The American Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2012

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia Mine New Era Portal at the 1610' West mark between #2 and #3 Entries, in the 10W Tailgate. The fall was approximately 25 feet long, approximately 18 feet wide and approximately 8 feet thick. The fall area will be re-supported according to the MSHA approved Re-support Plan. Fall #29B

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the New Future Mine 4W Headgate Entry #3, 5627W, Crosscut 41. The fall was approximately 25 feet in length, approximately 25 feet in width and approximately 20 feet thick. The fall did not affect ventilation. The fall will be cleaned up. Fall #29E

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the New Future Mine 4W Headgate Entry #1, 6400 W, Crosscut 46. The fall was approximately 20 feet in length, approximately 18 feet in width and of undetermined thickness. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of workers. The fall will be cleaned up. Fall #29D

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia Mine New Era Portal in the 5 Seam (which is inactive and mined out) at 675 West / 1425 North, #4 Entry. The fall was approximately 30 feet long, approximately 15 feet wide and approximately 6 feet thick. The fall area will be resupported according to the MSHA approved Resupport Plan. Fall #29A

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the 4W Headgate Entry #2, 4840 W. The fall was approx. 27' L. x approx 18' W. and of undetermined thickness. The fall did not affect ventilation. The fall will be cleaned up. Fall#29C

The crane was being moved into position to make a lift on a containment tub when the cranes boom came into contact with some overhead power lines. Employee stayed in the crane until it was confirmed that the power was off the lines, he was not injured and was checked out at a local medical facility to confirm there were no injuries to him.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the New Future Mine 3W Head gate belt entry crosscut 14. The fall was approximately 42 feet in length, approximately 18 feet in width and approximately 10 - 12 feet thick. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of men. The fall will be cleaned up. Fall #29B

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the New Future Mine 1W Headgate Entry #1, Crosscut 16 @ 2077W. The fall was approximately 30 feet in length,17.5 - 23 feet in width and approximately 12 - 14 feet thick. The fall will not be cleaned up. Fall #29A

Employee was helping to turn water off at water tank when his foot slipped off the concrete pad, causing him to stumble and fall.

EE was using a hose to wash a ramcar when he lost his footing and fell on his right shoulder. Reportable lost time injury 10/30/12 due to surgery.

Employee was pulling on screen wire. When the wire caught on the bolter, employee jerked at the wire and stained his lower back. Lost time injury.

Employee stated that while lifting high voltage cable and strained his lower back. Reportable lost time injury 9/28/2012 due to surgery.

Employee was picking up scrap steel when it slipped from his hand pinning his hand between the steel and a wooden pallet cutting his left middle finger.

Employee was pulling the roof bolter through the curtain when the ATR caught on the curtain. Employee got off the bolter to remove the curtain when a rock on the rib fell and his employee.Lost time injury

Employee was using a wrench to tighten bolts. When the wrench slipped, he fell backwards. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was using a hammer on a belt core to remove belt when a piece of metal flew off and struck his left arm. Lost time injury

Employee states he was loading a CAT idler on a vehicle when his right middle finger became caught between the idler and the fire suppression tank. Restricted Duty Injury.

Employee slipped when dismounting a ladder. Reportable lost time injury 12/07/12 due to surgery

Employee states he was operating the continuous miner when he was struck in the chest by a rock. Medical treatment injury. Revised: As of 10/22/2012 became reportable lost time injury due to surgery.

Employee stated he slipped and fell while walking in wet conditions. Reportable lost time injury as of December 7, 2012 due to surgery.

EE was breaking hub bolts loose on a belt drive with the breaker bar over his right shoulder. As he lifted the bar up, he felt a pop in his right shoulder.Lost time as of November 8, 2012 due to surgery.

Employee states he was grading roads and inadvertently bumped his hard hat on a roof bolt. Reportable lost time injury 10/5/12 due to surgery.

EE states he was riding in a mantrip hit a bump, causing him to strike his head on the roof of the mantrip and bounce back down into the seat, causing pain in his lower back.Reportable lost time injury 10/30/12 due to surgery

EE slipped and fell while loading planks for overcast construction and injured his left wrist. Restricted duty as of 8/10/12.

Employee states he was injured when he was carrying a pump, tripped and fell on his left knee. Employee became a lost time injury due to surgery on 8/28/12

EE stated that while bolting, he extended the boom and it caught on the track and threw him upward. When he used his right arm to brace himself he felt pain in his right shoulder and elbow.Reportable lost time injury as of 8/15/12 due to surgery.

Employee was helping put a steel beam on top of a longwall shield when a rock fell on the beam, causing the beam to fall and strike employee on the right arm. Lost time injury.

EE was removing bolts from the bumper of a ram car and strained his abdomen.Reportable lost time injury on 7/2/12

Employee was checking voltage on an electrical circuit when he received flash burns. Lost time injury.

Employee stated that while lifting and stacking T-channel, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Reportable lost time injury 08/13/2012 due to doctor's slip from personal physician

EE was checking water levels in the scoop battery when the lid fell onto his left wrist/arm. Lost time injury

Employee was using a shovel working with concrete when the shovel hung up on a bolt in the drive pad, causing him to slip and twist his left knee. reportable lost time injury as of 5/17/12 due to surgery.

Employee was walking in the entry, stepped in a hole and twisted his left knee. Reportable lost time injury on 5/16/12 due to surgery.

Employee was assisting in aligning the head roller at the 5 ROM on the surface. The bearing housing broke, causing the head roller to shift, striking employee's left foot. Lost time injury.

Employee was pulling on a hose to break it loose. When the hose released, he twisted his left knee. Reportable lost time injury 5/11/2012 due to surgery.

Employee finished chocking the wheel of a trailer on the cage when he tripped on a door stop and fell on his left shoulder and right knee. Reportable lost time injury on 5/24/12 due to surgery.

EE was standing on a pallet when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. His left ankle caught in the pallet.Lost time injury

Employee was putting a rope on a miner cable when rock fell and struck his right shoulder. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was shoveling on the beltline and lost his footing, twisting his left ankle and knee. Reportable lost time injury 02/29/2012 due to surgery.

Employee was walking, carrying a hammer when he tripped on a concrete block and fell. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was moving the top motor cover off a shield mover and strained his lower back. Reportable restricted duty injury on 02/07/12

Employee was walking through a curtain when he tripped and fell, landing on his right knee. Reportable restricted duty injury 01/05/12

Employee was using a belt knife to cut zip ties from hoses when the knife slipped and cut the left thumb.

Employee was putting a concrete block next to the rib on the stopping. The block caught on the rib and when employee attempted to move the block, it fell on his ring finger, left hand. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was swinging a sledge hammer and right arm came in contact with a sharp piece of metal protruding from shield.

EE was operating a shuttle car with his hand on the post of the car when his ring finger on his right hand became caught between the canopy and the frame of the car. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was holding T-channel in place and when the ATRS on the bolter applied pressure, employee's right middle finger became caught between the roof and the T-channel. Medical treatment injury

EE was pulling a roofbolt from the tray when his right little finger became caught between the roofbolt and the drill pot.Medical treatment injury.

Employee was using a track jack to raise a sub-base when the track dropped and pinned his right hand between the track and the sub-base. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was hanging tin when he cut his left elbow. Medical treatment injury.

EE was putting bridges through a doghouse with both return doors open when the pressure caused the first door to shut on the EE's right foot. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was using a hammer when he struck a bolt with the hammer, causing the bolt to fly out and strike him on the forehead. Medical treatment injury

Employee was hanging hog panel to rib screen when a piece of T channel dislodged from the roof and struck him on the head. medical treatment injury.

Employee was walking when he slipped and fell, cutting his left arm. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was using a scoop and chain to load bolts. When he reached to grab the chain he cut his right forearm on the steel band securing the bolts. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was loading beams onto the stageloader when a beam bounced and caught employee's left ring finger between the beam and a crib tie. Medical treatment injury

Employee was loading a roll of belt into the scoop bucket using chain, when his left ring finger became pinched between the belt roll and the chain. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was cleaning rock on the tailgate. When he attempted to move a rock that was wedged, it shifted and mashed his finger against the gear case. Medical treatment injury

Employee was doing a pre-op check on the ramcar when the rear engine compartment lid fell, striking his right index finger. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was roof bolting and as he pulled a drill steel from the roof, his forearm came in contact with T-channel. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was going through a mandoor when the door shut and caught his left index finger. medical treatment injury.

Employee was putting a cable bolt in the roof, spun the plate using his hands not the machine and the plate slipped striking his right arm. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was driving a golf cart when a rock fell from the roof, striking his left hand and right leg. Medical treatment injury

Employee was removing a ventilation wall when his left middle finger became caught between the concrete blocks. Medical treatment injury

Employee was putting up ventilation curtain when shale came loose and fell on employee's right foot. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was adjusting a ventilation curtain next to a parked shuttle car when a rock fell off the side of the shuttle car and struck employee's right ankle. Medical treatment injury.

Employee state he was removing a motor from a golf cart when the motor slipped and fell, puncturing EE's right forearm. Medical treatment injury.

EE was taking down high voltage cable when his left thumb became pinned between the cable and cable hook. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was taking down monorail when a rail fell, striking employee's right foot. Original x-rays taken at the time of the injury were negative for fractures. Re-examination and additional x-rays on July 5 indicated a fracture of ankle. Reportable medical treatment injury 7/6/12.

Employee was unloading belt structure when he smashed his thumb between the sled and the structure. Medical treatment injury

Employee was helping put a steel beam on top of a longwall shield when a rock fell on the beam, causing the beam to fall and strike employee in the left leg. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was roof bolting and inadvertently smashed his finger performing his job. Medical treatment injury.

EE was using a hammer to strike a chisel when a piece of the hammer broke off and struck EE in the face.

EE was bolting when a plate slid down and struck his right wrist. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was using a pick hammer and chisel to un-wedge two trolleys. The chisel shot out and struck employee in the lower lip. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was using a punch and hammer when he missed the punch and hit his left thumb. Medical treatment injury.

EE was getting walkway bridges when he stepped backwards and slipped and felt something pull in his lower right leg. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was advancing shields when a secured DA Ram shifted, striking employee's left ankle. Medical treatment injury.

EE was in the process of advancing longwall shield. A damaged DA Ram had just been replaced and was secured to the advancing shield awaiting removal. When the shield was advanced, the damaged DA Ram shifted,striking EE's foot. Medical Treatment injury

Employee was loading material on the fork truck when he pinched his left little finger.

Employee was bolting when a T plate came down and struck his right wrist. Medical treatment injury

Employee was carrying a crib tie. He slipped and fell with the crib tie falling on his right hand/thumb. Medical Treatment injury.

Employee was using a small sledge hammer and struck his left thumb with the hammer. Medical treatment injury (fracture to tip of thumb).

Employee was remounting a reel cover on a shuttle car when the cover fell and struck his left arm. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was pushing on the pan when he was struck on the left leg by a chain. Medical treatment injury.

Employee pulled a roof bolt off the tray and caught his left ring finger between the bolt and pod. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was cutting metal bands off T-Channel when a band snapped back and struck his right arm. Medical treatment injury.

Employee was using a hammer when he struck his left middle finger. Medical treatment injury.

Employees right ear struck a low hanging pigtail bolt. Medical treatment injury.