All MSHA-reportable accidents at ICG Beckley LLC operations in 2021. Fatalities appear first.
Note: The employee did not begin missing work until 11/2/2021. Description: After drilling the inside bolt hole the employee inserted the glue and as EE was inserting the bolt into the hole EE felt a pop in EE's left shoulder.
While adjusting the forks on the # 21 Forklift the fork came off and struck EE's lower right leg.
The employee had just completed pre-op and was handing it to foreman when a piece of rock measuring 3'x4' and from 10' to 2 ½"" thick fell from in-between a row of roof bolts. This rock struck the EE on the head pushing EE downward into the walkway of the roof bolt machine. EE's right hand was caught between the rock and the frame of the machine.
Employee was in the process of moving the continuous miner from #9 entry to #6 right face and in between the #8 and #9 crosscut employee was pinned between the conveyor boom of the continuous miner and the coal rib.
While the employee was tightening up a ratchet strap the hook slipped off on the lip of the flat-car. EE's end recoiled up and caused EE to fall backward and jar their shoulder. EE continued to work until 3/31 at which time was placed off from work by the doctor. The incident was under investigation and determined to be reportable on 4/12.
EE had removed a knot out of the miner cable and waterline. Afterwards, when EE reached down to pick up the slack rope to hook it to the CM EE felt a sharp pain in their back. EE continued to work until the date of August 9th when EE was put off of work from a doctor.
While roof bolting, the employee placed the roof bolt on the push plate of the drill pot in order to push the bolt up far enough to place the bolt head in the drill chuck. The up pressure and the fast feed feature before the bolt was in the hole. This caused the bolt to bend and pinch right middle finger between the bolt and the drill mast.
The washdown hose on the miner was coiled up on the rear of the machine with the valve end drooping over from the top of the machine to the floor. The employee was in the process of cutting coal when the frame of the machine caught the ball valve and broke it in two. The sudden release of water pressure caused the broken shut-off valve to strike the employee in chin.
While the employee was drilling to install a roof bolt, approximately 3' into the hole rock broke out around hole and fell hitting the drill pot and reflected into EE's right leg. The rock was approximately 30"" x 12"" and 3"" - 1"" thick.
Employee had removed the bottom plug from drill pot to work on suction. Employee placed right index finger inside the pot to check for debris and while doing so they inadvertently contacted the joy stick causing the drill pot to rotate catching the finger between the cleaner pins at the bottom of the drill pot.
Employee was installing the bottom rib bolt when a piece of rock fell from the roof striking EE on the left leg right above the knee causing a laceration.
While the employee went to add their second piece of steel together to finish drilling the hole, a piece of loose roof fell and hit EE on the arm.
Employee had bent over to pick up gloves and when they stood up they hit left ear on a piece of damaged roof mesh resulting in a laceration.