All MSHA-reportable accidents at Canyon Fuel Company LLC operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
A small roof fall occurred in the tailgate entry of the longwall. The roof fall was not above the anchorage zone of the bolts, however, it partially blocked travel out the alternate escapeway. The fall measured 17' x 16' x 3'.
The Gil-8 longwall section, MMU 010-0, experienced an outburst while in the process of mining the tailgate side of the face. Ventilation and travel on the face were unaffected, however, production was halted for more than one hour due to equipment damage.
The Gil-8 longwall section, MMU No. 010-0, experienced an outburst while in the process of mining the tailgate side of the face. Ventilation and travel on the face was not affected, however, production was halted for more than one hour due to equipment damage.
A roof fall above the anchorage zone occurred in the 7th East No. 1 tailgate entry to the Gil-8 Longwall Section. The fall included the tailgate of the longwall and approximately 14' outby. The fall blocked use of the alternate escapeway, but did not adversely affect ventilation.
The mine experienced a bounce/burst in the Gil 8 longwall section, MMU-010-0 at shield No. 12.
The miner operator was rockdusting the face with a machine mounted hydraulic Bantam duster. The dusted became plugged with damp rock dust, so the operator removed the guard to clear the plug with his hand. In the process he accidentally leaned against the toggle switch on his remote control, activating the auger.
In process of loading shield on to shield hauler. Sling was already hooked into shield toes. Injured person was holding on to sling ring with left hand and then grabbed winch hook to hook to sling. Hook twisted under pressure and crushed fingers.
EE was repairing the CM, a cover measuring 30""L x 16""W x 1/2"" thick had been lifted into a vertical position.EE was on top of the machine and needed to get additional parts for the repair when he jumped off of the miner and his right hand was pinched between the cover and the frame when the cover fell.
Two employees were using com-a-longs to drag a set of stairs across the top of an overcast, for installation. In the moving process the steps hung up on a lip. IE pushed on the tensioned chain with his foot to free the stairs, as he did the stairs swung to one side. In the process a loose chain (suspended from the stairs) caught his foot and pulled him off the overcast.
EE and crewwere installing steel sets for roof support. EE was standing on a ladder with his feet approx 3'off the ground.Another crew member released the pressure on the prev. installed support,the prop did not stay set allowing the crossbar to swing toward EE on the ladder. The cb. hit the ladder knocking EE into a mudhole and the crossbar came to rest on his back.
The continuous miner operator was standing between the second and third to the last row of roof bolts in the No. 1 entry (Gil-10 Headgate), completing a cut, when a rib roll occurred. The rib struck his left leg. The rib measured 6' x 6' x 0-24"".
Loading pipe on a pipe trailer, when he stepped on a small chunk of coal and rolled his ankle.
Three men were pounding splice on 4 left belt. 1 man was moving plunger while other two were pounding. He thought they were done and reached for plunger and was struck by hammer.
The crew was in the process of packing old belt structure through a man-door. Employee and another employee were in the process of carrying a belt cluster when he tripped over a belt roller and fell. As he fell he twisted his ankle.
Making a cable repair on No. 4 shuttle car. While trimming the insulation on one of the leads his razor knife slipped and struck his left hand, resulting in a small puncture wound.
Installing a rib pin and was in the process of lowering his canopy and swinging his boom in. When the canopy lowered the collar of the canopy caught the wrench protruding from the tool tray. The wrench flipped up and struck his lip.
Injured was removing a leaf spring from a pickup truck. He was using an impact wrench on the bolt head & an end wrench on the nut to keep it from spinning. There was a keeper tab associated with the nut that keeps the nut from spinning. The keeper tab spun as the impact wrench was activated and the keeper cut through leather gloves lacerating the fingers.
Three mechanics were in the process of repairing a broken cat tract on a continuous miner. The victim was holding a keeper pin with a pair of channel locks and another employee was striking the pin with a hammer when the pin ricocheted, striking him above the upper lip.