Van Lear — Accidents

Total: 135 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/20/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in #9 entry 1 break outby spad 373. The estimated size of the roof fall measured 6' high, 18' wide and 70' long. No injuries where reported as a result of this roof fall.
10/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered 1 break out by spad 522. In #8 entry, the estimated size of the roof fall is 7' high X 18' wide X 20' long. No injuries where reported as a result of this roof fall.
10/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was swinging a half header board trying to bust it against the track rail. When striking the rail his finger got mashed between the board & rail, resulting in a fracture & laceration to his m...
10/19/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving in continuous miner. He placed a rope strap around the miner cable & hooked to the back of the miner boom. As the miner started to move forward he lost his balance & to keep from f...
10/04/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing permanent roof supports. He had finished drilling the hole and had laid his drill steel next to the rib. He finished installing the bolt. As he was reaching to get his drill st...
09/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee was opening a set of metal air lock doors he had placed his left hand at the end of the door and was pulling on it to open when the other door started open and caught his fiinger between the...
09/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered 1 break inby spad 972 in #3 entry. The estimated size of the roof fall measured 6' high, 18' wide and 20' long. No injuries were reported as a result of this roof fall.
09/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered 1 break inby spad 279 in #9 entry, the estimated size of the roof fall measured 5' high X 18' wide and 40' long.
09/03/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in # 5 entry 1 break inby spad 605 the estimated size of roof fall is 6ft high 18ft wide and 40ft long. No injuries reported.
08/31/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in # 7 entry 1 break inby spad 647 the estimated size of the roof fall is 6ft high 18 ft wide and 50ft long. No injuries where reported as a result of this roof fall.
08/29/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in #4 entry 1 break inby spad 480 the estimated size of roof fall is 6ft high 18ft wide and 40ft long. No injuries where reported as a result of this roof fall.
08/29/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Entry inby Spad 699 a roof fall was discovered. The estimated size of the roof fall is 7 ft high 18 ft wide 50 ft long. No injuries were reported as a result of this roof fall.
08/19/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost The employee was injured while tramming a battery operated scoop. While traming across the section the operator ran over some debris in the roadway causing sudden movement. Shortly afterwards the oper...
08/18/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching to get a timber that had just been sawed that was laying next too a timber that was in the process of been sawed when the hyd saw that was beening used kicked and nicked him on t...
08/04/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the # 3 entry adjacent to 5 belt at brk 8 the estimated size of the fall in 6ft high 19 ft width and 60 ft long. No injuries were reported as a result of this roof fall.
07/21/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was operating 4 wheel johnson ride when the front tire struck a piece of rock causing his right hand to be struck by the knob on the steering wheel resulting in a fracture to his right hand....
07/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered near spad 736, the approx size of the roof fall is 8' high, 70' long and 18' wide. No injuries were reported as a result of this roof fall.
07/11/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Break 26 adjacent to 4 belt line a roof fall was discovered in the number 8 entry. The approximate size of the fall is 8 ft high, 18 ft width and 60 ft long. No injuries were reported as a reslut of t...
06/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pair of 420 channel lock to tighten a fitting when the channel locks slipped and struck him in the mouth resulting in two front teeth being chipped.
06/12/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was installing permanent roof support in number 4 heading. He had placed the roof bolt head into the drill pot and started to attempt to raise the boom, when he pushed the rotation lever resu...
06/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was hanging a ventilation curtain when a piece of draw rock fell striking him on the right forearm.
06/07/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost EE was attempting to remove a large rock off a bundle of roof bolts he placed his left foot on the front part of the scoop bucket and his right foot next to the bundle of roof bolts as he was starting...
05/17/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was installing permanent roof supports in 6 right break. He had just installed the outside bolt in the last row & had swung the drill boom head in to install the inside bolt, when a piece of...
05/10/2006 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees where in the process of moving a roof bolter from #3 entry to #2 entry, as they were tramming the bolter backwards, the cable became fouled where it enters the eye on the cable reel. A cable...
04/29/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While riding on a Mack 8 that was traveling under a curtain board that was used as ventilation controls, a splinter of wood struck ee's right ear. Rec'd medical attention.
04/04/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in number 4 entry at spad 419 to 415, the roof fall measure 10ft high 18 ft wide and 50 ft long. No injuries reported.
03/09/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A PAIR OF 420 CHANNEL LOCKS TO PULL ON A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT, WHEN THE CHANNEL LOCKS HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE BELT HE WAS PULLING AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH, RESULTED IN ONE BROKE...
02/20/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on 1 section in #1 entry. The fall measured 5 1/2 ft high, 18 ft wide and 50 ft long. No injuries were reported as a result of this roof fall.
01/19/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSTALLING PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS IN 1 LEFT BREAK. HE INSTALLED THE 1ST ROOF BOLT & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SWINGING THE DRILL BOOM IN TO INSTALL THE 2ND BOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF SANDSTONE ROCK FE...
01/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EE felt pain in his lower back when he bent over & pulled the miner cable away from the continuous miner. He went to the local ER, was treated & released, however, he has continued having lower back p...
11/28/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost LEAKING ACETYLENE TANK INSIDE CLOSED BOX, IGNITED BY TORCH, CAUSING LID TO FLY OPEN AND BREAK ARM.
11/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had pulled a locker from inside warehouse to inside shop and was in the process of standing the locker upright when the piece of metal that he had his hand on broke off causing him to drop th...
09/19/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost After installing a curtain board for ventilation controls, a piece of draw rock fell between the permanent roof supports roof bolts. Striking EE on the shoulder and lower back. He missed work on the 1...
09/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF CONTINOUS MINER THAT WAS PARKED HANGING A VENTILATION CURTAIN, EE STEP HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE END OF THE CONVER CHAIN AND THE BRACE AT THE END OF BOOM, LOST HIS BALANCE AND...
09/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PULLING ON 1 1/4 WATER LINE WHERE SOME OF IT WAS HUNG AND THE OTHER WAS LAYING IN MUD AND WATER IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE WATER LINE OUT OF THE WAY WHILE PULLING WITH HIS HANDS THE WATER LINE SNAPP...