All MSHA-reportable accidents at The American Coal Company operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
Roof fall occurred in the #5 entry of the Main West alternate escape way. The fall is in the intersection at 2060 West to 2078 West. A clean up plan will be submitted pending approval. The fall will be reference as 5C.
Roof Fall occurred in the #1 entry of the 4WTG of the bleeder entry. The fall location is in the intersection at 5120W to 5140W and the dimension is 10'T x 20'L x 18'W. A plan as been submitted to MSHA for a new EP at the fall area pending approval. The fall will be reference as 5B
Roof Fall occurred in the #1 entry of the 10WLW of the belt entry. The fall location starts outby at 5553' to 5586' and dimension is 12'T x 33'L x 18'W. The roof fall will be cleaned and re-supported according to the MSHA approved plan submitted and approved on 17JUL14.
An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 10WLW travel road between xcuts 36 and 35 at footage marker 4975 in the #2 entry. The dimensions of the roof fall is approximately 50'L x 10'T x 18'W. The roof fall was cleaned up. Roof fall is referenced as #31A.
An unplanned roof fall occurred on the Main West, Crosscut 25, Entry 4. The fall measured approximately 20 feet wide, 20 feet long, and 10 feet high. Compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor. The fall will be cleaned up in compliance with the mines roof fall cleanup plan.
Employee states he felt pain in groin area when he picked up a stack of bow tie plates while loading roof bolter. Lost time injury.
Employee was in x-cut loading supplies from the side of roof bolter. When the other roof bolter operator tried to raise the ATRS jack he inadvertently made contact with other employee toes of right foot with stab jack. Lost Time as of 12/26/2014
Employee was plastering stopping and a piece of rock next to stopping struck employee's left shoulder. Lost time as of 2/9/2015.
Employee was walking off of the longwall face and stepped in a hole injuring lower back. Lost time as of 1/28/2015.
Employee was removing material door frame and a concrete block struck right hand fracturing middle finger. Medical Treatment
While employee was advancing shields, reached down to pick up rock dust bag and the employee right leg came into contact with shield and pan line. Went on restricted duty on 3-26-14
Employee was Pushing up roof bolt with his arms and felt pain in right shoulder. Lost time as of 1/12/2015
Employee was placing T3 Channel on battery scoop. T3 Channel slipped and struck employee's left hand causing fracture to middle left finger. Lost time injury.
Employee was assisting moving a prop tripped and the prop landed on employee's middle right finger causing a fracture. Lost time accident.
Employee was loading a bundle of 8' timbers and one 8' timber rolled off of bundle striking employee's left foot. Lost time injury.
Employee was pulling oxygen tank on cart back to the appropriate area and felt pain in right knee. Lost time as of 10/10/14.
Employee was walking through a curtain and stepped in a hole on the other side of the curtain. Causing him to Strain or Sprain his left knee. Employee became Lost time as of 9/24/2014.
Injured was removing blocks from wall and a block from the top run fell and smashed his right thumb between two blocks. Restricted Duty as of 8/18/14
Employee was walking to the face of the 10WLW and twisted left knee. Lost time injury as of 8/26/2014.
Employee was attempting to rearrange tin shed, tin slipped causing laceration to left index and middle finger. Lost time as of 08/11/2014.
Injured employee was applying force to loosen oil drain plug with hand tool (wrench). Became lost time as of (8-6-14)
Employee was removing rock from the walkway and his right hand was struck by a piece of rock causing a hand fracture. Restricted Duty.
EE was operating a continuous miner on MU 3 section finishing the clean up in 4 right. According to unit EE's the injured EE was under supported top when found. The injured EE was concentrating on the clean up prior to the accident. Apparently a rock from the mine roof located at 4C fell out bounced off the floor then flipped over striking EE.
Employee was walking from parking lot to Prep Plant, slipped causing slight fracture to right foot. Restricted Duty.
Employee was carrying concrete block and twisted his left ankle resulting in fracture. Restricted Duty
Employee was using a cutting torch in the underground shop and a spark fell in left ear. Lost time as of 03/14/2014.
Injured employee was working at the bottom of the airshaft when he was struck on the head by a piece of grout. The employee suffered a fractured skull and a laceration that required 5 staples. Compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor. Miners proficiency and job skills may have been a factor.
Employee states he was walking backwards into a crosscut, stepped into a hole, and fractured his left lower leg. Compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor. Miners proficiency and job skills may have been a factor.
Employee was walking down belt line, went to step up onto a overcast and tripped and fell into structure with left hand causing laceration to left finger. Restricted Duty.
Employee was installing 10' cable bolts on the 13 West Head Gate and smashed left ring finger between the shaft of the bolt and the mast of the roofbolter. Restricted Duty.
Employee was operating a Gopher Fatboy air drill in the belt entry of the First Submain North beltline. The drill steel curved striking employee on the left side of face.
Employee was working on longwall face and pressurized hose struck him in the left arm and left eye. Restricted duty.
Employee was at the 10WLW VFD area at the belt drive utilizing the mine phone. Employee while on the mine phone tripped over a golf cart twisting left knee. Restricted Duty as of 8/25/2014.
Employee was working in the 10 West tailgate lost footing causing left foot to turn resulting in injury. Restricted Duty.
Employee was walking in the #2 entry at the face in the 12WHG and stepped on the continuous miner cable injuring left foot causing small fracture. Restricted Duty.
Employee was operating a Kubota on the travel road. The front tire caught a notch in the rib due to the employee glancing over in a x-cut while driving and the Kubota turned over on its side. The employee struck head on the roll over protection bar. Restricted Duty.
Ram jack rolled onto his foot off pallet
Employee was stacking rails on a rib corner and the rail slipped causing laceration to his right wrist. Had sutures in right wrist. Medical Treatment
Employee was walking and slipped in some mud and fell into a piece of tin and cut his right forearm. Employee had sutures in right forearm. Medical Treatment
Employee was striking one hammer against another hammer trying to get out dog bone from pan. And was struck by sliver of metal from hammer. Employee had sutures in right forearm. Medical Treatment
Employee got finger pinched between sprag post and tail drive when attempting to move sprag post and it slipped. Employee had sutures in right Index finger. Medical treatment.
Employee was cutting a piece of steel and a small piece of metal bounced in to left eye. Medical Treatment.
Employee was removing metal bands from T3 channel and the metal band cut employee's right arm. Medical Treatment.
Employee was using plaster sealant to seal brattice and some sealant flew back into his left eye. Medical Treatment
Employee was removing a stopping left hand was struck by concrete block causing a laceration.
While entering a PV the employee sat down and accidentally forced SCSR into his own rib cage fracturing one rib. Medical Treatment.
Employee was pushing trolley off monorail and got his finger caught between trolley and monorail. Had sutures put in left ring finger
Employee was advancing shield and a rock fell in between the shield hitting him on left hand. Had sutures put in left hand.
Employee was loading T3 channel plates and right wrist came in contact with T3 channel plates causing a laceration. Medical Treatment.
Employee was building a stopping and smashed left thumb. Medical Treatment.
Employee was cleaning spillage under the refuse bin and was struck in the back of neck by small debris causing laceration. Medical Treatment.
Employee was working on the longwall face and was struck in the forehead by a chain causing laceration. Medical Treatment.
Employee was operating the longwall shield and a piece of rock struck employee's chin causing a laceration. Medical Treatment.
Employee was removing a lower rub guard on a roof bolter and smashed right index finger causing a laceration. Medical Treatment.
Employee was installing lifeline and while cutting a portion of the lifeline he accidentally cut left forearm. Medical Treatment.
Employee was working with tin shed in order to direct water for pumping. The tin came in contact with employee's left hand resulting in a laceration. Medical Treatment.
Employee was rearranging tin shed and left arm came in contact with tin causing a laceration. Medical Treatment.
Employee was operating the continuous miner and a rock from the roof struck employee in the left arm causing laceration. Medical Treatment.
Employee was hanging six inch water pipe and brought arm down on rib bolt plate causing laceration to right arm. Medical Treatment.
Employee was utilizing a utility knife trimming on a conveyor surface belt and inadvertently cut left arm causing laceration.
Employee was building crib and smashed end of right ring finger with crib block. Medical Treatment.
Employee was working in the belt slope at the 6 seam chute. Employee slipped and struck forehead on mine floor causing a small laceration. The employee received 3 sutures. Medical Treatment.
Employee was closing up an amon door on a Fairchild scoop and caught the middle right finger between the amon door and the frame. Medical Treatment.
Employee was unloading material and caught small finger between material. Medical treatment
While performing maintenance employee was removing primary scraper from Main North drive and his left middle finger was pinched between the scraper and the chute. Medical Treatment.
Slipped while cutting timber and cut right hand with hand tool. Medical treatment
Injured employee was placing a crib underneath a shield foot, when he smashed his left middle finger and index finger between the shield foot and the crib. The injured employee received a fracture to his left middle and index finger, and received 3 stitches to his left index finger. Miners proficiency and job skills may have been a factor.