All MSHA-reportable accidents at Ohio American Energy Incorporated operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.
At around 9:30 pm, a phone call was made to inform OhioAmerican Energy that a small fire could be seen at the Prep Plant. The mine superintendent and safety director then drove to the Prep Plant. Upon arrival, a small fire (approximately 6 feet x 6 feet) could be seen burning on the coal stockpile. A D11 dozer was utilized to spread out the coal and quickly put out the fire.
A high pressure hose blew under the front of the operator's cab on the 992C loader and oil blew back on the engine compartment. The oil ignited and started the loader on fire apparently burning out the emergency shut off. The 992C loader was totalled but no one was injured.
EE was in an enclosed cab of an excavator, loading rocks into the bed of an articulated truck when the rocks accidentally fell from the bucket causing them to fracture. Random flying rocks crashed through the wind shield hitting ee in the knee. He was treated and released for severe bruising of his knee at trinity medical center .
Employee was dismounting the steps from the launch deck of the highwall miner unit. His right foot slipped from the last step causing his left foot to get momentarily caught on the step just above it. He felt pain in his left ankle. He was diagnosed with a tendon strain of the left ankle.
Driver was hauling coal from the pit at the mine via pit haulroad. While descending a grade, driver attempted to downshift to a lower gear. Driver missed the gear and noticed that he was drifting towards the road berm. He tried to correct his steering and at the same time the right front tire blew out. The truck upset onto the roadway and stopped.
The miner was stepping down from the back of a MMU Bulk Truck #126. His foot slipped off the ICC bumper and fell to ground. The miner tried to cushion his fall by reaching with his right hand and broke his wrist.
Employee was stepping down from a high wall miner conveyor car, stepped into a hole or depression on the pit bottom. His foot turned under and inward as he placed his full body weight on the ankle. He felt immediate pain in the ankle area. He was transported to the emergency room and diagnosed with a bone chip in the ankle. Employee is a lost time.
Employee was stepping from the launch pad of the high wall miner down onto the bumper of a service truck when his foot slipped off the bumper. He fell past the bumper striking his rib area under his right arm. He stated that it knocked the wind out of him. He was diagnosed with bruised ribs and given prescription pain meds by the doctor. He returned to work.
Employee was attempting to use a conveyor car connecting pin to push mud out of the conveyor car coupler. As he was tapping the pin against the mud in the coupler hole, his finger struck against the pin keeper, lacerating the finger. Three stitches required to close wound.
Employee was pulling a connecting pin on a conveyor car on the Addcar highwall miner sysytem. The pin was bound at the connecting point so the employee jerked on it to pull it free. When he jerked on it, he felt pain radiate across his lower back. Physician evaluation was a strained lower back.