All MSHA-reportable accidents at Consol of Kentucky, Inc. operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #4 ENTRY IN BREAK #66 SPAD #3949. THE FALL WAS APPROX 4'-5'HIGH, 25'W, 25'L. (INTERSECTION) FALL AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4 FULLY GROUTED R ESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED 2 BREAKS ON BY SPAD #1484 IN THE #7 ENTRY #15 BREAK ON THE #5 BELT MAINS. THE FALL SIZE WAS APPROX 4-5' HIGH BY 25' W BY 25' L. FALL AREA HAD BEEN SUP PORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERUPTED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED 1BREAKINBY SPAD #3931 IN #4 ENTRY AT #62 BREAK. SIZE APPROX. 4-5'H X 25'W X 25'L. FALL AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES; INACTIVE BELT STRUCTURE CAUGHT; VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.
ADVANCE MINING WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN THE #6 ENTRY 36 INBY SPAD #1251 WHEN AN UNCHARTED GAS WELLWAS CONTACTED BY THE CONTINUOUS MINER RIPPER HEAD. THE OUTER CASINGS OF THE WELL WERE DAMANGED; THE MAIN PRODUCTION PIPE CASING WAS NOT DAMAGED.NO INJURIES & VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. ENTIRE MINE WAS EVACUATED, POWER PULLED, FEDERAL& STATE AGENCIES NOTIFIED.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 9-7-00 IN THE #2 ENTRY AT SPAD #902. FALL WAS APPROX 90' LONG BY 18-20' WIDE BY 5-7' HIGH. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT IN TERUPTED. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4' FULLYGROUTED RESIN BOLTS. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY 1 BREAK IN BY SPAD #4341 ON THE #7 BELT. SIZE OF FALL WAS APPROX 40' LONG BY 18-20' BY 5-7' HIGH. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULL Y GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES, BELT LINE WAS CAUGHT, VEMTILATION WAS NOT INTERUPTED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY BEGINNING APPROX 30' IN BY SPAD #3955. FALL WAS APPROX 60' L BY 20' BY 5-7' HIGH. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT IN TERUPTED. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE#1 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #1970 IN AN INTERSECTION. SIZE OF FALL APPROXIMATELY 5' HIGH 36' LONG18' WIDE. NO INJURIES; VENTILATION WAS NOT INTER RUPTED; NO EQUIPMENT WAS CAUGHT. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTSFALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #57 BRK 20' INBY SPAD #5920. SIZE APPROXIMATELY 4'H X 17'W X 25'L. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED, NO EQUIPMENT WAS CAUGHT. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTSFALL OCCURRED IN THE #6 ENTRY (INTERSECTION).
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 15 BRK ON THE #8 BELT, 1 BRK INBY SPAD #2063. SIZE OF FALL WAS APPROX 35'W X 37'L X 6'H. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERUPTED, BELT WAS CAUGHT, TH E AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. FALL HAS BEEN CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT BELT PORTAL, A SECTION OF HIGHWALL BECAME DISLODGED FALLING ON BELT PORTAL CANOPY AND MAIN LINE BELT. NO INJURIES, BELT LINE WAS CAUGHT.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING RO RELOCATE ROOF BOLTER CABLE DUE TO CANOPY OF MBC GETTING CLOSE TO CABLE AS MBC WAS PASSING UNDERNEATH CABLE. EE HAD STOPPED HIS BRIDGE REACHED OUT WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO REL OCATE BOLTER CABLE DURING THIS PROCESS THE INBY BRIDGE BUMPED EE 'S BRIDGE CAUSING CANOPY TO BE JAMMED AGAINST MINE ROOF. EE'S LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CANOPY & ROOF. EE SUSTAINED CRUSHIN
EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT MOVE. DURING THIS PROCES OF LIFTING THE BELT EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A RUPTURE IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. EMPLOYEE FIRST SHIFT MISSED DUE TO THIS INJURY WAS 11-25-00.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT PERSONELL CARRIER WHEN PERSONELL CARRIER MOVED CATCHING EE'S LEFT LEG BETWEEN PERSONALL CARRIER & BELT STRUCTURE LAYING ALONG SIDE OF TRACK. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS LOWER LEFT LEG
EE WAS STRUCK ON HIS LEFT EAR BY A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK. EE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HIS LEFT EAR THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
EE WAS CHANGIN OIL FILTERS ON CONT MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON RIGHT HSOULDER.EE SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS (3) BRUISHED RIGHT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A RAIL WITH A JACK ISNTALLING A METAL TIE WHEN JACK FELL CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND UNDER THE TIE AND RIAL. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FX TO RING FINGER (PROXIMAL) AND MIDD LE FINGR (PROXIMAL), EMPLOYEE ALSO HAD LACERATION TO BOTH RING AN DMIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING METACARPAL GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
EE WAS PREPARING TO PUT HYDRAULIC OIL IN CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF, STRIKING EE ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE ON #1 BELTWHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN. FIRST SHIFTMISSED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT WAS 8/27/00.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LIFTING SHOVEL FULL OF COAL AND MUD ONTO BELT, HAD PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK; EMPLOYEE FIRST SHIFT MISSED, DUE TO THIS INCIDENT - 6/10/00.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING CHAIN THROUGH BELT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BODY CAUSING PAIN IN LOWR RIGHT BACK. EMPLOYEE FIRST SHIFT MISSED DUE TO INCIDENT WAS 4-23-00. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIATED DISC.
WHILE INSTALLING A FLOP GATE EMPLOYEE MASHED INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS LOADING TIMBERS IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED WORKING, HIS FIRST SHIFT MISSED DUE TO THIS INJURY WAS 1-21-00.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN CLOSING AIR LOCK DOORS, HIS HEAD GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME THAT WAS ACROSS TOP. HE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEFT EAR AND LACERATION BEHIND LEFT EAR. LACERATI ONS REQUIRED SUTURES.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING BELT SPLICE, IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING BELT SPLICE BOARD, EE'S LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SPLICE BOARD AND LONG-JOHN STRUCTURE. EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND THAT REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE EXITED TRUCK POSITIONING HIMSELF ON THE GROUND NEAR A PENDANT MOUNTED CONTROL STATION FOR AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED GATE WHICH PERMITS LOADING OF COAL COARSE REFUSE FROM A 175 TON STORAGE BIN. AS EMPLOYEE OBSERVED LOADING OPERATION, A SMALL PARTICLE OF ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE TRUCK STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE CAUSING AN ABRASION. WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.