All MSHA-reportable accidents at Knight Hawk Coal, LLC operations in 2018. Fatalities appear first.
After pulling a truck out of the mud, they got in the pick up truck to drive it down the road and were told that the truck was on fire. They were unable to put the fire out. Cause of the fire is believed to be a fuel leak.
A roof fall occurred when the mine was idle. It was discovered around 10:45 pm on 10-7-18. It occurred in room #3 of the 2nd West panel at the 240' station. The fall was 35' long, 18' wide and 3-4' thick. It didn't affect ventilation, passage of men, block an escape way, or injure anyone.
An unintentional roof fall occurred in #2 entry, at 2460' station of the 3rd South. The fall was approximately 80' long, 18' wide and 6' thick. No one was injured, it did not block an escape way or affect ventilation.
After starting DOZ 128, EE stepped back out of the cab and missed the step. EE fell to the push arm and strained right knee. EE continued working until EE had surgery on 12-20-18.
While hanging miner cable across entry, picked up cable and felt something pop in right shoulder. Employee continued to work until surgery on April 25th, 2019.
Cleaning up spill on backside of unit tailpiece. While preparing to cross over belt slipped and fell, straining left knee. Employee continued to work until surgery on 05-09-2019.
I.E. was bolting when a piece of shale fell from the roof. The I.E. saw it coming and twisted to get away from the rock. While twisting to get away they fell into the side of the bolter and felt a pop in their lower back. Comp deemed this injury as pre-existing, reporting due to lack of evidence to support.
Employee slipped and strained right shoulder while climbing down off of the screen. Employee continued to work. Employee started missing work on 9-19-2018 after shoulder surgery.
Employee was hanging miner cable and felt a pain in EE's stomach. EE continued working until EE had hernia surgery on January 25, 2018.
I.E. was changing out dust bags on the roof bolter. There was an excessive amount of dust in the bag. As the I.E. grabbed the bag and pulled it out of the dust box, the weight caused them to twist their back. Reporting as restricted duty case.
While scaling down roof material, employee struck their right elbow on a wrench, chipping a bone in the elbow . It did not require any medical treatment.
While installing additional roof bolts into a sulfur ball, the sulfur ball fell out of the roof, striking the employee's left arm and elbow. Employee received sutures to the left elbow.
Employee was changing a hose and a rock fell out between the bolts and struck left hand, fracturing index finger.
Employee was cutting a hole in a belt dribble chute when something got in the corner of left eye. EE was prescribed prescription eye drops.
While drilling a roof bolt hole, a piece of rock fell from the roof and struck the employee on the chin. The laceration required 5 sutures.
I.E. was attempting to climb out of a scoop cab to start loading supplies. While exiting the scoop they tripped on the bottom lip of the cab and trip, falling head first into a coal rib. I.E. received pain injections for treatment.
Employee was holding a hammer while another employee attempted to strike hammer to drive a gear coupling off. The 2nd employee missed the hammer head and struck the handle causing the injured employee's hand to strike the motor shaft. The employee received stitches to left middle finger.