Winifred Deep Mine Coal

A pall was discovered in intake airway 30'l, 20' w, 5-6' thick. Laminated shale with slight water present. Good air flow across fall and a 6' walkway was timbered across fall edges of fall were sloped with scoop to make travelable. Additional supports were installed in roadway and crosscuts between intake & roadway and between roadway and belt.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ON BELTLINE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Unloading resin from scoop bucket and putting the glue on top of pinner, he felt pain in lower back, hip and left leg.

EE WAS ENTERING HIGHLINE INTO SECTION POWER BOX AND WAS USING CRC TO CLEAN THE CABLE AND CONNECTIONS. HE SPRAYED THE CLEANER AND IT HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. HE STATES HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES

80' INBY SPAD #2628 IN CROSSCUT BETWEEN #1 AND #2 ENTRY A SECTION OF MINE ROOF MEASURING 40' X 20 X 8'. NO RIDER SEAM WAS PRESENT BUT THERE IS EVIDENCE OF WATER ABOVE. FALL IS APPROX 500' OUTBY FACE. FALL DISCOVERED DURING WEEKLY EXAM OF AIRWAYS. AIR FLOW NOT AFFECTED

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN NO.2 ENTRY & A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE 1ST & 2ND ROW OF BOLTS WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED. ROCK HIT EE IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK. COMPLAINT OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK, LEFT HIP AND LEFT LEG. TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL, RELEASED AFTER X-RAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A SPLICE ON A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE & CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND WITH A KNIFE.

Pulling on Universal bolt/nut on Joy 10SC32 shuttle car. Felt pain in right shoulder.

Surface cracks had been encountered and area had been bolted with 4' resin bolts and T-3 channell. A crosscut was turned right out of #3 and when crosscut holed into #4 entry the fall occurred in #4 entry in the intersection being developed. Fall approximately 5.5' thick, 20' wide & cannot determine length.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING MINER CABLE TOWARD RIB AND SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.

Roof fall in #3 entry at spad No. 451. Fall was 35' x 20 x 3' to 5'. Fall is 5500' outby active work section. No airways blocked or travelway. No plans to rehabilitate.

#2 SHUTTLE CAR WAS HUNG UP AND EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE IT. THE SHUTTLE CAR SLID OVER AND HIT HIM AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE RIB.

EE WAS PERFORMING WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF AIRWAYS WHE FALL WAS DISCOVERED. FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 7-12 AND 7-19-04. FALL IS IN #8 ENTRY 80' INBY SPAD #150 IN INTAKE. AIRWAY NOR EXCAPEWAY IS BLOCKED. WE HAVE 2 INTAKES IN THIS AREA. AREA IS TIMBERED OFF AND WE DO NOT PLAN TO RE-HABILITATE AREA OF FALL.

EE WAS HELPING TO SET THE FEEDER AND IT MASHED HIS FOOT.

EE SAW A LOOSE CONNECTION ON THE MAC 8 MANTRIP BATTERIES. WHEN HE TIGHTENED THE LOOSE CONNECTION, THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND GOT DEBRIS IN HIS EYES.

A ROLLER BEARING WENT DOWN IN THE OUTER PLANETARY CAP OF THE JOY 14CMS CONT MINER. EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE BEARING WHEN THE BEARING CAP FELL OUT AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE CAP & A CRIB BLOCK.

ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM RIB IN #4 ENTRY & HIT EE (CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR) ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE LEFT WORK WITH PAIN IN SHOULDER.

EE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC/ELECTRICIAN CHANGE A WHEEL UNIT ON SHUTTLE CAR. DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW WHEEL UNIT, THE PART HIT THE EE'S LEFT LEG.

EE WAS STOCKING RESIN AND SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING.

OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, ROCK FELL FROM TOP, HITTING RIGHT ARM.

FALL OF ROOF 80' OUTBY SPAD #109 AT BREAK 20. FALL IS ~18' WIDE X 40' LONG X 4' THICK IN #6 ENTRY OF THE #1 BELT MAINS. FALL IS 3700' FROM THE ACTIVE SECTION. NO PEOPLE/EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.

ELECTRICIAN WAS HELPING LIFT RUBRAIL INTO PLACE ON MINER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN AND GROIN AREA.

EE WAS HELPING TO LIVE BELT TAIL WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE AND CAME BACK AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE.

TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST SIDE OF BATTERY AND CUT EAR - REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS TAKING OUT A STOPPING AND A CINDER BLOCK FELL AND MASHED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER.

EE WAS PUTTING RESIN ON BOLT MACHINE. JUST STARTED COMPLAINING IF BACK PAIN.

EE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

MAN WAS MINER HELPER AT TIME THE TOP IS SHAKY AND A PIECE 24" BY 18" BY 12" THICK FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT LEG, JUST ABOVE KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING STOPPING. WHILE CHIPPING ON A BLOCK, THE CORNER PIECE FLEW UP & STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.\

EE WAS JACKING UP A SHUTTLE CAR WITH A MECHANICAL LIFTING JACK. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE JACK BAR AND THE JACK BAR STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT CHEEK OF HIS FACE AND MADE A DEEP CUT REQUIRING STITC HES.

EE WAS LIFTING A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER & TURNED THE WRONG WAY & SAID HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON SLICK PLACE IN THE MINE FLOOR. INJURED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS USING A TORCH TO BEND A PIECE OF METAL. A SPARK FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

STEPPED OFF OF MANTRIP, STEPPED ON A LEDGE TWISTED KNEE AND ANKLE.

EE WAS GETTING PLASTER IN THE OLD WORKS, AND A 8" FLAT ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.

WHILE BOLTING #8 HEADING, A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS & RIB. ROCK STRUCK RT. FOOT.

EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN RIGHT LEG AND BACK. EE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED INJURY OR WHAT TIME IT OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE KNEELED DOWN AND PULLED A LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE'S SHIFT WAS OVER. HE REACHED INSIDE HIS TRUCK TO START IT. HIS TRUCK WAS IN GEAR AND DRAGGED HIM ACROSS THE PARKING AREA IN BETWEEN 2 OTHER TRUCKS. THIS CRUSHED THE DRIVERS DOOR AROUN T HIS UPPER BODY. THEN HIS TRUCK RAN OVER HIS LEG.

STEPPED OFF SECTION TAILPIECE ON TO A PIECE OF COAL & JAMMED RIGHT KNEE

INJURED WAS PUTTING LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN FACE. CLIMBED OVER SOME GOB & HURT KNEE.

INJURED WAS TRAMMING SCOOP OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT. A PIECE OF 2" PLASTIC WATER LINE WAS LAYING ON TOP OF SCOOP. ONE END OF WATER LINE ROLLED OFF SCOOP & HIT THE GROUND & THE OTHER END HIT SCO OP OPERATOR IN FACE.

EE WAS SITTING ON A BUCKET OPERATING REMOTE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AND BACK OF NECK.

BROKEN PILLER BLOCK BEARING. ROCK STUCK ON SHAFT. EE WAS PRYING BROKEN ROCK OFF SHAFT WITH LADY SLIPPER PRYBAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH BLUNT END OF PRYBAR.

RAISED UP HIS HEAD WHILE PASSING UNDER HEADER AND HIT HEAD OR HEADER.