Accident type, without injuries
Idle Mine A non injury roof fall was discovered at #6 break on #6 belt in the #2 entry in the intake. The affected area is to be cribbed off. The fall was approx. 20' x 24' and about 9' thick.
RexCoal Company, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2013
All MSHA-reportable accidents at RexCoal Company, Inc. operations in 2013. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2013
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Year
- 2013
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 incidents
- 02FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 incident
- 03MACHINERY1 incident
- 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 05FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL1 incident
All incidents in 2013
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was roof bolting when he caught his left thumb between the mine top and the drill chuck on the roof bolter.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee strained and pulled right arm tricep while shoveling belt line.
Struck by flying object
A piece of debris in employees eye. Another miner was hammering and a piece of debris flew in employees eye.
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Rib rolled and hit employee. Employee complained of head, neck, and shoulder pain.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE SPRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE HANGING MINER CABLE
Struck by falling object
Employee dropped the continuous miner head motor on his right index finger.