Prairie Eagle South Underground Mine — Accidents

Total: 33 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/11/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost While bolting, a rock measuring 12 inches by 6 inches by 3 inches fell out and struck the employee in the right wrist. Employee stayed on the job until 7/11/2013 when his DR. gave him larger restricti...
06/01/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting the belt to make a splice. The blade on the belt knife broke and the knife was pulled into his left leg causing a 1 1/2 to 2"" laceration
02/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was working on a Coal Hauler when he twisted to pick up a tool and felt a sharp pain in his lower right side of his back. Employee stayed on the job until 3/14/2013 when he went to Doctor.
02/13/2013 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal At approximately 8:35pm the miner operator was fatally injured when he caught himself between the tail of the miner and the coal rib.
01/14/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole to install a roof bolt, when he saw a rock starting to fall. He turned around hitting his arm on the boom of the roof bolter, causing a 3 in laceration on his right forear...
09/26/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Golf cart #1 would not tram and employee stopped to give his golf cart to the individual that had golf cart #1. The mechanics stopped at the same time and was visually inspecting it when they observed...
09/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost Hanging Miner cable employee felt pressure in his lower back like someone standing on his shoulders. Employee Stayed on the job until 10-01-2012 when his Doctor gave him a work slip.
07/25/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was cleaning cab of scoop out when a rock measuring 16""x24""x8"" hit him in the right side of his rib cage.
07/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost While hanging high voltage cable a section of the cable started to drop out of HV hanger and employee attempted to catch the cable. He felt a pain in his right shoulder. The employee stayed on the job...
05/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting a cable back into the machine while he was pushed it into the compartment he cut the top of his right pointer finger on a hose clamp.
03/02/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was changing out the canopy lift cylinder on a roof bolter. He chained the canopy to the roof on a chain hanger and cut the pins out of the cylinder, they applied heat to the cylinder eye an...
10/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While moving a new miner to the section the employee and another mechanic was pulling up the cable slack when his foot got entangled in the loop of the cable causing him to fall.
10/17/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 151d lost While loading belt material into a coal hauler the miner stepped out of the bake of the car (aprox. 6"" step) and he rolled his left ankle.
10/04/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None miner was struck in the forehead while attempting to removing a belt splice pin using a claw hammer, he hit the claw hammer with another hammer causing a piece of metal to chip off and hit him in the...
09/29/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Man was installing a roof bolt after drilling the hole and got his pointer finger on his right hand caught between the wrench and the washer on the bolt, he missed the hole and put pressure on the bol...
08/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost Employee was lifting a piece of screen sire and felt a twinge in his neck and down his left shoulder.
08/08/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was walking to retrieve tools from tool sled when he stepped in a hole and rolled his left ankle.
07/28/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 10:40pm in entry #6 between #48 and #49 crosscut of the Main West fell measuring approximately 60ft long and varying in height from 1ft to 5ft.
07/23/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hand dusting face area when he stepped on a piece of wire and stuck it in his right foot.
07/01/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was slicing an apple with a razor knife and the knife slipped cutting the palm of his left hand. stitches were applied.
06/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost While raising a lid on the battery of a rock duster the employee was attempting to put the bar in place that holds the lid up for charging, when the lid fell pinching the index finger of his left hand...
01/21/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was putting up screen wire in our Main West travel road with a double boom roof bolter. He missed the hole when trying to insert the roof bolt and the bolt bent. He then accidentally hit his...
01/07/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Repairman was repairing a feeder conveyor chain. He was driving the keeper back on the pin when a piece of the tool he was using as a punch flew off and went into his left lower thigh. He recieved 3 s...
12/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 141d restricted Employee was assembling belt structure for a belt move and felt a pain in his right shoulder. He missed his first day of work over the accident on 12/20/2010.
09/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Examiner strained his groin and back while pulling a piece of curtain out of the #1 entry in the 1st West faces that had rock on top of it.
07/14/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 10d restricted Employee was setting a prop in #8 entry of the 2nd E. Panel. A piece of rock fell out of the top hitting him in the back of the head. This didn't hurt him but, when he twisted around to get away from...
05/20/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost An examiner reported a loose rock to the section face boss. The face boss went and got a pry bar to pull it down with, when he pulled the rock down it landed on its end and tipped over, striking the b...
01/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Section foreman was putting up sights in #2 entry of the 1st East panel and stepped in a hole and twisted his knee. He worked until 3/18/2010 and his knee is going to require surgery.
12/22/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost A rock fell from the roof between the roof bolts in the #4 entry of the 1st E panel striking the employee in the back. This caused him to fall and twist his left ankle. He went to the Dr. during our C...
08/13/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 1st East Panel (001-0) off the Main South Entries in #2 entry at #1 cross cut at the +120 foot mark. This fall was located in the center of the intersection...
05/22/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 7d restricted Backing the miner out of a cut, he stopped the miner to put a loop of a cable onto the tail, the cable strap was to short to reach the hook on the tail, he swung the tail over, smashing his right fore...
05/11/2009 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two mechanics were trouble shooting a breaker and plug on the transformer with a multi-meter. The breaker had lost power several times, when the mechanic was checking the plug, with the meter, it went...
05/11/2009 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Two mechanics were trouble shooting a breaker and plug on the transformer with a muti-meter. The breaker had lost power several times, when mechanic was checking the plug, with the meter, it went phas...