All MSHA-reportable accidents at Consol of Kentucky, Inc. operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #5 ENTRY 1 BRK IN BY SPAD #320 SIZE OF FALL WASESTIMATED TO BE 6' H BY 25' L BY 25' W (INTERSECTION). AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY (BELT) STARTING AT BREAK #23 EXTENDING TO BREAK #25, SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 100 - 110' LONG X 10 - 15' HIGH X 18 - 20' WIDE. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF 10' CABLE BOLTS. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERUPTED, BELT WAS CAUGHT. FALL WON'T BE CLEANE
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #6 ENTRY, #50 BREAK, #6 BELT PANEL. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 60'L X 18'W X 8-10'H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF 10' CABLE BOLTS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #5 ENTRY, #9 BREAK, #4 PANEL. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 25'L X 50'W X 7-8'H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS W ITH SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF 10' CABLE BOLTS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT. INTAKE ESCAPEWAY WAS BLOCKED. FALL WAS CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #5 ENTRY(INTAKE) AT BREAK #89. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 17'W X 15'L X 4-5'H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4'FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY WAS BLOCKED. FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND RESUPPORTED.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #4 ENTRY RETURN AT BREAK #7 ON THE #3 MAINS. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 12' H X 30' L X 18'-25' W AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY G ROUTED RESIN BOLTS SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF 10' CABLE BOLTS. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #5 ENTRY AT BREAK #31 ON THE #3 PANEL AT SPAD #8001 IN AN ITERSECTION. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 4'HX 50'L X18'-20'W AREA HAD BEEN SUPP ORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURINES. NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY AT #4 BREAK. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 90'L X 18-20'W X 7'H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 6'TENSION REBAR BOLTS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL SUP PORT CONSISTING OF 10' ROPE BOLTS. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED, BELT LINE WAS CAUGHT. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF THE #4 ENTRY AT #2 BREAK. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 25'L X 18-20'W X 7'H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 6' TENSION REBAR BOLTS WITH SUP PLEMENTAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF 10' ROPE BOLTS. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED, NO EQUIPMENT CAUGHT. FALL WAS CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON PANEL #3. BREAK #1 IN THE #5&6 ENTRIES. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 90'L X 20' W X 8-9'H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF 10' CABLE BOLTS NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS INTERRUPTED, PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY WAS BLOCKED. FALL WAS CLEANED UP VENTILATION RESTORED, ESCAPEWAY RE-ESTABLIS
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY (BELT & TRACK) AT BREAK 116 IN AN INTERSECTION SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 5-6' HIGH 25'LONG & 25' WIDE. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH A 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES OCC URED VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. BELT & TRACK WAS CAUGHT. FALL WAS CLEANED UP
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FACE OF #2 ENTRY OF THE 2ND SOUTH MAINS AT #30 BREAK, SECTION HAD BEEN ABANDONED. SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 40' L BY 20' W BY 7-8' H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS, NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED ON THE ""B"" MAINS SECTION (006-0). CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CAUGHT THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #8605. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLT WITH SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF TIMBERS. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY (BELT) ONE BREAK OUT BY SDAD #7197: SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 25' WIDE BY 25' L BY 6-8' H (INTERSECTION) AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WI TH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES OCCURED, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED BELT LINE WAS CAUGHT. FALL WAS CLEANED UP.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #5 BELT (#4 ENTRY) SIZE OF FALL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 12' HIGH BY 17-19' WIDE BY 300-400' LONG, AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS WITH SUPP LEMENTAL SUPPORT CONSISTING OF 6-9' CABLE BOLTS IN INTERSECTIONS. NO INJURIES OCCURRED, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED, FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
WHILE EE WAS BENT OVER TO CHECK A PUMP, A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK & HIT EE ON THE RT. PORTION OF HIS LOWER BACK.
EE STATED WHILE WORKING OUTSIDE IN SUPPLY YARD WAS IN PROCESS OF HOOKING UP RAIL CAR TO SUPPLY MOTOR WHEN TONGUE OF RAIL CAR FELL STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STEP OVER A BAGLINE WITH AIR FLOWING THROUGH IT. HE STEPPED ON PART OF BAGLINE, SLIPPED AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, ARM AND HIP BY A RIB ROLL. EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE #1 ENTRY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS AND BRUISES TO HIS RIGHT ARM, SHOU LDER AND HIP.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT VOLVO A40 HAULER AND LOST HIS FOOTING ON MACHINE STEP FALLING TO THE GROUND PARTIALLY LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT LEG, THEREBY RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO HIS RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT ELBOW
WHILE TAKING JACKLEG OUT OF HOLE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND JACKLEG HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG ABOVE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD RAILS ON FLATCAR AT END OF TRACK, GUIDING RAIL ONTO FLATCAR WHEN RAIL FLIPPED OVER CATCHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN RAIL AND FLATCAR. HE SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO HIS INDEX FINGER. HE WAS WEARING METACARPAL GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
EE STATED THAT DURING THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A BRATTICE, LIFTING AND HANDLING OF CONCRETE BLOCKS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS INCIDENT ON 3/14/03.
EE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS IN THE #4 ENTRY LEFT CROSSCUT, EE WAS OPERATING OPERATOR SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING CANOPY, BOUNCING OFF CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT ANKLE. EE COMPLETED WORK SHIFT. WENT TO DR ON 1-10-03. X-RAYS OF HIS ANKLE REVEALED FRACTURE TO HIS ANKLE (LEFT).
WHILE SETTING UP TO BOLT, A ROCK FELL AROUND A BOLT AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO WORK ON A DRILL, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM.
WHILE BENDING OVER TO TAKE APART A JACKLEG FOR BOLTING, ANOTHER JACKLEG FELL OVER & HIT EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF HEAD.
WHILE SETTING FORMS FOR DIVIDER WALL, THE FORMS MOVED & PINCHED EE'S MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN SPUD WRENCH & FORMS
EE STATED HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST BELT GUARDING AT #9 TAIL PIECE WHILE SHOVELING. EE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HIS INDEX FINGER (LEFT HAND) REQUIRING (7) SUTURES.
UPON MEDICAL EXAMINATION EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT HE HAD SUFFIEIENT DEGREE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS (BLACK LUNG).