All MSHA-reportable accidents at RexCoal Company, Inc. operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
EE was cutting holes in tail piece for spill skirt installation. The CO monitor was sounding off. EE could not make the outside man understand how to cut it off. EE left the area to turn off the CO monitor. He was away from the area for a long while so that he could eat lunch. When he returned, he discovered smoke and fire at the tail piece.
A non-injury roof fall was discovered at approx. 7:00am at the #17 cross cut, #4 belt return, #5 entry. The rock fall did not impair the ventilation. The area was timbered off and dangered off. The brattice line was moved over to the # 4entry to have a safe means of traveling the return. The fall measured approx. 19 ft x 19 x from 2 ft to 8 ft high.
While operating the roof bolter, Ee got his hand in between boom arm and drill pot. This pinched off the tip of his middle finger on his right hand.
A repairman and the Ee had a scoop jacked-up on blocks. The blocks kicked out causing the scoop to drop 3 to 4 feet. Ee was in the drivers compartment. This sudden drop tossed Ee around in the compartment which hurt his back. He has a compression fracture.
Ee used ether to clean work area. He then lit the torch too soon and caught his hand on fire.
Ee was loading supplies onto scoop and strained his back.
Ee was walking, stepped into a hole and turned his knee. Doctor said it was torn ligaments and that surgery would be needed.
The rub rail on the miner was being removed when it fell and hit Ee on foot. The impact broke his little toe. Required surgery to repair. Ee will be off work a couple or three weeks.
EE operates a roof bolter. His hand got caught in canopy when it came down. He simply had his hand in the wrong place at the wrong time, and he knew it. It mashed his thumb so much that it broke it. Will be off a two or three weeks.
Ee was walking across bridge. The board broke causing him to fall and hurt his knee. No major problem. He returned to work after missing 8 work days.