All MSHA-reportable accidents at Bell County Coal Corporation operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
A FATAL FALL OF ROOF ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE 003 WORKING SECTION. THE VICTIM WAS WORKING WITH THE SECTION CREW AND HAD BEEN INSTALLING TIMBERS DURING RETREAT MINING. THE CREW HAD TEMPORARILY HALTED PRODUCTION TO OBSERVE THE MINE ROOF, WHEN WITH LITTLE WARNING THE MINE ROOF BEGAN TO COLLAPSE. THE 5 MINERS RAN TO ESCAPE THE ROOF FALL. FOUR OF THE MINERS ESCAPED.
Employee was striking metal with a hammer when a sliver of metal went into his right index finger.
RIGHT SHOULDER STARTED HURTING DURING SHIFT. POSSIBLE REPETIVE MOTION INJURY. EMPLOYEE SHOVELS & GREASES EQUI9PMENT THROUGHOUT SHIFT. HAD SURGERY AND BECAME LOST TIME ON 8-26-04.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING CABLE NEAR PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE CARRIER. EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON 6/16/04 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK AT THAT TIME.
EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIS HEAD & KNEE TO STRIKE THE TOP. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 3/29/04.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING STRUCTURE IN BELT HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 8/23/04.
Ee was getting rock off miner when he mashed his right hand.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT WHEN HE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
ON THIS DATE THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL DISORDERS IN BOTH WRISTS. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 7-19-04 TO HAVE SURGERY ON HIS WRIST.