All MSHA-reportable accidents at Cumberland River Coal LLC operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 11-05-02 AT CROSSCUT #33 IN THE NUMBER 5 HEADING OF 2 EAST SUBMAINTHE FALL WAS 8 FEET HIGH AND APPROXIMATELY 30FT LONG AND 25 FEET WIDE. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS & HAD HARDWOOD CRIB
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 8/30/02 AT THE 17TH X-CUT ON THE SUBMAIN #1 BELT. THE FALL WAS 6 TO 10 FEET THICK, 20 FEET WIDE AND 20 FEET LONG. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5 FOOT GLUE BOL TS AND 8 FOOT CABLE BOLTS.
A FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PRE-SHIFT IN THE #2 ENTRY AT THE #47 CROSS-CUT OF THE SUBMAIN #2 BELT TRAVELWAY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 20' LONG X 25' WIDE X 12' HIGH. AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' TORQUE TENSION 2ND 8' CABLE BOLTS. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE - AREA IS TO BE CLEANED & RE-SUPPORTED.
A FALL OCCURRED ON THE 003-0 SECTION IN THE #7 ENTRY OF THE #1 NORTH PANEL. FALL WAS APPROX 100' LONG, 20' WIDE, 6-8' HIGH. BOLTS IN USE WERE 4' FULLY GROUTED & 12' CABLE BOLTS. THE AREA WAS T IMBERED OFF & WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 2 WEST SUBMAINS BTWN #4 & #5 ENTRIES @ #22 CROSSCUT. THE AREA IS NOT PRESENTLY BEING MINED & THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION. FALL WAS TIMBERED OF F & WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
FALL WAS L;OCATED 3200' OUTBY THE SECTION. FALL LOCATED AT #47 XCUT, #4 ENTRY OF #2 SUBMAIN. FALL WAS 6' HIGH, 40' WIDE (THROUGH INTERSECTION, 2ND 25' LONG. AREA WAS CLEANED AND REBOLTED.
EE WAS REMOVING MINER CABLE FROM CABLE HANGING HOOKS WHEN THE DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. CABLE HANGER CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE AT THE SECOND NUCKLE.
HE WAS REMOVING A TILT JACK ON A D-11 DOZER. HE HAD ONE FOOT ON THE PUSH ARM AND PLACED THE OTHER FOOT ON THE TRACK. THE TRACK WAS MUDDY AND HISFOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON THE TRACK.
TRUCK WAS DROVE INTO DITCH AFTER LEAVING SEVEN FEET OF SKID MARKS AND TRAVELING FORTY FT AFTER SKID WITH NO SIGN OF BRAKING INTO DITCH. TRUCK WAS FOUND IN NEUTRAL AND EE BRAKE TURNED OFF. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO TRUCK.
DUE TO RATE OF SPEED, A LACK OF STOPPING POWER CAUSED EXCESSIVE SPEED BEYOND HANDLING CAPABILITIES THEREFORE RESULTING COAL TRUCK TURNING OVER INTO DITCHLINE & SLIDING ON ITS SIDE APPROX. 20 FT. ON ITS SIDE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.
LOADER BOOM HIT HAULER BED WHILE LOAIDNG HAULER. THIS CAUSED THE HAULER OPERATOR TO BE JERKED SIDEWAYS WHILE INT HE OPERATORS SEAT HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND WAS SEEN BY A DR. DR SAID POSS IBLE PULLED MUSCLE AND RETURNED HIM TO WORK. ON JUNE 13TH HE RETURNED TO THE DR MRI BEEN OF WORK SINCE JUNE 14TH.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PLACING ROOF BOLTS IN THE ROOF BOLT TRAY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. DOCTOR STATED HE HAD REINJURED AN OLD INJURY.
HE OPERATED A LOADER ON 2-6-02, LOADER TIRE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIS BACK TO BECOME MILDLY PAINFUL. HE OPERATED THE LOADER ON 2-8 AND 2-9. ON 2-9 HE WENT TO A LOCAL EMERBENCY ROOM WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA OF A VERTEBRAE DISK.
HE WAS LOADING 4 INCH THICK CONCRETE BLOCKS INTO A SCOOP. ONE BLOCK SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE BUCKET SIDE BOARD.
EE WAS HANGING A VENTILATION CURTAIN IN AN AREA OF 8 FOOT HEIGHT. A ROCK APPROX. 18""X12""X2"" 20 LBS FELL STRIKING THE EE ON TOP OF HIS HARD HAT. HE SUFFERED A CUT ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD APPROX . 2"" LONG. THREE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EE LEANED A ROOF BOLT AGAINST THE BOLT TRAY A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER. AS HE LOWERED THE HEAD A HEAD SUPPORT ARM STRUCK THE BOLT CAUSING IT TO MOVE. THE BOLT HEAD STRUCK THE EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. LACERATION WITH STITCHES 2ND A FRACTURED NOSE.
WHEN THE EMPLOYEE COMPLETED DRILLING A HOLE, HE LEANED THE DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE DRILL. WHEN HE FINISHED INSTALLING THE BOLT, HE LOWERED THE BOLTER HEAD AND REACHED FOR THE STEEL AT THE SAM E TIME. THE HEAD STRUCK THE DRILL STEEL CAUSING IT TO KICK OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRIKE HIM ON THE CHIN.