All MSHA-reportable accidents at The American Coal Company operations in 2013. Fatalities appear first.
An unintentional roof fall occurred at the 5WLW tailgate, entry #3, crosscut 42. The fall measured approximately 18 feet in length, 18 foot in width, and 20-25 feet high. The fall will be mined through, during longwall mining, and the fall will become part of the gob line.
An unintentional roof fall occured on the Main West Travelway, crosscut 25, entry 3. The fall measured approximately 25 feet in length, 18 feet in width, and 11 feet in height.
An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 5 West Long Wall, Crosscut 56, in the intersection of number 2 entry. The fall measured approximately 18 feet wide, by 18 feet long, by 16 feet high.
An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 6 seam slope belt between footage markers 1390 and 1420. The roof fall was approximately 10' wide x 20' long x 5' tall. The operator's site specific roof fall clean-up plan in the slope was submitted and approved by MSHA. The fall reference number is 30F.
An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 5 West Long Wall at crosscut number 60, entry number 2. The fall measured 22 feet in length, 16-18 feet in width and 20-25 feet in height. The area was supported with 12 and 16 foot cable bolts, T-3 channel, and wire mesh.
An unintentional roof fall (30E) occurred in the 10WHG footage marker (approximately) 7295, xcut 51, between #2 and #3 entries. The dimensions of the roof fall are 10'T x 18'W x 16'L. The fall will not be cleaned up.
An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 10WHG footage marker (approximately) 7285, xcut 51, #2 entry. The dimensions of the roof fall are 18'W x 10'T x 30'L. The fall will be cleaned up and a roof control addendum has been submitted and is currently under MSHA review.
An unintentional roof fall occurred in the Main North Return xcut 37 footage marker 5592 entry #2. The dimensions of the roof fall is approximately 17.5'W x 12'T x 40'L. The fall will not be cleaned up and a plan was submitted and approved to re-route the lifeline to #1 entry. Roof fall #30 - C.
At approximately 2:55 a.m. an incident occurred involving a dozer operator who inadvertently entered the number 4 feeder located at the raw coal pile. The employee safely exited the dozer uninjured. Job skills and miner's proficiency may be a factor.
An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 10th West Head Gate in the #2 entry between survey footage marker 5934'W to 5956'W. The fall was approximately 15'W x 18'L x 15'T. A Roof Control plan addendum is being submitted to MSHA to address mining in zero limestone areas due to the roof fall. Roof Fall #30-B
An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 10th West Head Gate unit at #36 xcut in the #3 entry MMU 001. The roof fall was approximately 20' Wide x 22'Long and 17' Tall. The fall was cleaned up and a roof control addendum was submitted and approved for mining in no limestone areas.
Employee states his hand was outside of the cab of the scoop, and when turning 3 of his fingers were caught between the cab of the scoop and the rear section of the scoop. Compliance with rules and regulations, involvement with mine equipment or mine systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner' s proficiency may be a factor.
The injury occurred when the contractor was struck on the left hand by a crib block that had fallen from an adjacent set of cribs that were being erected. The contractor received a fracture to the left hand. Cause of the injury was working below areas where objects could fall from above.
Employee was pulling an existing 90 foot utility pole with a digger derrick truck. The employee was rotating his boom to the drivers side of the truck when the weight started causing the passenger side outriggers to come off the ground. He then boomed down & winched off lowering the pole but it flipped the truck throwing the employee off.
Employee tripped while walking through 26 xcut in the 10WHG and fell to the mine floor injuring left shoulder. Lost time as of 5/6/2014
Employee picked up scoop cover to perform permissibility and felt pain in the lower back. Reportable Lost Time as of 03/05/2013
Employee was riding in mantrip #8 in the 10WHG travel road. The mantrip struck a pothole causing the employee to feel pain in lower back. Lost time injury.
Employee was operating a ram car and ran over a concrete block in the travel road causing pain to lower back.
Employee was installing cable bolts and as he was drilling the hole the steel bowed (angled) and struck employee in the right arm.
Injured employee was filling the rock duster at the rock dust hole, and unhooked the dust hose before the pressure had been bled off. The hose struck the employee in the right forearm and in the lower abdomen/groin area. Job skills and miner' s proficiency may be a factor.
Employee was using a shovel clearing the continuous miner conveyor and felt pain in right shoulder. Lost time as of April 9, 2014.
Employee was handling belt structure during a belt move and felt pain in lower back. Lost time as of 11/22/2013.
Employee was assisting in connecting chain together when the sheave wheel broke and hit the employee in the lower right leg fracturing the tibia and fibia bones.
Employee states while digging a hole in the rib and floor with a dutchhead hammer he swung the hammer and inadvertently caught his finger between the mine floor and hammer handle causing a laceration to one finger on the right hand. Medical Treatment only
Employee states as he was installing roofbolts, his left hand was struck by a piece of rock from the mine roof. Lost time as of 6/6/2013
While packing stands, the employee's thumb got smashed between the stand and a man door, causing a fracture to his left thumb.
Employee was taking trash out of dumpster, when he tripped and fell out, when he went to step back, he stepped into a hole twisting knee. Compliance with rules and regulations, involvement with mine equipment or mine systems, or protective items are not a factor.Job skills and miner's proficiency may be a factor. This did not become a lost time until 05/30/2013.
Employee was dismounting from a ladder when the ladder kicked out, causing him to fall onto his right ankle. Compliance with rules and regulations, involvement with mine equipment or mine systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner's proficiency may be a factor.
Employee was lifting a miner cable and felt something pull in his right shoulder. The employee continued to work until 7/2/2013, due to surgery.
Employee was lifting a miner cable when he felt a pop in his back. The employee continued to work until 09/26/2013, due to surgery. Job skills and miner's proficiency may be a factor.
Employee was rock dusting and stepped backwards onto a hose and twisted his left knee. Cause of this injury was employee not paying attention. Compliance with rules and regulations, involvement with mine equipment or mine systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner proficiency may be a factor. This did not become a lost time until 3/4/2013.
Employee states he was unloading rockdust and as he picked up the bag of rockdust he turned and felt pain in lower back. The employee became a lost time as of 5/20/2013 due to surgery.
The employee just completed a new water pump installation and was preparing to fix a small leak when the 4"" PVC coupler struck the emloyee in the right rear back and rib cage area.
Employee states he was repositioning feeder cable and strained the right shoulder. Lost time injury as of 2/26/2013.
Employee was struck on his left side by a power vehicle.
Employee was working on a scoop that was separated at the middle located in the underground shop. A different scoop in the area trammed and bumped the rear end of the separated scoop causing it to move bumping the employee's left shoulder. Restricted Duty.
Employee was removing a cutter bit from the longwall shearer, and a piece of metal debris entered his left eye.
EE was standing on ladder hanging curtain, ladder gave way, causing employee to fall injuring knee. Cause of this injury was employee not paying attention. Compliance with rules and regulations, involvement with mine equipment or mine systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner's proficiency may be a factor. This did not become a lost time until 04/15/2013.
Employee was traveling through a man door when the man door slammed shut on the left lower leg. Restricted Duty.
Employee was assisting in removing pin from center section of Coal Scoop 33 and his right thumb was struck by sledge hammer handle causing hairline fracture.
Injured Employee exited shuttle car, slipping and hitting his chin on the frame of the shuttle car. The employee received 5 stitches to the chin. Compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor. Miners proficiency or job skills may have been a factor.
Employee was operating the continuous miner and a piece of rock from the immediate roof struck employee on the left ear causing a laceration.
Employee was loading belt structure when he pinched his left small finger between a roller and a stand. The employee received 4 stitches. Miners proficiency may be a factor.
The employee was guiding a top idler frame into place with a sledge hammer and inadvertently struck his own left middle finger causing a laceration. Medical Treatment only.
Employee was operating a shuttle car and was struck by small piece of rock on the right side of face causing laceration. Medical Treatment only.
Employee states he was pulling on rib bolt to remove from the predrilled hole and smashed his right hand between the wrench and rib bolt as the rib bolt became dislodged. Medical Treatment only.
The injury occurred when the contractor was carrying a crib block through water, and tripped over another block in the water. The contractor dropped the one he was carrying and was struck in the mouth, chipping two teeth. Caused of the injury was not removing tripping hazards out of the work area.
Employee was making a shuttle car cable splice and inadvertently cut thru his own glove injuring left index finger. Medical Treatment only.
Employee was loading scoop with roof bolting material and a rock rolled out from the hog panel and struck the employee's left arm. Medical Treatment.
Employee was loading damaged loose cable bolts into a battery ramcar, when one of the bolts struck him in the right eyelid causing a laceration that required 6 stitches. Job skill' s and miners proficiency may be a factor.
Employee states he pushed roof bolt up into the drilled hole in the mine roof for installation. The roof bolt became loose and struck employee's left arm. Medical Treatment only.
Employee was splicing a shuttle car cable and the knife slipped, causing a laceration to the employee's right leg that required 1 continuous stitch. Compliance with rules and regulations, involvement with mine equipment or mine systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner's proficiency may be a factor.
Employee was struck in the forehead by a cutting wheel that had broken in half. The employee received 1 stitch as a result of a laceration. Compliance with rules and regulations, involvement with mine equipment or mine systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner's proficiency may be a factor.
The employee was entering the roof bolter from the front end, while leaning under the ATRS, and his forehead came in contact with ATRS. Medical Treatment Only.
Employee states he was removing a link from the continuous miner chain and a piece broke off striking the lower right leg. Medical Treatment only.
Employee states while performing work on a shuttle car cable utilizing a belt knife cut left middle finger. Medical Treatment only.
Employee states right wrist was struck by metal debris while changing out a bit cone on a continuous miner. Medical Treatment only.
Employee was attempting to open up pump hose with a belt knife and accidently cut his left thumb. Medical Treatment only.
Employee states he stepped off the roofbolter and his arm came in contact with roofbolt plates causing a laceration on right arm. Medical Treatment only.
The affected employee was removing covers from the tail drive, hooking up a come along, and the spragging plate fell on his right hand causing a laceration, a fractured small finger, and a fractured ring finger. Job skills and miner's proficiency may be a factor.
Employee states while swinging the left side boom of the roofbolter in towards the center he inadvertently pinched left thumb between cylinder and the machine.
Employee was changing a universal joint on a battery scoop and his left finger was caught between the driveshaft and the frame of the battery. Compliance with rules and regulations involvement with mine equipment or mines systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner proficiency may be a factor.
Employee states while using a ratchet wrench to loosen bolts on the bottom of the pod on the roof bolter, the bolt loosened and the employee struck left hand on the pod resulting in a laceration. Medical Treatment Only.
Employee states while installing a cover on Feeder 21 the cover slipped striking his left ring finger on left hand between cover and Feeder frame causing a laceration. Medical Treatment Only
Employee was carrying a crib tie, when he stepped in a hole and slipped into a built crib, striking his left index finger between crib and crib tie. Compliance with rules and regulations, involvement with mine equipment or mine systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner's proficiency may be a factor.
Employee was throwing T-3 channel over canopy of bolter to ATRS,it caught a bolt and bounced back, cut his left arm. Compliance with rules and regulations, involvement with mine equipment or mine systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner' s proficiency may be a factor.
Employee was roof bolting the last row of bolts in the face and as the mast was lowered down the wrench came in contact with the employee's mouth. Medical Treatment only employee received sutures.
Employee was knocking down a stopping, when a concrete hollow block fell and hit him in back of the head. Compliance with rules and regulations involvement with mine equipment or mine systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner proficiency may be a factor. Employee did not miss any time returned to full duty the next scheduled day.
Employee was tightening a nut on a dryer in the prep plant and cut his left wrist due to his hand slipping while tightening on the nut. Medical Treatment only employee received 5 sutures.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut bolter cable and make a splice. Knife slipped and cut left leg above knee. Compliance with rules and regulations involvement with mine equipmentor mine systems, or protective items are not a factor. Job skills and miner proficiency may be a factor. Employee did not miss any time returned to full duty the next day.
Employee was placing trolleys off monorail into ramcar and the employee's right hand 5th digit was pinched between the trolley and monorail. Medical Treatment Only. Employee received sutures.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut thru a piece of rope and inadvertently the utility knife came in contact with the employee's left hand causing a laceration. Medical Treatment only (8 Sutures)
Employee was removing a jack off the feeder and smashed his left little finger between the jack and feeder. Medical Treatment only Employee received sutures.
Employee was using crib tie to knock down other cribs when he struck his right little and ring finger between the cribs.
Employee was repositioning tin shed used to divert roof water. The employee's right wrist came in contact with corner of tin shed resulting in laceration. Medical Treatment Only (3 sutures)
Employee was assisting in miner cable placement and a rock from the top of the miner struck the employee's left arm. Medical Treatment Injury
Employee was using a pipe wrench and right hand slipped causing laceration to right finger.
Employee was using a hammer to cap a crib. He was holding the wedge with his left hand, swung the hammer with right hand and struck his left thumb. Medical treatment injury.