Drummond Company, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2012

The oil pressure gauge for the hyd unit on the hoist brake system blew out.

A roof fall occurred in the #3 entry at crosscut 30 on J-0 section. The fall measured approximately 30 feet long by 30 feet wide and approximately 5 to 7 feet in height.

The service hoist cage was located on the surface landing.The cage was sent down in freight mode empty and the counter weight struck the wood in the bottom of the shaft.

The service hoist went down due to the south gate switch. The south gate switch was replaced and the service hoist was put back in service at approximately 5:45pm.

A roof fall was reported outby the approved seal area at the old G-4 section in the number 3 entry at the approved #3 seal site area. The roof fall was approximately 90 feet long by 20 feet wide and fell above roof bolt support.

A roof fall occurred in the bleeder entry of the I-O longwall panel. The fall occurred in a 3 way intersection that is located in the #1 entry at crosscut 35 and the fall measured approximately 20' long by 30' wide by 4' in height.

A lightning strike knocked out the power on the Camp Creek portal side. The service hoist would operate and the #7 and #8 fans went to diesel backup. Power was restored at 6:40am with no damage to equipment.

During the daily examination of the hoist at Camp Creek a bolt was found broke off on the brake caliper on the drum. A new bolt was installed and the hoist was put back in service at 1:09pm.

At approximately 9:50pm the service hoist went down because of drum break fault. The break caliper was adjusted and the hoist was put back in service at 11:22pm.

At 11:00 pm on January 05, 2012 the service hoist was removed from service on a planed maintenance repair work. At 11:00 pm work started on the replacement of the service hoist motor.

Employee was walking on the slope belt when he slipped and fell landing on his tool bag.

Employee was walking beside a parked ram car when he trip and fell hurting his left thumb.

Employee was cleaning trash out of a grease gun on the headgate of the longwall when a piece of drawrock fell from the roof hitting employee on the left arm and hand.

Employee was removing a turn buckle from the belt line when he felt a pain in left shoulder. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 12/14/2012.

Employee was walking across a cross cut when he slipped and twisted left ankle.

Employee feet got stuck in mud and while trying to free himself he strained his lower back.

Employee was sitting on a tool box in the dinner hole when a piece of coal rolled out from the rib. As the employee ran from the area he stepped in a hole and twisted his left knee.

Employee was helping lower a box to the mine floor when the loader bucket hit a crib that was laying on the mine floor and the crib flipped up hitting the employee in the right knee.

Employee was picking up a brattice block and felt pain in lower back.

Employee was cribbing under a 3.5 loader boom and strained lower back.

Employee was loading material in a bucket of a 3.5 loader when the bucket got on the employee left foot.

Employee strained his right shoulder area when he caught himself after he slipped getting on a ladder.

Employee was removing a fuel tank cover from a SR-1 man trip when the cover fell hitting his right middle finger.

Employee was struck in the right leg by a de-watering (drisco) pipe as it was being removed out of a brattice door.

Employee pinched his left index finger between the end of the bolt wrench and the frame of the drill head while he was roof bolting.

Employee was working on the longwall when his foot got tangled in some ventilation curtain causing him to twist right knee.

Employee struck the back of head on the housing of the ventilation fan as he was helping put back together ventilation tubing that had came loose at the ventilation fan.

Employee was getting a grease gun off the tool car when a conveyor flight fell hitting employee on the right knee and ankle.

Employee was standing next to the miner behind the steel grating at the west main raise bore project when a rock measuring 15"" by 22"" and 2"" thick hit the top of the miner an struck the employee in the left knee and ankle.

Employee was struck by a 1"" water hose across lower legs.

Employee was getting ready to move a relay bar when a timber fell hitting him in the lower back.

Employee was stepping off a tractor when he felt his left knee pop. Employee did not start missing time from the injury until 08/20/2012.

Employee stated as he was unplugging a pump cable from a Utah box he received a electrical shock and it caused him to fall back on the floor and hit the back of his head.

Employee was helping move the miner out of the face area and as the miner was backing out of the entry it hit a slider tubing. The slider tubing fell hitting the employee on the top of the head.

Employee twisted his left knee as he was going into the MCC room located at the end of the #10 belt. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until 04/09/2012.

Employee was stepping down out of a loader bucket and twisted left ankle. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until April 13, 2012.

Employee was walking in the return and pulled his left calf muscle as he was stepping off a step.

Employee stepped in a hole as he was walking and twisted his left knee.

Employee was standing on the ground checking the oil in a SR-1 man trip when his left knee gave away.

Employee was standing at long wall shield 140 when the longwall had it first fall behind the shields of the new longwall. The air pressure pushed the employee into the side of the pan line on his left side. Employee did not start missing time until 03/20/2012.

Employee was pulling drill steel out of hole. When the drill steel came out of the hole it hit the employee in the left ring finger.

Employee was working at the barge load out when he slipped on a 3/8 chain and fell on his back side.

Employee was getting into his equipment and as he went to shut the door he shut his right thumb between the door and frame.

Reportable due to sutures. Employee was setting a timber on G-10 section when a small piece of rock fell striking his right index finger.

Employee was operating a 25-X on the main roadway and as he went to get off the equipment he felt a pain in his lower back.

Injured hooked a lever hoist into an 'S' hook and tensioned hoist. 'S' hook straightened out and hoist fell. Injured lost balance and fell on his left elbow. Elbow was dislocated.

Employee was walking up a hill to the miner when he felt something pull in his right calf. Employee did not start missing time from this injury until January 9, 2012.

Employee was pushing up a roof bolt with the roof bolter when the tip of his right index finger got caught between the end of the roof bolt and the top.

Employee was hanging high voltage cable when his thumb got caught between a cable hanger and the high voltage cable.

Employee was helping move an injured employee when he strained left wrist.

Employee attempted to trim plastic from drill cap and cut finger on a non locking utility knife.

Employee was loading bottom belt rollers when the load shifted and he mashed his left middle finger. Employee did not go to the doctor for this injury until 10/18/2012.

Employee was taking down rock dust pipe when the fitting struck him in the mouth. Employee did not go to the doctor for this injury until 10/16/2012.

Reportable due to sutures. Employee was cutting belt when his knife slipped cutting his right leg above the knee.

Reportable due to sutures. Employee was removing a bent roof bolt and as he went to drop the drill head the bolt hit him in the left forearm.

Reportable due to sutures. Employee cut the top of his index finger as he making slice on a shuttle car cable.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was installing a bottom belt roller in the belt frame when the roller slipped pinching his right index finger.

Reportable due to sutures. Employee was using a ratchet to remove a planetary bolt and the ratchet slipped causing the employee to hit his left little finger.

Employee was drilling a hole for a rib bolt and as he was removing the drill steel a rock fell hitting the drill steel and causing the drill steel to hit employee in the left side. Reportable due to hair line fracture to 8th rib.

Reportable due to sutures. Employee cut the palm of his right hand on a metal burr on a water duke (jack) as he was moving it out of the way.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was cutting strings off of belt frames and cut his palm on his left hand.

Employee was drilling a belt tail piece down to the floor the drill steel got hung and as the employee hit the steel with his hammer a piece of the hammer struck his arm.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was installing exhaust tubing on a SR-1 man trip when the wrench he was using slipped causing him to cut his little right finger.

Reportable due to physical therapy. Employee was picking up a rock dust bag and turned an felt pain in lower left back.

Reportable due to sutures. Employee was recovering belt structure when the tip of his right middle finger was caught between the roller frame and the belt rail causing laceration.

Reportable due to sutures. Employee was recovering belt structure when the tip of his left index finger was caught between the roller frame and the top frame causing laceration.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was cutting on a Shearer cable when the knife slipped cutting his right thigh.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was tightening a jam nut when the wrench slipped causing laceration to middle right finger.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was working on the long wall face when a rock came off the shear drum hitting employee in the chin.

Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was attempting to repair a splice in a shuttle car cable when the knife slipped cutting his left hand.

Employee was helping move a power center when he pasted out and had a reported episode of convulsive syncope activity.