Vision #9 — Accidents

Total: 155 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/26/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE was turning around in deck of shuttle car when he caught his left foot under the seat and twisted his left knee.
01/04/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had finished installing roof bolts in a place and had sat down and leaned back against roof bolting machine and took his hard hat off to wipe sweat off when a piece of top coal popped off upp...
12/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN CATWALK AT RAW COAL LOAD OUT BELT AND SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS LEFT WRIST.
12/07/2005 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was repairing brattice that had been damaged by a piece of equipment. Several blocks had been knocked out but some were still in place at top of brattice. As employee started replacing blocks...
11/28/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING RECLAIM HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE AND LOADING IT ONTO A TRAILER WHICH WAS BEING PULLED BY A 4-MAN DIESEL PERSONNEL CARRIER. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT AWARE OF HIS POSITION IN RELATION TO THE EQUI...
11/22/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was driving spad into coal rib when a piece of rock fell hitting him in crook of right arm and driving elbow into mine floor.
11/19/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was in the process of drilling a hole and reached back for a section of pinner steel when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and struck his right middle finger causing immediate swelling...
11/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was closing metal airlock door and air pressure caused door to close faster than anticipated. His left hand was pinched between tip of metal door and mine roof resulting in laceration requiri...
11/14/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost EMPLOYEE REACHED UP TO PULL LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK IN ROOF AND MORE MATERIAL FELL THAN EXPECTED. HE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING MATERIAL RESULTING IN FRACTURES IN HIS PELVIS.
11/01/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE NO. 6 ENTRY OF THE EAST MAINS AT SPAD 38+05. THE DIMENSIONS OF FALL ARE 20' WIDE, 20' LONG AND 6' HIGH.
10/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was carrying 2 buckets of miner bits and hung his foot in loop of miner cable causing him to fall and hurt left knee.
10/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was loading pins and plates on top of roof bolter and a bundle of pin plates fell striking his right foot.
10/05/2005 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 184d lost, 3d restricted Employee was helping install waterline. A tee with the line that the fire valve attached to was leaking. When He tried to tighten the connection. The fire valve blew off the tee striking his right kne...
10/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
09/12/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE WAS WALKING AROUND COAL AT FEEDER AND TRIPPED ON LOOSE COAL. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
08/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING PIN PLATES ON HIS ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIN PLATE FELL WITH THE CORNER OF THE PLATE HITTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM RESULTING IN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 2 STITCHES
07/29/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REHANGING CABLE OVER TOP OF SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.
07/25/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was helping thread belt through a tailpiece. He was pulling on belt with pair of channel locks when they slipped off of belt and struck him in the ribs.
07/18/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred in no.7 entry of the 2nd south east mains start at spad 18+20 and gong inby for approx. 150 feet. the dimension of the fall are 20 ft wide, 8 ft high and 150' long.
07/13/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRIKING THE CANOPY THEN THE LEFT SIDE HIS BACK RESULTING IN BRUISES AND SCRATCHES
07/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT BELT STANDS ON NO.2 BELT & WHILE CARRYING A BELT STAND HE STEPPED IN A HOLE & TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE.
06/18/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLTS IN PREPARATION FOR THIER INSTALLATION. HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE ROW OF BOLTS & THE RIB, STRIKING HIM IN...
06/17/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW PRIOR TO THIS DATE. AFTER USING A COME-ALONG HIS ELBOW BECAME PAINFUL. HE WORKED HIS NEXT SHIFT BUT STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6/20/05.
06/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE was starting to walk beneath a belt underpass guard and hit his left shoulder on the guard causing him to loose his balance, and fall. The area was muddy and he had his coat and lunch bucket in his...
06/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was throwing loops of miner cable at slack pile as he taping cable and felt a burning sensation and sharp pain in his lower back.
06/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE HANGING MINER CABLE, EMPLOYEE PULLED GROIN MUSCLE NEAR RIGHT LEG.
05/23/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was attempting to cross over a belt and stepped on a square timber lying on the mine floor. The timber rolled pitching the employee forward against the belt and framing. The employee struck h...
05/19/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Person was cutting off metal bands from concrete block pallet and band struck the back of his arm.
05/05/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was working on left miner in #7 entry. He was trying to change a hose that went from conversion value to pump motor. When doing so he pulled and tugged, hurting his lower back using a pair of...
05/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was reporting for work on third shift and he got out of his truck. He dropped his lunch bucket on right foot. He told his supervisor what happened and that his foot was hurting. He went under...
04/14/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was operating a scoop and using a cable to pull a conveyor chain back together in a shuttle car. The cable broke and struck EE in the face.
04/14/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was stepping down off of Gob truck and missed bottom step with his foot causing right knee to hit step. Employee did not start missing work until July 17, 2005.
04/08/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was walking in belt entry and stepped on a loose, wet rock, and lost his balance and twisted his left ankle.
03/29/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD CONTINUOUS MINER AND RAN OVER A ROCK. EE WAS THROWN UPWARD AGAINST THE CANOPY, HITTING HIS HEAD AND JAMMING HIS NECK.
03/19/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred at spad 10+50 in No. 1 entry of the 1st SW panel off the 2nd SE sub-mains. The dimensions of the fall are 18' long, 20' wide and 6' high. The fall is approximately 3400' outby...
03/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was dragging belt rollers down #3 belt and installing bottom rollers when he started feeling pain in lower back.
03/14/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred in the #7 entry of the second southwest sub-mains at spad 0 and 70 in a return entry. The dimensions of the fall are 18' wide, 7' high and 70' long.
02/25/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping splice #11 belt and when he trimmed the belt using a utility knife he cut his right thight which required 3 stitches.
02/24/2005 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An ignition occurred in the face of #5 entry on #2 unti mmu 002-0 no one was injured.
02/23/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE WAS CUTTING ON BLASTIC BOTTLE WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING 12 STITCHES
02/11/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING TRAILER FROM TRACTOR WHEN THE TRACTOR ROLLED A LITTLE & CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN THE TRACTOR & TRAILER. RT. SHOULDER WAS BRUISED BY IMPACT.
02/03/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 187d lost Employee was leaving the dumping point, in a shuttle car, and was looking back at his boom as he lowered it to make sure it cleared some cables hanging across the haul road. His car veered to the righ...
01/31/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 349d lost The ee was operating the cont miner and backed miner up after cutting right side of face and he split the cats on the miner to move it toward left side of face. The right rear corner of the miner mash...
01/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee started dragging an oxygen bottle and felt a sharp pain in lower back. He worked his next scheduled on Feb 27 but started missing work on Feb 28, 2005.
01/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BAGS OF ROCKDUST ON TO PERSONNEL CARRIER & PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
01/10/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee had rock fall from roof at last row of bolts and piece of rock struck him on right ankle.
12/08/2004 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE WAS REPAIRING BOLTER CABLE THAT HAD BEEN CUT BY A CAR. AT POWER CENTER HE PUT HIS LOCK & TAG ON BOLTER CATHEAD AND SPLICED THE CABLE. WHEN FINISHED, HE TOOK HIS LOCK & TAG OFF & PUT THE CATHEAD B...
09/27/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found on 9-27-04 around 8:45 am by safety director in the 1st southeast #5 entry between spad 12 and 60 and spad 13 and 30 in the pillar. Fall was 24' long 13 1/2' wide and 5' high. 5'...
09/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost injured party was picking up the miner cable to hang it up when he felt a pain in his lower back.
09/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ROOF BOLTS FROM HIS SUPPLY TRAILER TO HIS ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER LOOSE COAL AND FIRE CLAY. EE FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE GROUND.