Mining Incidents in March 2004

ROCK FALL OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY ON THE #1 UNIT BETWEEN ENTRY PLUS 4 + 00 & 5+00. THE FALL WAS 70 X 5 X 18 IN THE RETURN OUTBY DUMPING POINT.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCURRED AT THE WHITE OAK MINE ON 3/31/04. THE FALL MEASURED 70'X 20'X 48""-8'.

Roof fall at spad #27528, fall was 20 by 70 ny 6', bolted with 4' glue bolts, top was slate and will not be cleaned up, fall was 1000 ft from #004 section.

AN AREA OF 2 LEFT, 1 YARD SOUTH MINING SECTION, HAD A ROOF FALL. THE FALL COVERED THE ROADWAY GOING INTO 2 YARD SOUTH MINING SECTION. THIS MADE THE ROADWAY IMPASSABLE. THE AREA WAS ROOF BOLTED, BERMED OFF, AND THE ROADWAY RE-ROUTED.

FALL OF ROOF. D ENTRY, 7 SOUTH, MAIN WEST @ 5.5 15+30 (TRACK ENTRY) 003-0 SECTION, 400 FT OUTBY LOADING POINT. APPROX 30 FEET LONG, APPROX 20 FEET WIDE. APPROX 7 FEET HIGH. GREY SHALE WITH SOME SANDSTONE, COAL. FELL ON MANTRIP CAR.

WHILE INVESTIGATING ROOF FALL IN C-4 ROOMS A FALL WAS FOUND IN C-3 ROOMS. FALL IS CONTINUATION OF FALL REPORTED ON 3/20/04: ORIGINAL FALL WAS IN #4 & X4-5, IT CONTINUED THROUGH #5 & XCUT 5-6 MEASURING APPROX 60'L X 20'W X 7'H CUTTERS LAMINATED SHALE & SLICKENSIDE WERE OBSERVED. FALL DOESN'T AFFECT VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS.

Power supply failure to slope brake car made car in operative for approximately 2 hours.

ROOF FALL BETWEEN SPAD NO. 11045 AND 11046 NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.

A ROOF FALL IN THE 13 WEST PANEL AT XCUT #69 #2 ENTRY. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY 6' TENSION REBAR ROOF BOLTS & 9' MEGA BOLTS. THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY A SLIP.

Cable insulation on a 12KV electrical feeder line caught fire at 2 spliced areas. The fires consumed approximately 2 feet of insulation at both fire points. The fires were extinguished once it was confirmed that the electrical current was shut off. MSHA Inspectors were on site and were immediately notified of the situation.

A mine evacuation was initiated due to electrical problems with production hoist.

DURING WEEKLY EXAM A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND IN WORKED-OUT C-4 ROOM LOCATED 1 X-CUT INBY SS889 IN #4 ROOM & XCUT 3-4. FALL MEASURED APPROX 30'L X 20'W X 7'H. CUTTERS OBSERVED IN THIS AREA. FALL HAS LAMINATED SHALE & SLICKENSIDES NO WATER. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' FULL GROUNDED REBAR. DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN ENTRY #1 OF THE SW MAINS @ SURVEY STATION 12+00. THE FALL MEASURED 18'LONG X 20'WIDE X 6'THICK. THIS AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. ALL APPROACHES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

There was an accidental entrapment of an individual on the sentinel mine elevator for more than 30 minutes due to an area wide power outage by the failureof a substation. A generator power source was connected to the controls and the individual was removed from the elevator.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE BELT ENTRY, ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #13856. THE FALL MEASURED 20'WIDE, 20'LONG, X 8' THICK. THE AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED.

ROOF FALL IN THE 5 EAST DEVELOPMENT SECTION, #3 ENTRY FROM SPAD #29+10 TO #31+50. ROOF FALL IS 240' LONG, 17' WIDE, 10' TO 21' HIGH. THE AREA WAS MINED LATE MARCH 2004 WITH CONTINUOUS MINER AND SUPPORTED WITH 7' POINT ANCHOR ROOF BOLTS. THERE IS A CLAY VEIN RUNNING LENGTHWISE THROUGH THE FALL AREA.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN ENTRY #7 OF THE SW MAIN @ SURVEY STATION 12+00. THE FALL MEASURED 100'LONG X 18'WIDE X 9'THICK. THIS AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5'FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. ALL APPROACHES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1ST NORTHEAST MAINS SECTION IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY (BELT) AT SPAD 3041. THE FALL MEASURED 30 FT LONG, 19 FT WIDE AND 8 FT HIGH.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 156 XCUT TO 157 XCUT 275 TRAVELWAY. 35'LONG X 16'WIDE X 6'. BLOCKED SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY, ESCAPEWAY REROUTED.

FALL APP. 17' WIDE, 20' LONG, 0"" TO 9' THICK - FELL ON ROOF BOLTER CABLE, NO INJURIES, NO BLOCKAGE OF VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAY. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP, TIMBERED & CRIBBED OFF, DANGERED OFF. MARKED ON MAP.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED 1 BREAK INBY & 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #1384 IN #7 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 18' WIDE, 6' THICK & 40' LONG.

Workers were preparing to move an abandoned fuel tank. The tank had been previously drained and flushed. The workers were preparing lifting using a torch. Stray sparks from the torch ignited pine saw in the area. The fire spread quickly due to windy and dry conditions.

A roof fall occurred in the #4 entry face on the 8 left panel (005 section) at #49 crosscut. the fall was approx 40' long x 18' wide x 7' thick and fell outby the pillar line and entrapped two mobile roof supports. 5' high tech bolts had been installed in the area, supplemented with 12' super bolts.

A roof full in the 13 west panel #65 x cut #4 entry meaning approx. 50' x 20' x 6'-9'. the area was mined in March 2004 and supported with 6' temper rebar roof bolts and 9' mega bolts. the fall was caused by slip.

An excessive rainfall on Friday, March 26, 2004, caused flooding of the quarry at this location. We do not know at this time when normal operation is expected to resume.

1 LEFT-5 SOUTH #1 ENTRY. CREW STARTED MINING SECOND STRAIGHT OF BELT ENTRY. HEAD OF MINER SUMPING IN WHEN IGNITION HAPPENED. CREW SEEN IT AND THEN IT WENT OUT.

002 Section was taking the 21st cut in pillar #5 of Perry County Coal Corp's approved pillar plan when they experienced a power failure from a burned connection in a junction box which disabled the Eimco Dash-1 miner. Miner was not able to back out of cut which allowed roof to fall on front of miner. (Retriever was used to free miner)

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the unit 3 working section due to the strata broke at and below the anchor point. An investigation will be made in all adjoining areas for adverse conditions. The fall occurred at the 4615 foot mark of the #2 entry. The area was originally supported with 5 and 6 foot conventional type roof bolts.

The #1 shield was pulled in on 3 west LW MMU 010, and rock came off t he shield, knocking out timber between the shield and crib built in the walkway, the distance measured 6 1/2 feet between shield and crib. The time to replace the timber was 18 minutes, impeading travel off the face.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON #2 UNIT, IN #9 ROOM SET-UP IN #8 ROOM, AT SPAD #11 & 20 STARTING INBY APPROX 20'GOING INBY & PAST SPAD #13 & 30 APPROX 15'INBY 110'LONG, 18.5'WIDE, 61/2' HIGH.

ROOF FALL 1 BLOCK OUTBY SPAD #49, #3 ENTRY, 8 BLOCKS FROM PORTAL. 16' WIDE X 20' LONG X 7' HIGH.

An ignition occurred on the longwall face while cutting from tail to head

ROOF FALL AT SPAD #55. #3 ENTRY. 10 BLOCKS FROM PORTAL. 16' X 20' X 7"" HIGH.

Out by area intersection of spad #1148, #3 entry. 50'long x 20'wide x 5-6'thick. Cribbed Off.

ROOF FALL AT SPAD #58 IN INTAKE ESCAPEWAY #2 ENTRY. FOUND ON WEEKLY EXAM. 11 BLOCKS FROM PORTAL. 16' WIDE X 30' LONG X 7' HIGH.

The Cedar Creeks service elevator was out of service from aprox. 12:15pm - 5:00pm due to a bad power board. The electrician who conducts the inspection was conducting his inspection at the time of the board failure.

At 67685 158W panel 40 B there was ground failure of 20' x 8' x 10'. We finished mining this panel (remote mining) in January 2004. The area had been inactive since January. We re-entered the top sill of the area this week to install sandline and discovered the failure. Pulled beyond bolts.

The Tyro Creek service elevator was out of service from approx. 5:10pm - 7:30pm due to a problem with the governor rope causing the tail sheave switch to trip.

A roof fall occurred in one of the two intake air courses 3000"" from the active working section. The fall was 1 break long 18'wide and 4'thick. The fall did not impede travel or impair ventilation. The location of the fall was 60'inby SS1330.

A roof fall was found in a worked out area of 5L returns on 3/23/04. The fall damaged a stopping. Fall was in a four way intersection in entry 2 at survey 21 + 00. Area was mined 10-13-00 and supported with 8' full resin bolts. No injury or property damage resulted. no clean up is planned area will be sealed off 4-6-04.

A SUBCONTRACTOR WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN THE SLAG OFF THE TORCH FELL BELOW THE WORK AREA ONTO SOME MATERIALS. THE MATERIALS BEGAN TO SMOLDER, CREATING A SMALL FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT.

Fall of roof 003-0 section. 7-south off main west. #5 room @ 55. 1 + 35. approx 20' lg, 20' wide, 6' high. shale, sandstone, coal-partially covered miner 4' & 6' resin grouted rods.

The mine experienced higher than normal methane levels in the No. 3 Entry of HG-204. Gas was controlled with conventional ventilaiton measures. Further investigation revealed that the mine had inadvertently mined into a horizontal degas borehole.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN A WORKED OUT AREA 5L RETURNS ON 3/23/04. THE FALL WAS ADJACENT TO THE EXAMINERS TRAVEL ROUTE. FALL WAS IN A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION IN ENTRY 1 AT SURVEY STATION 21+70. AREA WAS MINED 10/15/2004 AND SUPPORTED WITH 8' RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED. NO CLEAN UP IS PLANNED, AREA WILL BE SEALED OFF 4/6/2004.

Roof fall was found by fire boss on 3-22-04, fall was on 8a belt spad #26331. Fall was bolted with 6' resin bolts and fell approx 8' thick. Top was slate and will be cleaned up. Fall is approx 100' by 20' and 3500 from #004 section.

Had rockfall at 15+22 in belt entry of #3 unit. 20'x40'x6'.

NORTH MAIN BETWEEN 38 & 39 BLOCK, #3 ENTRY, MMU 003. SUPPORT: 6 FT 3/4 INCH RESIN BOLTS, ROOF MATS. 30 FT LONG X 18 FT WIDE X 10 FT HIGH. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT INSTALLED AROUND FALL.

The brake thruster assembly on slope hoist in engine room would not operate properly. The brake thruster assembly was replaced and the slope hoist was placed back into service at 5:45 PM on March 23, 2004.

Roof falls around spad #18584, 3 in this area, one in intake 2 in out by 9 south head. All 3 are intersection in this area. 20 by 20 by 8, top is slate and will not be cleaned up, bolted with 6' resin approx 9000 ft from section.

WATER BUILT UP IN TOP WITH HILL SEAMS WHICH CUT THE ROCK WITH HORSE BACK IN TOP WHICH GOT SOFT BOLT DID NOT ANCHOR IN HARD TOP.

ROCKFALL IN #2 ENTRY, SPAD 150, 2300' FROM SURFACE.

EE was drilling in the #2 face of the west mains MMU 002. The roof had fallen in a dome slope while being mined and measured to be 14' high. Roof mats and screen were installed, while drilling for a roof bolt, the wrench heated the roof pan and sparks from the wrench resulted in a small ignition of methane.

WEST MAIN 9 BLOCK, #5 ENTRY, MMU 001, 4-WAY. SUPPORT: 6 FT 3/4 INCH RESIN BOLTS, ROOF MATS, WIRE SCREEN. 15 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 6 FT HIGH. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT INSTALLED AROUND FALL.

Elevator would not level properly. Switches were adjusted & elevator switch targets were modified to provide for a more consistent leveling system.

A roof fall in the 13 west panel #66 x-cut #7 entry measuring 50'x 20'x 6'. The fall caused by a hidden slip.

A roof fall in the 13 west panel #68 x-cut between #5 & #6 entry measuring 30'x 20'x 6'. The fall caused by a hidden slip.

THIS WAS A ROCK FALL 1 BRK ABOVE SPAD 4571 WHICH WAS SPAD 4572 ON THE BELT LINE OF THE NO. 5 BELT ON THE .001-002 UNIT. IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 20' LONG 60' WIDE 8 OR 9' HIGH. THIS FALL WAS 1000' OUTBY THE WORK AREA. THIS WAS 3-22-04 BETWEEN 6 OR 6:30 AM.

A roof fall was discovered in the no.2 bleeder entry of 1 right off 2 left- 1 right sub off 1 left sub off 2 east, just inby survey station 1008. The fall measured 60'long X 14'wide X 5'thick. There were no injuries or equipment involved. Ventilation & the passage of persons not affected.

A fall of roof occurred in the face of #4 entry extending out by intersection at break #109 on the 002 section. No injuries occurred and no equipment involved. The fall was approx 9' high 30' long and 40' wide in the intersection.

While pulling pillars the Joy 12-12 miner was caught. Rock fell on the miner. The fall was approx. 15ft x 20 ft. wide. 6 to 7ft thick. The miner was caught but not damaged.

Mine Examiner EE was making 002 sections returns and found the rockfall at approx. 10:00am. The fall began in Break 14 #1 entry on 2 West submains and fell down the #1 entry of the #2 North parallel main approx. 1 break. The fall measured approx. 100' x 20' x 5'.

On March 19, 2004 an unplanned roof fall occurred at the justice no. 1 mine. The fall measured to be 120' by 20' by 12'. the fall was at 8HG 1-2 entry spad 618 Brk #7.

ROOF FALL IN A XCUT 3 TO 4 ENTRY 1ST SW BUTT. LAST OPEN XCUT. THE BUTT WAS DONE BEING ADVANCED. THE SECTION WAS MINING 600' OUTBY ON THE RETURN SIDE OF THE BUTT. CRIBS WERE BUILT AT ALL APPROACHES & DANGERED OFF. AIR IS IN A PROPER COURSE & VOLUME. SIZE WAS 20' WIDE, 30' LONG 12' HIGH. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. 20' INBY SPAD 581-4604.69.

A ROOF FALL APPROX 5' HIGH, 18' WIDE, 40' LONG OCCURRED IN THE #3 INTAKE ROOM OF 10+ LEFT BUTT. A CLAY VEIN WAS EVIDENT & THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. FALL WAS NOT CLEANED UP SECTION MOVED TO ANOTHER SET OF ROOMS.

Due to roof conditions and and floor heave the #1 shield tip on the 3 west LW MMU 010 was resting on the H6 drive. Wooden crib was installed to protect the travelway along the stageloader. Rock was removed off the shields to raise the #1 shield. An MSHA investigation found that safe passage may have been impeded off the face.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN E-9A SUB-MAINS IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY (BELT) AT SPAD 9672. THE FALL MEASURED 50 FT LONG, 17 FT WIDE AND 8 FT HIGH.

A roof fall occurred on the 2L4W-1L2L at cross cut 9-10 in entry #6. The fall was inby the section tail piece on #3 unit. Cause of the fall was weak laminated shale configured in a stack rock syle.

An experience contractor employee failed to recognize the fact that a belt, made of combustible rubber material, within an elevator housing would catch on fire while they were using a cutting torch to cut through said elevator housing. Burnt belt within elevator.

THIS ROOF FALL WAS LOCATED AT SPAD #27050. FALL WAS APPROX 20' X 100' LONG. BOLTED WITH 5 RESIN BOLTS. TOP WAS SLATE AND FELL APPROX 8' THICK. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL WAS IN RT RET 3,600' FROM WORKING SECTION.

Equipment fire of D11R dozer. Operator parked equipment at 2:50 am. Mechanic and fueler then proceeded to fix handrail and fuel equipment. No welding or torch was used to fix handrail. Greaser then noticed dozer on fire. all fire extinguishers were spent along with the fire cart.

WHILE TRAVELING BLEEDER WITH STATE INSPECTOR, WE DISCOVERED A FALL INBY SPAD #931 SIX BLOCKS LONG TO THE END OF #1 NORTH PANEL. FALL WAS 600' LONG X 17' WIDE X 10' HIGH. AREA WAS FULLY BOLTED WITH 4', 5', 6' RESIN BOLTS & A FEW 9' BOLTS. THIS AREA IS ABANDONED AND TRAVELED ONLY BY MINE FOREMAN/FIREBOSS.

A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND ON 03/16/04 IN THE C-3 #4 ROOM APPROX. 40' INBY SS871, MEASURING APPROX. 100' W LENGTH, 5-20' WIDE, AND 4' HIGH. A CUTTER WAS OBSERVED IN THE #3 AND #5 ROOM ADJACENT. FALL DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS. ALL ACCESSES ARE DANGERED OFF.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT CROSSCUT 53, ENTRY 5 IN THE 1ST NORTH SUBMAIN OFF THE MAIN EAST. FALL MEASURED APPROX. 16' X 16' X GREATER THAN 9' ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE. THE FALL OCCURRED IN AN ALTER NATE ESCAPEWAY.

Crew was mucking shaft bottom. The skip door latch opened and the lip of the door caught the loading pocket discharge chute lip.

The Sugar run elevator started down and stopped about 4 feet below the surface landing. the elevator was back in service @ 4:35 pm. A wire was found off a coil.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED MINE AT ENTRY #2 1 BRK INBY SPAD 2329. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 70 FT X 18 FT X 8 FT. SUPPORT CONSISTS OF RESIN BOLTS, SHALE ROOF WITH A 14"" RIDER SEAM ABOVE AT 6 FT. THIS AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

ROOF FALL-INTERSECTION IN #6 ENTRY MMNS SECTION IN INTERSECTION AT SPAD 2899 APPROX. 18' X 20' BY 10-12 HIGH NO MACHINE OR CABLE OR PERSONS WERE INVOLVED SAME AREA AS OTHER FALLS CONTINUATION OF BAD TOP FALL CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 3WA BELT LINE AT X-CUT 10 IN ENTRY #4. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SHALE. THE FALL COVERED THE BELT LINE. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND THE AREA WILL BE BOLTED, CRIBBED AND TIMBERED.

THE TYRO CREEK SERVICE ELEVATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE FROM APPROX 2:00 PM UNTIL 4:30 PM DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH GOVERNOR TAIL SHEAVE AND THE FINAL LOWER LIMIT.

A ROOF FALL WAS OBSERVED AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 AM. THE FALL MEASURED 40"" LONG X 20' WIDE X 6 1/2' THICK. IT WAS LOCATED IN THE #6 ENTRY IN E1 - PANEL OFF THE 1ST NORTH MAIN AT SPAD 7+00. (NEUTRAL ENTRY)

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OCCURRED ON THE #8 RIGHT PANEL OFF OF DICKSON MAINS IN THE RETURN BLEEDER AIR COURSE TRAVELWAY.

On the morning of 3/13/04 an unplanned roof fall was discovered in grassy creek #1 mine. The fall occured in #8 & #9 entries spad #'s 5653 & 5669. The size of the fall measured 70'long, 20'wide & approx. 8-9'high. There were no injuries. All approaches to the fall have been supported.

ROOF FALL, CROSSCUT BETWEEN 6 & 7 ON MINING SECTION. FALL APPROX. 55'LONG X 18'WIDE & 8-10'HIGH.FELL ON MINER CABLE & BOLTER CABLE. FALL IS TO THE RIGHT OF SPAD 2899. SAME AREA, CONTINUATION OF BAD TOP CRIBBED OFF BEFORE FALL, FALL BETWEEN CRIBBED OFF ENTRIES.

AT APPROX.4:30 AM, 6 EMPLOYEES ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE MINE BY WAY OF THE ELEVATOR. WHEN THE ELEVATOR STARTED DOWN, IT STOPPED 2-4 FT. BELOW THE SURFACE LANDING DUE TO A GREEN RAG CAUGHT IN THE SHEAVE WHEEL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT AREA. EMPLOYEES EXITED THE ELEVATOR AT 5:30 PM AND THE RAG WAS FOUND AROUND 8:30 PM.

THE HOIST USED FOR SUPPLYING & TRANSPORTING MEN IN & OUT OF THE MINE WAS DOWN FROM 1005 TO 1200 SATURDAY 3-13-04 DUE TO A BAD PLC. THE HOIST WAS DOWN FOR A TOTAL OF ONE HOUR & FIFTY FIVE MINUTES.

ROOF FALL (7000-1-002-04): 2 WEST, ENTRY #6, X-CUT #25. DIMENSIONS: H: 8-10', W: 19', L: 160'. GEOLOGY: SOFT, MEDIUM TO DARK GRAY SHALE WITH PROMINENT ROOF JOINTING AND SLIPS IN ROOF. ROOF SUPPORT: 5' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.

a roof fall occurred on the 001 MMU on the above metioned date. the fall measured 86' long by 20' wide by 5' thick. The fall was located in the #3 entry 1st left off the 5th left panel in the #1 north mains. the fall occurred due to subnormal conditions immediately above the 4' fully grouted resin bolts. Ventilation and passage was not affected.

A mine roof fall occured in the #4 pillar at crosscut 27, while pulling pillars. The main mine roof broke and caught the 12-12 joy miner.

AN ELECTRICIAN WAS CUTTING THE FACE CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH AN ACETYLENE-OXYGEN TORCH, AN IGNITION OF METHANE OCCURRED WITHIN THE CLOSED AREA OF THE CONVEYOR PANS. IGNITION STARTED AT AN INSPECTIO N DOOR COVER THAT WAS FOULED BY THE FACE CONVEYOR CHAIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIED.

ROOF FALL #6 ENTRY AT SPAD 2922 ON MAINS SECTION 2 BRK, OUTBY FACE. FALL IS APPROX. 40'LONG BY 40'WIDE GOING THRU INTERSECTION. FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE FOR THE FALL. BOLTS USED WERE 6'TORQUE TENSION BOLTS WITH 8'CABLE BOLTS. CRIBS HAD BEEN SET TO REDUCE WIDTH OF ENTRY & INTERSECTION.

A FALL OF GROUND OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF 1055 SUMP AND 1055 ACCESS WHEN A NOSE CORNER (RIB) FELL OUT, ALONG WITH SOME ROCK IN THE BACK. THE FALL DID NOT OCCUR ABOVE BELT ANCHORAGE, BUT NUMEROUS 7' SPLIT SET BOLTS DID PULL OUT OF A VERY SOFT GUAGE LAYER THAT THEY WERE ANCHORED IN AND WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL AFTER THE FALL. APPROXIMATELY 100 TONS OF ROCK FELL.

THE DESKINS B SHAFT AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN A CONTROL CIRCUIT.

WHILE CUTTING BRACE LOOSE DURING REPAIR PROJECT, GREASE IN BULL GEARBOX WAS IGNITED. BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY GETTING TO SOURCE OF FIRE, EXTINGUISHERS COULDN'T EXTINGUISH COMPLETE FIRE & FOAM FROM FIRE DEPT UNITS WAS USED. FIRE CONFINED TO GEARBOX INTERIOR. DAMAGE WAS PREDOMINATELY SMOKE & A FEW NEARBY WIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO HEAT. CLEANUP/REPAIR ADDED UNDER 1/2 DAY TO PROJECT.

A CONT MINING MACHINE WAS BEING USED TO MINE PILLARS ON THE MMU 001, A SOUTH PANEL. THE SECOND PILLAR CUT OUT OF THE NO.5 ENTRY. A PILLAR FELL AND CAUGHT THE MACHINE. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 30' LONG BY 20' WIDE BY 44' THICK. A RETRIEVER WAS USED TO RECOVER THE MINING MACHINE.

The miracle run elevator doors would not open at the surface landing, the shindler repairman adjusted and lubricated the doors. elevator returned to service at 8:15 am.

ON 3/10/04 AT APPROX 10:20PM A ROCK BURST OCCURRED IN THE 4000-226 RAISE. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF 60' IN THE WALL BELOW THE STOPE LEVEL AND IN THE RAISE ONLY. THE STOPES UNDAMAGED. ESTIMATED TIME TO REPAIR, 2 WEEKS.

Fall was found during a weekly exam of area. Area was developed 3-19-01 and is approx 6000' from face. Fall is 6' high by 40-45' long by 19' wide between #8 and #9 entry. Roof control plan was being followed and 6' glue bolts used.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT #18 XCUT FIRST MAIN ABOUT 20' LONG & 6' HIGH. IT WAS FOUND WHEN I GOT TO #1 TAIL PIECE AT ABOUT 6:30 AM.

a roof fall occurred in the 1 left section at approx 11:30 pm. a number of things could have contributed to the fall. an underlying mine, over lying stream bed and ravine. water located high in roof strata.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT #25 XCUT ON FIRST LEFT MAIN IN THE #5 ENTRY ABOUT 7-8' HIGH AND 65"" LONG. IT WAS ABOUT 7:00 AM.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 6TH WEST 6TH NORTH #8 ENTRY 1100' MARK. 20' LONG X 20' WIDE X 8' HIGH. 3' CONVENTIONAL, CRIB ON CORNER, 4-WAY INTERSECTION WAS CUT UP TO ROCK.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 1:20 PM ON 3-9-04 IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 5 LEFT PANEL, BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET INBY SPAD #17054. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 50'LONG, 20'WIDE AND 7'HIGH. TH E AREA ORIGINALLY WAS BOLTED WITH 5'HI-TECH BOLTS AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH 12' SUPER BOLTS. AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF.

A GAS/DUST IGNITION OCCURRED 13' INBY THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT IN THE #9 ENTRY OF THE MMU 002 ACTIVE WORKING SECTION. NOTHING WAS FOUND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IGNITION.

A ROOF FALL CONSISTING OF LAMINATED SHALE AND A SMALL LAYER OF SANDSTONE OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY OF 3 LEFT SECTION MMU #004-0. FALL WAS LOCATED 65' IN BY SPAD #92. IT WAS ABOUT 6' HIGH BY 47' LONG BY 20' WIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

3RD SHIFT TRIED TO START THE BELTS AT APPROX. 5:30 AM AND THEY WOULDNT START. THEY BHOUGHT A BELT SWITCH MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT OFF SO THEY STARTED WALKING THE BELTS. AT APPROX. 7 AM THEY FOUND A ROCK FALL OCCURRED 57 BREAKS INBY THE #4 HEAD-DRIVE IN THE BELT ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 80'X20'X10'.

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE RETURN AIR COURSE. ONE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #8 OF #2 MAINS. FALL APPROX. 60"" THICK BY 25' BY 25' WIDE.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER A BOUNCE, THE ROOF FELL IN 22 HEADGATE, ENTRY 1, CROSSCUT 24 TO 25. THE ROOF FALL WAS NOT ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE BOLTS, HOWEVER, THE FALLEN ROOF MATERIAL IMPEDED THE PASSAGE TO THE LONGWALL FACE. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 85 FEET IN LENGTH AND 4 TO 5.5 FEET IN HEIGHT.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE MINE. IT MEASURED 4' X 4' X 9'. THE FALL OCCURRED ON #2 SECTION, #8 ENTRY & SPAD 2859 WAS THE CLOSEST SPAD TO THE FALL.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY OF 1ST NORTHEAST MAINS ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD 3029. THE FALL MEASURED 31 FT. LONG, 8 FT. HIGH AND 17 FT. WIDE.

THE GARDEN B SHAFT AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN A CONTROL CIRCUIT.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE S.W. PANEL BETWEEN ENTRIES 3 & 4 AND SURVEY STATION 6+60. THE FALL MEASURED 40'L X 19'W X 9'THICK. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6'X8' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. ALL APPRO ACHES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE GALATIA NORTH PORTAL AT THE #2 ENTRY, CROSSCUT 15 / 3365' MARKER. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 40' LONG, APPROXIMATELY 18' WIDE AND APPROXIMATELY 15' T HICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP. FALL #21F.

MAIN LINE BELT #5 AT 33 CROSSCUT, ROOF FALL 10 FT ABOVE COAL SEEM, 18 FT WIDE AND 35 FT LONG. WAS MINED NOVEMBER 1997.

A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 3'TO 8' THICK ON #1 SECTION LAST L-CUT IN #4 BLOCK CATCHING THE COTINUOUS MINER. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OF APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS 30'L X 25'W X 8'H OCCURRED ON THE ACTIVE SECTION MMU 002-0 IN NO. 8 ENTRY OF SURVEY STATION 5211. NO INJURY OCCURRED. AFTER THE MACHINE IS EXTRACTED, THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

BREAKER OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND HOIST WOULD NOT RESET. MINERS WERE EVACUATED AT 6:35 PM. HOIST WAS REPAIRED AND TESTED AND MIVERS WERE RETURNED TO UNDERGROUND AT 7:45 PM.

LOSS OF SWEPCO ELECTRICAL POWER CAUSED BY LIGHTING/THUNDERSTORMS. MINERS WERE EVACUATED AT 4:35 P.M. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS RESTORED AT 6:10 P.M. THE HOIST WAS TESTED AND MINERS RETURNED UNDERGR OUND AT 6:25 P.M.

WHEN PULLING THE 3RD LIFT OUT OF NO. 6 ENTRY ON I-7 PANEL NEAR SPAD 10096 THE RADIO REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER LOST POWER. AFTER APPROX 4 HOURS OF TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM REPAIRS, WHICH TOOK ANOTHER 2 HOURS, BEGAN. ONCE POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE MACHINE THE PILLARED OUT MINE ROOF HAD SETTLED ONTO THE MACHINE CAUSING IT TO BECOME TRAPPED FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR.

A SLURRY IMPOUNDMENT, A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT WAS FOUND AT DATE/ TIME ABOVE. THIS IMPOUNDMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FILLED IN WITH COARSE REFUSE, BUT HAD NOT BEEN WORKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. A SCARP 500 FT LONG BY 100 FT WIDE BY 20 FT DEEPWAS FOUND. WARMING TEMPERATURES AND THAWING COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS CONDITION.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 004 ACTIVE SECTION WHERE FULL EXTRACTION PILLARING WAS BEING PERFORMED. THE FALL FELL ONTO THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND TWO MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS (MRS). THE FALL WAS A PPROX. 100' IN LENGTH, 30' HIGH AND 20' WIDE. 1 BREAK OUTBY SS 41578.

Roof fall occurred near the west portal resting on the canopy in place to protect from such an event. Once the Canopy was removed the roof came down indicating that the fall had occurred above the full resin bolt anchorage zone!

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 4A BELT LINE AT XCUT 55 IN THE 1L4W PANEL. IT FELL ON THE 4A BELT & BELT STRUCTURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS A SLIP ABOVE THE ANCHOR POINT OF THE ROOF BOLTS.

THE MIRACLE RUN ELEVATOR WAS CALLED TO THE BOTTOM AND STOPPED IN THE SHAFT AT ABOUT THE MID-WAY POINT. THE SHINDLER ELEVATOR REPAIRMAN FOUND A TRIPPED S.O.S. SWITCH WITH CAUSED A DOG TO SET ON ONE SIDE. A ROLLER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND ELEVATOR RETURNED TO SERVICE @ 12:35 PM.

ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #22440. FALL WAS 20' WIDE X 150' LONG X 6' THICK. SLATE TOP APPROX. 3500' FROM SECTION. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #2 ENTRY, 1200' OFF OF THE SECTION ON THE 004 UNIT. THE FALL MEASURED 20'WIDE X 25'LONG X 6 1/2'THICK. THE AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NO. 1 NORTH RETURN, 1 BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 669. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 20' LONG BY 20' WIDE BY 4-1/2' HIGH AND IS LOCATED 2-1/2 MILES OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY MINE INSPECTOR WHILE TRAVELING THE INTAKE AIRCOURSE. IT IS IN BREAK 56 IN NO. 5 ENTRY AND BREAK 55 IN NO. 4 ENTRY. FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 4' THICK AND 40' LONG. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED AND REBOLTED. THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY IS IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY.

ON 3-2-04 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON BELTLINE. THE FALL MEASURED 20' BY 20' BY 9' IN BREAK NO. 47. NI INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE FALL OF ROOF.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 2ND MAIN NORTH #3, IN #1 ENTRY, CROSSCUT 33 TO 34. THE FALL MEASURES APPROX. 18'WIDE X 9'HIGH X 60'LONG. PRIMARY SUPPORT IN THIS AREA IS 5' FULLY GROUTED RESI N BOLTS.

ELECTRIC POWER KICKED OFF DUE TO INSULATOR BLOWING IN THE MAIN SUBSTATION YARD APPROXIMATELY 11:20 AM. ALL MINE PERSONNEL MET AT THE FRESH AIR BASE. POWER WAS RESTORED APPROXIMATELY 5:15 PM. N O INCIDENTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST S.W. PANEL UNIT #1 IN ENTRY #2 @ SURVEY STATION 15+60. THE FALL MEASURED 50' LONG X 18.5' WIDE X 9' THICK. THIS AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 8' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS WITH STRAPS. ALL APPROACHES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN BOLTED WITH 8' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS WITH STRAPS. ALL APPROACHES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

AN IGNITION WAS REPORTED AS OCCURRING ON THE LONGWALL FACE. SELF-EXTINGUISHED.

A ROOF FALL IN THE MAIN NORTH 2 XCUTS BACK FROM #7 BULKHEAD. THE AREA WAS MINED IN JAN. 97 AND SUPPORTED WITH 6' TENSION REBAR ROOF BOLTS.

ROOF FALL 2 BRAKES INBY SPAD #3821 AT SPAD #3828. THE FALL IS ABOUT 20' X 20' AND 6' TO 7' HIGH.

STARTED MINING ON 7A SECTION, #1 ENTRY 67 BLOCK PLUS 80 FEET. A PIECE OF HEAD COAL MEASURING 4"" THICK X 18"" WIDE X 2' LONG FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF STRAPS. EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE, CAUGHT SELF WITH RIGHT HAND ON MINER TRAY AT MONITOR. COAL STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND, AMPUTATING RIGHT INDEX FINGER; 10 SUTURES TO THUMB.

THE ACCIDENT WAS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: WHILE LIFTING SCREEN DECKS EE FELT A MILD DISCOMFORT IN HIS ABDOMEN, NO PAIN. THEN HE HAD SOME SWELLING. THIS ACCIDENT REPORT WAS MADE OUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE ACT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ALONG BELT AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN.

DURING INSTALLATION OF NEW SUPPORTS, TO SECURE THE SCREENS ON A PROCESSING MACHINE, WHILE BEING LOWERED, RIGGED TO AN EXCAVATOR BUCKET, OUR EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND GRIPED THE BUCKET OF THE MACHINE FOR SUPPORT CAUSING THE LOSS OF TWO FINGERS AND A CUT TO HIS LEFT LEG.

WHILE CLEANING MUD FROM A ROTARY VALVE NEAR THE NORTH PRECIPITATOR, INJURED USED THE CREW CLEAN-OUT ENTRANCE AS A STEP-UP TO AVOID WALKING THROUGH CLAY DEBRIS. *AMPUTATION - RIGHT BIG TOE TO FIRST JOINT, ALONG WITH NEXT TOE TO JOINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A SLING AT BACK OF LOW BELT DOLLY. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, CATCHING THE LOW BELT STRUCTURE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE DOLLY BACKED OVER HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE was working on a welder to adjust idle speed. As he worked the throttle linkage, his glove got caught in the fan belt and pulley. Ee left index finger was struck by fan place and cut severly. Dr amputated end of finger.

THE EE WAS WATCHING THE BOLTER OPERATOR BOLT AND UPON LEAVING PUT HIS HAND ON THE ARMS THAT ATTACHED TO THE HEAD. AT THE SAME TIME THE BOLTER OPERATOR RAISED THE HEAD, THUS CRUSHING THE LEFT PINKIE FINGER OF THE EE. ONCE AT THE HOSPITAL, THE DOCTORS ADVISED THAT THE FINGER BE REMOVED BELOW THE FIRST KNUCKLE.

EE stated that a rock was laying in front of steps. He kicked it out of the way, it was observed by the EE that the rock was about 2""X 2"" & weighted less that a pound. This was a statement made by EE to his foreman the following morning when he reported his accident/injury.

EE WAS MOVING ROCKS ALONG CONVEYOR; HE WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION AND SLAMMED ONE ROCK INTO ANOTHER (WITH HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER IN BETWEEN); RESULTED IN DEEP CUT AND BROKEN BONE, LEADING TO AMPUTATION (PARTIAL).

WHILE SHOVING WITH A D11R DOZER, A ROCK ROLLED UNDER THE BLADE & THE LEFT TRACK ROLLED ONTO THE ROCK. THE DOZER SLID OFF OF THE ROCK, CAUSING A SUDDEN FORWARD MOTION TO THE EE, RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER & NECK. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NO MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 4/5/04 - AT THIS TIME INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE.

ROCK ROLLED OUT OF A SHOT AND WENT UNDER HAULER. WHEN LOADER OPERATOR PICKED UP THE HAULER TO SET IT OFF THE ROCK, THE BUCKET SLIPPED, SHAKING THE HAULER AND EMPLOOYEE.

REPOSITIONING A PIECE OF CAT WALK APPROX 12' LONG AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE CAT WALK AND CONCRETE TOE BOARD, RESULTING IN AN AVULSION TO THE TIP OF RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 04-05-04.

Wet walkway; EE slipped and twisted right knee.

EE WAS PICKING UP A BUNDLE OF WOODEN WEDGES WHICH WAS PARTLY UNDER THE EDGE OF THE S/S SCOOP BUCKET. THE SCOOP BUCKET CAME DOWN AND SMASHED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

Was using a step ladder to access the hood of a motor grader. ladder slipped out from under him as he was dismounting, causing him to fall to the floor.

Employee was handling crib wood and piece of crib slipped crushing employee's finger.

PULLING BULK POWDER 2"" DIAMETER HOSE FROM HOLE TO HOLE OVER THE SHOT AREA. PAIN WAS FELT IN LOWER BACK.

SHOVELING DIRT FROM AROUND POWER SCREEN COMMANDER & SAID BACK STARTED HURTING & HE WAS GOING TO SIT FOR A WHILE. DECIDED TO LEAVE WORK & AT APPROX. 9AM HE DROVE HIMSELF HOME. HIS WIFE CALLED & SAID HE WAS GOING TO THE DR.

STEPPED DOWN OFF OF GEARBOX ONTO UNEVEN SURFACE.

Employee was stepping off the Rock Hammer and twisted his back

EE WAS DRILLING CAP HOLES AND THE PLATE DRIFT BIT BROKE CAUSING HIM TO MASH AND CUT HIS FINGER. EE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DR., HE CLEANED IT AND WENT BACK TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A HURRY, SO WHILE MOVING A MINER CABLE HE RAN HIS HEAD INTO THE RIB. THE IMPACT KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND AND RESULTED IN A MILD CONCUSSION AND NECK STRAIN.

Drilling holes-getting ready to leave-twisted and pulled back old injury.

Employee leaned drill against wall and it fell over on top of left foot.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING VOEST/ALPINE MINER ON 8A SECTION #3 ENTRY 4+80 FEET. VENTILATION TUBES FELL STRIKING HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE MINER. HE STRUCK HIS NOSE AGAINST THE PROTECTIVE COVER INSTALLED OVER THE TOP OF THE METHANE MONITOR. CONTUSION TO NOSE.

Employee was pulling 12/4 cable and it caught on a lump of coal, as he pulled harder the cable came loose and his right knee gave. He was examined by x-ray and an orthopedist and no medical treatment was given. EE was later re-evaluated and a scope was performed on his right knee on 5/7/04.

OPERATOR IN HURRY TO SHUT CONE CRUSHER DOWN, TRIPPED OVER POWER SUPPLY CORD FROM COENSET TO CRUSHER.

USING A JACKHAMMER TO BREAK UP CLINKER, HAMMER GOT STUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO PULL IT OUT. HE THEN FELT A MINOR TWITCH IN HIS CHEST. HE WAS SENT TO A LOCAL CARE FACILITY.

Employee was lifting beams to put in place.

EE was reaching on top of the roof bolter and was struck on the arm by a piece of roof rock that fell from between the straps.

employee was stepping down the ladder on stacker belt, foot slipped off step and put all his weight on left shoulder. He is off duty and taking physical therapy. He has a follow up appointment with the doctor April 7. He has a left shoulder girdle sprain.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A SCRAPER IN THE RAIN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A JAMMED COAL CHAIN. THE MBC OPERATOR JOGGED THE CHAIN AND WHEN HE DID, A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OUT OF CHAIN STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN CHIN CUTTING INSIDE OF MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING PAN MOTOR OIL AND WALKED AROUND TO CRANK UP THE MACHINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A BEARING RACE OF A SHAFT WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY WHEN A CHIP FROM THE BEARING RACE STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYELID.

Employee started miner, was backing up, bent over and pulled cable out of way. He felt pain in back, neck, leg and arms started getting numb. Employee started that his back has hurt prior to this.

Employee was cutting trees 2"" in diamiter. This particular tree was being cut 6"" above his head. The weight & momentum if the saw caused him to swing down letting the saw come in contact with his leg. Causing him to hit his leg with saw.

EE WAS LIFTING UP ON BELT TO ADD STRUCTURE AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING THE FRONT-END LOADER DOWN FROM THE QUARRY AND HIT/DROVE THRU A DIP IN THE ROAD. THE AIR SUSPENSION SEAT OF THE LOADER WAS NOT OPERATIONAL.

Operator backed dozer over a rock while pushing in shot material. caused him to be jerked quickly. Complains of pain in lower back.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SAND AND PULLED HIP. EE NOTIFIED COMPANY OF ACCIDENT ON 4/01/04.

SETTING A STAIR LANDING (SUPPORTED BY A CRANE) ONTO A PLATFORM, WHILE WORKING IN A MAN BASKET. THE LOAD SHIFTED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE STAIR LANDING AND THE PLATFORM. CONTUSION/AVULSION RIGHT 3RD FINGER.

WHILE PULLING THE SLACK, IT GOT HUNG UP AND EE DID NOT SEE MAN PULLING IT, SO HE STARTED UP THE BELT AND STEPPED IN FRONT OF THE SHIVEL WHEEL AND THE CLAVIS BROKE AND STRUCK EE IN THE CHEST.

A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK EE'S ARM. CONTUSION TO ARM (LEFT).

Contract employee mashed end of both feet while operating cat 236 bobcat

HE GOT OUT OF HIS LOADER AND WAS ON THE GROUND OVERLOOKING THE BERM. HE SLIPPED & ROLLED DOWN A 15 FOOT EMBANKMENT CAUSING 2 FRACTURED RIBS, AND CONTUSIONS TO HIS FACE & ARMS.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A HAUL TRUCK. HE STEPPED ONTO THE BUMPER DECK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK IN A MUDDY AREA, CAUSING SORENESS TO HIS BACK.

THE EE ACCIDENTALY RAN THE SCOOP BUCKET INTO THE CORNER OF STUMP 6-7, THE SCOOP BUCKLED ENOUGH TO PINCH HIS HEAD AND HELMET BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND ROOF.

EE WAS LYING ON HIS BELLY, REACHED UP RIGHT HANDED TO PUT IN OIL SEAL. FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER A PUMP MOTOR TRYING TO BREAK A FITTING LOOSE WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT RIB.

EE PUT ROCK IN CHOPPER: ANOTHER EE PUSHED ROCK TOWARDS CHOPPER FROM OTHER SIDE: CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ROCKS: NO BLEEDING, BUT COULD NOT MOVE-POSSIBLY BROKEN.

EE WAS SITTING ON A BAG OF SAND THAT WAS LYING ON THE MINE FLOOR. WHEN HE STARTED TO GET UP HIS LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP. THIS MADE HIM IMBALANCED AND CAUSED HIM TO FURTHER TWIST HIS KNEE. EE HAS CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH KNEE.

EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING WHILE DESCENDING STAIRS, CAUSING HER TO FALL. HER LEG WAS CAUGHT UNDER HER CAUSING THE INJURY.

GRINDER KICKED BACK AND STRUCK THE MINER IN THE KNEE.

Truck driver pulled under refuse bin to load his vehicle. While exiting, he slipped on the step of the vehicle and lost hand contact. After regaining hand contact with the truck door he pulled a muscle in his neck area. physician at summersville memorial hospital documented a return to work date of 4/2/04.

WHILE WALKING DOWN THE ENTRY, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE RIB.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HELPING LIFT PUMP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST.

Injured was welding in a confined area with another welder and received arc flash from the other welder's arc.

EE WAS HANGING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE STARTED MISSING WORK 4/13/04.

EE WAS BRINGING A CONTINUOUS MINER ACROSS THE SECTION. HE WAS BETWEEN #4 & #5 ENTRIES AND STOPPED TO REMOVE A PULL ROPE FROM MINER BOOM. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO REMOVE ROPE, HIS SUSPENDERS CAUGHT A TRAM LEVER AND CAUSED THE MINER TO MOVE AWAY FROM HIM. HE WAS CAUGHT BY EXTRA ROPES AND CABLE ATTACHED TO BOOM, RESULTING IN HIM BEING TOSSED AGAINST BOOM, STRIKING HIS BACK ON BOOM.

WHILE WORKING ON 6 NORTH MAINS LAYING TRACK FOR 8A SECTION SWITCH, WHILE GUIDING RAIL WITH SLATE BAR HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD PREVIOUS BACK INJURY (WHILE EMPLOYED FOR ANOTHER COMPANY) AND HAS HAD ONGOING TREATMENT. X-RAYS SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FRACTURE OR MALALIGNMENT.

Injured was working off of a ladder removing bolts from a pipe flange. Pipe came loose from flange striking injured and knocking him off of the ladder.

While crawling under a water truck to check for an antifreeze leak, the employee turn to look under the frame of the truck and felt a twist in his right knee

The ee was cleaning the primary crusher balcony area and dirt fell into his left eye. This caused irritation in the eye, but he continued working. The next day his eye was swollen, and could not work.

Two employees were taking an electric winch up a stairway using a hand truck. One employee was pulling and another was pushing up from the bottom. The employee at the bottom was attempting to lift the hand truck and felt a muscle pull in the lower back.

WHILE PICKING UP A BAG OF ROCK DUST FELT A PAIN IN RIGHT RIB AREA.

2 LEFT - 5 SOUTH # 2 ENTRY 4+72. CREW HAD STOPPED MINING AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. MAN HAD DRUG UP ROCKDUST HOSE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MINER TO BEGIN ROCKDUSTING. RIB FELL OUT KNOCKING HIM DOWN WITH ROCK AND COAL HITTING.

WHILE WALKING FROM ELEVATOR HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL SPRAINING LEFT ANKLE.

Employee stepped on a piece of grating that was over a drain and it flipped up and he fell approximately 16 inches into the drain channel.*The reason the form was late was the time involved from the injury date (3/27/2004) & first day missed (5/12/2004) was questionable and we waited on a doctor report to confirm the injury*.

Employee was shoveling wet heavy material underneath a belt and felt muscle strain in her right arm. This injury became reportable after ee went for treatment in late May.

EE STATED WHILE OPERATING THE DOZER THE SELF-RESCUER STORED OVERHEAD IN THE CAB FELL FROM ITS STORAGE POSITION DUE TO A LOOSE STRAP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND NECK. (EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 5-13-04.)

EE WAS COMING DOWN OFF THE PIT. ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN EE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS R. ARM & JAMMING HIS R. SHOULDER. DOCTOR PUT EE ON MUSCLE RELAXERS & EE RETURNED TO WORK FULL DUTY. ON 4/13/04 AROUND 10:10 AM, EE WAS LOADING 30"" IDLERS INTO BACK OF PICKUP, REINJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. TAKEN TO EMERG. ROOM FOR X-RAYS. PUT OFF DUTY & PT 4 DAYS/WEEK.

Employee was getting off front end loader when he felt pain in his back.

While repairing air conditioner on a D9L squatting in removed floor plate hole twisted bakc and had numbness in back and left leg.

MEMBER WAS BUSTING COAL IN PIT #7. THE COAL IS HARD, MEMBER ROLLED THE LOADER BUCKET AND PRESSED HARD. WHEN THE COAL BROKE, THE LOADER BOUNCED. THIS JERKING INJURED THE MEMBER'S LOWER BACK.

Employee was changing an air filter on a rock truck, lost his balance and fell 12 feet to the ground.

A ROCK JAMMED IN THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR. HE WAS TRYING TO GET ROCK OUT WHEN IT FELL AND TILTED PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE MINE ROOF.

EE was rebuilding screw for fines system. Pulling on a 1 1/4"" wrench felt pain in right arm & shoulder.*Note:EE was on vacation starting 7/19, we didn't know he went to DR (7-19-04) until he returned to his regular scheduled shift July 29th bringing paperwork from dr for light duty work. Tendinitis right shoulder-possible rotator cuff.

While installinga 165 hp ripper motor in the joy miner the roof plate that was supporting a chain broke allowing the motor to swing out striking the lower leg of the victim causing a fracture of the lower left leg.

Employee was evading a small rock falling from the back and twisted his lower back

THE MINER OPERAOR WAS PUTTING AN INSECT IN THE MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN LEFT ELBOW.

Was going to upper floor in C&S. Looked away as he was pulling the door shut and caught hand in the door. Sustained Fx to Rt third finger between metacarpophalangeal joint and interphalangeal joint.

EE WAS KNEELING ON LADDER, WELDING, WHEN HE STEPPED SIDEWAYS AND FELL APPROX. 2' ONTO A WIRE-FEED WELDER THAT WAS MOUNTED ON A CART, STRIKING HIS RIGHT SIDE AND LOWER BACK. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL APRIL 15TH - FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN THE LEVELING ARMS ON THE BOLT MACHINE.

Employee was pushing a suction hose onto a pump. He began experiencing pains in his lower back

Positioning one pipe against another onto fork lift, finger was pinched between two pieces of pipe.

Victim was taking ""Dog Bone"" out of head drive. Head drive shifted and caught him between motor and pole.

Lifting a starter control box for mounting, felt pull in groin. Surgical repair of hernia performed 06/28/04

Employee finished driving a 5-foot bolt with a jackleg and was retracting the driver when a 6""x4""x1"" rock peeled from the hanging wall. The rock struck the employee on the nose resulting in a laceration and stitches. Employee missed one work shift.

Employee was struck by a rock on the forearm. One tendon was lacerated and another was partially cut. The employee is off work pending surgery and recovery.

Employee was attempting to adjust the hyd pressure on a cont miner. He raised a shield app 3"" and slid it to the side, when he felt pain in his lower back. The shield size was 26' by 30"" by 1/2"".

DRILL STEEL GOT BROKEN DURING EE'S SHIFT. WHEN EE STEPPED OUT OF DRILL, HE SLIPPED & FELL.

EE climbing step ladder, he'd leaned against a portion of a dust collector in order to repair a portion of ducting. as he was reaching to secure his fall protection, the ladder feet kicked out. He fell about 3 ft to the top of conveyor hood & then to walkway 4 ft below that. he recvd scalp laceration, & xray revealed distal shoulder fracture.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING STONES OFF CONVEYOR BELT AND STACKING ON PALLETS. HE REACHED TO PUT A STONE BACK ON THE BELT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED BENT OVER TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE & BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE LOWER BACK PAIN.

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH A JACKHAMMER ROCK DRILL WHEN IT BECAME STUCK. HE TRIED TO PULL THE DRILL FREE AND HAD TO ""PULL HARDER"". HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE ADMITTED TO LIFTING WITH HIS BACK AND NOT HIS LEGS. HE SUFFERED A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BIDDLE BACK.

WHILE FUELING THE 988 CAT HI-LIFT THE EE MISSED THE LAST STEP OF THE PROVIDED LADDER AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE PULLING ON A DREDGE CABLE THAT WAS STUCK IN THE SAND. THE NEXT MORNING, EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING.

INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE WORKING ON THE MINER. THE GREASER GOT ON THE SCOOP TO GET OXYGEN TANKS & TORCHES. WHEN HE GOT TO THE MINER, THE SCOOP KICKED INTO HIGH GEAR AND HIT MINER AND CAUGHT INJURED'S RIGHT LEG.

Employee was climbing down ladder of loader when his right foot slipped on rung of ladder, hitting his right knee against the ladder and knocking his knee out of joint. Now the knee continues to pop out of joint without warning.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE & STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DRAGGING A CHOCKER TO THE DOZER THAT WAS STUCK. CONDITIONS WERE WET FROM RECENT RAINS. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & WORKED TH E NEXT 5 SHIFTS BEFORE GOING TO DR.

EE WAS WATCHING SLACK ON MINER CABLE WHEN COAL DRILL CABLE GOT TORN DOWN, HITTING HIM ON SHOULDERS.

Employee was walking from the lab along a wet sidewalk. His feet slipped from under him, causing him to fall on his tailbone.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF EXCAVATOR TRACKS WITH SPADE SHOVEL WHEN POKING HIT METAL & STRAINED HIS RT. SHOULDER. EE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 2/25/04, HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON 3/5/04. EE CONTINUED HIS REG.DUTY W/ RT. ARM RESTRICTIONS UNDER DR.'S CARE. DUE TO SURGERY EE BECAME A LOST TIME AS OF 3/25/04.

HOLDING A BOLT WITH HIS GLOVED LEFT HAND, REMOVING THE BOLT WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. THE BOLT SPUN AND THE SHARP EDGE OF THE BOLT CUT HIS HAND.

EE WAS TAKING USED BARRELS OUT OF STACK WHEN ONE OF THE BARRELS WAS CAUGHT BY THE WIND AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER. REPORTABLE AS OF 5/10/04 DUE TO WORK RESTRICTIONS PUT IN PLACE.

AS EE WAS TRANSPORTING CONVEYOR BELT MATERIAL WITH FORKLIFT. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE FORKLIFT, EE RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE FORKLIFT CLIMBED THE EMBANKMENT, TIPPED AND SLID INTO THE CONVEYOR.

HE WAS CUTTING MOTOR AND HYDRAULIC PUMP LOOSE FROM MACHINE. WHEN THE TORCH CUT THE HYDRAULIC HOSE THERE WAS OIL RESIDUE INSIDE CAUSING A FLASH BACK.

CLAIMS HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER.

LOADER TURNED OVER WITH EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. DOCTOR RELEASED HIM - HAVING ONLY BUMPS & BRUISES.

THE DRIVER FOR AGGREGATE TRANSPORTATION CO. WAS ON THE SCALES ROLLING HIS TRAP TO COVER THE AGGREGATE LOAD WHEN THE HANDLE CAME BACK AND HIT HIM OVER THE RIGHT EYE WHICH CUT ABOVE THE EYE. HE RECEIVED FIVE STITCHES.

EE WAS RIDING A GOLFCART DOWN THE #4 BELTLINE WHEN HE DROVE OUT OF THE ROAD STRIKING A TIMBER, KNOCKING A ROCK DOWN ON HIM. THE ROCK CRUMBLED WHEN IT HIT HIM, IT WAS 18"" X 5"" X 14"". IT BRUISED HIS LEFT LEG MUSCLE & HIS LEFT RIBS WERE ALSO BRUISED.

MOVING PUMP ACROSS OLD WATER LINE AND PUMP SLIPPED HITTING FAN OF LEFT FOOT CUTTING FOR OF FOOT.

EE WAS CHANGING A CRACKED TRACK PAD ON A 295 BE SHOVEL WHEN THE TRACK PAD FELL ON HIS HAND AND PINCHED IT. THE TRACK PAD WAS PRYED OF EE'S HAND AND THE EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

Employee tripped in the mud, causing him to drop the roller he was carrying on his groin muscle.

Employee was operating a water truck on the quarry ramp and stated he lost his brakes and could not stop the truck. To stop the truck he ran into a large rock near the bottom of the ramp. Due to extensive damage, it was difficult to determine if the brakes were faulty.

WHILE WORKING ON #3 WET DUST COLLECTOR, EE WAS DESCENDING SOME STAIRS & SLIPPED TWISTING HIS LT. KNEE. EE STARTED LOSING TIME JUNE 14, 2004.

MECHANIC FELL INTO A 15"" DEEP DRAIN IN THE PUMP HOSE FLOOR WHEN A PIECE OF GRATING COLLAPSED. HE SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HIS RIGHT HIP AREA. DATE OF FIRST MEDICAL TREATMENT 3-24-04.

LOWBED DRIVER WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE PREMISIS. HE LIFTED LOWBED DECK WITH GOOSNECK, WHEN BRAKE SECURING LIFT DECK FAILED & SHIFTED & FELL DOWN. EE COULD NOT MOVE HIS FOOT COMPLETLY OUT OF THE WAY. DECK OF LOWBED FELL ON EE'S RIGHT FOOT BREAKING HIS BIG TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM A FRONT LOADER AND MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP. HE FELL TO THE GROUND TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WAS DIAGNOSED BY PHYSICIAN ON 3/31/04 FOR AN ACL TEAR ON LEFT KNEE.

Employee was removing a support brace on a shaft mounted gear box/ motion assembly without properly securing it from falling.

AN EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DRESSED IN THE LOCKER ROOM PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SHIFT. WHILE HE WAS STANDING NEAR HIS LOCKER A CLOTHES BASKET FROM ANOTHER PERSON'S LOCKER STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND.

WHILE TRAMMING BATTERY POWERED SCOOP-EE RAN OVER OBSTRUCTION ON MINE FLOOR CAUSING SCOOP TO BOTTOM OUT-JARRING EE'S BODY CAUSING HIS BACK TO HURT-EE WORKED WITH PAIN TILL HE COULD NO LONGER GO - LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 3-27-04.

EE STATES HE STRAINED HIS NECK FROM BOUNCING UP AND HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CAB OF HIS SHUTTLE CAR.

Employee was roof bolting in the face. A piece of draw slate broke off, fell, and struck the canopy and rolled down striking the employee on the lower back.

EMPLOYEE'S MANTRIP HAD GOTTEN OFF TRACK. HE REMEMBERS ATTEMPTING TO JACK THE CAR BACK ON TRACK. THE BAR MUST HAVE SLIPPED, HITTING HIM IN THE JAW.

Rained the night before the shift started. Puddles of water on the floor. The floor is concrete with dust. EE was carrying a bucket of oil. he slipped on puddle of water and fell on his back.

Employee was preparing to clean a crowd brake at the parts washer when the brake slipped off and landed on the ee's right foot, breaking the 2nd & 5th metatarsal.

PERSON WAS WALKING ACROSS FACE OF LONGWALL, TRIPPED OVER RELAY BAR AND FELL. PERSON COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT BELT 001 WAS FROZEN TO TAIL PULLEY AND ROLLS AND THAT HE WAS PRYING BELT LOOSE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

Was closing a railroad car door when he felt pain in his lower back. Strained muscle in low back.

Employee was pulling the holding cable up over the drum on the K080 crane and the cable got away from the employee, slapping the employee's wrist.

The employee was installing belt structure and the 8 inch water line had a 90 degree elbow at this location. Without warning, the 8 inch water line blew apart out by the elbow. The water line flew and struck the employee's right foot. Ex-ray showed a fracture to foot.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTERS (MAKING UP ROOF BOLTS) IN THE FACE OF NO.5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL MEASURING 41""X51""X0""-4"" FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES HEAD AND BACK. THE ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN 4 PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS FULLY RESIN 4'BOLTS. EE SUFFERED INJURIES - LACERATIONS & AVULSIONS TO THE FOREHEAD & LEFT EAR AS WELL AS INJURIES TO NECK & BACK.

The impact wrench used to re-torque the spider bolts in the crusher fell off the end of the monorail that it was suspended from. The wrench struck the employee on the foot causing a fracture.

EE tripped over a piece of grating on dredge pontoon, twisting knee.

EE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT AND WAS PUSHING IT UP IN THE HOLE AND PULLED MUSCLE.

Remove surface power line, while removing pole mounted light, ee was in using a bucket truck to perform this work, ee felt a pull in lower middle back.

EE WAS DESCENDING A SHIP LADDER, FACING THE WRONG WAY. HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 4 1/2 FEET. EE WAS CARRYING TOOLS.

WHILE WORKING ON A LIME MILL SUMP PUMP, EE TWISTED AND SLIPPED ON SOME WET LIME CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

A BELTMAN WAS HELPING TO MOVE THE WATERLINE MANIFOLD DURING A BELT MOVE. WHILE PLACING THE MANIFOLD ONTO THE BELT TAILPIECES HE PULLED HIS RIGHT HAMSTRING. HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK ON 3/26/04.

Employee was installing a fan vent tube. When trying to adjust tube physically to secure with bracket, he pushed too hard & felt a rib snap. He thought he was fine but then took a step & felt a strong pain in the back rib area.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PALLET OF MATERIAL STUCK ON A CONVEYOR. WHEN THE PALLET MOVED HE OVER-EXTENDED HIS LEFT LEG.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DUMP TRUCK HAULING SLATE MATERIAL. THE EMPLOYEE WAS SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND LEANED OVER TO HIS RIGHT TO GRASP THE SEAT BLET BUCKLE. THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Employee & another person were lifting a 4x8 piece of wood when employee's left leg slipped on gravel creating a slip & causing pain in lower back. He continued to work until job was completed. On 3-31-04 his back still bothered him so he went to see doctor. The diagnosis was strained back. Doctor took employee off work to rest from 4-1 to 4-13-04.

WORKING AT PRECIPITATOR BOTTOM AT FALSE FLOOR IN HOPPER, JACKING FRAME TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES. HIGH VOLTAGE ""RIGITRODES"" FRAME CORNER LET LOOSE AND THE TEMPORARY SUPPORT MEMBER BROKE. THE FRAME CORNER CAME DOWN, STRIKING HARD HAT ON EE.

While operating a minor in the 6H section a piece of slate fell from between the straps striking operator on the left hand as a result there was a laceration ont he knuckle of his ring finger and a laceration between his fingers. LOST DAYS BEGAN 3-22-04.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO A CONVEYOR. A THIRD EE ACTIVATED THE CONVEYOR THEY WERE WORKING OFF OF, CAUSING ONE EE TO FALL, LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS AND HANDS. THIS RESULTED IN TWO BROKEN WRISTS. EMPLOYEES WERE NOT FOLLOWING WORK POLICY AND PROCEDURE.

EMPLOYEE WS BUILDING A STOPPING. AS HE PICKED UP A 6 INCH SOLID BLOCK TO PLACE ON STOPPING, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT GROIN.

While taking metal bar out of low lon-wrench employer was using slipped causing hand to strike sharp metal.

EE WAS PUTTING UP LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN FACE AND FELL ON LOOSE COAL, HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON BOLTER. HEAD HIT RIB, STOVED NECK UP.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE SHOVELING IN DRILL CUTTINGS IN EXPLOSIVE HOLES, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 4-19-04 TO ANYONE. WE INVESTIGATED THIS CLAIM AND OUR COMP CARRIER DECIDED TO ACCEPT IT. THE REPORT IS FILED LATE FOR THAT REASON. EMPLOYEE WORKED UP UNTIL 4-19-04 WHEN HE REPORTED THE INJURY. HIS FIRST DAY OFF WAS 4-19-04.

As ee attempted to install a cable trip system to a breaker that was energized on the top side, he inadvertantly stuck part of the bracket into the energized wire causing flash burns to his hands and neck.

EE WAS GOING THROUGH DOOR AT WEST END OF BUNKER. HER HAND SLIPPED OFF DOOR AND SHE STUMBLED & HURT RIGHT LEG BELOW KNEE. EE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 4/8/04 DUE TO SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT IN A MOVING CONVEYOR.

EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE INSTALLING A DRIVELINE ON A 793 HAUL TRUCK, THE WRENCH HE WAS USING FAILED CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Emp. claims rough haulage roads, hit potholes going to No. 1 Mine crusher. Emp. called in on Thursday, September 30 with Dr.'s slip taking him off work for one week.

Placed R. foot on sill step of locomotive, grabbed onto hand-holds and started to climb ladder, felt discomfort in foot.

Employee was walking down belt line entry when a rib roll fell striking employee on left leg and foot. Broke both bones in leg and foot.

THERE WAS A 15 TON MOTOR PARKED INBY MANTRIP. EMPLOYEE GOT IN MANTRIP, PULLED IT DOWN 12 BRKS AND SLOWED DOWN FOR ANOTHER WRECKED MANTRIP. MOTOR ROLLED OFF 12 BRKS AND STRUCK MANBUS, BRUISING RIBS OF EMPLOYEE.

Employee was helping change blow bars in the 3 bar secondary crusher. They had removed one bar. They were rolling the rotor to position the second bar in the upright position. Because they could not get the rotor pinned the hold all of the weight the rotor, it rolled back pinning his right foot between the housing and the rotor. This action caused 5 broken bones

EE INJURED LOWER BACK LIFTING ROTEX SCREEN FROM A ROTEX UNIT. EE WAS SENT FOR AN MRI ON 6/4/04 WHICH REVEALED A BULGING DISC IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAS BEEN PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A KILN OPERATOR SINCE HIS INJURY IN MARCH. EE WAS SENT TO HAVE A NERVE BLOCK TREATMENT ON 8/4/04 AND WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON 8/5/04, RESULTING IN THIS BECOMING A LOST TIME INJURY.

EE re-injured his back (original occurrence 3-7-98) while operating rock truck and stated he was jarred by rought road.

Employee stated that while shoveling around. The tail piece he struck an anchor pin with his right knee.

The employees lower back was strained while repairing a Euclid R-65 hauler using a 3/4 inch drive ratchet with a four foot handle. The employee went to the doctor on 3/21/04.

The EE was working to clean rock out from the belly pan of a dozer. This task required the EE to lie on a piece of cardboard and move around underneath the equipment. While working on the dozer EE began to feel pain in his right leg. The EE reported he had originally injured his leg on 3-7-04 when he struck his leg on the fender of the 990 loader.

VICTIM WAS GETTING ROCK OUT OF TAILPIECE. ROCK HIT VICTIM'S HAND AND BROKE IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING CABLE NEAR PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE CARRIER. EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON 6/16/04 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK AT THAT TIME.

WHILE ASSISTING LOADING SHOT AT VULCAN CHATTANOOGA, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. IT WAS INITIALLY ASSUMED TO BE INDIGESTION AND APPROPRIATE MEDICATION TAKEN. THE PAIN WORSENED DURING THE NIGHT AND HE WENT TO THE ER FOR TREATMENT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A PULLED STOMACH MUSCLE.

EE WAS PRYING CONVEYOR CHAIN THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS MINER WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE DID NOT MISS WORK OR REPORT INJURY UNTIL 3-22-04.

Employee states he slipped and fell on ice and landed on his left elbow/ shoulder. Employee continued to work, but later diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. He went off work on May 6, 2004 for surgery on his shoulder.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STANDING ON 636 SCOOP BLADE WHILE PREPARING A PANLINE KEEPER FOR INSTALATION. EE STEPPED BACKWARD OFF SCOOP BLADE (11"" FROM MINE FLOOR) ONTO A ROCK WHICH WAS 6 1/2"" UNDER WATER & FELL ONTO HIS BACK INTO THE WATER. WHEN HE GOT UP HE INFORMED MGT. THAT HE HURT LEFT ANKLE. EE WALKED (WITH HELP OF 2 MEN) TO TRANSPORTATION OUT. TALKED TO SURFACE E.M.T.

Employee was mucking a face round at 67-685 +240 east with a front end loader. EE had just dumped a bucket of rock into the ore pass and was backing away from the dump. A 7' resin bolt came into the operators cab thru the right side of the loader. The resin bolt pinched his right thigh at mid- femur bruising the tissue.

THE EE WAS STRUCK BY A 4"" BEAM THAT WAS ON THE #2 TRAILING SHIELD WHEN THE #1 TRAILING SHIELD STRUCK THE BEAM WHILE IT WAS ADVANCING FORWARD. THAT IS WHEN THE EE WAS STRUCK BY THE BEAM.

EE WAS DELIVERING BOOM LIFT TO JB CONTRACTING AT UNIMIN FACILITIES IN UTICA, IL. AS EE WAS UNLOADING BOOM LIFT, THE MACHINE LOST TRACTION, FALLING OFF THE TRAILER. EE SUSTAINED LOW BACK INJURY, REQUIRING SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE BOWED THE BUCKET DOWN TO SIT AND IT LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE STOOD ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER TO INSERT GLUE TUBE IN DRILLED HOLE. WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF HEAD, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HEEL ON A ROCK.

Employee was using the hydraulic hose press to take old fillings off old hose. Somehow he got his thumb in between the plates of the press and smashed his thumb.

EE FELL TO GROUND WHEN CLIMBING LADDER TO GET ON DRAGLINE. EE WORKED UP UNTIL 4/12/04 AND HAD SURGERY ON 4/13/04.

3-18-04 EE FINISHED DRILLING SHOT-CAME TO SHOP-WORKED REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NO MENTION OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH EYE. 3-19-04 REPORTS TO WORK NORMAL TIME; CALLS SHOP AT 7:30 TO SAY EYE HURTING. SENT TO DR - BACK AT 11:30 AM. SAYS DR REMOVED SMALL PIECE OF METAL. EE REPORTS HE THOUGHT HE ONLY HAD DUST IN HIS EYE ON THURS. REPORTS HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

Maintenance Mechanic was working on ID Fan. Walked to the access ladder, grabbed barricade tape instead of handrail for support. Barricade tape broke and employee fell 7 ft. to ground level. Employee sustained a fracture to his right foot. Lost time beginning on 3/18/04.

EE was helping to install a cable bolt when a rock fell rib striking his ankle (L).

Employee was setting 6 by 6 timbers in old works-return and felt pain in rt groin area (hernia) worked until 4-7-04, surgery 4-8-04.

EE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING LADDERS ALL DAY AND EITHER PULLED OR STRAINED HIS KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK - FOUND OUT EE HAD SURGERY ON 6/3/04.

The miner was welding on an empty oil drum that was not ventilated. The drum exploded causing the lid to hit his upper body and jaw causing injury.

EE WAS REPLACING AN EMPTY OIL BARREL WITH A FULL BARREL ON THE DRUM RACK. HE UPENDED A HORIZONTAL DRUM TO VERICAL POSITION IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE DISPENSING BUNGS.

EE WAS LIFTING A SLAB OF STONE HE HAD SPLIT WHEN THE STONE FRACTURED & BROKE IN TWO. THIS FORCED HIM TO QUICKLY LOWER THE PIECE OF STONE HE WAS HOLDING ONTO, PINCHING HIS FINGERS WHEN THE STONE LANDED ON THE TOP OF THE BLOCK OF STONE THE SLAB WAS SPLIT FROM. NO BROKEN BONES.

Changing out a piece of belt structure, as another ee pried a top roller, the roller shifted and fell pinching his right middle finger against another roller. EE continued to work until 4-21-04 when he started missing due to surgery on his injured finger.

BLUE ROCK JAW PLUGGED SHUT HYDRAULIC FEED OFF, LOOKED DOWN OVERSIDE OF RAILING, WENT DOWN TO NEXT LEVEL OPENED DOOR, ROCK FELL AND HIT HAND.

EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIS HEAD & KNEE TO STRIKE THE TOP. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 3/29/04.

Backed over a rock in his dozer, jolted his back and strained a muscle.

EE WAS REPAIRING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE RUB RAIL FELL ON HIS FOOT. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS XRAYED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FRACTURE ONLY BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING PIN OUT OF TIRE CHAIN WITH HAMMER & PUNCH. MISSED PUNCH AND HIT LEFT HAND.

Employee was welding when he needed to chip away some slag from his weld. A peice of slag flew into his eye. He claims he was wearing safety glasses.

INJURED WAS IN MUD AND TWISTED AS HE MOVED SPRAINING KNEE. WHEN MAN CRAWLED KNEE WOULD SWELL. INJURED'S FIRST DAY OFF OF WORK WAS 5-6-04.

EE was walking around a continuous miner that was being serviced by section electrician when a piece of draw rock apprx. 12"" wide, 12"" long and 1"" thick fell, striking him on the right hand and causing laceration to right thumb. accident occured int he #3 entry of the 003 mmn.

WELDING SAND PIPE A.M. SAND OR METAL WENT INTO EYE. WAS WEARING ALL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. HOOD AND SAFETY GLASSES.

EE stated he wasn't sure when or how accident occurred. But he believed that it was while he was running continuous miner in 8 North Facces. He was cutting an overcast & due to miner bouncing he experienced pain in lower back. due to fact that accident occurred 3 days prior to being reported, an investigation was conducted to determine if in fact this was caused as stated

WHILE CHANGING THE FILTERS ON THE DEMAG H-95 BACKHOE, DIRT WAS BLOWN IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE BY THE RADIATOR FAN.

EE was walking back to the maintenance shed when he started to walk down on gentle slope, heater conductors had melted some snow and then it re-froze into ice. EE slipped and fell to ground, at the end of the shift, the ee's ankle was swollen and painful. EE took the following day off of work.

Employee was in the process of bolting the hood on a payhauler when he smashed his left thumb between the hood and the bracket. Employee remains of due to thread of infection.

HE SLIPPED ON A COAL PILE, HIT HIS HEAD ON CRUSHER MOTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING A 988 LOADER. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN HE MISSED THE LAST STEP. HE FELT A PUL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STATED HE WAS WALKING IN NUMBER 5 ENTRY. WHILE GOING THROUGH A HANGING BLOCK CURTAIN, HIS RIGHT FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE CURTAIN. HE FELL, BREAKING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

Cleaning out drill bit that had stopped up. The bit had air pressure to it, he got it cleaned out & it blew dirt & gravel into his left arm.

On 3-16-04 while climbing onto a D9L dozer to service machine, the ee alleged that he pulled a muscle in his groin. This was later diagnosed as a hernia on 3-19-04. EE has not returned to work as of this report. LAST DAY WORKED WAS 3-23-04.

Employee stated he was on a 6 ft ladder attempting to secure a 1 1/4"" turn buckle to a sling rope when he lost his balance and fell to footwall from height of 3'-4 feet. Employee started missing work on 6-11-04.

Employee was inspecting the top of the impact crusher. as he was descending to another point he slipped from the wet drive belt guard and fell to the ground on a rock.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A DRIVE SHAFT ON A ROTARY DISCHARGE MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER THE EDGE OF THE GEAR HOUSING TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS RESTING HIS CHEST ON THE GEAR HOUSING. THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT THIS CAUSED HIM TO HAVE A CHEST HERNIA IN THE INCISION AREA WHERE HE PREVIOUSLY HAD HEART SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD HYDRAULIC DRILL DRILLING A HOLE FOR AN ANCHOR PIN TO ANCHOR TAILPIECE, WHEN THE GASKET IN THE TOP OF THE DRILL BLEW OUT CAUSING HYDRAULIC OIL TO HIT HIM IN THE ARM.

EE WAS WORKING AT THE PREWET SCREENS, LIFTING NEW SPRINGS FROM THE BOX AND CARRYING OLD SPRINGS AWAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 3/18/04. While taking discharge hose loose, it had pressure on it. It knocked him down and he hit his right side.Fractured a rib and had abrasion on left lower arm.

Pulled shoulder lifting a board.

Due to repetative motion of getting in & out of equipment. It is a cumulative strain injury to the left knee

FIRST REPORTED ON 3/16/04. EE WAS MOVING OPERATOR'S SEAT TO SERVICE MACHINE WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST HANDRAIL. DID NOT WANT TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 3/25/04.

EE WAS RIDING INSIDE OF MANTRIP WHEN A CRIB BLOCK VIBRATED OFF OF THE CANOPY. IT STRUCK EE IN HIS HEAD & NECK.

EE was tramming a belt roller when he was hit by a rock on shoulder and back. This knocked ee into the belt (between top frame and belt), pulling his arm between the roller and belt. he then fell against the frame on his chest.

EE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING. HE PICKED UP A 6 INCH CEMENT BLOCK AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Ee was operating the unit 3 cont miner. as he was looking down to make sure the cable was in the clear, a piece of roof rock fell from between the roof bolts, striking him down on the back of the neck. EE will be instructed to always check the roof and rib in his work area and scale down loose material.

WHILE EE WAS REMOVING ROCK OFF OF CABLE TENDER, HE CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND CABLE TENDER.

When putting power in oil switch flashed out.

Employee reported he was lifting an outrigger pad onto a crane and felt his right shoulder pop. Note: Injury became reportable-restricted on March 17, 2004 when dr gave EE restrictions.

EE SLIPPED ON MATERIAL AND BROKE HIS ANKLE. PAY LOADER OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF LOADING A FEED HOPPER WITH ROUNDED FEED. MATERIAL SPILLED OUT OF BUCKET WHILE LOADING HOPPER.

NO UNSAFE CONDITIONS EXISTED, EMPLOYEE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK REPLACING WIPERS ON WEST PLANT THOR CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS THAT HOLD RUBBER WIPER IN PLACE MOVED AND STRAINED BACK.

EE struck his head against a low truss bolt. Diagnosed with strains to cervical, lumbar, and thoracic spine and both shoulders and placed on restricted duty.

Employee walked through an area where steel grinding was being done. He felt an object go inside his safety glasses and into his eye. The object stuck in his eye causing an irratation

ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE 6TH NORTH PANEL WHEN COAL HAULER OPERATOR MOVED MINER CABLE & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & LEFT LEG. ACCIDENT UNDER INVESTIGATION.

WHILE WALKING UP THE STEPS BY THE SLOPE TAILPIECE EE SAID THAT HE GOT HIS LEFT FOOT STUCK UNDER THE FIRST STEP. HE REPORTED THAT ANOTHER EE BUMPED INTO HIM AT THE SAME TIME, CAUSING HIM TO SPR AIN HIS KNEE.

The injured employee had been washing out a screen from the inside. As the injured climbed from the screen, his foot slipped causing him to twist his left knee.

EE WAS PULLING DUST HOSE ON B-10 BELTLINE AND FELL BACKWARDS OVER A BOTTOM ROLLER ON FOOTWALL. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 3-26-04.

CONNECTING CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER, HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

SOME ROCK HAD FALLED ONTO THE LONGWALL PANLINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING THE ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST.

HE HAD STARTED A HOLE BESIDE A SULPHER BALL, WHEN THE BALL SHATTERED. A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE SAID HIS HAND WAS DOWN BY HIS SIDE, WHEN IT WAS HIT BY THE PIECE OF ROCK. MET. GLOVES WERE ALSO WORN.

Left foot caught in fence wire causing employee to fall, hitting R.Knee on pipe.

THE MEMBER WAS PULLING ON A 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

ON 3-13-04 RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM EE STATING HE WAS OFF WORK DUE TO HIS NECK HURTING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. A MEDICAL REPORT WILL FOLLOW STATING DEGENERATIVE DISC IN HIS NECK. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT TO REPORT, BUT EE IS MISSING TIME. A MEDICAL REPORT WILL STATE DEGENERATIVE DISC & WILL BE SENT WHEN RECEIVED.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING ACCESS DOOR TO THE #5 COUPLING AT THE SLOPE HEND DRIVE, THE DOOR BECAME OVER BALANCED & STARTED TO FALL AWAY FROM EE. HE REACHED OUT WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO CATCH THE DOOR & HIS THIRD FINGER GOT MASHED BETWEEN DOOR & THE SPEED REDUCER.

Employee was pulling on a 15/16 combination wrench and strained his left shoulder.

EE called the mine office on 03/16/04 alledging that he had twisted his right knee while shoveling material from under the belt conveyor on 03/13/04. He did not return to work on 03-19-04, his next scheduled work day. **EE was released to return to work on 5/20/04. However, he has not returned due to other medical problems.**

The chute was stopped up. Employee took a hammer and hit the chute. It came back on his left hand - jamming his middle finger. This caused a sprain finger.

When the roofbolter cable started to reel up, the cable hit employee in the back of the head and neck.

EE WAS PULLING DOWN LOOSE ROCK. THE ROCK FELL & SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST HIS COAL HAULER. THIS RESULTED IN LOST WORK DAYS.

EE SAID HE WAS BACKING A WATER WAGON IN X CUT WITH A TRACTOR. HE HAD HIS RIGHT ARM OUTSIDE OF THE CANOPY POST OF THE TRACTOR CAB. UPON TURNING THE TRACTOR, HE CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE CANOPY POST AND THE GUARD OF THE WATER CAR. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 3/14/04 AT APPROX. 8:00 PM - THE NEXT DAY.

Employee was lifting a bag of refractory and felt pain in back.

Picked up fifty pound bag of anfo to load anfo truck. Employee stated that he had an old hernia which was repaired three years ago. He stated that he re-injured the old hernia site while lifting the fifty pound bag of anfo. Surgery to repair new injury on March 16th 2004

GROSS ELECTRIC WAS PULLING OUT A DAMAGED ELECTRICAL CABLE FOR THE 904 CONVEYOR BELT. DURING THE PULL, THE DAMAGED CABLE BROKE & SNAPPED BACK OUT OF THE CONDUIT AT THE TAIL END OF THE 904 BELT, HITTING GROSS ELECTRIC EE THAT WAS MONITORING THE CABLE PULL.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OUT BEARINGS FROM THE HUB OF A 777 TRUCK, WHEN HIS PANTS LEG CAUGHT FIRE.

AFTER THE MANBUS DERAILED, EE WAS JACKING IT UP TO SLIDE IT BACK ONTO THE RAILS WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE KNEE.

RATCHING JACK UP TO ATRS ON BOLTER, HOOK CAME LOOSE AND ALLOWED JACK TO FALL ON THUMB. EMPLOYEE HAD THUMB RESTING ON CRIB BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST FROM THE HEAD DRIVE TO PLACE ON THE MANTRIP WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE told foreman that he felt sick & his stomach & his knees were hurting. At the time of his complaint he was pulling a miner cable. He indicated that he thought he was getting a stomach virus. On the following Monday he informed the foreman that he was going to the Dr. for pain in his knees.

WHILE PERFORMING WORK ON SHIELD, THE SHIELD COLLAPSED ON EMPLOYEE'S LOWER BODY.

SHOVELING STONE, BENT OVER TO GET ANOTHER SHOVLE FULL. WHEN HE RAISED UP, FELT SOMETHING JERK IN BACK. (SHARP PAIN)

EE was servicing a DIIR dozer. While climbing down from the machine, ee's foot slipped on right push beam causing him to fall to the ground. First aid given & EE was taken to hospital.

EE TRIPPED OVER A HOSE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE SAW THE HOSE ON THE WALKWAY BUT FORGOT TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY.

INJURED WAS WALKING BESIDE #1 HEAD DRIVE MOTOR ON LONGWALL 17 WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE, CAUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO BE TWISTED. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT HIS KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL. ON 3/24/04 RESULTS FROM MRI REVEALED SEVERE SPRAIN. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR THERAPY BEGINNING ON 3/26/04.

Employee was moving excess stone from saw area & tried to pick up a boulder about 100- 120 lbs without asking fellow workers for assistance. Appears to have pulled a muscle in his middle back area. Does not appear to be a permanent injury.

EXAMINING CONVEYOR BELT (PRE-SHIFT), TRIPPED ON CRIB BLOCK THAT WAS BURIED IN ROCK DUST. HE FELL AGAINST RIB, WHILE TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL HIS RIGHT ARM STRUCK A PIPE AND WAS BENT BACKWARD CAUSING HIS BICEP MUSCLE TO TEAR.

INJURED WAS HELPING TO HANG HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROLL OF LOOSE HOIST ROPE (3/4), CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE, TWISTING HIS BACK. HAVE BEEN WAITING ON MEDICAL RESULTS. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR THERAPY BEGINNING ON 3/26/04.

While removing a track pin from an excavator, ee was hitting the pin with a sledge hammer. a metal chip flew off and cut ee s leg.

A ROCK WAS HUNG IN THE JAW CRUSHER. EE REACHED DOWN TO PICK A ROCK UP TO THROW IN THE JAW TO HELP BREAK THE ONE HUNG UP. WHEN HE MOVED THE ROCK ANOTHER ONE ROLLED DOWN & SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB . HE PULLED HIS HAND BACK FAST AND TORE THE THUMB NAIL OFF.

Employee was walking in the pit when he stepped on a berm of coal. The coal slipped out from under his right foot and he tried to catch himself with his left leg. This action caused his left knee to ""Snap"". The employee has been working since the accident, however the pain continued, and the employee missed his first shift because of surgery on 09/16/2004.

EE WAS MAKING A TURN WHILE DRIVING A PRILL TRUCK. A POWER STEERING HOSE BROKE, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SNAP BACKWARD. WHEN IT SPUN AROUND, IT CAUGHT HIS THUMB AND BENT IT BACK.

Employee was walking around his haul truck and walked into the rear tailgate, hitting his head.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BLOOMFIELD JACK HAMMER AND LET GO OF THE HANDLE CAUSING THE HANDLE TO COME BACK UP AND STRIKE HIS LEFT EYE.

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING MANTRIP DOWN STEEP GRADE. EMPLOYEES HAD RAILS TIED OFF AT END OF TRACK. OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF MANTRIP & INJURED HIS RT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON HIGHWALL MINER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS SHIN BELOW THE LEFT KNEE.

Rock fell from roof 12' high, struck ee in head and shoulder forcing him to the ground, he has cuts on his face and forehead and complaining about shoulder hurting.

Employee was struck in the face when a flyboard entered the operators compartment of his shuttle car one break outby the face. His first day missed work was 4/21/04

Employee was operating shuttle car when rock fell and hit him on the right shoulder and side of face causing a contusion and sprained neck.

DURING THE PROCESS OF SETTING THE NO. 2 BELT TAILPIECE THEINJURED TRIPPED OVER THE ANCHOR PIN STICKING OUT OF THE MINE FLOOR (APPROX. 4-6 INCHES) THAT WAS INSTALLED TO ANCHOR THE TAILPIECE WITH CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE MINE FLOOR STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ROCK.

MEMBER WAS HAULING COAL FROM MINER TO FEEDER, HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY, AND STRAINED GROIN AREA. ACCIDENT UNDER INVESTIGATION BY COMPANY, MAY REQUEST ACCIDENT BE RESENDED TO DIAGNOSIS OF PHYSICIAN MEMBER DID NOT START MISISNG WORK UNTIL 3-18-04.

EE HOOKED UP DISCHARGE HOSE ON TANKER TRUCK TO DUMP FUEL AND TWISTED WRONG AS HE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE TRAILER.

EE WAS TO TIGHTEN SCREW IN MCC CIRCUIT BREAKER AND TOUCHED GROUNDED METAL POST AND GENERATED AN ELECTRIC ARC. EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES, SAFETY GLASSES, DID NOT REMOVE CASING, AND USED AN UNINSULATED SCREW DRIVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WALKWAY. WHILE TURNING WITH FULL SHOVEL STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRAYS UP. SMALL TO MEDIUM ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRUCK IN LOWER BACK CENTER OF BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE SCOOP, A PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM THE RIB STRIKING HIM ON THE NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS ADVANCING CONTINUOUS BRIDGE SYSTEM AND WAS POSITIONED AT THE END OF THE TAILPIECE. THE CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR REVERSED THE CONTINUOUS MINER, FORCING THE EDGE OF THE DECK ON THE BRIDGE INTO THE TAILPIECE, WHICH RAISED IT INTO THE MINE ROOF. THE EE STRUCK THE MINE ROOF WITH HIS HEAD, CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE NECK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FLOOR UNDER THE PRIMARY PLANT SCREEN, REMOVING EXCESS MATERIAL WITH A MOBILE EQUIPMENT ""BOBCAT"". A PVC WATER PIPE WAS BROKEN AND THE EMPLOYEE UNBUCKLED HIS SAFETY BELT AND INCLINED HIS BODY UP TO LOOK AND AT THAT MOMENT THE UPPER BUCKET FELL TRAPPING HIM BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE FRONT HOOD EQUIPMENT. HE RECEIVED CONTUSIONS TO CHEST, SHOULDERS & BACK.

Plant man came to work on overhead crane it was hooked and didn't act hooked back up men was welding out a flange duct fell striking his leg

EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE, SHE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HER LOWER BACK. PANEL SB12.

The injured was climbing down the short ladder in the elevator and closing the access hatch above him when his foot became caught on the bottom ladder rung causing him to fall approximately two feet to the elevator floor. NOTE: THE INJURED DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 06/14/2004 WHEN HE HAD OTRHOSCOPTIC SURGERY ON THE KNEE

Employee was walking on uneven ground and twisted his right knee in March 2004. He did not turn in a work-related injury but sought medical attention on his own through Indian clinics. His injury was determined to be work-related on 4 January 2005. He has been missing time since 13 September 2004.

INJURED WAS LOADING ROCK DUST WHEN HE STRAINED BACK.

Associate removing tracks with 1"" impact wrench, associate did not use standard procedure of blocking track from moving, when removing last bolt, track shifted jerking impact wrench out of hand and straining back

MECHANIC WAS SPRAYING GLUE ON A GASKET WHEN THE CAN CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE + POST ON THE BATTERY. THE CAN GROUNDED THE BATTERY CAUSING A FLASH FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN BURNS TO RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS UNLOADING BLOCK OFF OF A FLAT CAR. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK. (EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 3/12/04.)

EE SAID HE WAS HELPING SPLICE BELT, BEHIND DRIVE IN THE BELT TAKE UP AREA. WHEN HE RAISED UP HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF A TOP BELT FRAME. HE SAID IT HURT HIS NECK AND IT WAS A LITTLE STIFF.

CAB/BOOM OF CRANE SEPARATED FROM MOBILE UNIT AND IMPACTED GROUND WHILE LIFTING DUMP BOX WITH CRANE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A TANK TO INSTALL A HEATER ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING. WHEN PULLING THE HEATER UP ON TOP OF THE TANK IT TIPPED AND EMPLOYEE GRABBED IT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH DOWN ON HIGHER END TO LEVEL IT OUT. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

Employee was attempting to grease pins and bushings on the boom of a Hitachi 400 backhoe. He was walking on the ice-covered boom when he slipped and fell off the boom, falling to the ground. When hitting the ground his right foot landed in a rut and twisted his right knee towards his left knee, pulling tendons and cartilage in his right knee.

On a return trip from hauling raw materials to an onsite screening plant, misnegotiated a bend in the haul road, traveled over the berm where the truck laid over on it's side, causing pain to his ribs.

EE STATED HE WAS STANDING ON PILE OF BELT BEING PULLED IN. THE END OF THE BELT WAS ON SIDE AS IT WAS PULLED. THE END FLIPPED UP CATCHING THE BOTTOM ROLLER KNOCKING IT OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND EE FELL DOWN HITTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE CLIMBING ON LOADER, THE EE SLIPPED ON OIL SPOT, HIT HIS HEAD & FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RT. SIDE. THERE WAS KNOT ON THE RT. EYEBROW, HE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS RT. SHOULDER & ARM.

EE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER, HE LOST FOOTING WITH LEFT FOOT AND BEGAN TO FALL BACKWARDS. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT IN THE BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 3-15-04: STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS RIDING ON THE SALEM AUGER WHILE A LOADER PULLED & A DOZER PUSHED THE MACHINE UP OUT OF THE PIT. THE PIN HOLDING THE HITCH TO THE LOADER BROKE CAUSING THE AUGER TO TILT FORWARD DROPPING ABOUT FOUR FEET. THE FALLINGOF THE MACHINE JARRED THE EE'S NECK, BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN IT LANDED.

EE TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM 980C LOADER. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE THAT WAS UNDER THE LADDER.

Injured was moving c.m. cable out of roadway. he was standing bent over reaching to his left and pulling to his right when he felt and heard a pop in his back. EE stated he lay there for approx. 5 min before was able to get up. stated he was still having excrucrating pain.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROCKS ALONG CONVEYOR AND WAS BEING CARELESS. HE SMASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN TWO OF THEM; LEFT GASH IN HIS FINGER.

WALIKING ON RETURN SIDE OF A3 BELT HEADER AND SLIPPED ON A MUDDY SURFACE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

Employee had riffled down and split a coal sample using the coal splitter. He knelt down to pull out the drawer containing the coal sample. When he bent over to pick up the drawer and rose back up, he felt a pop in his back. Persistant pain occurred and he went to the doctor on 3-9-04 which is his first lost workday.

INJURED WAS REACHING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL, INJURING HIS ELBOW AND BACK. COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN AN AGGRAVATION FROM AN OLD BACK INJURY OCCURRING 5/8/97. BECAME REPORTABLE ON 6/21/04 BECAUSE OF LOST TIME.

WHILE SCRAPING LOOSE ROCK FROM WALL, VIBRATION LOOSENED ROCK IN ABOVE AREA, ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE, HITTING ROCKS IN FRONT OF TRACK HOE, AND BOUNCING INTO AND THRU LOWER WINDSHIELD PINNING OPERATOR'S LOWER LEG TO SEAT FRAME, AND BREAKING LOWER RIGHT LEG.

TAKING STEP OFF EXCAVATOR. STEP BROKE, CAME BACK AND HIT EE IN STOMACH AND GROIN.

WHILE WORKING ON LO-TRAC, THE HOOD FELL ONTO BOTH EE S HANDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PAST THE CONT MINER TOWARD THE ROOF BOLTER. THE CM OPERATOR WAS TALKING TO HER. AS SHE TURNED TO RESPOND SHE TRIPPED OVER THE CM CABLE AND FELL.

EE WAS WELDING A PIECE OF IRON. THERE WAS A GUST OF WIND AND A PARTICULATE (PARTICLE OF DUST)ENTERED RIGHT EYE. THIS PARTICLE PASSED THROUGH THE BACK OF WELDING MASK

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A DOZER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK BUT HE HELD ON THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND, HIS BODY TWISTED AND HE FELL, LANDING ON PUSH ARM OF DOZER.

EE WAS STANDING IN THE INTERSECTIONS OF 3XR. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL MEASURING 24"" X 15"" 3"" STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS WALKING UP AND DOWN STAIRS AT THE MILL BUILDING. EMPLOYEE'S KNEE STARTED TO HURT AND STARTED TO SWELL. NOTE: INJURY WAS ORIGINALLY DENIED INDUSTRIAL STATUS, BUT WAS ACCEPTED BY WORKERS COMPENSATION AS AN INDUSTRIAL INJURY ON APRIL 01, 2004.

EE WAS STANDING CLOSE TO THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT THAT WAS SETTING A JACK UNDER AN 85 TON HAUL TRUCK. THE FORKS RELEASED & FELL GRAZING THE EE ON THE RIGHT THIGH. HE HAS A LARGE BRUISE ON HIS RIGHT THIGH & SOME SWELLING ON HIS RT. KNEE. HE WILL SEE THE DR. AGAIN ON 03/15/04, FOR A POSSIBLE RETURN TO WORK.

While installing belly pan on D10N, chain slipped off causing pan to strike EE on left knee.

LIFTING A FLOATER HOSE (SUCTION LINE) OFF OF THE BACK OF THE WATER TRUCK #633, HE TURNED TO THROW THE FLOATER INTO A WATER HOLE & INJURED HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING 777 CAT ROCK TRUCK TRAVELING FROM LOADER TO DUMP AREA. HE SLID INTO A HOLE JARRING HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING SHARP PAIN.

EE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCKS WHILE REPLACING BOLTS IN A ROCK FEEDER AND FELL A COUPLE OF FEET. HIT HIS HEAD AND LEG ON FEEDER SUPPORTS.

INJURED PERSON WAS CARRYING ONE END OF A 20HP ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN HE SLIPPED. THIS THREW HIM OFF BALANCE CAUSING THE MOTOR TO PULL HIM DOWN UNTIL IT HIT THE FLOOR. HE IS HAVING LOW BACK PAIN & WILL BE HAVING FUTURE DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE EXACT COURSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNED AROUND DISMOUNTING THE 980-B CATERPILLAR LOADER. HIS RIGHT FOOR SLIPPED OFF THE SECOND STEP, FORCING ALL HIS WEIGHT TO HIS LEFT KNEE THAT WAS BENT. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE WAS ABLE TO HOLD ONTO THE HANDRAILS TO KEEP FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN WATER AT THE HEADGATE WHEN HE STEPPED OR TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL OR ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HIS FIRST LOST WORKDAY DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL 4/1/04 DUE TO SURGERY.

EE CLIMBED ON TO HIS LOADER & CHECKED THE ANTI FREEZE BEFORE THE START OF HIS SHIFT. AS HE WAS COMING OFF THEL LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND HE FELL APPROX. 3 FT TO THE GROUND

Ee reported being struck by a rock that fell from between bolts on 3-6-04. He claims to have been struck on top of his head by rock. However he did not lose any work. He contacted mine mgmt on 6-15-04 alleging that he needed an MRI & was having problems due to previous injury. We feel that this alleged injury & lost time are result of altercation w/police 6-12-04 & not reportable.

EE was operating a 988 cat loader. The seat was loose causing him to rock back and forth. he injured his back. EE went to see the Dr on 3-9-04. he continued to work until 3-19-04. On 3-22-04 he was taken to the hospital and has not returned as of this report.

Installing belt structure & carrying structure, a knot developed in his groin. He felt this was due to an accident he had sometime the 1st week of Feb., as he was helping to install the no. 1 belt into the mine. He had belt structure at the time, felt a sharp pain in his groin and notified his supervisor of this on that day.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER BESIDE A ROOF BOLTER, BENDING ROOF BOLTS, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE GOT TWO PIECES OF METAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE GRINDING. METAL HAD TO BE GROUND OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ON THE MILLENNIUM PORTAL SLOPE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

Employee was operating a ram car and run over a hole in the roadway causing a sudden jolt. He reported pain in lower back. Started missing work 3/6/2004.

EE was driving a rock truck when he hit a hole in the roadway, hurting his neck and back.

He started rotating bolt before removing his hand from the bolt.

INJURED WAS EXITING THE EAST SILO. THERE WAS A PILE OF LIME IN FRONT OF THE DOOR. HE TRIPPED & FELL ON HIS ELBOW, DISLOCATING HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS OPERATING MAN BUS, PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER & BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN OPEN TOP DIESEL POWERED PERSONNEL CARRIER. AS HE PASSED BY THE #20 CROSSCUT OF THE MAINS SOUTH TRAVEL WAY, A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRI KING HIM JUST BELOW THE LEFT EYE. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES. EMPLOYEE WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS CHECK CONDITIONS IN HIS WORK AREA.

EE WAS CLEANING UP TRASH OUT OF THE CREEK BEHIND THE SECURITY STATION. EE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL. EE HIT FACE ON ROCK. EE BROKE HIS NOSE AND LACERATED HIS FOREHEAD ABOVE HIS LEFT EYEBROW.

EE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT. EE WAS TREATED FOR A BROKEN & LACERATED FOOT AT HOUSTON VALLEY HOSPITAL IN KINGSPORT TN. HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.

EE was climbing the dump bed when his foot slipped. Instead of letting go, he tried to pull himself up. He dislocated his shoulder.

Truck driver employed by Hildebrandt Tkg. Inc., Contractor ID #7DD, was strapping down his load on Oldcastle Stone Products property and was struck by a forklift operated by an Oldcastle employee in the right thigh.

EE WAS IN #2 ENTRY HELPING TUBER TAKE DOWN A TUBE WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OUT FROM BEHIND THE TUBE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT LEG AND ANKLE. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT FOOT .

TRAMPED DOWN ON UNEVEN GROUND AND KNEE POPPED, THUS TORE A CARTILEDGE.

He was pulling pump out of tube, causing pain in his back. also had pain running up to his neck and down arms. missing again 7-19-04---look at 220042040011

EE SAID HE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET AND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

MUDDY CONDITIONS - FOOT SLIPPED ONTO MUDDY DOZER TRACKS - FELL TO GROUND. PLEASE NOTE: COMPANY ACCIDENT REPORT WAS FILLED OUT ON 3-4-04. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK ON A DAILY BASIS AND DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 4-15-04 DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.

WHILE WORKING IN CRUSHER AREA, HE CLOSED THE ELEVATOR DOOR AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM DOORS, HE WAS TREATED/ DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED FINGER. A SPLINT WAS APPLIED.

PULLING A 4,000 LB. BEARING, IT GOT HUNG UP. THEY WERE TRYING TO GET IT LOOSE AND THE BEARING FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS CHECKING PUMPS IN MW INTAKE. WHILE WALKING FROM PUMP AT 11 XC, HE SLIPPED ON WET ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE RIB WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WAS A CONTUSION T O HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

Employee was walking over from track to slope car at end of shift to go outside and his left knee just gave way. Employee started missing work on 03/30/04 pre-op for surgery to left knee.

WHILE STEPPING OUT OF LUBE TRUCK, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED KNEE. RETURNED TO WORK, HOWEVER AFTER SEEING SPECIALIST, WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY. LDW 03/23/04.

MOVING TRASH, BACKING UP AND TRIPPED OVER STACK OF LUMBER.

INJURED PERSON WAS RELEASING A COME-A-LONG WHEN THE HANDLE ACCIDENTLY SNAPPED BENDING THUMB BACK ON RIGHT HAND. HE SUSTAINED A HYPER EXTENDED THUMB WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE TWO DAYS FROM WORK.

EE WAS UNLOADING CHAINLINK FENCE FROM GROUND LEVEL AND PULLING FENCE TOWARDS HIM OFF TRUCK BED. WHEN FENCE CAME OFF TRUCK IT STRUCK HIM IN CHEST, LEAVING CUTS. EE REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES. EE TOOK ONE DAY OFF DUE TO SORENESS.

EE WAS WORKING IN #2 FINISH MILL BALL REMOVING SHELL LINERS FROM INSIDE OF MILL. DEVELOPED SORENESS AND STIFFNESS IN BACK FROM LIFTING LINERS, WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION. WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR MUSCLE RELAXERS AND ALSO WAS GIVEN PHYSICAL THERAPY. WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT (LTA).

Employee strained his back when a copper cathode sheet slipped out of his hands. He was given a full duty release on 03/04/04. He was still feeling pain the next day and went back to the clinic and was told to take the weekend off. Employee was scheduled to work on Saturday. The Safety Dept. was not aware of the second visit or that he had missed a day of work.

Employee stated that he was hanging a fly pad using a four foot step ladder. He stated that when he stepped backwards off the ladder his right knee was hyperextended causing pain to his right knee area.

PUSHING LIMESTONE THROUGH BANDSAW, PULLED A MUSCLE IN STOMACH.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BUST BIG CLOD OF CLAY IN DUMP HOPPER THAT WAS GOING THRU HAMMER MILL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET CLAY & HIT BRACE ON DUMP HOPPER & INJURED LEFT RIB & ELBOW.

PERSON WAS HELPING TO PULL A SECTION OF RAIL. HE AND 3 OTHER MEN WERE USING RAILTONGS TO PULL THE RAIL. WHILE PULLING HE FELT PAININ HIS RIGHT ARM AT THE SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3/15 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR. THE DR. HAD HIM OFF WORK UNTIL AN MRI COULD BE DONE. THE MRI RESULTS DID SHOW ARTHRITIS AND BURSITIS. A CORTIZONE SHOT WAS GIVEN ON 3/19 AND RTW ON 3/22.

Employee had been cleaning screen on shaker, step down from conveyor, put weight on left leg, felt knee pop.

WHILE LOADING ROCK DUST INTO BUCKET DUSTER EMPLOYEE LIFTED AND TURNED, CAUSING BACK INJURY. MAY BE OFF 1-2 WEEK - REST LOWER BACK.

Employee was shoveling coal at the tail piece we he felt pain in his lower back.

EE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER DRYER BELT IN THE SLICER PIT WHEN HE FELT A PULLING IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. A TRIP TO SEE A DR INDICATED IT WAS NOT SERIOUS. HE WILL TAKE ONE DAY OFF FOR RECUPERATION.

EE WAS CARRYING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER ON HIS SHOULDER ALONG THE TRACK ENTRY. HE SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL WITH CYLINDER STILL ON SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HAULER WHICH WAS USED TO HAUL SPOIL FROM THE PIT AREA TO THE DUMP AREA. DURING THE HAUL, THE SEAT IN THE HAULER BOTTOMED OUT JARRING HIM, RESULTING IN PAIN IN HIS LOWE R BACK AREA. LOST TIME WAS INCURRED STARTING 3-4-04.

Getting off a 236 Cat Skid Steer - tripped on a ""rut"" - sprain or brake - left ankle/foot