Dags Branch Coal Company IncMining Incidents in 2000

ROOF FALL ON CONVEYOR BELT FROM 1 BREAKOUT BY SPAD 898 CONTINUING APPROXIMATELY 4 BREAKS TO SPAD 928 CATCHING LONG JOHN STRUCTURE AND BELT LINE.

ROCK FELL FROM RIB & CAUGHT HIM ON LEFT SHOULDERIN #3 ENTRY.

WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE #1 ENTRY. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OFF RIB STRIKING HIM ON LEFT FOOT.

DRAW ROCK ON RIB WAS NOT BOLTED UP; TOO CLOSE TORIB & BROKE LOOSE FROM RIB.

WORKING ON #2 BELT HEAD FIRE SUPPRESSION AND PINCHED UP HOSES AND TWISTED BACK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

LOOSE RIB HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM TOP AND WAS JUST HANGING AND THE SCOOP BACKED UP NEAR IT AND WITHOUT HITTING RIB IT ROLLED OFF ON HIM.

A SMALL AMOUNT OF DRAW ROCK WAS ON THE CONTINOUSMINING MACHINE'S HEAD. THE INJURED WAS CLEANING IT OFF WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEG ABOUT THE KNEE JOINT.

EE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WITH RIGHT HAND FALLING ON LEFT HAND.

EE STEPPED ON ROCK TWISTING ANKLE (RIGHT ANKLE)

STRAINED LOWER BACK LOADING PINNER SUPPLIES.

AS I RODE MY GOLF CART IN TO CHECK THE BELTS THE GOLF CART FELL INTO A HOLE AND HAMMED MY BACK.

EE WAS TALKING TO MINER OPERATOR: TURNED AROUND TO LEAVE PLACE TWISTING HIS BACK

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF FEEDER WHEN TI CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN FEEDER FRAME & CHAIN.

EE WAS GOING TO GO THOUGH A CURTAIN TO GET TO THE INTAKE AIRWAY HE RUN OVER A BLOCK PUTTING HIS SCOOP IN THE TOP WITH HIS HAND OR TOP OF THE SCOOP.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN THE TOP WITH THE HOOD OF THE BOLTER WHEN THE BOLT KICKED BACK MASHING HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING PRE SHIFT EXAM WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDER, ROCK MEASURED 2"" BY 3' BY 3' THICK.

ATTEMPTTING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT FOOT.

PULLING A ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER. MASHED THE RIGHT HAND.

A ROCK GOT FOULED IN CONVEYER AND WHILE SWINGINGA SLEDGE HAMMER HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING THE MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF THE ROOF FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT, WHEN HE TRIED TO BEND BOLT; HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO CUT LOWER LIP ON ROOF BOLT PLATE.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BUILD BRATTICE AND WHEN HE WAS TWISTING AND TURNING TO THROW BLOCKS OVER TOWHERE THE BRATTICE WAS TO BE CONSTRUCTED HE INJURED HIS RIB AREA.

WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT PUSHING ME TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS PULLING HOSE FROM UNDERNEATH STEEL ROPE & WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT HIT HIM ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF NOSE

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STRAP OFF PALLET OF BELT STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOPOF RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF CONDUIT; KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL FOUR NEW BELTS ON #2FAN, THE #1 FAN CAUSED THE PULLEY AND BLADES TO ROTATE ON THE #2 FAN WHICH CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'SFINGERS BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELTS CAUSING INJURY TO THE LEFT HAND.

WE WAS DRILLING TEST HOLES NEAR OLD WORKS & EE WAS PULLING DRILL BACK OUT OF HOLE & SLIPPED IN SCOOP BUCKET & TWISTED LEFT KNEE

WHILE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE, THE INJURED ATTEMPTED TO LOAD THE FLAT TIRE ONTO A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD TAKE THE TIRE TO THE SURFACE - INJURED HURT HIS BACK BY LIFTING THE TIRE ONTO EQUIP MENT. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 10/3/00.

EE WAS MAKING A SPLCE ON A CAR CABLE WHEN HE HITHIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER

EMPLOYEE GOT OFF THE MINER AND DOWN ON THE RIB. WHEN A ROCK FELL CUTTING HIM OVER LEFT EYE.