R F #3 Elkhorn — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/29/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driving piece of drill steel out of the chuck with a hammer & piece of steel chipped off & went into thigh.
03/16/2006 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was trouble shooting the continious miner cable. He tried to reset the breaker and the cable blew out and burned his abodomen.
11/09/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred 2 crosscuts inby survey station 638. fall was 50' long 35' x 4' thick. retreal Mining fall occurred at the retrient area.
09/01/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred #6 beltline. the fall measured 60' long, 20' wide, 4 thick. fall occurred at the anchorage zone.
08/11/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None roof fall occurred at spad 1373 and it measured approximately 5' thick, 30' long and 16' wide.
07/27/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred 60 ft inby spad 1363 and it measured approximately 20 ft wide, 35 ft long, and 5 ft thick.
06/21/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred in #6 entry 30 ft long, 18 ft fluid and 5' thick.
06/19/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred one break out by spad 313, it was approximately 5 feet thick, 20 feet wide and 40 feet long.
01/07/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred 2000 ft outby section. Roof measured 40' long, 20 ft wide and 7 ft in thickness.
05/04/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT BACK OF THE HEAD DRIVE, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
05/03/2004 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None A ROCK OF THE CORNER OF THE COAL RIB CAME UNDERNEATH THE EDGE OF THE CANOPY AND STRUCK HIS HAND.
04/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 39d restricted WHILE UNROLLING BELT OFF OF A ROLL, THE BELTHANGER CAME LOOSE. THE CHAIN OR BELTHANGER STRUCK HIS HAND
08/31/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost STANDING ON EXTENSION LADDER, TIGHTENING A BOLT TO A COAL CHUTE, HIS RATCHET SLIPPED. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF OF LADDER.
08/21/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL OCCURRED 80 FEET INBY SPAD 508 IN #6 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 40 FT LONG, 4 FT THICK AND 18 FT WIDE.
08/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost PULLING ON BELTLINE WHILE LOADING BELT ON FLAT CAR AND CLAIMED HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
01/09/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost EE WAS OPERATING THE MANTRIP TAKING THE OTHER MEN & HIMSELF UNDERGROUND. HE HIT A BUMP ON THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE ROOF OF THEMINE. NATURE OF INJURY UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
09/26/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER, PUSHING HIM BACK INTO THE SHUTTLE CAR.
04/04/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE #1 BELTLINE WHEN A SPLICE CAUGHT HIS #4 COAL SHOVEL AND JERKED HIM PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL E.R. ON 4-4-01.
10/25/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE ENDLOADER WHEN HE SUFFERED PAIN INHIS HEEL OF HIS LEFT FOOT. DID NOT MISS WORK OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-20-01.