Creech #1 Coal

THE EE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER ROOF DRILL, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING THE EE ON THE BACK. ROCK WAS 4"X 19"LONG X 3". EE WORKED HIS USUSAL JOB WITH NO PROBLEM UNTIL 8/26/03. HE CALLED I N ON THAT DAY AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO THE DR. ABOUT HIS ACCIDENT OF 7/7/03. HE HAS NOT RETURNED.

EE WAS CRAWLING TOWARD FRONT OF DRILL TO START BOLTING WHEN A SLIP CAME OUT OF THE RIB HITTING HIM ON THE BACK. RECEIVED A POSITIVE MRI READING 06/26/03 FOR A HERNIATED DISC.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20'LONG X 18'WIDE X 3 1/2' TO 5'HIGH WAS DISCOVERED IN #2 ENTRY IN 2ND INTERSECTION APPROX. 700' OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION. LOCATION IS 60' TO 80' INBY SS #210.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING POWER CABLE ON A SLED AND EXPERIENCED PAIN BELOW HIS BELT. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 2-20-03.

THE EE ADVISED HIS FOREMAN THAT HE HAD TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE SERVICING THE JOY MINER. THE EE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD GO TO DR. LATER. ON 1-22-03 EE ADVISED THE HE WOULD NEED TO GO TO DR AT A LA TER TIME, HE WOULD BE BACK TO WORK WHEN HE FELT BETTER AS OF 1-23-03 THE EE HAD NOT WENT TO DR.