Corinth Mine Coal

An area of the roof fell approximately 12 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 3 feet high, in the belt entry on number 1 belt approximately 400 feet underground.

An unplanned roof fall onto the no.1 conveyor belt approx. 200 ft inby belt portail. The face was approx. 4 feet in length, 20 feet in width, and 3-5 feet in height.

Employee and two others were on surface area of UG mine, loading cribs, boards and wedges into a scoop bucket. The scoop bucket was on a crib instead of the ground. When almost fully loaded the scoop bucket fell off the crib and the operator side edge of the bucket struck the top right foot of employee.

Injured employee and another miner were using a hydraulic drill drilling holes in the mine floor. The bit hung and the drill twisted, causing the metal handle to strike the inside of his left knee. Soreness, bruising and swelling, no broken bones.

EE was operating a scoop, from outside to the setion. As he was tramming thru the low top, He hit his head hard hat on the mine roof jamming his neck. He had pain to the left side of his neck.

EE was using a hammer to break loose a connecting link on spare piece of conveyor chain(miner). A piece of the hammer broke off, and went through skin into left wrist joint. Metal removed by Orthopedic Dr. on 7/18/07.

Fall was outby intersection for a distance of 25'long x 10' w x 5'high. Intersection had cribs and headers previous installed but had not indication of this fall outby cribbed area.

The cont miner operator was backing the miner. Inj EE was in front of the miner, moving the cable. He slipped & he caught himself by grabbing the cutter head with his right hand. His right hand got mashed between cutter head & mine roof. Broke his little finger.

He was walking with a 35lb can of oil in each hand toward the face equipment. He slipped, causing his back to twist and start hurting. He completed this shift and worked a full shift the next night. He went to the Dr. on Monday, 5/8/2006, because of continued pain in his lower back.

MINER WAS CHECKING THE NO.1 BELTLINE. HE HAD WALKED NO.1 BELT FROM OUTSIDE TO THE TAIL PIECE AT BREAK #54. HE SAT DOWN TO REST & DRANK A DR.PEPPER. MINER SAID A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF & STRUC K HIS RT.KNEE CAP. MINER WALKED OUTSIDE & ASKED TO GO HOME. NO VISIBLE INJURY.

TROUBLE SHOOTING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ON THE SURFACE. USING A VOLTAGE METER TO CHECK OHMS AND GROUNDS. VOLTAGE METER CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED CIRCUIT CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH. THIS CAUSED BURNS TO THE LEFT FOREARM AND HAND, AND LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND NECK.

MINER WAS RESTING ON HIS KNEES BESIDE THE ROOF BOLTER. AS HE STOOD UP, HE HEARD HIS LEFT KNEE "POP". ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER, IN THE LOCKER ROOM, HE NOTICED A SWOLLEN AREA (MARBLE SIZE KNOT) ON THE BACK SIDE OF HIS LEFT LEG IN THE BEND BEHINDHIS LEFT KNEE.

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS PUSHING UP FACE AND BREAKER KNOCK. HE WAS HAULING ACROSS TOP OF SCOOP FROM OPERATOR COMPARTMENT AND RESET BREAKER AND LEFT SWITCH ON END SCOOP STARTED UP, RAISED UP AND PI NNED OPERATOR BETWEEN SCOOP AND TOP DISLOCATING RIGHT HIP.

ROOF BOLTER WAS STUCK AND SCOOP WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLTER OUT AND SCOOP SLIPPED UNDER RIB AND PUSH PIECE OF METAL IN CANOPY AND PINCH LEFT LEG AND CAUSE DEEP BRUISE TO LEFT LEG.

ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION IN #4 ENTRY 1 BRK INBY SPAD # 9+45. THE FALL WAS 20'X20'X5'H.

EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE BENT DOWN AND LIFTED A BOXOF 36" LONG RESIN AND PUT THEM ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER. HE SAID AT THAT POINT, HE FELT A TINGLE IN HIS BACK.

SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAVELING FROM FEEDER AND RAN OVER SPILLED COAL, REDUCING THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN ROOF AND FLOOR. THE ROOF KNOCKED THE CANOPY OVEREMPLOYEES LEGS, LEANING APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING ROCK WITH ROCK BAR. STOPPED, ROCK FELL AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM, X-RAYED AND RETURN ED TO WORK FOLLOWING DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, WALKED FROM FACE OF MINE TO TOOL BOX AND SLIPPED ON MUDDY FOOTWALL, TWISTED KNEE (RIGHT KNEE) AND TORE THE CUSHION CARTILAGE IN KNEE.

EE WAS GOING TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM CONTINUOUS MINER. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK, EE WAS REMOVING COVER FROM TRAM REDUCER ON CONTINUOUS MINER AND HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN RATCHET AND RUB REEL ON THE MINER WHEN COVER FELL OFF.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE OLD BOLTS FROM A CONVEYOR FRAME MADE FROM 12" CHANNEL. THE CONVEYOR WAS ON ITS EDGE UNSECURED AND ROLLED OVER ON EE'S FOOT WHILE CUTTING ON FRAME.

EE SLIPPED OFF EDGE OF DROP DECK TRAILER. CONTUSION TO LEFT BUTTOCK. TRAILER AND EE S SHOES WERE WET DUE TO PREVIOUS RAIN.

EE STEPPED OFF TRUCK BED AND ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED AND HIT LOOSE MATERIAL BEING UNLOADED. CONTUSION TO RIBS.