Shoal Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,534 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/26/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Miner was walking longwall face. A rock fell between the shields striking his left leg.
10/12/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was cutting tin panel; struck it with axe. Corner flew up lacerating right hand required sutures.
10/11/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost Miner was taking a tie-rod end off of tractor. Heating the tie-rod end caused the ball to come out of the socket under pressure striking the left index finger and right lower leg.
10/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Miner stepped down off pump car lost footing and twisted his knee. Note: Did not begin to miss work until 10/16/07.
10/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Miner, operating mantrip, ran over large rock and jammed head into canopy.
10/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Miner strained / sprained back moving pump.
09/24/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Miner was moving a loader when the engine belts began slipping causing smoke inhalation.
09/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner was down wind of electrical cleaner that was used on a power center. Note: It was not concluded until 10/1/07 that days lost were workers comp related.
09/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost Miner was walking; foot slipped twisting ankle. Note: began missing work 9/19/2007.
09/10/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost miner was walking on drisco pipe slipped and twisted ankle
08/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was lifting tractor tire and stained back. NOTE: Began missing work on 8/30/07.
08/23/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Miner was operating mantrip leaving section at end of shift. Ran over something in the roadway throwing him into canopy of mantrip. Note: Began missing work 9/15/07.
08/22/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost A rock came off the slope belt and struck the miner in the side.
08/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Miner was pulling gear out of ranging arm of the longwall shear and it caught his finger against the frame.
08/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Miner was walking from power center to feeder slipped and fell in roadway.
08/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Miner was walking and twisted his left ankle.
08/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner turned his ankle walking down the slope belt.
08/11/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Miner while using a hammer allowed it to slip and strike his thumb. He began missing work on 8/15/2007.
08/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Miner stepped in hole twisted left ankle.
08/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Miner was hanging high voltage cable when a loop was flipped & it struck his left knee.
08/10/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Per contractor heat expansion caused the elevator's counterweight to come out of it's guide causing damage to approximately fifty feet of counterweight guide rail, support stubs and counterweight side...
08/09/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner cut top of hand while making cable splice. Received Sutures.
08/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner was removing chain from eight inch pipe, when it broke and pipe fell, striking the miner's right foot.
07/27/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost EE slid on piece of metal under rockdust and fell on right knee.
06/27/2007 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 39d lost Stress related assocated with an ignition that occurred in RaiseBor Shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls in the mine. Note: Employee began missing work due to stress related condi...
06/27/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls. Note-This accident was phoned to MSHA as required by Part 50 no...
06/27/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls.
06/27/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls. injured twisted knee while evacuating mines.
06/27/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls. injured received burns to upper body.
06/27/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls.
06/27/2007 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 113d lost, 87d restricted Stress related associated with an ignition that occurred in the RaiseBor Shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls in the mine. Note: miner did not begin missing work until 12/17/2007.
06/27/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls. -injured receieved burn to upper body.
06/27/2007 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 166d lost Stress related associated with an ignition that occurred in RaiseBor Shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls in the mine. Note: Employee began missing work due to stress related con...
06/27/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls. Note: return to work status work is not available as yet.
06/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 7d restricted moving bags of cement and pulled back
06/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Throwing a ventilation tubing regulator into a loader and the left ring finger was caught between the end of the tubing regulator and the side of the loader bucket.
06/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost While pulling belly pan from under 3 1/2 loader injured's foot slipped straining / spraining right arm. Note: Did not begin missing work until 7/20/07.
06/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was hanging drisco pipe it slipped pinching right thumb (sutures required).
06/05/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Walking stepped on rock in mud and water and left knee popped. Note: Did not begin missing work until 6/14/2007.
05/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Miner was going through a mandoor slipped and fell on right side.
05/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee tripped over a crib block while working and fell, injuring his right thumb and arm.
05/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was crossing the front bumper of the Wagner ram car duster and his left middle finger came in contact with the fan blade lacerating the end of his finger.
05/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Picked up crib tie and felt pain in abdomen. Note: This employee began missing work on 6/5/07 under state law this was medically investigated and determined to on 6/12/07 to be a lost time injury.
05/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was opening mandoor, slipped and knee buckled.
04/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 62d lost Employee was working on the miner under a cover about mid way of the top of the miner. He needed access under an adjacent cover & it would not open. He stood on top of the miner to pry open the adjace...
04/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing monorail was hanging a spacer, the spacer fell striking the employee in the face. Resulted in sutures.
04/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Pulling on hoses while working on longwall setup, he strained his lower back.
04/17/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of rock fell off the miner while place changing. The rock broke apart upon impact on the mine floor. One of the pieces that broke off from impact on the mine floor struck the employee on the r...
04/12/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Alleged injury occurred when he was striking a pick hammer in order to drive a staple lock that was frozen out of a hydraulic hose. A fleck of metal came off either the pick hammer or hammer being use...
04/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While unloading high voltage cable from a skid on a 25x the alledged injury occurred when the 25x slide into a roadway pot hole jerking the high voltage cable.