All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lone Mountain Processing LLC operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
ROCKFALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF THE 4 WEST PANEL AT THE #52 CROSSCUT 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #20413. FALL WAS ~90' BY 50' & 10' HIGH. AREA BOLTED WITH 5' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS. & 12' SUPER BOLTS SPOTTED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT.
PILLAR MINING WAS BEING DONE ON THE 9 LEFT PANEL 003 SECTION. A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 30' OUTBY THE MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 5' THICK X 18 ' WIDE. A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION HAD OCCURRED TO THE MOBILE ROOF SUPPORT WHICH DELAYED IT IN BEING MOVED. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5' HIGH TECH BOLTS & HAD BEEN SUPPLEMENTED W/12' SUP
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE WEEKLY EXAM IN THE 3 NORTH RETURN AT #14 CROSSCUT OF THE 3 NORTH PANEL, OFF OF #1 ENTRY; EXTENDING INTO THE 2 LEFT PANEL PROJECTION AREA IN THE #2 ENTRY OF 2 LEFT. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 10 FEET HIGH; 20 FEET WIDE; AND 360 FEET IN LENGTH. THE AREA ORIGINALLY WAS BOLTED WITH 5' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 002-0 SECTION OF THE 10 LEFT PANEL, BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ENTRIES AT #5 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 70' LONG 18' WIDE AND 6'-8' HIGH. PART OF THE FALL CAUGHT THE #4 BRIDGE BREAKER CAR WHICH WAS PARKED AT THE TIME ON THE BELT LINE. FALL WAS AT SPAD 20802. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 5 WEST BLEEDER ENTRIES THAT WAS APPROX 200' LONG BY 40' WIDE IN THE INTERSECTION BY 10' THICK. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN THE #3 ENTRY FROM #68 CROSSCUT. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5' HIGH TECH BOLTS AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH 9' SUPER BOLTS.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #7 CROSSCUT ON THE 10 LEFT BELT LINE ON 005 SECTION. THE FALL WAS APPROX 40' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 5-10' HIGH AND FELL IN THE INTERSECTION AND ABOUT 20' IN BY TOWARD #8 CROSSCUT. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5' HIGH TECH BOLTS AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH 9' SUPER BOLTS, AND SEVERAL CRIBS.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY AT #50 XCUT OF THE 005-0 SECTION IN THE 4 WEST PANEL. FALL WAS APPROX. 20'X 20'X 8'HIGH. FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION AT THE SECTION BELT FEEDER, CAT CHING THE INBY DUMPING POINT OF THE FEEDER. THE AREA HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY BOLTED WITH 5'HI-TECH BOLTS, SPOTTED WITH 8'& 12' SUPER BOLTS, WITH RIB BOLTS AND STRAPS.
MINING HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY ON THE 005 SECTION 10 LEFT PANEL AT CROSSCUT NO.46 AS THE MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS WERE BEING MOVED OUTOF THE NO. 1 ENTRY A ROOF FALL OCCURRED THAT FEL L APPROXIMATELY 10' OUTBY THE SUPPORTS. THE FALL WAS6'THICK. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5' HI TECH BOLTS.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING WEEKLY EXAMS. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 50'LONG; 8'THICK AND 18'WIDE. IT IS LOCATED ON THE 3 SOUTH PANEL AT THE 9TH CROSSCUT IN THE #7 ENTRY. THE AREA WAS ORI GINALLY BOLTED WITH 5' HI-TECH BOLTS.
ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED INT HE 3 WEST RETURN, BETWEEN #5 AND #6 ENTRY AT THE #40 CROSSCUT. FALL WAS APPROX. 6' TO 7' THICK, 50' LONG AND 18 FT WIDE. FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE WEEKLY EXAM. NO PLANS ARE MADE TO CLEAN UP THE FALL. THE AREA ORIGINALLY WAS BOLTED WITH 4' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 3 NORTH BELT AT #59 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 30' WIDE X 40' LONG X 8' THICK. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS AND SUPPLEMENTED WIT H SUPER BOLTS AND CRIBS.
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 4 LEFT PANEL, INBY SPAD #18249; BETWEEN THE #16 AND #17 CROSSCUTS. FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 70' LONG; 20' WIDE AND APPROXIMATELY 7' THICK. THE AREA IS BREAKERED AND DANGERED OFF AND WE DO NOT PLAN ON CLEANING UP THE FALL. THE FALL AREA WAS ORIGINALLY BOLTED WITH 5' HI-TECH BOLTS.
A PILLAR ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 1 SOUTH PANEL. THE PILLAR FELL INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 3 ROWS OF 5 FEET LONG HI-TECH BOLTS. THE AREA AFFECTED BEGAN A PPROXIMATELY 10 FEET LONG, 5 TO 7 FEET THICK.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROXIMATELY 2:10 PM IN THE 3 NORTH PANEL, 1 CROSSCUT INBY SPAD #17913. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 60'LONG; 5 TO 7 FEET THICK AND 20 FEET WIDE. THE FALL AREA HAD BEE N SUPPORTED WITH 5' HI-TECH BOLTS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. AREA WILL BE CRIBBED OFF AND DANGERED OFF.
A COAL OUTBURST OCCURED ON THE 003 RETREAT SECTION IN THE #3 ENTRY, IN BY CROSSCUT #45. THE NOS 28A AND 28B CUTS HAD BEEN MINED ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED PLAN AND THE NO. 29A CUT WAS IN THE PR OCESS OF BEING MINED WHEN THE OUTBURST OCCURED. THE ROOF IN THE AREA CONSISTED OF MASSIVE SANDSTONE. TWO EE'S RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES IN THE INCIDENT.
A COAL OUTBURST OCCURED ON THE 005 SECTION WHILE RETREAT MINING. THE MINER WAS CUTTING THE 36-A LIFT PER THE APPROVED PILLAR PLAN IN THE #2 ENTRY WHEN THE OUTBURST OCCURED. THE OUTBURST OCCURE D IN AN AREA WHERE MASSIVE SANDSTONE LIES DIRECTLY ON THE COAL SEAM.
AN IGNITION OCCURED ON THE 003 SECTION WHILE RETREAT MINING. THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CUTTING THE NO.42 LIFT (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN) AND HOLED THROUGH INTO A PREVIOUSLY MINED LIFT WHEN THE IGNITION OCCURED. EE'S IN THE AREA STATED THAT THEY SAW A FLASH IN THE AREA OF THE MINER HEAD. THE ROOF CONSISTED OF MASSIVE SANDSTONE, & BITS STRIKING THE ROOF MAY HAVE CREATED A SPARK.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROX. 1 30 A.M. IN THE #4 ENTRY OF THE 3 NORTH PANEL BETWEEN #74 AND #75 CROSSCUTS. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 6' TO 15' HIGH, 90' LONG AND 18' WIDE. FALL WAS AT SPAD #19007. THE AREA WAS ORIGINALLY BOLTED WITH 5' HI-TECH BOLTS. THE FALL AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF.
A COAL THUMP OCCURRED ON THE 003 SECTION 1 LEFT PANEL THAT THREW COAL OFF OF THE RIGHT RIB AND KNOCKED THE MINER OPERATOR AND HELPER DOWN, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES ONLY. THE THUMP OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY WHILE RETREAT MINING WAS BEING PERFORMED.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30A.M. IN THE 3 LEFT PANEL OFF OF 3 NORTH INBY SPAD #16714 IN THE #2 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS ~6' THICK X 20' WIDE X 30' LONG. AREA NOW CRIBBED OFF.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 10 AM ON THE 4 LEFT PANEL AT BREAK #35 IN THE #5 ENTRY. THE FALL IS LOCATED 2 CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD #18592. IT WAS APPROX. 18'WIDE, 55'LONG, AND 7'THICK. THE FALL HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE 3 NORTH PANEL AT THE NO. 54 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 7 FEET THICK BY 18 FEET WIDE. IT EXTENDED FROM THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE CROSSCUT IN #6 ENTR Y THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IN #7 ENTRY. THE FALL HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
HE STATED THAT AS HE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN RETREAT MINING, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT OF THE MINE ROOF FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10-07-03 AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FRACTURE TO 1 RIB. THIS OCCURRED ON THE 002-0 SECTION, 2 SOUTH PANEL AT THE #24 CROSSCUT.
HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WITHOUT SPECIFIC INCIDENT AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 8/28/03. HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS IN THE LUMBAR SPINE.
INJURED STATED THAT AS HE WAS HANGING A CURTAIN IN THE ENTRY, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE RIB AND ROOF BOLT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. IT RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO A BONE ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.
HE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN #2 ENTRY, IN BY #11 CROSSCUT, MINING THE #36-A LIFT PER THE APPROVED PILLAR PLAN, WHEN A COAL OUTBURST OCCURRED. EE WAS KNOCKED DOWN WITH COAL WHICH ST RUCK HIM FROM BEHIND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF LEFT HAND.
HE WAS USING A SPANNER WRENCH TO UNCOUPLE A HI-VOLTAGE PLUG, AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
DURING THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT A RAM MOTOR ON A CONTINUOUS MINER, HE RECEIVED A TEAR TO A TENDON IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING UP BOLTS WITH A RATCHET. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HE HAD SURGERY ON NOV 18, 2003 TO REPAIR HIS SHOULDER.
HE WAS SETTING BREAKER TIMBERS BETWEEN #4 AND #5ENTRIES ON THE 005 SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 20"" X 36"" X 2"" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER LEG.
HE STATED THAT AS HE WAS OBSERVING THE MINE ROOF, HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP UP ONTO THE WALKWAY OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE TRIPPE ON THE REAR HITCH AND FELL ONTO THE WALKWAY, HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE WALKWAY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ""AVULSION OFF THE SUPERIOR POLE OF THE RIGHT PATELLA"" (FRACTURE).
HE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING WATCH THE MRS CABLES ON THE SECTION WHEN A RIB ROLL OCCURRED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT. IT RESULTED INTO A FRACTURETO THE LITTLE TOE AND BRUISING HIS LEFT FOOT. IT OCCURRED ON THE 002-0 SECTION
EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING DIESEL SCOOP ALONG 3 NORTH ROADWAY AND RAN OVER A ROCK OR A HOLEIN ROADWAY, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE AROUND IN DECK. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4-28-03. HE WAS DIA GNOSED AS DISC DISEASE. WE QUESTION WHETHER AN INJURY OCCURRED.
HE RAISED UP FROM A BENT OVER POSITION AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A ROOF BOLT THAT HAD BEEN USED AS A RIB BOLT TO SECURE THE RIB. IN PICKING UP ANOTHER ENTRY AT THIS LOCATION, THEY HAD CUT OUT THE ROOF BOLT BUT HAD THE END STILL STICKING OUT OF THE MINE ROOF, EXPOSING A SHARP EDGE. IT RESULTED IN SUTURES ADDED TO HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN PULLING ON A CONTINUOUSMINER WITH A RETRIEVER WHEN THE CLEVIS BROKE ON THE MINER AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM ON THE UPPER PART OF HIS LEFT ARM. IT RESULTED IN A LACER ATION REQUIRING APPROXIMATELY 9 STITCHES AND HAIR LINE FRACTURE TO HUMERUS.
WHILE CHANGING DRILL STEEL FROM THE STARTER STEEL TO THE FINISHER STEEL, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
HE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A CRIB BLOCK UNDER A SECTION OF LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE. WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER MASHED BETWEEN THE CRIB BLOCK AND THE FORKDS OF LO-TRAC LOCOMOTIVE. IT CA USED A LACERATION REQUIRING 1 STITCH.
HE HAD JUST DRILLED A NINE FOOT HOLE IN THE ROOFUSING 3 SECTIONS OF DRILL STEEL. AS HE WAS RETREATING THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE, THE TOP SECTIONOF STEEL GOT HUNG IN THE HOLE. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE BOTTOM SECTION OF STEEL TO GUIDE IT AS HEUSED THE FEED TO RECONNECT THE STEEL, AND THE TOP SECTION FELL FROM THE HOLE STRIKING HIS FINGER.
WE RECEIVED THE DIAGNOSIS REPORT OF DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE ON 10/9/03 OF THE INJURED EE.
HE ORIGINALLY INJURED HIS BACK ON 2/26/96 & HAD SURGERY IN APRIL OF 1996. HE HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HIS BACK AND BEGAN MISSING WORK AGAIN ON 8/14/03. HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DE GENERATIVE DISC DISEASE.
HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PAIN AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH SPONDYLOLISTHESIS AND DEGENERATIVE OF THE DISC. THIS WAS REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT ON 08-12-2003. HE CONTINUES TO WORK.
HE STATED THAT HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY AND JARRED HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND BEGAN MISSING ON 1-28-04.
WHILE DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT, A SHARP EDGED PIECE OF ROCK (APPROX. 6""DIAMETER BY ZERO TO 1/2""THICK) FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE ROTATING DRILL HEAD THROWING THE PIECE OF ROCK INTO HIS CHEST.
HE WAS OPERATING THE CONT MINER, LOADING COAL INTO THE #4 MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYER WHEN THE CONVEYER CHAIN HUNG ON THE BRIDGE. HE WENT BACK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, AND A RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK HIM FROM BEHIND, PUSHING HIM INTO THE MOBILE BRIDGE.
HE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER & MINING THE ""A"" RUN TO THE RIGHT IN #3 ENTRY WHEN A COAL BUMP OCCURRED. HE WAS PUSHED IN TO THE MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER BY THE FORCE OF THE BUMP. (HE WENT TO THE ER & WAS RELEASED TO WORK & CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL JUNE 30, 2003, WHEN HE BEGAN MISSING TO HAVE SURGERY ON A DISC IN HIS NECK.)