All MSHA-reportable accidents at Oxbow Mining, LLC operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
A non-injury roof fall occurred at crosscut 14 of lowest between the #2 and #3 entry. The fall was over 8' high, 16' wide and 40-45' long. Additional support had been installed and water was observed coming out of mine roof.
A non-injury roof fall occurred between #32 and #33 crosscut in the #2 entry of 10 west. The fall was 18' wide, 50 feet long, 7 to 8 feet high.
A non-injury roof fall occurred in the #2 entry of 10 west between 29 and 30 crosscut. The fall measured 6.5 to 7 feet high, 16 feet wide and 6 feet long.
A non injury roof fall in the #3 entry on 9 west is blocking travel and safe access off the 10 west LWTG. The rock fell around the bolts and cribs. 4' to 6' high x 16' wide x 15' long. 32 to 33 x-cut.
A non injury roof fall occurred in the #30 x-cut of 10 west between the #1 and #2 entry. The fall measured 18' wide x 20' long and 6 to 6 1/2' high.
Roof material was flushing off headgate shields, filling up shields and blocking walkway along stage loader inby 31 x-cut 10 west.
A false roof had been installed in the belt entry of 8 west between x-cut 30 and 32. After a roof fall on 12/15/2005 at x-cut 31, a rib fall above the false roof damaged the false roof between the stage loader and the face.
The EE had his hand outside the canopy and caught his hand between the canopy and rib. Laceration on left index finger, 20 stitches to close the wound.
Employee was putting discharge line in entry. Went to move pump that was frozen to ground. Broke pump loose and moved straining lower back.
Longwall crew hooked up a chain to the shear and to shield to pull the shield sidways. After pulling the shield, the sheer operator trammed the shearer the wrong direction and the chain broke, hitting foreman in the chest.
Lowering handyman jack after raising belt hardware, hand slipped off handle, striking employee's safety glasses which cut right eye lid.
Pulling sheave drum sprays' slipped in pan line and twisted left knee.
Standing under ventilation tubes while removing them, he cut the wire that was holding them up. Ventilation tube fell on his head.
EE was adjusting vent tubing when a piece of rock fell from behind the rib screen and hit him on his hard hat, jamming his neck and back.
EE WAS PULLING DOWN RIB SCREEN, RIB FELL, HITTING SCREEN INTO EE'S NOSE. 1"" LACERATION. RIB SCREEN WAS 30FT OUTBY LONGWALL FACE IN THE BELT ENTRY.
EE was carrying a prop setter jack from #2 entry to #1 entry and stepped in a hole, jarring his lower back.
Employe was inserting nip into power center - receptacle for belt drive, felt pain in right groin. Possible hernia.
STEPPED OFF ROCK DUSTER ONTO PIECE OF COAL, BURIED UNDER ROCK DUST & TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
Walking around emulsion pump - right knee caught - made a ""popping"" sound - knee strain.
Stacking 24"" vent tube in crosscut, felt ""pop"" in left shoulder, strain.
Employee was inserting a roof bolt thru the rib screen in a pre-drilled hole, when the rib fell striking his right knee and ankle.
While pulling 4"" black pipe out of return, coupler hung up. pipe came apart. Pipe came through man door hitting employee in chest, knocking him down.
Helping with miner cable, slung cable and felt muscle pull in left shoulder.