WE Soda @ WESTVACO — Accidents

Total: 637 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/16/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A maintenance man was air arcing some bit holders off of a borer miner and the sparks ignited a methane seep in the floor. The maintenance man kicked dirt on the seep putting it out. The borer miner...
10/15/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee running the dry bolter. While he was drilling a hole the drill steel plugged up; he was removing steel from the top; he did not notice that the steel was still slowly rotating. He grabbed the...
10/06/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an offsite power interruption that took down our onsite generators, creating a power loss to our man hoists (escape shafts). We are still re-creating the timeline to evaluate the actual len...
09/19/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 25d restricted Employee observed and assisted wtih aide for fatally injured employee. The employee's experience has caused the employee to not be able to return to work.
09/19/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost A Sein Brute 612 mantrip carrying two miners was traveling at 38-39 xc, 592 S.Longwall Panel 3 Road (1 Room). A mechanical failure within the steering mechanism resulted in the over-turning of the ma...
09/19/2007 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal A Sein Brute 612 mantrip carrying two miners was traveling at 38-39 xc, 592 S.Longwall Panel 3 Road (1 Room). A mechanical failure within the steering mechanism resulted in the over-turning of the ma...
09/14/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 120d lost Employee said his carpal tunnel was getting bad and he needed to go to Med Core. There were no lost work days until 11/1/07 at which time he was scheduled for surgery. This is bi-lateral carpal tunnel...
08/30/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting tabs on conveyor belt & inserting them into belt core. Kneeling on the belt, had both hands on the knife & was cutting away from his body. As he finished the cut & as the knife released from t...
08/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working with 6 other employees moving longwall expandoveyor. As he was loading top conveyor belt idler onto the belt parts trailer he shoved the belt part forward on the trailer & pinched...
08/20/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Employee was drilling hole thru wall & drill bit hung up in the metal causing the drill to twist in his right hand. Returned to work the next day with right thumb swollen. He was examined by a physici...
08/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling the power cord from a jammed tangle, when it pulled free, he had enough momentum to jab left thumb with grinder front. (Back of left thumb).
08/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Walking to break stepped into a pot hole and twisted knee (r)
08/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While sitting in back of truck being hauled into plant, the driver hit a pot hole, bouncing the people in back of truck. He hit his back right side middle on the plywood bench.
08/07/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While lowering a longwall ranging arm the hoist tripped on over current, setting the brakes and then the hoist ropes slipped on the hoist drum. This gouged the high density polyurethane rope liners,...
07/17/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None We believe an ember came out of an electric toilet and came to rest against the bottom left corner of a wooden stopping 44 ft away. We believe that the ember was from a rag instead of the supplied pa...
05/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Mechanic climbed up & was standing on a 3 1/2"" angle iron. He was putting a chocker around a counterweight in order to lift it up & change the take up roller. After chocker was in place, he was attem...
05/07/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was unbolting a 3 inch pipe flange. When it was completely unbolted the pipe sprang out of alignment, smashing his right index finger between the flange and another pipe, creatin...
05/02/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 28d lost Employee was operating a hydraulic drill (drilling pin holes in the floor) when he felt his hand go numb. He had Carpal Tunnel surgery on July 11, we recieved the medical reports on July 25 to make t...
04/30/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Mechanics were trying to break impeller from shaft. Employee had a bar wedged in the impeller and when pressure was applied to the shaft, the bar popped loose, and punctured employee's hand.
04/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up and moving iron to fabrication area to prepare it for installation on platform. Hernia lower right side of stomach.
04/02/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was jacking the jaws of a crusher closed with a porta-power. While applying pressure to the porta-power it slipped loose, flying out and striking the employee in the forehead causing a l...
03/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Helping other mechanics remove damaged chain case when his hand was cut on sharp edges on the bottom of the case. Medical information received mid March.
03/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Lifting the miner cable to hang it on the miner tail, he felt pain in the left shoulder. Surgery was on 5/22/07, FMC received medical report on 7/3 and internal review completed on 7/9, accepting the...
02/28/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was helping shift mechanic put bumper on 11 CM; mechanic hit keeper pin with a 4 lb. hammer. This caused a piece of metal to come off pin head and fly into employee's neck.
02/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 15d restricted Employee was walking west on the road between Mono Elect Shop & Mono I Calciner. Started to cross to the north side of road, looked back to the east to see if any traffic was coming & stepped on edge...
02/17/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost Employee was operating the headgate end of the shearer; heading towards head when shearer threw rock about 14' in diameter. Employee was about 20' away when the rock bounced off the top of the spill t...
01/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 29d restricted Was standing on pile of soda ash to obtain sample from CS-47 discharge chute; as operator was walking away, lost footing & started to fall. Reached out & grabbed beam/bar to catch herself. Said it fel...
12/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 44d restricted While exiting the truck in the snow & ice, employee's foot slipped off the running board causing him to fall, landing on his lower back, striking the back of his head.
12/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Maintenance was in process of replacing gear reducer. The reducer was lifted to take the weight off the base. Two mechanics had hands on reducer to guide it into place. Employee had left hand on reduc...
11/29/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employees were traveling in vehicle when it lost power. They stopped vehicle, set parking brake, chocked wheels & then looked under hood to identify problem. Found cable wasn't connected to battery. A...
11/16/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The material door on the man cage was not completely closed, so when the shift started underground the door hit the beam at the collar, bending the door inward making the cage unsafe to use until the...
09/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was pulling on come-along handle to lift reducer when he felt pop & small amount of pain in right shoulder.
09/15/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The man hoist would not operate, trouble shooting found several fuses blown. There was a thunderstorm in the area, possibly a current spike blew the fuses. The hoist was out of service for 35 minute...
09/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dragging package across delivery platform. Package weighed 136 lbs & was torn & ragged from shipment. A loose roller snagged package causing it to stop suddenly. Employee had arms extende...
09/05/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Elbows have been bothering him in the past couple weeks; original incident happened while employee worked in mine (2004). Employee is claiming cummulative trauma disorder & it has become recordable be...
09/02/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee walking in bunker area; tripped & fell. Medical information states possible fracture of right ankle.
09/01/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 5d restricted Employee was cutting a piece of metal out of CD-3216 drag in Mono standing on counter weight. While adjusting position, employee lost balance slipping to lower level striking tail bone against beam.
08/29/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Analyst dropped pipette bulb on the floor. When she bent over to pick it up, felt pain in the middle of her back.
07/26/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing screen with a Fletcher roof bolter when the bolt hung up as it was being pushed into hole. The employee was holding the bolt and his hand was shoved into the mast, smashing hi...
07/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing into the cab of the Cat D9 when his foot slipped off the track and his shin struck the track cleat cutting his shin, requiring stitches.
07/10/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The cushion hitch failed to work, hit holes and bounced off in the brush and back onto the road in a scraper. The EE injured his back.
07/10/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Driving a scraper and hit a berm and hit his arm on armrest. His elbow was bruised and skinned.
06/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Report of Injury not received until 6/28/06. Employee was pouring Drano in clogged sink in lunch room. There was about 3 gallons of standing water in sink. Waited 5-10 minutes & then used plunger to t...
06/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Medical information not received until 6/28/06. Employee was unloading 50 lb bags from bed of pickup. Lifted one bag over side of bed & handed to another employee. As he attempted to lift second bag o...
05/30/2006 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None In a face where the bore miner was cutting the top caved on to the bore miner. The operator stayed in the miner until the fall was bolted and the operator could remain under bolted to to get out of t...
05/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Janitor was using buffer/scrubber in shower. The shower valve handle is 54"" high off ground. Employee is 62"" tall. She raised up and hit head on shower handle causing laceration to top of head which...
05/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost Unknown as to whether injury/incident was job related until 5/25/06. Employee was loading a big cable on a trailer. He was the one who had to pick up cable off ground. When he did this he felt pain on...
05/05/2006 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The aluminum inter-coil connection in the DC hoist motor failed, putting the hoist out of service. 52 miners were on the cage that was being lowered, stranding them 100 feet above the shaft station....
05/03/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee was attaching a cookie sheet to an Eimco 936 and a chain harness that was stored on the front of the 936 became tensioned. The chain harness slipped off the post it was hung on striking the...
05/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Putting defective water cooler back in box to return it. Employee removed gloves to get better grip because it was sliding through his hands. Left index finger came in contact with sharp edge causing...