Mining Incidents in January 2007

A roof fall occurred on the Main North Track at 23 X-cut, 26+20', #5 Entry. Fall was 30' long X 30' wide X 7' high. Area was mined in Oct of 88'. Fall occurred due to the immediate roof deteriorating around existing roof bolts. Area was supported with 8' and 10' expander shell roof bolts with a 2' resin anchor. Planks, header blocks and cribs were also used. Dangered off.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 main west #1, 29 crosscut, #4 entry. The fall measures approximately 30' long, 20' wide, and 9' thick. The area is supported with 6 foot point anchor bolts.

Unintentional roof fall. Approx 80'l x 20'w x 7-10'thick, 40' inby Spad #11,083 at No 6 entry, H intake, at 7 southwest.

Main Portal Elevator stuck on bottom landing two times during morning and doors would not open. Adjusted outer door lock switch and replaced pulley and broken cable on outer doors on elevator bottom. Elevator put back in service at 10:17 a.m.

The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 8:00 am on 1/31/07 to 2/1/07 at 8:35 am due to a problem with the doors not functioning properly. From the Kemper was on site and adjusted the doors and instabled/a new operator which corrected the problem.

Upon examination of the left return a roof rall was discovered. The fall is located at spad 401 on the 2nd south west mains in the left return. The fall is approximately 20 feet wide x 9 feet high x 90 feet long. The fall did not affect miners, ventilation nor equipment. The area has been cribbed and dangered off.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 8 Left Rooms area, 1 crosscut inby Station number 4642. This was discovered during a weekly exam of this area. The fall was approximately 6 feet high, 19 feet wide, and 70 feet long. Normal ventilation was not disturbed. The affected area was timbered and dangered off.

A fall of roof occurred in the 2A Panel at x-cut 46 in the # 7 Entry. The fall was approx 30' long x 18' wide x 8' high.

Unplanned roof fall above qanchorage zone in 1st North Butt Room #11 outyb spad #2513 and Inby spad #2504. Two crosscuts in length, above anchorage zone. Anchorage zone was 36" fully grouted resin.

A roof fall was found on 1/31/2007 at cross cut 129 entry 6 5RMS. Area was mined 2/4/2005 and had been supported with 6 & 8 foot rull resin pins. No property damage or injury resulted.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 west #1 mains, 21 crosscut, #2 entry. The fall measures approximately 20' long, 20' wide and 8' thick. The area is supported with 6' point anchor bolts.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the Winifrede Mine that measured approximately 35' in length, 18' in width and 6 1/2' in height.

While employees were attempting to thaw a frozen drain, a fire erupted.

In the #9 entry 1 blk inby spad #5148, a roof fall 8'h x 25'lx17'w occured. The area was mined 4 years ago, it is not a normal travelway. The mine examiner noted a chg there week prior to the fall and set breaker posts & dangered it off expecting a fall soon. The area was bolted with 5/8 x60" resin bolts with 8x8 plates.

Fall 40' x 20' x 4' occur in the main intake escapeway 14 breaks from fan and 11,000 feet from face. Withdrew men from mine and reported fall to agencies.

A fall of roof occurred in the 2A Panel in the # 4 Entry at x-cut # 5. The Fall was approx 20' long x 18' wide x 7' high.

Elevator malfunction occurred, elevator was down for 210 min. due to a grounded wire on the door.

On 1/29/07 an unintentional roof fall occurred on the 2nd West Sub-Main off the 4th North Sub-Main in #5 entry at cross cut #20. This roof fall was supported with 10' point anchor roof bolts. The roof fall measured 16' long x 18' wide x 14' high. The roof fall will be cleaned up.

Rock fall measuring 25' x 16' x 3' fell on #10 belt 2 breaks inby at Horse Creek punch out. No injuries occurred. Fall was cleaned up and supported per roof control plan.

The east Finlay elevator was down for more than 30 minutes due to the brakes needing adjusted. There was no entrapment.

The Tyro Creek Elevator was out of service from approximately 5:30 am until 6:30 am due to a governor bearing.

The Hart street elevator failed to operate when the door switch located on the outside of the cage became wet due to a leak in the shaft lining. The switch was dried out and the elevator was returned to service.

A linkage on the hydraulic brake on #2 hoist (personnel and material hoist) broke causing the brake to set. The hoist was down from 2:56 am until 11:45 am (8 hrs, 49 min). A new linkage was installed.

Roof fall B entry, 2.5 south C @ @@ 18+75. Approx 30' long X 25' wide and 14'high. Gray shale and sandstone.

A roof fall was found by pre-shift ecaminer on 1/28/07 cross cut 68-69 entry 6, 6IMS. Fall was in 4-way intersection that had been mined December 2005 and supported with 5 and 6 foot resin bolts. No injury or property damage resulted. There are no plans to clean up fall.

A fall of roof ocurred in the 3rd NW sub mains at cross cut 9 in #3 entry, on the #6 unit. The fall measured 60'x19'x10' h. Ventilation, equipment & personnal were not affected.

The cedar creek elevator was not of service from 10:05 pm 01/28/07 until 5:15 am 1/29/07 due to water in the bottom of the shaft.

A roof fall was found by pre-shift examiner on 1/28/07 at cross-cut 132 entry 8 main south. Fall was in 4-way intersection that had been mined July of 1992 and supported with 8' full resin bolts. No injury or property damaged resulted. Fall will not be cleaned up.

The Hart street elevator failed to operate when the door switch located on the outside of the cage bacame wet due to a leak in the shaft lining. The crews underground were routed to the South portal and removed from the mine. The switch was replaced and the elevator was returned to service.

Roof fall 30 x-cut of 1 mains between 0 and 1 x-cut of 2 mains. No injuries, no impairment or damage.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN X-C 37, #2 ENTRY IN THE SECOND WEST MAINS. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 30'W x 30'L X 9'H. THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY. THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF, ADDITIONAL SUPPORT INSTALLED AND ESCAPEWAY RE-ROUTED.

Roof Fall worked out Area of E-7. Cutter in area bolted with 6-foot Install II Bolts & 18" T-5 channels on reduced bolt spacing also 2 8-foot cable bolts every other row. Entry width 16 to 18 foot.

At 5:56 pm the Miracle Run elevator stopped in the shaft @ approx. 50' down from the surface landing. The elevator had 20 day shift employees on board. Elevator was restored to operation at 7:15 and the employees were removed. It was determined that a loose fuse clip caused the interruption in power.

Continuous miner was pulling last rib on block when a roof fall occurred causing continuous miner to be trapped under rock fall.

At approx 12:30 p.m. smoke was detected from duct out of EEF8, the fan for EBH8. The diverter gate to #1 Separator was closed off allowing all the heat into EBH8, resulting in ignition of bags. Odessa Fire Dept responded and no action was taken. Fire destroyed about 960 bags.

An unintentional fall of roof was discovered during a weekly check of the Right Fork Submains. The fall was located in the 2nd left panel, break #32-33. The fall was app. 20' x 90' x 7' in the #3 entry.

Alleged face ignition occurred: By statements received from the headgate shear operator, tailgate shear operator and shieldman; saw a small orange ball of flame lasting less than 4 seconds and self-extinguishing. No injuries. Sulfur in roof and face.

An unplanned roof fall occurred inby spad #41, #3 entry at the #2 gas mine. The fall measured 30' in length, 6' in height and 17' wide.

The cedar creek service elevator was out of service from 10:05pm to 11pm on 1/25/07 due to problem with the e-stop bag by reset the elevator and put the elevator back in service at 11pm.

A roof fall occurred at Crosscut 39, Entry 6, 1st North Return. The fall measured approximately 75' long x 16' wide x greater than 9' thick. The fall did not result in any damage to equipment or property.

A fall of the roof occurred in the 4th N.E. Panel at Cross Cut # 3 in the #5 Entry on #1 units supply road. 2100 ft. outby the section. 80ft Long X 19ft Wide X 12 ft High. Ventilation, Equipment, Personnel were not affected.

A roof fall occurred in the south submain, entry #1, crosscut #37. The fall was approx 20'long, 20'wide and 10'high. The area was bolted with 6' & 8' point anchor bolts. The fall didn't affect ventilation, travel, cause injury or damage equipment.

Location: old return; entry #9; spad no.1226; no personal injuries; Airway: neutral, Size: L-25';W-19';H-4'; Type of roof support: resin; no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, Strata: shale; No coal rider seam present; all entrances are breakered off; area will not be rehabilitated

A roof fall was discovered in the old 2 west #3 aircourse, #6 entry, at 80 crosscut. The fall measures approx 35' long, 18' wide and 7' thick. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts.

An ignition occurred in the face, confined to below the cutter head, while cutting through a small sandstone roll. There were no injuries.

During the weekly examination, a reportable roof fall was found in F-Seam, entry 7, crosscut 76. The fall was approximately 20 feet long, 18 feet wide, and 9 feet high.

A roof fall occured on 2B panel, crosscut 33, in a left return neck. The fall is 18' wide, height and length are unknown.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 2 left #1 room set-up 1 x-cut inby survey station #288. Fall was approximately 30 feet long, 20 feet wide, 4 feet plus high. Did not affect any ventilation but did change the route of travel in the air course run. Area was timbered and dangered off.

Examiner found fall in entry no.6 station & 7161 of the main north entries (neutral air) fall is approx. 40' long x 19' wide x 6.3' high. Fall will not be cleaned. approaches have been timbered.

Roof fall occured in No. 2 entry near spad No. 725, 800 feet outby active face. Rock is 90 ft. long x 20 ft. wide and 6 to 8 feet thick. Area had some roof cracks with water seepage. Roof was bolted with full grout No. 5 x 48 in. bolts. Ribs had been timbered on 4 ft. centers.

Examiner found fall in No. 2 entry in the intake station+2010 of the first east off the main north entries. Fall is approx. 40' long x 18'wide x 7' high. Fall will not be cleaned.

EXAMINER FOUND FALL IN NO. 6 ENTRY OF THE MAIN NORTH ENTRIES AT +7081 (4-WAY INTERSECTION - NEUTRAL AIR). FALL IS APPROX. 38' LONG X 19' WIDE X 6' HIGH. APPROACHES TO FALL HAVE BEEN TIMBERED - FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED.

North 3, 23 block, 6 entry, MMU 004, 4-way. 30 ft long x 18 ft wide x 10 ft high. Support: 6' 3/4" resin bolts, screen, pans, 12' cable bolts. Fall dangered off; additional roof support installed around fall. Clean-up plan developed and posted at fall site.

A roof fall occurred in the main west, entry #2, crosscut #2. The fall was approximately 30' Long, 20' Wide and 8' High. The area was bolted with 6' & 8' point anchor bolts. The fall didn't affect ventilation, travel, cause injury or damage to equipment.This area is not active workings. No one is required to work or travel in this entry.

Fire was set and belt burned.

The cedar creek elevator was out of service on 1/24/07 for 3:05am to 5:30am due to problem with the door not functioning properly. Bagby made the necessary repairs & placed the elevator back in service at 5:30am 1/24/07.

A roof fall was discovered at the #24 break on 8West in the #2 to #3 crosscut. The fall is 20 wide by 100 feet long by 10 feet high.

Unintentional roof fall discovered. Location: North East Mains Panel; #1 entry; left of station 2509. Section idle - no injuries or property damage. Mined 11/11/2006. Previously supported with 6' full grout resin roof bolts and 10' cable bolts. Fall measured approximately 9'H X 18'W X 18'L. Will not be cleaned up.

A rockfall was discovered during a weekly exam in an isolated area 2400' underground in the #4 entry of five entries. The fall had no affect on ventilation and/or travel and measured approx. 70' long by 20' wide by up to 5' thick. All entrances to the area were cribbed and dangered off.

#3 hoist tripped due to a spear point. After MSHA was contacted it was determined that the hoist was still available for personnel hoisting. Therefore, this incident did not meet the immediately reportable criteria.

A roof fall was discovered on this date 1/23/07 in the West Mains # 5 Entry between #11 and #12 Cross-Cuts. Fall was discovered by the weekly examiner and reported immediately. The MSHA call center & District #3 was notified at the time found. Could not determine exact date or time of fall. No Equip damage or injury. No disruption of ventilation.

A roof fall occurred on main north track at 25 xcut, 28+00 feet, #4 entry (old 2 west area). Fall was 60' L, 20' W, 8' H. Area was mined in Oct 1988. Roof fall occurred due to deterioration of the immediate roof around existing roof bolts. Area was supported with 8' resin anchored 2', expander shell roof bolts, plank, header block, & 12' passive cable bolts & cribs with crossbars.

Roof fall is approx 30' x 60' x 4' high. It fell into the intersection of No.4 entry blocking the primary escapeway. Fall area has been examined by MSHA and State. The primary escapeway has been re-routed and is now travelable. The area will be cleaned and resupported.

The continuation of an existing roof fall was discovered in the 2 north #3 mains, 28 crosscut, #8 entry. The fall measures approximately 30' long, 18' wide, and 8 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts and 12 foot cable bolts.

A roof fall was discovered in the East Mains working section in Number 4 entry at XC 80. The fall involved the entire intersection, approximately 20ft W by 20 ft long, rib to rib and estimated to be 15 feet high.

An unintentional roof fall was found during a weekly examination on the 4th West return #6 entry at cross cut #179. This roof fall was supported with 10' point anchor roof bolts. The roof fall measured 18' long x 18' wide x 13' high. The roof fall will not be cleaned up.

A roof fall was discovered in the #2 entry of #1 north inby survey station #111. The fall measured approx 60' long X 20' wide X 7' high. There were no injuries or equipment involved. The fall will not be cleaned up.

An unintentional roof fall was found during a weekly examination on the 4th West return #6 entry at cross cut #182. This roof fall was supported with 10' point anchor roof bolts. The roof fall measured 18' long x 18' wide x 13' high. The roof fall will not be cleaned up.

Roof fall #6 entry #7 belt. Bolt type 4' resin. Spad # 7026 20' inby. 18' long, 18' wide and 5' high.

The cedar creek elevator was out of service from 10:15pm to 11:15pm on 1/22/07 due to problem with the e-stop. Bagby reset the elevator drive system and placed elevator back in service at 11:15pm

A roof fall was discovered by the fire boss on 2 East. The fall was approx 60' long X 20' wide X 6' high. The fall will not be cleaned up. It will be timbered off.

An unintentional fall of roof was discovered when the #4 belt did not start when activated. The fall was located on the #4 belt, break #34 and was app. 20' x 20' x 6' in size.

An unplanned roof fall occurred at approx 1:00am on the #1 section in the #5 entry which is approx 400' inby spad #2437. The fall measured 20' long, 20' wide and 9' tall. No equipment was involved. Ventilation was not affected. No injuries were reported. Passage of persons was affected. All entrances to fall have been breakered off and fall will not be rehabilitated.

At 3:35/am a roof fall was found in the 1st Right section at a bore hole that had been originally drilled into the mine as a pilot hole for a raise bore. Because the area had been intended for a raise bore, there weren't any truss bolts in that area. The top fell right to the truss bolts on all sides of the fall.

A Fall of roof occurred on # 2 Unit in the 2A Panel, # 2 Entry, x-cut # 45. The fall was approx 20' long x 18' wide x 8' high. Cause was determined to be an undetected slip with water.

A Fall of roof occurred in the 1B Submain at x-cut 38 in the #2 Entry approx 560' outby the # 1 Unit. The fall was approx 100' long x 18' wide x 8' high. The area was supported with 6' fully grouted bolts as primary support and 8' cable bolts and cribs as supplemental.

The #8 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes due to the B-0 contactor burning up. The contactor was replaced and the elevator placed back into service.

Ice build-up around cable sheave caused damage to electrical control cable temporarily stranding miners in shaft.

A fall of roof occurred in the 2A panel at x-cut #32 between #5 & #6 entry. The Fall was approx 40'L x 18'W X 10'-12' H. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts.

A roof fall was discovered int he no. 7 entry of no. 1 north 1 break inby survey station 1219. the fall measured approx. 20 ft wide by 20 ft long by 6 ft high. there were no injuries or equipment involved. the fall will not be cleaned up.

Electrician determined need to change a problem contactor on operable production hoist. Mine Foreman was told to evacuate the mine. Evacuation was starrted, but was not completed prior to beginning component changeout. Inspector arriving on site was informed of the situation.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on top of an Eimco 2810 continuous miner in the unbolted face of #7 entry approximately 35' inby SS3 3640 on 3-Left section. The roof material dimensions were approximately 20'L x 20'W x 3'H.

Fall happened in #5 entry of north mains section at 44 brk. near spad pad #19093. fall was 15'x10'x4' thick. Approx 12000' from the fall. No ventalation was blocked or no injuries. Developed 11-10-04 using 4' resign bolts.

Located on the 11-A longwall section, an alleged ignition occurred while afternoon shift was waiting to be relieved by midnight. A small orange ball of flame was witnessed by the tailgate shearer operator - lasted less than 1 second, self-extinguished. No injuries (sulphur in the roof).

Miner was cutting in number 7 entry face. The bits hit the sandstone roof, creating a spark that resulted in an instaneous flash of light believed to be an ignition. There was no noise, air blast, smoke, or damage.

The 1085 hoist was inoperable for approximately 3-hours due to a power failure in the lower portion of the mine. The power outage was due to blast concussion that knocked out fuses from their holder of the S43 substation transformer. There was no damage to the hoist.

An ignition occurred on the longwall face on the 8 right section at shield #85. The ignition occurred while an employee was cutting the face chain in the panline. The longwall was in the process of moving and the section was in a non-producing status. The flame lasted 2 to 5 seconds and was extinguished. No injuries.

At approximately 3:20 AM, 1/17/07 the propane vaporizer building was observed to be on fire. The vaporizer facilitates a 20,000 gallon propane tank which services the Process Plant. There were no injuries and the fire was extinguished with only paint damage to the small metal building. Damage to the vaporizer has not been determined as yet

A fall of the roof occurred in the 3rd SE sub-panel at crosscut 17 in #2 entry on #1 unit, one crosscut inby the dumping point. The fall was 40' by 19' by 8' high. Ventilation, equipment and personnel were not affected.

Cutting coal face with rock band. Spark from rock caused coal dust to ignite. MSHA was notified and investigated. Water sprays and pressure were as required and bits on miner were in good shape. Ventilation was good in the face and last open crosscut. Localized area affected mostly on left side of miner.

Ore Skip load gate failed to close after dumping ore, skip traveled down and filled with ore, gate failed to close and skip hung in shaft. Miners had access to mine at # 4, # 5 and # 7 shafts.

A roof fall occurred at Crosscut 71, Entry 2, 1st North Return. The fall measured approximately 20' long x 20' wide x greater than 9' thick. The fall did not result in any damage to equipment or property.

A roof fall was discovered int he No. 6 of the second left pillared panel. The fall measured 80'l x 20'w x 7'h. The fall was located 30' inby station #1204.

Rock fall occurred in old face area, weekly examiner found fall. Top is laminated slate and sandstone.

Main Portal Elevator door switch sticking. Replaced door glide and adjusted roller assembly. Elevator put back in service at 2:00 p.m.

Plant feeder belt inundation. Plant unable to run.

Rock fall #5 entry, spad #43. Approx 40 ft long x 18 ft wide x 5 ft high.

Motor generator set that generates direct current power for the production/man hoist would not synchronize. Problem appeared to be temperature related. Notification was made to toll-free #, and no employees were ever entrapped or endangered.

Location: 001 section, entry 1, spad no.one break inby spad 217; Distance from active face: 2,100'; airway: return; Size of fall: L-26', W-19', H-4.5'. 48" fully grounted resin with roofmats, No cribs or timbers installed prior to fall. Strata: shale,mixed,wet. No coal rider seam present. Working on breakering off all entrances, Area will not be rehabilitated at this time.

Unintentional roof fall discovered at #5 Belt, #9 Block, #3 entry, in block inby station 3959. Fall measured approx. 10'H X 18'W X 35'L. Area was previously supported with 6' full grout resin rods. Developed 11/05. No injuries or property damage.

Main Portal Elevator was out of service 3 times during this day due to problems with door linkages. Repairs were made and elevator was back in full service at 2:43 p.m.

A fall occurred in the #5 heading of the 2 Northwest Mains section at spad 1562. This is approximately 350' outby the active working section. No equipment, no ventilation disturbed, no injuries. Fall will not be cleaned.

Roof fall above anchorage ,Main Belt Line Entry at intersection of #1 cross-cut, near portal entrance

A roof fall occurred in the 2 North #5 mains 61 crosscut from #4 to #5 entry. The fall measures approximately 65 feet long, 18 feet wide and 12 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

Unintentional roof fall occurrd 40 ' inby Spad # 2803, # 5 Entry, 1st Right, 2nd North East Mains 003 Section, 600' out by 4-B Tail. Bolted with 6' torque tension bolts, 20' Wide X 20' Long X 6' High. Slicky sided big slip.

Location: 1st left panel, entry 1, spad no. 191, distance from active,3400'airway:return,neutral: Size of fall: L - 27', W - 19', H - 4.5' No cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, strata: shale, laminated, wet, no coal rider seam present, working on breakering off entrances, area will not be rehabilitated.

During pre-shift examination for the first shift reutning the work after an idle weekend, mine examiner discovered a roof fall in the no. 8 entry of the main south section at survey station no.732. The fall measured approx. 40'l x 20'w x 10' h. And blocked the access to 4 mobile roof supports. the fall was partially cleaned up to gain access to the modile roof supports.

During the pre-shift examination for the first shift returning to work after an idle weekend, the mine examiner discovered a roof fall in the no. 7 entry of the main ousth section at survey station no. 598. the fall measured approx. 40' long x 20' x 7' high. and appeared to be an extension of a pillar fall.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the New Era Mine at entry #3 on the 2East headgate (3E longwall tailgate) around 5800East. The length, width and thickness are unknown. The fall will not be cleaned up.

A roof fall occured in the 6 south panel, #6 entry, starting at crosscut #24 and ending at crosscut #25. The fall measured approximately 60'x 19'x 5'-9'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts and the intersections have 5 additional 9' mega bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

A roof fall occurred in the 9 haulage bleeders in the #4 entry at #46 break. The fall was 40 feet by 40 feet by 10 feet high.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia North Portal at Crosscut #19 on the no. 3 belt. The fall was approximately 35' long, 25' wide and 7' thick. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of employees. The fall will be cleaned up.

Roof fall occurred in the east sub panel at spad #8 & 50 in the #6 room....40' long & 19' wide x 5 ft high...no equipment or ventilation affected.

A methane ignition was suspected to have occurred on 01/12/2007 on the active working 002 section while coal was being extracted with the Joy 14CM15 mining machine. No one was injured.

A roof fall 20' W x 600' L x undetermined H was found in old workings. The fall dows not impede travbel or ventilation and has been dangered off.

On 1/11/07, an unintentional roof fall occurred on the 1st South panel off the 2nd West Sub Main, #8 entry. This roof fall was supported with 6' & 10' point anchor roof bolts. The roof fall measured 30'l x 18'w x 10'h. The roof fall will not be cleaned up.

A roof fall was found at 6:55 pm in 5 right main south unit at 23 x-cut #2 entry. Fall was in a 4 way intersection that was mined January 1, 2003. Area was supported with 6' full resin bolts. Return stopping was damaged when fall occurred. Stopping was rebuilt and breaker props were set around fall on all sides. No injuries occurred due to fall.

While minning in no.7 entry we cut into a un-mapped mine. Small water accumulation occured in no.7 entry and intake. This incident was reported to MSHA at 1:09 p.m. on 1-10-2007 to the Pikeville,kY office.

6 North emergency escape hoist was inoperable from 11:30 am until 12:27 pm. Repairs were made to correct a stalling problem with the motor. No damage, no injuries.

MSHA inspector found while inspecting mines air courses. It was in #9 heading intake along #3 belt at spad #1014 5 south mains. The fall was 18' long, 18' wide and 5' high.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 north #5 Mains, #2 entry, at 46 crosscut. The fall measures approximately 20 feet long, 18 feet wide and 8 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

A non-injury roof fall occurred inby #25 x-cut in the #1 entry of 10 west. The fall measured 8' high x 18 feet wide and 30 feet long.

The fall is located. 1 crosscut inby survey station 1497. The fall is approx. 800 ft from surface. 30 ft long 18 ft wide and 5 foot thick. laminated sandstone roof. 60 inch glue bolts. Entrance to fall is dangered off and supported. As per roof control and will not be cleaned up.

Actual date of fall is unknown. Size: L-60';W-19';H-6'; 48" resin fully grouted resin; 5 cribs installed prior to fall; Strata: laminated; No coal rider seam present; All entrances will be breakered off; Area will be rehabilitated; Airway: neural, intake; distance from active face: 5,100'.

Roof fall length 130' 2 and height 5-6 ft #4 belt 5 Rt area room off of #1 entry. 1 brake inby sped #'s 13 74, 1375, 1388. no person involved no equipment involved. all egress timbered off. fall will not cleaned up.

About 600 tons of material fell from the back of an inactive mining area. Initial observations indicate that ground support bolts installed were not long enough for the actual ground conditions. It is estimated that an area about 20'X50'X6' fell. There were no injuries or equipment damage.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 north #6 mains, #3 entry, at 69 crosscut. The fall measure approx. 25 ft long, 18 ft wide, and 6 ft thick. the area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

A roof fall was found on 1B panel, #5 entry, intersection of spad 2+80. The fall is 20' long, 16' wide and 10' to 12' high

A roof fall was discovered in the No. 5 Entry of the 2-Left Panel off No. 2 Main West inby survey station No. 906. The fall measured approximately 60 ' long x 18' wide x 7' high. There were no injuries or equipment involved.

Examiner found fall in entry No. 4 of the 1st North off the 2nd East off the main North entries in neutral air between +160 and +240. Fall is approximately 63' long x 19' wide x 8' high. Approaches are timbered and fall will not be cleaned up.

Roof bolter operators were installing tensioned cable bolts through some steel mats. The holes in the mats needed to be enlarged to allow for grouting the cable bolt. A gas test was taken at the roof bolt hole and no methane detected. When the cutting torch flame was directed toward the roof, gas in the hole ignited. A small blue flame was observed and extinguished within seconds.

Friction caused an ignition on the face of longwall panel 52 as the head drum of the shearer struck a hard rock intrusion located between the main coal seam and the draw slate. The intrusion was between 16 and 18 inches long and 2-6 inches thick. A yellow colored flame appeared to be the size of a loaf of bread and was observed as it lasted about 8 seconds by the shearer operator.

The #8 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 min. from 5:45pm to 8:10 pm. Six EEs were on the elevator at the time. The electrical power was off due to a supply problem from West Penn. The power would not set to the elevator after the power was restored. The main drive unit was changed & all 6 EEs were removed from elevator with no injuries reported.

The Cedar Creek elevator was down from 11:05 pm on 1/7/07 until 2:30 am on 1/8/07 due to a problem with the outer door rollers.

A footwall wedge was formed by the exposure of the toe of a parallel layer structure. A large block slid out on the calcified infiling between the blocks. It struck a mucker on the side of the engine compartment. The Helena Field Office was notified of the accident and the area was signed off until an MSHA representative could inspect the site on 1/8/07.

Fuses on thyristor drive of main hoist failed. Hoist fuses replaced and hoist was returned to operation at approximately 3:30 AM.

The Oakdale portal elevator was inoperable from approx. 10:30 pm on 1-6-07 until 6:30 am on 1-7-07. Repairs were made to the doors: latches & hinges that were damaged in an apparent collision from the battery-powered supply cart. No injuries. Repairs made by Schindler Elevator Service.

Roof fall occurred on c-panela #5 entry 25' feet inby s.s. #1054, size of fall 30' long x 10' wide x 10' high, roof fall does not effect ventilation, impede travel and will not be cleaned up.

A roof fall was found at x-cut 45 entry #5 SRMS. Fall was in four way intersection that was mined March 15th 2003. Area was supported with 6' full resin bolts. Props are being set around fall. No clean up is planned. No injury resulted and intake stopping was destroyed.

The 2nd lift was being mined from the left side pillar located out of the no. 3 entry of no. 2 west mains (1 Break inby survey station 512). the fall measured approx. 20' long x 20' wide x 5' high and caught 2 mobile roof supports mrs. the mass have been recovered and the section has moved from the no. 2 west mains panel. There were no injuries.

Unintentional roof fall occurred 20'x20'x8' high, wet laminated slicky sided. Formation in intersection, bolted with 6' torque tension and 8' point anchor, found on preshift at spad #2800 #4 entry 1st right 2nd north east mains.

This is the second electronic filing on this incident. Apparently the first filing did not go through. A small instantaneous ignition occurred in the roof of #9 entry while cutting the face.

Fall happened at 58 bk of north mains section in 5 right entry. Nearest spad # 19288. Fall was 80'l 20'w 6' to 0 8' in thickness. no injuries or air bloced. no one was trapped no roadway blocked. area is timbered off and dangered off. 6' for tension bolts was primary support.

After washing #2 shaft the #2 hoist would not reset.

On 1/4/07, an unintentional roof fall occurred on the 3rd South return, 28 cross cut, number one entry. This roof fall was supported with 10' point anchor roof bolts. The roof fall measured 80' long x 18' wide x 10' high. The roof fall will not be cleaned up.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the intersection of the South East Mains in the # 4 entry at 30 + 10. The cause of the roof fall was laminated and unconsolated shale at the anchorage point. The area had 6' fully grouted roof bolts for support.

On 1/4/07, an unintentional roof fall occurred on the 3rd South return, 31 cross cut, number one entry. This roof fall was supported with 10' point anchor roof bolts. The roof fall measured 51' long x 18' wide x 10' high. The roof fall will not be cleaned up.

A roof fall was discovered int he old belt entry (#3 entry) of the 5 west panel at break #4. The fall was approx. 20' x 20' x 8'. The area was originally supported by 5' hi-tech bolts and spotted with 8' super bolts.

While inspecting the elevator on midnight shift, the power to the elevator tripped. The fan attendant conducting the inspection was entrapped for appox 40 minutes. Power breaker was reset and attendant returned to the surface. No injuries or damage.

Fall occurred on pillar line, approximately 70 ft. long x 70 ft. wide x 4-6 feet thick. Fall covered front of 14CM9 Joy Continuous Miner.

A roof fall occurrred on the 2 Left 5 West, entry #3, crosscut 34 to 35. The cause of the fall was weak laminated shale. The fall was located in the return of a worked out area.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 west #1 mains, at 60 xc, #6 entry. The fall measures approx. 25 feet cong, 18 ft wide and 6 ft high. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

Examiner discovered fall during pre-shift exam. Fall is located between entries 2 and 3 at +1850 in the 2nd East off the main North entries in the intake. Fall is approximately 19 feet wide, 7 feet high and 35 feet long.

Spad 15+51 6th subpanel south off east 1st panel south. Aprrox. 26' long, 20' wide, 10' height.

A malfunction of the elevator occured, causing it to be unoperatable for 935 min. The malfunction was caused by the driver card.

A roof fall ont he old north mains at intersection of 5+60 in the # 7 entry, fall was 20'x20' by 7-10' high, installed post in area.

An unplanned roof fall occurred on the #1 section in the #3 entry at spad #5044 approximately 180 feet from the active face. No injuries were reported, no equipment was involved. Ventilation and passage of persons were affected. Fall was measured at 114' length x 20' width x 10' heighth. Fall will be rehabilitated.

A roof fall was discovered in front of the No. 6 Seal at approximately 6:00 am. The fall was approximately 18 ft wideand approximately 10 ft high. The length could not be determined. As the longwall retreats, this location will be consumed by the gob within 36 hrs. The weekly exam on the seal will not need to be performed again due to retreating past this location.

A roof fall occurred int he #3 entry on the C1 connector Panel intersection spad #2918,5 crosscuts outby the section loading point. the fall was in an intersection measuring 20' x 20' x 5'. The area had been developed in November 2006 and was supported with 4' fully grouted bolts and had supplemental cribs set along the rib line on both sides.

This is the 2nd electronic filing on this incident. Apparently the first filing did not go through the syste. A small flash occurred while the continuous miner operator was grading bottom in #8 entry. The flash was instantaneous.

As water receded in the old Northwest Mains area during pumping efforts, a roof fall was identified in the #3 entry that extended 1 break near spad #4180. The fall was approx. 80'L X 20'W X 4'-5' High. The area contained 4' DBL. lock resin bolts and was mined approx. 2/94. The area has been dangered off and timbers have been set.

Roof fall occurred in 8 butt in the number 2 entry at 17 crosscut. Fall was 9 feet high, 16 feet wide and 22 feet long.

A roof fall was found on preshift at about 7:00 am. It was about 7' thick, 70' long & 20' wide.

A roof fall occurred at the 1st North Main East, Crosscut 23, Entry 5. The fall measured approximately 45' long x 16' wide x 8' thick. The fall did not result in any damage to equipment or property.

Still under investigation. Fall of ground occurred during bolting cycle in which two employees were involved. One was struck by slab/ground fall, and resulted in fatality.

Two MRS operators were in No. 3 entry approximately 35 feet inby survey station 1037, when a piece of rock approximately 8 feet by 8 feet fell without warning out of the middle of the entry causing fatal crushing injuries to these employees. 3 roof bolts broke.

Two MRS operators were in No. 3 entry approximately 35 feet inby survey station 1037, when a piece of rock approximately 8 feet by 8 feet fell without warning out of the middle of the entry causing fatal crushing injuries to these employees. 3 roof bolts broke.

Employee was cutting a metal band on a bundle of rib screen. When the band broke, the screen expanded and fell on his chest, pinning him between the screen and the Wagner scoop. The screen was lifted off the victim with a skid steer and no pulse was found. The victim was transported to hospital.

A Chemicals I&E Technician was sprayed in the face with a liquid assumed to contain condensated hydrogen fluoride. The miner was in the process of performing routine preventative maintenance on an instrument tap. The system that the miner was working on is expected to be under a vacuum under normal conditions. The injuries suffered by the EE resulted in his death.

setting timbers

Employee placed a stone under the head of the splitter, lowered the head and started the cut cycle. The wedges came down but he did not get his hand out of the way fast enough. The wedges hit the last knuckle of his left index finger. *off work * amputation.

Employee became entangled in the rotating drill steel on the air track drill when he left the cab for some unknown reason.

Pulling add-car of HWM from hole #604. EE pulled pin from #5 car, car came up off pad approx 4 1/2', then came down. EE did not release pin. Pin fell down causing two fingers to get under the lip on pin, causing amputation of left ring finer in front of 1st joint and mashing left middle finger.

Operator's were attemting to start up a rock drill in cold weather. The employee who was injured grabbed the rotating drill steel. The gloves the employee was wearing were caught on the steel and twisted around the employees hand. The top of the right thumb was amputated.

Employee was connecting iron frame work on a structure when he felt a pain in the groin area. He reported it on 1/12/07.

Employee was riding on a Wallace diesel mantrip, The mantrip was traveling on the 1st North Supply road.The mantrip was going through the most inby air door when the air door inadvertently closed and mashed the employees foot against the mantrip causing 3 toes to be fractured and resulting in the little toe on his left foot to later be surgically removed.

Operator had hand lying on leveling arm when he raised the head of the bolting machine & caught his finger between leveling arms.

Employee was putting pusher & finisher together caught left index finger between steel, pinching end of finer off.

The lever on the bobcat that is used for locking/unlocking the pin so that the operator can change from bucket to forks was frozen. The employee kept trying to get the lever to move and once it did, the lever pinched his finger between the lever & the carriage. Fracture & complex laceration right middle finger. Off work & sutures.

He slipped on ice while walking at plant. His left foot and knee were injured. He is still losing time.

EE was barring a chunk of frozen mtrl at tailsection of feed conveyor. Material came loose and he lost balance, and fell approx. 2 ft to ground, spraining right ankle. He missed work next day 2/1, thus constituting MSHA reportability. Not scheduled to work on 2/2. Return to work w/0 any restriction 2/5/07.

Two EEs were installing a new receptacle onto a scoop battery. One of the conductors feeding into the receptacle was misaligned. Without wearing protective gloves, he attempted to align it by gripping it with a pair of insulated slip joint pliers. Apparently the insulation failed and a short circuit occurred causing an electrical arc which burned his left index and middle fingers.

The weather was after the ice storm, several inches of ice. We had ramps and roads covered in dust. The EE got out of equipment, walked over where the edge was not coated and he fell.

The EE was in a boat traveling from the dredge to the shore. The boat traveled into an I-Beam. The EE was injured when struck by the I-Beam.

Miner was standing under forklift mast that was being supported by another forklift and a sling. The sling felt off the forks letting the mast fall striking the miner and landing on his left foot.

The employee was lifting a CLA for a joy miner, with the help of another employee when he felt a sharp pain in lower back.

Unit # 2 - Rib crumbled behind where employee was working. Employee attempted to run away and stepped into loose coal, falling down. Injuries to lower back and right hand.

Picking up piece of metal plate

(LTA) : Slope Track - Employee was jacking low boy on track in slope. The jack kicked out striking lower left leg resulting in open compound fractures requiring surgery.

Employee was riding in an open mantrip in the 3 west #4 belt entry when a rib rolled as the mantrip passed this area striking the employee on his left shoulder and left rib cage. Rib roll was approximately 126" L x 1"-4" thick x 46" H, height in the area was 86". Employee sustained enclosed concussion, collapsed left lung, fx left ribs.

EE was helping to hand load a bucket of rock on the load. He stepped onto the bulk pile and lost his footing. EE felt immediate pain in lower back as he fell into the rocks. He took ibuprofen @ 10:20 to relieve pain and possible swelling. Doctor's appointment was made for eval.

The injured employee was struck on the Lt. ear by a roof bolt strap laying on top of the miner. A rib rolled out contacting the strap, the end of the strap then pivoted striking Lt. ear. Employee received 10 stitches.

Employee was moving end cap from a push arm off a D-11 out of the bed of his service truck, it slid out of the bed and fell to the bumper landing on his left pinky finger. The result was a fractured finger.

Employee was putting a breaker in at the surface power center when something flew into and struck his eye.

EE was using a pressure washer when a surge of pressure caused a loss of control of the wand resulting in the tip going over and cutting through his boot.

Employee was cutting out a blade liner on a D-11R dozer. The liner broke loose pushing him to the ground. His foot was under the blade and his foot was fouled when he began to move causing a break to his lower left leg (blade was on the ground; the ground was uneven where the work was being done).

Running 488 scoop to clean #7 entry and coal from rib rolled and hit left knee and right shoulder.

While dismounting the front-end loader, the bottom flexible step of the ladder broke.

Injured was installing bolts when piece of rock fell striking rt. forearm.

Employee stepped in a mud hole and twisted his knee as he turned around. The difference between the accident day and report day is because employee continued to work. First day away from work due to injury was 4-30-2007.

While getting a heavy shaft off the slope belt, felt pain in his back. Strained back.

Operating a haul truck down hill of haul road that was iced over, slid & lost control running into embankment. Was not wearing seat belt & he was tossed around the inside of the cab, resulting in fractured left clavicle & possible shoulder separation.

injured stepped onto longwall shield pontoon. injured's foot slipped off the pontoon and his toe caught the relay bar causing him to trip. this cause injured's left foot to twist resulting in fracture to small bone above the ankle. injured finished shift before seeking medical attention.

Employee was attempting to manually push a pallet at the warehouse when he felt sharp pain in left Achilles tendon area. The tendon ruptured.

Al momento de subir al equipo de barrer resbala, al resbalar se da en la espalda con la goma del equipo. Esto le ocasiono un dolor en el area de la cintura. (At the time of raising the equipment to sweep, it slips. This caused a pain to him in the area of the waist.)

Employee stated he was walking in the #3 Entry at 25 x-cut when he stepped on something in the mud. He stated he felt his knee twist. He continued working the rest of his shift.

He was coming up the hill in a truck and assumed that something in the transmission broke and turned the truck up onto its side.

Employee was scaling the roof of the mine when the mechanical scaler that he was operating came off of its' turntable and toppled over. He suffered bruises and contusions. He has been fully released as of today.

Employee was hauling over-burden to the dump in a 777C Cat rock truck, Equip. #301. When he started downhill to the dump area he noticed he had no brakes & went thru berm & over about 25' high dump. He went cab first into spoil bank. It threw him face first into windshield. He was not wearing seat belt.

Employee was walking up a set of stairs and hit his head on a bulk line. This pushed his head down onto his shoulders.

The employee was in the process of moving timbers to start mining a lift. When he removed a timber near him, a piece of rock measuring approx. 7' x 3' x 18" fell between bolts and struck the employee.

EE was working with other crew members taking a motor w/structure to another location when they de-railed the motor. They were working to jack the motor up to get it back on rail when he stepped off of the flat car. He states his knee "popped".

Employee was bending a bolt. He said that he felt severe pain in his lower back & legs.

He was stepping up into the bucket approx 1' off the ground with his left leg when his right foot slipped. All his weight shifted over to his left leg as he twisted.

Employee was moving the continuous miner cable when he felt pain in his back and left pectoral muscle.

Taking rub rail off of continuos miner, when the rail came loose it hit him on the left leg and knee.

Man was moving rock from the top of the miner. Rock pinched his right ring finger against the frame, causing a laceration to end of finger, received 4 stitches.

While splitting sandstone one end of slab broke off striking ee's left foot. EE had swelling and pain felt he was alright to continue working. Worked up til 2/15/07. EE felt pain & went in for x-ray revealing fracture of 1st metal tarsel to left foot.

employee was going to turn belt off; turned and twisted left knee

When claimant was pushing clinker with industrial shop broom, he felt a shart pain across his mid-back section.

Quarry mechanic was performing repairs on haul truck when a tire moved against him causing bruising.

On January 29, 2007 around 3:25 pm Loader operator noticed that one of the teeth on the front end loader's bucket was bent. He then took a hammer and tried to straighten the tooth when a piece of metal flew off the tooth and struck him in the right leg just to the left of the knee cap.

EE was operating a 740 Cat Haul Truck on frozen surface of tailings disposal site. He hit a bump and his seat bottomed out jaring his spine. He felt pain in his back and was taked to the Dr in Fairbanks. The Dr feels that this is a strain of the back associated with possible bulged disk. The Dr has prescribed two weeks of Physical Therapy.

EE was bolting roof when a piece of rock fell and hit his right hand and forearm.

Employee was picking up a stone to discard, when he slipped, causing an abrasion to his Left hand.

Employee alleges that when exiting the fuel truck by stepping off the running board to ground level he twisted his right knee. Truck has right side grab bar - driver's side. He descended with body twisted instead of parallel to length of truck. Originally first aid. No medical treatment. First request for medical evaluation 2/19/07; diagnostic.

EE stated that he did not stop his ram car quick enough. He ran into the feeder and hurt his lower back. He did not start missing work until Monday February 5, 2007.

Miner was lifting starter in place for 773D Cat Hauler when he felt pain in groin area. Injury required surgery for hernia and he did not miss work until 3/16/07.

Putting in fire tap - fell - broke right heel.

Employee stepped down onto slick bottom (mud) when his feet flew out from under him causing a hyperextsion of the knee.

Employee was cunducting a pre-shift examination when a piece of draw rock fell on employee. Employee was operating rubber tired man trip at time of accident.

Employee was putting a leg in Shield # 100 when the come-a-long chain slipped causing the leg to shift pinning employee's left arm.

Right hand between wrist and knuckles-eas pulling belt rubberon to structure using 1" rope attached to a truck. was in process of rehooking when came loose and struck hand.

An employee with 36 years experience currently assigned with the Repair Department as an oiler was carrying a 5 gallon bucket of cleaning solvent up a set of stairs by the tire feed conveyor. The employee heard a "funny popping sound" followed by extreme pain from his left knee radiating to his ankle. Orthopedic Specialist diagnosed the injury as a left knee torn Miniscus.

Employee was moving cable over to rib and felt something in upper arm.

Employee was using a chain come-along to raise the belt to change a roller at #18 wall, #1 north mother belt. While holding the chain with his left hand the come-along slipped and caught his left index finger between the chain and come along resulting in a fracture to the tip of left index finger.

EE was stepping off the dozer & step on dozer arm was caked with mud and his foot slipped off the step. He was taken to the ER, referred to a specialist and taken off work approximately 3 weeks. Initial diagnosis: possible fracture, 2/1/07 strained ligament, MRI to be conducted. CURRENTLY ONGOING.

After medical testing it is determined that employee's condition is an injury. He was working on removing a tubing from a fan and during the day his back started hurting.

The employee was closing the front loading door on 320275 transport truck. He used his left hand to grab the door and when the door came down it struck the pipe wrench that was in his right hand pinching his right middle finger between the wrench and the railing. The incident has broken his finger.

While welding & lifting a steel box, EE felt pain in his lower back & legs.

EE was placing section of monorail onto the stopped conveyor belt when he smashed his right thumb between the monorail and a top belt roller, lacerating his thumb below the last joint.

Employee working in shaft. Bucket ran over his left foot, caused bruising and swelling and peeled off top lay of skin.

Victim was changing hose on D-11 blade hoist cylinder, slipped and fell to the ground.

Employee was putting a tooth on the bucket of 992 loader and slipped fell into the bucket landing on his left shoulder.

EE was getting clogs out of the hopper when he stepped off into a hole and twisted his ankle. Which resulted in him having a sprained ankle.

Employee was tightening a bolt on a radiator panel of a CAT 988 Loader. The panel was standing and fell on top of the assistant mechanic.

Driver was coming from the deep mine with a load and lost control at truck came from #18 to #17 marker and dropped off into a sump.

EE states he was unloading a bucket of grease from a mantrip and felt a strain in his left shoulder. He went off work on 1/29/07 to receive medical care.

Employee came in early before normal work shift. Normally he operates a ram car coal hauler. On this date, he was operating a roof bolter. After helping co-worker bolt one place, he was experiencing pain in his upper back and right shoulder. He has a history of arthritis in shoulders, back and neck. On the following day discomfort worsened and he started missing time.

Emp stated he got out of bin truck and felt a pop in his leg. He did not report accident at that time, but did not show up for work on 1/29/07. He did not report injury to me until 2/2/2007. EMP ALSO STATED DID NOT FEEL PAIN UNTIL SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

While standing a top of highwall miner track, moving beam away from a track. bumping track with beam causing track to swivel crushed foot right foot.

Employee had been washing up the screens at #2 Spray Dryer and was going downstairs to finish washing up the floor and missed a step on stairs causing him to fall turning his right ankle resulting in torn ligaments.

Employee is a service man on equipment underground. Another worker dropped a tool box lid on his finger (left index finger) while changing nitrogen tank.

EMP WAS STRUCK BY A ROLLER BEING MOVED BY CRANE. EMP REPORTED INCIDENT ON 1/26 BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1/29. HE WAS GIVEN A NOTE TO BE OFF WORK TILL FEB 1, FOR A SOFT TISSUE INJURY

EE parked 769-C truck at fuel pump at end of shift. When preparing to exit cab, he pulled something in lower stomach area. After getting home and taking a shower he called supervisor to inform about going to ER. After leaving ER, he called supervisor to inform he had a hernia and an appointment with Dr. on 1/26/07.

Injured was flagging traffic when he was struck by a pickup truck. The pickup was passing loaded ash truck. Heavy snow and high wind conditions.

Employee was filling a pod with rockdust at the rockdust fill station. The fill hose became clogged and as he was uncoupling the hose the blockage cleared causing the hose to fly back hitting him in the groin area causing a laceration.

Employee was walking to payloader and slipped on ice and fell onto his back.

Employee was shoveling belt from the kneeling position and as he stood back up he apparently stepped on irregular bottom when he felt his left knee pop. Employee continued working until 02/27/2007 at which time he went off to have surgery performed.

On 1-25-07 employee reported feeling pain in his lower stomach area. He was seen by a Doctor on 1-26-07 and a hernia was found. The employee has not lost any work and has not had any treatment yet.** Employee missing time as of 4/20/07 for Surgery**

EE was helping the crusher crew lower the stacker belt of our portable crusher. The hydraulics were turned on to lower the stacker belt and the EE rested his hand in an area of the stacker belt that he shouldn't have put his hand. A piece of metal on the stacker belt came down on his right middle & pointer finger, which smashed, lacerated and fractured parts of his fingers.

Employee was tramming the roof bolter backwards thru a line curtain. He had his hand and arm reaching out behind him pushing the curtain back. The bolter machine went over a hump and the cab/canopy of the machine went up to the roof. When it did this his hand was pulled on top of the canopy and his finger was caught between a curtain board and the canopy.

Employee was taking air reading on top overcast. Coming down steps on overcast he midjudged last step causing him to fall backward hitting on his lower back and tailbone.

On 1/30/07 employee alleged he hurt his lower back, stating he believed it happened on 1/24/2007. His job duties included the following: Sweeping, Using a forklift, Making up boxes, Moving product from conveyor belt to the formed box, Closing up the completed package, Set up pallets for next load.

The employee was cleaning the conveyor with a pressure hose when it slipped. The pressure of the water impacted his right eye, removing the retina.

Employee slipped and fell on the rear grating (walk) of the Mack service truck. Fell to the ground and bruised his back and the back of his head. Was fueling dozer #222. *Did not go to the doctor until 1/26/07.

(LTA) : Unit # 1 - Employee alleges while walking in #9 entry, twisted left knee. MRI revealed medial meniscus tear requiring surgery. Employee reported similar injury 3 weeks prior.

Employee was washing a truck and slipped and fell on snow covered bank. Injured did not report injury until 1/29/07.

Employee was installing permanent roof support in #7 heading. He had drilled the hole for the roof bolt & was sliding the drill pot back in order to have room to install the roof bolt into the hole, when he was struck by a piece of draw rock on his right hand resulting in a fracture to his first finger on his hand.

Employee was welding during his shift. He woke the next morning with his eyes scratchy, swollen, hurting. His face looked as if he had been sunburned.

Employee was getting off 08-91 tractor & twisted right knee. EE was taken to company doctor & later referred to orthopedic specialist. EE had torn meniscus & had surgery on 3/23/07 to repair.

Employee slipped in the mud and fell, bruising his tailbone. He worked entire shift & sought medical treatment 1-24-07 and has not returned.

Employee was hanging cable in the No. 5 Entry and stepped on a lump of coal, causing his ankle to twist. He was unable to walk as ankle began to swell.

Employee was lifting rubber mat at power center when he experienced severe pain in his lower abdomen.

Employee was walking when he slipped and fell on a large rock, bruising his ribs.

Victim was exiting mechanics service truck onto rough road surface and stepped on large rock twisting right ankle.

Employee stated he was exiting scoop and slipped. While falling he stated his body weight injured his shoulder.

Checking oil leak on bobcat 95xtd, malfunction of equipment caused it to roll forward and strike rt. foot and ankle of employee causing possible fracture. Contacted case tractor and filing report, safety feature of equipment malfunctioned cuaisng this incident.

Injured was attempting to attach sling to dolly, slipped and fell against dolly, striking head on same.

Employee was assisting the welder by handing tools and assisting in the placement of steel.

Employee was operating the miner on remote and a piece of roof slate fell between the wire mesh screen striking his left middle finger. Cause of this injury could be from not wearing proper gloves. Compliance with rules could be a factor, protective equip could be a factor, miner attitude a factor, mining equip/systems not a factor.

Employee was going to clean rigs in #8 entry where there was a discharge pump setting. He grabbed the pump cable that had a busted jacket and was shocked.

Slipped on sidewalk outside Distribution building.

Descending truck steps - foot slipped off last step - landed full weight on left foot.

Employee was performing maintenance work on a continuous miner (CM04), dropped valve spool under the miner. Employee knelt down on right knee to retrieve spool. When he stood up and put weight on right leg, he felt pain in his right knee.

The operator began some repairs to the hydraulic hammer of a Komatsu excavator and suffered back pain because of the position he was in. He continued working with some pain but reported the injury and left the worksite immediately after the pain worsened.

Employee was unloading an old highwall drill auger point off the back of a pickup bed. New auger point weighs approx. 225 pounds. While doing this he experienced pain in his left neck, shoulder, and arm. Employee was taken to a physician for treatment and diagnosed with Bradial Plexis Inflamation. He was unable to work his next scheduled shift.

Dredge operator stood up in the john boat, lost his balance, fell, and hit his lower back on the john boat. Employee reported to management, appeared OK, & refused medical treatment. On Jan. 28 employee reported pain. On Jan. 29 employee was taken to a doctor. Doctor issued "no work" restrictions until Feb. 5. Although, employee is expected to return without restrictions.

Employee was moving a rockduster from a scoop bucket and felt pain in his groin and lower back.

Employee was helping load a section of impact bed on a flat car at 3 East # 3 belt head. One end of the impact bed was on the car and while loading the other end the employee's rt. index finger was caught at a hinge point resulting in a fracture, avulsion which was closed with nylon sutures.

Employee was sliding a section of rail over top of a piece of rail at #143 wall switch, 3 north F-track. He caught the tip of his right middle finger between the two rails.

The EE was hauling a skid of concrete blocks with the mini-trak. The load shifted, causing the plastic bands that secured the blocks to the skid break. One of the bands entered the operator's compartment, striking the EE across the left eye.

Machine turned over landing on worker.

Employee stepped out of truck and fell approximately 12 feet to the ground.

EE was driving Euclid 85 Ton truck up the ramp to the dump area. Conditions of the ramp had been changing through the day. Truck lost traction & started sliding backwards. EE turned truck into bank on driver's side to avoid hitting another truck. Truck turned over. EE climbed out of the cab & jumped 10' to ground. He slipped, landing on his right shoulder resulting in a fracture.

When backing under the shovel, the truck came to an abrupt stop, jarring his neck and back. The employee was diagnosed with a back and neck strain on 1/31/07.

Initial report of bruise to knee, struck against a machine while performing welding duties.

Injured person was dumping load of coal on to feeder. He got out of operator compartment and stepped in behind operator deck between deck and rear wheel until shuttle car began to drift backwards catching left leg. under operator deck twisting left knee.

While coming down the steps of the 966D highlift operator slipped and twisted his right knee.

Employee was operating a trackhoe, clearing in advance of the mining. He was working in an area of trees; he moved his machine and a limb broke and came into the cab striking him in the left shoulder.

He slipped while exiting the loader and fell to the ground, hurting his upper back on his left side.

Member was bolting in the No. 3 entry, installing inside bolts in 2nd row. A piece of drawrock fell measuring 56" long x 21" wide x 7" thick, coming in under canopy and striking him on lower right leg. Bolt spacing was less than 48". Seam height was approximately 10'.

EE was working under suspended load. Suspended load was cut loose from one end causing hood from loader to counter balance down, crushing EE's left hand. He was taken to ER where where he was diagnosed with 2 fractures of left hand. On Tues. 1-23-07, he was taken to hospital in St. Louis & & recommended surgery. He had surgery on 1-24-07 & remains off work.

Slipped and fell injuring buttocks.

Miner was cleaning the snow and ice off of his boots, slipped, striking steel plates that were stacked up against a column causing them to fall on his right ankle. The plates that landed on him were about 3/16" x 16"x 36" and about 8" or 9" high.

EE was walking out of the guard shack to assist a vehicle when he slipped on some ice and landed on his left shoulder. This weather is unusual for this area. There was also snow on the ground. EE went to the Mt. Graham Hospital to receive treatment, and was released with a bruised shoulder.

Bolter head hung on roof bolt, when he lowered boom, it fell on foot.

On 1/21 employee walked across the parking lot at the mine lineout room when he slipped on the icy asphalt and fell to the ground. He initially said he was OK and refused medical treatment. He worked four 12-hour shifts, and had seven days off before calling off on 2/1 because his back hurt. We sent him for medical evaluation on 2/2 at which time he was put in a No Work status.

While pushing frog back on forks of lo-trac, it slipped off of forks and fell on left foot. Broke big toe.

Employee traveling in jeep, it came to a sudden stop and employee's body struck against jeep. He did not lose time until 3/1/07 and returned to work on 3/4/07.

Employee was operating an end loader, pushing a ramcar when the bucket of the end loader caught a 2x4 that was pinned to the roof, causing the 2x4 to break and come inside the cab, striking his face and neck.

On 01/29/07, EE reported to his supervisor that on 01/21/2007, he had been using an 8lb sledgehammer to operate a valve. While swinging the hammer, EE alleges that he felt a "pop" in his left chest region. On 06/27/2007, EE elected to have surgery on his left shoulder.

While tightening fitting on a hydraulic hose on the 536, the adjustable wrench that the employee was using slipped causing him to hit his body under his right armpit. He felt a sharp pain.

Mechanic was working under piece of equipment when another mechanic tossed him a bolt that ricocheted and hit him in the mouth, knocking several teeth loose, breaking one tooth and causing damage to his lip and outer mouth.

Employee was using a drill steel to align the take-up cable on the reel of the diamond drill. The steel struck the employee on the side of the face and caused a laceration. The employee did not return to his next shift.

Moving a piece of equipment (large shakle in raw mill). The equipment moved suddenly and pinned EE's knee between the equipment and wall.

Injured was walking down an overcast ramp, lost his footing, slid to the bottom and twisted his left ankle. Resulted in torn ligaments.

Employee was pulling a bulk line when he twisted his left knee and felt pain.

Employee was using come-a-longs when chain broke free releasing tension. Re coil of come-a-long struck employee on left wrist. He reacted to get out of way. He tripped, following forward on hands and knees.

EE was moving a piece of stone and strained his lower back when he lifted the stone.

Employee was stepping across cables. Foot slipped and he fell striking lower back on rock lying on bottom.

EE was pulling down loose roof rock on MMU 003-0. As he pulled down a piece of rock with a pry bar, the rock hit the canopy of the roof bolter, causing the rock to flip over and fall on his left foot, causing a fracture.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE WALKING THE lw FACE, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A SHIELD AND STRAINED HIS NECK. HE IS OFF WORK RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE.

The Operator of the 81 crawler was pulling himself up onto the equipment when the employee slipped on the wet surface sustaining injuries.

Member was bolting in #6 right. A rock fell from the mine roof striking him on his back. Rock measured 67" x 23" x 2" thick tapering to 1/2" thick. Resulting in a bruise.

Employee fell in the parking lot on his way to his loader. Employee sustained a fracture to his right wrist and a crushed vertabrae in his back. Employee does not recall falling.

Employee was working in a tank, he turned and began to slip on some sludge in the tank. Employee turned to catch himself but his feet stuck causing him to fall and twist breaking his left leg.

While roving rock from a shot hole prior to loading a face shot, the EE felt something pull in his lower back.

Worker was assisting in setup of mobile crusher operation by checking feeder pulley to determine cause of slippage. Due to shadows he removed his safety glasses and dust got into his eye.

EE was installing the second bolt in the bolting sequence when a piece of draw rock fell from between the rib and the first bolt, striking him on the lower back and the legs.

EE struck his thumb while putting a bit insert into a miner.

Employee was welding off and on all day on a jaw crusher, doing repairs. He was wearing a welding helmet, but he was ina tight spot, so it was difficult to get the mask down in time, every time, before he started welding. He had welding flash as a result.

By all observations operator drove loader through guard rail into ditch, no injury observed. Operator was taken to hospital for check up and drug screen.

EE bent over to pick up an object on the ground and the door to a tool box mounted on a truck fell open as he stood up, hitting him on top of the head.

DRIVER WAS COMING DOWN LADDER FROM TOP OF TRAILER, WEATHER WAS NOT AN ISSUE, MISSTEPPED AND FELL. WAS NOT WEARING FALL PROTECTION HARNESS.

Drill operator noticed hydraulic fluid leak and went to inspect leak. At same time the operator found the leak, the hydraulic hose ruptured spraying hot hydraulic fluid into the face and eyes of the operator. The force of the spray knocked the hard hat from his head and safety glasses from his face resulting in abrasions to his corneas and conjuctivitis in both eyes.

Employee was carrying a jack to the parts room at the mechanic shack. As he stepped up on the concrete pad, he strained his left foot and leg.

Inj EE was helping another EE raise rub rail up to pin in, when he felt pain in groin area. EE went to dr 1/18/07 and returned to work, started having problems & dr performed surgery 5/2/07.

He was walking out of the shower at the end of his shift when he slipped on the wet floor and fell hitting his right shoulder and arm. He continued to work at his regular duties and was taken off work on January 30, 2007 for possible rotator cuff injury.

Contact made with employee on 7-12-07, confirmed that he did have surgery. Still do not have any medical data to support claim nor does our workers' compensation carrier. On 1-18-07 employee was walking down stairs, carring a box of tape, slipped on bottom step, fell to ground on right knee and right elbow.

Employee was struck in the face (left side) while installing a buggy cable anchor with the center bolter. While straightening the mast to the upright position, a drill steel became wedged. It released and struck him causing 5 fractures to the left side of his face (orbital bone).

Ee was holding a liner for another ee in the plant in bin #7 and received a welder flash.

While stacking 100lb bags on a pallet, EE felt pain in lower back.

Employee tried catching drill when steel dropped and mashed ring finger of left hand. Laceration and broken ring finger.

Employee was at the electrical room of Mill 3 to reset apron feeder of slag conveyor motor. The breaker lever was tripped and he couldn't reset the lever to the OFF position so he proceeded to open the panel door. He used a screwdriver to push the lever into the OFF position for resetting, then pushed the lever to the ON position when a sudden arc and explosion occurred.

EE pulled a muscle in lower left side of back while stacking 50 pound bags.

Employee was under trailer, cleaning the axles of bentonite, started to crawl out and hit her shoulder on a bolt.

Employee was using sledge hammer to free up frozen door on hammer crusher, when he struck his right ring finger between hammer handle & crusher resulting in fracture at end of finger.

Employee reached under a load suspended by an all terain fork lift when the load shifted and fell pinching the employee's left hand. The resulting injury to the palm side base of the employee's left thumb required three sutures to close.

Was standing on bottom step of ladder,his foot slipped off ladder ,causing him lower back pain.

While trying to put a piece of skirt rubber in, employee fell about 2 1/2 feet off side of plant

While employee was providing service to Backhoe equipment, when he was climbing off, he slipped causing a contusion to his right knee.

EE was attempting to clear a caustic line. An open drain valve was nearby. When the line cleared, caustic came out the drain line and sprayed onto EE's face and abdomen. Restricted duty, office work only, EE lost four work days.

I was in the process of routine maintenence. I was began greasing the bearings on the conveyor tail pulley's when I slipped in a puddle of mud. I lost my balance and landed on my right foot. I heard a pop sound and a sharp pain shot thru my ankle. As I tried to stand up the pain became unbearable. I fell back to the ground and asked for help. 2 men came & put me into control room.

Drilling into the top, a piece of rock fell on top of EE's left foot.

A barrel was being used as a heat source that was sitting outside a parts trailer. An employee poured diesel fuel onto the fire barrel causing the fire to get out of control and caught the trailer on fire.

HT was coming down the ramp from the dump hit a patch of ice and slid into EE's truck on the right hand side. EE's truck was stopped at the time of impact moving the truck a couple of feet. Operator reports back and neck strain.

Employee was lowering the top portion of a high jacker (man lift). He removed the 2 pins to pivot the top down and when it came down suddenly he said it pinched his finger between the cage and frame work. Employee has seen a doctor and will have fluid removed. (2/18/08 appointment) Amendment: EE had fluid & cyst removed. He lost one day (5/5/08); resigned for other employment.

The employee was pulling the Acetylene tanks cart when he slipped and fell back causing the tanks to fall on top of his legs. The employee has pain in his neck and back.

A barrel was being used as a heat source that was sitting outside a parts trailer. An employee poured diesel fuel onto the fire barrel causing the fire to get out of control and caught the trailer on fire.

Drill operator stated he was tramming his drill on a drill bench when he crossed a hump and his drill rocked forward. The forward motion of the machine was stated to have caused pain in his back.

The employee twisted his back while crawling/walking to set the power to the miner.

EE was on a crane platform instructing a worker what to do when he slipped on iced over platform and fell backwards off the platform about 10 to 15 feet into a puddle of ice water.

Employee was pulling loose material from the rib when material rolled off and struck him on the left foot. He continued to work the rest of the shift and went to the doctor that night. There were no fractures and he was told to take the next 2 days off. He was released to come back to work on regular duty on 01/19/07.

Employee pulled too hard and rapidly on prybar

EE was splitting a slab of sandstone using a stone chisel and 4 lb hammer when a metal fragment broke off the chisel head and impaled in the skin of his abdomen approx. 1" below his navel. surgery is required for the remal of the metal fragment.

Supervising when a fragment of metal blew into eye (behind safety glasses).

Employee was drilling a hole to anchor highwall miner, pin swung caught his left hand between pin and anchor system causing laceration to his left hand.

Using pipe wrench, slipped, finger slipped, struck drill steel.

Employee was lifting a 5 gallon can of oil up to the haul truck when he felt a pop in his left shoulder.

Foreman was making up roofbolts when draw rock struck him in lower back.

Employee stated that he was replacing steel plate on back of wash box. As he stepped up onto a steel beam, he hit the top of his head on a 3 inch steel pipe. This pushed his hard hat down onto his glasses cutting his nose, bruising his right eye, and causing mild concussion.

Injured was helping take slack out of longwall face chain. The chain flight that was secured to the dogs broke causing the chain to strike injured on his right ankle.

Pry bar wedged between track on excavator and ground, striking employee's foot. Left foot and toes

Miner cable was in roadway for buggy. EE bent down to pick up cable and he heard a pop in his chest and hurt in his chest. He went on with is shift.

w employees were cleaning out rail cars and shutting the doors. One employee hit the side of the railcar causing a spring to break on the car door. The door popped open hitting the other employee in the right shoulder. Bruised the shoulder

Employee stated that while bolting the mine roof a piece of rock fell striking him on the arm.

Employee lifted a piece of steel and felt a strain in his lower back.

Employee s were installing track pads on new rails. His need to rotate tracks. Other ee manted exc. to rotate track and the leg on his coveralls booked swing control. When other ee startd machine and raised bucket machine swung to the right and pinned EE between bucket and tracks. EE suffered no broken bones. He only suffered a bruise to his left thigh.

Scraped lower leg on metal object. First aid was administered. On 2-6-07 at 6:47 pm doctor treated employee for cellulitis, infected abrasion.

Injured EE was working...a 2nd EE broke a pressurized air line...small piece of wire was picked up in air stream and imbedded in 1st EE's cheek

Employee was setting a main tail; the tail was pulled into place and hooked into the rail jacks when a simplex jack slipped and let the main tail kick sideways striking him in the upper arm. He had shoulder pain but continued to work until 1-22-07.

Employee stated that he was checking gravity reading on B-vessel headbox on the 5th floor of plant. When he stepped off of the platform his right knee twisted and he fell to the floor. He said he felt pain in his right knee and right elbow.

Employee stated that while pushing rock in a shot his foot slipped off throttle causing him to jerk his neck. Reported to foreman at 3:30 am.

Employee was loading oxygen and acetylene tanks and strained his lower back.

EE was loading miner bits on flat car to take into the mine. He twisted around and felt pain in right arm, shoulder & neck.

Vibrator's frame angle fell and hit his left hand big finger, injuring it.

EE and co-worker were moving the roof bolter machine. A miner cable was laying on the mine floor; the crew needed to cross the cable. He was removing the cable crossover pad from the machine to position on the floor. When turning with the crossover pad in his hands, he bumped the side mounted light frame catching his left ring finger between the crossover pad & the light frame.

EE was attempting to lift a wech cable out of a crate and pulled a muscle in his back while doing so.

Injured was installing a set of airlock doors when the frame fell striking him in the right arm.

EE was in the process of cutting a beam with an acetylene torch when the oxygen hose came apart at the connection to the torch, causing a burn to his left hand. Diagnosis is pending.

Employee slipped on ice between the finish silos and finish mill #3

Reaching to get a roof bolt off the machine as his co-worker was moving the machine for the next row of installation. Victim's foot was under the tire and the machine ran over it. Cause of this injury was unsafe act and safety awareness. Compliance with training rules was a factor, protective equip. not a factor, miner proficiency a factor, mining equip./systems not a factor.

Employee was digging a hitch in rib, soreness started developing & swelling.

Employee was walking across wooden bridge when a board broke causing him to fall.

The Employee had unhooked the winch on the versi trak trailer and when the versi trak pulled out from under the trailer, it hit the ground and mud splashed up through holes in the bed and hit him in the face and eyes. He scratched his cornia.

Injured and co-worker were bolting 3 rt open x-cut. Injured went to the back of the roof bolter to hang his cable. When he picked up the roof bolter cable he received an electrical shock.

Changing rollers on belt line when roller slipped from hanger striking him on his right leg above the knee.

While picking up an anvil employee stepped in hole in the platform, slipped and the anvil cut his nose.

Miner was throwing blocks to a co-worker to build a wall when he felt a pain in hip area. He worked the rest of the shift. On Monday morning, pain was worse and he went to the emergency room.

Guide stops for bucket unlevel, letting crosshead drift one sided. Torpedo hangs up inside crosshead, causing slack rope. Bucket dropped 12'-15', causing injury to upper back.

While loading belt, he twisted or injured knee.

Guide stops for bucket unlevel, letting crosshead drift one sided. Torpedo hangs up inside crosshead, causing slack rope. Bucket dropped 12'-15', causing fractured ankle. EE was riding in bucket.

Employee was reaching behind him to pick up a roof bolt and felt something pull in his back.

EE was climbing out of Ingensol Rand Drill, when the step broke off where it has been welded. EE fell about 4' down and landed on his feet. His back started hurting later on and he went to the doctor on 2/5/07. He was put off work for 1 week for rest.

Empolyee was walking across the grating covering a chute at C-7 precipiatation when the grating shifted and she fell into the chute. The employee has had a persistent shoulder problem and has now elected to have medical treatment.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL IN TRUCK. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS HEELS, HIPS & BACK.

Injured was looking for an oil leak on a Petitto mule, when his leg got caught in the motor coupling. This resulted in a laceration to his left leg.

Employee strained himself lifting lid on toolbox. A hernia developed & required medical care. EE began missing work 2/5/07.

EE was pulling 1 1/2" hose around a 980G loader. He pulled it around the front of the bucket. He stepped on some mud & hose got caught under the bucket(mud was from washing the 980G). He slipped to the ground & landed on his right forearm. His head hit his shoulder and strained the muscles in his neck. He is taking therapy under Dr's care. He worked on 1/15/07 & left early.

Ee was preparing to install a roof bolt in an out-by area of the 6 mains section. When the ee raised the canopy, a rock (3 ft x 1 ft x 3 inches thick) fell from the top & struck the edge of the canopy. The rock rolled around the edge of the canopy & struck the ee's lower back. The x-ray showed hair line fractures to 4 of the lumbar vertebraes. Dr stated that surgery isn't needed.

Employee was lifting two 5 gallon buckets of oil by himself causing a strain to his stomach muscles. He had previously had surgery removing a hernia. The strain caused him to tear the hernia patch. He finished shift and did not go to the doctor until 1/18/07.

Employee stated while installing phase filters in equipment, experienced pain in left hip and leg.

EE stated that while bolting the roof, a piece of rock fell from between the roof bolts, striking him on the right arm and right leg.

Employee stated he was getting out of coal hualer when he twisted his left knee.

Member squatted down to pick up a cylinder, stepped on rock causing ankle to twist

Subject was doing service on back pier of #4 kiln. When he came down stairs after servicing back pier he slipped down stairs hurting back.

EE alleges that on 1/12/07, that he twisted his knee while getting off of the 300 excavator, but did not mention it to supervisor until 1/29/07.

Man trip derailed, injured EE and another EE hurt their backs.

Employee was welding on a manbus, he raised up and went to walk when he stepped on a track rail causing him to fall and twist his left knee.

Employee was driving a fence post in the ground. The ground was muddy due to the weather. Employee slipped and fell hitting knee on rocks.

Employee was removing a sling from the hook of a crane & while pulling up on the sling, his (R) shoulder popped & began hurting. Employee received first aid until the discomfort became too much. Surgery was done 5/1/07 & employee is presently off work. No lost time until the surgery.

Employee was cleaning out the hopper and was sliding large frozen chunks of lime. He was bending and turning and felt a pull in his lower back.

Employee was walking on the headgate 2 section outby when he stepped in a hole and twisted his right ankle. He was diagnosed with a sprained ankle.

The employee was climbing into the cab of the excavator when raising his leg he felt a pain in his lower leg. He did not want medical attention at this time.

Employee was carrying a 5 gallon bucket of concentrate. He was stepping over a drisco pipe, slipped and sprained his ankle.

Employee was working at the crushing plant where he was trying to clear a blockage in the sand bin by hitting the side of bin with a sledgehammer. When he went to hit the bin, his left hand was caught between the hammer handle and a metal gusset on the bin. He was sent to medical center for evaluation after he hit his finger.

Mechanic was changing out a welding gas bottle when he felt a sharp pain in lower left groin. He went to the doctor for diagnosis and returned to work until 2/6/2007 when he went in to have a small hernia repaired. He reported this to his supervisor on 2/20/2007.

Individual was helping guide the movement of 988 loader when the loader bucket contacted a roof jack that was lying on the ground. The roof jack flipped up and a section of the roof struck individual in the side of his hard hat causing a ruptured disc in neck.

Employee stated that he was loading rock dust onto the scoop when he turned with a bag of dust in his arms and hurt his left knee. He continued to work his regular job and consulted a Dr. who performed surgery on 3-28-07 to repair cartlidge in his knee.

Employee had emptied dump truck of clay. He had gone around to back of truck to see that all the clay had dumped out. He took a step backwards, tripped over a lump of clay & fell on his left ankle.

A slip and fall on stairs.

The employee was operating a battery scoop cleaning the faces of the working section. He drove the scoop across a hole in the mine floor causing him to become slightly air-borne in the operators compartment. The force sustained to his back upon impact caused a bulging disc in his back. An MRI was done and he has been referred to specialists for further medical attention.

Employee was walking from mantrip to miner in #4 heading, hit head against top and fell injuring neck and back.

EE was loading bolts onto a roofbolter. When he lifted the bolts and dropped them, he had no feeling in both hands and wrists. Lost time injury as of 12/5/07.

A piece of draw rock fell from between the roof bolts and struck employee on head and neck. Diagnosed with only a contusion. Started missing work 1/12/2007.

Hurt back while lifting a bucket of J-bolts.

Employee was jacking up a screw shaft with a come-along. While pulling on the handle he strained his lower lumbar muscle in his back.

EE was unrolling end of a roll of 48" conveyor belt. End was nailed to main roll. Main roll of belt was setting on forks of forklift but not secured. He was standing between belt roll & a mantrip. When he pulled on the nails, belt rolled off the forks & pushed him into mantrip pinning his rt leg between belt & side of trip. As he fell into seat of trip, his leg remained pinned

Injured & co-worker were bolting #3 entry on 001 section. They had put up the 1st row and were starting on 2nd row. Injured was drilling his 1st hole when a rib rolled off without warning knocking him to the ground, pinning him against the pinner. The rock was approximately 6' x 2' x 7 1/2'.

Employee was helping on continuous miner when a rock 3" thick by 2' by 4' fell and pushed him to the floor.

Employee was removing a guard from a Joy continuous miner and while he was laying the guard on the ground his glove got caught in the handle causing him to fracture his right ring finger and middle finger.

Big rocks got caught at opening of jaw crusher while unpluging jaw. Employee had his left hand on side of crusher and a rock rolled on his hand.

Employee twisted his right knee while stepping off of a manlift

Employee was putting a bottom roller on a trailer when he strained his back. He continued to work and went for an MRI on the 31st of March 2008. The result of his MRI came back on the 2nd of April, it was positive. He scheduled his surgery for April 18th. The employee started missing work on the 15th of April.

Injured was exiting manbus when he stepped out and twisted right knee.

Employee was operating a roof bolting machine when he noticed his back to start hurting. The employee does not know what he did to injure himself but only that his back is bothering him. Employee continued working and missed work on 1-29-07 and has not returned as of yet. We are treating this as an occupational illness due to DR determination of Sciatica inflammation.

Slip & fall on ice.

Dropped piece of steel on foot.

Dirt fell into his eye while working on the primary crusher.

Prior to the shift starting, the employee conduct the pre-shift equipment inspection. While miunting the truck, she slipped off the ladder and fell to the ground approximately six feet. Employee complained of pain to her wrist and shoulder. She was taken to Coosa Valley Medical Center ER for treatment.

Employee was stepping down from dozer and while dismounting, lost footing, striking ribs on grab iron.

Employee got out of his truck to talk to another driver. The truck he got out of started drifting. The employee jumped on the side of the cab of the truck and was partially inside the cab. This truck rolled alongside of another parked truck pinning his right leg between the door and the cab.

EE was setting drill steel when he hit wrong lever, closing drill steel holder clamp onto his finger.

775E Haul truck broke hydraulic hose spraying hydraulic fluid on engine creating a fire, associate jumped from catwalk of machine to ground injuring his right ankle

A steel bar used to clean the feeder fell against the door window of the control room. Employee was inside the control room at the time. A piece of glass or dirt went into his right eye from the broken window.

Employee was stacking rocks when his hand got stuck between two rocks. After removing the top rock and releasing his hand, the tip of his right middle finger appeared to be broken, bent and unable to flex. Upon doctor's examination, it was found to be broken.

He was pulling on a belt while working on a pump and his rt. ring finger got caught between the belt & the pulley. Went to hospital - x-rayed & it was broken on the end.

The employee was welding on an excavator bucket that had frozen material stuck in it. The material became loose and fell on the employee striking him on the head and torso. The employee was transferred to the hospital with cracked ribs and various cuts.

IW was scraping bed of truck when a chunk of Drycon fell from top of the bed striking her in the elbow.

A piece of draw rock fell out between roof bolts striking employee between the neck & shoulder resulting in bruises only.

He was coming out of mine at end of shift, getting off belt line, tripped, fell onto rollers and hit his knees.

EE was reaching into the automatic dump. The flap fell shut on his fingers, crushing them.

Employee was checking the level of the bucket elevator shaft when he slipped on ice accumulation on the grating. As he was falling, his arm caught on the handrail causing a break in the upper right arm.

Contractor suffered a broken left leg and right heel when he inadvertently stepped back off mill pier while installation of raw mill bearing housing was underway. Employee fell approximately 15'5". Employee had removed his fall protection to gather parts on the ground below and had failed to put it back on.

Employee stated that he was doing a pre-shift inspection on the loader when he began to cough which caused him to slip and hurt his back. He reported this to the leadman later that morning. Reported as first aid. Began losing time on 5/7/07 allegedly due to the incident on 1/9/07.

Employee was cutting the 4 right cross-cut when a piece of draw rock fell striking him in the back area and legs. He was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with a sacrum and pubic fracture. Physical therapy is recommended for these fractures.

While employee was climbing up equipment at start of shift, his footing slipped. He felt a pull in his shoulder and neck while still having ahold of the hand grab bar.

Employee was walking along leach pad, stepped on a piece of ice and fell into a hole tearing the soft tissue in her left calf.

While being task trained on pinner, EE put drill steel on top causing a large rock to fall out, hitting him on the heel of his left foot driving his toes into the floor of the mine.

The welder was loading junction boxes onto lowboy trailer using a loader to lift them. As he attempted to make another lift the load shifted sideways tilting the loader and turned it over on its side. Operator struck his left knee against the steering wheel injuring it.

Employee had loaded a shuttle car tire in a mantrip-bent over to move tire around hearing a pop in the calf area of his right leg. wnt to dr 1-9-7, started losing time 1-10-07.

Employee threw a timber on the scoop and hurt his right thumb.

Employee was walking from the employee parking lot to the truck shop on the access road when he slipped on pea gravel, causing his feet to come out from under him. He landed on his back and head, causing severe pain to his lower back. He was taken to the ER and taken off work through 01/16/07.

EE was placing metal drums near the Packing House when his left middle finger was pinched between 2 drums.

The injured employee was installing 6' fully grouted bolts; in an effort to lift the bolt onto his drill pot he felt a pinch in his lower abdomen. He was diagnosed with a hernia that will be surgically repaired.

EE was using pressure water hose to wash out the sand screws. When the water pump was turned on the hose jerked causing the EE to fall. EE struck his left arm on the plant causing a laceration just above the elbow.

Injured EE was helping another EE change screens. When they were moving the screen to the side, injured EE pulled on it for the fourth time and felt a sharp pain in his back.

Strapping load down, strap slipped and smashed hand.

Employee was operating a shuttle car. Shuttle car got stuck on feeder. Used scoop to push shuttle car off feeder. Employee got his SCSR caught between rib & the shuttle car, bruising left hip & lower left side of back. Kept working. Went back to doctor 1/18/07. Losing time 1/18/07.

After dismounting the plant, the injured turned to walk and his knee popped and caused him to fall to the ground. Injured thought his knee would be o.k. and worked the rest of the day. That night, his knee swelled and he went to the doctor. Injury caused a strain to the employee's knee.

EE was getting on his dozer when he slipped causing his right leg to strike the track.

Roof bolter threw down a cable bolt and the roof bolt plate Bounced off the rib striking his ankle. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules and regs. not a factor, protective equipment not a factor, mining equip./systems was not a factor, miner proficiency a factor.

Injured was walking belt slope when he slipped and twisted his foot. (this acident was not reported to mgt until 01/17/07)

Employee was shoveling material from tailpiece at R-4 refuse belt. About 8:30 P.M. he developed pain in the low back radiating down around the left groin area. He was taken to the Williamson Memorial E.R. for treatment. Attending doctor determined he had low back muscle strain.

Employee was assisting to unplug #3 secondary crusher, noted that he was sore from manually handling rocks, pry bars and jack hammer. Employee has had numerous work related and non work related injuries involving his lower back. This is a reoccurrence/reaggravation of a old injury.

Employee was jackleg bolting when a rock fell and struck employee's nose causing a laceration which required sutures.

The EE was installing a top-roller into position during a belt move. He was lifting the roller plus the weight of the conveyor belt. His position in relation to the weight being lifted caused a strain to a muscle in his lower back.

Injured was walking when he stepped on a ledge twisting rt. ankle. *Did not started missing work until 1/15/07.

Employee was moving the continuous miner cable from the roadway when he twisted his right knee. He was seen at the health place on 1-8-07 and was sent for an MRI. On 1-17-07 the results of the MRI were: a torn meniscus.

EE hit right shoulder on rib on 1/6/07. Worked until he had surgery on 4/6/07.

Employee stated that he was riding in a man-trip going inside. The man-trip hit a bump in the roadway and he bounced up and hit his head on the canopy jamming his neck. Employee didn't miss work until 03/06/2007.

Employee was closing airlock door on mantrip while performing as a foreman on the retum seals of the alna outby section. He caught left foot in door which caused him to fall and twist left knee. Previous knee injury in oct 2003 at other employment.

Employee pulled shoulder loading oil in a canister. He did not start losing time until 3/7/07 due to surgery.

EE was pulling a curtain from out of some muck and back started hurting. Started missing work 1/31/2007.

Checking on dragline. Ground real muddy. Twisted leg pulling it out of mud.

Employee was getting a rock off of the bridge conveyor. The rock fell out of the conveyor and struck his left leg. Started missing 1/8/2007.

Employee opened air lock doors for 002 section and picked up tool box and turned to walk and felt pain in his right knee. Employee later required surgery and started missing 03-07-07.

We were digging out the inside rear area of a conveyor for about 1.5 hours with rear side guards removed for access. EE motioned to start the belt. Within a minute of the belt starting, EE was struck by a bar which was caught in the winged tail pulley. EE suffered cuts on neck and forehead requiring stitches, and torn ligaments in his left shoulder (surgery).

Tramming roof bolter and a piece of rock fell out between pins, measuring 3" X 5' to 3" thick, striking EE on top of head and pushing him to the ground.