Powhatan No. 6 Mine — Accidents

Total: 910 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/06/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the return airway between the 12 East and 13 East sets of seals. The roof fall was a continuations of a pre-existing fall but impeded passage through the airway. the root cause...
08/04/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at 43xc in the South Mains Return airway. The cause of the fall was weathering. the following were not a factor: compliance with rules and regs., mining equipment or systems, job...
07/31/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the south 60 beltline due to the deterioration of the mine roof from the passage of time. this fall occurred at 53-54xc. the following were not a factor: compliance with rules...
07/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was installing a eight foot roof bolt into a hole. when the miner pushed the bolt up he felt a pain in his abdomen. The employee did not start to lose time until 9-10-14. the following were n...
07/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None miner was attempting to pull roof screen over the ATRS of a longwall face bolter when a rock fell from the screen and struck him on his hand. the employee suffered a laceration. Root Cause: Concentrat...
07/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a bottom belt roller and got his finger caught between the roller and the belt stand. The employee received a laceration on small finger. Root Cause: Concentration. Did not inv...
07/10/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost The accident did not involve: rules or regulations, mine equipment or mining systems, job skills, miner proficiency, training or attitude, or protective clothing, devices on equipment. The employee ha...
07/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred (Cool Hill 2 Beltline, 42-43xc)due to the roof deteriorating with the passage of time. The following were NOT a factor in the accident: compliance with rules and regulations, mini...
07/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost The accident did not involve: compliance with rules or regulations, mine equipment or mining systems, job skills, miner proficiency, training or attitude, or protective clothing, devices on equipment....
06/30/2014 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was putting a trolley pole on the trolley wire to move a 5 man ""jeep"" at powhatan #6 mine. When he went to place the pole onto the wire it missed the wire and he lost his balance and brushe...
06/27/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost The accident/ injury was not the result of compliance with rules or regulations, mining equipment or systems, skills, proficiency, training, attitude, protective items related to clothing or protect...
06/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Miner was pulling on a ""Hog Chain"" when he felt a pain in his abdomen. the miner was later diagnosed with a hernia and did not start to lose time until 8-6-2 014. the following were not involved: ru...
06/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was loading block into a scoop car bucket and got the little finger of his left hand caught between the block he was handling and a block that was setting in the bucket. The employee fracture...
06/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was attempting to reverse a set of equipment doors. The doors were removed from the frame. The plaster and wood was removed from around the frame. the employee attempted to push the frame ove...
06/06/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost The employee was operating a shuttle car, hit a bump and bounced in his seat and then felt a pain in his side. The result of the injury was a strain to his lefty side ribs. The employee did not start...
06/06/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost The employee was walking up a covered staircase, that leads to the hourly parking lot. The employee's foot slipped off the front of a step which caused him to stumble onto that foot awkwardly. The inc...
06/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was unloading I-beams when an I-beam slid on the supply car, the employee's left thumb was caught between the beam and the car. this incident resulted in a laceration to the employee's th...
05/28/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Employee was walking thru mud and slop at the HG side of the face, he tripped or slipped and put out his hand to catch himself, injuring his thumb. Cause of this injury were the mud and paying attent...
05/27/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A foreman was using a slate bar to remove a stone from a scalping screen when he struck his right ring finger on an I-beam, causing a laceration.
05/06/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator at McMahon portal when the elevator landed at the top the doors would not open. Starting at 12:50 am and were opened at 1:40am. A door fault was found and repaired.
05/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was re attaching a base lift jack on a Longwall shield. As he pushed the jack into place the lower piece of the jack (puck) seated completely pinching his middle finger resulting in fracture.
05/01/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was roof bolting drilling a bolt hole. His right hand was resting on the drill steel tray and 1 drill which put into the tray was going up with drill head. The drill steel slipped off the rai...
04/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost The employee was pulling a rock dust hose through a door and around a corner. as the employee pulled the hose around the corner the hose got tight the employee pulled the hose and felt a twinge of pai...
04/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE was working as a team lifting a 4"" beam, when the two men lost their grip on the beam, and it fell to the ground, landing on the right boot. Injuring the employee's 4th toe (one over from pinky)....
04/07/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A motor was pulling a lowboy into the mine. It came off track at 16 xcut on Cool Hill #5 and struck a overcast. The overcast partially collapsed due to wall of overcast being pushed out. The trolley w...
04/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee helping to install a new banana screen on a dewatering screen. As they were lowering the screen it shifted lacerating his arm.
03/31/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost The employee was rockdusting an entry with a power duster. He rockdusted the roof and a piece of stone fell out of the roof striking his hand.
03/27/2014 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Employee was taking a water hose apart which still had pressure. The hose blew apart hitting him in the thigh.
03/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was cleaning a diesel motor on a ladder, he pulled on a water hose and strained his back.
03/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was cleaning parts in the prep plant. He bent over to pickup a piece of plastic pipe 8inch by 5 feet long and felt pain in upper back. Began losing time on April 10, 2014.
03/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was assisting in re-positioning a lid on a de-energized load center. As the lid was slid towards the employee his finger was caught causing a laceration.
02/17/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee had finished filling a rockdust tank. He thought the pressure was off the hose and released the hose. Pressure with rockdust hit him in the face and ear.
02/15/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 241d lost Employee was changing a filter on a water filter system. As he removed the holding bracket for the filter he felt pain in his shoulder.
02/11/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was entrapped in the #2 portal elevator for 32 minutes. The elevator's governor was adjusted and repaired.
01/25/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was roof bolting on top of a cut overcast. Stepped on a stone and strained knee.
01/24/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was using a bar to move a track rail with another employee. He felt pain lower back.
01/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was putting oil in the Cat 777 Haul Truck. He bent over to get oil and had lower back pain.
01/22/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost Employee was walking in mud on the tailgate of the longwall and stepped on stone twisting his right ankle.
01/22/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting open rockdust bags with a knife and cut through his gloves. 3 stitches on finger.
01/14/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanical pod rock duster was started and the injured walked near the end of the rock dust hose. A plug had not been removed from the hose and blew off striking a roof board and then striking the i...
01/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cleaning out a coal pit when a chunk of frozen coal fell and struck his hand, which broke his pinkie finger, and also smashed his thumb.
01/02/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at #2 Portal stopped with 1 man on board. The entrapment lasted 36 minutes. The elevator was found to have a broken lead in the call switch and 1 lead in a contactor. All were repaired.
12/27/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was checking on a scoop tractor. The section was moving power and the miner cable was pulled on inby pulling the miner cable down on the injured neck.
12/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was removing rocks off the toes of shields at #331 shield. He had checked roof in the 1 foot shield gap and had picked up 1 rock to move toward the pan line. Another stone fell from between t...
12/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 197d lost Employee was walking from the track entry to the belt entry in a crosscut and fell down landing on his shoulder. Began losing time on 1/21/2014.
11/19/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee had finished changing a dust suction on the roof bolter. Asked the drill to be started and the head started to raise slowly pinching his fingers between the long and short arm. The up lever w...
11/19/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was traveling the longwall face and stepped over a ram bar. Felt pain in ankle. Sprained ankle
11/17/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Riding in a trolley jeep and the trolley came towards the injured and he tried to stop the pole. Strained shoulder.
11/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 225d lost EE was walking down a set of steps from the 3rd to 2nd floor and slipped. Pain back.
11/17/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE was sweeping floors in the bath house and bent over to pick up a dust pan, pain in back.