Alex Energy, LLCMining Incidents in 2003

IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK FROM #1+2-3, 6'- 7' HIGH, 90' LONG, 20' WIDE. THIS WAS THE OPEN CROSSCUT AT THE FACE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OF A SLIP IN THE NO 1 ENTRY INBY CROSSCUT NEAR SPAD 180 MEASURED 34' L X 15' W X 5 1/2 H FELL ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AT 10:40 AM. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RE SIN BOLTS.

TWO UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALLS WERE DISCOVERED ON 5-9-03 THE FIRST FALL WAS LOCATED IN ENTRY NO. 6 NEAR SPAD NO 1405. THE FALL MEASURED 4 1/2' IN HEIGHT BY 20' IN LENGTH BY 20' IN WIDTH. THE SEC OND WAS IN ENTRY NO 7 NEAR SPAD NO 1429. IT WAS 4 1/2' H BY 20' W BY 20' LENGTH. BOTH FALLS HAPPENED APPROX 3:00 PM.

THE RD 800 SERIES MACK TANDEM WAS TRAVELING FROMTHE HIGH WALL MINER PIT TO PREPARATION PLANT DUMPSITE. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE HEARD A POP NOISE UNER THE HOOD, HE THEN STOPPED TO CHECK THE T RUCK, TRUCK WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD,FLAMES WERE COMING THROUGH THE DASH FIREWALL AREA. SAFETYCREW WAS CALLED AND FIRE WAS CONTAINED:PROBABLE CAUSE:LINE BLOWN SPRAYING OIL IN TURBO.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A ROCK. AS HE GOT BEHIND THE ROCK AND BEGAN TO MOVE IT, THE ROCK ROLLED TOWARD AND SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARDS STRIKING THE DOZER.

EE STEPPED INTO HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE WHILE LOADING BLAST HOLES. REFUSED ON SITE MEDICAL TREATMENT. SAW E.R. DOCTOR ON 12/20/03. TREATED WITH LEG BRACE AND RX MEDICATION.

EE WAS REPLACING A ROLLER ON A HIGHWALL MINER CAR. EE STATED THAT WHEN HE STEPPED FORWARD HIS RT. KNEE GAVE OUT. THIS IS A REOCCURING INJURY FROM A PRIOR ACCIDENT. THIS ACCIDENT IS BEING CLASS IFIED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

MEMBER WAS LEANING ON A HIGHWALL MINER CAR WHEN A ROCK STRUCK ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF HIM CAUSING HIM TO BE BOUNCED OFF ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CAR CABLE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HIGHWALL MINER, THE CABLE FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE UPPER BACK AND NECK AREA.

EE WALKING ON LOWBOY WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE LOWBOY LANDING ON THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO BREAK HIS LEFT ARM.

MACHINE WAS DOWN WITH A BROKEN TRACK AND THE RIPPER WAS BEING USED AGAINST A ROCK TO RAISE THE MACHINE UP OFF THE GROUND. WHEN TRYING TO TRACK UP MACHINE THE RIPPER SLIPPED OFF OF THE ROCK CAU SING THE TRACK MASTER LINK TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S FOREARM MAKING A DEEP CUT. THE MACHINE WAS NOT BEING RUN AT THE TIME.

WHILE TROUBLE-SHOOTING THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN THE 988F PIZZA PAN EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE WIRING TO THE BLOWER MOTORS. THE MOTORS STARTED CAUSING THE FAN BLADES TO SLICE THE TIPS OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS USING 2 WRENCHES TO LOOSEN A BELT ON THE IDLER CAP WHEN THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE, THE OPEN END OF THE WRENCH FELL AND HIT EE, STRIKING HIM ABOVE HIS EYEBROW.

ON MAY 30, 2003, EE HAD EXITED THE TUNNEL WHERE THE BELT GOES UNDER THE ROAD. HE HAD HIS LUNCH BUCKET AND CLIP BOARD IN HIS LEFT HAND. AS HE STARTED DOWN THE STEPS HE SLIPPED. USING HIS RIGHT HADN, HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL TO CATCH HIMSELF AND INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WASHING BATTERIES ON FAIRCHILD SCOOP, A KINK CAME IN HOSE. WHILE REMOVING KINK THE FORCE OF THE WATER THRU RIGHT HAND INTO THE LID OF SCOOP BATTERY CAUSING A LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER. REQUIRING 5 STITCHES. .

EE STARTED SEEING A DR. ON ABOUT 8/7/2002 DUE TO HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE OPERATING A D-10 DOZER. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON OR ABOUT 7/12/2003 DUE TO THIS ILLNESS. NO ACCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE COMPANY FOR THIS ILLNESS. INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 9/2/2003.

EE SHUT THE CAB DOOR OF THE DRILL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.