Carroll Hollow #6 Coal

Twisted back removing ventilation curtain.

laceration of right hand upper palm and pinky finger on sharp rock

Cleaning around the tail roller of a de-energized belt, the load on the belt shifted, causing the belt to turn. This action pinched his left arm between the roller and the belt. Injury was a broken left forearm.

A piece of loose rock fell striking the left hand and lacerating the tendons to the left ring and middle fingers.

Prying down loose roof rock, which fell on right foot. Thus severely bruising the right foot.

While clearing a rock jam out of the bridge dolly, a rock flipped back, on the back of the operator's right hand and broke two small bones in his right hand.

Hauling in crib block down the intake slope. The crib block banded together sitting in the scoop bucket was cut by metal arch roof support. The top layers of the crib block were frozen together and slid into the operators lap. Attempting to protect himself he raised his forearm in defense and received a puncture wound to his right forearm requiring two stitches.

While installing a roof bolt plate, EE roof bolter rested his left hand on the drill head of the bolter. While raising the drill head he pinched his thumb between the bolter head and the roof bolt plate that he was installing, causing a laceration to his thumb.

Piece of shale (sharp) fell between bolts and lacerated EE's left ear.

EE was bolting in the #2 cross cut from Entry 4-5 in the 2 Rt. Room off of 2 Rt. Submain when a rock fell aprox. 18" X 24" X 2" thick. As he turned away he twisted his right ankle and was struck by the rock. Accident was not reported to management until 5/17/11.

EE was shoveling the rib in the 4-5 crosscut from #4 entry of the 1-Rt panel at Break #4 when a A-frame from the roof in between bolts (approx. 0-4" thk x 2' wd. x 3' lng.),fell, striking him in the back of the head and left shoulder.

While attempting to sledge a piece of steel into place, the sledge hammer head glanced off the piece of steel causing the handle to continue thru the swing and smashed his pointer finger between another piece of steel and the handle, causing a laceration.

Roof Fall - Intake slope entry, starting at the outby side of Break #5, approximately 28 feet long, 17 feet wide and 5 feet in height. No-one was injured and no equipment involved. Found at 7:37 am and reported to MSHA at 7:43 am. MSHA inspectors on site after reporting by phone.

Traveling in the intake on a mantrip, the miner was struck on the forehead above his left eye by a piece of draw rock that fell from in-between roof bolts as he traveled by, causing a laceration which required four (4) stiches.

While tramming crawler bolter, operator's left thumb became pinched between the bolter and the mine roof, when the machine teetered over a high spot in the mine floor causing the back of the machine to pivot up against roof. A laceration occurred requiring 4 stiches.

Roof Fall: Intake slope entry between cross-cut 4 and 5 approximately 40' long, 18' wide, 5' in height. No one injured, no equiptment involved. Found on pre-shift examination.