All MSHA-reportable accidents at Baylor Mining, Inc. operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
ROOF FALL ON MAIN SECTION BETWEEN #1 & #2 ENTRIES. FALL IS APPROX. 65'LONG X 19'WIDE. DIDN'T BLOCK WALKWAY OR AFFECT VENTILATION. FOUND ON WEEKLY EXAM. FALL IS APPROX. FROM SPAD 2509. DEVELOPE D 9/1 & 9/5/03. BOLTS USED WERE 6'POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. APPROX. 6-7000 OUTBY LOB. 8-10'HIGH.
ROOF FALL -OLD WORKS- #2 ENTRY AT OLD 3 HEAD-1 BRK OUTBY SPAD #1620 -FALL IS APPROX. 70'LONG 20'WIDE AND 10' HIGH WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. WILL BE CRIBBED OFF. NO VENTILATION DISTURBED OR WALKWAY DAMAGE. AREA WAS DEVELOPED BETWEEN 3-01-02 AND4-01-02 - FELL ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE. AY DAMAGE. AREA WAS DEVELOPED BETWEEN 3/1/02 & F/1/02. FELL ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE.
ROOF FALL AT #8 ENTRY ACROSS FROM SPAD #1674. FALL IS APPROX. 120' LONG AND 20' WIDE AND KNOCKED AT PART OF STOPPING. MSHA INSPECTOR WAS ON JOB SITE AND WE CHECKED IT OUT. FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE- LOOKED TO BE AT LEAST 10' HIGH. 5' AND 6' DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS APPEARED TO BE ADJACENT TO FALL AREA. AREA WAS DEVELOPED APPROX. JUNE OF 2002.
ROOF FALL - RIGHT RETURN #8 ENTRY SPAD 2343. DEVELOPED AROUND END OF APRIL 2003.
ROOF FALL INTERSECTION #5 ENTRY, LAST OPEN LINE OF BREAKS AT SPAD #2425. FALL APPROXIMATELY 8' H & 40' L. WILL BE CRIBBED OFF ON ALL APPROACHES. NO INJURIES/EQUIPMENT CAUGHT. DEVELOPED 7/16/03
ROOF FALL IN LAST OPEN LINE OF CROSSCUTS. FALL RUNS FROM 7 AND 8 CROSSCUT TO 8 AND 9 TO CORNER WHERE #8 CUT INTO #9 ENTRY. FALL IS APPROX 9-10' HIGH. NO INJURIES OR MACHINES TRAPPED.
WHILE TRAVELING PART OF INTAKE WITH INSPECTORS WE CAME UPON A ROOF FALL AT SPAD 1424 IN AN INTERSECTION, FALL WAS NOT IN TRAVELWAY. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20'X20' COVERING INTERSECTION-THE FAL L WAS APPROX. 50'HIGH AT HIGHEST POINT. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED. AREA WAS DEVELOPED AROUND JAN 02. IT WAS INVESTIGATED
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION IN NEUTRAL ENTRY AT MOUTH OF 1ST LEFT SECTION AT SPAD 1403. FOUND WHILE CHECKING PUMPS. AREA CRIBBED OFF. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
EE WAS WORKING ON 602 SCOOP AND WAS WALKING BEHIND IT AND FELL OVER A ROCK - HURTING LOWER-MIDDLE BACK AREA. AROUND SPAD #2556.
EE WAS SPLICING FRESH WATER LINE TOGETHER ON MINER HOSE AND PIECE OF STEEL OFF HAMMER BROKE OFF & EMBEDDED IN BELLY. WENT TO HOSPITAL, DID NOT REMOVE, IT WAS EMBEDDED TOO DEEP.
EE WAS SCOOP #9 ENTRY AND WAS HAULING VENTILATION BOARDS ON TOP OF SCOOP AND BACKED INTO RIB. BOARD CAME INTO SCOOP SEAT STRIKING HIM ON HIS HARD HAT. INJURING HIS NECK. EE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN. WAS TRANSPORTED TO GENERAL HOSPITAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO SCOOP AND HIT RIBS ON LEFT SIDE OF SCOOP CANOPY BRUISING HIS RIBS. HE WORKED WED AND THURS AND RIBS WAS BOTHERING HIM AND HE WENT TO DR. EE WAS OFF FRIDAY AND SAT , REPORTED BACK 10-20-03.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING PIECE OF LINE CURTAIN OUT OF RIB IN 6 RT BRK. COAL RIB ROLLED OUT ON CORNER STRIKING EMPLOYEE. COAL RIB WAS 18"" X 12"" WIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS COMPLAINING OF HEADACH & CHEST HUR TING. EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.
EE SAID HE WAS SHOVELING A STUCK BOTTOM ROLLER AND PULLED A MUSCLE
SCOOP OPERATOR ROOFED HIMSELF WHILE CLEANING SECTION. SWOLLEN SPOT ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. EE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED SHORTLY AFTER EXAM.
WHILE USING SCOOP TO HOLD DOWN ON BELT DRIVE, THE BUCKET OF SCOOP SLID OFF OF BELT DRIVE CAUSING THE EE TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE BACK OF THE OPERATORS DECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN #1 ENTRY AND COAL FELL FROM THE TOP SMASHING RING FINGER ON RT HAND.
STANDING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER AND A RIB ROLLED HITHIM ON LEFT SIDE OF BACK AND DOWN HIS LEGS. IN #3 ENTRY.
WALKING TOWARDS THE FACE OF #5 ENTRY AND HIS FEET SHOT OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE EE WENT TO DR POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE.
SLIPPED ON SLOPPING BOTTOM- LOST FOOTING FELL WITH LEFT FOOT FOLDED UNDERNEATH INJURED.
STEPPED IN A HOLE CARRYING A CINDER BLOCK. HE TWISTED HIS RT. ANKLE. WENT TO THE DR., HE IS ON CRUTCHES BUT IT IS NOT FRACTURED.
WAS SETTING UP MINER TO LOAD, DROPPED PAN & HEAD ON BOTTOM TO PUSH UP LOOSE COAL. I WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD & DID NOT REALIZE MY FOOT WAS IN THE PAN OF HEAD A BIT CAUGHT MY BOOT & ROLLED ON MY FOOT BREAKING TWO TOES AND HAVING TO GET STITCHES.
EE WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE FACE AREA AND STOPPEDTO SAY SOMETHING TO A FELLOW WORKER WHEN RIB FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT SIDE KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. THE COAL RIB STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOO T AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN.HE STATED IT WAS PAINFUL BEHIND THE TOES AND TO THE MIDDLE OF HIS FOOT MAINLY ON THE SIDE. THERE WAS NO SWELLING OR TENDERNESS IN THE LEG OR ANKLE AREA.
EE WAS WALKING AROUNT RT MINER AND SLIPPED ON SLICK BOTTOM AND FELL ON HIS SELF RESCUER - CAUSED INJURY TO HIS BACK WHEN HE LANDED ON IT. EE WENT TO HIS REGULAR DOCTOR FOR SOMETHING FOR PAIN - WAS GOING TO DO AN MRI. REPORTED 8-2-03.
EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP COMING OUTSIDE AND APPROX 10 BRKS FROM THE OUTSIDE HE STARTED REMOVING TAPE FROM PANT LEGS AND RAISED HIS HEAD UP AND HIT THE MINE ROOF, JAMMING HIS HEAD AND NECK. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL AND GOING TO DO MRI ON NECK. HEAD O.K.
EE WAS WALKING IN #3 ENTRY OUTBY LOAF OPEN BRK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON BACK AND LEG ON HIS LEFT SIDE.