All MSHA-reportable accidents at Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
The hoist had been chaired to load a flatcar to be brought to the surface. When the hoist man went to un-chair, the system would not respond. Subsequent troubleshooting found the service hoist hydraulic power pack control card failed. The card was replaced and the hoist returned to service at 10:10 a.m..
Service hoist cage was chaired at shaft collar, when hoist man attempted to move cage upward, DC breaker tripped and would not reset. Initial evaluation indicated hoist would be down more than 30 min. UG employees evacuated safely. SCR failure, components were 30+ years old. Common SCR's from an out of service unit were used to restore function.
An employees haul truck rolled backwards making contact with a highwall at an angle that caused the truck to tip over onto its right side.
The gear puller was attached & pressure was applied, when employee used a crescent wrench to hold the shaft from turning as the pressure was applied. One of the gear puller arm broken & puller sprung away from the pinion gear with force, causing the force pulled on the arm or struck left shoulder.
Supervisor was sitting in parked vehicle, when he was struck by employee personal vehicle head on going about 15-20 mph at the time of incident. Supervisor sustained injury to back.
While employee was on Chippy hoist, an E-Stop occurred somewhere around mid point causing the employee's legs to buckle and falling to the bottom of the chippy hoist floor landing on his right side. Employee was taken off of work effective 8-3-11.
Employee was standing on a chair in the office trying to dust a computer.
Employee was in process of being task trained to operator 330 Articulation truck and was a passenager, loader 950 got into soft spot and loaded landed on its side at the loading area. The loader bucket struck the bumper of truck.
Employee stated that he was turning on fuel tank valve when he slipped and fell. Employee's first lost work day occurred on July 1, 2011 due to surgery.
Employee fell and felt a pain in his shoulder. His MRI showed a tore rotator cuff and surgery was performed. Employee's first lost work day was 5/27/2011 due to surgery.
Employee stated that he was bent down on his knees cleaning/washing the de-watering system. When he got up, he felt a pain in his right knee. He did not lose time until 10/28/2011 due to surgery.
Employee stated that while walking to the bathhouse, he slipped on a patch of ice. Employee had an MRI that showed damage to his knee and elbow. Employee did not lose time until 7/29/2011 due to surgery.
During the drilling for ground support, while holding steel with left hand and the jackleg in an upright position with his right hand, employee pushed drill steel up, and immediately felt pain on his left shoulder. Employee did not miss work and incident was not reportable injury until surgery, employee's first day away was 4-11-11.
Employee slipped and fell on ice between shop and steambay dislocating knee cap.
Employee alleges that on January 10, 2011 he fell inside an engine compartment on a Cat 793. As a result from catching himself he injured his left shoulder. This incident was reported to the mine on 4/20/11.
Employee was moving a jackleg from a draw point to another draw point while lifting the jackleg he felt a slight pain to his neck/shoulder area. Employee was evaluated by doctor on 12-20-11 (MRI negative) with a second evaluation on 12-29-11 (MRI) will be done.
Employee slipped on frozen ground falling on his right shoulder after cleaning his tail lights on his overburden truck.
Employee was holding the lowboy hitch while loci operator positioned the loci for hook-up. The loci jumped when the motion was engaged. The loci struck the end of the hitch which then popped upward striking the employee in the chin, no days away from work.
Employee was assisting a maintenance field mechanic installing the Y-link on a coal haul truck. While maneuvering the Y-link, the employees finger was caught between a wood block and the Y-link.
Employee was using a pry bar to remove concrete forms. The chisel end between the form and concrete slipped and employee's right hand struck the rib. The point end of the bar drove through his glove and hand between the thumb and index finger. Medical treatment. No days missed.
Employee was stepping on an overburden truck when pain was felt in knee.
Employee stated that he was operating a battery mantrip. Employee felt something ""pop"" in his right shoulder when the brake lever was pulled. Employee was placed on Restricted Duty on 4/8/2011
While employee was drilling, the jackleg sunk into the mud getting stuck. While responding to this situation, employee hurt his lower back. Employee did not experience pain immediately. No days missed, restricted work only.
Worker was installing boxes and conduit when a gust of wind blew dust and particulate matter into his eyes. Went to doctor next day for exam. No metal in eyes. Flushed with water. Prescribed antibiotic drops as a precaution. Released to full duty.
Electrician was injured when a pry bar he was using to place an electric panel slipped and cut his left thigh just above the knee. The injured worker was transported by a supervisor to the nearby medical center where the wound was cleaned and sutured. Returned to work the same day with no restrictions.
Welder was check loaded items on flatbed of supply truck, when he missed a step and fell off of truck. He struck his rt shoulder and head.
Employee was cutting bands off bundle of wire mesh, when one of the bands sprung up and struck employee in the face. Medical treatment necessary, no days missed, no restricted work.
A worker looked up inside a truck dump hopper under construction and got some debris in his left eye. He was wearing safety glasses. The wind was gusting at the time, and it was later determined that the debris in his eye was dust. He complained of discomfort and irritation. He was prescribed an antibiotic ointment as a precaution against infection.
While holding end of pipe, employee attempted to swing his end over into reject bin pinching his pinky finger between the handrail and pipe. No days missed, no restricted duty. RTW regular duty 7-1-11.
An employee was using a small band saw in the shop to cut off the end of a pipe nipple. Employee was using his gloved hand to saw off the end of the nipple when his hand slipped and went into the blade cutting through the glove and into the end of his right thumb.
After completing a sanding job on a piece of equipment, employee removed facial PPE, and felt irritation to his right eye. No days missed, no restricted work. Final diagnosis given during follow up evaluation on 5-24-11.
The employee was spot bolting when the drill steel was approximately three feet in the hole, and it struck another bolt causing the machine to rotate jerking the employee's right arm. The employee was able to shut off the machine in a timely manner, and continued working. After final evaluation and determination by physician, surgery was scheduled and became a DAFW on 1-26-12.
Employee was using ""floor dry"" material to absorb oil on floor-when he felt something in his eye. He was sweating and wiped his (L) eye w/ paper towel and his eye became irritated. Employee was diagnoses with scratched cornea to left eye. No lost time, no restricted work, medical treatment only.
Employee was connecting a pivot bracket when it fell and struck him in the mouth. Employee chipped a front tooth.
Original Hearing Test and Retest confirms a shift in hearing. Requested review from Chevron Medical to determine if work related, review complete on 1-11-12. No noise exposure data available for equipment operators.
Original Hearing Test and Retest confirms a shift in hearing. Requested review from Chevron Medical to determine if work related, review was complete on 1/11/12. No noise exposure data available for mechanics.
The EE complained of sore back 9/27/11 & declined medical care. On 10/3/11 he was taken to clinic for pain and clinic diagnosed inflamed muscles & released to full duty. MRI was completed on 10/6/11 and physician transferred EE to original physician in Idaho due to pre-existing injury. 10/9 EE went to Idaho to see his dr and is still on full duty.