Mountaineer II Mine — Accidents

Total: 356 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While coming through a airlock door it shut on his left hand.
10/28/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the mine roof was discovered in the Cedar Grove Seam, #2 Entry, #27 X-Cut. The fall meas. approx. 6' H., 18' W., 19' L. The fall was immediately reported to MSHA and the State...
10/24/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Diagnosis of noise induced hearing loss.
09/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the roof occurred at the cross cut #95 in the #5 entry at spad #659. This fall is 11,000 ft from the working section. This fall will be cleaned up and supported pending the ap...
08/31/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered at 2:15pm at #6xc, #1 to #3 entry, Cedar Grove, Return Shaft area. The roof rock was approximately 6' to 8' high, 18' wide, and 140' long. MSHA and WVMHST wer...
08/26/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 7 Left Tailgate, #17 Crosscut, #2 Entry, at approximately 2:40pm. The roof rock is estimated to be 70' long, 18' wide, and 6' to 7' high. A portion of an una...
08/25/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 7 Left Tailgate, #3 Entry, #11 Crosscut at approximately 4:57pm. The roof rock is estimated to be 50' long, 18' wide, and 6' high. MSHA and WVMHST were notif...
08/23/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 7 Left Tailgate panel, #1 Entry, #18 Crosscut at approximately 02:43am. The roof rock is estimated to be 20' long, 18' wide, and 6' to 7' high. MSHA and WVMH...
08/15/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK FATALITY Fatal The employee received fatal injuries when he was struck by a rock that fell from the mine roof. He was involved with longwall shield recovery and was building wooden cribs in an area where a shield ha...
07/30/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that in an attempt to change out a drill chuck on a roof bolt machine he had fouled a wrench on the old chuck and was going to use the drill's rotation to break it free. The employee m...
07/28/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the roof occurred on the 1 Right Longwall head gate panel at Crosscut #7, spad #38. This is the Longwall head gate area and the MMU has been shut down and a clean up plan has...
07/17/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the roof was discovered at the #1 CX in the #1 entry of the 2 right panel. Spad #4. The fall was 35ft long x 20ft wide x 7ft high. The fall was reported by phone.
07/03/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 247d lost EE was walking and his hip/leg gave out causing him to fall. The EE has a pre-exist. condition had a hip replacement in 1985. The EE had previously mentioned that the doctor said it was worn out and h...
06/20/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE was setting a base for a link and lock crib. A rib roll occurred and struck his left foot. The doctor put him on light duty for a few days. Vacation started a couple days later and he did not retur...
06/16/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the roof was discovered on the 7 left panel at #71CX in the #1 entry. It was 18 ft x 100 ft x 7 ft. There were no equipment or persons effected by this fall. It will be cleane...
06/01/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the roof was discovered on the 1 Right Tail section panel in the # 3 entry at spad # 90 cross cut #42. The fall was approximately 18ft. x 18ft. and 7 feet high. This was in th...
06/01/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the roof was discovered on the 8 left section panel in the #3 entry at spad #30 cross cut #13. The fall was approximately 40 feet long and 18 feet wide and 7 feet high. This w...
05/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 287d lost Employee was laying track in the track entry & lifting ties. EE went to the hospital for x-rays. X-rays showed nothing. Was sent home. Doctor said EE had a muscle spasm & came back to work with a no l...
05/03/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the mine roof was discovered at the North West Mains panel, intersection at spad #993, #2 entry. The fall measured 20ft. x 20ft. x 8ft. The fall was immediately reported to MS...
04/06/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the roof occurred in the intersection at spad #225 on the 7 left return entry at cross cut #99. the fall was approximately 50 feet long and 8 feet high.
04/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was preparing to plaster a stopping and was building a trough to mix B Bond in. As the injured picked up a cinder block and took a step, he tripped and fell against the scoop, catching his fi...
03/16/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost While hauling supplies, he ran over a rock & was thrown into the top of the scoop, striking his right shoulder. Went to get x-rays, never missed any scheduled shifts. Worked normal duties until April...
02/18/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost As the EE was installing roof bolts the drill steel that he was using became clogged. When he was removing the clogged drill steel from the drill hole a piece of draw rock struck the EE's left hand pu...
02/15/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Stepping across timber on the mine floor, his foot hit the timber the timber rolled causing his right foot to turn.
01/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 165d restricted Injured was putting laying track. Putting ties in and blocking come out rail striking injured on foot.
01/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 7d lost Injured was working as a parts runner. He was loading timbers into the end of a Brookville man bus & one of them would not go in fully. EE climbed in & lifted the timber to move it back into the man b...
12/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost The injured bent over to pick up a scoop bucket cylinder and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. (The injured noted this to the section supervisor but did not go to the doctor). The injured continued...
11/13/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the roof occurred in the intersection of the longwall face and the tail entry at cross cut #96. The length of the fall is unknown and this fall will not be cleaned up.
10/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 103d lost The injured EE was assisting a coworker with a derailed flat car and the EE was attempting to decouple a flat car and he placed his left foot on the draw head, as the drawhead kicked to one side, his...
10/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out a section of bretby on the longwall face when a half header hit the employee in the mouth.
10/04/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE called me at home, informed me he was getting treatment for a prior injury he sustained at another mine to his neck. EE worked his Sunday shift 10/10, and missed Monday to present. EE RTW on the 14...
09/30/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the mine roof was discovered at the 104 cross cut along the #3 entry of teh 7 left panel. The fall was approximately 30 feet long by 18 feet wide and 6 feet high. The fall was...
08/28/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the mine roof was discovered at the #65 cross cut along the longwall panel. The fall was approximately 80' long and 4-12' high. The fall was immediately reported by phone.
08/28/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 209d lost The employee was working with other employees setting cribs at crosscut #64 along the longwall headgate, when the coal rib rolled off, hitting the employee and knocking him to the ground.
08/18/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was super bolting at the #4XC on 1 North Track. As he started drilling into the top, a piece of draw rock approx 2' wide X 2-3' in length and 2-3"" thick, fell from around the drill steel. The rock...
07/30/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Moisture accumulation in switch causing fault.
07/27/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Brakes locking up.
07/26/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the mine roof was discovered at #2 crosscut in #3 entry in the Cedar Grove. The fall was approximately 6 to 7 feet high, 20 feet long and 20 feet wide. The fall was immediatel...
07/21/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost The employee stated he was attempting to place the miner cable out of the area so as not to get the continuous miner on the cable, when he tripped and fell hitting the tram levers causing the machine...
07/09/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the mine roof was discovered at #2 crosscut #5 to #7 entry (Spad #693) in the north west mains. The fall was approx. 6 to 7 ft high, 20 ft wide and 60 ft long. The fall was im...
07/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the mine roof was discovered in #50 crosscut between #6 & #7 entries in the Northwest Mains. The fall was approx. 6 to 7 ft high, 20 ft wide and 40 ft long. The fall was immed...
06/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost On 9 left panel building cribs, a piece of the roof scaled out between roof bolt,striking the EE on his head sliding down his shoulder striking injured EE on his left foot causing injury to three toes...
06/15/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 165d lost Building a stopping on 2 right. Stopping gave loose knocking injured to the ground injuring his back, left shoulder and neck.
06/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the mine roof was discovered in the North West mains #3 entry between #108 and #109 XC. (Spad #1225). The fall was approximately 50 feet long, 20 feet wide and 8 feet high.
05/31/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated he was holding a crib block against the longwall head drive, that was being transported on a low boy, and coal rib with his thumb placed between the coal rib and crib block.
05/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE was un-loading crib blocks off of flat car. While carrying crib blocks injured EE stepped on a water line putting his hand in the top striking a roof bolt causing injury to his right hand.
05/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was unloading rock dust off flatcar and fell on floor landing on left shoulder injuring left shoulder and lower back.
04/10/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Door switch and closer failure. *Federal and State agencies notified in a timely manner.
03/13/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall of the mine was discovered in the #3 entry, #107 X-cut in the North West Mains. The fall was approx. 10 to 15 feet high, 20' wide and 55' long.
02/26/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 203d lost While getting out of the scoop deck, EE got his ankle tangled up in a piece of line curtain which was being used to cover the seat. As he got out he twisted his ankle.