Queen Mine Coal

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INT EH LEFT RETURN ENTRY APPROX 8000' ENTRY THE FACE OF MMU002. THE FALL RANGED FROM 25'X20'X5'H. THE ROOF WAS WUPPORTED BY 5' CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS. VENTILATION NOR PASSAGE OF AREA WAS NOT AFFECTED. IT WILL NOT BE REHABILITED.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PERMANANT SPLICE IN A TRAILING CABLE. HE WAS STRIKING THE SPLICE RING CRIMPER TOOL WITH A BALL PIEN HAMMER, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM THE CRIMPER TOOL & B ECAME EMBEDDD IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

LIFTING AND LOADING BELT STRUCTURE.

A ROOF FALL WAS ENCOUNTERED IN AN INTERSECTION OF THE MAINS SECTION BETWEEN THE FALL IN THE MMU 002 RETURN LOCATED APPROX. 3 1/2 CROSSCUTS OUTBY SURVEY STATION #2890. NO ACCIDENTS, NO VENTILAT ION OR PASSAGE OF MEN WAS AFFECTED. DATE OF DEVELOPEMENT WAS 7-28-94. 30" CONV. BOLTS WERE BEING USED AS A SOLE MEANS OF SUPPORT. FALL MEASURED 35' X 20' X 1' TO 3 1/2'.

CHECKING PLASTER MACHINE BECAUSE IT WAS STOPPED UP WHEN LIFTING WAS REMOVED PRESSURE THAT WAS BUILT UP IN MACHINE CAUSED PLASTER TO SPRAY & IT WENT INTO HIS EYES

INJURED SUFFERED A MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING MINER CABLE.

A TRACTOR PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE ROLLED FOR WARD AND CAUGHT THE INJURED'S LEGS BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND A ROOF BOLT MACHINE. INJURED SUFFERED FRACTURED TO BOTH LOWER LEGS.

AFTER A HEAVY RAIN WATER WAS FOUND TO BE COMING INTO NORTH MAINS FROM AN OLD ABANDONED PANEL WATER FOLLOWED THE LEFT RETURN UP TO THE ACTIVE SECTION ALL SECTION PERSONNEL WERE IMMEDIATELY REMO VED OUTBY THE ABANDONED PANEL UNTIL ADDITIONAL PUMPS WERE SET COAL PRODUCTION RESUMED ON MONDAY 01-10-94

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. AFTER STRIKING HIS HEAD THE ROCK SLID DOWN HIS BA CK. INJURED SUFFERED CONTUSIONS ON HIS BACK.

WORKING IN AN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE. EMPLOYEE WAS OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED AS HAVING PENUMOCONIOSIS ON 9/16/93. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ON 9/30/93.

INJURED WAS SCO2PING CROSS CUT BETWEEN 4 & 5 ENTRIES WHEN THE EXTENSION ON THE CANOPY OF THE SCOOP HIT RIB CAUSING COAL TO BE KNOCKED INTO DECK CUTTING RIGHT EAR.

WORKING IN UG C2AL MINE 12 YRS EMPL DIAGNOSED AS HAVING PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

WORKING IN AN 6/G COAL MINE FOR APPROX 14 YEARS. EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING PNEUMOCONIOSIS ON 8-28-86.

INJURED PLACED 5EFT HAND BETWEEN ROOFBOLT MACHINE DRILL HEAD AND CANOPY STAND AS HE WAS RAISING THE DRILL HEAD.HE WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND DUE TO THE LOW COAL SEAM HEIGHT.HIS LEF T HAND BECAME C5UGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY STAND AND DRILL HEAD,CAUSING HIM TO SUSTAIN A LACERATION OF THE RING FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES,FRACTURED MIDDLE FINGER.

INJ WAS REMOVIN1 A GREASE TAKE-UP JACK FROM A C/M USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY WITH. THE SLATE BAR HAD A BURR PROTRUDING FROM IT. AS HE SLID HIS R HAND UP THE BAR, HE STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST THE PROTRUDING PIEC9 OF METAL, HE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURED WOUND OF THE R HAND WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES

INJ ANOTHER EMPL REPLACING ATRS EXTENSION ON ROOFBOLT MACHINE.INJ HAD PLACES SLATE BAR IN FRAME OF ATRS ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL FRAME IN ORDER TO PLACE EXTENSION ON FRAME.INJ APPLYING PRESSURE ON SLATE BAR WITH RIGHT FOOT.FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BE STRUCK BY SLATE BAR AND FALL DOWN.INJ HOSPITALIZED FOR CONTUSIONS OF KIDNEY AND GROIN AREAS OF BODY.

INJ STARTED TO DRILL A TEST HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF WITH A ROOF BOLT MACHINE THE FIVE FOOT PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BROKE IN THE CENTER AND THE ROTATING PICE OF DRILL STEEL STRUCK INJURED ON LEFT TH THUMB INJ SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF LEFT THUMB AND REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT SPLINT

INJURED LIFTED A TRANSMISSION GEAR OUT OF THE DECK OF A TRACK HAULAGE JEEP AND SAT THE GEAR ON THE EDGE OF THE JEEP. AS INJURED STEPPED OUT OF THE JEEP THE GEAR STARTED TO FALL OFF OF THE JE EP HE GRABBED THE GEAR TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING INJURED SUSTAINED A PULLEED LIGAMENT OF THE NECK AND SHOULDER.

INJ DISMOUNTED TRACTOR TO HOOK UP AN OIL SLED TO TRACTOR TRACTOR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND IN ATTEMPTED TO JUMP INTO DECK OF MACHINE TO STOP IT HE SLIPPED ON WET MINE FLOOR AND FELL INTO DECK OF TRACTOR STRIKING HIS COCCYX AGAINST FOOT PEDALS OF MACHINE INJ SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF COCCYX CAUSING TEMPORARY SORENESS AND PAIN

INJURED STEPPED OUT OF CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE TO CHECK THE CENTER LINE ON THE MINE ROOF. A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LAST TWO ROWS OF ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND LOWER BACK. INJURED SUSTAINED A LACERATION ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHICH REQUIRED EIGHT SUTURES TO CLOSE AND CONTUSIONS OF THE LOWER BACK

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE GATHERING DISC FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. INJURED PARTIALLY RAISED THE DISC USING A SLATE BAR AND THEN REMOVED THE SLATE B AR AS THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE DISC IN PLACE. AS INJURED MOVED INTO POSITION TO FINISH RAISING THE DISC, THE OTHER EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE DISC. THE DISC FELL, STRIKING

TRYING TO LOAD SCOOP RAM JACK INTO CAB OF MINE SERVICE TRUCK.RAM JACK SLIPPED AND EMPL RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAM JACK AND WINDOW SILL OF RIGHT DOOR OF M S TRUCK

INJURED WAS PREPAIRING TO BLOCK UP A CENTRIFUGAL SWITCH UNDER NEATH THE NO.3 CONVEYOR BELT TAILPIECE. HE MOVED ONE CINDER BLOCK OUT OF THE WAY; WHILE MOVING A SECOND CINDER BLOCK, INJURED CAUG HT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THETWO CINDER BLOCKS, MASHING THE LITTLE FINGER.

INJURED TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR THROUGH CROSSCUT HOOKED ON INCH WATER LINE FOR A CONTINOUS MINING MACHINE WITH SHUTTLE CAR CAUSING WATER LINE TO BREAK WATERLINE STRUCK INJURED ON FOREHEAD ABOVE L EFT EYE RESULTING IN A LACERATION AND ONE TOOTH BEING BROKEN OFF OF INJUREDS UPPER DENTURE PLATE