Carter Roag Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2013

A roof fall was reported along the #7 belt, in the #2 entry, one break inby spad 5967.

A roof fall was reported on the 02 section, in the intersection of the #4 belt entry at spad 2159.

A roof fall was discovered by an examiner in a return entry of the West Mains 1 Panel, one block inby spad 0579. There was no interruption in the ventilation and no equipment of value involved.

A roof fall was discovered by an examiner in a worked out area of the mine on the 3rd Left Mains Panel, one break inby spad 1370. There was no interruption in the ventilation and no equipment of value involved.

Employee was opening an airlock door which had pressure on it, when the employee felt something pull in his right shoulder.

Employee was putting a battery man trip on charge when he turned around and caught his ear on a fire suppression sprinkler head, causing a laceration.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES WHILE INSTALLING A CORNER BOLT. THE BOTTOM DRILL STEEL DROPPED OUT OF THE HOLE AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO PUT THE STEEL BACK IN, HIS KNEE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO HIT THE CONTROL LEVER. THE LEVER RAISED THE STEEL AND PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO DRILL STEELS.

Employee was using his hands as a guide to pick up a rub rail and pin it on the continuous miner. The rub rail shifted and caught his hand between it and the miner, causing a laceration.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE RAW COAL SCREEN. THE HINGES ON THE DOOR WERE RUSTED AND BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE DOOR TO DROP DOWN AND SMASH THE EMPLOYEES FINGERS.

Employee was putting a bottom deck screen in a scalping screen. Once the screen started to drop to the bottom deck, it flipped up on one corner and hit the employee across the bridge of the nose causing a laceration and a broken nose.