MSHA's accident file records 428 fatalities at mines in West Virginia since 1983, listed by year. Each links to its incident record.
An employee was working on a winch rope on a 650 scoop that was loaded with a shield, this shield was hit by another 650 scoop, causing the employee to be caught between the scoop EE was working on and the shield tip.
Employee was setting timbers for the next retreat mining lift inby spad 21417 when the slab cut entry that was previously cut fell to the roof bolts causing draw rock to strike the employee. Employee was coherent and alert while being transported outside. During transportation to medical facility they suffered a cardiac arrest. Incident remains under investigation.
The employee stepped out of manhole and onto the slope and was struck by a slope tractor traveling down the slope.
A water inundation occurred on the No. 1 Section in the No. 1 Face near spad 1717. Resulted in a Fatal injury. Rescue crews located the fatally injured person on 11/13/2025.
The victim was fatally injured when ejected from the operator's compartment of a diesel scoop after the scoop was struck by a locomotive that had lost control of a trip of supplies along the 41 Butt track haulage.
Employee received crushing fatal injuries while assisting MSHA inspection of elevator inside of Preparation Plant.
EE had been jack hammering to set a water trap for seals and traded off with coworker to take a break went over to rib sat down when rib roll 68"L x 24" W x 8" T came off at spad #3002/7483 on EE striking EE in the chest and abdomen area.
The employee was drilling a test hole in the surface pit floor to see if the rider coal seam was under the seam they were taking. Due to the freezing and thawing of the highwall a large chunk of rock approximately 4'x2'x3' came down striking the enclosed cab of the mobile drill, ripping the cab off and striking the employee.
Employee was standing on 172 shield and advancing 173 shield towards the face. The employee was found with an injury to the back of the head at 171 shield.
The employee received a fatal injury after being struck by falling rock.
Employee received head injuries while attempting to re-rail a Longwall electrical power car using air lifting bags in the 10 Headgate-16 block spur.
Employee was out of their truck and on the pit floor while the 993 (LD270) Loader was being trouble shot trying to find a leaking hose. While walking to their 785 truck the employee traveled under the bucket of the 993 loader and was struck causing severe crushing injuries from their waist down.
Employee was operating an Excavator assisting Dozer operator in removing a big rock on the DC8A pit area. Excavator was between the rock and the top of highwall. Excavator went over the highwall ejecting the employee.
Employee was assisting in installing a discharge line from a pump when Employee did not respond to verbal calls, Supervisor went to check and found Employee face down and unresponsive.
A miner sustained fatal injuries when the personnel carrier on which the miner was a passenger overturned. Another miner riding on the personnel carrier accidentally actuated the emergency stop causing the personnel carrier to drift backwards down a grade.
Employee was mobilizing dozer to work site for following day via haul road. Cause of accident unknown. Employee went over embankment and was found approx. halfway down mountain. Details unknown at this time. Employee found deceased. No eye witnesses.
On 09/01/2022 at approximately 4:40 p.m. at 32 brk on 2 Belt track, employee came into contact with a 480 volt roof bolter cable and was fatally injured.
A miner was fatally injured when the supply car on which they were sitting was struck by a locomotive, causing them to fall where they were crushed between the coupler and deck of the supply car.
Employee was attempting to move the face drill and got pinched between the machine and the rib causing injury.
Employee fell from 28 feet. On top of 400 conveyor belt on 5th floor of preparation plant. Fell to 4th floor.
A fatal incident occurred while traveling the external slope on a rubber tired four wheeler.
Driver was at parked truck (#5 lot) to start pre-shift inspection. Truck started to move. Driver fell under the truck and truck ran over driver's legs from about the knee area down.
Employee fell while steam cleaning loader.
Employee was crossing intersection and was struck by the left center shuttle car resulting in fatal injuries.
An EE was fatally injured when coal and rock material fell from the mine rib while rib bolting, and pinned the injured against the continuous mining machine. The rock and coal material measured approximately 6.3'x3.2'x2.0'. The miner was trained in the task being performed.
#2 shuttle car was traveling back toward #5 entry to turn down towards feeder, and the #3 shuttle car was already traveling this entry when the #2 car came thru the fly pad they contacted the operators compartment of the #3 car injuring the operator. The EE died on 2/21/21, autopsy results state EE died as the result of a thromboembolism.
The employee was tramming company ID 537 CIA scoop when EE trammed over a piece of four-inch driscoplex 6300 water pipe approximately 17ft long causing the loose end to enter the scoop operator compartment striking EE. The employee received first aid and was transported to the surface before being transported via ambulance to CAMC General where EE was pronounced deceased.
While spotting the trailer, the victim stepped in front of the wheel of the trailer. The driver started to pull forward, catching the victim under the wheel, running over victim up to about the chest area by the time they got driver to stop. The victim later died at the hospital as a result of the injuries.
A fully trained miner was fatally injured while attempting to remove a splice pin from a 72" mechanical belt splice. The splice was positioned near the outby side of the tail frame. The victim was positioned between the bottom conveyor belt and the top conveyor belt. Investigation is on-going by company, state and federal officials.
EE was attempting to identify the problems with the scrubber motor on the JM 6911 continuous miner on the number one section in the number one entry when EE came in contact with electricity. The employee was brought to the surface and transported by ambulance to a Hospital where EE later passed away from the injury sustained from the incident.
EE was working to replace a high voltage starter for the slope belt and was in the process of adjusting the mechanical linkage connected to the switch when EE came in contact with electricity. EE was transported via ambulance to CAMC Memorial where EE passed away from the injuries sustained from the incident.
Victim was assisting with extracting the highwall miner cars. EE had been shoveling dirt/mud off the deck of the miner. EE was standing at the rear of the deck while a car was being extracted and for unknown reason head came forward and was caught between the car and a support post. Suffered crushing injuries to the head.
A 33 year old miner was attempting to move an auger steel with an onboard crane when a section of the auger struck ee chest. EE was transported by ambulance to a hospital where ee died.
Employee, and six other employees, was traveling from the west mains section to the surface at end of their shift on a ten person diesel mantrip when a 50-ton roof jack struck the employee on the right side of the head. Employee was immediately transported to the surface and flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital. Employee passed away on the evening of 6/5/18.
Employee was electrocuted by transformer power.
The victim was servicing/working on the C/M around the scrubber motor area when a piece of the coal rib measuring approx. 3'L x 2'H x 15"T rolled out crushing the victim against the machine.
Two bulldozers pushing in the same area, operators talking on CB. D9 operator is injured worker. D-11 is colleague. D9 stopped talking. D11 found that D9 had gone over highwall. Injured worker passed away from injuries sustained.
Investigation indicates that the employee was attempting to cross a moving belt or cross a belt that had just started, when employee was pulled down the belt line and later recovered at the raw coal stockpile at the plant.
The employee was found unresponsive at approximately 2:05 PM on the offside of the #1 belt at the portal entrance of the surface mine. Preliminary findings has determined the employee received fatal injuries when coming in contact with the belt conveyor.
On 6/13/2017 a continuous miner operator was moving the continuous miner out of the #3 entry on the #1 Section. As EE backed the miner out of the entry EE was caught between the head of the continuous miner and the coal rib. This resulted in fatal crushing injuries.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING #43 DC MOTOR ALONG 8 HAULAGE EXTENSION TRACK WHEN EMPLOYEE STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S HEAD AGAINST A ROOF SUPPORT BEAM. INCIDENT INVESTIGATION ONGOING
Employee was last observed as employee began to ascend an extension ladder. There is no eye witness, it is apparent the employee fell approximately 20ft. onto a moving conveyor belt and was fatally injured.
A piece of draw slate approximately (3 foot by 2 foot by 3 inches thick) broke across the strap and fell striking ee. Injured miner was transported to a medical center. Due to medical complications from the injuries ee sustained ee died on 4/6/17
Truck bed turned over while dumping after load failed to clear from bed. This caused the truck to tip up on passenger side tires-truck did not turn over or sustain any damage. Material was wet and damp and temp. was cold. Driver chose not to use bed treatment station provided by company. Trailer appeared to be loaded toward the front. Driver chose to jump from truck.
On 7/29/16, employee and co-worker were re-welding guards over the drive shaft of the turbine pump located on the surface above the #3 Shaft. Shortly after welding was completed, an ignition occurred in the #3 Shaft and employee received significant burns and lacerations. The investigation of this event is on-going. Employee died from the injuries on 8/4/16.
Diesel Motor operator was found on the motor unresponsive, the exact cause of death is unknown at this time.
There were no witnesses to the event. Employee was found with right arm caught by the hold up roller of the remote discharge of the #1 conveyor. When found by crew members, employee was not responsive. Employee was transported to the surface when employee was pronounced deceased.
Employee was driving a fueling truck when it turned over. It was a single vehicle accident that resulted in the death of the driver. *I will send a revised form when I get more information.
The 12 East longwall had mined out of seam from 3-10 shield. Shield tip to face had been roof bolted so the coal floor could be removed. The victim was standing with his back to the face. A rib struck the victim measuring 12' long by 4' wide by 1' thick. The victim was a trained and experienced longwall supervisor. The roof control and protective equipment were compliant.
On the 002 Section in the #2 entry face, a rock fell out of the roof striking EE while he was roof bolting and knocked him to the ground. The crew was able to remove the rock and transport him to the surface while performing CPR. He was taken by ambulance to Ruby Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1130 pm.
Employee apparently entered into highwall miner hole in an attempt to retrieve a cutter chain. While at the chain, the employee was struck by rock from roof.
On 5/12/14 an event occurred at this mine which resulted in the entrapment of two (2) miners. Upon subsequent recovery it was determined that both miners had perished. The injured were fatally struck by coal/rock. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.
On 5/12/14 an event occurred at this mine which resulted in the entrapment of two (2) miners. Upon subsequent recovery it was determined that both miners had perished. The injured were fatally struck by coal/rock. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.
Security guard fell or slipped from the cab of his personal vehicle into a shallow diversion ditch at the base of a berm along a roadway. He was found with his face submerged in approx 12" of water. The death was drowning & that a contributory condition was marked alcohol intoxication. The case was not determined to be chargeable until December 22, 2014.
Employee was caught between the feeder and the coal rib as he was tightening up the chain connecting the feeder to the tailpiece. The crew had just completed moving the belt and was in the process of anchoring and aligning the tailpiece. The tailpiece broke loose and when doing so shifted the tailpiece and feeder towards the off side of the belt, where the employee was positioned.
While in the process of pulling top chain onto the longwall conveyor panline, the chain became fouled. While examining the area, an apparent failure of the sheave anchor point may have occurred allowing the rope and sheave to be propelled forward. An unknown portion of the assembly apparently struck the injured causing fatal injuries.
EE was fatally injured while installing a rib bolt in the 8 Right Crosscut on Unit 1 when a slick-n-side formation fell from the mine roof inby the ATRS of the bolt machine, struck the mine floor and protruded into the employees work area. The employee was struck against the back with the rock and caught between the drill pot/mast area of the Fletcher DDR-13 WT he was operating.
The shuttle car operator was shoveling the coal rib in the 5-6 crosscut on #3 section at #18 break. This was the 2nd open crosscut outby the face of #6 entry. The scoop operator turned from #6 entry battery first into the crosscut and struck the shuttle car operator. The shuttle car operator sustained fatal injuries.
Was struck in the head by a slate bar while prying on the wire side trucks during a re-railing of an off track mine car. Admitted in hospital on 2-12-13, became fatal on 2-14-13.
Scoop operator placed the scoop bucket over the edge of the elevator/hoist to eject a trash insert. Inadvertent movement of the elevator/hoist raised the scoop upward and the scoop operator ended up under the scoop deck suffering fatal injuries.
The injured was fatally struck by a hydraulic cylinder. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.
While operating a dozer on the Nolans Run slurry impoundment saddle, the ground on which he was working suddenly and unexpectedly gave way, causing the dozer to fall into the water. The victim was unaccounted for until his body was located in the dozer' s cab and was ultimately recovered on December 14, 2012.
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.
At 116 1/2 block on the main north haulage the individual was removing a bolt that was close to the trolley wire when a rock fell from the roof pinning him to the mine floor.
While the injured was attempting to change the batteries on the # 8 scoop, the # 11 scoop was traveling outby and impacted the # 8 scoop causing it to move and pin the victim against the coal rib.
At approximately 4:00am on the 27th of July 2012 a fatal incident occurred when the boom of the continuous miner struck the employee. The accident remains under investigation.
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.
There were no witnesses to the event. Victim was found near a rib that had rolled and was not responsive. When found, crew members responded & performed CPR & transported the injured to the surface. The rib portion near the victim was approximately 32" wide - 82" long - and 0-8" in thickness.
At approx 7:40pm, a haulage accident occurred on the surface area of mine. The EE was in the process of attaching a wire nip to a trolley pole of a ditch digger while apparently standing in front of the ditch digger. The ditch digger became energized and contacted the EE causing injury and subsequent amputation of the lower right extremity at the hip. EE was pronounced dead.
The employee received fatal injuries when he was struck by a rock that fell from the mine roof. He was involved with longwall shield recovery and was building wooden cribs in an area where a shield had been removed. While in the process of constructing the cribs, he was struck by falling roof material.
Employee was welding two pipes together at an elevated location when an apparent electrocution happened. He was working in a confined location and was probably wet with sweat.
Victim was cleaning rocks and coal to set timbers along a rib line. The rib and brow fell crushing the miner. The brow measured approximately 100" long by 32" thick, by 37" tall.
992 G end loader counterweight/fuel tank fell suddenly, pinning employee against the ground.
The victim received fatal injuries and was found in the #4 belt head chute. There were no eyewitnesses. The circumstances surrounding and the cause of the accident are under investigation.
Investigation is still going on at this time. Per preliminary report: Descending the coal haul road, victim began to lose brakes. He attempted to straddle an axle berm on his left. The truck ran up onto the berm for approximately 100' before it turned over. Victim was found partly out of the passenger side door beneath the right exaust stack. Unable to remove him until EMS arrived.
Employee had finished bolting a section of mine roof at approximately 10:30 am and was preparing to move the roof bolter out of the #1 entry when he was handed a wrench he had requested earlier. He walked up the side of the bolter to place the wrench in his tray when a piece of rock fell without warning, striking him.
Fatal injury due to a rib roll while bolting a belt trench at 240 blk 4 to 7 in 9 south.
EE was walking from one crosscut outby the face in the #2 entry toward the face of the #2 entry when he was struck by the #1 shuttle car.
Was loading rock out of #7 face. The shuttle car was making the turn out of the entry. EE was caught between the shuttle car and the rib.
Injured was tramming continuous miner from #6 Entry to #8 Right Cross Cut. While miner was moving, injured was fatally injured when caught between conveyor boom of miner and coal rib.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatality injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatality injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatality injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatality injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatality injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatality injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatality injured.
Victim died as a result of an explosion, cause unkown at this time. Received notification on 4/5/2010 that our employee was missing. Received notification late 4/6/2010 that employee was deceased.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatality injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatality injured.
During a mine explosion EE was fatally injured.
Hoisting accident, still under investigation.
Employee was driving a loaded hauler when he backed the hauler into a pond with no hesitation.
Truck out of control, driver not wearing seatbelt, ejected & crushed.
A death of an employee occurred on or in the Ohio River. The death is still under investigation & the autopsy report has not been released. The cause is unknown at this time. Report is being filed under protest due to jurisdictional issues yet resolved. The deceased was working on empty barge when last seen. Upon his disappearance, a search commenced & his body found approx 2:30am.
Employee was disconnecting drawbar from dolly on outby end when trail motor collided with dollies and pushed dollies and employee into outby motor fatally injuring employee.
Employee 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.
While working a steep backfill slope doing reclaimation work, the dozer operator was unable to maintain control, resulting in rollover of dozer approx 4-5 times. Although wearing seatbelt, a broken back and swelling of C-spine resulted, causing loss of sensation and paralysis.
For reasons unknown at this time, the victim came out of the truck and was run over by the truck.
Employee was involved in a fatal rail haulage accident. The accident investigation is on-going. EE-fatally injured while transporting two flats of supplies along the 3-west track haulage. Other ee discovered the victim laying between the clearance side of the track and the mine rib at No. 129. EE was unresponsive at this time. EMT arrived-unable revive the victim.
The victim was walking in an outby direction on the outby side of the scoop, which was being trammed over the victim resulting in fatal crushing injuries.
While atempting to repair a shuttle car without determining that the trailing cable was de-energized and without locking-out and tagging the power source. EE received fatal injries when he cut into an energized phase lead.
Victim was removing a machine bottom guard (belly pan) on a Caterpillar D-10 N dozer. Apparently the chain he was using to hold the belly pan while he was removing the bolts that held it in place slipped when the bolts were removed. The belly pan swung down and struck the victim inflicting fatal injuries
Employee and another member were changing a bottom roller on the Cross Hollow belt at the # 130 mine. Injured was laying on the bottom belt changing the roller. The belt suddenly started and traveled approximately 49' before employee fell approximately 39' to the ground. EE passed away on 12/14/07 at 11:30pm.
Employee was alone on the 3rd floor of the plant when he fell approximately 20 feet to the ground floor.
While cleaning the off-side walkway on #4 belt, 2 Heintzmann jacks became dislodged and a large rock struck employee pushing him into the belt line. The accident is currently under investigation by the WVOMHS&T, MSHA and the Company.
Victim was discovered caught between the conveyor belt and the continuous haulage dolley. Although the coroner report is not available, it appeared that the victim expired from injuries received from the event.
Victim, experienced miner working inside fan structure with another ee using grinder 8-10 ft from secure barrier to protect from shaft area. While grinding, other miner noticed ee missing. After search, his body was discovered at shaft bottom. Incident didn't involve non-compliance w/MSHA rules/regs. Investigation ongoing, but appears victim voluntarily jumped to his death
EE was operating continuous miner in the #4 heading was cutting right lift. Approx. 25' when top broke starting at the face falling outby into intersection. Positioned on the right side of the intersection miner from kneeling position located between the 3 & 4th row of bolts outby the face. Head and body trauma resulting in death
During the change-out of a cutter head torque shaft, employee unexpectedly attempted to pull out a rotating shaft which struck him, causing injuries.
The truck operator was traveling from the 870 level of the quarry to the waste dump with a load of waste material. The truck left the road, overtraveled a berm and continued down the highwall, rolling over before coming to rest int he quarry. It is believed that the truck operator suffered a medical event and as a result was unable to control the truck as it left the road.
Two MRS operators were in No. 3 entry approximately 35 feet inby survey station 1037, when a piece of rock approximately 8 feet by 8 feet fell without warning out of the middle of the entry causing fatal crushing injuries to these employees. 3 roof bolts broke.
Two MRS operators were in No. 3 entry approximately 35 feet inby survey station 1037, when a piece of rock approximately 8 feet by 8 feet fell without warning out of the middle of the entry causing fatal crushing injuries to these employees. 3 roof bolts broke.
While traveling underground toward section, employees noticed top breaking and dripping and could not get stopped in time to avoid roof fall. Equip. operator stopped ride & started backing up when fall occurred, striking employee. #2 Main Intake 18 Bl., inby spad #34.
Employee was observing the mechanic working on a shuttle car. It was revealed during the accident investigation, that the mechanic pressed the tram pedal, causing the shuttle car to inadvertently move. The shuttle car crushed the employee between the shuttle car and the rib.
The miner operator on the east mains, left section, MMU 007-0, received fatal crushing injuries when portions of the right rib and corner fell unexpectedly. This occurred suddenly while the miner operator was cleaning the second cut in the 5 to 6 crosscut. The rib anomaly was approx 8.5' X 4.5' X 4.5' in the 5 to 6 crosscut and fell pinning operator against shuttle car.
Employee deliberately disobeyed warnings to cease welding on inflated floatation tire rim ten minutes before tire blew up. Heat from welding plus compression of air in tire equals massive explosion.
While tramming outby in the #3 entry, a wood plank, 3" thick x 9" wide x 12' long entered the cab of a Fairchild scoop and fatally injured employee.
Employee received fatal injuries when he became caught in the dolly of a mobile bridge system.
BEAMS AT INTERSECTION FELL DROPPING BEAM ONTO MOTOR CAUSING IT TO ENTER MOTOR DECK WHERE EE WAS SITTING DRIVING MOTOR GOING INTO BODY CAUSING DEATH AFTER A SHORT TIME.
Right rib roll in No. 5 entry, No. 4 left mains pinned employee against roof bolting machine.
EE was cropping the clarion level when for unknown reasons he traveled to the top of the ridge and inadvertently contacted a low pressure high volume 16 inch gas line.
Employee, member of 002 section crew, was evacuating the mine. He became separated from his crew and did not survive mine fire.
Employee, member of 002 section crew, was evacuating the mine. He became separated from his crew and did not survive mine fire.
At 6:31 am an explosion occurred behind the old 2 left mains seals resulting in the death of this employee. MSHA, State and Company have initiated investigation but results not yet available.
AT 6:31 AM AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED BEHIND THE OLD 2 LEFT MAINS SEALS RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THIS EMPLOYEE. MSHA, STATE AND COMPANY HAVE INITIATED INVESTIGATION BUT RESULTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE.
At 6:31 am an explosion occurred behind the old 2 left mains seals resulting in the death of this employee. MSHA, State and Company have initiated investigation but results not yet available.
AT 6:31 AM AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED BEHIND THE OLD 2 LEFT MAINS SEALS RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THIS EMPLOYEE. MSHA, STATE AND COMPANY HAVE INITIATED INVESTIGATION, BUT RESULTS NOT YET AVAILABLE.
AT 6:31 AM AN EXPLOSION OCCURED BEHIND THE OLD 2 LEFT MAINS SEALS RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THIS EMPLOYEE. MSHA, STATE AND COMPANY INVESTIGATION INITIATED BUT RESULTS NOT YET AVAILABLE.
At 6:31 am an explosion occurred behind the old 2 left mains seals resulting in the death of this employee. MSHA, State and Company have initiated investigation but results not yet available.
AT 6:31 AM AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED BEHIND THE OLD 2 LEFT MAINS SEALS RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THIS EMPLOYEE. MSHA, STATE AND COMPANY HAVE INITIATED INVESTIGATION, BUT RESULTS NOT YET AVAILABLE.
At 6:31 am an explosion occurred behind the old 2 left mains seals resulting in the death of this employee. MSHA, State and Company have initiated investigation but results not yet available.
AT 6:31 AM AN EXPLOSION OCCURED BEHIND THE OLD 2 LEFT MAINS SEALS RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THIS EMPLOYEE. MSHA, STATE AND COMPANY INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED BUT RESULTS NOT YET AVAILABLE.
At 6:31 am an explosion occurred behind the old 2 left mains seals resulting in the death of this employee. MSHA, State and Company have initiated investigation but results not yet available.
At 6:31 am an explosion occurred behind the old 2 left mains seals resulting in the death of this employee. MSHA, State and Company have initiated investigation but results not yet available.
At 6:31 am an explosion occurred behind the old 2 left mains seals resulting in the death of this employee. MSHA, State and Company have initiated investigation but results not yet available.
While in the process of installing permanent roof support in the No. 1 Entry, the roof started to fall and the employee ran inby the ATRS System. The roof fell in this area causing crushing injuries to the employee.
AT APPROX 12:10 A.M. NOV. 8, 2005 THE OPERATOR OF A MACK TK TANDEM HAUL TRUCK WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING EXITED THE HAUL ROAD, RAN THROUGH A GUARD RAIL AND OVERTURNED. THE HAUL ROAD IS LOCATED BETWEEN WV STATE ROUTES 90 & 93. MSHA DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE ACCIDENT AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED. IT WAS BELIEVED MSHA DID NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THE ROAD.
The victim was walking in front of the #11 scoop that was traveling in #1(intake) entry of the 14A longwall to deliver posting material to the worksite. The operator of the scoop stated that he saw the victim walking on the side opposite of the operator. He then looked back & did not see him. He exited the cab & walked to the front of scoop & found the vicim injured on the ground.
Unintentional roof fall occured in the H6 entry causing fatal injuries.
Treecutter was cutting a tree that had another tree leaning into it. Cutter was fatally injured when the leaning tree fell on him.
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR WAS LOADING A 785 ROCK TRUCK WHEN THE WALL FELL STRIKING THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT OF THE MACHINE.
OPERATOR WAS RUNNING D4H CAT DOZER AND WAS FOUND LAYING BETWEEN BLADE AND DOZER. INVESTIGATORS ARE NOT SURE AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT.
EE was making electrical repairs to the load side loop on a deenergized pole mounted solid blade disconnect switch. He had finished the repair work and was starting to come down the pole. Some how he received an electrical shock and fell down the pole.
5 North face area, right side, cross 5 to 6 at survey station 38 and 82. Coal and rock fell out on right side of miner knocking man's head and neck into side of the continuous miner.
WHILE HAULING DIRT DOWN THE IMPOUNDMENT HAUL ROAD, IT APPEARS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE 10 WHEELER TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING. HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK AND IT STRUCK HIM CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
Employee was pinned between the coal rib and the ripper head of the continuous miner as he was moving the miner from the 2 right crosscut to the 2 left crosscut by radio remote.
Cutter was fatally injured when he was struck by a falling tree.
PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THAT A PORTION OF THE STOCKPILE SLID, COVERING AN EMPLOYEE WHILE HE WAS DIRECTING A LOADER OPERATING DURING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE ON AN UNDERGROUND RECLAIM FEEDER. THE EE WAS COVERED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE HOSPITAL.
Employee was driving a service truck down the Colony Bay access road. Just past CP-4, employee stated he lost his brakes and was the road clear. The truck apparently hit the bank at the padded pond and went along the pond road. The truck slid into the pond. Employee was under water about 2-3 minutes. He died 2/26/04.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY POWERED, TRACK MOUNTED MANTRIP. UPON ENTERING THE MINE, THE WHEELS OF THE MANTRIP APPARENTLY LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE BECAME OUT OF CONTROL. THE MANTRIP STRUC K A METAL DOOR AND THE DOOR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE.
ELECTRICIAN WAS FATALLY ELECTROCUTED WHILE REPAIRING A MINER CABLE. THE CABLE WAS NOT LOCKED AND TAGGED OUT BY THE ELECTRICIAN.
A FATAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED TO EE AS HE WAS RUNNING THRU AN INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY IN THE 1 LEFT SECTION. HE HAD BEEN SETTING BREAKER POSTS ON THE PILLARLINE WHEN HE HEARD THE TOP RUMBLING AN D HAD MOVED OUTBY ONE BLOCK AND STARTED THRU THECROSSCUT WHEN REACHING THE INTERSECTION, THE ROOF COLLAPSED ON HIM.
PORTAL VAN PULLED IN FRONT OF A 190 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK. ROCK TRUCK PULLED INTO VAN, CRUSHING THE VAN. IT WAS DARK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
PORTAL VAN PULLED IN FRONT OF A 190 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK. THE TRUCK PULLED INTO THE VAN, CRUSHING THE VAN. IT WAS DARK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING #3 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE. POWER TO CABLE HAD BEEN TAGGED & LOCKED OUT. HE WAS DISCOVERED LYING ON HIS BACK & NOT BREATHING. CPR WAS ADMINISTERED AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT APPROX. 8:20 P.M. MSHA/STATE INVESTIGATIONS ARE INCONCLUSIVE AT THIS TIME.
SERIOUS BURNS TO HIS BODY AND LUNGS.
BREAKER BLEW UP AND BURNED EMPLOYEE.
AN APPARENT METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURRED WHILE CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON THE SHAFT BOTTOM, RESULTING IN THREE FATALITIES. THREE OTHER WORKERS WERE INJURED. THE SHAFT WAS APPROXIMA TELY 950 FEET DEEP AND WAS WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OF INTERSECTING THE COAL SEAM.
AN APPARENT METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURRED WHILE CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON THE SHAFT BOTTOM, RESULTING IN THREE FATALITIES. THREE OTHER WORKERS WERE INJURED. THE SHAFT WAS APPROXIMA TELY 950 FEET DEEP AND WAS WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OF INTERSECTING THE COAL SEAM.
AN APPARENT METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURRED WHILE CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON THE SHAFT BOTTOM, RESULTING IN THREE FATALITIES. THREE OTHER WORKERS WERE INJURED. THE SHAFT WAS APPROXIMA TELY 950 FEET DEEP AND WAS WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OF INTERSECTING THE COAL SEAM.
A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 003-0 SECTION FATALLY INJURING EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED HIS SHIFT AS A DRAGLINE OILER. HE WAS SEEN LEAVING. AT SOME POINT, HE CAME BACK TO THE MACHINE. IT IS THEORIZED THAT HE CAME BACK FOR HIS CELL PHONE WHICH WAS DISCOV ERED LEFT BEHIND ON THE MACHINE. HE FAILED TO NOTIFY THE OPERATOR THAT HE WAS BACK AND HE WAS TO BOARD THE MACHINE. HE WAS APPARENTLY STRUCK BY THE RIGHT DRAGLINE SHOE WHILE BOARDING.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A CONT MINER DOWN #5 ENTRY, WATCHING THE SLACK ON THE CABLE. THE MINER TRAMMED OVER AN 8 TO 10 INCH LEDGE IN THE BOTTOM, CAUSING THE MINER BOOM TO SUDDENLY FLY UPWARDS, STRIKING THE ROOF AND CRUSHING THE VICTIM'S HEAD, HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STAY BACK AND WATCH THE CABLE SLACK AND TO STAY AWAY FROM THE MINER AND MINER BOOM.
EE WAS FATALLY INJURED FROM A FALL OF ROOF ROCK.
ROOF FALL - FATAL - 30'X 30'INTERSECTION - SPAD #1003 - 1XCUT INBY. EE AND CO-WORKER WERE POSITIONED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MININGMACHINE WHEN THE ROOF BEGAN TO FALL WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
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).
2 RIGHT 5 SOUTH TRACK ENTRY, TWO EES WERE INSTALLING FISH PLATES IUNBY A FLAT CAR LOADED WITH RAILS AND ATTACHED TO A BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE. WHEN A THIRD EE ATTEMPTED TO NMOVE THE LOCOMOTIVE AND RAIL CAR OUTBY, IT TRAVELED INBY STRIKING THE EES INSTALLING THE FISH PLATES RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO ONE EE AND MINOR CONTUSIONS TO THE OTHER EE. ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING MINING IN THE 5-LEFT WORKING SECTION WHILE CONNECTING THE XCUT BETWEEN NO. 7 AND NO. 8 ENTRIES. THE ROOF FALL RODE BACK THROUGHT THE INSTALLED ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING THE REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR AND MINER HELPER. THE MINER OPERATOR SUSTAINED SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURIES WHILE THE MINER HELPER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
DRIVER GOT OUT OF TRUCK, NOT SETTING PARK BRAKES, PULLED HAND BRAKE. WAS FOUND PASSENGER SIDE OF TRAILER WITH SERVICE LINE DISCONNECTED. DRIVER WAS LAYING ON GROUND HEAD TOWARD FRON OF TRUCK, TANDEMS HAD RUN OVER LEGS, STOMACH AND CHEST AREA. TRUCK WAS RUNNING AND HAD MOVED APPROXIMATELY 16' HITTING TRUCK IN FRONT.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE SIC RIGHT XCUT ON THE NO 2 SECTION RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF EMPLOYEE. THE FALL MEASURE 18' LONG, 15' WIDE AND 12" THICK.
EE ENTERED THE MANLIFT TO BE LOWERED TO THE GROUND, AS THE MANLIFT BEGAN TO DESCEND THE SUPPORT TUBE BROKE AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK HE IN THIS HEAD. EMT'S ADMINISTERED FIRST AID AT THE JO B SITE UNTIL HEALTH NET WHERE HE PAST AWAY.
EE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROW FELL STRIKING HIM FROM BEHIND RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.
PILLAR WORK IN THE NO.2 ENTRY THE LAST LIFT IN THE RIGHT BLOCK WAS FINISHED AND THE MINER OPR. AND HELPER WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT. A PILLAR FALL OCCURED AND FELL BEYOND THE MINER WHITCH CAUG HT THE HELPER INBY THE CORNER OF THE SOLID PILLAR BEHIND THE MINER.
CONTINUOUS MINER EXTRACTED ONE LIFT OUT OF PILLAR, BLOCK #12. AS EE AND C0-WORKER ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE FIRST POST, THE ROOF FELL, RODE OVER THE BREAKER POST STRIKING HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJ URIES.
A MACHINERY ACCIDENT OCCURRED RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS UPPER BODY WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONTINUOUS MINE R BOOM AND COAL RIB.
EE HAD WALKED UP #2 ENTRY & INTO THE BREAKTHROUGH BETWEEN #2 & #3 PILLAR BLOCKS TO WHERE A SCOOP HAD BEEN PARKED. THE FOREMAN & SCOOP OPERATOR WERE IN FRONT OF SCOOP PREPARING TO SET TIMBERS. EE CALLED OUT & ASKED FOREMAN WHERE TO MINE NEXT& FOREMAN NOTICED HIS LIGHT DISAPPEAR. EE WAS DISCOVERED WITH A ROCK(8" H, 4'W, 6'L) ON HIM. GIVEN FIRST-AID, FLOWN TO HOSP., DIED 2 DAYS LATER.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VICTIM WAS MISSING SHORTLY AFTER 10:00 PM. A SEARCH BEGAN WHICH CULMINATED IN THE VICTIM'S RETRIEVAL FROM THE "A" RAW COAL SILO AT APPROXIMATELY 7:55 PM ON MARCH 15, 2001. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE AS TO EXACTLY WHERE THE VICTIM ENTERED THE RAW COAL SYSTEM. CONSEQUENTLY AN EXACT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT DETERMINED.
AFTER INSTALLATION OF A BANK OF CAPCITORS ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINES FEEDING THE MINE SUBSTATION,EE (ACCORDING TO WITNESSES) UNPLUGGED THE 110 V CONTROL CIRCUIT FROM THE RECEPTACLE, THREW IT TO THE GROUND, PICKED IT BACK UP TO INSPECT & AT THIS TIME CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL CURRENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SUPPLY LOCOMOTIVE. THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS PULLING TWO SUPPLY CARS LOADED WITH CINDER BLOCKS AND WIRE MESH FROM ELLIS PORTALTO THE #1 SECTION. EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY LOST CONT ROL OF THE MOTOR WHILE ASCENDING A 0-4% GRADE (APPROX. 2,500' LONG) AND DESCENDED THE GRADE IN A RUNAWAY MODE. HE WAS FOUND AT THE BASE OF THE GRADE WITH THE WRECKAGE.
EE WAS STANDING BESIDE A 8" FROZEN SLURRY LINE. HE WAS CHIPPING ICE WHICH EXITED THE PIPE & LODGED AGAINST HILLSIDE. HE WOULD CHIP A PIECE OUT &ANOTHER WOULD COME OUT & GET LODGED. HE DID THIS ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES WHEN PRESSURE OR SOMETHING CAUSED THE PIPE TO MOVE POSSIBLY STRIKING HIM. THE PIPE RAISED UP AND LANDED ABOUT 80' UP THE HILL.
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".
THE VICTIM APPARENTLY REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF THE LONG AIRDOX NO. 3 MBC AND RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHEN HEWAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE OPERATOR'S COMPAR TMENT CANOPY AND THE COAL RIB. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WAS BEING SETUP TO MINE IN THE NO. 4 FACE.
EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHILE POSITIONED IN THE VICINITY OF MINE CARS IN THE ROTARY DUMP AREA. ITIS UNK WHAT EE WAS DOING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT OR HOW THE ACCIDENT ITSELF OCCURRED
THE WORKER WAS WELDING OVER THE WASHER STANDING ON A SCAFFOLDING. THE WORKER EITHER WAS PULLED OR FELL INTO THE WASHER TO HIS DEATH
EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A SHUTTLE CAR & CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR & THE COAL RIB. EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF ANCHORING THE NO.1 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE ON THE 1ST RIGHT SECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS MINING A LIFT OFF THE SOLID BARRIER(LEFT SIDE) OUT BY THE NO. 5 TO NO. 6 OPEN CROSS CUT WHEN A "HORSE BACK" MEASURING APPROXIMATELY28' BY 32' BY 8' FELL CRUSHING EMPLOYEE.
CONTRACTOR FELL THROUGH PUNCH PLATE DECKING INTO RAW COAL CLASSIFYING CYCLONE AND DROWN.
EMPLOYEE ENTERED SUBSTATION TO DETERMINE WHAT WORK WILL BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE TRANSFORMER. HE CLIMBED THE TRANSFORMER TO LOOK AT TOP WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH LINE.
ON THE SUB MAINS #4 PANEL, #2 HEADING, AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A ROOF RIB BROKE AND FELL COVERING UP THE EMPLOYEE. FIVE PEOPLE WERE REMOVED FROM UNDER THE ROCK. THERE WERE MUTIPLE INJURIES AND NO VITAL SIGNS FOUND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKED BY AN E.M.T.
EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING 6 TON COUNTERWEIGHT FROM CRANE. EMPLOYEE REMOVED COUNTERWEIGHT PINS BEFORE CABLE WAS TIGHT. COUNTERWEIGHT BECAME UNSTABLE STRIKING HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
EE WAS STANDING BY THE CONTROLS ON THE R-SIDE OF THE MACHINE WHILE THE OPERATOR ON THE LEFT SIDE WAS SETTING THE ATRS. AS THE ATRS WAS PRESSURIZED AGAINST THE TOP. A PIECE OF ROCK 3 1/2 FT. X 5 FT. X 6 IN. FELL FRON THE ATRS BACK TOWARDS THE MACHINE BETWEEN THE R-RIB AND THE BOLTS ON THE R-SIDE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.
HE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR MOVE MINER FROM NO. 3 ENTRY TO NO. 4 ENTRY. HE WAS TRYING TO PUT MINER CABLE ON MINER BOOM CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND ROOF.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A ROCK FELL AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.
DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF COAL TRUCK #118 ON STEEP DOWN HILL HAULAGE ROAD. DRIVER JUMPED FROM TRUCK AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES UPON IMPACT WITH ROAD.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING A D9L DOZER WHEN A VOID COLLAPSED ENGULFING THE MACHINE CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
EE WAS LEAVING THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER IN #7 ENTRY TO RETURN TO THE MINER HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN UP #8 ENTRY. HE MUST HAVE STARTED HIS TURN TOO LATE WHICH LET THE DECK AREA OF THE CAR STRIKE THE RIB THROWING HIM PARTIALY OUT OF THE CAR CRUSHING HIM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE SHUTTLE CAR.
FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A 777D ROCK TRUCK FELL OVER THE EMBANKMENT OF A FILL AREA. THE OCCURRENCE WAS IN THE VALLEY FILL AREA OF THE C & D CUT.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & CAUGHT LEFT SIDE OF HIP AND CRUSHED PELVIS.
PILLARING TOP FELL IN OVER ROAD BREAKERS ADN CAUGHT MINER OPERATOR. THEY HAD JUST FINISHED 2ND LIFT ON PILLARS AND WERE GOING TO SET BREAKERS FOR THAT LIFT JUST TAKEN.
A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 12" WIDE X 12" HIGH X 50" LONG FELL FROM THE RIB AT THE MINE ROOF. THE ROCK STRUCK THE EE NEAR THE SHOULDER AREA FORCING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CO NTINUOUS MINER LOCATED IN THE AREA. THE VICTIM SUSTAINED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
EE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS PLACED HIMSELF AT OR JUST INBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 8' X 5' X 11" FELL STRIKING THE EE ON THE HEAD.
EE WAS CRUSHED WHEN THE UNDERCAST HE WAS CONSTRUCTING COLLAPSED.
ON JANUARY 20, 1998, AN UNEXPECTED ROOF FALL OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AT THE NO. 3 ENTRY ON THE 3-RIGHT SECTION OF THE LIGHTFOOT NO. 2 MINE. A FATAL INJURY AND A LOST TIME INJURY RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRENCE.
EE WAS ON EXCAVATOR. HE WAS IN LOOSE ROCK ON HILLSIDE. HE LOST CONTROL WHEN TRACK GOT ON ROCK. THE EXCAVATOR ROLLED PINNING THE EE UNDERNEATH.
CRANE CABLES CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER LINES.
THE VICTIM RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHILE WORKING ON A STAMLER COAL FEEDER BREAKER. THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO LOCK AND TAG OUT THE CIRCUIT. HE WAS A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN AND WAS WELL AWA RE OF THE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING LOCK OUT/TAG OUT PROCEDURES.
EMPLOYEE HAD A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. HE WAS DRIVING ON A DIRT AND GRAVEL ROAD. HIS VEHICLE OVERTURNED AND HE WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED ONTO EMPLOYEE.
RAISED TARP-RAIL SYSTEM ON COAL TRUCK INTO HIGH VOLTAGE LINE (23,000 VOLTS).
THE VICTIM RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHILE WORKING UNDER THE BOOM OF A BANTAM 350 CRANE. THE VICTIM AND CRANE OPERATOR WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE BOOM FROM THE MACHINE. THE VIC TIM APPARENTLY POSITIONED HIMSELF UNDER THE BOOMAND KNOCKED OUT THE 2 BOTTOM PINS CAUSING BOOM TO FALL.
002 SECTION INBY SPAD NUMBER 9221 APPROX. 63' IN THE NUMBER 3 ENTRY AT A INTERSECTION. VICTIM HAD BEEN OPERATING A 482 SCOOP AND STOPPED IN INTERSECTION TO HAVE A ELECTRICIAN CHECK A BUCKET JA CK PIN. ANOTHER SCOOP OPERATOR HAULING COAL CAMETHRU SAME INTERSECTION NOT SEEING VICTIMS SCOOP THAT HAD HIS ROADWAY BLOCKED. HIS BUCKET RAN INTO VICTIMS DECK CAUSING A CRUSHING DEATH.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #4 ENTRY. PILLAR #131 ON THE 9 LT. SECTION WHEN THE TOP STARTED WORKING IN THE ENTRY. HE WAS RUNNING FROM POSSIBLE ROOF FALL AND WAS RUN OVER BY SHUTTLE CAR WHICH HE WAS LOADING.
MOTOR STRUCK A PARKED SHIELD, STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THE MINER OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF BACKING THE MINER OUT AFTER CUTTING THE RIGHT SIDE (HE HAD POSITION HIS BODY BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIB), SOMETHING CAUSED THE BACK OF THE MINER TO SLEW TO THE RIGHT AND THE VICTIM HEAD WAS CAUGHT WITH THE CABLE HOOK AND THE RIB.
TWO 21SC SHUTTLE CARS COLLIDED WITH NO 1 SC GOING INTO DECK OF NO.2, HITTING VICTIM AND INJURINGHIM. HE EXPIRED AT THE ST. MARY'S HOSPITAAL, HUNTINGTON WV. EXACT TIME STILL UNKNOWN (ABOUT 6 TO 7 PM)
THE EE WAS IN A SITTING POSITION PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A RIB ROLL OCCURRED. THE APPROX. SIZE OF THE ROCK AND COAL RIB WAS 14' LONG X 25" WIDE X 13" THICK. THE RIB ROLL CONTACTED THE CITIM ON THE UPPER TORCOIN THE BACK AND LOWER EXTREMITIES CAUSING CRUSHING INJURIES. THIS OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT BETWEEN 2 & 3 ENTRIES ON THE WEST MAINS 020
THE #2144 SECTION HAD SET UP A FINAL PUSHOUT FOR THE #131 BLOCK, AND HAD LOADED 3 OR 4 SHUTTLE CARS OF COAL. AT APPROX 11 AM, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION, THE PUSHOUT BEING MINDE D. THE VICTIM, EE, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE FALLING ROOF.
EE HAD USED A FIVE TON JACK TO RAISE A BELT HEAD. THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD WAS STRUCK BY AN UNKNOWN OBJECT, POSSIBLY THE JACK BAR.
VICTI WAS STANDING AT REAR OF ROOF BOLTER, EMPLOYEES HAD PARKED MAC-8 APPROX 30' AWAY AT TOP OF SLOPE. APPARENTLY PARK BRAKE HANDLE SPRUNG UP TO THE OFF POSITION AND MAC-8 ROLLED DOWN SLOPE AND STRUCK VICTIM, PINNING HIM AGAINST ROOF BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF BLOCKS ON THE SCOOP THAT HE WAS OPERATING.HIS HEAD APPARENTLY BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE RIB AS HE ROUNDED A CORNER.
6 SOUTH GRADE #4 ENTRY OUTBY 87 INTERSECTION APPARENTLY COAL AND ROCK FALL.
ON WEDNESDAY 01-24-96 AT APPROX 4:15PM A FTAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE RIVER LOADOUT FACILITY OFCONSOLIDATION COAL CO HUMPHREY NO 7 MINE. THE EMPLOYEE,A RIVERMAN,FELL INTO THE MONONGAHELA RIVE R FROM A TUG BOAT WHILE CAPTURING A LOADED COAL RIVER BARGE.THE EMPLOYEE WAS RECOVERED BY CONSOLIDATION COAL CO EMPLOYEE AND TRANSPORTED TO RUBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MORGANTOWN, WV.MEMBERS OF
A STACK OF CRIB BLOCKS BEING USED TO HOLD THE MINER HEAD COLLAPSED ALLOWING THE MINER HEAD TO FALL ON EMPLOYEE.
THE VICTIM CRAWLED UNDER THE BOOM OF THE MINER, WITHOUT ANYONE'S KNOWLEDGE, PROBABLY TO TRY TO REPAIR A HYDRAULIC LEAK. APPARENTLY THE FITTING STRIPPED, CAUSING THE BOOM TO FALL CRUSHING THE V ICTIM.
HIGHWALL ROLLED OFF ON CANOPY CRUSHING VICTIM.
IT APPEARS THAT EE WAS CROSSING THE #4 BELT SLIPPED AND FELL, OR SOMEHOW CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MOVING BELT, WHERE HE WAS MOVED TO THE #4 BELT HEAD, SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES.
EE WAS FATALLY INJURED FROM A ROOF FALL.
MASSIVE SAND STONE ROOF FALL ON THE PILLAR LINE
EE WAS CUTTING A 22" DIA. OAK TREE, APPROX.45 FT IN HEIGHT. PRIOR TO CUTTING THIS TREE A 5" DIA. TREE LOCATED UP THE HILL FROM THE 22" OAK HAD BEEN CUT AND WAS LODGED IN THE TOP OF THE 22" OAK . WHEN THE 22" OAK WAS CUT AND BEGAN FALLING THE5" TREE DID NOT FALL FREE, BUT WAS LIFTED WITH THE 22" OAK. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE 5" TREE TO SWING AROUND HITTING EE IN THE HEAD AND KNOCKING
THE VICTUM WAS LYING ON 2 BAGS OF ROCKDUST WHILE RIDING IN MANTRIP. THIS CAUSED HIS BODY TO BE ABOVE THE TOP OF THE OPEN MANTRIP. THE MANTRIP HIT A ROCK PUSHING IT TO THE ROOF WHICH CRUSHED TH E VICTUM'S HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING NUMBER 3 CROSS CUT RIGHT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 8' LONG BY 5' WIDE AND 10" THICK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND UNDERNEATH THE ROCK WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 FOOT INBY THE LAST PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT.
VICTIM APPARENTLY TRIED TO LIFT A GROUND MONITOR LEAD TO OPEN THE HIGH VOLTAGE BREAKER TO THE UNDERGROUND POWER SYSTEM AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AT LEAST ONE PHASE OF 4160 VAC THAT SUPPLIED P OWER TO THE BELT TRANSFORMER IN WHICH HE WAS WORKING.
EE WAS FATLLY INJURED WHILE CUTTING A TREE DOWN.THE TREE HE WAS CUTTING APPARENTLY WAS ENTANGLEDWITH A LARGE DEAD TREE. WHEN THE TREE THAT HE WAS CUTTING FELL, IT UPROOTED THE DEAD TREE CAUSIN G IT TO FALL AND STRIKE HIM - THUS FATALLY INJURING HIM.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE NO. 3 TO NO.2 CROSSCUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 8'X 20' X 18" FELL STRIKING EE IN THE LOWER BACK.
EE, SHUTTLE CAR OPR, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM THE INBY SIDE OF THE NO. 2 SHUTTLE CAR IN AN INTERSECTION USED FOR HAULAGE EQUIPMENT. HE WAS SEATED IN THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR & WAS NOT SEEN BY THE NO. 2 S. CAR OPERATOR, AS THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED.
EMPLOYEE WHILE REPAIRING A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE WAS POSITIONED IN THE BOOM OF SAID MACHINE,THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAME ON DRAGGING HIM INTO THE TOP OR CONVEYOR FLIGHT RESULTING IN A SKULL FRA CTURE.
EE WAS OVERCOME BY CARBON MONOXIDE WHILE SITING IN HIS VEHICLE. HE WAS RUNNING THE ENGINE TO KEEP WARM. THE AUTOMOBILE HAD A DEFECTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HOIST TO GET A PIPE DISTRIBUTION BOX UNDER A WASHER IN A COAL PREPARATION PLANT.HE WAS STANDING ON A VIBRATING SCREEN WHEN THE BOX SWUNG AROUND AND KNOCKED HIS LEG OUT FRO M UNDER HIM.HE FELL INTO THE SCREEN AND DOWN A CHUTE TO THE NEXT FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP THE BELTLINE TO TAKE UP AREA WHILE 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE PULLING TO TRACK A ROLLED UP ROLL OF BELT.UNKNOWN TO THE (3) EMPLOYEES THE ROPE HAD BECOME CAUGHT ON AN ANCHOR .THE ROPE PULLED LOOSE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD AND NECK.
THE VICTIM HAD DUMPED A LOAD OF COAL IN THE BIN. HE PULLED AWAY FROM BIN, GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK, WENT TO REAR OF TRUCK TO CLEAN OFF LOOSE COAL FROM PUSH BLOCK. THE END LOADER USED TO CLEAN UP T HE BIN, BACKED AWAY FROM BIN, STRUCK HIM, PINNED HIM AGAINST BACK OF TRUCK.
THE VICTIM SUFFERED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LONG AIRDOX MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER AND THE MINE RIB.
THE EMPLOYEE POSITIONED A PICK-UP TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 10 FT. IN FRONT OF A 170 WABCO. HE APPARENTLY DID NOT MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN TO THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER PULLED FORWARD FATALLY INJURING THE VIC TIM.
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 60' LONG X 8' THICK AND 15' WIDE FELL IN THE #4 INTERSECTION OF #2 UNIT FATALLY INJURING AN EMPLOYEE.
USING A 110V AC SINGLE PHASE IMPACT WRENCH WHEN HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
THE VICTIM WAS STANDING APPROX. TWO FEET INBY PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER VIA RADIO REMOTE WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK APPROX. 7FT X 7 FT X 5-0 INCHES FELL ON THE VICTI M CAUSING FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES.
DRIVER WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL FROM SOUTHERN EDGE INC. NO. 2 MINE WHEN APPROX. 2.25 MILES FROM THE LOADING AREA THE DRIVER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS RAN OFF THE HAUL ROAD. HE WAS THROWN FROM HIS TRUCK AND FATALLY INJURED.
VICTIM SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HIS HEAD BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD BOOM AND THE CANOPY.
VICTIM WAS IN DANGEROUS POSITION AND WHEN LOADER ENGINE WAS STARTED BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET & ARM CAUSING SEVERE INTERNAL INJURIES WHICH LED TO DEATH.
A MUS SLIDE OCCURRED ON THE HAULROAD APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT UP FROM GUARD SHACK ON CANTENARY COAL CO'S RED WARRIOR MINE (4607178).THIS SLIDE RESULTED IN LIMBS BLOCKING THE HAULROAD PASSAGE.THE VICTIM GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND WAS CUTTING THE DEBRIS OUT OF THE WAY WHEN ANOTHER TREE UPROOTED AND FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.
IE WAS PUSHING COAL IN THE CLEAN COAL STOCKPILE AREA ABOVE NO.5 FEEDER. HIS DOZER SLID INTO A VOID THAT HAD FORMED IN COAL STOCKPILE. HIS DOZER WAS COVERED WITH COAL AND COAL ENTERED THE CAB VIA RIGHT SIDE GLASS.
VICTIM IS BELIEVED TO HAVE CLIMBED CONVEYOR BELT SUPPORT STRUCTURE. IN AN UNKNOWN FASHION, WHILE ON BELT STRUCTURE, VICTIM CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RETURN BELT IDLER AND SUFFERED FATAL INJURI ES.
DEATH A RESULT OF NATURAL CAUSES SPECIFICALLY HEART ATTACK.IT WAS NOT CUASED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY NO1 ANY PIECE OF MINING EQUIPMENT OR MACHINERY NO 2 NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ANY RULE OR REGULATI ON NO 3 LACK OF JOB SLILLS ,PROFICIENCY TRAINING AND ATTITUDE OR FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION ITEMS OR DEVICES.
A LARGE SECTION OF ROOF (SLIP HORSEBACK) FELL JUST AFTER LOADING THE FIRST SHUTTLE CAR OF THE PILLAR PUSHOUT IN NO. 4 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION NO. 1288. THE ROOF FALL WAS ONE LARGE SECTION AND WAS APPROX. 18' WIDE, 0-8' THICK AND AT LEAST 50' LONG. THE ROOF WAS A SLICKENED SIDED SLIP (HORSEBACK) THAT WAS UNDETECTABLE AND FELL WITHOUT WARNING. THE ROOF FELL ON THE CONTINOUS MINING MA
EE WAS WASHING TOP OF HYDROSEEDER AND FELL INSIDE OF TANK WHILE AUGER WAS TURNING CZUSE FATAL INJURIES.
VICTIM WAS DRIVING A LOADED COAL TRUCK DOWN A ELEVATED ROAD WAY AND APPARENTLY TRIED TO SHIFT GEAR HE GO THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT GET IT BACK IN GEAR WHILE GAINING EXCESSIVE SPEED.HE DROVE THE TRUCK INTO A STOCK PILE KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.
AS BEST CAN HE DETERMINED EE FOR UNKNOWN REASON TOOK COVERS OFF 7200 V POWER CENTER WHILE ENERGIZED AND ACCIDENTLY TOPPED A HIGH VOLTAGE FUSE IN THE POWER CENTER.
EMPL SUFFERED FATAL CRUSHING INJURY ROOFBOLTING IN 2-1 X-CUT ON 2114 SECTION. HEAD BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL BOOM ARM AND DRILL STATION CANOPY WHICH WAS PLACED AGAINST 53" ROOF HEIGHT.
LEFT MOTOR RUNNING IN VEHICLE WHICH HAD MANY HOLES IN EXHAUST. FELL ASLEEP.
I.NAME PLACED HIMSELF INBY OR PARTIALLY INBY PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT RESULTING IN A PIECE OF ROCK 5.5' X 5/5; X 8" THICK CRUSHING EMPL A MINER OPERATOR,OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE TRANSPORTING LOAD OF COAL OFF MINE PROPERTY. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON HAUL ROAD GOING DOWN MOUNTAIN. DRIVER JUMPED FROM TRUCK AND THE TRUCK OR TRAILER OR BOTH RAN OV ER TOP OF DRIVER RESULTING IN DEATH OF DRIVER.
EARTH SLIDE WHICH RESULTED IN FATALITY
STEEP GRADE AND NO ESCAPE RAMPS. DRIVER ERROR.
THE SECTION MANTRIP WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE OUTSIDE OF THE MINE APPROX 2000FT OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION A LARGE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING 3 EMPLOYEES AND SU BSEQUENTLY RENDERING FATAL INJURIES TO ONE OF THE MEN.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOORS IN RAILROAD CAR EMPTIES,THE JACKING BAR SLIPPED AND BAR STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.BREAKING JAW AND NECK.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TRAVELING TO THE OUTSIDE BY WAY OF THE BELTLINE.THEY BOTH WERE OPERATING SCOOPS.THE BATTERIES WERE LOW ON THE 1ST SCOOP AND WAS BEING PUSHED BY THE 2ND ONE.THE 2ND ONE START ED BACKWARDS, INTO THE BELTLINE RESULTING IN INSTANT DEATH DUE TO INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST.
A SURFACE HAULAGE FATALITY OCCURRED ON ONEIDA MINE NO. 1 REFUSE HAUL ROAD. A MACK RD888SX TANDEM DUMP OPERATED BY THOMAS DAVIE STUMP TRAVELED DOWN GRADE FOR APPROX 5 MILE AND WENT THRU THE BER M AND OVERTURNED, KILLING EE WHO WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.
55036NGWALL FOREMAN WAS LOWERING LONGWALL SHIELDS IN PREPARING THEM FOR TRANSPORTATION UNDERGORUND WHEN THE NO. 008 WHIELD COLAPSED WHILE HE WAS RELEASING YIELD CAPSULE PRESSURE ON THE TILT JA 32203HIS RESULTED IN PINNING HIM UNDER THE CANOPY AND INSIDE THE SHILED CAUSING INJURIES TO THE CHEST CAVITY AND OTHER INTERNAL INJURIES.
55061S OPERATING THE OFF-STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR AND THE MINE ROOF.
A BROKEN THRU SHAFT IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BROKE ALLOWING THE LOADED TRUCK TO FREEWHEEL ON THE DESCENT OF A 22 PERCENT GRADE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO JUMP FROM THE RUNAWAY TRUCK AND WAS RAN OVER BY THE REAR TANDEMS THE CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS LOWER TORSO RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.
RELIEF SHOVEL OPERATOR EE WAS LOADING SHOT ROCK WITH A NORTHWEST 180-D SHOVEL ONTO DUMP TRUCKS (NOTE: NO TRUCKS WERE CLOST TO SHOVEL, BUT OPERATOR WAS LOADING BUCKET IN PREPARATION FOR TRUCK T HAT WAS TURNING TO BACK UP AND GET LOADED) APPARENTLY NORTHWEST 180-D SHOVEL BUCKET DETONATED AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE CREATING BLAST AND SUBSEQUENT ROCK SLIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF SETTING BOLTER UP TO INSTALL BOLTS. EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLTER HEAD AND CANOPY.
CRANE BOOM CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL WIRES.
ON MARCH 19 1992 AT APPROX 10:20AM AN EXPLOSION ACIDENT OCCURRED AT SURFACE WORK AREA OF CONSOLIDATION COAL CO BLACKSVILLE NO 1 MINE ID NO 46 01867 EXPLOSION FATALLY INJURED FOUR WORKMEN HOSPI TALIZED TWO WORKMEN & RESULTED IN TWO OTHER WORKRECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT ACCIDENT OCURRED AT TOP OF SEALED PRODUCTION SHAFT WHERE A SKIP HOIST HAD BEEN REMOVED WORKMEN WERE IN PROCESS OF I
ON MARCH 19 1992 AT APPROX 10:20AM AN EXPLOSION ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE SURFACE WORK AREA OF CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANYS BLACKSVILLE NO 1 MINE ID NO 4601867 THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE TOP O F A SEALED PRODUCTION SHAFT WHERE A SKIP HOIST HAD BEEN REMOVED WORKMEN WERE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A METAL PIPE THROUGH THE SEAL CAP WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED
ON MARCH 19 1992 AT APPROX 10:20AM AN EXPLOSION ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE SURFACE WORK AREA OF CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANYS BLACKSVILLE NO 1 MINE ID NO 4601867 EXPLOSION FATALLY INJURED FOUR WOR KMEN HOSPITALIZED TWO WORKMEN & RESULTED IN TWO OTHER WORKMEN RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT TOP OF SEALED PRODUCTION SHAFT WHERE A SKIP HOIST HAD BEEN REMOVED WORKMEN W3RE
VICTIM WAS AT A CONSTRUCITON SITE WHERE CONTRACTORS WERE WORKING AT THE TOP OF A PRODUCTION SHAFT WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED CAUSING HIS DEATH
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PLACING A SPOT PIN CLOSE TO THE AUGER OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER MINER OPERATOR STARTED THE MINER & THE AUGER CAUGHT THE INAME OPERATOR & INFLICTED FZTAL INJURIES
THIS VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SWINGING THE LIFT HEAD INTO THE CENTER TRAM POSITION.HE LEANED OVER THE DRILL POT TO SWING THE DRILL ARM IN AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE FAST FEED CRUSHING THE VI CTIM INTO THE ROOF.
THEY WERE MINING THE WING OF THE RIGHT PILLAR WHEN A MASSIVE ROOF FALL OCCURRED TRAPPING THREE PEOPLE CAUSING THE FATAL TO ONE PERSON
FLYROCK HIT BLASTER CAUSING FATAL UPPER BODY INJURY.
AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM THE EVENING SHIFT MAN FOUND THE OUTSIDE OFFICE WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND.EMP'S BODY WAS FOUND IN RUBBLE. BECAUSE OF THE BODY'S POSITION AND A HISTORY OF CARDIAC PROBLEMS AS WELL LACK OF MEDICATION FOR THE 3 DAYS PRIOR AS REPORTED BY DAUGHTER, THE QUESTION WAS RAISED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT DEATH WAS CAUSED BY OTHER FACTORS THAN THE FIRE. AUTOPSY REPORT N/A
PINNED AGAINST MANTRIP AND OVERCAST
ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5,1991 ABOUT 8:45 AM INJURED COAL TRUCK DRIVER EXPERIENCED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED BENEATH AN ENDLOADER IN THE STOCKPILE AREA OF THE PLANT.VICTIM HAD DUMPED HIS COAL LOAD,PARKED HIS TRUCK AND GOT OUT TO OBSERVE THE FROZEN COAL LOAD IN ANOTHER TRUCK ATTEMPTING TO DUMP WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE ENDLOADER.THE ENDLOADER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE STOCKPILE(EM
NO 3 ENTRY WAS BEING DEVELOPED INITIALLY FROM SURFACE & DURING 2ND CUT TAKEN BY CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. HIGHWALL ROCK FELL DISPLACING STEEL DRIFT OPENING CANOPIES & CRUSHING MINING MACHINE OPERATOR.
TRUCK DRIVER WAS DESCENDING A GRADE OF ABOUT 7% ON THE COAL HAULAGE ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND PASSENGER JUMPED FROM THE OUT OF CONTROL TRUCK WHICH RESULTED IN A FATAL.
66929NG ON SUSPENDED WORK DECK TILTED, FELL APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET.
THE VICTIM WAS IN AN UNSAFE POSITION WHILE THE #86 SHIELD CANOPY WAS APPARENTLY WEDGED AND SUSPENDED BETWEEN THE CANOPIES OF #85 AND #87 SHIELDS.SHIELD BECAME DISLODGED AND DROPPED CRUSHING TH E VICTIM.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 12-CM11 JOY MINER IN THE REMOTE MODE AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINER BOOM AND A COAL RIB.THE EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF WITH HIS BACK TOWARD THE MINER WALKIN G AWAY FROM THE MACHINE.
FATALLY INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE WORKING ON ENERGIZED HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE.THE DISCONNECT SWITCHES "60 FT OUTBY" HAD NOT BEEN PULLED AND LOCKED OUT AS REQUIRED.
VICTIM OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE HEAD.
INJURED WAS PUSHING A S-S SCOOP WITH P-242 KERSEY TRACTOR OPERATION END.THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP SLIPPED OVER THE KERSEY TRACTOR AND SMASHED INJURED BETWEEN THE SCOOP BUCKET AND KERSEY TRACTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D7G BULLDOZER ON AN EMBANKMENT AND WAS FOUND NEAR THE DOZER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT WITH FATAL INJURIES SUSTAINED.
DURING PILLAR RECOVERY IN THE #4 ROOM A SLICKEN SIDED SLIP APPROXIMATELY 17'X17'X90' FELL CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE VICTIM.(SECTION FOREMAN)
AN ON GOING CO INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE THAT THE ACCIDENT RESULT FROM A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF SLURRED MATERIAL FROM THE TUBE 60 INCH 300 FT BORHOLE INTO THE CHUTE AND BIN BELOW.
THE LEFT FRONT TANDEM CAME OFF OF THE NO.1 CLINE COAL TRUCK. THE SAID TANDEM ROLLED APPROX. 450 FT DOWN GRADE AND STRUCK EE WHILE HE WAS WAITING ON THE WATERTRUCK TO FILL. THIS RESULTED IN FAT AL INJURIES.
FATAL RESULTING FROM FALL OF ROOF WHEN VICTIM WENT INBY SUPPORTED ROOF. XPOSED. PILE OF ROCKDUST LOCATED 4 FT AND 9" UNDER REAR CENTER OF BOLTER 4 BOLTS MADE UP.
FROM INITIAL INFORMATION EE JUMPED FROM GRADER AND WAS RUN OVER BY FRONT WHEEL RESULTING IN FATAL INJURY.
EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN AND ROCK FELL STRIKING EE.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF APPROX. 5 FT THICK 15FT WIDE 40FT LONG THE END HITTING THE VICTIM CAUSING HEAD INJURIES RESULTING IN DEATH.
VICTIM WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE FALLEN APPROX 85'. CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO ACCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN BECAUSE THERE WERE NO EYE WITNESSES.
FELL DOWN COAL CHUTE RESULTING IN DEATH
WORKING ON 1ST RIGHT MAINS SECTION WHEN A METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURED FATALLY INJURING EMPLOYEE INVESTIGATION IS INCOMPLETE
WORKING ON 1ST RIGHT MAINS SECTION WHEN A METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURED FATALLY INJURING EMPLOYEE INVESTIGATION IS INCOMPLETE
FALL OF ROOF ROCK RESULTING IN CRUSHING INJURIES TO UPPER BODY OF EMPLOYEE WHICH RESULTED IN DEATH.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING A PILLAR SPLIT IN BLOCK #75, 30 FEET INBY STATION NO. 488; IT APPEARS THE ROOF BOLTER WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION, REMOVING A TWO FOOT DRILL STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL (8 FT LONG, 51 INCHES AT WIDEST POINT AND 4 INCHES THICK) STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE WHICH CAUSED THE FATAL ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL TO A PREPARATION PLANT WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FROM TRUCK AND FATALLY INJURED. IT WAS DETE RMINED DURING AN INVESTIGATION THAT THIS WAS NOTDUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS OR MALFUNCTIONS TO THE TRUCK.
EMPL ASSISTING SECTION FOREMAN RECOVERING LINE CURTAIN WHEN ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY LAST OPEN X-CUT OUTBY FACE.ROOF WAS FULLY SUPPORTED WITH ROOF BOLTS...FROM PRELIM-IN 001-0 ED MAINS S ECTION.SLICKENSIDED SLIP FELL 20'W X 4'THICK X 6O'LONG.
TRUCK OPERATED BY I.NAME TRAVELING DOWN HAULAGE ROAD,DRIVER LEFT TRUCK WHILE COMING DOWN HILL,SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.TRUCK CONTINUED ON INTO DITCH AND STOPPED.
RAISED UP IN CURRY CAR BEING PULLED TO SURFACE./HIT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON A CABLE BOARD HANGING DOWN RESULTING IN FATAL.#6 ROADWAY,1900' FROM SURFACE SPAD 575.
THE VICTIM HAD ALREADY TAKEN 1 CUT OUT OF #5 ENTRY AND IT WAS THEN BOLTED. HE AGAIN RE-ENTERED THE FACE AND HAD MINED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENTRY. HE WAS MINING THE RIGHT SIDE AND HAD TRAVELE D APPROXIMATELY 11 FEET BEYOND THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS, WHEN AN AREA OF ROOF (ABOUT 8 INCHES THICK, 11 FEET WIDE AND 18 FEET LONG) FELL ONT EH MIENR CRUSHING THE VICTIM IN THE DECK OF THE M
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE HEAD GATE SHEAR DRUM FROM THE RANGING ARM HUB. THE DRUM SUDDENLY GAVE LOOSE ADN CAUGHT EMLOYEE BETWEEN DRUM AND THE COAL FACE. RESULT WAS FATAL IN JURY TO THE EMPLOYEE.
HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HE GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND A HALF HEADER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FUSE. PULLED POWER DIDN'T FUNCTION CORRECTLY, WAS ELECTROCUTED.
ROOF FALL, ROOF BOLTER HELPER WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PULL DOWN LOOSE AND BROKEN TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 8'X9', 0" TO 7" THICK FELL ON THE ROOF BOLTER HELPER.
SHUTTLE CAR DRIFTED OFF BLOCKS. THE SHUTTLE CAR HAD BEEN RAISED ADN BLOCKED TO ALLOW REPAIR WORK ON THE CONVEYOR. THE VICTIM HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF UNDER THE SHUTTLE CAR TO PERFORM THE REPAI R WORK WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR ROLLED OFF THE BLOCKING, CRUSHING HIM AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR.
I.NAME WAS SLUMPED OVER CONTROLS OF THE HOIST. AUTOPSY REPORT STATED THAT THE VICTIM DIED AS A RESULT OF CARDIAC ARREST DUE TO ELECTROCUTION. APPARENTLY, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE VICTIM CONTAC TED ENERGIZED FRAMES OR POWER CONDUCTIORS OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT PRESENT IN THE HOIST HOUSE. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT DISCLOSE THE ELECTRICAL SOURCE WHICH CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON 004 SECTION 4 LEFT CROSS CUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 4'9" X 8'2" X 0-6" THICK FELL INBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS BREAKING BACK INTO LAST ROW OF BOLTS 10" STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HEAD CAUSING FATAL INJURY DUE TO MASSIVE HEAD INJURY.
VICTIM BACKED ROCK TRUCK OVER 26 FOOT HIGHWALL INTO PIT AREA WITH 7 FEET OF WATER. INJURY TERMINAL. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE DEATH CERTIFICATE WILL READ THAT THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DROWNI NG.
WHILE OPERATING THE LONGWALL ON 3 RIGHT OFF RIGHT MAINS, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED BEHIND THE LONGWALL SHIELDS. THE FALL CAUSED A SUDDEN GUST OF AIR TO STRIKE THE LONGWALL FACE, PRESAMBABLY KNOCKIN G I,NAME AGAINST SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT. I,NAME EXPIRED A SHORT TIME AFTER SUSTAINING INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT.
VICTIM WAS DISPOSING OF PERSONAL GARBAGE IN NO#1 PIT AREA WHEN BLAST WAS PUT OFF-VICTIM WAS APPEARENTLY DEAD AT SCENE OF ACCIDENT.
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT WAS PREPARING AREA TO BE SHOT FOR BOOM HOLE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED 30" ROOF BOLTS FROM ROOF WITH NO TEMPORARY SUPPORTS INSTALLED ROOF COLLAPSED CAUSING FATAL CRUSHING INJURY TO CHEST AND ABDOMEN
HE WAS CUTTING BELT STRUCTURE FRAME AND WHEN HE CUT IT LOOSE THE THE STRUCTURE FRAME SWIRLED AND HIT HIM PINNING HIM AGAINST OR BETWEEN THE BELT STRUCTURE FRAME ADN THE CLEAN COAL CHUTE OF THE PLANT
CAUSE UNKNOWNN STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION EXACT REASON OF DEATH NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME STILL UDER INVESTIGATION LOADER HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FIRE.
ROOF FALL FATALITY.
VICTIM WAS FOUND UNDER A SECTION OF FALLEN DRAW ROCK IN THE NO. 6 ENTRY ON THE OFF-SIDE OF THE CONTIONUS MINER ABOUT 2 FEET OUT FROM UNER SUPORRTED TOP. INTERVEIWS WERE HELD WITH PERSONS WHO FOUND AND RECOVERED THE VICTIM, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED THE REASON FOR TRAVELING BEYOND THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS.
THERE WAS NO WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT. THE BODY WAS FOUND LAYING ON THE TRACK. PHYSICEVIENCE INDICATES VITIM WAS OPERATING A BATTERY POWERED RAIL MANBUS PUSHING A SUPPLY CAR.
IT WAS A CLOUDY DAY, IT HAD JUST RAINED EARLIER. THE COAL TRUCK ABOVE WAS APPROX. THE 3RD COAL TRUCK TO LEAVE THE HILL SINCE THE RAIN. THE DRIVER HAD STATED ON THE C.B. THAT IT WAS SLICK COMIN G OFF THE HILL THAT WAS THE LAST CONTACT WITH DRIVER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THAT CAUSED DEATH.
CHANGING TIRE ON PRO R-50 EUCLID-INSTALLING NEW TIRE-TIRE APPARENTLY FAIL ON TO VICTIM WHICH CAUSED VICTIM TO FALL AGAINST CONTGROLS OF BOOM RESULTING IN BOOM KNUCKLING DOWN WHICH CAUSED DAMAG E TO UPPER BACK OF VICTIM.
VICTIM WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN LADDER CREELED. VICTIM FELL APPROX. 35' TO GROUND. VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE TOP OF THE LADDER TO THE STEEL BEAM. APPARENTLY, HE LEANED TOO FAR TO T HE LEFT WHILE PERFORMING THIS ACT, CAUSING THE LADDER TO SWAY TO THE LEFT SO FAR THAT THE EMPLOYEE SECURING IT AT THE BOTTOM WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL IT.
WAS TRANSPORTING A DOZER TO THE CLEARING SITE PIT 1 IRIAD MINING & COLIDED WITH A COAL TRUCK ON HIS WAY TO THE TRUCK DUMP LOADED
SUSPECTED TO BE STRUCK BY DRILL STEEL TO NECK & JAW AREA
I.NAME ELECTRICIAN PUMPER WAS W ORKING ON SPLICE IN A #10-4 COND.PUMP CABLE WHEN HE APPARENTLY MADE CONTACT PHASE TO PHASE WITH THE ENERGIZED CONDUCTORS
VICTIM WAS INSPECTING THE MINER BOOM JACK BEFORE ATTEMPTING REMOVAL TO FACILITAT THE INSPECTION THE HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS DISCONNECTED ALLOWING THE PRESSURE TO BLEED OFF & THE BOOM TO FALL MASSI VE CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE CHEST OCCURRED
APPROVED ROOF CONTROL PLAN WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH IN THE NO.3 ENTRY ON 1ST LEFT SECTION MINER (MACHINERY) WAS PERMITTED TO WORK INBY AN OPEN CROSSCUT
SCOOP OPERATOR WAS CLEANING ROCK THAT HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN FOR A BOLT CHANNEL,AND WENT OUT FROM UNDER PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT.A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 14" THICK 4 FT. WIDE 6 FT. LONG FELL AN D CRUSHED HIM AGAINST SCOOP FATALLY INJURING HIM.
THE INDIVIDUAL HAD REPAIRED A WIRE ON THE SCOOP LIGHTS AND ENERGIZED THE MACHINE TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WOULD WORK.THE MACHINE HAD TO BE PUT INTO REVERSE FOR THE LIGHT TO WORK.WHEN THE LEVER WAS SWITCHED ON THE MACHINE ENGAGED RUNNING INTO THE INDIVIDUAL AND CARRYING HIM THROUGH A BLOCK STOPPING BEFORE STOPPING AGAINST THE RIB.
ROOF FALL APPRO3 600 FT INBY THE #1 PORTAL AT OR NEAR SPAD #6414 TRAPPING THE CONTINOUS MINER OPERATOR
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 SUPERVISING THE REMOVAL SHEAVES FROM THE DRAGLINE BOOM THE P & H CRANE OPERATOR HAD THE JIB IN THE AIR PREPARING TO LIFT THE HOIST CABLES OF THE DRAGLINE BOOM AND WHEN HE HAD LIFTED THE CAB5E APPROX 8 IN THE JIB FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE AT THE BASE OF HIS HEAD THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT KNOCKED HIM INTO THE DRAGLINE SHEAVE THUS CAUSING THE CRUSHING FATAL INJURY TO EMPL
MAN WAS IN THE 3MMEDIATE VACINITY OF A 50 MOTOR PARKED INBY THE BOTTOM ENDSWITCH OF THE 6 SOUTH SIDE TRACK WHEN ANOTHER MOTOR, PULLING A TRIP OF LOADS, ERRONEOUSLY ENTERED THE SIDE TRACK. THE ENTERING MOTOR 8TRUCK THE STATIONARY MOTOR FORCING IT INTO A MINE JEEP THAT IN TURN RAN OVER THE VICTIM AS HE ATTEMPTED TO FLEE THE AREA.
THE TRAILING CA6LE ON #2 BOLTER WAS DEFECTIVE IN THAT THE GROUND WIRE WAS INTO, A SPLICE IN THE CABLE. FOR SOME UNDETERMINED REASON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT TRIP. WHEN THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO START THE M5CHINE, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THIS OCCURRED IN #2 ENTRY, ONE CROSS CUT OUTBY THE FACE.
APPARETLY WHILE3ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH MANBUS FROM THE 8 RIGHT SECTION TRACK OVER TO THE 3 WEST TRACK, I,NAME CONTACTED ENERGIZED TROLLEY WIRE. I,NAME WAS FOUND BY OTHER MINE EMPLOYEES IN CONTAC T WITH THE TROL5EY WIRE.
THE INTERSECTIO3 IN THE #5 HEADING, LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FELL WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE VICTIM. THE INTERESECTION FELL ABOVE THE BOLT ANCHORAGE.
FATALLY INJURED3EMPLOYEE WAS EITHER IN A ROTARY BREAKER AND THE BREAKER STARTED UP THROUGH A SHORT IN THE POWER OR HEWAS CLEARING THE ENTRANCE CHUTE TO THE ROTARY BREAKER FROM THE FEED BELTS A ND FELL INTO TH9 BREAKER WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION.
I,NAME WAS WORK3NG AT THE TRUCK DUMP AREA OF THE JENKINJONES PREP. PLANT, WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A 50 TON AUTO CAR HAULAGE TRUCK, RECEIVING FATAL INJURIES.
THE VICTIM WAS 8TRUCK BY A PIECE OF LOOSE COAL RIB ON THE LONGWALL SECTION NEXT TO THE STAGE LOADER, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HISHEAD AGAINST A METAL FLANGE ON THE BARREL OF THE SPEED REDUCER-CAU SING A SEVERE H9AD INJURY.
WAS DROPPING R/9 CARS RIDING FRONT END BRAKE & RAM INTO ANOTHER CAR & HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CARS.
ON 2-20-87 AT 9410 AM IN THE 3 LEFT OFF 2 SOUTHWEST SECTION IN #2 ENTRY OUTBY SURVEY STATION 1777 A LARGE SECTION OF MINE ROOF 50' LONG 20' WIDE & 15' HIGH FELL ON A JOY 12 CM C/M RESULTING IN FATAL HEAD INJU9IES TO THE C/M OPERATOR.
THE VICTIM WAS 7ROUBLE SHOOTING A 480 VOLT AC, LIGHT CIRCUIT WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED WIRES
A SLIP MEASURIN1 APPROXIMATELY 12X5X18 FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF RIDING THE VICTIM AND TIMBERS TO THE MINE FLOOR
NO EYEWITNESS-A7CIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY STATE & FED.AUTHORITIES.OCCURRED AT LOADING POINT OF NORTH MAIN SECTION WHEN TRAM CONTROLS OF SHUTTLE CAR STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION CAUSING I T TO GO OUT OF 7ONTROL.VICTIMS HEAD POSITIONED OUTSIDE CANOPY WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN COAL RIB AND CANOPY SUPPORT.COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IT SC HAD BEEN MAINTAINED IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION.
TWO EMPLOYEES O3 THE POWDER CREW (EXPERIENCED BLASTERS) WERE FATALLY INJURED WHEN LIGHTENING PRE-MATURELY DETONATED EXPLOSIVES CHARGES
TWO EMPLOYEES O3 THE POWDER CREEW (EXPERIENCED BLASTERS) WERE FATALLY INJURED WHEN LIGHTENING PRE-MATURELY DETONATED EXPLOSEVES CHARGES
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING A RIB TO INSTALL A RIB BOLT. THE RIB ROLLED CATCHING THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE ROLLED RIB AND ROOF BOLTING MACHINE CAUSING CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE CHEST
THE VICTIM ADVA3CED APPROXIMATELY 6'8" BEYOND PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT AND A SLICKEN SIDED SLIP FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING & CRUSHING VICTIM, NO DETERMINATION MADE AS TO WHY VICTIM ADVANCED BEYOND PERMANENT ROOF 8UPPORT
MOUNTING TRUCK 7IRE ON WHEEL - TIRE AND RIM BLEW APART - RIM STRUCK VICTIM IN HAD
INJURED WAS POS3TIONED BETWEEN TWO CARS (RAILROAD) WHILE COUPLING WAS BEING MADE BY LOCOMOTIVE. EITHER COUPLINGS MISSED OR RAIL BROKE CAUSING COUPLINGS TO MISS AND VICTIM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TH E TWO CARS. CRU8HING CHEST INJURIES.
SECTION FOREMAN3WAS INBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL ON HIM
WHILE THE ROOF 6OLTER WAS TRAMMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IN #5 ENTRY A PIECE OF ROCK DESCRIBED AS A HORSE BACK FELL AND HIT THE OPERATOR HE WAS PARTLY OUT OF THE DECK OF THE MACHINE THE OP ERATOR WAS CAUG2T BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND PIECE OF ROCK
WALKING ON RAW 7OAL STORAGE PILE ABOVE FEEDER WHEN VOID SUDDENLY OCCURRED CAUSING VICTIM TO FALL THROUGH AND BECOME ENGULFED IN COAL
WALKING ON RAW 7OAL STORAGE PILE ABOVE FEEDER WHEN VOID SUDDENLY OCCURRED CAUSING VICTIM TO FALL THROUGH AND BECOME ENGULFED IN COAL
WALKING ON RAW 7OAL STORAGE PILE ABOVE FEEDER WHEN VOID SUDDENLY OCCURRED CAUSIGN VICTIM TO FALL THROUGH AND BECOME ENGULFED IN COAL
WALKING ON RAW 7OAL STORAGE PILE ABOVE FEEDER WHEN VOID SUDDENLY OCCURRED CAUSING VICTIM TO FALL THROUGH AND BECOME ENGULFED IN COAL
WALKING ON RAW 7OAL STORAGE PILE ABOVE FEEDER WHEN VOID SUDDENLY OCCURRED CAUSING VICTIM TO FALL THROUGH AND BECOME ENGULFED IN COAL
I.NAME WALKING 7OWARD CM IN SPLIT OF #1 PILLAR LEFT WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 36'' WIDE X 40'' LONG X 1-3'' THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPL ON BACK OF SHOULDERS AND RODE HIM TO THE G ROUND. 3
THE VICTIM WAS 3N THE FACE OF THE #5 ENTRY WHERE THE ROOF BOLTER WAS OPERATING THE VICTIM WENT INBY PERMANENT SUPPORTS AND WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK APPROX 8 FT X 6 FT X 14 FT
MAN WAS SETTING3TIMBERS BESIDE MINER WHEN ROCK FELL.
A TRIP OF 18 EMPTY MINE CARS WAS BEING PULLED BY A 27-TON LOCOMOTIVE DOWN A 3 PERCENT GRADE IN THE MINE WHEN THE LOCOMOTIVE DERAILED NEAR THE NORTH MAIN SIDETRACK. DURING THE DERAILMENT, THE L OCOMOTIVE OPERATOR IN ADDITION, THE BREAKMAN WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.
MINING ACTIVITIES WERE BEING CONDUCTED IN THE FACE OF THE NO. 1 ENTRY INBY AND ADJACENT TO THE OPEN CROSSCUT JUST DEVELOPED BETWEEN NO. 1 AND NO. 2 ENTRY THE LAST CUTIN THIS CROSSCUT WAS NOT B OLTED AND THE CROSSCUT OPENING IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY WAS NOT TIMBERED OFF. A ROOF FALL OCCURRED BEGINNING IN THE CORSSCUT AND EXTENDING OUT INTO THE NO. 1 ENTRY BETWEEN THE BOLTS WITH THE SECTIO
VICTIM WAS MINING A PILLAR BLOCK 12: OF DRAW ROCK STARTED FALLING VICTIM LEFT THE MACHINE AND ATTEMPTED TO RUN FROM THE AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 75" LX 45" W X 8 "T STRUCK HIM IN TH BACK OF THE HEAD VICTIM DIED IMMEDIATELY OF MASIVE HEAD INJURIES
A MULTIPLE FATAL ROOF ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS RAY DANIELS CONTINIOUS MINER OPERATOR AND DANNY MCGLOTHLIN MINER HELPER PARKED THE CONTINIOUS MINING MACHINE IN THE INTERSECTION AT THE NO 30 PILLAR AND WERE PREPARING TO SET TIMBERS FOR THE PUSHOUT WHEN THE ROOF FELL WITHOUT WARNING
A MULTIPLE FATGAL ROOF ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS RAY DANIELS CONTINIOUS MINER OPERATOR AND DANNY MCGLOTHLIN MINER HELPER PARKED CONTINIOUS MINING MACHINE IN THE INTERSECTION AT THE NO 30 PILLAR AND WERE PREPARING TO SET TIMBERS FOR THE PUSHOUT WHEN THE ROOF FELL WITHOUT WARNING
I NAME WAS WORKING ON THE RIGHT FRONT ROLLER CARRIER STAND ON A CATERPILLAR D9G WHILE POSITIONED UNDER THE BUCKET OF A CATERPILLAR 966C FRONT END LOADER. THE LOADER BUCKET WAS BEING USED TO HO LD DOWN THE ROLLER STAND IT MOVED AND FELL OFF O F THE STAND AND PINNED HIM RESULTING IN FATAL INJURY.
I NAME SET A JACK SO THE MINER COULD CUT COAL AND WHEN THE JACK PUT PRESSURE ON THE ROOF A SLIP OF ROOF FELL ON HIM CRUSHING HIS HEAD
AN INDEPENDENT TRUCK DRIVER COMING DOWN GRADE TRIED TO SHIFT TO LOWER GEAR AND MISSED TRUCKER THEN JUMPED FROM HIS CAB AND WAS RUN OVER
AN END LOADER WAS BEING USED TO TOW A ROCK TRUCK DOWNGRADE THE TRUCK JACK KNIFED CAUSING THE LOADER TO OVERTURN
EMPLOYEE REMOVED GUARD FROM #2 BELTHEAD AND HIS CLOTHING GOT CAUGHT IN A ROLLER BEARING AND IT PULLED HIM INTO THE ROLLER AND FRAME
MINER OPERATOR ADVANCED MINER INBY LAST ROOF SUPPORTS AND A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO MOUNTAIN CRACKS STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE HEAD THAT HE HAD LEANED OUT FROM UNDER THE CANOPY CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF WATER LINE WAS FORCED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SCOOP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD
INDIVIDUAL CONTACTED ELECTRICAL CURRENT WHEN HE REMOVED A COVER FROM A LINE SPLITTER SPREADER HE WAS FOUND WITH HIS HANDS INSIDE THE BOX APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO TURN A FUSE
WORKING AROUND RIPPER HEAD CLEANING WATER SPRAYS CLEANING MATERIAL OUT OF THE DECK AREA OF A ENERGIZED MACHINE (CONTINUOUS MINER) FAULT IN THE MINER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT RENDERING THE PANIC B AR TO DE-ENERGIZED THE MACHINE
WHILE ASCENDING THE 4 NORTH GRADE WITH A TRIP OF LOADS THE OVERCURRENT DEVICES DEENERGIZED ON THE REAR LOCOMOTIVE CAUSING THE TRIP TO STOP ON THE GRADE AND CHANGE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE FRON T MOTORMAN APPARENTLY JUMPED OR FELL FROM THE DECK OF THE LOCOMOTIVE AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT
VICTIM CAUGHT BETWEEN A CAR RETORDEX & A COAL CAR AT THE 5-NORTH TIPPLE
EMPLOYEE MISTAKENLY REMOVED A HYDRAULIC HOSE WITHOUT FIRST RELIEVING PRESSURE FROM HOSE AS INSTRUCTED CRITICAL INJURY RESULTED WHEN HOSE STRUCK VICTIMS FOREHEAD
WHILE HAULING COAL DOWN ELEVATED HAULAGE ROAD VICTIM APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OR WAS THROWN FROM HAULAGE VEHICLE-RUN OVER AND DRUG APPROX 15 FEET
INJURED WAS OBSERVING THE DISCHARGE CHAIN SPROCKET ON THE RECEIVING END OF 21 S/C BY PLACING HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND TRAM MOTOR WHEN THE S/C SUDDENLY MOVED, CATCHING HIS HEAD BETWEEN T HE S/CAR AND MINE FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ALONG A HAULAGE ROAD THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN THE OUTER EDGE WAUYXX GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEES TRUCK TO SLIP OVER EMBANKMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FROM AND CAUGHT UNDER THE TRUCK
POSSIBLE FATAL INJURY OCCURRED WHILE THE DECEASED WAS EVIDENTLY MAKING A SPLICE IN A CABLE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FROM TOP AND ROCK FELL STRIKING INDIVIDUAL FROM HIP AREA DOWN AND PINNING HIM TO BOTTOM
VICTIM WAS STANDING BESIDE THE PUMP MOTOR COMPARTMENT WHEN A MECHANIC STARTED THE CAR FROM OUTSIDE THE OPERATORS DECK. THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE-WHEN THE VICTIM SCREAMED, THE MECHANIC JUMPED INTO THE OPERATORS DECK. IN A FRANTIC EFFORT TO STOP THE CAR, HE USED HIS HANDS AND FOOT TO HIT THE CONTROLS. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED, THE FRAME OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS COVERING THE VICTIMS BODY UP TO
THE COAL HAULAGE TRUCK WAS HAULING COAL DOWN THE MAIN HAULAGE ROAD TO THE PREPARATION PLANT WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK LEFT THE ROADWAY IN A CURVE ANS APPARENTLY ROLLED AT LEAST ONCE THROWING THE OPERATOR OUT OF THE VEHICLE.
VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL ALONG SIDE OF A SHUTTLE CAR WHILE THE MINER WAS LOADING & THE MINER BACKED OUT OF THE PLACE PUSHING THE SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE RIB PINNING HIM
A HAULAGE ACCIDENT OCCURED AT 4:40 PM, 3-5-84. THE ROADWAY WAS DAMP AND IT HAD JUST STARTED TO RAIN. THE EYE WITNESS STATED THAT HE WAS OBSERVING THE VICTIM AS HE WAS COMING AROUND THE ROAD TO WARD THE OUTER SPOIL BANK. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OVER, PINNING THE VICTIM UNDER THE TRUCK. INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND UPPER TRUNK APPEAR TO HAVE CAU
EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MINE CAR AND ROTARY CAR DUMP. TOLD MOTORMAN TO PULL OFF EMPTIES AND DID NOT GET CARS UNCOUPLED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING FOR BOLTER ATRS TO BE SET UP. AS THE ROOF BOLTER ATRS WAS BEING ADVANCED BY I.NAME, LOOSE ROCK BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE RIB OR BETWEEN BOLTS - CRUSHING THE VICTIM TO THE MINE FLOOR
THE VICTIM WAS WORKING ON THE GROUND BESIDE A P & H CRANE BEING USED TO MOVE A FUEL TANK. THE BOOM OF THE CRANE CONTACTED A 13,200 VOLT LINE CAUSING THE VICTIM TO RECEIVE A FATAL ELECTRICAL S HOCK
VICTIM RECEIVED CRUSHING INJURIES TO HEAD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE OLD PREVIOUSLY DISCARDED ROOF BOLTS FROM NEAR BASE OF COAL RIB. PORTION OF RIB AND OVERLAYING DRAW SLATE FELL STRIKING VICT IM
A PALLET OF CRIB BLOCKS WAS BEING LIFTED BY A FORLIFT TO CLEAR THE ICE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CRIBS. VICTIM WAS CLEARING THE ICE FROM THE CRIBS REMOTELY WITH A SHOVEL SHEN THE BAND AROUND THE CRIBS BROKE AND THE CRIBS FELL ON HIM
MOUNTAIN BUMP CREATING AN OUTBURST OF COAL & THE IMPACT THREW THE INJURED PERSON & HIS HEAD STRUCK THE CONTROL OF THE MACHINE & CAUSED HEAD INJURIES.
BELT STAND WAS WELDED TO BEAM TO ACT AS GUIDE FOR WINCH LINE. COGER WAS STANDING ON TIGHT SIDE OF OPERATION. LEG ON BELT STAND BROKE, CABLE HIT COGER & PROPELLED HIM INTO BRICK WALL.
VICTIM WAS ELECTROCUTED IN AN AREA WHERE HE WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO BE AFTER HAVING ENTERED THRU A WINDOW DOOR PADLOCKED. VICTIM WAS APPARNETLY ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER AN UNUSED PIECE OF HIGH VO LTAGE CABLE & AFTER CLIMBING TO THE CEILING OF THE BUILDING, FELL & CONTACTED ENERGIZED 4160V BUZZ BAR.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING D8K BULLDOZER WHILE DOING SLOPE & BENCH WORK IN A VALLEY FILL AREA, THE AREA WAS APPAROXIMATELY A 2:1 RATIO. BEGINNINGT ON EITHER THE FACE OF THE SLOPE OR THE BENCH AR EA ITSELF, THE DOZER BEGAN TO TRAVEL IN A REVERSE MOTION CONTINUING OVER THE EDGE OF THE BENCH AND DOWN THE SLOPE FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 400 FT. TO THE VALLEY FLOOR. AS THE DOZER WE
A COAL OUT BURST OCCURRED ON 3 SOUTH SECTION #5 SPLIT CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
A COAL OUTBURST OCCURRED IN SOUTH SECTION #5 S PLIT CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.
MINER OPERATOR WAS BACKING OUT OF NO. 3 FACE. MR. WILBER SAWYERS AND HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR MR. AARON SAWYERS WERE TIMBERING THE IMMEDIATE FACE AREA. A LARGE SLIP IN THE ROOF FELL AND FATALL Y INJURED MR. WILBER SAWYERS.
MR. HULL APPARENTLY F ELL FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION UNDERNEATH THE COAL SILO. MULTIPLE INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT OR LOCATION MR. HULL FELL FROM ARE UNKNOWN.
SUPPOSED TO BE PATROLLING MINE PROPERTY,DISCOVERED DEAD 7 X-CUTS FROM SURFACE NEAR A DEWATERING PUMP.FOUND SUBMERGED IN 24\\ WATER WITH 440 VOLT POWER CONDUCTOR IN HAND.ENTIRE CABLE WAS REPORT EDLY BURNED TO PALM OF HAND.
HELPING ON C.M. IN #2 ENTRY WHEN ROOF FALL FELL.,UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF -BOLTS 36\\LONG WITH STRAPS.FALL WAS 32\LONG X 8\WIDE X 7.5\THICK.CANOPY ON C.M. BADLY DAMAGED. BODIES WERE LOCATED RIGHT SIDE OF ENTRY 15\ FROM DECK OF CM AND 3\ IN BY EDGE OF FALL.
MINER WAS OPERATING #2 ENTRY WHEN ROOF FELL ON MINER.SEE 231330013 FOR MORE.
STANDING BESIDE C.M. OBSERVING PILLAR RECOVERY OPERATION -STRUCK BY PIECE OF ROCK FROM MASSIVE ROOF FALL.
...WHILE OPERATING DOZER ON COAL STOCKPILE FOR PREP PLANT,DOZER FELL INTO VOID IN COAL STOCKPILE APPX 35\.