All MSHA-reportable accidents at Drummond Company, Inc. operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
The elevator was traveling down the shaft with four employees. As the elevator approched the bottom of the shaft, the elevator traveled pasted the landing by a few inches. This allowed the elevator doors not to open, the elevator was re-set and the elevator brought back to the surface, where the employees unloaded the elevator at approximately 2:08 pm.
The service elevator traveled past the surface landing approximately 5 feet. There were 3 employees on the elevator at this time. They were removed from the elevator with no injuries.
The elevator would not stop even with the landing. After examination it was found that a contactor was bad, this contactor was replaced at 1:33 pm.
Wheel on supply car broke causing car tto de-rail resulting in damage to 2 guide rollers. No one was injured and no other damages occurred. Was reported to MSHA 800 number as required.
While mining, loose roof rock broke a hose off of the left side spray bar and an ignition occurred from a methane bleeder. Mining was in the # 1 face of the G9 section.
Employee was lifting a sprocket with come-a-long at the de-water, when the come-a-long fell, hitting the employee on his left hand against another chain.
Employee was stepping down from tractor on his right leg. Employee felt pain in lower back. Employee did not start missing time from work until 01/04/2010.
Employee was measuring a timber when the rib rolled stricking him from behind and knocking him down.
Employee was coming off the plant elevator and hung left foot on elevator door causing him to fall on right arm and elbow.
Employee stated he slipped while getting off a ram car and hit his lower back and side.
Employee was helping lift a steel grate onto the rib wall when it slipped hitting his left hand and fingers.
Employee was stepping down off of rock dust tank and fell and twisted left ankle.
Employee was lifting rock over on to pan line on the longwall when employee felt pain in lower back.
Employee was walking and stepped in hole and twisted right knee. Employee did not start missing time due to this accident until 01/13/2010.
Rock truck operator backed over the dumping point.
Employee was walking up a hill in the B-Bleeder area when employee felt a pain in his right lower leg area.
Employee was cutting a cable when the knife slipped and cut right upper leg. The laceration required 8 stitches.
Employee was making an on-shift examination when he slipped off a 1 1/2 foot ledge and strained lower back.
Employee was washing down floor at the pre-plant when the water hose slipped from his hand and a metal fitting hit employee in the nose and right cheek. Broken Nose
The operator was boarding his dozer at the beginning of the shift, his foot slipped off the cat track causing him to fall to the ground, fracturing his left arm. Working conditions were dry and it was daylight.
Employee was leaning over to install rib bolt when the employee felt sharp pain in the middle of back.
Employee was taking belt frame down the slope and slipped and fell on his left hip area and also landed on his SCSR.
Employee was driving the #47 tractor, when he hit a bump in the roadway, hurting his neck.
Employee was opening air valve, when the air hose jumped and mashed left hand on pipe. Laceration to palm of hand that required sutures.
Employee was recourving 4/O cable when the employee stepped and twisted his back.
Employee was helping put a rub rail on the miner, when the employee felt pain in right elbow.
The employee was working on the slope belt when the employee slipped and fell an strained his left shoulder area.
Employee was getting into #17443 shuttle car when employee struck his left forearm on a piece of metal causing laceration to forearm.
Pulling drill steel out of hole and felt pain in left shoulder.
miner was watching high voltage cable pull out reached to flip a loop of cable and it pinched his finger.
miner bent over to pick up and move miner cable and felt pain in his lower back.
miner was removing belt structure and dropped a roller catching his right hand middle finger between the roller and the belt rail.
Employee was walking down the long wall face when he slipped on a rock and fell on right arm. Employee did not start missing time from work until 11/17/2009 because of surgery on his right elbow as a result of the accident that occured on 08/04/2009.
miner was walking slipped and felt his foot pop.
miner was sitting while welding, turned to get a welding rod, felt pain in back.
trouble shooting feeder circuit inadvertently touched meter lead to top of breaker meter flashed.
Miner was walking to his work area tripped and fell.
miner was walking, stepped in a hole and twisted knee. miner finished shift and did not begin missing work until 6/12/09.
Miner was climbing down a ladder and twisted his ankle when he stepped to the floor.
miner opened the service door on the 3.5 loader and caught his fingers between the door and the rib.
Miner inhaled smoke from a power center that failed. This miner did not begin missing work until 5/29/2009.
a rock was thrown from the shear striking the miners nose.
The miner was riding the mantrip and experienced back pain. This miner did not begin missing work until 5/15/2009.
Miner was cutting with torches and hot oil blew back burning the miner.
Miner was using a razor knife, dropped it and when he caught it he cut his finger. Although a laceration occurred this miner's injury did not require sutures.
Miner was on a step ladder checking a chute when the ladder turned over causing miner to fall. Miner did not begin missing work until 07/30/2009.
miner was closing the engine door and caught his finger between the door and the exhaust.
Miner was walking across metal grating slipped and twisted knee. Miner did not begin missing work until 03/31/09.
Miner was washing down around the belt, tripped over the water hose he was using and fell on his back.
Miner picked up a piece of ventilation tubing and strained his back.
miner was operating a shuttle car and bumped his elbow.
miner was setting a shield when a rock fell between the shields and struck his foot.
Miner was binding a load of pipe down. The chain slipped and the miner fell on his butt / back.
Miner was walking slipped and fell. This miner did not begin missing work until 06/25/2009.
Miner was walking and felt pain in his back.
miner was roof bolting and his drill steel became stopped up. a co-worker was striking the steel attempting to unstop it missed and struck the miner in the face.
Miner was lifting belt structure and felt pain in his back.
Miner was operating a mantrip. Ran over a post and it jostled him around in the cab.
miner was building a brattice and had a pain in his shoulder.
The miner was filling the water car, the fill hose got loose and the miner fell onto her shoulder.
Miner was winching a relay bar over the stage loader it became fouled. The miner attempted to dislodge it. When he did, it slid around and struck his lower leg.
Miner was hanging high voltage cable on a ladder with two co-workers holding the ladder. The cable fell, knocking the miner off the ladder.
miner was operating a ram car on a grade. the miner did not put the ram car into first gear and it gained speed. the miner rubbed the rib with the ram car to slow it down and was jostled around.
Miner was walking down face line and walked into shield #133.
miner was anchoring a splice station and pinched finger between the drill steel and were it inserts into the drill.
The miner was scaling roof rock with a slate bar. A rock struck the rock bar and it fell catching his finger between the rock bar and roof bolting machine.
Miner was lifting the high voltage cable cat head and felt something pull in his left shoulder. Miner began missing work on 1/20/2009.
Miner was knocking the corner of a brattice out when a rock began to fall. The miner turned and ran, tripped and fell.
Employee was walking toward the headgate when a rock fell out between the shields and hit employee on the right forearm. Laceration to right forearm that required sutures.
miner was hitting a chisel with a hammer and the chisel slipped pinching his finger. this miner required sutures.
Miner noticed he was breaking out on his arms.