Shay #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 571 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/13/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost Employee was operating headgate drum of longwall shearer when a large piece of shale (approximately 2' x 2' x 10.5') fell from roof above coal seam onto shearer body and into walkway, striking employe...
04/07/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost, 20d restricted Employee was pulling 60"" bottom roller under belt through mud when rope slipped off and he fell on his left shoulder and knee. On 11/2/05 employee had surgery to repair his left knee and began missi...
04/07/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 20d restricted On 4/7/04 employee stepped on a rock (about 2"" diameter) and twisted his right knee. On 3/15/05 he had surgery to repair knee and began missing work at that time.
03/22/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The brake thruster assembly on slope hoist in engine room would not operate properly. The brake thruster assembly was replaced and the slope hoist was placed back into service at 5:45 PM on March 23,...
03/15/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT CROSSCUT 53, ENTRY 5 IN THE 1ST NORTH SUBMAIN OFF THE MAIN EAST. FALL MEASURED APPROX. 16' X 16' X GREATER THAN 9' ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE. THE FALL OCCURRED IN AN ALTER NATE ES...
03/11/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Employee was sitting in truck waiting to enter roadway when another vehicle struck his truck, causing him to strike his head on steering wheel. He sought medical assessment for headache and neck pain...
03/01/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS OPERATING LONGWALL SHEARER AND AS HE STEPPED INTO THE NEXT LONGWALL SHIELD, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
02/17/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 173d lost, 68d restricted On 2/17/04 employee was pushing broom in office hallway when he felt pain in his lower back as he was in the twisting mode. He continued working until 2/27/04 when he began missing work.
01/27/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE SLOPE BRAKE CAR WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE TO PERFORM REGULARLY SCHEDULED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. THE BRAKE PINS WERE REPLACED AND THE BRAKE CAR WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE ON JANUARY 28, 2004 AT...
01/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee was shoveling into a pile when the pile gave way and the sudden movement caused undue strain on his right knee.
01/19/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 78d restricted Employee was cleaning rib rash along an underground belt conveyor. While attempting to pick up and toss a piece weighing about 40 lbs. onto the conveyor belt, he felt pain in his lower back. Employee...
01/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted EE WAS SEARCHING IN PARTS DRAWERS LOCATED IN UNDERGROUND SHOP. THE BOTTOM DRAWER WAS STUCK AND WHEN EE GAVE IT A QUICK PULL, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
01/09/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None WHILE INSPECTING THE ELEVATOR, EE TESTED THE EMERGENCY STOP, AND IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. WHEN CONTROLS WERE PLACED IN THE NORMAL OPERATION POSITION TO RESUME OPERATION, THE ELEVATOR WOULD NOT MOVE. A...
12/31/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE OUTER DOORS OF THE ALIMAK ELEVATOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THIS WAS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY COLD WEATHER. THE DOOR CLOSE SWITCH WAS LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED, AND THE ELEVATOR WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE...
12/31/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None AT 12:50 PM THE MAIN PORTAL ELEVATOR BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE PISTON HAD BECOME MISALIGNED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE BRAKE TO RELEASE. THE BRAKE PISTON WA S REPAI...
12/30/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None AT 4:40 THE MAIN PORTAL ELEVATOR BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE, AND LOST POWER TO A BLOWN CONTROL FUSE. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE FULLY. THE BRAKE WAS REPAIRED AND TH E ELEVA...
12/17/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 33d restricted ON 12/17/03 EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT & PUSH A STEEL BAR USED TO WIND BELT & CABLES WHEN HE FELT HIS SHOULDER POP. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 3/1/04 WHEN HE HAD SURGERY PERFORMED ON HIS RT. SHOULDER.
12/17/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE MAIN PORTAL ELEVATOR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT TWO DOOR ROLLERS (PULLEYS) WERE WORN OUT. THE ROLLERS WERE REPLACED, AND THE BOTTOM LANDING SWI...
12/13/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE BELIEVES THAT HE STEPPED ON SOMETHING CAUSING A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.
11/11/2003 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None MONTERY COAL COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED THAT EMPLOYEE HAD SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS TO EXERCISE TRANSFER RIGHTS UNDER 30 CFR, PART 90. EMPLOYEE WAS OFF WORK DUE TO A NON WORK RELATED CON DITION...
11/06/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF ROOF MEASURING APPROX 20'LONG X 24'WIDAND ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE (>12') OCCURRED IN ENTRY3 CROSSCUT 53 AT THE 1ST NORTH/MAIN EAST SUBMAINTHE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED INITIALLY WITH 9' FULLY GROUTED...
10/26/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 35d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A 4 FT LADDER HANGING A WING CURTAIN WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL, JAMMING HIS RIGHT ARM. HE CONTINUED WORKING ON REGULAR DUTY UNTIL 1/28/04 WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED TO RESTR...
09/25/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 38d restricted WHILE REACTING TO A LEAKY COMPRESSED AIR LINE, EMPLOYEE FELL LANDING ON HIS ARM AND SHOULDER.
09/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted SOME TYPE OF MATERIAL ENTERED EE'S LEFT EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. HE DEVELOPED AN INFECTION IN HIS EYELID AND WAS ASSIGNED TO RESTRICTED DUTY.
09/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN RAMP ON SURFACE PRIOR TO HER SHIFT WHEN SHE FAINTED AND FELL, STRIKING HER FACE ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR. SHE RECEIVED SUTURES TO HER LIP, JUST ABOVE HER NOSE AND ABOV E HER LEFT...
09/08/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM, A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT ENTRY 3, CROSSCUT 23 OF THE 5TH EAST SIDE BLEEDERS OFF THE 1ST NORTH/MAIN EAST. THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 16' WIDE BY AN UNKNOWN L ENGTH A...
08/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None NEW FACE CONVEYOR SECTIONS WERE BEING INSTALLED THE INJURED EE WAS HELPING TO ALIGN STEEL HAULAGE TRACK ASSEMBLY WHEN ANOTHER EE REMOVED MOVABLETRACK ASSEMBLY AND STEEL CONVEYOR CASTING. EE SU STAINED...
08/14/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE MAIN PORTAL ELEVATOR EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOORS AT 2:55 PM. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE DOOR LINKAGE WAS BENT AND HAD TOBE STRAIGHTENED. AFTER REPAIRING AND PUTTING BAC K INTO...
07/29/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT FOOT BY PUSH-PULL CYLINDER WHILE OPERATING SHEARER.
07/17/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE MAIN PORTAL ELEVATOR OVERSHOT THE TOP LANDING AND CAUSED OVERTRAVEL SWITCH TO PREVENT THE DOORS FROM OPENING. THE ELEVATOR DOORS WERE OPENED MANUALLY TO ALLOW THE PASSENGERS TO EXIT, THEN THE ELEV...
06/23/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 112d restricted EE WAS INSPECTING UNIT FACE WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF 18 INCH TUBING CAUSING HIM TO FALL. ON 7/15/03 A POSITIVE MRI REPORT(X-RAY) WAS RECEIVED INDICATING DAMAGE TO KNEE.
06/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 17d restricted EE WAS PERFORMING A PRE-OP INSPECTION WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON A CABLE, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE DID NOT STUMBLE OR FALL. ON 6-24-03 MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS RECEIVED INDICATING THA T DAMAG...
05/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 13d restricted EE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
05/05/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 14d restricted EE WAS REMOVING STEEL BELT GUARDING TO GAIN ACCESS TO TAKE-UP ROLLER SENSOR ON LONGWALL CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE. THE SECTION MOVED PINCHING EE'S FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND, CAUSING LACERATIONS TO R ING FIN...
04/15/2003 NO VALUE FOUND ACCIDENT ONLY None WHEN TESTED, THE BRAKES ON THE SLOPE HOIST BRAKE CAR WOULD NOT RELEASE. WHILE TROUBLE-SHOOTING, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MIDDLE BRAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BRAKE CAR WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE BRA KE WAS...
04/07/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE ALIMAK ELEVATOR WAS BEING TESTED WHEN A SWITCH IN THE CONTROLLER ON THE BOTTOM LANDING SHORTCIRCUTED CAUSING THE ELEVATOR TO STOP DURING TRAVEL. THE SWITCH WAS CLEANED AND THE ELEVATOR WAS PLACED...
03/28/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 78d restricted On 3/28/03 employee was dragging and hanging tubing when he felt pain in his left shoulder and elbow. On 12/10/03 he had surgery performed on his left elbow and started missing work.
03/21/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EE PINCHED HIS RIGHT ANKLE BETWEEN A ROCK AND THE LONGWALL FACE CONVEYOR.
03/12/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING HIS WORK TASK, EE FELL FROM A 6-FOOT LADDER ONTO THE MINE FLOOR.
03/07/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT CROSSCUT 43, ENTRY 3 IN 1ST NORTH/MAIN EAST SUBMAIN. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20' X 20' AND GREATER THAT 12' IN HEIGHT. THE FALL DID NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR CAUSE INJ URY OR...
03/06/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE MAIN PORTAL ELEVATOR WAS REPORTED INOPERABLE AT 2:03 PM. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, A BLOWN FUSE WAS FOUND. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED AND THE ELEVATOR PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE AT 2:34 PM.
02/25/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A RETRACTABLE UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE OUTER JACKET OF A CABLE IN PREPARATION OF MAKING A SPLICE. THE KNIFE CUT THRU THE CABLE AND SLICED INTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACE RATION....
02/21/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted EE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AS HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A FAILED CONVEYOR BELT ROOLER BEARING. EE CON'T TO WORK ON REGULAR DUTIESUNTIL UNDERGOING SHOULDER SURGERY ON 11/5/03. HE WAS REL...
02/20/2003 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING BELT LINE AND WAS NEAR A FIRE VALVE WHEN THE PLASTIC FIRE NIPPLE FLEW OUT. THE FORCE OF THE WATER PUSHED HIM TO THE GROUND AND HIS RIGHT ELBOW WAS CUT. FOUR SUTURES WERE REQUIR ED TO C...
02/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIPE THAT WAS APPROX 20 FT LONG AND WEIGHED AROUND 40 POUNDS, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
02/17/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE MAIN PORTAL ELEVATOR BEGAN FUNCTIONING ERRATICALLY ABOUT NOON ON FEB. 17, AND WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE TO TROUBLESHOOT. THE BOTTOM DOOR ROLLER WAS DRAGGING. THE GATE SWITCH ON THE BOTTOM W AS ADJU...
02/16/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE MAIN PORTAL ELEVATOR BEGAN FUNCTIONING ERRATICALLY ABOUT 8:15 AM AND WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE TO TROUBLESHOOT. THE BOTTOM DOOR ROLLER WAS DRAGGING. THE GATE SWITCH ON THE BOTTOM WAS ADJUST ED AND...
02/14/2003 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None THE OPERATOR RECEIVED NOTIFICATION ON 2-14-03 THAT EE HAS A SUFFICIENT DEGREE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PART 90 RIGHTS.
02/12/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPAIRMAN WAS FLUSHING DEBRIS FROM CONTINUOUS MINER WATER SYSTEM WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER FLUSHING STRAINER, WATER PRESSURE WAS TURNED ON, RE-ENERGIZING SYSTEM. SMALL HOSE CONNECTED TO SY STEM HA...
02/03/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE MAIN PORTAL ELEVATOR WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE ELEVATOR DOORS WERE OPERATING SPORADICALLY. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, A DEFECTIVE BOTTOM DOOR CONTACT SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE & WAS REPL...