RB #4 Coal

A rock fall was discovered near end of shift on 9-27-07. The fall was located 7 crosscuts inby the portal. The fall was approx. 30' long x 20' wide by 0'-3' high. The fall was located in the return aircourse.

The employee was taking structure out of the belt when a rock fell out from between the bolts and allegdly struck him on his left hand.

An unplanned connection was made to old workings of an adjacent mine. The workings produced a minimal amount of water with no hazardous gases.

The employee claimed he was getting out of the scoop when a rib rolled off and allegedly pinned his right leg against the frame on the scoop.

The employee claimed he was getting a rock out of one of the bridges and allegedly strained his lower back.

EE was removing his drill steel from the hole he had just drilled, when the last piece of steel fell from the hole, stiking EE on the middle finger on his left hand, fractured the finger. He has three lost work days.

Injured stated he was sitting on the mine floor along the side of the deck of the mobile bridge conveyor he operates when a slab of drawrock fell from between the roof bolts striking him on the head. He was taken to the doctor where he received stitches to his ear and was released.

The EE was bolting, when a piece of rock fell from the top and struck EE in the lower right arm. The rock itself was about 12"wide and 12"long, resulting in nearly a 2" long gash in the EE's arm. EE was taken to the Dr. to have stitches.

Injured stated he was traveling down along side the conveyor belt when he stumbled and fell striking his wrist on j-bolt which holds the belt structure together. The bolt cut his wrist, requiring 4-stitches.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROX 6:20, THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT. THE FALL WAS LOCATED INBY THE PORTAL BETWEEN THE #2 AND #3 CROSSCUT. IT IS DETERMINED THE FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME AFTER 3:30PM THE PRECEDING DAY AND 6:00AM THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE AREA MEASURED APPROX 3 1/2' X 12' X 12' AND WAS CLEANED UP AND CRIBBED

INJURED STATED THAT AS HE WAS MUCKING COAL AROUND THE HEAD DRIVE HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON THE HEAD DRIVE AND WAS SHOCKED. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR AND CHECKED OUT AND FOUND TO BE ALL RIGHT. THE HEAD DRIVE WAS EXAMINED BY THE COMPANY ELECTRICIAN AND AN ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR WITH THE STATE MINE SAFETY AND LICENSING AND FOUND TO BE IN SAFE WORKING CONDITION

INJURED EE STATED THAT HE HAD BEGUN TO TRAM HIS MBC FORWARD WHEN THE DECK SHIFTED, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DECK OF THE MBC AND THE OIL COOLER ON THE MBC. INJURED EE HAD HIS FINGERS OVER THE SIDE OF THE MBC.

A roof fall measuring approx 10' w by 20' l by 3 1/2' thick was discovered in the conveyer entry on the morning of 5-21-04. The area was cleaned up and cribbed and cross collared. the fall was located between #2 and #3 crosscut in by the portal.

INJURED WAS BOLTING THE MINE ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK MEASURING APPROX 18" IN DIAMETER BY 3" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS AND THE ATRS STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREARM REQUIRING STITCHES.

INJURED WAS TRAVELING UNDERGROUND WITH THE REST OF THE CREW IN THE RAIL RUNNER. HE STATED THAT HE WAS LOOKING TO THE SIDE AND AS HE TURNED TO FACE THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL HIS HEAD STRUCK A ROO F BOLT. THE MINING HEIGHT WAS 40" TO 60" IN THIS AREA. INJURED WAS EXAMINED AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.

INJURED STATED THAT AS HE WAS REACHING TO GET A CAN OF HYDRAULIC OIL ON THE MBC HE WAS OPERATING HE ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON THE WATER TO THE MBC WASH DOWN HOSE BY OPENING THE BALL VALVE WHEN HI S COVERALLS HUNG IN THE LEVER. INJURED SUSTAINED A BURN TO HIS LEFT HAND AND LEFT SIDE OF HIS GROIN AREA.

A ROCK FALL 25' BY 25' BY 6' HIGH WAS DISCOVEREDON THE TRACK ENTRY LEADING TO THE SMITH SIDE PORTAL 10 CROSSCUTS FROM THE #5 CONVEYER BELT. THE FALL HAD OCCURRED SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND AT WHICH TIME THE MINE WAS IDLE. THE FALL HAD NOEFFECT ON VENTILATION AND THE AREA WAS CRIBBED OFF TO PREVENT ACCESS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

INJURED STATED THAT HE STARTED TO PICK UP A 5 GALLON CAN OF OIL AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK. INJURED'S FIRST LOST WORKDAY WAS 10-29-03.

INJURED STATED HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE BOLTING THE MINE ROOF. INJURED WORKED UP TO AND INCLUDING 10-22-03 AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE.

INJURES SAID THAT ON 9-29-03, HE JERKED ON A BOX OF ROOF BOLT GLUE THAT WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN ORDER TO PULL IT CLOSER TO HIS WORK STATION. THIS IS WHEN HE THOUGHT H E PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. THE INJURY WAS REPORTED ON 10-9-03 WHEN THE EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT THE OFFICE TO PICK UP HIS PAYCHECK.

INJURED STATED HE WAS PULLING THE CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS ARM. HE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 8-22-03.

INJURED WAS BOLTING THE MINE ROOF WITH 6' ROOF BOLTS AND AS HE STARTED TO ROTATE THE BOLT IN ORDER TO GET A BEND IN THE DRILLED HOLE, THE BOLT CAME OUT OF THE CHUCK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE THUMB RESULTING.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DIACOVERED IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE #6 ENTRY OF 7 INTAKE AIR ENTRIES 5 CROSSCUTS INBY BEP #9. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 20' WIDE X 20' LONG X 4' HIGH. THE AREA WAS NOT BEING USED AND WAS DANGERED OFF. THE FALL HAD NO AFFECT ON VENTILATION.

EE STATED THAT DURING THE SHIFT ON 6/11/03 HIS LEFT KNEE BEGAN HURTING AS HE OPERATED THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. AT AROUND 2PM THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE DISCOVERED HIS KNEE WAS SWELLED & HE WEN T TO THE ER WHERE HE WAS TOLD TO SEE HIS FAMILY DR. HE SAW ANOTHER DR ON 6/13/03 WHERE HE WAS TOLD HE HAD WATER ON THE KNEE

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A SPEED REDUCER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH. INJURED HAD NO LOST TIME UNTIL 7-29-03.

INJURED STATED HE WAS MUCKING LOOSE COAL FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK, CAUSED FROM SHOVELING.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING AN OLD ROOF BOLTING MACHINE CABLE TOWARD HIM TO TIE IT OFF TO THE MANTRIP AND AS HE TURNED TO TIE IT OFF, HE SAID HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS CLEANING ROCK OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON A LARGE ROCK. INJURED HAD NO LOST TIME UNTIL 4-25-03.

AS INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS OVER THE DOLLY OF THE CONTINUOUS HAULAGE SYSTEM HE PLACED HIS HAND ON A NICK INT HE TRAILING CABLE AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. INJURED WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED FOR OBSERVATION AND RELEASED THE FOLLOWING MORNING. INJURED HAD NO VISIBLE WOUNDS.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS SITTING IN THE MANTRIP IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT, FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, WHEN THE NEXT THING HE KNEW, HE WAS LAYING THE TRACK AND THE MANTRIP DROV E AWAY. THE MANTRIP (RAILRUNNER) WAS TRAVELING TO THE SURFACE WITH A CREW ENDING THEIR SHIFT. NO ONE KNEW WHEN INJURED LEFT THE MANTRIP AS OTHERS WERE SITTING NEXT TO HIM. INJURED SUFFERED A

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS WATCHING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE AS THE CABLE WAS BEING PULLED DOWN THE BELTLINE. HE SAID HE TOOK HIS EYS OFF THE CABLE BRIEFLY TO GET A BOLTING MAC HINE WRENCH THAT WAS LYING BY THE BELTLINE. THIS IS WHEN A LOOP OF CABLE CAME BY AND DRAGGED HIS FEET FROM UNDERWRITH HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

INJURED STATED HE SLIPPED & FELL ON THE SLICK BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

INJURED SAID HE WAS PULLING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINERS CABLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

INJURED STATED THAT HE RECEIVED CHAPPING WITH A BURNING SENSATION AS HE WAS APPLYING SEALENT TO A MINE SEAL. INJURED WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES THAT COVERED THE AFFECTED AREAS.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A WELDER INTO A PERSONNEL CARRIER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HIS FIRST LOST WORK DAY WAS 10-8-02.

INJURED HAD OPENED A DOOR THAT RAISED FROM THE BOTTOM AND PROPPED IT UP WITH A ROOF BOLT. AS SOON AS HE PASSED UNDER THE DOOR, HE KNOCKED THE PROP LOOSE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL AND STRIKE HI S BACK. THE DOOR WEIGHED APPROX. 70# & FELL APP. 2 FEET.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WHEN A COAL RIB BLEW-OUT FORCING HIM INTO THE MBC. THE MBC WAS IDLE BECAUSE INJURED WAS THE OPERATOR AND HE HAD BEEN TO THE SECT ION TAILPIECE AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK STATTION. INJURY OUTBY THE PILLAR LINE.

A COAL RIB BURST OCCURRED APPROX. 15,000 FEET INBY THE PORTAL ON THE 001-0 MMU APPROX. 3 CROSSCUTS OUTBY THE PILLAR LINE. THE BURST OCCURRED TO THE PILLAR BETWEEN #3 & #4 ENTRY IN A 5 ENTRY SY STEM.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WHEN A COAL RIB POPPED OUT AND COAL STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE AND HEAD.

INJURED WAS SCOOPING THE SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK AND SHOULDERS.

INJURED ALLEGED THAT HE WAS WALKING TO THE SURFACE TO GET BOLTING SUPPLIES AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A CROSS COLLAR. INJURED NOTIFIED CO. OF ALLEGED INJURY BY TELEPHONE ON 5-29-02 AND FILLED AN ACCI DENT REPORT ON 5-31-02.

INJURED STATED THAT ON 5-15-02 HE WAS MUCKING ON THE BELTLINE & HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HIS FIRST DAY OFF DUE TO THE INJURY WAS ON 7-11-02. THE DATE OF INJURY WAS DISCOVERED BY COMPANY ON 7- 18-02 WHEN INJURED WENT TO THE OFFICE & FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING SOME LOOSE MATERIAL THAT HAD FELL FROM THE RIB WHEN ANOTHER SMALL PIECE FELL FROM THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE AND TOP AREA OF THE LEFT FOOT. INJURIE D'S X RAYS FOUND NO BROKEN BONES. THE MINING HEIGHT WAS AROUND 5 FEET.

INJURED STATED HE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES IN THE SCOOP BUCKET. HE PICKED UP A BUCKET OF PLASTER ANDAS HE TWISTED AND THREW IT INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET HE FELT A SHARP PAIN RUN UP HIS BACK.

INJURED STATED THAT AS HE WAS BOLTING TOP HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK. INJURED HAD NO LOST TIME UNTIL 10-19-01.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS BACKING THE CRAWLER DOWN THE SIDE OF THE LO-LO STRUCTURE AND THE DOLLY HUNG ON THE STRUCTURE. HE ROLLED TO HIS RIGHT SIDE TO LOOK BACK AT THE DOLLY WITH HIS LEFT FOO T PARTIALLY IN THE DECK & PARTIALLY ON A MUCK PILE OUTSIDE THE DECK. HE THEN SAID HE HEARD THE FRONT CRAWLER OPERATOT SAY TO PULL BACK UP & BEFORE HE COULD GET HIS FOOT BACK IN, THE FRONT CRA

INJURED HAD TRAMMED THE BOLTING MACHINE TO THE 1LEFT CUT TO BEGIN BOLTING. HE WAS IN THE PROCESSOF SETTING THE ATRS WHEN THE TOP BOOMED & FRIGHTENED HIM. AS HE TURNED REAL FAST TO RUN, HE FELL ONTO A ROCK AND CHIPPED A BONE IN HIS LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.

INJURED WAS TRAVELING WITH THREE OTHER EE UP THE BELT HAULAGE ENTRY ALONGSIDE THE LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE IN THE PERSONNEL CARRIER. WHEN THEY CAME TO THE POINT WHERE THE HAULAGE SYSTEM DUMPED ON THE LO-LO STRUCTURE, THE OPERATOR OF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER INTENDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND GO THORUGH A CROSSCUT. THE FRONT TIRE OF THE CARRIER HIT SOME MUCK CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOOSE CONTROL

INJURED ALLEGED THAT AS HE WAS CONNECTING THE JUMPERS TO THE SCOOP BATTERIES, THE BATTERIES SHOCKED HIM.

INJURED WAS PULLING THE CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE BY HAND WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HISBACK.

THE CREW WAS ATTEMPTING TO BELT UP AND AS THEY WERE PULLING THE LO-LO STRUCTURE TIGHT WITH THE CONTINUOUS MINER, THE PIN IN THE LO-LO THAT THE CHAIN WAS FASTENED TO BROKE AND STRUCK INJURED I N THE CHEST ABOVE THE RIGHT NIPPLE.

INJURED STATED HE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER THE CONVEYER BELT AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK. FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 3-12-01.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING FROM UNDERNEATH THE SECTION TAIL PIECE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE, INJURED HAD NO LOST TIME UNTIL 3-12-01.

INJURED WAS DRAGGING A AXLE ASSEMBLY FROM A ROCKDUSTING MACHINE WHILE IN A CROUCHED POSITION. AS INJURED BEGAN TO MOVE ASSEMBLY, HE TWISTED AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN THE KNEE AREA. ONJURED HAD LOST WORK TIME UNTIL 3-7-01.

INJURED WAS TRAVELING UNDERGROUND ON THE RAIL RUNNER MANTRIP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE RIGHT ANKLE. INJURED WAS EXAMINED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED WITH NO BROK EN BONES OR LACERATIONS, OR ANY OTHER SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ANKLE.

INJURED WAS REPAIRING THE TAIL ROLLER FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE ROLLER ASSEMBLY SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE MINER TAIL AND ROLLER ASSEMBLY CUTTING IT REQUIRING 5 STICHES.

INJURED HAD EXITED THE DECK OF THE MOBILE BRIDGECONVEYOR HE WAS OPERATING TO RETRIEVE A CHAIN. AS HE WALKED TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE MBC, THE NEXT MBC INBY BEGAN TO BACK UP PUSHING INJURED'S M BC AGAINST THE LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE CATCHING THEINJURED'S LOWER LEGS BETWEEN THE MBC AND THE LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE.

INJURED WAS CARRYING A COUPLE OF BUNDLES OF CAPBOARDS TO THE FACE AND DID NOT NOTICE A ROOF STRAP THAT HAD JUST BEEN TORN LOOSE BY THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE STRAP SNAGGED IJURED IN FRONT OF TH E LEFT SHOULDER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

INJURED WAS CUTTING A MINING TIMBER TO LENGTH WITH A BOW SAW WHEN THE BLADE JUMPED OUT OF THE GROOVE AND STRUCK HIS FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING FROM UNDER THE CONVEYER BELT WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

INJURED WAS ARRANGING THE FIRST AID BOX AT THE SECTION POWERCENTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE RUBRAIL (GUARD) OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS ARM UP TO HIS SHOULDER AREA. INJUREDNEVER HAD ANY LOST TIME DUE TO THE INJURY UNTIL 1-17-00.