Mining Incidents in January 2002

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE NORTH7TH WEST HEADGATE #2 AT 5975 WEST. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 30'LONG X 18'WIDE X 7'THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 7TH SOUTH #4 SUBMAIN #3 ENTRY AT 4508 EAST. THE FALLWAS APPROX. 45'LONG X 18'WIDE X 6-8'THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

WHILE MAKING A PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION ON 1-31-01, THE MINE EXAMINER ENCOUNTERED SMOKE AT THE IN BY THE END OF THE 4 LEFT TRAVELWAY. HE RETURNED OUT BY TO THE LEFT BELT DRIVE AREA AT WHICH TIM E HE DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE ON THE LT DRIVE BUT IT WAS NO ONGER BURNING AND DID NOT SPREAD. HE REPORTED TO THE MINE FOREMAN AND IT WAS CALLED TO MSHA.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 12' BY 6' BY 4' THICK OCCURED ALONG #3 TRACK BELT, 2 BLKS IN BY SPAD #636,THIS IS A NEUTRAL ENTRY AND AIRFLOW WAS NOT IMPAIRED. HOWEVER THE TRAVELWAY IS CLOSED TO RAI L TRAFFIC UNTIL THE FALL CAN BE CLEANED AND SUPPORTED. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48 IN RESIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER LOSS.

AS THE JOY M4892 MINER WAS CUTTING BOTTOM IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE #4 SECTION, AN IGNITION OCCURRED THAT BURNED APPROX. 2 MINUTES. IT WAS EXTINGUISHED AND NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO PROPERTY DAMA GE WAS INCURRED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #4 BREAK ON C-MAINS. THE FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 45' L BY 18' W BY 8' HIGH. FALL STARTED IN 2 LEFT BREAKEXTENDING OVER TO #1 ENTRY, AREA HAD BEEN SUPPOR TED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIP CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRY, A 4 WAY INTERSECTION, WHICH WAS IN THE RT. NEUTRAL ENTRY OF THE MAINS. 70' INBY SPAD #3303. THE FALL IS APPROX. 18' WIDE X 20' LONG X 6' HIGH.

AS THE JOY JM 4892 MINER WAS CUTTING COAL IN THE #3 PLACE OF #4 SECTION, AN IGNITION, AN IGNITION OCCURRED AS THE CUTTING HEAD STRUCK THE BOTTOM. THE FLAME WAS EXINGUISHED AND NO ONE SUFFERED INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

SIZE OF FALL: 4'-140' WIDTH: 4-12", HT.: 4-14'. ROOF SUPPORT 48"RESIN. NO CRIBS OR TIMBERS INSTALLED PRIOR TO FALL. STRATA, SHALE MIXED. LAMINATED. NO RIDER SEAM PRESENT. ALL AREAS ARE BREAKER ED OFF. AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE GALATIA NORTH BLEEDER ENTRY #4 (A) 30 NORTH. THE FALLWAS APPROX. 30'LONG X 17.5'WIDE X 10'THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

SECTION WAS RETREAT MINING - A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED & FELL PAST THE BREAKER TIMBERS BACK DOWN TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION THE OUTBY EDGE OF FALL STARTED 2 BREAKS INBY SURVEY STATION 16368.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT SURVEY STATION 8021 OF WEST MAINS. THE FALL APPROACHES WERE SUPPORTED AND DANGERED OFF. AREA OF FALL APPROX. 16' X 16' & 7' HIGH.

AS THE JOY JM4892 MINER WAS CUTTING INT HE #5 ENTRY OF #4 SECTION, AN IGNITION OCCURRED THAT BURNED APPROX. 3 TO 5 MIN. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS INCURRED.

A FALL OF ROOF ROCK OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY INTERSECTION AT #28 CROSSCUT ON 8 HAULAGE. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE OCCURRENCE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST SOUTH PANEL OFF THE 2ND MAIN WEST AT CROSSCUT 3 BETWEEN ENTRIES 3 AND 4. THE FALL IS 15 FT LONG, 16 FT WIDE AND 10 FT HIGH. A SLIP WAS PRESENT IN THE ROOF AT TH IS LOCATION. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED OUT.

AN UNINTENSIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 14C SECTION #3 ENTRY AT 3 WALL. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 16'X16'X8-10' HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT TRAPPED OR DAMAGED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE GALATIA NORTH BLEEDER ENTRY #4(A) 208 NORTH. THE FALLWAS APPROX. 150'LONG X 17'WIDE X 10'THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILED IN THE HOIST POWER CIRCUIT CAUSING THE HOIST TO BE UNUSABLE UNTILIT WAS REPLACED.

AT 4:25 A ROCKBURST HIT IN THE FOOTWALL OF THE 117 VEIN BETWEEN THE 4600 AND THE 4300 LEVEL. ON 1-31-02 AT APPROX. 8:30 AM THE 46-148 STOPE CREW REPORTED DAMAGE IN THE RAISE. EE AND MYSELF WEN T TO THE RAISE, DAMAGE CONSIT OF TWO BROKEN CAPS, DAMAGE TO THE FOOTWALL FOR APPROX. 10 SETS. ESTIMATED TIME FOR REPAIR IS 5 TO 7 DAYS.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY OF 005-0 MMU.

AS THE JOY JM4892 MINER WAS CUTTING ON CURTAIN SIDE OF THE #2 FACE ON #4 SECTION, AN IGNITION OCCURRED THAT BURNED 3 TO 5 MINUTES. IT WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH NO INJURIES OR PREOPERTY DAMAGE.

BAD TOP WAS TIMBERED OFF PRIOR TO ROCK FALL 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #687.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2ND WEST PANEL OFF THE MAIN NORTH IN #2 ENTRY AT 26 XC. THE INTERSECTION WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48" FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS.

ON 1/29-02, A UNITENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO.4 INTAKE ENTRY 60' INBY THE MAIN MINE FAN. THE FALL OCCURRED DUE TO SUBNORMAL CONDITIONS ABOVE THE 48" RESIN ROOF BOLTS THE FALL MEASURE D 6' WIDE X 14' LONG X 3 1/2' THICK. THE FALL EFFECTED THE PASSAGE OF MEN BUT DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR GIVE PERSONAL INJURY.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 7000' FROM THE 001-0MMU NEAR SPADS 1129&1130. THE FALL MEASURED 20'X20'X7' IN THE #3 NEUTRAL ENTRY. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF PE RSONS. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED W/ 5'TORQUE TENSION.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE UNIT 2WORKING SECTION IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN ENTRY 5 AND ENTRY 6 AT THE 5+85 FOOT MARK. THE CROSSCUT HAD BEEN HOLED AT THE END OF THE PRIOR SHIFT AND NOT SUPPORTED. THE UNIT WAS IDLE ON THE ONCOMINGSHIFT. THE FALL OCCURED IN THE UNBOLTED AREA OF THE CROSSCUT AND EXTENDED INTO THE #6 ENTRY PULLING THE 5'CONVENTIONAL TYPE ROOF BOLTS.CLEANED

THE LAST PILLAR RUN HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THE #2 BLOCK, ON THE 001 SECTION. THE MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS WERE BEING MOVED TO THE CROSSCUT WHEN A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED. THE RODE OVER THE LEFT SIDE M OBILE ROOF SUPPORT AND OUTBY IT FOR APPROX. 20'. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' X 25' X 6' THICK.

SOUTH MAINS 61 BLOCK #5 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 005. 12 FT HIGH X 18 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 12 FT CABLE BOLTS, 6 FT RESIN, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

A ROOF FALL IN THE MAIN SLOPE BOTTOM AREA JUST INBY THE OVERCAST MEASURING APPROX. 6' X 17' X 6'AREA WAS MINED IN SEPT. 1996 & SUPPORTED WITH 6'TENSION REBAR BOLTS.

THE AREA OF THE ROOF FALL HAD BEEN BLAKING AND CHIPPING IN #9 ROOM ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN ON 1-23-02 THIS IS WAY I WENT BACK TO SET TIMBERS WHEN AND DISCOVERED FALL. IT RUNS FROM THE #4 X CUT IN #8 ROOM TO #7 X CUT TO #9 RM AND THEN RUNS TO #9 X CUT FALL IS 300' LONG 18' TO 20' WIDE AND 3' TO 10' HIGH AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS EXCEPT FOR D0' OF #9 RUN HASY AND 6"

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY. SIZE OF FALLWAS 60'LONG, 20'WIDE AND 6'HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #2 ENTRY.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY SIZE OF FALL WAS 50'LONG, 20'WIDE AND 6'HIGH.

AREA 50' INBY SPAD 746 #2 ENTRY. A FALL OCCURRED 25' L X 25' W X 7' H ON INTAKE TRAVELWAY. AREA WAS AN OLD DEVELOPMENT CUT WID TIMBERED TO LHW. ALSO CLAY VEIN PRESENT.

A FALL OCCURRED AT 2 EAST @ OLD B-BUTT BELTLINE,40' LEFT OF STATION #19360 AND CONTINUED FOR 40'IN LENGTH, 20'IN WIDTH AND FROM 6-7' IN HEIGHT. ALL ACCESSES TO THIS FALL ARE CRIBBED OFF AND DANGERED OFF.

OUTBURST-1400' LEVEL, ROOM 231 GOING NORTH. APPROX 12 FT DIAMETER, 7 FT DEEP. OUTBURST IN MINING DIRECTION. OUTBURST OCCURRED DURING SHOT. HO ONE WAS IN THE MINE AT THE TIME. MINERS RETURNED TO WORKINGS AFTER APPROX TWO HOURS.

AS THE JOY MINER (#92) WAS CUTTING COAL IN THE #3 PLACE OF THE #4 SECTION, AN IGNITION TOOK PLACE THAT BURNED APPROXIMATELY 15 - 30 SECONDS. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

AN UNPLANNED FAN OUTAGE OCCURRED AT OUR TJS#4 MINE. FAN OUTAGE WAS DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE FROM THE UTILITY POWER SOURCE R.E.A. MINE WAS IDLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL OF MINE FOREMAN/SUP T, HE RE-STARTED THE FAN, WAITED FOR NORMAL WATER GUAGE AND CONDUCTED A SPECIAL EXAMINATION. POWER CAME BACK ON 6:07 AM OF SAME DAY.

WHEN MAKING WEEKLY EXAM OF MAIN RETURN FORWARD ROOF FALL 20-80 FT FROM FAN, APPROX. 5FT HIGH 10-12 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH BOLTS.

A NO INJURY ACCIDENT, CONSISTING OF AN IGNITION OF DUST, OCCURRED IN A XCUT FROM THE NOS. 5 TO 4 ENTRIES OF 5 SOUTH FACE SECTION, MMU 001-0 AT SPAD LOCATION 35+00 FEET.

A METHANE GAS IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE 8F LONGWALL SECTION WHEN A SPENT WELDING ROD WAS DROPPED TO THE MINE FLOOR. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRENCE.

ADVANING PARELL WITH A HOLLOW WITH SLICK AND SILD W/ WITH WATER PRESENT. THIS WAS THE LAST CUT ON THE SHIFT AND LEFT UNBOLTED. MEASURED 20'X20'X4'. ADVANING IS STOPED AND 2ND MINING BEGAN.

ROOF FALL. FALL OCCUVED BETWEEN 1/16/02 AND 1/23/02, AREA WAS DEVELOPED 10 TH MORE 1994. LCATION IS 1 EAST MAINS #4 ENTRY SPAD #67 APPROX. 2500 FT FROM ACTIVE FACE. THIS AREA WAS CRIBED AND BR EAKED OFF. AREA TO BE SEALED OFF.

ROOF FALL 10'- 12' LONG X 18'WIDE X 3-4'HIGH AT THE IRENE #1 ENTRY. 48"RESIN SUPPORTS WERE IN USE. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. THE WALKWAY WILL BE TIMBERED ACROSS EDGE OF FALL.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN F MAINS IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY AT SPAD 6843. THE FALL MEASURED 35' LONG, 5' HIGH & 18' WIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING TORCH TO CUT PIECE OF PIPE STUCK IN THE FOOT WALL. METHANE WAS APPARENTLY TRAPPED IN THE PIPE AND WAS IGNITED WHEN THE PIPE BURNED THROUGH. ENERGY OH THE IGNITION CAME OU T THROUGH OTHER END OF PIPE ABOUT 20' IN BY LOCATION OF HOLE BEING BURNED.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT #71 CROSSCUT IN #4 ENTRY IN 3 NORTH MAINS DURING THE WEEKLY EXAM. FALL APPROX. 20' X 35' X 6' THICK. AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' BOLTS.

A SECTION OF ROOF MEASURING APPROX. 19'X25'X6' FELL IN THE INTERSECTION OF #4 ENTRY AT SS 1396, INTERSECTON HAD A CUTTER RUNNING THROUGH WITH SOAPSTONE AND WATER DRIPPING FROM ROOF AREA WAS BO LTED WITH 3' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS AND ROOF MATS ON AT LEAST 1 3'X4' PATTERN ROCK FELL ON MINER AND #1 BRIDGE.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED 14 BREAKS FROM SURFACE AT SPAD NO 66, MEASURING 5' HIGH BY 60' LONG BY 14' WIDE. NO EQUIP WAS INVOLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED & THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT #67 CROSSCUT IN THE #4 ENTRY ON 3 NORTH MAINS DURING THE WEEKLY EXAM. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' X 25' X 6' THICK. AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #4 UNIT, 5TH N.E. PANEL,#3 ENTRY AT SPAD #36275 AT X-CUT 27, 1500' OUTBYTHE FACE. FALL WAS 130' LONG 18' WIDE & 6' THICK. NO PERSONS, EQUIP. OR VENTILATION AFFECTED.

A FIRE WAS NOTICED IN THE AUXILARY SHOP BY THE "DAKOTA SECURITY". THE EMERGENCY TEAM ASSISTED BY THE FIRE DEPT. AND DAKOTA GASIFICATION CO. EXTINGUISHED FIRE BY 4:00 PM. THE STATE FIRE MARSHA LL RULED THE FIRE AS ACCIDENTAL: ELECTRICAL IN THE WIRING TO A LIGHT FIXTURE NEAR THE CEILING.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT #4 CROSSCUT IN #3 ENTRYIN THE 3 NORTH MAINS DURING THE WEEKLY EXAM. THEFALL WAS APPROX. 20' X 25' X 6' THICK. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' BOLTS.

ELEVATOR WOULD NOT RETURN TO SURFACE LANDING. SPRING ON DOOR SWITCH WAS WEAK. ELEVATOR RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 8:15 AM.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN #6 &#7 ENTRY, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 12466 APPROXIMATELY 700' OUTBY THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 100' LONG X 18' WIDE X 4' TO 6' HIGH. ALL ENTRIES TO THE FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF. THE AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

NORTH 1 54 BLOCK #3 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 003. 7 FT HIGH X 20 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPP ORTS SET AROUND FALL.

NORTH 2 11 BLOCK #1 HEADING 3-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 003. 7 FT HIGH X 20 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS.

ROOF FALL 1ST MAIN SOUTHWEST ENTRIES NO. 3 ENTRYAT CROSSCUT 109. COMPLETE INTERSECTION, UNABLE TO DETERMINE SIZE.

ROOF FALL, 1ST MAIN SOUTHWEST ENTRIES NO. 2 ENTRY AT CROSSCUT 110, COMPLETE INTERSECTION, UNABLE TO DETERMINE SIZE.

NORTH 2 17 BLOCK #5 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 003. 7 FT HIGH X 20 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPP ORTS SET AROUND FALL.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 53 BLK ON C-MAINS SECTION IN X-CUT 6-7 AND FACE OF #7. TOP IS VERY SOFT UNCONSOLIDATED "SLICKEN SIDE" ROCK. DEMINSIONS: LENGTH- 60', WIDTH- 18', HEIGHT- 6-12'. SUPPORT: 5'RESIN.

THREE MINORS WERE ASSIGNED TO RIG UP A HAUL TRUCK AXLE TO LOWER DOWN THE 14' DIAM. SHAFT AFTER RIGGING HOIST THEY FAILED TO WAIT FOR SUPERVIOSR AS INSTRUCTED AND FAILED TO FOLLOW HAVING PROCES URE BY PLACING THE AXLE OVER THE OPEN SHAFT WITHA TELESCAPING FORK HIT. THE WEIGHT OF THE AXLE SLID OFF THE FORKS FAILLING DOWN THE SHAFT RESULTING IN EXTONSIVE SHAFT DAMAGE.

ROOF FALL INBY SPAD 5215 IN THE #5 ENTRY. ROOF FALL ON CONTINUOUS MINER. SIZE OF FALL 8' TO 10'THICK WIDTH & LENGTH OF ROOF FALL IS UNDETERMINED DUE TO IT BEING ON A PILLAR LINE.

A FALL OF ROOF WAS FOUND 1-21-02 AT 11 38 PM. THE FALL OCCURRED ONT HE MAIN EAST TRAVELWAY AT 122 X C. THE SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY WAS REROUTED AROUND THE FALL. THE FALL IS 6'H X 20' LX 18 W. DUE TO WEAKENED STRATA.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION IN THE 4 NORTH MAINS #1 ENTRY, INBY CROSSCUT #10 AND EXTENDING INBY TO CROSSCUT #18 APPROX. 900'. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' TENSION R EBAR BOLTS.

ROOF AT END OF CONCRETE TUNNEL GAVE DOWN CAUSINGSLOPE TO FALL IN.

GARDEN B SHAFT AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR HAD AN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL FAULT WITHT HE BRAKING SYSTEMRENDERING IT INOPERATIVE. THE MINE WAS EVACUATEDAS SHAFT IS PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY.

AN IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE SOUTH WEST MAINS SE CTION INT HE "0" FACE WHILE MINING WAS GOING ON. NO PERSON WERE INJURED. THE FACE CONSISTED OF COAL AND ROCK 0.6% METHANE WAS REPORTED PRESENT.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 7TH SOUTH #4 / #1 ENTRY 6758 EAST. THE FALL WAS APPROX 60 FT LONG, APPROX 18 FT WIDE AND APPROX 6-8 FT THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL #19B.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. LOCATION: 1 RIGHT SECTION / NO.5 ENTRY / AT SPAD NO. 7901. SIZE: 60 FEET LONG, 20 FEET WIDE, AND 6 FEET HIGH. ROOF SUPPORT: 5 FOOT TENSION REBAR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 12TH EAST, #3 ENTRY, AT #57 XCUT. THE FALL WAS 25' LONG, 30' WIDE, AND 9' HIGH. IT DIDN'T AFFECT VENTILATION, TRAVEL, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONE CROSS CUT OUT BY SPAD 2343 AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED MINE. FALL MEASURED 70' BY 20' BY 6'. ROOF WAS LAMINATED SANDSTONE. PRIMARY ROOF SUPPORT WAS 6' TORQUE TENSION. RIDER SEAM 18" TO 20" PRESENT 5-6' ABOVE MINING SEAM. AREA WILL BE REHABED.

EAST 2 28 BLOCK #3 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 007. 7 FT HIGH X 20 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPP ORTS SET AROUND FALL.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON 1-17-02, LOCATION XC 151 MAIN SOUTH ENTRY 0. AREA WAS MINED NOV,M1996, AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH 8' RESIN PINS. FALL WAS IN FOUR WAY INTERSECTION 10' HIGH, 20' WIDE, 30' LONG. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURY RESULTED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 8TH EAST, 9 ENTRY 2990 STATION. THE FALL WAS 25' LONG, 25' WIDE, AND 8' HIGH. IT DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION, TRAVEL, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT, OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

EAST 1 35 BLOCK #5 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 007. 7'HIGH X 20'WIDE X 20'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6'RESIN BOLTS, 6"X 16"PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT SURVEY STATION 352 OF NORTH MAINS INTAKE ESCAPEWAY THE FALL WAS DANGERED OFF AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS INSTALLED. 4 LEFT 1 NORTH PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY WA S EFFECTED UNTIL THE FALL WAS TIMBERED. AREA OF FALL APPROX. 20' WIDE, 35' LONG, 10' HIGH.

EAST 1 36 BLOCK #19 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 008 7'HIGH X 18'WIDE X 20'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6'RESIN BOLTS, 6"X 16"PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

THE MIHE EXAMINER DISCOVERED THE FALL ON HIS WEEKLY RUN. THE FALL DOES NOT EFFECT VENTILATION OR TRAVEL SO IT WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. IT HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF WITH WARNING SIGNS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT SURVEY STATION 7887, 46 X 68 X CUT OF 2 SOUTH BELTLINE, HAD NO EFFECTS ON VENTILATION BUT STOP PRODUCTION. THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF AND SUPPORTED AT ALL APPRACHES.

A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED 1 BREAK IN BY SS # 2644 WHILE PULLING THE END LIST OF #5 BLOCK. THE FALL MEASURED 25' DEEP BY 12' HIGH BY 12' WIDE. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP ENOUGH TO RECOVER MINER. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. CONDITION CONTRIBUTING TO THE FALL WERE SLICK SIDED SLIP.

A POSSIBLE IGNITION TOOK PLACE AT THE FEEDER IN THE BELT ENTRY ON #3 SECTION. NO WITNESSES WERE PRESENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERT.

PITTSBURG BREAK RAN DOWN XCUT APPROX. 45' & TOOK OUT 2/3 INTERSECTION (BREAK HAD BEEN TIMBERED OFF).

GUIDE CABLE BOTTOM MOUNT BROKE ON ESCAPE CAGE. EVACUATED MINE BY 9:15 AM. MOUNT WAS REPAIRED AT 10:40 AM. MINERS WENT BACK UNDERGROUND AT 11:00 AM.

THERE NO CONDITIONS FOUND THAT CAUSED ROOF FALL NO SLIPS, CLAY VEINS OR ROOF ROCK EXPOSED. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS.

SOUTH MAINS 63 BLOCK #9 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 006. 12'HIGH X 20'LONG X 20'WIDE. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 12'CABLE, 6'RESIN, 6"X 16"PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

FALL OF ROOF AT INTERSECTION OF #1 ENTRY & 16+20IN 2ND SOUTH PANEL RETURN. ENTRY WIDTH 19', LENGTH OF FALL UP TO 25', FLOOR TO TOP OF FALL UP TO11'.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #7 ENTRY AT #9 CROSS CUT IN BY C-1 HEAD DRIVE. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 18' WIDE BY 35' L BY 8' H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULL Y GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENTCAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED.

1A #5 ENTRY XCUT 62 30'X 20'X 7'

CLAY SLIP IN ROOF AND MUD LAYER JUST ABOVE 5 FT TEST HOLE DEPTH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 5 WEST LONG WALL RETREAT SECTION SURVEY STATION 11458. DIMENSIONS WERE ESTIMATED AT 7' HIGH BY 22 FT WIDE BY 20 FT LONG.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INT HE 12 TH EAST, #3 ENTRY, AT 4210' STATION. THE FALL WAS 25' WIDE 25' LONG, AND 8' HIGH. IT DID NOT AFFECT VENTIALTION TRAVEL DAMAGE EQUIPMENT OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

THE MINER EXAMINER DESCOVERED A BUILD UP OF WATER ON THE SECTION DURING THE PRE SHIFT EXAMINDED AND CAUSED WATER TO RUN OUT OF THE GOB AND ONTO THE SECTION. WE BELIEVED THIS TO BE BEING SUBMIT

SKIPS COLLIDED AT MID-SHAFT, KNOCKING THE DUMP ROLLER OFF THE SOUTH SKIP. THE NORTH SKIP CONTINUED TO THE BOTTOM, WHERE IT DAMAGE THE SPEARPOINT GUIDE.

A ROOD FALL OF APROX 4 FEET IN THICKNESS BY 20 FEET WIDE BY 40 FEET LONG OCCURRED. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FOOT FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. AT SPAD #246.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT SURVEY STATION 7890, #4 ENTRY OF 4 LEFT 1 NORTH SECTION, THERE WERE NOT WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. NO EFFECT ON VENTILATION OR TRAVEL. THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF WITH ALL APPROACHES SUPPORTED. NO DANGER OR HAZARD EXIST AT THIS TIME.

A DUST IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF #2 ENTRYON THE 3-A SECTION. AN ORANGE FLAME WAS REPORTEDAS THE MINER HEAD WAS SUMPED INTO THE FACE APPROXIMATELY 3' TO 4' ABOVE THE BOTTOM. THE FLAME LA STED A FEW SECONDS AND SELF-EXTINGUISHED.

AN UNPLANNED FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY (RETURN AIRCOURSE) BETWEEN THE #14 & #15 XCUTS ON THE #1 BELT. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 19' WIDE BY 60' LONG BY 4-5' THICK. AREA SUPPORTED ON THE ADVANCE WITH 48" FULLY GROUTED RESIN RODS. NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. FALL WAS NOT WITNESSED.

1 A RETURN XC 15 & 16 #1 ENTRY 120 X 20X 7.

ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED NEAR SPAD NO. 14810 IN 3-4CROSSCUT ON THE HA 34 SECTION. FALL APPROX. 18' LONG, UP TO 5' WIDE & 5 1/2' THICK. THE AREA HADBEEN DEVELOPED ON 11/8/01 SUPPORTED WITH 48" RES IN BOLTS. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT THE PASSAGE OFPERSONNEL & WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

THERE WAS A SMALL CUTTER IN XCUT FROM #8 TO #9 THAT WAS FOUND DURING INVESTIGATION. ALSO THE COAL IN THE UNDERLYING SEAM OF COAL HAD BEEN PARTIALLY PILLARED OUT. FALL WAS 2 BRK OUTBY SPAD #141 1 IN #8 HDG.--16' WIDE, 22' LONG, 6' HIGH.

EAST 1, 38 BLOCK, 11 HEADING, 3-WAY INTERSECTIONMMU 008 7'HIGH X 18'WIDE X 20'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6"X 16"PLATES ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

AN UNPLANNED FAN OUTAGE OCCURRED WHEN A PIECE OFROCK FROM THE HIGHWALL BROKE LOOSE AND FELL THROUGH THE BACK WALL OF THE FAN HOUSE SHORT-CIRCUITING THE VENTILATION OF THE MINE.

NORTH MAINS 75 BLOCK #8 HEADING 4-WAY INTERSECTION MJMU 004 8 FT HIGH X 20 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE. TYPE OF SUPPORT 6 FT RESIN BOLTS. 6"X16" PLATES. ROOF MATS FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF S UPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

THE MMU WAS ADVANCING TOWARD A HOLLOW WHEN #3 ENTRY HIT A SLICK SIDED SLEP AREA. THE SLIP FELL OVERNIGHT DURING OFF SHIFT, IT MEASURED 20'X25'X4'.

OPERATOR NOTICED A SMALL FLAME ON THE LEFT RIB AS HE WAS BEGINNING TO BACK UP TO CHANGE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SECTION. THE FLAME LASTED APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MINUTES AND WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A HANDFUL OF ROCK DUST.

ROOF FALL, BELT ENTRY BETWEEN X-CUTS #29 AND #30BETWEEN SPAD #56720. DIMENSIONS H 6' W 19' L 35' GEOLOGY SOFT, MEDIUM TO DARK GRAY SHALE. ROOF SUPPORT 5' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

THE LONGWALL TAILGATE INTERSECTED A FALL THAT WAS REPORTED ON 6-13-01. THE LOCATION IS IN 2J 3AC @ 64 XC 77+20 TO 77+35 FOOTAGE MARKED. THIS FALL NOW IMPEDS THE PASSAGE OF MEN OUT THE TAIL GATE AND THE SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY HAS BEEN RE-ROUTED. 6'H X 18'W X 15'L.

ROOF FALL ON B-PANEL SPAD LOCATION 40 & 80 TWO BREAKS OUTBY SECTION LOADING POINT. ROOF FALL WAS 18' WIDE X 24' IN LENGTH AND 6.5' HIGH INPSECTED ADJACENT AREA WHILE INSPECTING FALLEN AREA.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN ENTRY #1 SURVEY STATION 5 & 00 OF THE WEST MAINS THE FALL WAS 5 FEET HIGH BY 20 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE IT HAS BEEN TIMBERED AT ALL APPROX.

NORTH 1, 12 BLOCK #1 HEADING-3 WAY INTERSECTION. MMU 003. 8' HIGH X 20' LONG X 20 WIDE. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6' TENSION REBARB, 6" X 16" PLATESM ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF ADDITIO NAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

7AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 6TH WEST LONGWALL ENTRY #2 AT 1500' WEST. THE FALL WAS ~20' LONG, ~25' WIDE, AND ~12-14' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MI NERS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL #19A.

NORTH 1, 35 BLOCK, #5 HEADING, 4 WAY INTERSECTION, 003MMU. 7' HIGH X 20' WIDE X 20' LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6" X 16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPOR TS SET AROUND FALL.

AN AREA OF ROOF FELL APPROX 4' THICK BY 20' WIDE BY 30' LONG AT SPAD #237.

ROOF OCCURRED AT SPAD #5459 FALL STARTS IN XCUT BETWEEN 6 & #7 EXTENDING THRU XCUT OF #7 & #8. ~120' LONG, 20' WIDE, 5' THICK. FELL BETWEEN XCUT #8 & 9, 60' LONG, 20' WIDE, 5' THICK.

ROOF FALL, 3 BRKS. OUTBY #2 HEAD DRIVE. 15' WIDE, 25' LONG, 3-4' HIGH.

MINED INTO AN UNCHARTED OIL/GAS WELL. 003-0 SECTION 6 LEFT OF 35 BREAK OFF 12 EAST. MAIN SOUTH. X-CUT D TO ENTRY AT 5.5 1+97.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #1 ENTRY BETWEEN #10 AND #11 CROSS CUT IN BY C1 HEAD DRIVE. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 18' W BY 55' L BY 8' H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF 8' CABLE BOLTS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION NOT INTERRUPTED.

THE ABOVE MINE HAS EXPERIENCED A NON-INJURY, UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY IN AN INTERSECTION 2 X-CUTS INBY SPAD NO.152. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 5-6'THICK, 25'WIDE, AND 40'LONG WITH LAMINATED SLATE AND SOME SANDSTONE.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY BY SPAD 5632 THE FALL MEASURED 20 FT WIDE, 20 FT LONG AND 8 FT THICK.

WEST MAINS 4 BLOCK #11 HEADING, 3 WAY INTERSECTION MMU 002 9 FT HIGH X 20 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, 6"X16" PLATES. ROOF MATS FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF S UPPORT SET AROUND FALL.

DEVELOPED A BAD HYDRAULIC LEAK ON DISC BRAKE CYLINDAR REPLACED CYLINDAR. TESTED CYLINDAR FOR PROPER STROKE. RAN HOIST ONE ROUND TRIP BEFORE PUTING BACK INTO SERVICE.

EAST 1, 14 BLOCK #8 HEADING, 4 WAY INTERSECTION, MMU 008 8 FT HIGH X 18 FT WIDE, 20 FT LONG TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, 6"X16" PLATES, ROOF MATS FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPO RTS SET AROUND FALL.

SOUTH MAINS 61 BLOCK, CROSS CUT #5 TO #6 MMU 005 8 FT HIGH X 18 FT WIDE X 45 FT LONG TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, 6"X16" PLATES, ROOF MATS FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

NORTH 2, 12 BLOCK #11 HEADING 3-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 004 8 FT HIGH X 20 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, 6"X16" PLATES. ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SU PPORT SET AROUND FALL.

ROOF FALL IN THE INTERSECTION ONE BLOCK INBY THEFAN PORTAL, FALL IS 13'WIDE AND 15'LONG AND ABOUT 12'IN HEIGHT, NO EQUIPMENT OR PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN THE ROOF FALL.

ROOF FALL AT B-1 OF 6L SUBMAIN FROM #2 ENTRY OVER TO NO. 1 ENTRY APPROX. 70' LONG. FALL WAS A RESULT OF SANDSTONE CHANNEL COMING DOWN TO COAL.

FALL OCCURED ON THE #4 BELT LINE AT #16 BREAK. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' RESIN BELTS. FALL WAS APPROX. 20'X18' LONG 6 HT. FALL WAS CLEANED UP BOLTED AND SCREENED. CRIBBS WERE SET ON BOTH SIDES IN X CUTS TO TRY AND PRECENT A FULTERFALL IN THIS AREA.

ROOF FALL-3 NW SECTION, #8 INTERSECTION, STATION #4585, 16' X 16' X 8' HIGH.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT 1A PANEL #2 ENTRY #8 X CUT. L 30'XW17'XT9'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE RUBY ENERGY SITE ON 1-2-01. LOCATION WAS #2#5 HEAD LEFT OF XCUT, OUTBY SPAD 922. THE SIZE OF FALL WAS 50' X 20' X 7'. THE AREA ROOF IS SHALE AND HAS A 10" RIDER SEA M. PRIOR TO THE FALL THEY BOLTED WITH LEFT TORQUE TENS AND 12' CABLE BOLTS. AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

AN AREA OF APPROX 4 FT THICK BY 20 FT WIDE BY 30 FT LONG FELL IN AN INTERSECTION ONE BREAK OUT BY SPAD #243.

ROOF FALL--3NW SECTION--#3 INTERSECTION--STATION #4589--16' X 16' X 8' HIGH.

AN AREA OF ROOF APPROXIMATELY 5-6' THICK BY 20 FEET WIDE BY 20 FEET LONG FELL 16 -EAU INBY SPAD #228.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #5 ENTRY 1 LEFT OFF N.W.MAINS AT SS#3305 MEASURING 18'X 30'X 8'. CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FALL WERE FAULT AREA ASSOCIATED WITH DIP-DETERIORATED. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

A SECTION OF ROOF FELL INT HE 4 WEST HAULAGE WAY IMPEDING PASSAGE TO THE WORKING FACES. NO ONE WAS UNDERGROUND WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION OF THE 002-0 SECTION IN PREPARATION FOR THE 3RD SHIFT. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 80'-90'LONG X 18'-20'WIDE X 2'-4 1/2'THICK AND FELL IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT OF THE NO. 4 HEADING THROUGH THE X-CUT AND THROUGH THE NO 3 INTERSECTION. THE FALL OCCURRED 1 CROSSCUT INBY SURVEY STATION NO 908 IN THE NO.4 ENTRY. THE ROOF CON

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN ENTRIES 4 AND 5 OF THE WEST MAINS STATION 5 & 00. THE FALL IS 120' LONG BY 20' WIDE BY APPROX. 6' HIGH ALL APPROACHES TO THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

ROOF FALL--3NW SECTION--XCUT 2-1, 50' INBY STATION 4588--16' X 30' X 8' HIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR, APPROXIMATELY 25'INBY SPAD #15181 IN THE #4 ENTRY ON THE 3 RIGHT PANEL, 001 RETREAT MINING SECTION. HE HAD APPARENTLY BEEN RAN OVER BY A BATTERY POWERED COAL HAULER.

IT IS THE BELIEF OF THE INVESTIGATION TEAMS THATTHE VICTIM WAS STANDING APPROX. 8' FROM A PUMP AT ITS ON/OFF SWITCH. UPON DEENERGIZING THE PUMPA CONDITION WITHIN THE PUMP CAUSED IT TO EXPLODE PROPELLING THE IMPELLER COVER PLATE STRIKING THEVICTIM ON THE TORSO AND PELVIS.

SECTION POWER MOVE HAD BEEN MADE. WORK BEING DONE TO CONNECT THE PHASING. EMPLOYEE APPROXIMATELY 2 CROSSCUTS FROM POWER CENTER STATED HE HEARD A STRANGE SOUND FROM THE AREA OF THE POWER CENTER AND WENT TO THE POWER CENTER AND FOUND THE DECEASED SLUMPED OVER THE POWER CENTER.

FOR UNKNOWN REASONS HE LEFT THE QUARRY OFFICE IN A BAD RAIN STORM AND WALKED OUT IN THE PATH OF OUR LOADER AND WAS NOT SEEN. HE WAS STRUCK AND THROWN TO THE OTHER SIDE.

THE EMPLOYEE ENTERED A LOG WASHER AND DID NOT FOLLOW SAFETY PROCEDURES BY USING A LOCK OUT TAG OUT PROCEDURE. THE MACHINE WAS INADVERTENTLY ENERGIZED WHICH IN TURN RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.

MINER POSITIONED HIMSELF OVER WITHDRAWAL POINT IN MIDDLE OF SILO WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE OBSTRUCTION. WHEN MATERIAL STARTED TO FLOW MINER BEGAN TO SINK AND WAS ENGULFED - RESULTING IN SUFFOC ATION.

LEDGE FOREMAN AND HIS LEDGE CREW WERE REMOVING STONE & DEBRIS FROM A BENCH LEVEL AT THE QUARRY SITE. THEY HAD REMOVED THE RAILING AND APPROXIMATELY HALF THE BENCH LEVEL AT THE TIME HE FELL 28 ' TO THE FLOOR BELOW THEM. HE PASSED AWAY 2/1/02.

MECHANICAL BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING FROM AN ENGINE STALL CAUSED THE 966C FRONT-END LOADER TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE STOCKPILE RAMP INTO THE VICTIM AND HIS 2001 DODGE PICK-UP. THIS CAUSED THE V ICTIM TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES RESULTING IN FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES. OUR INVESTIGATION IS STILL PENDING ON WHAT CAUSED ANY BRAKE FAILURE.

LOST CONTROL OF THE MACHINE HAD NO BRAKES AND NO SEAT BELT AND FRONT TIRE WENT OVER A ROCK AND HE FELL IN THE MIDDLE OF TIRE.

ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2002, EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED BY A SUDDEN FALL OF ROOF WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #2 BELT ENTRY (#2 RIGHT BREAK).

EE WORKS IN MAINIENANCE & WAS CALLED ON TO RESEARCH A PROBLEM ON OUR #4 SCREW FEED TAIL DRUM. HENOTICED THE DRUM WAS SHINY. THEN LEANED OVER THERAIL (HANDRAIL WAS 32"FROM DRUM)& RUBBED THE TAI L DRUM WITH BACK OF HIS HAND TO SEE IT HAS ANTI ZEIZE & THE TAIL DRUM GRABBED THE GLOVE & PULLEDFINGER BETWEEN FRAMEWORK & THE TAIL DRUM

A HIGHWALL SLOUGHED SENDING ROCKS TO THE CENTER OF THE BOXCUT. EE WAS LEAVING THE AREA IN THE CABLE TRUCK(TERRAGATOR) AND A ROCK HIT SQUARELY ON TOP OF THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT. THE TERRAGATO R WAS EQUIPPED WITH ROPS BUT NOT FOPS SO THE ROOF GAVE WAY AND HE WAS PINNED IN THE SEAT BY THE ROCK. HE SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES INCLUDING A CRUSHED T9 VERTEBRA,BROKEN SHOULDER & LUNGS.

INSTALLING LINER IN RAW MILL AS HE STOOD A LINER ON ITS END TO INSERT A BAR. THE LINER TIPPED OVER AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS PUTTING A PLATE OVER A BOLT TO CATCH A KETTLE BOTTOM. HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATES RESULTING IN AN AMPUTATION OF THE TIP OF THE FINGER.

EE MOVING TOW BEHIND WELDER INTO POSITION WITH TRUCK HITCH. HIS HAND WAS PLACED ORDER WELDER HITCH, HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER UNDER WELDER OR TRUCK HITCH CAUSING AMPUTATION OF RIGHT RING FI NGER AT TIP.

EE HAD BATTERY LID RAISED ON SCOOP WHILE WATERING BATTERIES, WHEN THE LID FELL AND MASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

WHILE CHECKING COAL SAMPLER HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE V BELT GUARD AND HIS FINGERS SLIPPED BEHIND THE GUARD INTO THE V BELT.

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON THE ROOF BOLT WHEN HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER EE'S GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE BOLT. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED WRIST & AMPUTATION OF HIS RING & LITTL E FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS IMPROPERLY REMOVING A DRILL BIT ON A FACE HOLE. THE BIT WAS SITTIG ON THE GROUND AND HE REACHED UNDER THE TABLE TO LINE THE BIT UP WITH THE HAMMER AS IT CAME DOWN. HIS THUMB WAS T OP OF THE BIT WHEN THE HAMMER CAME DOWN, AMPUTATING HIS LEFT THUMB. GLOVES WERE ON.

REPLACING A NEW AUGER BARREL ON A 16RB CUTTING MACHINE THEY HAD LAID THE NEW ONE ON TOP OF CUTTER HEAD WHILE THE INJ EE WAS TAKING THE OLD BARRELL OFF. THE PERSON ASSISTING HIM KNOCKED THE NEW BARREL OFF, THEREFORE LANDING ON HIS INDEX FINGER CUTTING IT OFF ABOVE THE KNUCKLE

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE HE WAS SPINNING A 12FT CABLE BOLT WITH BOOM ROTATION FOR INSTALLATION. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE BOLT WRENCHWHILE SPINNING THE BOLT. HIS GLOVE BECAME WRAPPE D AROUND THE BOLT WRENCH.HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS TORN OFF AT THE MIDDLE KNUCKLE. HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER WAS FRACTURED. HE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD HIS HANDS ON BOLT WRENCH

MINER ALLEGES HE SUSTAINED WORK-RELATED INJURY (CLEARING A ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER...THREW ROCK WEIGHING 85/100 LBS.) POSSIBLE HERNIA. MINER DIDNOT REPORT INCIDENT FOR 5 OR 8 DAYS TO MANAGEMEN T PERSONNEL AND WAS TREATED BY HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN (UNAUTHORIZED TREATMENT). MINER SIGNED OFF ON REPORTING PROCEDURE AT ORIENTATION RECEIVED UPON HIRE.

FOREMAN (EE) PULLING ON RELEASE LEVER FOR WORKING BOOM ON 4100 TOWER CRANE. WORKING BOOM DID NOT RELEASE AND OPERATOR PUT POWER ON HOIST. TOWER THEN COLLAPSED.

WHILE OPERATING MOTORGRADER, GRADING THE HAULAGEROAD, THE GRADER BLADE ABRUPTLY SNAGGED A LARGE BOULDER OBSTRUCTED IN THE HAULROAD SUBSURFACE CAUSING THE MOTORGRADER'S BLADE CONTROL LEVER TO K ICK BACK AND TWIST THE OPERATOR'S LEFT WRIST ANDCAUSE THE MOTORGRADER TO HALT.

SLICING STEEL WITH ELECTRONIC WELDER ON JAW CRUSHER.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND A COAL STORAGE BIN AT THE PREPARATION PLANT. HE STEPPED IN A WATER PUDDLE AND SLIPPED. EE STATED HE FELT PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS TRANSPORTING A PIECE OF METAL PLATE ON A FORK LIFT. HE GOT OFF THE FORKLIFT TO REPOSITION THE METAL PLATE, WHEN HE TIED TO MOVE IT, HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED.

EE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN THE CERVICAL AREA WHENEVER HE OPERATES HAULAGE TRUCKS. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEGENERATE DISC DISEASE AND ARTHRITIS IN HIS NECK. A PHYSICICAN HAS RECOMMENDED TH AT EE NOT RETURN TO WORK AT THIS TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A BELT CLAMP TO INSERT BOLT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A GENERATOR. HE WAS ON TOP STEPPING BACK ONTO A LADDER WHEN THE LADDER MOVED AND HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN 1 1/4 DISCHARGE LINE OUT-BY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON LINE WHILE HE WAS STILL HOLDING LINE WITH LEFT HAND AND THE WEIGHT JERKED HIS ARM.

HE WAS WELDING ALL DAY AND EYES BOTHERED HIM AFTER WORK. HE WAS WEARING SHIELD.

WHILE SPLITTING STONE, WEDGE SLIPPED ON ROCK WHEN HIT BY HAMMER, HITTING WORKER INLEFT CALF, CAUSING A LACERATION.

LOADER DRIVER LET THE BOOM DOWN, THE ROCKS & SOIL FELL IN THE BED OF THE ROCK TRUCK AND IT SHOOK AND IT JARRED EE. NOTE: THE BOOM OF THE LOADER HIT THE ROCK TRUCK FIRST.

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF A LOADER AFTER MAKING A REPAIR, THE INJURED SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER AND FELL BACKWARD LESS THAN TWO FEET AND HIT HIS TAIL BONE ON THE Z-BAR OF THE LOADER BUCKET. HE FRACTURED HIS TAIL BONE. INCLIMENT WEATHER CONTRIBUTED TO SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

EE WAS ATTEPTING TO REMOVE BAG OF CEMENT FROM CONVEYOR BELT. THE BAG BECAME TORN AND EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE TORN BAG. HIS HAND GOT PULLED INTO PINCH POINT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND SMOOTH META L PLATE AT THE END OF CONVEYOR BELT. CRUSHING INJURING OF RING AND LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE NOTICED THE BAG ON THE SPOUT WAS NOT TRIPPING OFF, THE NEXT THING HE KNEW THE BAG EXPLODED INTO BOTH EYES.

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, BRUISED BACK & JUMPED AWAY FROM ROCK. SPRAINED LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE'S HAT FELL OFF WHILE WAKING IN THE BELTENTRY AND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT INSTALLED IN THE ROOF.

SOEMTHING FELL IN HIS LEFT EYE WHEN HE WAS CUTTING WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH.

RESTING ON 1 KNEE AFTER SETTING TIMBERS, RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SIDE, NECK, HEAD. TOOK TO RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL BY JAN CARE.

EE ALLEGES WHILE LIFTING A BOX OF GLUE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE REPLACING WHIZZER DECK LOWER DECK RAW 1 EAST SEPARATOR. AFTER CONTINUING PAIN WAS REFERRED TO ORTHOPEDIC. ORTHROGRAM WAS DONE AND REVEALED A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. LOS T TIME BEGAN 3-4-02 WHEN EE UNDERWENT SURGERY TOREPAIR ROTATOR CUFF.

EE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A 10" OFFSET IN THE ROADWAY. THE SHUTTLE CAR BOTTOMED OUT, JARRING EE'S LOW BACK. EE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 2-11-02, WHEN HE NOTIFIED COMPANY OF I NJURY & SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING TO PUT IN A RIB BOLT IN THE #1 ENTRY ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS.

INJURED MAN WAS DROPPING DRILL BOOM DOWN AFTER INSTALLING A ROOFBOLT. THE DRILL WRENCH BECAME LODGED AGAINST BOOM AND PUSHED THE WRENCH DOWN AGAINST HIS UPPER LEG.

EE STATES WHILE WALKING IN THE PARKING AREA BY THE SCALE HOUSE HE SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED ICE.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING THE BELT WHILE THROWING THE SPILLAGE ON THE BELT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPERBACK CAUSING A STRAIN.

EE STEPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE BOLTER, HIS RT. FOOT LANDED ON A PIECE OF COAL, TWISTING HIS RT. ANKLE.

BOX OF RESING FELL INTO BOLTER COMPARTMENT & WASBEING REMOVED WHEN BACK WAS STRAINED.

EE WAS USING A PORTAPOWER AND WHEN THE PRESSURE WENT UP HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKED AND HIT EE IN THEEYES. (THE PRESSURE IN THE HYDRAULIC HOSES CAUSED THE FLUID TO SPRAY FROM OUT AROUND COUPLINGS).

EE WAS USING A B&O HAMMER AND A 3LB. SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A PIN FROM AN ENDLOADER BUCKET TOOTH. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE SLEDGE HAMMER, IT GLANCED OFF THE TOOTH BESIDE THE ONE HE WAS WORKING ON. THIS RESULTED IN THE HAMMER STRIKING HIS LT.INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SHIELDS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE SHIELDS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.

WALKING THROUGH MANTRIP STATION, HE TRIPPED OVER A CABLE FROM THE CHARGING PLUG. HE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 02/25/02 WHEN HE WENT OFF WORK FOR HIS KNEE PROBLEM.

EE SLIPPED ON MUDDY MINE FLOOR AND STRUCK HIS RIBS ON THE LOCOMOTIVE.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT HAD BROKEN DOWN IN THE BAGGING SHED. HE HAD REMOVED PARTS FROM THIS EQUIPMENT AND WAS PUTTING IT IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. HE WAS STANDING BEHI ND THE PICKUP WHICH WAS PARKED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BAGGING SHED DOORWAY, WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE FORK TRUCK WHICH WAS BACKING UP.

EE HAD GOTTEN SOME ROCKS OFF MINER AND WAS REHOOKING HIS REMOTE BOX TO THE MINER. WHEN HE TURNED HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.

OUR WELDER WAS CUTTING ANGLE IRON GUARD OFF OF TRUCK SCALE, AND EE WAS STANDING DOWN ON GROUND BELOW, WHEN THE ANGLE IRON WAS CUT IT FELL, HITTING HIM ON OR ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS WELDING AND RECEIVED BURNS TO BOTH ARMS &STOMACH.

FELL FROM STEP ON TO GROUND ON HIS BUTT.

HE WENT TO MOVE A ROCK OFF THE ROADWAY. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES. LEFT FOOT NEAR THE DRILL POT. RIGHT FOOT NEAR THE RIB. ROCK WAS BETWEEN HIS KNEES HE USED 1 HAND TO LIFT ROCK, THE OTHER FOR LEVERA GE. HE HIT THE DRILL POT DOWN LEVER & SET IT DOWN ON HIS TOE.

EMPLOYEE HAD TIGHTENED A ROOFBOLT AND WAS LETTING THE CANOPY DOWN WHEN A ROCK FELL, HITTING THE BOOM AND THEN HITTING EMPLOYEE.

WAS USING LARGE GUZZLER HOSE TO VACUUM UP SPILLED COAL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, PUTTING STRAIN ON HIS ABDOMEN, CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING. HE CONTINUEDWORKING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BUT HAS NOW GONE IN FO R SURGERY AND WILL BE OFF SEVERAL WEEKS. DR SAIDHE HAD A HERNIA.

EE WAS TRYING TO UNHOOK CHAIN FROM SCOOP BUCKET TO FEEDER AND DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SLACK IN CHAIN. SCOOP ROLLED BACK AND CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN CHAIN AND SCOOP BUCKET.

WAS HAVING STOMACHE PAIN. WENT INTO DOCTOR. DIAGNOSED WITH HERNIA. EE ASSUMES IT HAPPENED AT WORK WHILE HE WAS LIFTING AND MOVING SUPPLIES.

EE WAS REMOVING SIDE FLAP FROM SHIELD USING COMEALONGS & THE FLAP SLIPPED, PINCHING LT RING FINGER BTWN FLAP & SHIELD.

LIFTING AND STRAINED RIGHT GROIN MUSCLE.

EE WAS HAND SCALING WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RT. SHOULDER.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF SHIELD RECOVERY, EE WAS ASSISTING IN PLACING BEAMS ON #174 SHIELD. WHEN THE 2ND BEAM WAS PLACED ONTO THE SHIELD, A PIECEOF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BOTTOM ROLLER ON TRACTOR.A ROCK THAT WAS CAUGHT BTWN PUSH ARM & FRAME FELL & HIT EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF HEAD. HIS HEAD STRUCK CONCRETE FLOOR PUSHING HIS HARD HAT INTO HIS F OREHEAD CUTTING HIM. ROCK WAS 18-24" DIAM. THE TRACTOR WAS @ MMI REPAIR SHOP & HAD JUST BEEN MOVED TO CONCRETE APRON AROUND SHOP. EMPLOYEE SAID HE NORMALLY CHECKS FOR ROCKS ON THE FRAMES.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A FLOOR MAT AND FELL, STRIKING HIS SHOULDER ON AN AUGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING HIMSLEF UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE WALKER SHILEDS DURING A LONG WALL SHIELD RECOVERY PROCEDURE WHEN A PIECE OF FACE COAL AND ROCK FELL FROM THE ADJACENT FACE CATCHING HIS LEG BETWEEN THE PIECE THAT FELL AND THE WALKER SHIELD F BAR HE WAS IN BETWEEN.

INJURED PARTY HAD PICKED UP A BOX OF GLUE TO PUT IT ON THE ROOF BOLTER. WHEN HE SET IT DOWN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PUTTING ON RAIN JACKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING SOME ROCK AWAY FROM A HEAD LIGHT AND A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT ARM.(FOREARM).

BELT MAN WAS USING A LIFTING BAR TO LIFT BELT RETURN ROLLER ONTO A BELT STAND AND EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN GROIN. EE HAD HERNIA SURGERY ON 3/21/02.

EE WAS INSERTING A PIN BACK INTO THE RUB RAIL OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE REMOTE CORD WAS BEHIND THE RAIL, SO A CO-WORKER MOVED THE RAIL TO REMOVE THE CORD. THE RAIL FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT AND BROKE HIS TOE.

EE HAD CLEANED AROUND THE TAKE-UP AT THE #4 BELTHEAD. HE LOADED THE GOB ONTO A WHEELBARROW AND WHEN HE BEGAN TO PUSH THE WHEELBARROW HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WENT TO HOSPITAL WHER E HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LUMBAR STRAIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2/5/02 AT WHICH TIME HE BECAME UNABLE TO WORK.

EE WAS CUTTING A METAL BAND ON BUNDLED SPLIT SETS. THE END OF THE BAND STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE WHEN THE TENSION RELEASED.

WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT THE BOLT BENT STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING ROLLERS ON A BELTLINE. HE THREW A BOTTOM ROLLER UNDER THE BELT. THE THROWING ACTION CAUSED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE. FRACTURED ONE RIB. NO OTHER FACTORS WERE INVOLVED.

INJURED STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK WHILE PULLING OUT A LOADER BUCKET PIN.

EE WAS RUNNING MINER IN #6 HEADING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG- IT BRUISEDHIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE OPENED KILN DOOR & LIME DUST CAUSED CHEMICAL BURN TO LEFT EYE.

WHILE PLACING RUBBER SCREEN EMPLOYEE FELT STRAINAND SWELLING IN RIGHT KNEE.

SLIPPED AND FELL. HAD CLEVISES IN HIS HAND AND THEY STRUCK HIS LEFT ANKLE AND LEG.

CHANGING BELTS AND CLEANING AROUND END PULLY. EE PUT ARM BETWEEN BELT WHEN CONVEYOR WAS STARTED.

WHILE OPERATING A JEEP TRACTOR, EE BACKED INTO TRAILER TONGUE.

TWISTED HIS KNEE CRAWLING TO A PIECE OF EQUIPT.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MINER A SMALL ROCK CAME OFF THE MINER STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD RAILS ON FLATCAR. ONE OF THE RAILS SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGER. HE WORKED 1-30-02 AND 1-31-02. HE WORKS 6 DAYS AND OFF 3. HIS DAYS OFF WERE 2-1-02. 2-2-02. 2-3-02. HE WENT TO HOSPITAL ON 2/2/02 AND WAS TREATED FOR INFECTION. HE MISSED WORK ON 2-4-02 THRU 2-7-02. RETURNED TO WORK.

THE INJURED EE HAD GONE TO #4 ENTRY TO OBSERVE THE CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR TAKE THE FIRST CUTOUT OF THE PILLAR BLOCK ON THE LT. SIDE OF THE ENTRY. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK 8 1/2'LONG X 27"WIDE X 10"THICK ROLLED OUT OF THE RIB CATCHING THE EE ON THE RT. CALF CAUSING A FRACTURE OF HIS RT. ANKLE.

EE WAS PICKING UP METAL BEAM WHEN THE WEIGHT SHIFTED AND HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 2/04/02.

EE STATES THAT ON 1-24-02, HE WAS WORKING AS A ROCK DUSTER AND AS HE WAS DRAGGING THE HOSE HIS LT. FOOT BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD AND AS HE PULLED FREE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE COMP LETED HIS SHIFT AND THEN WORKED HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON 1-28-02, THEN BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1-29-02.

EE WAS SHOVELING TAILPIECE AND WHILE DOING THIS, HIS SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT BY THE BELT, SENDING IT BACK INTO THE MOUTH AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT TO HIS VEHICLE AT END OF SHIFT. SLIPPED ON SNOW/ICE AND FELL, LANDING ON LEFT ARM & SHOULDER. IT HAD SNOWED ABOUT 8" DURING THE SHIFT, BUT PARKING L OT HAD BEEN PLOWED OUT, WAS STILL SNOWING AT THETIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS WALKING TO FACE AREA & STEPPED IN A HOLE.

STEPPING OFF HAUL TRUCK WITH RT. LEG EXTENDED TOWARDS GROUND. RT. FOOT STEPPED ON ICE ON GROUND, RT LEG EXTENDED BACKWARDS CAUSING KNEE SPRAIN. THE WEATHER WAS SNOWING AND BLOWING. THE EE HAD PREVIOUS SURGERY ON RT. KNEE PRIOR TO COMING TO WORK FOR COMPANY.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HEINTZMAN STEEL RAIL HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WILL NEED TIME OFF, ORIGINAL INJURY WAS 12/29/94.

WHILE SWINGING OVER TO PUT UP RIB BOLT AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.

MOVING PIECE OF METAL, IT SLIPPED IN HIS HAND CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WORKER DROPPED PRY BAR INTO CONE CRUSHER. HAD ANOTHER WORKER TURN OFF CRUSHER. AS CRUSHER WAS SLOWING TO A STOP, WORKER GRABBED END OF PRY BAR, CONE CAUGHT END OF BAR, WORKERS FINGERS PINCHE D BETWEEN END OF BAR AND FEED RING.

GEOLOGICAL CONDITION, NOT VISIBLE BY OBSERVATION, CAUSED SECTION OF WALL TO FALL ONTO DOZER. OPERATOR SUFFERED MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUSES AND DOZER HAD MODERATE DAMAGE.

WHEN REMOVING A BOX OF BALLS USING A HAMMER, ONE PIECE OF STEEL BECAME EMBEDDED IN RIGHT KNEE.

AS THE RAILRUNNER WAS GOING BY A CRIB, A BLOCK FROM THE CRIB STRUCK THE COVER ON THE BATTERY CHARGER ON THE RAILRUNNER, CAUSING THE COVER TO STRIKE HIM IN THE RIBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING MAN DOOR IN STOPPING WHEN HE LIFTED AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

DIGGING A TRENCH TO LAY PIPE, CLIMBING OUT OF TRENCH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST TRENCH WALL AND HURT ARM/SHOULDER (LEFT).

ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 2-2-02. WHILE OPERATING 988-B ON COAL ROAD-HITS BUMP IN ROAD-AND JARS HIS BACK.

EE WAS THROUGH SHOP WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER SCRAPING BLADE ON SHOP'S TRACTOR. HE FELL FORWARD, HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST, SHOULDER AREA AND BA CK. HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK BY PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND DOCTORE ON 5-30-02.

EE LOST BALANCE GRABBED A STEEL PLATE TO CATCH HIS BALANCE, HURTING HIS LEFT ELBOW. ELBOW STRAIN. FIRST TEATED ON OR ABOUT 2-5-02, CONTINUED TO DO REGULAR WORK UNTIL 4-8-02, HE WENT TO CLINIC FOR ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP STRAIN CONTINUED TO LEFT ELBOW, EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HIS NORMAL DUTIES, EE RETURNED TO

AS THE RAILRUNNER WAS GOING BY A CRIB, A BLOCK FROM THE CRIB STRUCK THE COVER ON THE BATTERY CHARGER ON THE RAILRUNNER CAUSING THE COVER TO STRIKE EE IN THE LEGS BREAKING HIS RIGHT LOWER LE G.

HELPING HAND CABLES WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HIS HAND WHILE IT WAS RESTING ON TOP OF SHUTTLE CAR.

HEAD STRUCK MINE ROOF WHILE WALKING CAUSING NECK, SHOULDER AND CHEST PAINS EE DID NOT LOOSE ANY WAGES UNTIL 2-8-02.

EE WAS MOVING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY SO SCOOP COULD GET THROUGH. HE ALLEGED WHILE HANDLING CABLE, HE RECEIVED A ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING IT TO LOOSE FEELING.

EE STEPPED ON DOZER PUSH ARM, RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING SHIN BONE STRIKE PUSH ARM.

EE WAS TRAMMING THE END LOADER INTO THE SHOT MATERIAL. HE HIT HARD MATERIAL IN THE BOTTOM. THE LOADER CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, JARRING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT BELT STRUCTURE AND HURT HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK 6/3/02 DUE TO THE INJURY ON 1/28/02.

EE ALLEGEDLY SPRAINED LFT KNEE WHILE DESCENDING LADDER OF INGERSOLL-RAND BLASTHOLE DRILL. THE DISTANCE FROM GROUND TO BOTTOM STEP IS 18". CONDITION OF GROUND ONTO WHICH HE WAS STEPPING WAS A F LAT, GRAVEL PARKING AREA NEAR MAINT SHOP. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THIS ACC, EE VOLUNTARILY RESIGNED. WORKERS COMP IS INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT.

EE TRAMMING A SCOOP, RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK CON- CEALED BY ROCK DUST CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HEAD & NECK AGAINST BACK GUARD OF SCOOP. SOUGHT MEDI-CAL ATTENTION 2/1/02, DIAGNOSED 2/12/02.

EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM THE U JOINT OF, BOLTS, THE DRIVE SHAFT FROM THE WATER TRUCK. EE FELT PAIN IN UPPER RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE LOOSENED BOLTS.

LIFTING STONE IN EXCESS OF 100 LBS. ON A REGULARBASIS WHICH CAUSED CHEST PAIN AND SHORTNESS OF BREATHE.

OFFICER WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE AND LOCK THE PUBLIC COAL LOAD-OUT FACILITY, LOT A LEFT GATE. LEG WAS STUCK IN THE GROUND AND OFFICER PULLED ON THE GATE, HAND SLIP, & CAUSED OFFICER TO FALL BAC KWARDS, FELL & HIT HIS HEAD ON GRAVEL ROAD ROCKS& SUSTAIN SMALL CUT ON BACK RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. OFFICER GOT DIZZY FOR A SHORT WHILE & GOT A HEADACHE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP AN INCLINED WALKWAY MADEN OF WOODEN PLANK. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE WALKWAY AND FELL. NOTE: EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2/5/02 - FIRST DAY OFF WORK.

EE WAS LIFTING LOADING RAMP OF MINE BUGGY AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS HOISTING A VESSEL FLIGHT, AS HE GRABBED THE FLIGHT, THE NYLON CHOKER SLIPPED PINCHING THE INDEX, MIDDLE, AND RING FINGERS OF HIS LT. HAND, CAUSING AN AVULSION TYPE INJURY.

EE WAS PRESSURE WASHING THE STRUCTURE THEY WERE WORKING ON AND THE SPRAY GOT UNDER HIS FACE SHIELD. THE ALKALINE MIXTURE BURNED HIS FACE.

MAN WAS REMOVING BOTTOM BELT ROLLERS FROM BELTLINE, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK (LAST DAY WORKED: 2/1/02).

EE WAS WALKING AROUND BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK AND TRIPPED OVER A ROCK. WHEN HE FELL FORWARD, HE PUT HIS ARMS OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF, FELL ON RIGHT HAND/WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BUS IN 4 SOUTH MOTORBARN AND THE STEP WAS HIGHER THAN HE THOUGHT, HE STEPPED DOWN AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE SPLICING 60" BELT, CUTTING EDGE OF BELT, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS USING A PIECE OF STEEL PIPE TO DISLODGE PLUGGED CHUTE. WHEN HEATED THE MATERIAL CAN GLOB UP & MAKE WHAT WE CALL A "LOG CLINKER". ONE OF THESE LOGS FELL ON TO PIPE, RAMMING THE PIPE INTO EE'S FACE. HE HAS LACERATED CHIN & LOWER LIP, PLUS TWO SHATTERED TEETH.

EE WAS WORKING ON A LADDER PATCHING CHUTES. HE CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER, FELT A "CATCH" IN HIS BACK. PAIN BECAME WORSE DURING THE DAY. HE WAS WEARING HELMET, BOOTS, GOGGLES/SAFETY GLASSES.

MINER OPER, WAS PULLING CABLE OUT OF THE ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.

EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN RIGHT LEG AND BACK. EE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED INJURY OR WHAT TIME IT OCCURRED.

EE GOT OFF HIS 966F TIRE LOADER & STEPPED ON A 3" ROCK. HE FELL AND INJURED HIS RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS ASSISTING A COWORKER MOVING OFFICE EQUIPMENT INTO A NEW BATHHOUSE. DURING THE MOVE HE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. ON JAN. 31, 2002 HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TORN LIGAMENTS.

WHILE PUSHING ON LEVER TO LOWER CANOPY HAD SLIPPED OFF AND STRIKING THE DRILL POT SLIDE LEVER RUNNING THE DRILL POT OUT MASHED THE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND THAT WAS RESTING ON THE DRILL POT.

OPERATING MINER AND WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN BOOM OF MINER AND SHUTTLE CAR AFTER LOADING SHUTTLE CAR CAUSING COMPOUND FRACTURE OF RT LEG.

EE FELL ON THE SCREW DECK AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.

THE INJURED FELL DOWN WHILE DESCENDING THE STEPSTO THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE CLEAN, COAL TOWER. THERE HAS BEEN AN ON GOING INVESTIGATION- THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 2/01/02- WHEN THE INJURED MISSED HIS FIRST SCHEDULED WORK DAY. IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION WAS MADE ON 1/25/02 BY PHONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH A TILT CYLINDER WHEN A CABLE ON THE BOOM TRUCK STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. HIS LIP WAS LACERATED AND TEETH WERE INJURED.

WAS ON 3RD FLOOR OF C&S REPAIRING VERTICAL DOORSON FREIGHT ELEVATOR. THE INNER AND OUTER DOORS WERE STUCK TOGETHER. APPLIED INCREASED EXERTION TO PRY BAR, WHICH CAUSED A VENTRAL HERNIA TO BE SUSTAINED ALONG WITH A TEAR IN RECTUS SARTORIUS MUSCLE OF RT. THIGH. NOTE: THIS WAS NOT A HERNIA, IT WAS A STRAIN.

INJURED WAS HELPING CARRY A DEWATERING PUMP.

EE WAS WORKING ON A DRAG LINK ON A PICKUP TRUCK AND WHILE INSTALLING THE FRONT LEFT TIRE, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. EE WENT FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION AND RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY. THEN HE W ORKED UNTIL 3-4-02, WHEN DR. REQUESTED HE STAY OFF WORK FOR SEVEN DAYS & THEN CHECK BACK WITH HIM.

HE WAS SERVICING THE EQUIPMENT & HE STARTED DOWNTHE LADDER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LT. ANKLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE E.R. FOR X-RAYS & HE WAS GIVEN CRUTCHES. IT WAS TOO SWOLLEN TO DISTINGUISH IF IT WAS BROKEN.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING, HE STATED THAT HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS HELPING BREAK UP ROCK NEAR BELT LINE. AS HE WAS PRYING, HE FELT A PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A STRAINED MUSCLE IN THE GROIN.

EE WAS TIGHTENING DOWN HIS LOAD USING A CHEATER BAR ON THE COME-ALONG HANDLE WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE AND STRUCK EE ON THE CHIN.

WHILE WORKING THE FACE BESIDE THE STAGE LOADER MY FEET BECAME STUCK & I STRAINED MY RIGHT KNEE.

A TIRE FOR A POWDER TRUCK HAD FALLEN OVER FROM A FUEL TANK THAT IT HAD BEEN LYING AGAINST. AS EE WENT TO PUT IT BACK UP HE HURT HIS BACK. EE WAS ALSO INJURED (HIS BACK) ON 1-17-02 AS HE WAS HO LDING A BAR THAT HAD A MOTOR ON IT. THIS ACCIDENT ON 1-17-02 WAS REPORTED TOO.

TRUCK WAS BROKEN DOWN AT BASE OF HAUL ROAD WITH TRUCKS STOPPED WAITING. WHEN OPERATOR APPLIED BRAKES THE TRUCK DIDN'T SLOW SO HE PULLED THE PARK BRAKE. WHEN THIS FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK HE WE NT ALL THE WAY UP AN ESCAPE RAMP. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE TRUCK TURNED ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES TO THE DRIVER.

HE WAS LOADING 4 INCH THICK CONCRETE BLOCKS INTO A SCOOP. ONE BLOCK SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE BUCKET SIDE BOARD.

EE STATED THAT WHILE INSTALLING THE INSIDE ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STIRKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM.

WHILE LIFTING RING BEAM INTO PLACE, EE PUT LEG ON STEEL TO POSITION IT. RING BEAM HUNG MOMENTARILY ON LIP OF LINER PLATE. WHEN IT LET LOOSE, THEFORCE SHOVED ON EE'S KNEE AND HIP.

EE WAS UNTYING A BARGE ROPE FROM THE TIMBERHEAD OF A BARGE IN THE RIVER HARBOR. THE END OF THE ROPE WHIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE TESTICLES.

EE GOT HIS RIGHT FOOT TANGLED IN SHUTTLE CAR CABLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CLEANING THE PAYLOADER WINDOWS AND REACHED OUT TOO FAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED TO THE END OF HIS SHIFT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT TO ANYON E. ON MONDAY HE WENT TO HIS DOCTOR AND DID NOT COMPLETE AND ACCIDENT REPORT UNTIL 1-29-02.

EE WAS BOARDING AN ENDLOADER. HE MAINTAINED 3 POINTS OF CONTACT. DID NOT SLIP. EXPERIENCE PAIN INHIS RIGHT LOWER BACK. I HAVE CLASSIFIED THIS INCIDENT AS AN ILLNESS, DUE TO NO TRAUMATIC EVENT.

HAD SURGERY ON 3-18-02 DUE TO A SHOULDER INJURY ON 1-25-02. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 3-18-02.

VICTIM WAS MOVING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE OVER NEXT TO RIB WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIS LEG.

EE WAS INSPECTING BRICK REPAIR WORK IN KILN #6. SUDDENLY A PIECE OF CLINKER COATING FELL ON HIS BACK CAUSING HIM A CONTUSION.

EE STATES HE WAS BOLTING ON PIN MACHINE, CAP COAL FELL ON HIM, THEN LATER HE WAS BENDING A ROOFBOLT AND IT FELT LIKE A MUSCLE WAS PULLED.

COMPLAINING WITH PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER, AFTER DREDGE TIPPED OVER & PINNED HIM BETWEEN THE JOHN BOAT AND THE DREDGE.

INJURED UNLOADED SYN-GAP AND DROVE AWAY FROM PUMP ZONE, BUT RETURNED TO SPOT THE LOAD FOR HIS PARTNER. IN DOING SO, HE APPROACHED THE WORKING FRONT END LOADER FROM THE REAR. THE PARTNER SOUNDE D HIS AIR HORN AND THE FRONT END LOADER OPERATORSTOPPED. THE MAN ATTEMPTED TO PUSH AWAY FROM THETIRE, MAY HAVE SLIPPED AND CONTACTED THE TIRE.

UNLOADING PALLETS, VENDOR HAD PALLETS IN MIDDLE OF LOAD AND EE WAS STACKING THE PALLETS THAT WERE SETTING UP ON END. THE PALLET FELL FROM TWOSTACKS HIGH STRIKING EE IN THE HEAD & RT.SHOULDE

EMPLOYEE STATES, HE WAS PUTTING IN FLOOR GRATING AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK WHILE PICKING UP A PIECE.

EE PULLED ON A PIECE OF STRUCTURE THAT WAS AMONGOTHER STRUCTURE. WHEN THE STRUCTURE FREED, IT PENETRATED HIS LEFT THIGH(UPPER). HE WAS TRASPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE TOP COVER TO THE CEMENT COOLER. THE COVER WAS CAUGHT BY THE MOVING SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR THE RIBBON SCREW. THE COVER TWISTED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUSING HIS H AND TO BE PINCHED AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE OUTER RIM OF THE ACCESS HOLE.

WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM PICKUP TRUCK, EE SLIPPED & HIT HER RIGHT LEG ON THE EDGE OF THE TAILGATE. SHE DIDN'T GO TO THE CLINIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT & RETURNED TO WORK ON 1/25/02. ON 3/1 4/02, EE REQUESTED TO GO TO THE CLINIC DUE TO A SORE LEG. NO RESTRICTIONS WERE ISSUED BUT KETOPROFEN 75 MG #30 WAS PRESCRIBED, ALSO AN ELASTIC KNEE SUPPORT. CLINIC SUGGESTED MRI OF KNEE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS MEASURING DRILLED HOLE WITH A STRING TAPE. HE DROPPED THE TAPE, BENT TOPICK IT UP AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

VICTIM WAS WALKING UNDER A CATWALK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN HIS HEAD AND HIS SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING A SCRATCH TO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON A ROOF BOLTER, HE WAS STANDING ON THE OFF SIDE FROM THE OPERATOR, WHEN THE OPERATOR ADVANCED THE ROOF BOLTER, THE BOLT MACHINE RAN OVER EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

EE WAS CLEANING ROCK FROM SIDE OF BELT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK AREA.

SHOVELING UNDER A SCREEN AND OVER EXTENDED HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSING A TEAR IN HIS RIGHT ROTO CUFF.

EE WAS USING A COMEALONG TO OPEN ROLLAWAY CHUT AND HE STRINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE DRAGLINE AND STEPPED DOWN WRONG (HEAL WAS MOMENTARILY CAUGHT IN LADDER)BREAKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

PULLING BELT TOGETHER TO MAKE SPLICE AND ROPE BROKE, LETTING CLAMP HIT RIGHT HAND.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS GETTING OUT OF THE MANTRIP, WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LOWER BACK ON THE EDGE OF THE MANTRIP. THIS CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN HIS LOWER BACK. IND IVIDUAL DID NOT HAVE TO BE OFF FROM WORK UNTIL 02/04/02.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO LIFT DRILL STEEL, FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING A 3 IN WOODEN PLANK, 14 FT LENGTH TO BE SET AS ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT ALONG THE CONVEYOR BELT ENTRY. EE SADI HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH, A FOREIGN OBJECT CAME UP UNDER HIS GLASSES AND SCRATCHED HIS EYE.

KNEELED DOWN TO PICK UP A BAG OF ORE, UPON STANDING UP KNEE MADE A POPPING SOUND.

WHILE HELPING CLEAN UP UNDER CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER SHOVELING FINES INTO LOADER BUCKET. AS OF AUGUST 1ST, 2002 EMPLOYEE'S PHYSICIAN HAS TAKEN HIM OFF WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

RAINING, INCLINE, SLIPPERY GROUND. PULLING WATER LINE ON INCLINE. SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING JAW USING JACK TO MOVE TOGGLE PLATE. EMPLOYEE PUT AWKWARD PRESSURE ON JACK WHEN SHOULDER "POPPED." POSSIBLE STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WALKING BACKWARDS, TRIPPED AND FELL.

EE WAS INJECTING GLUE IN SHAFT TO SEAL OFF WATERLEAK- A PIECE OF CONCRETE 3'X 4" CHUNKED OUT & STRUCK EE ON THE LEG.

RE-INJURED HIS HAND WHILE BENDING AN 8' BOLT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT STARTED MISSING ON 1-30-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN TIGHTNESS OCCURRED IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EE WAS GREASING A WIDE BODY TRUCK. AS HE MOVED BETWEEN THE TIRES HIS FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE DUMP CHAIN CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SIDE STRIKING HIS FACE, B ACK, LEFT LEG AND LEFT ARM ON THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE INJURED LEFT ELBOW WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE MOUNTING FASTENERS ON THE HYD. PUMP ON D11N CRAWLER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD & RESULTED IN HIS ELBOW STRIKING EITHER THE COR NER OF THE REAR BELLY PAN OR THE CONVERTER.

HE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY POWERED SCOOP AND RAN OVER A WOOD BLOCK IN THE ROAD, CAUSING HIM TO BE BOUNCED INTO THE CANOPY.

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN RIB & BOLTS STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER, CRUSHING HIS FINGER.

WHILE CRIBBING IN BLEEDER, EE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HER RT. ANKLE.

EE BUMPED FOOT ON ABANDONED ELECTRICAL BOX CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HIT HIS LEG ON THE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT RESULTING IN CUTS AND ABRASIONS ON LOWER LEG LEG.

EE WAS ENTERING A VERTICLE ROLLER MILL FOR INSPECTION. EE STEPPED INTO THE OPEN GAP BETWEEN THE ENTRY AND THE ROLLER TABLE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL UP TO THE THIGH ON HIS LEFT LEG AND STOPPIN GHIS FALL WITH HIS BARE HANDS ON THE HOT SURFACE TABLE. EE SUFFERED AN ABRASION TO HIS LEFT SHIN AND 1ST/ 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS HANDS. EE WAS NOT LOOKING WHERE HE WAS STEPPING, GLOVES NOT WORN.

EE WAS MANUALLY SHOVELING STONES BY A CONVEYOR WHEN THE SHOVEL STRUCK A LARGE ROCK INJURING HISRIGHT WRIST. HE WAS NOT SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN FOR THE CONTINUING DISCOMFORT UNTIL 1/31/02. HIS FOR EARM & WRIST WERE APPARENTLY SPRAINED BY THE SUDDEN IMPACT WITH THE ROCK.

INJURED BENT OVER AND PICKED UP A BOX OF RESIN WEIGHING APPROX 35 LBS AND CAUSED A HERNIA ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER, HE WAS PULLING ON THE MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK. HE DID NOT MISS A SCHEDULED WORK DAY UNTIL 1-28-2002.

WORKING ON MUD, NOT KNOWING THAT THERE WAS ICE UNDERNEATH WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT WITH RIGHT ANKLE POPPING.

EE WAS ASSISTING COWORKERS REPOSITIONING A RUB RAIL ON A JOY 21 SC SHUTTLE CAR, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN INHIS LWOER BACK. HE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 1-25-02 AND WAS DIANOSED WITH AN OCCUP ATIONAL INJURY UNTIL 1-31-02.

INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TILL 5-DAYS LATER-VISITS A CHIROPRACTOR. FOREMAN WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY INJURY ON 1-23-02.

THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT IS WHEN THE EE THINKS THE INJURY OCCURED. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT MISS ANYWORK UNTIL 2-13-02. THE EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND SAID HE FELT PAIN TO HIS LT. GROIN AREA. HE WORKED HIS REGULAR JOB WITH NO RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 2-13-02, WHICH WAS THE SCHEDULED DATE FOR OUT-PATIENT SURGERY FOR A LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON TO SLOPE CAR WHEN SHE FELT PAIN SHOOT DOWN HER RIGHT LEG AND LOWER BACK.

HE WAS SHOVELING THE BOTTOM OF THE LOADER BUCKETAND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE BUCKET WHICH GLAMMED HIS NECK.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF A ROOF BOLTER CABLE ON A POWER MOVE. HE WAS WALKING IN THE #6 ENTRY OBSERVING THE BOLTER CABLE AS IT WAS PULLED WITH A SCOOP WHEN SUDDENLY HE STEPPED IN A HOLE FALLING ON HIS LT. SIDE. THE MINE FLOOR IS SOFT, WHICH CAUSES IT TO BE UNEVEN ONCEEQUIPMENT HAS TRAVELED OVER IT. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 1/28/02, DIAGNOSED WITH CONTUSION

WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER IN X-CUT OUTBY FACE AREA WHEN A CO-WORKER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED T.R.S. ON EE'S HEAD.

EE RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE AS HE WAS HOLDING THE OPPOSITE END OF A 10" PIPE THAT WAS BEING WELDED. HE WAS ABOUT 8' FROM WHERE THEPIPE WAS BEING WELDED WITH HIS BACK TO THE WELDI NG. HE CLAIMS HE NEVER LOOKED AT THE WELDING ANDHAD HIS BACK TO THE WELD THE ENTIRE TIME.

EE STEPPED OFF A D10N DOZER AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND FELT NAUSEATED NO TRAMATIC EVENT.

JAMMED HEAD AGAINST ROOF AND STRAINED NECK AND SPINE.

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING THE PLANETARY GEAR DRIVE SET INTO THE HUB/DRUM OF A CAT 992C LOADER. THEY WERE USING THE OVERHEAD CRANE TO LOWER THE DRIVE SET INTO PLACE & POSITION & ALIGN THE SET INTO THE GROOVES VERTICALLY. INJURED ROTATEDONE OF THE GEARS JUST AS THE SET ALIGNED INTO THE GROOVE NEAREST HIS LEFT HAND. THE WEIGHT OF THE GEAR SET PINCHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP.

SLIPPED ON BED OF TIRE TRUCK AND FELL ON BACK.

WHILE HOLDING GREASE GUN, BENT DOWN AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT LEG AND LOWER BACK.

WELDER USED SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND PIPE WRENCH HANDLE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF WRENCH HANDLE AND STRUCK THIS EE ON HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS LANCING A PIN ON A 992G AND TOOK HIS WELDING HELMET OFF AGAINST CO EMPLOYEE'S ADVICE AND HIT A GREASE SPOT AND WAS SPRAYED IN THE FACE AND NECK WITH HOT GREASE. EMPLOYEE DID LEAVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON.

INJURED PARTY WAS HELPING EE STACK A BRATTICE ON THE RETURN WHEN EE ACCIDENTLY THREW A 8" SOLID BLOCK STRIKING THE INJURED PARTY ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. THIS IS HIS 4TH ACCIDENT SINCE STARTI NG TO WORK6-20-01. HAVE HAD A MEETING WITH HIM ABOUT THIS.

WORKING ON CAT 785 TRUCK VERY MUDDY CONDITIONS, CLIMBING A LADDER, SLIPPED AND FELL LANDED ON RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

EE IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE WORK DUE TO SURGERY TO REPAIR TORN LIGAMENT IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. 1ST DAY OFF WORK 2/5/03. EE WAS ORGINALLY INJURED ON 1/22/02 WHEN HE WAS TIGHTENING FITTINGS UP ON A SECTION WATER PUMP. HE STATED HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN KNEE. CONTINUAL WEAR & TEAR HAS RESULTEDIN HIS BEING OFF WORK NOW FOR REPAIR TO TORN LIGAMENT.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A BACK STRAIN WHEN PULLING ON A HOSE WHEN WASHING DOWN THE CONVEYOR AREA.

EE WAS WALKING UP A SET OF STEPS, WHEN HIS RT. FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE.

EE WAS CHANGING OIL ON CYCLONE PUMP. #3517 BRODERSON WAS GUIDED INTO POSITION TO WORK ON THE PUMP. EE CONTINUED TO FILL THE RESEVOIR WITH OIL. WHILE DOING SO HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST T HE BRODERSON CAUSING PAIN. HE ELECTED TO HAVE SURGERY ON 3/7/02 AFTER PROLONGED MEDICAL TREATMENT WITH NO PAIN RELIEF.

WHILE STANDING ON A 4 FOOT LADDER AT 2 BELT HEAD, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN FITTING ON WATER DELUGE SYSTEM AND WRENCH SLIPPED, AND HE FELL OFF LADDER HURTING BACK AND LEFT SHOULDE R, RESULTING IN BRUISES & STRAIN.

WHILE OPERATING A MINER, THE RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK.

EE WAS INSTALLING PIPE & HOSE PAST DUMP POINT #8 ON THE E-1 LINE. EE LIFTED CLAMP OFF THE TRUCK. HE FELT A JERK IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER FOLLOWED BY DISCOMFORT & PAIN. SURGERY 4/5/02.

EE WAS PULLING BELT TO PUT IN A ROLLER AND CHAIN IN ORDER TO CHANGE OUT THE BELT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A SHAFT ECCENTRIC FROM A DRIVE SPROCKET ON 32 COOLER. HE WAS WORKING OFF A 2X10 PLANK WHICH WAS SPANNING ON 8-10 OPENING. THE EE HAD NO FALL PROTECTION ON.L HE WAS 8' IN THE AIR APPROXIMATELY. WHEN THE ECCENTRIC BROKE FREE OF THE SPROCKET, IT FELL ONTO THE PLANK, BREAKING THE PLANK. THIS RESULTED IN THE EE FALLING. HE LACERATED HIS FACE, THUMB & CRAC

TRIPPED OVER METAL STUD IN FLOOR AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS AND LOWER BACK.

EE WAS A PASSENGER ON A MANTRIP THAT COLLIDED WITH A MOTOR. HE WAS THROWN INTO THE FRAME OF THE MANTRIP. HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD THE UTRAVAC HOSE TIED OFF TO KEEP IT FROM JUMPING AROUND. THE ROPE BROKE, CAUSING THE HOSE TO JERK AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS LEGS. THE FORCE KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE HAULAGE SYSTEM DURING A BELT PROVE. THE MINER WAS ATTACHED TO THE HAULAGE SYSTEM SO THAT THEY COULD MOVE IT. THE MINER OPERATOR DID NOT HEAR EE TELL HIM NO TO GO . WHEN EE GOT ON TOP OF THE HAULAGE THE MINER OPERATOR TRAMMED FORWARD CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO RAISE UP SMASHING EE IN THE TOP.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL UP TO DRILL A HOLE. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE STEEL, WHICH WAS NOT ALL THE WAY IN THE DRILL CHUCK, WHEN HE APPLIED TOO MUCH PRESSURE CAUSING THE DRILL STEEL TO SLIP AND VIBRATE INTENSELY BREAKING HIS THUMB.

RESPOOLING WIRE ROPE, PULLING TO KEEP ROPE TIGHT AND PULLED/ STRAINED RIGHT ARM.

CUTTING MACHINE RAN OVER LUMP OF COAL AND HURT BACK.

EE WAS ON THE GROUND WALKING ALONG SIDE OF SVC. TRUCK, HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN AUTO CRANE CONTROLCABLE, HE TRIPPED, FALLING ON A FROZEN LUMP OF DIRT. HURTING HIS RIBS- MORE HIS LT. SIDE THAN HIS RT.. IT WAS SUNNY, MUDDY ON TOP-GROUND STILLFROZEN.

EE MASHED HIS THUMB WHEN INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. A ROOF BOLT UNDER TENSION SPRANG BACK WHEN RELEASED AND MASHED HIS THUMB AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD. HE WORKED NORMALLY UNTIL 2/3/02- THEN CALLED IN AND SAID HIS DR. WOULDN'T LET HIMWORK-??

AS EE WAS PULLING CHUTE WITH A COME-ALONG, THE CHAIN HOOK SLIPPED OFF THE CHAIN AND FLEW BACK STRIKING THE EE ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

EE PARKED THE WATER TRUCK AND WAS EXITING THE EQUIPMENT. EE STATED THAT WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK. EE FINISHED SHIFT AND WENT TO DOCTO R NEXT DAY.

WHILE SHEAVING THE SECTION BELT TOGETHER THE HOOK PULLED THROUGH THE BELT HANGER PLATE IT WAS ATTACHED TO. THE SHEAVE BLOCK STRUCK INJURED ON ARM.

INJURED WAS OPERATING MINER ON SECTION IN #2 LEFT BREAK. A ROCK MEASURING 0-3" THICK X 18" LONG X 14" WIDE FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM ON HEAD & NECK. HE WAS TREATED BY CREW & TAKEN TO CAMC-GEN ERAL.

ROOF BOLTER STARTED CABLE REEL AND CABLE HIT RIGHT LEG CAUSING HIM TO FALL BUMPING HEAD BRUISING KNEE AND HEAD AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM DOZER WHILE TURNING AROUND TO GET BACK INTO DOZER. EE FELL TO THE GROUND AND BROKE A COUPLE RIBS AND PUNCTURED LUNG. CONDITIONS WERE NOT SLIPPERY OR FROSTY.

COAL MILL GEAR BOX WAS BEING FLIPPED OVER WHILE IT WAS SITTING ACROSS FORKS OF LIFT TRUCK WHEN IT BEGAN TO SLIDE OFF. EE WAS STANDING IN FRONT & TRIED TO CATCH IT WHILE ALSO TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE ATTEMPT TO PUSH IT AWAY RESULTEDIN INJURY TO TENDONS OF RT HAND. EE DIDN'T MISS ANY WORK FOR NEXT MONTH, HOWEVER, WRIST DIDN'T GET BETTER & TIME OFF IS NECESSARY FOR HEALING.

EE WAS TAKING A BELT CROSSOVER OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT IN PREPARATION FOR A POWER MOVE ON THE LONGWALL SECTION. A SECTION OF DRAW SLATE @ 5' X 2' X 3" FELL, STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT FOOT.

EE REPORTED BEING JOSTLED AROUND IN THE SEAT/CAB OF A PRODUCTION TRUCK WHILE BEING LOADED BY A LOADER. HE COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN AND WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 1-21-01 AND TAKEN OFF OF WORK.

INSTALLING A T.D. SPRAY BAR, EE STARTED SCREWING THE SPRAY BAR IN AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS STARTED.THE SPRAY BAR FELL AND HIT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SPRAY BAR AND SHAKER.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT PLATE AND ROOF OF MINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE A SMALL CONVEX MIRROR WITH A PAIR OF VICE GRIPS ONTO A SUPPORTING LEG OF AN OVERHEAD BIN. FOOTPRINTS FOUND AT THE SCENE SHOW THAT HE WAS STANDING WITH A FOOT ON A SUPPORTING ANGLE AND THE OTHER AT THE BASE OF THE SUPPORTING ANGLE AND THE VERTICAL I-BEAM.

HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND STEPPED IN A HOLE, STRAINING HIS BACK.

EE WAS WORKING WITH A CREW TO COVER MINE OPENINGS INSTALLING CHANNEL IRON SUPPORTS WHILE LIFTING& MOVING THE CHANNEL IRON EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EE FINISHED THIS SHIFT & WORKED HIS REGULA R SCHEDULE UNTIL 1/25/02 ON 1/28/02 EE CALLED & SAID HE WAS GOING TO DR FOR BACK PAIN

THE MEN WERE LOADING BELT ON A FLAT CAR AND THEYWER4E USING A BAR TO LAP THE BELT. WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON THE BAR, HE FELT A STINGING IN THE SMALL OF HIS BACK

EE FELL TO GROUND WHEN HIS FOOT MISSED LAST STEP ON FROND ENDLOADER AS HE WAS EXITING THE OPERATOR'S CAB.

EE WAS DRIVING AN INTERNATIONAL TOOL TRUCK. HE DROVE THE TRUCK INTO A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. HE WAS TOSSED UPWARD, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CAB ROOF AND RESULTED IN A NECK SPRAIN.

EE STEPPING IN LIME -BURNED FEET

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON THE NO. 13 SCOOP. HE STATED THAT HE HAD UNJOOKED THE JUMPER CABLES AND INSEERTED THE SCOOP POWER CABLE INTO THE CHARGED BATTERY RECEPTACLE, WHEN HE HEARD AN ARC FROM THE SCOOP CABLE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG THE CABLE FROM THE BATTERY HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE SCOOP AND SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE STARTED DRILLING A BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF COAL/SHALE SLID DOWN DRILL STEEL HITTING HIS WRIST. PIECE MEASURED APPROX 2' X 2' X 16" THICK.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER INTO A NEWLY CUT FACE. HE PARKED THE BOLTER AND WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE CAB WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND MATS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD. HE COMPLETED THE SHIFT BUT WENT TO THE DOCTOR AFTER THE SHIFT AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPRAIN / STRAIN TO THE NECK.

EE STATED SHE WAS RETURNING TO SECOND FLOOR WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON A WELDING LEAD HITTING HER L KNEE ON FLOOR.

INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE STRUCK A POTHOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR AND JARRED THE SHUTTLE CAR, INJURING HIS BACK.

VICTIM WAS GETTING OUT OF UNITRACK SCOOP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS ARM AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE.

HURT LOWER BACK STEPPING OFF MACHINE. TRACKS OF THE EXCAVATOR WERE WET AND MUDDY.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO PRY OVER A TRACK SWITCH. AS HE PRYED ON THE TRACK RAIL HE FELTPAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE. THE ELECTRIC SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING AND HE WAS TRYING TO THROW THE SWITC H BY PRYING IT WITH THE BAR. NO OTHER FACTORS WERE INVOLVED.

EE WAS STANDING AT FRONT WHEEL OPERATORS SIDE WATCHING OTHER INSTALL LAST BOLT IN ROW. WHEN A SLAB WATCHING OTHER INSTALL LAST BOLT IN ROW. WHEN A SLAB OR LOOSE PIECE OF SLATE ROCK DISLODGED S TRIKING HE IN THE HEAD AND SHOULDER PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE HOLDING ONTO HANDRAIL, PULLING HIMSELF UP FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF BOARDING D-9 DOZER.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE ADJUSTING A TAIL PULLEY ON A CONVEYOR. HE LANDED ON HIS KNEE ON THE HOPPER OF ANOTHER CONVEYOR.

THE INJURED MAN SLIPPED AND FELL DUE TO SNOW AND HURT LEFT BUTTOCKS. RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO LOST TIME BUT VERY SLIGHT RESTRICTIONS. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 2-6-02.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK AND NECK FOLLOWING HITTING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING A HAUL RTRUCK ON JANUARY 20, 2002. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS A TEMPORARY AGENCY EMPLOYEE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRE D AND IT WAS REPORTED TO THE TEMP AGENCY BY THE EE. HE WAS EXAMINED BY MD & RTW NEXT SHIFT. HE BECAME A COMPANY EE ON 3/4/02. ON 3/18/02 HE WAS PUT ON MODIFIED DUTY & BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE STATES HE TRIPPED AND FELL STRAINING HIS BACK. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS PLACED ON LOST TIME ON FEBRUARY 12, 2002.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A BULLDOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX. 2 FT AND LANDED ON HIS HIP. BRUISED HIP AREA.

PERSON WAS REPLACING BROKEN BOLT IN SPRAY BAR SUPPORT ON HEADGATE END OF SHEAR, PERSON WAS LIFTING UP ON SPRAY BAR TO ALIGN BOLT HOLE IN SUPPORT, BAR FELL AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON RT. HAND BETWEEN SPRAY BAR AND JACK. PERSON WENT TO E.R. ON 2/10/02 FOR TREATMENT. 1ST DAY OFF 2/13/02.

EE WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR A ROOFBOLT WHEN A ROCK CAME LOOSE HITTING ROOF JACK CAUSING IT TO HIT HIM IN THE LEG.

EE WAS GRADING HAULROAD UNDER VERY MUDDY CONDITIONS. AS HE WAS GRADING, THE BLADE OF THE GRADER STRUCK A LARGE ROCK. THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED HIM IN THE SEAT BUT HIS UPPER BODY WAS THROWN FORW ARD IN A WHIPLASH ACTION RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. THIS WAS HIS LAST SHIFT OF THE WORK WEEK AND HE ASKED TO LEAVE EARLY DUE TO DISCOMFORT IN HIS BACK. ON HIS 1ST SCHEDULED DAY

EE WAS WALKING FROM OFFICE TO LOADING SHED TO LOAD THE NEXT TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND AND STRUCK THE BLACKTOP LANDING ON HIS RT. SIDE.HE HAD A CUT OVER HIS RT. EYE AND INJURED HIS RT ARM.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL ROOF BOLTS, AS HIS CO-WORKER WAS LOWERING THE BOLTER BOOM, EE REACHED INTO A PINCH POINT TO PULL A HYDRAULIC HOSE OUT AND CAUGHT HIS LT. HAND IN THE PINCH POINT. EE FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 1-26-02.

THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIMSELF UNDER THE RIGHT EYE WITH A RAP WRENCH WHILE HE WAS STRIKING A PVC COLLAR PIPE. SUTURES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.

PREVIOUSLY I THOUGHT EE WAS USING FACE SHIELD & HE WAS WEARING ONLY SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS CLEARING A FEED CHOKE ON #1 LEVEL BOX MAIN FEED SCREW. MOVEING VALVE TO CLEAR THE BLOCK & PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

SECURITY OFFICER WAS PATROLLING THE MINE SITE WHEN UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S)- PROBABLY ILLEGAL ALIENS- BEGAN STONING HIS TRUCK. WHEN HE TURNED TO LOOK IN THEIR DIRECTION, THE TRUCK DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE A HEAVY FORKLIFT BLADE WAS STORED. THE OFFICER TRIED TO STOP, BUT PRESSED ACCELLERATOR INSTEAD OF BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRUCK STRUCK THE BLADE, PITCHING DRIVER FORWARD.

EE WAS WORKING ON ROTARY PACKER. WENT BEHIND PACKER TO PICK UP BAGS THAT HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE FLOOR. AS HE WAS COMING OUT FROM BEHIND THE PACKER, EE TRIPPED OVER BAG OF CEMENT LAYING ON THE FLOOR. HE TRIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND HE FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE. PAIN GRADUALLY WORSENED.

EE WAS LOADING BLAST HOLES WHEN A ROCK FROM THE HIGHWALL FELL AND HIT EE IN THE SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS WALKING TO SHOWERS FROM CHARGING STATION ROADWAY WAS COVERED WITH SNOW, MAN SLIPPED AND FELL ON SELF RESCUER.

EE WAS ADJUSTING (TRACKING) CONVEYOR BELT ON K-110 CONVEYOR IN THE BLUNGING AREA. THE ALL THREAD ADJUSTMENT WAS STRIPPED. THE BELT WAS RUNNING & THE GUARD WAS OFF. HANDS CAUGHT BETWEEN PRY BAR AND FRAME. HIS LEFT THUMB WAS MASHED AND HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT.

EE PULLED 1 1/2" HOSE FROM UNDER CLEAN COAL COLLECTING BELT IN THE PREP PLANT. HOSE PULLED HIS ARM BACK & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. MISSING ON 4/17/02.

EE WAS INSPECTING A REPAIR JOB ON THE SPRAY TOWER'S SCREW CONVEYOR. AFTER A WHILE HE STUCK HIS HEAD INTO A MANHOLE IN THE SPRAY TOWER TO SEE THESCREW CONVEYOR OPERATION WHEN HOT DUST FELL ON H IS HEAD CAUSING HIM BURNS.

RESPOOLING WIRE ROPE, CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN SPOOL AND PUSHED BLOCK.

SLIPPED ON BELT STRUCTURE DUE TO SNOW & ICE WHILE TRYING TO PRY ROCK AWAY FROM BELT. TWISTEDLOW BACK AND HIT BACK AGAINST SAFETY RAILING. MINER HAS PAIN IN LOW BACK & EXTENDS INTO THIGHS

EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #2 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND RIB HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD. THE FORCE OF THE ROCK KNOCKED HIS UPPER BODT FORWAR D INJURING HIS BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SLIGHT FRACTURE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS STEAMING BLASTHOLE- HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK BEGIN TO HURT.

EE WAS POURING ANTIFREEZE INTO AN OPEN LINE ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR. AS HE WAS POURING IT IN, HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT A VALVE CAUSING THE ANTIFREEZE TO BLOW BACK INTO HIS FACE.

STACKING STONES, FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS WALKING THRU A MUDDY AREA AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED MAYBE TWO INCHES AND HE HYPEREXTENDED HIS LEFT KNEE. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A STRAIN. THE INVESTIGATION AND RESULTS OF HIS OF HI S MEDICAL EXAM WERE COMPLETED AND RECEIVED ON 2-4-02.

HE CAUGHT GLOVE ON LEFT HAND AT DRILL CHUCK TWISTING LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH REVOLVING DOOR AND MISJUDGED DOOR, CAUSING RT FOREARM TO GET CAUGHT IN DOOR. EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1-25-02.

WHILE DRIVING BUGGY, LOOKING FOR A MARKER ALONG BELT, HIT HEAD OFF ROOF. LARGE LUMP CAME OUT ON FOREHEAD.

GETTING OFF D11 TRACTOR KNEE POPPED OUT AND DIDN'T TWIST KNEE OR FALL, JUST POPPED OUT.

BACK-UNKNOWN-FACTS UNCLEAR-NO ACCIDENT REPORT FILED-TALKING WELDING LEADS UP THE FACE? CALLED IN REPORT 2-6-02 TO OFFICE NO MEDICAL REPORTS RECEIVED.

EE WAS IN SILO CLEANING MATERIAL. AIR FLOW FROM HOLE IN BOTTOM WAS BLOWING CEMENT INTO EE EYES. PROPER PPE WAS NOT WORN.

STEPPED ONTO TRACK OF DOZER TO CLEAN SILT OFF TRACK AND SLIPPED.

INJURED WAS APPLYING STONEHAND TO THE SANGAVE 08 A PAN WHEN THE WET PRODUCT SEEPAD THROUGH HIS CLOTHES AND ON TO HIS WRIST CAUSING IRRITATION.

WHILE BOLTING RIGHT BREAK IN #3 ENTRY 2' DIAMETER KETTLE BOTTOM 2" THICK FELL, STRIKING EE ON ARM & LEG.

DUMPING BUCKETS OF MUCK WHEN SOMETHING PULLED INSHOULDER.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SECTION. STEPPED IN HOLE OR A LOW SPOT & LEFT KNEE BUCKLED BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.

AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE ROOFBOLTING PLATFORM TO TRAM FORWARD, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY THE COMPANY OF THE DAY ALLEGED ACCIDENT. RATHER HE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY THE NEXT DAY. HE ALLEDGEDLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW FR OM DOCTOR REPORTS AND ANALYSIS, IT WAS NOT DETERMINED UNTIL FEB 22, 2002 THAT THE INJURY WOULD BE ACEPTED AS WORK RLATED. EE HAS A HISTORY OF RELATED BACK PROBLEMS.

EE UNPLUGGED A SHUTTLE CAR CATHEAD FROM THE SECTION POWER CENTER BUT DID NOT TRIP THE BREAKER. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PLUG ANOTHER CATHEAD INTO THE SAME RECEPTACLE THE CATHEAD EXPLODED. EE SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL FLASH BURNS TO HIS FACEAND ARMS. SAFETY GLASSED AND GLOVES WERE WORN PREVENTING INJURY TO EYES AND HANDS.

INJURED STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE UNLOAIDNG ROOF BOLTER BITS FROM BED OF PICK UP TRUCK. BEGAN MISSING 1-22-02.

REMOVING BROKEN FLIGHTS FROM FEEDER AND INJURED GROIN AREA ON 1-17-02 DID NOT GO TO DR ON 1-25-02 REOCCURRENCE OF INJURY AND WENT TO DOCTOR. PERCALL TO MINE, THIS IS A HERNIA.

INDIVIDUAL WAS DOING TORCH WORK IN THE BAG OF THE FEEDER. ON TWO OCCASSION SPARKS WENT DOWN HIS CLOTHING CAUSING HIM TO JUMP OR EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED HE STRUCK HIS RT KNEE ON THE FEEDER. THE KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL OVER THE NEXT DAY. HE WORKED ON 1-18-02 BEGAN MISSING ON 1-21-02.

EMPLOYEE AND HIS HELPER WAS HOLDING A SLATE BAR WITH A TRAM MOTOR FOR A D45 DRILL HANGING FROM IT AND WAS BEING LINED UP BY ANOTHER HELPER. AS HE WAS HOLDING THE SLATE BAR HE FELT A PAIN IN HI S BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT MEAD ZIMM PIT WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND LANDED IN A DITCH. EXCESSIVE SPEED WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.

PLACING SIDE RAIL OF NEW CREW CLAMP, LET GO CAUSING SIDE RAIL TO STRIKE SCREW THEN FALLING ON EE.

WAS CUTTING A PIN OUT OF AN EXAMINATION DOOR FOR THE STAGELOADER CONVEYER TAIL SPROCKET AND WHENTHE PIN CUT THROUGH THE DOOR FLEW UP CATCHING HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DIRT COVER FOR THE HEADGATE DRIVE MOTOR. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS FRACTURE TO THE TIBIA AND FIBULA.

WHILE REPAIRING PALLET CAR WHEELS ON A BENCH IN THE SHOP, THE EE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. DETERMINED TO BE TENDONITIS AND EE STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 3-4-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON ROCK AND ROCK FLIPPED OFF TABLE ONTO HIS TOE.

EE STRAINED HIS NECK WHILE CLEANING OUT THE GUZZLER MACHINE. HE WAS ON HIS SIDE SPRAYING WATER FROM FIRE HOSE INTO GUZZLER SYSTEM.

EE WAS CHANGING A BROKEN GUARD ON THE OFFSIDE/INBY END OF THE #5 BELT DRIVE TAKEUP. WHILE IN THE PROCESS A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 12" X 14" X 3" SLID FROM THE RIB AT A DISTANCE OF 8" STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK. HIS TREATMENT CONSISTED OF A CONTUSION. RECORD OF EVENTS IS AS FOLLOWS: (1-17-02, SEEN DOCTOR), 1-18-02, INCURRED LOST DAY) (1-21-02, SCHEDULED TO RETURN, BUT DID

ON HIS LAST SHIFT ROTATION, THE EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT TO PULL A JACKLEG DRILL TOWARDS HIM THAT WAS LEANING ON THE RIB. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. ON JAN 23 A PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED A MUSCLE STRAIN AND RESTRICTED HIS ARM USE. HE DID NOT RETURN TO HIS SCHEDULED SHIFT ON JAN 25, 2002.

EE WAS OPERATING THE MINER AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE HAD LOADED A CAR & THE CAR HAD LEFTHE THOUGHT, HE TURNED AROUND TO LOOK AT THE CUT.UNKNOWN TO EE THE CAR HAD GOTTEN HIS DRAG HUNG ON A BIG ROCK. THE CAR BACKED TOWARD THE FACE TOTRY & GET OFF THE ROCK. THE CAR STRUCK EE IN THELOWER BACK AS IT WAS BACKING TOWARD THE FACE. EEEXPERIENCED NUMBNESS IN HIS LEG & FOOT.

PERSON WAS LIFTING ROCK WITH 2 TON CRANE, ROCK SLID THROUGH STRAP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A ROLL OF MINE CURTAINONTO A SUPPLY TRAILER WHEN HE NOTICED A PAIN ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. THE PAIN CONTINUED & ON 1/28/02 HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO HERNIA SURGERY.

TRAVELING TOO FAST DOWN AN INCLINE, HE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING LEFT BRAKE. HE APPLIED TOOHARD AND THE ENGINE WAS NEUTRALIZED. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND HE LOST CONTROL, SIDE-SWIPED A PICKUP, RAN UP A BERM AND TURNED ON IT'S SIDE.HE RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND SCRAPES ON LEFT LEG. THE ROCK BREAKER IS REPAIRABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES USING AN AXE TO SPLIT A HEADER BOARD WHENN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF SLATE FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM. EMPLOYEE HAS RETURNED TO MODIFIED DUTY ON 1-21-02.

EE WAS TAKING A BEAM TO THE WELDER. FROMT HE BEAM A LUMP OF DIRT FELL INTO HIS EYES.

AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, EE WAS INSTALLING CYLINDER PACKS IN THE ENGINE OF A OFF-HWY.TRUCK.AS EE WAS ASCENDING A LADDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE LADDER MOVED, CAUSIN G HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND STRIKE HIS RT. ELBOW ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK.

AFTER FINISHING A CUT WITH THE CONTINUOUS MINER,EE WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT OF THE CUT. THE CM WAS BACKING DOWN A HILL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ~3'X 2' X 8" THICK SLID OFF THE BACK OF THE CM AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG.

STRUCK THE THUMB TIP WHILE DOING CLEAN UP.

LIFTED BELT ROLLER CATCH IN RIGHT HIP.

PERSON WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE PICKED UP A TOP PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED HIS GROIN.

TAILPIECE PULLED LOOSE ON ONE SIDE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEGS, BRUISED KNEE AND LEG.

WHILE MAKING A LIFT, THE WIRE CHOKE ATTACHED TO THE HOIST BROKE. A PIECE OF ROUND STOCK THEN FELL UPON AN EE'S FOOT. THE EE'S RT. FOOT WAS BROKEN.

THE EE WAS USING A SLABE BAR TO PRY DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL FROM THE ROOF, THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 1-30-02. HIS LAST DAY AT WORK.

OPERATOR WAS CLOSING THE LID TO THE OXYGEN/ACETYLENE CART WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE CART AND THE LID. THE LID CLOSED CAUSING A PINCH POINT AND THE LEFT RING FINGER TOP WAS SEVERED.

INJURED WAS PRYING ON A HUMP JACK WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO MASH HIS RIGHT HAND, THE SLATE BAR AND A TORQUE SHAFT THAT WAS LAYING ON THE BOTTO, CAUSING FRACTURE OF H IS RIGHT HAND.

BENDING ROOF BOLTS AND TWISTED KNEE.

1-A SUPPLY TRACK ENTRY, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER CHECK CURTAIN AND FELL TO THE PAVEMENT. HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL AND INJURED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

EE COMPLAINED OF GROIN PAIN AFTER LIFTING AN EXTENSION LADDER AND VARIOUS TOOLS. INITIALLY IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A GROIN STRAIN. IT WAS MADE KNOWN ON * 1/9/03 THAT THIS WAS A HERNIA & SURGERY ON 1/9/03.

EE WAS HELPING BELT REPAIR CREW FINISH A SPLICE IN THE CONVEYOR BELT. THEY HAD USED A COME-ALONGAND ROPE GRAB TO GAIN SLACK IN THE BELT. THE ROPE GRAB DISLODGED FROM THE BELT AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS EXITING THE MINE VIA SLOPE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES ON THE CONVEYANCE ENGAGED. THE SUDDEN STOP CAUSED THE MINER TO BE THROWN FROM THE SLOPE CAR.

WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING A SLIPPING SAMPLE CONVEYOR BELT, THE EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO THE HEAD PULLEY AREA AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM RESULTING IN INJURIES INCLUDING A FRACTURED LITTLE FINGER, FRACT URED ULNA, CHIPPED ELBOW, AND LACERATED BICEP.

WHILE RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER, SLIPPED ON A ROCK, FELL TO THE GROUND AND TWISTED KNEE.

TRAMMING R/B TOWARD FEEDER WHEN EE PULLED PRESSURE TO ONE SIDE, BOLTER KICKED AROUND AND CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN RIB AND BOLTER.

HE HAD SAT DOWN BESIDE THE RIB TO EAT A SANDWICHAND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 52" LONG BY 26" WIDE AND 5" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND THE RIB, AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDERS AND BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING THE REMOTE OUTBY THE SECOND ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 45" X 20" X 4" CAME OUT BETWEEN THE RIB AND BOLTS.

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A DRILL DOWN A DECLINE. A MECHANICAL FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE DRIVE TRAIN, ALLOWING THE DRILL TO RUN AWAY. THE OPERATOR JUMPED FROM THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT TO THE GROUND.

BONDING ON STOPPING AND HE STRECHED TO REACH THE TOP OF THE STOPPING AND HYPER EXTENDED HIS KNEE.

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM DRILL, STEPPED IN A HOLE & FELT PAIN IN HIP & BACK AREA.

WAS STRIPPING DIRT OFF WINTERSET ROCK AND BACKED OFF EMBANKMENT BETWEEN 20-30' WITH DIRT SLIDE UNDER. OPERATOR'S ERROR. IT WASN'T REPORTED UNTIL 0620 ON NEXT DAY. FOREMAN PICKED HIM UP AT QUIT TING TIME AND WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT ACCIDENT.

THE EE ALLEDGES THAT WHILE HE WAS CHANGING THE LARGE DRILL, THE COUPLING FELL, HURTING HIS FOREHEAD. HE FELT A STRONG PAIN AND DIZZINESS.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT, WHEN THE BOLT GOT CAUGHT AND BENT AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILLHEAD STEEL GUIDE AND THE BOLT.

EE WAS HAND ROCK DUSTING THE ROOF & RIBS OF A CUT HE HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING. WHILE DUSTING & WALKING BACKWARDS HE STEPPED INTO A SLIGHT HOLE & TWISTED HIS LT. KNEE. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY UNTIL 3/8/02.

EE STATES: GETTING OUT OF TRUCK, I SLIPPED ON STEPS WHILE HOLDING ON THE DOOR HANDLE. SHOULDERPOPPED/TORE OUT OF SOCKET. I PUT BACK IN SOCKET.

EE SUSTAINED WELDING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE DUTIES IN THE AREA THAT ARC WELDING WAS BEING CONDUCTED.

PULLING ON BELT STAND AND PULLED SOMETHING IN STOMACH RUPTURED HERNIA WILL REQUIRE SURGERY STARTED MISSING WORK 1-25-02.

EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE DRIVING UNIT RIG 42 ON THE NORTH DUMP, EE HIS A POTHOLE WITH L FRONT TIRE, WRENCHING HIS BACK. EE NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR AT END OF SHIFT, BUT REFUSED TO BE SEEN AT THAT TIME STATING HE WANT ED TO GO HOME AND SEE IF HE FELT BETTER. UPON RETURNING TO WORK THE FOLLOWING NIGHT, EE REPORT TO WORK THE NEXT NIGHT WITH COMPLAINT OF CONTINUED PAIN IN BACK, WAS SENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE HOS

EE WAS DESENDING A FIXED POSITION LADDER, MISSEDLAST RUNG AND PULLED NECK MUSCLE ON LT. SIDE.

THE INJURED WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF TO PUT A ROOF BOLT IN FOR REASONS UNKNOWN THE DRILL STEEL HE WAS USING BROKE-A PIECE OF THE BROKEN STEEL HIT HIM ON THE NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CUTTING EDGE. WHEN HE CUT THE BOLT & REACHED FOR HAMMER, CUTTING EDGE FELL ON HIS FOOT.

EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK. HE WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT OF #3 ENTRY, LIFTING THE CABLE AND WATERLINE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. THIS IS A LOST TI ME ACCIDENT.

HELPING TO FIX BUCKET ON THE LOADER, EE WAS WELDING AND I WAS HELPING HOLD SOME PARTS AND I GOT FLASH BURN IN MY EYES.