Mining Incidents in July 2001

AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WITH THE EMERGENCY HOIST. MINERS WERE EVACUATED BY MAIN HOIST. ELECTRICIANS REPAIRED PROBLEM AND MINERS WENT BACK UNDERGROUND. COMMUNICATED WITH MSHA OUT O F VINCENNES ON THIS DAY ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

FALL OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED BY MINE EXAMINERS. FALL IS 60'L X 16'HIGH. NASON LT. TWAY 34 ENTRY BETWEEN 34 & 35 X C.

AT THE INTERSECTION OF 40N AND 6E IN KEASTON THE NORTHSIDE OF MINE A ROOF FALL OCCURRED. THE FALL WAS UNWITNESSED AND NO INJURIEDS RESULTED. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 50 FEET IN DIAMETER AND ABOUT 15 FEET HIGH. THIS WAS A ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE.IT WAS DISCOVERED BY EE AS HE WAS TRAVELING TO TEMCO PHONE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE IRIW-2L, AT X CUT 15, ENTRY 5, THIS FALL WAS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION ON THE TRAVELWAY. THE FALL WAS 24' LONG 30' WIDE AND 8' HIGH. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SANDSTONE.

ROOF FALL W 20 FT X L 20 FT X H 7 FT.

A SUSPECTED METHANE GAS IGNITION OCCURRED NEAR THE TAIL ON THE 8E LONGWALL SECTION. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRENCE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY APPROX. 7000 FEET FROM THE ACTIVE FACE NEXT SPAD 11030. THE FALL MEASURED 60' IN LENGTH 19' WIDE AND 5 1/2' HIGH. ALL ENTRANCES TO THE FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF. THE AREA WILL BE REHAB.

TWO DAY SHIFT MAINTENANCE EES WITNESSED A VISIBLE FLAME BETWEEN THE SKIRT BOARD & THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE #1 CRUSHER. THE FLAME WAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN UNPLANNED IGNITION OF COAL DUST IN THE HO PPER.

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL WAS LOCATED BY THE MINE FIRE BOSS. THE FALL WAS AT SPAD #2697 IN THE #2 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 20' W X 50'L X 5' THICK.

#5 HOIST ELECTRICAL OUTAGE DUT TO AN ELECTRICAL STORM IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, ELECTRICIAN FROM PLANT HAD TO RESET BREAKER MANUALLY. UG MINERS HAD 2 OTHER HOISTS TO EGRESS OUT OF THE MINE. VERBA LLY REPORTED TO MSHA ANWERING MACHINE ON 7-30-01

THE ROOF STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE AREA WAS THEN CRIBED OFF.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE 12TH SUBMAIN EAST AT CROSSCUT 16 BETWEEN NO.6 AND NO.7 ENTRY. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL ARE 60'LONG, 17'WIDE AND 7'HIGH.

WHILE CUTTING CROSSCUT 4-3 HEAD-ON INTERSECTION FELL. 4'-5' IN HEIGHT, 30' LONG, 19' WIDE. UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL; DID NOT FALL ON CONTINUOUS MINER.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED AT #14 XCUT #1 ENTRY ON MAIN SOUTH INTAKE L 15' X W 18' X 7' 3 WAY INTERSECTION. BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED PINS.

NORTH MAINS 70 BLOCK #3 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU-003 TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, 6"BY 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

ELECTRICAL WIRE WENT TO GROUND CAUSING HOIST TO STOP OPERATING. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AND HOIST WAS BACK IN OPERATION IN 40 MINUTES.

ROOF FALL OCCURED 27E #170 XCUT #3 ENTRY. 18'L.X18'W X 7'H. MMU 003 4 WAY INTERSECTION UNIT ADVANCING.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED AT #6 - #7 XCUT #1 ENTRY OF 1ST MAIN WEST ENTRY. BOLTED WITH 72 INCH FULLY GROUTED PINS.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 7/30/01. DISTANCE FROM ACTIVE FACE IS 2400'. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. SIZE OF FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 20' X 20' X 8'. ALL ENT RANCES TO FALL HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

1 RIGHT - 5 SOUTH LONGWALL HEADGATE - BELT ENTRY INTERSECTION AT 69+80. ROOF FELL OUT AROUND 12' CABLE BOLTS. ROOF FALL WAS 10'HIGH, 18'WIDE, AND 20'LONG. AREA WAS INITIALLY MINED IN FEBRUARY 2000. 850 FEET OF COVER.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE WEST MAINS AT X CUT AS IN THE #5 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20'LX20'WIDEX7-8' THICK. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6FT FULLY GROUTED BOLTS AND TRUSS BOLTED. THE A PPROX. OF DEVELOPMENT WAS 9-28-98 AND THE DISTANCE FROM THE SECTION WAS 10,500 FT ADEQUATE WARNING WAS GIVEN.

NORTH MAINS 80 BLOCK #8 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 12 FT CABLE BOLTS, 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, 6" BY 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS WIRE SCREEN. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS S ET AROUND FALL.

INITIAL CAVE FROM LONGWALL STARTUP CAUSED AIR BLAST THAT DAMAGED SEVERAL STOPPINGS IN RETURN AREA OF LONGWALL. VENTILATION WAS CHANGED DUE TO THE AIR BLAST. 77,000 CFM WAS STILL MAINTAINED ALO NG FACE AREA. STOPPINGS WERE REPAIRED, VENTILATION RESTORED, MINING RESUMED. NO ACCIDENTS OF INJURIES.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED OUTBY SPAD #37126 IN THE #5 ENTRY OR THE 002 SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED 60'LONG X 9' WIDE X 6' THICK. THE SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY HAD TO BE CHANGED DUE TO THIS FALL.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON #2 UNIT #2 ENTRY XCUT 50. L 20' X W 15' X 12' IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION. BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED PIN AND MEGA BOLTED.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON # 1 UNIT SUPPLY ROAD AT X CUT 3. L 20' BY W 18' BY 12' IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION, BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED PINS.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE 25TH EAST GATE ENTRIES AT CROSSCUT 16 BETWEEN NO.1 AND NO.2 ENTRIES. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE ROOF FALL ARE 60'LONG, 17'WIDE AND 6'HIGH.

A FLASH FLOOD OCCURRED AT THE GARDEN PORTAL WHICH CAUSED ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO THE AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR. THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR WAS SENT TO AN ELECVTRICAL FACILITY TO BE CLEANED AND THE ELECTRICAL CONTROLS WERE CLEANED AND NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT #56 1/2 XCUT #4 ENTRYON #2 UNIT BELT. 60'L X 20'W X 12'. BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED PINS & TRUSS BOLTED.

PIKE MATERIAL IN THE BACK (FAULT) RELEASED A SECTION AROUND, ABOVE THE BOLTS. BOTH SIDES OF THE FALL AND GROUND AREA CONCERN BACK FILL. THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE ZONE 5 WEST 025-5 AREA OF THE M INE. NO EQUIPMENT OR MEN IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE FALL.

A UNINTENIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN #5 & #6 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION 17565. THIS FALL OCCURRED INBY THE LOADING POINT. FALL MEASURED 60X19X7 HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURI ES ON PROPERTY DAMAGE. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6 FTTENSION BOLTS.

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY MINE FIRE BOSS AT 10:00 AM ON 7-28-01 IN THE #2 ENTRY OF THE INTAKE AIR COURSE. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 30' LONG BY 3-6' THICK BY 20' WIDE AT SPAD #137.

CONTINUATION OF OLD FALL, WET AND CRACKED TOP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 39 BLOCK OF A MAINS IN THE TRACK ENTRY, (ENTRY NO.5). THE FALL MEASURED 16'WIDE, 20'LONG, 8'HIGH. SPAD LOCATION 344.

NORTH MAINS 80 BLOCK #5 HEADING, 4 WAY INTERSECTION 7 FT HIGH BY 17 FT WIDE BY 17 FT LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT, 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, 6" BY 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SU PPORT SET AROUND FALL.

ROOF FALL BELOW ANCHORAGE THAT AFFECTED SAFE PASSAGE IN ARTERITH ESCAPEWAY FOR 13 RIGHT CONTINUOUS MINER GATERAOD DEVELOPMENT SECTION. THE AREA WAS QUICKLY TIMBERED APPEAR CREW RETREATED FROM INBY AREA. AREA INVOLVED WAS THE #1 ENTRY RETURNAT CROSSCUT #80 OF THE B RIGHT SECTION.

A ROOF FALL WS DISCOVERED IN THE MAIN EAST AT 27 CROSSCUT, #7 ENTRY. THE FALL IS 20 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE, 6 FEET HIGH.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURED #1 ENTRY 2ND X CUT OFF BOTTOM L25'XW18'X14' IN A 3 WAY INTERSECTION INTERSECTION WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR PINS AND TRUSS BOLTED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY AT THE 4TH CROSS CUT OF SECTION. IT MEASURED 100' X 8 X 20' SECTION WILL MOVE. FALL NOT TO BE CLEANED UP.

WHILE LOWERING DOWN THE SHAFT A MAGAZINE IT BECAME LODGED AGAINST THE TOP OF THE SHAFT. MINERS WERE EVACUATED BY WAY OF ESCAPE HOIST. MAGAZINE WAS UNLODGED AND SHAFT WAS CLEAR.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 6:00 AM IN THE 3MN, #8 ENTRY, 5 XC INTERSECTION. THE FALL IS 20 FT LONG, 18 FT WIDE, AND 8 FT HIGH. THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE #6 CROSSCUT OF THE UNIT 2 BELT ENTRY. THE FALL OCCURRED DUE TO FAILURE IN THE STARA BELOW, AT, AND ABOVE THE POINT OF ANCHOR. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUP PORTED WITH 5' CONVENTIONAL TYPE ROOF BOLTS. THEFALL MEASURED 25' BY 16' BY 5.5'. THE UNIT WAS IDLE AND THE FALL WAS FOUND BY THE EXAMINER ON THE LAST SHIFT OF THE WEEK. FALL WILL BE CLEANED.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 11:30 AM ON 07/27/01 ON 1 EAST MAIN 3 BLOCKS INBY SPAD 117 IN CROSSCUT BETWEEN 5 ENTRY AND 6 ENTRY. THIS AREA HAD BEEN CRIBBED OFF FOR 1 YR BECAUSE OF A BROW HANGING. THE AREA WAS MINED ON 8/16/99, THE FALL WAS 6'HIGH, 16'WIDE, 15'LONG. SUPPORTED BY 6' FULLY GROUNDED RESIN BOLTS, CRIBS, CROSSBAKS.

FALL ON UNTI #2 (008), 2ND BELTLINE, XCUT NO. 12. LENGTH 67', HEIGHT 6-10;, WIDTH 18'.

AN UNINTENTIONAL WAS DISCOVERED AT SPAD 4 WHICH IS ONE BREAK INBY THE O/D NO.1 VENT SHAFT. THE FALL DIMENSION WERE APPROX. 6'H, 20'WIDE X 60' LONG. ONLY 1/2 OF THE INTERSECTION FELL AND EXTEND ED INTO CROSSCUT. THERE WAS NO INJURIES NOR EQUIPMENT AFFECTED.

LIGHTINING STRUCK AND CAUGHT THE GRASS ON FIRE IN AREA E NEAR 6E RAMP AND POND/15E JOURDATION, OFIRE DEPT RESPONDED AS WELL AS FIRE TRUCK AND BROUGHT THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL AROUND 1:00 AM THUR SDAY.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON MAIN EAST #2 BELT AT XC 68, A THREE WAY INTERSECTION, SUPPORTED BY 6 FT CONVENTIONAL GLUE BOLTS, SUPER PROPS 6 BY 6 TIMBERS AND HEINZMAN JACKS. IT WAS 24' LONG 30' W IDE 8' HIGH, LAMINATED ROCK WITH MOISTURE ABOVE ITS SHALE.

A FALL OF ROOF WAS FOUND ON MAIN EAST TWAY AT XC 82. THE FALL WAS 24' LONG 40' WIDE AND 8' HIGH SUPPORTED WITH 6' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WITH GLUE. AND LINK-N-LOC CRIBS. THE TOP WAS LAMINATED SHAL E WITH MOISTURE PRESENT.

A FIRE WAS STARTED BY LIGHTNING IN A RECLAIMED AREA OF THE MINE. THE FIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM THE SHOP AND 16 MILES AWAY FROM WHEREMINING ACTIVITIES WERE TAKING PLACE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 2 EAST SUBMAINS #3 ENTRY. 1 XCUT OUTBY B-BUTT BELT DRIVE. 30' LONG X 30' WIDE X 1" TO 4' THICK.

A UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE RETURNENTRIES ADJACENT TO NO. 6 BELT. AREA BOLTED WITH48" TORQUE TENSION BOLTS & 10' ROPE BOLTS INSTALLED IN INTERSECTION.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON #2 UNIT #2 ENTRY X-CUT #63. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 30'LONG X 18'WIDE X 7' HIGH.DID NOT AFFECT VENTILLATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #5 BELT BETWEEN #20 AND #21 BREAKS. FALL MEASURED APPROX 80' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 0 TO 8' THICK.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON THE #2 UNIT #2 ENTRY XCUT 58. THERE WAS A SLIP IN THE ROOF. APPROX 25'L X 18' W X 12'. DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MENT. IT WAS A 4 WAY INTERSECTION .

ROOF FALL OF INTERSECTION AT 32 BY 8 ENTRY RIVER MAINS. APPROX 45' LONG 16' WIDE AND 6' AT HIGHEST POINT MATERIAL THAT FELL CONSISTED OF 6" ROOF COAL, 12" DRAW SLATE, 6" WILD COAL AND 1-3' OF DARK GRAY LAMINATED SHALE. FALL WAS OUT BY LOADING RAMP.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE RETURN OF #9 SECTION IN THE #2 ENTRY AT THE 16TH XCUT. AREA BOLTED WITH 48" RESIN BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY 70'INBY SPAD #10784. THE FALL WAS APPROX 25'LONG, 15'WIDE BY 0-6'HIGH. NO INJURIES, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE FALL HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND ROOF SUPP ORTED.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION AT #4 HEADINGSPAD #2463. FALL OCCURRED AFTER STARTING LEFT X-CUT - RIGHTHAND CROSSCUT WAS ~2 CUTS DEEP. FALL MEASURED 16' LONG, 18' WIDE, 8' HIGH. CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO FALL WERE FAULT AREA: HIGH ANGLESLIP. VENTILATION NOT DISTURBED. EQUIPMENT NOT INVOLVED. NO INJURY. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP

BETWEEN 1:00 AM AND 6:00 AM A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY 21 BREAKS OUT BY WORKING FACE MEASURING 3.5 FT THICK 18 FT WIDE AND 70 FT LONG. 42" RESIN BOLTS WERE BEING USED. AREA WAS MINE D LAST OF MAY 2001.

ROOF FALL BETWEEN HOLE, THROUGH CLARK MAINS AND 1ST RIGHT PANEL DUE TO SLIP, FAULT IN AREA 19' TO 20' BY 6 1/2' HIGH AND LENGTH COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 009 SECTION PANEL #3 ENTRY FROM THE 21ST X-CUT TO THE 23RD X-CUT. AREA BOLTED WITH 60" POINT ANCHOR WITH 10'ROPE BOLTS INSTALLED IN INTERSECTION.

AT 12:45 AM A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN #3 ENTRY OF 4 LEFT SECTION MMU 001-0 AT X-CUT #30, THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 17 1/2 FT IN WIDTH, 18 FT IN LENGTH AND JUST OVER 7 FT HIGH. THE ROOF FALL W AS JUST ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE. THE ROOF WAS PREVIOUSLY BOLTED WITH 7 FT FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS ON 5 FT CENTERS.

WAS PULLING PILLARS. SLIP IN TOP COVERED MINER UP.

CONTINUATION OF ROOF FALL @ SPAD 99 IN RETURN ENTRY. WAS IN INTERSECTION OF A PREVIOUSLY CRIBBED AREA.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TRACK ON THE PRESHIFT OT 001 SECTION. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 22' L X 18' W X 9' H. THE AREA IS TOTAL CRIBBED & DANGERED OFF & TRACK RELOCATED IN THE ADJACENT EN TRY. NO EQUIPMENT, EES NOR VENTILATION WAS AFFECTED.

10 BREAKS OUTBY FACE. 18' WIDE, 22' LONG, 6' HIGH.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF ENTRY 6 AND CROSSCUT 53, 1ST NORTH MAIN EAST. FALL AREA MEASURED 30' WIDE X 30' LONG AND ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT OF 9'.

A FIRE OCCURRED ON THE OIL COOLER FOR #4 TURBINEGENERATOR IN THE MONO POWER HOUSE. THE FIRE OCCURRED WHEN AN EMPLOYEE LOOSENED AN "O" RING TO REPLACE THE H2O TUBES. THE SYSTEM WAS UNDER 25 PSI PRESSURE CAUSING OIL TO SPRAY ON A 600# STEAM LINE WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF APPROXIMATELY 750F. THIS CAUSED THE OIL TO IGNITE STARTING THE FIRE.

TOP WAS CHANGING INTO SANDSTONE. TRANSITION AREA HAD A HORSEBACK AND SOFT SHELL. THE ENTRY WAS STOPPED AND CRIBBED OFF. IT FELL ONE WEEK LATER.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED #169 XCUT, #7 ENTRY BETWEEN 169 & 168 PART OF 4-WAY INTERSECTION. 25'L, 16'W& 8'H.

TOP BROKE LOOSE OVER 4 STEELS SETS AT 97XC EAST MAINS AND BOW DOWN THE STEEL SETS WHICH RESTRICTED HAULAGE. CONTINUATION OF OLD FALL.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 50'X 20' X 6' IN THE 2 NORTH SUPPLYROAD AT #10 XCUT, #5 ENTRY. THE AREA WAS MINED IN JUNE 2001 AND SUPPORTED WITH 6' REBAR BOLTS AND TIMBERS. THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY A HID DEN SLIP.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON #3 UNIT, #3 ENTRYX-CUT #11 OF THE SOUTH APPROX 20' BY 12' BY 8' HIGH IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION, BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. NOT TO BE CLEANED UP. CAUSE APPE ARS TO BE A SLIP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE GALATIA NORTH 6 WEST TAILGATE ENTRY #4 AT 4700'-WEST. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20 FT LONG, APPROX. 16 FT 6 INCH WIDE AND APPROX. 15 FT THICK. THE FALL DI D NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS.

THE #1 ELEVATOR WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE ON 7:40 AM, 7/21/01 WHEN IT WAS STOPPING SHORT OF THE TOP LANDING AND CONTINUING ON INSPECTION SPEED AND LEVELING UNEVEN AT THE TOP. REPAIR WAS CALLED OUT AND DURING TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND THE ELEVATOR OUT OF ALIGNMENT & HOISTING DOOR FRAME LOOSE.THE CAR ROLLERS WERE ADJUSTED TO ALIGNMENT & HOIST DOOR FRAME BOLTED DOWN. BACK IN SERVICE 11:45

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURED ON #2 UNIT, #1 ENTRY, X CUT #52, OUTBY SPAD #1555. THERE WAS A SLIP AND ROLL IN THE ROOF. APPROX. 56'L X 30'W X 9' T DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN. IT WAS 3 WAY INTERSECTION.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 48 + 37 BETWEEN 1 SOUTH & 2 NORTH ON OLD TRACK ENTRY. #5 ENTRY MAIN EAST. FALL WAS 14'HIGH, 20'WIDE, AND 60'LONG. IT WAS INITIALLY MINED JANUARY 1970.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 004 SECTION IN THE #2 LT XCUT, ON 10 LT FACE. THE MINER HAD MINED APPROX. 20' AND MOVED TO ANOTHER PLACE. BEFORE THE BOLTER GOT TO IT, THE CUT FELL AND RODE INTO THE IN TERSECTION THAT WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN BOLTS. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 18' X 40' X 5 1/2' THICK.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON THE #2 UNIT, #6 ENTRY XCUT #29 INBY SPAD #1261. APPROX 70'L, 17'W, 7'T IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION BOLTED WITH POINT ANCHOR 6' BOLTS NOT TO BE CLEANED UP AT THIS TIM E DID NOT AFFECT PASSAGE OF MEN OR VENTILATION.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 3RD NORTH PANEL #4 ENTRY, 390' MARK 4 WAY INTERSECTION. 20'L, 18'W, 11'HIGH.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON #2 UNIT #6 ENTRY X CUT #49 SPAD #1502, THE FALL WAS A 4 WAY INTERSECTION SLIP AND ROLL AREA APPROX 97' BY 17' BY 8' HIGH. DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE O F MEN.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND DURING A PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION APPROX 3 BREAKS IN THE MIDDLE FORK PORTAL, #1 OUTBY. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP CRIBBS AND BEAMS & JACKS ADDED TO SUPPORT THE AREA. FALL WAS A PPROX. 12' LONG X 18' WIDE X 6" THICK.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON #2 UNIT, #6 ENTRY, XCUT #60. 20'L, 22'W, 12'T IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED PINS, APPREARS TO BE A HIDDEN SLIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE TO WORK UP HAUL ROAD. VEHICLE OVERHEATED, HE PARKED VEHICLE, RODE TO JOB WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WHEN HE CAME BACK, VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MGMT IS REPORTING THIS DUE TO THE FIRE OCCURRING ON THE HAUL ROAD. THIS WAS REPORTED BY PHONE TO MT CARBON 7/20/01.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE #2 UNIT, #7 ENTRY, XCUT #45 INBY SPAD #1456. APPROX. 10' LONG X 18' WIDE X 9' TALL IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN. BOLTED W ITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED AT XCUT 52, AT #7 ENTRY, #2 UNIT. L 20' X W 25' X 14'. THE FALL WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL APPEARED TO BE A HIDDEN SLIP.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED AT X 52 # 6 ENTRY #2UNIT L 25' BY W 17' BY 9'. THE FALL WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. THE CAUSE OF THE FALLAPPEARED TO BE A SLIP.

THE NO 1 UNIT (MMU001-0) EXPERIENCED A METHANE OR DUST IGNITION IN THE FACE OF THE NO 1 ENTRY, LEFT SIDE OF CUT, THE CUT WAS APPROX. 15' DEEP. THE EYEWITNESS OBSERVED A YELLOW GLOW IN THE FAR LEFT CORNER OF THE FACE. THE DURATION OF THE GLOW WAS 2-3 SECONDS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THE INCIDENT.

NORTH MAINS 003, 79 BLOCK #5 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION 6 FT HIGH BY 12 FT WIDE BY 12 FT HIGH. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN BOLTS 6" BY 16" PLATES. ROOF MATS. AREA DANGERED OFF AND ADDITIONAL S UPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

INABILITY OF ROOF SUPPORT TO CONTROL STATA, FALL OCCURRED ON M.E. TRAVELWAY AT APPROX 3:00 AM. FALL IS APPROX 20'LONG, 16'WIDE, & 7'HIGH ABOVE COAL SEAM. THIS AT THE #148 X-CUT INTERSECTION.

A BRIEF UNTERRUPTION OF PURCHASED SWEPCO POWER RESULTED IN THE #2 HOIST BREAKER TRIPPING. MINE EVACUATION WAS COMPLETE AT 8:10AM. THE BREAKER WAS RESET, THE HOIST TESTED AND MEN RETURNED UG @ 8:20AM.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON #2 UNIT, ENTRY #5 X CUT #48 OUT BY SPAD #1501 APPROX 60' L BY 17' W BY 7' HIGH. THE FALL WAS A 4 WAY INTERSECTION, DID NOT BLOCK VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN, BOLTE D WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY, XCUT 33, #2 UNIT. APPROX L 20' X W 18' X T 6'. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT AHCNOR BOLTS. THE CAUSED OF THE FALL APPEARED TO BE A SLIP.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED AT XCUT #37, #2 UNIT, 2 ENTRY, APPROX L 25' X W 18' X T 12'. THE FALL WAS AT AN INTERSECTION BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS, APPEARED TO BE A HIDDEN SLIP. DID NO T AFFECT AIR, EQUIPMENT OR PASSAGE OF MEN.

THE PC 1500 DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE THAT SPRAYED A FINE MIST OF OIL THAT WAS IGNITED BY THE TURBO-CHARGER. THE PRESSURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RELEASED FROM THE SYSTEM CAUSING THE F IRE TO FLARE UP AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES WAS SPENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURED IN #5 ENTRY, X51, #2 UNIT APPROX 35'L, 17.5'W, 10'T. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL APPEARED TO BE A HIDDEN SLIP.

ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN ON 7/18 I NOTICED SOME ROCK HAD FALLEN ALONG RIB IN #6 ROOM. WENT BACK ON 7/19 TO TIMBER AREA AND DISCOVERED ROOF FALL.THIS AREA WAS A KNOWN BAD ROOF AREA WITH 4' & 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS AND 8 X 8 & 9 X 9 PLATES ON 3' CENTERS. LENGTH OF FALL WAS 100' IN #6 ROOM XCUT #6 ROOM TO #5 ROOM, 55' #5 ROOM, 90' LONG, 6TO 12' HIGH AND 17' TO 20' WIDE.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED BETWEEN #6, #7 ENTRIES, XCUT 47, #2 UNIT. DIDN'T EFFECT VENTILATION, PASSAGE OF MEN OR EQUIPMENT. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH POINT ANCHOR 6' BOLTS. APPROX 18' W X 17' L X 9'T. AREA APPEARS TO BE STACK ROCK.

THE ZEDIKER PORTAL ELEVATOR WOULD NOT OPERATE DUE TO A SHORTED COIL OF THE R/A RELAY. NO PERSONS WERE ON THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED AT X29, #2 ENTRY, #2 UNIT. 25'L, 17'W, 7'H. THE FALL WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. THE FALL SITE IS STACK ROCK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #19 WALL E-4 OFF 3 NORTHILLONGWALL TAILGATE AT 45 & 06. THE ROOF FALL WAS 40' LONG X 15' WIDE X 12' HIGH. NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, NO ENTRAPMENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. TH E FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE.

THE FALL OCCURED IN BY STAT #28 #8 ENTRY, APPROX 1000 FT FROM THE SURFACE. THE FALL AREA WAS APPROX 5 FT, 40 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE. THE DEVELOPMENTDATE WAS APPROX 1994. MINE VENTILATION WAS NOT A FFECTED, THE ESCAPEWAY PASSAGEWAY WAS REROUTED AROUND FALL AREA.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 11 + 00 ON MAIN EAST TRACK BETWEEN FISH CREEK PORTAL AND 1 SOUTH. CROSSCUT HAD PREVIOUSLY FALLEN AT THIS LOCATION. FALL WAS 15'HIGH, 20'WIDE, AND 35'LONG. IT WAS INITIALL Y MINED IN MARCH 1969.

ROOF FALL ON 003-0 SECTION FIRST LEFT PANEL OFF OF ACTIVE MAINS FALL IN #5 ENTRY 3 X CUTS OUTBY FACE FALL 25'L X 18'W X 6' THICK AREA TIMBERED AND CRIBS BUILT AND DANGERED OFF.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED AROUND 7-18-01. DISTANCE FROM ACTIVE FACE WAS APPROX. 2000'. THERE WERE NO PERSONNEL INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. SIZE OF FALL MEASURED 20' X 20' X 8'.

WHILE MAKING HIS WEEKLY EXAM, THE FOREMAN & MSHA INSPECTOR FOUND A FALL IN THE 37 ENTRY RETURN ARI COURSE OFF OF 001 SECTION. THE FALL WAS APPROX 20' LONG X 20' WIDE X 5' THICK. AREA DEVEL9OPE D IN 1ST WEEK OF MAY 2001. BOLTED WITH 48" RESINBOLTS. ROOF SLIP, WET WITH COAL STREAK AT 5'.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY SUPERINTENDENT IN THE #4 ENTRY OF THE INTAKE NEAD SPAD #0579. THE FALL WAS APPROX 60' LONG X 18' WIDE X 7 1/2-10' HIGH. THIS IS A CONTINUANCE OF AN OLD FALL. A WA LKWAY WILL BE ESTABLISHED ON THE LEFT CORENER. NOTE: THERE IS ANOTHER INTAKE AIRWAY PROVIDED TO ALLOW SAFE ESCAPEWAY FOR MINER.

AN UNINTENTIONALY ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 3 WAY INTERSECTION OF ENTRY #8 @ 31&10 6TH NORTH RETURN, THE FALL, 60' LONG, 18' WIDE AND 5' HIGH DID NOT IN PAIR VENTILATION OR IMPEDE TRAVEL. THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED BY 4' GLUE, BOLTS INSTALLED BY OTHER CURRENT ROOF CONTROL PLAN. THE INTERSECTION WAS DEVELOPED FEB 2001.

WHILE TRAVELING RETURN FOUND ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY OF SOUTH WEST MAINS 26 X-CUT FROM PORTAL. THEFALL IS ~25' LONG, 20' WIDE & 4-8' THICK. THE AREA IS CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.

THE BRIDGE RECTIFIER TO THE BRAKE RELEASE MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRANCE.

ROOF FALL IN BLEEDER 2000' OUTBY ACTIVE WORKING SECTION OF ML1. SIZE OF FALL 60' X 20' X 6'.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE 1ST NE SUBMAINS IN THE #2 ENTRY AT X-CUT #6 APPROX 16,500 FT OUT BY THE UNIT. THE FALL WAS APPROX 35' LONG BY 18'WIDE BY 6'-10' HIGH. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6' TENSION REBAR BOLTS AND 2 ROWS OF TIMBERS. THE APPARENT CAUSE WAS AN UNDETECTED SLIP WITH WATER.

NORTH MAINS 82 BLOCK #9 HEADING 4 WAY INTERSECTION TYPE OF SUPPORT: 12 FT CABLE BOLTS, 6 FT RESIN BOLTS 6" BY 16" PLATES ROOF MATS. AREA DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL. FALL CLEANUP PLAN POSTED.

TRAVELING INTAKE FOUND ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY OF NORTHWEST MAINS AT #24 XCUT 25 FT LONG, 20 FT WIDE AND 10-15 FT HIGH IN INTERSECTION. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED & DANGERED OFF.

NORTH MAINS 26 BLOCK CROSS-CUT #7 TO #8. 7FT. HIGH X 15FT. WIDE X 20FT. LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6FT. RESIN BOLTS, 6"X 16" PLATES. ROOF MATS AREA DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUN D FALL.

WATER BUILT UP BEHIND A SET OF SEALS AND #5 SEAL BROKE THROUGH AND WATER RAN TO OUTSIDE IN #3 PORTAL. NO WATER WENT TO ACTIVE SECTION. ALL U.G. POWER WAS DENERGIZED AND ALL MEN REMOVED FROM MI NE BY 8:20 AM 0.2-0.3 CH4 WAS DETECTED @ #6 SEALONLY MSHA WAS NOTIFIED AT 8:30 AM.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE RETURN OF THE 1ST SOUTHWEST, SUBMAIN E-6, 44 & 70 MEASURING 18'L, 15'W, 6' HIGH. THE FALL HAS BEEN DANGERED OUT AND WILL BE TIMBERED AROUND.

WHILE A MINER WAS BEING HOISTED TO THE SURFACE, THE INCOMING POWER FAILED. WHEN THE SYSTEM RE-ENERGIZED THE HOIST WOULD NOT OPERATE. ELECTRICIANFOUND A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL PART & REPAIRED THE HOIST. THE MINER WAS BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE AT 6:30 PM.

NORTH MAINS 64 BLOCK #10 HEADING 4 WAY INTERSECTION 8 FT HIGH BY 15 FT WIDE BY 20 FT LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN BOLTS 6" BY 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. AREA DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

THE ROCK JUST FELL BETWEEN TWO MUD SEAMS.

WHILE A MINER WAS BEING HOISTED TO THE SURFACE, THE INCOMING POWER FAILED. WHEN THE SYSTEM RE-ENERGIZED THE HOIST WOULD NOT OPERATE. ELECTRICIANS FOUND A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL PART AND REPAIRED THE HOIST. THE MINER WAS BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE AT 6:30PM.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT VICTORY MINE. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 70' X 20' X 5'. SUPPORTED BY 48" RESIN BOLTS. THE STRATA WAS SHALE. THE AREA WILLNOT BE REHABILITATED.

CONVEYOR BELT 8 WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE WHEN FLOODED WITH HOT CLINKER FROM THE SHORT DREGE BUCKET ELEVATORS AND CLINKER COOLER. LIGHTING AND OTHER CONTROL WIRING WAS DESTROYED.

ROOF FALL OF INTERSECTION AT 12 1/2 CROSSCUT #1 ENTRY 5F IN 35' LONG 41' WIDE, 8'-10' HIGH, MATERIAL THAT FELL CONSISTED OF 18" ROOF COAL AND 6 1/2'-8 1/2' DARK GRAY SHALE FALL WAS OUTBY THE L OADING RAMP.

FALL OF ROOF, D-ENTRY, 2 EAST OFF MAIN NORTH AT SS 8& 60. APPROX 40' LONG 20' WIDE 6' HIGH. 4-WAY INTERSECTION, DARK GRAY SHALE. 4' BY 6' GROUTED RODS.

A FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY OF THE 7TH EAST AT XCUT #105. THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE, 20' LONG, AND 6' HIGH. THE FALL DIDN'T AFFECT TRAVEL, VENTILATION, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT, OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. THE A REA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' & 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

FALL OF ROOF APP 2000 FT FROM WORKING SECTION FALL AREA HAS BEEN CRIBED AND TIMBERED FALL IS IN #3 ENTRY ALONG #4 BELT LIE 70 FT INBY SPAD #447 FALL IS APP 35 FT LONG 14 FT WIDE 4 FT THICK MSH A INSPECTOR EE WAS NOTIFIED AT 1:40 PM 7-14-01.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT RETURN ENTRY #6 SPAD 6364.IT WAS 30' X 20' X 10' HIGH. THE SUPPORTS WERE 6FT TORQUE TENSION & 8 BREAKER TIMBERS. THE ROOF WAS SHALE STRATA. AREA WIL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

ON 7-14-01 AT 1145 AM EE OF BLACK DIAMOND SECURITY A CONTRACTOR FOR EASTERN ASSICIATED COAL CORP. WAS GOING UP THE ROAD INT HE WEST AREA OF COLONY BAY COAL COM PROPERTY. THE 1993 CHEVY SUBURBA N HE WAS DRIVING QUIT RUNNING AND HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE REMOVED HIS PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE VECHILE AND RAN BACK TO THE SHOP.

AN VAINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROX 200 AM APPROX. 3500 OUTBY FACE 85 FEET OUTBY SURVEY SPAD 988 IN 2 ENTRY INTAKE FALL MEASURED 18'X40' X 8' HIGH. ACC WAS PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED WITH 6' PAINT ANBAR BOLTS. FALL MATERIAL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' WIDE BY 60' LONG UP TO10' HIGH OCCURRED OUTBY SS #1346. HIGH SLIPS ANDFRAGILE SHALE ROOF WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. NOEQUIPMENT INVOLVED; NO VENTILATION DISTURBED; NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP

AT 0530 LOADER #I-62 CAUGHT ON FIRE. 5 HANDHELD FIRE EXT. WERE USED BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT RESPONDED & THE FIRE WAS EDXTINGUISHED AT APPROX 0615. THIS WAS REPORTED TO MSHA AT 0630 AND THE SCENE PRESERVED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. DAMAGES: TOTAL LOSS.

THE EXCESSIVE TAIL ROPE MOVEMENT SWITCH SHUT THE HOIST DOWN AT ABOUT 6P.M. THE HOISTMAN CALLED THE SHIFT FOREMAN ON DUTY TO RESET THIS SWITCH. WHEN THE SHIFT FOREMAN ARRIVED AT THE SUMP, THERE WAS A PILE OF MUCK IN THE SUMP AND THE TAIL ROPES WERE TANGLED. THE HEAD ROPES WERE SLACK AND THE SKIP WAS PARTIALLY OFF THE GUIDES AND THE MEASURING BIN CHUTE AND THE LOWER GATE WERE DAMAGED

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO.6 ENTRY (BELT ENTRY) OF A MAINS ON THE NO.3 BELT LINE AT 30 BLOCK, 50'OUTBY SPAD 382. THE FALL MEASURED 6'HIGH X 50'LONG X 17'WIDE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON SEC6TION 001 IN A PANEL AT THE 4TH BREAK. THE FALL WAS APPROX 50' LONG X 20' WIDE X 50" HIGH. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION. THE AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF. Y

ROOF FALL NEAR SPAD #162 - #7 ENTRY. 50' LONG X 7' HIGH X 18' WIDE. WILL BE CLEANED UP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE GALATIA NORTH 6W HEADGATE #1/#2, 2490' BETWEEN #1 AND #2 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 60'LONG, APPROX. 18' WIDE AND APPROX. 12' THICK. THE FALL DID NO T AFFECT PASSAGE OF MINERS OR VENTILATION. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

ROOF FALL IS LOCATED IN BLEEDER SYSTEM 10 BREAKSINBY MOUTH OF PANEL. PANEL IS 1ST LEFT OFF 1ST RMAINS. AIR FLOW NOT DISRUPTED. FALL IN INTERSECTION 2500' FROM ACTIVE WORKING SECTION.`

OCCURED 2ND MAIN EAST #5 ENTRY BETWEEN #14 A H13 X CUT 10' LONG 18'WIDE 8' HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4-WAY INTERSECTION OF ENTRY #5 AT 9 + 80 WEST OFF OF 6TH NORTH. THE FALL 30'WIDE, 17'LONG, & 6'THICK DID NOT IMPAIR VENTILATION OR IMPEDE TRAVEL. DAM AGE OCCURRED TO THE BELT STRUCTURE OF THIS LOCATION. THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4' GLUE BOLTS & 6'SOUBLE LOCKING BOLTS. THE INTERSECTION WAS DEVELOPED JUNE 2001.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED 3 XCUTS OUTBY BOTTOM AREA #1 ENTRY MAIN WEST, SPAD #1012, APPROX 30' X 18' X 10'. THE FALL COVERED UP A CUTTING MACHINE, IT WAS AN INTERSECTION. BOLTED & TRUSS BOLT ED.

THE FALL WAS FOUND AT SURVEY SPAD #4173 ON 1 NW SUBMAINS ON A WEEKLY RETURN AIR COURSE RUN. THE TIME OF FALL IS UNKNOWN. THE FALL IS APPROX. 20"X20"X7" HIGH.

1 BLOCK INBY SPAD #931 ON 4 LEFT NO. 4 ENTRY. WIDTH - 18' LENGTH - 10' HEIGHT - 5'

TRAVELING RETURN FOUND ROOF FALL IN SW MAINS INBY #3 DRIVE. FALL IS APPROX. 50'LONG AND 20'WIDE AND 5 1/2-6'HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 42" RESIN BOLTS. THE AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED AND DANGERED O FF.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON #4 BELT. THE APPROX.MEASURMENTS ARE 14'HIGH X 20' WIDE X 30' LONG. IT FELL IN AN INTERSECTION SPAD #70.

ROOF FALL IN BREAK THRU AT 22 RM, 5 TO 6 ENTRY WORKING HAD JUST CUT THRU FROM #5 TO #6 ENTRY. 18'WIDE, 52'LONG, AND 5' FELL.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST PANEL OFF #8 SUBMAINS (#4 ENTRY 26TH CROSSCUT).

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE 1ST NORTHWEST SUBPANEL XCUT 18 AND 19, #5 ENTRY TO #2 ENTRY. THIS IS A WORKED OUT AREA. THE FALL WAS APPROX 250' LONG X 18' WIDE X 6-7' HIGH. THE AREA WAS PREVIO USLY BOLTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

1 BLOCK IN BY SPAD 121 ON INTAKE NO. 6 ENTRY 3 WAY INTERSECTION. 10 FT WIDE 25 FT LONG, 7 FT HIGH.

NORTH MAINS 62 BLOCK, 3 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION. 7'HIGH X 18'WIDE X 18'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT - 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. AREA DANGERED OFF & CRIBS BUILT AROUND FALL.

A ROOF FALL HADOCCURRED MEASURING 30'L X 20'W X 6 1/2'H IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 1ST SOUTHWEST SUBMAIN AT SPAD 1+80. THE FALL OCCURRED IN A WET AREA, NEUTRAL ENTRY BETWEEN CRIBS. THE FALL WILOL NOT BE CLEANED UP. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED, AND CAME OUT AND INVESTIGATED.

NORTH MAINS 42 BLOCK, 8 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION. 7'HIGH X 18'WIDE X 18'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT - 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. AREA DANGERED OFF & ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET A ROUND FALL.

A ROOF FALL HAD OCCURRED IN THE 1ST SOUTHWEST SUBMAIN (OLD #1) IN THE RETURN ENTRY #7 @ 44 + 10. THE FALL IN THE INTERSECTION MEASURED 25'L X 20'W X 6.5'H. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. MSH A, BEAVER DAM OFFICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

THE ABOVE MINE HAS EXPERIENCED A NON-INJURY, UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ONT HE EAS MINE RAIL HAULAGE TRACK NEAR THE JUNCTION OF 25 RIGHT. THE FALL IS APP. 80 FEET LONG, 6 FEET THICK AND 18 TO 20 FEET WIDE. ROOF MATERIAL IS SLATE AND SANDSTONE.SIXTY INCH FULLY GROUTED AND CRIBS WERE INITIALLY INSTALLED INT HE AFFECTED AREA. THE ROOF FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND RESUPPORTED.

ROCKFALL 30' BY 15' BY 8' 318, 1ST NORTH TRACK.

NORTH MAINS 51 BLOCK, 8 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION. 7'HIGH X 18'WIDE X 18'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT - 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. AREA DANGERED OFF & ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT SET AR OUND FALL.

ROOF FALL IN THE #5 ENTRY OF WEST MAINS AT 4+70 APPROX 20' LONG, 10' WIDE AND ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE (USING 6' DOUBLE LOC BOLTS) WITH ROCK DOWN ALONG THE RIGHT RIB IN #5. THE AREA THAT FELL WAS M OSTLY ONE LARGE PIECE.

THE ZEDIKER PORTAL ELEVATOR CEASED OPERATION DUE TO A FAILED COUNTERWEIGHT SAFETY SWITCH. TWO MEN WERE IN THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED. DISTURBANCE FROM ACTIVE FACE WAS ~4000'. NO INJURIES & NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. SIZE 80' X 20' IN NEUTRAL ENTRY. ALL ENTRIES TO FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 7:15 AM ON 7/8/01. FALL WAS IN A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION AT XC6 ENTRY 3 5LMS MMV006. FALL WAS APPROX 8'HIGH, 28'WIDE, 40'LONG. AREA WAS MINED 6/28/01 AND WAS SUPPORTED W ITH 6' AND 8' FULL RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURY RESULTED, APPROX 60' OF BELT AND CABLE WERE LOST. AREA WILL BE CLEANED UP AND RESUPPORTED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE THIRD SHIFT PRESHIFT EXAM. THE FALL WAS LOCATED ON #5 BELT AT BREAK #217 AND 218 IN THE #3 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APP 19'X25'X5-6' AND CONSIST ED OF LAMINATED SANDSTONE.

THE MINE EXPERIENCED A NON-INJURY, UNINTENTIONALROOF FALL OUTBY THE ACTIVE 14 SECTION ON 14-E PANEL IN #6 ENTRY (NEUTRAL). FALL WAS ~200' LONG, 20' WIDE & 4'-6' THICK. LAMINATED SHALE AND SAND STONE. NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. AREA WAS INITIALLYSUPPORTED WITH 60" FULLY GROUTED RODS WITH STRAPS AND CRIBS.

ELEVATOR AT THE MINE BECAME INOPERATIVE FROM 10:50PM TO 11:30PM. NO ONE WAS ON ELEVATOR AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. CAUSE OF FAILURE RESULTED FROM WATER GROUND IN GOULINER TENSION SWITCH.

FIRE STARTED ON TOP LEFT HAND ENGINE AND WAS PULLED ACROSS TO RIGHT HAND ENGINE BY FAN. HEAT FROM FIRE IGNITED CAB. MACHINE IS A TOTAL LOSS. DRYCHEMICAL SYSTEM ON BOARD DID DETECT DISCHARGE.

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

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE IRIW-2L AT X-CUT 18,ENTRY 7-8. THE FALL WAS 35-40' LONG, 17' WIDE, 4FOOT HIGH. THE CAUSE WAS WEAK LAMINATED SHALE INA SLIP AREA.

CLEAR COAL STOCKPILE-EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS PUSHING CLEAN COAL INTO A FEEDER THAT YELLOW AND BLUE FLAMES ROLLED UP IN THE AREA OF THE DOZER BLADE AND THE FRONT PORTION OF THE DOZER. IT SELF EXTINGUISHED IN 3 TO 4 SECONDS. AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR EQUIPMENT DAMAMGE.

ROOF FALL #2 ROOM OFF 3RD SW MAINS, FELL APPROX 120 FT FROM FACE OUT BY.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 30' L X18' X 6 1/2' IN THE #1 ENTRY, SPAD 11+40 IN THE 2ND SW SUBMAIN. THIS WAS OUTBY THE TAILPIECE OF #1 UNIT IN AN ENTRY THAT HAD BEEN DROPPED OFF. THE FALL WA S DANGERED OFF AND TIMBERED OUT. THE MSHA OFC @ BEAVER DAM WAS NOTIFIED.

UN-INTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 20'X20'X6 1/2' HIGH IN IN TERSECTION NEAR SURGERY STATION 590 #4 ENTRY 1300 OUTBY FACE. AREA TIMBERED AND DANGER OFF.

ROOF FALL ~75' LONG, 20' WIDE, & 6' HIGH. NO. 1 ROOM (2ND SET ON INTAKE SIDE OF 1ST PANEL NORTH)ENTRY SPAD 14+00 AND ROOM SPAD 0+50 TO 1+00.

ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN I DISCOVERED A ROOF FALLIN #9 ROOM FROM THE FACE OUT BY 60' FROM #117010INTERSECTION, THERE WAS A MUD SLIP FROM #8 ROOM WHICH WAS BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' BOLTS ALL OTHER HAD 3' BOLTS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 60' LONG 18' WIDE AND 5-12' HIGH.

A PLANNED SHUT DOWN OF THE HOIST TO SHORTEN COUNTERWEIGHT ROPE FROM 4PM TO 8PM WAS SCHEDULED ON 7/5/01.

AN UNPLANNED IGNITION OF HYDROGEN GAS OCCURRED ON 7/5/01 IN MAIN WEST BATTERY BARN WHEN FRESHLY CHARGED BATTERY WAS PLUGGED INTO #30 RAMCAR AND SWITCH TURNED. AN OPERATOR HEARD A SIZZLE THEN A LOUD BANG. A FAULTY PLUG ON BATTERY IS SUSPECTED OF DRAWING AN ARC THAT IGNITED GAS UNDER LIDS.

A D-10 CAT BEING REPAIRED IN THE AREA 1 SHOP CAUGHT ON FIRE BETWEEN 1:30 AM & 6:00 AM. SPRINKLERS PUT OUT THE FIRE. CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. DURATION OF FIRE IS ESTIMATED AT 20 MI NUTES. NO INJURIES INVOLVED.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN 4RMS MMVOO3, AT XC87 BETWEEN ENTRY 1 AND 2. FALL WAS 20'WIDE, 30'LONG, 10'HIGH. AREA WAS MINED MARCH 2001 AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4' RESIN PINS. NO INJURIES OCCURRED BU T A RETURN STOPPING WAS DAMAGED.

NORTH MAINS 27 BLOCK, 11 HEADING 3-WAY INTERSECTION. 7'HIGH X 18'WIDE X 18'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT- 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. AREA DANGERED OFF & ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT SET AR OUND FALL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1 WEST PANEL, 17-18XCUT, #1 ROOM. FEATURES: 28' LONG, 18' WIDE, 4-5' HIGH, HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.

A FALL OCCURRED IN #10 & #11 ENTRIES OF THE 6TH EAST AT #45 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS 18' LONG, 16'WIDE AND 8' THICK. IT DIDN'T AFFECT TRAVEL, VENTILLATION, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY OF THE 6TH EAST AT #68 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS 30' LONG, 18' WIDE AND6' THICK. IT DIDN'T AFFECT TRAVEL, VENTILLATION,DAMAGE EQUIPMENT OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. THE AREA H AD BEEN BOLTED WITH 3' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS.

A PLANNED SHUT DOWN OF THE MATERIAL HOIST @ NASON TO CHANGER OUT THE TACH ON THE MOTOR WHICH HAD THE HOIST DOWN 65 MINUTES. BACK IN OPERATION.

NORTH MAINS 39 BLOCK, 11 HEADING 3-WAY INTERSECTION. 7'HIGH X 18'WIDE X 18'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT- 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. AREA DANGERED OFF & ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT SET AR OUND FALL.

NORTH MAINS 36 BLOCK, #5 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION. 7'HIGH X 18'WIDE X 18'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT- 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. AREA DANGERED OFF & ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT SET AR OUND FALL.

THE FIREBOSS FOUND THE FALL AT 1205 AT SPAD NO. 435, #1 ENTRY APPROX 1800' OUTBY THE FACE AREA. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 80' LONG X 18' WID4E AND 6' HIGH. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VENT ILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

WHILE RIDING A ELEVATOR ELEVATOR STOPPED. ELEVATOR REPAIR WAS SUMMOND. EE HAD RADIO CONTACT WHILE STUCK IN ELEVATOR. TOTAL TIME IN ELEVATOR 50 MIN. STOPPINE WAS CAUSED BY A GROUND ALARM IN LIF T MOTOR. REPAIR WAS MOTOR ELEVATOR BACK IN SERVICE.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY ON #4 BELT AT #19 BLK. IN THE TRACK ENTRY 20' OUTBY SPAD #82. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 8'H X 17'W X 12'L.

HYDRAULIC PUMP IN THE HITACHI EX1800 EXPLODED & FILLED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID. WHEN FLUID HIT THE TURBO ON THE ENGINES, FLUID WENT UP IN A BALL OF FIRE. FIRE DESTROYED THE SHOVEL. OPERATOR EXITED THE CAB & SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS SCRAPING HIS HAND. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS GIVEN.

ROOF FALL 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #327.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 4 NORTH MAINS 1 BRK INBY THE MOUTH OF 9 LEFT, AT SPAD 18017. THE FALL DIMENSIONS WERE APPOXIMATELY 40' LONG X 30' WIDE X 8-10' HIGH.

A ROOF FALL HAD OCCURRED AT A SLIP MEASURING APPROX. 30' L X 15' X 6' IN THE #5 ENTRY (20+85), 4 XCUTS INBY FEEDER. MSHA WAS CALLED AND INVESTIGATED AND THEN THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND RESUPP ORTED. THIS WAS #5 UNTI, 1ST NEW SUBMAIN.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE GLATIA NORTH AT THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN ENTRY #1 AND #2, AT 4300' WEST ON THE 5TH WEST LONGWALL UNIT. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET LONG, APPROXIMA TELY 18 FEET WIDE AND APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGEOF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP. FALL #18J.

A CONTRACTOR PARKED HIS TRUCK IN A TURN AROUND AREA APPROX. 75 YARDS FROM STOCKPILE OF UNDERGROUND MINE. HE PLACED AN IMPROVISED STAND UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO LEVER THE TRUCK OFF T HE GROUND AS BED RAISED. UNDERNEATH, HE BEGAN WORKING, ADJUSTING BRAKES. TRUCK EITHER ROLLED OR SLIPPED OF STAND PINCHING HIM BETWEEN THE REAR AXLE & STAND. FOUND SITTING ON GROUND UNDER TRUC

PILLAR WORK IN THE NO.2 ENTRY THE LAST LIFT IN THE RIGHT BLOCK WAS FINISHED AND THE MINER OPR. AND HELPER WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT. A PILLAR FALL OCCURED AND FELL BEYOND THE MINER WHITCH CAUG HT THE HELPER INBY THE CORNER OF THE SOLID PILLAR BEHIND THE MINER.

EE WAS FATALLY ELECTROCRATED AS HE DISASSEMBLED A CONVEYOR BELT STARTING BOX SOURCE OF POWER CAUSING DEATH IN UNKNOWN AT THAT TIME.

AN APPARENT BRAKE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE VICTIM TO EXIT THE CAB & WAS PULLED UNDER THE REAR WHEELS OR HE PARKED IT & CRAWLED UNDER THE BED TO CHECK A PROBLEM. EITHER SENARIO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER HIS BODY CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK.

THE INJURED STATED HE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC IN TRANSFERRING TOOLS FROM A METAL TOOL BIN CART ONTO A HEAVY DUTY PLASTIC CART. AFTER COMPLETING MOVING OF THE TOOLS, HE WAS MOVING THE METAL CA R, WHEN THE MECHANIC PUSHED THE COVER CLOSED, BEFORE THE INJURED COULD REMOVE HIS HAND, RESULTING IN HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BEING SHEARED OFF AT THE TIP.

INJURED'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS SURGICALLY AMPUTATED FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE FINGER WAS PULLED AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN A ELEVATOR DOOR STRAP. INJURED HAD REACHED OVER A SAFETY GATE TO G RAB THE STRAP WHILE THE ELEVATOR WAS MOVING.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR THE R-BOLT MACHINE. HE WAS USING A LARGE WRENCH TO REMOVE A CONNECTION ON THE MACHINE, AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT HE PULLED UP ON THE WRENCH FOR MORE LEVERAGE. WHEN HE DID THAT HE FELT PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE JUST RETURNED TO WORK FROM A SIMILAR INJURY AT ANOTHER JOB SITE. HE RE INJURED AN OLD INJURY.

A 35-TON MOBILE CRANE CONTACTED HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER TRANSMISSION LINES WHILE MOVING AN EMPTY 5,000 GALLON WATER TANK. A MINER TENDING THE TAG-LINE RECEIVED SERIOUS ELECTRICAL BURNS AS A RESULT OF THE CONTACT.

INJURED WAS CHECKING FOR LEAKS ON GENERATOR. HE REMOVED GUARDS FROM THE GENERATOR AND ACCIDENTLY STUCK HAND INTO MOVING FAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A WALKING BEAM IN A LUBE TRUCK. HE WAS RAISING THE BEAM(ONE END) INTO POSITION WITH THE AXLE HOUSING USING A 3/4TON COMEALONG. EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE TRUCK WATCHING THE ALIGNMENT. AS THE BEAM WAS LOWERED INTO POSITION, THE BEAM GOT STUCK.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TAPPED THE BEAM W/A HAMMER-CAUSING THE BEAM TO FALL TO THE GROUND ON INJUREDS FINGER.SLACK IN COMELONG.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A SCREEN DECK TO BE LIFTED WHEN ANOTHER EE SHIFTED THE DECK CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DECKS.

OPERATOR CLIMBING UP FIRST STEP ON 777 CAT DUMP TRUCK STEP SWUNG AWAY OPERATOR TWISTED KNEE.

INJURED WAS OPERATING AN AIR JACK HAMMER. THE JACK HAMMER BOUNCED AND PULLED HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE TRIED TO JERK THE HAMMER BACK INTO POSITION.

WALKING ACROSS SECTION BETWEEN 2 & 3 ENTRY AND DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS RIGHT FOOT.

WAS STACKING STONE ON A PILE AND STEPPED INTO A JAGGED PIECE OF ROCK, PUNCTURING LEFT LEG. (NO STICHES, IS ON ANTIBIOTICS FOR INFECTION AND IS OFF WORK AT THIS TIME).

EE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK. AS THE LOADER WASDUMPING MATERIAL INTO THE TRUCK BED A ROCK ROLLED FROM THE BUCKET AND STRUCK THE BED HARD ENOUGHTO TOSS EE IN THE TRUCK CAB. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL A TTENTION AND BEGAN LOSING WORK ON 8/24/01 DUE TOMUSCLE SPRAIN.

HELPING TO INSTALL BEARING USING HAMMER, MISSED PUNCH STRIKING FINGER BREAKING & CUTTING FINGER.

CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON 1845 CASE SHID SLEER HELD HEAD OF A BOLT WITH LEFT HAND RUNNING AIR IMPACT WRENCH WITH RIGHT HAND BOLT HEAD SPUN CUTTING INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. RECIEVED 5 STITCHES IN INDEX FINGER 11 STITCHES IN MIDDLE FINGER.

THE EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING AN ULTRAVAC HOSE. THEN LATER INT HE WEEK, THE EE JARRED HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING THE PAYLOADER.

HE HAD A 16 INCH PIPE WRENCH THAT WAS TIGHTENING A CHAIN CLAMP, THE WRENCH SLIPPED, AND HIT HIS THUMB.

EE WAS INSPECTING TRUNION WATER CIRCULATION SYSTEM ON #5 KILN TRUNION. WATER BLEW OUT WHILE HOSE WAS DISCONNECTED CAUSING HOT WATER BURNS TOL. FOREARM AND KNEE

EE WAS BLOWING DOWN THE TOWER WITH AN AIR LANCE. DUST BLEW BACK INTO EYE.

EE WAS WORKING NEAR THE FEED CHUTE AREA ON SB PEBBLE MILL. HE TRIPPED ON AN AIR HOSE AND FELL. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND ON 2/11/02 HAD SURGERY ON HIS ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A ROCK SPRING FOR A RD 800 MACK COAL TRUCK. HE HAD SPRING LAYING BETWEEN FORKS OF A FORKLIFT IN A RAISED POSITION. HE GOT UNDER SPRING TO TIGHTEN CENTER BOLT, SPRING FELL ON HIM, STRIKING AND FRACTURING RIBS NO 6 AND 7.

WHILE LIFTING A COVER, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 8-6-01.

KNOCKER WRENCH FELL FROM LEDGE OF EXPADSHION JOINT AND DOWN ONTO TOP OF FOOT.

EE WAS DESCENDING EMBANKMENT TO GET A SLURRY SAMPLE. HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK, FELL AND INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE DRAGGING BELT TOOL AND PULLING ON BELT. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5/16/02.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING V-BELT ON DRIVE MOTOR TO CRUSHER. SLIPPED ON MOTOR LANDING, AS HE CAUGHT HIS BALANCE HE SLIGHTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING, HE STEPPED ON A PIPE HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS RT KNEE HIT THE CONCRETE SURFACE.

EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILL WITH A HAND SHOVEL WHEN HE FELT AND HEARD A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WORKING BESIDE EE ALSO HEARD AUDIBLE POP IN HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLEANING A DITCH ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACK USING THE XL 4100 GRADALL WHEN THE BUCKET CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND TURNED LOOSE VERY QUICKLY WHICH CAUSED HIS HEAD TO STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. NOTE: THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING ANY WORK UNTIL 5/21/02 DUE TO THIS INJURY.

EE WAS REMOVING A BAG OF CEMENT FROM THE PALATIZER THAT HAD BURST OPEN. WHEN SHE DROPPED IT TO THE FLOOR DUST SPLASHED UP UNDER HER SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS MOVING BAG SEALER AND LOST BALANCE AND MACHINE FELL AND SCRAPED R. LEG.

EE WAS DOING HIS PRE SHIFT INSPECTION ON B-70 EUCLID. HE WAS CHECKING THE HYDRAULIC OIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF TRACTOR. AS HE CROSSED OVER THE HOOD TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF TRACTOR HE LOST HIS FO OTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE BRUISED HIS RIGGHT SHOULDER.

INJ WAS WORKING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE TRACKHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE DRAW BAR OF A LOWBOY FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

WAS PUTTING A LADDER UP AGAINST A BIN WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL AGAINST THE LADDER AND BIN ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON #5 ROLL CRUSHER, HE STEPPED OUT ONTO A BOARD THAT HE HAD PLACED OVER CHUTE. BOARD SLIPPED & HE FELL 3' SUSTAINING BILATERAL SHOULDER STRAINS IN THE ATTEMPT T O BREAK HIS FALL.

EE HAD JUST ARRIVE AT THE LONGWALL SHEARER AND WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE SOME OF THE BITS ON THE TAIL AND DRUM. HE HAD HIT A COUPLE OF THE BITS, TO LOOSEN THEM, WHEN MATERIALS FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF, STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, NECK, AND RIGHT SHOULDER. THE MATERIALS WERE A COMBINATION OF ROCK AND COAL AND WAS APPROX. 30" X 36" X 1 1/2" THICK.

WHILE DOING CLEAN UP ON A LOCKED OUT CONVEYER, EE PINCHED A FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE CONVEYER TABLE AND THE ROCK.

EE WAS RUNNING A GALLIS SINGLE HEAD ROOF BOLTER, DRILLING A BOOM HOLE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRIKING THE EE.

WAS SERVICING MACHINERY WHEN HIS ARM, CHEST, HAND & LEGS WERE EXPOSED TO ETHYLENE GLYCOL. AFTER WASHING OFF ALL BUT HIS LEGS, THE LEGS DEVELOPED AN INFLAMMATION AND SCALING/PEELING LATER NEXT DAY.

INJURED WAS LIFTING CONVEYOR BELT STRUCTURE AND HAD A SHARP PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK. IT WAS DISCOVERED ON 8/13/01, HIS FIRST LOST WORK DAY AND DOCTOR VISIT, THAT HE HAD PU LLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE STATED HE WAS REMOVING MATERIAL OUT OF THE SHOP FLOOR DUE TO HIGH WATER WHICH FLOWED THROUGH THE SHOP. THE EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PAIN X RAYS SHOW DEGENERATIVE CHANGES. PLEASE NOTE LO ST TIME DID NOT START UNTIL 7-31-01. X RAY REPORTS RECEIVED 8-10-01.

EE SAT DOWN ON CORNER TO SEAT. THIS WAS THE HAULAGE ROAD FOR RAM CARS CUTTING #1. RAM CAR PASSED BY AND RAN OVER RT FOOT W/TIRE. RAM CAR OPERATOR HAD NO WAY OF SEEING EE CRUSHING FRACTURES TO RT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BRICKS AT KILN WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER. AFTER AWHILE HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED FROM THE EQUIPMENT AND ACCIDENTLY HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS HIT BY THE CHIPPING HAMMER.

INJURED WAS BUILDING WALLS HE BENT DOWN TO MOVE A PIECE OF ROCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN INHIS RIGHT GROIN RESULTING IN A HERNIA.

USING SHOVEL TO CLEAR BELT LINE, EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS REACHING FOR HIS FOOD WHILE LEAVING THE LOADING AREA. HE FAILED TO TURN DOWN THE MAIN HAUL ROAD SINCE HE WAS STILL DISTRACTED BY HIS FOOD. HE CONTINUED ACROSS THE HAUL ROAD, OVER THE BE RM AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HILL. HE SUFFERED CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS. HE WAS HELD IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3 DAYS BECAUSE OF DIZZINESS IN HIS HEAD AND FOR OBSERVATION.

OPERATING DOZER. AS TURNED TO LOOK OUT SIDE FELT PAIN IN BACK PAIN WORSENED AS KEPT WORKING.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL NEW DRIVE CHAIN ON BELT DRIVE. WAS ROLLING CHAIN ON BY HAND, SPROCKET ROLL BACK, CAUGHT RING FINGER LEFT HAND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN BROKEN DRILL BIT BY STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE BIT SURFACE, STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS SETTING A TIMBER WHEN A FALL OCCURRED. A ROCK MEASURING 2'X2'X4" FELL, STRIKING EE ON L SHOULDER.

ON 7/30/01 EE REAGGRAVATED AN OLD BACK INJURY. EE HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT HIS MINING CAREER. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS AN OCCUPATION ILLNESS DUE TO THE REOCCURANCE OF THIS TYPE OF INJUR Y

EE WAS USING A ONE INCH IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE RETAINING NUT ON SCREEN BOLT. THE NUT WAS FROZE AND IT JERKED HIM CAUSING A PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BESIDE FINISH MILL BUILDING WHICH IMPAIRED HIS ABILITY TO HEAR APPROACHING TRAFFIC. EMPLOYEE TRAVELING APPROX 5 MPH IN A PICKUP TRUCK STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WITH THE TRUCK FR OM BEHIND. INJURIES WERE MINOR AND INCLUDED A BRUISED ELBOW, SORE BACK, AND TWISTED KNEE.

SUBJECT PUMPING WATER REACHED AROUND PUMP TO THROW SWITCH FOR POWER, TWISTED BACK CAUSING SEVERE STRAIN IN LOWER BACK RIGH SIDE AND RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE PUT HAND BETWEEN BELT AND CAUGHT HIS ARM AND IT ROLLED HIS ARM AROUND A ROLLER.

WHILE MOVING OVERBURDEN TO SPOIL PILE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD. THE BED WAS RETURNING TO THE DOWN POSITION WHEN IT SLAMMED TO REST ON THE FRAME.

EE WAS WALKING SOUTH OF 2A APRON FEEDER, STEPPEDDOWN OFF THE STEP & HIS FOOT CAUGHT THE TREAD & HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE HAD KNEE SURGERY ON 6/12/02

EMPLOYEE WAS SHRINK WRAPPING PALLETTS, WHEN TORCH FELL AND BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS.

REMOVING ROCK GUARD FROM PAN OF DOZER - ROCK GUARD SLIPPED WHEN UNBOLTING AND FELL ON RIGH HAND FINGER. FINGER CUT AND BROKEN.

THE MEN WERE REMOVING A TAIL PULLEY, USING A PULLING BAR TO MOVE THE BELT BACK AND THE LUG BROKE. THE CHAIN AND LUG OFF OF THE BAR HIT INJURED IN THE FACE.

EE WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM QUARRY PAD AFTER UNLOADING SALT. HE SAID HE WAS NEAR THE BLACKTOP PLANTWHEN HE REACHED TO HIS RT. TO TURN ON WIPERS. HEDROVE OVER A BUMP PUSHING HIM INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. HE HIT HIS LOWER RT. RIB WHICH KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF HIM. HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.

CUTTING TREE WHEN IT FELL PULLED DOWN ANOTHER TREE STRIKING MINER IN THE BACK KNOCKING HIM OFF EMBANKMENT ABOUT 10-11 ON HIS BACK.

THERE WAS NO ACTUAL ACCIDENT. EE SAID THAT ON THE DAY FOLLOWING HIS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE REPAIRING A ROCK CRUSHER HE EXPERIENCVED PAIN IN HIS WRISTS AND HANDS. THERE WAS ALSO SWELLIN G OF HIS HANDS.

EMPLOYEE WALKED BETWEEN PULLED UP SHIELDS TO START THE SHEARER. ROCK FELL BETWEEN SHIELDS #23 AND #24, MASHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND ON THE RAIL.

EE STATED THAT WHILE MOVING OLD BELT OUT OF WALKWAY. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY A ROCK AND BROKE HIS LEG AND ANKLE.

WHILE DISMOUNTING TRACK DOZER, EE SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT ARM WENT BETWEEN THE GRAB RAIL AND ENGINE HOOD CAUSING A CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT ARM AND DISCOMFORT TOT HE RIB AREA.

EE WAS CLEANING GREASE IN THE DRAG DRUM WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED INTO THE INTERMEDIATE CASE. AS A RESULT, HE RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS LEFT LEG.

WHILE CHANGING THE GAUGE ON THE SHIELD LEG, EMPLOYEE CRAWLED BEHIND SHIELD TO SHUT OFF LEG AND A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND.

INJURED PERSON WAS PULLING CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON 001 SECTION BOLTING TOP. HE TOOK DOWN SOME DRAW ROCK AND MOVED FORWARD. HE SLIPPED ON THE ROCK AND INJURED HIS BACK.

REPETITIVE TWISTING AT WAIST WITH WEIGHT IN HANDCAUSED PAIN IN OR AROUND RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE.

GRINDING METAL GOT PIECE IN EYE.

SHUTTLE CAR DROPPED INTO HOLE IN PAVEMENT CAUSING OPERATOR'S HEAD TO BE JAMMED UP AGAINST CANOPY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A SMALL FEED HOPPER FOR CO-WORKER, MILL #3. HE TOOK A SMALL DOOR OFF THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER AND USED HIS HAND TO CLEAN OUT A MATERIAL BLOCKAGE. HE PUSHED HIS HAND TOO FAL INTO THE HOPPER AND CUT THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE SCREW IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FEED HOPPER. THE SKIN AT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER WAS CUT, THE FINGER NAIL WAS NOT CUT.

VEHICLE SLID BACKWARDS DOWN RAMP, UNHITCHED FROM TRAILER AND FELL OFF RAMP.

WHILE BOLTING TOP, A PIECE OF RIB FELL AND HIT EE ON THE BACK KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

WHILE WALKING TO A WORK STATION THE EE STAPPEN ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TUNNEL HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS WAS RECOCURRENACE OF AHN NEUTRAL FROM 1999.

EE WAS WELDING ON A CHUTE AT THE PLANT A HOT PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS BOOT AND LODGED BELOW HIS ANKLE CAUSING A BURN.

EE WAS RE-BOLTING AN AREA OF MINE ROOF IN A BLEEDER ENTRY USING AN AIR POWERED COBRA DRILL. A SECTION OF RIB AT 2 FT BY 1 FT BY 6 IN ROLLED OUT AND STRUCK EE ON LOWER LEFT LEG.

EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE TURNED TO LOOK AT THE INCOMING S/C & CABLE WHE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE AND IT CONTINUED TO SWELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE A RAM ON SHIELD #120. AS THE BAD RAM WAS LOADED ON THE SHEARER, EMPLOYEE'S FINGER TIPS WERE MASHED.

PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF MINER, HITTING EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF LEG.

WHILE SHOVELING ROCK AT 2319 FEEDER. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WASN'T PLACED OFF OF WORK UNTIL 9/4/01 BY HIS TREATING PHYSICIAN. HE WAS NOT PLACED ON LIGHT OR MODIFIED DUTY UN TIL THAT TIME.

EE WAS CHANGING OUT A BROKEN BOLT ON PRESS ROLLER TRACKING ARM. THE OTHER BOLT HOLDING ARM BROKE & ROLLER FELL AGAINST HIS ARM CAUSING A BRUISE.

EE WAS LIFTING HEADS FOR A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE.

DURING A NORMAL CONE ADJUSTMENT, EE'S INDEX FINGER & THUMB ON R HAND WERE SMASHED BETWEEN THE UPPER ASSEMBLY & SHIM STACK. LACK OF COMMUNICATION CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT! 3 PEOPLE, PLANT O PERATOR, PLANT OILER, & TRUCK DRIVER WERE INVOLVED IN THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CONE.

A CUSTOMER DRIVER REACHED INTO THE TICKET CHUTE AT THE TRUCK SCALE AND AT THE SAME TIME TOOK HISFOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD AND HIS RING ON HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT ON A FLAP AT THE END OF THE CHUTE. THE RING WAS FLATTENED DOWN AND CUT HIS FINGER.

WHILE PULLING CABLE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH/GROIN AREA. WHILE LEANING UP AGAINST RAILING ON SCISSOR LIFT ON 8/16/01 HE FELT PAIN RE-AGGRAVATING SAME INJURY.

EMPLOYEE STATES: "PULLING WASHOUT HOSE - INJURED LOWER BACK."

AS EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN CROSS CUT 2-1 IN #5 ROOM, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS MEASURING 3' X 5' X 6" THICK. THE ROCK BROKE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM.

1" DRIVE RATCHET SWUNG BACKWARDS & HIT HAND.

WHILE PUSHING A TRUSS PIGTAIL THE TAILB ENT. THEY WERE TRYING 6TO GET THE WRENCH OFF OF THE PIGTAIL AND WHEN THE WRENCH CAME OUT OF THE DRILL CHUCK THE WRENCH FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHI N.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A GUARD ON A SCREEN UNIT WHEN HE FELL HITTING HIS LEFT SHIN ON THE STAIRS.

EE WAS STANDING ON FRT BUMPER OF PICKUP MANTRIP CHECKING A BACK UP ALARM WIRE. AS HE STEPPED OFFTHE BUMPER (APPROX 32" ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED FORWARD ON THE GRAVEL CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS EXTENDING HIS RIGHT ARM TO BRACE THE FALL. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 8/29/01

KNEELING IN SHOP TO SPLICE CONVEYER BELT AND HIS KNEE POPPED. OLD FOOTBALL INJURY- LOST WORK DAYS.

PRYING SHOE PIN (SPOKANE CRUSHER) WITH PRY-BAR. BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND ANVIL.

EE SAID HE WAS USING A PRY BAR OF THE RAILCAR DOOR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED TWISTING HIS BACK.

CUAHG RIGHT HAND BETWEEN A HYDRAULIC GUIDE AND A STONE WHILE WORKING AS A CATCHER ON A GUILLOTINE. HE LACERATED AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT FIFTH FINGER.

WAS FILLING WATER TRUCK & SLIPPED FALLING TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK. SAYS IT BEGAN TO SPASM.SAYS THIS IS COMMON WHEN HE STRESSES HIS BACK DUE TO ON OLD HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL INJURY & THEN F ROM AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT FROM THE PAST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TAIL ROLLER BEARING- THE BEARING STRUCK EMPLOYEE AND KNOCKED HIM TO FLOOR.

EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE ASSISTING ANOTHER EE AT LIFTING A CAR PANEL AND AGAIN LATER WHILE PULLING ON A MINER CABLE.

EE WAS LOADING A VALVE BANK ONTO A DIESEL MANTRIP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

TOOK CAP OFF HOT RADIATOR AND BURNED HIS CHEST AND LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING HOSE UP SHIELDS DURING LONGWALL MOVE AND WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HIS FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURRED ON 8-22-01.

WALKING ALONG STAGELOADER, SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

A SLEEVE FROM THE DRILL FELL FROM APPROX. 36" HIGH, STRIKING THE DRILLER ON THE PINKY. THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE SLEEVE BEFORE RAISING DRILL TABLE INTO THE AIR. THE SLEEVE WOULD NOT C OME OFF AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE DRILLER & HELPER DECIDED TO RAISE TABLE. THE SLEEVE SUBSEQUENTLY FELL. THE DRILLER SUSTAINED A BROKEN FINGER AND A LACERATION REQUIRING MEDICAL CARE.

STRAIN UPPER BACK. WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DUSTER, BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARD.

DROVE A CRANE ONTO THE LOWBOY TRUCK TO TRANSPORT. INJURED STEPPED OUT OF CAB ONTO THE GROUND, FELT SOME PAIN LATER THAT EVENING TO RIGHT UPPER THIGH. BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE.

MOVING BLOCKS OF MARBLE, ONE PIECE SLID ONTO AND OFF RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARDS END OF ROOF BOLTER FROM FACE, TRIPPED OVER A ROOF JACK UNDER LINE CURTAIN, AS EE FELL, HE STRUCK OUTER EDGE HARD HAT ON A TOOL SUPPLY TRAY. EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DISC RUPTURE IN CERVICAL SPINE.

EE STATED HE WAS CUTTING BRACKET OFF OF SLOP BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HACKSAW BLADE BROKE AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

HE TWISTED HIS KNEE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE STONE FALLING OFF OF THE BELT. RESULTED IN HIM STRAINING HIS KNEE AND BEING ON CRUTCHES.

WAS LIFTING ON A ROCK AND PULLED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE LEDGE OF THE FUEL TRUCK ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE FUEL NOZZLE AND HOSE TO THE TOP OF THE TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS BACK AND R IBS. IT WAS RAINY AND MUDDY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A LARGE ROCK CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT FOOT. A SHARD OF ROCK PENETRATED THE BOOT AND IMBEDDED INTO HIS FOOT.

HOLDING METAL TO PUT C CLAMP ON TRACKHOE.

EE WAS INSTALLING AN OUTSIDE TROUGHING ROLLER ON A CONVEYER BELT. I SLIPPED AND PINCHED FINGER TO THE ROLLER FRAME. HE SOUGHT FIRST AID TREATMENT FOR A BRUISE BUT LATER A FRACTURE WAS DISCOVER ED.

EE WAS CLEANING WELD SLAG WITH A WIRE BRUSH AND SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING HIS MACHINE TO CHECK ON A 6" WATER PUMP AND SLIPPED OFF THE MUDDY TRACK HITTING HIS STOMACH ON THE TRACK WHEN HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT THE BACKHOE AND HIMSELF WERE JERKED AROUND AS LARGE ROCKS WERE BEING REMOVED. HE SAID HIS BACK WAS SORE FROM THIS ACTIVITY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY CAUGHT LEFT THUMB ON HANDRAIL POST, PULLED THUMB BACK.

DRIVING DOWN EMPTY PAVED ROAD WET FROM WATER TRUCK SPRAY, TRUCK IN FRONT STOPPED AND SECOND TRUCK SLID INTO IT. APPROX. SPEED 5 TO 10 MPH.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK PINS OUT OF FRONT END OF 16G GRADER AND FELT PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER STOMACH AND GROIN AREA.

WHILE PULLING SHIELDS EE SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE PONTOONS AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS GROIN.

CLEANING UP THE HEADRIVE, FELL.

EE WAS CHANGING THE OIL IN THE ROLL CRUSHER ENGINE, HE PICKED UP THE OIL CAN TO PUT OIL IN THE MOTORE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRK & STRUCK A LARGE POTHOLETHAT HE KNEW EXISTED. EE WAS JARRED & TWISTED DURING THE INCIDENT\

EE WITH PRIOR HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHILE LIFTING & TWISTING A MOP BUCKET. EE RETURNED TO WORK IN MAY 2001 AFTER HAVINGBACK SURGERY

EE WAS BURNING OFF A CHANNEL IRON IN THE PALLETIZER CONCONTRATE THICKNER WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A BURN THE 3RD DEGREE BURN WAS DEBRIDED ON 7-31-01 AND THE EE PLA CED OFF WORK FOR 5 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING AUTOMATIC SWEEPER FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE SPEED REDUCER COUPLING ON LEWISTOWN MILL AND SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING OVER SPEED REDUCER. TO BREAK HIS FALL, HE REACHED OUT WITH RIGHT ARM HITTING THE FLOOR RESULTING IN A BROKEN ARM.

WHILE OBSERVING A CABLE PULL FROM THE BASKET OF 60'LIFT A COMEALONG CABLE SNAPPED STRIKING THE OTHER PERSON IN THE BASKET WHO FELL BACKWARDS INTO EMPLOYEE HYPEREXTENDING HIS RIGHT KNEE BACKWAR DS.

EE WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN MATERIAL THRU THE PIT TO THE RECLAMATION AREA AND LOST CONTROL OF THE ARTICULATED, 40 TON HAUL TRUCK. THE TRUCK JACKKNIFED AND OVERTURNED COMPLETELY. THE EE SUSTAINED A MINOR FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT HAND AND RING FINGER.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE V-BELTS ON THE #2 PRODUCT CONVEYOR DRIVE UNIT. ONE EE DISCONNECTED THE TURNBUCKLE FROM THE DIRVE UNIT. THE UNIT ROTATED FORWARD AND FORCED HIS FACE INTO THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BALLAST WASH SCREEN.

EE HURT RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE JERKED IT MOUNTING MANLIFT ON 4TH FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOFBOLTING IN THE #5 HEADING. HE WAS MOVING BOLTER OVER TO GET NEXT BOLT WHEN BOLTER SLID OVER ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, INJURING HIS BIG TOE.

WHILE CLOSING LID ON RAIL CAR FELT SET OF LOW BACK PAIN.

LIFTING 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL. GROIN PULL RESULTING IN NEED FOR HERNIA REPAIR. CONTINUED WORKING(HERNIA SURGERY SCHEDULED 8/12/01).

HE WAS USING A CAT 980B LOADER, WHILE USING IT'S HYDRAULICS AND A CHAIN TO RESET A WATER PUMP. AFTER RESETTING THE PUMP, HE WENT TO DISCONNECT THE CHAIN WHILE STANDING ON THE TIRE OF THE PUMP. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE TIRE ONTO THE GROUND, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT HEEL.

EE WAS UNJAMMING SCREEN. ROCK FELL AND HIT RIGHTKNEE.

DRIVING ON HAUL RD, HIT A BUMP WHICH THREW HIM UP IN SEAT, WHEN LANDED BACK IN SEAT HIS TOES WENT NUMB, BACK HURTING SINCE, SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER PAIN CONTINUED AND WASN'T GETTIN G BETTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACCROSS LOT. TRIPPED OVER ROCK, FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS INVENTORYING SUPPLIES ON BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 3' X 3' X 8" FELL FROM ROOF STRIKINGHIS HEAD. HE WAS CHECKED AT HOSPITAL & RELEASED SAME DAY. HE WORKED NEXT 3 DAYS, TOOK VACATION & FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS AUGUST 6, 2001.

EE WAS INSTALLING A CURTAIN BOARD. WHILE DRILLING A HOLE, THE DRILL STEEL BECAME HUNG IN THE HOLE. HE HAD HIS HAND NEAR THE DRILL POT WHEN THE STEEL EXITED THE HOLE SUDDENLY, STRIKING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

FELL OFF TRUCK.

SHOULDER INJURED WHILE LIFTING HAND TOOLS INTO SERVICE TRUCK.

AS EE WAS OPERATING MINER REMOTE, ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD, LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK. FRAGMENTS OF ROCK BECAME IMBEDDED IN SHOULDER AND EE DEVELOPE A SWELL ING IN THE SHOULDER AREA. BEGAN MISSING WORK 8-7-01.

STRAINED GROIN AREA ON LEFT SIDE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON EXTRACTOR CLOTH.

EE WAS LOWERING A CANOPY ON A SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS ROCKING CANOPY BACK AND FORTH TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES. AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. 010-0 MMU AT THE POWER CABL E.

EE COULD NOT START THE SHACKER SO HE WENT TO THE ELECTRICAL BUILDING TO CHECK THE HEATERS AND FUSES. EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE PLANT AND WAS HOT AND SWEATY. HE FOUND TWO BLOWN FUSES AND BEGAN REPLACING THEM WITH DISCONNECT STILL ON. WHEN HE TRIED TO INSET THE SECOND FUSE HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM HIS CAR TO THE MINE BUILDING PRIOR TO THE START OF HIS SHIFT. AS HE STEPPED UP ON THE SIDEWALK HE WXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. CLAIMS HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A SMALL TRANSFORMER FROM THE PICK UP TRUCK TO THE DRILL PRESS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. THIS GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE AND HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 8-1-01. HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK.

EE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON THE SECTION SCOOP. HE WAS PLUGGING BELLS TO DEAD SET OF BATTERIES WHEN THE BATTERY BLEW UP BURNING HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN MECHANIC SHOP AND TRIPPED ON TORCH LEAD, RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT SHOVELING DIRT, RETURNED AFTER LIFTING A HOT PLANT SCREEN AND BEGAN SHOVELING AGAIN. SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING TO SHOVELING HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS NECK AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING REBAR AND SUFFERED AN INGUINAL HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, HIPS AND LEFT LEG WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SUSPEND A CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE FROM THE ROOF.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING HANG LINE BRATTICE WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE BRATTICE.

EE WAS PUMPING GREASE INTO A HOT BEARING, ATTEMPTING TO COOL IT, WHEN HOT GREASE SPLASHED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

THE EE WAS COMING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS & SLIPPED. HIS RIGHT KNEE HIT THE STAIRS. NOTE: THIS DID NOT BECOME A MEDICAL UNTIL 9/20/01

EE WAS ROLLING LARGE STONE WITH LOADER WHEN THE STONE ROLLED INTO THE WATER. THE WATER SPASHED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND BROKE THE WIND SHIELD. THE GLASS CAME INTO THE CAB AND CUT THE OPERATOR'S FOREHEAD AND SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROCK IN A FRONT END LOADER WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BUCKET CAUSING THE LOADER TO BOUNCE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP BESIDE #1 FEEDER. BEGAN MISSING WORK 7-28-01.

MAN WAS TRAVELING OUT OF MINE GOT PARTICLE ON LIME IN RIGHT EYE. MAN STATED HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON (PRESCRIPTION GLASSES).

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC TAKE A SHUTTLE CAR TIR3E OFF OF A TRAILER WHEN THE TIRE FLIPPED OFF OF THE TRAILER AND THE EE TRIED TO HOLD IT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE EXCAVATOR, MISSED THE LAST STEP, AND BROKE HIS ANKLE WHEN HIS FOOT HIT THE GROUND WRONG.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SMALL STEEL STRUCURE WITH THE CRANE. HE SET STRUCTURE DOWN. CLIMBED UP ON CROSSBEAM (ABOUT 4'HIGH) TO UNHOOK CRANE. SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS WRIST AND SPRAINED IT.

EE STATES THAT WHILE TRYING TO MOVE A RAIL BEAM WITH A SLEEYER BAR, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

THE ENGINE STALLED IN A LOADED ROCK TRUCK DRIVEN BY EE. IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE MAIN HAUL ROAD. EE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE ENGINE BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEH ICLE ON THE HAUL ROAD.

PUT HAND BEHIND CAGE TO CHECK THE MOTOR FOR OIL WHILE RUNNING PLANT.

HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON DOOR LATCH AND CAUSED LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS.

WHILE BACKING AN OVERBURDEN TRUCK DOWN A SLOPE TO DUMP THE LOAD, THE TRUCK OVERTURNED ONTO ITS SIDE, CAUSING A BRUISE TO EE'S LEG AND HIPS. HER FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 7/24/01.

EE WAS WORKING AT THE PALLETIZER. A PALLET OF MATERIAL STOPPED ON THE CONVEYOR BELT. EE PUSHED THE PALLET OFF OF THE CONVEYOR BELT IN ORDER FOR THE NEXT PALLET TO COME DOWN.

WHILE ASCENDING LADDER TO GET INTO TRUCK EMPLOYEE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK WHILE AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER. TAKEN TO THE E.R. SAME DAY AND WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY AND BEGAN TO HAVE DISCOMFORT AGAIN 7-26-01. SOUGHT TREATMENT AND WAS TAKEN OUT OF WORK.

WE HAD A FIRE IN THE #4 TURBINE GENERATOR. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED WITH OXYGEN AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

EE WAS STEPPING ONTO A LADDER, TO CLIMB DOWN, AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OR CAUGHT ON TOP RUNG CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

EE WAS WORKING UNDER A 777B TRUCK, CHECKING FOR OIL LEAKS. RAISED UP AND HIT HEAD ON TRUCK FRAMESHOVING NECK DOWN CAUSING NECK AND BACK PAIN.

EE WAS LOADING BAGS ON A TRUCK. WHEN TURNING TO TAKE A BAG OFF THE SLINGER & THROW IT ONTO A PALLET, HIS LOWER BACK WENT OUT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING WATERLINE WHEN HE GOT OFF BALANCE AND FELL OFF OF LADDER.

INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR OF THE OLD TRUCK SHOP. INJURED STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE CONCRETE WITH HIS HEEL, TWISTING HIS FOOT, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS WORKING ON A BELTLINE CHANGING ROLLERS AND BOLT STRUCTURE CRADLES. EE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN A CRADLE AND THE BELT STRUCTURE. HE LACERATED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO THE MINING OPERATION OR EQUIPMENT.

INJURED PERSON WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND WHEN HE GRIPPED THE DRILL STEEL, HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT AND TWISTED HIS WRIST.

ROCK TRUCK BACKED INTO ANOTHER ROCK TRUCK SMAHSING CAB, PINNING EE INC AB UNTIL RESCUE CREW COULD EXTRICATE.

LIFTING A TIRE ONTO HUB OF SHUTTLE CAR AND FELT A PULL IN THE PUBIS AREA. HAD HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY PERFORMED.

5 SOUTH SUBMAIN, CREW WAS TURNING CROSSCUT WITH CONTINUOUS MINER. WHEN GETTING PART WAY ROUND, THE NOTCH THAT WAS CUT WITH THE MINER WHEN TURNING THE ANGLE FELL OUT STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE BACK AND LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF BOLT CAR AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BOX OF GLUE, AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL FROM THE MINER TO FEEDER WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT THE RIB AND THREW EMPLOYEE FORWARD MAKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW HIT THE CORNER OF THE PANIC BAR.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGED HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM BULL DOZER WHILE DISMOUNTING OR MOUNTING.

EE WAS LIFTING PUTTING BELT STRUCTURE IN AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY A JACK WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 8-2-01 THEN STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO INJURY.

EE STATES FELT PULL IN LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PICKING UP ON WHEEL BARROW.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF SIDE BOARDS ON THE DUMP BED OF A GOB TRUCK AFTER DUMPING COAL REFUSE. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON THE SIDE OF THE DUMPBED HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT. WHEN HE TRIED TO FREE HIS GLOVE HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 4' TO THE GROUNDLANDING ON HIS BACK.

WHILE RIDING OUTSIDE ON MANTRIP, EE WAS HIT IN EYE BY A PIECE OF WIRE HANGING FROM TOP.

EE WAS OPERATING JACKLEG DRILL BOLT CYCLE LOWERING DRILL AFTER HOLE COMPLETED, STEEL FELL OUT, STRIKING EE ON RIGHT HAND.

WHILE WALKING, SLIPPED & FELL. HEARD KNEE POP. AREA WAS MUDDY. DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 8/29/01.

EE WAS MOVING THE MANTRIP TO PUT IT ON CHARGE. THE WHEEL HIT A ROCK CAUSING THE WHEEL TO JERK. THE STEERING WHEEL SPINNED LETTING THE STEERING KNOB HIT THE LEFT HAND.

EE WAS GETTING DOWN INTO THE PACKER'S SEAT WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PEG. EE'S STEP ON PEG TO DESCEND INTO SADDLE OF PACKER. THE EE DID NOT PUT ENOUGHT OF HIS FOOT ON THE PEG. HIS FOO T SLIPPED OFF CVAUSING THE STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WHEN A HANGER CAME LOOSE, CAUSING CABLE TO FALL WITH A PIECE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE'S SHIFT WAS OVER. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN CLINKER CRANE STARI HE SLIPPED ON LAST STEP.

THE EE HAD ENTERED THE FACILITY 45 FREIGHT ELEVATOR AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THE EXTERIOR DOORS. THE TOP DOOR COUNTER WEIGHT CAME LOOSE, FELL AND STRUCK THE EE ON BOTH ARMS, CHEST AND LEGS. EE'S PERSONAL PHYSICIAN RESTRICTED EE FROM WORK AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP REAR STEPS ON DRAGLINE. HE CAUGHT HIS TOE UNDER THE TOP STEP AND FELL FORWARD ONTO THE LANDING. BY ALWAYS KEEPING A HAND ON THE HANDRAIL, EMPLOYEES MAY BE ABLE TO PREVE NT A FALL.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7-27-01. WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM STAGELOADER, SLIPPED, STRAINED LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE CLEANING AROUND GRIT PACKER. NEEDED TO MOVE BAG SCALE. BENT DOWN, WITH KNEES BENT AND GRABBED LEGS OF SCALE TO PULL SCALE BACK. WHILE PULLING, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN UNDERGROUGD HAUL TRUCK. HE HIT A BUMP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON VENT LINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE SHOWER AND TURNING THE SHOWER ON. HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF FIBERGLASS, CAUSING HIM TO PULL HIS FOOT AWAY AND HIS KNEE TO GO SIDEWAYS. EMPLOYEE'S KNEE BUCKLED AND TWISTED SIDEWAYS. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT ANY WEIGHT ON LEG.

EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER OUT OF #1 CARGOHOLD OF A DIXIE CARRIER LIMESTONE BARGE WHEN ONE OF THE LADDER RUNGS BROKE LOOSE CAUSING EE TO FALL APROX 3' ONTO THE BOTTOM OF THE BARGE. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT WRIST & LEFT SHOULDER. EE WENT TO THE HOSP TO BE EXAMINED & LATER CHECKED BY CO DR. HE WAS RELEASED FOR FULL DUTY WHEN ASKED HE WAS FINE. 3/11/02 EE COMPLAINED OF SHOULDER SENT FOR

BURNED RIGHT HAND WHILE PERFORMING POKEDOWN OPERATION. HOT MATERIAL BLEW BACK AT HIM FROM VESSEL AND BURNED HIS HAND THROUGH HIS GLOVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON RAMP AND ROLLED HIS ANKLE. HE FRACTURED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE THROUGH MUD. HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WALKING IN THE YARD AND FELL.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A SET OF AIRLOCK DOORSWHEN HE PULLED ONE OF THE DOORS OPEN. THE AIR PRESSURE CAUGHT THE DOOR AND CLOSED IT ON HIS ARM CAUSING THE INJURY.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS HANDING A COMEALONG TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL OVE A SHORT SPAN. WHEN HE HAD HIS ARM EXTENDED T6HE COMEALONG SLIPPED CUAISNG HIS ARM AND SHOULDER TO BECOME OVEREXTENDED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIPE UP STAIRS AND HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

14" POLY-PIPE WAS IN PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED OVER LAND. ONE END OF PIPE WAS SECURED WITH ROPE AND EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO KEEP PIPE FROM SLIDING INTO WATER- LITTLE RESISTANCE IF ANY WAS N EEDED ON PIPE. SOMEWHERE DURRING TIME EMPLOYEE WRAPPED ROPE AROUND WAIST-DURRING THIS TIME TRACK HOE MOVING ON ROAD TO REPAIR PIPE GRABBED ROPE AND CINCHED EMPLOYEE AT MID SECTION OF BODY.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE SECOND TO THE LAST STAIR. HIS UPPER BACK STRUCK A STAIR. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MAKE THE NEXT SHIFT.

WHILE CARRYING A.C. UNIT UPSTAIRS, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 9/14/01 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN AND SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A 5 GAL BUCKET TO STEP UP TO CATWALK NEXT TO DRAG GEAR CASE. THE BUCKET SLIPPED OUT AND EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST A ROUND METAL BAR AND THEN TO THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE USED A SMALL STEP LADDER TO STEP UP TO THE CATWALK.

THE INJURED INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING DRAG 2 1-1/4"PLASTIC DISCHARGE LINES. HIS FEET BECAME STUCK IN MUD ABOUT 12" DEEP. HE FELL FORWARD AND FELT APAIN IN THE LEFT GROIN AREA.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE OF AN 18' LONG X 6" "H" BEAM AS IT WAS BEING DRAGGED IN THE TRACK ENTRY BY A SCOOP HOOKED WITH A CHAIN, WHEN THE END OF THE BEAM CAME IN CONTACT WITH A FISH PLATE, CAUSING THE OTHER END OF THE BEAM TO RAISE UP FROM THE MINE FLOOR, SWING SIDEWAYS AND STRIKE THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD, RESULTING IN A LACERATION & KNOCKED HIM UNCONSCIO

JUMPING ON A CURTAIN BOARD TRYING TO BREAK IT AND SAID HE STRAINED HIS NECK AND BACK.

EE WAS HELPING TO CHIP OUT THE MIXER AT CARLIN EAST BATCH PLANT, ANOTHER EE WAS CHIPING AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF THE BIT. THE METAL LODGED IN HIS LEFT CHEECK.

MAN WAS SHOVELING ON BELTLINE & HIT HIS WRIST ONFRAMEWORK & HEARD A POP.

REPORTED THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-11 DOZER, SHOVING DOWN A SLOPE. THE DOZER DROPPED OFF A LARGE ROCK, JARRING THE OPERATOR & CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE HAD SET DUKE JACK TO BREAK ROCK AND JACK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS DOING DAILY INSPECTION OF THE INDURATION THICKENER TUNNEL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON PELLETS AND MUD AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND WENT DOWN ON HIS LEFT KNEE. HE HAD KNEE SURGERY ON 2-25-02.

EE WORKING RIB BOLTING W/OTHER WHEN THEY WERE PUTTING RIB GUN DOWN. OTHER DROPPED HIS END BEFORE EE DID. EE WAS HOLDING GUN W/LEFT HAND. HE JERKED IT HAND AND ARM. THOUGHT ARM WOULD BE OK, THE N ON 7-21 NOTICED SWELLING AND BRUISING DX-LT ARM BICEP TEAR. TURNED IN LATE DUE TO WAITING ON MEDICAL RPTS AND INFO TO CONFIRM INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ELECTRICAL DUTIES AT CEMENT MILL #1. SUDDENLY A CLINKER PARTICLE FELL INTO HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING HIM AN IRRITATION, THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS USING LEFT LEG TO FREE AN ELECTRICAL CABLE BEING PULLED WITH A WINCH THAT WAS HUNG IN A PULLING SHIVE. CAUSED HERNIA.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN TRAVELWAY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP, STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL TARP ON A SEMI PUT TRAILER WHEN TARP HANDLE BECAME DISCONNECTED & EE FELL BACKWARDS LAND ON HIS BACK. HE WAS STANDING ON HARD CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN HE FELL. HE INJ HIS LOWER BACK & HAD A SHOOTING PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG. THE HOSP HAS SCHEDULED HIM FOR AN MRI HE WILL NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL WE GET RESULTS OF MRI & HAS FULL DRS RELEASE.

THIS A NECK SPRAIN DUE TO A LOADER BEING OPERATED WITHOUT AN AIR PNEOMATIC CUSHIONED OPERATORS SEAT. THE AIR CUSHRION WAS BROKEN.

STEPING OFF OF DOZER LOST FOOTING AND LANDED ON KNEE ONT HE PUSH ARM OF DOZER.

CLAIMANT STATES HE RECEIVED CHEMICAL BURNS TO LEFT EYE AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP AIR LINE TO SILO #25, THAT WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 5 GAL CANS OF WHITE OIL FROM THE SCOOP WHEN A HANDLE BROKE OFF A CAN.CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK AND RIGHT KNEE. THE EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED FOR NOV 29, 2001 AND NOV 28 WAS HIS LAST DAY AT WORK.

WAS REMOVING BOTTOM BELT STRUCTURE WHILE MOVING BELT BACK. SAID HE HURT LOWER BACK- PAIN DOWN LEFT LEG.

VICTIM WAS RIDING ON MANTRIP WHEN A PIECE OF GOBROCK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON FACE.

EE WAS PERFORMING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF FRONT END LOADER. FELL FROM LOADER TO GROUND & SPRAINED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING VENTILATION CURTAIN OUT FROM UNDER LOOSE COAL THAT HAD FALLEN ON IT AND HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE MOVE A SCRAP PIECE OF STEEL OUT OF THE PATH OF A MANLIFT. THE PIECE OF STEEL SHIFTED AND PINCHWEDF EE'S MIDDLE INDEX FINGER CAUSING A VERY MINOR FRACTURE TO RT. MIDDL E FINGERTIP. EE MISSED WRK FROM 7-21 TO 8-2.

EE WAS OPERATING A MINER IN #6 ENTRY #3 UNIT, STANDING BETWEEN PINS. A ROCK FELL OUT AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE ROCK WAS APPROXIMATELY 62" X 42" X 0-6" THICK.

EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER ROCK CRUSHER AND PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-23-01. EE WAS DX WITH A RIGHT INHGUINAL HERNIA SECOND DEGREE SHOVLING. EE WAS OUT FORE 42 DAY AFTER A 2" HERNIA REPAIR.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REALIGN MATERIAL THAT HE WAS HAULING ON A SCOOP BUCKET. AS HE PUSHED AGAINST THE MATERIAL HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING BESIDE A MAINTAINCE VEHICLE WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON AN AREA OF SLICK BOTTOM. HE STATED THAT BEFORE HR EGAINED HIS BALANCE HIS RIGHT KNEE HYPEREXTENDED CAUS ING PAIN IN AND AROUND THE RIGHT KNEE. EE MISSEDFIRST SCHEDULED SHIFT ON 8-6-01.

WALKING IN 3RD NORTH PANEL #6 ENTRY BETWEEN 3 AND 4 CUT, STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS SHOVELING MINE RUN MATERIAL OVER HIS HEAD INTO A CHUTE & FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOW BACK. AREA OF MINE B TAILPIECE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING UP THE GREASING GUN WHEN HE CUT HIS MIDDLE (RIGHT) FINGER.

SOMETHING FELL INTO SOME DUST AROUND EMPLOYEE SENDING DUST INTO THE AIR. STEEL SUDT GOT INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. MISSED ONLY 1 DAY AS SUGGESTED BY DOCTOR.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CROSSING THROUGH THE MANDOOR SEPERATING THE TRACK FROM THE RETURN ENTRY ON 7-RIGHT SECTION AS HE DID THE PRESSURE FORCED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE. MOUTH OF SECTION.

THIS EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE SAME LEVEL WHEN HIS TEST DRILL ENCOUNTERED WATER. THE WATER SPRAYED FROM THE DRILL HOLE UNEXPECTEDLY. SHOULDER SURGERY WAS REQUIRED ON 9/28/01.

AREA WET AND MUDDY. HANGING CURTAIN AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED AT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING ONTO BARLEY SYSTEM SHAKER IN FINE GAL PLANT.

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM SUPPORTED TOP AND BROKE EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM A SCOOP. WHEN HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA.

EE INJURED HIS BACK BY LIFTING A CHAIN FLIGHT. IT WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT HE MISSED A DAY FOR REASONS OTHER THAN HIS INJURY.

EE & ANOTHER EE WERE REPAIRING THE EMULSION LINENEAR THE LONGWALL POWER CTR. INJ EE WAS USING A CRESCENT WRENCH ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A COUPLER IN PLACE AS OTHER EE USED A PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS ON THE SAME COUPLER. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK INJ EE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN IN UPPER RIGHT ARM HE IS NOW MISSING WORK DUE TO PROBLEM HOWEVER COMPLETED DIAGNOSIS HAS NOT BEEN MADE

EE WAS CLIMBING ROCK TRUCK WITH TOOLS IN ONE HAND, SLIPPED ON LADDER AND FELL.

EE STARTED HIS SHIFT ON AN L85 ROCK TRUCK AT 0600. LATER IN THE SHIFT HE STATED THAT HIS SEAT WAS LOOSE CAUSING HIS BACK TO HURT. A NEW SEAT WAS ORDERED. AT 1000HE PARKED THE ROCK TRUCK, STATE D HIS BACK WAS HURTING AND WENT HOME. HE HAD NOT RETURNED TO WORK.

MINER WAS LOADING CONVEYOR BELT ON BELT CARRIER AND INJURED BACK.

EE LEFT BLANK ON ACCIDENT REPORT. STATED ON PHONE THAT NO PARTICULAR INCIDENT, BUT OCCURRED OVER TIME BECAUSE OF REPEATED ACTIVITY OF SHOVELING.

MAN WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH WHILE HE WAS LAYINGON HIS SIDE SPARK FLEW LANDED IN HIS LEFT EAR AND BURNT HIS EAR DRUM.

EE WAS GOING DOWN A SMALL SAND RAMP TO RELOAD. LOST CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK WHICH CAUSED HIS TRUCKTO BOUNCE HARD AND HIGH. THE HARD BOUNCE CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK, NECK AND SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS HELPING PUT A BUMPER ON HEAD GATE WHEN SHEAVE BLOCK STRUCK HIM ON BACK TOP OF HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF WIRE ROPE.

EE WAS STARTING TO SERVICE HIS ASSIGNED MACHINE, A CATERPILLAR 6578 SCRAPER TRACTOR (MACHINE #123). WHILE GOING TO THE OIL SUPPLY (WALKING ON THE GROUND), EE LOST HIS FOOTING (SLIPPED) AND FEL L ONTO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT THIGH, RIGHT SHIN, RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM. SITE CONDITIONS WERE WARM, WET GROUND CONDITIONS.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO CLEAN OFF BUILT UP MATERIAL FROM THE PRIMARY CONVEYOR AND THE PRYBAR SLIPPED SMASHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A PIECE OF MACHINERY. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS MUSCLE STRAIN AND HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH SOME DISCOMFORT UNTIL 1 2-14-01 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY.

EE WAS WORKING ON A CREW ADVANCING C/M SECTION POWER CENTER AND CABLES. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEDOWN A CABLE FROM A HOOK A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE DISLODGED, FELL & STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

EE WAS WAITING TO BE LOADED WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR DROPPED THE BUCKET INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE JAR CAUSED HIS AIR SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT INJURING HIS BACK.

DISMOUNTING MACHINE SLIPPED ON STEP. AS I SLIPPED HELD ONTO MACHINE HAND RAIL. ALL WEIGHT WAS ON RIGHT ARM CAUSING INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A MANTRIP THROUGH A CURTAIN. HE USED HIS LEFT FOOT TO RAISE THE CURTAIN. HIS FOOT GOT HUNG ON THE ROOF CAUSING FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT LEG.

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM A LOADER, THE INJURED SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS ANKLE AND FRACTURING HIS THUMB.

EE BURNT HANDS WHILE USING TORCH.

TWO EES ALLEGED THAT THEY WERE REPAIRING AIRLINES OPN SCRAPER WHEN ONE MECHANIC WENT TO REPOSITION EJECTOR (MOVE BACK TO REAR POSITION). INJURED EE WENT BACK IN BETWEEN EJECTOR AND REAR FRAME OF SCRAPER. RIGHT LEG WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT RESULTING IN BROKEN FIBULA.

UNCOVERING VALVE PINCHED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN CURTAIN WHEN HE TWISTED LOWER PART OF BACK.

THE INJURED PUT SOME USED ANVILS ONTO A PALLET WHEN HE NOTICIED PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE ANVILS WEIGHED ABOUT 80 POUNDS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING THE CEMENT PRODUCTS IN A BUG BAG, ANOTHER EE WAS MOVING THE PALLET WITH THE FORKLIFT. NO ONE REALIZED THAT HIS FOOT WAS UNDER THE FORKLIFT AND HE LOWERED THE FORKLIFT, IT PINCHED HIS RIGHT THUMB.

CUT LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHILE UNLOADING RACKS.

AT END OF SHIFT, HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING FACE, EE WAS WALKING AROUND BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM RIB TO BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG AND KNEE.

EE WAS PUSHING SHOT MATERIAL TO THE 9926 LOADER. HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND ROLLED THE DOZER INTO THE PIT AREA. HE WAS WORKING ABOUT 40' ABOVE THE PIT FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FULL 5 GALLON WATER BOTTLE WHEN HER WRIST POPPED AND STARTED HURTING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, SHE STATED THERE WAS STILL MUCHDISCOMFORT, AND SHE WAS SEEN BY DR. WHO TREATED HER FOR A SPRAINED WRIST. THE EMPLOYEE STATED HER WRIST GOT BETTER, BUT WENT BACK TO HURTING AT NIGHT. THE DR. RECOMMENDED A SPECIALIST.SPECIALIST DIAGNOSED SPRAINED WRIST AND WRIST BRACE.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS, HE SLIPPED ON A BALL IF CLINKER TWISTING HIS ANKLE. LEFT ANKLE IS FRACTURED.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING UNLOAD A BELT CROSSWALK FROM AN OPOSSUM BELLY CAR. AS HE DID HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL THAT WAS ON THE CAR. WHEN HE SLIPPED THE WEIGHT OF THE CROSSWALK CA USED HIM TO TWIST HIS UPPER BODY HURTING HIS BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING A AG OF HAND TOOLS OUT OF A TOOL BOX AT THE BELTMAN'S SHANTY. EE STATED HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. NOTE: CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 7-23-01-FIRST DAY OFF WORK.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE PULLING THE MINER CABLE BACK, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS BACK. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR. PERSONAL SAFETY EQUI PMENT NOT A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP OR SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

LIGHTING HEATING TORCH, BURN BACK IN TORCH. BURN BETWEEN LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS CLOSING ROLL OUT CHUTE USING A 4' BAR ANDTWISTED HIS BACK.

LIFTING AND POSITIONING A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS BEING ATTACHED TO A SURFACE BELT LINE.

WHILE CHANGING OUT SCREENS EE LIFTED THE ONE END OF THE SCREEN AND THEN TURNED THE SCREEN SO HE COULD HOOK THE END OF THE SCREEN TO THE BOOM TRUCK HOOK TO RAISE IT OUT AND IN. HE TWISTED HIS R IGHT KNEE. NOTE: HE DID NOT SEE A PHYSICIAN FOR THIS UNTIL 7/26/01.

PERFORMING NORMAL SCALING OPERATIONS- SOMEHOW ANINSECT OR SOMETHING GOT INTO GLOVE AND GOT A STING.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BATTERY TERMINAL ON TRUCK WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING MADE CONTACT WITHMETAL BOX. THE WRENCH WHEN SHORTENED MADE CONTACT WITH EMPLOYEE RING AND HE RECEIVED THIRD DEGRE E BURN ON RING FINGER.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF THE MECHANICS TRUCK AND APPARENTLY STEPPED ON A SMALL RIDGE OF DIRT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

OPERATOR SLIPPED OFF STEP OF DOZER WHEN EXITING TWISTING LEG (RIGHT).

AFTER STEPPING DOWN FROM LOADER TRUCK, EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A ROCKY AREA CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE, HEAL OF FOOT ALSO.

EE WAS MOVING "I" BEAM ON A TROLLEY. TRAPPED HAND BETWEEN MOVING "I" BEAM AND AND STATIONARY "I" BEAM.

EE WAS BUILDING A VENTILATION BRATTICE & LIFTED A SOLID 6" BLOCK. THE BLOCK SLIPPED, CATCHING RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BLOCK & RIB. THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS BROKEN.

INJURED STEPPED INTO A MANHOLE IN THE FLOOR OF THE DRAGLINE WHILE HE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE BRAKE BAND. HE BRUISED HIS HIP, SCRAPED HIS SHIN BONE ON RIGHT LEG, HAD A SMALL LACERATION ON HIS EAR.

OPERATOR CLIMBED OFF LOADER TO WASH BUCKET OUT AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS ADDING A SECTION OF DRILL STEAL TO REACH THE DEPTH OF THE HOLE, WHEN HE BACKED THE FEED OFF FROM FAST FEED THE DRILL BOUNCED HITTING EE'SLEFT SIDE. EE HAS HAD 32 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING AND WAS BEING SUPERVISED AT THE TIME OFINJURY. EE WAS CARELESS, NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

EE TRIPPED OVER WELDING LEADS & FELL STRIKING OR LANDING ON HIS FOREARMS, RESULTING IN A SCRATCHON LEFT FOREARM AND A BRUISE & CONTUSION ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE PORTAL BUS AT THE START OF THE SHIFT AS HE DID HE STEPPED OUT AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

AS EE WAS WELDING ON A BRACE, HOT METAL SPARK BURNED THROUGH HIS TROUSERS AND FELL DOWN INTO HIS RUBBER BOOT CAUSING BURNS TO HIS LEFT LOWER LEG AND FOOT.

THE EE WAS MAKING UP ROOF BOLTS WHEN AN UNDETECTED PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-4-02 AT WHICH TIME HE SAW A MEDICAL SPECIALIST T HAT PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTIONS AT THAT TIME.