Mining Incidents in May 2000

ROOF FALL 4 BREAKS INBY SS#155 #7 ENTRY 1100 FT OUTBY WORKING FACES.

UJINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN THE NO. 1 INTAKE AT BREAK #42 IN THE INTERSECTION. FALL SIZE: 34'X30'X 5-8'. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 5; FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH 5' TENSIONED REBAR WITH METAL STRAPS INSTALLED AS SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTS. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND THE MINE ROOF RESUPPORTED.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND WHEN THE WEEKLY EXAMINER WAS WALKING THE INTAKE AIR COURSE FOR THE 1 RT 2WEST; FALL WAS IN THE BLOCK BETWEEN X CUT 268.25#7 ENTRY. IT WAS 30' X 18' X 5' HIGH; IT WAS IN AN OUTBY AREA & DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE, BUT DID BLOCK PRIMARY ES-CAPE ROUTE. THE ROUTE WAS MOVED TO #6 ENTRY; ITWAS CAUSED BY A SLIP IN THE SANDSTONE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY OF 6TH NORTH INBY #12 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS 25' L, 18' W AND 6' THICK. THE FALL DIDN'T AFFECT TRAVEL, VENTI-LATION, OR CAUSE ANY INJURY; IT DID DAMAGE SOME BELT STRUCTURE. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A FALL OCCURRED IN CROSSCUT 20 #7 ENTRY IN THE 4LIW AREA OF THE MINE. THE FALL WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND MEASURED 18' WIDE, 40' LONG, 4-5' HIGH; IT DIDN'T AFFECT EQUIPMENT, PEOPLE OR AIR; IT WAS IN AN OUTBY AREA; CAUSED BY A COAL RIDER AT THE 5' RANGE.

A ROOF FALL IN THE EAST MAINS IN #8 ENTRY #9 X-CUT MEASURING APPROX 60' BY 20' BY 6-9'. THE AREAHAD BEEN SUPPRTED WITH 6' TENSION ROOF BOLTS AND 9' MEGA BOLTS AND TIMBERS. THERE WAS UNDETECTED SLIP IN THE MINE ROOF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE D6 PANEL IN NO. 4 ENTRY INTERSECTION AT SURVEY STATION NO. 4536. THE FALL WAS APPROX 18 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 8 FT HIGH. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEA NED UP.

AREA MINED IN JAN-97. TRANSITION ROOF AREA. DETERIORATED IN TIME.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 6TH EASH PANEL BELT LINE AT 62 X CUT #7 ENTRY 255M. THE FALL WAS 35' LENGTH - 25' WIDTH AND 10' HEIGHT. IT WAS AT A 4-WAY INTERSECTION.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MINE NO. #3 ENTRY 6950 WEST, GALATIA NORTH. THE FALL WAS APPROX 10-15' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 12' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE MINED THROUGH.

FPREMAN WAS MAKING EARLY RUN AT 0900. FOUND FALL IN #4 ENTRY, 1 BRK. INBY SPAD #11517 XXXX HAD ABOUT 4' OF ROCK ABOUT 10' LONG ON IT. AT 2330 #5 ENTRY 1 BRK INBY SPAD #11522 FELL ON ANOTHER SL AB R' THICK BACK TO CANOPY. BOTH FALLS 4' H X 20' W X 210' L FELL TO PILLAR LINE.

THE SERVICE HOIST OPERATOR COULD NOT GET BRAKES TO RELEASE ON THE HOIST. ALL UNDERGROUND EM- PLOYEES EVACUATED THE MINE THROUGH THE 2ND WAY OUT. AFTER INSPECTION, ELECTRICIANS FOUND A BLOWN FUSE IN DYNAPAR BREAK GOVERNOR; FUSE WAS REPLACED AND THE HOIST WAS BACK IN OPERATION AT 7:45 A.M.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ALONG THE TRACK ENTRY NEAR WIER SHAFT, AT 6 & 45. VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED.NO INJURIES. FALL IS APPROX 30'L BY 16' W BY 8-10' HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED ON THE 3 NORTH MAINS AT APPROX. 11 PM; THE FALL WASLOCATED IN THE #2 ENTRY, ADJACENT TO THE 8 NW PANEL, 20' OUTBY SPAD #10576. FALL MEASURES AP- PROXIMATELY 70; LONG X 18' WIDE X 7+' HIGH; AREASUPPORTED WITH 6' TENSION REBAR BOLTS. NO INJURIES - NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT. THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 4' BY 16' BY 20' OCCURRED ON #3 BELT OUT BY SPAD NO. 47 (NO. 5 ENTRY) AREA IS TO BE CLEANED AND REBOLTED.

ROOF FALL IN RETURN #1+2 ENTRY ABOUT 500' OFF SECTION AT SPAD #283+284. FELL APPROX 100' LONG 20' WIDE &6' HIGH. CRIBBED & DANGERED OFF THE AREA & MOVED SECTION TO OUTBY FALL AREA, A.

HOISTMAN WAS RUNNING HOIST BEFORE SHIFT STARTED AND LOST POWER. CALLED ELECTRICIANS, MSHA WAS CALLED AT 7:30 AM TO REPORT HOIST DOWN. ELECTRICIANS FOUND FAULTY BRAKE WEAR LIMIT SWITCH AND REPL ACED IT. HOIST WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND MSHA WAS CALLED AT 8:25 AM ON THE SAME DAY.

DUMP TRUCK POPPED OUT OF GEAR. TRUCK WENT OVER BERM INTO FILLED QUARRY HOLE. DRIVER ESCAPED FROM TRUCK. DRIVER WENT TO RUTLAND HOSPITAL AND WAS CHECKED BY PHYSICIAN. NO INJURIES WERE FOUND.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL FELL FROM THE NO.1 ENTRY TO THE NO.7 ENTRY OUTBY MMU 002-0, TWO BREAKS INBY EP 1. THE FALL WAS 20' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 4' TO 6' HIGH.

A ROOF FALLING HAS OCCURRED ON OUR BELT TAKE UP UNIT AT SPAD 83 & 90 ON OUR BOB 3 BELT. THE FALL IS APPROX 110' LONG, 18' WIDE, AND VARIES IN THICKNESS FROM 6' TO 10'.

UPON NORMAL TRAVEL A SMALL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN BETWEEN #3 AND #4 ENTRIES AT SS#6166. THE FALL OCCURRED 3 CROSSCUTS IN BY 1C BELT DRIVE THE FALL WAS APPROX 25 FT IN LENGTH BY 19 FT WIDE BY 4 1/2 FT HIGH. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE FALL WAS NOT CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURE ON THE L-2 SECTION IN THE#4 ENTRY INBY SPAD #74+50. THE FALL IS A CONTINUATION OF THE FALL WHICH OCCURED 8/16/00 AND IS APPROXIMATELY 90' LONG X 18' WIDE RANGING FROM 4' - 15' HIGH.

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN THE #1 & #2 HEAD- INGS 2 BREAKS OUTBY THE RACE OF THE #2 HEADING. THE FALL WAS 20' X 30' X 8' THICK. THE TOP WAS SANDSTONE WITH 4' BRUTER BOLTS AS SUPPORT.

ROOF FALL APPROX. 20' WIDE X 20' LONG X 10' HIGH IN NO.4 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION NO. 598.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONE XCUT OUTBY, #3 BLEEDER MEASUREMENT POINT IN THE NORTH BLEEDER ENTRY. THE FALL WAS CONDINED TO THE XCUT AND DID NOT AFFECT THE AIR OR TRAVELWAY.

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 2 BREAKS OUTBY THE NO. 4 BELT HEAD IN THE NO. 8 RETURN ENTRY OF THE 002-0 MMU. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY20' X 20' AND 4-5' THICK; THE ROOF IS BOLTED WITH 42"" RESIN BOLTS. THE ROOF IS LAMINATED SANDSTONE AND SLATE AND DAMP.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT 21BK ON THE 21 BUTT INTAKE #2 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND WAS 25 FT LONG X 16 FT WIDE X 7-8 FT HIGH. FALL WAS OUTBY THE SECTION AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. AREA WAS SUPPORTED TO PLAN.

IGNITION, DUE TO CUTTING A ROCK INTRUSION IN THE ROOF NOT VISIBLE TO THE SHEAR OPERATOR.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #3 BELT- #5 ENTRY @ #4 CROSSCUT ON 5-22-00 THE FALL MEASURED 20'LX20'WX4'H. FALL WAS INVESTIGATED BY T.L. WORKMAN. MSHA ROOF CONTROL SPECIALIST THIS AREA WILL BE REHABITITATED.

A FALL OF MINE ROOF OCCURED IN AN OUTBY RETURN AIR COURSE MINED IN 1999. IT FELL IN A CROSSCUT.IT WAS 35' LONG X 18' WIDE X 5' HIGH. THE CROSS-CUT HAD A SLIP RUNNING DIAGONALLY THAT WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL IT FELL. IT DID NOT BLOCK PEOPLE,AIR OR EQUIPMENT.

ROCK FALL IN #5 ENTRY NEAR SPD #30945 1900' OUT BY 001. WORKING SECTION 20 X 80 X 4 FEET IN TRACK ENTRY WILL NEED TO BE CLEANED UP. WILL TAKE ALL SAFETY MEASURES WHILE CLEANING UP.

FALL OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH NO PERSONNEL IN THE MINE. THE FALL ENCOMPASSED AN AREA 45' WIDE, 100' LONG , 8' THICK. ADVERSE GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, MUD, SLIPS AND FAULTS WE BELIEVE CONTR IBUTED TO THE FALL. WE STOPPED MINING IN THIS ROOM APPROX. TWO WEEKS AGO DUE TO THESE CONDITIONS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE #17 CROSSCUT #3 ENTRY OF 7 SOUTH SECTION. THE FALL IS APPROXI- MATELY 25' L X 35' W X 10'-15' H; DID NOT AFFECTVENTILATION, NO INJURIES. FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHOR AGE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT ENTRY #4 ABOUT 6000' FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 20' X 18' X 8"" - 10"". THIS AREA IS TO BE REHABILITATED.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON THE #002-0 SECTION, 2 BREAKS OUTBY THE PILLAR LINE, BETWEEN ENTRIES 3 & 4 AT SPAD #10214. THE FALL MEASURED 18' WIDE X 40' LONG X 4' THICK. PASSAGE OF PERSONS NOR V ENTILATION WAS AFFECTED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THIS AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

DESKINS B SHAFT SERVICE CASE-AN ELECTRICAL STORM KNOCKED THE POWER ON THE FACILITY. IT WAS RESET. AT APPROX 1:45 AM ON 5/22/00 THIS FACILITY KICKED OFF AGAIN DUE TO A GROUNDED GATE SWITCH AT M INE LEVEL. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT 10:50 AM ON5/22/00.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #4 ENTRY OF THE 6TH NORTH AT THE 1000' STATION. THE FALL WAS 30'LX18'W,AND 6' H. THE FALL DIDN'T AFFECT VENTILATION, TRAVEL, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT, OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

AT APPROXIMATELY 10PM A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVEREDBY SECTION FORMAN ON 004 SECTION, 4 LEFT MAIN ATSS 20401. THE FALL MEASURED 180'L X 18'W X 5'H. THE AREA WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND DOES NOT EFF ECT VENTILLATION OR TRAVELWAYS. ALL ACCESS TO FALL AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBEB AND DANGERED OFF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE NO 3 ENTRY TWO BREAKS INBY SURVEY, STATION 03-317 MEASURING APPROX 4'H X 20'W X 30'L. THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED 2/28/79.

A ROOF FALL IN THE NEW EAGLE #1 UNIT (RIPEPI N.)28 X CUT BETWEEN 10 & 11 ENTRIES WHICH OCCURRED DURING PILLAR RECOVERY OPERATIONS USING MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS; FALL WAS APPROX. 25' LONG, 15' WIDE & 6-10' HIGH & COVERED THE CONTINUOUS MINERFROM BITS TO REAR BUMPER.

FLOOR HEAVE OF #1 THRU #7 ENTRIES OF 3-LEFT ROOM OFF OF 1-LEFT SOUTHEAST SUBMAINS. FROM BREAK 1 TO BREAK 12, MOST CROSS CUTS REMAINED OPEN.

ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 18' WIDE BY 5' HIGH BY 25' LONG IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN #5 AND #6 ENTRY ON 002 SECTION, SOUTHWEST MAIN, 1 CROSSCUTIN BY SURVEY STATION 7666.

FALL OF ROOF - 6' TO 12' HIGH, 18' WIDE, 120' LONG. 6' RESIN BOLTS 6"" X 6"" PLATES WITH 1/2 HEADERS. LARGE CLAY VEIN PRESENT.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FACE OF 1ST LEFT SUBMAINS, BREAK #56, 3 BREAKS INBY SPAD #273. THE FALL WAS IN #3 ENTRY AND EXTENDED THROUGH THE LEFT XCUT.

THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE WAS MINING THE SECOND RIGHT SIDE LIFT OUT OF THE PILLAR FROM THE NO. 2 ENTRY (1 BRK. INBY SE 1991) ON THE 10 WEST 001-0 SECTION. AS THE LIFT HOLED THROUGH INTO TH E GOB, ROCK FELL ON THE RIPPER AND FOULED THE MINER. MECHANICAL ASSISTANCE WAS USED TO FREE THE EQUIPMENT. THERE WERE NOT INJURIES INVOLVED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE #2 ENTRY AT THE 43RD CROSSCUT ON THE 4TH PANEL OFF OF JERRY'S FORK MAINS. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 15' X 25' X 7' THICK.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL (1 XCUT INBY SPAD 524), #8 ENTRY. 25' WIDE, 25' LONG, 8-10' THICK.

A NORTH LEFT SECTION. A ROOF FALL OCCURED AT THE 334 WALL INTERSECTION IN 35 ENTRY WHICH WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE AND BLOCKED IN THE #5 ENTYR WHICH WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE & BLOCKED IN THE PASS AGE OF MEN. THERE WAS NO ENTRAPMENT OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT. THE FALL WAS 28'LX20'WX20'H.

E-2 SECTION A FRICTIONAL IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE E-2 LONGWALL FACE AT #77 SHIELD. THE FLAME LASTED 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND WAS SELF EXTINGUISING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCI DENT.

3 NORTH SHAFT THE EMERGENCY HOIST WAS DOWN FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES BECAUSE OF BELT SLIPPAGE AND A DEFFECTIVE SPEED SENSOR.

AN UNPLANNED FAN OUTAGE OCCURRED AT OUR PENNVIEW MINE DUE TO A POWER PROBLEM THAT OUR POWER SUPPLIER TO OUR FACILITIES, EXPERIENCED ON THEIR END. MEN WERE WITHDRAWN FROM THE MINE. THE POWER WA S RESTORED AT APPOX. 0840, THE SAME SHIFT, AND SPECIAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED BEFORE MEN WERE PERMITTED BACK IN MINE.

THE AREA IS UNDER A OVERLYING HOLLOW NEAR THE OUTCROP. WATER IN THE ROOF IS THE CAUSE. IT IS 4000' UNDERGROUND, 2000' OUTBY THE FACE IN THE RETURN. VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. 20' X 100' X 6'.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE BOLTED CROSSCUT BETWEEN #7 AND #8 ENTRIES OF THE UNIT3. THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE LOCC AND MEASURED 40' LONG BY 18 1/2 FT WIDE BY 5 FT THICK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 0530 ON 5-17-2000. LOCATION WAS XCUT 187, ENTRY 3, MAIN SOUTH. FALL WAS APPROX 15' HIGH, 40' LONG, 20' WIDE. AREA WAS MINED MID 1996 AND HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 8' FULL RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES RESULTED. APPROX. 50' AT BELT LINE WAS LOST. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND RESUPPORTED USING ARCHES.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1ST EAST PANEL OFF 2ND NORTH #4 ENTRY AT SPAD # 13+00 IN THE #2 DAVIS SLAM. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 30' X 20' X 12'-14'. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP . ALL ENTRANCES HAVE BEEN FLAGGED AND TIMBERED EXCEPT THE ONES THAT WE ARE LOADING FROM.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MINE NO. 5 GALATIA NORTH 4W HEADGATE #2 @ 2050 WEST. THE FALL WAS APPROX 28'L, 25'W, 6-12'THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MI NERS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL 17G

WHEN CUTTING THROUGH FROM 11 RIGHT #9 ENTRY TO 10 RIGHT #1 ENTRY, SECTION FOREMAN AFTER PRESHIFT DID NOT VISUALLY APPRECIATE HOW A LARGE SHALLOW AREA OF WATER WOULD LOOK IN A MUCH SMALLER, LOW ER CONSTRICTED AREA.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE NO.5 X-CUT ONE BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION 903 MEASURING APPROX 6'H X 20'W X 40'L.

FALL OCCURRED N SECOND DE-WATERING PANEL, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 843. FALL WAS 60' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 4' HIGH.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED THE #3 ROOM OF ROOMS LEFT OFF 1 RIGHT AT SURVEY STATION #3210 AND CONTINUED UP BELTLINE TO SURVEY STATION #3211. FALL WAS APPROX. 100' LONG, 19' WIDE, 6' HIGH ( PLUS?) AREA BOLTED WITH 6' HY-TEC BOLTS. ROOF FALL CAUGHT OUR LO-BELT DRIVE AND APPROX. 100' OF BELT STRUCTURE. AREA TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF, MOVED SECTION OUT OF THAT AREA OF THE MINE.

IGNITION, CUTTING ROCK SPAR IN ROOF WHEN IGNITION OCCURED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN UNIT #4, THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY. THE FALL STARTED NEAR THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS EXTEND UP INTO THE UNSUPPORTED AREA OF 32' CUT AND FELL OUTBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS APPROX. 6 ROWS. THE HEIGHT OF FALL AT THE PEAK POINT WAS 7', THE ENTRY WIDTH 17'9"". THE ROCK FELL ON CONT. MINER AND COAL HAULER, CAUSED BY A ROLLING SLIP & COAL RIDER.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN MAIN EAST INTAKE ENTRY #2 BETWEEN #14 AND #15 CROSSCUTS. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY 5' & 6' CONVENTIONAL TYPE ROOF BOLTS. ROOF FALL OCCURRED DUE TO THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF THE ROOF SUPPORTS. THE AREA WILL BE CLEANED UP AND RE- SUPPORTED.

A ROCK FALL WASDISCOVERED WHILE MAKING OUTBY'S ON THE OLD #4 MAINS IN THE INACTIVE BELT ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 40' X 40' X 6-8' THICK AND FELL IN AN INTERSECTION. 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 679.

ROCKFALL AT #4 CROSSCUT IN ""MAINS"" WHICH IS ""RETURNS"".

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE RELY ENTRY ON 310 BELT IN THE 22ND CROSSCUT. THE FALLWAS APPROX 40' BY 20' BY 7' THICK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #3 ENTRY SURVEY STATION #1594 MEASURING 70' LONG X 20' WIDE X 0-10' DEEPNO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED; NO INJURY INVOLVED; THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ROOF BOLTED WITH 6' ANCHOR BOLTS FULLY GROUTED AND SUPER BOLTS 8' OR LONGER

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON #4 UNIT, #2 ENTRY, 60 FEET OUTBY SPAD #30189, 180 FEET OUTBY THE DUMPING POINT, 3RD MB PANEL, NO VENTILATION, EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL WERE AFFECTED. THE FALL WAS 100' X 20' X 6'.

EMPLOYEES WERE PILLARING AND HAD PULLED INTO A FRESH BLOCK AND GOT 1 LEFT HAND LIFT AND THEN LOADED 3 CAR ON RIGHT LIFT, WHEN THE TOP STARTEDWORKING AND THE MEN LEFT THE MINER; THEN THE TOP FELL IN FROM A LARGE SLIP IN TOP COVERING THE MINER COMPLETELY.

ROOF FALL - SOUTH MAIN, 1 EAST, 0 X-CUT, 1 ENTRY. 70'LONG, 10'HIGH, 17'WIDE.

A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN B-PANEL RETURN BETWEEN X-CUT #15 AND #16. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 X 20 X 18. NO ONE WAS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE FALL.

EES WERE CUTTING OFF BOLTS OF BRACKETS FORE REMOVAL OF TEMPORARY UTILITIES IN THE PRODUCTION SHAFT WITH CUTTING TORCH. SOME HOT SLAG FELL TO THE 620' LEVEL OF THE SHAFT AND CAUSED METHANE TO S TART ON FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY.

DISCOVERED ROOF FALL IN #6 ENTRY 1500' OUT BY 01WORKING SECTION. USING 4' RESIN BOLTS ADVANCED APR. 8 MONTHS. DOES NOT AFFECT TRAVEL OR AIRWAYSWILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. SET TIMBERS CRIBS AND DA NGER OFF. NEAR CO. SPD 30909 - 20' X 80' X 4'.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 003-0 MMU IN THE #2 ENTRY AT THE 18TH CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROX 60' BY 20' BY 4' THICK.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON THE MMU-002-0, 5 BLOCKS OUTBY THE SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE #3 TO #2 ENTRY XCUT, 1 BLOCK INBY SPAD #8941. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6'X8' AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH CA BLE TRUSSES. THE LENGTH OF THE FALL IS 115' X 8'HIGH X 18' WIDE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 MMU WHILE RETREAT MINING IN THE #3 PILLAR. THE FALL WAS APPROX 60' BY 20' BY 10' HIGH.

ROOF FALL IN ABANDON HEADING NO DAMAGE OR INJURYFILED 30FT OF HEADING BELEIVE THE AREA ABOVE HEADING IS OLD RIVER CHANEL DUE TO WATER EROSION LOST ROOF SUPPORT NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS AREA WAS AS LARGE OTHER AREA OF MINE ARE OK

A NEW ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN B-BUTT SECTION OF #5 ENTRY. LAST OPEN CROSSCUT AT SURVEY STATION 19+45. FALL IS APPROX. 60' LONG BY 4-5' HIGH BY80' WIDE; AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS AND IS DANGERED OFF AND DOESN'T AFFECT VENTILA- TION OR EXCAPEWAYS. CAUSE OF FALL WAS ROOF FAILURE CREATED BY BOLTS WHICH CREATE A BEAM.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 15 BRK ON THE #8 BELT, 1 BRK INBY SPAD #2063. SIZE OF FALL WAS APPROX 35'W X 37'L X 6'H. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERUPTED, BELT WAS CAUGHT, TH E AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. FALL HAS BEEN CLEANED UP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 005-0 IN THE 12TH CROSSCUT IN THE #3 ENTRY AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE 3 LEFT CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROX 100' LONG BY 20' WIDE BY 12' THICK.

ON 5/13/00 A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN #1 ENTRY APPROX 4000' OUTBY SECTION. FALL WAS APPROX 30'L, 12'W, 10'H. NO INJURIES OR ESCAPE INVOLVED. FALL WAS REPORTED BY PHONE SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVE RY TO MSHA AND STATE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE SOUTH MAINS AT THE #77 1/2 CROSSCUT IN THE AFFECT VENTILATION NO INJURIES. THE FALL WAS AT OR ABOVE THE ANCHORGE IN AN INTERSECTION.

ROOF FALL ON 002 SECTION SPAD NO.

B2 UNIT-FALL OCCURRED IN THE B2 UNIT, AT XCUT #24, #2 & #3 ENTRY, SPAD #55927. DIMENSIONS: H:6', 2:18', L:120'. GEOLOGY--SOFT MEDIUM TO DARK GRAY SHALE. ROOF SUPPORT: 5' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.

A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL OCCURRED ENTRAPPING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ON 005 MMU, WHILE IN PROCESS OFPILLAR RECOVERY. CONTINUOUS MINER HAD SPLIT A PILLAR THROUGH & WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING THE RIGHT WING WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK FELL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER, CATCHING THE HEADS

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE NORTH WEST MAINS INTAKE X-CUT 57 IN THE #7 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 19'L, 24'W, 6-6.5'H. THE AREA WAS MINED APPROX 1/5/95 AND SUPPORTED WITH 6' BOLTS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE WEST MAINS SECTION (MMU 074) BELTLINE; THE FALL IS ATSURVEY STATION 5+68 ENTRY #5. FALL WILL AFFECT PRODUCTION FOR SEVERAL SHIFTS. FALL IS APPROXI- MATELY 7' HIGHER THAN MINE ROOF, 18'-35' WIDE & 20' LONG. AREA IS DANGERED OFF AND RECORDED IN EXAMINERS BOOK.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #8 ENTRY OUT BY #4 SECTION ON MAINS ONE BREAK IN BY SPAD 220. FALL WAS APPROX 30 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 5 FTHIGH.

ROOF FALL

FOUND ROOF FALL IN INTAKE ABOUT 1000 FT OFF SECT AT SPAD #852 IN #4 ENTRY OF 1 SOUTH MAINS. ITS APPROX 20 FT WIDE AND 25 FT LONG AND 5 FT THICK. ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 48"" RESIN BOLTS. THE AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED, TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

A NEW ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON THE OLD C-MAINS TRACK ENTRY APPROX 13 X-CUTS OUTBY H-MAIN BELT. SIZE OF FALL IS APPROX 90'L, 19'W, 4'H. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED U P AND IS DANGERED OFF. FALL NOT OBSTRUCTING VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TRAVELING THE NEUTRAL ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION #547 #3 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 80' LONG X 20' WIDE X 42"" THICK. ALL ENTRANCES HAVE BEEN BREAKE RED OFF. PASSAGE OF PERSONS AND VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

AT 12:50 PM THE CORE DRILLERS LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HELPER WENT TO CHECK THE CONTROL AND SAW SMOKE. THE DRILLERS WENT TO THE STATION CALLED THE HOISTMAN AND OTHER CREW. A SMALL 480 V TO 120/240 VOLT STEP-DOWN TRANSFORMER HAD FAILED. FUSE PROTECTION SHUT-DOWN POWER NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. CREWS WERE EVACUATED.

A 74 M ROCKBURST WITH AMG. OF 3-5 ON THE RICHTER SCALE OCCURRED IN THE MINE. THE BURST DAMAED 593-05 SLOPE. NO ONE WAS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF HTE BURST AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.

A VOID WAS FOUND IN #3 ENTRY ON TUNNEL SECTION. IT'S DIMENSIONS ARE 3' X 3' X 1' AND IS LOCATED 100' OUTBY SPAD #1143.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MINE NO.5 1ST EAST SUBMAIN OFF OF THE 7TH SOUTH - #3 ENTRY AT 5258'EAST. THE FALL WAS APPROX 38'L, 18'W, 7-8'THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATI ON OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 006-0MMW IN THE 35TH CROSS-CUT IN THE 13TH PANEL RT OFF SUBMAINS. THE FALL EXTENDED THROUGH THE CROSSCUT FROM THE NO. 1 ENTRY TO THE NO. 3 ENTRY AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET THICK.

A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 5-8 AND 5-10. WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE MINE FOREMAN WHILE HE WAS CONDUCTION HSI PRESHIFT. THE FALL WAS LOCATED AT THE 52ND XCUT OF THE NO. 5 EAST MAIN INTAKE AIR COURSE. THE ROOF FALL MEASURED APPROX. 30' LONG, 18' WIDE, AND 10' THICK.

WHILE MINING #3 ENTRY 160' INBY SPAD 1530, ENCOUNTERED AN UNCHARTED BOR HOLE, ALLOWING A LARGE INFLOW OF WATER ONTO SECTION.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED AFTER A SHORT CUT WAS TAKNE. THE UNBOLTED AREA FELL SHORTLY AFTER CM LEFT THE ENTRY AND THE FALL ENTERED BACK 5 ROWS OF BOLTS WITHIN MINUTES AFTERWARD.

WHEN BLASTING A NORMAL ""LEVEL-OFF"" ROUND, METHANE IGNITED UNDER OUR CONCRETE FORMS AND BURNED WOODEN SCRIBING BOARDS.

FALL X-CUT #40 - #41 17'W, 30'L, 6'H #3 HEADER 1ST MAIN NORTH.

FALL OF ROOF IN #5 ENTRY AT 5 PAD #11754.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THEMINE FOREMAN. THE FALL MEASURED 30'L X 18'W X 4'THICK & IS LOCATED IN #3 ENTRY, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 6643. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48"" BOLTS THE FALL IS ABOUT 14,800' FROM THE FACE AND WAS REHABILITATED.

THE ELEVATOR PROCESSOR WAS DAMAGED BY A STORM AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRENCE.

ON SATURDAY MAY 6, 2000 THE BRAKE SOLENOID BURNED UP ON THE WASON HOIST ON #1 BRAKE. OCCURRED AT 7:50 AM REPAIRED BY 9:15 AM.

REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO A LIFT JACK BRACKET ON THE SLOUGHING PLATE OF THE SHEARER. DURING THE WELDING OF THIS BRACKET A COUPLE OF SMALL METHANE FEEDERS WERE IGNITED AND EXTINGUISHED WITH A WASH DOWN HOSE.

DISCOVERED ROOF FALL AROUND 2:30 AM ON 5/6/00. FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE LOCATED ON 2 SOUTHWEST, 20 FT LEFT OF SPED 1345 BETWEEN #4 ENTRY AND 3 ENTRY. FALL 10' HIGH 18' WIDE 35' LONG. WILL N OT BE CLEANED UP. CRIBS AND 8 FT BOLTS PUT IN.

LATCHING WHEEL ON PRODUCTION SKIP WAS SHEARED OFF. MINE PERSONNEL WERE EVACUATED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 5TH WEST AT X-CUT #31. THE #1 ENTRY, THE FALL MEASURED 16'WX9'HX40'L, BLOCKING THE PRIMARY/INTAKE.

SLATE ROOF WITH SLICK IN SIDE ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE WITH 42"" RESIN BOLTS INSTALLED INT HIS AREA.

THERE WAS A HORSE BACK FELL IN RETURN #4. CRIBS HAVE BEEN SET AND DANGER OFF. NO ONE WORKS IN THE AREA OUTBY SECTION 1500.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN 6TH LEFT PANEL OFF 1ST LEFT SUBMAIN #3 ENTRY #9 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 ' X 40' X 48"".

THE 14-3 JOY MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PILLERLINE AFTER MINING WAS COMPLETED IN THE #1 ENTRY SPAD #117 WHEN THE INTERSECTION FELL & CAUGHT THE CUTTER HEAD ONLY Y

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN THE E20 WORKED OUT AREA, AS AN EXTENSION OF E18 PILLAR AREA, IN L2 ENTRY, 3 X CUTS IN BY SURVEY 2209. THE FALL MEASURED 20' BY 20' AND UNKNOWN HEIGHT. THE AREA WA S SUPPORTED BY 5' RESIN BOLTS ON 4' BY 4' MAX CENTERS.

THE ELEVATOR STOPPED DUE TO A WIRE INTO ON THE COIL

DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL ON THE INTAKE IN #3 ENTRY APPROX 400' UNDERGROUND FROM THE SURFACE AT SPAD #15. THE FALL WAS IN AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF FOR APPROX 2 MONTHS OR LONGER. THE FALL IS APPROX 12'W, 5'H, 15'L. THIS ENTRY WAS NOT BEING USED AS A TRAVELWAY.

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT, AT #3 ENTRY AND CROSSCUT BETWEEN 3-4 AT 4+90. DIMENSIONS OF FALL 20' X 70' X 6'. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY ALONG 6 SOUTH #2 BELT, AT SURVEY STATION #2938. FALL WAS APPROX 25'H, 20'W, 20'L. FALL WAS CLEANED UP BEING IT WAS ON THE BELT LINE. AREA HAD BE EN BOLTED WITH 6' MY-TEC BOLTS.

STACK ROCK.

THE SERVICE ELEVATOR AT THE CEDAR CREEK PORTAL WAS OUT OF SERVICE FROM 9:30 PM UNTIL 11:00PM DUE TO THE SECONDARY SLOW DOWN SWITCH ON THE BUFFER.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURED ON THE 21 BUTT WORKING SECTION AT #22 BK OF #2 ENTYR. FALL WAS IN THE INTERSETION (3-WAY) FOR THE CROSSCUT FROM #2 ENTYR TO #1 ENTRY. FALL WAS 21'LX21'WX6'H. NO EQUIP MENT INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES. AREA WAS SUPPORTED TO PLAN, HA DSLICKSIDE AND LAMINATED ROOF.

STACK ROCK

ON 5-2-00 THE #6 SHAFT MAN HOIST WAS DISABLED DUE TO THE HOIST COMPUTER MOTHERBOARD. THE #6 SHAFTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION. PROBLEM CORRECTED AT 11:55 AM.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 20 BUTT INTAKE #2 ENTRY #48 BK. FALL IS OUT BY SECTION AND WAS IN INTERSECTION (3-WAY) AND INTO CROSSCUT FROM #2- #1 ENTRIES. FALL WAS 25 FT LONG BY 30 FT WIDE BY 7-8 FT HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES. AREA WAS DEVELOPED 11-99.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE 5TH NE PANEL ON THE #2 UNIT IN THE #2 ENTRY - 3 X-CUTS INBY THE SECTION TAILPIECE. THE FALL WAS APPROX 19'W, 5.5'H, 40'L. DUE TO AN UNDETECTED SLIP. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #1 UNIT IN THE #6 ENTRY IN THE LAST OPEN X-CUT AT SPAD 12 AND 15 TO 13 IN THE THIRD NORTH PANEL OFF THE THIRD EAST. ROOF FALL WAS 18' WIDE, 50' LONG, 15' HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING RETREAT MINING. AS CONT. MINER WAS BACKING FROM CUT THE ROOF MEASURING APPROX. 15' W X 20' L X 3 1/2'H, FELL ONTO MINER. A RETRIEVER WAS USED TO REMO VE MACHINE FROM FALL AREA, NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED. AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF AND MINING RESUMED ON NEXT PILLAR.

AN EE WAS MAKING THE PUMPS IN THE BLEEDER ENTRIED OF THE LONGWALL AND DISCOVERED THAT A CAVE HAD OCCURRED 100' INBY THE 7TH RIGHT ENTRIES. THIS CAVE WAS IN A X-CUT THAT WAS USED AS A WALKWAY, BUT THESE ENTRIES ARE COMMON AND YOU COULD TRAVEL EITHER WAY. THIS CAVE WAS ABOUT 30' WIDE BUT YOU COULD NOT TELL HOW HIGH OR HOW LONG.

ROOF FALL OUTBY #4 MAIN EAST SEAL. APPROX. 500' OUTBY MAIN EAST #4 SEAL. DIMENSIONS--6'H, 9'W, 180' L. GEOLOGY--SOFT, MEDIUM TO DARK GRAY SHALE. ROOF SUPPORT--6' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS.

THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 70 FT BY 19 FT BY 4 FT.THIS ROOF WAS SUPPORTED BY RESIN BOLTS WITH SHALE AS OVERLYING STRATA. THIS AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE 5TH NE PANEL IN THE #1 ENTRY X-CUT 46 AND 46 2 X-CUTS INBY THE TAILPIECE. THE FALL WAS DUE TO AN UNDETECTED SLIP. THE FALL WAS APPROX 75'L, 20'W, 5'HIGH. 5' FULL Y GROUTED BOLTS WERE BEING USED.

ROOF FELL ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHILE PILLARING 2ND LIFT OUT OF BLOCK AT SPAD #31858. THE ROCK COVERED THE HEADS OF THE MINER. APPROX 11' X 4' X 2'). THIS OCCURRED IN 002 SECTION. THE VIOLATIONS OF PILLAR PLAN WERE OBSERVED.

ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY 3RD SHIFT MINE FOREMAN ON THE #1 UNIT AROUND 0600. THE ROOF FALL WAS IN THE PILLAR LINE BETWEEN THE 1ST & WND LINE OF RETURN ROOMS AT SPAD #10+50 IN THE #3 RETURN ROOM. THE FALL WAS 30' LONG, 18' WIDE, 8' HIGH. THE SECTION HAD ALREADY MOVED OUT OF THIS AREA. INVESTIGATED BY MSHA 5-1-2000.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURED ON THE #3 UNIT, #5 ENTYR, 2ND S.W. SUBPANEL, ONE CROSSCUT OUTBY THE DUMPING POINT. THE FALL WAS 30'LX20'WX5'T. NO EQUIPMENT VENTILATION OR PERSONEL WERE AFFECTED.

ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION AT SPAD 1485 ABOVE ANCHORAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL INTO A DRILL HOLE AND FELT A PAIN. REPORTED INJURY 6/9/00.

EMPLOYEE ON 5-31-00 WAS PUSHING BEAM INTO PLACE OVER GRATES, EXPERIENCED PAIN TO GROIN AREA. AT THIS POINT AND TIME EMPLOYEE REPORT ONLY. EMPLOYEE HAD A INGUINAL HERNIA.

ADJUSTING CONVEYER BELT AND BOLT ADJUSTING GOT TIGHT. USED SOCKET AND BREAKER BAR TO LOOSEN, BOLT STARTED TO TURN FREELY AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN BREAKER BAR AND STEEL PLATE.

EE WASTAKING TWIST OUT OF WINCH CABLE WHEN HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN SHIVE BLOCK, CUTTING FOUR FINGERS OFF ON LEFT HAND.

EE WAS HELPING TEAR DOWN JAW CRUSHER AND THE PIN ON THE HYDRAULIC JACK STUCK SO HE WAS HOLDING IT ON IT WOULD OPERATE CORRECTLY AND THE JAW SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE JAW F RAME AND WINGWALL. HIS THUMB WAS REATTACHED AND HAS MORE SURGERIES TO HAVE DONE IT.

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA TO RIGHT SHOULDER

EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE AN OBSTRUCTION FROM A SMALL SHREDDER WHEN IT AUTOMATICALLY STARTED IN REVERSE DIRECTION INJURING HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

B1 UNIT - EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE BELT MOVE; AS HE WAS INSTALLING A 42"" TOP ROLLER, HE FELT APAIN AND A BULGE IN THE RIG SIDE OF HIS GROIN. DID NOT START MISSING UNTIL 6/5/00. TURNED IN PAST 10 DAY LIMIT DUE TO WAITING ON DR. REPORT. HERNIA WILL BE REPAIRED 6/19/00.

EE WAS MOVING A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND STRAINED HIS GROIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OFFICE COPIER MACHINE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANDING IT OFF TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT GROIN. THERE WAS SOME SLIGHT SWELLING AND PAIN IN THE AREA OF THE INJURY.

INJURED WAS ON RIGHT SIDE OF BOLTER WHILE OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING FORWARD FOR NEXT ROW OF BOLTS & BOLTER SLID OVER & GOT ON HIS RIGHT HAND MASHINGTHE ENDS OF HIS RING, MIDDLE & POINTER FINGERS. INJURED WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. THE END OF HIS RING & POINTER FINGER (FROM LAST JOINT) WAS REMOVED.

EE WAS SUPERVISING 3 MAINTENANCE WORKERS TO REPLACE AN IMPELLER ON PUMP. PUMP WAS LOCATED IN A CONCRETE CHAMBER BELOW GROUND LEVEL. ONE OF THE WORKERS HAD ATTACHED THE CHAIN WITH A NUT AND BOL T FROM THE 1-TON HOIST TO THE TOP CENTER LIFT RING OF THE PUMP HOUSING IN ORDER TO TIP THE HOUSING AWAY FROM THE PUMP. WHEN IT DID SO, THE 120# HOIST FELL APPROX. 12' DIRECTLY ON TOP OF SUPER

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A FOOT BEARING. IT LACERATED HIS MIDDLE FINGER AND AMPUTATED THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER (LEFT HAND).

EE ALLEGED HE HURT HIMSELF WHILE SHOVELING AROUND THE PLANT.

WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE. HAD HAND ON SHUTTLE CAR WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED. THE TAIL OF THE MINER SWUNG AROUND AND SMASHED FINGERS INTO SHUTTLE CAR. TIPS OF THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED.

CHANING BOTTOM TRACK ROLLS ON D9-2 ON D9 CATERPILLR. BRACE THAT WAS HOLDING TRACK FRAME SUSPENED BROKE, CAUSING TRACK FRAME TO DROP, PINNING RIGHT HAND UNDERNEATH AIR WRENCH. AND SMASHING HA ND.

THE EE STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A RUBBER PATCH OVER A HOLE IN THE 10 MOL DRYER FEED SCREW HOUSING. HE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO PUSH THE EXISTING PATCH OF THE HOLE. IN DOING SO, HIS GLOV E WAS PULLED INTO THE SCREW, AMPUTATING HIS THUMB TO THE FIRST KNUCKLE.

EE WENT TO SOUTH PRECIP. ROTARY CLOSEST TO STACK, REMOVED GUARD TO SEE WHE ROTARY WAS NOT TURNING, AND THE ROTARY STARTED TURNING. THE EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGH IN THE PINCH POINT BETWE EN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND SPROCKET. EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGERNAIL AND PORTION OF FLESH WAS NIPPED OFF.

EE WAS ROCK BOLTING IN ENTRY 1A AT 15+20 XCUT OM THE 3RD EAST MAINS WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT OF A SLIP, MEASURING 50'L X 12' W X 2 1/2'H. THE ROCK FELL ONTO ATRS, PINNING EE TO THE MINE FLOOR. EE WAS REMOVED FROM MINE & TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.EE HAS BROKEN VERTEBRAE AND IS RECOVERING FROM SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING IDLERS FOR REPLACEMENT. TOREMOVE THESE IDLERS YOU HAVE TO LIFT THEM UP ANDPULL THEM OUT. WHILE DOING THIS TASK, HE FELT A DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT SIDE OF HIS GROIN. DIAGN OSIS OF HERNIA MADE ON 5/19/00. UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME WHEN SURGERY IS TO BE DONE.

EE WAS TRYING TO LINE UP A HOLE TO CONNECT A BLADE JACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED AND SMASHED THE END OF HIS FINGER. THE INJURED FINGER WAS HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

CARRYING A BAG OF POLYMER AND SLIPPED.

EMPLOYEE HAS SUFFERED FROM A HERNIA DUE TO REPEATED TRAUMA OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ATTACHING A CYLINDER TO A MOUNTING BRACKET ON A TOW-HAUL TRAILER HITCH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LINE UP THE CYLINDER AND BORE HOLE ON MOUNTING BRACKET, THE EMPLOYEE PLACED TWO FINGERS INTO THE BORE HOLE TO CHECK FOR ALIGNMENT. THE TOE OF THE HITCH SUDDENLY DROPPED, WHICH CREATED A PINCH POINT. THE TIPS OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND MIDDLE AND RING FINGE

EE WAS PICKING UP A BAG THAT HAD SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS. HE WAS LIFTING A 50 POUND BAG OF GRANULAR LIMESTONE UP FROM THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT A PULL AND BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDO MEN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HERNIA AND WORKED UNTIL 5/12 WHEN HE WENT FOR SURGERY CONSULTATION. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 5/16/00.

1/C SECTION RECOVERING TRACK AND TRACK TIES. USING A BAR TO ROLL THE RAIL OFF THE TIE. THE RAIL ROLLED BACK WHILE HOLDING BAR. FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 5/8/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE UPPER LEVEL OF THE WARE HOUSE UNLOADING A CONTINUOUS MINER TAIL ROLLER ASSEMBLY FROM A SHIPPING PALLET. HE LIFTED THE ROLLER, THEN CARRIED IT DOWN TO THE LOWER LEVEL WHEN H E EXPERIENCED A KNOT IN HIS LEFT GROIN. HE CONTINUES TO WORK, BUT IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 6-1-00.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A NUT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLT WITH ANIMPACT WRENCH. THE NUT DISLODGED FROM A FIXED BAR, THE BOLT AND NUT TURNED PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE 'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER OFF BETWEEN THE NAIL BED AND THE FIRST KNUCKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A ROOFBOLT WITH THE DOUBLE BOOM ROOF BOLT. HE WAS OPERATING THE OPERATOR'S SIDE. HE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER BOOM OF THE BOLTER. IT CUT OFF THE END OF HIS INDEX FINGER.

THE INJURED EE STOPPED TO ASSIST ANOTHER EE WITH THE BELT ON A WATER PUMP. THE INJURED EE REACHED DOWN TO CHECK THE TENSION ON THE BELT. ANOTHER EE PRESSED THE STARTER BUTTON RESULTING IN THE VICTIM TO LOOSE THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGERIMMEDIATELY.

EE REPORTED ON 5/3/00 THAT HE HAD SUFFERED A HERNIA AT SOME TIME WHEN HE PICKED UP A 4' PIECE OF PIPE. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 6-6-00.

EE WAS SAWING STONE ON BANDSAW WHEN ROCK TURNED DRAWING EE'S RIGHT HAND INTO BLADE, REMOVING TIP OF 3RD FINGER.

HE WAS CLEANING THE GUARD ON THE RETURN IDLER ONSPOMAC CONVEYOR, WHEN HIS SHOVEL CAME IN CONTACTWITH CONVEYOR. THE SHOVEL KICKED BACK, PINNING HIS THUMB BETWEEN SHOVEL & GUARD AND RIPPING RT. THUMBNAIL.

THE OPERATOR WAS WATERING HAUL ROAD, STOPPED AT TOP OF HILL & STARTED TO BACK UP; IT WAS TOO WET AND HE LOST AIR PRESSURE, GOT OUT OF GEAR & DROVE TRUCK INTO BANK. WATER TRUCK STOPPED, THEN W ATER IN TANK SHIFTED FORWARD, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL ON SIDE.

IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF HAND - BUILDING WOODEN FORMS USING HAMMER & NAILS TO SECURE WOOD.

EE SLIPPED AND HIT FACE ON TRUCK BED, CHIPPING TOOTH. WENT TO DENTIST. TOOTH GOT INFECT, MISSED WORK ON 6-13, 6-14, 6-15. MINER STILL OFF WORK AT TIME OF REPORT.

CLIMBING DOWN FROM BOOM TRUCK, SLIPPED AND HIT CHEST ON THE FLATBED.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LARGE BEARING FROM ITS HOUSING TO REPLACE THE BEARING. HE WAS DRIVING A BEARING OUT OF A HOUSING, WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF AND SMASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

INJURED HIT BACK WHILE GETTING OUT OF A MAN CARRIER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIPPED BY A SCAR CABLE. HE FELL ONRIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK. HE WAS WORKING IN THE 1ST WEST MAIN SECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LOADER FROM BUCKET USING A SLEDGE HAMMER UPON STRIKING TOOTH A SLIVER OF METAL BROKE OFF AND PENETRATED LOWER LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AROUND THE CRUSHER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. BECAME LOST TIME ON 6/2/00.

EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN KNEE WHILE WALKING DOWN SLOPE. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 6-13-00.

WHILE HANDLING ROOF SUPPORT POSTS FROM PILE, PILE SHIFTED AND I' POST STRUCK EE ON LEFT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING LACERATION & BRUISE REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS THROWING FEEDER CABLE OVER OUT OF THE ROADWAY. EE STATE THAT WHEN HE THREW THE CABLE AGAINST A TIMBER IT FELL OVER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND HIS HAND WENT NUMB.

EMPLOYEE STATED, WHEN LOWERING WHEELS ON MSA ROCK DUST TRAILER, FELT PAIN TO RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHEN LIFTING A SCREEN INTO PLACE IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND FELL ON LEFT LEG CUTTING THE LEG.

HE WAS LOADING A S-CAR WITH THE MINER WHEN A ROCK 10' X 0-12"" THICK POPPED OFF THE RIB STRIK-ING HIM ON THE HEAD, NECK & SHOULDER; IT KNOCKEDHIM DOWN TO THE MINE FLOOR. HE WAS TAKEN OUT- SIDE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER, SLIPPED AND FELL.

WHILE PRYING ROTTEN WOOD FROM OUTSIDE OF MINE PORTAL, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON LEG WITH A PIECE OF FALLING WOOD.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE LUNCH ROOM AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 31, 2000 BUT THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL JANUARY 3, 2001.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET ON HIS DOZER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM. NOTE: EE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THAT TIME. AS HIS CONDITION WORS ENED HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND HAD SURGERY10-10 TO CORRECT HIS CONDITION.

EE WAS SQUATTING DOWN PUMPING WATER OUT OF A HOLE PRIOR TO LOADING A SHOT, WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE RIGHT INJURING HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE FELL WALKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BARGEBRUISING HIS TAILBONE.

WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN OFF THE MACHINE FOR COVER A HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR. HE TURNED FROM CROSSCUT #17 INTO #1 ENTRY. HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE CORNER. HIS TIRE HIS THE RIB, JARRING THE OPERATOR.

EMPLOYEE WORKING ON UNDER-CARRIAGE OF D-6 DOZER USING HAND GRINDER, AND IT JAMMED AND KICKED BACK ON EMPLOYEE HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH AND A CUT ON LEFT ARM.

INJURED WAS MOVING HEINTMAN ROOF JACKS FROM THE TOE OF #1 SHIELD. HE SMASHED LEFT INDEX & MIDDLEFINGER BETWEEN THE JACK BASE AND THE SHIELD. HE WORKED UNTIL JUNE 2, STARTED MISSING WORK 6/5/00

HE WENT TO CHANGE OXYGEN TANK; HE PUT ON THE FULL TANK AND TURNED IT ON. IT WAS A HEADER PIPE SYSTEM MADE OUT OF BRASS PIPE WITH A FLEXI-BLE BRAIDED HIGH PRESSURE HOSE GOING TO TANK. THE BRAIDED HOSE BUSTED AND SPRAYED OXYGEN IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MINING IN #2 ENTRY ON C-5 SECTION, HE WAS IN PROCESS OF SETTING CONTINUOUS MINOR MACHINE OVER, AS HE WALKED BACK A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF FACE AND LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS PUTTING 4"" WATERLINE ACROSS BELT LAYED WATERLINE ON TOP OF RAILING AND WENT TO PUSH IT ACROSS, PULLED SOMETHING LOOSE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A PIECE FELL HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES.

CREW WERE REBUILDING 2 SETS OF BELT LINE STRUCTURES. ONE SET WAS BEING HOISTED BY A CRANE AND THE BACK DRIFTED TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE SECOND STRUCTURE ON SUPPORTS STRIKING THE TEAM MEMBER ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AS IT SHIFTED. BRUISE TO LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A HUMP AND HEAD HIT CANOPY. NOINJURY ACCORDING TO A X RAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A SCREEN USING SCALER TO CLEAN SLAG AND WELD. HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AND WAS PREPARING WELD AREA. A PIECE OF MATERIAL WAS BLOWN IN BEHIND HIS GLASSES BY THE WIND. HE WENT TO EYE AREA, BRUSHED IT AWAY, THOUGHT IT WAS GONE. THE NEXT EVENING HIS EYE STARTED TO BECOME IRRITATED. WENT TO DOCTOR AND PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A SHUTTLE CAR BREAKER JUMPER BOX WHEN HE SUFFERED A LOW BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO A UNILOADER AND AS HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS BODY TO SIT DOWN IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BCK. THIS RESULTED INA STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LEAVING OFFIC TRAILER, SHE SAID SHE WAS SAYING GOODBYE AND MISSED THE FIRST STEP OFF OF LANDING. SHE LANDED ON BOTH KNEES WHICH RESULTED IN BOTH KNEES BEING BRUISED.

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET.

EE STATED HE WAS CUTTING ON THE DECK OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND WHNE HE ATTEMPTED TO SWING HIS LEGS AROUND ONTO THE DECK HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS E XAMINED AND TREATED FOR MUSCLE STRAIN.

PULLING TRUCK WASH STATION CAGE ON FRAME WHEN HEFELT PAIN IN NECK. NOTE: LOST TIME DID NOT OCCURUNTIL 6/16/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING PINS ON MINER TAILSHAFT. HE GOT PIN ON OPERATOR SIDE OUT & WAS HOLDING ONTO PIN WHEN TAILSHAFT FELL OUT, SMASHING HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST INSIDE OF FRAME OF BOOM. THE PIN HE WAS HOLDING ONTO SMASHED & CUT HIS RIGHT HAND AROUNG THE BASE OF THE THUMB.

A PIECE OF DRAWROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT INDEX FINGR.

EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A PRIMARY REFUSE ELEVATOR DRAIN WITH A METAL ROD HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE BUILDING CINDER BLOCK STOPPING, HE WAS INSTALLING BLOCK OVER-HANG. WHILE INSTALLING BLOCK IT SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND FELL DOWN HITTING HIM IN RIGHT KNEE.

DROPPED PINNER HEAD ON FOOT (LEFT) SAID HIS TOES WERE NUMB. SENT FOR X-RAYS.

SIDE FLASHES FROM WELDER. EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BUILD A METAL STAND.

INJURED PARTY WAS RUNNIGN THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE REACHED DOWN TO PULL THE MINE CABL OVER , HE HEARD A POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

TWO WELDERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A WEAR PLATE FROM THE BOTTOM OF A DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN STRUCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE WEAR PLATE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE OTHER WELDER IN THE NOSE AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN THE CHEEK. BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE DOING THEIR REGULARLY ASSIGNED JOBS AND WEARING ALL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE SAT DOWN TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM HIS BOOT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PULLED THE FORKTRUCK INTO THE CROSSCUT, PINNING THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND THE FLOOR.

MOVING ROCK OFF TOES OF SHEILDS IN LONGWALL, ROLLED ROCK OVER, SMASHING HIS FINGER. EIGHT STICHES TO CLOSE LACERATION.

EE WAS USING A BAR TO CLOSE A GATE THAT WAS STUCK. IN THE PROCESS OF PUSHING AND PULLING ON THE BAR, HE STRAINED HIMSELF LOWER ABDOMEN. TO DR 6-5-00 OFF WORK SINCE 6-8-00. SURGERY SCHEDULED PE R DT. APPT 6-8-00.

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIS SHOULDER & LEG.

HE WAS INJURED WHEN HIS HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MINE ROOF WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP ON THE OO1 SECTION; HE STATED HE FELT A NUMBNESS & TINGLING SENSATION THE NEXT MORNING. HE WENT TO ER WHERE A CAT SCAN WAS PERFORMED; RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY

EE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A SHUTTLE CAR OR SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AND THE RIB.

MAN WAS OPERATING SCOOP IN #3 ENTRY AND HIT HEAD IN TOP.

CARRYING MEGAVAC HOSE TO ROOF BOLTER AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

HE KNELT DOWN TO START WELDING SPEED BRACKET TO CONVEYOR ANBD HE KNELT ON A STONE CAUSING HIM TO REACT SUDDENLY TWISTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING SPRING LOADED DOOR ON HOOPER CAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND GROIN AREA.

PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA WHILE ASSEMBLING A FAN IDLER ON A 793 CAT TRUCK.

SHOVELING MATERIAL, TWISTED WRONG.

WALKING FROM TRACK TO BELT ENTRY AND STEPPED IN RUT HYPEREXTENDING LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE AND 5 OTHERS WERE LOADING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL ONTO A SUPPLY CAR. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN BACK AREA AND GROIN.

INSTALLING TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT, WOODEN CRIB, ON LONGWALL FACE WHEN ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF HITTING HIS LEFT ARM AND HAND. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME.

CHANGING FUSES FOR PUG MILL, WHEN POWER WAS TURNED BACK ON FUSE BOX BLEW UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HE WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE DUMP, THE SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A CRUB BLOCK ON THE OFFSIDE OF THE OPERATOR. THE SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCED AND THE EMPLOYEE CAME D OWN ON EITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL OR THE SIDE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE CRIB BLOCK WAS LEFT BESICE THE ROADWAY WHEN THE HEAD OF THE MINER WAS CHANGED OUT.

WORKER WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER ON #4 PREHEATER RISER, 7TH FLOOR. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT OF THE LADDER RUNG AND CAUSED A TWIST IN HIS BACK. HE ALSO REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LEFT THIGH.

LOST CONTROL OF MANTRIP AND STRUCK RIB. TWO PEOPLE INVOLVED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING NEW PIPE LINE ON THE BACK OF DREDGE, SLIPPED AND FELL ON PONTOON, DISLOCATING RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE DESCENDING THE CONVEYER TUNNEL AT THE CALCINER HE TRIPPED OVER HIS FOOT JAMMING HIS WRIST, KNUCKLE OF SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND (BRUISED).

SUBJECT WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE, CAUGHT IS HAND BETWEEN THE PIECES OF PINNER STEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK MEASURING 3' BY 3' BY 6' FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SOME BROKEN BONES IN HIS FOOT.

RAISED UP UNDER CONVEYER BELT WHILE WALKING UNDER, HITTING HEAD ON CONVEYER.

EE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK PULLING CABLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THA THE WAS LIFTING A CHUTE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING OXYGEN CYLINDER. INJURYING LOWER BACK AND HIP.

EE WAS MOVING 2/0 SHOVEL POWER CABLE WITH TWO OTHER EES. THE CABLE WAS RUN THROUGH A SHEAV THAT WAS ATTACHED TO HIS TRUCK AT A CHAIN. UNKNOWN TO EE THE CHAIN HAD COME UNATTACHED AND WHEN ANOTH ER PICKUP PULLED THE CABLE IT MOVE OPPOSITE OF WHAT HE THOUGHT AND THE CABLE WAS PULLED OVER HIS LEFT FOOT,TWISTING IT AND FRACTURING HIS LEFT HEEL.

STOCKPILING BASE MATERIAL WITH A CAT 631B SCRAPER; OPERATOR DROVE OFF SIDE OF STOCKPILE. SCRAPER ROLLED OVER ON ITS RT. SIDE. STOCKPILE HEIGHT APPROX. 6'; OPERATOR'S LEG HIT STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS L LEG ABOVE KNEE.

INCIDENT OCCURRED AS EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING A CAT 793 OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK; HE'D JUST COME DOWN TRUCK'S FRONT STAIRWAY & WAS TURNING AROUND TO CLIMB DOWN THE ATTACHED FLEXIBLE LADDER. AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND, HE STRUCK HISRIGHT ELBOW ON HANDRAIL, CAUSING HIS FOOT TO SLIP OFF THE STEP, RESULTING IN HIM FALLING BACKWARDS OFF THE MACHINE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK. EE STAYED UNDERGROUND UNTIL THE END OF HIS SHIFT. EE WAS EXAMINED AT T HE HOSPITAL AND ALL XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE.

CLIMBING LADDER, SLID OUT FROM UDNER AND FELL ABOUT 15' TO CEMENT FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT DOWN PUTTING BREAKER ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN FOREMAN CAME OVER TO HELP. A PIECE OF ROCK 3' LONG 20"" WIDE & 3"" THICK FELL OUT STRIKING FOREMAN ON BACK, THEN ROLLING OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.

EE CLAIMS THAT PROBLEMS WITHT HE SEAT IN HIS TRUCK CAUSED HIM TO SUSTAIN A STRAIN TO HIS NECK AND BACK. EE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK AS OF 5/30/00.

WHEN CLEANING RAILCAR, A GATE WAS JAMMED & WHILETRYING TO CLOSE WITH A PRY-BAR PUSHING WITH BODYWEIGHT, IT BROKE LOOSE--CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL1-1/2' AND RE-INJURED BACK.

3 MEN WERE ON THE RODEO CAGE GOING DOWN TO THE 4100 STATION, THE SKIP PAST THE 4100 STATION CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO ENGAGE. THE SHIP CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP THROWING THEM TO THE BOTTOM O F THE CAGE.

EE POSITIONED SHUTTLE CAR IN ENTRY AND NOTICED PIECE OF RIB ON CABLE. WITHOUT PROPERLY EVALUATIN RIB HE PROCEEDED ALONG CAR AND EAS STRUCK WITH 2ND PIECE OF RIB.

RIDING ON MANTRIP WITH DRIVER THAT LOST CONTROL AND WRECKED.

WAS ROOF BOLTING, PUTTING A DRILL STEEL INTO DRILL CHUCK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD AND BACK.

EE WAS WORKING ON MINER AND WHILE HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND AND FRACTURED IT AROUND THE THUMB AREA.

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER STEEL & TOP, PUNCTURING LEFT HAND.

EE WAS INSTALLING A BELT SCRAPER RUBBER ON BELT LINE AND WAS LINING THE BOLT HOLES UP WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT A PIECE OF TING COVERING THE BELT LINE, CAUSING A SEVERE CUT TO THE TOP OF T HE RIGHT HAND.

THE EE WAS LIFTING A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE CRUSHER FEEDER (VALVE BANK) WHEN HE FELT A SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

CLIMBING DOWN OVER ROCKS TO CHECK WATER PUMP IN PIT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND BROKE HIS ANKLE.

A 3'X4' PIECE OF STEEL FELL AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

BAGGING LIME AND LIME BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

ATTEMPTING TO LIFT/PUSH WHEELBARROW TO EMPTY, WHEN FELT PAIN IN BACK AND NECK.

LIFTING AN OIL BARREL AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS USING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS LUBRICANT ON SCREEN SUBSTANCE SPILLED ONTO EE'S LEG CAUSING A BURN TO HIS LEG AND RIGHT SIDE.

5 EAST DEV. EE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE PUMPING GREASE THE FEEDER.

LACK OF UNDERSTANDING THE TASK BEING PERFORMED AND IMPROPER POSITIONING.

EE WAS PULLING JACKLEG OUT OF HOLE WHEN HE TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

INDIVIDUAL WAS STANDING ON A CONVEYER BELT SHOVELING THE STONE OFF. HE LOST HIS BALNCE OR SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 10 FT, HITTING HIS HEAD ON A HAND RAIL BEFORE LANDING ON THE GROUND. HE SUSTAI NED A LACERATION ON HIS RIGHT FOREHEAD OF APPROXONE INCH AND A DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER. THERE WERE MINOR ABRASIONS TO BOTH SHINS.

ROOF BOLTING THE TOP, HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT KNEE BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE RIB OF THE MIND.

HELPING WELDERS SET PLATE ON BUCKET. RECEIVED WELDING FLASH IN EYES.

EE WAS PULLING SCREEN OUT OF SHAKER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD DUST IN HIS EYE AND WAS RUBBING HIS EYE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER CAUTION TAPE AND FELL, BREAKING HIS LEG.

WHILE HANGING TRAILING CABLE, THE CABLE REEL CAME OFF UNEXPECTEDLY PULLING THE CABLE DOWN ACROSS INJURED EMPLYEE'S NECK KNOCKING HIM TO THE BOTTOM. CAUSING SMALL CUT ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK AN D CAUSING HIM TO BITE HIS TONGUE. CERVICAL CONTUSION.

EE STOOD UP FROM A SETTING POSITION WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE POPED AND STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS LATE FOR WORK & WAS WALKING TO HIS WORK AREA WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED & FELL, FRACTURING LEFT WRIST. HE THEN LEFT THE JOB SITE TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT WITHOUT NOTIFYING HIS SUPERVISOR.

AS PART OF THE PLANNED WORK THE SCI CREW HAD THEOVERHEAD CRANE ENERGIZED TO ALLOW ITS USE TO LOWER MATERIAL FROM THE TOP FLOOR TO THE GROUNDFLOOR AFTER LOWERING THE MATERIAL THE CREW TOOK A BREAK AFTER THE BREAK, THE CREW RESUMED DEMOLITION OF THE DUCTWORK IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRANES POWER BUS RAILS WITHOUT THE DENERGIZING THE BUS DURING THIS DEMOLITION WORK, EE MADE CONTACT A BR

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING A BELTLINE. AS HE WENT THROUGH A SET OF ARCHES, HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK, BUMPED HIS HEAD AND FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY.

EE WAS WALKING TOWARD POWER-CENTER WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP.

THE ARCH ON THE D L BUCKET HAD BROKEN; THE D L OPERATOR STOOD THE BUCKET ON ITS NOSE SO THE BREAK COULD BE REPAIRED. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE INSIDE OF THE ARCH WHEN A LARGE CLOD OF DIRT (APPROX. 200#) FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, SHOULDER AND UPPER CHEST AREA. THEEMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT CAUSED THE LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD/CHEEK/EYE, BRUISED UPPER CHEST AREA AND

WAS LIFTING MATERIAL AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER ON THE SHOE OF THE 7800, HITTING HIS SHIN OFF OF THE RUNG OF THE LADDER.

LIFTING & SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

CLOSING GATE ON RAIL CAR DOOR. LDW 6/23/00.

EE WAS WORKING ON #2 PIER OF #2 KILN INSTALLING TOE BOARDS EE STEPPED OFF MAIN WALKWAY TO THE PIER LEVEL APPROX 6-8"" DROP & SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL

EE WAS DRILLING TOP, DRILL STEEL WRENCH CAME OFF HEAD OF BOLT, MASHED LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION. WILL NEED SUTURES.

EE STATED HE WAS WALKING IN SOUTH MAINS, STEPPED ON TIR TRACK LEDGE, TURNED ANKLE.

PEICE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF OF MINE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE SLID UNDER THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER AS IT WAS DROPPED. THE HEAD CAUGHT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

INJURED PARTY HAD A SHUTTLE CAR DOWN WORKING ON IT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER & SLID DOWN HIS LOWER BACK.

RIDING AS A PASSENGER IN A SIX TONE MOTOR. MOTOR STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE. INJURED SUFFERED STRAIN TO HIS NECK.

PLACING EMPTY BARGE UNDER BOOM BELT DRIP PANS. CLIMBED ON DRIP PAN TO TRY TO TIE OFF BARGE. SLID OFF DRIP PAN & LANDED IN BARGE.

WHILE DRILLING WITH JACKLEG THE MINER WAS BRINGING THE STEEL OUT OF A DRILLED HOLE. HE SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT TO HIS RIGHT LEG, GROUND SURFACE WAS UNEVEN AND MINER TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE & CALF.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOHNSON IND GREEN MACHINE 4 WHEELER. AS HE PULLED THRU A FLY PAD, HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY, HITTING THE ROCK CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AND THE STEERI NG WHEEL KNOB CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AND BENT IT BACKWARDS BREAKING IT.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SCALE A LOSE PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE FACE, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CLOSING GARAGE DOOR TO SUPPLY ROOM, WHEN ROLLERS AND PINS BROKE OUT OF A SECTION OF THE DOOR, LETTING THAT SECTION OF THE DOOR COLLAPSE AND HIT EE IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NECK. Y

ATTEMPTTING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING CUTTER HEAD WHEN IT SLIPPED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON UPPER RIGHT ARM.

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING UP HIGH FOR A GREASE GUN, AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE STATED HE WAS TIGHTENING THE HAND WHEEL OF A WINCH ON A BARGE WITH HIS FOOT. THE TENSION OF THE CABLE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO SPIN BACKWARD HYPEREXTENDING HIS ANKLE. HE WAS ADVISED BY DR TO STA Y OFF WORK

EE HAD STEPPED DOWN FROM WHERE HE HAD BEEN WORKING AND BEGAN TO WALK AWAY. AS HE TURNED HIS BODY, HIS LEG AND FOOT WERE NOT IN SYNC WITH BODY CAUSING PAIN TO KNEE.

RIDING UP IN CAGE WHEN HOIST KICKED OUT. EMPLOYEE WAS BOUNCED AROUND AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL AUGUST 3, 2000.

EMPLOYEE HURT HIS KNEE WHEN HE TWISTED IT STEPPING UP OUT OF MANTRIP.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING REMOVE A ROLLER FROM BELT INSTALLATION CART, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER UNDER ROLLER HANDLE.

MOTORMAN WAS LIFTING ON THE DOLLY COUPLER AT THE#2 SPUR ON A-MAINS WHEN HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER ABDOMEN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INGUINAL HERNIA.

AFTER EXPERIENCING A POWER OUTAGE, EE WAS WALKING TO THE FACE OF THE #2 ENTRY TO CHECK ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. AS EE WAS TRAVELING THRU THE LAST OPEN BREAK, HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL. HE S TATED THAT HIS ANKLE CREELED TO THE OUTSIDE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE MINE FLOOR. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE FIBULA AS WELL AS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE ANKLE BONE.

THE EE'S WERE BEATING CONCRETE OUT OF A 3"" SLICKLINE. ONE OF THE EE'S HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A ROOF ROCK 2' X 2' X 1' ACROSS THE BACK OF HIS LEGS AND LOWER BACK WHILEINSTALLING THE INSIDE ROOF BOLT, THE ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB AND ATRS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING DOWN ATTEMPTING TO TERMINATE GROUND WIRES TO A GROUND BOSS AT AN EXISTING MCC. AN EXISTING GROUND WIRE WAS TOUCHED AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS.

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL WORK DUTIES, EE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATE THAT EE HAS HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH HIS LEFT KNEE IN THE PAST THEREFORE, WE ARE CLASSIFYING THIS AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EMPLOYEE NOT FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS & TRAINING PROCEDURES; TURNED NOZZLE TOWARDS HIS FACE TO SEE IF IT WAS CLOSED INSIDE. HE HIT THE SIDE OFTHE FORKLIFT & THE PROPANE SPRAYED INTO HIS FACE AND INTO THE LEFT EYE.

12C SECTION HE WAS TEARING DOWN LIME CURTAIN IN #3 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF RIB BROKE & FELL. IT STRUCK HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG & ANKLE. *LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 5-24-00.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING PLANT DUTIES. HE WAS BITTEN ON THE FOREHEAD BY A SPIDER. HE GOT INTO A SPIDER WEB. HE HAD AN ALERGIC REACTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUD FROM CONVEYERS AND TURNED WRONG.

EE CRAWLED BEHIND THE MESCHER TRACTOR THAT WAS CLEANING RIB BETWEEN NO. 10 & NO. 11 HEADING AND DID NOT SIGNAL THE JEEP OPERATOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING A PIECE OF POWER CABLE BACK TO HOOK INTO POWER BOX WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHEN HE OPENED RADIATOR CAP HOT WATER SPRAYED ON HIS LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON RT SIDE HE FELT PAIN ON RT ELBOW RIB CAGE AREA.

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A MECHANIC IN LOW COAL, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT AND CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 5-25-00 AT WHICH TI ME THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT EIMCO 6 TON LOCOMOTIVES IN BATTERY STATION. HE WAS WALKING BESIDE LOCOMOTIVE AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HIS LEFT FOOT WENT UNDER OPERATOR'S COMPA RTMENT AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT AND THE MINE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE LOS THIS GRIP CLIMBING THE LADDER INTO THE TRUCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS FEET. THEN TWISTED INTO THE TIRE OF TRUCK.

WHILE CHANGING SCREEN ON US-01. OPERATOR WS TWISTING AND TURNING TO REMOVE SCREEN, PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF THE WA-800 LOADER, WHEN HE SLIPPED/FELL FROM THE 3RD STEP TO THE GROUND.

EE STATES THAT INJURY PROBABLY OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS LIFTING SOMETHING.

EE EXITED CRUSHER SHANTY QUICKLY TO INVESTIGATE SCREEN NOISE. HE SLIPPED ON THE TOP OF 2 STEPS AND CAME DOWN HARD ON HIS FEET. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE AGGRAVATED AN ONGOING BACK CONDITION WHILE OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE BRAOKE AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.

INJURED CLAIMS THAT HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHILE PULLING ON CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE BY HAND.

INJURED S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS STRUCK DRILL STEEL FALLING FROM A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF.

HE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON BAGGING ROBOT, AIR RAM OPENED EXTENDING FINGERS OUT AND STRUCK HANDCAUSING A CUT IN LEFT INDEX FINGER.

MAN WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON ROOF BOLTER, INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.

WAS TIGHTENING A PACKING GLAND NUT ON CRUSHER MOTOR DURING LONGWALL SET-UP AND FELT A PAIN IN THE GROIN. HE WORKED HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 7/24 WHEN HE WENT OFF WORK FOR HERNIA SURGERY.

HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AT THE TRAILER AT PRIMARY #1. HE HAD MUD ON HIS SHOES AND IT WAS RAINING. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND TOLD THE SUPERVISOR HE MAY HAVE PULLED SOMETHING BUT REFUSED MEDI CAL TREATMENT. ON 5-24-00, HE SAID HE WAS STILL SORE AND HE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO RUN PAPER STACKS ON CALENDER STACK ROLLER. RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN CALENDER STACK ROLLER WHILE TRYING TO TAKE PAPER OFFROLLER.

WHILE REACHING OVER TOP OF ROOFBOLTER, EMP FELT PAIN IN BACK. EE STARTED LOSING TIME 6/6/00

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP A SUMP PUMP IN PIT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK. HEDID NOT WANT MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME, BUTWANTED TO SEE A DOCTOR LATER. HE WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 8/31/00.

GOING TO THE WORK STATION, HE WAS LOADING THE TRANSPORTATION TRUCK TO GO TO THE DRILL SITE. AS HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE MOTOR, HE WAS GRABBING THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN, CAUSING H IM TO FALL BACKWARD AND DOWN APPROX 6' ONTO THE GRIZZLY, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BUTTOCKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS DUTIES BY LISTENING TO AND CHECKING MACHINE WHILE IN OPERATION WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH ENTRY DOOR OF SHOVEL. THUMB WAS CAUGHT I N DOOR AND AS A RESULT HE SUFFERED A FRACTURE TOHIS RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BELIEVES WHILE PREPARINGTHE IMPACT CRUSHER FOR SERVICE HE REINJURED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT UNTIL THAT EVENING WHEN GETTING R EADY TO LAY DOWN FOR THE NIGHT. EMPLOYEE ALSO STATED THAT HE BELIEVES IT IS FROM AN UNREPORTED INJURY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SUSTAINED WHILE MOVING BAGS.

DRIVING AROUND CURVE TOO FAST, TRUCK ROLLED ON SIDE AND SLID INTO ONCOMING TRUCK WHO HAD STOPPED WHEN HE SAW EMPLOYEE COMING TOO FAST-- EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT FOREHEAD, BRUISED LEFT SHOUL- DER & RIGHT KNEE. OTHER DRIVER NOT INJURED.

WHEN EE STEPPED OUT OF THE SHOWER AND WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE URINALS HE SLIPPED AND FELL. THE FALL RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES TO HIS HEAD. HE WAS RELEASE TO FULL DUTY. HOWEVER , HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 5/26/00 FOR HIS BACK AND WAS PLACED ON LOST TIME STATUS EFFECTIVE 5/27/00. ANTI-SLIP HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE ENTIRE SHO

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF WATER TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HAND RAIL WITH HIS RIGHT ARE AND HURT HIS SHOULDER. THIS IS BEING REPORTED LATE BECAUSE HE WAS TAKEN TO DR AND T HEY FOUND NOTHING. EE CONTINUED TO HAVE SORENESS AND SENT INTO DR AGAIN AND HAD MRI. ON 7/5/00 MRI REVEALED HE HAD POSSIBLE ROTOR CUFF TEAR AND GIVEN THERAPY. IT IS NOW BEING REPORTED AS A ME

PLACING HAND ON LOOKING POINT OF SHOE CLAMP, RELEASING TRIMING ARM CATCHING SHOE ARM CAUSE SHOE TO FALL AND IMPACT FINGER. FINGER BROKEN IN 3 PLACES.

EE HAD AN ACCIDNE T WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, TRIPPING OVER A CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK. EE WAS TAKEN TO DR.'S OFC. AND HIS XRAY WAS NEGATIVE , EE RETURNED TO WORK FULL DUTY. EE'S KNEE DID NOT IMPROVE. WAS SENT TO ORTHOPEDIST FOR AN MRI.MRI SHOWED FLOATING CARTILAGE ON RT. KNEE. EE OPERATED ON 11-15-00. LOST TIME BEGAN ON 11-15-00.

EE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A BENT ROOF BOLT IN THE ROOF AND AS HE STRAIGHTENED THE BOLT IT SPUN AROUND AND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ELBOW.

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK HANDLING ROCK AT A HEAD DRIVE.

EMPLOYEE, SUPERINTENDANT AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVED HEADBOX AWAY FROM SCALPING SCREEN. THE RIGHTSIDE OF THE BOX FELL OFF TRACK RAISING THE LEFT SIDE WHICH CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BOX AND SCREEN. WEARING A BRACE ON RIGHT HAND AND ARM.

6-NORTH INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING OFF OF MINER-HE WAS REPOSITIONG A METAL ROOF CHANNEL, IT FELL AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

EE SAID THAT A LIGHT PLANT THAT HE WAS SETTING UP WAS BLOWN TOWARD HIM AND THAT THE DOOR OF THE PLANT HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE. THIS ALLEGEDLY TORE HIS MENISCUS AND HE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 8-22-00. THIS IS THE FIRST MEDICAL TREATMENT EE WILL HAVE RECEIVED RELATIVE TO THIS INCIDENT.

EE WAS HOLDING THE WATER HOSE WHEN THE WATER CAME OUT THE PRESSURE SENT HIM BACKWARDS. HE FELL HITTING THE FRAME OF THE PUMP.

EE HAD A TRUCK ACCIDENT HITTING A PILLAR. INJURIES INCLUDED A BRUISED FOREARM AND A BRUISED LEFT KNEE. EE WAS TAKEN TO DR. FOR XRAYS, WHICH WERE NEGATIVE. KNEE DID NOT IMPROVE. EE WAS SENT TO ORTHOPEDIST WHO DID AN MRI, WHICH SHOWED THAT EE NEEDED TO HAVE SURGERY ON THE KNEE FOR SPUR FORMATION AND FLOATING CARTILAGE. SURGERY WAS DONE ON 10-30-00.

THE EE WAS LIFTING WITH 2 OTHER EE'S WITH A SLATE BAR TO REPOSITION A COVER FOR A JOY CONTINUOUS MINER. (STRAIN).

EE PULLED MUSCLE WHILE MOUNTING HIS DOZER.

OPERATING LOADED 18-WHEELER. TRAVELED LEFT OF CENTER INTO SUMP HOLE ON LEFT SIDE OF ROAD. TRACTOR AND TRAILER OVERTURNED.

BOLT IN CANOPY BROKE. THE BACK OF CANOPY DROPPED TO MINE FLOOR, CAUSING SUDDEN IMPACT TO REAR END AND LOW BACK.

MEMBER WAS SPOT BOLTING THE LEFT SIDE OF #2 HDG WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING EE IN THE LOWER BACK AND HIP, KNOCKING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS MARKING HIS LOCATIONS WHERE ROOF BOLTS WERE TO BE INSTALLED WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ATPS AND CANOPY STRIKING VICTIM.

EE REPORTED HE WAS PUSHING DOWN THE COVER BELT TO SEE LEVEL OF MATERIAL IN FINE ORE BIN. EE'S FOOT SLIPPED AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COVER BELT AND THE RAIL. EE TRIED TO GET HIMSELF OUT, BUT GOT THE OTHER LEG CAUGHT.

LIFTING WET FILTERS OFF GROUND, FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EE WAS DRILLING FACE WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIM IN THE NECK.

EE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT USING A 2N HANDLE LACING MACHINE. THE HANDLES BECAME STUCK AND THE EE TRIED TO FREE THEM BY JERKING ON THE HANDLES. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE MINE YARD THE EE FELL & INJURED HIS RIGHT ARM. EE CONT TO WORK BUT STARTED MISSING ON 10/16/00

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOS MINER ON THE HEADGATE SECTION. A ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE FROM BEHIND HITTING HIM IN THE BACK. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CONTUSION IN THE BACK.

THE R-BOLT OPERATOR HAD INSTALLED HIS BOLT IN THE CURTAIN BOARD, ND WAS REPOSITIONING THE MACHINE TO INSTALL A BOLT. SOMEONE CALLED WHICH DREW HIS ATTENTION AWAY AT THE SAME TIME THE MACHINE WAS MOVING. HE FAILED TO MOVE AWAY WHICH LET THEMACHINE COME IN CONTACT WITH HIS FOOT.

EE WAS PLACING A GEAR ONTO A ROLLER WHEN IT FELL, HITTING EE ON THE RIGHT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HEAVY TREAD MATERIAL, WHEN HE THOUGHT HE PULLED SOMETHING. HE ACTUALLY STRAINED LEFT ELBOW.

INJURED WAS HOOKING A EXHAUST PIPE UP TO A ENGINE WHEN A PIECE OF RUST SLIDE BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.

INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HE HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING SUDDEN BOUNCE OF SHUTTLE CAR WHICH IN TURN CAUSED BACK PAIN.

EE WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAK LOOSE A WEDGE WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER. A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE LOOSE AND WENT INTO EE'S LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOISTING BUCKET OF MATERIAL FROM GROUND TO PLATFORM ON REFUSE BELT,& BUCKET HUNG ON PIECE OF METAL. AS HE PUSHED CABLE, HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND SHEAVE; CAUSED FRACTURE OF L INDEX FINGER DISTAL

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED ANKLE; HE TRIPPED OVER BATTERYJUMPER CABLES WHILE CHANGING BATTERIES, WHEN HE WENT TO ANSWER MINE PHONE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN RT SHOULDER, CAUSING BACK PAIN. HE WAS HANDLING CABLE.

RIDING MANTRIPOUTSIDE WAS NOT LOOKING WHERE HE WAS GOING AND GOT HEAD IN TOP, NECK PAIN.

HE WAS STACKING TIES ON TO A PALLET FRIDAY- HE DID NOT REPORT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK UNTIL MONDAY.

EE WAS RIGGING I-BEAMS FOR CRANE. WHILE MOVING BEAMS, ONE ROLLED OVER ON EE'S HAND.

COAL STICKING ON ONE SIDE OF BED WHILE OTHER SIDE BREAKS LOOSE & COMES OUT TAILGATE, CAUSING UNSTEADINESS, THUS OVERTURNING TRACTOR & TRAILOR--ALL EQUIPMENT AND DUMPING SITE CHECKED OUT OK. OK.

WORKER WAS OPERATING SCOOP CAUGHT A CABLE PULLING IT DOWN STRIKING HIM ON THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN BELT ENTRY WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMBERS, FALLING AND LANDING ON LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

BUGGY CAUGHT EE BETWEEN THE FEEDER AND THE BUGGY.

EE PULLED WATER TRUCK UNDER FILL PIPE. HE DID NOT APPLY PARK BRAKE OR HAVE TRUCK IN GEAR. THE TRUCK STARTED TO DRIFE AND EE RAN AFTER TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND A RM.

INJURED WAS STEPPING UP AND ONTO A PLATFORM IN THE MILL WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOW HANG- ING STEEL BEAM.

EE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND TURED IT OVER.

EE WAS ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF LINE CAVAS WHICH HAD FALLEN AND CAUGHT ON THE MINER. AS HE PULLED UP ON THE CANVAS, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A HEADER BOARD

EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES FROM THE SCOOP TO THE R-BOLTER. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BUNDLE OF 5 OR 6 6' ROOF BOLTS. AS HE STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED LOADING THE SUPPLIE S. HE THEN WENT TO EAT LUNCH. HE DID N'T FEEL BETTER SO HE WENT OUTSIDE AND THEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A CRIB WHEN HE SLIPPED ANDFELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. ON 5/25/00 AORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR DIAGNOSED THE INJURY AS MEDIALMENISCAL TEAR IN LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED SURGERY.

EE WAS WORKING ON A CREW EXTRACTING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHICH HAD BEEN COVERED IN A ROOF FALL. THE CREW HAD CONNECTED THE MINER EXTRACTOR TO THE REAR OF THE MINER AND STARTED TO TAKE UP THE SLA CK IN THE CHAIN. AS THE CHAIN TIGHTENED A CLEVIS BROKE AND A PIECE OF THE CLEVIS FLEW APPROX 55' AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE LEFT ARM.

WHILE LOADING FRONT TRAILER, THERE WAS A SPILL; DRIVER TOLD BULK LOADER HE WOULD CLEAN IT UP WHILE BULK LOADER FILLED THE PUP; LOADER DID NOTHEAR THE DRIVER. DRIVER PULLED AHEAD AND THE LOADER, WHO WAS IN THE SAFETY CAGE, FELL WHEN THE TRAILER PULLED AHEAD; HE LANDED ON FENDER, BREAKING & DISLOCATING HIS LEFT SHOULDER, THEN FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR BUMPING HIS HEAD.

EE ALLEGES THAT INJURY OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING THE STAIRWELL FROM THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE MILL BUILDING. EE STOPPED TO OBSERVE MILL OPERATION. WHEN HE STARTED AGAINS, HIS LEFT FOOT BECAM E STUCK ON THE FLOOR GRATING AND IN TURNING RIGHT, HIS LEFT KNEE ""POPPED"". EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-25-00 WHEN TREATMENT FOR HIS KNEE & ASSOCIATED SORE BACK REQUIRED TIME OFF WORK.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN PUTTING TOGETHER WATER LINE. WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED AND BEGAN TO SWELL UP.

BODY WAS JOLTED WHEN DUMP TRUCK WAS BEING LOADEDWITH ROCK RESULTING IN STIFFNESS IN NECK.

EE HAD SWITCHED THE TRACK CLEANER OUT OF A SWITCH TO GET A FLATCAR OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE WHICH WAS BEHIND IT OUT. HE AND ANOTHER EE MOVED THE FLATCAR INBY ON THE MAINLINE AND BEGAN SPREADING THE CALCIUM, WORKING OUTBY TOWARD THE PARKED TRACK CLEANER. THE EE TRAMMED HIS MOTOR OUTBY TOO FAR AND WAS HIT BY THE DISCHARGE BOOM OF THE TRACK CLEANER.

EE TURNED TO GO TOWARD TAILGATE SLIPPED AND FELL, HURT RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A BLOCK OF WOOD OUTSIDE THE SHOP AREA WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE EYE DOCTOR UNTIL MAY 22. THE DOC- TOR REMOVED THE FOREIGN OBJECT AND PRESCRIBED ANANTIBIOTIC.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PLASTERING A BRATTICE & WHEN HE PUT MUD ON BRATTICE IT SPLATTERED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

THE MANTRIP THAT THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS RIDINGIN WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER RAIL VEHICLE AS IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH OFF ONTO A SIDE TRACK; (EM-PLOYEE WAS SHAKEN UP SLIGHTLY--NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT)

UNLOADING 350LB CORNER BIT FROM PALLET ON BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK AND CARRYING A DOZER BLADE, IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND DROPPED DOWN CRUSHINGHAND AGAINST BLADE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TOOTH FROM A LOADER BUCKET. AS HE HIT THE SHANK WITH A HAMMER, A SPLINTER OF METAL CAME OFF THE TOOTH, STRIKING EMPLOYEEIN LEFT LEG. (NOTE: STITCHES WERE ADDED IN A FOL LOW-UP EXAM THE NEXT WEEK).

WHILE WALKING IN LOW COAL HEIGHTH, STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. THE EE WORKED UNTIL JUNE 18, OO. LOST TIME BEGAN ON 6/19/00.

EE WAS ROOFBOLTING ON A SATELLITE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SATELLITE ATRS LIGHT BRACKET AND A BUNDLE OF BOLT PLATES HIS HAND WAS RESTING ON. RESULTED IN CRUSHED RIGHT RING FINGER.

STEPPED ON A 20"" TUBE END CAP AND IT FLIPPED UP STRIKING HIM BEHIND THE LEFT KNEE. INJURED ORIGINALLY SUFFERED A FIRST AID INJURY. ON 5-26 AND 5-27 HE LOST WORK DUE TO THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A FRONT END LOADER TO LOAD RECYCLE PLANT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO TAKE A 3"" WATER LINE OUT WHEN COUPLING CAME APART. THE WATER LINE CAME UP AND HIT NOSE AND MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED TO HAVE HURT HIS BACK; REPORTED TO COMPANY NEXT DAY; SAID HE WAS LIFTING TIMBER WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ANKLE.

DUMPED SHUTTLE CAR. WAS GOING BACK TO MINER. TURNED, LEFT HANDED & CAUGHT LEFT HAND AGAINST RIB.

PRIMARY CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A JAMMED ROCK BELOW THE PRIMARY. THE EE SUFFERED AN INCARCERATED UMBILICAL HERNIA. THE EE WAS DIAGNOSED FRIDAY AFTERNOON (5/19) AND WAS OPERAT ED ON FOR THE SATURDAY 5/20.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF THE PREP PLANT CHANGING OUT 14"" RETURN LINE OFF THE HYDRO CYCLONES. THEY WERE USING AN 8' FIBERGLASS LADDER TO REACH CERTAIN PARTS OF THE JOB. EE WAS ON THE LADDER AND STARTED DOWN WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE TWIST.

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE.

ALLEGEDLY, EE WAS TRYING TO SECURE A WATER HOSE TO A WATER GUN, WHEN THE LINE BLEW OFF AND EE FELL DOWN A 4' EMBANKMENT JAMMING HIS SHOULDER IN THE GROUND.

CUTTING STEEL WITH TORCH. TOOK OFF DARK GLASSES TO CHIP & CLEAN CUTTING. PIECE OF STEEL HIT LEFTEYE.

EE DROVE A PICKUP TO THE WORK SITE AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE PICKUP HE FAILED TO PUT THE PICKUP IN GEAR OR SET THE PARK BRAKE AT WHICH TIME THE PICKUP STARTED TO ROLL OFF THE HILL. THE PREVEN T THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING EE PUT HIS FOOT IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL. INJURING HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS STRUCK BY DRAWROCK APP 1' X 2' X 0-1"", WHILE TRAMMING THE MACHINE FROM #3 TO #1 ENTRY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE P-2 CHAIN FROM THE FEEDER WHEN A CO-WORKER PULLED THE WASH DOWN HOSE OFF THE TOP OF THE FEEDER. THE HOSE CAUSED AN UNBOLTED SHIELD TO FALL STRIKING HIM ON THE NECK. H E WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH DAMAGE TO THE NECK MUSCLE. HE IS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO THERAPY.

MECHANIC WAS WORKING UNDER THE 994 WHEEL LOADER, REBUILDING A DROP BOX. WHILE WORKING ON HIS KNEES, HE LATER FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS WORKING ON 16"" DRISCO PIPE, TRYING TO GET PIPE BACK IN PLACE SPLICE WHEN PIPE WAS PICKED UP THE BOTTOM OF PIPE KICKED OUT, STRIKING EE KNOCKING HIM OFF THE PUMP AND TO THE FLOOR OF PREP PLANT.

EMPLOYEE HAD CHANGED A TIRE OUT ON A AUTOCAR TRUCK. WHEN HE WENT TO PICK THE OLD TIRE UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE.

CRAWLED INTO BIN, PUT HIS HAND ON SHARP AUGER, CUTTING 5TH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

WORKING UNDERGROUND AT 3100 STATION CLEARING GRIZZLY, HIT LARGE ROCK AND DOUBLE JACK BOUNCED BACK AND SPRAINED WRIST.

EE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING A FIRST AID BOX ON 5-17. EE CAME TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON 5-18 AND LEFT EARLY DUE TO HIS BACK HURTING. HE THEN MISSED HIS NEXT SCHEDULED FOUR WORKDAYS.

SHE WAS PICKING UP CARE BAGS AND MOVING THEM. SHE GOT A SHARP, STABBING PAIN IN HER SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS LIFTING #11 MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELTPAIN IN MIDDLE BACK.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BAG OF ROCKDUST FROM THE SCOOP AND THEN SLIPPED DUE TO SLICK BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

B2#4 BELT-MAKING A BELT MOVE. WALKING DOWN BELT LINE & WALKED INTO CHAIN HANGER JAMMING HIS NECKNECK HAS BOTHERED HIM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS STARTEDMISSING TIME ON 8/28/00 WHEN DR DISABLED HIM SURGERY (CERVICAL DISK HERNIATION) ON 9/15. TURNED IN LATE DUE WAITING ON REPORTS FROM DR & SURGEON SINCE HE HAD WORKED 4 MOS W/INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL OUT FROM UNDERNO. 2 BELT & SAID A SPLICE MUST HAVE CAUGHT HIS SHOVEL, PULLING IT OUT OF HIS HAND. HE FELT A BURNING & TINGLING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED; STATED HE HAS BEEN HAVING BACK AND HIP PAIN FOR SOME TIME.HAS HIP JOINT INFLAMED AND IS ON THERAPY.

REMOVING WATER PUMP FROM TRUCK, REMOVING BOLT FROM FAN BLADE, WRENCH SLIPPED WITH PRESSURE ON IT, SCRAPED OFF TOP OF THUMB ON LEFT HAND, POSSIBLY BRUISING.

WHILE OPERATING A FORK TRUCK, EMPLOYEE CONTACTEDAN EXPANSION GAP IN THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR THAT CAUSED A JARRING MOTION THAT CAUSED PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK AND LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER. EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PORTABLE SCREENING PLANT WHENA DISCHARGE CHUTE LOCATED UNDER THE SCREEN PLUGGEE RESULTING IN AN OVERLOADED STRUCTURE. THE EM PLOYEE CHUT THE SCREEN AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR THECHUTE WHEN THE STRUCTURE FAILED AS RESULT OF AN OVERLOADED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY THE CHUTE. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BON

JACKING SOMETHING UP ON THE CRUSHER, JACK POPPED OUT FROM THE SCREENER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT SIDE; SHOULDER, ARM AND RIBS

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE FRONT END LOADER IN11-99 AND INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SAUGHT AT THE TIME. RECENTLY HIS SHOULDER BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM AND MEDICAL ATTEN TION WAS SAUGHT AND SURGERY WAS DONE ON LEFT ROTATOR CUFF ON 5-17-00.

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING EE IN THE BACK.

EE AND TWO OTHERS WERE RIGGING A LENGTH OF 10"" DIA. STEEL PIPE. EE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE END OF THE PIPE WITH HIS HAND. THE PIPE SHIFTED IN THE RIGGING CAUSING THE END OF THE PIPE TO TIP UP JAM MING EE'S HAND AGAINST A STEEL BEAM. CRUSHING THE TIP OF HIS RT. BABY FINGER AND SEVERLY LACERATING HIS RT. RING FINGER.

EE WAS LIFTING KABOTA BLOCK FRROM TRUCK BED TO WORK BENCH AND SUSTAINED HERNIA TO LOWER ABDOMEN. THIS REPORT WAS INITIATED UPON RECEIPT OF INFO RE: LOST TIME DUE TO HERNIA SURGERY 7/5/00.

WHILE CLEANING UP AN OIL LEAK, EE EE STEPPED IN OIL AND FELL AND HURT BACK.

EE WAS PULLING BELT STRUCTURE OFF THE LINE AND LOADING IT ON A FLAT CAR. HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER WHILE WORKING. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND THE PAIN GOT WORSE AT HOME. SO HE WENT TO THE DR. THE NEXT DAY.

EE HAD BEEN SCALING FROM A PETTIBONE BASKET. THE BASKET HAD BEEN LOWERED BY THE PETTIBONE OPERATOR TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION. EE THAT WAS INJURED HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP RAIL OF BASKET FRAM WORK (ABOUT WAIST HIGH). PETTIBONE OPERATOR WAS INTENDING TO MOVE PETTIBONE IN REVERSE. OPERATOR PLACED CONTROL IN FORWARD INADVERTENTLY. THE BASKET HIT AGAINST A PILLAR, PUSHING THE BASKET R

INJURED WAS PULLING A PIECE OF BELT. CHAIN BROKETHAT WAS TIED TO BELT. ONE LINK CAME OFF CHAIN STRIKING HIM ACROSS BRIDGE OF NOSE.

EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WAS MASHED BETWEEN ROCK ANDTHE EMULSION JACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GRASP. EMPLOYEE IS A LOST TIME INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS. HE LET THE HEAD DOWN & PUSHED THE BOLT OVER. WHEN HE RAISED THE HEAD & SPINNED THE BOLT HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT. HIS LEFT FOREARM WAS BROKEN BY THE SPINNING BOLT

EMPLOYEE WAS ON FINES BELT INSTALLING GREASE HOSES ON BEARING; THE BELT WAS TURNED ON BY MIS-TAKE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 15-20' TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP A SET OF 3 CONCRETE STEPS WHEN HIS FOOT STRUCK THE TOP STEP RISER CAUSING HIM TO TRIP.

MINER CABLE FELL AND HIT HIM

EE WAS LOSENING BOLTS ON THE LID OF PRIMARY CRUSHER TO DO MAINTANCE INSIDE WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPED OFF CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS APPROX. 3 FT LANDING ON A S UPPORT TOWER FOR THE CRUSHER LID WHICH INJURED HIS LEG HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER TRYING TO STOP HIS FALL.

SMASHED BIG TOE BETWEEN ROTOR AND CHUTE OF TORGESON.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLIT A LARGE ROCK IN SHOT MATERIAL. THE LOADER BUCKET SLIPPED, CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE. THE BOUNCING JERKED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A STRAINED/PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BAC K.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE CLASSIFIER AND WAS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS WHEN HE MISSED A STAIR & FELL; AS HE FELL, SOMETHING STRUCK HIS LOWER LEFT LEG.

LOADING COAL SAMPLES IN PICKUP TRUCK-EE TRIED TO STEP INTO PICK UP TRUCK USING REAR STEP BUMPER FOOT SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER ON TAILGATE.

THE INJURED STATES HE WAS REMOVING AN OIL PAN FROM UNDER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND STRAINED HIS BACK. THE PAN HAD APPROX. 20 GAL. OF OIL IN IT.

EMPLOYEE, WORKING UNDERGROUND ON 3100 OPERATING LOCOMOTIVE, FAILED TO OPEN AIR DOORS. HE WAS GOING TOO FAST AND PLOWED THROUGH AIR DOORS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING KOMATSU HAULAGE TRUCK, DRIVING UP AN 8% GRADE WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PARK BRAKE WAS SET AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABOUT TO RESET THE BATTERIES WHEN THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL NINE FEET DOWN TO THE BUMPER DECK, FROMWHICH HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON A 777 TRUCK. AS HE WAS CHANGING A GREASE HOSE AND REACHING ACROSS THE TRANSMISSION, HE FELT SOME- THING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER/SIDE AREA.

WHILE CLEANING THE ALKALI BYPASS WITH A BAR, THEEMPLOYEE HIT HIS HAND ON THE HOUSING COVER; THISCUT HIS RING FINGER.

HAD BEEN LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN SCOOP WALKED AROUND END OF SCOOP AND HIT HEAD ON BROW HANGINGDOWN. AVE ROOF HEIGHT 5 1/2 FT BROW ABOUT 5 FT HIT SIDEWAYS SPRAINING NECK.

WORKING ON HEADROLLER WIPER, WHILE PULLING ON THE WIPER, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND HEARD A POP IN HIS WRIST. HAD WRIST X RAYED AND RETURNED TO WORK MISSED 6-16-00 WAITING TO SEE 2ND DR FOR EVAL UATION.

CONDUIT FELL ON TOP OF HAND WHILE LOADING ON TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING METACARPAL GLOVES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DRAGGING A PIECE OF WATERLINE.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED& HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SHOULDER & NECK AGAINST AN AIR DUCT PIPE ON THE 50"" MILL

WHILE MOVING DRILL AND COMPRESSOR FROM THE BENCHEMPLOYEE RAN OVER A ROCK AND JOLTED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSCLE AND LOWER BACK STRAIN.

UNSPECIFIED DATE--UNSPECIFIED BACK PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM DRIVING A LOADER

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SPRAYING PRIMER/ADHESIVE INSIDE OF BALL MILL WHEN FUMES FLASHED, RESULTING IN BURNS ON HIS BACK, CHEST AND FACE.

EE WAS CLEARING THE TAIL PULLEY OF THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE WAS SHOVELING HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE CONCRETE WITH THE SHOVEL AND BROKE HIS ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING AT THE STAGELOADER DURING THE MINING SHIFT AND HE HAD REMOVED HIS MINING CAP; HE REACHED TO PICK HIS CAP UP & AS HE STOODUP, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS ON THE STAGELOADER HANGING OVER THE EDGE. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION; IT WAS BANDAGED & HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE, WHERE HERECEIVED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO HANG A 24"" VENTILATION TUBE; LIFTING TUBE WITH CO-WORKER, SHE FELT PAIN IN HER RIGHT FOREARM. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A FIRST AID INJURY. LOST TIME BEGAN 7/5/00.

CHANGING A TIRE ON CAT LOADER, WORKER WAS DISMOUNTING TIRE WITH A RAM 1800 BEAD BREAKER POSITIONED ON BACK SIDE OF RIMBASE. TOOL WAS PROPERLY SECURED, BUT POPPED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HAVE REASON TOBELIEVE THAT RIM SECTION FAILED CAUSING THE BEADBREAKER TO SLIP. HE WAS TREATED AT HOSPITAL FOR STITCHES, BRUISES AND BROKEN NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING AND HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP PINNER BOARD; AS HE WAS PUTTING PIN BOARD ON PIN, THE PIN BOARD SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, STRUCK PINNER AND FLIPPED TOWARD EMPLOYEE STRIKING

EMPLOYEE WAS IN HIS WELDING SHOP USING A GRINDERON THE DSM SCREEN HOUSING; SPARKS FROM GRINDING LANDED ON HIS JEANS & MATERIAL CAUGHT FIRE. HE IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED FLAME & NOTICED A BURN THE SIZE OF A QUARTER TO 50 CENT PIECE; NO TREATMENT WAS GIVEN AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. ANINFECTION DEVELOPED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS OBTAINED ON 6/1/2000.

ON SUB MAINS #9 HDG #12 BLOCK, AN EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP THE MINER CABLE FROM THE MINE FLOOR TO MOVE IT, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING A BROKEN VERTEBRA. THE EMPLOYEE HAD VISUALLY EXAMINED THE AREA BEFORE ENTERING AND NO BAD TOP WAS NOTICED.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CRIB BLOCKS FROM RIB TO MINER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.

WHILE DRILLING BOTTOM WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, INJURED EXPERIENCED LOW BACK HURTING. BOTTOM WA VERY HARD. DRILL SHOOK A LOT WHILE TRYING TO DRILL.

AFTER PLACING EXPANSION MATERIAL IN A SQUATTING POSITION, EMPLOYEE STOOD UP AND HIS LEFT KNEE MADE A POPPING NOISE.

WHILE CLEVING SLATE BLOCKS TO MAKE ROOFING TILE HIT HIS LEFT HAND INJURING INDEX FINGER & MIDDLEFINGER WITH HAMMER

A PIECE OF IRON HAND RAIL ATTACHED BY A CHAIN BROKE. EE WAS BENT OVER PICKING UPA ROCK WHEN IRON RAIL SWUNG DOWN AND HIT EE ON THE BUTTOCKS. HE FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS WORKING ON GRINDING MILL WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A PILL OF LIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL MONORAIL WHEN HE STEPPED ON A WATER PIPE; HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO THE MINING OPERATION/EQUIPMENT. INJURY DIDN'T INVOLVE ANY ASPECT OF COMPLIANCE, JOB SKILLS, PROFICIENCY, TRAINING OR ATTITUDE, OR PROTECTIVE ITEMS.

EMPLOYEE RAN SHUTTLE CAR OVER TIRE RUT; ALLEGES HE WAS BOUNCED INTO THE CANOPY. HE WENT TO A DOCTOR ALLEGING NECK PAIN; DOCTOR DIAGNOSED NECKSTRAIN.

WALKING INTO BATH HOUSE FROM THE OUTSIDE TO START WORK, EE TRIPPED IN THE DOORWAY. HE FELL, CATCHING HIMSELF, JARRING HIS BACK AND NECK. (FIRST DAY MISSED--5-22-00)

EE SAID HE SHOULDER STARTING HURTING WHILE WORKING ON BELT MOVE. HE STATED THIS IS SAME PROBLEM WITH SHOULDER HE HAS HURT PREVIOUSLY AND IT A RECURRANCE INJURY. THIS IS A REPEAT TRAUMA.

EE WAS REMOVING A SEAT FROM A LOADER, AS HE PULLED UP ON THE SEAT, HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE CAB.

SLIPPED ON TOP STEP OF IT28 END LOADER AND FELL ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS, WITH A 980 LOADER, WITHOUT HIS SEAT BELT FASTENED, AND HIT A SERIES OF BUMPS CAUSING LOADER TO BOUNCE, THROWING HIM AGAINST ROOF CAB.

EMPLOYEE FELT LOW BACK PAIN WHEN HE GOT ON THE BOOM TRUCK; ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING IT. COMPLETED INVESTIGATION 5/24/00

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN LIFTING 5 GAL CONTAINERS WITH ANTIFOAM OVER HIS HEAD INTO A SUMP WHEN HE STRAINED LEFT SIDE, NECK AND SHOULDER AREA.

FELL OFF LADDER AND TWISTED KNEE TORE ACL AND REQUIRED SURGERY.

WHILE EXITING ROCK TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELLTO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT.

THE TRAILER THEY WERE LOADING HAS WHAT IS CALLEDA LIVE FLOOR; ONE OF THE PLASTIC SLATES ON FLOORWAS DAMAGED. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFETO CUT OFF THE DAMAGED PLASTIC, SO THE MOVING TRAILER FLOOR COULD MOVE FREELY; KNIFE SLIPPED &PUNCTURED HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING DUE TO EITHER CARRYING 50 LBS WET BAGS FOR STEM-MING OR SHOVELING STEMMING. THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5/17/00; HE DID NOT REPORT ANY EVENT ON THE DAY HE ALLEGES AN EVENT HAPPENED. THIS EMPLOYEE HAD BACK SURGERY FOR AN OFF-THE- JOB INJURY IN NOVEMBER 1998.

WHILE MANEUVERING DOOR OUT OF COMPARTMENT, WASHER ON LINE BROKE, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL AGAINST EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A FLOOR PLATE THAT WAS LOOSEAND MOVED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS KNEEHE CONTINUED TO WORK ABOUT 4 HOURS. HIS KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL. HE LEFT WORK AND GOT MEDICAL ATTENT ION ON 5/16/00.

EMPLOYE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL.

EE WAS WORKING ON A SCRUBBER SCREEN WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE 1ST BOLT AND RIB STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER RESULTING IN A FRACTURED CLAVICLE & COLLARBONE.

FRACTURED, LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM CHUTE.