OHIO COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 863 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/22/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee overexerted while moving a stick of rail with a stone bar on the 8 West Section. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.
01/20/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was on Whittaker bottom and bent over to pick up a jack during a pre-op exam when employee felt pain on the right side of lower back. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not...
01/15/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was making a splice on the 8 West belt when they walked over to get a hammer and stepped on a rock, causing a sprain to the left ankle. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems n...
01/13/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a shield on the 7 West Longwall when a rock fell from in between the shields and struck EE on top of the left hand. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a fac...
12/08/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was removing a nut from a bottom cradle. EE was using a hammer to remove the belt and EE's left index finger slipped and went between the hammer and the bed rail. This injury resulted in six...
12/08/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at approximately 3:00pm in the 8 South Left Side Intake just outby 2-18 from 56+70 to 56+99. The fall was approximately 30 feet long and rib to rib in the 4-way. No other part 50...
12/05/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost Employee was walking down the 7 West longwall face pulling shields and stepped on a rock, causing a sprain/strain to EE's right ankle. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a facto...
12/03/2020 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The injured employee was troubleshooting a loss of flow of silicate from tanker ""A"" when the 3"" diameter cam lock fitting unexpectedly uncoupled, spraying silicate into the employee's face.
12/03/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost Employee tripped and fell on the refuse belt steps, causing a sprain/strain injury to right wrist. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor...
11/20/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was picking up a water bottle that the employee had dropped while riding in a jeep, and while raising back up, struck head on an overcast. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/system...
11/16/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was shoveling coal on 8 South 1 Belt when EE felt pain in EE's right thumb. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.
11/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Employee was loading a a ram jack, when the hook of the winch rope struck the employee in the lower right leg. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may...
11/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was hanging a tube slider and felt a ""pop"" in the right shoulder. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.
11/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was changing a top cradle on 6 Belt when EE got right ring finger caught between the cradle and bedrail. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency...
11/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was removing a gopher drill from a mantrip on Whittaker Bottom when EE felt a pain in the lower back. EE sought medical attention after the initial injury and became a lost time as of 11/14/2...
11/04/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was using a wet down hose to clean off the top of the shearer, when the hose slipped out of EE's hands and struck EE's safety glasses, causing an abrasion around EE's eye. Compliance with rul...
10/28/2020 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was pushing a wheelbarrow and felt pain in lower back. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.
10/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was dragging driscoll line and walked through a hole filled with water and allegedly emulsion causing irritation and burning to the employees legs. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equ...
10/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was dragging driscoll line and walked through a hole filled with water and allegedly emulsion causing irritation and burning to the employees legs. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equ...
10/19/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost While riding in the mantrip, the employee's right leg fell asleep and upon exiting the ride, EE's same leg gave out on EE due to numbness, causing a sprain/strain injury to EE's right knee.
10/13/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with noise induced hearing loss. The employee was diagnosed with a 3.48% permanent partial disability. This did not involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. No othe...
10/08/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was climbing down from the 7 West Longwall Shearer, when EE lost EE's footing, causing a fracture to EE's right fibula. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Min...
10/06/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 4:20pm, a roof fall was reported on the 8 South #3 Belt at 17 3/4 to 18 crosscut. The fall was approximately 40 feet long and 16 feet wide and 8 feet high. No other part 50 criteria a...
09/28/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was setting the tailpiece in the 9 West Belt line, when the f-bar chain broke and struck EE on the right ankle. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner profi...
09/08/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was on the 8 South Mains Section hanging rib mesh, when EE overexerted, causing a sprain/strain injury to EE's lower back. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor....
08/26/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost While cutting old conduit for removal, about 30 feet of conduit came off the brackets and got caught on the band saw the employee was using and pulled the employee down, which caused a strain/sprain i...
08/06/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost Employee was operating a mantrip when a rock fell from the roof and struck them on the head causing a sprain/strain injury to the neck. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a fact...
07/31/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 8:00pm a roof fall was reported on the 7 West Belt at 25 1/2 crosscut. The fall was approximately 50 feet long by 16 feet wide and 8 feet high. No other part 50 criteria applies.
07/30/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 10:43am, a roof fall was reported on the 8 South #2 Belt from 2-32 1/4 to 33 crosscut. The fall was approximately 40 feet long and 8 feet wide and it varied from 8 to 10 feet high. No...
07/29/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at approximately 10:40am during the weekly examination in the Whittaker Return from 2-34 to 2-34 1/2. The fall was approximately 75 feet in length and 16 feet wide in the straigh...
07/28/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was installing a roof bolt when EE claims EE felt a ""pop"" in EE's left shoulder due to overexertion. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency ma...
07/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employee was shoveling when employee felt pain in left elbow & noticed swelling. Employee continued to work for several days & decided to seek medical attention on 7/27/2020 after the swelling & pain...
07/10/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with noise induced hearing loss. The employee was diagnosed with a 12.65% permanent partial disability. This did not involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. No oth...
07/09/2020 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 11-4-2020. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No...
07/07/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was working on a shield hose when employee's feet slipped out from underneath of employee and employee fell on left shoulder causing a strain/sprain injury. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, m...
07/02/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was shoveling stone on the 7 West Longwall Belt when EE felt a ""pop"" in the right shoulder. The cause of the injury was overexertion. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems n...
06/10/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 658d lost Employee was hanging air lock doors when they got right pinky finger caught between the brace of the door when attempting to lift it. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor...
04/27/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was swinging a sledge hammer while performing maintenance on a golf cart, when employee overexerted and felt a pain in left elbow. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a...
03/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was twisting to hand another employee a drill steel and overexerted, causing a strain/sprain injury to lower back. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner pr...
03/16/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was operating a D-9L Dozer at the raw coal pile when the dozer slid into the feeder causing the employee to strike head against the window of the dozer. EE suffered a laceration to the head t...
03/15/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with noise induced hearing loss. The employee was diagnosed with 12.92% permanent partial disability. This did not involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. No other...
03/09/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost The rib pinner auger got stuck in the rib while turning a corner. The wrench was put on the rib pinner auger to spin the auger out, when the wrench came out of the chuck and struck the employee in the...
03/03/2020 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 9-25-2017 and filed on 8-8-2019. It didn't involve an...
02/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was on-shifting 3 Belt when EE began feeling dizzy and allegedly fell and hit head, causing a contusion to EE's right cheek bone and stiffness in EE's neck. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, m...
01/31/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 216d lost Employee claims to have been attempting to lift up a rock that was too big and overexerted causing a strain/sprain injury to EE's lower back. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not...
01/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee was working at 101 wall in 7 West Longwall helping drag hoses through the belt wall to pre-lace for a power move, when employee overexerted and felt pain in back, resulting in a strain/sprain...
01/20/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was coming through a door at 8 South #1 Belt Drive out to the track, when EE hit the brim of hard hat on a fire tap, causing EE to fall backwards causing discomfort in EE's back and a sprain/...
01/17/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee was in the 8 South Mains Section dragging a continuous miner cable and felt a pop in left elbow. Cause of injury was overexertion. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a...
01/16/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost Employee was rock dusting on 7 Belt, and while pulling the dust hose back, they twisted wrong, causing a sprain/strain injury to lower back area. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems...
01/15/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost Employee claims to have been hit on the head/right ear by a rock as employee was walking down the longwall face near #1 shield. Employee complained of dizziness & suffered a small laceration above rig...