All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mountain Spring Coal Company operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
WHILE MINING COAL IN THE #5 ENTRY WE ENCOUNTERED A BORE HOLE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN 11 INCH ABANDONED GAS WELL. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN OUR INTAKE OR #5 ENTRY, 35 FEET INBY SPAD #2536. THE S ECTION IS REFERRED TO AS 3 SOUTH BUTT.
WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING MAIN OUTSIDE SUBSTATION, EMPLOYEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE RESULTING IN DEATH.
WHILE PICKING UP MINER CABLE AND BACKING MINER UP OUT OF #2 ENTRY HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE CREW MEMBERS WERE INSTALLING A RAPID HAUL BOLT WITH A HAMMER, SOME TYPE OF MATERIAL ENTERED HIS EYE SCRATCHING THE RIGHT RETINA.
WHILE INSTALLING FLYBOARD HE WAS HOLDING BOTH STEELS AND MOVING POT BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE POT HIT A ROCK CAUSING THE TWO DRILL STEELS TO PINCH HIS FINGERS.
WHILE NACKING MANTRIP UP, HE STRUCK A ROOF BOLT RESULTING IN BROKEN COLLAR BONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE MANTRIP WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PINCH IN HIS RIGHT LEG.
WHILE BRINGING SCOOP OUTSIDE, THE BATTERY LEAD SHORTED RESULTING IN BATTERIES SMOKING.
WHILE HANGING VENTILATION CURTAIN, THE NAIL HE WAS PUSHING THROUGH THE CURTAIN SLIPPED RESULTINGIN A LACERATION ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 9-2-03.
INJURED RIGHT WRIST WHILE RESETING SCOOP BREAKER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING MINER BITS INTO THE BIT LUG WHEN THE HAMMER HE WAS USING GLANCED OFF ONE BIT CRUSHEING HIS FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER & ANOTHER BIT.
WHILE OPERATING SCOOP HE JAMMED HIS NECK AGAINST MINE ROOF.
STARTER FROM LOADER FELL OFF BUMPER ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT.
OPERATING #2 MOBILE BRIDGE FROM #4 ENTRY TO #3 ENTRY THE BRIDGE ROLLED UP CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ELBOW ON ROOF
EE WAS CHANGING MINER BITS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE. STATED THAT HIS SAFETY GLASSES SLIPPED DOWN ALLOWING THE METAL TO ENTER THE EYE.
WHILE OPERATING MANTRIP, EE HIT BUMP RESULTING IN RAISING HIM UP & STRIKING MINE ROOF.
PROLONGED CRAWLING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME CAUSED AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CALLED BURCITIS.