Shoal Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,534 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/07/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was helping set water dukes at shield #10 on I-4 longwall when a piece of scale rock fell hitting employee right forearm causing laceration to forearm.
08/06/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During an inspection by MSHA inspector at the escape hoist located at crosscut 89 on west main it was found that the AC output card was bad.
08/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was picking up some roof bolt plates and felt a pain in right shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 08/18/2015.
08/04/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee was changing tailgate drum bits on the shearer when a scale rock fell causing employee to move backward and twist left ankle.
07/21/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was walking down the slope belt when he slipped and twisted left knee.
07/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was helping remove a belt tail piece when a 6"" beam rolled over on left foot.
06/30/2015 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was changing the breaker on the 244 dryer in prep-plant and as he was removing the breaker something flashed burning top of right hand.
06/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was removing belt structure on long wall belt line when a belt rail fell on top of right foot.
06/15/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was walking to the main sump area when stepped in a hole and twisted right knee.
05/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was installing belt hangers on the slope when his left hand hit belt rail cutting left index finger. Employee did not start missing time until 06/02/2015.
05/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was operating a long wall shear when a rock was thrown by the shear and struck the employee left hand.
05/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was loading mining bits in the back of a EDV ride when he felt a pain in lower back.
04/29/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee was walking toward the tool box service center when he steeped in a hole and strained lower back.
04/26/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The small two man hoist located at Camp Creek Portal went down due to E-stop switch.
04/22/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was walking to the service truck and stepped on a piece of metal and strained left knee.
04/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was loading supplies on tray on H-1 section when he hurt his left shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 06/02/2015.
04/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was backing a continuous miner out of the face area when he twisted his left knee.
03/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee stated he was shoveling wet material from under belt when he felt a pain in right shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this accident until 05/14/2015.
03/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was lifting a box in the warehouse when he felt a pain in lower back. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 03/14/2015
03/06/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was cleaning beside the belt when a small rock came off the belt and struck him on the right side of face.
02/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was attempting to install a relay bar bolt when he mashed his left ring finger.
02/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was carrying some de-foamer down the steps in the prep-plant and felt a sharp pain in lower back. Employee did not go to the doctor until 02/11/2015
02/05/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was walking to get tools off a man trip when he stepped on loose coal and twisted right knee. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 02/16/2015.
02/04/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was come-a-longing a rock off the hand rail on I-3 longwall panel when the chain slipped causing the rock to fall hitting employee on the right leg between the ankle and knee.
02/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was unloading roof bolts from a loader bucket when he strained his right shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 04/03/2015.
02/03/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee was installing a roof bolt when it got stuck. The employee was spinning roof bolt trying to remove the roof bolt when it dropped out of the roof causing the roof bolt plate to hit the employe...
02/03/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The small two man hoist stopped approximately 750 feet from the surface due to the control cable coming in contact with the guide roller on the hoist.
01/28/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Employee was going through a man door when he slipped and fell hurting his right shoulder, elbow and knee.
01/18/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The guide rope at the escape hoist located at cross cut 89 on the west mains was found damaged. The guide rope was replaced and the escape was put back in service on 01/20/2015 at 1:15 pm.
12/30/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On December 30th 2014 at 3:15 am the small elevator at the shoal creek portal went down with no one onboard due to a bad deceleration switch. On 12/30/2014 at 8:15 am the deceleration switch was repla...
12/29/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was cutting a piece of sand hose with a box blade when he cut his left little finger.
12/08/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Employee was rock dusting and slipped on bottom and twisted left knee. Did not start missing time from injury until 12/10/2014
11/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee was taking down a spool of cable and mashed left pinkie finger. Did not start missing time from the injury until 12/11/2014.
11/12/2014 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only: Two employees were located at the section feeder. There was an altercation between the two employees and employee was hit on the right side of the head with a shovel by the other empl...
11/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was installing a feed box in the prep-plant and as the employee was sliding the box in place his right hand got caught between the structure and the feed box.
11/06/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was using a rock bar while attempting to remove a rock from the tray on the long wall when he felt something pull in his felt groin area.
10/31/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was moving bottom belt rollers when he felt a pain in middle of back.
10/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was getting rock dust bags when he felt a pop in lower back.
10/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was removing a low trac from the north main belt line at crosscut 53 to make repairs to the canopy post leg. When he got it through the double doors the canopy post came off and hit employee...
10/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost Employee was working out of the bucket of a loader and as he went to turn employee felt his right knee pop.
10/06/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The small two man elevator went down due to break solenoid.
10/02/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was cutting rope when the knife slipped and the employee cut his right forearm.
10/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was pulling tailgate shields when a rock fell hitting the shear and then hit employee in the legs.
10/02/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was moving a pump when his foot got caught on the bucket of a skid steer causing him to twist his right knee.
09/21/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Camp Creek hoist faulted out showing E126 circuit breaker open fault. The circuit break was reset and the elevator was put back in service at 3:05 pm.
09/19/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking the PLC on west 1 belt and as he turned around he slipped and fell landing on his SCSR. Employee did not go to the doctor until 09/30/2014.
09/19/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was relocating the end of the come-a-long when the ratcheting end of the come-a-long fell hitting the top of his left hand.
09/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee was walking down the slope belt when he slipped and twisted lower back.
09/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was busting some rock up on the longwall face area when a piece of rock came up and hit the end of his left index finger.
09/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was removing wood pallets and metal bands when a metal band cut his right forearm.