Excel Mining, LLC.Mining Incidents in 2001

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED INVOLVING THE D CONVEYOR BELT TERMINAL GROUP. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 80' LONG, 21' WIDE, 10' HIGH.

ON THANKSGIVING DAY, A MINE EXAMINER FOUND A ROOF ALL ON OUR NO.1 TRACK AT BREAK NO.44. TIME OF FALL IN UNKNOWN. SIZE OF FALL 8'X 20'X 40'.

020-0 MMU ROOF FALL IN THE FARE OF NO.1 AND NO.2BOTH FALLS WERE 8-10FT. HIGH X WIDTH OF ENTRY X APPROX. 30FT. LONG. NO EQUIPMENT OR PEOPLE INVOLVED. 5FT. FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WERE INSTALL ED IN THIS AREA.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 50' TO THE LEFT OF SURVEY STATION NO. 7535 ON THE NO. 6 RIGHT SIDE POWER ENTRY BEING 1 CROSSCUT INBY THE POWER CENTER. NO PERSONAL INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF TH IS FALL.

ON SUNDAY, AROUND 8:30PM A MINE EXAMINER DISCOV-ERED A ROOF FALL IN THE TRACK ENTRY ALONG NO.4 BELT LINE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULTOF THIS ROOF FALL. THE FALL MEASURED 5'HIGH, 25' WIDE, AND 25'LONG. THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED IN 10/98 USING 5'X 5/8"" GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON NO.4A BELT 15 BREAKS INBY 4A HEAD AT SPAD #4109. FALL MEASURED 110' X 8'X 18'. NO ONE WAS HURT & THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ~100' FROMTHE BOTTOM OF THE RETURN SIDE OF NO. 1 AIR SHAFTMEASURING ~20' WIDE, 30' LONG, 8' HIGH.

AT 8:30 PM A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE NO. 5 BELT LOCATION OF FALL WAS 16 BREAK ON NO. 5 BELT. FALL MEASURED 8' HIGH 25' LONG AND 18' WIDE. AT SPAD NO. 6259 FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP. NI I NJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ROOF FALL.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE NO. 2 TRACK ENTRY, 5400' FROM THE PORTAL. THE FALL WAS BETWEEN SPAD NO. 2-319 & NO. 2-424; THIS AREA OF THE MINE WAS DEVEL0OPED IN 8-31-79 & 48"" X 3/4"" RESIN BOLTS WAS USED. THE FALL FELL AT ANCHORAGE. IT MEASURED 4' HIGH, 18' WIDE, 43' LONG.

A FALL OF ROOF AT NO. 2 CROSSCUT IN NO. 2 ENTRY.NO INJURIES. FALL MEASURED 5' X 20' X 20'. VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED. AREA IS BEING CRIBBED OFF &WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

2ND SHIFT HAD JUST STARTED DAY SHIFT BOLTED INTERSECTION EARLIER AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEM. INTERSECTION FELL OUT BEGINNING OF SHIFT. FALL MEASURED 6' HIGHX 20' WIDE X 60' LONG. LAST OPEN CROSSCUT BETWEEN NO. 6 & NO. 7 ENTRY.

OLD AREA THAT WE ARE MOVING INTO - FALL HAPPENED SOMETIME BEFORE DAY SHIFT BEGAN. FALL MEASURED 5 1/2 FEET THICK BY 35 FEET LONG BY 20 FEET THICK.

AT 500 PM A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED 2 BREAKS OUTBY BELT HEAD NO.6 THE FALL MEASURED 8'X20'X70'. ALL ENTRANCES HAVE BEEN CRIBBED AND REFLECTIVE STREAMERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.

COMPANY EE AND OTHER EE MSHA INSPECTION WAS TRAVELING THE RETURN AIR COURSE OF THE SOUTH MAINS AND SICOVERED THE ROOF FALL AROUND 11:00 AM MSHA INSPECTOR EE INVESTIGATED ROOF FALL AT TIME OF DISCOVERY.

EE WAS HELPING TO PUT SHUTTLE CAR TIRE INTO END OF AN EIMCO 6-TON TRACK LOCOMOTIVE. THE TIRE ROLLED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TIRE AND SIDE OF MOTOR, MASHING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

EE REPORTED THAT HIS RIGHT KNEE STARTED HURTING WHEN HE PASSED THROUGH A PERSONNEL DOOR.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE, CARRYING AN OMEGA BLOCK AND STEPPED ON A PALLET. HIS FOOT WENT BETWEEN BOARDS ON PALLET CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE AND FALL. DID NOT MISS WORK U NTIL 1/7/02 AND THEN HE STATED DOCTOR SAID HE HAD BONE SPURS SO IT WAS NOT RELATED TO AN INJURY UNTIL WE RECEIVED A DOCTOR'S REPORT RELATING IT TO THE ABOVE INJURY DATE.

EE WAS CLEANING SUMP HOLE OUT OF BOTTOM OF NO. 2SLOPE PITCHING MUD OVER HIS HEAD ONTO SLOPE BELT& FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BOLTING ROOF. HE TRIED TO GET A ROOF BOLTIN THE HOLE WITHOUT BENDING IT. HE HAD ONE END IN THE HOLE AND WAS PUSHING OR PULLING ON THE OTHER END AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP SHUTTLE CAR CABLE TO CABLE ANCHOR & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. 1ST DAY AWAY FROM WORK 10/15/02.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR ON 008-0MMU. HIS SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A POT HOLE, THROWING HIM FROM HIS SEAT. HIS SEAT BELT CAUGHT ON SEAT INJURING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING BUCKET ON MINER BITS ONTO HIS SHUTTLE CAR. HE FELT PAIN IN BACK. 010 MMU, IN FRONT OF FEEDER.

EE WAS PULLING LOOSE ROCK DOWN FROM BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS. THE ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT SIDE & SLID DOWN TO LAND ON HIS LEFT ANKLE. NO. 3 FACE 007-0 MMU.

EE WAS LOWERING A CANOPY ON A SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS ROCKING CANOPY BACK AND FORTH TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES. AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. 010-0 MMU AT THE POWER CABL E.

EE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON THE SECTION SCOOP. HE WAS PLUGGING BELLS TO DEAD SET OF BATTERIES WHEN THE BATTERY BLEW UP BURNING HIS EYES.

EE WAS SHOVELING MINE RUN MATERIAL OVER HIS HEAD INTO A CHUTE & FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOW BACK. AREA OF MINE B TAILPIECE.

AT END OF SHIFT, HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING FACE, EE WAS WALKING AROUND BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM RIB TO BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG AND KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM SCOOP TO THE POWER CENTER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK ON 010-MMU. NO. 3 ENTRY. FIRST DAY OFF 6-4-01.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON THE 007-0 MMY. EE WAS INSTALING 6 FOOT TONQUEL TENSION BOLTS. HE STEPED ON THE BOLT HE INTENDED TO INSTALL GRABED ONE END OF THE BOLT AND PULLED UPWARD TO BEND THE BOLT A ND STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA. FIRST DAY OFF 5-11-01.

EE WAS MOVING A BELT GUARD DOWN THE SLOPE. HE STEPPED ON LOOSE COAL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND SLIP. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. SLOPE ANGLE IS 16 DEGREES. THIS ACCIDENT WAS FIRST TREAT ED AS A FIRST AID CASE. EE WAS NOTIFIED ON 8/22 THAT SURGERY IS NOW REQUIRED WITH LOST TIME AS ARESULT.

WHILE SHOVELING BELT EE PULLED SHOVEL BACK WITH BOTH HANDS AND BEGAN TO RELOCATE SHOVEL IN GOB, A ROCK 18"" ROUND X 6"" THICK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST AND HAND.

EE WAS TRAINING CONVEYOR BELT, WHILE MOVING TOP ROLLER, DRAW ROCK MEASURING 3'X12""X3"" FELL CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN BELT STRUCTURE AND DRAWROCK. THIS CAUSED A SEVERE CUT TO HIS HAND AND CRUSH ING INJURY TO HIS THUMB.

SHOCELING BELT AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER, BACK, AND LEFT HIP. RECEIVED REPORT OF INJURY LATE.

EE WAS BENT OVER GETTING MINER CABLE OUT OF PATHOF AN ON COMING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE PICKED THE CABLE UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK

WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN ROCK FELL OFF OF BELT HITTING HIM IN MIDDLE OF BACK.

EE WAS SETTING ATRS, STANDING BEHIND CANOPY AT CONTROLS. TOP WAS INSPECTED BEFORE MACHINE MOVED INTO OLACE. ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORT STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT SCPAULA. ROCK MEASURED 31""L X 24""W AND 4 1/2"" THICK.

SHOVELING BELT WENT TO SHOVEL AND A LARGE PIECE OF COAL ABOUT 4"" THICK BY 2 1/2' SQUARE FELL ANDHIT HIM ON THE NECK.

EE STATED WHILE PICKING UP BELT STRUCTURE HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT SCREEN FOR SCRUBBER FOR A CONTINUOUS MINER MACHINE. HE TURNED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT & FELT IT ""POP"" WITH PAIN. FIRST DAY OFF WAS1/8/01.

WHILE REPAIRING A CONVEYOR CHAIN ON A SHUTTLE CAR EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH AHAMMER. THE IMPACT OF THE HAMMER BROKE HIS FING.AND CAUSED A CUT & REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES.

RAIL ""LOW BOY"" WITH SCOOP WAS WALKING AROUND SCOOP TO HOOK CHAIN TO SCOOP ""LOW BOY"" HE TRIPPED ON A CRIB BLOCK AND FELL CUTTING HIS LEFT HANDBETWEEN INDEX FINGER AND THUMB.

WHILE DRIVING PIN INTO A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTUREA SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE PIN STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT FOREARM- EMPLOYEE WENT TOTHE E.R. WHERE HE HAD THE METAL REMOVED-CLOSING THE CUT REQUIRED ONE STITCH. NO LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STANDING AT BOTTOM OF PREP PLANT MAN LIFT, WAITING TO GET ON. JUST AS HE REMOVED HIS HARD HAT TO WIPE SWEAT FROM BROW,EE LOST A PORTABLE RADIO FROM HIS POCKET FROM A STEP ON THE MANLIFT, ABOVE HIS HEAD RADIO FELL STRIKING HIM TOP OF HEAD.

EE WAS TRAMMING A 4-WHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER WHENTHE STEERING WHEEL SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP SPINNING THE STEERING KNOB STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS LYING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE INSTALLING A TRAM CONTACTOR IN THE PANEL 1 OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. A PIECE OF DRAWROCK 18"" WIDE X 36"" LONG X 2"" THICK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT RIB CAGE. THIS RESULTED IN A CRACKED RIB.

PUTTING UP 6FT. BOLT. EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING BOLT BACK INTO SHAPE WHEN PLATE SLID DOWN BOLT. EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE PLATE WITH THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 8 STICHES TO CLO SE.

TRYING TO GET ROCK OFF TRACK AT 7-2 SLIPPED & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TEAR OF THE MEDIAL MENISEUS IN KNEE COUPLED WITH DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS PROBABLY DUE TO WEAR & TE AR OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. WORK PLACE EXPOSURE

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLEANING OUT LOAD OUT CHUTE WHEN COAL SLID OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM. HE WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT AND GRABBED THE ROPE WITH HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PULL A CABLE FOR A SHUTTKLE CAR ACROSS THE FEEDER ON 008-0 MMU. HIS LEFT ARM STRUCK A ROOF BOLT RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 8 STAPLES.

EE WAS HELPING TO PUT MANTRIP THAT HAD DERAILED BACK ON TRACK WHEN THE MANTRIP WAS MOVED OVER THE JACK BAR THAT WAS LEFT IN THE JACK STRUCK EE ON THE NOSE CAUSING A CUT HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOS PITAL AND THREE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS HELPING PUT DE-RAILED BUS BACK ON TRACK. WHILE USING A RAILROAD JACK TO LIFT THE BUS, THEJACK SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE BUS STRIKING HISHAND. A 1/2"" LONG CUT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

EE WAS REMOVING INSULATION FROM THE END OF THE HI-LINE TO INSTALL IN THE POWER BOX. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT THUMB.

WHILE DRILLING A 10' HOLE IN #4 ENTRY, EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING A 4' MIDDLE PIECE OF STEEL. HE MANUEVERED THE POT OVER TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE STEEL.THE POT MOVED FARTHER THAN ANTICIPATED AND PINCH ED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND THE DRILL STEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN TOP FOR BOLT, ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM, CAUSING A 4 INCH CUT. 11 STICHES.

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR ON 001-0 MMU. WAS USING A BELT KNIFE AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING DOWN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. WHEN THIS PIECE FELL, ANOTHER PIECE FELL FROM BEHIND IT. THIS SECOND ROCK STRUCK INJURED ON THE RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING A LARGE C UT THAT REQUIRED 11 STICHES.

WAS BOLTING ON 008 MMU. WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE RIHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLT PLATE CUTTING HIS HAND.

CUTTING CURTAIN AWAY FROM TAILPIECE. CUT LEG.

EE WAS WALKING FROM BATTERY STATION TO THE BOTTOM OF THE 1-A SLOPE. HE WALKED INTO A ROOF BOLT HANGING DOWN & CUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

EE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER ONTO FLATCAR-LOWBOY.THE WEIGHT OF THE BOLTER CAUSED THE LOWBOY TO PIVOT AT THE TRANION, CAUSING THE FRAME OF THE LOWBOY TO DESCEND ON EE'S FEET BRUISING HIS RIGHT FOOT AND BREAKING A BONE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #6 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP, HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM AND MADE TWO CUTS. TOOK STITCHES. FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS.

EE WAS CHANGING BITS ON CONTINUOUS MINER, HAMMER SLIPPED OFF BIT STRIKING EE ON LEFT THUMB. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SEVERAL STITICHES. NO WORK WAS MISSED.

EE WAS PUTTING PIN IN BOTTOM OF PUMP MOTOR ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE WAS FEELING THE ALIGNMENT WITH HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN THE MOTOR SHIFTED CUTTING HIS FINGER.

EE WAS LOOSENING AN OIL PLUG ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS PULLING ON A RACHET WHEN HIS LEFT ELBOW BECAME DISLOCATED.

EE WAS SETTING A T-PAD ON PINNER & A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIS LEFT CHEEK & JAW.

AFTER SHOVELING ON STOPE BELT IT WAS QUITTING TIME. HE STARTED TO LEAVE BOTTOM OF SLOPE BELT TO CATCH MAN TRIP, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN AWAY FROM WORK TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A SPINAL CONDITION. HE HAS RECEIVED INJECTIONS INTO HIS BACK. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INSTANENOUS EVENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PER IOD OF ABSENCE. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. WORKPLACE EXPOSURE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HIS MEDICAL CONDITION THEREFORE WE ARE REPORTING THIS PERIOD OF ABSENCE AS AN OCCUPATIONAL

EE WAS UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO BACK PAIN. MEDICAL REPORT INDICATES DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE.

EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 11/9/01. DURING THE PREVIOUS SHIFT PAIN INCREASED IN HIS LOWER BACK TO A POINT WHERE HE COULD NOT CONTINUE TO WORK. HE HAS BEEN TREATED FOR BACK PROBLEMS SINCE 12/00. DUE TO HIS CONTINUED BACK PROBLEMS WE FEEL THIS IS BEST CLASSIFIED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS DUE TO REPEATED TRAUMA.

EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY TO CORRECT MUSCO-SKELETAL CONDITIONS. WE FEEL THESE CONDITIONS ARE A RESULT OF REPETITIVE USE OF THE LIMB. THE DATE AND TIME ABOVE REFLECT EMPLOYEE'S FIRST DAY AWAY FROM THE JOB.

WHITE ATTACHING RAILCAR TO MOTOR, EE WAS MOVING COUPLER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. WHILE MAKING THIS PULLING MOTION WITH HIS RIGHT ARM HE FELT A PAIN GOING FROM HIS HAND TO JUST BELOW HIS SHOULER ON 8-31-01 HE WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSCIAIN AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE HAD SURGERY 2/21/01. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS WORK SO WE ARE REPORTING AS A OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EE WAS HEATING AN OPENED CAN OF SOUP. WHEN REMOVING CAN FROM MICROWAVE HE SPLASHED SOUP ON HAND LEAVING 3 BLISTERS. TREATED AT HOSPITAL WITH SAUVE AND CLEANING.