West Ridge Mine — Accidents

Total: 308 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was stocking the roof bolter with supplies. As EE went to grab some roof bolts from out of the bucket of the scoop, he cut his right forearm on the band that was used to band the bundle of bolts to...
10/08/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the shear was heading towards the tailgate, the headgate drum was grading bottom. EE had placed his left hand on top of the panline to maintain his balance, when a piece of rock measuring 12"" by 6...
08/12/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost EE was tending miner cable in the #1 entry of 11th west, when a piece of the rib was dislodged and struck the EE on the right side of his body and knocked him into the shuttle car with the left side o...
07/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost EE was walking across the road at x-cut 54 in the right mains when his foot slipped out from underneath him and as he fell to the ground he injured his left shoulder. EE continued to work and visit hi...
07/15/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EE was carrying a timber from a timber pile to a pick-up truck, when he tripped over another timber, resulting in a twisted ankle.
06/25/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost EE bent over to pick up some trash, when a small piece of coal sloughed off from the rib and stuck him in the right knee.
06/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost EE was changing out a tram motor on a shuttle car. As he was rolling the new tram motor into place, he felt a pain in his lower back. EE was treated for a back strain and released to return to work un...
06/22/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost As EE was walking down the belt line, he struck his head on a fire outlet that was hung from the water line, thus jamming his neck. EE continued working until 7/3/2009, at which time he went to the do...
06/01/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost As EE was tramming the shuttle car, the tram pedal stuck and the shuttle car hit the rib causing the operator to hit his head on the cab of the shuttle car resulting in the operator jamming his neck.
05/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was bent over under the monorail to retrieve belt structure, as EE lifted upwards, he struck the back of his head ( below the hard hat ) on the monorail truck dolly. EE finished his shift and later...
05/01/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As EE was lowering the tip of shield #7, a small piece of rock rolled off of the shield and struck him on the left hand resulting in the middle finger and the index finger being cut. EE was positioned...
04/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was unloading a belt roller out of the bed of a pickup truck and as he lifted and twisted, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
04/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to slide a 20' section of 8"" drisco plastic pipi thru the pipe bonding machine when the pipe got stuck. As EE stuck his hand in between sections of pipe, another ee shoved the pipe...
03/29/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost EE was kneeling down on one knee putting his tools back into his tool box whem a shuttle car trammed past him and ran over his left leg.
03/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE was cleaning out the leg pockets of the shields in preparation for extraction. As EE went to crawl out of the shield, he twisted his back.
03/19/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost EE was using the sucker truck to pump silt out of the #6 sump when the suction hose surged and the EE felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. EE continued to work and visit with his Dr. until 11/22/0...
03/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost As EE lifted one end of a 8"" plastic aqua line section of pipe and turned to push the pipe thru a mandoor, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. EE continued to work until 3/21/2009 at which time h...
01/31/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 4d restricted At approx. 7:00 AM there was a bounce in the tailgate area of the longwall located in 7th west which occurred as the shear was cutting into the tailgate area. 1 person was injured and mining was expec...
01/26/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx. 5:30 AM there was a bounce in the tailgate of the longwall located in 7th west which occured as the shear was cutting thru the tailgate. Due to mechanical repairs, the shear was down for mo...
01/24/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None The shearer machine had just started out of the tailgate and was grading bottom when there was a bounce at shield #145---142. The bounce moved the tailgate end of the shearer machine towards the spil...
01/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was attempting to lift the bottom belt to change out a bad bottom roller, when he felt a pop and sharp pain in his lower back
01/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost EE tripped over a cable on the shop floor. EE was treated at the ER for a back strain and was released to return to work with no restrictions. On 2/2/09 EE went back to the Dr. and was treated for a h...
01/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 86d lost, 18d restricted EE was standing on the relay bar of shied #3, washing the shields when his foot slipped off of the relay bar and as he fell, he landed on his right leg which had folded up under him resulting in a sta...
12/26/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was operating a shuttle car when he felt an irritation in his right eye. When he stopped, he took off his glasses and gloves and rubbed his eye. He then flushed his eye with water. After his shift...
12/21/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was sitting in the shuttle car behind the miner getting loaded, when he was struck on the right side of his face by a piece of coal that was ejected from the end of the conveyor boom of the miner.
12/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As EE was walking around the battery scoop, he stepped on a lump of coal and fell to the ground. As he fell he stuck out his left hand to catch his fall thus injuring his left wrist and hand.
11/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attemting to change out an isolation valve on the longwall pump skid. After he pulled the staple out, as he pulled the valve out, it fell and landed on his left hand and smashed his finger betw...
11/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE was hanging a high voltage cable when he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. The ER Dr treated for a hernia and pushed the herniation back in the abdomin and referred EE to an orthopedic surgeon and...
11/12/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a pry bar to separate two pieces of mono rail when the pry bar slipped and flipped around and stuck him in the face resulting in a small laceration to the right eye lid.
10/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE and a co-worker were attempting to unplug a plugged up 5 hp pump. As they lifted the pump up out of the mud, EE felt a sharp pain in the middle of his lower back.
10/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE was assigned the duty of washing the overland belt stucture and the structure under the belt. During the course of the day the EE was on his feet and knees repeatedly. Towards the end of his shift...
10/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to put a 36"" wodden crib block on top of the battery scoop, as he threw the crib block, he smashed his little finger on his left hand between the crib block and the light housing on...
09/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to load a section of vent tube into the bucket of the section scoop, when it slipped out of his hand and smashed his left hand between the bucket of the scoop and the vent tube resul...
09/02/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was attempting to install a section of vent tubing, as he lifted the tube up he stepped on a small piece of coal and twisted his right knee.
07/22/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost As EE was walking along the up-hill side of the roof bolter, the rib sloughed off and struck him in the right ankle, resulting in a broken ankle.
07/06/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was attempting to advance the mobile tail piece and was kneeling along side of the control; at the same time the face crew was pushing the head gate and the stage loader got bound up on the mobile...
07/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to remove a kennedy overcast panel from an overcast wall, when one end of the panel fell to the ground (5 feet) and bounced up and struck the EE under the chin, resulting in a small...
06/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 24d restricted EE was attempting to align a horizontal pin and when he pulled the relay bar, his middle finger on his left hand was smashed between the horizonal pin and the base lifter.
06/13/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing beside the main cotroller in the set-up face when a cable that was hung from the mine roof, fell and struck the EE in the head & shoulder resulting in a laceration to the side of his f...
06/07/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EE was walking down the entry to use the phone, when he stepped on a lump of coal and twisted his right knee.
06/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost EE was standing along the stage loader that was being installed for the new longwall panel. The stage loader was sitting on crib blocks about 1.5 feet off of the floor. While attempting to hook anothe...
06/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was bent over, lifting a belt roller, when he felt a pain in his back.
05/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost As the EE was loading square set into the bucket of a scoop, another square set rolled off of the pile and struck him on top of his left foot.
05/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After EE had drained the oil from the tailgate haulage and was attempting to tighten the drain plug, the socket slipped off of the drain plug and the ratchet stuck him in the forhead, resulting in a l...
05/01/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 43d lost Employee allegedly has been diagnosed with carpal tunnel. Employee stated that he had seen a doctor and the doctor told him that this condition is a result of his mining activity. Employee schedule...
04/23/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the EE was attempting to remove a section of mono rail, he had removed the roll pin from the out-by end of the mon-rail. As he cut the links of the belt chain with a pair of bolt cutters, the se...
04/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost EE was attempting to bend a 6 foot roof bolt so that he could install it. He was using the scissor area of the machine to hold the bolt and as he pushed on the bolt to bend it, the bolt slipped and th...
02/06/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a rib roll along the stage loader that blocked the travelway on the head gate of the longwall in 4th west. The brib roll was approximately 15.5 feet long and 3 feet deep.
01/22/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost There was a bounce on the logwall face at the tailgate at shield 123. EE was operating the tailgate cutter drum and was pinned between the bounce guard and the sheild resulting in ee being bru ise and...
12/14/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None There was a coal outburst on the face in the tailgate of the longwall that halted production for over 1 hour and injured one indivdual.