Birch River Mine — Accidents

Total: 127 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The crew were removing `anfo mixture? from a disabled powder truck and placing it in the bin of an adjacent truck. The employee was standing on top of the powder truck and after placing the mixture i...
09/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in process of shoveling anfo mixture from a powder truck when his middle finger struck the open door of the bin. As a result, he sustained a laceration.
09/15/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 9d restricted EE was beating on a hopper with a hammer to get the product to flow and smashed his right finger.
09/11/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE while lighting torch burn left hand, wasn't wearing gloves
08/04/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE and co-workers were in process of working on a 900 Komatsu loader bucket, installing a lip protector. AS he was striking the lip protector with a 16-pound sledge hammer, a piece of metal chipped o...
06/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost EE stated that on the morning of the injury, a tire had to be removed from his grease truck. As he was pulling on tire, he felt pain in his lower back area. No report was filled out at the time of i...
06/24/2005 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee received an award of compensation for Pneumoconiosis.
06/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a gasoline engine for a mechanics truck. As he was picking up the intake manifold, his little finger on left hand apparently struck a burr or sharp edge on the gasket. As a r...
05/28/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that on 05/28/2005, he was on the ground helping with the 2800 Shovel move. During this time, he thought he had gotten an eyelash in his eye. He continued to work with no problem unt...
05/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost Employee was stepping off the back of the truck and fell spraining/breaking ankle.
04/23/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost The injured, a lead blaster, was in process of helping load holes. After retrieving some surface delays and as he was walking around the corner of the power truck, he suddenly stepped in an undetecte...
02/26/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Employee was walking near where cutting edge bolts were being cut off. When last bolt was cut, the cutting edge flew off, striking his right thigh.
01/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost IT WAS APPARENT THAT EE AFTER LEAVING EE PERSONAL PICKUP TRUCK WAS STARTING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT WHEN EE LOST FOOTING AND FELL ON ICE
01/10/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost on 1-10-05, He was driving a rock truck and was a process of hauling material from the electric shovel to the backstack area for dumping. At the dumpsite, as the bed was being raised up about 8 feet,...
01/08/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost While installing bottom structure cover (belly pan) to Cat. D11 bulldozer, chain slipped allowing cover to fall on left hand causing laceration & index finger to break.
12/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted EE was hooking light plant onto the trailer ball of the truck, light plant fell and smashed his finger and hand (right)
11/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE, injured, and co-workers had completed placing four (4) dragline bucket teeth on the shoe of the dragline. EE was in process of scooting them back when one tooth shifted, catching the top portion...
11/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A LUG NUT ON A WHEEL, THE WRENCH SLIPPED. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS RT. ANKLE.
08/03/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee received award of workers' compensation for hearing loss
08/01/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working from a ladder, helping take bolts off the bearing cap from the dragline drum drive. As he was using a knocker wrench to help remove the bolts, it struck him on the little finger...
07/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Employee states that he was in process of unloading shovel bucket pins from the back end of his service truck. As he was rolling or scooting the pin from his truck, after it landed on the bumper, it...
07/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee states that on July 8, 2004, while moving and handling de-watering pumps and waterline he strained his back. Employee continued to work and then on July 31, 2004, employee started missing wo...
06/25/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Retired employee received award of compensation for occupational pneumoconiosis
04/30/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was in process of showing dozer operator work area. As they were walking, the injured stepped in an undetected drill hole, causing the injured to sustain a laceration on his lower leg.
04/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee stated that he was in process of tightening roller cap bolts on a D-10 bulldozer. During the process, he inadvertently struck the trigger causing the impact wrench to thrust his right hand a...
02/13/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee had been working on the radiator on 1068 D-9 dozer. As he started to stand up and straighen his leg, his knee suddenly popped. He was diagnosed on March 4, 2004 as having a meniscus cartila...
01/02/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE RECEIVED A WORKERS' COMPENSATION AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.
12/29/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE AND CO-WORKER WERE WORKING ON HIGHWALL DRILL. DURING THIS TIME, THE WIND SUDDENLY INCREASED CAUSING DUST TO GET ON IN HIS FACE & EYES. LATER, HE NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. THE NEXT DAY, HE WENT...
11/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING DOWN FROM SCRAP METAL BIN WHEN HIS RING FINGER GOT CAUGHT ON THE CORNER CUTTING HIS FINGER. THE LACERATIONREQUIRED 6 STITCHES.
10/24/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PERFORMING WORK ACTIVITIES AT THE SHOVEL WHEN MACHINE WAS DOWN FOR REPAIR, THE EE SUSTAINED A WELDING FLASH (REFLECTION) WHILE WELDING ACTIVITIES WERE BEING CONDUCTED.
10/17/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost ON OCTOBER 17, 2003, EE WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK, HAULING MATERIAL FROM THE SHOVEL PIT TO THE BACKSTACK AREA. DURING ONE OF THE TRIPS, HIS NECK SUDDENLY ""POPPED"" AND LATER ON, HIS NECK BEGAN T O HUR...
09/06/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STATES HE WAS IN PROCESS OF OPENING A DOOR ON THE WET BAG POWDER TRAILER AS HE TOOK HIS HAND OPEN THE DOOR THE HANDLE SUDDENLY CAME AROUND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE UPPER LIP, CAUSING A LACER ATION NOT...
08/18/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None ON EVENING OF ACCIDENT, EE WAS ASSIGNED TO CLEAN HIGHWALL IN THE BEE RUN, UK BREAKDOWN AREA OF THE JOB. EE STATED THAT HE HAD CLEANEDN ABOUT 100 TON OF ROCK FROM THE FLOOR.EE WAS AWARE THAT THIS ROCK...
08/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DUTIES. HE RAN OUT OF CLEAN CLOTHS AND ASKED A CO-WORKER TO HAND HIM SOME. CO-WORKER CAME DOWN STEPS & INJURED CAME UP STAIRWAY TO MEET HIM. INJURED START ED TO D...
05/03/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY, THE INJURED EE WAS OPERATING A CAT 793 ROCK TRUCK. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING LOADED BY THE ELECTRIC SHOVEL. DURING ONE OF THE PASSES (SWINGS) THE SHOVEL STRUCK THE SIDE...
03/07/2003 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None COMPENSATION AWARD FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
02/28/2003 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE (RETIRED) RECEIVED A WORKMANS COMPENSATION AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSES
01/15/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 230d lost EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF TIGHTENING A LUG NUT ON THE WHEEL OF A MACK COAL TRUCK WHEN THE ""STUD"" BROKE LOOSE CAUSING HIS WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE SUSTAINED SPRAINED ANKLE AS A R ESULT...
12/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost REMOVING A REAR WHEEL UNIT FROM A 785 ROCK TRUCK. SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LADDER, HITTING LEFT MIDDLE BACK ON FUEL TANK OF TRUCK. IT WAS SNOWING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
11/19/2002 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 151d lost WHEN THE BINDER SHOT WAS DETONATED, FLY ROCK WENT MUCH FARTHER THAN ANTICIPATED AND CAME IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DRAGLINE, STRIKING THE MACHINE AND STRIKING EE'S DOZER. A ROCK THE SIZE OF A SO FTBALL...
11/03/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3,2002 APPROX. 8:45PM, EE OPERATING #06174 D-11 DOZER APPARENTLY SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING THE MACHINE,STADDLED THE PUSH ARM AND THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED V...
09/28/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE AND COWORKER WERE WORKING ON FAN ENDLOADER. THEY WERE IN PROCESS OF REMOVING A RACE (BEARING) BY HEATING IT WITH A TORCH. AS THE RACE WAS BEING HEATED, EE DECIDED TO POSITION HIMSELF IN TO THE...
09/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 27d lost MECHANIC WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A TIRE ON THE SERVICE TRUCK. AFTER LIFTING THE TIRE HE SAID HIS BACK AND STOMACH BECAME SOAR. HE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA IN HIS STOMACH.
07/20/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE WAS DRIVING AN EMPTY TANDEM COAL TRUCK ALONG THE KNIFHT TRK HAULROAD AND DROVE THE TRUCK THROUGH A BERM (VEY HIGH) AND OVER A 200' EMBANKMENT. HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN GUMLINE BONE AND LACERAT IONS TO...
07/18/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None AWARD OF COMPENSATION FOR HEARING LOSS.
05/31/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A GENERATOR AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS FINGER/HAND IN BETWEEN A LOOSE AND SECURED GUARD MASHING THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER. THIS OCCURRED ON THE 1570 DRAGLINE ON MAINTENANC...
05/26/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 273d lost EE WAS DRIVING A 785 ROCK TRUCK, HAULING OVERBURDEN FROM A 5230 CAT SHOVEL. WHILE BEING LOADED BY THE SHOVEL A ROCK FELL OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUCKET & LANDED ON THE TAIL BOARD OF THE ROCK TRUCK C...
05/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE AND CO-WORKER WENT TO WORK ON A COAL LOADER, REPAIRING THE BACKUP ALARM. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, THEY CAME BACK TO THE WAREHOUSE AND STARTED GATHERING SUPPLIES TO PERFORM OTHER WORK. DURING THI S TIME A...
04/22/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE RECEIVED A WORKMANS COMPENSATION AWARD FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
04/09/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE & CO-WORKERS WERE REMOVING A BENT DRILL STEEL ON THE #4292 DRILL. AFTER PLACING DRILL MAST IN DOWN POSITION THE BOOM TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE BENT SECTION. WHILE THE STEEL WAS BEING R EMOVED,...