Powhatan No. 6 Mine — Accidents

Total: 910 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/26/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was operating continuous miner when the cutter head caught a loose piece of metal in the mine floor. The piece of metal flew back and struck his left leg. The employee received 20 stitches in...
02/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was unloading concrete block when he kicked a block from between the skid and the scoop bucket. The block was holding the skid and the bucket apart. When the block came out the employee's foo...
02/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE was bending a roof bolt, when he felt pain in his left shoulder. EE began loosing time as of 2/23/09.
02/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost The employee was helping to move a shuttle car tire into place when he felt pain in his lower back. He began losing time as of 2/10/09. **Employee began losing additional time as of 7/24/2009.
01/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee slipped on rollers while walking on overcast, striking his left knee when he fell. Employee did not start to lose time from this injury until 02-15-2009.
01/22/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 146d lost Employee was roof bolting at the face when a rock fell from the mine roof and pinned him against the drill head. The employee was taken to the emergency room. He was found to have bruising and swellin...
01/13/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost The employee was walking down the wide side of the beltline when he stepped in a hole and felt a pop in his right knee. The employee has a blown ACL.
01/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost The employee was removing a rock from the boom of the continuous miner when the rock slid and pinched his hand between the boom and the rock. Employee has a fractured right ring finger.
01/10/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was stepping down from an elevated surface when he brushed his left leg against a sharp piece of metal. This caused a laceration on his leg. The employee received (9) stitches.
01/06/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking past a track supply car, when a protruding metal band lacerated his left ring finger. The EE received 7 stitches on his finger.
01/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost The employee was picking up a concrete block from the ground and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The employee strained a disc in his back and will receive surgery to correct the condition.
12/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost The EE was walking along the longwall face and felt a sharp pain in his right knee. EE began loosing time as of 1/12/09.
12/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The operator was attempting to close the door on a dozer, when his hand slipped off of the handle and he closed the door on it. His right ring finger and small finger were slightly lacerated. The EE r...
12/04/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost At the end of the shift, the EE was walking to the #2 portal elevator along the jeep track. He struck his hard hat on an overhead plank in the roof and jammed his neck.
12/02/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost The EE was operating the 7LS Joy shearer on the 000 west longwall face, when he struck his head on a low shield. The EE felt pain in his lower neck.
11/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was walking across the cool hill 2 belt undercast when EE stumbled over a rock and fell off the undercast. When EE hit the ground he landed on his W65 self rescuer, this caused bruising and s...
11/06/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was getting dressed in bathhouse, he was getting his things out of a bottom locker and the top locker was not shut and the EE raised up and struck his head on the top locker. EE received three sta...
11/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost The EE was hooking up a longwall shield, when the chain he was using, slipped out of his right hand and struck his left index finger. The EE has a fractured finger.
10/31/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using hand held come along to raise belt structure, when come along slipped lacerating EE's left hand. EE received 17 stitches.
10/28/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting open a box in the supply house. In the process of cutting, the razor knife slipped lacerating the EE's left hand. (EE received 4 stitches).
10/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee was carrying a piece of metal grating (2 ft x 24 ft) from the track entry to the A West diagonal belt transfer. He tripped and fell to his knees. He felt pain in his left rib cage. (First day...
10/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was constructing a permanent stopping between #1 entry (return) and # 2 entry (track) on the 006 west cm section. The wall was being built out of 6"" x 8"" x 16"" solid concrete blocks. The w...
10/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 181d lost Employee was helping another worker take down monorail beams at the headgate area of the 5 west off cool hill 3 longwall section. As he attempted to lift a piece of monorail, he felt something ""pop""...
09/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping change a shuttle car tire. Tire slipped on the hub, pinching left index finger.
09/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting the bret by from the panline into the panline spill. The bretby pinched his left middle finger against the panline spill. The tip of the finger was fractured.
09/15/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working with the track crew installing 85 lb. rails on the main south track. Track rail was jacked up with a lifting jack so the crossties could be installed. Employee was pushing a cross...
09/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost EE was at the #1 portal surface shop area. He was using water hose to clean off a scoop car before loading it on a lowboy. He was standing on the batteries of the scoop. He stepped from the batteries...
08/28/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was insulating a damaged place in the trailing cable of #12 shuttle car on the New South Mains continuous miner section (025-0). He was using a knife to cut off the tapes. He cut the top of h...
07/29/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost The employee was transporting a load of refuse from the new refuse bin to the 1050 bench site. While driving to the area, the 777 haul truck hit a hole, causing employee to bounce up and down in his s...
07/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying belt structure from crosscut to scoop car. He stumbled over concrete blocks on the mine floor. This caused him to fall and cut his left arm on a piece of belt structure. He recei...
07/21/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at 1:45 AM in the 5 West off Cool Hill 3 Longwall Section. Fall occurred outby the section a 20 1/2 xcut (42+84 ft) in the #3 Intake Entry. Fall was 20' long, 17' wide, and 8' hig...
07/20/2008 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None On Sunday July 20, 2008 severe weather conditions caused a loss of power at the Powhaton No.6 Mine. One employee was riding the #2 portal elevator from underground to the surface when power was lost....
07/15/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost EE was operating a roof bolter installing supplemental roof supports (12 feet long cable bolts) in an area outby the face areas. As he was using boom of the bolting machine to push the bolt into the h...
07/12/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was building a ventilation stopping when his incident occurred. The employee swung an axe to split a concrete block and struck his left thumb. He broke his thumb in two places. No lost da...
06/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 253d lost The injured employee was helping stack monorail when his incident occurred. When the employee turned to stack a piece of monorail, he felt a pain in his lower back and right hip.
06/25/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 202d lost Employee was performing maintenance work on a continuous miner. He was changing out a cutter motor. He was using a stone bar to pry the motor into place. The bar slipped out and he fell backwards. He...
06/24/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing on top of roof bolter trailing cable to help unwind the cable as the machine trammed forward, cable pulled tight and caused EE to fall.EE hit his head on the bucket of a scoop car and...
06/20/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost EE was carrying s bundle of roof bolts to his bolting machine, he stepped on a wet piece of line curtain and slipped and fell. The bundle of bolts jammes his right wrist and right thumb. Last day work...
06/18/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 259d lost Employee bent over to pick up gloves that he had dropped felt pain in lower back as he bent over. He completed shift but his back continued to hurt. Went to dr when shift was complete.
06/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a shear pin in az elevator drive. He hit his finger on a washer that was welded on the end of the shear pin he was installing. He recieved stitches in his finger.
06/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee was working in the cool hill 3 intake aircourse. He was machine rock dusting the air course, he was holding the rock dusting hose and walking backwards, he stepped in a hole and felt pain in...
06/06/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was operating a jeep on the track. The trolley pole came off the trolley wire. He reached out and grabbed the pole and felt something ""pop"" in his left forearm. Last day worked 7/2/08.
05/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was operating #9 locomotive. He stopped the locomotive and stepped off the locomotive onto the clear and space along the track. He twisted his right ankle and fell down. The learance space wa...
04/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was loading belt structure into a shield car with other EE's. They carried the structure to the shield car. It was placed on top of other structure. Another EE was adjusting a piece of structure an...
04/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was helping on the longwall set-up. While pulling cable he felt pain in his left shoulder. Employee began losing time on 4/11/2008.
04/04/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost Standing in the middle of track on a turn, waiting for the scoop car to come down the track to knock out a brattice wall. When the scoop got to the end of the rail it caught the rail with the battery...
04/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was retrieving bolts for a face drill when he stepped over the handrail and slipped on the panline with one foot and felt pain in his lower back. (strained lower back) **Began losing time as...
03/13/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was operating the tailgate end of the longwall shearer on the. 3 west off 3 cool hill longwall section. A stone was thrown by the rotating drum of the shearer. The stone struck the ee on his...
03/01/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking along #2 track, tripped on a rock and fell and struck his hand on the track rail, later, his finger and thumb became numb and swelled up. EE came out of mine at 1010am, fracture to the...
02/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost EE was conducting an exam of the slope belt. As he reached out to sign a fireboss card, his right foot slipped out from under him. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The inclined floor or the...