Mining Incidents

Mine #1Coal

WHM Mine Operating LLC · Underground
Warfield, Martin County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516761
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2004–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2007 · 6 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall was found at this idle mine during an inspection by the pre-shift forman (supt). The fall was approximately 20 cross cuts outby the face at spad #109. The fall was 4' x 20' x 60'/ the fall did not impede travel or ventilation. (Pond Creek Section)

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was in the process of doing the pre-shift check when he fell walking down the Slope.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting metal belt structure out of scoop bucket and received a severe groin strain.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking the belt line from #3 headdrive to #4 headrive and twisted left ankle.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was closing airlock door on mantrip while performing as a foreman on the retum seals of the alna outby section. He caught left foot in door which caused him to fall and twist left knee. Previous knee injury in oct 2003 at other employment.

Contact with electrical current

Employee was changing batteries on the 828 ram car. The energy source was under load. A phase to ground fault occurred. The employee received 2nd degree burns on his right hand.

2006 · 6 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee and others were riding into the mine by mantrip. Employee had traveled about 5 crosscuts underground when he raised his head and was caught by the roof, resulting in a small fracture, hairline in nature, to L-1 lower back.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was operating a roof bolter and walked into a roof bolt striking his right eye.

Struck by falling object

Drilling bolt hole with Roof Bolter and dropped pot on right knee

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Making belt move and hurt wrist lifting structure.

Struck by falling object

In process of building an Overcast, was holding an H-beam, beam fell pinning right arm to ground.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Taking supplies to section and a wheel bearing went out. He drove into the rib to stop and a box of glue hit him in the neck.

2005 · 6 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was operating miner when it skipped on slope and the cable holder pinned him against rib.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee ws lifting a 24"" Black plastic pipe when he strained his back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was Jacking up #3 Belt when the jack rolled over causing the employee to twist his back.

Accident type, without injuries

A non injury roof fall was located on the prehshift exham. The fall was 24' long 201 wide and 0-4'thick.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was getting into cab of inloader when the door slammed on his right knee. Employee did not begin losing time until June 28, 2005.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading structure in scoop bucket and felt pull in his back.

2004 · 4 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BRIDGE CONVEYOR WHEN HE GOT HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE TOP JAMMING HIS LEFT WRIST DOWN ON THE CONTROLS, BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was moving a piece of rock out of the basketon the bridge when it got caught pushing his fingers against the top and smashing his left index finger and left middle.

Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE BOWED THE BUCKET DOWN TO SIT AND IT LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A SCOOP TO LOAD PINNER SUPPLIES ON THE PINNER WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CENTER SECTION ON THE SCOOP.