Mining Incidents

White County Coal, LLCMining Incidents in 2008

All MSHA-reportable accidents at White County Coal, LLC operations in 2008. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2008
1
Total incidents
46
Year
2008

Top incident classifications

  1. 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK24 incidents
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS8 incidents
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON6 incidents
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)4 incidents
  5. 05MACHINERY3 incidents

All incidents in 2008

Accident type, without injuries

Fall @ x-3 21st Lt. return, #6 entry. Length 60', Width 17', Thickness 10'

Accident type, without injuries

X-C #3 #3 unit 2nd belt #6 entry. Length 40', Width 18', 5' thick.

Accident type, without injuries

Fell at x-cut 38, 5th 48 # 7 entry. Length 30' Width 20' Thickness 6'

Accident type, without injuries

# 4 unit belt line (x-cut 10). Length 60' x width 20' x thickness 6.5.

Accident type, without injuries

#2 unit, #6 entry (x-cut 18). 50' length, width 18', thickness 7'-8'.

Accident type, without injuries

#1 Unit X-cut 8, between #1 and #2 Entry. Length 40' X width 17 1/2' X thickness 5'.

Accident type, without injuries

#3 unit neutrals, x-cut 8, #6 entry. 30' Length, 19' width and 8' thick.

Accident type, without injuries

#1 unit (x-cut 4) #5 entry beltline. Length 25' x width 18' x thickness 7'.

Accident type, without injuries

Length 20' x width 18' x thickness 9'. Last open #6 entry (x-cut 18) #1 unit.

Accident type, without injuries

5th 48 roadway, xcut 31, #7 entry was already cribbed out before it fell between cribs. Length 20', width 18', thickness 6.5' to 7'.

Accident type, without injuries

#2 Unit, #6 Entry, X-cut 38. Slip and water was present (was already cribbed when fell). Lenght 25', width 18' and thickness 9'.

Accident type, without injuries

#3 Unit, x-cut 3, #2 entry. Length 25', width 18', thickness 8'.

Accident type, without injuries

#3 unit (mmv-013) #7 entry x-cut 13. Already a few cribs present before the fall in this area. L25'xW17'xT4.5.

Accident type, without injuries

#1 Unit, # 9 Entry - XCut 38. Lencth 20' Width 18.5' Thickness 6'

Accident type, without injuries

# 1 Unit, # 1 Entry, X-Cut 31. Length 30' Width 18' Thickness 5'

Accident type, without injuries

#4 Unit, #1 Entry, x-cut #9. Length 15', Width 15', Thickness 5'.

Accident type, without injuries

#1 unit (x-cut 26) #5 entry. Length 35' x width 24' x thickness 7'.

Accident type, without injuries

#1 Unit (x-21) #3 entry length 45' width 18' thickness 10'

Accident type, without injuries

4th 48 Beltline (x-cut 21). Length 35 x width 17 1/2 x thickness 10.

Accident type, without injuries

#w unit, #4 entry x-cut 39, intake length 55' width 17' thickness 5-6'

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

WHILE OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER, THE OPERATOR PINNED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND A COAL RIB.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HANGING TIN AND TURNED IN THE MUD, TWISTING KNEE. ** STARTED MISSING WORK ON 12/08/08**

Fall onto or against objects

While climbing down the ladder , his foot slipped and hit his side on the hand rail.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

He placed his hand on a loose piece of rib to pull down, causing the rib to slide down against his ankle.

Struck by falling object

He was standing in roadway waiting on scoop when a piece of gob fell out hitting him in the head.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was walking back to face to splice cable, when he stepped in hole and twisted knee. ** started missing on 08-14-08 **

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Gob Fell out, he took off to run and twisted right knee, putting pressure on left knee. (Began missing work on ***6/03/2008***)

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While moving roof bolting machine, he stepped in hole and hurt foot. ** started missing on 06-02-08**

Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS WALKING and HE STEPPED IN RUT, CAUSING HIM TO FALL, TWISTING RT. KNEE AND ANKLE. ** STARTED MISSING 07-23-08**

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CUTTING BANDS ON ROLLERS, ROLLER SLIP OUT OF SCOOP BUCKETS, HITTING HIS HAND.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LOADING STRUCTURE IN TRAY AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN SHOULDER.

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

While working under pan of miner, cribs collapsed causing pan to fall, striking EE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was bending roof bolt, when he felt pain in legs, groin area.***Started missing work 07-28-2008***

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

HE WAS REMOVING MINER CABLE STRAP FROM THE TAIL HOOK ON THE MINER, WHEN HE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE COAL RIB AND THE TAIL OF THE MINER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While splicing cable, pushed to hard on utility knife slipped cutting index finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was using a ratchet to loosen bolt, when the ratchet slipped and spun around striking left finger.

Struck against stationary object

While tightening blades on pipe fusing machine, allen wrench slipped out of hole and finger hit cutting blade.

Struck by falling object

While washing out chute, the door fell on finger.

Struck by falling object

WHILE REACHING FOR ROOF BOLT, PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HAND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF CURTAIN AND CUT INDEX FINGER

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was cutting metal bands on cribs, when the cribs shifted, allowing band to cut arm.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS LOWERING MINER CABLE , WHEN ROPE HANGER GOT CAUGHT ON LEFT FOREARM, CUTING ARM

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE KNOCKING DOWN KENNEDY BRATTICE, HE REACHED DOWN TO MOVE PANEL AND CUT FINGER.

Struck by flying object

He was using a grinder on golf cart when a piece of metal went under his glasses into his eye.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to White County Coal, LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.