Mining Incidents in February 2004

FOUND ROOF FALL ON PRE-SHIFT EXAM. 1 BLOCK OUTBY SPAD #4630 IN BELT ENTRY ON #3 BELT, 12 BLOCKS FROM HEAD DRIVE. 60'LONG X 16'WIDE X 12'HIGH.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT A THREE WAY INTERSECTION OF MAIN SOUTH UNIT. LOCATION WAS #000 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION 22+84. AREA WAS MINED OCTOBER 16, 2002 AND HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH EIGHT FOOT FULL RESIN BOLTS. FALL WAS APPROX. 15' LONG X 20' WIDE AND 8' HIGH. NO INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED. PLANS ARE TO CLEAN UP AND RESUPPORT FALL.

Sediment pit over-filled due to pump failure. water ran over containment dam into dewatering area. Incident occurred on Sunday afternoon and no one was working in the area at the time.

THE CAGER CALLED THE HOIST MAN TO TELL HIM HE HAD A SPILL, THE SKIP AND SOME OF THE SUPPLY DECKS WERE OVERLOADED WITH ROCK...ATTEMPTED TO HOIST THE #1 SIDE UP THE SHAFT, BUT IT KEPT KICKING OU T...MORE WEIGHT WAS PUT ON THE #2 SIDE AND THE #1 SIDE WAS SUCCESFULLY HOISTED TO SURFACE...CAGER ONLY EE IN THE MINE...CAUSE OF SPILL WAS A BOULDER LODGED BETWEEN THE GATE & CHUTE ASSEMBLY.

HAD A GRASS FIRE ON THE SURFACE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 11TH EAST, #4 ENTRY,AT #155 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS 25'LONG X 25'WIDE X 8'HIGH. THE FALL DIDN'T AFFECT TRAVEL, VENTILLATION, DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR CAUSE ANY INJURY. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6'& 8'ANCHOR BOLTS.

A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED DURING SECOND MINING, EXTENDING OUTBY THE MRS UNITS AT S.S. #2471. AREA WAS TIMBERED AND CRIBBED, AND THE MRS UNITS WERE RETRIEVED. NO DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AT APPROX. 7:00 PM IN THE ROOMS TO THE RIGHT OF THE K MAINS IN THE NO.3 ROOM NEAR SPAD 10326 AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED, AT APPROX.9:20PM THIS FALL CONTINUED, TO CREATE A FALL THAT ME ASURED 220'LONG, 18'WIDE & 14'HIGH. THIS FALL ENCOMPASSED 2 CROSSCUTS & THE ENTRY CONNECTING THESE 2 CROSSCUTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO.5 ROOM OFF K MAINS NEAR SPAD 10328 TRAPPING THE RADIO REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER & DISRUPTING REGULAR MINING ACTIVITY FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. THE FALL MEASURE D 160'LONG X 18'WIDE X 14'HIGH. THIS FALL ENCOMPASSED 2 CROSSCUTS & THE ENTRY DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THESE 2 CROSSCUTS.

AN IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE LONGWALL FACE. CUTTING SANDSTONE AND IGNITION OCCURRED. SELF-EXTINGUISHED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT NO 13 BREAK IN NO.6 ENTRY. THIS MINE IS IDLE, THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE MINE AT THE TIME OF THE FALL.

ROOF FALL ON NO.5 BELT BK-31. APPROX.SIZE OF ROOF FALL 4'THICK X 35'LONG. EE WAS CHECKING NO.5 BELT & FOUND THE ROOF FALL. AREA WILL BE DANGERED OFF.

AS THE AFTERNOON SHIFT STARTED COMING OUT OF THE MINE, THE ELEVATOR STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES, TRYING TO HANG UP. AND SOME SAID IT WOULD SHIFT SIDE TO SIDE. ELEVATOR REPAIRMAN FOUND TWO BLOWN OUT OR FLAT WHEELS ON THE NORTHWEST BOTTOM END OF THE ELEVATOR. OUT OF SERVICE FROM 12:10 AM TO 3:45 AM.

ROOF FALL MEASURING 110' LONG X 19' WIDE X 10' THICK. LOCATION: NEAR SPAD #13392 ON SOUTH SECTION #'S 1-3 ENTRIES.

WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO PULL POWERED COAL HAULER OUT OF THE MINE. WHILE PULLING CAR UP THE SLOPE THE HOIST THERMALED OUT. THE HOIST WAS ALLOWED TO COOL AND THEN OPERATED PROPERLY.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN ROOM #4 RETURN ROOMS 1STS.W. PANEL SURVEY STATION 0 AND 60 TO 1 AND 20. THE FALL MEASURED 90' LONG BY 19' WIDE BY 8' THICK. THIS AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. ALL APPROACHES TO THIS AREA WILL BE TIMBERED OFF.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 5TH SOUTH PANEL X CUT 4, AND #7 ENTRY. L10'XW33'XT6'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1ST CROSS-OVER MAINS IN ENTRY NO.4 THROUGH THE CROSS-CUT TOWARD NO.5 ENTRY, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 3022. THE FALL MEASURED 15'WIDE, 5'HIGH AND 60'LONG.

CONTINUOUS MINER WAS INBY ROOF SUPPORT. A PILLAR FALL CAUGHT MINER.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE ROADWAY IN #3 ENTRY AT CROSS CUT 14. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SANDSTONE. THE FALL WAS IN AN OLD BELT DRIVE AREA AND COVERED AN IDLED BELT DRIVE. THE ROADWAY WAS RE-ROUTED AND THE AREA TIMBERED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE FIRST SOUTH PANEL XCUT 10, #6 ENTRY. L 30' X W 20' X T 8'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN A 4WAY INTERSECTION AT 8+40 ROOM 3 IN 4RMS MMU 003. THE FALL WAS IN EXAMINER TRAVELWAY IN A SET OF WORKED OUT RETURN ROOMS. THE FALL WAS 20'WIDE X 20'LONG X 10'HIGH. AREA WAS MINED JUNE 15, 2000 & HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 8'FULL RESIN PINS. NO INJURY OR PROPERTY LOSS RESULTED. THERE ARE NO PLANS TO CLEAN FALL. TRAVELWAY WAS REROUTED.

AN IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE LONGWALL FACE. METHANE FROM HORIZONTAL DOGAS HOLE IGNITED.

A METHANE IGNITION APPARENTLY OCCURRED ON #3 SECTION 001 MINER AT 10:15 AM WHILE CUTTING IN SANDSTONE ROLL IN #6 ENTRY. NO FIRE WAS DETECTED. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.

MINING THROUGH SLIP AREA. HAD ALREADY ROOF BOLTED AREA AND PUT STEEL SETS UP. TOP FELL, TWISTING LEGS AND ROCKFALL OCCURRED. FALL WAS APPROX. 12 FT. LONG, 16 FT. WIDE, 8 FT. HIGH.

IN THE #2 ENTRY AND THE #6 CROSSCUT ON THE FIRST LEFT NORTH MAINS, A BLEEDER PANEL A ROCK FALL OCCURRED. THE FALL MEASURED APP 25'L X 50'W X 8'H.

MINER WAS MINING RT. RIB WHEN GOB FALL CAME IN & COVERED CONTINUOUS MINER.

EAST 3, BETWEEN 46 & 47 BLOC, #1 ENTRY, MMU 007 40 FT LONG X 17 FT WIDE X 7 FT HIGH. SUPPORT: 6 FT 3/4 INCH RESIN, ROOF MATS FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT INSTALLED AROUND FALL.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE ROOF FALL THAT OCCURED 2/20/04 AT 12:30 PM.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRY, AT THE #35 CROSSCUT LOCATED IN THE MAIN EAST PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY. THE ROOF FALL WAS 20' LONG X 20' WIDE AND 4' HIGH. THE ROOF FALL WILL BE CL EANED UP AND THE AREA RE-SUPPORTED. INITIALLY, THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS. THE ROOF MATERIAL CONSISTED OF A SANDY, LIGHT GRAY SHALE.

AT APPROX. 11:30 AM THE #3 SHAFT HOIST MAN NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT THE HOIST HAD KICKED OUT DUE TO THE OVERLOADING OF WET/SLOPPY MUCK FROM THE 5500 POCKET. STENCH WAS INJECTED INTO THE M INE AND THE MINERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO STAND DOWN...THE #1 SIDE WAS THE PROBLEM AND COUNTER WEIGHT WAS PUT ON THE #2 SIDE TO EQUAL OUT THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION...THE #1 SIDE WAS HOISTED & DUMPED

TESTING AIR HEATER FOR RM1 SINCE IT WAS REBUILT BECAUSE OF THE FIRE OF 1/26/04. THE HEATER WAS STARTED AND THE PRODUCT WAS CHECKED. IT APPEARED GRAY AND THE HEATER WAS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY (JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTER IT WAS STARTED). THE FLAME WOULD NOT GO OUT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. (FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT 3:28 PM.)

DUE TO ELEVATED CO READINGS TAKEN IN THE BLEEDER OF PANELS 1-4, THE MINE WAS IDLED. MSHA WAS CALLED AND A 103K ORDER ISSUED. A PLAN WAS SUBMITTED TO MSHA AND GRANTED TO EXTRACT THE LONGWALL OF F PANEL #4 AND COMPLETE SEALING PANELS #1 THROUGH #4.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE MILLENNIUM PORTAL 4 NORTH BLEEDERS, ENTRY #4 6345 N, 600 W. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 50' LONG, APPROX. 18' WIDE AND APPROX. 14-16' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL #21D.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BETWEEN 7 & 8 CROSSCUT, #1 ENTRY, NORTH EAST MAINS, MEASURING APPROX. 60' X 10' X 4'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 11TH EAST #10 ENTRY, AT #154 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS 25' LONG 30' WIDE AND 8' HIGH. THE FALL DIDNT AFFECT VENTILLATION, TRAVEL, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT, OR CAUSE ANY INJURY . THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' AND 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1ST CROSS-OVER MAINS IN ENTRY NO.2 THROUGH THE CROSS-CUT TOWARD NO.3 ENTRY, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 3016. THE FALL MEASURED 16.5'WIDE, 10'HIGH AND 46'LON G.

HAD ROCKFALL ON #3 UNIT - SUPPLY ROAD - XC #60. 70' X 20' X 6'.

WHILE MINING IN #7 ENTRY THE MINER OPERATOR HEARD THE ROOF CRACKING A FEW TIMES. THE FOREMAN THEN CHECKED THE AREA & FOUND THE ROOF TO BE SOLID-TEST TAKEN: WHILE THE FOREMAN WAS PRESENT THE RO OF STARTED CRACKING AGAIN. THE MINER WAS MOVED TO #5 ENTRY, THIS IS WHEN THE XCUT FROM #5 TO #7 STARTED WORKING & CAVED.

HAD ROCKFALL ON #3 UNIT AT 59+ 53 (#5 - #6 ENTRY) X-CUT. 40' X 20' X 6'.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE MILLENNIUM PORTAL 4 NORTH BLEEDERS, ENTRY #4 6356 N, 823 W. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 35' LONG, APPROX. 18' WIDE AND APPROX. 12-14' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL #21E.

IN THE ELEVATOR REPAIRMAN'S OPINION THE INNER DOOR OPENING CABLE (WIRE) CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE ELEVATOR TO STOP SUDDENLY WHICH CAUSED THE SOS SWITCH TO KICK OUT. NO EMPLOYEES WERE ON THE ELEVA TOR AT THE TIME. THE ELEVATOR WAS BROUGHT TO THE COLLAR, SOS SWITCH RESET AND CABLE REPLACED. DONE BETWEEN 2:45 & 3:00 P.M.

ROCKFALL OCCURRED AROUND 4:00 AM 1 BRK INBY SPAD 0557 IN # 3 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 40' LONG 25'WIDE. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN THIS AREA PRIOR TO FALL.

A BOUNCE OCCURRED IN THE LONGWALL TAILGATE CAUSING THE IMMEDIATE ROOF TO FALL AND BLOCKING ACCESS FROM THE FACE INTO THE TAILGATE.

MINING THRU SLIP AREA. OUTBY APPROX 30' LONG X 17' WIDE X 10-12' HIGH FELL IN PULLING PINS OUT PINS WERE 5' TO 7' GLUE BOLTS, #5 ENTRY INBY SPAD #12+00 2ND NORTH PANEL OFF 2ND MAIN CAST.

During the pre-shift examination a roof fall was discovered in the # 2 entry in the return. The fall was approximately 6' high x 20' wide x 20' long. The fall did not affect ventilation, miners or equipment. The area will not be cleaned up.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD 9 AND 30 ON THE 1ST NORTHWEST PANEL #4 ENTRY 2 E HEADINGS. IT MEASURED 20' BY 19' BY 12'. THE APPROACHES ARE TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AT 4:00 AM EE ATTEMPTED TO UNPLUG THE #34 FEEDER BY BLASTING IT. A PLANT OPERATOR FAILED TO TURN OFF THE BAGHOUSE FAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 4:50 AM AN EE NOTICED SMOKE AT THE BAGHOUSE. THE MERT TE AM WAS NOTIFIED & THE FLAMES PUT OUT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES LATER. THE PLANT & MERT TEAM HELPED WASH OUT AMBERS FROM THE DUCT WORK. THE PREP PLANT STARTED OPERATING AT 1:00 PM.

HAD ROCKFALL IN #1 ENTRY - #3 UNIT AT 58 + 26, 50' X 6' X 20'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON UNIT 1 1ST S.W. PANEL IN ENTRY #5 @ SURVEY STATION 12+60. THE FALL MEASURED 50' LONG X 18.5' WIDE X 9' THICK. THIS AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' & 8' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS . ALL APPROACHES TO THIS AREA WILL BE TIMBERED OFF.

ROOF FALL APPROX. 16'2"" WIDE X 15' LONG FELL ABOUT 18"" ON ONE SIDE AND 4' ON THE OTHER. IT APPEARED TO BE WEATHERED SLATE AND SHELL WITH A LITTLE WATER. (IN #8 ENTRY 2200' OUTBY FACE 2' INBY S PAD 5373). THIS AREA WAS HEAVILY CRIBBED BEFORE FALL OCCURRED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE #1 UNIT IN E-1 PANEL OFF THE NORTHMAIN AT SPAD #7&00 OUTBY THE FACE AT THAT TIME APPROX. 140 FEET.

FALL OF ROOF B ENTRY, 7 SOUTH OFF MAIN WEST @ SS 16 + 50 50'LONG X 30' WIDE, APPROX. 7' HIGH. 4 WAY INTERSECTION-DARK GREY SHALE. 6' RESIN BOLTS NO EFFECT ON VENTILATION/NOR PASSAGE NO EQUIPME NT DAMAGE 003-SECTION 1500' OUTBY SECTION.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE MAKING A PRE- SHIFT EXAM IN THE 13 LEFT PANEL AT SPAD #21451 IN #3 ENTRY AT #56 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROX20' IN LENGTH, 30' WIDE AND 5-8' THICK. THE FALL SET DOWN ON THE HEAD OF THE CONT MINER. THE AREA HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' HY TECH BOLTS AND SPOTTED WITH 12' SUPER BOLTS.

INTERSECTION IN #4 ENTRY L.O.B.- THE FALL STARTED ON OUTBY CORNER AND FELL FOR ABOUT 35' INBY TOWARDS FACE AND BROKE OFF. TOP WAS SOLID WHEN BOLTED ON 2-14-04. NO WATER. FALL SHOWS SIGNS ""NOW"" OF WATER AND CRACKS WHERE FALL OCCURRED.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 2ND ? PANEL #54 XCUT #7 ENTRY, 4 WAY INTERSECTION. 30'L X 30'W X 9'H. PROPED AROUND FALL. ROOF FALL REROUTED ESCAPEWAY BOLTED WITH 8'TR BOLTS.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 2ND EAST PANEL #27 XCUT BETWEEN #7 AND #8 ENTRY. 15'L X 15'W X 7'H. BOLTED WITH 6' TR BOLTS IN XCUT ADJACENT TO WALKWAY PROPED TO PASS.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 55 AND 56 X CUT IN #8 ENTRY. 15' L BY 20' W BY 7' H BETWEEN INTER- SECTIONS 6' TR BELTS PROPPED AROUND FALL.

#2 HOIST DOWN DUE TO POWER OUTAGE @ 1:30 AM. POWER RESTORED AT NOON. #5 HOIST DOWN @ 5:00 AM DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. #1 & #7 NOT RUNNING AND MAINTENANCE #4 SHAFT THE ONLY ONE AVAILABLE.

CONVEYOR BELT FIRE (25' BELT) AT THE FEED END OF THE RAW MATERIAL DRYER WHEN THE PLANT EXPERIENCED A POWER FAILURE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FEEDER UNDERGROUND SHORTING OUT, TAKING DOWN ALL POWER I N THE PLANT. LOCAL FIRE DEPT EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 45 MINS. NO ONE WAS IN AREA WHEN FIRE STARTED. MSHA WAS CALLED. LOOKING AT INSTALLING SLAM GATE AT FEED END.

EAST 3, 33 BLOCK, #5 ENTRY, MMU 007, 4-WAY INTERSECTION. 20 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 12 FT HIGH. SUPPORT: 12 FT CABLE BOLTS, 6 FT 3/4 INCH RESIN, ROOF MATS, WIRE SCREEN. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDIT IONAL ROOF SUPPORT INSTALLED AROUND FALL. CLEAN UP PLAN DEVELOPED AND POSTED AT FALL SITE.

A ROOF FALL IN THE EAST PARALLEL RETURN IN #1 ENTRY #10 X-CUT MEASURING APPROX. 60' X 20' X 6'. THE AREA WAS MINED IN FEB 2001 AND SUPPORTED WITH 6' TENSION REBAR ROOFBOLTER.

THE MINER HAD FINISHED CUTTING THE FACE OF #2 ENTRY ON THE #1 UNIT WHEN THE CUT FELL AND PULLED 3 ROWS OF ALREADY BOLTED ROOF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED WHEN TWO PARALLEL SEAMS FELL. THIS FALL STARTED IN THE FACE OF #4 HEADING AND EXTENDED OUT BY FOR APPROX 60' BY 8' WIDE AND AN UNDETERMINED HEIGHT.

SEDIMENTATION POND SP-4 LEVEE DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT LEAK AROUND THE 36 INCH DECANT PIPE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE LEADK ERODED THE LEVEE CAUSING FAILURE IN THIS AREA OF THE DAM. THE ERODED AREA WAS APPROX. NINETEEN FEET WIDE BY SIXTY FEET LONG. THE WATER WAS RELEASED INTO MIDDLE BYWY CREEK AND THE RESULTING FLOW WAS CONTAINED? NO DOWNSTREAM FLOODING OR DAMAGE OCCURRED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #2 UNIT #5 ENTRY AT XCUT 33 A NEUTRAL ENTRY. UNIT FACES ARE AT XCUT 36. L30' X W20' X T10'-16'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' & 10' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROCK FALL MEASURING 25' X 15' X 5' OCCURRED AT THE FACE OF THE #3 ROOM & X-CUT 3-2 OR C-3 ROOMS. FALL DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS.

HAD ROCKFALL IN #4 ENTRY - #1 UNIT AT 52 + 46, 40' X 18' X 5'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT CC 13 ON THE D-9 PANEL. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE AND 12 FEET HIGH.

RFALL IN NEUTRAL ENTRY, APP 18' LONG 18' WIDE 0-8' THICK. NO BLOCKAGE OF VENT OR ESCAPEWAY. NO EQUIP INVOLVED, NO INJURIES, WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. DANGERED OFF AND BREAKERED. EXTRA CRIBS HAD TO BE SET IN FALL AREA PRIOR TO FALL. MARKED ON MINE MAP 2000' OUT BY FACE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO.4 ENTRY OF K MAINS AT SPAD 10032. THE FALL MEASURED 18'WIDE, 100'LONG & 14'HIGH.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 2L4W-1L PANEL IN ENTRY #2 AT CROSSCUT 16. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SHALE. SIX FOOT FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS AND WIRE ROOF MATS WERE INSTALLED IN THE AREA WHEN FIRST MINED.

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 9:30 AM BY EUGENE BALLOU IN NUMBER 6 ENTRY AT S.S. 197, SIZE OF FALL 20 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 6 FT HIGH. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND AREA RESUPPORTED, VENTILATION AND TRAVEL ARE NOT EFFECTED.

WEST MAINS BETWEEN 16 AND 17 BLOCK, 11 ENTRY MMU 002. 50 FT LONG BY 18 FT WIDE BY 10 FT HIGH.SUPPORT 6 FT 3/4 INCH RESIN, ROOF MATS, WIRE SCREEN. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORTS INSTALLED AROUND FALL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 003 SECTION FROM THE INTERSECTION IN #3 ENTRY AT #65 CROSSCUT TO THE OUTBY CORNER OF #66 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20' WIDE X 60' LONG X 8' THICK. 5' HI- TECH BOLTS HAD BEEN USED IN THIS AREA.

DURING A WEEKLY AIRCOURSE EXAM A FALL WAS FOUND 20' OUTBY STATION #1860 IN #2 ENTRY OF NORTH MAINS. THE FALL IS ABOUT 40' LONG, 18'-20' WIDE AND 6'-7' HIGH. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 60"" INSTAL L ROOF BOLTS WITH 6"" X 16"" PLATES & SKINS. CABLE BOLTS WERE OBSERVED IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS. VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.

NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. WATER OUT OF TOP 2 DAYS AFTER MINING. INSTALLED CRIBS ON EACH SIDE OF INTERSECTION FOR SUPPORT. FALL DIMENSIONS: 15'WIDE, 20'LONG & 8-12'HIGH.

A MINE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE 2ND SE SUBMAINS XCUT #1. A GETMAN TRACTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND STARTED THE MINE FIRE. THE FIRE AREA WAS SEALED OFF FROM THE OTHER PARTS OF THE MINE.

OVER RAN THE CABLE OFF THE SPOOL.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING A WEEKLY EXAM OF THE 2B BLEEDER ENTRY. IT OCCURRED AT #52 CROSSCUT, SPAD/#94+41. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED & NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED. NORMAL VENTILATION WAS NO T IMPAIRED.

HAD ROCK FALL ON #3 UNIT, BELT AT 54 + 17. 20' X 20' X 8'.

WE CLEANED ROOF FALL UP AND BUILT CANOPY OVER BELT. FALL DIMENSIONS: 9'HIGH X 16' X 16'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE FIRST LEFT BUTT OF THE MINE PRIOR TO 8 A.M. TO THE INTAKE (PROTECTED ROOM DECKS). THE FALL WAS 120' LONG, 10' HIGH & 20' WIDE. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. A PUMP CAB LE WAS HUNG THROUGH THE AREA POWERING A 1-1/2 HP FACE PUMP.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON L-MAIN BETWEEN #1 AND #2 ENTRIES (OLD L-4 BELT ENTRY) AT SPAD 43 AND 39. THE FALL IS APPROX 15' W BY 30; LONG BY 5' HIGH.

PANEL 11D IN STOPPING AREA HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOTE MINED AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SANDFILLED. THE HANGING WALL OF THE MINED PANEL HAD STARTED SLOUGHING DURING THE PROCESS. ON 2-9-04 EE'S NOTIFIED SUPERVISION THAT THE BOLTED PORTION OF THE HANGING WALL HAD FAILED. EE'S WERE REMOVED AND THE AREA BARRICADED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTAKE AIR COURSE IN #1 ENTRY TWO BREAKS OUTBY SPAD 869. THE FALL MEASURED 20' WIDE, 20' LONG AND 4' THICK.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON MAINS SECTION AT SPAD #461M #7 ENTRY. ROOF FALL WAS CAUSED BY A UNDETECTABLE SLIP. (HORSEBACK)

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 A.M., THE UNISHIELD EP CABLE BLEW UP. THIS IS THE PRIMARY FEED CABLE FOR THE #1 ORE HOIST. ALL EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE MINE WERE NOTIFIED AND THE MINE WAS EVACUATED IN A N ORDERLY MANNER BY THE #2 HOIST. A TEMPORARY CABLE WAS INSTALLED AND POWER RESTORED. AFTER TESTING THE #1 ORE HOIST WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NORMAL OPERATIONS RESUMED AT 4:40 P.M.

HAD ROCKFALL IN #4 RETURN - #2 ENTRY. 20' X 4' X 40'.

AN UNKNOWN SLIP WAS INT HE #6 ENTRY ON #1 UNIT IN THE 4TH EAST PANEL INBY THE FEEDER 100 FT. THE FALL WAS 20X19X7 CRIBS HAD BEEN SET AND BOLTS SPOTTED.

SLOPE CAR WAS DOWN FOR APPROX 2 HOURS WHEN HYDRAULIC PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. PUMP WAS REPLACED.

HIGHWALL FELL AND COVERED UP THE #1 PORTAL. FREEZING AND THAWING AND A LOT OF RAIN CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #2 UNIT BETWEEN ENTRY BAND 7 IN THE LAST OPEN CROSS CUT AT 32 CROSS CUT. THE FALL IS 18' WIDE, 80' LONG, 6'-10' HIGH. THERE WAS STACK ROCK VISIBLE IN THE FALL AREA. THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH BAND 10 FOOT DOUBLE LOCK ROOF BOLTS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

EAST 4, 16 BLOCK, 7 ENTRY, MMU 008, 4-WAY INTERSECTION, TRACK ENTRY. 12 FT HIGH X 20 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE. SUPPORT: 12 FT CABLE BOLTS, 6 FT 3/4 INCH RESIN, ROOF MATS, WIRE SCREEN. FALL DANGERE D OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT INSTALLED AROUND FALL.

THE TYRO CREEK SERVICE ELEVATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE FROM 11:30PM UNTIL 4AM, DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO THE CAR TOP SWITCH CAUSING THE SAFETYCIRCUIT TO OPEN.

THE PLANT LOST UTILITY POWER, DISABLING THE SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY. A MINE EVACUATION IMMEDIATELY COMMENCED IN THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY USING THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR. AFTER PARTIAL EVACUATION, THE G ENERATOR MALFUNCTIONED. A RENTAL GENERATOR WAS IMMEDIATELY ACQUIRED AND EVACUTION OF THE MINERS WAS COMPLETED AT 5 PM.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 2L4W-1L, CROSS-CUT !#1, ENTRY 5-6. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAKING LAMINATED ROOF SHALE. THE FALL WAS FOUND ON THE WEEKLY EXAMINIATION AND THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY F OR #3 UNTI WAS REROUTED AROUND THE AREA.

AN EMPLOYEE STARTED DOWN ON THE MIRACLE RUN ELEVATOR. THE ELEVATOR WENT DOWN FOR 100 FEET AND STOPPED. A BEARING WAS CHANGED ON THE SAFETY GOVERNOR. THE ELEVATOR WAS RESTORED TO OPERATION AT 3 :50 AM ON 2/6/04.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE MILLENNIUM PORTAL 4N HEADGATE SET UP ROOMS AT 6056 NORTH 75 WEST ENTRY #1. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 50' LONG, APPROXIMATELY 20' WIDE AND APPROXIMAT ELY 10' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP. FALL #21C.

A FALL OF SUPPORTED ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 001 MMU INBY SPAD STA. #8472 AT BREAK 24 EXTENDING INTO BREAK 2S #4 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 100'L X 50'W X 12'H. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. TWO PIECES OF E QUIPMENT WAS CAUGHT AND LATER RECOVERED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE TAILGATE ENTRY OF THE 3 BLW, SPAD #90+40. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED. VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED.

THE EAST FINLEY ELEVATOR WAS DOWN FOR MORE THAT 30 MINUTES BECAUSE THE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE CAUSED THE BRAKES ON THE DRUM TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND CAUSING THE BRAKES TO HEAT UP. THERE WAS NO ENTRAPMENT OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.

THE MIRACLE RUN ELEVATOR WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO A BROKEN CABLE SPOOLING MECHANISM ON THE ELEVATOR AUTOMATIC DOORS. THE PULLEY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PULLEY AND ELEVATOR WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 5:35 PM. (NO PASSENGERS)

THE SLOPE HOIST AT THE WHEATLAND PORTAL MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THAT STOPPED THE HOIST FROM OPERATING. AT AROUDN 2 AM THE HOIST WAS ABLE TO BE OPE RATED IN MANUAL MODE BUT COULD STILL NOT IN AUTOMATIC MODE.

A JAMM OCCURRED IN THE DISCHARGE CHUTE AFTER THE SURFACE DOUBLE CRUSHER ROCK BACKED UP ALL THE WAY TO THE MAIN SKIP DISCHARGE HOPPER THE MAIN SKIPS WERE FULL AND THE HOIST-MAN WAS UNABLE TO DU MP THE LOAD. THIS RENDERED MAIN SHIFT INOPERATIVE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 35' LONG BY 25' WIDE AND 6' HIGH AT APPROX 4900' OUT BY THE FACE AREA AT SPAD NO. 11649. A FAIRCHILD SCOOP WAS CAUGHT MODEL NO. 266. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

THE SLOPE HOIST AT THE WHEATLAND PORTAL MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THAT STOPPED THE HOIST FROM OPERATING. AT AROUDN 2 AM THE HOIST WAS ABLE TO BE OPE RATED IN MANUAL MODE BUT COULD STILL NOT IN AUTOMATIC MODE. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT EFFECT PASSAGE OF MEN ONLY SUPPLIES. THE ELEVATOR AT THE HART ST. PORTAL WAS STILL OPERATIONAL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN UNIT 1 1ST S.W. PANEL RETURN ROOMS ROOM #6 @ 1+80 - 2+40. THE FALL MEASURED 80' LONG X 18' WIDE X 8' THICK. THIS AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. AL L APPROACHES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OF F.

THE LIVINGSTON PORTAL ELEVATOR BECAME DISABLED DUE TO A SHORTED WIRE IN THE JUNCTION BOX THAT CONTROLS THE EMERGENCY STOP AND OVERIDE. NO PERSONS WERE ON THE ELEVATOR AND NO INJURES RESULTED.

INTAKE SHAFT ELEVATOR WAS DOWN DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 2:30PM.

THE AREA WHERE THE FALL OCCURRED HAD A SLIP IN THE INTERSECTION WHEN IT WAS CUT THE AREA THAT FELL WAS ACTIVALLY A CONTINUATION OF THE SLIP. THE AREA WAS AT 2 & 70 IN THE 4TH EAST PANEL IN THE #1 ENTRY ON UNIT #1. THE AREA WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND WAS 20 X 19 X 6-7 FT HIGH.

THERE WAS AN IGNITION IN F-11 AT THE FACE OF #3 INBY 6 WALL 170'. THE IGNITION LASTED 20 SECONDS AND WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH WATER SPRAYS AND WATER HOSE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR INJU RIES TO PERSONNEL.

MINER WAS CUTTING FACE OF #0 ENTRY ON 001 SECTION WHEN FULL OCCURRED FALL WAS 25 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE UP TO 7 FT THICK. FALL EXPOSED STACK SHALE AND STACK SAND STONE ROCK. LAYERS AND AN APPA RENT WASH OUT AREA.

THERE WAS AN IGNITION AT THE FACE OF #3 IN F-9 INBY 6 WALL. THE FACE WAS IN 160 FEET. THE IGNITION WAS SELF EXTINGUISHING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR INJURIES.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #2 ENTRY, SPAD #7395 1 BREAK OUTBY ON HUFF MAINS RETURN ABOUT 2 MILES FROM ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 60' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 5' HIGH. ALL ENTRANIES H AVE BEEN DANGERED OFF. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS REPORTED.

OAKDALLE ELEVATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO FAULTY TM ROLLER AND BLOWN FUSE NO ONE ON BOARD NO INJURIES ELEVATOR OUT OF SERVICE FROM 3:55 TO 7: 15 PM.

ON 1/31/04 THE XCUTS FROM 3 TO 5 OF 2 WEST STARTED WORKING - TIMBERED AREAS OFF OVER THE WEEKEND: REBOLTED INTERSECTION IN #4 & #3 WITH 9'BOLTS & CABLE BOLTS, CRIBBED INTERSECTION. AT 11:50 PM MONDAY JUST THE XCUT CAVED IN, THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN #4 XCUT 3 TO 4 - ALSO - 2/6/04 A CONTINUATION OF THIS CAVE, IT CAVED IN XCUT 6 TO 7 AND #7.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL PANEL #53 X-CUT 5-6 CUTTING 30' BY 19' BY 7' OUT BY TAIL BOLTED WITH 6' TR BOLTS NOT IN INTERSECTION. REINFORCED WITH 8 TR AND PUMPED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN RM 38 WEST, BETWEEN THE TRAVELWAY IN THE SECOND CROSSCUT OF LOWER BREAK 4 SOUTH IN CM #1. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 80' LONG, 28' WIDE & 5' HIGH. ROOF SUPPORTED WITH 54"" CON VENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS.

A FALL - 6 FEET HIGH, 40' LONG, 20 FEET WIDE - ON THE 4 LEFT PANEL OF THE 2 WEST SUBMAINS IN THE #2 BREAK. FALL WAS TIMBERED OFF AND CRIBS WERE BUILT. ROOF HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5 FOOT BOLTS AN D 8 FOOT CABLE BOLTS. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

THE WHOLE HILL SIDE WAS INUNDATATED WITH WATER. IT WAS AT THE SITE WHERE WE HAD BEEN MINING. WE HAD NOT HAD A SHOT OR DRILLED IN SEVERAL WEEKS. IT WAS AN ACT OF GOD!

ROOF IN #4 RM 2ND N BUTT ROOMS.

HAD ROCK FALL IN PARTIAL INTERSECTION OF THE 1ST WEST INTAKE PANEL #3 ENTRY, 5' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. FALL WAS APPX 25' IN LENGTH, 5' HIGH & 15' IN WIDTH, +1160.

THE ZEDIKER PORTAL ELEVATOR BECAME DISABLED WHEN THE DOOR LATCH SWITH BROKE. NO PERSONS WERE ON THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO PERSONS WERE INJURED.

FOREMAN WAS SHOWING EMPLOYEE HOW TO DISCONNECT CABLE FROM PAGER ON PANLINE DURING LONGWALL MOVE. RAM BAR FROM 158 SHIELD PUSHED OUT CATCHING HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN RAMBAR AND PANLINE.

EE SUFFERED A DEEP LACERATION TO HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN OUTPATIENT SURGERY. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE NAIL AREA OF HIS INDEX FINGER, THE PORTION OF HIS FINGER FROM THE NAILBED TO THE JOINT WAS AMPUTATED DURING SURGERY. HE WORK ON LOADING DOCK AND HAD GONE OUT ONTO THE BOOM. VIA THE WORK PLATFORM, TO VERFITY THAT BLOWER FAN

SEALER UNIT FAILED, POWER SHUT OFF AND CHAIN GUARD REMOVED. OPERATOR ENABLED POWER TO REMOVE CHAIN AND CAUGHT FINGER IN CHAIN. TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER SEVERED.

PERSON WAS STANDING ON RELAY BAR FOR #4 SUPPORT OPERATING BOAT WINCH FOR TEARDOWN SCREEN. WHEN #4 PUSH VALVE WAS ACTIVATED RELAY BAR MOVED TO PUSH PANLINE AND PERSON'S FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RELAY BAR AND PANLINE BRACKET CAUSING CRUSHING INJURY TO RIGHT TOES. PERSON LOST PART OF TOE ON RIGHT FOOT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A Z6T HAUL TRUCK WHILE CLIMBING A 12% GRADE AND NEGOTIATING A LEFT-HAND RADIUS CURVE. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE LOOKED BEHIND BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE SAW A LIGHT. HE ALSO HAD HIS LEFT ARM OUTSIDE OF THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. THE TRUCK CRUSHED HIS LOWER ARM AGAINST THE RIB. HIS ARM WAS AMPUTATED AT THE HOSPITAL, BELOW HIS ELBOW.

WHILE CHECKING COAL AT FUEL SCREW DISCHARGE EMPLOYEE GOT THUMB IN CONTACT WITH SCREW CAUSING THUMB TO CATCH BETWEEN SCREW AND HOUSING WHICH CUT RIGHT HAND THUMB OFF TO KNUCKLE.

Operating skid loader, the machine started jerking violently. He strained his lower back. Controls on skid loader are very touchy.

Helping mine personal unload truck and box shift on forklift and severing left middle finger tip.

WAS REMOVING SIDE DOOR OFF D11R DOZER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UNIT NO: 1020. THEY HAD IT LAYING ON THE BUMPER OF TRUCK AND WHEN THEY SLID IT OFF THE DOOR CLOSED AND CUT TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF F.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A FLETCHER ROOF RANGER II ROOF BOLTER UP THE #4 ENTRY TOWARD THE FACE ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #1434. THE EE WAS OPERATING THE BOLTER FROM INSIDE THE OPERATOR DECK ON HIS KNEES IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION FACING THE REAR OF MACHINE USING LEFT HAND TO OPERATE TRAM LEVERS. TRAMMED THE MACHINE CRUSHING HAND BETWEEN MACHINE & RIB, SURGICAL REMOVAL RT RING FINGER

LIFTED AND CARRIED POWER CABLE FOR VENTILATION FAN AND STEPPED IN A HOLE.

EE WAS PULLING CAKE BIN OUT FROM FILTER PRESS & SLIPPED ON ORGANIC. FELT PULL IN PUBIC AREA.

Employee was walking back to his drill when he slipped on a patch of ice and fell down on his left elbow, jamming his arm up into his shoulder. He initially thought he would be OK. He was seen by an Orthopedic Surgeon in May and diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. He had surgery on May 25 to repair the tear and began losing time from work on that day.

5 RIGHT-5 SOUTH LONGWALL RECOVERY FACE - CREW HAD PUT METAL BEAMS OVER SHIELD. MAN WAS MOVING BEAM OVER FURTHER WITH THE USE OF A SHOVEL. MESH (BAG) BROKE AND ROCKS FELL OUT HITTING TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST TOP OF SHIELD.

ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EE, KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

THE EE WAS TAKING A WHIZZER OUT OF A ROLLER MILL AND PUSHED ON A WRENCH WITH HIS FOOT, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: A 4-MAN CREW WAS WORKING IN THE MINE SLOPE WASHING DOWN THE FLOOR. HE WAS LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM AREA KEEPING THE DRAIN TROUGH CLEAR OF MATERIAL. A HOIST ROPE WEAR PAD WAS ST RUCK BY THE HIGH PRESSURE WATER STREAM, IT BOUNCED DOWN THE SLOPE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO BOTH BONES IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS RIDING ON A MAN TRIP & IT HAD A BAD JOINTTHIS JERKED EE AROUND IN THE MANBUS CAUSING HIM TO FEEL BACK PAIN AT THE TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING THE HOOD ON LT-13 LO TRAC WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW BELT SET-UP ON #1 UNIT. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BELT ROPE OFF THE GROUND WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 4' X 5' X 3"" THICK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRU CK HIM ACROSS THE BACK AND LEFT KNEE. BECAME A LOST TIME 3/3/04. THE PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS.

CO-WORKER WAS MOVING DREDGE, EE WAS IN KITCHEN OF VESSEL. INJURED EE STATES THAT HE STEPPED ON CHAIR TO RETREAVE GLASSES FROM THE TOP CABINET, LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING INTO A WINDOW. BOTH OF HIS HANDS WENT THRU GLASS.

ee was in the process of conducting his pre-op check on his 992c loader. he had just finished a walk around and was mounting his loader when he struck his right shoulder on an open engine compartment door. when this happened he fell to the ground causing a contusion to his left hip.

THE EE WAS WALKING TO THE SHAFT FROM THE OFFICE, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SNOW & ICE THAT WAS ON THE ROAD. THE EE LANDED ON HIS BACK WHEN HE FELL. THE EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. UNTIL MARCH 22,2004 & AGAIN ON APRIL 6, 2004.

EE WAS PREPARING TO REINFORCE ROCK THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN BOLTED WHEN THE ROCK CRACKED, STRIKING EE ON THE FOOT.

Employee was walking through a cross cut and hit his head on a roof bolt.

INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN THE LOADING OF BELT STRUCTURE RAILS ONTO A SCOOP WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A BELT RAIL AND THE TOP EDGE OF THE SCOOP BUCKET. THIS OCCURRED WHEN INDIVIDUAL HE WAS WORKING WITH THREW HIS END OF THE RAIL TOWARD THE SCOOP CAUSING A WHIPPING ACTION STRIKING HIS FINGER.

Ee threw diesel on hot coals while standing in front of wood-burning stove; he was wearing parachute pants, which melted onto his skin when the fire shot out of the stove.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN A SLAB IN PANEL 5B07. SLAB CAME DOWN, HIT THE HOPPER TAKING THE SLAB TOWARD HIM AND HITTING HIM BEHIND RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE IN FOR KNEE SURGERY ON 6-3-04.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BELT HANGERS. HE SWUNG THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER OVER TOO FALL STRIKING HIMSELF IN THE RIBS WITH THE HEAD TRAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN SCOOP AND THE RIB. A CHUNK OF COAL FELL OUT FROM BELOW SCREEN STRIKING THE LEFT FOOT BEHIND BIG TOE.

A SCOOP WAS BEING USED TO PULLED FOUR 6"" STEEL PIPE TO THE LOADING POINT IN #1 ENTRY. THE INJURED EE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE PIPE. ONE OF THE PIPES CAUGHT ON AN OLD TRACK SWITCH RAIL. THIS CAUS ED THE PIPE TO SWING UP AND ACROSS THE ENTRY STRIKING THE INJURED EE IN THE CHEST, HEAD AND NECK AREA. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO THE NECK.

EE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AND MUD ON THE #5 BELTLINE AT NO. 14 MINES. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TOSS A SHOVEL FULL OF MUD ONTO THE BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

POUNDING ON OBJECT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND FLEW INTO UPPER LEG.

THEY WERE REMOVING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO CHANGE THE SEAL. THE CYLINDER IS HOLD WITH A PIN TO THE BASE OF THE CRUSHER, WHILE REMOVING THE PIN THE CYLINDER PITCH THE FINGER.

EE STATED THAT HE WENT INTO A STORAGE CONTAINER TO GET A PENTIL CHAIN OFF OF A SHELF FOR A PAN FEEDER REPAIR IN PROGRESS. WHEN HE LIFTED THE CHAIN HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS BACK. AFTER HIS SHIFT ON THE WAY HOME THE PAIN GOT WORSE. THAT EVENING HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

WHILE PUTTING MINER CABLE ON SIDE OF CONTINUOUS MINER, RIB ROLLED OUT ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT BREAKING 3 TOES.

While operating dozer, building a roadway, the operator went over large rocks & bounced violently in the cab of dozer causing a neck sprain. EE worked thru 3/12/04 & his first day of lost time was 3/15/04.

THE INJURED ALONG WITH ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WAS CARRYING A 20 FT LONG BY 8 INCH DIAMETER PLASTIC PIPE ONT HERE SHOULDERS.T HE INJURED WAS INT HE REAR WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL AT THE FRONT FELL DOWN C AUSING THE WEIGHT OF THE PIPE TO DISLOCATE THE INJUREDS RIGHT SHOULDER.

THE INJURED EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE HE WAS FILLING BAGS WITH GLASS BLOCK MORTAR, ONE OF THE BAGS EXPLODED AND THE MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THIS CAUSED HIM A LOT OF PAIN AND REDNESS TO THE INJURED EYE.

HE WAS REMOVING FROM THE IMPACT CRUSHER, ONE HAMMER WEDGE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE USING A STEEL BAR STRUCK ONE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

Rock fell and cut EE's hand.

CONVEYER SET SCREW WAS HITTING GUARD. EE WAS POINTING OUT THE LOCATION TO ANOTHER CO-WORKER WHEN HIS GLOVED HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE MOVING MACHINERY. TIP OF HIS POINTER FINGER WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED.

ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. TO DATE UNABLE TO SPEAK TO INJURED PARTY FOR DETAILS. EXTENT OF INJURIES UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

STEPPED OFF TRUCK AND SPRAINED ANKLE.

EE WAS ON LADDER PLASTERING BRATTICE WHEN LADDER SLIPPED AND INJURED FELL TO FOOTWALL.

EE HAD BEEN CLEANING INSIDE A RAILCAR. AS HE WAS EXITING THE CAR, HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS HANGING EMPTY BAGS ON FILLING SPOUT OF BAGGING MACHINE. THERE WERE NO APPARENT REASONS FOR INJURY OTHER THAN HE WAS MOVING HIS HAND AND ARM TO LIFT ONE EMPTY BAG AT A TIME. EE FELT PA IN AND HAD SUDDEN SWELLING ON TOP OF HIS HAND.

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE CAUGHT HIS FALL WITH HIS ARMS. HIS LEFT ARM WAS DISLOCATED AT THE SHOULDER.

ELECTRICIAN CHARGED CONVEYOR MOTOR ON 21SC SHUTTLE CAR. HE DIDN'T LOCK AND TAG OUT. ONE PHASE BURNT IN ON CONTRACTOR AND PHASE LINE SHOCKED HIM WHEN HE PUT LEADS TOGETHER.

EE EXPLAINED THAT WHILE HE WAS HELPING UNLOAD BED RAILS OFF OF A SCOOP CAR, A PIECE OF BED RAIL ROLLED CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TWO BED RAILS CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HAND JUST BEHIN D HIS RIGHT THUMB KNUCKLE. HE WAS WEARING METACAPAL GLOVES.

AT ABOUT 7:30 AM EE CAME BY THE WINDOW TO MY OFFICE & KNOCKED. I WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT WAS NEEDED. EE STATED THAT HE HAD PINCHED HIS SCIATIC NERVE & THAT HE COULD NOT CLIMB THE STEPS. ASKED EE SPECIFICALLY OF OR WHAT HE DID TO HURT HIS BACK. HE REPLIED: NOTHING HE COULD DIRECTLY PLACE HIS FINGER ON. HE WAS GOING TO HIS CHIROPRACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING IN SHOT ALONG BESIDE ANOTHER DOZER AND THE OTHER DOZER PUSHED A ROCK OVER INTO HIS RUN AND EMPLOYEE BACKED OVER THE ROCK HURTING HIS SHOULDER AND NECK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT RE PORT THIS TO HIS FOREMAN UNTIL 2-28-04. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION OR MISS WORK UNTIL 3-8-04.

MINER BOARDING MANTRIP WAS ABOUT TO SIT DOWN ON THE SEAT SLIGHTLY BENT AT THE WAIST WHEN THE LOCI COUPLED TO THE UNMOVING MANCARS, JARRING THE CARS. THE MINER HIT HIS TAILBONE ON THE TUBULAR S EAT SUPPORT. FIRST SHIFT MISSED WAS 2/26/04.

EE WAS HOSING OFF WINDSHIELD OF DRILLING MACHINE. A PARTICLE OF STEELE THAT MUST HAVE COME FROM EITHER THE DRILL BIT OR STEELE CASING BLEW INTO HIS EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.

WHILE STANDING ON LADDER OF MACHINE REACHING ACROSS TIRE TO WORK ON MACHINE, USING A TWISTING MOTION OF BODY.

WHILE TRAMMING 3 WHEELER, 3 WHEELER STUCK IN TRAM CRASHING INTO RIB AND ROOF.

WHILE HANDLING PIPE A GENERAL LABORER FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

SLIPPED AND FELL OFF HI-LIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING RETURN ROLLER IN HANGER ON CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE SAID HE DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING PULL, POP OR STRAIN AND WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY AND ALL OF THE NEXT DAY. HE CAME IN ON 2/27/04 AND COMPLAINED OF SHOULDER PAIN. RETURN ROLLER WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 10 POUNDS.

Employee was filling 35 lb. 5 gallon buckets with material. He had pain in his lower right side of his abdomen.

EE WAS MOVING ROCK OFF CONVEYER; ONE ROCK FELL AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE CHOPPER, HE TRIED TO STOP IT AND IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER.

While operating loader, EE apparently jarred himself, causing pain to his lower back. He worked 6.5 hours the next day and went to Williamson A.R.H. to have check-up.

EE WAS GOING TO A PARTS BUILDING TO RETRIEVE A PART. SAID HE WAS RUNNING AND SLIPPED ON ICY AREA AND FELL AGAINST A BOBCAT BUCKET TWISTING HIS LEG.

Employee stepped on a loose lump of coal and twisted his right knee while looking up and preparing to make repairs to the overhead lighting.

SHEARER ENCOUNTERED A CORE HOLE FULL OF WATER. WHEN CORE HOLE WAS HIT, WATER CAME OUT & HE TRIED TO DODGE THE WATER AND FELL RESULTING IN INJURIES.

On 2-25-04 ee strained lower back as he was pulling on a wrench while taking apart a pump in the Prep Plant. Injury was treated as 1st aid case. On 5-6-04 ee informed Safety Dept he was having reoccurring problems from the injury that occurred on 2-25-04. He was taken to Center for Occupational Health & examined. He was diagnosed w/lumbar strain & instructed to go to Phys Therapy

EE CAME TO A STOP ON AN INCLINE AT A ROAD CROSSING. WHEN HE PROCEDED FORWARD, EE STALLED THE TRUCK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE TRUCK, EE DID NOT APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE & EXPIRED AIR SU PPLY IN THE TANKS. THE TRUCK COASTED BACKWARDS & OVERTURNED. THE CB MICROPHONE HIT EE IN THE MOUTH CAUSING STITCHES. THERE WAS NO TIME LOST.

EE WAS HOOKING DOGS ONTO BLOCK WHEN LOST BALANCE ON LADDER AND SLIPPED & FELL APPROX 3 FT SPRAINING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF, STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF FOOT, SPRAINING AND BRUISING HIS ANKLE. EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 02/26/04; STARTED LOSING TIME 02/27/04.

EE was loading fly boards onto scoop, slipped and fell, hurting lower back and tail bone.

EE WAS STRUCK ON BACK OF HEAD WITH LOOSE ROOF ROCK CAUSING A UPPER THORASIC STRAIN RESULTING IN LOST WORK DAYS.

EE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. HIS KNEES WERE INJURED; INJURY RESULTED IN LOST WORK DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF EXCAVATOR TRACKS WITH SPADE SHOVEL & WHEN POKING HIT METAL AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER. EE REPORTED THAT ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 2/25/2004 HE REPORTED INJURY ON 3/5/2004. DUE TO NEW SPPLIED RESTRICTIONS AND UPCOMING SURGERY EE BECAME A LOST TIME AS OF 3/25/2004.

WHILE INSPECTING THE CATERPILLAR TRUCK 7769B#4 (WHICH WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME), EMPLOYEE, WHO IS A MECHANIC, WAS STRUGGLING WITH THE BATTERY CABLE. HE ASKED THE DRIVER TO START THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY ACID TO SPLASH ON HIS FACE.

Employee stated the following by phone on 3-10-04. Employee was pushing drill steel into the hole and felt pain in his right shoulder. He continued to work but felt pain while pushing the levers of the battery car he was operating. Started losing time from work 3-6-2004.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HELPING ANCHOR A BELT TAIL PIECE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE TAIL PIECE HOLDING A JACK PIPE WHEN THE JACK PIPE SLIPPED. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF THE BELT TAI L. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL MARCH 9TH. FIRST DAY MISSED DUE TO INJURY 3-10-04. KNEE SPRAIN.

EE WAS POSITIONING COMPRESSOR INTO PLACE USING A BAR AND PRYING MOTION WHEN HE FELT A TIGHTNESS IN LOWER BACK AREA. EE SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND HAD SOME LOST TIME, THUS CONSTITUTING MSHA REPORTABILITY.

EE WAS POWER WASHING SCRAPER WHEN HE RECIEVED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. WHILE WASHING THE GOOSENECK, THE HOSE GOT HUNG-UP, EE PULLED ON THE HOSE IN DOING SO, THE TIP OF THE WAND CAME ACROSS HIS FOOT, CUTTING THRU HIS RUBBER BOOTS, POKING A HOLE IN HIS LEATHER SAFETY BOOT, AND FILLING THE BOOT WITH HOT WATER.

EE was roof bolting a notchh to the left. As he was drilling a roof bolt hole a piece of roof rock fell from between the roof bolts striking him on the left shoulder and left hand. the incident caused a fracture to the left thumb. EE will be instructed to always check the roof and rib in his work area.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING A NOTCH TO THE LEFT. AS HE WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT HAND. THE INCIDENT FRACT URED HIS LEFT THUMB. EMPLOYEE WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS CHECK THE ROOF AND RIB IN HIS WORK AREA.

2/24/04 OPERATING LOADER, BACK INJURY DUE TO JARRING OF EQUIPMENT ON ROUGH ROADWAYS. WENT TO ER ON SUNDAY 2/29 - STAYED OFF WORK 3/1 & 3/2. EE CALLED IN ON 3/2 AFTER SEEING FAMILY DR. & REQUESTED TO BE PAID FOR VACATION THE REST OF THE WEEK. RETURNED TO WORK 3/8. AT THIS POINT DID NOT DECLARE IT WAS WORKER'S COMP UNTIL HE STATES HE RE-INJURED ON 3/20/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD BANDING TOOL TO BAND A COUPLING TO AN AIR LINE. WHILE TIGHTENING THE BAND, THE TOOL SLIPPED AND TIPPED CAUSING THE INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND TO BE CAUGHT IN THE TOOL.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON #84 SHIELD SUPPORT HYDRAULIC HOSES. AS HE RE-POSITIONED THE TILT JACK, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN DOWN IN HIS GROIN & TESTICLE AREA, RESULTED IN A HERNIA.

THE EE BENT OVER TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE SHUTTLE CAR ROAD. WHEN HE ROSE UP TO TOSS THE CABLE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. STRAIN/SPRAIN.

Allegedly, EE was changing a drill rod of the drilling machine and felt pain in his lower back.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING 793 CAT HAUL TRUCK AT END OF SHIFT. WHILE COMING DOWN LADDER, IN FRONT OF RADIATOR TO GET TO LOWER DECK, HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE HANDRAIL CAUSING A LIGAMENT TO PULL LOOSE FROM THE KNEE CAP.

THE EE WAS WALKING, CARRYING A PIECE OF 4-INCH AQUA MINE PIPE, AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THE AREA WAS WET AND MUDDY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE WET AND M UDDY AREA WHERE HE WAS WORKING WITH THE PIPE.

LIFTING ROCK TO SET IT TO BE SPLIT BY HAMMER AND CHISEL, WHEN HIS BACK POPPED. (ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR FOR 1 WEEK.)

JUMPED OFF HANDRAIL AND HURT RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS PREPARING TO SERVICE A LOADER. AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE SERVICE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON AN ICY PATCH OF UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE RECEIVED A FRACTURED TAILBONE WHILE EXITING THE BUCKET AREA CATWALK ON A BUCKET TRUCK. HE HAD BEEN REPLACING LIGHTS IN THE SHOP AND WAS USING THE BUCKET TRUCK. HE HAD TO REPOSITION THE TR UCK AND IN DOING SO, THE TRUCK WAS RAINED ON. BOTH FEET SLIPPED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE FELL ON THE TRUCK'S TOOLBOX.

3I section during a belt move, he reached down to grab and pull a bottom roller, which knocked a stand over. The stand came down (fell) and struck his left hand little finger causing laceration and fracture lost days began 3-24-04.

EMPLOYEE HAD LEANED LADDER AGAINST SOLID WALL TO SEE IF BOXES ON SHED ROOF COULD BE EASILY IDENTIFIED. WHEN COMING BACK DOWN LADDER, EMPLOYEE STATED HE MISSED THE FIRST STEP. WHILE GRABBING TO STEADY HIMSELF IT APPEARS THAT ONE INSRUMENT AND ONE PARTIAL BAG OF PIGMENT NEAR DISLODGED. EMPLOYEE APPEARED TO HIT ON RIGHT SIDE, RIGHT EYEGLASS ARM WAS BENT/LENS SCRATCHED. EE FELL 4'- 5'.

THE EE STATED HE AND A COWORKER WERE DELIVERING A BUNDLE OF 2"" X 8"" X 14' WOOD HEADERS TO A CROSSCUT IN THE 2 EAST MAINS SECTION BY USE OF A BATTERY POWERED SCOOP. HE GOT IN THE SCOOP BUCKET TO UNHOOK THE CHAIN HOLDING THE BUNDLE. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND RESTING ON THE HEADERS, BENT OVER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO UNHOOK THE CHAIN WHEN A PIECE OF COAL RIB (6""X12""X14"") FELL,STRIKING HAND

EE WAS REMOVING STRUCTURAL MATERIAL, ENVIRONMENT WAS VERY DUSTY. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND A FACE SHIELD.

GETTING OFF PAN AFTER FUELING IT, SLIPPED AND FELL.

SCOOP WAS DIPPING UP A PIECE OF ROCK WHEN IT TWISTED STRIKING HIS FOOT WHICH TURNED HIS ANKLE.

MAIN CONVEYOR REMOVAL-CONVEYOR WAS CUT FREE AND CAUGHT ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. IT THEN SPRUNG FREESTRIKING INJURED PARTY & PINNING HIM AGAINST SCREEN DECK AND CAT WALK RAILING.

EE STATED THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING & INCREASING WHEN HE WAS LIFTING & WALKING WITH BELT STRUCTURE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE WAS XRAYED AND EXAMINED BY THE DOCTOR. THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE WITH NO BROKEN BONES ONLY BRUISED.

FISH CREEK PORTAL BOTTOM, MAN WAS BESIDE SWIMMING POOL USED FOR DISCHARGED MINE WATER. HE HAD JUST FINISHED INSTALLING BLEEDER VALVE ON 4"" DISCHARGE LINE. THE 4"" PLASTIC PIPE BROKE APPROXIMATE LY 25 FEET AWAY. THE 4"" LINE SHIFTED AND STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST POOL WALL.

Ee stated after installing 12' roof bolts, which is a part of his normal job duties, his arm became sore and has continued to stay sore. He is currently undergoing conservative treatment for an aggravation of an underlying condition. Ee's first lost work day did not occur until 4/1/04.

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE WEDGE OUT OF HOIST ROPE SOCKET.

ANOTHER EE PULLED PIECE OF METAL FROM CRUSHER CHUTE AND THREW IT ON THE GROUND. THE METAL BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND HITTING THE INJURED EE ON THE LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS WALKING ON MUDDY BOTTOM CARRYING AN AIR PUMP & SLIPPED & FELL HURTING HIS BACK. EE RET'D TO WORK & WORKED UNDER RESTRICTIONS FROM THE DR UP TO 3/3/04 THAT IS WHY LOST TIME DID NOT START UNTIL 3/4/04.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS IN KILN EXAMINING THE WORK THAT THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED SHOOTING OUT A SULFUR RING TO SEE WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. HE WAS EXAMINING THE COATING AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE THE KILN WHEN THE COATING FELL ON HIM.

CABLE ON HEAD SWIVEL ON CORDRILL BROKE: BRAKES ON HEAD SWIVEL FELLED TO HOLD. EE FELL ON DRILL, BROKE LEFT LEG ABOVE ANKLE.

WHILE OPERATING THE BATCH PLANT, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON A 2"" AIR HOSE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. ON THE GROUND WAS A BEAM THAT WAS PART OF THE BATCH PLANT STRUCTURE. THE BEAM HAD A PICKING EYE. EMPL OYEE LANDED AGAINST THE PICKING EYE.

WHILE JACKHAMMERING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME - HANDS WENT NUMB

EE WAS HIT IN THE LEG BY AN 828 UNI-HAULER RESULTING IN A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.

WHILE INSTALLING BELT HANGERS HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE ""T"" BAR ON THE ATRS SYSTEM AND THE TOP OF THE DRILL POT. HE WAS PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO A DRILLED HOLE USING A 12"" ROOF BOLT WRENCH WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED

At the bottom of the production/skip shaft, employee was walking down a stairs when he stepped on an un-even surface at the bottom of the stairs, turning his left ankle.

WHILE USING A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK GYPSUM FROMS WALL OF A HOPPER, EMPLOYEE FELT A POP AND SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS TAKING A CAP OFF THE HEAD OF A MINER IN THE SHOP, WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF & PULLED ON HIS LEFT ARM. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 10/25/04 WHEN THEY OPERATED ON A TORN MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DRAG CABLE WITH TORCH AND IT CAME BACK AND HIT HIM ACROSS LEFT ARM AND LEFT LEG.

EE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A LARGE RCK WITH LOADER BUCKET WHEN THE BUCKET SLIPPED CAUSING THE LOADER TO MOVE UPWARD QUICKLY CAUSING HIM TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS NECK.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH A MAN DOOR WEHN HE FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE POP. HE HAS HAD PRIOR KNEE SURGERY TO THE RIGHT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UP UNTIL APRIL 13, 2004. HE HAD SURGERY ON APRIL 14, 2004 TO REPAIR A TORN MENISCUS AND REPAIR A ACL DEFICIENCY.

EE WAS DIGGING OVERBURDEN AT LOWER SCRAPER PIT WHEN HE CAUGHT A ROCK AND BOUNCED THE SCRAPER, JARRING HIS BAKC AND RIBS, AND STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON STEERING WHEEL.

WAS CHECKING OUT EQUIPMENT UPON START UP, SLIPPED AND FELL GETTING LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN PULLEYS ON UNDERNEATH SIDE OF CONVEYOR. HAD CRUSHING DAMAGE TO MEAT & FLESH ON LEFT HAND REQUIRING SURGER Y TO CLEAN AND STITCH HAND UP.

While performing duties, ee stepped off of a track jeep onto rock twisting ankle and throwing him into track jeep onto right side causing severe pain to rib cage.

Employee was installing a fire supressing bottle over a battery charging station and strained his abdomen.

STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. REPORT DELAYED WAITING FOR DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FROM HIS DR. HE WAS DIAGNOSED ON 4/7/04. EE WORKED UNTIL 3/15/04.

LOOKING FOR SCOOP, STEPPED IN HOLE TWISTED LEG.

CENTER PIN ON DRILL BOOM BROKE CAUSING BOOM ON DRILL TO LET GO WHILE RAISING STEEL OUT OF HOLE.

HANGING MINER CABLE #7 ENTRY, CABLE STRETCHED TIGHT AND LOW AREA. THERE WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE HELPING TO HANG CABLE. WHILE TRYING TO GET ENOUGH SLACK TO HANG THE CABLE EE STRETCHED HIS GROIN AREA WHICH RESULTED IN A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF A HERNIA.

On 02/19/04, ee reported to supervisor that he had backed the dozer into a small depression causing the dozer to jerk. The ee began to feel pain & numbness in his shoulder & arm. He did not feel he needed medical attention. On 02/26//04 he did go to the company doctor who suggested therepy. This did not help & the ee had surgery on 05/20/04, making it a lost time accident.

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2004 EE REPORTED THAT ON 2/19/04 HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A BOX OF ROOF BOLT GLUE AND PLACING IT ON THE ROOF BOLTER. HE STARTED MISSING TIME ON 2/22/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS SEPARATING TRACK RAILS WITH A BAR. A RAIL KICKED BACK, JAMMING THE BAR AGAINST HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A CHOKER ON X-BRACING & FELT PAIN IN THE LEFT SHOULDER, WHEN HE REACHED UP TO ADJUST IT.

WHILE INSTALLING A NEW SNUB ROLLER ON UTH 104 PLANT REFUSE BELT THE NYLON STRAP BEING USED TO LIFT THE ROLLER SLIPPED LETTING THE ROLLER FALL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHIN AND FOOT.

EE WAS MOVING A ROCK THAT FELL, CRUSHING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

EE ANCHORING BUCKET. AIRLINE END BLEW OFF SPRAYING ROCKS & ONE HIT EE IN THE HEAD.

WHILE CUTTING A 6 IN. STEEL PIPE WITH CUTTING TORCH, INJURED CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE, CAUSING BURNS TO LEFT SIDE ARM AND BACK.

THE EE WAS WORKING NEAR A CREW THAT WAS WELDING. EE DID NOT PROTECT HIS EYES BY WEARING EYE PROTECTION. THAT NIGHT HIS EYES BEGAN TO BURN. HE WENT TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM OF HOSPITAL. THEY GA VE HIM PAIN MEDICATION AND TOLD HIM TO STAY HOME THE NEXT DAY.

HE WAS PULLING ON THE SHUTTLE CAR CABLE, WHEN HIS BACK WENT OUT.

Employee alleges he was dismounting loader and slipped on second step of loader falling to the ground and he tried to stop by putting his hand to the ground and broke his left wrist.

EE WAS UNLOADING MACHINE FROM TRACTOR TRAILER WHEN THE HOIST SLIPPED, HITTING RIGHT THUMB AND PALM AREA.

EE WAS LIFTING BATTERIES UP ONTO A WATER TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK AND LOWER NECK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING EXCAVATOR, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF TRACK LANDED ON LEFT KNEE.

INJURED WAS TO PORCESS OF MOVING BEAMS FOR OVERCAST WHEN BEAMS SLID CAUSING LEFT ANKLE AND LEG TO BE TRAPPED.

DROVE OFF STEEP EMBANKMENT IN AN ORE TRUCK (007)TRUCK ROLLED OVER.

AN ALLEGED ILLNESS CASE WAS FILED ON 02/18/04 THAT APPEARS TO HAVE NO NEXUS BETWEEN WORK AND THE SUGGESTED ALLEGED ILLNESSES. ...THIS 7000-1 FORM FILED TO ABATE THE CITATION #7224600 UNDER PROTEST AND TO RESERVE THE RIGHT FOR FURTHER APPEAL AS WARRANTED. THE EE STATED ON 03/26/04 THAT HE LIFTED ON METAL AND RECEIVED AN INJURY TO HIS LOW BACK.

pulling feeder cable

WHILE HANGING CANVAS, THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL. HIS LEFT KNEE BUCKLED TEARING LIGAMENTS. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 2-27-04.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A NEW SLIEVE ON A CHUTE WHEN THE PIECE OF METAL HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL.

TIGHTENING PIPE FITTING ON WATER TRUCK-WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EE TO FALL ON HIS WRIST.

TURNED UPPER BODY & LEVERAGED TO PUSH BOLT UP INTO BELT & RIGHT KNEE POPPED OUT OF PLACE CAUSING IMMEDIATE SWELLING AND PAIN.

ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM RIB IN #4 ENTRY & HIT EE (CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR) ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE LEFT WORK WITH PAIN IN SHOULDER.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOLTER WITH CO-WORKER. THE CUT WAS A FIRST TURN TO THE RIGHT BETWEEN ENTRY #3 AND #4. EE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL THE FIRST BOLT IN THIS FIRST CUT. HE WAS SWINGING THE BOLTER BOOM TOWARD HIM WHEN THE DRILL POT HIT HIS LEFT KNEE PUSHING HIS LEG TOWARD THE RIB. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT KNEE CAP. EE WORKED UNTIL 2-23-04, OFF

INJURED PARTY HAD JUST PUT UP HIS 1ST BOLT IN THE ENTRY. WHEN HE STARTED TO SWING HIS BOOM, HE PULLED THE LEVER THE WRONG WAY, STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN ROCK WALL. AS HE WAS SHAKING THE STEEL TO LOOSEN THE LOWER COUPLING THE UPPER COUPLING SHOOK LOOSE AND FELL ABOUT 8 FT ONTO HIS HAR HAT. WE HAD HIM TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED SEVERAL HOURS LATER. HE DOES STILL HAVE A HEADACHE SO TOTAL INJURY IS NOT YET KNOWN.

Mechanics were jump starting a drill with a 4yd LHD. The 4yd LHD has a side panel installed over the engine compartment to help suppress noise. The miner was closing the hood when the hood became hung up on a clevis pin used to lift the engine cover. When the miner pushed the hood it sprung back and hyper-extended his wrist. A fracture occurred in wrist bone.

CUTTING DOWN TREES AND A DEAD TREE FROM APPROX 10 FT AWAY FELL DOWN ON HIM CAUSING BRUISING TO SHOULDER. DR ADVISED HIM TO TAKE 1 WEEK OFF WORK.

ON 2/17/04 PM SHIFT, THE EE STATED HE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER HANDLING A SINGLE BOX OF RESIN FOR THE RBM. THE MEDICAL RECEIVED 2/25/04 SHOWS THAT A CHRONIC BACK (PREVIOUS BACK PAIN) FOR COMPRESSION DEFORMITY AND A CASE OF EPIDIDYMITIS (TESTICLE INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTATE) WAS AGGRAVATED. HE HAS MISSED 4 DAYS OF WORK TO DATE.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN BELT ON THE WALKWAY SIDE. AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN TO A LOWER CROSSCUT HE TRIPPED OVER THE 4 INCH WATER LINE AND FELL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WORKED TO MARCH 6, 2004 BEFORE HE STARTED LOSING TIME ON HIS KNEE INJURY.

EE stated he was lying on his stomach lifting a drive shaft into position to hook it up, and felt pain. EE worked all scheduled shift until Nov 15, 04, on that day ee had hernia surgery and started missing scheduled work days.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF DRILL WEARING MUDDY BOOTS WHEN HE FELL, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS BOLTING #2 WHEN A ROCK MEASURING APPROX. 3'LONG X 2'WIDE X 1""THICK FELL ON THE OPERATORS CANOPY & SLID OFF & HIT OPERATOR ON SIDE OF HEAD & RIGHT SHOULDER.

VICTIM WAS PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON DOZER WHEN A CHAIN SLIPPED. THIS CAUSED HIM TO SLIP & FALL. COMPLAINS OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LOWER RIGHT SIDE.

EE was coming down from the top level of Tower 23 and walking on the catwalk of the second deck, when the lugs on the soles of ee's shoe got snagged in the opening on the expanded metal grating. EE stopped in his tracks. He pulled his back foot free and in the same motion kicked his shin on the lower railing.

THE TOP STEP WAS BROKEN AT THE HEADER AND THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS LOWER BACK AND SHOULDERS.

THE EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN FROM A 3-WAY CORNER TOARD THE FACE AND A ROCK APPROXIMATELY (7 FT LONG X 4.5 FT WIDE X 10 IN THICK) FELL FROM THE BLIND SIDE OF THE CURTAIN, LANDED ON ITS EDGE AND R OLLED ON HIS RIGHT LEG. FRACTURE TO FEMUR.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN RAIL MOTOR AND A LOOSE CAR CAME BACK AND HIT MOTOR. EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE HAD HURT THE SAME SHOULDER BEFORE AND REQUIRED SURGERY IN 2001. STARTED MISSI NG WORK ON 2/18/04.

EE HAD DESCENDED STEPS FROM #25 BELT TAIL AREA & WHEN HE REACHED GROUND LEVEL & STARTED WALKING TOWARDS LOAD-OUT BLDG., HE SLIPPED ON ICEY AREA & FELL. EE'S RT. ANKLE TURNED AND HE FELL ON HIS ANKLE CAUSING SPRAIN AND TWISTING.

ONE INCH NYLON STRAP HOLDING CHAIN ROLLER BOX BROKE, CAUSING IT TO FALL APPROX 6 FT STRIKING MILLWRIGHT IN THE TOP OF THE HARD HAT.

THE EE WAS INSTALLING HIS OUTSIDE BOLT AND THE TOP WAS LOW DUE TO A SANDSTONE ROLL. THE EE SQUATTED DOWN TO MAKE BOLT INSTALLATION EASIER. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PINCH POINT LOCATION OF HIS L EFT FOOT AND WHEN HE SET THE STAB JACK, IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT BIG TOE. FRACTURE TO LEFT BIG TOE.

EE WAS CRAWLING BESIDE PINNER AND FELT HIS KNEE POP. CONTUSION AND TENDONITIS OF RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS WORKING IN LOCI PIT AND WHEN HE STARTED TO EXIT THE PIT HIS LIGHT CORD WAS CAUGHT. HE TURNED TO UNHOOK HIS LIGHT CORD & MISJUDGED THE STEP IN FRONT OF HIM. HE STUMBLED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS BACK ON THE STAIRS. EE HAD A SORE BACK. MISSED 3 SHIFTS & SAW A CHIROPRACTOR.

2 EE'S RIDING IN GATOR DROVE UP TO 3 EE PEDESTRIANS, THE PASSENGER IN THE GATOR WENT TO GET OUT AND SLIPPED. HIS FOOT HOT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE GATOR DROVE INTO THE PEDESTRIANS. ONE EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CATCHING STONE OFF CONVEYER BELT AND STACKING STONE ON PALLET. EE TWISTED WRONG IN THE CARRYING THE STONE. DISC INJURY.

THEY WERE CHANGING TEETH OF THE BUCKET OF THE 750 KOMATSU EXCAVATOR. EE WAS HOLDING THE BAR ON THE KEEPER, CO-WORKER WAS USING AN 8# HAMMER TO HIT BAR. HAMMER SLID OFF BAR STRIKING EE'S RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER ON THE LEACH PAD, PUSHING ORE INTO PLACE. HE STATED THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER SLIPPED ON ROCK WHEN HE WAS PUSHING UP A FACE OF ORE. WHEN THE DOZER SLIPPED, THE SUDDEN STOP JOLTED HIM AND RESULTED IN SEVERE BACK PAIN. HE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK AT THIS TIME AND WILL SEE THE DOCTOR AGAIN ON 02/19/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A HYDRAULIC PUMP INTO NO. 3 COAL HAULER AND ALIGNING THE SPLINES WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, ARM AND CHEST.

WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE BOTTOM BELT AND THE BELT MOVED CAUSING THE EE TO TRIP AND FALL. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING WRECK BACK ON & FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF SIDE OF SERVICE TRUCK, STEPPED ONTO PIECE OF COAL, FOOT SLIPPED AND BROKE ANKLE BONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SWUNG DOWN FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER BACK.

Pulling belt and slipped and fell. When he fell, he landed on his hand. He continued to work until 02/23/04.

WHILE CHANGING SCOOP BATTERIES AT THE UNDERGROUND SCOOP CHARGER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS HEAD.

HE WAS DISMOUNTING A HAUL TRUCK AND MISJUDGED THE HEIGHTH OF THE LAST STEP. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM. NO LOST TIME FROM THIS OCCURENCE UNTIL 2/19/04.

ON 2-N LONGWALL FACE EE WAS ASISTING HIS CREW IN RECOVERING SHIELD SUPPORTS DURING A LONGWALL SYSTEM DISASSEMBLY AND MOVE WHEN A PIECE OF FACE ROCK AND COAL 2 1/2 X 3' X 1' FELL FROM FACE. STR IKING HIS LOWER RT LEG.

Employee was walking down face and bumped head aginast canopy of shield. ee has had prior neck surgery ee started missing 4-4-04

EQUIP. OPERATOR CHOSE TO CHANGE THE NORMAL ROUTE OF HAUL. HE CROSSED THE PATH WHICH THE SCRAPERS HAD BEEN HAULING AND HIT A ROUGH SPOT, CAUSING A JOLT AND INJURING HIS BACK. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE OPERATOR CHANGED THE HAUL ROUTE FROM WHAT HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING SCOOP OFF CHARGE AND WHEN HE PULLED ON BATTERY BELL HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP STEP LADDER ON WET FLOOR TO CHANGE LIGHT BULBS. THE LADDER SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO FALL FROM LADDER.

EE WAS REPAIRING A CRUSHER. HE STEPPED UP ON THE LEDGE OF THE CRUSHER TO TIGHTEN A BOLT, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL 3 FEET, BREAKING HIS WRIST.

Employee was operating an 992-G loader in the outside of a shot. Employee was going into shot to get a bucket load when the loader bucket struck a rock causing the loader to twist and stop, resulting in pain in the left in the left shoulder.

EE'S LEFT ARM SWELLED AND TURNED BLACK AND BLUE WITH ASSOCIATED PAIN WHILE PERFORMING EXPLOSIVE LOADING DUTIES AT THE FACE.

EE WAS MOVING BOLTS TO THE SIDE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE OIL FILL LID. THE BOLTER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING THE BOLTER MACHINE AND DID NOT SEE EE. THE MACHINE RAN OVER HIS FOOT (LEFT).

EE WAS ON HIS KNEE WATCHING MINER MOVE AS THE MACHINE PASSED BY HIM, HE GRABBED THE PAN OF MINER TO PULL HIS SELF TO HIS FEET. THE HEAD TILTED AND MASHED HIS INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS SCALING TOP BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF PERMANENT SUPPORTS AND THE ATRS PRIOR TO INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE (BINDER) FELL STRIKING HIS ARM. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS SAFET Y AWARENESS AND USING PROPER TOOLS.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE KILN. HE HAD BEEN ASKED REPEATEDLY TO MOVE BACK FROM THE KILN RIG WHILE THE BRICKS WERE BEING KEYED IN AGAINST THE RETAINER RING. TWO BRICKS CAME LOOSE FROM THE RING, ONE STRIKING EE ON THE SHOULDER AND ANOTHER HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER-CRUSHING IT. EE IS STILL UNDERGOING CARE.

Employee's coveralls caught fire wile EE was working to clear a blockage in the preheater tower. Hot materials ignited coveralls and caused burns to legs before EE could get them off.

EE WAS BACKING PRODUCTION TRUCK INTO SHOVEL WHEN TRUCK ROCKED SIDWAYS, EE BACK LOCKED UP, HAS BEEN RECIEVING CHIROPRACTOR CARE SINCE 1983, HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO RECIEVE CHIRO CARE FOR LOWER BACK DYSFUNCTION. REPORT BEING FILED BECAUSE OF CITATION #6159816, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT REPORTABLE.

HE WAS LIFTING A PUMP TO MOVE IT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN. DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA.

Ee was taking down overcast when several blocks fell at once, mashing ee's left hand.

EMPLOYEE BUMPED ROOF WITH SCOOP, CAUSING A ROCK 1 1/2 X 18 X 24 INCHES TO FALL STRIKING HIS FACE AREA. COAL HEIGHT 28 TO 30 INCHES.

Employee was shaking material out of drum when drum came off device striking his knee. (Did not become reportable until employee had surgery on 6-3-05.)

Installing steel sets, the first steel set was stood, and the second set was being installed when both sets topled. The injured ee was standing behind the steel sets when they fell, pinching his foot between the steel set post and the rib.

EE STATED HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL FROM INSIDE THE RAW COAL CHUTE, WHEN THE PIECE OF METAL WAS FREE, IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7/22/04. He hit his head on a dolly on monarail and had pain in his neck. He has had nerve blocks. Did not help. Started losing time on 7/22/04 for surgery.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 2' X 4' PIECE OF METAL INTO A MANTRIP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2-24-04. HIS FIRST SHIFT MISSED WAS 2-25-04. HE IS UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY TO TREAT HIS BACK STRAIN.

HE SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE DID NOT HAVE HOLD OF HAND HOLD THAT WAS PROVIDED TO ENABLE HIM TO HAVE 3 POINT CONTACT.

EE WAS MOVING A 55 GAL.DRUM HE TILTED THE DRUM TOO FAR & HE HAD TO STRAIN TO GET THE DRUM BACK IN CONTROL. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN. AFTER UROLOGIST EXAMINED & TREATED EE IT WAS THEIR OPINION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY TRAUMA & THEREFORE WORK RELATED. EE IS ON LIGHT DUTY AT PRESENT.

THREW SHOVEL ON BELT, AS CLIMBING UP THE END OF THE SHOVEL, IT HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. SWOLLEN ABOVE LEFT EYE. LEFT EYE RED.

OPERATOR WAS WORKING PARALLEL WITH THE ROCK WALL INSTEAD OF HORIZONTAL. WALL SLID INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LOADER BREAKING THE DOOR GLASS AND FRONT RIGHT GLASS, BRUISING THE OPERATOR'S RIGHT LEG AND SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Employee had been working on the radiator on 1068 D-9 dozer. As he started to stand up and straighen his leg, his knee suddenly popped. He was diagnosed on March 4, 2004 as having a meniscus cartilage tear. Note: Employee did not start missing work until March 5, 2004.

EE was operating shearer. A piece of roof sloughed from the front of #83 shield onto the cutting head arm and fell into the face conveyor. A rock was propelled across the cable carrier into the walkway landing on the back of the employee's right leg. Foot was caught between ram bar and the rock.

THE EE WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN IN A 100-TON END DUMP. HE WAS UNAWARE THE PAD HAD RECENTLY BEEN WATERED AND WAS ICY. WHEN HE DROVE ON THE DUMP PAD, THE TRUCK SLID ON THE ICE. WHEN THE TRUCK W ENT OFF THE ICE ONTO DRY MATERIAL, THE EE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS NECK. HE FINISHED THAT SHIFT AND THE NEXT TWO SHIFTS BEFORE SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT. AFTER EXAM, UNABLE TO RETURN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A BELT WINDER CORE INTO A PERSONNEL CARRIER AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FORTH FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT CORE AND THE PERSONNEL CARRIER FRAME. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT FORTH FINGER. THE EMPLOYEE WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS WATCH FOR PINCH POINTS AND BE AWARE OF HAND PLACEMENT WHEN WORKING IN CONFINED PLACES.

WHILE SHOVELING OUT UNDER THE FEEDER, EE WAS ON HIS KNEES TO REACH SOME DIRT, WHEN HE WENT TO TOSS THE DIRT EE REPORTEDLY TWISTED AND HIS BACK POPPED CAUSING PAIN.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER INSIDE THE #2 SILO TO REMOVE (KNOCK OUT) A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. WHILE STANDING ON A PLATFORM HE REACHED OUT (STRETCHING) TO SWING HAMMER WHEN HE THOUGHT HE HAD PUL LED A MUSCLE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. HOWEVER ON 2-20-04. HE MISSED WORK TO REPORT TO DOCTOR.

IN BETWEEN SHUTTLE CARS WHILE RUNNING THE MINER A PIECE OF ROCK 6' LONG BY 28"" WIDE BY 0-8"" THICK FELL BETWEEN THE RIGHT RIB AND ROW OF BOLTS (THREE ROWS BACK) STRIKING EE PARTIALLY ON HIS HEAD AND RESTING ACROSS HIS KNEES.

REMOVING SCRAP MATERIAL-STEEL GOT CAUGHT ON GLOVE LACEATING LEFT RING FINGER.

Employee bent over and was picking up a piece of pipe, when he slipped. He caught himself before he actually fell. Medical treatment was sought on 2/12/04 and he was released to full duty. A follow up visit on 7/20/04 resulted in the employee being taken off work.

EE WAS RIDING OUTSIDE ON THE MAC 8 PERSONNEL CARRIER, WHEN HE TOOK HIS BOOT TO DEFLECT DUST OFF THE MINE ROOF, THE TOE OF THE BOOT CAUGHT THE TOP JAMMING THE LEFT LEG, BREAKING TWO BONES BELOW THE LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS STANDING ON A CONVEYOR, REACHING AND EXTENDING HIS BODY TO LIFT CHAIN FALL TO JIB CRANE OVER THE CRUSHER BASE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY, BUT THE EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION OR TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK UNTIL MARCH 25TH.

PERSON WAS USING WATER HOSE TO WASH AREA AROUND GRIZZLEY SCREEN. PERSON WAS BENT OVER USING WATER HOSE & JERKED HOSE TO PULL UP SOME MORE SLACK TO REACH FURTHER OUT. PERSON FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHEN HE JERKED HOSE TO GET MORE SLACK.

EE CUTTING TIMBER WITH A TIMBER SAW, THE SAW BOUNCED OUT OF THE CUT GROOVE AND HE CUT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY AIR LOCK DOORS AS MANTRIP WAS PASSING THROUGH.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING PUTTING IN CABLE BOLTS, WHEN HE HAD THE HOLE DRILLED THE PROPER LENGTH, HE STARTED TO TAKE OUT THE STEELS WHEN THEY GOT STUCK, HE GOT THE FIRST PUSHER STEEL OUT. WHEN HE LO OKED UP TO THE OTHER ONES, HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER HEAD, & THE STEELS RELEASED & HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON BOLTER HEAD.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE TWO CHARGING UNITS, ON THE NO. 8 COALHAULER BATTERY CHARGING SKID PREPARING TO MAKE REPAIRS TO ONE OF THE CHARGERS, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TH E MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT HAND.

NO DESCRIPTION OF CONDITIONS TO THE ACCIDENT/INJURY/ILLNESS.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING STRUCTURE IN BELT HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 8/23/04.

EE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC/ELECTRICIAN CHANGE A WHEEL UNIT ON SHUTTLE CAR. DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW WHEEL UNIT, THE PART HIT THE EE'S LEFT LEG.

Slipped on floor mat, sink had plugged drain which caused water to gather under mats.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TRAVELING DOWN LW FACE AND STEPPED OVER ROCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE CAUSING INJURED EE TO TWIST KNEE. EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PRIOR KNEE SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT OF THE DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THE WELDER WAS PERFORMING HOUSEKEEPING DUTIES IN THE SHOP & AS HE WAS MANEUVERING & PLACING A CRUSHER SLIDE PLATE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, THE INNER ADJUSTABLE PLATE SLID DOWN CATCHING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

SLIPPED FROM WATER TRUCK TANK AT FILL STATION, NOT WEARING PERSONAL FALL ARREST EQUIPMENT, STRUCK HIS HEAD ON ROCK. NO CONCUSSION OR SERIOUS INJURY, 2 DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, THEN RELEASED BY DR. TO RESUME REGULAR DUTIES.

STACKING LANDSCAPE ROCK, STRAINED GROIN. EE HEARD A POP - BELLY BUTTON HERNIA. EE DID NOT REPORT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 2/16/04.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE MINER WHEN A GREASE FITTING BLEW OUT HITTING HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE CUTTING HIM. HE HAD TO HAVE STITCHES.

EE WAS OPENING A LARGE WHEEL VALVE USING A BAR THRU THE SPOKES TO INCREASE LEVERAGE.T HE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE SPOKES CAUSING THE EE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL FORWARD INTO A WATER PIPE.

OPERATOR WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL OUT OF ROOF WHEN HE LET THE DRILLPOT DOWN ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE SCOOP DECK WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF PINNING HIM AGAINST THE BOTTOM CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE WAS MOVING A 12' LONG CABLE BOLT AND AS HIS RIGHT HAND GRABBED THE BOLT NEAR THE COUPLING COLLAR, A METAL BURR ON THE COLLAR PENETRATED THROUGH HIS RUBBER GLOVE AND MADE A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND IN THE RIGHT RING FINGER. THIS RESULTED IN INFECTION IN HIS FINGER AND SWELLINGIN HIS LOWER RIGHT ARM. HE WORKED TWO DAYS BEFORE SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

CABLE WHEEL HANGING SPLIDED OUT OF HAND HIT IN FACE KNOCKING INJURES PERSON TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING CAR WHEN SHE ALLEDGED THAT SHE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD WHILE HAULING COAL. FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. ROADWAYS ARE MUDDY ON THIS UNIT.

EE WAS CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON A SHUTTLE CAR. HE WAS BALANCING THE GOOD TIRE WHEN IT GOT AWAY FROM HIM & STARTED TO FALL. HE TRIED TO CATCH IT FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND & STRAINED HIS BACK. EE WORKED UNTIL THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN TRUCK, PROCEEDED TO GET OUT AND PLACE FOOT ON TRUCK STEP, SLIPPED WHILE DOING SO AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. NOTE: EMPLOYEE HAS PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS WITH HIS KNEES.

EE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING ON 6 NORTH MAINS JOY MINER CUTTER HEAD-IN PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT LINK, USING PRY BAR, BAR SLIPPED CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND TIP OF MINER BIT-WAS INFORMED BY EE ON 2-17-04 HAD SMALL FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER.

INJURED WAS REACHING INTO SCOOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER.

PULLING BELT WITH CHANNEL LOCKS WHEN THEY SLIPPED OFF BELT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL AGAINST TAILPIECE HURTING HIS BACK.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HANGING WATER LINE WHEN THE WATER LINE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK

While shoveling coal from catwalk on left side of launch pad, ee said after 2nd shovel of coal he felt 2 pops in lower back.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SPOIL FROM COAL PIT TO SPOIL AREA IN 777 ROCK TRUCK. WHILE ROCK TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED IN PIT AREA, A ROCK WAS DUMPED FROM LOADER BUCKET INTO BODY OF TRUCK. EMPLOYEE STATE D THAT ROCK STRIKING BODY OF TRUCK CAUSED TRAMA TO NECK AND BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING BUGGY TIRE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SIDE.

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS BOLTING IN 5R XCUT. OPERATOR WAS ON HIS KNEES. WHEN HE ROSE TO CHANGE THE DRILL STEEL, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AND FELT SHARP PAIN.

EE WAS STOCKING RESIN AND SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING.

INJURED WAS EXITING THE PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN A KETTLEBOTTOM FELL FROM THE ROOF ONTO HIS LEFT ARM.

EE WAS PERFORMING HIS EVERYDAY DUTIES & COULD NOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC INCIDENT AT E-9 TRANSFER & HIS LOWER BACK BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM SOMETIME AROUND 3:00 AM. THE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON 2/28/04 AFTER RESULTS OF A MRI WERE RECEIVED.

While repairing fans above the tripper in the ore barn, ee stepped on a trap door. He fell through the trap door, skinning his shin and catching himself, straining his right shoulder. He returned to the job and sought medical care.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A PUMP MOTOR PUSHING MOTOR IN PLACE. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS IN THE SHOP. AN EXTENSION CORD WAS HANGING ON A HOOK ATTACHED TO A SHELF. THE CORD WAS NOT IN USE. ONE LOOP OF THE CORD HAD FALLEN TO THE FLOOR. EE REACHED FOR A SCRAPER & STEPPED INSID E THE LOOP OF THE EXTENSION CORD WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE BECAME ENTANGLED, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACK, REACHING BEHIND W/HIS RIGHT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE FELL & BROKE HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD HI-LINE CABLE IN A FLATCAR, TO BE MOVED, WHEN HE GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN AN OLD PIECE OF BELT RUBBER LAYING IN ROADWAY & SCOOP BUCKET, CAUSING A BRUISE TO TOP OF LEFT ANKLE. HE WAS TREATED WITH A COLD PACK & DRIVEN HOME.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHORING I BEAM WHEN A PIECE OF SHORING SLIPPED KNOCKING EE TO GROUND. THE SHORING LANDED ON EE'S HIP CAUSING FRACTURE OF PELVIS.

EE WAS ON THE ROOF OF C&S PREPARING TO CLEAN UP. WIND BLEW GRANUAL PAST HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO RT EYE. SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION.

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING ON A SUPPORT PIER WHEN THE JACKHAMMER SKIPPED OFF THE PIER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT FOOT, JUST ABOVE THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT.

EE ELECTRICIAN TRAINEE, WAS HELPING DO MAINTAINENCE WORK ON CONTINOUS MINER. WHIEL PRYING WITH SLATE BAR TO REMOVE POT ON MINER, HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. WENT TO HOSPITAL AND GIVEN MUSC LE RELAXER MEDICATION AND TOLD TO REST FOR A FEW DAYS.

INJURED WAS RIDING IN OUTBY END OF 38 JEEN WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAR ON A X BAR AT SOUTH MAINS 14 BLK ONT HE TRACK.

HE WAS DROPPING HARD LINE DOWN, HE TOOK THE BELT LOOSE AND THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH.

EE STATED THAT HE PLACED A DRILL STEEL ON THE MINER AND STARTED TO WALK PAST THE MINER. HE SLIPPED IN WET AREA BESIDE MINER AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF TO KEEP FROM FALLING. AS HE DID, HE STR UCK HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE EDGE OF A ROOFBOLT PLATE STACKED ON THE MINER, CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE PLATE.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE LOADER. WHEN HE RAISED UP, HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A BOLT ON THE LOADER CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS HEAD.

EE HAD BEEN SAWING TIMBERS. THE SAW WOULD NOT CUT. HE PUT A METAL WEDGE INT HE CUT AND BIT IT WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS HAND PEIRCING HIS HAND AND GLOVE. OTHER CLEANE D AND DRESSED THE WOUND. HE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEMMING HOLES AND SHOVELING AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED FROM ROCK MOVEMENT AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

INJURED ALLEGED HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING PALE MOUNTED LIGHTS AT THE RIVER PREPPLANT.

ELECTRICAL EVALUATION OF 480V CIRCUIT TO DETERMINE PHASE AND ROTATION OF MOTOR #4 KILN ID FAN. EMPLOYEE SELECTED METER INCORRECTLY FOR JOB TASK. METER SHORTED OUT LIVE VOLTAGE 480V 600A RESULT ING IN AN ELECTRICAL FLASH CAUSING BURNS TO FACE, EARS AND HANDS.

EE STARTED MISSING WORK TO HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY, CO WAS NOT AWARE OF REASON FOR ABSENCE UNTIL 2-24-04.

EE WAS MOUNTING A HAUL TRUCK. SHE HAD HER RIGHT FOOT ON THE FIRST STEP OF THE TRUCK WHEN HER LT.FOOT SLID OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HER, CAUSING HER TO FALL BACKWARDS AND TO THE GROUND. THE GROUND WAS FROZEN AND SLIPPERY.

Employee was working on P-348; as he was walking aroung P-219 to get to P-348, he slipped on some ice and hit his left knee on the ground. This did not become a recordable until 3/16, when the employee went off to have surgical repairs to the knee.

EE WAS WORKING ON A HEATER FAN. HE STUCK HIS HAND IN THE HOT AIR DISCHARGE CHANNEL AND CONTACTED THE ROTATING BLADE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGERTIP.

EE WAS OPERATING YARD FRONT END LOADER. EE WAS ON HIS LEFT KNEE REACHING BEHIND SEAT OF LOADER FOR FEEDER REMOTE CONTROL. ALL HIS WEIGHT WAS ON LEFT HIP & KNEE. HE FELT HIP COME OUT OF SOCKET . EE HAD HAD TWO HIP REPLACEMENT OPERATIONS. EE LOST TIME FROM WORK.

THE EE WAS UNLOADING SOLID 6"" CEMENT BLOCKS AND TOSSING THEM THRU A MANDOOR HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK. LATER WHEN HE MOVED THE MANTRIP HE COULD NOT STAND UP.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY SHEAR PIN OUT OF ROLLER-MILL WITH A PRY BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED, STRIKING LEFT HAND AND WRIST. HE DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CARE, THE RESULTS WERE NOTHING BUT SOM E BRUISING.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP/MOVE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE. EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Was desending ladder, and the ladder jolted and he lost grip

MOVING 50 # BAGS OF ANFO FROM FRONT OF TRAILER TO REAR. TORE MUSCLE AND LIGAMENT IN UPPER RIGHT FOREARM.

CUTTING BOLTS WITH A TORCH. HE REALIZED HE MISSED ONE. HE WENT BACK TO CUT IT AND LEANED AGAINST (NOT REALIZING). HE SMELLED THE SMOLDER BUT DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS HIMSELF. WHEN HE REALIZED HE PAN ICED & FORGOT TO DROP & ROLL. HE TRIED TO TAKE SUIT OFF CAUSING OXYGEN TO FEED THE FLAME.

INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN DIRT ROAD. HE SLIPPED ON SNOW & ICE, FEET SLID & FELL BACKWARDS.

EE WAS LIFTING A MAT CHAIN RIPPER PAD ONTO THE MAN BUS AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE WRAPPING ROCK DUST HOSE ON DUSTER HIS FOOT BACAME ENTANGLED IN OLD PAGER CABLE ON THE MINE FLOOR, HE TRIPPED AND FELL INTO THE ROCK DUST MACHINE. HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, ELBOW AND WRIST.

Employee was coming down from loadout while it was snowing and expresses he slipped and fell upon his arm striking his right elbow. Employee was unattentive to his working conditions and failed to use proper points of contact.

GETTING OFF OF DOZER, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TOE OF BOOT WAS CAUGHT ON TRACK PAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE DOZER. HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS SHOULDER AND BACK.

While pulling steel out of the drill hole, the employee strained his lower back.

EE WAS CUTTING A U JOINT FROM A SERVICE TRUCK WITH A TORCH, HOT GREASE SPALSHED OUT UNDER HOOD AND CAUSED MINOR BURNS TO HIS FACE.

THE INJURED EE WAS SHOVELING IN THE BELT TAKE UP AREA WHERE THE HYDRAULIC TAKE UP JACK IS POSITION. A HYDRAULIC HOSE BLEW OFF THE JACK STRIKING THE INJURED IN THE BACK.

WHILE WALKING TO HIS VEHICLE AFTER HIS SHIFT THE MINER SLIPPED AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE MOVING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE HE PULLED SOMETHING IN RIGHT SHOULDER. NOTE: THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING UNTIL 6-18-04.

EE WAS SETTING UP SURVEY EQUIPMENT WHEN SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF OF THE MINE.

2/8/04 EE REPORTED HIS INJURY. WAS USING A RATCHET WRENCH & EXPERIENCE A POPPING SENSATION IN HIS SHOULDER. PAIN PERSISTED & SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION & A STRAINED TYPE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED & RELEASED FULL DUTY. WITH THE LONG TERM CONDITION BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN SURGERY WAS PROGRESS ON 3/16/05

EE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY BY A PHYSICIAN.

EMPLOYEE CARRYING BUT BUCKETS ACROSS FACE, SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO PONTOONS OF SHIELDS.

EE SAID HE WAS DRAGGING THE ROCK DUST HOSE, DUSTING THE WEST BELT, HE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS AS DUSTING AND TRIPPED OVER AN EMPTY WATER JUG. HE FELL AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN AT MINE PHONE AT SECTION TAILPIECE. WHEN HE RAISED UP, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. THE EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 2-11-04.

ADJUSTING TAIL PULLEY ROLLER, HAMMER GOT WEDGED BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT AND RIGHT ARM, SHOULDER AND SIDE OF BODY GOT SUCKED UP INTO ROLLER. SEVERE ABRASIONS AND BURNS TO RIGHT ARM, ELBOW, SHOULDER AND SIDE OF BODY SCRAPED. ALSO SCRAPES ON LEFT KNUCKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING THE STARTER BOX CABLE FOR #4 BELT HEAD. HE WAS STANDING ON THE BELT SPEED REDUCER AND LOST HIS FOOTING FALLING ON THE DRIVE BELT GUARDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS ON UNIT #1 AT ENTRY #3 IN THE FACE. SOME ROCKS HAD DROPPED OUT IN THE FACE AREA. AS INJURED WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE RIB AND RI B BOLT. HE WAS STRUCK ON THE NECK, BACK, AND RIGHT LEG. CONTUSION TYPE INJURY. ROCK MEASURED 4' X 18"" X 2"".

EMPLOYEE, LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE ONTO A FLAT CAR, FELT PAIN IN ABDOMEN/GROIN.

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF HIS VEHICLE IN THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT. THE WATER IN THE LOT FROZE OVER BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM HIS VEHICLE HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE STRIKING HIS HIP AND ELBOW. ON 2/24/2004 HE WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION FOR SORENESS IN ELBOW. ON MARCH 5, 2004 HE BEGAN THERAPY FOR PAIN IN HIS ELBOW.

DRILL STEEL WAS HUNG IN MINE TOP, EE WAS TRYING TO GET THE STEEL OUT AND CAUGHT 2 FINGERS BETWEEN STEEL AND DRILL HEAD. INJURED 2 FINGERS (RING AND POINT) ON RIGHT HAND.

Injured and co-workers were replacing a drive at a deslime screen. As a co-worker was using a torch to burn on the drive the victim, who was standing on a beam, stepped back from the work area. He fell, struck his head on a feed pipe, and landed on the screen.

Victim was operating a D-11-N dozer approx 15 ft from the highwall. A rock approx 12"" x 4"" broke loose from the highwall & went through the left door window striking him in the lower leg. The highwall had been scaled, however a lot of rain had fell in the previous couple of days & probably contributed to the rock coming out of the higwall. Compound fracture to lower left leg.

EE WAS OPERATOR ON A EXCAVATOR, DIGGING MATERIALFROM THE BACK OF THE SHOT AT THE WALL. A ROCK WEIGHING 50-60 LBS FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL ABOVE THE EXCAVATOR HITTING THE FRONT EDGE OF THE CAB ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD. STRUCK OPERATOR ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING ROOF BOLTS INSIDE THE AIR LOCK DOORS OF FAN. AIR LOCK DOOR OPENED. AIR CURRENT PUSHED HIM BACK AGAINST A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS.

EE WAS AUGERING WHEN ROCKS STARTED FALLING FROM THE TOP OF THE HIGHWALL ONTO THE AUGER. THE METAL CANOPY WAS BROKEN THRU AND THE CAB SUSTAINED BROKEN GLASS. THE EE WAS CUT ON HIS RIGHT INDEX F INGER THIS REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

INJURED WAS UNTANGLING AIR LINE WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL.

EE PICKED UP A TRANSMISSION AND FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. LOST TIME INJURY.

WHILE PICKING UP A PULL CABLE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING CABLE BOLTS WITH A DUAL BOOM BOLTER. WHILE PUSHING CABLE BOLT INTO THE ROOF THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 8/24/04 ON WHICH DATE HE RECEIVED SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER ROTATOR CUFF.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 2-17-04. WHILE UNLOADING ELECTRICAL PUMP FROM MANBUS, STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE DIS-MOUNTING ROCK TRUCK.

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO TRUCK, SLIPPED OFF & FELL ON HIS BACK.

OPERATOR STEPPED FROM FRONT-END LOADER ONTO DIRT CLOD, TWISTING HIS ANKLE AND RESULTING IN SPRAIN.

THE CONDITION WAS COLD WEATHER, BELOW 32 DEGREES. YESTERDAY WAS ABOVE FREEZING SO SNOW BEGAN TO MELT AND LEFT PUDDLES OF WATER BY TRASH CAN (DUMPSTER). WATER REFROZE OVERNIGHT AND EMPLOYEE SLI PPED AND FELL. HE INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO TWIST HIS KNEE. EE DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL END OF FEBRUARY.

EE WAS ADJUSTING A 1O INCH WATER VALVE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

CLIMBING UP SIDE OF ROCK TRUCK AT END OF SHIT TO CHANGE OIL, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LEFT ARM AS HE REACHED FOR LAST RUNG.

EE WAS WALKING OVER A HILL IN THE DARK AT 10:30 AT NIGHT TO CHECK THE DISCHARGE HOSE OF A WATER PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND LANDED ON HIS BACK AND NECK AREA. ***THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT TURNED IN FROM THE EE UNTIL FEB. 18TH, 2004.***

EE WAS SUPERVISING REHABILITATION WORK IN THE MAIN EAST RETURNS. HE WAS OBSERVING THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A LOOSE ROCK ROLLED OFF THE RIB AREA, STRIKING INJURED EE ON THE LEFT LEG & ANKLE. EE WAS TREATED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A POSSIBLE BLOOD CLOT. HE STARTED MISSING TIME ON 02/06/04 & IS STILL UNDER THE DR.'S CARE AT THIS TIME. EE SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK AREA.

EE ASCENDING A LADDER, SLIPPED, SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST.

EE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS KNEE RESULTING IN LOST WORK DAYS.

GOT OUT OF TRACK HOE TO RELIEVE HIMSELF AND HE SLIPPED ON THE METAL TRACK PADS AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING UP WATER CAR TO WET THE SUPPLY ROADS. AS HE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE WATER CAR HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIN BOARD JAMMING HIS NECK. HIS NECK CONTINUED TO CAUSE HIM PAIN AND ON 2 -25-04 HE WENT FOR CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING ROPES ON #1 UNIT TAILPIECE AND SLIPPED ON WET GOB TWISTING HIS RT. KNEE. (THIS DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 4/12/04).

EE WAS LYING ON THE G1 CONVEYER TAIL PULLEY CUTTING A ROLLER OFF THE CONVEYER. HIS RIBS WEREBRUISED.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A PLATFORM ON THE ROOF BOLTER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN. HE WORKED UP UNTIL 2/17/04. HIS FIRST MISSED WORK DAY WAS 2/18/04. HE HAS A KNEE STRAIN AND IS SCHEDULED FOR AN MRI.

Employee was on the surface of an underground mine when he slipped and fell in mud and ice while taking mantrip off charger, injuring his right shoulder. His first doctor visit was on 2/20/04 and his first day missed work was on 9/14/04. He said he had hurt his shoulder yeasrs earlier in Kentucky.

LIFTING ON WHEEL UNIT, EE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING ALONG THE 7 LEFT BELT WHEN TWO PIECES OF ROCK CAME OFF THE BELT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND BACK AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN. PLEASE NOTE: THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO MSHA TO ABATE CITATION NO.7221508. THE MECHANISM OF INJURY AND THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF THE EMPLOYEE AT THE TIME DOES NOT SUPPORT THE FACT THAT THIS IS A REPORTABLE INJURY.

EE WAS BREAKING BOLTS ON A REDUCING FLANG USING A 3/4""DRIVE SOCKET RATCHET AND CHEATER PIPE. DURING WORK THE EE SUSTAINED A SPRAIN OF LOWER BACK. INCIDENT OCCURRED 2/4/04 AND WENT TO DR. ON 2/9/04. THE 1ST DAY LOST WAS 2/9/04.

EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF PALLETS TRYING TO REMOVE A TARP, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONT OP OF SAND BAGS. NOTE, FALL WAS FROM THE SAME LEVEL.

EE WAS TRYING TO BEAT AN INSERT OUT OF A PIECE OF BELT THEY HAD RECENTLY ROLLED UP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN JUST UNDER HIS LEFT RIB CAGE.

EE WAS STEPPING FROM HIS MECHANIC'S TRUCK. HE STEPPED ONTO FROZEN MATERIAL FALLING TO THE GROUND. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS SCALING WHEN EXCAVATOR SLIPPED OFF ROCK, JARRING EXCAVATOR AND THROWING EE ONTO THE FLOOR, INJURING HIS BACK.

EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON ROOFBOLTER, WHEN HE TWISTED BACK AND FELT SHARP PAIN, CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-2-04, WENT TO DR 3-5-04 BECAUSE PAIN HAD CONTINUED SINCE 2-4-04.

EE CLIMBED ONTO BUMPER, REACHED FOR BATTERY OVER THE TAIL GATE, WHILE LIFTING ABOUT A 25-30 LB BATTERY CHARGER, PULLED A BACK MUSCLE & FELL ON THE GROUND ABOUT 30"", 2 1/2 FEET. TOOK HIM INTO THE HOSPITAL & WAS TOLD HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP THE ROADWAY FROM THE END OF THE TRACK ON 5 SECTION AND TRIPPED OVER A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING WOODEN PALLETS FROM STACK. PALLETS WERE FROZEN TOGETHER. EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE STRAINING AND SEPARATING PALLETS.

After bolting a cut, EE stepped onto roof drill of ATRS to hang reflectors in the roof bolt plate. The bolter operator dropped the ATRS to move the machine. He was caught in a pinch point.

LOADING STEEL BELT ROLLERS, (APPROX. 30-40 LBS) WHEN ONE OF THE BELTS DROPPED ON RIGHT SHIN.

LIFTING CONVEYER BELT OF ROLLED STEEL.

2/4/04 KEVIN WAS HAULING SUBSOIL IN A VOLVO A35 ARTICULATED TRK TO RECLAIMED AREA. E AND SNOW. HE WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDOW, BREAKING IT WITH HIS HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. AT ER HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 4 BROKEN RIBS, LACERATED LIVER & LUNG CONTUSION

EE was attempting to push an 80 gallon air tank through a bulkhead in the BE 2570 revolving frame when he lost control of the tank, smashing his left hand between the tank and the bulkhead. The result was a laceration/fracture to the left hand. He was wearing gloves at the time of the injury.

EE WAS STANDING IN THE SUPPLY YARD WATCHING THE FORK LIFT LOADER RAILS WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HIP.

THE INJURED EE WAS AT THE TAILPIECE CONTROLS WITH HIS BACK TO THE RIB. THE INJURED WAS APPROX 3-6 FT FROM THE RIB. A PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM THETOP OF THE RIB AND STRUCK INJURED ON HIS BACK AND NECK. THIS PUSHED INJURED INTO THE TAILPIECECONTROLS. THIS RESULTED IN A DISLOCATION OF VERTEBRA IN HIS NECK.

THE EE WAS FITTING A SCREW (THAT WAS TO THE HEIGHT OF HIS FACE) WITH THE HELP OF A CO-WORKER. THE TOOL THAT WAS BEING USED (A ""CHICHARRA"" APPROX. 18""LONG) SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM IN THE LT.EYE.

EE AND CO-WORKER WERE MANUALLY HANDLING A 55 GAL DRUM USED AS A BASE FOR A FREE STANDING DIRECTION SIGN. DRUM FELL ONTO EE'S RIGHT FOOT CAUSING FRACTURE.

EE ALLLEGES WHILE SERVICING A FUEL TRUCK THE HOOD DROPPED DOWN & STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. EE CONTINUED TO WORK & NEEDED NO MEDICAL ATTN. ON 6/22/04 WE RECD. NOTICE THAT EE FILED FOR WORKERS' COMP. BENEFITS FOR CHIRO. ADJUSTMENTS -CERVICAL STRAIN. EE ALLEGES HE MISSED 10 DAYS OF WORK STARTING 2/6/04. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS TIME AWAY & THAT IT WAS RELATED TO INJURY 2/4/04.

WORKER HURT HIS BACK PICKING UP A ROCK.

Employee stated he was lifting open a railcar lid when he felt a pull in his right side. He sought medical attention but was not until June 14th, 2004 until he was taken off work. He is currently missing time.

LABORER SHOVELING UNDER BELT AND STRAINED SHOULDER MUSCLE.

USING SLATE BAR TO PRY CINDER BLOCKS DOWN THAT WAS LEFT FROM A FALLEN STOPPING. HAD BAR OVERHEAD PRYING AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND RECTUM. STRAINED LOWER LUMBAR. WAS TOLD THAT EMPLOYEE HA D A MEDICAL PROBLEM FIRST (HEMORRHOIDS) BUT LATER FOUND OUT ABOUT STRAINED LOWER LUMBAR ON 3-01-2004.

WHILE UNLOADING A CRIB BLOCK FROM HIS TRUCK, HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS ON BELT WORKING WHEN BELT STARTED AND EMPLOYEE COULD NOT GET OFF, CAUSING BRUISING.

WAS WALKING TO HIS CAR AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL.

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES (WEARING KNEEPADS) WHILE GREASING BEARINGS AT A CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE TRANSFER POINT. STOOD UP, FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. (EE'S CONDITION WAS DIAGNOSED BY A SPECIALIST, RECE IVED NOTIFICATION 02-26-04 THAT HIS MEDICAL CONDITION IS WORK-RELATED.)

EE HAD CLIMBED ONTO BELT STRUCTURE TRYING TO CLEAR A CHUTE CLOG. AS HE TURNED TO STEP DOWN, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 3 FT TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, STRIKING HIS CHEST AGAINST A CONCRETE WALL.

EE WAS RIDING PERSONELL CARRIER THAT WAS TAVELING FROM BOTTOM OF SLOPE TO SECTION. EE WAS IN THE OUTBY END OF CARRIER, AND WAS ON HIS KNEES FACING DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. CARRIER PASSED UNDER NEATH OVERCAST, EE RAISED UP STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST OVERCAST.

INJURED HAD TRAVELED WITH THE ROCK TRUCK DRIVER FROM WHERE HIS VEHICLE WAS LOCATED TO WHERE HIS DOZER WAS LEFT. INJURED STATED THAT AS HE BEGAN CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER AT THE ROCK TRUCK, HE L OST HIS FOOTING AND FELL. INJURED SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST.

EE WAS WALKING THRU YARD WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WILE THROWING A SHOVEL FULL OF COAL ON THE 6-N BELT, EE HIT THE BELT ROPE WITH THE SHOVEL AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS STOMACH.

EE WAS LOADING GLUE ON BOLTER FELT LOWER BACK GIVE OUT.

WHILE TAKING BELT OUT OF SERVICE, TURNED RIGHT KNEE. STARTED HURTING.

EE lifted a 50 gal drum with trash to dump it into the dumpster and felt a sharp pain in his lower back, right side.

EE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A LARGE ROCK WHEN THE TEETH OF THE LOADER SLIPPED, CAUSING THE LOADER TO JAR, AS A RESULT EE'S LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE CONSOLE, HE DROVE HIMSELF TO THE DOCTOR. HE REMAINS OFF WORK, HIS DIAGNOSIS IS PENDING.

EE'S FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB INTO HIS LOADER AND HE PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS WALKING THROUGH A PASSAGEWAY NEAT CONVEYOR BC-3. SUDDENLY HE HIT WITH HIS FOREHEAD AN ELECTRICAL PIPE THAT CROSSES THE PASSAGEWAY.