Mine No 4 Coal

The individual was tightening the steering arm bolts with a wrench when he felt pain in his left arm and shoulder. This is a medical only reportable accident as the indiviual performed his normal duties and did not have any lost or restricted work days.

The individual was getting out of the operator's compartment of the roof drift and twisted around. He said he felt something pop in his chest.

The individual had been grinding in the shop area. When he finished he rubbed his eyes with his hands and got a sliver of metal in his right eye. He was wearing prescription safety glasses while he was grinding. The individual received prescription medication for his eye.

The conditions were wet had a light drizzle rain all day.

The employee alleges that he was hanging a miner cable and had it on his shoulder. The cable pulled him to the ground, resulting in a possible bruise to his hip. The alleged injury is still under investigation and we reserve the right to withdraw the report upon completion of the investigation.

Employee got truck out of gear on hill to slow truck down. He steered truck into drainage ditch; impact from going into ditch caused water tank to become loose and come into cab on driver.

Excessive rain caused the highwall above the belt portal entry to erode. The additional weight of the wet material on the canopy caused the portal canopy to partially collapse onto the belt conveyor. Ventilation was not affected ant there were no injuries or equipment involved. A new canopy has been installed.

A roof fall was discovered on the No 1 south panel, which was being pillared. The fall was discovered in the No 5 entry, just inby survey station 3219. The fall was an extension of a pillar fall which extended outby the break-line about 60'. The fall was 20' wide X approx 5' high. There were no injuries or equipment involved.

The individual was lifting a timber and strained his back.

The employee was working on the section conveyor belt tailpiece when his wrench slipped. When the wrench slipped it caused him to strike his elbow against the tailpiece. He worked his regular job until 2-26-08. He did not miss work or receive medical treatment until 2-26-08.

The EE was installing a roof bolt, when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and caught his finger against the drill head. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.

The EE was welding a piece of equipment and was blowing slag from the weld with an air nozzle, when a foreign object entered his right eye. The small partical imbedded and was removed by a physician.

The EE was installing roof bolts. He installed the rib bolt and as he repositioned the drill head to install the second bolt, a piece of draw rock fell and struck him on the shoulder.

He was welding in the surface shop and the prolonged exposure to the welding flashes resulted in flash burns to his eyes.

Employee was picking up a timber. As he turned around, he felt his back give.

Pulling a pump out of the mud. Felt a pull in his back.

While unstopping the head - rock broke from around the canopy and hit employee.

EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE - PUT HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY, PUT CANOPY TO TOP, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN CANOPY AND TOP.

Fall located at crosscut between No. 4 entry & No. 5 entry; spad 23. Length 30-40 ft, width 18 ft, height 8 ft.

EE WAS LEAVING WORK AFTER HIS SHIFT, DRIVING HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE ON DUSTY HAUL ROAD WITH LOOSE GRAVEL. EE WAS DRIVING TOO FAST AND IMPACTED A COAL TRUCK.

TAKING STEEL OUT OF HOLE - GLOVE CAUGHT LACERATION & CHIPPED BONE IN RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

67 FT HIGH, 20 FT WIDE, 60 FT LONG I BREAK INBY SPAD 2264 #6 ENTRY - NEUTRAL.

EE was operating the roof bolt machine-a rock fell from the top hitting him on the r shoulder.

EE WAS LYING ON HIS BELLY, REACHED UP RIGHT HANDED TO PUT IN OIL SEAL. FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

#5 ENTRY, 40' INBY SURVEY STATION #14. 19' WIDE, 60' LONG, 6' HIGH. HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WAS COVERED UP IN THE FALL.

BEND OVER TO PICK UP A ROLLER FELT BACK PULL & GIVE.

NO 2 BLLEDER ENTRY B RIGHT, 40 FT INBY SS 2364, 20 FT WIDE LENGTH UNKNOWN HEIGHT UNKNOWN.

2 BREAKS INBY #2367, 70 FT LONG 16 FT WIDE 3 1/2 FT THICK. WILL BOLT WITH 6 FT FULLY GROUTED.

ROOF FALL #1 NORTH SECTION. #5 ENTRY. SPAD #122. DISTANCE FROM FACE 2000 FT. BRATTICE #26. APPROX 50 FEET LONG 20 FT WIDE 4 TO 5 FT HIGH.

EE WAS CRAWLING AROUND THE BOLT MACHINE-HE CUT HIS LEFT SHIN ON A PLATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCOOPING UP GOB, SOMETHING BROKE IN THE GOB AND FLEW UP HITTING HIM IN RIGHT EYE.

A-RIGHT 2048 #1 2049 #2 70-80 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 4-5 FT HIGH.

#2 ENTRY A RIGHT SECTION BLEEDER. 4 - 5 FT, 350'LONG (4 CROSSCUTS). CONTINUE OF EXISTING FULL - 4' HIGH, 20' WIDE, LENGHT UNKNOWN. #1 ENTRY A RIGHT.

ROCK FALL SPAD # 1850 6 LEFT SECTION #6 ENTRY. 50 FT X 20 FT X 5 FT.

EE WAS LOADING OAKS BOARDS ONTO THE SCOOP HE PICKED UP A BOARD & HURT HIS RIGHT HIP & LEGP WAS NOT ABSENT FROM WORK UNTIL 04-27-95

ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING ROLLER WITH AN AXE. THE AXE SLIPPED AND HIT EE IN THE CHIN.

EE WAS SHOVELING THE BELT, STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

ROOF FALL FOUND IN #7 ENTRY MAIN RETURN 4500 FT OUTBY FACE SIZE 20X25X7 FOUND BY EE & EE VA STATE MINE INSPECTOR

HE WAS PULLING ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR. HE FELT HIS BACK TIGHTEN.

INJURED WAS HIT ON THE FOOT WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT.

EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE & HE BEGAN HAVING BACK PAIN

55061S PULLING THE MINER CABLE & HE STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN

9?514E CALLED OTHER PERSON ON 7-17-92 AND SAID HAVING KNEE PAIN AND WAS GOING TO THE DR. COULDNT BE CERTAIN OF TIME,CAUSE OR DATE OF INJURY.

INJURED WAS HELPING OPERATE THE PRESS.HE WAS HOLDING THE METAL THE END OF THE METAL CAME DOWN CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE METAL AND THE VISE.

ROOF FALL IN LAST SET OF CROSSCUTS ON #1 LEFT SECTION. 1 FIRST CUT WAS TAKEN OUT OF CROSSCUT BETWEEN #6 & #7 HEADING TOP FELL FROM THIS CUT ACROSS #6 ENTRY INTO #5 ENTRY. SIZE 19' WIDE 60' LON G 4 TO 5' HIGH. NO INJ OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE SECTION WAS IN PROCESS OF BEING TERMINATED.

DRIVER MISSED A GEAR AND LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK

INJURED WAS REVERSING THE FEEDER CHAIN IT FIRED OUT IN THE SEAM OF THE PANEL BOARD BURNING HIS LEFT AHND AND WRIST.

PUTTING BOARDS ON MACHINE ONE FELL ON FOOT

INJURED WAS CLEANING EQUIPMENT-OUTSIDE.HE BECAME DIZZY AND NAUSEOUS THEN HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.HE THEN FELL HITTING HIS FOREHEAD.

I.NAME DRILLING AND A ROCK FELL HITTING SHOULDER AND THEN HIS FOOT.RX-DARVOCET.

EE WAS WALKING TO THE MANTRIP HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE OVERCAST AND FELL DOWN.

I NAME & ANOTHER EMPLOYER WERE REMOVING THE BED FROM THE MINER THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS SIDE & THEN I NAME DROPPED HIS HIT TING HIS LEFT HAND

I.NAME WAS PULLING ROCK WITH THE SLATE BAR. THE BAR WAS CAUGHT AND KNOCKED INTO HIS LEG.

I.NAME WATCHING MINER WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES..

I.NAME REACHING INSIDE BATTERY CHARGER AND CUT LEFT FOREARM.

HE WAS PUTTING UP THE MIDDLE BOLT AND ROCK FELL CATCHING HIM ON BACK AND LEG.

HE WAS BOLTING AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

HE WAS PUSHING A BOLT IN A HOLE. THE BOLT BENT CATCHING HIS WRIST.

I.NAME CLIMBING OFF LOADER FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP-WHEN HE STARTED TO FALL HE HELD ONTO HANDRAIL HURTING RIGHT SHOULDER.

I NAME WAS WALKING HE SLIPPED AND BROKE HIS ANKLE

I NAME WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON THE SCOOP THE RIM BURST THROWING DUST AND COAL PARTICLES INTO BOTH EYES.

I NAME STATED T2AT HE WAS UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS 8X8X4 WEARING APPROX. 35 LBS THE BENDING TWISTING AND THROWING HURT HIS BACK.

I NAME STATED T2AT HE WAS HELPING KNOCK DOWN CUBS THE HE STARTED LOADING TIMBERS PULLED ON A TIMBER HURTING HIS BACK.

I NAME STATED T2AT HE HAD HELPED UNLOAD ROLLERS WHEN HE GOT BACK ON THE SECTION AND GOT OUT OF MOTOR HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

HE WAS HANGING 8HUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN HE REACHED UP A ROCK FELL FROM THE RIB HITTING HIS HAND.

ROOF FALL RETUR3ED ENTRY OF A RT ROOM SPAD #363 APPROX 16X20 HEIGHT UNDETERMINED.

I NAME WAS BOLT3NG AND A ROCK FELL SMASHING HIS FINGER

HE WAS OPERATIN1 THE SCOOP AND HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP.

ROOF FALL 20FT 5ONG 16FT WIDE 10FT HIGH #2 INTAKE ON MAIN SO.SECTION 15BREAKES INBY #2 BELT DRIVE

ROOF FALL CROSS3CUT 18 FT WIDE 40 FT LONG 8 FT HIGH ENTRY 18 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG 8 FT HIGH #4 ENTRY MAIN NORTH 10 CROSSCUTS INBY #2 BELT DRIVE

ROOF FALL IN LE0T ROOM OFF #1 RT 100 FT INBY SURVEY STATION 618 50 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 8 FT HIGH 200 FT OUTBY PILLAR LINE

16X20X10 LOCATE8 IN #1 RIGHT #1 INTAKE THERE WERE 3 SEPARATE FALLS

ROOF FALL IN 5 9NTRY ON THE 1 RIGHT SEITIM AND 2000 FT FROM OUTBY FACE AREA.

I.NAME WAS CRAW5ING BY A STACK OF TIMBERS, HE PUT HIS HAND IN THE TIMBERS WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THREW A TIMBER ONTO THE STACK

HE WAS CRAWLING3WITH A STACK OF BOARDS AND HE INJURED HIS BACK.

A ROOF FALL IN #1 INTAKE 20 FT BY 30 FT BY 12 FT.

A ROOF FALL IN THE #1 ENTRY #1 RIGHT-10 FEET HIGH, 20 FEET WIDE, 50 FEET LONG.

I.NAME AND I.NA4E WERE KNOCKING BITS OUT OF THE FEEDER, I.NAME WAS HITTING THE STEEL AND IT WENT SIDEWAYS HITTING I.NAME IN THE CHIN

I,NAME WAS BENDING OVER TAKING A PLUG OUT OF A H WHEEL UNIT ON THE BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE TRIED TO STRAIGHT-UP HIS BACK CAUGHT.

I.NAME MAKING SPLICE ON CABLE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUT LEFT THUMB.

A ROOF FALL IN THE #2 ENTRY 1400 FEET OUTBY WORKING AREA SIZE - 35\L X 20\W X 10\L

I.NAME LIFTING TIRE WITH BAR TO PUT IT ON A HUB.

I NAME WAS CLEANING THE GEAR BOX ON THE MINER HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN 2 GEARS.

I.NAME WAS HANGING THE BOLT MACHINE CABLE THE REEL ON THE BOLT MACHINE JERKED THE CABLE DOWN HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER

I NAME WAS GOING TO THE DUMP WITH A LOAD OF COAL HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY THROWING HIM AGAINST THE CANOPY AND THEN BACK INTO THE SEAK AFTER THIS HE HAD PAINS IN HIS BACK.

MR. SHAPRE WAS THAWING OUT THE TRAM PEDAL & BRAKE PEDAL WITH A BUTANE TORCH. THE MOTOR WAS ON POINT BUT MR. SHARPEDID NOT KNOW THIS. HE MASHED THE TRAM PEDAL & WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTO R & THE BUILDING.

MR. NEFF WAS LOADING THE CAR. WHEN HE STARTED TO CHANGE SEATS HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE TRAM PEDAL - CATCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE CAR AND RIB.

IN 6 ENTRY OF MAIN NORTH SECT -ROOF FALL 16\WIDE X 60\LONG X 8\HIGH.NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.