Miller Mine: 461 MSHA citations Coal

The man was using a rock bar to install belt structure. The rock bar slipped and struck man on the knee causing him to twist his knee.

The man was installing belt structure when he felt a pain in his low back.

Injured was cleaning up accumulations of coal with a scoop tractor and backed up to turn into a crosscut. The persons hand was positioned outside of cab and while pivoting, the machine caught his hand between the cab and frame of machine. The man amputated his middle, ring and small finger of his hand to the second knuckles.

The man was operating a Hilti-Drill to drill a hole to set a belt head. His finger struck the drill bit, lacerating his finger. The man received stitches in his finger. Report filed for medical treatment only.

The man was striking oil can with a hammer to make an opening when he struck his left hand.

The man was walking along the belt entry when he stepped on uneven bottom and twisted his knee.

The man was walking towards the continuous miner when he stepped in a hole and twisted his knee.

The man was pulling on conveyor belting when he felt a pain in his left elbow. The man continued to work his regular duties until 4/8/09 at which time he reported off regarding the injury.

The man was pulling a cable when he tripped and fell. When he fell he struck his back against his self rescuer.

He was sitting in the shuttle car while it was being loaded. A piece of rock flew from the tail of the miner and struck the man on the chest.

The man was drilling a hole in the roof at an angle when the drill steel coupler broke. The drill steel struck the man on the lip.

The man was tramming the shuttle car to the continuous miner. The man pinched his arm between the rib and frame of the shuttle car.

The man was prying on a belt roller when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. He continued to work until 6/18/08 at which time he was placed on restricted duty.

The man was installing a roof bolt and while turning and reaching to activate the rotation control, he felt a pain in his lower back.

The man was installing a roof bolt when it bent, spun around, and struck the man on the right hand.

The man was kneeling beside the roof bolter and when he turned to stand up he felt a pain in his knee.

The man removed a drill steel when his hand slid off the steel and struck against the frame of the machine.

Pulling on miner cable and pulled muscle in back.

While cleaning a suction hose on the roof bolter, the employee lacerated his thumb on a piece of metal at the hose connection. The EE received 7 stitches in his thumb.

A roof fall occurred approximately 100 feet inby the mine opening in the #1 entry. The fall was approximately 25 feet long x 2 feet thick x 18 feet wide. There were no injuries or property damage.

Injured person was hanging line canvas when a loose hanging wire inadvertently struck him in left eye. He sustained a scratched eye which required him to loose one day from work.

DUE TO LOW CEILING HEIGHTS, INJURED EE HAD 2 BENDS IN 4' RESIN GROUTED ROOFBOLTER. UPON UTILIZING DRILL HEAD UP PRESSURE TO ASSIST BOLT INSTALLATION, ROOF BOLT BEARING SLIPPED OFF DRILL HEAD STRIKING EE'S GLOVED RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER FROM FRONT END LOADER. HIS LEFT ARM WAS ELEVATED ABOVE HIS BODY ON THE LADDER RAIL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN SHOULDER PAIN. RE-INJURY OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITION SUFFERED ON 01/29/05.

Injured employee was assisting shuttle car operator in manually removing trailing cable for inspection. When shuttle car was energized to reel up cable, injured employee was struck in back of left thigh with cable loop.

A roof fall approx. 50' long x 20' wide and 1' to 4' high occurred in #6 entry of 1 left. The fall material was slate with a slip at the top. There were no injuries and no property damage

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING SHUTTLECAR UTILIZING PUMP JACK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUILD CRIB FOR STABLIZATION, SHUTTLECAR FELL OFF JACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT & SHOULDER AREAS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING CANOPY JACK TO FACILITATE SLIDING OF METAL ROOF MAT ONTO DRILL HEAD WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BY TELESCOPING CANOPY JACK SEGMENTS.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH ADVANCE OF SECTION BELT LINE. HIS BACK WAS TURNED TO THE SCOOP TRACTOR BUCKET. EE WAS IN KNEELING POSITION WHEN ORDER WAS GIVEN TO LOWER SCOOP TRACTOR BUCKET. BUCKET CAUGHT AND INJURED EE ON BOTH HEELS.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AT CORNER OF NEWLY TURNED XCUT. ROOFBOLTING MACHINE WAS POSITIONED ACCORDING TO ROOF CONTROL PLAN. APPROX 30 LB PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN EXISTING INSTALLED ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING EE ON HIS LOWER LEFT LUMBAR REGION. EE FINISHED SHIFT.

Injured person was stepping up onto the base of the framework neat the tail of no. 1 surface belt. he slipped which over-extended his reach pulling on his left shoulder he sustained stretched ligaments in left shoulder.

EXACT DATE AND TIME ARE UNKNOWN. FOUND ON WEEKLY EXAM. A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #1 ENTRY OF 3RD LEFT BELT AT SURVEY STATION #88. IT MEASURED ABOUT 120' LONG X 5' HIGH X 20' WIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Injured person was operating a shuttle car transporting a pond of coal thru a x cut between no. 6 and 7 entires. an rib of coal rolled out striking him on the left side of his head the rib was approx. 18" in diameter by 7" thick. he sustained a cut on left temple that required two stitches.

Injured person was helping make a belt splice at #4 main tail. As he swung the hammer to strike a rivet he missed and struck his left hand with the hammer. He sustained a bruise of left hand requiring him to miss time.

Injured person was tramming a shuttle car when he caught his left elbow between the shuttle car canopy post and coal rib. He sustained a fractured bone in elbow which is causing him to lose time from work.

A ROOF FALL CONSISTING OF LAMINATED SHALE AND SOME SMALL LAYERS OF SANDSTONE OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY (BELT) OF 3RD LEFT. IT IS LOCATED 60' INBY SURVEY STATION NO 18. THE FALL MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 24' WIDE X 24' LONG X 10' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, EXCEPT A 24' METHANE EXTENDABLE PROBE AND PROTECTOR.

A ROOF FALL CONSISTING OF LAMINATED SHALE AND A SMALL LAYER OF SANDSTONE OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY OF 3 LEFT SECTION MMU #004-0. FALL WAS LOCATED 65' IN BY SPAD #92. IT WAS ABOUT 6' HIGH BY 47' LONG BY 20' WIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

INJURED PERSON WAS CARRYING ONE END OF A 20HP ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN HE SLIPPED. THIS THREW HIM OFF BALANCE CAUSING THE MOTOR TO PULL HIM DOWN UNTIL IT HIT THE FLOOR. HE IS HAVING LOW BACK PAIN & WILL BE HAVING FUTURE DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE EXACT COURSE.

INJURED PERSON WAS RELEASING A COME-A-LONG WHEN THE HANDLE ACCIDENTLY SNAPPED BENDING THUMB BACK ON RIGHT HAND. HE SUSTAINED A HYPER EXTENDED THUMB WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE TWO DAYS FROM WORK.

INJURED PERSON WAS SHOVELING COAL CLEANING UP ALONG #3 MAIN BELT ENTRY. HE STARTED RAISING TO A HIGHER POSITION WHEN HE STRUCK HIS BACK ON A PIECE OF ROOF THAT WAS LOWER THAN ROOF IN SURROUNDI NG AREA. HE SUSTAINED AN IRRITATED SCIATIC NERVE.

THE INJURED PERSON HAD FINISHED BOLTING THE FACE OF #2 ENTRY AND WAS PREPARING TO LIFT THE FOOT JACK WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF FALLING DRAW SLATE. THIS SLATE HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDE R. HE SUSTAINED A CRACKED LEFT SCAPULA. HE WAS LOCATED IN A ROOF BOLTED AREA WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

INJURED EE WAS CHANGING A SWING JACK ON A SCOOP WHEN THE NEW JACK ACCIDENTLY FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP STRIKING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF THIS FINGER. THE FINGER HAS BEEN PLACED IN A CAST.

WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR ROCK FROM A COAL SHAKER HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT HAND BY A FALLING ROCK.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN #1 ENTRY OF THE SECOND LEFT SECTION 25' OUTBY SURVEY STATION #590. IT MEASURES APPROX. 40'X 48'.

EE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDERNEATH BELT STRUCTURE & STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN #9 ENTRY & X-CUT #8-9 AT STATION #591 IN THE 2ND LEFT SECTION RETURN. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 40' LONG & 48" HIGH.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BETWEEN #1 & #2 ROOM OFF 1ST L;EFT SECTION, TWO XCUTS INBY STATION #405. IT WAS ~50' LONG AND 48" HIGH.

THE MIHE EXAMINER DISCOVERED THE FALL ON HIS WEEKLY RUN. THE FALL DOES NOT EFFECT VENTILATION OR TRAVEL SO IT WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. IT HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF WITH WARNING SIGNS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN ADVANCEMENT OF BELT STRUCTURE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING THE STRUCTURE AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTAKE DRIFT, APPROXIMATELY 50' INBY THE HIGHWALL. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH METAL J CHANNELS ON WOODEN LEGS AND AT LEAST ONE 4' RESIN BOLT IN EACH J CHANNEL.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 20'W X 30'L X 4'H OCCURRED IN THE #9 ENTRY OF 2ND LEFT APPROX 30' OUTBY STA 514. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48" AND 60" RESIN BOLTS AND ROOF MATS.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' L X 20'W X 4'H, OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY OF 1ST LEFT SECTION AT SURVEY STATION 397. THE FALL WHICH IS IN AN INACTIVE AREA OF THE MINE WAS DISCOVERED BY THE MINE EXAMI ONER ON HIS WEEKLY RUN. THE FALL DOES NOT AFFECT TRAVEL OR VENTILATION AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

EE WAS WALKING UNDERGROUND. HE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE, SLIPPED TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. A SHORT TIME LATER HE KNELT DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING, HIS KNEE POPPED AND HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN IT.

EE WAS ON THE SURFACE USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN OFF STACKER BELT, WHILE SHOVELING HE TWISTED HIS BODY CAUSING INJURY TO HIMSELF THAT RESULTED IN A HERNIA. EE CONTINUED TO WORK DOING REQULAR DUTI ES TIL HIS SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED. FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS JAN 22,01.

WHILE GOING FROM A KNEELING TO STANDING POSITION, EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BELT GUARD AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE MOTOR FAN THUS SEVERING RING FINGER TO 2ND KNUCKLE ONHIS RIGHT HAND. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE GUARDING WHERE HIS FINGER PROTRUDED THRU ACCIDENTLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP WHEN HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. HE SUFFERED ONLY A MINOR ABRASION BUT SEVERE SWELLING RESULTED. HE HAD SURGERY ON THIS KNEE IN SEPT. 1988 AND HA S HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE.

INJURED EE WAS A PASSENGER ON A MANTRIP OPERATED BY OTHER EE. OTHER EE WAS TURNING THE MANTRIP AROUND TO PARK IT IN THE SURFACE CHANGING STATION WHEN HE BACKED TOO CLOSE TO THE STACKER BELT, P INNING EE BETWEEN BACK OF HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TH LAST ROOF BOLT IN A CUT AT THE FACE OF #5 ENTRY. WHILE REMOVING THE DRILL STEELS, A PIECE OF ROOF FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND BREAKING THE MIDDLE FINGER ABOVE THE SECOND JOINT. HE STATED HE TRIED TO PULL THE ROOF DOWN PRIOR TO INSTALLING THE BOLT BUT COULD NOT SCALE IT DOWN WITH A ROCK BAR.

EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF BONY FELL FROM THE ROOF & STRUCK RT ANKLE

WHILE RIDING MANTRIP FROM MINE, EE MISJUDGED HEIGHT OF ROOF WHILE PASSING THROUGH A LOW AREA ANDWAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE TOP OF MANTRIP AND ROOFOF MINE

EE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP WHEN FRONT WHEEL STRUCKA ROCK CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AROUNDSTRIKING HIS WRIST WITH THE KNOB THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE STEERING WHEEL--THUS BREAKING EE'S WRIS T.

INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE ACCESS LADDER ON THE FRONT END LOADER ONTO UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING HIS RIGHT FOOT TO TWIST UNEXPECTEDLY. HE SUFFERED A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 INTAKE DRIFT ENTRY APPROX. 45' OUTBY SURVEY STAT. #8. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 45' LONG, 2-4' THICK AND WAS 16-20' WIDE. THE AREA OF THE FALL WAS SUPP ORTED WITH J-CHANNELS WITH WOODEN LEGS AND AT LEAST ONE AND AS MANY AS FOUR 4' LONG RESIN BOLTS WERE INSTALLED THROUGH EACH J CHANNEL. FREEZING AND THAWING MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL.

WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER BUMP AND HIT HEAD ON TOP CAUSING A SEVERE CERVICAL SPRAIN.