Beckley Pocahontas Mine — Accidents

Total: 282 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost The employee was attempting to pick up roof mats to put onto the scoop. Employee bent over to pull, and lift mats. The employee states they then felt a pop in back.
08/09/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost The employee was taking a motor down to unload into the core bin with the maintenance scoop. When employee rolled the motor off into the bin it bounced, and pushed ankle into the side wall of the bin.
07/20/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred on the number 3 section. It began 20 foot outby SS# 17795, and continued approximately 35 foot. It was roughly 18 foot wide, and 0"" to 3 foot thick. All appropriate ag...
07/13/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee had drilled through one end of a roof strap while against the mine roof. As EE backed the steel out of the hole, it caused the strap to fall, swing around, and hit EE in the side of the f...
06/21/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The brakes of the Braking Car were stuck in the closed position. Employee initially tried to repair by replacing a solenoid which did not correct the condition. After trouble shooting, the cause of th...
06/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was walking up the entry as a SC made a turn, the cable took up, undercut EE's feet, which caused the employee to fall to the ground.
04/28/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The cable rope on the slope hoist drum became tangled. This prevented the brake car to be used.
03/22/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While the employee was traveling back toward the elevator employee encountered an unintentional roof fall at or near survey station 14234. The fall extended away from the travel area, and toward surve...
09/30/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost EE was installing belt hangers. He stated that the chuck was coming out of the wrench and while holding the wrench while pushing upward his finger was caught between wrench and chuck.
08/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost The employee was going to pick up one pallet to load into the trash car. When he attempted to lift one pallet, two others were attached also. The employee states that he felt a pain in his abdomen. He...
07/26/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The fire-boss was making a pre-shift examination across the faces of the No. 2 section. He encountered an unintentional roof fall between the 6 and 7 entry in the LOB. The fall was approximately 2 bre...
04/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted While the employee was walking across the section he hit his head on a flyboard, stubbing his neck. This report is being filed to terminate citation #8149175.
04/09/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The processor that controls the elevator malfunctioned.
04/08/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A contractor from Frontier Kemper was conducting an annual pull through test on the elevator. During the test one side of the brakes caught faster than the other and bent the linkage.
03/05/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost The employee was loading the roof bolt machine. EE was setting a handful of bolts on the machine as it moved forward to the next row. The tire ran on top of his foot.
02/12/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None As the weekly examiner was making his airway he encountered an unplanned roof fall. The fall was located near survey station 4972 in the number one section left return. The fall was approximately twen...
01/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was injured picking up 6 inch aluminum water line. When he lifted water pipe, he felt a pop and pain in his right arm from elbow to wrist.
12/19/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost The employee was hit in arm by a piece of rock while drilling the hole for a roof bolt.
11/11/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was encountered when traveling toward the number one section. It was located at survey station 5043. The fall was approximately twenty- five foot long, sixteen to eighteen foot...
11/08/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The resistor for the elevator brake malfunctioned.
10/26/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist man informed the evening shift mine foreman that he was unable to set the brakes up on the brake car. He thought it may be a sensor. He then called both the state and federal agencies to inf...
10/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred on the number 3 section. It was in the number two entry approximately inby 80' survey station 14233.
10/01/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee states while drilling the foot jack slipped off of a rock and caused the canopy to hit his head.
06/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The employee was removing a rub rail and it slipped off, and fell on his left foot. This report is being filed to terminate citation # 8149176.
04/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 7:50am an unplanned roof fall was encounterd in the secondary escapeway for the number one section. It began approxiamately 50' inby survey station 5261 and extended 5' into the intersection of sur...
03/11/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 405d lost Employee was driving a tow motor to 1 section. Near spad 5784 he encountered 2 rope hangers tied together hanging from the roof. His neck became caught by these hangers. He was treated and released. R...
03/03/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting the face of the #2 entry on the #3 section and when he put his drill steel against the roof a piece of rock came loose and hit the ATRS which deflected the rock toward him strikin...
02/26/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was encountered in the First Right Panel off of the South West Mains Section of the mine. The fall occurred near survey station 1675 and extended outby a distance approximately...
02/24/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None An employee of our operation was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis and has exercised his part 90 right to transfer to a less dusty area of the mine where the concentration of dust is less than 1 milligram...
11/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost To begin with this accident was not reported, nor was anyone aware of it occurring until 11/14/13. At which point we put it under investigation to determine its validity. The employee was changing a b...
09/19/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost The employee was grading bottom with the CM. As he was trimming the bottom the roof ""bumped"" and drew his attention to the roof, the CM cutter drum was still cutting the bottom and while looking up...
05/04/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was placing the drill steel into the drill pot. He was unaware that his glove had become pinched in-between the wrench and the steel. He initially thought his hand was clear, he started t...
04/09/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 516d lost The injured was working with another employee to find out why the # 23 ride would not tram. The employee knelt down into the drivers seat with his legs extending out of the ride. They were working on...
02/20/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was bolting roof. The roof bolt nut had become stuck in the drill chuck. He attempted to remove it by placing a piece of drill steel against the mine floor and up into the bottom of the p...
01/18/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 584d lost The miner operator was hit by a shuttle car when he was behind the miner checking his center line.
01/11/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was dropping a an impact roller out of a tailpiece which had become fouled. He broke it loose by using a slate bar, when it fell approximately 5"" his hand was placed on the frame of the...
01/06/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist operator noticed the temperature was higher than normal and called for maintenance. After maintenance arrived and evaluated the situation they downed the hoist for trouble-shooting purposes.
10/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was cleaning rock off the from the top of the miner. He and another employee was attempting to push the rock into the conveyor boom. As the rock started to shift into the conveyor it pivot...
09/17/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was setting some cribs for supplemental support. As he was beating a wedge over top of the crib the hammer caught some lifeline and caused him to miss the wedge and hit some fingers.
09/14/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured had installed his outside bolt and began swinging the boom toward the inside to install the center bolt. A piece of rock measuring 8"" long x 8"" wide x 4"" thick at the center down to a s...
09/03/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost The Original Date Of Injury was 9/3. The employee continued his normal work dutied while seeing a chiropractor. It was not until 09/27/12 that the employee began missing work from this injury.(Injury...
08/30/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost The injured and another employee were attempting to move a screen deck with a forklift and nylon strap. The forklift operator went to pick one end of the deck up, the strap broke and the deck fell and...
08/28/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At the above mentioned time an un-planned roof fall occurred in the secondary escapeway for the #2, and #3 section. The fall began 15' outby spad 26, and 90' outby spad 25. The fall continued approxim...
07/31/2012 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal While the injured was attempting to change the batteries on the # 8 scoop, the # 11 scoop was traveling outby and impacted the # 8 scoop causing it to move and pin the victim against the coal rib.
07/22/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was attempting to install a roof bolt and plate with a 4' metal strap on top for supplemental support. While inserting the glue before putting the bolt in the hole a small unknown size pie...
07/12/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing cable bolts, the injured drilled the hole to the required depth. He then went to put a wrench in the drill pot to install the cable bolt. A piece of rock fell from the roof and struck...
06/07/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The employee was riding in a mantrip at the end of his shift. The driver of the mantrip stopped and swerved suddenly to avoid holes in roadway. A plastic bit bucket with a nylon tether inside of it ca...
05/29/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was discovered in-between survey station 1533 and 1515 in the intake air course that travels toward the number 2 and 3 section. The fall was approximately 60' long, and 16' wide...
05/25/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost The injured was stepping out of the deck of a roof bolter, it was on top of a rut. When he stepped out of the bolter, it slid over against his foot/ankle. He did not start missing work until 5/29/2012...
04/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost This incident originally occurred on 4/15/2012, he did not start missing work until 4/19/2012. The injured was helping to move a 8"" I-beam that was 11' long, to position it for a belt drive. He strai...