Titus Mine Coal

Last LT Section, #1 Entry. EE was lifting a cat idler for the miner. The pain in his lower back started the next day.

Injured was installing a recard belt splice in 4 belt. His buddy was pounding the staples in with a 3 pound hammer. When the hammer slipped off splicing tool, it struck injured on his right hand causing a cut and bruise to hand.

Injured was crossing #2 belt and stepped on a cement block causing him to fall. He landed on his tailbone causing him pain in his lower back. There was high water in this area due to pumps being down. Doctor diagnosed a fracture to the lower tailbone.

Injured was operating Fletcher Twin Boom Bolter. Right knee was too close the the bolter drill head. As the head was lowered, it hit right knee causing bruising and strained ligaments in right knee.

Was roof bolting on Fletcher Twin Boom Roof Bolter. Was pushing roof bolt into bolt hole. Bolt was partially in hole & started to bend. While pressure still applied, injured tried to spin bolt to stir resin and bolt bent further and then bent part of bolt hit injured in left wrist.

Injured man was roof bolting on a twin boom bolter when a piece of rock fell between the ATRS and the canopy striking him on the back of his left lower leg and foot.

Miner had loaded shuttle car and miner operator was on knees at end of miner boom along rib line. When shuttle car was pulling out, the s.c. operator swerved s.c. to right and rear of s.c. pulled toward miner operator, catching his feet with its bumper/frame, injuring his left foot.

Roof bolting with Fletcher RR2 twin head bolter, he had 4' resin bolt in hole and it was partially bent. He was pushing on bottom end of roof bolt with his body weight trying to straighten bolt when bolt twisted in hole causing him to fall into the bolt hurting his shoulder area.

Injured was making a splice on a trailing cable and bent over to pick up roll of tape and twisted lower back.

Injured was jacking red devil tugits when he slipped causing him to twist left leg injuring knee.

Injured was using blade knife cutting off shuttle car cable to make splice when knife slipped cutting left index finger-had 5 ctitches.

Injured was tramming Fletcher bolter out of working place. He had his rt hand on top of canopy. Machine raised and caught his rt hand between canopy and mine roof.

Injured person was pulling shuttle car cable to a new location on section when injured stomach muscle's. Diagnosed as hernia. This person worked light duty until 6/12/07-day of surgery.

Fall at 57 rm intersection aw escapeway. 16 ft x 18 ft x 4 ft high. area was bolted with 4 ft fully grouted resin bolts. 3500 ft outby section.

While pillar recovery mining, a roof fall occurred that covered up the remote control continuous miner.

While lowering drill head with right hand on the hydraulic controls and holding a section of drill steel in left hand, the upper end of the steel came in contact with the side of the drill head and the lower end of the steel contacted the operator's foot. As the head was lowered it pushed the section of steel against his foot.

Rock fell out between posts. 2" thick, 1' in diameter. Bolts were 4x4 all around. A piece of layered sandstone fell out and hit him in the side on rib cage.

Had quill in 3" yellow mine water line greased by channel locks and was hitting with hammer. Missed channel locks and hit left hand with hammer on back of hand.

Employee was unloading bucket of 36" used belt structure from scoop bucket and pulled muscle in back lifting 1 pc of structure.

Fire boss found roof fall at 5:15 am on 6/12/06) on working section of #1 North 1 blk inby station #2514 in #5 entry 2 blks inby feeder dump point. On 6/13/06 at 6:00 am fall had continued left to #4 & #3 entrys in direct line. Total of 3 intersections lost.

Picked up a piece of belt and pulled back muscles.

Roof fall 1 block outby spad #2469 in #2 Hdg of 2 Rt Section 3 Blocks outby tail piece.

Individual was fixing some loose bolts on the belt line when a rock came down on his foot.

Man was walking down hole and an end of a wire was hanging down and went between safety glasses and scratched side of eye.

Individual was tramming scoop outby, hit a pothole, jarred his back.

Individual was backing up a tow seater mantrip, rear tire hit a pothole in pavement and steering knob went around and hit the back of his hand.

Individual was bending a roof bolt, getting ready to install. EE lost footing, bearing plate cut back of left hand. 4 stitches

Individual was trying to reform a piece of the frame of a SC21 shuttle car, prying on it a hammer flew out and hit him in the hand.

Miner operator sitting under bolts, running miner when rock fell on boom. Carried to midways, spun around in the bend in conveyor boom, came over the side and hit him in head.

EE pryed against bottom structure with a slate bar. Lost footing, slipped and bar came down against his collar bone. Ended up bruised.

Driving cart while firebossing travelway, catching rib with front tire spun steering wheel out hitting his hand.

WHILE MAN WAS BOLTING A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER.

The individual with the afflicted injury was running his shuttle car down the feeder entry. Prior to that the individual had to pump brakes off his shuttle car manually and left handle in the upright position. The individual hit a hole in the road and his back came down on handle.

Bolter (operator's side) had drilled hole for bolt, reached for bolt when a rock approximately 5' x 4' x 6" fell striking bolter on back and left foot.

roof fall occurred between 2:45 PM to 3:40 PM.

AREA HAD BEEN MINED APPROX. 20 YEARS AGO AND HAD DETERIORATED FROM TIME AND MOISTURE.

INTERSECTION FELL, APPROX. 16' LONG X 17' WIDE X 6-6 1/2' HIGH.

Roof bolting. Small loose rock came loose and fell for appr. 3 feet striking hand.

WHEN LOADING ROOF BOLTER, THE OPERATOR WAS RE-ADJUSTING GUARDS WHEN HE SAW THAT HE NEEDED A NEW HOLE CUT IN THE RUBBER MAT. WHILE TRYING TO CUT THE HOLE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED & SLICED HIS PALM OPEN.

Drove crosscut over to pick up #10 entry. and crosscut and intersection in #9 started working we point anchored and put 6' bolts in then built piers and the crosscut 9x10 fell for approx. 30' x 16' x 4-5.

Intersection in #4 entry fell approx. 4' h 2' wide 25' long.

While trying to remove a large piece of slate off of belt EE felt a tear in right side of abdomen.

While walking up the #4 entry to get the scoop employee struck his head on an offset in the roof jamming his neck.

Ran over piece of 1" alumium tubbing flipped up and hit him in back.

2" PLASTIC WATERLINE RUNNING ACROSS SECTION ON PILLAR LINE MINER BITS CAUGHT THE WATERLINE CAUSING IT TO HIT EE.

FALL IN INTAKE TO THE LEFT OF SPAD #1434. APPROX 6 '-7' HIGH, 40'-50' LONG, 16'-18' WIDE.

ROOF FALL INBY #25 STOPPING, ROOF FALL APPROX 4 1/2-5 FT HIGH, 25-30 FT LONG AND 16 FT WIDE. AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH RESIN BOLTS X XBARS AND TIMBER, BEFORE FALL.

FOUND ROCK ON JABKO CABLE 4 BELT 1 1/2 X-CUTS OUTBY 4160 X-OVER SIZE 4 TO 4 1/2' LONG 2 1/2'WIDE 5"THICK TAPERING TO 1". INJURED LIFTED ROCK TO ROLL OUT OF WAY WHEN IT BROKE ON LIFTING END FAL LING ON VICTIMS'S RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS BOLTING AND WHILE INSTALLING A 4 FT RESIN BOLT IN ROOF HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE POSITIONING HEAD OPERATOR HAD THUMB BETWEEN HEAD AND FRAME MOUNT WHEN HEAD MOVED DRILL POT MOVED AFTER STRIKING A PIECE OF SLATE OR PAVEMENT RESULTING IN A CUT ACCUSS THUMB NO BROKEN BON ES.

EE WAS CARRYING ROCK DUST AROUND BOLTER WHEN HE GOT HIS FEET TANGLED IN CABLE, CAUSING HIM TO TRIP, STRIKING HIS BACK ON BUMPER OF ROOF BOLTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REGULAR SCOOP MAN PLUG UP BATTERIES WHEN HE TURNED AROUND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN MUD CAUSED HIM TO TWIST AND FALL RESULTINGIN INJURY.

EE WAS INSERTING A ROOF BOLT. HE BENT ROOF BOLT PRIOR SO HE COULD GET IT IN THE HOLE, WHILE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT HE GAVE IT A JERK, IT TWISTED IN HOLE, STRIKING HIM IN UPPER LIP.

EE WAS HELPING MOVE A PIECE OF ROCK OFF OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER ONE END OF ROCK SLID SIDEWAYS, PINCHING HAND AND ARM AGAINST ROOF.

ROOF FALL FACE OF #2 ON NW PANEL NO WITNESS NO INJURIES CLEANING AREA WITH MINER.

ROOF FALL #7 ENTRY 4 BLOCKS FROM FACE NO WITNESS TO FALL NO INJURIES, POSTED OFF AREA.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND AT #5 HEADING 1 WEST SECTION. ON ONE IN MINE AT THE TIME OF FALL (NO INJURIES).

STEEL STUCK IN CHUCK TRYING TO KNOCK LOOSE IT HIT EE IN FACE RESULTING IN BRUISE AND CUT OVER LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LEE NORSE 200 REMOTE CONTROL MINER. WHILE PULLING UP CABLE HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN A LOOP OF CABLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST & FALL BACKWARD RESULTING IN A BROKEN LOWER LEG.

AREA WAS BOLTED3WITH 3&4 FOOT LENGTH ROOF BOLTS.THE ROOF DID NOT APPEAR BAD IN FALL AREA WATER WAS NOTICED IN ROOF IN THIS AREA DID NOT IMPOSES VENTILATION DID NOT EFFECT TRAVEL OF PERSONS.SLI P WAS NOTICED I3 THIS AREA AFTER THE FALL.

AREA WAS BOLTED IAW EXISTING ROOF CONTROL PLANS USING 4\ & 3\ CONVENTIONAL BOLTS. PREVIOUS INSOECTIONS REVEALED NO APPARENT DEFECTS OR DETERIATION. FALL WHICH OCCURED BETWEEN 5 & 6 CROSS CUT, APPROX. 30\ IN LENGTH, & 6\-8\ IN HEIGHT, SLIGHTLY IMPAIRED AIR TRAVEL IN RIGHT RETURN, HOWEVERR RESTRICTED TRAVEL OF PERSONS. SUFFICIENT AIR VOLUME PRESENT TO CONTINUE WORK IN 002 ACTIVE SEC

AREA WAS BOLTED IAW EXISTING ROOF CONTROL PLAN USING 4 FT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS SPECULATION AS TO CAUSE OF FALL IS BELIEVED TO BE THE ACTIVE REMOVAL BY MEANS OF PILLARING OF PGH COAL SEAM APPRO 80X120 DIRECTLY BELOW O.MY 002 SECTION