No 11 Coal

ROOF FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE IN A FAULT AREA. MOVED FROM THE AREA BEFORE ANY DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL WAS INVOLVED

INJURED WAS OPERATING A BELT CUTTER IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH MAKING SPLICE IN 36" BELT. WHILE PULLING ON THE UNIT HIS HAND SLIPPED AND FINGER SLID ACROSS THE BLADE. NO SAFETY RULES WERE VIOLATED AND MINE DOES NOT KNOW OF ANY SAFETY EQUIMENT THAT MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT. THE INJURED DID NOT VIOLATE ANYTHING HE HAD RECEIVED IN TRAINING BUT HE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE ALERT TO AVO

THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO MINING EQUIPMENT. THE INJURED SLIPPED IN TRYING TO ENTER A SCOOP AND HIT RIBS ON SCOOP DECK AS A RESULT. NO RULES OR REGULATIONS WERE BROKEN AND ACCIDENT C ERTAINLY NOT THE RESULT OF EQUIP OR SYSTEM. INJURED HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY TRAINED AND NO KNOWN SAFETY OR CLOTHING WOULD HAVE BEEN OF SERVICE.

INJ WAS TRAMMING A PERSONNEL CARRIER ON SURFACE TO RIDE SHED TO PUT ON CHARGE. UNIT HIT A RUT CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN & KNOB HIT LEFT HAND THIS ACCIDENT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE MINING OPERATION & NO SAFETY RULES WERE VIOLATED. IT ISDOUBTFUL THAT ANY PROTECTIVE ITEMS COULD HAVE HELPED BUT THE INJ MAY HAVE AVOIDED THE ACCIDENTBY BEING MORE ALERT TO THIS POSSIBLE HAPPENING

INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING A BELT SPLICE. COMEALONGS WERE BEING USED TO PULL THE BELT TOGETHER. THE COMEALONGS SLIPPED AND INJURED FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON BELT RAIL. THE MIN ING OPERATION WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND NO RULES OR REGULATIONS WERE VIOLATED. TRAINING AND PROFICIENCY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR AS EE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AWARE OF COMEA

NO MECHANIZED MACHINERY INVOLVED. INJURED WAS LIFTING A PORTION OF 36" BELT TO ACCOMPLISH A BELT SPLICE. HE FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK.

INJURED AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE INSTALLING RAPID HAUL. INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES BY APPLYING DOWN PRESSURE ON SYSTEM; SCOOP LUNGED, CAUSING HIM TO TRAP HEAD BETWEEN OPERATING C OMPARTMENT OF SCOOP & TOP. NO DAMAGE TO MINING EQUIPMENT, TRAINING OR LACK OF IT, RULES/REGS OR SAFETY EQUIPMENT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT.

INJURED WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. WHILE USING A LIFTING JACK TO SPREAD METAL ONT HE UNIT HE WAS USING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL TO OPERATE THE JACK. THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AND INJURED FELL BACK AND SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST. THIS HAPPENED ON THE SRUFACE AND NO RULES WERE BORKEN AND INJURED WAS SUFFICIENTLY TRAINED TO PERFORM THE TASK. DRILL STEEL IS OFTEN USED AS HAN

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH CREW BUILDING CRIBS. THEY WERE RELAYING CRIBS FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER. IN DOING SO INJURED WAS PLACING A CRIBON BOTTOM AND WAS STRUCK BY A 2ND CRIB BEING PASSED BY ANOTHER WORKER; NO MINING EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED OR SAFETY RULES BROKEN; NO PROTEC- TIVE DEVICES COULD HAVE AVOIDED ACCIDENT, BUT WORKERS COULD HAVE PAYED CLOSER ATTENTION TO

INJURED WAS WORKING ON KNEES, REQUIRED IN LOW COAL, AND WAS MOVING ROCK DUST, 50LB BAG, IN ORDERTO SPREAD ON SECTION. HE LOST GRIP AND DROPPED THE BAG AND IN TRYING TO REGRIP IT AND KEEP IT FROM DROPPING HE STRAINED HIS BACK. NO EQUIPMENTSAFETY OR MINING WAS INVOLVED AND WAS A NATURAL REACTION ON PART OF THE MINER. FIRST VISIT TO DOCTOR ON 8/4/00 AND FIRST DAY MISSED 8/5/00.

INJURED HAD GOTTEN ON MANTRIP TO LEAVE UNDERGROUND SECTION. A FELLOW EMPLOYEE, ON ANOTHER MANTRIP, RAN INTO THE FIRST A TOTAL OF THREE (3) TIMES. MINING EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM PLAYED NO PART IN THE ACCIDENT. NO PROTECTIVE ITEMS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT, BUT FELLOW WORKER'S PROFICIENCY AND ATTITUDE A DEFINITE FACTOR.

INJ WAS OPERATING PRESS IN SHOP. THE JACK ON UNIT WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY & INJ USED SLATE BAR TO COLLAPSE THE JACK. IN LIFTING ON BAR HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK. NO RULES WERE VIOLATED BUT INJ MAY HAVE PREVENTED ACCIDENT BY LIFTING WITH LEGS NO MINING EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED

INJURED WAS SHOVELING AND CLEANING ALONG #1 BELT. ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE BLOCK FROM MUD AND BECAME NAUSEATED. DR IS POSSIBLE HERNIA. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED AND THERE WAS NO COMPLIANCE TO RUL ES AND REGULATION VIOLATED. THE ATTITUDE TOWARD JOB SKILLS OR LACK OF AWARENESS MAY HAVE HAVE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. PROTECTIVE ITEMS, DEVICES OR EQUIPMENT WERE NOT FACTORS.

INJURED HAS SWELLING AND GREAT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE THAT DR STATES IS A RESULT OF HAVING TO WORK AND CRAWL ON KNEES. NO SPECIFIC TIME OR INSTANCE CAN BE LISTED AS THIS OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. FIRST DAY OF MISSED WORK 1-12-00.