Voyager #6Coal

Claim for pneumoconiosis. X-ray read date of 4/21/14. Employment termination date of 5/1/2003.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURED AT VOYAGER #6 #35 BREAK, THIS FALL WAS A CONTINUATION OF A PRIOR FALL, ROCK FELL OUT ONTO TRACK.

ON 8-23-03 A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT #54 BREAK, #2 ENTRY #14 BELT. FALL WAS ON BELT LINE 60' X 20' X 5 1/2'. TOP WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN BOLTS. IT WAS REPORTED TO PIKEVILLE OFFICE THAT EVENING .

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES WORKING ON A CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE BACK SIDE OF LEFT LEG, BELOW KNEE. ROCK SIZE WAS 30"" LONG 16"" WIDE 1"" TO 2"" THICK. HEIGHT WAS 7'. 1ST DAY FROM WORK WAS ON 7-30-03.

EE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING. IT WAS LEANING VERY BAD AND WAS NOT WEDGED. STOPPING STARTED TO FALL OVER, HE TURNED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND TRIPPED. A BLOCK FROM FALLEN STOPPING HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER.

STEPPED BACK FROM ROOF BOLTER AND HIS RIGHT FOOT WENT INTO A HOLE, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST SHARPLY.

CHECKING FLUIDS IN LO TRAC ENGINE.DROPPED RADIATOR CAP BENT OVER TO PICK UP CAP & PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON LO-TRAC WHEN HOOD FELL DOWN. POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO LEFT HAND

HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED, CAUSING DEEP CUT - NEEDING STITCHES.

TRAMMING A SCOOP DOWN #3 ENTRY. SCOOP RAN OVER A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE, CAUSING IT TO FLIP UP AND HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF HEAD. (LACERATION, STITCHES.)

WHILE PULLING UP A JOINT OF 3"" WATER LINE, HE FELL ON A PIECE OF COAL. LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE CAP. REASON FOR REPORTING DUE TO STITCHES

AFTER INSTALLING ROOF BOLT, HE STEPPED OUT FROM UNDER BOLTER CANOPY, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, HITTING HIM ON LOWER BACK (BRUISE).

EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING 15' STEEL BEAMS TO SET IN CRIB TO SUPPORT THE TOP. HE WAS STANDING ON BELTLINE PUSHING BEAMS INTO PLACE WHEN HE ALLEGES HE FELT HIS SHOULDER PULL, WHEN HE DID IT FOR THE S ECOND TIME HE SAID IT MADE THE PAIN WORSE.

SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT CORNER OF RIB WHILE TURNING UP #9 ENTRY, CAUSING SHUTTLE CAR TO HIT RIB AGAINST CANOPY. STRAIN OF NECK.

PUTTING TOP AND BOTTOM BELT STRUCTURE IN, WHILE MAKING A SECTION MOVE, INJURED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LOADING 8' ROOF BOLTS ONT HE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.

VOYAGER #6 MINE EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL AT #85 CROSSCUT. ON BELT LINE.

VOYAGER #6 MINE EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL AT #85 CROSSCUT ON THE BELT LINE. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED, INSPECTOR WAS ON PROPERTY.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN CLEANING OUT SCRUBBER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON LEFT EAR CUTTING TOP OF EAR. EE REQUIRED STITCHES.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #8 ENTRY RETURN. NOTIFIED MSHA. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT PLACED IN AREA. FALL APPROX. 9' X 20' X 35'.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SERVICE CAR ACROSS SECTION STOPPED IN ENTRY. RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER. BRUISE TO LEFT SHOULDER.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURED AT VOYAGER #6 MINE. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE 3RD SHIFT FIREBOSS. THE FALL OCCURED AT THE #35 BREAK 60' INBY SPAD #40016 #1 ENTRY 41015 #2 ENTRY. #41009 #3 ENTRY #41003 #4 ENTRY AND 60' OUTBY SPAD 10997 #8 ENTRY. FALL FROM 1 TO 4 ENTRY APPROX. 200' #7 ENTRY APPROX 50.

EMPLOYEE AND 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE HANGING CM CABLE. LATER IN THE SHIFT EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED SECTION FOREMAN THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6/27/02. MUSCLE STRAIN IN BACK.

EE WAS PICKING UP MINER CABLE SO THAT THE ROADWAY WOULD BE CLEARED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED CRIB BLOCK UNDER GATHERING POT. PAN WAS BEING RAISED UP AND DOWN ON CRIB BLOCK. TRYING TO BREAK GATHERING POT LOOSE. EE REACHED IN TO RE-POSITION CRIB BLOCK WHEN PAN WAS LET DOWN ON HIS LEFT THUMB, BREAK AND LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS WALKING BACK TO ROOF BOLTER AFTER EXITING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 27"" X 24"" X 3"" FELL STRIKING HIS HARD HAT KNOCKING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR.

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 8"" BY 11"" THICK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.