Shoal Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,534 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/10/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost I.E. was lifting belt frame, felt pain in right hamstring.
07/22/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage occurred in the J-1 #2 Entry at 48XC extending into the crosscuts over to the #1 entry and the #3 entry.
07/20/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost I.E. rolled their right foot and twisted their ankle when dismounting a 3.5 scoop
07/10/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During weekly examination of the hoist, examiner found the lead contactor was blown on the brake cylinoid.
06/25/2020 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost I.E. sustained a lower back injury when installing a boat winch above their head onto a Longwall shield canopy.
06/24/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost I.E. was struck in the back by a piece of rib rock from the middleman band when the lowtrac they were operating slid down into the rib, knocking out a timber.
06/16/2020 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 15d restricted I.E. was in the process of picking up a fire hydrant that was upside. They grabbed the wheel of the hydrant and began to lift it up to put it right side up when the hose attached to the hydrant blew a...
06/13/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None I.E. was operating the chain slack on a come-along when the chain bound up. The sudden stop in movement caused a tear in the right bicep.
06/08/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was relocating bottom rollers, when one rolled off onto a foot. Worker was given aid and released with a bruised foot
05/28/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost I.E. was installing a bearing cap over a tail roller bearing, the cap slipped and smashed the left ring finger between the cap and housing.
05/27/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost I.E. was bumped in the chest by the grill guard on an underground dodge pickup truck. They were working under the hood when another Dodge pickup pulled in behind them and the brakes went out causing i...
05/19/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was struck on top of the right foot while in the process of installing a straight bottom roller in a high area. The employees were using chain hoists to lift the roller into place when the chain sl...
05/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost I.E. was loosening a Belt Clamp that was under tension from the belt. The belt started to slip and then grabbed the clamp again which caused it to jerk and the clamp come off of the bars. The clamp ca...
05/12/2020 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost I.E. was operating a 3.5 scoop, hauling supplies to the J-Mains development section. The I.E. noticed the smell of antifreeze and stopped to investigate. The radiator cap was not seated properly and t...
04/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee twisted their right ankle when carrying a de-water pump to the Longwall face.
04/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was loading bolts from the back of the roof bolter to the tray when sharp pain in the lower back occurred.
04/21/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost I.E. was splashed in the eye with mud and debris when a mantrip ran over a belt frame. The front tire kicked up a top frame that was laying in a waterhole. The frame bounced off of the doors on the ma...
04/21/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost I.E. was operating the headgate drum of the shearer. They were mining toward the headgate when the face rolled out in front of the shearer. A 2'x2'x2' rock came over the spill tray of the panline and...
03/08/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost I.E. was operating a mantrip and hit a hole in the road causing them to bounce up into the canopy.
03/05/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost I.E. was going through a man door to access a return entry. The I.E. lost footing causing their hands to slip off the door and the door slamming shut. The I.E.'s tip of the left middle finger was caug...
02/17/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost IE was operating the head gate shearer drum as the shearer was cutting back toward the tailgate. The IE was standing approximately 10 shields away from the head gate drum when a small rock fell from t...
01/29/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Walking in the H-0 Return and tripped on a rock causing the lower back to twist
01/28/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was struck in the ankle by a cleaning bar. The cleaning bar was attached to a minitrac on the onside of a beltline. The IE was on the offside guiding the minitrac operator around a belt cross...
01/14/2020 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 55d lost While a row was being bolted the I.E. stated that they rested their right hand in a pinch point and became distracted looking at supplies needed for the next bolt row. It was at this same time that ri...
01/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was pulling in a Longwall shield manually when a rock fell from between the adjacent shield striking the back of the right hand.
01/13/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was in the process of getting out of the cab of a mantrip when EE's right foot got caught up and resulted in them falling onto the ground onto a 6x6 timber.
12/20/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The small two-man hoist on the Camp Creek portal site went down due to a bad VFD control card during a daily check.
12/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was in the process of changing out a dewater pump at the boot wash station at the bottom of the shaft. They accidentally stepped into the pump hole when working in the area and submersed thei...
11/26/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was working at the controls for the H-3 belt when a rock bounced off the belt a hit the employee on the right side of the face.
11/22/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was filling the scrubber tank of a 3.5 Wagner scoop. When done filling the employee pulled the hose from the tank and accidentally opened that valve, which caused the hose to get away from th...
11/16/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was climbing out of the shield and lost footing causing left knee to twist. Employee finished the shift and continued to work. EE was seen by a physician 4 times before requesting a second op...
11/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was installing slider beds on a Richmond load bed. While positioning a bed, it shifted and the employees left ring finger was caught between it and the previously installed bed.
10/29/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee strained their right knee when going through a man door.
10/20/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 9:30 am the service hoist on the Camp Creek side went down due to a E-Stop relay fault. During the investigation on the cause they found a bad wire going to the 24v card located in th...
10/14/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost Employee was moving a bearing housing at the north main belt discharge when employee heard a pop in upper arm area.
10/06/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was removing a belt clamp when EE got EE's right thumb caught between a bar and belt frame.
09/27/2019 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was cleaning on the west 4 belt at cross cut 73 when a bad bottom 72"" belt roller that was against the rib slid down hitting employee on the top of right foot.
09/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was helping to remove forks off a bob cat when the forks fell landing on the top of the employees left foot.
08/19/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the H-3 long wall head gate area at cross cut 23. The fall measured 25 feet long, 20 feet wide and 5 1/2 feet thick. The fall blocked the walkway but did not interrupt ventilat...
08/17/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was helping make a belt splice and as employee was using a 4 pound sledgehammer to hit the belt knocker to make the splice a piece of metal came off and struck left knee.
08/15/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost On August 15th, 2019 at approximately 9:20 am two employees were injured when the face area rolled out and struck the two employees. The area that rolled out was located at approximately shields #7 an...
08/15/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost On August 15th, 2019 at approximately 9:20 am two employees were injured when the face area rolled out and struck the two employees. The area that rolled out was located at approximately shields #7 an...
08/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was removing a radiator cap and when the cap came off hot water sprayed in the employee face area. Did not start missing time until 08/05/2019.
07/19/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was washing down on the slope belt when they twisted their left knee.
07/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was getting off of skid steer when employee's left foot got caught between the bucket and the bucket latch causing the employee to fall forward and hurt left foot.
06/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was rolling the bottom end of a 6 foot water duke down longwall face on hand rail when the duke slid off hand rail hitting the top of the employee left foot.
05/13/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to a suture. Employee was using a hammer when a piece of the hammer broke off hitting employee in the right forearm. The piece of metal was removed and required one suture.
05/01/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was pulling a dust hose west main 3 belt line when employee stepped on un-even ground and twisted left ankle.
04/22/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was walking around the power center on J-main cross cut 15 when they slipped and strained the left knee. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until April 24, 2019.
04/19/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the weekly checks the West main escape hoist was taken out of service due to a problem with the over travel switch. The switch was replaced and the escape hoist was put back in service at 10:33...