Century Energy CorporationMining Incidents in 2002

4'X18'X40'L UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN OLD NO.2 PANEL. FOUND DURING FIRE BOSS RUN BY JOHN SHORT REPORTED 8-19-02. AT SPAD 1117 FALL OCCURRED AT BATTERY CHARGING STATION.

OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND METAL STRAPS. WHILE PUSHING THE BOLT UP INTO THE TOP HE DISCOVERED HE HAD LEFT HIS DRILL STEEL ON THE DRILL HEAD. WHEN HE REACHED TO GET THE DRILL STEEL IT BECAME STUCK AGAINST THE CANOPY, MASHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS PULLING SLACK UP FOR MINER CABLE. HEAD HIT A HALF HEADER IN THE TOP

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOFBOLTING MACHINE, WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND DRILL STEEL. EE STARTED ROTATING STEEL AND TWISTED ARM AROUND STEEL.

EE WAS PICKING UP A BAG OF ROCKDUST WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP NAIL BOARD AFTER MAKING A BELT SPLICE, SLIPPED AND FELL ON BELT STRAINED LOWER BACK.

WHILE TRAMMING HAULER HE WAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH BY A BROKEN BOARD HANGING DOWN.

HANGING MINER CABLE, HANGER BROKE AND FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF NECK. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9/23/02.

WALKING IN ROADWAY NEAR SECTION BELT FEEDER-STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE. REOCCURRENCE OF OLD INJURY PREVIOUS SURGERY.

INJURED HAD COMPLETED INSTALLING BOLTS IN FACE AREA OF #8 ENTRY AND WAS WALKING BESIDE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN RIB ROLL OCCURED STRIKING INJURED ON HEAD AND LEFT FOOT.

INJURED AND ONE OTHER EE WERE WORKING ON CONTINUOUS MINER IN #4 ENTRY WHEN RIB ROLL OCCURED (ROCK AND COAL) RIB ROLL FELL FROM BEHIND AND STRUCK LOWER LEGS. HEIGHT OF ENTRY 7 1/2'.

INJURED AND ONE OTHER EE WERE WORKING ON CONTINUOUS MINER IN #4 ENTRY WHEN RIB ROLL OCCURED (ROCK AND COAL) RIB FELL FROM BEHIND STRIKING LOWER LEGS. HEIGHT OF ENTRY IS 7 1/2'.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN FACE AREA WITH TWIN HEAD BOLTER WHEN ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING INJURED IN LOWER BACK AREA.

PUT PULL ROPE ON MINER. ROPE STARTED TO SLIP. PUT HIMSELF BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND RIB. TOLD MINER TO PULL, MINER BOOM PINNED HIM AGAINST RIB.

STAYED BACK AND WAS LOADING BELT INTO SUPPLY CAR, SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS INJURING LOWER BACK. WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE REC'S XRAY, MEDICATION, CAT SCAN.

TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR TO FEEDE, GOT CLOSE TO RIB AND HAD ARM PARTLY OUT OF DECK, CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN RIB AND SHUTTLE CAR.

BENT OVER AND WAS THROWING CINDER BLOCK OUT OF WALKWAY AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

LOADING CABLE ON MINER, TOLD MINER TO MOVE HELPER STOOD THERE, MINER KICKED SIDEWAYS STRIKING HELPER ON RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO HAULER, TURNED TO LOAD HAULER AND HURT LOWER BACK. EE WORKED UNTIL 3-13-02 AND SHOWED UP FOR WORK ON 3-14-02 AND TOLD FOREMAN HE HAD HURT BACK ON 3-5-02 AND T HE DR. SAID HE WOULD BE OFF FOR 3-4 WEEKS. STARTED MISSING 3-14-02.

BACKING SCOOP BATTERY FIRST THROUGH FLY CURTAIN AND APPARENTLY RAISED CURTAIN WITH HAND AND GOT ARM TRAPPED BETWEEN CANOPY AND RIB. 3-4 LAST OPEN BREAK.

RESTING ON 1 KNEE AFTER SETTING TIMBERS, RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SIDE, NECK, HEAD. TOOK TO RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL BY JAN CARE.

A PIECE OF ROCK CAME LOOSE WHILE DRILLING HOLE STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE, CUTTING HIM NEAR HIS RIGHT EYE. (REQUIRED STITCHES).

EMPLOYEE WAS AWARDED 8.8% PPD BENEFITS FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

EE WAS GRANTED 5% PPD BENEFITS FOT OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5% PPD BENEFITS FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS AWARDED 12% PPD BENEFITS FOR CARPALTUNNEL SYNDROME. AWARD WAS 6% FOR EACH WRIST.