Knight Hawk Coal, LLCMining Incidents in 2017

A roof fall occurred in the 6th West Panel/3N/2ME between #4 and #5 entries at crosscut #21. The intake stopping in the crosscut was damaged. No injuries occurred.

The mine experienced heavy rain storms over the weekend and the water entered the mine opening from the new pit that is under construction. When the mine was examined Sunday, the water was already out of the mine.

No one currently works at this mine. A worker from another mine saw the smoke as EE was driving by. The 2 X 0 coal pile had a hot spot. There was no damage to any equipment and no one was injured.

Employee strained EE's left knee while installing resin in a roof bolt hole. EE continued working until EE had surgery on 2-22-2018.

While cutting coal, a rock fell between the rib bolt and the rib, striking employee on the hard hat and forearm. They received a broken nose and lacerations on the arm and face.

Employee and 2 other repairmen were cribbing up the continuous miner for maintenance. When the machine was lowered onto the cribbing, a crib tie came out and struck the employee on the right side of employee's face.

Employee was raising pump suction line and crank spun around and struck EE on the palm side of left hand.

EE was loading materials and caught left middle finger between a wooden pallet and the bed of a trailer. EE continued to work until EE had surgery on finger on 10-10-17.

Contractor was cleaning the area around the slope/Stacker MCC room. EE fell down the embankment on the north side of the MCC Room, receiving bruises/strains to left arm, shoulder, and leg.

EE was working at the construction area of the East Portal. EE started a diesel pump and part of the hose coupling came loose causing water to strike employee on the arm. EE received a strain/tear to the tendon on left arm.

Employee was getting off of the dozer and slipped, striking employee's left shin on the push arm of the dozer. Employee continued working until 5-31-2017.

Employee was troubleshooting the miner. The power was unlocked and set up to check the relays for functionality and an arc flash from the panel burnt the employee's forearm.

Employee was lifting the miner cable to hang it and felt a pain in left shoulder.

Employee was filling out pre-op/dust parameter sheet when a rock fell out between the bolts and struck ee on the head, shoulders, and/or back. The miner was not running at the time of the accident. EE received a broken nose, and 3 fractured vertebrae. The Accident Hotline was called on 7-27-17, to report on this accident to abate citation # 9104928, Issued on 7-27-17.

Employee was helping carry a wet, muddy timber and they felt a sharp pain in their lower back. They worked restricted duty until they were fully released on 06/22/2017.

Employee was helping wet dust when EE fell backwards and struck back on the wet duster. EE fractured 2 ribs.

The employee's right hand was resting on the canopy of the section service ride when a rock fell striking the employee breaking the trapezoid bone of the right hand between the first and second digit. The employee returned to work the next scheduled shift on restricted duty.

I.E. was taking covers off the top of the continuous miner. While replacing a hydraulic hose another miner moved a cover and it fell on the I.E.'s left hand. This caused a laceration and fracture of the left middle finger.

Contractor was moving pipe and fell, causing the pipe to land on left ring finger. EE finger required sutures.

While working on a continuous miner, loose debris from the CM fell on employee and rolled behind the employee's safety glasses allowing dirt in the left eye. The employee was issued a prescription, antibiotic, for the left eye.

While installing a roof bolt, a piece of rock from the core breaker ridge dislodged striking employee on the upper lip. The employee received 3 stitches and returned to work the same day.