Monongalia County Mine — Accidents

Total: 944 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 237d lost Individual was pulling bolter cable at Main North Haulage 166 block when he felt a pop in the right shoulder. Individual continued to work until 7-18-12 when the doctor removed him from work.
07/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 191d lost Individual operating 20 ton motor going from 8-5 to 7-5 on main north haulage. Trolly pole came off wire cawing the supply trip to drift back striking his motor. Individual landed on motor deck and hi...
06/27/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 14d restricted EE was installing track rails at main north 162 block. The track rail needed more height for blocking. While using a bar to raise the rail the bar slipped out and the EE caught the left thumb between...
06/13/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 218d lost Employee was operating a battery motor when it derailed and caused him to be jarred in the operator's compartment. Employee complained of back pain and has since been diagnosed with multi level degene...
06/11/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 261d lost Individual was aligning track in 18W. section 68 Block with a jack, while jacking the rail in a standing position EE felt pain in the lower left back. EE cont. to work until 7/9/12 when doctor removed...
05/23/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE was walking along 18W belt at the booster drive when stepping on a rock and twisted the right knee. EE cont. to work until 7/9/12 when he was removed from work to have surgery to the right knee.
05/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 280d lost Individual was talking on a mine phone at 19-W 2 block when a vehicle was coming through the track doors. Individual turned to get back in the cross cut when he fell over a bag of rock dust. Individua...
04/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Individual was in the process of hooking up the rock dust pods to the motor. The holes n the draw bar were aligned, when putting in the pin, the car moved and the pin caught the right index finger bet...
04/14/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 5 North Emergency Hoist would not start. All work was stopped in affected area. Battery was discharged. Corrective Action: ""Changed Battery"" Elevator released at 10:45a.m. All agencies were noti...
04/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was dumping a muck bucket and smashed his finger.
03/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Individual fell while exiting BT-5 mantrip on the Kuhn town bottom. Individual struck the left elbow and left knee when striking the ground.
02/21/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the old 4-west section at 20 block crosscut 8 to 9. Spad location 8929 to 8430. No personal affected, walk way is obstructed. Ventilation roof disturbed. Fall is above an...
02/20/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Individual was operating the shearer on the 18 w longwall when a rock blew out at the face area striking the individual on the right ankle.
02/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 347d lost Individual was picking up a bucket of chain out of a track mounted vehicle. Individual felt pain in the left shoulder. Individual went off work for a rotator repair.
02/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Individual was standing on a ladder and removing crete planks from an o'cast wall. While attempting to hold onto a plank that slipped out of the H Beam Groove. The right side chest area struck the o'c...
02/06/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at old 4-west 18 block x-cut 4 to 5. Spad locations A8190 to A7117. Fall was above anchorage bolts. The fall did not affect ventilation walkway and no persons affected. Area was...
01/21/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Individual was bolting on the Fletcher bolter in the 16 W tail gate. When attempting to align the steels, individual pinched the left hand while applying up pressure with the mast. Individual received...
01/05/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at the 7 North shaft C approach. The fall was approx. 10' H. X 20' L. The fall did not interrupt ventilation or walkway. Area dangered off. This is not an active area of the mine...
11/18/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Individual was assisting in moving the Cat Fletcher Bolter. He grabbed onto a rib bolt while stamping on a piece of curtain which was stuck in the cats of the bolter. The bolter moved jerking the curt...
10/31/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Kulntown elevator went down with 15 persons on board. The people were manually brought to the surface and released at 4:27pm. The problem was electrical with the encoder. Elevator back in service...
10/28/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Kuhmtown elevator went down at 8:04am with 20 personal on board. People were lowered to the bottom and safely released. Rope dogs actuated and encoder. Elevator back in service at 10:10am. Encoder cha...
10/20/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Kuhntown elevator went down with 6 persons onboard. Elevator was lowered to the bottom location and persons were released (5 min). Problem was bad end coadu. Elevator back in service 5:00 am.
10/19/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Kulntown elevator went down at 8:22 am with persons onboard. Elevator was lowered in manual and persons were released. The rope dogs activated. The switch was replaced. Elevator back in service 12...
10/06/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 5 north escapeway hoist was removed from service due to a bad limit switch on the hoist. Portable hoist truck placed on site. Hoist was repaired by tensioning chain on 10/7/11 at 10:40 A.M.
09/20/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The wana service elevator went down due to damage to the bottom beams and alignment to the counter weight guides. Repairs were made to the elevator and service resumed on 9/22/11 at 6:40 P.M.
09/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost Individual was walking along the kulntown rockdust chute when the left foot became caught in a tie down rope causing the individual to trip. The individual fell with the right hand on rail and the lef...
09/14/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Individual was a rib bolter on the 18w section fall #1 entry. The corner of coal pic rolled out striking the right side of face, pinned both legs thighs and right ankle. Individual suffered an abrasio...
09/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Individual was carrying a roll of 2"" hose over an o'cast when the hose caught the top of the o'cast wall causing him to twist. Individual felt pain to the left knee.
09/09/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The wana elevator went down at 10:00 am with no persons on board. The elevator was back in service at 10:47 am. Elevator problem with main breaker was the problem.
09/06/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall was discovered at Main North #1 Entry between 167-168 block. The fall is between 1219 and 8803, and is 20' long/5'height. No persons affected, ventilation not disrupted, walkway is obstructed....
08/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost Individual was repairing a shuttle car splice and while cutting the cable felt pain in the right shoulder while handling cable. Worked until 1/12/12 when individual went off for shoulder surgery.
08/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Individual was dropping ventilation tubes when a ventilation tube bounced off the rib and struck the left knee bending the knee backwards. Individual continued to work until 9-20-11 when he had surger...
08/20/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Individual was walking down 15W track entry when tripping in an off set in the mine floor. Falling on right wrist. Individual continued to work until 8/24/11 when he went off work due to incident.
08/16/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Individual attempting to free a stuck drill steel, had right hand on or in the vicinity of steel. Left hand was on the control levers, apparently on the wrong control putting up pressure on the steel....
08/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE come into contact with drilling mud. Ph had spiked in the mud. EE was cleaning a mud spill caused by a plugged screen. EE had sustained miner burns and was treated with vinegar & bicarbonate. Subse...
08/08/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The wana skip hoist elevator went down at 10:30 am with a person on board. The person was safely removed from the elevator at 12:35 pm. electrical problem in the trailing cable, restraining clamp slip...
08/06/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Individual was retrieving a roof strap towards the back of the miner when a piece of corner rib fell striking the outside of the left foot. Individual received a fracture to the fifth metatarsal.
08/01/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The WANA Service Elevator went down at 8:30 AM with no persons on board. The elevator was back in service at 12:00 PM. The problem was electrical in the control cable.
07/26/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted While a section of 8 inch casing was being hoisted at 4 foot off the ground, the employee was holding the tag line attachment of the pick up line, the weight shifted and pulled him forward. His left f...
07/22/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating #4 Jeep on main north haulage road at 152 block. The Jeep struck a broken rail causing the Jeep to halt and come off the track. EE struck the left side of the face and nose against th...
07/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE was working on the surface at the prep plant garage. EE was checking loose bolts on the pan and when descending on the ladder EE slipped on the wire rope ladder and fell on the buttocks. Pain in th...
07/20/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 24.5 block on the 6 North track haulage at approx. 10:40 p.m. This fall is approx. 5' H. X 10.5' H. X 10.5' W. X 14' L. Fall will be bolted and cleaned and screened.
07/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE was loading supplies onto the 19-w continuous miner at the face area. When placing a bundle of roof bolts on the miner the bundle of bolts fell and the EE attempted to catch them. EE caught the rig...
07/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall was discovered at 11-M Suals crosscut #1 to #2 between spad locations 4351 to 4411 which is an outby area. Ventilation was not disturbed and this area was dangered off. The walkway is obstructe...
07/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost Individual was walking into 3-N section when stepping over blue 4"" plastic pipe felt a pull in the right knee. individual continued to work until 5-5-12 when he went off for surgery to the right knee...
07/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifting bolter cable on machine and struck left elbow. Operator disputes the allegations set forth in Citation No.8050926 and submits this report solely to terminate the Citation. The submission of th...
06/10/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The wana service elevator was damaged while hoisting a scoop cay. The hook broke free arrowing the scoop to fall causing damage to the side wall, floor of elevator and winch.
05/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost 17-W left long-wall set up face, Individual was attempting to reposition a nylon scoop rope when his left hand was caught between the scoop blade and wrench rope. Individual suffered a fracture to the...
05/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Individual was working at the 5 West #1 Transfer removing material that accumulated along the belt when he was lifting up material felt pain in lower back. Individual continued to work until 5-17-11 w...
05/11/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE was dragging and hanging 12470 hi-line above the head. EE felt pain between the shoulder blades. EE continued to work until 5/26/11 when he went off work.