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employee was walking down the entry tripped on rocks in travelway, falling to ground catching catching self with hands
IE was drilling a hole to install a roof bolt. When the IE was adding the "pusher" steel a piece of loose rock fell striking EE's left ring and middle fingers causing a laceration. IE was brought out and took to be checked out where IE received stitches. IE returned on EE's next scheduled shift.
IE was assisting in placing an I-Beam on top of a shield during LW Recovery. A sharp edge on the I-Beam cut into the IE's left hand. IE was took to have the cut looked at. IE received stitches and returned to work full duty.
IE removed the keeper that holds the pan line roof bolter to the eichotrac. The pan line bolter fell off of the pan line and squeezed IE between the bolter and the pan line. IE was brought to the surface and took to the hospital for treatment. MSHA was called immediately after determining the severity of the injury.
IE was cleaning the material from the top of the scalping screen. IE was swinging a pick and an angle due to the chute of the reclaim belt to dig the material from the screen and IE felt a sharp pain in lower back. IE wanted to be taken to checked out.
IE was picking up a "sailboat" out of the pan line on LW setup when EE felt the muscles in EE's lower back tighten up. IE finished the shift and declined medical attention. IE woke up the next morning and decided EE needed to be checked out.
Employee was pre-oping a loco and when EE went to lift a cover EE felt a pop in EE's right shoulder. EE was brought to the surface and took to be checked out.
The South Portal Material Hoist was taken down to change the rope due to wear. MSHA was notified when the hoist was taken out of service and also notified when the hoist was put back into service via the hotline.
IE was assisting in pulling slack from the stageloader chain. They were using a winch to pull with and the cable was running through a sheave wheel. The cleavis holding the sheave broke allowing the sheave to come loose. The sheave struck the panline and bounced off hitting IE in the thigh causing a deep bruise.
IE was going through a mandoor between the track entry and return. Used right hand to push against the frame as they pulled the door open with right. The door slipped out of hand and closed striking right index, middle, and ring fingers.
IE was changing rollers on a beltline when EE felt a pain in EE's lower and middle back. IE did not request attention until the end of EE's shift.
IE was standing at the edge of a crosscut when a scoop was passing. The scoop caught a feeder cable causing it and an emulsion line to fall striking the IE in the head. IE was taken to the hospital and released the same morning. MSHA hotline was immediately called. MSHA inspector investigated the incident.
The slope car was going in the mine with a personnel carrier attached to it and the carrier de-railed. The cars were pulled to the top, rerailed, and inspected. A kink was found in the rope, the hoist was took out of service, the rope shortened, and examined before putting back into service. MSHA was notified when hoist was took out of service and when it was put back into service.
IE was laying out belt structure for a belt move when they felt a pain in right upper leg. EE did not report the injury until 5-20-20 when they requested medical treatment.
IE was doing a pre-op on a locomotive when IE stepped on a rock and twisted left knee.
IE was taking apart water line after a power move on the longwall. As the IE stepped under the monorail IE slipped and strained IE's back. IE did not seek medical attention until 5-13-20.
As the hoist car was bringing supply cars out of the mine the cars came off of the track. This tore up some rail. The cars were put back on track and the rail was repaired. MSHA was on site at this location, the hotline was called at time of incident, and MSHA was notified once the rail was repaired.
IE was carrying structure for a belt move. As the IE was walking back IE tripped over a hose that was in the walkway. As IE tripped IE fell into the side of the feeder bruising IE's ribs. IE did not request medical treatment until 5-8-20
IE had turned the water booster pump on and noticed a leak. When IE went to check to see water was leaking the cap on the water filter came off striking the IE. IE continued to work before deciding IE needed to be checked out.
The North Portal Hoist blew an O-Ring on the hydraulic system. The hoist was downed and repaired. The O-Ring and pressure transducer was replaced. MSHA hotline was called when hoist went down and also after the hoist was repaired, tested, and placed back in service.
IE was drilling a hole to install a roof bolt. As the IE was drilling they looked to the tray of the roof bolter. IE then caught a finger between the drill pot arm and the canopy post bolts. IE was brought out and took to a local hospital to be treated.
IE was installing a bolt in a "pot" to support it. As the IE was applying up pressure to drill the hole IE felt a pain in shoulder. IE finished the shift and did not request medical attention until 4-25-20.
The slope car on the material hoist broke an axle. The axle was replaced and the hoist was put back in service. The hotline was called at time axle was found broke and after hoist was put back in service.
EE was unloading supplies from a car. EE had picked up the supplies with a set of chain falls. Before they let them down the load shifted causing them to fall and strike EE in the lower left leg. The supplies were immediately removed from leg, the leg splinted, and EE was brought out to waiting paramedics. EE was taken to the hospital via ambulance.
IE was running a rock truck. IE went over a rut and bounced up hitting head on the top of the truck. IE finished shift and waited until 3-31-2020 to be checked out by a Dr.
IE was carrying material on the slope when EE slipped and fell. When the IE picked up the material EE felt a pain in EE's lower back and a numbness in EE's left hand. EE wanted to be brought out and assessed by a doctor.
IE was changing an underflow pump when IE stepped in a hole. The IE then fell and twisted knee. IE finished shift then decided to seek medical attention.
IE was shoveling on the belt line when IE twisted right knee. The IE felt a pop and pain in the knee. IE was then brought out and transported to the Dr.
EE was loading belt structure into a scoop bucket. IE stepped with left foot into the scoop bucket and lost footing twisting a knee. EE continued to feel a pain in the knee. EE was then brought out and transported to the Dr.
IE was cleaning up the gate floor. The IE went to drag a wash down hose when they slipped causing them to twist their back. IE was brought outside and transported to a local hospital to be checked out.
Hoist had excess slack in 1 of the 4 ropes and additional wear on one set of wear pads. MSHA was notified of this on 3-16-20. The hoist has since had the wear pads milled and matched along with the ropes tensioned. MSHA was notified of it back in operation.
IE was going through a mandoor into the return. IE did not get completely through the door before it shut and it caught EE's foot. As the IE pushed the door open EE felt a pop in the left hand and a sharp pain. IE did not want to go to the doctor until the next shift.
IE was operating a locomotive and derailed at a switch. IE bumped an elbow against a fire extinguisher. IE decided to seek medical attention. IE did not report back to work for 2 days.
IE was mixing block bond to seal a brattice when IE felt a pain in right shoulder. IE requested to be brought out to see a doctor. IE was diagnosed with a shoulder strain.
IE was steadying a pump on a set of hand trucks as another employee was pulling it. The employee pulling it let go of the hand trucks causing them to raise up and hit the IE in the side of the neck. IE had a small scratch and bruise. IE denied medical treatment and finished shift. IE requested to go to the Dr after IE went home.
Employee was climbing out of a lotrac and stepped on uneven ground. Employee then felt a pain in the right knee. Employee did not report the incident until 3-6-2020 and did not miss work until 3-10-2020.
IE was traveling up the track with a locomotive pulling a trash car. As the IE crossed a track switch the curved rail broke and came up into the trash car. The sudden stop caused the IE to bump left hand and knee inside the operators compartment. The IE was brought out and went to the doctor to be checked out.
IE was carrying old structure off of a belt line. IE made the decision to take rollers from a frame by using another roller as a hammer. During this the IE smashed a hand between the roller they were using for a hammer and the top frame they were hitting. IE was brought out and transported to the hospital for further evaluation.
IE was removing a cover from the tram motors on a scoop to do permissibility with MSHA. As the IE reach out to get the cover and pull it they felt a pain in the neck and left shoulder. IE did not request medical attention until 2-17-20.
The #7 Split Shaft was taken down to change the rope. This was a planned outage and called in before it was taken down. It was also called back in to the hotline when it was placed back into service.
The North Portal Hoist went down with an electrical issue. A blown fuse was found and replaced. It was then found the hoist was not reading the brake pressure to release the brake. Pressure switch was changed so the hoist read the pressure and it was test ran 20 trips with non issue.
This was a planned outage for the Material Hoist. The rope would not track right on the drum. The hoist rope was changed out to a new cable. MSHA was on site when this replacement was finished.
The South Portal Material Hoist had a planned outage. This was to removed 500 feet of excess cable because it would not track right on the drum and would cause excess wear. The excess cable was removed and the hoist was put back in service.
A roof fall was discovered between the new track and belt entries at 6 x-cut in 1st West. The fall was rib to rib and approximately 60 feet long. It only fell to the "Main Roof" approximately 8 feet thick. There were no injuries in this fall.
Escape hoist was pulled to top and it was found to have caught messenger, phone, and radio cables. There was also a bad spot in the cable. The cables were removed and communication re-established. The hoist cable was also shortened to remove the bad spot.
Strands were found broke in the Material Hoist rope. The hoist was downed when the strands were found. The rope was changed.
IE was roof bolting when the drill steel hung in the top and pulled the chuck out of the drill pot. When the IE was placing the chuck back in the drill pot the steel fell from the roof hitting IE's hand. IE was checked out by a Dr.
At approximately 4:50am there was an ignition in the #2 entry of the 20E section. There was no mining going on and the crew were bolting the faces for the weekend. As the roof bolter operator lowered drill pot from the bolt. That is when the ignition was seen and it only lasted approximately 15 seconds. There were no injuries during this ignition.
IE was pulling a hose on 11W belt when the hose got caught on structure. IE then pulled the hose with force and tripped. When IE finished the dusting setup EE noticed groin was hurting. IE was took to the Dr. and has not returned to work.
IE had the track jacked up putting a gauging rod in. The jack slipped dropping the rail and mashing IE's finger between the rail and the gauging rod. IE was took to the Dr. where IE received 2 stitches and was cleared to return to work.