No 65 — Accidents

Total: 73 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/18/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee was tramming a MRS across the break when a piece of rock rolled off the rib and struck his foot. Rock measured 93"" x 21"" x 12"" thick.
08/22/2008 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal For reasons unknown at this time, the victim came out of the truck and was run over by the truck.
01/31/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring 6' x 20' x 20' was discovered on 1/31 during a weekly examination of old airways. The fall was located 1 crosscut inby spad #152. The fall area has been dangered off and the fall...
10/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was cleaning off the top of the miner when a piece of draw rock fell and struck his left hand.
12/14/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring approx. 20' x 20' x 6' occurred on 7 right section #3 entry near spad no. 2595.
11/11/2006 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was working on a 480 volt receptacle. When he opened the dust cover, the receptacle flashed ""arched"" causing burns to the back of employee's hands.
10/30/2006 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee was observing the mechanic working on a shuttle car. It was revealed during the accident investigation, that the mechanic pressed the tram pedal, causing the shuttle car to inadvertently move...
10/30/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost Employee was checking the operational controls on the 21-SC shuttle car, when the tram pedal was pressed. The shuttle car inadvertently moved, causing the shuttle car to strike the employee.
06/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Opened Air Lock Doors and air caught doors and blew back on the left arm of EE.
06/23/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was bolting top in #7 heading on 1st left section, finished his row of bolts and was getting ready to advance pinner, when rock broke loose in between bolts and struck him on the head and shoulder.
12/05/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Right mains across from spad 1249, #8 entry in intersection. 8'high x 40'long x 16'wide. Mined Oct.2005. Bolted with 5'resin bolts & spot bolted with 8'bolts.
11/27/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on belt line at crosscut #56. Fall was 14'high x 16'wide x 60'long. Roof was bolted with 5' resin bolts. Area mined Oct. 2005.
09/22/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall above anchorage point fell in crosscut at Survey Station 971 in Return air course. Fall occurred sometime between weekly exam of return and was discovered during weekly exam on...
09/18/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall inby Section dumping point, between Survey Station 1191 and 1230, no injury, no equipment involved, fall investigated by MSHA, not cleaned up.
08/14/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #9 entry intersection stack rock with very small coal streaks.
06/22/2005 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Mining coal in the no. 10 heading 1st right section, a self-extinguished, frictional methane ignition occurred.
04/25/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None MINING UNDER HOLLOW AND LOW COVER AREA. STRATA HAD COAL STREAKS IN IT.
02/24/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 332d lost Bolter operator pulled bolter forward; pulled wheel on employee's right foot. He continued to work after he was injured to end of shift. He called on the 9th of March stating he was going to be off.
02/14/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 338d lost Alleged accident and injury. EE elleged he fell backwards striking his back and head against the mine floor. Investigations made by the mine foreman and WV state mine inspector revealed no physical ev...
10/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated that while getting out of the truck, his foot got caught causing him to fall, he stated that his left leg and back hurts.
10/20/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost While installing a roof bolt, a rock was dislodged and struck ee on the shoulder.
10/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was removing a fuel pump from truck, when he attempted to get off the truck he lost his footing and fell approximately 6'.
07/12/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EE STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER HE REACHED OVER TO GET A STICK OF GLUE. WHILE IN THIS POSITION, THE DRILL HEAD CAME DOWN ON HIS LEG.