Mountaineer Mine — Accidents

Total: 68 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/14/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 90' BY 20' BY 4' OCCURRED ON 9 LT SUB MAINS, 69 CROSSCUT #5 ENTRY. THE AREA WAS SUSPENDED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESINRODS.
01/16/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 365d lost THE EE WAS PUTTING OIL INTO THE ROOF BOLTER AND FELL FROM ATOP THE MACHINE.
12/08/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost PLASTERING STOPPING WHEN FALL ON LONGWALL OCCURRED CAUSING BLOW OUT OF STOPPING BY AIR DISPLACEMNT. INJURED KNOCKED BACKWARDS BY STOPPING BLOCK AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN TO MINE FLOOR AND STRUCK LE FT ARM...
10/11/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost KNOCKING STOPPING WITH SLEDGE HAMMER ON 3 RT RETURN WHEN EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
10/10/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost THE INJURED EE WAS DIRECTING A MOLE INTO THE SHIELD RECOVERY AREA. HIS LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON TOP OF A PILE OF CRIB BLOCKS. A ROCK ~1"" X 7"" X 6"" FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF T...
09/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE HAD FINISHED UNBOLTING RAIL AND WAS GETTING READY TO WALK OUT WHEN RAIL CAME ACROSS TOWARDS HIM, STRIKING HIM NEAR FEET AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
09/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost EE HAD JUST FINISHED UNLUGGING RAILS AND UNBOLTING RAILS, WHEN HE STOOD UP WHEN RIGHT RAIL CAME TOWARDS HIM STRIKING HIM AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
09/02/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost THE EE WAS USING 36 OZ BALL PEN HAMMER TO LOOSEDBELT STRUCUTURE FOR REMOVAL WHEN HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT KNEE WITH THE HAMMER EE DID NOT CEASE WORK UNTIL 9/5/00
08/29/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SHEAR WHEN IT THREW A PIECE OF ROCK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
08/05/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE AIR RUSH FROM APILLAR FALL.
07/25/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE PUSH OUT BETWEEN THE #3 & #4 PILLARS. THE FALL TRAPPED THE CONTINUOUS MINER FOR APPROXIMATELY 23 HOURS.
07/12/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 10d lost INSTALLING BELT CLAMPS TO PULL BELT TOGETHER FOR SPLICE; THE CLAMP SLIPPED AND CAUGHT INJURED'S FINGER BETWEEN PULLEY ROPE AND BELT STRUCTURE. INFORMATION ON ACCIDENT NOT OBTAINED FROM VICTIM UNTIL 7/...
06/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost THE INJURED AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A TAKE UP RAIL SECTION FROM A SCOOP BUCKET. THE RAIL SECTION SLIPPED, THE INJURED GRABBED FOR THE RAIL AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE RAIL AN D THE D...
06/17/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CHANGING OIL IN A GEAR CASE, A ROCK FELL FROM THE SHIELD TIP TO THE FACE AND STRUCK THE EE. THESHIELDS HAD BEEN PULLED UP TO PROTECT THE WORKERS. THE ROCK MEASURED 80"" X 16"" X 7"".
06/07/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CUTTING TIE WRAPS WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED & STRUCK THE PALM OF THE INJURED'S LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.
03/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EMPTYING A MOP BUCKET, LIFTED BUCKET AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
02/09/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, THE EE HIT A HOLEIN THE ROADWAY RESULTING IN A LOWER BACK STRAIN.
01/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost LIFTED DOUBLE CRIB BLOCK NOT SAVED ALL THE WAY THROUGH.