Mining Incidents in February 2005

A fall of supported roof occurred at #4 head drive, west mains, in by spad station 547. The fall measured 18' w by 40' l by 5' h. No injuries resulted from this fall.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY IN THE SE MAIN ENTRIES STARTING AT SPAD #3+15 TO 4+05. THE FALL WAS 100'L X 18'W X 5'H. 48"" DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS WERE USED IN THIS AREA.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN #2 ENTRY (1 BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION #4481) ABOUT 1200' OUTBY THE MMU003-0. THE FALL WAS IN AN INTERSECTION AND MEASURED 30' LONG X 20' WIDE X 10' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN GROUTED BOLTS, SUPPLEMENTED WITH 8' BOLTS

FALL OCCURRED IN A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION WITH LOW COVER FORTY FEET FROM ACTIVE SECTION. THIS AREA IS NOT AN ESCAPE WING. ROCK IS 100' X 20' X 6-8' THICK. THIS AREA HAS BEEN BREAKERED OFF

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 6H section #3 entry at 20 wall. The fall measured approx 16' w by 15' l by 10-12' h. Box beams were set as additional support.

Spad 61 and 20 (No. 5 entry, No. 1 unit neutral) approx 25' long 20' wide 7 to 7 1/2' high.

North 6, 9 entry, 46 block, 4-way intersection, MMU 004. 20' wide x 20' long x 8' high. Support: 6' 3/4"" resin bolts, roof mats, screen, Dywidag truss bolts. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall.

AT APPROX. 8:10 A.M., 4 MINERS BOARDED WHITTAKER PORTAL ELEVATOR TO ENTER MINE. ELEVATOR STARTED DOWN AND STOPPED AFTER APPROX. 80' OF TRAVEL. SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CO. ARRIVED & MANUALLY RAISED THE ELEVATOR; MINERS EXITED ON SURFACE AT APPROX. 9:45 A.M. A BRAKE COIL WAS BAD & WAS REPLACED. ELEVATOR BACK IN WORKING ORDER APPROX. 10:30 P.M. (NOT A DESIGNATED ESCAPEWAY ELEVATOR.)

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Millenium Portal, at the 5N Longwall headgate between entries 2, 3, and 4 at crosscut 53. 4518N. The fall was approx 100' long, approx 18' wide and approx 12-15' thick. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of people. The fall will not be cleaned up. Fall #22F.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Millenium Portal, at the 4N Longwall Headgate between entries #1 and #2 at crosscut 40 / 2721N. The fall was approx 20' long, approx 16' wide and approx 8' thick. the fall did not affect ventilation or passage of people. The fall will not be cleaned up.

A hydraulic line ruptured on a hydraulic shovel resulting in a fire in the pump and engine rooms.

A fire occured inside of the Hydraulic Roll Crusher building and the basement area below the Hydraulic Roll Crusher building. The fire was extinguished by a local fire department. There were no personal injuires, but property damage did occur.

The cable of the belt wrap itself around an idler. Bent a support beam & forced a pillow block bearing out of roller shaft, frozen idler w/friction from the tolling belt created heat ignating the rubber coating of the roller,the belt communication line, stopping the belt and burt 2 section of the conveyor belt. fire extinguished 45 minutes later & water truck.

A rock fall occurred on 001 section approximately 9 breaks from the face in a gob eye in the solid wall of the #5 entry. The rock fall measured approximately 15'x18'x40"".

UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING THE MAINTENANCE SHIFT. THE LOCATION OF THE FALL WAS IN #10 ENTRY 2 BKS INBY SPAD #413 AND 30' FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 30'X15'X5-6' AND FELL ON THE JOY 12-27 RIGHTCONTINUOUS MINER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. ROCK WAS REMOVED FROM THE CAR AND MINING CEASED IN THAT AREA OF THE MINE

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS: 1. ROOF FALL DISCOVERED ONE BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION 1302 INTO LEFT CROSSCUT, 60'X20'X42"". 2. ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ONE BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION 1290 INTO THE RIGHT CROSSCUT AND CONTINUED UP THE ENTRY ONE BREAK AND INTO RIGHT CROSSCUT. 90'X20'X42""

Entry No. 6; distance from active face- 10,200 ft. Airway- intake; size: length 22 ft width 20' height 4 1/2 ft to 5 1/2 ft. 48 "" resin, 2 cribs installed prior to fall. Shale, laminated, all entrances breakered off.

An unplanned roof fall occured at spad 2225 on #6 entry intake. no active face. area was developed may 1999. used 43"" resin bolt. no rider seam present. no accidents reported. fall measured 30' l, 40' width, 4' high.

An ignition occurred in the face of #5 entry on #2 unti mmu 002-0 no one was injured.

A roof fall occurred in a worked-out area of the 1LMS-2L3L-1R panel in entry #5 at crosscut 11. Cause of the fall was a geological slip in the mine roof. Addl. mine roof had been cut during normal mining operations & the area supported. Mine roof averaged 10 to 11 feet in height in this area, when it is normally around 6.

Fall occurred at app. 6:45 pm in the #1 entry. Area was bolted with 4' resin & 6x6 plates. Fall measured 15' x 30' x 5' high. Area was a transition area from slate to sandstone roof located in low cover area. Equipment was moved outby & area timbered & dangered off.

Roof fall in return one break inby spad #544, one break outby spad #579. 30' long, 8' thick. Bolted with 4' resin bolts.

Roof condition occurred in an area where several cracks were present. When a cut was taken out of the crosscut to the right it tied the cracks together in a triangle. The top started working in this area. A crib was built in the intersection. In time the laminated roof broke out around the crib.

A roof fall occurred in the 2 Main North at cross-cut #20 in the intersection of #2 entry. The fall measured 20ft. x 19ft. x 6ft. Six foot tension rebar bolts and square timbers were used to support the area. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall. This area was mined in December 2000.

Scaler operator experienced loss of hydraulics and then noticed smoke and fire at rear of machine. Operator exited machine and initiated mine evacuation while scaler continued to burn.

S. Bull Wheel alignment wasn't right & reported it.Inspection was noticed that S.Support pedestal had $ bolts, broke & was allowing pedestal to move, which was throwing sheave alignment to be off, also found 2 broken bolts, in S.Pedestal supporting N.Sheave. Each sheave is supported by 2 pedestal switch 8 bolts. mining shut down immediately & wait for special bolts due 2/25/05.

Between #4 and #5 3rd 48 belt entry, intersection x-cut 32 length 24' width 20' thickness 6 1/2'.

NORTH 2, 9 BLOCK, 4 ENTRY-MMU004, 4 WAY INTERSECTION. 20' LONG X 20' WIDE X 10' HIGH. SUPPORT: 6' 3/4"" RESIN BOLTS, CABLE BOLTS, WIRE SCREEN, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT INSTALLED AROUND FALL. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AT A LATER DATE

A non-injury roof fall was discovered at # 28 crosscut on the A Mains Panel in the # 3 entry (belt entry). The fall was approximately 20' x 20' x 12'(high). The area had been previously bolted with 5' high tech bolts.

NORTH 6, 4 ENTRY, 43 TO 44 BLOCK, MMU 004. 10' LONG X 17' WIDE X 6' HIGH. SUPPORT: 6 FT 3/4 INCH RESIN BOLTS, ROOF MATS. FALL DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT INSTALLED AROUND FALL

Unintentional roof fall found on 2/22/05 @ 5:10AM. Location: Spad # 133368 #2 entry to #3 entry. Dimensions: 90'(L) x 20'(W) x 6'(H).

Roof fall #1 entry return (spad #3024 #2 entry). Fall was approximately 20' x 20' x 15' & about 1000' from face.

A roof fall occurred one break in by spad 175 which measured 40 feet long, 14 fet wide and 4 feet thick.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the south mains spur in a x cut developed 3/31/99, height-7' with-17'-length-25'-bolts 5' resin.

An unintentional roof fall occured. The area has clay a venvin it and same unconsolidated roof material. bolts installed were 5' resin 1 10' cable bolts height 7' width 18' length 25'.

ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE 1ST WEST, #8 ENTRY, 2280' STATION. THE FALL WAS 28' LOND, 28' WIDE AND 8' THICK. THE FALL DIDN'T AFFECT TRAVEL, VENTILLATION, DAMAGE EQUIPMENT OR CAUSE AN INJURY. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' AND 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS

Roof fall occurred on 2-20-05 at 10:00 pm and was found on 2-21-05 at 6:00 am. Roof fall was due to large clay vein runnng through the center of intersection.

A brake solenoid grounded and caused the hoist to trip.

Hoist lost power. Repaired the auxillary contact. Hoist down from 9:00 a.m. to 10:55 a.m., 2-19-05

Based on the information received from those present it appears that the ignition was caused when the continuous mining machine was trimming footwall (mine floor) when a spark ignited an unknown methane bleeder near the footwall. MSHA notified timely.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. 6-NORTH - CROSS-CUT BETWEEN #5 & #6 ENTRY, AT #34 INTERSECTION OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT ENTRY. FALL APPROX 16' LONG, 15' WIDE & UP TO 4'-5' HIGH (ABOVE THE 4' ROOF BOLTS). AREA BEGAN FALLING OUT AROUND BOLTS ON FEB 2, 2005 BUT NOW BECAME REPORTABLE ON 2-18-05. NO PASSAGE OR VENTILATION AFFECTED.

A roof fall occured in #5 entry of the main south east at survey station 18 and 90. The fall measured 30' long by 19' wide by 10' thick. This area had been supported with 6' fully grouted resin bolts and 9' double locks. All approaches have been timbered.

Roof fall in return on old 7th panel east mouth no.2 entry at spad 83 & 90. approx. 25' long, 20' w , 7-8' high.

28B NORTH FACE HAD SMALL FLAMES AFTER BLASTING. AFTER CHECKING CO AND METHANE LEVELS, SUPER EXTINGUISHED FLAMES. MULTIPLE RE-IGNITIONS OCCURED, PROMPTLY EXTNINGUISHED. SALT WAS MUCKED OUT OF THE FACE 21 FEB 05 AND A VERY SMALL METHANE BLEEDER WAS FOUND IN THE FLOOR BELOW THE MUCK PILE. REIGNITIONS OCCURED BECAUSE FUEL SOURCE COULD NOT BE REACHED UNTIL SALT WAS MOVED.

An unplanned roof fall occurred at one break outby spad 2826 in #3 outby above 7 belt. approx. 2200 feet from active face fall is approx. 40 feet long 20 feet wide and 7 ft high.

An unplanned roof fall occurred at the shumate powllton mine 320' from the active face. the date and time of this fall is unknown. the fall measured 15'x18'x0-6'. all entrances have been breakered off. the fall will not be rehabilitated.

A roof fall occurred measuring 90' long x 20' wide x 8'-10' high beginning 90' outby ss#4489, number 6 entry. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred, and the fall will not be cleaned up.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED BETWEEN #2 + #3 ENTRY OF THE 2ND MINE @ SURVEY STATION 20 + 30. THE FALL MEASURED 45' LONG X 18' WIDE X 10' THICK. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS AND 9' DOUBLE LOCKS. ALL APPROACHES HAVE BEEN TIMBERED

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #1 ENTRY ON 2 LEFT OFF 2 NORTH MAINS 1 BRK INBY SPAD #2646. SIZE 60' LONG X 4' HIGH X 18-20' WIDE. WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY-GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A roof fall was discovered on 2-16-2005 at 10:05 am in the 3rd North Mains in #5 entry, between crosscut 11 and 12. The fall measured 16' wide, 80' long and 8' high. The fall was reported to the Delta field office at approximately 11 a.m. on the same day.

A roof fall was discovered in the return (no. 1 entry). The fall 18' in width, 40' in length and 7' in height. It was located 400' outby face area at spad 1082.

A roof fall occurred in #4 entry at the 10th break toward the 9th break. the fall was approx. 70'long x 20' wide x 10' high. the area has been dangered off.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND DURING A MINE EXAMINATION. THE FALL IS LOCATED FOUR CROSS CUTS OUT BY COMPANY #3 BETL DRIVE. ONE CROSS CUT OUT BY SURVEY SPAD #4371. THE FALL MEASURES APPROX 35' X 20' WIDE X 8' HIGH IN THE INTERSECTION AND EXTENDING INTO THE BREAK. THE AREA WAS IMMEDIATELY DANGERED OFF ON ALL SIDES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

A roof fall occurred in #5 entry at the 1st break. The fall was approximately 20' long x 20' wide x 6' high. The area has been dangered off.

THE ELEVATOR AT OAKDALE PORTAL WAS INOPERATIVE FROM 6:30AM TO 8:50AM. NO INJURIES. NO ENTRAPMENT, LEAD IN TRAILING CABLE, GROUNDED, RE-ROUTED TO CORRECT

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE MILLENNIUM PORTAL, AT THE 5N LONGWALL TAILGATE(4N LONGWALL ENTRY #1 AT 852N) THE FALL WAS OF UNKNOWN LENGTH APPROX 30' WIDE AND APPROX 10' THICK. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP

No injury, accident, illness or equipment damage occurred. A grass fire which started outside the permit burned into vegetation on reclaimed ground. It is not anticipated that any additional reclamation work will be required as new growth was not destroyed. No effort was made to extinguish the fire due to its widespread but low intensity nature. It burned out in roughly 12 hrs

WATER IN ROOF. FALL WAS IN #5 ENTRY BETWEEN SPAD 100 & 106. CALLED REPORT IN LOGAN OFFICE 8:05 AM.

The 001 longwall shearer was preparing to ""cut out"" on the tailside of the face when a bump occured that apparently forced a pocket of methane from the gob onto the face at the shearer resulting in an ignition that caused a mine fire.

OUT BY INTERSECTION OF #8 SEAL FELL IN AT STATION 47. CANNOT GET TO THE #8 SEAL, 8 FT HIGH

A fall occurred in the old works 35' in by spad #2429 to 50' out by spad #2467. Fall was approx 4-6' high and approx 16' wide, for the distance listed above. Cover approx 300-350'. Fall will not be cleaned up, it will be posted and dangered off.

The fall was in the #2 main north entry, intake at +5721. The fall was in partial intersection & mostly inbetween the pillars. The fall will be cleaned up; in the process of setting timbers in ajoining entries.

88 cuts inby the drift in the intake aircourse (one xcut inby spad #19) in #2 entry. 4' to 5' thick x 40' long x 28' wide. layered shale. no equipment was damaged.

As the 7LS1 Joy Shearer was cutting coal on the #1 L/W, an ignition took place on the T/G Drum which was cutting bottom rock as they went toward the H/G. The flame lasted approximately 10 to 20 seconds and was extinguished with the water sprays and a fire extinguisher. There were no injuries or property damage.

A non-injury roof fall was discovered in the #2 entry of the 005-0 section approximately 1 break outby spad #22476. The fall occurred while the mine was idle. The fall was about 6' high, 110' long and 20' wide. The roof fall was partially on the roof bolting machine but bolter was later removed.

A roof fall measuring 140' x 20' x 3-6' occurred in the no. 7 entry near spad 370. The fall will not be cleaned up. - Section abandoned.

Unintentional roof fall in #7 Entry of Mains. Dimensions: 4' to 6' (H) x 20' (W) x 80' (L)

Environmental freeze/thaw effect on rock within bedding planes or cracks near entrance to #3 shaft. Estimated 20-25 tons of rock fell.

As the 7LS1 Joy Shearer was cutting toward the H/G an ignition took place at the T/G Drum. The resulting flame burned for approximately 3 minutes in the bottom and was extinguished with water and a fire extinguisher. There were no injuries or property damage incurred.

An unplanned roof fall occurred one break inby spad 1834 and 1823. Approximately 1600' from active face. Area developed January '05. Fall measured 85' length, 20' wide, 4' to 6' high.

AN INTENTIONAL ROOF FALL RODE OUTBY THRU BREAKER POST INTO ACTIVE RETREAT MINING SECTION. THE OUTBY EDGE OF FALL CAUGHT THE FRONT MBC OF A CONTINUOUS HAULAGE UNIT. ALL PERSONNEL WERE PULLED OUTBY BEFORE FALL OCCURRED. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE FALL. APPROXIMATE SIZE OF FALL IS 100'L X 10'-20'W X 12'H. LOCATION IS ON S. MAINS #11 X-CUT #3 ENTRY.

Environmental freeze/thaw effect on rock within bedding planes or cracks near entrance to #3 shaft. Estimated 20-25 tons of rock fell.

ROCK FALL WAS 4 1/2' THICK 18 X 18 FEET WIDE IN INTERSECTION OF #5 ENTRY 5 BREAKS UP ON #2 BELT INTAKE. SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ACTIVITY BEFOR IT FELL DANGERED OFF AND BUILT CRIBS AROUND IT DOES NOT AFFECT VENT OR TRAVEL WAY

A roof fall occurred one break outby spad 171 which measured 40 feet long, 17 feet wide and 4 feet thick.

MINE HOIST DEVELOPED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION OF CONTROLS INOPERATIVE FOR APPROX 2 HRS

Brake shoes were grabbing on elevator mechanism. Elevator was taken out of service, brake shoes were changed and elevator was put back into service at 11:40 a.m. on 2/12/05.

A roof fall occured in the 1 South Mains, #9 entry, starting in the middle of the intersection of crosscut #36 and ending in the middle of the intersection of crosscut #37. The fall measured approximately 80'X19'X6'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts. An undetected slip and dripping water was determined to be the cause of the fall.

An unintentional roof fall occurred int he number 3 entry, 2 breaks inby survey station 1604 in the belt entry. the fall was approx. 60 ft long x 20 ft widex 5 ft high.

A roof fall occurred in the 1 South, #8 entry in one-third the intersection of cross-cut #36 and extending in the pillarline 6ft. towards cross-cut #37. The fall measured approximately 12ft. x 19ft. x 6ft.-9ft. Six foot tension rebar bolts and 9 foot mega bolts were used to support the area. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

A roof fall occurred on the 1LMS panel at crosscut 38 on the 1LMS-2L1R in #2 entry. The cause of the fall was weak laminated shale commonly referred to as stack rock. The fall was in the return air course and adjacent to the section roadway.

THE ELEVATOR AT THE #1 PORTAL WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND WAS TAKIEN OUT OF SERVICE AT 1:OO AM ON 02/10/2005. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED AND THE ELEVATOR WAS REPAIRED AT 7:00 PM 02/11/2005 BY REPLACING FM2 AND FM3 RELAYS AND ALSO THE DBC CONTACTOR. THE #1 ELEVATOR DOES NOT AFFECT ANY DESIGNATED ESCAPEWAYS.

As the 7LS1 Joy Shearer was traveling to the T/G, the H/G drum was cutting bottom and the T/G drum was cutting top. A frictional ignition occurred at #50 shield on the H/G drum that lasted approx 30-40 seconds. It was extinguished with water and a fire extinguisher. No injuries or property damage was incurred.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #8 ENTRY OF THE MAIN SE ENTRIES AT SPAD #1+80. THE FALL WAS 40'L X 18'W X 6'H. 48"" DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS WERE USED IN THIS AREA.

1 Xcut Inby Station #753 Roof Fall 3 Left Return. There was not any affect on mine ventilation or obstructed traveway. Area is abandoned and will be fenced off.

A non-injury roof fall occurred in the 5th west longwall MMU 010, in the #1 entry from the shield tips outby for 33 feet. The fall measured 6 1/2' to 8' high, 18' wide. Additional roof support had been installed in the entry.

The power to the hoist was interrupted causing the hoist to be inoperable for one hour and 45 minutes.

On Wednesday morning at 10:10 am a rock burst (outburst) occurred in the 5500-165 east stope. the minimal damage was in the footwall and the face approximately 40 ft from the main raise. Estimated time to repair- one shift.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the I-7 Panel, #4 Entry, between spads 10099 - 10087. It measured 10' high by 17' wide by 80' long.

Roof fall on the mains near spad #6001 in the intersection of #9 Entry. Dimensions: 20' (W) x 4'to 5' (T) x 80' (L).

In by spad #2517 1 rt old panel (9 belt) Top fell approx 6' high 60-70' length and 16' wide. Cover 350'. Area bolted with 6' resin bolts 8 by 8 plates and #12 had T-channels installed. Fall started 2' in by #11. Will not be cleaned up. Found in weekly exam. Posted and dangered off area.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the cut through off of C-4 EP, at spad 8132. It measured 7' high by 17' wide by unknown length.

#2 PORTAL (MAIN FAN ENTRY) HIGH WALL FELL IN BEHIND FAN HOUSE. 16' WIDE X 12' HIGH X 20' LONG

ROCK FALL #2 HEADING LEFT RETURN. FALL 50 FT TO LEFT OF SPAD #4778, 4 TO 7' HIGH, 20' WIDE, 60' LONG

THE ELEVATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES DUE TO BOTTOM DOOR SWITCH HAD GROUNDED WIRE & TOP BACKUP SLOW DOWN SWITCH HAD AN EXPOSED LEAD IN CONDUIT. CAUSE OF THIS WAS USEAGE OF ELEVATOR. THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT BUT PROBLEM WITH THE ELEVATOR USE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. BACK IN OPERATION AT 4:15AM ON 2/9/05.

South 4, 1 entry, 4 block, MMU 005, 3-way intersection. 90 ft long x 17 ft wide x 8 ft high. Support: 6 ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, roof mats, cable bolts. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall.

South 4, 1 entry, 7 block, MMU 005, 3-way intersection. 25 ft long x 20 ft wide x 8 ft high. Support: 6 ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, roof mats, cable bolts. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall.

Four different falls were discovered on the 4 North section extending over to the 42 panel. This area of the coal mine is worked out.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE HEAD GATE ENTRY OF THE G-4 LONGWALL PANEL AT/NEAR 19+C. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 6' X 8' X 21'WIDE AND 35'-45'LONG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MSHA NOTIFIED & AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED.

Unintentional roof fall #1 entry, 23 x-cut, return, 15 rt section 005-0 100' x 18' x 6'.

SERVICE HOIST MOTOR QUIT RUNNING AT 1:20PM & ELECTRICIANS WERE CALLED. THEY FOUND A CONTACTOR STUCK & HAD TO REPAIR IT. MSHA WAS CALLED & TOLD THE HOIST WAS DOWN AT 1:45PM & HOIST WENT BACK IN SERVICE AT 4:00PM. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 4:30PM & TOLD HOIST WAS BACK IN SERVICE.

A roof fall occurred old 4th south unit 2. Fall is in an intersection in a return entry. The fall affected ventilation and unit mmu 002-0 ceased production until the fall was cleaned up. The fall is 18' l by 18' w by 8' h. Supported with 6 and 10 ft point anchor roof bolts.

Justice mine discovered an unplanned roof fall on 2-7-05 on the tailgate section, #3 entry at spad #2910. The fall measured 80' length 20' in width and the height is unknown. the fall was 1,100 feet from the active face and will not be rehabilitated.

EE WAS OPERATING A D11 DOZER MAKING A BENCH FOR DRILLING ON G2 CUT. EE STATES EE HEARD A ""POP"" AND NOTED FLAMES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DOZER AROUND THE DOOR. EE IMMEDIATELY UNFASTENED SEAT BELT AND SHUT THE DOZER OFF AND EXITED THE RIGHT DOOR. NO INJURIES OCCURED DUE TO THE FIRE OR EXITING THE DOZER

At 7:30 PM the Gold Quarry North Dump failed, approximately 10 million tons of waste rock and clay materail were displaced. Approximately 1.2 million tons will need to be removed from Nevada State Route 766 to open the road again. Incident was reported on 2-05-05 and we were instructed not to file a report at this time on 2/06/05.

EMPLOYEE STATED THE IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE NO.2 ENTRY. IT WAS THE 1ST ROOF BOLT INSTALLED IN THE NO. 2 ON THE EVENING SHIFT. DRILL HOLE WAS DRILLED NEXT TO A FRACTURE & BOLT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN. BASED ON THE INFO. BY THOSE PRESENT, IT APPEARED TO IGNITE WHEN A SPARK FROM THE TIGHTENING IGNITED AN UNKNOWN METHANE BLEEDER IN THE ROOF FRACTURE.

POWER OUTAGE AT THE MINE SITE WITH MEN IN THE SHAFT. TWO FUSES WERE BLOWN ON THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR DURING STARTUP. THE MEN WERE SAFELY EVACUATED AFTER REPAIR.

ROOF FALL 1 BRK INBY SPAD 3422 IN #2 ENTRY ON MAINS SECTION. FALL IS APPROX. 80' LONG X 18' WIDE X 10' HIGH. FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE. DEVELOPED DURING NOV. 2004. APPROX. 1200' OUTBY FACE. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP - WILL BE CRIBBED & DANGERED OFF.

Motor generator failed on elevator. It was taken out of service, repaired and put back into service at 11:10 p.m.

A roof fall occured in the 6 North Panel, #1 entry, starting at the inby edge of the intersection of crosscut #1 and ending at the outby edge of the intersection of crosscut #3. The fall measured approximately 90'x19'x6'. The area was supported with 6' tensioned rebar bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY (BELT ENTRY) OF SOUTH MAINS, 1 XCUT INBY SURVEY STATION #8. ROOF FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 10' HIGH, 20' WIDE, 35' LONG. ROOF FALL DID NOT AFFECT ANY EQUIPMENT OR VENTILATION. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH 10' CABLE BOLTS INSTALLED AS SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTS ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED ROOF & RIB CONTROL PLAN.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in #4 entry on #1 belt between #6-#7 block on a mains. it measured 7"" high x 18"" wide x 35"" long.

EXPERIENCED PROBLEM AT 5PM BUT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, MADE GUIDE CHECK FOUND DOG BRAKES. REPLACED NW DOG, NW DOG LINKAGE ARM (TOP) BOTH NW & SW LINKAGE ARMS (BOTTOM). REPLACED NW DOG MOUNTING BRACKET COMPLETE SHINED TOP WEST GUIDES 1/8"", OILED GUIDES ON CAGE AND COUNTER, WEIGHTS USED SLOPE HOIST TILL NOON 2/5/05.

THE TYRO CREEK ELEVATOR ""WENT DOWN"" AT APPROX. 8:45 P.M. ON 2/4/05 DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE FINAL LOWER LIMIT SWITCH. MINE MANAGEMENT CONTACTED BAGBY ELEVATOR AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THE ELEVATOR WAS ""IN-SERVICE"" AT 10:43 P.M.

A leaking natural gas valve allowed gas to accumulate in the Dorr-Oliver dryer control room. The gas was apparently ignited by an electrical device inside the room. The resulting blast severely damaged the walls of the control room and caused a partial roof collapse.

A non-injury pillar roof fall occurred in the #4 entry, 1 break inby spad #22474, on the 005-0 section in the A mains panel. The 2 Fletchr mobile roof support machines were caught in the fall but later retrieved from the fall area.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED THAT MEASURED 16' X 16' X 5' IN #3 PORTAL, JUST INBY THE PORTAL SHIELD. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURED & THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

Hoist went down at 4:05 p.m. Hoistman had electrician technician check it and found wires that needed terminated. Hoistman called MSHA at 4:35 p.m. Let them know hoist was out of service. Repairs were made and hoist returned to service and MSHA notified of that fact 5:30 p.m. same day.

Roof fall occurred 5,000 ft outby mmv 002-0. fall was 80' long, 20' wide and 8' thick.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 6H SECTION AT APPROX. 58+60. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 16'W X 25'L X 10-12'HIGH & SAGGED DOWN ON THE STAGE LOADER CRUSHER HOUSING.

A roof fall measuring approx. 20' w x 60' l x 48"" was found on the preshift exam. Fall was reported by phone immediatly fall was cleaned up-rebolted-supplimented with cribs and timbers. It was located at survey point 238. in #3 belt entry near #4 belt drive.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON #3 BELT HEADER. THE ROCK WAS SETTING ON CRIB BLOCKS FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS AND IT ROLLED OUT BESIDE THE BELT HEADER AND ON TOP OF IT.

A roof fall was found during a mine examination on 02-02-2005 @ 9:45 pm. The fall is located 19th cross cuts inby Company No. 4C belt conveyor drive, or 1st cross cut inby Survey Spad No. 11713, Track Entry and cross cut between track and belt. The fall measured approximately 20' x 90' x 8' high. There were no injuries reported in relation to this fall.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND @ 2:50PM, 2/01/05, 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #3134 ALONG MAINLINE BELT. FALL MEASURED 40'L X 19'W X 8'H.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE OLD 1ST RIGHT PANEL. THIS PANEL AREA IS NO LONGER BEING MINED. AREA WAS DANGERED OFF & MINE PROPS WERE SET IN ALL ACCESSES. OLD 1ST RT.PANEL, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #3545. FALL HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY MSHA.

A roof fall was found during a mine examination on 02-01-2005 @ 3:00 pm. The fall is located in the belt entry, 1st cross cut outby Spad No. 13202. Or 3rd cross cut inby Company No. 3C belt conveyor drive. The fall measured approximately 20' x 20' x 8' wide. There were no injuries reported in relation to this fall.

Employee was clearing out the chute feeding the soda ash hammermill when his middle finger came in contact with a hammer and amputated 3/8"" off of the tip of his middle finger on his right hand

Employee's finger was caught in fan belt and severed 1/3 of right index finger

EE put his hand and arm up a pipe and his three middle fingers on his right hand were severed at the first joint by a seal valve which was still in operation. Per call to person completeting form, 3 fingers were amputated to furst joint- coder 12.

Employee was raising the floor on a Fletcher roof bolter when he got the tip of his thumb caught in a gate. The gate severed the tip of the thumb off. He was taken to the emergency room and flown to Salt Lake City to try and reattach the finger. They were unable to reattach it.

Hooking up pull chain to dogs. Caught fingers between dog & pull chain. Crushed middle, index & ring finger.

EE was using a 3 pound hammer to try & free a stuck troughing roller on a belt conveyor. The conveyor was running at the time. The conveyor belt grabbed the hammer and pulled his arm into the head pulley, causing his right arm to be severed.

EMPLOYEE SAT DOWN INSIDE LOADER SCOOP BUCKET & PLACED HIS RT. HAND ON BUCKET. OPERATOR SWUNG THE BUCKET AS HE TRAMMED THE LOADER & EMPLOYEE'S RT. LITTLE FINGER WAS BETWEEN THE BUCKET & COAL RIB. AMPUTATION (PROXIMAL PHALANGE) & SKIN GRAFT REQUIRED.

EE WAS PREPARING TO CLEAN UP SPILLED CEMENT AND SHOVEL INTO SCREW CONVEYOR. CONVEYOR TOP IS LEVEL WITH FLOOR. THE CONVEYOR HAD GRATING AND RUBBER BELT COVERING IT. EE MOVED BELTING, STEPPED INTO A 8"" OPENING THAT HAD BEEN LEFT, MOVED OUT OF POSITION.

EE was in the process of a roof fall rehabilitation. a piece of draw rock fell hitting ee on the left hand. (We have received Medical information that the ee first two joints of his left middle finger were surgically amputated)

Employee was removing a crib block from underneath a D10 dozer track after the track had been bolted together. Two of the track pads came together, severing the tip of the employee's right little finger just below the fingernail.

EE WAS HELPING TO LIFT 60 LB RAIL 33 FEET LONG ONTO THE RAIL TRUCKS. WHEN THEY THREWW IT, IT BOUNCED BACK CATCHING EE PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE RAILS. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND LACK OF COMMUNICATION. RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS A FACTOR, PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT A FACTOR, MINER KNOWLEDGE A FACTOR

Employee was attempting to straighten belt structure, when he picked up the structure by hand the middle finger right hand was pinched between the two pieces of structure. The employee suffered an amputation of the tip of the middle finger right hand.

THE EMPLOYEE POSITIONED THE HOPPER ON A FORKLIFT ABOVE THE DUMPSTER. HE PUSHED UP ON THE RELEASE WITH HIS RT. HAND. HE TRIED TO ASSIST THE DUMPING ACTION WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE HOPPER. THE HOPPER STARTED FORWARD THEN ROLLED BACK MASHING HIS FINGER.

Employee was attempting to ""free"" a shuttle car cable that had caught on the section power center when tension on shuttle car took up slack on cable which in turn struck him in the face causing a cut below lower lip, scraped bridge of nose and forehead.

Employee was shoveling on the end of the 3 north belt; his feet became stuck in the muck. When he tried to work them free he strained his knee.

Employee had his back to the face when the face rashed out, pushing him into the mule. Lost time injury as of March 15, 2005.

Worker was operating mbc when backing out of cut was to close to rib-was slow at hitting panic bar and pinched his foot between control box and rib.

EE WAS LOADING A BUNDLE OF CRIB BLOCKS ONTO A SCOOP BUCKET FROM FLAT CAR. EE PUT LEFT HAND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BUNDLE WITH FINGERS UNDER IT IN ORDER TO POSITION IT IN THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE SCOOP OPERATOR RAMMED THE EJECTOR OUT SMASHING FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE BASEMENT, APPROX. 8-10' FROM CO-WORKER WHO HEARD EE CALLING HIS NAME. WHEN THE CO-WORKER TURNED AROUND THE INJURED EE WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND. CO-WORKER ASKED WHAT HAPPENED AND THE EE SAID HE FELL DOWN & HIT HIS BACK ON THE STEPS. CO-WORKER DID NOT HEAR OR SEE EE FALL.

EE STATED THAT EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP AN ACETYLENE BOTTLE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK. WORKING AT CALVERT CITY KY COAL TERMINAL

Emp. claims while mounting A-C Compressor on large loader it slipped off mounting and started to fall, he caught it and felt pain in left shoulder. 1st lost day began 6/1/05.

While installing a roof bolt a piece of draw rock fell and struck him on the foot.

Mantrip was stuck on a slope. Crew was exiting the mantrip to finish walking out. The back passenger side door was hard to open. Passenger in front exited; the employee in the rear seat grabbed the center bar to push harder on the door to open when the front door slammed shut on his left hand smashing three fingers.

The weather was wet, pulling drill pipe back, hand slid down links tripped the line and his finger was smashed between links and elevators.

bolter dual head, fletcher

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE DREDGE STEPS NOT USING THE RAIL THAT WAS PROVIDED. SLIPPED AND CAUGHT SELF WITH ARM ON THE RAIL. THIS CAUSED SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE TO BE INJURED.

EE was cleaning between conveyor 20 and conveyor 7 area. A stone fell (from operating conveyor approx. 6"" above EE's head), hitting EE on back of head, right side. EE was unconscious approx. 25 mins.; regained consciousness prior to being taken to hospital. EE was wearing hard hat at time of accident. Diagnosis: concussion.

Mine Idled working on undercast project outby 1st left #2 belt, The employee did not report any injuries to the Foreman on 2/27/05. Employee came out to mines on 2/28/05 and reported he pulled muscle in his back lifting sunday night and was going to doctor. Foreman stated he did not see how that he couldn't get the guy to lift a finger to help the others that night.

EE WAS UNLOADING TOPS OF TRAILER PUTTING ON OVERCAST, TURNED AND RAN INTO TRAILER

Employee was putting in a 14' cable bolt. As employee was pulling and pushing it in the hole, experienced pain, starting in left side of neck, going down into left upper back and left shoulder. Continued to work. Disabled on 03/08/05.

Employee was using a track wrench to tighten a bolt on the track in tunnel 2 when he slipped and twisted his back. Strained back. First shift missed 2/28/05.

EE ARRIVED ON SECTION, SET BUCKET OF BITS AND JUG OF WATER ON THE BOLTER. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT HAND AND RIGHT FOREARM

The miner that EE was working on slipped off of blocks. EE's finger was smashed between the ground and the bar that he was prying with.

Employee was standing on a bar trying to close a slide on a railcar and he slipped causing pain to his left lower leg. The doctor placed restrictions on him that could not be met so he began missing time from work.

The day was a rainy day.

Employee was walking behind roof bolter when roof bolter operator started reeling cable up on cable reel. The cable was in a mud hole and the employee didn't see the cable being taken up. The cable wrapped around left ankle, throwing employee up into roof of mine and employee landed in mud and water.

Employee was hit by a door that was opened by another employee.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH REPAIRS TO A DOZER, AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE BLADE, EE FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE

Two employees were welding in close quarters and one employee suffered from flash burns to his eyes

Cutting with a cutting torch, when the hose blew out and burned him.

Employee was trying to remove the bead seat from the tire with port-a-power tools when one of them slipped loose striking ee's little finger.

injured stated that while working on equipment throughout the shift his back started hurting. des not know what he done. it started hurting on 2-22-05. he continued working, it continued hurting and on 2-28-05. injured went to the dr.

Employee was walking near where cutting edge bolts were being cut off. When last bolt was cut, the cutting edge flew off, striking his right thigh.

Employee was using a 2 1/2 ton floor jack hammer when the handle came back and hit his head.

He was stepping out of a motor along the haulage, and twisted his left ankle and foot. Possible fracture to the left ankle.

EE helping to lace mine conveyor belt near tailgate #2 section, when he lacerated his r palm (1"" laceration). at base of little finger on r hand as a spindle cover for a belt clip cut thru his work gloves.

EE states to have hurt back operating cat truck. Office notified 2/28/05 of incident. Doctor released him back to work as long as he could run a different truck. Off of work 3/1 and 3/2. Returned to work 3/3. EE left work 3/9 at noon in pain. Now off 3/10 thru 3/15/05.

EE slipped on mud or loose rock and fell on a piece of rebar vertically extended from the ground.

EE stepped off a ledge and hurt his right knee.

While working on jump starting a generator, the battery blew up in the injured's face causing minor abrasions requiring no stitches and blurred vision requiring time off work for healing.

While hauling gob with a 777 end dump truck, ee fell asleep. The truck came to rest with the left side leaning against the ditch wall. EE was running with the driver's side window down. Evidence suggests that mirror it pinched his left hand resulting in fractures of the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones. EE stated and evidence supports that the seat belt was in use.

Operator was on walkway at creek pump to clean screen. the walkway frame broke & the operator grabbed the railing to keep from falling. At that point he felt a pull in his rt. shoulder. He did not see dr until 3-3-05 & has not lost time. Amendment: After 6 months the dr determined that surgery was reqd to repair a torn ligament. This was not reportable till he reqd surgery 10/13/05

Customer truck driver was in a designated tarping area working on his truck. The driver was trying to push a backing pin upward. The pin slipped, pinching his fingers between pin and frame.

EE WAS OPERATING DOZER AND FAILED TO SEE ROCK IN PARKING LOT, BACKED OVER THE ROCK, PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

Bolter operator pulled bolter forward; pulled wheel on employee's right foot. He continued to work after he was injured to end of shift. He called on the 9th of March stating he was going to be off.

EE WAS INSPECTING RELIEF VALVE ON #6 ATOMITE SILO. SILO HAD BUILT UP PRESSURE CASUING THE CAP TO BLOW OFF HITTING EE IN THE MOUTH

EE STATED THE RAIL WAS JACKED UP AND EE WAS PRYING THE TIES OFF OF THE RAIL WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN THE RAIL FELL OFF THE JACK ONTO EE RIGHT FOOT

Miner was holding a pin when a mechanic hit his right hand causing an abrasion.

EE was climbing out of the loader to clean the windows when he slipped and fell from the loader to the ground. He is still off work due to pain and stiffness in his neck.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AT END OF SHIFT AND STATED IT WAS AN OLD INJURY.

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE FORD BOOM TRUCK WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL ON SPILLED DIESEL FUEL. EE FELL APPROX 45"" TO THE GROUND. EE HAD FUELED THE BOOM TRUCK AND SPILLED THE FUEL.

TWO EE WERE ATTACHING A SET OF DOLLY WHEELS TO THE PULL AREA A LOADER. BY USING A BACKHOE TO LIFT DOLLY WHEELS INTO PLACE. AFTER PULL PIN WAS SET, OPERATOR MOVED BOOM OF BACKHOE DOWN IN ORDER TO SLACK THE CHAIN TO UNHOOK. WHILE UNHOOKING, OPERATOR BUMPED BOOM LEVER, DROPPING THE BUCKET ON THE MANS RIGHT HAND.

Employee was climbing down from loader at end of shift. He slipped on step and landed on ground. He landed on his feet and hands. There were wintery, snowy conditions. He did not think he had hurt himself at the time, but over a couple months the condition did not improve.

5I section, carrying track tie, as he was walking he tripped over a tie that was installed and twisted his right knee.

EE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

The ee stated he was attempting to drill thru a 6"" x 8"" header with a drill steel and the header was supported on the atrs and the canopy suspended in 12' top when the header fell off the bolter and struck his right arm.

While attempting to unplug the Jaw with a wedge, the wedge got snagged and pinched his foot on the rail.

Walking in #2 entry right rib inby dumping point, he slipped and fell twisting his knee.

Employee was installing permanent roof supports. As he was swinging the roof bolter boom out to install a roof bolt he twisted his knee. This report was delayed awaiting MRI and report from physician.

Employee was walking along side of right ribs which was outby face. A piece of slate/coal fell from between bolts striking his back & tail bone. Rock 5 1/2"" thick x 6' long x 3 1/2' wide.

EE was helping load an old piece of hi-line to get it out of way. Hurt lower back while handling cable - was loading it in an empty car. Went to doctor and was off work 2 days. Returned to work on 2-27-05.

WHILE SPLICING CONVEYOR, EE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE KNIFE.

EE SLID THE 200+ LB DRILL HAMMER TO THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK TO HOOK IT ONTO A HOIST TO INSTALL ON THE ATLAS COPCO DRILL RIG. EE TURNED, SLID IN THE MUD AND RIGHT FOOT STUCK IN THE MUD WHICH TWISTED EE KNEE AND FELL. FELLOW EE HELPED HIM TO GET UP

Subject was removing oversized rock from pleat hopper grate by hand and developed a hernia on left side of groin area. (4/14/05 per call, hernia repaired)

EE WAS CUTTING ON BLASTIC BOTTLE WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING 12 STITCHES

EE ALLEGES HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM HANDLING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE CABLE.

Welding. Welding flash burns.

Injured was backing a miner up when the head of the miner came in contact with the mine roof. This contact with the mine roof caused a rock to fall from the top & to strike employee - knocking him down and causing his face to strike a large rock.

Employee alleges injuried back shoveling rock. He stated felt pain after 10-15 shovels of rock. The Ee at work 35 minutes & this was first labor onshift. The Ee stated, he has a bad back, he was treat & released at Hosp. ER & sched to see Orthopaedic Spec & MRI. Diagnosis states has 5 bulging disk & that Phy. Therapy and anti-inflam drugs are Rx, followed by doctor visit

HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST AND SPRAYED HYDRAULIC OIL IN EE'S EYES.

FUEL DOCK ATTENDANT INJURED HIS KNEE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOOK AN OIL HOSE TO THE 122 HAUL TRUCK. AS HE WAS PUSHING UP, HIS RT. KNEE GAVE OUT. HIS RT. FOOT WAS IN MUD & WATER. HE DID NOT FALL DOWN, BUT IT DID POP TWICE. TAKEN TO E.R., RETURNED TO WORK 5/23/05.

Employee was preparing to change undercarriage on D11 dozer. After blocking machine and coming out from under it, he felt a sharp pain in right leg groin area.

EE states that he ""was helping another employee install the plow on the stageloader using 'com-a-longs' and a rock bar."" The ""com-a-long"" chain slipped on the plow resulting in the EE's finger being mashed between the stageloader and chain. EE's first lost work day was 2/24/05.

EE & co-workers were in the process of relocating 8"" nyepak waterline to allow water to pump out of longwall gob system to water sealed area of mine. While lifting line to install gripper coupling EE stated he felt pain in lower back. He filed accident report & continued work. He called into work & stated his dr had taken him off work till he had results of MRI.

EE WAS WALKING A PIECE OF STONE OVER TO A PALLET. THE STONE SLIPPED ON ANOTHER ROCK ON THE FLOOR AND FELL DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF EE RIGHT FOOT, WHICH FRACTURED A BONE ON TOP OF FOOT

PICKED UP EE AT END OF SHIFT. EE COMPLAINED SAYING BACK HURT DUE TO THE ROCKING OF HOE(MACHINE)

EE reported he was walking on a wooden floor when an improperly secured trap door allowed EE to fall through to the next level. Note: EE lost one day of work, because of additional required x-rays by doctor.

Employee states he dislocated a rib climbing into his Caterpillar 980F loader.

Subject was installing roof bolts. Left hand caught between roof bolt plate while spinning and the head (pot) of machine. Dislocated left small (pinky) finger.

Injured had just finished assisting in the hanging of the cm and roof bolter cables when he began to experience pain in lower back and right leg.

EE was installing light ballast for support during longwall set-up. EE was moving from #22 to #23 support and lost balance. He grabbed hose that was not attached and fell forward, striking his right shoulder against side flap. EE went to doctor on 4-15-05 & got cortisone shot. SURGERY REQUIRED - WILL BEGIN TO MISS WORK AS OF 8/25/05.

EE WAS POSITIONED ALONG THE RIGHT RIB OF THE #4 ENTRY, WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK EE IN THE BACK, IT RESULTED IN 2 FRACTURED RIBS AND A FRACTURE TO RIGHT HEEL ALONG WITH SOME CONTUSIONS TO HEAD, BACK, LEGS AND CHEST. INJURY OCCURRED ON THE 002-0 SECTION.

EE WALKED OUT OF BATH HOUSE, SLIPPED ON SOME ICE ON WALKWAY INJURING LEFT HIP

Victim was operating a mantrip when matrip wrecked striking rib.

WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM THE PIPE TO GROUND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS KNEE. THE PIPE WAS APPROX 26"" IN DIAMETER

While employee was descending the stair well, he stepped off the bottom step and twisted his left ankle.

Employee reports recurrence of symptoms from a previous incident dated 8/16/04 in which he missed 39 work days. His chiropractor documented that the employee could have a potential of flare ups with work activities.

The ee was trying to disjoint a tube in the conveyer. The tube loosened up and caught his right hand, affected his little finger.

Longwall recovery crew was removing dollies from the monrail and placing them into a scoop bucket. one of the dollies was pushed to the end of the monorail but did not come completely off. ee proceded to push it off, putting his hand ont he bumper of the dolly. one end of the dolly came off the end of the monrail and the other end raised up, pinching his finger.

While drilling a hole for monorail hanger, the drill steel broke off just above the chuck letting the drill steel strike the person.

Victim was walking beside track, being followed by a mantrip. victim side stepped into the path of the mantrip and the mantrip struck his left leg.

The Employee was roof bolting in the 12th East section. He was pushing a bolt to the roof using the head of the roofbolter. The roof bolt he was pushing bent smashing his finger between the roof bolt and the machine.

Employee was under a haul truck bed that was mounted on stands. He was cutting a piece of metal. The piece of metal broke free from the haul truck bed and struck employee's left foot.

The ee was checking a belt for a problem and his glove was pulled into the belt under skirt rubber. Two fingers on left hand were mashed.

Operator was attempting to clean under a rollerbed with a air hose. Operator jerked on the air hose. Causing him to lose his balance. His fall resulted in a fracture to the small bone in his right leg.

Employee was unloading rock dust at #88 wall 3 north track. When he turned to put a bag of rock dust on the ground he felt pain in his lower back. Diagnosed as a strain. Began missing 3/1/05.

A device that was being used to clean the waterline was shot from the line striking ee on the left leg, resulting in ligament damage.

Driver was rolling back tarp on his truck preparing to be loaded using the provided hand crank. While performing this task something popped in his right elbow. Possible snow on tarp made tarp movement more difficult.

KNEE SWELLED UP FROM OLD INJURY WHILE RUNNING ROOF BOLTER.

EE was hit on head and shoulder by piece of rock while bolting roof.

Employee came into foreman's office and reported that his back was hurting and that he was going to seek medical attention. He informed his foreman that he had injured his back while pushing up loads of coal in the yard.

This is being reported in protest due to member did not report injury. First reference to an injury was 3/04/05/ Member claims to have hurt his back handling miner cable while working as a cont miner operator.

Employee was working with rock and it smashed the inside of his right hand between his thumb and index finger

Employee was unloading rollers from the supply car and as he turned to throw a roller he felt sharp pain in lower back. Employee started missing 02-22-05.

Employee stated that he was walking along the portal bus on 1b section when he stepped on a piece of coal causing him to lose his balance, when starting to fall he went to grab for the portal bust to catch himself and in doing so, hit his right hand on the corner of the portal bus. This resulted in a fracture to his right 5th metacarpal.

PULLING BOLTER CABLE AND HURT LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING STAKES INTO THE GROUND. HE FELT HE TWISTED AND STRAINED HIS BACK. (EE DOES NOT NORMALLY WORK AT THE MINE. HE IS A GENERAL MAINTENANCE GUY THAT TRAVELS FROM FACILITY TO FACILITY.)

EE WAS PERFORMING SERVICE WORK ON THE JOY MINER ON THE MAIN SECTION WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EE LOWER LEFT LEG CAUSING BRUISE ANDSCRAP AREA TO CALF

Victim was standing between the lube truck & Bobcat (skid steer) and another employee got in the lube truck to move it. Victim thought he was going to pull straight ahead, instead he turned sharp left, and caught victim's left leg by the bumper of lube truck & knocked him in the side of the Bobcat.

EE was dumping a wheelbarrow of rock that he had loaded. He strained his groin and stomach. No hernia.

While re-entering a miner cable EE felt a sharp pain in his left knee when he slipped. Continual wear & tear has resulted in his undergoing arthroscopy for treatment of degenerative mensical tear and chondromalacia on 3-31-05. First day away from work 3-7-05 report delayed until investigation could be completed.

Employee was operating the roof bolter of the 000-3 mmu (1st right). At 9:00 pm he came to the section boss and stated he had been struck by a rib roll. He was bolting at the mouth of the #2 entry. He was taken outside and by ambulance to a hospital.

The employee was working in an area with low overhead room. The steel struture was low. The employee repeatedly raised striking his head on the low overhead steel throughout the shift. The employee reported the injury and sought medical attention on Friday, Fenruary 25, 2005.

Employee was getting into bucket of bucket truck. When he attempted to step into the bucket, he alleges twisting his left knee. This became reportable when employee underwent orthoscopic surgery to repair meniscus on 4/8/05.

Employee was ripping a piece of tin. Hand slipped and cut right pointer finger.

Operating a scraper running over chunks of ice caused back to hurt; over a few days his back got worse.

Employee tripped over tire and fell (torn ligament in shoulder - surgically repaired on 6/2/05).

While pulling bottom belt stand out from under belt EE smashed finger between another stand cutting finger and breaking bone on finger tip.

EE was helping replace the bumper on a 12-12-Joy C.M. They tack-welded the left side and was heating and hitting the right side with a sledge hammer to get it close to the miner for welding. the tack-weld broke allowing the bumper to fall onto his right foot, fracturing his right big toe

Employee was driving out of gob room when he saw a light and glanced over to see who it was. At that time he hit a high spot on the roadway causing his head to hit the back.

Victim was helping change screens on a screen deck. A screen was flipped onto the deck and struck a hook causing the hook to strike the victim in the mouth resulting in a laceration requiring sutures, also some broken teeth.

Employee was trying to move a chock block, chock block was stuck in mud causing him to pull harder, resulting in pain to his back.

EE alleges he received an electrical shock from a roof bolt machine cable. EE did not seek medical attention until 2-23-05. He was admitted to Pineville Hospital for observation only and released on 2-25-05. (No defects were observed in the cable.)

While walking through scrap lumber area, employee stepped on a nail causing a puncture wound to his left foot.

EE was drilling & needed to rack dirt off of shot hole. He got the hoe attached to the back of drill, pulling it to the front. It got hung up; he pulled harder, straining the muscles in his neck.

A rock knocker was bent on the right rear tires. EE was attempting to cut it loose. When the final cut was made the rock knocker sprang out and struck the torch EE was using. The torch struck EE on the left cheek and forehead. Laceration to the forehead that required four stitches to close. EE is still off work due to a slight headache, awaiting doctors release to return.

Employee was grading road when he struck his head on a vent fan hanging from the back of grader. He was treated in ER where it was determined he suffered head, neck and back strain. He was released to return to work on 02/25/05, missing his next scheduled shift.

Employee was pulling wires across the deck of the tow boat. A wire was kinked and while trying to get the kink out employee twisted and back popped. EE has a low back strain with spasms.

While installing a roof bolt, a piece of slate/roof coal 2' square x 1 1/2"" thick fell out from between bolts struck the back of his calf near the ankle.

Employee was backing shuttle car up with right leg hanging out of car. He caught his ankle between shuttle car deck and coal rib.

EE was pulling on wash hose under dump hopper. He fell over a large rock and twisted his knee, he attempted to wash sand out from under charge belt hopper.

Crew was removing metal liner plates when one plate shifted and came down onto the employee's boot mashing the steel toe of his boot onto his foot causing fractured toes.

Miner was stuck. Miner was cribbed. Weight of miner shifted and pushed him to the side. He worked the rest of the shift.

Employee was working on a conveyor belt move, installing belt structure. Top roller was being put into place when he felt pain in his back. He did not report the accident to management. On Saturday, 2/19 he called the clinic for treatment.

Employee was shoveling on the narrow side of belt line when his shovel caught on a splice, slinging employee against the rib of mine wall. Employee twisted neck, shoulders and back.

Employee bent over to pick up a wooden crib block that weighed approximately 20 pounds when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Employee continued to work until he decided to seek medical attention a couple of days later on 02/21/05 and is now missing time due to the injury.

The employee said that approx. 3 months ago, he began to experience pain in both shoulders while pulling/pushing 50-100 lb. sandbags in a sliding motion on a conveyor and air table while using an automatic palletizer in the Bag House. He requested at 6:35 P.M. on 5/18/05 that the Supervisor seek medical attention for him.

RECIEVED NOTIFICATION THAT EE WAS MISSING WORK DUE TO A WORK RELATED INJURY THAT OCCURED ON 04/09/03. EE BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON EDGE OF STANDING BOX

EE stated that he stepped off of the cage and slipped. when he did he threw his hands out to catch himself his left hand was holding his dinner bucket and water jug. when he contacted the ground he injured his left thumb.

EE was riding mantrip-hit dips in track-jarring caused injury.

EE WAS HELPING SET TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE. WHILE LIFTING 10' TIMBERS, EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK, WENT TO DOCTOR OVER WEEKEND, WAS TOLD TO TAKE COUPLE OF WEEKS OFF WORK

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC LIFT A SPEED REDUCER ON M.B.C. AND HURT SELF. LOWER HERNIA REQUIRES SURGERY. ESTIMATED WILL BE OFF WORK 6-8 WEEKS

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE TOP PIN OF A REAR STRUT THAT ALREADY HAD THE BOTTOM PIN INSTALLED. HE WAS FORCED TO JUMP CLEAR WHEN THE STRUT BECAME UNHOOKED FROM THE SERVICE TRUCKS CRANE.

EE WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD ON TRUCK. EE TURNED ANKLE WHILE STEPPING FROM TRUCK TO GROUND

Employee was putting an oxygen bottle on the service truck and dropped the bottle on his right foot.The employee received a contusion to his right foot.

Slipped and fell on the ice on his way to shut the feeder off.

Unexplained blowout of rock during a planned blast cast rock fragments 860+ feet toward the ""safe"" area designated for equipment to park during blasting operations. Windshield damage to four machines.

As ee was in the process of setting mrs the rib rolled striking his right foot and ankle, causing a bruise.

He was walking #5 mother belt when he slipped on wet rock dust and fell and felt pain in right groin area. Hernia lost work day 2-18-05.

EE was in the process of dumping a tri-axle load of coal when the truck tipped over. the ee suffered a laceration to his right ear.

EE was running the roof bolter on 1 west section in #1 hog lost open break. while installing roof bolt he was lowering drill pot and had his leg under drill port and let drill pot down on his left knee twisted leg a little.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BUNDLE OF ROOF STRAPS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 3/18/05.

EE WAS BOLTING IN #4 HDG, WHEN EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND GLOVE CAUGHT ON BOLT TWISTING ARM AROUND THE BOLT

EE WAS PREPARING RIMS ON NEW 785 TRUCK FOR NEW TIRE. WHILE CUTTING PART OF NEW RIM, RIM CAME OFF AND HIT LEFT HAND

Employee had washed an area down and then gone to lunch. Over lunch the water had frozen and when he returned he slipped while pulling the hose out of the washdown ditch. This are was indoors but there was freezing air blowing through the ditch and an open door. The employee suffered a broken foot and ankle that required surgery.

While mining face #5 entry rib rolled over and struck employee on right shoulder. After exam was made he wanted to go get xrays done.

Getting out of loader, missed step and fell to ground onto right shoulder.

EE stated he was walking underground, struck his head against the mine roof causing pain to his head, neck and back. Started missing work 2-26-05.

Unexplained blowout of rock during a planned blast cast rock fragments 860+ feet toward the ""safe"" area designated for equipment to park during blasting operations. Windshield damage to four machines.

Strained lower back while bagging and palletizing 50 pound bags of material.

EE stated"" when he started to get up from shoveling on belt conveyer, he felt or heard his knee pop. He turned in this accident to his supervisor on 2-22-05. The first day he missed work was 2-18-05.

EE was stepping down from pit truck and turned his ankle. he stepped on a small pile of stone.

Unexplained blowout of rock during a planned blast, casting rock fragments 860+ feet toward the ""safe"" area designated for equipment to park during blasting operations. Windshield damage to four machines.

Employee was on top scoop greasing drive line, when he got back off top of scoop he hit his right leg below knee cap. The intersection was 37 inch high- the scoop was 27 inch high, the intersection was 1 break out by spad #2911.

Employee went to see company doctor on 2/16/2005 and was placed on restricted work. Employee had an alleged strain to L-shoulder and L-wrist while cleaning decks on plant with a shovel.

Employee was cutting a bolt with a cutting torch when a piece of hot metal fell from the cutting surface and went inside his boot burning a place on his left lower shin.

After employee had bolted shaft on belt winder, he backed away from the equipment and tripped over the truing shaft located close to the ground. He finished off his shift for the day, but complained about pains the following day. The doctor informed that he injured his lower lumbar region and needed to stay away from work for a period of at least three days.

Employee was operating an underground forklift when a piece of rock fell from between roof bolts & struck EE.

HE WAS PLACING TRACK TIES AGAINST THE RIB AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT GROIN AREA. DIAGNOSED AS INGUINAL HERNIA

While in the process of draining thickener, employee stepped in mud that went over his boots. Apparently there was caustic in the mud causing burn to left foot. Employee tried to work but burn got worse. Started missing 2-21-05.

Employee said he was shoveling a rock at the plant and pulled his chest muscle.

EE was operating a continuous miner in the #8 heading of the 002-0 section. He was backing the miner up to change sides of the cut when a piece of rock fell on the miner. The rock broke, and a piece of rock (approx 5 1/2' long, 2 1/2' wide, & 3"" thick) flipped off miner and struck EE in the head & back. - Broken back.

Trying to put pin back in throw, throw caught index finger. this was track switch 85 lb.

LIFTING THE LARGEST BLADE INTO PLACE, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AT THE WAIST AREA.

The alleged injury occurred when EE stated he was walking down entry and stepped in hole.

EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP TO SECTION FROM SURFACE. MANTRIP RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK. MANTRIP BOUNCED AND JARRED HIS BACK WHCIH RESULTED IN PAIN LATER THAT DAY. CALLED IN 2/17/05 INFORMING ME ABOUT ACCIDENT, SAID EE WAS GOING TO HAVE BACK CHECKED AT HOSPITAL

Upon an investigation the ee was involved in an incident where his right lower leg and foot was struck by rib coal. the ee was operating a continuous miner in pillar block #171, and had moved the machine out of the second lift into the entry. the coal rib, after being stressed, rolled out on the side where the operator was positioned.

EE was driving the Ingersoll Rand fork truck beside the plant bypass conveyer. The machine's tire struck a rock in a pothole in the roadway. This caused the machine to bounce. The ee experienced pain in his back.

EE was duck walking when he tripped to catch himself with his right hand, his right thumb hit the floor first causing a sprain to his thumb.

Loading oxygen tank in back of 3 wheeler ride and tank over balanced and put head in roof between roof and tank.

EE shoveling off a catwalk. Attempting to move an iron plate covering hole in catwalk and fell through hole, approx. 14 ft to pavement.

INJURED WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN SCOOP BUCKET WAS LOWERED ON FOOT

Employee was working on a 1100 Komatsu excavator installing a press pin. The press slipped smashing his right hand and index finger.

Pulling on pump hose

EE was spinning the drum of the shearer and he said he was twisted looking at the next bit to change while turning the drum and he pulled a muscle in his back. cause of next bit to change while turning the drum and he pulled a muscle in his back. cause of this injury was improper body positioning. compliance of rules/regs not a factor

EE was checking fire extinguishers. She was using the three point holding system while climbing the ladder on the 283 haul truck. Her foot slipped on one of the steps of the ladder because the bottoms of her shoes were wet. She hit her left knee on the ladder.

EE was welding on 55 gallon drum. after not ruemoving and caps off of one drum and striking arch to drum causing the drum to explode, sending the lid off striking ee in the leg.

Employee was climbing a ladder when his foot slipped from a rung, causing a twist to the left knee. Employee continued with his regular duties, lost time began 5-20-05 due to surgery.

Got finger pinched between two augers on 2-15-05 did not report to me until 3-4-05.

EE tried to stop a roll of belt rope cable that was rolling down a ramp at the wharehouse.

Employee was handling energized roof bolter cable and the cable blew out, causing burns on the employees hands and face.

While driving a truck, ee felt a strong pain in his left shoulder and he has not returned to work.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURES ON THE A-WD SECTION AFTER INSTALLING A BELT RAIL, EE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP SOME BOLTS AND NUTS, THE RAIL FELL STRIKING EE ON THE UPPER BACK, CAUSING A CONTUSION

Alleged accident and injury. EE elleged he fell backwards striking his back and head against the mine floor. Investigations made by the mine foreman and WV state mine inspector revealed no physical evidence to support the ee's claim.

Employee descending ladder inside ball mill when ladder rolled and he fell backward landing on his buttocks resulting in a fractured tailbone.

Ran shuttle car into scoop bucket causing him to hit canopy.

Alledged incident was to have occurred while this ee was setting down a water pump after carrying it. he claims to have twisted his back and pulled muscles. cause of this injury was proper lifting techniques. compliance with rules/regs is not a factor, miner proficidency a factor, personnel protective equipment was not a factor, mining equip/system was not a factor.

The ee was pushing a roof bolt into a bolt hole using the drill boom of the bolter. The bolt hung, bent and smashed the ee's left middle finger. Lacerated underside of finger- 14 stitches.

Employee claims he was pulling hoses on the mill deck when he felt something in his eye.

EE was shoveling coal onto the belt in the raw coal tunnel when he experienced pain in his neck and back.

When moving a piece of rock the employee felt a burning sensation in his lower right groin area. His last day of work was 03-16-05. He is scheduled to have surgery to repair the hernia on 03-17-05.

EE was trying to lift rock when rock rolled over causing EE's finger to strike another rock. EE started missing work on 2-17-05.

Injured was walking around the tail drive of the plow and had laid his hand down on the tail motor. A piece of rock fell from the roof striking his right middle finger causing a laceration which required a stitch.

Employee was shoveling coal under surface belt and back started hurting. He called management for replacement and went home. Next day went to doctor and said he had muscle spasm in back.

Walking out of the mine during an evacuation, his right leg became tired and his hamstring muscle tightened. He continued to walk out of the mine. He did not slip, trip or fall. The repeated trauma of the walk caused inflammation to the muscle (lost day began 3/14/05).

Employee notified us of accident on 2/21/05. Employee was standing in scale house; claims spider bite on the right inside leg.

The ee was helping to replace a broken track pad ont the master link of a D10 dozer when the tail section of track fell from the rear idler, striking the ee on top of his right foot. The weight of track striking the ee's foot resulted in a fracture injury to the metatarsal area of the right foot.

Employee injured his back loading posts by hand into the bucket of a scoop. He finished the shift and continued to work every day until 6/30/05. On 6/30/05 he was operated on for a lumbar disc herniation and/or lumbar stenosis.

Employee was cutting a hole in a battery box, finished, removed safety glasses and was putting his torches down. The rain was hitting the hot metal slag and it popped up into his face. A piece went into his right eye.

EE STEPPED BACK OFF OF EXCAVATOR TRACKS WHILE SERVICING UNIT. EE LANDED ON HIS FEET, BUT STATES HE HEARD POP IN RIGHT KNEE. EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO OFFICE UNTIL 3/29/05. EE WORKED REGULAR HOURS UNTIL 5/20/05, THE DAY HE HAD ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY TO RIGHT KNEE.

Employee was removing handrail, he lost balance and fell over/thru rail to floor 13 (thirteen) feet below.

EE WAS WALKING ALONG TRACK TO GET TO MANTRIP AT END OF SHIFT. EE STEPPED IN A HOLE BESIDE THE RAIL AND LOST HIS BALANCE. EE FELL FORWARD, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM, CASING PAIN IN SHOULDER. EE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 3/28/05 AND IS NOW OFF WORK FOR SURGERY TO SHOULDER.

Cleaning inclined belt covers and support structure. Using sledgehammer on support structure, missed vertical angle, causing him to twist, pull his back. Originally 1st aid report.

EE WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF OF A WELD, WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS DOING THE SAME. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG WAS KNOCKED OFF BY THE OTHER EE AND HIT THE INJURED EE IN LOWER LEFT EYELID

The employee alleges that he was sitting in a fuel truck. As he turned to engage the Power Take Off he strained his back. Management became aware that the alleged injury was a restricted work activity case on 2/16/05.

The employee was standing on a piece of waterline on the outby side of C-2 crossover cutting off belt structure bolts when he slipped off of the waterline and fell to the ground landing on an old belt scraper. Diagnosed as a fractured rib.

ground gave way - fell over 6 ft ledge - suffered a compound fracture at his left elbow

Employee was bagging and stacking 100 lb. bags when he experienced a sharp pain in his chest.

EE was burned while attempting to reset a breaker at the power center.

Employee stated he was dismounting tractor and turned his right ankle

Assisting a mechanic move a shank and pound in a pin. He was not sure what caused the soreness. Was put on restriction of 8 hours a day and 20# lifting which did not limit him from operating a shovel. In Oct. went back to doctor & said he was interested in surgical intervention but not until after deer season. Received info 01-10-06 that he was having surgery on 01-12.

Employee stated that he stepped off of a battery box, twisted around and injured his lower back.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS PULLING ON ONE SIDE OF THE BELT WHEN IT RIPPED FROM THE OTHER END, AND HIT HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK.

Employee was helping mechanic trouble shoot suction problem on roof bolter. EE was checking automatic dump box, when he asked the operator to close the box. The box lid closed on his right middle finger tip.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TIN ROOFING FROM A BUILDING WHEN HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE HAMMER & REVERSE ROTATION TO LOOSEN DRILL STEEL. A PART OF METAL SPLINTERED & FLEW INTO HIS LEFT LEG, MID THIGH.

Employee was loading structure in scoop bucket and felt pull in his back.

EE was found lying on his back. We assume that he slipped and fell on the ice while he was cleaning up at the mine site.

While dismounting #465 water truck, employee injured his right foot when he stepped on a rock that was under water. The resulting injury was a fracture to a bone just below the little toe on the right foot.

While loading the bolter, employee felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

EE was moving and pulling miner cable and strained groin area. Worked scheduled days until 2/25/05, first day missed.

EE slipped off rear bumper of service truck in the rain and injured wrist. Went to hospital for xray and was given first aid treatment. Was not diagnosed with a fracture until 03/02/05. Put on loss days status on 03/02/05.

The employee was in the process of cleaning out dust tanks on the left side of Voest/Alpine miner bolter. As the auger rotated the employee was struck by a portion of the auger when the auger broke. Fourteen stitches in nose.

EE was installing a roller at E-13 storage area when his right hand slipped off of the roller and fell to the belt below. His left hand was unable to keep the roller up and it fell catching his right middle finger between the lower belt which was supported by a metal brace and the falling roller. The injury was diagnosed as a fracture to distal phalange of the right middle finger.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WEST ALPINE CONTINUOUS MINER/BOLTER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK/COAL FELL ALONG THE RIB LINE KNOCKING THE VENTILATION FIBERGLASS TUBING DOWN. THIS PUSHED THE EE AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS CHEEK.

EE WAS PUTTING LINERS IN THE ROD MILL AND GOT SAND INTO EYES. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED BY EE UNTIL 02/16/05. EE DID NOT START MISSING TIME UNTIL 03/01/05. EE WENT TO DOCTOR AND DOCTOR FOUND OBJECT IN EYE

Employee lifted pump, strained left groin and side began missing work 2/27/06

EE LOST FOOTING ON CONVEYOR CATWALK. HIS LEFT HAND WAS HOLDING HANDRAIL AND RIGHT HAND HOLDING GREASE GUN. WHILE TRYING TO RESTRICT FALL, THE FORCE OF EE'S WEIGHT OVERPOWERED HIS LEFT ARM STRENGTH. EE'S LEFT BICEP WAS RUPTURED AND REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR.

The employee fell from app 8'. The employee was setting on a I-Beam and leaned out to push on a second I-Beam. The I-Beam slid causing the employee to fall from where he was setting. No safety equipment was being used at the time of the accident. ( Second time this was reported- no report no. on file )

Employee was walking beside water treatment building and stepped on a rock, causing foot to slip & twisted right knee. Employee was seen by doctor and continued to work at full duty. His injury did not improve and surgery was done on June 20, 2005 to repair meniscus tear.

Removing 6"" pipe off a mine car. Stringing out pipe, injured sat pipe down, other employee pushed pipe. Injured's rt middle finger smashed between 2 6"" pipes.

EE WAS LAYING 60LB MINE RAIL ON THE TAILGATE #2 SECTION. AS EE WAS USING SLATE BAR TO ROLL RAIL INTO POSITION, POINT OF BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE, CAUSING STRAIN TO RIGHT HAND AND WRIST, BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 02/15/05

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING TRAILER FROM TRACTOR WHEN THE TRACTOR ROLLED A LITTLE & CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN THE TRACTOR & TRAILER. RT. SHOULDER WAS BRUISED BY IMPACT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE PLATE ON PIZZA PAN & STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE. THE METAL WENT OVER TOP OF SAFETY GLASSES.

Employee was pumping waste water from mine pit with 3 inch trash pump. Employee shut pump down to drain distance lines. When employee uncoupled discharge hoses, he was burned/scalded by hot water from pump.

EE WAS WORKING ALONG #12 BELT AT 94 BLOCK, ROCK DUSTING BELT LINE. AS HE WAS WALKING AND MOVING HOSE SIDE TO SIDE, END OF HOSE WAS CAUGHT BY TOP ROLLER JERKING RIGHT FOREARM AND LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT BEFORE HE COULD RELEASE GRIP. RUPTURED TENDON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

INSTALLING A BELL HOUSING & IT DROPPED ON HIS HAND RESULTING IN A CRUSHED INDEX FINGER, LACERATED TENDONS IN MIDDLE FINGER & SORE LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING A 3-WHEEL RIDE. EE STOPPED, WALKED AROUND THE FRONT OF THE RIDE AND WAS GOING TO UNLOAD SOME TANKS. WHEN EE UNLOADED ONE TANK, THE OTHER TANK ROLLED OVER ON THE PEDAL AND THE 3-WHEEL RIDE TOOK OFF AND KINDLY TWISTED HIS LEG, CAUSING THE INJURY (TWISTED KNEE).

Going from driving tandem to loader in stock yard. His truck would not start (he used this for transportation). Truck was parked in front of tandem. Jumped his truck off. When it started, went into gear and pinned him between truck & tandem.

EE WAS REMOVING SNOW FROM TRUCK BED. TAILGATE OF BED FELL

EE slipped on walk area near the down hill belt tail piece and sprained his ankle.

Walking into shower room

Employee got something in his eye. He reported wearing safety glasses. Said he may have had something in his eye for some time. Does not recall getting hit in the eye with anything.

Employee stepped upon the berm at fuel station. He slipped on the wet surface causing him to pull a muscle in his back.

EE WAS CUTTING A BEARING OFF THE DAMPER. THE DAMPER HOUSING BLEW OFF THE ENGINE AND HIT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS SHOVELING STONE FROM CONVEYOR BELT, FELT TWINGE IN STOMACH. (HERNIA SURGICALLY REPAIRED ON 2/15/05.)

The ee, a haul truck driver, in the attempt to secure a wheel chock onto its holding rod, lost his support causing the chock to slip with the full weight force of the wheel chock onto his right arm. The result of the incident was a sprain injury to the ee's right shoulder.

Two employees were working on a reducer. It would not move so as one employee went to jog the belt, the other for some reason had his hand on the belt. The belt started and cut the end of his fingers.

EE was 2-3 feet away when an object used to pull a metal I beam to the steel: broke loose and the object hit the ee on the right hand.

D8 dozer was pushing shot material out onto coal level. As he was backing up towards the back section, it appeared that the machine turned to its right, backing over the edge of the shot. The result of this caused the dozer to turn over onto a 15' rock wall.

End of shift clean-out of material lodged in feeder grizzly bars, as attempting to remove material, slipped on grizzly bars, which resulted in EE falling and striking left side of head. EE received abrasion on left cheek and laceration on left side of forehead.

The employee dismounted #58 jeep, turned right ankle causing dislocation and fracture to three bones in right lower leg. She was hospitalized for surgery.

7-8 crosscut and 6 rt ee was moving miner cable and water line in 7-8 crosscut and felt pain in lower back and continued working and 2 hours later in 6 rt he was transferring plates on bolter and reaching far over bolter and lifted plates and back gave out after feeling something pop and he went to the ground.

Loose rock in backfill struck employee on right leg resulting in bruising and swelling.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH CARRYING OUT AN INJURED COWORKER WHO WAS ON A STRETCHER. EE & 3 OTHERS WERE CARRYING THE STRETCHER. EE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE FELT PAIN/SORENESS IN LUMBAR AREA OF BACK AT END OF SHIFT AFTER DRIVING TRUCK FOR TEN HOUR SHIFT

EE was rock dusting on top of overcast, coming down stepped in hole hitting shin on water fittings.

Walking through a 4 x 5 door which was wedged on the mine bottom, high pressure caused the door to shut and catch his left hand between the frame and the door. This resulted in a fracture to his small and middle fingers of the left hand. He began missing time his next scheduled shift on 2/11/05.

Employee had turned scoop on charge and was walking a couple of breaks to help with belt reduction when he stepped in a hole and twisted his ankle. Missed one shift; returned to work 2/13/05.

ALLEGED: Employee stated that he apparently hurt his back on evening shift while handling miner cable. Employee stated that he got up the next day hurting in his back. He started losing time on 2/14/05 due to increased pain.

EE WAS LIFTING A SHIM FOR THE JAW WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK AND HIP.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING OFF A MANTRIP WHEN HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE FRAME CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. EE STATED THAT HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RT. ARM RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS RT. SHOULDER. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURRED ON 2/14/05.

HOLDING ROD WRENCH WITH BOTH HANDS. ON TURNING TO MAKE THE BREAK ON ROD, LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WET (RAIN) SURFACE, CAUGHT THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHEN WRENCH SLID THE WHOLE WAY DOWN AROUND

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING AN 8 FOOT BOLT TO INSTALL IN A HOLE AND WHEN TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT BACK OUT FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. REPORTABLE LOST TIME INJURY 7/29/2005

Using the Jack-Hammer to break up rocks stuck in the rock crusher the jack-hammer slipped between the two rocks and pinned finger between the hammer and the rocks.

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED ROCK DUSTING AS SCOOP OPERATOR. HE LOWERED THE BUCKET DOWN & HE HAD HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE BUCKET, HE SMASHED HIS FOOT. *EE DID NOT COME BACK TO WORK WHEN HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE DR.

Employees were pulling wood and rocks from the raw coal crusher in an attempt to unclog it. The injured ee later experienced back pain which did not subside. He sought medical treatment for this on 2-11-05.

The ee was using a bar to move a track rail into place when he strained his left shoulder.

Employee was drilling shot holes in the face fault on the 8k plow. A brow broke off and struck the injured on the left shoulder, neck, and his right ankle.

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF MACHINE. HE HAD HIS BIFOCALS ON AND IT CAUSED HIM TO MISJUDGE HIS HANDHOLD AND HE GRABBED A LOOSE PANEL HANDHOLD INSTEAD OF THE LADDER HANDHOLD. THE LOOSE PANEL CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND WAS COMING OVER ON TOP OF HIM. EE THREW THE PANEL TO THE SIDE AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND, LANDING IN FROZEN RUTS.

INJURED WAS PLASTERING STOPPINGS WHEN PLASTER SPLASHED BACK INTO EYES

EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING SCREENS, INJURED EE WAS STANDING ON 1"" CONVEYOR BELT AND EE FOOT SLIPPED OFF AND TOE OF BOOT CAUGHT ON SCREEN. DID NOT HIT KNEE, BUT THE JOINT POPPED CAUSING PAIN. EE DID NOT FALL TO GROUND LEVEL, WHICH WAS STREET. NO ONE SAW EE FALL. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, JUST SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FOOT

Member was installing belt structure, stepped over the belt rail that was already installed to get a bucket of hardware. as he came back across the rail his foot slipped on a coal bottom, he fell catching his right foot on a piece of structure resulting in a sprained ankle.

Injured was carrying a bundle of wedges when he stepped into a hole twisting his ankle causing a sprain.

The employee was emptying trash to a large dumpster outside the plant. The ee slipped on wet ice that had accumulated in front of the dumpster & fell. The fall resulted in one cracked rib. The ee continued to work the current subsequent shifts.

EE WAS CHANGING STEEL WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND ENGAGED THE WRONG LEVER, CAUSING THE MACHINE HEAD TO PIN HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST MINE ROOF.

While installing a replacement battery back-up in the small communications room, EE knelt down & struck her knee against the cement floor. When she stood up the knee ""popped"" & began to hurt. She sought medical attn. on 2/18/05. She continued to work normal duties. After several medical visits it was determined that she had a small piece of cartilage loose in her knee.

Employee was tramming miner across section when rock fell off miner striking employee on left ankle resulting in a fracture.

Employee was burning out templates in steel plate in shop. After finishing task, employee began feeling dizzy. He later began feeling nauseous. Once returning to Industrial Machine, he vomited twice before being take to the ER.

EE WAS DESCENDING FROM THE LOADER AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE WHEN EE TOUCHED GROUND

EMPLOYEE TOLD CO-WORKER WHEN HE REPORTED FOR WORK AT 6AM HE HAD BEEN BOWLING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND ON HIS WAY HOME HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT. ABDOMEN, HE GOT SICK TO HIS STOMACH & PULLED OFF THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT THAT HE COULD WORK. AROUND 6:30AM HE LIFTED A PRIMER BOX & THE PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT. ABDOMEN WAS SO SEVERE THAT HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

WEAK PLACE IN REGULAR WORK AREA THAT COULD NOT SUPPORT THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT. SOME COSMETIC DAMAGE TO EXCAVATOR AS IT FELL ON ITS SIDE. EE WAS SCRATCHED AND BRUISED WHEN HE JUMPED OFF OF EXCAVATOR AS IT STARTED TO SINK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING A CONTROL SWITCH PANEL FROM PILOT HOUSE OF BOAT & LET IT DROP TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. IT FELL ABOUT 2"" & THE AIR FROM IT DROPPING SENT A PIECE OF SAND INTO HIS EYE. THE SAND CAME OUT BUT IT SCRATCHED THE EYE AND THE EYE LATER BECAME INFECTED.

EE WAS TRAMMING THE CONT MINER WHEN A SMALL SULFUR BALL FELL OUT OF THE ROOF AND STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD AND TOP OF LEFT HAND. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 02/14/05

Person was cutting wire screen down and scaling loose roof rock down at crosscut into #2 entry, that had just been mined through. A piece of rock fell on his left foot while he was scaling it down from roof, causing injury to left foot.

EE WAS CHECKING ELECTRICAL WIRING ON #8680 LOADER. EE WAS STANDING ON TIRE OF #8680. SLIPPED AND CAUGHT/BROKE FALL WITH RIGHT HAND. HAND STARTED TO HURT. TIRE HAD SNOW ON IT CAUSING EE TO SLIP.

Rock slid off of canopy and struck injured in left arm, hip and lower back.

Employee was inside the shaker replacing main support beams. Employee was welding, grinding and cutting to replace the beams. Foreign debris got into his left eye. He had his welding shield on. Later that evening his eye started to hurt and the next morning he woke up with a lot of pain and matting in his eye. He received a severe abrasion.

The employee was operating D motor (20 ton) on the tail end of two other cars. The D motor ran off track causing the employee to fall from the operator's seat striking his left shoulder and upper back.

Employee was bending over in the process of moving a ring (appox. 40 lbs.) on a pump. When employee rose back up, he felt a sharp pain in the middle of his lower back. Employee received a LS Strain. Employee was taken off work.

While installing the first bolt at the third row of #1 entry of #2 section, the employee heard a pop. He looked left as he moved away to the right. A portion of the rib (60"" from the floor) popped out onto his lower right leg.

Employee was climbing out of the front-end loader when he stepped on a piece of lignite, causing him to slip. While falling he grabbed the side of the loader and pulled his shoulder, causing an acute shoulder strain.

The employee was determined to have a hernia on the right side. He believes that it occurred on 02/07/05 while assisting the setting of Big John roof support. (4/18/05 per call - hernia repaired)

Accident occurred at crosscut #41 on the main line. It is believed he raised his head too high and struck the first plank, knocking his hard hat off. He continued to travel out by and struck approx 4 additional planks. He was transported by ambulance to hospital, treated for a laceration above the left eye and across top of head.

HE SLIPPED OFF BACK BUMPER OF MECHANIC'S TRUCK WHILE REMOVING MATERIALS. HE LANDED FLAT ON BOTH FEET AND PAIN SHOT DOWN BOTH LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TROLLEY WIRE INTO 9A SECTION, HAD OPENED OUTBY HAULAGE DOOR AND PULLED WIRE THROUGH. AS HE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLOSING HAULAGE DOOR, END OF TROLLEY WIRE SPRUNG BACK AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE, CAUSING A CONTUSION.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND, MINER MAN WAS RAISING RIPPER HEAD; CONVEYOR TORQUE SHAFT FELL OFF MINER HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A ROCK IN BELT ENTRY.

EE stated that he was climbing out of Pri. w/o sump when he hit his head and bent down. When he did he felt a pain in lower back and hip on the left side.

He was positioning an aluminum pick when the pick slipped. He pinched his upper arm on the handrail trying to hold on to it. Lost time started on 2/10/05.

EE was unloading some tires out of a pickup and heard a pop and felt pain in his right shoulder. He saw a doctor at the Medical Center and was released back to work. He continued to have pain and recently (on 7/18/05) went off for shoulder surgery. He worked from the accident date to the date of surgery.

UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS OFF BOLTER. OFF-LOADING ROOF BOLTS - LEG GOT CAUGHT IN MATERIAL, TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

Injured was walking in front of scoop when scoop hit section of track; rail slewed and knocked him off his feet. He fell on his right arm causing a fracture of lower arm.

EE WAS WALKING TO A WATER PUMP AND SLIPPED IN THE MUD TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS WAS AN INCIDENT AND NOT A REPORTABLE WITH NO LOST TIME UNTIL AN MRI WAS DONE AND NOW REQUIRES SURGERY

Employee was up on Loader and was getting ready to get off and tripped over his own foot falling to the ground. Has Bruised or slight cracked rib.

Operator turning a valve with a pipe wrench heard a pop and felt pain in his left shoulder. Medical treatment was provided on 2/8/05 making this reportable as of that date.

EE says he rolled a small rock off a push arm on a dozer. He then proceeded to another piece of equipment and his back started hurting.

EE was installing a blade on a Caterpillar 16-G Grader. The chain holding the blade upright slipped off and the blade fell forward. The top edge of the blade struck his left foot just behind the steel toe. He incurred a deep laceration to the top of his foot and fractured three metatarsus bones (big toe and the next two). He is still off from work.

Actual lost time didn't start until 8/4/05; we were waiting for medical report to determine whether incident would be recordable or not. Employee lifted tongue of trailer and felt pop in right shoulder.

While moving a pump and its cable, the employee grabbed a spot that had a nick in the outer jacket. He got shocked and burnt his two little fingers on his left hand.

The job was to recover rail & while dragging a rail down the entry, EE noticed a piece of rib starting to roll. EE tried to jump back, but the rib caught his left lower leg and ankle. The x-ray was negative, but his lower leg & ankle show damage to the muscles & tendons. A brace was applied to his foot & ankle. EE was unable to return to work his next scheduled shift.

At 6N conveyor belt track spur, employee was prepairing to switch-out an empty rail flat car. As he stepped off the car, it moved causing him to lose his balance and fall against the coal rib resulting in a right shoulder dislocation.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND THE REAR BUMPER ON A CAT 992G LOADER TO SHUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR. HE SLIPPED & FELL ABOUT 6' TO THE GROUND.

Employee had filled up a bucket with rock dust. He went to pick it up when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back and right leg.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PUT PINS IN DOZER, USING HEAVY JACKS & HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

Employee was lifting a piece of belt structure and dropped it on his left foot.

Coming down ladder, missd last step causing her to slip and her knee popped.

Preparing to block up Fairchild Scoop with Cribs and caught his finger between cribs while stacking cribs.

EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED FOR SHIFT CHANGE & WAS GETTING READY TO GET OFF THE TRUCK. WHEN HE REACHED IN THE CAB TO GET HIS PULLOVER & LUNCH BOX, HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK BY HIS PERSONAL DR. AN ESTIMATED 30 DAYS OFF IS EXPECTED.

EE WAS OPERATING THE SHEARER. ROCK FELL STRIKING TOP OF SHEARER AND EE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. IN DOING SO, EE TRIPPED OVER THE RELAY BAR FALLING ONTO LEFT SIDE

Employee was helping unload a roll of belt from a trailer by rolling it off. He got in front of it to pull on it and when it freed he slipped on the ramp. The roll of belt knocked him down and rolled onto his right leg, twisting it. He went to the doctor on 2/7 who diagnosed it as a knee and ankle strain and took him off work until 2/14/05 and he returned with no restrictions.

Employee was allegedly lifting oxygen and acetylene bottles into empty trailer. Complained of strained back or ribs. The next morning, experiencing severe lower back pain.

Felt pain in low back while operating an electric jackhammer.

Employee was getting off the 3500 shovel at the end of his shift. It was dark and he misjudged the distance from the step to the ground causing him to fall and hurt his ankle.

EE WAS FLIPPING A ROCK AT THE CHOPPER, EE CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE STEEL ROLLER. EE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES BECAUSE OF EXPOSED FLESH

EE stated he was taking last bolt out of pit-breaker on feeder when the shaft slid off bearing and struck right hand. The EE's hand was caught between frame of feeder and pit-breaker assembly.

EE was walking and carrying a 20 lb propane bottle when he slipped on snow and ice. EE fell and broke right ankle.

Lifting and cleaning heavy equipment parts.

While standing along travelway, scoop went past employee dragging length of 3"" black plastic carlon pipe. End of pipe curled around striking employee on left ankle causing sprain.

EE alleges that while operating D10 in the raw coal pile he backed the dozer over a windrow causing his neck to jerk when the dozer struck the ground. He states that this occurred at approx 10:00 pm, he completed the shift, notified his foreman at 12:15 am of the incident, filled an accident report and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Employee stated he was operating the continuous miner with the remote control, turned and twisted his right knee causing pain to knee. He started missing work 2-5-05.

Employee was operating drill when hydraulic hose became tangled in the drill mast.EE climbed onto roof of drill to untangle hydraulic hose and slipped, striking left shin on hand grip on top of cab roof causing laceration and contusion to left shin. Incident was reported to supervisor but employee did not seek med attention until Feb10th when laceration became infected.

EE WAS JACKING UP A RAIL WHEN JACK SLIPPED AND RAIL STRUCK EE ON RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A BRUISE.

EE WAS LIFTING A ROCK AND TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER TO MID-BACK AREA

Exiting a truck, slipped on the fuel tank step, hurt left knee

Employee cleaning top shaker screen with chain & plate while standing on shaker flywheel guard housing. Chain fell into flywheel shaker, tightened up, then slapped employee across both legs in shin area. Employee jumped down & got out of immediate area experienceing pain in legs. Gash in right shin.

EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON AN INJURY TO HIS RT. KNEE THAT OCCURRED ON 4/9/03. HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON A CARRIER STARTING BOX LID.

EE was bent over putting an oil pump on the air compressor of a drill when he felt pain in his lower back on the right side.

SHOVELING #3 BELT, DRAW ROCK 3' X 1' X 2"" FELL STRIKING EE ON SIDE OF FACE AND LEFT SHOULDER

EE injured his back when he bent over & picked up a drill. HE DIDN'T START MISSING WORK UNTIL 3/21/2005.

While bolting, employee's glove became entangled by drill steel & twisted his hand.

Employee was lifting portable water pump and pulled a muscle in his back.

Employee was roof bolting when the drill steel broke, cutting hand slightly.

WAS LIFTING 8"" SEAL BLOCKS AND HANDING TO ANOTHER WORKER WHEN EE FELT BURNING IN BACK.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 6/1/05. While washing down bathhouse floor, slipped and caught himself on bench straining his right shoulder. Surgery on 6/1/05.

While cleaning tracks on excavator part of the debris came over safety glasses into eye. This was due to material being frozen more force was used to get it to break loose. Attempt was made previous day but again it was frozen. Employee sustained a scleral abrasion to the right eye.

Employee stated he had a sore back prior to the day he was moving CO2 bottles on 2/4/04, but alleges his back happened to get worse on this date. Diagnosis is low back strain. Given prescription medication and restricted duty. Employee did not make supervisor aware of medical treatment until 2/8/05.

Hoisting radial stacker for assembly and one sling broke. Conveyer fell approx 3' onto employee and broke pelvis.

BASED UPON PREVIOUS HISTORY AND MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION RECEIVED ON 3/3/05, EE WAS OFF DUE TO THIS CONDITION. DIAGNOSED DEGENERATIVE DISCS C3-4 IN ADDITION TO DISC DESICCATION AND BILATERAL FACET HYPERTROPHY IN AN EARLIER DIAGNOSIS

Injured was standing beside roof drill when piece of rock fell striking injured on left shoulder and rib area.

injured employee was climbing a ladder. the botton of the ladder kicked out, causing him to fall. employee received a fracture to his right arm, and pain in the rib and back area.

EE WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER INTO COOLER AND MOUNTING IT TO UNDERGRATE. HE WAS HOPING THE PAIN WOULD SUBSIDE. HE FINALLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 4/25/05. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 6/16/05.

While removing rock caught in tailpulley with bar, his hand struck corner of conveyor frame.

Employee was carrying buckets filled with rock dust. He bent over to pick up buckets and strained his lower back.