Blue Diamond Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2007

Found a roof fall during weekly exam-fall is at break #84, #1 entry of left fork mains old works fall is 20' wide x 20' long x unknown height. This is a continuation of another roof fall.

Installing roof bolts and shoulder started hurting. Started missing work 12/18/2007.

Employee moved bolt machine up, reached to get bolt, and rock struck him on the back.

Employee was climbing up on rail runner to work on it and fell off, landing on his lower back.

Employee's arm was slammed in mantrip door.

Taking lid off scoop. The lid started falling and employee grabbed lid, resulted in pulling a muscle in his left shoulder.

Bolter wrench dropped out of hole and struck him on the left thumb. Sutures were required.

Employee was operating bolt machine, he was swinging head and canopy caught the top, causing rock to fall, hitting on left ring finger.

Employee was shoveling belt line and shovel got caught on the belt, pulling his arm into the belt and burning his right wrist.

Drawrock fell & struck EE while mining a right break EE started missing work 5/24/07.

Employee was swinging head in, he had his hand on drill pot and a piece of rock fell on his hand.

Employee was walking to scoop, hit head on roof bolt, jarring his neck.

Employee got his ankle caught between a track rail and a roof bolting machine and fractured his left ankle.

Rock came off rib, striking employee in left knee.

Employee was drilling hole when top started working loose. He tried to get out of the way by grabbing tray on pinner to pull himself out when a rock fell on hand.

A piece of rock struck employee on back and shoulder. Diagnosed with a fractured clavicle and 2 vertebrae fractures. Started missing work 2-2-07.

Bolter head hung on roof bolt, when he lowered boom, it fell on foot.

A piece of draw rock fell from between the roof bolts and struck employee on head and neck. Diagnosed with only a contusion. Started missing work 1/12/2007.

EE was pulling a curtain from out of some muck and back started hurting. Started missing work 1/31/2007.

Employee was getting a rock off of the bridge conveyor. The rock fell out of the conveyor and struck his left leg. Started missing 1/8/2007.

Tramming bolter, he caught his right ankle/foot between rib and the deck of bolter. He is working restricted duty.

Employee was walking in low top and his back started hurting. He is working at a modified duty.

Unloading overcast panels from forklift and 1 panel hit his finger. Sutures required, no lost time.

Taking canopy off scoop, chain came loose and he cut his left middle finger. Sutures required - no lost time.

Employee was operating bolt machine, pushing bolt into hole and the bolt hit crack and bent sharply and the plate struck him on left side of his face, injuring left cheek.

Employee was bolting top, his glove caught in chuck and twisted hand.

Drilling test hole, he caught left hand between drill steel and canopy and cut left hand.

He was loading a boom jack from a supply car and cut his finger. Sutures retuired - No lost time.

Riding mantrip and did not get head down and hit head on a roof support beam. Required sutures - No lost time.

Employee has his hand on the miner as he was moving cable and a rock hit his hand. 4 sutures were required.

A chain hook broke and struck EE on the left arm. 4 sutures were required.