Pinnacle Mine — Accidents

Total: 959 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee felt a pain in the back as EE moved a bottom roller out of the roadway.
03/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Employee was lowering ventilation tubing from the mine roof when EE felt a pain in left shoulder.
03/20/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost Employee was performing preventive maintenance on section feeder when employee stepped into a hole in the mine floor and felt a pop in employee's right knee.
03/16/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred on the 9L Longwall panel overtop of the crusher and stage loader area. No injuries have been reported as a result of the roof fall.
03/07/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was crawling along the panline on the 9L Longwall panel when a rock rolled out and struck the employee in the left arm.
03/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a concrete block to knock a hole in a ventilation stopping and smashed left ring finger.
02/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 202d lost Employee was struck in the arm with plow chain while assisting in putting the plow chain back together.
02/14/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 264d lost Employee was advancing a longwall shield when a rock struck the employee in the middle of the back.
02/06/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred inby the longwall face in the bleeder area.
01/20/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was crawling along the longwall when a rock struck the employee in the right foot.
01/12/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred on the 9N CM Section inby the loading point at break #32 in the #3 entry.
01/06/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to get a bolt wrench out of the offside drill pot and back spun the wrench when it came out of the drill pot and struck the employee in the right side of head causing a lacerat...
12/31/2016 OTHER ACCIDENT ONLY None The tracking system for the mine was down do to a software issue. The system was rebooted and the tracking system was inspected and found in working order.
10/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee felt a pain in left shoulder after bending a roof bolt while trying to install it into the mine roof.
10/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was unloading a bundle of belt stands when the belt stands fell off of the flat car and struck the employee in the right ankle.
09/30/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was using a slate bar to pry when the slate bar slipped and caused the employee to step backwards onto rock and gob causing injury to left foot.
09/28/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While using a utility knife to make a splice on a shuttle car, the utility knife slipped off of the cable and struck the employees left index finger causing a laceration.
08/17/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was struck in the left hand by a rock when it fell between two longwall shields.
08/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 221d lost Employee was attempting to turn a water valve on and felt a pain in neck / arm (left). Employee did not report incident until 8/12/2016. Was released to full duty. Then on 8/18/2016 received Dr. sl...
07/25/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred at #26 Break in the #3 Entry on the 9M section outby the dumping point.
07/24/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at #42 - #43 crosscut on 8 Haulage Extension/#1 Belt
06/25/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main service hoist located at the 8 Haulage shaft had a trip lever in the governor broken. The part was replaced and the 8 Haulage hoist was back in operation at 10:08pm 06/25/2017.
06/23/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost Employee was walking down the #2 entry when ee stepped on a broken 3x3 ventilation timber and twisted right ankle and knee.
06/16/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING FIBER CRIBS WHEN ONE OF THE FIBER CRIBS SLID AND SMASHED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT RING FINGER.
06/02/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 269d lost Employee was dismounting a 930 Loader when EE fell from the bottom step and landed on EE's back.
05/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 238d lost Employee was building a stopping & attempted to raise a cinder block above head and felt a pain in left shoulder.
05/09/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee lifted a 5 gallon can of hydraulic oil off of the roof bolter to place on the mine floor and felt a pain in the lower right side of back.
04/30/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was struck on right hand by a piece of drill steel while lapping belt onto a flat car. Employee went to Dr. and no fractures were found and EE was released to work full duty. Employee went...
03/30/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was struck in the shoulder by a rock, this caused the employee to fall. The rock came to rest on the employee's left foot
03/18/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 166d lost Employee was laying out a belt move when EE stepped into a hole causing the employee to fall and strike EE's knee on a rock ledge. Employee was placed off of work on 3/21/2016
03/17/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was standing by tray of roof bolter when a rock fell out of the mine roof, struck the ventilation tubing, and then struck the employee. Employee was released and returned to work on 3/18/201...
03/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING 100' OF TROLLEY WIRE WITH THE HELP OF THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WHEN THE TROLLEY WIRE GOT HUNG CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BE PULLED BACKWARDS AND FELT PAIN AND POP IN RIGHT KNEE.
03/10/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was standing on crib block to reach top of double doors to plaster when the crib employee was standing on rolled out causing the employee to fall and scrape right knee.
02/12/2016 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employees were spraying lime on ponds to settle materials and stopped to adjust linkage on motor used for spraying materials. Employee complained of the fumes from the exhaust and walked away. Another...
02/11/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was cleaning belt line using a rake when the rake came into contact with a moving belt and caused the rake to strike the employee in the right side of the employee's face. Initially the CT S...
02/09/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was walking when EE stepped into a hole and felt pain in EE's right foot.
12/10/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding on top the #31 mantrip coming off of the 9L section at the end of the shift. The trolley pole came off of the wire, struck the mine roof, then broke into. One of the jagged edges o...
12/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 646d lost Employee was shoveling loose material on the 8 West #2 belt at #37 crosscut. As he raised the shovel up to dump the material, he felt a pain in his lower back.
12/01/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator was inoperable in excess of 30 minutes due to one of the wedges catching. No one was on the elevator during this time.
10/28/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Switch on the bottom elevator doors was misaligned and would not operate. Switch was re-aligned and tighten down.
10/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Injured was installing 6' torque tension bolts in #4 entry on 9M. When he pushed away and up on the roof bolt he felt a pop in his right shoulder. He was transported to Welch EMG where he was treate...
10/01/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The weekly examiner found an unintentional roof fall inby the 4 Right EP. This area is not travelled or examined. The fall did not effect any other travel or ventilation.
10/01/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured was tramming scope when he hit a hole in the bottom throwing him into the canopy of the scoop. Causing pain in his neck. He finished the shift and saw the PA on site.
09/19/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred on the 9L section at the #28 break, 2x1 crosscut. The fall was approximately 95' long by 18' wide by 9' high. The fall was above anchorage but did not affect ventilatio...
08/27/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was pulling a rock 3.5""X15""x6"". As he was pulling the rock with a slate bar, another rock 1'x4'x2' on top of it fell sliding down the slate bar striking injured on top of right wrist. He...
08/03/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost Injured was walking around the belt drive when he slipped in mud and water reaching out he caught himself against the motor shroud pushing it into the fan catching his hand. He was transported to Wel...
07/24/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was making a cable splice on the roof bolter when a rock fell from the 15' roof 8""x6""x2"" to 0"" striking him on the right shoulder driving the knife into of his right leg. He was transport...
07/20/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Injured and witness were standing at the ch4 monitors, when the miner quit tramming. A slicken sided rock 8'x6'x3' fell on the boom and slid down the operators side breaking and striking injured on...
06/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was working in an area that had cement mixture floating in the water. The employee had the water soak into his rain suit and rubber boots and the chemical reaction caused chemical burns to t...
06/22/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 2:10am the weekly examiner found an unintentional roof fall in the 8 South #1 entry 1 crosscut out by the 8 South #1 seal.