Powellton #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 216 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/15/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury (unplanned) roof fall occurred at this mine. The roof fall occurred on the Main Line #4 Belt at crosscut #189 near spad #3121 at approximately 6:30 p.m. on 8/15/2015. A 103(k) order was...
08/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing on operator's side of roof bolter when he grabbed a bundle of glue to toss to the other side when he suddenly felt pain in his right side. NOTE: Operator was notified on 8/27/201...
07/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was separating drill steel when a piece came loose suddenly and hit his glasses and they broke which caused a cut and he received stitches.
07/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The fork of the end loader that the employee was operating fell into the dumpster as he was unloading some trash into the dumpster. Employee climbed into the dumpster to loosen the fork and while doin...
06/26/2015 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 26d lost Miner was diagnosed with bilateral spondylolysis on 6/26/2015 and continued working until 08/17/2015.
06/08/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was getting ready to change out scoop batteries when he slipped and fell to the ground.
06/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was hooking a rope hanger to a rock near the feeder so it could be moved when it shifted and landed on his left foot.
05/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was crossing underneath belt at cross guard when he lost his footing and fell in a hole.
05/06/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was putting derailed ride back on track when ride shifted causing jackbar to hit employee resulting in a laceration.
04/22/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was operating a continuous miner when a piece of rock fell and struck employee.
04/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was loading airlock doors when he began to experience pain in his back.
04/20/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting leaky feeder cable with a knife when it slipped and cut his hand that resulted in stitches.
04/17/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost Employee was installing roof bolts when he began to experience pain in his back.
03/23/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employee was installing fly boards when a piece of rock fell and hit employee's foot which resulted in a fracture.
03/23/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall accident occurred at this mine at approximately 09:30 a.m. The roof fall occurred on the active 007 & 008 MMU's in the number 9 entry across from survey spad #8862 two breaks o...
03/20/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost Employee fell while getting out of ride (Mac 8) and landed on the mine floor. * Employee never missed work until his 03/23/15 shift.
03/18/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting cable off cathead when he cut his knuckle with a knife which resulted in stitches.
03/17/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee went to his tool box to get chain ratchet out of the box when the lid fell down on his hand.
03/16/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee stepped off motor into some mud when he slipped and fell and hit his arm. NOTE: Employee never missed work until his May 13, 2015 scheduled work shift.
03/10/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was performing work on roof bolter when a piece of rock fell and hit the employee.
02/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was taking bottom roller out of belt when he began to experience pain in his shoulder. Note: Employee never missed work until his June 05, 2015 shift.
01/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was pulling line curtain down in 5 entry when he began to experience pain in his lower back.
01/15/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost Employee was walking inby from the powerbox when he slipped and fell. While raising himself up, he bumped into a flyboard
01/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was moving rock off of miner when his hand was caught and resulted in the employee receiving stitches.
12/08/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of belt with a utility knife when it slipped and cut his hand requiring stitches.
10/07/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee was fire-bossing track and power centers. As he was walking to box, he stepped on a small unseen ledge and slipped when he fell to the ground and began to experience pain in his knee.
09/18/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Crew was spot bolting 5R on #2 section. Both operators had finished putting up bolts, and operator went to inch tram controls. Offside bolt man walked back to get bolts for his side. The operator star...
09/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost Employee was cleaning area and tried to catch a tire that was moving. While trying to catch the moving tire, the tire fell over and caught his wrist between two tires. Employee was put off work on 10/...
09/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost Employee was moving waterline and miner cable out of roadway against rib when he began to experience pain in his back.
07/07/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was preparing to bolt top when a piece of rock fell from the top and struck him in the upper right leg area.
07/07/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner was diagnosed with evidence of pneumoconiosis and was placed in a Part 90 Miner status in accordance with 30 CFR 50.20-6(b)(7).
05/31/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred at this operation on 5/31/2014 pm the #2 section at approximately 08:00 p.m. Please refer to citation #7278162. The fall occurred inby Spad #7709.
05/13/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner was diagnosed with evidence of pneumoconiosis and was placed in a Part 90 Miner status in accordance with 30 CFR 50.20-6 (b)(7).
10/31/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at this mine at approximately 8:45 pm at crosscut 146 on the #4 belt. Please refer to citation #9011798.
09/06/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost Employee was attempting to make ends on a belt splice. Before he could begin, he noticed that one end was trapped beneath the rest of the belt. The employee tried to free the end by pulling with chann...
08/26/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost Employee was making his normal fireboss run on a ride and was coming through the outby airlock doors. He got off the rail ride to close the doors. As he went to close the doors, he noticed the ride to...
08/16/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to change skirt rubber on tailpiece when the chain ratchet slipped causing the apron to fall on employee's hand fracturing two of his fingers.
08/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was pulling on a cat head and cable when he suddenly started complaining of back pain.
08/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing maintenance on a roof bolter. He removed the bottom pin from the ATRS cylinder causing the bottom framing to fall on his left foot.
07/15/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a rubber tired ride when the front tire hit the rib causing the wheel to spin around and hit his hand resulting in a fracture.
07/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee was loading roof bolt plates from back of bolter onto tray when the roof bolt plates fell off the bolter and hit his left knee cap. The employee continued to work until 7/24/13.
06/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 344d lost EE was moving two rolls of curtain when he felt pain in his back. Employee never missed work until his 07/15/13 shift.
06/14/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving forks on forklift when he smashed his thumb between fork and frame.
05/21/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking preventative measures by inspecting roof bolter canopy for broken center pins. While inspecting they had trouble getting the canopy to free and the canopy came loose and swung on t...
05/07/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted Employee was preparing to bolt top when a piece of rock fell and struck employee in the shoulder area.
03/28/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a shuttle car going around a corner when the canopy of the Shuttle Car hit the corner and knocked down the brow which hit the employee's left thumb resulting in a fracture.
02/11/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a rubber tired ride when the steering wheel whipped around and caught his hand causing a fracture.
02/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost Employee was fire bossing when he bent over to pick up supply line and felt pain in his back.
01/31/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was setting timbers when a rib rolled into a timber. The timber then hit EE's hard hat which caused a laceration to his face. The EE received stitches.
01/18/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was preparing to bolt top when his hand got caught between pusher steel and wrench causing a laceration. The employee received 8 stitches.