Black Bear Coal

VICTIM WAS CLEANING AROUND A BELT DRIVE AND TAKE-UP. HE BEGAN SHOVELING MUCK ONTO THE BELT CONVEYOR WHILE STANDING UPRIGHT, FACING HTE BELTLINE. AS HE SHOVELED A QUANTITY OF MUCK ONTO THE BE LTLINE, THE SHOVEL CONTACTED THE BELT ADN RESULTED IN HIS BODY BEING TWISTED TO THE RIGHT.

BACK INJURY.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A DIESEL SCOOP WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS TRAVELING FROM THE 005 SECTION TO THE SURFACE TO TRANSPORT A LOAD OF BLOCK BACK UNDERGROUND. AS HE APPROACHED THE FIRST L EFT BELT DRIVE, HIS VEHICLE STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY, CAUSING HIM TO BE JOLTED IN HIS SEAT.

OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER.HE AND 3 CO-WORKERS BEGAN REPLACING BITS ON RIPPER HEAD.A 4" CABLE HANGER WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE THE BITS.SLIPPED HOOK OF HANGER UNDERNEATH RING AND PULLED RETAINI NG RING OFF BIT.WHEN RING CAME OFF,SPRINGING ACTION OF RING PROPELLED IT TOWARD I.NAME STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT EYE.

VICTIM WAS DRIVING A 89 FORD PICK-UP TRUCK WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WHILE TRAVELING ON A MIAN ACCESS ROAD ON COMPANY PROPERTY, HIS VEHICLE STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY. HE WAS THROW N UPWARD AND HIS HEAD STRUCK TH ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. AS HE CAME BACK DOWN ON THE SEAT, HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

VICTIM WAS LIFTING A CASE OF RESIN CARTRIDGES FROM THE BACK OF A BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND DOWN HIS SPINE. THE CASE OF RESIN CARTRIDGES WEIGHED APPROXIM ATELY 50 POUNDS. THEIR DIMENSIONS WERE 5" X 8" X34". GOBLE STARTED MISSING WORK AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT ON MARCH 20, 1989.

THE VICTIM WAS AWARDED RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS AS A RESULT OF BEING EXPOSED TO THE HAZARDS OF THE DISEASE COAL MINERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.THE RETRAINING INCENTOVE BENEFITS WILL BE RECOVERED F ROM THE OPERATOR MARTIN COUNTY COAL CORP.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.HE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF ON A PADDED METAL STOOL WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER BY REMOTE CONTROL.A PIECE OF SAHLE SUDDENLY FELL FROM THE RIGHT RIB AND THE RIGHT RIB AND THE RIGHT ROW OF ROOF BOLTS,STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF THE HARD HAT,SLIDING FORWARD ONTO HIS LEFT FEMUR.

VICTIM AND A COWORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF A CANOPY ON A SHUTTLE CAR THIS TASK WAS BEING PERFORMED BY USING A HYDRAULIC JACK WHILE REMOVING THE JACK FROM BENEATH THE CANOPY HIS FINGER WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND JACK THIS INJURY WAS CAUSED BY THE CANOPY SUDDENLY DROPPING APPROX 3"

OPER RF BOLTER WHEN ACC. OCC. THIN PC OF SHALE FELL FORM RF. AND STRUCK ON L. EAR.

VICTIM WAS MOVING A TRAILING CABLE AND WATERLINE FOR A CONTIOUS MINER. HE MOVED THE CABLE AND WATERLINE FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROADWAY AND PLACED THEM NEAR THE RIGHT RIB. THIS TASK WAS PREFO RMED TO CLEAR THE ROADWAY FOR HAULAGE EQUIPMENT. THE TRAILING CABLE THAT HE LIFTED SHIELDED, 3 CONDUTOR TYPE.

;VICTIM WAS LIFITNG CASE OF RESIN CARTRIDGES FROM BACK OF ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER & DOWN SPINE. CASE OF RESIN CARTRIDGES WEIGHED APPROX 50#. DIMENSIONS WER E 5"X8"X34". EMPL STARTED MISSING WORK AS RESULTOF ACCIDENT ON 3/20/89.

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED ON 11-19-87 WHILE MINING COAL BY USING THE DEEP CUT PILLAR EXTRACTION METHOD. A LARGE PIECE OF SHALE FELL BETWEEN ENTRIES 7 AND 8 NEAR SPAD 5429 IN THE AREA WHERE THE PILL AR HAD JUST BEE3 REMOVED. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' WIDE AND 1' TO 15' THICK (UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE LENGTH). THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING OPERATED BY REMOTE CONTROL. NO INJURIES WERE INVOL

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED DURING ANNUAL SHUT DOWN FOR VACATION.A LARGE HORSEBACK TYPE FORMATION FELL IN #6 ENTRY INTAKE AIRWAY.FALL WAS 40'LONG X 20'WIDE X 8-10'THICK.AREA WUPPORTED BY ROOFBOLTS.NO O NE WAS IN THE M3NE.NO INJURIES. NEAR SPAD 3082.

VICTIM CHANGED 3NTO HIS WORK CLOTHES AND WENT TO LAMP HOSE TO GET CAP LAMP.HE RETURNED TO THE BATH HOUSE TO GET SOME KEYS.WHEN HE STEPPED FROM BOTTOM STEP OF BATH HOUSE TO THE GROUND HE LOST H IS BALANCE AND 0ELL TO THE GROUND IN THE GRAVEL PARKING AREA.HE REPORTED A SHARP PAIN IN THE AREA OF HIS COCCYX.

VICTIM AND 2 OT2ER CO-WORKERS WERE PULLING UP SLACK ON THE TRAILING CABLE FOR A CONTINUOUS MINER.AS THE VICTIM PULLED ON THE CABLE AROUND A CORNER HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BAC K. THE TRAILING3CABLE WAS A SHIELDED 1/0,3 CONDUCTOR TYPE. THE TRAILING CABLE WAS FOR A JOY 14CM CONTINUOUS MINER. HEIGHT AT ACCIDENT SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70".FLOOR WAS DRY.

ROOF BOLTING IN8TALLING 5' RESIN GROUTED RODS.WALKED TO REAR OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TO OBTAIN BOX OF RESIN STORED ON ROOF BOLTER.EXPERIENCED PAIN LIFTING BOX.BOX MEASURED 5'' X 6.5'' X 46'' W EIGHED 60 LBS.C2NTAINED 30 RESIN CARTRIDGES.

VICTIM WAS WALK3NG FROM A CROSSCUT INTO THE NO.7 ENTRY NEAR THE FACE. HIS HARD HAT STRUCK A 6" X 16" ROOF BOLT PLATE THAT HAD BEEN DOWN BY THE C/M ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS NEC5, R SHOULDER, R ARM, AND B A CK

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN THE #2 ENTRY ON THE 005 SECTION. FALL WAS FOUND WHEN THE FIREBOSS MADE HIS RUN ON 11-10-86 AT APPROX 5:30 AM. FALL WAS APPROX 20' X 40' X 10'. THE ROOF IN THIS AREA WA S SOFT SHALE AN8 HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY CONVENRIONAL BOLTS.

VICTIM AND 9 OT2ERS WERE RIDING IN THE CARGO SPACE OF A KIESEL TELETRAM THAT WAS BEING USED AS A MANTRIP THE TELETRAM WAS TRANSPORTING THE CREW TO THE SECTION FROM THE SURFACE THE WHEELS OF TH TELETRAM STRUCK3A DEPRESSION 7 IN IN ROADWAY RESULTING IN THE VICTIM BEING JOLTED HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN LOWER BACK

VICTIM WAS ROOF3BOLTING ON A TWIN BOOM FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE & COAL ROLLED FROM THE RIB & STRUCK THE VICTIM ON LEFT FOOT ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN ATRS

VICTIM STATED T2AT HE EXPERENCIED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS NECK WHILE TRAMMING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE ACROSS THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT OF THE SECTION. HE STATED THAT PAIN OCCURRED WHEN HE APPLIED PR ESSURE TO THE T9M CONTROL LEVERS.

VICTIM STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING ALONG THE ROADWAY GOING TO THE POWER CENTER VICTIM WAS GOING TO THE POWER CENTER TO ENERGIZE A 21SC SHUTTLE CAR WHILE WALKING VICTIM STRUCK HIS HEAD HARD HAT ON A HALF HEADER INSTALLED ON A ROOF BOLT THIS RESULTED IN AN INJURY TO THE VICTIMS NECK AND BRTOKE THE HEAD PIECE TO HIS CAP LAMP