Canyon Fuel Company LLCMining Incidents in 2001

ROOF FALL IN 2 ENTRIES FROM ACCUMULATION OF WATER UP TO ROOF IN AREA THAT WAS FLOODED DUE TOLARGE AMOUNT OF WATER WEST MAINS AREA. SLIP ZONEWAS PRESENT WHERE ROOF FALL OCCURRED.

IN OUT BY RETURN AT HEAD OF OLD 7 LEFT PANEL THE REUTRN ON WEST SUB MAINS WHICH WAS AN ALTERNATIVE ESCAPE WAY FOR THE LONGWALL BETWEEN XC 7 AND 8 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 4 1/2' HIGH 18 FT WIDE BY 40 FT LONG. ALTERNATIVE ESCAPE WAY FOR LONG WALL HAS BEEN RE-BOLTED AND THE CAVED AREA IS GOING TO BE RE-SUPPORTED.

INITIAL CAVE FROM LONGWALL STARTUP CAUSED AIR BLAST THAT DAMAGED SEVERAL STOPPINGS IN RETURN AREA OF LONGWALL. VENTILATION WAS CHANGED DUE TO THE AIR BLAST. 77,000 CFM WAS STILL MAINTAINED ALO NG FACE AREA. STOPPINGS WERE REPAIRED, VENTILATION RESTORED, MINING RESUMED. NO ACCIDENTS OF INJURIES.

ACCUMULATION OF CO WAS FOUND A SEAL #26 1 LEFT TAILGATE BY THIS MINE EXAMINERS WHEN DOING WEEKLY. EXAMINES.

ROOF FALL @ XCUT #6 INTERSECTION 1 TAILGATE ENTRY #1 ( FALL DISCOVERED DURING WEEKLY EXAM). FALL MEASURED 9' HIGH X 16' WIDE X 20' LONG. 72"" RESIN & 10' CABLE BOLTS WERE USED IN AREA. 10' CABL E BOLTS BROKE WITH ANCHOR POPINT STILL INTACT. SEPARATION OF ROOF STRATA DUE TO EXPOSURE OF AIR & WATER OVER TIME, I FEEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FALL AT THIS LOCATION.

EE HAD JUST STARTED EATING LUNCH AND NOTICED AN UNUSUAL SMELL AND TASTE IN HIS SOUP AFTER TWO ORTHREE SPOONFULS. LATER THAT DAY EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME HOW THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPT. EE HAS NO ILL-EFFECTS FROM THIS INCIDENT.

MARK WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A 20FT. LENGTH OF 12INCH PLASTIC PIPE,(APPROX. 250LBS.) THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON UNEVEN SURFACE ON THE MINE FLOOR AND ROLLED HIS ANKLE. THIS CAUSED THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND DROPHIS END OF THE PIPE. WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE'S END OF THE PIPE HIT THE FLOOR, THE END INJURED WAS CARRYING JARRED HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS DRIVING UV, PULLED OVER TO LOAD PARTS ON IT. WHEN HE WAS GETTING OUT HE HAD TO TWIST HIS BODY. WHEN HE DID HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. WHEN HE GOT ALL THE WAY OUT HE WAS IN PAIN A ND COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN HIS KNEE.

EE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE FACE AREA OBSERVING CONDITIONS. HE CAME TO A MUD HOLE THAT HAD SOME WATER IN IT. THE WATER WAS CONCEALING RUTS THAT HAD BEEN MADE BY COAL HAULERS. EE STEPPED INTO RUT NOT EXPECTING TO STEP DOWN. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AT THIS TIME.

THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN HE STARTED PRYING DOWN A LOOSE RIB WITH A PRY BAR. THE WHOLE RIB LINE APPROXIMATELY 25' LONG FELL OVER AND A PART OF THE RIB HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT CAUSING TWO SMAL L FRACTURES TO THE RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS DUSTING BELT, HE FINISHED HIS SEG AND WALKED TO OTHER EE. ON WAY BACK HE TRIPPED ON UNEVEN FLOOR. THEY WERE WORKING IN HEAVY DUST AND AIR WAS NOT MOVING. UNEVEN FLOOR LEFT FROM MINER.

EE STEPPED UP ONMTO THE LUNCH TABLE AREA TO GET A NOZZLE FOR A FOAM PACK. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE LUNCH TABLE AREA, HE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT DOWN UPON A CABLE THAT OTHER EES WERE PULLING THRU THE KI TCHEN AREA TO A POWER CENTER TO BE NIPPED IN. AS HE STEPPED OWN FROM THE TABLE AREA, HE PLACED HIS FOOT UPON A CABLE WHICH IN TURN ROLLED HIS FOOT OUT, TWISTING HIS ANKLE, FALLING FORWARD TO

WASHDOWN HOSE ON ROOF BOLTER 008 WAS SPRAYING AND WHIPPING AROUND ON THE GROUND WHEN THE WATER WAS TURNED ON TO THE BOLTER. HE TRIED TO GRAB THE HOSE TO CONTAIN ITS MOVEMENT AND TURN IT OFF. W HEN HE SO TRIED, THE HOSE IMPACTED HIS CHEST AND WATER WAS HOT UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN AIR DOOR. DOOR WAS WEDGED AND AIR PRESSURE WAS CAUSING DIFICULTY. EMPLOYEE TRIED THE 3RD TIME WITH MORE BODY FORCE CAUSING DAMAGE OF INJURY TO RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE PACKING BELT ROLLERS WITH OTHER MEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. REPORTED NEXT DAY - HEWOKE UP AND HE SAID HIS BACK HURT.

EE WAS REPLACING A PUMP MOTOR ON LONGWALL SHEARER HE HAD REMOVED & TAGGED NUMEROUS HYDRAULIC HOSES EE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH THE OPERATOR GUARD WHICH WAS IN RAISED POSITION. THIS IS A STEEL GU ARD WHICH IS RAISED HYDRAUCILLY & HINGED ON 1 SIDE. GUARD MEASURES 22""X4""X1""THICK . THE GUARD ISEQUIPPED WITH SAFETY STOP BLOCKS TO BLOCK IT FROM MOTION WHEN WORK IS REQUIRED BENEATH IT. THE

EMPLOYEE AND 2 FOREMEN WERE TRYING TO UNLOAD PUMP FROM THE BACK OF A DODGE TRUCK WHERE IT WAS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED OUT. WHILE TRYING TO SLIDE THE PUMP TO THE BACK OF THE TAILGATE AND POSITION IT UPON A STACK OF 12"" PIPE THE EMPLOYEE TOLD THE OTHERS HE NEEDED TO GET A BETTER FOOT PLACEMENT. WHILE TRYING TO DO SO HE SLIPPED UPON THE PIPE RIGHT FOOT LODGED AND TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

PACKING BELT ROLLERS WITH OTHER MEN PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK, DIDN'T REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO OUR COMPANY UNTIL AFTER SLEEPING WHEN HE WOKE UP HE SAID HIS BACK HURT.

EE WAS OPERTING CONT MINER WITH REMOTE CONTROL UNIT. HE WAS ALONGSIDE THE MINER & ATTEMPTING TOSWING IT AWAY FROM RIB--EE WAS STANDING NEAR A 5"" LIP OR RIDGE IN THE FLOOR. AS THE MACHINE SWUN G OVER TOWARD HIM THE TRAM GEAR CASE HOUSING PINCHED HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE FLOOR & CASE

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL LENGHTS OF 10"" BY 20' STEEL PIPE. HE GOT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO LENGTHS. THE FINGER REQUIRED SUTURES TO REPAIR.

INSTRUCTED TO HELP PULL PIPE THRU DOORS. EE STARTED TO WALK UP ENTRY TO FIND OUT WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM THE SIGNAL WAS GIVEN TO GO AHEAD AND PULL P IPE THRU THE OORS. AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED TOWARDS CROSSCUT TO GET OUT OF WAY AND PIPE CAUGHT HIM ONT HE LEG.

EMPLOYEE TRYING TO ALIGN U-JOINT IN DRIVE LINE ON SHUTTLE CAR USING SCREWDRIVER TO MOVE OR TWISTDRIVE LINE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

2 PUMPMEN WERE INSTALLING A PUMP AT X/C 27 SSM M1 RETURN THEY KNOCKED A HOLE IN STOPPING BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE AREA AND LOW PRESSURE AREA. WHILE PUTTING PUMP THROUGH HOLE ONE OF THE PERSON'S R ECEIVING PUMP LOW PRESSURE SIDE BUPMPED STOPPINGDISLODGING DEBRIS WHICH WAS BLOWN UP INTO HIS FACE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYE.

EE KNELT DOWN TO PLACE A WEDGE IN A GAP BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF A 3C CAN & FLOOR.(A CAN IS A ROOF SUPPORT DEVICE THAT IS USED TO SUPPORT TAILGATE ENTRY, MEASURES 8' HIGH X 36"" WIDE & IS FILLED W ITH ASH OR OTHER MATERIAL AND SEALED ON ENDS). UPON INSPECTION TO LEVEL CAN EE COULD SEE A LUMP OF COAL UNDERNEATH. EE SWEPT HAND UNDER CAN & FELT A SCRATCH & HAD A LACERATION REQUIRING STITC

EE WAS REPALCING RUBBER SKIRTING ON OUTBY END OF TRANSFER. HE WAS CUSTOM FITTING CONTOUR OF BOTTOM OF BELT WITH RAZOR KNIFE. HE WAS CUTTING TO THE SIDE OF BODY AS EE WAS CUTTING CONTOUR KNIFE HAD ANGLE TOWARDS HIS LEFT KNEE, AND BLADE SLIPPED OUT OF BELTING. BLADE HAD ANGLE IN BELT WHILE CUTTING.

LOADING PIPE ON PIPE HANGING TRACKS OFF OF PIPE TRAILER, WE ALLREADY LOADED SEVEN OFF. WE HAD TWO 2""X4""XX4' STRIKERS BETWEEN TRAILERS SO PIPE WOULD NOT FALL. STRIKER FELL AND PIPE DROPPED AND SLID PINNING MY FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND THE HEADACHE RACK ON TRAILER BANDAGED CUTS AND WENT BACK TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MEASURE DISTANCE FROM TAIL PULLEY EDGE TO BEARING SUPPORT. BELT WAS RUNNING. EE STUCK STEEL TAPE MEASURE THROUGH GUARDING, WAS HOLDING TAPE MEASURE CASING WITH LEFT HAND AND FEEDING TAPE WITH RIGHT HAND. END OF TAPE TOUCHED EDGE OF TAIL PULEY AND TAPE WAS IMMEDIATELY SUCKED BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELTING. TAPE WAS PULLED THROUGH RIGHT HAND CUTTING ALL 4 FINGE