Quecreek #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 266 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/19/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 114d restricted The injured miner was operating a permissible stinger in the return air course. As EE was traveling the front axle became loose and caused the steering wheel to turn uncontrollably and strained in EE'...
08/17/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a razor Blade knife to cut a nylon rope. The blade cut though the nylon rope and contacted the employees left forearm causing a laceration.
07/30/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 154d lost, 91d restricted Miner was standing between roof bolts when a piece of rock (grey shale) fell from between the bolts and contacted the injured miner. The area where the accident occurred was heavily rock dusted which...
07/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 44d restricted A miner was injured while in the process of changing the canopy post on a twin boom Roof Bolter in MMU 006-0. As the canopy was being lifted off the operators' side, the canopy fell and caused pinched...
06/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted A miner was injured when ee placed hand on the chuck of the roof bolter head to check for suction. EE right ring ringer was injured when a drill steel fell and contacted the tip of finger.
05/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dirt/debris entered the injured miners left eye on 05/26/2017. Medical treatment was requested on 06/05/2017 because of a continuing eye irritation. The miner was prescribed eye drops on 06/06/2017.
02/22/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was injured while striking a chisel with a hammer. A piece of rust/metal went under the injured miners safety glasses frame and contacted the left eye. Employee was wearing prescription safety...
01/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 18d restricted A miner was injured when employee pinched the tip of employee's left little finger while working on the Fletcher roof bolter.
01/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A group of miners was changing the conveyor belt on number 4 belt line. A miner was injured when EE was struck on the left forearm by a belt grab. The belt grab broke left ulna bone.
10/27/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted A miner was injured starting to drill a hole in the roof where adverse conditions existed. A piece of rock measuring 10"" X 16"" by 4"" thick fell from the roof and contacted the metacarpal glove on...
10/21/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On December 21, 2016, a miner complained of a painful swollen right knee. The injured miner stated they didn't do anything to injure the knee. The injured miner said the swelling must be from crawling...
07/18/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was injured while changing a scoop universal joint. EE struck the universal joint cap and a sliver of metal became dislodged and struck EE in the abdomen. EE was transported to Conemaugh Emerg...
06/29/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was injured while loading 6 inch plastic water line on a scoop. When the 6 inch plastic waterline was placed on the scoop, the end closest to the injured miner bounced up and contacted the min...
03/31/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was injured while walking along the belt-line. EE stepped into slippery mud, lost EE's footing and fell. EE's right ear contacted the metal structure and caused a laceration on EE's right ea...
03/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing inserts on continuous miner head. Metal on metal contact caused a metal sliver to become dislodged and penetrated the injured miner's wrist. Doctor removed the metal from EE's wrist on 4/14/2...
01/06/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 4:50 PM. The fall is located in the #6 entry 50 feet inby survey station 184. The fall is approximately 65 feet long by 17 feet wide. It is tapered on all four sides and...
12/02/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the number 1 belt tail. The fall occurred in the number 4 entry at survey station number 63. The size of the fall is 12 foot 4 inches wide by 12 foot one inch lo...
11/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured miner pinched his finger between messenger cable and a conveyer roller as he was installing a new belt.
09/03/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner sustained an injury to his right foot while preparing to install a roof bolt. A piece of laminated rock fell from the roof, contacted the drill station canopy, and came to rest on the injured...
07/24/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unitentional roof fall occurred on the F mains section from number 3 entry to number 4 entry fall was approx. 80 foot long by 20 foot wide height is unknown.
07/15/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 11d restricted Employee was trouble shooting a valve body on a joy miner. When he lowered the heads of the machine they contacted the bottom causing the rear of the machine to lower onto his foot causing three (3) b...
06/15/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was standing on a tongue of a supply trailer getting ready to hook up hydraulic lines when he jumped off of the tongue and landed on a rock spraining his right ankle
06/08/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was in number 4 entry operating the miner when a section of rib and roof rock fell striking him on the back the rock measured 43"" long 8"" wide and 12"" thick employee received brush burns a...
06/08/2015 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was going to remove a fire hose from a fire valve when he went to the fire valve and knelt down the hose blew off of the valve striking the employee in the right eye causing a laceration to h...
05/29/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 11d restricted Employee was shoveling the 5-6 entry along the rib line when a section of top rock and coal fell striking the employee on the right thumb causing a laceration and a broken thumb.
12/10/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was installing roof bolts with straps in an area with adverse conditions. The miner was injured when a piece of sharp soap stone fell from the roof and contacted his right foot. The rock fell...
10/22/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On October 22, 2014, the named employee exercised his rights afforded under the Federal Regulations Part 90 to work in a low dust area at the mine.
10/21/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was injured while installing roof bolts in adverse conditions in the #5 entry of the 7 mains section. A piece of roof rock came loose and fell on the bolter head. The piece of rock ricocheted...
10/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was lifting belt structure and felt a small amount of pain in his lower back.
09/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Lifting rub rail on miner strained back
08/20/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking with his head down to the roof bolter when a small piece of draw rock fell from the roof and struck him in the lower back.
07/31/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost The man was swinging a hammer to install a bit insert on the continuous miner. While swinging the hammer, the handle broke and the man's hand struck a miner bit.
06/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The man had repaired the shuttle car cable. He was sitting in the shuttle car winding up the cable slack. He leaned out of car to see how much slack was left when the cable came up quickly and struck...
05/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Two men were knocking down a block wall. While one person was picking up block, the other man hit a row of block hanging from the roof causing the blocks to fall and strike his co-worker.
03/12/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was installing a bottom belt hanger when the belt chain to the come-along broke and pinched the man's finger. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only(sutures)
03/03/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The man was using a ladder to remove a mine phone from a storage shelf. While stepping down off the ladder, the man slipped and fell onto the floor.
02/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted The man was crawling in the section when he reported low back pain.
01/27/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On January 27, 2014, the named employee exercised his rights afforded under the Federal Regulations Part 90 to work in a low dust area at the mine.
01/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 359d lost The employee was pulling a miner cable along with another employee. While attempting to throw the cable along the rib, the other employee gave the cable a strong pull causing it to come up and struck...
01/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The man was bending a roof bolt when he felt pain in his hand.
11/12/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted The man was installing roof bolts in a crosscut. As he started to drill a bolt hole, a piece of rock fell and struck the man on the foot.
10/30/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The man reported that he had inflammation in his right knee. He first treated for the incident on 11-18-13 and was diagnosed with bursitis. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only.(fluid drained in kn...
10/19/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The man was installing bit blocks on the head of the continuous miner. While installing a bit block he struck his hand with a hammer.
10/15/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost The man was roof bolting in a working place. He re-positioned the machine and was preparing to continue bolting. A piece of rock fell between the supports and struck him on the head.
09/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted The man was lifting a rub rail at a belt drive when he felt a pain in his lower abdomen. The man continued to work regular duty until 11-25-13 at which time he went on restricted duty.
08/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted The employee was exiting a scoop operator's compartment. While twisting his body when exiting he felt a pain in his knee.
06/04/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured person was walking in #4 entry when he tripped on an offset in bottom. As he was falling he put out his left arm to break the fall. He felt pain in left elbow. He has been diagnosed with a lef...
05/22/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The man was inserting a roof bolt in the roof. The bolt was bent to be able to insert into the roof. While pushing on the bolt to straighten it, the bolt spun around causing the man's wrist to twist.
05/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted The man was kneeling and shoveling wet coal onto the belt when he developed a pain in his lower left abdomen.
04/24/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was tramming a personnel carrier along the beltline when he struck a bump causing the steering wheel to spin suddenly. The steering wheel knob struck the man on the hand.