Mountaineer Alma A Mine — Accidents

Total: 291 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/17/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None BASED ON EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-8-02, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.
05/30/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None BASED ON EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-8-02, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.
05/30/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None BASED ON EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-8-02, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.
05/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE IN AN AREA THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 7 1/2' HIGH. THE CABLE FELL & STRUCK HIS LEFT SHOULDER & LEFT ARM.
05/29/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE HAD JUST ARRIVED AT THE FACE WHEN A ROCK ~2 1/2"" X 1 1/2' X 1 1/2' FELL AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE RT. HAND, RING AND LITTLE FINGER. EE'S HAND WAS ON DRILL POT.
05/23/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN THE TRACK ENTRY WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 5-29-02.
05/14/2002 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 280d lost THE INJURED WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE FACE TO GET AWAY FROM A ROCK AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A SHIELD. INJURY REPORTED 5-16-02.
04/10/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 305d lost EE PICKED UP 2 BUNDLES OF ROOF BOLT PLATES. WHEN HE TURNED TO PUT THE PLATES ON THE ROOF BOLTER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
03/30/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE INITIATED THE SHIELD ""PULL IN"" FUNCTION THEN STEPPED ONTO THE SHIELD BEING PULLED IN. EE'S RT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RELAY BAR.
03/23/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ~70' X 20' X 4' OCCURRED IN THE #20 CROSSCUT OF THE SOUTH MAINS, #3 INTAKE ENTRY. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48"" RESIN RODS.
03/21/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None BASED ON EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-8-02, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.
03/18/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None BASED ON EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-8-02, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.
03/18/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None BASED ON EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-8-02, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.
03/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 324d lost TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A BELT SPEED REDUCER. ONE STEPPED DOWN AND HIS FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED INBETWEEN 2 TURN BUCKLES CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
02/06/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None BASED ON EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-8-02, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.
01/28/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None BASED ON EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-8-02, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.
01/18/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A 54"" BELT. WHILE PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF, IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT THIGH RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.
01/13/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None BASED ON EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-8-02, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE.
11/05/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOP ROCK, WITH THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE BY A PIECE OF ROCK.
10/03/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN #11 & #12 CROSSCUTS IN THE 3 LEFT RETURN. THE FALL MEASURED 6' X 19' X 90'.
09/25/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost A LONG AIRDOX SCOOP WAS PULLING A FAIRCHILD SCOOP THROUGH A SEVERE SEAM DEPOSIT. A HOOK ON THE 3/8"" CHAIN, BEING USED FOR PULLING, BROKE CAUSING THE CHAIN TO STRIKE THE OPERATOR OF THE SCOOP B EING P...
09/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET SLOPING BOTTOM, WHILE CARRYING A BOX OF RESIN.
08/31/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost THE INJURED WAS STANDING ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD PUTTING IN TUBES OF GLUE AND THE FIRSTSECTION OF BOLT, IN AN OUTBY AREA, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF THE DRILL HEAD HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM,...
08/24/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE HAND WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF TOP BROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
06/07/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost INJURED WAS WALKING BY PORTAL BUS AT THE END OF THE SECTION TRACK. HE STEPPED ON OR TRIPPED OVER A ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS KNEE. (A REVIEW OF COMPANY INJURY FILES ON 5/31/02 REVEALED THAT THIS I NCIDENT...
06/01/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. HIS CSESR100 SCSR PUSHED INTO HIS RIGHT LOWER RIB CAGE.
05/18/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS
05/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost THE EE WAS INT HE PROCESS OF REMOVING TRACK RAILS. WHEN LIFTING ON A RAIL LOOSE A SLATE BAR, HE FELT A PHEN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.
04/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COVERS FROM THE HEAD DRIVE, ONE OF THE COVERS SLID AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE HEAD DRIVE. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 5-17-01 WHEN AN X-RAY REVEALED A CHIPP...
04/11/2001 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost EE WAS SWEEPING BELT AND DROVE HEAD INTO THE TOP. EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 9-10-01.
03/25/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNSENTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN 19'X20'X7' OCCURED INT HE 7 LEFT #2 ENTRY INTAKE 150' EN OF THE LONGWALL FACE.
03/15/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ~19' X 6' X 60' OCCURRED AT 49 XCUT, 7 LT. SECTION. THE FALL TRAPPED THE HEAD DRIVE & CRUSHER.
03/15/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None AWARDED 7.15% OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE BY STATE OF WV.
03/12/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 3""X3""X4"" WAS THROWN BY THESHEARER AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT SIDEOF THE FACE AND MOUTH.
03/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 334d lost THE INJURED BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
11/29/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DRILLING BOLTS, THE DRILL HIT EMPLOYEE ON LIP, LACERATION TO LIP, 12 STITCHES.
08/21/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A 3 TON CAPACITY CHAIN RATCHET INTO A SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN HE SWUNG THE RATCHET INTO THE SCOOP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
06/21/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 130'X19'X4'-6 1/2' WAS D RE OVERED BETWEEN 32 & 33 CROSSCUT IN THE #1 ENTRY, SOUTH MAINS. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' RESIN RODS.
02/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A LADDER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON3-1-00.
01/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GATHERING TRASH. HE CARRIED A METALBAND AND PULLED, THE BAND WAS LODGED UNDER A TIRE AND CUT THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE AND INTO THE PALM OF HIS HAND, 6 SUTURES REQUIRED.
01/04/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK OVER THE RIGHT EYE WITH THE DRILL STEEL. THE DRILL WRENCH HAD BENT ON THE PREVIOUS HOLE, UNBEKNOWST TO THE EMPLOYEE.