No. 4Coal

OUR 02 SECTION BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PILLAR FAILURE OVER A LARGE PART OF OUR SECTION OUT IN THE RETURN INBY THE SECTION TOWARD THE OLD PILLAR WORKS.

ROOF FALL ON THE MINER IN A BLOCK OF COAL THAT WAS BEING CUT. NO INJURIES.

RIB BROKE OUT INTO AN AUGER HOLE 49 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE ON THE INTAKE AIRWAY. ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #804.

WHILE OPERATING A MANTRIP EE SAID HE HIT A ROCK WITH THE FRONT WHEELS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN VERY FAST AND STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND. WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE MANTRIP AND IT RAN I NTO THE RIB.

WHILE WALKING TO THE BOOSTER PUMP EE TRIPPED ON A WATER LINE & FELL OVER ONTO THE BOOSTER PUMP STRIKING IT WITH HIS RIGHT ELBOW & LOWER ARM RESULTING IN PULLING THE MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT SHOULD ER.

WHILE RIDING A MANTRIP ACROSS SECTION AT END OF SHIFT THE INJURED PERSON HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP. REPORTED ACCIDENT TO SUPERINTENDENT BUT REFUSED ANY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. HE WORKED ALL SCHEDULE D SHIFTS THRU 1/28/02 W/O COMPLAINT. HE HAS BEENABSENT FROM WORK SINCE 1/29/02 BUT HAD NOT NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR THIS WAS DUE TO ACCIDENT UNTIL 2/6/02 (YESTERDAY).

SLIPPED ON BELT STRUCTURE DUE TO SNOW & ICE WHILE TRYING TO PRY ROCK AWAY FROM BELT. TWISTEDLOW BACK AND HIT BACK AGAINST SAFETY RAILING. MINER HAS PAIN IN LOW BACK & EXTENDS INTO THIGHS

WHILE DROPPING THE MINER CABLE IN THE #6 ENTRY THE INJURED PERSON FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TRYING TO WORK BUT THE PAINCONTINUED TO INCREASE. SCOOP OPERATOR TRANSFERRE D HIM OUTSIDE ON THE SECTION MANTRIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP, ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HARD HAT AND LEFT HAND AND BROKE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DRIVE CAR AND HIT A HOLE, BOUNCED AND HURT HIS HIP.

ROCK FELL FROM TOP, HIT EE ON HEAD AND BACK OF NECK.

EE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR, RAN OVER ROCK, HE WAS THROWN UP TO TOP OF CANOPY, PINNED HIS NECK DOWNWARD AND HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING BELTS STRUCTURE AND HURT LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BOLTING OP THE STEEL BENT HE WAS BENDING WITH IS & HIT HIS ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DUST BOX. A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING ROOF BOLTS; ROCK BROKE AND FELL, HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND.

DROPPED PINNER HEAD ON FOOT (LEFT) SAID HIS TOES WERE NUMB. SENT FOR X-RAYS.

WRENCH FLEW FROM PINNER HEAD AND HIT HIS KNEE.

DRIVER SAID COAL TRUCK KICKED OUT OF GEAR AND HE LOST CONTROL OF COAL TRUCK. DRIVER REFUSED THE USE OF AMBULANCE AND SAID HE WAS NOT HURT.

FOUND FALL IN #1 #2 INTERSECTION 4 BREAKS INSIDE ON HE SHIFT MONDAY MORNING 140 FT OUTBY FACE.