South Mine/Washplant: 244 citaciones de la MSHA Coal

Roof fall Intersection of #4 entry of the 1-Left Submain at break 11 . Approximately 30 feet long 20 feet wide 8 feet high. No one injured, no equiptment involved.

Roof fall,. Intersection of#3 entry of the 1-right submain at break #6. Fall approximately 30 feet long 20 feet wide and 8 feet high. No one injured, no equiptment involved.

Roof fall, face of #4 entry of the 1-right submain at what would be the intersection of the #9 x-cut back outby to just inby the #8 x-cut intersection. Fall approximately 40 feet long, 19 feet wide, by 6 feet high. No one injured, no equiptment involved.

Scoop operator had pulled conveyor tail piece outside the underground mine took up for storage stood on top of it to cross it, stepped off of it and broke.

EE was helping load conveyor structure into the scoop bucket as part of retreating from old section. As he was throwing a stand into scoop bucket, he felt something pop in his back . His back stiffened quickley went to Dr next morning.

WHILE RELEASING A COMEALONG FROM REPLACING A BELT SPLICE, EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT RING FINGER (TIP) CAUGHT IN THE RELEASING MECHANISM OF THE COMEALONG, SMASHING & CUTTING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER. 7 STITCHES REQUIRED.

Employee was operating the scoop while cleaning up the face of newly mined and bolted area. When he attempted to exit the scoop, he felt something pop in his left knee. Other than a slight pain, he continued to work. He woke up the next morning and the knee was swollen. He then went for medical attention.

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH THE FLETCHER BOLTER TO SET A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF COAL (BONE) BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TOP, HIT THE SPINNING DRILL STEEL AND A 3" SQUARE PIECE OF ROOF COAL FLEW AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE, BREAKING HIS NOSE.

MINER WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A LOW BROW IN THE ENTRY, CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS NECK. MINER DID NOT NOTICE A PROBLEM UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN HE WOKE UP WITH IT STIFF & SORE. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTILL 02/12/04.

ROOF FALL #4 ENTRY (BELT ENTRY) B-18 TO OUTBY B-20 #1 R+SUBMAIN OFF OF G-LEFT SUBMAIN ONE BREAK OUTBY FACE, FALL OCCURRED AFTER SECTION WAS BEING ABANDONED DUE TO ADVERSE ROOF CONDITIONS, FALL STARTED BY CLAY VEIN, ROOF WAS SHOWING BROKEN CONDITIONS DUE TO ROLLING COAL SEAM AND OVERHEAD STREAM VALLEY PARALLEL TO FALL DIRECTION.

ROOF FALL AT B-1 OF 6L SUBMAIN FROM #2 ENTRY OVER TO NO. 1 ENTRY APPROX. 70' LONG. FALL WAS A RESULT OF SANDSTONE CHANNEL COMING DOWN TO COAL.

ROOF FALL IN 6 RIGHT SUBMAIN #1 ENTRY B-81 TO B-84. STAYED IN #1 ENTRY; DID NOT GO INTO XCUTS TOLEFT OR RIGHT. CAUSED BY CLAY CUTTER IN ROOF. PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY REESTABLISHED.

WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO SCOOP OUTSIDE OF UNDERGROUND MINE, EE TRIPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE SCOOP BUCKET AND FELL. HE INJURED HIS LEFT ELBOW WHEN HE TRIED CATCHING HIMSELF, STIFF ARME D AGAINST THE GROUND. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES & REGS. NOT A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE ITEMS OR TRAINING NOT A FACTOR.

ROOF FALL IN 3 LEFT PANEL OFF OF 3 LEFT SUBMAIN AT B-17 OF #3 ENTRY. WORKED FROM #3 INTERSECTION OVER TO #4 ENTRY AND THEN #3 ENTRY TO #2 ENTRY. WET CLAY LAYER AT 7' CAUSE OF FALL. AREA DANGER ED OFF, SECTION ABANDONED, EQUIPMENT REMOVED.

ROOF FALL IN 3-LEFT PANEL OFF OF 3-LEFT SUBMAIN AT B-8 OF #6 ENTRY. PARTING ABOVE THE 42" ANCHORAGE OF RESIN BOLTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP STRAIGHTEN UP THE BELT DRIVE WITH A PRY BAR. AFTER THE BELT DRIVE HAD PLUGGED UP AND MOVED IT OUT OF ALIGNMENTTHE BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE FRONT OF THE JAW. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS.

ROOF BEGAN WORKING AT FACE & RAN CUTTER ROOF IN #4 ENTTRY OF SUBMAIN FROM BRAK 12 TO 5 FALLS OCCURRED AT 7,6 & 5 INTERSECTIONS OF #4 ENTRY TO DEPTH GREATER THAN 8 FT

ROOF FALL AT APPROX. 530 AM THE ROOF BETWEEN 2 #3 ENTRIES OF THE 8 RIGHT SUBMAIN BEGAN TO WORK AT BREAK 5, NEAR THE SECTION POWER ENTER. THE POWER CENTER WAS REMOVED AND THE AREA DANGERED OFF. AT 920 THE ROOF FALL ABOVE THE 42" BOLTS, BUT 72" BOLTS HOLDING THE BROW TO A HIGHTOP SHOT ON 12-6-98 HELD AND STOPPED THE FALL FROM ENTERING THE INTERSECTION AND HIGH TOP. THE AREA WAS BEING

OPERATOR WAS PUSHING OFF A LOAD OF STOPPING BLOCK IN SCOOP BUCKET, AFTER PUSHING OFF 1/2 THE LOAD, THE OPERATOR USED THE BUCKET OT PIVOT THE FRONT OF THE SCOOP OVER TO PUSH OFF THE REMAINDER O F THE LOAD. UNKNOWN TO HIM THE OPERATOR SET THE SCOOP TIRE DOWN IN FRON OF A BLOCK FROM THE FIRST PILE. WHEN THE SCOOP MOVED BACKWARDS THE TIR RAN OVER THE BLOCK, PUSHING HIM UP AGAINST THE R

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF DRILLING A 13/8 ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN HE LOWERED THE DRILL HEAD TO ATTACH ANOTHER PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHEN THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE HITTING THE EE'S HAND BETWE EN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE DRILLHEAD

WHEN BACKING THE 3 BRIDGE CONVEYOR FROM THE FACE AREA, WHILE CRAWLING FORWARD, THE OPERATORS KNEE CAUGHT A BUMP IN THE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO DELAY MOVING HIS LEG FORWARD, CAUSING THE CAT TRACKS TO CATCH HIS FOOT, HE RELEASE THE CONTROLS BUT BEFORE HE COULD HIT THE EMERGENCY STOP BAR THE BRIDGE CONVEYORS IN FRONT AND BEHIND HIM IN COMBINE HOW PUSH AND PULLED THE TRACKS OVER HIS FOOT

ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY INBY B-1 SOUTH SUBMAIN CAUSED BY FAILURE OF BEAM BUILT WITH ROOF BOLTS BECAUSE OF UNUSUAL STRESS ON THE ROOF AT THAT POINT. AREA DIRECTLY BELOW A TRIBUTARY OF A MINOR STR EAM LOCATED 100 FEET ABOVE.

ATTEMPTED TO FREE UP A FROZEN RETURN ROLELR WITH A BAR. THE BELT PULLED THE BAR AND PINNED HIS ARM AGAINST THE BELT, PULLING HIS LEFT ARM IN BETWEEN THE ROLELR AND THE BELT.