Sunrise Coal, LLC.Mining Incidents in 2014

A roof fall was found during a weekly examination in our S-8 Mains, x-cut 15, entry 6. The fall did not cause injury to miners, impede passage of miners or affect ventilation.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the #2 unit in the #7 entry. The fall appears to be from a very poor anchorage zone in this area. The fall was approximately 12' in length and 5' wide and 3'-3.5' thick. The entire unit was re-supported with supplemental support.

A roof fall was found adjacent to our secondary escape way in a travel way leading to a bulk rock dust hole. The fall was found at 7:30pm and called into MSHA Hot line at 7:45pm. The fall did not cause personal injury to miners, impede passage of miners or affect ventilation.

A roof fall was found by an outby examiner in our M4 Mains. The fall did not cause injury to miners, affect ventilation or impede passage of miners. A plan has been submitted to MSHA to clean up the fall.

A roof fall was found in our P4-2 Panel, x-cut #19, entry #3. The fall occurred in the straights as we were moving the MMU to an intake room set up. The fall was found at 1:55am and phoned into MSHA at 2:08am. The fall did not affect ventilation, impeed passage of miners or cause injury to miners.

A gate on the North Man/Material hoist was not completely shut and came open during operation shutting the hoist down in the shaft. There was not any miners on the hoist during this failure. All affected miners were withdrawn out of the mine via our south slope.

Injured was using a cutting torch to cut loose a jack pipe. The jack pipe buckled and struck injured causing him to fall backwards and the torch he was holding fell on his thigh area causing 2nd degree burns.

Injured was placing fence on the Roof Bolter ATRS for the next row when a small piece of draw rock rolled off and struck the injured employee on his left forearm causing a non-displaced fracture.

Injured was assisting the roof bolter operators. As he cut the bands on a bundle of roof bolts the bolter advanced forward and struck his foot causing an acute fracture in his 2nd metatarsal.

Injured was walking around a twin head roof bolter. the ATRS struck injured in the stomach causing a contusion. He was seen by the Dr. and is currently placed on restricted duty.

Injured failed to maintain three points of contact while climbing down from a dozer. He slipped and fractured his left leg.

The employee pulled down a curtain panel and aggravated an pre-existing personal injury. He seen the Dr. a few days later and was put on restricted duty. It has since been deemed a work related injury.

Injured was operating a twin head bolter. As he swung the boom over, a piece of mine roof hit the boom lever causing it to continue to swing. The boom hit his leg resulting in a fracture.

Injured was tramming a twin head bolter over cable crossovers. The bolter slid on the crossovers toward the coal rib. His arm was fractured when it was caught between the coal rib and tram lever.

While installing roof bolts with a twin head roof bolter injured bent a bolt, it swung back and hit him on the wrist.

Injured was stacking roof matting against a coal rib. The roof matting fell over and hit his knee causing a strain.

Injured was throwing continuous miner cable against the coal rib. As he picked up the cable he strained his left shoulder and was put on restricted duty.

on 10/26/2014 Injured was trying to reset a scoop breaker, his foot slipped and strained his knee. He went to the Dr on 11/6/2014 and was placed on restricted duty only.

Injured was helping to move a twin head bolter. As he stepped over the bolter cable he tripped, landed on his foot wrong and fractured his leg.

Injured was riding in a mantrip. As the mantrip passed a Getman Tractor in the haul road the injured caught his foot between the mantrip and trailer of the Getman causing bruising to his foot/ankle

Injured was walking, slipped and hit his knee on a rock

Injured was tramming a double boom roof bolter from the cab. A piece of coal rib was laying on the ground and as he trammed the coal went in the cab and caught his foot between the cab and the coal rib. X-Rays showed a hairline fracture in his foot

The employee was advancing belt structure. As he was installing steel water line he strained his lower back. He has been put on restricted duty only

Injured was cleaning a scalping screen and twisted his lower back. Restricted Duty Only

The employee was changing bits on a continuous miner. A piece of steel hit his hand and on 10/16/2014 injured went to the Dr. and a piece of steel was found imbedded in his hand. Injured had surgery on 10/20/2014 to remove the sliver of steel imbedded in his hand and was placed on restricted duty.

Injured was taking wire off of a bundle of roof mats. As he untwisted the wire that tied the mats together he sprained his thumb.

Injured was walking in an outby location. As he was walking he ran into a belt hanger and cut his ear.

The employee grabbed a crib block from a bundle of cribbing. He cut his hand on metal banding requiring stitches.

The employee bent over to pick up a roller and strained his back

The employee was operating a twin head roof bolter. He backed his machine up to fix a hose. As he was working on the hose a piece of mine roof fell and struck him causing bruising to his left wrist.

Injured was roof bolting and a piece of mine shale hit his finger causing an abrasion to his finger.

Injured was standing at the outby side of a twin head roof bolter. A piece of mine roof dislodged from the mine roof and struck the employee on the head. He was transported to the hospital and put on restricted duty due to a neck sprain.

The employee was operating a battery coal hauler. He hit a hole in the road jarring his back. He went to the doctor the next day and was placed on restricted duty.

The employee stepped out of a SkyTrak and sprained his ankle. Injured had submitted a two weeks notice prior to the accident to pursue a job opportunity with Marathon. His last day of employment was on December 30th.

The employee put his hand on the outside of the mantrip to push the signal button in the slope. His finger was caught between the mantrip and button causing a laceration to finger.

Injured suffered a hairline fracture when his drill steel caught the side of the drill pot and struck his hand as he was placing the steel in the pot.

Injured cut his left middle finger on a piece of metal and had to be taken to hospital to receive medical treatment for the laceration. The hospital administered 5 stitches to the injured employee.

Injured was lifting a piece of floor grating and cut his finger. The laceration required four stitches.

Injured was operating a twin head roof bolter. A piece of mine roof dislodged from the mine roof and struck injured on the arm. He sustained a small laceration and received a couple of stitches.

Injured was operating a continuous miner. As he was mining a piece of mine roof dislodged from the mine roof, hit the continuous miner and then struck him on the ankle.

EE attempted to overdose on his own prescription medications and was found unresponsive by another employee. The unresponsive employee was taken by ambulance to local hospital and had medications pumped into him to counter act the prescriptions medications. A suicide note was found and turned over to the sheriff. This is not a chargeable incident.