All MSHA-reportable accidents at Webster County Coal, LLC operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
Action to terminate MSHA citation 9041914 by submitting the following 7000-1 under duress. A fall of the roof occurred for what we view as a non-reportable roof fall in the 2nd N.E. Mains x-cut 4 #3 entry, measuring 30' length, by 16' width, by 8'-12' height.
A fall of the roof occurred on the 2nd N.E. Mains x-cut 46 #5 entry in the left side return, measuring 19' width by 60' length by 8'-12' height.
Employee was building cribs on the backside of the belt, workers were handing cribs under the belt. Employee was picking them up and handing them to another worker when the crib was placed on top and pushed back it fell back down onto employee's hand.
Employee was installing a concrete brattice, he slipped and fell striking his right side against the pallet of block. He started missing time on 11-26-14.
Employee was assisting in advancing the high voltage cable for a unit's belt extension. The cable was being transported on a high voltage trailer and was being set into position by a battery bucket jeep. The trailer shifted, causing his foot to be pinched between the trailer and the jeep bucket. He began missing time on 11-24-14.
Employee was operating a roof bolter, as ee drilled the hole into the mine roof, ee attempted to install the roof bolt using an extension 12"" wrench, the wrench broke, striking him in the nose.
Employee was pushing a roof bolt into the mine roof, as he was performing this action, he felt pain in his chest area.
Employee was installing a roof bolt, as he was pushing the bolt into the mine roof, he felt pain/pop in his wrist.
Employee was installing a line curtain to the mine roof and as the coal hauler moved, its cable struck his leg. He began missing time on 9-4-14.
Employee was installing a concrete brattice wall, as ee was lifting blocks loose piece of rock fell from the wire mesh on the mine roof, striking ee on the shoulder.
Employee was installing an eight foot roof bolt into the mine roof and as he applied boom and rotation pressure, the bolt stuck his hand. The x-ray results revealed nothing conclusive, he started missing time on 8-29-14.
College temp. employee was taking water line out of a doorway in an arch. As ee was handling materials, ee pinched hand between the water line and coal rib.
Employee was exiting a diesel getman to tighten a ratchet strap, while he was pushing on the ratchet he felt pain in his groin area.
Employee was lifting a belt top frame off of his golf cart, he felt pain in his back as he was lifting. At the request of MSHA, modified to 7 days before returned to work.
College temp. employee was walking on an unfinished over-cast to get a sign that was hanging in the way of travel. As ee arrived at the end of over-cast ee lost footing, and fell causing a fracture to ankle.
Employee was injured installing a roof bolt into the mine roof, by pushing the roof bolt into the drill hole.
Employee was plugging up a battery scoop at a charging station, as the plug connected it flashed and caused a burn to his hand.
Employee was operating a walk-through bolter and installing a roof bolt into the mine roof. As he was handling the bolting supplies he pinched the tip of his right index finger between the bolting supplies. He started missing time on 4-10-14.
Employee was handling bolting supplies at the back of the roof bolter the bolter operator let the back end of the bolter down to manage supplies easier. Employee's foot was caught underneath the frame of the bolter pinching it between the frame and the mine floor.
Employee was operating a roof bolting machine and installing a roof bolt in the slider of an unbolted cut. A piece of foreign material fell from the roof striking him on his foot.
Employee was operating a walk-through bolter to install roof bolts into the mine rib outby the last open. A piece of loose rock fell striking him on the finger, causing a laceration which required 6 sutures. At the request of MSHA, modified to 1 days before returned to work.
Employee was moving the continuous miner's power cable from the coal hauler's travelway. As he was handling the cable, he tripped on uneven bottom and fell to the mine floor. He began missing time on 1/20/2014.
Employee was building a brattice with another worker. He was putting block up to cap off. The employee handed him a block that was too big and when he went to hand the block back down to be cut he lost his footing.
Employee was installing bolting supplies onto the walk-through bolter, as he was handling the supplies, he felt pain in his back as the area was narrow in which he was traveling.
Action to terminate citation 9049086: Employee was operating a continuous miner, a piece of foreign material struck EE in the neck.
Employee was drilling a hole into the mine roof to install a roof bolt, as he rotated the drill steels a piece of foreign material fell striking him on the lip. His injury resulted in sutures.
Action to terminate citation 9049085: Employee was attempting to dislodge a roof bolt from the head of a continuous miner, as ee was pulling on the bolt, a piece of the bolt struck him in the side of the head.
Action to terminate citation 9049084: Employee was cutting welding slag, a piece of loose material struck hand.
Employee was walking to a concrete pump, while walking he stepped on a rake causing it to hit him in the mouth, busting his upper lip. He received 3 stitches.
Employee was climbing down off of a pallet of concrete blocks, he had stepped down onto the ground with the left leg, however when he stepped down with his right leg he twisted his knee and felt a pop. When he put weight on his right leg he felt his knee pop twice.
Employee was removing a belt roller and he pinched his finger between the roller and the mounting frame. He received sutures for the laceration.
Action to terminate citation 9049083: Employee was checking to see if the suction was working on the drill pot of the walk-through bolter, employee dropped the boom and pinched the tip of finger.
Action to terminate citation 9049082: Employee was working on a planetary on a continuous miner, as EE was striking with hand tools, EE was struck with a foreign object.