BAND MILL MINE Coal

Roof fall was found when EE and MSHA was making air ways at break #81 between #4 and #5 entry in north west mains

EE was walking to #32 seal got his foot hung on a piece of rock pull his back Doctor took him off work 7/16/12 he work up till this time.

The fall was approximately 7' high by 20' wide by 40' long

The mine examiner found a roof fall above the anchorage near the # 2conveyor belt at survey point #333.

A roof fall was found in the # 4 entry 1 crosscut inby survey station #446. The fall measured approximately 75' by 20' by 4' and does not effect the mines ventilation.

Employee was operating a lo-trac scooping gob from a crosscut prior to the incident. While there were no witnesses and the employee cannot recall what happened, we believe his head came in contact with the roof or a 4 inch plastic water line.

Mine examiner found a roof fall in an air course while performing weekly exam. The roof fall measured approximately 20 feet by 20 feet by 8 feet and did not effect ventilation or travel.

A roof fall measuring approximately 7 feet by 18 feet by 30 feet was found near survey point 11733. There was no change to the ventilation or travelway.

Fall was discovered on 2 west submains, #6 entry, cross cut #18 at survey station #9967. Fall did not affect ventilation or passage of men. No injuries or equipment were involved. Fall did not occur in active workings.

Roof fall was found at break 19 while traveling on 2 West roadway. Roof fall was located in the break and did not affect the intersection or travelway.

This area had experienced a previous roof fall and area was re-supported with a steel arch support. A piece of rock has fallen and struck the arch structure. The arch prevented loose rock from damaging the beltline. A 8' x 12' section of the arch was damaged. 2 west beltline was not damaged.

Mine examiner found a roof fall while performing weekly exam. Fall in an outby area.

He heard a noise at the #2 north belt drive and was trying to locate the source. The omega coupling located between the drive motor and the speed reducer came apart into four sections. A hard piece of plastic struck the employee on his left hand fracturing two bones in his hand.

EE REPORTED BACK PAIN ON 01/04/05 AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 02/14/05. EE SAID WAS BENT OVER WHEN EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK. EE WENT TO DR ON 02/14/05. DR TOOK EE OFF WORK PENDING THE RESULTS OF AN MRI. RESULTS WERE RELEASED TODAY SHOWING NO HERNIATION WITH DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE (MODERATE)

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX. 1:30 AM IN THE #3 HEADING, #2 CROSSCUT OF THE NORTHWEST MAINS APPROX. 30' INBY S.S. #12017. THE FALL WAS 12' LONG X 5' WIDE X 5' THICK. ROOF WAS LAMINATED SHALE AND WAS BOLTED WITH 5' TORQUE-TENSION BOLTS AND CABLE BOLTS. ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS INCLUDED CRIBS, BEAMS, STEEL POST AND TIMBERS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 2 WEST SUBMAIN, #1 ENTRY BETWEEN #13 AND #14 CROSSCUTS NEAR SPAD NO. 8457. THE FALL WAS 70' LONG, 20' WIDE & 4' HIGH. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. A SMALL PORTION OF THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE WEEKLY INSPECTION OF A SEAL. THE REST OF THE AREA WILL BE TIMBERED OFF.

A FALL APPROX. 6 FEET HIGH, 25 FEET LONG AND 18 FEET WIDE ON THE NORTHWEST #1 BELT, #2 ENTRY, #3 X-CUT. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 4,000 FEET FROM THE ACTIVE SECTION. THE FALL WAS IN THE BELT ENTRY. ENOUGH OF THE FALL WAS REMOVED TO ALLOW ROOF BOLTING AND TO ROUTE THE BELT OVER THE FALL.

A FALL - 6 FEET HIGH, 40' LONG, 20 FEET WIDE - ON THE 4 LEFT PANEL OF THE 2 WEST SUBMAINS IN THE #2 BREAK. FALL WAS TIMBERED OFF AND CRIBS WERE BUILT. ROOF HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5 FOOT BOLTS AN D 8 FOOT CABLE BOLTS. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF THE 2 WEST MAINS AT #31 CROSSCUT APPROX. 2900'OUT BY THE #002 SECTION. THE FALL WAS 20'WIDE, 20'LONG,AND APPROX. 6'HIGH.(SPAD #11771). AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5'TORQUE TENSION BOLTS & 8'CABLE BOLTS. AREA WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT CROSSCUT 50 OUTBY THE WORKING FACE OF THE 002 SECTION. THE FALL WAS 50 FEET LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET THICK. VENTILATION WAS RE-ESTABLISHED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A TWELVE INCH WATER LINE HANGING FROM THE ROOF. ONCE BOLTS WEREREMOVED THE WATER LINE SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A 5 FOOT ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. THE BOLT REBOUNDED & STRUCK HIS LOWER LEFT JAW. HE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES. FRACTURE TO JAW WITH 3 TEETH DAMAGED

THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON PRE-SHIFT EXAM ON 7-2-03. FALL WAS LOCATED IN THE NUMBER 5 HEADING LAST OPEN CROSS CUT OF THE 2 WEST MAINS. FALL WAS 18 FEET WIDE AND 18 FEET LONG WITH UNKNOWN HEIGH T. ROOF HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5 FOOT TORQUE TENSION BOLTS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL 12 FOOT CABLE BOLTS.

A ROCK FALL IN 2 WEST PANEL AT #30 X-CUT IN #3 ENTRY. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FOOT LONG - 20 FOOT WIDE - AND HEIGHT UNKNOWN. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FOOT TORQUE TENSION BOLTS WITH 12 FOOT CABLE BOLTS AS SUPPLEMENTAL.

EE WAS HANGING A VENTILATION CURTAIN IN AN AREA OF 8 FOOT HEIGHT. A ROCK APPROX. 18"X12"X2" 20 LBS FELL STRIKING THE EE ON TOP OF HIS HARD HAT. HE SUFFERED A CUT ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD APPROX . 2" LONG. THREE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS REMOVING MINER CABLE FROM CABLE HANGING HOOKS WHEN THE DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. CABLE HANGER CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE AT THE SECOND NUCKLE.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 11-05-02 AT CROSSCUT #33 IN THE NUMBER 5 HEADING OF 2 EAST SUBMAINTHE FALL WAS 8 FEET HIGH AND APPROXIMATELY 30FT LONG AND 25 FEET WIDE. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS & HAD HARDWOOD CRIB

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 8/30/02 AT THE 17TH X-CUT ON THE SUBMAIN #1 BELT. THE FALL WAS 6 TO 10 FEET THICK, 20 FEET WIDE AND 20 FEET LONG. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5 FOOT GLUE BOL TS AND 8 FOOT CABLE BOLTS.

EE LEANED A ROOF BOLT AGAINST THE BOLT TRAY A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER. AS HE LOWERED THE HEAD A HEAD SUPPORT ARM STRUCK THE BOLT CAUSING IT TO MOVE. THE BOLT HEAD STRUCK THE EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. LACERATION WITH STITCHES 2ND A FRACTURED NOSE.

A FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PRE-SHIFT IN THE #2 ENTRY AT THE #47 CROSS-CUT OF THE SUBMAIN #2 BELT TRAVELWAY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 20' LONG X 25' WIDE X 12' HIGH. AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' TORQUE TENSION 2ND 8' CABLE BOLTS. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE - AREA IS TO BE CLEANED & RE-SUPPORTED.

A FALL OCCURRED ON THE 003-0 SECTION IN THE #7 ENTRY OF THE #1 NORTH PANEL. FALL WAS APPROX 100' LONG, 20' WIDE, 6-8' HIGH. BOLTS IN USE WERE 4' FULLY GROUTED & 12' CABLE BOLTS. THE AREA WAS T IMBERED OFF & WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 2 WEST SUBMAINS BTWN #4 & #5 ENTRIES @ #22 CROSSCUT. THE AREA IS NOT PRESENTLY BEING MINED & THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION. FALL WAS TIMBERED OF F & WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

FALL WAS L;OCATED 3200' OUTBY THE SECTION. FALL LOCATED AT #47 XCUT, #4 ENTRY OF #2 SUBMAIN. FALL WAS 6' HIGH, 40' WIDE (THROUGH INTERSECTION, 2ND 25' LONG. AREA WAS CLEANED AND REBOLTED.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PLACING ROOF BOLTS IN THE ROOF BOLT TRAY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. DOCTOR STATED HE HAD REINJURED AN OLD INJURY.

HE WAS LOADING 4 INCH THICK CONCRETE BLOCKS INTO A SCOOP. ONE BLOCK SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE BUCKET SIDE BOARD.

WHEN THE EMPLOYEE COMPLETED DRILLING A HOLE, HE LEANED THE DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE DRILL. WHEN HE FINISHED INSTALLING THE BOLT, HE LOWERED THE BOLTER HEAD AND REACHED FOR THE STEEL AT THE SAM E TIME. THE HEAD STRUCK THE DRILL STEEL CAUSING IT TO KICK OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRIKE HIM ON THE CHIN.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE JACKEY ON A MINER CABLE. THE UTILITY KNIFE CUT THE JACKET FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED CAUSING EE TO CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SEVEN STITCH ES TO CLOSE.

SHOVELING BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BACK OF HIS PICK UP TRUCK, HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE REAR BUMPER.HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON A ROCK. THE ROCK ROLLED, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

A ROOF FALL ON THE 003 SECTION AT #29 CROSSCUT ROOM LEFT OFF #1 ENTRY AT SPAD 10105. THE FALL WAS APPROX 50' LONG 6-10' HIGH AND 18' WIDE. THE FALL CAUGHT THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND SHUTTLE CAR , NO INJURIES.

EE STATED HE WENT TO THE INTERSECTION TO HANG A VENTILATION CURTAIN. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE CURTAIN A PIECE OF ROCK/COAL FELL FROM THE RIB STRIKING HIM BEHIND THE LEFT EAR. HE SUFFER ED A 1 1/2 INCH LACERATION WHICH TOOK 3 STAPLES TO CLOSE.

THE EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND STARTED TO MOVE A PIECE OF CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 10-29-01 WHEN HE WENT TO A DOCTOR ON 11-8-01. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS BACK FOR APPROX 10 YEARS.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 9-12-01 AT 10:OO AM DURING A WEEKLY EXAMINATION. THE FALL WAS IN THE #7 ENTRY ON 2 EAST SUBMAINS AT 29 XCUT. THE FALL WAS 20 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG AND 6-8 FT HIGH. ROOF SUPPORT WAS 5 FT TENSION REBAR. FALL IS TIMBERED OFF WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND LYING ON THE FRAME OF THE BOLTER HEAD. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ~6" SQUARE & 1" THICK FELL & STRUCK HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

A ROOF FALL ON THE #1 SUBMAIN; #5 ENTRY; #22 XCUT. THE FALL WAS 5' TO 8'HIGH BY 20'WIDE BY 20'LONG. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

EMPLOYEE WALKING THRU THE WALKWAY OF A FLETCHER WALK THRU ROOF DRILL. HE TRIPPED ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT AND CAUGHT HIS FALL ON HIS OUTSTRETCHED LEFT HAND. THE IMPACT ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSED A FR ACTURE OF THE LEFT RADIAL BONE AT THE WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE GOT HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOBLIE BRIDGE CARRIER AND THE TAILPIECE. HE DID NOT THINK THE FOOT WAS INJURED, HOWEVER THAT NIGHT THE FOOT STARTED TO SWELL. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/10/01 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONTUSION OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. THE CUT REQUIRED 5 STICHES TO CLOSE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 SECTION AT #15 & # 16 CROSS CUT OF SUBMAIN NUMBER 1 AT #7 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 8 FEET HIGH, 20 FEET WIDE AND 100 FEET LONG. A LONG AIRDOX 810 COAL HAULER WAS CAU GHT BY THE FALL. NO INJURIES. ROOF SUPPORT WAS 5FOOT INSTALL BOLTS. COAL HAULER WILL BE PULLED OUT AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A FALL OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRYM 97XCUT OF THE NW MAINS. THE FALL WAS IN THE ACTIVE WORKING AREA OF A RETREAT MINING SECTION. THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE X 4' HIGH X 45' LONG. A 488 LONG AIRDOX SCOO P AND TWO FLETCHER MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS WERE CAUGHT BY THE FALL, ALSO ONE EE REQUIRED 3 STITCHES. WE WERE USING 4' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A FALL OF ROCK ON THE ACTIVE 001 RETREAT MAINS SECTION. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED THREE (3) STITCHES UNDER HIS CHIN. Y

A ROOF FALL IN THE #2 ENTRY, INBY #2 XCUT OR SUBMAINS #2. FALL WAS IN AN AREA WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN TIMBERED OFF, NO ONE TRAVELED IN THE AREA WHERE THE FALL OCCURRED. FALL APPEARS TO BE 20' W IDE, HEIGHT AND LENGTH ARE UNKNOWN.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY OF THE 2 EAST SUBMAINS. THE FALL WAS 5200 FEET FROM THE 002 SECTION. THE FALL WAS 80 FEET LONG 6 TO 8 FT HIGH AND 20 FT WIDE. THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5 FOOT TENSION REBAR BOLTS.

A FALL ON SUBMAIN #2 BELT IN THE #3 ENTRY, 5500 FEET FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL WAS 100' LONG, 8-12' HIGH AND 20' WIDE. WILL CLEAN FALL AND SUPPORT AREA WITH 4 & 5' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS, 8 -12' CABLE BOLTS, TRUSS BOLTS, CRIBS AND HEISMAN BEAMS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY BETWEEN #1 AND #2 CROSSCUT. 1200 FEET FROM THE FACE AND OUT BY SPAD #9361. THE ROOF WAS SHALE AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5 FT TENSION BOLTS, 8 AND 12 FT CABLE BOLTS AND TRUSS BOLTS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 80 FTLONG, 6-8 FT HIGH AND 20 FT WIDE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE BELT ENTRY (#4 HEADING) OF THE SUBMAIN # BELT. THE FALL WAS 100' LONG, 20 WIDE, AND 6' HIGH. ROOF SUPPORTS IN USE WERE" 4 ' GLUE BOLTS, 5' GLUE BOLTS, 12' CABLE BOLTS, 100 TON HEISMAN BEAMS AND TIMBERS.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED INT HE ! ENTRY OF OUT 11 LEFT PANEL. THIS IS APRP.X 2900 FT FROM THE ACTIVE SECTION ON 9 LEFT. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 6 FT HIGH, 40 FT LONG 2ND 18 FT WIDE. THE AREA HA D BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4 FOOT TENSION REBAR BOLTS

A FALL OCCURRED ON SOME UNKNOWN DATE AND TIME LOCATED 1100 FEET OUT BY THE ACTIVE SECTION ON 2 EAST SUBMAIN. THE FALL WAS LOCATED BETWEEN NUMBER 3 AND 4 ENTRIES AT NUMBER 33 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROX 50 FT LONG BY 18 FT WIDE BY 8-10 FT HIGH. WE WERE USING 5 FT TENSION REBAR BOLTS. NO INJURIES.

A FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2 EAST SUBMAIN #5 HEADING (ENTRY) NUMBER 29 XCUT. 200' INBY SPAD 7498. THE FALL WAS IN THE RETURN. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20'X 20' X 10'.

HE WAS OPERATING THE MINER IN THE 002 PILLAR SECTION. A RIB ROLL APPROX. 20 FEET LONG BY ONE TO FOUR FEET WIDE AND 64" HIGH ROLLED OF THE RIGHT RIB. THE RIB ROLL STRUCK THE EE KNOCKING HIM AGA INST THE #4 BRIDGE UNIT. EE HAS BROKEN RIBS, HAIRLINE FX OF LEFT PELVIS AND A LACERATION ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LEFT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP. THEY DID NOT REMOVE TIMBER FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROADWAY WAS MUDDY AND ROUGH. THE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE TIMBERS IN THE BACK OF THE MAN TRIP TO SHIFT. THE END OF ONE TIMBER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RIB. THIS CAUSED THE OPPOSITE END OF THE TIMBER TO SWING AROUND, STRIKING HIM ON SIDE OF HIS FACE, JUST BELOW THE RIM OF HIS HARD

EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN AWARE OF HIS WEAK BACK, AND HAS PERFORMED HIS DUTIES WHILE TRYING TO PROTECT HIS BACK FROM FURTHER INJURY. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND STIFFNESS. WE THINK THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED PRIMARILYFROM PRE-EXISTING DEGENERATIVE DISK DISORDER THAT HE HAS SUFFERED WITH THE LAST TWELVE YEARS.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SPILL CONTAINMENT SKIRTSON 2 WEST DUMP. THE DRIVE 2ND BELT WAS TAGGED & LOCKED OUT. OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON THE OTHER END OF THE BELT & THEY RELEASED THE PRESSU RE ON THE BELT TAKEUP. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE BELT WORKING ON THE SKIRT WHEN THE BELT TAKEUP WAS RELEASED. WHEN THE BELT MOVED A FEW FEET IT CAUSED HIM TO HURT HIS BACK.

A FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE 8 LEFT SECTION DURING THE SUNDAY PRESHIFT AT 9:00 PM. THE FALL WAS 600'OUTBY THE FACE OF THE 002 SECTION WHICH IS ON RETREAT MINING. THE FALL WAS IN THE INTERSECTI ON OF THE #2 AND #3 ENTRIES AT X-CUT #35 AND WAS APPROX 100'LONG, 20'WIDE, AND 5 TO 7'HIGH.

WHILE RUNNING CENTERS IN THE FACE HE STRUCK A ROOF BOLT WITH HIS HARD HAT. HE COMPLAINED ABOUT NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT WAS ALSO SEEING A DR. ON 10-13-00 HE RECIEVED AN MRI. ON 10-18-00. HE WAS DIAGNOISED WITH A POSSIBLE HERNIA OF THE 4TH CERVICAL VERTEBRAE HE HAS NOT MISSED WORK MEDICAL ONLY WITH RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING OIL FROM 5 GALLON CANS INTOA HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK. POSSIBLE LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SUPPLIES FROM A SCOOP TO LOAD ON THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR WHO FOUND NOTHING AND GAVE HIS A RETURN TO WORK SLIP. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 9/26 WHEN HE WAS DIAGNOSEDWITH A HERNIA. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9/27.

AN AREA OF APPROX 4'-5'X18'WX80'L FELL 10,000 FEET OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION ON THE 8 LEFT PANEL. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN THE #7 MAIN THRU THE CROSSCUT TO THE #8 MAIN (CROSS CUT #83). 4' FULL Y GROUTED BOLTS HAD BEEN USED. IT APPEARS THAT AN AREA OF SLICKENSIDE ROOF WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FALL.

WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP THE EE STATED HE RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK THAT HE DID NOT SEE IN THE ROADWAY. THE EE STATED THAT THE JERKING MOTION CAUSED HIM TO HAVE PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ANCHOR PIN TO BEAT ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN INTO THE FEEDER ON THE 001 SECTION. AS THE ROCK BROKE, HIS LEFT HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF SHARP ROCK. THIS CAUSED A L ACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WA USING A HAMMER TO BEAT LOOSE THE CHAIN LINKS ON A DRIVE MOTOR CHAIN. A PIECE OF THE LINK BROKE LOOSE AND PENETRATED HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE PIECE OF METAL WAS APPROX 1/8 INCH LONG AN D HAD TO BE REMOVED IN THE LOCAL E.R.

EE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE RIGHT RIB IN THE #1 HEADING OF THE 001 SECTION, WHEN A SECTION OF RIB ROLLED, STRIKING HIM IN THE HIPS AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THE SECTION BELT HAD BEEN LOCKED OUT SO HE STARTED TO CROSS THE BELT. THE BELT CREW STARTED THE BELT TO LINE UP A SPLICE. THE BELT MOVED AND DRAGGED THE EMPLOYEE THROUGH A 12" CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE BELT DOLLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN LOW COAL TRYING TO MOVE A VENTILATION CURTAIN WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THERE WAS A RIB ROLL THAT STRUCK THE EE. HE SUSTAINED ONLY A CONTUSION, BUT BECAUSE OF A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION, THE DR. KEPT HIM OVERNIGHT FOR TESTS AND OBSERVATION. HE WAS SENT HOME THE NEXT DAY. TWO WEEKS LATER THE DR. FOUND FLUID THAT HAD TO BE DRAINED FROM THE CONTUSION. BECAUSE OF THE DR.'S VISITS. THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

AT 11:15 PM THE MINER CUT THE 3 RIGHT BREAK INTO THE #4 HEADING AFF THE #8 X-CUT. METHANE HAD ACCUMULATED INT HE #4 HEADING. THE ROOF IN #4 WAS CRACKED AND APPARENTLY A METHANE BLEEDEY HAD REL EASED INTO THE FACE. THE MINER WAS CUTTING THE SANDSTONE ROOF. WHEN IT HOLED THROUGH INTO THE #4 HEADING WHEN THE METHING IGNITED. THE IGNITION TRAVELED APPROX. 60 FEET DOWN THE #4 HEADING. N

HE WAS WALKING BEHIND A ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE TRAILING CABLE MOVED, STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LEGS AND CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT FOREARM.

A FEDERAL INSPECTOR DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL IN THE 2 EAST SUBMAINS #30 BREAK. BETWEEN #1 AND #2 HEADINGS, THE FALL WAS LOCATED 3 BREAKS IN BY A LOCATION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ABANDONED AND NOT TAVELLED. APPROACH WAS TIMERED OFF.

ROOF FALL ON 001 SECTION. LAST OPEN CROSSCUT #3 ENTRY. 30 FEET WIDE, UNKNOWN LENGTH AND HEIGHT. A LONG AIRDOX WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE FALL. THE AREA HAD DETERIORATED TO A POINT WHERE WE BELIEVE W E CANNOT SAFELY CLEAN-UP THE FALL. NO FURTHER MINING WILL OCCUR IN THE 1 LEFT PANEL OFF 1 WEST SUBMAINS. ALL EQUIPMENT IS WITHDRAWN EXCEPT THE SCOOP(SCOOP ABANDONED).