Roaring Run Coal

MINER WAS PUTTING IN A ROOF BOLT THE BOLT SLIPPED OFF THE DRILL HEAD SMACHING HIS FINGER.

MINER WAS HELPING TO POSITION A BELT DRIVE. THE DRIVE WAS IN THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE OPERATOR WAS TOLD TO BRING THE SCOOP RAM BACK TO THE BACK OF THE BUCKET. THE MINER WHO WAS INJURED DID NOT KN OW HIS THUMB WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE.

MINER WAS CHANGING BITS ONT HE CUTTER DRUMS USING A HAMMER AND A PYUNCH ACCIDENTALLY SMASHED HIS THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.

MINER WAS OPERATING ELKHORN SCOOP BACKED INTO THE RIB PUSHING HELMET DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD RECEIVING SEVERAL LACERATIONS.

CONSTANT CRAWLING.

MINER WAS TRAVELING ON A PERSONNEL CARRIER. THE FRON TIRE HIT A ROCK CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO QUICKLY SPIN AND HIT THE BACK OF THE MINER'S HAND.

CONSTANT CRAWLING.

MINER HAD HIS FEET UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAMMED EQUIPMENT TRAPPING MINER'S FEET.

CONSTANT CRAWLING CAUSING KNEE TO SWELL UP.

MINER WAS CRAWLING ALONG, TURNED AROUND TWISTING HIS BACK IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN.

CONSTANT CRAWLING ON KNEES, KNEE SWELLED UP.

CONSTANT CRAWLING ON KNEES ONE KNEE SWELLED UP.

MAN WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH WHILE HE WAS LAYINGON HIS SIDE SPARK FLEW LANDED IN HIS LEFT EAR AND BURNT HIS EAR DRUM.

MINER WAS PICKING UP CRIB BLOCKS THAT WEIGHED APPROX 60 LBS WAS BENT OVER FELT PAIN IN LEFT GROIN.

MINER WAS PULLING ON A SNAPRING, HIS ELBOW POPPED, THE SNAPRING WENT FLYING AND HIT HIM UNDER THE LEFT EYE.

MINER WAS CRAWLING TOWARDS HIS ROOF BOLTER, TWISTED THE WRONG WAY INJURING HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EE DEVELOPED A CYST ON TOP OF LEFT. THIS CONDITION WAS CAUSED FROM CONTINUAL CRAWLING IN LOW COAL WITH SWET CONDITIONS. CONTINUAL AGGRAVATION CAUSED CYST TO FORM AND MUST BE REMOVED BY SURGERY OFF 2-3 WEEKS?

HURT LOWER BACK BENDING ROOF BOLTS. WILL BE OFF WORK APPROX. 2-3 WEEKS.

EE RECD INJURY TO MIDDLE FINGER WHILE AIR CONDITIONER FAN BLADE ON FRT END LOADER INJURY RESULTED IN XRAY & SUTURES

CONTINUOUS BENDING OF 4' & 6' ROOF BOLTS IN LOW COAL CAUSED A GANGLION CYST TO FORM ON EE'S LEFTWRIST. NOTICED SORENESS ON3/23/00 WORKED UNTIL 10/4/00 TO HAVE CYST REMOVED

EMPLOYEE HAS DEVELOPED BURSITIS AND TENDONITIS FROM CONTINUOUSLY CRAWLING. EMPLOYEE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK UNTIL 10/11/00.

EE WAS RACHETING A LIFT JACK JACK SLIPPED OUT OFPOSITION & EE WAS EXERTING PRESSURE DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENED CAUSING HIM TO OVER EXTEND HIS SHOULDER TEARING ROTATOR CUFF. EE IS HAVING SURGERY ON 10/22/99 DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT

WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ANOTHER EE OPERATING, A SCOOP APPROACHED TOO CLOSE TO THE MINER AND STRUCK THE MINER OPERATORS LEG. THE MINER OPERATOR WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPIT AL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRUISE.

ROOF FALL IN 3 RM OFF OF 2NW BUTT. FALL STARTED 1 CROSS CUT BACK FROM THE FACE, IT FELLOUTBY FOR APPROX. 20 FT IN LENGTH AND 19 FT IN WIDTH AND 3 TO 4 FT HIGH. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED OFF DANGERE D OFF AND ABANDONED.

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF FORKLIFT AND TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A WOODEN PALLET ON GROUND. EMPLOYEE HAS NEVER MISSED ANY WORK SINCE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. INJURY PROGRESSED TO NEEDING SURGERY.

SCOOP RAN OVER ROCK ON TRAVEL WAY . OPERATORS COMPARTMENT RAISED & OPERATOR HIT HEAD ON ROOF. 1ST DAY OF WORK MISSED 3-31-98.

LOADING BELT STRUCTURE PULLED MUSCLE OR POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

ROOF FALL IN X-CUT #1 TO #2 ENTRY 15' TO 20' L, 18' W, 3' TO 4' H. AREA WAS CRIBBED & #1 ENTRY WAS REBOLTED & CROSS BAR CHANNELS WAS INSTALLED. THIS AREA WAS AT SPAD #21+10 IN 1ST EAST BUTT.

EE INJURED KNEE WHILE CRAWLING ON MINE BOTTOM. ROCKS CAUSED TRAUMA TO KNEE AREA. 1 WEEK RESTRICTED DUTY WHILE KNEE HEALS. EE HAS NEVER MISSED ANY WORK.

ROOF FALL #8 ROOM 5 CROSS CUTS BACK FROM FACE, APPROX. 55'L, 20'W, & 4' TO 6'H. THIS ROOM IS OFF OF #3 ENTRY OF 1ST SOUTH EAST BUTT. ENTIRE AREA CRIBBED OFF, "DANGERED OFF" & ABANDONED.

EE HIT KNEE ON ROCK WHILE MOVING ROOF BOLTER EE MAY MISS 1 WEEK WORK.

FROM CONTINUOUS KNEELING WHILE ROOF BOLTING EE HAS TORN CARTILAGE IN LEFT KNEE. HE HAS NOT MISSED WORK WITH THIS PROBLEM. FROM CONTINUAL WORK ON BAD KNEE EE DEVELOPE A CYST ON THE SAME KNEE. M UST HAVE SURGERY DONE TO REPAIR CATILIAGE AND REMOVE CYST. NO ACTUAL ACCIDENT. JUST DAMAGE DONW BECAUSE OF JOB REQUIRMENT.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF MINING EQUIP WHILE KNEELING ON MINER A PIECE OF FOREGIN OBJECT GOT EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THIS RESULTED INTO KNEE INFECTION/BLOOD POISIONING. EE DID NOT HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH KNEE AREA UNTIL 4/15/96.

EE SLIPPED ON STEP WHILE GETTING OUT OF FORK LIFT FELL TO GROUND INJURING LEFT ANKLE [SPRAIN].

EMP WAS LOADING SOLID CONCRETE BLOCK INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND A BLOCK FELL FROM PALLET ON TO EMPLOYEES FOOT. BLOCK LANDED JUST BEHIND STEEL TOE PORTION OF SHOE.

MUD SLIP INBY GRAY SHALE OF HIWALL. 40'W - 0 TO 6" AT COAL SEAM 30' THICKNESS WAS 4' OF SHALE.

EMPLOYEE INJURED BACK WHILE LIFTING STRUCTURE THAT WAS EMBEDDED IN MUD

UNCONSOLIDATED ROOF IN AN INTERSECTION.

VERTICAL SLIP IN ROOF WATER DRIPPING.3" TO 4" OF BONY WAS BEING SUPPORTED.3' ROOF BOLT WITHIN 6" OF DRIPPERS WERE FULLY GROUTED AND 6' TEST HOLES WERE DRY AND INDICATED NO BREAKS.SLIP WENT ACR OSS LAST OPEN X-CUT AND THEN AN INTERSECTION.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING BATTERY LIDS ON SCOOP & LOADING ROCK DUST LATER THAT MORNING

WHILE OPERATING RUBBER TIRED SCOOP OPERATOR GOT HIS HEAD PINCHED BETWEEN SCOOP AND ROOF AND RIB THIS ACTION CUT HIS HEAD REQUIRING STITCHES. NO FAULT OF EQUIPMENT.

WHILE LOADING ROOF BOLT SUPPLIES, EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLES CAUSING SPASMS.

WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AROUND TAIL AREA, SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT BY BELT. THIS CAUSED THE SHOVEL TO PINCH FINGER TIP BETWEEN SHOVELS METAL HANDLEAND TAIL FRAME.

EE BUILT A STOPPING AND AFTER CLEANING UP EXCESS BLOCK AND SUPPLIES EXPERIENCED TIGHTENESS AND BURNING IN LOWER BACK CAUSING SPASMS THIS EE HAS HAD AN ON GOING LOWER BACK PROBLEM SINCE FIRST I NJURY BACK IN MAY OF 1993, WHICH WAS HIS FIRST LOST TIME ACCIDENT RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE OVER BELT LINE AND FELT A PULL/BURN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES INJURED PARTS FELT SORENESS IN AREA WHERE EE JUST HAD SURGERY FOR A HERNIA. EE WENT TO SURGEN WHO RECOMMENDED A FEW DAYS OFF WITH MEDICATION FOR INFLAMATION EE FOLLOWED DR INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTED BACK TO WORK.

THE MAN AND HELPER WERE LIFTING BELTING UP WITH LIFTING BAR. THE MAN FELT A PULL AND BURNING IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

DURING THE PRESHIFT EXAM OF THE ROOMS OFF OF T6 1ST NW BUTT SECTION HEAVING CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED A LONG WITH ROOF SPALLING THE BOTTOM CONTINUED TO HEAVE TRAPING T6 MINING EQUIPMENT ROOF FA LLS OCCURRED ALONG T6 SOLID COAL PILLAR SUBSEQUET TO T6 FLOOR LEAVE OCCURING SEVERAL HOURS LATER