Viper Mine — Accidents

Total: 530 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/29/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 353d lost While helping to hang CM cable and waterline, employee felt a pull and strain in right shoulder. Employee continued to work until Dr. pulled them for surgery on 06/21/2024.
10/03/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 27d restricted Employee was welding on a chute at the stoker loadout. Employee was in a basket attached to a CAT telehandler. The basket was raised six feet off the ground when it unattached from the telehandler fal...
07/17/2023 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee changed oxygen tank at a permanent station. Attached hose to tank proceeded to open valve on oxygen tank. The regulator failed and blew apart the hose attached to the tank came off as well. E...
05/15/2023 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting timber when they bent over to pick up wedges a timber fell striking them on the head above the left ear.
04/26/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost, 20d restricted Alleged repetitive trauma to both arms and hands, carpal tunnel.
02/10/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 59d restricted Carried coats to plant, set them on a belt crossover. Turned to leave area when right foot caught a small pile of coal fines. Employee fell to the ground (same level) onto their right hip and elbow.
01/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 58d restricted Employee approached and entered equipment doors at the slope bottom to exit the mine. Employee closed one door and turned to find the other door near them closing. Employee reached out to catch the do...
01/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 169d lost, 20d restricted EE was unrolling felt liner and picked one end up to go over the dirt pile. EE felt a twinge in left shoulder. EE returned to work but did seek treatment on 01/07/2023. The x-ray showed no fractures o...
12/27/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Individual was cleaning and raking along MN4 beltline XC96 when they tripped on wire rope falling to the ground. Put their arm out to catch themselves causing a fracture to the Greater Tuberosity.
12/09/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 63d restricted Helping change ram car batteries. The safety chains were tight, so the car pushed the battery into the rib to take tension off the chains. I.E. reached in to loosen the chains when they became tight a...
12/07/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Employee was helping another start the face scoop. Employee sat down in the cab and leaned forward to pull on the breaker handle when employee felt a pain in lower back. Through company investigation,...
09/26/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at South Submain #1, Entry #4 in the intersection of crosscut XC #20. There was no injury or property damage with this occurrence.
06/28/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 48d restricted 2LMN Unit Intersection 10+50 1R XC Actively bolting a brow on a blow through that was 4 to 5 feet in length. The brow broke up causing multiple pieces of shale to fall. Employee was inserting pin into...
04/28/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at NSM XC44 Entry 5. There was no injury, a ram car that was out of service was partially covered with material from the fall.
01/13/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred 1RMS #2 Beltline, XC 16 Entry 7. There was no injury or property damage with this occurrence.
12/21/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred 1RMS # 1 belt XC 38 entry 1. Entry had a clay vein running along left rib line joined by other clay veins in the intersection. There was no injury or property damage with this occ...
12/09/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred 1RMS XC 31-1/2 Entry 1. Entry had a significant clay vein running with the entry. There was no injury or property damage with this occurrence.
12/03/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred along 2L #2 beltline XC16 Entry #4. Entry had clay veins running with the entry. Additional clay vein in the crosscut joined the first in the intersection. There was no injury or...
10/31/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred along 1R #2 beltline XC #9 Entry #2. Entry had a clay vein running along right side rib line through the intersection. A second clay vein entered the intersection from the left ri...
06/25/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 53d restricted While removing top structure from overland belt the employee dropped the structure pinching right thumb between the structure and structure railing. This resulted in a fracture of the right hand.
05/24/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An established intersection with no limestone present and bolted with fully grouted 8' bolts, had a clay vein measuring from 5' to 10' thick through the middle of the intersection. The roof failed alo...
04/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost While helping build a solid block wall bumped EE's left elbow. There was no visible wound, swelling or discoloration at the time. Reported swelling and inflammation 4/29/2021 and sought medical trea...
02/25/2021 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 14d restricted While reaching over a ram car to tighten a battery plug, felt a pop below EE's left calf muscle and EE's leg began cramping. Went to Midwest Occupational Health Associates the following morning and w...
07/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 217d restricted While picking a piece of 1/4"" steel plate measuring 17"" X 25"", and taking a couple steps, felt intense pain in EE's right upper arm. X-rays revealed that EE's right shoulder was dislocated. The sho...
02/20/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted While walking near a co-worker setting 6' props, was struck on top the right foot when a prop fell unexpectedly. The impact caused fractures to 2 Tarsal bones in EE's right foot. Treated and release...
02/11/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 47d restricted While getting out of a tractor, hit head against the top in an area of low height. EE stumbled in the cab and fell, twisting left leg and felt a pop in left knee. EE continued working. A follow-up MRI...
12/16/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at XC#75 MS#13 belt line. The belt had been removed and was under planned rehabilitation. Personnel had withdrawn from the work site. There was no interruption to production. Ther...
12/10/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred along MW#1 belt, XC #31/station 35+45, entry #0. Limestone had 2 slips that contained quartz, 1 in the middle and 1 larger slip in the heavy side of the cantilever. There was no...
11/12/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted While roof bolting, EE's drill steel became clogged. As EE reached to remove the steel, shale fell from the roof hitting EE's hand and driving EE's thumb into the drill pot. The impact caused a contus...
10/29/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 25d restricted While using a pipe wrench and attempting to remove a clean out plug on a continuous miner de-mister, knocked a rub rail off striking left shin. EE reported the incident as minor and insignificant 7 da...
10/05/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at 08:00 AM in a 3 way intersection of entry #5 MS10 XC14 station #22+84.95 intake travelway. No injury or property damage occurred, travelway is being re-routed and access was p...
09/05/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 405d restricted While moving miner cable, felt a pinch in lower back. They went to pick up cable again and felt additional pain in back and into legs. They called for help to get out of the mine. They returned to wor...
06/22/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While making a belt splice and preparing to loosen tension on a chain come-along, EE had left index finger pulled into the come-along when the free end of the chain moved unexpectedly. The pinch caus...
04/07/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While making a belt splice, the splice board was sliding off the platform. As EE reached to push it back onto the platform, EE's partner inadvertently struck EE on the left ring finger tip with a spl...
04/01/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred along MW#4 Belt, XC19, Entry#4, Sta 135+47. The fall is approximately 40' Long, 50' Wide and 20' Thick. It is dangered out and 2 rows of breaker props have been installed on all...
01/12/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred along MW#4 Belt, XC6, Entry#4, Sta 116+66.88. The fall is approximately 30' Wide X 40' Long X 15' High. It is dangered out and 2 rows of props have been installed on all accessib...
12/05/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 10d restricted While walking ran EE's head into a low brow. EE experienced pain in EE's neck, right shoulder and right arm. EE sought medical treatment 12/6/2018 and was diagnosed with cervical disc disorder and re...
10/23/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted While installing a 6' bolt and holding the bolt as the pot was raising, the bolt bent, pinching the right thumb at the base of the nail. The pinch caused a laceration of the nailbed and fractures to t...
07/11/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 37d restricted While roof bolting, reached to remove a plugged drill steel from the roof. As they reached, shale and rock fell around the steel, knocking the injured to the ground. The rock and drill steel struck th...
01/23/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost At the completion of a job, EE's left arm got caught by a belt roller on the plant feed belt causing abrasions. EE attempted to knock belt skirting down against the belt with a hammer and missed, allo...
01/11/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Our employee is a truck driver. Had just finished dumping coal, went to walk back to push in tailgate valve to relock the tailgate, when employee slipped in mud and fell on left side. Driver did not...
01/05/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 19d restricted While roof bolting and removing a steel from the roof, employee was lining the steel up with the drill pot when a piece of shale struck employee's hand mashing it against the pot. The impact caused a...
11/01/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While preparing to start the roof bolting machine, was struck on the head and left cheek by falling shale. The shale, approximately the size of a dinner platter, struck the edge of the canopy as well...
10/11/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost, 10d restricted While standing on the roof bolter and reaching to connect curtain to an S hook, had a sharp pain in lower back and down both legs causing body to jerk. Had experienced similar pain for 2 weeks and so...
10/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 30d restricted While roof bolting, EE helped move a piece of shale that had struck EE's partner. The shale then flipped over while moving and struck EE on the right ankle. Initially reported as a first aid only 10/0...
10/02/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost While roof bolting in old works, a piece of shale fell and struck employee on the head. Employee felt a sharp pain described as a ""Stinger"" in the neck and shoulder. Employee did not seek medical at...
09/28/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted While inspecting a work area and trying to pull a rib down, was struck on top of the right foot by the rib when EE couldn't move away fast enough. The material landed on top of EE's tarsal guard resul...
08/21/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 3d restricted While cleaning a belt drive with a rake, turned and struck left elbow against a steel I-beam. EE continued working and finished the shift. Diagnosed as a bone chip type fracture along with a ruptured...
08/08/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non injury roof fall was found at 7:00 AM on 8/8/17 at XC 4 entry 3 2rMS #1 belt. The fall was in a four way intersection that had been mined December 2014 and supported with 8' resin bolts. The fal...
08/07/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 20 person elevator at Williamsville intake shaft became inoperable due to wiring issue, all underground personnel were brought out of mine until car was back in service at 2:50 PM