All MSHA-reportable accidents at Lone Mountain Processing LLC operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
A section roof fell outby the MRS units causing them to be trapped. The fall was located in the 4 LT panel inby the 19th x-cut in the #2 entry. The area was previously supported with 5' HY-Tech bolts and 12' cable bolts. There was no persons or equipment involved with the fall.
While retreat mining was being conducted in the #4 entry inby the 19th x-cut lithe 4 LT panel, a section of roof fell outby the MRS units. The units were could not be moved outby because of the fall. The fall measured 10' long by 18' wide and was 5' in thickness. There were no injuries.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located on the Slope beltline from break 43 to 44. The fall measured 20' wide by 100' long and was 2-5 feet in thickness. The fall was cleaned up and re-supported. The area was originally supported with 4' fully grouted rods. There were no persons involved.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located in the L8-Right Panel in the #1 entry, #28 crosscut. The fall measured 15' by 20' and was 8' in thickness. The area was originally supported with 5' Hy-tech bolts and 12' cable bolts. Ventilation or persons were not affected.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall measured 18' by 150' and was 10' in thickness. The fall was located in the #1 entry of the L-7 Right at crosscut # 63. The fall was originally supported with 5' Hi-tech bolts and 12' cable bolts. There were no persons involved and ventilation was not affected.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall measured 18' wide, 20' long, and was 10-12' in thickness. The fall was located #1 entry of l-& Right at crosscut #13. The area was originally supported with 5' Hi-tech bolts and 12' cable bolts. Ventilation was not affected and there was no persons involved.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall measured 80' in length, 18' wide, and was 10' in thickness. The area was originally supported with 5' Hi-tech bolts and 12' cable bolts. Ventilation was not affected, and no persons were involved.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located on 4-North belt at break #13 in the #3 entry. The fall measured 20' by 20' and was 8' in thickness. The area was previously supported with 5' Hi-tech bolts and supplemental 8' cable bolts. There were no injuries in this incident.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located on the 3-North-2 in the #5 entry at the 4th crosscut. The fall measured 40' by 20' and was 6' in thickness. The area was originally supported with 5' Hy-tech bolts. The fall has been cleaned up and re-supported. There were not persons affected.
A roof fall was discovered in the #1 entry of 3-North-1 at the #11 crosscut. The fall measured 20' by 20' and was 6' in thickness. The fall was originally supported with 5' Hy-Tech bolts. The fall will be cleaned up. There were no injuries.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located on 3-North-2 at Crosscut #24 in the #5 entry. The fall measured 30' in length and 20' in width and was 7' to 8' in thickness. The area was dangered off and ventilation was not affected. There were no persons or equipment involved.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located in the #1 return entry on 7-Right at crosscuts #37-38. The fall measured 100' by 20' and was 10-12' in thickness. The fall was dangered off and no persons were affected. The area was originally supported with 5' Hy-tech bolts and 12' cable bolts.
A roof fall occurred on this date. The fall was located on 3-North Mains at break #70 in the #6 entry. The fall measured 25' by 20' and was 10' in thickness. The area was previously supported with 5' Hy-Tech bolts. The area has been dangered off with cribs set in the area. The primary escapeway was rerouted. There was no persons affected.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall is between the #22 & #23 crosscuts in the #4 entry on 2-East Return. The fall measured 70' in length, 20' in width and was 5' in thickness. No persons or equipment was affected. The area was originally supported with 5' HY-Tech bolts. Thea area was dangered off.
A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located in the 3-South return at crosscut #4 in the #1 entry. The fall measured 40' by 20' and was 6' in thickness. The area was originally supported with 5' torque tension bolts. The area was dangered off. No equipment or persons was affected.
A roof fall occurred while retreat mining was taking place. The fall was located just outby the MRS units on the 005 working section. The fall was located inby crosscut # 54 in the #4 entry and measured 20' by 15' and was 5' in thickness. No equipment or persons were involved.
A contract employee (J & H Enterprises - I.D. # D671) was operating a Mack coal hauler on the Plant haul road when he lost control of the truck, struck a berm, and flipped the truck over onto the roadway. He suffered lacerations to the head and a concussion. The driver missed the next working day and returned to work on Monday September 26th.
The injured employee was using a slate bar while working with a crew to repair a breaker car. The bar slipped and struck him in his right forehead. This resulted in a laceration that required medical treatment.
The employee was moving a piece of belt structure when he felt pain in his right shoulder. He continued working until 8/8/2011 when he began missing work due to a torn rotator cuff.
Employee had been having issues with his lower back which were not attributed to a particular work activity. Employee sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with degenerative disk desease in his lower back. He began missing work on 3/24/2011 to begin receiving treatment for his condition.
Employee was working with a crew construction seals underground. He dropped a concrete block and mashed his right thumb between two blocks. He required medical treatment and received stitches to close the wound.
While employee was bolting a piece of draw rock fell striking the canopy of the machine. When the rock fell he turned and placed his hand on the bolter fan. The rock fell off the canopy and struck his left hand causing a fractured little finger and lacerations.
Employee was cutting a rope hanger to lower the high line to the mine floor during a power move. When he cut a hanger near a coupling, the coupling fell causing employee to cut his right leg with the knife he was holding. The cut required sutures.
While locking down a band while splicing a water line, the employee hit is right index finger with a hammer resulting in a fractured finger.
Employee alleged that he suffered an injury on this date. He claims that he was using a weed trimmer and the string got caught in the conveyor belt and pulled him into the belt. He did not report any injury on this date nor on the next day when the contractor (Green Thumb, Contractor # VZT) terminated him. He sought medical treatment later that day and no injuries were found.
As the employee was removing the drill steel from a rib bolt hole, a piece of rib rock slid down the steel, striking his left hand. He suffered a fracture and laceration of his left index finger.
When the employee took a bolt out of the rear end of a scoop, the rear end dropped down and caught the employee's left hand between the impact wrench he was holding and the floor of the shop. The employee suffered a laceration to the palm of his left hand.
The employee had his right foot partially out of the mantrip when his foot struck a timber on the roadway. He suffered a laceration to the right big toe and the tip of the toe had a non-displaced fracture.
While changing out a scrapper, the scrapper fell catching employee's right little finger between the scrapper and crossunder guard. The finger was lacerated and fractured just behind the fingernail. The employee returned to work his next scheduled shift.
The foreman was watching production activities when a piece of rib rock fell striking him causing him to strike his nose against a mobile bridge unit. The employee continued working and sought medical treatment for his nose on 2/4/2011. The nose was determined to be fractured on that date.