Mining Incidents

Enterprise Mining Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2011

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Enterprise Mining Company, LLC operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2011
0
Total incidents
19
Year
2011

Top incident classifications

  1. 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK7 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON5 incidents
  3. 03MACHINERY2 incidents
  4. 04DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS2 incidents
  5. 05HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident

All incidents in 2011

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was observed in the #4 entry of the 2A Bleeder Panel. The roof fall is located in the intersection at survey station #999. The roof fall is approx. 20' Long X 30' Wide X 8' High.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered on the MMU. No. 002-0 section at approximately 7:25pm. The roof fall was reported to MSHA. The roof fall is located in the #4 entry at survey station #3231. The roof fall is approximately 20'feet wide X 20' feet long X 10' feet high. There were no injuries associated with this roof fall.

Accident type, without injuries

A Roof Fall was discovered on the MMU. No. 002-0 Section. The roof fall is located in the # 2 entry at survey station # 3256. The roof fall extends outby approximately 130' feet. The roof fall is approximately 20' wide X 130' long x 8' feet high.

Accident type, without injuries

A Roof Fall was discovered at approximately 4:00am on the # 5 belt conveyor. The roof fall is located 1 crosscut inby survey station 3781. The roof fall is approximately 60' feet long x 20' feet wide x 6'-7' feet high. The roof fall was reported to the MSHA Hot-line at 4:10am.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof Fall was discovered on 4 North Mains at 3:45 A.M. by Dwayne Maggard Size of fall 30'L X 30'W X 8'H. Fall does not effect ventilation or impede travel, roof fall will not be cleaned up

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The EE had completed trimming excess skirt rubber from the #6 tailpiece located at survey station #10483. When the EE stepped down off the belt conveyor his right knee twisted and possibly came out of joint. The EE seen a phys. on 12-2-2011 and again on 12-05-2011. At this time the EE was taken off work for P.T.

Fall from machine

The driver was attempting to straighten a bent hand rail to dismount truck, when the hand rail broke, causing him to fall head first to the pit floor. The driver sustained simple, compound, and hairline fractures, and cuts and abrasions.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was roof bolting in the #3 entry on the MMU. 002 section. The employee was down on his knees and started to stand up when something popped in his right knee.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a 6"" hollow core concrete block, constructing a ventilation brattice, when he felt pain in his back and grion area.

Fall from machine

Employee was exiting a 993K loader, when he reached the bottom step he slipped jumping to the ground, resulting in strain to the neck and lower back. (Employee continued to work until 1-14-2011).

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was helping move continuous miner cable out of the roadway and stepped in a dip and sprained his left ankle. The ee continued to work, but his foot continued to hurt. On 11/7/11 additional x-rays of the ee foot were taken. At this time is was determined that the ee has a hairline fracture to bone in his left foot. The ee has not missed any work due to this injury.

Struck by falling object

The employee was running a centerline in the # 1 heading when a small piece of draw rock fell from the roof hitting the employee on the left wrist. This resulted in a cut to the left wrist requiring (4) stitches.

Struck by falling object

The contract employee was drilling a hole in the #1 entry when the drill steel fell out of the hole and mashed the end of the contract employees little finger on the right hand. The injury resulted in 8 stitches in the employee's finger.

Struck by falling object

While removing a pogo stick to pull down curtain a rock approx. 14 inches long and 5 inches wide was dislodged cutting the left hand below the thumb. Resulted in three (3) stitches.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was removing drill bit when he lost his balance and his left cheek hit the sharp edge of the drill steel in use leaving a small cut on his left cheek. Required three (3) stitches.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Note: On October 4, 2011, employee filed a notice with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Enterprise Mining Company LLC was notified on 4/1/2011 that EE, was awarded a hearing loss. Employee continues to work in his present job classification , at this time

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Coal dust / Black lung.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

repetitive work - cumulative trauma

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Enterprise Mining Company, LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.