Gibson County Coal, LLCMining Incidents in 2010

An unplanned roof fall occurred on the 2nd S. W. Sub-Main at cross cut #96, entry #5 on the conveyor belt. The area was bolted with 8' & 10' point anchor bolts. The roof fall will be cleaned up.

On or about 09/30/2010 an unplanned roof fall occured on the 3rd S.W. at cross cut #100 in #2 entry. The fall was approximately 18' Wide X 18' Long X 10' high. The area was bolted with 8' & 10' roof bolts. The fall restricted ventilation, and was cleaned up.

An unplanned roof fall occured at cross cut #7, entry #5 of the 2nd Northwest Sub Main, off the 1st Southwest Sub Main. The fall was approximately 35' long X 17"" X 10' thick. The area was roof bolted with 8' and 10' roof bolts.

On or about 8/16/2010 an unplanned roof fall occurred on the Southwest Sub Mains, cross cut # 89, entries 3 & 4. The area was bolted with 8', 10' point anchor roof bolts with additional prop setter props. The fall was approximately 30' long x 110' wide x 15' thick. The fall in #3 will be cleaned.

At an unknown date an unplanned roof fall occured at cross cut 181, #2 entry, in the 4th Main West. The fall was approximately 18' wide x 20' long x 18' high. The area was bolted with 6' point anchor roof bolts. The fall has been cleaned.

On 7/17/2010 an unplanned roof fall occurred on MMU 002 in #6 entry, cross cut #4 in the 1B Submain off the 4th S.E. Sub-Main. The fall was approximately 25' long X 17' wide X 8' thick. It was a non injury accident, and the fall will not be cleaned up. The area was bolted with 8' and 10' roof bolts.

An unplanned roof fall has occured from cross cut #26 to #27 in the # 7 entry, in the 3rd Southeast Submain off the 1st Southwest Submain. The area was fractured stack rock, bolted with 8' & 10' point anchor roof bolts. The fall will not be cleaned up, and MMU 002-0 has been moved from the area.

On 3/5/2010, an unplanned roof fall occured at cross cut #24 in #5 entry of the 3rd S.E. Sub Main, off the 1st S.W. Sub main. The fall measured 17'Wide X 18' Long, X 11' high. The area was bolted with 8' & 10' point anchor roof bolts. The fall area was fractured stack rock.

EE was lifting a coupling on a rock dust push out car to hook it up to a Getman Tractor. His right ring finger got mashed between the two couplers, mashing the end of his finger off.

EE was walking to the continuous mining machine to help clean the scrubber screen when the corner of a pillar block rolled off and struck him on the right leg. The rib roll caused a fracture to his right foot.

EE instructed the scoop operator to pull back the stinger on the scoop. They were pulling a roll of belt into the bucket, as the stinger retracted, EE's hand was caught between the frame and stinger causing a fracture and soft tissue injury to his left hand.

EE had moved the continuous miner to the #5 entry on #2 unit. As he was setting up the machine and dropping off the trailing cable, it appears that he came in contact with the miner tail. It is unclear to him how the accident happened and there were no witnesses.

EE was roof bolting in #8 entry, when a rock fell from the roof, striking the canopy. It slide off the canopy, striking him on the left leg, straining his left knee.

EE was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when the suction on the bolter became restricted. He put his hand over the drill pot to check suction. As he did this, the drill steel still in the roof fell and struck his left hand, causing a fracture to his index finger.

EE picked up the trailer hitch for a Getman tractor and felt a sharp pain in his back. EE continued to work until 10/27/2010, at which time he started missing work.

Employee was removing a drive shaft from the rotary breaker. As he cut the last bolt holding the shaft, the shaft shifted and mashed his left hand causing crushing injuries and fractures to his left hand.

EE was working on the suction on the operator side of the bolter. Another EE came around from the other side to help. Other EE regained suction behind the boom. EE put his hand up inside of the pre-dump box to clean it out. As he did this, the other EE started the bolter and put down the stab jack which closed the pre-dump door, mashing EE's hand.

EE was roof bolting in #8 entry on #3 Unit when a small piece of rock fell from between bolts. The rock landed on his left hand that was laying on the bolter and caused a fracture to his thumb.

EE was performing a permissibility on a continuous miner. As he was inspecting the master control panel, he caught his finger in the outer lid, causing a laceration to his left ring finger that had to be closed with sutures.

EE was walking to his shuttle car, as he was doing so he struck his right ear on a roof bolt plate causing a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

EE was installing a roof bolt, when a piece of rock fell and struck him on the right forearm, causing a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

Employee was pulling a rock off the continuous miner with a scoop and nylon strap. The strap failed, or slipped and recoiled back striking him under the right eye, causing a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

EE had placed a 3' drill steel in the tool tray, but left it sticking out of the tray too far. When he lowered the boom, it caught the drill steel making it spring up and hit him in the forehead causing a laceration. The laceration had to be closed with sutures.

EE was loading monster roof plates onto a roof bolter and cut the base of his left thumb. The laceration had to be closed with sutures.

EE was helping move the unit power cables. As he was walking down the belt entry his right ear came in contact with a belt hanger key hole plate causing a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

The injured was operating a double boom roof bolter. When he placed a 3' wrench into the drill pot, the drill steel ( which was still in the roof) fell out of the hole mashing his right thumb between the drill steel and wench. This caused a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

Employee was removing lug nuts from a tire on a roof bolter. He was pulling a ratchet toward himself when the socket slipped on the lug. This caused the ratchet handle to strike him in the upper lip causing a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

Employee had cut a hole in top of a Hyd. oil can so he could pour additional oil in the can as it fills machines without stopping. The can started to fall over, he tried to catch the can and cut his index and middle finger. The lacerations had to be closed with sutures.

While attempting to remove a bearing race with a hammer and pry bar, EE hit the bar with a hammer, causing a piece of the bar to brake off and strike him in the left forearm. The metal had to be removed from his arm by a Doctor.

EE was using a slinger type rock duster to dust the section. A paint can became stuck in the auger. As ee was trying to remove the can, a piece of metal became inbedded in his left index finger. It had to be removed by a Doctor and closed with sutures.

Employee had completed drilling an 8' hole, and had made up a roof bolt. When feeding drill boom, it came in contact with the bolt causing the bolt to travel in the operators direction, striking him on the arm causing a laceration.

EE was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conveyor belt when the knife slipped and cut his right leg. The laceration required sutures to close.

EE laid his right arm on the discharge boom on the continuous miner, as he did so his right forearm was cut by a steel burr on the machine. The laceration had to be closed with sutures.

Injured was reaching for a pinner drill steel, and cut his left forearm on a monster roof plate. The laceration was closed with sutures.

EE was removing a bolt and nut from an overcast with a socket and ratchet. The ratchet came off the nut, causing the ratchet to hit EE on the nose and right cheek. After further investigation, it was discovered he had a fractured nose.

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