Mining Incidents in February 2008

A planned fall occurrence on the #4 section in the #3 entry at spad #44702. Falling outby for 240 feet and 8 feet high. The area started working about 11am, the section foreman stopped loading coal to build crib around the area. The fall occurrence about 130pm, the area was bolted with 5 foot torqued tension bolts.

A roof fall was found in the E1-bolt on preshift, area is approx. 1000' inby the working section fall measures approx. 20' wide x 350' long 10' high. Area was bolted with 6'-42"" fully grouted bolts and cable bolts in some intersection (10').

A pillar fall occurred on the MMU 004-0 in the #20 crosscut in the #5 pillar, catching the continuous miner, size of the fall undetermined. No injuries, ventilation was not interrupted.

A bolt became loose in the magnetic door latch that activates the latch mechanism. As the elevator was being raised from the bottom of the shaft (no one was on the elevator) the latch vibrated loose, causing the elevator to stop 26 feet above the bottom of the shaft. Elevator was out of service for approximately one hour before repairs were completed.

An unintentional fall of roof occurred on the 2nd South panel, off the 2nd West Sub Main, off the 4th South Sub-Main in front of #4 seal. The area was bolted with 6 & 10 foot point anchor roof bolts. The roof was fractured stack rock. The fall will not be cleaned up. A seal plan will be sumitted for this area.

The drip pan under the slope belt fell on top of the slope track resulting in blocking the slope cat and pulled the wire out of the conduit. The hoist was down from 12:32 pm to 6:20 pm. MSHA was on surface at time of accident.

An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the return air course in a room panel off 11 Right Main. This fall is located 60 feet inby spad #5323. It is approximately 10 feet high and 200 feet long. The area was supported with 42 inch fully grouted resin rods. This area was dangered off. The fall did not affect the ventilation at this mine.

A roof fall, 20'x20'x5' thick, occurred in the No. 1 entry of the Cazy mains 2 breaks inby spad 13050. The area has been breakered off.

While cutting with a torch on the feeder in the Raw Coal Tunnel at the Preparation Plant, an ignition occurred. A flame ignited and then immediately went out.

Elevator went down at 7:56AM Thursday 02/28/2008. There were 2 people on te elevator at the time. Got the elavator operating at 12:00PM

A spoil slide occurred at 2:45pm on 2/28/08, in the Oak Hill Mine DII Area pit. The slide was approx 250' wide and 125' across the pit to the toe of the highwall. The slide blocked in a euclid hauler and a caterpillar loader. The operators were able to walk out of the pit. No injuries and no equipment damage. MSHA was notified. Investigator arrived at 3:45pm.

Hoist tripped due to a dead UPS battery.

A unplanned roof fall occurred in the # 4 entry on the 001 section at S.S. # 5694. The fall was 1250 ft. from the face. The fall will be rehabilitated and the size was 30ft in length X 19ft. in width and app. 10 ft. in height. The area was inspected by M.S.H.A inspectors and State.

A roof fall was found during a weekly examination of the seconday escapeway. The fall was called outside at 8:57 am. It is located in the old dollar branch works located in the #4 entry and break #7. It is approx. 7 ft. thick by 25ft. by 45 ft. Additional support will be added to the area.

Roof fall occurred 001 section, #4 entry, spad #20308; discovered at 5:30 P.M. No personal injuries, neutral, no rider seam. Fall 19' X 18' X 8'. Area was dangered off; will be rehabilitated; additional support to be added. Both MSHA & OMSL investigated.

A roof fall was found during a weekly examination of the mine. The fall was found at 10:00 am. and was called out when the person making the examination got to a mine phone. The fall was located in the south mains break 81, entry #4. The fall is approx. 7 ft thick by 20 ft. wide by 40 ft. long.

A roof fall occurred in the 2 west 4, #5 crosscut, #2 entry. The fall measures approx. 10 Feet long, 16 feet wide, and 5 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

A roof fall occurred in the south submain of 35 xcut in entry #11. The fall measured 20' long, 20' wide & 8' thick. The fall did not affect ventilation, travel or cause injury. It will not be cleaned up. No one is required to work or travel in this entry.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 west 4, 27 cross cut, #9 entry. The fall measures approx. 25 fet long, 18 feet wide, and 12 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts and 10 foot point anchor bolts.

At around 8:00 AM an unintentional roof fall was found in the intake airway by the No.3 beltline.

A roof fall was found by an examiner while examining outlying faces away from the working section. It was located at 5+15 #6 Entry of Zone Sub 2. The area was developed 1-27-08 & was abandoned 2-1-08. The fall was 20'L x 18'6"" W x 8'H. The area was originally supported w/6' fully grouted resin bolts. No injuries, air flow not disturbed, passage of men not affected.

A roof fall occurred in the 7 East Panel at crosscut #31 in the intersection of #3 entry measuring approximately 18ft. x 18ft. x 5ft. to 7ft. high. The area was supported with 5ft. fully grouted roof bolts and 9ft. mega bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

A roof fall occurred in the 2 west 4 (#1 unit) @ 31 crosscut, #4 entry. The fall measures approx. 18' long, 18' wide and 12' thick. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts & 10' point anchor bolts.

An unplanned roof fall occurred on the 3 right longwall headgate on 2/26/08. The fall occurred in the #3 entry at approximately 56+65 for a length of 65 feet. The event made the headgate of the longwall impassable and was immediately reported to MSHA and WVOMHST.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the East Submain at station 23+10 Entry #8. The fall measured 26 feet x 20 feet x 5 feet. The fall did not affect ventilation, passage of men or cause pesonal injury. The fall will not be cleaned up. Approximate date of development was June of 2007.

Roof fall,. Intersection of#3 entry of the 1-right submain at break #6. Fall approximately 30 feet long 20 feet wide and 8 feet high. No one injured, no equiptment involved.

Old East 2, #5 entry, 13 block, MMU 003, 4-way intersection. 18' wide X 30' long X 8' high. Support: 6' 3/4"" resin bolts, pans , straps and 12' cable bolts. Fall dangered off, additional roof support installed around fall.

The Joy Miner shear down to cut the bottom rock and a frictional ignition occurred in the No. 2 Face on the No. 6 Section.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the Main North at station 87+26 in the #2 entry. The fall measured 30 foot x 18 foot x 5.5 foot. The fall did not affect ventilation, passage of men or cause personal injury. The fall will not be cleaned up. Approximate date of development was October 1992.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 left panel off main east. The fall was in the NO. 2 return entry about 30' to the right of survey station NO. 236 and measured approximately 20' long by 15' wide by 6' high. The fall was approximately 1,400' ouby the working section and will not be cleaned up. There were no injuries or equipment involved.

Hoist was down due to temperature switch.

A roof fall measuring 20'long x 18'wide and 4' in height. Occurred on the new haven section at or near spad #1795.

EE was trapped on the grapevine elevator, The door switch opended and stopped.

1st north panel off main west, belt entry x-cut 6 Spad 1 + 44. 22' x 20' x 8'H

A small fire was observed on the bull gear of the # 5 Rotary Kiln. The fire was immediately extinguished by 8:15 am. The fire was due to a build up of grease around the gear. Directions received from the local MSHA office is to report all fires.

A roof fall occurred at #20 belt head on E-panel submains 1-North. Laminated shale rock fell from 6'-10'-12'. Area bolted with 6' resin bolts & header boards & 12' cable bolts with monster mats. Cover 415' sect. was moved outby affected area. Cribbed & dangered off. Called hotline.

A roof fall was discoverd at #13xc, #8 entry in the south E panel. No equipement was trapped, ventilation was not affected, the passage of men or material was not affected. The fall was 17ft wide, 17ft long and 7ft high. The intersection was bolted wirh 5ft fully grouted bolts

Hoist was down due to an overload relay.

A roof fall occurred in the 2 west 1 mains, #4 entry, 39 crosscut. The fall measures approx. 20' long, 20' wide & 12' thick. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts.

Escape Hoist went down with a Hydraulic Pump in Zone 4. Moved the mine crews over to Zone 2 and Zone 7 where the Escape Hoist was working, until we could get our hoist running in Zone 4. Got the hoist back up at 11:30 PM that night and the mine crew was able to return to Zone 4. No miner trapped or injured.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at IO Coal Co Europa Mine. The fall occurred on 3 left section in No 4 entry 1 break inby Span No 5141. The fall measured 120' long, 15 feet wide, and approximately 6 to 8 feet thick. The fall had been cribbed off on all sides. No injuries occurred from this fall.

Had fall in #6 Entry in last open crosscut. Fall is approx. 6' thick by 50' in length covering 20' outby last x-cut extending thru brk. and inby 15'.

An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia Complex New Era Portal at the #1 Entry, 2W Headgate, Crosscut 28, 4025'. The fall was approx 35' long, approx 18 1/2'-19' wide and approx 9-10' thick. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of personnel. The fall will be cleaned up.

Unintentional fall of roof measuring 60' x 20' x 6 1/2'. This fall is 7000 ft from any working section and does not involve any equipment or escapeways. This fall will not be cleaned up and has been cribbed and dangered off.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in #130 mine straight behind 6 tail in the return at spad #6097 (2 brks inby). The fall measured 8' high, 30' long and 20' in width. No injuries were reported. The area was developed on 10-12-06.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 2ND WEST MAINS, #5 ENTRY, BETWEEN X-CUTS #6 & #7. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 25'Lx18'Wx6'H. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT A 6.3 EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED ON THE UTAH-NEVADA BORDER AT THE SAME TIME WHICH WAS FELT THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE WESTERN STATES. THE HORIZON MINE BELIVES THIS FALL WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE EARTHQUAKE.

The mine encountered a roof fall on the 5th Northwest panel, entry #5, SS 8+10. The fall was in the primary escapeway and measured 30' X 17' X 7' thick. There was no equipment involved, no personal injury, did not affect ventilation. The area was developed on 1/2/2008, and supported with 6' fully grouted bolts. This fall will not be cleaned up.

Roof fall, face of #4 entry of the 1-right submain at what would be the intersection of the #9 x-cut back outby to just inby the #8 x-cut intersection. Fall approximately 40 feet long, 19 feet wide, by 6 feet high. No one injured, no equiptment involved.

Roof Fall was discovered on 001MMU return entry at SS# 648, size of fall 20'W x 20""L X 8""H. Fall does not effect ventilation or travel and will not be cleaned up.

7 Mains 3, 4 entry, 3 block, 4-way, MMU 001. 25' wide X 22' long X 7' high. Support: 6' 3/4"" resin bolts, screen, pans, dywidag truss bolts, straps, cable truss, pans and straps.

A roof fall occurred in the 1st South Mains, #1 entry, between 20+80 and 21+60. The fall measured 60'x 19'x 7' and was caused by an undetected slip in the mine roof. The area was mined in July 2006 and supported with 6' tension rebar roof bolts.

(Battery Charging Station Area) Miracle Run bottom battery car on fire due to a short in the cell compartment. No injuries reported.

The Tyro Creek Elevator was out of service due to a bent stabilizer bar.

A fall measuring 20' wide x 4' thick and 30' long was discovered on 2/19/08 at 12:25 pm with a federal mine inspector at spad #382 in the #3 entry. The fall will not be cleaned up build cribs ground fall area and dangered off. The fall is about 2000; from seciton.

A roof fall occured in the 7 East panel crosscut #15, starting in the #9 entry and proceeding through the #10 entry. The fall measured approx. 80'x18'x6x. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted roof bolts and 9' mega bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

Roof fall found by examiner the return air courses of MMU-001. Fall was located at 15+30 #1 entry of panel #1 zone. Area had been isolated with timbers prior to fall. The fall was 50'Lx18'Wx15'H. Area was supported with 5'fully grouted resin bolts. Area was developed on 1/29/08. No inuries/block of air flow or passage.

A roof fall occured in the 2nd south Sub Main at x cut 50 in entry #4. The fall did not affect travel, ventilation or cause injury. The fall measured 20' long, 18' wide and 9' high. It will not be cleaned up. No one is required to work or travel in the entry.

Roof fall B entry at 34+89 4-way intersection. Approx. 35' long, 24' wide & 10' high.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 west 2 mains, 3 crosscut #4 entry. The fall measures approx, 80 feet long, 18 feet wide and 7 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

Roof fall occured in 7 East Panel starting at the inby edge of crosscut #51 thru crosscut #52 & #3 entry.fall proceeded into the #52 crosscut between #2 and #3 entry.1stfall measured approximately 55'x18'x6' & the 2nd fall measured approximately 35'x18'x6'. area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts and 9' mega bolts.

A roof fall was discovered in the main east, #3 crosscut, #9 entry. The fall measures approximately 18 feet wide, 18 feet long, and 10-12 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 1 East Mains in the #2 entry adjacent to SS# 278. The fall measured 25'L x 25""W x 10' high. There were no injuries, no equipment was caught and ventilation was not disturbed. This fall will not be cleaned up.

A roof fall occurred in the 2 west 4, #3 crosscut, between #5 & #6 entries. The fall measures approximately 15 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 5 feet thick. The area is supported with 5 foot fully grouted resin bolts.

An increase in seepage from the west embankment of our D cell trilings pond was observed. Upon further investigation, a void near the toe of the downstream slope on the west embankment was discovered; resutling in corrective action-including pumping, trenching, diking and diverting water from the plant. Cause still under investigation.

At approximately 11:00 p.m. a limit switch on the brake linkage broke causing the man cage to be taken out of service. The linkage assembly was changed out and the cage was placed back into service at 1:00 a.m. on 2/19/08.

A roof fall accurred in the #7 entry on the mains inby spad #189. There were no injuries or equipment damaged. The fall measured 19'Wx50'Lx4-6'H.

A roof fall occured in the #5 entry on MMU 006-0. The fall was in an intersection adjacent to the dumping point at spad 7+60. The fall measured approximately 28 x 26 x 8-14 high.

EE found roof fall on #4 south panel while retreaving thing left behind. He transned off the area around and dangered it off. We will net clean this up it don't affect the mines in anyway. Closest spad 1024.

#3 hoist kicked on check point fault. When reset, the drive convertors kicked out. A contactor was replaced so the hoist could be reset.

I found a roof fall in the E2 butt approx 2 xcuts inby spad #3911. Fall is approx 2 1/2 xcuts long x 19' wide x 6-8' high.

Retreat mining in the #5 entry pillar block when the roof started working in the previously mined #4 entry block. The roof fell in the #4 entry and took out the breaker timbers. The timbers were replaced and mining continued. The roof began working again, mining ceased. The roof in the #4 entry fell again, the fall maesured approx. 80'L x 22'W x 5'H. The entry was timbered off.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #130 mine on #5 belt, brk. 25 near spad #5295. The fall measured 40' long, 20' wide and 10' high. No injuries were reported. The area was developed 3-31-06.

Overtravel switch on #2 hoist stuck. Once the problem was determined, it was found that the hoist was still operable in case of emergency.

A roof fall occured in the 7 East Panel in the #4 entry in the intersection of crosscut #25. The fall measured approximately 19'x19'x6'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted roof bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

A roof fall occured in the 15 North Panel at crosscut #10 in the pillar line between #6 anb #7 entries. The fall measured approximately 30'x18'x6'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted roof bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

#3 Service hoist was overloaded when a heavy motor was placed in the cage for transport. The safety controls on the hoist prevented conveyance movement. The motor was removed, the cage and rope connections inspected, and a round trip shaft conveyance test successfully performed before the hoist was returned to service at 6:00 PM. The mine crew left the mine via the Decline.

While traveling the return on the way to section found a roof fall in an abandoned area of the mine. Did not affect ventilation and no one injured. The fall was about 4' thick, 20' wide & about 45' long.

Roof fall was found by an examiner while examinin out-lay faces away from the working section.Fall was located at 7+50 #5 entry of zone sub 2.Aarea was developed 1-30-08 & was abandoned 2-1-08.Fall was 18""Lx18""Wx8""H. The area was supported w/6'fully grouted resin bolts.Air flow/passages was not disturbed.

Location: Track; Entry: Left brk. off #5 spad No.: 9453 belt entry; Distance from active face: 4,500 ft. No personal injuries or equip, involved. Size: L - 20'; W - 18'; H - 6 - 10'. Type and length of roof support: Resin; Several cribs installed prior to fall. Strata: shale; All entrances are breakered off; Area will be rehabilitated.

Skip door did not close properly after dumping. As skip was entering shaft, skip door was torn off and fell approximately 140 feet down shaft. Main hoist was not usable until skip door was removed from shaft. Small man hoist was usable.

A fall of the roof occurred on the 6th 54 Supply Road. The fall measured 20' L X 18' W X 6' H. No ventilation, equipment or personell was affected.

Roof fall found by examiner, out-lay faces away from the working section. Located at 6+80 between #3&4 entries of zone sub 2. The area was developed 1/29/08 and was abandoned 2/1/08. Fall was 35'Lx18'6Wx7'H. The area was supported by 6'fully grouted resin bolts. No injuries & air flow/passges not affected.

A fall of roof occurred at the intersection, in # 7 entry at station # 13+50 of the 1st East. The fall was approximately 30 feet x 18 feet x 10-12 feet. No equipment, ventilation or personnel were affected. The area was developed in September 2007 and had been supported with 6 foot fully grouted roof bolts.

A roof fall was found 80' L x 19' W x undetermined H at 90' outby station 2513 in #2 entry along 8 belt. This fall does not impede ventilation or travel.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 4 North Mains #3 entry at crosscut #96 at SS #18557. The fall measured 25'L x 25'W x 10'H. No one was injured, ventilation was not impaired and no equipment was caught. This fall will not be cleaned up. The area surrounding the fall was cribbed off.

A methane gas ignition occurred on the #1 section at approximately 7:30 am. The continuous miner had cut approximately 20 feet out of the face area in the #3 left cross cut and was cutting in the top when the methane ignition occurred.

Roof fall in intersection, weathered shale roof with coal streaks allowed roof to separate and fall.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #130 mine on the #1 section 50' inby spad #8246. The fall measured 8' in height, 20' in width and 55' in length. The area was developed 2-8-08. No injuries were reported.

Mining was stopped in the area 45 days before the fall occurred because of weight problems. There is a coal seam elevation in the area. It occurred inby spad #874 & 882. It is examined weekly.

A fall of roof was found on 6 north haulage #6 entry at 22 block. Fall starts at a 4 way intersection and goes inby. 8' H x 16' W x 40' L. 846' of cover. Developed Aug 1992.

A roof fall occurred on MMU-001 at the intersection of 2+30 in entry #1 of the sub #1 panel #1. The fall pulled the 6' fully grouted bolts. The fall measured approx. 18'Lx18'Wx10'H. The fall occurred in the return 1800' out-by the working section.

Rider seam, no injuries. 18'-20' wide X 20' long X 10'-12' deep. Type of roof was shale. 5' resin bolts were used.

Intersection 0 Entry of North Main Return. Fell above the belt anchorage approximately 20' X 30'. There was no impairment of ventilation, there is one other entry unaffected by the Fall.

On 2/12/2008, the entire plant and mine lost electrical power from the supplier. The power outage caused loss of power to the vertical hoist at the mine, however the back diesel power kicked on immediately, and the hoist was operable again. The mine was evacuated at that time. Full power has been restored.

Roof Fall was discovered at mouth of # 7 Panel in # 1 entry at SS# 1621, size of fall 17'W X 17'L X 6""H. Fall does not effect ventilation or travel and will not be cleaned up.

1 1b conveyor belt started on fire. Not sure of exact cause at this point. Belt stopped and motor kept running. Fire Dept was called. Fire lasted appoximatly 30 minutes. No one was injured or entrapped.

A roof fall was discovered in the 2 North 3 Mains, #4 entry, #37 crosscut. The fall measures approx 80' long X 18' wide X 9' thick. The area is supported with 5' fully grouted resin bolts and 10' point anchor bolts.

Roof fall was found in the No. 1 entry of South Mains B return (outby) at 34 x-cut. Fall did not obstruct ventilation or escapeways. Fall will not be cleaned up and is supported over top. Size of fall was approx. 25 feet long by 14 feet wide and 7 to 10 feet high. Bolted with 8' Install II bolts and point anchor resin. Cause was deteriorating roof conditions.

A rock fall was discovered in the pillar inby spad 1041 in the #3 left entry outby the working section. The fall is approximately 5' high X 15' long X 20' wide. The fall was discovered at 1:40 pm. The area has been dangered and cribbed off. The fall did not have any affect on persons, ventilation nor equipment.

A contractor was reteiving some drag line parts from an abandon truck shop. One of the contrator employees was attempting to disengage a parts rack with a cutting torch. Sparks from the torch caught the back wall on fire. The fire quickly spread to the roof and was immediately out of control. Local fire departments were summoned, but the building was a complete loss.

Two rock falls in one right off #2 main in work out panel one in #7 entry 5' off inby spad #481. Size of fall 8' high, 18' wide, 70' long. One in #4 entry. Fall start 50' outby spad #479 and goes 150' inby spad #479. Fall size 8' high, 200' long, 18' wide.

Hoist was down due to dead battery.

An area located in x-cut 2, entry 2 in the LW-202 section was seen to be deteriorating during the shift. The area was dangered off and the intersection fell in around 1 AM.

A roof fall has occurred in the 1st Northwest Sub-mains at Spad 28+00. The dimensions of roof fall are 180' long, 19' wide, and 6' high.

Electrical outlet shorted out igniting wood interior wall. Fire dept. responded, extinguished fire. Gates were locked; no miners present at time of fire. Approx. time fire dept. was on scene 1 hr 10 min.

7 mains 2, 20 block, 4 entry, MMU 001 4 way #16630 17 ft. wide x 25 ft long x 7 ft high. Support 6 ft. 3/4 inch resin bolts, pans, brow straps, 12 ft cable bolts. Fall dangeged off, additional roof support installed around fall.

A coal outburst occurred 38 feet outby the longwall face in the # 2 entry, the outburst dislodged 8 rock pops that were set on the rib of the walkway. The affected area was 23 feet.

Laminated top

A roof fall in the #7 heading between crosscuts #17 and #19. Fall was approximately 100' ling and from 1' to 10 feet in height. Most equipment had been moved from the section prior to the fall and the rest of the equipment is now removed. Section has been abandoned.

The mine encountered an unplanned roof fall on the Main South, Entry #6, involving the 24+60 intersection. The fall was 70'L X 17.5'W X 7' thick, the fall did not affect ventilation or the passage of men, no injuries or property damage was encountered. The area was developed on 1/10/2008, supported with 6' fully grouted bolts. It will not be cleaned up.

An unintentional roof fall occured on BK 20 #2 panel 1 unit. spad #8058 BK20 #ent, lenght 25', width 20', Height 61/2'. Fall occured 78001 from the face. no injuries occured.

We are in reclamation and we were filling the pit where the entries were with water. The number 3 portal entry opened up and the water went in the pit and into the mine. There were no injuries and no one was in the pit when the portal area opened.

A roof fall was found by examiner traveling air course on weekly exam. The fall was in three way intersection at cross cut 37 entry 00 main west air course. The fall measured 20 X 20 X 10'high. Area was mined 7/2001 and had been supported with 8' full resin bolts. No injury or property damage occurred. The fall will be cleaned up pending MSHA approval.

During a weekly aircourse exam a fall was found in the North/West main return, adjucent to spad #430. All access to the fall were timbered and danger signs hung. The fall measured 20'wide, 20'long and 6'high. Does not affect the quality of air.

While restarting the #5 Raymond coal mill at approx. 10:15 AM, an unplanned ignition occurred from a small amount of coal dust left inside the emply mill. There was no damage to the damper control system and the fan housing. The event wasn't reported until 2/8/08 at which time it was called into MSHA. There were no injuries and no fire as a result of this ignition.

7 mains 2, 2 entry, between 30 & 31 block, MMU 001. 17' wide x 20' long x 7' high. Support: 6' 3/4"" resin bolts, pans, brow straps, dywidag truss bolts. Fall dangered off; additional roof support installed around fall.

7 mains 2, 1 entry, 22 block, MMU 001 - 3-way intersection. 17' wide x 17' long x 7' high. Support: 6' 3/4"" resin bolts, pans, brow straps, cable truss bolts. Fall dangered off; additional roof support installed around fall.

There was a rib roll along the stage loader that blocked the travelway on the head gate of the longwall in 4th west. The brib roll was approximately 15.5 feet long and 3 feet deep.

No injuires occurred. Unexplained coal explosion in #5 Coal Mill.

A roof fall in #6 heading between intersection #18 and #19. Fall was 50 feet long and 3 to 8 feet high. Area was cribbed off and equipment was being moved off the section.

The escape hoist at vent shaft #6 was found inoperable due to a damaged hub which connects the speed reducer to the hoist drum. This escape hoist does not serve the working sections or the longwall. The hoist will be repaired as soon as possible.

A roof fall, approximately 10' high, 20' length, and 20' wide, has occurred about 40' inby the #4 intake portal after a significant rain event washed mud and rock through the roof.

The Allegheny Power substation power was interrupted and the slope hoist lost power from 3:36 pm until 4:15 pm. When utility power was restored, the slope hoist was put back into service.

There was a ground fall at SSX Z5- 7045 XC17. The fall was approx 15'Long, 8' high above oringinal back and 12' wide. This occurred at the face, there was no one trapped or hurt in this incident. MSHA was called at 10:45 AM on the 1-800-746-1553 number.

30'L x 20'W x12'H. Roof fall iv #7. Entry approx 5000' from face, near spad 10605.

An unintentional roof fall occured 5,000 outby the active section in the #2 return entry. The fall measured 20' long 17' wide and 0'-5' thick. The fall does not affect the air flow on the travel by men.

A roof fall was found in the return entry off of Mill Fork Access section at crosscut 69. This roof fall was above the anchorage zone but was not in the weekly examiner route of travel but did block travel in the entry that fell.

The cause is believed to be a hydraulic line that busted and srayed onto the turbo causing the haul truck to catch completely on fire.

Hoist was down due to a stripped coupling.

A roof fall at 18 crosscut between #4 and #5 entries. Fall was approximately 10 feet long and between 3 and 5 feet thick. Area was cribbed off.

6 Mins 1, 3 entry, 16 block, MMU 007, 4 way intersection support; 6 ft 3/4 inch resin bolts, dywidag truss bolts 17 ft wide x 20 ft long x 78 ft high. Fall dangeged off, additional roof support installed around fall.

60'L x 19' W x 5' H. Fall on belt line on 1 south belt near spad 294.

The roof fell in the #31 lift after the lift had been mined putting extra pressure on the #3 MRS. No roof bolts were pulled in front of the MRS. A retrelver was used to pull the MRS free. There were no injuries.

Rock fall reported to mine management at 5:05 am. The location of the fall is the right corner intake side of the #2 seal. The fall was 10' long, 7' wide and 4' thick. No accidents or injuries to report. The MSHA hotline was called and fall was reported. Three roof bolts where pulled out as of result of fall. This area is currently being cleaned up and bolted.

A roof fall occurred in the 1 North Panel off of the 1 East Panel in the intersection of #8 entry at crosscut #3. The fall measured approximately 18'x18'x5. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted roof bolts. An undetected slip in conjunction with a kidney bed was determined to be the cause of the fall.

Continuous mining machine cut into old workings and flooded section no injuries were reported. Accident was reported immediately to WVOM#st and MSHA via telephone.

A rock fall ocuured in the 4th SE subway in #4 & #5 entry at spad. #4286 this area is outlog #2 unit working face approx. 1500ft. Fall size is 110' x 18' x 6' plus, height is unknow, unable to see. Type of roof is shale.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the Main North return at station 153+71 in entry #10. The fall measured 20 feet x 22 feet x 7 feet thick. The fall did not affect ventilation, passage of men or cause personal injury. The fall will not be cleaned up. Approximate date of development October of 2004.

A roof fall measuring approx 40' long X 19' wide X 7' high was discovered in the #7 entry of 3 East Mains approx 55' inby survey station 20813. The fall was discovered after mine reopening, which had been closed for several months due to a mine related incident. The actual date of the roof fall can not be determined due to the mine being closed, so date is date of discovery.

A 15'x20'x4' high roof fall occurred in the #2 belt entry approximately 10,000 feet from the active face.

On 02/03/2008 an unintentional fall of roof occurred at cross cut #11 between #5 & 6 entries on the 1st West Sub Main off the 4th South Sub Main. The fall was approximately 84' long x 10-17' thick x 17' wide. The area was bolted with 6' and 10' point anchor bolts. The fall will be cleaned up and supported.

Weak rock strata in intersection where roof fall occurred.

A roof fall measuring 40 feet by 27 feet by 5 feet was found in an intersection near survey station No. 6153. There were no injuries and the mines ventilation system was not interuppted.

A section foreman found a roof fall during an examination in the 4 Left, 5 West panel. The fall was located at crosscut 29 in entry #2. The fall was located 2 crosscuts away from the primary escapeway for #2 unit. The fall area will be cribbed.

Unintentional roof fall occurred on 1-a northwest mains, #4 entry, spad #3332, 920' outby 005 mmu, 30' long x 19' wide x 8' high. Bolted with 6' torque tension and 8' point anchor bolts, fall was breakered off.

Operator experienced an unplanned inundation of Hydrogen Sulfide in the upper and lower levels of the V-512, this is an area where miners are working at times. There is no one known to be injured or ill because of this release. The operator did not realize that this incident was an actual inundation at that time.

Employee was assisting with the retorque of a 1 1/2"" Cap screw and re-agrivated and old hernial injury.

EE informed foreman he felt a twitch in his leg but it did not hurt when it happened. When asked if he wanted to see a dr. the EE said he would wait,stating? it could just be a pulled muscle?. On 6/12/2008 the EE went to see a surgeon and was diagnosed with a hernia. On 6/24/2008 the injury was determined to be work related. To date the EE has not missed any time from work.

While employee was greasing the bearing on the rotor of the crusher, he turned it too far thereby catching his middle finger between the blow bar and side of crusher. This resulted in a severed middle finger from the 1st knuckle to tip of finger.

Trying to reset cable on pulley of DCL control, caught finger in cable and tore tip off.

Worker was operating small air tugger to hoist hoses from shaft bench. Hoses hung up on shaft form. Worker placed hand on cable 6 inches in front of drum and shook it to free hoses. The cable took up slack and rotated slowly pinching worker's index finger between cable and drum.

Section Mains, EE was putting rear end in a rubber tired 4 wheeler. The rear end shifted back a cut off the first join of the 4th digit on right hand.

Employee picked up a sheet of metal which slipped, pinning the tip of left middle finger between it and the cement.

EE lifted up the safety guard and inserted a tree limb with lubricant into the bull gear while it was operating. The gear pulled the tree limb along with his hand into the two gears. He reacted by pulling his arm away. The gears had mutilated his right hand off up to his wrist.

Employee working with another mechanic to replace a screen motor at lime processing plant, employee placed his left index finger in a bolt hole to check the alignment. The other employee was prying on base plate, the base plate shifted cutting off end of left index finger.

Employee was transporting a conveyor impact roller assembly on a cart. The load shifted and his left ring finger was caught between the assembly and the edge of the cart. Employee's distal end of left ring finger was amputated with bone involvement. He started to miss time on 2/7/08.

EE's (L) middle finger was amputated between the nail bed and 1st joint due to the impact from a ""T"" handle while a valve was being worked on. The last time he engaged the air gun, the pressure from liquid entering the line caused the ""T"" handle to swing down contacting his finger.

Two emloyes were manually rotating a light mast in the dark. While rotating the mast one employee had his left hand on the handle and his right hand on the mast in the pinch point, the rotation of the mast severed the tips of his middle and ring fingers on his right hand between the rotating mast and mast support.

EE was helping Maintenance work on C-34 conveyor belting when his left hand was pulled in to pulling block between 3/8"" cable and sheave. The cable tightened causing his left hand and fingers to be pulled in to block, lacerating and breaking his middle finger and parital amputation to his pointer finger. (first joint)

EE was changing a barrel of oil in the mill building, EE lost his grip on the barrel while trying to lift it. EE's fingers were caught between two barrels, about 1/8"" to 1/4"" space inbetween barrels. EE appears to have lost the top tips of his left index and middle fingers.

The employee was cleaning out around the Zero Speed hose, while the belt was running. He opened up the guard and stuck his Right hand in, past bearing for the tail pulley, with a pair of Channel locks to clean. When he lost his footing, slipped and fell into the belt, the tail pulley grabbed his channel locks and pulled him into the tail pulley.

EE was in the process of hanging a block curtain across the belt out by the feeder when a belt splice caught the curtain and jerked him down resulting in a fracture to his left ankle.

Employee was bagging 100 lb bags and pulled a muscle in his lower back.

Employee stated that he was hanging backup fly pads in No.7 entry while standing on the last rung to the top of a four foot step ladder when his foot slipped causing him to fall to the mine floor, injuring his left hand.

Employee was jammed pulling bags out of the back wash and while stepping on a conveyor belt felt a pain in her right foot.

Employee was loading crib blocks into the school bus ""man trip"" when one of the crib blocks slid down the bus steps and struck employee on the knee.

EE was shoveling belt with his foot, positioned between two plastic water lines,when he twisted his right knee.(EE had returned to work on 4/3/08 from an accident on 2/29/08 concerning his knee,worked 9hrs on 4/30/08 and 4hrs on 5/1/08,then came out of mine and reported to supervisor that his knee was bothering him again.

DID NOT START LOOSING TIME UNTIL SURGERY ON 4/22/08. Climbed on top of gob pile, slipped while getting down and hurt left knee.

While closing the red chain valve that directs water to different tanks, the door next to the work area had malfunctioned and tarps had been put in place. Due to the cold weather the floor had become very slick with ice build up. As he was closing the valve he lost footing and fell to the ground resulting in an upper left arm fracture

Employee was operating a shovel and was preparing to get up from the seat. When the employee pushed the seat back, he felt pain in his right knee.

A piece of rock rolled out of the rib striking the injured employee in the right lower leg.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING, PRESHIFTING BELTS, STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK WITH RIGHT FOOT, TRIED TO CATCH SELF W/ LEFT, AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT FOOT.

The employee was operating a RBM on the # 5 section in the # 6 face and caught his left little finger between a 16"" x 6"" plate and a bolt wrench.

Injured EE and another EE were cutting chains from the chain section of the lime kiln. Scaffold boards are hung from these chains. The other EE cut the chain holding the boards. Both men fell. Injured EE fell to the floor, striking his left foot on chains that were on the floor, resulting in a fracture to his heel.

Member was unloading belt structure from a scoop bucket. His hand was smashed between two pieces of belt structure, resulting in a small fracture.

Employee was capping a 5 gal bucket of grease and tripped over a crib block. Slight fracture outside ankle bone. May be off 2-4 weeks.

Underground Mechanic was removing the engine compartment lid on a Haul Truck and strained his back.

Concrete block fell crushing right hand on ladder rung. Index finger fractured.

Operator had previous back injury 15 years ago. Operator was driving CAT 350 haul truck on rough road and complains of back pain. Operator is out pending examination and treatment for pain.

While walking across the minesite, the injured slipped on a rock and fell on his rear end causing a bruised tailbone.

Water truck rolled off soft shoulder when driver got too close to the edge of road. Driver received three stitches to chin.

Ee operates a roof bolter. He caught his finger in between head and arm of the bolter. This pinched his skin to the point of looking like a cut. Three stitches required. No lasting problems.

Driver backed over the dump, flipping the truck. He was told not to back out but he did anyway. He caused approx. $30,000 cosmetic work to coal truck.

Employee exited cab of service truck and turned to turn on work lights. Incident was found on a part 50 audit

Employee was struck on left hand with a piece of steel, fracturing thumb.

While pulling on a bar to manually unlock the belly dump doors, employee felt a pop in left shoulder and pain radiated down his arm to fingers.

While roof bolting, EE hit his knee on the drill head of the #1 roof bolter.

Employee was cleaning plugged collectors, by repetitvely hammering on side with a rubber mallet.

Employee stated that he was swinging a large hammer trying to free up material in dry ore silo. As he was swinging he said he felt pain in the lower back. He was seen at the emergency room. Employee lost one work day returning on 3-3-2008.

Employee was helping to hose down the floor surrounding the stacker belt tailpiece. As he went to shut water hose off, he slipped on the expanded metal flooring straining his right shoulder and left knee. Employee has continued to work until 4/21/2008 when he started missing work due to pain from his injuries.

Injured had received load onto his 10 S/C Joy Shuttle Car. Injured carried load to feeder and began discharging load, when a rock fell over sideboard, down into operators deck, striking his left little finger, which was on steering lever. Injured sustained a broken finger, with several lacerations.

Employee was raking coating off of the cooler grates of #6 Kiln. While raking, the kiln puffed back from positive pressure inside the kiln, causing dust to fly out of the door, where he was raking from.

Employee was filling a tote bin with Nitrogen that would be used for loading blast holes. The 2000 lb bag of nitrogen was lifted over the bin and the miner cut a hole in the bottom of the bag to allow nitrogen to flow into the bin. As the material began to flow out of the bag, it shifted and pinned the worker to the top edge of the tote, causing spinal and other injuries.

At approximately 2:00 PM on February 27th, a fellow employee was walking on the north side of 63/163 conveyor, when he slipped on the ice and hurt his back.

The EE stated he was walking up the old track entry, when he stepped on the track rail and turned his ankle.

Employee was trying to open a butterfly valve using pipe wrench in the filter plant (bottom floor), valve turned and smashed thumb between pipe wrench and steel beam.

Walking to tool bucket, he stepped on a plate which slipped and fell out from underneath his feet. Left leg went in a hole and he caught self with left arm/shoulder.

EE did not use proper precautions to move roof bolter. He did not keep his body and head inside of the machine when moving the machine.

EE was helping hang a 20' joint of 6"" water line. EE was holding water line over his head while another EE was hanging chains around it. The waterline came dislodged from coupling and it fell stricking EE on the head causing injury to his head and back.

Employee was lifting a bucket of tools from the bed of his pick up truck and pain flew into his elbow.

Workers tramming feeder on tailpiece when feeder jumped to the right pinning employee against the rib.

EE was obtaining a lab sample. EE states that when he closed a valve, he felt a ""pop"" in his left shoulder. EE was placed on restricted duty, could not perform his job duties and was taken off work on 04/23/2008.

EE parked the Bulk Truck, went to step out of the truck, fell backwards, truck rolled backwards, left front tire ran over left foot.

After loading the trailing cable slack on the conveyor of a BU loader he jumped down off the piece of equipment resulting in a sprained knee. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules was a factor, miner proficiency a factor, personnel protective equip not a factor, mining equipment systems not a factor.

Employee carrying 5 gallon buckets when he slipped, fell and landed on his back.

Member was attempting to adjust seat on 988F Loader when his fingers were cut on the adjuster lever. Member received laceration to the index, middle and ring fingers on the left hand.

While helping to change a tram motor on a battery scoop, he was using a pry bar to help guide the motor in place and felt a severe pain in his groin area. He did not start missing work until 4-3-08.

Converyor legs were on the ground and a loader was running and tried to move the legs and felt something on his back and he knew something was bothering him. He talked to his boss and he said to go get checked out, so he went to the hospital.

Employee was scaling rocks off highwall when a rock came through the windshield of the excavator he was operating causing cuts and a possible fracture.

Climbing boom of drill to put in pin. Slipped, caught himself and twisted lower back.

Employee was putting belt hangars up next to a cable and the steel caught his sleeve and mashed his finger on his left hand.

Walking out of spur and sprained ankle.

He was roof bolting when the drill steel got stuck. He tried to get it out when he grabbed the wrong lever and it pulled the canopy over on his right hand. It fractured his right hand/wrist.

Miner was moving the walking shields up, when a heintzmann beam dislodged, fell and struck the injured on top of the hard hat.

EE stated he was working near the section feeder, when a ramcar caught the suspended miner cable and bolter cable and tore them down. When they fell, the cables struck him in the back, knocking him down. On 3/26/08, he was diagnosed with a torn ligament of the right knee. He had surgery on 4/4/08.

Victim was rockdusting the belt entry using the rock dusting hose. He struck his head on a roof bolt plate at break 46. Laceration to right side of head. He was transported to the hospital. Victim received 8 stitches to treat wound.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE LOOSE INSIDE 3-B BELT TRANSFORMER TO ISOLATE A PROBLEM (GROUNDED CABLE) AND DID NOT LOCK AND TAG OUT CAUSING HIM TO BE SHOCKED AND BURNED.

While attempting to align a dragline hoist motor to a motor base (<1 inch) using an overhead crane, the motor moved 42 inches horizontally until it made contact with an air valve with the employee's gloved left hand caught in between. The impact resulted in a fracture to the left index finger.

Employee was walking behind the scoop when he stepped in a hole and turned his right ankle.

The EE was operating the dozer, dug a trench then drove into the trench. He was not wearing his seatbelt and struck his head on the dash board, He cut his head and had to have stiches. The EE was given three days without pay for falling to wear his seatbelt.

Employee was operating a Komatsu hydraulic hammer scaler. While scaling the face, the motion of the Komatsu scaler lunged forward.

Employee was lifting steering jack, and stumbled over propane tank, while putting tools away. He then felt pain in left side under rib cage.

On 2-25-08 employee twisted his right knee while walking in the intake entry. He continued to work until 4-9-08 without losing any time. Due to continued pain he was informed by his doctor that surgery had to be performed on 4-9-08. Recovery time is expected to be six weeks.

Employee was operating the #564 haul truck and was loaded at the #42 shovel. Employee states that a boulder fell out of the shovel bucket and fell on the canopy of the haul truck causing her to be jarred resulting in neck pain.

Victim was finishing bolting the #3 entry. He returned to the bolter and had his hand on top of the bolter when a piece of draw rock fell from between the plates and struck his right hand. He was transported to the hospital where surgery was performed on his hand. A pin was inserted, stitches to close and a soft cast was applied.

EE alleges he was moving a piece of steel and pulled his back/stomach, while working by the screen tower.

Employee smashed right thumb.

Employee stated the operator told him he was starting the roof bolter and for him to pull foward and before he could get out of the way, the operator trammed the bolter foward running, over his toes.

While emptying trash container was pushed loose striking operator causing rib fractures.

Employee bent over to disconnect a part from a piece of equipment when he felt pain in his lower back and was unable to straighten himself up. He had this condition and problem approx 2 years ago while he was moving an appliance in his home.

Injured employee wearing PPE, tripped and fell while carrying a theray container with another employee. He tripped over some 6"" pipe on the ground. He hit his head after his hard hat fell off.

Dismantling the dredge quarry. EE was operating the crane. He slipped and fell 4-5 ft to hard limestone. EE attemped to get up thinking it was a bruise, but was sent to ER for x-rays. EE has broken hip and pelvis.

Employee was chipping ice from the lid to the belt tensioner with a spud bar on the highwall miner launch, when his foot slipped, allowing the spud bar to contact the moving conveyor belt. The moving conveyor belt kicked the spud bar back at the employee, striking his left knee.

Employee was assisting in the replacement of a bearing on the transfer conveyor belt. Employee was checking the hole alignment of the bearing block to the conveyor frame by inserting his finger into the hole in the bearing block. However, the block shifted and pinched his finger, removing his nail in the process.

Complained of pain in right arm.

Slipped while mounting truck. Employee grabbed railing and pulled.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST BEGUN HIS SHIFT AND WAS WALKING OUT IN THE PLANT TO HIS JOB ASSIGNMENT, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE GROUND. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A STRAINED/SPRAINED KNEE.

Changing the left front tire on a shuttle car. As they were prying the tire off it came loose and fell on his right leg.

While operating his loader, the injured turned to look behind him and strained his neck.

Employee was struck on the right hand by a high voltage fuse that fell from the hot stick. * Employee did not start missing work until 3/10/08.

Employee was operating a roof bolter and strained his lower back. This did not become a Lost Time Accident until 5/28/2008.

Employee was driving a haul truck and complained of lower back pain at the end of her shift.

While washing a dozer, slipped and fell injuring lower back and hip.

The employee was doing a pre-op inspection of a shovel and slipped on the walkway while stepping over a cable. He hit his left shoulder on the radiator. He didn't seek medical treatment until 2/28/08 for the pain in his shoulder.

Miner was operating automatic palletizer. Right foot was caught in pneumatic doors. Steel toes in safety shoes held doors open until pressure could be relieved and doors opened. Miner suffered abrasions on both sides of right ankle and possible hairline fracture.

Hooking pull rope on boom and mashed against rib.

Employee was loading a railcar. He was squatting down and slipped on some ice and fell backward. He was caught by his harness and experienced back pain. He did not fall off the side of the railcar, only fell backward.

Employee slipped and fell while walking on the ground. The ground was covered with ice and snow. The area where slip and fall occurred was snow covered and the surface of the ice was not exposed at the time of the accident. The employee broke his leg during the slip and fall accident.

EE was closing switch on 67 south transformer and pulled right groin. He was taken to company Dr on 4-7-08 & again on 5-9-08 when he was referred to an orthopedic Dr. Orthopedic Dr recommended physical therapy which he bagan on 5-19-08 making this reportable. Addendum: EE diagnosed with hernia on 7/18/08. Addendum: EE had hernia surgery on 8-25-08 making this a lost time.

Employee cut his left 3rd, 4th and 5th digit fingers with an electric chop saw in the shop area of the plant. Started missing work on 2/23/08.

Employee slipped climbing ladder of loader and caught himself with his full weight on arm. The weather was extremely slippery and snowy and very cold. Employee had a possible ruptured tendon in his elbow and upper arm area.

Spillage rock - moving a rock that was too big to handle by himself.

Workers backed tow-along compressor into place w/pickup. Both got out. Driver (1) let down leveler leg, opened the hitch. Passenger (2) connected an air line and began to dolly down leveler to lift compressor from truck hitch. Driver returned to pickup, drove forward, compressor was not yet free from hitch. Moving compressor struck #2, knocking him down, running over his leg/hip.

Two employees where lifting a guarding in place for a tail piece. The injured employee let go with his left hand to chain the guarding into place and pulled his muscles in his right arm.

Employee was in front of the #3 Ball Mill basement floor float trunnion. As he went to leave he slipped on oil on the floor, fell and hurt his left shoulder. He was taken to the ER and taken off work until he can be evaluated by his personal physician on 2/25/08. ONGOING.

Employee slipped while stepping on a piece of particle board that someone had placed in the area, injuring his right shoulder and fingers on his right hand.

Employee was walking up stairs and twisted his ankle (right ankle sprain).

Two employees were replacing tires on boom truck. Injured employee was holding a wrench while co-worker was operating the impact wrench. His finger got smashed between the wrench and the wheel, resulting in a fracture of the fifth digit on the left hand.

Operating continuous miner on No 3 unit. When tramming the machine to the face area, the water hose had kinked. As this location passed the victim, the hose flopped over striking his left calf resulting in a contusion. Continued to experience pain and swelling. Received treatment on 3/27/08, fluid drawn from knee. Was removed from work on 3/27/08.

Employee pulled open the decking on the drill, turned and fell through the hole on the decking, causing pain to his right shoulder.

Injured lifted an acetylene tank up on one end to slide it into a carrying sleeve that was on a jeep. Walked aroung and lifted the other end and slid it into the sleeve. He raised up and felt pain in middle of back. Weighed approximately 90 pounds.

While unplugging a chute, employee's right foot slipped twisting his right knee.

EE was reaching over the frame of a 994 loader to check the transmission oil and slipped, felt pain and some discomfort in his lower back. EE continued to work and did not seek medical treatment attention until 3-10-08 and is off from work now.

Contract hauler was exiting the cab of his dump truck at the weigh scale when he slipped on ice and fell to the ground.

The employee was placing on a piece on a platform. He slipped over and hit his left knee with the piece. He felt a strong pain.

He was climbing ladder to disintegrator to clean out chute. Stepped on platform, feet shot out from under him causing him to fall 5 to 6 feet. He landed on his back, on concrete. Diagnosis: left rotator cuff tendinitis. No work for 1 week.

While returning to the pit, the operator missed the turn and hit a safety berm on the haul road while operating a coal truck. The operator stated she fell asleep after the event.

When removing conveyor belt during the construction of new bag house being installed belt was coming down it slipped ee party tripped over pallet near bye At this point belt fell onto right foot when belt was lifted off he was taken to the hospital At hospital was determined he had sprained ankle was not broken he could return to work in couple of days.

Injured employee was operating an excavator on the slate. He swung the bucket around and caught a rock and jerked his lower back.

The employee was lifting the hydraulic valve chest out of the continuous miner and strained his lower back.

Employee was chaining pipe to bucket of hydraulic excavator, stood up and bumped his head on the bucket, which pushed his head forward hitting lip and front teeth.

EE was cleaning rock spill with skidsteer. Hit dump pocket with skidsteer stopping machine and bruising shin.

Building loader pad, rock pushed from above hit his dozer jarring operator causing back strain.

Employee riding down cage. Cage stopped. Employee fell and injured right knee.

Doing maintenance on a Eagle Sand Screw. A peice of steel fell and hit my left foot and broke two bones.

EE was on operator side of RB, had put up first row of bolts, was moving machine up for next row. Rib rolled off, striking left shoulder and arm area. Taken to ER for treatment.

Employee heated a can of soup for lunch in a small oven, when he removed it, the top of the can exploded burning his right hand, right forearm and forehead.

Finished repairs to single screw, turned to take a step & stepped into a cleanout hole, bucket he was carrying blocked his view of hole. His body went forward and his right leg got caught in the hole. Was hanging upside down. Co-worker helped him back upright. His leg was removed from hole & made it down the rest of the pipe. Hole covered.

EE was removing a gear box from a crosscut when the chain broke and clevice struck EE in the leg.

Miner was shoveling material out from underneath a belt. The miner twisted his left knee in the course of his shoveling motion. Injury did not appear serious at the time. The miner went to a doctor two day later due to swelling.

EE told his foreman that he was having ankle problems due to a previous sports injury and had just rolled his ankle due to improper foot placement while he was walking. Continued and completes shift and received medical treatment on 2/21/08.

EE was conducting an exam of the slope belt. As he reached out to sign a fireboss card, his right foot slipped out from under him. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The inclined floor or the slope belt was a wet and slippery concrete floor. Misc Mail 3/16/09 #5-employee began losing additional time as of 3/9/09.

Tripped on top of cell at tank house and fell. (Cell B). Got up and asked a co-worker for assistance. Supervisor showed up and she was transported to first aid station.

Employee was hanging a cable while standing on top of a scoop. When he stepped off the scoop, he jammed up his right leg & hip. Complained of pain in his right leg, hip & back. Pinched nerve in right hip.

Injured was operating shuttle car, when he hit hole in roadway and jammed back. Did not start missing work until 2/29/08 and was unsure it was related to injury.

EE was using a pry bar to correct the skirting on a conveyor belt. When the bar slipped, EE lost his balance and fell to the ground, landing on his head, breaking several vertebrae, and also broke his left wrist.

Employee was climbing out of the shaker on the Dredge and something tore in the lower part of his left leg.

He was checking a water pump hose for frozen spots when he tripped on a piece of frozen dirt and fell face first to the ground. He caught himself when he was falling with both hands breaking both wrists.

Over the road truck driver pulled in to get loaded with coal. Driver was doing his truck inspection. He bent over to check air hoses. When he stood back up he got dizzy, lost balance, fell and hurt his ankle.

Employee was feeding the chain, when a clay mass which had accumulated on the conveying equipment overhead dislodged and hit the employee on the back of the neck, causing bruising and swelling.

Employee was climbing down the ladder of a haul truck and his foot slipped off the bottom rung. Employee tried to catch himself and his left leg hit the ground causing his knee to lock up.

EE was helping mechanic put tracks back on dozier when he strained himself.

While doing pre-trip or pre-check of the water truck (equipment #0668) employee alleges that the hood of the truck was stuck at the time. While pulling to get the hood open employee felt a tightness to his lower back.

Employee was climbing down off 777 rock truck when a step broke causing him to hit his right knee and leg on the bumper

EMPLOYEE WAS INADVERTENTLY STRUCK BY THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP.

Employee was removing guard from feeder belt to perform maintenance. He unscrewed top and bottom bolts, lifted guard away from bolts and dropped it on right foot. Minor skin abrasion, swelling of right foot, xray revealed small crack on top bone of foot.

Employee was using an air lance at the moly plant when moly dust blew into his face and eyes causing eye irritation.

Employee was getting on skytrack, when he pulled the left side of his lower back.

The employee caught his hand between the mass and rib when attempting to install a rib support.

Employee had 2nd and some 3rd degree burns to his underarm/back area. We believe that he backed up to the muffle oven to warm up when he caught his shirt on fire after being outside getting a slurry sample.

EE had been hosing 1040 beltline, walked back to top to drain hose and water lines, slipped on ice on the walkway backdown. EE had a hold of the hand rail which caused him to swing into ramp wall, hit ramp wall with hip on angle iron.

The employee was assisting blocking and setting the feeder on the belt tail piece/dumping point on section #2. The feeder shifted moving off the blocking and caught his leg between the mine floor and feeder frame.

Driver of haul truck was backing to the shovel, shovel operator tripped the dipper. At the same time the driver was trying to take the truck out of propel. The movement caused the driver to jam her thumb into the shift selector. She noticed swelling and pain, was taken to ER for XRays and taken off work for 2 days.

EE was rib pinning, rib fell out and struck right middle finger against rib pinner.

Mechanic was disassembling tin shed and climbed ladder to cut a bolt holding shed wall. Fell backwards off of ladder and hurt his ribs.

Employee stated he slipped and fell while washing slurry from the slab at Central Waste.

The employee was placing rolls of conveyor belts using his body strengh, EE felt a strong pain in his left shoulder.

Injured was bending an 8 foot roof bolt when the bolt slipped. Injured twisted his right knee. (Injured did not miss any work until 02/27/08).

EE stated that he was trying to replace a dogbone in the face conveyor while laying on his side. While trying to adjust the panline to allow the dogbone to line up a shield that was not pressurized against the top was pulled in and pinned the injured employees left leg between the pontoon of the shield and the panline. He did not being missing work until 4/9/08. require knee su

Subject was operating 10 SC Joy shuttle car. Switched direction of travel (change seats) felt pain in left hip.

Loader dumped bucket of rock into truck - knocking down overhead radio.

Employee stepped onto running board of pickup truck and slipped. Twisted his right knee, causing a sprain. Employee missed three (3) days of work.

EE was digging muck away from rail with a pick axe and he hit the rail with the pick, causing the pick to skip off the rail hitting his left boot, causing a puncture wound to his left foot.

Contractors truck was parked, he had tarped the trailer and was going back to the truck. Another driver came around the scale house and saw him laying on the ground. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance, possible heart attack.

A section 4 employee alleges that an injury occurred to his right shoulder as a result of a minor altercation with his supervisor. An investigation is continuing, but at this time the company has no definitive evidence that an injury occurred on mine property. The employee is currently being evaluated for a shoulder strain and has not returned to work.

*** Employee notified Office Personnel on 05/21/08 of his condition, he had worked and not went to the doctor underworkers comp until this time*****EE pulled groin area while trying to move and lift a hydraulic pump in XCut 3

EE jammed his finger while passing rock dust bags at Xcut 13 between entries 7 & 8. This was not a reportable injury until he had surgery on his finger on 10/14/08.

Wagner Equipment mechanic pinched hand while rolling a refill tank across shop floor, when wheel of tank got hung up, tech pulled on cart a couple of times and cart rolled forward and pinched hand between tank and bench vise. First aid was administered and full recovery is expected.

Employee had two trays in the sample feed prep and one tray got stuck. She was using her hand to get it loose and the tray moved, crushing her hand between the tray and the side wall. Surgery required, hardware placed in the right pinky area, stitches. The employee will lose time from work.

twisted right knee on top step of access stairway of 9203 prod truck.Next step was onto the deck of the truck.he stepped up floor slipped twisting right knee.Sought treatment on 3/21/08 but told only to return to clinic if symptoms get worse.DR recommends surgery in June 2008. Will begin losing time when he has surgery

EE was setting the ATRS on the roof bolter when a coal rib rolled and struck his right leg, trapping it against the roof bolter. This occurred in the right crosscut in the #6 entry of the 003-0 mmu. Rib roll measured approximately 10' long x 2.5' high x 10"" thick. The result was a fracture to the lower right leg.

Employee claims that he injured his upper left back, left hand, right elbow and right shoulder while shoveling material.

EE allegges that he was lifting the miner cable to be hung from the roof, EE experienced a popping in his right shoulder and experienced a sharp pain. He continued to work until 2/26/08 at which time the Dr took him off work and diagonised EE with a rotator cuff tear. Surgery is scheduled for 3/5/08.

Employee was walking toward the bottom of the Draw off tunnel when he slipped on a small piece of ice causing him to hyperextend his left knee causing a strain/sprain to the knee. This did not become a Lost Time Accident until 5/5/08.

Employee was working to change bits in the longwall shearer. A piece of rock broke out between the face and roof. It fell striking him on the left knee. He has continued to work until 4/15/2008 when he started missing due to pain in the left knee.

Stumbled while walking around scoop and twisted ankle. (Adverse conditions - busted bottom and mud made walking difficult).

While putting oil in Uclid employee slipped on ice and fell to ground causing abdominal strain and pain in right leg.

While loading belt rubber onto a car ee stepped on a rock and twisted his left ankle.

EE was loading bolts supplies and felt pain in his groin. EE was transported to the ER and had an exam and was released with an appt to see a specialist, EE has hernia and is scheduled to have it repaired.

It appears EE was applying belt dressing to head pulley of moving conveyor on rock plant. He got too close & was pulled into the head pulley. He was flipped over the conveyor & into the log washer. The log washer was not running at the time. His fall into the log washer was about 4 feet. EE has two laceration to the head, major lacerations to rt arm & possible broken bones.

Employee was making repairs to the #5 Belt Drive. Employee stated that he was climbing down off the speed reducer when he stepped to the ground; he stepped on a small rock causing him to twist his left knee.

Employee was in the process of dumping his 16th load of rock at dump area, when the truck bed fell approx 2'. The bed did not hit the truck frame but bounced back up to a fully extended position. Employee stated that the jarring motion of the truck caused a ""whiplash"" type injury to his neck.

Employee slipped and fell on 2/14/08 injuring his right shoulder. Employee did not miss any work time or been restricted as a result of this injury. Shoulder surgery was performed on 5/13/08.

Employee was assisting in a belt set-up when his hand was struck by belt structure.

Employee was helping welder in screen #105 rollaway when he got flashed in both eyes. He had handed welder 2 welding rods and the reflection flashed him in both eyes.

The employee twisted his back lifting a jack.

Employee walked across truck scale to get to his equipment. As he stepped onto the scale, his foot slipped on ice and he fell on his left hip.

The EE was unscrewing bolts in order to change the converyor belt. When he loosened the bolt, the wrench hit him in the nose and right eyebrow, cut his skin.

Drill steel stuck in roof top and bent. When employee reached up and pulled on drill steel, it broke hitting employee's thumb.

Employee was driving a loader and ran over pot holes that jolted him. Jolt caused lumbar strain.

Employee was descending a 6 foot step ladder when his left foot slipped off the bottom rung of the ladder and his right foot came in contact with the floor. EE alleged knee injury was related to this incident. Claim was contested and later accepted under workman's compensation. EE was severed during a plantwide workforce reduction on 5/19/08 and never returned to work.

Was struck by consolidated dirt while cleaning the bowl of his pan.

Injured was roof bolting. The drill steel hung in the top when he dropped the drill head down. The steel fell out striking the injured's right hand little finger between the steel and the drill head. Causing laceration to the finger.

EE ate lunch, got dressed and was walking to the restroom, when he pulled or pinched something in his back. No fall or slip occured. A couple of employees helped him back to the lunch room, then I was notified. EE was clearly in pain, so I called 911.

While cutting out at the tailgate, employee crawled over the gob on #144 Shield and when he got up he had pain in low back.

EE was helping to lift 120 pound grease barrel into the back of a pickup, when he had lower back pain.(EE went back on restrictions on 5/14/08.)

Injured party was traveling by foot from one area of the property to another when he slipped and fell because of the ice. *The Tri-State area had an ice storm on Tuesday 2/13/08 and everything had ice on it for the next two days. This was a major contributor in this accident.

Employee was tramming miner out of a cut and was struck at knee level with miner boom knocking him to pavement.

Employee was grinding some welds and the grinder kicked back and hit him in the face.

Employee threw a crib block out of the roadway and strained his back.

Upon an investigation supplies was being loaded by a John Deere fork lift to be taken underground by the employee. The employee dismounted the diesel underground supply vehicle and stepped directly in front of the fork lift. He was struck in the legs by the fork and knocked down into the supply vehicle striking his head against the metal frame.

Worker slipped and fell walking in the plant following an ice storm, landing on his shoulder and elbow. Work continued, but subsequent discomfort and pain led to an MRI that revealed damage requiring surgery. Orthroscopic surgery was performed on June 16, 2008.

EE stated his neck has been giving him trouble for a long time,has gone to the chiropractor several times before this incident and afterwards.He was walking across the face when he bumped his head on the roof and aggravated it again.MRI showed degenerative disc disease along his Cervical Spine area.EE was taken off work on 08/18/2008.

The ground was ice covered with a layer of snow over top of ice. Employee lost footing on ice and fell and hit his head. Took him to be checked out and dr said he had a concussion.

Employee was walking down a ramp behind coal building and slipped and fell on snow and ice, landing on his left hip. This accident was not reportable until 10/17/08.

Employee slipped and fell as he was putting a roof bolt up and the bolter head swung onto his right knee. He started missing work on 2/19/08 and returned to work on 2/21/08 (2) days.

employee was taking off track stop at the end of the track. His left hand was on the stop when a supply car moves unexpectedly catching the tip of his left thumb. (fracture tip of thumb)

Lifting on a belt roller and pulled a muscle in his back.

Employee was walking through the mud and twisted right knee. He felt his knee pop. Movement was very limited.

While operating a shuttle car, EE ran over a block of coal which bounced him into the canopy, causing pain in his left arm and down left leg.

Injured stepped backwards tripping over the welding cable he was working with. He fell on his left side landing on his rescuer causing pain to left side ribs and was having a hard time breathing.

Employee stated he struck his head against the canopy after hitting a hole in the roadway while driving a Ram Car. He also stated that he had hit his head many times through the years and the MRI showed degenerative disc disease at several places cervically. EE started missing 4/11/08.

Employee was welding with a hood that was not issued by the company and hood was malfuncting. Employee was exposed to welding flash, which caused alot of pain later that evening in both eyes. Diagnosed with welders flash and missed 2 days from work.

Employee slipped climbing off haul truck and broke his finger.

After performing maintenance to the plant hopper the victim was climbing down off of the hopper. When he reached the ground he stepped on a piece of over sized gravel with his right leg. This caused his leg to twist and broke both of the lower bones just above his boot.

EE was watching automatic track torch welder run on miner beam. Sparks came off of torch when welding and caught EE's pants on fire. He then proceeded to pat out flames with hands.

Hooking up a bolt trailer to the scoop, he pinched his hand between scoop & trailer tongue.

EE was changing a scrubber motor fan, when the pry bar he was using, slipped and smashed his hand. Lost time injury.

injured was lifting a ventilation tube when he felt pain in his lower back. the lifting resulted in a lumbar strain.

Employee stated that while running the Kamatsu 375 Co. # 064 dozer on the fill he backed over a rock and jarred his back which he had hurt on 2-02-08 about the same way but had not reported it. He was transported to the ER. He was X-ray and told everything looked fine but on a follow-up told that there might be something wrong with lower back.

Employee stepped off of Dozer and twisted knee which aggrevated a previous condition to his knee. Employee injury was diagnosed as chronic ACL tear & meniscal tear.

EE was operating the #1 scoop. He stopped, turned scoop off and left the operator's compartment. While getting out, he pulled something in his left knee.

EE was walking to part's sled and made a mis-step and stepped into a holes then he felt pain in lower back. At spad #1645.

Injured had climbed down from front end loader when he stepped into a hole tsisting his left ankle and foot. This resulted in a sprained foot.

Employee was opening an air valve and the line blew apart. He fell back and landed on his left shoulder. Employee has been on light duty since 2/12/08. He is now not working.

The employee was hauling clay in a dump truck and while negotiating a 90 degree right turn the truck turned over on its side. Speed was a contributing factor. The employee sustained a laceration near her eye and on her arm.

Employee was welding with a hood that was not issued by the company and hood was malfuncting. Employee was exposed to welding flash, which caused alot of pain later that evening in both eyes. Diagnosed with welders flash and missed 2 days from work.

Employee was using jumper cables to start Cat 320, while stepping over cable he slipped & fell on knee.

Employee was fabricating a rock chute on ground. He had rolled chute over to access other side. Chute then rolled back on his right foot breaking his first 3 toes just behind the steel toe guard in his boot.

Employee was replacing nut on the end of the drill deck wrench when the cylinder released and caught the first three fingers of his left hand.

Employee was changing bottom roller on conveyor belt, when roller slipped and came down on his right thumb.

Employee was working in outside storage area, set up with a temporary enclosure. Employee stated that the temporary heater burned eyes and caused coughing.

EE was welding on the side of a canopy near #5 entry when a gust of wind blew the canopy over striking the employee.

EE was welding on the side of a canopy near #5 entry when a gust of wind blew the canopy over causing the canopy to strike the EE.

Driver stated that unit jumped out of 2nd gear descending on haul road. Laden truck gathered speed as he attempted to re-engage. Jake brake was ineffective as were foot brakes because of frozen sand/dirt on roadway. While negotiating a curve the truck rolled onto its right side, rolling over both a sump barrier and berm, falling into a ditch 20' - 30' below road surface.

Driver stated that unit jumped out of 2nd gear descending on haul road. Laden truck gathered speed as he attempted to re-engage. Jake brake was ineffective as were foot brakes because of frozen sand/dirt on roadway. While negotiating a curve the truck rolled onto its right side, rolling over both a sump barrier and berm, falling into a ditch 20' - 30' below road surface.

Employee was working on a scaffold inside the riser and misplaced his left foot between a scaffold board and a plank near the entry door. Employee strained his left knee and was taken to hospital for evaluation. Doctor told employee to rest knee until 2/17/08.

EE was using the hydraulic press to flatten a push plate. He had set the plate and was pressing when spacer dislodged and hit him in the face. He has large cut across right cheek bone and upper jaw is dislodged from skull.

Employee was exiting the manlift on the bottom floor when he mis-stepped onto the wooden step and twisted his ankle.

While carrying some parts, employee tripped over a rock that was buried in mud and he fell on his right shoulder and right knee. He is currently off work.

Employee slipped on ice climbing onto loader-fell with fist hitting his right cage.

He was installing roof bolt. He put bolt in hole and rotated with up pressure. When he let head down, bolt and plate came back down also. He had not put glue in hole. He removed bolt, put in glue, reinstalled bolt and rotated. As it was going up, unaware that plate had gaulded (welded) to nut from previous installation, plate rotated with bolt and cut his arm.

Employee was working on putting broken belt back together, when he picked up end of belt and pushed forward he felt pain in shoulders. Didn't become lost time till 4/14/08.

miner was using a slate bar to break a lock when the slate bar slipped the miner fell to the mine floor.

Miner was hanging drisco pipe. The drisco slid and caught his right knee against the loader bucket.

EE and coworker were rockdusting. EE was working as the ""hose man"", backing along the belt. A coal rib had spalded into the belt walkway. He unintentionally stepped onto the loose coal resulting in his foot quickly turning and twisting his left knee. Two days later his knee was swollen and sore; he received medical treatment and was removed from work status.

While removing north screw of blade mill BM-1 using come-alongs, the shaft shifted unexpectedly and employee's right leg was caught between the flights of the north and south screws. A root cause was stored energy not controlled.

Cutting cable with torch cable sprung out and knocked torch out of hand. Torch hit left wrist. 2nd and 3rd degree burn on approx. 3 inch area.

Employee was lifting a floor jack approx. 80 lbs. Employee complained of low back pain. Transported employee to health care provider. Diagnosed with lower back strain.

The employee was assisting the electrician in making a s/c cable splice. He was using a utility knife to remove the outer insulation from a phase when he cut the top of his left index finger that required sutures.

Lift cylinder on 773B Rock Truck fell apx 1 foot and pinned left hand to tire.

Injured was responding to an emergency job when the mine had a tear in the overland conveyor. A steel cord conveyor had a 14"" tear for 7000'. Injured was assisting in removing the torn segment when a piece of the conveyor that was already removed and piled up fell against him and knocked him down causing him to strike his left arm against a piece of angle iron, fracturing arm.

Stepping up on dozer track and felt something pop in the back of his left calf. Physician did not take him off work until 2/22/08.

He had been installing pins on a dragline. Our crew had stopped for a short break. Someone from another contracting let loose a comealong with out notification wrench triggered a chain to slip and that chain went over ee's thumb crushing it.

EE was operating a scraper when a rock spun out from under his left tire, causing his head to make contact with top of cab frame. This action jammed his neck and back. After several days his condition did not improve and has now resulted in lost time.

On 2/8/08 the employee was using a bar to hold a spray block in place on the miner while helper secured it with a bolt. The employee has continued to work until 3/12/2008 when he started missing due to back pain.

Two employees were packing a top roller cluster when one employee dropped the cluster & it hit the other employee in the lower back.

Employee had bar, prying switch and felt pop in right upper arm.

Employee was transporting O2 bottle up the long wall face and slip off from the toes of the long wall shileds twisting his left knee

EE was exiting the d-11 n dozer lost footing and fell from track hitting the ground, fracturing his left arm.

EE was prying bar & pinched left pinky finger.

Injured climbing up the ladder of the loader, when his right hand slipped off the ladder causing him to swing ground and fall from the loader hitting on his butt and then backwards causing his head to strike the bottom edge of the hyralic tank.

This form is submitted to abate citation #6695923 and in no way substantiates the employee's claim. The employee alleges an occupational injury that to date had not been verified by the operator during his investigation. Management reserves the right to further investigate this alleged occurrence and appeal the inssuance as written by the inspector.

Climbing out of loader. Had mud on his boots. Slipped on second step, fell and landed on his right hip. Had pain in rear end.

Employee said he walked of ledge and fell 10 to 12 feet.

Employee was stacking rocks on pallets at the blue spitter when he mashed his finger.

Employee was trying to remove a large sandstone rock from feeder belt. While lifting he felt a sharp pain in left side of groin. He went to Dr. on 2-8-08 and did not miss any work until 2-21-08 at which time he had surgery to repair a rupture. At this time employee has not returned to work.

Employee was placing cinder blocks under job trailer (office) and used right shoulder on underside of trailer to lift trailer slightly to fit more blocks underneath for trailer's support.

EE was performing maintenance on 82 ton Linkbelt Crane. EE completed job on crane, was getting off truck and stepped onto 4' ladder he was using to access truck deck and slipped and fell to the ground. He fractured three bones in his left ankle. Ladder was still in place when he looked up from his fall. Surgery on ankle to repair fractures on 2/7/08 @ 21:30 hours.

Employee stated that as he was operating the continuous miner, he turned and felt his knee pop and that he continued to experience pain in his knee as the shift went on.

Was backing cutter out of #11 entry and thru wing curtain and hit rib.

Employee is maintenance trainee and was watching mechanic repairing a piece of equipment. He placed his hand on tire of the vehicle and hit hand was caught between the tire and frame of vehicle.

Injured was walking beside a shuttle car cable when another employee moved the shuttle car. The shuttle car cable struck injured on his right knee when the cable slack was taken up.

The employee was installing roof bolts in association with supplemental support, metal strap, when one of the roof bolts he was installing fell down striking his upper lip resulting in a cut requiring sutures.

Employee was sweeping the floor inside the mill building when another employee approached his area with a forklift while carrying a pallet of packaged product. The employee driving the forklift set the ~4000# pallet down on the left foot of the employee who was sweeping, causing a crush injury.

Employee was standing on top of an air slide, the air slide is 6? 6? high, the employee slipped and fell to the floor. Employee had a broken arm from falling.

The man was installing a roof bolt and while turning and reaching to activate the rotation control, he felt a pain in his lower back.

Operator was getting on D11 dozer when he twisted his knee climbing up onto the dozer. Operator said this is the same knee he had surgery on a few weeks ago.

Wet and muddy, mechanic fell off of ladder on fuel truck.

Employee was air arcing on the 3rd pier of kiln 4. He was standing on top of the concrete pier 3 feet off of the decking when he lost his balance & fell on to the safety railing. The employee struck his chest on the railing causing 4 fractured ribs. EMS was called for treatment and transport to Hershey Medical Center.

Injured man was sitting on a mantrip when another employee threw his hammer in a fit of rage and struck the injured man on the forehead above his right eye causing a laceration that required stitches.

Employee was removing trees that had blown over onto a fence.The employees cut the tree at the fence and the blade of the saw became pinched. When the employee pushed on the tree to free the saw, the tree sprung over and hit the employee's right knee and his right foot became trapped. It was determined that the he has suffered a closed fracture of the tibia and a knee sprain.

Employee was kneeling down cutting a conveyor belt with a knife. THe knife slipped and the employee cut his left thigh 2"" deep above the knee.

Installing straps and 4' bolts, he felt pain in the left side of his chest and under shoulder blade in the left upper side of his back.

Employee was changing the motor on pump. When the torch was turned on to warm bolts to loosen, fire flashed. Employee was taken to area hospital and remains off work, making this a lost time accident.

Employee was changing the motor on pump. When the torch was turned on to warm bolts to loosen, fire flashed. Employee was taken to area hospital and remains off work, making this a lost time accident.

EE was unpluging split master on 6x16 with a bar slipped and hurt his back.

EE was taking roof jacks to the section when one of them fell off the forks of the fork lift. When he bent over to pick it up he felt a blunt pain in his back. He continued working until 2/8/08.

The employee stated he was walking down the #6 entry off the #4 section to check a dewatering pump and stumbled/tripped on loose coal and twisted his right ankle.

Stepped in a hole and sprain both knees.

EE slipped on the wet ground and landed on a small tree stump. EE fractured a rib. It was a warm and foggy evening.

Injured was changing scoop battery and took piece of drill steel to knock pin out. Pressure from pin releasing caused drill steel to hit injured in head.

EE was getting out of loader when he slipped and fell to the ground, fall around 5'8"".

Employee was changing the motor on pump. When the torch was turned on to warm bolts to loosen, fire flashed. Employee was taken to area hospital and remains off work, making this a lost time accident.

EE was drilling hole with bolter using wrench. The steel wrench broke striking the EE in the lower right arm.

In the process of setting up a pump, an employee got his right hand caught between a backhoe bucket and a poly pipe.

Employee was using a vacuum truck and the hose broke. Employee attempted to repair the hose with the suction still on and got his arm sucked into the hose.

Employee was changing the motor on pump. When the torch was turned on to warm bolts to loosen, fire flashed. Employee was taken to area hospital and remains off work, making this a lost time accident.

EE WAS HAMMERING ON A PIECE OF STEEL CABLE TO CUT IT AND MAKE A MOLLEY. A SMALL PIECE OF WIRE BROKE LOOSE AND PENETRATED THE OUTER SIDE OF EE'S LEFT HAND.

Employee was stacking 25# bags onto a pallet, when he said his lower back started to hurt. He then said it was starting to hurt worse so we put him on a stretcher and called 911.

Employee was replacing blown hydraulic hose on trailer attached to Peterbilt tractor (coal truck); slipped in hydraulic oil and fell from back of tractor onto pavement (approx. 43""); bruised middle back and hip.

Employee took come-along off trailer and threw to the side. He took a step backward and fell off trailer.

He twisted left knee while making belt set up. The first day absent from work was 2/15/2008.

Employee tripped over a bolter cable and strained his left leg. He started missing work 3-3-2008.

He was fueling dozer when he slipped and fell of of the dozer tracks as he started to fall he jumped and landed on his right leg it stand on pulled muscles in his right leg.

Employee was using a ""Manlift"" to get to the c-9 conveyor. His hand was outside of the cage area. His pinky finger got caught between the manlift and the conveyor crushing it.

Employee was operating a supply motor on the 1 east track haulage when the switch at #7 wall track chute had been left thrown for the chute. Unable to stop in time the motor entered the track chute and collided with 2 mantrips and air lock doors. He began missing work due to his injury on 2/6/08.

Employee was cutting a toggle bearing out and when he went to pry it off, it fell out and hit his left foot, behind his steel toe.

Employee walked out of the process shop area to start a pick up. He slipped on some snow covered ice falling to the ground and injuring his leg. He was taken to a medical facility for evaluation.

EE was mounting a 785 C Cat truck, while maintaining 3/pts of contact. EE was mounting from ground to the 1st step when he felt some pain in the lower back area. EE reported the incident at 1244pm on the same shift and completed the shift. He was seen when the shift was over.

Helping electrician make cabe splice, knife and cut finger.

Enclosed area-no damage or impairment.

Se bajo del camion para mover una piedra y se lastimo la espalda. (moved a stone and hurt back)

Employee reported on 2/4/08 he had stomach pains and noticed a bulge on his stomach. He was diagnosed with a hernia. No one incident caused his hernia; it is felt the hernia was caused by heavy manual labor over a period of time. This became reportable on 2/12/2008 when employee began missing for surgery.

Putting roof bolt resin in hole when draw rock fell striking left hand.

He was changing bits on the longwall shearer. He was rotating the drum and felt pain in his left groin area. He continued to work at his regular duties and was removed from work on February 28, 2008 for surgery to repair an inguinal hernia.

Employee stated he was operating an underground Tractor, when he hit a bump in the road that caused him to be bounced upward, striking his head on the roof. Employee didn't miss any work until 02/14/2008.

Employee stated that he was pulling cable when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Employee continued to work his regular job until 09/15/2008 when he had surgery on the shoulder to repair a torn rotator cuff.

He was using a rock drill to bolt down the 7th East head roller steel. He had his left hand on top of the steel and the drill fell over and hit him on the left finger.

EE was shovling on 2-main N belt and a timber was setting in glob instead of a hard surface floor. The shovling loosened the timber and fell stricking EE on the back left shoulder. Post accident drug teat read non-negative, awaiting lab results.

Employee alleges he was drilling holes in steel plate and he heard something pop down by his belt.

Employee was loading some 6' timbers and other supplies into the scoop bucket. As he moved a timber to load it, he felt a pain in his lower abdomen. This is his regular everyday duties.

Member was removing belt structure from above the new 9 head installation when the discharge boom moved and landed on his foot fracturing his little toe. Member was working off of the number 8 tail piece when the discharge boom moved.

Employee was getting bits off ram car when he got pinned by another ram car.

An operator slipped and fell on ice after he had gotten out of their crew cab to head to his assigned equipment. The ice was hidden under the fresh snow that fell that morning. He was seen by company doctor and placed on restricted duty. The restriction did not allow him to return to his normal duty this date.

Employee was cleaning bottom roller, located above take-up jack, and glove got caught pulling arm into roller and belt.

He was walking to the bath house from the parking lot before his shift started; he slipped and fell striking his right elbow, causing a dislocation of the right shoulder.

Crossing push arm with foot on idler, when his foot slipped, straining his back. EE did not miss work until 2/10/08.

EE had finished his shift and was in the parking lot cleaning off the windshield of his truck. He fell against his truck after slipping on a piece of ice. EE sustained strained groin muscle. Cause of this injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs not a factor. Miner proficiency a factor. Miner attitude could be a factor.

Employee was shutting the tail gate of a triaxle mack dust truck. When tailgate went shut the employee had his right hand index finger in pinch point.

Employee slipped on the ice and injured his left leg.

As the injured employee was swinging out the drill head to install a roof bolt, a piece of drawrock slid down the drill canopy. The rock struck the employee on his lower right leg resulting in a non-displaced fracture to his right distal fibula.

Employee called foreman stating he had been jarred real good while being loaded and wanted to get down & walk around for a minute or two. 15 to 20 minutes later he called foreman stating his neck & back were hurting worse and wanted to go to the doctor.

He was walking back from setting power to de-gas drill when he stepped on uneven bottom causing him to twist his right ankle which in turn caused a partial tear of the Achilles Tendon of the right foot.

EE was operating a skid steer loader, assisting another EE with a blast. Injured EE dismounted skid steer loader, he stepped on an uneven surface/object, severely spraining his right ankle.

Employee was tasked with checking and documenting the water level at east dam. It had rained excessively (1.25"") that day. In performing task, employee slipped on wet 2A mod, went to catch self, and in doing so twisted right knee. Employee did not seek treatment at this time, reported as First Aid - Employee requested & sought treatment 3/31/08.

Miner was carrying belt structure and complained of knee pain. Note: Began missing work on 2/20/08.

Injured worker (employed by ABZ Transport LLC, Contractor ID# A706), reported that he slipped on some ice striking his right arm and hurting his back. He then got back into his personal vehicle and went home. Weather conditions at the T.O.A. were high winds, cold temps., sleet / rain combination.

Employee jumped from his mechanic's truck to put a fire out and when he returned to his truck he noticed his knee was hurting. He went to his doctor and his doctor told him to be off for 2 weeks.

Original DOI was 11/09/08, when the grinding disc broke and smashed R. thumb. No treatment at that time. Over the next 3 months a bump appeared, so he sought treatment for a bone spur. He had surgery to remove it on 3/12/08 and returned to work on 3/13/08.

Employee states while surveying, he was dismounting a ladder, missed his footing and his foot slid to the floor. He felt a pop and pain in his left knee upon impact. Employee continued to work until he had knee surgery on 2/27/08.

Employee was exiting the cab when he slipped on the floor causing him to fall forward and hit his head and left shoulder on the gear box frame.

The concrete, non-enclosed walkway from the bulk shack was slick and sloped down hill. The employee slipped on the clay-coated surface and fell hurting his right elbow.

Two employees were moving a piece of floor grating (4'x10') weighing approximately 130 lbs. One employee noticed a pain in his back after this task. This was initially diagnosed as a slight strain, after a month it has not improved, employee has been taken off work and scheduled for back surgery.

Ee was on a ladder on uneven ground hanging bolter cable when a leg on the ladder bent sending him to ground and twisting his ankle. This injury did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules or regulations, job skills or attitude.