SUFCO — Accidents

Total: 215 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/22/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 332d lost A rock fell against a longwall shield and pushed it forward and employees leg got caught between the toe of shield and pan line.
11/20/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was tightening a bolt with a wrench and it fell off and hit EE's hand causing injury.
10/24/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE stepped in a mudhole while pulling leg out of the mud EE fell forward and overextended right knee. Employee did not miss work until 10/30/2020.
10/21/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 330d lost GMS employee was working on longwall recovery and the rib rolled out causing injury to ankle
10/06/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost While employee was pulling the cable out of the throat of the Feeder Breaker, employee had a foot pushing off a flight to pull the cable when they felt something in left foot and when they applied bod...
09/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE was changing bits on the Headgate drum, when EE turned to walk out of the pan, EE's right patella popped out of the patellar groove of the knee on EE's right leg.
08/17/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost After checking the oil EE stepped up on the left side of UV-024 to check the coolant level. After checking, EE was trying to find a hand hold to help get down off the UV, EE missed grabbing the hole f...
07/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was pulling cable and felt pain in mid-section. Employee did not miss work until 8/7/2020 when employee got surgery.
06/05/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging vent tube and it spun while trying to install a new piece. The tub fell and a piece of tube broke and cut employee's arms causing injury.
05/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 253d lost employee was putting core in belt roll when they felt pain in midsection
03/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was shoveling belt and felt pain in groin.
03/05/2020 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was working around a mine foam/seal material called pur a JENNCHEM product. Employee had an allergic reaction to product causing problems with breathing/lungs.
01/17/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 263d lost Employee was coming down a ladder and missed a step causing injury to EE's knee
12/18/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was prepping area for seal building. EE scaled down loose material from ribs, while bending over to clean up scaled down material a piece fell from rib hitting employee in back of head on har...
11/01/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was hanging life line and got ankle caught between the rib and a mine vehicle causing injury. The truck backing up in motion was a contributing factor to the accident.
10/31/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost EE was walking to the door to enter the warehouse. They looked over at two other miners while walking, left foot caught the corner of the outside floor mat and they tripped. EE was carrying paperwork...
10/05/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Repairing feeder breaker on surface. EE needed to remove pin to adjust bracket on hydraulic jack mounted to tracks. The pin in bracket was bound up. When EE air-arced through pin, EE thought that the...
10/04/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crew was unloading a cable spool out of truck bed, EE was using a bar to pry spool over bed rail. The spool shifted and pinched EE's hand between bar and truck fender causing laceration to right hand...
09/28/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EE was working in adjacent maintenance bay servicing a piece of equipment. Metal push pin from adjacent maintenance bay bounced off ground and struck EE on the lower leg.
09/22/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE could not get two sections of drill steels to separate. EE bounced the steels against the drill box, they separated and the bottom steel came back and struck EE on chin causing laceration.
09/20/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating controls on material hauler and placed other hand in pinch point on moving part.
09/18/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hammering in a new bit sleeve on miner drum, a piece of metal came off sleeve and hit EE in left cheek, causing laceration.
06/20/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE roof bolting, when two drill steels came together, they pinched the palm of EE's left hand causing a laceration.
06/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Dragging a ventilation tube with another EE, walked by the section fan and hit left hand (free hand) on the fan frame.
05/21/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was working on LW move. When EE went to get in EE's bucket, a piece of pan line slid and struck employee on the foot causing injury
05/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing on second rung of ladder, hanging 4 inch drisco pipe on roof with straps. EE lost footing and dropped to ground landing on feet, but held onto hanger strap with left hand. The hook of...
04/27/2019 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 24d lost EE reached into engine compartment with motor running on skid steer to tighten nut on fuel line. Left hand was holding wrench and right hand was resting on fan shroud, when they leaned in right hand l...
04/03/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking and tripped on lump of coal, fell into rib cutting upper lip.
03/09/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE was setting shield sprag, when the initial cave behind longwall happened. The air pressure knocked EE off EE's feet and EE landed on EE's back on shield toe.
02/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was stacking two I-beams on top of each other and pinched finger between between beams, causing laceration.
02/10/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two EEs were tightening bolts on shield trailer with ratchet. EE moved ratchet from bottom-side bolts to top-side bolt changing direction of pull and when other EE pulled on ratchet in same direction...
02/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE washing and cleaning equipment at end of shift. EE lost control of water hose and it whipped up and hit in teeth.
01/22/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Installing bottom rib bolt, EE fell off bolter and caught self with hands on ground, causing pain in shoulder.
12/04/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was firebossing and adjusting the air on section and a shuttle car bumped into the employee and the employee fell against the rib and felt pain in back and legs.
10/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE reached for the next crib to move as another EE went to put a crib down on top of stack. Crib block landed on top of EE's hand.
10/14/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Replacing AFC head sprocket cover, EE had hands on front of cover to align into position, when tension was released cover moved quickly into place. EE's hands rolled forward pinching EE's fingers betw...
10/13/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were rehanging brattice cloth in relative darkness when an unseen rock fell out of the brattice cloth, striking one employee's right pinky fingertip. Physician drained accumulated blood fro...
07/26/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE was pulling on a line of ventilation tubing when they felt a pop in the left bicep. This resulted in a ruptured bicep tendon.
06/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE removing a roller on belt line when left ring finger was caught between the end of the roller and the roller frame causing an avulsion injury to the tip of the finger.
05/27/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee was assisting with a belt splice and got hand hit with a hammer causing injury.
05/21/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost GMS employee was carrying a drill and stepped on a piece of coal and rolled ankle causing injury.
03/19/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Power tripped to one of two longwall power centers in 2R6W section. Power dropped to entire section. Smoke and heat were detected at the power center, all miners were removed to outby the power center...
03/05/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost While walking EE slipped on a small patch of ice that had a light coating of snow. EE fell, landing on their right arm. EE had pain in right shoulder.
02/26/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost EE was tying roof mesh to existing roof supports. EE was standing on a ladder in a x-cut by the haulageway. The piece of mesh EE was hanging hung down on one edge and was struck by an on-coming truck...
02/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EE was preshifting a Dodge pickup. EE attempted to lift the engine compartment hood with left hand and the hood wouldn't move. EE then jerked on the hood with left arm and the hood still wouldn't move...
01/11/2018 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 3d restricted EE was helping move a de-watering pump and when hooking the insulated hook and cable onto the rib mesh, ee felt an electrical shock. EE finished shift and had pain in right forearm. No evidence of s...
11/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost EE was assisting with the removal of a broken top belt roller. The roller was under tension from the top belt and when it was pulled free of the tension, it rotated upward striking EE on the face in t...
11/10/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured miner was assisting with belt repair when finger was struck by a single jack hammer resulting in a fracture to the tip of left index finger.
11/09/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost EE was ascending stairs at an overcast when they stumbled near the top and fell striking the left upper arm on the top of the handrail. This resulted in pain to the lower bicep area. EE continued to w...
10/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost EE was servicing LW shearer when sloughing plate fell striking EE on left shoulder and right forearm. Dislocation to left shoulder, sprain/contusion to right forearm.