Deep Mine #22 Coal

INSTALLING SURVEY STATION SPADS BY DRILLING HOLE IN MINE ROOF WITH STAR DRILL AND HAMMER, #5 HEADING, HAMMER MISSED DRILL, SLIPPED FROM HAND AND STRUCK HEAD NEAR EYEBROW, RIGHT EYE.

EE OPERATING OPPOSITE OPERATOR SIDE OF T-BAR, TWIN HEAD FLETCHER ROOF DRILL. INSTALLING 1ST BOLT, 1ST ROW #5 HDG. HAD DRILLED HOLE W/STARTER, LOWERING DRILL HEAD THOUGHT PIECE OF STEEL FELL FR OM TRAY AND CAUGHT LEVERS SWINGING HEAD/BOOM CAUGHT AGAINST RIB. ER VISIT 10-01 RETURNED WITH NO RESTRICTION. REFERRED TO PANEL DR. 10-06 AND WAS RETURNED RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 10-07.

EE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS SECTION TO ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITH DINNER BUCKET AND THERMOS BOTTLE IN LEFT HAND AND TWISTED LEFT WRIST. ER VISIT ON 9/26/98 RETURNED TO WORK, ORTHOPEDIC VISIT ON 9-28 -98 RETURNED TO WORK RESTRICTED ON 9-28-98

EE WAS OPERTING SHUTTLE CAR, TURNED AROUND AND CHANGED POSITION, TO TRAM LOADED CAR TO FEEDER AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. ER VISIT ON 7/22/98 RUPTURED VESSEL DRAINED FLUID AND RETURND TO WORK NEXT REGUALR SHIFT 7/23/98 W/NO RESTRIT-IONS. REFERRAL TO ORTHAPEDIC ON 7/28/98 RETURNED7/29/98 RESTRICTED ACTIVITY

LIFTED TIMBER UNDERGROUND TO MOVE AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL CABLE, 42" SEAM HEIGHT- MUDDY. LOST FOOTING AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

HELPING SET PUMP ON 4-24-98 AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK.

CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE OPERATOR WAS DEVELOPING #8 ENTRY WHEN RIGHT RUN CONNECTED ON LEFT SIDEINTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ABANDONED MINE.

THE OPERATOR WAS NOTIFIED THAT A HEARING LOSS CLAIM WAS FILED. NOTICE RECEIVED 3-24-98. THE CASE IS PENDING. (APR.20,1998 - CLAIMENT WITHDREW CLAIMS, THERFORE CLAIM WAS DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJU DICE.)

CHANGING PAN PACK ON CONTINUOUS MINER, COWORKER WAS STRIKING PUNCH, WHICH WAS HELD BY EE, WITH HAMMER AND HIT EE'S FINGER.

A FALL OCCURRED WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING AT APPROX. 0444 IN THE 001 SECTION, PANEL 9. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 18' W X 50' L X 6' H. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48" FULL RESIN GROUTED BOLTS, NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED & VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK, FINISHED SHIFT & WENT HOME. WAS TAKEN TO ER ON 10/13/97, DIAGNOSED WITH STRAINED MUSCLES, LOWER BACK, [...]. RETURNED TO WORK RESTRI CED ON 10/21/97 & RETURNED TO WORK REGULAR DUTIE 11/4/97.

ROOF DRILL OPERATOR = 36"SEAM A+ WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, CLEANING BOTTOM WITH DRILL HEAD, POSITIONED SITTING ON KNEES AND FEET, HEAD CAUGHT BOTTOM AND CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK TOP OF KNEE. E R VISIT 9-11-97, RETURNED TO WORK NO RESTRICTIONS. FOLLOW UP VISIT TO ER 9-13-97 DR. RETURNED EMPLOYEE TO WORK 9-15-97 RESTRICTED.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY FIREBOSS AT APPROX. 0440, 8-18-97. APPROX DIMENSIONS 70' X 20' X 5' AND LOCATED XX 700' OUTBY ACTIVE WORKING FACE NEAD SPAD #721 BETWEEN #5 & #6XXXX. PREVIOUSLY B OLTED WITH 48" RESIN RODS.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED SMALL PIECE OF DRAWSLATE AND PUT IT IN SHUTTLE CAR. HUNG LINE CURTAIN AND LAER BEGAN COMPLAINING WWITH CATCH IN LOWER BACK. ER DR RECOMMENDED NEXT 2 DAYS OF WORK AS RESTRICTED DUTY.

CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE HAD COMPLETE BOTH SIDES OF 25' CUT, LAST CUT ON PANEL. READY TO SECOND MINE. WHILE MINER WAS BEING TRAMMED OUT OF CUT, A HORSEBACK FELL APPROX. 15' L X 18' W X 4'H, S ETTING DOWN ON MINING MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED 11-27-96, 3:00PM-11:00PM SHIFT. COMPLETED REPORTS AND SLIPPED ON 2ND STEP LEAVING AFFICE AND FELL. TRANSPORTED TO ER @ 1:00AM ON 11/28/96. RELEASED TO RETURN FOR CHECK O N 11/29/96 DIAGNOSED AS FRACTURE REFFERED TO ORTHOPEDIC SAME DAY. RETURN TO WORK RESTRICTED FOR NEXT REGULAR WORK DAY 12-2-96. RELEASE FORM NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 12-3-96, RETURNED TO WORK SAME DA

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, DRAW SLATE FELL BOUNCING OFF CANOPY AND HIT LEFT FOOT. REPORTED SAME DATE, FINISHED SHIFT, AND WORKED NEXT DAY. WENT TO DR. 9-2-96. OFF WORK UNTIL BONE SCAN ON 9-5 -96.