All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mettiki Coal WV, LLC operations in 2018. Fatalities appear first.
An unplanned roof fall occurred inby the section tailpiece at the 36 Bk intersection in the #4 entry on the D-Mains (MMU 001-0) section. There were no injuries or disruption to the ventilation system, but the remote controlled continuous miner is under the fall. This occurrence was immediately reported.
An unplanned roof fall occurred inby the section loading point at the 15 bk intersection in the #4 entry on D-Mains (MMU 001-0) section. There were no injuries, equipment damage or disruption to the ventilation system. This occurrence was immediately reported.
An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the #1 entry, 119 Brk of the F-Mains return. There was no equipment involved, no injuries and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.
Employee lost balance while on a belt crossover and fell on the moving belt underneath the crossover. Employee was pulled under the bottom of the crossover by the moving belt.
Employee stepped off the bottom step of a 6' step ladder and hurt right ankle while hanging 7200 cable behind the D-Mains section power car.
Employee hurt lower back (right side)and right leg while assisting a co-worker load 60"" top belt structure.
Employee stepped off of a working platform onto a wooden pallet. Right foot broke through a pallet broad, this caused EE's body to twist. EE's right foot was lodged in the pallet, causing the ankle injury. The pallet was used as a step.
Employee was traveling through a 30 inch man door going from the belt entry over to the track (intake) entry. As the employee was going through the door ee noticed a concrete block in the walkway. The employee extended left leg to avoid the block and when ee went to stand up ee twisted left leg and felt a ""pop"" in left knee.
Employee received a contusion to the head when EE lost balance and fell from the second step of a 6 ft. step ladder at the F-Portal office building.
employee was caught between a long wall roof support and the AFC panline as EE was attempting to position the roof support into place on the face, during a long wall move
The drill steel slipped out of jaws striking employee on left hand smashing finger
Employee hit self with a pick hammer while building a wall causing injury.
Employee was securing a jack with a sledgehammer and hit finger causing injury.
Employee was struck by a 48"" belt rail that had slipped out of its stand and received a laceration to the back of right hand.
While working in the top floor of Grizzly Building, employee received a laceration to left ring finger and had a piece of metal embedded into right hand while attempting to remove a bearing using a 2lb. shop hammer.
Employee was using a come-a-long on longwall face and was cut by a metal burr on a shield while ratcheting the come-a-long
Employee received a laceration to left forearm when a piece of rock fell from between two Longwall supports while moving inter-chock hoses.
Employee was attepting to re-hook a chain to the duster and smashed big toe causing injury.
Employee received a laceration to right eyelid when the sharp end of a piece of hanging plastic coated metal tie wire got in behind the employee's safety glasses while exiting the 913 scoop the employee was operating.
Employee received a laceration to left middle and ring fingers and a fracture to left middle finger when the employee got hand caught between the canopy of the 913 scoop the employee was operating and a piece of vent tubing that was hanging low on one end.
Employee was advancing supports while the shearer was mining towards the tailgate. A piece of roof rock fell from between the supports and struck the employee on the left boot.
Driver was going out loaded on the Private Road and met another truck coming in at turn #6 moved over to the right to far and got into slush on side of road and it pulled truck into guard rail and over the bank. Truck came to rest on right side.