All MSHA-reportable accidents at Gibson County Coal, LLC operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
A roof fall was discovered on #2 Unit (entry #7) cross cut #22, in the 2nd S.E. Panel. The fall was approximately 90' long x 18' wide x 15' thick. The area was bolted with 8', 10', and 15' roof bolts. The fall will not be cleaned-up.
An unplanned roof fall occured on the 1st Southwest sub main off the 2nd Southeast sub main in entry #6 at cross cut #8. The fall was on the supply road and will not be cleaned up. The area was roof bolted with 6' and 10' roof bolts. The fall appeared to be fractured stack rock. The fall was approximately 17' W x 17' L x 15' H.
On 09/14/2009 an unplanned roof fall occurred at cross cut # 23, in #4 entry on the 3rd S. W. Panel off the 1st N. W. Submain. The area was roof bolted with 6' and 10' point anchor roof bolts. The fall appeared to be fractured stack rock. The fall will not be cleaned up.
A roof fall occurred in an area that had been cribbed and dangered off in #7 entry, cross cut #25 on #2 unit (MMU 006-0). The area was roof bolted with 6' and 10' bolts. The fall appeared to be fractured stack rock. The fall will not be cleaned up.
An unplanned roof fall occurred on 1st South East submain at cross cut # 31 in # 4 entry. The area was roof bolted with 6' and 10' bolts. The fall appeared to be fractured stack rock. The fall will not be cleaned up.
EE was flagging off a damaged roof bolt West of a block curtain on the blind side of an oncoming shuttle car that was traveling to #8 entry. The car driver rang his bell before traveling through the curtain. EE tried to get to a slider in #6 entry, but the car knocked him to the ground. EE tried to roll out of the way but both legs were run over below the knee by the car.
Employee was standing at the side control station of the #6009 Roof Bolter when he was struck on the top of the head by a piece of falling roof rock. The rock knocked him to the ground and part of it fell on his midsection. The rock measured 4' long x 2' wide x 1"" thick.
EE was drilling a roof bolt hole. As he was putting the two drill steels together, his right hand got caught in between the two drill steels, causing a fracture to his right hand.
EE was looking for bad belt splices with the belt on slow inspection mode. A loose strip of belt caught the glove on his left hand and pulled his hand and arm between the bottom belt and roller. This resulted in a fracture to his left arm and lost work days.
Injury was hanging a miner trailing cable. As he was doing this, the miner pulled the cable tight, pulling the cable down striking him on the neck and back driving him to the ground.
Injury was placing resin in a hole drilled for a roof bolt when a rock fell from the roof. This caused a fracture to his right arm. The rock slide down toward the operator. Our assumption is the rock hit his right arm and drove it into the drill boom resulting in the injury.
The miner was turning up #6 entry, he smashed a ladder, he stopped, moved the miner off the ladder, hit the e-stop on the machine. He traveled between the tail of the miner and the rib when the machine relaxed, shifted, striking him on the hip/pelvis. Witnesses agree he was not in the red zone when he deenergized the machine before he moved toward the front of the machine.
EE had loaded some monster roof plates on the deck of a Mini-Trac to transport them to a roof bolter. As he was traveling down an incline, the monster plates slid into the deck, causing injury to his right leg and ankle.
EE stated that he stepped in a rut and twisted his right knee. EE did not report this accident to his Foreman or anyone else on this Friday. On Monday he called in and said he had car trouble, then later, when questioned, he said he hurt his knee. We feel this was a home accident and not work related.
EE was trying to pull down a piece of ventilation curtain. When he jumped up in a pull down motion. When he landed on his feet, his left ankle twisted and popped. He was transported to the hospital where an x-ray showed a fracture.
Employee was cleaning off his shuttle car when a piece of rock fell from between roof bolts and struck him on his left hand causing a contusion.
EE was helping build an overcast at cross cut #99 on the 3rd North. As he was filling in between the rails with rock dust, the rail spread, causing him to fall through the overcast. Several concrete blocks struck him, causing a laceration to his left ear, which had to be closed with sutures.
EE was helping move equipment doors when another EE dropped a solid concrete block. The block fell on EE's right hand causing a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.
EE was walking a conveyor belt checking the remote line. As he was walking, he stepped on a piece of rock and lost his balance and fell onto his left hand, causing a fracture to his little finger.
EE was clearing loose coal off the rabbit box (gob switch) at the 2B header. A piece of rock 6"" x1' x 2""-3"" fell from the roof, hitting his right middle finger, causing a laceration and fracture.
EE was installing an 8 foot roof bolt. As he went to bump his chuck to get the bolt into the chuck, it slipped out causing the monster roof plate to slide down the bolt. The monster plate hit his left forearm, causing a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.
Injury was attaching a hitch to a getman tractor for a rock duster. He was holding the hitch up while putting the pin in the hole. He dropped the pin in and let go of the coupling mashing his finger under the pin when the coupling fell in place.
EE was using a pry bar to unhook a rock duster from a Getman tractor. The pry bar slipped and the pointed end of the bar struck and cut his right hand. The laceration had to be closed with sutures.
Employee was building a roof support crib. As he was putting up the last crib block, he dropped the crib block onto his left hand. This caused a laceration that had to be closed with sutures.
Employee was building a solid concrete block brattice when he mashed his left thumb between two concrete blocks causing lacerations that had to be closed with sutures.
Injury had bent a roof bolt to install the bolt, as he tried to straighten the bolt the roof plate spun around stricking him in the right forearm causing a laceration that had to be closed with sutures.
Employee was tightening a roof bolt with a wrench, the wrench stuck to the bolt. As he lowered the boom, the wrench came loose. The wrench hit the drill pot and bounced up striking him in the lip causing a laceration that had to be closed with sutures.
Employee was performing maintenance on a doubleboom Fletcher roof bolter, when he leaned against a monster roof plate causing a laceraton which had to be closed with sutures.