Drummond Company, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2011

At approximately 2:50 pm the service elevator was removed from service due to arcing in one of the motor brushes. All motor brushes was replaced and the elevator was put back in service.

At approximately 1:00am the service hoist went down on fault because of the drum breaks. The drum breaks were adjusted and the service hoist was put back in service at approximately 6:00am on 12/21/2011.

While testing the escape hoist at crosscut 66 the hoist would go to the bottom landing but when trying to bring hoist back to the top landing the control fuses would blow. After investigating the problem it was found that the mini processor was bad.

At approximately 11:15pm the elevator stopped at mid shaft. After checking the control room of the elevator the elevator showed fault. The fault was due to the magnet on the north gate of the elevator. The elevator was put back in service at approximately 1:40am.

When testing the over travel switches above the surface landing of the Camp Creek portal elevator/hoist. The elevator/hoist would not re-set to allow the elevator/hoist to travel back to the surface landing.

At approximately 7:30am the hoist elevator malfunctioned that caused the elevator to travel approximately 12 to 15 feet above the surface landing with 6 miners on the elevator.

On the evening of August 10th the Tracking system stopped communicating to the surface from underground. At Approximately the same time the mine had failure the #2 fan. The repair work to the tracking system started on the evening of August 11th after the #2 fan was restored.

At approximately 10:35pm the elevator/hoist malfunction with the DC drive fault causing the elevator to travel approximately 10 feet above the surface landing with 12 miners on the elevator.

The service hoist at Camp Creek Portal went down at approximately 10:55pm because the EC-126 DC circuit breaker open when the elevator was at the bottom of the shaft.

The service hoist at Camp Creek Portal went down because of the sequence switch on the gate at the bottom of the elevator shaft.

The service elevator went down because the relay contactor would not allow the breaks to release on the elevator. Changed out a input card and main contactor and the elevator was put back in service at 8:20 am.

At 10:07 am the service elevator went down due to the elevator door switch. The elevator was put back in service at approximately 11:00 am.

A roof fall occurred on I-0 Section at approximately 3:15 am in the return between cross cut 32 and 33. The roof fall measured approximately 50'Long by 20'Wide by 6 to 8 feet high.

A methane Ignition occured in the number 1 entry on the west main left section as the roof bolters was installating roof bolts. As the roof bolter went to tighten the roof bolt he saw a flame from around the roof bolt plate.

Heard a noise coming from the service elevator. After investigation it was found that a bearing to the governor rope was bad. Elevator was taken out of service at 12:55pm and put back in service at 3:27pm.

At 2:18pm the service elevator at the bottom landing went down as it was being attempted to be called to the top landing. The service elevator breaks would not release to allow the elevator to come to the top landing. Replaced two relays and the elevator was put back in service at 6:45pm.

Employee twisted his left ankle when he was unloading brattice blocks and his left foot got tangled up in a rope.

Employee was picking up a top belt frame when he felt a pop in right shoulder.

While employee was pulling on a water hose he slipped and strained his right shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 01/13/2012.

Employee was lifting a lighting transformer and felt a pain in left shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 12/13/2011.

Employee was putting a tool bag in a man trip when he felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee stepped in hole and twisted his left ankle as he was stepping off the back end of a roof bolter. Did not start missing time until 11/04/2011.

Employee was walking beside the rib line checking the miner cable and as he raised up he jammed his head into the ventilation tubing that was hanging above him. Did not start missing time from this injury until 01/25/2012.

Employee was helping turn a top belt roller when he felt a pop in his lower abdomen area. Employee did not start missing time until 11/07/2011.

Employee was lowering a re-lay bar with a pair of come-a-longs when the chain on the come-a-long broke and hit employee in the right hand.

Employee stepped off the back of a rock dust car and twisted his left foot.

Employee was riding in a man trip when it hit a rib causing him to hit his nose and fore head.

Employee felt pain in his left shoulder as he was loading 8"" pipe on a loader bucket. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until November 29, 2011.

Employee was operating a 3.5 loader when a small rock fell from the roof and hit his left hand.

Employee was picking up oil can and felt something in his shoulder move.

Employee was riding in back of a Ram car (fuel car) when the ram car bumped the rib causing a piece of middle man to fall striking employee on right foot.

Employee was working out of the bucket of a 3.5 loader when he slipped and hit his right knee on bucket. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 10/21/2011.

Employee was standing on the forks of a loader hanging belt chain in the mine roof for a up coming belt move when he fell to the mine floor.

Pouring concrete. Concrete burns to both legs.

The employee was traveling down a hill in a shuttle car on West Main Right section when he hit the rib with the shuttle. A rock measuring approximately 20"" by 16"" by 51"" long came in the cab and hit the employee.

Miner was disconnecting hosing from a transition shield when the hose valve struck him.

Employee was standing in the walkway along side of the belt line when a piece scale rock fell from the roof hitting employee on both legs.

Employee was operating a miner when a rib rolled out hitting employee on the right knee and shin.

Employee was cutting coal toward the longwall tailgate when a rock fell off the shear plow hitting employee on his right side and landing on his right ankle.

Employee bent over to pick up a block when he felt a pop in his lower back.

Employee was moving miner cable out of roadway when she twisted her lower back.

Employee was plugging up an air greaser when he felt a pain and pop in left elbow.

Employee was helping recover ventilation tubing in the return when a clevis to a chain that was holding water pipe in place broke hitting employee about left ankle.

Employee was climbing down a ladder when his right foot slipped causing him to twist his left knee. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until December 7, 2011.

Employee was getting anti-freeze for the loader when she tripped and twisted right foot.

Employee was recovering ventilation tubing and the chain that was used to hold the tubing up broke causing the tubing to fall hitting employee on the left shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 06/14/2011.

Employee was preparing to disconnect wiring in box, moved ground wire, arc flash burned hands and knocked backwards.

Employee was using a pry bar to line up a differential joint on a piece of equipment, when the pry bar slipped, causing the employee to fall to the ground landing on left wrist. Employee did not start missing time until 3/22/11.

Employee was exiting a dozer when his right foot slipped causing him to twist his right knee. Employee did not start missing time from work until 03/24/2011.

Employee was helping unload a monorail box and as the operator of the equipment went to back up the forks went over the top of the employee feet.

Employee was running a miner when a rock fell from the roof hitting the employee on the head, shoulder and arm areas. Employee did not start missing time from this accident until 03/23/2011.

Injured was taking down 1.25"" plastic line from mine roof when he cut the ties that held up the line it fell striking him in the top of the head.

Employee was roof bolting when a rock fell from the roof striking employee on his lower back.

Employee was standing behind the miner operator when a rock 8 inches by 8 inches rolled from the rib stricking employee on the right side.

EE was operating a spader (60 lb) when the bit became stuck. As he attempted to remove it, he felt pain in his lower back.

Employee was getting off of a tractor and hit his head on the top of the tractor.

Enployee was carrying two buckets of miner bits when he tripped over a pallet and strained his lower back. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 01/27/2011.

Employee was at shield #150 on the longwall when he stepped and twisted his right ankle.

While an employee was moving belt structure he slipped an twisted right knee.

Employee was cleaning up on a belt line and as he went to pick a rock he strained his lower back.

Reportable only due to stitches. Employee was taking down a ventilation tubing elbow when the elbow slipped out of his hand. As he tried to catch it his middle right finger was mashed between the elbow and bucket of loader.

Reportable only due to fracture to index finger. Employee was helping with a belt splice when his right index finger was hit with a 4 pound sledge hammer.

Employee picked up a tow bar for the longwall shear and mashed his little right finger between the bar and the a cover. Reportable only due to fracture to tip of little finger.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was helping guide a tank car in a cross cut when a rock from the rib fell causing him to hit his head on a 25-X loader.

Reportable only due to 3 sutures. Employee was cutting belt in preparation for belt splice when the knife he was using slipped causing him to cut his upper right leg.

Reportable only due to sutures. As the employee was using a grinder to cut a bolt out on the drive unit his hand slipped and the employee cut the back of his right hand on a sharp piece of metal.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was unloading a tire off of the forks of a Lo-Trac when his right hand slipped and went across a burr on the Lo-Trac cutting his right ring finger.

Was moving pipe, pipe broke at weld and struck driver in head

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was working around the sump area when a small rock fell hitting employee on top of hand of right hand.

Reportable only due to two sutures. Employee was removing a canopy post from a shuttle car when a piece of metal became embedded in left forearm.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was loading roof bolt plates on the roof bolter when he cut his forearm on a metal roof strap that was laying on the roof bolter..

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was scaling down some rib when some scale rock fell from the roof hitting him on the left forearm.

Employee was building a brattice wall when his little finger got caught between two brattice blocks.

EE was installing the balance ropes underground, there was a lot of airflow coming in which was blowing debris all around, EE received debris in eye.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was walking between the loader and the fuel tank when a jagged piece of metal on the loader cut his forearm.

Employee was changing out a front end on a ram car when he mashed his middle right finger. Reportable only due to fracture to middle fnger.

EE was walking by table in shop mconex caught right forearm against open can of welding rod. He received laceration size of 1 1/2 inches, EE received 8 staples.

Employee was roof bolting in the face area when a small piece of rock fell from the roof hitting employee in the left forearm. Reportable only due to stitches to left forearm.

Employee was chipping concrete off bolts with pick hammer, arm hit post, hammer glanced off toe plate and stuck employee's mouth, beaking front tooth.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was using a pry bar to work on the cat track on the roof bolter. The pry bar slipped, pinched his right hand between the bar and hose manifold.

EE was handling panning when he received a laceration on his left forearm that required stitches.