Mining Incidents in June 2006

Hoist went "down", locked up. Men were removed from the shaft via emergency hoist. Changed out drive motor on the left front. Back in operation at 6:00 PM on 6/30/06.

While making weekly exam, it was observed that the brakes on the access cage to not be working properly. An evacuation was initiated at 11:20am. After solving problem, cage put back in service at approximately 12:01pm.

At approximately 4:45 pm the roof adjacent to the last shield on the face collapsed. The fall resulted in a tailgate blockage that lasted for 2 passes.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 2nd main west at the 13XC (7+80) in the #7 entry. The fall was approx. 30'long x 18'wide x 12'high. The fall was primarily in the intersection on the entry which is a 4-way intersection.

The East Finley Elevator was down for more than 30 minutes due to a bent brake activation linkage rod. There was no entrapment.

Around 2:30pm, an environmental specialist noticed smoke in a remote location and went to the area to investigate. Upon arrival, he noticed that there was a fire in a cut over timber area. No one was working in this area. About fifty acres of cut over timber burned.

Miner cut into a sealed area of mine.

a roof fall was discovered int he no.3 entry of 1 north (survey station 162) about 5 miles outby the active sectior. The fall measured approx. 40 ft long x 20 ft wide x 5 ft high. There were no injuries or equipment involved. Ventilation has no affected. The fall will not be cleaned up.

A roof fall occurred in the intersection of the #24 break in the #4 heading on the 8O section.

The area of the fall between #3 & #4 entry in the #4 belt outby had several cribs built. The roof became wet and fell between the cribs. The fall is near spad #407. More cribs were built and 10' rope bolts installed before face work began.

An unintentional roof fall was discovered on 2nd left at East-West mains, break #41, #3 right. The fall was approx. 45'x 19'x 10'.

Rock fall occurred at break 11, #3 entry of Boxcut Mains neutral. Fall measured approx. 6' thick x 20' wide x 22' long.

Burning cleared brush piles, planned fire got out of control and burned apprx one acre of grass. No injuries and/or property damage.

During the mine examination a rock fall was found. the fall accured int he #6 entry on the 4 mains, one break outby spad #3304. The fall measured 4 foot thick, 20 feet long and 20 feet wide.

6/27/06 Day shift took a 6' round in the 35E-7700 ramp & fill stope at end of shift. Night shift was mucking, noticed back was trickling & pulled out. 6/28/06 Stillwater rock mechanics came down to have a look & the fall was reported to MSHA on 6/28/06. We are currently shot creteing & bolting the area. Over break dimensions are 10'x 10'x 18', 6' of which include blasted round.

Roof fall in no. 1 entry 70 ft inby survey 2012. The fall was approx. 19 ft wide, 4 to 5 ft high and 30 ft long. The fall occurred just inby the break which had one cut taken out of it and fell all the way to face.

Rock fall occurred between #3 & #4 entries of 1 East Mains at break 25. Fall measured approx. 50' long x 18'-20' wide x 5' thick.

The mine experienced a power outage to the Contrary Elevator during which time 3 employees were on the elevator approximately 85 minutes. Power was restored and the employees were brought to the surface without injury.

East 1, 17 block, 3 entry - 4-way intersection. Support: 6'3/4"resin bolts, screen, pans, 12'cable truss bolts. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall. 18'wide x 20'long x 8'high. Clean-up plan developed and posted at fall site.

A roof fall occured in the south sub main, #11 Entry, #36 crosscut, 2690 station. The fall was approx 25' long, 25' wide and 8' tall. The area was bolted with 6' + 8' point anchor bolts. The fall didn't affect ventilation, travel, cause injury or damage equipment.

Elevator at #2 portal was down from 3pm to 7:30pm. Electrical problem with door switch. Tested and returned to service.

A roof fall occurred on the 2 Left 4 West panel in entry number 4 between crosscuts 40 and 41. This was the 3A belt entry and it was supported with 5 foot double lock bolts and timbers. The area was wet which allowed the timbers to sink into the fire clay bottom allowing the fall to occur. The roof in this area is laminated sandy shale commonly referred to as "stack rock".

A fall of roof occurred at the #6 BK intersection off the E-1 track entery just outby #15 seal. Fall was in the intersection and was approx. 16' X 16' X 6' high. Area was cleaned up and supported.

An unintentional roof fall was discovered at the #10 block, #6 track entry, 2 breaks inby spad station 3949. The fall measured 10'H x 19'W x 40'L. There were no injuries or equipment damage.

Swing arm on front of brake car was not working. Tension on swing arm was adjusted and brake car was put back in service at 9:00 a.m.

Roof fall in N36 falling on berm and sliding out into NW-8 roadway partialy blocking access. Area was inspected and cleaned up of loose material. Area adjacent to this had been glued, bolted and strapped.

Contactor tips were burned on elevator. Repairs were made and elevator was put back in service at 1:04 a.m.

A roof fall occurred in the 3 East Panel in #10 entry in the pillarline between cross-cut #63 and cross-cut #64 measuring 30ft. x 19ft. x 5ft. The area was supported with 5ft. fully grouted roof bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause.

An unintentional roof fall above anchorage occurred in #3 entry BK#16 Spad #87. Personnell or equipment were not involved. Fall did not block air course or escapeway. Nor does it block the passage of employees. Fall has been breakered off. Fall was approx 6' thick, 20'wide 40' long

There was a ground fall at the 3920 intersection. A slab approximately 3'x15' blocked the main ramp at the 3920. An electrical cable fell over the bucket of a loader (mucker). All personnel on Rodeo side from the 4100 to the 3620 and on Meikle side 8040 haulage to 1600 were evacuated.

A roof fall occurred in the 3 East Panel in #9 entry in the intersection of cross-cut #65 measuring 19ft. x 19ft. x 5ft. The area was supported with 5ft. fully grouted roof bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause.

An unplanned roof fall occurred on #2 section, entry #4 at spad 2135. The fall was approx. 2900' from the working face. The fall measured 30'long, 20'wide and 3'-6'thick. The fall was called in on Saturday, 6/24/06 & left a message on an answering machine.

Slope car was idled due to pump motor going down.

A fall of supported roof has occurred outby the active sections along the #3 conveyor belt in the #5 entry 1 break inby spad station #1083. The fall measured approximately 20' wide x 8' high x 40' long. No injuries resulted from this fall.

An unplanned roof fall occurred outby #2 section 2400' at spad no. 2134 in the #3 entry. The fall measured 30' wide x 30' long x 5' thick.

Elevator stalled between floors.

A roof fall has occurred in the no. 6 entry, 12 breaks inby the portal.

Upon investigation we guessed that Hyd line leaked, sprayed engine turbo and ignited Hyd fluid.

At approx. 1:20 pm on the miner unit 003-0 the continuous miner cut into an unchartered gas well there was an inundation of 7% CH4, 17.3 02 and 105 PPM Co.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 4I section in a previously mined entry. The fall caused 0 injuries and 0 damage to equipment. The fall was approx 20'x12'x12.

On June 21,2006 an unplanned roof fall occured on the #7 belt. The fall is approximately 4-6' thick measuring approx. 25' long and 25' wide. The area will be cleaned up and bolted.

Miner was backing out of lift when shuttle car went down behind miner, allowing rock to fall on miner and causing miner to get stuck at 4:30pm. Before we could get s/car running and miner moved 7' of rock fell on the miner, causing us to use retriever on 003 section.

Roof fall on the Main South A beltline along the haul road or travelway. No equipment lost. We will not clean it up. Section was bolted with 5 ft fully grouted glue. Fall measured 50 ft long, 18 ft wide and 8 ft thick. Fall did not affect ventilation or passage of men.

Roof fall of #1 entry of Old Section, Spad No. 599

The #2 coal mill system rupture disc was ruptured due to an overpressure inside the coal mill, duct work, or coal cyclone. This was caused by an unplanned ingnition of coal dust. There were no personal injuries or property damage associated with this incident.

An unintentional roof fall was discovered behind the #11 scal that was being constructed. The fall occurred over the weekend while no one was present. Discovered on 6/19/06 by foreman at spad #5050. The fall was estimated to be 10' thick X 20'wide X 40' long. Slick and slide rock were present in the fall. MSHA inspector investigated the fall while examining the sealed area.

At 2:00 pm a fall was discovered in the #1 entry, outby at spad #17319. The fall measured 25' x 18' x 4' thick. It is being cleaned up and additional support will be added as needed. Both MSHA and OMSL were notified immediately.

Reportable Roof Fall Con No 1 entry @ 4blk tag - 9164. Intersection fell above anchorage.

HOISTING INCIDENT : Cowling Portal Elevator - On Monday, 06/19/2006 at 03:00 pm, the Cowling Portal Elevator went down due to an electrical problem. David Rinehart, Electrical Engineer worked on the issue. The elevator was repaired and running on Monday, 06/19/2006 at 03:45 pm. MSHA was on-site. Hoisting incident was called in to MSHA at 03:40 pm.

Rock fall occurred in the Roll Mains at break 15. Fall measured approx. 4'-5' thick x 15' long x 14' wide.

Had trouble with slow speed controls. Took out of service to have repairs made. Hoist was down for 4 hours.

Entry of 76 BLK #8 -> #9 6 North Mains. Fall above anchorage not in X-Cut intersection.

The fall occurred in the 17 East X 33 South intersection. The size was aprox. 50' X 75' x !2' deep. This was a known problem area and was blocked off Friday night prior to the fall. The fall occurred on an off shift and was reported as soon as it was determined to be reportable. The fall did not impede passage, effect ventilation, cause personel injury or damage equipment.

The enlow elevator was down for more than 30 minuets due to the door operator motor going bad. There was no entrapment.

#2 Unit had a rockfall inby the dumping point in the #5 room at 2+85 to 3+20. The face was 120 feet inby the crosscut. There was a slip. The fall was in the pillar line.

The engine on a rock truck caught on fire. It looked like a hose blew spewing fuel or oil onto hot engine.

A malfunction occurred to the elevator due to a grounded wiring to the door switch on the bottom of the elevator. No one was in the elevator at this time.

A roof fall occurred approximately 100 feet inby the mine opening in the #1 entry. The fall was approximately 25 feet long x 2 feet thick x 18 feet wide. There were no injuries or property damage.

#5 Hoist outage June 17th from 7:05 am to 7:45 am. Fuses blown on the hoist power supply due to a voltage spike from the utilities supplier incoming power. fuses replace and hoist reset. 3 other hoists available to hoist underground miners out of the mine.

Oil and grease ignited inside the hulk. After 10 min. the contractors needed assistance on putting out the fire. An EE arrived on the scene within a few mins. and summoned additional on-site operator personnel and equipment. The water truck arrived within a few minutes and doused the hulk to extinguish the fire. No property was materially damaged and no injuries.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 1st sub-south return in #2 entry at #47 crosscut. This roof fall was supported with 10' point anchor roof bolts. The roof fall measured 40' long x 20' wide x 10' high and the roof fall will not be cleaned up.

Fall of roof # entry at 5 + 58 survey location on the 3 A 5 north longwall section.

Roof fall at break 11 in #6 entry in 1st north panel. Fall was 19' long, 19' wide and 5.5' thick. No equipment was involved in this fall. The area was cribbed and dangered off.

Roof fall at 1780' mark in xcut between road & belt in 1A east entries. Fall is 55' long x 5-6' high x 18' wide. Intersection on roadway was previously cable bolted when area was developed. Roadway & belt line has been cribbed off. Primary roof support was 5' double lock bolts.

Computer went down, evacuation started at 8:25 a.m. and completed at 8:37 a.m. the computer was rebooted at 8:45 a.m. and miners returned underground at 8:45 a.m.

Turning a right hand crosscut in the #7 entry, after loading (2) two shuttle cars with coal an ignition occurred 71' 11" inby SS #476. No injury was reported, no ventilation was disturbed and no equipment was damaged.

At app. 8:45 am longwall supervisor observed a roof fall in the 8 left panel at 29 x-cut track to intake. The fall was 7' high, 40' long and fell rib to rib 16.6' wide. The area was cribbed on both sides and dangered off. MSHA was notified at 8:55 am.

A fall was discovered on 6/15/2006 in the #2 entry 2400' outby the active working section. The area was mined in Janurary 2006. 48" resign bolts were being used with 6' torque tension bolts. Fall will not be cleaned up. All approaches are being timbered or cribbed. No passage of men was obstructed. No injuries reported. Fall was 23' long by 20'wide by7' high.

ROOF FALL 0N 3B BELT. 3' HIGH X 50' LONG. X-CUT #9 INBY 3B HEADER.

Methane ignition occurred on the 001-0 MMU in the No. 4 entry, the flames were extinguished using the water sprays on the head of the continuous miner.

A roof fall occured in the 1 main south, #9 entry, in the pillar line between crosscut #31 and #32. The fall measured approximately 35'X19'X6'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

Hoist operator notified management of a probable failure of the East production hoist motor. Communication was initiated to begin immediate evacuation of all underground 3rd shift employees. The evacuation coincided with the normal shift change time. Dayshift employees were kept on the surface until set-up done to the prodution hoist for mantrip for second escapeway.

Turning a right hand crosscut in the #7 entry, after loading (8) eight shuttle cars with coal an ignition occurred 71' 11" inby SS#476. No injury was reported no ventilation was disturbed and no equipment was damaged.

On 6/15/2006, an unintentional roof fall occurred at the #27 crosscut in #1 entry located in the #2 working section. The area was initially supported with 10' point anchor roof bolts. The fall measured 25' x 20' x 15'.

The Cedar Creek service elevator was out of service from approx 4:15 am to 8:00 am due to problems with power supply to drive.

An ignition occurred at approx. 9:15 am in the #1 block in the #2 heading on the #1 section (002). This was the first left hand cut in block. No equipment damage or personal injury involved. No violations were issued by MSHA or DMME.

An unplanned roof fall occured in #130 mine in the #8 entry near spad #5273. The fall measured 50' in length, 20' in width, and 6' to 10' in height.

The slope car was being used to transport a longwall load center underground. The heavy load center caused the slope car to derail. Air bags were used to re-rail the car and load was distributed differently.

#2 unit had a rockfall inby the dumping point in the intersection of #8 room at 2+75. The face was 15 feet inby the crosscut. There was a slip.

Roof fall #2 hdg E Mains spad #779. 16' to 18' W, 20' L, 8' to 9' H.

A roof fall occureed in the 2nd right return in # 1 entry at # 17 crosscut. The roof fall was discovered at around 4:00 PM on June 14t 2006. District was notified at 4:12 pm. The roof fall measured approx. 18 feet wide 8' to 10' feet high and approx 55 feet long. The 2nd right section was evacuated and plan developed to clean and bolt the fall area.

Unplanned rock fall 23 breaks from the face. No injuries, no air blockage. Occurred in the old works.

South 1, 69 block 9 entry, 4-way intersection. 40 ft long x 20 ft wide x 8 ft high. Support: 6 ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, pans, brow straps. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall.

Rock fall on the 90 belt across from spad # 37017 in the #4 entry over to the #2 entry. The fall is about 150 foot long, 20' wide and 8 foot thick. The area was bolted with 5 foot torque tension bolts. We will clean up one entry of the fall and put steel canopy in it. All areas of the fall is dangered off. The fall is about 3000 foot from the face.

A roof fall occurred at the 1st North Main East #1 Entry, #81 Crosscut (3-way intersection). The fall measured approximately 56' long x 36' wide x above anchorage. The fall did not result in any damage to equipment or property.

Driving Euclid Truck on haul road with bed in raised position. Bed came in contact with power lines tearing them.

Gate swithch came open as a result of salt acc- umulation loosened on platform because of platform cleaning. Miners were evacuated at 8:00 a.m. evacuation was completed at 8:25 a.m. the platform was cleaned, the hoist was tested and the miners returned underground at 9:00 a.m.

Fire boss found roof fall at 5:15 am on 6/12/06) on working section of #1 North 1 blk inby station #2514 in #5 entry 2 blks inby feeder dump point. On 6/13/06 at 6:00 am fall had continued left to #4 & #3 entrys in direct line. Total of 3 intersections lost.

During the mine examination a rock fall was found. The fall occurred in the #1 entry & #2 entry and adjoining crosscut, located in the 4th break inby the portal. The fall was approx 5-6 ft thick, 18-20 ft wide.

Roof Fall in #5 entry 1 crosscut inby Spad# 7150. Fall was 20' X 20' X 48". No injuries occured.

A roof fall occured on the 003 section belt at # 13 crosscut inby spad # 21520. The fall was approx. 8' high X 20' wide X 18' long. The area had been bolted with 5' High tech bolts.

Service hoist brakes had no air pressure getting past the main panel. This locked the brakes in the closed position. Mine evacuation was started at 4:00 am through the production shaft and the Newark field office was notified by voice message. The air dryer was repaired and the hoist was functional. Miners were sent back in the mine at 5:15 am.

Working place #6 entry cut back into 10 rm causing a three way intersection. The breakthru at 10 rm fell. 4 ft high, 17 ft wide and 20 ft long.

At approximately 6 AM a belt conveyor caught fire due to contact with hot clinker. The belt fire lasted more than thirty minutes.

A roof fall was discovered in the No 5 intake entry of 1 left off of 1 north. The fall is located 1 break outby spad no. 1504 & measures approx. 19 ft wide, 22 ft long x 10-12 ft high and involved an intersection. There were no injuries or equipment involved. The fall did not affect the passage of men or ventilation.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 4B intake entry #2. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of men. Fall was at station 5+20.

An ignitioin occurred at 23+76, #2 entry, E-15. The ignition lasted approx 2 seconds and was self extinguished by the sprays from the miner. There was no damage to equipment and ther were no injuries.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 3rd east panel back belt line at 57+40 entry #4. The roof fall measured 30' long x 20' wide x 6' to 8' high. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of men.

A roof fall 300' long 19' wide 8' thick occurred 600' outby the section. The fall occurred in the #2 return entry of #5 belt 60' outby spad 56074. 5' torque tension roof bolt supports was in use. No injuries occurred as a result of the fall, passage of men was not affected, ventilation was affected as 4 stoppings were damaged. Fall was due to laminated coal/sandstone streaks.

An ignition occurred at 25+17, #1 entry, E-15 section. The ignition lasted approximately 10 to 15 seconds and was extinguished with a fire hose and rock dust. There was no damage to equipment and there were no injuries.

An ignition occurred at 25+17, #1 Entry, E-15 Section. The ignition lasted approx 5 to 10 seconds and was extinguished with a wash down hose on the miner. There was no damage to equipment and there were no injuries.

A roof fall occured in the 3 east panel, crosscut #58, in the pillar line between #5 and #6 entry. The fall mesured approximately 35'x19'x5'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 7I tail-gate @ 38 X-cut. The fall measured approx 8'high X 12' long X 15 1/5' wide. No equipment damage or injury.

A roof fall was found by examiner doing pre-shift on 6/10/06. Fall was located at 80 cross cut between 5 and 6 entry of 5r MS. Fall was approx 20'X20'X10' high. Area had been mined Oct. of 2004 and was supported with 8'full resin bolts. No injury resulted but an intake stopping was covered up. No plans to clean up fall, props have been set and ventilation reestablished.

A roof fall occurred at #4 entry track near #3 belt. The fall measured approximately 20' lenght x 20' width x 4' to 6' height.

Cab burnt and destroyed - cause undetermined (excessive heat on combustible material). Steering line blew hole and oil hit turbo which was hot.

An ignition occurred at 25+05, #1 Entry, E-15 Section. the ignition lasted approx 5 seconds and was extinguished with a wash down hose on the miner. There was no damage to equipment and there were no injuries.

A roof fall occured in the 3 east panel, crosscut #58 in the intersection of #9 entry. The fall measured approximately 19'x19'x5'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

41 Blk 6notta haulage. #5 entry no intention to rehabilitate.

A roof fall occurred in the 3 East Panel at cross-cut #54 in the intersection of #8 entry extending halfway through the pillarline between #9 entry and #10 entry measuring approximately 85ft. x 19ft. x 5ft. The area was supported with 5ft. fully grouted roof bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause.

A roof fall occurred in the 14 North Panel in #3 entry in 1/2 the intersection of cross-cut #22 and extending through the intersection of cross-cut #23 measuring approximately 60ft. x 19ft. x 5ft. The area was supported by 5ft. fully grouted roof bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause.

A fall of ground occurred in the 4-5 450 heading where roof bolts were in use. This was above the anchorage point of the bolts. It is not know when this occurred, however, upon discovery it was immediately reported to MSHA and a 103k order was issued.

The cage was on the way down & was approx 100' from the station when ee noticed smoke. Upon inspection we found the bottom coil of a dual coal arrangement which activates the service brake release mechanism smoking. The varnish was burnt & smoking on the coil, but the coil was still operational. Both coils were replaced. The hoist was released at 1:05 pm.

A frictional methane ignition occurred in the No. 1 entry of the 2nd East section. The miner operator was trimming the bottom on the right side of the entry when he contacted the rock mine floor with the bits of the miner igniting methane gas.

Roof fall was discovered on the tailgate side on N-panel Longwall set-up at approx. 11:53 pm between spads 14690 & 14691. After investigation it was determined that the roof fall was above the roof bolt anchorage zone. An MSHA field office supervisor was notified at 12:33 am. No personnel were affected, no equipment or ventilation controls were damaged.

A roof fall was found in the #2 unit's left side return. the fall measured 12' wide x 50' long x 6' high. The fall is in an area that doesn't effect ventilation or the travelway. This roof fall will not be cleaned up.

ROOF FALL (7000-1-005-06) : LOCATION - Old Main B, #7 Entry, South of Spad #51614. DIMENSIONS - H:6-7', W:19.5', L: 35'. GEOLOGY - Soft, medium to dark gray shale with prominent roof jointing or slips in the roof. ROOF SUPPORT - 6' Instal bolts.

Unintentional Roof Fall measuring 80'(L) x 20'(W) x 4'(T) found @ 12:30 PM on 6/7/06. It was located @ spad 299 in # 3 Entry.

A roof fall occured on #5 unit at Crosscut 39, #5 entry intersection. The roof fall measuring approx 25'l, 18'w, 6'H. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted bolts

Roof fell in the break between #2 & #3 entry. This is located in the intake approx 1 break out by 5 spad #205H. This does not affect escapeways or travel or airways. Area has been cribbed off and dangered off. Additional supports have been placed in adjoining entries.

Railroad ties running over #3 clinker drag caught on fire due to the close proximity.

An unplanned roof fall occurred at the #6 set of seals at seal #7. The fall measured 20' wide, 40' long and 5' thick.

An unplanned roof fall occurred at the #5 set of seals at the #5 seal. The fall measured 20' wide, 40' long and 5' thick.

The #2 hoist slowed down & stuck at the bottom landing due to salt build up on timber lubricant. Miners were evacuated at 3:37pm. Evacuation completed at 3:51 pm. The hoist Timbers were lubricated, the hoist tested & miners returned underground at 4:15pm.

A roof fall occured in the active working section, mmu number 001-0. The fall occured one break inby survey spad 6+96 in the intersection of number 6 entry and into the crosscut from 6 entry to 5 entry.

Found intersection caved/cross cut inby spad #u18 in #4 of main return air course cribbed off. All side air going over top of cavs and around all sides.

2 to 1 old room set-up caved in at an intersection. Area 50' long, 18' wide. About 5' lot set-up of butt on left side.

E-butt rooms on left side; fall occurred at face area of an old set-up. Area was abandoned 9 months. 3 xcuts long, 20' wide in 3-room set of butt.

Brake car brakes locked up. It was repaired and put back in service at 11:00 a.m.

A roof fall occured in the 1st south main #5 entry at spad no. 4 + 90 third x-cut outby working face 60 feet long x 20 feet wide x 8 feet high.

A surface slide 14-15 feet high and 12-14 feet wide was found on 06/05/06 at 4:45 A.M.

Fall of roof, 2nd West, B entry (return) at ss 37 & 35 approx. 3 ft long approx. 4 ft wide 6' high grey shale gritty sandstone approx 1300 ft outby section.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 7I LW tailgate. The fall measured: 8'h, 12'w & 23' long. No equipment damage or injuries due to fall.

An unintentional fall of roof occurred in the #4 right crosscut of 002-0 section and pulled 6 bolts. The fall was approx. 20' X 6' X 60' long. The fall was located 2 breaks inby spad # 4129.

A roof fall found in an outby inactive area not affecting ventilation or travel. From crosscut outby spad 2904 to spad 2969. The fall is 280'x 19' x undermined height.

Although the mine disagrees, MSHA has classified the water inflow in 20 Headgate, entry 3, crosscut 35 to 36 as an inundation. Water started from a hole in the floor, flowing to the lower part of the section until additional pumping capacity was added.

A roof fall occured on the old Shawnee side of the mine inby the belt slope at number 72 break.

A roof fall occurred in the main west entries at #83 crosscut in the #9 entry. The roof fall measured 30' long, 18' wide and 15' thick.

An unplanned roof fall occured in the # 4 entry 100' inby spad 4275. 4000' from the active face fall measured 10' length x 16 ' width x 5' height. No injuries reported, no equipment involved. Ventilation was not affected. Passage of persons was affected. This area will be rehabilitated.

Due to excessive rain the quarry is flooded at this location. Operation should resume as soon as weather permits.

A roof fall above the anchor point in the intersection of #6 entry, 1 xcut inby spad #4314, measuring 15' thick, 18' wide and 50' long. Outby the face for a distance of 110 feet 2 xcuts inby dumping point located in #5 entry.

An event occurred (ignition) in behind the old #13 belt seals, one of the 7 seals was dislodged, eliminating the separation between the active and sealed area of the mine. Cause of ignition unknown.

A roof fall occurred inby the tailpiece at 28+60 #4 2nd west. The crosscut between #5 and #4 was mined opening the intersection in #4. The roof was being supported in the crosscut when the intersection of #4 fell. The area had been initially bolted with 6' resin bolts. The fall was 30' long, 18' wide, and 6' high.

Employee fell from stack cap level to preheat level suffering fatal injuries.

Contractor (electrician) was working in building. It is unknown just what happened. The electrician contacted energized conductors while installing an electrical circuit.

Employee was removing hydraulic line on Volvo loader. He had raised the bucket, remove front cover, taken 3 bolts out of line. The line then blew off then the main boom cylinder came down on top of him pinning him between differential and boom causing accident.

EE was attempting to lift a large piece of rock from the toes of #32 shield, F-13 longwell face. He lost control of the rock and it fell catching the tip of his right ring finger between the relay bar and the rock. EE was wearing gloves.

It is believed that the employee placed his right foot on top of rail and was run over by wheel of rail car WC 24278.

Employee was attempting to remove rock that was lodged under tailgate on trailer. When the rock fell out, the tailgate slammed onto fingers of left hand, resulting in amputation of tips of left middle and ring fingers.

Machine was parked in parking lot idle at the time of the accident. Operator was cleaning window on drill rig cab. Wind caught door and blew it shut on his right hand severing tip of index finger to first knuckle.

Employee was discarding scrap stone into a wastebin and pinched his finger between the steel tub and a piece of stone. He crushed his knuckle, had a compound fracture and severed the tendon in the little finger of his left hand. The little finger was amputated to the second joint.

Employee was helping pull a shuttle car drag across mine floor to install it on a shuttle car when he felt slight pain in his groin. Employee did not start missing work until July 15, 2006.

While shoveling muck (sloppy mixture of mud, coal & fireclay) at #2 unit tailpiece, employee felt a sharp burning sensation in his right groin after throwing heavy shovel-loads of this material onto the belt. Although in pain, he did finish his shift.

EE was swinging the head of the roof bolter machine to the next position. He had his right hand on the top of the roof bolter when a piece of rock fell striking his little finger causing crushing injuries. He was treated at Harlan hospital and told to come back 6/21/06 for amputation.

Employee was cleaning around an elevator with a port-a-vac truck. He used his hand to push a small pile of cement away from the elevator when his finger went into a hole that had developed in the elevator housing beneath the pile causing a bucket to cut off the tip of his left middle finger.

Mixer clogged with cement and EE reach his hand around the guard and into the hopper to free clogg and encountered the auger.

Employee was pulling on a wrench in an attempt to loosen a fitting. The strain caused a hernia of the groin that required surgery.

Miner was using old truck seat for a chair. He started to move the seat & as he set down the seat went down pinching off the tip of his finger. His finger was caught between the seat frame and the seat bottom. Cut tip off of middle finger on left hand.

EE was removing a hydraulic cylinder from a loader with his supervisor at the heavy equipment shop. The cylinder was held with a crane. When the EE moved the cylinder slipped from one end of the loader structure causing a quick movement of cylin der pinching his finger between cylinder & loader bucket arm at the other end.

After removing his gloves for a better grip, employee was trimming the liner, cutting away from himself with his right hand while pulling the newly cut liner the opposite way with his left hand. This action resulted in a laceration at the base of the employee's index finger on his left hand. Laceration required 7 stitches.

A form 7000.1 was faxed along with a letter to MSHA on 07/27/06 concerning this incident. The Denver office requested we also submit the form electronically; therefore this submission is being made. Employee had completed his shift & left the mine site traveling on his personal motorcycle. About 1 mile past the mine gate he struck an antelope resulting in a fractured wrist.

EE was stripping wire with a razor knife, knife slipped and cut into upper thigh on right leg. Treatment consisted of 24 stitches.

Employee was climbing into his loader to start his shift. When he pulled on the door, he lost his balance and fell to the ground. His right hand, head, and left hip were injured. He is losing time.

Employee was reaching to the center of the section belt to retrieve an air line couplier. While doing so he felt pain in his left calf. The mine was idle and the belt was not running.

Employee was dumping wet pb over rail into pb high grade sump. too much weight in basket causing it to tip forward into sump. He was taken to co. dr. and after continuous treatment he has surgery on august 28, 2006 making this a lost time incident.

Employee said he does not know how or when or where he got hurt. He told another employee on 6/30/06 that his shoulder was hurting.

Employee said he was lifting the blocks to stack them up and he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He said he felt pain in left leg.

Backing under shovel. Shovel spotted bucket too low. Employee hit dutchman, causing bed to go up and come down hard, jarring her.

Hurt shoulder lifting rocks.

Employee's foot slipped and he fell while climbing into the trackhoe.

Employee was traveling access road to get to the drill when the road broke off and turned over the truck he was traveling in.

Employee was helping to position the bottom portion of a screen deck, when he strained his lower back.

While lifting a feed box, lifting lug broke off and box fell on foot. Right foot was broke.

A stone slab was placed in an upright position leaning on a John Deere skid steer (tip of fork attachment). When two workers were splitting the stone, it split and the stone fell over landing on injured's left leg.

Employee was striking a wear plate on the shovel bucket. When he struck the plate a piece of metal broke and struck him in the right upper leg.

Employee squatted down to glue PVC conduit & felt his knee pop. An MRI on 6/30/2006 showed a torn ligament. Surgery performed on 7/5/2006.

While driving to Casteel with road marked as an escape route. Road had been shot out and not properly barricaded, allowing Ee to drive off of an 8' bluff in chest deep water. EE hurt leg and knee. He was taken to county Dr and to an orthopedic specialist. He is now off work beginning 7/3/06 waiting for knee surgery.

Injured was lifting a channel from out of the channel rack on top of the continuous miner when his left leg slipped on a piece of slate. He twisted his left ankle. This occurred in a work area where a clay vein was encountered & there was debris on the mine floor.

EE was helping hookup klankity klank water pump when he slipped and fell injured left knee as he was leaving sand plant.

The operator was dismounting the Shuttle Wagon rail car mover. When he made contact with the ground with his left foot he released his grip on the hand rails. His left foot rolled into a tire rut twisting his ankle and caused him to fall backwards and strike his lower back on a RR Track rail.

Pain in left knee and hip, while packing 5 gal. bucket of chain, to 2nd plant level to the plant belt head, where large piece of sandstone lodged in the chute.

EE was dismounting the caterpillar 980-B frontend loader. EE claims he had mud on his boots that caused his foot to slip off of the top step of the loader he fell to the ground he hit his knee when he fell.

While cleaning up a polymer spill, employee slipped on some of the spilled material and fell. Employee's statement on results of incident was "no injury". Employee continued work. An infection developed from a pre-existing condition and resulted in lost work days. On 8/3/06 company doctor stated that the fall could have contributed to employee's infection.

EE was kneeling next to miner installing shims when a piece of draw rock measuring 25" L x 15" W x 1" to 3" thick struck him in left arm and left upper leg area. Roof was supported with 6' torque tension bolts with 8" x 8" bearing plates and pizza pans.

While trying to brake loose steel using a hydraulic wrench, employee mashed his middle finger. "Two steels in the ground at the time of the accident".

Employee was cutting splice from electrical cable when knife slipped and cut his left leg above the knee.

Employee was pulling down a piece of line curtain and felt strain to his left rib cage and back. He continued working until 7/10/06 when he sought medical assessment and began missing work.

Maintenance mechanic was positioning a Euclid haul truck's gear on the truck's axle and strained his lower back.

Climbing on dozer to get in cab. Got to the top lost balance started to fall backward. He then jumped so not to land on his back. Landed on his feet breaking bone in his left foot.

EE was cleaning up in draft chamber area when hot clay dust went down into his right boot causing 2nd degree burns on foot.

Driver was attempting to dump a load of coal at the Clearfield Tipple and the truck fell over onto the driver's side.

While hammering off bearing, steel sliver punctured hand & lodged in his left hand, index finger joint.

Employee was assisting in the changing of blow bars on a crusher. While lifting, employee strained his lower back.

The EE has a history of back injuries. He has a long complaint of back pain and discomfort. He started missing work on 6/28/06. He has been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease.

Injured was making a belt splice when hammer slipped and struck his left index finger. He recv'd approx. 20 stitches.

Hydrated lime in boot caused lime burn.

EE began missing work on 7/19/06 due to health problems (heart) while EE was off, he visited another dr. and began treatment in relation to an injury he had on 6/28/06 for which he obtained a full release to return to work on the following day. EE remains off work. Release from heart dr 8/21/06.

While walking past a bandsaw in the Maintenance Shop, worker stepped on a 12" piece of threadstock in the aisle causing him to turn his right ankle and sprain it.

Employee was climbing down from his fueling truck when he missed the last step and fell to the ground injuring his left leg. The conditions were wet and muddy and slippery do to the recent rain storms we had in the area.

While operating the water wagon in the pit, the injured lost control and ran into a pile of shot material, straining his body and hitting his head. No injuries other than strain and headache.

Operator was doing pre-operation check when a snake jumped at him & he jumped back and fell.

Employee shut down Megatex then using a pry bar, pushed Megatex over and reached into pipe with right hand to remove obstruction. Pry bar slipped causing Megatex to slide back over employee's right hand. Right wrist and hand were lacerated and smashed.

Rock fall.

Using a wedge to move rock from jaw of crusher, wedge and rock gave way and employee fell against the safety railing.

The truck was watering pit haul road, driver was going too fast and could not stop the truck. Driver turned truck into road berm and truck rolled over, scrapped truck.

Employee removing chains from the back of service truck, He stepped down from the back of truck stepped on a rock and twisted ankel.

Picked up side rail 7 ft long, 6 in wide, 50 lb weight. Twisted back.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP TO DUMP WHEN HE STARTED TO RAISE THE BED OF THE TRUCK, A ROCK KICKED OUT FROM UNDER THE RIGHT TIRE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO OVER TURN.

Employee was shoveling dirt into drill hole. He felt pain in his groin area. Saw doctor on 6/29; given no work restrictions until lab results.

Cleaning under belt with shovel, he pulled a muscle in his shoulder.

Employee, general labor, was outside in supply yard loading timbers in scoop bucket when he slipped and fell and hit his tailbone on scoop bucket. Went to doctor - bruised - will be off couple of shifts.

Moving grizzley with loader, grizzley shifted traping ankle.

Rock fall.

While hanging bedrails in 10H belt line, employee felt pain in lower abdomen. *7/31/06 diagnosis was a hernia. No lost work days yet.

Employee had stepped across miner cable laying on the outby rib, helping to hang bolter cable, when at the same time the miner cable was being moved, causing ee to lose her footing, twisting her right knee.

EE stated after helping complete the preshift inspection on the 2800 electric shovel and after getting back on the ground, he proceeded to his dozer. While walking toward the machine, he stepped on a rock, which was under about 8 inches of wet mud, causing him to twist his right knee.

Injured and his partner were picking up a tip jack to load into scoop when injured felt something pull in his back.

Hurt left elbow (pulled muscle) while loading shot.

EE was splitting a slab of sandstone using a 4lb hammer and stone chisel, when he was struck in the left eye by stone particals, which passed under the lenses of his safety glasses. Particals were removed by a physician. EE lost one day or work.

Loading in left hand lift in #7, a piece of rock fell out and hit EE in the lower back.

While rigging up a drill rig, derrick was in horizontal position suspended approx 1' via the gantry rigging. A gussett supporting a wire rope saddle failed allowing the line to slip off. The derrick fell the 1' onto crib blocks. EE was maneuvering the crib block at the time, intending to expose the derrick area in order to paint it. His hand was caught btwn the cribbing & derrick.

Injured and co-worker were picking up a centrifigal pump shaft in tight wroking space. He felt a pain in his groin, but continued to work. Injured worked until 7/7/06, when he began losing time for a left inguinal hernia. He continued to work on his normal job until that date. lost time began on 7/7/06.

Lifting oxygen cylinder to secure to rack on service truck, felt pain stomach area.

EE was bolting top when a piece of rock fell from the top and hit injured.

Slipped on rolling scrap of conduit; strained groin.

Employee was using an excavator to clean out the quarry sump hole. While digging, the machine became unstable and rocked back and forth jarring the employee's lower back.

Driving Truck to move material.

Contractor employee was walking on go-between in line 6, window 8 when he stepped on a rock and twisted his right ankle. Later determined to have hair line fracture in right ankle.

EE was welding and received flash burns to his eyes.

Injured was bolting in the #7 entry of the face when a piece of rock fell out of the top striking his knee. Victim tried working next day; leg swelled up. Doctor ordered him to stay off it for a few days; first day of work missed 6/28/06.

Employee was grinding and got metal in both eyes

Employee was roof bolting using 6' bolts. While bending the bolt for installation he felt pain in his shoulder.

Pulling block with scoop and the block fell landing on his left hand.

Employee stepped backward on the shop floor into a coiled pneumatic tool hose. He stepped forward and caught his right foot in the hose and planted his right leg awkwardly tearing his meniscus and partialy tearing a ligament. He is unable to work.

Climbing up ladder on water tank to see if it was lined up with water island pipe, while coming down ladder he tripped on a hose, twisted ankle and fell landing on exhaust and burned arm.

EE was setting a shield on the set-up face when the hook on the winch rope broke, causing the shield to slide forward, pinning EE's leg between the shield feet and the panline.

Employee was lying down on the revolving frame welding, went to get up and hurt his back.

Employee carried a full tank of propane across firing floor (approximately 60 ft) and installed it on a forklift, straining his back. Initially went to doctor, was treated and released. Did not miss work until 8/20/2006.

Opened Air Lock Doors and air caught doors and blew back on the left arm of EE.

Employee was struck on the left shoulder by falling rock while operating the continuous miner in the #4 heading 111' inby spad 56357 on the 004 section. Employee suffered contusion to the left shoulder.

Section foreman was on the longwall face when a piece of draw rock fell striking him on his left foot and ankle.

Bolter operator was tramming the bolter with his leg hanging out of the deck when a shuttle car ran into the bolter catching his left leg - causing a compound fracture to the lower leg.

Repairing battery on rubber tired man trip, battery blew up and struck him in the eye.

EE was using a pry bar to clean motor came loose and struck his elbow.

Glove snagged on hinge while closing door-pinched 4th finger of right hand between door & frame-smashed fingernail causing cut and bone fracture.

Employee was using water line on unit to water haulage roads. When pulling on waterline, it hung on a rock and pulled him backwards, twisting his knee. At end of shift when riding out in mantrip, a spare tire on mantrip caught on a roof bolt causing mantrip to stop suddenly and employee bruised his tailbone.

EE was changing tire on S.C. when jack slipped out, car came off crib block, striking employee on left leg below knee.

HT 255 approached the berm at approximately a 45 degree angle with his right rear tires hitting the berm first. The berm measured 15ft at the base of the berm and was approximately 6.5ft in height. The truck went over and slid down the dump on its left side and came to a rest on all tires at the bottom of the dump.

Employee was walking to his vehicle in the parking area after his shift when he was struck by the rear passenger side of another employee's automobile as that EE was backing up, looking for a parking space before reporting for his shift. The medical treatment of this incident is being covered by both parties private insurance. Neither EE was working at the time.

Employee, climbing ladder of loader, left hand slipped off rail. He proceeded to regrip his hand on the rail to save himself from falling and cut his arm open on a placard on the loader. Employee received stitches in forearm.

Rock falling from elevated area struck miner below.

The operator was opening the radiator cap to the loader when it poped open, spraying coolant up into the air and on the operator. The operator jumped from the loader and broke his ankle. He also had some minor 1st degree burns.

While drilling holes to anchor the section tail piece, the air line came loose from the drill and sprayed air and debris into individuals eyes, the foreign material in his eyes needed to be removed at the hospital and the Optometrist office.

Employee sustained an injury to his knee. The employee was climbing into a bobcat to perform cleanup activities around the Truck Load Out building. As he entered the bobcat his right foot slipped out from under him causing the right knee to strike the metal frame of the bobcat. The employee's knee had swelling and a bruise. The doctor gave one day of no work.

The employee was helping carry a top belt roller and the other employee dropped his end causing the roller to pull from the injured employee's hands and striking him on top of the foot causing a laceration to the top of his foot. It should be noted that this happened on last day of work prior to a two week vacation shut down.

Employee was bolting ribs. was struck by a 3'x 18' x 6' Rib.

Operator observed a large stone stuck in oversize discharge bars of the vibrating feed hopper. Operator shut down the hopper & climbed up on to the discharge of oversize stone plate. Operator tried to break free the large stone by prying on rock with pry bar, lost balance and fell on rock pile.

EE was setting a wheelbarrow under the cone crusher, a four inch rock flew out of the cone and struck him on the brim of his hardhat. The impact made a laceration on his scalp requiring medical care. He sustained a concussion with no loss of consciousness. He was released to return to work the next shift.

Employee was hanging a stamler cable and as he pushed the cable up he felt a burning sensation in his right shoulder. Employee went in for shoulder surgery on 2/23/07 making this injury reportable.

Before work started, employee was petting watch dog in front of another employee's vehicle. The employee driving the jeep did not see the employee and bumped his leg with jeep.

At approximately 11:30 AM 6/22/06 employee was trying to tighten a bolt on the conveyor belt. The ratchet slipped and he fell against the braces on the conveyor. He told a co-worker he felt a pop in his back.

EE was operating a Cont. Miner when he saw a coal rib working beside the machine. He turned to hurry and leave area and tripped on the cable of mining machine which caused his arm to strike shuttle car he was loading.This resulted in a laceration (Avulsion Type) to his arm.

Assoc installing fan belts on pulley on equip with assistance from another mechanic with a bar, the bar slipped releasing the tensioner pulley, Assoc finger caught between pulley and fan belt.

Employee was helping wind up belt rubber in roadway, hit his arm against guard and cut his forearm - small cut to lower forearm. He went to hospital, received first aid treatment (no sutures); missed one shift.

EE was helping electrician. Slipped and fell off of feeded to ground (about 4 ft.) causing lower back contusion and strain.

Victim got between scoop and building as operator backed scoop up and steered scoop around.

Descending stairs from button house and slipped off bottom stair. Impact injured left ankle. Notified supervisor on 6/22/06. Saw doctor on 7/5/06. Safety office receievd injury report on 7/11/06.

Employee struck his head on low overhead area while walking up stairs. The employee continued to work for several days. On July 5, 2006, his doctor gave him light duty work restrictions. Graymont does not have light duty. At this point, it became a lost time injury.

Hitching a material trailer to mine LHD, raised trailer and blocked trailer to within 1 inch of height needed then tryed to hand lift with right hand. Trailer fell pinching right middle finger (tip of finger) between hitch and wv.

Injured was supplying roof bolts for the roof bolting machine. He was carrying roof bolts from the scoop bucket to the roof bolting machine. When he felt a sudden pain in his back.

Employee was getting off the drill when he twisted his right ankle.

Employee was pushfing large wooden block from under suspended roof bolter in shop. When he experienced pain in right shoulder. He worked until 9-11-06 when he took off the have it repaired.

Cutting #l heading and left foot slid between cutter and rib.

As EE was operating equipment, the windshield came out of frame and hit him on the head.

Employee was stacking reject bags on a pallet, noticed another conveyor was having problems. Hurried to complete stacking the reject conveyor by lifting, turning & throwing the bags. Thus extending and straining his back muscles.

Employee felt pain in his lower back when he bent over to connect cables from charger to welder battery.

Cleaning snub pulley, caught bar hitting his and face.

Employee's right foot was run over by right rear tire of forklift. Operator did not see him sweeping the floor behind him while backing up. Bruised foot.

Employee was prying down on space plates when he felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee was loading rock dust onto a scoop when he experienced a hernia of the groin that required surgery.

Crew was setting jacks & timbers & one timber became loose & fell striking employee on the left foot. (9/18/06 #2 amendment: EE began losing time again on 9/11/06 due to increased pain).

EE was attempting to hook up table saw to hitch on pickup truck along w/another ee. Other ee had to walk away to get a tool. Injured ee had tongue of saw sitting on pick up truck's bumper. It slipped off bumper onto his ankle.

As employee was lifting timber, he felt a pull in his groin. Employee had hernia surgury on 8/01/2006 which was his first day missed.

Cleaning inside cone crusher, slipped back and hit it. Felt pain on left side ribs & lungs area.

Employee was carrying pump up a ladder when he lost his blance and fell 9' to the ground.

Employees were removing a bull gear from the house of a BE480 walking dragline. Employees were using an overhead crane to manuever the gear out of a side door. The gear was attached to the overhead crane and the lift started when the gear shifted striking the employee's lower legs. The employee suffer from bruises to the legs and a puncture wound requiring stitches.

Employee twisted his knee while exiting the water truck. Accident was not reported until Thursday, July 6th.

Employee stated while unloading rock dust from the supply car and spreading it on the walkway he bent over to pick up a bag of rock dust and felt pain in his left groin area.

Removing rivets from I-beam with a sledge hammer & a punch. Employee was hit on his wrist by the sledge hammer causing a bruise to his left wrist.

A partial roll of geotextile fabric came loose from its chain on an excavator bucket and struck a laborer on the right shoulder.

EE was climbing down a ladder of a front end loader. As he stepped to the ground, he slipped and felt a pain in his lower back that continued to get worse. He went to the doctor one week later.

Employee was lifting a case of water, foot got stuck in mud. While attempting to pick foot up, body weight shifted causing employee to pull muscle in left shoulder area. Employee was released to work by ER doctor. Followed up with family doctor and started to miss work.

Employee strained left shoulder while lifting a slide rail. *Employee did not start losing time until 9/5/06 due to surgery. **Employee started losing time again on 3/9/07 due to increased pain.

Working with two other employees to change #7 cement collar drive reducer. Knee swelled and became painful

Removing rivets from I-beam with a sledge hammer & a punch. Employee was hit on his right thumb by the sledge hammer.

Employee was loading a 50-ton battery.

Descending ladder, he slipped and struck his left knee on bolt.

Injured was pulling the contactor case from Eimco shuttle car. He felt pain in back, he finished shift and tried to work the next day. Pain was too bad and he had to go to doctor.

When employee was moving from the lube truck to the loading dock, he slipped on some grease and strained his left knee. Lost time started on 7/13/06.

Employee was working on a rock truck unit #49. Employee was using a grinder disc which came apart and hit leg. Employee had laceration to left shin needing stitches.

Employee was attemting to remove bridged material when rock slid down the side of hopper cutting right leg

While selecting stone suitable for flag (1/2" to 2 1/2" thick), employee encountered a stone which was too big on one end (2 1/2' x 1 1/2' - 2" on one end & 4" on the other end). He dropped it on a stone ledge to break larger end off. This caused 1 of several fist size pieces to fly up & hit him in the eye, knocking his safety glasses off.

Employee stated while traveling on No.4 roadway, at crosscut 12, the No.20 mantrip canopy struck a roof bolt plate causing the mantrip to come to a sudden stop causing him to hit the left side of his head on the front of mantrip.

EE was getting into the trackhoe and lost his footing on the step and fell. EE tried to catch himself and felt his shoulder pop. It rained the previous weekend and the tracks were muddy.

EE was tramming roof bolter #10 into position in entry 3 inby crosscut 11. A rock measuring 6'x3'x 2'to 6' thick fell from mine roof striking EE on the head. The rock slid down the left side of his body striking his ankelThis caused contusion to his left ankel and gave him a headache. The rock fell from between the roof bolts at an angle.

EE was in the procee of using a slate pry bar to try and free a stuck portion of an automatic temporary roof support. The employees working on the ATRS attached a chain rachet to the stuck portion to increase the pulling force. While use- ing a slate bar in downward force chain rachet fell causing sudden movement of the ATRS this caused bat to strike EE.

Slipped off miner and injured hip.

While pulling charger cable, injured caught foot in another cable and fell, pulling groin muscle.

Employee was carrying one end of a long rebar and started to lift the end above his head. As he did so, he took a step forward and slipped on the rebar mat he was standing on and pulled a muscle in his calf. The rebar mat was approximately 5 inches off of the ground.

Drives Cat 773 Rock Truck and by repetitive motion and dumping, jarring strain/injury to lower back.

The injured man stated that while unloading timbers from a scoop, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

Loading hi line in car and got rt knee under wheel.

The loader operator was backing off the crusher ramp when the engine stalled and the brakes failed. The loader continued in reverse until it struck the stone berm. At that time the loader rolled over onto its side. The operator then crawled out of the cab onto the ground.

Driving haul truck down a road, lost control of truck and rolled it 1 time down the road. Rolled over 1 time. Bed landed on wheels, cab rolled 1 1/4 times and came to rest w/driver's side on ground. Driver was wearing seatbelt and sustained very minor injuries.

Employee was welding when arch bounced off face shield going into eyes.

While placing a new belt on a dry El Jay screen catwalk, he turned wrong and heard knee pop.

Employee was attempting to clear a jammed stone bin by pushing and pulling the bin handle. He experienced back pain but continued to work until he started to hoe out material under the feeder belt and pain got worse.

Employee slipped, fell & injured his knee(R).

Rock prop (floor to roof support) fell out where set and struck employee on chest.

Experienced lower back pain while operating dump truck.

Employee was using a pipe wrench to unscrew a 2" pipe apart when he slipped and twisted his knee.

Lifting a block w/crow bar, block slipped and caught his finger, smashing it.

Employee was assisting with lifting a ventilation tube and he felt pain in his left shoulder. He has a history of rotator cuff surgery. Occupational illness.

While lifting a piece of metal on 4 north track, employee felt pain in right shoulder. Employee worked 6/19/06 and 6/20/06. Started missing work on 6/22/06 due to torn rotator cuff.

employee was getting off his pick-up when he tripped over a rock

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Employee stated he & 5 other employees were unloading belt stands from a supply car into a scoop bucket. While pulling one bonded set of four stands the set was spun and pinched the employee's left arm against the previously loaded set.

Lowering handyman jack after raising belt hardware, hand slipped off handle, striking employee's safety glasses which cut right eye lid.

EE injured his back while operating 30 ton Volvo off road truck. Truck was loaded while traveling along bumpy road. EE failed to adjust seat spring tension on seat at beginning of shift to except his weight 240 lbs when truck crossed rough road the seat bottomed out causing EE to hit very hard on floor causing injury.

Member was carring 7' timbers to #3 entry to timber the roadway and felt pain in lower back. The accident was not reported to the safety department until 7/4/2006.

Kneeling down on left knee blocking D11N dozer blade.

Hooking up cat head at power center and felt a pain in his lower back. Did not become reportabe until 7/17/06-First day off.

A miner was injured on 6/17/06, went to doctor on 8/9/06. This resulted in lost days. Miner still off work. The company failed to complete and submit a MSHA #7000-1 for injury.

Pulling sheave drum sprays' slipped in pan line and twisted left knee.

Employee was standing on conveyor when it was accidentally turned on. He then fell between two braces (metal), causing fractures to his right ankle and contusions to both legs.

Catwalk on the haul truck was a little moist from exiting the mine. When EE was getting down from the catwalk, his foot slipped and he caught himself before he fell, resulting in an injury to his shoulder.

Employee was carrying block while building stopping, when he tripped & fell on some block hurting his left hip. He continued walking for 9 hours. (Employee was in a car accident prior to returning to work preventing him from returning to work for 39 days.)

Employee was working by crusher & a large rock fell and hurt his right ankle.

Driving a 50 ton rock truck when EE drove onto the soft shoulder of the road causing the road to give away & the truck to overturn. EE was wearing the seatbelt. This was a new road & berm had not been installed.

Employee over filled diesel tank getting diesel on his clothes. He stayed in clothes for extended period of time creating rash on skin from red dye in diesel fuel (slept on clothes).

Employee was lifting a cooler grate with the help of another employee. He strained his lower back.

Employee was climbing ladder on 6/16 and felt his left knee pop. He notified his supervisor on 6/20 of the incident and continued discomfort. The injury became reportable for orthoscopic surgery on 7/7/06.

While roof bolting, drill steel popped back out & punctured employee's left hand between his thumb & index finger. He received 5 stitches.

Stepped on a loose rock and twisted ankle.

EE was using pipe wrench to remove stuck drill steel. EE felt pain between shoulder blades & lower thoratic spine.

No unusual conditions, employee instaling cutting edges on D-11 Dozer using 1" Drive Impact over head. He states it caused damage to his neck causing a pinched nerve and numbness. He also had extreme pain in his left arm & shoulder.

The miner fell getting off the dragline. He tried to push himself away from the tracks and got his right hand caught in hand rail.

Member was walking, checking rollers, stepped in a hole twisting his knee.

Employee was using a long steel bar to clear the channel in the quarry - where the burner was having a hard time burning away the granite.

Injured was drilling hole when a piece of rock fell striking top of hand.

Employee had arrived in x-cut #3 to #4 just as loading crew was backing out of cut when he was struck by bridge.

Employee stated that he was washing on the slope. He stepped on a mandoor that gave way causing him to fall. He was diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear. His first last work day did not occur until 7/20/06 due to surgery.

After changing oil in the feeded the EE was reinstalling a cover on the side of the machine. One bolt had been installed and he was preparing to insert the second bolt when the cover fell off striking him on the left foot.

Employee was installing hoist cable on the shovel when the cable slipped from the D-ring striking him on the lower left leg resulting in a fracture.

While roof bolting, drilled thru the pan with first steel, causing a piece of metal to lodge in eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses and was following safety procedures.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL TO TURN OFF WATER AT THE PUMP HOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING AND HITTING HIS KNEE.

Twisted right ankle while crossing tracks in wet conditions.

EE was standing slabs of stone up onto their edges, one against the other, when a piece of stone fell over and struck his right ankle.

Pushing cutting head into hill and pinched fingers between cutting head and kelly bar.

Injured was going to the section parts car to get parts. When he stepped off of the ride, he stepped in a water hole and twisted his right ankle.

Timber fell and caught hand between supply car and timber.

Employee was unloading bucket of 36" used belt structure from scoop bucket and pulled muscle in back lifting 1 pc of structure.

Employee was handling an air manifold and dropped in on his left foot.

Employee was lifting a full bottle of gas when he felt a sharp pain in his lower stomach/groin area

Pulling air hose in shop to air tire up on truck. Pulled bicep muscle in right arm.

LHD ran out of fuel and when loader engine stopped, loader ran down ramp.

EE sprained his left knee after stepping off a locomotive. He went to the doctor on June 23.

Employee was hauling rock from top level of quarry to dump. While employee was exiting ramp, he stopped halfway up, approximately 100 feet, attempted to back down and turned left, came in contact with loose rock on left shoulder upsetting truck onto its right side.

Employee was drilling hole steel stopped up, dropped head, steel stayed in hole, Ee put left hand on head to see if he had suction finishing steel fell out of hole, striking little finger on left hand against head.

Had quill in 3" yellow mine water line greased by channel locks and was hitting with hammer. Missed channel locks and hit left hand with hammer on back of hand.

Member was walking down the steps of an overcast when he stepped on a broken piece of cinder block that was at the base of the steps, causing him to twist his right ankle.

Making a splice on #4 S/Car beating down rings on splice hammer came off knocked and hit his left thumb and cut it.

Employee slipped and fell off loader while checking screens.

EE was ripping rock with a dozer and jerked his head and this caused an injury to neck.

Employee was vacuuming out the 160 dust collector when she fell off the ladder, which was approx. 2 foot from the ground, and hurt her right arm and back. ***THIS WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL SHE WAS SCHEDULED FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 06/21/2006.***

Employee was turning a garden path stone to put on pallet when a fork lift behind him made a loud noise, startling the employee. He turned and when he did so, stone fell on his arm. He did not seek medical attention at that time. On June 13, 2006, employee was carrying a stone to throw on pallet when he felt his arm pop, causing him to fall to ground.

Employee was riding out in mantrip at the end of shift. There was a piece of belt in roadway. When mantrip drove over belt the belt caught his foot pulling leg sideways.

EE was operating a shuttle car when he hit a hole in the travelway, causing him to bounce into the canopy of the car.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

Took radiator cap off while still hot. Burned lower left arm. 2nd degree burns.

Preparing to drill a bolt hole when a piece of rock fell from the roof and struck him on back of head causing contusion to the head.

Lifting & pulled muscle.

Employee was backing tandem dumptruck up a gradual incline (dry & solid) to add material for a new road. Truck upset because rear-passenger tires got too close to the edge. Employee tumbled inside cab and received contusions and a neck sprain.

Employee was carrying stone to put in crate; he rolled his ankle. Sprained ankle - restricted duty.

The employee was washing down his area and when he stepped back he tripped over the hose he was using. The employee fell onto a staircase located behind him hurting his shoulder.

Employee was in 988f. when the loader went in a hole causing him pain to his back.

Employee slipped on stairs hurting his left ankle. Stairs were slippery with graphite.

Employee dismounted endloader to check stopped conveyor. He walked under screen plant for a faster more direct route to conveyor. Hard hat fell off, he straightened too soon hitting his head on the screen plant. He fell hurting his back and breaking his ankle.

Employee was driving a Gehl loader into the section. He stopped at the phone to call into the section. He turned the Gehl off and was lifting the safety bar on the machine, when it rolled backwards and hit the rib.

Injured was in the bridge conveyor with a come-along tied to the bridge pulling it over to reload it onto the carrier when the bridge was accidentally started causing injured to fall injuring his shoulder.

Slabs of concrete were caught in the Jaw. The worker was using a pry bar in an attempt to dislodge the concrete slabs. The worker's left hand was caught between the pry bar and the guardrail around the jaw.

Member was attempting to get off shield 125, he slipped causing twisting of leg.

Employee was shoveling from under belt for several hours before pain & tingling in hands/fingers began. He did not report any problem until 7/5/06, we then sent him for a medical examination. *Possible carpal tunnel syndrome.

Emp.was in the face of the #1 entry marking the date, time, and initial when a piece of rock fell on him.

Employee slipped on truck steps getting into his 85T rigid frame quarry haul truck and injured his back.

EE turned off belt, turned & stepped on small rock, twisting ankle. Taken to ER for treatment, X-ray positive.

Shoveling under conveyor to screen, strained lower right part of back.

Employee stated that while making a belt splice a chip of metal broke off from mailboard and struck him in the corner of left eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses.

While positioning the roof bolter to install roof bolts, a piece of draw rock fell and struck employee on upper back.

Cutting a piece off plastic with a box cutter knife it slipped cut left hand.

Employee was operating a dozer, hit a bump with the dozer and jarred his back.

He was riding down belt line (#4 entry) with co-worker and had his head up too high and caught it in the top.

While tramming shuttlecar, injured hit a hole in the bottom causing him to bounce out of the seat and strike his head on bottom of canopy, hurting neck.

Employee exited his Euclid. Upon walking from truck, he experienced a sharp pain in lower back that got worse.

Employee was installing permanent roof support in number 4 heading. He had placed the roof bolt head into the drill pot and started to attempt to raise the boom, when he pushed the rotation lever resulting in a fracture in the right wrist.

Employee bent over to pick up a can of paint when a piece of draw rock fell from between the bolts striking him on neck & head. Did not start missing work due to this injury until 7/26/06.

Injured was using a air hose to blow wet coal off of the dryer bed. When he turned on the air he lost his balance causing him to turn his ankle.

The employee stated he was closing a vent valve on #7 heater and pressurized liquid came out of the valve spraying caustic in his eyes and on his body.

EE was setting the top heater cover on a vertical heater. His left middle finger got caught between the cover and the heater body resulting in a fractured left middle finger. No lost work days, restricted duty only.

Located on 11-A section as employee was walking to open a set of airlock doors he tripped over the rail. He fell to the ground with his left arm extended . EE complains of pain in left shoulder.

Employee was stripping starter sheets when he hit his right elbow against hanger bar.

Operator slipped while coming down off work platform and landed on the hand railing. Railing struck and bruised the employee's ribs.

Employee is a repairman and was helping work on a conveyor motor. He and two others were prying on the motor with a 6' pry bar. The bar slipped and the victim felt pain in his shoulder.

Employee was in the process of separating two railroad cars. The employee positioned himself too close to the air hose coupling. When the railcars separated the metal glad hand on the air hose of the railcar being pulled struck him in the groin.

Employees were hooking up to a truck to pull a kink out of a 6" collapsed pump discharge line that was laying embedded in the grass. When the truck began to pull the discharge line and remove the kink the hose became very taunt, then instantly the hose snapped out of the embedded grass and hit the employee on the side of his lower left leg.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER

EE was preparing to enter base/tub...got his clear safety glasses out & sat them next to manhole...he was wearing tinted glasses...exhaust sucker fan sucked his glasses into the fan...he turned off the fan & reached in to retrieve the glasses...evidently the fan had not stopped. broken fingers & multiple lacerations.

Employee injured groin on 6/9/06 lifting a bucket jack. Had surgery on 8/16/06 to repair a hernia.

Lifting stone onto pallet for another employee. Lifting stone on standup pallet severe lower back pain and down left leg pain.

EE was throwing bags and other worker was packing. Pallet was full and co-worker was told to stop but did not and injured got hit in the left knee with the bag.

Member was tightening bolts when wrench slipped causing member to hurt ankle.

Saw doctor on 6/12/06 with pain to hip area. Bacterial infection set in at rt knee, rt flank & rt hip. On 6/23/06 realized he had scraped his rt knee on a concrete block, which was the source of the bacterial infection. Off work for approx. 3-4 weeks.

Employee was assisting in re-socketing drag ropes on dragline#4. While removing the 3 piece wedges on the left socket. While removing the 3 piece wedge it slipped out of his left hand and fell approx. 8" pinching his right distal middle finger between a piece of the wedge and the ground. Resulted in lacerations to finger and a possible fracture.

Injured was helping to install a 4 ft roof bolt, bolt started to bend, he put hand up to straighten bolt. Co-worker put up pressure on bolt causing it to bend and caught injured's right thumb against roof.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING ROCK. THE CHISEL SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

EE was washing down fly ash with 1 1/2 water hose Hot ashes blew back onto his left forearm, wrist and hands.

Removing filters from scale house porch, went to walk off and he tried to miss something that was on the ground. He shifted all his weight and lost balance and fell.

Employee was sitting in rock truck cab while being loaded. Cab of truck shook causing employee to claim back pain.

Employee was hanging a ventilation curtain when a piece of draw rock fell striking him on the right forearm.

While doing maintenance on Dozer, slipped on diesel fuel on track and fell onto right knee.

Employee was removing materials from a utility trailer. He stood up and struck the door header against the top front of his hard hat.

Employee Welding, (hard surface) 30 x 70 crusher plates when he received flash burns to left forearm.

Muddy conditions existed around belt head that employee was working on. He stepped wrong in the mud and twisted his right knee. He worked until 8/5/06 before going to the doctor.

EE was helping load conveyor structure into the scoop bucket as part of retreating from old section. As he was throwing a stand into scoop bucket, he felt something pop in his back . His back stiffened quickley went to Dr next morning.

Employee reported on 06/10/06 that on 06/08/06 he slipped spreading legs apart and felt pain in groin area. He was diagnosed with a hernia. He started missing time on 06/15/06.

Employee stoles the feeder breaker knocked and he reset breaker. He states he thinks he leaned on cat head and put breaker in may have pushed cat head out-burnt rt hand.

Employee stated that he & 6 co-workers were loading 48" conveyor belt into a coal hauler on the supply yard. The diesel mini-trac was pulling belt in the coal hauler from back, while 966 loader was holding roll of belt. EE was standing approx 10' in front of loader. As the mini-trac was pulling on the belt, he stepped on the belt, lost his balance, struck his head on the ground.

Driver stated that as he came into curve truck started to turn and slide coming into and while trying, to go around the curve like the Jake Brake was shoving him as it kicked in.

EE was walking down the longwall face and stepped in a hole and twisted his left knee.

He and two co-workers were moving a continuous miner along the Main West entry. After tramming the miner to a crosscut, the three man crew were placing the miner cable along the rib out of the roadway. All three men lifted and carried the cable over to the ribline; the two co-workers dropped the cable causing a jerk to the injured's shoulder resulting in pain.

Employee was pulling pinner cable off the reel of the pinner to get enought slack to hang the cable when he felt pain in his low back and pevic area. He continued to work by the pain continued. He went to the dr on 7-24-06 and the dr took him off work to allow his strained back to heal

Employee was removing some debris from the haulage road and sprained his lower back while lifting. **Date of Acc. 6/8/06, first day missed - 6/22/06 **

Preparing to cut lug from drum of shear, face rock fell against drum, catching left hand between rock and drum. EE taken to ER for treatment, transfer to Louisville for surgery.

The miner operator was cutting number 2 heading into a worked out area. The scoop operator was pushing material toward a newly created opening. The cutter boom of the miner contacted the bucket of the scoop producing a jolting action resulting in the scoop operator's injury.

Lifting a box of glue and pulled a muscle in his back.

Beltman was cleaning gob out at tail area, had piece of drill steel prying on rock - hit bar against eye - resulting in laceration to head over right eye - went to hospital & got 5 sutures. Returned to work 6-12-06.

Employee was unloading a supply car in the E-tailgate section when he stepped and slipped on a crib block twisting his left ankle and lower leg. Diagnosed as dislocated and fractured left ankle.

Employee states that while fire bossing on E-belt, he crossed under the belt to check the pressure pump. While doing so, he jammed his head into the four inch waterline when he raised up on the other side of the belt. Note: Employee did not start missing work as a result of this injury until 6-13-2006 and returned to work on 6/16/06.

Injured was struck on the head by an empty glue box when employee threw it across the roof bolt machine toward the scoop bucket. Injured complained of being dizzy and sick to his stomach.

EE picked up metal door to remove hinge and felt pain in his hip and leg.

EE carrying bucket of roof bits from end of track to section. Shoulder popped, causing pain, he bolted two places, then came outside to see doctor. ER exam revealed strain trapezius muscle.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 6/11/06 While uncoupling a supplycar, felt pain in left shoulder. Torn bicep tendon. Surgery required.

Carrying an Acetylene cylinder with a coworker, the coworker dropped his end, the impact caused the injued employee, to drop his end striking him in the right lower leg (calf).

EE was putting bed cable back in hanger when cable twisted and caught his thumb.

Employee climbed tank trailer and fell.

Employee was driving an open top mantrip on supply road when a small rock fell from between the roof bolts. As employee reacted to the falling rock, he twisted his lower back causing a severe strain.

Employee removed guard for sump to put in bolt, then stepped into opening and fell into sump.

EE was bolting #3 entry when he stepped on piece of rock on bottom & left knee popped - resulting in strain to knee - missed 2 shifts - returned to work on 6-10-06.

Member was unloading flat car of 8 inch water line. Member got hand caught between water line and track rail, causing bruise.

EE was attempting to remove a large rock off a bundle of roof bolts he placed his left foot on the front part of the scoop bucket and his right foot next to the bundle of roof bolts as he was starting to lift the rock his left foot slipped causing him to twist and fall on his left knee.

Employee removing rock from screen and caught his finger between belt & rock

Report of Injury not received until 6/28/06. Employee was pouring Drano in clogged sink in lunch room. There was about 3 gallons of standing water in sink. Waited 5-10 minutes & then used plunger to try and free clog. Liquid in sink splashed him in face & eyes. Flushed eyes for approx. 30 minutes. Medcor transported employee to hospital.

Helping tighten a binder down, he bent over and pulled his back. Went home about 8:00 pm, returned to work next day, worked 2 days and then went to doctor on 6/10/06.

Employee was loading cable in the feeder bed and slipped on the floor and fell.

Employee was exiting truck and his foot slipped from the step; he was holding onto grab bar. He strained his right arm and shoulder.

lifting water float with another miner, other miner lost grip, let go and float landed on left foot.

The employee was rigging a 6' long piece of 6" dia. PVC (plastic) pipe with chain hoists, the pipe slipped and fell app. 15" - striking the employee's left hand.

Employee was walking around a stone when he slipped and hit his left knee

Operator was making a ditch with loader. Operator got out of loader to adjust the heater valve at rear of loader. While standing on the counterweight, operator slipped and fell 5' to the ground, breaking two ribs on left side.

EE was descending a stairway when he slipped. He caught himself on the stairway handrail and felt a pain in his back. He was sent to a private physician who took EE off work. EE currently losing work days.

Cylinder came through back windo on dump truck and glass got in his eye.

Employee was holding onto ladder while climbing up step onto forklift. Foot slipped off of step while still holding onto ladder. Employee felt pain in left shoulder, continued to work regular job until 08/30/06 when employee had surgery for a torn tendon left shoulder.

The i/e was part of a 3 man crew installing handrails @ the barge loadout. 2 employees were moving by hand, 2 @ a time, 1" steel bars to be used as the horizontal part of the handrail, to an area where the uprights were already installed. The i/e reported that he bent over @ the waist to pick up 1 end of 2 bars and felt a pull in his back as he was straightening up.

Injured was working at the #6 belt drive when he slipped in a thin layer of mud twisting his right knee. Did not become reportable until 6/11/06.

He was carrying pipe approximately 400 feet. After about the tenth trip he started feeling pain in his right knee. He reported no known incident to cause the injury.

EE was carrying a bag of rock dust, when he hung his foot on a rock and strained his lower back and leg.

Employee stated that he was in the process of hooking up an air pump. He states his foot got stuck in the mud causing him to twist his right knee. Employee started missing work 6/15/06.

Employee claimed to have hurt his back while lifting a 5x7 timber to build a 9-point crib. Cause of this injury was unsafe lifting habits. Compliance with rules/regs was not a factor, protective equipment (back support) was not being worn, miner attitude could be a factor, mining equip/systems was not a factor.

Employee was replacing a hydraulic hose on a truck. Employee had completed the replacement of the hose and was removing the safety blocks when chain slipped and made contact with his left hand resulting in a fracture.

HE WAS PUTTING UP PIN ON RIB, WHEN ROCK MEASURING 2' X 3' X 1-1/2' FELL FROM IN BETWEEN PINS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.

Rock struck operator as he exited the cab of the roof bolter. It struck his head and foot but broke foot.

Taking miner and water line, water line fell on employee's left shoulder causing a dislocation.

Employee claims to have injured his back while operating a Cat 773 Rock Truck.

Driving Euclid- Felt strain in neck

While cutting a haul truck frame with liquid oxygen/propane torch, EE was instructed to cut the piece 75% through and then wait for the foreman to secure the piece before the final cut. EE cut 100% through, at which point the 6000lb started to fall. EE was pinned less than 5 min. as foreman placed bottle jack, to extricate EE. As soon as EE free, immediately called ambulance.

Rock fell between rib and bolt being installed. Struck on right forearm causing right elbow to hit boom.

EE was working on a portable plant. At the end of the day he told me that his back was sore, but he did not need to go to the doctor at that time. He went the next day. It was a back sprain.

At end of shift, employee parked his 15 ton dump truck, and slipped as he got off the truck's running board and fell, striking his right knee. Doctors report indicates sprain to right knee, Medial Collateral Ligament. He initially refused treatment, and about 11:00 Am he went to his foremans home and requested treatment. He was immediately sent to Amargosa Clinic, Amargosa, NV

Employee fell from the left track on the Ex800 onto the ground striking his right shoulder.

Employee was walking to the manbus when he stepped on a rock. Rolled ankle and twisted back.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING, PLATFORM WAS CHAINED UP IN RAISED POSITION. CHAIN CAME LOOSE CAUSING PLATFORM TO FALL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON INSIDE OF LEFT LEG, CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING SEVERAL STICHES.

Employee strained abdomen area as he was pulling himself out of scoop. (He did not start missing work until 7/10/06 due to hernia surgery.)

Employee was using 72" pry bar to dislodge large lump of coal that was stuck in the hopper exit. He was prying up on it and strained his lower back.

EE was picking up rock off the toes of shields when a piece fell striking his right hand causing a fracture to the 5th metacarpal bone.

Cutting cable when a piece of chipped from cable and impaled leg.

Taking supplies to section and a wheel bearing went out. He drove into the rib to stop and a box of glue hit him in the neck.

EE was hitting a metal dolly wheel with a hammer and got a piece of metal in finger. Required surgery & 1 suture. He is working on restricted duty.

Injured employee stated he was on top of miner changing a busted hydraulic hose when he climbed down he hooked his pants leg on cable hook, jerking him sideways twisting his lower back.

While reaching overhead to remove 1 1/2 ton chain- come-along using one hand, After unhooking come- a-long slipped out of hand, landing on top of other hand.

While operating a roofbolter, left index finger was mashed and fractured.