OHIO COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 863 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost While on #4 belt line moving a rock out of the walkway he felt a pain in his lower back.
06/09/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Walking down the steps in the prep plant when his left foot slipped and he felt a pop in his left foot. He fractured a metatarsal bone in his left foot.
06/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee stated that he was working on the barge in the process of releasing the tension off of the barge winch. He released the winch and the winch crank handle spun around and hit him in the right f...
06/01/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee stated that he was on 8 North track between 3B and 4B and had just finished loading steel props for 4B section and was walking on the clearance side back to his motor when he tripped and twis...
05/14/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming back e portion of a cable jacket, when his knife slipped and he cut his left thumb.
04/23/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee stated that when walking to 8 South section, he was walking down the wire side where there was a rail laying. He stepped on the rail causing hin to trip bending his right foot in an awkward f...
04/20/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 2B Longwall had a fall above the anchorage point located in the tailgate entry of the working section at spad number 59+24 to 58+40.
04/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee stated that while working on 2B 8North longwall, he was attempting to put a zip cart onto the handrail of the longwall to transport rockdust to the tailgate. When putting the cart onto the ha...
04/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost In the process of installing a roof bolt off the miner in 2 South rehab area. When installing a cartridge of resin into the hole, he stepped on the step provided on the rib protector and was putting h...
04/04/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost He had a drill steel stuck in the mine roof and it started to fall. He attempted to grab the steel and it struck him on the right wrist causing a contustion.
03/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee stated that he was roof bolting from the miner in 4B 8North section when he bent over to look at a hose connection on the ATRS when a piece of stone approx. 10"" x 6"" x 1/2"" fell striking h...
02/13/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee stated that while bolting off of the miner in 8 South rehab area, he drilled a hole about 8"" into the roof when the drill steel became plugged. He removed the steel and cleaned it and put th...
02/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 103d lost Employee was trying to clean windshield of backhoe. He opened the cab door, placed his left hand on the outside handle by the windshield and placed his left foot on the top step, he tried to swing hi...
01/25/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While trying to famillarize himself with functions of levers for fletcher bolter that was located at 8 wouth rehab area. he actlvated drill head twist lever and in doing so drill head caught a drill s...
10/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was being trained and helping lay rail at the end of Main West track. He was using a roof bolt in the bolt hole of the rail to turn the rail in order to get the rail roller on the rail. As he was d...
10/28/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost EE stated he was tramming the center bolter out of the way. While doing this the wheel of the bolter hit a hole causing the bolter to compress him against the rib. EE was taken to a med.fac.and found...
10/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee stated that while he was unloading posts off of a Jeep, he had hold of one post and was pulling it off of the Jeep when the end of the post hit the end of another post and his right ring fing...
09/29/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was repairing sump pump at #8 drive of the machine belts. EE had loosened the hose clamps that were holding the discharge line onto the pump,ee turned to grab another tool when the discharge line b...
09/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Bent down to pick up a small oxygen bottle and he strained his back.
09/11/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 204d lost EE stated that when walking around the shuttle car in main west section, he stepped on the cable to cross it when the cable rolled causing him to fall. This caused him to fall on his light battery cau...
09/04/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE was beside miner when the miner oper started the bits a roof bolt flew back striking the EE in the safety glasses. The glasses caused a cut on the side of his cheek below his left eye. Injury did n...
08/12/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Cutting off bolts at base of roof fall at 48+50 on main line track when a piece of stone rolled off the pile & hit him in lower back causing abrasions & contusion at tailbone area. Injury occurred 8/1...
08/08/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On August 8, 2009 an unintentional roof fall occurred at the 48+50 plus marker of the main east entries track entry. The roof fall measured approximately 50' long x 14' high & 17' wide. The fall did n...
07/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Bumped elbow on angle iron.
06/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was unloading a rail car in the 3B section. When lowering the ramp on the car it slipped out of his hands and pinched his left index finger between to ramp and the stop block. Employee was we...
06/03/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee stated while performing center bolter duties, he was putting the head of a cable bolt into the bolt wrench when the bolter operator lowered the drill boom catching the victim's rt. foot betwe...
05/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost When attempting to throw 2 South track switch, EE was reaching across his body and felt a pain above his right groin. He continued to work & due to it continuing to feel uncomfortable, he was seen by...
05/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost EE stated he was at the river portal putting old rail in pile with other debris to be disposed of later. He was moving a 6' piece of 85# rail out of the track clearance space. He had moved 1 end of th...
04/11/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost While operating a shuttle car in main west rehab project, the wheel hit a bump forcing the sc into the rib & when this occurred, the canopy standard caught a rib strap causing the strap to swing back...
04/02/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that while helping hang water discharge line at 287 + 00 along the mainline track a small piece of stone fell from the roof hitting him in the left upper lip causing a laceration that...
03/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 297d lost Employee stated that he was lifting a box of resin off of the bottom in main west section and felt pain in his back. After the results of an MRI that was conducted on March 14, 2009 and a diagnosis wa...
02/09/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 211d lost Stepped off jeep, felt pain in right knee.
01/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 379d lost Employee stated that on 1/15/09 he picked up a bottom belt roller & carried it approx. 20' & threw it against the rib. At this time he felt a ""pop"" in his left shoulder. This incedent was under inve...
12/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE stated that while roof bolting in 2 South East, he was trying to pull a roof strap back to line up the hole to install a roof bolt. When doing so, he felt pain in his right shoulder. After further...
11/22/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping a core breaker on the alpine miner in 2 south east section when the fellow ee was hitting the core breaker with a 3 lbs hand sledge. He bent over to see if the core breaker was aligned...
11/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost 11/2/08 EE slipped in a drainage ditch that was located along the mainline treck. EE was walking on treck and had a rail roller in his hand, when he slipped the bar hit him above the left knee, EE tho...
10/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee stepped on an angle iron that was rusted. The angle iron collapsed causing employee to twist ankle.
10/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was stripping wood forms. He pulled the board and it slipped causing a puncture wound to his left knee from a nail in the board.
10/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 10/3/08 the roof set down at 3+70 in the tailgate of 2B longwall. Face was at 3+90. Roof didn't fall but as a result the approved blockage plan was put into effect. At the time that this was called...
10/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Victim was roof bolting on the left side of the Apline miner in 38 8 North section. He had just completed drilling a hole and had a stick of glue in his right hand. He was reaching for the bolt when a...
10/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost A metal cover that weighs an estimated 300 lbs was lying on the bottom. The scoop operator and victim were trying to flip the plate up on it's end with the scoop bucket. The plate was stood up on it's...
07/19/2008 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None EE had a heart attack while working. A clot was removed and a stent was put in. Not work related.
07/14/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stated that he was carrying a side cover for the Alpine miner (approx 2'x 2') in the track entry of 3B miner section. He stepped on a piece of coal causing him to turn his left ankle. This ca...
07/14/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of wire mesh was sticking out the back of the scoop and when the EE walked by, it struck him on his right eye brow causing a laceration that required stitches.
06/11/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stated that he was working in the crusher building and cleaning off a 24"" beam so that he could repair a hole in a chute. As he was doing this, a piece of stone fell, striking him on the left ear...
03/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE stated that he was helping rib bolt with a twin boom bolter at #2 empty belt rehab project. He & another EE were going to rib bolt a corner but there was an oxy & acet. cart there. EE attempted to...
03/13/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 10d restricted Rock fell through a wire mesh, hitting EE on the head/shoulder. Few minutes later he felt faint, tingling in right arm. Cervical Spine Strain. *Post treatment infection resulted in hospitalization...
03/13/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was rib pinning from the miner. When drilling into the rib, the ee was struck with a drill steel extension that came loose during rotation. He was struck in the face causing a...
02/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At 9:50 AM EE was supervising another emp. as they were changing out a jig intake air valve. The unit was placed on the jig air chest that is approx. 24"" high. As emp. was cleaning the pocket, EE tur...
12/13/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE was performing miner bolter duties at the face of #1 entry in 2 south west section. He was bolting on the side opposite the operator when he noticed that the roof strap had fallen off of the plank...