Bell County Coal CorporationMining Incidents in 2000

ROCKFALL IN #1 ENTRY OF LEFT SIDE RETURN ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 1176. ROCKFALL WAS 24'L X 20'W. SET BRATTICE LINE OVER TO ESTABLISH RETURN AND CRIBBED AND DANGERED AREA OFF.

FOUND ROCKFLL IN NEUTRAL ENTRY, ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #1164. ROCKFALL WAS IN PILLARLINE FROM THE START OF ONE PILLAR TO THE OTHER END. APPROX. 20' X 50'. CRIBBED ALL AROUND ALL SIDES AND DANGER ED OFF.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON SECTION BELT LINE BETWEEN SPAD #'S 1209 AND 1218. FALL MEASURED 140' BY 20' BY 10' THICK.

ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION IN #8 AT ROOF SPAD #971 ROOF FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 18"" X 16' X50"".

EE WAS STANDING ON A BELT RAIL DRAINING A WATERLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A CHUTE. HE SUFFERED A 1 1/2"" CUT ON HIS HEAD. HE WAS GIVEN C-SCAN AND XRAYS AT HOSPITAL WHICH WERE NEGATIVE. RECEIVED STITCHES FOPR CUT. HAS POSSIBLE CONCUSSION.

EE WAS TRAMMING MACHINE FORWARD WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LEFT ROW OF BOLTS AND THE RIB STIKING HIM ON THE SWHOULDER & HIP.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN PUTTING TOGETHER WATER LINE. WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED AND BEGAN TO SWELL UP.

STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 4/6/00. MISSED WORK ON 4/7/00.

EE DROPPED FINAL DRIVE GEAR (30-35LB) ON HIS FOOT WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE MINER.

EMPLOYEE RELEASED TENSION ON BOLT AFTER RESIN HAD CURED. AS HE LOWERED BOLT WRENCH, RESIN CAMEOUT AROUND BOLT HEAD SPRAYING A SMALL AMOUNT INTO HIS EYES. MISSED WORK ON 3-20-00.

PIECE OF FINISHER STEEL WAS CAUGHT IN HOLE. INJURED TRIED TO GET IT OUT, THE PIECE OF STTEL FELL OUT STRIKING HIS HAND AND DRILL POT.

EE HAD RIGHT HAND ON PLATE WHEN HE STARTED ROTATION ON BOLT. PLATE CAUGHT GLOVE. PLATE JERKED OFF GLOVE TWISTING WRIST.

WAS BOLTING IN #4 ENTRY, SAID HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK WERE HURTING FROM BENDING BOLTS.

EE WAS LAYING OUT TIMBERS ON THE PILLAR LINE WHEN HE STRAINED BACK.

MINER CABLE WAS LAYING ON HILL. EE STEPPED ON CABLE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL.

GOING TO GET LIL MAC OFF CHARGE, HIT ROOF BOLT PLATE AND FELL HITTING RIBS ON SIDE OF LIL MAC.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL CUTTING HIS RIGH ARM.

HE WAS CUTTING A CAR CABLE TO SPLICE IT. HE HADTHE CABLE ON A HEADER PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF, WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEECAP.THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH HIS KNEE PADS.

UNROLLING MINER CABLE OFF SPOOL ONTO FLATCAR WHEN HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SPOOL & FORK- LIFT FORK, MASHING THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING WATER LINE APART WITH A 16 LB HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE WATER LINE STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT SHIN.

PULLING A PIECE OF WIRE ROPE OUT OF A RAILRUNNER WHEN THE END OF THE ROPE FLIPPED UP STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING A TOOTH.

NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. EE SAYS KNEE STARTED HURTING FROM CRAWLING AND BEING ON KNEES WHILE BOLTING. STARTED SWELLING ON THIS DATE.

SHOVELING UNDER REFUSE DRYER CHUTE. THE NEXT DAY EMPLOYEE'S NECK STARTED HURTING AND FINGERS ON LEFT HAND STARTED GOING NUMB. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTI0N ON 6-1-00. HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON LEFT HAND.