Shoals Mine: 197 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Standard Threshold Shift- hearing.

Standard Threshold Shift - hearing.

During a routine check, a guide cable was discovered to be loose. All miners were evacuated using main slope. Maintenance employees repaired the cable. Miners then returned underground.

During a routine inspection the main hoist rope did meet the retirement criteria. All miners were evacuated utilizing the escape shaft. The rope was replaced.

While performing normal activites at the escape shaft, the hoist electrical controls developed a minor electrical problem. Two miners hand scaling inside the escape shaft at the time of the malfunction were brought to the surface. A mine evacuation was initiated at 12:45PM and miners were brought out to the surface. Maintenance repaired controls, hoist back up by 1:00PM.

During a normal inspection of the escape shaft, a loose guide rope was observed. Miners were evacuated from underground until the guide rope was repaired. The problem was corrected by 11:35 am.

During a check, the hoist would not operate utilizing the automatic controls. The hoist could have been operated on hand control, but miners were evacuated until the automatic controls were operational.

During a routine check, a guide cable was discovered to be pulled loose off of a ground plate. All miners were evacuated from the mine. After the guide cable was repaired and operational, miners returned to the mine at 10:25 am.

During a routine inspection of the escape shaft, a damaged guide rope was identified on the mancage escape shaft. Miners were evacuated from underground. The escape shaft hoist was back in service at 4:30 pm.

Employee was walking down slope to bottom of B2 when he slipped and twisted right knee. Doctor's appt on 6-7-07 indicated he recommends a right knee arthroscopy.

During a routine inspection of the escape shaft hoist, it failed to operate properly. Maintenance changed out an electrical timer contact and hoist was tested and operated properly. Repairs too approx. 35 minutes to complete.

A roof fall was discovered in our slope on 9/18/05 at 3:30 pm due to power shortage for the surface area. MSHA was notified this day and was onsite 9/19/05. The mine was not in operation this day and nobody was underground. A contractor is performing the cleanup and resupport to the roof and we plan to be in operation by 9/24/05. The main power cable is being repaired also.

During a routine inspection, the guide rope at the escape shaft was found to have a bad spot. Underground miners were evacuated from the mine immediately and a replacement cage was installed. Miners returned underground on 2/1/05 at approx. 10:15 am.

EE WAS GUIDING BELTS ONTO A MOTOR AT THE SCREEN HOUSE WHEN HIS FINGER SLIPPED BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE SHEAVE CAUSING LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER.

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES MATCHING UP GEARS & AXLE ON JCI LOADER. WHILE GETTING UP FROM THE PAD HIS LEFT KNEE TWISTED.

EE WAS CLEANING WINDOW OF HIS TRUCK. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON BOTH FEET RESULTING IN BACK PAIN.

BELT 2 STOPPED FOR UNKNOWN REASON, CAUSING FRICTION WHICH SEVERED THE BELT. THIS FRICTION RESULTED IN A FIRE AROUND THE NELSON DRIVE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. MINE BELT W AS SEVERED AND A NEW ONE WILL BE INSTALLED.

EE WAS WALKING FROM WASH HOUSE TO PORTAL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTHE SNOW. PULLING RIGHT HAMSTRING.

ANCHOR BOLT BROKE ON GUIDE ROPES ON ESCAPE SHAFT. EVACUATED MINE AT 8:40 AM. BOLT WAS REPAIRED AND MINERS WENT BACK UNDERGROUND AT 10:40 AM.

BEFORE SHIFT DURING TEST RUN, MANCAR HAD COME OFF TRACK. GRAVEL IN SLOPE CAUSED THIS. SLOPE WAS CLEANED, CLEARED & INSPECTED. BENT BOLT ON BEARING CAP OF MANCAR WAS ALSO REPAIRED.

WHILE TESTING THE ESCAPE HOIST CAGE, THE OVER TRAVEL STOPS WERE NOT STOPPING IN RIGHT LOCATIONMINE WAS EVACUATED AT 11:30 AM. ESCAPE HOIST WAS REPAIRED AND OPERATIONAL BY 2:30 PM SAME DAY.

GUIDE CABLE BOTTOM MOUNT BROKE ON ESCAPE CAGE. EVACUATED MINE BY 9:15 AM. MOUNT WAS REPAIRED AT 10:40 AM. MINERS WENT BACK UNDERGROUND AT 11:00 AM.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF ELBOW PAIN ON 10/29/01. WAS REFERRED TO ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR AND RECEIVED CORTOZONE SHOT ON 11/27/01. RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 3 WEEKS.

EE FELL A MINE PORTAL & HIT KNEE WENT TO DR ON 11/27/01 & NEEDS TO WEAR KNEE SLEEVE. HAS APPT WITH ORTHOPEDIC DR ON 12/07/01

MINERS DID NOT GO UNDERGROUND ON 9-5-01. PROBLEM WITH GUIDE ROPES ON ESCAPE SHAFT WAS DISCOVERED. INSTALLED BULLET CAR ON 9-6-01. MINERS WENT BACK UNDERGROUND ON 9-6-01. MSHA OF VINCENNES CAME AND INSPECTED BULLET CAR.

AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WITH THE EMERGENCY HOIST. MINERS WERE EVACUATED BY MAIN HOIST. ELECTRICIANS REPAIRED PROBLEM AND MINERS WENT BACK UNDERGROUND. COMMUNICATED WITH MSHA OUT O F VINCENNES ON THIS DAY ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

WHILE LOWERING DOWN THE SHAFT A MAGAZINE IT BECAME LODGED AGAINST THE TOP OF THE SHAFT. MINERS WERE EVACUATED BY WAY OF ESCAPE HOIST. MAGAZINE WAS UNLODGED AND SHAFT WAS CLEAR.

EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE REPORTED THAT USE OF DRILL CONTROLS STARTED SYMPTOMS. SURGERY ON 6-21-01.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN IN JANUARY OF 2001, BUT GOT BETTER. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIATED DISK IN NOVEMBER AND HAD SURGERY ON 11/12/01.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF LADDER AND HIS FOOT HIT CYLINDER LAYING ON FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON DRIVE SHAFT LYING ON FLOOR FRACTURING A LEFT RIB

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP A SUMP PUMP IN PIT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK. HEDID NOT WANT MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME, BUTWANTED TO SEE A DOCTOR LATER. HE WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 8/31/00.

EE WAS DRIVING CAT 621 ROCK TRUCK ON THE 1ST ROUND OF THE DAY. HE HIT A LOW SPOT IN THE HAULROAD AT 16SE WHILE HE WAS LOOKING TO HIS RIGHT. THE TRUCK JERKED AND HE INJURED HIS UPPER BACK.

INJURED WAS USING 8 & 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE 4" PIN INTO BOOM ARM OF FLETCHER SCALER. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE REPORTED PAIN IN RIGHT ARM. HE REQUESTED MEDICAL CARE ON 11/16/98. PAIN PERSIST ED AND THE MRI ON 12/28/98 REVEALED HERNIATED DISC. UNDERWENT SURGERY ON 1/20/99 AND HAS BEEN AWAY FROM WORK SINCE THAT TIME.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE SLOPE, INSTALLING NEW BELT ROLLERS. AS HE WAS POSITIONING NEW ROLLER IN PLACE HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER.

WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ROCK SIZE. EE WAS INSPECTING THE TWIN SHAKERS. HE SUSPECTED A BOTTOM SCREEN WAS DEFECTIVE SO HE CLIMBED ONTO THE TOP SCREEN TO CHECK. WHILE CRAWLING AROUND ON SCRE EN HE INJURED HIS KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK ANDTHURSDAY JULY 16 ASKED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. TAKEN TO IMED IN JASPER.

EE HAD CLIMBED INTO THE ROOF BOLTER WHICH WAS ON A SLIGHT GRADE. THE DOOR SWUNG CLOSED AS SHE MOUNTED & THE DOOR KNOB STRUCK HER IN THE ARM.

DURING MONTHLY INSPECTION/TESTING OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL HOIST IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MAN CAR STOPPED ABOUT 9' FROM THE LANDING. THE CAR WAS LOWERED & EXAMINED. THE 8" X 18" METAL GUIDE AT TACHED TO THE SIDE OF THE CAGE HAD CAUGHT & IT WAS BENT OUT PREVENTING THE CAGE FROM REACHING THE PROPER POSITION. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED & RETESTED.

EE WAS LEANING OVER HANDRAIL TRYING TO POSITION LARGE HOOK AGAINST BOULDER WHICH HAD BLOCKED THE HOPPER. WHILE POSITIONING HOOK HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

THIS EE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN AS A RESLUT OF RUNNING A LOADER. DR DIAGNOSED A STRAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. MEDICAL TREATMENT (MEDICATION) WAS PRESCRIBED 3-14-97

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3 LB. HAMMER TO REMOVE THE CAP ON A CANNON CH-38 ROTARY/PERCUSSIVE DRILL. THE HAMMER REBOUNDED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH. ONE IF HIS FRONT TEETH WAS CHIPPED AND WIL L REQUIRE A CAP. NOTE: EMPLOYEE WAS FOLLOWING MANUFACTURER'S METHOD TO REMOVE CAP.

EE HAD THROWN A TRACK SWITH AND WAS WALKING BACKDOWN THE SLOPE WHEN HE SLIPPED AN FELL. HIS RIGHT WRIST HIT A RAIL. MEDICAL TREATMENT-WRIST BRACE AND PRESCRIBED MEDICINE (MOTRIN).

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE A HAUL TRUCK TIRE. AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH INLET BUSHING FAILED, WHICH ALLOWED THE AIR HOSE TO WHIP AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. MEDICAL TREATMENT. PRESCR IBED PAIN/SWELLIGN REDUCERS.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM AN ANFO STORAGE PLATFORM ONTO A WORK PLATFORM AND TWISTED HIS KNEE IN THE PROCESS. HE SUFFERED A SPRAINED KNEE. MEDICAL TREATMENT- HINGED KNEE BRACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A BOLTING MACHINE AND LOADING ROOF BOLT PLATES. THE LOADER TAHT WAS USED TO PULL THE BOLTER INTO PLACE PULLED AWAY WHILE STILL CONNECTED TO THE BOLTER. THIS CAUSED T HE EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE HIT HIHS ELBOW AND SUFFERED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE ULNA BONE. MEDICAL TREATMENT-SLING AND PRESCRIBED PAIN REDUCERS.

THE HOIST AIR VALVE WAS KICKING OUT AND SETTING THE HOIST BRAKE. HOIST WAS SHUT DOWN FOR 3 1/2 HOURS WHILE WE TRIED TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE PROBLEM WAS EVENTUALLY TRACED TO DIRTY ELECTRICAL CONT ACTS INSIDE OF THE OVERSPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNIGN A CAT 950B LOADER IN A MUCK PILE. THE BUCKET CAUGHT ON A LARGE ROCK WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE LOADER TO JERK. EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE CAB AND CUT HT ETOP OF HIS HEAD. INJURY INVOLVED MEDICAL TREATMENT (SUTURING 11 STITCHES).

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING AND STACKING 50 LB. BAGS OF ANFO. HE CLAIMS THAT THIS CAUSED HIM BACK PAIN. MEDICAL TREATMENT (PHYSICAL THERAPY) WAS PRESCRIBED ON 4/3/95.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A MUCK PILE AND SCALING THE FACE WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM. INJURY INVOLVED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A BROKEN ARM (CAST AND PINS).

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON HIS DRILL AND WAITING TO MOVE. HE SAYS HE GOT DUST IN HIS EYE AND ASKED TO SEE A DR FIRST AID CASE-EYE WAS WASHED-OUT BY THE DR.

EE BACKED HER HAUL TRUCK INTO THE FACE. THE RESULTING JOLT CAUSED A NECK STRAIN. INJURY INVOLVED MEDICAL TREATMENT PHYSICAL THERAPY DIAGNOSED 4-13-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. A BURR ON THE DRILL STEEL CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S GLOVED HAND, HIS RIGHT HAND AND ARM WERE PULLED AROUND STEEL. INJURY INVOLVED MEDICAL TREATMENT (PHYSICAL THERA PY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE MANCAR AND HAD SIGNALED TO HOIST. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SIGNALED TO STOP CAR AND THEN LOWER CAR. WHEN CAR WAS STOPPED COMING BACK DOWN, INJURED EMPLOYEE SLID FORWRD AND CAUGHT F INGER ON RAILING. INJURY INVOLVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. BONE FRACTURE DIAGNOSED 3-25-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS UTILIZING A FORKLIFT TO LOAD COAX CABLE SPOOLS ONTO OUT MANCA. HE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED & ALLOWED THE FORKLIFT TO ROOL INTO HIM. INJURY INVOLVED MEDICAL TREATMENT [DIATHERMY].

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE BACK OF A UTILITY TRUCK WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY LOWERED THE MAN PLATFORM ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. INJURY INVOLVED FIRST AID (ELASTIC BANDAGE WAS APPLIED TO LEF T FOOT). EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING METATARSAL GUARD BOOTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A ROOF BOLT HOLE ENOUGH FEED PESSURE WAS EXERTED TO BEND THE DRILL STEEL WHICH THEN BROKE THE SAFETY LATCH THE DRILL STEEL JUMPED OUT OF PLACE & STRUCK EMPLOYEES FOREHEA D INJURY INVOLVED MEDICAL TREATMENT SUTURING 18 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A ROOFBOLTER AND SCALING THE ROOF WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE SOUNDED THE ROOF ABOVE HIMA ND THOUGHT IT WAS SECURE. INJURY INVOLVED MED ICAL TREATMENT (PHYSICAL THERAPY TWO VISITS.0

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE MANCAR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WATCHING HIS FOOTING INJURY INVOLVED FIRST AID (ELASTIC BANDAGE WAS APPLIED TO LEFT ANKLE.

54736YEE WAS CLEANING UP ON SCALPING SCREEN FLOOR WITH A SHOVEL AS HE STEPPED TWISTED AROUND HE STRAINED HIS BACK EMPLOYEE HAS HAD A CHRONIC BACK CONDITION

SCALING 5 C ROCK FELL ON FOOT

THE OPERATOR WA STEPPING OFF THE DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK JAMMING HIS SELF-RESCUER INTO HIS LOWER SPINE.A HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT HAD BEEN LEAKING INTO THE STEP GREATLY CONTRIB UTED TO THE SLIP.

I.NAME STEPPING DOWN ANFO TRUCK,FELT PAIN IN BACK.NO UNUSUAL MOTION INVOLVED.PAIN SUBSIDED BUT RETURNED AND CONTINUED THROUGHT WEEKEND AND WAS REPORTED TO SAFETY SUPV 5-21-91.

ON 9/254 MAINTENANCE MAN WAS REPOSITIONING CABLE ON HOIST DRUM WHEN SUPERVISOR PULLED ON CABLE TO REMOVE SLACK. CABLE WHIPPED DOWN & SMASHED FINGER CASUING SWELLING. ON 10/7 MAINTENANCE MAN HI T SAME FINGER WITH HAMMER & HE WAS TAKEN TO DR &XRAYED FINGER WAS BROKE BUT IT IS NOT KNOEWN WHICH INCIDENT CAUSED BREAK.

THE DRILLER WAS OPERATING A JUMBO WHEN A PIECE OF MUD FLEW BACK FROM THE HOLE. THE MUD WENT THROUGH A HOLE ON THE NOSE BRIDGE OF THE OPERATOR'S SAFETY GLASSES AND LODGED IN HIS EYE CAUSING IRR ITATION.

I.NAME WORKS AS HEAD BLASTER UNDERGROUND AND WAS BACK AT FACE LOADING DRILLED HOLES WITH ANFO.MOVING TO ANOTHER HOLE,TRIPPED OVER LOOSE ROCK.FELL BACKWARDS AND PUT OUT LEFT HAND TO BREAK FALL. LEFT THUMB OVEREXTENDED CAUSING SPRAIN.

AFTER HOOKING UP ROOFBOLTER CABLE TO POWER BOX, HE TRIED TO HOOK UP SAFETY CHAIN TO ROD. THE ROD WAS STUCK IN HOLE AND WHILE PUSHING UP ON ROD IT BROKE FREE- SUDDENLY INTO HOLE MASHING FINGER AGAINST PILLAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A HOSE TO THE OIL PUMP, RESTING HIS OTHER HAND ON RAILING. THE PUMP FELL AND SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE RAILING, TEARING SOME SKIN OFF. FINGER REQUIRED FOUR STITCHE S.

WHILE ROOFBOLTI3G OPERATOR WAS RAISING WRENCH ON MACHINE TO PUSH BOL INTO HOLE WHEN BOLT BENT. AS BOLT BENT IT PUSHED WRENCH & HIS RGT HAND INTO STEEL GUIDE RAIL MASHING TOP OF CENTER FING ER. 3

INJURED WAS SCALING RIB, PULLING BAR TOWARD HIS BODY WHEN THE ROCK FELL THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO BAR CAUSED BAR TO THRUST FORWARD ONTO SIDE OF FACE ONE TOOTH WAS BROKEN AND ONE TOOTHE WAS CHIPP

PLATE TIGHTENED AGAINST TOP-MASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER-ROOF BOLTING

EXITING LUNCHROOM,FALL TO FLOOR SEVERELY TWISTING LEFT ANKLE,POSS.STEPPED ON UNEVEN PLACE IN MINE FLOOR,HAS ONE EIGHT INCH STEP DOWN.HOWEVER,EMPLCLAIMS ALREADY STEPPED DOWN BEFORE HE FELL.

BELT HAD BEEN RUBBING EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING BELT TO FIND OUT IF CONDITION HAD CHANGED BY FEELING OF BELT RT HAND WAS PLACED TOO CLOSE TO IDLER AND WAS PULLED BETWEEN BELT AND IDLER RESULTING BRUISED HAND AND TWO BROKEN BONES IN HAND

WORKING ON 12\ LADDER LOADING DRILLED HOLE WITH A CHARGE WHEN WATER STARTED TO SPEW OUT OF HOLE.EMPL TRIED TO GET AWAY FROM WATER.TRIED TO MOVE LADDER AND FELL 6-7\.WATER WAS PRESENT DUE TO DU ST CONTROL EQUIP.