WFI — Accidents

Total: 152 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost Employee along with two other employees were sampling a slurry pond. When the equipment that they were using started to sink and got stuck in the muddy coal. They had to unload the trailer full of equ...
01/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None EXAMINER FOUND FALL IN NO. 6 ENTRY OF THE MAIN NORTH ENTRIES AT +7081 (4-WAY INTERSECTION - NEUTRAL AIR). FALL IS APPROX. 38' LONG X 19' WIDE X 6' HIGH. APPROACHES TO FALL HAVE BEEN TIMBERED - FALL WI...
01/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found fall in entry no.6 station & 7161 of the main north entries (neutral air) fall is approx. 40' long x 19' wide x 6.3' high. Fall will not be cleaned. approaches have been timbered.
01/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found fall in No. 2 entry in the intake station+2010 of the first east off the main north entries. Fall is approx. 40' long x 18'wide x 7' high. Fall will not be cleaned.
01/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost While being task trained on pinner, EE put drill steel on top causing a large rock to fall out, hitting him on the heel of his left foot driving his toes into the floor of the mine.
01/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found fall in entry No. 4 of the 1st North off the 2nd East off the main North entries in neutral air between +160 and +240. Fall is approximately 63' long x 19' wide x 8' high. Approaches ar...
01/03/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner discovered fall during pre-shift exam. Fall is located between entries 2 and 3 at +1850 in the 2nd East off the main North entries in the intake. Fall is approximately 19 feet wide, 7 feet hi...
12/11/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found roof fall in entry #10 of main north entries, outby +4521. Fall is in return entries, is not to be cleaned but approaches are timbered. Fall is approx 6 feet high x 19 feet wide x 45 fe...
12/11/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found roof fall in main north entries - entry #5 between intersections +5891 and +5941 in travelway. Fall will not be cleaned. Travelway set over to entry #6. Approaches to fall have been tim...
11/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found roof fall in #2 entry of 1st E/main north at +1945. Fall is in primary escapeway - intake - and will not be cleaned. Escapeway set over to #1 entry. Approaches to fall have been timbere...
11/20/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found roof fall in #2 entry of the main north entry fall is approx. 40' long 17-18"" wide 6-7' high fall is in intake between 32 to 33 xcut 2580 to 2660-will clean up around fall in adjacent...
11/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found roof fall on the 1A road at 8121' to 8041' of the north entries. Roof fall is 90' to 95' long, 17-18' wide, 7 to 8' high. Also it fell across 1A belt roadway. Had additional support previously i...
10/27/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found a roof fall at the 88 Xcut(7081') to just inby 15' of 89 Xcut (7161') in #6 entry of the main north headings. Fall is approx 90-95' long X 7-8' high X 17-18' wide. Primary roof support...
10/16/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was found by examiner at start of shift fall is at 4841-4921 between got 61 x cut on main north travelway fall is 65 to 70' long 18 1/2' wide 8-9' high fall is in entry between intersecitons...
09/20/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found roof fall at the 1360' in x-cut between #5 & #4 entry of the 2nd east entry along the 1A belt. Fall is 35 - 40' long, 17 - 18' wide, 7 - 8' high. Primary roof support was 5' double lock...
09/12/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found roof fall when examining. Roof fall is at 8201' of the #1 entry main north entry. Roof fall is approx 90' long, 17-18' wide, 6-7' high. Fall is in intersection. Fall has been timbered & cribbed...
09/05/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was found when examining entries in 1st east. Fall is at the 320' of the 1st east entries between #1 & #2 entry. Fall is 45-50' long, 17-18' wide 7-8' high. Fall is in pillar line. Fall has...
09/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing guard on belt at hoist. Guard was resting on bolt head when it slipped, falling down and cutting right little finger on hand.
08/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was found at the 5001' of the #3 entry north at 2:10pm. Fall was in a 4 way intersection. Fall is 35-40' long, 7-8' high and 18-19' wide. Fall has return for #2 entry blocked. Fall will be c...
08/03/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was found at the 2530' of #6 entry in the 1st East @ 1:30 pm. Fall was in a 4-way intersection. Fall was 45'L, 17-18'W, 7-8'H. Primary roof support was 5' double lock bolts. Fall will not be...
07/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner was making weekly examination of return entry and found roof fall in #8 entry between the 1940' + 2020' X cut was in entry between the intersections. Fall is 60' long, 6' to 7' high and 17' t...
07/02/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None EE was bolting at face. He was in process of putting bolt in hole and pushing bolt up into glue, when power was lost on pinner. EE then pulled bolt out of hole and struck finger on drill pot when bolt...
06/24/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was using water line on unit to water haulage roads. When pulling on waterline, it hung on a rock and pulled him backwards, twisting his knee. At end of shift when riding out in mantrip, a sp...
06/16/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at 1780' mark in xcut between road & belt in 1A east entries. Fall is 55' long x 5-6' high x 18' wide. Intersection on roadway was previously cable bolted when area was developed. Roadway &...
06/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was riding out in mantrip at the end of shift. There was a piece of belt in roadway. When mantrip drove over belt the belt caught his foot pulling leg sideways.
05/31/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was tramming scoop down 1st north travel way & ran over rock in roadway causing him to hit his head, neck & shoulder on canopy.
05/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine foreman found roof fall in 1B return area. Fall is in 3-way intersection, 25' long, 18' wide, 5' - 6' high. Fall will not be cleaned up. Primary roof support was 5' double rock bolt. Area will be...
05/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine foreman found roof fall in return 1B area between +585 & +450 #2 entry. Fall is 35' - 40' long, 18' - 19' wide and 5' - 6' high. Fall will not be cleaned up - Area has been timbered off. Primary...
05/27/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was using a cutting torch to remove a broken leaf spring on a golf cart. He was holding spring with left hand and moved cutting torch over left hand. Employee was wearing gloves and cutting g...
05/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Xcut north at 1920' on 1A road (roof fall) intersection on inby & outby end of fall had previously been cable bolted roof fall 6' high 17-18' wide 35-40' long area that fell was bolted with 5' double...
05/18/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost A GOLF CART BROKE DOWN & WAS SENT TO SURFACE TO BE REPAIRED. AN ENDLOADER WAS USED TO PICK CART OFF LOWBOY - WHEN LOAD WAS PICKED UP IT WAS NOT CENTERED. THE MINE FOREMAN STOOD ON END OF CART TO BALAN...
05/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 15d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A WALK-THRU MAN DOOR GOING INTO INTAKE AIR COURSE. STRAINED LOWER BACK.
04/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None HAD A ROOF FALL ON THE 2ND NORTH BELT @ +4601 INTERSECTION ON #4 ENTRY NORTH BELT LINE WAS TIMBERED UP TO THIS AREA. APPROACHES ARE TIMBERED FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP. BELT & STRUCTURE AND WATER LINE UN...
04/14/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE was using a cutting torch and cutting the bolts out of a cyclone in prep plant cyclone was suspended by a chain hoist. When EE hit cyclone with hammerto knock bolts out of the cyclone it broke free...
04/09/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE is a belt maintenance man. As he was watching belt run, he saw a roofbolt laying on the belt. He reached to pull bolt off the belt and his right middle finger got caught in between the moving belt...
04/03/2006 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 37d lost, 12d restricted EE was installing rof bolts at Face # 3 entry was getting drill steels out of drill chuck. He was going to turn on the rotation but pushed the wrong lever & drill pot went up and pinned his left index...
03/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The fall is in the #8 & #7 entries of the return 2nd east entry. The fall was in #7 4 way intersection & extended across to #8 entry. The fall will not be cleaned up. In progress of setting timbers an...
03/26/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DRIVING GOLF CART BETWEEN COAL HAULER & RIB. A COAL HAULER TIRE WAS LEANING AGAINST THE RIB WHEN EE DROVE THE CART BY RIB. THE CART STRUCK THE TIRE LEANING AGAINST RIB, AS IT WA...
03/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE MINE FLOOR & LOADING STRUCTURE ON SUPPLY CAR.
02/19/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None AT ABOUT 8:00 AM, 2 GOLF CARTS WERE PUT ON CHARGE AT SHIFT CHANGE. AT ABOUT 9:55 AM, 2 MINERS SMELLED SMOKE ON TRAVEL WAY. THE MINE FOREMAN WAS NOTIFIED & TRAVELED TO SLOPE BOTTOM & FOUND 2 GOLF CAR...
02/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost The injured person was walking across face area and stepped in hole and twisted body.
02/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None In the #5 entry north supply road at 5721 to 5801 in pillar line was developed about 8/10/04. The roof was pinned with 5' tension rebar bolt. the fall was approx. 44' long 16' wide, 8' high.
01/19/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost The injured is a roof bolter, he was throwing rockdust on the rib, the upper of machine was setting over, while doing this he ran over the injured EE, right foot, the injured had his back to machine.
11/30/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE FALL WAS IN THE #6 NORTH ENTRY (SUPPLY ROAD) AT +5321 TO +5241 IN PILLAR LINE. WAS DEVELOPED APPROX 8/2/04. THE ROOF WAS PINNED WITH 5' TENSION REBAR BOLTS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 50' LONG, 18' WIDE,...
11/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee said he had put Ram battery on charge & when he jerked on battery lid his back started hurting, he worked until 11/30/05, went to Dr.
11/20/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None HAD FALL IN INTERSECTION, BELT ENTRY, 2 X-CUTS INBY FEEDER ON #2 UNIT OF 650'WEST PANEL. FALL MEASURED APPROX. 49' X 42' X 6'HIGH. PULLED 4' DOUBLE LOCK ROOF BOLTS. FALL IS BEING CLEANED UP.
11/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 12d restricted The injured said he was getting out of cab on 488 scoop when he put his foot on the ground he heard a pop in his right knee.
11/08/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost THE INJURED WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE ON #1 UNIT. HE DID NOT HAVE THE CURTAIN DOWN AND NO FLAG WAS HANGING TO CURTAIN CAR DRIVER. A RAM CAR RAN THRU CURTAIN, HIT THE TRAILER OF BLOCK, HITTING THE INJURE...
11/05/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 15d restricted The injured was drilling hole in roof to install roof bolt. While drilling hole, a burr on the steel caught his glove and fractured his left ring finger.
10/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 16d restricted The injured said he was picking up a 5' long 6X6' timber when he felt a sharp pain in his right groin area.