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Setting 5' & 4' resin bolts fall occured in intersection.

Man was cutting 42" mine belt with razor knife, slipped & cut leg.

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE MOVING A MINER CABLE & WATER LINE. * EMPLOYEE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT AFTER 10/12/05.

FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX. 5:30 P.M. ON THE #5 BELT LINE. FALL WAS FROM BETWEEN THE #2 & #3 ENTRY OVER TO THE #5 ENTRY. 250' OUTBY SECTION FEEDER. SPAD #2389 IS LOCATED IN THE #2 ENTRY IN LINE WITH FALL. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. FALL MEASURED 108' LONG X 20' WIDE X 4-7' THICK. SECTION WAS MOVED OUT THIS AREA. STATE AND MSHA LOOKED AT AREA.

FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX. 9:30 P.M. ALONG THE #5 BELT LINE BETWEEN THE #4 AND #5 ENTRIES, 1 X-CUT INBY SPAD #2379. SOME OF THIS AREA HAD BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBBED. BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. FALL MEASURED 37' LONG X 20' WIDE X 4-5' THICK.

While repositioning roof bolter head to drill hole ee twisted lt knee. he conitued to work until 12:45 pm knee hurting and ask to come outside.

Fall occurred at app. 6:45 pm in the #1 entry. Area was bolted with 4' resin & 6x6 plates. Fall measured 15' x 30' x 5' high. Area was a transition area from slate to sandstone roof located in low cover area. Equipment was moved outby & area timbered & dangered off.

While employee was unloading supplies out of a scoop bucket, a piece of rock measuring 24" x 12" x 1" fell from the roof. A roof bolt plate had been cut out by the miner at this location. The piece of rock hit him in the back and neck area causing him to fall.

While mining operations were being done in #8 entry of the 001 section, a piece of rock fell out between the rib and the first row of bolts. The rock hit the employee on the left side of his back and down to his left hip, causing him to fall forward. The rock measured 68" long, 16" on one end and 30" wide on the other end, 2" to 8" thick.

While using hand-held grinder, it kicked back away from surface being ground and cut employee's right wrist.

Fall occurred at approx 4:30 am in the #6 entry 2 x-cuts in by spad #2096. Area bolted with 4' resin bolts and 6 by 6 plates. Fall measured 40 ft long 10-20 ft wide and 4 ft thick. Fall was timbered off.

Removing rock from miner and caught fingers between rock and roof.

over exertion

the #2 operator had stopped int he intersection while the feeder was being cleaned and was beside the frontend of s/c. the #1 s/c came from the miner to dump his load of coal and did not see t he #2 s/c in the intersection and hit it. the #2 s/c operator was at the front end of the s/c when it hit.

LIFTING BUCKET OF MINER BITS & TWISTING. MUSCLE STRAIN.

SOMETIME BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM WE HAD A ROOF FALL AT SPAD #240 IN THE RIGHT CROSS CUT OF THE #5 ENTRY OF THE NO 1 MAINS. I FELL FROM THE #5 ENTRY THROUGH THE CROSS CUT AND INTO THE #6 ENTRY ABOUT 10 FEET. FALL MEASURED 64'L X 18' 20'W X 4'THICK. NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF AND FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

WE HAD A ROOF FALL FOUR BREAKS LEFT OF SPAD #45671 ON SECTION 002. IT MEASURED 40'L X 18'W X 4' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF .

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON HEAD, FACE AND SHOULDERS WITH A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK. THE ROCK MEASURED 3' LONG X 3' WIDE X 2" THICK. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 10:00 A.M. AND EMPLOYEE FINISHED THE SHIFT.

WE HAD A FALL ON SECTION 002 NEAR SPAD #42118. IT MEASURED 20'W X 20'L X 5' THICK. NO PERSONNEL INVOLVED BUT A SMALL SECTION OF MINE POWER FEEDER LINE WAS DAMAGED & REPLACED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP SINCE AREA WAS ABANDONED NEXT DAY.

EE'S SAFETY GLASSES SLIPPED DOWN ON HIS FACE DUE TO PERSIRATION WHILE SETTING MINER BITS. A PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK HIM IN EYE.

WE HAD A ROOF FALL IN OUR INTAKE ENTRY ON SECTION 002, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #41878. IT MEASURED 40'L X 16'W X 5'THICK. NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND AREA H AS BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

A PIECE OF COAL MEASURING 2'X2'X8' SLIPPED FROM ROOF/RIB, STRIKING EE S BACK.

WHILE LOADING A DEFECTIVE SCRUBBER FAN MOTOR FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER ONTO A BATTERY POWERED VEHICLE, ONE END OF THE MOTOR FELL OFF THE VEHICLECAUSING EE TO SLIP AND FALL AGAINST THE MOTOR.

EE WAS PLASTERING ON OVERCAST WORKING OFF ON LADDER. THE LADDER FELL OVER AN THE EE WAS INJURED. THE LADDER WAS SET PLACE ON SOFT BOTTOM.

FALL OCCURED ON THE #4 BELT LINE AT #16 BREAK. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' RESIN BELTS. FALL WAS APPROX. 20'X18' LONG 6 HT. FALL WAS CLEANED UP BOLTED AND SCREENED. CRIBBS WERE SET ON BOTH SIDES IN X CUTS TO TRY AND PRECENT A FULTERFALL IN THIS AREA.

WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING THE TENSION OFFA ROOF COMEALONG. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE LET THE HANDLE SLIP OUT OF HIS HANDS STRIKING INJURED IN THE JAW AND CHEST. ST.

WHILE CHECKING THE PUMP EE FOUND THE ROOF FALL.

WE HAD A FALL 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #827 IN THE NW MAINS. IT MEASURED 35' L X 18' W X 4-6' T, AND COVERED NO. 2 BELT LINE AT THIS POINT. FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND FEDERAL PERSONNEL INVESTIGATED THE AREA ON 10-23-01.

WE HAD A FALL ON SECTION 002 IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK BETWEEN 1 & 2 ENTRIES OF 4TH NW SUBMAINS. IT MEASURED 35' L X 18' W X 6' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED AND FALL WAS NOT IN AN ES CAPEWAY OR AIRWAY. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. THIS FALL WAS INVESTIGATED BY BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL INSPECTORS.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A SHUTTLE CAR, TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST RIB.

WE HAD A FALL IN THE NO.2 MAINS BELT ENTRY 75' INBY SPAD #30891. THE FALL EXTENDED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF 1 NEUTRAL AND 2 RETURNS. IT MEASURED 20'WX7'TX200'L. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP IN TH E BELT ENTRY AND IT WAS TIMBERED OFF INT HE RESTOF THE CROSSCUT.

WHILE CHANGING OUT ONE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITHANOTHER, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF ANDSTRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. THE ROCK MEASURED 2'X 2'X 3" THICK.

AFTER RETURNING FROM OUR VACATION PERIOD, WE DISCOVERED A FALL IN THE #7 ENTRY OF 1ST NORTHWEST MAINS BETWEEN BREAKS #89 AND 91. IT MEASURED 18' W X 90' L X 5' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. FALL WIOL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 3'W X 3'L X 2" THICK, FELL FROM ROOF, GLANCED OFF OF MINER AND STRUCK EE'S RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT. HE FINISHED SHIFT AND WORKED NE XT 4 DAYS BEFORE GOING TO DR. AT THAT TIME, HE DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A BROKEN BONE.

WE HAD A FALL IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE TRUCK ENTRY IN THE SW MAINS NCAR SPAD# 32980. IT MEASURED 20'LONG X 40' WIDE X 6' THICK. NO PERSONNEL INVOLVED, BUT A SMALL PORTION OF TRACK WAS COVERE D, THIS SECTION OF THE ESCAPEWAY WAS RE-ROUTED. AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBBED OFF.

WE HAD A FALL IN THE INTERSECTION OF #6 ENTRY, NE MAINS, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #618. IT MEASURED 25'W X 35'L X 8'THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNELINVOLVED. FALL BLOCKED INTAKE ESCAPEWAY BUT ESCA PEWAY WAS RE-ROUTED AROUND FALL AREA. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

WE EXPERIENCED A FALL IN THE INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY OF THE 1ST NORTHWEST SUB-MAINS 3 BREAKS INBY SPAD #681. IT MEASURED 35'LX30'WX4' TO 7' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. FALL OCC URRED IN AREA-SUPPORTED WITH 5 FOOT, FULL-GROUTED TENSION RE-BAR ROOF BOLTS. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE AND RE-INJURED AN OLD HERNIA.

WHILE DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE, BOOM EXTENDED TO LIMIT, DRILL HEAD WAS LOWERED TO PLACE BOLT WRENCH SO DRILL STEEL COULD BE PUSHED TO CORRECT DEPTH. INITIALLY DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK IN HOLE BUT WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO PLACE BOLT WRENCH IN CHUCKDRILL STEEL CAME LOOSE, STRIKING HIS HAND.

MINE FOREMAN NOTIED TOP WORKING IN THE FACE OF AROOM ON SECTION 002. HE INSTRUCTURED MINERS TO TIMBER OFF PLACE & LET FALL. THIS AREA HAD NOT YET BEEN SUPPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND FALL RODE OUT PAST TIMBERS & DISLODGED 4 ROOF BOLTS MAKING IT REPORTABLE ACCIDENT THE FALL IN THE SUPPORTED AREA WAS 12'W, 6'LX2'-6' THICK & AREA WAS NOT CLEANED UP

PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON DRILL HEAD OF BOLTER & EE WAS CLEARING IT WHEN ANOTHER PIECE FELL STRIKINGHIS HAND. HE LOST THE FIRST JOINT OF MIDDLE FINGER & SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF THE SECOND JOINT.

TO INSTALL A TUNNEL LINER, ROOF BOLTS HAD TO BE CUT TO REMOVE A HEADER. GAS TESTS WERE CONDUCTEDUP TO A HEIGHT OF 6 1/2' IN #5 ENTRY OF SECTION 003. THERE WAS A CAVITY 11 1/2' ABOVE HEADER WER E GAS HAD ACCUMULATED. WHEN OXY/ACET. TORCH CUT THROUGH ROOF BOLT IT IGNITED GAS. ONE EMPLOYEE HAD SOME 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A LADDER HANGING CURTAIN. HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LADDER, ENTANGLING HIS FOOT IN LADDER, CAUSING HIS KNEE TO BE TWISTED.

WHILE TRAMMING MINER TO NEW PLACE, MINER HELPER SWUNG CABLE OUT OF WAY AND IT STRUCK MINER OPERATOR ON ANKLE.

WE HAD A FALL IN THE FACE OF NO. 3 ENTRY OF SECTION 003 ABOUT 255' INBY SPAD #617. IT MEASURED 18' L X 18' W X 4-8' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. FALL WAS CLEANED UP.

WE HAD A FALL IN THE FACE OF NO. 1 ENTRY ON SECTION 003 ABOUT 275 FEET INBY SPAD NO. 621. IT MEASURED 16' L X 15' W X 9' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. FALL WIL BE CLEANED UP.

WE EXPERIENCED A ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY OF SECTION 003 FROM THE FACE OUTBY. IT MEASURED 23'L X 15'W X 9' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. FALL WAS CLEANED UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN/ACETYLENE CART INTO A SCOOP BUCKET SO THAT IT COULD BE TRANSPORTED TO #6 BELTHEAD WHICH NEEDED REPAIRS. HE LOST HIS GRIP AND ALLOWED THE CART TO STRIKE HIM ON HI S ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BOLTER CREW TO INSTALL BOLTS AND SCREEN IN #4 ENTRY OF SECTION 003. A PIECE OF ROCK IMBEDDED AND FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT. THE ROCK MEASURED 14" BY 15 " BY 4 1/2" THICK.

WE EXPERIENCED A ROOF FALL ON OUR SECTION 003 IN THE TRACK ENTRY INTERSECTION. IT MEASURED 26'L X 17'W X 11' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. THAT PORTION OF THE FALL THAT EXTENDED I NTO #6 ENTRY WAS CLEANED UP; THE REST OF THE AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF.