No 7: 109 MSHA citations Coal

WHILE SHOVELING BELT EE LEG WAS CAUGHT BY BELT.

EMPLOYEE MOVING PINNER BACK TO SETUP AND PUT ANOTHER BOLT ON TOP AND DRAW ROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS.

MAKING A CABLE SPLICE IN #1 BUGGY INB #7 ENTRY WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND.

HOLDING CURTAIN UP AS A BOLTER WAS TRAMMING UP IN FACE OF #6 HDG WHEN EQUIPMENT HIT RIGHT FOOT.

OPERATOR OF BOLTER TRAMMED OVER CLETIS MOUNTS FOOT.

CLEANING #2 BELT WHEN HIS KNEE TURNED & HE HURT HIS KNEE IN THE MUD.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUSTING ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND HIS ARM STARTED HURTING.

HE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HE GOT OUT TO TURN AROUND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE WENT TO BEDN A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN SHOULDR WHEN HE STRAIGHTEDN THE BOLT BACK OUT HE STATED IT FELT LIKE A KNIFE STRIKINGHIS SHOULDER

EE WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER. AFTER HE HAD PUT UP 1 ROW OF BOLTS & WAS SETTING UP TRS & CANOPY, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE FACE & BACK

EE WAS RUNNING MINER. PIECE OF SLATE FELL, HIT HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND REMOTE BOX.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLT SUPPLIES WHEN HE WENT TO MOVE FOOT, GOT CAUGHT ON BAND,TRIPPED AND FELL ON BUTTOCKS.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING A BOX OF GLUE FROM THE REAR OF THE BOLTER AND INJURIED BACK.

EE TOLD MINER MAN TO MOVE THE BOOM ON MINER, DODNOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, BOOM RAISED HITTING HAND

SCOOP GOT ON LEFT FOOT & CUT TOE

BOOM ON ROOF BOLTER FALL DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT

SEVERAL MEN WERE LOADING CRIB BLOCKS, ONE MAN DROPPED TWO BLOCKS THAT WERE STUCK TOGETHER. EE WAS REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP A BLOCK AT THE SAME TIME. THE DROPPED BLOCK HIT EE S HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BOLT OUT OF RIPPERHEAD MOTOR WITH A 3/4" RATCHET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT POT OUT OF MINER. HE LIFTED BEFORE THE MEN DID. HE FELT PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION BUT CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 05-13-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO PITT-FAIR UNTIL 05-08-98.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP, HE DROPPED BOOM ON KNEE.

EE STATED HE REINJURED HIS BACK. THE FIR DAY HE RETURNED TO WORK, HE WAS CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON BUGGY--HE STRAINED HIS BACK AGAIN WHILE TAKING THE TIRE OFF.

EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING BOX OF GLUE OFF OF ROOFBOLTER AND PULLED A MUSCLE

EMPLOYEE STATED HE BENT OVER TO LIFT A BELT ROPEAND PULLED BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SITTING DOWN, USING A REDDEVIL TO PUT BELT BACK TOGETHER, RING ON BELT CLAMP ON OPPOSITE SIDE BROKE PULLING EMPLOYEE FORWARD WHEN IT BROKE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RUNNING A ROOF BOLTER. HE HEARD A "POP" IN HIS KNEE BUT DID NOT FEEL ANY PAIN. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES WORKING.

EMPLOYEE FELL IN PARK LOT WHILE WALKING.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRACING PHONE LINE ALONG THE HILL ADJACENT TO THE MINE ROAD. EMPLOYEE FIRST REPORTED THAT HE FELL OFF OF PHONE POLE INTO A 4' DEEP HOLE. 4' DEEP HOLE IS 200' AWAY FROM POLE. 2ND R EPORT HE WAS WALKING BY THE HOLE TRACING PHONE LINE AND FELL IN HOLE. 3RD REPORT THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A ROCK AT THE HOLE, SLIPPED OFF AND FELL IN THE HOLE.

EE WAS STANDING BY BUGGY. GOT FOOT UNDER BUGGY WHEN PUSHING BUGGY OFF OF BUGGY CABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING MINER UP IN #5 HEADING. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE SWUNG THE MINER AROUND TO SET IT UP HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AND LOWER BACK WITH THE MINER.

EE WAS TRYING TO BREAK BOLTS LOOSE ON A RIPPER MOTOR BY PUSHING WITH HIS KNEES ON A BREAKER BAR.FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND WORKED HIS NEXT 2 SCHEDULED SHIFTS; 24TH & 25 TH. ON FEB. 26TH THE EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR APAIN SHOT AND HAD NOT BEEN BACK SINCE.

EMPLOYEE MOVED ROOF BOLTER UP. WENT TO GET UNDER CANOPY AND TRIPPED OVER A LUMP OF COAL.

WHILE REPAIRING MINER, THE EE WAS REMOVING LIFTING JACK FROM PAN OF MINER AND WAS STRUCK ON FINGER BY JACK. LEFT WORK AT 1:30 TO GO TO MD

ROCK FELL ON FOOT [RIGHT] INSIDE OF MINER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP, BENDING BOLT. WHILE BENDING BOLT TO INSTALL IN TOP, HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR WRENCH WHEN DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE, STRIKING THUMB AGAINST PART ON ROOF BOLTER.

EE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER LOADING SUPPLIES ON PINNER.

EE WAS LIFTING A ROCK OUT OR THE TAILPIECE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMP WAS HOOKING TURNBUCKLE TO SHUTTLE CAR (S/C WAS STUCK ON FEEDER). ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR WAS HOOKED TO IT TO PULL IT OUT. THE SHUTTLE CAR MOVED TOO SOON CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO CATCH HIS FINGER BE TWEEN TURNBUCKLE AND SHUTTLE CAR.

EMPLOYEE HAD FLAT ON 3-WHEELER. HE JACKED IT UP TO TAKE THE WHEEL OFF THE 3-WHEELER FELL OFF THE JACK AND HIT THE LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT OF THE EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS LOADING PINNING SUPPLIES AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. STRAINED STOMACH MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO JACK A BELT TOGETHER. WHILE DOING SO, THE BELT BROKE. THE JOLT FORM THIS CAUSED PAIN IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE TAILPIECE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING WHEEL UNIT HE USING A WRENCH TAKING OUT BOLT ON WHEEL UNIT & HURT HISBACK

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING SEALS, GOT A PIECE OF COAL IN HIS FINGER AND IT GOT INFECTED.

EE WAS OPERATING MINER, MINER BUCKED AND THREW OPERATOR INTO CANOPY.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY SCOOP & OPERATOR SWIVELED SCOOP INTO FOOT.

WAS HELPING PUT MOTOR BACK IN MINER - PULLED LOWER BACK.

MAN HAD THREE WHEELER ON JACK. MACHIEN FELL OF FJACK ON MAN'S FOOT WORKER WS WEARING METAL TOE BOOTS AT TIME OF ACCIDNET. FRACTURED OR BROKEN LEFT FOOT.

PUTTING BULL GEARS ON BELT HEAD GEAR SLIPPED & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SHAFT & BULLGEAR CRUSHING FINGER

IN THE #4 ENTRY MAKING POWER MOVE PULLING ROOF BOLTER SLACK UP WHILE LOOPING SLACK UP RIB. CORNER OF RIB ROLLED OFF HITTING EE ON LEFT LEG KNOCKING HIM DOWN. FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED TO EE, A SPLINT WAS APPLIED TO LEG & TRANSPORTED TO OUTSIDE WHERE EE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.

A BELT SPLICE CAUGHT LIGHT CORD PULLING HIM ONTO BELT.

WAS LOADING BELT IN SCOOP BUCKET AND SCOOP RAN UP ON FOOT.

WAS WATCHING MACHINE BACK UP TO LOAD PIN SUPPLYS AND TIRE RAN OVER TOE S .

UNLOADING ROCK DUST, ONE WAS TOSSED AT ODD ANGLE. FELT A TEARING FEELING IN BACK.