All MSHA-reportable accidents at FMC Corp operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
Approximately 12:30 pm a fire was reported in a trash trailer. The trash trailer was in a secluded area of the mine. A mine rescue team cleared the smoke and extinguished the fire which had almost completely burned out. The cause is not known at this time, the investigation is coninuing. No one was injured or trapped by the fire.
At approximately 12:45 pm a large quantity of CH4 gas began blowing from the gob area near the head gate (unknown if it was the roof or floor) and quickly exceeded 1.5% CH4 on the face and soon over 2% CH4 in the bleeders. The panel was evacuated, return air monitored and the CH4 returned to legal levels after about 36 hours. CH4 levels have remained at legal levels since then.
A 13.8KVA breaker failed cutting power to the 8 Shaft hoist which was in the process of hoisting 4 miners out of the mine. The men were stuck in the shaft for 2 hours and 40 minutes, alternate power was used to run the hoist. No one was hurt and other than the breaker no equipment was damaged.
Tripped while descending stairs to concrete floor. Rolled ankle resulting in an ankle sprain. Company was not notified of lost time until 12/3.
Employee was assisting in moving a piece of equipment, through a door. equipment was being moved with a cherry picker, equipment hung up on a door jam, employee tried to free it and his hand got pinched between the equipment and the door jam.
Struck ribs against the operators compartment of the shuttle car, when shuttle car lost power, broke 2 ribs, and bruised spleen.
While installing an oil header the employee was holding the header in place while another employee was threading the union, header slipped and employee caught the header and felt a pop in his right elbow. Currently the employee is on restricted duty.
Employee was moving an Acetylene bottle with a crane with the chocker slipped, EE was guiding the bottle and it jerked injuring his back. Patient was treated and released from the hospital. The company was not notified until 11/4/14 that the injury was an MSHA recordable injury.
Employee was carrying water hose, while crossing a roof bolter cable it took up slack causing the cable to whip, catching the EE causing him to trip and roll his ankle. Injury was not determined to be recordable until the employee returned to his regular scheduled duty, and was put on restricted duty because of his injury.
employee that was fixing a fence that had been blown over behind our building on the FMC property. As the employees were lifting the top horizontal bar and repositioning this bar into a fence post coupling, the top horizontal bar pinched his left hand at the thumb between the post and the fence post coupling resulting in a laceration on his left hand thumb.
EE bent down felt a slight pain in lower back, while moving valve. EE reported to the onsite medical facility the next day. Treated and released without restriction. EE was later treated by Specialist, prescribed medication for pain relief which made this recordable on 7/24/14. Company was not informed that it had become reportable until a later. (Date Unknown)
EE had been using a die grinder throughout the day, later in the day noticed an irritation in his left eye. Metal shaving was found in his eye the next day after reporting to the onsite medical facility to have it examined. Employee received antibiotic drops for treatment after the metal shaving was removed.
Employee was cleaning in a dissolver and suffered heat exhaustion. Was given IV fluids at the local ER.
Employee was found with bad cuts on his arms. He was given first aid and transported out of the mine.