OHIO COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 863 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/14/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was working near the crusher area of the 7 West Longwall, when a rock fell from the top, striking EE's right shoulder causing a contusion. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/system...
01/03/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was dropping a 4 inch water line when it fell and struck employee in the lower back area causing a sprain/strain injury. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining...
12/13/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was at the Viola Shaft working on top of a 650 scoop to be hoisted outside to the surface, when employee attempted to lower self from the scoop, employee slipped, causing a sprain/strain inju...
12/06/2019 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was attempting to remove a dolly pin from a draw bar before the tie down chain was bearing the weight of the dolly and the dolly coasted, forcing employee's finger between the top of the pin...
12/04/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost Employee overexerted while loading a tilt jack onto a flat car causing a sprain/strain injury to EE's left elbow. Cause of injury was improper body positioning. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining...
11/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to open a dust door with a sliding panel that was frozen, when the slide broke free, causing the employees momentum to carry arm through the panel on the door. The injury resul...
11/25/2019 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was passing through a mandoor, when it slammed closed on miner's left knee and left hand/wrist. The injury resulted in a metacarpal fracture to the left hand. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE,...
11/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 839d lost Employee was pulling cable slack during a power move, when the roller hanger came off the roof strap, causing the cable to pull tight and strike employee in the entry, resulting in a sprain/strain to...
11/06/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was carrying a gopher drill on the 8 South #3 Belt when the employee slipped and twisted right knee, resulting in a sprain/strain injury. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems...
10/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was between 6 West and 7 West when EE was struck in the head by a joint of 4"" discharge line, resulting in a contusion. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining...
10/17/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck by a rock while putting together drill steels before beginning to bolt off of the twin boom bolter. The rock fell from the roof and hit the ATRS canopy before striking the employee...
10/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was working at the river loadout on a barge and pulled on a crab line that was stuck. While pulling on the crab line, they over-exerted causing a sprain/strain to the left shoulder. Complianc...
09/27/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was walking along the 6 West longwall beltline, when employee slipped in the mud and fell down on left knee, causing pain in the left side of lower back. Cause of injury was awareness. Compli...
09/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was working at the river loadout and was pulling the wire out of the winch on the barge when employee felt a pop in left shoulder. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a...
09/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was rib pinning and was switching to a longer drill steel and got left index finger caught between the drill steel and the chuck causing a laceration. Employee requested medical treatment on...
08/26/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was by the rib pinner controls when the ATRS jacks were put up and a rock came down from in between the roof straps and struck the employee on the head and back of the neck resulting in an ab...
08/22/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost While making a splice on the Refuse Belt, the employee crossed over the belt and stepped in a hole filled with mud and water resulting in a sprain/strain. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining euip/...
08/15/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was walking down overcast steps on the 8 South 3 Belt line when EE slipped and fell. EE tried to catch self and hit EE's left hand which resulted in a contusion. Compliance with rules/regs, P...
08/06/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 213d lost Employee was rib bolting in the 7 West Section when EE was struck by a rock that had fallen from the roof resulting in a sprain/strain to the left knee and a possible torn ligament. Compliance with ru...
07/17/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the 7 West Section rib pinning, when a rock fell from the corner of the rib line, striking employee on the small finger of right hand. The injury resulted in 8 stitches from a lacerati...
07/10/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Employee was attempting to drill a hole for a six foot resin bolt. When employee attempted to push up the drill steel it sprung out of the bolting pod striking EE's left hand index finger. Compliance...
07/05/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred above the anchor point on the refuse belt under false top. The fall occurred inby the ""S-Turn"" from survey station 26+10 to 26+50. The fall was 40 foot long by 16 foot wide and...
07/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lifting an approx. 6"" gate valve, the employee cut their left little finger on the washer located on the handle. Received 6 stitches.
06/19/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Contract worker was descending a D10T dozer, EE said right foot slipped off the step, when that occurred EE's ribs contacted the cylinder for the blade lift. Cause of this injury was awareness while p...
06/14/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee attempted to reinstall a roof bolt that slipped out of the bolting chuck. When employee lowered drill pod the bolt sprung back pinching employee's small right finger between the bolt and bolt...
06/13/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost Employee was operating a scoop that had traveled over top of rock laying in tram road. When scoop came off of rock it bounced the operator in the operator's compartment causing EE to hit head on the t...
06/10/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was supplying the miner when a rock fell from the roof and cut through the top of employee's left boot, causing a laceration and fracture to left small toe. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, m...
05/16/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking by PTO from track bolter to motor when PTO failed and sparked striking them in the knee pad and back of leg. The injury resulted in a burn to the upper right leg. Compliance with...
05/02/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contract employee was using a plastic wedge to help remove a sheave from a old mechanism on a screen in the preparation plant. EE was hitting the wedge with a 4-lb hammer, wedge came loose and struck...
05/01/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While installing a mandoor, employee was driving a wedge with an ax and lost concentration and struck hand causing a fracture to EE's right little finger. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance wit...
04/29/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bent over to pick up an air drill when a rock fell and hit ee in the hardhat and knocked it off causing injury to head.
04/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking in water and received burns to leg.
04/16/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of plastic mesh from the roof in the refuse belt when ee lost control of the knife and it cut left thumb resulting in two stitches. Cause of injury wa...
04/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was recovering rail from the 6 West Longwall Section when the rail fell from the scoop bucket, pinning employee's finger between the tie and rail, resulting in a fracture to the right index f...
03/22/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee tripped on a sight string for belt alignment that was hanging off belt structure and partially laying in water and struck right knee on a rock resulting in an abrasion. Cause of injury was aw...
03/07/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee believes to have twisted EE's knee by stepping on and off a platform while bolting from a twin boom bolter in the 8 South Beltline. Injury resulted in a sprain/strain and was given a knee sup...
03/07/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with Noise induced Hearing loss. The employee was diagnosed with a 7.97% permanent partial disability. The employee retired on 1-3-17 and filed on 3-7-19. It didn't involve any...
02/27/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 235d lost Employee slipped on a rock and fell while walking down the 6 West Longwall face resulting in a sprain/strain injury. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/system...
02/14/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was walking along side the supply train in the 7 West section when employee tripped over a rock in the walkway falling on left knee, resulting in a sprain/strain injury. Cause of injury was a...
02/14/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 208d lost Employee was handling roof straps and twisted to offload them onto a scoop resulting in a sprain/strain to the lower back. Cause of injury was improper body positioning. Compliance with rules/regs, PP...
01/28/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee attempted to move a dolly draw bar when EE lost control of grip and got left middle finger caught between the mine bottom and the draw bar. The injury resulted in a laceration and a fracture...
01/18/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was positioned back in a crosscut waiting for locomotives to pass. When the locomotive passed, it caught a power cable causing the cable to strike the employee on the left side of the face. T...
01/07/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was laying rail in the 6 West Section and was bent over tightening up fish plate bolts when EE felt a sharp pain on the lower left side of EE's back. Cause of injury was improper body positio...
12/26/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee had completed installation of bolt into the mine roof when a rock fell striking employee on the right elbow. Injury resulted in an abrasion/contusion. Cause of injury was awareness. Complianc...
12/04/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The individual was hanging a bag when a rock fell from the roof and knocked hat off. When they reached down to pick up the hat, another small rock fell from the roof striking them in the head. (7) sta...
12/04/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost The operator disputes the allegations set forth in Citation No 9183995 and submits this report solely to terminate the Citation. Employee was lifting a belt stand on 6 West Belt when EE experienced pa...
11/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a crib and it slipped causing EE's finger to be caught between the crib and a jack causing injury.
11/03/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None GMS employee was using an air drill and smashed finger when a drill steel fell out of the top.
10/29/2018 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 5/29/2015 and filed on 5/25/2018. The mine was not...
10/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 241d lost Employee was on 6 West belt lifting a belt structure rail when it came free. This motion caused employee to overexert causing employee to experience pain in left wrist and elbow. No equipment involve...