Employee was operating a remote control continuous miner. He was struck by a rock. He did not survive the injuries.
Sandlick IICoal
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 37
- Years on record
- 2004–2010
- Latest incident
- Jul 2010
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
36 on file (excluding fatalities above)2010 · 3 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A CHAIN ON AN AIRLOCK DOOR WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE STOMACH. THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 08/24/2010.
The Injured was removing a guard off of a Head Drive, when the pick hammer he was using, slipped and hit him in the face.
EE was operating a battery scoop when a nylon rope hanger which was hanging from a roof bolt plate lacerated the EE's nose requiring sutures.
2009 · 9 incidents
EE was lifting pump motor and it slipped landing on his pinky finger on his right hand which required stitches. (220093310045-pump motor slipped from a chain ratchet and fell on his little finger of the right hand.)
Employee began missing work on 12/18/09 from an injury that occurred on 8/17/09. He was moving a miner when he was struck by the conveyor boom.
Employee was diagnosed as having a degenerative disease from an MRI. He began missing work because of this on 7/6/09.
Victim was struck over the right eye by piece of steel requiring stitches.
Unintentional roof fall 50' long x 20' wide x 3' to 5' in thickness. The fall is located on 8 left panel #14 crosscut and #8 entry.
Unintentional roof fall was found while making rounds inby spad 2580, approx 4 X-cut.
Employee was putting a feeder flight in the feeder when the flight struck his left ring finger. He suffered a fracture to this finger.
Walking to mine office, slipped and fell on ice.
Employee was working on a V-scraper when he cut his hand. Stitches were required when treating the cut.
2008 · 7 incidents
An unmapped mine was cut into while mining was being performed on the 001-0 MMU. A small amount of water was released into the active section. No Methane or low Oxygen was released from the old works and no hazards were noted. All Persons were withdrawn and production was immediately stopped.
Employee was cleaning scrubber on miner when he received a laceration on his head that required stitches.
Employee was pulling a jumper cable and injured his shoulder. It was dislocated and out of place. Dr repaired and he returned to work.
Victim was cutting plastic band on bucket of plaster when utility knife slipped and cut right leg requiring staples to close the wound.
Hand slipped on ratchet cutting left forearm, requiring 6 stitches.
An unintentional roof fall was found during the weekly examination of 002 Bleeder panel. The area has been cribbed off to prevent access to the area.
An unintentional roof fall has occurred in the #2 entry at #110 crosscut.
2007 · 6 incidents
Employee was removing a head motor guard on Miner when it slipped and cut finger on left hand requiring stitches.
Cutting tape off a hose and cut thumb with a knife. Injury required stitches.
He was helping repair a Miner cable when as he was holding the cable he suffered a laceration to his right hand, requireing stitches.
Employee turned to go to a mine phone and bumped into a chain connected to a belt tailpiece.
Employee reported he had hurt his lower back and did not know how. He had been lifting heavy objects on 2/17/07 but felt no pain or injury. He was diagnosed as having a degenerative disc disease in the area of the pain L5 to S1.
Employee was cleaning out dust box and cut his hand on the coal rib, requiring stitches to close the wound.
2006 · 7 incidents
Employee was plastering a brattice when plaster was splashed onto his face and glasses. When he wiped off his face he wiped some materials into his eye and had to have the eye washed out. This is a medical reportable injury.
Employee began missing work because of an injury that occurred on 10/27/2006, when he was squatting on the mine floor and raised up and suffered damage to his knee.
Employee was diagnosed by a doctor as having bursitus in his right knee. I am protesting this reporting because there is clear evidence that he was treating before he reported the event on 10/21/06 and that this is not mine related.
Employee stepped over a roof bolter cable and knee gave away.
Employee was moving miner cable when he fell on wet mine floor and landed on his back.
Employee was cutting a piece of conveyor belt when he cut his right leg with a utility knife. The wound required stitches to close.
Employee was plastering a brattice when plaster was splashed into his left eye.
2005 · 3 incidents
EE WAS SETTING BITS AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND. METAL WAS REMOVED AND STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND
STARTED DRILLING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FEEL AND HIT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. CUTTING THE FINGER HAD TO GET 3 STAPLES.
2004 · 1 incident
An I-beam fell off the forklift hitting EE in the left leg and right foot.