T.J.S. No. 6 Mine — Accidents

Total: 34 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/26/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was going over to restart outside belts he slipped on snow covered ground losing his hard hat. While getting up he hit his head on a belt scrapper.
11/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None while removing a section of 36 inch mainline belt employee was struck on top of left hand when a fellow coworker threw a top stand
11/11/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While crawling employee felt pain in right knee continued to work until the day of his surgery on 1/15/14
10/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was belting section up when he reached to pull a bottom stand over when another employee was going to hit stand with a rail striking man on left eyebrow.
06/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifting main tail impact slides employee twisted back continued to work until date of surgery 9-30-2013.
06/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pushing vent pipe through mandoor cut forearm
01/11/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 87d restricted The bolter was drilling a hole, when he added another drill steel his metacarpal glove got caught between the steels (the inside pad). Not knowing he rotated the steel, breaking two fingers and disloc...
01/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 15d restricted EE was setting cribs and twisted his knee he is having surgery 5/18/12
07/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While knocking a strap off a piece of steel flew in his upper arm
05/12/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHEN BOLTING X-CUT 1-0 THE 1ST BOLT BEING INSTALLED WAS THE CORNER BOLT ON THE OPERATOR SIDE OF THE TWIN HEAD BOLTER. THE OPERATOR DRILLED THROUGH A POT CAUSING THE POT TO BECOME LOOSE AND STRIKING TH...
04/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost WHILE BOLTING HE WENT TO MOVE HIS KNEE STUCK IN THE MUD. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 7/15/11 AND DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL HIS SURGERY 8/31/11.
01/11/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost During the course of normal mining in low seam, the employee experienced pain in his right knee.
08/23/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 19d lost, 35d restricted While performing his normal duties as a working Supervisor employee experienced pain/swelling in both knees. Employee returned to work his next shift however the following day he received medical att...
06/21/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost While the employee was kneeling operating a Continuous Miner he experienced pain in knee. Employee continued to work until July 1, 2010 at which time he started missing work due to this incident.
05/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing drive chain on drive when he lacerated finger. Employee did not miss any work however on 05/10/2010 he went to get treated due to an infection therefore now making this accide...
04/03/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was traveling along beltline on a Personnel Carrier when the Carrier slid on some mud and with the grade dropping towards the beltline permitted the Carrier to contact beltline.
01/27/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the G - Butt rooms from #1 entry to #3 entry at spad #1092 (#2) entry. Fall was approximately 18' wide, 130' long, 10' high. Area was bolted with four (4) foot and...
01/20/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the No. 2 entry of G - Butt. Fall was located one (1) x-cut outby survey station #994. Fall was determined to be approximately 18' wide, 40' long, 8' to 10' high....
12/14/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was Roof Bolting and was lowering drill head when he inadvertently lowered head of Bolter on right foot. Employee did not miss any work however he did seek medical attention and was placed o...
11/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was unloading a set of air lock doors off of skid when the one (1) door slid and pinched finger. Employee did not miss any work however he did receive sutures and was placed on restricted du...
11/20/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was crawling and hanging ""J"" hooks on roof and when he went to pivot knee, employee felt a ""pop"" in right knee.
11/14/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was operating a Johnson four-wheeler. As he turned to back the mantrip up he had his right leg crossed under his left leg when he suddenly experienced pain in his right knee.
10/27/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted Employee was jacking a belt drive up when the handle of jack flew up and struck employee on right eyebrow and forehead.
10/21/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 27d restricted Employee was tightening belt with a com-a-long while his co-worker was doing same on his side of belt when the co-worker's chain broke permitting his chain to strike the employee on back of left hand.
05/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted Employee was roof bolting when a piece of rock fell causing a laceration on the back left area of neck. Rock size was approximately one foot (12"") long, one half inch to one inch thick (1/2"" to 1"")...
04/20/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 4d restricted Employee was roof bolting when a piece of rock fell onto his left hand smashing thumb while his hand was resting on the roof bolter drill head. Employee returned to work his next scheduled working sh...
04/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 310d lost Employee was roof bolting on the right side of the Fletcher Roof Bolter in the No. 2 Entry. Employee started to drill the first hole in the second to last row in that place. ATRS and safety post was...
01/31/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was roof bolting. As he was trying to place the roof bolt in the head of the roof bolter, he inadvertently bumped the rotation lever, thus catching three fingers on the roof bolt as it was r...
01/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was roof bolting when he observed a loose piece of rock. As he attempted to take the rock down, a piece broke off, landing on the employee's right ankle.
12/03/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 39d lost While performing his normal duties as a Supervisor employee experienced pain in knee. Employee did not request report be made out until 1/6/09. Employee worked until 2/2/09 at such time he went off....
10/21/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 100d restricted Employee was roof bolting in the #5 entry when a piece of rock dislodged from the roof striking him on the back of his right hand causing a laceration.
09/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was lifting a bottom roller up to put on belt rope when he experienced pain in his lower back.
06/27/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has experienced pain in both knees while performing his normal duties as a Continuous Miner Operator in low coal. Employee continued working until July 3, 2008, at such time he start ed missi...
04/14/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE had just helped a co-worker set a ""J"" channel and set legs under the ""J""channel.Co-worker then dropped the ATRS and the legs that supported the ""J""channel apparently kicked out allowing the "...