Still Run No 7 — Accidents

Total: 51 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/08/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was observing his coworker move the roof bolting machine into a right hand turn when the back of the machine fell off a small ledge in the mine floor and slid onto his left foot.
09/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a roof bolt hole at the corner of a block when a piece of roof rock fell and struck him on the right thumb.
09/06/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was drilling a roof bolt hole when a piece of rock fell between the canopy and drill pot striking his left little finger.
05/08/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee swung the head of the roof bolting machine out and pinched his knee against a rock.
05/04/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 93d lost Employee experienced pain inside his left knee while on his knees shoveling belt. This has been an ongoing problem. This is an occupational illness.
04/26/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found in the right return at spad 5090 during a weekly examination. The fall is in #7 entry, 70' x 20' x 6' MSHA inspectorate personnel was present when the fall was found during the...
09/13/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered while pre-shifting a beltline. A stopping was found crushed out and after further investigation the roof fall was detected. It is not known when the fall oc...
08/29/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 20d restricted Employee was operating a 35 C Fairchild supply scoop and hit a hole in roadway causing him to jar in the seat, and he felt pain in the lower back.
08/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee had installed outside bolt and moved drill head to put up inside bolt. A piece of rock approximately 1 inch thick x 4 foot wide x 5 foot long fell and struck in on the back of his right ankl...
07/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was operating a shuttle car and hit a hole in the roadway causing him to jar his lower back.
06/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A RUB RAIL ON THE SIDE OF THE MINER AND THE RUB RAIL FELL MASHING HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND, CAUSING A TUFT FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF THE RING FINGER.
06/09/2006 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was not performing any work and felt pain in his back as he turned. There is no trauma and this is an occupational illness. His medical diagnosis is 2 herniated discs. This is repetitive moti...
05/04/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using 3/4 inch drive ratchet to tighten up bolts when the handle broke in the ratchet striking him in the palm of his hand causing a laceration that required 5 sutures.
04/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An un-intentional roof fall occurred in the LOB intersection of #2 entry to #1 entry near survey station 4355. The fall will not be cleaned up at this time. Fall dimensions are 19' wide x 50' long x...
03/26/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading supplies from the mantrip and stumbled against side of mantrip. He has continued to work un-restricted. On April 5th management received a medical report from the doctor stati...
03/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None For unkown reasons, the employee was opening a 5 gallon oil can with a knife and cut his left thumb requiring sutures.
03/17/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee reported to work after being off on scheduled days and informed mgmt. that he had fluid on his knee due to repetitive motion of bending and crawling in low coal. No Trauma.
02/07/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the last open crosscut of no. 5 entry. The fall was approx. 35' long, 19' wide & 7' thick at highest point. The area was bolted with 4' resin bolts and some 5'...
02/04/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted Employee was operating a continuous miner in the face of no. 4 entry, turning a rt. break. A piece of rock fell from the rib behind the line curtain and struck him on the back of the left foot.
02/03/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An un-intentional roof fall occurred in the number 3 entry, 1 break inby 4074. The fall started in an intersection and fell through the crosscut from no. 3 entry towards no. 4 entry for a distance of...
10/08/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was operating a battery forklift near the end of the track unloading rockdust and contacted the mine roof with his left ear and side of head while backing up. This resulted in a laceration t...
08/16/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An un-intentional roof fall occurred along No. 5 belt near survey station 3650. The fall was app. 50 feet long,20 feet wide, and 5 feet thick. The area was bolted with 4 foot resin bolts. The fall...
08/16/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee suffers from patella tendonitis from extended exposure to bending in low coal seam heights. Employee did not report an instantaneous reaction to this exposure and therefore is an Occupationa...
06/11/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An Unintentional roof fall happened approximately 1 break inby survey station 3381 in the number 5 entry. The fall was approximately 50 feet long and approximately 0 to 8 feet thick and 20 feet wide....
06/05/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was putting in a piece of belt structure and when he knelt down, his left knee contact a sharp object penetrating his knee pad causing a small puncture wound to the knee. Employee worked his...
04/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was hanging bolter cable while changing places and got his right ear caught on the cable hanger lacerating his right ear. He went to the doctor on 5/4/05 and began missing work on 5/05/05 du...
04/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was getting out of mantrip and stepped on slick bottom and sprained his knee. Employee has continued to work performing his normal duties. On October 03, 2005, the employee had exploratory...
04/07/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An un-intentional roof fall occurred @app. 6:15 A.M. on the section in the last open crosscut intersection of #3 entry on the 001-0 section. No men or equipment were involved. The fall will not be c...
03/20/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a cutting torch to cut bit lugs off of the miner. A piece of hot slag popped off and fell down between his cutting glasses and his eye causing a scratch on his left eye. The emplo...
03/13/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had his hand on a piece of drill steel, ready to start a drill hole, when a small piece of rock struck him on the forearm causing a laceration to the arm that required 4 sutures.
03/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stated he felt pain in lower back while reaching for a bundle of roof bolt plates. He stated this was an old injury that had been aggravated. He sought medical attention and missed 4 days o...
01/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to unload an electric motor out of a scoop bucket outside and got his hand caught between the motor and scoop bucktet causing a laceration to his finger that required 4 sutures...
01/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost Employee was trying to move a battery charger stand by hand (as opposed to using the scoop) and strained his lower back. He started missing work as the result of this event on 1-18-05.
09/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had placed 2 catheahs on desk during unloading supplies. while cleaning the office floor he bumped a chair which caused one of the cateads to fall off the desk striking his left index finger...
09/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost ON 10/12/04 MANAGEMENT RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A MEDICAL DOCTOR THAT HAS DIAGNOSED THIS EE AS HAVING A HERNIA. EE IS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AND HAS NOT MISSED WORK. 12/13/04: EE IS NOW MISSI...
03/21/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None HEARING LOSS CLAIM.
02/11/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost EE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR, HIT A BUMP, JAMMED HEAD INTO CANOPY.
01/23/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost EE FELL WHILE TRAMMING ROOFBOLTER TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
11/06/2002 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 24d lost OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND METAL STRAPS. WHILE PUSHING THE BOLT UP INTO THE TOP HE DISCOVERED HE HAD LEFT HIS DRILL STEEL ON THE DRILL HEAD. WHEN HE REACHED TO GET THE DRILL STEEL IT BECAM...
09/11/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost WORKING WITH CHAIN HOIST AND THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
06/20/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost EE WAS USING A 16# SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE PINS FROM ""CAT PAD"" WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK. EE DID NOT MISS WORK OR SEE A DR, UNTIL 7-2-02.
05/11/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost EE WAS PULLING ON A BATTERY CHARGER CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
04/17/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW ROCK FELL OUT WHILE HE WAS BOLTING TOP.
02/05/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' BY 20' BY 5-6' OCCURRED ON THE MAINS SECTION 1 CROSS CUT IN BY SPAD 1518 NO. 3 BELT ENTRY.
01/02/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None RUNNING MBC WENT OVER ROLL IN BOTTOM, THROWING SHOULDER INTO TOP. THIS RESULTED IN BRUISED SHOULDER.
12/01/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND CUT FINGER (LITTLE RIGHT)
10/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None EE HAE BACK AND RIGHT LEG PAIN BELIEVES INJURED BACK WHILE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE. EE HAS ARTHRITIS.
08/27/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE WAS LOADING 36"" BELT INTO SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
08/24/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost TWISTED ANKLE WHEN MOVING TO GET AWAY FROM FALLING DRAW ROCK.
04/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 270d lost EE STATED THAT WHILE SHOVELING BELT TAILPIECE, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.