Dorchester #1 Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 48" RESIN BOLTS IN #3 RTBREAK. AS HE WAS PUSHING THE BOLT IN THE DRILL HOLE WITH THE BOLTER DRILL HEAD THE BOLT BECAME STUCK. IT KICKED BACK MASHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD. LEFT RING FINGER REQUIRED 6 STITCHES. NO LOST TIME. RESTRICTED DUTY 3-14,15,18. NO WORK SCHEDULED 3-16,17.

50 FT OUTBY SS 491 EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN PUSHIN 3 WHEELER OFF A ROCK THAT HAD IT STUCK. AS HE PUSHED HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE.

YEMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP ON SECTION. HE HD GOTTEN OUT OF SCOOP AND WAS ATTMEPTING TO GET BACK INTNO SCOOP WHEN HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE CAB. THIS CAUSED SWELLING & FLUID ON HIS K NEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT 1RT OFF 5 RT 110 A INBY SPAD #4187 HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT IN LOW TOP WHEN HE PUSHED UP ON ROOF BOLT HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLT PLATES & HEAD ON PINNER REQU IRED 6 STITCHES & CHIPPED BONE IN FINGER

UNLOADING CINDER BLOCKS AT END OF TRACK. CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS. SEVERE BRUISE THAT REQUIRED DRAINAGE OF BLOOD COLLECTED UNDER FINGERNAILS.

CO WORKER WAS OPERATING MINER BOOM. WHEN HE DROPPED THE BOOM THE SHUTTLE CAR EE WAS RIDING INHIT THE BOOM. WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR CAME TO SUDEEN STOP IT THREW EE OUT OF DECK. HE TWISTED A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK DID NOT LOOSE ANYTIME UNTIL 4-11-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS THE FACE AREA MAKING THE PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION HE HIT HIS KNEE ON AROCK CAUSING IT TO BRUISE & FLUID TO BUILD UPON IT

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. IT DROPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING A SUDDEN JOLT, THROWING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY AND DROPPING HIM INTO THE SEAT WITH A SUDDEN IMPACT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FEEDER PUTTING FEEDER CHAIN BACK TOGETHER. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BEND A KEEPER PIN OVER. A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER FLEW OFF, STRIKING HIM IN THE STOMACH. H E DID NOT GO TO SEE DR. UNTIL NEXT DAY. WHEN ITWAS DETERMINED HE HAD A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS ABDOMEN HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY NEXT DAY. HE RTW - LOST NO TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A 5HP PUMP UNDER GROUND IN A PERSONNEL CARRIER THE PUMP TURNED OVER & LANDED ON H IS LEFT ARM A METAL SPUR ON THE PUMP TORE SHICK SLEEVE & CUT HIS ARM IT REQUIRED 7 STITCH ES

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN METAL SCOOP BUCKET ON SLOPED GROUND ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD A PIECE OF 4" X 4' X 3/16" METAL (APPROX. 200 LBS). IT WAS MUDDY AND SLICK AND POOR FOOTING CONDITIONS. AS HE PICKED UP THE PIECE OF METAL, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LUMOSACRAL REGION OF BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING 6" WATER LINE IN LOW TOP WHEN HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING 6 RIGHT ENTRY ON 1 RIGHT OFF SOUTH EAST MAINS SECTION OPERATING CONTNOUS MINER. A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS FROM 7 1/2' COAL HEIGHT. IT STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT BREAKING LEFT SMALL TOE.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO OUT BREAKER FOR FEEDER. HE SLIPPED ON RUBBER MAT AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST POWER CENTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING BREAKER TIMBERS IN #8 ENTRY. THE RIB ROLLED OFF & CAUGHT HIM ON LEG & KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH FROM UNDER A ROCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON MINER. RATCHET STRIPPED GEARS CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE STRUCK IN THE CHIN. CUT & REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING PINNER CABLE FOR MINER TO MOVE. THE HEEL TAKE UP LEVER WAS TURNED ON, PULLING CABLE DOWN HITTING HIM ON BACK ON NECK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR. OR MISS WORK UNTIL 9-15-9 3.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO SCOOP IN BELT HEADING ON MAIN LINE. HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF STRUCTURE TO THROW IN SCOOP, TWISTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A BOX WITH UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIM ON THE LEG ABOVE KNEE CAP, REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING PUMP MOTOR OUT OF SCOOP WEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 2-8-93.

CUT INTO W1511. WATER CAME INTO MINES. LOCATED 22' SOUTH OF SPAD #3249. PLUGGED HOLE OFF AT 7:15 THUR. RE-GROUTED HOLE 1:00 PM FRI. NO WATER COMING THROUGH HOLE. IT DID NOT CATCH ANY EQUIPMENT .

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #1 BELT DRIVE INSTALLING ANCHOR PINS AS HE HIT THE ANCHOR PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER IT GLANCED OFF THE PIN CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE BELT DRAIVE WITH HIS HAND THIS LACERATE D HIS RT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ON #4 BELT LOST FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND ON ROCK BOTTOM, FRACTURING HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR. HE HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN ROADWAY, GOING TO #4 FACE JARRING HIS LEFT LOWER BACK CAUSING HIM TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 9-28 -92.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ROOF DRILL CABLE USING A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT HAND BEHIND THUMB REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER IN FACE OF #7 ENTRY. AS HE PICKED UP 2 BOLT PLATES A PIECE OF METAL STUCK IN HIS RIGHT HAND. (DID LOOSE ANY WORK UNTIL 3-16-92).

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE ON SECTION. AS HE WAS LIFTING A BLOCK HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER SIE. HE DID NOT GOT TO A DOCTOR UNTIL 12-29-91 SO EE DID NOT RECEIVED THIS INFO. UNTIL 1 2-30-91 THIS WOULD MEAN HE ONLY LOST 4 DAYS WORKS.

ROOF FALL E. MAIN IN #2 AIR COURSE. FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF 36" MECHANICAL BOLTS. APPROX. 20' WIDE X 40' LONG X 4-5' HIGH. 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD 1074. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

ROOF FALL E. MAIN RETURN IN #1 AIR COURSE. FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF 36" MECHANICAL BOLTS. APPROX. 20' WIDE X 60' LONG X 3-3 1/2' HIGH. IT WAS 2 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD 1275. WILL BE PARTIALLY CLE ANED UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT #7 ENTRY ONE BREAK INBY POWER CENTER. AS HE WAS PULLING CABLE. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

ROOF FALL AT 30' INBY SURVEY STATION #2544 AN AREA 5' HIGH X50' LONG X20' WIDE.AREA HAS BEEN SECURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A FACE AREA #5 HEADING DRIVING SPROCKET ONTO PLANATARY SHAFT. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NEW SKIRTS IN SURFACE BELT DUMPING POINT.AS HE WAS TRIMMING SKIRT HE CUT HIS LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEE WITH UTILITY KNIFE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT TAIL ROLELR WHEN HE RAISED UP STRIKING BACK ON BOOM OF TAIL PIECE.

ROOF FALL-APPROX. 6' HIGH X 20' WIDE X 40' LONG ON 010 BLEEDER SECTION AT SPAD 2285. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. BRATTICE LINE WAS STEPPED OVER TO PRAVIAE WALKWAY.

EMPLOYEE RAISED UP OUT OF MANTRIP PREPARING TO BEGIN SHIFT. HE BECAME DIZZY AND PASSED OUT. HE DID NOT INJURE HIMSELF IN ANYWAY.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON EST MAINS IN #3 ENTRY OF INTERSECTION 60' INBY SPAD #2280-AAPROX 6' X20' X50'(LAMINATED SHELL,USING 4' RESIN BOLTS).

ROCK APPROX 30 L 20' W 36' H EAST MAINS, 60' OUTBY SPAD #1298

ROCK APPROX 20FT WIDEX80FT LONGX6FT HIGH #4 HEADING BETWEEN SPAD#1890&#1895

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR ON SECTION HAULING COAL. HIS SC HIT A POTHOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.

ROCK APPROX. 20' WIDE X 30' LONG X 6' HIGH FELL 800' INBY DRIFT MOUTH IN BELT AND TRACK ENTRY.

EMPL WAS PUTTING UP BELT HANGER. HE HAD RIGHT HAND ON BELT ROPE WHEN 4" LONG ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING LITTLE FINGER.

EMPL WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY HE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

COAL SEAM IN SLIP AREA FELL ABOVE ROOF ANCHORS APPROX 100' OUTBY SPAD 2121 #5 ENTRY ON INTAKE SIDE 20'X40'X4-6' SIZE OF FALL. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

FELL ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE 6 FT GHIGH 20 FT WIDE APPROX. 30 FT LONG.

EMPL WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ONTO PINNER. MINER STARTED TRAMMING INTO FACE & CAUGHT PINNER CABLE THAT WAS HUNG UP. PINNER CABLE FELL DOIWN HITTING HIM ON SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A MINER CABLE WHEN HE EXPEREIENCED PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH. HE ALSO GOT VERY SICK.

A SLIP ON HORSE BARK, ONE PIECE OF ROCK 2 1/2 FEET WIDE, 3 1/2 FEET HIGH & 7 1/2 TO 8 FEET LONG.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON 4 LEFT SECTION 600' OUTBY TAIL PIECE 80' OUTBY SPAD #1753 #5 ENTRY INTAKE FALL WAS IN MIDDLE OF BLOCK 3' H 10' W 10' TO 15'L IT HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4' BOLTS

EMPL WAS HOLDING TIMBER UPRIGHT SO IT COULD BE WEDGED WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP STRIKING LEFT HAND.

FALL ABOVE BOLT ANCHORS IN INTERSECTION 40-50' LONG, 18-20' WIDE APPROX 4' HIGH. NO DMAGE TO PERSON OR EQUIPMENT NOR VENTILATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND HAD PAIN IN LEFT SIDE AND LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE AND HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS PUTTING A MOTOR ON AN OFF STANDEARD CAR. WHEN HE LIFTED UP MOTOR HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPL WAS PUTTING #2 BELT BACK TOGETHER. BELT WAS STARTED TO ALIGN TAKEUP. BELT ROLLER THREW ROCKHITTING EMPL IN RIGHT EYE & CTTING IT IN TWO PLACES & BRUISING EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING TORCH WHEN LID OF TOOL CAR FELL TRAPPING LEFT AHND WITH TORCH BURNING.

FAULT AREA IN INTERSECTION.FALL WAS ABOVE BOLT ANCHORS.

FALL ABOVE BOLT ANCHORS IN FACE #3 HDG BELT HDG-5-6'HIGH X 18-20'WIDE.NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS.40'LONG.FALL 100'INBY SPAD 1341.

EMPL WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

EMPL WAS INSTALLING A TOP CRADLE IN BELT WHEN HE GOT HIS R THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT ROPE AND CADLE

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN #3 HEADING TOWARDS TAILPIECE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A NAIL EMBEDDED IN MUD.

EMPL WAS DRIVING RIVETS INTO BELT SPLIICE WHEN ONE OF RIVCETS FLEW OFF STRIKING HIM IN EYE.

CONNECTING ROOMS WITH OLD POLLARED PANEL FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION AT SPAD 1255 FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE INSTALLING 4 FT RESIN BOLTS ON PANEL

WHILE CLEANING BELT, EMPLOYEE TURNED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS UNDERGROUND, TWISTED TO THROW TIMBER FROM CAR.

FALL WAS IN INT9RSCTION, ABOVE ANCHORS OF 6 FT POINT ANCHOR BOLTS FALL WAS AROUND 10 FT HIGH - 19 FT WIDE - 20FT LONG.

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS LOADING ROCK DUST ON SURFACE TO TAKE TO BELT DRIVE UNDERGROUND HE STUMBLED OVER A BAG OF ROCK DUST AND T WISTED HIS FOOT

ROOF FELL ABOVE3BOLT ANCHORS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR TO TAKE UP CABLE WHEN EMPLOYEE'S FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN LOOP,PULLING LEG FROM UNDER HIM AND CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO SELF-RESCUER.

A FALL ABOVE BO5T ANCHORS IN INTERSECTION 15 FEET LONG. 6 FEET WIDE APPROX. 5 FEET HIGH. NO DAMAGE TO PERSON OR EQUIPMENT OR VENTILATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8CONNECTING LEADS ON MAN TRIP MOTOR. HIS RACHET CAME IN CONTACT WITH FUSE FOR BATTERIES CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH HANDS. BREAKER WAS KNOCKED, BUT BATTERIES WERE NOT DISCONNECTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING RAIL FLAT CAR ON T RACK JACK SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN JACK AND RAIL CAR

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A ROLL OF BLET ROPE WHEN HE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMP WAS CLEANIN1 UNDER A DRIVE WHILE IT WAS OFF, DRIVE CAME ON CATCHING HIM CAUSING HIM TO TGRY TO FREE HIMSELF HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE TWISTING HIS WAY OUT

EMP WAS UNLOADI3G THE METAL AND C AUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE METAL AND THE RAIL CAR

EE WAS WORKING 2N 1036 JEFFERY IN A KNEELING POSITION WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS.

EMP WAS JACKING3FLAT CAR ON TRACK JACK BAR SLIPPED AND H IT EMP IN RIGHT JAW

EMP PUT HAND ON3TOP OF CANOPY TO GET OUT OF CAR TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS WHEN SMALL PIECEOF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS HAND

EE WAS PULLING 4INER CABLER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP & HIT HIM ON THE HAND.

EMP WAS HELPING3ON MINER HAND WAS LAYING ON TOP OF MINER CANOPY PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK APPROX 12 IN WIDE BECAME DISLODGED FROM TOP AND FELL STRIKING HIM ON MIDDLE FINGER

EMPL TURNING BOLT WITH RATCHET AND SOCKET WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND HE FELL ON RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPED IN MUD AND FELL HITTING LEFT ELBOW ON ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND

SANDSTONE ROCK APP 20X10X10 FELL ON TOP OF CANOPY CONSTRUCTED OF 8X8 WOOD COLLARS AND CRUSHED IT TO THE GROUND. WE THINK IT FELL SUNDAY 5-5-85 WHEN NO ONE WAS AT THE MINE WE DISCOVERED IT AT APP 800 AM MONDAY 5-6-85 NO WITNESS TO THE FALL.

EMPLOYEE WA LOWERING THE BOLTER DRILL HEAD WITH HIS LEFT HAND RESTED ON THE HEAD WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ARMS THAT SUPPORT THE DRILL HEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF PIPE FOR THE MECHANIC TO WELD AND ACCIDENTALLY LOOKED AT THE ARC.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING ROCK DUST FROM SCOOP, WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BAG OF ROCK DUST AND BACK STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN BACK STARTED HURTING