Taylor Fork Energy — Accidents

Total: 76 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/25/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim for pneumoconiosis. X-ray date of 10/28/2015. Employee was terminated 4/13/2014.
01/07/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Diagnosis date 12-3-14. Last day worked 12-2-14. Received letter from lawyer dated 1-7-2015.
08/05/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bent over, cleaning rock dust from the rib with a hammer when a rock fell striking him on the top of the head, jamming his neck. The Maxxim Shared Services employee began receiving therap...
05/05/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Termination date of 4/8/2013. X-ray read date of 5/5/2014.
02/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of hand loading 6"" waterline, employee was pulling waterline from the stack when his hands slipped off causing him to fall backwards striking his back. Compression fracture to T1...
12/01/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim for pneumoconiosis.
11/13/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim for pneumoconiosis. Termination date of 11/13/13. X-ray read date of 4/3/14.
10/11/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 178d lost Employee was on his knees bolting and had to bend the bolt to install it. As he installed the bolt and pushed on the bolt to straighten it back out he felt his left knee pop. He went to the doctor tha...
09/30/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Made aware of claim 12/16/2013.
08/13/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for carpal tunnel syndrome (right wrist).
04/15/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost While in supply yard loading pipe, employee stepped on wet pipe and fell, hurting his left leg (knee sprain).
02/27/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing a bottom roller, employee struck a fouled slate bar which swung around and hit him above the left eye causing a laceration requiring stitches to close.
11/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing trash from scoop and his right index finger contacted a jagged edge on an oil bucket and caused a laceration. The wound required 7 stitches to close.
10/18/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost While pre-shifting the P-1 seals he got off his four wheeler and started walking around it a piece of drawrock fell and hit the top of his right foot.
08/29/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was taking down a roof bolter cable and when it came down it struck him on the chin causing him to fall backwards, landing on his rescuer / tools.
08/14/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred on #5 belt, break #14.
07/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting a roller back into the bracket on a piece of belt structure and hit it with the side of his right foot.
06/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was using a socket and ratchet to remove a lid from a continuous miner and the ratchet slipped. Employee's hand struck a nail that was lodged in the recessed area of the lid handle and was pu...
06/15/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was tramming a Joy 10SC shuttle car up #6 heading and when he rounded the corner he hit a hole making the shuttle car bounce, and jamming his head into the canopy.
03/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a fire suppression system and when he lifted the alarm for the system he felt a pain in his right knee and heard a pop. Employee was released to return to work 3/8/12 with no r...
02/27/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding mantrip when foreign material got into his right eye. He was given prescription medication.
02/23/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred approximately 2500 ft off the section in the #6 entry at spad #4489. The fall was approximately 20'W X 40'L X 6'H and has been breakered off at all entrances to the fa...
12/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was installing T-channel in #2 heading. The channel was laying on ATRS and while he was putting glue into bolt hole, the channel fell striking his finger against the drill pot causing a lacer...
12/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading rope bolts onto roof bolter when the bolts got fouled and as he freed the bolts up his wrist twisted causing a knot to appear. He was given a brace at the hospital.
12/01/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was dismounting the shuttle car at the feeder, to check on the belt, when he felt a pain in his right shoulder and neck.
11/01/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 30d restricted Employee was driving a spad nail into the rib to hang a cable when the top of the rib rolled out striking him on the right ankle resulting in a fracture. Rock was approximately 0-6"" thick by 39"" lon...
09/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading track rails onto a flatcar when a piece of rail slid around catching his left index finger between the rails causing a laceration that reqiured stitches.
09/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was removing a rope bolt from the ripper head of the continuous miner. As he started to move the bolt, it sprung loose striking him on his safety glasses knocking them into his face fracturi...
06/30/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating a four-wheeler on the surface, and when he turned to put it in reverse he hit his elbow on a reciprocating saw blade that was on the back of the ride, resulting in a laceration, requi...
02/07/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was walking between a parked scoop and rib when he slipped twisting his right ankle.
01/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dropping a MRS cathead that was hanging from the roof with an 18"" rope hanger. As he was unhooking the hanger the cathead slipped, causing the hanger to flip around and the hook caught h...
01/15/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut end of belt when the knife slipped, striking him in right thigh, causing a laceration resulting in employee receiving sutures.
08/23/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A unplanned roof fall occurred approximately 2000' from active in the #2 entry left return at spad #4645. The fall was approximately 90'x20'x5-8', no injuries or equpment were involved in the fall.
07/22/2010 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Appx. 11 feet outby the face methane was detected coming from a drill hole that had been drilled to install primary roof support.
07/14/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall appx. 20'x60'x4.5' occurred in the #1 entry, which is the return entry, of the 002 section at spad # 47072 at 7:30 PM. No equipment or persons were involved.
05/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall approximately 20'x100'x5', 1300' outby active face occurred at 1:52 PM. There were no injuries or equipment involved in the fall. The area will be rehabilitated.
04/20/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred appx. 3100' outby the active face at break 15 on #5 belt. The fall was appx. 18'x50'x8'. The roof in this area is mixed with no coal rider seam present. All entries leading to the...
03/12/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred appx. 2200' outby 2 section in the #3 entry at spad #4480. The roof fall was appx. 20'x50'x4'. The fall was investigated by MSHA inspector.
09/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling track rail, a rail rolled over on a slate bar, causing the slate bar to flip up and struck member in the ear causing a laceration.
09/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pre-shifting glory hole, the cage was stopped at approximately 160' level. While stopped some unobserved material that had been stuck to the wall of the shaft broke loose and struck EE on top of...
09/14/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Member was making a belt splice outby 001 MMU feeder using a driver rod and a five pound sledge hammer. The hammer slipped while striking the driver and struck the members knee.
08/06/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #2 entry of the 001 section. This is a bleeder line for the pillar section. The size of the fall is approximately 19'x30'x6'.
08/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Inby spad #10787 in the #1 entry of 001-0 MMU a roof fall occurred in the bleeder of the section. The fall was approximatley 19'x45x6'. The strata is mixed & wet.
07/23/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While EE and another employee were transporting a head drive boom, EE boarded the flat car the boom was on to watch for clearance while passing under a conveyor belt. As rail car moved the boom twiste...
06/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall occured 60 ft inby spad # 10489 in the bleeder system on the North West U submains. This fall is in the process of being sealed. MSHA inspector investigated this fall.
05/05/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was starting inside the mine on a Johnson 4-wheeler and was going around a parked mantrip on the right side. As he passed the unit, the right front wheel of the ride hit the rib, causing the steeri...
05/04/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Shuttle car went down, operator exited car looking for troubleshooter. Walking between #8 & #9 heading, step in rut, twist left knee. Taken to E.R. for treatment, x-ray negative; Dr. told him stay o...
03/12/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Prior to shift beginning, employee was getting ready for work, putting on mining belt, had knife on light pouch and extra blade which was sticking out of pouch. Left hand came across blade causing lac...
01/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Opening air-lock door, not holding door securely, intake pressure caused door to slam. Employee tried to catch door, mashed left ring finger between door and frame. Taken to ER, stitches were used to...
11/19/2008 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee 1 break across from 3-D belt head helping start the forklift. When he tried to boost the battery it exploded causing injury to his eyes. Taken to E.R. for treatment, Dr took him off work unti...