While making a preshift exam at this idle coal mines the mine foreman found a roof fall in #5 entry just in by spad 64 measuring approx. 5' in height 20' in width and 20' in length. Said roof fall did not impede travel or ventilation.
Revelation Energy, LLC.Mining Incidents in 2015
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Revelation Energy, LLC. operations in 2015. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2015
- 0
- Total incidents
- 34
- Year
- 2015
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK6 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON6 incidents
- 03MACHINERY6 incidents
- 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)5 incidents
- 05HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
All incidents in 2015
During the weekly examination of the plant mains a roof fall was discovered in the #2 entry at the #2 crosscut. The fall is apx. 20' x 30' x 5' high. It did not affect persons, equipment nor ventilation. The fall will not be cleaned up and the area will be supported as per the acknowledged action plan.
Smoke was noted coming out of the silo. Upon further inspection, it was discovered the coal in silo was on fire.
15' wide x 8' high x 8' deep Roof fall by fan house #3 portal
A roof fall was discovered in the #1 panel off the Big Bear sub-mains during a weekly examination. The fall was apx. 90' long X 20' wide X 4' to unknown height. The fall was dangered off and reported to MSHA. The roof fall will not be cleaned up and a ventilation supplement has been submitted and approved.
A roof fall was discovered in the track entry at crosscut 44 on #11 mains during a pre-shift examination. The roof fall is apx. 60 ft long X 7'high X 18' wide. The area was dangered off and an action plan submitted to MSHA. The fall did not affect persons, ventilation nor equipment. The fall will be cleaned up.
Employees were moving a feeder to the 004 section a piece of draw rock fell landing on ee left hand.
Employee states that as he was climbing down from loader using 3 point contact that his foot slipped and he fell.
climbing down a ladder after working on the frame of the machine under the rear glass when ladder footing slipped out causing him to fall onto the counterweight and then to the ground - employee went for treatment nothing was found to be wrong returned to work with no restrictions - returning to the doctor and was taken off work on 3/1/2016
While reattaching the belly pan on a D-11 Dozer employee was lining the bolts holes up and strained a muscle in his stomach.
Employee states that he was going up a hill on a dozer and went over an axel berm and the dozer slammed down and jerked him whipping his neck.
Employee was cleaning holes in beams using a drill and the drill got caught up and twisted his right middle finger.
While pushing a tractor trailer up a hill the grader kicked out of gear. EE rolled backwards down the hill and hit the ditch and hillside.
Employee was out on the boom of the loader cleaning the windshield. He fell when he was crossing back over the handrail onto the catwalk. He fell from the catwalk to the ground.
Hooking up a drop trailer, twisted when turning around escaping bees, sprain to knee
While putting together a set of cutter chains and striking the pin with a hammer, the pin splintered and a piece of it struck employee in the right eye.
Employee slipped and fell while on main frame of HWM causing him to hit his face on the vertical swing jack. Result of injury was a nasal fracture and employee returned to work on 05/28/15 to full duty with no further follow-up appointments necessary.
Miner head was retracted due to damaged coupling, employee has slipped while near head, and sharp cutter bit pierced his right leg.
While checking fuel levels in grease truck, he slipped and caught himself with his arms on handrail, pulling back muscle in process.
EMPLOYEE STATED GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO USE BATHROOM AND TRIPPED IN A RUT FROM A DOZER, DUE TO STATED ICY. STATED HURT ANKLE AND FOOT
Miner cable was grounded and employee was using fault wizard to find bad spot. He thought he had it and took the fault wizard off and began using his meter to check if cable ground was cleared. This is when employee received a shock.
Employee states that he was using a slate bar on 242 screen bowl when the bar twisted in his hand cutting web between thumb and finger.
Employee had been to the 004 section looking at conditions outby the section which he had some issues with. He walked up to the section via the power entry (#5), passed the power center and turned left to go toward the feeder. As he did so, his left ear struck a car anchor installed in the mine roof. He had a laceration to his left ear lobe which required stitches.
Employee states that he was doing reclamation work and while coming down over a slope he got on a rock and lost control and began sliding. He states that he let the blade down to slow him and it almost stopped the dozer. When the dozer almost stopped it slung him forward.
Employee smashed fingers with canopy
EE was working on a bulldozer which required him to remove the hood. While lifting the hood off it flipped up on one end and the chain came loose allowing the hood to fall pinning ee hand.
Employee was working on cable from miner to generator. As he was trimming the cable lead, he cut his left hand with a utility knife.
While removing tape from waterline coupling, the knife used to cut the tape had slipped causing laceration to left hand.
While using a slate bar to pry rock loose in the conveyor; the bar slipped, striking him on the right ear.
Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. He was termed on 7/21/2015. No % disability at this time.
Received a CWP diagnosis for ee. He was termed on 8/30/10. No % disability at this time.
Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. He was termed on 7/23/15. No % disability at this time.
Received a CWP diagnosis for ee. He last worked on 7/31/15. No % disability at this time.
Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He was termed on 6/16/2012. No % disability at this time.