Beckley Pocahontas Mine — Accidents

Total: 282 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/05/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee stated he ran over a rock in the roadway causing the coal hauler to bounce. His hat bounced off and then he struck his head on the underside of the hauler canopy.
07/24/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was scaling mine roof, while doing so another rock fell and struck EE's little finger. Tip of finger was lacerated and required 6 stitches.
07/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated he was plastering a stopping when some of the liquid from the plater shot out from his gloves, went over top of his glasses and landed in his right eye
06/28/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Upon daily inspection of the elevator, it was noticed that one wheel of the guide roller assembly was damaged. The elevator was immediately taken out of service and both agencies were notified. Federa...
06/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost EE (along with 2 other men) was hanging miner cable. Conditions were muddy and the cable was pulled tight. When EE raised cable over his head, he felt his back ""shift"". Initial diagnosis is slipped...
04/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 1 cc inby spad 243 on north east mains, #7 entry fell in for app. 70' & 7 rt fell in for app 15', (7rt was in 1 cut and not bolted). The intersection of #7 did not fall. Additional support had been in...
04/14/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee had just finished bolting. He was preparing to move up to a new place. He went back to get a drink of coke when a piece of rib rolled out and hit his right leg just behind the knee.
03/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stated he was attempting to close airlock doors leading to 1st right section. As he was closing right door and holding it to prevent slamming, left door closed unexpectedly, pinning left arm betwee...
01/07/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was walking through curtain when a pogo stick became dislodged and struck him in upper lip required one stitch to close. Originally reported electrically on 1-8-08, but does not appear on MSHA...
12/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost EE and coworker were building belt head. They were tying in belt structure. They were putting on the top rollers. EE and coworker slipped, threw the rollers and it landed on his right ankle.
12/15/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the working section in 7 to 8 crosscut.
12/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 10d restricted EE was walking to his work station and stepped in a hole, causing him to slip and twist his ankle.
11/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 11d restricted Chains were being removed from a fender to unload a truss from a truck. The employee was standing on the truck bed of the trailer when the load jumped up, knocking him off the trailer, causing him to...
10/24/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise induced hearing loss. Employer not aware of claim of loss until February 2008.
10/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee pushed himself up with his right hand from a sitting position after welding, spraining his right wrist.
09/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was lifting a piece of 6"" pipe and as he picked it up to move it out of the walkway, he felt something pull in his left groin.
09/26/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee bent over to pick up something and could not straighten up. Diagnosis is back spasms.
08/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Employee went to ICG job to pick up a welding machine to take to another job. In the process of picking up the tongue of the welding machine to put on the hitch, he pulled a muscle in his lower back.
08/01/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing a return stopping when a piece of an Omega block went into his eye beside his safety glasses. Employee was in a high volume of air.
07/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee hurt his back carrying conduit.
07/27/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loosening bolt, wrench slipped. Hand hit a piece of decking - right hand top side of hand.
07/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unloading truck with forklift, one fork out of position and he pulled fork by hand to reset in position. Fork fell into position mashing right thumb.
07/10/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist down at 11:30 p.m. Motor plate inside motor had broken. Employees were brought to surface. Hoist repairs were made in 1-1/2 hours. Several test runs were made after repairs. No other damage w...
06/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was painting weld pieces in steel and was going down the steps from the plant to take lunch and missed a step causing his left ankle to turn to the side.
06/19/2007 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to change batteries using jumpers when the power lead came loose from the lug and grounded against the plug housing causing burns to his right hand. He was treated and released...
05/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 11d restricted Employee was picking up a spring for coal screen and strained muscle in his back.
05/20/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist down for repair on rope. Hoist rope caught on track fish plate. Bolts damaged 4 wires on cable. We voluntarily shut down job until repairs could be made on 05/21/2007.
05/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was hit by winch cable while pulling bull hose around. He was thrown into rib. Abrasions to head, skull fracture.
05/03/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist down for 30 minutes to adjust brakes. All employees were brought to surface. Repairs were made, test run was made and hoist was put back in service at 1:42 A.M. on 05/03/2007.
04/23/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While the slope hoist was running the falk coupling broke on the main shaft. MSHA was notified at 8:30a.m. Hoist was repaired at 3:25p.m.
03/24/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Occurrence at hoist house. Hoist was not running at time of occurrence. A forklift operator for another contractor went under hoist cable with forklift. When backing up, he hooked the hoist rope with...
03/16/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 312d lost Shoulder strain due to drilling. Not immediately reported.