Tusky Coal

Stone struck foot while prying fallen rock off of continuous miner with 5 ft long stone bar Transported to ER by Mine foreman and treated for bone chip. Xray later confirmed fracture on 11-21-2011

There was a roof fall in the intersection on #4 Belt at #40 Break. The fall measured twenty five feet long X four and half feet tall X twelve feet long.

Roof Fall discovered at 10:30 p.m. located on #5 belt at #27 Break in #4 entry. The fall was 20 feet wide x 20 feet long x 6 feet high.

Roof fall was discovered at 1:35 p.m. The fall was located in entry #4 @ Crosscut #22 on #4 Belt.The fall was 20 feet wide X 35 feet long X 6 foot high.

#4 BELT--#4 ENTRY--#37 CROSSCUT......THERE WAS A ROOF FALL THAT MEASURED 4.5 FEET HIGH X 60' WIDE(THROUGH THE CROSSCUT) X 18 FEET LONG

Employee was setting up sights on section. Noticed that the roof was flaking, so he started to crawl out. That is when a rock fell from the roof and landed on the employees foot.

Employee was trying to move a johnson(mantrip) trailer out of the way of a scoop when the scoop tire caught the edge of the trailer and smashed down on his leg twisting his ankle.

IN 4-5 AT 14 BREAK THERE WAS A ROOF FALL, 18 FEET WIDE, 30 FEET LONG, AND 5 FEET TALL.

Roof fell on 23 break on 4 belt. It was on the left hand side of an intersection towards #2. It was 17 feet wide, 6 feet high, and 25 feet long.

OPERATING REAR MOBILE ON #1 SECTION-HAD RIGHT HAND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE KITCHEN-SMASHED THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE MOBILE AND THE LOW TAIL.

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Roof fall in #2 entry of the mine mouth. The fall measured 4' high, 4'wide, and 15' long. The fall opened a gap between the highwall and fan housing. No equipment was damaged or injuries occured b/c of the fall.

Roof fall at mine mouth.

Employee was in the underground parts hole trying to lift a miner shear jack onto the two man trip. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back and lower extremities. Employee did not go to the doctor that day. He went on January 13th, 2009.

Roof fall in #2 entry, 18 break on 2 belt. The fall was 30' wide, 25' long, and 5' high. There were no injuries.

EE states he bent over in the thickener to retrieve a bucket and hit his head on a metal bar, suffering a contusion to back of neck.

Roof fall in #3 entry 400' inby the number 2 belt drive. The fall was 30' long, 17' wide, and 5' high at the highest point.

Employee was stripping out concrete forms.

Employee's left arm was caught in the tailpiece and dimembered from his self.

Roof fall in 3 heading of 4 SE Mains at center of 16 break going from crosscut 3-2 and into 2-1. Fall is 18' wide, 80' long, and 12-15' high at highest point.

Roof fall in #3 heading of 4 left in the 1 E Butt. Fall was 30' wide, 50' long, and 12-15' high. Miner operator was turning crosscut 3-4 when a roof fall occurred. Operator dove under boom for protection, however some rock fell on his right leg.

Roof fall in #3 entry at 22 break of 5 SE mains. 30' long, 40' wide, and 6' high.

Roof fall in #4 entry at 5 break of 2 belt 20' long, 20' wide, 6' high.

Roof fall in 5 heading at 16 break of 2 belt 20' long, 25' wide, 5' high.

Roof fall in #4 heading at 40 break of 4 SE Mains 20' long, 25' wide, 4' high.

Roof fall @ 6 break on #2 belt in #5 entry - 30' long - 4' high. No injuries, damages, or impairments.

Roof fall in #3 entry of #4 SE Mains at #41 break in intersection. Fall was 20' long, 20'wide, and 4-10' thick. No injuries. Some structure was damaged.

Roof fall in #3 entry of #4 SE Mains at #14 break in intersection. Fall was 25' long, 20' wide, and 6-15' thick. No injuries. Some belt and belt structure were damaged.

Roof fall 100' inby mine mouth starting in #1 entry and continuing across same line to #4 entry. Fall is 130' long, 18' wide, and 12-20' thick. No injuries or damage.

Employee was going outside to get supplies. He was pulling mantrip into crossuct and front tire hit the rib spinning the steering wheel. Steering ball on the wheel went between the middle and index fingers.

While drilling roof hole, hand was pinched between the pot and the canopy of the roof bolter.

Employee was operating roof bolter. He was holding drill steel in top. Swung canopy and hit hand pinching it between the drill steel and canopy.

Employee was operating a twin boom roof bolter. Hand was on the drill steel top of pot. Employee started the rotation before removing hand from drill steel. Corner of the pot caught his glove wrapping his hand around the drill steel in the pot. All employees were instructed about placement of hands while drilling.

During a belt and power move, two employees were setting a feeder by using 4' x 8' headers. While doing this, employing felt a pull in his back.

Employee was assisting in moving the miner cable and felt a pull in his low back while lacing the miner cable along the rib. Employee continued to work. First day missed was 2/18/05.

Employee was setting a beam on the canopy of the roof bolter to support it to the roof. The beam slipped off the other side of the canopy causing the side the employee was on to raise into the top smashing his thumb between the beam and roof.

While getting out of the deck of the roof bolter and crawling towards the side controls, employee hit his head on a low hanging roof bolt.

A roof fall occurred at no. 6 crosscut of "0" entry at a 4-way intersection. This intersection had been re-bolted with 8' cable bolts; however the fall occurred in a horseback above the anchorage point of two of the cable bolts. The remainder of the area is intact. The area that fell was approximately 12' x 12'. Contributing cause was the ongoing squeeze.

Employees were setting cribs. Finger (index, left) was crushed with crib. Finger was fractured.

A roof fall occurred at No. 7 entry at No. 7 crosscut. This was a continuation of the previously reported fall at No. 6 crosscut. Area was bolted with 5' fully grouted bolts. The ongoing squeeze broke off against the solid. The fall was 18' wide by 50' long.

An ongoing squeeze caused the roof in the #3 entry at 18 crosscut to fall.

An ongoing squeeze caused the "00" entry to fall from 12 cross cut to 18 cross cut.

An ongoing squeeze caused the roof in the #6 entry at 25 crosscut to fall.

An ongoing squeeze caused the roof in the #7 entry to fall from 17 crosscut to 19 crosscut. This area already had excessively wet roof.

An ongoing squeeze caused the roof in the #4 entry at 19 crosscut to fall.

Employee was assisting in making a splice in the shuttle car cable. He was cutting off the outer jacket of the cable and cut his finger with a utility knife.

Employee hit roof with hard hat and a piece of stone went in his eye.

Roof fall in the #7 entry at 3 way intersection 4+68. The piece of roof that fell was approximately 30' long. This area has dripped water from the time of initial mining to the time of the fall.

Employee was backing the miner out of a cut and went inby the last row of roof bolts. A slab of stone (horseback in roof) fell from roof and landed on employee. Off work from time of injury to Oct 25th; restricted duty from Oct 25th to Jan 17th per call to company. coder 12.

Employee was walking through a cross cut and hit his head on a roof bolt.

WHILE UNLOADING 10" STEEL CHANNEL SUPPLIES FROM SCOOP CAR TO BOLTER, THEY SLID FORWARD. EE'S HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE LIGHT GUARD ON BOLTER.