All MSHA-reportable accidents at The American Coal Company operations in 2017. Fatalities appear first.
MMU 058 experienced a roof fall at approximately 51 crosscut on the longwall headgate drive. The fall was approximately 20'L x 16'W x 6'T. The fall will be mined thru as part of the longwall cycle according to the MSHA approved plan. The roof fall reference number is 8.
Employee was walking around the Longwall drive area slipped and fell on right arm causing fracture.
Employee was placing base lift back on the shield feet, when EE felt a strain in the neck and back. Employee did not start missing work until 5/18/2017.
Employee was a passenger on mantrip 45 traveling out of the mine at end of shift. The mantrip inadvertently struck a pot hole, located on the inner seam slope, in travel road injuring employee.
Employee was walking and slipped while handling hog panel at the face in the First East Headgate. Employee braced themself with right hand straining wrist.
Employee was carrying a broken roller down the slope to be taken out. Employee slipped on runoff, causing the roller to slip off and land on employee's pinky finger.
Temporary mine employee while shoveling in the slope slipped reached out for belt structure not to fall and injured left thumb. Lost Time.
Employee was reclaiming belt. The employee slipped next to reclaim sled causing a fracture to employee's left foot.
A contract worker for Midwest Vulcanizing Company was being supervised by their own people was injured. EE claims a steel belt block slid down the rib and hit EE in the head. Cause of injury was steel block was not secured against the rib. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with regulations/rules/PPE. Miner proficiency may have been a factor.
Employee was filling pod duster. Once pod was filled employee removed hose striking leg causing laceration.
Employee was recovering bad rams on the longwall face. One side of the ram shifted smashing right thumb.
Employee was stacking concrete block and smashed finger between two concrete blocks.
Employee was pulling floor pump pipe on C floor. Pipe became loose striking employee's left foot causing fracture. Restricted Duty.
Temporary mine employee was changing water coupler it came apart and struck employee's face. Restricted Duty.
Employee was installing cribs and had a hole in one of employee's boots made contact with bed ash causing injury.
Employee was picking up lid on PC 79 and smashed left hand causing laceration.
Temporary mine employee was capping crib and a rock struck employee's mouth breaking a tooth. Medical Treatment.
Employee was trimming edge of belt and inadvertently cut left thumb with belt knife. Medical Treatment.
Employee was preparing to leave at the end of EE's shift of the 1AE Longwall. Employee was in the air crosscut, bent over to pick up EE's lunch box and a small piece of roof debris struck employee in the back of the head causing laceration. Medical Treatment.