OHIO COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 863 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/07/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Working aloft stripping wires to terminate them, using a razor knife. The knife slipped cutting EE's left-hand index and middle finger.
03/04/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was attempting to move a cradle on the beltline when the end of the cradle struck the belt, causing the cradle to jump and strike the employee in the nose. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mi...
03/04/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was attempting to hang a tube when a rock fell from the roof and struck the employee on the head, resulting in a contusion. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor....
02/14/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the 8 South #3 Mainline Belt at 18 1/2 wall. The fall was approximately 30 feet long by 14 feet wide and 12 feet high. No other part 50 criteria applies.
02/12/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 183d lost Employee was offloading crib when EE overexerted and felt a ""pop"" in their left shoulder. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.
02/09/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee got left middle finger caught between a draw bar and a rail tie. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.
01/12/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was bolting when EE's left index finger was caught between the wrench and the head of the bolt. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a...
01/03/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was bolting with the twin boom bolter and guiding up the monster mat and bolt when EE accidentally hit the clamp lever and got the webbing between EE's thumb and index finger on the left hand...
12/21/2023 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on disconnecting battery leads on a golf cart. EE's wrench touched the positive and negative leads resulting in a burn to the right pinky finger. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE,...
12/20/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was dragging top cradle when EE felt something pull in stomach area, right side. Started vomiting immediately but continued to work until around noon when EE was brought out of the mine. Stom...
12/18/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was operating a truss bolter when a drill steel came out of the top, striking EE's finger that was on the drill station. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equipment/systems not a factor...
11/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was adjusting a shield on the bill of a scoop, while removing a crib the shield fell pinning their hand between the canopy of the shield and the scoop. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining...
11/07/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee struck a detail with a hammer and a piece of metal punctured EE's left forearm. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.
11/03/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was walking up the Brown's Run Refuse Slope when EE slipped and fell, resulting in a sprain/strain injury to EE's left knee. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor...
11/02/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was attempting to pick up monster mats from a scoop when EE overexerted, resulting in a sprain/strain injury to EE's left elbow. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a fa...
11/02/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee leaned over the operators side of the bolter to get supplies and the operator did not see EE and trammed the bolter forward, causing the cat to contact the employees left foot resulting in a...
10/30/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was assisting in fixing a rolled out haulage rail. Another employee pushed rail tie across and struck employee's left hand. This incident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules a...
10/24/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was exposed to crib mixture through a breach in footwear. Employee worked unrestricted until 10/29, began missing work 10/30. This incident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules...
10/17/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Employee was attempting to unload a door from a supply car, when they lost control of the door and it fell onto their left foot. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Min...
10/16/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to repair a bobcat bucket when employee struck right index finger with a hammer. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a...
10/11/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the #6 Mainline belt at 7 3/4 wall. The fall was approximately 20 feet long by 9 feet wide and 10 feet high. No other part 50 criteria applies.
10/03/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was unloading supplies and tripped on loose rocks. When employee attempted to catch self, employee's hand was caught between the bolt plates and a stack of crib blocks. Compliance with rules/...
09/27/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Employee was dropping in pan at the shaft and was guiding the pan down that was hooked to the hoist on top of another piece of pan. As it sat down it lost tension from the hoist and slid back, pinning...
09/22/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was standing at the bottom of a ladder when a 4 pound sledge hammer fell striking them in the nose resulting in a fracture.
09/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Injured employee was unloading supplies from the scoop when their right foot was struck by the sled that was in the scoop bucket. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Mi...
08/25/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was bolting a gopher hole and as the drill steel was pulled from the roof, a rock fell, striking the employee on the small finger of EE's left hand. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining eq...
08/25/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the Main East Mainline Track from 7-38 1/4 to 7-38 3/4. The fall was approximately 30 feet long by 16 feet wide and 12 feet high. No other part 50 criteria applies.
08/14/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was attempting to place an oval shaped pipe into a circular hole on a car. EE struck the pipe with a sledgehammer in an attempt to force it into the hole and the pipe sprung back and struck E...
07/18/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the #2 mainline belt at 33 intersection. The fall is approximately 60 feet in length by 16 feet wide and approximately 12-16 feet high. No other part 50 criteria applies.
07/03/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found on the #7 Belt line at 39 wall. The fall was approximately 45 feet long by 16 feet wide and 12 to 16 feet high. No other part 50 criteria applies.
06/30/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found on the #1 Belt line at 1-29 1/4. The fall was approximately 30 feet long by 16 feet wide and 12 to 16 feet wide. No other part 50 criteria applies.
06/22/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was attempting to pull a piece of rail off a car with a slate bar, when the bar slipped and smashed employee's right middle finger between the bar and the rail. Compliance with rules/regs, PP...
06/21/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was a passenger in a mantrip facing outby, traveling into the 11 West Section, when the mantrip slid into the e-ride at the end of the track causing a sprain/strain injury to the employee's n...
06/20/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was attempting to uncouple cars when the employee's foot slipped onto the rail and into the path of the flat car that the employee had just uncoupled from. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mi...
06/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Replacing bad bottom rollers on slope belt
05/15/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted Employee was shotcreting in an entry & got hit in the right eye with a piece of material.
05/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was moving bed rail to the rib when right middle finger was caught between the bed rail and the rib. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may...
04/13/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was helping change out a bad relay bar and the relay bar came free from the come-a-long and struck employee's left foot. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Mi...
04/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was making a makeshift tool using a drill and a nail. While assembling the 2 components miner's hand slipped causing the nail to puncture the left hand between the index and middle finger.
03/28/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was struck by a piece of coal that had fallen from the roof, causing a contusion to the right knee as employee was supplying the miner. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems n...
03/20/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Employee was operating a golf car on Main East Haulage at 11-30 when employee's head came into contact with the roof knocking off employee's hard hat and causing a scalp avulsion. Compliance with rule...
03/16/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was on EE's knees, shoveling under belt on the solid side at wall 18 of 11 belt, when a piece of roof & rib let go, landing on EE's right arm.
03/07/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost While firebossing a beltline, employee was struck by a rock and caught between the rock and the floor, resulting in foot injury. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
02/17/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was loading a leg jack onto the flex pan on a dolly. A come-a-long was being used to remove the jack from the scoop when the jack fell from the scoop bill, striking the employee in the lower...
02/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee twisted as employee was pulling fan cable and the overexertion caused a sprain/strain injury to lower back. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficien...
02/07/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was changing a top roller and lost footing, causing employee to fall from the 10 West winch resulting in a sprain/strain injury to lower back. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/sy...
02/03/2023 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Crew was completing a stopping in the intake with a large amount of air. Crew was using mine mortar in between block joints, pieces of mine mortar and small debris went up under employee's safety glas...
01/05/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire occurred in a trash car on the #6 mainline track at the #6 belt drive. It is undetermined at this time what started the fire. The investigation is ongoing.
01/05/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was carrying a sand prop on shoulder when EE stepped into a hole, twisting knee and ankle.
12/22/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on Whittaker Portal Bottom in the diesel chute. The fall is approximately 40 to 45 feet long by 16 feet wide and varies from 8 to 10 feet in height.