Aracoma Coal Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2017

A roof fall was found in the primary escapeway at X-Cut #69 at spad #3491 the fall measured 4ft X 20ft X 30ft no equipment was involved and no injuries reported. all the men were evacuated from the mine

An unintentional roof fall occurred along the #4 belt at break #26 one break inby spad #1419 between the #6 and #7 entry in the primary escape way approximately 9,900 feet from the active face. The area was dangered off and the life line was rerouted. This area will not be rehabilitated. The fall was 40 feet long X 20 feet wide and 7 feet thick.

A non-injury roof fall, approximately 30' long and 20' wide occurred in the #7 entry at survey spad #11536.

Employee was in the process of removing a cover panel from the continuous miner and employee's right, ring finger got caught between the handle and the panel itself, mashing finger.

Employee was removing a set of run-through ventilation curtains from the board they had been nailed to and when employee jerked the second section employee felt a pain in employee's right shoulder.

While employee was getting two buckets of bits off the continuous miner, the handle of one of the buckets containing the bits broke, causing the bucket to fall and strike the right foot of the employee. Employee was wearing metatarsal boots.

Employee felt a pop in right bicep muscle while holding to a conveyor top-cover post on the conveyor belt to assist self in getting off conveyor belt structure. Employee continued to work until 10/13/2017 when surgery was performed to repair a torn bicep muscle.

Employee was attempting to put the forks back on a Caterpillar 930H loader that had fallen off while picking up 6' belt structure. While trying to slide the bottom of the fork into place the top came out of the groove and overturned, striking the employee on left leg, fracturing the tibia and fibula.

Rock had fallen from the working face into the conveyor of the continuous miner and was then loaded into the shuttle car. The rock then fell off the shuttle car, striking the employee's left leg, causing fractures to the femur, tibia, and fibula.

Employee was exiting the deck of the underground forklift and EE's foot got caught on the back of the seat, causing EE's left knee to twist. Employee continued to work until 06/05/2017.

Employee was retrieving a grease gun off the 4-wheeler and as ee was leaning over foot slipped. EE sought medical attention two shifts later and was diagnosed with moderate degenerative changes. Because experience in low coal seams and the repeated trauma to knees we are reporting this as an occupational illness.

Employee was dragging a roof bolter cable on right shoulder as EE was going through a set of fly pads. While using left arm to raise the fly pad EE struck a roof bolt plate with left elbow, causing a puncture and small laceration.

Employee was throwing a slate bar onto the continuous miner and a bur on the bar caught employee's hand causing a laceration to employee's index and middle fingers that required sutures to close.

While operating a scoop, employee ran over a wooden 4x4 causing neck and lower back to be jammed. Employee then twisted knee getting out of the scoop. Employee was taken to Dr. and received a full release with no restrictions. On 08/29/2017 employer received notes from WC that employee had received physical therapy.

While cleaning on a CM conveyor motor, a piece of draw rock approximately 3"" in size fell hitting employee on the wrist resulting in a laceration requiring 6 sutures.

Two employees were laying track rail, one on each side. When one employee flipped a track rail over onto a track rail that was connected to the track tie the injured employee was in the process of lugging to the rail on employee's side, employee's hand was caught between the track tie and the mine floor.

Employee was removing a rock from the continuous mining machine being operated when a finger became caught between the continuous miner and the rock resulting in a laceration requiring 6 stitches.

Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. X-ray read date of 09/12/2017.

Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. X-ray read date of 09/12/2017.

Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. X-ray read date of 08/01/2017.

Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. X-ray read date of 05/11/2017.