Mining Incidents in November 2001

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY (RETURN) AT #6 CROSS CUT IN THE FIRST SOUTH, MAIN EAST - THIRD SOUTH PANEL. THE ROOF FALL WAS 80'LONG, 18'WIDE AND 8'HIGH. THE AREA WAS BOLT ED WITH 6'FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS AND 2" X 6" X14'LONG BOARDS HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AS SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTS. THE ROOF MATERIAL CONSISTED OF LAMINATED SANDY DARK GRAY SHAL

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #2 EAST BELTLINE AT NUMBER 7 CROSSCUT FALL MEASURED 20' BY 30' FROM 0 TO 6' IN HEUGHT. INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY AND TOWARD#4 ENTRY FOR APPROX 10' ALL ACCESSES WERE DANGER ED OFF. CROSSBARS SECTION ALL ACCESSES. CRIBS AND STRATA POSTS SET AND AREA REBOLTED ADDITIONAL CABLE BOLTS INSTALLED.

1A HAUL ROAD X-CUT 22. 30 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE 8 FT THICK.

#3 HOIST TRIPPED OUT AT 1600 MAINTENENACE CREW WAS ON BOARD. RESET/RESTORED POWER AND LOWERED CREW TO MINE LANDING. LOST DEPT INDICATOR. REPLACED THRU TROUBLE SHOOTING AVTRON PULSE GENERATOR. RETURNED TO SERVICE 9:00 AM DOWNTIME APPROX. 3 HOURS.

#3 SHAFT MAN HOIST STOPPED AT 12:01 PM. AN ELEC-TRICAL SHORT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO ALLOW THE XXX HOIST TO OPERATE. IT WAS RETURNED TO SVC.AT 1:30

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #2 ENTRY #4 XCUT SOUTH PANEL OFF # 1 WEST. L 20' X W 17' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1ST SOUTH TAILGATE #4 ENTRY, 3030 SOUTH. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20 FT LONG, APPROX. 18 FT WIDE AND APPROX 8-10 FEET THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENT ILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE FMINED THROUGH. FALL #18BB

1 BREAK ABOVE 889 AND 1 BREAK LEFT HANDED, ROCK FELL ABOUT 50' LONG 11' THICK AND 20' WIDE IN AN ABANDONED AREA. WAS FOUND MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATION. A FEDERAL INSPECTOR WAS WITH ME.

NO PERSONAL INJURIES.APPROX 10:30 AM KILN COAL MILL WIGH SCALE BELT WAS ERRATIC AND WAS STARTING AND STOPPING INTERMITTENLY. ELECTRICAN TO CHECK THE BRUSHES ON THE DRIVE MOTOR FOR THE WEIGH SC ALE BELT. 10:45 AM WAS IGNITION OF COAL DUST SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE COAL MILL SYSTEM CAUSING AN EXPLOSION WITHIN THE SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE COAL MILL SYSTEM RUPTURE DISC TO RUPTURE. THE COAL M

NORTH MAINS 93 BLOCK #1 HEADING 3-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 003. 8 FT HIGH X 20 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL RO OF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

NORTH MAINS 89 BLOCK #4 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 003. 8 FT HIGH X 20 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL RO OF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN #2 ENTRY AT #8 BRK, 10' OUTBY. SURVEY STATION 1055, SIZE OF FALL 40' LONG X 20' WIDE X 10-12' HIGH. FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION DOES NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL AND WI LL NOT BE CLEANED UP. AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROX. 5,800' OUTBY FACE AT SS #1357 IN #1 ENTRY RETURN. FALL MEASURED 18' WIDE X 40' LONG X 8' HIGH. AREA PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. FALL MATERIAL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED INVOLVING THE D CONVEYOR BELT TERMINAL GROUP. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 80' LONG, 21' WIDE, 10' HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY SHIFT FOREMAN ON THE WEST MAINS SECTION. THE FALL WAS JUST OUT BY STATION 8044, 51 AND 43 OF #4 ENTRY THE FALL COVERED THE AUX FAN CABLE, HAD NO EF FECTS ON VENTILATION. THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF AND SUPPORTED ON BOTH APPROACHES. SEE ATTACAHED MAP AND SKETCH.

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A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON THE 001-0 SECTION, AT 7-C BELT, IN THE #2 ENTRY. VENTILATION, EQUIPMENT NO PASSAGE OF PERSONS WAS AFFECTED. THE FALL MEASURED 30' WIDE, 20' LONG, AND 6' THICK. THIS AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED.

UNINTENTIONAL ROO FALL. LOCATION: NO. 12 INTAKE NO. 1 ENTRY AT SPAD NO. 7012. SIZE 20 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 4-5 FT HIGH ROOF SUPPORT: 5 FT TENSION REBAR.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE WEEKLY EXAMINER APPROX 6:30 PM RIGHT RETURN OF WEST MAINS #10 ENTRY JUST OUT BY STATION 7912 46 AND 39 IT HAD NO EFFECTS ON VENTILATION, THE AR EA WAS DANGERED OFF AND SUPPORT AT BOTH APPROACHES.

1ST NORTH WEST SUB PANEL SPAD 2+50 #3 ENTRY 9 X-CUTS FROM FACE. 6'HIGH 18'WIDE 40'LONG.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED #1 UNIT X-CUT #41 OF 1E #6 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #2976. L 25' X W 18' X T10'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION IN THE #3 ENTRY, 600' OUTBY THE NO. 2 SECTION AT SPAD #391. FALL WAS ~5'THICK, 19' WIDE & 19' LONG. NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED NOR WERE TRAV ELWAYS OR AIRWAYS AFFECTED. THE AREA WAS CRIBBEDOFF.

ROOF FALL MAIN NORTH #57 X-CUT BETWEEN TRAVEL WAY AND BELT ENTRY. 20'L X 18'W X 5'H.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF THE #2 ENTRY #2 SECTION. FALL MEASURED APPROX 4 FT WIDE 2' RIDER THICK BY 20 FT WIDE BY 30' LONG. THIS AREA WAS MINED 11-26-01. BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. NO EMPLOYEES OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. NO AIRWAY OR TRAVELWAY WAS EFFECTED. THIS AREA IS CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL LOCATION NO.2 INTAKE NO. 7 ENTRY 80 FT OUTBY SPAD 316 SIZE 90 FT X 20 FT WIDE X 5-6 FT HIGH. ROOF SUPPORT: 6 FT TENSION REBAR.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY AT 4+00 ON MAINNORTH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5'INSTALL III BOLTS WITH 2' OF RESIN. ROOF FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP &REBOLTED. FALL WAS 18'W X 17'L X 6'H.

NORTH 1 11 HEADING 14 BLOCK TO 15 BLOCK MMU 004 8 FT HIGH X 18 FT WIDE X 60 FT LONG TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT TENSION REBAR BOLTS 6"X16" PLATES, ROOF MATS FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPOR TS WET AROUND FALL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 5TH MAIN NORTH. IT WAS IN AN INTERSECTION AND MEASURED APPROX 30' X 18' X 10'. THE FALL WAS OUTBY ANY WORKING SECTIONS.

ROOF FALL 3RD NORTH PANEL #4 ENTRY BETWEEN #26 AND #27 CROSSCUT 50' LONG 18' WIDE 6' WIDE.

JUST INBY A PITTSBURG BREAK AREA. ROOF FAILED JUST ABOVE 60" RESIN BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 9TH EAST, #8 ENTRY BETWEEN #16 & #17 CROSSCUTS. THE FALL WAS 19'WIDE, 50'THICK, AND 8'THICK. IT DIDN'T AFFECT VENTILATION, TRAVEL, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT, OR CAUSE ANY IN JURY. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' & 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 10 + 10 ON THE 16TH IN BELTLINE. THE FALL 55'LONG & 19'WIDE & 5'THICK. DID NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR IMPAIR VENTILATION BUT DID CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BELT & BELT STRUCTURE. THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED BY 4'GLUE BOLTS & TIMBERS & CRIBS. THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED IN JANUARY 2001.

AS THE JOY CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CUTTING BOTTOM IN THE CROSSCUT FROM #3 ENTRY TO #4 ENTRY AN IGNITION OCCURRED THAT LASTED 10-30 SECONDS AND WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH ONE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. NO INJU RIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS INCURRED.

THE CEDAR CREEK ELEVATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE FROM 8:25 AM UNTIL 10:40 AM DUE TO CAGE NOT LEVELING AT UPPER LIMIT SWITCH. REPAIRS TOOK APPROX. 7 MINUTES AFTER ELECTRICIAN ARRIVED.

NORTH 1 10 HEADING 14 BLOCK 4 WAY INTERSECTION MMU 004. 7 FT HIGH X 18 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORTS - 6 FT TENSION REBAR, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL RO OF SUPPORTS SIT AROUND FALL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INT HE 8TH EAST, #5 ENTRY, AT #23 CROSSCUT. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILALATION TRAVEL, OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. IT DID DAMAGE A SCOOP. THE FALL WAS 20' LONG, 30' WIDE, AND 8' THICK THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND 5 BREAKS INTO THE MINE (FROM THE PITMOUTH) IN THE TRACK ENTRY (#3 ENTRY) AT SPAD NO. 26. THE FALL MEASURED 14' WIDE, 14' LONG & 6' HIGH. THE MINE WAS IDLE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 9TH EAST #22 CROSSCUT, BETWEEN 9 & 10 ENTRIES. THE FALL WAS 60' WIDE 19' LONG AND 8' THICK. IT DID NOT AFFECT VENTILLATION, TRAVEL, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT OR CAUSE ANY IN JURY. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' AND 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LW SETUP ENTRIES (LW BLEEDER) AT SPAD 2039. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 120' X 20' X 12-15'. AREA WAS DEVELOPED IN SEPT. 2001 & WAS ~750' FROM THE ACTIVE FA CE. THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED & THERE WERE NO PERSONNEL INJURIES. THE AREA WAS BOL;TED W/6' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS & WAS CRIBBED.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT THE TAILGATE OF 3T LONGWALK IN 3 AC OF 25 @ 89 + 20. USING 8'RIB BOLTS FOR TRUSSES AND 6' COMBINATION DOUBLE FORK IN CENTER AND 2 ROWS OF 6X6 TIMBERS BETWEEN XC'S. SLIP RUNS THROUGH AREA LOST POWER ON FACE COULD NOT PULL SHIELDS AND LOST THE ROOF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING ~50' LONG, 18' WIDE, UP TO 5' HIGH IN THE NO. 4 BELT ENTRY OF SW MAINS JUST OUTBY SPAD 3269. AREA DEVELOPED3/31/96 & WAS LOCATED ABOUT 5,800' FROM THE NEAR EST WORKING FACE. NO INJURIES, DISRUPTION IN VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN AFFECTED BY THE FALL.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4-WAY INTERSECTION OF ENTRY #3 @ 71+70 ON THE 6TH NORTH. THE FALL 35'LONG X 20'WIDE X 4'THICK DID NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR IMPAIR VENTILATION. THE ROOF W AS SUPPORTED BY 4' FULLY FRONTED ROOF BOLTS. THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED IN JULY OF 2001.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT, #2 ENTRY, X-CUT 42 LAST OPEN. L 25' X W 17.5' X T 12'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR.

A MINE RESCUE TEAM FOUND A ROOF FALL WHILE PATROLING SECTION 4, WHILE UNDER K ORDER THE FALL WAS IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY AT SPAD 13314. THE FALL WAS 6' TO 8' IN HEIGHT. IT BEGAN IN BY SPAD 13301 AND INTO THE CROSS TOWARD SPAD 13313.

THE JOY MINER WAS CUTTING IN #3 PLACE WHEN AN IGNITION OCCURRED THAT LASTED 1-2 MINUTES.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 97+60 ENTRY #2 ON THE 6TH NORTH. THE FALL MEASURED 100' X 19' X 5' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR IMAPIR VENTILATION. THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED BY 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN ROOF BOLTS. THE 4-WAY INTERSECTION WAS DEVELOPED 10-2001.

A POWER SURGE HALTED THE HOIST APPROX. 100' FROMTHE COLLAR. A BLOWN BLOWER MOTOR FUSE & PRIMARY T205 FUSE WAS FOUND. ELEVEN MINERS WERE TRAPPED IN CAGE APPROX. 2 HOURS WHILE TROUBLE-SHOOTING. HOIST BACK IN OPERATION AT 2:50 P.M.

AN IGNITION OCCURRED AT THE MAIN SECTION AT THE BELT ENTRY. THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY. THE FLAME WAS EXTINGUISHED BY ROCK DUST.

ROOF FALL IN 2 ENTRIES FROM ACCUMULATION OF WATER UP TO ROOF IN AREA THAT WAS FLOODED DUE TOLARGE AMOUNT OF WATER WEST MAINS AREA. SLIP ZONEWAS PRESENT WHERE ROOF FALL OCCURRED.

ON THANKSGIVING DAY, A MINE EXAMINER FOUND A ROOF ALL ON OUR NO.1 TRACK AT BREAK NO.44. TIME OF FALL IN UNKNOWN. SIZE OF FALL 8'X 20'X 40'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED INT HE #3 ENTRY DURING PILLAR EXTRACTION TRAPPING OUR CONTINOUS MINER. THE ENTRY HAD HIDDEN MOUNTAIN SEAMS ALLOWING THE ROOF TO COLLASPE. NO INJURIES OCCURED DURING THE FAL L AND OR REMOVAL OF THIS MINER. ALL SAFETY PERCAUSTIONS WERE EXERCISED DURING REMOVAL.

AS THE JOY MINER WAS CUTTING IN THE #3 ENTRY AN IGNITION OCCURRED THAT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS AND WAS EXTINGUISHED AND NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS INCURRED.

ROOF FALL 2 X CUTS IN BY SS 1330 #4 ENTRY OFF 1 APPROX 70' BY 19' BY 3-5'. DOUBTFUL AREA WITH CLAY VEINS AND SOAPSTONE ROOF WHEN MINED CAUSING AREA TO BE ABANDONED AND DANGERED OFF. FOUND BY EE ON WEEKLY RETURN EXAM 11-21-01 APPROX 10:0O AM.

WATER WAS SEEPING INTO THE 15-RIGHT PANEL OF LIGHTFOOT NO 2 MINE COMING FROM THE ABANDONED HANSHAUS 14 MINE LUCAFY 250' FEET ABOVE THE WATER DRAINAGE FLOW RATE WAS APPROXIMATELY 738 TO 750 GPM .

AS THE JOY MINER WAS CUTTING IN THE #3 ENTRY, AN IGNITION OCCURRED THAT LASTED 3 TO 5 MINUTES AND WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH THREE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. NO INJURIES OR PROPRTY DAMAGE WAS INCURRED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ALONG GRASSY CREEK MAINS NO. 4 ENTRY BETWEEN SPADS 14523 & 14656 (INTAKE). ALL APPROACHES TO THE FALL AREA WERE DANGERED AND BREAKERED OFF. APPROX. FA LL DIMENSIONS WERE 30' LONG, 20' WIDE, 10' HIGH.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 32 UNIT, XCUT #18 OF NORTH RETURN, #6 ENTRY, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #2648. L 25' X W 30' X T6"-12'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6 POINT ANCHOR & 12' CABLE BOLTS.

EAST 3 #17 BLOCK 10 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU.001. 7 FT HIGH X 18 FT WIDE X 24 FT LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DAMGERED OFF ADDITIONAL ROOF SU PPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 8TH SUB MAIN EAST BETWEEN CROSSCUTS NO 47 & 48. THE FALL WAS PRIMARILY IN A PILLAR AND MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 40 X 18 X 8'. IT WAS OUTBY ANY MINING SECTION.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONT HE #1 UNIT BETWEEN X CUT 5 & 6 OF ID ENTRY #5 INBY SPAD #2324 THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS L20' X W 18'X T 6'.

THE ELEVATOR AT THE JUSTICE MINE WAS DOWN FROM 3:30 AM TO 5:30 AM DUE TO A GROUNDED WITCH IN THE DOWN.

ROOF FALL IN NO.4 HEADING INBY LOD INBY SPAD #456. ROOF FALL MEASURED 100'LONG X 18'WIDE X 8'HIGH.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #2 UNIT X-CUT #13 OF 2A RETURN STARTING IN ITERSECTION OF #6 TO #7 DOWN #7 TOWARDS X-CUT #12. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6'POINT ANCHOR + 12' CABLE BOLTS L200'X W 17'X T 6-12'.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD 2+68IN #2 ENTRY IN 3RD WEST PANEL OFF THE 2ND NORTH IN THE #2 DAVIS SEAM. IT MEASURED 65'X 20'X 5'. IT WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. IT HAS BEEN TIMBERED OFF AND DANGERED OUT.

ELEVATOR WAS NOT IN SERVICE FOR ABOUT 2.5 HOURS DUE TO ELEVATOR DOOR RELAY PROBLEM.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #2 UNIT, 34 ENTRY, XCUT #10 OF 2A ROADWAY. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR & 12' CABLE BOLTS. L 40' X W 20' X T 12'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #6 ENTRY, 18-19 X CUT SPAD #2690 1 X-CUT INBY INT HE MAIN NORTH. L 70'XW 17'X T 12'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN NORHT AT SPAD #30 IN THE #1 RETURN ENTRY IN THE #5 SEAM. IT MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 15'X 17'X 4'.IT HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND IS NOW TRAVELABLE.

THE TYRO CREEK ELEVATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE 135 MINUTES DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE AND BAD INPUT OUTPUT CARD IN THE CONTROL CIRCUIT THAT OPERATES THE DOORS.

ROOF FALL NEAR SPAD #442. ROOF FALL MEASURES 90'LONG X 8'HIGH X 18'WIDE (CROSSCUT #6 TO #7 HEADINGS) ROOF FALL IN #6 ENTRY MEASURING 120' X 18' WIDE X 8' HIGH OUTBY SPAD #442.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT XCUT 36 OF 1E BELTLINE #1 RETURN ROOM. L 35' X W 20' X T 6'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE 21ST EAST GATE ENTRIES IN NO.1 ENTRY (RETURN) INBY SPAD 8 + 15. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL ARE 70'LONG, 16'WIDE AND 7'HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 107 XCUT ENTRY #3 ON THE 2ND MAIN EAST RECOVERY. AREA OF THE FALLMEASURED 60' X 20' X 4' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT IMPEDED TRAVEL OR IMPAIR VENTILATION. TH E ROOF WAS SUPPORTED BY 4' GLEN BOLTS. THE 4 WAY INTERSECTION WAS DEVELOPED 11-2000.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN NORTH ENTRIES X-CUT 13 #4 ENTRY. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS & 12' CABLE BOLTS. L 25' X W 20' X T 12'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED #8 ENTRY BETWEEN XCUT 11+12 #2 UNIT.L L 30' X W17' X T 7'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #893 MEASURING 30'LONG, 20'WIDE, 5-6'HIGH. 42" RESIN BOLTS FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DIST URBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #5 BELT ENTRY APPROX. 4000' FROM THE WORKING FACE. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL WERE AS FOLLOWS 20'X20'X7'. 5' COMBINATION BOLTS WERE USED IN THE AFFECTED AREA.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 40'X 20'X 6' OCCURED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF WHITE OAK MAINS AT SPAD #2234. THIS IS A RETURN ENTRY OF AN INACTIVE PANEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, EQUIPMENT, LOSS OR AIR OBSTRUCTION. AREA WAS BOLTED W/ 42"RESIN BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT #3 ENTRY INBY LAST OPEN XCUT. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED IN THE S.E. LOM MAINS #5 ENTRY 10' OUTBY SPAD #35604 X-CUT 424 1600'OUTBY THE TAILPIECE. THE FALL WAS 70' LONG, 19' WIDE & 6' THICK. NO PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT OR VENT ILATION WAS AFFECTED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED 2 CROSSCUTS OUTBY #15 BELT HEAD ON 002-0 SECTION. IN A NEUTRAL ENTRY BETWEEN #2 HEADING #3 HEARING IT MEASURED 45'X4'X 20. IT HAS BEEN CRIBBED TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

A (SLIP) OR (HORSES BACK) FELL, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 460. FALL WAS IN THE CROSSCUT THAT SPAD 469 WAS IN. FALL WAS APPROX 4'THICK, COVERING AN AREA 20' BY 20' OR INTERSECTION AREA.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 8TH EAST, #3 ENTRY, #17 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS 35'LONG, 30'WIDE AND 9'HIGH. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8'POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. THE FALL DIDN'T AFFECT VENTILATION, DAMAG E EQUIPMENT, AFFECT TRAVEL, OR CAUSE ANY INJURY.

AT 0445, HOIST BROKE DOWN DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HOIST WAS REPAIRED & BACK OPERATIONAL AT 0930.

A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL AT SPAD 1787 IN THE #1 ENTRY OVER TO THE # 2 ENTRY THE FALL WAS 250' OUT BY THE FACE. THE FALL WAS 90' LONG 20' WIDE AND 8' THICK. A FALL 30' LONG 20' WIDE 56" THICK FELL IN THE #3 ENTRY AT SPAD 1782 THIS FALL WAS ABOUT 920' OUT BY THE WORKING FACE.

ROOF FALL, 2ND SOUTH PANEL-MMV-001- #5 ENTRY & 15+60 FELL 70'LONG, HEIGHT 10', WIDTH 18'3", AREA MINED 11-02-01.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #16 + 25 IN THE NO.3 ENTRY IN 6 WEST. THIS IS A WEEKLY EXAMINATION WALK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 7TH EAST #5 ENTRY AT #22 CROSSCUT. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 8' ANCHOR BOLTS. THE FALL DIDN'T AFFECT VENTILATION, TRAVEL, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT, OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. THE FALL WAS 25' LONG 25' WIDE AND 8' THICK.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURED ON THE #4 UNIT, 5TH N.E. PANEL, #5 ENTRY. 110 FT. OUTBY SPAD #35966.360FT. OUTBY THE FACE. 240'OUTBY THE TAILPIECE. THE FALL WAS 105'LONG, 19FT. WIDE, AND 7FT.THICK NO PERSONS, VENTILATION OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVE

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #6 ENTRY, 1ST SOUTH OFF MAIN EAST AT 0 + 350. 26' X 17' X 6' TO 8' HIGH.

A FALL OF ROOF ROCK OCCURRED ON THE 8G SECTION IN THE #43 CROSSCUT BETWEEN NO. 1 AND NO. 2 HEADINGS. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRENCE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO.5 ENTRY OF 3-N. MAINS SECTION AT A THREE WAY BETWEEN 37 AND 38 WALL. THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE AND IT DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION AND THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY AT #15 X-CUT OF THE 002-0 MMU. PANEL. FALLWAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND WAS 20'X 20'& WAS APPROX. 4'HIGH. AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 85+70 ENTRY #4 ON THE 6TH NORTH BELT LINE. THE FALL MEASURED 85' LONG X 19' WIDE X 5' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT IMPEDE TRAVEL OR IMPAIR VENTILATION. THE FA LL CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BELT & BELT STRUCTURE AT THE ABOVE LOCATION. THE 4-WAY INTERSECTION WAS SUPPORTED BY 4' FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 2 LEFT 3 EAST CONTINUOUS MINER SECTION.

ROOF FALL WAS IN THE NORTH MAINS PANEL #3 XCUT ON #2 BELT. APPROX.8'OF SHALE FELL. THE FALL WAS18'BY 20'BY 8'HIGH. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.

A FALL OF ROOF WAS FOUND BY AN EXAMINER ABOUT P.M. THE FALL WAS LOCATED AT THE MAIN EAST RIGHT RETURN AT 139 XCUT AT THE ACCESS TO NASON #1 RIGHT SEAL.

ROOF FALL IN THE NO 1 ENTRY AT X-CUT NO 14 ON 006-0 SECTION. THE FALL IS 20'LONG, 20'WIDE, AND 8'THICK/ THE AFFECTED AREA HAS BEEN TINBERED OFF AND CRIBS BUILT.

ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR STUCK CAUSING HOIST GEARS TO NOT ENGAGE. THE MINE WAS EVACUATED AND REPAIRSWERE MADE. THE HOIST WAS TESTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE AROUND 11:00 P.M.

020-0 MMU ROOF FALL IN THE FARE OF NO.1 AND NO.2BOTH FALLS WERE 8-10FT. HIGH X WIDTH OF ENTRY X APPROX. 30FT. LONG. NO EQUIPMENT OR PEOPLE INVOLVED. 5FT. FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WERE INSTALL ED IN THIS AREA.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ALONG THE PILLAR LINE ON THE 005-0 "B" SECTION DURING SECONDMINING. FALL WAS PART OF PILLAR FALL, SIZE COULDNOT BE DETERMINED. FALL WAS INBY SUPPORTED ROOF, RIPPER HEAD OF CONTINOUS MINER WAS CAUGHT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERUPTED.

ROOF FALL BREAK 41, 1 BREAK IN BY SPAD 296. FALL IS 20 FT BY 20 FT BY 4 FT THICK. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' BOLTS (RESIN FULL GROUT) AREA DEVELOPED 5-1-01 4,000 FT OUT BY FACE AREA. BREAKERED OFF FALL. FALL WAS FOUND 11-9-01 ON WEEKLY EXAMINATION.

MESSENGER WIRE ROPE BROKE IN SHAFT CONTROL CABLE AND DROPPED CABLE, SHORTING OUT AND BLOWING FUSE IN HOIST CONTROL. FUSE WAS REPLACED AFTER SHORT CLEARED. DAMAGED CABLE WAS REMOVED AND SHAFT C OMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL RE-ESTABLISHED WITH OTHER CABLES. HOIST WAS RUNNABLE AT 7:15 P.M. SAME DATE. HOISTING SERVICE WAS RESTORED AT 6:45 A.M. NEXT DAY.

AS THE MINER WAS CUTTING BOTTOM IN THE #4 PLACE ON THE #3 SECTION, AN IGNITION OCCURRED THAT LASTED LESS THAN ONE MINUTE. THE FLAME WAS EXTINGUISHED & NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE INCURRED.

ROOF FALL - PARTIAL OF INTERSECTION ENTRY #1 & 15+00 XC. LENGTH 25', ENTRY WIDTH 17'6", HEIGHT 10'. THIS FALL FELL OUTBY FROM INTERSECTION. THEAREA WAS MINED 11/2/01.

ROCK FALL ON #3 BELT 2-ND X CUT INBY THE HEAD- DRIVE IN INTERSECTION. ROCK FALL WAS 20' WIDE & 25'LONG AND ABOUT 5' HIGH. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF AND THEN FALL WAS MOVED AND AREA WAS SUPPORTED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE TILLEY MAINS 1 BRK INBY SPAD #3142. APPROX. 1300FT. FROM THE ACTIVE FACE, IN THE RETURN ENTRY. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. ALL ENTRANCES HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF TO THE FALL. THE FALL MEASURED 20'L X 20'W & 6'H. THE FALL WILL NOT BE REHAB-ILITATED.

A ROCK FALL (20' X 20' X 8'-10'THICK) OCCURRED IN THE BELT & TRACK ENTRY AT SPAD 2414 ON THE NO.3 SW MAINS, APPROXIMATELY 3000' OUT OF THE FACE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 TEAR DOWN CHUTE FOR L/W PANEL #31. THE FALL WAS 40'X16'X7'. NO DAMAGE OR ENTRAPMENT. AREA WAS SUPPORTED BY 6' HE TECH ROOF BOLTS AND DYWRDAG SLINGS.

ROOF FALL, OLD 1 ST NORTH PANEL, RETURN ROOM 1 X CUT INT HE ROOM ADJACENT TO ENTRY SPAD 13 & 50 APPROX. 20' LONG 18' WIDE 5'-7' HIGH.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 3C PANEL #5 ENTRY X-CUT 30. L30' X W20' X T12'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE MAINLINE TRACK INBY 10 NORTH SWITCH & WILL BE SUPPORTED & CLEANED UP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY AT 9X-CUT OF THE 005-0MMU. PANEL. FALL WASAPPROX. 50'LONG X 20'WIDE & 5-7'HIGH. AREA WAS RESUPPORTED.

WEST MAINS 21 BLOCK #3 HEADING 4 WAY INTERSECTION MMU 001. 10' HIGHX 18' WIDE X 18' LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6"X16" PLATES. ROOF MATS, WIRE SCREEN. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SET AROUND FALL.

ROOF FALL 6TH NORTH PANEL MMU 003 #7 ENTRY 600' 20'L X 18'W X 6'HIGH.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 50' X 20' X 6' OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRY OF WHITE OAK MAINS AT SPAD #2228. THIS IS A RETURN ENTRY OF AN INACTIVE PANEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, EQUIPMENT LOSS, OR AIR OBST RUCTION. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 42" RESIN BOLTS.

THE ELEVATOR WAS DOWN FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT. THERE WAS NO ENTRAPMENT OF PEOPLE. A CARD FAILED THE IN THE DRIVE MODULE.

THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE IN THE DUST COLLECTOR AT THE MILL.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ALONG THE 1 NORTH BELT ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 20' X 20' X 6' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGED. THE FALL OCCURRED 10,500' OUTBY THE WOR KING FACE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE #1 ENTRY AT #8 X-CUT OF THE 005-0 M.M.U. PANEL. FALL WAS APPROX. 30'LONG X 15' WIDE & APPROX. 5'HIGH. AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF.

ROOF FALL ON BELT & TRACK IN #3 ENTRY 2900' OUTBY FACE LOCATED AT SPAD #165, LENGTH 52', WIDTH 40' HEIGHT 6'.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE#4 ENTRY 1 BREAK IN BY A-2 TAIL PIECE AT SPAD # 4698. THE FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 18'W X 80'L X4-7'H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 48" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT CON-SISTING OF CRIBBS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED.

A BOUNCE OCCURRED IN 14 TAILGATE, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT FLOOR HEAVE IN ENTRY 1, XC 18 TO 23. VENTILATION CONTROLS WERE DAMAGED IN ENTRIES 1 AND 2 AS A RESULT OF THE BOUNCE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ALONG THE PILLAR LINE ON THE 005-0 ("B") SECTION DURING SECOND MINING. FALL WAS PART OF PILLAR FALL; SIZE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. FALL WAS INBY SUPPORTED R OOF, RIPPER HEAD OF CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CAUGHT.NO INJURIES OCCURRED, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED.

TRUCK DRIVER WAS STOCKPILLING CRUSHED 1/4 INCH BASE MATERIAL. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP THE 8TH LOAD OF THIS SHIFT THE TRUCK OVER TURNED ONTO IT LEFT SIDE. THE DRIVER WAS PINNED IN THE TRUC K BY THE STEERING WHEEL. LOCAL EMS WAS CONTACTED AND THE DRIVER WAS EXTRICATED WITHIN 25 TO 30 MIN. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES AS THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

ROOF FALL IN RETURN AIRWAY NO 2 ENTRY 5000' OUTBY SECTION (LENGTH 80', 20' WIDE, 7' HIGH), SPAD NO 636.

THE ROOF FALL OCCURED AT 140 BLOCK ON #15 BELT IN CROSSCUT 5 TO 4 SPAD #2913 THE FALL DID NOT BLOCK ANY AIRWAYS OR TRAVELWAYS. WE SUPPORTED ALL ENTRANCES TO FALL AND DANGERED FALL OFF. WE WILL NOT CLEAN FALL UP. DEMENSIONS 18'W X 70' L X 10' HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE MAIN NORTH #7 ENTRY ON THE G INTAKE AT SPAD #7680 IN THE #5 SEAM. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 15' BY 20'BY 3'. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. IT HAS B EEN DANGERED OUT AND TIMBERED OFF.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING ~18' X 120' BY 5' THICK OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY ON THE 009-0 PANEL. THE FALL IS LOCATED JUST INBY THE 10TH CROSSCUT AND RUNS UP THE ENTRY FOR 120'.

FALL OF ROOF WAS FOUND WHILE CHECKING AIR WAYS-LOCATED 1 BREAK OUTBY 1 BREAK OVER FROM SURVEY STATION 15957 IN THE NO.3 ENTRY FALL IS IN INTERSECTION OF NO. 3 EXTANDING OVER TO THE NO. 2 ENTRY -FALL IS 90 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE 5 FT THICK-FALL IS 3,000 FT FROM ACTIVE SECTION.

HOISTING: BEARING ON THE GOVERNOR SHEAVE PULLEY WENT BAD CAUSING THE PULLEY TO BECOME DISLODGE FROM THE FRAME MOUNT. THE DAMAGE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE GOVERNOR ROPE & A NEW SHEAVE PULLEY. THE ELEVATOR WAS IN OPERATION 11-05-01 @1520. NO ONE WAS INJURED & NO ONE WAS ON THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME. THE ELEVATOR IS A COALFIELD SERVICES ELEVATOR.

IGNITION OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CUTTING COAL AND THE RIPPERS GOT INTO SANDSTONE TOP. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY PRE-SHIFT EXAMINER ON THE IDLE WEST MAINS SECTION MMU 074, 46 ROOM #1 ENTRY, STATION 8023 WHICH WAS THE LAST OPEN XCUT. THE ENTIRE INTERSECTION FEL L AND INTO THE XCUT TOWARD #2 ENTRY APPX 35'. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 8'HIGH. ABOVE THE 6'TENSION AND 8' TO 10 SUPPLEMENTAL ROOF BOLTS BEING USED. THE FALL DANGER OFF, NO ONE INJURED, NO EQUIP DAM

THIS MINE HAS EXPERIENCED A ROOF FALL ON THE 009-0 PANEL. THE AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE A FULL MESURING APPROX 20' BY 100' BY 5' THICK IN THE #3 ENTRY BEGINNING JUST INBY THE 10TH CROSSCUT ALSO A FALL MEASURING 20' BY 90' X 5' THICK BEGINNING JUST INBY THE 17TH CROSSCUT #3 ENTRY.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON WK. END- BETWEEN 0700 ON 11-03 AND 2200 ON 11-04. #4 ENTRY ONE BRK. INBY SPAD STATION #1437. FALL THICKNESS RANGED FROM 6' IN CENTER TO APPROX. 40" AT OUT PERIMETERS LENG TH 20' - WIDTH 45-50'. #3 ENTRY TOWARD #5 ENTRY.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING ~90' BY 11' BY 4' OCCURREDON THE 009-0 PANEL IN THE #5 ENTRY. THE AFFECTEDAREA IS LOCATED JUST INBY THE #14TH CROSSCUT.

A WELDER AND A LONGWALL MECHANIC, WERE IN PROCESS OF ELECTRIC AIR CUTTIN ON THE CUTTER HEAD PLOW OF THE FACE SHEARER AT THE NO 20 SHIELD WHEN A SPARK IGNITED AN UNKNOWN BLEEDER, AT THE TOP OF THE BLUE CREEK SEAM. THE FACE WAS CRACKED. MSHA NOTIFIED, INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED.

ROOF FALL HAD OCCURRED IN LAST OPEN XCUT OF #6 ENTRY, AS A RESULT OF A HORSEBACK OR SLIP. NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM WITH ROOF IN THE AREA OF THE FALL, WHEN SHIFT ENDED ON 11-02-01. FALL HAD ALREADY OCCURRED, WHEN FOREMAN FOUND IT, ON 11-03-01 AT APPROX 1245, DURING A CHECK OF WATER PUMPS.

AN IGNITION OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CUTTING COAL AND THE RIPPERS GOT INTO SANDSTONE TOP. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 50' LONG, 18' W,M 6 1/2' HIGH, WAS DISCOVERED ON #2 UNIT, E-1 ON 3+50. THE FALL WAS TIMBERED AROUND AND INSPECTED BY MSHA.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN INTAKE ESCAPEWAY NO. 2 ENTRY OFF 4 EAST JUST INBY 3 EAST INTAKE SPLIT. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND THE ESCAPEWAY WILL BE RE-ROUTED AROUND THE FALL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTAKE DRIFT, APPROXIMATELY 50' INBY THE HIGHWALL. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH METAL J CHANNELS ON WOODEN LEGS AND AT LEAST ONE 4' RESIN BOLT IN EACH J CHANNEL.

ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY & 16+20 INTERSECTION-LENGTH 35'-WIDTH 20'-THICKNESS-6'.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 20'W X 30'L X 4'H OCCURRED IN THE #9 ENTRY OF 2ND LEFT APPROX 30' OUTBY STA 514. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48" AND 60" RESIN BOLTS AND ROOF MATS.

ROOF FALL 15 RIGHT ENTRIES CROSS CUT 2 IN NO. 2 ENTRY. APPROX. 40' LONG, 16' WIDE, 7' TO 8' HIGH

ROOF FALL IN NO 2 3600' OUTBY FACE, 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #154, L 20', W 60', H 6'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE NO. 1 SECTION IN THE#4 BELT ENTRY. THE FALL WAS ~30' LONG X 15' WIDEX 5' HIGH. IT FELL ON THE SECTION FEEDER AND NOEMPLOYEES WERE INJURED OR INVOLVED. THIS PANEL W AS FINISHED; WE CRIBBED OFF & PULLED BACK 1000'.THE FALL WAS 5 BREAKS FROM THE FACE.

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WITH #2 ENTRY IN BY SS 1065 AT 135 BY FIRE BOSS. SIZE OF FALL 18' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 8' HIGH. AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND D OES NOT EFFECT VENTILATION OR TRAVEL.

AS WELDING WAS BEING PERFORMED ON THE FACE OF THE #1 LONGWALL A FLAME WAS OBSERVED IN THE FOOTWALL. A BAG OF DUST WAS POURED ON IT AND IT WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE FLAME BURNED APPROXIMATELY 1 MIN UTE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 BELT ONE BLOCK OUTBY STATION 157. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION IN THE #4 ENTRY. THE HEIGHT WAS APPROX. 5 FT LENGTH 35 FT AND WIDTH 18 TH.

HOIST OUTAGE EXCESS OF 30 MINUTES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN HOIST CONTROLLER DOWN 1:35 PM UP 2:30 PM.

ROOF FALL ON 3 MAIN COAL BELT AT 1 MAIN C 10 X CUT FALL IS APPROX. 22 FT LONG UP TO 20 FT WIDE AND 6 FT HIGH. AREA WAS DEVELOPED AND NOV 1961 AND SUPPORTED WITH 6 FT CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS SU PPLEMENTED WITH POST AND/OR CROSSBARS. IMMEDIATE ROOF CONSISTED OF COAL AND LAYERED SHALE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRY OF THE 1 ST NORTH OFF THE 1 ST WEST WORKED OUT PANEL. HEIGHT-5', LENGTH-40' WIDTH 30'

A ROCK INTRUSION WAS PRESENT IN THE #6 RIGHT XCUT CORNER. THE INTERFACE OF THE ROCK & COAL CONTAINED A SLICKENSIDE AT ROUGHLY 45 DEGREES INTO THE ROCK. ONE PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING ~10 1/2' LON G, 77' WIDE, AND FROM 29-12" THICK CAME FROM THE LEFT RIB AND STRUCK THE VICTIM INFLICTING FATAL INJURIES.

VICTIM FELL FROM THE TOP FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT TO THE GROUND LEVEL APPROXIMATELY 101 FT. TO HIS DEATH.

THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING HIS JOY CONTINUOUS MINER FROM THE #3 ENTRY TO THE #4 ENTRY ON #3 UNIT WHENHE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHICH INFLI CTED THE FATAL INJURIES.

2 RIGHT 5 SOUTH TRACK ENTRY, TWO EES WERE INSTALLING FISH PLATES IUNBY A FLAT CAR LOADED WITH RAILS AND ATTACHED TO A BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE. WHEN A THIRD EE ATTEMPTED TO NMOVE THE LOCOMOTIVE AND RAIL CAR OUTBY, IT TRAVELED INBY STRIKING THE EES INSTALLING THE FISH PLATES RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO ONE EE AND MINOR CONTUSIONS TO THE OTHER EE. ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE TO WASH OUT ACCUMULATED MATERIAL BELOW CONVEYER #11 (FLOATING) AND TAILPULLEY CONVEYER #4 (LAND)APPARENTLY FELL IN WATER PIT WHILE NOT WEARING A LIFE JACKET.

WHILE PREPARING TO ATTACH ROCKDUST HOSE TO POD DUSTER, THE DUSTER WAS STRUCK BY 3 SUPPLY CARS WHICH HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE SLOPE CAR AT THE TOP OF THE SLOPE. CARS STRUCK THE DUSTER & THE VI CTIM WAS FATALY INJURED. THE CARS TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1700 FT. BEFORE STRIKING THE ROCKDUSTER. CAUSE OF THE CARS BREAKING LOOSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING MINING IN THE 5-LEFT WORKING SECTION WHILE CONNECTING THE XCUT BETWEEN NO. 7 AND NO. 8 ENTRIES. THE ROOF FALL RODE BACK THROUGHT THE INSTALLED ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING THE REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR AND MINER HELPER. THE MINER OPERATOR SUSTAINED SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURIES WHILE THE MINER HELPER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

DRIVER GOT OUT OF TRUCK, NOT SETTING PARK BRAKES, PULLED HAND BRAKE. WAS FOUND PASSENGER SIDE OF TRAILER WITH SERVICE LINE DISCONNECTED. DRIVER WAS LAYING ON GROUND HEAD TOWARD FRON OF TRUCK, TANDEMS HAD RUN OVER LEGS, STOMACH AND CHEST AREA. TRUCK WAS RUNNING AND HAD MOVED APPROXIMATELY 16' HITTING TRUCK IN FRONT.

THIS ACCIDENT WAS DETERMINED BY THE COURT THAT IT WAS RELATED TO HIM BEING EE BY US. ANY INFORMATION NOT INCLUDED ON THIS FORM WE DO NOT HAVE. EE NEVER RETURNED TO JOB. PLEASE FOR FURTHER EXPL ANATION.

WHILE UTILIZING A 3/4" RATCHET CUM-A-LONG TO MOVE A 12" DIAMETER, 15' LONG PIPE, EE INCURRED AN UMBILICAL HERNIATION. THE INJURY WAS REALIZED THE FOLLOWING DAY. WAS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING WORK DAYS 11-26-01. EE HAS NOT LOST TIME YET BUT IS DUE TO HAVE A SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON 12-6-01 THAT MAY RESULT IN LOST TIME FROM WORK.

MECHANIC TAKING RADIATOR OUT OF UKE HAUL BACK TRUCK. STEEL SLATE BAR SLIPPED HITTING SUBJECT IN STOMACH.

LIFTING BAGS OF PUMICE, RESULTING IJN A HERNIA.

CRANE EXTENDED BOOM COMING IN CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWER LINES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, EE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE STANDING IN THE TRAILER. DAMAGE TO BOTH ARMS, TORSO, HEAD, LEG. EXTENT AS YET UNK NOWN.

VICTIM WAS CUTTING IN A DOWN SLOPE POSITION WHENA TREE CUT UP SLOPE & HORRIZONAL FROM THE VICTIMCUT TREE FELL THEN ROLLED DOWN STRIKING THE VICTIMS RIGHT LEG.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A MOVING RAILCAR, THE VICTIM FELL AND WAS STRUCK BY RAILCAR, CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO LEFT HIP AND PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO LEFT FOOT.

3 NORTH MAINS #7 ENTRY (IN BY SPAD 6844) EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING SEAL BLOCKS THROUGH A HOLE IN STOPPING WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND THE STOPPING WALL.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF PLASTERING A BRATTICE, WHENHE REACHED IN THE PLASTER BUCKET TO GET A HAND OF PLASTER. THE LIQUID ON TOP WAS NOT MIXED WHENSOME OF THE LIQUID SPLASHED ON EE'S FOREHEAD RUN NING DOWN INTO HIS EYE.

WHILE CHECKING BATTERIES ON HAUL TRUCK 3205 AS PART OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, EE WAS LIFTING COVER OFF BATTERY BOX. COVER SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND CONTACTED BATTERY TERMINALS. THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND A PIECE OF THE BATTERY STRUCK THE EE IN THE UPPER ABDOMEN JUST BELOW THE STERNUM.

BELT CONTAINED A LOT OF DIRT/MUD MUD WAS BUILDING UP ON RETURN ROLLERS CAUSING BELT TO TRACK OFFEE THOUGHT HE COULD SCRAP MUD OFF

EE WAS GETTING INTO SKIDSTEER AND SLIPPED AND INJURED LEFT LEG.

HE WAS RUNNING 627 SCRAPER, SOMETIME IN THE P.M. HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON FOOTWALL ON THE G-O SECTION. HE STARTED MISSING ON 1/21/02.

SUPERVISING MEN RE-RAILING AN EQUIPMENT DOLLY LOADED WITH A CONTINUOUS MINER. DOLLY WAS BLOCKED UP ON ONE SIDE WITH TWO WOOD CRIB BLOCKS. ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OTHER SIDE OF DOLLY WITH A SCOOP CA R. THE CRIB BLOCKS KICKED OUT AND ONE OF THEM STRUCK HIS KNEE.

EE SUFFERS FROM CHRONIC BACK PAIN AND WAS DIAGNOSED ON 11-30-01 WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE.

EE WAS CUTTING OLD BOLT WITH HACKSAW. STANDING ON MUCKER BUCKET HACKSAW BLADE BROKE WITH PRESSURE AND EE FELL FROM BUCKET STRIKING RIB & FLOOR. APPROX. 4 TO 5 FT. HURTING HIS HEAD & BACK.

3 SOUTH SECTION MINER BOLTER, HE HAD HOLE DRILLED & WAS PUSHING AUGERS UP INTO HOLE & FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK NORMAL DUTIES UNTIL FINAL DIAGNOSIS REVEAL TEAR IN MUSCL E. *LOST DAYS BEGAN 6/17/02.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BELTS BY #14 HEADER, TURNED TO LOOK AT CHUTE, STEPPED UP ON 6 INCH STEP AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO #1 SCREW IN THE FINISH END AN EYE BOLT THAT WAS BEING USED AS A LIFTINGATTACHMENT BROKE, DROPPING THE SCREW ON THE EE'SL. FOOT BREAKING 3 TOES.

2 BOYS WORKING TOGETHER TRIMMING ROCK, THEY WERE STACKING THE STONE BEHIND THEM. INJURED WAS PUTTING ROCK THAT WEIGHED 70 LBS BEHIND HIM. THE OTHER BOY TURNED AROUND AT THE SAME TIME DROPPED H IS 70 LBS ROCK ON INJURED'S FINGER, WHICH CAUSED HIS FINGER TO GET BROKE.

THE INJURED WAS WORKING IN THE CLEAN COAL TUNNELAT THE #4 PREP. PLANT. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A4' PIECE OF STEEL CHANNEL (WEIGHT 45-50LBS.) W/ HIS CO-WORKER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE CENTER OF HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CUTTING A WORN WEAR PLATE FROM A KAWASAKI LOADER BUCKET WITH A CARBON ARCH WELDER. HE CUT ONE SIDE FREE AND STARTED TO CUT THE OTHER SIDE WHEN THE PLATE GAVE WAY AND FELL ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE AREA OF HISBOOT. THERE WAS A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND AND A FRACTURE OF TWO BONES IN THE FOOT THAT REQUIRED SURGICAL REPAIR.

INJURED WAS PULLING CABLE WHEN CABLE JUMPED AND HIT HIM IN MOUTH CAUSING A LACERATION TO LOWER LIP.

INJURED WAS OPERATING THE MANTRIP TAKING HIS CREW OUTSIDE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAMMING THE MANTRIP BY THE 5 HEADGATE MOTHER DRIVE HIS RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN MANTRIP AND MOTO R FOR BELT HEAD THAT WAS SETTING BY TRACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO CAME GENERAL WHERE SURGERY WAS DONE TO REPAIR INJURIES. DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES INCLUDING FRACTURES ABOVE AND BELOW ELBOW A

EE WAS CLIMBING BETWEEN LONGWALL SHIELDS AND PANLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF FRONT OF SHIELD TOE ANDTWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1/10/02.

INSTALLING 12" HOPE PIPELINE. OPEN END OF 40' PIPE SECTION MOVED AND STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT LEG WHEN IT CONTRACTED DUE TO COLD TEMP AND TIPPED OVER THE ROLLER PIPE STAND IT WAS RESTING ON.

WHILE BREAKING ROCK WITH A 20LB. SLEDGE HAMMER A FRAGMENT OF ROCK STRUCK R. FOREARM CAUSING A 1" LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

THE INJURED MAN WAS CLEANING A HOPPER WHEN A DISLODGED ROCK HIT HIS LEFT KNUCKLE AND BREAKING IT POSSIBLY.

FELLOW WORKER WAS KNOCKING OUT TOOTH KEEPER ON SHOVEL BICKET WHEN THE 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER HE WAS USING CAME OUT OF HIS HAND. THE HAMMER TRAVELEDABOUT 18' TO 20' AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT K NEE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE DR UNTIL 12-31-01 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1/2/02.

INJURED STRAINED HIS RIGHT BICEPS/ELBOW DURING NORMAL LIFTING ACTIVITIES AT WORK. THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON APRIL 11, 2002 FOLLOWING VISITS TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND ACCEPTED AS A WOR KMENS COMPENSATION CASE.

AREA WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION DURING DAYTIME HOURS. CONTRACTOR FORGOT TO TACK WELDING 3 PIECES OFWALKWAY PLATFORM. EE WAS PERFORMING AN INSPECTION OF PUGMILL, WHEN A PIECE OF PLATFORM GRATING SLIPPED AND EE'S LEGS WENT THROUGH HOLE OPENING.EE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO THE LEGS.

HE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE, PICKED UP THE CABLE &TURNED AROUND & HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TAIL OF THE MINER.

EMPLOYEE WAS RATCHETING BELT TOGETHER AND PULLEDSOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

STANDING ON FRONT TIRE OF 966 LOADER WHILE PEROFRMING MAINTENANCE ON HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. CONDITIONS WERE WET WITH SOME OIL PRESENT.

EE WORKING ON TRUCK, WIND BLEW HOOD ONTO EE BACK.

EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE (LIFTING) A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND SAID HE FELT SMALL BURN- ING SENSATION IN LOWER ABDOMEN.

INJURED WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF A DOZER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS UNDERGROUND UNLOADING CINDER BLOCKS ON HIS KNEES (DUE TO COAL HEIGHT). HE TWISTED AROUND TO THROW A BLOCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LT. KNEE. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL JAN.10, 2002 WHEN HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS KNEE. EE DIDN'T BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL THIS TIME.

A STONE FELL ON UPPER RIGHT ARM & CHEST AREA. SEE ATTACHED MED REPORT.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING R3EMOTE CONTROL MINER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A SHUTTLE CAR.

A SECTION OF CATWALK FLOOR GRATING HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED WHERE TWO SECTIONS OF CONVEYOR HAD JOINED TOGETHER. EE HAD FAILED TO PUT HIS SAFETYHARNESS ON AFTER HE TOOK A BREAK. HE WAS INSTALL ING HANDRAILS ON THE CATWALK IN THE AREA OF THE OPENING AND FELL THROUGH THE HOLE.

SLIPPED ON ICE, WRENCHED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING THROUGH A DOOR WHEN HE BENT OVER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.

2 RIGHT-5SOUTH- BELT ENTRY. BELTMENT WERE GETTING READY TO PUT BELT ON BELT STRUCTURE. MAN WAS USING COMALONGS TO RAISE A ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT SO IT COULD BE UNREELED FROM THE ROLL. AS MAN WA S EXERTING PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE, THE MECHANISM SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN HANDLE AND THE ROLL OF BELT.

EE WAS CLEARING UP ROOF FALL. HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS, CUT THE BAND OFF A BUNDLE OF TIMBERS. THEYFELL AND LANDED ON LEFT FOOT.

EE HAD JUST STARTED EATING LUNCH AND NOTICED AN UNUSUAL SMELL AND TASTE IN HIS SOUP AFTER TWO ORTHREE SPOONFULS. LATER THAT DAY EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME HOW THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPT. EE HAS NO ILL-EFFECTS FROM THIS INCIDENT.

EE STATES THAT WHILE CLIMBING ABOARD HIS HIWAY TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL DURING THE FALL HIS LEFT HAND HIT THE DOOR JAM CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE FIFTH METACARPAL BONE.

A EMICO 975 MATERIAL HAULER IN MAIN HAULAGEWAY, HIT SOMETHING IN ROADWAY CAUSING INDIVIDUAL TO BOUNCE OUT OF SEAT HITTING HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF. INDIVIDUAL CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN IN NECK AND SAW DOCTOR ON 6/7/02. ON 6/11/02 SAW DOCTOR AGAIN AND WAS HELD OFF WORK FOR STEROID TREATMENT OF NECK; QUESTION OF DISC DAMAGE.

SNOWING AND RAIN. GROUND WAS SLICK AND ICY, TWISTED ANKLE, PULLED LIGAMENTS.

EE BACKED TRUCK UNDER LOADER TO BE LOADED. FIRSTBUCKET CONTAINED LARGE ROCK IN DIRT & WAS DUMPEDBEFORE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. BACK STRUCKSIDE OF BED THROWING DRIVER AGAINST DOOR & STEER ING WHEEL.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG.

THE EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS MOVING MATERIAL AT STONE FELT DOWN AND HURT HIS INDEX FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF A USI CRUSHER TO TURN ON THE FUEL VALVE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW/ ICE COVERING THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE SAW A DOCTOR 5 DAYS LATER DUE TO PERSISTENT DISCOMFORT.

EE AND EE HAD JUST LIFTED A 300 FT SECTION OF COILED WATER HOSE FROM THE BED OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND WAS UNWINDING IT ALONG SIDE AN OLD ROAD WHEN EE NOTICED A DULL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE P AIN BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE AS THE DAY PROGRESSED.

A MINE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 4.5 FEET FROM THE BACK OF A FRONT END LOADER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A TIRE THAT HAD FALLEN AGAINST THE RADIATOR COWLING. THE TIRE WAS BEING USED AS A M ERKER TO PREVENT THE OPERATOR FROM EXCAVATING NEAR A PROCESS LINE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE FELL HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT ARM, THE IMPACT RESULTED IN A MINOR FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT WRI

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT,HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON ROOF BOLT. TWISTED HAND AROUND BOLT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING KILN #8 WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. HE HAD THE SAME FEELING ON THE 28TH AND ALSO THE 29TH. HE REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR. THE EMP LOYEE IS CURRENTLY WORKING. NO LOST TIME TO DATETHE EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE A EARLY INGUINAL HERNIA. HAS DOCTORS APPT ON 12-6-01.

EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO MOVE A WHEEL. WHEN HE PICKED IT UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND ARM. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HE SAW A DOCTOR ON 12-13-01 WHICH WAS HIS FIRST MISSED WORK DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR IN THE FACE OF #2 HEADING, AND ROCK FELL ON END OF SHUTTLE CAR AT LAST ROW OF BOLTS CAUSING HIM TO BE BOUNCED AROUND IN SEAT AREA, HURTING HIS NECK & BACK.

A SHUTTLE CAR BROKE DOWN IN A ROADWAY AND WAS BEING PUSHED BACK WITH THE MINER. THE CAR SLID UP ON THE BUMPER OF THE MINER THEN FELL BACK OFFBOUNCING OPERATOR AGAINST CAB OF SHUTTLE CAR.

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE RIB AND STRUCK HIMON THE FOOT.

CHANGING SCREENS IN VIBRATER. MASHED MIDDLE FINGER WITH SCREW DRIVER. 12 INCHES LONG.

EE WAS WALKING OFF SECTION BEHIND ANOTHER EE WHOWAS CARRYING A BELT CUTTING TOOL OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE TOOL SNAGGED A PIECE OF PHONE WIREHANGING FROM A PIECE OF CABLE. THE WIRE FLEW BAC K AND HIT HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHILE REPLACING & TIMING A SET OF TAPER LOCKING DRIVE GEARS ON COUNTER WEIGHTED SHAFTS, ONE GEAR DISENGAGED FROM TAPER LOCK HUB ALLOWING OPPOSITE GEAR & SHAFT TO FREEWHEEL TO ITS RELAXED POSIT ION. VICTIM HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON ONE OF THE GEARS, HIS RIGHT THUMB TIP WAS PULLED THROUGH THE GEARS.

EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL ON A STOCKPILE & THE TAILGATE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE TRUCKS FRONT END TO SUDDENLY RAISE & JUST AS SUDDENLY, DROPPED DOWN.

THE INJURED WAS WALKING OUT OF THE FILTER TRAILOR DOWN THE RAMP AND STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND FALL.

LOWER BACK PAIN & SHOULDER PAIN JUST BEGUN TO HURT DUE TO BOUNCING AROUND EQUIPMENT. (LOADERS,CRUSHER, CROPBALL)

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING OUT FROM THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUNKER AT THE SAME TIME AS THE WATER TRUCK WAS BACKING OUT THE CROSSCUT ACROSS FROM THE PV. THE WATER TRUCK HIT THE PV EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN. LOST TIME INJURY.

CLIMBING OFF SCRUBBER CONVEYOR AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SECTION AND SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXTSCHEDULED SHIFT BUT AN MRI REVEALED CARTILAGE DAMAGE TO HIS KNEE. ON JAN 29, 2002 HE WENT BACK T O DOCTOR OVER SWELLING TO RIGHT KNEE. DOCTOR ORDERED HIM OFF FOR 2 WEEKS DUE TO MORE TEARING OF CARTILAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A GEAR OFF A SHAFT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREFINGER WITH A HAMMER.

EE HAD BEEN WELDING CUTTING EDGES ONTO AN ENDLOADER BUCKET. HE FELT AN IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE AND RUBBED HIS EYE WITH HIS GLOVES HAND CONTAMINATED WELDING GLOVE. THIS CAUSED HIS EYE TO BE COME FURTHER IRRITATED WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT GOTINTO THE EYE, PROBABLY OFF OF THE GLOVE. PHYSICIAN REMOVED FOREIGN BODY AND PRESCRIBED MEDICATED EYE DROPS EE DID NOT SEE DR UNTIL 11-29-01.

WALKING DOWN STAIRS AT THE HMS PLANT HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS GETTING INTO THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE FIRE SUPPRESSION BUTTON, CAUSING A CONTUSION AND SWELLING TO THE KNEE.

INJURED WAS GOING UP STAIRS ON HAUL TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK TO THE GROUND. HE FELL ON A BIG RACK. IT WAS RAINING.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A DOZER TO ADD HYDRUALIC OIL TO THE DOZER. HE HAD THE OIL HOSE IN HIS L. HAND W/ HIS R. HAND ON THE HAND-RAIL USING IT TO PULL HIMSELF UPON THE DOZER. DUR ING THIS PROCESS, HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE. INJURY NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL INCURRING LOST TIME ON 11-29-01.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A GUARD IN THE ELEVATOR ROOM WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN.

WALKING DOWN THE BOAT RAMP TO THE BOAT AND STEPPED IN A HOLE.

EE WAS CHANGING BELT ON CRUSHER, AND FELL THROUGH HOLE ON CATWALK. (HOLE WAS REPAIRED FOLLOWING INCIDENT).

EE WAS LIFTING A BELT RAIL FOR 48" STRUCTURE THAT WAS PARTIALLY COVERED IN MUD WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONT. TO WORK & FILED AN ACCIDENT REPORT AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. HE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED WITH A STRAIN-ED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CHECKING HIS BINS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A 2" WATER HOSE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EE WERE CARRYING A STEEL STRAP TO THE BAND SAW, WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF COAL INJURED PERSON FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS STACKING GLUE INTO GLUE RACK ON BACK OF #31-08 SECOMA PINNING RIG WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SURFACE OF PINNING RIG CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET. EE WAS TAKEN TO LOCA L HOSPITAL AND XRAY REVEALED A FRACTURE TO THE DISTAL END OF THE LEFT LEG FIBULA.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING OVERBURDEN WITH D9L, WHILE BACKING UP EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A ROCK THAT CAUSED THE DOZER TO SHIFT UP THEN DOWN, WHICH JARRED THE EMPLOYEE. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO AGGRAVAT E A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION ON HIS BACK.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE GOING THROUGH AN ENTRYDOOR IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. HE BRUISED HIS R. KNEE AND ON THE EVENING OF 11-27-01 HE WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE HAD TO HAVE MEDI- CAL PROCEDURES TO REMOVE INFECTION THAT HAD SET UP. THIS EE IS DIABETIC.

WHILE CHANGING TIRE, EE STRAINED HIS STOMACH MUSCLE. STARTED MISSING TIME ON 2/14/02. CO NOTIFIED 2/20/02.

STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING HOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK AND WAS REACHING FOR CLEANING MATERIALS IN A BAG AT THE SAME TIME. HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TOT HE MINI NG OPERATION OR EQUIPMENT, EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE USED BETTER BODT POSITIONING BEFORE LIFTING SUPPLIES. NO THER FACTORS WERE INVOLVED.

EE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK ON ROUGH ROADWAYS INREFUSE AREA AND STATED HE HAD LOWER BACK PAIN. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1/12/02.

EMPLOYEE CAR DRIVER, HE WAS PULLING COAL FROM # 1 HEADING HE CAME AROUND TOO CLOSE AND HE WAS LEANING OUT OF CAR AND GOT BETWEEN CAR AND RIB, BROKE 3 RIBS AND CUT RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS WALKING IN A CROSSCUT BETWEEN #4 & #5 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT FROM INBETWEEN PINS STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REFUELING TRACTOR. UPON COMPLETING FUELING, THE EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING THE FUELING HOSE TO THE INSIDE OF THE BERMED FUEL STOR- AGE TANK AREA. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER THE BERM WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT CONTACTING EXPOSED PLASTIC SHEETING. AS EMPLOYEE'S WEIGHT SHIFTED THE RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE PLASTIC CATCHING ON UNEVEN SURFACE CAUSING ANKLE TO TURN INWARD.

EMPLOYEE SAYS THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BAG OF ROCK DUST FROM THE AUXILLARY FAN ON THE MAINS. HE SAID THE DUST SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND CAUSED IT TO PULL HIM. HE SAYS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

EE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR IN PANEL R17NA WAS HEADING INBY TO MINER ON OFFSIDE SHUTTLE CAR TO ROOM WHEN RAN OVER SPILLED MUCK FROM HIS PREVIOUS TRIP. THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY ON CAR EE HIS HEA D AND NECK.

EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR IN PANEL SH01 SHOULDER BOOSE HIS YARD HE HIT A BUMP IN TRANWAY AND STRAINED NECK.

LIFTING APPROX 21' DRILL STEELS TO JOIN ADDITIONAL STEEL WHILE DRILLING BEGAN LOSING TIME 11-26-01.

EE WAS MOVING PIECE OF STEEL & HAD BACK MUSCLE SPASMS.

EE STEPPED OUT OF A MANTRIP, LOST HIS BALANCE & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS REMOVING BELT BLOCKS OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE BELT BLOCK DROPPED DOWN AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT BLOCK AND THE BELT RAIL STRUCTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 100 LB RAW MILL LINER PLATES AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL HELP UNTIL 12/5/01. AT THAT TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD BULGED D ISCS #5-6 AND WILL REQUIRE SURGERY TO REPAIR IT.

WHILE LIFTING ROOF CHANNELS TO INSTALL THEM, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT LATER WHEN THE PAIN DID NOT GO AWAY HE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR HERNIA SURGE RY ON 1/2/02.

EE WAS UNDER A REEL TRUCK DOING SERVICING. HE MOVED FROM ONE AREA TO GET TO A GREASE FITTING AND WHEN HE PLACED HIS RIGHT ARM DOWN ON THE FLOOR, HE FELT PAIN. HE WORKED THE BALANCE OF THE SHIF T WITH THE ARM NOT HURTING BUT STATED WHEN HE GOT HOME THE ELBOW STARTED SWELLING HE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 11-26-01. EE DIABETIC STARTED MISSED WORK ON 11-27-01.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER, TOP BUMPED, PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG.

SHOVELING

WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WAS TRAMMING AROUND A PILLAR 4 BREAKS FROM OUTSIDE SOMEHOW HAD LEFT R AND ON PINCH POINT BLACK, SWIVELD SCOOP AND MASHED LEFT THUMB AND 3-FINGERS.

BENT OVER A ROCK TO SPLIT AND PULLED HIS BACK- HE FELT A PAIN.

INDIVIDUAL'S BACK BEGAN HURTING UPON TURNING TO LOOK BACKWARDS WHILE BACKING UP A PICKUP TRUCK. THERE WAS NO MECHANISM OF INJURY AND INDIVIDUAL HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. THEREFORE, THIS IS BEING CONSIDERED AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

HE WAS COMING DOWN OFF THE MOUNTAIN. HE STEPPED FROM ONE ROCK TO ANOTHER THAT HAD MOSS ON IT. HE SLIPPED, FALLING DOWN ONTO HIS KNEES AND ELBOWS. RT. KNEE APPARENTLY HIT FIRST.

SLATE BROKE AND HAND WENT INTO TRIMMING MACHINE BROKE 3 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER HAD TO HAVE PINS PUT IN.

EE DID NOT LOCK MACHINE OUT BEFORE SLIDING UNDER9" H BY 32" W OPENING AT FLOOR LEVEL. MACHINE WAS RUNNING WITH ALL GUARDS IN PLACE. HE WAS LAYING ON HIS STOMACH WHEN ELEVATOR CAME DOWN AND PINNED HIS UPPER THIGHS.

EE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN A NUT ON A SHAFT OF PICK BREAKER WHEN THE FLASH BOARD MOVEDBACK CATCHING THE BOTTOM PORTION OF HIS R. INDEXFINGER BETWEEN THE SPLASH BOARD AND THE NUT.

EE FELL WHILE CARRYING BLOCKS TO THE BELT LINE INJURING LEFT SIDE OF RIBS.

THE INJURED WAS WALKING BEHIND THE CONT. MINER US HE WAS TRAMMING ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CLOSING DOORS ON RAILROAD CARS. HE BENT OVER TO CLOSE THE LATCH ON THE RAILROAD CAR DOOR AND AS HE ROSE BACK UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWERBACK AREA. WENT TO DOCTOR & MISSED 1 DAY'S WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE FOR SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT SUPPLY CAR ON TRACK W/ AN AIR BAG. WHILE BLOWING UP THE AIRBAG A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE. RESULTING IN CUT ABOVE THE L. EYE & BONE FRACTURE OF LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A ROCK OFF OF THE MINER. A KNOT CAME UP IN HIS LOWER RT. ABDOMEN.

THIS IS A RE-INJURY OF AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS MEDICAL ONLY. EE HAS SINCE HAD OUT-PATIENT SURGERY TO REPAIR KNEE. EE WAS INSTALLING BREAST PLATE IN SECONDARY CRUSHER, STANDING ON V-BELT GUARD AND STEPPED DOWN ONTO COUPLING GUARD. THE GUARD SHIFTED CAUSING EE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE, CARRYING AN OMEGA BLOCK AND STEPPED ON A PALLET. HIS FOOT WENT BETWEEN BOARDS ON PALLET CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE AND FALL. DID NOT MISS WORK U NTIL 1/7/02 AND THEN HE STATED DOCTOR SAID HE HAD BONE SPURS SO IT WAS NOT RELATED TO AN INJURY UNTIL WE RECEIVED A DOCTOR'S REPORT RELATING IT TO THE ABOVE INJURY DATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING (SHOVELING, SWEEPING) AT A BIN WHERE CEMENT DUST WAS PREVALENT.

EE WAS OPERATING A CUTTING TORCH, WHEN MOLTEN SLAG ENTERED THRU THE TOP OF HIS WORK BOOT RESULTING IN BURNS TO LEFT FOOT

WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR DEBRIS FROM GUZZLER HOSE THE HOSE FLEXED AND SMASED THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEFT LEG.

EE INJURED SHOULDER WHILE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER& HANDLING HEAVY METAL. THIS IS AN OLD INJURY FROM 5/10/01 THAT HE AGGRAVATED.

EE WAS USING A RATCHET AND A SOCKET TO LOOSEN BOLTS THAT WERE BADLY CORRODED. AS HE PULLED ON THE RATCHET, HE FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN HIS SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR THE MINI NG OPERATION. EE NEEDED TO USE A BREAKER BAR TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS. NO OTHER FACTORS WERE INVOLVED.

SUBJECT WAS KNEELING ON LEFT KNEE PULLING MINING CABLE, PULL HARD TO THE LEFT TWISTING KNEE, POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE SEVERELY TO LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED INSPECTING CHARGER UNIT AND WAS CROSSING TRACK TO GET INTO A CROSSCUT TO ALLOW A TRIP TO PASS HIM. HE TRIPPED OVER TRACK AND FELL. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HE USED HIS LEFT HAND TO STOP HIS FALL. HIS WRIST WAS FRACTURED IN THIS ACTION. HE ALSO LACERATED HIS LEFT EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT A DRAW BAR FROM AN EQUIPMENT DOLLY SO THAT IT COULD BE CONNECTED TO A LOCOMOTIVE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

LIFTING ON A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. STARTED MIUSSING WORK 11-28-01, MISSED 28 & 29 BECAUSE OF INJURY.

WORKER WAS REACHING OVER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MINE FLOOR CRUSHING HIS FOOT.

HE WAS IN A GRADER BACKING UP AND HIT A ROCK AND HE SAID HIS HEAD HAD HIT THE GLASS BUT HE KEPT WORKING. THEN AT 10:30 AM HE WAS GRADING THE ROAD & HIT ANOTHER ROCK JOLTING HIS NECK. HE LEFT T HE JOB & WENT HOME. HE CALLED THE OFFICE ON NOV 20 AND SAID HE WAS OK. THEN ON NOV 21 HE CALLED THE OFFICE & WENT TO FAMILY DOCTOR.

WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OVER TO THE RIB IN #4 ENTRY 3RD NORTH PANEL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A METAL PLATE AND HAD ONE END PROPPPED UP, SEVERAL INCHES, WHILE POSITIONING THE OTHER THE UNATTENDED END FELL AND HIS END PINNED HIS FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER METAL EDGE.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING BALLS IN RAW #1 MILL. THIS AREA (HOOKING UP BARRELS) IS WITHIN 20 FT OF THE HIGH BAY HOIST BARRICADED AREA. CONTRACTOR WAS HOISTING 5 SHEETS OF PLY WOOD ON HIGH BAY HOIST TO THE 4TH FLOOR WHEN THE LOAD SLIPPED AND BROKE LOOSE FROM RIGGING. PLYWOOD SHEETS FELL ALL THE WAY TO GROUND FLOOR AND SAILED OUT OF BARRICADE AREA STRIKING BOTH EMPL

CARRYING A BAG OF CEMENT, TWISTED ANKLE.

EE EXITED THE SHOVEL CQAB TO THE WALKWAY WHEN THE SHOVEL BEGAN MOVING. HE TURNED AND WAS ENTERING THE CAB AGAIN WHEN THE SHOVEL TRAMMED OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE SHOVEL CAB DOOR TO SLAM SHUT ON HIS THUMB.

WORKER WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND WAS CLEANING AND INSPECTING THE SAND PLANT. OPENED DOOR/SCREEN EARLIER TO CLEAN WITH WATER HOSE. LOST BALANCE AND GRABBED ROLLER RAIL. ROLLER PINCHED TWO FING ER TIPS ON LEFT HAND. LOST MEAT ON FINGER TIP AND MAY LOSE FINGER NAIL ON THE SAME TWO FINGERS.

EE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND YEILD RIGHT OF WAY TO THE COAL HAULER AT THE MAIN MINEINTERSECTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, WINDOWS ON EE'S VEHICLE WERE ICED (FOGGED) UP. EE'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED

EE DISMOUNTED A JEEP. RESULTS OF DIAGNOSIS WERE ARTHRITIS IN LOWER BACK AND DEGENERATIVE DISCS. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING MILL BALLS IN RAW #1. THIS AREA (HOOKING UP BARRELS) IS WITHIN 20 FT OF THE HIGH BAY HOIST BARRICADED AREA. CONTRACTOR WAS HOISTING 5 SHEETS OF PLY WOOD OF HIGH BAY HOIST TO THE 4TH FLOOR WHEN THELOAD SLIPPED AND BROKE LOOSE FROM RIGGING. PLYWOOD SHEETS FELL ALL THE WAY TO GROUND FLOOR AND SAILED OUT STRIKING BOTH EMPLOYEES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLANGED AREA OF A PLANE- TARY DRIVE UNIT, TO INSTALL A NEW SEAL.

EE WAS REPAIRING CAUSTIC LINE TO THE 029 POND. CAUSTIC LIME BLEW LOOSE, SPILLING CHEMICAL ON EE. EE WAS WEARING GLASSES BUT ENOUGH CHEMICAL GOT AROUND GLASSES AND INTO EYES TO CAUSE DAMAGE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TOP STEP OF CAT OF THE MOUNTING LADDER, AFTER COMPLETED CONVERSATION WITH THE OPERATOR, THE OPERATOR NOTICED THE EMPLOYEE HAD GONE ASHEN AND HIS EYES WERE BEGINING TO ROLL BACK AND NO RESPONSE, HE BEGAN TO FALL OFF THE LADDER AND THE OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO KEEP HOLD OF HIM. HE FELL DOWN THE SIDE AND HIT GROUND WITH LEFT SHOULDER.

MOVING CABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF SCOOP. THE SCOOP WASPULLING VENTILATION TUBING THE INJURED NEVER SAW TUBING AND HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY AND TWISTED BACK. FIRST DAY MISSED 12-28-01.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING BELT CHAINS IN CHAIN PLATES FROM THE MINE ROOF IN THE SOUTH BELT TRENCH. HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER, LOST HIS BALANCE, OR JUMPED AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HEEL.

EE WAS OPERATING A D-11 TRACTOR PUSHING SHOT MATERIAL ACROSS THE PIT IN FRONT OF THE DRAGLINE. HE STATED THAT BY THE END OF THE SHIFT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM. HE ALSO STATED THAT AT ONE POINT THE TRACTOR JOLTED AND HE FELT PAIN.

WHILE TAKING SAMPLE OF PRODUCT, FELT "TWINGE" IN LOWER BACK. LOW BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DRILL ON BENCH. HE APPROACHED EDGE OF WALL TO DRILL THE LINE OF HOLES ON OUTSIDE EDGE. THE HIGHWALL KICKED OUT FROM UNDER THE DRILL AND THE DRILL ROLLED OVER.

THE INJURED WAS ADVANCING SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR. WHILE TAKING DOWN THE ANCHOR HE SLIPPED OFF A PILE OF CABLE THAT HE WAS STANDING ON AND HE FELL BACKWARDS ON HIS BACK AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM. INJURED DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 1/14/02.

PULLING BELT AND HURT LEFT SHOULDER.

STRUCK BY A FALLING ROCK. A ROCK FELL ON EE'S HEAD OFF OF THE FACE.

EE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK AT THE PLANT AREA WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A BOLT A PIECE OF THE HOT BOLT FELL ONTO THE CUFF OF HIS PANTS AND INTO HIS BOOT BURNING THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.

EE HAD REACHED UP TO CLOSE A BALL VALVE ON AN AIR LINE AND FELT NERVE PINCH. HAD SEEN DR. ON 11-17-01 BUT NO TREATMENT PERFORMED. HAS HAD REOCCURANCE ON 1-8-02 AND HAS SPECIALIST CHECK. HE ADVISED HER TO STAY OFF WORK AND REST ELBOW. PROBLEM IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

CONDUCTING PRE-SHIFT EXAM OF BELT LINE, LOOKING AT THE ROOF HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED LOWER BACK. DIDN'T MISS WORK UNTIL 1/23/02. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT; WAITING ON SPECIALIST 3/28/02.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A 777 CAT HAULER W/A 988B LOADER. HE HAD A LARGE ROCK IN THE LOADER BUCKETAND HE DROPPED THE LOADER BUCKET TOO FAST AND HIT THE HAULER BED. THIS FALL CAUSED A JARRING AFFECT THAT INJURED HIS NECK.

EE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE WITH A HOOK, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, HURTING HIS SHOULDER. HE WAS SEEN BY THE CO. DR. ON 3 OCCASIONS WITH DIAGNOSIS OF A STRAINED SHOULDER. AN MRI WAS DONE ON 1 -30-02 WITH DIAGNOSIS OF A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR IN THE LEFT SHOULDER. STARTED LOSING TIME ON 2-7-02.

EMPLOYEE FRACTURED-SPRAINED R. ANKLE AFTER STEP-PING OFF BOTTOM STEP OF STAIRWAY ONTO DECKING ONWETMILL MINE CONCENTRATOR. EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR CARE, PLACED ON NON-WORK ACTIV- ITY. ONE WK. MINIMUM.

TURNING WHEELS ON SAND STACK CONVEYOR & GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND WHEEL.

HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS AND FELL BACKWARD AND HIT ELBOW AND ARM.

OPERATING THE UNDERGROUND FORKLIFT FROM A POSITION HALF IN AND HALF OUT (DUE TO HIS SIZE) WHILE UNLOADING SUPPLIES THE OPERATOR'S SIDE REAR TIRES FELL OFF CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN TO THE GROUN D.

THE EE WAS PULLING A ROOF MENT OUT OF THE RACK ON BOLTER AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE ROOF MAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SOME NOTS OFF WITH CUTTING TORCH IN A DISCHARGE CHUTE. A FIRE STARTED AND IN THE EMPLOYEE'S HASTE TO EVACUATE, HE BUMPED INTO THE FEED CHUTE AND BRUISED HIS RIBCAGE.

MAN WAS CLEANING DUST BOX ON BOLTER. RIGHT HAND & ARM WAS ON TOP OF DUST BOX WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INVOLVED IN HORSEPLAY WHICH RESULTED IN ONE RECEIVING A FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEG.

EE WAS LOADING A TRUCK AND TRIPPED ON PALLET, INJURED HIS LT. KNEE. (LOST TIME)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BATTERY CABLE ON A LOADER WHEN HIS RING FINGER ARCHED CAUSING HIS FINGER TO GET BURNED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING A RETURN AIRCOURSE ON A WEEKLY EXAMINATION. HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT ACHILLES TENDON. EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUSLY INJURED HIS ACHILLES TENDON. THERE WAS NOT ANY DAMAGE TO THE MIN ING OPERATION OR EQUIPMENT. NO OTHER FACTORS WERE INVOLVED.

WHILE WORKING UNDER A D11R INSTALLING A RADIATOR HOSE, HE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK AND ROLLED OVER AND FELT A PAIN.

EE WAS HELPING TO CLEAN UP ROCK UNDER A CONVEYORHE SAYS HE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER USING A PICK TO BREAK LOOSE ROCK BETWEEN THE WALL & CONVEYOR THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE SUPERINTEND ANT UNTIL 5/30/02

EE WAS WALKING AROUND A SUPPLY TRAILER AND STEPPED IN A HOLE.

EE STEPPED OFF OF LOADER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE REQUIRING KNEE SURGERY.

THE INJURED WAS HAULING SUPPLIES WITH RAILRUNNER AND HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OF RAILRUNNER WHEN ELBOW CAUGHT AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE MINE IN A LOW PLACE CAUSING A LACERATION OF HIS ELBOW AND CONTU SION TO HIS WRIST.

EE TRIPPED ON WATERLINE, AND FELL,M INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE. NOTE: EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF HIS WORK SHIFT ON 11-20-01.

EE BENT OVER TO LIFT 6 X 8 X 16 CONCRETE BLOCK &FELT PAIN IN BACK & RIGHT HIP.

JUMPING BATTERY OFF HE LOST BALANCE & FELL FROM TRUCK PLATFORM ON TO HIS BACK

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, HE HAD PULLED THE BOLTER INTO #3 ENTRY TO BOLTA RIGHT SLAB. HE HAD SHUT THE BOLTER OFF AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING HIS GLUE AND STEELS IN HIS BOOM MOUNTED TRAY AT THIS TIME A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HARD HAT, THEN ON TOP OF BOTH SHOULDERS, BOTH ELBOWS AND RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DUSTING ALONG THE 4 SOUTH BELTLINE. AS HE WAS ADVANCING THE DUST HOSE, HE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED OVER THE HOSE CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE SAID HE TRIED TO C ATCH HIMSELF ON THE BELT STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEES EXCAVATOR HAD BROKEN DOWN. WHILE ASSISTING A MECHANIC HE CLIMBED UP ON A DOZER BLADE TO RETRIEVE A TOOL. WHEN DESCENDING FROM THE BLADE HE TWISTED HIS KNEES. CONTINUED TO WORK THEN W ENT TO DR ON 12-4-01. MRI COMPLETED, TORN CARTILAGE. SCHEDULED FOR KNEE SURGERY ON 12-3-01.

PULLING CHAIN WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A CONVEYER BELT.

UNKNOWN AT THIS HIME SUPPOSED HE WAS REPORTED BACK TO HIS PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN BY THE ER. DR WAS FAXED EE HE HAD A ASHMASED BACK MUSCLE LOW TORN MUSCLE AND THAT HIS DR WAS RELEASED HIM BACK FOR WORK PREMATRELY EE ON DISABILITY FOR SKIN RASH RASH FROM THE AIFALY FROM THE MINE FOR TWO OR THREE MONTHS.

DESCENDING LADDER, FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER RUNG TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

SHE SAID SHOVELING ON BELT LINE AREA MADE HER BACK HURT.

EE WAS WORKING OFF A LADDER, CUTTING DOWN A 5 X 3 BOXED ANGLE. ONE END WAS ALREADY BROKEN. WHEN HE CUT THE OTHER IT ALMOST FELL ON HIM. HE HURT HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE BLOCKED HIMSELF BY PUSHING THE ANGLE AWAY. SAW DOCTOR ON 1/25/02.

EMPLOYEES STATED HE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK ON THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE STATED WHEN HE FELL, HIS LEFT KNEE TWISTED CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE AREA. (STARTED MISSING WORK ON APRIL 30, 2002.)

HANGING ACTUAL ROLLDOWN PART OF OVERHEAD DOOR. EE WAS STANDING AT RIGHT END OF DOOR BETWEEN MAINFRAME AND RIGHT RIB IT FELL, CAUGHT HIM UNDER DOOR, TRIED TO GET OUT, DOOR SLID AND CAUGHT HIS L EFT EAR.

EE WAS OPERATING A D11R CAT DOZER IN SHOT MATERIAL AND HOOKED A ROCK WITH THE BLADE. WHEN HE TRIED TO BACK UP AND AWAY FROM THE ROCK, THE BLADE SLIPPED AWAY FROM THE ROCK AND JERKED HIS NECK.

WAS WALKING AROUND PLANT CLEANING UP WHEN I (EE)FELT PAIN IN KNEE. (THIS CLAIM IS CURRENTLY BEING LITIGATED)

DELIVERING SAFETY GLASSES TO EE AND IMPACT CRUSHER MEDAL IN EYE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A 4'X 8' 1/16" THICKSTEEL PLATE. ONE WAS SUPPORTING A NUMBER OF OTHER SIMILAR PLATES, BALANCING THESE PLATES BUT THEWEIGHT OF THE PLATES OVERCAME HIS STRENGTH TO SU PPORT THEM. THEY WENT OVER THE CENTER PUSHING HIM BACKWARDS. THE PLATES FELL ON HIS KNEES AND LEGS.

EE WAS SITTING IN TRACKMOBILE, ATTACHED TO A STRING OF 8 CARS. HE WAS MOVING THE CARS SOUTH WARD ON TRACK 3 AS THEY WERE FILLED. WHILE HE WAS WAITING TO MOVE THE CARS, THE LINE OF CARS WAS STRUCK BY CARS BEING DELIVERED.

EE WAS CUTTING TREES. TREE UN FRINT IF A RAUK CAR & THE CHAINSAW HIT THE CAR SENDING THE CHAINSAW INTO LEFT THIGH AREA.

HE WAS CARRYING A 6' PUMP, STEPPED ON A PIECE OFCOAL AND ROLLED FOOT SIDEWAYS.

EE WAS USING A SQUEEGEE IN FRONT OF THE FIRE HOSE TO CLEAN FLOOR OR ORGANIC TROUGH. EE FELL AND HURT HIS SHOULDER. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF DISCOMFORT AND PAIN, EE WAS REFERRED TO SPECIALIST AND AN MRI CONDUCTED ON LEFT SHOULDER. RESULT WAS A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. SURGERY PERFORMED ON 12-28-01.

WHILE MOVING RAILCARS, RAN INTO A RAILCAR THAT EE WAS ON. INJURED HAD JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY OF THE ONCOMING RAILCARS AND WAS HOLDING ONTO THE LADDER WHEN THE CARS COLLIDED. THE COLLISION CAUSED INJURY TO HIS SHOULDER, NECK AND BACK.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A STEEL DISCHARGE CHUTE OFF THE TOP OF A ROCK PILE.

EE WAS PUSHING A PORTABLE WELDER WHEN THE WELDER PINNED HIM BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR BODY AND WELDER.

EE WAS USING A CABLE HOIST VERTICAL TO LOWER PIECES OF SCRAP. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE CABLE TOWARD HIMSELF AND HIS GRIP SLIPPED. HE FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED FLAT ON HIS BACK.

EE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING A SPEED REDUCED ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. (EE WORKED UNTIL JAN. 9, THEN STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO THE ALLEGED INJURY).

EE WAS WORKING ON MINER. PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROMTOP STRIKING MIDDLE OF BACK, FELL ON BAR WITH LOWER LEG & HE WENT DOWN. ROCK SIZE WAS 3' X 14" X4". ROCK FELL ~5' TO 6' BEFORE STRIKING EE.

EE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS BY BIG SWECO SCREEN. HESLIPPED ON STAIR TREAD AND SLID DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2-3 STAIRS ON HIS HEEL, THEN CAUGHT HIMSELF ON RAIL. HE WENT TO PHYSICIAN ON 11/19/01.

EE WAS WELDING A HAND RAIL ON A 777 CAT HAULER &BURNT HIS EYES.

LIFTING SIDE ARMS ON ATRS, WHILE LIFTING, KNEE POPPED POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENT.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER WHEN ONE WHEEL WAS COMING OUT OF A HOLE AS THE OTHER RAN OVER A ROCK, CAUSING A SIDE-TO-SIDE MOTION. DURING THIS, HE BUMPED THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE STEERING COLUMN.

EE WAS STANIDNG IN A CORNER OF THE QUARRY ABOUT 450' FROM A BLAST. SHOT WAS COVERED WITH A MAT BUT A SMALL PIECE OF FLYROCK WENT UP AND CAME DOWN, STRIKING EE IN HARD HAT AND SAFETY GLASSES. H AT BROKE AND GLASS FRAME IMPACTED HEAD RESULTING IN CUT OVER EYE AND CORNEAL ABRASIONS.

EE WAS FUELING TRIPLE 7 ROCK TRUCK & OPERATOR OF ROCK TRUCK PULLED AWAY WHILE FUEL HOSE WAS HOOKED TO TRUCK. FUEL HOSE TWISTED EE SLIGHTLY. STILL WORKING, NO LOST TIME.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD A LIFT OF CRIB BLOCKS ONTO A SCOO-P BUCKET. THE LOAD (CRIBS) SLID SUDDENLY ANDCAUS EE'S RIGHT HAND, BENDING IT SHARPLY.

EE WAS OPERATING CRANE, WHEN HE SAID HE HAD FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.

EE WAS BOLTING IN #1 HDG DRILLED A HOLE TO PUT BOLT IN TURNED AROUND TO REACH ON TOP OF BOLTER TO GET ROOF BOLT. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON REBAR MAT TO PUT CRIBBING UNDER IT WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING NEXT TO ANOTHER WELDER. WHEN FIRST EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS SHIELD HE WAS FLASHED BY ANOTHER WELDER, RECEIVING FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.

CRAWLING UNDER TRUCK ON GROUND TO GREASE TRUCK. TWISTED KNEE, DID NOT REALIZE HOW SERIOUS UNTIL RECENTLY.

EE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST WHILE REMOVING AN ACCESS LID ON TOP OF A DUST COLLECTOR.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS LIFTING SPEED REDUCER ALONE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AND BACK AND LEFT LEG.

AT #34NE DEWATERING DRUM BETWEEN DRUM & FEED BOX. EE WENT TO UNPLUG FEED WELLS ON DEWATERING DRUM. HAD TO PLACE LEGS BETWEEN DRUM & FEED TANK WHICH IS VERY LIMITED IN SPACE. WENT TO TURN, RT. FOOT GOT CAUGHT,TWISTED RT. KNEE. SAW DR. ON 11-23-01, NOTIFIED EVTAC ON 11-26-01.

INJURED SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE PAGER UNIT AT THE FEEDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE CRUSHER SHOP REPAIRING THE JAW IMPACT ROLL. THE WIRE FEED WELDING GUN WAS LAYING ON THE GROUNDED WORK TABLE, EMPLOYEE BUMPED THE GUN CAUSING AN ARC TO FLASH. AS EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INTENDING TO WELD HE DID NOT HAVE HIS WELDING GOGGLES ON. THE ARC CAUSED A WELDING FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES.

USING PRY BAR ON DIFFERENTIAL WHEN IT SLIPPED HITTING LEFT HAND.

OPERATOR WAS LOADING COAL WHEN HIS LOADER DEVELOPED AN ENGINE FIRE. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT HE SLIPPED & FELL APPROXIMATELY 8' TO 10'.

WHILE DROPPING THE MINER CABLE IN THE #6 ENTRY THE INJURED PERSON FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TRYING TO WORK BUT THE PAINCONTINUED TO INCREASE. SCOOP OPERATOR TRANSFERRE D HIM OUTSIDE ON THE SECTION MANTRIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN TAILPIECE AND SCOOP. HE ASKED OPERATOR TO BACK UP 2 INCHES. OPERATOR STARTED SCOOP AND WHEN HE TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR SCOOP WENT DIRECTLY TO HIGH POINT JUMPING INTO EMPLOYEE AND PINNING HIM BETWEEN BATTERIES AND TAILPIECE.

EMPLOYEE KNEELED DOWN AND PULLED A LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT LEG.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A SOLID BLOCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS STARTING TO OPERATE THE LOCOMOTIVE. HE HAD REACHED OUT WHILE STANDING IN THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT TO GET THE TROLLEY POLE. AS HE PUSHED DOWN ON THE POLE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOU LDER. THIS SHOULDER HAS BEEN HURT ON A PRVIOUS INJURY. NO OTHER FACTORS WERE INVOLVED. NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO THE MINING EQUIPMENT OR OPERATION.

AS THE BOLTER WAS BEING TRAMMED BACKWARDS IN A NARROW PLACE, EE TRIED TO GET BY THE BOLTER AS ITWAS MOVING AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOLTER ANDRIB.

WHILE LOADING AN EMPTY WOODEN PALLET ONTO A TRAILER, THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN THE PALLET HUNG ON THE SIDE RAIL OF THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER AND PALLET WERE INSIDE ON A CONCRETE FLOOR. THE LIFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 18" TO CLEAR THE RAILBUT THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO WAIT FOR HELP TO LOADTHE PALLET RESULTING IN A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

EE WAS WALKING IN THE PLANT, HE STEPPED IN A WET AREA AND FELL. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 11/27/01. HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE. BECAME REPORTABLE 11/27/01.

WHEN GOING BACK TO MINE AREA 65 BC 50 TO GET LOAD OF ORE, EE HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY. THIS AREA OF ROAD WAS COVERED WITH WATER RESULTING IN STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK AROUND HIPS. THERAPY ST ARTED ON 2-20-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BEHIND A CO-WORKER WHO WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE AT A WATER WELL LOCATION. CO-WORKER WAS CROUCHED DOWN, AND FELL BACKWARDS AFTER LOSING HIS BALANCE. CO-WORKER FELL ONTO I NJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE. INJURY BECAME "LOST TIME" BEGINNING 11/28/01 AFTER EMPLOYEE'S PHYSICIAN DETERMINED EMPLOYEE REQUIRED TIME AWAY FROM WORK TO RECUPERATE.

ON MONDAY, NOV 12, 01 EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A YARD VEHICLE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PULLEY USING A WOOD WEDGE. HIS LEFT HAND SLID DOWN THE WEDGE CAUSING A WOOD SPLINTER TO LODGE IN HI S MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. HIS HAND WAS BOTHERING IN DECEMBER AND HE REPEATEDLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO SEE THE CAUSE OF A INFECTION. DOCTOR FOUND SOME SPLINTERS IN HIS FINGER.

EE WAS UNLOADING 72" ROLLERS. WHEN HE BENT DOWN AND PICKED UP A ROLLER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROINAREA. HE WAS TREATED BY MEMBERS ON THE SECTION &TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WIT H A MUSCLE STRAIN TO THE GROIN AREA.

EE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE D-5 DOZER, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACK, HOLDING ON TO THE HAND RAIL, PULLING HIS SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE.

WALKING TOWARD FALL & A PIECE OF ROCK 1" TO 2" THICK, 2' TO 3' LONG FELL FROM ROOF HITTING VICTIM IN THE BACK OF THE NECK.

TROUBLE SHOOTING GOT A SHOCK, JUMP UP JAMMING HEAD IN THE ROOF.

LIFTING TIMBER TO CRIB DRAGLINE BOOM.

WAS LIFTING A BAG OF PUMICE AND PUTTING IT DOWN AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN, RESULTING IN A HERNIA.

EE WAS PRYING ON PIPE TO LIFT PIPE SO LINE COULD BE CLEARED WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS WELDING ON A MANTRIP OR RIDE-STARTED LIFTING UP ON FRAME AND FELT LIKE HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

LIFTING PIECE OF METAL FOR BACK BOARD AND STRAINED BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A R-BOLTER. HE HAD FINISHED INSTALLING THE BOLT ON HIS SIDE AND WAS WAITING FOR HIS BUDDY TO FINISH HIS BOLT. AS HE WAS WAITING A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP, BETWEEN THE RIB AND A ROW OF BOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE BACK AND ARM CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE HANDED THE SLEDGE HAMMER ACROSS THE BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO A CO WORKER. A PIECE OF MINE ROOF FELL MASHING HIS ARM AGAINST THE BOOM.

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED PUTTING TRUSS ANCHOR INTO RIB WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS STRIKING EMPLOYEE AND PUSHING HIM AGAINST THE POT CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT THUMB.

WHILE LIFTING A ROOF BOLTER DRILL BOX INTO PICKUP TRUCK. FELT SOMETHING PULL IN RIGHT SHOULDER. ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.

EE WAS REACHING FOR A ROCK ONT THE SPLITTER TABLE. HE STARTED TO PULL IT TOWARDS HIM AND FELT SOMETHING POP HE FELT PAIN WHEN HE BREATHED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, AROUND LUNGS UPPER BACK.

WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIMSELF WITH THE SPLICE MACHINE IN THE CHEST.

EE WAS PULLING CABLE. THE CABLE CAUGHT ON THE RIB ROLLER AND EE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM KILN BEARING ONTO WATER PIPES AND TWISTED ANKLE.

WHILE OPERATING THE LONGWALL SHEARER, EE WAS KNEELING IN A LOW CONDITION WITH HIS HAND RESTING ON THE FACE CONVEYOR HAND RAIL. THE SHEARER DRUM KICKED UP A ROCK WHICH STRUCK HIS HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING GATE, TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD CATCHING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN TRUCK BUMPER AND GATE RESULTING IN INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A CRIB AFTER A SHIELD HAD BEEN PULLED AND RECOVERED. A CRIB BLOCK WAS PASSED INTO THE EMPLOYEE. THE CRIB STRUCK THE INJUR-ED EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND.

DRAW ROCK FELL WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DRILL STEEL FROM THE HOLE. THE DRAW ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT HAND.

RIDING SCOOP TO END OF TRACK FROM SECTION THE SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY AND BOUNCED THE EMPLOYEE. HE THEN SAID HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.

EE WAS CENTERBOLTING WHEN AUGER FELL OUT OF ROOF AND STRUCK TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER.

INJURED WAS DESCENDING FROM QUARRY HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED STRAINING HIS BACK. DID NOT SEEKMEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 11-19-01, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS DISABLED BYU COMPANY DOCTOR.

EE WAS LIFTING OXYGEN TANK FROM JEEP WHEN HE TWISTED LOWER BACK AND FELT PAIN. *LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 11-12-2001.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACK. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT WRIST. NOTED TO EMPLOYEE TO SLOWDOWN GOING DOWN THE STAIRS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A CLEAN COAL BELT ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE PLANT APPROX. 30" ABOVE THE GROUND CUTTING A 4" PIPE. THE PIPE FELL ON HIS TORCH HOSES AND CUT THEM. THEY BEGAN BURNING AND HE JUMPED OFF THE BELT TO CUT OFF THE TORCH VALVES, TWISTING HIS ANKLE. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR OR LOSE TIME FROM WORK UNTIL 12/30/01.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING. AS HE FELL HE HEARD A NOISE FROM HIS KNEE.

EE WAS HELPING THE SCOOP OPERATOR UNLOAD A POWER CENTER FROM A FLATCAR. THE OPERATOR BACKED UP SO HE COULD PICK UP A CRIB BLOCK OFF THE BOTTOM. WHEN HE BENT OVER, THE SCVOOP MOVED AND CAUGHT H IS HAND BETWEEN THE SCOOP & THE CAR.

EE GOT BETWEEN 270 TRACTOR AND FEEDER WHILE HOOKING UP A CHAIN. THE TRACTOR JUMPED ON POINT CATCHING HIM BETWEEN THE FEEDER AND TRACTOR.

VICTIM WAS SITTING ON LAUNCH VEHICLE DECK. AN AIR LINE BLEW APART AT THE CABLE REEL ON THE UP-PER PLATFORM. IT STARTLED HIM AND HE JUMPED OFF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE. HIS LEFT FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK ON THE PIT FLOOR AND CAUSED HIM TO SLIP. BOTH BONES IN THE LEFT LEG WERE BROKEN AT APPROXIMATELY THE TOP OF HIS BOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REELING IN A FUEL HOSE WHEN THE FUEL NOZZLE STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION. THE FIRST DAY HE MISSED WAS 12-17-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR IN THE QUARRY ON LEDGE #1 AS HE WAS PRYING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.

EE STOOPED OVER TO PICK UP A 50 LB. BOX OF EXPLOSIVES, TURNED AROUND TO PUT BOX ON TRUCK & STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN HILL TOWARD SECTION AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON SELF RESCUER. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 3RD SHIFT SATURDAY NI GHT.

WHILE BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S BACK, BREAKING A RIB.

THE INJURED WAS REPAIRING A HYDR. LEAK WHEN HE BRUSHED AGAINST A FRAYED HYDR HOSE AND THE WIRE WHEN INTO HIS UPPER ARE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LUBRICATING THE WALKING CAM OF THE DRAGLINE. EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CAM AND FRAME.

LABORER WAS FUELING 988 LOADER AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER. HE MISSED THE TOP STEP FALLING TO THE GROUND, HURTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE STEPPEDIN A HOLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS WAIST. AREA HAD APPROX 2 INCHES OF STANDING WATER.

EE ON GROUND DIRECTED LOADER OPERATOR TO PUT BUCKET DOWN. EE DID NOT MOVE & BUCKET HIT HIS FOOT.

MEMBER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING AROUND THERAILROAD TRACKS WITH A BOBCAT ENDLOADER. WHILE HE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE RAILS, THE LIP OF THE BUCKET GOT CAUGHT ON A RAIL CAUSING IT TO SUDDEN LY STOP. THIS LED TO WHIPLASH OF THE NECK.

EE DOES NOT KNOW HOW INJURY OCCURRED. SHOULDER SIMPLY STARTED TO TIGHTEN UP OVER THE COURSE OF THE SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PULL THE TAILSHAFT OF FEEDER LOOSE FROM THE GREASE JACKS AND AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO A PRY BAR HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATIHG A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT RIGHT ARM ACROSS RIB REQUIRING 20 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDER ON A CLUTCH WHEN A HARD WENT INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY SNUBBER PULLEY INTO PLACE BY HIMSELF AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST. EE DID NOT START MISSING TIME UNTIL 1-4-01.

WHILE CARRYING A RETURN ROLLER UP SOME STAIRS, EE'S RIGHT KNEE POPPED.

WHILE MOVING HYDRAULIC JACK TO POSITION TO LIFT ENGINE ON 285 DEMAG HYDRAULIC SHOVEL, MECHANIC WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHEN THE JACKSLIPPED AND FELL. THE IMPACT KNOCKED THE MECH- ANIC OFF OF THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING SEVERAL STEPS UP ON.

9/11/01 EE WAS CHANGING A SPEED REDUCER ON THE #4 CONVEYOR. AS EE LIFTED THE SPEED REDUCER HE FELT A PAIN IN BACK WAS REPORTED AS 1ST AID CASE. NO MED TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. 3/4/02 SAW DR FOR FIRST TIME FOR BACK PAIN RESULT OF 11/09/01 IN CIDENT. RET'D TO DR ON 4/26/02 & WAS UT OFF WORKTHRU 5/24/02

EE WAS WALKING DOWN SLOPE TO CLEAN OUT AROUND 13 HP FLYGHT PUMP ON WEST SIDE OF SLOPE, WHEN HE STEPPED ON WET GUNITE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL ON HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE REP'D STEPPING ON SOMETHING & FALLING WHILE WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT. FOLLOW UP MEDICAL ATTENTION NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 11/14/01. INCIDENTBEING REPORTED AS RESTRICTED DUTY

EMPLOYEE WAS FLIPPED BY A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AS IT WAS TENSIONED.

THE EE WERE REMOVING OLD RAIL. THEY HAD HOOKED UP TO A SECTION OF RAIL. THE WEB SLINGS WHERE HOOKED TO THE END OF EACH RAIL AND CONNECTED TO THE CENTER OF THE LHD BUCKET. THE OPERATOR STARTED TO PULL THE SECTION OF RAIL OUT. THE LEFT WEB SLING BROKE CAUSED THE RAIL SECTION MOVE TOO THE LEFT STRIKING THE EE.

WALKING IN STONE YARD AROUND A PICK-UP TRUCK AND FELL ONTO GRAVELS OR A PIECE OF STONE AND LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM WHEN FALLING. NOTHING CAUSED HIM TO FALL OR TRIP. HE CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY HE JUS T FELL.

EE WAS BOLTING BOARDS WHEN ROCK FELL OUT ONTO THE MESH AND STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD.

I WAS KNEELING ON GROUND PUTTING AIR INTO TRUCK TIRE WHEN I TRIED TO STAND UP MY RIGHT KNEE WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN.

EE WAS INSTALLING A 6"X20' STEEL CONVEYOR BELT LINE STRUCTURE. ONE END FELL OF FORKS OF FORKLIFT. EE STRADDED THE STRUCTURE AND LIFTED IT BACK ONTO FORKS THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR RAISED THE FORKS BEFORE EE WAS CLEAR, STRIKING EE IN GROIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT, STEPPED DOWN FROM SERVICE PLATFORM ONTO UNLEVEL SURFACE TWISTING ANKLE.

EE WAS ASSISTING AN INJURED MAN WHEN A ROCK FELLFROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND RESULTINGIN TWO BROKEN FINGERS. X-CUT 21 #3 ENTRY 2ND EAST MAINS.

EE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING. WHILE BUSTING A CAP BLOCK, A CEMENT BLOCK FELL OUT OF THE PILE ONTO THE BUCK OF HIS HAND. HIS HAND WAS BRUISED THROUGH THE METACARPAL GLOVES HE WAS WEARING.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING SUPPLIES FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET, WHEN PIECE OF ROOF COAL 2' X 2" X 3" FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER BY A PIECE OF COAL THAT FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE BOLTER'S DUST BOX AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

WHILE PUTTING SEALANT ON BRATTICE, VICTIM GOT PLASTER IN EYE.

EE WAS REMOVING CRUSHER HAMMERS AND PULLING THEM TO DOOR OPENING AND PLACING THEM IN LOADER BUCKET. HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA AND LATER DISCOVERED A LUMP IN THAT AREA. WAS SENT CO. DR. ON 11- 26-01, SCHEDULED FOR HERNIA REPAIR SUGERY ON 12-03-01.

EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT WAS INJURED AFTER THE SCOOP THAT HE WAS OPERATING DRIFTED AND RAN OVER IT.HE HAD EXITED THE SCOOP TO HANG A LINE CURTAIN.

BRETBY HAD OVERTURNED IN THE CABLE TRAY. WHEN EE PICKED UP THE BRETBY TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

DRIVER OF UNIT 2199 A 1999 MACK RD 888 SX TANDOMN COAL TRUCK WAS LOADED WITH COAL, ENROUTE TO THE OMAR BY PASS BIN. HE WAS ENTERING THE BLIND CURVE SECTION OF HAUL ROAD NEAR MANTANCE YARD. HE MEET A 777 WATER TANKER IN CURVE HAD TO GET OVERTHE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN.

WHILE CUTTING STONE EE WAS LIFTING STONE TO CUT AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE. HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE BUT FOUND OUT HE HADA HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE GENERAL PLANT FOREMAN, WHEN HE STEPPED BACK HE HIT HIS BACK ON A TOOL BOX LOCK GUARD THAT WAS PROTRUDING OUT. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 11-29-01. T HIS IS BEING SUBMITTED UNDER PROTEST, BECAUSE WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A WORK RELATED INCIDENT.

WORKER WAS WALKING TO A FACE WHERE A JUMBO WAS DRILLING. HIS LEFT ANKLE SUDDENLY ROLLED TO THE OUTSIDE AND HE FELL FORWARD WITH HIS FULL WEIGHT BEARING ON THE TURNED ANKLE. \

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE IN MINES, EMPLOYEE REACHED TO PICK UP A BUCKET OF PLASTER WEIGHING APPROX 35 LBS. WHEN EMPLOYEE PICKED UP BUCKET HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS OPERATING THE POD DUSTER HE WAS ROLLING UP THE HOSE AND A SLAB OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS FOOT.

EE WAS MOVING THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE FROM THE FACE OF #1 ENTRY. AS THE MACHINE WAS BEING BACKED INTO THE CROSSCUT FROM 1 TO #2 ENTRIES. THE BOOM ON THE MACHINE, PINNED THE EE AGAINST TH E RIBLINE, FRACTURING HIS PELVIC AREA. THE REMOTE POWER CORD WAS CUT BY THE BOOM AND THE MACHINE SHUT DOWN. THE EE WAS STANDING TO CLOSE TO THE MACHINE WHILE OPERATING IT REMOTE CONTROLLED.

CUTTING METAL WITH TORCH ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER HE RUBBED HIS EYE AND STILL HAD HIS GLOVES ON. EYE STARTED BURNING AND IT SWELLED. APPEARS WHEN HE RUBBED HIS EYES SOMETHING OFF OF THE GLOVE GO T IN HIS EYE.

EE TRIED TO CLOSE SOUTH SLIDING DOOR IN MACHINE SHOP & PULLED SOMETHING IN RIGHT SHOULDER

WHILE LOADING SCOOP BUCKET WITH CABLE OPERATOR ACCIDENTALY SET SCOOP BUCKET ON INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. OFF 4-6 WEEKS?

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER IN SHOT MATERIAL. AS HE WAS LOADING A HAULER, HE BACKED INTO A HOLE CAUSING THE LOADER TO TILT AND JAR HIM. HE STATED THAT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA BEGAN WITH IT RADIATING DOWNHIS LEFT LEG. WENT TO DR. ON 11-09-01 AND INCURRED LOST WORK DAYS.

WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A SUPERVISOR, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN/ SWELLING IN RIGHTKNEE.

EE WAS CLEANING SUMP HOLE OUT OF BOTTOM OF NO. 2SLOPE PITCHING MUD OVER HIS HEAD ONTO SLOPE BELT& FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WORKING ON SPEED REDUCER ON #1 CLINKER ELEVATOR AND FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR.

LOST BALANCE, STUCK HAND OUT OF SCOOP; HAND PINCHED BETWEEN BUMPER (RUBBER) AND SCOOP AT PIVOT POINT.

ON WED. NOV. 7TH, 2001 @ 2PM, EMPLOYEE WAS OPER-ATING THE JAW CRUSHER, BREAKING A JAM WITH A STEEL WEDGE ATTACHED TO A 1/2" STEEL CABLE. THE EYE BROKE OFF OF THE WEDGE ALLOWING THE WEDGE TO DROP INTO THE JAW. THE WEDGE THEN SHOT UP OUT OFTHE JAW STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PUTTING A TAILPIECE ON CENTER TO ANCHOR. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE TAILPIECE ON CENTER.

THE EE, A MOBILE EQUIPMENT REPAIRMAN, WAS CLOSING A HOOD LATCH ON THE CAT GRADER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING TO ALLOW FOR EVALUATION OF AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK WHEN TWO FAN BLADES CUT THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT ARM.

JAW OPERATOR WAS BUSTING A ROCK OUT OF GRIZZLY FEEDER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A CHIP OF ROCK FLEW SOME 25' UPWARD, HITTING EE IN THE FOREHEAD.

EE WAS LIFTING A PUMP & TWISTED RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN. ON 11/13 EE REPORTED THAT HIS BACKWAS STILL HURTING. A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT ON 11/14 WAS SECURED & EE WAS PLACED ON LTA STATUS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN ON PUSH ARM OF DOZER WHEN HE TWISTED AND FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE POP.

STEPPING OUT OF ARTICULATED TRUCK ONTO THE LADDER. HE BENT HIS KNEE THE WRONG WAY AND STRAINED KNEE. HE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND ALSO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 11/13/01 AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS OFF WORK THAT DAY AND 4 1/2 DAYS AFTER THAT FOR THERAPY.

EMPLOYEE'S SHIFT WAS OVER. HE REACHED INSIDE HIS TRUCK TO START IT. HIS TRUCK WAS IN GEAR AND DRAGGED HIM ACROSS THE PARKING AREA IN BETWEEN 2 OTHER TRUCKS. THIS CRUSHED THE DRIVERS DOOR AROUN T HIS UPPER BODY. THEN HIS TRUCK RAN OVER HIS LEG.

WHILE EE WAS UNLOADING THE TABLE A ROCK FELL OFF AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT. DIAGNOSIS WAS CONTUSION TO LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN HIM NOT BEING ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

ADVISED FOREMAN THAT WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN. INITIAL DOCTOR VISIT DIAGNOSED SPRAIN/STRAIN. ON 12/26/01 DOCTOR ADVISED HE NEEDED HERNIA REPAIR. ON 02/18/02 HE WAS CLEARED TO RETURN TO FULL DUTY.

WHILE STACKING A BAG ON A PALLET ON A FLAT-BED TRAILER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A SLICK SPOT AND FELL OFF THE DECK, RECIEVING A LACERATION TO THERIGHT CHEEK, A GASH ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE AND A TWISTED SMALL FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

A GRAVELED PARKING LOT WHERE THE EQUIPMENT IS PARKED OR SERVICED. EE WAS RETURNING BACKHOE TO LOT AND LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO A DODGE RAM TRUCK. HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

EE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD A TRUCK. HE HAD THE FORKS TOO HIGH, WHICH CAUSED THE PORTABLE LOADING PLANK TO TIP OVER. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE PLANK ON THE LEFT. HE GOT OFF OF THE FORK TO TRY TO LINE UP THE PLANT BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE TRUCK. THAT IS WHEN IT TIPPED OVER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A CONTUSION AND A CUT.

LIFTING BUCKET TO DUMP WATER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD COMING OFF THE DUMP, TWISTING HIS BODY AND NECK.

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE EE BACK WAS SORE. HE FINALLY WENT TO THE DR ON 11-6-01. THE DR PUT HIM ON MODIFIED WORK.

SLIDING ONE ROCK OFF OF ANOTHER ROCK, WORKER GOT HIS FINGER TIP PINCHED BETWEEN THE 2 ROCKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH A COMBINATION TORCH IT WASN'T TIGHT AND CAME APART AND CAUGHT FIRE, RESULTING IN EMPLOYEE HAVING FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND BURNED.

EE WAS CLEANING #5 BELT SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER BELT AND THROWING IT ON #5 BELT. EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

MEMBER WAS GOING TO ANOTHER SPREAD OF EQUIPMENT TO FUEL, WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO HIT A MOUNTAIN SIDE.THIS RESULTED IN A CRACKED PELVIS AND CHEST BRUISES.

INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE HAND BY A TROLLEY POLEWHILE RIDING IN A JEEP.

EE WAS INSTALLING KILN HOOD. WHILE PUSHING HOOD IN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A SPLICE IN A CABLE HE STRUCK THE CRIMPING TOOL WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF CRIMPING TOOL STRIKING HIM IN LEFT HAND.

EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A WORK RELATED ILLNESS THAT BEGAN TO HURT WITHOUT TRAUMA OR APPARENT INJURY HIS ILLNESS WAS CAUSED BY PERFORMING HIS NORMAL WORK RELATED DUTIES.

ON 11-6-01 EE STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE PIT WHEN A CALL CAME IN ON THE RADIO. AS HE REACHED OVER TO PICK UP THE RADIO HANDSET HE TOOK HIS EYE OFF THE ROAD AND DROVE INTO THE ROAD B ERM. HE STATES THAT HE THINKS HE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS MOMENTARITY AND FELL OFF THE DRIVER SEAT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY GOT BACK ONT HE SEAT AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. LATER THAT DAY HE WE

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BAGS OF SALT ON PALLETS IN THE WAREHOUSE. THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT ONE OF THE BAGS OFF-BALANCE AND STEPPED BACKWARDS. WHEN HE TRIED TO THROW THE BAG OF SALT ON THE PALLET HE HE ARD A POP IN HIS SHOULDER AND STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN. THE EE HAS INFLAMMATION IN THE MUSCLES IN THE SHOULDER AREA AND THERE MAY BE SOME NERVEDAMAGE.