Calloway Mine Coal

NO INJURIES OR MATERIAL DAMAGE. 140' OUTBY FACE IN #6 ENTRY 35' X 20' - 9' IN CROSS CUT.

EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE STATES THAT HE THREW THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE OVER TO THE RIB AS HE NORMALLY WOULD DO AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK - SHOULDER AREA. (RIGHT SHOUL DER).

EE WAS ABOUT HIS USUAL TASKS WHEN AS HE WALKED IN THE NORMAL "BENT" POSITION DIE TO 52" OF SEAM HEIGHT, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER BOOM AND RECEIVED A LACERATION AND 11 STITCHE S. NOTE: THE SAFETY DEPT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE LACERATION OR THE STITCHES UNTIL 6/2/03.

EE WHILE OPERATING HIS ROOF BOLTER MACHINE, WAS LOWERING THE "STAB" JACK AND THE CANOPY DROPPED SUDDENLY, STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD.

EE AND A CO-WORKER WERE HANGING CABLE IN #5 ENTRY, WHEN EE SAID THAT HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING.HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR A FEW HOURS, BUT COULD NOT ENDURE THE PAIN.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. HE TOSSED A SECTION OF BELT STRUCTURE ON TO THE SCOOP BUCKET AND EXPERIENCED PAIN.

#6 BELT SHUT OFF BECAUSE OF GOB, THUS EE WENT TO CHECK & FOUND CURTAIN BOARD AGAINST THE GOB SWITCH. HE TURNED #5 BELT OFF AT THE REMOTE SWITCH & WENT INTO THE ROCK BOX TO REMOVE THE BOARD. EE STATED THE BELT STARTED & CARRIED HIM ABOUT 7 BREAKS AT WHICH TIME HE JUMPED OFF.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED MINE LOCATED @ ENTRY #3 SPAD 8209, 700' FROM ACTIVE FACE. THE SIZE OF THIS FALL WAS 120' X 18' X 8'. SUPPORT IS 42" BOLTS (RESIN) AND STRAPS. THERE IS NO RIDER SEAM AND THIS AREA SHALL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

EE WAS BOLTING ROOF TOP IN #1 HEADING & HIS PUSHER BECAME FOULED IN THE DRILL CHUCK. HE PUT THE STEEL BACK TOGETHER & SWUNG THE POT TOWARD HIMSELF TO TRY TO BREAK IT LOOSE. THE COUPLING BETWEE N THE FINISHER & PUSHER BROKE IN TWO ALLOWING THE PUSHER TO SWING OVER & HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF SCOOP AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE DIRECTIONAL BOX IN THE DECK. TONEY IS 9-5-02 UPDATED INFORMATION WAS RECIEVED TODAY THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE A LOST TIME DUE TO MEDICAL PRO BLEMS WITH THIS ELBOW.

SINCE 3/13/02 GREG WILLIAMSON HAS CEASED WORK DUE TO A "REPEATED TRAUMA" TO THE RIGHT KNEE WHILE PERFROMING HIS NORMAL OCCUPATIONAL DUTIES. THE ORIGINAL/INITIAL OCCURRENCE WAS ON 10/17/00. THI S ACCOUNT IS BEING DETERMINED AS OCCUPATIONAL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE CALLOWAY MINE. THIS FALL WAS IN THE MAGNITUDE OF 80'X 20' X 8' IN SIZE. 42" RESIN BOLTS WERE USED & WET SHALE IS THE OVERHEAD STRATA. THERE'S A 3" RIDER SEAM 8' ABO VE MINING AREA. THIS AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

EE WAS BOLTING IN #5 ENTRY INBY SPAD #7828 ON THE OFFSIDE OF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 7' LONG, 3 1/2' WIDE, 4 1/2" THICK, FLIPPED BACK UNDER ATRS, LANDING ON RIGHT LEG, BREAKING LOWER FIBULA & TIBIA & 3 BONES IN RIGHT FOOT.

SUCTION WAS STOPPED UP ON ROOF BOLTER. OPERATOR HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE POT. HE INSTRUCTED CO-OPERATOR TO RAISE BOOM. WHEN THE BOOM WAS RAISED HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND POT. THIS RESULTED IN THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND BEING AMPUTATED.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTED TO DRILL STARTER HOLE. WHEN HE ENGAGED ROTATION HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN POT AND DRILL STEEL. THIS RESULTED IN TORN LIGAMENTS IN HIS RIGHT THUMB. EE WORKED UP TO VAC ATION 12/21/01 AND DID NOT RETURN TO WORK AFTER VAC 1/2/02 DUE TO INJURY.

EE WAS TAKING BOLTER CABLE DOWN & A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 4"X40"X30"FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTSW & STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD, BACK & LEFT FOOT. HE WAS WEARING METATARSAL BOOTS & THE ROOF BOLTS WERE 3FT FROM RIB WITH 4 FT CENTERS

EE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON THE MOTOR WHEN HIS RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT CEASE WORKING UNITL1/2/01 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY A DR TO REMAI N OFF WORK. NOTE: THIS REPORT IS LATE BECAUSE OF AN OVERSIGHT ON PAPERWORK

EE WAS STANDING-LOADING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SCOOP BEGAN TO ROLL. IT PINNED HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS.

EE WAS A PASSENGER IN A BROOKVILLE MANTRIP PERSONNEL CARRIER AS THE MANTRIP PROCEEDED DOWN THE SLOPE, TOWARD THE TRACK STOP. THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT GAINED SPEED AND STOPP ED SUDDENLY AT THE TRACK STOP, PUSHING EE AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING EXTREME PAIN IN THE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A FLAT CAR BACK ON TO THE TRACK. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF THE JACK. THE BOTTOM OF THE JACK KICKED OUT AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS HELPING TO ATTACH A FLAT CAR TO A MOTOR. THE ENDLOADER OPERATOR WAS PSOITIONING THE FLAT CAR SO THAT EE COULD INSERT A PIN INTO THE HITCH. THE FLAT CAR SLIPPED, CRUSHING EE'S LEFT MIDDL E FINGER.

EE WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE ROOF BOLTER USING A PICK HAMMER TO MAKE AN AIR HOLE IN THE CAN. HE HAPPENED TO HAVE HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF THE DAN& SUFFERED A PUNCTURE TO HIS HAND

EE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF THE ROOF BOLTER ROOF. AS HE PULLED, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY.

EE WAS TRAVELING TO THE #4 HEAD WHERE THE BELT HAD BURNED INTO, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS OVERCOME BYSMOKE CAUSING IRRITATION TO HIS LUNGS. NEVER THE LESS HE FINISHED THE SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED HIS GLOVE TO OPEN HIS DINNER BUCKET. WHEN HE DID SO, A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 6" X 11" X 1" FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING A LIGHT ON A ROOF BOLTER WITH A UTILITY LIGHT, WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE END OF HIS FINGER.

THE EE AND A COWORKER WERE BOLTING IN THE NO. 6 RIGHT XCUT. THE LOWER PIN IN THE RIGHT FOOT JACK OF THE BOLTER WAS MISSING AND HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A PIECRE OF DRILL STEEL SOMETIME PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING WHEN THE FOOT JACK FAILED AND THE CANOPY FELL APPROX. 2" AND HIT HIS HARDHAT. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-8 AND HE VISITED A DR. AND W

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 5 ENTRY 90' INBY THE MINE PORTAL. THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 30' LONG X 10-20' WIDE X 36-40" HIGH. 48" RESIN BOLTS WERE USED WHEN THIS AREA WAS DEVELOPED. THIS AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #1 BELT, 70 FEET INBY STATION SPAD NO. 5 APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET FROM THE ACTIVE SECTION. THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 20' LONG X 18' WIDE X 6' HIGH. 42" RESIN BOLTS WE RE USED IN THE AREA. THE ROOF FALL HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND THE AREA RESUPPORTED.

EE & CO-WORKER MOVED A TAILPIECE W/ A SCOOP & CHAIR. AFTER THE TAILPIECE WAS IN PLACE EE REMOVED HIS GLASSES TO CLEAN THEM. DURING THAT TIME HIS CO-WORKER WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE CHAI N WHEN A PIECE OF METAL PROJECTED INTO HIS EYE. HE VISITED HOSPITAL & RECEIVED 1ST AID & WAS RELEASED BACK TO WORK, CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT ON 5/9/98 HE VISITED A SPECIALIST & WAS TOLD THAT AL

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING ROOF IN THE #8 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND. HE WAS WEARING METACARPAL GLOVES T HE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS CLOSING A POCKET KNIFE & THE BLADE CAUGHT HIS RING & SMALL FINGER OF THE L HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION. LATER THE WOUND WAS CLOSED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL UTILIZING SUTURES. THE EE DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS OF WORK AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY [MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY]

AN UNPLANNED FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT APPROX. 4:00 PM IN THE #3 ENTRY ON THE WORKING SECTION. THE FALL WAS 2 CROSSCUTS INBY STATION SPAD #3934. THE FALL MEASURED 20' WIDE BY 35' LONG BY 5' THI CK. THE ROOF IN THIS AREA IS LAMINATED SHALE ANDWAS SUPPORTED WITH 42" FULLY GROUTED RESIN RODS. NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.

PINCHED SMALL FINGER BETWEEN MINE RAIL & WHEEL OF RAIL CAR.

MASH LEFT THUMB WHILE LOADING RAIL ON TO RAIL CAR ON 9-16-97 WEST TO DR BECAUSE THUMB AND LEFT HAND STARTED TO HURT AND SWELL. THIS EE DID NOT REPORT THIS INJURY UNTIL 9-16-97 WHEN HE WENT TO LOGAN GENERAL HOSPITAL.

EMP FAILED TO REPORT TO WORK ON 7-7-97 AND REPORTED THAT HE IS SUFFERING FROM AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS (DETERIORATED DISKS IN LOWER SPINE). EMP STATES THE CONDITION IS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY INS TANTANEOUS EVENT BUT CAUSED BY REPEATED TRAUMA.

EE WAS OPERATING A JOHNSON INDUSTRIES RUBBER-TIRED 4-WHEELER IN THE #7 ENTRY FIVE CROSSCUTS OUTBY THE #4 BELT HEAD. THE 4 WHEELER STRUCK AN OBJECT (BELT) IN THE TRAVELWAY AND THE MACHINE STOPP ED ABRUPTLY RESULTING IN THE STEERING CONTROL STRIKING THE EE ON THE RT HAND (THUMB PRIMARILY). THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO THE HAND AND A FRACTURE TO ONE OF THE BONES IN HIS RT THUMB. ME

EMP WAS USING A 5' LONG SLATE BAR TO PRY A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE OFF TOP OF JOU CONTINUOUS MINER. BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND MACHINE. RESULTED IN FRACTURE TO FIRST B ONE IN EMPS RIGHT THUMB. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN REPORTABLE MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT EMP DID NOT MISS WORK.

AN UNPLANNED FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN #1 ENTRY (RETURN AIRCOURSE) AT STATION SPAD #3099. THIS FALL WAS IN FIRST LEFT PANEL OFF 3RD NORTHWEST MAINS. FALL WAS APPROX. 250' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 7' THICK - ROOF IN THIS AREA IS LAMINATED SHALE AND WAS SUPPORTED BY 42" FULLY GROUTED RODS ON THE ADVANCE. NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE, NO INJURIES.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL IN THE FACE AREA OF THE FIRST LEFT PANEL OFF THE 3RD NORTHWEST MAINS. THE ROOF IN THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED ON THE ADVANCE BY 42" FULLY GROUTED RESIN RODS. THE FALL ME ASURED 60' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 2'-4' THICK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH ROOF FALL. NO WITNESSES TO THIS UNPLANNED ROOF FALL.

EE WAS UTILITZING A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER IN A DOWNWARD MOTION, HE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS SCROTUM. A MEDICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE EE HAS A RUPTURE.

EE WAS A PASSENGER ON A TRACK-MOUNTED PERSONNEL CARRIER WHICH STRUCK A RAIL CAR LOADED WITH 60 LB RAILS. THE EE RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT AND TWISTED BETWEEN TWO RAILS RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO H IS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS SITTING ON MINE FLOOR IN THE #1 ENTRY BESIDE A JOY 1410-AA CONTINOUS MINING MACHINE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EATING HIS LUNCH AND HAD HIS LEGS CROSSED. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WHICH MEASU RED 18" WIDE BY 2' LONG BY 0" TO 1 1/2 " THICK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RT ANKLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO WASH THE SCRUBBER FILTER ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. WHEN HE LIFTED THE LID OVER THE WASH DOWN HOSE IT SLIPPED FROM HIS RIGHT HAND AND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN THE FINGERNAIL ON THIS FINGER BEING LOOSENED.HE WENT TO A DR ON THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE NAIL WAS REMOVED AND 8 SUTURES WERE INSTALLED. THIS CONSTITUTES REPORTABLE MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE & 3 CO-WORKERS WERE PASSENGERS ON A BROOKVILLE CENTURION PERSONEL CARRIER THAT COLLIDED WITH A NATIONAL MINE SERVICE TYPE MCL PERSONNEL CARRIER ON THE TRACK DUE TO OIL ON THE RAIL T HE BROOKVILLE UNIT WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE NMS UNIT EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WHICH REAUIRED SUTUREDS TO CLOSE

EMPLOYEE & 3 CO-WORKERS WERE PASSENGERS ON A BROOKVILLE CENTURION PERSONNELCARRIER THAT COLLIDED WITH A NATIONAL MINE SERVICE TYPE MCL PERSONNEL CARRIER ON THE TRACK DUE TO OIL ON THE RAIL THE BROOKVILLE UNIT WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE NMS UNIT EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE & LOWER BACK WHEN HE WAS JOLTED INHIS SEAT WHEN THE UJNITS COLLIDED

INSTALLING SAFETY BLOCKS UNDER CONVEYOR PAN OF MINING MACHINE, WHILE OPERATOR OF MACHINE WAS NOT SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS IN THE CLEAR. MASHED LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS LOADING CONTAINERS OF HYDRAULIC OIL INTO SCOOP AS HE WAS LIFTING HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES FROM A TRACK MOUNTED SUPLY CAR INTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP WHEN A METAL BAND USED TO SECURE ROOF BOLTS IN BUNDLES RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS RT HAND DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 09-19-94 WHEN EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO MISS WORK AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY ACCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS DEGREE 3 CLASSIFICATIO 09-HANDLING MATERIAL

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE LIFTING AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR INTO PLACE AT A BELT DRIVE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING AND DID NOT MI SS WORK UNTIL 9-23-94. THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DEGREE 3, ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION 09- HANDLING MATERIAL.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY TWO CROSSCUTS INBY STA SPAD #203 THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN EXAMINATION OF THE AREA THIS AREA WAS LAST EXAMINED ON JULY 27 1994 & TH E FALL HAD NOT OCCURRED THERE WERE NO INJURIES &NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAAGED THE AREA WHERE THE FALL OCCURRED HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING BOLTS. AS THE EE RAISED THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE THE HEAD CAUGHT A 4 FT PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHICH HAD BEEN LAID IN THE TRAY. THE DRILL ST EEL STRUCK THE EE ON THE MOUTH AND RESULTED IN ALACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT REGULAR SHIFT.

EE WAS LAYING TRACK WHILE LIFTING A RAIL HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY A MINE EXAMINER AT 1030 AM ON 2-12-94. THE FALL MEASURED 20 FT WIDE BY 22 FT LONG AND WAS APPROX. 5 FT THICK AT THE PEAK. THE FALL WAS IN THE NUMBER ONE RETURN EN TRY APPROX. 3460 INBY THE RETURN ENTRY DRIFT OPENING. NO INJURY OCCURRED AS RESULT OF THIS ROOF FALL THE ROOF IN THIS AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED ON THE ADVANCE WITH 48 INCH FULLY GROUTED RESIN R

EE REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT THAT HE AS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS SUFFERING FROM AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1-10-94 AS RESULT OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. S URGERY TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION WAS PERFORMED ON1-11-94. THIS EVENT SHOULED BE CLASSIFIED BY MSHA AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS NOT AN INJURY.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #8 ENTRY (RETURN AIRCOURSE) ONE CROSSCUT INBY STATION SPAD 212 (13 CROSSCUTS INBY BELT HEAD #2). THE ROOF IN THIS AREA WAS SHALE. THIS AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED ON TH E ADVANCE WITH 48" FULLY GROUTED RESIN RODS. THE FALL MEASURED 20' WIDE BY 50' LONG BY 4' THICK. NO INJURIES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT AND VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

OPERATING SCOOP WITH WATER LINE LAYING ON TOP OF IT. TURNED SCOOP IN INTERSECTION AND WATER LINE CAUGHT RIB OR FLIPPED DUE TO SPRING TENSION AND STRUCK EE IN MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDING. EMPLOYEE BURNED BOTH EYES FROM TEH FLASH WITHOUT REALIZING THIS.

OPERATING ROOFBOLTER-LOWERED ATRS TO PUT STRAP OVER TOP OF IT. STEPPED BETWEEN CANOPY & ATRS WHEN ROCK 5' X 6' X 2" IN FELL BROKE IN HALF & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HEAD CAUSING HEAD TO STRIKE CANO PY BREAKING EMPLOYEES JAW.