No 2: 661 MSHA citations Coal

Injured was installing a roof bolt in top of #5 heading. The bolt kicked sideways, causing injured to sprain his elbow.

Dump operator attempted to remove a rock from feeder without turning off the feeder. He cut his hand.

Employee caught left little finger between roof bolt and drill head causing laceration requiring 6 stitches.

Employee was reaching across the drill pot trying to bend the roof bolt for installation. As he leaned over he hit the rotation lever with his body causing drill chuck to twist his left hand.

EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A HAND GRINDER. IT SLIPPED, AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND AT THE WRIST.

EE WAS GETTING BLOCKING FROM UNDER SCOOP BUCKET WHEN OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY DROPPED THE BUCKET ON HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER OFF.

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS PUSHING 300 BOX IN BREAK WHEN A WATER LINE 2" PIPE BLEW OFF AND HIT EE UNDER RIGHT EYE CUTTING IT.

SECTION WAS BELTING BACK, EE WAS PULLING BELT STAND FROM UNDER BELT. WHEN STAND CLEARED THE BELT, THE ROLLER FELL OUT OF STAND CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER (ON LEFT HAND) BETWEEN STAND AND ROLLE R.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING GLUE ONTO HIS SCOOP. AS HE TRAMMED ACROSS THE SECTION HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE RIB. HIS LEFTSIDE STRUCK THE SCOOP DECK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE 23RD THEN WENT TO THE DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A MANTRIP THROUGH A CURTAIN. HE USED HIS LEFT FOOT TO RAISE THE CURTAIN. HIS FOOT GOT HUNG ON THE ROOF CAUSING FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT LEG.

EE C0OMPLAINED AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT OF PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. ABOUT 1100 HE TOLD THE FOREMAN THAT HIS KNEE FELT WORSE. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT HE DECIDED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE ON 001 SECTION BOLTING TOP. LET BOOM DOWN AND LET OFF ROTATION. HYDRAULIC RUPTURED AND HYD FLUID GOT INTO CORNER OF LEFT EYE.

EE STRAINED A MUSCLE ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG WHILE CROSSING OVER THE LOWERED DE-ENERGIZED MBC.

EE BOLTING ON #2 SECTION. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE CANOPY JACK. HE RAISED THE BOLTER HEAD, SMASHED RING AND LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND. X RAY NEGATIVE.

PIECE ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT WRIST & HAND WHILE EE PUTTING UP BOLT.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN END SHIFT 11/20/00. HALF WAY THROUGH THIS SHIFT HE CAME OUTSIDE DUE TO PAIN. HE HAS BEEN BACK TO WORK 1 WK AFTER 11 WK ABSENCE WITH BACK INJURY. OLD INJURY 8/2 3/00. (15-17571)

COMING OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT, SOMETHING GOT INTO RIGHT EYE OF EE. HE SAW DOCTOR 11-16-00.

EE WAS GREASING A BELT ROLLER. HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM ON A PIECE OF METAL.

EE GOT MIDDLE FINGER OF HAND MASHED BY LEVELER ARM OF THE BOLTING MACHINE.

EE INJ HIS LEFT KNEE LIFTING LIDS & RUB RAILS OF MINER. HE SAW DR 10/6/00 RTW 10/9/00 KNEE CONTD TO HURT SAW DR AGAIN 10/13/00 DR TOOK OFF WORK AT THIS EXAM

EE WAS LOADING STRUCTURE TO TAKE UNDERGROUND. HE STEPPED IN A RUT IN THE MINE YARD, AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS OPERATING A MANTRIP. THE FRONT WHEEL HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN. THE STEERING KNOB STRUCK EE ON THE BACK OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MANTRIP OUT OF BREAK TO GET OIL. FRONT WHEEL HIT RIB, CAUSING STEERING WHEELTO SPIN. STEERING WHEEL KNOB STRUCK LEFT HAND. X-RAY POSITIVE.

EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE HAS BEEN HURTING FOR AWHILE. THROUGHOUT THIS SHIFT, THE PAIN BECAME MORE INTENSE. AFTER WORK, HE WENT O HIS DOCTOR, WHO TOOK FLUID FROM HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE BURNED AT LOADING FACILITY OF BLACK THUNDER MINE #3. HE PASSED AREA WHERE TRASH WAS BEING BURNED.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING FROM 002 SECTION TO 001 SECTION. HE STOPPED HIS RIDE TO BACK UP. THE RIDE ROLLED INTO THE RIB. WHEN THE WHEEL HIT IT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN. THE STEERING KNOB STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND. X-RAY WAS POSITIVE.

EE'S RIGHT HAND WAS INJURED WHEN THE TAIL PIECE FELL ON IT. WE WERE PUTTING BELT THROUGHT THE TAIL PIECE AND HAD IT BLOCKED UP. HE PUT HIS HAND UNDER TO GUIDE A SPLICE THROUGH, AND THE TAIL PI ECE FELL FROM THE BLOCK.

ABOUT 4:30 PM EE WAS ON HIS WAY OUTSIDE TO GET SUPPLIES. HIS GLOVE FELL FROM THE SCOOP. HE STOPPED THE SCOOP AND LEANED OUT TO GET IT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE BRAKE AND THE SCOOP ROLLED ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND. HE MASHED HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS.

EE WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE BY A ROOF BOLT PLATE. EE SWUNG THE BOOM, EITHER IT OR THE STAB JACK HIT A BOLT AND CAUSED IT TO FLIP UP AND STRIKE HIS FACE. EE RECEIVED SUTURES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HIS MOUTH.

EE WAS IN BUCKET OF SCOOP. SCOOP OPERATOR BACKED OVER A ROCK. EE BOUNCED ONTO SCSR. X-RAY SHOWED ONE BROKEN RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP. HE HIT A ROCK WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN. THE STEERING KNOB STRUCK AND BROKE HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED GETTING OFF MANTRIP. SAW DR AT WHITESBURG E.R. WAS GIVEN MEDICATION FOR HEADACHE.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. EE WAS STRAIGHTENING BOLTS WITH ONE HAND INSTEAD OF BOTH. THE BOLT TWISTED CAUSING STRAIN INJURY TO EE'S RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS IN #6 ENTRY. A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT LEG.

BOLTER WAS CHANGING PLACES. EE STOPPED TO PULL MINER CABLE FROM ROADWAY AND STRAINED BACK. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND SAW A DR. 7-28-99. DR. TOLDEE TO TAKE OFF UNTIL 8-1-1999.

EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT LEG LIFTING A BOX OF X GLUE ONTO HIS BOLTER. COAL IS ABOUT 46" AND GLUE WEIGHS ABOUT 40 LB.

EE HAS COMPLAINED OFF AND ON FOR THE PAST YEAR WITH HIS SHOULDER. EE WENT TO SEE DR AND LEARNED HE HAD A BAD ROTATOR CUFF OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER. EE HAD SURGERY 6-4-99. EE CONTACTED COMPANY WIT H THIS INFORMATION 7-5-99.