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... |