All MSHA-reportable accidents at Andalex Resources Inc. operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
The continuous miner operator was attempting to make a cut. The coal seam had a rock spar running vertically through the face from 3 to 15 inches thick. A flame occured about mid cut and traveled to the floor. The flame only lasted about 15 seconds.
The miner was taking a point in the pillar section. Top rock fell on the miner and interupted normal prodution for over an hour.
The graveyard longwall foreman came off the face to find the top from 25' inby the belt tailpiece to approx. 40 outby had fallen. The fall was approx. 18"" thick and did not exceed the anchor point of the roof bolts. A horizontal shear had broken the bolts off. The seconary escapeway was blocked and production was interupted until 07/31/2005 at approx. 4:30/pm.
The employee was walking. He slipped and fell on a wet rock. He attempted to catch himself and injured his right shoulder.
Coworker got Employee's attention & indicated that he had stuck a roof bolt. Employee hurried over to the left (cab) side of the bolter and tried to save it. He ran the head up while holding the roof bolt wrench. When the wrench came in contact with the bolt, because the resin had already set, the bolt/wrench kicked in against the jaws, pinching employee's finger.
The employee was stepping through a Kennedy mandoor and as he shifted his weight through the door, his foot slipped on the wet surface and he twisted his knee.
The Employee was adjusting the feed gate on a belt. The wheel handle gave all at once and pinched his fingers between the wheel handle and the brace/bracket.
The Employee was attempting to bend a roofbolt to put in the roof, the bolt slipped forcing his hand into the bolting machine. this resulted in a broken bone, in his left hand, behind the ring finger.
The employee was washing the feeder breaker. He started to wash it off from the outby end of the feeder. The hose was pulling ?hard? but not stopped. He continued to pull the hose and wash, when the hose came free and employee lost his balance and he slipped on the wet floor. As he fell, his right ankle rolled under him.
The Employee was roof bolting in the 12th East section. He was pushing a bolt to the roof using the head of the roofbolter. The roof bolt he was pushing bent smashing his finger between the roof bolt and the machine.
The employee was dropping miner cable off of the hangers. As he lifted the cable off the hangers, he slipped and fell back onto his elbow.
The Employee was cleaning out for a timber (outby work area). A small piece of cap rock fell from the roof and struck him on the wrist. The rock cut his wrist and required 5 stitches.
Employee was finishing the repairs on the continuous miner. He lifted the cover to recover tools and/or parts. The cover slipped out of his right hand and fell onto his left hand. The cover smashed his left thumb causing a laceration and fracture. Employee sustained a fracture of his left thumb and required 5 stitches.
EE was assisting the miner operator in clearing some cap rock off the head of the miner. As they pushed, the cap rock broke and EE's hand slid along the edge of the rock. The sharp edge cut through EE's gloves and cut his left thumb. EE was transported to the hospital where he received 5 stitches.