Mining Incidents

Mining Incidents in August 2000

All MSHA-reportable mining accidents in August 2000, sorted by severity. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities
12
Total incidents
1,817
Period
August 2000

Records for this month last updated October 5, 2026.

Top operators this month

  1. 01 Consolidation Coal Company 30 incidents
  2. 02 U S Borax Inc 29 incidents
  3. 03 Stillwater Mining Company 26 incidents
  4. 04 Jim Walter Resources Inc 23 incidents
  5. 05 Eastern Associated Coal LLC 22 incidents

Most recent 500 incidents

Showing the 500 most recent of 1,817 incidents this month. All fatalities are included and listed first.

August 31, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Paramont Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 8-31-00 AT 2:00 PM. THE FALL WAS IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT ON THE NORTH MAINS SECTION. #4 ENTRY BELT HEADING SS # 9833. THE FALL MEASURED 18' WIDE BY 40' LONG BY 0'- 12' AT HTE PEAK OF THE INTERSECTION. IT WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND DOES NOT IMPEDE MINE VENTILATION OR TRAVEL.

August 31, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Independence Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 8/31/00; THE FALL OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 MI. FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. NO PERSONAL INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. TYPE OF AIRWAY IS NEUTRAL; VENTILA TION WAS NOT AFFAECTED. SIZE OF FALL 20' X 20' X 4'. ALL ENTRANCES TO THE FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF. THE FALL AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED.

August 31, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KenAmerican Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' BY 19' BY 6' IN THE NORTH AT X-CUT #1 IN #4 ENTRY. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 6' TENSION REBAR ROOF BOLTS AND WAS CAUSED BY BY A HIDDEN SLIP.

August 30, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dunmire Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THERE WAS A VERY LARGE MUD SLIP ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. IT WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN AND HAD 9' COMBINATION BOLTS SPOTTED BETWEEN THE T-5 CHANNELS. THE AREA HAD A ROW OF CRIBS NA RROWING WIDTHS AND DOWN TO 14'. NOTHING WAS NOTICED ON THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION 1 WEEK PRIOR.

August 30, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2 AND #3 ENTRIES APP. 1400' OUTBY 004 SECTION. FALL WAS LOCATED 60' INBY SPADS 6816 & 6817. FALOL WAW 20' X 60' X 4-6' THICK. Y

August 30, 2000 KY · Coal HOISTING
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION TEMPORARILTY SHUT DOWN HOIST CONTROLS FOR APPROX. 30 MINUTES.

August 30, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON THE #1 NW MAINS INBY 2 BREAKS FROM SPAD 1443. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE MAKING THE WEEKLY INSPECTION. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECT ED.

August 30, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Illnois Land Resources, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST EAST SUBMAIN 4097 SE #6 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 20' LONG X 19' WIDE X 8-10' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

August 30, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dunmire Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THIS WAS AN OUTBY INTAKE AREA, WHERE OTHER FALLS HAVE OCCURRED. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS AND THE FALLS ALL ARE 4' HIGH. IF 6' BOLTS WERE USED, THE FALLS--IN ALL LIKELIHOOD--WO ULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.

August 29, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Illnois Land Resources, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE GALATIA NORTH MAIN WEST #9 AT 9000 WEST. THE FALL WAS 10'' LONG X 18-19' WIDE X 10-12' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINER S. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

August 29, 2000 VA · Coal INUNDATION
D D & E Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WE WERE ON PILLARS SOMETIME ON THE MORNING OF 8/29/00. THE TOP CRACKED LETTING WATER RUN THROUGHTHE ROOF AND WATER FILLED A DIP ON SECTION AND SUBMERGED THE 2480 CONTINUOUS MINER.

August 29, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayne Processing Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON A-3MAINS, NO. 1 ENTRY JUST OUTBY SURVEY STATION NO.367. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 49' LONG X 17' WIDE X 7' HIGH. THE FALL CONTAINED 6' RESIN BOLTS AND THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED 5/98. THE APPROCHES ARE DANGERED OFF AND TIMBERS INSTALLED. FALL WON'T BE CLEANED UP AT THIS TIME.

August 28, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Doe Run Company · Accident type, without injuries

HOIST LOST POWER AT 3:10 PM AND ELECTRICIANS WERE CALLED TO REPAIR IT. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 3:23PM AND TOLD THAT #31 HOIST AT FLETCHER WAS OUT OF SERVICE. THE ELECTRICIANS FOUND ALL AUXILLARY C ONTACT THAT WAS BAD ON THE MAIN LOWER CONTACTS AND CAHNGED IT OUT. HOIST WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 5:29 PM SAME DAY AND MSHA WAS CALLED AND TOLD HOIST WAS BACK IN SERVICE.

August 28, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elk Run Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE#8 ENTRY AT SPAD #3574 ABOUT 3000' FROM THE FACEMEASURING 20'LONG X 20'WIDE X 5'HIGH.

August 28, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

AN AREA OF APPROX 4'-5'X18'WX80'L FELL 10,000 FEET OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION ON THE 8 LEFT PANEL. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN THE #7 MAIN THRU THE CROSSCUT TO THE #8 MAIN (CROSS CUT #83). 4' FULL Y GROUTED BOLTS HAD BEEN USED. IT APPEARS THAT AN AREA OF SLICKENSIDE ROOF WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FALL.

August 28, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
U. S. Steel Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OF ROOF ROCK OCCURED IN THE ENTRY DRIVEN OFF #3 HEADING AT #40 CROSSCUT ON THE 8E SECTION. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRENCE. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN THE FALLO CCURRED BUT IT WAS FOUND ON 8-28-00.

August 28, 2000 IN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND WHILE WALKING THE WEEKLY EXAM. IT WAS IN #1 RETURN ENTRY, X-CUT 83, 1 WEST SUBMAIN. SIZE WAS APPROX. 50'L, 18'W, 5'THICK. IT WAS CAUSED BY A SLIP. THIS AREA WAS LAST MINED IN 1999.

August 27, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY BEGINNING APPROX 30' IN BY SPAD #3955. FALL WAS APPROX 60' L BY 20' BY 5-7' HIGH. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT IN TERUPTED. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

August 27, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE F2 SECTION AT 1 WALL IN THE CROSSCUT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OF THE #3INTERSECTION. THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE AND BLOCKED THE PASSAGE OF MEN. FALL WAS 45 FT LO NG BY 12 FT HIGH BY 15 FT WIDE. THE BELT WAS UNDER THE FALL.

August 27, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hopkins County Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE WEST MAIN ENTRIES INBETWEEN X-CUT 38 AND 39 IN THE #5 ENTRY APPROX 7600 FT OUTBY #1 UNIT. THE FALL WAS APPROX 50'LX 18'W X 6 1/2'H. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS AND HEINTZMAN SQUARE SETS. THE AREA WAS MINED APPROX 9-15-98.

August 27, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Associated Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE MAIN LINE TRACK AT 0130 ON 8-27-00. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE FALL. THE FALL MEASURED 50' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 5' HIGH. TH E AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48" RESIN ROOF BOLTS AND WPPD STRA[S (3" X 8" X 16'). THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED IN NOVEMBER 1990. THE DISTANCE TO AN ACTIVE FACE IS APPROX. 3 MILES. THE FALL HAS BEEN C

August 26, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unknown operator · Accident type, without injuries

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL IN THE #5 ROAD WAY 24 CROSS CUTS UNDERGROUND. 1 TO 4 FT THICK 18' WIDE 30' LONG AT SPAD #141.

August 26, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sea B Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

MINER OPERATOR WAS CUTTING THROUGH INTO EXISTING BLEEDER PANEL, WHEN HALED THROUGH, TOP STARTED WORKING IN PREVIOUSLY BOLTED INTERSECTION. NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE, NO BLOCKAGE OF VENT OR ESCAPEWAY , NO INJURIES, WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL IS 20' WIDE, 30' LONG APP 7' THICK.

August 26, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY NEUTRAL INTAKE, 120' OUTBY SPAD #7532. FALL WAS APPROX 20' LONG, 18' WIDE, AND 3' TO 4' THICK, IT WAS A FAULT IN THE TOP CONSISTING OF LAMINATE SANDSTONE. NO IN JURIES.

August 26, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Island Fork Construction Ltd · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN BETWEEN THE BLOCKS IN RIGHT RETURN 45 FT UN BY SPAD NO. 126, NO. 8 HEADING, LAMINATED SAND STONE AREA ABOVE ANCHORS POINT OF SUPPORT.

August 26, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX 9:30AM A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVRED 2000FT OUTBY WORKING FACE IN #2 ENTRY AT SS#616 IN INTAKE AIRCOURSE. FALL MEASURED 5'HX18'WX40'L. ROOF WAS SANDSTONE AND HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SUPPOR TED WITH 5' INSTALLED BOLTS CINT ANCHOR. AREA WAS BROKED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEARNED UP. NO PERSONS, EUQIPMENT OR VENTILATION EFFECTED.

August 25, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Cargill Salt · Accident type, without injuries

4160 CABLE SUPPORT FAILED AT THE SERVICE SHAFT COLLAR, SUPPORTS/STRAPS RUSTED OUT. THIS ALLOWED CABLE TO STICK OUT INTO SHAFT ONE TO TWO FEET, MAKING SERVICE SHAFT INOPRATABLE. UG PERSONNEL WERE EVACUATED OUT THE PRODUCTION SHAFT. POWER TO MINE WAS SHUT OFF SO CABLE COULD BE R3ESECURRED.

August 25, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Independence Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED LOCATED AT ENTRY#3 SPAD #369. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 2,000' FROM THEACTIVE FACE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES ANDNO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. SIZE OF FALL 25' X 20' X 5'. ALL ENTRANCES TO FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKED OFF AND THE FALL AREA WILL BE REHBILITATED.

August 25, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bjm Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

WE HAD A FALL IN OUR #1 ENTRY OF THE NORTHEAST MAINS, ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD # 380. IT WAS MEASURED 35'L X 18'W X 7' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP.

August 25, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Freeman United Coal Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

OUT BY AREA A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE MAIN EAST BELT AT 41 X-CUT. THE FALL WAS 25' BY 20' BY 8' HEIGHT. THE BELT WAS TRUSS BOLTED, TENSION REBAR BOLTED AND TIMBERED.

August 25, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #1 WEST #5-#6-#7 ENTRIES (1 CROSS CUT INBY SPAD 1636) NEUTRAL. ALLENTRIES STOPPING OFF AND CRIBBED 6 CROSS CUTS OUTBY. FALL APPROX 20'LX280'X6'H.

August 25, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING IN XCUT THROUGH INTERSECTION, 20' WIDE, 30' LONG, AND 4-7' HIGH, IN SOUTHWEST MAINS, NO. 4 ENTRY, 1 XCUT OUTBY SPAD 3454. NO INJURIES, DISRUPTION OF VENTIL ATION, OR DAMAGE TO EQIPMENT RESULTED FROM THE FALL.

August 24, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sewell Seam Management, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20'X50'X5' THICK OCCURRED IN THE #6 RETURN ENTRY 1 BRK OUTBY SPAD 1570. RETURN AIRFLOW WAS ONLY MIDLY OBSTRUCTED, BUT TRAVELWAY WAS BLOCKED.

August 24, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Fork Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL WAS DISCOVRED IN THE NO. 5 ENTRY OF PANEL 4 RIGHT OFF 2-LEFT OFF 2 RIGHT MAIRS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 500' OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION AND MEASURED APPROX 20'LX20'WX10'H. THE FALL WAS SURV EY STAITON 2159. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR EUQIPMENT INVOLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

August 24, 2000 WY · Coal FIRE
Antelope Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

CONTRACTOR WAS AIR ARCING ON GEAR CASE AND SPARKS IGNITED GREASE AROUND GEAR AREAS. FIRE BURNED 60 MINUTES DUE TO DIFFICULTY GETTING WATER DOWN IN TO THE CASING. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE WAS MIN IMAL.

August 23, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Doe Run Company · Accident type, without injuries

HOISTMAN HAD BEEN TAKING SUPPLIES UNDERGROUND. HE BROUGHT CAGE TO SURFACE LANDING AND SPOTTED IT. AT THAT POINT HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE IN MOTOR CONTROL. HE CALLED ELECTRICIANS AND THEY CH ECK IT OUT AND FOUND HOIST MOTOR BD. CALLED MSHA AT 1400.

August 23, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DURING PILLAR RECOVERY WORK AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE CONT. MINING MACHINE. IT MEASURED 10' X 20' X 5'. MINER RECOVERED 5 HRS. LATER.

August 23, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE THIRD EAST MAINS NEAR THE RETURN AIR SHAFT. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL AREA 50' LONG, 18' WIDE AND 6' HIGH.

August 23, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eighty Four Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE SOUTH MAINS #28 XCUT #7 ENTRY. THE APPROX SIZE IS 16' W , 20' L, 16' H. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

August 23, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rockspring Development Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND DURING THE WEEKLY EXAM. AREA WAS 40 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 7 FT HIGH. AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 8 FT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORTED.

August 23, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ohio County Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE EXAMINING THE RETURN AIR COURSE, A ROOF FALL WAS OBSERVED AT APPROX 4:52 IN #1 ENTRY OF 2ND NORTH WEST MAINS. FALL WAS 7' HIGH BY 18' WIDE BY 60' LONG THROUGH X-CUT.

August 22, 2000 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #1 PORTAL #1 MANTRIP TRACK AT 5 AND 70 FEET. FALL WAS 32 FT LONG, 19 FT WIDE AND 7 FT HIGH. AREA HAD BEEN ROOF BOLTED AND PIN TIMBERED. FALL OCCURRED DUE TO DETERI ORATION OF IMMEDIATE ROOF. THE FALL BLOCKED PASSAGE OF MATERIALS ON THE HAULAGE TRUCK.

August 22, 2000 PA · Coal FIRE
Bell Resources Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

COAL WAS PILED UP ON STOCK AREA FOR 3-4 MONTHS; STARTED SMOLDERING ON 8/22/00. STIRRED PILE UP WITH LOADER AND MIXED IT WITH WATER.

August 22, 2000 WY · Coal FIRE
RAG Shoshone Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

NEW SEAL INSTALLATION. WOOD BEHIND TUNNEL LINER ON FIRE, CUT THROUGH PANELS TO INSTALL BRACE PIECES. SMOLDERED AND FIRE OCCURRED.

August 22, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

NO PERSON'S OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENT, AREA 15' WIDE BY 25' LONG BY 6-8' HIGH. AREA BOLTED WITH 6' RESIN BOLTS. SUPPORTED AND IMMEDIATE AREA DANGERED OFF.

August 22, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rayne Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

PRESHIFT MINER EXAMINER FOUND A CAVE AT 0505. CAVE IS 4 XCUTS OUTBY THE FACE IN THE ACTIVE 4TH SOUTHEAST MAINS SECTION. CAVE STARTED IN #7 ENTRY AND WENT STRAIGHT ACROSS UP TO AND INCLUDING #9 ENTRY. CAVE MEASURES APPROX 180' LONG, BY 20' WIDE , 8' HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' REBAR BOLTS AND 6' INTAL II BOLTS AS SUPPLEMENTAL. CAVE REPORTED TO INDIANA FIELD OFFICE.

August 22, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION A FALL WAS FOUND ON THE 2 SOUTH SECTION, IN THE #9 ENTRY AT THE #22 INTERSECTION. THE FALL MEASURED 16' X 16' X 5 1/2'.

August 22, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayne Processing Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF OCCURRED ON C-2 MAINS NO. 1 ENTRY INTERSECTION & CROSSCUT AT SURVEY STATION, NO. 4680. THE FALL WAS APPROX 50'LX17'WX7'H. THE AREA CONTAINED 5' RESIN TENSION BOLTS AND WAS DEVELOPED MAY 2000. THE FALL WAS DANGERED OFF AND THE APPROACHES CRIBBED.

August 22, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Illnois Land Resources, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN MINE NO 5GALATIA NORTH #2 AT 14,875 NORTH. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 90' LONG X 20' WIDE X 10' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

August 21, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Illnois Land Resources, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN MINE NO. 5 6 WEST TAILGATE, #3 ENTRY AT 200W. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20' LONG X 19' WIDE X 7-12' THICK. IT DIDNOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

August 21, 2000 OK · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunrise Coal Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL BETWEEN #1 & #2 ENTRY X-CUT 15, AROUND 4'-6'H X 50'L X 20'W. THERE WERE 2 CRIBS SET IN #2 & #1 ENTRY. AREA HAD SLIP GOING THROUGH AREA; AREA MINED AROUND OCT-NOV 1999. FALL IN ISO LATED AREA & WAS DANGERED & TIMBERED OFF.

August 21, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE#3 ENTRY 10FT INBY SPAD #8373. IT MEASURED 100' IN LENGTH, 20' WIDE & 5' HIGH. THIS FALL IS IN THE RETURN AIRWAY.

August 20, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elk Run Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 8-20-00. THE FALL MEASURED 80' BY 20' BY 6' AND WAS LOCATED IN THE #7 ENTRY AT SPAD 3673. THIS AREA IS 1200' FROM THE FACE. THIS AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

August 20, 2000 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Canyon Fuel Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE PRESHIFTING BELTLINE IN THE 8 LEFT DEVELOPMENT SECTION A ROOF FALL WAS ENCOUNTERED AT XCUT24. THE FALL MEASURED 28' AT THE BEGINNING, 80' LONG & 24' AT THE BACKSIDE & 11' HIGH. THE FALL OCCURRED JUST ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE 10FOOT BOLTS.

August 20, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Ben Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON UNIT 1 (MMU-0010) IN THE XCUT BETWEEN #4 AND #5 ENTRIES AT THE 5330' STATION. HEIGHT--3-4.5', WIDTH 16.75', LENGTH--31'.

August 20, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 250' OUTBY THE FACE OF #2 ENTRY ON THE 1ST LEFT SECTION OFF OF GRASSY CREEK MAINS; THE FALL IS APPROX. 40'L, 22'W AND IN EXCESS OF 12'H. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' TE NSION REBAR BOLTS; THE AREA HAD BEGUN TO WORK AND DAY SHIFT HAD STARTED SPOTTING 8' BOLTS IN THE INTERSECTION. NO INJURIES OCCURRED; NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION.

August 20, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE F2 INTAKE ESCAPEWAY IN THE NORTH ENTRIES IN THE X CUT 3 TO 4 AT 21 WALL WHICH WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE AND BLOCKED THE PASSAGE OF MEN. THERE WAS NO ENTRAPMENT. HIGH VOLTAGE WAS UNDER THE FALL.

August 20, 2000 IN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN OLD WORKS NEXT TO TRAVELWAY WHILE DOING AN EXAM. IT FELL IN ENTRY 5 AT XCUT 36 IN THE 4R1W UNIT. THE SIZE WAS 40' LONG, 18' WIDE, 7' THICK. IT WAS CAUSED BY A SLIP ON ONE SIDE OF THE FALL. IT DID NOT AFFECT PEOPLE, EQUIPMENT, OR VENTILATION.

August 20, 2000 MT · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Stillwater Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

DRAIN HOLE PLUGGED. WATER FROM THE AREA RAN DOWN THE SHAFT AND IMPAIRED THE HOIST BELL SIGNAL SYSTEM.

August 19, 2000 MT · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Stillwater Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

HOIST OPERATOR WAS BRINGING CAGE FROM 3800 TO SURFACE. THE BOTTOM DECK GATE CAME OFF AND DROPPED DOWN THE SHAFT.

August 19, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Asarco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE WORKING ON MAIN FRAME INSERTS ON #2 SHORTHEAD CRUSHER, EMPLOYEES CUT A PAD EYE WITH A WELDER; THE SLAG DROPPED ON A TERTIARY SCREEN PANEL, CAUSING A FIRE ON THE TERTIARY SCREEN. EMPLOYE ES BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS OUT BY THE TIME RURAL FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED (9:30 A.M.), BUT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FIRE HADN'T BEEN EXTINGUISHED IN THE FEEDER AND SURGE BIN NEARBY. FIRE THEN EXTINGUIS

August 19, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX 10:30 AM A FALL OCCURRED IN THE PILLAR LINE IN THE #4 ENTRY IN BY #5125 WHICH CAUGHT THE 14-14 JAY MINER, THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 3' TO 7' THICK, 18' WIDE AND 30'LONG. THERE WERE N O INJURIES.

August 19, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURED AT 8 NORTH #1 ENTRY 20 BLOCK #2&3 19-23 BLOCK #4 ENTRY THRU 23 BLOCK. #5 ENTRY 20 BLOCK THRU 221/2 BLOCK & #6 & #7 ENTRY AT 22 BLOCK INTERSECTION

August 19, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Perry County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

THE ABOVE MINE HAS EXPERINECE A NONINJURY UNINTENTI9ONAL ROOF FALL ON MMU 012-0 SUBMAINS. NICHOLS SUBNMAINS BUT OFF. THE FALL WAS OFF THE SECTION 3 XCUTS OUTBY THE DEEPEST PENETRATION OF NICHO LS SUBMAINS IN #2 ENTRY. THE FALL IS APPROX. 50'LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 3-6' THICK. LAMINATED SLATE AND SANDSTONE GAVE WAY. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4 AND 5' FULLY GROUTED RODS. NO DAMAGE

August 18, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Browning Fork Coal Services Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF #5 ENTRY 25'INBY SPAD 2945 TO THE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 18' WIDE, 60' LONG & 4' THICK. CONDITIONS WERE LOW COVER (200-300') AND WATER.

August 18, 2000 WY · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION
Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners LLC · Accident type, without injuries

ON 8/17/00 WE EXPERIENCED AN INTERRUPTION IN VENTILATION IN PANEL M11. UPON INITIAL ASSESSMENT, SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF CH4 (METHANE) WERE FOUND IN PANEL AREA. THE MINE WAS EVACUATED AND S TEPS WERE TAKEN TO REESTABLISH VENTILATION. IT HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF INCIDENT.

August 18, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Anita Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN C-2 MAINS #1 - #5 ENTRY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY MINED. NO MINING WAS BEING DONE IN THIS AREA.

August 18, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE 5TH NORTH AT STATION 5 & 40. FOUR WAY INTERSECTION FELL FOR ABOUT 40'. IT WAS ABOUT 25' WIDE AND 7-8' HIGH. WAS BOLTED WITH 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

August 18, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NW MAINS IN ROOMS LEFT OF #1 ENTRY, LEFT OF SS# 2932. THE FALL MEASURED 90' X 18' X 15'. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. NO VENTILATION DISTURBED. NO INJURY. THE FALL WILL NOT B E CLEANED UP.

August 17, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN BELT AND TRACK ENTRY ON #2 MAINS BELT. FALL MEASURED APPROX. 20' LONG X 30' WIDE X 3-7' HIGH (THICK). ROOF WAS SLATE PREVIOUSLY BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN AND PRIMARILY 6' TO RQUE TENSION REBAR. LOCATED 1 XCUT INBY SS. #831. APPROX 16000' OUTBY FACE.

August 17, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rockspring Development Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY 2 BRKS IN BY 6 NORTH BELT HEAD ON 32 UNIT. THE FALL MEASURED 40 FT BY 20 FT WIDE BY 7-8' HIGH. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

August 17, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Small Mine Development · Accident type, without injuries

A CUT (4890L4) WAS STARTED BETWEEN 10 CEMENTED BACKFILL CUTS. ON SECOND ROUND, THE BACK STARTED PEELING. GROUND GAVE WAY 15' BACK THRU THE MUCKBAY INTERSECTION. AREA WAS BOLTED, WIRED AND S HOTCRETED. LEVEL HAS BEEN OPEN OVER A YEAR AND WATER WAS PRESENT.

August 17, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCKFALL WAS FOUND BY THE EXAMINER ON THE DATE AND TIME STATED IN ITEM 6 & 7. THE FALLS LOCATION WAS 2 BRKS. INBY SPAD #2543 ON THE #2 NAIN IN THE #6 ENTRY. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 60' LONG , 20' WIDE, AND 3' THICK.

August 17, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE #2 HOIST STOP SWITCH FAILED. THE MINE WAS EVACUATED 1:10 PM, THE SWITCH REPLACED, THE HOIST TESTED AND RESTORED TO SERVICE AT 3:40 PM.

August 17, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Solid Energy Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON THE 003-0 SECTION IN THE #4 ENTRY, 6000 FT FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 25 FT WIDE 18 FT LONG AND 6 FT THICK. VENTILATION, PASSAGE OF PERSONS, NOR EQUIPM ENT WAS AFFECTED. AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED. TIME OF FALL IS UNKNOWN.

August 16, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION OF 002 SECTION MEASURING 18' BY 25' BY 8'. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEAN ED UP.

August 16, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Spartan Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #1 X-CUT IN DRIFT ABOUT 10,000' FROM THE ENTRY #1 FACE. THE FALL MEASURED ABOUT 140' X 16' X 6'. NO EQUIPMENT WASINVOLVED. THIS AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED.

August 16, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D & K Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY--2100' OUTBY 001 WORKING SECVTION RETURN--NEAR COMPANY, SPAD #29547--WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. NO AIRWAYS BLOCKED. 20' X 20'.

August 16, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN 6R SECTION, NO. 2 ENTRY, LAST OPEN CROSS CUT INTERSECTION, STATION SPAD #6332 (20' BY 17' BY 8' HIGH).

August 16, 2000 OH · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Southern Ohio Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

IT IS BELIEVED THAT A METHANE IGNITION HAS OCCURRED ON THE C-3 LONGWALL FACE IN THE AREA OF SHIELD NO. 36. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE SHEARER WAS CUTTING FROM THE TAIL TOWARD THE HEADGATE . NO METHANE WAS FOUND IN THE AREA UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT.

August 16, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dunkard Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE MINE EXAMINER, DURING HIS WEEKLY RUN, AT INTERSECTION OF #41 ROOM OF #5 INTAKE EXCAPEWAY ENTRY OF 4 WEST MAINS. ALL MINING WAS STOPPED UNTIL F ALL CLEANED AND SUPPORTED. NO INJURIES, NOR VENTILATION AFFECTED.

August 16, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D & K Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY. APPROX. 2100' FROM SECTION 001 AT SPAD #29650. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. (NO AIRWAY OR ESCAPEWAY BLOCKED).

August 16, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INBY 16 WALL IN THE E-3 RETURN WHICH WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE. AFFECTED AIR AND BLOCKED THE PASSAGE OF MEN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT. THE FALL WAS 2 5'H BY 15'W BY 60'L.

August 16, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Illnois Land Resources, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MINE #5, 375' SOUTH, 45' WEST. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 40'L, 20'W AND 8'T. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL NO T BE CLEANED UP.

August 16, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL, MEASURING APPROX. 18'W X 40'L X 3-4'H, IN NUMBER 4 ENTRY OF SOUTHWEST MAIN. THIS WAS AREA OF KNOWN ADVERSE ROOF AND CRIBS AND JACKS HAD ALREADY BEEN USED TO ISOLATE AREA. DID NOT IN TERFERE WITH VENTILATION OR TRAVEL AND NO EQUIPMENT AFFECTED.

August 16, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 3RD MAIN NORTH ENTRY AT SPAD 35+36 IN NO. 4 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 20'LONG, 18' WIDE & 6' HIGH.

August 16, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hopkins County Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE WEST MAIN ENTRIES ATX-CUT 49 IN THE #8 ENTRY APPROXIMATELY 6220 FEETOUTBY #1 UNIT. THE FALL MEASURED 28' X 19' X 7'.THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOL TS AND 2 PROPSETTERS.

August 15, 2000 OH · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Southern Ohio Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

IT IS BELIEVED THAT A METHANE IGNITION HAS OCCURRED ON THE C-3 LONGWALL FACE IN THE AREA OF SHIELD NO. 26. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE SHEARER WAS CUTTING FROM THE TAIL TOWARD THE HEADGATE . NO METHANE WAS FOUND IN THE AREA UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT.

August 15, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON THE UNDERGROUND REFUSE BELT, SURVEYSTATION 13+75. FALL MEASURED 20' LONG, 15' WIDE,4' HIGH. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH BEAMS AND CRIBS.

August 15, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hopkins County Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN WEST MAIN ENTRIES AT X-CUT23 IN THE #7 ENTRY APPROXIMATELY 8,080' OUTBY #1UNIT. THE FALL MEASURED 20' X 20' X 6' & WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS & 2 PROPSETTE RS. THE AREA WAS MINED 8/10/98.

August 15, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Mountain Processing LLC · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE #1 NORTH INTAKE AT 21CROSS-CUT. FALL MEASURED 20' WIDE, 20' LONG, 6' HIGH. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5/8" X 4' RESIN BOLTS.

August 15, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Sunshine Precious Metals Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION, THE POWER WAS CUT TO THENORTH SUBSTATION WHILE INVESTIGATING AN INJURY TO AN ELECTRICIAN ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A 400 AMPCIRCUIT BREAKER. THE JEWELL DOUBLE DRUM HOIST WAS AFFECTED FROM 3:30 PM TO 4:35 PM. THERE WERENO CREWS UNDERGROUND AND THE AFTERNOON SHIFT WASCANCELLED. POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE HOIST AT 4:35 PM.

August 15, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Turris Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 2245 HOURS ON ABOVE DATE. IT WAS LOCATED IN A FOURWAY INTERSECTION AT XCUT 216, ENTRY 6 ON MAIN SOUTH. AREA WAS MINED MID 1996 AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH 8' RESIN BOLTS. F ALL WAS APPROX 10' HIGH, 30' LONG, 30' WIDE. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURY RESULTED.

August 15, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE 8TH SUBMAIN EASTIN NO. 2 ENTRY AT SPAD 82 AND 03. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL ARE 20' LONG, 17' WIDE AND 8' HIGH.

August 15, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20' BY 25' BY 10' IN THE NORTH MAINS #1 ENTRY 1 CROSSCUT TO LEFT OF SS# 1486. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NI INJURIES OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

August 14, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Associated Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT OLD32 RIGHT SECTION. THE FALL WAS IN THE #3 ENTRY 1CROSSCUT OUTBY SPAD NO. 1966. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 6' HIGH 26' WIDE & 26' LONG. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS.

August 14, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayne Processing Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON THE SOUTH MAINS SECTIONINTAKE #5 ENTRY AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE X-CUT TO #7 ENTRY. 200' LONG X 18' WIDE X 6'HIGH. SPAD20+11. AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

August 14, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cave Spur Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE TOP END OF THE 2 LEFT OFF EAST MAINS PANEL. THE FALL WAS IN THE NO.3 ENTRY AND EXTENDED FROM THE GOB TO THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT OF THE PANEL. FALL WAS 20 FT WI DE AND 10 FT HIGH.

August 14, 2000 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unknown operator · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL LAMINATED SHALE AND SAND.

August 14, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayne Processing Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE OLD SOUTH MAINS SECTION INTAKE (27+97) INTERSECTION. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS. 25' LONG X 18' WIDE X 6' HIGH.

August 14, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Excel Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE NO. 2 BELT. FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROX. 0815 BY 3RD SHOFT EXAMINER. FALL MEASURED APPROX. 22' LONG X 15' WIDE X 6' HIGH.

August 14, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 50' X 18' X 16' AT #4 ENTRY SS# 1716 EAST SUB MAINS. FALL COVERED BELT LINE #6. VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED U P.

August 14, 2000 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Southern Ohio Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LONGWALL HEADGATE ENTRY APPROX 70' INBY SPAD #3087. THE FALL SET DOWN ON THE LONGWALL HEADGATE SHIELDS AND APPROX 15' OUTBY THE SHIELDS ON THE STAGELOADER. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 20' WIDE, 19' LONG AND 10' HIGH. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE FALL.

August 14, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 7 ENTRY OF NORTH MAINS 002 UNIT APPROX. 20' OUTBY SURVEY STATION 850 AND EXTENDED OUTBY FOR 60' TO SURVEY STATION 847. FALL MEASURED APPROX. 18' WIDE AND 6' HIGH. AREA HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.

August 14, 2000 KY · Coal HOISTING
Leeco Incorporated · Accident type, without injuries

THE HOIST WAS INOPERATIVE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES.

August 13, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KenAmerican Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL IN THE NORTH ENTRY AT #12 X-CUT IN #6 ENTRY MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 70' X 19' X 6'.THE AREA HAD BEEN MINED IN JUNE OF 2000 AND SUPPORTED WITH 6' TENSION REBAR ROOF BOLTS. THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY AN UNDETECTED SLIP.

August 13, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rox Coal Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE FACE OF #6 ENTRY, 5 LEFT MAIN A. THE FALL IS APPROX. 6' H X 18' X 18' IN A INTERSECTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS IS AN OUTBY AREA. Y

August 13, 2000 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Canyon Fuel Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY A PUMPMAN IN THE 8 LEFT RETURN. HE ROOF FALL MEASURED 10 FT BY 10 FT BY 3 FT HIGH. THE ROOF MATERIAL HAD FALLEN OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS. THIS FALL BLOCKED TO SECONDARY E SCAPEWAY. ROOF JACKS WERE SET AND ESCAPEWAY MADEPASSIBLE BEFORE EMPLOYEES WERE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE SECTION.

August 13, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Spartan Mining Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT OUTBY ENTRY #4, 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD 596. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY 400' FROMACTIVE FACE. THE SIZE WAS ABOUT 90' X 20' X 5'. BELT LINE, SCOOP, AND WATER FILTER CAR WERE INVO LVED. ALSO THE AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED.

August 13, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hanson Aggregates BMC Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN L/37 INTERSECTION, IMMEDIATE AREA OF FALL WAS THE SITE OF A SMALL ROCK FALL APPROX 2 YEARS AGO, THE ROOF WAS UNBOLTED, THEAREA SURROUNDING THE INTERSECTION WAS BEAMED AND DANGERED OFF. AREA OF FALL WAS APPROX 60' LONG BY 40' WIDE BY 20' HIGH.

August 12, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Dravo Lime Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A CONTROL CABLE FOR THE BOTTOM DOOR SWITCHES ANDOVERTRAVEL SWITCHES HAD A CUT IN THE CABLE. THE SHAFT HOIST WENT DOWN AT 7:30 AM AND WAS BACK INSERVICE AT 8:15 AM AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. TWO OTHER MEANS OF ESCAPE WERE STILL AVAILABLE.

August 12, 2000 IL · Coal HOISTING
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

STARTED TO DO SHAFT CHANGE OUT JOB; TIED OFF CAGE, RAN SLACK OUT, PUT CONTROL IN NEUTRAL AND LOCKED OUT CAGE; STARTED UP STAIRS AND SAW ROPE MOVING. AFTER ROPE QUIT MOVING, DAMAGE HAD OCCURRE D TO THE CAPPEL, WHICH REQUIRED US TO POSTPONE THE FIRST JOB AND REPAIR THE CAPPEL.

August 12, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX 10:30 PM A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 22 & 00 ON THE MAIN LINE HAULAGE. THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 16 FT BY 100 FT BY 15 FT.

August 11, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED 6 CROSSCUTS FROM EAST PORTAL BOTTOM. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL ARE 40' LONG 17' WIDE AND 6' HIGH.

August 11, 2000 OH · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Southern Ohio Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

IT IS BELIEVED THAT TWO METHANE IGNITIONS HAVE OCCURRED ON THE C-3 LONGWALL FACE WITHIN A SHORT TIME PERIOD. WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE FI5RST IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE AREA OF SHIELD NO. 35, AS THE SHEARER WAS MINING FROM THE TAIL TOWARD THE HEADGATE. THE SECOND IGNITION OCCURRED AT SHIELD NO. 30. NO METHANE WAS DETECTED IN THE AREA UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT.

August 11, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayne Processing Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON D-3 MAINS/BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION #4374 IN #6 ENTRY INTERSECTION AND 5-6 X-CUT. THE FALL WAS 62'L, 17'W AND 6-8'H. THE FALL CONTAINED 5' RESIN TENSION BOLTS AND THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED APRIL 2000. THE FALL WAS DANGERED OFF AND CRIBBED; IT WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AT THIS TIME.

August 11, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Performance Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AT SPAD #8821 APPROX. 1600' OUTBY HAZY (012) SECTION, A ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED THAT MEASURED 25'L, 20'W, 6'H. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN. THIS AREA WILL BE CRIBBED ACROSS THE TOP ON 4' CENTERS.

August 10, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rockspring Development Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED APPROX 11,000 FT OUT BY THE WORKING FACE IN THE 233 ENTRY OF UNIT #3. FALL WAS 100' BY 19' BY 6' AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS.

August 10, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Ben Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON UNIT 1 (MMU 002-0) AT THE 5275' STATION IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN #5 AND 6 ENTRIES. LENGTH 40', WIDTH 20', HEIGHT 4'.

August 10, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON BREAK INBY SPAD 1419 ON THE 7TH LEFT PAHEL OFF THE NO. 1 MAINS. INACTIVE PANEL. THE FALL MEASURED 20' X 20' X 4'.

August 10, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Pasminco Zinc Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AT 1:25 PM THE HOIST STOPPED; AN ELECTRICIAN WAS CALLED TO THE HOIST ROOM AND FOUND A FAILED RECTIFIER. THE RECTIFIER WAS REPLACED AND THE HOIST RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 3:01 PM.

August 9, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Baylor Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL ON 3 SOUTH SECTION 003 MAIN. BREAK IN BY FEEDER, DID NOT HARM ANY EQUIPMENT OR AIRWAY. SECTION WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING MOVED. FALL IS TO LEFT OF SPAD 8347. FALL IS 6 FT HIGH, 18 FT LO NG 24 FT WIDE, FALL EXTENDED INTO INTERSECTION.

August 9, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Garrett Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON THE NO.5 BELT LINE. AT SURVEY STATION 3093 MEASURINGAPPROX 4-5' HIGH BY 30' LONG BY 20' WIDE.

August 9, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Cargill Salt · Accident type, without injuries

DURING A THUNDERSTORM, LIGHTNING STRUCK ON OR NEAR OUR SUBSTATION. THIS KNOCKED OUT BOTH HOIST CONTROL SYSTEMS. MINE WAS EVACUATED, COMPUTER SYSTEMS WERE RESTORED BY 0810 ON 8-10-00.

August 8, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN THE 5TH NORTH PANEL, #2 ENTRY AT STATION #6160. FALL WAS 5' HIGH 18' WIDE 30'LONGINTERSECTION X-CUT WAS BOLTED WITH 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

August 8, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 60' INBY SURVEY STATION 28 IN THE #8 HEADING, 900' INBY THE ACTIVE PILLAR LINE. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 110'LX18'WX12'H. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION DISTR URBED, NO INJURY OCCURED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

August 8, 2000 VA · Coal HOISTING
Island Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

DESKINS B-SHAFT SERVICE CAGE HAD TO BE IDLED IN ORDER TO REPLACE A BROKEN BRACKET THAT TRIPS THEFINAL OVERTRAVEL SWITCH. THE FACILITY WAS PLACEDBACK IN SERVICE JUST PRIOR TO 4:00 PM ON 8/8/00.

August 8, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #7 MOTHER BELT AT #23 BLOCK. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 40' X 14' X 10-12' ABOVE A PREVIOUSLY POTTED OUT AREA. TRAVEL OF MINERS/VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

August 8, 2000 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Freeman United Coal Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #7 ENTRY OF THE 2ND NORTH AT 720' STATION. FALL WAS 30'L, 18'W AND 6'H. IT DIDN'T AFFECT VENTILATION, TRAVEL, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. AREA HAD BEEN BOL TED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

August 8, 2000 AL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Drummond Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND DURING WEEKLY ETANIVATION OF C BLEEDER. THE FALL WAS APPROX 15'WXO'-4'TX40'L. THE FALL WAS BACK OF THE C-2 PANEL. MSHA NOTIFIED.

August 8, 2000 IN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF ROCK FELL PULLING 2 ROWS OF 4' ROOF BOLTS IN THE INTERSECTION OF #5 ENTRY X-CUT 42. AREA AFFECTED WAS 10' LONG, 18' WIDE, 4' THICK AT THE LARGEST MEASUREMENT. IT WAS CAUSED BY A SLIP, W ATER AND COAL RIDER. THE ROCK WAS CLEANED UP.

August 7, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayne Processing Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE C-2 SUB-MAINS (002-0), NO. 6 ENTRY, 3 BLOCKS OUTBY POWER CENTER (TRACK ENTRY) AS SURVEY STATION NO. 4979. THE FALL IS APPROX. 60' LONG X 17' WIDE X 1 4' HIGH. THE FALL CONTAINED 5' RESING TENSION BOLTS. THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED 7-12-00. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP & THE AREA SUPPORTED TO PLAN.

August 7, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE 12TH SUBMAIN EAST, BETWEEN NO. 3 AND NO.4 ENTRIES AT SPAD 26 AND 83.6. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL ARE 25' LONG 18' WIDE, 7' HIGH.

August 7, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING 20'WX30'LX5-7'H OCCURED IN THE #7 ENTRY OF 2 SOUTHEAST MAINS IN AN INTERSECTION 1 CROSSCUT OUTBY SPAD 7363, APPROX 1,200 FEET OUTBY THE NEAREAST WORKING FA CE. THE NUTURAL ENTRY OF #7, HAD NO EFFECT ON VENTILATION, PASSAGE OF MEN AND NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE OCCURENCE. THE DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROX MAY 2000.

August 7, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tjs Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF THE ABANDONED 3 LEFT SECTION. FALL STARTED JUST OUTBY SURVEY STATION #3338 & CONTINUED OUT BY FOR APPROXIMATELY 125' IN LENGHT, 19' WIDE, 10-12' HIGH. DID NOT AFFECT ANY EQUIPMENT OR VENTILATION. AREA TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

August 7, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE#1 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #1970 IN AN INTERSECTION. SIZE OF FALL APPROXIMATELY 5' HIGH 36' LONG18' WIDE. NO INJURIES; VENTILATION WAS NOT INTER RUPTED; NO EQUIPMENT WAS CAUGHT. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTSFALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

August 7, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Mississippi Potash Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HOIST OUTAGE EXCESS 30 MINUTES. DOWN 1:32 A.M. UP 3:37 A.M. WIRE BROKEN ON CONNECTION TO HOLDING COIL ON LINE STARTER.

August 7, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KenAmerican Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' X 20' X 6' AT SPAD8812BETWEEN #4 & #4 ENTRY. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTLEDWITH 6' ROOF BOLTS. THE FALL WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY AN UNDETECTED SLIP.

August 6, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Independence Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 8-6-00. THE LOCATION OF THE FALL WAS AT THE #2 SECTION, #2 ENTRY, SPAD 2239. DISTANCE FROM THE ACTIVE FACE WAS 150 FT. THERE WAS NO INJURY AND NO EQUIPMENT W AS INVOLVED. FALL WAS 240 FT BY 18 FT Y 45 FT.

August 6, 2000 MD · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mettiki Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 21 BUTT-A SECTION #3 ENTRY (BELT) AT HEADGATE OF SET-UP ROOMS FOR PANEL #31. FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION AND WAS 35' WIDE X 40' LONG X 6' HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVE D, NO INJURIES.

August 5, 2000 AL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Chevron Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE #11 CROSS-CUT IN THE J-MAIN RETURN (SPAD 138+30)THE FALL IS APPROX. 49' LONG, 19' WIDE, 8' HIGH.

August 5, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayne Processing Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF NO. 1 SECTION #2 ENTRY #2 LEFT BRK, 2 BRK IN BY SPAD 9801 6' BY 3'. IT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED.

August 5, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND AT #41 CROSSCUT ON NORTHWEST MAIN. FALL WAS BETWEEN #3 AND #4 ENTRY. DIMENSIONS OF FALL 20' BY 20' BY 4'. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.

August 5, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Independence Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS LOCATED AT THE #2 ENTRY #2 BELTLINE SPAD #154. DISTANCE FROM THE ACTIVE FACE WAS 652,500 FEET. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. SIZE MEASU RED 50' X 18' X 10'. THE FALL AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED.

August 5, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Maple Creek Mining Incorporated · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN THE SOUTH MAINS 4 EAST LONGWALL TAILGATE ENTRY - 3 EAST #3 ENTRY AT 8 1/2 X-CUT. FALL IS APPROX. 35'L, 17'W, 10'H. AREA WAS MINED MAY 2000 WITH CONTINUOUS MINER AND SUPPORTED WI TH 7' POINT ANCHOR ROOF BOLTS. ALSO, THE ENTRY IS CENTER POSTED WITH PROPSETTER POST. CLAY VEINS ARE PRESENT IN THIS AREA.

August 4, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE E-3 SECTION BELTLINE AT 18 WALL AND EXTENDED INBY FOR 64'. IT BLOCKED THE PASSAGE OF MEN AND WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE. THE FALL WAS 64' LONG BY 15 1/2' WIDE BY 25' H IGH.

August 4, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Performance Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON HEADGATE XI, 10000FROM FACE. THE FALL WAS 90' LONG 10' WIDE AND 4'THICK. THE PASSAGE WAS BLOCKED BUT HAS BEEN CORRECTED. NO INJURIES.

August 3, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 3-WEST HAULAGE AT 103 BLOCK. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE SUPPLY CREW. NO INJURIES. VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED.

August 3, 2000 AL · Coal HOISTING
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HOIST DOWN 12:15 A.M. REPAIRED GRID LEAD CHECKEDOUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HOIST RESTARTED 1:50 AM.

August 3, 2000 AK · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Teck Alaska Inc · Accident type, without injuries

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING #7704, TRIPPLE 7 HAUL TRUCK WASTE FROM THE MAIN PIT. AS SHE WAS DRIVING SHE REACHED FOR HER JUICE BOX ON THE SEAT BE SIDE HER. SHE DROPPED IT AND THEN TRIED TO RETRIEV E IT. SHE STRUCK THE BERM, WENT OVER IT AND TURNED THE LOADED TRIPPLE 7 TRUCK ONTO IT'S SIDE. MINIMAL DAMAGE.

August 3, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE E-2 SECTION WHICH WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE AT 15 WALL (32+81). NO ENTRAPMENT. NO DAMAGE. THE FALL WAS 40' WIDE BY 20' LONG BY 20" HIGH.

August 3, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cannelton Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A CONTINUATION OF A PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ROOF FALL, 7-16-97, OCCURRED AT STATION SPAD #2983 ON #15 BELT AT #38 BREAK. CONTINUATION MEASURED APPROX 20' X 20' X 0-6'. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

August 2, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rockspring Development Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #9 ENTRY OF THE UNIT 3 SECTION AT SURVEY STATION 13370. THE FALL MEASURED 50 FT BY 19 FT BY 8 FT AND THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT RESIN BOLTS.

August 2, 2000 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Canterbury Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF 1 WEST SECTION. THE ENTRY 10 A RETURN AIRWAY. THE FALL IS LOCATION 1 BRK INVY STA. #18811. VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED. THE FALL IS 30' LONG, 18' WIDE, AND 5' HIGH. THE AREAR WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. THE FALL WIOL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ALOL APPROACHES WERE TIMBERED OFF.

August 2, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Branch Energy · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #2 RIGHT #4 ENTRY SPAD 1613 IN BY CROSSCUT, AREA DEVELOPED 10/98. SIZE OF FALL APPROX 25' LONG BY 25' WIDTH 5' HIGH.

August 2, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON INTAKE #5 ENTRY, 3 BREAKSINBY SPAD #7533. FALL APPROXIMATELY 40' LONG 30'WIDE AND 4-5' THICK IN INTERSECTION. AREA HAD BEEN SPOT BOLTED WITH 6' RESING BOLTS. TOP WAS LAM INATED SANDSTONE.

August 2, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KenAmerican Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL IN THE 1 NORTH ENTRY BETWEEN #16 & #17 XCUT IN #9 ENTRY MEASURING 60' X 20' X 6'. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY 6' TIMBER REBAR ROOF BOLTS * CAISED BY AN UNDETECTED SLIP.

August 2, 2000 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY WATER QUIT FLOWING THROUGH A PIPE LINE A REPORTABLE ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN ENTRY #8, AT CROSSCUT #21 OF THE B-SOUTH MAINS. THE FALL APPROX 23 FT FT WIDE 25 FT IN L ENGTH AND 9 FT IN HEIGHT.

August 2, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wayne Processing Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON NO.6 BELT-D-3 MAINS AT SURVEY STATION NO. 3803. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 80 FT LONG X 18 FT WIDE X 7 FT HIGH. THE FALL CONTAINED 5 FT RESING TENSION BOLTS. THE FALL AREA WA S RESUPPORTED AND THE CAVITY SCREENED. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP.

August 1, 2000 MT · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Stillwater Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

NORTH OF THE MINE SITE A PERSON BACKED A CAR INTO A POWER POLE CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER TO THE MINE. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER TO OUR HOISTING EQUIPMENT. ALL CREWS WERE PULLED OUT FROM UNDERG ROUND.

August 1, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Garrett Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED 9 BREAKS INBY 4-A BELT DRIVE IN A XCUT BETWEEN NO. 3 AND NO. 4 ENTRIES MEASURING APPROX. 5' HIGH X 19' WIDE X 55' LONG. Y

August 1, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Mountain Processing LLC · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL WAS FOUND ON BELT ENTRY AT #30 CROSS- CUT OUTBY WHERE 5-EAST SCALES WAS BUILT. ROCK FALL MEASURED 6' THICK 90' LONG 20' WIDE. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5/8" X 4' RESIN BOLTS.

August 1, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON UNDERGROUND REFUSE BELT, SURVEY STATION 13 AND 24. FALL MEASURED APPROX 20' LONG BY 15.5' WIDE BY 4' HIGH. AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH STEEL BEAMS AND CRIB. AREA WAS MINED IN 1967.

August 30, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS DRILLING BLASTHOLES. HE TIED DOWN THE HYDRAULIC LEVER SO IT CONTINUED TO OPRATE (ROTATE) BY-BY PASSING A SAFETY DEVICE. HE THEN WENT IN FRONT OF THE DRILL AND STEPPED OVER THE DRILL AUGER. HE BACAME ENTANGLED WITH SOME PART OF HIS CLOTHING HE GOT PULLED INTO THE DRILL AND BECAME SO ENTANGLED THAT HE COULD NOT BREATH. THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION

August 30, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Mark Sand & Gravel Acquisition Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE CUTTING WITH ARCH WELDER, INDIVIDUAL WAS ELECTROCUTED.

August 28, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · HOISTING
Excel Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

THE VICTIMS WERE ENROUTE 633' DOWN THE SLOPE TO BEGIN DRILLING TO INJECT POLYURETHANE INTO THE SLOPE ROOF WHEN THE RAIL MOUNTED HOIST OPERATED MANTRIP RANAWAY RESULTING IN 2 FATALITIES

August 28, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · HOISTING
Excel Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

THE VICTIMS WERE ENROUTE 633' DOWN THE SLOPE TO BEGIN DRILLING TO INJECT POLYURETHANE INTO THE SLOPE ROOF WHEN THE RAIL MOUNTED HOIST OPERATED MANTRIP RAN AWAY RESULTING IN 2 FATALITIES

August 24, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal stoper miner Fatality · HOISTING
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM THE GALLOWAY WORK PLATFORM IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RODEO VENTILATION SHAFT. THEY HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING AND WIRING IN THE BLAST FOR THE END OF SHIFT. THE ORE BU CKET HAD BEEN CALLED FOR SO THAT THE CREW COULD RIDE BACK OUT TO THE COLLAR FOR THE BLAST TIME AND SHIFT END. AS THE ORE BUCKET ENTERED THE BUCKET WELL OF THE GALLOWAY, THE EMPLOYEE LEANED OV

August 16, 2000 WV · Coal welder (shop) Fatality · MACHINERY
Consolidation Coal Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

THE WORKER WAS WELDING OVER THE WASHER STANDING ON A SCAFFOLDING. THE WORKER EITHER WAS PULLED OR FELL INTO THE WASHER TO HIS DEATH

August 15, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE FATALLY INJ PERSON WAS TRAMMING THE JOY CONTMINER ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN HE STOPPED TO THROW THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY-HE WAS BETWEEN THE MINER & COAL RIB. IN THE PROCESS OF THROWING THE CABLE HE INADVERNTLY HIT THE TRAM LEVER CAUSING THE MINER TO SLIDE INTO THE RT RIB CRUSHING HIM

August 14, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Dakota Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A SHUTTLE CAR & CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR & THE COAL RIB. EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF ANCHORING THE NO.1 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE ON THE 1ST RIGHT SECTION.

August 10, 2000 IL · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · MACHINERY
Mississippi Lime Company · Struck against stationary object

THE DECEASED WAS ASKED TO EXAMINE A CORNER OF A PILLAR BY THE SCALERS. HE GOT IN HI-RANGER BASKET W/O FALL LPROTECTION OVER THE OBJECTION OF SCALER (1 1/2 YRS EXP). WHILE INSPECTING THE PILL AR, THE BASKET BECAME HUNG UP ON THE SIDE OF THE PILLAR, WHEN IT BROKE FREE. THE BOOM SPRUNG AND THREW BOTH MEN OUT. THE SCALER WAS SAVED BY HIS FALL PROTECTION. THE POWDERMAN FELL APPROX 5

August 9, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Stone Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS DRIVING 922B LOADER DOWN A ROAD WITH A STEEP GRADE. FOR UNKNOWN REASON, LOST CONTROL AND THE LOADER TURNED OVER AND THE RAPS SAFETY CAB FAILED AND COLLAPSED CAUSING FATALITY.

August 6, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
County Line Mine · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM, EE, AGE 7 WAS COLLECTING QUARTZ CRYSTALS AT THE BASE OF THE HIGH WALL WHEN THE OVER BURDEN COLLAPSED STRIKING THE VICTIM KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.

August 3, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Dynatec Mining Corp · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SLEEPIGN ON A MUCK PILE WITH HIS LIGHT OFF. LHD 9OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO SEE HIM AND LOWERED THE BUCKET ON HIM.

August 31, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING THE CONT. MNER WITH A REMOTE BOX AND SITTING UNDER A KETTLE BOTTOM. THE KETTLE BOTTOM FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE HAND & FINGER.

August 31, 2000 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Sources Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE SAID WHEN HE WENT TO GET HIS CDL PHYSICAL, THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM HE HAD A HERNIA. IT HAS INCREASED IN SIZE. HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HE WENT TO DOCTOR 6/28/00. WAS REPORT ED TO ME 8/28/00.

August 29, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
McElroy Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL CABLE AND SHIEVE WHEEL ON BELT TAKE UP. CAUSE OF INJURY INVOLVED AWARENESS AND MINER PROFICIENCY AND TWO SKILLS. ACCIDENT DIDN'T INVOLVE PROTECTI VE DEVICES OR PROTECTIVE CUTTING; IT WAS NOT INVOLVING ANY DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT OR MINING SYSTEM.

August 23, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Omya California · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ONTO THE FOURTH PALLET HIGH IN A STACK OF PALLETS SO I COLUD REACH A LOOSE BOARD AT THE TOP OF THE STACK. AS EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE BOARD, THE RING ON LEFT RING FINGER GOT CA UGHT ON A NAIL AND AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF THE PALLETS LEFT RING FINGER WAS AMPUTATED.

August 21, 2000 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maple Creek Mining Incorporated · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE SECTION CREW WAS ADVANCING THE SECTION POWERBOX AND CABLES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING 7200V HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE UP TO BOX. HE STATED HE FELT A SHARP BURNING PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.

August 19, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Imerys Pigments LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED THE CAP ON THE ROTARY AIRLOCK FEEDER TO INSPECT IT. HE WAS USING HIS FINGER TO CLEAN OUT THE OPEN SECTION. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FEEDER AND THE FEEDER HOUSING, PINCHING FINGER OFF AT FIRST KNUCKLE.

August 18, 2000 OK · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Sunrise Coal Company LLC · Struck by flying object

PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN WHILE 2 REPAIRMEN WERE WORKING ON IT AND INJURED WAS WALKING TOWARDS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

August 17, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lone Mountain Processing LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED PICKED UP A 6" WATER LINE AND RAISED IT ABOVE HIS HEAD TO HANG ON CHAINS. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACHE AND BACK.

August 15, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southdown California Cement Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CONCRETE FORM (8' BY 2') BY HIMSELF WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH.

August 14, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capitol Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by falling object

WHILE REMOVING MATERIAL FROM FLOW GATE, WITH LEFT HAND, HE REMOVED MATERIAL THAT WAS HOLDING GATE UP. THE GATE CLOSED ONTO LEFT THUMB; PARTIAL AMPUTATION.

August 11, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S WORK ON CONVEYOR BELT, REMOVING ROCKS FROM TAIL PULLEY

August 10, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ormet Primary Aluminum Corp/Burnside Div · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON SOUTH END HALF DECK OF PRESS FLOOR, TAKING DOWN AN AIR BLOW DOWN POT, WHEN IT ROLLED AND JAMMED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE MID BAR OF THE HAND RAIL. DISTAL TIP OF FINGER AMPUTATED.

August 9, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Imerys Pigments LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE TO BEAT ON A FEEDER AND FEED CHUTE. THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT FINGER. THE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FALLING PIPE AND A PIECE OF TIN.

August 9, 2000 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drummond Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A CRIB TIE AND FELT A STRAIN AS HE THREW THE CRIB BLOCK INTO SCOOP BUCKET.

August 9, 2000 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
A Graziano Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

IT IS UNKOWN WHERE EMPLOYEE GOT METAL SLIVER IN TOE. EMPLOYEE IS A DIABETIC WITH NEROPATHEY IN HIS FOOT RESULTING IN INFECTION LEADING TO AMPUTATION OF HIS TOE.

August 7, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jordan Paving Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING BELTS ON A CRUSHER. MECHANIC INSTRUCTED WORKERS TO PULL HANDS BACK BEFORE ROLLING BELTS ON. EMPLOYEE KEPT HIS HAND NEAR THE BELT, AND IT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BELT AND PULLEY. THUMB WAS CRUSHED AND APPRROX 1/4 INCH HAD TO AMPUTATED.

August 7, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pegs Branch Energy Mining Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND BURNING IN THE GROIN AREA. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA.

August 1, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CR Briggs · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD ATTEMPTED TO LIFT AND MOVE A PORTION OF THE CONVEYER BELTING. THIS IS VERY HEAVY MATERIAL AND SHOULD ONLY BE MOVED WITH A FORKLIFT. HE STRAINED THE GROIN AREA AND IS NOW LOOKING AT SURGERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE WILL BE OFF FOR APPROX 4-6 WEEKS.

August 31, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 31, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by falling object

CHAIN SADDLE ON BUCKET OF LOADER PULLED ON CHAIN TO ALIGN SADDLE W/PICK POINT BUCKET APPROX 10' OFF GROUND WHEN CHAIN SADDLE PEEPLED OFF BUCKET EDGE AND FELL TOWARDS HEAD AREA AND IN THE PROCE SS OF WARDING OFF THE BLOW W/RIGHT ARM ELBOW WAS IMPACTED RECEIVING THE DAMAGE.

August 31, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buzzi Unicem USA · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING MOVE A DRUM FULL OF STEEL BALLS FOR A MILL WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT UNTIL 9-6-00. AND DID NOT START MISSING TIME UNTIL 9-1 1-00.

August 31, 2000 NM · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chevron Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK DRIVER DRIVING A LOADED 160 TON RIMPULL TRUCK UP A RAMP STALLED OUT WHEN IT SPUN OUT ON A MUDDY SPOT IN THE RAMP. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS AND JACKKNIFED, CAUSING THE TRACTOR TO ROLL ON ITS SIDE. DRIVER DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 9/7/00.

August 31, 2000 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEEP EMBANKMENT AT MINE SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GRASS FALLING ON LEFT SHOULDER.

August 31, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
White Rock Quarries · Fall from ladders

LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER CAUSING BODY WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO RIGHT LEG. THIS CAUSED INJURY TO RIGHT KNEE.

August 31, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U. S. Steel Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE CHANGING CLOTHES. INDIVIDUAL HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. THIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

August 31, 2000 UT · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy West Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS TRYING TO PUT A ROPE CLAMP ON. HE WAS HOLDIN THE 2 ROPES TOGETHER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROPE & THE ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION.

August 31, 2000 IL · Metal/Non-Metal safety representative SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Quarry Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURY WAS INITIALLY NON-REPORTABLE; HOWEVERSUBSEQUENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION HAS REVEALED THE NEED FOR SURGERY AND LOST WORK DAYS. A TEAMSTER WAS DELIVERING DRINKING WATER TO VARIOUS WORK AR EAS AT THE MINE. WHILE CARRYING A 5 GAL. KEG TO HIS PICK-UP TRUCK, HE STEPPED OFF THE EDGE OF A CONCRETE PAD. THIS MIS-STEP CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 12/14/00.

August 31, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Nufac Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE NUMBER FIVE ENTRY & HAD FINISHED LOADING HIS SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO CHANGE SEATS THE SHUTTLE CAR ROLLED & CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE CAR FRAME & RIB.

August 31, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Round Mountain Gold Corporation · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON FLATBED TRAILER HELPINGTO UNLOAD SMALL TIRES. THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A STEP BACK AND TRIPPED OVER A TIRE. THIS ACTION CAUSEDHIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TRAILER AND

August 31, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perlite Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP AN ANVIL AND TWISTED HISLEFT WRIST IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.

August 31, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L & W Stone Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE LOWER FACE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

August 31, 2000 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Freeman United Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ON THE FRESH AIR SIDE OF A LINE CURTAIN WHILE BACKING UP ON CONT. MINER #8 JOY. THE TAIL OF THE MACHINE WAS TO THE RIGHT SIDE. HE BACKED THE MINER UP & PINNED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE TAIL & THE RIB.

August 31, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Cement & Supply Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIR & MOVING LARGE PUMP & SCREW AT PACKHOUSE EE HAD PROBLEMS WITH INJURY WENT TO DR SINCE AUG2000 DR DECIDED TO OPERATE ON HERNIA 2/19/01

August 31, 2000 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Miners Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED SLIPPED IN MUD AT THE 2D HEADER WHILE TURNING THE WATER BACK ON AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HAS SWELLING, HEAT AND PAIN. ON 9-1-2000 INJURED WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

August 31, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE GRINDING STEEL EE GOT PIECE IN HIS EYE. EMP. WAS SWEARING SAFETY GLASSES Z87.1.

August 31, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Pine Ridge Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A CELL IN SCOOP BATTERY. WHILE USING THE OVERHEAD CRANE TO LIFT CELL, THEAUGER USED TO LIFT THE CELL BROKE AND A PIECE OFTHE AUGER HOOKED TO THE CRANE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND

August 31, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPLACING THE BIT INSERT ON THE H/G DRUM & HAD SHIELDS PULLED UP, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPRX 6' LONG, 3' WIDE, & 8" THICK FELL OFF THE SHIELD & STRUCK EE ON THE BACK KNOCKING HIM ON T HE GROUND

August 31, 2000 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CHANGING BITS IN THE HEADGATE DRUM OF THE SHEAR. HE WAS STRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS LOWER BACK BY A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING APPROX. 12" X 8" X 3" WHICH FELL FROM THE CORNER OF THE FACE & RIB.

August 31, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Pma Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AT TAIL WHEEL OF 2A BELT CHANGING DIRECTION OF 2A BELT. MATERIAL BUILT UP AT REAR,UNLOCKED ELECTRIC BOX TO CLLEAN OUT BUILT-UP MATERIAL. PLANT OPERATOR STARTED 2A BELT, TAIL WHEE L CAUGHT OVERALLS PULLING LEG INTO TAIL WHEEL.

August 31, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates West Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN RAILROAD TRACKS AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON RAIL OF TRACK CAUSING FRACTURE TO BONE OF LEFT LEG.

August 31, 2000 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Specialty Minerals Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE TRIPPED AND FELL INTO SMALL TABLE IN RAYMOND MILL BAGGING AREA. STRUCK SHOULDER ON TABLE. 1ST DAY OF LOST/RESTRICTED DUTY WAS 10-11-00.

August 30, 2000 AL · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Chevron Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STEPPING OFF OF RAILROVER (PERSONNEL CARRIER) AND SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. THIS RESULTED IN A TORN ACL JOINT. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURRED ON 9/1/00.

August 30, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO DO MAINTENANCE ON THE MINER. HE REMOVED HIS GLOVES TO OPERATE THE REMOTE CONTROLS TO POSITION THE MACHINE. HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MINER OPERATING THE CONTROLS WHEN A ROOF BOLT INSTALLED IN THE ROOF BROKE, FELL OUT OF THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS HAND.

August 30, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hunt Midwest Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS PERFORMING SCALING WITH THE BUCKET OF LOADER. HE BACKED UP UNAWARE THAT HE WAS CLOSE TO A PILLAR. HE BACK INTO A PILLAR CAUSING NECK AND BACK STRAINS.

August 30, 2000 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carolina Aggregate Products, LLC · Fall from machine

DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM, THE MAN STEPPED ON A GRATE ON THE DREDGE. THE GRATE CREELED AND THE MAN FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, HITTING A PIPE.

August 30, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Lagow Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR CAME TO WORK WITH A SWOLLEN LOWER EYE- LID, COMPLAINING THAT SOMETHING WAS SCRATCHING HIS EYE. WASHING THE EYE WITH COLCYRIUM EYE WASHDID NOT HELP SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY AND THE DOCTOR REMOVED A FOREIGN PARTICLE FROM HIS EYE.

August 30, 2000 AL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Drummond Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REACH OVER AND PUT RIB BOLT IN TO HOLE, STRETCHED OUT LEG SLIPPED, FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST RIGHT KNEE.

August 30, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Michigan Brick-Hanson · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE TRIED TO GREASE BEARINGS W/ SCREEN RUNNING, GLOVE CAUGHT IN V-BELT AND PULLED RIGHT HAND INTO BELT. HAD TO HAVE SKIN GRAFT ON MIDDLE FINGER.

August 30, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A RAIL WITH A JACK ISNTALLING A METAL TIE WHEN JACK FELL CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND UNDER THE TIE AND RIAL. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FX TO RING FINGER (PROXIMAL) AND MIDD LE FINGR (PROXIMAL), EMPLOYEE ALSO HAD LACERATION TO BOTH RING AN DMIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING METACARPAL GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

August 30, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN TO PREPARE PRODUCT CHANGE. HE WAS CLEANING OFF A SHOOTDOOR AND LEDGE WITH ASCRAPER FOR SEALING. IN THE PROCESS A HELPER LETGO OF DOOR PINCHING FINGERS OF LEFT HAND.

August 30, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHEAR. HE WAS WORKING THE RANGING ARM UP AND DOWN TO LOOSEN A HINGE PIN TO REMOVE. A PIECE OF BUSHING OR PIN CAP THAT WAS UNDER PRESSURE FLEW OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE RIG HT INDEX FINGER AND PALM. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO CAMC WHERE SUTURES WERE REQUIRED FOR INJURY,.HIS RECOVERY TIME IS UNKNOWN.

August 30, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W W C Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING & THE SHOVEL JAMMED HIM UNDER THIS LEFT ARM

August 30, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hart County Stone Company · Struck by falling object

EE HAD BATTERY DROPPED ON RIGHT FOOT. EE DID NOT CHOOSE YTO GO TO DOCTORS, BUT SAID HE WOULD THAT NIGHT IF NEEDED TOO. EE WENT TO DOCTORS ON MORNING OF 8-31. EE HAD SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE. HE WAS NOT PUT OFF WORK-BUT ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL 9=1=00, HE WAS TO RETURN TO REGULAR DUTY.

August 30, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HOLDING DRILL STEEL AND MASHED HAND. CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND CANOPY.

August 30, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS SPRAYING LUBRICANT ON STABILZER BAR, THE WIND GUSTED & BLEW THE SPRAY IN HIS EYES. HE WASADVISED BY DR TO STAY INSIDE FOR A DAY TO LET EYES RETURN TO NORMAL

August 30, 2000 KY · Coal scalper-screen operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appolo Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS AT TIPPLE TO CHECK CRUSHER PRIOR TO STARTUP. ONE FOOT SLIPPED, HE REACHED TO GRAB HANDRAILS. PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE.

August 30, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Cement Company Of California Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF SERVICE TRUCK, STEPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL INJURING RIGHT ANKLE.

August 30, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED HAD EXITED THE DECK OF THE MOBILE BRIDGECONVEYOR HE WAS OPERATING TO RETRIEVE A CHAIN. AS HE WALKED TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE MBC, THE NEXT MBC INBY BEGAN TO BACK UP PUSHING INJURED'S M BC AGAINST THE LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE CATCHING THEINJURED'S LOWER LEGS BETWEEN THE MBC AND THE LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE.

August 30, 2000 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drummond Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WAS HANGING CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK, EMPLOYEE HAS PAST HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.

August 30, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Graymont Western US Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WAS BAGGING HYDRATED LIME WITH A PROTECTIVE HOOD ON. HE SAYS HE BENT OVER AND THE HOOD WAS CAUGHT ON SOEMTHING AN DIT PULLED OFF HIS HEAD AND AT THE SAME TIME THE START BUTTOM WAS PUSHED BLOW ING HYDRATE INTO HIS EYES. TEMPORARY LOSS OF VISION DUE TO HYDRATE IN EYES. 4 DAYS WITH BLURRED VISION IN 1 EYE.

August 30, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Limerock Industries Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS PULLING HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE AT FAIRLEAD. SLACK CAME IN HOIST CABLE, HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE TRACKS.

August 30, 2000 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Monterey Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLAIMS HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEECAP WHILE WALKING TO THE HEAVY EQUIP SHED NO ACTION OR ACTIVITY CONTRIBUTED TO PAIN

August 30, 2000 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Illnois Land Resources, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 5 GALLON OIL CAN WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER 3" HOSES. HE FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT HIP ON THE OIL CAN AND TWISTING HIS KNEE.

August 30, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H & H Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION A "HANDING" BELT CONVEYOR ON THE SAND PLANT BY PULLING ON AN ATTACHED ROPE; HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AND SOUGHT IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION FROM CHIROPR ACTOR FOR SEVERE PAIN. A SPIRAL MANIPULATION WAS ADMINISTERED BY DOCTOR TO RELIEVE PAIN; EMPLOYEE WAS ADVISED TO STAY HOME FROM WORK AT LEAST ONE DAY TO AVOID RE-AGGRAVATION OF INJURY.

August 30, 2000 VA · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE SAID HE HAD BACK PAIN AFTER LOADER WAS PUTTING ROCK ON 777A HAULER. HE WAS DRIVING, HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK INJURY.

August 29, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockspring Development Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING THE 5 LEFT PLACE. HE WAS USING A 6 FT DRILL STEEL AND THE STEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE MINE ROOF. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE STEEL, THE STEEL CAME OUT O F THE HOLE SUDDENLY STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE TOPOF THE LEFT HAND, CUTTING HIS HAND AND BREAKING HIS 4TH FINGER.

August 29, 2000 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON BOTH SIDES OF HEAD NECK AND SHOULDERS. KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND AND PINNING HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE ROCK.

August 29, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jet Coal Company Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HE HIT A BUMP AND THREW HIM IN AIR WHEN CAME DOWN BUMP ELBOW ON CAR.

August 29, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Neosho County Road & Bridge Dept · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ROCKS HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN THE CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROCK OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND LATER IN THE EVENING HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

August 29, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Finger Lakes Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

STONE FELL OFF CONVEYOR AND HIT HIS LEFT THIGH.

August 29, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON BOBCAT (FORKLIFT) REPAIRING TRANSMISSION, TWISTED BACK (NOTE, WENT ON LIGHT DUTY 9-26-00, TRIED TO WORK)

August 29, 2000 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Cemex de Puerto Rico · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAKING CEMENT SAMPLES AT CEMENT MILL #12. WHEN HE ACTIVATED A SMALL SCREW CONVEYOR TO OBTAIN THE SAMPLE, CEMENT PARTICLES FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION IN THE EYE.

August 29, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marfork Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIPPED BY A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE, WHICH WAS PULLED DOWN FROM THE TOP.

August 29, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Barrett Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING A ROCK & ANOTHER ONE ROLLED DOWN & MASHEDFINGER

August 29, 2000 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premium Processing Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING A SHOT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIS RIGHT KNEE TO BE BENT BACK UNDER HIM. HE HAS TORN LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT KNEE.

August 29, 2000 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Consolidation Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STRAINED BACK WHILE CUTTING BRUSH WITH BRUSH SAW

August 29, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS BACK AND NECK FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, AND AS OF 8/29/00 IS NOT ABLE TO WORK. AT THIS TIME, HE IS UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE.

August 29, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall from machine

AFTER DOING REPAIRS'S TO KILMAN SCREEN, EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FOOT SLIPPED OFF RAILING, LANDING ON THE SIDE OF LEFT ANKLE, (FULL WEIGHT).

August 29, 2000 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON RMOVING A SET OF SCOOP BATTERIES WITH A LIFTING JACK. BATTERIES WERE STUCK IN TRAY. JACK FELL OFF OF SCOOP AND MASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST A CRIB BLOCK.

August 29, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK INSTALLING BELT ROLLERS ON #4 BELT NOTE: EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2/1/01 DUE TO THIS ALLEGED ACCIDENT

August 29, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Asphalt Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE INSTALLING A TRAVEL MOTOR IN GEARBOX OF DRAGLINE, LIFTED MOTOR AND STRAINED BACK.

August 29, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Dobbas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE SKIDSTEER & DIDN'T TURN OFF THE EQUIPMENT; HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE FRAME AND AS HE WAS REMOVING HIS RIGHT FOOT, HE TOUCHED THE ACTUATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE BUCKET TO TILT BACK AND COMPRESS HIS LEFT FOOT. HE KNOWS HE SHOULD HAVE TURNED THE SKIDSTEER OFF PRIOR TO EXITING BUT SAID HE HAD LEFT THE HOOD ON THE ENGINE OPEN AND WAS STEPPING OUT TO CLOSE IT.

August 29, 2000 MD · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mettiki Coal LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PERSON WAS HELPING TO INSTALL SPLICE IN 60" BELTAFTER MAKING SPLICE THE BELT NEEDED TO BE LINED UP TO INSTALL SPLICE PIN. PERSON SAT ON GROUND &WAS PUSHING BELT OVER WITH HIS LEGS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.

August 29, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Hart County Stone Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE RECALLS HE WAS BURSTING ON ROCK AND REMEMBERS PULLING HAMMER BACK; HAMMER HIT THE ROCK AND SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE HEAD (INSIDE CAB OF ROCK BREAKER). THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERED HE WAS AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE. (OTHER EMPLOYEES SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ACCIDENT.) HE WALKED TO SHOP SEEMING TO BE IN INCOHERENT STATE OF MIND. MGR CHECKED EQUIPMENT, FOUND 3" ROCK 1" THICK IN CAB.

August 28, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS STANDING NEAR THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHILE IT WAS LOADING LOOSE ROCK WHEN A PIECE OF R0OCK WAS THROWN FROM THE CUTTER HEAD STRIKING HIM ON THE KNEE.

August 28, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Webster County Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AFTER THE SCOOP OPERATOR PLACED A PALLET OF PIN BOARDS ON THE ROOF BOLTER, A MIS-COMMUNICATION OCCURRED BETWEEN THE SCOOP OPERATOR AND THE PIN MAN. THE PIN MAN STEPPED IN TO CUT THE BANDS ON T HE PIN BOARDS AND THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO PUSHTHE BOARDS FORWARD. THE PIN MAN WAS CAUGHT BETWWEN THE PINNER AND SCOOP INJURING HIS RIGHT LEG.

August 28, 2000 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Uae Coalcorp Associates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A POST INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

August 28, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LTV Steel Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING AN ALIGNING BAR TO BOLT UP A FLANGE, EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND FELT A PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

August 28, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STRAINED BACK AS HE SCATTERED BELT STRUCTURE.

August 28, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Permanente Cement Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO RESET LIGHTS ON A TRUCKAND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

August 28, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pegs Branch Energy Mining Co. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES, EE SLIPPED AND FELL. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE 11TH AND 12TH THORACIC VERTEBRAE.

August 28, 2000 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Premium Processing Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS USING THE LOADER TO PUSH A ROCK OUTOF THE PIT AREA. THE ROCK SLIPPED CAUSING THE LOADER TO BOUNCE VIOLENTLY. THE OPERATOR WAS THROWN INTO THE TOP OF THE CAB WHICH RESULTED IN HIS NECK AND BACK BEING STOVE UP. HE STATES HE WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT.

August 28, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING CABLE ON THE RIVER. HE INJURED HIS LEFT LOWER BACK. BACK STRAIN.

August 28, 2000 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Premium Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE STARTED MISSING WORK AGAIN ON 8/28/00 10/2/00JUST NOTIFIED BY WC

August 28, 2000 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Maple Creek Mining Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DIRECTING A CREW TRYING TO ADVANCE A LONGWALL SHIELD WHICH HAD BECOME STUCK. AS THE SHIELD CAME FREE THE TIP DROPPED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD. NOTE: DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTE NTION UNTIL 9/2/00 FIRST - DAY OFF WORK.

August 28, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dry Fork Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING HIS SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIS HARD HAT/SHOULDER & FOREARM

August 28, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coalburg Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING LEFT HAND.

August 28, 2000 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Illnois Land Resources, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHECKING THE PUMP IN THE RETURN OF THE 7S, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HE IS A LOST TIME INJURY.

August 28, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ember Contracting Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ENTERING MINE & RAN OVER A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS HEAD RESULTING IN SORE NECK MUSCLES.

August 28, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal fireman - locomotive, railroad clam operator, timekeeper, yard engine operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BUILDING SCAFFOLDING WHEN A SPUD WRENCH WAS DROPPED AGAINST/ONTO HIS HAND

August 28, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates West Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MEASURING DRIVE PULLEY DRUM FOR NEW LEGGING. HE HAD HIS TAPE MEASURE ACROSS DRIVE PULLEY WHEN THE BELT WAS STARTED UP. THE BELT CAUGHT THE TAPE PULLING EE'S HAND AND WRIST INTO THE PULL EY RESULTING IN A CUT ALL THE WAY AROUND HIS WRIST AND PULLING THE FLESH AND SKIN DOWN TO HIS FINGERS.

August 28, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lodestar Energy Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING AND TWISTING TO GET ITNO POSITION TO WELD DOOR FRAME AND PULLED LEFT LOWER BACK.

August 28, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Associated Coal LLC · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE PLANT AT THE B SIDE 1/2 BY 0 PUMP. THERE IS A SIDE DITCH BESIDE THE B SIDE 1/2 BY 0 SUMP, AND THE GRATING WAS REMOVED FOR CLEAN ING PURPOSES. HE FORGOT THAT THE GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED AND STEPPED INTO THE DITCH, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE FELL.

August 28, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Blue Circle Cement · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE USING A SELF PROPELLED WORK PLATFORM AND WORKING ABOUT 10' OFF THE GROUND AND BESIDE KILN #2, REMOVING ELECTRICAL CABLE TRAY. THE KILN HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY ADDING A DOOR ON THE SIDE T O FACILITATE BURNING TIRES. THE DOOR ON THE SIDEOF THE ROTATING KILN FAILED TO SEAL COMPLETELY WHEN CLOSED AND ALLOWED HOT DUST TO FALL ON EMPLOYEE AND HE GOT DUST IN EYES.

August 28, 2000 WY · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Chevron Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DISMOUNTING WATER TRUCK, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDRAIL AS HE WAS PASSING THE BOTTOM STEP. HE LANDED HARD ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, STRAINING HIS KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT NOW HAS TAKEN TIME OFF TO HAVE SURGERY ON THE KNEE.

August 27, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS REPLACING BELT STRUCTURE, WHEN LIFTING A PIECE OF STRUCTURE ONTO BELT LINE HE DROPPED STRUCTURE ON RIGHT THUMB CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO RIGHT THUMB.

August 27, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Windsor Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

RIDING OUTSIDE ON JEEP. SWITCH WAS LEFT OPEN TO PUT EMPTY AWAY AT #6 PASSWAY. JEEP WENT INTO SWITCH AND HIT MOTOR. INJURED WAS THROWN AGAINST JEEP INJURING LEFT HIP AND SHOULDER.

August 27, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Circle Cement · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PRYING ON BAUXITE CHUNKS WITH BAR, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

August 27, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Arkansas Lime Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MAKING A PUNCH USING OUR PLANT STATIONARY GRINDER. THE GUARDS WERE IN PLACE! HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED BETWEEN THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT WHEEL AND LEFT SIDE OF THE MOTOR. THE INSIDE EDGE OF TH E GRINDING WHEEL CUT INTO THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. A TENDON HAD TO BE STITCHED BACK TOGETHER AND STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND. I EXPECT THE EMPLOYEE TO MISS THREE TO FOUR WEEKS.

August 27, 2000 AK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tuluksak Dredging Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON SMALL HILL, FEET SLIPPED, EE FELL ON BUTTOCKS. NECK PAIN THAT EVENING WHICH PERSISTED.

August 27, 2000 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tuluksak Dredging Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SOFT TISSUE INJURY OF MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND(BLOOD BLISTER). BECAME INFECTED. STRUCK BY CASING WRENCH.

August 27, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON TIGHT SIIDE OD BELT, MOVING TOP CRADLE, HITTING CRADLE WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HAND STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE.

August 26, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Pipe & Products Minnesota Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS NOT FOLLOWING COMPANY POLICY AS HE WAS CLEANING RETURN ROLLER ON BELT/ CONVEYER 310/ EMPLOYEE KNELT DOWN WITH HAMMER AND MISSED. HIS HAND WAS PULLED BETWEEN ROLLR AND BELT. HE THE N PULLED E-STOP CABLE TO STOP CONVEYER. EMPLOYEETREATED AT E.R. FOR 5 STITCHES AND A FRACTURE OF THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.

August 26, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Round Mountain Gold Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF A HAUL TRUCK AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME. AS TIME WENT BY IN THE SHIFT, HIS ARM BEGAN TO HURT.

August 26, 2000 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WENT TO GET OFF LOADER AND STEPPED THE WRONG WAY AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. WENT TO DOCTOR AND DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO JUST STAY OFF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. L BOTHERING HIM SO HE WENT BACK TO DOCTOR. SENT HIM TO BONE AND JOINT DOCTOR, DID SURGERY ON FEB13, 01. WAS GIVEN FIRST AID UNTIL HE WENT TO BONE DOCTOR.

August 26, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
M A Walker Llc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAND SCALING IN A MANLIFT AT THE FACE, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE FACT NEXT TO THE CEILING AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

August 26, 2000 MD · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mettiki Coal LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PERSON WAS CARRYING NBAG OF ROCK DUST ON SHOULDER TO PUT IN DUSTER ON SECTION FAN. PERSON STEPPED ON BOX OF USED MINER BITS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO PAVEMENT. PERSON FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. PERSON WENT TO DR. AND BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 9-12-00.

August 26, 2000 AL · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS HAND TO SHIELD HIS FACE FROM SPRAYING WATER, WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE OTHER DRILL STEEL AND CAUGHT THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TWO DRILL STEEL S.

August 26, 2000 CO · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oxbow Mining, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STEPPED IN A HOLE WHILE CARRYING BELT TOOLS. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/12/00.

August 26, 2000 WY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tata Chemicals (Soda Ash) Partners · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BEGINING HIS 1ST OF THE SHIFT ROUNDS. HE CLIMBED ON THE COAL 204 TRIPPER AND OPENED THE ISNPECTION DOOR TO EXAMINE THE CHUTES ON THE TRIPPER. HE NOTICED A BUILD UP ON THE BELT WIPER A ND TRYED TO SCRAPE IT OFF WITH HIS HAND. AS HE WAS DOING SO HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE WIPER.

August 25, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
O-N Minerals (PenRoc) Company LP · Fall from ladders

EE WAS CLIMBING A VEHICLE LADDER W/BACKGUARD TO GREASE PLANT EQUIPMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELLTO THE GROUND CAUSING POSSIBLE BACK INJURY. EE WAS NOT CARRYING ANYTHING AT THE TIME

August 25, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Leslie Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A ROCK WHILE BACKING HIS DION DOZER THROUGH A SHOT, CAUSING A QUICK JERK TO HIS LOWER BACK. PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS, LOWER BACK STRAIN. FIRST DAY OFF WORK 9-25-00.

August 25, 2000 VA · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Fall from machine

EE SAID HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE HAULER WHEN THE CORD ON HIS CAP LIGHT HUNG ON THE HAND RAIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BUMPER.

August 25, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELL AFTER WALKING DOWN HILL AND STUMBLED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS BACK.

August 25, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pryor Mountain Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING A ROCK ON A BERM & ROCK SLIPPED

August 25, 2000 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Canyon Fuel Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN HOOKING UP A SUPPLY TRAILER TO A VEHICLE FOR MOVEMENT TO ANOTHER LOCATION. THE TRAILER WAS EQUIPED WITH A MOUNTED JACKWHICH HAD NOT BEEN USED WHEN THE TRAILER WAS DROPPED AT THIS LOCATION. IT COULD NOT BE USED AT THIS POINT AND THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO POSITION IT. JACK HANDLE FLIPPED UP, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.

August 25, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Engelhard Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROLLING BACK TARP TO COVER LOAD, TARP HANDLE SPRUNG BACK AND HIT ARM.

August 25, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buzzi Unicem USA · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING DUCT WITH RIGHT ARM AND RATCHETING WITH LEFT ARM; HAD PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER, WHICH ALSO RAN THROUGH ARM.

August 25, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bledsoe Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED IN LOOSE MATERIAL AND TRIED TO PULL HIS FOOT OUT.

August 25, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dakota Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CABLE ANCHOR TO NEW LOCATION. WHEN HE REMOVED THE ANCHOR, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT HIM ON THE LEG.

August 25, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Perry County Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

August 25, 2000 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colored Slate Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A ROOFING SHINGLE WHILE PALLETIZING WHEN IT BROKE AND PENETRATED HIS GLOVE CAUSING A LACERATION.

August 25, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wolcottville Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK TO DUMP SITE AND HIT A BUMP IN ROAD. WHEN HE HIT THE BUMP HE TURNED WRONG AND HURT HIS BACK.

August 25, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The National Lime & Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HOLDING LARGE WRENCH SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE COULD HIT IT WITH A HAMMER. PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND CRUSHER.

August 25, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Excel Mining Llc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR ON TYE 002-0 MMU WHEN IS SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK THE RIB INJURING HIS LOWER BACK. 1ST DAY OFF FROM WORK 8-28-00.

August 24, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Con-Agg Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING CLAY LUMPS FROM CONVEYOR. WHILE REMOVING A CLAY LUMP EE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER

August 24, 2000 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
RiverStone Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE ALLEGES WHILE LOADING HAUL TRKS & OPERATING LOADER THE FLOOR WAS ROUGH & THE MACHINE KEPT TWISTING & TURNING, HE STARTED FEELING PAIN IN HIS BACK

August 24, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPOYEE WAS OPERATING S-CAR ON AN INCLUDED RD-WAY. S CAR SLID DOWN HILL INTO RIB, EMPLOYEE HAD ARM STRUCK AND STRUCK AGAINST RIB WITH ELBOW. SLIGHT ABRASIONS AND SWELLING OF ELBOW.

August 24, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Sandstone · Struck by falling object

PLACED A 3 X 3 STONE ON A STEEL PALLET, TURNED TO WALK AWAY AND STONE FELL ON HIS BACK.

August 24, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Sandstone · Struck by falling object

MOVING STONE, STONE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS HITTING HIM IN THE WAIST AREA.

August 24, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lafarge Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING SCAFFOLDING STAIR TOWER AND TWISTED KNEE AND HEARD A POP AND FELT PAIN.

August 24, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Lincoln County Highway Department · Struck against a moving object

AS EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE ROCK FROMTHE CRUSHER WITH A BACKHOE, THE EUCLID DRIVER BACKED INTO THE BACKHOE WITH THE EUCLID.

August 24, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCKDUSTING THE FACE AREA USING A ROCK DUST HOSE. HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL ANDFELT SOMETHING POP. DIAGNOSED ON 9/5/00 AS A FRACTURED ANKLE.

August 24, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premier Chemicals · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP OUTSIDE TERTIARY CRUSHER BUILDING, HE STARTED HAVING CHEST PAINS AND WAS NOT FEELING WELL. TO HOSPITAL THE SAME NIGHT.

August 24, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bledsoe Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF AFTER STUMBLING OVER A PIECE OF COAL.

August 24, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
River Products Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

WHILE USING A GRINDING AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF OUR NEW CRUSHER PLANT. A METAL FLAKE ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.

August 24, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Harrod Concrete & Stone Co Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AND HAULING MATERIAL TO THE JAW CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING R50 EUCLID. CLAIMS THAT THE BREAK THREW FELL AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK ND STRAINED HIS NECK AND BACK.

August 24, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING UNDER A 758 CAT TRUCK TO INSTALL A VALVE ON THE TRANSMISSION WHILE SQUATTING UNDER THE TRUCKI FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN HE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK HIS LEF T KNEE POPPED.

August 24, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT WRIST AND HAND.

August 24, 2000 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Premium Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK, A ROCK ROLLED ONTO REAR OF TRUCK GIVING THE DRIVER A JOLT TO THE NECK AND BACK.

August 24, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kelly Limestone LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO CHANGE TIRES ON OVER THE ROAD TRUCK-PUP. HE WAS USING TIRE HOIST TO RAISE HIMSELF UP TO TIRES. WHEN HE STEPPED BACK ONTO HOIST, THE HOIST BROKE.

August 24, 2000 MD · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mettiki Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS WALKING AROUND MINER, WHILE SERVICING IT, HE STEPPED ON ROCK WITH RIGHT FOOT AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF ROCK. WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF ROCK, HIS RIGHT KNEE TURNED OUT TO THE SIDE AND BAC KWARDS CAUSING INJURY.

August 24, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
URI, Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

BREAKING A CURB ON A CONCRETE PAD, EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DO THE JOB. IN THE PROCESS HE INJURED HIS LEFT SIDE. HE WAS ENT TO A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY AND AFTER EXAMINATION, WAS TOLD H E HAD A FRACTURED RIB.

August 24, 2000 AZ · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Western Coal Company · Fall from machine

AT ABOUT 0840 ON 8-24-2000, THE INJURED WAS UNLOADING STRAW BALES IN OUR YARD AT THE OLD BUCKET SHED FROM STRAW SUPPLIERS TRUCK. INJURED EE FELL APPROX. 15' FROM TOP OF BALES STRACKED ON TRUCK , LANDING ON RIGHT SHOULDER AREA. MINE NURSE WAS NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED WITH AN AMBULANCE, TRANSFERRED TO CLINIC THEN ON TO CITY BY MEDICAL AIRPLANE.

August 23, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING FROM THE OFFICE TO THE LOADER; HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE SIDE LADDER AND APPEARED TO FALL STRAIGHT BACKWARDS, LANDING ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE AND BODY.

August 23, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Empire Iron Mining Partnership · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING A 150 LB. HOIST WITH ANOTHER MAN WHEN HE STRAIN HIS BACK.

August 23, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Coal & Land Co. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE INSTALLING CONVEYER BELT TRAINING ROLLERS ON NO. 7 BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE LEG TO ASSIST IN POSITIONING THE BELT ROLLER FOR BOLTING WHEN THE ROLLER SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE.

August 23, 2000 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emerald Coal Resources LP · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WALKING TO JOB SITE WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

August 23, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver OTHER
MacRitchie Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE DRIVING A QUARRY TRUCK, A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO BOTH EYES.

August 23, 2000 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
RiverStone Group Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING ON CATWALK, THE CONVEYOR STOPPED AND ROCK HAD BUILT UP IN TRANSWER HOPPER AND ROCKS WERE RELEASED HITTING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

August 23, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R A Cruise Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING AWAY FROM WORK STATION AFTER SHIFT AND TURNED RIGHT ANKLE, BREAKING IT.

August 23, 2000 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jackrock Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS SHOVELING UNDER STACKER BELT AND OUTSIDE HEAD DRIVE AND HURT BACK.

August 23, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Boral Bricks Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ONCOMING GARBAGE TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADAT A NARROW INTERSECTION--THE TRUCK DRIVER TRIEDTO AVOID A COLLISION AND PULLED OFF TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD WHERE THERE WAS SOFT SAND. AS IT PUL LED FURTHER INTO THE DITCH IT HIT AN EMBANKMENT WHERE PIPE CROSSES THE ROAD, TURNING THE TRUCK OVER AND UPSIDE DOWN.

August 23, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE & FELT TWINGE IN HIS BACK CONT'D TO WORK UNTIL 8/25/00 DR TOOK HIMSELF OFF WORK 8/25/00

August 23, 2000 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS MOVING A ROOF BOLTER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL 9OUT OF THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM. LACERATIONS WITH SUTURES.

August 23, 2000 IN · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kindill Mining Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS REPAIRING A SUCTION LINE TO A SLURRY PUMP IN THE TIPPLE. WHILE PULLING A SECTION OF PIPE ACROSS THE CONCRETE FLOOR TO THE WORK AREA, HE SLIPPED IN WATER AND MUD THAT WAS AROUND THE SLUR RY PUMP. HE LANDED ON HIS LOWER BACK/BUTTOCK AREA. EE HAS HAD PRIOR BACK SURGERY AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. XRAYS NEGATIVE BUT EE IS OFF WORK.

August 23, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Magic Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PARTY WAS IN WASHER PLANT FIXING SKIRT RUBBER ON A BELT. AS HE WAS STRIKING THE CHISEL PUNCH WITH A RUBBER MALLOT HE MISSED THE PUNCH &STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

August 23, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC · Struck by falling object

A ROCK LOCATED BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE BOLTS FELL AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK. THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND AND THE ROCK LANDED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING A SPRAIN AND BRUIS E.

August 23, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Omar Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BARREL ON #2 SLURRY PUMP USING A BOXED END WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BARRELL AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE SAW A SPECIALIST ON 8/28 AND IS STARTING PHYSICAL THERAPY 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR 3 WEEKS.

August 23, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Monarch Cement Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE FINISH CEMENT COOLERWHEN ONE OF THE CROSS MEMBERS INSIDE THE COOLER GOT HIT, CAUSING LOOSE CEMENT TO FALL. IT FELL BEHIND EMPLOYEE'S GLASSES AND ENTERED LEFT EYE.

August 23, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
High Splint Coal Llc · Struck against a moving object

WAS DRIVING MANTRIP THROUGH SECTION AND HIT A ROCK IN ROADWAY JARRING BACK.

August 23, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
AMT Florida Rock Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING ON PRYBAR TO TIGHTEN V-BELTS ON CRUSHER. BAR SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN NOSE. EE REPORTED HE WAS ALRIGHT AND CONTINUED TO WORK. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK. EE CONTACTED PLANT MANAGER AT HOME 8-27 TO REPORT HE HAD BEEN HURTING AND WENT TO DOCTOR. DOCTOR SAID HIS NOSE WAS BROKEN.

August 23, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING THE ANGLE FOR THE BIAS ON A VULCANIZED SPLICE HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE STABBED HIMSELF IN THE LEG CAUSING A 1"-1 1/2" CUT.

August 23, 2000 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Astaris Production Llc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN AND SLIPPED FELL 18" ONTO BACK.

August 22, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marfork Coal Company Inc · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN #3 ENTRY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON BOTTOM. HE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 9/1/00.

August 22, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE MINER BROOM WHILE LOADING A UNIHAULER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFFHEAD OF MINER STRIKING MINER ON HIS RIGHT LEG AND FOOT.

August 22, 2000 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ECCA Calcium Products Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS REPAIRING A 12"X12"X48" CHUTE. WENT TO PLACE CHUTE ONTO DOLLY TO MOVE TO MAINTENANCE SHOP & FELT BURNING PAIN IN LOWER BACK

August 22, 2000 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Carbon Operations of Indiana, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS HOLDING THE BUCKET LEVER ON 988 END LOADER WHILE DRIVING TO FIRE COAL STOCKPILE WHEN HE HIT A 8-10" DITCH WHICH PITCH HIM FORWARD AND JAMMED HIS WRIST.

August 22, 2000 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROOF ABOUT 2' X 2' X 2" FELL STRIKINGMAN ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT AS HE WAS TAKING A STEP BACKWARDS.

August 22, 2000 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Kerry Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HELPING MECHANIC ON 992- TOOK STEP OFF TRUCK, TURNED ANKLE BETWEEN GROUND AND ROCK. TWISTED AND CHIPPED BONE IN ANKLE.

August 22, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING A CANOPY ON A SHUTTLECAR USING A LIFTING JACK TO HOLD THE CANOPY UP. HE REACHED UNDER THE CANOPY TO PUT IN A PIN AND THE JACK SLIPPED MASHING THUMBS.

August 22, 2000 IN · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Gibson County Coal LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING FACE WHEN STEEL PLUGGED; WHEN HE TRIED TO UNPLUG STEEL, IT CLEARED AND BLEW BACK IN HIS FACE AND EYES.

August 22, 2000 WV · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fork Creek Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT BELT SCALES AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS LIFTING CORNER OF SCALE AT THE TIME SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE COULD PUT A CHOKER UNDER IT TO LIFT THE SCALES INTO POSITION WITH A BOOM TRUCK.

August 22, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator POWERED HAULAGE
Imerys Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOAD AN EXPORT CONTAINER AS HE WASPLACING CARBOARD INSIDE THE CONTAINER THE FORKLIFT RAN OVER HIS FOOT.

August 22, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
TXI (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE FILLED WATER TRK AT SHALE PIT WATER SPOUT, HE THEN PROCEEDED NORTH AROUND WEST DRAINAGE POND. TRUCK THEN HIT THE BEAM AND WENT OVER THE EDGE INTO WATER. EMPLOYEE BROKE WIDOW AND EXITE D TRUCK. HE THEN WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, WAS X-RAYED AND STITCHES PUT IN ARM.

August 22, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dravo Lime Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR WAS PREPARING TO MARK A HEADING, AND WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE TRACTOR, HE STEPPED ONTO A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

August 22, 2000 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WALKING FROM THE PROTAL BUS TO THE CM SECTION UP THE 29 WEST TRACK. HE HIT HIS HARD HAT ON A LOW ROOF BOLT BLOCK IN THE TOP PULLING HIS HEAD BACK. HE SPRAINED HIS NECK. THERE WAS NOT AN Y DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO THE MINING OPERATION. THE INJUR DID NOT INVOLVE ANY ASPECT OF COMPLIANCE, JOB SKILLS, PROFICIENCY, TRAINING, ATTITUDFE, PROTECTIVE ITEMS, OR PROTECTIVE DEVICES.

August 22, 2000 OH · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCURRED WHILE THIS EE WAS PULLING HYD HOSES. HOSES CAUGHT AND HE CLAIMS HE STRAINED HIS BACK. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/ REGS NOT A FACTO R, PROTECTIVE EQUIP NOT A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY COULD BE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEM NOT A FACTOR.

August 22, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Walls Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND A PACKED PICK-UP WHEN ANTOHER EMPLOYEE PULLED UP BEHIND HIM IN PIT TRUCK TO PARK, THE PIT TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD PINCHING HIS KNEE BETWEEN THE TWO BUMPERS.

August 22, 2000 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Humphreys Enterprises Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD FINISHED HIS WORK SHIFT AND WAS EXITING HIS HAULER. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NOT HIT OR TWISTED HIS KNEE IN THE PROCESS. HOWEVER, AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE HAULER LA DDER HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. AFTER REACHING THE GROUND, HE STATED THAT THE BURNING EASED OFF. ON 8-23 HE MISSED WORK DUE TO KNEE AND WENT TO DOCTOR.

August 22, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stillhouse Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A BELT SET-UP AND WAS CARRYING A TOP ROLLER WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER SOEMTHING CAUSING HIM TO FALL, BRUISED HIS LOWER BACK AND LEGS.

August 22, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CalMat Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT ONTO CONVEYOR BELT. HIS SHOVEL HT A ROLLER. THE SHOVEL KNICKED BACK AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT CHEEK. THE BLOW CUT HIS CHEEK. EE RECEIVED 19 STITCHES.

August 22, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BROKE FIRST FINGER AND MASHED 1ST AND 2ND FINGER ON LEFT HAND. WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN V BELT AND PULLEY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE BELTS.

August 22, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lodestar Energy Incorporated · Fall from machine

MECHANIC WAS CHANGING TRANSMISSION SCREEN LOCATED UNDER PUMP IN D11 TRACTOR. HAD TO GO THRU FLOOR BOARD OPENING TO GET TO THE TRANSMISSION SCREEN, WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THRU THE OPENING, LOST FO OTING ON OILY HOSE, AND FELL, WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

August 22, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Chad Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO OPERATORS DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HIS WET BOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TOLOSE HIS BALANCE, FALL AND HIT HIS RIBS ON THE EDGE OF THE OPERATORS DECK.

August 22, 2000 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING PIPE DOWN ON 5TH FLOOR (TO USE FOR REPAIR WORK) WHEN HE RELEASED BUTTON TO STOP HOIST, IT DIDN'T STOP AND FELL ON HIS LEFTFOOT.

August 22, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glasgow Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING WEAR PLATE ON WET SIDE SCREEN DECK NUMBER W2, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN CHUTE, HITTING LEFT SIDE AND RIB AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF CHUTE; AREA WAS WET AND SLIPPERY.

August 22, 2000 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Coal Resources LP · Fall onto or against objects

STANDING ON CONTINUOUS MINER TO HANG CABLE HANDLER ROPE ON RIB. SLIPPED ON PROTECTIVE RUBBER MATAND STRUCK BACK ON SHOVEL JACK.

August 22, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
3M Company · Fall from machine

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN #935 MAC DUMPTRUCK, EE'S LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE TIRE CAUSING A SPRAIN. EE DID NOT FALL AND IS NOT SURE IF HIS FOOT WAS INJURED ON THE TIRE OR WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE P AVEMENT. HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTIONS FOR APPROX. 5 DAYS.

August 22, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-City Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED GROUNDPERSON JOB SHOVELLING DIRT FROM BELOW THE PLANT AND CONVEYORS. PRIOR MINE WORK WAS AS A LOADER OPERATOR/GROUNDPERSON. NO SPECIFIC EVENT RE PORTED BY EMPLOYEE.

August 22, 2000 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P & N Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE STEPPED OUT ONTO LEFT FRONT FENDER OF CAT 992C LOADER WHICH HAS A FLAT WALK AREA. AREA WAS DRY, NO GREASE OR LOOSE DIRT WAS PRESENT. AS HE WAS RETURNING TO CAB, HE SIMPLY MISPLACED OR MISJU DGED HIS STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

August 21, 2000 OK · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U.S. Lime Company-St. Clair · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SETTING 4" STEEL PIPE ON AN EMBANKMENT, SLIPPED IN THE MUD, CAUSING THE PIPE TO SWING BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

August 21, 2000 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Dlr Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING OR MOVING ROOF BOLTER AND SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY BOTTOM AND THE BOLTER SQUEEZED HIM AGAINST THE COAL RIB.

August 21, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
County Line Stone Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING BLACK TOP BINS WITH HI-LIFT, DROVE OVER A POT HOLE.

August 21, 2000 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
U.S. Steel Mining Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING WRECKED CAR ON TO THE TRACK, THE JACK SHIFTED CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN CAR COUPLING AND JACK.

August 21, 2000 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp · Struck against stationary object

GETTING MATERIAL FROM BIN. HIT SIDE OF BIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, HANDLE CAUGHT ON AN AIR LINE CAUSING LEFT HAND TO SLIDE OFF THE HANDLE AND SLAM FINGER INTO AIR LINE.

August 21, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mingo Logan Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A 3 TON CAPACITY CHAIN RATCHET INTO A SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN HE SWUNG THE RATCHET INTO THE SCOOP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

August 21, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE #4 D-9 DOZER WHEN THE BLADE FELL WHILE BEING LOWERED. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AREA.

August 21, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MOVING 2 LARGE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, OPERATOR HAD TO MOVE BLOCKS WHILE IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.

August 21, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates East Inc · Fall from ladders

EE HAD BEGUN CLIMBING A LADDER. HE HAD 2 SODAS IN HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS THEREFORE USING HIS LEFT ARM ON THE LADDER RUNG RATHER THAN HIS HAND. HE BEGAN WITH HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE 1ST RUNG AND RT . HAND ON A RUNG ABOUT HEAD HEIGHT. WHEN HE TRANSFERRED HIS WEIGHT ON RT. FOOT ON 2ND RUNG HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT TWO FEET TO THE GROUND CAUSING A SPRAINED ANKLE & CRACKED

August 21, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cleveland Quarries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TWO EE'S WERE WORKING TOGETHER ON THE BLOCK SAW. INJURED GAVE CO-WORKER THE OK TO HOIST THE PIECE OF STONE FROM THE FLOOR WITHOUT REALIZING THAT HIS FINGER WAS BETWEEN THE STONE AND THE CABLE.

August 21, 2000 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Overland Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON THE SAND SCREW ALL DAY & BUMPED HIS RIGHT LEG AGAINST SOMETHING & BY THE END OF THE DAY IT WAS RED & BRUISED & SWOLLEN.

August 21, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barber & Sons Aggregate · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO SERVICE THE 980 LOADER TO GET TO THE ENGINE YOU HAVE TO PULL OPEN FENDERS. IN PULLING ON ONE OF THE FENDERS HE HURT HIS BACK. 2 WEEKS LATER HE COULD NOT WORK.

August 21, 2000 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T F Luke & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING DOWN FROM LOADER, HE STEPPED FROM THE BOTTOM STEP ONTO THE GROUND AND HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE. DISLOCATED IT? WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS PUT IN A BRACE.

August 21, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kosmos Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP FROM A SUPPORT WALL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN. EE STARTED TO LOSE TIME ON 4/24/01

August 21, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
K & J Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHILE TRAMMING 21S/C, SHUTTLE CAR IN ROADWAY 1BRK INBY BELT FEEDER, THE SHUTTLE CAR TRAVELED OVER HUMP IN ROADWAY, CAUSING HIS HEAD TO CONTACT MINE ROOF RESULTIN GIN ALLEDG E INJURY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT INJURED IS ABOVE AVERAGE IN SIZE AND MAY HAVE HAD TROUBLE IN SMALL OPERATOR COMPARTMENT.

August 21, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buchanan Production Company · Struck against a moving object

TRAM 3 WHEEL BUGGY DOWN #2 BELT, HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM HEAD THEN HIT TOP.

August 21, 2000 WV · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four Corners Corp · Struck by falling object

HE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR SET LIFT TIMBERS IN #5 ENTRY WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM PINCHED OUT BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLT PLATES. HE HAD HIS BACK TURNED AWAY FROM IT AND DIDN'T SEE IT. PART OF IT ST RUCK HIS BACK SIDE. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL ER AND THEY X-RAYED HIM, CHECKED HIM AND SENT HIM HOME.

August 21, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LONG STEEL BAR TO DRIVE OUTA LOADER BUCKET PIN.

August 21, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Oil-Dri Georgia LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING POLYCAPS COVERS ON PALLETS THAT WERE TO BE CARRIED BY TROLLEY CAR TO BE STRETCH WRAPPED. SHE WAS AWARE OF THE TROLLEY CAR COMING DOWN THE TRACK AND ATTEMPTED TO PLACE A P OLYCAP ON BEFORE THE TROLLEY CAR RETURNED. SHE MISTIMED THE TROLLEY AND GOT HER RIGHT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TROLLEY CAR AND CONVEYER. SHE IS A TEMP EMPLOYEE WITH 2 WEEKS EXPERIENCE IN JOB.

August 21, 2000 AL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
G J & M Services Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTER WAS STUCK AND SCOOP WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLTER OUT AND SCOOP SLIPPED UNDER RIB AND PUSH PIECE OF METAL IN CANOPY AND PINCH LEFT LEG AND CAUSE DEEP BRUISE TO LEFT LEG.

August 21, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS COMING IN TO WORK WHEN A COAL TRUCK TURNED AROUND ON THE HAUL ROAD AND HAD NOT GOT BACK TO HIS SIDE OF THE ROAD. EE'S PICKUP TRUCK HIT THE COAL TRUCK HEAD ON.

August 21, 2000 IL · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper POWERED HAULAGE
Illnois Land Resources, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD CRIBS OUT OF A SCOOPBUCKET WHEN HIS FOOT BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE PUSH PLATE AND A BUNDLE OF CRIBS.

August 21, 2000 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Illnois Land Resources, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH A BELT MOVE AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD LIFTED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE SHIFT OF WORK AND COULD NOT PINPOINT THE CAUSE OF HIS INJURY.

August 20, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Anglogold Ashanti (Colorado) Corp · Struck by flying object

A DRILLER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE DRILL HAMMER WITH A HYDRAULIC CHAIN WRENCH. WHEN PRESSUREWAS APPLIED TO LOOSEN THE HAMMER, THE NUT FLEW OFF AND STRUCK THE DRILLER ON THE EAR & MASTOID BONE. HIS EAR WAS LACERATED AND BRUISED ON THE MASTOID. THE LACERATION WAS SUTURED WITH THREE SUTURES.

August 20, 2000 AK · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Teck Alaska Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRK DRIVER WAS STEPPING OFF A TRAILER & FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE STEP & STRAINED HER ANKLE

August 20, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS OPRATING A RETRIEVER PULLING ON A MINER THAT CAUGHT IN A PILLAR FALL WHEN ONE OF THE LINKS BROKE AND A PIECE OF METAL HTI HIM IN THE FACE.

August 20, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Hibbing Taconite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING THE #62 SHOVEL, OPERATOR FELT A BUG (INSECT) ENTER HIS LEFT EYE. ON 8-21-00 HE SAW A PHYSICIAN, THE PHYSICIAN PLACED HIM OFF WORK ON 8-22-00, FOR EYE INFLAMATION.

August 20, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ON HIS KNEES AND TURNED TO PULL MINER CABLE AND HEARD POP PAIN IN KNEE.

August 20, 2000 PA · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emerald Coal Resources LP · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS DOING A MINE EXAMINTION (PRE-SHIFT) OF A BELT LINE. AS HE WAS WALKING HE SLIPPED ON THE WET BOTTOM AND BEGAN TO FALL. HE USED HIS LEFT ARM TO CATCH HIMSELF AND SPRAINED/STRAINED HIS LEFT ELBOW.

August 20, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superstition Crushing L.L.C. · Struck by falling object

HEAVY STEEL PLATE FELL ON THE BACK OF EE HURING HIS BACK & HIP. EE THOUGHT THE PAIN WAS DUE TO RHIS REOCCURANCE HERNIA AND DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TILL AFTER HIS VISIT TO DR WHO DETERMIN ED THE INJURY TO HIS BACK & HIP\

August 19, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
GCC Rio Grande, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A BUCKET ELEVATOR FEED CHUTE USING A STEEL BAR. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT AND PINCHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE ELEVATOR HOUSING.

August 19, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Imerys Clays Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED WHILE TRAVELING/ WALKING AND FELL FORWARD ONTO LEFT LEG CAUSING BACK, HIP, AND LEG SPRAIN TO LEFT SIDE.

August 19, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Twin Star Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS SHOVELING SECTION TAILPIECE. SHOVEL CAUGHT A SPLICE ON THE BELT, FORCING IT AGAINST THE TOP AND CATCHING HIS LITTLE RING, AND MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND, BETWEEN THE SHOVEL AN D THE ROOF.

August 19, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maple Creek Mining Incorporated · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A RAM JACK PIN ON A SHIELD. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF SLATE, LOST HIS BALANCE. THE RAMJACK FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

August 19, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalPortland Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

REMOVING BAGS FROM CEMENT DUST COLLECTOR BAGHOUSE.

August 19, 2000 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Maple Creek Mining Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING LUG BROKE FROM A PIECE OF CHUTE THAT WAS BEING RAISED WITH A CHAIN FALL AND WHEN THE CHUTE FELL IT HIT THE GROUND FIRST THEN ROLLED BACK AND THE CORNER OF THE CHUTE CUT THE MAN'S RIGHT LOWER LEG.

August 19, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Monarch Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS CHANGING A FEED TANK VALVE AT 7FT ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. WHILE HE WAS HAMMERING HE LOST HIS BALANCE HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING A SHOULDER STRAIN

August 19, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cave Spur Coal LLC · Struck against stationary object

ACCORDING TO MEN I INTERVIEWED, EE SAID HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PULL ROPE AND HIT HIS MOUTH AGAINST THE STANDOFF OF THE MINER.

August 19, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON FENDER TO INSPECT FOR LARGE ROCK. HE SLIPPED ON A LOWER BEAM & FELL SIDEWAYS ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING INJURY. HE FELL APPROX 21/2 FT ONTO A LARGE ROCK

August 19, 2000 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buchanan Production Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HELPING PUT MOTOR ON BELT DRIVE, LIFTING AND HURT HIS BACK, MOTR WAS AT #8 DRIVE.

August 19, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER

THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 8-29-00. CONDITION BEGAN ON 8-19-00 AS EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE TUBE BELT IN CANLINE. HE EXPERIENCED FATIGUE AND CRAMPS. HE RESTED AND CONTINUED TO WORK. CONDI TION CONTINUED TO DEVELOP OVER SEVERAL DAYS. DOCTOR DETERMINED HEAT STRESS.

August 19, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independence Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING NEAR CO-WORKERS WHO WERE REMOVING A BEARING FROM THE STACKER BELT TAIL ROLLER. AS THE BEARING WAS STRUCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF BEARING STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LE FT FOREARM.

August 19, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Stone & Ready Mix Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

MINER WAS CLEANING OUT A HOPPER WHEN A LUMP OF MATERIAL HE WAS DIGGING CAME LOOSE AND ROLLED IN TO HIS LEG STRAINING HIS KNEE.

August 19, 2000 PA · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator MACHINERY
Emerald Coal Resources LP · Struck by falling object

WAS OEPRATING A REMOTE CONTROL MINER. A PIECE OF RIB FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK PUSHING HIM INTOT HE MINER.

August 19, 2000 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PULL LONGWALL TAILGATE PAN DOOR TO BE LOADED ON FLAT CAR. THE DOOR WAS BEING DRAGGED BY THE SCOOP. A CORNER OF THE DOORHUNG ON A RAIL. THE DOOR SLID AROUND AND SLID O N THE FEET AND LEGS OF THE EMPLOYEE.

August 19, 2000 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unknown operator · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING HIS WING CURTAIN, AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT.

August 18, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE TRIED TO REACH IN AND REMOVE SPLICE PAPER AND WAS STRUCK BY A HAMMER. FRACTURE TO RIGHT RING FINGER.

August 18, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Camp Creek Service Center Ltd · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MINING ON RIGHT SIDE OF NO. 5 FACE WHEN A SECTION OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 3' X 3' X 18" FELL BETWEEN BOLTED TOP, STRIKING EMPLOYEE.

August 18, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lodestar Energy, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE MINER OPERATOR WHENA RIB ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE.

August 18, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Performance Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ROOF BOLTER, STATED THAT WHILE BOLTING TOP HEBEGAN TO FEEL SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HIS LEFT KNEE IN THEPAST.NO NEW EVENT OCCURRED. THIS INCIDENT IS CAL SSIFIED AS OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS FROM REPEATED TRAUMA

August 18, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ash Grove Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WORKING INSIDE A ELECTRICAL DUST BANK EXCAVATION WITH CO-WORKRS. THEY WERE REPOSITIONING A REBAR CAGE ON THE PEDESTAL BRICKS WHEN THE CAGE SLIPPED OFF OF THE BRICKS AN D LANDED ON THE TOOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

August 18, 2000 PA · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING THE LADDER ON THE L-330 LOADER WHEN THE BOTTOM STEP BROKE. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK ON THE WHEEL.

August 18, 2000 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 11/29/00. WHILE HANGING CABLE FOR VER-SA-TRAC, CABLE CAME LOOSE, PULLED HIS ARM.

August 18, 2000 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Geodyne Beck Rock Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

STRAINED LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE, WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME ROCKS HE WAS REMOVING FROM THE CATWALKS.

August 18, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tower Rock Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING A DRIVELING YOLK AND ANOTHER EE WAS HAMMERING ON THE DRIVELINE & STRUCK EE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER INADVERTANTLY. THE GLANCING HAMMER BLOW BROKE THE SMALLEST BONE IN THE LT LITTLE FINGER AND SPLIT THE SKIN OPEN. MINOR FRACTURE AND LACERATION.

August 18, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

AFTER GREASING JAWS I BACKED DOWN LADDER, SLIPPING ON STEP AND FELL ABOUT 4 OR 5 FEET LANDING IN A SITTING POSITION.

August 18, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Champlain Stone Ltd · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF STONE INTO A DUMPSTER AND WHILE DOING SO HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE PIECE PF STONE HE HAD AND HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETW EEN THE PIECE OF STONE AND THE DUMPSTER.

August 18, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CEMEX · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS WORKING AT BARE PLANT WHEN A ROCK GOT SDTUCK. HAD TO BREAK IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND BAR AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. EE DID NOT VIOLATE ANY SAFETY RULES DURING THIS INCIDENT.

August 18, 2000 AL · Coal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINING SECTION 6 BELT. FOOT SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK WHILE WALKING CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST. FIRST DOCTOR CARE 9-18-00. OUT PATIENT SUGERY OCCURRED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ON SCHEDULED VA CATION 10-12-00.

August 18, 2000 WV · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greer Limestone Company · Struck by falling object

WELDERS WERE PREPARING TO SPLICE A BELT AND WERE PULLING MATERIAL UP TO COMPLETE THE JOB WITH A ROPE. THE TEMPLATE SLIPPED OFF THE ROPE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND WHILE HE WAS RESTIN G IT ON THE WELDING TRUCK.

August 18, 2000 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lone Mountain Processing LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING & PICK UP A CONCRETE BLOCK & HURT HIS LOWER BACK

August 18, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Teichert Aggregates · Struck by falling object

EE WAS USING AN OVERHEAD HOIST TO TURN OVER A SCREEN DECK FRAME. THE ROD HOLDING EYE BROKE ON THE SCREEN FRAM, DROPPING THE FRAME ON THE EE'S LEFT FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE AREA.

August 18, 2000 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Maple Creek Mining Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT/NUT ON A DEISTER TABLE HANGER USING 2 PAIRS OF CHANNEL LOCKS. EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW. NOTE: DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 8/28/00 - FIRST DAY OFF.

August 18, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Mystic Energy Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS TRAVELING TO SECTION ON A 4 WHEELER MANTRIP. HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.