Shoal Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,534 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/16/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping put side plate on the # 122 Raw Coal Screen when the huck bolt gun twisted and mashed his right ring finger between the huck bolt gun and the side plate.
06/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was working on belt line when he stepped in a hole and twisted left ankle.
06/10/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 11:10 pm the service hoist went down due to communication fault. It was found that one of the communication cards in the PLC was not making good connection.
06/04/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Employee was bringing a diesel part to the underground diesel shop when he tripped over a cable causing him to hit his left arm on a table. Employee did not start missing time from this accident until...
05/28/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was making a cable splice when his knife slipped causing him to cut his left little finger.
05/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 65d lost Worker was using his little finger on left hand to line up the bolt hole. Anther worker jerked the Auger cutting off the tip of his little finger.
05/21/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee was walking down the pan line on the long wall when he tripped over a rock and fell on his left shoulder.
05/21/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was climbing down from above the de-slime screen after removing a pipe. The employee lost his balance and his hand got caught on the screen sheave.
05/08/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stepped out of a bob cat and twisted right ankle on a rock.
04/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was removing old ventilation tubing when he mashed right index finger between the end of the tubing and the frame of a man door.
04/26/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was moving longwall flight when he was struck in the lower back by a timber that fell.
04/12/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee was riding in a hummer on North Main roadway when the hummer hit a hole and the employee jammed his neck. Employee did not start missing time from this accident until 04-18-2013.
04/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stepped down off of loader and twisted his right ankle on some gravel on the ground.
04/09/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was shoveling on belt line when a small rock came off the belt and hit his right foreman.
04/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was removing drill steel from tray and strained his left shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from the injury until 12/06/2013.
03/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was helping carry some load cells up the slope belt when he felt a pop in his lower and middle back area.
03/27/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was helping take apart a yellow discharge pipe when a rib rolled out hitting employee in the legs.
03/27/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was removing drill steel from hole when the drill steel slipped and struck employee on left ring finger.
03/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was knocking out a brattice wall when a block fell hitting his left little finger.
03/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was installing a pump on the cooling skid when the pump slipped out of his hand and mashed his left little finger.
02/27/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable Only due to sutures. Employee was installing a roof bolt when his right hand got caught between the roof bolt plate and the drill steel guide.
02/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost Employee slipped and fell off a material car at the bottom of the hoist an landed on his back.
02/22/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was unstopping a pipe and when the pipe broke loose the employee fell foward hitting his left knee on the ground.
02/15/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the J-O section in the No2 entry intersection in the last open cross cut. The fall is approximately 50 feet long by 20 feet wide and approximately 10 to 12 feet high.
02/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee stated he was aligning belt and cleaning material off the outer part of the top belt frame when his left hand got caught between the belt and roller.
02/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was riding on a man trip on North main roadway at crosscut 43 when the ride hit the rib hurting the employee`s right knee.
01/21/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee was walking and felt a pop in his left knee. Employee did not start missing time until 01/23/2013.
01/17/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 171d lost Employee was working in a 3.5 loader bucket when he was pinched between the stinger and the back frame of the bucket.
01/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 174d lost Employee was helping remove the pan line approximately 8 to 10 feet from the west maine raise bore shaft when some red clay mud fell down the shaft striking the pan line and employee left shoulder. As...
01/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was stepping down off a roof bolter when he slipped and fell landing on right shoulder.
12/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was walking beside a parked ram car when he trip and fell hurting his left thumb.
12/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was walking on the slope belt when he slipped and fell landing on his tool bag.
12/07/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was cleaning trash out of a grease gun on the headgate of the longwall when a piece of drawrock fell from the roof hitting employee on the left arm and hand.
12/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Employee was removing a turn buckle from the belt line when he felt a pain in left shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 12/14/2012.
12/04/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was walking across a cross cut when he slipped and twisted left ankle.
12/02/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The oil pressure gauge for the hyd unit on the hoist brake system blew out.
11/30/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #3 entry at crosscut 30 on J-0 section. The fall measured approximately 30 feet long by 30 feet wide and approximately 5 to 7 feet in height.
11/26/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee feet got stuck in mud and while trying to free himself he strained his lower back.
11/26/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The service hoist cage was located on the surface landing.The cage was sent down in freight mode empty and the counter weight struck the wood in the bottom of the shaft.
11/18/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee attempted to trim plastic from drill cap and cut finger on a non locking utility knife.
11/12/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The service hoist went down due to the south gate switch. The south gate switch was replaced and the service hoist was put back in service at approximately 5:45pm.
10/18/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was sitting on a tool box in the dinner hole when a piece of coal rolled out from the rib. As the employee ran from the area he stepped in a hole and twisted his left knee.
10/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading bottom belt rollers when the load shifted and he mashed his left middle finger. Employee did not go to the doctor for this injury until 10/18/2012.
10/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking down rock dust pipe when the fitting struck him in the mouth. Employee did not go to the doctor for this injury until 10/16/2012.
10/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was helping lower a box to the mine floor when the loader bucket hit a crib that was laying on the mine floor and the crib flipped up hitting the employee in the right knee.
10/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was picking up a brattice block and felt pain in lower back.
09/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was cribbing under a 3.5 loader boom and strained lower back.
09/24/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable due to sutures. Employee was cutting belt when his knife slipped cutting his right leg above the knee.
09/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was loading material in a bucket of a 3.5 loader when the bucket got on the employee left foot.
09/17/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was reported outby the approved seal area at the old G-4 section in the number 3 entry at the approved #3 seal site area. The roof fall was approximately 90 feet long by 20 feet wide and...