OHIO COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 863 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/21/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was carrying come-a-long on belt move when he tripped on chain and fell striking his right shoulder. It didn't involve job skills, proficiency, training, or attitude. No PPE issues involved
10/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost Employee was unloading rockdust from a supply car and stacking them. After stacking bags employee felt pressure and then extreme pain in lower back. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No equipme...
10/01/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred above the anchorage point at survey station 57+35on the mainline near the river portal. The fall was 12 feet long and 10 feet high and the width of the entry. The fall occurred du...
09/30/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was helping shearer operator spin the shearer drum when the operator fell into him causing him to fall striking his neck on the panline. It didn't involve any compliance issues. It didn't inv...
09/28/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. The employee was diagnosed with 10% permanent partial disability. The employee filed on 1-29-2019. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No...
09/26/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was bolting off of the continuous miner with the rock deflector up & the rib door extended when a rock (46""x35""x6"")fell from in front of the last strap hitting the rock deflector then hitt...
09/25/2015 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was kneeling beside continuous miner in the 8 South left side section when a bolt plate fell striking him in the left wrist area causing a laceration. No equipment involved. It didnt involve...
09/01/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage point occurred at 13+50 on the mainline at the river portal. The fall was 12 feet long and 10 feet high. The fall occurred due to the age of the area, weather and a rib...
08/26/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage point occurred in the 2 East Longwall tailgate at engineering station 96+26. The fall was 67 feet long and 12 feet high. The fall occurred due to a weak roof structure...
08/24/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost During a Part 50 audit and citation 8060588 being issued, this injury report is being filed. Employee was installing bolt when foot slipped and caused drill to spin striking employee in the face resul...
08/22/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost During a Part 50 audit and citation 9123775 being issued, this injury report is being filed. Employee stepped on miner to see over it when shuttle car came up and struck left foot resulting in a fract...
08/21/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was attempting to pull cable slack by putting cable on shoulder when he went to put cable on shoulder he stepped in a rut and twisted his left ankle. There were no compliance issues. It didn'...
08/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on the slope belt, repairing a hole. EE was stripping out the hole and a frayed cable poked him in the forearm.
08/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was carrying a water pump in the back of #1 charge chute when he struck his head on a bolt jamming his neck.There were no compliance issues. It didn't involve job skills proficiency training...
08/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was pulling cable in mud on the 8 south section. While pulling cable employee claimed he stepped in rut injuring his left knee.
08/01/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost During a part 50 audit and citation 9123767 being issued, this report is being filed. Employee while working on the 3rd floor of the prep plant tripped causing a foot strain and contusion. Cause of th...
07/28/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was welding on his knees & wearing knee pads just like he does everyday. He stated that no injury occurred but his knee started to swell. Doctor said his knee had inflammation (Bursitis). Ca...
07/24/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was hitting headgate sprocket with sledgehammer when a piece of metal came off of sprocket and hit employee in the upper part of his left leg causing a laceration to his leg. No equipment inv...
07/23/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred above the anchor point on the Whittaker portal mainline track at 26 crosscut. The fall was approximately 75 feet in length, 8 feet high, and 16 feet wide. No injuries occurred....
07/15/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage point occurred in the 1 East section beltline at nine crosscut Survey Station 3+41.23. The fall was 28 feet long 16ft wide and 8ft high. There were compliance issues an...
07/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee was dragging bolter cable when he tripped falling on left shoulder. Employee did not start missing work until 8-4-15.There were no compliance issues. It didn't involve job skills proficiency...
06/05/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was hosing in sample building and when he was walking down the step he missed a step rolling his left ankle. There were no compliance issues. It didn't involve job skills proficiency training...
06/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 426d lost Employee was trying to take apart half inch hydraulic hoses when he felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. The employee was forced to work over and this accident occurred right after. It didnt invol...
06/01/2015 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was sitting in barge loadout when the loadout monitor fell and struck employee in the knee. There were no compliance issues. It didn't involve job skills proficiency training or attitude PPE...
05/29/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 5-30-15 a roof fall occurred eight feet above the anchorage point at survey station 23+91. The fall was around 16 feet wide and 37 feet long. The fall occurred because of a sandstone transition in...
05/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 285d lost Employee was tossing cribs through mandoor on #4 belt, when he felt a pop in his left arm. There were no compliance issues. It didn't involve job skills proficiency training or attitude no PPE or prot...
05/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was removing old rollers from beltline to the track. He woke up next morning and had pain in right shoulder. There were no compliance issues. It didn't involve job skills proficiency training...
05/06/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage report occurred on 5-6-15 at 11:40pm. The fall occurred in the track entry in the old 5B longwall panel, due to deteriorating roof conditions & age of the area. The fal...
05/04/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE just finished putting up bolt he walked back to back of miner when rock fell from between straps striking him in the head. Rock measured 4x4x2 & consisted of roof coal & rock. There were no complia...
04/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 471d lost Employee was pulling cable during belt and power move when he felt his left knee pop. There were no compliance issues. It didn't involve job skills proficiency training or attitude No PPE or protectiv...
04/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During a Part 50 audit and citation 9123765 being issued, this injury report is being filed. Employee while pulling cover out of throat of a Joy loader, the cover shifted and pinched employee's finger...
03/30/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was operating 55 jeep and struck 43 locomotive outside on the old jump track. The accident occurred because the employee wasn't paying attention. A state inspector checked the jeep after and...
03/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of unloading a CLA pot for a Joy miner when it shifted and fell on his left foot resulting in three fractures. The accident occurred due to improper body placement by the e...
03/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 317d lost Injured Employee was assisting on a belt move in a gate section. He was installing a 2 inch round bedrail into the belt stand. Another employee was putting other end of bedrail in stand and dropped it...
03/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost EE was walking down entry he stepped on a rock with a injured ankle & fell further injuring his ankle. The accident occurred because the EE did not ensure a walkway free of extraneous materials. It di...
02/25/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. The employee was diagnosed with 10% permanent partial disability. The employee retired on 2/25/2015 and filed on 8/28/2018. It didn't involve a...
02/24/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 872d lost Employee was walking to from work location and stepped on a 2 inch diameter black plastic pipe and rolled his ankle. The employee sprained his left ankle.
02/16/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was drilling bolt hole in mine roof when hydraulic line failed on bolter and sprayed hydraulic oil in operators left eye. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. It di...
02/14/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost Employee was helping set up for mining in #2 entry dragging tubes when he tripped and fell falling on right shoulder. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. It didn't involve...
01/29/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was walking through supply yard and slipped on patch of ice hyper extending right knee. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. It didn't involve job skills, proficien...
12/21/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting drill steel in drill chuck when the drill operator closed the clamp on the helpers hand causing a fracture to his left middle finger. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No e...
12/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost Employee was spotting scoop while the operator was trying to pick up can when pile shifted and can fell on left foot causing multiple fractures. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No equipment i...
12/10/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred above the anchorage point in the 2 west #1 entry at survey station 23+90. The fall was 16 feet wide and 20 feet long and varied from 8 to 10 feet high. The fall occurred due to a...
12/08/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost While stringing up barges employee threw rope around timberhead on barge, pulled slack and felt pain in arm, shoulder and neck. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. It didn'...
11/12/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred above the anchorage point at survey station 34+03. The fall was 16 feet wide and 12 feet high. It occurred because of reduced pillar sizes due to a four entry area. It didn't invo...
11/03/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost Employee was walking around machine and tripped caught hand on roll of mesh and fell. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. It didn't involve job skills, proficiency, trainin...
10/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was helping install roof plank jack insert when the insert fell causing a fracture to his hand. It didn't involve any compliance issues. It didn't involve job skills, proficiency, training, o...
10/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking the track at 1 West checking tracking readers when he twisted his ankle resulting in a fracture. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. It didn't involve...
10/16/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred above anchor point on 2 west longwall headgate between crosscut 10-11. Fall was 50' L by 16' W & it varied from 15-20' H. It did impede travel on LW face. It didn't involve any co...
10/11/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was looking up while hanging a highline cable when a small piece of rock fell from the mine roof causing dust to go into his right eye. The injury resulted in a corneal abrasion. He was give...