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Brooks Run Mining Co. LLC accepted a federal black lung claim on 1/24/14 for this individual who had been employed at the mine when operated by the company. Employee was administratively terminated on 12/31/11.

The mains section had advanced under a hollow. The #9 intersection began to take weight. The # 9 return entry at 1 break inby spad # 2112 was cribbed off. no effort was made to save the intersection. The intersection in the #8 return entry was reinforced with cribs, steel beams, jacks and longer bolts.

After hanging the miner cable around the intersection in LOB #6 entry, EE was talking to the foreman. The scoop operator inadvertently hooked the miner cable 2 breaks away. Causing the cable to fall down and drag across the intersection causing ee to trip over cable. Resulting in falling on a baseball size rock bruising his back.

While making a belt splice on the #1 Belt line, the com-a-longs slipped allowing the belt clamps to strike the lower right leg!

When switching seats on shuttle car to change direction, he had pain in his back!

While operating the S & S 482 scoop, the victim placed his arm outside the operator's compartment. While holding on to the stop block, the machine was turned fully to the right and the machine mashed the end of his finger.

While shoveling belt, the employee hit his hand aganst a belt splice causing a cut.

The Employee was not following instructions on cleaning belt. After repeated warnings, he was teminated. The following week the company was notified that the employee strained his knee while getting on the personnel 3 wheeler to go outside.

Employee was riding on a boss hoss mantrip. To avoid the possibility of getting wet, he raised up off the mantrip striking the roof and getting pushed into the battery compartment.

Employee stated that while operating a scoop, a piece of draw rock measuring 2" x 12" x 14" fell approximately 6" and struck employee on the cap light. Roof bolts in this area were installed according to the approved roof control plan.

Employee was positioned out by the continuous miner (x-cut out by block being mined) when a piece of draw rock fell between roof bolts and rib striking employee.

PICKED UP 5 GAL OIL CAN & THREW WITH LEFT HAND.

ROOF FALL 70' LONG X 20' WIDE X 5' HIGH BOLTED WITH 36" RESIN BOLTS AREA SPOT BOLTED WITH 48" RESIN BOLTS.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CRIB BLOCK FROM UNDERNEATH A SHUTTLE CAR, HE GOT HIS FINGERS PINCHED BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR AND CRIB BLOCK.

ROOF FALL AT 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #1899. 25' WIDE, 6' HIGH. AREA WAS CRIBBED. AREA WAS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED OFF 25'+ LONG.

ROCK FALL AT SPAD 2687. 70' X 15' X 3' HIGH.' ONE SIDE OF FALL WAS A SLIP. CLEANED ROCK & BOLTED PLACE.

INTERSECTION AT SPAD 1909. FELL APPROX. 5'. AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3 & 5 ROOF BOLTS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BOLTER WRENCH TO BEND A ROOF BOLT THAT WAS HANGING FROM THE TOP. WHILE PUTTING UP PRESSURE ON THE BOLTER BOOM, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND BOOM WENT AGAINST THE TOP. HIS LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE BOOM AND HIS MIDDLE FINGER GOT PINCHED AGAINST THE TOP.

THE BELT CONVEYOR BROKE WHILE HOISTING BELT BACK TOGETHER, VICTIM PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

FOREMAN WAS SUPERVISING AND STRAINED HIS NECK. CAUSE UNKNOWN

INSTALLING ROOF BOLT IN THE TOP PUSHING ROOF BOLT TOWARD THE DRILL POT & THE BOLT TWISTED AROUND PULLED MUSCLE WHEN BOLT TWISTED AROUND Y

WHILE OPERATING SCHUTTLE CAR, THE OPERATOR DROVE THRU A SERIOUS OF RUTS IN THE ROADWAY. HIS HAT BOUNCED OFF AND HE CONTINUED TO OPERATE SHUTTLE CAR WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE HIS HAT. HE THEN ST RUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP.

WHILE HELPING ELECTRICIAN CHANGE MOTOR ON CONTINUOUS MINER, THE VICTIM CLAIMED OF A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS STOMACH AREA., HE ASKED TO BE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE CLAIMED OF A BACK STRAI N.

TRAMMING FROM FACE OF #3 TO FACE OF #4. CUT CORNER SHORT W3HILE TURNING INTO #4 ENTRY. LEFT FOOT WAS OUTSIDE OF BOLTER. CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE BOLTER & RIB.

DUCK WALKING AROUND SHUTTLE CAR - FOOT SLIPPED AND STRAINED KNEE LIGAMENT.

THE SECTION WAS ADVANCING FROM AN AREA THAT HAD SOLID COAL IN THE POEA-HONAS 3 SEAM BELOW ONTO AN AREA THAT HAD BEEN PILLARED. THE TOP WAS SOFTER THAN NORMAL. THE BREAK THRU TOOK PRESSURE AND THE SLATE TOP BROKE UP AND FELL ONTO.

MINER OPERATOR BACKED THE MINER UP. THE OPERATOR TURNED THE MINER OFF. THE VICTIM STARTED TO CRAWL UP THE OPERATOR'S SIDE OF MINER TO TIMBER. THE MINER OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE THE VICTIM. THE OPER ATOR PROCEEDED TO RESTART MINER AND STRAIGHTEN BOOM. HE INADVERTENTLY SWUNG THE BOOM THE WRONG WAY, STRIKING THE VICTIM.

NO INJURIES. LOB #1-2 CONTAINED PARALLEL CRACKS. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS- STRAPPED WITH WOOD AND METAL. SPOT BOLTED WITH 6' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS. THE BRK THEN TOOK WEIGHT & WORKE D FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES. THE BRK FELL OUT 3 ROWS OF BOLTS WIDE FOR THE LENGTH OF THE BRK.