Pinnacle Mine — Accidents

Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/24/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sitting at his job station within the Guard Station at the main gate when he was bit in the armpit area on his right arm, by a spider. Employee worked the remainder of his shift & then wa...
06/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While walking through the shop, individual tripped over jack handle and fell onto right knee, treated for contusion to right knee.
01/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 240d lost Individual was helping guide the movement of 988 loader when the loader bucket contacted a roof jack that was lying on the ground. The roof jack flipped up and a section of the roof struck individual...
01/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost The employee bent down to pick up and move the miner cable. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back and couldn't move.
10/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was finishing the repairs on the continuous miner. He lifted the cover to recover tools and/or parts. The cover slipped out of his right hand and fell onto his left hand. The cover smashed...
09/07/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Coworker got Employee's attention & indicated that he had stuck a roof bolt. Employee hurried over to the left (cab) side of the bolter and tried to save it. He ran the head up while holding the roo...
08/12/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The miner was taking a point in the pillar section. Top rock fell on the miner and interupted normal prodution for over an hour.
04/12/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost The Employee was attempting to bend a roofbolt to put in the roof, the bolt slipped forcing his hand into the bolting machine. this resulted in a broken bone, in his left hand, behind the ring finger.
12/14/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The supervisor of the miner section found a roof fall that was above the anchor point of the roof bolts in an ""ouby"" area of the mine. The fall was approx. 15' wide, 30' long and approx. 4' high....
09/10/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The weekly examiner found a roof fall in the lower bleeder entry at approx. #60 x-cut. The fall is approx. 80 feet long, the width of the entry (19') and up to 6' high. The roof bolts in this area w...
08/18/2004 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost The employee was performing a pre-shift examination for the oncoming Graveyard shift. He was walking through the Last Open Crosscut between the #2 and #3 entries. A bounce occured which blew coal ou...
07/19/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The pre-shift examiner found a roof fall along the pillar extending from the main entry to 1st right (later falling to 2nd right). The fall extended above the 42 inch mechanical bolts. The area was t...
01/22/2004 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING DIESEL TRACTOR PULLING A WATER TRAILER. HE DROVE TO THE SURFACE AREA AND PARKED THE TRAILER. HE THEN PULLED AWAY FROM THE TRAILER AND RAN INTO A LONGWALL SHIELD WHICH WAS STOR...
08/04/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None DRIVING GEHL UNDER OVERCAST & HIT HEAD
05/19/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost LOST FOOTING ON SLICK FLOOR FALLING & TWISTED SHOULDER (LEFT)
02/28/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 342d lost PULLING CABLE OFF REEL OF MRS AND HURT LOWER BACK.
08/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 4d lost THE INJURED EE WAS INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION FROM AN ISUZU P.U. TRUCK LOCATED IN THE SURFACE SHOP. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE TRANSMISSION IN PLACE, IT SLIPPED AND FELL AND PINCHED HIS RT. HAND BET WEEN TH...
07/23/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A SHUTTLE CAR WAS BACKING AWAY FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE FRONT OF THE CAR HIT A ROCK THAT WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR. THE ROCK SLID INTO THE INJURED EE'S FOOT CAUSING LACERATIONS THAT REQUIRE D SUTUR...
02/27/2002 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal IT APPEARS THAT THE VICTIM GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD DOWN AN APPROXIMATE 6% GRADE ALONG THE MAIN HAULAGE ROAD. THE TRUCK TRAVELED ABOUT 200 FEET,...
01/21/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER INTO A NEWLY CUT FACE. HE PARKED THE BOLTER AND WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE CAB WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND MATS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD....
01/21/2002 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND 52d lost A rock fell from the roof striking the victim's head. Employee is off work as of 03/01/04 due to this accident.
09/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS OPENING A MAN DOOR. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME.