Mining Incidents in August 2007

7 mains 2, 7 entry, 31 block, 4-way, MMU 002 35' long x 70; wide x 9' high. Support: 6ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, pans, dewidag truss. Fall dangeged off, additional roof support installed around fall. Fall clean-up plan posted.

The face in 27KW was shot at the end of the night shift, approx 6:30am. When the powder crew went underground to inspect the faces, they found 5 small fires in the face and muckpile. After checking CO and methane readings, supervisor extinguished the flames. No re-ignition occurred.

A frictional methane ignition occurred on the Gil-6 longwall panel. The ignition occurred at shield No. 19. The flame lasted approximately one minute.

No.9 enrty spad no.9969, distance from active face: 2300'; No equipment involved, Airway - return, Size of fall: L-20', W-20', H-4', 48" resin, Strata: shale, wet, No coal rider seam present, Area will be rehabilitated. Will clean and crib.

Employee was operating WT-8 water truck, travelling towards Job #14 at approx 800pm. a 1998 Chevy truck traveling the same direction hit WT-8 in the right rear area demolishing the pickup truck. The driver, though bleeding heavily, left the scene on foot. 911 call was made by foreman & after searching for injured driver (to no avail), MSHA & DMME were called.

The continuous miner began cutting the face of #5 entry when a significant sandstone roll was encountered on the initial sump. The miner head contacting the sandstone created a spark, which in turn caused an instantaneous flash, presumably due to methane.

A small rock burst occurred on the 3700 level in the vicinity of the 230 raise bottom at track level. No one was working the area at the time. At approx 11:50 am I was contacted with information regarding this event. The outburst had hit in the hanging wall of the drift affecting 35 to 40 feet of the rib. The 230 stope crew will be doing the clean up work.

Roof fall in #2 entry at spad #295. 60' x 20' x 6'. No injuries.

Small personnel cage lost power. Large cage was being used to complete repairs to the main shaft. Decision was made to evacuate five (5) underground miners until repairs could be made. Call made to MSHA hotline at 1953 hours.

North 4, 64 block, 7 entry, MMU 002, 4-way intersection 15 ft long x 10 ft wide x 6 ft high, Support: 6 ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, pans, screen Fall dangeged off, additional roof support installed around fall. Fall clean-up plan posted.

An unplanned connection was made to old workings of an adjacent mine. The workings produced a minimal amount of water with no hazardous gases.

Fire Boss discovered Roof Fall in R-Panel off left mains. The area was breaker timbered and cribbed.

An unintentional fall of roof occurred on the 2-B conveyor belt between cross cut # 22 and 23 on the 4th South Sub Main, off the 5th West Parallel. The fall was approximately 30' long x 18' wide x 6' thick. The fall appeared to be loose stack rock that was supported by 6' point anchor roof bolts. The fall will be cleaned up.

During a weekly airway examination a roof fall was discovered approximately 40 feet inby spad no. 967. The fall measured 40 ft X 20 ft and above the anchor zone using 48 inch double lock roof bolts. The fall is 12 cross cuts outby the face. The fall area was supported and dangered off on all approaches. The fall will not be cleaned up.

A roof fall was found on a pre-shift exam. of the 4-1/2 in-active section. The fall was at the 2nd intersection of the #8 room of the #5 entry. Fall is approx. 20'L. by 30'W. and above the anchor point of the 6' resin bolts. Cause of this fall was clay veins & slickenslide roof. Compliance with rules/regs not a factor.

Roof fall occurred in intersection of #1 entry and crosscut #13. Material fell out to the slicken side top just above the anchorage. Fall measured 38'L x 18'W x 4'H. Area had been bolted with 4' resin bolts. No injuries or equipment damage.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at entry #1 at 5+40 station on the 9th West Panel at the #1 seal at the 2A north seals. The fall did not damage the seal itself, affect ventilation, passege of men or cause pesonal injury. The fall measured 30 feet x 25 feet x 9 feet thick. The fall will be cleaned up enough to make the examination of the seal.

The mine experienced a roof fall at S.S. 1+50, entry #6 of the 1st East Panel, off the 1st North Panel. The fall measured 40' X 19.5' X 7', and occurred in a 4 way intersection. Fully grouted 6' roof bolts had been used as roof support, the area was developed on 7/6/2007.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at entry #9 at station 7+20 on the 5B panel (1st South off of the 8th West). The fall did not affect ventilation, passage of men or cause personal injury. The fall measured 30 feet x 25 feet x 6 feet thick. The roof had been supported with 6 foot fully grouted roof bolts.

During a weekly airway examination a roof fall was discovered in #4 entry 30 feet inby spad # 937 and extended 30 feet inby spad # 951. The fall is 20 feet wide approximately 40 feet long and 5 feet to 6 feet high. It is located approximately 20 cross-cuts outby the face and will not be cleaned up. Approaches are timbered and dangered off.

A 3-Way Intersection fell 8' - 9' high by 18' long by 20' wide. the area was bolted with 5/8 x 72" fully grouted rebar with 6 x 6 plates and 5' x 13' straps. The area had been inspected 2 hours before the fall. It started to bow and work. The foreman reported it at 4 pm. It was dangered off and cribbed. The fall will not be cleaned up. Bad geology was the apparent cause.

A roof fall 18' wide x 30' long x 8' - 10' high was found in an outby area in 9 main rooms #3 6 panel 3 crosscuts inby station 4264 in crosscut 3x4.

A roof fall was found by Pre-Shift foreman. He notified me. Re-routed escapeway, timbered and dangered off, did not clean up. Had safety talk with all employees. Notified MSHA and OMSL Agencies

Roof fall above anchorage on 6 North 45 block between the stopping and walkway on tight side of the belt.

Main Portal Elevator overtravels approximately 1 foot when stopping at top landing. Repairs were made and elevator was put back in service at 12:35 p.m.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 West 1 Mains, 83 crosscut, #7 entry. The fall measures approximately 17 feet long, 17 feet wide, and 6 1/2 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #2 entry of 2 Left, 2 x-cuts inby survey station #325. Fall was approximately 19' wide, 24' long, and 4' plus high. Area was bolted with 4' tension re-bar bolts with 5 rows across per the approved Roof Control Plan. Area was timbered and dangered off. This did affect the travelway.

A roof fall occurred at 1st North, Entry #7 between Crosscut 68 and 69. The fall measured approximately 100' long x 16' wide x greater than 9' thick. The fall did not result in any damage to equipment or property.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at Crosscuts 14-15 of the Flanningan North Mains 1640' to 1727'. The fall was approx 100', approx 16'-17' wide, and approx 8'-9' thick. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of personnel. The fall will not be cleaned up.

An unintentional roof fall occurred approximately 300' inby SS# 1304 in left return. Fall dimensions were approximately 4'H x 18'W x 60' long.

The slope car was pushed back on the bottom which set parking brakes. No one realized the brakes had been set which drained the battery. Battery was replaced but contact tips were stuck. Circuit would not clear so the contacts had to be replaced before car could be used. The car was back in operation at 11:15 pm on 8-28-07.

While moving materials with the 3.5 LHD, the LHD struck the proximity switch to the outer doors of the hoist. The hoist was inoperable for more than 30 minutes for repairs. Repairs were completed at 2:00 a.m. on 8/29/07.

The #8 elevator went down from 8:18 am until 10:35 am. Landing switches at the top & bottom were adjusted. The elevator was then reinspected by the electrictions and by the PA dept. It passed inspection and was back in service at 10:35 am.

The micro switch for the elevator braking system was repaired on the sugar run elevator and elevator brake adjusted

20 ft x 18 w x5 1/2 high fall 2 brks outby southwest scals in #2 entry near spad #181.

A roof fall occurred at mainline 17-04 crosscut, track entry to return, ss #470+48. Mined 06-2003. Approx 16' - 18' high, 15.5' wide, 51' long. Cover 970' bottom of coal 2+53. Surface elev 1230.

During an MSHA quarterly exam of the Hart St. elevator a malfunction occurred. They were in the process of testing the overspeed brakes, with the elevator traveling at full speed. When the brakes were set this caused one of the five elevator cables to come out of the sheave on top of the elevator cage.

A roof fall occurred in the #6 Intake entry at survey station #2317, approximately 300' out of the face area. The fall measured approximately 30' long X 30' wide X 5' thick. The area had been bolted with 42" fully grouted roof bolts. The roof in the area was a laminated sandy shale.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #3 entry of 4 South Mains, the fall occurred inby 61 x-cut. The fall measured 16ft wide by 12ft high by 60 ft long. ***No personal injury or equuipment damage

Roof fall occurred in #2 entry at intersection at crosscut #17. Material fell out to slicken side above the anchorage. Fall measures 30'L x 35'W x 5'H. Area was bolted with 4' resin bolts.

Incident occurred on a stockpile at the power plant. While pushing coal to a feeder, a D11 dozer became stuck over one of the feeders. The operator was instructed to stay in the cab until coal could be removed from around it, this took approximately an hour. MSHA jurisdiction for this event is under dispute.

An examiner found a roof fall in the 3 left 4 West worked out panel while on his examination route. The fall was located at crosscut 40 in entry #4. The cause of the fall is weak laminated shale commonly referred to as stack rock.

Rock fall occurred on 1 North Mains at break 20 in the #7 entry. Fall measured approx. 15' wide x 60' long x 6"-5' thick.

A roof fall occurred on the main north track, outby the 24 east track south at 193+00 feet @ 4 entry. The fall was 20 ft wide, 25 ft long and 6 ft high. The fall occurred due to the deterioration of the immediate roof around existing bolts. Area was mined in June 1997. Moisture in air caused deterioration between roof bolts and ribline.

Roof fall in #3 entry at 22 break of 5 SE mains. 30' long, 40' wide, and 6' high.

Employee was performing pre-operational check when he found that the hoist was not operating correctly. Hoist was down due to a bad amplifier card.

Water coming out of top, sandstone also above coal. 45' long X 18' wide X 9' thick.

A roof fall occurred in the #11 seam, in the 1 north, just inby crosscut #38 and ending in the pillar line between crosscut #39 and #40. The fall measured approximately 80'x18'x6'. The area was supported with 30" and 42" fully grouted bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 North 3 Mains, Crosscut 17, #2 Entry. The fall measures approx 20' long, 17' wide and 7' high. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts.

Service cage arrived at mine level and kicked out with warnings, "Mine level magnetic switch," and, "Mine level e-stop." The mine was evacuated by the production hoist. The underground magnetic switch was changed out and miners were returned to the mine at 8:00 am.

Electrical failure on 4701 Hoist

During the preshift for the first shift back after an idle weekend, the fall in south "B" #9 entry #20 xcut intersection was discovered. This is an intake entry (not the escapeway) 3-way intersection, bolted with 5' fully grouted roof bolts. Fall was just above anchorage and confined to the intersection 18x13x5 feet.

An unintentional fall of roof occurred on the 1st Main West number 4 entry at cross cut number 13. The fall was 20' long x 20' wide x 25' thick. It occurred in a 4-way intersection in the supply road. The area was supported by 10' point anchor roof bolts and steel rails. The fall appeared to be loose stack rock. The fall will be cleaned up.

On Sunday August 26, 2007 a fire started near the county road close to the crusher/conveyor entrance and burned onto the mine property. Three to Four acres burned and the fire was extinguished in just over the 30 minute time period. The likely cause was a cigarette butt.

Roof fall Break 49 crosscut between #3 and #4 entries of the North Submain above normal roof bolt anchorage. Did not affect ventilation, no equipment involved, no one injured.

Elevator was down from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm due to component malfunction.

Rock fall occurred on 1 North Mains at break 138 through 139 in the #8 entry. Fall measured approx. 20' wide x 60' long x 4' thick.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #2 Gas mine 50' inby spad 110 in the #3 entry return aircourse. This is a continuation of a fall that happened on 7/12/07. No injuries were reported. This area was developed on 7/12/07.

The Somerset Portal elevator stopped operation when a linkage arm for the bottom gate elevator doors came off the switch. The elevator service contractor was called, repairs were made, and the elevator was put back in safe operation at 9:00AM. There were no persons injured, or trapped as a result of this incident.

The control office was struck by lightning during off shift hours. The plant was not in operation at the time of accident. The plant was not scheduled to operate on the weekend thus no persons were at the control office during the time of accident. Fire was discovered and 911 call placed. Local fire department extinguished.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #2 gas mine in the #5 enty at spad # 152 that measured approximately 40' long, 20' wide and 15' high. The area was developed 7-21-07. No injuries were reported.

A roof fall occurred in the #11 seam, in the 2 main north, #1 entry, from crosscut #175 to # 177. The fall measured approximately 160'x19'x6'-10'. The area was supported with 30" fully grouted bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

Rock fall was found in old belt entry #4 on old #1 unit at 3:45 pm. Fall was 120 x 18 x 9.

An unintentional fall occurred at #35 x/cut in #5 entry of the 3rd north panel at the 21+80'. Fall occurred due to adverse roof conditions above bolt anchorage. 6' tension rebar bolts were used. Fall was 19' wide by 30' long by approximately 7' high.

Roof fall at #3 xcut on #4 belt in the #4 entry belt line. It's about 40' x 35' x 7' high. It looks like a large horse back.

a roof fall was found on 8/24/07 at 11:00 am at cross cut 93 entry #4. Fall was in four way intersection that was mined sept. 8 1991. Area had been supported with 6' full resin pins. No injury resulted. There are currently no plans to clean fall up.

Main Portal Elevator door cable for opening/closing doors broke. Repairs were made and elevator was put back in service on 8/25/07 at 2:15 a.m.

A roof fall occurred on the Main South roadway between crosscuts 43 and 44. The cause of the fall was a deteriorating shale roof. The fall is being cleaned up and the area is being re-supported with longer bolts.

Rock fall occurred on 4 West Mains at break 37 in the #3 entry. Fall measured approx. 20' wide x 20' long x 5' thick.

Unintentional roof fall discovered 8/23/2007. Fall was located at West Mains #1 section, #6 entry, 13 break, one block inby spad 4841. Fall measured approximately 9'H X 20'W X 35'L. Area previously supported with 6'full grout resin bolts. Area mined on or about 08/11/2006.

A frictional methane ignition occurred on the longwall face, shield No. 32. The flame was extinguished within a minute.

Roof fall above anchorage inby 73 block of 6 north haulage.

Unintentional roof fall discovered 8/23/07. Fall is located at West Mains #1 section, #5 entry, 10 Break, one block outby spad 4818. Fall measured approx. 9'H X 20'W X 40'L. Area previously supported with 6' full grout resin bolts. Area was mined on or about 08/11/06.

A roof fall occurred in the 1 main east, crosscut #56, intersection of #3 entry. The fall measured approximately 20'x20'x6'-7'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts and 9' mega bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

Following a cave in the gob behind the longwall face elevated levels of CO were detected at the tailgate end of the longwall face. The Mine Evacuation Plan was implemented, all underground personnel evacuated. Management personnel immediately investigated the incident. Less than 5 PPM CO was detected along the longwall face, return and bleeder entries of the affected area.

Methane inundation occurred at SS#3906 in #2 entry of 5-Left.

North 9, 23 block, 7 enry, MMU 004, 4 way. Support: 6' 3/4" resin bolts, pan and brow straps. 17' wide X 20' long X 7' high. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall. Fall clean-up plan posted.

A rock fall occurred on the #3 unit - old belt entry. Unit was in the process of moving. Fall was at 3+60 #5 entry discovered by mechanic. Fell on FCT conveyor belt line. Unit was idle. Fall was 50 x 19 x 12.

Pre-shift and mine examiner found fall on weekly check-fall in #6 hd. (3700' outby face and adjacent to #5 hd. belt) No blockage of Vent. Escapeways no injuries and no equipment. involved. Breakered off and dangered-plotted on mine map and will not be cleaned up. App. 5' to 6' high, 18' wide and 25' long

Roof fall approx. 6' high, 12'L x 18'W. Area mined in 8-14-07. Cover approx. 350'. Area bolted with 6' resin bolts. Area dangered off & rebolted with 12' cable bolts & 6' resin bolts. All int. cribbed on 8-22. Ventilation not affected. No injuries.

Due to the Joy 14-15 Continuous Miner loosing power in the last lift of a pillar block in the #2 entry, a roof fall (40' X 40' X 5'-7') fell on it. No injuries occurred and the Continuous Miner was recovered.

Roof fall in the #2 entry at spad #3188. 30' X 12' X 4'. Fal was discovered during a weekly exam. Fall was 8800' from an active section. No injuries.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #2 Gas mine between entries 1 and 2, 1 break outby spad # 131 that measured 50' long, 8' high and 19' in width. The area was developed 6/27/07. No injuries were reported.

An unplanned roof fall at and above anchorage of original 48" fully grouted roof bolts. The fall was discovered on a weekly exaim and was 15000 ft from any active workings. It was in neautral area of the old ruby fan entry. This fall was not immediately reportable.

Fall was on #2 southwest mains, spad #6343. Fall was 20' wide, 20' long, 7' high. Area breakered off. No work or travel required in this area. No injuries to report. No airways blocked.

Personnel elevator went down due to a broken door closure contact at the bottom landing. Closure contact was replaced and elevator operational at 2:40 PM.

Pre-shift & mine examiner found fall on weekly check-fall in #6 hd. 3700' outby face and adjacent to #5 hd. belt no blockage of vent. Escape wasy no injured and no equip. involved. Breakered off and dangered plotted don mine map and will not be cleaned up. app 5' to 6' high, 18' wide and 25' long.

A small ignition of gas was experienced at 1:15 P.M. on 8-21-07. The incident occurred in the face of #1 entry on MMU001-1. Rock obstruction was contacted by miner creating a spark which ignited a bleeder at base of rock obstruction. A flame of 3' in length & 6" in diameter came from the face. The miner was at the 20' mark of a 40' cut. MSHA Inspector came to investigate

On 8/21/2007 a roof fall was discovered by an examiner conducting his weekly exam. The fall occurred at S.S. 13+90 to 16+00 in entry #1, of the 5th Southwest. The fall measured 210' X 20' X 10'.

An unplanned roof fall at and above anchorage of original 48" fully grouted roof bolts. The fall occurred at the No.1 Belt at brk 11, S.S. #3921. This fall was reported immediately to State and MSHA agencies.

A roof fall occurred in the 1 west 3 panel, 18 crosscut, #6 entry. The fall measures approx 17' long X 15' wide X 6' thick. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts.

Roof fall at break 53 of 1 left submain in No. 5 intake airway entry. Fell approximately 20' x 30' x 10'-12' thick. Intersection had a clay vein in middle.

A roof fall was discovered in the #1 entry at #8 break on the 8N section. The roof fall measured 20 wide by 60 feet long.

A roof fall occurred in the 1 west 3 panel, crosscut 10, #9 entry. The fall measures approx 30' long X 17' wide X 8' thick. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts.

A sensor showed the pinion brake on the #1 hoist to have a wear switch and brake release fault. The mine evacuation was complete at 7:30 a.m. The hoist was repaired and tested. Miners returned underground at 8:05 a.m.

An unintentional roof fall was discovered on 8/21/2007 during the Weekly exam. The fall occurred at S.S. 12+00 in the 5th South return, Entry #1. The fall measured 60' X 18.5' X 8'.

Sparks/slag from a contractor's burning activities started the rubber lining of a nearby launder on fire.

A hoist malfunction occurred which allowed the empty muck bucket to fall to the bottom of the shaft.

An unintentional roof fall 6th east panel #3 entry X cut #91. 25' long X 30' wide X 10' high. 4 way intersection bolted with 6' to 8' TR bolts. Approx date of development 7/25/07.

A roof fall occurred in the 2 main east, crosscut #24, starting in the pillarline between #8 and #9 entries and extending through the intersection of #9 entry. The fall measrued approx 50' X 18' X 5'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

A roof fall was discovered on the above listed day and time. It is in the intake entry and measures approximately 6' H x 20' W x 70' L.

A horseback fault runs across the section. It had been cut down when it was seen. The intersection in #1 entry failed. 18' x 30' x 7'. The area was cribbed and dangered off.

An examiner found a roof fall in the worked out area of the 3 Left 5 West panel at crosscut 28 in entry #5. The fall was located in the examiners route of travel. The area had been previouly cribbed.

A roof fall measuring 50'x20'x9' occurred on the 14 right panel, 2 x-cuts outby the face neal spad 1816.

A roof fall occurred in the 1 north panel, crosscut #9, #5 entry. The fall measured approximately 30'x18'x3 1/2' - 4'. The area was supported with 30" fully grouted roof bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

Rock fall occurred on 2 East Mains at break 5 in the #4 entry. Fall measured approx. 20' wide x 20' long x 10' thick.

A roof fall occured in the 2 main east, #9 entry, starting at crosscut #13 and partially extending through the intersecton of crosscut #14. The fall measued approximately 60'x18'x5'-9'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts and 9' mega bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

It was reported that there was a slight depression in the breastworks of the #8 Sediment Pond for the Prep Plant. Heavy rainfall has contributed to this condition. The breastworks have not failed, and there is no immediate danger to other persons or property. There was nobody injured due to this incident.

About 10:00 pm afternoon shift mined into an unplanned 6" drill hole. Overburst of water came out then a small dripper 02ch4. Built a 24-24 Solid concrete piller under hole ater hole was plugged top and bottom.

Unintentional fall of mine roof located in the belt entry of 114 cx on 5 left panel. Fall is approximately 30' long x 18' wide x 8' high and is 800' from working secttion.

Had an unintentional roof fall in the #5 entry of Gateway mains between the # 54 and #55 breaks. Fall was 6' high x 20' wide x 50' long.

4701 Hoist went down due to electrical failure, contact failed

Main Portal Elevator would not return to surface due to electrical problem. Elevator was repaired and put back in service on 8/20/07 at 12:30 p.m.

A roof fall ocurred on the # 5 main line belt and track entry outby spad # 322, the fall measured 8 ft. high 40ft. wide and 20 ft. long, No injuries occured at this time.

Rock fall occurred on 1 East Mains at break 16 in the #3 entry. Fall measured approx. 20' wide x 15' long x 4' thick.

A roof fall occurred inby the last open crosscut on MMU-002. The fall was located in #1 entry. The entry had been stopped and had not been mined in for two days. The entry had been stopped because of a surface structure. The area was timbered.

Rock fall occurred on 1 East Mains at break 15 in the #1 entry. Fall measured approx. 20' wide x 90' long x 10' thick.

On 08/18/2007, an unintentional roof fall occurred at cross cut # 13, on the working section 001-0 in entry #2 in the 2nd East panel, off the 1st South Sub main. The roof fall measured 35' long, 18' wide and 12' thick. The fall will not be cleaned up. The fall appeared to be broken stack rock. The area was bolted with 6' and 10' point anchor roof bolts.

There were"shock waves" felt underground and in some areas on the surface. There were no injuries or property damage, however the mine was evacuated and MSHA was immediately notified. An inspector was sent and mine rescue investigated the mine and the determination was made to allow work to proceed.

A roof fall occurred at 7-Left section, #2 entry at crosscut #34. Height of the fall was 9 feet high, 20 feet wide and 50 feet long. No workers were in the section during the fall. It was found during a preshift examination and reported to MSHA by phone.

A roof fall occurred at 5 south left return spad #14 + 79.00. Mined 4-1-2001. Size approximately 100' long x 16' wide and 12' high. Cover 1118' roof to surface.

Roof fall east sub mains #6 entry 27x 16 + 20 intersection 27x to outby rib 28x. Length 50' x width 18' x height 7'.

A roof fall was discovered in the South Submain off the 1 Main West, 16 crosscut, #7 entry. The fall measures approximately 20 feet long, 16 feet wide, and 8 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

A roof fall was discovered at approximately 2:10 am on the 1-right section inby spad 6499 in the #3 entry by foreman. The area around the roof fall has been dangered off. The height and distance of the roof fall can not be determined due to geological conditions and accumulation of water in the face area.

Outby in #4 entry, #3 belt, break #2 a fall 40'L x 19'W x 4 to 5'H occurred at about 9:00 p.m. Both MSHA and KY OMSL were notified. All entrances to the fall were breakered off. Area to be cleaned, additional support and rehabilitated.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the MMU 002 Section at the Pillar line. The fall caught the miner. The fall occurred when mining the block between the #7 and #8 entries.

Lightning struck pattern and initiated seven blast holes.

At 2:25 pm Severe thunderstorms passed thru dumping heavy amounts of rain. At approximately 2:35 pm the Mine manager was notified of rising water in the sumps and the section was notified to deenergize power and head out of the mine. At approximately 2:45 pm water breached the return portal and started running into the Mine. Three MSHA inspectors were on site.

The miner was performing repairs on a feeder. A loader operator threw 3' material on feeder by mistake making an entrapment. The trapped miner was removed quickly from the feeder without injuries. Paramedics rushed to the site and examined the miner and luckily there were no injuries. The miner is in good health and was sent home for rest.

Correction/Entered incorrectly: North 6, 6 entry, between 15 & 16 block, MMU 004. 18' wide X 15' long X 6' high. Support: 6' 3/4" resin bolts, pans, screen, bars and jacks. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall. Clean-up plan developed and posted at fall site.

North 9, 7 Entry, 27 Block, MMU 004 Support: 6ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, cribs, 12 ft cablr bolt pans, screen. 40 ft long x 18 ft wide x 6 ft high. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall. Fall clean-up plan posted.

At 5:40 AM the #1 service hoist experienced an electrical problem which caused the hoist to trip out. After investigating the cause of the electrical problem, the miners were brought out utilizing the #2 skip hoist. The fault interfered with the use of the #1 service hoist for more than 30 minutes. Two escapeways were maintained during this time and MSHA was notified.

On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.

A rock fall occurred in the #2 entry of #1 unit. The fall was in the intersection and was at spad 16+56. 19 wide x 19 long x 10 high. The location was 6th panel north off main west.

A roof fall occurred in the No. 5 Entry of the 7th Panel North off the 1st Main West. The fall is located at XC 19 (Spad 10+80) and is approximately 8' High x 18' Wide x 90' Long. There were no injuries, witnesses or disruption of to Ventilation.

North 3, 7 entry, between 15 & 16 block, MMU 004. Support: 6 ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, cribs, pans, screen. 25 ft long x 17 ft wide x 6 ft high. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall. Fall clean-up plan posted.

A roof fall occured in a four way intersection at 140 crosscut along the old main north track. The fall was caused by the deteriration of the immediate roof around the roof bolts. The fall was approx. 40 feet in length by 40 feet in width by 9 foot high.

Roof fall 8 South, #1 Break, #3 to #4 entry, 20'W x 45'L x 10 to 15' high. Area has been cribbed off and flagged. No injuries, not a travel way.

A 12' x 20' x 8' rock fall was discovered on 8-15-07 in the #3 left belt. There were no injuries or equipment involved. The area has been cribbed and dangered off.

A roof fall was discovered on west main at #13 cross-cut between #2 and #3 entries. Area of the fall was inaccessible because of additional roof support that had been set in the entries prior to the fall. No injures, no equipment damage. MSHA and wv hot lines notifications were made at the time of discovery.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on 8/15/07. The fall happened on four belt, break #11 in the left return on spad #1377. The fall measured approx 100' long X 20' wide X 6' high. The area was dangered off.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 005 working section at 1+95 entry #2. The fall did not affect ventilation, passage of men or cause personal injury. The fall measured 12 feet x 12 feet x 42" thick.

The roof fall was discovered in the bleeder entries of the 002-0 Section during a weekly examination of those. The fall measured approx 20' wide X 50' long X 6' thick and fell between crosscuts. The fall is located approx 20' inby S.S. #4068 in the #6 Entry and is approx 3500' from the active section.

A fall of the roof occurred in the 2nd S.W. Submains at crosscut 50 between the supply road and the 4-D belt. The fall measured 20 ft wide, 40 ft in length and 5 ft height. No equipment, ventilation or personnel were affected.

A roof fall was discorved by EE during a weekly examination on owl shift August 15, 2007. The roof fall is located on the old 2- left section in the intersection of #3 entry at spad 6274. The fall measured approximately 20 feet wide, 30 feet long and approximately 10 feet high.

Unintentional roof fall 2nd main east #4 entry x-cut 205 & 206. 20' long x 17' wide x 8 1/2' high. Bolted with 8' TR bolts. Date of development 12-13-2001. Proped around will not clean up.

Roof fall at 8 South #25 Break, #3 to #4 entry. 18'longX18wideX5'high. The area is cribbed from both sides.

A roof fall occurred in the belt and track entry at spad # 357 cross cut # 96. The fall measured 4 1/2 feet high, 18 feet wide and 40 feet long. No injuries involved

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #130 mine on #5 belt, 29 break, #9 entry. This is a continuation of a fall that occurred on 6/16/07. There were no injuries reported.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #2 Gas mine one brk outby #4 face at spad # 146. The fall measured 60' long, 10' high and 20' in width. The area was developed 7/21/07. No injuries were reported.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE MINE EXAMINER PERFORMING WEEKLY EXAMINATIONS IN THE 1ST SOUTH, #4 ENTRY, BETWEEN CROSS CUTS 6 AND 7. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 18' W x 60' L x 6.5' H. THE FALL IS IN AN INACTIVE AREA OF THE MINE.

A roof fall was found in the intersection of the L-2 entry of the RT 11 off 1st Right Butt 160 feet outby spad 2388. Cave measured 45' x 19' x 4' high. Roof supported with 4' fully grouted resin bolts (4' x 4' centers) with 8" x 8" plates. No known defects in the shale roof.

During checks for dayshift, alleged electrical problem occured to access cage. Further investigation revealed problem with air-actuated brake caliper. Mine evacuated and work began to replace caliper. No injuries.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 East 3 Right area between no. 3 and no. 4 entry 100' outby station 5295. The fall was not the above anchorage of the bolts but it was in the travelway used. The fall was 2' high x 18' wide x 16' long. The fall will be breakered off.

A roof fall occurred in the 3D Panel. #4 Entry, Inby crosscut 44. The fall is 30' long, 19' wide and 8' high. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause.

An unplanned roof fall occurred near spad 1410 intake entry. Fall measured 30' L X 7' H X 12' W. No accidents reported. Area developed 7/20/2007.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #130 mine on #5 belt, #6 entry, brk 29 at spad #5305 that measured 60' long, 10' high and 20' in width. The area was developed 3/31/06. No injuries were reported.

A roof fall occurred in the #4 entry on #1 right section at approximately 5:10 am on Monday August 13, 2007. The roof fall is located between spad 6329 and 6351. The roof fall measured approximately 60' long, 20.5' wide and 9' high.

Rock fall was found old #3 unit. #8 entry in intersection 43+60. This area was mined in Jan 07. Fall was 20 X 20 X 18.

A roof fall above anchorage was detected in 5 West at Block between. Date of Developement - May '05 Cover - 1049' 8' conventional resin bolts 10' center bolts

The roof fall was discovered by EE on 8-13-07 at 9:40 AM as he was firebossing area. Fall was in the intersection & measured 40' long x 20' wide x 0-12' thick. Area was developed 12-2002. No injury resulted, no ventilation interruption occurred, no equipment involved. Fall will not be cleaned up. Fall occurred on Southwest Mains bleeder panel in #3 heading @ survey station #10.

A roof fall occurred at 27 Break on the empty side 18' wide x 20' long x 5' high. No injuries occurred. Area is cribbed and flagged off.

Roof fall in #4 entry at 5 break of 2 belt 20' long, 20' wide, 6' high.

A roof fall occurred on the Main South belt between crosscuts 54 and 55. The cause of the fall was a concealed slip. The area had orginally been bolted with 4 foot resin bolts from a previous owner. We had rebolted the area with 6 foot resin bolts prior to installing a 60 inch conveyor belt.

During the pre-shift examination prior to 2nd shift at 2:30 p.m. a rock fall was discovered in the #5 entry at spad 1040. The rock fall was approximately 20' X 19'x 5' high. This fall was reported immediately to MSHA supervisor and since the location was in the primary escapeway it was rerouted and all miners informed.

An unplanned roof fall occurred near spad 1396. Fall measured 48'L X 10'H X 15' W. No accidents reported. Area deveopled around 07/20/2007.

Dozer fire.

No 7 Entry 12 by 18 - 3 1/2 to 4 ft high. Roof was working on 8-1 Build 9 - cribs - dangered off and drop no 7 entry.

The day shift electrician was making electrical checks on the wana cage. While the cage was on the shaft bottom, the over travel switch knocked power out. The cage was able to run to get the electrician off at 10:30 am. The brake fully set relay contact failed and was replaced.

Ground sloughed off along low rib approx 10' back from face

Crusher hydraulic sys. failed & oil dripped onto the hot material & ignited. EE put out fire w/ fire extg. Fire would rekindle. Occurred several times, EE call fire dept, knocked heat out so oil not ignite again. Single fire did not burn for longer then 30 min. Report being filed becuase MSHA believes was a reportable fire. 7000-1 is not an admission that a reportable fire occurred

Continuation of an old roof fall.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the East submain off of the Main North at station 32+20 between entries 6 and 7. The fall did not affect ventilation, passage of men or cause personal injury. The fall was in a crosscut and measured 18 feet x 40 feet x 4 feet thick.

Roof fall occurred #5 Entry (Neutral) between #14 -#15 crosscuts. Fall was approximately 72'L x 19'W x 3.5' - 6'H. No injuries or entrapment, no ventilation or passage affected, no equipment damaged. Fall was found on preshift at 10:35 pm.

Hoist coupling broke while lowering supplies to bottom of slope.

Safety switch malfunction caused interruption to elevator service for more than 30 minutes. Tension on switch spring was adjusted to eliminate problem.

The Somerset Portal elevator doors failed to close at the mine level. This was due to the cable slipping off the door pulley. The elevator repair service contractor was called, made the repair, and placed the elevator back in service. There were no persons injured or entrapped due to the incident.

A rock fall occurred on the #3 unit - entry #5 between entry 36 + 15 and 36 + 51 - this is the belt entry. The fall was 20 x 20 x 45'. Cable bolts 10 & 12 feet long were installed in this area.

The mine encountered a roof fall on Unit #1 (MMU 001) at 37+45 in entry #2. The fall was immediately reported to the MSHA 800# as required. The fall measured 40'L X 17.5'W X 8'high. A verbal 104(k) was issued over the phone from a representative of District #8.

Per contractor heat expansion caused the elevator's counterweight to come out of it's guide causing damage to approximately fifty feet of counterweight guide rail, support stubs and counterweight side brackets.

Rock fall occurred on 1 East Mains at break #6 from the fan between the #8 & #9 entry. Fall measured approx. 20' wide x 50' long x 3'-5' thick.

A roof fall was discovered by a mine examiner. The fall was located at the number four seal of the L2 of the set seals. The fall measured approx 40" thick X 20' wide and 10' long. No injuries wer reported as a result of this roof fall.

Main Portal Elevator doors would not close properly. Repaired landing switch on door and elevator was put back in service at 2:00 p.m. on 8/11/07.

A roof fall occured in the 2 main north, crosscut #47, in the pillar line between #5 and #6 entries and then at 10:45 pm it traveled through the intersection of the #5 belt entry. The fall measured approximately 40'x19'x6'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts and 6"x6" square timbers.

70' long X 18' wide X 5' high. Reported by calling 800-746-1553 @ 2:42am.

A roof fall occurred on the #3 main line belt at approximately 1:00 pm on Friday August 10, 2007. The roof fall is located approximately 37 feet inby spad 4063 and approximately 38 feet outby spad 4234. The roof fall measured approximately 200' long, 21 feet wide and 9' high.

Roof fall above support , last open cross cut#3 entry 2 brks inby spad #417 approx. 55' long x 20' wide.

Miner cut into unmapped workings of an abandoned mine in the No. 2 crosscut right of the 9 Left Panel. Water flowed into the active workings and the miners immediately evacuated to the surface. Water pooled outby in No. 5 entry approximately 8" deep between No. 32 and No. 46 crosscuts. Flow from old mine has stabilized at approximately 15 GPM.

A roof fall was discovered on this date in the #6 entry on the 3-North Intake at break #67. The fall measured 20' by 20' and was 8 feet in thickness. The roof was previously supported with 5 foot Hy-Tech bolts. The fall is not impeding ventilation.

Unintentional roof fall 3rd South Submain #35 x-cut between #6 and #7 Entry. 20' long x 17' wide x 7' high. Bolted with 6' & 8' tension rebar bolts. Approx date of developement 11-15-06. Will not be cleaned up.

During an examination of the E-4 worked out area multiple roof falls were found. Mining was completed in the area over one year ago and the area is not normally traveled or examined.

A hill seam or horse back runs across the section. It had been cut down on both sides of the fall. Intersection of #5 at spad #792.

A roof fall measuring 25 ft. by 20 ft. by 5 ft. thick occurred in the #5 neutral entry across from spad no. 97.

The Chippy hoist operator was bringing an empty skip up the shaft at normal operating speed. As he started to set the brake to slow down, the brake system fully engaged, causing the hoist to immediately stop. This caused the wire rope to whip and jump off of a sheave wheel.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the #6 entry at station 8+40 on the 2nd north main off of the 3rd west submain (return). The fall did not affect ventilation or passege of men. The fall was timbered off and dangered off and will not be cleaned up. It measured 75 feet x 75 feet x 7 feet high. It had previously been supported with 4 foot fully grouted roof bolts.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #130 mine that measured 20' in length, 19' in width and 6' in height. No accidents were reported.

Hoist down - drive fault. Called MSHA at 10:38 (informed not necessary to call back when corrected). Fuse blown on West drive coolant fan in SCR cabinet ("too much heat causes fault in drive"). Restored to operation at about 1:15 p.m.

Roof fall above support 1 brk outby the end of lowlow one brk outby spad 417 approx 240' from section face. Heard fall, found at exam. #2 entry intake.

The #2 hoist showed a computer fault code of "drive stall". The mine was evacuated & an electrican was notified. The hoist computer system was reset & the code cleared. The hoist was tested at 10:50 pm. Miners returned underground at 10:50 pm.

A roof fall was discovered on Break 47 on #3 belt, right return. Time and date roof fell is unknown. Fall measured 8' high X 18' wide X 30' long. All sides have been timbered off. The fall will not be cleaned up and no injuries were reported as a result of this fall. Ventilation and travel in this mine has not been affected.

A roof fall above the anchorage zone occurred in the return inby spad 8891, break #16 on 10 belt. The fall was discovered miner at 12:35pm on August 8, 2007. The area will be timbered off. It does not impede travel or ventilation.

At about 8:50 am a 930E rock truck caught on fire. MSHA was notified of the fire at 9:00am. Local fire departments responded to the fire. The fire was extingushed at 2:30pm. The 930E rock truck received extensive fire damage.The driver of the truck was taken to a local hospital to be checked out. He was released with no injuries. The driver returned to work on 8-9-2007

Thunder storms were building and moving northeast across Kansas. The north edge of the storm was just to the south of the town of Lyons. At 7:45 pm all electricity was out in Lyons and Sterling, Kansas. The storm knocked the power out feeding Lyons somewhere southeast of Lyons.

An unintentional roof fall ocurred at the Main West #2 between Crosscut 73 and 74, Entry #3 between 9381W and 9531W. The fall was approx 15'-18' long, approx 12'-14' wide and approx 3'-5' thick. The fall did not affect ventilation. The fall will be cleaned up.

While lowering a longwall ranging arm the hoist tripped on over current, setting the brakes and then the hoist ropes slipped on the hoist drum. This gouged the high density polyurethane rope liners, requiring some liners to be replaced and the drum regrooved.

An unplanned roof fall occurred on the 10 left longwall tailgate, MMU 058-0, at approx. 29+63. The fall measured 4' high x 20' long. While not above anchorage horizon, the fall impeded the passage of persons.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 North #5 abandoned Mains, 63 crosscut from #5 to #7 entries. The fall measures approximately 130 feet long, 18 feet wide, and 8 feet thick. The area is supported with 6 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

A roof fall measuring 30'L X 18"W X 6'H occurred in the 7th RT. Panel off of No. 4 Southwest Mains in the No. 2 heading 1 break inby spad No. 9463 on the 003 MMU (002 section). Fall was bolted back with 5' bolts.

Grass Fire that had flame for more than 30 minutes. The Fire was located in an inactive area of the mine. Haul roads encompassed the entire perimeter of the inactive area. The Fire went to the north and northwest. No structures, people or equipment were at risk.

Fall 20 ft x 30 ft x 8 ft thick occurred at #4 belt entry on 001 section. Area was cleaned and additional support added.

The continuation of an existing fall was discovered in the 1 South #2 Panel, 38 Crosscut, from #4 to #7 entry. The fall measures approximately 100 feet long, 18 feet wide, and 8 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

A roof fall occurred in intersection in the beltline adjacent to spad #4430 in the 2 Left North Section. The cave measured approx. 25' x 18' x 12-15' high. Roof in area supported by 6' fully grouted resin bolts (4'x4' centers) plus 2 - 12' cable bolts. Shale and slicken-sided roof.

Rock fall occurred on 1 East Mains at break 13, in the 4 left crosscut and extending over to the #3 heading. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 70' long x 4' thick.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #5 entry of 1 Right Mains at survey station #682. Fall was approximately 19' wide, 25' long, 4' plus high. Area was bolted with 4' tension rebar bolts with 6 rows across per our approved Roof Control Plan. Did not affect any travelways, ventilation or equipment. Area was timbered and dangered off.

Unintentional roof fall 6 ep h 8 entry 5500' mark. 50' L x 30' w x 9' high. Developed 7/23/07 inby tail 4 way intersection. Bolted with 6' or 8' tension rebar bolts. Proped off.

Hoist kicked out, was reset and then kicked out two more times. MSHA advised of "difficulty." Discovered through trouble shooting a blown resistor. Changed resistor at 2:25, hoist OK, test trip OK, called MSHA to inform of situation.

At approx. 2:48 am on Monday, Aug 6, 2007, an earthquake was reported at the mine located near Huntington, UT. At the time of the seismic event, it is believed that six (6) employees of UtahAmerican were working at or near x-c 139 in the west mains.

Draw rock fall out in between bolts 5' long, 3' wide, 4" to 1/2" thick at spad 1594 at entry #5 400' out from the face. Fall will not be cleaned up.

Roof fall at 6A 5 North between 1 & 2 crosscuts. Surface elev 1230' Boc elev 266' Toc elev 274' Cover 956'. Date mined 5/29/07. Section -1 + 49.

Main Portal Elevator had broken contactor assembly. Replaced assembly and elevator was put back in service at 11:10 a.m.

Unintentional roof fall occurred. 10' high x 19' wide x 80' long, wet weathered slip (domed out with 2" rider) in #3 entry 30 ' inby spad #3538, 900' outby face on 003 section.

Normal inspection was being done. Performed air test and observed high CO. Decided to vent & wait for another test. CO kept climbing and one employee observed smoke around 12:15 pm. Closed all gates to the baghouse; closed all doors & inerted system throughout afternoon. Fire dept. on standby during incident. Smoldering controlled with CO2 fire suppression system around 4:30 pm.

A burst was discovered by dayshift mining crews and reported at 8:15am. MSHA notified at 8:22 am. Approx. 25' of rob and back will need to be rebolted after scaling. Dislodged rock will be mucked up. Repairs will take 6 shifts (hr)

The Cedar Creek Elevator was out of service from 10:55 am to 1:15 pm, due to an electrical interlock problem.

Roof fall above anchorage in the #2 entry at or near survey station 4587. Approx. 60' in length and 12' in height.

Roof fall in #2 entry between Break #9 & #10, approx. 40' x 20' by 11' high. Does not affect ventilation, no one injured and no equipment involved. Found by employee during his preshift examination.

A fall of the roof occurred on the SE LOM Mains C on the 10th 54 at X-cut 442 on the supply road. The fall was 40' X 40' X 10'. No personell or ventilation was affected.

Roof fall above anchorage 6 North left return #1 heading at 75 block intersection.

Roof fall above anchorage 6 North left return #2 & #3 heading at 71 block intersection.

Roof fall above anchorage 6 North left return #2 heading at 76 block intersection.

Roof fall on #2 unit #8 entry. 20' long 18' wide 6' high.

The Connellsville, 66"W x 84" Dia., 1 1/2" rope, 300 HP slope hoist was down from 9:20 am until 10:30 am. All persons were removed from the mine after 30 minute time limit.

On 8/3/07, an unintentional roof fall was found at cross cut #13 in #8 entry on the 2nd West sub main, off the 3rd South sub main. The fall was approximately 20' long X 24' Wide X 20' high. The roof was bolted with 10' point anchor bolts. The fall will be cleaned up.

A roof fall in 1A panel X-cut 30 in old works. The fall measured approximately 40'x20'x5' and was caused by an undetected slip in the mine roof. The area was bolted with 5' fully grouted roofbolts and was mined in April 2007.

# 37 hoist at Buick surface went down due to loss of field excitation on generator. 5:30 am hoist was running again and put back in service. MSHA was notified when hoist was put back in service.

A unplanned detonation occurred at the bottom of the pit. A caterpiller D-11 dozer company number B-12 was doing clean up in this area when this occurred. MSHA hotline number was called immediately. There were no injuries in this explosion and no equipment damage.

Electrical tips were found to be dirty, tips were cleaned and elevator operated properly. Total time of entrapment was 30 minutes on Miricle Run Elevator.

Our weekly examiners found a roof fall in a worked out area on the 2 right, 1 left, 4 West, 3 right, 5 left panel in entry 6 at crosscut 17. The fall was located in their normal path of travel for their weekly exams.

An unplanned roof fall occurred on the 2 Right Section, MMU Number 046-0, at 62 block crosscut 3-2. The fall was approximately 6-8' high x 16' wide. The anchorage aorizon in the affected area was 6'.

Unintentional fall of mine roof located in the #4 entry at the 61 crosscut of the 6 left panel, 3000 feet from the working section. The fall is 40' x 18' x 5.5'.

A roof fall occured in the #5 entry (beltline) one (1) break outby survey station #24897. The fall measured approximately 30 ft. long, 20 ft. wide, and 7 ft. thick. The fall was approximately 2400 ft. from the active 003-0/004-0 mmu's. No airway or emergency escapeways were affected by the fall.

A roof fall was found at 6:50 pm in #3 belt entry, at break 9-10 on 11 beltline. The fall was approx. 70' to 80' long, 18' to 19' wide, and 6' to 7' thick. Additional support was added.

Our weekly examiners found a roof fall during an examination of a worked out area. The fall was found in the 2 right, 1 left, 4 West-1 left panel in entry #3 between crosscuts 41 and 42. The fall was located adjacent to their route of travel to their EP points.

On 8/02/2007 a continuation of an unintentional roof fall occured at cross cut #61 in #6 entry on the 3rd South Sub main. The roof fell between two sets of arches in an intersection that had been cribbed and rail bared. The roof fall will be cleaned up.

A fall of roof occurred in the 3A Submains at x-cut 28 and 29 in the # 9 entry. The fall was approx 70 ft long x 19 ft wide x 6 ft high. The area was supported with 5ft fully grouted bolts.

A roof fall occurred on the Main South roadway between crosscuts 52-54 in entry #5. The fall blocked our supply road to the South Portal from which we bring the bulk or our heavy supplies into the mine. The cause of the fall was weather related (high humidity) and heat.

A rock fall was found in the #3 entry at the 36 break. This fall was approximately 5 feet high, 20 feet wide and 20 feet long. Area supported with 4 foot roof bolts and 8 ft. cable bolts was spotted in the area.

An unintenional roof fall occurred in the #10 entry of 4 south @54 1/2 wall. The fall measured approx. 50 ft long by 16 ft wide by 12 ft high. No injuries of equipment damage.

A fall of ground (approx. 45' wide x 100' long x 0-14' thick occurred at 11N 20B. Investigation revealed shear planes around 4', 9' & 14'. Electrical cables & water line were torn down. No injuries involved. No other equipment involved.

A roof fall was discovered approx 200' inby the portal in the return aircourse. The fall occurred sometime during the off shift between 7-31-07 and 8-1-07. The fall measured approx 12' wide by 40' long (extending into the crosscut) and 4' in height. The area was cleaned up and dresupported with cribs, collars and roof bolts.

An unitentional roof fall occurred in the intersection of the of the South East mains in the # 1 entry at 13+30. The cause of the roof fall was laminated and unconsolitated shale at the anchorage point. The area had been supported with 6, fully grouted roof bolts.

Roof Fall found in old works, there were no employees or equipment in the area.

Our weekly examiners found a small fall in the 2 right, 3 left 5 West panel in entry 2 between crosscut 12 and 13. The fall was aprroximately 2 foot high and 13 feet long by about 4 feet in width. It pulled 3 four foot bolts out of the mine roof. The fall was located in the examiners route of travel.

An unintentional roof fall was discovered by mine examiner in old works. Fall measured 25' wide x 25' long x 5' high. Fall located 4 rt panel @ 3 cross cut rooms, 2 cross cuts from spad #3699.

The James Creek Emergency escape hoist for the primary escapeway of the Longwall section 060 and 2-East to James Creek did not function in automatic mode when inspected. All men were removed for the affected area until a qualified person was stationed at the escape hoist building to operate in the event of emergency.

Employee fell but no one observed his work being performed or his fall. Employee died.

While bolting in the face the left rib failed back from the face and buried the operator.

On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.

On Thursday August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut #126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.

On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.

EE stated he had been to #3 rock bin to inspect the chute of #4 refuse belt. Witness: EE was on the 1st or 2nd step of a small ladder w/backward fall protection when he "blacked out".*He slipped from ladder landing on feet & fell on his back*. He never lost consciousness. We are waiting for medical records to determine the cause.*On 12/18/07 he had surgery & he died on 12/19/07*

While being lowered in sinking bucket, a strap and clevis engaged with shaft door upsetting the sinking bucket exposing three individuals to a fall hazard resulting in three fatalities.

While being lowered in sinking bucket, a strap and clevis engaged with shaft door upsetting the sinking bucket exposing three individuals to a fall hazard resulting in three fatalities.

While being lowered in sinking bucket, a strap and clevis engaged with shaft door upsetting the sinking bucket exposing three individuals to a fall hazard resulting in three fatalities.

On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.

On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.

On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.

On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.

On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.

On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.

During the change-out of a cutter head torque shaft, employee unexpectedly attempted to pull out a rotating shaft which struck him, causing injuries.

Beltman was busting rock with sledge hammer & picking up rock he felt pain in his groin area.

Miner had left index finger and middle finger pinched between the back of the Jumbo electrical plug and the opening for the cable reel. This resulted in loss of the tip of his index finger and 3 stitches to his middle finger.

While employee was tightening a nut on a spring loaded bolt, he held onto another bolt that was located in a pinch point, for leverage. He severed the tip of his left ring finger.

Lifting /maneuvering heavy object ( machinery )

While installing a shaft on the Joy continuous miner on section 009, his right hand got caught in the machine, cutting the tip of his pinky finger. Required surgery.

Injured was tramming Fletcher bolter out of working place. He had his rt hand on top of canopy. Machine raised and caught his rt hand between canopy and mine roof.

Utility EE was leaning against a guardrail with his arms stretched along th top rail and his hand hanging over the end. A forklift was exiting the area in reverse and struck the end of the guardrail while making a left turn. The EE's right hand was pinned between the forklift body and guardrail, crushing the index and middle fingers. Partial amp of middle finger.

EE riding in mantrip, right foot was extended outside compartment. Mantrip hit rib opposite machine operator. Right foot caught between rib and side of mantrip. Smashed metatarsal and cut boot. The right 3rd and 4th toes caught and cut at 1st joint.

While drilling a roof bolt from the operator side of the fletcher roof bolter the utility man laid his left hand on the drill head. This resulted in his left hand being caught between the drill head and the mine roof. His middle finger was amputated from the tip to the distal joint and his index finger from the tip to the base of his finger nail.

EE lifted tailgate to let rocks fall so gate would close completely and when lifting the gate back the third time, did not let go of gate quick enough and gate came down and smashed 2 fingers. EE was taken to Arrowhead Hospital immediatly and treated there and at John C Lincoln.

He crossed in front of the #23 shield as it was activated to move. The shield moved forward and caught his right leg below the knee between the shield pontoon and the conveyor causing a crushing injury to the right leg. The lower part of his leg was eventually amputated.

EE was rock dusting Friday, Aug 31, 2007. He injured his left shoulder draggng the rock dust hoses. He finished his shift. After Labor Day weekend, he returned to work Tuesday. His shoulder still hurt. He did not work Thurs or Friday. When he reported Monday, he reported incident & sent to Dr. He was told he had a pulled muscle in shoulder & returned to work 9/11

Employee stated that he was making up pins when a rock fell between the pins and struck the employee. His first lost work day was 9/4/07.

Employee was welding under a 14" pipe and during the welding process, a piece of molten metal fell from the weld and lodged against the front of this leg. The next day was treated for the burn and was treated for cellulitis

Employee on a scaffold working on brattice, slipped and fell onto his back.

While attempting to get into the cab of one of the trucks, he grabbed one of the handholds and stepped onto the running board and twisted his knee.

Employee was stepping out of the service truck when he twisted his left ankle. He was taken to the ER to be examined. Employee was taken off work. On Going.

Miner was pouring hydraulic fluid from a 5 gallon pail into the bulk tank on a piece of equipment, when a muscle pulled in his lower back. Miner has a pulled lower back muscle.

Conveyor on a bridge unit was stopped up with coal, while removing the coal, EE dialocated his shoulder. He said his shoulder had been dislocated before and it was an injury that happened before. Shoulder sometimes became dislocated.

When taking out drill steels from the roof, two 3" steels fell out striking the employee's hand against the bolter.

The employee was cleaning the #1 belt tailpiece when he fell backwards. He landed on an anchor pin and injured his lower back. He went to the hospital and they diagnosed the injury as a lumbosacral strain.

Employee was walking up steps to the 3rd floor when he heard & felt his left knee "click". He was not carrying anything at the time and the footing conditions were normal.

Person was pulling hoses and light cable from between longwall shields to prevent damage. He felt pain in his left shoulder. He was taken to E.R. and examined, diagnosed with a strained muscle in left shoulder - placed arm in sling and told not to return to work for one week.

slip and fall

Was on kees in muddy area, repairing trailing cable when finished, was in process of standing up when right leg slid in mud in outward direction to the side and heard knee pop.

The worker was cleaning up in the staging area when he was picking up a gearbox, & pulled a muscle in his chest.

EE help move continuous miner was backed down #4 entry to drop off some cable, & he was walking to #5 to help hang continuous miner cable when & slipped on uneven bottom in the mine floor & twisted his right ankle, was a hole in the mine floor approx. 6" deep and 2' in diameter & wearing rubber metatarsal boots at the time.

Employee was descending a set of 3 steps at the bath house to retrieve a set of keys from his vehicle. He slipped on the bottom step and fell.

Installing buss bars at the SX-EW plant, buss bars fell from the ceiling. We had questioned Phelps Dodge Engineer who said buss bar hangers were safe.

Employee was attempting to move a rock off of the #6 belt tailpiece when he felt a strain in his groin area.

Employee was making a gas check at the face of #2 Entry, 3 North Left Section when a piece of rock fell from between roof straps and struck him on top of the left shoulder.

Member was removing a rubber belt guard off a continuous miner and he felt a sharp pain in his groin area. Member was diagnosed with a hernia and is scheduled for surgery to repair hernia.

Pickup contacted berm and rolled over.

Slip and fall on wet floor.

Walking across ground carrying 2' screen, turned wrong and knee popped

Ee is a truck driver. As he was waiting to get loaded a large rock fell into bed and jarred him while he sat in the cab.

On August 29, 2007 Employee was hanging a continuous miner cable when he felt a pain in his lower back. On 9/17/2007 he informed the mine superintendent he will be off until 10/25/07.

Cleaning under jaw on portable plant, hit elbow on plant, hand became swollen after (2) hours. Had x-ray, cracked bone in elbow.

Attempting to raise belt head with lifting jack to reset crib, his hand slipped and jack bar came out and hit him, resulting in a cut to his chin requiring sutures.

After handling fifty pound bags of product, employee complained of low back pain. The treating physician restricted him from work activities beginning 8/30/07.

Whipline brake pedal was not latched properly. whipline parking brake was engaged

Employee was inside a work box while being raised. The box started to swing slightly toward the ledge and he tried to stop it with both hands. He was giving signals to the crane man to raise the box.

Employee was moving miner cable. He picked up cable, felt pain in lower back and down left leg.

Employee was charging a scoop. He tripped on a water hose and fell striking his lower right leg on a charger cable. He began missing work on 9/7/07 due to pain in right leg.

Employee was making a weekly examination in the return, as employee was walking up the slope, he slipped and twisted his left foot and knee.(Employee had surgery on his left knee and started missing work on 9-12-07 because of the accident he had on 8-29-07.)

Employee was walking toward a valve. He went to step onto a step to enter a crosswalk when his foot slipped out from under him. Employee's left leg was broken.

He was assisting while removing a pump from the SPWA pit. The pump was submerged in mud and he felt pain in his left lower back. He was diagnosed with lower back strain.

Employee fell from his hauler after fueling, hitting the fuel tank and then the ground. (Misc Mail 10-10-07 #13---employee missed 3 days from work, then return to work and now is off work again. the injuries are the same)

HE WAS LIFTING A DRILL PIPE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN WITH A POSSIBLE TORN TENDON.

Employee was grinding on metal screen when grinding wheel slipped and cut through his glove and cut his wrist. Six stitches were required.

Cut to little finger on right hand while putting a hydraulic pump back on an engine and it caught his finger between pump and engine. Engine was not running. Pump was not running. Unit was shut down and locked out.

He picked up box of repair parts and tripped right foot on hose. Fell on right knee suffering knee sprain.

The employee finished the shift and continued to work until September 8, 2007 when he sought medical attention and was told he had a broken bone.

EE is saying a piece of rock fell on his left shoulder while he was plastering a stopping. Didn't report to foreman. Didn't fill out accident report. Took 8 hours before he went to hospital - not even a scratch. (I'm protesting this).

The employee stated he was getting into the F350 pick up truck and bumped his head against the door frame and jammed his neck.

This report is being filed to abate Citation 7101717. An ee suffered a sprained left ankle when he was struck by a rib roll. He went to 2 medical facilities with 2 conflicting reports. The operator chose to send the ee to an Orthopedic Specialist who could not see the ee for several days. The diagnosis was consistent with the 1st diagnosis of a left ankle sprain.

Employee claims to have received a small puncture wound while cutting belt material with a razor knife. Employee did not care properly for the wound. Employee did not report the incident or seek medical treatment until 7 days later. The result was a staph infection.

Emp was performing housekeeping duties at jaw crusher using shovel to remove buildup around crusher. Emp developed pain in lower back. The injury resulted in a MSHA reportable restricted duty incident.

The employee claimed he was getting out of the scoop when a rib rolled off and allegedly pinned his right leg against the frame on the scoop.

EE was lifting a cable sling to hook onto a loader and strained his lower back.

Employee was climbing on drill to hang cables from mine roof. When employee stepped down his right foot slipped and his left foot got caught in the drill twisting both knees.

Employee stepped back as scoop was delivering supplies to the miner in #2 Entry, E-17 Section and stepped in a hole twisting his left ankle. Employee continued to work until 10-18-07 when he began missing work due to the injury.

Injured was standing in front of the open door to 225 feed chute when a baseball size rock was ejected and struck injured on the safety glasses. EE dropped to knees and covered face w/hands. The other ee noticed bleeding and called control room to call ambulance.

He was installing a timber set on the second level when one of the caps on the first level he installed the night before came loose. He fell breaking his right ankle, two bones in twelve places. Requiring surgery.

While launching boat from dredge, employee jammed right elbow against rail on dredge.

While climbing ladder of CAT 769c Haul Truck to enter cab, employee allegedly struck right knee on rung of ladder. Employee continued to work the entire shift but went to doctor later that night.

Employee was coming down off of a loader. The bottom step was bent backwards and he was unaware of this. When he put his foot where the step was he missed it and it was a long step to the ground and he felt pain in his right side.

Member was washing under tail roller of #2 belt. He had his hand on the belt structure. A rock bounced off the belt striking him on his right hand.

EE was transceting (surveying) land on the Tonto National Forest - adjacent to the Pinto Valley Mine. Even though he was wearing protective eyewear, a branch from a mesquite tree scratched his cornea on his left eye. EE was seen by Dr in Globe, AZ. He was given Vigamox drops and was told to see a doctor on Thursday, 8/30/07.

Employee was trying to pry a rock out of the tail pulley when he felt something in his back "pop". Employee came to the office at 3:18pm to tell the plant manager that his back was hurt. *** Reportable Lost Time because employee did not come to work August 30 & 31.

Employee had small pieces of glass in both eyes when the passenger window on his vehicle shattered. An "S" hook had been thrown at the back of the truck and struck the window instead.

Ee was replacing a section of 6" pipe when a section of it fell on his foot.

Holding a pin on bobcat bucket, bucket raised too quickly and arm caught.

While moving miner cable, employee felt something in his lower back.

Employee was climbing down from conveyor belt, slipped off and fell back landing on a dirt pile hurting his lower left back.

Employee stated he was cleaning windows on equipment and stepped back too far, fell to ground.

Employee hurt back and neck operating loader.

Employee was lifting pump out of sump hole to reposition, pump slipped off of chain hook causing him to pitch forward, he used his left arm to catch himself straining his left arm, his neck and his back. He is currently off work effective 8/27/07.

Employee put his hand on an area that is restricted. Employee reached down to pull out metal and his hand got caught on rubber beneath belt and belt clips.

Injured stepped off mantrip and strained lower back.

Employee was prying on a pot on a continuous miner when he felt pain in his lower back and left hip.

Employee was unloading a can of oil, it slipped and was falling. Employee attempted to catch it and it hit his right arm. **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 9/6/07**

At lunch time when he was sitting on a chair: He reclined back and fell on the floor: breaking his right arm. Since that moment he was has been out of work.

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF MAKING A PREOPERATIONAL INSPECTION OF HER LOCOMOTIVE. WHILE WALKING AROUND THE LOCOMOTIVE CHECKING THE SANDERS SHE STRUCK HER RIGHT ANKLE ON A PIECE OF METAL LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR RESULTING IN A CONTUSION.

He stated that as he was taking up a chain hoist. While removing the refuse screen deck, it moved, bumping his right hip and he felt a pain in lower back. X-rays taken and he was removed from work on 9-6-2007.

Employee was manipulating filled product bags on the semi-automatic palletizer machine when he felt his upper back pop. Employee completed his shift and decided to seek medical attention the following day on 8/28/07.

Changing screens at wash plant.

While pushing loaded wheelbarrow full of wet coal over raised concrete, employee lost his balance, tried to hold it from spilling and twisted lower back which started hurting instantly. He stopped work and used radio to inform supervisor. Taken by ambulance to E.R. Injuries severe lower back sprain and possible soft tissue injury.

Break 54 outby 1 section; employee was getting out of man trip, raised up and hit his head on the top jamming his neck.

Miner was lifting tractor tire and stained back. NOTE: Began missing work on 8/30/07.

Employee was walking across parking lot and tripped on a crib block. Employee fell to ground landing on his right shoulder. Employee continued to work until 11/6/2007 when his Dr. took him off work.

Worker was handling bags, stacking them on pallets off the conveyor belt and caused a blister on 8/27/2007. The accident was not reported til 8/31/07 when employee's blister became swollen and discolored his finger. He went to ER on 8/31/07.

Injured and co-worker were laying 55 gallon barrels down. Had laid 4 barrels down when injured felt pain in lower back.

Employee was leveling track when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and struck him on the left ankle. He was diagnosed on 9/20/07 with a fracture.

Tramming feeder to surface, employee got hold of cable splice and came in contact with 480 A.C. power.

Loose slate fell from between channels from above ventilation tubes, striking the employee in the left wrist.

Member was pulling a piece of conduit off of the conduit rack when the end he was holding became unbalanced and went up pinching his right thumb between the conduit and the support for the rack.

Two EEs were making a connection. One pulled the Kelly up while the other set the slip in the table. The joint was set lower than usual. The two tongs were installed. The driller engaged the break-out tong 2-3 times unsucessfully. They decided to use the make-up tong to break the joint. When he engaged the clutch the tong came around the derrick leg and broke victim's hand.

EE was getting a ride back to the parking area from the tire yard from Rt 772 coal truck. He was climbing up the right side ladder up to the passengers side of the truck when on the second step he slipped and fell approximately 6 ft to the ground landing on his left side.

Employee was running rock duster out #8 entry when scoop ran over crib, jarring back. Employee had a history of back trouble, including a prior back surgery.

Employee states that repetitive kneeling and bending while working caused right knee to get swollen.

Claimant was on a vehicle when he twisted and hurt his back.

Injured emplyee was carrying a barrel, stumbled, almost dropped the barrel and injured shoulder and neck.

I was operating the fork lift. Going backwards I was looking over my right shoulder. The forklift went over a large rock and bounced and jarred my back. The pain was terrible when it first happened. I let the company know about it later that day. I saw Doctor 9/5/07. He gave me muscle relaxers and said if it is not better in 7 days to call and make an appointment.

After working on the 24th, the employee said his back started hurting. He worked again on Monday. He went to the doctor and took time off work as short-term disability. On 9/21/07 he informed Galena Road Gravel that he believes his injury was caused by the lifting of the crusher liner or shoveling he did on the 24th.

Employee was moving an impact hammer from a lower level to an upper level. Employee lifted the impact hammer and was unable to hold it and it dropped on his hand.

Employee was assisting in v-belt replacement, hand (right) was pinched between pulley & v-belt. Equipment was not running & locked & tagged.

Employee was in the process of walking down the beltline when he twisted his left knee. The employee continued working until he had to have surgery on his knee on October 18th, 2007.

While cleaning up a rib roll on #5 belt at 21 crosscut, the employee slipped catching his left little finger between a roller and the belt structure.

Employee was preparing to cut a piece of steel grating and swatted at a bug, catching safety glasses. The earpiece pulled away and struck his right eye.

Emp. was walking up steps, going to old kiln floor, his foot slipped off of step and he hyperexteded his right knee when his right foot landed on the floor. Employee had an MRI done on 9/20/07 and was given a shot of cortisone in his knee. The doctor put him off work until 9/25/07.

Empty haul truck was heading back to cut, when met by oncoming truck, which was taking up too much of the road. Moved over too far and got into muddy ditch. This made him slide sideways, jackknifing truck on left hand side of road slamming him around inside cab. Caused broken arm, ribs and head laceration.

Employee was rockdusting belt entry and rockdust hose caught on something. He jerked on hose to free it and felt pain in lower back. He did not start missing work until september 13.

Employee was getting on a fork lift and his foot got caught against the gas peddle and brake resulting in twisting his right knee. He was evaluated by a physician and on 1/2/08 he had knee surgery-loss time resulted.

The employee was getting in his truck at John S. Lane in West Stockbridge MA. He was on the 1st step going up to the 2nd step when his leg & back gave out. The employee fell to the ground.

Employee was tamping dirt in drill hole of a rock approx. 4 ft in height, as He was tamping he twisted his back, causing him to pull a muscle in his back.

Rock fell and hit left hand against pot.

He was assisting the tailgate side shearer operator while turning the shearer drum to change cutting bits and felt pain in his right shoulder. He was diagnosed with a right shoulder strain.

EE was walking up belt entry, rock fell and hit left shoulder.

Replacing cover on Joy miner. Ratchet slipped off of bolt being tightened and EE's elbow (left) hit the rub rail. Elbow struck rub rail located behind EE.

He was swinging a hammer on bottom line and turned the wrong way.

On his way to work, was going around a curve and Argus Energy's grader was backing around the same curve on his side of the road. The grader backed up on the front of his car, then pushed the car to the other side of the road.

Injured was putting in rib bolt on mains section #6 entry on left rib when rock fell from between rib & 1st row of bolts and hit him on head. He was wearing hard hat.

8/24/07, mine contracted our office to ask if our EE had notified us of an incident that happened the day before, he had not. EE stepped off roof bolter, twisted right ankle. Applied ice, sent to ER, referred to orthopedic DR. (8/27/07, EE returned our call and updated info). Cast to be placed on right ankle. Estimated time off is 6 weeks.

Employee's shirt got caught on a bolt on the kelly bar of the auger- thus injuring his back.

Employee was dismounting a Cat D-9R dozer when he slipped and fell. *He did not start missing work until 12/10/07.

Employee was bolting top when a bolt he was attempting to anchor dropped approx. 9 feet and struck his right thumb. He was treated and released at the local ER. He required stitches to close a laceration. His thumb was fractured as well.

While pushing pallet of sand, employee slipped and jammed left thumb against bags of sand.

Employee had sand blow into his eye while working on a water line.

Miner was operating mantrip leaving section at end of shift. Ran over something in the roadway throwing him into canopy of mantrip. Note: Began missing work 9/15/07.

5:30 pm fueling loader without operator knowing that he was fueling loader. Some truck came into pit. Operator got in the loader and started to take off. The hose was in. He tried to remove hose and fractured his thumb.

Employee was unloading I-beam from scoop bucket when he pinched his left little finger between beam and bucket, causing laceration.

Miner was welding when a rock fell out of the top, striking his right hip.

EE was backing miner out of xcut 6-5 and had head down watching miner cable when a piece of rock fell from between bolts and hit him in back of head. He was wearing hard hat.

He was installing a bolt when a piece of draw rock fell out and struck him on the head and neck causing a slight concussion.

Employee was using a 4 inch hand held grinder, with a cutting disc, to cut a piece of angle iron. The cutting disc became lodged in the cut and broke apart. Two broken pieces contacted the employee's le, causing cuts.

The injured was loading bolting supplies onto the back of the #4 Fletcher bolter; he had bent down to pick up a bundle of resin when a slab of roof rock measuring 5' X 3' X 3" fell from the roof striking him on the back of the head and neck. He was transported to local E.R. where all x-rays and cat scan were negative and he was diagnosed with a neck strain.

Employee stated that a draw rock fell on joystick (lever) of bolter which is where his right hand was - smashing his right hand onto joystick.

Was taking hex nuts off south section scoop panel board. Was pulling in up motion on extra tight hex nut when socket slipped off nut causing injured to pull back muscles.

Miner was crawling under piece of equipment in shop to remove a drain pan. Miner knelt on a foreign object possibly causing the skin to be broken. Miner jerked in reaction to foreign object and twisted knee. Also possible infection and celulitis in response to foreign object.

Injured was bolting top in #6 entry when foreign materials fell, falling in behind his glasses and into his eyes. Scratched eye.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 9/5/07. Slipped off scoop while filling rock duster. Twisted left knee. Surgery required.

A rock came off the slope belt and struck the miner in the side.

The boom on the powder truck was swung in the wrong direction striking the employee in the head and shoulder.

Several pieces of 4' waterline coupled together were being moved when a piece broke apart at the coupling hitting employee in the left leg; he received a fracture to the left fibula.

Pulling feeder cable, he was pulling cat head around a corner. The cable got caught on same structure. The structure fell and hit him on the right ankle. It broke his right ankle.

Unhooking hose from bin, hose flopped around, hitting EE's face.

Employee stated he was pulling continuous miner cable. Strap being used to pull cable pulled in two. Piece of strap came off cable & struck employee on right hand, near his right thumb causing a laceration requiring seven stitches. Employee returned to work on 8/24/07 - missed one day.

While pumping cribs-EE stepped backwards onto 2-1 1/4 poly stickliner twisting his left ankle. Surgery was required on left ankle to place back in socket.

Closing door on rubber tire dozer engine cover when door came off causing employee to fall off tire deck, landing on right foot and injuring it.

Grader operator was climbing up ladder to get into cab when he injured his back.

The employee stated he was helping unload 60 pound steel from the rail car to install on the section. He lost his grip on the rail tongs when the end of the rail was removed from the rail car and dropped suddenly. The rail tong struck his left foot.

Climbing down ladder on portable crusher and strained back.

EE was operating the #537 haul truck being loaded by the #13 shovel. The shovel dipper and the haul truck made contact causing him to experience back pain. Amendment: The validity of this claim was questioned; a 7000-1 was not submitted. We received notification from our insurance carrier that this claim was determined to be compensable; therefore, we are now submitting a 7000-1.

The EE was having some discomfort in the center of his chest and was sweating severely. He was taken by ambulance to the Indiania PA Hospital ER. Bloodwork was analyzed and did not show any heart problems. He was kept for observation and given a stress test the following day. His diagnosis was a possible hiatal hernia.

Employee was helping to install cable bolts. As he was picking up a bolt, rock fell from between the roof straps striking his right hand.

Employee was installing roof bolts. A piece of rock fell and hit him on top of left hand.

The employee injured himself on 8-21-07 moving a rock out of the way by hand. Continued working until 12-13-07 when he had surgery to repair a hernia.

Employee was lifting a sheet of iron using a hook. The hook came loose from the sheet of iron. The sheet of iron struck his left wrist.

Employee had not lowered the box after dumping a load of tailings. The raised box did not clear the bridge height, resulting in the box hitting the bridge.

Picked up a box weighing approx 120lbs and carried it from the office to the back of service truck. When EE lifted it onto the tail shelf, had a sharp pain in his lower back.

Miner was pulling gear out of ranging arm of the longwall shear and it caught his finger against the frame.

EE received an electrical shock while hanging a super sack bag onto filler spout. Physician instructed to remain off work one day. When he returned to work he felt ill. Dr diagnosed with coronary artery blockage, did stress test and CT scan, tests negative. Instructed to stay off rest of week until he sees Dr again to determine when able to return to work.

Rock came loose while drilling smaller than a bowling ball per employee.

Employee alleges lower back strain resulting from releasing hand brake on engine. EE did not report alleged injury until 9/13/07.

Truck (777 Cat.) ran out of road and turned over two times. Was wearing seat belt.

Stepped off back of mechanic's truck and turned body before picking foot up and twisting knee.

Employee was manually moving a piece of 100-250 lb. rip rap when another empoyee rolled a second piece of 100-250 lb. rip rap on his finger. His finger was caught between the two pieces of rip rap.

On 8/23/07 @ 3:40PM EE alleges that an injury occurred Monday 8/20/07 but did not report it to his supervisor. He states that he smashed his hand with a crib block but didn't think he was hurt until after work. He said that his hand started to swell and he went to Logan Regional ER about 6 o'clock & was seen about 8 or 9 o'clock. I contacted his work site & there were no witness.

Employee was shoveling material away from a berm to the hopper so he could replace rubber over a hole; he hurt his back while shoveling the material.

End loader lunged backwards, throwing employee forward against the seatbelt. Employee was diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 8/21/07.

Superintendent was replacing a grease cartridge in a grease gun. He pulled back on the plunger, and felt pain in his left elbow. The Doctor has diagnosed that the tri-cip tendon has pulled away from the elbow. He goes to a surgeon in the morning.

Employee was backing up dozer when he backed over the edge turning the dozer.

Rainy, wet, muddy. Employee was climbing the ladder on his lube truck when his foot slipped off of the ladder causing all his weight to be on his right arm. IT shot a pain down his arm.

While working as a longwall shieldman. He was advancing a lw shield that was dropped back. A pressure hose broke in the process and struck him on left side and knocked him down.

Employee was operating a continuous miner when he was struck by coal from the pressure of an uncharted drill hole.

Wile roof bolting face area, a loose rock fell between rib and 1st installed roof bolt. Rock was 3' long X 2' wide X 1' thick. Rock hit canopy and operator moved into path of rock. Struck by rock in back of head and ankle.

Injured was running 3-wheeler. Front wheel hit rock and turned 3-wheeler into belt line. Left foot hit bottom roller of belt line.

Employee was standing in a 19" high stack of ripper shanks to be repaired, using remote control for a overhead crane. He was stepping clear and miss-stepped falling to the ground. This resulted in back strain, bruising and small cuts to his right forearm. He struck a bearing cooler with his forearm. Resulting in four lost days.

Reclaiming a high voltage disconnect, his right shoulder began to hurt. The employee continued to work and the pain continued. He went for a MRI on 8/27/07 which showed 1 bulged area. The employee started missing 8/27 and is doing physical therapy.

The employee stepped out of the scale room and slipped on the bar grating twisting left knee.

Employee was twisting stopped up nozzle & it flew off striking him on the left hand/thumb. Employee started missing 08-21-07.

Employee was drilling hole thru wall & drill bit hung up in the metal causing the drill to twist in his right hand. Returned to work the next day with right thumb swollen. He was examined by a physician & it was determined that the thumb was actually broken.

Employee was climbing out of loader and struck his elbow on one of the landing treads. Employee did not leave work and did not seek treatment for elbow until 5 days later.

Climbing into 980 loader, missed handrail, slipped off step, fell to ground and hurt right knee. Doctor is sending him to an orthopedic surgeon - he is not expected to return to work this week.

Stepped in hole in bottom and twisted left knee. We were unaware of medical treatment until contacted by Wells Fargo on 01/22/08 at which time a claim was filed. Also, we were not notified of surgery date until approximately 7 days prior to surgery.

The employee was operating a longhole drill. His shirt tail caught on the rotating drill steel and pulled the shirt off him. His right shoulder was dislocated.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN ATF WHILE DOING P M ON RIMPULL WATER TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEPPED UP TO GET IN TRUCK HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL HITTING ELBOW ON STEP.

EE was helping to lower a 75 hp. fan from an elevated platform, approx. 7ft. The fan slid off of the cables and fell to the platform. When the fan fell, it hit him and knocked him off the platform onto the conveyor belt, hurting his back and left thigh. Fall protection was available but not used.

Employee was opening a Rail Car discharge slide with a metal bar. The bar slipped from the slide roller knuckle causing him to lose his balance. He fractured his left ankle as he stumbled backwards.

The employee claimed he was picking up crib blocks on the outside of the mine and allegedly strained his upper back.

Employee was removing a lodged rock from the rear tandums of another contractor's truck when the tire ruptured causing a contusion to his forehead.

Hurt back by lifting up door of truck.

Emp hurt left shoulder while climbing ladder.

Employee was drilling a hole in roof to install a roof bolt when a small piece of rock broke loose from roof and fell on his hand and drill pot of bolter breaking the middle finger on his left hand.

Employee was helping with miner cable when rib rolled off striking him in the side.

EE was stepping onto #29 shield that had previously been spotted over top of the shearer, F-14 Longwall Section. The shield completed its cycle and pulled forward 12" to 18", catching his right knee pad on the face phone and caused him to fall back, felt pain in his left hip.

When employee turned to exit the deck of an Eimco scoop he felt his right knee pop. He continued to work until 8-30-07.

While repairing dredge pump drive unit, EE's hand became pinched in the drive belt. The unit was not operating, but tension of belt broke his little (pinky) finger on his left hand.

Employee was exiting 777 rock truck when he felt pain in lower back.

Employee raised up to get a piece of candy from the top of the MBC. His right foot was outside the operating compartment and was caught between the MBC and the belt structure.

Trying to get steel out of drill hole and caught his finger between drill steel and pot.

Exiting fork lift. Snagged cuff of ovealls on window latch and twisted left shoulder.

Setting down hinged end of conveyor. While hooking up to it, employee walked up the belt end tipped back toward him and pinched his foot.

Miner was walking from power center to feeder slipped and fell in roadway.

Member was operating d10 dozer in 15' shot material and backed into a large rock with right track causing him to jar his lower back.

Employee was repairing equipment and piece of metal struck right eye.

EE was polishing a bank of D-9 equipment with a polisher and got particles of metal in his right eye. At the time of the incident, he had not put on his security glasses.

Miner was cleaning out debris from hopper conveyor. Right arm got caught between rollers causing injury.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING D10 SUMP WITH A VAC TRUCK WHEN HE BENT OVER AND REINJURED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD RETURNED TO WORK FROM BACK SURGERY ON 7/16/2007, DOCUMENT #403092.

Employee was installing roof bolts. He bent a bolt & tried to straighten it. Slipped & fell hitting his left shoulder & neck on T-bar.

Emp was cleaning out duct at hydrator, went to step down and mis-stepped, falling backwards. He caught himself, but caused lumbar strain. This is a lost time accident.

As employee was descending out of the cab of an excavator onto the boarding steps, employee lost his footing and slipped off of the bottom rung. Employee held onto the boarding handle with his right hand to prevent his fall but injured his shoulder in the process. Pain persisted in shoulder, ultimately required surgical remedy.

On 4-11-07 employee pulled on bin gate that was slightly frozen straining right shoulder. Treated with physical therapy with no lost time until worker's compensation decision that surgery was needed. Surgery on 08-16-2007.

On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.

Employee was working on the lights of a dozer when he slipped and fell, twisting his knee.

Employee was helping put a plug in a borehole when water got in his ear.

On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.

The employee stated he had tied a shieve around a rib bolt and used it to remove the belt drive. He went to unhook the shieve when a rib roll struck him on the right shoulder and right leg. The employee did not start missing work until 8-29-07.

Injured was carrying 5 gallon bucket of oil when he stepped in hole twisting knee.

EE stated he was changing a tire; as he was lifting the tire, he felt a pain in his side.

Injured was hanging miner cable when slack was pulled up causing cable hanger to puncture hand.

This was not a reportable injury at the time, first aid only and no lost time. Several weeks later the employee reported pain in his wrist. The doctor said that there was a sliver of something in his wrist and they remove it on September 19th. He was not at work September 19th or 20th. He was released for work on the 21st.

On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.

On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007

Employee while walking on level ground, slipped and lost footing due to loose rock and muddy conditions. As a result employee twisted his right knee.

Employee was moving an oxygen acetylene cart. One of the wheels rolled over a small piece of coal and the cart moved in an abrupt manner. Employee strained right shoulder trying to restrain movement. Attending physician gave pain medication and a sling to restrict movement.

Employee was changing out the dump ropes on the right side of a dragline bucket. They had the rope threaded through the socket and were getting ready to install the wedge, when another employee lost his grip on the rope and it fell out of the socket, striking the injured employee on the right side of his neck and collar bone.

On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.