Mining Incidents

Cumberland River Coal LLCMining Incidents in 2012

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Cumberland River Coal LLC operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2012
0
Total incidents
10
Year
2012

Top incident classifications

  1. 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK2 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
  3. 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
  4. 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  5. 05STRIKING OR BUMPING1 incident

All incidents in 2012

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall was found when EE and MSHA was making air ways at break #81 between #4 and #5 entry in north west mains

Accident type, without injuries

The fall was approximately 7' high by 20' wide by 40' long

Struck by powered moving object

Employee was inured on 11/06/12 when he stepped in front of a mantrip that struck his lower leg. He was later diagnosed on 11/28/2012 as having a chip in the tibula of his left leg, he began loosing time on 11/28/2012.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was dismounting the front end loader when he stumbled striking his right wrist on the ground resulting in a fracture

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking through a ventilation curtain when he bumped his head on a piece of roof bolter drill steel that was lodged in the coal rib. He continued to work without retractions until 10/10/12 at which time he began missing time.

Struck against stationary object

EE was walking to #32 seal got his foot hung on a piece of rock pull his back Doctor took him off work 7/16/12 he work up till this time.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was taking cover off ram car in #6 entry when ratchet slipped and then caught, employee then felt sharp pain in left shoulder, he work till 5/1/12 then his doctor told him he was going to need shoulder surgical repair outpatient.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was lifting a 10HP cooling system pump motor in the BPM room when he felt something pull in his lower back we took him to the hospital Dr. said he was all right could go back to work. Started having more back Doctor took him off work on 2/7/12 did not meet the requirements to report till 2/7/12

Fall onto or against objects

IEE was at #2 drive with another EE when he tripped and fell hit his knee on a piece of metal we went to Norton Hospital and got two stitches.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was driving a pin in the 16G grader, when he hit the pin with the sledge hammer a piece of the pin chipped off and went into his right upper arm.We took him to the doctor and the doctor told him to leave it in the arm no treatment needed.Then he went to a family Doctor he took it out 5-22-12 had 3 stitches He hasn't missed any work.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Cumberland River Coal LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.