Deep Mine # 3 Coal

The employee was using a roof bolting wrench to beat out a drill suction hose, when he struck his 3rd finger on left hand with the wrench causing a nondisplaced comminuted fracture of the tuft of the terminal phalanx of the 3rd digit.

Employee alleges that he was taking down a drill cable that had been previously tied to the mine roof with tie wire when he experienced pain in his hips & lower back area.

The EE alleges that he was in the process of staightening a roof bolt after it was placed into the hole, when the bolt twisted, causing the sprain to his lower back.

A roof fall occurred measuring 19-19' wide X 65' long x 10-15' high. It was 180' outby face in #5 heading. A continuous miner was invlolved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred and the fall will not be cleaned up.

Employee was removing a piece of draw slate from a roof drill when the rock slipped causing a laceration to his left index finger that required stitches.

As employee was replacing rub rails on continuous miner he placed his body weight across slate bar with his hand between bar and his body, he felt something pop in his right side. He has since been diagnosed with rib fracture.

EMPLOYEE PULLED A PIECE OF DRAW, AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY A PIEVE FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLT STRIKING HIM ON HIS HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A REMOTE CONTROL BOX FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A ROCK FELL OVERHEAD, STRIKING HIS RT. HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.

Employee slipped and fell while getting onto mantrip that was loaded with cans of oil causing pain in his left hip. He continued to work thru 7-19-05 when he sought medical attention and was taken off work.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE LOWERED ATRS BAR, AS HE DID HE CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND ON A SHARP PIECE OF ROCK, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED, MEASURING 45' LONG X 6' HIGH, BEGINNING AT THE 9TH CROSSCUT INBY SURFACE, 1 CROSSCUT INBY SPAD 52. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

Employee was cutting guard material when the utility knife slipped, cutting his left hand. He was taken to a local ER where he received stitches.

Employee ran into beltchain & struck his left jaw, two days later he discovered a broken tooth.

EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE BENT OVER & THREW CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE INSTALLION OF A TOP TRAINING ROLLER ON THE SURFACE STACKER BELT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS INJURY OCCURRED 12/17/04, BUT HE DID NOT START TO LOSE TIME UNTIL THE END OF 12/04.

Employee was struck in the mouth with a rock from the miner conveyer chain as the shuttle car he was operating was being loaded. He was taken to a local hospital where he received stitches and was given a full return to work for his next regularly scheduled shift.

Employee was lifting miner cable and water line when he felt pain in his lower back. He was taken to a local ER where he was diagnosed with a strained lower back and placed on a one day leave.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE CAR ROLLING UP CABLE AS THE CAR WAS BEING PULLED BACK FROM THE PILLAR LINE USING A SCOOP & CHAIN. THE CHAIN BROKE, STRIKING HIS RT. ARM CAUSING A FRACTURE.

Employee was backing miner out of place when a rock fell from overhead, striking his right arm causing a laceration that required stitches.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 40' LONG X 20' WIDE X 15' THICK BEGINNING 60' OUTBY S/S 3812. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN THE BOLT WRENCH WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS HARD HAT AND RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.

WHILE OPERATING MOBILE ROOF SUPPORT A ROCK LODGED ON THE CABLE, AS EE WAS REMOVING THE ROCK HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LT. RING FINGER.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20' X 40' X 6' THICK BEGINNING 10' OUTBY SS# 76 IN LEFT RETURN APPROX. 800' FROM SURFACE. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCU RRED, AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20' WIDE X 70' LONG X 8' HIGH, BEGINNING AT NO. 7 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION #2921 AND APPROX. 30' INTO EACH CROSSCUT LEFT AND RIGHT. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED & THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 15'X20'X10' HIGH BEGINNING AT APPROX. 250' INSIDE, IN INTERSECTION, INTAKE #6 ENTRY. APPROX. 14000' OUTBY WORKING SECTION. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ROOF BOLT IN PLACE WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE LIFTED BELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED UPPER BACK AND NECK. LOST TIME BEGAN: 10/24/02.

EE WAS PULLING A HIGH VOLTAGE SPLICE BOX OFF A HIGH VOLTAGE CAR WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOX AND STADARD ON CAR CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS ARM. HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO MOVE OUTBY WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF MEASURING 7"X 12"X 8" TO 9" FELL & STRUCK HIS RIGHT ANKLE & FO OT.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 40'X 20'X 0-12' HIGH IN THE #6 ENTRY (INTERSECTION AT SS #1926).CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FALL WAS SLICK SIDED HIGH ANGLE SLIPS. NO EQUIP. WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURIES. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED SHOULDER SORENESS AFTER INSTALLING A FOAM FILLED TIRE.

A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED 1 BREAK IN BY SS # 2644 WHILE PULLING THE END LIST OF #5 BLOCK. THE FALL MEASURED 25' DEEP BY 12' HIGH BY 12' WIDE. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP ENOUGH TO RECOVER MINER. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. CONDITION CONTRIBUTING TO THE FALL WERE SLICK SIDED SLIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING MINE ROOF WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 4" BY 12" BY 12" FELL AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND LACERATING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED MEASURING 8' HIGH X20' WIDE X 16' LONG AND MIDWAY OF INTERSECTION. IT TRAVELED 6'-8' INBY CORNER OF INTERSECTION 1 BREAK INBY SS#2451 #3 ENTRY. EQUIPMEN WAS NOT INVO LVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTRUBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

WHILE MAKING REPAIRS ON TRS OF ROOF BOLTER A ROCK MEASURING 10" THICK BY 48" LONG FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN SUPPORTS STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 50' LONG BY 20' WIDE BY 8-10' HIGH IN THE INTERSECTION OF SS 1395, 3800 OUT BY WORKING SECTION #5 ENTTRY INTAKE. HIGH ANGLE SLIPS WERE CONDITION CONTRIBUTING TO THE FALL. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. NO INJURY OCCURRED.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION AT #4 HEADINGSPAD #2463. FALL OCCURRED AFTER STARTING LEFT X-CUT - RIGHTHAND CROSSCUT WAS ~2 CUTS DEEP. FALL MEASURED 16' LONG, 18' WIDE, 8' HIGH. CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO FALL WERE FAULT AREA: HIGH ANGLESLIP. VENTILATION NOT DISTURBED. EQUIPMENT NOT INVOLVED. NO INJURY. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING AIRLOCK DOOR TO BRING SCOOP THROUGH. HE HAD ONE DOOR OPEN AND HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE OTHER DOOR AND HIS HEAD WAS DOWN WHEN THE OPEN DOOR CLOSED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEA D, LEFT & RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' WIDE BY 60' LONG UP TO10' HIGH OCCURRED OUTBY SS #1346. HIGH SLIPS ANDFRAGILE SHALE ROOF WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. NOEQUIPMENT INVOLVED; NO VENTILATION DISTURBED; NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP

EE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES OUT ON SCOOP. THE BATTERIES WERE ON THE GROUND AND BEING CHARGED. WHILE HOOKING THE RECEPTICALS UPON SCOOP HE STEPPED OFF THE BATTERIES INTO THE SCOOP AND HIT HIS LEF T KNEE ON BRACKET THAT HOLDS BATTERIES IN PLACE ON SCOOP.

EE HANGING ANCHOR HE FELL HAND WAS HUNG IN CHAIN THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY CAUSED HIS FINGER TO BECOME FRACTURED. INJURY OCCURRED 6-28-01, COMPANY CLOSED FROM 6-30-01 OPENED BACK UP 7-09-01.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20'LONG X 20'WIDEX 0-8'HIGH IN THE INTERSECTION OF SS #1604 ~5700FT OUTBY WORKING FACE. ABANDONED RETURN AREA. ABOVE ANCHORAGE BOLTED WITH 6' PA & 5' SUPER BOLTS NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. NO VENTILATION DISTURBED.NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANEDUP.

EE WAS CHANGING A FOAM FILLED TIRE ON SHUTTLE C AR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. HE STARTED EXPERIENCING MEDICAL PROBLEMS AFTER THIS BUT DID NOT CONNECT IT TO THE STRAIN HE HAD ON 6/4. E MPLOYEE'S CONDITION WAS NOT DETERMINED WORK RELATED UNTIL 6-20-2001. EE MISSED 6/5,12,13,14,16,20 AND IS STILL LOSING TIME.

EE WAS PUTTING OIL INTO (MRS) AND AS HE WAS GETTING OFF THE MRS HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 70' TO THE RIGHT OF SS2184 MEASURING 20'X20'X0'-10'HIGH. INTERSECTION FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED, INJURY WAS NOT INVOLVED THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

EE WAS HELPING TO BUILD A BRATTICE WHERE AN OLD BRATTICE HE BEEN KNOCKED OUT. A PIECE OF CINDER BLOCK APPROX. 6"X6"X1" WAS STUCK ON THE ROOF AND DISLODGED STRIKING THE INJURED THUMB CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

A FALL MEASURING 20' X 20' X 0-10' HIGH SLIP FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE. 6' PA AND 8' SUPER BOLTS CENTER OF INTERSECTION. FALL LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION ONE BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION 2170. VENTILA TION NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALLWILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. SLICK SIDED SLIP ABOVE ANCHORAGE.

EE WAS INSTALLING RAILS AND JACKS TO SUPPORT BAD TOP IN MINE WHEN ONE OF THE RAILS FELL AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG LOWER CAUSING A BRUISE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A GLANCE BAR WITH ANOTHER REPAIRMAN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND DROPPED HIS END CAUSING SOMETHING TO PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 10'HIGH X 20' WIDE X 270' LONG BEGINNING AT 2 BREAKS INBY SS# 1755 ENDS 1 BREAK OUTBY SS# 1813. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJUR Y OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DRIVE. AFTER TASK WAS COMPLETED HE TURNED TO GO IN ANOTHER DIRECTION WHEN HE RAN INTO A LOW PLACE IN THE ROOF HITTING HIS HEAD JAMMING HIS HEAD AND NECK.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS A ROCK SLID OFF THE RIB & PINNED EE AGAINST THE DRILL CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE

DRILL SUCTION STOPPED UP AND AS INJ WAS TRYING TO UNSTOP THE DRILL HEAD A ROCK SLID OFF ATRS AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE & CHEEK AREA. CAUSING BRUSIES & LACERATIONS

EE FELT A SHARP PAIN ACROSS TOP AND FRONT OF SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING ROOF BOLT ABOVE HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO BOLTER TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A POPPING NOISE IN HIS LEFT KNEE. STRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON PINNER HEAD AND PUTTINGGLUE IN DRILLED HOLE WHEN HE FELL OFF THE PINNERHEAD LANDING ON HIS BACK.

ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF HIT RIM OF HARD HAT CAUSING THE ROCK TO BREAK AND PART OF THE ROCK HIT HIM CAUSING A LACERATION ABOVE THE LEFT EYEBROW.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A ROCK DISLODGED FROM THE MINE ROOF FALLING AND STRIKING CANOPY CAUSING ROCK TO SHATTER AND GO BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING SCRATCH TO LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROCK WITH A LONG SLATE BAR. ROCK SLID DOWN BAR AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING LACERATION.

EE WAS HOLDING CRIB BLOCK AGAINST FEEDER FLIGHT WAITING FOR CAR TO PULL UP AGAINST IT. EE OPERATING FEEDER (JOGGING CHAIN) WAS TOLD TO HOLD IT. FEEDER OPERATOR REVERSED FEEDER CHAIN CAUSING CR IB BLOCK TO GO UNDER BUMPER OF SC & CAUGHT INJUREDS HAND BETWEEN CRIB AND FEEDER FRAME.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED APPROX. 9:00 AM MEASURING 20' W X 20' L X 0-10' HIGH. LOCATED AT SURVEY STATION 1275 #5 ENTRY. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. NO INJURIES. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #3 ENTRY SURVEY STATION #1594 MEASURING 70' LONG X 20' WIDE X 0-10' DEEPNO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED; NO INJURY INVOLVED; THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ROOF BOLTED WITH 6' ANCHOR BOLTS FULLY GROUTED AND SUPER BOLTS 8' OR LONGER

THIS INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 6-9-00. EE SLIPPED OFF DRILL HEAD AND CAUGHT HIS BOOT IN HOSE ON DRILL AND WRENCHED HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING UP BOLTS TO BE INSTALLED WHEN HE REACHED OVER AND LEANED AGAINST THE RIB. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER LOWERED THE ATRS AND A PIECE OF ROCK WAS RELEASED STRIK ING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AS EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO START HIS DRILL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT ELBOW, FOOT AND ANKLE. CAUSING BRUISES AND ABRASION.

EE BENT OVER TO MOVE CABLE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND NUMBNESS IN HIS LEGS.

WHILE IN A SQUATTING POSITION EE TURNED TO REACH FOR A ROOF BOLT AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 4/14/00.

EE WAS CLEANING ROCK FROM SIDE OF CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST WHEEL COVER AND BRUISED HIS RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE.

A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND THE RIB,STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND ANKLE, FRACTURING RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CABLE FOR MINER UP TO LAY ACROSS SHUTTLE CAR WHILE THE CABLE WAS STRETCHED TIGHT CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK.