All MSHA-reportable accidents at Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.
A 657 scraper operator was on his third round of topsoil placement for the day when the fill blade operator notified him of flames coming from his rear engine. The scraper operator stopped and contacted supervision. The fire department was called immediately. The fire department arrived on scene and proceeded to put out the flames utilizing foam.
Employee was stepping off buggy and twisted his knee, employee felt pain immediately. Further medical evaluation determined surgery was needed. Became recordable on day of surgery, 9-9-12 DAFW.
Descending into mine on the skip hoist, there was an emergency stop of the cage. EE experienced pain, discomfort and soreness. Employee was taken off of work effective 8-13-2012 DAFW.
Employee tried to start a generator and generator caused him to pull his arm and injure his hand. 30 minutes later he reported pain in his shoulder.
Employee was working on top of the crane boom trying to pin the equalizer, using a sleever bar to move the equalizer, when the equalizer slipped back, striking the employee causing him to fall between the lacings of the boom. His harness caught him before he hit the ground, but he struck and caught his left leg on one of the lacings causing a fracture to his lower left leg.
Three employees were walking on a decked walkway when the injured employee stepped and the edge of a below deck access plate pivoted allowing the left leg to fall through to the hip level. Revised to DAFW when surgery was done on 6-11-13, no restricted duty, medical treatment or no days away prior to 6-11-13.
Fall of ground from left rib while bolting and scaling. A slab tipped out from upper left rib and landed on right ankle of employee while he was scaling from under supported ground. Lower right tibia was fractured and ankle was dislocated.
As employee was leaving the haulage trolley shop, he stopped to close the fire doors, as he shut the doors the metal latch closed and smashed employee's left thumb.
Miner was cutting split-set bolts using a reciprocating saw, wearing goggles - got metal particles around the eyebrows. Washing face at end of shift a metal particle transferred from eyebrows into left eye but he noticed no discomfort. The next morning he thought he had an eye infection, called in sick and sought treatment where metal particle was found.
Employee was walking down a short decline about 10% grade when he stepped on loose gravel and slipped landing on his left side on top of his self rescuer that was attached to his belt. RTW on restricted duty.
Employee was releasing water from hopper for slick line wash out by pulling on plunger, when he felt a pain in his abdomen area. No days away from work, five pre-scheduled days off then RTW light duty on 2/29/12.
Employee was reconnecting the fitting on a suction hose and wrench slipped. Employee jammed his right finger. No Days away from work; xray positive for splinter fracture.
Employee was struck with a jackleg on upper back. Employee was seen at urgent care with follow up appts. done through urgent care. Employee was referred for further evaluation and it was determined that physical therapy would be required. Changed status from first aid to restricted work case on 2/13/12.
Employee cut left index finger while changing a blade on a razor knife. The cut required seven stitches.
Employee was driving a tracker underground and eye became irritated. All PPE was worn as required. No DAFW; no RWC.
The Electrician was in the process of pushing a fish tape (tool used to pull conductors) into a raceway where it became difficult to push through the raceway and used his needle nose pliers to assist him and while pushing the fish tape the needle nose pliers slipped of the fish tape and struck himself on the lip and chipped his tooth causing an open wound on the upper lip.
Employee was using a six ton bottle jack to lift concrete form in place, when employee tried jacking up the jack, it came apart at the base and sprayed out hydraulic oil into the employees face. No RWC; No DAFW; employee was released same day with antibiotic.
The electrician was stripping conductor in preparation of pulling the conductor and making terminations at the control panel. The electrical moved backwards while stripping the conductor and bumped into another electrician. The knife jumped out of the grove it was in and into his hand. The blade penetrated both a leather glove and a Kevlar glove.
Employee struck a pin hammer with another hammer causing a metal projectile to contact his chin.