Accident type, without injuries
1C panel 002 MMU BK33 8R second cut fell in after miner finished mining. When the top fell it road back through the last row with deep cut bolts in it.
Carter Roag Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2021
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Carter Roag Coal Company operations in 2021. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2021
- 1
- Total incidents
- 10
- Year
- 2021
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK6 incidents
- 02POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2021
Accident type, without injuries
Roof Fall old 1B panel #9 entry BK 20 in the return air course. Was bolted with 5' 3/4"" fully grouted bolts. Fall was approx. 17' high 28' long 18'wide. Fall was dangered off from all entries.
Accident type, without injuries
Roof fall 1B belt BK 6 in track entry. Fall approx. 18' high. Also towards #3 entry in Bk 6.
Accident type, without injuries
1A belt #1 entry BK 7. Area was bolted with 5' 3/4"" fully grouted resin bolts.
Accident type, without injuries
1A belt #1 entry BK 7. area was bolted with 5' 3/4"" fully grouted resin bolts.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Driver was at parked truck (#5 lot) to start pre-shift inspection. Truck started to move. Driver fell under the truck and truck ran over driver's legs from about the knee area down.
Struck by falling object
Employee was bolting second cut out of #5 entry, first row outside bolt. Piece of rock 3'L x 2W'x 5 1/2""T fell and hit canopy, then hit the employee on the outside of left ankle. Causing puncture to boot and ankle. Small cut and swelling to Left ankle area.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was attempting to remove rock from boom/dump end of shuttle car. The rock slid pinching right pinky finger between the rock and the metal of the boom. Causing cut and break to top knuckle of pinky finger.
Struck by flying object
Employee was cutting height for overcast and a piece of the miner bit came off and hit EE in the left bicep, causing laceration to EE's arm.
Struck against a moving object
Driver lost control of loaded coal truck going down hill at the 9 post causing truck to wreck at the bottom at the 8 post. Driver went to the hospital and received stitches to left ear. Returned to work next day.