Speed Mine — Accidents

Total: 656 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/11/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Tripped while carrying a belt cleaner in poor footing conditions at a conveyor transition area. The object struck the right hand small finger breaking the finger at the tip.
09/01/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall that was above the anchorage zone of the primary support has occurred in the #5 entry at 26 break on the 1-North D panel. The dimensions are 20' long by 90' wide and estimated t...
08/26/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee stated that while EE was attempting to drag a piece of monorail with a rope hanger, the hanger slipped off causing EE to fall and injure right arm.
08/25/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 108d restricted Employee stated: was attempting to hang a piece of curtain in the #8 entry, while doing so EE slipped on a rock causing EE to fall into the rib injuring right shoulder.
08/24/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating #550 scoop traveling outby in the #3 entry in route to get supplies, while going through a set of fly pads the employee struck the battery end of 532 scoop. Employee felt a pain...
08/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing the last row of bolts in the face, the face had gob and was low so they had to bend bolt to install it. While shoving bolt in the hole with drill pod the employee attempted to...
08/15/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that ee was trying to pull the tail apron back on the boom of the miner with chain ratchets, while the apron was pulled back ee was attempting to pry out the retaining spring. While do...
08/09/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall that was above anchorage zone of the primary support occurred in the #6 entry at 18 break on the #1 section. The dimensions of the fall are 30 feet long, 50 feet wide, and estim...
08/08/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that employee was cutting a piece of new belt, when the blade of employee's knife broke causing employee's right pinky finger to be cut.
08/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee stated that they were packing miner bits from the #2 and #3 entries down to the end of the track on the unit #3 section. While doing so, the employee slipped in the mud causing them to twist...
07/21/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 256d lost Employee stated that while EE was lifting a 20 ft X 6 inch Victaulic water line up onto a mantrip, EE felt something pull in the left shoulder. EE and co-worker were the only two that were there lifti...
07/12/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that employee was installing a 16 FT. Cable Bolt in the Last Open Cross Cut of the #5 Entry. While trying to retrieve employee's drill still out of the hole it came loose falling out o...
07/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated was in the process of connecting the links of a CM chain and was reaching to pick up hammer. Employee's belt wearable SCSR caught a chain link and slid the link off of the boom and on...
06/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee stated that while taking down the CM Cable from a roof bolt plate, the hook sprang off of the lip of the plate and swung around striking employee in the nose. The hook ended up lacerating emp...
06/20/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall that was above the anchorage zone of the primary roof support occurred in the number 10 entry on the number 1 section of the American eagle mine. 70Lx20Wx8H. There were no injur...
06/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee stated that EE bent a bolt against the t-bar of the roof bolter to get it up into the place so the bolt could be installed. When the employee got the bolt started up into the hole EE was goin...
06/15/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee stated was operating the #323 Shuttle Car on the Unit 3 section. In the process of tramming shuttle car the employee ran over a rock in the roadway which caused employee to strike their head...
06/14/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee called stating fell at work and twisted right knee
06/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Employee was assisting another employee to remove a mandoor from a stopping. They knocked the blocks around the door out and the employee was going to attempt to pull the door out. In the process of t...
06/01/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 72d restricted Employee stated that they walked outby to get a solid piece of curtain to hang over the fly pads between the #8 - #9 entry on 1 North. Employee noticed a piece of rock that needed scaled down and went...
05/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 80d lost, 40d restricted Employee was walking from the head side to the tail side on the longwall face. EE noticed that there was a 2 foot piece of belt stuck between the #31 shield and #34 shield. The employee was cutting th...
04/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor was helping to move supply doors which were located on 20 HG A belt. They freed the doors and were removing the masonry block from around the doors. Several blocks were hung along the doors...
04/09/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a high voltage plug in the back of the section power center. EE was having trouble tightening the plug all the way and EE struck the high voltage plug wrench with a hammer to...
04/06/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost A contractor was operating a shuttle car on the unit 2 section. In the process of operating the s/c EE hit a ledge in the mine floor causing EE to strike the canopy of the s/c with EE's hard hat. EE f...
04/05/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting another employee to set a feeder on the unit 3 section. In the process of the employee standing helping to set the feeder the manifold blew off of the 8 inch metal water line. T...
04/02/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was assisting install a new set of air lock doors on the 20 HG longwall section. EE set the jack against the mine roof and was preparing to adjust the set screws to make the jack secure firml...
03/25/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 160d lost, 40d restricted Employee was walking through some mud and water that was deeper than ee realized. EE was carrying miner bits in one hand and lunch box in the other. EE foot slipped and ended up twisting knee.
03/17/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee and two other employees were sitting on the side of the scoop eating lunch. After the employees got finished eating lunch they got up and started walking so they could go back to work. They s...
03/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went to portable potty and while stepping out of it, employee said they missed their step and fell on the pavement. Employee said they hit their left elbow on pavement and the back of their h...
02/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted Employee was attempting to tram the #753 tub out of the track spur when the tub derailed. EE jacked the tub up until it was above the ball of the track rail. When EE got it high enough EE was going to...
01/25/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing wheel onto machine when the wheel got away from them. A slate bar that they were using flew up and struck employee on right shoulder and then right eye.
01/16/2017 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 23d restricted Employee was trying to lower #205 shield and prepare for transport. The Shield would not lower ee opened the relief valve on the back of the manifold to release the emulsion oil. At this point the s...
01/14/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At Approximately 12:55pm the substation that supplies power to the Coal Fork Portal caught on fire. The cause was unknown.
01/13/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was helping direct the shield hauler operator. They were moving the head drive cover frame from the head drive. The Shield Hauler Operator set it down and released the slack out to unhook t...
01/07/2017 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employees moved the roof bolter outby to replace a damaged roof bolt then hung the CM cable to clean with the scoop. After returning the RB to the face, they realized that something had roofed the CM...
01/03/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was riding in a diesel mantrip as a passenger, when the trip struck a hanging 6 inch valve and airline. The 6 inch airline entered under the canopy roof and inside the canopy post and pinned...
12/13/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to take a shield off the reel box on the #322 shuttle car on the 1 North Section. Employee was using a 3/4"" inch wrench to try to break the bolt loose. EE was pulling the wrench t...
12/12/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to change miner bits out on the #219 C/M Machine on the 1 North Section. The bit that the employee was trying to remove was stuck. In the process of striking the bit with a ham...
12/05/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred in the #6 entry on the MMU 012-0 1 North Section between 25-26 breaks. Fall measures approximately 18' wide X 60' Long X 6' High. 2 MRS's are located inby the fall....
11/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor was helping another employee set up the feeder. EE walked over to the other side to build a crib under the feeder. The employee told the other to raise up & then lower the cats on the feede...
11/21/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was in the process of jacking up a mantrip back onto track. While using a regular lifting jack during the process of jacking up the mantrip the jack kicked out causing the jack bar to str...
10/26/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was watching the C/M machine cable as the C/M machine was advancing to another entry on the 17 HG section. EE had EE's back turned away from the roof bolter cable which was laying on the grou...
09/10/2016 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was in the process of moving bolter cable when ee was shocked by it while handling it in mud. Employee sought medical treatment and was given a full release.
09/09/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dawes elevator failed to operate at 2:45 PM on 09/09/2016 due to a buffer switch being grounded. They got the issue fixed at 4:55 PM and it started working again. There were no employees on th...
08/15/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall that impedes travel of the track / secondary escape way occurred at 25 crosscut on the 4 South track. The width of the fall was 45 feet wide. The length of the fall was 20 feet...
07/29/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in putting a metal guard over a hydraulic jack on the take up on the 1 North B Belt Drive. While sliding the guard into place it moved unexpectedly and slid off the frame and ca...
07/27/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred outby the face of #6 entry on Section 2, just inby survey spad #21009. The fall measured approximately: 45 to 50 ft in length, 16 ft width, and 6 to 8 ft in height.
07/27/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was operating the #419 roof bolting machine on the 1 North Section. EE was bolting in the #5 left entry. In the process of EE starting to drill a hole in the top to install a roof bolt, a pie...
06/16/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating company number 411 walkthrough bolter in the 17 head gate section. EE was in the 4 right break bolting when a piece of rock struck EE in the left arm causing a laceration.
04/21/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating a scoop on the 17 Headgate Section. Employee was attempting to remove a set of air lock doors with the scoop. After the employee bumped the left side of the doors to break the d...