WV-1 Surface Mine — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW WHILE DISMOUNTING DRILL. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE BURST BURSEL SAC WITH NERVE DAMAGE.
04/17/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 195d lost EE STATES THAT HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND THESEAT BOTTOMED OUT. COMPLAINS OF BACK PAIN.
02/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING PN FROM TOOTH ON BUCKET, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF & STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. WAS REMOVED BY PHYSICIAN AT E.R.
10/01/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost BLOWING DIRT OFF TOP OF ENGINE WITH AIR HOSE, A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT EYE.
04/25/2001 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None AFTER BEING CHECKED ON SITE FOR CHEST PAIN EE WENT INTO FULL ARREST WHILE IN ROUTE TO MEDICAL FACILITY BY PRIVATE VEHICLE. EE REFUSED TO BE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE.
04/25/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE PERFORMING CPR ON CO-WORKER HE BECAME PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO 3 RIVERS MED CENTER WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.
02/25/2001 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None OPERATOR STATED THAT HE HEARD A POP (POSSIBLE BLOWED HOSE) AND SAW GLOW FROM FLAMES ON THE WINDSHIELD. OPERATOR STATED THAT FIVE EXTINGUISHERS WAS USED IN FIGHTING THE FIRE BUT FIRE DEPT HAD T O BE CA...
11/13/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost PATIENT WAS CUTTING A TREE & WHEN IT FELL IT MADE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER TREE CAUSING 1ST TREE TO KICK BACK KNOCKING EE DOWN & PINNING HIM TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYER FREED EE & TRANSPORTED HIM TO L OGAN GE...
07/30/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost AFTER CHECKING 992 LOADER EE WAS DESCENDING DOWN LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM BOTTOM STEP. EE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BUT HAND SLIPPED BETWEEN STEP & BODY OF MACHINE CAUSING LEFT WRIST TO BE SPRAI...
07/12/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost LOADER DROPPED A LARGE ROCK IN BED OF TRUCK CAUSING DRIVER TO BE JOLTED HARD. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF HEAD NECK AND BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE STATED THERE WAS BLEEDING FROM THE RECTUM. EMPLOYEE LE FT AND WEN...
07/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE WAS DECENDING ROCK TRACK AFTER HIS SHIFT WHEN THE LADDER FOLDED BACK UNDERNEATH TRUCK CAUSING EE TO FALL CAUSING A POSSIBLE HIP INJURY. THE WEATHER WAS WET AND MUDDY. EE DID NOT GO TO MEDIC AL FACI...
06/21/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost LOADER WAS LOADING TRUCK & DROPPED ROCK IN TRUCK BED CAUSING A POSSIBLE RUPTURE TO TRUCK DRIVER. EE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ON SCENE MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT DID GO TO THE DR ON FRI 6/23/00. IT WAS N OT REPO...
02/24/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost EE WAS CLEANING LOOSE ROCK FROM HIGH WALL WHEN APIECE OF ROCK CAME LOOSE & FELL ONTO SPOIL, BOUNCING BACK THRU THE WINDSHILED HITTING EE IN HIS LEFT LEG
01/31/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS STARTING TO GET INTO HIS DRILL AND HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE 1ST STEP AND WHEN HE PULLED HIS WEIGHT UP HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP CAUSING HIS LEG TO TWIST ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE INJURY...