Viper Mine — Accidents

Total: 530 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted While shoveling felt a pain in his abdomen that descended into his groin area. Transported to St. John's ER and released to follow up with his own physician. Additional medical services were not avai...
10/11/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While unloading hi-line from a car 10/11/2010 caught the two small toes of his right foot under a wheel. He continued working not seeking medical attention until 10/13/2010 after swelling and pain per...
10/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loading a bundle of chain hangers on a mantrip they slipped and as he attempted to catch them pinched his right index finger against the ride blowing out the side of the finger. Transported to S...
09/03/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting and installing an 8' bolt pinched his left index finger between the roof and the plate causing a laceration to the fingertip. Transported to Springfield Memorial ER where X-rays rev...
08/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost shovling on belt got hit with dutch head
08/21/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing miner bits with a hammer a piece of the hammer broke off striking his left palm near the base of the thumb. The fragment remained in the wound. He was transported to Springfield Memoria...
08/09/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at 3:45 on 8/9/10 at xc 106 entry 4 main south travelway. Fall was in four way intersection that had been supported with 4-8 full resin bolts. No property damage or injury occurr...
07/28/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at cross cut 113 entry 6 in 6RMS. Fall was in 4-way intersection that was mined in March of 2010. Area had bee supproted with 8' full resin bolts. No injury or property damage re...
07/27/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at 1:15pm at entry 1 xc 238 main south. Fall was in a four way intersection that had been supported with 4 & 5' full resin bolts. In addition, truss bolts had been installed in t...
07/22/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting and installing an 8' bolt with the plate on the bend hit a 4' brow with the plate and chipped off a small rock shooting it towards him and striking him above his upper lip leaving a...
07/13/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost While walking tripped and landed on his left heel. He continued working and completed his shift. Initially reported 6/3/2010 as a Minor First Aid became a Lost Time Accident 7/13/2010 after being diag...
06/28/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While opening an acetylene bottle to clear the valve was burned on the back of his left hand when the gas ignited. Transported by private vehicle to Springfield Memorial ER and treated for a second de...
06/14/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While setting a prop and standing at the base of the prop, a chunk of shale fell and struck him on the right forearm, leaving an area of abrasion with several small lacerations. Transported by private...
06/13/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at 3pm on 6/13/10 at xc 3 travel-way along 1B belt, fall was 20X20X10 high in a 3 way intersection. Area had been supported with 8' full resin bolts. No injury resulted, discharg...
05/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to pull down a rib that MSHA had deemed a hazard and using a slate bar a small piece of the rib broke off allowing him to fall backwards striking the back of his head on an unknown ob...
05/26/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 9d restricted While operating a continuous miner and cutting the slab side of a straight cut a rock slid off the miner and struck his left foot leaving a laceration. Transported by ambulance to Memorial Medical ER...
05/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost While recovering Kennedy stoppings pulled several panels down when material held by the panels fell striking the outside of his right ankle. Transported by private vehicle to MSHA Springfield where X-...
04/26/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting, allowed his left hand to rest on the drill pot where it was struck by a drill steel that had been left in the roof, causing a crushing injury to the fingertip and nail. X-rays revealed...
04/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing an 8' bolt the corner of the plate rubbed against his right arm allowing a burr on the plate to slice his forearm leaving a laceration. He was transported to Midwest Occupational Heal...
04/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While lifting and moving cable and water line against the rib and out of the travelway pulled a lower right back muscle. He finished his shift but sought medical attention the following day and was pl...
04/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 6d restricted While changing ram batteries and with batteries elevated reached beneath them to clean out coal and battery came down on his right hand causing crushing injuries. Transported by ambulance to Springfie...
03/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost While cutting a section of rail on a cutting table and attempting to roll a six foot piece off the table it landed on top of his left foot causing pain and swelling. Transported by personal vehicle to...
02/23/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 32d restricted While operating a mantrip struck a battery ramcar on the travelway. The impact caused him to strike his head leaving a laceration. EMTs placed him on a backboard and transported by ambulance to Spring...
02/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While building a Kennedy stopping, the rail came out of the rib, striking him in the mouth and chipping a tooth. He finished working his shift; the chip was placed in a bottle of milk and then re-atta...
01/23/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted While operating the scraper, hit a hole or bump in the road, causing him to bounce in the seat and causing a strong pain in his lower back. X-rays and a CT scan revealed a Vertebral Compression Fractu...
12/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving a battery cell it slipped pinching his right fingertip against a mantrip bumper causing a laceration. Transported by private vehicle to Memorial ER Springfield where X-rays revealed a fra...
12/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing the rail for a Kennedy stopping a burr on the rail cut through his glove and lacerated the middle finger of his left hand. Transported by private vehicle where treatment included sutu...
12/08/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 24d lost Carpal Tunnel surgery to left hand allegedy due to work related repetitive stress.
11/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall was found by an MSHA inspector on 11/30/09 at 79 + 10 entry 1 in 8 LMS. Fall was in a four way intersection that had been mined 10/29/09 and supported with 4' and 8' full resin bolts. There are...
11/22/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a grinder felt right eye irritation. Followed up next day with a visit to his personal physician, the eye was irrigated and a piece of dark material was removed. The irritation remaine...
11/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting and installing an 8' pin, a piece of shale fell and hit the Spider plate forcing it into his left forearm and slicing through his Kevlar armguard, resulting in a laceration that required...
10/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by pre-shift examiner in a four way instersection adjacent to # 12 & 13 1 west seals at 11:45am on 10/30/2009. Area had been supported with 6' full resin pins and had been truss...
09/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While building a Kennedy stopping a panel slid unexpectedly slicing through his glove and leaving a laceration on his left thumb that required sutures to close. He was treated and released to unrestri...
09/24/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting and as he was inserting an extension to complete a 6 foot hole, a piece of clay fell from the roof and struck his right thumb, leaving a laceration that required sutures to close. X-rays...
09/21/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While recovering high line and lacing it onto a supply car his left foot was run over by the car pinching his big toe causing a fracture and leaving a laceration that required sutures to close. Treate...
09/19/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at 2:12 am on 9/19/09, at survey station 70+50 entry 66RMS. Fall was in a four way intersection that had been mined 9/15/09 and supported with 8' full resin bolts. There are no p...
09/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found on 9/05/2009 at 4+90 room 5 in 6R MS MMU 007. The fall was in a four way intersection that was mined August 31,2009 and had been supported with 6' full resin bolts. No injury res...
08/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adjusting the supply forks on the #38 scoop and had the sliding arm raised. He could not move it. After pulling several times and the arm not moving, he put it down. After he put it down...
08/17/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting a piece of rib rolled causing him to strike his chin against the machine splitting it and leaving a laceration. Initially treated as a minor first aid but began bleeding after leav...
07/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working employee stepped into a hole and fell striking his right arm, shoulder and head and felt pain. Pain worsened and he called an EMT. Transport by ambulance to St. John's ER Springfield. No...
07/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at 9:30 pm on 7/9/09 at xc 244 entry 5 main south. Fall was in four way intersection that had been mined August 1997 and supported with 8' resin bolts. Fall measured approx. 20'...
06/12/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting and setting a pin beneath a brow leaned out from beneath the canopy to watch the bolt and was struck on the upper lip by a small piece of shale (diameter of a softball) leaving a la...
05/19/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting he dropped the drill pot and a steel extension fell, bouncing off the pot and striking him on the bridge of the nose leaving a small laceration that required sutures to close. Treat...
04/29/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While roof bolting and drilling a hole he lowered the drill pot to remove steel and the chuck adapter came out of the pot. While re-inserting adapter the steel fell from the roof striking the left fin...
04/27/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 229d lost While walking around a ram car was struck on the head and left shoulder by a piece of falling shale. Transported to St. John's Hospital in Springfield and released to see her own physician Tuesday, Ap...
04/27/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While roof bolting and withdrawing an extension from the roof a piece of shale fell from the roof striking him on the head, neck, right shoulder and right arm causing pain and an abrasion. A secondary...
03/29/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A foof fall was found at 10PM at x-cut 253xc entry 4, main south. The fall was in a 4-way intersection that had been mined in September 1997 & was supported with 4 & 8 foot full resin bolts. Additiona...
03/01/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While driving a mantrip he hit a bump or a hole in the travelway & jarred his back causing immediate pain. Drove himself to Hospital ER in Lincoln where a diagnosis was inconclusive & pain medication...
02/26/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting open a damaged repair on a jumper cable, his knife slipped and cut into the top of his right hand between the knuckles of the index and middle finger. Transported by private vehicle to S...
02/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at 7:05 am on 2/9/09 at survey station 12+10 room 2 6rms. Fall was in a four way intersection that had been mined january 2009 and was bolted with six foot full resin pins. a sig...