All MSHA-reportable accidents at Canyon Fuel Company LLC operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
A SMALL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE MAIN PORTAL ABOUT 30' FROM THE SURFACE. THE FALL CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL ABOUT 40' OF ENTER HAD BEEN FILLED WITH LOOSE MATERIAL. CASTLE DALE, UT, MSHA OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AT 8:00 AM. ALL EMPLOYEES WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND A RECOVERY PLAN WAS MADE ADN POSTED ON BOTH ENDS OF THE CAVE.
Intersection roof fall at x-cut 78 in m2wms's. This fall was an abandoned main line belt. this area of belt was made common air with intake.
EE WAS LIFTING AND CARRYING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT CYLINDER FROM A KNEELING, TWISTED POSITION AND FELT DISCOMFORT IN CERVICAL AREA OF NECK AND LOWER BACK WITH SOME TINGLING SENSATION IN ARMS.
EE was helping 2 co-workers install a canopy side plate ram assembly on a shield. The ram was positioned on a skid steer loader & secured with 2 comealongs. As ram was pushed forward, the spring on the ram caught on shield framework & came into tension. As 2nd comealong was released, tension on the ram caused it to rotate, pinching his finger between T-bar & skid steer frame.
Drilling roof bolt holes in face of 4LPE longwall recovery room. The first portion of the hole had been drilled and a 6' finishing steel was inserted into the hole to complete the drilling phase. The drill was being positioned to line up with finishing steel when 6' steel fell from the hole and struck him in the right index finger, pinching it.
Removing loose coal from the Bretby tray when a chuck of coal fell from the lump breaker and landed on the tip of his thumb resulting in a laceration.
Roof Bolter Operator was installing a rib pin. With the wrench in the chuck, he reached out to put the head of the bolt in the wrench as he was activating the feed lever. He pinched his finger between the clamps and the rib pin plate.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN RIB TO SECURE WIRE MESH. BOLT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN AND EE BEGAN TO BRING THE BOLT OUT OF THE HOLE. THE BOLT HEAD WAS STUCK IN THE DRILL WRINCH. AS EE REACHED FOR THE WRENCH, EE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE DRILL ROTATION AND THE BEARING PLATE STRUCK EE IN THE FOREHEAD