Monongalia County Mine — Accidents

Total: 944 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/01/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured employee was walking along the headgate toward the face, and left foot struck a crib while ee was in motion. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job...
02/21/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing over the pan line and hit head on a low hanging roof strap, which caused a laceration above left eye. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not inv...
02/12/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the Main North #5 ""idle entry"" between belt and track at 146.5 to 147.5 blocks. The area is approximately 12-14' high, 16' wide and 90' long. The fall was m...
02/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a staple from the waterline, when a piece of rust fell off the top of the shield around EE's safety glasses, and into EE's left eye. It did not involve any equipment or complianc...
02/06/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stepped in mud along the track and as EE stepped out of the mud, EE felt a pop in EE's right hip. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.
02/01/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 6d restricted Employee was offloading cribs from the de-energized Mule to shield toes on the longwall tear down face. While performing this task, EE was bending, twisting and not using proper lifting techniques. No...
01/26/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove a drill steel that was stuck in the mine roof. As the employee went to place another drill steel back in the chuck, the steel that was stuck, fell out striking the s...
01/09/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was discovered reportable at the 69 block intersection of Main North 3 Belt. The fall was approximately 25' wide, 30' long and 18' high. The fall was most likely caused by gradu...
01/03/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee was operating the tail locomotive while moving a power center. The power center derailed and caught a discharge line connected to an air pump. The pump was pulled into the operator's compart...
12/16/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While traveling on haulage, pole came off of trolley wire, then came down striking the EE on hard hat. Did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment was being used. This did not...
12/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Individual was inserting a drill steel in the drill guide when aligning the steel, they caught the left index finger between the steel and guide. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal p...
12/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Employee was repairing a loading machine tram chain in the 5 West area. When pulling the chain back together employee felt a pain in left elbow. Employee underwent surgery on 12/20/17 to repair a le...
11/28/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost While hanging ventilation curtain, employee stepped on a cement block, under the curtain, causing ee to twist ankle and experienced pain in the right ankle. This did not involve any compliance issues...
11/24/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Entrapment of 1 person due to doors on elevator not being firmly closed causing door switch to make up intermittently and stopping elevator. No other 50.20 criteria applies.
11/13/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting a rock dust hose employees knife slipped cutting into ee's hand. This did not involve any compliance issues, job proficiency, attitude, or machinery.
11/12/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a track jack to re-rail, a mobile jack slid sideways causing employees finger to get pinched between the track jack and mobile. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal prote...
11/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 267d lost While taking rib straps off of miner employee felt a pop and pain in right shoulder. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment was being worn and this did not involve...
10/27/2017 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Packer partially deflated allowing methane to leak into the #3 entry for a short period of time. Methane accumulated in local area only, packer was sealed and methane cleared. No other 50.20 criteria...
10/21/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost We feel that this is a questionable claim however the employee stated that while pulling on an air hose EE felt pain in back. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment...
10/19/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost While removing rollers from belt line employee lost balance and twisted left knee trying to regain balance. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment was being used and...
10/16/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred not at or above the anchorage point on #3 belt at 70 block which impeded the walkway on the right side of the belt. A rock approximately 7' long X 3' wide X 20"" thick was in the...
10/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was carrying bottom roller and felt pain in the stomach.
09/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hanging dust hose in hanger, hose hit employees right arm causing hand to get snagged by the hook on the hanger puncturing glove and cutting right index finger. This did not involve any complian...
09/22/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee tripped over relay bar causing them to twist their left knee. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal Protective equipment was being used and this did not involve attitude, job p...
09/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was dragging posts through 3 West and felt employee's back get tight. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. It didn't involve job skills, proficiency, training, or a...
08/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling loose trolley wire down track with vehicle, trolley wire got caught on something and when employee stopped to free the wire it broke loose and sprung forward hitting employee in the mout...
08/29/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost While lifting a pump from sump to clean, the pump became unhooked from the chain hoist and fell on top of employee's left foot. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipme...
08/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing steering shaft in shuttle car the shaft became dislodged and fell striking employees right middle finger. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment was...
08/18/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 449d lost Rock dust hose got caught on something while employee was dragging it causing ee to feel a strain in shoulder. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment was being used...
08/10/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Employee tripped and fell awkwardly on right leg and knee while walking down an inclined area. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment was being used and this did not...
07/26/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at/or above the anchorage point at Main North, #5 heading at 150 block. The fall does not impede passage or obstruct ventilation. It is approximately 16' wide X 8' high X 75' long...
06/24/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was cutting belt when knife slipped off of belt causing EE to cut left wrist. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal Protective equipment was being used and this did not involve...
06/18/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Entrapment of 2 persons on Wana Elevator for approximately 45 minutes. The cause was the Lilly was out of calibration.
06/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost While carrying a vulcanizing press with another employee the individual felt a sharp pain and tightness in lower back. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment was bei...
06/13/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Left index finger got pinched between sledge hammer handle and gear box casing while trying to remove a coupler with hammer. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment...
06/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost While lifting miner cable employee experienced a burning pain in abdominal area. Employee continued to work until doctor took ee off work on 7/26/2017. This did not involve any compliance issues. Pers...
06/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While standing next to ventilation tubing employee turned head and a piece of tie wire holding tubes went between glasses and eye, scratching left eyeball. This did not involve any compliance issues....
06/01/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 363d lost While cleaning out area to change a dog bone on the longwall face and waiting for supplies, a piece of the face rolled out pinning the employees foot against the pan. This did not involve compliance i...
05/31/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While dragging crib in 4 West airway, employee felt pain in lower back. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment was being used, and this did not involve job proficie...
05/30/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost While re-railing a supply car employee felt a burning sensation in abdomen while using a track jack. Employee continued to work until the doctor took EE off work starting 7/24/2017. This did not invol...
05/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was removing rock dust bags from a supply train when EE felt a pain in lower back and shooting pain down right leg. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment...
05/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 304d lost While lining up a drive shaft on a shuttle car, the drive shaft slipped off of the yoke striking employee on thumb area of right hand. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective...
05/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 467d lost While dragging post's into 4 West occasionally post would get caught on rail. Employee finished shift with no indication of injury. After going home employee said EE woke up the next day with pain in...
05/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost While moving a super post to the top of a fall, post slid down unexpectedly crushing the left ring finger between the post and a rock. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal Protective e...
04/21/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost While stepping over relay bar, employee stepped onto uneven bottom causing strain to right knee. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment was being used and this did n...
04/13/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost While opening airlock door employee lost control of the door. While trying to catch the door, right ring finger got pinched between the door and frame. When it got pinched, employee jerked hand back c...
04/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee experienced a sharp pain in left heel area while attempting to bear crawl on hands and toes in an effort to keep pressure off of knee due to the knee pad breaking while dragging supplies. Thi...
04/10/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee stepped in a hole and tripped. Employee felt pain shoot down right leg and twisted left foot also. This did not involve any compliance issues. Personal protective equipment was being used and...
03/31/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at/or above the anchorage point on 6 North belt line at 19 block. The fall does not impede passage or obstruct ventilation. It is approximately 8' wide X 16'long X 5 1/2' high. No...
03/16/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred above the anchorage point in the 6 North Parallel air course at 6 block in #2 heading. The fall does not impede passage, and the air is not affected. The fall is approximately 16'...