Van Lear — Accidents

Total: 135 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee, while moving a joint of waterline struck his head on a roof bolt plate causing a laceration requiring 12 sutures to close.
09/22/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee, while driving through a curtain, felt some debris enter his right eye. It was later found to be a paint chip and had to be removed.
08/27/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Injured employee was hitting his drill steel to unstop it with a wrench, when he felt pain in his right forearm.
08/22/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Injured employee, while on a rubber tired man trip, came off the track jarring his right wrist and hand. X-rays showed two breaks, one in the middle finger, one in the ring finger of his right hand.
08/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 194d lost Employee was originally diagnosed with bursitis of the right shoulder. After reviewing the surgeons report we feel this may be a reportable event. The surgeon repaired the employee's rotator cuff in...
08/04/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost While walking toward a personnel carrier, injured employee tripped over a rock. He fell, causing a strain to his ankle. Employee saw a specialist on Wednesday, August 12th. The doctor took him off...
07/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Injured employee, while moving the buggy cable, felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Has been off work since 7-20-09 pending MRI results.
07/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The accident report identified that the mechanism for injury was handling/hanging miner cable. Employee was laid off the following day. No days were missed.
06/24/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was tramming a roof bolter through two sets of doors. While checking to see it the t-bar was clearing the doors, falling material struck his right wrist causing a laceration. The lace...
06/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Injured EE while in the process of bending a roofbolt, felt a sharp pain in his lower stomach & groin areas. EE remains off work.
05/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was plastering a stopping, when another employee, on the other side of the stopping was putting the last block in place. The block fell and struck injured employee on the left middle finger c...
05/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Injured employee was moving the CM's waterline up to the machine when the waterline gave way, striking him in the right cheek area. Injured employee has a closed maxillary fracture that will require s...
05/20/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was installing permanent roof support in the #2 entry when a piece of draw rock fell (measuring 12'x5'xpaper-1'wide) on his left arm causing a laceration. The laceration required 5 su...
05/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was moving the miner cable from the roadway when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Reports show a lumbar strain.
05/04/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Injured EE was securing the fish plates on two pieces of rail. The chain ratchet that was hoisting the rail came loose, causin gthe rail to fall and strike EE on the left thigh. EE went for X-rays, re...
04/09/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The drill steel was hung in the hole, as Injury tried to remove it, his hand was caught between the roof and the drill pot cutting his left index finger. The cut required four sutures to close.
04/06/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured Employee was bolting in the #9 Heading when a piece of draw rock measuring approximately 45 1/2""L x 19""W x 1-4"" thick struck him in the lower back.
03/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost This report is being filed late due to first believing this event to be sports related. It is now believed this could have been work related. He states that he became entangled in a roof bolt cable, l...
03/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost Injured ee was cleaning gob off the track and twisted his knee around backwards.
02/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was hanging miner cable and felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. Hospital tests have came back inconclusive at this time.
01/02/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing permanent roof support when a piece of draw rock fell, striking injured employee above the left eye. The cut required sutures to close.
10/10/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was changing bits while he was bolting when a rock fell from the roof and struck his right foot causing fractures to the metatarsal bones. *Amended - Due to infection, injured's toes were amp...
07/14/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing permanent roof support when the roof bolt he was installing bent. In the process of removing the bent roof bolt, he accidently activated the rotation device on the roof bolting mach...
04/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was repairing a conveyor chain when he slipped and fell to the mine floor. He was transported to a local emergency room where x-rays revealed a fracture to the spineous process of the L 3 ver...
03/27/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured EE was lifting belt structure with a chain ratchet; hook that supported the chain broke, causing the structure to strike the EE in the left forearm, resulting in a hairline fracture.
02/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was in the process of changing battery on a battery powered scoop. When the main breaker knocked, injured employee placed his left hand on the reset handle and was applying pressure w...
01/10/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was in the process of installing a curtain board to the mine roof. He had placed his left hand around the wrench when he turned the rotation on to tighten the roof bolt. His glove was...
11/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injury ee was attempting to hang the continuous miner cable by himself, when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He was seen by the local emergency room physcian and removed from work.
11/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Injured employee and another employee where in the process of hanging the continuous miner cable and water line when injured employee felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He was seen by a local ER phy...
10/26/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was sitting on his knees on the mine floor, when he stood up he struck his right elbow on mine roof cap coal resulting in a laceration.
10/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Injured employee was installing the last row of permanent roof bolts in the 3 heading. As he was inserting the roof bolt into the hole he was applying pressure with his hands to push up on the roof bo...
10/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Injured employee was helping two other employees pull a continuous miner cable along the rib when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Employee was seen in a local ER and was released to his family...
10/09/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were in the process of making a belt splice. The injured employee placed his hand on top of the nail plunger to move it, when the other employee swung the hammer striking injured employe...
09/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at break 43 on 3a belt line. The estimated size of the roof fall is approx. 6' high by 20' wide and 25' long. no injury where reported as a result of this roof fall.
09/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was using a lifting jack. While applying pressure to the jack bar his hands slipped on the bar resulting in the bar striking his chin causing a laceration that required 6 sutures to c...
09/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was using a utility knife, cutting a piece of conveyor belt when the knife slipped and struck his right leg resulting in a laceration that required 4 sutures to close.
09/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Injured employee was operating battery powered scoop when the front tire struck a pothole in the mine floor causing his head to strike canopy of machine. He was seen in local ER & issued full release...
09/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Injured EE was bending a 6' resin grouted roof bolt to install, when he felt a sharp pain in his groin area.
08/31/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was positioned at the inch tram on a roof bolter. He had placed his left hand on top of the machine when a piece of draw rock fell striking his hand resulting in a laceration that req...
08/02/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Injured employee was positioned in number 7 intersection when a piece of draw rock fell striking his left foot. Injured employee was examined at the local emergency room and released to return to work...
07/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing permanet roof supports in number 3 left break. He had swung the drill boom out, and was in process of placing starter drill steel into drill pot, when he was struck by piece of draw...
06/15/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing permanent roof supports in number 4 heading. He claims that a piece of draw rock fell and struck him on the head, causing him to momentarily lose consciousness. Height of area...
06/01/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While making a convyer belt splice, EE received a laceration that required 3 sutures to close.
05/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a roof bolt from the supply tray, when his right forearm came into contact with a sharp object, resulting in a laceration that required several sutures to close.
04/13/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost EE was injured while handling material performing roof bolter duties. During the drilling process of bolt installation He drilled approx. 6 ft deep hole & attmpted adding a middle section of drill ste...
04/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was injured while recovering 4"" plastic water line that was partially suspended from the mine roof. When the coupling was taken off the water line, the suspended joint suddenly moved upward...
03/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Injured employee was helping two others hang a continuous miner cable. They had started lifting the cable and had placed one rope hanger on the cable to hold it up. One employee pulled on the cable ca...
01/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Employee was installing permanent roof support in #7 heading. He had drilled the hole for the roof bolt & was sliding the drill pot back in order to have room to install the roof bolt into the hole, w...
01/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing observing a continuous miner cutting a head hole for a belt conveyor belt when he was struck by a piece of draw rock that fell from the rib to the 1st roof bolt next to the rib,...
01/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were loading pin supplies on a roof bolter. One of the employees tossed a bundle of roof plates that bounced off the roof bolter and struck the other employee on his left forearm, result...