White Buck Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2010

Unintentional roof fall inby spad # 1071 in the left return in the crosscut between #4 and #5 entry. Approx. 20' Wide, 25' Long and 4 to 7' High

Unintentional roof fall 30' long, 20' wide, 3-8' high. Left of spad #104 in crosscut 4 to 5 ent.

The unintentional roof fall was 40' long x 18'3"" wide and 8' high. It occurred in the #7 entry at spad # 1507.

Unintentional roof fall at spad #551 20' long 20'wide 7'high.

Unintentional roof fall. Fall was 5' to 6' high 20' wide 33' long.

Unintentional roof fall. Fall was 6'1/2"" to 7' high, 20 ' wide and 80' long. 20' inby spad #10747 track and belt entry.

Fall in the return air course at spad #550. The fall was 55' long 19' wide and 0"" to 7"" high.

Roof fall at drift at track enty 6' long, 8' wide, 3 1/2' high.

The roof fall occurred 70' inby spad #1255. Fall was 20' wide 20' long 0"" to 8' high.

Two co-workers jumped on employees back pushing him to the ground, (horseplay) resulting in 3 broken ribs for the employee.

EE was setting bits on the Miner in the #6 entry inby spad #1334. He turned around to put an old bit in a bucket and took a catch in his back. He was transported to Summersville Regional Hospital by ambulance where the ER doctor placed him off work for a week to rest his back.

Employee was building a stopping. While lifting block, he noticed his back was hurting.

EE stated that while operating the roof bolter in #5L entry a piece of draw rock fell striking him in the left shoulder.

EE stated that he was standing behind rockduster when the #2 mantrip came in behind and caught his right ankle between the mantrip and the rockduster.

EE stated that he was installing additional roof support (steel straps) when a rock fell out between the outside bolt and the rib.

Employee stated that he stepped up on the bumper of the bolt machine to get a box, when he stepped down from the bumper he twisted left knee.

EE was laying track and caught finger between rails.

Employee stated that he was unstopping a piece of drill steel. When he hit it on the drill head trying to unstop the steel, it flew up and hit him under the eye.

EE was squatted down with a slate bar in his hand and felt a sharp pain in his back. The pain became more intense. EE was transported to Greenbrier Med. Center. This report is to abate citation 8154309.

Setting spads and cut his finger on a roof bolt plate.

Cutting banding off of roof straps when EE cut banding it sprung back cutting his right forearm requiring 9 stitches.

Cutting mine belt when knife slipped, cutting right knee, the cut required 5 stitches.

EE stated that he was getting out of the scoop when his foot became entangled in the control levers and he twisted his right knee. EE has not missed any work however on 7/1/10 MRI results revealed a torn miniscus and an operation was sch. for 8/13/10. EE had a pre sch. vacation planned and will return on 8/23/10.

EE stated that he was removing a rock that was behind the scoop battery and cut his finger between the rock and the battery.

EE stated that he was getting into the shuttle car when his foot got stuck in the mud, he lost his balance and fell into the shuttle car. EE hit his head on the canopy which caused a laceration.

EE stated that he was placing a metal strap on the bolter to advance to the next row of bolts when his thumb slid through the hole of the strap which had a barb that cut through his glove. This resulted in a laceration at the end of his thumb.

EE stated that he was hitting a metal bar with a sledge hammer while putting a bushing into the cutter on miner and a metal chip hit his forehead. EE went to the doctor on 4/29/10 and he removed a small piece of metal and the EE received 7 stitches.

Employee stated that he was helping to change batteries on the #1 scoop. The lid came loose from the open position and fell striking right index finger.

Employee stated that while bolting in the #6 entry a thin piece of rock slid down the drill steel and broke, hitting him in the left eye.

Employee stated that he was setting drill steel onto drill head and rock fell mashing hand against drill steel.

EE stated that he was changing a shaft on belt roller and it fell off causing hand to be pinched against roller frame.

EE stated that he was walking by a parked mantrip and the mantrip battery lid fell and struck his fingers, had hand on mantrip for support.

While walking out the primary escape way ee was crossing a overcast at 21 head when he tripped and fell.