Mining Incidents

Double Bonus Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2010

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Double Bonus Coal Company operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2010
0
Total incidents
16
Year
2010

Top incident classifications

  1. 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK6 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 incidents
  3. 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
  4. 04POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  5. 05HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident

All incidents in 2010

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring 20'x20'x6' occurred near spad number 1691 near old 2 left panel. This area is approximately 8000 feet outby face and the fall area will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered 2200' outby Jenny Branch section at spad #5025. Fall measured approx. 6' X 19' X 19'. ""Will not be cleaned up"".

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall above anchorage occurred in the No.6 entry adjacent to the belt entry. Fall measured approx 7' X 18' X 20'. 3600 foot outby Jenny branch section.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring 20' x 22' x 5' occurred in the No. 2 entry near spad No. 5203, MMU 004-0. 18 cross-cuts outby the face.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring 8' x 19' x 19' occurred on the Jenny Branch section near spad No. 5095. *The fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring 19' wide x 16' high x 30' long. Occurred on the Jenny Branch Section near spad No. 5094.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While operating scoop, employee placed his hand on top of the scoop canopy, and his fingers were caught between the canopy and coal rib.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE stated that ""while pulling on rubber mat that was caught under the 1st Rt. Power Center"" he felt pain in his right shoulder blade area. *EE continued to work this shift and did not miss work until 10/28/10.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was bolting top and while pulling drill steel down, he hit the fast feed and dropped the head of the roof bolter on his knee.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was pulling a rock out of rock box on No. 1A belt, when the slate bar came back and struck him on his ribs. EE continued to work this shift.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE stated that while walking near the No. 1 belt conveyor he stepped in a hole and twisted his knee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While getting off end loader employee slipped and twisted his ankle

Fall from machine

Employee was getting on the loader when he slipped and fell striking his right shoulder.

Fall from machine

Employee was filling water tank with water out of a pump hose and tripped over the hose and fell about 4 ft from back of pickup truck to ground hitting shoulder area.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While installing bit inserts on the miner, the EE struck his hand with a hammer.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting the belt when the knife slipped and cut his hand.

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 Double Bonus Coal Company's numeric MSHA operator ID.