Monongalia County Mine — Accidents

Total: 944 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/04/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Employee was injured on 10/04/2015 and continued to work until 11/03/2015 when doctor changed treatment and took him off work. He was reinstalling guarding when he turned and slipped hyperextending hi...
09/20/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was injured on 9/20/2015 and worked until 10/20/2015 when doctor recommended change in treatment and pulled him off work. While riding in BT24, ride picked the switch and derailed causing emp...
09/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Individual was dismounting 24 track mobile not concentrating, caught his foot on the vehicle frame or safety chain causing him to fall (sprain / strain) to the left foot. This did not involve any comp...
09/14/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Individual was working in a low Roof Fall area prying down loose material when experiencing a pop in the upper back and shoulder area. This did not involve any compliance issues, no equipment involved...
09/11/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Individual had thrown the K-4 track switch, not concentrating on the switch throw, started walking back to the 20-ton motor when the switch throw sprung up from the hold down position striking the rig...
09/02/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A Roof Fall (30' long X 6' high X 16' wide) was found in the Main North Left Return between 182 block and 184 block in the number 6 entry. There were no persons injured, ventilation not disrupted but...
08/31/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Individual was assisting in hanging 12470 cable on the Longwall Power move when the cable slid off the pump car creating a chain reaction of the cable. Because of lack of concentration the cable struc...
08/21/2015 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 190d lost While operating the Shearer on the Long Wall Face, when passing 152 shield a spare leg jack that was stored on the shield pontoon broke a chain and rolled striking the individual on the lower right le...
08/10/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A Roof Fall (20' long X 10' high X 18' wide) was found in the 6-North Left Return,# 1 Entry at 21 Block spad number 8711. There were no persons injured, ventilation not disrupted but the walkway is ob...
08/02/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A Roof fall (40' long X 8' high X 20 to 28' wide) was found on the Main North Belt at 150 block spad number 6631. There were no persons injured, ventilation not disrupted but the walkway is obstructed...
07/30/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While traveling down main line haulage a piece of loose rock/coal came down striking employee in his left eye. (abrasion to the left cornea) This does not involve any compliance issues, no equipment i...
07/29/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Individual was not concentrating when stepping down into the pit area of the motor barn. The right knee buckled when stepping on the first step, experiencing pain from the hip to the ankle. It did not...
07/16/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A Roof Fall (70' long X 8' high X 16' wide) was found in the 6-North Intake at 14 block, # 7 entry outby spad location 7427. There were no persons injured, ventilation not disrupted but the walk way i...
07/14/2015 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee had set power up for the Fletcher Bolter at the Power Center. He then walked to the machine and while pushing the power button to start Bolter, received an electrical shock.
07/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 43d lost Two employees were lifting a mine rail by hand, when one employee let go and the other employee got his finger caught under the rail when it hit the ground. This caused the employee a left middle fin...
06/30/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall (30' long X 6' high X 16' wide) was found in the 6-North left return between spad locations 7513 & 7842 in the # 2 entry at 18 block. This did obstruct the walkway but did not involve any...
06/27/2015 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Individual was not concentrating when attempting to put the trolley pole back on the DC trolley wire. When coming in contact with the energized wire, individual received an electrical shock to the hea...
06/15/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Individual was dragging a 1"" wash down hose to clean the 1st. floor of the prep-plant floor. Due to lack of concentration EE slipped and experienced pain in the right groin and right lower back area...
04/24/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall (15' l X 5'H x 14' W) was found on the old 6-North Track between location # 294.6 and 295.3 just outby the old 6-M. This did obstruct the walkway but did not involve any other compliance i...
04/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Individual was bent over picking up a joint of 3"" aluminum pipe, when lifting felt a pain in the left upper abdomen and a budge appeared on the stomach. This did not involve any compliance issues, no...
03/30/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Individual was using a 10 ton Simplex Jack to align a track switch. Due to poor body position when pressure was applied to the jack, it kicked out striking the individual in the right outer knee. This...
03/26/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was using Chain Tuggits to lift a 636 scoop canopy when the canopy twisted the Tuggit chain hook came dislodged from the chain allowing the canopy to fall striking the right hand. (lacerati...
03/12/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost Supervisor was preparing shield for removal from the face recovery area. When attempting to raise the shield tip up the shield canopy lowered compressing him between the shield and mine floor. The inv...
03/03/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Individual was walking along 5-West Belt Line when stepping on loose coal, due to lack of concentration tripped striking the left knee on the ground. There was no equipment involved, it did not involv...
02/25/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost Individual was not concentrating when dismounting BT-3 Battery ride. When stepping out of vehicle the left knee gave out causing him to roll the left ankle and fall on the left knee, (fractured knee...
02/25/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Individual was standing beside scoop bucket at the supply car location. Due to lack of concentration his foot slipped and at the same time the scoop drifted forward pinning the right leg between the s...
02/25/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 18d restricted Individual was rib pinning off the Alpine Miner when a rib rolled striking him on the right shoulder and leg.(sprain to right shoulder) This did not involve any compliance issues, no equipment involve...
02/23/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Individual was stepping off the front of the Fletcher Twin Boom Bolter. due to lack of concentration twisted the left foot and ankle, experiencing an abrasion to the outer foot. This did not involve a...
02/22/2015 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Individual was troubleshooting a de-energized power center. While cleaning carbon particles off of the Capacitor Bank,(disconnect throw), individual was shocked. He received burns to the palm of his...
02/20/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Because of lack of concentration, while trying to put cable retainer back in place on the pan line, the metal retainer slipped out of place and fell striking employees left middle finger, mashing it b...
02/18/2015 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Individual was removing a broken piece of mono-rail when the dolly rolled pinching the right index finger, due to lack of concentration resulting with a laceration and fracture to the finger tip. This...
02/17/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Individual was riding(back to direction of travel) in BT-55 Track Jeep when striking his head on the mine roof causing pain to the right neck area. This did not involve compliance issues, no equipment...
02/13/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Individual stepped off a track rail due to lack of concentration catching the left foot on a track tie causing the left leg to extend backwards causing strain to the calf muscle. This did not involve...
02/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Individual was throwing and placing belt structure under Mains Belt due to the lack of concentration on body positioning he experienced a sharp pain in lower middle back. This did not involve complian...
01/26/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Individual was walking, crossing over outrigger on the section tailpiece when catching his left foot on the outrigger causing him to fall, striking the right elbow. This did not involve any compliance...
01/19/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall (75' long X 6' High) was found on the weekly examination in the 6-North Main left return between spad # 7842 & spad # 7513 in # 2 entry. This did not involve any compliance issues, no equi...
01/16/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Individual was swinging a 8 lb. sledge hammer making a belt splice when experiencing a pop in the right shoulder. This did not involve any compliance issues, no equipment involved. This did not involv...
01/13/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Individual caught the left heel between the track rail and vehicle frame when attempting to get in a safe area after vehicle was struck by a 20 ton motor. This compliance issue was addressed with disc...
01/06/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost When filling the water buffalo with water, pressure was increased to the hose and the individual lost balance and falling on scoop blade striking the upper left leg and shoulder area. This did not inv...
12/29/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise induced hearing loss. Award of 1.18%
12/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While placing monster plates on the continuous miner caught right index finger between edge of plate and machine, It did not involve any compliance issues, no equipment involved, it did not involve tr...
12/20/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While hoisting supplies, elevator failed to stop at bottom landing causing damage to the guide rail, and channel beams on the elevator itself. It did not involve any compliance issues. There was no em...
12/18/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Individual was walking along the belt line when stepping on the side of joint of rock dust hose, twisted the right knee, this did not involve any compliance issues, no equipment involved, It didn't in...
12/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was loading belt rollers onto a scoop car when pinching the right pinky finger between 2 rollers, this did not involve any compliance issues, no equipment involved, It didn't involve job sk...
12/01/2014 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost Individual was standing beside the Long Wall Power Center when the high pressure hose came uncoupled striking the right ankle area, individual suffered a fracture to the right fibula, This did not inv...
12/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was placing an electrical plug on the high voltage sled when pinching the left ring finger between poling loop on the sled causing a laceration to the finger, this did not involve any compl...
11/19/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking up the track and went to get out of the track heading and tripped over the rail and hit his forehead on the cross tie. Required 3 stitches.
11/03/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Individual was ratcheting a 1 ton tuggit to straighten a belt take up roller when experiencing a sharp pain in the left shoulder, trained on use of hand tools, doctor's request no reaching, pulling an...
10/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost Individual was operating a 20 tons motor when struck by a trip of 6 empty supply cars which came uncoupled from the lead motor when coupler / choker chain broke. Individual task trained on motor. Indi...
10/12/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Individual was dragging a door kit alongside the supply train on 13 WHG section when he twisted his ankle on loose coal/rock. He was removed from work by Med Express Fairmont, Fairmont, WV for swollen...