JV 18 Mine Coal

This former employee was terminated at 4:20 PM on this date. As they were leaving they asked another employee who was unaware of the termination for a radio. At approx 4:40PM they used the radio requesting an ambulance, alleging that they had fallen down the stairs, hurting their back, leg, arm & ankle. Upon examination by a doctor, no injury was found about their body.

Employee was loading scoop bucket w/cinderblock when EE's thumb got caught between blocks injuring EE's right thumb.

EE was making a splice with knife & knife slipped & cut left hand between thumb and pointer finger.

Employee was cutting heel from boot with a knife. The knife slipped & cut wrist. EE received 1 stitch & returned to regular shift later that night.

EE pulled scoop up to load & turned scoop off & dropped bucket on ground. When exiting scoop began to roll back causing ee to twist and fall. EE complained of pain in left knee. EE has not returned to work since the day of the DOI, 11/6/17.

walking behind machine & it slewed left & edge of canopy hit EE in the chest. EE's momentum placed EE close to the canopy. EE was briefly pinned against the rib.

During on-shift exam of the section, the employee noticed a substantial piece of draw rock hanging in the #6 entry. They pulled the rock down with slate bar. As rock fell, sharp edge of rock caught/struck them on right forearm. Resulted in 4" laceration requiring 7 stitches. They did not have any lost time.

EE & another employee were replacing top roller at mainline #4 belt drive. EE bent over attempting to lift roller up on belt rail when EE strained EE's back. EE went to local hospital and was diagnosed with pulled muscle.

Employee was re-hanging cable on off-side(blind spot) of shuttle car in face(#4 entry cut), when the loaded shuttle car moved & bumped them. They did not seek medical attention until 07/10/2017, stating their back was sore. Employee has lost time, but returned to work on 07/12/2017 regular/full duty.

Employee was taking guard off scoop charger w/help of another employee. They were trying to lift it off when injured employee dropped EE's end catching EE's 3rd finger on left hand between guard & charger. Went to ER received 2 stitches, return to work next day. NO loss time.

Employee was traveling from #3 Break to the continuous miner area when a coal/rock rib roll occurred. The roll struck the employee about waist high, pinning employee down to the mine floor. Rock was approximately 26"x27"x10".

Putting panel board cover on electrical box on section Joy Continuous Miner #2, cover was caught & employee pulled on it, heard something pop & felt pain in lower back & right leg.

Employee was moving miner cable and injured EE's back.

Employee was pulling miner cable slack. A shuttle car came around the corner catching EE's left ankle between the shuttle car and a small rock.

The roof bolter operators left hand was caught in a pinch point when the offside operator engaged the control to lower the ATRS. This resulted in fractures to the ee's left hand.

On 6/26/13 Dominion Coal received notification from MSHA that the ee had exercised his option to work in a low dust area.

The Human Resource Department received notification from the U.S. Dept. of Labor that the ee had participated in a medical examination authorized by the Federal Mine & Safety Act and this examination indicated that the ee has a sufficient degree of pneumoconiosis.

The superintendent was given letter of correspondence by employee from the dr. on 1/14/13. The employee has been diagnosed as having CWP.

On 7/5/2012 Dominion Coal received notification from MSHA that the ee had exercised his option to work in a low dust area.

The tram stopped at the #4 belt drive to give the belt man a ride to the #3 drive. As the tram left the #4 drive the hood of the belt man's jacket caught on a roof bolt & he was pulled over the back of the operator's compartment of the tram. This injury resulted in a laceration requiring 16 stitches to the employee's chin from his jacket zipper.

The ee alleges an injury to his back while dismounting a personnel carrier. On August 18th the ee denied any event that caused injury. The ee left the mine and mine property on his own without medical assistance.

An ignition occurred at the continuous miner in the face of the #1 heading on B-Section. The miner operator was cutting on the left side of the heading when he observed a flash near the right side of the ripper head of the machine.

The employee was using a scoop to transport his tool box to a different location. The incident has been investigated and the employee has been interviewed but the cause is unknown. The ee was taken to the hospital for examination and was released to full duty but did not work. The mine was notified on 7/29/11 that the employee was being treated for a head injury.

Employee had been called out early to repair an electrical problem. When he arrived the shift elect. had repaired the problem. He began working on the communication & tracking cable when he called for help due to chest pains & breathing difficulty. He was taken to the surface & was being transported by ambulance to the hospital when he experienced a massive heart attack.

The steel cable for the B-2 belt drive take-up unit had traveled outside of the wheel guides. The injured employee was attempting to return the cable into the guides when the trapped cable became free and his left hand was caught between the steel cable and the wheel. This resulted in a laceration to the employee's index finger on his left hand.

The employee was checking the amount of supplies on the truss bolting machine. He was positioned on the operator side of the machine with his left foot near the front tire. As the bolter was trammed forward, the employee's foot was caught-under the machine tire resulting in a fracture to the employee's foot.

Employee was closing a swinging air lock door when the ventilation current pulled the door from his control resulting in the employee twisting his knee.

The section mechanic had completed repairing the water supply line to the continuous miner which was located in the #4 right crosscut. As he was traveling through the crosscut to the #5 heading to return his tools to a personnel carrier he tripped on a rock measuring 2.5 x 5 x 6 inches and injured his left knee area.

Employee was uncoupling hitch from supply car. When the coupling pin was removed the hitch caught the employee's finger between the hitch and the supply car-resulting in a laceration to his index finger on his right hand.

A 7X16X2.25 deteriorated section of the roof strata became dislodged around the permanent roof bolts and fell on the manbus trackway. The area had been bolted in the mid 90's using 6 foot conventional bolts.

The emp. was operating a track manbus traveling to the #4 Belt Drive to begin cleaning belt. Approaching the track switch at the #4 belt drive, another emp. was at the switch to throw it when the injured went through it. The injured was looking & talking to others as he was moving through the switch & caught his head against the roof & jerking his head backward.

EE trammed the dual head roof bolting machine from No. 6 heading to No. 5 heading. He backed the machine up into No. 5 heading to turn around & take bolter to No. 1 heading. As he was backing up the bolter-cable fell off the back of the bumper. EE attempted to put the cable back on the bumper with the bolter still moving & caught his hand between bolter & coal lying on rib.

The fan blades on the exhaust mine fan broke out. A piece of a fan blade came through a small opening between the fan housing shroud & the connecting tubing & struck the contractor employee on the left foot behind his big toe causing a laceration that cut tendons & fractured his foot.

High voltage cable was being pulled back and loaded into a rubber tired flat car. The car was being pulled by a scoop and as the car was moved forward, the EE had his left foot in front of the wheel and the wheel of the car ran over his foot.

Employee was roof bolting back area. Installing roof bolt and had to bend the roof bolt to place bolt into the head of the roof bolter. Holding the roof bolt he raised the head up to the bolt. As he placed the roof bolts head into the head of the bolter, he accidentally hit the rotation lever instead of the up lever to raise the head. His glove caught on the bolt and his fingers

The employee was helping another employe put a compartment cover back on the roof bolting machine. The cover had been removed to wash the compartment out. The employees lifted the cover back on to the roof bolter and were sliding the cover in place when the employee caught his finger between the cover and the frame of the machine.

EE performing a preshift examination of section & observed a loose rib in the #4 heading near the pillar line. He obtained a pry bar & took down the loose rib. Additional material came off the rib behind the material he had just pulled. Some of the material brushed his left leg & he fell forward. Additional rock & coal fell on his forearm.

EE as positioned approx 2-3' from the coal rib, when a section of the rib collapsed and struck him on the back. The EE continued to work and perform his normal job duties. He went to the doctor on 12/16/08 and was referred to a specialist by the doctor. On 12/22/08 we were informed the EE has a compression fracture.

While performing a belt conveyor move the employee was attempting to route a flexible water line under the conveyor when his rescuer became hung on the belt structure of the idled belt conveyor. While attempting to free the rescuer the employee felt a pain in his back.

The EE was bolting the No. 2 left crosscut and had drilled the last roof bolt hole in the place. The coal height was too low in the area to put the 42" resin roof bolt in the hole. As he was bending the roof bolt slightly to get the bolt in the hole, he felt a pain in the right side of his lower back, near his rib cage.

EE was shoveling belt with his foot, positioned between two plastic water lines,when he twisted his right knee.(EE had returned to work on 4/3/08 from an accident on 2/29/08 concerning his knee,worked 9hrs on 4/30/08 and 4hrs on 5/1/08,then came out of mine and reported to supervisor that his knee was bothering him again.

The production crew was leaving the section at the end of the shift. As they were traveling to the end of the track in the bucket of a battery powered scoop, the employee apparently lost his balance and it is believed he struck his head on the cap lamp of the employee next to him. The blow cut his ear.

The EE was attempting to put a wheel unit on a shuttle car. He was pulling the wheel unit onto the shuttle car with a come-a-long, when unit turned over. He placed one end of a 48" piece of drill steel through one of the lug nut holes and attempted to upright the wheel unit. As he was prying, he stood up and the drill steel came out and he fell against the shuttle car.

Employee was putting a conveyor chain on a shuttle car when a piece of metal came off the chain and went into his left hand.

EE was bolting the top and the bolt slipped off the head and hit his left hand.

WHILE WALKING IN A STOOPED POSITION, KNEES BENT, INJURED'S RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN. MINE WAS IDLE 6/23/98 DUE TO POWER OUTAGE AND FROM 6/26/98 THROUGH 7/6/98 FOR VACATION .

EE WAS TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER INTO 4 LEFT BREAK. MINER WATERLINE BECAME HUNG AT MOUTH OF 4 HEADING, CAUSING WATERLINE TO COME OVER INTO THE DECK OF THE MINER. STRIKING EE AND KNOCKING HIS H EAD INTO SIDE OF CONTROL BOX.

LIFTING SUPPLY CAR DRAW HEAD & STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE GOT CONCRETE MIX IN BOOT CAUSING A BURN TO HIS FOOT. INJURY TO LEFT FOOT.

THE EE HAD ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE OFF THE MINE FLOOR WHEN A COAL ROCK RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING THE EE. THE RIB INJURED THE EE LEGS AND CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE L-4 VERT EBRA. THE EE HAD A SHORT STAY IN THE HOSPITAL AND HAS BEEN RELEASED. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN LOST DAYS.

THE AREA CONSISTS OF LAMINATED SHALE THAT HAS SEPARATED AND MOVED ABOVE THE ANCHOR ZONE UNTIL IT ULTIMATELY FAILED. THE AREA HAD BEEN ROOF BOLTED WITH 36" MECHANICALS ON THE OUTBY END AND EXTE NDED TO 60 INCHES APPROX. 45 FT TO THE INBY END OF THE FALL. IT FELL UP TO 8 FT THICK AND 18 FT WIDE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING LOOSE COAL AND ROCK FROM THE NO. 6 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION. THE EE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE LINE CURTAIN FROM THE LEFT RIB TO FACILITATE CLEANING, FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE INJURY RESULTED IN NO LOST WORK DAY, BUT THE EE EXPERIENCED RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.

WHILE DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE SMALL PIECE OF ROCK/COAL ENTERED THE EE S LEFT EYE. THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN FOUR LOST WORK DAYS.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO HAVE CONTRACTED COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHILE EMPLOYEED AT DOMINION COAL CORP. CLAIM WAS SETTLED AND APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER ON 3-4-96.

EE STATED HE GOT OFF THE CONTINOUS MINER TO MOVE MINER CABLE THEN RETURNED TO THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. THE EE STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT A SHORT TIME L ATER, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING HIS LUNCH BREAK WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF NEAR A COAL ROCK RIB 11/2 CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD 151 IN THE 6 ENTRY. AS THE EE ST ARTED TO RASIE HIMSELF FROM A SITTING TO A STANDING POSITION. HE WAS STRUCK BY A SECTION OF THE COAL ROCK RIB WHICH CAUSED A LWER BACK STRAIN AND CONTUSIONS. THE ACCIDENT HAS RESULTED IN LOST

THIS FALL OCCURRED IN THE ENTRY ADJACENT TO THE ACTIVE SECTION IN AN INACTIVE SECTION. THE ROOF WAS PRIMARILY SANDSTONE AND HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO SOME HIGH STRESSES. THE FAILURE OF STRATA OCCU RRED AT THE RIBS OF THE PILLARS AND ARCHED OUT APPROX. 6 FT. IN THE CENTER.

THIS FALL OCCURRED NEAR THE SURFACE THE WEATHERING CONDITIONS CAUSED THE ROOF STRATA TO DETERIORATE ALLOWING IT TO BREAK & FALL THE FALL DOES NOT BLOCK PASSAGE OF VENTILATION OR PERSONNEL

THE EE WAS INA STOOPED POSITION WORKING ON THE SURFACE AREA OF THE UNDER GROUND MINE. THE EE STATED THAT WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5-19-9 5.

THE AREA OF THE FALL WAS MINED IN EXCESS OF THREE YEARS AGO. AT THAT TIME, NO NOTICEABLE FAULTS WERE DETECTED. THE ROOF HAS DETERIORATED AND THE FALL OCCURRED. IT REVEALED LAMINATED SANDSTONE AND SHALE STRATA LAMINATIONS. THE AREA WAS NEAR A HOLLOW.

WHIILE TAKING BELT CONTROL LINE DOWN VICTIM STEPPED ON WATER LINE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 50FT OUTBY SURVEY STATION NO 827 EXTENDING 70FT INBY SS#827 ROOF SUPPOR CONSISTED OF 72INX7/8IN DIAMETER DOUBLE LOCK & 60IN LONG DYNA/ROCK

THE AREA OF THE FALL INDICATED LAMINATED SANDSTONE & SHALE HOWEVER AT THE POINT OF SEPARATION THE ROOF WA SLICKENSIDED WHICH WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO FIND WITH THE TEST HOLE DUE TO THE MINUT E THICKNESS OF THIS TYPE CONDITION THIS SECTION HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY BAD ROOF PRIOR TO THE FALL THIS FALL OCCURRED AT SURVEY STA #799

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING COAL FROM A BARRIER PILLAR AT SPAD #749 ON "M" SECTION WHEN A MOUTNAIN BUMP OCCURRED. THE BUMP FORCED COAL FROM THE SURROUNDING COAL RIBS, SOME OF WHICH ENTERED THE OPERA TOR SCOMPARTMENT CUASING UPPER BODY CONTUSIONS.

ROOF FALL OCCURED ON 003-0 SECTION, 3 HEADING, RETURN ENTRY, APPROX 6000 FROM SURFACE. SS 503 INBY 80 FT SIZE OF FALL WAS APPROX. 65 FT X 18 FT X 0-5 INCH THICK. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 36 I NCH CONVENTIONAL BOLTING.

THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON A SET OF WHEELS FOR A RAIL SUPPLY CAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION THE WHEELS FOR FURTHER REPAIR, THE EE WAS STRUCK ON THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS LEFT LEG, CAUSING A FRACTURE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED 3 CROSSCUTS INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 411, IT WAS 30 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 6 FT HIGH. THE FALL CONSISTS OF LAMINATED SANDSTONE AND SHALE. THIS AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED PREVIOUSL Y WITH 3 FT AND 6 FT CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS.

THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF AND SECTION OF DRILL STEEL WHILE PREPARING TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN THE AMPUTATION OF HIS LEFT THUMB, BELOW T HE FIRST JOINT.

THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS PRODUCING COAL IN THE #7 LEFT CROSSCUT WHEN A METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED. THE VENTILATION PLAN WAS BEING COMPLIED WITH AND THE METAHNE MONITOR WAS IN PROPER WORKING ORD ER.

EMPL ALLEGES HE INJURED HIMSELF WHILE LIFTING A SECTION OF CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS CHEST BEGAN HURTING AS THOUGH HE HAD STRAINED A MUSCLE. THE ACCIDENT BECAME REPO RTABLE ON THE 8/25/93 DUE TO THE EMPLOYEE BEGIN NING TO MISS WORK ON THAT DATE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO HAVE CONTRACTED COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHILE WORKING AT DOMINION COAL CORPORATION. OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION RECEIVED BY MANAGEMENT ON 11-9-92.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND DURING A WEEKLY INSPECTION OF THE RETURN OFF THE 003-0 SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 40 FT LONG X 18-20 FT WIDE X 3-5 FT THICK, AND FELL IN THE INTERSECTION ONE BREA K OUBY SURVEY STATION NO. 790 IN THE NO. 5 ENTRYAND APPROX. 5000 FT OFF THE ACTIVE SECTION. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AT APPROX. 2:00PM, DURING A WEEKLY INSPECTION OF THE RETURN, A ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX. 70' LONG X 5-6' THICK X 16-18' WIDE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NO.2 ENTRY APPROX. 3500' OUTBY THE FACE OF P-SECTION (001-0). AREA HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN BOLTED WITH 48" POINT ANCHOR BOLTS AND HAD BEEN CRIBBED PRIOR TO THE FALL. THE FALL DID NOT BLOCK TRAVEL DOWN THE RETURN.

WORK WAS BEING DONE ON #1 BELT DRIVE TO REPLACE BOTH TRACTION MOTORS. A BOOM TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE MOTORS IN AND OUT. HE WAS ON TOP OF THE TOP 48" BELT LINE DIRECTING THE BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR. WHEN HE TOOK HOLD OF THE ROPE TO SETTLE ITS MOTION, THE BOOM OF THE TRUCK CAME IN CONTACT WITH OR TOO CLOSE TO AN OVERHEAD POWER WIRE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INNTHE NO 6 INTAKE ENTRY ON THE "P" SECTION(OO1-0),3000 FT FROM THE FACE BETWEEN SURVEY STATION NOS 920 AND 933.THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 70'-80'LONG 5'-8' THICK X16 -18' WIDE AND FELL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE 36",60 & 72 BOLTS USED IN THE AREA.THE AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TORQUING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT GOVE ON THE WRENCH,THE BOLT HEAD OR BETWEEN BOTH.WHEN HE BEGAN TORQUING THE BOLT,THE ROTATION CAUSED HIS FINGER TO BECOME DI SLOCATED.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE RETURN OFF THE SECTION DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE RETURN.THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO 1 HEADING AT SURVEY STATION NO 808 AND MEASURED APPROX 110 LONG X18' WIDE X5- 7' THICK.THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 3000' OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION AND FELL IN AN AREA OF KNOWN ROOF CONDITIONS AS THE AREA HAD BEN BOLTED WITH POINT ANCHOR BOLTS AND HAD BEEN CRIBBED PRIOR TO

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING FROM THE #4 HEADING TO THE #3 HEADING THROUGH THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT WHEN A SLUG OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM INBETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK HIS FINGER CAUSING A FX TO THE END O F IT

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A TRACK SWITCH, LOCATED OUTSIDE ON THE SURFACE, WHEN HE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A CLAW HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF 48" BELT FROM A SUPPLY CAR OUTSIDE IN THE SUPPLY YARD. WHILE PULLING THE BELT OFF THE CAR, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THINKING HIS INJURY WAS NOT SERIOUS. DUE TO HIS BACK HURTING AND IT NOT IMPROVING, HE WAS SCHEDULED TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 9-18-91.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE IN AN AREA WHICH WAS APPROX. 86" HIGH WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

GOT OFF HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO PICK UP LUNCH PAILS FELT PAIN IN BACK

THIS AREA OF MINE ROOF HAS LAMINATED SHALE INTERSPERCED WITH MINUTE STREAKS OF COAL OR SOME OTHER CARBONIZED MATERIAL ALLOWING THE STRATA TO SEPERATE ABOVE ANCHORAGE.WHEN THE AREA WAS MINED TH E CONDITION WAS NOT DETECTABLE.THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO 5 ENTRY INTERSECTION,3'-5' THICK X20'X20',AT SURVEY STATION #266.DATE FALL WAS DISCOVERED.

THIS AREA OF MINE ROOF HAS LAMINATED SHALE INTERSPERSED WITH MINUTE STREAKS ABOVE ANCHORAGE. WHEN THE AREA WAS MINED THE CONDITION WAS NOT DETECTABEL. THE FALL OCCURRED IN NO.6 ENTRY FALLING T HROUGH THE CROSSCUT TO NO. 7 ENTRY. 1'-7' THICK X 20' WIDE X 70' LONG. ONE BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION #263.

THIS AREA OF MINE ROOF HAS LAMINATED SHALE INTERSPERSED WITH MINUTE STREAKS OF COAL OR SOME OTHER CARBONIZED MATERIAL ALLOWING THE STRATA TO SEPARATE ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE. WHEN THE AREA WAS MIN E THE CONDITION WAS NOT DETECTABLE. THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 6 INTERSECTION THROUGH CROSSCUT TO NO. 7 ENTRY, 2 BREAKS INBY SURVEY STATION #265. 10' THICK X 60' LONG X 20' WIDE.

HAD BELT FOLDED ON RAIL CAR FOR BELT MOVE.THEY HAD BELT DRYED UP CHANGING ENDS WITH TOUNGE OF CAR WITH SLATE BAR DROPPED BELT DOWN ON HAND.

EMPL WAS MOVING 1"X6"X8'-12' FLY BOARDS & STARTED TO TURN IN DIFFERENT DIRECTION. HE FELL AS HE WAS CHANGING DIRECTIONS. HE STATED THAT HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN KNEE.

MINER WAS CUTTING IN #5 FACE WHICH WAS IN A SANDSTONE ROLL MINER BITS STRIKING THE ROCK ALLOEGEDLY CR EATED A SPARK WHICH SET OFF THE ALLEGED IGNITION

E WAS LOADING 6 SOLID BLOCKS INTO A RAIL SUPPLY CAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD ROCK DUST ON A FLAT RAIL CAR & HURT HIS BACK EMPLOYEE LOST NO TIME UNTIL 05-02-90

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE A FLOATING AXLE ON A SHUTTLE CAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE LOST NO TIME UNTIL 5-4-90.

THE INJURED AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING UP AROUND THE SECTION TAIL PIECE IN PREPARATION OF ADVANCING THE BELT. THE BELT STARTED RUNNING OUT OF LINE AND THE INJURED STARTED FOR THE CU T-OFF SWITCH WHEN THE TAIL PIECE CAME UNANCHORED AND WAS PULLED AROUND BACKWARD BY THE BELT. THE TAIL PIECE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE. FIVE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED FOR THE LACERATION TO HIS HEAD.