All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. operations in 2017. Fatalities appear first.
Upon daily hoist inspection, the hoist computer system was malfunctioning which prevented the operation of the hoist. It was determined that the battery backup caused the problem. The battery backup was disconnected and hoist functions returned. The hoist was not repaired within 30 minutes.
During the weekly examination, a reportable roof fall was found in the established travelway. The fall occurred in F Seam, South Main Intakes, entry 2, crosscut 17. The fall is estimated to be 20' wide, 20' long, and 6' high.
Employee was working on seal when rib section rolled out. Unable to avoid the rib and was struck in the lower back.
Employee was installing a spot roof bolt. While drilling the hole, a piece of rock fell around the drill steel, striking the employee's forehead and causing a skull fracture and laceration
An employee was standing on a Ramcar, washing it off, when another employee started to move a nearby Ramcar in the opposite direction. The moving Ramcar caught the roof bolter cable hanging from bullhorns, pulling the cable down. The moving cable forcibly struck the employee standing on the Ramcar, knocking that employee down on the Ramcar.
EE was operating shearer when a piece of coal fell into the bretby trough. EE stopped the shearer from tramming & removed the piece of coal. When returning the shearer, another piece of coal fell from longwall face, striking EE, pushing EE into the shield base lift cylinder. Reportable medical treatment was not provided until March 8, 2017. Became lost time 4/26/17.
Employee was attempting to remove a jackleg hammer from the back of a flatbed truck. The employee stood the hammer upright on the chuck bail. To remove the hammer, employee placed one hand under the bail & grabbed the hammer body with the other hand. The bail collapsed causing the hammer to fall, pinching employee's little finger, resulting in a fractured finger.