Sarah — Accidents

Total: 55 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/07/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A Caterpillar bulldozer caught on fire at an unknown time the morning of June 7, 2018. The dozer was operated in the morning for approx. 1 hour then the operator left the property. The fire was repo...
04/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 181d lost, 1d restricted The man was walking in the section near the feeder when he slipped and fell injuring his knee.
04/22/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted The employee was standing on the edge of a wooden pallet and handing an Omega Block to a man installing a ventilation wall. The man's foot slipped off the pallet causing the man to twist his low back.
02/17/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the crosscut #5 to #6 at location 2+00. The fall was approximately 60 feet long x 18 feet wide x 22 feet high.
02/11/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the crosscut #2 to #1 in Southeast Main at survey station 972. The fall was approximately 15 feet long x 17 feet wide x 15 feet high.
02/06/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was cutting a plastic bucket to fabricate a water strainer when the knife slipped and cut his finger. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only(stitches)
02/05/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The man was tramming a mantrip into the mine. The front wheel struck a rut in the bottom causing the steering wheel to spin around quickly and strike the man on the hand.
01/26/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the crosscut #4 to #5 in Southeast Main 80 feet inby survey station 959. The fall was approximately 60 feet long x 7 feet wide x 7 feet high.
01/17/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was putting the roof bolt test hole identification marker in the test hole when a piece of scale fell and struck him on the hardhat and sliding across his eyebrow. Report filed for Medical Tr...
01/12/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The man was tramming the personnel carrier up the travelway when it became stuck on a rock. As he was traveling in reverse to get off the rock, the brakes failed to stop the carrier immediately and he...
11/29/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The man was preparing to move the roof bolter from the inch tram control when a piece of roof scale fell and struck him on hardhat and foot.
11/26/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #2 entry of the Southeast Main section 20 feet inby station number 961. The fall is 20 plus feet long x 40 feet wide x 6 plus feet high.
10/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The man was loading belt structure into the scoop bucket when he pinched his finger between the structure and the bucket.
10/19/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost The man was dragging a piece of canvas in the section when a piece of roof scale fell between the permanent supports and struck the man on the hardhat.
10/17/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The man was walking near the load center when he slipped on the wet bottom and twisted his knee.
09/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was loading a shuttle car trunion into a scoop bucket when the trunion slipped and pinched his finger between the trunion and the scoop bucket.
08/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The man was carrying a crossbar when he felt a sudden pain in his leg.
08/02/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted The man was performing maintenance on top of the continuous miner. He was dismounting the machine and jumped to the mine floor and then felt pain in his ankle.
03/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 6d lost, 13d restricted The man was carrying a wooden crib block on his shoulder and walking down the entry. The man slipped on the wet bottom and fell down with his fingers over the end of the crib block. When he fell, his...
03/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The man was assisting in pulling shuttle car cable when he felt a pain in his groin area.
02/15/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 78d restricted The man was standing on the roof bolter to scale a piece of rock down. While stepping, he lost his balance and twisted his knee.
01/18/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted The man was pushing a 6 ft resin bolt into the drill hole when he felt a pain in his shoulder.
01/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 483d lost, 4d restricted The man was walking to knock down a piece of ice hanging from the roof when he slipped on a piece of ice and fell down.
12/16/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The man was carrying a roll of CO cable when he slipped on wet bottom and felt a pain in his low back. The man continued to work regular duty until 12-23-11 when he went on restricted duty status.
12/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The man was loading roof mats and roof bolts onto the roof bolter when he felt pain in his lower back.
06/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a lid on a continuous miner with the help of another employee. The lid became unbalanced and fell catching employees hand between the continuous miner and the lid.
04/18/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the #2 entry at the first intersection inby the portal. The fall was approximately 25 feet long x 20 feet wide x 6 feet high.
08/19/2010 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was discovered on a surface pole transformer at the mine. The fire was extinguished with dry powder fire extinguishers.
04/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY REMOVE DRILL STEEL FROM ROOF. EE HYPER EXTENDED (REVERSED) LEFT HAND.
02/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured person was prying a cat pad on cont miner with a rock bar when he strained his back. He has strained back muscles that require him to miss time from work.
01/26/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Injured person slipped and fell. As he landed on bottom his ribs struck his self-contained self-rescuer. He sustained bruised ribs which have required time off work.
01/24/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SMALL SECTION OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK THE CANOPY. IT BROKE INTO PIECES & A SMALL PIECE STRUCK EE JUST ABOVE HIS UPPER LIP. HE SUSTAINED A CUT REQUIRING 8 STIT...
12/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Injured person was walking downhill on a sloped roadway when he slipped on fell. he instinctly held out his right arm to cushion his fall which jammed his right shoulder when his arm hit the ground. H...
08/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 198d lost TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A SET OF LOCKERS DOWN STEPS. AS THEY GOT NEAR THE BOTTOM THE EMPLOYEE AT THE UPPER END RELEASED HIS GRIP MOMENTARILY TO MOVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE LOCKE...
07/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost INJURED PERSON WAS PLACING A PIECE OF MINE BELT ON BOTTOM IN FRONT OF A POWER CENTER WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON A NAIL STICKING UP OUT OF BELT. HE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEFT FOOT WHICH R...
06/24/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted Injured person was pushing a roof bolt (resin) into a bolt hole in the roof with a wrench in the chuck of the roof bolter. The bolt started bending and slipped out of wrench striking him on left wrist...
02/11/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted INJURED PERSON WAS DRILLING A BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE BOLTER CANOPY. THE ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE CANOPY AND FELL STRIKING THE INJURED PERSON ON THE BACK OF THE LE...
09/10/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #7 ENTRYOF PEACHTREE MAINS AT SURVEY STATION NO. 379. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 130' LONG X 18' WIDE X 7' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ABOUT 130' OF #6AW6 POWER CABLE AND 130 ' OF PU...
08/15/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF 2ND BUTT. THE FALLS OUTBY EDGE WAS ABOUT 20'OUTBY SURVEY STATION #434 AND EXTENDED INBY THIS STATION ABOUT 120'. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 18'WIDE X 140' LONG X AT LEA...
06/14/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost INJURED PERSON WAS PICKING UP A CRIB BLOCK WHEN HE SUDDENLY STARTED HAVEING SEVERE BACK PAIN. THIS REQUIRED 2 DAYS OFF WORK AND TREATMENTS BY A CHIROPRACTOR FOR BACK STRAIN.
05/01/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE X-CUT AT 20 AND 70 BETWEEN #3 AND #4 ENTRIES IN PEACHTREE MAINS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 50' L BY 18' WIDE BY 10-12' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
04/30/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY OF PEACHTREE MAINS. IT EXTENDED FROM #5 ENTRY OUTBY X-CUT TO 20+70' AND LEFT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND X-CUTOVER TO #4 ENTRY. THE FALL IS APPROX. 140' LONG X 18' WI...
03/31/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #7 ENTRY OF PEACHTREE MAINS AT 9+90'. FALL WAS ABOUT 19' WIDE, 10' HIGH & 110' LONG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
03/15/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL APPROX. 60' LONG X 18' WIDE X 0' TO 10' HIGH OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRY OF 1ST LEFT BUTT AT SURVEY STATION NO. 251. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
12/09/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS THE INJURED PERSON WAS DRILLING A BOLTHOLE THE CHUCK PULLED OUT OF THE DRILL HEAD. AS HE REACHED OUT TO REPLACE THE CHUCK, A DRILL STEEL IN THE BOLTHOLE ABOVE THE CHICK FELL, STRIKING THE M IDDLE F...
12/05/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL APPROX. 25' LONG 20' WIDE X AT LEAST 7' HIGH OCCURRED IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY OF 1ST LEFT. FALL IS LOCATED ABOUT 60' INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 267. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS ABO...
12/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted INJURED PERSON SLIPPED AND FELL AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF STEPS FROM A SURFACE SUPPLY TRAILER. HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM STARTED HURTING. HE SUSTAINED A STRAIN TO THE LEFT SHOULDER MUSCL ES WHIC...
10/12/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL APPROX 40' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY AT LEAST 6' HIGH, OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY OF PEACHTREE MAINS. FALL IS LOCATED ABOUT 70' OUT BY SURVEY STATION NO. 165. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERT...
10/09/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted INJURED PERSON WAS LOWERING A HEAD JACK FOR CONTINUOUS MINER INTO PLACE WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED SMASHING HIS LITTLE FINGER. HE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO THIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THIS REQUIRE...
09/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost INJURED WAS HELPING PUSH A MANTRIP OVER A SLIPPERY SPOT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING LEFT HIP. HE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK STRAIN WHICH REQUIRED TIME OFF AND REST.