All MSHA-reportable accidents at KenAmerican Resources, Inc. operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.
Roof Fall in the #9 Seam at crosscut 25, spad +2000 in the #1 entry of the 1st West Sub Mains. Fall was approximately 6' High x 9' wide x 12' long. Fall was between cribs, Ventilation was not affected and no one was trapped or hurt.
An unplanned roof fall occurred, discovered at 10:20 a.m in the 2nd Southwest mains at the #79 crosscut, between the #9 and #10 Entries.
Roof Fall was found at 8:00 am in the #11 seam at 2nd Main North xcut 190 #6 entry. The fall is 55'x 18'x 3-8' high. The fall has been cribbed off and did not affect an escape way.
Roof fall was found in the #9 seam in the 6th South Panel, #6 entry crosscut 80-81. The fall measures 80' long by 18' wide by 6' high. Primary support in that area is 5' stick pins. The fall is not in an escapway and ventilation is not affected. The fall will be dangered out, with no plans of cleaning up.
Roof fall in #11 seam at crosscut 122. Fall was in crosscut between belt line and supply rd. 18' to 0' wide, 18' long and 3 to 5' high. Belt line and road were both cribbed, Fall was between cribs. Ventilation was not affected and no one was trapped or hurt.
Employee had removed the cover over the left miner' s cutter motor compartment and began changing the ball valves for the headsprays when a rock 29""x70""x5"" thick fell from the roof striking the employee on the middle and lower back. The rock fell between the left rib pins and the rib.
While attempting to re-hang a pinner cable, the roof bolter moved up in the next place over, not knowing the cable reel was locked. Cable came down, knocking employee to the ground. Incident only, finished shift. Wasn't reported to Safety Dept until 05/15/2012 Hernia surgery on 6/19/2012 making this a lost time accident.
Employee was sitting on the ground in an intersection working on the miner cats when a scoop came through a curtain out-by, struck their ride that was out-by the miner, pushing it into the injured man pinning him between the ride and the miner.
Employee was stepping over a ladder laying on the mine floor when he felt a pain in his right hip and lower back.
Employee was riding down 6th 54 supply road on mantrip 387 when his hardhat fell off. As he replaced his hardhat, his left ring finger was pinched between his hat and the roof, fracturing his finger.
Employee was loading rock dust onto a coal scoop. He picked up a bag, turned to put the bag on the scoop and his feet tangled up twisting his lower back.
Drilling a 8' hole and his steel stopped up, he pulled one section of steel out of the roof, placed his right hand over the pot to increase suction, then the other section fell out fracturing his right thumb.
Employee was on the engine compartment of #8 Getmam Tractor removing the cover bolts, Employee slipped off the tractor and landed on his left knee. Worked until knee surgery on 09/14/2012
Bolter was hung up in mud in #4 entry, scoop was pulling bolter out and employee had his hand on top of his canopy. His hand was mashed between canopy and the top.
I was hanging miner cable in #4 entry on #2 unit. I lifted the cable up and felt a sharp stabbing pain in my stomach by my belly button. I didn't think anything about it at first, but after I got home I couldn't move without severe pain in my stomach.
Getting out of the operators compartment of #2 diesel scoop lost his footing and fell. While trying to catch himself he hit his arm on the deck of the scoop. Fracturing both bones in his left forearm.
Walking on belt line said too much weight on right leg, slipped and fell on back. Had pain in back and right leg was trying to step up on walk board which was wet and muddy.
Employee removed the bottom steel from the bolter pot to check the suction. As he placed his left hand over the pot, the remaining steels fell from the bolthole he was drilling and struck his left hand, fracturing his middle finger.
Loading bolter, fell over pins laying in crosscut. 5' bolts were on the ground. As employee approached the bolts, he tripped on a bundle his right leg landing on another bundle. This caused a 1"" x 4"" laceration that required 43 sutures.
Employee was helping the shop repairman repair A-arm on a diesel mantrip. While releasing the track jack middle finger of left hand was pinched between the jack handle and the wheel well causing a hairline fracture to finger.
Opening 6'x6' door in stopping stepped backward and left knee popped. Worked full duty until knee surgery on 6/14/2012 making this a lost time accident.
While tramming the roof bolter in reverse from the cab through a check curtain, employee reached out to put the power cable on the back bumper of the machine when a bundle of roof bolt plates fell off the top of the cab, striking him on the right hand resulting in a fractured middle finger and six sutures to his ring finger.
Walking out of shower, slipped and fell chipping tooth.
After installing coax cable and as he returned to his ride employee scrapped his right thigh against the spool reel holder on the ride. This resulted in a small laceration that required 5 sutures.
Small piece of rock fell from between roof bolts and cut left arm while employee was attempting to install a roof bolt on the rib side of #7 entry. The laceration required four(4)sutures.
Pulled cable off the back of the ride and struck my left elbow against a car cable hanger plate and cut it open, requiring seven sutures.
Breaking a band on a bundle of roof bolts and the band flew up and cut right forearm, requiring 5 sutures.
Loading opposite operators side of roof bolter. Reached across supply trailer for a box of glue, as he turned toward the bolter his left forearm contacted a band on a bundle of pins causing a laceration that required three sutures.
Employee was working on the 2nd Southwest tailpiece when the belt framing slipped and struck left leg. The resulting laceration required 7 sutures on the inside of the cut and 11 on the outside for a total of 18 sutures.
Employee was hanging cables when he turned and caught his right ear on a piece of hog panel hanging from the roof. Laceration required 9 sutures.
Was going to get paint at power center, Roof plate was bent down and got me in the neck. Employee received six sutures as a result of injury.
employee walked into a bent roof bolt plate causing a laceration to his forehead requiring 11 stitches
Employee was cutting a piece of conveyor belt to use as throat rubber in continuous miner when utility knife slipped and cut his left hand, requiring three stitches.