All MSHA-reportable accidents at Sapphire Coal Company operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
A fall has occured 9 breaks inby #15 headrive and 90 feet inby survey spad # 3947. Fall is in #8 entry, no effect on travel or ventilation, Props set around fall area and dangered off. Fall discovered at 10:20 am. Fall is 110 feet long by 20 feet wide and 5 to 6 feet high.
Unintentional roof fall 50' long x 20' wide x 3' to 5' in thickness. The fall is located on 8 left panel #14 crosscut and #8 entry.
A fall has occurred 30' inby survey spad 1787 in the #1 entry of the No. 2 Southwest mains. Fall is approx 50' long X 20' wide X 5' high. Area has been timbered and dangered off. No affect to ventilation.
Unintentional roof fall was found while making rounds inby spad 2580, approx 4 X-cut.
Employee was operating a remote control continuous miner. He was struck by a rock. He did not survive the injuries.
EE strained his neck when he trammed a shuttle car up onto the boom and when he backed off was jarred.
Employee began missing work on 12/18/09 from an injury that occurred on 8/17/09. He was moving a miner when he was struck by the conveyor boom.
Victim was bending a roof bolt when he felt sharp pain in back
Foreman stated that victim said that he had chain hoist hanging near the belt, when the chain hook caught belt splice and caused hook to fly back and strike victim in the face. Later the victim said he couldn't remember what happened.
Employee began missing work because of surgery to his right knee.
Walking to mine office, slipped and fell on ice.
Per Safety Dept, EE was working near Mobile Bridge Carrier when running machine hit EE on the foot. Mine was on Winter Break from Nov. 23 through Nov. 29th No lost days for EE.
EE was lifting pump motor and it slipped landing on his pinky finger on his right hand which required stitches. (220093310045-pump motor slipped from a chain ratchet and fell on his little finger of the right hand.)
A conveyor belt broke on the refuge conveyor system at Sapphire Coal Mine. The conveyor belt struck the EE knocking him to the ground.
A piece of rock fell from between bolts striking him on left hand fracturing left index finger.
Cutting a piece of belt for a splice and the utility knife slipped and cut right thigh requiring 7 stitches.
EE was laying 6 inch water line and smashed his left pinky finger
Victim was struck over the right eye by piece of steel requiring stitches.
Victim was cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife when the knife slipped resulting in a laceration on index finger on left hand. 4 sutures were needed to close the wound.
Was moving a cable and grabbed a spot that caused an electrical shock resulting in a burn to left hand.
Employee was putting a feeder flight in the feeder when the flight struck his left ring finger. He suffered a fracture to this finger.
Hit roof bolt that was hanging down with left ear requiring 6 stitches.
Employee was working on a V-scraper when he cut his hand. Stitches were required when treating the cut.
EE started missing work on 9/21/09. He was diagnosed as having bursitis in left knee.
Employee was diagnosed as having a degenerative disease from an MRI. He began missing work because of this on 7/6/09.
Employee began missing work this day because of a twisted back he suffered exiting a scoop. MRI indicated degenerative change and chronic no clinical.