Sewell Mine No 4 Coal

A 24X20 CUT WAS MADE IN THE X CUT FROM 3 HDG. TOWARD 2 HDG AFTER CUT WAS MADE AND EQUIPMENT MOVED TO NEXT CUT THE SLIP IN MIDDLE OF THE PLACE FELL FOR A DISTNACE OF 15 X 7 FT WIDE 4 FT THICK I N THE MIDDLE THINNING TO A TOP ON THE SIDE THE FLL WAS TIMBERED OFF AND LEFT AS IS.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM OFFICE TO STOCKPILE AREA AT THE COAL MINE, HE COLLAPSED. HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE ER AT ELKINS, WV, WHERE HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. TESTS SHOW THAT HE HAS A HEART CONDITION. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THREE DAYS, RELEASED WITH A HEART MONITOR FOR OBSERVATION.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING, A ROCK FELL, HITTING LEFT FOREARM, CAUSING SEVERE CRUSH WOUND WITH LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

THE ROCK FALL WAS BETWEEN SHIFTS. WHENDAY SHIFT LEFT MINE AT 4PM ON SUNDAY. AUGUST 8 FALL WAS NOT EVIDENT. THE FALL WAS FOUND BY THE HOOT OWL SHIFT EARLY MONDAY MORNING, 8-9-93. NO WITNESS ES. NO INJURIES.

WHILE CROSSING BELTLINE EE SET KNEE DOWN ON LONG JOHN STRUCTURE RAIL CAUSING EXTREMEM PAIN TO RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE BUILDING STOPPINGS, EMPLOYEE WAS APPLING PLASTER WITH HIS HAND WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF CRUSHING THUMB. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, IT IS UNSURE WHETHER THE THUMB IS BROKEN OR NOT .

WHILE LIFTING A PULLING ON BELT ROPE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEGS EE DID NOT GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM UNTIL 5-6-93. ON 4-22 HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT BUT THE PAIN GOT WORSE.

WHILE OPERATING LONG AIRDOX INSPECTOR'S FRIEND, IT BECAME STUCK IN ROADWAY. EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING IT UP WITH A RAILROAD JACK TO FREE IT, WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.

AFTER COMPLETING A RUN WITH THE MINER, I SPOPPED AND GOT OFF TO MOVE CABLE OUT OF MAY WAY TO BACK UP. KNEE WAS TWISTED WHERE IT RESTED ON CABLE ON PAVEMENT, WHEN CABLE WAS MOVED. NOTE: EMPLO YEE STOPPED WORK ON MARCH 30TH WENT THE ER ROOM ON 4/2/93. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO OFFICE UNTIL WE RECEIVED COMP FORM FROM HOSPITAL.

WHILE USING A COLME-A-LONG TO PULL BELT ROPE, HANDLE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN HEAD.

OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, KNEE BECAME INFLAMED FROM CRAWLING, LEFT KNEE. NO IMMEDIATE INJURY.

THE CONTRACT TRUCK DRIVER WAS PREPARING TO ADJUST THE TARP OVER THE COAL, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE TRUCK. OUR ENDLOADER OPERATOR WAS FILLING OUT HIS TICKET AND HEAR HIM FALL. THE TRUCK DRIVER TOLD OUR ENDLOADER OPERATOR THAT HIS HEAD HURT A LITTLE BUT HE WAS OK. SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS AND ACUTE CERVICAL AND LOWER BACK STRAIN.

WHILE MAKING CUT #12 ON OUR PILLAR RECOVERY PLAN ROCK FELL ON FAIRCHILD F410 MINER ROCK WAS LESS THAN 4FT THICK FALL DID NOT FALL HIGHER THAN OUR BOLTS & WAS IN 23FT OF ROCK ROCK PINNED AUGERS WE WERE DOWN FOR 3 DAYS BUT CONTINUED TO MINE W ITH OUR OTHER MINER NO INJURIES RESUL TED FROM THIS ACCIDENT & WE ONLY LOST 1/2 HOUR OF PRODUCTION TIME

WHILE OPERATING BRIDGE CARRIER, CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN BRIDGE AND LOLO BELT STRUCTURE. INJURY: LEFT FOOT AND BIG TOE. CONTUSION- FOOT/DISLOCATION- BIG TOE.

WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND ROOF.

ROOF JACK CAME LOOSE, HITTING EMPLOYEE IN BACK.

CRAWLING ON KNEES.

CABLE CAUGHT ACROSS NECK WHILE PASSING UNDER IT.

WHILE MOVING CINDER BLOCKS EMPL'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BLOCKS.

WHILE PULLING ON BRIDGE CONVEYOR CHAIN EMPL TWISTED KNEE INJURY L KNEE TRAUMATIC BAKERS CYST

STRAINED MUSCLE.

WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER AND TRAVLEING THROUGH #1 HEADING INTERSECTION A PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING EMPL INJURIES SUSTAINED BRUISED L SHOULDER AND UPPER MIDDLE BACK

TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK CAUGHT IN CONVEY BELT FINGERS CAUGHT ON CHAIN FRAME OF MACHINE INJ TO 4 AND 5 FINGRERS ON L HAND LACERATION AND DISOLOCATION

WHILE RIDING IN MANTRIP, MANTRIP HIT ROCK BOUNCING EMPLOYEE ON HIS KNEE.

EMPL LIFTING ROLL OF BELT ONTO BELT STRUCTURE.HURT LOWER BACK.

WHILE SERVICING THE MINER, A GUARD FELL, SMASHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER. INJURY-LEFT HAND, LITTLE FINGER.

AFTER GETTING OFF MANTRIP, STARTED CRAWLING TOWARD FACE AND KNEE FELT LIKE IT HIT SHARP OBJECT.

WHILE REPAIRING A GATE,EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING APOST,STRAINING BACK.INJURY SUSTAINED:LOWER BACK STRAIN.

WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF METAL THE METAL SLIPPED HITTING MY RT SIDE AND HIP

"NONE"-REQUEST NARR 11-3-88. ROCK FELL ON ATRS SYSTEM.ROCK OVERHANG FELL CAUSING EMPL TO HIT SHOULDER AGAINST BOLTER.