All MSHA-reportable accidents at Cumberland River Coal LLC operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
A FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF THE 2 WEST MAINS AT #31 CROSSCUT APPROX. 2900'OUT BY THE #002 SECTION. THE FALL WAS 20'WIDE, 20'LONG,AND APPROX. 6'HIGH.(SPAD #11771). AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5'TORQUE TENSION BOLTS & 8'CABLE BOLTS. AREA WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
CONTINUOUS MINER CUT 8'IN THE #7 FACE & PENETRATED END OF AUGER HOLE. AUGER HOLE WAS FULL OF WATER, WHICH DRAINED ONTO THE SECTION. AUGER HOLE WAS OVER 200'CLOSER TO THE ACTIVE WORKINGS THAN WAS SHOWN ON OUR MAP PROJECTIONS. #7 ENTRY IS SEALED & WE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE FACE DRILLING PLAN FOR APPROVAL.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT CROSSCUT 50 OUTBY THE WORKING FACE OF THE 002 SECTION. THE FALL WAS 50 FEET LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET THICK. VENTILATION WAS RE-ESTABLISHED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED.
THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON PRE-SHIFT EXAM ON 7-2-03. FALL WAS LOCATED IN THE NUMBER 5 HEADING LAST OPEN CROSS CUT OF THE 2 WEST MAINS. FALL WAS 18 FEET WIDE AND 18 FEET LONG WITH UNKNOWN HEIGH T. ROOF HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 5 FOOT TORQUE TENSION BOLTS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL 12 FOOT CABLE BOLTS.
A ROCK FALL IN 2 WEST PANEL AT #30 X-CUT IN #3 ENTRY. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FOOT LONG - 20 FOOT WIDE - AND HEIGHT UNKNOWN. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FOOT TORQUE TENSION BOLTS WITH 12 FOOT CABLE BOLTS AS SUPPLEMENTAL.
ATTEMPTS WERE BEING MADE TO TURN OVER THE GEARS OF A REAR END FOR REPAIRS WHEN THE TIP OF A MIDDLE FINGER WAS SEVERED FROM A LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A TWELVE INCH WATER LINE HANGING FROM THE ROOF. ONCE BOLTS WEREREMOVED THE WATER LINE SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE EE HAD MADE SEVERAL ROUNDS WITH HIS 777B HAULER WITH NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. AT 9:00 AM THE HAULER LOST ITS RETARDER AND THE EE LOST CONTROLOF THE HAULER. HAULER ROLLED 4 TIMES INTO A VALL EY FIELD. EE SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT THIGH AND NECK INJURIES.
HE WAS WORKING ON A D-10 DOZER. HE HAD BOTH PUSH ARMS BLOCKED AND WAS WORKING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ROLLER FRAME. THE LEFT SIDE PUSH ARM SLIPPED, ALLOWING THE ROLLER FRAME TO DROP APPROXIMATEL Y 4"". A TRACK CLEAT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LOWER RIGHT LEG, CAUSING A CONTUSION. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/29/03.
EE WAS WALKING ON HAULRAOD. HE STEPPED ON A FLAT ROCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROCK. THIS CAUSED HIS LEFT FOOT TO TWIST SIDEWAYS RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT FIBULA APPR OXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE THE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A 5 FOOT ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. THE BOLT REBOUNDED & STRUCK HIS LOWER LEFT JAW. HE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES. FRACTURE TO JAW WITH 3 TEETH DAMAGED