Faith Mine Coal

A rock fall occured in the #6 entry 4 breaks inby #7 head-drive. The fall measured 19'W X 60'L X 4'H.

A roof fall ocurred 2 breaks outby face in the intersection at spad #5983. The fall measured 36'L X 17'W X 5'H.

A roof fall occured one break inby spad number 5801 in the #8 entry. The fall measured 48"H X 18'W X 20'L.

Employee was pulling a cathead across scoop batteries and felt pain in lower back.

Employee was moving belt structure out of roadway and felt sharp pain in lower back. (Started missing work on 8/19/2004.

Employee was driving a shuttle car and went through a dip and the shuttle car bottomed out causing pain in the lower back.

Employee was pulling miner cable and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

A roof fall occurred one break inby spad number 5152 in the #5 entry on the #5 conveyor belt. The fall measured 4'H X 20'W X 20'L.

Employee was riding on mantrip, mantrip run into rib causing employee to hit his head and ear on mantrip.

Employee was making a cable splice and while hitting the knocker a piece of metal chiped off hitting him in the right thumb. Required 4 stitches.

WAS USING SLATE BAR TO MOVE HYD HOSES OUT WAY TO INSTALL DRIVE SHAFT ON SCOOP. BAR SLIPPED MASED RIGHT RING FINGER.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED NEXT TO THE AT CROP IN THE #6 AND 9 ENTRY FALL 60" X 20' X 40' LONG FALL WAS CLEANED UP LONGER BOLTS INSTALLED AROUND ARE MSHA AND CO SCOPED TOP TO MAKE SURE NOTHING ELSE E XISTED THE AREA.

EE WAS CUTTING INSULATION FROM A SHUTTLE CAR CAV

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND THE HYDRAULIC HOSE PROVIDING PRESSURE TO THE ROTATION OF THE DRILL HEAD RUPTURED SPRAYING HYDRAULIC OIL IN HIS FACE SOME OF THE OIL HIT HIS EYES EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

HE BACKED THE CONTINUOUS MINER OUT TO SET OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE. WHEN HE SPLIT HIS CATS THE MINER SLEW OVER AND CAUGHT HIS SIDE AND LEFT AGAINST THE RIB. AND THE HEAD OF MINER WAS SITTING ON HIS FOOT "LEFT". NO BITS WERE IMPALING HIS BODY OR FOOT. HE REFUSED MEDICAL ATT.

EE WAS PUSHING BOLT OVER A HOLE AND FELT A SHARPPAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

EE WAS PULLING A MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

LIFTING A BONDER TO PUT ON A REPAIRMAN'S BUGGY. HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS REPLACING SKIRTING IN #3 TAILPIECE. WHILE CUTTING THE SKIRT RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIE, IT SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A BOLT IN A DRILLED HOLE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES. EMPLOYEE LIFTED A BOX TO THE FRONT OF THE BOLTER, AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. LOST TIME BEGAN JULY 31, 2002.

WHILE LOADING CABLE ON MINER, EE FELT BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF ABDOMEN.

EE WAS UNLOADING 36" TOP BELT STRUCTURE FROM MINE BUGGY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PULLING CABLE, MAKING POWER MOVE ON SECTION. HE RE-INJURED HIS LEFT ARM THAT HE ORIGINALLY HURY ON 7/30/01 BUT DID NOT REPORT OR GO TO DOCTOR.

EE WAS PULLING CATCH BACK ON RED-DEVIL. IT SLIPPED AND BROKE, CUT R THUMB.

EE WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMING SCOOP, SCOOP FLIPPED A BOARD UP HITTING HIM INT HE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TRAM MOTOR. WHEN HE SLIPPED THE MOTOR INTO PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SPLICING CONTROL CABLE FOR 6 BOLT STARTED TO STAND AND HIS KNEE POPED AND GAVE OUT ON HIM.

WHILE BOLTING TOP, THE OPERATOR BACKED INTO A ROOF BOLT PLATE THAT WAS HANGING DOWN FROM THE TOP. THE SHARP EDGE OF THE ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK THE OPERATOR ON THE BACK OF THE NECK CAUSING A LA CERATION TO THE BACK OF HIS NECK.

DURING WEEKLY EXAM OF RETURN AIR COURSE THE MINE FOREMAN FOUND A ROOF FALL AT SPAD #3035. THE FALL WAS APPROX 75'LONG, 20'WIDE, AND 6'HIGH. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED AND NO INJURIES. TH E AREA WAS DANGERED OFF AND TIMBERS SET SURROUNDING AREA. MSHA WAS CALLED AND FALL REPORTED.

DURING WEEKLY EXAM OF RETURN AIR COURSE. THE MINE FOREMAN FOUND A ROOF FALL IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY 10' OUTBY SPAD #2701. THIS FALL IS APPROX. 2200' FROM THE ACTIVE SECTION. THE AREA WAS DANGERED O FF AND TIMBERS SET. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. NO INJURIES.

WHILE PERFORMING THE REGULAR INSPECTION OF THE RETURN AIR COURSE A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND APPROX 1 BARAK OUT BY SPAD 2730. THE FALL WAS 18' BY 4'BY 100'. FALL WAS APPROX 1400 FT FROM ACTIVE SECTION. AREA WAS TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

EE WAS SHOVELING THE INTAKE SIDE OF #4 BELT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ABOUT 1" THICK, 18" LONG, AND 12" WIDE FELL AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER.

ROOF FALL ON THE MAINS IN NUMBER 8 ENTRY OF INTAKE ONE. ONE BREAK NEAR #2439, 1600 FEET NEAR FACE AREA. THE FALL WAS 20 FEET WIDE, THIRTY FEET LONG AND FIVE FEET THICK. THERE WERE NOINJURIES AND THE FALL HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF.

WHILE OPERATING A PORTABLE SCOOP BUCKET ROCK DUSTNG MACHINE EE WAS REMOVING LOOSE MATERIAL WITH HIS FOOT WHEN HE GOT IT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE FLOOR & THE SCOOP BUCKET

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 4' X 4' RANGING FROM 0-2" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING EE ON HEAD AND SHOULDER WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR. ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN #2 ENTRY APPROX. 4 5' INBY LAST OPEN XCUT.

THE WORKER HURT HIS BACK LIFTING A CAN OF GREASE WITH A PUMP IN IT. HE WAS UNDER A WORK SHED WHEN IT HAPPENED. HE LIFTED THE CAN AND SET IT UP ON A BENCH WHICHIS ABOUT 18" HIGH. THE ACCIDENT O CCURED ON 3-17-98 BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY LOST TIMEUNTIL 3-23-98.

INSULTATED WIRE USED TO HANG MINER CABLE WAS OVER USED. WEIGHT OF MINER CABLE WAS TO MUCH FOR WIRE TO HOLD. THE CABLE FELL & HIT THE MINER ACROSS NECK & SHOULDER. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 1/26 /98, BUT THERE WAS NO LOST TIME UNTIL 2/24/98.

ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY 120' INBY SPAD #1786 AND TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED FEET OUT BY FACE AREA. THE FALL WAS 180' LONG 20' WIDE AND 4' TO 5' THICK. 48" ROOF BOLTS WERE USED IN THE AREA. THE AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF, CRIBBED AND TIMBERED.

THE FALL OCCURED ON THE 3 ENTRY WHICH IS THE NEUTRAL RETURN SIDE OF THE BELT ENTRY. IT OCCURED APPROX. 3900 FEET IN BY PORTAL AND SEVENTY FIVE HUNDRED FEET OUTBY FACE AREA THE FALL WAS SISTY F IVE FT WIDE AND TWENTY TO THIRTY FIVE FEET LONG.THE AREA AROUND THE FALL HAS BEEN SECURED.

HE SAID HE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY SO HE COULD TRAM THE ROOF BOLTER BY IT.

INJURED PERSON GOT GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN POT ON BOLTER AND BASE OF STARTED STEEL AND INJURED LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE. HE WAS LIFTING CABLE OFF POST ON THE SIDE OF THE CONTINOUS MINER.

THE BELT MAN HAD STARTED THROUGH A PAIR OF AIR LOCK DOORS ON A MANTRIP BUGGY WHEN ONE OF THE DOORS STARTED TO CLOSE. WHEN HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH IT IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND T HE BUGGY.

120 FEET INBY SPAD 1148 A CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS ROOF FALL THAT OCCURRED ON 5-7-96. ABOUT 4500 FEET OUTBY FACE AREA THE FALL WAS 100 FT. LONG 5 FT. THICK AND 20 FEET WIDE.

ROOF FALL APPROX 3500 FT OUTBY FACE AREA , 50 FT INBY SPAD #132. THE FALL COVERED THE INTERSECTION ADN CONTINUED THROUGH BREAK OVER TOWARD BELT ENTRY FOR A DISTANCE OF 55 FT. IT WAS 4 FT THICK . IT OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY.

WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS THAT HOLD MOTOR TO FRAME THE MAN PULLED A LIGAMENT IN HIS SHOULDER.

CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS FALL SIXTY FEET INBY SPAD. 1096 TWENTY FEET WIDE AND SIXTY FEET LONG AND HIGH UNDERTIMED TWENTY EIGHT HUNDRED FEET OUT BY FACE AREA.

SIXTY FEET INB Y SPAD 1096 ROOF FALL FIVE TO SIX FEET THICK 20'WX8'L. 2500' OUTBY FACE AREA ON RETURN SIDE NEUTRAL OF BELT.

EE WAS ON A "BOSS CAR" HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT UP THE HEADER BOARD THAT WAS USED TO WEIGHT DOWN THE VENT CURTAIN. HE STATED THAT HE THEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

ON AN ONSHIFT INSPECTION, CRACKS OR SEPARATION IN THE ROOF OF THE NO. 8 ENTRY INBY SPAD 1170 WERE FOUND. THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF AND CRIBS SET. ON THE SECOND SHIFT ON OR AROUND 8 PM, THE ARE A FELL. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 100' LONG AND FROM RIB TO RIB AND WAS FROM 5 TO 8' THICK.

THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE THE MAN WAS ATTEMPTINGTO HANG THE MINER CABLE TO THE ROOF SUPPORT PLATE.

THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON HIS MACHINE THE DOC SAID HE HAD A RUPTURE IN THE GROIN AREA

THE MINE BUGGY ON WHICH THE INJURED MAN WAS RIDING WAS GOING TOO FAST OVER SOME ROUGH MINE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP OFF THE BUGGY.

WHILE HANGING THE CABLE FOR HIS MACHINE THE OPERATOR OF THE OTHER MACHINE WAS TRAMMING HIS MACHINE ACROSS THE SECTION AND HIS TRAILING CABLE CAUSED THE OPERATOR WHO WAS HANGING HIS CABLE TO FA LL.

WHIEL TURNIGN OTUOF#3 HEADIN GTOWARDS #4 HEADING, BREAKER ON SCOOP KNOCKED, WHEN OPERATOR OF SCOOP RESET BREAKER WHILE IN SCOOP DECKSCOOPED SWIVELED ON TOGETHER CATCHING SCOOP OEPRATOR SFIRST 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.

LOADING SUPPLIES ON ROOF BOLTER.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURED BECAUSE THE SECTION FOREMAN DID NOT TELL THE DRILL MAN TO DRILL TEST HOLES THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE.