Mining Incidents in June 2000

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ROOM OF UNIT (006-0 MMU) AT THE 195' INTERSECTION. HEIGHT 6-8' WIDTH 25' LENGTH 20'. THE AREA HAD BEEN MINED AND SUPPORTED WITH 4,5, AND 6' ROOF BOLTS. THE FALL OCCURRED AT AND ABOVE THE POINT OF ANCHOR.

A MINE FIRE OCCURRED IN AN AREA ADJACENT TO THE UNDERGROUND SHOP. THE MINE WAS EVACUATED WITH 17 MINERS BEING EVACUATED FROM THE WEST FORK SHAFT AND 7 MINERS, INCLUDING 5 CONTRACT MINERS, WER E EVACUATED LATER THRU THE FLETCHER PRODUCTION SHAFT AFTER MINE RESCUE TEAMS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY.

ROCK BURST OCCURRED IN 37ER1-H EAST. MINIMAL DAMAGE ON EAST SIDE WITH 2 TONS DISPLACED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON UNIT 2 (004-0 MMU) IN THE #6 ENTRY AT THE 1035' STATION. HEIGHT 6.5', WIDTH 20' LENGTH 22'. WHILE OPERATING THE MINER AT THE FACE OF THE #6 ENTRY, THE MINER HAD CUT APP ROX 12 FEET WHEN A HORSEBACK PRESENT IN THE ROOFGAVE WAY CAUSING THE ROOF TO FALL FROM THE FACE OUT BY TO THE NEXT TO LAST ROW OF BOLTS. ROCK FELL ON THE MINER.

THE ROOF FELL FOR 1 BK FROM 30'OUTBY CORNER OF 89 BK TO 90 BK (2 BKS INBY SPAD 11275) SKIPPED A SPACE OF 20' AND FELL AGAIN FOR APPROX 30' (MEASURING 4'HIGH) CRIBBS HAD BEEN SET IN THIS AREA A ND IT FELL BESIDE OF CRIBBS. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4'RESIN AND 6'CABLE BOLTS WITH CRIBBS AS ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT.

EMPLOYEES WERE WELDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF #1 RAW COAL SILO ON 2ND LANDING. THEY WERE WELDING SCAFFOLDING ON A SECONDARY "DRIBBLE" CHUTE ADJACENT TO THE #1 DOOR OF #1 SILO, DISTANCE FROM DOOR OPENING TO WELDING AREA IS APPROX 22'.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 1 WEST TRACK HAULAGE RUN - AROUND AT 56 WALL IN INTERSECTION AT STATION NUMBER 97 + 30. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 50'LONG X 16'WIDE X 12'HIGH. THER E WERE NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 4-EAST SECTION MMU-003, #2 BLOCK, #6 HEADING SPAD 8521 THE FALL OCCUPPED IN A 4-WAY INTERSECTION AND FELL 25'WX25'LX6'H AND HIGHER. THE FALL WAS BOLTED TO DIA USING 6'X 3/4" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS USING 6"X16" BEARING PLATES. THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED APP 6-15-00 AND THE FALL WAS TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE HORIZON IN #1 ENTRY, 7TH LEFT PANEL, APP ONE BREAK LEFT OF SPAD #345. THE FALL WAS APP 18'X3-4'X30'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO 2 ENTRY MEASURING 70' X 18' X 12'HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ROOF DID NOT WORK JUST FELL.

IGNITION, MINING IN #6 ENTRY IN MAINS SECTION WHEN LEFT SIDE OF CUTTER HEAD ON MINER AN ORANGE FLAME APPEARED AROUND BITS AND EXTINGUISHED ITSELF WITHIN 10 TO 15 SECONDS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY OF OLD 3 MAINS AT SURVEY SPAD #U446. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 40'LONG, 20'WIDE, AND 6.5'HIGH. FALL AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5' RESIN ROD S. NO EQUIPMENT, VENTILATION OR TRAVEL WAS AFFECTED. AREA APPROACHED WERE TIMBERED AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

THERE WAS A ROOF FALL IN THE WORKING SECTION OF THE #2 ROOM IN THE 4TH NORTH BUTT. AN MBC AND 2 BRIDGES WERE UNDER THE FALL OF 70'LONG. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AND POSTED AROUND THE FALL. IT WAS NOT CLEANED UP OR BOLTED. SECTION WAS MOVED TO NEW AREA.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 MMU IN THE #4 PILLAR. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 12' W X 30' L X 5-6' THICK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED OUT BY THE WORKING SECTION IN THE NUMBER 2 AND 3 ENTRIES, MINING WAS STOPPED AND THE WORKING SECTION MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION. THE AREA HAD BEEN PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED WIT H 48" FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

MINED INTO AN UNCHARTED OIL/GAS WELL. 003-0 SECTION 2 LEFT OFF 35 BREAK OFF 12 EAST D-ENTRY AT 5.5 2 & 00.

FAN IMPELLER FAILED SENDING SPARKS INTO WOOD PILE CATCHING IT ON FIRE.

THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHENTHE CONVEYOR BELT QUIT RUNNING AND THE MINE FOREMAN WENT TO INVESTIGATE. IT IS 1 BLOCK INBY STATION 558 IN THE 35 ENTRY. IT MEASURES 8'HX16'WX25'L.

AN UNINTENTINAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED 2000' OUTBY NO. 1 SECTION IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY, 2 XCUTS INBY SURVEY STATION 4996. MEASURING APPROX. 40'L X 20' W X 8' HIGH.

HOIST STARTED PULLING HIGH AMPS AND CONTACTOR BURNED UP ON THE LOWER SIDE IN THE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. ELECTRICIANS WERE CALLED TO REPAIR HOIST AND HOISTMAN CALLED MSHA 11:40 AM, HOIST WAS REP AIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE SAME DAY.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON #4 UNIT, #6 ENTRY ACROSS FROM THE FEEDER 40' OUTBY SPAD #30565 IN THE 4TH NE PANEL. THE FALL WAS 130'LONG, 20'WIDE, AND 5'THICK. NO VENTILATION OR PERSONELL WERE AFFECTED. THE FALL LANDED ON THE BACK OF A THREE-WHEELER.

NON INJURY ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT APPROX 0830. 2 XCUTS INBY SPAD #1563 THE FALL 6' THICK, 20' LONG & 20' WIDE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE INTAKE AIRWAY OF THE MAIN SOUTH SECTION. THE FALL IS LOCATED TWO X-LOTO INBY STATION #17427 IN THE INTERSECTION OF #6 ENTRY AND THE X CUT6--7. THE FALL WAS 80'LX18' WX7'H. AREA OF THE FALL HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR RESIN BOLT. ALL ACCESSED HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NORTH WEST MAIN SECTION INT HE INTERSECTION OF #7 ENTRY AND THE CROSS CUT 6-7 JUST INBY STATION #18787. THE FALL WHO 50'LX18'WX6'H. MILE VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERPU TED. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED RESINBOLTS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ALL ACCESSES WERE TIMBERED OF.

A FALL IN THE #4 ENTRY ALONG #5 BELT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PRE-SHIFT EXAMINER. HE ALSO FOUND A FALL IN THE BELT ENTRY ADJACENT, TO THE 1ST FALL. BOTH FALLS ARE APPROXIMATELY8'HIGH X 20'LX18' W. THEY ARE OUTBY 1 BLOCK FROM SPADS 1152 AND #1153. BOTH FALLS HAVE BEEN POSTED OFF, DANGERED OFF AND ABANDONED.

ROOF FALL (7000-1-005-00):MW #1 BELT X-CUTS #6 - #7. DIMENSIONS: H:6', W:18', L:80'. GEOLOGY: SOFT, MEDIUM TO DARK GRAY SHALE. ROOF SUPPORT: 6' CONV. BOLTS W/CABLE TRUSS BOLTS INSTALLED AS SEC ONDARY SUPPORT. REPORTED TO MSHA 06/26 BY PHONE. 7000-1 LATE DUE TO VACATION PERIOD OBSERVED FROM 06/24 - 07/09.

DURING THE PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION A FALL WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT 1,600 ' OUTBY THE WORK SECTION. THE FALL IS IN THE NO.4 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION NO.47 AND MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 25'LONG, 20'WIDE, 5 TO 8'THICK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OF EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

DURING AN INSPECTION OF HOIST BY SURFACE SHOP, THEY TRIPPED A SLACK ROPE SWITCH TO TEST IT & IT WOULD NOT RESET. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 4 P.M. & ELECTRICIANS CHECKED THE SWITCH, REPAIRS WERE MADE & MSHA WAS CALLED BACK AT 4:40 P.M. ON SAME DAY & TOLD HOIST WAS BACK IN SERVICE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 4-EAST MMV-003 #24 BK, #9 H06 IN A 3-WAY INTERSECTION. IT FELL 9' TO 10' HIGH AND HIGHER. THE FALL WAS BOLTED TO PIAN USING 6'X3/4" FULL GROUTED RESIN BOLTS USING 6"X16 " BEARING PLATES. THE SIZE OF THE FALL IS APPROX18'WX18'LX9-10'H. THE AREA WAS DELVELOPED APP ON 5-23-00. THE FALL HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE FIRST NORTH MAINS (INTAKE) IN NO.7 ENTRY APPROX 30'OUTBY SURVEY STATION 2530. MEASURING APPROX 50'LONG, 20'WIDE, 5' - 6'HIGH.

A FALL IN THE #4 ENTRY ALONG #3 BELT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PRE-SHIFT EXAMINER. HE ALSO FOUND A FALL IN THE BELT ENTRY ADJACENT, TO THE 1ST FALL. BOTH FALLS ARE APPROX 8'HX20'LX18'W. THEY AR EA OUTBY 1 BLOCK FROM SPADS #1152 AND #1153. BOTH FALLS HAVE BEEN POSTED OFF, DANGERED OFF AND ABANDANED.

HOISTMAN LOST BRAKE PRESSURE ON AUTOMATIC, BUT COULD RUN ON MANUAL SURFACE SHOP THE HYDRAULIC TANK & CLEANED THE SCREENS. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 9:40 A.M. AND TOLD HOIST WAS DOWN. AFTER MAINTENA NCE WAS COMPLETED, HOIST WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE & MSHA WAS CALLED & TOLD HOIST WAS BACK IN OPERATION AT 1:25 P.M.

A GROUND FALL OCCURRED ON 2475 LEVEL ON M1 DRIFT BTWN X-17 AND M19 LX DRIFTS. ROOF FALL APPROX. 4'W, 4' THICK AND 10' L HAD FALLEN DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS AREA WAS PREVIOUSLY ROOF BOLTED, W IRED AND GUNITED. DIKES & STRONG JOINTING ORIENTATION OF THIS AREA PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ROOF FAILURE. AREA WAS BLOCKED AGAINST ENTRY UNTIL IT WAS SCALED AND STABILIZED WITH SPLIT SET

AN UNINTERTIONAL FALL OFF ROOF OCCURRED ON #5 BELT, TWO BREAKS INBY SPAD #5137 AT BREAK #195. THE FALL WAS APP 22'WX50-60FTLX4-6'THICK.

A ROOF FALL IN THE EAST MAINS 11 X-CUT #6 ENTRY MEASURING 10' X 20' X 6'. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' TENSION REBAR ROOFBOLTS.

UNPLANNED IGNITION OF WOOD DUST IN ALTERNATE FUEL ELEVATOR. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING INITIAL COMMISSIONING OF EQUIPMENT WHILE EQUIPMENT WAS UNDER THE CONTROL OF CONTRACTOR - WATKINS.

RIDER SEAM DIPPED DOWN TO WITHIN 5' OF MINE ROOF WATER IN RIDER SEAM CAUSED TOP TO BREAK LOOSE AND FALL.

ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 150'L X 18'W X 5'H IN NUMBER 2 ENTRY OF SOUTHWEST MAIN BEGINNING APPROX 20' OUTBY SURVEY STATION 7616.

THE HITACHI 1800 WS OPERATING ON MIDDLE RIDGE WHEN A TRUCK DRIVE NOTIFIED THE 1800 OPERATOR THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. HE IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE MACHINE WITHOUT HARM. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISH ED IN APPROX 1 HOUR.

A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON B-PANEL BELT INBY SPAD #11784. THIS FALL WAS APPROX 90'X20'X15'H NO ONE WAS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE FALL.,

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY RETURN APPROX 2200' OUT BY MORRIS FORK SECTION, FALL MEASURED 30' LONG BY 20' WIDE BY 5' THICK. FALL TIMBERED OFF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MINE NO. 5 GALATIA NORTH 4TH WEST HEADGATE #2 ENTRY AT 8380' WEST. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20' LONG, 18 1/2' WIDE AND 10-12' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF PEOPLE.

ROOF FALL-FRAGILE ROOF SIZE: 35'LONG, 18' WIDE, 5'-6' HIGH LOCATION: #3 BELT LINE #3 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #417

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 130'X19'X4'-6 1/2' WAS D RE OVERED BETWEEN 32 & 33 CROSSCUT IN THE #1 ENTRY, SOUTH MAINS. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' RESIN RODS.

MINE EXAMINER FOUND A CAVE IN #2 ENTRY OF THE 4TH SOUTHWEST MAINS, 60' OUT BY STATION 762. CAVE MEASURES APPROX 20' BY 20' BY 6' HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. AREA IS TIMBERED OFF . NO EQUIPMENT AFFECTED, VENTILATION NOT INTERUPTED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20' X 25' X 8-10' THICK NEAR SS #2454, 4 LEF6T OFF 2 EAST SUBMAIN. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 6TH EAST/ 1ST NORTH/MAIN EAST PANEL, #4 ENTRY AT #24 CROSS CUT. THE ROOF FALL WAS 17'L X 19' W X 7' LONG. LOCATED IN THE TRAVELWAY AT A FOUR WAY INTE RSECTION, AND WILL BE CLEANED UP.

ROOF FALL APPROX: 18'WIDE X 130'LONG X UNKNOWN HEIGHT IN NO.1 ENTRY, 40' INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 457.

4" RAIN FELL IN 2-HOUR PERIOD, CAUSING CREEK TO OVERFLOW AND ENTERED MINE SLOPE.

DURING WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF EXCAPEWAY PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY FOUND A ROOF FALL IN THE INTAKE AT SPAD 164 8'HX18'WX70'L.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #8 ENTRY OF THE 2ND NORTH AT THE 1480 STATION. THE FALL WAS 35' LONG 18' WIDE AND 6' HIGH. THE FALL DIDN'T AFFECT VENTIALATION, TRAVEL, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT OR CAUSE ANY IN JURY. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

NO ACCIDENT ROOF FALL AT STATION #1458 APPROX. 60 TO 70 FEET LONG 6 TO 7 FT HIGH 18 FT WIDE.

ON THE AFTERNOON SHIFT THE SHEARER WAS CUTTING INTO THE TAILGATE WHEN AN OUTBURST OCCURRED FILLING THE PANLINE FULL OF COAL AND ROCK FROM SHIELD 103 TO 116 CAUSING THE PANLINE TO STALL. THE OU TBURST DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 6-19-00 AT 11:50 PM ON THE D-4 MAINS 001-0 MMU IN NO. 3 ENTRY INTERSECTION AT SURVEY STATION NO. 4747. THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED ON 6-2-00. THE FALL I S APPROX. 20 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 7 FT HIGH. THE FALL CONTAINUED 5 FT RESING TENSION BOLTS. THE FALL HAS BREN DANGERED OFF AND ADD AND SUPPORT WILL BE ADDED IN THIS AREA.

A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE # ENTRY DURINGTHE PRESHIFT EXAMINATION; FALL DIDN'T AFFECT MINERS, VENTILATION NOR EQUIPMENT. FALL APPROX.20' LONG X 20' WIDE X 7' HIGH; AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED AND CRIBBED OFF, ALSO TIMBERS HAVE BEEN

FALL HAS OCCURRED ON NO. 1 UNTI MMU 003-0. IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY AT SPAD 26+20. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL AREA 60' LONG, 17' WIDE AND 7' HIGH.

ROOF FALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE WHICH BLOCKED THE PASSAGE OF MEN. THE FALL WAS AT E-2 18 WALL TRACK ENTRY/INTAKE ESCAPEWAY. THE FALL WAS 45' WIDE BY 5' WIDE BY 20' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES A OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.

THE ENLOW HOIST WAS DOWN FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES BECAUSED BLOWN FUSES TO THE DRIVE.

FALL WAS IN 5TH NORTH PANEL #6 ENTRY BETWEEN STATION NUMBERS 1&2 @ 2&40; THIS AREA WAS BOLTEDWITH 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS--IT WAS APPROXIMATELY110' LONG, 17' TO 18' WIDE AND 8' TO 10' HIGH. THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A NEW ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1 BUFF 1 NEST SECTION INT HE 5 ENTRY. LOCATION OF FALL WAS IN THE LOX INTERSECTION FALL IS APPROX. 21' LONG X 21' WIDE BY 4-6 HIGH AREA BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOL TS FULLY BROWNED. FALL WAS CLEANED UP AFTER GETTING MINER OUT FROM UNDER THE ROCK. CAUSE OF FALL WAS BEAN FAILURE CREATED BY BOLTS AND ADVISE ROOF CONDITION.

THE IMMEDIATE ROOF IN THE TAILGATE OF D-2 PANEL STARTED TO FALL. BY 10 00 AM THE TAILGATE WAS BLOCKED BY A FALL 10' HIGH 20' WIDE AND 20' LONG.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 RETURN ENTRY APPROX 650' OUT BY THE FACE AREA. THE AREA HAD BEEN DANGERED OFF AND IT WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

A FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS STOPPED THE HOIST. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE HOIST RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 7:57 PM.

ON JUNE 16, 2000 AT 3:08 P.M. A TREE FELL ONT HE POWER LINE CAUSING A TRANSFORMER TO BLOW AT THE MINE. THIS TOOK OUT THE POWER TO THE CHIPPY HOIST, HOWEVER WE COULD STILL RUN THE DOUBLE-DRUM H OIST BY ISOLATING THE POWER. THE POWER WAS FULLY RESTORED AT 4:28 P.M. AND CREWS WENT TO WORK. AT 6:00 P.M. THE POWER WENT OFF AGAIN AND WAS RESTORED AT 8:50 P.M. ALL CREWS SAT ON STATIONS DU

FALL WAS FOUND DURING MINE EXAMINATION. OCCURRED NO 1 LEFT OFF EAST RESINS IN X CUT BETWEEN NOS 1 AND 2 ENTERS 70 LEFT INBY S.S. 197. FALL WAS 40X19X6' AND WAS NO IDLE SET OF ENTRIES.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 05 AREA OF THE MINE. IT OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY, #7 XCUT IN THE INTERSECTION. THE FALL IS ABOVE ANCHORAGE, BUT THE EXACT HEIGHT IS UNDETERMINED. THE FALL WAS FOUND BY A MINE EXAMINER MAKING HIS WEEKLY AIR COURSE EXAM. ALL APPROACHES WERE POSTED AND DANGERED OFF. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO MINERS.

KUHNTOWN PORTAL ELEVATOR OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES WITH 1 PERSON ON THE ELEVATOR. THE ELEVATOR STOPPED OPERATING DUE TO A DIRTY CONTACTOR (BURNT ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR) THAT CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN.

A NEW ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE #6 ENTRY OF L-MAINS APPROX. 40' OUTBY STATION 12622 IN THE INTAKE AIRCOURSE. FALL IS APPROX. 15'LX6'HX19'WIDE.

ROOF FALL, XCUT 20+02, 1 LEFT PINE GULCH PANEL APPROX. 20' WIDE, 20' LONG, 5' HIGH. AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF. FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION. PULLED APPROX. 4 BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED @ THE NO. 3 HEADGATE OFF TAILSIDE INBY LONGWALL NO. 2 ENTRY SPAD #450 FOR A DISTANCE OF 20'. THE FALL WAS APPROX 18' WIDE & OF UNKNOWN THICKNESS. (ABOVE ANCHORAGE). USED 6 ' TORQUE TENSION, ROUTE TRAVEL CHANGED.

A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON B-PANEL INTAKE IN #5 HDG BETWEEN #17 AND 18 CROSSCUT 50' INBY SPAD #11475. THIS FALL WAS APPROX 18' X 100' X 4' TO 6' HIGH. NO ONE WAS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE FALL.

AN EE WAS OPERATING THE END LOADER. AT 1635 HE SAW A WHEEL MOTOR FAULT INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON THE DASH. HE PROCEEDED TO PARK THE MACHINE TO HAVE THE FAUL CHECKED. WHEN HE STOPPED, HE SAW SMO KE AND FLAME COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE. HE SET THE PARK BRAKE, LOWERED THE HYDRAULIC ACCESS BOARDING LADDER, KILLED THE ENGINE, AND MANUALLY SET OFF THE FIRE SUPPRESION SYSTEM. HE T

THE LINER INSIDE THE NORTH SKIP ON THE #1 PRODUCTION HOIST, PULLED THROUGH THE FASTENERS RESULTING IN SALT WEDGED BETWEEN THE LINER AND THE SKIP DOOR, AND IN TURN WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SKIP DOOR TO FULLY CLOSE. AFTER THE HOIST BEGAN TO MOVE THE SKIP BECAME WEDGE IN THE SCROLLPLATES, RESULTING IN SLACK CABLE ON THE PRODUCTION HOIST. THE HOIST WAS DETERMINED TO BE DOWN AT 0920 AND MSHA

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED 15' INBY SPAD 310 IN THE #2 ENTRY (NEUTRAL AIRWAY). THE FALL WAS APPROX. 80' LONG X 6' THICK X 19' WIDE. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT PERSONS, VENTILATION OR EQUIPMENT.

A NEW ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE A MAIN TRACK, 5 X CUTS IN BY THE SLOPE BOTTOM AT THE 2 SOUTH TRACK SWITCH. FALL IS APPROX 25' LONG BY 6' HIGH BY19' WIDE. AREA WAS WAS BOLTED WITH SEVEVRAL TYPE S OF BOLTS AND PLANKED. FALL IS NOT OBSTRUCTING VENTILATION.

AN ACCIDENTAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED.

E-2 HEADGATE AT 59 & 59 08. ROOF FALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE WHICH BLOCKED THE PASSAGE OF MEN. IT DID NOT FALL BUT ID DID SIT DOWN ON THE HEADGATE.

ROOF FALL, APPROX 60'LONG BY 20'WIDE AND 6 TO 8'HIGH OCCURRED IN THE D-3 DEVELOPMENT SECTION.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 4 SOUTH LONGWALL HEADGATE ENTRY JUST INBY THE #29 CROSSCUT IN THE #3ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 15'L X 16'W X 12' H. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION.

ROOF FALL APPROX. 20 FT WIDE X 60 FT LONG X UNKNOWN HEIGHT IN NO. 5 ENTRY- 130 FT INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 599.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN OLD WORKS NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, FALL WAS 60' TO 70' LONG18' WIDE. PASSAGE WAS AFFECTED, VENTILATION WAS NOT. 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WERE USED.

ROOF FALL 15'L X 20'W X 4'HIGH. NO 2 ENTRY APPROX 140' OUTBY SPAD #260 VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED PASSAGE OF MEN NOT AFFECTED.

ROOF FALL 15-20'L X 20'W X 4'HIGH. VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED, PASSAGE OF MEN NOT AFFECTED. NO 1 ENTRY APPROX 15' INBY SPAD #448.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR 992-G FRONTEND LOADER WHEN SUDDENLY IT CAUGHT FIRE. WE SUSPECT A BURST HOSE OR LOOSE FITTING ALLOWED A FLAMMABLE LIQUID TO SPRAY ONTO THE TORQE CONVERTER ALLOWING A FIRE TO START. THERE WERE NO INJURIESBUT THE LOADER WAS A COMPLETE LOSS.

UNINTENTIONAL . AN 80' X 18' X 4-5' PIECE OF ROOF FELL. THE FALL WAS IN AN OLD AIRWAY USED TO VENTILATE EP AREAS ONLY. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP, FALL WILL BE TIMBERED ACROSS FOR PASSAGE OF FIREBOSS. APPROACHES TO FALL HAVE BEEN DANGERED OFF. ROOF HAD 4" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS USED.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN LINE HAULAGE ENTRY AT 155 & 00. THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 50 FT BY 15 FT BY 5 FT.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED APPROX. 9:00 AM MEASURING 20' W X 20' L X 0-10' HIGH. LOCATED AT SURVEY STATION 1275 #5 ENTRY. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. NO INJURIES. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

ROOF FALL IN THE #6 HEADING 1 CROSSCUT OUT BY #5HEAD DRIVE. THE FALL WAS 20' X 20' X 8'. THIS ISA NONINJURY ACCIDENT.

ROCKFALL AT XC 255 #3 ENTRY 20' X 40' X 6'.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED WAS DISCOVERED ON 6-13-00 AT 1100 AM AND 3 MAINS IN NO. 4 . ENTRY JUST OUTBY SURVEY STATION NO. 4408. THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED ON 4-5-00. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 18 FT WIDE X 50 FT LONG X 16 FT HIGH AND CONTAINUED 5FT. RESIN TENSION BOLTS. THE FALL WAS DANGERED OFF AND THE APPROACHES WERE CRIBBED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #57 BRK 20' INBY SPAD #5920. SIZE APPROXIMATELY 4'H X 17'W X 25'L. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED, NO EQUIPMENT WAS CAUGHT. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTSFALL OCCURRED IN THE #6 ENTRY (INTERSECTION).

CHIEF ELECT AND MINE FOREMAN WAS CALLED OUT AT 6:00 PM TO CHECK POWER PROBLEM. FOUND ROOF FALL TRACK ENTRY #2 BELTHEAD, FALL MEASURED 18' WIDE,BY 60' LENGTH BY 5' THICK. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48" RESIN BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED INT HE OLD 2 RIGHT MAINS AREA OF THE MINE. 1 BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION 1532. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 30'LX20'WX10'H. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 4,000 FEET OUTBY THE FACE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVE

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2ND MAIN NORTH IN #5 ENTRY, 1 XCUT OUTBY THE BUNKER. IT WAS IN AN INTERSECTION AND APPEARED TO BE A CONTINUATION OF A PREVIOUS FALL.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 6-12-2000. THE ROOF FALL WAS LOCATED AT THE GLORY HOLE, ENTRY #3, ON BRK. INBY SPAD #318. DISTANCE FROM ACTIVE FALL WAS APPROX. 2000'. THERE WAS NO PERSONNEL INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. SIZE OF FALL MEASURED 20' X 20' X 4'. ALL ENTRANCES TOFAL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF. AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED.

HORSE BACK COUPLED WITH SURFACE CRACK FELL IN FRONT OF #1 AND #2 MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS. APRPOX. 20'X18'X10'HIGH.

OLD MAIN LINE TRACK AT 47 #5 ENTRY OF MAIN EAST, ROOF FALL AT INTERSECTION. 60-70 FT LONG 16-20 FT WIDE, 7 FT HIGH. OLD 6 FOOT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS ORIGINALLY USED. SUPPLEMENTED WITH 12 FT POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON THE #3 UNIT, #1 ENTRY IN THE 2ND CROSSCUT OUTBY THE DUMPING POINT IN THE 3RD SW SUB-PANEL. THE FALL WAS 30'L, 18.5'W, AND 5'THICK. NO VENTILATION, EQUIPMENT OR P ASSAGE OF MEN WERE AFFECTED.

FALL IN INTERSECTION OF #5 ENTRY (BELT) ON SECTION 002, ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #346 ON 1ST NE MAINMEASURING 7'H X 20'W X 35'L. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED BUT A SMALL SECTION OF THE BELT CONVEYOR WAS COVERED. FALL WAS CLEANED UP.

ROCK FALL 20'W X 25'L X 6'H.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 6-11-200. LOCATED AT MOUTH OF TAILGATE ENTRY #1, 1 BRK. INBY SPAD #338. DISTANCE FROM ACTIVE FACE WAS 3,000'. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INV OLVED. THE FALL MEASURED 20' X 20' X 6'. ALL ENTRANCES TO FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF. THE AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED.

DURING THE PRE-SHIFT OF THE 1 EAST SUB-MAINS. A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED INT HE NO. 6 HEADING. THE FALL OCCURRED AT SURVEY STATION NO. 203 AND MEASURED APPROX 90'LX20'LWX4 TO 10'H. THERE WER E NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED AND VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE NASON RT. TWAY 6AC BETWEEN 25 & 26 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS AP- PROXIMATELY 50' LONG, 18' WIDE & 8' HIGH. 6 FT.COMBINATION SHELL RESIN DOUBLE LOCK WAS USED.

ROCK FALL IN #4 ENTRY-APPX 25X35X6' LAST OPEN CROSS CUT-002 SECTION NO QUIP. NO AIR WAYS BLOCKED USING 4'X5' RESIN BOLTS IN THAT AREA. NOT TO BE CLEANED UP AT THIS TIME.

THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION IN THE CIRCUIT PANEL FOR THE MAIN HOISTING SYSTEM (MAN HOIST). THE HOIST WAS SHUT DOWN TO REPAIR THE CONNECTIONFOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HRS.

ON SATURDAY JUNE 10, 2000 APPROX 11:20 AM A FIRE OCCURRED ON EVERGREEN'S OVETAND CONVEYOR BELT. THE FIRE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED 1400 FEET OF BELT STRUCTURE, STANDS AND WIRING AND ELECTRICAL COMP ONENTS. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THIS BELT IS LOCATED ON THE SURFACE AND THE FIRE ORIGINATED AT A TAKE UP ROLLER BEARING.

AN ACCIDENTAL HOLE THROUGH MEASURING 1.5 BY 3.5 ' WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PRE-SHIFT MINE EXAMINER.THE AFFECTED AREA HAS BEEN SEALED AND RETREAT MINING HAS BEGUN.

FALL OF ROOF. 1 ENTR-2 WEST, MAIN NORTH. TRACK ENTRY. APPROX 20' LONG, 25' WIDE, 6' HIGH. 4WAY INTERSECTION. APPROX. 5800' OUTBY 001-0 SECTION. SS43+00.

BREAK & WATER IN TOP & CLAY VEINS.

THE #4 WINZE CAGE HOIST WAS DISABLED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THREE PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED, DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD IN SILTROMM CONTROL, A DEFECTIVE RELAY SWITCH AND ALSO REPLACED A REFER ENCE POTIENTIOMETER. THE CAGE HOIST WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AT 5:30 PM JUNE 16, 2000. THE SKIP HOIST WAS AVAILABLE TO HOIST PERSONNEL DURING ANY EMERGENCY WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON D-4 MAINS NO. 4 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION 4746. THE FALL WAS 18 FT WIDE X 18 FT LONG X 7 FT HIGH. THE FALL WAS DANGERED OFF AND AAI. SUPPORT WAS ADDED IN T HE AREA. THE FALL CONTAINED 5 FT. RESIN TENSION BOLT WAS DEVELOPED 4-3-00. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND THE AREA RESUPPORTED. THIS WAS ON THE 001-0 WORKING SECTION.

PILLAR FALL ON THE 15CM MINER 1410-A. FELL IN #5 ENTRY RIGHT SIDE BLOCK. FELL APPROX. 7-10' HIGH FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT BLOCK. FALL WASINBY SPAD 4870. FELL ON 6/9/00 AT 10:30 A.M. NO INJURIES.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY 1 BREAK OUT BY SURVEY STATION NO. 88. THE FALL WAS AN INTERSECTION ABOUT 1000 FT OUT BY THE FACE OFF THE 001-0 UNIT AND MEASURED 20 FT WIDE BY 20 FT LONG BY 12 FT HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OREQUIPMENT INVOLVED AND VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY FROM THE FACE, WHICH WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH T-5 CHANNELS AND HAD ADDITIONAL 9' DOUBLE LOC BOLTS AS EXTRA SUPPORT. THERE WAS 2 CLAY VEINS THAT CONVERGED IN THE ROOF ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF MUD IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE 2 CLAY VEINS.

THE SERVICE SHAFT HOIST WENT DOWN AT APPROX. 5:10 PM WITH A GROUNDED CONTROL CIRCUIT. THE CONTROL CIRCUIT WAS REPAIRED AND THE SERVICE SHAFT. HOIST WAS BACK IN OPERATION AT APPROX 7:10 PM NO I NJURIES OCCURRED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE #2 UNIT. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 200'L X 19'W X 4 1/2'H. THERE WAS NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. ERTY DAMAGE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE NO. 2 RETURN ENTRY BETWEEN NO. 50 AND NO. 51 ROOMS HAULAGE; THE FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT OF THE BOLTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR WAS VENTILATION AFFECTED; FALL WAS ABOUT 4' HIGH X 18' WIDE AND OCCURRED ON THE ENTRY BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS.

ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY IN LAST LINE OF BREAKS - 4'X 5' RESIN BOLTS. NO AIRWAYS OR ESCAPE WAYS BLOCKED. DANGER OFF - CRIBS - TIMBERS - WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FAL WAS DISCOVERED AT 12:45AM IN #3 INTERSECTION AT SURVEY SPAD #262. FALL MEASURED APPROX. 18' WIDE, 4' HIGH, 55' LONG. CUTTING CONTROL CABLES TO CONTINUOUS MINER & MOBLE ROOF SUPPORTS. NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WERE CAUGHT. CABLES WERE REROUTED AND SPLICED AND EQUIPMENT MOVED FROM EFFECTED AREA.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 2100 ON 6-7-00. THE FALL WAS BETWEEN XCUT 10 AND 11 FALL FROM 16 TO #17 ENTRY, MAIN SOUTH INTAKE. THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE IN LENGTH AND HEIGHT IS UKNOWN. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' FULL RESIN BOLTS. FALL BLOCKED ACCESS T0 #20 AND #21 SEALS 1 WEST. AREA WAS MINED IN 1982. PLANS ARE TO BUILD TWO NEW SEALS OUTBY THE FALL.

HOIST DOWN AT 10:30 A.M. CONTACTOR BURNED UP. CONTACTOR REPLACED. HOIST RESTARTED 1:30 P.M. ON SAME DAY.

A FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 5 HEADING OF THE 002 SECTION LOCATED IN THE EAST SUBMAINS. FALL WAS APPROX 120 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 3-8 FT HIGH.CONTINUOUS MINER AND ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WERE C AUGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

ROOF FALL FROM #2 ENTRY AND CROSSCUT TO #3 ENTRY.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MINE NO. 5 GALATIA NORTH 1 W TAILGATE #1 ENTRY 8300 WEST. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 22' LONG , 18-20' WIDE AND 12-15' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTI LATION OR PASSAGE OF PEOPLE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001-0 SECTION. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT SURVEY STATION 868 IN THE NO. 4 HEADING AND EXTENDS THROUGH THE CROSSCUT THE NO.5 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES APPROX. 100 FEET LO NG X 18 FEET WIDE X 3 TO 10 FEET HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

SMALL ROCK FELL ON RIGHT FOREARM, BRUISING ARM.

FALL IN CROSSCUT FROM #6 ENTRY TO LEFT RIB OF #7ENTRY NEAR SPAD #32544 ON SECTION 002 IN SE MAINMEASURING 4-5'H X 18-19'W X 50'L. NO EQUIPMENT, TRAVELWAYS OR AIRWAYS INVOLVED. FALL IS PARTLY CLEANED UP AND REST OF AREA CRIBBED AND TIMBEREDOFF.

THE SLOPE HOIST WAS DOWN TWO HOURS WITH A BAD SPEED SENSOR ON THE DRUM AXLE. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED.

HAD ROCKFALL IN BELT ENTRY, #2 UNIT BELT, X-CUT #3 7'X20'X50'.

KUHNTOWN PORTAL ELEVATOR OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAM 30 MINUTES, WITH 15 PERSONS IN THE ELEVATOR. PERSONNEL BOARDED THE ELEVATOR ON THE SURFACE, CLOSED THE DOORS, THEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE NOR C OULD THE DOORS BE OPENED. DIRTY ELECTRIC COTACTOR

ADVERSE GEDOLOGY IN THE MINE ROOF. FALL ENCOMPASSED AREA APPROX. 60' LONG, 45' WIDE, 15' HIGH. MSHA PITTSBURGH DISTRICT OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AND INSPECTOR OKEY WOLFE CAME TO INVESTIGATE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SECTION 002 - ENTRY #3 SPAD #4086, 150 FT. FROM THE ACTIVE FACE, COVER-ING THE HIGH LINE CAR AND THE BACK OF THE POWER BOX. THE FALL MEASURED 5' HIGH X 18' WIDE X 30' LONG. THE AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

AT APPROX. 0800 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED. #3 ENTRY AT SS#9365 LOCATED APPROX 3400' OUTBY WORKING SECTION. MEASURED 25' LONG X 20' WIDE X 8' HIGH. SUPPORTED WITH 6' PA BOLTS FULLY GROUTED. DANGERED AND BREAKERED OFF. NO VENTILATION, EQUIPMENT OR PERSONS AFFECTED.

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY EE ROOF FALL OCCURRED 6400 FT OUTLEG FACE MOE 1 BRK INBY S.S. 4302 #3 ENTRY. AREA HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SIZE OF FALL 8' W X 20' LX 9 1/2' HIGH. ADDITION CRIBBS HAVE B EEN SET, FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. DOES NOT EFFECT VENTILATION DOES NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL.

ON MONDAY 6/5/00, THE ELEVATOR LOCATED AT THE JUSTICE NO. 2 MINE BECAME INOPERATIVE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES WHEN THE ELEVATOR ENCOUNTERED PROGRAM FAILURE. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS ACCIDENT.

ROCK FALL BETWEEN #5 & #6 ENTRYS 70' OUT BY SPAD#2491. FALL IS 50' LONG, 3-6' HIGHT 19' WIDE.

FIRE BOSS DISCOVERED FALL 6-5-2000 AROUND 7:15 AM ON LEFT BLEEDER. FALL WAS 30-40' LONG, 18' WIDE AND 4 1/2-5' HIGH. ABOVE ANCHORAGE. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL WAS AT SPAD 1179.

KUHTOWN PORTAL ELEVATOR OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONED INTER LOCK SWITCH THAT ENABLES THE DOORS TO OPEN.

COAL DUST WAS IGNITED INSIDE THE 7414 TUNNEL VENTILATION DUCT.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 6--5-00 ON THE D6 PANEL. 1 BREAK IN BY SURVEY STATION 4448 IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY 3D PANEL. THE FALL WAS APPROX 42 FT LONG BY 18 FT WIDE BY 16 FT HIGH. THE F ALL CONTAINED RESIN AND CABLE BOLTS. IT HAD BEENSUPPORTED WITH CRIBS AND CROSSBARS. FALL WAS DANGERED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

MINER WAS MINING FINAL PUSHOUT IN #3 BLOCK WHEN THE TOP SET DOWN ON RIPPER HEAD FOULING MINING MACHINE.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #4 ENTRY N.W. MAINS BELT &TRACK ENTRY AT SPAD #12126 AND EXTENDED 70' OUT-BY & 22' WIDE & 12' HIGH. AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4' X 6' RESIN RODS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 009 MMU ABOUT 100' OUT BY PILLAR LINE. FALL WAS IN #2ENTRY BY STATION SPAD #7882. FALL MEASURED APPROX 80' LONG BY 20' WIDE BY 7' THICK. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 20'LX6'HX18'W OCCURRED AT XC4 OF NO. 7 ENTRY OF THE 1ST SOUTH WEST MAINS. THIS FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS NEAR A BRATTICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, DISRU PTIONS TO VENTILATION OR TRAVEL, OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. THE AREA WAS INSPECTED Y MSHA INSPECTOR EE ON 6-5-00. THE AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE NO. 3 CABLE ENTRY @ 22 ROOM ALONG 4 WEST HAULAGE. THE FALL OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION. APPROX. 8' HIGH AND 18' WIDE. THE 4160AC HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE W AS CAUGHT UNDER THE FALL AND HAD TO BE REROUTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR WAS VENTILATION AFFECTED.

CREW WAS PULLING PILLARS IN PANEL M08 WHEN THE MINER OPERATOR NOTICED ABOUT 6 INCH FLAMES COMING FROM THE FLOOR. SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH EXTINGUISHER. IT APPEARSTHE MIN ER HIT SOMETHING THAT IGNITED A FLOOR BLEEDER OFMETHANE.

ROOF FALL IN #4 ENTRY X-CUT 42. AREA WAS KNOWN TO MANAGEMENT SINCE 5/15/00. HAD TIMBERS & SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT & WAS MONITORED. 5/18 CRIBS WEREADDED. 5/31 MORE CRIBBS WERE ADDED & AREA DANGER ED OFF & RUNAROUND CREATED. 20'W X 22'L X 10'H.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 6 MINER SECTION, #7 ENTRY, LAST OPEN XCUT AT STATION SPAD 32+08. THE FALL WAS 50' X 18' X 10'. ROOF SUPPORT WAS 6' RESIN WITH SOME 10' CABLE BOLTS.

WHEN THE STORM MOVED IN THE AREA WAS CLEARED ANDAT 4:20 LIGHTENING STRUCK THE BENCH THAT WAS READY TO BE DETONATED. THE LIGHTENING SET OFF 11 HOLES PREMATURELY.

TWO EMPLOYEES SENT A NEW MUCK BUCKET UNDERGROUNDON NORTH SIDE OF #30 SHAFT. THE BUCKET HUNG UP ABOUT 70' DOWN & CAUSED HOIST TO KICK OUT SLACK ROPE SWITCH. TWO CENTRAL SERVICE MAINTENANCE MEN WENT DOWN TO FREE UP BUCKET WHICH WAS BROUGHT UPTO LANDING AT 4:25 PM AND SHAFT INSPECTION WAS MADE. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 4:30 THE SAME DAY.

OUTBURST, A BOUNCE OCCURED IN THE #2 ENTRY IN THE D-3 DEVELOPMENT SECTION ON THE HIGH SIDE OF THE ENTRY AGAINST THE PILLAR BETWEEN X CUT #54 AND #55. THE CM SECTION WAS NOT PRODUCING AT THE TI ME OF THE BOUNCE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OCCURRED ON THE 006-0 IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 80' LONG, 20' WIDE & 2'-5' THICK.

BACKHOE OEPRATOR WAS DIGGING A DITCH THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS STANDING NEXT TOTHE BACKHOE. AS THE BUCKET WAS SWINGING, THE FOOT PEDAL STUCK CAUSING THE BUCKET TO SWING TOWARDS THE VICTIM (LOAD ER OEPRATOR). VICTIM BACKED AWAY AND PUT OTU HANDS AND PUSHED AGAINST THE BUCKET, VICTIM FELL BACK STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND.

EE CLIMBED UP AND STOOD ON THE EDGE OF THE GRAVEL, LOG WASHER. WHILE PULLING ON A PIPE IT GAVE WAY LETTING HIM TUMBLE INTO THE LOG WASHER. WASHER WAS RUNNING AT THAT TIME.

TWO EES WERE ATTEMPTING TO FIX A BROKEN ANCHOR CABLE WHEN THE BOAT FLAT BOTTOM CAPSIZED AND THREW THEM INTO THE RIVER. NEITHER WERE WEAR LIFE JACKETS. OTHER WAS ABLE TO HOLD ON TO SOME TANKS T HAT WERE INT HE BOAT AND GET HIMSELF TO THE SHORE. EE WAS LAST SEEN TRYING TO SWIM TO SHORE. EE WAS FOUND AROUND 7 PM 6-27-00 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES

EE WAS CUTTING A TREE, WHEN THE TRACKHOE OPERATOR INADVERTENTLY PLACED A SMALL TREE IN THE AREA IN WHICH HE WAS WORKING SERIOUSLY INJURING EE. EE WAS AIRLIFTED TO MISSION/ST JOESPH'S HOSPITAL IN ASHEVILLE, N.C.

MOVING A TIRE FROM TIRE STORAGE AREA TO BE LOADED ONTO BED OF TRUCK TO BE TRANSPORTED. TIRE FELL FROM CRANE THIS CAUSING DEATH OF OPERATOR.

EE WALKING OR GRATING AT ELEVATION 719 TO RETREIVE TORCH SET. EE WAS NOT TIED OFF WHILE EXPLOSED TO FALL HAZARD. EE WAS WEARING PERSONAL FALL ARREST SYSTEM HARNESS AND 2 LANDYARDS. EE STEPPED ON GRATING THAT HE INSTALLED THE DAY BEFORE BUT WHICH HAD NOT YET BEEN WELDED TO THE STRUCTURE. THE GRATE 107 X 24 SHIFTED AND EE FELL 48" TO CONCRETE BELOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS MINING A LIFT OFF THE SOLID BARRIER(LEFT SIDE) OUT BY THE NO. 5 TO NO. 6 OPEN CROSS CUT WHEN A "HORSE BACK" MEASURING APPROXIMATELY28' BY 32' BY 8' FELL CRUSHING EMPLOYEE.

A CUSTOMER DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY A TRAIN WHILE ENTERING THE PLANT. HE DID NOT STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. THE TRAIN PUSHED THE TRUCK APPROX. 800 FT DOWN THE TRACKS. THE DRIVER DIED OF RESULTING INJURIES.

STOCKPILING ORE AT MILL SITE STOCKPILE AREA. DUMP TRUCK DUMPED HIS LOAD ON STOCKPILE AND BEGAN TO PULL AWAY FROM PILE. WHILE SLOWING PULLING FORWARD AND BEGGINING TO TURN TO THE RIGHT, THE HAU L TRUCK RAN OVER A DOZER OPERATOR WHO WAS IN FRONT OF DUMP TRUCK THE INJURY WAS FATAL.

EE WAS DIGGING OUT BLOCKS FROM BLOCK STACK. HE HAD REMOVED TWO BLOCKS FROM THE STACK, AND PARKED HIS OADER ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY FROM THE BLOCKS. HE THEN GOT OUT OF THE LOADER TO EXAMINE THE TWO BLOCKS WHICH WERE ABOUT 4 FEET APART. THE BACK BLOCK WAS UNSTABLE AND TIPPED FORWARD FATALLY CRUSHING HIM BETWEEN IT AND THE FRONT BLOCK.

THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A WEDGE BETWEEN THE TWO BLOCKS THAT HAD BEEN SAWN, A ROUGH BACK FELL PINNING THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE OTHER BLOCK.

EE WAS CLIMBING STAIR SCAFFOLDING TO THE 108 FT LEVEL TO FLY EQUIPMENT INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELL FROM THE STEAL STRUCTURE TO THE 45 FT LEVEL FLOOR BLEOW WAS WEARING BEAR HANESS AND DOUBLE LANYAR D WHEN FATALITY OCCURRED. MULTIPLE TIE OFF POINTS WERE PROVIDED.

FOREMAN WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED WITH THE REAR WHEELS OF A LOADED FORD 9000 COAL TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VICTIM BENT OVER TO MOVE A WATER HOSE AND WAS CRUSHED BY T HE REAR WHEELS OF THE COAL TRUCK MOVING IN REVERSE TOWARD THE RAW COAL BINS.

EMPLOYEE PULLED ON LARGE PULLEY ON VIBRATING GRIZZLEY. PULLEY IS ON SHAFT WITH COUNTERWEIGHTS. HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON THE BELTS & AS HE RELEASED THE PULLEY, THE COUNTERWEIGHTS STOPPED THE PULLE Y IN IT'S ORIGINAL POSITION. HIS LEFT HAND WAS STILL ON THE V BELT. THE BELT PULLED HIS FINGERSINTO THE PULLEY ON ELECTRIC MOTOR. THE EDGE OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER & RING FINGER WERE SEVERED.

6-29-00 EE REPORTED AN INJURY TO HIS RT INDEX FINGER. REPORT READ SHEAR WAS CUTTING OUT H.G. WAS ON 6SU, H.G. DRUM CUT OUT CEMENT BLOCK CAUSING 6X18X18 BLOCK TO FLY TOWARDS EE STRIKING HIS RT POINTER FINGER. ON 7-13-00 I RECEIVED A W/C FORMIN THE MAIL ON EE STATING HIS FINGER HAD BEEN AMPUTATED. 7-17-00 I WENT TO OUR MEDICAL DEPT TO CHECK ON THIS INCIDENT. THEY REPORTED EE HAD GONE

EMPLOYEE LAID HAND ON PUSH-OUT BALDE OF SCOOP AS IT WAS BEING RETRACTED BACK IN.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT BOTTOM OF INCLINE; A LOADER OPERATOR FILLED BUCKET AND STARTED TO BACK UP TO TURN AROUND. ABOUT 45' UP THE GRADE, MOTOR DIED AND LOADER ROLLED FORWARD, STRIKING EMPLO YEE. ACCIDENT SEVERED 1 LEG BELOW KNEE AND BROKE BOTH LEGS IN THIGHS.

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC & WAS WORKING ON HIS TRUCK. HE WAS STANDINGON THE TRUCK FRAME RAIL AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRADDLE THE RAIL. HE AS DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL IGNUINAL STRAIN AND PERINEAL CONTUSION.

THE INJURED AND FELLOW WORKER HAD PLACED A 10 FTLENGHT OF 14" PIPE LENGTHWISE AND REMOVED IT. ASA FELLOW WORKER CUT THE BOTTOM HALF THE INJURED PLACED HIS HANDS UNDER IT TO KEEP IT FROM FALLIN G. HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN.

EE, OTHER, AND ANOTHER FIRST REMOVED THE BUTTERFLY VALVE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT OPENING PROPERLY. THEY COMPLETELY REMOVED THE VALVE AND ONCE THEY GOT IT TO WORK PROPERLY THEY RESINSTALLED THE VALV E. THE VALVE-ONCE IN PLACE- WOULD NOT OPEN PROPERLY.

EE WAS CLEANING A DUST COLLECTION PIPE (BY HITTING PIPE WITH A HAMMER) WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE EE REACHED INTO THE DOOR AND UP APPROX 8 INCHES WHERE HE CAUGHT HIS 3 FINGERS. (INDEX-ABOVE 1ST JOINT, MIDDLE-ABOVE 2ND JOINT, RING-ABOVE 1ST JOINT) EE DOES NOT REMEMBER MUCH OF THE EVENTS.

ON 6/15/00 EE REPORTED TO ME THAT HE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A RIGHT SIDE ABDOMENAL HERNIA WHICH HE ALLEGES IS DUE TO YEARS OF FIREBOSSING IN LOW AREAS OF AN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE.

HANGING CABLE IN MINER SECTION STANDING ON FORKS OF SKID STEER, WHEN OPERATOR ROLLER BACK FORKS, EE GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN SKID STEER AND FORK EXTENTION. THIS RESULTED IN AMPUTATION OF LEFT THUMB BETWEEN FIRST JOINT AND THUMB NAIL.

CATHODES WERE BEING MOVED BY CRANE, A CATHODE STARTED TO SLIP AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PUSH IT BACK IN PLACE, CATHODE SLIPPED AND DROPPED, SEVERING ONE FINGER (INDEX) LEFT HAND AND INJURY WAS ALS O DONE TO THE FINGER NEXT TO INDEX.

EE WAS LIFTING MATERIALS AND FELT A PULL IN THE GROIN AREA.

EE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT BESIDE A BOLT THAT HAD BEEN CUT OUT BY THE MINER. AS HE PUSHED THE PIN IN THE HOLE IT CAUGHT THE BOARD ON THE OLD BOLT PUSHING THE BOARD DOWN CATCHING HIS FINGER.

CREW WAS CHANGING CONE LLINER, PLACIDO PUT FINGER IN HOLE TO REMOVE A SHIM AND THE LINER FELL AND CUT OFF PORTION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER 1 ST JOINT.

TIGHTENING TRACK PAD BOLTS WITH 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET AND IT SLIPPED OFF MASHING FINGER AGAINST TRACK PAD.

INJURED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVE 2 COM-PRESSORS IN THE SHOP; HE WAS TRYING TO HOLD THE COMPRESSOR FROM SWINGING OFF OF A TABLE, BECAUSETHE CRANE COULD NOT BE POSITIONED DIRECTLY ABOVE IT. HE HAD HIS LEG ON THE TABLE, PULLING HARD.

EE WAS CHANGING PIPE FOR AIR LINE TO ROTARY VALVE. GOT FINGER CXAUGHT IN VALVE. CUT OFF TIP OF FINGER. (BACK TO 1ST KNUCKLE).

EE, B1 #4 RECOVERY, #7 X CUT EE WAS BUILDING OMEGA WALL. WHILE LIFTING BLOCK OVER HEAD HE FELT PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA OF THE PELVIS ON THE LEFT SIDE. DR, LEFT SIDE GROIN HERNIA WORKED UNTIL 6/ 22-HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY.

WHILE SITTING DOWN WITH BOTH LEGS HANGING OVER EDGE OF CONE CHASSIS, HE WAS USING 2 WRENCHES TO TIGHTEN LUBRICATION FITTINGS. WHEN HE PULLED WRENCHES TOGETHER HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT TERS TICLE Y

DRIVER STATED HE WAS DRIVING AND RAN OVER POT HOLES; JARRED BACK CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG.

EE WAS BRINGING THE MANTRIP OUTSIDE. HE CAME UPON A RIB ROLL. THE MANTRIP HIT THE RIB ROLL. THE ROCK CAME DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BUS, CATCHING HIS SCSR SHOVING HIM BAKC INTO THE OPERATOR'S COMPA RTMENT, CAUSING THE INJURY.

PICKING UP A RING MAINS HOSE FROM JINE BOTTOM TO HANG ON PANLINE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

REMOVING A BEARING FROM A HOUSING WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL. THE EDGE OF THE CHISEL SHATTERED AND LODGED SLIVER OF METAL IN FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF CALF OF LEFT LEG.

EE WAS HELPING HOOK UP HAY TRAILER WHEN HE PICKED UP THE TRIALER, HE HURT HIS BACK.

WHILE TRIMMING A BELT SPLICE WITH A KNIFE, EE CUT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

INJURED WAS STANDING OUTBY BELT TAILPIECE WHEN PIECE ON CONVEYOR BELT TAKEUP BROKE AS BELT WAS BEING STARTED. THE TAILPIECE WAS HOLTED LOOS FROM ANCHORAGE, STRUCK INJURED AND KNOCKED HIM TO TH E MINE FLOOR. HE WAS KNOCK UNCONSCIOUS AND SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD, LEFT HAND & RIGHT LEG.

INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER BY A FALLING ROOF ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING TAILPIECE WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HIS OWN FEET & HIT HIS HAND ON TAILPIECE. IT BRUISED IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING FLOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE FROM UNDER SOME ROCKS AND STATED HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

DRIVER OF TRUCK WAS RETURNING TO THE QUARY AT CRICKET MOUNTAIN TO PICK UP ANOTHER LOAD OF LIME ROCK. JUST PRIOR TO REACHING THE QUARRY HE FELL ASLEEP AND RAN OFF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS NOT DA MAGED BUT DRIVER SUSTAINED TWO LACERATIONS ON HIS FACE AND EYE.

WHILE CARRYING AN ARC WELDER UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS, WORKER STRAINED HIS KNEE. WORKED HIS NEXT FULL SHIFT THEN WENT TO DR.

WHILE OEPRATING 80 TON HAUL TRUCK, TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE, EMPLOYEE LEAPT FROM TRUCK.

EE STATED: CHECKING POWER BOX ALONG THE MAIN LINE, SLIPPED ON DAMP MINE FLOOR, FALLING AND TWISTING HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A #319 CAT ON THE 4094 DUMP. HE BACKED OVER A ROCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO JAR HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER CO-WORKER WERE UNLOADING TRACK RAILS. VICTIM WAS MOVING A RAIL OVER TO RIB WHEN HIS BUDDY PRYED ANOTHER RAIL OFF RAIL TRUCK STRIKING INJURED'S ANKLE. CAUSE OF THE INJURY W AS POOR COMMUNICATIONS.

EE PLACED BELT STRUCTURE AGAINST RIB AND A PIECE OF CAP ROCK FELL FROM RIB STRIKING RIGHT HAND CAUSING LACERATION AND DISLOCATION OF LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK AT HOME ON 6/27/00. ON 6/30/00 HE AGGREVATED HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS LIFTING A SHAFT TO A PUMP.

CLIMBING LADDER TO GET IN CAB OF DOZER, FELT A KNOT IN HIS LEG, AS DAY WENT ON HIS FOOT BECAME NUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS A MEMBER OF A 4 PERSON CREW ASSIGNED TO CLEAN-UP THE COOLER ROOM. EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF #1 CLINKR COOLER ABOUT #3 FORCED AIR FAN, SHOVELING PILES OF CLINKER DUST INTO A WHEEL BARROW WHEN HE SHOVELED INTO A PILE AND HIS SHOVEL CAME IN CONTACT WITH A CONCRETE PIER HOLDING UP THE COOLER CAUSING HIS RIGHT WRIST TO BE SPRAINED.

EE SLIPPED ON SOME SLIPPERY STEPS EXITING THE PORTS TRAILER AT THE BIG PLANT. HE HAD A PREEXISTING BACK AILMENT PRIOR TO THE FALL THAT IMPAIREDHIS ABILITY TO WALK CONFIDENTLY THE FALL RESULTE D IN WORK LOSS & RESTRICTED DUTY. THE INJURIES AQUIRED FROM THE FALL WERE BACK SPASMS & CHRONICBACK PAIN

CAP ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER AND COLLAR BONE.

THE EE WAS INSPECTING THE STARTER ON A CONVEYOR WHEN IT ARCED, BURNING HIS FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A FLAT TIRE OUT ONTOA 10SC BUGGY AND HURT HIS BACK.

CLEANING SCREEN AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCKDUSTING ALONG A CONVEYER BELT LINE, AS HE WAS PULLING THE ROCKDUST HOSE, HE TRIPPED OVER A LUMP OF COAL AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OUT A NUT FROM AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, WITH A COLD CHISEL AND A PIECE OF THE METAL DETACHED AND FLEW INTO HIS LEFT HAND PENETRATING IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING INTO A HEADING AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.

THE EE AND ANOTHER MAN WERE IN THE J.L.G. SCALING THE ROOF IN 8EX31N WHEN A ROOF FALL OCCURRED.

CHANGING SHOES ON PC4-SHOULDER STRAIN-PINCHED NERVE IN CERVICAL SPINE PAIN BECAME WORSE

MAN MISSED STEP ON FRONT END LOADER WHILE EXITING LOADER. FELL BACKWARD APPROX 3' TO GROUND BUMPING BACK OF HEAD ON GROUND.

EMPLOYEE BENT KNEE BACKWARDS WHILE WALKING UNDERGROUND. HE DIDN'T START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7/28/00, DUE TO SURGERY.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF A SCOOP CAR. BOTH FEET SLIPPED ON THE SCOOP CAR SEAT AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO THE MINING OPERATION OR EQUIPMENT. THE INJURY DID NOT I NVOLVE ANY ASPECT OF COMPLIANCE, JOB SKILLS, PROFIENCY, TRAINING, ATTITUDE OR PROTECTIVE ITEMS. THE LOW CLEARANCE BETWEEN SEAT AND CANOPY CONTRIBUTED TO DIFFICULTY IN GETTING OUT OF SCOOP CAR

EE WAS HELPING OTHERS INSTALL A SPLICE IN THE TROLLEY WIRE ALONG THE 28 WEST MN TRACK. THE TROLLEY WIRE PULLED OUT OF THE SPLICE AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE UPPER LEFT LIP, LACERATING THE LIP AND BRUISING HIS TEETH. EE FAILED TO KEEP HIS BODY CLEAR OF THE TROLLEY WIRE WHILE MAKING THE SPLICE, AS HE HAS BEEN TRAINED TO DO. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO MINING EQUIP OR OPERATIONS

EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING TOP OF ROOF WHEN THE DRILL JAMMED AND BROKE DRILL STEEL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HAND ON A ROCK.

EE WAS HELPING OTHERS MOVE LONGWALL POWER CABLES TO A NEW SET UP. AS HE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS SHOULDER WHEN THE CABLE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO THE MINING OPERATION OR EPUIPMENT. THE INJURY DID NOT INVOLVE ANY ASPECT OF COMPLIANCE, JOB SKILLS, TRAINING, PROFIENCY, ATTITUDE, OR PROTECTIVE ITEMS.

THE EE AND ANOTHER MAN WERE IN THE J.L.G. SCALING THE ROOF IN 8EX31N WHEN A ROOF FALL OCCURED.

LOADER WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WENT OVER ABOUT A 4 FEET EMBANKMENT BROKE 3 RIBS.

INJURED PARTY WAS TALKING BATTERY SCOOP OFF CHARGE ON THE #1 UNIT. WHEN HE BENT OVER AND STARTED PULLING THE PLUG OUT OF THE SCOOP BATTERY HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

DRIVER HIT EDGE OF BERM CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN. RIGHT THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN SPOKES, WHICH CAUSED WRIST SPRAIN.

EE IS STATING THAT HE & ANOTHER EE WERE USING AN 11/2" AIR IMPACT WRENCH SUSPENDED BY A ROPE ON A CRANE TO REMOVE WHEEL LUG NUTS ON A TIGER RUBBER TIRE LOADER. EE IS ALLEGING HE FELT A PAI N IN HIS BACK. EE WORKED 6/29/6/30, 7/5 & 7/6. DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 7/5 SEE ATTACHMENT

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK PICKING UP A PIECE OFPIPE. (NOTIFICATION OF INJURY 7/17/00. MINE CLOSING).

INJURED WAS STEPPING DOWN INTO A 2' FOOTER WHEN THE LOOSE STONE AT THE EDGE GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP TWISTING HIS KNEE.

EE PARKED HIS SHUTTLE CAR. WAS WALKING PAST THE MINER TO ASSIST THE OPERATOR. WHILE EE WAS PASSING BETWEEN THE RIB. THE MINER, A PIECE OF SHELL 35" X 55" X 8" FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUC K HIM.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ENTRY TO CLEAN COAL FEEDER CATWALK. WHEN EE MADE FINAL STEP UP STRUCK HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE CAUSING CERVICAL STRAIN.

WHILE HELPING SPOT BOLT, HIS BUDDY LOWERED THE DRILL POT ONTO HIS FOOT.

EE BEGAN TO WALK FROM THE CENTER OF AN ENTRY TO THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN HE STATED THAT HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE WAY. EE HAS HAD SURGERY THREE TIMES ONT HIS SAME EDGE DATING BACK TO 1985. WORKPLACE EXPOS URE ON THIS DATE WAS NOT A CONTIBUTING FACTS.

EE WAS RETURING FROM LUBE SHOP WALKING TOWARD TRUCK STOP. AT TOP OF KNOLL HE THEN STARTED DOWNSLIGHT DECLINE WHEN HE STEPPED IN A SLIGHT DEPRESSION. HE FELL FORWARD TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE

LOADING LIMESTONE, SNAPPED RIGHT WRIST, THEN LATER IN THE SHIFT 8 WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF BUCK4ET WITH A STEEL SCRAPED & REINJURED MY WRIST.

EE WAS LOADING TRUCKS WITH A 980F WHEEL LOADER. THIS LOADER HAS FINGERTIP CONTROL AS TO SPEED AND BUCKET MANEUVERABILITY. EE NOTICED A STINGING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. AFTER SEVERAL H OURS THE PAIN DID NOT SUBSIDE SO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF A FLIGHT.

EE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING GROUND A BELT HEAD CONVEYOR INJURING HIS BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK UP UNTIL 7-24-00.

WAS REPAIRING DOZER BLACE. THE PIECE OF METAL HE WAS CUTTING OFF WAS BENT UP AND PRELOADED WITH STRESS. WAS CUTTING LAST INCH TO LET PECE DROP TO THE GROUND, BUT THE PIECE SPRUNG SIDEWAYS 3-4' AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIM, CRUSHING HIS RIGHT HAND, BRUISED LEFT ARM & LEG. ALSO CUT LARGE GASH IN RIGHT HAND.

PACKING MINER BITS-INJURED BACK.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING, THE BOLTER OPERATOR VICTIM WSHIFTED HIS BODY WHILE KNEELING DOWN AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE HANDLING A TENSIONER ON A TRUSSBOLTER, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 10-10-00. WHILE WALKING UP FACE, SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING LEFT ANKLE.

MOVING LARGE ROCK FROM PATH AND TWISTED BACK WRONG.

HELPING ANOTHER WORKER PULL A SUCTION HOSE OUT. NOT REPORTED TILL 8/7/00.

WE HAD PUT A ROLL OF BOLT ONTO THE PLANT FEED BELT LINE. EMPLOYEE WAS BEHIND THE TAIL ROLLER. THE BOLT SLID AROUND, PINNING EMPLOYEES LEG BETWEEN THE ANGLE IRON RAIL AND THE BELT.

AS EE GOT OFF LADDER, FOOT SLIPPED AND RIGHT KNEE HIT AGAINST LADDER.

WHILE HAMMERING PIN INTO ROLLRS, PIN SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER CAUSING FRACTURE AND NAIL REMOVAL.

THE INJURED EE WAS PULLING ON A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE. AS HE WAS PULLING HIS HANDS SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE RIB.

WHILE SHOVELING EE STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL AT THE ROLL PLANT.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB.

AFTER REMOVING SEAT FROM TD25G EE LIFTED AND TURNED AROUND PULLING A MUSCLE IN BACK.

MAN WAS TAKING GRAVITY READINGS TRIPPED ON CATWALK LANDED ON LEFT LEG AND TWISTED KNEE.

WALKING IN ENTRY, HIT HEAD N ROOF BOLT, COUPLE WITH RULES REGS NOT A FACTOR, DID NOT INVESITVE EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS. PROTECTIVE, TONS NOTA FACTOR AWARENESS IS A FACTOR.

WORKING UNDERGROUND BARRING DOWN BAD GROUND, ROCK FELL FROM BACK AND HIT HIM CAUSING MULTIPLE BRUISING, HAND, NOSE, SHOULDER, HEAD.

CLIMBING DOWN FROM BULLDOZER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF PUSH ARM; HE FELL ON MUFFLER HE HAD REMOVED.

ENCOURGED EE TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION TO WORKING AREA

EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #7 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT FOREARM CUTTING HIS ARM.

EE WAS COMING OUT OF A SPACE & THE PERSON ABOVE HIM DID NOT SEE HIM THERE. THE PERSON ABOVE OPENED THE BUILER DOOR AND HOT GLY ASH FELL ONTO THE INJURED EE'S NECK & SMALL SECTION OF HIS RIGHT ARM.

LOADING HOLES WITH EXPLOSIVES. EE HANDLED THE EXPLOSIVE FOR APP 8 HOURS. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES. HE COMPLAINED ABOUT HEADACHES AND LATER AROUND 6:00 PM HE STARTED TO HAVE HEART PROBLEMS. HE PASSED OUT AT HIME AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO BOISE FOR TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS FITTING UP LEG UNDER HOPPER FOR SUPPORT TO CUT CRANE LOOSE, WHILE HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL FOR WELD FIT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE KICKED STEEL. THE STEEL THEN HIT INJURED IN THE ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING END OF 60-LB. RAIL WITH SLATE BAR, PRYING END OF RAIL UP WITH BAR. WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON BAR, HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT ARM WENT NUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPINNING ON IMPELLER ONTO A PUMP BY HAND USING DRIVE BOLTS. THE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A SHIVE AND A BELT.

INSTALLING NEW BELT ON NEW CONVEYER INSTALLATION. WAS PULLING BELT OFF ROLL ONTO CONVEYER WITH NYLON ROPE AND LOADER. PLATE PULLED FREE OF BELT, STRUCK INJURED IN FACE, RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS AND FRACTURED C-4 VERTEBRA.

EE WAS MOVING MINI BAGS USING FORKLIFT. MINI BAG WAS SHAKEN AND SILICA SAND WAS RELEASED. SAND ENTERED EE'S EYES. THIS CAUSED IRRITATION TO EYES.

EE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BAKC LOADING BELT STRUCTURE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING THE AREA TO TRACE THE PATH FOR A NEW ROAD, AND HE WAS CLIMBING THE MOGOTE (HILL) #2 OF CAROLINA LANDFILL, HE SLIPPED OVER A LOOSE ROCK AND IMPACTED HIS RIGHT KNEE W ITH THE EDGE OF A ROCK THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR.

OPERATING QUARRY EQUIPMENT.

HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING DOWN A CURTAIN.

EE THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS OFF THE CAR MOVING BLOCKS FROM THE SIDE OF HAULROAD WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS CUTTING A 8" X 8" TOMBER. HIS SAW HIT A KNOT IN THE TIMBER AND KICKED BACK, CUTTING EE'S FINGER. EE IS A LOST TIME INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON PILE OF GRANUAL WHILE CHECKING FOR LEAKS AT "B" BIN. AS THE EMPLOYEE TURNED, HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

ROUTINE DUTIES--LIFTING EE DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK.

TAKING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE THROUGH MAN DOOR AND MAN DOOR CLOSED ON LEFT HAND.

EE WAS WORKING ON IMPACT CRUSHER CHANGING OUT BLOW BARS, HE CLIMBED ON SIDE OF CRUSHER WITH ONE FOOT ON CRUSHR AND THE OTHER ON A HANDRAIL. HE TURNED HIS BODY CAUSING THE FOOT ON THE HANDRAIL TO SLIP. EE FELL HITTING HIS LEFT RIB CAGE AGAINST HANDRAIL.

EE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF ROCKDUST AND SLIPPED IN AN OFFSET IN MINE FLOOR. HE WAS CARRYING ROCKDUST BAGS TO LAY AGAINST TRACK RAIL FOR SCOOP TO CROSS TRACKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FROM THE LOADOUT. EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING THE CYLINDR ONTHE HANDRAIL WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

WHILE STEPPING DOWN OFF A SCREEN TO AN UNEVEN SURFACE, THE INDIVIDUAL TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

FRACTURED AND CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. ROCK FELLON FINGER.

SPUD WRENCH FELL FROM OVERHEAD, STRIKING EMPLOYEE WHILE HE WAS SETTING EQUIPMENT IN RAW MILL.

WHILE WALKING DOWNHILL EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN BUTTHERE WAS A HOLE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS FOOTAGE AND THREW HIM OFF BALANCE. HE FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EE ON HIS BACK AND SHOULDER CAUSING A SPRAIN.

WHILE EE WAS WORKING ON #2 PEBBLE MILL--NEW FEED SPOUT--DUST WAS FALLING AND GOT INTO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 6-27-00 AS A RESULT OF AN AGGRAVATION TO AN OFF THE JOB INJURY.

EE WAS PULLING ON A DUST SPOUT CABLE WITH A HOOKTHE HOOK SLIPPED OFF. EE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THEGROUND INJURING SHOULDER

WHILE GETTING OUT OF EQUIPMENT, EE'S FOOT GOT CAUGHT CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL, INJURING RIGHT SHOULDER.

LIFTING K DOORS.

EMPLOYEE ALEDGES THAT WHILE WORKING ON THE CONE PUTTING A SENSOR INTO PLACE HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL AGAINST THE FEED SHOOT.

OUR LOADER MAN WAS LOADING OVERBURDEN INTO INJURED'S TRUCK WHEN A LARGE TREE STUMP ROLLED OUT OF THE BUCKET STRIKING THE TRUCK DOOR AND CAUSING IT TO CAVE IN ON HIS. AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS H E HAS BRUISING TO HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER BUT IS COMPLAINING WITH HIS HEAD AND NECK. HE WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER DR. TODAY.

EE WAS POSITIONING A DOCK PLATE WHEN A SPOTTED TRAILER DUMPED HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HANG A CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

CLIMBED DOWN INTO DRYER BASKET, SLIPPED AND SPRAINED LT ANKLE.

MOVING DRILL BIT HAMMER ON RIG WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF CAT-WALK AND HE FELL WITH HAMMER IN LEFT HAND PINNING LEFT ARM BETWEEN CAT-WALK AND HAMMER. FRACTURED LEFT ARM, FIVE-INCHES ABOVE WRIS T. REQUIRED SURGERY.

EE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK WHEN A HOOK BROKE. THE HYOOK WAS BEING USED WITH A CHAIN. EE HAD THREE BROKEN RIBS.

WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A TRUCK TO THE GROUND, THE INJURED STEPPED ONTO A RIDGE IN A MUD RUT THAT HAD DRIED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. THE ANKLE WAS WEAK FROM BREAKING IT AT ANOTHER JOB IN 1996 AND HE REFRACTURED IT.

REMOVING PARTS FROM OLD TRANSMISSION, TRIPPED OVER AIR HOSE IN FLOOR, LANDED ON RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT WRIST.

WORKER HAD FINISHED LOADING HOLES IN #9 HEADING, CRAWLED OUT TURNED PAST BREAK AT MONTH OF ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BENDING OVER AND MOVING, HIS KNEE POPED AND STARTED TO HURT. RESULT A KNEE SPRAIN. EE DID MENTION HE INJURED IT SLIGHTLY OVER THE WEEKEND.

HANGING STEEL IN PRE-HEATER. WAS TURNING A BEAM THAT WAS HANGING FROM A CRANE TO MANUVER THRU EXISTING STEEL. WHILE TWISTING IN THIS TIGHT AREA, HE FELT A TUNGE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS STANDIJNG ON TOP OF THE HANDRAIL ON THE FIRST LEVEL PUTTING THE WATERHOSE ON THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE CRUSHER PLATFORM. HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF HITTING THE HANDRAIL. HE FELL 7 FEET AND B ROKE 4 RIBS.

COAL TRUCK WAS UNLEVEL WHEN TRYING TO DUMP.

EMPLOYEE SAYS BACK PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED 11/19/93 WHEN EMPLOYEE MISSED 28 DAYS OF WORK. HE SAYS HE HAS HAD ONGOING BACKPROBLEMS SINCE THIS ACCIDENT. COMPANY WAS NOTIFI ED ON 6/23/00 THAT HE WOULD BE OFF WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADINGROCK DUST ONTO A SCOOP. HE TRIPPEDOVER THE PLASTIC COVERS. EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE SCOOP BUCKET.

THE INJURED PERSON WAS MAKING WEDGES ON THE TRIP HAMMER WHEN THE METAL KICKED BACK CAUSING THEOPERATOR TO TWIST SUDDENLY TO THE SIDE.

BEATING ON BOTTOM OF BIN, EMPLOYEE FELT POP IN LEFT ARM.

EE WAS OPERATING BACKHOE IN GUARD. BUCKET PIN FELL OUT. STEPPED OFF MACHINE TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

SLIPPED AND FELL ON POINTED END OF GRIZZLY PICK AND PUNCTURED RIGHT EYE.

JAW CRUSHER WAS NOT TAKING FULL FEED. EE EXITED LOADER TO CHECK CRUSHER CHAMBER AND AFTER NOTICING A TREE ROOT INSIDE, CLIMBED DOWN, LOCKED IT OUT AND CLIMBED BACK UP ON PLATFORM TO FREE ROOT. HE HAD DIFFICULTY, SO CLIMBED IN JAW AND SLID DOWN, CATCHING BOOT AND LODGING LEF IN JAW. TWISTED LEFT KNEE AND HEARD IT POP.

TRANSFERING WATER IN FIXED PIPE SYSTEM - OPENED VALVE AND PUMP HOUSING FAILED. THE CASTING HIT HIM IN THE LEG CUTTING IT SUPERFICALLY. HOWEVER, AN INFECTION FLARED THREE DAYS LATER REQUIRING A NTIBIOTICS AND REST.

NO 4 HARDINGE DISCHARGE SCREW WAS PLUGGED. EE TRIED TO CLEAR PLUG BY TURNING SCREW CONVEYOR WITH 3' PIPE WRENCH. AS HE WAS TRYING TO TURN SCREW CONVEYOR WITH PIPE WRENCH HE FELT PAIN TO HIS LO WER BACK.

WHILE HANGING PINE CABLE FROM A LADDER, THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING THE EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING CABLE ON SPOOL. CABLE END WENT OVER LOOP AND HIT HIM.

EE GOT TO JOB SITE BELT 4 AND BELT 5 AND BECAME FAINT. AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. AREA WAS TESTED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE - NONE REGISTERED. 6 EE'S WORKING IN AREA UN AFFECTED. WILL CONTEST INJURY AS WORK RELATED - BELIEVE CAR SHOULD BE TESTED.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING THEH 12 RIGHT BELT WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT PARTIALLY MISSED THE BRIDGE BOARD HE INTENDED TO STEP ON. THIS CAUSE DHIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO THAT ANKLE. EE RETURNED TO WROK ON 6-29-2000.

WHILE BLEEDING AIR HOSE, THE HOSE CAME APART STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING A BAR FROMT HE MINER TO PULL DOWN A PIECE OF LOOSE RIB. WHEN HE TURNED TO DO THIS TASK THE LOOSE PIECE POPPED OFF THE RIB AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE AND MOUTH .

INJURED WAS DUMPING WHEELBARROW DURING CLEAN UP, AND IT TURNED OVER IN THE FLOOR WITH MUD IN IT AND WHEN INJURED ATTEMPTED TO LIFT IT BACK UP HE ALLEGED A SPRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LOADING HAUL TRUCKS IN THE PIT. HE RAN OVER A BOULDER WITH HIS LOADER. THE BOULDER KICKED OUT CAUSING HIS ELBOW TO HIT THE ARM REST. THE OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF A SORE SHOULDER.

SOMETIME DURING THIRD SHIFT, EMPLOYEE GOT DIRT OR OTHER FOREIGN MATERIAL IN HIS EYE. EYE WASH AT LOCAL CLINIC.

EE WAS PULLING TRUSS BOLTER UNDER CABLE WHEN CABLE CROSSOVER PAD FELL ON RIGHT THIGH.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON TRACK. WHILE LIFTING UP ON A BAR TO MOVE TRACK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, CAUSING A STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

WHILE CARRYING BEAM, SLIPPED IN HOLE, TWISTED LEFT ANKLE, FELL DOWN.

EE WAS DRILLING HOLE WHEN THE PINNER STEEL HE WAS USING KICKED OUT AND STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK HE FELT BACK PAIN.

EE STATED HE WAS SUING A PIECE OF DRILLS TEEL (6') AND STANDING ON TOP OF THE NO. 9 CONVEYOR BELT TO REACH AND PRY DOWN LOOSE ROCK FROM THE MINE ROOF. THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND EITHER THE DRILL STEEL OR LOOSE TOP STUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE KNOCKING HIM DO3WN ONTO THE BELT. HE RECEIVED LACERATIONS REQUIRING 17 SUTURES TO THE CHEEK AND 7 SUTURES TO THE

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CRANE ON LOW BOY, WHEN LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN & LOW BOY CAME DOWN ON HIS FOOT, SMASHING RIGHT FOOT, BREAKING BIG TOE & CAUSING TENDON AND LIGAMENT DAMAGE.

DURING THE MORNING WORKPLACE INSPECTION A GROUND FAULT WAS DETECTED IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER TOWER SYSTEM. IN THE TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEM THE EMPLOYEE NEGLECTED TO FULLY LOCK OUT ALL POWER SOURCES AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND BURN TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. HE WAS PULLED FREE OF THE POWER SOURCE AND TAKEN DIRECTLY TO A HOSPITAL.

INJURED SLIPPED IN WET COAL AND, AS A REFLEX, GRABBED AND PULLED OVER A PIECE OF STEEL FRAME WHICH HE HAD JUST COMPLETED BURNING FREE. THE FALLING PIECE STRUCK HIS LEG CAUSING THE INJURY.

WHILE CLEANING OUT DITCHES EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTOTHE DITCH AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING BOOM ON BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS ANKLE. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND NOT SEALING ROOF. COMPLOUANCE WITH RULES REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PERS ONAL EQUIPMENT NOT A FACTOR. THE ROCK STRUCK TOPOF HEAD, RIGHT SHOULDER, ELBOW, KNEE, AND THEN HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH THE LOADING OF STEEL BEAMS--THAT WERE LYING FLAT ON PAVEMENT THAT MORNING--ONTO A FORKLIFT. LATER THAT DAY, HIS BACK BEGAN TO ACHE & BECAME WORSE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HE WORKED 6/25 AND 6/26 AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 6/28/00.

DRILLING HOLES IN ROCK TO PLACE EXPLISVES IN DRILL BIT HIT A BLASTING CAP THAT HAD NOT GONE OFF INPREVIOUS FIRING. THE CAP WENT OFF THROWING SMALL PIECES OF PWDER AND STONES TOWARD WORKER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING NOISE UNDER JAW BELT, FELL TO GROUND (MAY HAVE BEEN UNCONSCIOUS, DUE TO HEAT) AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON CEMENT PAD.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING A ROCK FROM BETWEEN TWO RAIL CARS.

THE EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS HEATING A PLASTIC COVER, HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN PALLET WITH NAILS STICKING OUT. HE STEPPED ON A NAIL WITH HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON TOP OF SCREEN DECK, CAUGHT GLOVE ON SCREEN WHICH PULLED HIM OFF THE TOP OF THE SCREEN DECK.

DRIVING REBAR STAKES INTO GROUND AT COKEN DUCTBANK BOTTOM OF HILLS OF PREHEATER. SLIPPED AND FELL IN HOLE. HE NOTICED SLIGHT PAIN AFTER FALLING; WHILE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER THE FOLLOWING DA Y, HE NOTICED SHARP PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WHILE CUTTING CONDUIT LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 5 FEET FROM A LADDER, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. AN ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR SAW HIM ON 6-29 AND DETERMINED HE SUFFERED FROM A DISLOCATED TAR SEL BONE.

I WAS HAND LOADING DIMENSION INTO THE BUCKET OF A FRON END LOADER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TWO STONES, LACERATING IT.

DUST/DIRT FROM EXCAVATOR. FELL IN HIS FACE AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

ASSOCIATE HAD COMPLETED CHANGING TIRE ON EQUIPMENT AND WAS CHAINING BLOCKS BACK ONTO TRUCK WHEN CHAIN TENSIONER KICKED BACK AND HIT ASSOCIATE IN FACE.

WHILE MOVING MINE CABLE, STRAINED BACK.

A RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK THE VICTIM, KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG, BETWEEN KNEE AND ANKLE, AND CUT HIM OVER RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A FEEDER ON #2 SECTION WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK FROM A FALLING BROW. THE PORTION OF THE RIB THAT FELL MEASURED 4' W X 4' L X 2' THICK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPI TAL WHERE X-RAYS SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. HIS FAMILY DOCTOR ADVISED HIM TO REMAIN OFF WORK UNTIL AN MRI WAS PERFORMED.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING FITTINGS IN MANIFOLD,HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THE INJURED AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A TAKE UP RAIL SECTION FROM A SCOOP BUCKET. THE RAIL SECTION SLIPPED, THE INJURED GRABBED FOR THE RAIL AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE RAIL AN D THE DE-ENERGIZED TROLLEY WIRE.

TRIANGLE PIECE OF STEEL FELL AND HIT ARM CAUSING 2 PUNCTURE WOUNDS AND CHIPPING UPPER ARM BONE NEAR ELBOW.

EE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A GUARD. * BEGAN MISSING ON 6/28/00.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EE AND THE MECHANIC WAS CHANGING OIL IN THE D11 DOZER. THEY WERE BOTH ON AND OFF THE DOZER SEVERAL TIMES. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A ROCK, JAMMING HIS TOES INTO THE GRO UND, AND CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

FELL FROM LOADER. HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER AND BACK WAS XRAYED AT HOSPITAL. APPEARS TO BE NO BROKEN BONES.

GEAR BOX LID CLOSED ON HIM, PINCHING HIS LOWER BACK AND BRUISING IT.

DECOUPLING RAIL LOAD CARS TO MOVE CARS TO LOAD. WHILE UNCOUPLING CAR THE AIR HOSE LINE DECOUPLED AND STRUCK EE ON RIGHT ELBOW CUTTING AND BRUISEING ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMPLETING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WHEN A CONDUCTOR TO GROUND SHORT OCCURRED IN A SEPARATE ENCLOSED JUNCTION BOX. A SMALL SCREW HAD ABRADED THE CONDUCTOR INSULATION. A GROUNDED C ONDUCTOR CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH BURN IN HISLEFT HAND AND FOREARM, 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS.

HE WAS TURNING A RIGHT BREAK OUT OF #3 HEADING, TOP STARTED WOBBLING. A PIECE OF ROCK 3' X 2' X 4" FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE FACE. HE HAD DRILLED A HOLE FOR A BOLT. AS HE WAS WITHDRAWINGTHE DRILL STEELS A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK (32" X 36"X 4" THICK SOAPSTONE) BROKE LOOSE, FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HEAD, RIGHT FOREARM AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LADDER ENTERING LOADER AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW.

WHILE DESCENDING STAIRWAY EE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING RIBS TO BE BRUISED AND LOWER BACK.

SUBJECT WAS HELPING CLEAN ROCK OFF THE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF THE MINER, HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF A MANTRIP ON BRIGHT. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED IN MUD WHILE HIS LEFT LEG WAS STILL IN THE MANTRIP. THIS CAUSED EE'S RIGHT KNEE TO HYPEREXTEND. EE CONTINUED TO WORK THRU 9-30 -00. ON 10-3-00 EE HAD SURGERY ON HIS KNEE AND IS NOW OFF WORK.

EMP STATED: REMOVING ROCK FROM FEEDER, FLIGHT CAUGHT ROCK, ROCK MOVED SUDDENLY CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST FEEDER FRAME.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON FLOOR.

WHILE CHANGING BELTS ON SCREEN, HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY DRIVE AND FIXED SECTION OF STEEL.

A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL GRATING BENT DOWN AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS ON A HANDRAIL. HE WENT OFF WORK 11/28/00.

THE SECTION FEEDER HAD SHEARED A PIN IN THE PICK BREAKER DRIVER HUBS. EE WAS ON TOP OF THE FEEDER TRYING TO LINE UP THE HOLES AS COWORKER WAS MOVING THE COUPLER BY HAND. EE PLACED HIS LEFT IND EX FINGER IN THE OUTER HUB TO HOW CLOSE THE TWO HOLES WAS FROM PROPER ALIGNMENT AT THAT MOMENT THE CHAIN HUB JUMPED, PINCHING EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGERTIP BETWEEN THE TWO HUBS. THIS RESULTED IN

ON 6-22 THE MINER TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE COMING FROM UNDER BELT, HE UNDERWENT SURGERY ON 12-13-00 BECAME AWARE OF CASE 1-3-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE HOPPER UNDER THE SCREEN, SLIPPED, TRIED TO CATCH HMSEL FAND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE FELL OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT WHILE CLEANING.

EMPLOYEE APPROACHED THE JAW CRUSHER TO ADJUST THE FEEDER SPEED, AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB ACCESS LADDER A ROCK FELL FROM THE FEEDER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE CAUSING A CONTUSION.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING DRAGLINE TAIL CABLE AND PLACING THEM ON THE TUB HOKS, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 8-18-00, WHEN BECAUSE OF CONTINUIN GPAIN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL EVA LUATION. EHW AS PLACED IN PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR 2 WEEKS AND STARTED MISSING TIME ON 8-18-00.

WHILE THE EE WAS GREASING UNDER HIS ROCK TRUCK DEBRIS FELL MUD ON TO HIM GETTING BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT WENT TO ER NEXT DAY. DR REQUIRED HIM TO BE OFF WORK 2 DAYS.

EE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT FOOT BY A 21'LONG X 2"DIAMETER WATER PIPE THAT CO-WORKERS LET SLIDE DOWN THE WALKWAY INTO HIS LEFT FOOT. *NOTE: EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 7/10/00. ON THIS D ATE HE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY.

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WERE SCALING ROOF NEAR THE CORNER OF #1 ENTRY FROM THE #2-1 CROSSCUT OF D-6 PANEL; WHILE HE USED A 6' ROOF BOLT TO SCALE A LOOSE ROCK HE HAD OBSERVED, ANOTHER ROCK NOT OBSERVED BY THEM AND NOT BEING SCALED, FELL ON HIS OUTBY SIDE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG; A TRIANGULAR SHAPED ROCK, MEASURING APPROX. 0-3' W X 5' L X 0-12" THICK.

EE PREVIOUSLY HAD SURGERY ON HIS NECK FOR A RUPTURED VERTEBRA. THIS INJURY WAS NOT WORK RELATED. EE RETURNED TO WORK AFTER SURGER AND ON 6-22 COMPLAINED OF A SORE NECK FROM DRIVING HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. WHO HAD PERFORMED THE SURGERY TO DETERMINE IF SORENESS WAS RELATED TO PREVIOUS SURGERY, OR WORK. ON 8-13 IT WAS DETERMINE THAT DRIVING THE HAUL TRUCK HAD AGGRAVATED THE

INJURED WORKER WAS HELPING FOREMAN ATTEMPT TO OPEN JAMMED OVERHEAD DOOR AT GENSET BUILDING. TOP OF DOOR DISENGAGED FROM TRACK, FLIPPED DOWN, THE LEADING TOP EDGE OF DOOR BROKE OFF AND FELL TO GROUND. INJURED WORKER WAS APPARENTLY STRUCK ON HAND AS DOOE TOP FELL.

WHILE BAGGING HYDRATED LIME A BAG BROKE APART AND HYDRATED LIME HIT HIS HELMET PUSHING THE VISOR OPEN. THE HYDRATE THEN BLEW INTO HIS EYES. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND ADVISED TO STAY OFF W ORK.

HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL. HE MISSED THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND.

3 SOUTH SECTION, HE WAS WORKING ON EMICO ROOF BOLTER, TRYING TO REMOVE TO BOOM SWING JACK. THE BOLTER MAST WAS RESTING ON LOOSE MATERIAL ON THE BOTTOM, WHEN HE PULLED THE SWING JACK PIN OUT, T HE BOOM MAST SWUNG AND PINNED HIM BETWEEN THE BOLTER FRAME AND BOLTER MAST.

LOADER WAS LOADING TRUCK & DROPPED ROCK IN TRUCK BED CAUSING A POSSIBLE RUPTURE TO TRUCK DRIVER. EE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ON SCENE MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT DID GO TO THE DR ON FRI 6/23/00. IT WAS N OT REPORTED AT THE TIME & NO REPORT WAS FILLED OUT UNTIL TUES 6/27/00. EMPLOYEE MISSED 6/23/00 & 6/26/00.

EE WAS STANDING ON OR ABOUT THE 6TH TO 8TH STEP ON THE TRANSFER STRUCTURE PAINTING HANDRAILS. HESTEPPED DOWN A STEP TO GET A SPOT HE HAD MISSED,& TRIPPED & FELL DOWN THE STEPS. THE STEPS WERE FULLY HANDRAILED & CLEATED WITH NO LOOSE OBJECTSON THEM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON MINER, MINING A LIFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OUT BY THE NO. 5 TO NO. 6 OPEN CROSSCUT, WHEN A HORSE BACK MEASURING APPROX 28' BY 32' BY 8' FELL CRUSHING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BOLT DOWN STEPS AND FELL HURTING BACK, NECK, KNEE.

WHILE EXITING TRACKHOE, STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON MINE FLOOR. WHEN HE STOOD UP, LEFT KNEE POPPED AND CONTINUES TO BE PAINFUL. STARTED LOSING TIME 7/25/00.

STEPPING OFF BOLTER, PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, CUTTING FACE.

THE EE WAS ON A MINE RESCUE TRAINING SITE, AT ONAN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE. THE BATTERY ON HIS HEAD LAMP WENT DEAD AND HE TRIPPED AND FELL.

WHILE DRILLING HARD SANDSTONE, ROOF DRILL STEEL BROKE CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE AND OTHER WERE SAWING A TIMBER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EE ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ON BLOCK WHEN ONE END OF BLOCK FELL 18" WITH HIM ON TOP. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FALL OFF THE BLOCK BUT HE DID FALL ONTO A BUCKET OF TOOLS, WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BOLT DOWN STEPS AND FELL HURT BACK AND KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HANDRAIL FROM A PLATFROM WITH A CUTTING TORCH. THE HAND RAIL FELL ON HIS FOOT.

PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF CONVEYOR CHAIN AND WENT THROUGH SIDE OF EMPLOYEE'S GOGGLES, STRIKING HIM IN THE EYE; CUT IRIS OF THE EYE.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS WELDING SOME LEGS ON A STAND THAT WAS TO SUPPORT A SUMP PUMP. THE STAND WEIGHED APPROX 80 LBS. HE SAID THAT HE BRACED THE STAND UPWARDS SO HE COULD WELD LEGS ON EACH CORN ER. THE END THAT HE WAS WELDING THE LEGS ON WAS ABOUT 6" TO 8" OFF THE FLOOR WHILE THE OPPOSITE END WAS ON THE GROUND. ONCE HE WAS DONE WELDING, HE WENT TO GET UP AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE GRA

EE WAS TRYING TO GET BOTTOM ROLLER OUT BY HIMSELF AND HURT HIS BACK.

WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN SCOOP BUCKET, FELTPAIN IN LOWER BACK. (OLD INJURY)

EE WAS CONNECTING A FLEXIBLE WATER LINE TO A HARD LINE WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE ROOF FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.

EE WAS WORKING UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A WASP FLEW BY HIM. HE TRIED TO WAVE THE WASP AWAY WHEN IT STUNG HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND. INITIALLY, THE EE THOUGHT IT WAS A BEE, BUT IT WAS A WASP WHI CH HE FOUND OUT LATER HE WAS ALLERGIC TO. HIS HAND WAS SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN THAT EVENING AND INCREASED IN SEVERITY OVER THE PERIOD OF 24 HOURS. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ONE DAY FOR OBSERVATION.

EE WAS IN THE COAL UNLOADING AREA. EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO OPEN DOOR LATCH ON COAL CAR. WHEN HE SWUNG THE SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT THE LATCH, HE MISSED THE LATCH AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HAMM ER TWISTED HIS UPPER BODY.

REMOVING OLD EQUIPMENT FROM MILL. CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL.

WHILE WELDING ON UNIT #205 CAT 992-C LOADER, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG HIT HIS LEFT EYE. INJURY OCCURRED ON 6/21/00, BUT HE DIDN'T GO OUT ON INJURY UNTIL 7/3/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS TACK WELDING ON A GUARD ON A FUSION MACHINE WITHOUT A HELMET.

BENT OVER TO PICK UP A GREASE GUN, PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT HIM ON THE BACK.

EE WAS PUSHING A DRAGLINK FORWARD IN A PICKUP BED & FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT BICEP AREA.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF CRUSHER PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT FOOT, FOOT TWISTED CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT ANKLE.

INJURED STATED HE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE, AND BENT OVR TO MOVE A PIECE OF ROCK OFF STRUCTURE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING. HE TURNED BAROUND TO PICK UP A BLOCK, STOPPING FELL OVER ON HIM AND INJURED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO PROP LID UP ANDIT FELL. HE ALSO FELL.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING CABLE. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 6/21/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AT THE FACE AREA. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A ROOFBOLT ASSEMBLY INTO A DRILLED HOLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, THE INJURY RESULTED FROM THE EMPLOYEE NOT USING PROPER BODY POSITIONING WHEN PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE.

EE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WHILE SEPARATING THE WALLS OF A METAL CHUTE.

EE STATES THAT AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT, HE LEFT THE CENTRAL OPERATOR'S ROOM AND WENT TO THE ELEVATOR, RODE THE ELEVATOR TO THE FIRST FLOOR AND WAS EXITING THE OUTSIDE DOOR WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SMALL PIECE OF METAL LYING ON THE ASPHALTED AREA. WHEN HIS FOOT CONTACTED THE PIECE OF METAL, IT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE AND ANKLE. INDIVIDUAL HAD ARTHROSOPIC SURGERY ON THE SAME KN

EE AND CO WORKER RAISED HOOD ON LOW TRAC BRIETY TO INSPECT. EACH THOUGHT THE OTHER WAS HOLD HOOD BUT WASNT HOOD FELL STRIKING EE ON LEFT INDEX FINGER. EE WAS A PUN MAINTENANCE EE.

EE WAS WATCHING MINER AND A PIECE OF COAL RIB 2 X 4 X 1 FELL, STRIKING HIM.

FOOT STUCK IN CONVEYOR WHILE HOOKING UP TO MACHINE.

INJURED WALKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE BOLT MACHINE TO GET A CABLE BOLT WHEN HE RAN INTO AN INSTALLED CABLE BOLT IN THE INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY ON 6 MINER.

HE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON CAT DOZER, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. INDIVIDUAL WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR, GIVEN MEDICATION AND RESTRICTED FROM WORK FOR FOUR DAYS.

HE WAS STOCK PILING STONE IN A CAGE WHEN HE LIFTED A LARGE STONE AND FELT HIS LOWER BACK PULL.

EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A SMALL REDUCER ON A-4 SECONDARY SEPARTOR ALONG WITH 2 OTHER EE'S & FELT IN LOWER BACK.

PRYING ROCK LODGED IN JAW CRUSHER WITH A PINCH BAR, WHEN IT SLIPPED AND RESULTED IN HIM FALLING AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

EE WAS CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT BETWEEN SCOOP AND BULK DUST TANK.

WHILE WALKING AROUND NUMBER 10 AND NUMBER 11 BELT AT PLANT 2, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIW LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CLOSING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAER ON A LOCI. SHE STEPPED BACK AND HER FEET SLIPPED AT FROM UNDER HER. SHE LANDED ON HER BUTTOCKS, CAUSING PAIN TO HER LOWER BACK.

ON 6/9/00, HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING & COMPLAINED OF A PULLED MUSCLE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. THIS WASN'T CONSIDERED A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT TO US UNTIL HE MISSED WORK ON 6/19/00; HIS DO CTOR'S OFFICE CALLED US TO VERIFY THAT WORKER'S COMP WOULD PAY FOR HIS VISIT. THIS WAS 1ST INDICATION THAT HE HAD A REPORTABLE INJURY. HE WAS ABSENT FROM WORK 6/19/00-6/24/00; RETURNED 6/26.

WAS WORKING IN AXLE BOX AREA OF TRUCK; WHILE COMING OUT ALONGSIDE OF FRAME, TOOK A LONG STEP TO GET OUT AND MISSED THE ANGLE IRON BRACKET HE WAS USING AS A STEP. HE CAUGHT IT WITH HIS HEEL, C AUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ANKLE ON ANGLE IRON.

CARRYING BACK BOARD PLATE OFF 7 NORTH BELT STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PAST COOLING PILE AND DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WAS LEFT UP IN HOLE AND FELL OUT HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.

THE EE WAS A ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALLING A RESIN BOLT INTO THE DRILL HOLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS DRIVING HER TRUCK TO WORK BEFORE HER SHIFT STARTED. AS SHE TRAVELED ALONG A MINE ROAD, SHE TOOK HER EYE OFF THE ROAD, MISSED A TURN, & ROLLED HER TRUCK. COMPLAINED OF P AIN IN NECK & SHOULDER WHERE SEATBELT TIGHTENED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM HIS DOZER TO HIS PICK-UP WHEN A STOPE OPENED BELOW HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JEEP WHEN THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE. HE PLACED THE POLE BACK ONTO THE WIRE AS THE JEEP WAS MOVING. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON WIRE MESH ON THE MINE ROOF, AND SPRAINED NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A HOSE BETWEEN THE RIB AND STAGE LOADER WHEN A ROCK SLID OFF THE RIB LAGGING AND SMASHED HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE DRIVE FRAME AND ROCK.

LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE HNGE POINT ON THE #6 EIMCO SCOOP. THE ACCDENT OCCURRED IN THE 6TH EAST PANEL.

WHILE TORQUING A ROOF BOLT, THE WRENCH CAME OFF OF THE DRILL HEAD AND STRUCK HIM IN THE SHOULDER.

DRIVING A SCOOP, RUN OVER ROCK, THROW UP INTO TOP OF CANOPY.

WHILE CLEANING OFF THE TOP OF THE MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING THE MINER OPERATOR ON SHOULDER AND BACK.

WENT DOWN LEFT STAIRCASE IN THE RAIN. SLIPPED TO THE BOTTOM. CAUGHT HIS WEIGHT ON THE RIGHT ARM TO STOP. PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK AND SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARD BELT ENTRY; HE STEPPED OVER A TIMBER ONTO A HALF HEADER. THIS CAUSED HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD CAUSING HIS NECK TO BE SORE.

THE EE REINJURED RIGHT FOOT WHILE GETTING OFF OF D7 DOZER.

PLACED JAW DIE ON PITMAN (SUSPENDED) BLOCKED JAW DIE, EXCESS WEIGHT CAUSED THE JAW DIE TO ROCK LOSING THE WOOD BLOCKING AND THE DIE SWUNG BACK PINCHING THE EE BETWEEN THE JAW DIE AND THE CRUSH ER FRAMEWORK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK SCATTERING STRUCTURE. *BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 6/23/00.

CLEARING H.P. CRUSHER OF BRIDGE WHEN ROCK FELL ON THUMB.

WORKER WAS PUTTING UP A BOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL STIRKING HIM ON SHOULDER AND ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF PICKUP & TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING MUSCLE SPASMS IN UPPER MIDDLE BACK.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A CUTTING MOTOR ON THE UNIT 3 CONTINUOUS MINER. THE MOTOR WAS BEING MOVED INTO POSITION WITH A CHAIN HOIST, THE CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL BACK, STRIK ING HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST THE COVERS OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE INJURED EE WILL BE INSTRUCTED IN USING THE PROPER BODY POSITION WHEN USING CHAIN HOIST AND WORKING AROUND EQUIPMENT.

EE WAS REPAIRING GEARBOX AT K-1 DRYER. EE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF PIPE WHICH WAS BEING USED AS ASPACER FOR TRYING TO DRIVE A DISC ON A SHAFT. ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING THE END OF THE PIPE WITH A S LEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF, HITTING EE IN THE CHIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE RIB AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

PULLING LINE CURTAIN; FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER--FIRST LOST WORKDAY WAS 6-23-00; INJURY NOT OTHERWISE REPORTABLE.

PERSON WAS CLIMBING INTO SKIDSTEER TO OPERATE IT TO CLEAN UP SPILLAGE AT BELT TRAIL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT LEG WENT BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME OF SKIDSTEER. PERSON FELL BACK INTO BUCKET WITH HIS RIGHT LEG PINNED BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME CAUSING HIM TO TWIST RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE MASHED HIS RIGHT HAND WITH A CRIB BLOCK. BEGAN MISSING ON 6/20/00.

WHILE MOUNTING DOZER HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON DOZER TRACKS HURTING BACK, NECK, AND BOTH KNEES.

WHILE WORKING ON DUMP TRUCK TAILGATE, INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TAILGATE & DUMP BED CAUSING LACERATION.

TWO PEOPLE WERE CARRYING A PACK SETTER POST, THE PERSON ON ONE END LOST HIS GRIP ON POST AND DROPPED IT, THIS CAUSED THE OTHER PERSON'S BACK TO BE JERKED WHEN ALL THE LOAD WAS SHIFTED TO HIM. RESULTED IN PULLED MUSCLED IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP; DRILL STEEL BECAME CAUGHT. HE COULDN'T GET THE STEEL OUT & TOOK OFF HIS GLOVES TO GET A BETTER GRIP; DRILL STEELCAME OUT BEFORE HE GRABBED IT & STRUCK HIS LITTLE FINGER, RING & MIDDLE FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GUARD TO REPLACE BEARING ON HEAD PULLEY. WHILE LIFTING OPEN TOP PORTION OF GUARD, EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND SLIPPED & BOTTOMOF GUARD CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN GUARD AND FRAME MEMBER.

OPERATOR WAS WALKING OFF DREDGE AND HIT HIS HAND ON SAFETY RAILING AND FRACTURED ONE BONE IN HIS HAND.

BARRING STOPPED TAIL PULLEY TO CLEAN WEDGED STONES, PULLED MUSCLE.

WALKING DOWN A SLOPE, SLIPPED AND FELL TRYING TO BRACE HIS FALL W/RIGHT ARM AND TWISTED HIS WRIST.

WAS EXITING A SCOOP. HE USED HIS ARMS TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. WHILE PULLING HIMSELF UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3/27/01 WHEN HE WENT OF F WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN TP SWING DECK OF 495 SHOVEL AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND STRIKING HIS BUTTOCK AGAINST THE EDGE OF A PIECE OF METAL.

EE WAS PULLING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLIP IT OVER. IN THIS ATTEMPT HE FELT/HEARD A POP. AS THE DAY WORE ON HIS ARM STARTED TO BOTHER HIM ANBD HE WENT TO ER TO BE CHECKED OUT.

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP.

AFTER INJURED LOADED A S/CAR AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THE FEEDER THE S/CAR SLID TOWARD THE MINER OPERATOR. THE S/CAR HIT THE MINER OPERATOR CAUSING NO INJURY HOWEVER AS THE MINER OPERATOR WENT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE S/CAR HE TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A GRATE AND IT TURNED UP, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL INJURING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

MINER OPERATOR HAD GOTTEN OFF THE MINER TO ADJUST THE VENT TUBE. AS HE RETURNED TO THE MOINER, HE SLIPPED, HE REACHED TO CATCH HIMSELF GRABBING THE BOLTER SUPPORT AND HIS FINGERS WAS CAUGHT BE TWEEN THE JACKS, PINCHING HIS FINGERS.

HURT RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE SHOVELING DEBRIS AROUND BIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF CABLE HANGER, WHEN A RIB ROLL FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEEON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CONSTRUCTING A WIRE JUNCTION BOX OUT OF SHEET METAL; HE ROTATED THE BOX TO ACCESS FOR WELDING AND EXPERIENCED BACK AND SHOULDER PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP. STRUCK ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND NECK BY FALLING MATERIAL THAT DISINTEGRATED UPON IMPACT.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE 8L TRACTOR. HIS FEET WERE BOTH ON THE PUSH ARM. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND ONE WENT BETWEEN THE PUSH ARM AND TRACK. THE OTHER FOOT DIDN'T. THIS PULLED THE TENDONS IN HI S RIGHT FOOT.

LABORER AT WASH PLANT WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE 1" TRANSFER BELT WHEN HE BRUSHED UP AGAINST ELECTRICAL LINE HANGING FROM THE HEAD PULLEY OF THE1" TRANSFER BELT TO THE TAIL PULLEY OF THE 01 ST ACKER. THE INSULATION ON THE 220 VOLT LINE WAS DENERGIZED CAUSING A SHOCK TO EMPLOYEE AS HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE LINE.

(LTA): B:1 UNIT - EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING A CORNEAL LACERATION. DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DR REPORTS UNTIL AFTER VACATION PERIOD 6/23 THROUGH 7/10. R ELEASED FROM W/C 6/24/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A WHEELBARROW LOADED WITH MAGNETITE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK BY A SMALL ROCK WHICH FELL.

THE EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN THE MINER CABLE GROUNDED AND IT FLASHED CAUSING EE TO JERK HIS HEAD BACK.

ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, HITTING HIM ON THE NECK. EMPLOYEE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER TO PICK UP MINER CABLE HIS BACK GAVE OUT DUE TO A PULLED MUSCLE.

INJURED WAS UNLOADING POST FROM TRUCK INTO FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN TRUCK AND FRONT END LOADER. CAUSING BRUISES RIGHT RIBS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS INSTALLING 3RD PIN IN THE 2ND ROLL OF BOLTS WHEN THE TOP POPPED AND A PIECE OF COAL STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE FEEDING BLOCK SAW THE BLOCK SLIPPED OFF OFOF THE TABLE & HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT WHEN HE STATED THAT HEINJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

OPERATOR LEFT CAT D8N DOZER TO SPEAK TO ANOTHER OPERATOR IN TRACKHOE. HE WAS STANDING NEAR PILE OF DIRT AND TRACKHOE WHEN APPROX 55-GAL LOOKING CLUMP OF DIRT ROLLED FROM PILE STRIKING LEFT SID E, HIP AREA RESULTING IN LEFT PELVIC FRACTURE AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT ARM.

EE WAS PICKING UP A ROCK TO PLACE ON PALLET, TURNED TO PUT ROCK DOWN AND PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED DISMOUNTING THE ANFO RIG AND FELL 3' TO THE GROUND WITH HIS RIGHT LEG FOLDED UP UNDER HIM. EMPLOYEE HAS SOME PAIN ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE BATTERY ON A RAM CAR. WHILE WALKING TO MOVE THE JUMPER CABLE, SHE TWISTED HER LEFT ANKLE.

WAS LOADING METAL EDGE ON THE WELDING TRUCK AND DROPPED IT ON FOOT.

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS NECK WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE MINE ROOF. (EE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS INCIDENT ON 6-28-00).

ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, HITTING HIM ON THE UPPER BACK. EMPLOYEE IS A LOST TIME INJURY--JUNE 19.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TIMBERS OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR UNTIL 6/21/00; WORKED FROM 6/16/00 TO 6/21/00.

EE WAS INSTALLING SIDE PLATE ON ELEVATOR & PULLED RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WAITED UNTIL 7/25/00 TO SEEA DR WHO THEN REFERRED HIM TO A SPECIALIST WHO RELEASED HIM FROM WORK ON8/3/00 DUE TO PARTIA L CARTILAGE SEPERATION IN HIS RT SHOULDER JOINT

INJURED WAS SAWING TIMBERS WITH HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW. CHAIN CAME OFF WRAPPING AROUND PERSON'S RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS. THE WORST OF INJURY APPEARED TO BE TO MIDDLE FINGER NEXT TO KNUCKLE (SWELLI NG AND BLEEDING).

FELL OFF STONE WHILE PUTTING HOSE IN WATER TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON VENTILATION TUBE WHEN THE MUCK CAR WAS BELLED OUT, EE DID NOT HEAR BELL, CAUSING HIM TO BE HIT WITH MUCK CAR.

EMPLOYEE HAD SCALED THE TOP AND WAS PICKING UP CAPBOARDS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF.

EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT WORKING SHIFT; 6/16/00; HOWEVER , EE WAS OFF WORK ON 6/19/00 DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT - THEREFORE MA KING THIS A 1 DAY LTA.

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY. HE WAS BENDING OVER AND RAN INTO THE RIB WITH HIS HEAD. HE ALLEGED THAT HIS NECK WAS INJURED.

THE EE WAS CHANGING A STARTER ON A DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE IN THE MINE SHOP WHEN THE EE TWISTED HIS HIP.

EE NWAS DRIVING ON OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK STOCKPILING GRAVEL. HE GO TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND TIPPED THE TRUCK OVER. HE WAS THROWN AROUND IN THE CAB PRETTY HARD. HE STARTED COUGHING UP BLOOD AND TA STING BLOOD IN HIS MOUTH SINCE THEN. HE QUIT WORKING FOR US THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

EE WAS PUTTING THE SECTIONAL AUGERS TOGETHER TO FINISH DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT. THE BOTTOM SECTION WAS NOT IN THE CHUCK GOOD. WHEN HE APPLIED BOOM PRESSURE THE AUGER FLEXED AND SNAPPED INTO PLACE. WHEN IT SNAPPED INTO PLACE IT HIT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A ROCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEFT SIDE.