Mine No 3 Coal

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE SECTION FOREMAN. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 7250' OUT OF THE FACE AREA AND WAS BY THE #7 ENTRY. THE AREA MEASURED 23' X 21' WIDE X 12' HIGH AND DOES NOT AFFECT VENTIL ATION AND NO EQUIPMENT OR PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED.

THIS FALL OF THE MINE ROOF WAS DISCOVERED BY FOREMAN WHILE TRAVELING THE INTAKE AIRWAY TO THE WORKING SECTION. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP, VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED NOR THE ESCAPEWAY AFFECTED. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' TENSION POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 9100 FEET OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION #2 BELTLINE OF THE NORTHWEST MAINS.

THE FALL OCCURRED AS THE 001 CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CUTTING THE RIGHT PILLAR CUT OUT OF THE #4 BLOCK. THE MINER WAS CAUGHT FROM THE CUTTER DRUMS BACK TO THE CUTTER BOOM HINGE POINT. THIS MINE US ES THE MINERS TO PILLAR WITH UTILIZING THE 3-CUT PILLAR PLAN. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 70' INBY SURVEY STATION #3587.

EE WAS CLEANING BELT WHEN HE WAS EMPTYING HIS SHOVEL WHEN HIS SHOVEL CONTACTED A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS ON THE BELT CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO KICK BACK AND THE HANDLE STRUCK THE EE INT HE MOUTH CA USING 2 FRACTURE OF 2 TOOTH.

EE WAS KNEELING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE EE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.

EE KNEELD DOWN BESIDE CAR TO HOOK UP PULL ROPE TO PULL MINER CABLE AND STARTED TO GET UP TO GET BACK ON CAR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A TIRE ON THE S&S 488 SCOOP. AS HE REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE SCOOP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THIS EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH HANDS DUE TO REPETITIVE TRAUMA AND CORRECTIVE SURGERY HAS BEEN DONE ON THE RIGHT HAND AND SURGERY FOR THE LEFT HAND HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 4-26-02.

EE HAD INSTALLED A ROOF BOLT & WAS STARTING TO GET OUT FROM UNDER THE CANOPY. HE WAS ON HIS TOES & AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE & FELT PAIN. ON 4/17/02 THE EE HAD S URGERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY FIRE BOSS IN THE #2 ENTRY 90'INBY SS#479. FALL IS 20'LONG X 18'WIDE X 9'THICK IN THE INTERSECTION. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND DOES NOT EFFECT VENTILATION OR ES CAPEWAYS.

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #8 ENTRY IN RIGHT RETURN. SIZE OF FALL 30'LONG X 17'WIDE X 9'THICK. SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT WAS INSTALLED IN AREA. HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF, FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

EE STATED WHILE WALKING TOWARD HIS VECHILE IN PARKING LOT HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST A EXHAUST PIPE OF VEHCILE PANTKER BESIDE HIS CAUSING A LACERATION.

EE STATES HE WAS BEHIND MINER REMOVING CONVEYOR BOOM JACK FROM MINER. EE WAS SHAKING JACK IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE IT FROM GOB. JACK BECAME LOOSE AND CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND AGAINST FRAME OF MINER, RESULTING IN LACERATION.

ON 2/1/01 EE REPORTED AN ALLEGED INJURY BY PHONETO A MINE SUPERVISOR AT HIS HOME. THE ALLEGED INJURY WAS TO HAVE OCCURED WHILE THROWING ROOF BOLT PLATES ACROSS THE ROOF DRILL TO HIS COWORKER AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE DRILL WC HAS RULED COMPENSIBLE. INTERVER INVESTIGATION EVALUATEDTHE COWORKER REMEMERED EE HURTING HAND SOMETIME IN 2000. NO MANAGEMENT EE WAS AWARE OF ISSUE PRI

EE STATES HE WAS RIDING W MANTRIP TO SECTION WHEN MANTRIP WENT THRU DEEP AND BETWEEN OUT CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK ALLEGED ACCIDENT ON 10-10-00 WAS TREATED AS FIRST AID. EE HAS HAD BACK SURGR Y FOR PREVIOUS ACCIDENT ON JAN 1995. INCIDENT WAS TREATED AS RECORRAUCNE BY MEDICAL PERSONAL OF OLD INJURY ON 11-14-00. MEDICAL SPECIALIST MADE ASSEMBENT THAT THERE WAS A NEW INJURY AT WHICH

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING MINER CABLE ALONG WITH 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAININ HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 10-17-00 WHEN DOCTOR PLACED HIM ON NON-WORKING STATU S PENDING MEDICAL EXAM RESULTS.

EMPLOYEE WALKED BESIDE ROOF DRILL; A PIECE OF ROCK SUDDENLY BROKE FROM THE TOP, STRIKING HIM. INITIAL VISIT TO EMERGENCY ROOM REVEALED NO FRACTURE, BUT REVISIT TO SPECIALIST ON 8/16/00 REVEAL ED A NON-DISPLACED FRACTURE OF 9TH RIB ON LOWER RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING A CINTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW DISLODGED FROM BEHIND BOLTS AND RIBS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, LEFT ARM, WRIST. REFERRED TO SPECIALIST ON 7-25-00 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.