Eighty Four Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2001

A FRICTIONAL METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF THE #2 TO #3 CROSSCUT OF THE 066-0 OB TAILGATE SECTION. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED & NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE SOUTH WEST MAINS SECTION IN THE NO.3 ENTRY AT THE NO. 5 1/2 CROSS-CUT. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 16'WX25'LX20'H. NO PERSONS INJURED AND EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE NO 14 HAULAGE APPROX. 4 BLOCKS INBY THE #3 MONITORING STATION. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 18' WIDE X 30' LONG X8' HIGH. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NO 10 INTERSECTION OF THE NO 4 ENTRY IN THE OLD ZEDIKER INTAKE ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 10'HIGH X 24'WIDE X 20' LONG. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED.

A FRICTIONAL METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF THE NO. 5 ENTRY IN THE 067-0 SOUTH MAINS SECTION.

THE ZEDIKER PORTAL ELEVATOR WOULD NOT OPERATE DUE TO A SHORTED COIL OF THE R/A RELAY. NO PERSONS WERE ON THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE.

THE ZEDIKER PORTAL ELEVATOR CEASED OPERATION DUE TO A FAILED COUNTERWEIGHT SAFETY SWITCH. TWO MEN WERE IN THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME.

THE PORTAL ELEVATOR CEASED OPERATION DUE TO A FAILED GRIP SWITCH. TWO MEN WERE IN THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE LONGWALL FACE TAILGATE AND WAS DISCOVERED AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED. VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. THE FALL M EASURED APPROX. 8' HIGH X 16.5' WIDE X 20' LONG.

AN IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE O-B SECTION NUMBER #1 FACE WHILE MINING OPERATIONS WERE BEING PERFORMED. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED. 1

AN IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE O-B SECTION NUMBER #1 FALL WHILE MINING OPERATIONS WERE BEING PERFORMED. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED.

AN IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE 9 SOUTH SECTION NO. 2 FACE WHILE MINING OPERATIONS WERE BEING PERFORMED. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED.

AN IGNITION OCCURRRED ON THE 9 SOUTH SECTION #3 FACE WHILE MINING WAS GOING ON. NO INJURIES. FACE WAS COAL & ROCK. METHANED WAS APPROX. 0.3%.

EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A WORK RELATED ILLNESS THAT BEGAN TO HURT WITHOUT TRAUMA OR APPARENT INJURY HIS ILLNESS WAS CAUSED BY PERFORMING HIS NORMAL WORK RELATED DUTIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ABDOMINAL HERNIA. HE HAS MISSED NO WORK DUE TO HIS ILLNESS AS OF 10-01-01.

WALKING ALONG STAGELOADER, SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REALIGN MATERIAL THAT HE WAS HAULING ON A SCOOP BUCKET. AS HE PUSHED AGAINST THE MATERIAL HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A STUCK DRILL STEEL FROM THE ROOF BY SHOVING A SECTION OF A ROOF BOLT INTO THE STEEL. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE BOLT HE INADVERTENTLY PUT UP PRESSURE ON THE B OLTER MAST CAUSING THE BOLT TO BEND AND STRIKE HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS REMOVING A STUCK DRILL STEEL FROM A BOLTER, WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A METAL BAR. FIRST DAY OFF 6-21-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE FACE CONVEYER UNDERTHE SHIELDS SUPERVISING THE REPAIR OF A CABLE WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 3' BY 2' BY 10"" FELL FROM THE ROOF IN THE TAILGATE AND THEN SLID DOWN THE PR EVIOUSLY FALLEN PILE OF MATERIAL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A CRIB BLOCK UNDER THE TOE OF A SHIELD AND WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK OF HIS LEFT LEG (AT THE CALF) BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN OUT FROM BETWEEN THE SHIELDS.

EE STATED HE WAS TYING UP AN OXYGEN TANK WHEN COAL SLOUGHAGE HIT HIS HAND, CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN COAL AND 02 BOTTLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WAITING FOR SHEARER TO PASS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF SHEARER DRUM AND STRUCK HIS FOOT.

EE WAS STRETCHING OUT AIR HOSE ON HEADGATE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, ROLLED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAS DUMPING SHAFT BUCKET OF WATER. WHEN EMPTIED BUCKET WAS HOISTED OFF OF GROUND IT SWUNG TOWARDS EMPLOYEE CATCHING EMPLOYEES FOOT AND FRACTURED LEFT 4TH TOE.

EE CLAIMED SHE WAS WALKING DOWN OVERCAST STEPS AT SM#1 BELT WHEN CAUGHT HER HEEL ON BOTTOM STEP CAUSING HER TO TWIST HER KNEE.

EE WAS BOLTING ON MINER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSERT DRILL STEEL INTO CHUCK AS HE RAISED THE DRILL HEAD. THE STEEL CAUGHT AGAINST THE ROOF & BENT, CATCHING HIS L. LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE BOLTER MAST.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE MINER AS IT WAS BEING TRAMMED FORWARD. HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS FOREMAN TO EVACUATE THE AREA DUE TO ROOF CONDITIONS. AS HE RAN OUT OF THE AREA HE TRIPPED AND F ELL CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL A CONNECTOR INTO A WATER DISCHARGE LINE AND WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND BY THE DISCHARGE LINE WHEN HIS CO-WORKER DISCONNECTED THE LINE COUPLER WITHOUT FIRST RELEASING THE PRESSURE.

EE WAS PREPARING TO POUR OIL FROM A 5 GAL. CAN INTO AN OIL RESERVOIR & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB ON THE OIL CAN LID TAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT A BAD BELT ROLLER AND HAD STOOD THE NEW ROLLER AGAINST THE RIB WHILE HE REMOVED THE OLD ROLLER. AS HE REMOVED THE OLD ROLLER HE BUMPED AGAINST THE NEW ROLLER CAUSING IT TO FALL MASHING FINGER BETWEEN THE FALLING ROLLER AND THE BELT TAKE UP GUARDING.

EE WAS PULLING A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK DOWN FROM ROOF ON THE OUTBY AREA OF LONGWALL FACE, THE ROCK CAME DOWN AND GLANCED, HIT ON FOOT.

EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING TENDONITIS INHIS LEFT HAND FROM WORKING WITH ROOF BOLTING ACTIVITIES & DRILLING.