Oxbow Mining, LLCMining Incidents in 2011

A Non-injury mountain bump occurred in the 4 north, mmu, 010, longwall tailgate entries. From the longwall face outby for 60 feet in the #3 entry between 28 and 29 x-cut and inby 28 x-cut in the #2 entry of 3 north.

Employee was using sledge hammer to hit cap piece to close inspection door on panline. Missed cap piece and finger was cut when being caught between hammer handle and panline. Sutures were required to close the laceration.

Employee was walking down the entry and slipped on some loose coal, when he went to catch his fall he landed on his arm. This resulted in a fracture to his right forearm.

Employee was picking up tools at end of his shift. Backing away from equipment, tripped over torque converter lying on shop floor. Reached back with left hand to break the fall and injured left shoulder.

Employee was removing brake caliper off front wheel on Dodge pick-up. Prying off rotor caliper, slipped out of his hands and landed on top of left knee. Bruise above knee.

Employee was pulling rock dust hose on the 4 North B belt line. Felt pain in lower right groin area. Hernia surgery 6/16/11.

Three people rolling metal box, employee said he hurt his back. Setting box to dewater degass hole in 4 north. Lower back strain.

Trying to get tripod stand off bank, stumbled down bank, fell, put out his left arm to catch himself. Fracture to upper left arm.

Employee caught his L/hand - middle finger - in jaw clamps on bolter.

EE was carrying a 20' section of 2"" tubular steel into the shop when he turned and twisted his right knee.

Lifting belt structure, felt pain in groin area, hernia.

Shuttle car operator was assisting bolter operators - installing rib screen. Stated he checked rib - secured side and bolter operator drilled and while he was helping place screen the rib rolled and he was stuck with some loose material. Swollen area (1"" to 2"") above eyebrow.

While employee was picking up a 4"" x 14' I beam with a second employee onto a lifting bracket the employee felt pain in his lower back. This was in 3N 2 entry XC - 19.

Employee complained of pain at longwall at end of shift. EE said pain due to previous injury at mine of prior employment. No report or other information given by employee. Report filed to terminate citation 8140936 - under protest and to be contested.

While reinstalling cover on reclaim belt by draw point #2, employee walked into a bracket bolted to the ceiling - hitting his left shoulder. This required rotator cuff surgery.

Rotating bull wheel on crusher to position roll for segment, roll started to free-wheel because of slack on come-a-long. Left finger got caught in chain, he pulled his fingers out after being pinched.