Pinnacle Mine — Accidents

Total: 959 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE was stacking 50 pound bags of rock dust when he felt a pain in his left arm.
01/10/2012 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Injured was getting ready to hang a piece of tubing when a stack of roof bolt plates measuring 16""x6""x3 1/2"" fell from about 3 1/2 ft striking him on top of right foot. Estimated weight was around...
01/09/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost A rib roll struck employee on the top of his left foot, pushing the metatarsal guard down onto his foot. The rib was 5' long x 2.5' thick.
01/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Fingers of left hand smashed on fuse machine while fusing pipe. Pipe caused injury.
01/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling belt while performing maintenance on a speed reducer. He felt pain in his abdomen and was treated at Princeton Community Hospital for abdominal strain.
12/07/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was trying to fix plastic guarding around a drive at a junction. He had just changed his knife blade and was attempting to cut a zip tie while he was holding the guard. The knife cut throug...
11/14/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost Employee stepped on a rock while running a phone line, causing him to turn his ankle.
11/12/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming off a piece of rubber on a conveyor pulley. The knife slipped and he made a small cut in his leg that required 3 stitches.
11/05/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Lakeshore elevator, which is the secondary escapeway for all working sections of the mine, ceased operation for longer than 30 minutes.
11/01/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 163d lost EE was dropping the drill head after drilling a hole with a roof bolting machine. A piece of drill steel suddenly fell out of the hole and he reached up to catch it. After this sudden movement, ee c...
10/31/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee was building a stopping and attempted to use a sledgehammer to put a top block in. The resulting impact caused 8 blocks to fall out and hit him on the left shoulder. The stopping was approx...
10/22/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was using a torch to cut a cable stand-off on a miner. As he was finishing up, a piece of slag popped and flew into his right eye. EE was wearing wrap around safety glasses. He stated it went un...
10/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Truck was overheating and employee removed radiator cap to check water level and was sprayed by heated anti freeze/water.
10/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost The employee was part of a two man team carrying a heinzman jack. He dropped his end and complained of numbness in his right hand and pain in his right shoulder.
09/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost The employee attempted to remove a rock from beneath the lifeline. The rock was approximately 24"" x 12"" x 12"" and weighed approximately 50 lbs. After lifting the rock, the employee felt a pain in...
09/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee was unsure when suspected injury occurred, may have pulled back when lifting barrier beam or getting up and down when cutting hezman jacks. Employee stated that he did feel something when he...
09/17/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was lifting belt structure with comealongs, when the hook on the comealongs slipped out of the clevice. When the belt structure fell, it shattered his fingertip bone and he received 12 stitc...
09/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost Employee, a motorman was stepping onto a motor when he lost his balance. He tried to shift his weight to catch himself and twisted his knee. He said he felt it pop. He was brought outside and trans...
09/02/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a roof fall at #6 entry, 117 break of the West Mains bleeder system. The fall was in a worked out area, will not be cleaned up, and was found by an examiner.
08/18/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator was down from 3:28pm to 5:35pm due to the failure of a mechanical brake switch.
08/06/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was found by the weekly examiner in the 8 Haulage bleeders between the 8H and 8I panels. The fall measured approximately 20' x 20' x 6"" high.
08/03/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner discovered an unintentional roof fall at the #2 entry; Break #9; inby the 8N switch towards Trail Fork. The fall was approximately 20'L x 20'W x 7'H. No ventilation or travelways were af...
05/05/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 2:15pm the weekly examiner discovered an unintentional roof fall in the 8 South Bleeders on the 8N panel in the #1 entry at #40 crosscut. The fall was approximately 18'W x 120'L x 6'H.
05/01/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator was down for more than 30 minutes due to an electrical problem.
05/01/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator was down for more than 30 minutes due to a brake problem.
04/28/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was getting ready to make belt splice for straight edging. The knife slipped cutting his left thumb. Area was muddy and wet and the belt was very wet causing the knife to slip. Injured was req...
04/27/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 7:00 PM the weekly examiner discovered an unintentional roof fall in the 8 hlg bleeders on the No. 4 break, No. 2 Entry, between 8M and 8L. The fall was approximately 20'x20'x10'.
04/19/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 haulage elevator was down more than 30 minutes. There was work being performed on the surface to repair cracks in the elevator shaft. Initial findings indicate that grout spillage on top of th...
04/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was coming down off the ladder of a piece of mobile equipment when he slipped and hit his ribs against a chain boat that was parked beside the equipment. The first day of worked missed was 4/...
03/22/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The door switch at the mine floor was fouled on the 8 haulage elevator from 12:01 am until 12:50 am.
03/17/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage Elevator was down from 3:45pm to 4:28pm due to a blown fuse in the output card.
03/11/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was riding in the inby end of a open ended track vehicle when the vehicle struck a track stopping device (dog)causing the vehicle to come to an abrupt stop.
03/08/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A wrench slipped off of the end of a cable bolt and caught an employee's finger between the wrench and the drill head of a roof bolter.
03/04/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator door mechanism malfunctioned causing the elevator to be down for a period of 36 minutes.
03/03/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 20d restricted Employee allegedly sprained her left knee when stepping off of a track vehicle. Employee was observed same day after leaving work, performing firefighting duties. Company is contesting this claim.
02/26/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered by an examiner in the 8 Haulage Bypass #3 entry at the #12 crosscut. The fall measured approximately 30'L x 20'W x6'H. This fall occurred in a neutral entry a...
02/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost While pulling the miner cable and water line away from the continuous miner a rock measuring approximately 62""w x 46""L x 6"" thick rolled off of the side of the machine and landed on the miner opera...
02/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 8Q longwall recovery face between the #4 and #5 monkey butts. The fall is approximately 60' L x 18' W x 12' H.
01/24/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 haulage elevator was down more than thirty minutes when a piece of ice fell from the side of the shaft and damaged the pit stop switch.
01/17/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The weekly examiner found an unintentional roof fall in the 8N bleeders in the #1 entry at the #30 crosscut. The fall measured approximately 18'W x 18'L x 12' H.
01/17/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee suffered a lower back sprain when the track vehicle he was on was struck by a mantrip. The first day he missed work due to the injury was 1/20/2011.
01/17/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The operator chose to take down the 8 Haulage elevator for more than 30 minutes for repairs.
01/16/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator was down for more than 30 minutes due to the malfunction of a door switch.
01/15/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator was down for over 30 minutes due to a problem with the leveling switch.
01/14/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 haulage elevator was down for more than 30 minutes due to a problem with the door switch.
01/13/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The level switch on the 8 Haulage elevator malfunctioned causing the elevator to be down for 70 minutes.
12/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 94d lost, 13d restricted Employee was putting a short drive shaft in a scoop when he felt a pop in his right shoulder.
12/11/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was helping make a belt splice when he jerked on the splicing tool and felt pain in the middle of his back. He continue to work, the first day he missed work was 12/14/2010.
12/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was carrying a tool bag weighing approximately 65lbs. when he slipped on a piece of belt that was laying on the mine floor and felt pain in his lower back.
12/07/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to inclement weather, the door switches at the bottom of the elevator were not operating properly.