Blue Diamond Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2001

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY AT #15 X-CUT OF THE 002-0 MMU. PANEL. FALLWAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND WAS 20'X 20'& WAS APPROX. 4'HIGH. AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY AT 9X-CUT OF THE 005-0MMU. PANEL. FALL WASAPPROX. 50'LONG X 20'WIDE & 5-7'HIGH. AREA WAS RESUPPORTED.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING ~18' X 120' BY 5' THICK OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY ON THE 009-0 PANEL. THE FALL IS LOCATED JUST INBY THE 10TH CROSSCUT AND RUNS UP THE ENTRY FOR 120'.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE #1 ENTRY AT #8 X-CUT OF THE 005-0 M.M.U. PANEL. FALL WAS APPROX. 30'LONG X 15' WIDE & APPROX. 5'HIGH. AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF.

THIS MINE HAS EXPERIENCED A ROOF FALL ON THE 009-0 PANEL. THE AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE A FULL MESURING APPROX 20' BY 100' BY 5' THICK IN THE #3 ENTRY BEGINNING JUST INBY THE 10TH CROSSCUT ALSO A FALL MEASURING 20' BY 90' X 5' THICK BEGINNING JUST INBY THE 17TH CROSSCUT #3 ENTRY.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING ~90' BY 11' BY 4' OCCURREDON THE 009-0 PANEL IN THE #5 ENTRY. THE AFFECTEDAREA IS LOCATED JUST INBY THE #14TH CROSSCUT.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING ~20' IN LENGTH, 18' WIDE &8' TO 10' THICK WAS FOUND LOCATED IN THE #1 ENTRY 10TH CROSSCUT ON THE NO. 3 BELTLINE MAINS.

LOST CONTROL POWERON THE ELECTRIC BRAKING SYSTEM THRU A TIMER RELAY.

THE VERTICAL SHAFT ELEVATOR WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO A CONTROLLER PROBLEM CONCERNING THE OVER SPEED, OVERWIND PROTECTION.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND INT HE #4 TRACK PANEL INT HE #5 ENTRY AT X CUT 18. THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE BY 20' LONG AND 5 TO 6' HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL WAS FOUND INT HE OLD 010 SECTION AT X CUT 49 IN THE 3 RT X CUT AND GOING TO THE 4 RT X CUT FOR A DISTANCE OF APPRX. 100' LONG BY 20 FT WIDE AND 5' TO 6' HIGH.

AT 7:00 AM ON 9-10-01 AN UNINTINTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN OLD WORKS OLD 010 PANEL. FALL WAS 30 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND APPROX. 10 FT HIGH AT #10 X CUT.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON THE #3 BELTLINE BEGINING IN THE #9 X-CUT & EXTENDING TO THE #10 X-CUTFALL WAS 20' WIDE & ~15' HIGH. 5' GLUE BOLTS WERE USED TO SUPPORT AREA.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #19 X-CUT. FALL WAS 18' WIDE X 20' LONG & 8' HIGH.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE RETURN OF #9 SECTION IN THE #2 ENTRY AT THE 16TH XCUT. AREA BOLTED WITH 48"" RESIN BOLTS.

A UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE RETURNENTRIES ADJACENT TO NO. 6 BELT. AREA BOLTED WITH48"" TORQUE TENSION BOLTS & 10' ROPE BOLTS INSTALLED IN INTERSECTION.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 009 SECTION PANEL #3 ENTRY FROM THE 21ST X-CUT TO THE 23RD X-CUT. AREA BOLTED WITH 60"" POINT ANCHOR WITH 10'ROPE BOLTS INSTALLED IN INTERSECTION.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST PANEL OFF #8 SUBMAINS (#4 ENTRY 26TH CROSSCUT).

THE ELEVATOR COULD NOT BE USED DUE TO MALFUNCTION.

THE ELEVATOR COULD NOT BE USED DUE TO A FAILURE IN A CENTRAL PANEL BOARD.

THE ELEVATOR MALFUNCTIONED IN THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WHEN DROPPED TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT. ELECTRIC CONTROL PANEL FAILED.

FAULT IN TOP. ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' W BY 90' L BY 6' H.

THE MAIN POWER FROM AEP WAS KNOCKED OUT DUE TO A STORM. 2 MEN WERE ON THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME OF THE POWER OUTAGE. THE POWER WAS RESTORED IN APP. 2 1/2 HOURS.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' WIDE BY 70' LONG BY 8' THICK WAS FOUND BY MINE PERSONNEL AT APPROX 2:30 AM ON THE 010 MMU. THE FALL IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE NO. 22 AND 24 IN THE #1 ENTRY.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' WIDE BY 35' LONG BY 4 1/2"" THICK WAS FOUND BY MINE PERSONNEL AT APPROX 2:00 AM ON THE 010 MMU. THE FALL IS LOCATED IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY AT THE 21ST X-CUT.

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AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OUTBY SPAD 3487. FALL APPROX. 100' LONG FROM RIB TO RIB.

FAULT IN TOP. FALL APPROX. 30'W X 30'L X 5'H. ITWAS BEING BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS.

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ROOF FALL.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 009 SECTION BELT LINE APPROX. 1 1/2 HOURS AFTER THE 2ND SHIFT STARTED. FALL MEASURED 6'THICK BY 20'WIDE BY 30'LONG AT THE #10 X-CUT ON THE 6-B BELTLINE. APPROX. 25' OF CONVEYOR BELT & STRUCTURE WAS AFFECTED. NO PERSONNEL WAS INVOLVED.

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 & #2 ENTRY OF THE001-MMU AT THE 13 BREAK. FALL APPROX. 60'WIDE BY20'LONG BY 8'HIGH. WE ARE RELOCATING THE 001 SECTION BACK THE THE SUB-MAINS.

THE MINE FOREMAN FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY ON THE 010 #7 BELT LINE (NOT IN USE). FALL WAS APPROX 40'L X 30'W X 7'THICK. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 003 MMU AT THE #21ST BREAK IN #4 HEADING (ON THE SECTION). FALL MEASURED 6' HIGH X 20' WIDE X 30' LONG.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON 002 MMU BELT LINE AT BREAT #11.

DOOR SWITCHES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING ELEVATOR TO QUIT WORKING.

A PREVIOUS FALL FELL OUT SOME MORE AND KNOCKED DOWN CANOPY AND CRIBS FROM THE PREVIOUS FALL.

EE WAS SPOT-BOLTING WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE TRAMMING ROOF BOLT MACHINE ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS TALKING ON MINE PHONE AND WAS STRUCK BY APIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS.

EE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE & DOCTOR PUT HIM OFF WORK BEGINNING 11/15/01.

EE WAS PULLING ON BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE BEGAN MISSING ON 11/5/01.

EE LOST GRIP ON BAR USED TO LOAD BELTING AND BARFELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE TRIPPED AND FELL WITH HIS LEFT KNEE STRIKING A BLOCK OF COAL.

EE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN PULLING ON CABLES.

EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT WAS STRUCK BY ROOF BOLTER AND IT WAS TURNED FORWARD.

DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BACK ROW OF BOLTS AND ATRS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT KNEE & LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND TURNED AROUND, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE BEGAN MINING ON 9/10/01.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE & FELT PAIN IN BACK.

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK. EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING ON 9/4/01.

EE WAS TAKING A PART OUT OF A CONTINUOUS MINER &A SLATE BAR THAT WAS UNDER THE PART STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE WHEN THE PART SLIPPED OUT.

EE DROPPED A CONCRETE BLOCK ON HIS WRIST. EE WASDIAGNOSED WITH A HAIRLINE FRACTURE AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1-15-02.

EE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON CROWBAR & JAMMED HIS NECK.

EE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO A SCOOP BUCKET & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 8/6/01.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING A PIN IN HOLE STRUCTURE WHEN A RAIL SLIPPED AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 7-3-01.

EE WAS RIDING IN A MANTRIP THAT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER MANTRIP.

EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 6-20-01 COMPLAINING OFNUMBNESS IN HIS RT. LEG. HE REPORTED THAT DR. STATED HE HAS SPURS INHIS BACK WHICH AREA AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. FINAL DETERMINATION CANNOT BE MA DE BECAUSE OF LACK OF MEDICAL INFORMATION. CORRECTED COPY WILL BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING MINER WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL FROM RIB TO BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM.

EE WAS HELPING ALIGN LO LO STRUCTURE WHEN A RAIL SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SCOOP WHEN A COVER SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS PULLING BELT WITH A SCOOP WHEN HE TOOK CHAIN OFF AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE(LEFT). EE MISSED THE 14TH & 15TH BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO SCHEDULED DR. APPOINTMENT.

A SECTION OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING APPROX. 113"" X 20"" X 4' FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK THE INJURED EE IN THE BACK AND HIP RT. SIDE.

TIED PUMP UP IN AIR SO THAT EMPLOYEES COULD SHOVEL COAL UP SO THAT PUMP WOULDN'T STOP UP, ROPE BROKE HOLDING PUMP STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN HEAD AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE HAS DEELOPED A RUPTURED HERNIA DUE TO YEARS OF REPEATED LIFTING. THE DOCTOR SAID THIS WAS PROBABLY WORK RELATED AND IT WAS TURNED OVER TO WORKMAN'S COMP. EMPLOYED STARTED MISSING WORK ON 3-12-01. THERE IS NO OCCURRENCE OR ACCIDENT DATE.

EE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE PUTTING IN BELT ROLLERS ON 2-21-01. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5-9-01 BECAUSE OF PAIN. DR. CANNOT FIND ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE OR INJURY. EE SCHEDULED TO SEE ANOTHER DR. AN D FINAL DESCISION TO BE MADE THEN.

EMPLOYEE GOT RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROPE AND A SCOOP AND BROKE THUMB. HAD SURGERY AND PINS PUT IN THUMB. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 2/20/01.

EE STEPPED ON SIDE OF LO LO STRUCTURE & SLIPPED,INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BURNED ON BACK OF LEFT HAND FROM A GROUNDED CABLE THAT FLASHED UP NEAR HIM.

A RIB ROLL OCCURRED AND STRUCK EE.

STRUCK BY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS.

CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE BEHIND EAR RESULTING IN STITCHES.

EE WAS PICKING UP AN EMPTY OIL CAN & CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF KNOCKER AND STRUCK RIGHTINDEX FINGER. WOUND REQUIRED TWO STITCHES AFTER GETTING METAL OUT OF FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WATERLINE THRU MANDOOR AND ACCIDENTLY HIT THE CORNER OF THE DOOR CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS EAR THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

SMALL PIECE OF SCALING ROOF ROCK FELL AND STAVELY EE ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

RUB RAIL ON MINER CAGUHT FINGER WHEN MINER SLIDING SIDWAY AND RUB RAIL STRUCK TOLO STRUCTION. EE RECEIVED A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

EE CUT HIS LEG WITH A KNIFE. RECIEVED MED REPORT ON 7-10-01 AND FOUND OUT HE HAD STITCHES.

EE WAS INSTALLING BATTERY HANGER BRACKET WHEN HE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER THAT REQUIRED STITCHES TO REPAIR.

ROCK FELL OFF MINER BRIDGE AND HIT LEFT FOOT REAULTING IN A FRACTURE TO LITTLE TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING SIDE PLATE OFF A CARRIER WHEN THE COVER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. RECEIVED MEDICAL REPORT INDICATING THE TIP OF THE FINGER WAS FRAC TURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACK TO RESET A WRECKED TRACK FLAT CAR. THE HANDLE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE JAW. RECEIVED A MED REPORT INDICATING A FRACTURED JAW ON JUNE 4, 01.

EE WAS CROSSING A MBC BRIDGE UNIT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INJURING HIS RIGHT TESTICLE. HE HAD OUT-PATIENT SURGERY BECAUSE OF INFECTION 5-23-01.

INJURED WAS DRIVING A RAIL MOTOR & COME INTO A SWAG OF WHICH ANOTHER MOTOR WAS GOING UP THE OTHER SIDE. THE 2ND RAIL MOTOR STARTED SLIDING BACKWARDS AND THE 1 RAIL MOTOR STRUCK THE SECOND ONE. INJURED SUSTAINED A CUT OVER LEFT EYE THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

INJURED EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO COUPLE TOGETHER A TRACK MOUNTED ROCK DUSTING MACHINE TO A PERSONNEL CARRIER. HE HAS HIS HAND AROUND COUPLING PIN WHEN THE PERSONNEL CARRIER WAS ENGAGED HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BEHIND PIN RESULTING IN MESHED AND LACERATED FINGER.

INJURED WAS PULLING DRAW ROCK OFF OF BELT LINE #23 AT THE #3 BREAK, AND TURNED AND STARTED WALKING OFF AND RAN INTO A TORQUE TENSION BOLT, BURSTED HIS CAP AND CAUSED A CUT IN HIS HEAD THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

SLIPPED AND THREW RIGHT KNEE OUT OF PLACE.

DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON CHIN. HE REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT AND CUT FINGER - 4 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP AND DRILL STEEL WRENCH CAME OUT AND HIT EE ON LEFT HAND AND BROKE HIS FINGER.

EE MASHED A FINGER ON HIS ELFT HAND THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY A PIECE OF FALLING BELT STRUCTURE AND FRACTURED LEFT LEG.

EE WAS WALKING AND STRUCK A METAL STAMP AND INJURED AN EYE THAT REQUIRED MEDICATION FOR THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF BELT; KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.

DRAWROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM (SUTURES).

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF DRAWROCK AND CUT HEAD AND BROKE NOSE.

EE WAS SPLICING A CABLE & CUT HAND WITH UTILIT7 KNIFE EE RECD 7 STITCHES

EE TWISTED ANKLE & BROKE BONE IN FOOT. EE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 2/9/01 & HE FOUND OUT THEN THATHIS FOOT WAS BROKEN

EMPLOYEE CUT HAND AS HE WAS REMOVING THE METAL BANDS OFF OF A BUNDLE OF CABLE BOLTS.

EE WAS CUTTING A LID OFF A PLASTER BUCKET, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB - REQUIRED SUTURES.

SCATTERING BELT STRUCTURE LIFTED TOO MAN ROLLERS AT ONE TIME STRAINED GROIN.

EE PICKED UP A PIECE OF METAL AND THREW IT TO THE SIDE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON JULY 30TH.