Shumate Upper Cedar Grove Coal

EE WAS UNDERGROUND UNLOADING CINDER BLOCKS ON HIS KNEES (DUE TO COAL HEIGHT). HE TWISTED AROUND TO THROW A BLOCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LT. KNEE. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL JAN.10, 2002 WHEN HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS KNEE. EE DIDN'T BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL THIS TIME.

EE STATES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTINGTHE PLANETARY OF A 14CM15 MINER. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO MINE MANAGEMENT UNTIL 1AM ON FRIDAY, 10.26/01

INJURED WAS PRYING ON JACK WITH SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE IN THE FOREHEAD.

EE HAS HAD REPEATED TRAUMA TO HIS LEFT ELBOW. HE COMPLAINS OF A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS ELBOW. I WAS NOTIFIED 8-10-01.

EE WAS SETTING A TIMBER WHEN A FALL OCCURRED. A ROCK MEASURING 2'X2'X4" FELL, STRIKING EE ON L SHOULDER.

EE WAS WALKING BESIDE SCOOP WHEN BELT STAND CAUGHT BELT IN ROADWAY AND FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

INJURED WAS TRIMMING SPLICE ON OFFSIDE OF #4 BELT AND AS HE V'D OUT THE SPLICE HE CUT HIS RIGHT WRIST. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED FIVE SUTURES AND WAS RELEASED.

EE INJURED HIS WRIST WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO MAKE A BELT MOVE THE NEXT NIGHT. HE FELT PAIN WHILE LOADING THE STRUCTURE BUT HE FINISHED THE SHIFT ANYWAY. AFTER HE GOT HOME HE D ECIDED TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE OFF WORK.

EE WAS PART OF A CREW RECOVERING MINE RAILS AND EQUIPMENT. WHILE DOING SO A PIECE OF RUST OR DIRT GOT IN HIS EYE. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT & WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

INJURED WAS CUTTING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING A KNIFE TO CUT HIS STOMACH. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED 4 SUTURES.

EE WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE - FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.

EE ALLEGES TO HAVE INJURED HIS KNEE WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE. WE ARE PROTESTING THIS CLAIM.

INJURED WAS TRIMMING A SPLICE IN THE CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. THE WOUND WAS DRESSED AND HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED 7 STIT CHES.

PULLING ON CONVEYOR BELT, CABLE CAME LOOSE, HIT MAN IN MOUTH AND NOSE.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY 320' FROM SPAD NO., 3722. IT WAS IN THE NEUTRAL AIRWAY. VENTILATION AND PASSAGE OF PERSONS WERE NOT AFFECTED. THE FALL MEASURED 20' X 20' X 3'.

THE EE WAS PULLING RAILS WHEN A RAIL GOT STUCK BETWEEN TRACKS & WHEN HE MOVED THE STUCK RAIL IT KICKED BACK HITTING HIM. SMALL CUT ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AND RIGHT LEG.

THE SECTION SCOOP STOPPED 15/W #3 #4 ENTRY AT THE REQUEST OF EE. AS HIS DID, THE MIDDLE SHUTTLE CAR WAS LEAVING THE DREDGE AREA. UNKNOWN TO THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR, THE BATTERY END OF THE SCO OP WAS PERTRUDING INTO THE INTERSECTION ABOUT 2 TO 3 FT. THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT THE SCOOP AND PINNED EE TO THE COAL CRIB AND THE SCOOP. COAL HEIGHT.

EE WAS HELPING PUT WRECKED MANBUS BACK ON THE TRACK USING MANUAL LIFTING JACKS. ONCE THE BUS WASJACKED HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE RAILS AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE. EE STARTED TO CHANGE POS ITIONS IN CASE JACK SHOULD SLIP, HIS FOOT SLIPPEDCAUSING HIS LEG TO EXTEND UNDER THE BUS WHICH STRUCK HIS FOOT.

MEMBER WAS HELPING WITH BELT MOVE. HE STOOD A BELT STAND UP TO HELP PUT A RAIL IN PLACE, THE BELT STAND FELL OVER LANDING ON HIS HAND. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT & DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #1 ENTRY APPROX. 3000' FROM THE FACE ON 003 SECTION AT SPAD #1209. NO INJURIES; NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. VENTILATION NOR PASSAGE OF PERSONS WAS AFFECTED. FALL WAS 60' LONG X 20' WIDE X 42" HIGH.

INJURED HELP SECT. FOREMAN HANG MINER CABLE. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGHT SLACK IN CABLE TO HANG IT, BUT BOTH THE FOREMAN AND INJURED MANAGER TO HANG THE CABLE ON ONE BOLT AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING THE CABLE ON A SECOND BOLT WHEN THE CABLE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FIRST HANGER AND KNOCKED INJURED TO THE GROUND ON LEFT SHOULDER.

A FALL OCCURRED OUTBY 001 SECTION IN ENTRIES 2 &3 AT SPAD #0843 APPROX 1000 FT FROM THE FACE THESE ARE NEUTRAL AIR COURSES. THE FALL MEASURED 80' X20'WX8'H. VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF PERSONS WAS NOT AFFECTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO COUPLE A RAIL CAR TO THE MOTOR. WHILE ALIGNING THE COUPLING HIS HAND SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED HISFINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COUPLING AND THE MOTOR.

ROOF FALL

INJURED WAS RIDING THE MANBUS TO SURFACE. MANBUS STOPPED BECAUSE OF PIECE OF ROCK LAYING ON THE TRACK. INJURED AND ANOTHER MEMBER GOT OUT OF THE MANBUS AND BEGAN MOVING THE ROCK FROM THE TRACK . WHILE SLIDING/PUSHING THE ROCK OFF THE RAIL, INJURED PUT HIS HAND UNDER THE ROCK AND HIS RING FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK & THE RAIL.

WHILE TRAMMING UP THE TRACK TOWARD THE SECTION A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING THE BELT. THE ROCK THEN FLEW INTO THE DECK STRIKING EE IN THE RIGHT ARM & KNEE. THIS REQUIRED EE TO RECEIVE 3 STITCHES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED A BREAK 32 #4 BELT.

EE WAS GETTING ROOF BOLTS OFF THE BOLTER AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS MIDDLE FINGER. HE HAD GLOVES ON BUT THE METAL WENT THROUGH THE GLOVE. HE HAD TO HAVE IT REMOVED SURGICALLY RESULTING IN FOUR STITCHES.

EE WAS THROWING MINER CABLE SLACK OUT OF THE WAYOF LEFT MINER. HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT A BURR ON THE MINER BOOM, CUTTING HIS HAND.