Shoals Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Hoistman said around 6:35a.m. smoke came out of an electrical box under the hoist control station. One of the switches/relays had caught fire. The hoistman immediately put out the small electrical fire. The burnt component had caused a power loss to the hoist controls. Evacuation was initiated due to only having one escapeway.

Hoist operator reported that the hoist operating system had faulted. This made the hoist inoperable. The "on call" electrician was notified and said they wouldn't be able to make it to mine within 30 minutes. I then reported to the MSHA hotline and called for evacuation. No miners were present in the cage or shaft during the incident.

During operation of hoisting rock, an encoder fault had occurred on the hoist, stopping operation. While trying to reset the fault by powering the system down per the instructions of the manufacturer, the drive would not power back on due to the plunger on the contacts not tripping, therefore not giving the reset feedback to the system.

Hoistman reported that when they went to bring the cage down, the controls didn't work. They tried to perform a "soft reset". That didn't clear the faults. We didn't have an electrician on the property to perform a "full reset". I made the decision to evacuate due to only having one escapeway.

Hoist operator started hearing a noise around the drive motor area. They then shut the hoist down immediately until further investigation could be done. The call was made to go ahead and evacuate the miners due to having only one escape route.

Mine 12-00427 evacuated the Mine on 9/27/24 immediately upon receiving confirmation from Frontier Kemper that the Quick Release Safety test procedure for the Skip #1 and Skip #2 were done incorrectly.

The east gate solenoid valve failed causing the hoist man to switch to maintenance mode. The gate did not shut, causing rock to overflow into the skip and cause a pile at the bottom of the shaft. No miners were present in the area of the incident.

During an MSHA inspection the inspector found that the maintenance platform canopy was damaged. The mine took hoist out of service and evacuated the Mine.

Loose guide structure was found on an inspection of the main shaft. The shaft was taken out of service so that the repairs could be made.

During a test run of the escape shaft, an alarm was given, stating the cage was in over travel. The cage went to 387.5' and threw the alarm of over travel on the Tiley system, the appropriate stop is at 386'. The cage was manually brought up past the trip alarm and reset. Another test was conducted and it produced the same results as stated above.

The escape shaft was found to be in over travel. The cage was found to be at 387', the normal position is 386'. The over travel was caught by the Tilley panel and an alarm was given. The cage did not trip the physical over travel switch.

Supervisor was moving rock to top of stockpile when trying to fill in a low spot at the edge of the berm. Made decision to use the loader parallel with the berm and got to close too the fresh fill on top edge. Left side of the loader slid down the edge of the berm landing on the left side of the loader.

Escape hoist had an interlock for down stop preventing the hoist from normal operation. The hoist had tripped the magnetic down stop switch at the mining level but did not return back to the normal position when the cage went back to the surface.

Reported COVID-19 symptoms on 8/10. Self-administered a home test that night which was positive. Felt exposure came from a co-worker. That individual was tested for COVID-19 with a negative result. Shoals area is experiencing community spread at this time so it is difficult to trace origin.

The Mine was experiencing high levels of H2S gas and a inundation of water at HP7 and 96 (containment site) as well as HP5 off 86 (sump) and other areas of the mine downwind of these locations. The Miners were instructed that these areas were restricted.

Duke Energy utility pole that has a small can transformer and a capacitor bank mounted to it was arcing at the base of the pole which caused the utility pole to catch fire at the base of the utility pole. Duke removed power to the capacitor bank and transformer and Shoals Fire Department wet the base of the pole to keep it from igniting again.

Employee was using a pry bar to remove a loader tire from the rim the bar slipped. Employee stepped backwards, and when EE did EE stepped onto the fork of a fork truck behind EE. The fork had mud on its surface. When EE's foot stepped on to the edge of the fork EE's ankle rolled and EE fell. EE's ankle was fractured as a result

Mechanic placed hand in a pinch point between cylinder & pick attachment. Pick was not supported & shifted, pinching mechanic's thumb. Pick was moved to release the mechanic's thumb. The thumb received a displacement fracture & two lacerations, one of which required 5 stitches. The other required 0 stitches. Mechanic was released with restrictions.

For unknown reason the Main hoist would not run. The Miners evacuated via the air/escape shaft. The electricians found the problem to be a loose end coder switch

For an unknown reason, the air shaft escape hoist failed to operate. The mine was evacuated and after an electrician performed maintenance on a relay switch, the hoist became operable.

Electrician pulled a fuse on the Tube Mill in the Mill Kettle building. When he pulled the fuse, it tripped the power to the plant rendering the main hoist inoperable. The miners evacuated via the air/escape shaft.

Phase fault occurred causing the mine escape shaft hoist inoperable. It was found that the cause was related to a dirty contact in a switch.

The main shaft hoist power kicked out after the second man trip was 20' below surface level. The electricians and programmers found that 3 electrical contacts were bad in 2 emergency stop switches. Once replaced, the hoist was fully operational.

The ABB hoist power convertor kicked out and the hoistman could not reset the device. An electrician came over to trouble shoot the problem and found that a relay had dirty contacts. After resetting the power several times, the power kicked in and the hoist was functional. No damage occured to the system.

Noise induced hearing loss(standard threshold shift).

Employee was attempting to step up onto the rear step of the powder wagon. As he did, his foot slipped and he felt a slight sensation in his left hip area. The slip was contributed to mud on the step and worn soles on the employees safety shoes. An internal audit discovered this was not recognized as "reportable" until 4/9/2012.

Uneven ground/pot hole. Individual twisted his ankle and fell to the ground. The accident was not reported until the end of the shift. Initial doctor visit required no treatment or follow up. On 10/5/10, a return visit due to lack of ankle motion resulted in prescribed physical therapy.

Noise Induced Hearing Loss(Standard Threshold Shift Change)

Noise induced hearing loss(Standard Threshold Shift Change).

During a routine inspection of the Mine Air/escape shaft hoist, it failed to energize for additional testing. After contacting an electrician, diagnosis showed a stop relay switch failed to reset after the cage landed at the surface.

During a routine inspection of the escape hoist, a large piece of ice was noticed on the mine guide that prevented use of the shaft. The mine was immediately evacuated and MSHA was contacted. The mine went back into production after the ice melted.

Employee incurred a Standard Threshold Shift Change hearing loss in the Right Ear.

During a routine inspection of the airshaft, mine supervision attempted to activate the escape hoist. Upon activating the switch, the conveyance failed to move. Supervision contacted surface electricians and evacutated the mine.

A mechanic was attempting to access the hinge area of a scaling unit to fix hydraulic oil leak. He exited the cab and chose a path that lead him over the exhaust system, fender and other components. Upon his final step to hinge area, which was soaked with oil, his right foot slipped from under him and he fell approx. 4' to the ground breaking the upper portion of his right arm.

The mine was evacuated at 4:25 p.m. because the main hoist went down due to IO Module fault alarms. Electricians responded and contacted ABB service representatives. On vendor recommendation, a IO Module was replaced and hoist operation was returned to normal. Crew returned underground at 6:25 p.m.

The main hoist went down due to fault alarms. Electrictions responded and reset the hoist. Crew returned to underground at 6:25 p.m.

Electronic drive on hoist kicked-out rendering the hoist inoperable. The Chief Electrician reset the breaker and power system and the hoist became operable. The situation will continue to be monitored.

The skip stuck open due to mud build up. This make the hoist inoperable.

A thunderstorm came through the area knocking out power to the Shoals Plant. The mine hoist was disabled. The mine evacuated due to only one means of entry/exit.

The Mine Maintenance Supervisor was in the process of removing a chain that binds a double entry gate to the surface air shaft. As he was removing the chain, the back side of his right hand struck the razor wire directly above the gates. He received a small laceration. Employee received 3 sutures to close the wound, and a tetanus injection.

The discharge chute below crusher became plugged. the skip was dumped at this time. a high-hopper level limit switch was tripped that disables the hoist. the mine was evacuated due to only one means of entry/exit.

Ee#1 & ee#2 were removing 90lb half moon shaped eccentric cover in preparation for new piece of installation. as the 2 ee's proceeded ee#1 was backing up to ascend a step & his pant leg got caughton the metal step & he fell backwards. Ee#2 (the injured ee) received the complete load & threw it to the side so it wouldn't hit ee#1. As ee#2 did this he pulled his back.

A JAMM OCCURRED IN THE DISCHARGE CHUTE AFTER THE SURFACE DOUBLE CRUSHER ROCK BACKED UP ALL THE WAY TO THE MAIN SKIP DISCHARGE HOPPER THE MAIN SKIPS WERE FULL AND THE HOIST-MAN WAS UNABLE TO DU MP THE LOAD. THIS RENDERED MAIN SHIFT INOPERATIVE.

THE HOIST LOST ELECTRICLA POWER DUE TO THE 4160 VOLT STARTER COIL CONTACTS WERE BAD.

THE HOIST LOST POWER AND THE MINE WAS EVACUATED. THE POWER OUTAGE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE HOIST MOTOR CONTROLS. THE CHIEF ELECTRICIAN WAS CALLED THE NEXT MORNING TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. THE ABB COMPANY WAS ALSO CONTACTED. THE ELECTRICAIN REPLACED A FUSE AND THE HOIST POWER CAME BACK ON AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP.

WE EXPERIENCED A LIGHTING STORM THAT CAUSED A POWER OUTAGE. THE HOISTE BREAKER TRIPPED BECAUSE OF THE STORM. THE HOISTEMAN TRIED TO RESET THE BREAKER, BUT IT WOULDN'T BECAUSE IT HAD BECOME OVE R HEATED. ALL MINE PERSONEL WERE EVCUATED VIA THE EMERGENCY SHAFT AND PLANT ELECTRICIAN WERE CALLED TO HANDLE THE BREAKER ISSUE.

THE HOIST WAS SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED OUT BY 2ND SHIFT ELECTRICIAN TO PERFORM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE MOTOR BRUSHES. WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETE THE HOISTMAN TRIED TO ENERGIZE THE HOIST . THE HOIST WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON. THE ELECTRICIAN LOCKED IT OUT AGAIN AND FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION IN AN INTERNAL COMPONENENT. IT WAS RECONNECTED AND WAS ENERGIZED.

A THUNDER AND LIGHTNING SWEPT THROUGH TOWN ON FRIDAY (5-2-03) A BOLT OF LIGHTNING STRUCK OUR PHONE LINES, IMPAIRING OUR PHONE SYSTEM. THE ABB COMPUTER SYSTEM IS CONNECTED TO THE PHONE LINE AND WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK, IT CAUSED A POWER SURGE PUTTING THE #1 TERMINAL IMPUT OUT OF COMMISSION.THE MINERS EVACUATED VIA THE EXCAPE SHAFT AND THE PLANT ELECTRICIANS CONTACTED ABB USING A CELL

WE CONTRACTED ABB TO INSTALL A NEW HOIST CONTROLLER & SKIP LOADER PLC. DURING THEIR FINAL COMMISSIONING & PROGRAMMING PHASE A HOIST FAILURE OCCURRED, RESULTING IN THE CHUTE LOADER REMAINING IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE HOIST MAN NOR THE ABB PROGRAMMERS WERE UNABLE TO MOVE THE SKIPS MAKING HOIST INOPERABLE. WE EVACUATED.

IN PREPARATION FOR A PLANNED HOIST RENOVATION INDECEMBER, THE PLANT ELECTRICIANS INSTALLED A SETOF NEW SHAFT SWITCHES. DUE TO UNEXPECTED SENSITIVITY OF THE SWITCHES THE LOADING SHAFT INADVERTE NTLY ACTIVATED CAUSING THE HOIST TO BECOME INOPERABLE.

EE WAS WORKING ON #12 ATLAS DRILL. WORKING SURFACE OF DRILL WAS ELEVATED APPROX 40" OFF GROUND. HE CLIMBED UP THE EQUIPMENT TO RETRIEVE A BATTERY CHARGER USING AN 8" BLOCK OF WOOD AS A STEP LA DDER. AS HE STEPPED DOWN, THE WOOD BLOCK TURNED & EE FELL BACKWARDS & TURNED IN THE AIR LANDING ON HIS LEFT HAND & RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS ON LIFT PLATFORM OF #17 ANFO LOADER. AS OPERATOR ENGAGED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO RAISE TABLE,EE TUMBLED BACKWARDS FALLING ON HIS BACK. A HYDRAULIC HOSE BLEW @ SAME TIME EE FELL, SPRAYING HI M W/OIL. EE STATED HE WAS NOT INJURED BY FALL, BUT BY THE SCRAMBLING TRYING TO GET OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE LIFTING PLATFORM, FOR FEAR PLATFORM WOULD COME DOWN.

BECAUSE OF A RUSTED BRACKET, A SEMAN SWITCH FELL OFF OF THE TRACK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT. THE SWITCH INDICATES THE STOPPING POSITION FOR THE EMERGENCY MAN CAGE.

WHILE GETTING IN A DRILL TO DRILL A FACE, THE EMPLOYEE CLOSED THE DOOR ON HIS LEFT RING FINGER. NOT REALIZING HIS FINGER WAS IN THE DOOR HE TRIED TO PULL HIS FINGER OUT OF THE DOOR, CAUSING A LACERATION & DISPLACING THE BONE.

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE EMERGENCY AIR SHAFT CONVEYANCE HOIST, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELASE WITCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND ROPE SLACK DEVICE WAS TRIPPED, RENDERIN G THE HOIST INOPERABLE.

ELECTRICAL WIRE WENT TO GROUND CAUSING HOIST TO STOP OPERATING. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AND HOIST WAS BACK IN OPERATION IN 40 MINUTES.

A SWITCH AT THE BOTTOM OF ESCAPE SHAFT WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION.

HOIST ROPE SLACK SWITCH TENSION WAS OFF.

A POWER OUTAGE OCCURED UPON RE-ENGERIZING OF THEHOIST, IT WAS FOUND THAT A 800AMP MAIN FUSE & A 5AMP OUTPUT CORD FUSE FLEW RENDERING THE HOIST INOPERATIVE. THE HOIST WAS DOWN FOR 35 MINS

EE WAS RODDING OUT #3 LAND PLASTER BIN. A LONG HEAVY ROD WITH A BEND AT THE END OF IT WAS USED TO DISLODGE HARDENED MATERIAL. WHILE RODDING ON THE BIN W/FORCE, PART OF THE MATERIAL GAVE WAY. T HE ROD PROCEDDED TO GO DOWN INTO THE BIN, PINCHING THE EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE ROD AND THE HAND RAIL.

LOOSE SODDER CONNECTION ON CIRCUIT BOARD ON MINE HOIST.

WHEN EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REMOVE A BIT ADAPTOR WHICH HAD BROKEN FROM THE DRILL STEEL, HE HIT THE ADAPTOR WITH A HAMMER, CAUSING 2 PIECES OF METAL TO BECOME EMBEDDED IN HIS ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING UP FROM HIS CHAIR WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND ON THE POCKET KNIFE IN HIS PANT POCKET.

EE WAS USING A 3# HAMMER & A CHISEL TO BREAK THEHEAD OFF OF A 3/8" BOLT. WHEN THE BOLT BROKE , THE HAMMER STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUSING A FRACTURE

SNOW AND ICE WASN'T CLEARE FROM STEPS. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS DECENDING THE STOPS OUTSIDE THE NORTH PACKING WAREHOUSE HE SLIPPED. THE END RESULT WAS A CONTUSION TO THE RIBS ON THE RIGHT SIDE O F HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING ON A HAULAGE TRUCK AND WAS PARKED AT THE CRUSHER. AS THE EMPLOYEE USED THE DOOR FRAME TO SWING AROUND TO FACE FORWARD, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CLOSED THE DOOR FOR THE INJURED PI NCHING HIS FINGER IN THE DOOR JAM. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SIX SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EE DESCENDED LADDER. WHILE DESCENDING EE STRUCK TAILBOUGH ON METAL HANDRAIL. EE DIAGNOSED WITH A BRUISED TAILBONE. PRESCRIBED A MUSCLE RELAXANT AND PAIN KILLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK TO THE CRUSHER AND WHILE TURNING, THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION BROKE WHEN A BUMP WAS ENCCOUNTERED CAUSING THE SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT. * NOTE: THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BEC OME REPORTABLE UNTIL EMPLOYEE WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 7/23/97.

DUE TO LONGER THAN NORMAL SCHEDULED DOWN TIME, THE BACK-UP BATTERY SYSTEM ON THE GE HOISTING SYSTEM WENT OUT, CAUSING THE PLC TO LOSE ITS MEMORY. THIS RENDERED THE HOIST INOPERABLE UNTIL A BAC K-UP CIRCUIT BOARE COULD BE INSTALLED.

EE WAS BREAKING DOWN BOSS BUGGY TIRE TO REPAIR A FLAT. EE STRUCK BEAD OF TIRE CAUSING RIM TO JUMP & PINCH FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE & RIM.

EE'S HAND WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN PLYWOOD BOARD AND HANDLE OF ELECTRIC HAND OPERATED LEFT TRUCK. THE INJURED RECEIVED 4 SUTURES AND A BROKEN 4TH METACARPL ON THE RT HAND. HE WAS RELEASED WITH REST RICTIONS NOT TO USE THE RT HAND.

IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A "PULL BOB" WAS STUCK ONTHE ROPE SLACK DEVICE CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO INTERUPT POWER TO THE HOIST CONTROL. THIS WAS THE AIR/ESCAPE SHAFT.

STS HEARING LOSS

STS HEARING LOSS.

STS HEARING LOSS.

PRIOR TO THE SHIFT, THE HOIST WOULD NOT WORK. ALL EES REMAINED ON THE SURFACE & THE ELECTRICIANSFOUND THAT A WIRE SHORTED OUT ON AN OVERTRAVEL SWITCH RENDERING THE HOIST INOPERATIVE.

THE INJURED WAS MOVING, HANDLING AND OPENING 50 LB. BAGS OF ANFO. AS HE DID THIS HIS LEFT WRIST BECAME SORE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO DUNN E.R. WHERE X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING TENDONITIS. A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTI-INFLAMATORY MEDICATION WAS GIVEN, A WRIST SUPPORT WAS APPLIED AND INJURED WAS RELEASED OF NORMAL WORK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A PIECE OF 21/2 DIAMETER ROUND STEEL OFF RACK WHEN THE BAR ROLLED IN HIS HAND AND PINCHED THE LEFT FORFINGER BETWEEN THE PIECE OF BAR STEEL AND STEEL RACK CHANNEL IRO N. THIS RESULTED IN A CUT APPROX. 1" LONG THAT REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES TO CLOSE.

STS-HEARING LOSS

STS-HEARING LOSS VERIFIED BY AUDIOLOGIST.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE GYPSUM DUST BUILD UP ON ROLLER LOCATED UNDER THE #3 BELT LINE INSIDE THE #2 & #3 TRANSFER HOUSE. ROLLER HAD LIMITED ACCESS AND THE INJURED WAS HITTING THE ROL LER WITH A SMALL BALLPEEN HAMMER ON THE DOWN SIDE OF THE UPWARD MOVING NIP POINT OF THE ROLLER & #3 BELT LINE. HAMMER CAME IN CONTACT WITH NIP POINT & FINGERS. AS EE PULLED BACK FINGER TORN.

INJURED WAS IN AREA WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO SEPARATE A BEARING. AS OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE PRYBAR WITH A HAMMER, A FLYING PIECE OF METAL CUT THE ARM OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND UNKNOWN TO US, IMBEDDED ITSELF IN HIS ARM. NOTE: BECAME RECORDABLE INJURY ON 12-7-94 WHEN METAL WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED.

STS HEARING LOSS VERIFIED ON 1-3-94.

STS- HEARING LOSS. VERIFIED ON 1-3-94.

STS-HEARING LOSS. VERIFIED ON 1-3-94.

STS- HEARING LOSS. VERIFIED ON 1-3-94.

THE INJURED WAS MANUALLY SCALING A ROOF WHEN A PIECE FELL AND BROKE INTO SEVERAL SMALLER PIECES. ONE OF THE SMALLER PIECES STRUCK HIS TOP LEFT FOOT. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND WERE NEGATIVE. A P RESCRIPTION FOR PAIN WAS GIVEN AND THE INJURED WAS RELEASED FOR NORMAL WORK DUTIES.

STS- HEARING LOSS. VERIFIED ON 1-3-94.

STS- HEARING LOSS. VERIFIED ON 1-3-94.

STS-HEARIN GLOSS VERIFIED ON 1-3-94.

STS- HEARING LOSS. VERIFIED ON 1-3-94.

STS-HEARING LOSS. VERIFIED ON 1-3-94.

THE INJURED WAS REMOVING ALLEN HEAD BOLTS WITH AN ALLEN WRENCH. AS HE STRUCKT HE WRENCH WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE END OF THE WRENCH ADN CUT HIS HAND BET WEEN THE THUMB AND THE 1ST FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. THE END OF THE ALLEN WRENCH CUASED THE INJURY. 2 INTERNAL AND 4 EXTERNAL SUSUTRES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING DUST AT THE CRUSHER AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE TWISTED AT THE WAIST.

INJURED WAS USING A YALE (WALK BEHIND) REACH TRUCK TO TRANSPORT A PALLET OF BAGGED SOF'N'SOIL TO A STORAGE BAY. HE PLACED THE PALLET ON TOP OF ANOTHER PALLET AND STARTED TO BACK UP. AT THAT TI ME THE TRUCK BACKED INTO HIS RIGHT WORK BOOT AND INJURED TWO TOES ON THAT FOOT.

SIEMENS SWITCH 7 RELAY FAILED CAUSING SKIP TO OVERTRAVEL.

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS TESTING THE BRAKES ON A HAULAGE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING IT, ONE SIDE OF THE BRAKES GRABBED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL KNOB HIT HIS LEFT WRIST. THE EMPLO YEE'S WRIST WAS BROKEN, A CAST WAS APPLIED AND LIGHT DUTY WAS PRESCRIBED. EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER JOB WITHIN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

IN PROCESS OF CLIMBING ON CAGE. CAGE MOVED UPWARD BEFORE EMP WAS ON, MOVEMENT CAUSED EMP UPPER BACK

AT APPROX 12:45PM ON MON FEB 12 I NAME MINE OPERATOR #4 & I NAME MINE OPERATOR 4 WERE ENTERING RM E63 IN MINE TO PERFORM SCALING OPERATIONS I NAME ENTERED ROOM ALONG RT RIB WHILE I NAME ENTERE D ALONG THE LEFT RIB BOTH EMPLOYEES HAD CHECKED THE ROOM IN & WERE PROCEEDING TO SCALE OUT I NAME WAS SCALING A BLACK HOLE (ROOF EXPOSED TO OVERLYING SHALE) ON RT RIB WHEN WITH NO APPARENT WA

AS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING A BATTERY CABLE, THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND THE CABLE END HIT HIS RIGHT HAND. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN OF THE RIGHT HAND AND WERE NEGATIVE FOR ANY FRACTURE. A WRI ST SUPPORT WAS APPLIED, NO MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED, AND EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO HIS NORMAL DUTIES WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

A CARBON ARC GOUGE WAS BEING USED WITH 120 PSI COMPRESSED AIR A MOLTEN SLAG PARTICLE FLEW UNDER INJUREDS WELDING HOOD & SAFETY GLASSES & EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE INJURED WAS TAKEN TO AN OPHTHAMOLO GIST & A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS REMOVED FROM THE HISRT EYE EYE DROPS & A PATCH WERE APPLIED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY

2 MEN OPERATING #14 DRILL WHEN THEY NOTICED SUDDEN BURST OF FLAMES BEHIND THEM OUTSIDE CAB.PROMPTLY SHUT OFF DRILL ACTIVATED FIRE SUPPRESSION SUYSTEM.FLAMES DIDNT IMMEDIATELY SUBSIDE MEN EVACU ATED DRILL.EXIT FROM CAB MADE THRU ENTRY/EXIT DOOR WHICH PLACED THEM IN DIRECT PATH OF FIRE RESULTING IN INJURIES.

2 MEN OPERATING #14 DRILL NOTICED SUDDEN BURST OF FLAMES BEHIND THEM OUTSIDE CAB.SHUT OFF DRILL ACTIVATED FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.BUT WHEN FLAMES DIDNT SUBSIDE EVACUATED DRILL.EXIT FROM CAB MA DE THRU ENTRY/EXIT DOOR WHICH PLACED THEM IN DIRECT PATH OF FIRE RESULTING IN INJURIES.

INJURY OCCURRED WHILE TENSIONING THE NEWLY INSTALLED DRIVE BELTS ON THE UNDERGROUND CRUSHER. WHILE PULLING ON THE DRIVE BELTS TO PUT THEM IN MOTION AFTER TENSION WASI NCREASED THE INJURED S F GERS WERE DRAWN INTOT HE NIP POINT BETWEEN THE BELTS AND THE MOTOR SHEEVE. THE INJURED S SUPERVISOR WHO WAS WORKING WITH HER PULLED THE BELTS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO FREE HER FINGERS.

DOG SPRING BECAME EXCESSIVELY RUSTED TO A POINT WHERE THEY WOULD NOT RESET AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN THE SKIP OPPOSITE OF THE MANCAGE WAS BEING LOWERED DUE TO MEN BEING HOISTED THE DOGS PARTIALLY SE T. ONCE IN THAT POSITION THE DOGS BEGAN TO GOUGETHE GUIDES UNTIL HOISTMAN SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEMS.

TIGHTENING A GR2UT PIPE NIPPLE WITH A 18 IN PIPE WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE BUMPED RT ELBOW ON A GROUT PIPE BEHIND HIM BRUISED RT ELBOW

WAS STEPPING OF0 A LADDER HE STEPPED ONTO A ROCK WHICH ROLLED FROM UNDER HIS FOOT TWISTING HIS ANKLE

THE RAYMOND MIL5 PLUGGED AND NEEDED TOBE CLEANED OUT. TO DO SO AN INSPECTION DOOR IS OPENED. THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE DOOR IS SUCH THAT THE HANDLE IS PINNED IN THE CENTER OF THE DOOR WHICH ALL OWS THE DOOR TO3SWING INDEPENDENTLY OF THE HANDLE. AS THE EMPLOYEE OPENED THE DOOR, THE DOOR DID NOT STOP WHEN THE MOTION STOPPED PINCHING THE EMPLOYEES TOP KNUCKLE OF THE LEFT RING FINGER BE

EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N WELDING FOR APPROX.1/2HR.AROUND 1000AM ON 091887 WELDING WAS COMPLETED PER NORMAL PROCEDURES USING PR OPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEMS AT 200PM 0 91887 EMPLOYEE 9EPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HE TH OUGHT HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE FOREMAN INSPECTED EMPLOYEES EYE FOUND NO FOREIGN BODY & RINSED EYE AS A PRECAUTION THE EMPLOYEE CAME TO WOR

AN ACCIDENT WIT2 NO INJURY OCCURRED WHEN A FIRE OF UNDTERMINED NATURE BROKE OUT ON AN EIMCO LOADER. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT WITHIN MINUTES IT WAS DECIDED TO ABANDON THE ATTEMPTS & EVA7UATE THE MINE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FIRE HAD SUBSIDED & PRODUCTION WAS SCHEDULED FOR 12AM ON 9-29-86. AFTER MSHA HAD INSPECTED & CLEARED THE SITE MINIMAL AREA WAS ROPED OFF &

THE MINE WAS IN3 FINAL PREPARATION FOR A 3 WEEK SHUT DOWN ON AUG 16 ON 8-12 I.NNAME WAS ASSISTING IN ROOF SCALING ONE OF THE LAST PRODUCTION AREAS PRIOR TO SHUT DOWN WHEN INJURY OCCURRED I.NA ME WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO HELP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SCALE A LOOSE SLAB OF ROCK WITH A 6 FT SCALING BAR ANOTHER LOOSE ROCK WAS WEDGED INDIRECTLY ABOVE THE MAIN SLAB AND WOULD REQUIRE 2 EMPLOYEES TO PR