Blue Diamond Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2003

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT BREAK #4 ON 004 SECTION BELT AT BREAK #4 FOR A DISTANCE OF 30' LONG AND 20' WIDE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT BREAK #20 ON #6 BELTLINE, #2 ENTRY. FALL MEASURED 30 FEET WIDE IN INTERSECTION AND 35 FEET LONG.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY AT BREAK NO. 131 ON THE #20 BELT. FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION AND WAS 20' LONG AND FROM BELTLINE TO BELTLINE.

ROOF FALL (UNINTENTIONAL WAS FOUND AT 10:30PM INTRACK ENTRY BY #2 BELT #9 CROSSCUT. AREA FALL WAS 20'X 30'X5'

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 4 SECTION BELT JUST INBY THE DRIVE AREA AND EXTENDING APPROX 150'INBY. FALL WAS 20' WIDE AND 0 TO 6' THICK. FALL STARTED AT #1 X-CUT AT SPAD #4003.

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 HDG AT #95 X-CUT ON 004 SECTION. FALL AREA WAS APPROX 30' LONG BY 20' WIDE AND 4' TO 5' HIGH.

FOUND UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN INTAKE ENTRY ADJACENT TO TRACK ENTRY 7 X-CUTS INBY PORTAL IN THE #1 ENTRY.

EE STRAINED HIMSELF & BEGAN MISSING ON 1/23/04. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA

EMPLOYEE WAS MISSING WORK & DOCTOR DIAGNOSED DEGENERATIVE DISC CONDITION.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A BAR AS DOLLY WAS BEING PUSHED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MANTRIP THAT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER MANTRIP.

TWISTED HIS BACK HANDLING MATERIAL.

PICKED UP END OF A STAND OFF CHAIN AND FELT PAIN IN LT. RIB.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES AN INJURY OCCURRED 9:30 PM ON 9-19-03 WHILE PICKING UP A PIECE OF BELT.

EE WAS LIFTING LOADING BELT STRUCTRE AND FELT PAIN. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 9-18-03

EE WAS BOLTING TOP, WHEN ATRS WAS LOWERED SCALE ROOF FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.

EE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BEAM

A CONVEYOR BELT UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED EE FELL & WAS RUN THRU A BRIDGE DOLLY ASSEMBLY

EE WAS MAKING A PRESHIFT WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK & STRAINED HIS BACK. REPORT TO MGT ON 7/8/03

EE BEGAN MISSING ON 6/16/03 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DISC DEGENERATION AND BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING HEAVY LIFTING OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING ON 3/20/03.

WHILE SHOVELING COAL AROUND A CONVEYOR BELT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM H/DRIVE ROLLER WHEN IT FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK BECAUSE OF THE INJURY ON 5/16/03.

OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL UNIT FOR C/M WHEN RIB POPPED OFF AND STRIKING EE.

SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM. REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

CHAIN RATCHET SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT LENER AREA. HE SUSFRAISED A LACERATION THE REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF BELT PIN AND A SLIVER OF METAL LODGED IN HIS RIGHT HAND. THIS METAL WAS LATER REMOVED AND STITCHES WERE USED.

EMPLOYEE PULLED ON A TIGHT BATTERY PLUG AND WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH RESULTING IN TWO BROKEN TEETH.

PULLING ON COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER OUT OF MANTRIP MASHED FINGER RESULTING IN FRACTURED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND

EE IS BEING TREATED FOR CARPAL TUNNEL IN HIS LEFT HAND. HE NOTIFIED COMPANY 11-11-03.