All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. operations in 2021. Fatalities appear first.
While repositioning a bad relay bar for removal from the face the miner disconnected the safety chain and had another miner remove the come-a-long, when they did this the relay bar slipped off the shearer sliding down the other relay bars pinning miner's right leg against a relay bar resulting in a fracture to the right tibia.
MINER WAS HANDLING END CAP OF OVERCAST. AS EE WAS LIFTING IT TO PLACE IT ONTO PANELS, MINER SET IT DOWN ON LEFT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE THAT REQUIRED SURGERY TO SET.
Injured miner was working on a belt splice with two others employees setting a row of rivets, they had completed rivets and was backing away with head bowed down to avoid obstacles. One of the other employees struck a rivet and a piece of metal broke off and struck the injured miner in the left eye over the top of safety glasses. Resulting in a contusion to the eye.
Employee lifted 72"" return roller into back of pickup and felt pain in right shoulder and arm. Employee continued to work until surgery on 2/3/2021.
While removing a DA cylinder from shield a come-a-long was being used to suspend the cylinder. When the electro-hydraulic function was cycled to move the cylinder it caused the come-a-long to spin striking the miner in the face with the handle.
While transferring rock dust, the line blew apart striking the miner on the right side of the face causing a laceration requiring sutures to close.