All MSHA-reportable accidents at Eighty Four Mining Company operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.
The Livingston Portal elevator stopped operating when the elevator car stopped below the mine level landing. The elevator repair service responded and placed the elevator back in service at 10:45 AM. There were no persons injured, or entrapped, as a result of this incident.
The Somerset Portal elevator stopped working while at the bottom landing. The doors would not close, and the elevator would not operate. The elevator repair service responded and had the elevator back in service at 8:25 AM. There were no persons injured, or entrapped, as a result of this incident.
A Fireboss found the elevator doors at the Somerset Portal elevator open on the Surface landing. When he tried closing them they would not completely close which kept the elevator from operating. There were no persons injured or equipment damaged as a result of this incident.
An employee was riding in the Somerset Portal elevator from the mine level to the surface. The elevator stopped approximately 100 ft. from the surface landing causing entrapment of the employee. There were no injuries or equipment damaged as a result of this occurrance.
While examining an aircourse, the employee discovered a roof fall in the intersection of #9 Cross-cut of 23 Mains Section. This is a continuation of a previous fall in the same location. There were no persons injured, or equipment damaged as a result of this event.
On 8/11/2010, an employee at the Somerset Portal of Mine 84 tried to use the elevator at this facility. He found that the elevator doors were stuck in the closed position. The elevator repair company was called and placed the elevator back in service at 6:00AM. There were no injuries, or equipment damage resulting from this event.
Employee stated that on 9/13/2010 he was stepping through a personnel door. As he stepped through with his right foot he stepped on a piece of coal twisting his right knee. He has continued to work until 11/15/2010 when he started missing work due to a right knee sprain.
On 3/17/2010 the employee was in the process of traveling through a personnel door in a stopping when he struck his right elbow against the door frame and felt pain in right shoulder. The employee has continued to work at his regular job at full capacity until 5/17/2010 when he started missing work due to his injury.
On 1/11/10, the employee was helping to lower a pump into a jeep using a come-a-long. The pump started to tip on the jeep floor and the employee grabbed hold of the top of the pump to keep it from falling over,and felt pain in right shoulder. The employee has continued to work at his regular job until 8/2/10, when he started missing to have surgery on his right shoulder.
The employee started missing work on 11/24/2010, due to surgery for carpel tunnel. The employee alleges this condition exists from years of repetitive motion from working at the mine.