unintentional roof fall inby spad #1622 - does not effect travelway or ventilation
White Buck Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2012
All MSHA-reportable accidents at White Buck Coal Company operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2012
- 1
- Total incidents
- 13
- Year
- 2012
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK4 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 incidents
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
- 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 05HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2012
Unintentional roof fall, #9 Entry Near spad 14385
At Approx. 1:20 am EE, a certified electrician, was fatally injured when he was struck by a maintenance scoop in an intersection of #7 entry on #2 unit during the third shift. Present information suggests that the scoop operator did not observe EE in the intersection prior to the incident due to miscommunication.
dismounting coal loader using 3 points of contact, missed or slipped on last step and fell to ground landing on left elbow, employee was transported to Summersville Regional Hospital, x-rays reveled two broken bones in lower arm
Switching seats in shuttle car, employee grabbed handle and when he pulled himself up he felt a pain in his shoulder
Employee reported un-witnessed accident, stating he slipped on bathhouse floor, he finished shift and went to doctor next day, employee had MRI on 07/16/2012, no tears or deformities were found, however a cyst was found. Operator has determined no accident occurred, submitting for MSHA review, as Occupational Illness
EE was installing the side plate on a shuttle car. When he felt a sharp pain in his back.
EE was bolting with the Right bolter on the off side in #7 right. He was setting the outside bolt; when a piece of rock came down, hit the canopy, then rolled off striking his R ankle. This report is to abate citation 8154347.
Employee using a razor knife while making a repair, knife slipped and cut employee in left palm and on the index finger. Employee went to Greenbreir Valley Med center. Received 3 stitches in palm and 5 stitches in index finger
Slipped on water line and grabbed on ""rock box"", laceration on left palm, transported to SMH and received 3 stitches.
Employee helping put a shaft in SC, shaft slipped and smashed right index finger. Employee was administered first aid by EMT on section, came to surface signed a waiver and drove himself to ER where he received 5 stitches in right index finger.
pulling slack on 2"" waterline, a clamp on waterline caused a laceration to right thumb of employee, employee went to Braxton county memorial hospital and received five stitches