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Contract employee was shearing belt with shears when they slipped from grip and lacerated a thumb. The following were not a factor: rules, regulations, mining systems or equipment, training, protective clothing or devices. Attitude may have been a factor.
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 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.
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 picking up lid on PC 79 and smashed left hand causing laceration.
Employee was filling pod duster. Once pod was filled employee removed hose striking leg causing laceration.
Temporary mine employee was capping crib and a rock struck employee's mouth breaking a tooth. Medical Treatment.
Employee was recovering bad rams on the longwall face. One side of the ram shifted smashing right thumb.
Temporary mine employee was changing water coupler it came apart and struck employee's face. Restricted Duty.
Employee was stacking concrete block and smashed finger between two concrete blocks.
Employee was installing cribs and had a hole in one of employee's boots made contact with bed ash causing injury.
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 trimming edge of belt and inadvertently cut left thumb with belt knife. Medical Treatment.
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 pulling floor pump pipe on C floor. Pipe became loose striking employee's left foot causing fracture. Restricted Duty.
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 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.
Employee was reclaiming belt. The employee slipped next to reclaim sled causing a fracture to employee's left foot.
Temporary mine employee was carrying a concrete block and dropped it on left foot causing injury. Restricted Duty.
Employee was walking around the roof bolter on the 1st East Headgate slipped braced self with right arm on the coal rib injuring right shoulder. Restricted duty. *Amended to lost time as of 1/19/2017. Employee has not returned to work.
Employee was removing cover off rear of road grader and felt pain in right shoulder. The road grader was parked in the supply/air shaft area. Restricted Duty as of 12/27/2016. *Amended to lost time as of 1/12/2017. Employee has not returned to work.
Employee was performing duty as an examiner walking beltline. Employee lost footing straining right ankle. Restricted Duty.
Employee was working on the face of the 1A East Long Wall, pulling shield and right foot was struck by crib block causing contusion. Restricted Duty.
Employee was struck by rock on right hand while standing at the Main North 2 Belt Head. Restricted Duty.
Employee slipped while carrying crib block twisted and injured lower back.
Was shoveling longwall feet & was using left foot to brace self. Foot slipped causing to fall backwards on a piece of steel. Cause of injury wet conditions, body positioning. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with rules/regulations/PPE. Miner proficiency may have been a factor. This is a Contractor for Dave Stanley Consulting. Started missing work 12/1/2016
Death occurred from natural causes. Person suffered a fatal heart attack.
Employee was handling material and heard something crack behind EE and a rock fell from the roof striking EE on the lower back and left leg causing fracture to leg. Lost time as of 11/28/2016
Employee was knocking out block from brattice and bent over to pick up block when a block fell from above striking the second and fourth digit on left hand causing fracture and laceration sutures required. Restricted as of 11/27/16.
Employee was looking for obstruction between overland belt & chute, while climbing off belt, slipped and fell to ground. Cause of injury no 3 point contact while climbing down. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with regulations/rules/PPE. Miner proficiency may have been a factor. Started missing work 11/22/2016
Employee was struck by equipment doors upon removal. (As of 11/17/2016 Lost time).
Employee bent over handling cable and pulled something in back. Restricted duty as of 11/13/2016. compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor.
Employee was caught between long wall shield tip and mine rib. Compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor. Lost time as 11/07/2016
Contractor was carrying pipe when EE's legs gave out. EE fell to knees and strained back. The pipe hit shoulder. Lost time as 11/03/2016. EE was a contractor working for David Stanley consultants (Contractor ID YBV)
Employee was prying on lid and bar slipped and EE fell back on EE's leg. Restricted duty as of 11/14/16.
Employee was assisting mechanic putting chain back together when mechanic struck piece of roller chain and a piece of metal struck employee in the right arm. As of 11/09/2016 restricted duty sutures required.
Employee states while employee was installing roof bolts in the Main North 2 travelway the roof bolter machine was bumped by a ram car causing injury to right hip. Restricted Duty.
Employee was shoveling on plant feed belt & picked up big load of mud on shovel, when turned to put on belt strained back. Cause of injury to big of load & body positioning. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with regulations/rules/PPE. Miner proficiency may have been a factor. Started missing work 10/28/2016.
Employee had unloaded supplies off fork truck. Went back & stepped onto fork truck, got to second step on ladder, turned & foot slipped, toe went into mud on ground & fell forward. Cause of injury wet, muddy conditions. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with regulations/rules/PPE. Miner proficiency may have been a factor. Started missing work 10/24/2016.
Employee was hanging a piece of tin when a another piece of tin came loose and struck right wrist.(Medical treatment sutures required) Compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor.
Temporary mine employee was standing on second ladder rung and ladder twisted causing injury to employee's right ankle. Lost time.
Employee was walking thru mud and slipped on crib buried in the mud. Compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor. Lost time as of 10/18/2016
Employee was lifting a 13 HP flyte pump when felt a pop in shoulder in left arm. Cause of injury wet & muddy conditions. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with regulations/rules/PPE. Miner proficiency may have been a factor. Started missing work 10/27/2016.
Loading roof bolter with supplies. The utility person passed supplies with the other employee back towards EE. EE turn into the roof bolt causing laceration to EE's nose. **Restricted duty** sutures required.
Washing guarding at slope tail, coal loosened under guarding around tail roller dropping guard on left hand. Cause of injury, hand placement. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with rules/regulations/PPE. Miner proficiency may have been a factor. This is a Contractor for DSC contracting.
Was working in slope swinging a sledgehammer busting concrete. broke through concrete & smashed finger between handle & concrete. Cause of injury not paying attention work area. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with rules/regulations/PPE. Miner proficiency may have been a factor. This is a Contractor for REDBIRD construction.
Employee was loading I beams dropping one end of the I beam on left foot. Restricted Duty.
Strands were found broken on the regular lay slope hoisting rope. Rope was taken out of service and corrected. This was the secondary escape way and was rerouted underground to another hoist until rope was corrected.