Roaring RunCoal

ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY OF 2ND NORTHWEST BUTT. ENTRY FELL FOR APPROX. 300', 42-48"" HIGH. AREAS ADJ TO FALL HAD BEEN TIMBERED PREVIOUSLY, BUT ROOF TOOK ADDITIONAL WEIGHT AND FELL.

MAN WAS BEING TRAINED ON INSTALLATION OF ROOF BOLTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE 2 DRILL STEELS TOGETHER, HE GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEEL & THE ROOF, INJURING HIS THUMB.

MINER WAS PUTTING IN A ROOF BOLT THE BOLT SLIPPED OFF THE DRILL HEAD SMACHING HIS FINGER.

MINER WAS HELPING TO POSITION A BELT DRIVE. THE DRIVE WAS IN THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE OPERATOR WAS TOLD TO BRING THE SCOOP RAM BACK TO THE BACK OF THE BUCKET. THE MINER WHO WAS INJURED DID NOT KN OW HIS THUMB WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE.

MINER WAS CHANGING BITS ONT HE CUTTER DRUMS USING A HAMMER AND A PYUNCH ACCIDENTALLY SMASHED HIS THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.

MINER WAS OPERATING ELKHORN SCOOP BACKED INTO THE RIB PUSHING HELMET DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD RECEIVING SEVERAL LACERATIONS.

CONSTANT CRAWLING.

MINER WAS TRAVELING ON A PERSONNEL CARRIER. THE FRON TIRE HIT A ROCK CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO QUICKLY SPIN AND HIT THE BACK OF THE MINER'S HAND.

CONSTANT CRAWLING.

MINER HAD HIS FEET UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAMMED EQUIPMENT TRAPPING MINER'S FEET.

CONSTANT CRAWLING CAUSING KNEE TO SWELL UP.

MINER WAS CRAWLING ALONG, TURNED AROUND TWISTING HIS BACK IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN.

CONSTANT CRAWLING ON KNEES, KNEE SWELLED UP.

CONSTANT CRAWLING ON KNEES ONE KNEE SWELLED UP.

MAN WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH WHILE HE WAS LAYINGON HIS SIDE SPARK FLEW LANDED IN HIS LEFT EAR AND BURNT HIS EAR DRUM.

MINER WAS PICKING UP CRIB BLOCKS THAT WEIGHED APPROX 60 LBS WAS BENT OVER FELT PAIN IN LEFT GROIN.

MINER WAS PULLING ON A SNAPRING, HIS ELBOW POPPED, THE SNAPRING WENT FLYING AND HIT HIM UNDER THE LEFT EYE.

MINER WAS CRAWLING TOWARDS HIS ROOF BOLTER, TWISTED THE WRONG WAY INJURING HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EE DEVELOPED A CYST ON TOP OF LEFT. THIS CONDITION WAS CAUSED FROM CONTINUAL CRAWLING IN LOW COAL WITH SWET CONDITIONS. CONTINUAL AGGRAVATION CAUSED CYST TO FORM AND MUST BE REMOVED BY SURGERY OFF 2-3 WEEKS?

HURT LOWER BACK BENDING ROOF BOLTS. WILL BE OFF WORK APPROX. 2-3 WEEKS.

EE RECD INJURY TO MIDDLE FINGER WHILE AIR CONDITIONER FAN BLADE ON FRT END LOADER INJURY RESULTED IN XRAY & SUTURES

CONTINUOUS BENDING OF 4' & 6' ROOF BOLTS IN LOW COAL CAUSED A GANGLION CYST TO FORM ON EE'S LEFTWRIST. NOTICED SORENESS ON3/23/00 WORKED UNTIL 10/4/00 TO HAVE CYST REMOVED

EMPLOYEE HAS DEVELOPED BURSITIS AND TENDONITIS FROM CONTINUOUSLY CRAWLING. EMPLOYEE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK UNTIL 10/11/00.