SUFCO — Accidents

Total: 215 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost MARK WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A 20FT. LENGTH OF 12INCH PLASTIC PIPE,(APPROX. 250LBS.) THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON UNEVEN SURFACE ON THE MINE FLOOR AND ROLLED HIS ANKLE. THIS CAUSED THE OTH...
08/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE FACE AREA OBSERVING CONDITIONS. HE CAME TO A MUD HOLE THAT HAD SOME WATER IN IT. THE WATER WAS CONCEALING RUTS THAT HAD BEEN MADE BY COAL HAULERS. EE STEPPED INTO RUT NOT EXP...
03/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LOADING PIPE ON PIPE HANGING TRACKS OFF OF PIPE TRAILER, WE ALLREADY LOADED SEVEN OFF. WE HAD TWO 2""X4""XX4' STRIKERS BETWEEN TRAILERS SO PIPE WOULD NOT FALL. STRIKER FELL AND PIPE DROPPED AND SLID P...
01/22/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 361d restricted EE WAS OPERTING CONT MINER WITH REMOTE CONTROL UNIT. HE WAS ALONGSIDE THE MINER & ATTEMPTING TOSWING IT AWAY FROM RIB--EE WAS STANDING NEAR A 5"" LIP OR RIDGE IN THE FLOOR. AS THE MACHINE SWUN G OVER...
01/15/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost EE WAS REPLACING A PUMP MOTOR ON LONGWALL SHEARER HE HAD REMOVED & TAGGED NUMEROUS HYDRAULIC HOSES EE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH THE OPERATOR GUARD WHICH WAS IN RAISED POSITION. THIS IS A STEEL GU ARD WHI...
12/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MAN JUMPED OFF PARKED TRAILER, ABOUT 2' OFF THE GROUND & LANDED ON A CHUNK OF COAL. HIS LEFT KNEE WENT OUT & HE FELL TO THE GROUND. WAS NOT ABLE TO STAND ON IT.
12/15/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EE WAS THE GROUND HELPER FOR THE PILLAR WRAPPING OPERATION. EE WAS HELPING THE BOLTER OPERATOR STRAIGHTEN MAST HOSES ON THE FLETCHER BOLTER. THE UPRIGHT BELT POSITIONING PIN ON THE RIB BELT WR APPING...
12/14/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost EE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD A BUNDLE OF CABLE BOLTS INTO A SHUTTLE CAR. THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS SITUATED CLOSE TO THE COAL RIB. AS HE GOT OFF THE MACHINE TO REACH FOR A CHAIN. THE UNIT ARTICULATED TO WARD TH...
12/06/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted WHILE INSTALLING WATER LINE W/PIPE WRENCH, PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF, CAUSING A PARTIAL DISLOCATION TO LEFT SHOULDER.
11/12/2000 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM LONGWALL STAGELOADER. A PIECE OF COAL RIB SLID DOWN STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND PUSHING HIM INTO THE STAGELOADER CONVEYOR. HIS SAFETY GLASSES STRUCK THE S TAGELOA...
08/25/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN HOOKING UP A SUPPLY TRAILER TO A VEHICLE FOR MOVEMENT TO ANOTHER LOCATION. THE TRAILER WAS EQUIPED WITH A MOUNTED JACKWHICH HAD NOT BEEN USED WHEN THE TRAILER WAS DROPPED AT...
07/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS HELPING TO ASSEMBLE FLIGHTS ON A LONGWALL CONVEYOR CHAIN IN THE SURFACE SHOP; HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A FLIGHT THAT WASN'T PROPERLY ALIGNED IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT FALL INTO PLACE. ANOTHE R EMPLOY...
05/30/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SERVICING A WAGNER SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE SCRUBBER MAKE-UP TANK WITH WATER. THE FILL HOLE ON THE MAKE UP TANK IS LOCATED SO EE HAD TO REACH ABOVE HIS HEAD TO KEEP TH E HOSE...
05/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH A CROSSCUT LOOKING FOR SOME TIE WIRE, WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A LUMP OF COAL AND FELL TO FLOOR; HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS JUST BEFORE HIS HEAD HIT FLOOR. LATER IN SHIF...
03/23/2000 OTHER FATALITY Fatal INDIVIDUAL WAS FOUND DEAD IN SUMP.