Shoal Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,534 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/08/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was making an examination of the west main 4 belt when a coal rib rolled out causing the employee to jump back and slip and fall landing on right hand and wrist.
01/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was de-trashing at the H-2 belt discharge area when they strained their lower back.
01/25/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was working on the long wall when the roof behind the shields fell in the gob area causing the employee to jump back and hurting right foot when employee landed.
01/17/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the West main far left roadway located at cross cut #62. The roof fall had fell in the intersection of cross cut #62 approximately 10 feet high.
01/14/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was on the 2nd step of a ladder to disconnect a rope harness from the hoist that was used to move a motor. The employee foot slipped on the ladder and the employee fell landing on the left el...
01/09/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost As an employee was getting out of a parked piece of equipment it started rolling backwards down a small incline hitting an employee on left side knocking employee down before the other employee could...
12/28/2016 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A methane ignition occurred during mining on the H-2 section in the #1 entry at approximately 12:30 pm.
12/15/2016 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None At 5:10 pm on December 15th, 2016 a gas ignition occurred on the H-2 section in the #2 entry while the continuous miner was mining.
12/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was helping pull 72"" belt when employee felt pain in lower right abdomen area. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 12/28/2016.
12/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was loading 12""x12"" roof bolt plates for roof bolter on a 3.5 loader and felt pain in lower back.
11/29/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On November 29, 2016 a roof fall occurred on I-5 longwall panel at cross cut 24 tailgate entry adjacent the tailgate drive motor. The roof fall did not affect the longwall ventilation but did impede p...
11/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 232d lost Employee was using a hammer to remove a pin from the rear end of 2783 man trip when ee felt a pain in right shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from the injury until 3/10/2017.
10/31/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee was pulling shield #5 from shield #4 on the I-5 longwall when a fitting on a hose broke hitting employee in the left knee.
10/23/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The small two man elevator went down at 5:00pm due to the bottom gate losing connection with the gate switch.
10/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was picking up brattice block and heard a pop in right bicep.
09/26/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was bolting down a pinch clamp on H-1 belt when the hammer drill slipped pinching left thumb between the drill and clamp.
09/25/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was helping rock dust on west main 4 belt and slipped on a piece of Teflon and fell on SCSR left side.
09/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was setting up to change out a base lift jack on I-5 longwall and as the shield was being pushed out the bolts on the lift jack broke off hitting the employee in the groin area.
09/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was helping lift a base lift jack to shield when felt a pain in lower back. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 09/21/2016.
09/04/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The small two hoist went down at approximately 10:05pm on 09/04/2016 due to a bad brake pressure transducer. The brake pressure transducer was changed out and the elevator was put back in service at 8...
09/01/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was working on a tractor at the electric shop when knee popped. Employee did not start missing time from the injury until 10/04/2016.
08/31/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was attempting to break a bolt loose at the west 2 belt discharge when EE smashed left ring finger on the belt structure.
08/12/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Employee was backing a ram car into a cross cut when EE ran over a rock causing employee to hit head on canopy. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 01/26/217.
08/10/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Employee was checking SRLD around the bottom area of the service shaft when ee stepped in a hole and twisted right knee. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 08/19/2016.
07/13/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 197d lost Employee was riding on a ram car (tank duster) when it ran over some material causing right hand to get caught between the swivel part of the ram car.
06/24/2016 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Employee was checking the 120 volt UV input on the 4912 feeder when the meter lead slipped out of hand and as the employee grabbed for the meter lead little finger inadvertently touched an energized l...
06/21/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was working on I-5 longwall when the first roof fall in the gob area occurred behind the longwall shields. The force of air from the roof fall knocked the employee down landing on right side.
05/16/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The service hoist at Camp Creek Portal was taken out of service at 12:00pm in order to replace out a brake caliper. The service hoist was put back in service at 2:45pm on 05/16/2016.
03/21/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost Employee was walking the slope belt when ee stepped on a rock and twisted right knee. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 04/04/2016.
02/10/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was stepping out of a tractor and twisted left ankle.
02/10/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The service hoist at Camp Creek Portal was taken out of service at 2:30 pm due to an over-travel fault. The elevator program was checked and re-programmed and tested several times. The elevator was pu...
01/30/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was changing a differential in an EDV ride when the differential slipped and landed on the employee's little finger on right hand.
01/27/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was using a drill press to drill a hole in a metal plate when the drill bit caught the plate and mashed left ring finger.
01/13/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at the Shoal Creek portal went down at 7:15 pm due to a faulty contactor. The contactor was replaced and the elevator was put back in service at 8:25 pm.
01/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was picking up a 1/4"" chain when ee felt a sharp pain at middle back and right side area.
12/21/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On December 21st 2015 the service hoist located at Camp Creek Portal went down with 12 people on the hoist due to the tail ropes coming in contact with the wooden beams at the bottom of the shaft.
12/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was helping remove a cross under from the North main #1 belt when the chain holding the cross under can loose hitting employee on the side of the right eye.
12/04/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost Employee was walking to the long wall face on the head gate side when a rock fell between the roof bolts hitting the employee on the middle right side of back.
11/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Employee was working on the center section of 5708 loader when ee went to pick up a jack and strained lower back. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 05/19/2016
11/25/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was standing on the spill tray of the longwall hooking a chain to the spray boom in front of the #9 shield when the face in front of shield #10 rolled out causing the employee to jump backwar...
11/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost Employee was building a cut through brattice wall when a block he had just put on the top roll fell mashing the tip of his left middle finger between the block and the top of the brattice door.
10/31/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 4:30pm the service hoist went down due to DC fault trip. At approximately 6:00 pm it was re-set and the service hoist was put back in operation.
10/24/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was walking with tools when he stepped off a 6x6 timber at the dewater location and twisted left knee.
10/23/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On Friday October 23, 2015 at approximately 6:00pm a roof fall was found in the North Main #4 entry intersection at crosscut 32. The roof fall is approximately 25 feet long by 25 feet wide and approxi...
10/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Barge cable hit employee in the mouth, knocking out several teeth and cutting mouth
10/08/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was hanging curtain in the #2 entry when he fell out of the bucket landing on his back.
10/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of degreaser out of the back of a pickup truck and felt a pain in the abdomen area. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 10/15/2015.
09/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee hit elbow while removing belt structure from tray. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 10/07/2015.
09/15/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was walking the N-O bleeder when he slipped and pulled his right knee. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 10-30-2015.
09/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was checking for bad rollers on the belt line when he jammed his little right finger into the belt causing dislocation to finger. Employee did not start missing time until 09/14/2015.