Oak Grove Resources LLCMining Incidents in 2013

Continuous mining machine had at least 5 bits worn down into the shank with no metal carbide tip present. Ventilation plan not being followed. Fire suppression system not in secure location.

Contracted worker was exiting the mine on a bus driven by mine personnel escort when it collided with a motor hauling pipe traveling into the mine.

Mantrip and Motor hit each other causing employee to bruise his back.

Employee was walking through deep wet rock dust and got stuck. He twisted his knee getting out.

Employee was setting up a water jack. While a shield was put up the pin from the shield shot out and hit the employee in the left leg.

Employee was putting water prop in set pressure. When the shear went by the water prop flicked out and hit the employee in the back.

injured was reinstalling a guard the had been removed to allow cleaning under the overland belt line. injured lifted the guard up and felt tear in his right shoulder. belt was off and locked out.

While attaching come-a-longs to a chain the hook slipped off hitting the employee on the head requiring stitches.

Employee slipped and fell landing on his wrist.

Employee was loading bad rollers onto the slope belt. Employee slipped and fell while carrying a roller. The roller hit the belt structure and then struck the employee resulting in a contusion to the left knee and shin.

Employee was moving mantrip into a side track and went to throw the switch back to the straight. When throwing the switch, the throw sprung back and struck the employee in the knee. The employee suffered a contusion to the right knee.

Employee was carrying a catwalk platform through a mandoor when the platform fell and landed on the left foot causing a contusion.

Employee was traveling with an MSHA inspector. Employee was attempting to bend a sander bar when the bar slipped causing the employee to slip and fall. The lower left foot was became caught as the injured fell resulting in a broken leg.

Employee was diagnosed with chronic back issues and doctor has a no work restriction.

Injured was hanging ventilation tubing in the face of #4 entry on the 15 East section. Injured stepped in a hole and suffered an ankle sprain to the left ankle.

Employee was getting out of the scoop and struck his right knee on the emergency stop button.

Employee was tramming a continuous miner and tripped over the miner cable twisting the left knee.

Employee was riding the #4 locomotive and injured when the air tank for the breaking system separated under pressure and causing a right wrist sprain and face lacerations.

Employee was walking bewteen the track and belt entries when the double door closed on the left heel causing a contusion.

Employee was washing down the belt slope tail piece when the water hose being used got away and washed coal into the face causing injury to the left eye.

Employee was dismounting the beltline after hanging cables for a longwall power move and foot became hung in the belt rail resulting in a fractured fibula.

Employee was hanging miner cable and felt a pain in the lower back. Employee did not go to the doctor until 3/11/13.

Moving continuous miner cable and suffered a herniated disc.

Injured was decoupling a car to send outside on the hoist and got foot caught between the car and the car stop resulting in a foot contusion.

Injured was jacking a rail mounted rock duster back onto the track when the duster slipped and caused injuries to the left hand.

Stepped of the mine ride and twisted his ankle. Went to the hospital and determined that it was a sprain. Later found out that some ligaments were torn and required surgery.

Employee was hauling a scoop on a flat car. The flat car struck the motor he was operating causing jarring injuries. The injured suffered a strain to the lower back.

Employee was hauling a scoop on a flat car. The flat car struck the motor he was operating causing jarring injuries. Injured did not miss work until 2/18/2013.

Injured was fire bossing a beltline when they stepped in a hole and suffered a sprain to the left ankle.

Injured has just thrown a track switch and was crossing over the track when they tripped over the haulage rail and fell, straining the left wrist and left knee.

Injured was loading bolt plates onto roof bolter and suffered a strained groin. The injury resulted in a lost time accident.

Contracted worker was exiting the mine by bus driven by mine personnel escort when it collided with a motor hauling supplies into the mine.

Contracted worker was exiting the mine on a bus driven by mine personnel escort when it collided with a motor hauling supplies into the mine.

Injured was lowering a roof bolter cable. When the cable was taken out of the hanger, it was under tension and fell under tension catching the injured's arm and injuring the left elbow.

contracted worker was exiting the mine on a bus driven by a mine personnel escort when it collided with a motor hauling supplies into the mine.

Contracted worker was exiting the mine on a mine bus driven by a mine personnel escort when it collided with a motor hauling supplies into the mine.

Employee was swinging a sledgehammer to drive in a final drive motor when the employee felt pain in the right arm. Injured was diagnosed with a elbow sprain.

Injured was opening a tool box lid and felt pain in back, diagnosed as a lumbar strain.

Walking to mandoor, employee tripped and hit his chin on the rail.

Injured was splicing a feeder cable and was down to the support strips when the knife slipped striking the left middle finger resulting in 7 stitches.