Pinnacle Mining Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2003

DAMAGE TO VENTILATION CONTROLS WAS DISCOVERED ON THE 8I LONGWALL TAILGATE DRUING A PRESHIFT EXAMINATION. FAN WATER GAUGE READINGS INDICATE THE EVENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT 9:58 AM. DISCOVERY OF DAMAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9:45 PM.

THE ESCAPE HOIST ROPE WAYS FOUND TO HAVE A STRAND THAT WAS VISIBLY RAISED FOR APPROX. 30 FT.THE HOIST WAS OUT OF POTENTIAL OPERATION FOR APPROX.2 HRS. (7:00 PM TO 9:00PM) FOR REPAIRS. THE CONDITION WAS FOUND BY AN MSHA INSPECTION.

EE WAS TURNING OFF THE WATER TO THE VACUUM PUMPS ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE PREP PLANT. AS HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY, HE SLIPPED ON OIL/MUD & WATER THAT HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE FLOOR. THE EE TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE & ANKLE. HE ALSO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STORAGE TANK ON THE DOWN STREAM WALL.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CRIB BLOCK AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A 4" PIPE THAT WAS SUSPENDED APPROX. 4-1/2'. NOTE: PERSONNEL FILES NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME DUE TO EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF BLDG. MINERS CERT# AND JOB/MINE/MINING EXPERIENCE NOT AVAILABLE.

EE WAS IN A SCOOP THAT WOULD NOT TRAM. THE SCOOPWAS BEING PUSHED BY A HAULER. THE HAULER END SLIPPED OFF THE SCOOP AS IT WENT INTO A DIP IN THE MINE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE EE TO BE JOSTLED INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SCOOP CANOPY.

EE WALKED AROUND THE END OF A PARKED BATTERY HAULER WHILE AN EE WAS OPERATING THE EJECTOR BLADE. THIS WAS TO LINE UP BRACKET HOLES FOR PINNING THE EJECTOR INTO PLACE SO THE HAULER COULD BE USE D AS A MANTRIP. THE TAILGATE AUTOMATICALLY OPENS TO TOWARD THE MINE FLOOR WHEN THE EJECTOR IS OPERATED. THE TAILGATE CAME DOWN ON HER FOOT.

EE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN. SHE CLIMBED A LADDER WITH A PIECE OF CURTAIN AND STRAINED HER HAND AS SHE LIFTED THE CURTAIN.

INJURED WAS DRAGGING VENTILATION TUBING FROM NO. 1 ENTRY TO NO. 2 ENTRY WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER BROKEN UP BOTTOM ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

INJURED STEPPED ON A ROCK BETWEEN THE TRACK RAILS AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT HIP ON THE RAIL.

INJURED STEPPED OFF OF A BELT LEDGE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

INJURED WAS STANDING BESIDE A FLAT CAR WHEN A TAILPIECE ROLLER SLID OFF OF THE FLAT STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG.

INJURED WAS CROSSING A TRACK RAIL AND TRIPPED AND FELL BECAUSE HE DID NOT LIFT HIS FOOT HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE RAIL.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A TENSION CYLINDER IN NEW FORK WHEN THE CYLINDER CLIPPED OUT OF THE FORK STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE REPORTED THAT AFTER OPERATING THE SECTION SCOOP THAT HIS KNEE WAS HURTING.

INJURED USED RESTROOM IN BATH HOUSE. HE GOT OFF THE COMMODE, TURNED AROUND & RAISED HIS LEFT LEG TO USE HIS FOOT TO PUSH THE FLUSH LEVER. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TOILET PAPER HOLDER.

EE AND CO-WORKERS WERE UNLOADING A GENERATOR/WELDER FROM THE BACK OF A FLATBED TRUCK. AS THEY MOVED THE UNIT FORWARD HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GENERATOR/WELDER AND THE TAILGATE BRACKET .

EE WAS WALKING DURING FIREBOSS EXAMINATION, STEPPED ON SOME COAL TO AVOID WATER. THE COAL ROLLED AND INJURED SLIPPED TWISTING HIS KNEE.