Mining Incidents in May 2007

A roof fall occurred in the 2 West 2 Mains, from 9-10 Crosscut in #6 Entry. The fall measures approximately 25 feet long, 18 feet wide and 10 feet thick. The fall area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

A fire was reported in the old #3 mining area near the eagle's nest in section 22. This is recombustion of the muck fire that was first reported on 5-16-07.

In 14th West Pillar section in the #5 entry a roof fall occurred at approximately 12:45 pm. It fell 18' wide x 31' long x 6' high. 5' resin bolts were installed during development. The cave buried two Mobile Roof Supports. There were no injuries. Two MSHA inspectors had been in the section observing mining prior to the fall.

Employee was coming down the North silo in the elevator and half way down the elevator quit working then had to be lowered manually.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #4 room of 1 Right Room, 2 X-cuts inby survey station #691. Fall was approximately 19' wide, 30' long, 4'plus high. Fall did not affect ventilation, equipment, but did affect travelway. Fall was timbered and dangered off. Roof fall will not be cleaned up. Fall was discovered at approximately 11:15PM.

An unintentional roof fall occurred approximately 100 feet outby SS# 3839 on 4-Left panel. The fall dimensions were approximately 6' H X 120' L X 20' wide.

An unintentional roof fall has occurred in the #10 Entry of the Main South @ 19+20 - 20+40. This is an extension of a previous fall which has made it a reportable roof fall. The fall was approx. 120' feet long x 17 1/2' wide and 9' high. This area had already been cribbed and dangered off prior to fall.

A roof fall above anchorage occurred in the belt entry one crosscut from the outside. The fall was approximately 25'x18'x7'high. The fall was reported and investigated by msha. The area is being cleaned up and arches installed in the area.

Today at 12:55 PM a fire was reported in the old #3 mining area near the eagle's nest in section 22. This is a re-combustion of the muck fire that was first reported on 5-16-07.

hot coal or spark ignited pulverized coal in dust collector bin, explosion occured on 4th floor, area is off limits and locked at all times. Safety features worked as designed and intended, rupture discs blew out, dust collector bags and cages, and tube sheet were damaged.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #3 entry of the 1 Right Room, 1 x-cut inby survey station #504. Fall was approximately 19' wide, 22' long, 4' plus high. Fall did not affect any ventilation, equipment, or travelway. Fall was timbered and dangered off. Roof fall will not be cleaned up. Fall was discovered on 05/30/2007.

A roof fall was found 2400' outby the mains section near spad #7719 in the return. The fall was approx. 60" thick and 20' wide by 30' long.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #3 room of 1 Right Room, 1 x-cut inby survey station #569. Fall was approximately 19' wide, 25' long, and 4' plus high. Fall did not affect any ventilation, equipment or travelway. Fall was timbered and dangered off. Roof fall will not be cleaned up. Fall was discovered on 05/30/2007.

The mine experienced an unintentional roof fall on the MMU 001 working section, at S.S. 22+80, entry #2 of the 2ndNorthwest Panel. A 103(k) was issued at 2:00am.

A roof fall was found by our weekly examiners in the 4 West mains at crosscut 154 between entries 1 and 2. The cause of the fall was weak laminated shale.

While mining in number five entry, the mine roof fell, pulling out one row of bolts. The fall was approximately 25ft long by 20 ft. wide by 5 ft. thick.

At 8:30 pm power was lost to the mine. Evacuation called. MSHA was notified. After evacuation completed, electrician and supervisor entered the mine and discovered the 4160 volt cable had been damaged in an abandoned area of the mine, by a roof fall. The cable was disconnected, re-routed and repaired. This took place on the 500' level.

A roof fall was found on preshift on # 4 belt it was about 4'or 5'thick, 40'l x 20' w. It had been heaving in the #13 area. It will be set with timber or crib, then start cleaning it up bolting it back.

A fall occurred on the 8E belt at xcut #8. 1 break inby spad #41027 in the #5 entry. The fall was bolted with 5' torque tension bolts, and spotted with 12'rope bolts. The fall measured 25'l x 18'w x 5-6; h. The was cleaned up and a canopy put through and crib built around it.

A roof fall was observed during the preshift exam in the crosscut between #9 & #10 entry @ 10+33. The area was a sump that was cut after mining. The intersection on both ends was cable bolted w/passive cable bolts & cribbed. The fall was approx 70'l x 12'h x 17'w.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 north 6 mains, 94 crosscut, #5 entry. The fall measures approximately 30 feet long, 20 feet wide and 10 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

Unintentional roof fall at 4-way intersection. Located at Break 92 on tailgate belt line.

Roof fall of an intersection in 2 South Mains, #2 entry inby 6 ft. of crosscut #13. Roof measured 17' wide by 20' wide by 6' to 8' high. The cave measured approximately 37' long. Roof fall was reported to MSHA Emergency Response Toll Free Number 1-800-746-1553.

A roof fall was discovered at the #2 seal of the third south set of mine seals. The fall measured approx 15'h x 20'by 30'. No injuries resulted from this fall. The time of accident is listed as the start of the shift.

An electrical connector on the -50 hoist hydraulic unit shorted, resulting in a blown fuse in the control power circuit. This resulted in the hoist not operational for greater than 30-minutes. The failed component was replaced, system was reset and operational. There was no damage to the hoist.

A roof fall was discovered by the examiner on the 3 Right 2 East area in the cross cut adjacent to station 5231 between no. 2 and no. 3 entries. The fall was approximately 6' high x 20' wide x undetermined length. The fall will not be cleaned up but will be breakered off.

Subsidence that occurred in XC7, R6 of the west side of the mine. A sinkhole was found by the land owner and mine management was notified. The hole was approximately 25' x 40' and went to the mine floor.

Disruption of power supply because of electrical storm. Caused elevator to stop for about 15 mins. with 5 men on it. Back up generator was started & elevator was put back into service.

Thyristor Drive on 4703 Hoist blew 2 fuses during normal hoisting activities.

roof fall on #2 section 100' long 20' wide 8' high 5th s panel off 1st east #2 unit spad # 1 + 59

#1 elevator was approaching landing. At complete stop the automatic doors open and came off bottom rail guides slider. The damage to the door slider effected operation of this elevator for more than 30 mins.

A fire occurred in #2 dust collector during the mill shut down/cool down phase. No plant personnel were exposed and there were no injuries associated with the event. Lost all of 208 dust collector bags, damage to the dust collector was minimal and the unit was returned to operation later the same day.

A possible frictional methane ignition occurred while the face of the #3 entry (approx 54' inby survey station # 1152) was being mined on the MMU 001-0. The continuous mining machine operator reported a flash, that was yellowish orange in color, which self extinguished immediately.

A roof fall occurred in the #9 seam, 3A submain, #9 and #10 entry, crosscut 32-35. The fall is 210' long, 18' wide and unknown height.

A roof fall occurred in the #9 seam, 3C panel, crosscut 24, thru #2 and #3 entries. The fall is 75' long, 18' wide and 6' high.

During the weekly examination, a reportable roof fall was found in E-Seam, 10 Headgate, entry 1 to 2, crosscut 2. The fall was approximately 8' high, 19' wide, and 15' long.

A loose connection caused a wire termination to burn off a speed control contactor. The mine evacuation started at 3:28 am and was completed at 3:42 am. The hoist was repaired at 4:07 am and tested prior to use. Miners returned underground at 4:15 am.

An unintentional roof fall occured in the #8 return entry outby unit 2. The fall occured do to the strata breaking at and below the anchor point. The area will be propped off. An inspection of all adjoining areas for adverse conditions will be conducted. The fall measured 20' x 20' x 4'. The fall area was located at 9+10 survey station.

The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 3:15 pm to 3:58 pm on 5/24/07 due to a door malfunction.

roof fall on #3 section 277' from face 19' wide 6' high 20' long spad # 1 + 80 #7 entry

A coal outburst/floor heave occurred near the stageloader; this action moved the stageloader and longwall power controller. The result restricted travel from the longwall face.

Vibration caused wire to loosen on mechanicl contactor that controls speed steps on the production hoist. The mine was evacuated at 4:10pm and completed at 4:23am. The hoist contactor wire was repaired, the hoist tested, and miners returned underground at 5:30am.

A roof fall occurred on the 16th West retreating longwall headgate entry, inby crosscut 34. The fall was approx. 20 feet wide by 20 feet long, approx. 2 to 4 feet high. The roof sagged down on the stage loader impeding travel. Primary support was 7 foot resin bolts with additional 10 foot cable bolts between each row of bolts. Additional supports were installed in the area.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #1 entry of 4 south @ SS# 177+20. The fall measured 16'long X 12' wide X 8' high. No injury or property damage to report.

Unplanned roof fall above anchorage zone in 5th North East Belt #1 Entry & Crosscut 2-1 Entry. 20' x 40' in length. The fall was 55' outby the face of the #1 Entry & inby Spad #2883 25'. The roof was bolted with 42" fully grouted resin & some 6' fully grouted resin spotted. The anchorage zone was 42". The roof fall was 6'-7' high.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 West 2 Mains, #2 entry, #4 crosscut. The fall measures approximately 50 feet long, 18 feet wide, and 10 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

A roof fall occurred in the #9 seam, 1st east main, #1 entry, crosscut 17. The fall is 40' long, 18' wide and unknown height.

A roof fall was discovered by Mine Foreman and MSHA as they investigated 2 previous rock falls in an abandoned panel. The fall extended from spad 982 thru 980, 981 and from the right break in #3 across to #5 right in the belt line in #4. The area had been abandoned and did not have any affect on miners, ventilation nor equipment. The area has been dangered and cribbed off.

A roof fall occurred in the 1 Main South #6 entry starting in the pillarline between crosscut #2 and crosscut #3 and ending in the pillarline between crosscut #3 and crosscut #4 measuring 60ft. x 18ft. x 9ft. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall. This area was mined in September 2005.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 North #5 Return air course, at # 44xc in #2 Entry. The fall measures approximately 20' long by 18' wide by Approximately 8' High. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts.

Roof fall @ 6 break on #2 belt in #5 entry - 30' long - 4' high. No injuries, damages, or impairments.

A roof fall occurred in the #9 seam in the 3c Panel, crosscut 41, #7 entry, spad 26+94. The fall is 60' long, 18' wide and 7' high.

A roof fall occurred in the #9 seam, 1st southeast mains, crosscut 24, spad 16+90, between #2 and #3 entries. The fall is 30' long, 18' wide and unknown height.

At approximately 1 pm a grease fire occurred on the #3 clinker cooler clinker breaker's north bearing. Due to excess heat from the cooler the grease caught fire. The fire was extinguished several times and flared back up. The fire was extinguished on and off for approxiamtely 50 minutes.

A roof fall occurred in 3C Panel, crosscut #10, #4 entry, spad 6+10. The fall is 18' long, 18' wide and unknown height.

Unintentional Roof Fall on #2 Track, #4 Entry, 19 block, Station 2055. Fall measured 30'L X 17 W X 6'H. Fall not initially reported due to believing it was an extension of a fall in #3 entry.

A roof fall occurred in the sub main #4 entry #36 crosscut. The fall was 20'l x 20'w x 8'h. The area was bolted with 6' & 8' point anchor bolts. The didn't affect ventilation, travel, cause injury, or damage equipment.

A roof fall occurred in the #9 seam, 1st northwest main, crosscut #2, #2 entry. The fall is 40' long, 18' wide, 8 to 10' high.

An unintentional roof fall was discovered at spad #962 in the cross cut between #6 & #7 entries (returns). Size of fall was est to be 35' L X 18'-20'W X 6' H. Area had been supported with 4' fully grouted resin bolts. No injuries, no equipment caught and ventilation not interrupted. Fall will not be cleaned up.

A roof fall occurred at approximately 6:05 a.m. 2 breaks outby survey station no. 653 in the #6 entry. Fall is approximately 35' long, 18' wide, and 12' to 14' thick.

Roof fall on the 2 South section in the last open x-cut of B entry at 44+25. Approx 30 ft long x 18 ft wide x 8 ft high. Shale and sandstone top.

On 4/25/08 it was alleged that a reportable coal dust ignition occurred on 5/20/07. In the investigation completed on 4/28/08 it was determined that the accident occurred. Several EEs removed a belt headroller that was bolted to the roof in E Submains, entry 2, XC-5. Coal dust on the headroller I-beam fell & was ignited by the cutting torch being used to remove support bolts

During normal checks at start of shift, it was determined a limit switch had failed on production hoist. Maintenance persons (5) who had entered mine were evacuated; no injuries. Part replaced; back in service at 12:08am.

Hoist down for repair on rope. Hoist rope caught on track fish plate. Bolts damaged 4 wires on cable. We voluntarily shut down job until repairs could be made on 05/21/2007.

Hoist would not operate in the down cycle, found a solenoid loose on hydraulic control block.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 7th North Headgate Entry #2, Crosscut #46 (2613N). The fall was of unknown length, unknown width and unknown thickness. The fall did not affect ventilation, but did affect passage of men. The fall will not be cleaned up.

At 10:42 a.m. a TXU employee smelled gas while traveling down the northwest road. He stopped to investigate and found a small gas pipeline leak on the north side of the haul road approx. 30' from the roadway. A pipeline company representative was called to the location. The pipeline was closed and pressure released from the line by 3:30 p.m.

Our examiners found a roof fall on the 1 Left, 4 Main Notrh sub-mains at crosscut 86 between entries 1 and 2. The fall was located in their normal route of travel while examining the returns of this area. The area was timbered off and the examination route was re-routed around the fall.

5/18/07 unintentional roof fall occurred on 4th main West, at crosscut #182 in #7 entry. This roof fall was supported with 10 point anchor roof bolts. The roof fall measured 18'l x 18'w x 10'h.The roof fall will be cleaned up. The fall appeared to be broken stack rock.

A rock fall occurred at 1:30p.m. as the section was being moved from the panel. The fall was above anchorage. The fall was inby spad 980. No persons, ventilation nor equipment were affected. the fall area was dangered and cribbed.

An external power surge from supplier (CEI) was experienced, knocking power to production hoist, etc. Efforts to re-energize revealed the surge had damaged some electrical components to the production shaft hoist. The mine was safely evacuated; no injuries.

D-36 Dragline was stripping in the DIII west area, when the bucket cut throught a plugged gas/oil well casing. Residual conderisate liquid inside well casing ignited. The flame was about 2-3' in height. There was no gas pressure being released from the casing. The fire went out on its own at 10:55pm.

The #4 hoist malfunctioned and came to a controlled stop, the problem was not immediately known and the mine was evacuated using the #2 hoist (2nd way out).

6 Mains 1 right section, # 6 entry, #7 block, MMU 008, 4-way. 18 ft wide X 20 ft long X 8 ft high. Support: 6 ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, pans, straps, 12 ft bable bolts. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #4 entry - 2nd intersection inby the mine opening. Fall was approximately 11 feet high, 19 feet wide and 38 feet long. Area was bolted with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts along with 6 foot tension re-bar bolts and 10 foot cable bolts. Fall was on intake escapeway so fall was cleaned up.

7 Mains 2, 2 Entry, 3 Block, MMU 001. 25 ft long x 17 ft wide x 8ft high. Support: 6 ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, pans, 12 ft cable truss bolts, cribs. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around the fall.

Roof Fall North Sub-Main B-22 intersection of #4 entry, approximately 75' long,18-20 wide, 5-7' height, above anchorage. None injured, fell on waterline and mine power feeder line. Did not affect ventilation, neutral entry.

At the start of the cut in the #1 entry, the miner operator started at the top of the face and cut down, cutting into the face 1 ft. to 4 ft. in depth. As the cutter head hit the mine floor a flare-up occurred over the miner bits. This lasted only 3-5 second and self extinguished.

PLC fault, hoist program was lost and had to be reloaded.

Unintentional roof fall discovered while traveling return airway. Fall pulled 4 roof bolts. Top previously supported with 6' full grout resin bolts. Area mined at or about 1/15/07. Fall measured approximately 6'HX15'LX17'W. Fall location: 11 Belt, 19 Block, 3 Hdg. No injuries or property damage. Investigated by T. Smallridge, WVMHS&T and J. Lyll, MSHA.

A 3yd LHD caught fire while the operator was mucking his round. He left the LHD in the muck bay and started the mine evacuation. MSHA was called at 8:20 p.m. The mine was evacuated and the mine rescue team sent down. The fire was out when the reached the scene. They found that the transmission filter had come loose spraying the engine.

Roof fall B&A entry (1*65B) (2+00A) on the 2 south section. Approx 70'l x 17'w x 8'h. Shale & sandstone top.

A section fo shaft guide came out in north compartment, allowing the tipping box to tip and ride the remainder of shaft on the wrong side of guides. As the north skip approached the shaft collar, the box had more clearance to tip further, causing a wedging effect that put force on the tower guides and breaking out four lengths .

A rock fall was discovered in the #3 entry one crosscut inby spad #982. The fall was approximately 20'x20' x7' high. The area was cribbed and dangered off. Mining ceased and the equipment was moved from this panel. The fall did not affect ventilation nor equipment.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 South #2 Intake Air Course. The fall was located at #18 xc 2 South # 2 in # 9 Entry. The fall measures approximately 40' in length by 18' wide and approximately 6' to 8' thick. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin roof bolts plus 10' point anchor bolts.

Around 12:00PM, PCS emp. was driving in mine area and spotted smoke in a muck pile. He notified supv. & dozer oper. who responded. Fire was possibly started by hot ash from nearby wildfire or recent lightning strike. No personnel or equipment were endangered. Fire was isolated & extinguished at time. No smoke was noted the morning of 5/18/07.

The west brake potentiometer failed on the Production Hoist. The Production hoist is the second escapeway out of the mine. The potentiometer was replaced.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in #9 Entry about 45' inby Spad 179. Fall is approximately 80' long x 5' thick x 18' wide. No people or equipment involved.

While in process of transferring diesel fuel into mine via the #2 intake shaft, the fuel pipe leaked allowing approx. 400 gallons of diesel fuel to accumlate in #2 sump pump containment area. The mine was evacuated at 9:55am as precaution. Evacuation complete 10:05am, ret'd 7:45pm. The sump was pumped out. There was no damage to the hoist.

At 9:15 pm a small bounce occurred on the 12th East longwall, the result of the bounce pinched the shear's headgate pump motor cable requiring the cable to be reentered. This was the only problem found from the bounce. This prevented mining for more than one hour.

A roof fall occurred during retreat mining, pulling two rows of bolts in front of the #1 MRS Unit. The area was previously supported with 5' Hi-Tech Bolts. There were no injuries to persons. The fall was located at 1-Right North-2 at spad 1470, at break #39.

A roof fall occurred in the 3D panel, crosscut 13 #3 entry, spad 8+29. The fall is 20' long, 40' wide and 6' high.

An unintentional roof fall was discovered 30 feet outby spad #985 in the #6 entry (return). Size of fall was estimated to be (50'L x 20'W x 4'-5'H.) Area had been supported with 4' fully grouted resin bolts with supplemental support consisting of 10' cable bolts in the intersections. No injuries, no equipment caught, ventilation not interrupted. Fall will not be cleaned up.

An unintentional roof fall occured at 156+11 station, entry #7 on the main north return. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of men. The fall measured 18 foot x 18 foot x 6 foot high. The intesection was supported with 6 foot fully grouted roof boltes. All approaches are timbered.

After completing the 4 right crosscut, miner backed out to tailpiece and the 4 right cut fell in pulling bolts out into the #4 entry intersection. The fall measured approx. 20' wide x 25' long x 2'-5' thick.

A roof fall was discovered while pre-shifting the mine after a washed idle. The interesection in #5 entry, #13 x c spad plus 12+13) in the #3 main on section MMU #001 fell above primary anchorage. Roof was bolted w/6 for fully govt bolts. supplement with 12 ft cable bolts. water was running out of the rest at the loader full dimension are 18x18x12 for high.

A roof fall had ocurred in the corss cut along the track entry of the old #9 belt between the #4 & #5 entry. Spad #2399 of #5 entry. The fall measured 90'l x 20'w x 10' h. This area was bolted with 6' tension bolts & beams supported prior to the fall. No injuries. Area will not be cleared at this time.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #2 Gas mine that measured approximately 90' long, 19' wide and 8' high.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #2 entry of 3 west at 65 + 95. The roof fall measured approx 20' L x 15' W x 10'-15' high. No injuries, but damage to a high voltage cable. Re-routed a new cable.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #5 entry of 1 Rt. Rooms 1 x-cut outby survey station #668. Fall was approximately 25' long, 19' wide, 4' plus high. Area was bolted with 4' tension rebar bolts with 6' tension rebar bolts spotted through the area along with straps. Did not affect any equipment, ventilation or travelway. Fall will not be cleaned up.

During a weekly inspection 4 falls were detected. The location of the falls are at or near spad 270, 175, 212 & 281. No injuries, no airways were blocked & escapeway are clear to travel. The falls were detected on sliding hill main area.

A mechanic was performing the daily inspection of the elevator & shaft. He was operating the controls on manual. He stopped the elevator & could not get it started. The E-stop switch was stuck in & would not allow the cage to move.

A roof fall occurred in the 2B panel, #7 entry, spad 27+21. The fall is approximately 70' long, 18' wide and 6' deep.

Continous Miner was 10 feet into a cut when the operator backed up to trim roof. The sandstone roof created a spark that apparently ignited a small methane bleeder. No flash was observed, but a small air wave was felt. There were no injuries or damages.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in #8 entry just inby spad #163. Fall is approx 140'lx6'wx 18'w. Fell on a unihauler no people or injuries involved.

Unintentional roof fall 3rd west panel #4 entry 930' in 4 way intersection. Bolted with 8' rebar bolts. Fall 35' long, 30' wide, 8' high.

There was a severe thunderstorm around 20:30. Approx 30 min after the storm had passed, two operators on the tire dock noticed smoke coming out of the top of the Keith Bin. EE's notified the control room at 21:15. The fire dept was notifed at 21:38 and arrived at 21:46. MSHA notifed at 22:16 by control room operator.

A roof fall occurred in the 1st northwest mains, crosscut 125, between #6 and #7 entries. The fall is approximately 20' long, 18' wide and 6' high.

While shutting down the electrical switch gear in sub station 5 an arc occurred and ignited a small amount of coal dust. A yellow flame was seen by a witness.

A parked company vehicle caught fire behind the Oakdale air shaft. The smoke from the burning vehicle was pulled down the shaft to the Oakdale bottom area. No injuries. Fire was extinguished on surface within 20 minutes.

A roof fall occured on the 1st northwest mains, crosscut 121, between #5 and #7 entries. The fall is approximately 95 long, 18 wide, 6' high.

On 5/9/2007, crosscuts from #1 to #3 started working. #1 Entry was cribbed off and additional roof support was installed to #2 and #3 entries. On 5/10/07 at approx 10:00am an unplanned roof fall occured above the anchorage point in the #1 entry inby. Fall measured approx 25 feet in length, 20 feet in width and from 0-6 feet in thickness.

The elevator for the Oakdale shaft was taken out of service by mine management to make mechanical repairs. No entrapment. No injuries.

A roof fall occurred in the 1st northwest mains, #7 entry, between crosscut 93 and 94. The fall is approximately 60' long, 18' wide and 6' high.

A fall of roof occurred on the 7th 54 beltline s.e. life of mine mains the fall measured 90'l x 20' w x 8' thick. No ventilation, equipment or personnel were affected.

A roof fall in the #2 Entry on #11 Headgate section inby S.S. #4479. The fall was approx 90' long and 20' wide and approx 10' in height. This was a neutral Entry along the #11 Headgate section belt.

Roof fall occurred & found on wet mains, #4 entry, #16 crosscut. Fall material made up of laminated rock & clay & clay vein. 9' H x 20' L x 25'W. Fell in crosscut extending into the entry. No injuries & no equipment damage. Immediate notification to MSHA and WV hot line numbers.

A roof fall occurred in #1 return entry between stopping #13 and stopping #14. 1 break outby spad #80. fall is approx 40' long X 5' thick X 16' wide. Fall is 6000' from active section. A plan will be submitted for clean-up. Fall was report to state and federal at 12:10pm.

EE discovered a fall in the return at 3rd right panel, 1 x inby spad #2797. The fall measured 20' x 10'x 5' high, this area is in old works, MSHA inspector inspected the area 6/6/07 All entrances to the fall area had been breakered off, this area will not be rehabilitated.

The #8 elevator was inspected by Shindler, MSHA and MSHA technical support. Although the top and bottom door switches checked good, it was decided to replace both swithches. The elevator was taken out of service for over a period of 30 min. All persons underground were notified and the escapeways were re-routed. The switches were changed and elevator was back in service.

Cont Mining machine was loading the 2nd shuttle car. A crack in the coal face began producing water. Water flow increased, pump & discharge line installed. Water built up over approx 2 crosscuts in 2 entries. Source of flow of water determined to be old exploration hole had been severed. Water buildup occurred over a span of approx. 14 hrs. This was not indunation.

A roof fall was discovered in the old 2 North 8 abandoned panel #4 entry, at crosscut 9. The fall measures approx 20' long, 18' wide and 8' thick. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts.

The power was interrupted to the #5 and #8 ventilation fans. The fans were down from 3:57pm-3:59pm. The #5 fan went back down @4:04pm, due to motor overtemp. An announcement was made to withdraw from the mine @4:19pm. After ventilation was restored, an exam of the mine was made and persons were permitted to re-enter the mine. All agencies were properly notified.

Roof fall in #4 entry, one crosscut inby spad #942. Roof fell on a 14-15 Joy continuous miner while pillaring. Fall was 7'x25'. No injuries accured

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 1st west rooms off of 1st main south in the #1,2,3,4 rooms at 1+80 & connecting at the #4 rooms with 2 + 40 running in 2+40 in the #4 & #5 rooms. The fall extended for approx 300' and was 18' wide and approx 9' high.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 1st West Rooms off of the 1st Main South at 3+60 of the #5 room, connecting with 4+20 at #5 room extending through #11 room. The fall was approx 360' long, 18' wide and 9' high.

The Cedar Creek elevator was out of service from 8:20 pm 5/8/07 until 12:35am 5/9/07 due to a door malfunction.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 West 2 Mains, #4 entry, crosscut 8. The fall measures approximately 25 feet long, 18 feet wide and 5 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

1993 Mach tractor/trailer (loaded) turned oer on elevated curve, causing small engine fire(app less than 5 mins). Driver left vehicle, assuming incident over. Apparently truck re-ignited after driver left causing another fire. No bodily injury occurred due to this accident.

Roof fell in No. 3 entry at intersect 2 breaks outby spad 15918. Fall was 20 ft. x 20 ft. 5 ft. thick.

Roof fall in 1st left panel in old works. One break by 402 and two breaks to the right of 402 spad.

Unintentional Roof Fall. #11 Belt, 29 Blk, Spad. 925. Area mined Feb. 07. Cover 240'. Previously supported with 6' full resin grout, hinzman beam, cribs, and Xbars. Fall measured approx. 18'W X 15'H X 70'L. Investigated by MSHA on date of incident.

Hoist tripped during operation. The control sounded an alarm and indicated different reasons on successive failures. The electricians determined that a ribbon cable had a loose connection. Site management notified at 8:45 pm of hoist problem and MSHA contact line was called at approximately 9:00 pm.

A fall of roof occurred at x-cut #4, outby the #1 unit, 2nd S.E. Mans (sub) between the belt and the supply road. Ventilation, equipment or personell was not affected.

A roof fall adjacent to the last shield on the face was discovered. The fall was obstructing travel off the face and in to the tailgate.

A roof fall occurred in the #4 entry crosscut (break). The fall measured approximately 30' in length, 10' in width and 48" to 60" in thickness covering up our Fletcher single head roof bolter.

Roof fall occurred in #2 entry at spad # 105. Fall was 17' x 40' x 4' thick.

A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located in the #1 entry at break #41 in the B-2 returns. The fall was approx 20'h x 30-35' l extending inby towards break #42. The area was originally supported with 5' high tech bolts & supplemental 12' super bolts.

Main Portal Elevator was out of service due to metal rod that retracts "safe-edge" when doors open being bent, preventing doors from operating properly. Rod was replaced and elevator was put back in service at 9:16 a.m.

A roof fall occurred in the 3 South Panel #3 entry starting inby cross-cut #13 and extending through the intersection of cross-cut #14 measuring approximately 55ft. x 18ft. x 9ft. The area was supported with 5 foot fully grouted roof bolts and 9 ft. mega bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall. This area was mined in April 2007.

While operating loader, the BAT warning light came on & alarm went off. EE looked behind him & saw smoke. EE called supervisor. They attempted to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher but were unsuccessful. Fire Dept responded. Loader was a total loss.

Unintentional roof fall 3rd north sub main #5 entry 160; makr x at #2.3 nsh. 25'l x 25'w x 6'h. Bolted with 6' to 8' ta bolt xcut and into 4 way intersection.

Surface conveyor belt fire. No determination has been made as to the cause.

ROOF FALL (7000-1-004-07) : LOCATION - Old 2 West Roadway, Crosscut #22. DIMENSIONS - H:6', W:19', L:300'. GEOLOGY - Soft, medium to dark gray shale. ROOF SUPPORT - 6' conventional bolts. The area was mined in May 1992. Cutters and draw slate were present in the roof.

Roof fall occurred at 111 crosscut on (Somerset track) South Mains Haulage. Fall is 24 feet long, 8 feet wide and 8 feet high.

0745 am on #4 shaft down, had intermittent problems with motor generator. 0945 problem solved and #4 shaft back up.

6 Mains, MMU 008, 4-way #8 entry 7 block. 18 ft wide x 25 ft long x 8 ft high. Support: 6 ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, pans, straps, 12 ft cable bolts. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in 8I section at the tailgate at 53+23 the fall measured approx 20'l x 16'w x 10' h. No injuries/equipment damaged.

On May 5, 2007 at 10:45 am a fire occurred involving the mine office, employee change room and a supply trailer. All buildings were located on the surface at the mine site. All three buildings were destroyed and there were no injuries.

North 3, 39 block, 6 entry, MMU 004-0, 4-way intersection. 18 ft wide x 25 ft long x 8 ft high. Support: 6 ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, pans, straps, 12 ft cable bolts. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall.

Employee of Orica initiated a successful blast. The NYS Police called Callanan's to report a bus had been hit on the NYS Thruway. MSHA was notified. It was determined that a rock pierced the roof of the W bound bus. 3 people were injured: #1 in the neck & back, #2 in the leg. #3 treated for abrasions. Victims transported to St Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam and released.

An employee was filling the grease reservoir on shovel MA182. The technician and the shovel operator were within 15 to 18 feet of an uninitiated booster when it exploded. There was no immediately identifiable cause for the detonation of the booster, but a full investigation was initiated on the day of the incident.

Roof Fall #3 room in 2 West #2 entry x-c 1, area was bolted with 6' resin bolts and was 30' x 30' x 7'-10' thick in intersection. Submit new Roof Control Plan.

A roof fall was discovered in the 3N1 panel, #3 entry, crosscut 50. The fall measures approx 16' long X 16' wide X 8' thick. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts.

Hoist operator attempted to empty the #3 hoist skip into the bin on the surface & some ore spilled over the bin damaging the guide slippers & gate at the collar. Inspection was performed inspecting hoist & ropes. After this shaft hands installed some new tail rope dividers. #3 Hoist was released @4:30pm on 5/3/07.

A fall of the roof occurred at cross cut #433 on the supply road, S.E. The fall measured 40' long X 18' wide X 6' high. Ventilation, equipment or personel were not affected.

A roof fall occurred in the 2B panel, #5 entry, spad 35+37. The fall is 18' long, 18' wide and unknown height.

A roof fall was discovered in the # 1 Entry of the 001 section return airway. The fall was located 2400 feet outby the section. It is app. 70' in length and 20' in width and app. 8' in height. The bolts used were 6' tension. All entrances of the fall have been breakered off.

The loader operator was pushing in the surge pile at the secondary plant. At approximately 16:30, the loader engine shut off and would not restart. The operator parked the loader and left to get the mechanic. Upon return, he found the loader on fire. The fire was extinguished within 40 minutes.

Hoist down for 30 minutes to adjust brakes. All employees were brought to surface. Repairs were made, test run was made and hoist was put back in service at 1:42 A.M. on 05/03/2007.

An unplanned roof fall occurred inthe Winifrede Mine that measured 35'l x 18'w x 10'h.

On the sliding hill mains section, an unplanned fall above anchorage occured on the above stated date and time. The fall is approximately 60' long, 18' wide and 6' high. The fall is located in a cross cut between #5 and #6 entry. Both sides of the cross cut area have been cribbed off.

An unintentional roof fall occured on the #8 entry on #16 break on 11 belt 60'outby 8029 spad. There were no injuries or equip damage due to fall. Fall measured approx 15'l x 12'w x 0-6' hi. Area was dangered off to prevent travel.

A roof fall occured in the 3c panel between the #2 and #4 entries, at spad 31+02.

The brakeman car used to hoist men into and from the Clarion coal seam was removed from service due to bad bearings in an overspeed / reverse motion device located under the car. The bearings were replaced and the car back in service at 12:30 PM.

The elevator serving the #6 portal was unavailable due to an open electrical circuit. This occurred when one person was on board and the equipment was being tested. It was down from 9:50 am until 9:55 am. We do not feel this meets the criteria of 30CFR part 50 for reporting.

The elevator serving the #6 portal was unavailable due to a malfunction in the governor switch. Seven people were on board. The elevator was down from 8:30 am until 8:45 am. We do not feel this meets the criteria of 30CFR part 50 for reporting.

The rope slip indicator wheel (JPLX wheel) came loose from the service hoist head rope. The mine was evacuated at 10:40 pm and MSHA was called at 10:43 pm (incident #1-42557090). JPLX wheel was repaired and replaced. Crews were sent back into the mine after test runs and rope inspectionswere done.

A roof fall was found by our weekly examiners in the 5 Left - 1 Left 4 Main North worked out panel. The fall was located in entry #7 from crosscut 32 to 34. The fall was adjacent to the examiners route of travel.

EE was drilling 12' cable bolt hole, when he pushed the spinner wrench through the pre-stamped hole in the roof mat. The drill steel extension opened up the hole in the mat causing heating or sparks, resulting in an ignition of methane around the drill hole. The methane was put out with water & fire extinguisher.

A roof fall occured in the 3B panel, #5 entry, spad 25+40. The fall is 18' long, 18' wide and the height is unkown.

A roof fall occurred in the 3C panel, #9 entry at spad 26+94. The fall is 18' long, 18' wide and the height is unknown.

While performing operator tests, cage would not descend, it would only rise. This triggered the limit alarm. Electrician contacted Allen-Bradley consultant who advised to place controls in "heavy" mode. Hoist returned to normal operation. MSHA was contacted by accident toll-free number at approximately 7:05 PM.

5:00 am fall measuring 30'L x 20'W x 10'H occurred in the neutral entry at spad #20167 (1 bk. outby). The area will be rehabilitated with the addition of additional roof support. Both MSHA and OMSL inspectors viewed the fall.

992C tire caught fire & burned the 992C, the garage, the service truck inside of the garage.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 North 5 Mains, 61 crosscut, #6-7 entry. The fall measures approx 65' long X 18' wide X 8' thick. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts.

At 9+43, #10 entry, #3 mains, approximately 1/2 thru intersection and 1/2 thru #10 to #11 entry. The roof fell above anchorage. Fall dimension 25' long, 17' wide, 10' high. Roof was composed of laminated shale. Area was bolted with 6' resin bolts. Fall stopped at cable bolts (12').

The elevator serving the #6 portal was unavailable due to a bad relay switch. The elevator was down from 8:07 pm until 11:02 pm.

A roof fall occured on the MMU 001-0 in the 3 south panel, #6 entry, in the intersection of crosscut #22. The fall measured approximately 30'x15'x5'. The areas was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

The gear box that contols the resolver for the HSS (Hoist Safety Supervisor) and the computer programmer on the Service Hoist started to make noises. It was felt that a bearing was going bad in the gear box. The hoist was shut down and the gear box was replaced.

While cutting off bolts that were holding the head roller guard on the top of the stacker tube a hot piece of metal fell into the stacker tube causing coal in the tube to catch fire.

The ignition occurred on the longwall face at the headgate drum @ #80 shield and lasted approx two (2) seconds.

During investigation, it was determined EE was checking a coal chute for possible plugged chute between plant 1A & 1B on 6th floor of prep plant. He placed himself on side of chute & splitter gate support frame. Had pinned him against chute causing injuries to pelvis, legs, right arm &legs.

EE was cutting a top roller assembly with a torch to remove it from frame for the 3 north #5 head roller when the assembly fell catching his left hand between the assembly & frame resulting in fracture to left index finger. This injury later resulted in an amputation of the left index finger.

Employee put finger in hole while lifting conveyor with chain. ***Employee had to have surgery to take off the end of the bone and close the skin over it.*** (additional narrative from amended RTW)

Employee had hand on bucket of gravel being hoisted up by the hoist cable. Whiplash of hoist cable caused bucket to hit against rib, causing amputation of pinky finger and half of ring finger of left hand.

Employee was attempting to load large piece of screen cloth into truck.

Operating scoop, tramming scoop with his hand behind deck and caught it against rib, causing loss of fingers (ring and pinky on right hand).

EE was climbing around the wash plant water manifold to tighten up the belt on the plant motor. He put his weight onto a piece of angle iron that was welded to the plant. The angle iron broke loose, causing him to lose his balance & fall 15' to the ground.

While socketing cable clive pin it suddenly went free into place causing partial severing of fingertip (right ring fingertip).

Employee was shoveling belt and bent over to pick up a rock and felt a pain in his abdomen area.

Operating a utility truck when another vehicle rear-ended his vehicle. Miner was taken off work effective 6/29/07.

Injured was working in area of moving conveyor belt. Injured got right arm caught between troughing idler and belt.

As ee was drilling a borehole into the old works, he stepped off the drill platform and twisted his right knee. 7/13/07 was his first day to miss work.

Employee was putting a piece of stone on a standup pallet. A piece of the stone broke off and lacerated his right lower forearm.

Dropped table bushing on fingers. 3 mashed fingers.

Employee started complaining of knee pain to the left knee.

Employee was bent down on conveyor, holding onto a bracket while greasing a roller, when he lunged forward and hit his head on another bracket cutting his face above his right eye and hitting his right arm.

Ee was operating the dozer working in a shot. He was backing up, pushing shot material over the hill, & backed over in the hole against the high wall.

Employee had made up some roof bolts & was crawling back toward front end of roof bolter-twisting his right knee. Went to doctor 5/31/07. Started losing time 6/1/07.

Victim experienced pain in his lower back and legs as he was exiting the deck of a scoop. He had a history of back trouble and an investigation was carried out to determine if this was a new injury and if it was work related. On June 20, 2007 it was determined by a doctor that this was a new injury making it reportable.

Hydraulic hose spraying liquid, employee jumped back to avoid spray and landed on right knee.

A loader ran into the deck of a three wheeled personnel carrier as it was being trammed through the stockpile area.

Ee was loading coal out of the #1 heading, when the right rib fell over, striking him on the right foot and pinned his foot against the mine floor. He has a fracture or chipped bone to this foot. The rock was 23" wide by 15" thick.

Employee experienced ringing in both ears from a loud pop during the cutting & burning of a rail at #2 wall, E-16 track entry. EE began missing work 6/4/07.

While employee was adjusting welder governor on service truck, he accidentally got energized welding rod stinger close to aerosol can on truck bed causing electrical arc to the can which then ignited from small inside of can.

Injured was changing a fuse out on a portal bus when he bumped the pole causing it to come in contact with the trolley wire. This resulted in a burn to his right hand.

Laying track lifted rail & strain neck & lower back. Did not stop work until 6/1/07. Reported injury to companyon 6/6/07.

While shoveling on belt slip, he fell against belt structure; did not see doctor until 6/5/07. Treated for bruise in muscle over left kidney; could not work for 2 days.

Changing bushings on a millroll and adjusting a pinion shaft. Thurned the top of the roll to get a better angle, then the roll fell and smashed finger between the roll and spider gear.

EE was using an 8lb sledgehammer to close a header valve and experienced pain in his right shoulder. EE placed on restricted duty.

Was bending a roof bolt that was part way in hole, he slipped on muddy wet pavement & pulled groin muscle.

Employee was bolting roof when a rock fell from the top striking him on the shoulder and right arm.

EE was operating a Road Grader, when he attempted to pull up on the fuel pedal to shut the machine down for his lunch period, when he felt something pull in his lower back.

EE stated a roof bolt broke while being installed into the roof, causing roof bolt plate to come off. Struck EE on his right lower chin, causing laceration requiring 16 stitches. Started missing time 5/31/07-ret'd 6/4/07.

Truck hit with loader bucket, driver was jolted and suffered whiplash to the neck.

Employee was stacking dust - had knee against plate/platform. Platform was hit with endloader, causing plate to strike right knee.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GETTING READY TO CLIMB A LADDER TO INSTALL A TIMBER WHEN SOME ROOF FELL, AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO RUN AND ROLLED HIS ANKLE.

Employee was helping on the section power move. He was standing on the outby right corner when the rib rolled off hitting him and drove him to the ground.

Employee had a lit cigarette in his mouth. He was wearing a work vest. He was attempting to stop a slowly rolling pickup truck. Upon entering the truck, the vest flipped the burning cigarette up into his right eye.

Stepping over rocks when he tripped and fell.

The employee stated he was climbing up the ladder on the front end loader to begin his shift when his foot slipped causing him to catch his weight with his arms causing pain in his chest.

Employee had just finished greasing the loader he was operating. While walking to the shower house to wash his hands, the employee stepped on a lump of coal and twisted his right ankle, resulting in a fracture.

Employee installed roof bolt on left side of miner and turned to speak with rib pinner while the head was sumping. A bolt from the bolt tray was caught by moving boom and struck Employee in left upper lip.

Employee stepped on an uneven ground of roadway causing ankle to twist. Reliance Medical Group diagnosed left ankle fracture.

Working over wide grating loss footing and stepping into opening

Cutting on steel, the steel fell on his right foot (side) and broke foot.

Employee stated that he was carrying 4 buckets of miner bits to the miner and felt some pain/discomfort in his lower back. Remained working until 06/06/2007.

Loader caught solid rock on right side jerking operator, resulting in sprained neck.

Installing tips & pins on cutter head, a piece of roll pin came off while driving pin in place & struck employee in right forearm. Cleaned & put band aid on it feeling that was all that needed. On 6/4/07 employee came in & showed supervisor a bump on his arm. We made a DR's appt for 6/7 at which time the DR told him to remain out of work until he had X-rays and the results back.

EE was moving drums at the blender when he noticed a sharp pain in his right shoulder. When he tried to finish bagging at the magnetic, the pain go worse. Became reportable on 11/27/07 after surgery.

Torquing bolts on hoist drum, right hand got crushed between the hoist and the torque.

The EE while cleaning drum pulley with rebar while operating. The rebar was caught by the drum pulley injuring index finger.

Rock fell & hit finger on right hand.

Employee was removing rock from tire on a 789 when a rock dislodged striking him in the right chest & forearm area.

Employee was wiring and mounting control devices in an out of service motor starter. He was mounting control devices in an empty compartment above the starter when he apparently drilled through the floor of the compartment into an energized buss tap.

Employee was power washing the excavator when he slipped on the track and hit his leg against the excavator, causing a bruise to his left leg.

EE had filled radiator on an endloader and started to climb off. His foot slipped and he fell to the ground.

The employee was changing the bucket on the bobcat. The bucket was 6 - 8 inches off the ground. He was standing between the bobcat and bucket when he pulled the release pin. The bucket fell on the employees right foot breaking a bone in the right foot.

While drilling, a large rock fell of the rib approximately 15' above employee striking him in the head and knocking his hard hat off causing compression fractures of C5 and C6. Another rock then fell striking him in the head causing a laceration on the scalp.

EE was doing a pre-shift inspection on a 235 cut rock breaker. In doing so, he stepped in some mud and his foot slipped on a rock. This caused his knee to pop. EE went to the ER on 5/26/07 and visited his doctor on 5/30/07, where he was told he could not return to work until more tests were done. This is a LTA.

Employee stated he had climbed upon the raw coal stacker and did some work and was climbing down. As he reached the last step and started to step onto the ground, which was a longer step, he twisted his knee when his foot hit the ground. Employee didn't miss any work until 06/05/2007.

Employee was cleaning out # 11 kiln screw and during this action experienced dust burns to his forearms and wrists.

Employee was cleaning out # 11 kiln screw and during this action experienced dust burns to his wrists and ankles.

While letting the bed of his end dump truck down, the bed free fell, jarring him and threw the injured into the steering wheel causing a laceration to his check.

The EE stated he was helping 3 other EE's lift a belt impact slide on the belt rails approx 55" high. He felt pain in his back.

Injured was pulling rock with a slate bar, when it slipped, hitting injured under the chin. Did not start missing work until 5/31/07.

Driver braked on flat ground at #17 Marker. Started out in 1st gear, shift to 2nd, as he was breaking over crown to drop off never heard EE brake hit or engine rev up. Passenger asked if he was in gear, & trainee grabbed shifter & wiggled it. It was in neutral, another EE told Inj EE to put it in ditch.

Employee was attempting to replace a guard on a swing motor for the 8750 dragline. He potentially received an electrical flash/shock.

Two mployees had placed a shaft into a workboat for transport. When one moved to side of boat, shaft shifted to side, overturning boat. The EE jumped to the dredge; as he tried to pull himself onto the dredge, the boat struck him in the left pelvic area.

ON 5/25/07, EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM RK#1 & #2 TO PICK UP THE 3RD SAMPLE. JUST BEFORE SHE GOT TO THE RAIL CAR TRACKS, SHE STEPPED ON A STONE AND STUMBLED BUT DID NOT FALL. SHE FELT PAIN IMMEDIATELY IN HER LEFT ANKLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO FINISH HER ROUNDS. SHE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE LEAD LAB TECH. ON 5/26/07 EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE ER. DIAGNOSIS FRACTURE OF THE ANKLE.

While employee was pulling up mesh, he pulled a muscle in his back.

EE sprained his back while reaching to catch himself after losing his balance when debris entered his face and underneath his safety glasses. This happened while using a pressure washer to clean a 988F Cat Loader.

While pushing miner cable with foot, cable tightened around foot & pulled foot against coal rib causing a bruise to his rt foot.

He was shoveling roots and putting them in the bobcat and hurt his back.

Employee was helping to throw longwall chain flights into the pan line. As he and two other men released the chain flight(while throwing it into the pan line), the employee pinched his finger and was taken to the hospital. The employee pinched his finger between the chain and a shield.

Employee stated that while disassembling belt structure, he reached too high & his left shoulder "popped out of place". He said he was able to "pop it back in place" and continued work until his shift ended. Later that evening he had pain & sought treatment at the local emergency room.

The injured man was assisting in the movement of Longwall shields. As he unhooked the chains from a shield setting on a scoop mover so the operator could set it down, it slid to the right, pinning the injured between this shield and one already setting on the ground. This caused internal injuries that required surgery.

Was breaking metal band on bundle of roof bolts. When band broke open he was cut on right ring finger.

Miner trying to free up rock stuck in machinery. Standing on material, material shifted when rock dislodged, his ankle smashed between couple of rocks. Reason for late filing, conflicting stories reported by miner during investigation. Not hospitalized-observation & time off. Before date of inj EE scheduled day off 6/25, 1 holiday 6/28.

He was removing drill steels from a high area, when he pushed up on the steels he felt pain in his right shoulder. He was taken off work for a possible rotator cuff injury.

Operator was cutting a bag of lime powder open when a cloud of lime powder came into the operator's face. The operator did not have safety googles on & powder got into the operators left eye.

While shoveling belt, miner apparently hurt or strained his back.

Lifting curtain to attach roofjacks for ventilation, employee pulled shoulder. **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 11/05/07 DUE TO SURGERY**

While employee was getting off of a personnel carrier he hit his head on a beam and jammed his neck. Employee continued to have trouble for about 3 months and eventually had to have surgery. This did not become lost time until 9-17-07.

EE was assisting on the contruction of the L-3 Raymond Mills. EE was lifting & moving ducting for the mill, in the process he strained his back.

EE was using a hydraulic jack to put supply motor back on track. The jack kicked out striking his right foot.

He was driving a ram car when he ran into the rib, knocking a piece of rib loose, which fell into his canopy.**started missing on 06/7/2007**

While he was standing at the side controls of the bolter a piece of roof rock fell from between the bolts striking him on the top of his left foot causing a bruise. On 5-25-07 he went to a doctor and was removed from work due to swelling of his foot.

While employee was performing his normal duties as a working supervisor in low coal, he experienced swelling in his right knee. Employee missed the next two (2) days of work and returned to full duty on May 29. 2007.

EE sprained his right ankle as he stepped off of the walkway of the Fletcher double boom bolter.

Employee was repositioning belly pans when he felt back pain. He was evaluated by a physician and was taken off of work for a back strain.

He was walking down the steps to the first floor. When he stepped down to the floor, he twisted his left ankle causing a sprain to the left ankle.

Employee was hit in the leg by a rock that fell from the roof onto the shearer and into the walkway.

EMPLOYEE WAS BESIDE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6/4/07.

Employee was helping the scoopman rock dust & a piece of rock fell & hit him on the head.

Drawrock fell & struck EE while mining a right break EE started missing work 5/24/07.

Employee was removing a track roller off a 3600 Hitachi shovel, it was hung up and employee was prying on it with a pry bar. He felt a burning sensation in his groin area.

While returning to pit with empty coal hauler, employee ran into back of a scraper that was waiting for a loaded coal hauler to pass before turning off main haul road. Due to adverse weather conditions (rain, mud) the scraper's tail and can lights were not visible.

Miner was going through a mandoor slipped and fell on right side.

Injured was throwing timber when he strained his lower back.

While pushing coal with Back Hoe, employee jarred his back, causing pain to radiate up to his neck.

Injury occurred with a person assisting in control booth. Two persons secured ladder which extended 3 ft past floor of booth. Person stepped out of booth missing ladder and fell 8 to 9 ft to ground. Injuries include, shattered elbow, hip socket went through joint causing the sacrum and pelvic to break, one vertabre in back fractured.

A hatch on the operating floor was removed to access a motor. Employee walked into the opening and fell to the floor below resulting in a loss time accident.

Carrying structure and fell. Two men were carrying structures and one tripped causing injured person to get all the weight.

Unspooling wire rope, rope got away & was unspooling down uncontrollably, employee grabbed it and pulled his back in a twisting motion and sprained/strained muscles.

Employee was working on cover over Dodge coupling when a piece of metal struck his rt. hand.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WHEELBARROW AND WENT TO PUSH IT OVER THE RAIL CAR TRACKS. THE WHEEL HIT THE METAL TRACK AND BOUNCED BACK CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL ONTO THE RAIL CAR TRACK AND STRUCK THE UPPER FEMUR OF HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE TRACK. HE REQUESTED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 5/23/07.

Employee was operating a scoop and ran over a piece of rock that was on the roadway, causing him to strain his lower back. This did not become a Lost Time Accident until 6/1/2007.

Employee was operating a roof bolter when a small piece of draw slate fell striking his right hand. This resulted in a fracture to his index finger.

Employee was buffing stainless steel blanks, lifted edge of blank to move around on table. Felt pain in left shoulder.

Employee was carrying a piece of 60# track rail out of the walkway with track crew. Stepped in a hole. Felt pain left thigh. began losing time 7/16/07.

EE simply fell down while underground, as witnessed by another EE. Inj EE said he was ok & not hurt when asked & worked until 4pm & left mine to vote. Inj EE did not report any injury to management prior to leaving the mine.

Door on loader would not open from inside cab. EE reached through opened window to try door latch on outside. Window put pressure on his ribs causing bruising.

Cleaning mirror on truck, he started to slip, grabbed hand rail and hurt right arm and shoulder.

Multiplier ratchet slipped off of roller pinching finger between roller & multipler (work on dozers).

Employee was swinging head in, he had his hand on drill pot and a piece of rock fell on his hand.

Employee was lifting sheet rock - possibly twisted body wrong.

A piece of steel fell onto employee's knee while trying to move another piece.

Employee steps down on push arm on 395 Dozer on a dirt clot & dirt clot rolled causing the EE to fall from push arm to the ground.

Bolting machine broke down because the drill head became fouled. As the EE was attempting to free the head, the bolts in the bottom of the drill feed jack broke, allowing the lower part of the jack to become free as the EE was attempting to free the head up and he placed his left leg under the head of bolter. It suddenly became free and fell approx 36", catching his left leg.

Inj EE was preparing to instll a cable roof bolt into the roof. As injured employee reached to remove drill steel from drill box, he activated the wrong hydraulic lever & this action closed the drill steel clamp on his left thumb.

While dismounting drill rig, stepped off of ladder onto a rock which rolled causing him to roll (sprain) his ankle.

Employee was operating the 910 forklift. He stepped off and caught the toe of his left boot in the expansion joint and rolled his foot. He felt something pop. He checked his foot and notified co-worker. 3 fractured bones on top of foot.

Employee was pulling a come-a-long to get a wedged rock out of the jaw of the crusher when he felt a pain in both his shoulders

EE had just finished scaling roof and rib down before attempting to install bolt. When he put the bit to the roof and started to rotate, a piece of rock fell from upper left corner. The rock came over the rib protector and struck him on top of left foot.

The conveyor and screen attendant were sent to the P-drive building to clean dirty floors. As he was by P-7A head pulley area, moving water hoses so he could do his job, his foot got caught in the hose. Suddenly, as he stepped down on the hose, his right ankle rolled to the side. The incident resulted in a fractured ankle.

Employee said he squatted down and his knee popped.

Employee was duck walking down #4 entry about 2 breaks outby face area. Bumping his head against some low top in the top. Went to Dr. 5/21/07, follow-up 5/22/07. Taken off of reg.schedule (EE works 4 on 4 off) started losing time 5/27/07.

Employee slipped and fell as he was walking around the bridge unit, hitting on his left arm and shoulder. Left arm was diagnosed as broken.

Employee was moving under trailer tipper to check a sensor. As he walked toward the sensor, he tripped on hydraulic cylinders. Employee fell to the ground bumping knee and shoulder on concrete pavement. His vision was impaired by his safety glases.

Employee was changing filters on a 992 loader when he felt a burning sensation in his naval area.

employee states that he was walking and there was a stepdown he didnt see and twisted his left knee

He was loading supplies in scoop when he slipped and fell hitting his tail and lower back. He did not go to Dr. until he was on vacation on 7-2-07. He didnot report that the Dr. took him off work until 7-10-07.

Employee stated he was walking underground, struck his right shoulder against a roof bolt causing pain & numbness. Started missing work on 5-23-07.

EE was changing oil in dozer, stepping down, slipped off side step on blade arm. Did not think much happened until next day. Told foreman that night he hurt his back but would probably be ok. Co was notified on 5/23/07 he was having back pain and muscle spasms.

Employee stated that he was walking from his ramcar to go help the miner operator when he slipped/tripped over a piece of far-clay and fell to the floor. He stuck his hand out to break his fall and apparently strained his wrist. Employee started missing on 05/23/2007

Slipped off ladder from about 2'-3' high, falling on back causing a back strain or torn muscle.

Employee was moving a ventilation curtain, when a piece of draw slate measuring 12" by 16" by 4" fell from the roof, striking him on the back of his neck and then on his knee.

The #3 S/C was going to right of miner and #2 S/C was coming to feeder from #1 miner. The #2 S/C hit #3 S/C 22" from back of boom in the belt entry. EE's right side hit the armrest. EE was operating the #3 S/C.

The inj EE was in process of assisting with the loading of a roll of 54" belt into a scoop bucket.As he was standing next to scoop, a rib (corner) 24"x40"x18" fell & struck the EE on rt leg.

While roof bolting a shot area for overcast, a rock fell and struck EE on the shoulder.

EE was cleaning out a hose with a welding rod and received a puncture wound to the left hand. First aid was applied on site. EE who is diabetic finished shift and went to Dr next day when hand swelled up. EE was placed in hospital for treatment of infection.

EE pinched right little finger between drill steel & side of miner. Rib pinner hoses caught drill steel while being retracted, pinched EE's finger between steel & miner.

Employee alleges the air seat in the haul truck bottomed out while driving over rough road in the mine resulting in a strain to the lower back.

During an altercation with another EE, Inj EE was struck in nose. Both sent home until incident investigated. Inj EE did not seek med attention for 11/2 wks. Safety Dept was notified EE had missed 1 day to see doctor & 1 day for x-rays. All negative.

Employee was tramming a mini-trac, when he ran over a rock. The mini-trac bounced, throwing him out of his seat. EE was complaining of back and chest pain.

Employee was helping mechanic to loosen bolt, when he slipped and twisted his left knee.

Around two weeks prior to June 1, 2007, EE claims to have suffered a lower back strain from the jerking of the body in a sitting position while operating a defective loader over a period of time. Allegedly the controls to operate the bucket is defective thus causing more constant use of throttles and pedals. Employee reported injury on June 12, 2007.

Injured party was welding on a stabilizer bar on a bolt when a piece of metal popped or blew up under his shield and lodged in his right eye. He worked the rest of his shift & did not go to the doctor until 5-19-07.

Employee had lifted the dust bag and turned to put it in the duster when he tripped over the tongue of the trailer and fell on his back. Reportable lost time injury 12/13/07.

Employee was using a toll called a breaker bar to loose a filter he was removing from piece of equip. He pulled on bar very hard, and strained or began to feel pain in groin area.

Employee stated that he was riding in a mantrip sitting in the very back seat when the trip hit a bump and threw him upward and his head hit the canopy. The employee has had fusion surgery on his back and neck in the past and degenerative problems for a long time.

Employee was putting a one inch impact air gun up on the counter to check it out to a mechanic, when he felt a pop and then a burning sensation in his left shoulder.

Employee was being loaded by the shovel, when the bed of the truck raised up and slammed back down. This jarred the employee and caused pain to the back.

While cleaning inby #5 drive, the employee's shovel became caught between the roller and bottom belt. The shovel was pulled through the roller causing his hand/arm to contact the roller and belt abraising his arm.

Employee was helping raise belt line with scoop when he got his hand between scoop bucket and rail of belt structure causing broken finger.

Employee was moving a beam with a rock bar and beam landed on foot.

Moving curtain up when he twisted his left knee. Injury was reportable until 5/30/07.He went off work 5/30/07.

While loading cable, injured placed his foot under scoop bucket. The bucket came down and hit his foot.

While holding an empty box, employee attempted to open shop door. The door did not open and the employee slammed his shoulder into the door causing pain in his lower back. Mild back strain.

The employee was taking down overhead lights from a belt drive area. He was on the 3rd rung of a step ladder and reached out to hang a cable. One of the legs of the ladder folded under and he fell to the mine floor.

Employee tripped over a crib block while working and fell, injuring his right thumb and arm.

While repairing to start a new drill hole a small piece of rock fell & struck the drill pot & bounced back & struck EE on the shoulder. EE visited his Dr. 5/18/07 and was instructed to stay off work until 5/23/07 for rest.

While fumigating around the power magazine #1, slipping and falling seated feeling pain in the lower parts of the back.

Employee was getting in bucket. Right foot slipped off step causing sprained right ankle.

Rock fell out between bolts & struck him in the head.

Employee was prying on gear box with pry bar and hurt hard when gear box left loose he jarred shoulder and hand.

Employee alleges that he strained his back while working as a groundsman. He is unsure as to when this injury occurred, and did not report this alleged injury until 5/22/2007. His first scheduled day missed was 5/29/2007.

EE was cleaning mud from 2C-07 stacker. While pulling 1-1/2" hose, the hose became tangled. While pulling to untangle the hose, EE reported feeling a pain in his stomach. EE reported incident on 6/19/07. Ee did not lose any time at work until, 8/4/07, when surgery was performed.

Employee 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 his right thigh. He declined medical treatment at the time of the injury. on May 21,2007 he requested medical treatment and did see a physician.

Employee was riding on top of battery compartment on scoop & was thrown against mine roof.

As EE stepped up to metal platform from the floor, he slipped catching himself before he fell. He con't to work & started missing work due to injury 5/22/07.

Injured was pulling a high pressure hydraulic hose over the stageloader when he felt a pain in his back & leg.

Removing pulley on Simplicity Screen using an impact wrench when pulley broke free and hit leg (left) below knee. Swelling occurred and employee went to Urgent Care for x-ray.

Ee was using a cutting torch. He was overcome with fumes. Apparently the area was not well enough ventilated.

Employee and contractor were trying to unplug the packer. Injured put air into the tube and Borax dust came out of the tube and went into his eyes.

Employee was operating a continuous miner when he slipped on the wet mine floor twisting his left knee.

Contractor was fueling machine - Diesel fumes ignited knocking operator off of machine.

Dismounting a Cat D-11 Dozer, stepped off onto a rock, foot slipped off of the rock and twisted right knee. Employee started missing work on 06/25/07.

Installing an H beam on 2 West Transfer. Employee was on off side of transfer with a come-along & ladder. The rest of the crew was on Cool Hill #3 belt, with backs turned away, lifting H Beam by hand. Injured was to pick his side up with come-along. Slipped off the 3rd step of the ladder and fell to ground.

The employee was moving a roof bolt. A burr existed on the side of the bolt. The burr grazed his forearm causing a small puncture wound. The injury was not reported because the employee felt it was insignificant. Two days later the wound became infected causing him to be hospitalized for treatment.

Employee was cutting frame on continuous miner when a piece of slag blew back in under his glasses and got into left eye causing an abrasion to his eye.

While walking from 1 bldg., to another, EE fell while turning the corner & bruised his left knee & wrist, causing some swelling.

Climbed up on screen, to clean and adjust conveyor belt, glove got caught on belt, crushed lower arm.

Climbing down from Fuel/Lube truck and fell 4 1/2 feet to the ground after missing step.

Installing replace "shoes" on VSI crusher and one fell from cart, used to transport them, onto his foot.

EE was attempting to change a broken dog-bone on the longwall, when a peice of rock fell on top of shield # 128 and stuck EE in the back. EE went on lost time on 5/29/2007.

While operating excavator, operator suddenly complained with back pain. After examination, Dr. prescribed rest for back strain.

EE was standing on top of shuttle car hanging cable and slipped and fell to the mine floor.

Employee was walking to scoop, hit head on roof bolt, jarring his neck.

This is his statement from a Workers Comp Claim. Member stated he fell off a piece of equipment. This was never reported to anyone at the mine site so no investigation or facts were included for this report.

When employee went back to work after lunch on 05/18/07, he was lifting a heavy stone and felt a sudden pain in his lower abdomen. He felt some pain the rest of the day, but thought it was just a sprain. By 05/18/07, the pain had increased, so he notified his supervisor, and was brought down from the quarry at 4:00 pm.

Employee was exiting the thickener site and five steps from the ground he slipped and fell on his rear and rolled to the ground causing a deep bruise to his tail bone.

The electrical component shifted and smashed index finger between component and cabinet.

EE was standing on the ground below the finish deck of the crusher; pulling on a rope attached to an eyelet of a 40x60 sect of tarp and in the process the eylet broke off the tarp & ee lost his balance & fell backward onto his back.

Moving long beam on shoulder, back plate caught, pulled shoulder back and dislocated.

Low top pinner got hung. Operator tried moving pinner. While pulling with scoop, pinner slid sideways fowling him against the control inside deck.

Operator strained his back after being pinned between a bulk bag and an I beam.

Laborer was standing on the crusher platform with his hand resting on the feed hopper when a rock rolled over and hit his hand.

While walking along the stageloader of the longwall a small floor heave occurred, this jammed the individual's left knee causing pain in knee joint. He is off work waiting for MRI.

EE was shoveling the beltline. He hit his head against the mine roof as he was walking along the beltline causing a mild sprain with some swelling to his neck.

Walking around boom on miner, EE stepped on a small pile of coal, twising his right ankle.

Forklift op was backing out of the bagging room and struck on of the contract EE's that was standing near overhead door with the forklift. The EE fell down and the forklift ran over his leg. The EE was taken to local ER for treatment and released. X-rays were negative and he had no fractures. He received presciption medication for pain.

Employee was hit by winch cable while pulling bull hose around. He was thrown into rib. Abrasions to head, skull fracture.

EE was helping another move 2 tool sleds with Fairchild 35C scoop & a chain. Scoop operator trammed forward; a hook located on the side of the bucket caught on 3rd sled causing it to slide forward pinching both of injured EE's feet.

PICK UP ROCK, THREW IT. BACK STRAIN OR PINCHED NERVE: TWISTED WRONG.

He was walking to the left side of the cont miner when a piece of slate fell from between the straps & struck him on the left shoulder & neck causing a contusion to the left shoulder & neck. He cont'd to work at this regular duties until 5/21/07.

While employee was operating back MBC, the miner and front MBC was moving forward. Employee had his front part of the bridge in the air, when he ran out of slide, pulling the front part of the mobile down causing the back part of the mobile (kitchen) to roof out, causing the employee to jam his head against the roof.

Employee was drilling a hole. The steel stopped up causing dust to blow back in employee's face.

EE was trying to loosen & change a loader tooth with a sledge hammer when a piece of metal came loose & struck his abdomen.

He fell and strained his back.

Employee was injured when a battery powered scoop came into contact with his foot. EE later complained of lower back pain & and independent medical exam was requested. On 7/17/07 a medical dr., stated it was reasonable to relate the back pain to the incident.

EE was shoveling the ribs when he stepped on a lump of coal and sprained his knee.

773 & 777 trks were hauling mud from #1 sediment pond up hill to dump area. 777 went up fuel tank hill dropping mud on hill. 773 came back down road was slick started sliding after 200' slide through berm down into creek front first.

While walking across the rock house floor, EE slipped and hurt his left pinky & left knee.

Was pulling rocks apart on pullline & placing them in boxes & pallets.

The EE was behind the line curtain getting ready to advance the curtain, when a piece of drawrock 30" X 28" X 2.5" thick fell, striking the EE on his left lateral lower leg, resulting in an abrasion and contusions to the leg. The EE continued to work until 5/22/07.

Ee was lifting screens to the top of the screen deck and felt an onset of back pain. He thought it was pulled muscle but when it didnt get better he went to the dr. and after it did nfot improve, an mri was done showing a herniated disc. because his contition did not improve any the dr. took him out of work on 7/16/07.

While unreeling shovel power cable from a spool, injured "yanked" on the cable and felt a pop and pain in the right shoulder. Injured began losing time from work on 8-13-07.

While operating front-end loader, digging shot rock, EE was repeatedly jarred in cab. He experienced back pain when he woke up the next morning.

Employee was stepping off the loader. As he stepped down from loader, as his right foot touched the ground, he felt a burning in his left leg. Employee tore muscle in left calf.

Drilling hole to install roof bolt, a piece of rock fell from top, striking employee on the right forearm.

Employee was doing a preshift inspection of his equipment. He slipped and felt pain in his right knee. He was taken to a physician for treatment and referred to an orthopedic surgeon for further treatment.

Employee stated that he was holding a piece of phone cable in his hand that was tied around oxygen/acetylene torches and hoses. When he went to cut the cable with a utility knife, the knife slipped lacerating his right forearm.

Driver was loading the shot from the inside the truck and the wind was blowing toward the cab when emulsion blend blew through the window going in the left eye.

Operator stepped off bulldozer and twisted right ankle.

Employee was dismounting dozer, said he twisted his back as he turned after dismounting. Did not miss work until 5/22/07.

Employee was using hammer & chisel to cut head off of bolt & a piece of the chisel flew off embedding in his left index finger.

Employee was rib bolting and put his hand on the bolt. When he was pushing the bolt in the wrench slipped off. The head of the bolt hit his right small finger.

Employee failed to report for work on the evening of May 15th. Phoned in on the 16th to say he had hurt his back during his 1st shift.

EE was bolting #2R. A piece of draw rock fell, striking him on the right leg, just above the ankle. The impact fractured the bone located in that area. This occurred on MMU Section 009. (Fractured fibia)

EE was loading the operators side tray on the roof ranger bolter in the 2 left X-cut, when the rib rolled off, striking him on the back of his leg. This caused contusions and abrasions to the lower calf area. He was instructed to remain away from work for two days.

Employee was pulling a pump out of a sump when he experienced back pain. He continued to work. On 6/28/07 he was diagnosed with a herniated disc at L4 - L5 and was taken off work.

Employee came around a curve in a loader, miss-judged distance and struck pillar.

Employee was helping load track rail on scoop and pulled back.

Employee stated he was using a sledge hammer to remove a pin holding boom onto roof bolting machine. A piece of steel from pin struck him in upper left arm. He missed one shift. Returned to work on 5-16-07.

Swinging sledge on tooth of back hoe and piece of steel came off and went into his abdomen.

When shutting door on Cat water truck, employee alleges he hit left elbow with door.

EE was riding on the off side of mantrip with his left foot protruding from the mantrip. EE stated he struck his toe against the rib and that caused him to twist his knee. EE went to Dr. 5/17/07 and Dr. informed EE that he had a twisted knee & needed to take 5 days off work the let knee heal.

Employee was using a wrench to loosen bolts on a blower when he felt something pull in his right upper arm.

Employee was operatng Getman tractor, hauling pod duster into the mine. Lost control on wet road and jack knifed at bottom of slope. Canopy caught on tunnel liner and crushed cab. Employee bruised his neck and back from the impact.

On 9 Right Longwall Section, EE was helping to install a crusher guard, when the bottom of the guard came in contact with the crusher shaft & the come-along hook came loose from the guard. The guard fell over, striking him on left side head, neck & shoulder area, resulting in contusions to neck & left shoulder. Management was notified of this injury 06/24/2007.

EE was shoveling the belt-down on his knee's-raised up, bumping his head against the belt roller frame. Went to doctor on 5/12/07. Started losing time on 5/14/07.

Employee was crossing the front bumper of the Wagner ram car duster and his left middle finger came in contact with the fan blade lacerating the end of his finger.

Employee stated that he was operating loader in coal pit. He noticed his right hand itching with red spot developing. Swelling became more pronounced at end of shift. To ER next day when right hand and arm was swollen. Probable spider bite but was not felt by employee.

EE was moving a barrel of oil to fill a loader during an oil change & reported straining his back while moving the barrel.

HE WAS CARRYING PUMP, STEPPED ON PIECE OF COAL, TRIPPED, FELL AND HURT , LEG AND NECK. ** STARTED MISSING ON 01-21-08**

EE was operating a lathe, when his emory cloth got caught in the lathe and pulled his hand into the turning lathe. This broke one finger and dislocated two others.

Employee was working in the removal of gear box from the spare drive shaft of E01 chain. Two hydraulic jacks with supplemental pieces were used. While the jacks were in pressure the gear box was heated to clear the interference between the couplings. As the coupling came loose one of the supplements slipped out and hit the employee on his right leg.

He was stepping out of a mantrip at end of the track, he stepped on a rock & twisted his left ankle causing a fracture to left ankle.

Mechanic climbed up & was standing on a 3 1/2" angle iron. He was putting a chocker around a counterweight in order to lift it up & change the take up roller. After chocker was in place, he was attempting to get down, when he lost his footing, fell & landed on his back on the grating below.

Employee was climbing up the ladder of a 785 hauler lost his footing & fell about 10' to the ground.

Exiting diesel scoop, he placed his left hand on the scoop's fender. Loose rock fell out between roof bolts glancing off hard hat and striking his left thumb, cutting and causing an avulsion fracture.

REPETITION OF GETTING UP AND DOWN OUT OF HER CHAIR IN THE SCALES OFFICE. LOWER BACK WAS HURTING SO WENT TO SEE DOCTOR. DOCTOR FOUND A HERNIATED DISK AND PRESCRIBED TWO WEEKS OFF WITH FURTHER OBSERVATION.

Employee was attempting to install a bent roof bolt into the roof while holding onto it. The bolt spun around hitting his wrist as he accidently pushed on the rotation. Cause of this injury was an unsafe act. Rules/reg. was a factor, protective equip. not a factor, miner proficiency a factor, mining equip/system a factor.

While stepping off working platform at coal pulverizing feeder, EE missed top rung with foot sudden drop and catching himself from falling-jarred lower back. He missed 2 days of work and sought chiropractic care thus constituting MSHA reportability. MIssed 5/12 and 5/13, not scheduled 5/14, returned 5/15 w/o restrictions

EE & superintendent were installing track rail when inj. EE flipped over a section of track rail & caught his finger lacerating the tip of finger. Required stitches.

EE was washing off a concrete pad with a high pressure water hose, when hose broke and struck EE in the leg, causing injury.

Operating scoop, hit head on top then hit right elbow on scoop also injuring shoulder. Employee started missing work due to this injury on 7/16/07.

A rock fell & cut his arm. He started missing work on 5/23/07 due to infection.

While performing his normal duties as a Scoop Operator in low coal the employee experienced pain/swelling in his right knee.

EE was greasing bobcat bucket pins. He released the couplings holding the bucket & bucket fell on left ankle.

EE was told to tell crusher operator to turn off crusher so he could restart breaker. EE told operator to stop. Inj EE got on top of conveyor w/o locking in & telling anyone. They reset breaker & started conveyor without the EE getting off. The EE was carried 25' up the belt. EE jumped off and landed on his feet, hurting back & ribs.

PMCI employee & a Mill person were standing inside a fan housing, pushing up on the fan to rotate the fan. The fan started to move & injured's head got between the fan and the side of the housing. The other 2 people immediately stopped the fan rotation and pushed down freeing his head. His ear was cut and required stitches.

Employee was greasing rams when his foot slipped and dropped approximately 12". His left hand was holding front grill of bulldozer. He jerked left hand and his shoulder popped. At the time since there was no medical treatment other than ice/heat and aspirin it was not reportable. As of June 8, it was reported to us that there is now a bicep tear not found at the first doctor visit.

EE was operating a shuttle car. As he was pulling onto the feeder to dump his load he was struck in the back of his head when the tire next to the operator's compartment blew out.

Employee was walking to discharge of #2 cooler to assit co-worker in removing metal from drag conv. Enviroment was very dusty & EE was using flashlight to see where he was stepping & struck head against scaffolding. Fell to knees & soon complained of headache, nausea & possible neck strain.

Crew changing-out hoist ropes on 2570 W. Rope slipped free...swung forward and hit EE in the chest... throwing him backwards into the bucket pin. Rope hit EE from shoulder to hip and an abrasion in mid back.

The employee was taken to the hospital on 5/10/07 and was taken off work. The employee was struck on the head and chest by a tree limb while it was being cut down by another employee.

Employee stepped in a hole & felt pain in right knee. EE started losing time 5/29/07 due to surgery.

EE looked away from a slab to get a tool or something, in that moment, the slab fell on its side.

Employee was standing on an 8 ft ladder, leaned aganst the #5 clinker elevator. The ladder kicked out causing the employee to fall about 3 ft, landing on his back. Received a fracture to his L1 lumbar spine. No surgery necessary, just a few weeks off to allow fracture to heal.

Employee was assisting another injured employee and aggravated a previous back injury. Employee was assisting lifting a hearbox off an employee's hand using his own strength and strained back.

He caught middle finger on right hand in sheave wheel while pulling belt.

Injured party was walking over to the mine foreman's truck when he accidentally stepped into a hole twisting his left knee.

Employee was riding on mantrip when he was jarred, causing his tailbone to fracture.

Employee was moving a bulk hose into a pickup truck. The hose uncoiled and struck the employee in the mouth.

Operator fell off of the west end of feeder to the uneven ground.

EE was hanging miner cable. When he bent over and moved cable, he raised up and hit his head on the mine roof. This was not reported to the safety office until 6/12/07.

Employee, preparing blast round, wet area down, turned to exit pile to retrieve scaling bar when small amount of cemented backfill fell striking him on hat dislocating left ankle. Heading was cemented backfill supported with welded wire mesh/rockbolts providing 100% aerial coverage. Incident occurred at edge wire immediately prior to freshly blast round (un-supported ground).

EE stated that he was adjusting his body position in order to step down from #43 jeep to the mine floor. During this adjustment his weight shifted causing him to exert excess pressure on his left wrist. The EE said he felt pain but con't working for the remainder of the shift. After an examination of med records incident was not deemed reportable until 5/21/07.

His foot slipped off fuel truck and he turned his foot.

EE was attempting to relieve shuttle car driver, when he was struck by shuttle car and knocked down. EE missed work on 5/10/07.

Member was working with the outby crew to lead 5'belt from the roll into a sled that was on a longwall car. When the pulled the car, member stepped up onto the car & proceeded to ride the car through the Aframe belt stairs. His left foot & leg were caught between sled & aframe.

Employee broke left thumb.

EE was operating miner on 002 section #5 heading, when a piece of draw rock fell out between bolt and rib, hitting him on left shoulder. Draw rock was 65" long X 43" wide X 2"-5" thick.

Employee was standing on a cross brace approximately 12" off the ground when he slipped off the bracing. He attempted to steady himself by grabbing an above pipe subsequently strained his left shoulder when his full body shock load was realized. Employee was not at work on 5/10 as he was sent to company doctor for further evaluation and returned to work on 5/11.

A coal outburst and floor heave occurred on the belt line between x-cut 13 and 14. The area involved was 60 to 70 feet outby the longwall tailpiece. The result of the outburst and floor heave raised the beltline up and in some locations it was in or near the monorail. This disrupted mining for more than 1 hour.

Employee's foot got caught unger the auger while putting a block under the Kelly Bar.

Employee carrying pipe, slipped/fell struck leg against pipe and hurt back. ***Employee started losing time 6/26/07 due to surgery on his knee.***

Injured employee cut a hole with oxygen/propane torches. Rags caught on fire. Another EE threw brake cleaner (thinking it was water) on rags. Brake cleaner was labeled incorrectly. Rags & braker cleaner ignited, causing burns.

Employee dropped a piece of cribbing on his foot, bruising top of foot.

Employee jumped off mantrip before it collided with another mantrip.

Bolting top, employee was installing outside bolt when rib rolled off and struck his back.

He slipped off tank and fell to the ground. Injuries were limited to bruisng and soreness. Tank was later determined to be 58" from ground.

EE was loading power supply cable in move box. The next day a knot popped outon his left wrist. He started missing work on 5/14/07.

Employee was using a drill to make bolt holes to mount an air conditioner unit. While drilling into the metal, a sliver of metal went into his right eye.

Employee dismounted drill to check second hole and remove rock from top of hole. Slipped on terrain and in trying to catch himself sustained injury to left wrist.

The employee stated he was traveling in mantrip when the breake failed on the mantrip & the bus ran over the derail bug. He felt a pain in his back. The EE has been diagnosed with degenerative changes in his neck & back.

Employee was walking across the storage yard and twisted his right ankle, which caused a sprain. Employee's doctor put him off for 3 days, therefore resulting in a lost time accident.

Employee was bolting on Miner when a piece of material fell from the top and struck left little finger.

Victim was cleaning on #5 belt. Piece of rock fell from between roof bolts striking victim in the head.

Employee was drilling. He opened door of driller & a can of paint fell out. He got up to pick up paint - bent down & when he stood up, he hit his forehead/temple on the door of driller. He was wearing hard hat. He was unconscious.

Fell from elevated position & landed on left side.

While walking out from 19A bleeder inlet examination, walking along the supply cars when he walked into a broken rib strap which cut his forehead. He struck his left shoulder & jammed his neck. *Lost work days began 5/9/07.

EE bent over to read electrical meter and had abdomen pain.

Trying to couple two locomotives. Finger caught between and was mashed.

Exiting scoop deck and right foot slipped striking his left shin on the scoop deck. (SCSR caught on deck causing injured to slip.)

Employee stated that he was pulling up a 16' metal roof strap, lengthwise, and he was trying to hold the strap with his right hand and trying to get the resin glue into the drill hole with his left hand when he pulled something in his neck or left shoulder.

EE was loading blocks and some metal chipped off and got in his eye.

Injured was traveling the intake escapeway on rubber-tired mantrip. Trip hit a rock and bounced. Injured said he felt pain in lower back (report 2 days late).

Mud on feet. Slipped on ladder when climbing down off of auger. Put hand out and cut it on jagged edge.

While attempting to lift a bit basket from the drill deck, employee felt pain in his stomach area. He went to an Emergency room on May 14th, and on May 15th was told he had an umbilical hernia and was taken off work on the same day.

EE was making a cable splice and struck left hand with a hammer.

The injured was attempting to sand paint off of the new 7/8" drill steels that he had taken underground. He placed a piece of emery cloth in his leather gloved hand, and placed the drill steel in his drill pot, placed his hand around the drill steel and became entangled. His glove was ripped from his left hand, he sustained compound fractures to his left ulna and radius.

While cleaning the muel pump area, a pare part of the mud pump was secured by a chain, the EE decided to push it aside when it dropped in his right hand.

Employee was taking down ventilation tubing when he fell onto right wrist. Diagnosed with sprained wrist.

Wrenching down a bolt when wrench slipped off bolt and struck employee on tooth, chipping the tooth. No other injury involved.

Employee was covering rockcore with filter fabric when he fell in the rocky terrain injuring his left foot & ankle.