All MSHA-reportable accidents at Ohio American Energy Incorporated operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
During an inspection, a hot spot was discovered by 2 MSHA inspectors & OAEI's plant manager. There were no flames present but steam was rising from a small area on the impoundment. OAEI was not permitted to take any action to remediate the hot spot. Approx 50 minutes later, MSHA issued a ""K"" order. A plan had to be developed before any remediation could begin.
Employee was pulling the slack on the power cable for the conveyor car on the Addcar Highwall Miner. He stepped onto the rail of the launch to pull the power cable however he placed his ankle between the hydraulic car pusher and conveyor car, allowing his ankle to be caught between the pusher and car. Fractures of the ankle, tissue damage.
At the end of his shift miner was walking to his vehicle, stepped wrong, turned and felt his right knee pop.
Employee was attempting to climb into a moving maintenance truck, when the open cab door struck a parked end loader counterweight, closing the door on the employee and pinching his pelvis between the door and door cab frame. Pelvic fractures.
Miner was checking level of water in tank of Ledwell Water Truck, when he slipped off bottom step, injuring right arm and right side of his ribs.
Employee was dumping overburden from an end dump. He did not allow all the material to slide from the bed before releasing the dump lever. The bed came down abruptly onto the frame stops and jarred the employee. Employee had his seat belt fastened. Lower back pain the next day.
While lining up pins for a stiff arm on a CAT D-10 dozer, the pry bar being used slipped and the miner fell foward striking his right ear and right jawbone on truck outrigger. Miner was given an icepak and said he would continue working. Miner did not seek medical attention until MAY 02, 2009. Miner did not miss any work between March 25, 2009 thru May 05, 2009.
Employee was doing a pre-op check of a D11 Cat dozer. He openned the door and stepped out of the dozer to check the hydraulic oil. As he was bending over, he felt a pain in his lower back. The pain got worse as time went on and he asked to have a doctor look at it. Lower back strain.
Employee was removing crib block from a foreman's pickup and co-worker shut tailgate on employee's fingers on left hand. Severe contusion of middle finger with knuckle swelling.
While attempting to free a frozen conveyor belt on a highwall miner car, employee pinched middle and ring fingers of right hand when he struck the belt with a 2"" x 2"" x 24"" long piece of square tubing he was using as a hammer. Middle finger was bruised and ring finger was fractured.
Walking down ramp/road to check water pump, stepped on rock and twisted right knee.
Employee was exiting the launch of the highwall miner unit and jumped to the pit floor. He slipped and fell onto the frozen ground material, striking his knee cap.
Employee was removing coal from under a belly belt of HWM unit #1. As he was walking around the area below the belly belt, he stepped onto uneven pit floor and turned his foot inward.
Miner mechanic was driving out blade pin on D10 with hammer. Hit right thumb with hammer. Causing laceration requiring stitches.