ICG Beckley LLCMining Incidents in 2016

An unplanned roof fall was found and called out by the weekly examiner while traveling an airway with an MSHA inspector. This fall was found to be 80' long, 8' high, and 20' wide. This was in the examiner's normal route of travel.

An unplanned roof fall occurred on the number 3 section. It began 20 foot outby SS# 17795, and continued approximately 35 foot. It was roughly 18 foot wide, and 0"" to 3 foot thick. All appropriate agencies were notified, and employees withdrew from affected area.

The brakes of the Braking Car were stuck in the closed position. Employee initially tried to repair by replacing a solenoid which did not correct the condition. After trouble shooting, the cause of the problem was a loose wire on the terminal strip. After tightening the wire the condition was corrected.

The cable rope on the slope hoist drum became tangled. This prevented the brake car to be used.

While the employee was traveling back toward the elevator employee encountered an unintentional roof fall at or near survey station 14234. The fall extended away from the travel area, and toward survey station 14232 approximately 20 foot. The fall measured 20' long, 0 to 10' thick, and approximately 18' wide. An MSHA inspector was present after the fall and went and looked at it.

Employee had gathered tools & belongings onto ride. As employee backed up the tire rode onto a cinder block & caused the tire to lock up. Consequently, this action caused employee to hit shoulder on the steering wheel. Update: The employee did not seek medical advisory until 12/16/2016. The doctor determined during examination that employee needed time off of work.

Note: The original date of injury was 11/29/2016, employee continued to work under normal duties. Consequently, EE followed up with EE's physician on 12/27/2016 and was referred to be taken off of work. Description: The employee was dragging a water line from the continuous miner to help assist in watering the roadways. EE states EE felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back.

The employee states that after swinging in from installing outside bolt, ee set stab jack to begin drilling the inside bolt. A piece of rock measuring; 54"" long, by 24"" wide, and 1 1/2"", to 4 1/2"" thick fell and struck leg while on knees drilling.

Employee was carrying a timber to be set on the belt line due to wide bolts. As employee lifted and began to drag the timber employee felt a pain in lower stomach/groin area. The employee did not receive medical treatment until 12/2/2016, in which employee was diagnosed with an Inguinal Hernia.

Injured was carrying top structure to place in scoop bucket. While walking EE fell into the bucket, catching finger between two pieces of structure.

The employee was attempting to pick up roof mats to put onto the scoop. Employee bent over to pull, and lift mats. The employee states they then felt a pop in back.

The employee was taking a motor down to unload into the core bin with the maintenance scoop. When employee rolled the motor off into the bin it bounced, and pushed ankle into the side wall of the bin.

The employee was walking up the entry as a SC made a turn, the cable took up, undercut EE's feet, which caused the employee to fall to the ground.

After the employee drilled part of the hole, EE put the two pieces of steel together to insert back in the hole to complete the hole depth. When EE reached out to push the steel into the hole a piece of rock measuring 23"" long, 10"" to 1"" in wide, and 1 1/2"" thick fell and hit ankle.

Employee injured EE's right thumb on Sep 29 while replacing a ripper-head jack on a continuous miner. The jack slipped pinching EE's thumb between the frame of the CM & the jack. The employee did not report this injury until 10/11 at which point it was investigated and later determined it meet reportable criteria.

The employee had drilled through one end of a roof strap while against the mine roof. As EE backed the steel out of the hole, it caused the strap to fall, swing around, and hit EE in the side of the face.