All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
While conducting the daily hoist inspection, the hoist safety supervisor system failed, resulting in the hoist being out of service for more than 30 minutes. The hoist was returned to service at approximately 12:20 p.m..
While traveling with an MSHA inspector on a weekly examination route, a reportable roof fall was found in F Seam, Southwest Main Intakes, entry 3, at crosscut 22. The fall was partially located in inactive works, but affected the established travel route for the weekly examiner. The fall was approximately 6' high, 18' wide, and 38' in length.
A reportable roof fall was found in E East Mains, entry 3, crosscut 6. The roof fall was approximately 35' long, 21' wide, and 9.5' high.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS INVESTIGATING WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO PULL OUT A PLOW TRUCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THE SNOW. HE WAS WORKING HIS WAY DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, HOLDING ON TO THE SIDES, WHEN BOTH HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS RADIO WITH HIS LEFT LEG, MID-THIGH, RESULTING IN A FEMUR FRACTURE.
Driving a DF-54, when he hit a slick spot in the road causing the DF-54 to hit the rib.
EMPLOYEE STATES AS HE WAS WALKING TO MANTRIP HE STEPPED ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT, STRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE WHICH RESULTED IN A TORN ACL / MCL.
Employee picked up a bottle of oxygen off the welder trailer, slipped and fell and hit his back against the hitch on the trailer.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A TRUSS BOLT. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL A STUCK STEEL BY GRABBING THE BOTTOM OF THE DRILL STEEL. THE STEEL FELL, CAUSING HIM TO PINCH HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE JAW CLAMP, RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
ON 9/15/2014, EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM MSHA THAT HE WAS ELIGIBLE TO EXERCISE PART 90 MINER RIGHTS.