Skyline Mine #3 — Accidents

Total: 212 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched right ring finger when the employee placed a fire hydrant on front end loader.
03/14/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost While stepping off loader, employee twisted ankle.
01/29/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost While removing a 90 pound brake from shuttle car, employee's hand was hit and received lacerations.
01/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance was being performed on A 9"" long bolt flew through the air and hit the face.
01/05/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on the longwall stageloader. This fall was 12' X 18' at the widest point. It separated at 7 1/2 foot level and laid down on the stageloader. It did not impede passage or block escapeway. MSH...
12/12/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost While shoveling the employee pulled a muscle in lower back. This occurred on 12/12/2017. Employee did not report this incident until 12/19/2017. EE seen a doctor on 12/21/2017 and then at a follow up...
12/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was stepping in to the back of the shield to do repairs. foot slipped off shield and bend backwards. Employee refused to seek medical attention until 1/4/2018. At that time it was discovered...
11/17/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting on the roof bolter. While the right side operator was putting in a rib mesh, injured tried to grab a bundle of plates that had slid under supply tray. At the same time the opera...
10/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee was pulling manifold line from pumping and felt pain in ee stomach area.
04/01/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a Longwall shield. Employee pulled a staple out of a valve fitting and was struck by the valve in the forehead resulting in a 1 inch laceration.
01/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While unhooking a 3"" soft water discharge line, the drisco pipe flipped up and hit employee in the teeth.
12/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lifted a 3"" drisco pipe with shoulder. Employee felt a pop and was taken to hospital. ER Dr. gave employee a return to work release. Employee has not missed work due to this incident. Employ...
04/18/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During an escapeway drill, a crew found a location where the roof rock had fell up to 4 foot high in the secondary escapeway.
03/08/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost While putting a metal cover back on roof bolter, employee smashed the tip of EE's index finger
01/25/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During the weekly examination, the examiner found a roof fall that was above the bolt anchor zone. This area was not in an escapeway, travelway, or roadway. And, it did not impede travel or affect the...
04/30/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee was walking past lube truck, his left ear was caught on a piece of damaged rib mesh. This resulted in a laceration to his ear lobe.
04/25/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost While traveling from return to intake, employee stepped off cement pad onto a water pipe and twisted his ankle.
02/08/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost While pulling down a ventilation curtain, employee felt his knee pop as he fell to the ground.
01/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured person traveled through overcast mandoor to the intake side. While shutting door, he jammed his ring finger on the face of the door, much like a basketball player jams a finger.
01/12/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was found during weekly examination.
08/14/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Longwall downshift crew was moving power. While moving the power center out of crosscut 14, several rock props were inadvertently knocked out. Before crew could reset rock props, the roof took weight...
02/19/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Coal and rock roof approximately 33 feet long by 10 feet wide and up to 7 feet high fell on and around the long-wall stage-loader.
12/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost Crew was pulling disco pipe into beltline with loader. Connection anchoring pipe to loader broke and struck injured.
02/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted The mine was rock dusting when the employee went down to pre-shift. He was looking at the Roof and Ribs for hazards. Due to the rock dust being in the air, visibility was poor. Employee lost his footi...
12/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Miner went from managing a pump to aid dewatering at the face transferring slop from 5 gallon bucket into a tote. When dumping bucket, miner felt a ""pop"" and experienced pain in the back. Miner was...
07/24/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While collaring a bolt hole with a jackleg drill, a slab of rock approx. 12"" x 12"" x 4"" fell from the top of the rib and struck the miner on the back of his left hand, cutting through his glove and...
07/14/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occured in the 2 North Mains at crosscut 4 in the return air-course.
07/13/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Operator was cutting a crosscut. As mining advanced, operator stepped away from rib mesh to look at cutting. At this point a rib fell and knocked operator to the ground. Operator received two broken r...
06/22/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost While operating Hilti Fastener Gun, employee placed his hand over barrel and gun fired.
03/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost EE was installing a primary support when a rock hit the ground and rolled into his left foot and ankle.
02/04/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was installing the primary roof support with a jack leg drill. The air hose came loose striking him in the right hand.
10/28/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Injured was assisting bolter operator. While waiting for operator, injured rested his arm on rack. When operator retracted boom the injured's finger was in pinch-point
10/05/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Injured inadvertently activated jaw on roof bolter and caught his thumb in jaws
09/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall in intersection crosscut 65 in the north mains intake
09/13/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attaching a foot/ski to a steel leg at the portal when he was struck by debris causing him to fall forward suffering a superficial laceration above his eye. He also suffered a contusion...
09/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in intersection crosscut 65 in the North Mains #4 entry.
08/22/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking up longwall face to tailgate to do onshift examination. When stepping past shield 131 employee tripped and fell. Laceration to right hand palm occurred
06/18/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was putting away tools after changing bits on the continuous miner, when a rib fell and rolled onto employee and caused fractures to both ankles.
04/04/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting conveyor belting with razor knife, the knife slipped and employee was cut on the left leg by the knee.
03/11/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Injured was paying out wirerope cable from tugger winch through sheave wheel. His hand was on cable and he inadvertantly payed cable in and hand was caught in sheave wheel.
01/18/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A waterline leak was being investigated in our old mine 2 west mains. When the leak was found it was due to a roof fall at crosscut 81 in the old beltine.
12/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Injured employee was loading a 30"" X 10' vent tube into the back of a Jeffrey Ramcar. After lifting one end of tube onto tailgate, injured employee lifted other end and pushed tube. During the time h...
10/16/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Section mechanic positioned himself on the right side of the roof bolter to begin repairs on a bantam rockduster. The right side bolter operator finished installing two rib mesh bolts and swung drill...
02/03/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We started to rehab a crosscut in our bleeder system in order to re-route walkway. After beginning re-hab we found that the center of crosscut had fell above roof bolt anchor.
07/28/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Three men were pounding splice on 4 left belt. 1 man was moving plunger while other two were pounding. He thought they were done and reached for plunger and was struck by hammer.
05/26/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 28d lost In process of loading shield on to shield hauler. Sling was already hooked into shield toes. Injured person was holding on to sling ring with left hand and then grabbed winch hook to hook to sling. Ho...
10/24/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost 12"" Drisco pipe was being pulled by utility vehicle. Employee was standing next to parked Dodge truck. As pipe cleared Dodge truck it quickly slid over and struck EE on lower left leg.
01/05/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a long handled sledge hammer to pound a pin in on shearer. He was in a lose quarters so he choked up on handle. When he swung he missed pin and his middle finger was cut on pin. (ri...
11/26/2007 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling up shield, high pressure hose fitting broke. Hose and emmulsion hit employee in Air-stream helmet.
07/17/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Tailgate drive cover came off. Cover came down coveyor to shearer. Cover jammed into shearer gear box and sprocket. Gear box bolts sheared sending bolts flying. One bolt hit back of employee's left ha...