All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mettiki Coal LLC operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURED ON THE H-MAINS 026-0 SECTION. AREA WAS SUPPORTED TO PLAN WITH 8FT H4-TECKBOLTS, MONITOR MATS, 4FT RIB BOLTS WITH 4FT BOARDS. FALL WAS IN #1-#0 CROSSCUT AT #0BK INTERSECT ION. FALL WAS APPROX. 17' W 40' L 12' H.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE SET-UP ENTRIES FOR PANEL #31 SET-UP. FALL WAS IN #2-#5 XCUT AT #2 BK. THE FALL WAS 16' WIDE X 16' LONG X 7' HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, NO INJURIES.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 21 BUTT-A SECTION #3 ENTRY (BELT) AT HEADGATE OF SET-UP ROOMS FOR PANEL #31. FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION AND WAS 35' WIDE X 40' LONG X 6' HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVE D, NO INJURIES.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT 21BK ON THE 21 BUTT INTAKE #2 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND WAS 25 FT LONG X 16 FT WIDE X 7-8 FT HIGH. FALL WAS OUTBY THE SECTION AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. AREA WAS SUPPORTED TO PLAN.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 20 BUTT INTAKE #2 ENTRY #48 BK. FALL IS OUT BY SECTION AND WAS IN INTERSECTION (3-WAY) AND INTO CROSSCUT FROM #2- #1 ENTRIES. FALL WAS 25 FT LONG BY 30 FT WIDE BY 7-8 FT HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES. AREA WAS DEVELOPED 11-99.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURED ON THE 21 BUTT WORKING SECTION AT #22 BK OF #2 ENTYR. FALL WAS IN THE INTERSETION (3-WAY) FOR THE CROSSCUT FROM #2 ENTYR TO #1 ENTRY. FALL WAS 21'LX21'WX6'H. NO EQUIP MENT INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES. AREA WAS SUPPORTED TO PLAN, HA DSLICKSIDE AND LAMINATED ROOF.
A FALL OF ROOF ON 20 BUTT SECTION OUT BY THE LOADING POINT IN #73 BK CROSSCUT #2-3 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 20 FT LONG BY 16 FT WIDE BY 6-7 FT HIGH. AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH WIRE SCREEN. NO INJURIES FROM FALL.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY #8 BK OF 21 BUTT SECTION. THE ALL WAS APPROX. 55 FT LONG X 9 FT HIGH AND 16 FT WIDE. AREA WAS SUPPORTED TO PLAN WITH ADDITIONAL MONSTER MATS, 6 FT HY TEK B OLTS AND 4 FT RIB SUPPORT BOLTS. NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES INVOLVED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY AT #0 BK OF THE 21 BUTT SECTION. THIS IS THE RETURN AIRWAY OFF 21 BUTT SECTION. FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION ADN WAS 6'H X 30'L X 17'W. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED A ND IN INJURIES. AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6' HI TECH BOLTS, DWYDAG SLINGS, ON 4FT CENTERS.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT INTERSECTION BETWEEN 11 & 12 BUTT ON THE TRAM ROAD TO 17 BUTT IN THE OLD G-MAINS ENTRIES AT SPAD STATION 4421. FALL WAS 16 FT WIDE X 40 FT LONG X 6-7 FT HIGH. NO EQU IPMENT INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES. AREA WAS SUPPORTED TO PLAN WITH 6 FT TORQUE TENSION BOLTS.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY BETWEEN #49 AND #50 XCUTS IN THE 20 BUTT RETURN. FALL WAS OUTBY SECTION AND NO EQUPMENT WAS INVOLVED IN THE FALL OF ROOF. FALL WAS APPROX. 60' LONG X 16 ' WIDE X 6' HIGH.
A BIT ON THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED OFF OF THE CONCRETE & MASHED THE END OF HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGH THAND FROM THE END OF FINGER TO 1ST JOINT
PERSON HAD LOADED ROOF BOLTS INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND WAS LOADING ROOF BOLT PLATES. PERSON WAS LIFTING BUNDLES OF PLATES, 10 PLATES TO BUNDLE, WITH LEFT HAND WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN WRIST AND THUMB.
PERSON WAS TRAMMING SHEAR BACK INTO THE SNAKE IN PANLINE FROM THE TAILGATE END OF THE FACE. THE SANDSTONE TOP BEHIND SUPPORTS BROKE AND FELL CAUSING A MASSIVE DISPLACEMENT OF AIR AND DEBRIS. THE BLAST OF AIR FORCED PERSON BACK AND HE FELL INTO SUPPORT STRIKING HIS RIB CAGE AND LOWER BACK AGAINST THE BASE LIFT JACK HOUSING ON BASE OF SUPPORT.
PERSON WAS DELIVERING CRIB BLOCKS TO LONGWALL TEARSOWN AREA. PERSON PARKED SCOOP AND WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP TO HELP UNLOAD CRIB BLOCKS. PERSONSTEPPED IN A RUT IN BOTTOM AND TURNED HIS RIGHT FOOT OVER. HE CHIPPED BONE IN FOOT.
PERSON WAS ADJUSTING BELT STRUCTURE TO TRAIN BELT OVER AT THE LONGWALL TAILPIECE. A PIECE OF ROCK 8"" LONG X 6"" WIDE X 1 1/2"" THICK CAME OFF BELT AND STRUCK HIM BELOW THE LEFT KNEE. PERSON WAS WEARING KNEE PADS BUT HIS LEG WAS PUSHED BACK AT THE KNEE, CAUSING INJURY.
PERSON WAS HELPING TO INSTALL SPLICE IN 60"" BELTAFTER MAKING SPLICE THE BELT NEEDED TO BE LINED UP TO INSTALL SPLICE PIN. PERSON SAT ON GROUND &WAS PUSHING BELT OVER WITH HIS LEGS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.
PERSON WAS CARRYING NBAG OF ROCK DUST ON SHOULDER TO PUT IN DUSTER ON SECTION FAN. PERSON STEPPED ON BOX OF USED MINER BITS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO PAVEMENT. PERSON FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. PERSON WENT TO DR. AND BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 9-12-00.
PERSON WAS WALKING AROUND MINER, WHILE SERVICING IT, HE STEPPED ON ROCK WITH RIGHT FOOT AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF ROCK. WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF ROCK, HIS RIGHT KNEE TURNED OUT TO THE SIDE AND BAC KWARDS CAUSING INJURY.
PERSON WAS HELPING TO CONSTRUCT ROADWAY BRIDGE ON SECTION WITH SEVERAL OTHERS. AFTER PUTTING 3""X 8"" PLANKS ON STRINGERS, INJURED WAS USING 12LBSLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE NAILS INTO BRIDGE BOARDS AND FELT PAIN IN CENTER OF LOWER BACK.
TWO PEOPLE WERE CARRYING A PACK SETTER POST, THE PERSON ON ONE END LOST HIS GRIP ON POST AND DROPPED IT, THIS CAUSED THE OTHER PERSON'S BACK TO BE JERKED WHEN ALL THE LOAD WAS SHIFTED TO HIM. RESULTED IN PULLED MUSCLED IN BACK.
PERSON WAS CLIMBING INTO SKIDSTEER TO OPERATE IT TO CLEAN UP SPILLAGE AT BELT TRAIL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT LEG WENT BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME OF SKIDSTEER. PERSON FELL BACK INTO BUCKET WITH HIS RIGHT LEG PINNED BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME CAUSING HIM TO TWIST RIGHT KNEE.
PERSON WAS WALKING BELTLINE DOING PRE-SHIFT OF BELT. PERSON WAS TRAVELING ON WALK SIDE OF BELT AND CAUGHT HIS SELF-RESCUER ON A ROOF JACK AS HE WENT BY IT. PERSON SAID THIS CAUSED HIM TO SWING AROUND AND HE RAMMED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER INTO A WOODEN POST CAUSING INJURY. FIRST DAY OFF 6-13-00.
PERSON WAS STANDING BESIDE A LOAD OF RIB BOARDS WHEN THE STRAPPING BAND ON PALLET OF BOARDS BROKE. PERSON JERKED AWAY FROM METAL BAND AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. METAL BAND DID NOT STRIKE PERSON.
PERSON WAS WATCHING LONGWALL SUPPORTS ADVANCE, #126 SUPPORT DID NOT ADVANCE ON AUTOMATICE AND PERSON WENT TO #120 SUPPORT TO CATCH PRIME BUTTON. THE PANLINE WAS ADVANCING AND WHEN IT DID THE RELAY BAR BOLT ON PANLINE AT #126 SUPPORT BROKE. THE BOLT STRUCK PERSON AT #120 SUPPORT IN THE LEFT ANKLE.
PERSON WAS TESTING AND ADJUSTING TORQUE SETTING ON BOLTER HEAD WITH TORQUE WRENCH. AFTER CHECKING TORQUE PERSON REVERSED DRILL HEAD WITH LEVER AND THE TORQUE WRENCH SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK PERS ON IN RIGHT UPPER LEG. IMPACT OF WRENCH HANDLE CAUSED FRACTURE TO UPPER LEG.
THE EE HAS SUFFERRED SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT AND THESE PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL ABSENSES FROM THE MINE DURING THE PERIOD JAN 31, 2000 THROUGH FEB 13, 2000. THES E MOST RECENT ABSENSES WERE A RESULT OF THE INJURY SUFFERED IN 1989 (9/19/89) AND NOT CAUSED BY A NEW ACCIDENT OR AGGRAVATED BY HIS WORK ACTIVITY.
INJURED WAS LIFTING A 6"" DISCHARGE LINE TO TAKE A COUPLING APART. HE WAS USING A SLATE BAR FOR A LEVER AND FELT A PAIN WHEN HE LIFTED. EE WORKED UNTIL 1/27/00 WHEN PAIN BECAME WORSE AND HE WEN T TO THE DR. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1/28/00.
INJURED WAS HELPING CARRY MATERIALS ON AND OFF LONGWALL FACE (WATER, DUKES, MONORAIL, ROCK DUSTPIPE). PERSON REPORTED DISCOMFORT AT END OF SHIFT WHICH GOT WORSE OVERNIGHT. REPORTED CONDITION TO FOREMAN PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT 1/10/00. WENTTO DOCTOR LATER AND COMPANY WAS INFORMED OF HERNIA ON 7/14/00.
PERSON WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE AT TRANSFER POINT AT BREAKER BLDG. WHEN CHUTE ABOVE HIM PLUGGED UP WITH ROCS. THE MATERIAL STARTED TO SPILL OVER AND PERSON TURNED TO LEAVE THE AREA AND PULLE MUSC LE/HAMSTRING IN UPPER PART OF LEFT LEG.
WHILE PRYING ON A LARGE STUCK ROCK IN COAL CHUTE, PRY BAR SLIPPED AND INJURED STRUCK LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER AGAINST STEEL PLATE OF COAL CHUTE AND PRY BAR.
PERSON WAS CLEANING UP METAL SCRAPS & STEPPED ONA PIECE OF METAL SHEETING WHICH WAS COVERED WITHSNOW. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE METAL & HE TWISTEDHIS LOWER BACK, CAUSING PAIN. PERSON WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR ON 1/10/01 FOR TREATMENT.
PERSON WAS STANDING ON SHIELD BASE AT TAILGATE END OF SHEAR. THE RANGING ARM ON SHEAR WAS BEING USED TO LIFT TAIL DRIVE SPROCKET COVER WITH 5/16"" CHAIN. WHILE LIFTING COVER THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK PERSON ON HARD HAT. HIS HAT WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND THE BILL OF HAT CUT HIS NOSE.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN TRACK INTAKE ENTRY CARRYING AN AIR LIFT BAG. EE SLIPPED ON PATCH OF ICE & FELL AT #10 BK. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM ON THE FROZEN BOTTOM CAUSING CUT ELBOW.EE CONT TO WORK' & WENT TO DR ON 1/11/01. WHEN HE WAS TOLD THE ELBOW WAS CHIPPED NO TREATMENT
PERSON WAS LIFTING AND PUSHING O9N BELT AT DISCHARGE ROLL. THE WIND WAS BLOWING EXTREMELY HARD AND DIRT ALONG WI6TH PPIECE OF RUST OF STRUCTURE WAS BLOWN INTO RIGHT EYE. WENT TO DR. TO HAVE EY E CLEANED OUT. PERSON WAS PUTTING BELT ON U-323 STACKER BELT.
PERSON WAS GRINDING ON SIDE PLATE FOR DESLIMING SCREENS. PERSON GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE GRINDING. PERSON WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF INJURY. PERSON DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 10-30-00 TO HAVE EYE CHECKED.
PERSON WAS CHANGING SCREEN DECK AT REFUSE SCREENS ON 2ND FLOOR OF PLANT. PERSON STOOD UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON PIPE THAT WAS LOCATED ABOVE SCREEN, JAMMING HIS NECK. PERSON WENT TO CHIROPRACTO R ON 10-19-00. COMPANY WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 10-20-00 THAT PERSON HAD RECEIVED TREATMENT.
EE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. 1 PERSON WAS USING HAMMER TO DRIVE MULTIRIVET DRIVER & THEOTHER PERSON WAS MOVING RIVET DRIVER. INJ PERSONREACHED IN TO MOVE RIVET DRIVER & OTHER PERSON SWUNG HAMMER & STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER BEFORE HE COULD GET HAND OUT OF THEY WAY CAUSING INJURY
PERSON WAS SETTING POST FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ALONG BELTLINE. WHILE USING HAMMER TO DRIVE WEDGE IN ON TOP OF POST THE HAMMER GRAZED THE ROOF AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK P ERSON IN MOUTH. PERSON HAD CHIPPED TOOTH AND WENT TO DENTIST TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.
PERSON WAS ADVANCING SHEILDS ON LONGWALL DURING PRODUCTION. HE WAS ADVANCING #102 SUPPORT FROM #101 SUPPORT WHEN ROCK FELL BEHIND SHEILDS. PUSHING THEM FORWARD TOWARDS PANLINE, INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY THE CIU CONTROL BOX ON 101SUPPORT WHEN IT WASH PUSHED FORWARD. PERSON RECEIVED LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
TWO PEOPLE HAD UNLOADED CORE BOX'S FROM BACK OF PICK-UP. INJURED PERSON WAS GOING AROUND BACK OF TRUCK AND LOST BALANCE. HIS LEFT HAND REACHED OUT TO TRUCK BED AS OTHER PERSON WAS CLOSING THE TAILGATE. INJURED PERSONS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TAILGATE AND BED OF TRUCK CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT HAND. REQUIRED 2 SUTURES.
TWO PEOPLE WERE LIFTING DRILL HEAD TO LOAD INTO SCOOP BUCKET. THE DRILL HEAD SLIPPED AND FELL AND PERSON GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL HEAD AND PAVEMENT CAUSING INJURY TO RING FINGER RIGHT H AND.
EE WAS PUSHING A BELT CUTTING TRACK KNIFE ACROSS 60"" BELT TO MAKE A SPLICE. HIS LEFT FOREARM CONTACTED A DOUBLE-HEADED NAIL THAT WAS HOLDING THE KNIFE TEMPLATE IN PLACE AND CAUSED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM.
PERSON WAS BENT OVER TRYING TO LIFT A BATTERY OUT OF HOLDER ON ROCK DUSTER AND FELT PAIN IN NECK AND SHOULDER, PERSON HELPING HIM WITH BATTERY WAS NOT AWARE PERSON HAD PULLED MUSCLE. INJURED PERSON RECEIVED SHOT FOR PAIN, WHEN HE WENT TO TO THE DOCTOR ON 3-24-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS WHEN HE LOST HANDHOLD ON HAND RAIL DUE TO SMALL AREA OF ICE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND TWIST ANKLE ON STEPS CAUSING SPRAIN TO ANKLE.
PERSON WAS LIFTING BAG OF B-BOND (ABOUT 50 LBS.) WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE WAS MOVING THE B-BOND FROM LEFT SIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET TO RIGHT SIDE, PERSON WAS BENT OVER WHILE LIFTIN G.
PERSON WAS USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO INSTALL ""J"" BOLTS IN WIRE SCREEN DECK IN VIBRATING SCREEN. THE BOLT KICKED SIDEWAYS WHILE TURNING IT, AND IT CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HS LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS CHANGING STRUCTURE ON DOME BELT WHEN HE DROPPED A BAR CATCHING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BAR AND BELT STRUCTURE CAUSING A FRACTURE OF MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.
EXAMINING TAILGATE AREA OF LONGWALL FOR POTENTIAL PROJECT INVOLVING INJECTION OF POLYURETHANE INTO ROOF. BROW JUST ABOVE COAL SEAL BROKE LOOSE INTO FACE AREA, BOUNCED OFF SHEAR & CAME BACK TO WALKWAY BETWEEN SHIELDS AND SPILL BOARDS. THIS ROCK STRUCK LEFT FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION AND A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
PERSON REPORTED THAT HE HAD HAD CHRONIC AND PROGRESSIVE PAIN IN HIS ARMS FOR MONTHS. HE WAS REFERRED BY HIS FAMILY DOCTOR TO A NEUROLOGIST, WHO DIAGNOSED CARPAL TUNNELL SYNDROME. EMPLOYEE ST ATES HIS CONDITION IS A RESULT OF HIS WORK DUTIES AS A BELTMAN. HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 9/5/00 FOR SURGERY.
EE REPORTS THAT HE HAS HAD CHRONIC & PROGRESSIVE PAIN IN HIS ARMS FOR YEARS. HE WAS REFERRED BY HIS FAMILY DR TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON WHO DIAGNOSED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE ALLEDGES THAT TH IS CONDITION IS A RESULT OF HIS WORK DUTIES AS A GENERAL LABOR. THIS IS BEING FILED AS QUESTIONABLE ILLNESS.
EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SILICOSIS BY A PULMONARY SPECIALIST ON 5-16-00.
PERSON WAS PREPARING TO GO TO WORK AND WHILE INSERTING THE EAR PIECE FOR HIS COMMUNICATION GEAR, THE RUBBER PIECE OF THE EARPHONE CAME OFF AND LODGE IN HIS EAR. PERSON WENT TO HOSPITAL TO HAV4 OBJECT REMOVED FROM EAR. COMMUNICATION GEAR IS ALSO HEARING PROTECTION.