Shoal Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,534 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was removing a bent roof bolt and as he went to drop the drill head the bolt hit him in the left forearm.
09/11/2012 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal At approximately 10:15am an employee received fatal crushing injuries as he was helping move a Longwall power center. The fatal injuries occurred when the employee was crushed between the power center...
09/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee strained his right shoulder area when he caught himself after he slipped getting on a ladder.
08/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was removing a fuel tank cover from a SR-1 man trip when the cover fell hitting his right middle finger.
08/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was struck in the right leg by a de-watering (drisco) pipe as it was being removed out of a brattice door.
08/14/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the bleeder entry of the I-O longwall panel. The fall occurred in a 3 way intersection that is located in the #1 entry at crosscut 35 and the fall measured approximately 20' lo...
08/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee cut the top of his index finger as he making slice on a shuttle car cable.
08/10/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee pinched his left index finger between the end of the bolt wrench and the frame of the drill head while he was roof bolting.
08/04/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was working on the longwall when his foot got tangled in some ventilation curtain causing him to twist right knee.
07/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was installing a bottom belt roller in the belt frame when the roller slipped pinching his right index finger.
07/07/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A lightning strike knocked out the power on the Camp Creek portal side. The service hoist would operate and the #7 and #8 fans went to diesel backup. Power was restored at 6:40am with no damage to equ...
06/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee struck the back of head on the housing of the ventilation fan as he was helping put back together ventilation tubing that had came loose at the ventilation fan.
06/27/2012 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 130d lost Employee was helping move a power center when he pasted out and had a reported episode of convulsive syncope activity.
06/23/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was using a ratchet to remove a planetary bolt and the ratchet slipped causing the employee to hit his left little finger.
06/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was getting a grease gun off the tool car when a conveyor flight fell hitting employee on the right knee and ankle.
06/18/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole for a rib bolt and as he was removing the drill steel a rock fell hitting the drill steel and causing the drill steel to hit employee in the left side. Reportable due to h...
06/13/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee was standing next to the miner behind the steel grating at the west main raise bore project when a rock measuring 15"" by 22"" and 2"" thick hit the top of the miner an struck the employee in...
06/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was struck by a 1"" water hose across lower legs.
06/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was getting ready to move a relay bar when a timber fell hitting him in the lower back.
06/04/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was pushing up a roof bolt with the roof bolter when the tip of his right index finger got caught between the end of the roof bolt and the top.
05/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee was hanging high voltage cable when his thumb got caught between a cable hanger and the high voltage cable.
05/25/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was stepping off a tractor when he felt his left knee pop. Employee did not start missing time from the injury until 08/20/2012.
05/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee cut the palm of his right hand on a metal burr on a water duke (jack) as he was moving it out of the way.
05/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was cutting strings off of belt frames and cut his palm on his left hand.
05/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee stated as he was unplugging a pump cable from a Utah box he received a electrical shock and it caused him to fall back on the floor and hit the back of his head.
05/06/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a belt tail piece down to the floor the drill steel got hung and as the employee hit the steel with his hammer a piece of the hammer struck his arm.
05/02/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was installing exhaust tubing on a SR-1 man trip when the wrench he was using slipped causing him to cut his little right finger.
04/23/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was helping move the miner out of the face area and as the miner was backing out of the entry it hit a slider tubing. The slider tubing fell hitting the employee on the top of the head.
04/21/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the daily examination of the hoist at Camp Creek a bolt was found broke off on the brake caliper on the drum. A new bolt was installed and the hoist was put back in service at 1:09pm.
04/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to physical therapy. Employee was picking up a rock dust bag and turned an felt pain in lower left back.
04/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was recovering belt structure when the tip of his right middle finger was caught between the roller frame and the belt rail causing laceration.
04/06/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was stepping down out of a loader bucket and twisted left ankle. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until April 13, 2012.
04/06/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee twisted his left knee as he was going into the MCC room located at the end of the #10 belt. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 04/09/2012.
03/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee was helping move an injured employee when he strained left wrist.
03/23/2012 ELECTRICAL FATALITY Fatal Electrician was performing work on a shuttle car cable reel on the West Main Left section when his received a fatal electrical shock. The electrician came in contact with the exposed 995 volt energize...
03/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking in the return and pulled his left calf muscle as he was stepping off a step.
03/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was recovering belt structure when the tip of his left index finger was caught between the roller frame and the top frame causing laceration.
03/17/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee stepped in a hole as he was walking and twisted his left knee.
03/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee was standing on the ground checking the oil in a SR-1 man trip when his left knee gave away.
03/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was cutting on a Shearer cable when the knife slipped cutting his right thigh.
03/12/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was tightening a jam nut when the wrench slipped causing laceration to middle right finger.
03/06/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was standing at long wall shield 140 when the longwall had it first fall behind the shields of the new longwall. The air pressure pushed the employee into the side of the pan line on his left...
02/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was pulling drill steel out of hole. When the drill steel came out of the hole it hit the employee in the left ring finger.
02/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was working at the barge load out when he slipped on a 3/8 chain and fell on his back side.
02/17/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 9:50pm the service hoist went down because of drum break fault. The break caliper was adjusted and the hoist was put back in service at 11:22pm.
02/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was getting into his equipment and as he went to shut the door he shut his right thumb between the door and frame.
02/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was working on the long wall face when a rock came off the shear drum hitting employee in the chin.
01/31/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Reportable due to sutures. Employee was setting a timber on G-10 section when a small piece of rock fell striking his right index finger.
01/29/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was operating a 25-X on the main roadway and as he went to get off the equipment he felt a pain in his lower back.
01/23/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was attempting to repair a splice in a shuttle car cable when the knife slipped cutting his left hand.