All MSHA-reportable accidents at Kingston Mining, Inc. operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.
A roof fall was discovered during a weekly exam in some old works this fall was not in the examiners normal travelway, the fall starts at spad 2801 and run 2 1/2 breaks outby, this fall does not hinder travel or ventilation.
A roof fall was discovered in old works 8 breaks in by EP 3-18 starting at spad 31738, in the # 7 entry, this is part of an existing fall it runs Approx. 300' and measure appox. 4' thick.
While this return airway was being traveled this fall was discovered, the location is just outby spad #15530.
There were no witnesses to the event. Victim was found near a rib that had rolled and was not responsive. When found, crew members responded & performed CPR & transported the injured to the surface. The rib portion near the victim was approximately 32"" wide - 82"" long - and 0-8"" in thickness.
the injured was raising the promixity box on the side of the miner to check the panel, the box slipped from his hand and mashed the end of his thumb off.
Employee was working with a coworker making a belt spice when his coworker accidentally struck his left hand with a hammer causing a fracture to his middle finger.
Pulling a cable up for power move when it caught another cable and pulled it out of the plug, and caused a flash, the injured jump out of the way and hit the rib and dislocated.
Injured was putting up roof bolts and pinched the end of his finger between the roof bolt plate and the mine roof.
It was raining and the step going up to the mine office were slick, the injuried slipped on the steps and twisted his ankle.
Injured was cutting a cable with a razor Knife the knife slipped and he cut his thumb
This is an aggravation of an old injury due to lifting on feeder flights. EE was loading flights on Saturday July 14th, when he woke up Sunday Morning July 15th his back was hurting, He went to the Dr. that treated the original injury on Monday the 16th. The Dr done massage therapy and released him back to work on the 17th.
Bent over to lift a 6' timber to set it. Lifted timber twisted to set it and felt pain in his back.
While lifting a bag with 2 sets of come alongs in it the injured felt his should pop. It appeared to be out of socket.
Injured was setting up a set of supply doors, one of the doors slipped and fell on his foot.
Injured was pulling on a bundle of roof jacks and felt pain in his back.
Injured was driving in an insert on a miner when a chip off the hammer struck him in the lip
The injured had a piece of drill steel stuck in the head of his Roof bolter, as he tried to pull it out it came out quickly and struck him in the forehead.
Injured cut hand on a sharp place on top of a power box
EE was installing roof bolts, pinched the end of his finger between the roof bolt plate and the machine.
This is an occupational illness of carpel tunnel syndrome due to repeated trauma of doing various maintenance work during 39 years of working in the mining industry.
This is being reported now as a result of a Part 50 Audit performed by MSHA at Kingston #2. This is an Occupational Illness of Pneumoconiosis, awarded on 5/21/13. This employee has since retired and little information is able to be gathered from him.