Accident type, without injuries
Escape way hoist in Shaft 1 was found to be inoperable at 3:11 a.m. A line filter had shorted out on the hoist safety system. The hoist was returned to service at 3:45 a.m.
Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C.Mining Incidents in 2018
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. operations in 2018. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2018
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Year
- 2018
Top incident classifications
- 01HOISTING1 incident
- 02MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2018
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Employee was hanging vent tube when they stepped onto stabilizer bar and another employee lowered the boom which resulted in a structural member contacting the top of the foot which resulted in dislocating the four small toe bones.