Beckley Mine — Accidents

Total: 220 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Was moving a bottle of Blue Wolf degreaser. It dropped and splashed in face of worker.
01/12/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost The roof bolt operator was drilling the outside hole, on the curtain side, when a loose coal rib, turned over striking employee on the lower back and left hip.
01/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Victim was dropping cables for a power move when cable struck him on right hand.
11/10/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Got scoop deck into rib, pushing coal in deck on him.
09/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 206d lost Muddy unlevel for ladder, also high top ladder slipped out from under him, EE fell to the ground.
06/17/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost A small piece of coal rib fell against right side of roof bolter, leaving a scratch and bruise near rib cage.
05/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was moving rescuers on man trip when he felt pain in his lower back. EE does have a prior back trouble.
05/15/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was operating scoop and hit a bump, bounced up and when he came back down in seat, he hurt his lower back (tailbone).
05/07/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While riding to section on Battery Powered ride, man was riding backwards and not looking where he was going. Struck his hardhat on a roof bolt, causing pains to right side of head and neck.
04/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was observing bad top, EE turned ro run and felt sharp pain in right calf muscle.
03/17/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Hit the panic bar and was not ready for it to be shot and got turned around and sprained wrist.
03/14/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Injured was helping move the miner, as he was moving the slack of the miner cable out of the roadway, the coal rib turned over and struck the helper on the right hip and thigh.
03/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE was hanging cable, when he lost control of cable and the weight of cable pushed right thumb backwards, resulting in break of right thumb.
03/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking along track when he stepped on a wet. Crosstie and slipped and fell back hitting his back on the rail.
03/05/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Hit a bump in roadway or off set, hurt his back about mid way.
01/31/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Miner had backed out of pillar line. MRS jack was being moved when a bolt head broke off letting a rock 67 x 72 x 6 fall and strike MRS operator in the lower back.
11/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Injured was putting waterline together. He was pulling with channel locks. They slipped and hit other waterline which had a jagged edge. When locks slipped, hand caught the edge.
11/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was loading miner cable and twisted right knee.
11/08/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Injured employee was driving a pin in a jack thru the bracket with a hammer when he struck his right thumb.
10/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured was in process of changing out bad 48"" top rollers. Bad roller had already been removed & put on flat car. He was installing new roller, lifting up on top rail when he felt a pain in lower ba...
10/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall #4 intersection LOB. Fall measured 25' x 20' x 20'. All entries cribbed off leading to fall will not be cleaned up.
08/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Injured operates a 12-12 Joy continuous miner. When moving the cable beside the miner, he struck his left elbow against the cable standoff on the miner.
07/23/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An intersection in the left return 90 feet outby spad #3024 fell for a distance of 60'x18'x25' high, 9000 ft outby the mains seciton.
06/11/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Getting into shuttle car, he hit rib with side. Rib roll hit him in right knee.
05/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Victim was cleaning on #5 belt. Piece of rock fell from between roof bolts striking victim in the head.
05/07/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 275d lost Injured was traveling the intake escapeway on rubber-tired mantrip. Trip hit a rock and bounced. Injured said he felt pain in lower back (report 2 days late).
04/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall app 800' outby face in the entry app 200' and #7 entry old works 20x20x21 cribbed all approachis to fall and danger off.
04/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee called, said he hurt his back. He was going to doctor. Does not know when he was hurt.
02/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost He lost balance while standing in scoop bucket and fell across scoop bucket: contusions of leg and elbow.
12/28/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall #6 entry xcut lt and rt to #5 entry and #7 entry in old works. Fall 20' W x 80' long x 14' high. Will not be cleaned up. This part of mine in process of being sealed.
12/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Victim was walking down steps of bath house and slipped and fell on his right hip
12/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was repairing bolter in deck of bolter & another employee was putting supplies on the bolter & he dropped a box of bolt glue on his foot.
11/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was operating roof bolter when a piece of rock fell out between bolter. The rock hit the EE on the side of his head and neck.
10/09/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Running S/car hit bump jam neck into canopy
09/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was walking to his shuttle car, when he stepped in a hole and twisted his left ankle.
09/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Cleaning on #14 belt, picked up a full shovel of mud and coal, felt pain in lower right side of back.
09/14/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The injured was working on #3 SC in the #6 entry, when a rock 1'x8""x4"" fell from the top, sliding down the right shoulder and right side of body. Bruised the right index finger and striking the righ...
08/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The injured is a roofbolter helper when stepping over the cable he stepped on uneven slick place of mine floor.
08/16/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall outby the face 10.500ft in the intake escaping when roof intersection in #4 entry 1 x cut inby spad #2854 back and falling. this area was supported with 6 in turpike fulley connected with 5...
08/10/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The injured employee was operating a remote continuous miner. A piece of line curtain was burried in gob that had been scooped into a fresh cut. When the gob with the curtain came across the end of th...
07/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Injured was walking beside roof drill, falling over coal & loose material lying on floor. He turned to catch himself on side of the machine, falling & twisting his right leg. After the fall he complai...
07/29/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Injured was dragging a dust hose from a track mounted tank duster over & thru a crosscut to #9 belt head to start dusting on #9 belt. He stepped on an uneven ledge in the bottom, turning his right ank...
07/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost When changing a broken bottom belt stand, while lifting with a belt rail as a pry bar to lift up on stand. The injured felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
06/14/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Making a splice on #4 S/Car beating down rings on splice hammer came off knocked and hit his left thumb and cut it.
06/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured employee stated he was on top of miner changing a busted hydraulic hose when he climbed down he hooked his pants leg on cable hook, jerking him sideways twisting his lower back.
06/01/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchor point in the intersection of #6 entry, 1 xcut inby spad #4314, measuring 15' thick, 18' wide and 50' long. Outby the face for a distance of 110 feet 2 xcuts inby dumping p...
05/31/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 261d lost The roof bolt operator was preparing to install a fly board in 2 cross between 7 & 8 entry. A loose coal & rock rib dislodged, sliding down onto his lower left leg, breaking a bone. Rock & rib measure...
05/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Going to change a busted hose on roof bolter. Pulling on hose, came loose, burning in right arm down to end of fingers.
05/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Around 9:30 pm EE stepped in a hole in the inby intersection of the #5 entry and twisted his knee. He finished the shift but as the shift progressed, the swelling got worse and so did the pain.
04/28/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost BEATING ROCK WITH A 3 LB. HAMMER. RIGHT BICEP IN RT. ARM STARTED HURTING.