All MSHA-reportable accidents at Osaka Mining Corporation operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
The EE was operating a C.M. in the face of the #2 heading, he was in the process of setting the miner over when a piece of draw rock fell from between the installed roof bolts and struck him on his left foot and resulted in a laceration which required stitches.
He was putting up a roof bolt the end of the bolt broke. He drilled another hole beside the bolt that had broke the drill steel drilled into the broke bolt, when he let the head down the drill steel hit him on the left side of his neck.
Employee was loading supplies on roof drill, cut his index finger on right hand.
Employee was operating miner when cutter head threw a rock hitting operator on the right side of head, cutting his ear. Employee received six stitches in his ear lobe. Accident occurred in # 4 entry at SS #1580
The section foreman was walking the section when a piece of draw rock fell between two bolts and hit his right forearm causing a laceration.
While making a splice in the #1 shuttle car cable, struck his finger with hammer when he was hitting the anvil.
Employee was removing rock off continuous miner when he mashed finger on left hand requiring 3 stitches.
Employee was installing roof bolt when a coal rib (2' long, 18"" wide, and 2"" thick) rolled off and hit his left ankle. Coal fell in loose pieces and accident occurred in #6 entry 150' inby SS# 2055