4 West Mine — Accidents

Total: 345 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling belt structure and smashed a finger causing injury.
03/26/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 265d lost Employee was walking around a pallet of rock dust when EE tripped and fell twisting ankle.
01/19/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost While pre-shifting and walking the injured slipped and fell and caught self on Right arm. EE felt burning pain in Right shoulder. Was assessed in E. R. by Dr. as strained shoulder muscle.
12/18/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On the I-6 retreat mining panel, a roof fall occurred in the #9 cross-cut of the #4 heading. The fall extended for approximately 60'. The area was originally supported with 8' torque-tension bolts s...
12/11/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall was discovered I-sub belt 9 crosscut. Fall was approx. 25ft long, 16ft wide, 42 inches high area was bolted with 8ft tension rebar and 16ft passive cable bolts area took weight and bolts broke ca...
12/09/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None was roof bolting on Fletcher twin boom bolter and had driver steelup and was adding pushed steel when due to misalignment the pusher steel did not seat to the driver steel and the pushed steel sprang...
11/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was loading belt structure on the surface for a future belt move. Injured was in motion with a piece of structure and caught left thumb between the piece the injured was holding and another st...
09/22/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost Employee had finished putting in an outside roof bolt. When injured swung bolter head to inside direction, a rock believed to have been on top of canopy fell off hitting injured in left lower back cau...
09/05/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall was discovered on the 10 Left 6 section in the #11XC going from #4 to #5 entry, including both intersections. The fall was approx. 90' long, 17' wide, and the height is undetermined. The area w...
08/27/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost injured was in mine on travel ways and had pulled into a X-cut with two man ride and had issue with water and other material getting into Right EYE.
08/24/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting black plastic tape from a 2"" water line with a blade knife and cut right thumb needing stitches.
08/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was helping move a Distribution Box on J- section. Employee was looping a loop of cable onto a cable sled. Employee was on scoop operator side of scoop and sled. The sled hit a crib block and...
08/02/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was bolting on Fletcher twin boom Roof-Bolter when a piece of rock fell from the roof of mine and hit the injured in forehead and made a cut near left eyebrow. The cut needed 2 stitches to clo...
07/29/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 147d restricted During a power move on the 10 Left section, the employee was helping drop a Hi-Voltage cable from roof of the mine when the cable hanger end caught the injured persons right index finger causing a lac...
06/28/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Injured was walking in #3 entry of K section from Ram-Car to Continuous Miner to help with cable handling during place move. The Pavement in the area was covered in water and the injured stepped in a...
06/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost Injured was carrying a bag of rock Dust into a power center location thru a door and felt stabbing pain in back. Emergency Room Dr. determined strained muscle in back and could return to regular job o...
05/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was carrying items through a man door and had made two prior trips and on EE's third trip EE was carrying a chain over EE's right shoulder and carrying C grabs in EE's hand while walking from six f...
05/21/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost Injured was fire bossing in the 6 mains area of the 4-west mine when they slipped in mud on a wooden walkway and strained right knee. Injured continues doing regular job duties until 9/22/17 they bega...
05/01/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was attempting to loosen the lug nuts on a two man ride. Upon loosening one of the lug nuts the employee felt sharp pain in the mid-lower back.
04/27/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading bolter supplies onto Bolter when a rock (2ft. X 2ft. X 1 inch thick) fell from roof striking employee in left forearm making a 1 3/4"" laceration that needed 5 stitches during tre...
04/13/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was carrying T channel along the side of bolting machine with partner when they hit a previously installed roof-bolt and the T channel bounced back hitting injured person in lip with sharp edg...
03/20/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall occurred in the #4 Entry of the #7 crosscut of the 10left section due to geological conditions. Fall was Approx. 85 ft. long, 16ft. high, and 17ft. wide. Fall area was bolted to plan with screen...
02/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 8d restricted Was loading a Roof bolter and strained back while lifting bundle of roof-bolt plates.
02/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee tripped on ground strap at the section power center causing employee to fall forward and strike the foremans leg who was standing next to the employee.
02/06/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to cut date boards out of a piece of belting when the knife blade came into contact with thumb causing a laceration.
02/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was building a stopping wall and strained lower back.
01/28/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured person was cleaning rock off top of continuous miner using slate bar when pointed end of slate bar cut right hand between thumb and index finger requiring stitches.
01/19/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was bolting on K-Section. Employee set the drill steel in the chuck and raised the steel to the top. When employee did this the steel jumped out of the chuck and struck employee on right ha...
01/19/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted Drill head moved due to partial failure of swing jack, the jack struck employees face and shoulder.
01/11/2017 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee received a flash burn to ee face while working on a battery jack lift pin.
01/05/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making way through an intersection on foot when ee ear came into contact with a piece of roof screen. The seam height was so that the employee had to walk around with head tilted to the...
12/26/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the 11 Mains belt at approximately 7:30PM on December 26th, at the intersection of #12XC. The fall is approximately 36'L x 17'W x 20'H. The area was supported with 8' T...
12/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to the mine elevator when ee tripped, falling down, and fracturing right knee.
12/14/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 24 crosscut in the #8 heading of the 10 Left working section. The fall is approximately 40'L x 17'W x 16'H. The area was bolted using 8' Torque-Tension roof bolts, inst...
12/06/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the 9 Mains belt at #14 XC that measured approximately 26' Long x 17' Wide x 9' high. The area was bolted with 6' Install II primary roof bolts on a 4' x 4' pattern and...
11/22/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by a MSHA inspector and company safety official in the face of crosscut #28 going from 4-3 heading on the 10 Left Section. The section was idle at the time the fall was dis...
11/22/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by a MSHA inspector and company safety official in the face of crosscut #28 going from 5-4 heading on the 10 Left section. The section was idle at the time the fall was dis...
11/10/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing next to a roof bolt machine when slack from the cable reel was taken up, knocking ee down and breaking left hand.
11/10/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost While moving a piece of fire hose, employee slipped and fell, fracturing a small bone in left ankle.
10/28/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the 10 Left section belt line on top of the section feeder. The fall was approximately 28'L x 16'W x 12'H. The area was bolted on 4'x 4' pattern with 8' Super-Twist primary b...
10/01/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred between 11-12 break on the #4 Main Line belt that spanned approximately 80' long x 18' wide x 8' high. The area was bolted with 6' super-twist primary bolts on a 4'x 4' pattern a...
09/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was building a stopping and smashed finger between two solid blocks. The bone in the end of finger was broken and required stitches.
09/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 205d lost Employee was removing belt structure when EE dropped the structure on foot, causing a fracture.
08/22/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None An MSHA inspector was traveling with a mine safety official when a rock fell out of the top near the #1 crosscut of 10 Left 4 Belt striking the inspector, creating a laceration on chin that required s...
08/12/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting at the time of injury. The drill steel was not properly aligned with the drill chuck. The operator dropped the drill head to rotate the drill steel and it sprung back strik...
07/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 79d lost, 77d restricted The injured person and another miner was lifting a canopy off of a Fletcher twin boom Roof Bolter machine and the injured felt a pain/discomfort in lower middle back area. *This person's 1st day off f...
07/15/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 2:56 am, a roof fall was discovered on the 11 Main belt line at #25 crosscut. The fall measured 18' wide x 60' long x 21' high. The area was bolted with 8' super twist primary roof...
07/15/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 5:50am, a roof fall was discovered on the 3 Main belt line at between 17-18 crosscut. The fall measured 20' long x 14' wide x 4.5' high. The area was bolted with 6' super twist prim...
06/22/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Intersection of 14 break in the #3 heading of the 10-Left section was cribbed and dangered off, and the top sat down on the cribs.
06/21/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was roof bolting and felt pressure in abdomen while inserting a roof bolt. Employee received surgery to repair hernia.