Winifrede 12 Mine Coal

Using Scoop and Chain and Pulling TailPiece to pull the belt back. The chain broke and the tailpiece lunged and hit EE on the lower portion of his right leg. Employee was removed from the mine and taken to the Hospital. Swelling, Bruising of lower portion of leg. Not yet known if any bones were fractured/broken.

Electrician was putting a Cat Head on a Cable. While using a Knife to cut the Shielding on the cable he cut his left hand. The cut was in the webbing between his thumb and forefinger. He had 5 stitches placed into his hand, some were below the surface of the skin and some are on the surface of the skin.

Employee was walking on Section and his upper back and lower neck impacted a roof bolt plate, causing small contusion to skin. Employee went to Hospital after work and the Laceration was "Glued" -- no stitches were made by the treating physician. The employee missed one shift of work and returned to his regular job duties.

Injured employee was operating the Scoop Machine. When Exiting, he placed his left hand on top of the canopy. A Rock fell from the Mine Roof and Crushed his hand between the Rock and Steel Canopy.

Injured employee was building a intake stopping and a cinder block fell and struck him on the right hand.

Employee was picking up a piece of waterline and slipped and turned his left knee inward.

Working on scoop - putting in carrier assembly. EE had a cheater pipe on a ratchet trying to break bolt and nut loose. Over exerted pressure on left arm and pulled muscle on inside of arm between forearm and bicep.

Rock broke out of Rt rib, sticking EE in back showing him against side of miner. Rock measured 7' long 18"x10".

Slipped on lose material and fell and twisted left knee servicing miner.

Slipped in the mud loading the belt tools

EE was getting off mantrip on section, EE tripped on something and pulled something in his back. Tried to work and pain became more severe. EE worked until 1:30a.m.

Walking belts, stepped in crack in bottom.

Trying to lift tram motor in buggy

Setting timbers on 001 section. When employee was lifting timbers, he twisted his right knee.

Attempted to break loose a rusted pipe fitting on a pump using a pipe wrench. Strained lower back.

Hit right shoulder in the roof of the mines.

Was setting timbers in #5 Entry and hurt right shoulder when lifting. NOTE: Employee began missing work on 10/31/08.

Cleaning out rock box on #5 head and smashed fingr in between 2 piece of rock.

Scoop feeder hit coal rib; rib rolled in deck and struck EE in the mid back. His right arm went numb.

In #5 entry pulling cable off shuttle car. Stepped on a lump of coal on the muddy bottome, twisted left knee.

Employee & co-worker were using a bar to pry a roller out of stand to replace roller. The bar slipped and employee fell injuring his left knee.

Slipped into hole and twisted right knee.

Walking back from lunch in #4 entry. Slipped in mud, fell and injured right hand.

Pulled muscle in rack moving miner cable.

Men were throwing block across scoop and hit EE on left thumb, cutting the thumb.

Employee was cleaning gob on off side of #3 belt and the rib rolled and covered him up. He was covered up for about 1 hour; it took 7 men to get him out.

Corner broke off striking right foot.

Buggy breaker knocked and employee went to put breaker back in when a flash occurred at receptacle. Employee jumped back and hit hand on power box and maybe rib.

Employee was pulling miner cable out of shuttle car roadway and strained his right shoulder.

Bent down to mix a batch of fast set cement and some spilled and got in eyes.

Running 488 scoop to clean #7 entry and coal from rib rolled and hit left knee and right shoulder.

Hoisting belt drive boom in the air when the chain of hoist slipped. The boom fell from about 3 feet and struck victim's left leg. Accident happened at #3 belt drive between #3 and #4 entries.

Stepped off forklift and stepped on uneven ground and right ankle twisted.

Injured was plastering stopping and plaster got in eye. He was wearing safety glasses and plaster splashed in eye from side.

During the process of installing roof bolts, operator swung drill head out to install outside bolt & pot struck neck & jammed rock into knee.

Putting up belt hangers & ATRS hit my lower back.

Bolt crew had set ATRS preparing to bolt the face of #4 entry. Operator was starting to swing drill boom out to install 1st Roof bolt. A piece of slate 0-8" thick x 30" x 60" fell between T-bar and last permanent support. Rock hit operator on head & shoulders & hit bolter canopy. Canopy had not yet been raised. Neck was jammed up & shoulders bruised.

Employee had assisted in setting a bent for a conveyor support. He was standing on a concrete pier & stepped from the pier to a guard rail. From the guard rail he jumped to the ground landing on a piece of loose guard rail & he twisted his left ankle.