Oak Grove Resources LLCMining Incidents in 2017

The #4 entry on the longwall face on 17 east sat down. Notification made and issued a K order on the section due to the roof.

EE was changing a hose on the #29 shield on the longwall face, when foot slipped off a pontoon which caused the EE to twist right knee.

EE was working off of a ladder on the 18 east section. When dismounting the ladder, slipped and fell backwards, hitting lower back on a bucket of plaster located in the area of the ladder. EE finished shift with soreness/tightness of lower back. EE reported to next scheduled shift but requested to follow up with hospital the following morning.

EE was working at the 17 East/MN3 header. EE was working with another employee was turning the belt off to remove a rock from the chute. Before the belt was turned off, EE attempted to remove the rock and EE's hand was caught between the rock and the belt. The rock was removed and the hand was released from the belt and rock and EE was brought outside for an ambulance.

EE was the MN2 take-up shoveling and washing with a hose. EE was shoveling a large amount of gob and when lifting it to the belt, felt a sharp pain to lower back. EE continued to shovel and stated aggravated back even more.

EE was fire-bossing in 0-gate when EE noticed a burning/throbbing feeling in the right lower leg from the top of foot to the knee. EE finished shift and when EE returned for the next scheduled shift, EE reported that EE needed to go to the doctor, that EE could not perform EE's duties as a fire-boss.

EE was removing a slider on the 18 east section when EE felt a strain to lower back. EE proceeded to go to get a grease gun to grease the miner, and upon returning the grease gun, EE's back pain became more intense. EE informed the section foreman that EE needed to seek medical help for back strain.

EE was lifting a bottom roller in the longwall belt entry from the muck when ee felt a strain in lower back. EE was taken to Brookwood medical center for assessment and released.

EE was assisting with realigning the bearings on the slope belt with a come-a-long, when EE felt a strain in EE's lower back and abdomen.

Bottom of the dump, Muck area. Employee was cleaning the area when accumulations returned back down the belt and employee had water and muck up to the waist. When trying to remove themselves from the muck, they felt a strain in their lower back and right ankle.

EE was unloading roof bolt plates and roof bolts from the cage when they felt a sharp pain in their hand and swelling about 30 minutes later.

Crew were loading I-beams across the belt line. EE attempted to lift the beam by self to place on the belt line.

EE was walking up the slope belt to change an amp box, when they slipped and twisted their ankle. They continued up the slope, completing the task and walked back down the slope.

EE was washing the chute and had left arm over the chute when the platform EE was standing on broke and EE's left arm got caught on the top of the chute.

EE was attempting to move a 2 inch air pump from 59 cross-cut on the belt line to the sump.EE thought the air line and depressurized and attempted to move out from the belt area. When moving the pump, the air line came off of the pump, which caused EE to lose balance and fall into the old structure and rollers, causing a sprain to right wrist and right knee.

EE was injured when motor pushing flatcar uphill lost traction and slid outby striking other motor.

While replacing filter sector, the sector slide back from its resting spot. Employee attempted to grab it but while doing so felt a pull and pop in right shoulder.

EE was injured when motor EE was operating along with another motor and 2 loaded flatcars became runways and collided with multiple manbus parked and being operated along track.

Man trip hit parked track motors in blind curve causing EE to hit head on sanders mounted just behind seat.

While changing scoop batteries an attempt resulted in the batteries positioned improperly on the forks of the scoop. The operator lifted the batteries and prepared to back against the rib. The injured employee was standing at the back of the scoop. EE flagged operator to stop. While getting jumper out of the way batteries slid off end of forks falling onto employees left foot.

EE and the evening belt crew were making a belt splice on MN2. EE was releasing the belt clamps from side of the belt, while the other side had been released, which resulted in left thumb being struck by the belt clamps. EE was taken to the hospital for evaluation, which resulted in gluing of the affected area, along with 2 stitches placed.

EE was operating a weed-eater in the ditch adjacent to the entrance road to the North Portal. While EE was cutting weeds that had grown up in the Rip-Wrap that had been installed for erosion, EE stumbled on a large rock, lost balance and fell on left knee.

Injured employee sustained a laceration to head, requiring sutures to close, after the motor EE was operating derailed on Ease Main Track.

Employee was loading a bottom roller onto #2 man bus, while setting a roller down it slipped out of employee's right hand smashing left little finger between the roller and man bus.

EE was walk down stairs from 10th to 9th floor. When stepping onto the landing of 9th floor EE ""rolled"" ankle because of uneven grating.