AEP Ohio Coal, L.L.C.Mining Incidents in 2002

FALL OF ROOF, E ENTRY 4 NORTH OFF MAIN WEST. E ENTRY AT SS 7 AND 35. APPROX 60' LONG 18' WIDE 12' HIGH. APPROX 1300 FT OUT BY 002-0 SECTION, GREY SHALE. 6' RESIN GROUTED RODS.

FALL OF ROOF D ENTRY 4 NOTH OFF MAIN WEST @ SS 8 + 25 EXTENDING TO APPROX. 9 + 25- APPROX. 100 FT LG, APPROX. 18 FT WIDE APPROX. 10-12 FT HIGH. APPROX. 1200 FT OUTLY 002-0 SECTION GREY SHALE, LAMINATED.

MINED INTO AN UNCHARTED OIL/GAS WELL-003-0- SECTION 35 BREAK, OFF 12 EAST, MORE SOUTH. #3 RM AT 55.1 & 65.

MINED INTO AN UNCHARTED OIL/GAS WELL - 003 SECTION 35 BREAK - OFF 12 EAST, MAIN SOUTH. #3 ROOM AT 55.1 + 30.

ROOF FALL ENTRY (TRACK)-2 EAST OFF MAIN NORTH @ S.S. 11+22. APPROX. 18'WIDE, 20'WIDE, 6 1/2'HIGH. DARK GREY SHALE. 4'+ 6' RESIN GROUTED RODS.

MINED INTO AN UNCHARTED OIL/GAS WELL: 003-0 SECTION, 6 LEFT OFF 35 BREAK OF 12 EAST, MAIN SOUTH ENTRY @ SS 14+40.

MINED INTO AN UNCHARTED OIL/GAS WELL. 003-0 SECTION 6 LEFT OF 35 BREAK OFF 12 EAST. MAIN SOUTH. X-CUT D TO ENTRY AT 5.5 1+97.

EE WAS HELPING TO LACE MINER CABLE AGAINST RIB, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A 6'RESIN BOLT, AS HE PUSHED, THE BOLT ROTATED, CAUSING HIM TO PITCH FORWARD, HIS LEFT ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH BOOM LEVER, THE BOOM RAISED, PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN BO LT & DRILL HEAD, COMPLIANCE NOT A FACTOR.

EE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER MEN LOAD A S/C TIRE INTO THE BED OF A UNIHAULER. HE SLIPPED & FELL ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE UNIHAULER & THE TIRE FELL ON HM. INATTENTION TO ASSURE SOLID FOOTING A FACTOR.

INJURED WAS USING OVERHEAD CRANE. HE RAISED THE FRONT END OF MINER FRAME TO REMOVE CRIB BLOCKS, THEN LOWERED THE FRAME. AS HE BEGAN TO MOVE THE CRANE CHAIN HOOK CAUGHT FRAME, CRANE STALLED CHAIN HOOK SLIPPED FREE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RT. SIDE OF FACE.

THE INJURED AND FOUR OTHER CREW MEMBERS WERE MANUALLY ROTATING THE CUTTER HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO CHANGE BITS. AS THE HEAD ROTATED A BIT CAUGHT HIS KNEE PAD AND PULLED HIS RIGHT LEG UN DER THE CUTTER HEAD. THE NEXT BIT PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE. COMPLIANCE NOT A FACTOR. INATTENTION TO ACTIVITY A FACTOR.

EE WAS PREPARING TO SET A LARGE CAPACITY ROOF JACK, AS HE LIFTED THE JACK, IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK AND A CRIB BLOCK.

EE WAS HELPING OTHERS TO LOAD FLINGER DUSTER ONTO THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP. THE INJURED ( NOT REALIZING WHERE HIS FOOT WAS) TOLD THE OPERATOR TO LOWER THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE OPERATOR LOWERED THE BUCKET & PINCHED HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE BUCKET & THE MINE FLOOR. INATTENTION TO ACTIVITY A FACTOR.

TAKING BOTTOM BELT ROLLER OFF TO REPLACE BELT STRUCTURE, FINGER BECAME CAUGHT- PINCHED BETWEEN ROLLER HANGER & BELT STRUCTURE. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES NOT A FACTOR IS INATTENTION TO ACTIVITY A FACTOR.

EE WAS A PASSENGER IN ROCK TRUCK, HE HAD REPLACED HIS ARM OVER THE OPERATIONS SEAT UNAWARE HIS LT. HAND, THUMB WAS IN THE DOOR JAM- THE TRUCK OPERATOR CLOSED THE DOOR, EE'S THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN DOOR/JAM. INATTENTION TO ACTIVITY-MAJOR FACTOR.

ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LARGE PIECE OF STONE FROM TOP OF MINER, FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF AND SHARP EDGE OF STONE. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS INATTENTIONTO ACTIVITY, AWARENESS, COMPLIANCE NOT A FACTOR.

WHILE INSERTING A ROOF BOLT, FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BOLT HEAD & BOLTER CHUCK. COMPLIANCE NOT A FACTOR, INATTENTION TO ACTIVITY A FACTOR.