Drummond Company, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2007

During welding, cutting & burning on the shear bit lugs, methane was ignited and immediate action put out the ignition. There were no injuries reported. Proper practices being followed.

Per contractor heat expansion caused the elevator's counterweight to come out of it's guide causing damage to approximately fifty feet of counterweight guide rail, support stubs and counterweight side brackets.

Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls. Note-This accident was phoned to MSHA as required by Part 50 notification.

Anunintentional roof fall was found in the return entry of the G6 section between x-cut 15 & 16. the fall approx 12' wide x 60' long was just above the 4' roof bolt anchorage.

While lowering a roof bolter in the supply slope, it became fouled along roof and rib. Hoist operator tried to pull trip back out but chain broke and allowed bolter to slide off of material car. Supply hoist was out of service for more than 30 minutes.

Employee was working on the miner under a cover about mid way of the top of the miner. He needed access under an adjacent cover & it would not open. He stood on top of the miner to pry open the adjacent lid when he slid off the miner. In an attempt to catch himself he grabbed the cover that was open & inadvertently pulled the lid closed amputating the end of his right thumb.

miner was pulling a piece of roof rock with a pry bar and his shoulder popped. Note: miner did not begin missing work until 1/3/2008.

miner was at bottom of over cast ladder and missed step and fell off ladder.

miner was walking from elevator to electric shop, tripped over rock in roadway and fell. Note: Did not begin missing work until 12/31/07.

Miner twisted his ankle when the ladder he was using to turn the fresh water on turned over.

miner was using a hot stick to throw a high line fuse when he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. Note: miner did not begin missing work until 1/3/2008.

Miner was servicing machine, stepped from machine to service platform and fell. Began missing work on 12/12/07.

Miner was operating loader and while tramming he ran over crib tie, he came out of seat and struck canopy.

Miner was replacing a trapping shoe and the sprocket rolled catching his little finger.

Miner was moving a 30 h.p. pump. He began missing work on 3/21/08.

Miner was walking longwall face. A rock fell between the shields striking his left leg.

Miner was taking a tie-rod end off of tractor. Heating the tie-rod end caused the ball to come out of the socket under pressure striking the left index finger and right lower leg.

Miner stepped down off pump car lost footing and twisted his knee. Note: Did not begin to miss work until 10/16/07.

Miner, operating mantrip, ran over large rock and jammed head into canopy.

Miner strained / sprained back moving pump.

Miner was moving a loader when the engine belts began slipping causing smoke inhalation.

Miner was down wind of electrical cleaner that was used on a power center. Note: It was not concluded until 10/1/07 that days lost were workers comp related.

Miner was walking; foot slipped twisting ankle. Note: began missing work 9/19/2007.

miner was walking on drisco pipe slipped and twisted ankle

Miner was lifting tractor tire and stained back. NOTE: Began missing work on 8/30/07.

Miner was operating mantrip leaving section at end of shift. Ran over something in the roadway throwing him into canopy of mantrip. Note: Began missing work 9/15/07.

A rock came off the slope belt and struck the miner in the side.

Miner was pulling gear out of ranging arm of the longwall shear and it caught his finger against the frame.

Miner was walking from power center to feeder slipped and fell in roadway.

Miner was walking and twisted his left ankle.

Miner turned his ankle walking down the slope belt.

Miner while using a hammer allowed it to slip and strike his thumb. He began missing work on 8/15/2007.

Miner was hanging high voltage cable when a loop was flipped & it struck his left knee.

Miner stepped in hole twisted left ankle.

Miner was removing chain from eight inch pipe, when it broke and pipe fell, striking the miner's right foot.

EE slid on piece of metal under rockdust and fell on right knee.

Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls.

Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls. injured received burns to upper body.

Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls.

Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls. -injured receieved burn to upper body.

Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls. injured twisted knee while evacuating mines.

Preliminary information indicates that an ignition occurred in the rasie bore shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls. Note: return to work status work is not available as yet.

Throwing a ventilation tubing regulator into a loader and the left ring finger was caught between the end of the tubing regulator and the side of the loader bucket.

While pulling belly pan from under 3 1/2 loader injured's foot slipped straining / spraining right arm. Note: Did not begin missing work until 7/20/07.

Employee was hanging drisco pipe it slipped pinching right thumb (sutures required).

Walking stepped on rock in mud and water and left knee popped. Note: Did not begin missing work until 6/14/2007.

Miner was going through a mandoor slipped and fell on right side.

Employee tripped over a crib block while working and fell, injuring his right thumb and arm.

Employee was crossing the front bumper of the Wagner ram car duster and his left middle finger came in contact with the fan blade lacerating the end of his finger.

Picked up crib tie and felt pain in abdomen. Note: This employee began missing work on 6/5/07 under state law this was medically investigated and determined to on 6/12/07 to be a lost time injury.

Employee was opening mandoor, slipped and knee buckled.

Pulling on hoses while working on longwall setup, he strained his lower back.

Alleged injury occurred when he was striking a pick hammer in order to drive a staple lock that was frozen out of a hydraulic hose. A fleck of metal came off either the pick hammer or hammer being used to strike the pick hammer and entered the left hand. Note: Taken to Dr. same day, fleck removed 4/16/07, no work missed.

While unloading high voltage cable from a skid on a 25x the alledged injury occurred when the 25x slide into a roadway pot hole jerking the high voltage cable.

Miner strained lower back lifting a transmission cover. Note: Did not begin missing work until 11/20/2007.

EE was using a pipe wrench & pulled his left side.

EE was cleaning rock from under sub main east 3 belt and strained back.

Employee was working in a loader bucket tray when tray came loose causing him to fall.

Employee was walk down hill undergorund on north main section slipped and fell catching self with left arm.

EE was lifting solenoid blocks to load on cart and deliver to work area on longwall face. While doing so, he felt pain in back between shoulder blades.

Employee was closing sliding door on #3 fan house when hand slipped and he jammed his left little finger. Began missing work 3/5/07.

EE slipped on wet ground and fell. He landed on his lunch bucket. Began missing work on 2/13/07.

EE was stepping through mandoor. He stepped on material on bottom and twisted his right knee. Began missing work on 2/13/07.

Employee was using come-a-longs when chain broke free releasing tension. Re coil of come-a-long struck employee on left wrist. He reacted to get out of way. He tripped, following forward on hands and knees.

Employee was stepping across cables. Foot slipped and he fell striking lower back on rock lying on bottom.

Employee strained himself lifting lid on toolbox. A hernia developed & required medical care. EE began missing work 2/5/07.

Employee was getting out of mantrip, caught foot and fell. Caught himself with right hand.

moving bags of cement and pulled back

Employee was carrying 2 buckets of brattice sealant, he slipped and twisted his hip, knee and ankle. NOTE: This employee did not begin missing work until 4/24/07.

Employee was surveying pilot hole, had pain in stomach. Had hernia surgery.

Miner was removing a cover from a love-joy coupling when the cover came loose. The cover struck and lacerated his right elbow.

Miner was moving a rock the adjacent rock slipped pinching the right middle finger.

Miner was cutting tin panel; struck it with axe. Corner flew up lacerating right hand required sutures.

Miner cut top of hand while making cable splice. Received Sutures.

While installing monorail was hanging a spacer, the spacer fell striking the employee in the face. Resulted in sutures.

A piece of rock fell off the miner while place changing. The rock broke apart upon impact on the mine floor. One of the pieces that broke off from impact on the mine floor struck the employee on the right side of the face. He received sutures.

Employee was driving the fuel car when he struck a hole in the roadway. His hand was resting on the fire extinguisher and it was thrown up towards the canopy lacerating a finger on his left hand. This resulted in sutures.

Stress related assocated with an ignition that occurred in RaiseBor Shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls in the mine. Note: Employee began missing work due to stress related conditions 7/18/07.

Stress related associated with an ignition that occurred in RaiseBor Shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls in the mine. Note: Employee began missing work due to stress related conditions 7/15/07.

Stress related associated with an ignition that occurred in the RaiseBor Shaft causing injuries and damage to ventilation controls in the mine. Note: miner did not begin missing work until 12/17/2007.