Employee was watching the cable on the dolly when the rib rolled off crushing him. Rib measured approximately 82 by 36 by 11 inches.
P-1Coal
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 2009–2012
- Latest incident
- May 2012
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
13 on file (excluding fatalities above)2012 · 1 incident
Employee was working on pump line, pulling a broke band out of crimping tool, when the broke band came out of the tool it struck employee on the ring finger on the right hand requiring stitches.
2011 · 3 incidents
Employee was operating a Roof Bolter, while installing outside bolt a piece of rock fell striking him on the left hand.
The crew was moving power up. EE was pulling Crawler cable slack, when he pulled something in his back.
He was shoveling on #2 beltline, as he leaned forward, his face was too close to the moving belt. The edge of the belt at a splice came in contact with his right eye. He had dirt in his eye and a scratch on the side of his eye.
2010 · 3 incidents
EE was bolting top 002 section, while bolting he was positioning a strap in place when a rock fell pinching his left little finger between the canopy and the strap. No lost time accident happened Wed. before Thanksgiving weekend. EE RTE on next reg. shift. 11/29/10.
The EE was spreading rockdust from the rockdust bag with one hand, while holding the bag of rockdust with the other hand. He stated that he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He left work at that time, driving himself home, he went to his doctor the next day.
The EE stated that he was pulling on the cable and the cable stopped he then jerked the cable and he felt pain in his back. He left the job site but returned to work the next day and worked the next 4 days. EE didn't come to work on 4/19/10 and didn't call his foreman. The next day the foreman called him, EE stated that he would be off for a week or two requested by a Doctor.
2009 · 6 incidents
The injured EE stated that he was shoveling material from underneath the belt conveyor when he slipped and fell landing on a 4"" crib block. The crib block was under the foot of a piece of support structure.
The injured miner was pulling a 4/0 crawler from beltline to the section power center when he felt pain in his lower back. The miner also stated that he had been injured at a former employer that was still paying his medical bills on his back. The foreman should have asked for help when dragging the cable.
The injured employee was putting guard back on the No. 1 conveyor belt tail pulley and dropped the guard striking his little finger (pinky finger) on his left hand.
The injured person was removing a piece of rock out of a Long-Airdox bridge conveyor. When he let the rock fall, he didn't move his right foot out of the way letting the rock fall on his right foot.
The injured put his right hand on top of drill pot to retreive the drill steel from the roof and raised the boom instead of lowering it.
While crawling on his knees, the injured employee stated that he felt pain in both knees and lower part of both legs.