No 8 Coal

EMP LOADING BLOCK WHEN DROPPED BLOCK ON RIGHT RING FINGER. ISLAND FORK WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 12-10-96 OF INJURY.

EE WAS MOVING ROCK DUSTING MACHINE WITH THREE OTHER EES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE BACK MINER UP AND SET DOWN ON SIDE CATCHING FOOT UNDERNEATH.

RUBRAIL SLIPPED AND FELL ON EE FOOT.

PEICE OF SLICK AND SLIDE ROOF THAT WAS 5-6' THICK BY 55' LONG ON ROADWAY 1200' OUTBY WORKING SECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND #3 BELT DRIVE. HE PICKED UP A CRIB BLOCK. TWISTED AND HURT HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THREE RIVERS MEDICAL CENTER. AND FOLLOW UP WITH FAMILY DR.

EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROAD WHEN SOMETHING POPPED IN BACK.

INJURED WAS WALKING THROUGH OLD WORKS WHEN COAL FELL FROM AROUND BOLTS APP 24" THICK & FELL ON WILLIAM.

ROOF FALL AT SPAD 14502 INBY APPROX. 100' LONG 20' WIDE 6' HIGH.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON THE #1 BELT 200 FEET FROM SURFACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHO0TING THE #1 HEADING WHEN HE DECIDE TO USE A ELECTRIC DETONATOR CAP FOR LEG WIRE WHICH EXPLODED UP ON DETONATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A STUCK ROCK WITH HIS RT HAND IN THE #5 TAIL PIECE AT THIS TIME ANOTHER ROCK CAME OVER THE HEAD DRIVE STRIKING THE RT HAND CUTTING THE RING FINGER BEHIND THE FINGER NAIL ALMOST INTO

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING BELT SPLICE ON #4 BELT WHEN BELT CLAMP, SLIPPED AND AS EMPLOYEE WAS DIVING OUT OF WAY, JAMED HAND AGAINST GROUND.

EE WAS JACKING ROOF BOLTER ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN THE BAR THAT WAS BEING USED TO JACK AND THE JACK BAR SLID OUT AND STRUCK THE EE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON GETTING A ROOF BOLTER FROM THE #5 ENTRY WHICH HAD BEEN STUCK. EMPLOYEE CHAINED THE BOLTER TO A SCOOP. WHEN THE BOLTER CAME UNSTUCK, THE CAYPONE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE BETWEEN SCOOP AND BOLTER

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAND LOADING TIMBERS ONTO A SCOOP. WHILE LOADING THE TIMBERS HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER AREA.

EMPL HAD BEEN INSPECTING #3 BELT MOTOR CARRIAGE AND BEGAN TO WALK AWAY FROM THE BELT MOTOR,STEPPED ON A NAIL PROTRUDING THROUGH 1" X 4" BOARD.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE. WHILE PULLING THE CABLE, HE STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CABLE HOIST TO REPOSITION A CONVEYOR BELT TAILPIECE. WHILE TENSION WAS BEING APPLIED TO HOIST THE CABLE BROKE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS BACK, THEN HE FELL AND STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST A BELT-DRIVE STRUCTURE.

EMPL WAS LOADING TOOL BAG ONTO MAN BUS. WHILE LIFITING TOOL BAG HE STRAINED LOWER BACK & RIGHT HIP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOY SC ON THE 002-0 SECTION. WHILE HIS SHUTTLE CAR WAS BEING LOADED, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AND TRAPPED EMPLOYEE IN THE DECK AREA OF HIS SHUTTLE CAR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL UNIT. WHILE LIFTING THE WHEEL UNIT, HIS LEFCT INDEX FINGER WA MASHED BETWEEN WHEEL UNIT AND A OIL BARREL.

WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL, THE EMPLOYEE STUMBLED OVER A CONVEYOR IDLER. HE THEN FELL TO THE GROUND AND STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK AREA AND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AGAINST SOME LOOSE COAL.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO STRIP INSULATION OFF OF A SCOOP CABLE.WHILE CUTTING THE INSULATION,HE ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE WITH THE UTILITY KNIFE.

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A BELT SPLICE. HE WAS USING A CHAIN HOIST TO PULL THE BELT TOGETHER ORDER TO MAKE THE NEW SPLICE. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT THE CHAIN HOIST BJROKE AND ST RUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT LOWER LEG AREA.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE (#7 BELT). WHILE MAKING THE SPLICE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BELT. THE EMPLOYEE THEN LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE ON SOME LOOSE ROCKS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT THE 001 SECTIONS TAILPIECE.WHILE SHOVELING THE LOOSE COAL,HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME LODGED BETWEEN A ROCK AND THE FEEDERS SEQUENCE ROLLER STRUCTURE WHILE HI S FOOT WAS STILL LODGED HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOFBOLT SUPPLIES ONTO A LEE NORSE ROOFBOLTER WHILE LIFTING A BUNDLE OF ROOFBOLTS (10BOLTS) HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK INJURY OCCURED ON THE 002 SECTION

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS A TIMBER FELL CATCHING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE BRUISED BACK AREA.

CUTTING CATPAD WITH TORCHES CCUTTING PIN WITH IT PC OF HOT METAL STRUCK L EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELT CONVEYOR SET UP: EMPLOYEE LIFTED ON CONVEYOR BELT.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HER BACK WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT #8 BELTDRIVE.

EMPL WALKING ON SECTION,SHUTTLE CAR CABLE CAUGHT EMPL CAUSING FALL.

INTALLING RF BOLTS GOT STRUCK ON L RING FINGER WITH DRILL STEEL

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AIR COMPRESSER: EMPLOYEE PUT POWER ON COMPRESSOR THE SWITCH BOX BLEW OUT CAUSING BURNS ON EMPLOYEE RIGHT HAND AND FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A PERSONNEL CARRIER FROM THE SURFACE TO THE 002 SECTION DURING TRAMMING OPERATIONS THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT LOOKING IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE CARRIER WAS TRAVELING IN IT WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK TOWARD THE PROPER DIRECTION HIS HEAD STRUCK A WOODEN COLLAR

ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON 002 SECTION IN TRACK ENTRY.

THE LOCATION OF THE ROOF FALL IS IN THE BELT ENTRY SIX BREAKS INBY NO. 7 HEAD DRIVE. THIS SECTION OF THE MINE IS UNDER A CREEK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAND LOADING ROOF BOLTS AND ROOF BOLT, PLATES FROM THE GROUND WHEN AN OPEN PACKAGE OF PLATES FELL FROM THE TOP OF A LOADED PALLET STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM. EMPLOYEE SUFFE RED ONE LARGE CUT ON FOREARM THAT REQUIRED 28 STITCHES.

ABOUT 2:30PM HH STRAINED HIS LEFT TESTICLE WHILE LIFTING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE. OYEE ON THE ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELT SPLICING TOOLS EMPLOYEE DROP CONVEYOR BELT CLAMPS ON HER FINGER.

EMPL PLICK UP TOOL BOX LOADED WITH TOOLS EMPL CARRIED TOOL BOX FROM TRUCK TO NEARBY TRACK MOTOR.

EMPL STRAINED ARM & SHOULDBER WHILE LIFTING 265 LEE NORSE TRAILING CABLE.

A ROCK FALL HAS OCCURRED ON THE 002 SECTION IN THE #4 ENTRY AT THE END OF THE TRACK. THIS ROCK FALL WAS 5' THICK 20' X 20'.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF A CABLE REEL FROM A ROOF BOLTER. HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SHUTTLE CAR EMPLOYEE LIFTED A POIECE OF METAL EMPLOYEE HOLD THE SHEET METAL AS HIS RT LEG & FOOT & LIFTED THE SHEET METAL WITH HIS LETG & FOOT CAUSING A STRAIN OF THE RT HIP

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON THE TRACK ENTRY NO 4 ENTRY.ADJACENT TO THE NO 6 HEADDRIVE.MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 30 ' LONG 8' HIGH 20' WIDE.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN TRACK ENTRY OUTBY 002-0 SECTION 5' THICK 20 WIDE 20' IN LENGTH.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE AND HE HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT ON A SUPPLY CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL THUS CAUSING BACK PAINS.

EE STATED HE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE HAULAGE ROADWAY AND A RIB ROLL FELL AND CAUGHT EE FINGER, BREAKING SMALL FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING TARP UP FROM LOADED COAL TRUCK. FOOT SLIPPED ON WET STEP AND EMPLOYEE FELL FROM TRUCK. FRACTURE OF LEFT 3RD RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIPPING SEDIMENT POND WITH GRADALL. EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF GRADALL AND BUMPED LEFT ELBOW.

EMPL REPAIRING ON ROOFBOLTER.REPAIRING LEVELING ARM WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER AGAINST MINE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER,WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE SHOP WHEN HE STEPPED ON A WATER HOSE, THUS BREAKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPL WORKING AT FEEDER ON 002-0 SECTION.WHEN RIB ROLL FELL OFF SIDE OF RIB IN #4 ENTRY AND COAL HIT HIM ON THE BACK.

EMPL OPERATING SCOOP SCOOPING UP LOOSE COAL ON 002-0 SECTION RIB ROLLED OFF HITTING EMPL IN THE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SALTING HAUL ROAD, STOPPED TO FILL SALTER UP, LIFTED BAG OF SALT, PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER.

ROOF FALL OCCURREED APPROX 500' INBY #7 HEADDRIVE IN BELT CONVEYOR ENTRY WHICH MEASURED APPROX 20' WIDE 30' LONG & 6'THICK.

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON THE NO. 7 BELT CONVEYOR, LOCATED 550 FT OUTBY THE NO.8 HEADDRIVER WHICH MEASURED 20 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG AND 5 FT HIGH.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE FACE AREAS OF THE 001-0 SECTION WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUAGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BREAKING A BONE NEXT TO HIS TOES.

A FIRE OCCURRED APPROX. 170 FT INBY SPAD 5515 IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY OF THE GOB LINE IN THE MAINS OF THE 002-0 SECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WITH THE POWER CABLE IN THE NO. 2 HEADING WHEN A RIB ROLL FELL OFF AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY TRACTOR AND HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF & MOTOR OR TRACTOR, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

ROOF FALL OCURRED ON 00100 SECTION IN THE 3 ENTRY AND BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREAS. FALL IS 20X16X4

EMPLOYEE WAS ON3THE PERSONNEL CARRIER AND THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF. THE EMPLOYEE PUT THE TROLLEY POLE ON AND GOT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER IN THE TROLLEY WIRE 300 VOLT D.C.

TWO SEPARATE RO2F FALLS OCCURRED ON THE INTAKE AIR ESCAPEWAY IN THE NO. 1 AND 2 ENTRIES OFF THE SECTION. IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY ADJACENT TO SPAD NO. 10943, THE FALL MEASURED 20 FEET WIDE, 70 FEET LONG, 5 FEET H3GH,. IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY BELOW SPAD NO. 10943, THE FALL MEASURED 20 FEET WIDE, 30 FEET LONG, 5 FEET HIGH.

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN THE TRACK ENTRY AT STINKING BRANCH ON THE INTAKE ESCAPEWAY RANGING APPROX. MATELY 10' IN LENGTH 10' WIDE AND 4' THICK. THERE ARE NO EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THIS AREA.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDG9D HE WAS PULLING A BELT CLAMP OFF A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HE INJURED HIS NECK OR BACK

ROOF FALL #3 EN7RY BELT ENTRY 1000' ABOVE #17 HEADDRIVE.THIS FALL WAS 50'LONG X 20'WIDE X 6'HIGH.

EMPL LIFTING SH6TTLE CAR WHEEL UNIT WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK.

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN T HE #3 BELT ENTRY 2 B REAKS INBY THE #12 HEADDRIVE RANGING AROUND 20' WIDE 30' LONG & 4' THICK.

EMPL TRAVELLING3INSIDE ON MAIN CINE TRACK ENTRY WHEN 1ST MANTRIP STOPPED AND 2ND MANTRIP RAN INTO BACK OF 1ST MANTRIP CAUSING JOLT CAUSING BACK INJURY.

EE HAS AN OCC I5LNESS ACCORDING TO HIS DOCTORS. HE STATESD HE HAD BLACK LUNG IN THE 2ND STAGE. HE STATED THAT THE DOCTORS TOLD HIM TO GET OUT OF THE MINE.

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN AN OUTBY AREA IN THE MAIN TETURN OFF THE 002-0 SECTION WHICH MEASURED APPROX.20'IN LENGTH,20' WIDE, AND 6'THICK.THIS OCCURRED APPROX.500' OUTBY THE TREE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING ON A SMALL PERSONNEL CARRIER ALONG THE MAIN LINE ON THE TRACK AND THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF WHEN THE EMPLOYEE RAISED UP AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF

A ROOF FALL OCC6RED IN THE #4 ENTRY TRACK ENTRY ON THE MAIN LINE WHICH WAS APPROX 20 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG AND 4 FT THICK LONGER LENGTH ROOF BOLTS AND CRIBS WERE INSTALLED

I NAME WAS LOAD3NG ROOF BOLTS INTO SCOOP AND PICKED UP A BUNDLE OF BOLTS AND PULLED MUSCLE UNDER SHOULDER BLADE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON THE MAIN LINE TRACK BETWEEN THE NO 5 AND NO 6 HEQAD DRIVES IN NO 4 TRACK OUTBY WHICH MEASURED 30X5X20

EMPL INSTALLING SAFETY JACKS IN FACE AREA ON 001-0 SECTION WHEN ROCK FELL BETWEEN JACKS STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A SMALL ROCK DUSTER AND SAID THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK.

HE WAS WORKING ON THE 001-0 SECTION HELPING ON THE ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF JACKS AND THE ROCK BROKE LOOSE BETWEEN THE JACKS AND FELL CATCHING HIS RIGHT LEG, BREAKING THE RIGHT LEG BELOW THE THIGH.

ROGER BLACKBURN WAS OPERATING THE LD SHUTTLE CAR. THERE WAS ROOF BOLT PLATE NEXT TO THE ROOF WHICH WAS BENT DOWNWARD, INSTEAD OF BEING FLUSH WITH ROOF. WHILE THE OPERATOR WAS RIDING THROUGH TH E INTERSECTION THE SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCED AND THE OPERATOR HAD HIS HAND NEXT TO THE CANOPY. THE PLATE CAUGHT THE 2 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND SEVERING THEM.