Big Bottom Coal

INDIVIDUAL HAD CUT LEFT HAND BREAK, HE WAS POSITIONING CONTINUOUS MINER TO SQUARE BLOCK ON LEFT SUMP. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE OUT OF THE ROA DWAY. WHILE PULLING THE CABLE AND WATER LINE HEFELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INDIVIDUAL WAS BOLTING TOP AND WENT TOT HE REAR OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TO GET SOME RESIN GLUE. HE CARRIED EIGHT STICKS OF RESIN GLUE TO THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO IN STALL TWO RESIN BOLTS. AFTER DOING THIS, HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK (9' X 18" X 2") FELL BETWEEN THE RIB AND CANOPY AND STRUCK THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE BACK AND LEFT LEG, PINNING HIM ON THE MINE FLOOR.

OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR (21SC) AND HTI HOLE IN ROADWAY. INDIVIDUAL WAS BOUNCED AND HURT HIS BACK (STAIN).

WHILE GETTING OUT OF SCOOP,PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM SUPPORTED ROOF HITTING TAILBONE.(DRAW ROCK)

CARRYING GREASE BUCKET ACROSS SECTION AND STRAINED BACK.

INDV STRUCK BY A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE 4' X 4' X 2" ON THE RIGHT ANKLE.IT FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS.GAVE NO WARNING IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL.INJURY OCCURRED AT END OF THE TRACK.

WHILE WORKING ON #5 CONVEYOR BELT, BELT WAS ENERGIZED VICTIM WAS THROWN TO THE MINE FLOOR.

WHILE PERFORMING WORK ON #5 CONVEYOR BELT. BELT WAS ENERGIZED VICTIM WAS THROWN FROM BELT, INTO THE TRACK ENTRY.

AFTER TARPING TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM BACK TO FRONT OF TRUCK, STARTED TO KICK COAL OFF SIDE OF TOP OF COAL TRAILER, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF TRAILER.

INJURED FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER WHILE PLACING A TARP OVER THE LOADED TRAILER. INJURED WAS INSIDE THE COMPANY TARP AND FELL WHEN THE TARP HE WAS PULLING BECAME FOULED AND SUDDE NLY BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE INJURED TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL OFF THE BACK OF THE TRAILER HURTING HIS BACK AND KNEE.

I WAS MOVING ROLL OF BRATTISH MATERIAL AND STRUCK BACK OF HAND AGAINST SIDE OF TRACK VEHICLE.

I HAD LEFT HAND ON THE STEEL TRAY AND A PIECE OF SLATE FELL AND HIT FINGER.

INSTALLING BOLT IN SQUATTING POSITION AND TWISTED KNEE.

ON 7-13-91 002 CONTINUOUS MINER SECTION ACCIDENTLY STRUCK A ACTIVE NATURAL GAS WELL NO.56. A FORMAL INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED BY ALL AGENCIES. A RECOVERY PLAN WAS SUBMITTED BY BIG BOTTOM M INE MANAGEMENT. STEPS WERE TAKEN TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE. NO PERSONAL INJURIES RESULTED.

ROOF FALL IN NO.1 ENTRY AT SPAD NO.3170 ON 001 SECTION (LEFT PANEL OFF N.E. MAINS) USING A4 FOOT RESIN BOLTS IN AREA, FALL 4 TO 5 FEET HIGH CORRECTED BY BUILDING CRIBS AND WITHREW FROM AREA.

GETTING IN THE MANTRIP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A SECTION OF WATER LINE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ON THE BELT ROPE.

OPERATING REMOTE CM -THERE WAS A RIB ROLL WITHOUT WARNING,KNOCKING HIM AGAINST SHUTTLE CAR DECK.

ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY ABOUT 4500' FROM FACE AT SPAD #1811. AREA DEVELOPED IN 1986. USING 4' RESIN BOLTS. SIZE OF FALL 4' HIGH 20' WIDE BY 20' LONG. WILL DANGER AREA OFF & MOVE STOPPING LINE OV ER TO NEUTRAL SO RETURN WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. THIS MINE HAS TWO RETURNS.

OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE & A PIECE OF COAL BROKE LOOSE & HIT HIM

REPOSITIONING A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE IN A TRUCK.

PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE WORKER WAS HURT ON 09-11-89 WHILE AT WORK.HE WAS TREATED AND HAS BEEN BACK TO WORK.HOWEVER ON 07-27-90 HE WAS HURT AGAIN WHILE AT WORK.HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK AS OF THIS TIME.I AM CONVINCED THAT IN AS MUCH AS THE AREA OF PAIN IS IN THE SAME LOCATION THIS IS A RECCURENCE OR AGGRAVATION OF THE OLD INJURY (09-11-90).

INSTALLING ROOF BOLT & HIT FINGER WITH WRENCH.

ROOF FALL IN #8 ENTRY; 002 SECITON, FELL 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD NUMBER 4274 USING 48" CONVENTIONAL BOLTS.

OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. WHILE DRILLING HOLE FOR BOLT, A PIECE OF ROCK CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON HIS ARM.

ROOF FALL: 1 CROSSCUT INBY SPAD 4159 IN #5 ENTRY ON THE 001 AND 002 WORKING SECTION. FALL MEASURED 40' BY 20' USING 4 FOOT RESIN BOLTS IN THIS AREA. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CRIBBED OFF, USING EXTRA ROOF SUPPORT GO TO SMALLER CUT WITH CONTINUOUS MINER.

INJURED WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A WATER LINE,WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK FROM THE MINE ROOF FELL,LANDING IN HIS LAP.THE ROCK PINNED HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND BOTH LEGS,THUS CAUSING M INOR INJURY.

CHANGING BATTERIES AND WAS HIT IN FACE BY BATTERY BELL.

HOLDING WATER LINE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING THE LINE, SAW SLIPPED HITTING HIS HAND.

DRILLING A HOLE AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND.

OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR SHUTTLE CAR HT A HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO BE UPLIFTED FROM HIS SEAT HIS BATTERY LIGHT WAS RESTING ON THE FOOT PEDAL AS HE CAME DOWN THE BATTERY MASHED INTO H IS LEFT KIDNEY

STRAPPING PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND ROCK FELL PINNING HIM AGAINST RIB.

BACKING MINER UP FROM DECK AND RAN OVER SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT AGAINST CANOPY.

ROOF FALL IN NO 6 ENTRY 2 BREAKS TO LEFT OF BEH SPAD #1776 FALL MEASURED 20'BY 20' 4'H 4FOOT CONVENTINAL BOLTS HAD BEEN USED

HE WAS DRAGGING EXCESS SLACK OUT OF THE WAY AND FELT PAIN IN HIS HIP AREA AND LOWER BACK.

ROOF FALL.

WAS GETTING UOT OF MANTRIP AND APPARENTLY HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST THE TOOL BOX.

HE WAS HELPING PUT RAIL ON MINER & FELT SOMETHING CATCH IN HIS BACK.

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS ANKLE.

PINNING TOP UNDER CANOPY, ON HIS KNEES, AND BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN.

SPLICING BELT THE BELT STARTED RUNNING AND HE MOVED DOWN AND ROLLED OFF HITTING THE BELT STRUCTURE

LOADING 8'' CINDER BLOCKS AND HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

BOLTING THE TOP & A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BROKE HITTING HIM IN THE FACE

KNOCKING OUT AN OLD BIT WHILE HOLDING ANOTHER BIT IN ONE HAND AND HIT HIS HAND WITH THE HAMMER

APPARENTLY, HE 4AS SCALING ROCK AND WAS HIT BY A ROCK FALL

HE WAS LOADING 7OAL ON A STEEP HILL; HE TURNED AROUND IN THE SHUTTLE CAR SEAT AND FELL HITTING HIS BACK AGAINST THE STEERING DEVICE.

HE WAS BEING PU8HED OVER A HILL (HIS SCOOP HAD NO POWER) AND AS THE SCOOP CAME OVER THE HILL, IT HIT A HOLE BOUNCING HIM & CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON THE CANOPY.

HE WAS GOING TO3TURN OFF THE CHARGER & STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK.

HE WAS GETTING 9EADY TO START A BELT HEAD & FELL HITTING HIS BACK ON THE MOTOR.

PULLING TRACK A3D LIFTING STEEL RAIL.

HE WAS SITTING 3EXT TO A RIB OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIM.

HE WAS OPERATIN1 THE SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A BAD PLACE CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN THE SHUTLE CAR. HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY.

LIFTING RAIL ON3CONTINUOUS MINER.

HE WAS TAKING 5 SCOOP OFF CHARGE & SLIPPED & FELL

HE WAS UNLOADIN1 CONVEYOR MOTOR OUT OF MANTRIP & THE MOTOR FELL ON HIS FOOT.

HE WAS HELPING 5OAD A SCOOP, A PIECE OF METAL HAD TO BE MOVED FROM UNDER THE SCOOP BUCKET & THE BUCKET WAS LET DOWN ON HIS HAND

HE WAS LIFTING 8-9 RESIN BOLTS TO CARRY TO THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE TO MAKE PINS.

HE WAS BOLTING 7HE TOP AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON HIS BACK.

HE WAS UNLOADIN1 WIRE ROPE FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET.

HE WAS SITTING 8OWN IN #5 ENTRY TO EAT DINNER AND A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 4X3X5 INCHES THICK, FELL ON HIM HITTING HIM ON HIS NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

HELPGING MAKING3A BELT MOVE-LEVELING BELT ROPES & FELT A SHARP PAIN.

HE WAS REPLACIN1 A COVER OVER THE HEADLIGHT ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE MINER GUARD SLIPPED AND H IT HIS RT KNEE

VICTIM (A REPAIRMAN) WAS DRAGGING A 5-GAL CAN OF 220 GEAR OIL ALONG THE SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE SIDE OF THE BOOM AND FRATURED A RIB.

VICTIM WAS LOADING THE MINER CABLE SLACK ON THE CABLE HOOKS OF THE MINER WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE CABLE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK

VICTIM WAS SETTING THE LID OFF A SET OF TRACTOR BATTERIES WHEN THE LID FELL OVER CATCHING THE VICTIMS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE BATTERY CASE AND BREAKING HIS LEFT THUMB

VICTIM HAD CUT THE WIRES ON A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS. WHEN HE REMOVED ONE OF T HE BOLTS FROM THE BOLTER THE CUT WIRE WAS AROUND THE BOLT & CAME LOOSE STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE LEFT EYE. THERE WAS NO CUT OR SCRATCH TO THE EYE.

VICTIM WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER AT AN INTERSECTION AS IT WAS BEING TRAMMED OUT OF #5 HDG WHEN VICTIM MOVED FROM THE CORNBER OF INTERSECTION A CABLE HANGER CAUGHT HIS SHIRT COLL COLLAR CAUSING HIM TO FALL HIS RTR FOOT WAS IN THE PATH OF THE BOLTER TIRE AND THE BOLTER RAN OVER HIS FOOT

THE REDUCED END OF A 4IN VICTRAULIC WATER LINE BLEW APART STRIKING THE VICTIM AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN

VICTIM WAS REMOVING A BELT DRIVE CHAIN GUARD AND THE GUARD CAME LOOSE AND FELL, HITTING VICTIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

VICTIM WAS HELPING TO RATCHET A TRACTION MOTOR INTO PLACE ON A SCOOP MOTOR GOT FOULED AND A BAR WAS USED TO UNFOUL THE MOTOR MOTOR BECAME UNFOULED AND SWUNG AROUND AND CAUGHT VICTIM ON HIS LEF T FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROLL OF VENTILATION CURTAIN AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

HE WAS PULLING CURTAIN HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SECTION PULLING THE CURTAIN AND HIS HEAD HIT THE ROOF OF THE MINE

REMOVING LINE CURTAIN FROM WORKING FACE. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE CURTAIN, HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS LOELOWER BACK.

LOADING OXYGEN TANK ON CAR.