All MSHA-reportable accidents at Cumberland River Coal LLC operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
While second mining the miner became stuck because of floor conditions. Time was needed to remove the attached bridge system, and to assemble the retriever. During this time a rock fell from the roof onto the miner head. Miner was removed with the assistance of the retriever. Miner was not damaged.
ROOF CONDITIONS WERE CHANGING & STRAPS WERE USED. AS BOLTS WERE BEING INSTALLED A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS RIGHT LEG. X-RAYS INDICATED A FRACTURE OF THE RT. FIBULA.
ROOF CONDITIONS WERE CHANGING AND STRAPS WERE STARTING TO BE INSTALLED. AS THE SECOND BOLT WAS BEING INSTALLED IN THE STRAP, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT. X-RAY DID NOT SHOW A FRACTURE; HOWEVER, AN MRI GIVEN ON 5/27/05 SHOWED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
EE REPORTED BACK PAIN ON 01/04/05 AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 02/14/05. EE SAID WAS BENT OVER WHEN EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK. EE WENT TO DR ON 02/14/05. DR TOOK EE OFF WORK PENDING THE RESULTS OF AN MRI. RESULTS WERE RELEASED TODAY SHOWING NO HERNIATION WITH DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE (MODERATE)
Employee was carrying an outrigger pad around to set up on the boom truck. While carrying the pad, he stepped in a hole in the ground and felt a sharp pain in the groin area.
Employee hit a drill chuck with a wrench to insert it into the drill pot. A piece of metal came off the chuck and entered his lower right leg. He was treated in the E.R. and returned for the next two shifts of work. On Aug 3rd he returned to hospital where a Dr located and removed the piece of metal but in process damaged an artery.
Employee was trying to pick up on a steel beam to work it into position for installation, when he felt a sharp pain in his groin area. Not reported to supervisor until 7/15/05.
A CREW MEMBER WAS USING A RAILROAD JACK TO ALIGN A DRIVE UNIT. THE JACK HANDLE BECAME STUCK. WHEN THE HANDLE WAS FREED UP IT WAS EJECTED FROM THE JACK HANDLE SLEEVE. THE HANDLE TRAVELED ABOUT 5 FEET AND STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION.
Driver had 2 previous verbal warnings concerning speeding. Turned over truck was found across tracks at bottom of ""A"" side lying on its driver's side. Transmission was in neutral, Jake turned off, engine still running, brakes still hot to touch, 1 hr 45 min later. Driver had attempted to shift gears going downhill & got the truck out of gear. Results, runaway truck.
He heard a noise at the #2 north belt drive and was trying to locate the source. The omega coupling located between the drive motor and the speed reducer came apart into four sections. A hard piece of plastic struck the employee on his left hand fracturing two bones in his hand.
Employee was laying on ground repairing manifold and while working in an awkward position, strained his neck.