Pinnacle Mine — Accidents

Total: 959 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/23/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Weekly examiner found an unintentional roof fall between the #9 and #10 crosscuts in the #3 entry of the 9F section. The fall measure approximately 60' long by 18' wide by 8' high.
11/20/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall on the 8Q longwall from the face to the tailpiece. The fall measured approximately 85' long by 18' wide by 12' high.
11/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee lifted pump and set it on ground. Pump then turned over on ee finger causing injury.
11/15/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Injured bent over to pick up a crib block. He stepped backwards and stepped on another crib block twisting his right ankle on it. He was transported to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a spr...
11/11/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Employee was using a pair of channel locks to help other employees pull on a piece of 60"" belt. The employee stated he felt a sharp pain in his right forearm. The employee did not report this to mana...
11/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 14d restricted Employee was placing a bottom belt roller in a hanger when the roller fell striking him on top of the foot. The employee worked until 11/29/2010 at which time he was unable to continue work.
10/18/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the old 9E to 9F recovery #1 entry at the #1 crosscut. The fall measured approximately 18'W x 20'L x 10'H.
10/18/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred inby the dumping point on the 8Q longwall. The fall measure approximately 20'L x 23'W x 12' H.
10/18/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Two employees were carrying a shield power supply, when one of them slipped on the mine floor and felt pain in his lower back. The mine floor was muddy in this area and the power supply weighed approx...
10/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Employee was walking around roof bolting machine when he stepped onto some uneven bottom and creeled his ankle.
10/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was roof bolting in the #1 face on 9F section when a piece of roof rock 2'W x 3'L x 3"" thick fell and struck him in the face.
10/01/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8 Haulage elevator door switch malfunction causing the elevator to be down for over 30 minutes.
10/01/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall in the 8N Bleeders, #1 entry, #39 crosscut. The fall measured approximately 18'w x 10'h x20'L.
09/17/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee stepped off of jeep and stepped on a lump of coal and twisted his right ankle.
09/09/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner discovered a roof fall approximately 18'W x 60'L x 10'H in the 8 Haulage bypass at the #14 crosscut between #4 and #5 entries.
09/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was walking belt line when he fell and tried to catch himself and injured his right ring finger.
08/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee and co worker were removing a guard from a belt take up unit, when he caught his finger between the two guards.
08/17/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The longwall gob line fell into a permanent stopping at #4 break on 8P, damaging the stopping and affecting ventilation.
08/12/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A supply locomotive struck a track jeep on 8Q track with three employees sitting on the jeep. One of the employees suffered a contusion to the left elbow.
08/05/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine examiner discovered an unintentional roof fall during his weekly exam. The fall was in the 9E to 9F recovery, #1 entry, #1 intersection. The fall measured approximately 60'L x 50'W x 6'H.
08/01/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine examiner discovered a roof fall during his examination. The fall was on the 8Q section, in the #2 entry, #8 intersection. It measured approximately 60'L x 18'W x 6'H.
07/18/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was stepping off of a mantrip when he lost his balance and twisted his left ankle.
06/30/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine examiner discovered a roof fall while making a weekly examination of the 8T #1 entry. The fall measure approximately 20'L x 20'W x 6' H. This area is part of the 8 Haulage Bleeder System.
06/26/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching for a timber off of a stack when he slipped and fell striking his chin on the stack of timbers. He received 3 stitches.
06/22/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine examiner found a roof fall in the North Mains Bleeders between 1 Right and 1 North. The fall was approximately 18' L x 18' W x 6' H.
06/21/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine examiner discovered a roof fall at the #98 break on the White Oak Empty track. The fall was approximately 6' high x 14' long x 14' wide. The fall occured over top of an overcast and affected the...
06/09/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 113d lost, 9d restricted Employee was repairing a mandoor when she reached through the opening and fell through the door injuring her right shoulder. She didn't miss any work due to this incident until 6/23/2010 at which time...
05/12/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost A small piece of roof rock fell from the top and struck an employee on the forearm, causing an abrasion.
04/15/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was holding a ladder for another employee. As they were hanging a piece of mine curtain, a rock approximately 18""x14""x1"" thick fell from the mine roof, striking the employee holding the la...
04/15/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was working on a longwall shield when a piece of rock approximately 15""x14""x1"" thick fell between two shields and struck him on the right shoulder.
04/01/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Switch lead broken off first floor door cam switch at 3:15PM. No one was trapped. Had no effect on the ventilation of the mine. The elevator was repaired at 4:30PM and back in operation.
03/31/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost Construction crew was dismantling a fan housing when a piece of duct work approximately 8'x 12' x 8' fell on an employee.
03/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered by Fireboss in the 8N Bleeders betweeen #43 and #44 break in #1 Entry. Fall was approximately 30Lx18'Wx5'T. Travel way was rerouted and no ventilation was affectted.
03/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 103d lost A piece of roof rock approximately 1' x 1.5' x 3.5"" thick slid off of a piece of ventilation tubing and struck employee on left shoulder.
03/27/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator would not operate due to a sticking door switch at 7:24AM and was repaired at 8:10AM. No one was trapped.
03/27/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee pulled back on handbrake on mantrip and felt pain in his lower back. The employee did not miss any work until 4/5/2010.
03/25/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was scaling top when a piece of rock approximately 3' x 4' x 6"" thick slid off of a strap and struck him on the left shoulder.
03/25/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee reached for trolley pole that had came off of the trolley wire when he felt pain in his back.
03/24/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was struck in the right hip by a lifting jack bar that fell through a drain hole on the mantrip while it was in motion. Employee didn't miss any work until 4/05/2010.
03/22/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 8 Haulage Elevator was down for more than 30 minutes when a door pulley failed to operate properly.
03/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was pulling on a 60"" top belt idler when he felt pain in his lower back.
03/17/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was roof bolting when a piece of roof rock measuring 10.5"" x 5"" x 2"" thick fell and struck his canopy and bounced into his right shoulder.
03/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee and co-worker were lifting a belt clamp that weighed approximately 60lbs. when the employee felt pain in his lower back.
03/06/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 8 Haulage elevator had a door switch malfunction and the elevator was down for 45 minutes.
03/06/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 8 Haulage elevator was down for more than 30 minutes due to an electrical problem.
03/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost When the water pressure was turned on to a newly installed piece of 6"" fresh water line a coupling failed and the water line struck the employee in the right knee.
03/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was standing in a parked scoop bucket when he got his foot caught between the bucket and a pin tray. He fell and twisted his ankle.
02/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was climbing down off of a piece of mobile equipment, when he stepped on the ground the surface was slippery and he lost his balance, twisting his right knee.
02/23/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 8 Hlg. elevator was inoperative for 52 minutes due to an electrical problem. No one was on the elevator at this time.
02/22/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost A piece of roof rock measuring approximately 22"" x 43"" x 1"" thick fell out between 2 roof bolts on the 9E working section and struck an employee on top of his hard hat. Employee didn't miss any wor...