An employee suffered fatal injuries after he fell down the hoist-well from the 3rd floor onto the basement floor of the preparation plant. The employee was on a ladder when it slipped or shifted causing the employee and ladder to fall over the handrails and down the hoist-well. Employee was transported to the ER by EMS.
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- Muertes
- 5
- Incidentes totales
- 758
- Minas en registro
- 17
- Años en registro
- 2000–2017
Causas principales
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 muertes · 155 no mortales
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 muerte · 75 no mortales
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 muerte · 48 no mortales
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 muerte · 7 no mortales
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 200 no mortales
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 91 no mortales
Cronología de incidentes
Minas en registro
- Twilight Mtr Surface Mine WV
- Allegiance Mine WV
- Tunnel Mine WV
- Cook Mine WV
- Talon Loadout WV
- Justice #1 WV
- Red Cedar Surface Mine WV
- Liberty Processing WV
- Homer III Processing WV
- Shumate Powellton WV
- Edwight Surface Mine WV
- White Oak WV
- Jack's Branch Buffalo Creek WV
- Shumate Upper Cedar Grove WV
- Cedar Grove Mine WV
- Twilight-Chilton R Mine WV
- Hazy Creek Lower Cedar Grove Mine WV
Muertes bajo este operador
5 registradasEmployee was assisting in the movement of supplies at the Justice Mine of Independence Coal Company, Inc. During this process he was apparently pinned between a parts car loaded on a rail car and a rib near the first left switch.
ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2002, EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED BY A SUDDEN FALL OF ROOF WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #2 BELT ENTRY (#2 RIGHT BREAK).
EE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROW FELL STRIKING HIM FROM BEHIND RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A CO-WORKER LOADING A SCOOP CHARGER IN THE BUCKET OF A 35C SCOOP. A PIECEOF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS FORCING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR. THE ROCK BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. ORIGINAL SIZE OF ROCK WAS 89" X 54" X 1"-4".