Bell County No 1 Coal

EE WAS LOADING 8" BLOCK TWISTED AROUND & PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. LEARNED EE HAS BEEN TAKING PYHSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS

WHILE SETTING A TAILPIECE, EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN THE TAILPIECE WITH A PRYBAR & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LEFT BACK.

WHILE BOLTING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK STRUCK EE ON HIS HAT, STRAINING/ SPRAINING HIS NECK.

EE WAS USING A HANDTOOL TO REMOVE A BATTERY FROMA PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF THE BATTERY & STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. LOOSENED TWO TEETH LACERATION TO LIP

EE WAS BOLTING IN THE #8 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM & HAND XRAYS GIVE A VELCRO BRACE & RELEASED

WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF STEEL HUNG IN FEEDER CONVEYOR, HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT FRONT LOWER RIB CAGE.

WHILE SCOOPING THE FEEDER A CURTAIN BOARD CAUGHT ON THE RM, BRAKE AND SPRANG BACK AND STRUCK EE ON THE NOSE/FACE. HE COMPLETED THE SHIFT, WENT TO ER, MISSED 9-24-98 AND RETURNED ON 9-25-98.

WHILE HANGING MINER CABLE IN THE 4 ENTRY HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED. HE CONTINUED WORKING AND NEVER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9-14-98.

BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST RAILRUNNER WHILE GETTING IN AT THE #10 HEAD DRIVE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 8-3-98.

WHILE LIFTING PIECES OF BELT STRUCTURE, HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS SHOULDER.

CUT LEFT THIGH WITH BELT KNIFE.

PLUGGING CABLE INTO POWER DISTRIBUTIOR STRAINED BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 3-31-98. EE HAS MISSED NO WORK.

EE WAS FILLING THE HYDRAULIC RESEVOIRON A SHUTTLE CAR, WHEN TH EOIL WAS SPRAYED/SPLASHED INTO HIS EYES.

EE WAS SETTING A BOX OF MINER BITS ON TOP OF THE MINING MACHINE, WHEN HE BUMPED HIS RT ELBOW ON THE MINER. HE CONTINUED WORKING AND NEVER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-29-98. NO TIME HAS BE EN LOST.

RETURNING FROM FEEDER TO MINER, EMPLOYEE'S SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. HE BUMPED INTO SIDE RAIL OF CAR WITH HIS BUTTOCKS AND CONTINUED WORKING. DIAGNOSTIC VISIT TO DR. ON 11-19-97. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 12-3-07.

RIGHT FOOT HUNG IN BRATTICE BLOCK & TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SHOVELING THE #6 BELT AND GOT IN MANTRIP TO TRAVEL TO #5 DRIVE. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF RAIL RUNNER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE USED A BUCKET FOR A STEP STOOL/LADDER. THE BUCKET KICKED OUT AND EMPLOYEE FELL ON A SHOVEL HANDLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE LAST BOLT INSTALLED AND THE HOLE WAS HE WAS DRILLING STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 7-31-97.

EE PICKED UP A VALVE BANKK FROM A ROOF BOLTER HE WAS REPAIRING TO LOAD IT ONTO A PERSONNEL CARRIER, WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK/SHOULDER AREA. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 7-7-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING HIS BOLT MACHINE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE BOLTER AND THE LEFT RIB.HIS RUBBER BOOT FOLDED UP AT THE STEEL TOE CAP PARTIALLY AMPUTATING THE 2OND AND 3RD DIGITS OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO ALIGN THE TRACK ALONG THE #7 BELT LINE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 5-7-97.

PULLED MINER CABLE, IT FLIPPED MUC/COAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE CONTINUED WORKING & SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 3-24-97.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN #4 RIGHT, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT SECTION TAILPIECE, WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON FEDER. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 3-16-97.

HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP, FLUID WAS SPRAYED IN BOTH EYES.

WHILE UNLOADING CONVEYOR BELT FROM A SUPPLY CAR, EE RECEIVED A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

AFTER DEENERGIZING THE #9 BELT, EMP WAS REMOVING A SHUTTLE CAR FLITE FROM THE #9 BELTHEAD, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CARFLITE AND THE MINE ROOF.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEG WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE MANTRIP. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 12-23-96. HE HAS MISSED NO SHIFTS TO DATE.

WHILE DRILLING ANCHOR HOLES WITH A HANDHELD HYDRAULIC DRILL, THE DRILL SHIFTED AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLIP A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER OVER INTO THE MINER CONVEYOR WHILE THE MINER WAS BEING SERVICE. HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON 9/4/96. DIAGNOSTIC WORK WAS DONE ON 10/30/96 WITH NO FINDINGS. ON 1/6/97 EE WENT TO ANOTHER DR & BEGIN MISSING WORK OF 1/6/97.

EE WAS RIDIND A MANBUS BEHIND A BATTERY CHARGER, WHEN THE M CHARGER OVERTURNED AND STRUKC EE IN THE CHEST. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND NEVER SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 8-23-96.

EMPLOYEE SQUATTED DOWN, WHEN RAISED UP HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED.

A PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF OF A ROCK FALL AND STRUCK EE IN RT BACK/SHOULDER.

INITIAL PILLAR FALL OCCURED IN GOB AREA AND FELL ON CONTINOUS MINING MACHINE WHICH WAS TAKING THE FINAL LIFT FROM THE PILLAR BETWEEN TEH #52 #6 ENTRY ON 003 SECTION. THE FALL WAS APPROX 15-20H IGH. OTHER DIMENSIONS ARE UNDETERMINEABLE.

EE WAS INSTALLING THE FIRST BOLT OF THE LAST ROWIN 5 LEFT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 2" THICK (TRIANG LAR) 3'X4'X4' FELL BETWEEN THE RIB, ATRS & DRILLPOT. THE ROCK RODE EE TO THE BOTTOM. EE CONTINUED WORKING AND SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 07-18-96.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON THE STEEL TRAY.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT GLOVE ON THE HEAD OF THE BOLT MACHINE PULLING/STRAINING HIS (PINKY) FIFTH DIGIT ON THE LEFT HAND. HE MISSED NO WORK. HE CONTINUED TOP EXPERIENC E SOME DISCOMFORT AND HAD IT CHECK ON 8-1-596 TOENSURE NOTING WAS FRACTURED, ETC.

EE WAS HELPING SET BITS ON THE MINER, WHEN HE GRABBED HIS CHEST AND LAID DOWN IN PAIN. NO SPECIFIC CAUSE OF PAIN IS KNOWN. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS IT MAY BE RELATED TO A PREVIOUS NON WORK RELA TED ACCIDENT.

EE WAS PLASTERING PERMANENT STOPPINGS. HE OPENED ANOTHER CAN OF PLASTER, THE LID FLEXED AND SPATTER PLASTER IN HIS LEFT EYE. THE EYE WAS FLUSHED ON SITE FOR 20 MINUTES AND EE WENT TO AN OPTHAM OLOGIST FOR EVALUATION. HE WAS GIVEN EYE DROPS AND RELEASED.

EE WAS HANDLING MINER CABLE [LAYING IT AGAINST THE RIB] THEN HE STOOD UP. HIS RIGHT KNEE LOCKED UP. EE CONTINUED WORKING, HE NEVER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4/10/96.

EE WAS HELPNG MOVE UP HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE. WHILEPULLING UP SLACK HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTON ON 3-18-96 AFTER HIS SHIHFT AND REPORTED TO WORK ON 3-19-96.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NUMBER FOUR ENTRY, 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD 28, 16 BREAKS FROM THE OUTSIDE AT THE FAN PORTALS. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' X 40' X 3-4' HIGH. THE AREA WAS TIM BERED OFF AND DANGER SIGNS POSTED.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED A LOWER BACK STRAIN WHILE SHOVELING THE BELTS NEAR THE NUMBER 7 BELT DRIVE. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 2-23-96 AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 2-26-96.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE MINE RIB AND ROOF BOLT MACHINE.

EE WAS IN THE SQUATTING POSITION IN THE NO. 9 HEADING, AS HE BEGAN TO CRAWL OFF SOMETHING PULLEDOR STRAINED IN HIS LEFT LEG/ANKLE. NOTE: ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/6/95. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL A TTENTION UNTIL 12/8/95,

RUNNING A SCOOP WHEN LEFT 2ND THREE FINGERS WERE MASHED WHEN THE SCOOP PIVITED AND FINGERS WERE MASHED.

EMPLOYEE AND A COWORKER WERE LOADING CABLE IN A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE BUCKET WAS ACCIDENTALLY LET DOWN ON EMP'S FOOT.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #1893 ON THE 001 SECTION BELT ENTRY (#3 ENTRY). THE FALL WAS APP 20'WX50'LX9'H.

EMP WAS OPERATING A LITTLE MAC PERSONNELL CAR, WHEN HE PASSED THROUGH A DOOR, HIS SELF RESCUER CAUGHT ON THE DOOR, DRAGGING HIM OFF THE CAR.

EE WAS LOADING A SCOOP, WHEN HE DROPPED A TIMBER ON HIS LEFT LEG AT THE KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND NEVER SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 11-27-95. WE LEARNED OF THE TREATMENT ON 12-15-95.

HE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP. AS HE PASSED UNDERNEATH A CONVEYOR BELT HUNG FROM THE MINE ROOF THE SCOOP WENT INTO HIGHT POINT. HIS HEAD STRUCK THE GUARD UNDERNEATH THE CONVEYOR.

THERE WAS A COAL TRUCK HAULING COAL FROM THE BELL COUNTY NO.1 MINE THAT OVERTURNED. THE OPERATOR STATED HE WAS ADJUSTING THE VOLUME ON HIS CB AND RAN ONTO THE BERM AND OVERTURNED THE TRUCK.

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, WHEN HE RAISED UP HIS HEAD TOO FAR AND STRUCK THE MINE ROOF.

EE WAS PUSHING ON A JACK ON THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE WITH HIS FEET AGAINST THE MINE ROOF, WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE COAL STORAGE BIN OVERFLOW CHUTE WHEN IT GOBBED OFF. A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD HIS HARDHAT FELL OFF WHEN HE JUMPED OUT OFF THE WAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER AND NECK.

EE WAS WELDING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN MOLTEN SLAG WENT DOWN HIS RIGHT SLEEVE FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED & HE CONINUED WORKING THE WOUND LATER BECAME INFECTED & EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMEN T ON 09-15-95

EE WAS SERVICING THE REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT OF HIS SCOOP, WHEN HE STARTED CLIMBING OFF THE SCOOP, HIS LEGS SWUNG DOWN AND HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NUMBER 1 ENTRY OF 002 SECTION 3 BREAKS INBY SPAD #1654 THE FALL WAS 42IN HIGH 12FEET LONG & 17-18FT WIDE

INJUREC WAS BOLTING IN THE #4 ENTRY OF 001 SECTION, AS HE STARTED DRILLING A NEW HOLE A PIECE OFDRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE THIRD DIGIT OF HISLEFT HAND. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS RT SHOULDER. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SPECIFY A TIME WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

EMP WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE MANTRIP, WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE HIP AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM THE CONVEYOR OF A MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SLID OVER AND PINCHED HIS RING FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS KNEE GETTING OUT OF THE RAIL RUNNER. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WORKED WITHOUT MISSING UNTIL 7-13-95.

HE WAS INSTALLING A NEW BUCKET OF GREASE ON THE AUTO-GREASER. A LARGE SPRING CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB AND INFLICTED A LACERATION.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT SIN THE LEFT BREAK OF HTENO. 4 HEADING. WHEN HE MOVED THE MACHINE HIS RIGHT AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE OEPRATING CONTROLS AND THE LEFT RIB.

WHIE RELOCATING A MIENR CABLE, EE LEFT KNEE CAME OUT OF HIS KNEE PAD AND STRUCK THE MINE FLOOR (ROCK). EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 6-24-95.

EE WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE WHEN HE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT HAND

EE WAS USING A LIFTING JACK TO PLACE A DERAILED RAILRUNNER BACK ON THE TRACK WHEN HE SUFFERED A BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE RUNNING ROOF BOLTER. HE TURNE DOT THE RIGHT TO LOOK AT THE TOP, AND PUT HIS HAND ONT HE BOOM OF THE ROOF BOLTER AT THE PINCH POINT LOCATED AT THE HEAD RAISE JACK. HIS I NDEX FINGE RON HIS LEFT HAND BECAME CAUGHT AND WAS SEVERELY LACERATED.

INJURED WAS RUNNING THE CONTINUOUS MINER BY REMOTE CONTROL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 3'X 3'X4"FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD AND ON THE SHOULDER AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING COAL AWAY FROM THE HEAD ROLLER & SCRAPER WITH A CAP BOARD. HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SCRAPER & BRUISED IT.

INJURED WAS HANDLING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

NJURED TRIED TO LIFT A ROCK THAT WAS LAYIN GON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE ROCK WAS TOO LARGE. HE PUT HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE ROCK. IN ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE ROCK HE STRAINED HIS LWOE R BACK.

INJURED WAS PULLING ON MIENR CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS IN FRONT END OF RAILRUNNER COMING OUT OF THE MINE. AS RAILRUNNER CAME THRU AN AIRLOCK. HE USED HIS LEG TO PUSH THE BELT MATERIAL UP INSTAEAD OF USING HIS HANDS AS IS NORMAL PRACTICE. HI S LEG WAS CAUGHT BY THE AIRLOCK AND ROLLED EE BACKWARD.

ON 8-23-94 EE COMPLAINED TO HIS SECTION FOREMAN THAT HE WAS HAVING PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS KNEE. HE SAID NOTHING ELSE ABOUT HIS KNEE UNTIL 9-22-94 WHEN HE BEGAN MISSING WORK.

EE WAS CRAWLING BESIDE THE BELTLINE. A MECHANIC SETTING ON THE FRONT BRIDGE CARRIER BEGAN BACKING THE BRIDGE BACKWARD. WHEN HE DID THIS HE PUSHED THE SECOND BRIDGE CARRIER SIDEWAYS AND CAUGHT EE'S ANKLE BETWEEN THE BELTLINE AND THE BRIDGE CARRIER. EE RECEIVED A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS UNLOADING HIS TOOL BOX FROM A MECHANIC'S BUGGY WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WORKED WITH NO PROBLEM UNTIL 8-9-94 WHEN HE DID NOT COME TO WORK. HE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THAT TIME.

AREA 20' WIDE AND APPROX. 65' LONG AND 5' IN THICKNESS. THIS AREA WAS 2 BREAKS PARALLEL TO #6 BELT DRIVE ON THE RETURN SIDE.

HE WAS PULLIGN ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE HIT HIS CHEEK ON A METAL STRAP CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE CHEEK AREA.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROCK FALL OCCURRED 4 BREAKS INBY SPAD #676 ON OUR 002 SECTION. THIS AREA WAS EXAMINED BY MINE PERSONEL AND BY A FEDERAL INSPECTOR PRIOR TO THE ROCK FALL. THE FALL WAS 120' LON G, 18' WIDE AND 7' TO 10' THICK. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION AND NO INJURIES WERE CAUSED.

HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE DRILL STEEL AS HE DRILLED THE HOLE. HE SAID HIS GLOVE GOT "CAUGHT" AND PULLED HIS GLOVED HAND AROUND THE DRILL STEEL CAUSING A LACERATIO N TO FINGER AS WELL AS A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO THE FINGER.

EE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES N A ROOF BOLTER & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK

EE WAS LOADING A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP IN A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK

ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS STRIKING A LARGE CHISEL THAT WAS WEDGED IN MOTOR ON THE MINER. THE CHISEL FLEW OUT AND STRUCK EE ON THE EYEBROW.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF AN OVERCAST THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ABOUT 1/17/94. WHEN HE LANDED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE. HE REPORTED THIS TO HIS FOREMAN, BUT HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL LAT ELY. HE BEGAN HAVING PAIN AND DISCOMFORT FROM THE KNEE LATELY AND FELT HE SHOULD HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.

EE WAS OPERATING THE BRIDGE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BECAME CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN. THE ROCK FELW OUT AND STURCK EE ON THE MIDDLE FINGER.

ROOF FALL 70' INBY SPAD #373. FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION #1 ENTRY AND WENT THROUGH BREAK TO INTERSECTION OF #2 ENTRY. FALL MEASURED 80' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 7' THICK.

WHILE HANDLING MATERIALS EE DROPPED PEICE OF METAL ON HIS FOOT.

MAKING BLET SET UP CRAWL ON BELT ZIP STUCK INLEFT KNEE 1/4 INCH.

EE WAS CHANGING ROOF DRILL BIT WAS USING A SCREW DRIVER TO PUSH CLIP IN SCREW DRIVER SLIP AND WENT IN LEFT HAD JUST ABOUT CENTER OF POM OF HAND.

EMPL WAS SETTING BITS ON CONTINUOUS MINER & SOIMETHING GOT IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING SAID HE BUMPED HIS KNEE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT OCCURRED.

ELPING ON RF BOLTER ENTIRE SHIFT TO END OF SHIFT, SWELLING JUST BELOW R KNEE CAP.

ROUGH ROADWAY TOP HAS BEEN SWEATING FOR 3 MONTHS ROADWAY WAS SLICK AND HOLE HAD EATEN OUT IN BOTTOM.

MUCKING BELTLINE AND LINING BELT OLD INJURY FLARED UP CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

LIFTING UP BELT STAND AND PULLING IT.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO 1 ENTRRY 16 BREAKS INBY PORTAL 5FT THICK 20FT WIDE & 20FT LONG THIS AREA WAS FAULTY