Sewell Mine B: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Employee was on EE's knees operating the continuous miner when a piece of draw rock measuring 2'x2'x2" fell striking employee on EE's left foot

When employee released the brake on the rail mantrip, the mantrip began to roll forward. Employee panicked and jumped off. EE slipped and struck EE's left shoulder on rib/brow.

Employee was operating a shuttle car. While being loaded, a rock fowled in the discharge end of the continuous miner conveyor chain. When the rock came loose, it was thrown toward employee, striking them on head behind right ear.

Employee was operating a shuttle car when a piece of rock was thrown from the continuous miner boom and struck employee on face and forehead.

A roof fall measuring approximately 55 inches high, 20 feet wide and 40 feet long, fell in crosscut between no. 4 and no. 5 entry near spad no. 2001. (The fall has been dangered off and will not be cleaned up)

Employee was loading roof bolt supplies onto the roof bolter when a co-worker threw a bundle of roof bolt plates and caught employee's finger between the plates and the roof bolter.

Employee stated that while walking in the No. 4 entry, EE slipped and fell causing EE to strike EE's shoulder on a rock. Employee did not return to work after scheduled 2 week vacation.

A roof fall occurred while mining the No. 1 lift off the right wing of the No. 6 Pillar block on the mains section. The material caught the continuous miner on the left side and caused the continuous miner to be stuck. The continuous miner was pulled out from under the rock by using a separate machine.

Employee was shoveling coal onto the belt conveyor when EE felt a pain in EE's left shoulder.

Employee was operating a shuttle car and was being loaded by the continuous miner when a piece of rock being discharged by the miner struck the employee on EE's lip.

Employee was removing a roof bolter tire from the rim and while striking the rim with a sledge hammer, the hammer came back and struck employee on employee's left arm.

Employee was unloading timbers and one of the timbers fell on employee's foot.

Employee was using a cut off saw when the salo disk/blade broke, a piece of the fragment from the blade struck the employee on the finger.

Employee was using a hammer to remove a bearing from a shaft, when EE struck the bearing, a piece of metal flew back and struck EE on the left eye (Employee was wearing safety glasses at the time).

Employee was shoveling the belt when felt a muscle pull in upper back.

Employee was tramming the roof bolter past a parked shuttle car. The bolter slid and caught employee's leg between the bolter and the shuttle car bumper.

While moving a scoop battery charger to a new location, employee was loading cable in scoop bucket, when he was moving away from the scoop, he slipped and his foot went under the scoop bucket as the scoop was moving away

Employee was operating a roof bolting machine when he got his hand caught between the drill head and the drill steel.

Employee was hanging the continuous miner cable when he felt something start burning in his lower back.

Employee was opening airlock door to allow a scoop to travel through when the supply car being pulled by the scoop struck the door causing it to strike employees leg.

A co-worker was setting a 7 foot timber, when he loss control of the timber it fell on the left foot of this employee.

EE stated that while working on conveyor belt in the track entry, he slipped in the mud and fell on the track.

While working on track, the EE dropped a rail and the rail kicked back and struck the EE on the left foot.

Employee was operating a scoop when a small piece of draw rock fell form the roof/rib and struck employee on the upper back.

Employee was shoveling under the belt conveyor when he felt something pull in his shoulder.

While unloading cinder blocks from scoop bucket, employee dropped one of the blocks on his right knee.

EE was installing line curtain using a Poco Stick. The Poco Stick slid backwards and dislodged a piece of draw rock that fell and struck EE on the forehead and eye.

A 10' timber fell over and struck the employee in the lower back.

EE stated that while working near the #3 belt head he slipped on a piece of belt and twisted his ankle.

Employee was driving inserts into the bit lugs on the continuous miner when a piece of the hammer he was using broke off - flew back and struck employee on the lip.

EE stated that a piece of the rib rolled off and struck him on the foot.

EE was preparing to cross over the pinner cable when the cable flew up and struck him on the right side of his neck.

Employee was operating the continuous miner when a piece of draw rock fell striking employee on head and shoulder.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY APPROXIMATELY3 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE THE FALL MEASURED 25'X20'X6'

THE INTERSECTIO3 IN THE #5 HEADING,LAST OPEN CROSSCUT,FELL WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO THE UPPER BODY.

THE INTERSECTIO3 IN THE #5 HEADING,LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FELL WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE VICTIMS PELVIS AND LOWER BACK.

INTERSECTION IN #5 HEADING LAST OPEN BRK FELL WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN BROKEN LEFT LEG.INTERSECTION FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE BOLTS.

CUTTING TIMBERS3WITH A 36IN BOW SAW

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING ON BUMPER OF MOTOR WHEN THE MOTOR AND CAR BEING PULLED CAME IN CONTACT IN INTERSECTION CATCHING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE TWO.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TIRE FROM A SHUTTLE CAR. WHILE LIFTING ON THE TIRE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE MAN-TRIP TOWARD THE SURFACE AT THE END OF HIS REGULAR SHIFT. WHEN THE MAN-TRIP PASSED UNDER THE OVERCAST ON THE 1ST RIGHT SECTION. IT BOUNCED THE EMPLOYEE UP, CAUSIGN H IM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE OVERCAST.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ON THE BELT LINE HE PICKED A SHOVEL FULL OF MUD AND COAL TO PUT IT ON THE BELT EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TIMBERS FROM SCOOP TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. WHILE CARRYING THE TIMBERS HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR. HE WAS LIFTING AND PULLING ON THE MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE. WHILE LIFTING THE CABLE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. WHILE TRAVELING UNDER THE MINER CABLE, ROOF BOLTER CABLE, AND WATER LINE THE SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT THESE CABLES AND PULLED THEM DOWN. THE CABLES AROUND THE E MPLOYEES NECK AND PULLED HIM OFF THE SHUTTLE CAR.

EE WAS SHOVELING UP COAL AROUND #3 BELTHEAD. WHEN HE PICKED UP SHOVEL FULL OF WET COAL HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES INTO SCOOP BUCKET HE SLIPPED ON THE SCOOP BUCKET AND FELL ON HIS SHOULDER