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Glove caught in the spinning motion of the drill pot and twisted hand
Employee was helping mechanic put left cylinder back on D6 Dozer when the cylinder hit against the grill on dozer smashing employee's thumb against grill. Went to Clinic, right thumb was broke in (2) places.
While the surveyor was setting up the instrument in #4 belt entry, the other surveyor was getting height measurements down #3 entry. A shuttle car loaded with coal coming from #2 entry tramming to the feeder struck and killed the surveyor near spad 24.
Miner was riding the mantrip when it struck a coal rib causing a piece of coal rib to strike a miner in the lower left side back. This accident was not reported to mine management until 03/22/2018. The miner involved worked this shift and the next shift. Miner went to the Doctor on 03/19/2018 and returned to work on 03/22/2018 when they reported this happened at work.
Roof Fall in the 2nd north west mains, approximately 250 feet inby spad 1169 between a cribbed area and a solid coal rib. The fall is approximately 10 feet wide, 6 feet high and 30 feet long
Roof fall in 2nd North west mains approximately 325 feet inby spad 1168. Fall does not affect ventilation or passage of miners. The fall is approximately 18 feet wide, 7 feet high and 60 feet long and does take in an intersection that abuts a solid coal rib.
Employee was using a slate bar to remove a loose rib as deemed by MSHA Inspector and EE's Supervisor when EE strained EE's groin trying to remove the rib.
Foreman ran into a miner cable that was hung in an intersection on the 11th and 12th. He continued working without being off or seeing a doctor until he was laid off on December 1, 2015. EE had to seek medical attention for his neck February 11, 2016. He reported the injury to mine management again on February 17, 2016
The employee was checking a shuttle car tire in the #3 entry 2 crosscuts outby the face when a piece of rib coal rolled off knocking him off balance causing pushing him into the shuttle car and catching him between the car and the coal rib.
Roof Bolting Machine operator was installing 8 foot rope bolts. As he was placing the bolt in the hole and pushing it into place he accidently hit the rotation lever on the drill. As the bolt begin to spin a strand of wire or metal broke away from the bolt and entered the right hand of the machine operator.
The employee is a roof bolt machine operator and was working in the number 4 entry of the 001 section. EE was installing the inside roof bolt when a piece of roof rock broke loose and struck EE's left foot. The rock was approximately 2'X 1'and from 0 to 5 inches thick.
A roof fall occurred in the number 4 portal (fan) intake air course entry approximately 18 feet wide, 10 feet high and 60 to 70 feet in length. The cause of the fall was due to the extremely harsh winter weather of late where the roof froze and thawed several. This fall was immediately report to MSHA via the 800 number.
Freezing and thawing of highwall at portal