All MSHA-reportable accidents at South Central Coal Company, Inc. operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
Roof fall found during holidays outby the 2 South Section, #1 entry, x-c19 intersection, area was a fault with water, bolted with 6' resin bolts and additional 8' supplemental support, the fall area has been cribbed and dangered off, stoppings were rerouted around bad area for travel down the return.
Roof Fall, while pillaring Hatfield Mains #5 entry x-cut #10, 8:40pm 12' of unbolted rock came in on continuous miner cutter head while backing out and wedged miner in x-cut, at 11:05pm the roof fall occured inby in the Hatfield Mains #5 entry from x-cut #10 down to x-cut #11. Areas was cribbed and timbered off and miner pulled out from under rock.
Injured was replacing offside tram motor on a shuttle car. A chain hoist was used to raise the motor. The motor shifted and the chain rolled from the top of car frame to the side of the frame and came across injured's left index finger, smashing it.
Employee was roof bolting. When he stopped to take wrench out of drill pot it was stuck. He took a hammer and started hitting the roof bolt wrench. A small piece of steel flew into his right eye. #1 entry, 002 section.
Drilling hole for roof bolt, the operator reached out and grabbed while still spinning, twisting left hand, fracturing hand. Note: Empoyee took drug test on 2-6-06 and results came back positive for drugs on 2-10-06 and employee was terminated per company policy.
The dayshift operator, who works 5:30am - 1pm got off work, went to his personal vehicle and gave the 2nd shift operator a ride to loader. As 2nd shift operator walked away he heard the employee's engine rev up and went back to vehicle where the employee had fallen over from apparent heart attack at 2:08pm.