Mountaineer II Mine — Accidents

Total: 356 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/23/2020 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was moving a hopper jack from the elevator to the track supply car by using a parts cart. As they were positioning the cart next to the parts car, the cart's wheel dropped into a broken secti...
02/11/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was tramming a scoop when the canopy caught a waterline coupler. This caused the waterline to break, and the end of the waterline struck the employee in the head.
02/03/2020 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost The employee was helping dislodge an obstruction in the discharge line of a dewatering pump. When the blockage broke free the sudden pressure release caused the end of the line EE was holding, to whip...
01/30/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 177d lost The employee was removing a broken continuous miner bit by trying to knock it out with a hammer and a punch. Unsuccessful with the hammer and punch, EE used another miner bit in an attempt to remove t...
01/11/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost The employee was moving the MRS back to set breaker timbers, when a portion of roof rock fell out from between roof bolts, striking employee on the right ankle and foot.
12/16/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 187d lost Employee was walking the beltline and discovered a piece of drawrock in the walkway, under the lifeline. EE bent over to flip the rock out of the walkway, and felt a pain in EE's lower back and left l...
11/14/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee was replacing shields on the continuous miner and had pulled the rub rail pin to provide enough clearance to slide a shield into place. As EE was doing this, EE had left hand on the bottom of...
10/21/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was standing next to the continuous miner in the #4 entry. The employee had placed left hand on the machine's light guard as employee was reaching for a can of oil, when a piece of roof r...
10/18/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred at 21 xcut Cedar Grove Mains #8 entry.
10/16/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred at crosscut 37 on the cedar grove seam in the track entry. The fall measures approximately 40' long and 10' high.
08/28/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #6 entry, 18 cc, outby the North Elevator. The fall was approximately 20 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 8 feet high.
08/27/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred in the Alma seam, #5 entry, #38 x-cut; fall is approximately 18 ft. wide, 90 ft. long, and 6 ft. high.
08/25/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred on the Cedar Grove #1 belt at 15 crosscut and is approximately 18' wide, 5' thick, and 130' long.
07/15/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost As the employee was walking to EE's work area, EE stated EE twisted both EE's knees when EE slipped and fell. Employee continued to work until doctor took EE off.
06/24/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall occurred in the #2 Entry, #12 crosscut of the south mains area. The fall is approximately 20' long x 18' wide x 6' high.
06/04/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was building an overcast and carrying a solid cinder block on shoulder; employee was packing block to an area where the entry height was a little lower than employee was accustomed to. As emp...
05/25/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While ee was using a drill press in the shop, they cut two of their left hand fingers requiring stitches.
04/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolter operator was unloading supplies out of a scoop bucket, injured struck EE's left elbow on the side of the bucket. Employee was referred to an Orthopedic Specialist and then diagnosed...
04/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading concrete and got finger caught between guard and concrete causing injury to pinky finger
03/28/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the Alma coal seam, #2 entry, #129 XC. The fall is approximately 6 feet high, 20 feet long, and 20 feet wide in the intersection.
03/01/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost While injured was walking ee fell to the ground on knees. When ee got up, ee couldn't put pressure on right knee. Injured was put off from work pending an MRI.
02/27/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 638d lost While bolting top, a piece of rock started to fall. Injured started to move out of the way when EE slipped and fell onto left shoulder. Inujured was seen and released with no restrictions, and conti...
02/18/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating the shearer, injured placed hand on the pan line and a rock hit left ring finger, resulting in a laceration that required 8 stitches.
01/31/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While placing pin in a scoop bucket jack, injured was lining pin up by placing finger in the hole. The jack fell, striking the injured employees finger resulting in a fracture and avulsion of the rig...
11/30/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost Employee was lifting block and felt pain in shoulder
09/25/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost Employee was throwing cinder block off supply car when they felt a sharp pain in the left shoulder.
09/25/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost The employee was picking up a cinder block, and as ee turned, ee felt a pain in back.
09/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 22d restricted Employee states they hurt their back moving fire box and belt structure.
09/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on stopping and pushed ladder through the mandoor causing injury.
09/12/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While putting headdrive cover back in place, the employee could not get the cover to seat properly and used screwdriver to pry the cover up. The employee discovered a small rock under the cover and tr...
09/07/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred on the South Mains Track at 11 crosscut. The size of the fall was approximately 75 feet long x 18 feet wide x 5-1/2 to 6 feet high.
08/28/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the Cedar Grove Mains Return, at #29 X-cut, #8 entry. The fall is approximately 20 feet long x 20 feet wide x 5 to 6 feet high.
08/21/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A unplanned roof fall was discovered on the South Bleeder Track, at #22 X-cut. The approximate size of the fall was 18 to 20 feet long x 18 feet wide x 4-1/2 - 5 feet high.
08/08/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost As the injured employee walked behind the section power center, EE's foot got caught on the ground cable that was attached to the power center and high voltage sled, causing EE to fall. Injured was t...
08/08/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the Cedar Grove Mains, at #11 XC, #5 belt entry in the intersection. The fall is approximately 18 feet wide, 20 feet long, and 6 feet high.
07/10/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the Cedar Grove Mains, at #110 XC, #4 belt entry and through the crosscut to the intersection of the #5 track entry. The fall is approximately 18 feet wide, 30 f...
05/21/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred on the Cedar Grove #1 mainline belt at 14 crosscut. The roof fall is approximately 25' long by 6' thick.
05/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost The employee was realigning the track by using lifting jacks to raise the track, and slate bar to slew it into place. One jack did not kick over and employee took the slate bar to move it and the trac...
04/26/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck on the hand by a link from a broken chain. The employee was standing 25 feet from the continuous miner as the CM backed out of #3. A chain, that had been of the miner, got wrapped...
04/12/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 268d lost Employee was recovering 72"" belt structure. Employee dropped to the ground, placing the structure on top of right hand which was also on top of a rock. The employee suffered a laceration to the rig...
03/22/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost The employee was underground preparing to go a belt drive. On the way to the mantrip, they stepped between the track rails into some mud, which caused them to fall injuring the left knee. Employee con...
02/06/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee had just turned the exhaust fans in the shop off, as they turned, the left foot caught a cable holding cap, causing them to fall. As they fell, they extended the left arm to catch themselves,...
01/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 218d lost Employee bent down and grabbed a bed rail and tossed in out of the roadway and felt pain in lower back.
11/18/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the Cedar Grove Mains track entry, #104 XC, that was approximately 45 feet long extending into the X-cut, 20 feet wide and 10 feet high.
11/06/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the Cedar Grove Mains Intake, #2 Entry, #34 XC. This is not an intake escapeway and ventilation was not disrupted or affected in any way. All approaches to the fall have...
10/24/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee opened a door in order to move supplies with a forklift. When employee was getting ready to close the door, a rock fell out from the roof and hitting employee on the head causing an injury.
10/17/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee was standing directly against the section power center, looking for an item on top of power center. As ee turned to walk, foot got caught on a communication cable, causing ee to twist ankle a...
10/14/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was picking up a stage loader flight out of a scoop bucket when EE slipped and smashed right ring and little finger between the flight and scoop bucket. This resulted in a fracture to the ti...
09/17/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was attempting to level the impact bed on the belt discharge, using a track jack and slate bar as a handle. EE was operating the jack bar with one hand, trying to insert the leg pin with the...
07/27/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was rolling track rails with a metal slate bar and the bar kicked back striking ee in the R cheek area causing a laceration requiring stitches.