Jesse's Run Cleaning Plant Coal

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE NO. 8 ENTRY AT SPAD NO. 49 OF THE EAST MAIN SECTION WHILE MAKING THE WEKKLY EXAM. ROOF FALL WAS 30 FT LONG AND 18 FT WIDE AND 5 FT HIGH. THE FALL WAS DANGERED OFF AND NOT CLEANED UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE NOR WAS MAIN VENTILATION AFFECTED.

INJ EE WAS FINISHING A MAINTENANCE JOB ON THE 14CM MINER & WAS TRYING TO PUT THE PIN INTO THE RIB RAIL. THE PIN WOULD NOT LINE UP WITH THE HOLE AND AS HE WAS PUSHING WIH HIS RT FT TO PUSH THE' PIN IN, THE HELPER TOOK A PRY BAR TO BACK END OFRIB RAIL & AS HE WAS PRYING ON THE RAIL, THE RIBRAIL FELL ON INJ EE'S RT FT, FRACTURE TO METATARSEL RT FOOT LITTLE TOE

AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS REMOVING A PILLAR, A PIECE OF DRAWSLATE FELL ON THE FRONT. THE FOREMAN HAD THE MINER OPERATOR TRAM THE MINER BACK OUT & HE & THE OPERATOR REMOVED THE ROCK OFF THE HEAD OF THE MINER. THE DRAWROCK HAD BROKEN INTO THREE OR FOUR PIECES & AS FOREMAN WAS SLIDING 1 ROCK OFF MINER HE HIT ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK THATHAD A SHARP EDGE CAUSING A LACERATION TO FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING 6" WATER PIPE AS SECTION IS RETREATING AND A SHE WAS PULLING ON TEH PIPE HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WROK BUT ON 5-10-00 HE WENT TO DR AND THEY PUT HIM IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TRACTION.

WHILE HELPING REPAIR 14CM MINER HE TRIPPED OVER RUBRAIL AND FELL AGAINST THE PANEL BOX INJURING HIS LEFT RIB AREA. AT THE TIME HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS SERIOUS SO HE DID NOT REPORT IT. HE THEN FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT CHEST AND RIBS AND A SHORTNESS OF BREATH. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE EKG WAS PERFORMED & DETERMINED NOT TO BE A HEART ATTACK.X-RAYS DETERMINED A TORN MEMBRANE IN LEFT CHEST.

THE INJURIES EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE 10 SC SHUTTLE CAR WITH A 3/4" DRIVE AND THE BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE RACHET TO SLIP WHICH CAUSED THE EE TO FALL FORWARD AND STRIKE THE SIDE OF THE S. C. WITH HIS FACE. THE INJURIED EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED THREE STITCHES. HE ALSO BROKE A TOOTH.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE M PANEL AT THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT OF #4 TO #3, TWO BLOCKS INBY STATION #2779. WHILE CUTTING THE CROSSCUT THE ROOF STARTED WORKING AND THE CREW MOVED THE FOURTEEN CON TINUOUS MINER OUT OF THE FACE AREA. THE FALL MEASURED 50'L X 18'W X 5.5'H. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAIN VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE FALL WAS NOT CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO 2 SW MAINS AT STATION NO 2474 IN AN INTERSECTION OF THE X-CUT 2-1. A SURFACE FRACTURE WAS OBSERVED & LONGER BOLTS STEEL STRAPS & CRIBS WERE SET PREVIOUSLY. THE FALL WAS 40'LONG,17'WIDE,4 1/2' TO 6'HIGH. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT PASSENGER VENTILATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIED OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED, TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

AN AWARD WAS GRANTED TO EE BY WV WORKERS COMP DIV ON 11-11-98. EMPLOYEE FIELD FOR HEARING LOSS 4-13-98. EMPLOYEE WORKED 8 YEAR FOR A SURFACE MIEN AND DIDNOT WEAR HEARING PROTECTION. WHILE W ORKING FOR US HE HAS WORN HEARING PROTECTION ADN OPERATED ENDLOADER WITH A/C AND CAB NO LOUD NOISES. HEW AS AWARDED 11% = $15,118.

AN AWARD WAS GRANTED TO EE BY WV WORKER'S COMP DIV ON 10-21-98. DID NOT RECEIVE LETTER UNTIL 11-13-98. EMKPLOYEE FILED FOR HEARING LOSS 5-18-98. THE EMPLOYEE IS A UTILITY MAN WHO WORKS OUTB Y FACE AREA. HE WAS AWARDED 2.2%=$3,070.

INJ EE WAS BITTING UP THE JOY 14CM MINER AND WHILE KNOCKING OUT THE BIT INSERT HOLE IN PREPARATION TO INSTALL THE BIT INSERT PULLER HE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HIS HAMER CAUSING A FRACTU RE TO THE FINGER. HE WENT TO THE DR AND THEY PUTA SPLINT ON THE FINGER.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET BREAKEN POST IN #8 ENTRY OF PANEL H NEAR SPAD NO.1785 AND WHILE PERFORMING RETREAT MINING AS HE WAS GETING A POST, A PIECE OF THE RIB ROLED OFF STRIKING HIS RT . FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION. THE METATARSAL BOOT HE WAS WEARING HELPED PREVENT A POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO HIS LT. FOOT. CREW PUT SPLING ON RIGHT FOOT AND HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF A CAT 970F ENDLOADER AND AS HE STEPPED OUT ON THE SIDE DECK HIS FOOT SLIPPED ADN HE FELL TO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 6 FT STRIKING HIS LT ELBOW ON THE GROUN D WHICH CAUSED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE HEAD OF THE RADIUS BONE.

GPF-THE EMPLOYEE HAS STATED TO COMPENSATION DIVIDION OF WV HE HAS 27 YEARS OF DUST EXPOSURE AND THIS IS THE BASIS OF HIS AWARD. ON HIS EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION HE SHOWED 4 1/2 YEARS OF TIMBER IN DUSTRY EXPERIENCE. HE HAS WORKED FOR 5 YEARS AS AN ENDLOADER OPERATOR AT ROBLEE MINE. DURING THIS TIME HE WORKED IN A FULLY ENCLOSED ENDLOADER WITH A/C.

GPF-EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING PHYSICAL FOR A DIFFERENT COMPANY FOR EMPLOYMENT-RAUER COAL CO. THE BLACK LUNG AND HEARING LOSS WAS CHANGED TO ROBLEE COAL 04-17-96BY WV COMPENSATION DIVISION AWARDED .5 5% DISABILITY AMOUNTING TO $930.79.

ON 3-5-97 WE EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED INUNDATION OF WATER FROM A UNCHARTED ABONDONED OLD DEEP MINE. THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS 8' IN THE "A" RUN WHEN THE RIPPER CUT A HOLE 3' X 5' IN THE FACE AN D WATER STARTED TO FLOW INTO OUR MINE. THE INUNDATION OCCURRED IN THE MMU 001-0 PANEL G SECTION AT THE NO. 8 ENTRY, TWO BREAKS INBY SPAD NO. 1631. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE OCCURRED.

GPF-EMPLOYEE WAS CONTEMPLATING CHANGING JOBS AND RANCH COAL HAD HIM TAKE A PHYSICAL BUT HAD MANCHIN CLINIC CHARGE ROBLEE COAL FOR THE HEARING AND BLACK LUNG TEST THROUGH WV COMPENSATION. THEY AWARDED HIM 5% AWARD BASED ON THE PRESUMPTION THAT IF HE WORKED OR WAS EXPOSED TO DUST 10 YEARS OUT OF THE THE LAST 15 YEARS HE IS SUFFERING FROM BLACK LUNG. THIS IS A BAD LAW.

EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE HIS SHUITTLE CAR FROM THE FEEDER AREA AND HAD JUST HOOKED UP A CABLE TO A SCOOP WHICH WAS GETTING READY TO PULL THE SHUTTLE CAR. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING OUT OF THE WAY, THE SCOOP OPERATOR RAISED THE BUCKET WHICH CAUSED THE OUTBY END OF THE SCOOP TO MOVE IN A SIDEWARD MOVEMENT STRIKING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND RIGHT KNEE WHICH CAUSED HIS RIGHT LEG TO TWIST.

INJURED EMP WAS HELPING TO PUT THE SIDE RAIL BACK IN PLACE AND AS HE WAS PULLING THE SIDE RAIL TOWARD THE MINER TO PUT THE PIN IN THE RAIL HE CAUGHT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE RAIL AND MINER FRAME. DISTAL 1/4" OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER WAS FRACTURED AND HE REQUIRED STITCHES.

ON 8-13-96 WE EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED INUNDATION OF WATER FROM A UNCHARTED ABANDONED OLD DEEP MINE. THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS 10" IN THE RUN WHEN THE RIPPER CUT A HOLE 2'X3' NEAH THE PAVEMENT AND WATCH STARTED TO FLOW INTO OUR MINE. THE INUNDATION OCCURED IN THE MMU-001-0PANELA E SECTION AT THE NO.6 ENTRY ONE BREAK INBY SPAD NO. 1415.

YINJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE PAN ON 14CM5-10BX CONTINUOUS MINER AND AS HE WAS PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR, HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SLATE BAR AND PAN CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTUR E TO HIS LEFT THUMB.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE CREW MAKE A BELT MOVE AND WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF WINDING UP A BELT ROPE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE HELPING ON PILLAR LINE, INJURED EE WAS LIFTING A WOODEN POST AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, BUT CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL END OF SHIFT ON 9-5-95. HE WENT TO HOSPITAL ON 9-6-95, AND AFT ER RETURNING HOME ON 9-6-95, HE TELEPHONED THE WORK SITE AND REPORTED OFF WORK. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY INJURED HIS BACK IN 1990. EXPLAINED TO ALL EES AGAIN, REPORT INJURIES IMMEDIATELY.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PILLAR LINE SETTING TIMBERS AND HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHARPENING THE CHAIN ON THE HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW WHICH OPERATES OFF THE 488 SCOOP. WHILE USING A FILE TO SHARPEN THE CHAIN, HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED CAUSING A CUT TO HIS RING FINGER WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES (3 OR 4).

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO REALIGN BUSHING YOKE ON DEWATERING SCREEN. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE, SLIP AND FALL. WHILE FALLING HE STRUCK HIS LT. ARM AND BAC K ON A CROSBRACE AND FELL APPROX. 8 FT. TO THE FLOOR, LANDING ON HIS FEET. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, REMAINED ON SHIFT AND DID NOT GO TO A DR. UNTIL 5-15-95.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING IN THE NO. 8 ENTRY, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 10' LONG 4" WIDE AND 2" THICK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LE FT HAND WHICH WAS POSITIONED ON THE BOOM ARM OF THE BOLTING MACHINE. REQUIRED STITCHES AND SURGICAL DEBRIDEMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BRAKE BLOCK ON A 2QSC SHUTTLE CAR AND AS HE WAS CONNECTING THE HOSES, THE BRAKE BLOCK SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER HOSE AND THHE BRAKE DISC CAUSINNG A LACERATION WHICH RQUIRED STITCHES.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS H ELPING TO REMOVE A REFUSE JIG BUCKET IN THE CLEANING PLANT & AS HE WAS ST EPPING UP TO ATTACH A COMEALONG HIS FOOT SLIPPED & WHEN HE REACHED OUT WITH HIS LIFT HAND TO RE GAIN HIS BALANCE HIS WEDDING RING CAUGHT ON A HOOK & CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS LT HAND RING FINGER WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES

WHILE DOING RETREAT MINING, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OBSERVING THE ROOF CONDITION DURING THE REMOVAL OF A WING. HE WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE MINER AND HE OBSERVED A COUPLE O F TIMBERS LAYING ALONG THE RIB AND AS HE BENT OVER TO REMOVE THE TIMBERS, THE MINER OPERATOR STARTED TO BACK UP AND DID NOT SEE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND AS HE MOVED THE MINER SIDEWAYS THE REA

INJURED EMPLOYEEWAS HELPING MACHANIC TROUBLE SHOOT THE 11CM MINER. THEY WERE CHECKING THE PLANTING AND AS THEY TRIED TO MOVE THE MINCH A LINK OUT OF THE TRAM CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ON LEF T INDEX FINGER AND LOWER LT. QUADRANT OF STOMACH. THE TRAM LINK CAUSE AN INCISION WHICH REQUIRED THREE STITCHES TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.

THE INJURIED EE WAS SERVICING HIS SHUTTLE CAR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HISFT AND IN THE PROCESS OF SERVICING USED HIS HAMMER TO HOLD UP LID ON REEL COMPARTMENT THE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH AND LOOSEN TWO TEETH HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER BLOCKING MATERIAL WHEN BLOCKING ANY PORT OF HIS EQUIPMENT.

68935 POSITIONING A PIECE OF METAL 3X6 WHICH WAS STANDING ON EDGE THE INJURED EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LAYING IT OVER ON TO ANOTHER STACK OF METAL AND AS HE PUT HIS RT FOOT AGAINST IT TO KEEP 38504ETAL FROM SLIDING IT BOUNCED BACK UNDER HISFOOT.