Road Creek Mine #1Coal

Employee was guiding a cutting edge that was being moved with a magnet when the magnet unexpectedly released the cutting edge and caught his left thumb. This caused a laceration that required stitches.

HE WAS COMING DOWN A HILL IN HIS TRUCK, WHEN SOMETHING GAVEWAY IN HIS TRUCK. HE COULD NOT HOLD HIS TRUCK BACK, HE JUMPED FROM HIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK.

HE BACKED OVER ROCK OR BERM; DOZER JARRED HIM CAUSING HIS BACK TO HURT. HE SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SAID HE WAS O.K. HE DID NOT WANT TO FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS OFF FO R A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT BUT DID NOT SAY IT WAS FOR HIS BACK. STARTED LOSING TIME FROM WORK AUG. 11, 2003.

SLIPPED UNDERGROUND AND TWISTED KNEE, COMPOUNDING INJURY BY LIFTING ON PANEL.

DRIVING MACK TRUCK UP HILL, TRUCK SPUN OUT ON SNOWY SLICK ROAD, HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK AND HIT FOOT AND ANKLE AGAINST ROCK.

HE WAS WORKING AS PART OF A CREW CHANGING THE R.F. STEERING COLLAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE STEERING COLLAR INTO PLACE USING R.F. LEVELING CYLINDER, HAMMER WAS USED AS A SPACER. THE OPERA TOR APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE HAMMER. THE HAMMER WAS PUSHED OUT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED COVERING THE HIGHWALL MINING MACHINE.

THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED COVERING THE HIGHWALL MINING MACHINE.

STANDING ON BEAMS PULLING PINS, WHEN BEAMS JAMMED TOGETHER PUSHING A PIN UP STRIKING HIM IN SIDE OF LEFT KNEE.

CLEANING BELT, FROPPED SHOVEL, GOT DOWN TO GET SHOVEL, WHEN GETTING BACK ON MINER. HE SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON MINER.

TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED AND JERKED NECK.

STEPPING DOWN FROM FORK LOADER ONTO GROUND, STEPPED ON CLUMP OF DIRT, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

HIT BY OBJECT IN THE BACK OF HEAD.

WE WERE CONDUCTING A SAFETY MEETING PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT, EE WALKED BEHIND A PARKED PICKUP AND STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST TRAILER HITCH.

EE WAS BUSTING A LARGE ROCK ON BEAMS OF HIGHWALL MINER, WHEN THE HANDLE OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND. THE SPLINTER WAS STICKING OUT OF HANDLE, HIS FINGER CAUGHT THE SPLINTER.

HE LOADED WATER PUMP AND WATER STAND ON ROAD CREEK AND TOOK TO ELSWICK FORK. HE SAID HE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD PUMP AND STAND. HE DID NOT KNOW HOW HE DID IT BUT STARTED TO HURT AFTER COMING BAC K TO ROADCREEK. HE SAID HE WAS OK TO GO TO THE DR TO GET CHECKED OUT. EE HAD PULLED ON THE SUCTION HOSE AND DISCHARGE HOSE OFF TRAILER.

USING SLATE BAR ON STUCK PIN, PIN WAS LODGED VERY TIGHT AND HAD TO BE REMOVED WITH LOADER. SOMETIME AFTER REMOVING PIN, EE FELT A STINGING ON EXTERIOR OF STOMACH.