Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C.Mining Incidents in 2002

A LONGWALL TAILGATE BLOCKAGE OCCURRED DUE TO A ROOF FALL INT HE #3 ENTRY OF 16 TAILGATE, BETWEEN CROSSCUTS 24 AND 25. THE SIZE OF THE BLOCKAGE WAS APPROX. 40' LONG, 4.5' HIGH AND 18' WIDE.

ON 11/8/02, AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ON THE HOIST DRIVE MOTOR FAILED, MAKING THE HOIST INOPERABLE. FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION BY MSHA, THEY DETERMINED THAT FAILED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT CAU SE THE HOIST TO BE INOPERABLE FOR MORE THAN 30MINUTES TO BE REPORTABLE.

A LONGWALL TAILGATE BLOCKAGE OCCURRED DUE TO FLOOR HEAVE IN ENTRY 3, 16 TAILGATE, BETWEEN CROSSCUTS 30 AND 31. THE LENGTH OF THE BLOCKAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET.

A TAILGATE BLOCKAGE OCCURRED IN PANEL 16, ENTRY 3, CROSSCUT 36 TO 37. THE INITIAL BLOCKAGE WAS THE RESULT OF FLOOR HEAVE.

A TAILGATE BLOCKAGE OCCURRED IN PANEL 15, ENTRY 4, CROSSCUT 10 TO 11.5. THE INITIAL BLOCKAGE WAS THE RESULT OF FLOOR HEAVE.

A REPORTABLE ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN 15 HEADGATE,ENTRY 2, CROSSCUT 7. THE FALL WAS APPROX 20 FT WIDE, 20 FT IN LENGTH, AND 12 FT HIGH.

AT APPROX. 12:00 P.M. THE MINING SECTIONS LOST WATER AND BELT SERVICE. UPON INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE, A REPORTABLE ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN F-SEAM, ENTRY 5, X-CUT 25, APPROX. 25'L X 18'W X 7'H.

A TAILGATE BLOCKAGE OCCURRED IN PANEL 15 TAILGATE, ENTRY 3, CROSSCUT 20 TO 21. THE FALL WAS APPROX 16 FEET IN LENGTH, 18 FEET WIDE, & 8 FEET HIGH.

A REPORTABLE ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN 16 HEADGATE, ENTRY 2, CROSSCUT 13 TO 14. THE FALL WAS APPROX9 FT HIGH, 18 FT WIDE, AND 25 FT LONG.

A TAILGATE BLOCKAGE OCCURRED IN PANEL 15 TAILGATE, ENTR 3, XCUT 30-31. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 50' IN LENGTH, 10' WIDE, AND 7.5' HIGH.

EE STATES WHILE STANDING ON SIDE RAIL OF RAMCAR,HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACK TWISTING HIS KNEE.

EE STATES WHILE TRAMMING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, IT HIT A ROLL IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE CONVEYOR TO SWING, STRIKING THE EE.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES, HE RAISED UP INTO STANDING POSITION AND FELT HIS KNEE POP.

SETTING BY CENTER SECTION OF RC21 TIGHTENING TRUNNION NUT WITH BOLTS AND 5 TON CRANE, WHEN TRUNNION NUT TIGHTENED COMPLETELY WITH FORCE BY CRANE BOLT. SNAPPED OFF BECOMING AIRBORNE WITH FORCE AND STRIKING EE ON SAFETY GLASSES AT LEFT EYE CAUSING CUT FROM NOSE PIECE AND LOWER EDGE OF SAFETY GLASSES. EE LEANED OVER CENTER SECTION WITH TENSION STILL ON STRAP.

EE WAS TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER, THE CONVEYOR BOOM STRUCK THE VENT TUBING, CAUSING A ROCK TO FALL THROUGH THE ROOF SCREEN, STRIKING THE EE'S HAND & RESULTING IN A LACERATION

EE STATES HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF TELETRAM, CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON SOME BRATTICE CAUSING HIM TO FALL'FRACTURING HIS LT. LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WORKING IN FRONT OF THE DRILL WHEN A VALVE BLEW OFF STRIKING HIM IN FACE AND HEAD, RESULTING IN FACIAL FRACTURES.

LOST CASING OUT THE BACK OF TRAILER. HOOKED COMEALONG TO CASING BUNDLE. WAS ON THE TOP LEVEL OF THE TRAILER PULLING THE CASING BACK ON THE TRAILER WHEN STRAP BROKE. FELL BACKWARDS INTO TRAILER HITTING STEEL CASING WITH TAILBONE.

WAS OPENING MANDOOR AND WHILE PUSHING IT OPEN, EE'S RT. KNEE GAVE OUT.

CLIMBING OUT OF TRAILER OVER A FENDER, LEFT FOOT STEPPED ON PIECE OF COAL, ANKLE GAVE OUT. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HAND ON FENDER, IT SLIPPED AND HE FELL OUT OF TRAILER LANDING ON RIBS/ BA CK.

EE STATES WHILE BOLTING HE WAS CHECKING FOR SUCTION, STUCK DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE SHOWERING HE GOT AN UNKNOWN PARTICLE IN HIS EYE.

EE STATES WHILE USING A RAZOR KNIFE HE WAS TRIMMING A BELT, HE REACHED UP AND PULLED ON FLAP WITH RIGHT HAND. WHEN HE PULLED ON FLAP HE LOST HIS RIGHT HAND GRIP AND RAZORE KNIFE SLIPPED, STRIK ING HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EE STATES WHILE INSTALLING ROLL PIN ON MONORAIL, ROLL PIN POPPED UP HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH, BREAKING TOOTH.

STRUCK BY LOOSE RIB, WHICH HAD FALLEN. EE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY AND FELL FROM DECK. HE WAS THEN STRUCK BY A FALLING BAR WHICH HIT HIS KNEE.

EE STATES WHILE OPERATING A MANTRIP, A ROCK FELLFROM ROOF STRIKING EE'S LEFT THUMB.

TWO EE WERE SETTING A CAN IN PLACE. WHILE HITTING ON THE WEDGE, THE CAP PIECE FELL OUT, STRIKING THE EE IN THE MOUTH. WHEN STRUCK BY THE CAP PIECE, THE EE S TOOTH WAS KNOCKED LOOSE, REQUIRING DENTAL WORK.