#2 Coal

Employee had turned off the feeder, pulled rock up on the side of feeder, then turned the feeder back on. Employee then reached up to pull the rock over to bust it up and a rock flipped up and hit a finger.

Low cover and shale top.

Deteriorated of lament sand shale top in old works

Employee was moving a water pump to deeper water and strained his back.

Employee alleges he hurt hib back shoveling belt.

He was operating personal carrier and hit rock, jarring steering wheel out of hand hitting his finger.

EE was helping repair a broken feeder chain. He was using a hammer to replace the straps on the links & accidently struck his finger with the hammer. He finished his shift & sought medical attention at hospital. He continued to work until 11-4-08 when he went to Pikeville Medical Center due to pain in his finger. X-rays revealed a fracture to his left middle finger.

Roof fall in return 500' from surface was found when traveling return with msha EE on e01 inspector.

Browe fell off high wall mashing from House/Size 3' thick x 10' wide x 12' long. Destroyed fan house apron blocking fan/repared to msha ee 8:10 am 3-7-08.

Employee was helping install a ripper tooth on miner. He got in scoop bucket to help push tooth in place when he may have re-injured himself from a previous injury.

A roof fall was found by Pre-Shift foreman. He notified me. Re-routed escapeway, timbered and dangered off, did not clean up. Had safety talk with all employees. Notified MSHA and OMSL Agencies

Employee was installing roof bolts. He bent a bolt & tried to straighten it. Slipped & fell hitting his left shoulder & neck on T-bar.

Employee was closing doors in intake travelway when his hand became caught between doors.

Raised stub jack up causing canopy to come down on head.

He was operating shuttle car, and hit his head on the mine roof.

Roof fall anticipated due to visual observation of area, occurred in the area of the last open crosscuts and intersecting entries no. 1 through 5. The fall occurred as a result of the coal rider seam dipping toward the seam being mined in a low cover area.

Pre-shift examiner discovered a roof fall which had fallen sometime over the week-end. The roof fell in the face area of no.2 entry, across the intersection to the No.3 entry and was 5' thick.

EE WAS HAULING COAL WITH A SHUTTLE CAR AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT IN BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE CONVEYOR BELT IN PREPARATION OF MAKING A SPLICE. THE BELT KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE 001 SECTION IN THE FACE OF #2 ENTRY THE FALL MEASURED 30'L X 18'WX 8'THICK. THE SECTION HAD ONLY 120FT LEFT FOR ADVANCE IT WAS DECIDED TO START RETREAT MINING

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED WORK IN THE BELT ENTRY. AS HE WAS PASSING THROUGH A MANDOOR IT CLOSED ON HIS LEFT HAND AND FINGERS. HIS FINGERS WERE BRUISED AND A FINGERNAIL WAS REMOVED.

EE ALLEGES A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE. HE DOESN'T KNOW IF HE INJURED HIMSELF WHILE LOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES OR HANGING THE CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE.

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT CONVEYOR SPLICE. WHEN HE WAS RELEASING THE TENSION ON THE RED DEVIL THE JACK BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT DCHEEK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD 2026 IN THE CONVEYER BELT ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 20 FT WIDE, 20 FT LONG, 7 FY HIGH. A PLAN WAS DEVELOPED TO CLEAN UP THE FALL AND BOLT THE AREA.

EE WAS MOVING A CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY. HE EXPERIENCED A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3/12/01.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A BARREL OF OIL ONTO A SCOOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS SLIDING AN ELECTRICAL PANEL IN PLACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE FROM THE #5 MAIN BEL. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE SHIFTED HIS BODY TO PLACE THE COAL ONTO THE BELT, HE OVERLY TWISTED HIS BACK AND A SHORT TIME LATE R HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SORENESS IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING CONCRETE BLOCKS AND STACKING THEM TO BUILD A BRATTICE. HE BEGAN COMPLAINING THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEG.

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE. BELT CLAMPS AND COME-ALONG WERE IN PLACE. WHEN THE BELT WAS CUT BY A KNIFE THE CLAMPS SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE BELT.

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE. BELT CLAMPS AND COME-ALONG WERE IN PLACE. WHEN THE BELT WAS CUT BY A KNIFE THE CLAMPS SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO BE STRUCK BY CLAMPS.

EE WAS INSPECTING THE BELT LINE WHEN HIS FOOT GO STUCK IN THE MUD. HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY & TWISTED HIS KNEE

EMPLOYEE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING ACONVEYOR BELT WIPE. AFTER THEY HAD LIFTED THE WIPE, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING MUD FROM AREA BEHIND A SCOOP EJECTOR BLADE. EE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHILE SHOVELING

EE WAS CHANGING A WORN OUT BELT STRUCTURE, WHILE LIFTING STRUCTURE HE FELT PAIN IN BACK. HE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 11-17-99.

EE WAS RELEASING THE TENSION ON A RED DEVIL AFTER MAKING A CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE. HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE JACK BAR AND WAS STRUCK IN HIS CHEST WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON HIS WRIST. FRACTURED R IB AND SPRAINED WRIST.

EE WAS USING A HYRAULIC DRILL TO DRILL HOLES IN THE MINE FLOOR TO SET BELT ANCHOR PINS. THE HYDRAULIC HOSE BLEW APART & OIL SPRAYED THE EE IN HIS LEFT EYE. EE'S EYE WAS WASHED OUT

EE WAS HANGING A LINE CURTAIN: WHILE DOING SO HEFELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & LOWER BACK

EE WAS PUTTING THE BELT CLAMPS ON THE BELT, TO MAKE A SPLICE. HE WAS SQUEEZING THE CLAMPS TOGETHER AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 2 LEFT BELT AT BREAK NUMBER 37. THE FALL MEASURED SPPROX. 20' X 50' RANGING IN THICKNESS FROM 1-7'. THE FALL OCCURRED IN A LOW COVER AREA.

WHILE CLEARING ROADWAY, EE WAS ATTACHING CHAIN AROUND A ROCK. THE ROCK SLID DOWN ON HIS HAND, CAUSING A DEEP BRUISE.

EE WAS INJURED ON 2/20/99 AND HAS CONTINUED TO WIRK UNTIL 1/17/00. HE WAS WALKING THE BELT ENTRY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE HAS COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN SINCE THEN.

EE WAS SHARPENING A HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW, WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE AND CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE CHAIN. THIS LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD CONVEYOR STRUCTURE INTO A SCOOP BUCKET. AS HE BEGAN TO RAISE UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.

EE WAS TRAMMING MINER DOWN #6 ENTRY WHEN A PIECEOF ROCK POPPED OFF RIB, STRIKING HIM ON LEFT FOOT

EE WAS UNLOADING A TOOL BOX FROM A MAC8 TRANSPORT BUT THE TOOL BOX WAS FOULED. HE JERKED ON THE BOX TO GET IT FREE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK & RIGHT LEG

EE WAS CLIMBING THE STEPS AT A VENTILATION OVERCAST SO HE COULD CROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE. HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND HE FELL. HE SUFFERED BRUISES TOHIS LEFT KNEE AND LOW BACK

EE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES ONTO A ROOFBOLTER. AFTERWARDS HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONT TO WORK UNTIL 9/3/98. THAT'SWHEN HE SOUGHT MED TREATMENT. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 9/4/98

EE WAS HELPING MOVE THE CONT MINER'S TRAILING CABLE OUT OF THE HAUL ROAD. AFTERWARDS, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

EE WAS MOVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY. HE STATED THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH WHEN HE LIFTED THE CABLE. POSSIBLE HERNIA.

ON 11-18-97, EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT AFTER LIFTING A CONTINUOUS MINER CONVEYOR FLEX BOARD ONTO THE MANBUS. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6-18-98; SINCE THEN HAS NOT WORKED. HIS DOCTOR DETERMINED THAT THE 11-18-97 INCIDENT IS CAUSING EMPLOYEE'S BACK PAIN. HE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EE WAS MOVING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION IN THE MINE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS HIP & BACK. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK DAYS ON 3/2/98

EE WAS LIFTING ON AN OXYGEN TANK THAT HE WAS GOING TO USE TO CUT A JACK ON A BELT DRIVE. AFTERWARDS HE BEGAN TO EXPERINECE PAIN IN HIS BACK. THIS ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN HE STARTED MIS SING TIME.

EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES FOR THE SECTION ONTO A SCOOP. A PIECE OF METAL ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND SCRATCHED HIS RIGHT HAND. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 12-17-97 WHEN HE SOUG HT MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE WAS THEN HOSPITALIZED FOR INFECTION.

EE WAS TRAMMING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF COAL POPPED OFF OF THE RIB & STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT EYE. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS EYE.

EE WAS INSTALLING AN ATRS MAST JACK ON A ROOF BOLTER. AS HE LIFTED THE JACK IN PLACE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE LEFT WORK A COUPLE OF HRSLATER TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HAS NOT RETU RNED TO WORK.

EE WAS WALKING THE BELT ENTRY WHEN HE SLIPPED & STRAINED HIS KNEE. THE ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN HE MISSED WORK ON 9/5/97.

EE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG & BELT CLAMPS TO PULL TOGETHER TO LOOSE ENDS OF A BROKEN CONVEYOR BELT. ONE OF THE BELT CLAMPS BROKE & THE EE WAS STRUCK BY THE CLAMP. HE SUFFERED BRUISES TO HIS LEG & BACK. THE ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN HE MISSED WORK ON 9/5/97.

EE WAS DRIVING A SCOOP TOWARD THE OUTSIDE OF THE MINE WHEN HE APPARENTLY RAN THE SCOOP OVER SOMETHING THAT CAUSED HIM TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE SCOOP'S CANOPY STRIKING HIS HEAD. WHICH HAS RESUL TED IN A SORE NECK.

EMP WAS HELPING OTHERS WHO WERE PULLING THE ENDSOF A CONVEYOR BELT TOGETHER. THEY WERE USING A HOIST, BELT CLAMPS, AND CHAINS. ONE OF THE CHAINSBROKE AND STRUCK EMPS RIGHT LEG. EMP SUFFERED MI NOR LACERATIONS AND BRUISE TO LEG.

THE CREW MOVED THE SECTION POWER CENTER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HANG A TRAILING CABLE. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK LATER. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5-14-97.

EE WAS HELPING OTHER EE MOVE A BELT CONVEYOR DRIVE MOTOR. WHILE MOVING THE MOTOR HE FELT PAIN INHIS BACK. HE DIDN'T SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL5/5/97 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5/6/97

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TIMBERS ONTO A SUPPLY CAR. AS HE LIFTED A TIMBER HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A HOSE ON A ROOF BOLTER. THE WRENCH HE USED SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS ARM AGAINST THE BOLTER. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN A SCOOP BUCKE TAND LOADIN GROOF BOLTING MATERIALS. HISFOOTIGN SLIPPED AND HE FELL STRIKIGN HIS KNEE AGAINS TTHE SCOOP BUCKET, BRUISING HIS KNEE.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTENA ROOF BOLT PLATE. HE WAS USING THE MACHINE & A BOLT WRENCH TO STRAIGHTEN PLATE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED & FELL, STRIKING EE ABOVE RIG HT EYE. HE SUFFERED A CUT REQUIRING 5 STITCHES T

EE WAS LOADING COAL FROM STOCKPILE INTO COAL TRUCKS. HE STRUCK THE COAL STACKING TUBE WITH THE LOADER. (DATE WAS 2-27-95). THIS CAUSED A NECK STRAIN. HE WORKED FROM TIME OF ACCIDENT UNTIL 2-18 -97. HE SUFFERED A HERNIATED DISC OF THE CERVICAL SPINE.

EE WAS ROCK DUSTING THE BELT ENTRY. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING A BAG OF DUST.

EMP WAS HELPING CHANGE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR IN A SCOOP. FELT A PAIN IN LOW BACK AS HE USED A PRY BAR TO ALIGN THE MOTOR.

EE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE. A PIECE OF COAL AND ROCK FELL FROM THE RIB. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS STRUCK BY A PORTION OF THE MATERIAL. HIS FOOT WAS BRUISED.

THIS WAS THE EE'S 1ST SHIFT BACK FROM A NON WORKRELATED INJURY TO HIS ANKLE. HE HAD BEEN OFF FROM WORK SEVERAL MONTHS. HE ALLEGES THAT HE WENT THROUGH A MAN DOOR & STEPPED ON A TIMBER & TWISTE D HIS ANKLE. INJURING THE ANKLE AGAIN. HE LEFT WORK NOT REPORTING INJURY UNTIL MUCH LATER.

EE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH A 980 CT LOADER. EE RAISED UP TO GET A TOOL HE NEEDED, WHEN HE RAISED UP HE HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON THE FENDER OF THE LOADER. THIS CUT HIS FOREHEAD, WHICH REQUIR ED 5 STITCHES.

EMP WAS STEPPING FROM A CONVEYOR TAILPIECE TO THE GROUND. FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SPRAINED LIGAMENT.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND A SHUTTLE CAR TO MAKE REPAIRS. HIS FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN A PIECE OF VENTILATION CURTAIN. THE CURTAIN CUASED HIM TO FALL. HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY STICKING OUT HIM ARM. IN DOING SO HE SUPPERED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND STRAINED LEGAMENTS.

EE WAS MAKING A SPLICE IN A BROKEN CONVEYOR BELT. HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AS HE CUT THE BELT, HE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG. THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS DRIVING A MANTRIP INTO THE MINE. HE DROVEINTO A POT HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. HE WAS BOUNCED AGAINST THE SEAT & BRUISED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN CONVEYOR CHAIN ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS STRIKING THE CHAIN WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE CHAIN AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT, BRUISING HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A MAC-8 PERSONNEL CARRIER. EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND LIFTED THE TIRE UP. HE REPORTED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PAIN.

EE WAS HELPING HANG A CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE. AS HE PULLED ON THE CABLE HIS FOOTING SLIPPED BECAUSE OF MUDDY CONDITION. HE FELL BACKWARD LANDING ON HIS TAIL. HE SUFFERED A BRUISED TAI LBONE.

EE WAS OFF LOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES FROM A SCOOP ONTO A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE SLIPPED ON THE UNEVEN MINE FLOOR. HE SUSTAINED A KNEE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF ROCK DUST TO THE CONVEYOR BELTDRIVE. HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR. HE STRAINED HIS BACK AND NECK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE 001 SECTION AT APPROX. 530 AM IN THE 5 ENTRY IMMEDIATE FACE. ROOF BOLTS WERE BEING INSTALLED WHEN THE ROOF BEGAN TO WORK. THE ROOF BOLTER WAS REMOVED FROM THE FACE A ND SHORT TIME LATER THE ROOF RELL. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 4 FT THICK BY 19 FT WIDE BY 20 FT DEEP. THE ENTRY WAS WITHIN 200 TO 150 FT OF THE CROPLINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A ROOF BOLTER. HE MASHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE CANOPY AND SUFFERED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WET MATERIAL ONTO A SUSPENDED CONVEYOR BELT IN THIS PROCESS HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN. HE STARTED MISSING WORK DAYS ON 9-28-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2 TON PULLER TO PULL THE ENDS OF A CONVEYOR BELT TOGETHER. WHEN HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE PULLER THE LEVER BROKE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST AND FALL WHICH RESULTED IN A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UP WET COAL & MUD THE PROCEDURE IS TO SH OVEL MATERIAL INTO A WHEEL BARROW & TAKE IT TO A LOW PLACE ON THE SUSPENDED UNLOAD THE WHEEL BARROW HE DECIDED TO LIFT THE MATER IAL ONTO THE BELT WHICH WAS APPROX 51/2FT ABOVETHE MINE FLOOR IN LIFTEING HE STR AINED HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES ONTO THE ROOD BOLTER WHEN HE LIFTED A BOX OF RESIN GLUE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. A MUSCLE WAS STRAINED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRESCENT WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM A ROCK DUST MACHINE.THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.THE EYE WAS LIGHTLY SCRATCHED.

EMPLOYEE THINKS HE WAS INJURED SOMETIME IN THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE. BUT,HE DIDN'T MISS TIME UNTIL 07-15-94.HE THINKS HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A 16 GAL OIL BARREL BUT HE IS NOT SURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS NAILING UP A VENTILATION CURTAIN. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A NAIL INTO THE COAL RIB. WHEN HE STRUCK THE NAIL WITH THE HAMMER, THE NAIL BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE. HIS LEFT EYE WAS SCRATCHED AND BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A LIENCURTAIN. THE AREA WAS USUSUALLY HIGH AND REQUIRED HIM TO STAND ON THE SCHOOP TO REACH THE ROOF. HIS BOOTS WERE COVERED WITH MUD WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SLIP AND FALL .

THE FALL AREA WAS APPROX 60' OUTBYTHE IMMEDIATE FALL AREA OF THE #3 ENTRY. T HE FALL MEASURED 40' LONG X 19' WIDE X 0 TO48" THICK. THIS AREA OF THE MINE IS BEING ADVANCED UNDER A DRAINAGE ARE A ON THE SURFACE.

THE FALL AREA WAS 40' OUTBY THE IMMEDIATELY FACEIN THE #4 ENTRY. T HE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 42" CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS. T HE FALL MEASURED 35' LOGN X 20'WX0'TO 40" THICK. FALL AS CLEANE DUP A ND BOLTED WITHRESIN ROOF BOLTS. THIS AREA OF THE MINE IS BEING ADVANCED UNDER A DRAINAGE AREA ON THE SURFACE.

EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK ON 9-30-93 COMPLAINING OF HISEYE BURNING, HE COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-4-93 AND ON 10-5-93 HE HAD AN ACCIDENT REPORT FILED BY H IS FOREMAN STATING HE DID NOT KNOW HOW METAL ENTERED HIS EYE LID, HE ALLEGES THAT HIS ONLY POSSIBLE ANSWER WAS THAT ON THE NIGHT PRIOR TO HISLEAVING WORK HE PASSED BY A SCOOP OPERATOR THAT

THE SECTION WAS RETREAT MINING. THE SECOND CREW WAS WORKING IN NO. 6 ENTRY WHEN A ROOF FALL OCCURRED. ROOF FALL PARTIALLY COVERED THE JOY CM-1211 REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINER. NO INJURIES . THE MACHINE TOOK APPROX. 24 HRS. TO BE RECOVERED. THE FALL WAS A MAJOR ROOF FALL & GAVE VERY LITTLE WARNING THAT IS WAS GOING TO FALL.

EE WAS ACTING AS A MINER HELPER WHILE THE REGULAR HELPER TOOK A LUNCH BREAK THE EE WAS SITTING ON AN OIL BUCKET IN THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OUTBY THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHICH WAS EXTRACTIN G A PILLAR BLOCK. A RIB ROLL FELL AGAINST TA TIMBER DISLODING IT THE DISLODGED TIMBER FELL AND STRUCK THE EE S RIGHT ARM FRACTURE THE ULNA.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING AND INSTALLING 5 FT RESIN ROOF BOLTS AS HE STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE THE DRILL STEEL BENT AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A BRUISE AND SWELLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING AND INSTALLING 5' RESIN ROOF BOLTS. AS HE STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE THE DRILL STEEL BENT AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT ELBOW CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

AT APPROX. 12:30 AM AN EMPLOYEE DISCOVED A FOOR FALL IN THE #5 INTAKE ENTRY AT INTERSECTION #80 THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 20'X40'X3'.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CHECK CURTAIN THAT WAS HEAVY WITH MUD. THE SEAM HEIGHT IS APPROX. 84". AS HE STRETCHED TO NAIL THE CURTAIN TO THE CURTAIN BOARD HE FELT A STINGING PAIN IN HIS BACK (U PPER RIGHT SIDE).

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A WATER HOSE ON THE HEAD OF A CONTINUOUS MINER . WHILE LOOSENING THE HOSE A PARTICLE OF RUST FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING SEALANT TO A BRATTICE THAT HAD BEEN BUILT. WHILE APPLYING THE SEALANT HE GOT SOME OF IT IN HIS LEFT EYE.

INJURED & 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING NEW CUTTER DRUMS ON TRHE CONTINUOUS MINER HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO ALIGN DRUM & KEY WAY OF THE GEAR CASE EITHER THE BAR SLIPPED OR THE EMPLOYEES FO OTING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AS HE LAY ON THE GROUND THE PRY BAR FELL ON HIS LOWER RT LEG & FX THE TIBULA & FIBULA JUST ABOVE ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE BELT WIPE ON THE NO.1 SLOPE BELT. HE HAD REMOVED THE BOLT THAT HELD THE WIPE'S FLAME IN PLACE. WHEN HE STARTED TO REMOVE THE FRAME IT FELL ONTO A CH UTE FRAME AND SMASHED THE EMPLOYEES LITTLE AND RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. THE FINGERS WERE FRACTURED.

THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONT EH 001 SECTION 20 FT. OUTBY THE FACE OF NO. 5 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 60 FT LONG X 16 FT. WIDE X 5 1/2 FT THICK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 3 ENTRY APPROX. 50 FT OUTBY THE FACE THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 18FTX20FTX3FT. THE FALL WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND RIGHT CROSS CUT. NO ONE WAS IN THE AREA AT THE TIM E OF THE FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE TRAILING CABLE TO PLACE IT ON THE CABLE HANGERS ATTACHED TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS BACK HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 09-11-91 WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDIC AL ATTENTION

EMPL WA STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS LAYING ON GROUND. ANOTHER EMPL PULLED ON CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING INJURED TO LOOSE BALANCE. INJURY OCCURED BY EMPL TWISTING BODY TO REGAIN BALANCE SO TO PREVENT HIM FROM FALLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER.HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND PLACED HIS HAND ON THE DRILL MAST.AS THE MAST ROSE HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL MAST AND STOP.THE EMPLOYEE RECE IVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPL WAS GREASING BEARING OF BELT TAILPIECE WHEN SOME FINE COAL DUST WAS THROWN INTO EMPL'S RIGHT EYE. COAL DUST WAS REMOVED FROM EYE BY DR.

A PIECE OF METAL VIBRATED FROM THE CAT D 9 DOZER AND EMBEDDED IN EE EYE.