Pinnacle Mining Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2017

A roof fall has occurred at break number 33 in the 9N Headgate Entry.

An unplanned roof fall below anchorage has occurred in #4 crosscut between the belt entry and the #1 Monkey Butt between 9M and 9N recovery faces.

A roof fall has occurred at #16 Break, #3 Entry, 9M CM Unit

A continuation of a roof fall was discovered adjacent to the #2 light side track.

A roof fall has occurred on the 9L Longwall panel overtop of the crusher and stage loader area. No injuries have been reported as a result of the roof fall.

A roof fall has occurred inby the longwall face in the bleeder area.

A roof fall has occurred on the 9N CM Section inby the loading point at break #32 in the #3 entry.

Employee was walking inby in the #2 entry on the 9O CM Unit when the continuous miner cable and waterline that was hanging across the intersection was pulled down and struck the employee in the right side of the neck and back.

Employee was assisting another miner in moving a piece of metal from the offside of the stageloader to the walkway side of the stageloader when employee felt a pain in employee's right shoulder.

Employee was walking around a 585 Scoop when ee tripped and fell, fracturing ee left ankle.

Employee was walking through a set of airlock doors when EE tripped and fell, striking EE's left knee on the mine floor on 10/16/2017. The employee returned to work on EE's next regularly scheduled shift and continued to work until EE was placed off of work due to the injury from the fall on 11/01/2017.

Employee was walking along side of a power center when they tripped on some cables and stumbled, when the employee stepped forward with the right foot they felt a sharp pain in the foot.

Employee was cleaning on the slope belt when struck in the left hand by a rock causing a laceration to the left ring finger.

Employee sustained an injury to left knee while working on the mine track on 09/18/2017. The employee did not begin to miss work until 04/16/2018 due to the injury sustained during the incident.

EE was walking down the slope belt when they slipped on some loose material on the mine floor and twisted left knee. The employee finished shift and returned to work at next regularly scheduled shift. Then on September 18, 2017 the employee was walking when the knee popped and they went to the ER and was placed off of work starting September 19, 2017.

Employee was standing beside a scoop bucket in an intersection loading belt onto a flat car when the employee slipped and fell. As the employee fell, hand went between the scoop bucket and the ram. The employee suffered lacerations on right hand after the ram smashed hand against the scoop bucket.

Employee was standing near the engine compartment of a 928 Front End Loader when they felt the equipment move. The employee jumped off of the 928 Front End Loader and injured the left knee, right shoulder, and forearm.

Employee was carrying rock dust along the belt line when employee slipped on a wet piece of belt laying on the mine floor, slipped and fell injuring right hip and lower back.

Employee was using a 1 1/2" wash down hose, employee bent over to wash out from underneath the slope belt, as employee stood upright employee felt a pain in employee's lower left back.

Employee was riding in track mounted mantrip when EE's foot was caught between the mantrip and a scoop axle laying beside the mine track.

Employee was cleaning a trash pump, as employee lifted up on the pump felt a sharp pain in groin area.

Employee was picking up trash by hand and throwing into dumpster when employee struck employee's left elbow on the fork lift frame assembly.

Employee was dismounting a 988F Loader when they slipped, as the employee caught themselves they felt a pain in their right shoulder.

Employee slipped on mine track and fell twisting back and feeling a sharp pain in mid to lower back.

Employee felt a pain in EE's lower back as EE attempted to twist and throw an airbag onto a rail mounted motor.

Employee was walking along the 8 Hlg #1 belt and slipped and twisted right knee.

Employee was struck in the back by loose material and driven down into a pile of spillage.

Employee was struck in the back by a rock measuring 2' wide x 2' Long x 1 1/2" thick, causing a contusion to the employee's lower right back and hip.

Employee felt a pain in the back as EE moved a bottom roller out of the roadway.

Employee was lowering ventilation tubing from the mine roof when EE felt a pain in left shoulder.

Employee was performing preventive maintenance on section feeder when employee stepped into a hole in the mine floor and felt a pop in employee's right knee.

Employee was crawling along the panline on the 9L Longwall panel when a rock rolled out and struck the employee in the left arm.

Employee was struck in the arm with plow chain while assisting in putting the plow chain back together.

Employee was advancing a longwall shield when a rock struck the employee in the middle of the back.

Employee was crawling along the longwall when a rock struck the employee in the right foot.

Employee received injuries to the left hand when their hand was caught between the tailpiece controls and the tailpiece.

Employee was struck by a rock (12"x6.5"x2") in the top of hard hat while operating a rail mounted jeep along 8 Haulage Bypass causing an abrasion and contusion to the head.

Employee struck their left index finger with a sledge hammer while holding a chisel.

Employee received a laceration on ee right index finger when it was smashed while lifting a heavy object on the 9L Plow Head Gate.

Employee was removing a rock from the top of a continuous miner using a slate bar when employee's hand was caught between the slate bar and the continuous miner causing a laceration to employee's right little finger.

Employee was operating a electric (walk behind) pallet jack to unload a truck when employee ran over their right foot.

Employee was struck in the left hand by a piece of metal that broke off of the pick hammer employee was using while installing a 6" hugger onto a main water line.

Employee was using a concrete block to knock a hole in a ventilation stopping and smashed left ring finger.

Employee was attempting to get a bolt wrench out of the offside drill pot and back spun the wrench when it came out of the drill pot and struck the employee in the right side of head causing a laceration.

Employee has shown a Reportable Standard Threshold Shift after an annual hearing exam.