Greenbrier Minerals, LLCMining Incidents in 2021

A roof fall was found on 10/27/2021 during the weekly examination this fall is located in the Right Fork No.1 panel. This fall has been dangered off from all approaches.

SC Panel 3 - Fall in return located in No.5 and No.6 starting 1 break inby regulator line extending into Gob. Also located 1 break inby 1306 spad, extending through right hand break to intersection of number 8 entry.

SC Panel 2 - Fall in return located 1 break outby spad number 1382 to outby spad number 1401. The area of where this fall is located has been sealed.

An unplanned roof fall was found in the left return on SC panel No.2 in the intersection outby Survey Station No. 1251. Area was dangered and cribbed off.

An unplanned roof fall was found while traveling the right return to check EP and MP points. Fall was located between survey stations 1351 and 1352 at mouth of SC panel 4. Area was dangered and cribbed off.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the No. 2 bleeder entry of the Coal Branch No. 5 panel just in-by survey station No. 17961 near brake No. 36. The fall measured approximately 40' Long X 5' Thick.

EE was trying to pull tarp out and it was hanging up. EE got out of truck, pushed in tarp bar. The bar came back but the tarp itself was wound up in a tarp box. EE proceeded to come up and push tarp when it finally broke loose, EE lost footing and fell to the ground.

EE stated was driving inserts into the head of a miner with a sledge hammer. EE stated EE felt a pull in the right bicep. EE continued to work through April 17, 2021 and started missing work on April 18, 2021.

EE was in the NO.8 entry operating the C/M. A piece of coal rib rolled out striking EE in the lower left leg.

EE was moving crib blocks in place to build a crib under the feeder. EE caught left pinky between a crib block and the feeder. EE received a fracture to the tip part of the left pinky. EE also received sutures to close the wound. EE was placed on restricted duty.

The number 1 section move crew was attempting to clean up a rib roll. During this process an additional piece of coal/rib fell out striking the EE on the left leg.

EE was bolting top and was on EE's second row of bolts, The EE was in the process of spot bolting the corner, when the corner broke out striking EE on EE's left side.

EE was loading belt structure when EE's foot slid under the bucket of a scoop, the bucket was being lowered at the time of the incident.

EE stepped off of a forklift and felt sharp pain in right knee. EE continued to work in regular job position with no restriction. On July 27, 2021 EE was placed on restricted duty.

EE was operating a personnel man bus when the man bus wrecked. EE was attempting to put the wrecked man bus back on the rail. The EE fell striking a leg to the ground in the process. The EE is currently working with restrictions.

EE was exiting a scoop and slipped causing EE to strike knee on the mine floor. This incident was not reportable until 03/17/2021 when the EE was placed on restricted duty.

EE was placing rock on curtain and caught a finger between rock and rib causing a laceration that required seven sutures.

EE bent down to skive belt and lost EE's footing. EE slipped while EE had EE's knife in hand. The knife cut EE's inner thigh as EE was trying to catch self from falling.

Excavator operator was sitting on a loading pad. EE had trammed off the pad to rework the dirt in the area. EE was in the process of tramming the excavator back to the loading zone. During this process the excavator tipped forward and jarred EE into the cab. EE hit EE's head against a pull handle. Two staples were needed to close the laceration.

EE was cutting brush outside around the dispatch office. EE was cutting a small tree with a bow saw when the bow saw slipped and cut the left index finger that required sutures.

EE was making the end on a piece of move belt. EE was using utility knife when the knife slipped cutting the EE on the left knee. The EE received sutures to close the laceration. EE is back to work in normal job position.

EE was scaling a piece of draw rock with a slate bar in the No.5 entry on 1 section. A piece of the draw rock struck the EE on back of the right forearm causing a laceration that required 8 sutures to close wound.