Beckley Mine — Accidents

Total: 220 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/14/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employer was notified by compensation administrator that the employee had a diagnosis of pneumoconiosis on 9-14-15.
07/21/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis on 7-21-15.
06/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a rubrail on the left miner. He was using left hand to push the hoses over so the rubrail would close. As the rubrail closed against the miner it pushed a piece of rock against...
06/04/2015 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned ignition of gas occurred in the 7 right face on 6/4/2015. Ignition occurred during loading of the third shuttle car when the head of the continuous miner came into contact with the bottom...
05/24/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employer was notified on 9/16/15 by the compensation administrator that the employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis on 5/24/15.
04/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was cleaning top of power center. He picked up a bag of rock dust & twisted to his right to drop it on the ground & felt a sharp pain in right side of lower back. He went to the foreman & stated ""...
02/10/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employer received a pneumoconiosis claim on 2/19/15 noting an initial diagnosis on 2/10/15.
11/05/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was pulling a rib in the number 5 to 6 crosscut (near spad 6756). Tripped/slipped while pulling rib and pulled rib on him.
10/26/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the crosscut one break inby spad 6929, on the K-10 Panel. The roof fall will not be cleaned up. All approaches have been cribbed/timbered and dangered off.
09/08/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was at section feeder running rock through feeder when he attempted to hit steel bar to activate e-stop. The steel bar slid out by and did not hit e-stop. EE hit e-stop cable which caused a rock to...
09/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #9 entry at spad 6879. The roof fall will not be cleaned up. All approaches have been cribbed and dangered off.
06/23/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #4 entry at spad 6869. The roof fall will not be cleaned up. All approaches have been cribbed, timbered, and dangered off.
06/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Hanging face curtain in #2 entry on 4ft ladder. Ladder leg buckled and employee fell from the 3rd rung on the ladder landing on elbow forcing shoulder upward.
03/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loading tire - tired to move onto pallet, slipped and hit chin
02/07/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Bolt man went to walk past the bolter after hanging his curtain and tripped and fell into bolt machine.
02/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was re-entering a miner cable into the machine when he felt a sharp pain in his back.
10/28/2013 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was cutting the strut on miner with a torch - Flame caught pan jack hose on fire, burning his nose and right ear - Drove himself to hospital
08/14/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Welding on a Joy 14-9CM when a piece of hot material went into boot causing a burn on the inside of the left calf area causing a burn. Was not reported until 8/18/13.
02/20/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 6d restricted Miner operator sitting inby red zone on #4 CM when miner swung toward him pinching him between machine & rib.
02/04/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of draw rock fell out of the top and struck operator on top of the left hand
11/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Victim was getting rock off miner felt pain in lower abdomen.
06/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Next to forklift charger loading bags dust or rock dust right testicle felt like it tore. Another EE was loading the same time as IEE was loading.
06/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost Victim was plastering on intake stopping when he stood up he felt a sharp pain in his right thigh.
02/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Working on end loader hit from behind by cylinder and knocked into frame.
11/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Supplying roof bolter, carrying roof bolts from scoop to bolter. Twisted and felt sharp pain in lower right side of back
10/20/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Cutting belt strings off bottom roller, utility knife slipped and cut top of left hand.
09/30/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Slipped getting out of 602 Scoop and straddled seat and frame scrape in groin area.
08/16/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While holding cables to hand up, stepped off small ledge, left knee bent backwards.
07/05/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost He was getting out of shuttle car and tripped over his own two feet, landing on his left wrist.
04/11/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Bolting with twist steel and it hung up trying to pull steel out of top some how canopy hit him on the back of his head, was nothing wrong with the jacks.
03/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured employee was lifting the miner cable up to be hung by another employee. When he said he felt a pain in his neck and shoulder.
03/10/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Laying track tightening up bolts in fish plates pulled muscle in lower part of stomach.
02/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Was loading oxygen tank - oxygen slipped and smashed little finger on left hand between tand and frame of mantrip.
11/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking up steps at office and supply room when he felt sharp pain in lower back and legs - knees.
09/14/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost The diesel mantrip was traveling into the mine with the crew aboard. It fell off the rail jarring the employee who complained with pain in his lower back.
06/29/2010 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost The raw coal transfer bin was stopped up with wet coal and roadway gob. The injured employee was hosing coal and rock from the bin into the feeder when several tons of wet coal broke loose filling the...
06/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EE was taking down overcast, cinder block fell on his thumb.
06/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee did not report accident to company untill 6/14/10. Employee stated on 6/10/10 he was lifting oxygen cylinder and pulled muscle in back. Employee work his normal shift on 6/11/10
05/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Getting chair parts off mantrip.
04/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Unloading belt structure from scoop and mashed and cut left thumb.
01/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A continuation of a roof fall located between #1 and #2 entries at spad 2509. Continued into # 1 entry and fell up to spad #2520. Fall measured 16' high X 95' long and approx. 3500' outby section. Fal...
12/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Shoveling tail piece lift shovel of coal and felt burning in groin area.
10/19/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was walking and stepped on a rock or lump of coal and said he injured his left foot. He walked off section by self and said he didn't want no help. After he got outside he walked in bath hous...
10/17/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in #8 return entry on panel C-2A 150' inby spad 5382 and 90' outby. Heinzmann jacks set and access to fall dangered off.
10/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was moving miner cable out of his way when his hard hat fell off. While he was getting his hard hat a piece of rock-coal fell hitting him on the head.
07/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Right of feeder between 5 & 6 entry. He was taking a shuttle car tire off. Shuttle car tire fell across both feet.
06/08/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was working on miner cat pads when a loose piece of rib peeled striking him on the left shoulder and lower back.
05/29/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall C-18 pillar section (intersection) outby spad # 5240. Completion of pillar block 31-32. Pulled miner outby and was starting to move MRS when top started working. Top fell in covering MRS.
04/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost The injured was helping hang the miner cable. When lifting, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
03/26/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost A rib roll hit him. His right leg was hurting. Didn't see any injuries.