Beckley No. 1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 74d restricted Mechanic was sorting steel beams in the maintenance yard and a piece of the steel slid down and caught his right foot. He worked until 11/6/09 when he was notified he had a fractured tarsal bone in hi...
12/19/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut open a splice in a shuttle car cable when the knife slipped and cut his middle and ring fingers of his left hand causing lacerations that required approximate...
10/10/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While traveling airways a roof fall was identified in the old Mains Section at break #62 in the #1 entry near spad #358. The fall extended right handed into the crosscut and measured approx. 20'L X 25...
07/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 13d restricted Utility man was walking from parking lot to the supply yard storage trailer when he slipped on the gravel and twisted his left ankle. He continued to work until 8/7/08 when he was diagnosed with a fra...
06/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On Saturday, June 14th at approx. 2:30p.m., a roof fall was identified on the old Mains Section in the #4 entry intersection near spad #364. The area measured 20'L X 20'W X 8'H. The area was supported...
06/04/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the Mains Section at break #59 near spad #346 in the intersection of #6 entry. The fall was approx. 25'L X 40'W X 10'H. The area was supported with 4' resin supplemental suppor...
05/22/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the belt entry on the mains section putting up a string to mark belt hangers when he stepped on a rock and twisted is right ankle. This resulted in a fracture to his 5th metata...
04/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a welder ground clamp from a piece of metal by pulling on the cable. The cable caught on a piece of fence and the employee jerked on the cable. The cable came lose and the clamp...
01/12/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While backing up the continuous miner after cleaning up some rock in the No. 1 entry the miner operator caught his right leg between the cable standoff and the rib. The operator sustained a fracture t...