Pinnacle Mining Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2018

A small roof fall has occurred between 9M and 9N recovery entries.

A roof fall has occurred at #4 crosscut from the #2 entry to the #3 entry located in the 9E Bleeder area. No injuries, entrapment, nor was any equipment damaged in a result of the roof fall. The roof fall will not be cleaned up. The size and height of the roof fall is unknown.

The main service elevator encountered an over travel fault. The sensor was repaired and the elevator began normal operations at 3:06am on 04/16/2018.

Lifting vessel flights & carrying to 6th floor/right knee back burning and hurts

Dropping gate on grizzly and extra rocks fell out onto grizzly causing more weight and employee pulled back.

Employee was kicking at an obstruction with EE's left foot and struck EE's knee against the spill board of the 24 belt head. The employee was able to perform EE's work and was scheduled for an MRI on 12/12/18 and was kept out of work until EE sees an orthopedic doctor and is therefore off from 12/12/18

Employee was on-shifting the 9N#3 entry from the mouth to the 25 break t-car. The employee had gone through the first check curtain located just inby #4 break and was headed towards the 2nd check curtain when a rock, approximately 3' x 3' x 1' thick, fell from the top and struck the employee on the hard hat driving ee to the ground.

Employee was walking in the pump house when employee slipped and fell injuring back, neck and head.

Employee was pulling a 1 1/2" water line in the pit area of the slope belt when they felt a pain in the lower back.

Employee was walking down the steps and stepped onto coal accumulations when EE slipped and fell landing on EE's back.

Employee was attempting to lift a box filled with bolts when they felt a pain in the lower back.

Employee was walking in the #2 Entry at #22 Break on the 9O CM Unit Panel when ee slipped in a mud hole injuring right knee and hip. The employee began missing work on 09/14/2018.

Employee was mounting #10 Jeep when employee slipped and struck right knee on the tram lever of the jeep. The employee was not removed from work until 09/14/2018 and began to miss work on 09/14/2018.

Employee was knelt down speaking with the preceding shift crew members on the 9O CM Unit, as the employee attempted to stand up from a kneeling position foot slipped and the employee twisted right knee.

Employee tripped over top of a cinder block and felt a pain in lower back.

Employee felt a pain in lower back while shoveling at the S-6 belt landing.

Employee was using torches to cut the studs off of a scoop tire when a piece of slag blew out and went underneath the employees safety glasses and came into contact with EE's right eye.

Employee was struck in the right hand by a piece of belt structure while replacing another piece of damaged belt structure along the 8 Haulage #1 Conveyor Belt. The employee was removed from work on 06/18/2018 by EE's doctor.

Employee was installing permanent roof support when a rock measuring 12" x 12" x 3.75" fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in the top back of EE's hard hat.

Employee was attempting to raise up from a kneeling position when foot slipped causing employee to fall forward. Employee tried to catch self with left arm and felt a pain in left arm and shoulder.

Employee was removing a rock from the #59 Rock Chute on the 5th Floor of the Prep Plant when the rock gave way and the momentum caused the employee to fall onto back from ground level.

While shoveling the #98-A Sump located on the 5th Floor of the Prep Plant the employee felt a pain in lower back.

Employee twisted left knee when ee foot slipped into a hole while ee was twisting. The employee did not begin missing work until 04/13/2018.

Employee was using a pole ax to loosen track ties from the rail at the end of 9M track. The employee started to feel a pain in lower back while bending over and striking the track ties with the pole ax.

Employee was placing the trolley pole back onto the trolley wire when a rock fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in the right side of head and back.

Employee had just finished installing a rib bolt when a rock fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in the head causing a laceration just above the left eye.

Employee was installing roof support when a rock fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in left bicep causing a laceration.

Ee was installing front drive line axle on 988 machine. Used a wobble socket to tighten bolts on the yoke, socket slipped and struck ee in mouth, causing laceration to upper lip and fractured 2 front teeth.

A rock measuring 10" x 8" x 1" to 1/2" fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in the right cheek and upper lip causing lacerations to both the cheek and lip.