VP 8 — Accidents

Total: 237 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/02/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FOULINGA BELT CONVEYOR TRANSFER POINT. EE BROKE ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. PART OF ROCK SLID DOWN AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN A CONTUSION.
04/26/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None RESULTS OF NON DESTRUCTIVE ROPE TESTING, X-RAYS INDICATE HAUL ROPES NEED REPLACED, HOIST REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND ANOTHER ESCAPE FACILITY DESIGNATED AND ALL EMPLOYEES NOTIFIED.
04/12/2001 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A LIBERATION OF METHANE FROM A MINE FLOOR CRACK OCCURRED ON THE 5 EAST LONGWALL SECTION (MMU-011-0) IN THE TAILGATE ENTRY & AT THE MOST INBY SHIELD. ALL PERSONNEL EXCEPT THOSE REQUIRED TO CORR ECT THE...
04/12/2001 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE BUMPED HEAD AGAINST A LONGWALL SHIELD WHILE WALKING.
04/11/2001 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A LIBERATION OF METHANE FROM A MINE FLOOR CRACK OCCURRED ON THE LONGWALL BETWEEN SHIELDS 190 AND193 IN THE GOB. MINE PERSONNEL WERE REMOVED FROMTHE MINE WITH EXCEPTION TO PERSONNELL NEEDED TO CORRECT...
03/20/2001 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A LIBERATION OF METHANE FROM A MINE FLOOR ""CRACK"" OCCURRED ON THE 5 EAST LONGWALL SECTION (MMU 011-0)NEAR THE TAIL CONVEYOR DRIVE. MINE PERSONNEL WERE REMOVED FROM THE MINE WITH EXCEPTION TO P ERSON...
03/06/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING THE DAILY EXAMINATION OF THE GARDEN A SHAFT AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR, AN ACCUMULATION OF ICE INTERFERRED WITH THE TRAVEL OF THE ELEVATOR PERSON EFFECTED WERE NOTIFIED AND ANOTHER TESTED EMERG ENCY HO...
02/19/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING AN EXAMINATION OF THE GARDEN ""A"" SHAFT AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR AN ACCUMULATION OF ICE INTERFERRED WITH THE TRAVEL OF THE ELEVATOR. PERSONS AFFECTED WERE NOTIFIED & ANOTHER TESTED EMERGENCY H OIST...
02/07/2001 HOISTING PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 33d lost INDIVIDUAL WAS WORKING OUT OF A BASKET ON A BOOM TRUCK. THE BOOM WAS BEING LOWERED TO THE GROUND AND TELESCOPED IN. INDIVIDUAL HAD HIS LEFT HAND LYING ON THE EDGE OF THE JIB WHERE THE BOOM PIN S TOGET...
02/03/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING AN EXAMINATION OF THE GARDEN A SHAFT AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR, AN ACCUMLATION OF ICE INTERFEREDWITH THE TRAVEL OF THE ELEVATOR PERSONS AFFECTEDWERE NOTIFED & ANOTHER TESTED EMERGENCY HOIST WA S EMPLO...
01/30/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None WHILE HOISTING EQUIPMENT ONTO THE AUTOMATIC ELE VATOR FOR TRANSPORT TO THE SURFACE, THE CONTROL CABLE FOR THE ONBOARD CONTROLS WAS DAMAGED.
01/29/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A BELT CROSS OVER, SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
01/20/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING AN EXAMINATION OF THE SAFETY CATCHES FOR THE GARDEN ""A"" SHAFT AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR, THE PERSON CONDUCTING THE TESTS WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE TRAVEL THE MECHANISM MADE TO E NGAGE...
01/12/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF A CONVEYER LEDGE, AFTER GETTING BOLTS OUT OF A STORAGE BIN, HE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF A FLOOR GRATED DRAIN AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
01/03/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None GARDEN A-SHAFT MINI-CAGE: THE POWER TRAILING CABLE WAS SEVERED WHICH PROVIDED POWER TO THE ONBOARD CONTROLS & TELEPHONE. A NEW CABLE WILL HAVE TO BE INSTALLED. THIS FACILITY IS BEING OPERATED AS A MEC...
12/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost 4 WEST LW PULLOUT - WHILE BLOWING DOWN A SHIELD THAT HAD BEED LOADED ON A SHIELD CARRIER A RAM EXTENSION BAR FELL OFF OF THE PONTOON AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND THAT POSITIONED ON THE CARRIER...
10/30/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None GARDEN 'A' SHAFT MINI CAGE: THIS FACILITY WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE DUE TO AN ERLECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. A RELAY WAS CHANGED OUT AND THE CAG WAS PLACED BACK IN SERVICE. FACILITY WAS DOWN IN EXCES S OF 30...
10/25/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DESKINS ""B"" SHAFT SERVICE CAGE: DURING THE DAILYEXAM OF THIS FACILITY, TWO FISH PLATES A A JOINTWERE OBSERVED AS BEING BROKEN. THE BROKEN PLATESWERE REPLACED.
10/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost EE STARTED TO STEP OUT OF DIESEL MANBUS AND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON COMPARTMENT CHAIN AND TWISTEDHIS KNEE.
10/10/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DESKINS 'A' SHAFT MINI-CAGE: THIS FACILITY HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AS A RESULT OF A NON-DESTRUCTIVE ROPE TEST. THIS FACILITY WILL REMAIN OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE ROPES CAN BE CHAN...
09/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost CLEARANCE SIDE CROSSCUT AT DESKINS ""A"" SHAFT (TRACKWAY). WHILE WALKING BACK TO HIS TRACK RIDE EE TRIPPED AND FELL RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE LEFT FOREARM AND A BRUIS TO THE LEFT KNEE.
09/19/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost 5 EAST DEV - #4 HEADING: WHILE WALKING AROUND BOLT MACHINE TO GET TO HIS DRILL STATION, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF WHEN HIS LEFT FOREARM STRUCK THE EDGE OF A ROOF BOLT P LATE RE...
08/24/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ROCKDUSTING THE FACE AREA USING A ROCK DUST HOSE. HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL ANDFELT SOMETHING POP. DIAGNOSED ON 9/5/00 AS A FRACTURED ANKLE.
08/08/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DESKINS B-SHAFT SERVICE CAGE HAD TO BE IDLED IN ORDER TO REPLACE A BROKEN BRACKET THAT TRIPS THEFINAL OVERTRAVEL SWITCH. THE FACILITY WAS PLACEDBACK IN SERVICE JUST PRIOR TO 4:00 PM ON 8/8/00.
07/31/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE GARDEN B-SHAFT SERVICE CAGE WAS IDLED FOR A FEW HOURS ON 7-31-00 AND 8-1-00 IN ORDER TO MAKE NEEDED REPAIRS.
07/18/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost DESKIN PLANT 3RD FLOOR: AS EE WAS WALKING ALONG A WORK PLATFORM AT THE REFUSE TILTER HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO SCRAPE THE CALF OF HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE PLATFORM AND BUMP HIS RIGHT KN...
07/11/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None AN ELECTRICAL STORM KICKED THE POWER TO THE GARDEN A&B CAGES AND THE DESKINS B CAGE. THE CAGES WERE RESET WITH NO DAMAGE TO EITHER FACILITY.
05/25/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost 5 EAST DEV. EE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE PUMPING GREASE THE FEEDER.
05/21/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DESKINS B SHAFT SERVICE CASE-AN ELECTRICAL STORM KNOCKED THE POWER ON THE FACILITY. IT WAS RESET. AT APPROX 1:45 AM ON 5/22/00 THIS FACILITY KICKED OFF AGAIN DUE TO A GROUNDED GATE SWITCH AT M INE LEV...
05/05/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost HE STOOPED OVER WORKING UNDER THE EDGE OF LOCOMOTIVE. WHEN HE STEPPED BACK, REACHING FOR THE HANDRAIL, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, AND HE FELT A TIGHTENING IN HIS BACK.
04/27/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost 4 WEST - BRK. 45: EMPLOYEE WAS UNLUGGING TRACK TIES WITH A HAMMER, WHEN HE MADE A SWING WITH THE HAMMER; HE MISSED THE TIE AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK WITH BURNING/TINGLING IN LEFT LEG. THIS EMPLO...
04/25/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 111d lost, 1d restricted 5 EAST #2 DRIVE WHILE PULLING A 2"" X 15' PLASTIC HOSE, HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL WHICH BUSTED CAUSING HIM TO PITCH BACKWARDS AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE CORNER OF A BUILT CRIB. EE HAD TO HAVE FLUID R...
04/21/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DESKINS 'B' SHAFT SERVICE CAGE- THIS FACILITY WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR APPROX 50 MINUTES TO CHANGE OUT THE MOTOR BRUSHES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT NOR INJURY TO PERSONNEL.
04/19/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None GARDEN 'B' SHAFT SERVICE CAGE- DURING THE LOADING OF A SCOOP ONTO THIS FACILITY A HORIZONTAL CHANNEL WAS ACCIDENTALLY BENT. THE CAGE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE UNTIL THE HORIZONTAL CHANNEL COULD BE STRA...
03/15/2000 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A LIBERATION OF METHANE, OUT OF MINE FLOOR CRACKS, OCCURRED ON THE 4 WEST LW SECTION BETWEEN SHIELDS 185-202. MINE PERSONNEL WERE REMOVED FROM THE MINE. THIS FORM 7000-1 IS BEING FILE DUNDER PROTEST....
01/29/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OUT BY EAST LW (#2 ENTRY), EMPLOYEE SUPERVISING THE LOADING OF 4"" METAL PIPE ONTO A SUPPLY CAR. A LOADED JOINT STARTED TO ROLL OFF CAR. AS HE GRABBED THE PIPE HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A COUPLING...
01/05/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost 4 EAST LW - UPON STARTUP, THE HEAD CUTTER DRUM THREW A ROCK OUT AND PUSHED THE EE'S HAND DOWN AGAINST THE HAND RAIL AT SHIELD 37. THIS RESULTED IN A MASHING TYPE LACERATION TO THE PAD SIDE OF THE LEFT...