Mettiki Coal WV, LLCMining Incidents in 2017

An intersection fell in immediately after being mined through, in/by the section loading point. There were no injuries, or equipment damage, or entrapment.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered at # 9 block of the # 2 entry on # 27 butt section track entry. There was no equipment involved, and no injuries, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered at #5 block on the East Mains section, in #2 return entry. There were no injuries, and no equipment damage, and the ventilation was not disrupted. This event was immediately reported.

An accidental/unplanned roof fall was discovered in an out/by area of the mine at # 114 A block F-Mains, in the track haulage entry. This roof fall area was subjected to constant temperature/ weather changes, and the immediate roof displayed water leakage in the fall area. There was no disruption to ventilation, no injuries, or equipment damage. Event was immediately reported.

Employee was assisting a co-worker lift a de-watering pump (ABS 50) that was stuck and needed unclogged. As they were lifting, employee felt a sharp pain in the left shoulder.

Employee was walking in the belt entry and slipped/tripped/and fell, injuring right hand index finger.

Dismounted from the operators deck of an underground mining machine, and stepped down onto the mine floor, at which time employee twisted/rolled left ankle.

Employee was retrieving ventilation straps from the mine roof, and while walking and looking up, the employee slipped/tripped and fell, causing pain in ankle.

Employee was attempting to pressurize a hydraulic jack (duke), to re position a piece of long wall mining system hardware, and failed to adequately secure the pressure connector to the jack, which came off as ee pressurized the system, and struck ee on the right cheek.

Employee was readying a plunger for drill steel using a utility knife. While attempting to remove the material from the center of the plunger, employee's razor knife slipped causing a laceration to left hand.

Employee was positioning a section rock duster machine (Bantam type duster), to load into a scoop bucket, at which time a piece of coal block rib fell out striking the employee, and knocking the employee down.

Employee was assisting to make hydraulic/mechanical repairs on a roof bolting machine drill head/mast, at which time another employee functioned a hydraulic control lever which caused movement of the machine and injured the employee's left thumb.

Employee was positioned at the left rear corner of the roof bolter, troubleshooting/looking for a hyd. oil leak, when a piece of cap rock dislodged from the mine roof and struck the employee on the head.

Employee was dismounting from the center walkway at the rear of a roof bolter, at which time the employee stepped on the mine floor and twisted left ankle, and felt pain.

Employee was repositioning a mine de-watering pump, by lifting on the steel handle which had a steel burr along it's edge, and lacerated the employee's finger

Employee was helping hang trailing cable from the mine roof, at which time an un-noticed piece of loose roof rock came down and struck employee in the lower lip.