Mine No 4 — Accidents

Total: 35 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/05/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has filed a hearing loss claim dated February 5, 2013, with the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. As per the audiologist's report, employee suffers from ""moderate sloping to severe...
04/22/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The individual was tightening the steering arm bolts with a wrench when he felt pain in his left arm and shoulder. This is a medical only reportable accident as the indiviual performed his normal duti...
01/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The individual was getting out of the operator's compartment of the roof drift and twisted around. He said he felt something pop in his chest.
11/16/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The individual had been grinding in the shop area. When he finished he rubbed his eyes with his hands and got a sliver of metal in his right eye. He was wearing prescription safety glasses while he wa...
10/27/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost The conditions were wet had a light drizzle rain all day.
09/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost The employee alleges that he was hanging a miner cable and had it on his shoulder. The cable pulled him to the ground, resulting in a possible bruise to his hip. The alleged injury is still under inve...
06/06/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 267d lost Employee got truck out of gear on hill to slow truck down. He steered truck into drainage ditch; impact from going into ditch caused water tank to become loose and come into cab on driver.
04/04/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Excessive rain caused the highwall above the belt portal entry to erode. The additional weight of the wet material on the canopy caused the portal canopy to partially collapse onto the belt conveyor....
01/07/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the No 1 south panel, which was being pillared. The fall was discovered in the No 5 entry, just inby survey station 3219. The fall was an extension of a pillar fall which...
12/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The individual was lifting a timber and strained his back.
11/29/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost The employee was working on the section conveyor belt tailpiece when his wrench slipped. When the wrench slipped it caused him to strike his elbow against the tailpiece. He worked his regular job unti...
11/17/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was installing a roof bolt, when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and caught his finger against the drill head. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.
11/15/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was welding a piece of equipment and was blowing slag from the weld with an air nozzle, when a foreign object entered his right eye. The small partical imbedded and was removed by a physician.
11/06/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The EE was installing roof bolts. He installed the rib bolt and as he repositioned the drill head to install the second bolt, a piece of draw rock fell and struck him on the shoulder.
08/28/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was welding in the surface shop and the prolonged exposure to the welding flashes resulted in flash burns to his eyes.
05/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was picking up a timber. As he turned around, he felt his back give.
01/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Pulling a pump out of the mud. Felt a pull in his back.
01/24/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost While unstopping the head - rock broke from around the canopy and hit employee.
10/20/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE - PUT HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY, PUT CANOPY TO TOP, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN CANOPY AND TOP.
07/28/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall located at crosscut between No. 4 entry & No. 5 entry; spad 23. Length 30-40 ft, width 18 ft, height 8 ft.
03/21/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS LEAVING WORK AFTER HIS SHIFT, DRIVING HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE ON DUSTY HAUL ROAD WITH LOOSE GRAVEL. EE WAS DRIVING TOO FAST AND IMPACTED A COAL TRUCK.
09/22/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TAKING STEEL OUT OF HOLE - GLOVE CAUGHT LACERATION & CHIPPED BONE IN RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
05/14/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 67 FT HIGH, 20 FT WIDE, 60 FT LONG I BREAK INBY SPAD 2264 #6 ENTRY - NEUTRAL.
03/30/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating the roof bolt machine-a rock fell from the top hitting him on the r shoulder.
03/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 305d lost EE WAS LYING ON HIS BELLY, REACHED UP RIGHT HANDED TO PUT IN OIL SEAL. FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
07/29/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #5 ENTRY, 40' INBY SURVEY STATION #14. 19' WIDE, 60' LONG, 6' HIGH. HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WAS COVERED UP IN THE FALL.
03/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost BEND OVER TO PICK UP A ROLLER FELT BACK PULL & GIVE.
02/24/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None NO 2 BLLEDER ENTRY B RIGHT, 40 FT INBY SS 2364, 20 FT WIDE LENGTH UNKNOWN HEIGHT UNKNOWN.
02/21/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 2 BREAKS INBY #2367, 70 FT LONG 16 FT WIDE 3 1/2 FT THICK. WILL BOLT WITH 6 FT FULLY GROUTED.
06/13/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL #1 NORTH SECTION. #5 ENTRY. SPAD #122. DISTANCE FROM FACE 2000 FT. BRATTICE #26. APPROX 50 FEET LONG 20 FT WIDE 4 TO 5 FT HIGH.
12/04/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CRAWLING AROUND THE BOLT MACHINE-HE CUT HIS LEFT SHIN ON A PLATE.
11/05/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE WAS SCOOPING UP GOB, SOMETHING BROKE IN THE GOB AND FLEW UP HITTING HIM IN RIGHT EYE.
10/29/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A-RIGHT 2048 #1 2049 #2 70-80 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 4-5 FT HIGH.
08/22/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 ENTRY A RIGHT SECTION BLEEDER. 4 - 5 FT, 350'LONG (4 CROSSCUTS). CONTINUE OF EXISTING FULL - 4' HIGH, 20' WIDE, LENGHT UNKNOWN. #1 ENTRY A RIGHT.
04/24/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROCK FALL SPAD # 1850 6 LEFT SECTION #6 ENTRY. 50 FT X 20 FT X 5 FT.