Shoal Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,534 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/05/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The small two man elevator went down on coupling fault. The elevator was repaired and put back in service at 9:00am on 09/05/2014.
09/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was walking down the slope belt when he slipped and fell hurting his lower back. Employee did not start missing time from the injury until 09/04/2014.
08/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was helping load a 55 gal drum onto a EDV ride when his left fingers got caught between the ride and the drum.
08/19/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at the Shoal Creek portal stopped just below the surface landing as it was being sent to the bottom. The elevator was not getting a run command from the drive. No one was on the elevator...
08/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost While walking to motor pit employee stepped in a hole and twisted back.
08/12/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only. Employee was removing a screen from a 13 hp pump with a hammer. When the employee hit the screen with the hammer a piece of the metal struck employee in the upper right thigh.
07/16/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was helping install a boom on a miner when the chain broke and the chain hit the employee on the right foot.
07/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was walking to the fuel center when slipped and hurt his left shoulder.
07/15/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was carrying a top belt frame when his left foot got stuck in mud and as the employee attempted to free his foot he felt a pop in his left foot.
07/08/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was removing a timber from the roadway when he twisted his left ankle.
06/18/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was scooping the roadway when his canopy hit the ventilation tubing causing it to come into the cab hitting left elbow.
06/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was changing a 15"" tire on a skid steer when the tire fell on left knee.
06/14/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was getting into a man trip when he felt a pain in lower back.
06/03/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost Employee was rock dusting when a small piece of scale rock fell hitting employee in right knee. The employee fell back and injured his lower back.
05/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 247d lost Employee was changing out a bucket on a loader when he felt a pain in lower back. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 06/09/2014.
04/15/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The D.C. circuit breaker to the service hoist drive motor knocked and would not reset. The hoist was examined and the service hoist was put back in service at 8:30am on 04/15/2014.
03/19/2014 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was checking a pump when the discharge line blew off hitting employee in the right knee. Employee did not start missing time from the injury until 04/07/2014.
03/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost Employee stated as he was walking at crosscut 38 on west main belt his left knee gave out and he fell hurting his left shoulder and lower back.
03/15/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was climbing a ladder when ladder slipped and employee fell scraping left shin and twisted right ankle.
03/13/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was welding on long wall tailgate drum when a rib rolled hitting employee left hand.
03/10/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Walking around the bottom area of the service shaft and stepped on a rock and twisted right knee.
03/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was installing on bottom belt roller when the roller slipped out of his hand and the employee cut his left index finger on a metal burr on the roller.
03/06/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee stated that as he was getting out of a 3.5 loader he felt the loader move and as he went to jump back in the loader he hit the steering lever and his left ankle got caught between the loader.
03/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was working inside a longwall shield and pulled a muscle in upper back.
03/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was removing hydraulic hose at #45 shield and as another employee removed the staple form the hose the hose hit the employee in the leg.
02/18/2014 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While burning bit lugs on the head of a continuous miner a gas ignition occurred on the right rib beside the miner head. The miner was located in the #4 entry on west main section approximately 30 fee...
02/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was stepping into a man trip when he felt a pain in left knee. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 03/07/2014.
02/15/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was carrying a crib block to work on a relay bar and tripped over a rock and felt strain in lower back. Employee did not start missing time from the injury until 11/25/2014.
02/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was helping remove a drip pan from a belt discharge when part of the drip pan hit the employee in the back of the head.
02/01/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 2:35 pm the service hoist went down due to the north gate switch at the bottom of the shaft. Switch was repaired at approximately 3:30 pm and the service hoist was put back in service...
01/21/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Employee was prying on a bottom belt roller to remove it when he felt a pain in his upper back.
01/13/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was washing down at a belt header when he stepped backward and tripped and fell landing on right hand.
01/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee was moving cable and turned left ankle. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 03/05/2014.
12/10/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was walking in the roadway on J-0 section when right knee popped.
12/05/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 11:46 am the service hoist went down when the magnet for the gate at the bottom of the shaft malfunctioned.
11/28/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The small two man elevator was traveling from the bottom to the top when it stopped approximately 200 feet from the top due to the power cable getting damaged.
11/21/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost While starting to remove tubing from a loader bucket the employee stated he did not realize his right foot was under the bucket as it was being lowered to the ground.
11/14/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The small 2 man elevator was traveling from the bottom to the surface with a man onboard when it got stuck approximately 400 feet from the surface. The power cable at the elevator was pulled loose whe...
11/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was removing a filter from a loader when he strained his right shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 11/04/2013.
10/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was picking up a belt frame when he felt a pain in his lower back. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 02/19/2014.
10/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was removing a drill steel from a bundle when the band that was used to bundle the drill steel together hit him in the left wrist.
10/22/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was building a brattice wall when he stepped on the edge of a pallet and twist right ankle.
10/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was binding down a MineArc on a flat car when he felt a pain in lower back.
10/11/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was removing a door on the head gate of the longwall in order to get to a sprocket. A rock fell from the roof hitting employee on the back of the head and shoulder area.
09/30/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was coming out of mandoor and stepped in a hole and twisted left knee. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 10/04/2013.
09/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was moving a 13hp pump when he felt a pain in lower back.
09/17/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Pulling a solenoid cover off 74 shield when a small rock fell between shields and struck right hand.
09/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 269d lost Employee was using his shoulder to close a trailer door and felt something pull in his left shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 10/16/2013
08/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee received a small cut under his left arm as he was helping put up a longwall cable bretby that had fallen. Employee did not start missing time until 8-6-13 due to infection.
07/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost Employee bumped his right knee when he was unloading curtain from the bucket of a 3.5 loader. Employee did not start missing time from this accident until 8/12/20013.