Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2007

Miners were rehab bolting in P14/ vent crosscut. They were cleaning up to do additional bolting when they noticed the ground starting to move. They backed out and ""flagged off"" the entry. Shortly after, the roof caved in above the anchor zone. Ventilation was not interrupted. MSHA was on sight and issued no citations.

The Cedar Creek Elevator was out of service from approx 1:00 am until approx 4:30 am due to locking mechanism.

The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 9:53 pm 11/20/07 to 12:48 am 11/21/07 due to car being stuck at bottom.

the cedar creek elevator was out of service from 6:30 am to 1:00 pm due to electrical contactor problem.

The Tyro Creek elevator was out of service from appr 1:50pm to 2:45pm due to the governor's rope needed to be replaced.

The Tyro Creek Elevator was out of service from 5:45 am to 6:20 am due to a DC drive fault.

At approx 6:00pm, a water inundation occurred, due to the breaching of Don 25 seal

The Tyro Creek elevator was out of service from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm due to interlock switch problem.

Elevator was down from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm due to component malfunction.

The Cedar Creek Elevator was out of service from 10:55 am to 1:15 pm, due to an electrical interlock problem.

The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 6:30 am to 7:15 am due to a fault door locking mechanism.

The cedar creek elevator was out of service from 3:55pm to 4:25pm on 7/10/07 due to door malfunction.

The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 3:15 pm to 3:58 pm on 5/24/07 due to a door malfunction.

The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 8:20 pm 5/8/07 until 12:35am 5/9/07 due to a door malfunction.

The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 9:50 pm 3/16/07 until 12:15 am 3/17/07 due to a door malfunction.

The cedar creek elevator was out of service from 2:00 am until 4:45 am on 3/13/2007 due to door rollers off track.

The Cedar Creek Service Elevator was out of service from 10:00 pm on 2-7-07 to 1:00 am on 2-8-07 due to a bad elec. contactor. Repair service was called out & placed the elevator back in service at 1:00 am, 2-8-07.

The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 10:15pm - 11:00pm due to car being stuck at bottom.

The Cedar Creek Elevator was out of service from 10:35pm until 11:30pm due to door switch problems.

The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 8:00 am on 1/31/07 to 2/1/07 at 8:35 am due to a problem with the doors not functioning properly. From the Kemper was on site and adjusted the doors and instabled/a new operator which corrected the problem.

The Tyro Creek Elevator was out of service from approximately 5:30 am until 6:30 am due to a governor bearing.

The cedar creek elevator was not of service from 10:05 pm 01/28/07 until 5:15 am 1/29/07 due to water in the bottom of the shaft.

The cedar creek service elevator was out of service from 10:05pm to 11pm on 1/25/07 due to problem with the e-stop bag by reset the elevator and put the elevator back in service at 11pm.

The cedar creek elevator was out of service on 1/24/07 for 3:05am to 5:30am due to problem with the door not functioning properly. Bagby made the necessary repairs & placed the elevator back in service at 5:30am 1/24/07.

The cedar creek elevator was out of service from 10:15pm to 11:15pm on 1/22/07 due to problem with the e-stop. Bagby reset the elevator drive system and placed elevator back in service at 11:15pm

The Cedar Creek elevator was down from 11:05 pm on 1/7/07 until 2:30 am on 1/8/07 due to a problem with the outer door rollers.

Employee was helping other employees maneuver outby Pinner cable and plug over other cables near the section power center. As he was pulling the plug over another cable he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. Later diagnosed as a hernia.

The employee was riding in a mantrip as they exited the mine at shift end. At an intersection, the mantrip hit a rib with the right front end causing employees head to snap back and forth hurting his neck. He suffered a Whiplash that was too sore to return to work.

Employee stated that he was loading bags of gravel onto a material car when one bag slipped. He attempted to catch it and felt a pull on his shoulder. Employee's first lost work day was 01/17/08 due to surgery.

Employee stated that he was moving the feeder cable to repostion the remote cable when he felt his shoulder pop. Employee's first lost work day was not until March 4, 2008 due to surgery.

Employee was walking from H-Main Seal area where the walkway was very muddy. Employee slipped, twisting left knee.

Employee stated that he was making up pins when a rock fell between the pins and struck the employee. His first lost work day was 9/4/07.

Employee stated while driving a loaded coal haul truck she hit a bump in the haul road which caused pain in her lower lumbar area.

Employee loaded some high voltage cable on a skid. He could not recall a specific incident. After lunch, he had trouble getting up from his seat and had a pain in his lower back.

Employee was helping reposition the shovel trailing cable, he was standing by the cable which was being pulled by a rubber tired dozer, when the cable struck his left ankle. The impact of the cable caused a fracture to employee's left ankle.

Employee while inspecting a dragline house fan shaft assembly, lost his balance and grapped the belt and it moved, pinching his left middle and ring finger between the belt and pulley. The power to the fan was shut off, but putting weight on the belt moved it.

Employee stated that she was kneeling down while she replaced bits on the shearer. When she rose up, she felt a pain in her lower back. She was placed on restricted duty on October 4, 2007.

While walking through the Mill Warehouse Yard, employee stepped on some metal screens which slipped out from under him causing him to fall backward. When he threw back his arms to break the fall, a sharp corner on one of the screens made a 2 to 3 inch cut on his left wrist. He received 13 sutures at Taos Holy Cross.

Employee was boarding #057 haul truck. His hand slipped from handrail and fell to the ground. He fell on his left shoulder, dislocating it. He gloves were wet and muddy due to rain and just dismounted, another truck contributing to the incident.

Employee stated that he was stepping across a pile of ""gob"" when his foot struck on piece of rock. He was placed on restricted duty on 9/7/07.

Employee alleges continuous operation of heavy equipment has caused pain to his lower back.

Employee was swapping out supply cars. He was standing near the rail to uncouple the cars. When the cars separated, the car rolled forward taking the slack out of the chain which had the cars secured and caught the employee's left foot. He was placed on restricted duty 7/24/07.

Employee stated that he was loading a bed plate from old longwall face. He reached down to pick up a winch cable when he felt a pain in his back. He was placed on restrictive duty on 6/25/07.

EE was cutting loose rails in No.2 primary refuse well when one of the rails he was cutting came loose from its weld & pinned his right foot & ankle. He was placed on restricted duty on 6/9/07.

Employee jumped onto a cribbing mat to help unload boards and slipped on grease causing him to twist his (L) knee. Treatment involved modified work as of 4/26/07 and a knee brace.

Employee was walking in the motor pit when he hit his head on a roof bolt. He was diagnosed with cervical strain. He was placed on restricted duty on May 18, 2007.

Employee was trying to loosen a roof bolt plate that hung under a rock while doing overcast work. Employee exerted extra force to free plate and stated he felt pain in left arm. When he released the roof bolt his arm continued back striking rib rock.

Employee was in the process of closing an inspection door of the crusher at Sorensen tipple. When closing door it fell off the hinge and fell on his foot.

Employee was walking in front of a rimpull haulage truck, when he slipped he grapped the front bumper hitch that had a sharp metal burr which cut through his leather glove and cut the tip of his right index finger.

Employee's hand became caught between door and door frame. Employee opened door to get hand out. Employee went to doctor when returning home from work for exam. Laceration took 6 stitches to sew up.

Employee stated that he was kneeled down beside the track switch leading into flat creek 1 section. When ee attempted to stand up, his foot slipped and his right knee came into contact with the switch or rail. This caused a laceration to the side of his knee which required sutures.

The employee was spraying shot-crete near a ventilation raise. Some of the spray mist was blown behind the safety glasses he was wearing. His eyes became irritated. He was diagnosed with Chemical Conjuctivitis. He was given a prescription to prevent infection. He was not wearing proper PPE.

Employee had repaired a dragline house fan pulley and had returned it to the dragline. Employee placed the pulley on the right dragline shoe, the movement of the shoe and the rounded surface of the pulley caused it to rolled off the shoe and hit his left face cheek area causing a laceration.

EE stated that he was trying to move a flight ahead to help release tension. As he picked up the filght, it slipped catching the employee's finger between the flight and the stage loader flight. The employee returned to work full duty the next day.

Employee stated that he was attempting to remove bolts from ranging arms. He used a wrench as a cheater bar. The wrench slipped & struck him in the nose. He received 11 stitches.

Employee was attempting to fuel a diesel welder that is mounted on a truck, when he slipped and fell off the truck, striking a waste fuel barrel that was sitting by the fuel station. Employee sustained two fractured ribs on his left backside.

Employee was installing a dozer ripper shank guard onto the shank, when the guard slipped and pinched his right middle finger between the guard and shank causing a laceration to finger.

Employee stated that while cleaning refuse from cont miner, he cut his right hand on an unknown object.

Apprentice was stripping 4/O THHN wire with razor knife - knife slipped and cut thumb.

Employee stated that while loosening a plug on gear box, he hit his head on side of gear box causing a laceration to the left ear.

Employee stated the weld broke that was used to pull slack out of belt causing the eye and chain to strike him in the head. This resulted in a laceration and a chipped tooth.

While setting up a water pump which was on a trailer, the trailer front end tilted up so the employees decided to place rocks on it to level it up. While placing a large rock on the trailer an employee got his left ring finger pinched between the rock and trailer frame causing a laceration which required medical treatment (suture).

Employee has been diagnosed with bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. He is currently off of work pending surgery. Employee FLWD was 2/5/2007.