Tunnel Ridge Mine — Accidents

Total: 495 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/03/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee got on bed of tractor trailer. Walked around the bed to hook up a load and slipped on icy surface and fell off of the truck. He has fracture elbows, fractured wrist, contusion of knee.
02/25/2015 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee had noticed that air hose was loose. He tried to tighten the hose. The hose came apart and fractured his right forearm.
01/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing belt structure from longwall belt. As he was in the process of tossing a piece of structure over the belt he pinched his right middle finger between two pieces of metal.
12/16/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was trying to split a wooden header block with a mine axe. He swung through the header block and struck his left shin causing a laceration.
12/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying an Oxygen bottle on his right shoulder. He walked through a low area and pinched his right hand between the bottle and a roof strap causing a laceration on his right hand result...
12/08/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TO PUT A DERAILED CAR BACK ON TRACK. HE HAD RAISED THE CAR WITH A TRACK JACK. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE CAR TO THE TRACK THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR CAUSED THE JACK HANDLE TO ""SPRIN...
12/07/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a utility knife to cut the end of a rock dust hose. While finishing the cut, the knife slipped off the hose and cut his left palm causing a laceration which resulted in 11 sutu...
11/26/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Loader operator was exiting the loading machine when he tripped over his loader cable and fell. When he fell, he caught himself with his right hand and strained his right shoulder.
11/09/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS LEFT HAND TO ROTATE A PLANK JACK PAD TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. HE WAS LOWERING THE JACK AT THE SAME TIME. DURING THIS PROCESS HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE PAD AND...
10/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was in the process of filling a track mounted diesel rock duster. As he attempted to connect the fill hose onto the tank valve he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. This is a re-aggravation...
09/18/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER SINGLE BOOM BOLTER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HIM. AS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A DRILL STEEL, THE HELPER INADVERTENTLY LOWERED THE STAB JACK ON TO HIS...
09/17/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting posts in the intake entry of the 4 right longwall section and cut the palm of his left hand with a razor blade.
08/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A SECTION OF VENTILATION TUBING. IT GOT CAUGHT ON ANOTHER PIECE OF TUBING AND JAMMED STRAINING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ELBOW
08/02/2014 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was walking under suspended waterlines. The waterlines dislodged from the mine roof and struck him in the neck & shoulder area on the right side.
07/27/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the top of shearer with a slate bar and a rock fell from between shields and struck his left thumb.
07/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee was tearing down monorail in an abnormally high area. As he tried to free the chain from the support bracket he felt pain in his right shoulder. He continued to work all scheduled shifts up t...
07/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting his drill steel back into tray of Joy 14-09 continuous miner and struck his right elbow on the corner of the tray causing a laceration.
07/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee strained his back as he lifted a rock from belt line walkway and put it on conveyor.
07/10/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost Employee was standing in an area that had been mined approx. 20 ft. high so an overcast could be built. A rock fell from where roof and rib line meet and struck him on the right side injuring his nec...
07/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was dismounting the chain conveyor area of an Auxier Welding shuttle car. His right foot became entangled in a chain flight, twisting his ankle.
07/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was trying to remove a shuttle car snub by himself. When he unhooked the snub from the anchor bolt the weight of the snub pulled his arm toward the ground injuring the muscles and tendons in...
06/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was building framework for air lock doors by himself. The frame started to fall and he tried to catch it, straining his right shoulder. He continued to work all scheduled shifts up to July 2...
03/25/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was cutting a rockdust hose with a utility knife and the knife slipped and cut his other hand. The employee was cutting away from his body but his left hand was holding the hose.
02/24/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to recover longwall rail. His buddy had pried rail up with slate bar to remove fish plate bolts. The slate bar slipped allowing the rails to shift pinching his thumb. Employee wor...
02/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PART OF A CREW BUILDING AN OVERCAST ON THE 1 LEFT BLEEDER SECTION. A 4"" I-BEAM HAD ONE END ON THE GROUND & ONE END RESTING ON A SOLID BLOCK. THE END ON THE BLOCK SLIPPED OFF AND LANDED O...
01/29/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost Employee was bolting off a Joy 14-09 mining machine. He stepped over some gob and hyper extended his left knee.
01/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING 6 FT. SECTIONS OF OLD TRACK RAIL FROM AN AREA OF THE HAULAGE THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. AS HE AND HIS BUDDY WERE WALKING FROM TRACK ENTRY INTO CROSSCUT, HE TRIPPED AND BEGAN TO FALL...
01/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TAKE DOWN HI-LINE CABLE. THE CABLE BEGAN TO FALL. AS THE CABLE FELL A HI-LINE CABLE HANGER CAUGHT THE WEBBING BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND CAUSI...
01/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE LONGWALL SHEARER. A PANEL WAS FALLING OFF THE SHEARER AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PANEL AND A SECTION OF PANLINE.
12/17/2013 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost EMPLOYEE HAD APPROACHED SCOOP THAT WAS PULLING A LARGE PORTION OF RUBBER HOSE. THE SCOOP WAS POSITIONED JUST OUTBY THE OUTBY RIB OF THE CROSSCUT AND HE WAS POSITIONED ON THE INBY LEFT CORNER OF THE CR...
12/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping put the diesel mantrip back on the track. As they raised the wheels the mantrip slid over and pinched his arm against a crib block. it took approximately 20 stitches to sew him up
12/04/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking across a pile of roof mesh and he lost his footing causing him to fall on his left side, injuring his ribs
11/25/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost Employee was tramming the fully loaded #9 Auxier Welding off standard shuttle car to the feeder when he went thru a dip in the haul road. He came out of his seat and struck his head on the canopy roo...
11/25/2013 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Alleged face ignition on the #1 right working section in the #1 entry.
11/06/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was helping to install a hi-speed roller with a slate bar. The roller slipped on the slate bar and his right hand became caught between the slate bar and belt structure.
10/17/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT PLASTIC BAND OFF OF NEW RATCHET STRAPS. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND SLICED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB & INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING LIGHT WEIGHT GLOV...
09/30/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee was on top of a joy 14-09 continuous mining machine plumbing hoses into a bolter module. He was working from his knees when he felt sudden pain in his left leg and knee. When he tried to st...
09/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 194d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A SPILLBOARD ON THE WALK SIDE OF THE SECTION FEEDER. THE SPILLBOARD HAD BEEN RIGGED TO A RED DEVIL HOOK WITH A 1/4"" CHAIN & THE EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING IT TO ALIGN INSERTS...
09/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A HOSE ON THE 4 LEFT LONGWALL SECTION AND SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS. HE GRABBED FOR A ROOF STRAP TO HELP BALANCE HIMSELF AND HIS WEDDING RING GOT CAUGHT ON STRAP AND LACERATED HIS LE...
08/28/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 31 CROSSCUT OF THE 2 RIGHT SECTION IN THE #3 ENTRY. NO INJURIES RESULTED BUT PARTS OF THE LOADING MACHINE AND A SHUTTLE CAR WERE COVERED WITH MATERIAL. THE FALL WAS JUST ABOV...
08/21/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting skirt rubber on stacker belt and belt utility knife slipped off rubber and cut back of left hand.
08/17/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was preparing to cut a timber with an air saw. The air saw was lying on a bunk of timbers. When another employee went to turn the air on, the saw came on and cut the employee's finger. Th...
08/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 225d lost Employees were loading rail onto a flat car. A rail was bound up against another rail. The employee tried to pry the bound up rail over the other rail. As he did this it sprung back and hit him knocki...
07/05/2013 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING VENT TUBING IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 2 RIGHT SECTION. A SHUTTLE CAR SNUBBED IN SAME ENTRY HAD A WORN SPOT IN OUTER JACKET THAT LET LEADS CONTACT METAL SNUB. THIS RESULTED IN THE WIR...
06/03/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT THIGH BY A 40 TO 50 LB. ROCK THAT FELL FROM ROOF. HE DEVELOPED A BRUISE ON HIS KNEE THAT WOULD NOT HEAL BUT CONTINUED WORKING. ON OR AROUND 06/24/2013 HE HAD TO HAVE M...
05/30/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A dome fall occurred on the corridor belt line at spad location 46+50. The fall measured approx. 20 ft. long by 16 ft. wide by up to 6 ft. high. No mine personnel was in the area when the fall occur...
05/29/2013 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 106d lost The Joy 14-09 Miner/Bolter had been backed away from the face to place strap and screen into position to bolt. As the miner was being trammed back to the face the inby edge of the off-operator side r...
05/11/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was off loading belt structure from a supply car. As the employee was pulling a ""sausage roller"" off the car, he tripped over rollers already off loaded and fell backwards. As a result of...
05/07/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CABLE BOLT IN MINE ROOF AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN BOLTER POT AND ATRS.
05/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was removing tram chain on roof bolter. His glasses came off as the employee bent over to retrieve his glasses he hit his eye with the pry bar he had been using.