Pinnacle Mine — Accidents

Total: 959 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employee was walking when he slipped and struck his left knee on the ground.
04/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 131d lost, 2d restricted Employee was lifting the lid on a mechanics tool box, when he felt a pain in his lower back.
04/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was moving belt structure, when he felt a pain in his right arm around his elbow.
03/20/2014 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None The 9I Longwall face had a floor bleeder liberating methane in excess of 5%. The operator removed all miners with the exception of those addressing the liberation issue.
03/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Injured was carrying a back of rockdust when he stepped off the mantrip when he felt a pop in his left knee. He reported to supervisor of no pain and finished the shift.
03/13/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None he 8 haulage elevator, our secondary escapeway, had one of the four auxiliary breaking systems lock into place, causing the elevator to stop movement. The elevator was operational at 5:00pm
03/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EE was helping to prepare the work site to begin daily grout work. The crew had to pull tow 500' joints of polyline three crosscut, appx. 525'. EE stated he felt a pull in his lower back while pulling...
03/09/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 haulage elevator, our secondary escapeway, had the rectifier for the brake coil short out. The elevator was operational at 11:17pm
03/05/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was leaning forward to perform work on a pipe, when he lost his footing and felt pain in his right knee.
02/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was shoveling gravel from a flat car, and felt pain in his right shoulder.
02/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost Employee tripped over banding material at 8 A fan and lost her balance. As she attempted to catch herself during the fall, she felt pain in her right shoulder as she extended it to help break the fall...
02/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was loading 12' track rails onto a flat car for transportation when he caught his right hands, middle finger between the rail he was loading and the flat car frame.
01/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was crossing an overcast and lost his footing and fell on his left ankle.
01/20/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was using a wheelbarrow to spread rock dust, and felt pain in his ankle while walking in entry.
01/16/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 20d restricted While installing an outside bolt on a section, a rock fell out of the top and struck the employee on the left arm.
01/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 2d restricted Employee was unloading supplies when his right hand was caught between the frame of the scoop and the blade.
12/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was re-attaching the fueling handle on the fuel pump, when his left hand was caught between the pump and the refueling handle.
11/14/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were removing a shaft from a Scoop gear box, and using a hammer to assist in relieving pressure due to the shaft being in a bind. While striking the shaft with a hammer, a piece of spline s...
10/19/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on White oak empty side track at breaks #121 to #122. This fall is 30,035 feet from our nearest working face and does not interfere with our air course.
10/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was closing gate and caught his left hand in locking part of gate. Doctor's applied 3 stitches.
10/07/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was on his knees, working on the track, when the employee behind the injured employee was using a slate bar and the slate bar slipped and struck the injured employee in the back of the head....
09/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 251d lost While installing ventilation tubing on the section, the tubing slipped out of his grasp and struck him in the head and neck.
08/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 163d lost Walking down stairs, mine was spraying water, slipped and fell on stairs.
08/03/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Employee was traveling as a passenger in track ride facing the direction of travel on West Mains track. At #142 break the employee struck a roof bolt causing the employee's head and neck to recoil....
07/29/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was filling a pumpable roof support crib while standing on the first step of a 3 foot step ladder. When the employee finished filling the pumpable roof support crib he stepped from the first...
07/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While installing rub rail on a CM, the employee felt a pain in his lower back.
07/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee fell from same level and felt pain in his lower back.
07/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was loading equipment onto a man trip and felt a pain in his lower back. Employee had initially had an issue with his back on 23 June, 2013 but missed work on 9 July due to apparent back issu...
06/28/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A weekly examiner identified a roof fall on 8 South, #3 entry at #13 crosscut. This roof fall measured approximately 10' X 10' with a distance of 16,189' from the nearest working face of the mines....
06/10/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was installing 12' cable bolts when he felt a pain in his right shoulder.
06/06/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The door switch for the 8 Haulage elevator shaft, our secondary escapeway, malfunctioned.
06/05/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The drive card for the motor for the 8 Haulage elevator, our secondary escape way, shorted out and was replaced.
06/05/2013 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 18d restricted Employee was placing the trolley pole back onto the trolley wire and received an electrical burn. The effected employee is back to work.
05/31/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The leveling switch on our 8 Haulage elevator shaft, which is our secondary escape way, malfunctioned.
05/27/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator, our secondary escapeway, had a leveling switch malfunction.
05/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was on top of mantrip and was struck in the side of the head with the trolley pole.
05/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 7d restricted Employee was assisting with installing a belt roller at a steep location when the roller slipped and struck the employee in the right arm.
05/02/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The automatic doors for the 8 Haulage elevator, our secondary escape way, would not open when the elevator was at the bottom of the shaft and the elevator carriage would not level off at the bottom of...
04/30/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The automatic doors for the 8 Haulage elevator, our secondary escape way, would not open when the elevator was at the bottom of the shaft.
04/28/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main drive for the 8 Haulage elevator, our secondary escape way, had to be replaced.
04/27/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator, our secondary escape way, had to have the data analog card re-programmed for the drive unit.
04/18/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator, our secondary escape way, had an over-travel fault occur and had to be re-set.
04/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was dimounting a mantrip when he felt a pain in his left ankle.
04/08/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a speed reducer with a hammer and a piece of metal peeled off and imbedded in the employees left hand.
04/08/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While installing cable for roof support, a bolt spun out of the Roof Bolter and struck the employee in the mouth.
04/05/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 haulage elevator, our secondary escapeway, had the processor for the brake system malfunction. The elevator was non operational for 52 minutes.
04/05/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator, our secondary escape way, had to be re-set in manual mode to find its normal position to allow it to level on floors.
03/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 203d lost, 17d restricted Employee was bending over at waist replacing a spring on a foot pedal, when the employee felt pain in hips and knee.
03/18/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing roof bolts, when a rock fell out of the top and struck him on the right forearm.
03/09/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was crossing under a conveyor belt, a belt string entangled his earring and pulled the earring out of his ear.