Mining Incidents

Perry County Coal, LLC.Mining Incidents in 2018

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Perry County Coal, LLC. operations in 2018. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2018
0
Total incidents
45
Year
2018

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS14 incidents
  2. 02HOISTING8 incidents
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON7 incidents
  4. 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)7 incidents
  5. 05FALL OF ROOF OR BACK3 incidents

All incidents in 2018

Accident type, without injuries

Hoist car was down due to broken brake band.

Accident type, without injuries

Slope car was down due to sensor malfunction.

Accident type, without injuries

An ignition event behind the 4 North Seals, that resulted from Carbon Monoxide being emitted into the return air course.

Accident type, without injuries

Hoist car was inoperable due to an electric solenoid malfunction.

Accident type, without injuries

Hoist car was inoperable due to an electric solenoid malfunction.

Accident type, without injuries

Elevator was down due to power surge caused by a thunderstorm. One miner was stuck for a short period of time.

Accident type, without injuries

Tracking system was down due to a grounded reader.

Accident type, without injuries

Elevator was down due to an electrical problem.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping change scoop batteries when EE's finger got caught between the scoop tire and fender.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was unloading jacks from supply cars when the jack got hung in jacket pocket twisting employee's arm causing pain in left shoulder.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was using bobcat and spraying with water hose cleaning under #4 belt. Employee attempted to get off bobcat and slipped hitting their right elbow on boom of bobcat.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling conveyor chain over apron assembly when ee felt sharp pain in back and legs.

Struck by falling object

Employee was shoveling V wipe at 2B head drive. They had right hand on the belt rail when a piece of draw rock fell from the top and hit the hand mashing their two middle fingers.

Struck by flying object

EE's were pinning a belt splice together and the belt clamp broke and struck left ankle and foot.

Struck by falling object

Employee was walking and draw rock fell and hit employee in the back as employee was walking toward the LoLo the equipment was backing in the hole and caught softline against Lolo causing softline to strike employee in the ribs.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking up belt entry when employee hit head on brow in a dip causing pain in neck and down back.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee got right index finger caught between coupler on slope car.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was making EE's weekly fan exam, when EE got off EE's buggy to get an air reading and once returning to EE's buggy EE slipped and fell.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was descending ladder to bottom floor, once on the bottom floor ee turned to adjust a valve and stepped on an uneven surface that was under water. Employee started missing 09/28/18.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was helping to hanging miner cable when they felt pain in their back.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was knocking a flange off of a pipe when employee caught thumb nail and pulled it off.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving an empty shuttle car toward the miner when employee hit a hole or dip in the roadway causing employee to strain lower back, neck, and right foot.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was tightening outer drum bolts on a continuous miner head, after completing this task EE then went and sat on a personnel carrier, after sitting for a while EE got up and stated back was stiff and hurting. Employee was using foot and leg to push down on the ratchet.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee lifted a belt rail up, twisted around and felt pain in EE's lower back.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was doing maintenance work on miner and pulling back on a welded piece of metal on a shaft. The metal broke loose and hit the employee in the abdomen and hand. The metal caused a cracked bone and lacerated two small places on hand.

Struck by falling object

Employee was servicing the miner when a piece of rock fell in between bolts, striking employee's head, neck and right hand.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling bolter cable and as EE was hanging it EE felt something pull in the right shoulder.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was moving a water pump when ee felt pain in lower back.

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee had fixed clear well pipe that was 11'-12' on platform. Employee was traveling back to the concrete floor when employee fell.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was putting top roller in section belt at the back of the lolo. When EE lifted the roller to put it in, EE felt pain in EE's lower back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling and when EE turned, EE twisted knee.

Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning up around timber when it became dislodged and fell, striking employee's left hand (thumb). It was later determined that a bone in the employee's wrist was also fractured. Employee started missing on 03/07/18.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was shoveling on tail piece when they felt bad pain in the middle of their back.

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was crossing a crossover at 3A tailpiece. Employee was dusting around 3A drive backing off of cat walk and fell. Employee was complaining about stomach, right elbow, right leg, low back, and tailbone.

Struck by flying object

Employee was using a chain ratchet to remove bad return idlers, while using excessive force, the chain slipped off of the roller and struck the employee on the right side of face beside of nose.

Fall down stairs

Employee was sent to get additional tools when EE fell going down steps and landed on buttocks and back.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was splicing #5 belt, when ee went to cut the belt knife slipped and cut right leg just inside of right knee causing a laceration.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting belt to make a splice when EE's knife slipped and cut EE's leg.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was helping to replace a bad step that led up to spiral floor. Employee was hitting step with a hammer when hand slipped and hit a jagged piece of metal that was under the step. Injury required stitches.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was draining water and mud from underneath 1A head drive. Employee turned, slipped and fell causing a rake to strike employee on the left side of face and mouth and cracked bottom front middle tooth.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping splice 1A belt. EE was checking brads, rubbing fingers across the buckled when EE's coworker struck EE with a 4 pound hammer.

Struck by falling object

Employee was going to raise the lid up over the engine compartment and it fell on their right hand.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Pneumoconiosis award date 06-06-18. Last day worked 12-19-14.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Pneumoconiosis award date 05-24-18. Last day worked 12-18-14.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Perry County Coal, LLC.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.