All MSHA-reportable accidents at ICG Beckley LLC operations in 2022. Fatalities appear first.
While traveling up 3A belt conducting an on-shift the EE's ride broke down. When EE stepped off and began to stand up EE lost balance and fell back into the ride. EE's left foot was caught between the frame of the ride and the belt frame causing a fracture to the ankle and fibula.
The employees were pulling in/out 1000' of belt. While the injured employee was pulling the redwing (AKA Duck-Bill) over by hand to keep the belt straight the redwing slipped off while under pressure and struck the employee in the forearm.
The employee was removing the lower ATRS jack with a slate bar. The jack was partially stuck and when EE was prying up, EE felt a sharp pain in the right bicep.
While in the process of changing scoop batteries when they were lowering one side of the lid their fingers were caught between the battery lid lock and battery tray.
The employee and crew had stretched out an old piece of high-voltage cable for repair. When the EE stepped out of the forklift, EE's ankle rolled and fractured two bones in their foot on an old high-voltage cable plug.
While employee was stepping down off a Caterpillar 740 articulating truck to refuel, EE's foot slipped on the last step. EE caught self with right arm and felt pain in right shoulder and the pain also radiated to EE's neck. Note: Employee continued to work until 10/11/2022 when surgery was needed.
While installing a roof bolt, the employee raised the drill pot to insert the roof bolt into the wrench. The employee's glove was caught between the wrench and the bolt and when the rotation was bumped it twisted their hand around the wrench fracturing wrist.
Two employees were re-stacking a stopping that had been being used as the diesel regulator. There were 2-3 rows of block left attached to mine roof that became dislodged as the witness was straightening blocks already stacked in place. A block fell causing a fracture to the injured EE's left pinky finger.
Employee was tramming the #2 scoop thru a set of fly pads in the #7 entry when EE ran over a rock and it bounced EE into the canopy causing EE to hurt back. After an MRI was done it was determined it was found that EE has degenerative disk disorder.
The employee was walking from 3 towards 2L at the Paint Creek Shaft site when EE slipped/fell on a ledge and tried to catch self with a chain-fall hoist chain that was hanging from the roof. In the attempt to catch self from falling a burr on the chain cut EE's palm.