Accident type, without injuries
South Mains 1B Neutral #3 entry BK 13 1/2 to 14 1/2. Cribbed and dangered off area.
Carter Roag Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2020
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Carter Roag Coal Company operations in 2020. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2020
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Year
- 2020
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK9 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 03MACHINERY2 incidents
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 05DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)1 incident
All incidents in 2020
Accident type, without injuries
South Mains 1B panel BK 11 1/4 to 12 3/4. Cribbed and dangered off are.
Accident type, without injuries
West Mains 2B mains BK 40 #3 entry Roof fall in return, ventilation still good but no travel in this area.
Accident type, without injuries
Airway person found the fall on EE's examination of the airway. It's on old 1B panel in #2 entry BK 53 1/2 39' outby spade #3654. 15' high and about 40' long. It was also bolted with 4' bolts.
Accident type, without injuries
Old West 2 Intake Bk 16 #8, Mine foreman was inspecting discharge line and found that roof fell in the intersection on top of discharge line.
Accident type, without injuries
Fall was found in right return #8 entry at BK 44 on south 5 panel. 13 Breaks outby section tailpiece.
Accident type, without injuries
Roof fall 4 south #3 entry BK 33 1/2 to 34 1/2 in the neutral. Did not affect ventilation or travel.
Accident type, without injuries
While traveling airway the examiner came across a roof fall on 5 south left return. Break 7 1/2 to 9 1/2 in #2 entry. Did not bother ventilation or travel. No one was injured.
Struck by falling object
Employee was taking drill steel out of the hole they drilled, rock fell and hit left hand pushing it against the drill pod. Causing laceration to left index finger.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Said EE slipped on Rock and fell on EE's right side. When EE landed EE hit EE's ribs. Pain in EE's chest and right ribs. Was having trouble breathing.
Struck by flying object
While cleaning out wet duster on scoop, the employee got water hose to spray it out and when they turned it on it slipped out of hand. The nozzle then flew back up striking the left upper lip. Cutting lip.
Struck by flying object
Employee was placing belt clamp on belt when clamp slipped and flipped up, striking EE in EE's mouth.
Struck by falling object
While miner was in #7 face, the miner operator reached to get wash down hose to spray off miner. Was struck in right hand with a roof rock, causing laceration to top of hand that required stitches.
Struck by falling object
Employee was changing scoop batteries on scoop. As employee went to shut down the lids on the batteries, employee dropped the lid down on right hand.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was drilling EE's hole with starter steel, went to add EE's pusher steel to finish the hole, couldn't get the steel in EE's chuck. Went to swing EE's drill pod to get steel in chuck, EE swung the drill pod the wrong way smashing EE's hand between the steel and the canopy of the bolt machine.
(Not Elsewhere Classified)
On 6-3-20 employee received 9.9% PPD award for hearing loss. The employee still works at this operation.