Winchester UG Mine — Accidents

Total: 125 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was handling 50 lb bags of rock dust and then felt pain in his lower back. Employee finished the shift. Employee went to a physician the next day & the physician removed employee from work.
06/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Employee was attempting to install a cat idler on the operator side of continuous miner. Employee placed his feet against the idler & used his legs to push the idler in place, Employeee finished shift...
05/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt installation when a section of roof around the hole loosened and came down on the drill steel, hitting the drill pot & then hitting employee on the knee....
04/22/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was walking when he slipped and fell on slick mine bottom. Employee worked until 5/06/2010 when he was taken off work by physician.
03/20/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 10d restricted Employee was carrying jacks & timbers to timber off a roof fall. While carrying a heintzmen roof jack, employee's foot slipped causing the employee to twist his knee. Employee had knee arthroscopy o...
03/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee stated that as he was moving miner cable out of roadway that he felt a pop in his back & felt pain. Diagnosed as a strain. Company notified on April 1,2010.
03/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee & coworker were attempting to move a set of wooden steps in order to scale some loose roof. While lifting the steps, employee stated that his bicep popped & he immediately felt pain.
12/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a crib block to bump a motor in place. The old motor had not been removed from the work area and as employee swung the crib block back,he struck the old motor with his left hand. Th...
08/07/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine Examiner found a roof fall in the left return off of Byrd Mains # two belt at # 50 cross cut between # 1 & # 2 entry. Left of survey point # 1556. Air movement is not impaired & no employees wer...
06/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 10d restricted Employee slipped on the muddy mine floor while setting a mine pump. Employee was twisting while moving a pump. This resulted in an injury to the right knee. Employee worked until 8/12/2009 when surge...
06/19/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on his knees attempting to square conveyor belting by cutting it with a utility knife. He was pulling the knife toward himself when it cut across the belt and into his right leg just abo...
04/13/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine examiner was making an examination of the Byrd Mains left return & observed an unplanned roof fall at an intersection 1 cross cut inby survey station #1346. Travel or ventilation in this area has...
03/10/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was repositioning the continuous miner & while observing the movement of the continuous miner employee was walking backwards away from the machine, tripped & fell to the mine floor. In fallin...
03/09/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee fell to mine floor due to slick mine floor. Received an abrasion and a contusion. He worked his next scheduled shift and reported his leg as swollen and hurting. He was instructed to seek med...
01/06/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While examining a de-watering pump 3 cross cuts inby syrvey station 213 the examiner found a roof fall at an intersection 1 cross cut inby survey station 213. Heintzmann's were set at each openings to...
12/18/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was making a cable pull hook for the boom of 004 Miner. The 1 1/2 inch rolled steel had been heated & a crib block against the mine rib & using the swing action of the conveyor boom of the mi...
12/16/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing insulation from miner trailing cable and utility knife slipped causing a laceration to left thumb. Employee finished shift and was seen at Raleigh General ER where thumb was sutu...
12/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Employee was carring two bags of sand to replenish the sand to a supply motor. Twisted his right knee while rotating his body. Company was made aware of scheduled surgery on December 28,2008
11/13/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost Employee was retrieving a tool from the back of a Johnson Indutries personnel carrier and was struck by a combination of rib coal and roof rock. The material hit employee in the lower back and his leg...
10/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee & co-worker we tighting a bolt in a flex board hold down when co-worker's wrench slipped off and employee was hit in the mouth with the wrench. This caused a front tooth to be chipped. Employ...
08/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a nylon cable hanger from a miner power cable and water line. While removing fron a roof bolt the cable got tension on it and as the hanger was removed, the s-hook fastener cut e...
08/14/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of making a belt splice. He struck the belt splice template knocker a glacing blow with a hammer & struck middle finger between the knocker & the hammer handle. The employe...
07/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing roof bolts from scoop bucket and received a cut from the metal band that binds the roof bolts for transportation. Employee received 4 sutures and has not lost any work days.
06/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost Miner was fueling the plant dozer and the fuel hose was wrapped around his leg. When he finished he dropped the hose, he than lost his balance and fell from the rear platform on the dozer. EE pulled s...
06/20/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was skiving belt and was pulling knife with right hand toward his body and the knife slipped and then the knife stabbed the palm of his left hand. Cut required two stitches to close.