Fola Surface Mine No 2 — Accidents

Total: 155 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/07/2018 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was completing security roving patrols in vehicle and blacked out causing the vehicle to wreck into out of commission scoop on haul road. Vehicle will be totalled due to excessive damage on p...
10/07/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Company was notified that ee was granted an award fro permanent impairment resulting from noise induced hearing loss.
03/05/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee indicates that while tightening wheel on truck, the wrench slipped, causing him to fall.
01/30/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing rust & dirt from springs to install on a truck. Springs on ground, bent down with grinder. 8"" electric wire wheel on grinder kicked back on edge of spring & struck right knee.
04/14/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The C3 Coal Pile showed signs of heat and possible fire.
01/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 60d restricted Employee stated that he was stacking tires when as he was rolling a tire, it rolled on a bearing and began to fall. As he tried to catch it, grabbing it with his left arm, he felt something pop in hi...
12/06/2010 FIRE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 5d restricted Employee was repairing chains on pad beside shop beside a fire built in a barrel. Wind blew flames to his backside catching clothing on fire.
11/17/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was using a hammer & chisel to spread apart an equipment part when the chisel flew from part and hit employee, knocking off safety glasses; resulting in injury to left eye.
09/20/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A coal seam fire started due to blasting in the area of job #4 K cut reclaim. The fire is not close to anything that can be damaged and poses no threat to miners.
04/27/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee alleges that he sustained multiple physical injuries from minor motor vehicl accident. Employee was driving truck and had left the truck dump station. He was traveling approximately 5-mph g...
04/27/2010 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was driving off-road coal truck and had stopped; before proceeding after stop, the truck was'rear-ended' by an approaching truck with minimal damage to both trucks. Both trucks had just dumpe...
03/25/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 66d restricted Employee states he was tightening the wheel and the wrench slipped, causing him to fall with right leg under him. ""REPORT BEING FILED UNDER PROTEST
03/23/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee states he was pulling pins out of rear suspension using an OTC ram when he felt his back pop.
03/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee stated he was cleaning windows on truck - stepped on lower step mounted to the fuel tank causing it to break. He alleges his right leg hit the ground while his left foot remained on step.
02/12/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 37d restricted Employee was working on truck when the crib block became dislodged,causing the tailgate to fall on him.
12/29/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was performing maintenance on a hyd shovel. Wind was gusting at times. Around 3:00 a piece of grit was felt in the eye. It was washed out with water and felt OK. That night the grit was felt again....
08/17/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Lceration from chain saw on arm.
08/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was handling a clevis for 2"" steel cable when the clevis dropped catching the tip of his ring finger on the right hand between the clevis and a rock resulting in a fracture to the tip of the finge...
05/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee fell while exiting from truck, striking his right thumb on a pod cap.
03/04/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost The bulldozer slid out of the road. Employee put blade down to stop. The bulldozer rolled 3 times down hill. He fractured neck in two places and had 9 staples in his head.
01/26/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injury states he was driving his coal truck on the haul road when he started sliding backwards, even though he had chains on. He slid into a ditch.
01/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost He says he was walking to truck and slipped and fell. We had a witness that says he saw him walk to truck and get in and didn't fall. WE ARE FILING UNDER PROTEST
01/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was helping a mechanic stand up a barrel and got his finger caught between two barrels and fractured his finger.
01/08/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost He said he was checking his tires at the end of his shift to make sure they was not flat. He did this by kicking them He was kicking with right foot when his left foot slipped. He tried to prevent fal...
11/28/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 78d lost, 8d restricted He says he thinks it happened while he was tightening up a lug nut on a WS Tamdem wheel when he pulled a muscle in his right knee.
10/21/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost A brier got caught in chain saw. The chain saw cut strap on chaps and rolled chaps up. The chain saw jerked back and cut his leg.
09/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 205d lost EE stated that he raised the hood to check the fluids, when hsi shoulder popped, resulting in a ""fractured"" collar bone. This hood weighed approx 25's maximum.
07/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states that he was walking to a truck to perform scheduled maintenance when he twisted his ankle and fell on his knee.
04/22/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While depressing clutch pedal to engage clutch, his left knee apparently became immoblile. ""REPORT FILED WITH PORTEST
04/01/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was installing input shaft in rotary head, using hammer to install bearing on pinion shaft. A piece of metal chipped from bearing and went into the left eye. He was taken by ambulance to medi...
03/24/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Medical report of noise-induced hearing loss award for compensation for 2.57%.
03/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee slipped from truck while exiting truck.
12/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 2d restricted While exiting truck, he slipped on middle step. He stated that he grabbed handrail, swung around and hit his left shoulder on bed of truck, then fell to the ground.
12/14/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 11d restricted As the employee went to the fill to dump Cat 785 rock truck company number unit #334, the truck went through the berm and over the fill. The employee received a laceration to back of the head, which r...
10/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was picking up a crib block when he hurt his back. Stated that it was an old injury from a non-occupational motor vehicle accident.
08/12/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost EE was exiting 'cut A' coal pit. Because other adjacent vehicles/equipment, he drove on left side of roadway which is inclined; vehicle turned over onto its drivers side.
08/07/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated that he was driving up hill from 'Y' cut when he missed a gear. The truck rolled back against the berm and turned over onto it's driver side.
06/24/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE stated that he was backing truck onto the stockpile ramp to dump coal, when the hoist nest broke, causing the bed to shift, laying truck partically on its side.
06/19/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted Employee stated that he was traveling in a curve when the power steering hose blew. This apparently caused the steering wheel to center & jerk his right arm.
04/24/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Award for occupationa pnemoconiosis for additional 5% by WV Occupationa Pnemoconiosis Board.
03/31/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE alleges an incident/injury on 3/31807. There are no known witnesses. The company became knowledgeable on 7/26/07, when he called and reported the incident. The company does not ackowledge this clai...
03/28/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Doing service work on Dozer. Oil filter on extremely tight. Was using 1/2"" ratchet. Would not budge. Hit ratchet with 4 lb. hammer. On the 5th swing, he missed the handle and hit his thumb.
03/12/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While opening the door on a rail car, used slate bar to open door. Stuck slate bar in door release to turn open and release, skipped a tooth causing employee to slip down to knees and bar hitting trac...
02/13/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Award granted for Occupational Pneumoconiosis by WV Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board. The award was for 0.55%.
02/13/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Award granted for Occupational Pneumoconiosis by WV Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board. The award was for 15%.
12/09/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire occurred in the area of #1 engine on RH340 excavator; the machine is a total loss. No injuries occurred from the fire.
11/12/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operating drill, steel got stuck. Asking for assistance, employee was using the wrench as co-worker had controls. Wrench grabbed, forcing his hand between wrench and steel.
09/11/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating fuel truck when he reached over to get material from seat lost control and drove into a ditch. The truck turned slightly onto its side. The EE was not wearing seat belt and struck to...
08/03/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating front end loader in pit when rock fell from the highwall striking the loader and bending portion of the cab entrapping the operator's right foot. It took approximately 45 to 60...
07/24/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee stated on 8/03/06 that he had pulled a muscle in his lower back while tightening lug nuts on a truck tire. He notified company of the alleged incident after receiving pay minus a previous pay...