Josephine #3Coal

Employee pinched left index finger between drill steels.

EE was attempting to kick a low structure rail out from under rear wheel of structure jeep. rail came loose and jeep raw over top of left foot. panic bar was not kicked.

Employee got hand pinched between roof bolt plate and roof while installing bolt.

Thr roof fall occur in the #1 room of the 1st northwest mains in the intersection survey #4047 the fall started at the face and extended out by a distance of 31'. The intersection distance was 33', height was 9' total.

MACHINERY WAS SHUT OFF, EMPLOYEE STARTED TO CRAWL UNDER BRIDGE W/OUT TELLING OPERATORS HE WAS GOING UNDER BRIDGE. OPERATORS STARTED MACHINERY TO MOVE & PINCHED EMPLOYEE BETWEEN BRIDGE & BOTTOM.

At 1230 pm we had a roof fall in the #8 room right side of 2nd south west butt section the miner had taken a cut from #8 rm to #9 rm about 15' deep when roof fall laceration. the area was bolted with 6' fully grouted sods and some 4' fully grouted rods with 8"" oversize bearing plates there where also three 12' cable bolts. fall was about 30'lx18'to 20' w x 8' told high.

At 5:30 am mine examiner discovered a roof fall in the roon neck of the 2nd southwest butt section. Fall was outby station #3850 by approx 50'. Roof fall was 25' long, 10' to 20' wide, 4' to 6' high. Area was bolted with 4' fully grout rods with 8"" oversize bearing plates. The rock in the fall area looks like soap stone with slick and slide.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #2 ROOM OF THE 1ST SOUTH BUTT SECTION. FALL WAS FROM #4 X-CUT TO #6 X-CUT AND THROUGH X-CUT TO #3 ROOM. FALL AREA WAS 135' LONG BY 18-20' WIDE AND AT LEAST 6' HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY-GROUTED RODS. THIS WAS A KNOWN BAD ROOF AREA. THE ROCK FALL HAD LAMINATIONS AND STREAKS OF SANDSTONE.

A MINE EXAMINER DISCOVERED ROOF FALL ON PRESHFT IN THE 2ND SOUTHWEST BELT SECTION IN #17 ROOM AND XCUT TO #16 ROOM NECKS. AREA WAS ALREADY TIMBERED OFF BECAUSE OF BAD ROOF. FALL WAS 50'LONG BY 10' TO 20' WIDE AND ABOUT 7' TO 10' HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RODS WITH OVERSIZE BEARING PLATES.

Thr roof fall occurred starting x-cut from #4 entry to #5 entry. 20' cut was taken out and then roof fell in cut and then took out intersection in #4 entry. Fall was 18' to 25' wide 6-7' high and 40' long. Area was bolted with 4' fully grouted rods with 8"" oversize bearing plates and there was a 12' cable bolt on the intersection.

ROOF FALL DISCOVERED ON #11 ROOM OF 2ND SW, SECTION BETWEEN SECTION #8 XCUT TO #10 XCUT. FALL WAS 5-7'HIGH, 18-20'WIDE AND WAS 100'LONG. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4'& 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS WITH 8"" OVERSIZE BEARING PLATES.

ROOF FALL IN THE #29 ROOM OF THE 3RD NORTH SECTION. ROOF FALL WAS 450' FROM MAIN RETURN OR 9 XCUTS IN THE LAST OPEN X-CUT BETWEEN #29 AND 30 ROOM. FALL WAS 40' BY 40' LONG 18-20' WIDE AND 4-10 ' HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS WITH 8"" OVERSIZE BEARING PLATES.

EE WAS DRILLING ROOF WHEN DRILL STEEL CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON HIS LT. HAND, ROTATING HAND AROUND STEEL, CAUSING LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO RING FINGER AND A BREAK IN HIS SMALL FINGER (LEFT HAND).

CRAWLING IN LOW COAL ON HARD BOTTOM.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER FROM THE SIDE OF BOLTER WITH HIS LEFT ARM ON TOP OF MACHINE WHEN THE BOLTER ROLLED UP, JAMMING HIS ARM & WRIST INTO THE ROOF, SPRAINING HIS LEFT WRIST.

THE ROOF FALL WAS IN THE #27 ROOM LAST INTERSECTION AND FELL TOWARDS #28 ROOM HALFWAY THROUGH STUMP. AREA WAS APPROX. 500'FROM MAIN RETURN OF 9 XCUTS, FALL WAS ABOUT 35-40'LONG & 14-20'WIDE & 3-7'HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4'FULLY GROUTED BOLTS WITH OVERSIZE BEARING PLATES. THIS WAS IN THE NORTH BUTT, LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL STRETCHED WATERLINE AROUND A JACK WHEN THE WATERLINE SPRUNG & PULLED EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK & WATERLINE, EE'S MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND HAD FINGERNAIL & SKIN TORN OFF.

CRAWLING ON HARD BOTTOM.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL THE ROOF TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. EE JUST STARTED TO DRILL THE ROOF WHEN THE STEEL BROKE AND THE END OF THE BROKEN STEEL RIPPED THE SKIN OFF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

THE COAL PILE WAS ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE TO THE POINT THAT THE PILE STARTED TO GET HOT BY SPONT COMBUSTION.

OPERATOR HAD LEFT HAND OUTSIDE KITCHEN OF SCOOP WHILE TURNING MACHINE & PINCHED HIS LITTLE & RING FINGER BETWEEN RUBBER STOP & MAIN FRAME

EE WAS CRAWLING AROUND FRONT OF JOY MINER, WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

AT 10:00 PM MINER WAS TURNING A X-CUT FROM 317 ROOM TO #18 ROOM X-CUT WAS APPROX 15' WHEN INTERSECTION DRIBBLED A LITTLE THEN FALL IN AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS. FALL W AS 20' TO 25' LONG 20' WIDE 6-7' HIGH. FALL WAS IN 1ST SOUTHEAST BOLT #17 ROOM 5TH XCUT FROM MAIN INTAKE OR 250'.

HE WAS PULLING BELT ONTO STRUCTURE, MOVING BACKWARDS CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST.

WAS CROSSING OVER CONVEYOR (WHICH WAS LOCKED OUT) WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

ROCK FELL FROM A HIGH AREA, HITTING VICTIM ON BACK PUSHING HIM INTO ROOF BOLTER, STRIKING HEAD ON BOLTER AND ROCK FALLING ON HAND (LEFT HAND).

AT 8:00 AM DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL IN THE #4 ROOMOF THE 1ST NORTHESAT BATT BETWEEN #8 AND #9 X CUT. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS, FALL WAS 55' TO 60' LONG 6-8' HIGH 17' TO 18' WIDE. THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY ROOF WATER.

THE AREA OF THE ROOF FALL HAD BEEN BLAKING AND CHIPPING IN #9 ROOM ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN ON 1-23-02 THIS IS WAY I WENT BACK TO SET TIMBERS WHEN AND DISCOVERED FALL. IT RUNS FROM THE #4 X CUT IN #8 ROOM TO #7 X CUT TO #9 RM AND THEN RUNS TO #9 X CUT FALL IS 300' LONG 18' TO 20' WIDE AND 3' TO 10' HIGH AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS EXCEPT FOR D0' OF #9 RUN HASY AND 6""

WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER IN X-CUT OUTBY FACE AREA WHEN A CO-WORKER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED T.R.S. ON EE'S HEAD.

I DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL ON MY WEEKLY RETURN AIRCOURSE RUN. FALL WAS IN THE #1 ROOM RIGHT SIDE OF THE 2ND NORTH BUTT SECTION 200' INBY FALL WAS 50'LONG, 4-6'HIGH FROM THE 4TH INTERSECTION TO THE 5TH AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3'RESIN GROUTED BOLTS AREA WAS 18-20'WIDE. AHEAD OF THIS AREA THERE WERE 4'FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

INSTALLING ROLLER (TAIL) IN LOW BELT TAIL PIECE.ROLLER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON FOOT.

MANTRIP DRIFTED AGAINST SCOOP PINCHING VICTIM BETWEEN THE TWO MACHINES.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A KNOW BAD ROOF AREA. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3' AND 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN. AREA HAD BROKEN UP WITH WATER COMING OUT SO ARE SET 4 WOODEN CRIBS INBY INTERSECTION. AFTER WE H AD MOVED TO NEXT SET OF ROOMS. FALL WAS 25'X 20'LONG AND WIDE 6' HIGH. FALL WAS IN THE #3 ROOM #4 INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 210' IN FROM STAFF OF ROOMS.

THE MINER WAS TURNING A XCUT FROM #2 ENTRY TO #1 ENTRY WHEN OPER. SAW SOME ROOF FALLING. THE INTERSECTION FELL IN APPROX. 30' LONG BY 20' WIDE AND AT LEAST 10-12' HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WI6TH 4 ' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS WITH 8 X 8 AND 9 X 9 PLATES AND 3' CENTERS. THIS FALL WAS IN THE FIRST NORTHWEST BUTT SECTION AT SPAD 1100'.

HANDLING CEMENT BLOCKS AND GOT FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS.

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I WAS GOING BACK TO BUILD WOODEN CRIBS IN 62 & 63 ROOM FACES OF THE 2ND NORTH BUTT SECTION. AREA WAS CHIPPING AND I HAD BUILD TO WOODEN CRIBS THERE. CAVE WAS 50' LONG X 18-20' WIDE AND 3 1/2' HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3' BOLTS ON 4' CENTERS.

ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN ON 7/18 I NOTICED SOME ROCK HAD FALLEN ALONG RIB IN #6 ROOM. WENT BACK ON 7/19 TO TIMBER AREA AND DISCOVERED ROOF FALL.THIS AREA WAS A KNOWN BAD ROOF AREA WITH 4' & 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS AND 8 X 8 & 9 X 9 PLATES ON 3' CENTERS. LENGTH OF FALL WAS 100' IN #6 ROOM XCUT #6 ROOM TO #5 ROOM, 55' #5 ROOM, 90' LONG, 6TO 12' HIGH AND 17' TO 20' WIDE.

ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN I DISCOVERED A ROOF FALLIN #9 ROOM FROM THE FACE OUT BY 60' FROM #117010INTERSECTION, THERE WAS A MUD SLIP FROM #8 ROOM WHICH WAS BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' BOLTS ALL OTHER HAD 3' BOLTS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 60' LONG 18' WIDE AND 5-12' HIGH.

HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN RIGHT ARM WHILE LIFTING CEMENT BLOCKS TO BUILD A BRATTICE WALL.

ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN I DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL INT HE #34 ROOM BETWEEN X CUT 7 AND 8, THIS WAS A KNOW BAD ROOF AREA WHICH HAD BEEN, BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' BOLTS. THIS FALL WAS APPROX. 50'LX20 'WX10'H AND BOTH INTERSECTION 7 & 8 WHEN IN THE FALL AREA.

SHOVELING COAL ALONG THE BELTLINE.

OPERATING MANTRIP STEERING KNOB JERKED IN EE;S HAND TWISTING RIGHT WRIST. A REOCCURANCE OF SAME HAPPENED ON 1/17/01 AT 11:40PM COMPANY WAS INFORMED OF BOTH ACCIDENTS ON 1/18/01

CUT LEFT SIDE OF FACE, BETWEEN CHEEK AND TEMPLE, ON BELT HANGER IN MINES.

DISCONNECTING WELDING TRAILER FROM 3-WHEELER AND FRONT OF TRAILER FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

THE MBC SYSTEM WAS IDLE. EE WAS CROSSING BRIDGE WITH MINER REMOTE CONTROL IN HAND, HOLDING REMOTE UP AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE, CAUSING HIS HAND TO COME IN CONTACT WITH A ROOF BOLT AND CUTTING HIS R IGHT HAND.

HANGING JABCO BOX, STRIKING WITH HAMMER, THE BOX SPRUNG BACK, HITTING VICTIM'S RIGHT HAND.