All MSHA-reportable accidents at Rosebud Mining Company operations in 2020. Fatalities appear first.
Unintentional fall above anchor point in 9 Butt near spad #4869. The fall measured approximately 18 ft by 95 ft by 6 ft. The fall occurred as a result of a cutter that formed in a geologic transition zone several weeks after development.
Contributing factor mine is old 1997 and had 36"" bolts.
Roof fall above a anchorage point in the belt line of b-mains wall 89. There were two geological features and some water present in this area. The length of the roof fall was approximately 20 foot 6 inches by 65 ft. 21 ft. high above the normal roof.
Lifting four inch Yelomine pipe off of belt drive with tree attached, resulting in strain/pull upper back. Went off work 12/15/2020.
Tearing out structure in deep mud, and twisted knee. This resulted in a meniscus repair on 12/09/2020.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 482 DIESEL SCOOP OUT-BY ON THE INTAKE TRAVELWAY AND FELT A PULL IN THEIR BACK.
Two surveyors were traveling up the slope out of the pit when the personnel carrier lost power and began drifting backwards. The ride impacted an embankment causing it to rollover and pin the passenger, causing fractured ribs, and head trauma. This resulted in a lost time injury.
Pulling top roller thru belt, felt sharp pain in left shoulder and arm. Employee worked until surgery on 08/17/2020 to repair rotator cuff.
Dry low coal seam. While crawling EE twisted left knee.
The individual was removing rock from the miner when EE felt a strain in EE's back. This occurred on 3/17 and the individual worked until 6/12/2020.
Employee was cleaning a chute on the stacker belt when coal broke loose and the rock bar struck face. This resulted in concussion-like symptoms and a lost time accident.
Employee was in an underground shop and hit self on the head. EE was alone.
Individual was sitting filling out pre-shift books. When EE stood up EE felt a pop in EE's knee. EE went into surgery on 6/3/2020 resulting in a loss time injury.
While lifting low belt to remove a bottom stand, felt a strain in back, which became a lost time accident 02/20/2020.
While picking up structure the employee felt a pain in right wrist. Employee worked with it until 4/13/2020 and went off on compensation
While lifting a stack of roof mats from the scoop to the bolter EE felt a pull in right shoulder. EE received surgery on 2/27/2020 making the accident reportable.
Employee was putting main line structure together which requires a cable to hold the coal belt off the structure that is when the cable slipped leaving the belt fall striking EE's forearm.
Strain shoulder while pulling pump. Resulting in surgery on 05/12/2020.
Walking in beltline, slipped, twisted knee
Pulling structure rail, caught left little finger between rail and bottom stand, resulting in one stitch.
Was putting strap under bolt, put two foot bolter wrench on to bolt, wrench came off bolt and struck EE above left eye resulting in four stitches.
Ind was putting cover back on scoop when the cover slid pinching EE's finger causing laceration which in turn resulted in stitches.
Employee was replacing a head jack cylinder on a miner when the cylinder shifted and struck employee's finger which caused the laceration.
A piece of scale broke off as bolt was being installed resulting in cut on forearm which required 4 stitches
Cutting steel 1""X6""X10', steel started to fall, moved hand out of way, caught finger on saw blade resulting in five stitches, saw was not on.
Ind was using a rock bar to pry a screen that was jammed when the screen freed itself the bar slipped out of the ind hand striking EE in the left facial area.
Backing up MBC and scraped head on roof, low roof conditions
Employee was moving structure, when they threw a piece, arm came in contact with a sharp rock. This resulted in 7 stitches.
Employee was bending a 6' resin bolt when a hand slipped off causing the bolt to strike their mouth.
While going to hook up slings EE slipped and fell. While falling EE put arms out to break the fall resulting in a fractured right wrist. No work missed.
Holding drill steel in roof going to add another steel, steel fell out of roof with steel pinching finger between another steel
While loading belt structure onto a skid. EE pinched finger in-between the structure skid and the structure EE was loading. EE received 13 stitches. No work missed.
Ind was throwing a bundle of roof plates across bolter when the bundle of plates caught the side of the bolter and cut left hand middle finger which resulted in needing stitches.
The employee was helping put a cable plug through the wall, when a finger got pinched between the cement wall and the plug. Thus requiring stitches.
Loading T-3 channel onto bolter, channel cut left middle finger thru glove, resulting in four stitches
While cleaning rock from the top of the miner. The rock the victim was removing broke and cut EE's left forearm. EE did receive 4 stitches. No work missed.
Employee was attempting to take water supply tree off 4"" main water line, when it came loose and struck them in the chin
Was loading low structure into scoop bucket when finger got pinched between piece of structure and roof resulting in laceration of finger that required five stiches.
Normal crawling activities in 42"" height. Since the date was a while back this resulted in surgery making it a lost time accident.
Knee was swollen from continuous crawling. Received surgery on 9/2/2020
The employee was travelling down the slope to perform the pre-shift examination when EE apparently had a medical event which rendered EE unconscious and EE fell off of EE's ride resulting in death.