Mining Incidents in June 2003

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED MINE LOCATION OUTBY IN ENTRY #2 (SPAD # 3830 - 1 BRK INBY) AT 1600 FT FROM THE FACE. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 18' X 19' X 7 FT. RESIN BOLTS WERE USED IN MINED STRATA WITH (NO) RIDER SEAM. THIS AREA WILL SEE NO REHAB.

ELEVATOR WAS DOWN FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES BECAUSE THE (U.P.S.) UNREGULATED POWER SUPPLY FAILED DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. THERE WAS A MECHANIC ON THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME RUNNING THE ELEVATOR IN TH E INSPECTION MODE.

LOCATION OF FALL IS DIP AREA WITH ABOUT 5 FT OF SHALE ROOF CHANGING TO SANDSTONE, AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT ROOF BOLTS, SHALE PULLED AWAY FROM SANDSTONE CAUSING FALL.

EAST 1 RIGHT BLOCK #18 HEADING #3, 4-WAY INTERSECTION. MMU 007. 8' HIGH X 18' WIDE X 20' LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6"X16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF SU PPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

STACK ROCK STAND STONE ROOF, SEPERATED AND CRUMBLES ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE CAUSING FALL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INTHE HIAWATHA SEAM AT CROSS CUT NO.16 IN THE NO.3 ENTRY. THE FALL IS ABOUT5'HIGH, 18'WIDE, & 10' LONG

STACK ROCK SANDSTONE ROOF WAS BOLTED BEFORE STAR PATLARM WAS PUT IN ROOF CONTROL PLAN AFTER THIS AREA WAS MINED, STACK ROCK SEPERATED ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE CAUSING FALL.

EAST 1 RIGHT BLOCK #17, HEADING #7, 4-WAY INTERSECTION MMU 008. 8' HIGH X 30' WIDE X 50' LONG. SUPPORT: 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6"X16" PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT.

A REPORTED GAS OR DUST IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE SOUTH MAINS SECTION AT THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY OF THE FUTURE 6 EAST GATE PANEL. THE MINER WAS MINING IN A CLAY VEIN WHEN A ORANGE BALL CAME FROM TH E CUTTING HEAD. LAST APPROX COUPLE OF SECONDS. THE MINER WAS ON THE AIR CURTAIN SIDE OF THE CUT AND WAS CUTTING HARD ROCK. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS INCIDENT WAS METHANE SNIFFER PLUGGED WI

AFTER THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT WENT UNDERGROUND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTER DOORS OF THE ELEVATOR ON THE SURFACE WOULD NOT OPEN. DOORS WERE OPENED AND THE CABLE WAS FOUND OFF TRACK. A BENT SHEE VE WHEEL ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN. REPAIRMEAN HERE 9 15 AM FINISHED AND 10:40 AM.

OFFICE TRAILER WAS FOUND SMOULDERING AT 5AM ON 6/30/03 BY AN EE. STATE P0LICE WERE CALLED THE FIRE WAS LEFT TO BURN ITSELF OUT. NO INJURIES

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON TOP OF THE STORED MUCK WHICH WAS STORED IN ENTRIES X/C 11 THROUGHT X/C 13 IN THE #1 ENTRY OF SOUTH MAINS. THIS ENTRY HAS BEEN USED FOR THE STORAGE OF MUCK AND NOT C HANGE IN VENTILATION WAS EXPERIENCED. IT IS NOT KNOW HOW LONG THIS CAVE HAS EXISTED DUE TO THE MUCK WHICH WAS SOTRED HERE. ALL ACCESS TO THIS AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

THE HOIST WOULD NOT RESET BECAUSE A SMALL CABLE INT HE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR BROKE. THE CAGE TENDER WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER AT THE TIME. WHEN IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE REPAIR WAS GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN AN HOUR, THE TENDER EXITED THRU THE TOP HATCH AND STEPPED ACROSS TO THE STOPPED SKIP. HE WAS IN NO DANGER AT ANY TIME. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE HOIST WAS FULLY RELEASED BY 8:

AT ABOUT 8:45 AM A LHD OPERATOR NOTICED THE RIB WORKING IN 925 RAMP. HE RETREATED & GUARDED THE AREA & CALLED THE SHIFT FOREMAN. AT ABOUT 9:30AM A SECTION OF THE RIB 40'LONG X 15'HIGH X 8'WIDE CAVED BEYOND BOLT ANCHORAGE INTO THE DRIFT. THERE WAS A SLIP (FAULT CONTACT) RUNNING AT 45DEG. AWAY FROM THE SILL THAT HAD BEEN PENETRATED BY A DIAMOND DRILL STRING & SUBJECTED TO WATER.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20'X 80'X 10' BEGINNING IN THE #2 ENTRY OF THE SOUTHWEST SUB- MAINS APPROX. 80'INBY SS# 1725. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJU RY OCCURRED, AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE MAIN WEST UNIT ENTRY #2 AT 4442' WEST (MILLENIUM PORTAL) THE FALL WAS APPROX 40' LONG APPROX 18' WIDE AND APPROX 10-15' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFEC T VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

FOLLOWING AN UNPLANNED POWER OUTAGE THE #3 HOIST HAD SEVERAL MALFUNCTIONS THAT PREVENTED THE USE OF THE HOIST. THEY INCLUDED A SLACK ROPE (FAULT). A LATCH AT THE DUMP STATION WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE DISRUPTION LASTED LONGER THAN 30 MIN.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT BURWELL ENERGY LOCATED ON SECTION ENTRY #4 SPAD 7541. THE SIZED FALL MEASURED 45' BY 16' BY 5' RESIN BOLTS WERE USED AND THERE IS NO RIDER SEAM. THIS AREA WILL SEE R EHAB.

PRE-SHIFT MINE EXAMINER FOUND INTERSECTION OF #8 HEADING BELLIED DOWN IN LAST CROSSCUT TO FACE. ENTRY WAS CRIBBED OFF AT MOUTH OF PLACE. PRESHIFTED ABOUT 6:30 AM. FELL AT ABOUT 12:30 PM.

THE OPERATION OF THIS HOIST IS MONITORED ELECTRONICALLY. A PLC FAULT OCCURRED FOR THE DRUM BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH, CAUSING THE HOIST SYSTEM TO SHUT THE HOIST DOWN.

OUR ELEVATOR AT OUR HART ST. PORTAL BECAME INOPERATIVE AT 12:00 P.M. BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. A COIL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO DRAG. THIS CAUSED A CONTROL FUSE TO BLOW. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE ELEVATOR SYSTEMS & THE ELEVATOR WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 2:50 P.M.

MMW #4 BELT, X CUT #38 DIMENSIONS H-6'W, W 20', L23' GEOLOGY SOFT MEDIUM TO DARK GRAY SHALE ROOF SUPPORT 5' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. 3-N SECTION (NO 2 ENTRY LADDER AT #2 INTERSECTION) FELL AT OR ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF 8' RESIN/COMBINATION BOLTS. 20'WIDE X 24'LONG X 8'HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE 1N LONGWALL RECOVERY FACE SHIELD #119 TO SHIELD #125/1141' NORTH. THE FALL WAS APPROX 30' LONG 5' WIDE AND APPROX 10' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED INT HE 3 WEST RETURN, BETWEEN #5 AND #6 ENTRY AT THE #40 CROSSCUT. FALL WAS APPROX. 6' TO 7' THICK, 50' LONG AND 18 FT WIDE. FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE WEEKLY EXAM. NO PLANS ARE MADE TO CLEAN UP THE FALL. THE AREA ORIGINALLY WAS BOLTED WITH 4' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON HEADGATE 17 IN #2 ENTRY NEAR SPAD 16805. THE FALL MEASURED 4' BY 20' BY 30'. DEVELOPED APPROX 5/03/03 HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS.

DURING THE WEEKLY ELEVATOR EXAMINATION BY KONE ELEVATOR SERVICE REPRENTATIVES, THE BRAKE LOCK WAS BROKEN. THIS CAUSED THE ELEVATOR TO BE INOPERATIVE NO PERSONNEL WERE RIDING THE ELEVATOR WHE N THIS OCCURRED

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY THE EXAMINER IN THE EAST PARALLELS AT #13 X-CUT #1 ENTRY MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 50' X 20' X 6'. THE AREA WAS MINED IN MAY 2000 AND SUPPORTED WITH 6' TENSION BOLTS & T IMBERS. FALL WAS CAUSED BY AN UNDETECTED SLIP IN THE MINE ROOF.

A ROCK FALL IN 2 WEST PANEL AT #30 X-CUT IN #3 ENTRY. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FOOT LONG - 20 FOOT WIDE - AND HEIGHT UNKNOWN. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FOOT TORQUE TENSION BOLTS WITH 12 FOOT CABLE BOLTS AS SUPPLEMENTAL.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON 6/25/03 AT SPAD #371 ONOLD NO.3 PIT BELT. FALL WAS 19'X40'X7.5'

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OF A SLIP IN THE NO 1 ENTRY INBY CROSSCUT NEAR SPAD 180 MEASURED 34' L X 15' W X 5 1/2 H FELL ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AT 10:40 AM. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RE SIN BOLTS.

150' FT LONG X 29FT WIDE X 3 FT HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE 3-EAST MAINS, #6 ENTRY, CROSSCUT #7. (AT SPAD #18787) FALL DIMENSIONS ARE APPROX 18' X 25' X 7'HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THI S INCIDENT.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT, #6 ENTRY, 50 X-CUT. FALL MEASURES ~18' WIDE, 25' LONG & 3' - 6' HIGH. AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS WITH 8' CABLE BOLTS ADDED SUPPORT.

EXPERIENCED POWER INTERRUPTION TO THE #2 HOIST WHEN THE BOILER WENT DOWN. EVACUATION STARTED AT 12:50 AM AND WAS COMPLETED AT 100 AM. POWER WAS RESTORED AT 1 15 AM THE HOIST WAS TESTED AND MIN ERS RETURNED UNDERGROUND AT 1 20 AM.

THE ROOF FELL IN THE #2 ENTRY BELT ENTRY #15 CROSS CUT IN THE HIAWATHA SEAM. THE FALL IS 4 TO 8' HIGH AND 20' WIDE AND 20' LONG.

EE REPORTED A ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY AT SPAD 182. FALL WAS 30 FT LONG, 20 FT WIDE AND 6' TO 7' HIGH. THIS INTERSECTION WAS BOLTED WITH 4' GLUE BOLTS, WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR SPOTTED IN INTERSECTIO N. AREA WAS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 8' HIGH, X 20' WIDE X 80' LONG BEGINNING AT 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #1599. A FLETCHER ROOF DRILL WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AS WE ARE GOING TO MOVE BACK FROM THIS AREA.

THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR FOR THE 100-TON HOIST FAILED THUS PREVENTING THE HOIST TO BE USED AS A BRAKECAR. THE HOIST OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING LONGWALL EQUIPMENT WHEN THE MOTOR FIRED INSIDE AND SMOKED. CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS SHORTING OF MOTOR.

DURING FIRE BOSS EXAMINATION HE DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL IN #2 HEADING APPROXIMATELY 60' INBY SPAD #183. FALL WAS 20' WIDE, 30' TO 40' LONG, 6' TO 7' HIGH. FIRE BOSS CRIBBED AND PIZZA JACK AND D ANGERED IT OFF. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE TRACK/BELT ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION 5+50. FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 25' HIGH, 23'WIDE, & 30'LONG. AREA WAS MINED IN 1967 SUPPORTED WITH CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS, PIN TIMBERS & STEEL BEAMS.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON THE #1 UNIT, 1ST, N.E. SUBMAINS X CUT 48 IN #7 RETURN ENTRY, THE FALL WAS 160' LONG, 19' WIDE AND 8' THICK. NO VENTILATION EQUIPMENT OR PERSONELL WAS AFFECTED.T HE MINE WAS IDLE FROM 6-21-03 TIL 7-7-03.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PRESHIFT EXAM. THE FALL WAS LOCATED ON LAST RESORT SUBMAINS, #3 RIGHT BREAK #17 #5 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APP. 11' WIDE X 65' LONG X 6' THICK .

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 3 NORTH BELT AT #59 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 30' WIDE X 40' LONG X 8' THICK. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS AND SUPPLEMENTED WIT H SUPER BOLTS AND CRIBS.

ROCK FALL, SOFT SHELL, LAMINATED, KETTLE BOTTOM.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN ENTRY #2 OF THE MAIN SOUTH WEST AND SURVEY STATION 2410. THE FALL MEASURED 18' LONG X 18' WIDE X 9' HIGH. ALL APPROACHES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

CONTRARY SERVICE CAGE - THIS FACILITY WAS TAKEN DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 1/2 HOURS TO CHANGE OUT THE DRUM LINERS. THE LINERS WERE CHANGED OUT AND THIS FACILITY WAS PUT BACK IN SERVICE.

WHILE SHOOTING OVER CAST AT INTERSECTION AT SPAD 13881 ON SECTION 5, APPROX 30 FT OF ENTRY TO SIDE OF INTERSECTION FELL. THE FALL CONTINUED FOR A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 22 FT FROM FLOOR TO TOP.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 60' BY 19' BY 4' CAME DOWN IN THE BELT ENTRY AT SPAD #827.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED 6 BREAKS OUTBY 002 SECTION HEADDRIVE IT MEASURED 18 FEET WIDE, 60 FEET LONG AND 18 FEET THICK.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROCK OCCURRED ON 012 SECTION CROSS MAINS IN BREAK #95 OF #10 BELT FLIGHT. THE FALL WAS APP. 20' WIDE X 6' THICK X 30-40' LONG.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #4 UNIT, #5 ENTRY INBY THE TAILPIECE AND 1 X-CUT INBY SPAD # 6152 AT X-CUT 22. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 10' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. L 20' X W 20' X T 12'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN NO. 4 ENTRY, 11 BREAKS FROM THE SURFACE. THE FALL DID NOT BLOCK ESCAPEWAYS OR HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE VENTILATION OF THE MINE. THIS IS A NON-PRODUCING STATUS.

BASED ON THE INFORMATION IDENTIFIED BY THOSE PRESENT IT APPEARED THE IGNITION WAS CAUSED WHEN THE SPARKS FROM THE CUTTING MACHINE (SHEARER) IGNITED AN UNKNOWN METHANE BLEEDER WHILE CUTTING HAR D ROCK AND COAL IN AN UNKNOWN GEOLOGY ROLL IDENTIFIED AT T G DRUM.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 1ST WEST PANELOFF OF THE 1ST SOUTH SUBMAIN, CROSSCUT 8 TO 10 IN #3 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES APPROX 80 FT LONG, 18 FT WIDE AND RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM 3 TO 6 FEET. THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY STACK ROCK, SLIPS AND WEAK SHALE. THE AREA IS SUPPORTED WITH 4 FT FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #1 ENTRY 1500 OFF OUTBY SECTION ACROSS FROM SPAD 1232, THE FALL MEASURED 20 FT. WIDE, 20 FT. LONG AND 8 FT. THICK.

DURING A HEAVY RAIN A MUD SLIDE CAME DOWN OVER THE FAN AND BELT PORTALS. THIS BLOCKED THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY AND ALL EMPLOYEE'S WERE REMOVED FROM THE MINE.

SLOPE CAR WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO A SHORT-CIRCUIT IN CONTROL CABLE FOR ON & OFF SWITCH. SLOPE CAR WAS RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION AT 7:00 AM.

THE WEST FINLEY ELEVATOR WAS INOPERATIVE FOR AN EXCESS OF 30 MIN DUE TO A BROKEN ALIGNMENT WHEEL ADJUSTMENT BOLT. THE BOLT WAS REPLACED. THE ELEVATOR WAS CHECKED OVER BY INDUSTRIAL ELEVATOR CO MPANY.

#5 MAINLINE BELT - ROOF FALL ON SIDE OF BELT - ONE HALF OF ENTRY - 6 TO 8 FEET HIGH, 12 FEET WIDE AND 28 FEET LONG. AREA WAS MINED MAY 1997.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING 70'LONG, 20'WIDE, 4' TO 8'HIGH. OCCURRED IN NO.4 ENTRY 3 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD NO.322. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THIS ACCIDENT WAS CALLED INTO OAK HILL OFFICE BY MR. DALE LUSK.

AT APPROX 3:48 PM THE SUGAR RN ELEVATOR KICKED POWER AT ABOUT 4 FEET UP FROM THE BOTTOM LANDING. THE POWER WAS RESTORED AT 4:25 PM. AN IDLER PULLEY WAS REPLACED AND ELEVATOR WAS RETURNED TO SE RVICE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN ENTRY #1 OF THE 2ND S.E. PANEL @ SURVEY STATION 1+20, MEASURING 70'LONG X18.5'WIDE AND 6'HIGH. ALL APPROACHES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 6-NORTH SECTION (REHABILITATION AREA) IN #8 ENTRY, 3 BLOCKS OUTBY THE FACE AREA, AT STATION SPAD #8332. IT FELL JUST ABOVE THE 5' RESIN ROOF BOLTS. THE L ENGTH OF THE FALL IS 18', AND WIDTH IS 9'. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. 6-17-03 - ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FELL FOR 20' ADDITIONAL INBY.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 30' BY 40' BY 7' BEGINNING AT #4 ENTRY RIGHT OF SPAD 3809. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL BE CLEAN ED UP.

A METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE MAIN NORTH SECTION IN A #6 ENTRY BETWEEN #60 AND #61 CROSSCUT WHILE NORMAL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WAS BEING CONDUCTED.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE EAST MAINS SECTION. THE FALL IS LOCATED IN NO 5 ENTRY, IN THE INTERSECTION OF CROSSCUT 54. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET BY 20 FEET AND FELL ABOVE THE ANC HORAGE OF THE PRIMARY ROOF SUPPORTS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DROPPED 2.04 INCHES OF RAIN OVER A 2 HOUR PERIOD. WATER RUNOFF BUILT UP ON A SPOIL DUMP. IT EVENTUALLY BREACHED THE DUMP BERM, AND FLOWED DOWN INTO THE COAL PIT ACCESS RA MP. THE 24K MOTORGRADER HAD ENTERED THE PIT (WITH 2' OF WATER IN THE BOTTOM) TO PICK UP THE COAL SHOVEL OPERATOR. AS THEY WERE EXITING THE PIT, WATER ENGULFED THE GRADER. TWO EE'S WERE RESCUE

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN ENTRY 2 - 3 OF THE MAIN SOUTHWEST @ SURVEY STATION 0+70 MEASURING 40'LONG X 19'WIDE X 6'HIGH. ALL APPROACHES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

THE ROOF FALL IS 18' WIDE, 30' LING, RANGES 2' TO 6' COMBINATION OF SHALE & LAMINETED SANDSTONE IN #8 ENTRY (RETURN) CROSS-CUT INBY SPAD 2030.

AN INTERRUPTION OF ELECTRICAL POWER MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY INCLEMENT WEATHER CAUSED THE #2 HOIST BLOWER MOTOR TO STOP FUNCTIONING. POWER WAS RESTORED BY ENGAGING THE MANUAL RESET. THE HOIST WAS TESTED AND MINERS RETURNED UNDERGROUND AT 8:15 A.M.

HAD ROCKFALL 6'X 20'X 30' IN #4 RETURN - #1 ENTRY AT 6+30.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT #3 CROSSCUT INTERSECTION #2-#1 ENTRY AT 29 BUTT SECTION. SECTION HAS BEEN IDLE AND WAS IDLE WHEN FALL OCCURRED. FALL WAS 22 FT LONG X 36 FT DOWN INTO CROSSCUT #2- #1 AND WAS 8 FT HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

FALL APPROX 0-6'THICK, 40'LONG, 20'WIDE. FELL ON BELT & TRACK. NO BLOCKAGE OF VENT. NO INJURIES-DAMAGE TO BELTLINE- SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY- RE-ROUTED IN NEXT ENTRY BESIDE TRACK & BACK IN BELT WHI LE FALL WAS BEING CLEANED UP. SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY BACK IN BELT & TRACKING NOW.

THE ELEVATOR STOPPED IN SHAFT #5 CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM AT 8:16AM. THE ELEVATOR WAS OPERATING AGAIN AT APPROX. 8:57AM. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CAR SAFETY SWITCH WAS TRIPPED WHEN AN OLD LINE BROKE & WAS LAYING AROUND THE CAR GOVERNOR ROPE BOTTOM SHEAVE. THE OLD LINE WAS REMOVED & THE SAFETY SWITCH WAS RESET.

A ROOF FALL 60' BY 20' BY 6' IN THE SOUTH ENTRY #30 XCUT #1 ENTRY. THE AREA WAS MINED IN OCT 2002 AND SUPPORTED WITH 6' TENSION REBAR ROOF BOLTS. THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY AN UNDETECTED SLIP.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 4 SECTION BELT JUST INBY THE DRIVE AREA AND EXTENDING APPROX 150'INBY. FALL WAS 20' WIDE AND 0 TO 6' THICK. FALL STARTED AT #1 X-CUT AT SPAD #4003.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 6-11-03 IN THE BELT ENTRY FALL WAS APPROX 6'HIGH X18' WIDE X 40'LONG. THE AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN ENTRY NO 2 BETWEEN RETURN AN NO 1 BELT AT OR NEAR SPAD NO 68315 WAS DISCOVERED THE FALL MEASURED 25' IN LENGTH X 15' WIDTH X 3' IN HEIGHT. THIS FALL IS A CONTINU ATION OF A FALL THAT WAS REPORTED ON 6/25/2001.

FOUND A ROOF FALL #9 ENTRY INTERSECTION OUTBY FACE.

ROOF FALL HAPPENED IN THE #4 ENTRY OF THE A8 SECTION 5 HOLES INBY 51 SPAD # OU966 AT PLUS 20+79. WE THINK POSSIBLY GOING UNDER A STREAM INFLUENCE. CRIBBED OFF ALL SIDES OF CAVE AND DANGERED OF F TO MAKE SAFE TRAVEL ROUTE AROUND CAVE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #4 UNTI, X CUT #21, BETWEEN 3 & 4 ENTRIES L15'XW15'XT5'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 2 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD #5639 ON THE OLD #5 BELT ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 20' WIDE X 20'LONG & 6'WIDE.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #9 ENTRY 150' OUTBY THE ACTIVE FACE SPAD #379. THE FALL MEASURED 20' L X 19' W X 4 1/2' H. ALL ENTRANCES TO THE FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF. THE AREA WI LL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

COMPANY GENERATED POWER TO THE #2 HOIST WAS LOSTAT 4:20 AM DUE TO A BOILER WATER TUBE LEAK. THE MINE EVACUATION WAS COMPLETED AT 4:32 AM. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS RESTORED AT AT 4:50 AM AND MINERS RETURNED UNDERGROUND AT 4:55 AM.

METHANE GAS HAD ACCUMULATED IN DOME, FORMED OVER THE 36 RAW COAL FEEDER ON THE RAW COAL STOCKPILE. WHEN COAL WAS PUSHED ON TOP OF THE FEEDER, THE DOME COLLAPSED ALLOWING THE METHANE GAS TO ENT ER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT APPEARS THE METHANE WAS IGNITED FROM THE DIESEL EXHAUST CAUSING THE DOZER TO BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAME.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #3 UNIT, #5 ENTRY, PILLAR LINE JUST INBY SPAD #6087. L 50' X W 18'X T 10FT. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6'FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #4 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS ONE X-CUT OUTBY SPAD 245. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 70' LONG X 20' WIDE X 3' HIGH. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5' ROOF BOLTS AND S OME WERE SHEARED OFF IN THIS AREA. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED OFF, DANGERED OFF AND THE SECTION WAS MOVED.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY 1 BRK INSPAD #2796 ON THE TILLEY MAINS 3,600 FT FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 60' L X 20' W X 6 1/2' H. THE FALL AREA WILL BE BREAKERE D OFF BUT WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #5 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS LOCATED 1 CROSS CUT INBY SPAD 245. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 15' WIDE X 50' LONG X 5' HIGH. THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF AND CRIBBED. SINC E THE ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED THE SECTION HAS BEEN MOVED TO ANOTHER AREA.

4-A LONGWALL - A DUST IGNITION OCCURRED AT THE #114 SHIELD AS MINING WAS IN PROGRESS. IT WAS SELF EXTINGUISHING, DURATION OF 1 TO 2 SECONDS - NO INJURIES.

WHILE MAKING THE SUNDAY MINE RUN EE FOUND THE CAVE IN 1 WEST SECTION 42+10 IT CAVED FROM #2 TO #7 APX 8' OF ROCK FELL ENTRY WIDTH 19 TO 20' 42" TENSION REBAR BOLTS - 6 ACROSS - A BOOM HOLE WAS CUT FROM 4 TO 2.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PRESHIFT EXAMINATION. THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY OF TG 101, BETWEEN X-CUTS 22 AND 23. THE FALL AREA IS APPROX 19 FT WIDE, 50 FT LONG AN D 10 FT HIGH. THE FALL DID NOT OBSTRUCT TRAVEL THROUGH THE TAILGATE ENTRY, NOR DID IT OBSTRUCT VENTILATION.

A METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED ON 013-0 SECTION WHILE RETRIEVING A CONTINUOUS MINER UNDER A ROOF FALL.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE NO. 4 BELT FLIGHT MAINS. THE ROCK FALL HAD OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN THE LAST EXAMINATION OF THIS AREA AND THIS PRESENT EXAMINAT ION. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 8 FT THICK, 30 FT LONG, AND 19 FT WIDE.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 2ND WEST OFF OF THE 2 MAIN NORTH 23 CROSSCUT, CROSSCUT 6-7.THE FALL MEASURES APPROX. 50'LONG, 18'WIDE, & 5'HIGH. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48"FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20' X 40' X 6' THICK BEGINNING 10' OUTBY SS# 76 IN LEFT RETURN APPROX. 800' FROM SURFACE. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCU RRED, AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE 3 EAST "A" SEALS. THE FALL MEASURED 70' LONG X 18' WIDE C 8' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FALL. THE AIRWAY WAS NOT AFFECTED.

RETURN PORTAL FALL.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED WHILE RETREAT MINING ON THE 1ST LEFT PANEL OFF WOLF CREEK SUBMAINS BREAK #14.

EAST 3 11 HEADING, BETWEEN #14 & #15 BLOCK, MMU 008. 12'HIGH X 16'WIDE X 18'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 2 18' CABLE BOLTS, 8"X 8"PLATES, 6'RESIN BOLTS, 6"X 16"PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

THE SERVICE HOIST CAGE WAS TRAVELLING EMPTY INTO THE MINE, WHEN SALT SCALE HIT THE OVERHEAD PROTECTION ABOVE THE MINE LANDING. IT BROKE A 2X6 BOARD WHICH FELL AND KNOCKED OPEN THE BOTTOM GAT E. THIS CAUSED THE CAGE TO SHUT DOWN AT 7:20 AM AND THE MINE WAS EVACUATED. THE CAGE WAS RESET, SHAFT INSPECTION AND HAND SCALING WAS COMPLETE BEFORE RETURN TO WORK UNDERGROUND 9:15 AM.

FALL DISCOVERED IN BLEEDER ENTRIES INBY SPAD # 469 AJACENT TO PILLAR OUT AREA OF 3RD LEFT PANEL ON A REGULAR INSPECTION BY MSHA REP. AND MINE FOREMAN.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1R3W PANEL AT X-CUT 29, ENTRY #5. THE FALL COVERED THE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE, TELEPONE & AMR CABLES. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMIN ATED ROOF SHALE & SANDSTONE.

THE CEDAR CREEK SERVICE ELEVATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE FROM 3:00AM ON 6/4/03 UNTIL 6:00AM ON 6/4/03 DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DOOR CIRCUIT.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 3 N SM #7 ENTRY 320' MARK 18' LONG X 18' WIDE X 6' HIGH. NOT IN INTERSECTON AREA. WAS BOLTED WITH 6' TR BOLTS. AREA PROPED OFF WALKWAY REROUTED.

North Mains MMU 003 at 35 block, approx. 50 ft in cross-cut 5 to 4. the operator was making a clean up pass with only his bits and scrubber running loading a s/c. There was a frictional ignition in the left corner of the face, the flame was orange in color with smoke after the flame went out flame lasted 1 to 2 seconds. no injuries.

THE HOIST WAS SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED OUT BY 2ND SHIFT ELECTRICIAN TO PERFORM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE MOTOR BRUSHES. WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETE THE HOISTMAN TRIED TO ENERGIZE THE HOIST . THE HOIST WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON. THE ELECTRICIAN LOCKED IT OUT AGAIN AND FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION IN AN INTERNAL COMPONENENT. IT WAS RECONNECTED AND WAS ENERGIZED.

THE ELEVATOR AT NO.1 PORTAL WOULD NOT LEVEL. THE ROLLERS WERE ADJUSTED AND THE ELEVATOR WAS PUT BACK INTO SERVICE.

A FALL OF GROUND OCCURRED ON AFTERNOON SHIFT ON TUESDAY JUNE 3, 2003. THE AREA WAS ON THE 4900 LEVEL DRIFT GOING BACK TO 49-76 RAISE. THE GROUND FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 30' LONG 9' WIDE AN D 7' HIGH. REPAIR OF THE AREA IS BEING DONE ON TWO SHIFTS WITH DEWY DAG AND POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. TIMBER WILL ALSO BE INSTALLED IN THE AREA. ESTIMATED TIME TO REPAIR- TWO WEEKS.

A ROOF FALL LOCATED IN #3 ENTRY (NUETRAL AT 55# 102 WAS DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 11:15 PM MEASURING 50'LX 20'W X 6'T NO EQUIPMENT OR INJURIES AFFECTED AND NO DISTURB ANCE OF VENTILATION.

FALL NO. 4 ENTRY 4 X-CUTS INBY SPAD 32373 UNIT #3 -(003 MMU). LENGTH 37' WIDTH 18'3 THICKNESS 9'.

THE GALATIA NORTH ELEVATOR WENT DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES SET UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. BACK UP AND OPERATING 10:15 AM.

TOP FELL IN PILLAR LINE AND CAUGHT AND STUCK CONTINUOUS MINER FOR APPROXIMATELY 16 HOURS

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #2 UNIT X-CUT 14 #4 ENTRY ONE X-CUT INBY UNIT TAILPIECE. L 20'X W 20'X 10-12'T. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 10'POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

ROOF FALL IN #9 ENTRY OF 1A WEST MAINS APPROX 45' OUTBY SURVEY STATION 16267 EXTENDING APPROX 90' DOWN ENTRY. FALL IS APPROX 19'WIDE X 8' THICK. FALL IS 1200' TO 1400' FROM 003-004 WORKING SEC TION.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN ENTRY #5 OF THE 2ND SOUTH EAST PANEL @ SURVEY STATION 1+80. THE AREA MEASURED 60' LONG, 18.5' WIDE AND 10' HIGH. ALL APPROACHES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON Q PANEL OFF OF 3RD WEST MAINS IN THE #6 ENTRY, APPROXIMATELY 50'INBY SS#12626. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 18'WIDE X 20'LONG X 0 TO 9'THICK. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPOR TED WITH 5'RESIN RODS AND 10' TO 12' CABLE BOLTS AS SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTS. NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED AND VENTILATION OR TRAVEL WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE MAIN SOUTHWEST INTAKE @ SURVEY STATION 9+80. THE FALL MEASURED 35'LONG X 19'WIDE X 10'HIGH. ALL APPROACHES TO THE AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

NORTH 5, 28 BLOCK, #2 HEADING, 4-WAY INTERSECTION, MMU 003, 8'HIGH X 18'WIDE X 20'LONG. TYPE OF SUPPORT: 6'RESIN BOLTS, 6"X 16"PLATES, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SU PPORTS SET AROUND FALL.

SOFT LAMINATED ROOF FELL 20'W X 20'L X 10'HIGH. FELL 1 BREAK OUTBY #4 BELT AT SPAD #673 ON BELT LINE.

S.W. POWER COMP.'S POWER TRIPPED OFF AT "POTASH JUNCTION". THE TRANSFORMER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER WAS RESTORED AT 9:30P.M. THE CREWS WERETAKEN OUT OF THE MINE. WHILE THE ELECTRICAL POWE R WAS OFF NO WORK WAS DONE IN THE MINE. AFTER THE POWER WAS RESTORED, TESTS WERE MADE WITH BOTH HOISTS AND PRODUCTION RESUMED.

S.W.POWER COMP.'S POWER TRIPPED OFF AT "POTASH JUNCTION". ALL POWER WAS LOST AT THE MINE. THE HOISTMAN ON DUTY CALLED P.S. THE POWER WAS RESTORED AT 1:00AM WHILE THE POWER WAS OFF NO WORK WA S DONE IN THE MINE. AFTER THE POWER WAS RESTORED, TESTS WERE MADE WITH BOTH HOISTS AND PRODUCTION RESUMED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST MAIN WEST, #6 ENTRY, X-CUT 205. L 35' X W 18' X T 18'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

SW POWER COMPANY'S POWER TRIPPED OFF AT "POTASH JUNCTION" DURING A THUNDER STORM. ALL POWER WAS LOST AT THE MINE. THE HOISTMAN ON DUTY CALL P.S.THE POWER WAS RETORED AT 1:00AM. WHILE THE ELECT RICAL POWER WAS OFF NO WORK WAS DONE IN THE MINE AFTER THE POWER WAS RESTORED, TESTS WERE MADE WITH BOTH HOISTS AND PRODUCTION RESUMED.

A REPORTABLE ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN BOX CANYON MAINS, ENTRY 3, CROSSCUT 30. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET IN LENGTH, 20 FEET WIDE, AND 7 FEET HIGH.

EE BACKED UP TO THE DUMP AREA AND DID NOT STOP.

EE & CO-WORKER WERE GOING TO MOVE A LARGE PIECE OF METAL TO BLOCK UP A LOADER. COWORKER WAS IN THE LOADER AND THE BUCKET WAS IN THE AIR. EE DIRECTED COWORKER IN THE LOADER AND SIGNALED HIM TO STOP. COWORKER SAID HE STOPPED AND WAITED FOR EE TO ATTACH THE CHAIN. EE DID NOT RETURN. COWORKER GOT OFF LOADER & SAW EE WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET & METAL. SUFFERED FATAL HEAD INJURIE

EMPLOYEE WAS INADVERTANTLY OVER RAN BY A SCOOP.

THE VICTIM WAS POSITIONING THE WEDGE BAR AND BOLT ASSEMBLY TO SECURE THE UPPER PLATE IN A STATIONARY JAW CRUSHER. APPARENTLY THE LINER SHIFTED AND FELL, STRIKING THE VICTIM.

WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING MAIN OUTSIDE SUBSTATION, EMPLOYEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE RESULTING IN DEATH.

AT 12:30 PM A RIGHT BREAK OFF THE #4 ENTRY SHOT OUT THROUGH AN EXISTING HOLE IN THE RIB OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SHOT INTO THE PARALLEL BREAK, SHOOTING COAL ONTO THE DRILL OPERATOR, DRILL HELP ER AND SHOT FIRER.

THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING A BOOM TRUCK, ASSISTING IN THE TAKING DOWN OF A LINE DROP TOWER FROM AN ELECTIRCAL SUBSTATION. THE WINCH ROPE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN FROM THE BUCKET OF THE BOO M TRUCK. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET. (THIS WAS NOT AN ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT. THE SUBSTATION WAS NOT IN SERVICE.)

EMBANKMENT CAVE IN RESULTED IN PINNING VICTIM IN FROM CHEST DOWN THUS CONSTRICTING BREATHING WHICH ACCORDING TO CORONER RESULTED IN ASPHYXIATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON EQUIPMENT AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP. EE FELL TO GROUND, CAUSING HERNIA IN GROIN AREA.

EE WAS STANDING ON MINER ADDING OIL TO TANK. OPERATOR STARTED MINER WITH REMOTE AND HIT WRONG BUTTON CAUSING EE TO FALL ON CONVEYOR AND GETTING HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER MASHED. AMPUTATED AT 1ST JOINT.

EE WAS THE OPERATOR ON THE HYDRATOR, LIME HAD COLLECTED ON THE WATER RING ABOVE THE MIXER. EE TOOK A STEEL ROD 1/4 IN DIA X 15" LONG TO KNOCK THE LIME INTO THE MIXER. THE ROD HOOKED ON THE MIX ER PULLING HIS HAND INTO THE METAL BOX AND THE ROD CUT OFF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND BROKE BOTH BONES IN HIS WRIST. THEY HAD PUT IN METAL PLATE IN THE WRIST.

EE'S HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOIST CABLE AND THE KELLY BAR AND TWO FINGERS WERE SEVERED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ADJUSTMENT ON STONE CRUSHER WITH A WRENCH WHICH WAS BEING STRUCK BY A CO-WORKER USING A HAMMER. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN WRENCH HANDLE AND CRUSHER FRAME.

EE STATED HE WAS LOADING ROLLERS (BELT) INTO A HAULER BUCKET, THREW A CRADLE OF ROLLERS INTO BUCKET- A ROLLER BOUNCED OUT OF CRADLE CATCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER & FRAME OF HAULER. THIS CUT END OF LITTLE FINGER ON LT. HAND OFF AT BASE OF FINGERNAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF CHANGING OUT THE CENTER BOLT OF A WIND BRACE WITHIN THE RAW MILL STRUCTURE. A COME-ALONG SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED TO SUPPORT THE WIND BRACE BUT WAS NOT. HE LOOSENED THE BOLT AND USED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER TO PUSH THE BOLT OUT OF THE BOLT HOLE. AT THAT POINT THE BRACE SHIFTED, AMPUTATING THE END OF HIS FINGER NEAR THE FIRST JOINT.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS WITH HIS CREW. THEY WERE MANUALLY LIFTING THE SCREENS. LATER THE NEXT DAY, HE NOTICED A LUMP IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA.

OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND MASHED FINGER IN BETWEEN TOP AND ROOF BOLT PLATE.

EE'S LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY SHALE ROCK WHEN THEROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO ANOTHER EE TO TAKE THE SERVICE CAR TO THE MINER, THE EE HAD HIS HAND ON THE SERVICE CAR. AS A RESULT OF THE ROCK FALLING A DISTANCE OF 6-7 FT. & STRIKING HIS HAND, EE LOST THE SMALLER FINGER, RING FINGER TO 1ST PROXIMAL, MIDDLE TO DISTAL JOINT.

EMPLOYEE MADE KNOWN OVER THE TWO-WAY RADIO THAT HE WAS GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE CAB OF HIS ROCK TRUCK TO URINATE. HE WAS FOUND MOMENTS LATER SITTING ON THE GROUND COMPLAINING OF BREATHING PROB LEMS. DURING THE PATIENT ASSESSMENT HE SAID HE HD STUMBLED AND FELL OFF THE FRONT OF THE ROCK TRUCK.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP AND DOWN THE LADDER ON THE LOADER AND WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER REPETITIVE BOUNCING WHEN HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.

HE WAS MOVING A STRAW BALE & TRIPPED OVER A ROCK.

EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON THE ROLLER FRAME OF A QUARRY DRILL AND USED HEAT TO REMOVE A BOLT. THE INJURED EE CAME ALONG TO HELP AND SAW A LARGE NUT LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND PROCEEDED TO PICK IT UP BURNING HIS RIGHT PALM & FINGERS.

A LUMP OF COAL IN THE LEFT EYE. SUBJECT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION 7/2/03 (FIRST WEEK OF JULY VACATION PERIOD).

EE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL MINER FROM BEHIND THE MINER BUMPER & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING AN OVERCAST TRENCH. THE MINER CUTTING DRUM THREW A 8' ROOF BOLT & STRUCK HIS CHEST & RIBS.

5 SOUTH FACE - BOLTING ON LEFT SIDE OF CONTINUOUS MINER. RAISED AUGER TO TOP TO ROOF STRAP. AUGER HIT TOP AND BENT CATCHING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN AUGER AND BOLTER MAST.

EE HAD JUST ARRIVED FOR WORK ON HIS REGULAR SHIFT. HE WAS WALING ON SIDEWALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF PREP PLANT. HE TRIPPED OVER STATIONARY CONDUIT THAT'S ATTACHED TO SIDEWALK.

TRUCK DRIVER WAS LEVELING LOAD ON TRUCK USING HIS FEET & LEGS. HE DID NOT INFORM US OF HIS COMPENSATION CLAIM UNTIL 8/28/03.

EE REPORTED: STANDING ALONGSIDE HIS DIESEL RIDE PARKED ALONG THE MINE TRAVELWAY REVIEWING MAINTENENCE ORDERREPORTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 1"X1"X2' FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STR IKING HIS HEAD AND SLIDING DOWN HIS BACK. EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE NECK STRAIN AND ABRASIONS TO HIS BACK. STARTED LOOSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS 7-5-03.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING THE MINER WITH ROOF BOLTS AND PLATES. WHILE HIS CO-WORKER WAS THROWING HIM THE BUNDLES OF PLATES ONE OF THEBUNDLES STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLASTERING A STOPPING WITH B-BOND. EE DEVELOPED A RASH ON HIS RIGHT WRIST/ FOREARM AREA.

WHEN ATTACHING BASKET TO BOOMTRUCK HINGE CONNECTOR PLATE ROLLED FORWARD HITTING EE'S THUMB & PINCHED IT AGAINST BASKET

EE STEPPED OFF FORKLIFT AND RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY. EE HAS A HISTORY OF KNEE PROBLEMS NONE OF THEM WORK RELATED UNTIL NOW. TOOK EE TO DR HE WAS SENT TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DR. EE WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICIN E THAT HE COULD NOT WORK WHILE TAKING MEDICINE. EE WAS ON LEVEL GROUND SMOOTH SURFACE WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

GREASING BEARING AND CHECKED LINE UNDER DIRT AND GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN ROLLER ON CONVEYOR BELT.

INJURED WAS STANDING IN A CRUSHER USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE DIRT & RUST FROM THE BACKPLATE,WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. (INJURED BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 11/17/03.)

EE WAS UNROLLING A FIRE HOSE SECTION AND GRABBED IT ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE END TO TOSS IT OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN HE DID THE END OF THE HOSE FLIPPED BACK AND HIT HIS CHIN, CUTTING IT. (ONE SUTURE)

WHILE WALKING ACROSS UNEVEN GROUND EMPLOYEES FOOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST AND FALLING TO GROUND.

EE WAS REPLACING A ROLLER ON A HIGHWALL MINER CAR. EE STATED THAT WHEN HE STEPPED FORWARD HIS RT. KNEE GAVE OUT. THIS IS A REOCCURING INJURY FROM A PRIOR ACCIDENT. THIS ACCIDENT IS BEING CLASS IFIED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EE WAS KNEELING WHILE REMOVING OLD CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELL OVER AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING FRACTURE TO THE WRIST.

AN EE WAS ROCK DUSTING ON THE WEST MAINS BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A WET ROCK DUST COVERED ROCK.EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 8-25-03

EE WAS INSTALLING SOLID BELT STRUCTURE. THE STRUCTURE WAS BENT AND EE WAS USING A POST TO TRY & STRAIGHTEN THE STRUCTURE. WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED LOOSE HE FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON SCSR. LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE BENT A BOLT & HURT HIS BACK. HE WENT ON VACATION 6/29-7/7/03. RETURNED TO WORK 7/7 & WORKED 7/8. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER OF ACCIDENT 7/15/03.

THE INJURED WAS STANDING FACING THE BATTERY END OF THE SCOOP WITH HIS BACK TO THE RIB, PLUGGING UP THE SCOOP BATTERY WHEN A SLICK SIDED CLAY VEIN IN THE RIB SLOUGHED OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE BA CK OF HIS RIGHT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REORGANIZING ELECTRICAL STORAGE AREA AND EXERTED HIMSELF BY LIFTING MOTORS THAT WERE TOO BIG. MUSCLE STRAIN TO RIGHT SIDE OF ABDOMEN. HELPER WAS AVAILABLE BUT WAS NOT ASKED TO ASS IST. ALSO, INJURED ROUTINELY WEARS A BACK SUPPORT BELT. HE HAD BEEN ADVISED NOT TO WEAR IT FULL TIME' THE CONCERN IS THAT HE IS WEAKENING HIS BACK & ABDOMEN BY NOT ALLOWING MUSCLES TO SUPPORT

6-A SECTION - INJURED WAS HOLDING AN OIL HOSE ON THE MINER (TRYING TO FIND AN OIL LEAK) THE MINER OPERATOR ENERGIZED THE MACHINE. THE HOSE INJURED WAS HOLDING HAD A PIN IN IT WHICH INJECTED HY D OIL INTO HIS RT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS DELIVERING HEINZMAN JACKS TO #9 HDG. HE HAD HAULED TWO JACKS TO 8-9 CROSSCUT IN THE SCOOP BUCKET. HE THEN HAD TO CARRY THE JACKS FROM THERE TO THE FACE. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE JACK HE FE LT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN. HE DID NOT BEGIN TO MISS WORK UNTIL JULY 5TH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING OVER A FLAT SUPPLY CAR ON THE TRACK WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR, BENDING BACK HIS LEFT WRIST.

WHILE LIFTING A 25' SECTION OF 6" ALUMINUM PIPE EE FELT A PULL AND A POP IN HIS UPPER BODY. THE CONDITION HAS CONTINUED AND ON MARCH 25, 2004 EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY.

WIND HOWLING AND DUST GOT IN HIS EYE. OPERATOR WAS IN FRONT END LOADER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

WHILE PUTTING IN LAGGING, WAS HIT ON THE HAND BY AN AXE HEAD.

EE WAS HAULING ROCK FROM QUARRY TO BREAKER AND REPORTEDLY NOTICED THAT HE HAD BACK PAIN & TROUBLE STANDING AND WALKING DUE TO ROUGH ROAD AND BOUNCING IN VEHICLE.

INJURED PARTY WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER WHEN HE RAN IN FRONT OF THE BOLTER AND MOVED A CABLE. HE THOUGHT HE HAD GOT OUT OF THE WAY. ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR S TRUCK THE RIB WITH THE ROOF BOLTER STRIKING THE INJURED PARTY ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

TRYING TO PUSH MCC (MOTOR CONTROL CENTER) OVER. OBTAINED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT A PINCH IN LOWER BACK. ALSO WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A BIG HOLE, THIS IS WHEN BACK STARTED TO HURT WORSE.

EE SAID WHEN HE WAS ON THE LADDER OPENING & CLOSING A VALVE TO TAKE MUD OUT OF A TANK, THE LOADER BUCKET TOUCHED THE LADDER AND HE FELL INSIDE THE LOADER BUCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PLACE 80 LB LOCKS AROUND A FOUNDATION FOR A TRAILER USED AS AN OFFICE. HE MUST OF STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. DID NOT FEEL PAIN UNTIL WEEKEND - REPORTED INCIDENT ON 6-30-03.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS FIREBOSSING WALKING THE BELT SLOPE WHICH IS ON A 17 DEGREE INCLINE AND STEPPED ON AN PIECE OF LOOSE COAL/ROCK AND SLIPPED/TRIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK. E MPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK RELATED PROBLEMS. HIS FIRST LOST WORK DAY DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL 7/16/03.

SLIPPED ON STEP AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE WALKING TOWARDS AN EMPLOYEE TO ASK A QUESTION, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND, SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NEAR A WATER TRUCK FILLING AREA. THE GROUND WAS WET, LOOSE SCORIA WAS PRESENT BUT THE WALKWAY WAS RELATIVELY SMOOTH.

WHILE WORKING TO CLEAR A PLUG UP IN THE TUNNEL FEEDER, HE SLIPPED WITH ALL BODY WEIGHT ON RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A MINER CABLE IN #4 ENTRY & HAD TO LIFT IT HIGHTER THAN NORMAL CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. (THIS DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 7/16/03).

THE EE WAS SWITCHING AN LHD FROM MANUAL TO REMOTE OPERATING ON AN INCLINE. THE ENGINE STALLED & IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE BACK EDGE OF THE BUCKET CAUGHT THE REMOTE MUCKING CONTROLS & SPUN THE EE. THE BUCKET THEN STRUCK HIS RT. LEG AS HE FELL DOWN. HIS RT. ANKLE WAS DISLOCATED.

EE WAS WASHING OFF A DIESEL SCOOP AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEP OFF OF THE SCOOP HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO FALL INJURING HIS BACK.

PULLING DUAL HEAD BOLTER WITH SCOOP CAR, SCOOP BECAME HUNG-UP IN MUD, WHILE MANEUVERING SCOOP THE BACK END SLID IN A HOLE, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO SWING AROUND, PINCHING RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN SC OOP SHOVEL AND THE MINE FLOOR.

WHILE VISITING WITH THE SUPERVISOR, THE INJURED BELT FAINT, AND BECAME DISORIENTATED SUPERVISOR LAID HIM DOWN ON THE GROUND, LOOSENED HIS CLOTHING & COVERED HIM AMBULANCE WAS CALLED JUST TO BE SAFE. EE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL STAY OVERNIGHT- RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DAY FULL WORK STATUS RESTORED AS THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG

CUTTING METAL IN VISE WITH A HAND HACKSAW. CUT THROUGH METAL STRIKING LEFT HAND ON THE VISE.

CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND HIT KNEE.

WHILE SETTING UP ROOF BOLTER IN #4 ENTRY, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT, RIGHT ARM, BACK, AND TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIECE OF WOOD TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT ON CONVEYER BELT. WHILE ADJUSTING IT HE HIT HIS WRIST. THIS RESULTED IN A BRUISE TO HISWRIST.

EE WAS WATERING THE ROAD WITH THE WATER TRUCK HEADING UPHILL. THE TRANSMISSION CAME OUT OF GEAR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS FULL OF WATER.

WHILE PERFORMING HAUL TRUCK BED CHANGE OUT, ADJUSTING/REPLACING BED SHIMS, TRUCK BED LOWERED, CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.

FUEL LINE BECOME LOOSE ON COAL LOADER. CAUSING LOADER TO FLASH FIRE OPERATOR EXTINGUSHED FIRE. HE SAID HE LOOKED TO SEE IF THE FIRE WAS OUT WHEN IT FLASHED FIRE. CAUSING SLIGHT BURNS TO HANDS AND ARM BELOW ELBOW.

EE CLAIMS HE TOOK JUG OF WATER OUT OF REFRIGERATOR AND CLAIMS TO HAVE DRANK 1/4 OF THE GALLON BEFORE REALIZING THERE WAS SOMETHING OTHER THAN WATER IN IT. HE CLAIMS HE GOT ILL AND VOMITTED BUT NO EVIDENCE WAS EVER FOUND.

EE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS MOVING A SECITON OF WATER PIPE/WHEN HE STEPPED IN A DRAIN AND STRAINED HIS BACK EE STARTED MISSING WORK 6-26-03 AND IS UNDER DR. CARE AT THIS TIME INCIDENT HAS BEEN UN DER INVESTIGATION PENDING DR DIAGNOSIS.

EE WAS MOUNTING CAB OF D25 WATER TRUCK. HE STEPPED UPON 1ST STEP & LOST HIS HOLD ON GRAB IRON WHEN REACHING FOR THE OTHER GRAB IRON ON DOOR. HE LANDED ON GROUND ON HIS FEET LATER THAT DAY HE STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM

HE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BROKE & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ARM.

EE went to sleep and run d10n dozer over the highwall.

RECEIVED "FLASH BURN" OF BOTH EYES WHILE WELDING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

WHILE LOADING BOX OF GLUE ON ROOFBOLTER HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO EMPLOYEES.

INJURED PARTY TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON 3/27/03 WHILE PUTTING IN BELT FRAMMING ON BELT LINE. HE HAD NOT MISSED ANY DAYS OF WORK UP TO 6/25 WHEN HE SAID HIS RIGHT KNEE STARTED GIVING HIM TROUBL E. HE THEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR. WE WERE UNAWARE HE HAD HURT HIS KNEE ON 3/27.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GREASE A TIW ROD END & HE HAD CO-WORKER TO STEER FRONT WHEELS BACK & FORTH & SOMEHOW HE GOT HIS HEAD PINNED BETWEEN THE TIE ROD & THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL.

EE WAS CALLED ATTSCILE DUE TO AN EMERGENCY AT HOME. AS HE WAS WALKING TO MANTRIP AND STEPPED OUT FROM #1 SHIELD A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK. THE ROCK MEASURED 28 "X24"X4". HE SAW A DR DUE TO BACK PAIN AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MUSCLE STRAIN AND SCHEDULED TO SEE A SPECIALIST ON 7-8-03, WHICH ADVISED TO TAKE ONE WEEK FROM WORK, EE DID NOT BECOME ON L.T.A

WHILE CARRYING BOARDS BACK TO THE DRIFT, EE STEPPED OFF A 6" STEP AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

HE WAS FUELING & CHECKING OVER THE LOADER AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. IT WAS RAINY AND MUDDY (BOOTS WERE SLIPPERY). HE SLIPPED & FELL, HITTING HIS TAILBONE ON ONE OF THE HANDRAILS. HE HAS A FRACT URED TAILBONE.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON A CM. SECTION. HE HAD TO BEND A 7 FT ROOF BOLT TO INSERT IN BOLT HOLE. EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE BAGGING PRODUCT. HE SAID HE FELT THE PAIN WHEN HE STEPPED TO HIS LEFT WHILE PACKAGING 50 LB. BAGS OF PRODUCT. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL 7/7/03 WHICH WAS 11 DAYS LATER AND COULD NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HE HAD STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE WHEN HIS DRILL STEEL CLOGGED UP. HE HAD APPLIED TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO THE STEEL, AND IT BENT WHEN IT CLOGGED. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING IT OUT OF THE HOLE. THE BENT STELL SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK EE ON THE SIDE OF HIS HARD HAT AND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

OPERATING CAT 980 LOADER ON MAIN ROAD BY THE ASPHALTH PLANT CLAIMS LOADER HIT A BUMP AND IT HURT HIS BACK. HE HURT HIS BACK NO SIMILAR WAY AT HOME A FEW YEARS AGO NOT WORK RELATED THAT TIME 7- 7-03 IN HOSPITAL WITH BLOCKED INTESTINE I DONT KKNOW IF THIS IS REPORTABLE OR NOT.

SHOVEL BUCKET STRUCK HAUL TRUCK BED.

EE WAS CUTTING A WEAR PLATE IN PRIMARY FEEDER. ANOTHER EE WAS APPROX. 4' AWAY USING A 3LB. HAMMER TO DRIVE BAG UNDER PLATE, WHEN THE SWING HAMMER SLIPPED FROM GRIP STRIKING EE OVER HIS EYE.

A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL GOT HUNG UP INT HE HOLE, OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO SWING CANOPY AROUND TO GET IS UNSTUCK WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY HTI THE WRONG LEVER AND PINCHED/CAUGHT HIS LEFT WRIST BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND DRILL STEEL.

HE WAS WORKING ON THE CRUSHER FEEDER PLATE & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN THE CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING THE FINGER TO BE FRACTURED IN THREE PLACES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN UP A BELT DRIVE BY SHOVELING AROUND IT WHEN HE STEPPED INBETWEEN TWO JOINTS OF WATERLINE, TURNED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

INJURED EE WAS WELDING A GUARD ON HI SCREEN DRIVE BELT AT THE BREAKER. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO INJURED'S GLOVE AND BECAME LODGED UNDER HIS WATCH BAND. THIS RESULTED IN A BURN TO HIS LEFT WRIST. INJURED DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 6-26-03.

EE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON POWER CENTER AT THE TOP OF THE SLOPE ON SURFACE. WHEN HE REACHED AROUND BOX HE WAS STUNG ON THE FOREARM TWICE BY A WASP. WHILE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THE WASP HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME CAUGHT IN A CABLE. THIS RESULTED IN HIM WISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WAS NOT ABSENT FROM WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY UNTIL 7-28-03.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TWO NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR STARTERS IN EXISTING PANEL BOX. TURNED BREAKER OFF TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE CIRCUIT HE WAS WORKING ON. IT WAS NOT THE RIGHT BREAKER. CAME IN C ONTACT WITH HOT WIRES CAUSING A FLASH.

EE WAS PRYING OUT A ROCK STUCK IN DUMP CHUTE WHEN BAR WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER ROCK & FLIPPED INTO JAW & SLAMMED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE JAW AGAINST A WALL.

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ATRS AND LAST BOLT.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER ON A HAUL TRUCK, WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, HE WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB FOR ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY.

EE WAS SITTING IN 6 SEATER ALONG TRAVELWAY. ANOTHER 6 SEATER COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION SLOEWED TO PASS, SLID IN MUD TOWARD EMPLOYEE. HE EXTENDED HIS ARM AGAINST ADVANCING 6 SEATER CAUSING STRAIN TO LEFT UPPER ARM.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE POWDER TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED PULLING HIS LEFT ARM.

EE WAS ON HIS BACK ATTEMPTING TO PUSH DUAL WHEELS ONTO RAMCAR & STRAINED HIS MUSCLES.

WHILE GETTING INTO WATER TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON THE FUEL TANK AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING A CONTUSION TO THE HIP.

ADJUSTING SKIRT BOARD BELT CAUGHT HAMMER AND PULLED FINGERS OF LEFT HAND INTO BELT. CUTTING THE MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

EE WAS TROUBLE-SHOOTING CENTRIFUGE MOTOR CUBICLE WHEN THE PRIMARY BUS STAB PHASE LEADS SHORTED PHASE TO PHASE.

FRONT LOADER SEAT BROKEN, CAUSING JARRING OF BACK.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LET CABLE DOWN AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

HE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK TO SEE IF COAL HAD RUN DOWN BIN. HE SLIPPED TRYING TO STAY OUT OF MUD AND FELL. HE WORKED DRIVING TRUCK UNTIL 4:00 PM. WHEN HE CAME IN WITH TRUCK HE SAID HIS LEFT K NEE HURT.

EE CALLED ON MONDAY, 6/23/03 REPORTING AN INJURY TO HIS RT. SHOULDER. EE FILED UNDER SHORT TERM DISABILITY. DISABILITY FORM CAME TO DR. ON 7/10/STATING THE INJURY WAS WORK RELATED. EE HAS NOT INFORMED HIS FOREMAN OF ANY WORK-RELATED INJURY.EE HAS HAD PREVIOUS SHOULDER INJURIES, BOTH RT.&LEFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN PANLINE GOING TO CATCH MANTRIP OUT AND HIT HEAD ON A SHIELD.

TRUCK DRIVER WENT INTO THE WOODS IN QUEST OF A SNAKE AND GOT BIT WHEN HE CAPTURED ONE.

EE WAS LEVELING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELL, WALKING DOWN THE BRIDGE.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS QUARRY FLOOR AND SLIPPED WHERE IT WAS WET.

Ee was waiting to move truck in. As he started to move, truck lost brakes resulting in loss of control. Truck rolled & ee struck head on left side, causing laceration to left ear. Has not returned to work full duty as of 7/30/03.

RAN OVER ROCK IN #5 ENTRY AND HURT HIS BACK AND NECK.

EE WAS RELACING A SCREEN IN #2 MIDDLINGS CLEAN COAL SCREEN. HE DREW BACK A 4 LB HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS FINGER ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. HIS FI RST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 6/26/03.

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER PULLING CABLE.

WHILE CLEANING IN AN AREA OF THE BC-3 BELT, EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO AN OPEN SUMP THAT WAS HIDDEN BY AN INCH OF WATER. THE COVER WAS REMOVED TO WORK ON THE PUMP THAT WAS NOT WORKING.

THROWING 50 LB BAGS AT NO 3 PACKER, EE FELT SHARP PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK

THE EE WAS PUSHING COAL WITH A CAT D9 BULLDOZER, WHEN THE FAN BELTS BROKE, HE PARKED THE DOZER AND ATTEMPTED TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON THE RADIATOR, WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP, HOT ENGINE COOLAN T SPRAYED ON HIS ARMS AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST.

EE STATED THAT WHILE THROWING A LOP OF LOADER CABLE AROUND CABLE ALREADY HUNG UP, CABLE DIDNT STAY UP AND FELL TOWARD HIM STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE.

EE STUCK FINGER IN AC VENT FAN CUT END OF FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A BOARD WELDING IN AN IMPACTOR - BOARD BROKE AND HE FELL AND HIT BOTH KNEES ON ROTOR.

EE WAS PUSHING A CABLE BOLT FROM A JOH DEER LIFT BASKET AT 65670 + 172. THE ROCK SHIFTED IN THE HOLE CAUSING THE EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD. THE EE FELL TOWARDS THE FENDER LANDING ON THE GROUND. THE BASKET WAS THREE FEET OFF THUE GROUND. THE EE HAS A SORE BACK. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 6/23

EE WAS THROWING ROCK ONTO THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER OR ARM.

WHILE WORKING TO REPLACE THE COUPLING BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND SPEED REDUCER ON THE BELT LINE HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING A TWIST TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A FLETCHER ROOFBOLTER THROUGH A SET OF 5' DOUBLE DOORS WHEN THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER CAUGHT ONE OF THE DOORS. THEY WERE TRYING TO FREE THE DOOR WHEN VICTIM FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT & CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6/24/03 WHEN HE SAW A DOCTOR & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MUSCLE STRAIN IN THE BACK.

MAINTENANCE CREW HAD CHANGED A VALVE CHEST ON A DUAL BOOM ROOF BOLTER AND THEY MUST HAVE GOTTEN SOME HOSES CROSSED UP. WHEN THE MACHINE WAS STARTED UP, THE DRILL STATION SUDDENLY SWUNG OUT AND PINNED THE INJURED MAN AGAINST THE RIB.

EE WAS UNLOADING CONCRETE BLOCK FROM SCOOP & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS MOVING THE WALKER SHIELD ON LONGWALL RECOVERY FROM THE CONTROLS OF THE OTHER WALKER WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OUT & LANDED ON HIS FOOT. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS SAFETY AWARENESS OF SURROUNDIN G CONDITIONS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, SAFETY EQUIPMENT WAS NOT A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS COULD BE A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WORK ON EXCAVATOR, LIFTED BATTERY COVERS OFF AND PUT THEM IN SERVICE TRUCK, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. CHECKED BY LOCAL DR, GOING TO DO MRI, AS OF NOW MUSCLE STRAIN.

EE HAD MOUNTED THE GRADER WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE WEST SHOP BAY. HE THEN STEPPED ONTO THE FRONT TIRE OF THE REAR TANDEM TO MOUNT A CB ANTENNA ONTO THE CAB. AS HE DID HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND JU MPED FROM THE 5' TALL TIRE TO THE SHOP FLOOR LANDING ON HIS FEET. PAIN WAS FELT IN THE LEFT FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO GIBSON GENERAL E.R. EXAMINED, X-RAYED, DIAGNOSED WITH FRACTURED CALCANEOUS BO

Employee was taking down pipe with his partner when it fell from his grasp and struck his arm. The right shoulder joint was pushed down and in from the contact. The injury recieved first aid treatment. In April 2004, the company was notified that the employee had received several treatments for continued pain and would be off work as of April 23 for shoulder surgery.

EE WAS WORKING OVERTIME HELPING TO MOVE POWER. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING UNTIL TRANSFORMER & HIGH VOLTAGE SLED UP. THEY TOLD THE OPERATOR TO GO AHEAD & PULL, EE HAD HIS FOOT POSITIO NED WHERE THE HIGH VOLTAGE SLED WAS PULLED OVER HIS FOOT.

SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT HAND RE-INJURING RING FINGER.

WAS LIFTING A BOX OF RESIN TO PUT ON ROOF BOLT MACH.

EE TRIPPED OVER A BRIDGE BOARD AND FELL FORWARD WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER THE BOARD.

EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ON REMOTE CONTROL CUTTING THE FACE OF THE NO 2 ENTRY. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 21" X 13" X 6" FELL AND STRUCK HIS HAND RESULTING IN A CUT TO THE HAN D AND DAMAGE TO LIGAMENTS.

EE WAS OPERATING A KOMATSU EXCAVATOR. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WAS SHOWING HOT. HE STOPPED TO CHECK WATER IN RADIATOR. HE DID NOT LET THE UNIT COOL DOWN BEFORE REMOVING THE RADIATOR CAP. THE HOT WATER PRESSURE BLEW OUT ON HIS RIGHT ARM & STOMACH.

INJURED BENT OVER TO MOVE A PORT-POT AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE. THE HELPER TOOK ONE MORE SWIPE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THAN EE THOUGHT. EE HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OB BLOCK WHEN THE HAMMER HIT. EE HAS A FRACTURE IN HAND. HE WILL BE OFF FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDED A FINE COAL FILTER, FILTER SHIFTED CAUSING EMPLOYEE'S ELBOW TO POP AND LATER FELT PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO A LOW HANGING CABLE BOLT & JAMMED HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF RAIL WRONG AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

WHEN GETTING OUT OF JEEP HE SAID HIS ANKLE ROLLED & HE FELL DOWN. STATED HE DID NOT STEP IN HOLEOR ANY OTHER OFFSET BUT THAT HIS ANKLE JUST ROLLED

5 SOUTH FACE. MAN WAS WALKING PAST LOADING MACHINE. THE LEFT RIB FELL KNOCKING HIM TO THE BOTTOMAND PART OF RIB FELL ON LEFT LOWER LEG.

WHILE GRINDING, PIECE OF DEBRIS FELL INTO CORNER OF EYE.

THE YARD LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING A HAUL TRUCK IN STOCKPILE AREA. WHILE LOADING, A CONTRACTOR PULLED HIS TRUCK BEHIND LOADER. LOADER OPERATOR BACKED AWAY FROM HAUL TRUCK TO GO FOR ANOTHER B UCKET W/O SEEING THE CONTRACTOR. WHEN HE DID SEE THE CONTRACTOR IN HIS MIRROR, HE SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CONTRACT TRUCK. HE STRAINED & PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLE FROM THE STOP

EE WAS WALKING TO THE POWER CENTER, WHEN HE GOT TO THE BREAK BESIDE THE FEEDER A S-CAR TOOK UP HIS CABLE STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER SPINNING HIM AROUND WHILE HIS FOOT WAS PLANTED CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE STATED HE WAS TRYING TO GO BETWEEN 2 SUPPLY CARS & STEPPED ON THE DRAWHEAD & SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE END OF THE SUPPLY CAR

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE ROCK AWAY FROM MINER, ROCK CAME OFF BANK & HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE, CUT LEG REQUIRING 2 STITCHES, AND DAMAGED LIGMENTS & TENDONS. HOSPITAL STAY FOR X-RAYS, MRI, ETC & THERAPY.

EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL SEPT. 29, 2003 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK IN ORDER TO HAVE SURGERY DONE.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND TALKING TO MINE SUPT WHEN THE RT REAR TIRE ON ROCK TRUCK #593 BLEW OUT. EE FELL STRIKING THE MIRROR OF SUPT'S VEHICLE. HE WAS EXAMINED AT WBMC & RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY W/NO RESTRICTIONS. HE WORKED UNTIL JULY 12, 2003 WHEN HE NOTIFIED MANAGEMENT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED IN COMPLIANCE W/CIT #7679599, HOWEVER

EE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING. IT WAS LEANING VERY BAD AND WAS NOT WEDGED. STOPPING STARTED TO FALL OVER, HE TURNED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND TRIPPED. A BLOCK FROM FALLEN STOPPING HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEES WERE DOING MAINTENANCE ON SCREEN PLANT AND INJURED EE JUST FELT HIS BACK SNAP. ALL EE DID WAS TURN, WAS NOT LIFTING OR PUSHING ANYTHING.

EE SAID HE BENT OVER TO LIFT OR ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AND HE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK THEN.

EE WAS SHOVELING COAL SPILL OUT OF BRETBY TRAY ON LONGWALL FACE CONVEYOR WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

TWO SHUTTLE CARS COLLIDED IN AN INTERSECTION DUE TO A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE BETWEEN OPERATORS AND THE PRESENCE OF A LINE CURTAIN WHICH HINDERED VISIBILITY. THE BUMPER OF ONE CAR ENTERED THE O PERATORS COMPARTMENT OF THE INJURED MANS CAR, SQUEEZING HIM AND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS PELVIS.

EE REPORTED: STANDING ALONGSIDE A FCT "DMU" UNIT THAT WAS BEING PULLED UP. THE WIRE ROPE BROKE, FLEW OVER STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM, LACERATION TO HIS ARM.

HE WAS WALKING DOWN BELT LINE AND A RIB ROLL OFFHITTING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE PLASTERING A STOPPING, EE GOT PLASTER IN HIS EYE. EE RINSED HIS EYE OUT WITH WATER BUT IT WAS STILL BURNING.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC MAKE A CABLE SPLICE ON HIS SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIS LEFT HIP & LEG. JUNE 24 HE REPORTED HIS BACK WAS HURTING BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. PH YSICIAN SCAN 6/25. PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN & TWO DAYS REST.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY WHEN HE TRAMMED OVER A DISRUPTION IN THE MINE FLOOR INJURING HIS NECK. HE BEGAN HIS VACATION ON 6-19-03. HIS FIRST SCHEDULED DAY OF WORK MISSED WAS 6-27-03.

THE EE LOST CONTROL OF HIS JACKLEG & IT STRUCK HIM ON THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT KNEE AS IT FELL. THE EE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK FOR MEDICAL EVALUATIONOF THE KNEE Y

EE LAYING BRICK INSIDE KILN WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AREA. DIAGNOSIS: BICEPS TENDON DISLOCATION.

WHILE SHOWERING AFTER HIS SHIFT OF WORK, EE BENT OVER TO WASH HIS FEET AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.

WORKING ON RAM CAR BATTERYS, TRYING TO REMOVE BATTERY LID. THE LID SPARKED ON THE BATTERY AND HE TRIED TO JUMP OFF THE BATTERYS AND SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN THE COAL RIB AND RAM CAR HURTING HI S LOWER BACK.

EE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN 6" AND CAR WHEN ANOTHER EE PUSHED LINE ONTO CAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BARREL INTO LOADER BUCKET AND HIT LIP OF BUCKET WITH BARREL AND HURT HIS BACK. EE WENT TO E.R. AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING ON X-RAYS, SENDING HIM TO NEUROSURGEON. MAY HAVE AGGRAVATED OLD INJURY.

CUSTOMER TRUCK DRIVER EXITED HIS TRUCK WHILE ON THE SCALES. HE TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE SCALES.

EE WAS CLEANING BELT WITH A SHOVEL. THE SHOVEL SNAGGED A BELT SPLICE CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO JERK HIS HAND & WRIST. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6-23-03. HE WENT TO THE DR ON 6-23-03. THE DR TOLD HIM TO STAY HOME WITH MEDICATION AND A SOFT CAST. THIS ACCIDENT WASN'T REPORTABLE UNTIL HE BEGAN MISSING WORK.

THE EMPLOYEE BENT FORWARD TO UNLOCK HIS TOOL BOX AND EXPERIENCED A MUSCLE SPASM. HE MISSED ONE SHIFT FROM WORK FOR LOW BACK PAIN. FILING WAS DELAYED FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATI ON WILL BE FORWARDED AS RECEIVED.

EMPLOYEE SHIFTED STONE STRAINING ELBOW / ARM.

WAS CHANGING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON MINER WHEN FELT PAIN IN BACK WHILE PUSHING WRENCH.

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC, HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE REAR OF THE SERVICE TRUCK. THE REAR STEP OF THE SERVICE TRUCK HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND WAS MISSING. THE EE FORGOT THE STEP WAS NOT THERE AND FELL TO THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS ANKLE. EE STATED HE WASAWARE OF THE MISSING STEP BUT HAD FORGOT.

EE HOOKED SC CABLE ON LO-TRAC. WHEN LO-TRAC MOVED IT INJURED EE'S LEFT FOOT. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-21-03, AT THIS TIME HIS DOCTOR TOOK HIM OFF WORK.

EE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN AFTER BEING STRUCK ON THE BACK OF THE HARD HAT BY A ROCK. HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK BY A PHYSICIAN. HIS INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS CERVICAL SPONDYLITIC RADIULOPATHY WITH HYPERFLEXION.

EE WAS EXITING A MANTRIP ON THE SURFACE, HIS TOOL POUCH CAUGHT MANTRIP WEBBING CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. HE ATTEMPTED TO GET UP BY PUSHING OFF WITH HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE HEARD SOMETHING POP.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTING HIS BACK.

CHANGING STEALS IN A JACKLEG TYPE DRILL, AND ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS WORKING ON A JOY SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CHAIN ON COME-A-LONG BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MOVE COAL AND ROCK ON THE BELT DRIVE WITH A SLATE BAR. THE BAR GOT CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE AND PUSHED AGAINST EE'S CHEST.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A CAN OF OIL WHEN HE KNOCKED OVER A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, THE EXTINGUISHER ACTIVATED & SPRAYED INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A PERMANENT VENTILATION CONTROL (BRATTICE) WHEN A SHUTTLE CAR ENTERED THE CROSSCUT WHERE SHE WAS WORKING AND STRUCK HER IN THE LEFT LEG CAUSING A STRESS FRACT URE TO THE FIBULA.

INJ BECAME REPORTABLE ON 6/20/03 WHEN EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONTUSION & WAS EXCUSED FROM WORK BY COMPENSATION DR. EE WAS INJURED WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS & A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING APPRO X 30"X20"X2-4" FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORT STRAPS & STRUCK HIS FOOT

EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A 10 BY 10' TAKE UP BEAM,. THEY WERE GOING TO PUT IT IN TO CONNECT IT TO A CROSSBEAM. WHEN THEY PUT THE BEAM IN PLACE EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELL TO THE GROUND. WHEN HE FELL HE STRUCK ANOTHER BEAM THAT WAS THERE FOR THE JOB. HE HAD PAIN IN RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD A TRACK DOOR INTO A SCOOP BUCKET, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND SHOULDERS.

EE WAS RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET AND SCOOP RAN THRU A WATER HOLE, OPERATOR RAISED BUCKET AND WEDGED EE INTO TOP BRUISED CENTER OF BACK. STARTED MISSING WORK 6-18-03.

LOOSENING BOLT ON TORQUE CONVERTER BOLT CAME LOOSE WRENCH SLIPPED. RESULTING IN ELBOW HITTING THRUST PLATE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN THE MUD, SEVERELY SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS RELEASED FOR MODIFIED DUTY THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE HIS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITHOUT SEVERE PAIN TO THE INJURED ANKLE.

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER, MISSED AND TORE A ROTATER CUFF IN SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING WET & MUDDY CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS GREASING THE RIPPER ON THE REAR OF THE D-11R DOZER BETWEEN SHIFTS. AS HE WAS STANDING ON THE REAR OF THE DOZER HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED & WENT THRU AN OPENING, CAUSING HIM TO FALL WITH 1 L EG ABOUT 2'.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING LIME FILLED BAGS FROM ONE WOOD PALLET TO ANOTHER ONE. SUDDENLY HE SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR AND FELL CAUSING HIM PAIN IN HIS LEFT THIGH WHEN HE TRIED TO BALANCE HIS BODY TO AVOI D THE FALL.

EE BEGAN MISSING ON 6/16/03 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DISC DEGENERATION AND BACK PAIN.

WHILE MINER WAS HOOKING UP LIFTING STRAPS TO LIFT AND REMOVE DISCHARGE SHUTS ON PLANT FOR REPAIR, MINER SLIPPED ON A LOOSE PART OF WORK PLATFORM RESULTING IN A FALL OF A DISTANCE OF 5 FT ONTO A CONCRETE FLOOR. AS A RESULT OF FALL THE LEFT ELBOW, LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT RIB CAGE OF MINER WERE INJURED.

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO LOADER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Block of steel fell on left foot.

HE BENT OVER TO PICK-UP A CRIB BLOCK AND PUT IT ON THE MAN-TRIP. HE STARTED FEELING PAIN THEN HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DR ON THE 17TH AND HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE THEN.

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER REROUTED CM70. AFTER HANGING CABLE, THEY WERE GETTING THE REST OF SLACK AGAINST THE RIB. EMPLOYEE USED RIGHT LEG TO PUSH CABLE OVER. FELT A POP AND BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT HAMSTRING. STRAIN TO RIGHT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SKIDSTEER CLEANING OUT MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE BELTS AT THE CRUSHING PLANT. HE HAD A BUCKET LOAD OF FILL RAISED IT TOO HIGH. THE SKIDSTEER ROCKED BACK. HE DROPPED TH E BUCKET DOWN, THUS CAUSING WHIPLASH.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS A TEAM CARRYING 2300 VOLT CABLE FROM THE BELT HEADING. WHILE HE WAS CARRYING THE CABLE HE SAYS HE FELL AND HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS ON TOP OF BARGE COVER CLOSING COVERS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE BARGE ONTO THE BULKHEAD PLININGS THE FALL WAS ABOUT 12'.

DISMOUNTING RR250, CAME DOWN LADDER AND RT KNEE STRUCK PLATFORM ON THE MACHINE.

DEGENERATIVE CHANGES OF THE LOWER CERVICAL SPINE.

REMOVING A NOLAN STOP FROM THE RAIL AT THE END OF A SUPPLY TRACK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS MOVING A SHIELD COVER BACK ON A SCOOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WORKED ONE DAY THEN MISSED 6/18/03 WITH THE INJURY.

WAS WELDING ON A TRUCK, WALKING OVER A PLATE AND SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THE EE WAS BAGGING 50# BAGS WHEN THEY TRIPPED ON A BROKEN BAG THAT WAS IN THEIR PATH. THE EE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 6-16-03. EE REQUESTED TREATMENT ON 6-20-03. THE EE WAS RELEASED TO FU LL DUTY. ON 6-30 EE VISITED DOCTOR WITHOUT INFORMING COMPANY. THE DOCTOR EXCUSED HER FROM WORK 6/30 TO 7/7. EE WAS SCHEDULED 6-30 ONLY BECAUSE OF HOLIDAY.

EE WAS PUSHING RAW COAL FROM BELOW THE #2 COAL TRUCK DUMPING SITE AT MARFORK PROCESSING. AS A TRUCK BEGAN TO DUMP HE QUICKLY BACKED THE DOZER UP STRIKING THE HIGHWALL WITH THE COUNTERWEIGHT ON THE REAR OF THE DOZER RESULTING IN A JAR TO THE DOZER'S CAB PRODUCING TWO HERNIATED DISCS.

WHILE COMING DOWN THE LADDER ON LOADER, EE TWISTED ANKLE ON LAST STEP.

WHILE WALKING AROUND DOZER IN PM YARD, EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN AN OLD DRILL HOLE THAT HAD BECOME FILLED WITH WATER.

UNLOADING TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER FROM A DELIVERY TRUCK, CLIMBING OUT OF BACK OF DELIVERY TRUCK, PULLED GROIN, PAIN AND KNOT ON RIGHT TESTICLE.

EE STATED HE WAS OPENING THE PAINT VALVE ON #4 TANK WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT BICEP. THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT WHEN EE BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 7/8/03.

MINER WAS MOVING BAGS OF ROCK DUST WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK. MINER CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 6/23/03.

EE STATES HE WAS PULLING 30 LB BAGS TO THE BACK OF THE TRAILER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ARM.

DURING AN INSPECTION OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AT THE BASE OF MILL 10 RAMP NORTH DOOR, THE EE FELL WHILE WALKING. NO UNSAFE PLANT CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

EE ALLEGES HE BURNED HIS EYES WHILE WELDING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER.

EE STEPPED OFF OF A PICKUP & HIS LEFT KNEE WENT BACKWARDS

6 RIGHT DEV 45 OFF OF #4 ENTRY. WHILE PUTTING THE RUB RAIL BACK ON THE OPERATOR'S SIDE, AFTER REPAIRING A WATER LEAK, IT SLIPPED OFF THE MOUNTING BARS AND FELL ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

5 RIGHT 5 SOUTH, PUTTIG IN ALPINE MINER, USING CHAIN TO LIFT, USING BAR TO ALIGN, CHAIN BROKE AND HIT MAN'S LEFT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS.

WHILE OPERATING SCOOP, EMPLOYEE EXITED SCOOP TO OPEN AIR LOCK DOOR, STATED HE TWISTED KNEE WHEN STEPPING TO MINE FLOOR, CAUSING PAIN IN KNEE.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A CERAMIC LINED PIPE WITH A COWORKER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS MOVING AN ENGINE VIBRATION DAMPER TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN THE LOWER MIDDLE PORTION OF HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING CO-WORKER PUT ON A PATCH ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. THEY GOT READY TO MOVE THE BELT SO AS TO GET TO THE OUTER CLIPS. CO-WORKER TOLDEE AND OTHER EE'S TO WATCH OUT HE WAS GOING TO BUMP THE CONVEYOR. EE THOUGHT HE SAID TO PULL THE BELT BY HAND. WHEN CO-WORKER HIT THE BUTTON, EE GRABBED THE BELT AND THE BELT BROKE HIS RT. FINGER AND CUT HIS OTHER FINGER.

EE WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROL MINER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRKING LEFT INDEX FINGER ON OR ABOUT THE KNUCKLE CAUSING A LACERATION. INJURED RECEIVED STITCHES TO FINGER.

STEPPED DOWN OFF OF LADDER OF 45 CRUSHER THE WRONG WAY AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE STATED THAT HE HAD MOVED BACK TO THE 2ND ROW OF BOLTS & PINNER OPR. LET T-BAR DOWN TO MOVE PINNER UP- ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLT & RIB, STRIKING EE ON SHOULDER & FOOT.

THE INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING A CAT 637 SCRAPER WHEN HE PLANTED HIS LEFT FOOT ONTO UNEVEN GROUNDAND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. SURGERY WAS REQUIREDON NOV 25 TO REPAIR THE INJURY AFTER PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

EE REPORTED: MOVING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS FROM BACK OF MACHINE TO THE FRONT, SLIPPED ON DAMP DRAW ROCK, TWISTED LOW BACK.

EE WALKED INTO THE FIRE WATER SHED TO OPERATE A SMALL WATER VALVE. HE FELT A BUG CRAWLING ON HIS LEG. HE SWATTED IT. HE FELT A SING. HE REMOVED THE DEAD BUG AND FOUND IT TO BE A BLACK WIDOW SP IDER. HE HAD LEFT HIS PANTS ON SITE OVER THE WEEKEND AND SUSPECT THE SPIDER HAD CRAWLED IN THEN.

EE WAS PATROLLING BY FOOT THE READY LINE OF EQUIPMENT NORTH OF THE OFFICES. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELL DOWN ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE BACKED TRUCK UNDER PAN. HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO PLACE PAN ONTO TRUCK. THE PAN BUMPED THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND A STONE FELL FROM THE PAN ONTO HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAITED TOO LONG TO CLEAN AND DRY HIS FEET AFTER EXPOSURE TO CONERATE.

PERSON HAD FINISHED DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF TO INSTALL BOLT. PERSON LOWERED BOLTER HEAD AND REACH OUT TO REMOVE DRILL STEEL EXTENSION. THE TOP PART OF DRILL STEEL WHICH WAS BEING HELD BY DRILL S TEEL GUIDE JAWS, SLIP DOWN THROUGH DRILL STEEL GUIDE AND STRUCK PERSON ON MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION AND DAMAGE TO TENDON.

STRAINED MUSCLE IN ARM WHILE SHOVELING. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 6/17/03.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A WATER HOSE AT THE DRYER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A UNISTRUT.

EE WAS BOLTING ROOF IN #5 RT BT -HAD PULLED SOME DRAW ROCK DOWN & MASHED SUCTION HOSE ON BOLTER. WHILE REPAIRING HOSE, ANOTHER PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 16" X 8" X 1 1/2" THICK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON H EAD & NECK. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL -CHECKED & RELEASED - NOTE - THIS DID NOT SEEM TO BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT TIME OF OCCURRANCE.

EE WAS DESCENDING THE EQUIPMENT LADDER ON A HAUL TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND SWUNG AROUND. THE INITIAL PAIN WAS NUMBNESS AND TINGLING RELATED TO HIS HAND AND ELBOW. ON 7/14/03 THE MINE LEARNED HE WILL HAVE SURGERY FOR A DISC INJURY RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

AT 12:30 PM A RIGHT BREAK OFF THE #4 ENTRY SHOT OUT THROUGH AND EXISTING HOLE OR DUCKS NEST INTO A BREAK RUNNING PARALLEL TO, SHOOTING COAL ONTO THE SHOT FIRER.

LANCING A PIN ON LR-1 AND HIT A GREASE POCKET, IGNITED AND FLAME HIT FACE.

EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO LIFT A RIPPER MOTOR IN MINER. HE FELT PAIN IN NECK, RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM. HE DID NOT MISS ANY TIME UNTIL HIS DR. TOOK HIM OUT ON WORK ON 9-4-03 AND RECOMMENDED SURGERY WHICH WAS DONE ON 9-8-03

AT 12:30 PM A RIGHT BREAK OFF THE #4 ENTRY SHOT OUT THROUGH A EXISTING WHOLE OR A DUCKS NEST INTO A BREAK RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE BREAK BEING SHOT.

EE REPORTED: OPERATING FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER, WHEN INSERTING A ROOF BOLT INTO DRILLED HOLE, THE BOLT BENT, SPUN AROUND, STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND. THE FORCE OF THE BOLT RESULTED IN A HAIRLINE FRAC TURE TO THE 5TH METACARPAL BONE OF HIS HAND.

EE WAS BACKFILLING AN OLDER, NON-WORKING AREA OF THE MINE USING A 915 LHD. AFTER DUMPING A LOAD OF MUCK, EE WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM STARTING TO BACK DOWN THE ALLEYWAY WHEN HE HEARD A "SN AP" & SAW A MOVEMENT ALONG THE ROOFLINE. A PIECE OF SALT APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK THE TRACTOR, W/SOME OF IT EITHER HITTING THE EE DIRECTLY OR DEFLECTING OFF THE TRACTOR & SUBSEQUENTLY STRIKING

TRIPPED COMING OVER TOP OF IMPACT TO PUT GUARD RAIL BACK IN PLACE AND FELL OVER WALKWAY.

OFF SIDE ROOF BOLTER WAS DRILLING A HOLE WHEN HIS FOOT JACK WAS AT REST ON THE EDGE OF A ROCK 12" THICK. WHEN HE DRILLED THE JACK SLIDE OFF AND CANOPY CAME DOWN ON TOP OF HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE GRABBED A DISCHARGE PIPE AND A SLIVER OF STEEL PIERCED HIS RIGHT THUMB. EMPLOYEE REMOVED SLIVER OF STEEL & CLEANSED.

EE HAD LOADED A HOPPER CAR AND AFTER COLLECTING A SAMPLE, HE WAS CLIMBING OFF CAR WITH SAMPLE IN HIS LEFT HAND, HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM 2ND OR 3RD STEP FROM BOTTOM OF LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND FRACTURING HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CABLE WHICH WAS TIGHT & HAD TO STRAIN SOME TO HANG IT. WHILE HANGING HEARD A POP IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER & FELT LOTS OF PAIN WHEN TRYING TO MOVE ARM.

THIS ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 11/12/03. WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED HE COMPLAINED OF A HURT NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. FIVE MONTHIS LATER HE COMPLAINS ABOUT HIS BACK HURTS AND WILL PROBABLY REQUIRE SURGERY. I AM ENCLOSING A COPY OF THE ACCIDENT REPORT. FROM REPORT: "... THE LOADER CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD AND TILTING EVENTUALLY FLIPPING ON ITS SIDE".

EE WAS IN OUR MECHANIC'S SHOP SERVICING A TRUCK. HE TRIPPED ON A GREASE HOSE AND HURT HIS LEFT KNEE.

AIR HOSE FROM DRILL CAME LOOSE HITTING EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS HELPING TO LIVE BELT TAIL WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE AND CAME BACK AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE.

CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING HAMMERS. HELPER HAD HOLDING WRENCH BOLTED UP AGAINST THE MAST. WHILE CONNECTING, DRILL STEEL CROSS THREADED ONTO HAMMER. DRILLER REVERSED ROTATION TO UNTHRE AD. WHEN HE DID THIS IT CAUSED THE HOLDING WRENCH TO MOVE. HELPER RE-GUIDED DRILL STEEL ONTO HAMMER, THE DRILLER HIT THE ROTATION TO SCREW ONTO THE HAMMER, CAUSING THE WRENCH TO HIT HIS ANKLE

EE WAS USING A POLE TO GET A ROCK TO MOVE, POLE TWISTED AND CAUGHT LT HAND BETWEEN POLE & GUARD RAIL, CAUSING FRACTURE TO LT THUMB.

He was loading give on the the roof bolter and felt like something came out of socket. start or missing work 4-13-04

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STRAP METAL OFF A CUTTER GEAR BOX USING A TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED HIS EYE. INJURED WAS WEARING CUTTING GOGGLES OVER SAFETY GLASSES.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE STEPPING ACROSS AIRSIDE FROM SILO #52 EE STUMBLED AND FELL LAND HIT #62 AIRSLIDE.

EE WAS BENDING DOWN TO TURN OFF WATER VALVE. THE WET SCREEN WAS ABOVE HIM & HE HIT HIS HEAD ON PIPE. EE HAD TO GET A FEW STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

FOUND ROCK ON JABKO CABLE 4 BELT 1 1/2 X-CUTS OUTBY 4160 X-OVER SIZE 4 TO 4 1/2' LONG 2 1/2'WIDE 5"THICK TAPERING TO 1". INJURED LIFTED ROCK TO ROLL OUT OF WAY WHEN IT BROKE ON LIFTING END FAL LING ON VICTIMS'S RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE PULLING WATER HOSE THAT WAS CAUGHT UNDER DOLLY, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING MINER CABLE UP INTO CABLE HANGER, & THEN PULLED DOWN ON CABLE HANGER TO LOCK IN IN PLACE, HE FELT PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BOADES. *LOST WORK DAYS BAGAN 6-13-03.

WHILE GETTING OFF DOZER, HE STEPPED ON PUSH ARM, WHICH WAS MUDDY AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

EE WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC HOSE OUT OF THE LUBE CENTER AND WHILE GETTING DOWN OFF THE REAR OF THE LUBE CENTER, TURNED HIS KNEE.

WHILE EE WAS STANDING ON THE THIRD RUNG OF A 6' STEP LADDER, APPROXIMATELY 3' ABOVE THE GROUND, ONE OF THE LADDER'S LEGS BROKE CAUSING THE LADDER TO TIP OVER AND EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

EE STATES THAT AS HE EXITED THE TRUCK SCOLAR HE HIT A HOLE BLA THE SCALES AND THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED HIS ARM TO BE CAUGHT IN THE STEERING WHEEL INJURY HIS LEFT ELBOW.

EE WAS PRYING ON A COAL CHUTE WITH A SLATE BAR. THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF METAL.

EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND HE REACHED FOR AND GRABBED THE CABLE AND WATERLINE. WHEN HE DID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE REPAIRMAN WAS SPLICING L-6 CONVEYER BELT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.

EE WAS CLEANING MIRROR ON OFF SIDE OF RICK TRUCK. HE STATES THAT HE REMEMBERS CLEANING THE MIRROR AND THEN LYING ON THE GROUND. IT APPEARS THAT HE BECAME DIZZY AFTER RAISING UP FROM CLEANING M IRRORS.

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE STACKING SKIDS. EE SAT DOWN ON ONE OF THE SKIDS AND SAID HE WAS LIGHT HEADED. HE WALKED OVER TO HIS TRUCK TO GET A DRINK OF WATER. HE LEANED ON THE TRUCK THEN FA INTED, FALLING TO THE GROUND AND HAD SOME SORT OF SEIZURE AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.

WHILE WALKING FROM THE SECTION TO MANTIP AT THE END OF THE TRACK, SHE SLIPPED IN APPROX. 2 INCHES OF MUD FALLING TOWARDS A CO-WORKER WHO CAUGHT HER BEFORE SHE FELL TO THE GROUND TWISTING HER L EFT KNEE. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A STRAIN.

EE STATED THAT DURING THE SHIFT ON 6/11/03 HIS LEFT KNEE BEGAN HURTING AS HE OPERATED THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. AT AROUND 2PM THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE DISCOVERED HIS KNEE WAS SWELLED & HE WEN T TO THE ER WHERE HE WAS TOLD TO SEE HIS FAMILY DR. HE SAW ANOTHER DR ON 6/13/03 WHERE HE WAS TOLD HE HAD WATER ON THE KNEE

EE WAS STANDING APPROX 6' FROM RIDE PUTTING TOOLS IN BOX AT THE END OF SHIFT. ANOTHER EE SAT DOWN ON RIDE, SAID THAT THE RIDE JUMPED BACKWARDS HITTING INJURED IN THE BACK OF HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CHANGING A VALVE, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION ON HIS LEFT SIDE. NOTE: EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 6/14/03.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A DRILL HOLE. IN THE PROCESS, HE STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO A DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND MADE BY THE LEVELING JACK PAD FROM THE DRILL. HIS ANKLE TWISTED CAUSING HIS BODY TO TWIS T AND HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT HIP.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A SPEED REDUCER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH. INJURED HAD NO LOST TIME UNTIL 7-29-03.

EE STATED HE WAS HELPING PUSH A PART'S CAR FROMTHE WAREHOUSE TO THE HOIST. WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE INCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE REPORTABLE AFTER REVIEWING MEDI CAL INFORMATION ON 6/24/03 STATING THIS COULD BE WORK RELATED.

EE STATED THAT JARRING IN DOZER CAUSED NECK PAIN FOR WHICH HE IS SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION. EMPLOYER IS STILL REVIEWING MATTER.

WAS CUTTING #2 LEFT, STANDING IN MIDDLE OF #2 HDQ PIECE OF ROCK 3' X 2' X 3" FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON HEAD & NECK.

ON 5/24/01 EE STRUCK A LOADER BUCKET TOOTH WITH A HAMMER & METAL SPLINTER LODGED IN RIGHT THIGH.AFTER XRAY DR DECIDED NOT TO REMOVE IT, PUT BANDAID ON IT & EE RET'D TO FULL DUTY. ON 10/02, EE STARTED HAVING LEG PAIN, NO ACTION TAKEN OTHER THAN RX'S BUT PAIN CON'T. 6/10/03 NEUROLOGIST PUT EE ON RESTRICTED DUTY & SCHEDULED NERVE SURGERY 7/3/03 EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF WORK 3 WKS & ON

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING EMPLOYEE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING MOVE TRACK RAILS IN XCT, WITH CABLE AND SHEIVE WHEEL. WHILE PULLING THE RAIL HE PLACED HIS RT. HAND ON THE CABLE CAUSING HIM TO CATCH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WHEE L AND THE CABLE.

WHILE TORQUING LUG NUT ON HAUL TRUCK, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL AUG. 5, 2003.

WHILE LIFTING HANDLES OF WHEELBARROW TO EMPTY, THE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING A LOWER BACK STRAIN.

HE WAS WALKING BESIDE TAILPIECE JACKPIPE AND BUMPED IT. CAUSING IT TO FALL. HE REACH AROUND TO CATCH JACKPIPE. HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BROKEN TRACK BOLT OFF D9N AND A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER OFF THE PLANT - WAS ON THE BOTTOM STEP & HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND HIS KNEE HIT A PIECE OF STEEL ON PLANT.

PUTTING BELT STRUCTURE IN AND SMASHED FINGER.

EE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES ON A DRAGLINE TUB FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HIS KNEES BECAME INFLAMED AND SORE OVERTIME. THE ACTUAL EVENT TOOK PLACE AROUND MAY 10, 2003 BUT THE EE DID NOT REPORT THE INJUR Y UNTIL JUNE 9, 2003.

WHILE WALKING UP THE CATWALK STEPS TO THE MINESITE CRUSHER, THE INJURED EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAUSING A STRAIN.

ON STONE SPLITTER AT QUARRY 3.7 MILES WEST OF I-35 WAS CUTTING STONE WHILE MOVING A STONE ANOTHER STONE FLIPPED & MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS PICKING ROCKS OFF THE CATWALK WHEN THE SCREEN OVERFLOWED AND A ROCK HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED DOWN FROM THE #2 STACKER BELT AND FELT PAIN IN HER KNEE.

EE AND SCOOP DRIVER WERE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE AND GOT WATER ON DECK. EE WAS TRYING TO DUMP WATER WHEN HE GOT PINNED TO TOP.

ALLEDGED INCIDENT WAS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THIS EE WAS PICKING UP A 60" BOTTOM ROLLER. HE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS NOT ASKING FOR HELP AND IMPROPER LIFTI NG TECHNIQUE. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR, PERSONNAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT WAS NOT A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS COULD BE A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR.

THE EE WAS GETTING OUT OF MAINTENANCE TRUCK. THE WIND BLEW THE TRUCK DOOR CLOSED, CATCHING THE EE'S SHIRT IN THE DOOR CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE & FALL.

EE STATED WHILE INSTALLING 6 FT ROOF BOLT, HE PUSHED BOLT INTO HOLE, HURTING HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM WORKING ON WABCO WATER TRUCK. RIGHT FOOT GOT STUCK ON BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER. EE TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. ANKLE WAS STILL SORE THE FOLLOWING MORNING SO WENT TO DOCT OR.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 6-10-03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS WASHING OUT GRIZZLY AND WHILE STANDING ON THE MATERIAL HE WAS WASHING AWAY, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FEL L INTO GRIZZLY UP TO HIS ARMS WHICH CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO OPEN THE PELLET MILL DOOR. WHILE DOING THIS TASK HE HURT HIS BACK. HE STATED HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE STUMBLED FORWARD BUT DID NOT FALL.

EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN AND A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. THE ROCK GRAZED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM AND TOP PORTION OF HIS RIGHT LEG. X-RAY NEGATIVE. BRUISE, SWELLING TO TOP MUSCLE P ORTION OF RIGHT LEG.

INJURED WAS LIFTING BLOCK INTO SCOOP WHEN HE STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND HURT HIS KNEE.

WHEN COAL WAS PUSHED ON TOP OF FEDDER, THE DOME COLLAPSED ALLOWING METHANE TO ENTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE D-10-L DOZER. THE METHANE WAS IGNITED FROM THE DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING THE DOZER TO BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAME. THE DOZER OPERATOR RECEIVED BURNS TO BOTH FOREARMS AND LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

EE STARTED HIS FIRST DAY OPERATING LOADER FEEDING THE PLANT. HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BACK PAIN THE SAME DAY. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON JUNE 23RD, 2003 AND QUIT THE SAME DAY.

WE BELIEVE THAT EE WAS WALKING FROM THE FUEL PUMPS TO THE SHOP.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT AN OFF ROAD TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON CHAIN STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A STONE ON THE TABLE SAW. THE STONE BROKE CAUSING THE STONE TO SHIFT. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND CONTINUED FORWARD INTO THE SAW BLADE.

INJURED WAS BUILDING A FIBER CRIB. AS HE WAS LAYING A BLOCK IN PLACE, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN 2 BLOCKS. INJURED BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 6/24/03 AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY.

HE WAS PUSHING DIRT WITH A BULLDOZER ON ROUGH BOTTOM ROCK WHICH CAUSED PAIN IN SIDES FROM JARRING AND SHAKING FROM THE DOZER, WHICH LED TO A HERNIA.

HANGING LINE CURTAIN IN #7 ENTRY NEXT TO ROOF BOLTER, WHEN ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK EE ON RIGHT THIGH ABOVE RIGHT KNEE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOTTOM BELT ROLLER STAND FROM THE #4 BELT LINE, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE POWERED THROUGH BUMP BERM. HAUL TRUCK WENT DOWN DUMP FACE AT ANGLE OF REPOSE, ABOUT 20'. REAR BRAKES WERE FULLY APPLIED. TRUCK FLIPPED UPSIDEDOWN, COMING TO REST WITH ALL FOUR WHEELS IN THE AIR. DRIVER HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD, RESULTING IN A SKULL FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REPAIRING AND PLACING A PIECE OF METAL OVER AN OPENING IN A CHUTE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WORKS THE WEEK-END SCHEDULE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HIS FIRST SHIFT MISSED WAS JUNE 16, 2003. MEDICAL RECEIVED JUNE 20TH INDICATES A BROKEN TENDON THAT WILL REQUIRE SURGERY. NOTE: BECAME REPORTABLE ON JUNE 16, 2003.

EE WAS CARRYING SCREEN TO K-5 SHAKER AND SAID HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

While helping to lift the clevis from the bottom of longwall shield #91, employee felt pain in lower back. Employee was sent to seek medical attention. Employee postponed his surgery until after the longwall move. He had surgery on 6/15/04.

THE EE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES AS A TRUCK DRIVER. AT THE END OF HIS SCHEDULED SHIFT ON JUNE 7,2003, AS HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF HIS TRUCK, HE ROLLED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A SPR AIN.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SECTION TO CHECK ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON AN UNEVEN SPOT IN THE MINE ROOF. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL JULY 31, 2003 WHICH WAS HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK.

EE STATED HE WAS USING A 5FT PRY BAR TO REMOVE ADEFECTIVE IMPACT ROLLER ON THE BELT LINE. HE PLACED THE BAR IN THE FRAME OF THE ROLLER & APPLIEDDOWN FORCE AS HE DID THE ROLLER TURN OVER, HE LO ST CONTROL OF BAR. THE BAR CAME AROUND WITH THE ROLLER & FRAME & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD & NECK. MRI RAN EE--AWAITING RESULTS

EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE STATES THAT HE THREW THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE OVER TO THE RIB AS HE NORMALLY WOULD DO AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK - SHOULDER AREA. (RIGHT SHOUL DER).

EE WAS GOING ON A JEEP GOING FROM HIGH TOP TO LOW TOP, ROLLED AND SQUEEZED HIM BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE JEEP. NOTE: JEEP RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY AND RISED UP JEEP TO TOP.

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN A COPPER STRAP, USING A DRILL PRESS. THE COPPER STRAP CAME LOOSE FROM THE VISE, AND BEGAN TO ROTATE. EE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE PIECE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE COPPER STR AP HIT HIS HAND, CAUSING A SUTURABLE LACERATION AT HIS LEFT THUMB, SEVERING A TENDON.

EE WAS TAKING OUT A STOPPING AND A CINDER BLOCK FELL AND MASHED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER.

THE EE WAS OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK, WHEN THE LOADER THAT WAS LOADING HER INADVERTENTLY STRUCK THE BOX OF THE TRUCK CAUSING THE EE'S HEAD TO STRIKE THE SIDE OF THE CAB. THE EE WAS SENT TO THE HO SPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH A NECK STRAIN.

STEPPED BACK FROM ROOF BOLTER AND HIS RIGHT FOOT WENT INTO A HOLE, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST SHARPLY.

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS UMBILICAL WHILE PULLING A CHAIN.

LIFTING TABLE FRONT END. FELT PULL IN LOW PART OF BACK.

EE WAS DESCENDING FROM A FIXED LADDER. HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED: EE FELL APPROX. 4 FEET TO A CONCRETE FLOOR. EE THOUGHT HE HEARD A "CRACK" AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ANKLE. TWO FELLOW EMPLOYEES STABI LIZED ANKLE: ICE PACKS PUT ON AND EE TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM.

EE CLIMBED ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT & FELL BACKWARD 30" TO DECKING. SUSTAINED STRAIN/SPRAIN TO LOWER BACK ON RT. SIDE. EE LANDED ON HIS RADIO WHICH BRUISED HIS RT.SIDE.

EE, A BELT BUSTER, WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A BELT ROLLER IN PLACE WHICH WAS OUT OF PLACE DUE TO BELT MISALIGNMENT. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE ROLLER, HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

WHILE GETTING ON MACHINE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A DOZER BLADE ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

COMING OUT OF WAREHOUSE, ROAD WAS SLIPPERY, DID NOT STOP AT DOORWAY - SLID INTO TRUCK WHEN TRIED TO STOP.

EE WAS OPERATING THE TANKHOUSE STRIPPER CRANE HARVESTING CATHODE. WHEN THE EE PLUGGED CRANE, THE POWER TO THE CRANE TRIPPED OUT. EE TRIED TO RESET THE POWER, BUT COULD NOT. THE CRANE FORCEFULL Y HIT THE CRANE STOP ON THE NORTH END OF THE BUILDING. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE CRANE STOPS AND JARRED THE OPERATOR INSIDE THE CRANE. EE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK STRAIN.

TOP FELL STRIKING SLIDER AND SLIDER HIT EE CUTTING RIGHT ARM AND HAND.

TIGHTENING CHAIN AROUND BLOCK OF STONE AND LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND GOT BETWEEN THE BLOCK OF STONE AND THE CHAIN AS THE CHAIN WAS BEING TIGHTENED BY THE CRANE, BREAKING THE LITTLE FINGER AND LACERATING THE FINGER.

EE TRIPPED OVER AN EMPTY SUPER SACK ON THE FLOOR.

EE SLIPPED ON SNOWY POLY LINER. HE FELL DIRECTLY ON HIS LEFT ELBOW AND BACK CAUSING A DISLOCATION TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS CHANGING MESH OR SIZING SCREEN - HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF SCREEN DECK AND SLIPPED DURING TRANSITION. HE FELL (SAME LEVEL) ON SCREEN METAL FRAME PUNCTURING HIS LEG. EXISTING WALKWAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP. HE GOT OFF SCOOP TO HANG MINER CABLE. WHILE WALKING BESIDE SCOOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB AND 1ST ROOF BOLT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK. THE ROCK WAS APPROX TWO AND A HALF FOOT LONG, 17 INCHES WIDE, ONE AND HALF INCHES THICK.

EE WAS DRIVING EXPLOSIVES TRUCK ON MAIN HAUL ROAD. HE PULLED TO RIGHT SHOULDER TO ALLOW EMPTY COAL TRUCK TO PASS. SOFT SHOULDER GAVE WAY CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL ONTO SIDE. EE WAS TREATED AT E.R. FOR CUTS TO HEAD. GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION & TIME OFF WORK. RELEASED FROM E.R. SAME DAY.

WORKING UNDER TRUCK. DIRT FELL IN EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.

EE AND COWORKERS WERE MOVING A RR II THAT HAD A BROKEN OPERATOR FRONT SIDE TRAM CHAIN 1 BREAK OUT BY THE LOB. THEY HOOKED A SCOOP UP TO THE BACK OF THE RR II CHAIN TO MOVE. EE WAS STANDING ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIB WATCHING CABLE WHEN THE ATRS STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE STATED HE FLAGGED THE OPERATORS, BUT NEITHER SEEN HIM.

EE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN A BENT SPUD BAR BY PULLING IT AGAINST THE BEND HE PULLED TOO HARD & HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS PUTTING RESIN ON BOLT MACHINE. JUST STARTED COMPLAINING IF BACK PAIN.

WHEN EE WAS PULLING UP A CRYSTAL OF THE MACHINE HE FELT A SMALL PARTICLE IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AT FEEDPAN WITH A BAR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS REINSTALLING THE GUARD.

EE WAS OPERATING A SKID LOADER AND RAN OVER A ROUGH AREA, JARRING HIS BACK.

EE BENT OVER TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE SHUTTLE CAR ROADWAY, WHEN HE PICKED THE CABLE UP HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS RUNNING DOWN STEPS AND RAN INTO CORNER OF A PIPE, INJURING LEFT SIDE RIB AREA.

INJURED WAS UNLOADING CONTINAL BOTTOM ROLLER OUT OF MINE CAR. HAD PACKED BOTTOM ROLLER UP OUT OF MINE CAR AND HAD TURNED TO THROW IN PILE WHEN HE TURNED HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A CONVEYOR BELT CROSSOVER. HE TRIPPED ON A SECTION OF MINE MONITOR CABLE AND HE FELL. HE WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT HAD TO STOP DUE TO INCREASED PAIN AND NUMBNESS.

EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PICK UP A 21SC TIRE TO LOAD ON HIS RIDE. TIRE ROAD HIM BACK WHICH HE SAID TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING IN SAND TUNNEL AND PUTTING MATERIAL ON THE BELT WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE FROM UNDER LO-LO WHENHE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS RIDING A BATTERY POWERED PERSONNEL CARRIER WHICH RAN OVER A HOLE, CAUSING EE TO BOUNCE UP, JARRING HIS BACK AND LEG.

EMPLOYEE AND OTHER MEN WERE TAKING SLACK OUT OF THE BELT, THE HANDLE OF GRIP HOIST SLIPPED HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING. WAS SHOVING A RESIN BOLT INTO THE HOLE WITH THE BOOM WHEN TH EBOLT BENT. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WAS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA IF NOT HOLDING THE ROOF BOLT WHEN IT BENT. THE ROOF BOLT BENDINGCAUSED A FRATURE OF THE LEFT WRIST.

HE WAS BENDING A BOLT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

EE WENT BACK TO SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER MACHINE TO PICK UP SOME ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELLOUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON LOWER PART OF BACK. WENT TO DR. ON 6-4-03, RETURNED TO WORK NE XT SHIFT THEN STARTED MISSING WORK ON 7-14-03.

REPAIRING A CONVEYOR CHAIN A CHIP OF METAL EMBEDDED IN NOSE.

COAL SEAM 10-11 FOOT HIGH - HE WAS WORKING ON LADDER 6' TO 8' HIGH, FELL ON LADDER BROKE LEFT LEG. TAKEN TO SUMMERSVILL HOSP. BY AMBULANCE.

EE WAS SITTING IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT, WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS.

WAS CLEANING OUT EQUIPMENT AT THE HYDRATORS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

WHILE MAKING WEEKLY AIR COURSE RUN, A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN STRAPS AT 11 1/2 WALL GLANCING OFF HIS HARD HAT KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HE EXPERIENCED BURNING IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK & RIGHT KNEE & SOME SWELLING IN HIS NECK. HE TRIED TO WALK IT OFF. BURNING WOULD NOT STOP. INDIVIDUAL BEGAN MISSING 7/7/03.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON MEDICATION (DILANTIN) TO CONTROL SEIZURES. HE RAN OUT OF MEDICATION TWO WEEKS PRIOR. HE HAD A SEIZURE, AND BROKE RIBS ON A BENCH WHEN HE FELL.

THE MAN WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT. HE WAS ADDING A LEAD EXTENSION STEEL. THE DRILL STEEL HALVES SLIPPED PAST EACH OTHER AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN HS AHND, BETWEEN HIS INDEX FINGER AND THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING OUT A BOLT TO INSTALL IN ROOF TWISTING BACK.

EE WAS REACHING FOR A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND TRIPPED OVER A ROCK TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND LEG.

WAS TRAMMING FRONT END LOADER FROM SHOT LOADING AREA TO STOCKPILE. BUCKET DUG INTO GROUND, STOPPING LOADER. IMPACT BROKE LOADER DUMP CYLINDER & A PIECE OF WHICH STRUCK WINDSHIELD OF LOADER. OP ERATOR WAS STRUCK BY FLYING GLASS.

IMPROPER RIGGING OF 70# BEARING CAPS; FAILURE TO WAIT FOR SIGNALS; MISJUDGEMENT OF PROPER CLEARANCE; FAILURE TO CLEAR PERSONNEL BELOW. VICTIM FELT HE WAS IN A SECURE POSITION AND FAILED TO CON NECT TO PROVIDED SAFETY BLOCK. RESULTED IN DISLOCATED RIGHT ELBOW, SCALP LACERATION, POSSIBLE RIB FRACTURES, ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS. HOSPITALIZED.