Penn View Mine — Accidents

Total: 55 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/10/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While employee was performing his normal duties as a working supervisor he experienced pain/swelling in his right knee. Employee did not miss any work however he was placed on restricted duty on 12/1...
09/08/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was grinding a light bracket for on a scoop when he felt something enter his right eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses when this occurred.
07/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was backing scoop up in low coal when he pinched his head between the roof and the seat of the scoop.
06/22/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt when the knife slipped thus lacerating left middle finger.Employee did not miss any work however he did receive sutures making this accident reportable.
05/23/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While employee was performing his normal duties as a working supervisor in low coal, he experienced swelling in his right knee. Employee missed the next two (2) days of work and returned to full duty...
05/10/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost While performing his normal duties as a Scoop Operator in low coal the employee experienced pain/swelling in his right knee.
04/30/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 13d lost While performing his normal duties as a Roof Bolter/MBC Operator in low coal the employee experienced pain/swelling in his left knee. Employee continued working until May 3, 2007 at which time the em...
02/21/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While employee was performing his normal duties as a Roof Bolter/MBC Operator in low coal he experienced pain/swelling in his left knee.
12/28/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Employee was operating MBC when he experienced pain in back. Employee continued working until January 8, 2007 at which time he started missing work due to this accident now making this a lost time ac...
11/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping on move with cables when a loop of cable flipped over striking him in the mouth chipping tooth. He continued working and on 12/28/2006 He had dental work done now making this repo...
11/10/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost While performing his normal duties as a working supervisor in low coal employee experienced swelling of the left knee. Employee continued working until 11/17/2006 at which time the employee started m...
09/18/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was attempting to install roof bolt. He was trying to straighten bolt and guide the bolt to the drill head of bolter so bolter could assist in pushing bolt up into the drill hole when the dr...
08/28/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was pre-shifting belts and while operating a personnel carrier he apparently got into a rut on the haulageway thus throwing his personnel carrier into the belt rope whereby the employee struc...
06/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was removing hydraulic pump from motor when he experienced pain in right hand and right shoulder.
09/22/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost While employee was burning the shaft on the no. 2 bridge a hot spark entered left ear. Employee continued working until January 25, 2006 at which time this became a reportable as he started missing wo...
08/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was using a rail to knock belt structure together. As he went on the back swing employee had his left hand down over the end of the rail and struck the tail piece.
06/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was changing out belt structure. While pulling a piece of structure out of the mud he fell back striking right elbow against sailboat. He missed 6/28/05 and 6/29/05. Came back on 6/30/05 then...
05/20/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE DROPPED DRILL STEEL & IT FELL BETWEEN LEVELING ARMS. EE GRABBED THE STEEL WITH LEFT HAND & BUMPED THE THRUST LEVER. THE HEAD WENT UP, PINCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND SPARE STEE...
01/21/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE LAST ROOM PANEL ON 4 RIGHT IN BY SPAD #2244 IN #3 ENTRY AND TRAVELED INTO INTERSECTION OF #2 ENTRY. FALL APPROX 12-16' WIDE AND 60' LONG AND 3 1/2-4' HIGH. DID NOT A...
12/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost WHILE EE WAS INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. EE CON'T WORKING UNTIL 3/1/05 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT OFF TO HAVE SURGERY PERFORMED
10/28/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 43d lost While employee was performing his normal duties as a roof bolter/mbc operator ee experienced pain/swelling of right knee.
07/28/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE, while crawling in low coal performing his normal duties as a cont miner operator, experienced pain in left knee. EE continued working until August 5, 2004 at which time he started missing work.
07/28/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT STRINGS OUT OF TAIL ROLLER WITH HOOK KNIFE, SLIPPED AND CUT SIDE OF LEFT THUMB REQUIRING SUTURES.
04/29/2004 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD JUST COMPLETED PUTTING HYDRAULIC OIL IN MINER AND WAS PLACING HOSE BACK ONTO FITTING WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY SHUT MINER OFF PERMITTING HOSE TO BLOW OFF THUS SPRAYING HYDRAULIC OIL INTO FACE AND E...
03/30/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A JAMMED COAL CHAIN. THE MBC OPERATOR JOGGED THE CHAIN AND WHEN HE DID, A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OUT OF CHAIN STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN CHIN CUTTING INSIDE OF MOUTH.
02/03/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost WHILE CRAWLING IN THE LOW PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER/MBC OPERATOR, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 2/9/04 WHEN HE STARTED MISSING WORK.
01/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STRIKING CHISTLE WITH A HAMMER WHEN CHISTLE BOUNCED STRIKING EE'S EYEBROW. LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES THEREFORE MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE MEDICAL ACCIDENT.
11/03/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES, WHILE STEPPING DOWN OFF EQUIPMENT HE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
09/29/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RUBBER MAT WHEN CUTTER SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATIONS TO LEFT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED 8 STITCHES MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.
09/11/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING 4-WHEELER INTO CHARGER, FRONT TIRE CAUGHT SIDE OF SHED AND SPUN STEERING STRIKING BACK OF HAND AND LACERATING MIDDLE FINGER.
08/13/2003 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ROOF BOLTING A ROTATION HYDRAULIC HOSE BLEW PERMITTING OIL TO SPRAY INTO EYE. HAD EYE FLUSHED OUT AT HOSPITAL AND MEDICINE PUT IN THUS MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.
08/13/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 221d lost WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLES HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT GROIN AREA.
06/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost WHILE PULLING WATER HOSE THAT WAS CAUGHT UNDER DOLLY, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
02/14/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost, 11d restricted WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A SUPERVISOR IN LOW COAL, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND SWELLING IN RT. KNEE AREA. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2/19/03 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK, AS HE WAS A...
11/15/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost WHILE EE WAS CRAWLING OFF OF PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
10/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING WATER PUMP IN MINE PIT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
06/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 6/27/02 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK. MINE IDLE 6/29/02 TO 7/7/ 02.
05/21/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 26d restricted EE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED TRAM LEVER WHICH IN TURN PERMITTED BOLTER TO MOVE ONTO FOOT.
05/02/2002 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A FIRE OCCURRED IN OFFICE/BATH HOUSE/SHOP FACILITIES ON THE SURFACE OF PENN VIEW MINE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED, HOWEVER THE BUILDING WAS TOTALED ALONG WITH ALL OF ITS CONTENTS. TRAILERS WILL BE S ET UP F...
03/12/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A STUCK STEEL OUT OF ROOF A CO-WORKER WAS GETTING A BOX OF RESIN OFF THE TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN BOX OF RESIN SLIPPED STRIKING TRAM LEVER IN KITCHEN COMPARTMENT PERMITTI...
01/09/2002 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNPLANNED FAN OUTAGE OCCURRED WHEN A PIECE OFROCK FROM THE HIGHWALL BROKE LOOSE AND FELL THROUGH THE BACK WALL OF THE FAN HOUSE SHORT-CIRCUITING THE VENTILATION OF THE MINE.
12/21/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER TO FACE AREA, HE PINCHED HIS FINGERS UNDER THE SEAT COMPARTMENT. WHICH RESULTED IN BRUISING AND A CUT TO THE POINTER, MIDDLE AND RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
12/10/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING. EMPLOYEE LOWERED THE DRILL HEAD TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT. THE DRILL HEAD WAS DROPPED ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE WHICH IN TURN TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
09/22/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TRAVELING OUTBY ALONG BELTLINE WHEN HE STRUCK A POTHOLE, JARRING LOWER BACK. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 10/19/01 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED RECEIVING THERAPY.
08/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LID TO PRIME PUMP, EMPLOYEE WAS SPLASHED IN FACE WITH STEAM AND HOT WATER.
06/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost WHILE EE WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT ABDOMEN AREA.
05/29/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE BELTLINE (#8 ROOM) OFF 2 LEFT IN THE LAST OPEN X-CUT. FALL WAS APPROX 20' WIDE 30' LONG UP TO 4 1/2' HIGH. AREA WAS TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF. DID NOT AFFECT ANY...
04/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 290d restricted WHILE EE WAS MOVING AROUND MINER TO RE-POSITION HIMSELF, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
12/15/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 73d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. WHILE LOWERING THE BOOM QUIKLY, HE LOWERED THE DRILL HEAD ONTO HIS LEG. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
11/20/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 74d restricted EE WAS PERFORMING THE REQUIRED PRE SHIFT EXAM & WHILE BACKING UP EE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF. EE CONT WORKING UNTIL 1/8/01 AS HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AT THAT TIME