Cumberland River Coal LLCMining Incidents in 2001

A ROOF FALL ON THE 003 SECTION AT #29 CROSSCUT ROOM LEFT OFF #1 ENTRY AT SPAD 10105. THE FALL WAS APPROX 50' LONG 6-10' HIGH AND 18' WIDE. THE FALL CAUGHT THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND SHUTTLE CAR , NO INJURIES.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 9-12-01 AT 10:OO AM DURING A WEEKLY EXAMINATION. THE FALL WAS IN THE #7 ENTRY ON 2 EAST SUBMAINS AT 29 XCUT. THE FALL WAS 20 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG AND 6-8 FT HIGH. ROOF SUPPORT WAS 5 FT TENSION REBAR. FALL IS TIMBERED OFF WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL ON THE #1 SUBMAIN; #5 ENTRY; #22 XCUT. THE FALL WAS 5' TO 8'HIGH BY 20'WIDE BY 20'LONG. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 SECTION AT #15 & # 16 CROSS CUT OF SUBMAIN NUMBER 1 AT #7 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 8 FEET HIGH, 20 FEET WIDE AND 100 FEET LONG. A LONG AIRDOX 810 COAL HAULER WAS CAU GHT BY THE FALL. NO INJURIES. ROOF SUPPORT WAS 5FOOT INSTALL BOLTS. COAL HAULER WILL BE PULLED OUT AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A FALL OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRYM 97XCUT OF THE NW MAINS. THE FALL WAS IN THE ACTIVE WORKING AREA OF A RETREAT MINING SECTION. THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE X 4' HIGH X 45' LONG. A 488 LONG AIRDOX SCOO P AND TWO FLETCHER MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS WERE CAUGHT BY THE FALL, ALSO ONE EE REQUIRED 3 STITCHES. WE WERE USING 4' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL IN THE #2 ENTRY, INBY #2 XCUT OR SUBMAINS #2. FALL WAS IN AN AREA WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN TIMBERED OFF, NO ONE TRAVELED IN THE AREA WHERE THE FALL OCCURRED. FALL APPEARS TO BE 20' W IDE, HEIGHT AND LENGTH ARE UNKNOWN.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY OF THE 2 EAST SUBMAINS. THE FALL WAS 5200 FEET FROM THE 002 SECTION. THE FALL WAS 80 FEET LONG 6 TO 8 FT HIGH AND 20 FT WIDE. THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5 FOOT TENSION REBAR BOLTS.

A FALL ON SUBMAIN #2 BELT IN THE #3 ENTRY, 5500 FEET FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL WAS 100' LONG, 8-12' HIGH AND 20' WIDE. WILL CLEAN FALL AND SUPPORT AREA WITH 4 & 5' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS, 8 -12' CABLE BOLTS, TRUSS BOLTS, CRIBS AND HEISMAN BEAMS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY BETWEEN #1 AND #2 CROSSCUT. 1200 FEET FROM THE FACE AND OUT BY SPAD #9361. THE ROOF WAS SHALE AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5 FT TENSION BOLTS, 8 AND 12 FT CABLE BOLTS AND TRUSS BOLTS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 80 FTLONG, 6-8 FT HIGH AND 20 FT WIDE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE BELT ENTRY (#4 HEADING) OF THE SUBMAIN # BELT. THE FALL WAS 100' LONG, 20 WIDE, AND 6' HIGH. ROOF SUPPORTS IN USE WERE"" 4 ' GLUE BOLTS, 5' GLUE BOLTS, 12' CABLE BOLTS, 100 TON HEISMAN BEAMS AND TIMBERS.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED INT HE ! ENTRY OF OUT 11 LEFT PANEL. THIS IS APRP.X 2900 FT FROM THE ACTIVE SECTION ON 9 LEFT. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 6 FT HIGH, 40 FT LONG 2ND 18 FT WIDE. THE AREA HA D BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4 FOOT TENSION REBAR BOLTS

SHOVELING BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BACK OF HIS PICK UP TRUCK, HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE REAR BUMPER.HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON A ROCK. THE ROCK ROLLED, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND LYING ON THE FRAME OF THE BOLTER HEAD. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ~6"" SQUARE & 1"" THICK FELL & STRUCK HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WALKING THRU THE WALKWAY OF A FLETCHER WALK THRU ROOF DRILL. HE TRIPPED ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT AND CAUGHT HIS FALL ON HIS OUTSTRETCHED LEFT HAND. THE IMPACT ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSED A FR ACTURE OF THE LEFT RADIAL BONE AT THE WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE GOT HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOBLIE BRIDGE CARRIER AND THE TAILPIECE. HE DID NOT THINK THE FOOT WAS INJURED, HOWEVER THAT NIGHT THE FOOT STARTED TO SWELL. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/10/01 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONTUSION OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS INSTALLING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SIDE DOOR ON A DOZER. DOOR WEIGHT ~30LB. HE WAS HOLDINGIT IN PLACE WITH ONE HAND & ONE KNEE. DOOR SLIPPED & FELL, CATCHING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWE EN THE DOZER TRACK CLEAT & THE DOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE WITH LACERATION AT THE FIRST JOINT OF THE FINGER.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE JACKEY ON A MINER CABLE. THE UTILITY KNIFE CUT THE JACKET FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED CAUSING EE TO CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SEVEN STITCH ES TO CLOSE.

EE STATED HE WENT TO THE INTERSECTION TO HANG A VENTILATION CURTAIN. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE CURTAIN A PIECE OF ROCK/COAL FELL FROM THE RIB STRIKING HIM BEHIND THE LEFT EAR. HE SUFFER ED A 1 1/2 INCH LACERATION WHICH TOOK 3 STAPLES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. THE CUT REQUIRED 5 STICHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A FALL OF ROCK ON THE ACTIVE 001 RETREAT MAINS SECTION. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED THREE (3) STITCHES UNDER HIS CHIN. Y

WHILE HE WAS TAKING A D-10 DOZER OVER A 4 FOOT DROP, THE DOZER BLADE CAUGHT THE GROUND CAUSING THE DOZER TO SUDDENTLY STOP IN AN STEEP POSITION. THE SUDDEN STOP AND THE STEEP INCLINE, CAUSED T HE OPERATOR TO BE THROWN FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A METAL BEAM IN THE TOP OF THE CAB. THE OPERATOR WAS IN AN AIR RIDE SEAT AND WEARING A SEAT BELT.

THE EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND STARTED TO MOVE A PIECE OF CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 10-29-01 WHEN HE WENT TO A DOCTOR ON 11-8-01. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS BACK FOR APPROX 10 YEARS.