Salt Run Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 50 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/25/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was drilling out a bogey pin with a hand held drill. The drill got caught on a bur and caused the drill to shift and come out of his hand and strike his left knee. Cause of injury was lack of...
11/24/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stepped on a lifting bracket while installing a cover plate to get better leverage. He slipped off the bracket and sprained his ankle when his left foot hit the floor. Cause of injury was lac...
11/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got his middle finger caught between the keeper latch & pin while removing the pin. Cause of injury was lack of attention. Miner proficiency may have been a factor. PPE, company rules or mini...
08/07/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 224d lost Employee was back out from under a truck. He stepped on a rock & twisted his right ankle. Cause of accident was lack of attention. Miner proficiency may have been a factor. PPE, company rules, mining...
07/15/2013 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to splice a miner car cable. The cables were twisted and not easily identified, he cut the wrong cable that was energized. Cause of injury wasn't identifying the proper cable t...
06/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Metal trailer tongue slipped off hitch, fingers were still on the torque, pinched fingers between tongue and crib block. Cause was not moving away after placing tongue on hitch. Compliance with compan...
07/30/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Setting up an hose to blow out filters, has he laid down the hose, the coupler came un-hooked striking him in the mouth (lip). Cause of this injury was not making sure coupler was fully coupled. Compl...
03/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Pin was being removing from a pusher block on the highwall miner launch using a pry bar. He squatted down under the launch, pulled on the pry bar and felt discomfort in his groin. Cause was poor judge...
03/17/2012 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Employee was directing an end loader towards himself to hook a strap to it for removal of a dolly that was used to move the hi-wall miner launch. Contributing factors were attempting to hook a 6' stra...
01/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost While walking from his personal vehicle to the parking lot, ee fell on the ice and struck his knee on the ground. There was a rock where he struck the ground. His knee struck that rock.
07/28/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was greasing the boom of a Cat 988F endloader with an air greaser. When the grease jerk would not take any more grease, he attempted to pull off the grease hose and it ruptured in his hand. T...
07/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting ready to install a roof bolt. He had to place headers in a void in the top above the strap and as he stepped down, he struck his forearm against the bolt plate, cutting his wrist....
07/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning mud off a miner bit. A metal burr was protruding from bit and his left thumb caught on the burr and lacerated his thumb. Employee had to have four stitches and returned to work.
03/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to put antifreeze in the ""Gen Set"". When he removed the cap from the tank, air pressure blew cap upward, lost my balance and fell striking the tank. Cause of this incident was the...
03/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was pulling on female cathead bracket on a highwall miner conveyor car. The hinge pin was rusted, so he pulled hard on the bracket lever to free the bracket. He felt pain when he jerked on th...
12/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping from the launch pad of the high wall miner down onto the bumper of a service truck when his foot slipped off the bumper. He fell past the bumper striking his rib area under his r...
12/21/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee was stepping down from a high wall miner conveyor car, stepped into a hole or depression on the pit bottom. His foot turned under and inward as he placed his full body weight on the ankle. He...
10/28/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE was in an enclosed cab of an excavator, loading rocks into the bed of an articulated truck when the rocks accidentally fell from the bucket causing them to fracture. Random flying rocks crashed thr...
08/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to use a conveyor car connecting pin to push mud out of the conveyor car coupler. As he was tapping the pin against the mud in the coupler hole, his finger struck against the p...
04/27/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A high pressure hose blew under the front of the operator's cab on the 992C loader and oil blew back on the engine compartment. The oil ignited and started the loader on fire apparently burning out t...
03/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a connecting pin on a conveyor car on the Addcar highwall miner sysytem. The pin was bound at the connecting point so the employee jerked on it to pull it free. When he jerked on...
03/13/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was dismounting the steps from the launch deck of the highwall miner unit. His right foot slipped from the last step causing his left foot to get momentarily caught on the step just above it....
12/09/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost At the end of his shift miner was walking to his vehicle, stepped wrong, turned and felt his right knee pop.
09/15/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner mechanic was driving out blade pin on D10 with hammer. Hit right thumb with hammer. Causing laceration requiring stitches.
07/26/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost Employee was attempting to climb into a moving maintenance truck, when the open cab door struck a parked end loader counterweight, closing the door on the employee and pinching his pelvis between the...
07/20/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Miner was checking level of water in tank of Ledwell Water Truck, when he slipped off bottom step, injuring right arm and right side of his ribs.
05/04/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was dumping overburden from an end dump. He did not allow all the material to slide from the bed before releasing the dump lever. The bed came down abruptly onto the frame stops and jarred th...
04/10/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was pulling the slack on the power cable for the conveyor car on the Addcar Highwall Miner. He stepped onto the rail of the launch to pull the power cable however he placed his ankle between...
03/25/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While lining up pins for a stiff arm on a CAT D-10 dozer, the pry bar being used slipped and the miner fell foward striking his right ear and right jawbone on truck outrigger. Miner was given an icepa...
03/19/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was doing a pre-op check of a D11 Cat dozer. He openned the door and stepped out of the dozer to check the hydraulic oil. As he was bending over, he felt a pain in his lower back. The pain go...
03/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was removing crib block from a foreman's pickup and co-worker shut tailgate on employee's fingers on left hand. Severe contusion of middle finger with knuckle swelling.
01/20/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was removing coal from under a belly belt of HWM unit #1. As he was walking around the area below the belly belt, he stepped onto uneven pit floor and turned his foot inward.
01/20/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 31d restricted Employee was exiting the launch of the highwall miner unit and jumped to the pit floor. He slipped and fell onto the frozen ground material, striking his knee cap.
01/15/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost While attempting to free a frozen conveyor belt on a highwall miner car, employee pinched middle and ring fingers of right hand when he struck the belt with a 2"" x 2"" x 24"" long piece of square tub...
01/08/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Walking down ramp/road to check water pump, stepped on rock and twisted right knee.
11/19/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee stated that he was pulling the pin that connects conveyor car to conveyor car on the highwall miner launch. He placed his right foot between the car and the car pusher. As he pulled the pin,...
11/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing the cap from the cathead of the 4160 power cable at the generator set. He spun the cap loose but as he pulled on it, it abruptly released from the threads and struck him in the mouth....
11/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up a large clevis. As he was reaching to support the clevis with his right hand, a metal sliver (burr) went through his glove and punctured his hand. The imbedded object had to be...
08/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was helping another employee lift a rock from the conveyor car on the High Wall Miner. The other employee lost his grip on the rock and the rock dropped onto the frame of the car. The employe...
08/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing power cable for a highwall miner conveyor car into the channel on the car. As he was aligning it, the cathead on the power cable pinched his right index finger between the cathead...
07/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was operating a water truck and was walking to the pump when he lost his footing and fell. He jammed his shoulder upon impact with the ground. He initially felt only a slight tingling sensati...
07/16/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping another mechanic remove a transmission pump from an end dump truck. While removing bolts from the pump, the mechanic he was helping dropped a 1/2 inch rachet (slipped from his han...
07/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was dismounting a water truck. As his foot touched the ground, his ankle rolled to the side, causing pain to his right ankle.
07/12/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was working under temporary roof support with posts set. Two rocks fell behind the employee and as he went to get away a larger rock fell on his back and pinned him to the ground face first.
06/11/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was hauling overburden in an end dump to the truck dump. As the end dump was waiting to back to dump berm, he was struck by the ripper of a dozer as he was backing off the dump. The collision...
05/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to dislodge a lump of coal from between the rear set of dual tires from a contractor's coal truck. As he hit the coal with a hammer, one of the tires blew out and blew bits of...
04/17/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 80d lost Employee stated that he was operating a D6H dozer to clean coal. Employee began to experience pain in his left wrist as he shifted from forward to reverse. Employee continued to work his regularly sch...
02/25/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was chipping ice from the lid to the belt tensioner with a spud bar on the highwall miner launch, when his foot slipped, allowing the spud bar to contact the moving conveyor belt. The moving...
02/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was assisting in the replacement of a bearing on the transfer conveyor belt. Employee was checking the hole alignment of the bearing block to the conveyor frame by inserting his finger into t...
01/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was operating a Terex 3311 end dump.He was hauling overburden to the dump site. While traveling on the haulroad, the axle housing for the right rear tires separated and the end dump dropped t...