All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mettiki Coal WV, LLC operations in 2022. Fatalities appear first.
An unplanned and reportable roof fall was discovered at the #11 block in the #2 entry on the E-mine Slope. There were no injuries, no property damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.
An unplanned and reportable roof fall was discovered at the #181 block in the #3 entry on the F-Mains Beltline. There were no injuries, no property damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.
An unplanned and reportable roof fall was discovered at the #3 block in the #4 entry on the West Mains intake. There were no injuries, no property damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.
An unplanned and reportable roof fall was discovered at the #4 block in the #5 entry on the E-Mine slope. There were no injuries, no property damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.
An unplanned and reportable roof fall was discovered at the 115-116 block in the #2 entry of F-Mains. There were no injuries, no property damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.
An unplanned and reportable roof fall occurred at the 214-215 block in the #5 face on the F-Mains section. There were no injuries, no property damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.
An unplanned and reportable roof fall was discovered at the 66 Block in the #3 entry on the F-Mains intake. There were no injuries, no property damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.
An unplanned and reportable roof fall was discovered at the 184-185 block in the #4 entry on the F-Mains intake. There were no injuries, no property damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.
An unplanned and reportable roof fall was discovered on the F-15 Panel Setup face of the 36 Butt section. There were no injuries, no property damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.
Employee was bolting on K-Mains section and had just moved into the cut and started bolting. When the employee was pushing a 6' bolt into the roof, the roof bolt bent causing the bearing plate to hit the employee's right hand between the index finger and thumb, lacerating the employee's hand at the start of the webbing.
Employee was carrying a bag of concrete and stepped in a hole causing injury to their knee.
Employee was cutting 48 inch mining belt to be used as skirting flaps on the engineered tailpiece. Employee had the belt laying on the shop floor using a straight edge and a razor knife to cut it. The knife slipped and struck the employee on EE's left hand behind EE's thumb causing a laceration.
Drive crew employee was working and accidentally bumped hardhat against a roller that was above the employee. The roller dislodged and fell out and hit employee's hand causing injury.
Employee was helping reload an arch top onto the scoop. The scoop operator misunderstood the direction the operator was given, causing the arch top to slide off, hitting the employee on the upper front part of left thigh.
Employee was carrying tools down ramp at F-1 tail. Employee stepped in a rut and fell, twisting right ankle.
While a beltman was cleaning debris from belt structure with a block hammer, the hammer slipped and was caught between the top belt and the belt roller. As the miner attempted to hold on to the hammer, their left arm was pulled into the belt/roller, resulting in an abrasion/contusion with 2 fractured finger tips.
EE was attempting to throw a track switch handle in the mine yard. The switch handle was stuck and when the EE pulled on the handle, EE felt a pain in their back.
Employee was walking down the outside slope hill toward the belt slope airlock entry into the mine. The employee slipped on the icy/frozen ground causing EE to fall and strike left knee on the ground. Employee continued to work until noticing a laceration on their knee.
Employee was sitting in MUV when it backed up and hit a rib board and then a plate hit employee on the bridge of nose causing a small injury.
EE just finished loading empty metal block skids on a rail flatcar and had placed a half of a hollow block on the car to get the forks out from under. EE brought the scoop back in to raise the skids to remove the blocks. EE reached in to remove the block and the skids slid off the forks smashing EE's rt. middle finger between the skid and block.