Apollo Coal

Employee was standing behind a 3-wheel ride and was told that it was going to be moved. The ride moved in the wrong direction and caught the employee between the ride and feeder.

Employee was walking in the shop when he stepped on a piece of curtain that had a piece of wood under it and he tripped and twisted his left ankle.

Employee was shoveling the #4 belt drive in a stooped position and when he stood up his back started hurting and left leg went numb.

An accumulation of methane was found from out gassing seals in a small isolated area. We consider this a non-inundation incident.

A rock fall was found at crosscut #45 blocking the primary escapeway (#7 entry) by the pre-shift foreman. The fall is approximately 35' long X 5' high X 20' wide.

Employee complained of his back hurting on 1-7-09 and started missing work on 1-14-09. Doctor's report shows that the employee is suffering from degenerative facet disease.

Employee was found slumped over a three wheel mantrip and he had suffered a heart attack.

Employee was tramming the Miner away from the rib to service it when he got caught between the deck and rib.

Employee was operating a three wheel mantrip going down a slope, when he steered to make a turn the three wheeler turned over causing injury to his shoulder and neck. Due to complications he started missing work on February 05,2009.

On 6-4-08, employee had a piece of rock fall from the top and hit him on the right foot as he was bolting top and continued to work. His foot swelled up and he started missing work on 6-10-08 and returned 6-17-08.

A piece of draw rock fell and hit the employee in the upper back and neck area as he was operating the bolt machine.

Employee was in the process of making a belt splice. He was holding the belt up with his hand and the knife cut through the belt and cut his little finger on his left hand.

Emp. was operating a bridge when his light got into the roof and it bent his head backward causing a strain to his neck.

A rock fall occured 2 breaks inby spad number 3176 in the crosscut between the number 4 & 5 entry and partly into the 5 entry. This was reported to MSHA at 9:30 PM. The fall was 60' long, 20' wide, and 5' thick.

Employee was building seals. He pulled on a water hose and the stick type valve came on and the hose whipped and the valve hit him on his left cheek (face).

Employee swung the bolter head and caught his right knee against the rib. Double head bolter.

EE was drilling in rock to install roof bolt. Piece of draw rock fell, hitting his upper left arm and cutting it. Took 17 staples to close wound.

PULLING PINNER CABLE OFF REEL AND HIS FEET CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIM. WHEN HE FELL LANDED ON HIS BATTERY LIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING BELT SPLICE WITH KNIFE & CUT LEFT HAND. TOOK 4 STITCHES.

CHANGING ROLLERS OUT ON #1 BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CLIP TO REPLACE ROLLER WITH SCREW DRIVER, CLIP FLEW OUT OF BELT STRUCTURE AND HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #4 HEADING. HE WAS PUTTING 4TH BOLT UP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT HE WAS DRILLING THROUGH FELL.

Employee was on top scoop greasing drive line, when he got back off top of scoop he hit his right leg below knee cap. The intersection was 37 inch high- the scoop was 27 inch high, the intersection was 1 break out by spad #2911.

Employee was riding mac 8 mantrip, mantrip hit coal rib; coal rib rolled off hitting right side of employee.

EE was putting breaker in on pinner - burnt left hand when breaker flashed.

PINNING 3 LEFT BREAK A PEACE DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, BRUISING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS MOVING GLUE ON PINNER 1-BREAK OUT FACE AREA IN #5 HEADING. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIS RT. SHOULDER. BOSS SAID ROCK WAS ABOUT 1'X 2"THICK, EE HAD NO VISIBLE PLACE ON HIS SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING BETWEEN PINNER AND BUGGY AND HIT TRAM LEVERS, CAUSING PINNER TO MASH HIM BETWEEN BUGGY AND PINNER.

EE WAS MOVING BOLTS FROM MIDDLE OF PINNER TO BOLT TRAY ON FRONT, WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT HIM ON BACK. PUSH HIM DOWN AGAINST PINNER, BRUISE HIS RIBS.

PULLING ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN ON BRIDGE. ROCK CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULL HAND. ROCK HIT HAND ON BOTTOM. BRUISED HAND-CRACKED BONE IN FINGER.

EE WAS LOADING ROCKDUST ON HIS BUGGY. HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE - JACKING BELT TOGETHER WITH MONKEY BAR. BAR CAME OFF MONKEY AND HIT NOSE.

ROOF WAS LAMITED - ROCK FALL 20-25 LONG - 20-25 WIDE- WAS IN INTERSECTION 5 TO 6 FT HIGH. FALL WAS IN #1 HEADING - THE PLACE WAS STOPPED WHEN MINE WAS ADVACE. IT WAS CRIBBED & DANGER OFF.

ROOF FALL IN #7 HEADING, 1 BREAK OUT BY SPAD #1392, FALL WAS 18 FT WIDE 50 FT LONG, 5 FT HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN RODS. ATR ON SECTION WAS NOT AFFECTIVE. TIMBER ENTRICE TO FALL OFF.

EE WAS RUNNING MINER IN #6 HEADING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG- IT BRUISEDHIS LEG.

BENDING ROOF BOLTS AND TWISTED KNEE.

EE WAS PUTTING BOLT UP IN HOLE AND SAID HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE QUIT & TOOK JOB WITH MASSEY ON 12/19/01.

HIT RIGHT KNEE IN 3 WHEELER (BUGGY) AS HE WAS WALKING ACROSS TOP OF BUGGY ON OUTSIDE OF MINES. DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 11/15/01. ONLY WORKED 7 DAYS. COULD NOT REACH BY PHONE TO FILL REPORT OUT .

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING TAKEUP OUT ON #5 WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON METAL BRACE, ELBOW SWELLED UP SOME, DOCTOR GAVE MEDICAL. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 10-10-01. CAME BACK TO WORK ON 10-12-01.

HELPING TIGHTEN BOLTS IN BEARING ON BELT DRIVE, WRENCH SLIPPED AND HAND HIT FRAME OF DRIVE. CUT LEFT SMALL FINGER - GOT 4 STITCHES - AND BROKE BONE IN SMALL FINGER.

EE WAS PUMPING AIR IN FRONT TIRE ON 3-WHEELER BUGGY. BUGGY ROLLED INTO LEG AND CUT LET. GOT FIVESTITCHES IN LEG.

WAS REMOVING BOTTOM BELT STRUCTURE WHILE MOVING BELT BACK. SAID HE HURT LOWER BACK- PAIN DOWN LEFT LEG.

ROOF FALL 35 LONG, 20 FT WIDE, 3 FT THICK. ON C PANEL-IN RETURN-AIR WAS NOT BOTHERED.

EE SAID HIS BACK POPPED WHILE CLEANING #7 TAILPIECE. WENT TO #5 DRIVE TO LOAD MONKEY ON BUGGY SAID HE MUST HAVE TURNED WRONG WAY.

EE SAID HE LEFT KNEE WAS SWELL FROM CRAWLING IN MINES. HE WAS OFF WORK F4ROM 12-12-2000 TO 12-15-2000.

EE WAS GETTING WATER HOSE OFF BELT DRIVE-BELT CAUGHT SHIRT SLEEVE AND PULL ARM AROUND ROLLER.

TRAM 3 WHEEL BUGGY DOWN #2 BELT, HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM HEAD THEN HIT TOP.

EE WAS HELPING PUT MOTOR ON BELT DRIVE, LIFTING AND HURT HIS BACK, MOTR WAS AT #8 DRIVE.

WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE TWISTED KNEE.

ROOF FALL HAD A FAULT AREA - ROCK FELL ABOUT 4' THICK. THE AREA OF THE FALL WAS IDLE.

ROOF HAD A FAULT AREA . ROCK FELL ABOUT 7' THICK, 60' LONG.

EE DROPPED A RAIL ON HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WHILE LAYING RAIL ON #2 OVERCAST IN THE#2 ENTRY 9 BREAKS FROM PORTAL

PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE INSTALLING CRAWLER ON MINER.

EE WAS DRILING TOP TO PUT UP MIDDLE BOLT ON FIRST ROW-SMALL PEFRE DRAW ROCK FELL HIT HIM ON SHOULDER.

WHILE HANGING CURTAIN NAIL SCRATCHED EE IN RT EYE.

WHILE LOADING OUT GOB HAD A METHANE IGNITOIN AT HEAD OF MINER. NO DAMAGES OCCURRED

EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND OUTSIDE SCOOP DECK AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND IN BETWEEN SCOOP AND MINE WALL, SMASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER AND PINKY.

A EE THOUGHT HE SAW AND IGNITION AT THE RIPPER DUMBS FOR AND MOMENT THAT EXTINGUISHED IT SELF. M

A ROCK BECAME DISLODGED AT MINE OPENING DUE TO WET WEATHER. ROCK DAMAGED BOX GOING TO FAN.

EE HAD HIS HAND ON PINNER HEAD. WHEN HE PUSH SUMP LEVEL THE HEAD OF THE PINNER MASHED HIS LEFT THUMB.

KNEE LOCKED UP WHILE CRAWLING ARROUND ON SECTION

EE WAS PULLING MANTRIP WITH PRSSIBLE BUGGY, HIT HOLES ON HAULWAY & STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT OF HAND & STRUCK HIS WRIST.

PULLING MINER CABLE.

ROOF FALL: 4 BREAKS INBY SPAD #018273 IN THE #4 ENTRY. THIS AREA IS NOT ONTHE ACTIVE SECTION TO BE. THIS AREA WAS MINED UP TO THE PROPERTY LEASELINE & NOT SECOND MINED. THE FALL WAS 4 TO 6 FT H & 60FT LONG BY 60 FT WIDE

EE WAS WORKING ON THE TRACK. HE WAS PRYING ON A RAIL WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED OFF AND HURT HIS BACK.

EMP WAS HELPING REMOVE A STUCK ATRS EXTENSION. WHEN EXTENSION REMOVED THE T-BAR ON ATRS WENT AGAINST TOP CATCHING HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMP HAD BEEN CHECKING HIS BACK UP CURTAINS. CAUGHT A RIDE WITH AN EMPTY UNI-HAULER BACK TO FACE.UNI-HAULER WENT THROUGH DIP AND END OF TRAILER BED HIT MINE FLOOR. EMP GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWE EN TRAILER BED AND MINE FLOOR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A BELT ROLLER THAT HE WAS HELPING INSTALL ON A BELT DRIVE AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

HE WAS CHECKING THE WATER LEVEL IN THE WATER TANK WHEN HE STARTED BAKC DOWN THE LADDER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL. HE CUT A PLACE OVER HIS RIGHT EYE AND HAS CUTS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

VICTIM WAS STANDING IN MUD SHOVELING BELT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE WHEN HE WENT TO MOVE.

EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT AND GOT HIT ON FOREHEAD BY SOME OBJECT OR THING. HE DOES NOT KNOW IF BOLT HIT HIM OR IF HE HIT THE CANOPY. THE BOLTERHEAD WAS UP WHEN HE WENT TO BEND THE BOLT AND IT WAS DOWN WHEN HE CAME TO HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE WENT THROUGH A BRATTICE MANDOOR CARRYING A BELT TOOL KNIFE.THE BRATTICE DOOR CAME DOWN AND HIT THE END OF THE BELT TOOL KNIFE CAUSING THE OTHER END OF THE BELT KNIFE TO HIT HIM ON THE LOWER LIP.

EE WAS OPERATING A RUBBER TIRE MANTRIP, WHEN THESTEERING WHEEL KICKED LOOSE & HIT HIM ON THE THUMB

EE WAS TAKING A TIRE OFF OF THE BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE BELT TOGETHER WITH ROPE COME-A-LONGS WHEN THEY SLIPPED AND EE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT THUMB BY THE ROPE.

EE WAS OPENING A AIR LOCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS SWING THE BOLTER HEAD OVER AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE DRILL POT AND A ROOF BOLT PLATE LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE GOT IN THE RAILRUNNER IN THE SHOP OUTSIDE TO MOVE IT. HE LEFT HIS LEFT FOOT OUTSIDE OF THE OPERATING COMPARTMENT AND AS THE RAILRUNNER MOVED IT CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE RAILRUNNER AND A METAL SUPPORT POST IN THE SHOP.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A CHAIN TO MOVE IT AND FELT ASHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL EMP MISSED WORK ON 5-2-96.

EE WAS PULLING A BROKE BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH A SET OF GERMAN GRIP HOIST WHNE THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF THE HOIST AND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM FLAT CAR UNDERGROUND IN LOW TOP AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS LIFTING BELT SO SCOOP COULD GO UNTER IT &SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING DRAWROCK OFF CONTINUOUS MINER WITH SLATE BAR & CUT LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB & FOREFINGER

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP BELT LINE - FELT PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDERS.

EE WAS OPEATING ROOF BOLTER, HAD DRILLED HOLE, INSERTED GLUE & WS IN ACT OF INSERTING 5' ROOF BOLT INTO ROOF. EE HAD POSITIONED ROOF BOLT WITH RITH HAND OVER DRILL HEAD TO PUSH UPWARD INTO HOL E. EMPLOYEE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL HEAD & ROOF BOLT.

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. WHILE BENDING A ROOT BOLT FOR INSERTION INTO ROOF HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

ROOF BOLTER WAS BEGINNING BLOTING CYCLE IN FACE OF #3 HEADING. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ATRS & ROOF BOLTER & STRUCK INDIVIDUAL ON FOOT [RIGHT].

FAULTY AREA SLI7KING SIDED SLIP IN ROOF WITH WATER PRESENT.