All MSHA-reportable accidents at Aracoma Coal Company, LLC operations in 2021. Fatalities appear first.
#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.
Employee was helping change 1000' of belt when the blue rope got hung on bottom hanger. EE flagged scoop to stop and went over to free the rope when the chain holding sheave wheel broke allowing sheave wheel to hit EE in the left side. EE was taken to hospital and released back to work but now is off work. All scans and test was negative when done at hospital
Employee was installing a 5 foot bolt when they straighten the bent bolt to push it into drill chuck they caught a pinky finger between the bolt head and drill pot resulting in a fracture to their finger
Employee was pulling on miner cable felt pain in abdomen, did continue to work from 08/25/21 until 7-25-22 when EE had to have the place repaired due to increased pain in that area.
Down on EE's knees pulling fly pad off the curtain board when EE felt a pop in EE's chest, EE finished EE's shift then went to hospital next day, was diagnosed with strained chest muscles told to remain off work at least two weeks
EE was loading in 2 left crosscut when the roof dribbled, EE jumped up too quick and twisted EE's right knee. EE was taken to hospital and released, EE followed up with a specialist who took EE off work for further treatment
Employee was getting into deck of roof bolter and twisted rt knee. EE has worked since the incident, but now has been taken off work on 10-11-21 for further treatment.
While tramming feeder from #5 entry around corner into the 5 left crosscut, EE inadvertently contacted rib with one of the tram levers, while having the other tram lever engaged, causing feeder to move towards the rib pinching EE's left hand between rib and feeder, fracturing hand and fingers.
While installing a roof bolt, employee was straightening the 5 foot bolt to be pushed up into the hole when the bolt twisted causing a pop in left shoulder
Was picking up miner cable to hang, felt pain in lower back
Employee operating #2 shuttle car ran over a rock in #4 entry causing shuttle car to bounce and hit head into the canopy, rock measured 12""x 6"" X 6""thick, employee was wearing seat belt. Employee started physical therapy on 7-6-21 which made it made reportable at that time.
Employee was using Channel locks to straighten up belt that was being racked up. EE's Channel locks slipped off the belt causing EE to fall backwards into the coal rib hitting EE's head, elbow. The height in the area was 79 inches.
Employee was setting the miner up for the first cut of the day. EE scaled a loose rib with the head of the miner. After scaling the rib the employee panned the gob up with miner and set the miner up for the first lift. After EE positioned the miner, as EE went to look at the miner EE stepped on a piece of coal crilling left ankle resulting in a fracture.
Removing 1 inch bolts out of offside tram gearcase while removing one of the bolts with the impact gun, when the bolt extracted EE's left middle finger was caught between a #12 90 degree JIC fitting coming out of the tram panel mashing EE's nail into the nail bed
Employee was standing at the dump end of the shuttle car checking why the feeder stalled out, scoop was cleaning the center dump as operator got out of scoop EE hit the PTO lever and it shot oil into EE's left eye behind EE's safety glasses
Employee was hunched down against the wall of pump house, when employee stood up felt lightheaded and fell into the pump that was in front of employee, employee was supervising the ongoing work inside the pumphouse.
Employee took chest x ray on 8-3-21 and was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis, we was notified of EE's diagnosis on 10/22/21.
We was notified on 10/14/2021 that employee was diagnosed on 6/15/21 with occupational pneumoconiosis by a b reader and chest x rays.
We were notified on 6/8/2021 that employee was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis on 10/23/2020 by a b-reader
Employee had chest x ray done on 7-1-2020 ,it was read by a B reader at that time, we were notified by email on 5/18/21 that employee was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
The Company was notified on 4-23-21 that this former employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis on 02/12/2021.
The Company was notified on 01/07/2021 that this employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis on 07/30/2020.