Viper Mine — Accidents

Total: 530 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/03/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned outage of the Williamsville elevator occurred when the governor rope switch was found to be malfunctioning while doing the scheduled two month hoist inspection. men were withdrawn from th...
11/26/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting and removing a drill steel while it was rotating looked up to see a piece of shale slightly bigger than a softball slide down the steel and fly toward his face. He was struck on the nose...
11/21/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at xc 58 entry 2 8LMS at 9:30 am, fall was in 4 way intersection had been mined in November 2008. No injuries resulted but a return stopping was knocked out.
09/06/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting and after cleaning a plugged drill steel was re-inserting the steel in the roof when a piece of shale fell striking him on the head. The material knocked his hard hat off and caused...
08/02/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting and inserting a bolt into the roof was struck by a sharp edge on the pizza pan or plate on the roof bolt after the plate was hit by a piece of falling shale. The contact caused a la...
08/02/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 11d restricted While swinging out the boom on his roof bolter had his hand on the canopy and pinched his left little finger against the coal rib causing a partial amputation. Transported to Memorial Medical Center S...
07/25/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by examiner doing weekly exam at c.c. 52 entry 00 in main west. Fall was in a 4 way intersection and was supported with 8' full resin pins. Travelway was re-routed and adjacent a...
07/23/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While operating a ram car drove over a sulfur ball in the roadway and bounced into the canopy jamming his head and neck. Diagnosed as a neck strain and restricted to no driving of equipment until seen...
07/12/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating the Raymond forklift pinched his right little finger between the machine and a shelf causing a laceration that required sutures to close. He was treated and returned to unrestricted du...
07/11/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Piece of belt covered with rock dust - while carry belt structure out of the belt line he didn't see the rock dust covered belt laying on the floor and slipped on it.
06/18/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While getting into a mantrip in June 2012 jammed his head and neck into a 6"" waterline and strained his lower back. The impact knocked him to the ground and dazed him. He did not report the incident...
06/04/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While changing miner bits struck the bit wrench with a hammer and a piece of metal 1/8"" in diameter pierced his glove and became lodged in the palm of his left hand. The metal was removed by a physic...
05/30/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting and installing an 8' bolt tapped the rotation and the 6' X 16' plate struck him on the right wrist leaving a laceration that required sutures to close. He was released to unrestrict...
05/24/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While roof bolting and at the completion of installing a 5' bolt with a pizza plate an area of top coal adjacent to the rib fell and struck him on the head. X-rays revealed no fractures or other obvio...
05/15/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While escorting visitors and observing the roof bolting process was struck on the back of the left hand by a 6 X 16 roof plate. The impact caused a puncture lacerating the extensor tendon of the left...
05/04/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted While re-supporting and roof bolting was adding drill steel extensions when a piece of rock approximately 18"" in diameter fell and struck him on the left thumb smashing it against the drill pot. Trea...
04/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hanging cable for a roof bolter the reel back lashed, pulling the cable out of hooks and striking the operator in the throat. Injuries involved lacerations to his lips and damage to cartilage in...
03/23/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted While using a utility knife right-handed slipped and cut the back of his left thumb lengthwise. The laceration also damaged the tendon and required sutures to close. Precautions against infection prev...
02/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Smashed right thumb between two steel props.
01/20/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee hit his own finger with a hammer which need stitches and returned to work. No lost time.
01/14/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While tightening bolts the injured was holding a wrench while a co-worker was tightening them with an 1/2"" impact. The wrench spun in his left hand striking the back of the hand and leaving a lacerat...
11/22/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 8d restricted While bolting a piece of shale fell striking him on top the hard hat. He felt dizzy and nauseated, was treated with a C-collar, back boarded and transported to the surface. No fractures or internal in...
11/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working slipped in mud and fell landing on a large rock and striking the inside of his left forearm against a sharp edge. The impact resulted in a laceration that required sutures to close. He w...
11/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted After working in an awkward position carried several 5 gallon buckets of oil to fill the tank and felt pain in his lower back. The pain worsened overnight and he completed a report of incident and sou...
11/01/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found on 11/1/11 at xc 58 entry 4 in 8 LMS. Fall was in a four way intersection that had been mined in 10/2008. Fall was 20' W. X 20' L. X 10' H. Roof had been supported with 8' full r...
10/14/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found 10/14/11 at xc 86 entry 4 in 6R. This was adjacent to travel way in a four way intersection that had been mined 8/2009. Area was bolted with 8' full resin pins. No injury or prop...
10/08/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by pre-shift examiner at 7:00am on Oct 8, 2011. The fall was in a four way intersection at xc 29 main south, blocking access to #10 main east seal. The fall is approx 20'wide X 1...
09/26/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at 4:30PM on 9/26/11 at xc 15 main south 10 entry 2. Fall was in a four way intersection that was mined in March of 2002 and was supported with 8' full resin bolts. Additional sup...
09/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to change a tire on a bulk dust car and reaching behind the tire to pull it off was pinched through the fingernail of his right middle finger causing a fracture to the fingertip and l...
09/15/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While recovering Kennedy stopping material he stumbled and rubbed the back of his right arm against a rail where the clips had been snipped, leaving a laceration that required sutures to close. He was...
09/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost While hooking a chain between a scoop and a disabled ram car had his right foot pinched when the ram car moved. He was transported by ambulance where X-rays revealed no fractures yet the removal of da...
09/06/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting a piece of falling rock hit his canopy and broke apart striking him on the left elbow leaving a laceration and swelling. X-rays revealed no fractures and he was released without res...
08/30/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on 8/30/11 at approximately 11:45pm at cross cut 134 main south entry #3. Fall was in a 4 way intersection that had been mined in Sept of 1995. Area had been supported with 8' ful...
08/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 2d restricted The injured grabbed a rope attached to high line being dropped down a borehole. He was struck nearly simultaneously by a piece of wood that had been used to align the cable. The impact caused a punctu...
07/26/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at 11:10p.m. on 7/26/11 at c.c. 118 entry 5 in 6R unit. Area had been mined in 3/10 and top was supported with 8' full resin bolts, 4 cable bolts had also been installed in addit...
07/25/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving a mantrip along the travelway caught the canopy on low steel causing him to strike his chin leaving a laceration that required sutures to close. Treated and released to unrestricted duty...
06/23/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the end of his shift and as he finished showering and was walking to his locker he slipped in water on the floor. His feet went out from beneath him and he struck the lockers with the little toe of...
04/21/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding and welding beneath a ramcar tailgate and lying on his back he raised his welding hood and foreign material fell into his left eye. He finished his shift and worked through the next day...
04/11/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting along a clay slip a piece of shale fell and struck him on the left foot causing a contusion to the fifth toe. He continued working but after pain persisted he sought treatment at St...
04/05/2011 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While roof bolting a drill steel fell against the side of his neck. The steel was hot from use and caused a burn extending behind his right ear. He continued working and finished his shift before seek...
04/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found at 5:40am on 4/4/11 at cross cut 100 entry 4 main south. Fall was 20'wide, 55'long and 12'high. Area had been mined 10/14/1991 and was supported with 5' full resin pins. No injur...
03/16/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing ram batteries, a cylinder lock would not open. He tried hitting the hinge with a hammer. As soon as the hammer struck, the lock sprang open, striking his right thumb. X-rays revealed a...
03/09/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While roof bolting and adding a drill extension the extension bowed, sprung free and struck his right hand near the base of the index finger. X-rays revealed a fracture and he was placed on a 'no use...
03/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 16d restricted While handling materials felt pain in his abdomen. Later felt tenderness in his right groin, he continued to work completing his shift. After work experienced discomfort prompting him to seek medical...
01/27/2011 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 30d restricted While assisting with a repair and working in a kneeling position went to stand and his right knee locked up. He was in pain but completed his shift. He continued working and completed an initial repor...
01/18/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 24d restricted While working on a tractor and climbing down missed a step falling about 6 inches and landing hard on his right leg. His right knee gave out and he felt a sharp pain. X-rays revealed no fractures or d...
01/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 12d restricted While working out of a scoop bucket slipped and fell landing on his right shoulder resulting in pain when pushing, pulling or lifting. He did not seek medical attention until after his shift. Initiall...
01/03/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to clear rocks off a continuous miner was inadvertently struck by a sliding slab of shale out of his view. The piece hit him above the boot line at his right shin leaving a laceration...
12/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After bending down to place a magnet stepped through a hole in floor grating puncturing his left shin. Transported to St. John's ER Springfield for treatment including sutures and staples to close the...
11/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While setting props and looking up got something in his left eye. At the end of his shift he attempted to flush the eye. EMTs assisted in rinsing the eye but irritation persisted prompting him to seek...