Excel Mining, LLC.Mining Incidents in 2003

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 NEUTRAL ENTRY ON THE #3 SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 80'LONG X 8'THICK X 19'WIDE. IT HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF & WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 300' OUTBY THE FACE ON #4 SECTION IN THE INTX. THE FALL MEASURED 300' X 18' X 8' THICK. THE FALL WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 4A BELT LINE. THE FALL MEASURED 40' LONG BY 20' WIDE BY 8' THICK. THE FALL WILL BE REHABILITATED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #4A BELT LINE ON SUNDAY, 10-5-03. THE FULL MEASURE 20' WIDE X 20' LONG X 6' HIGH. THE FALL WITH BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #1 SECTION IN THE #3 NEURTRAL SOMETIME ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 14TH. THE FALL MEASURED 20' LONG X 20' WIDE X 10' THICK. A RIDER SEAM WAS PRESENT. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' RESIN BOLTS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. IT IS DANGERED OFF.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LEFT RETURN AIRWAY TO BREAK AIRWAY @BREAK41 ON #2 BELT THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM THE FACE & WILL NOT BE REHABBED IN THE FALL MEASURED 20' X20' X8' THICK

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 NEUTRAL ENTRY ON THE 003 SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED 20' WIDE X 22' LONG X 8' THICK. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY ONT HE #4 SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED 20' LONG X 20' WIDE X 8' THICK. THE ROOF INT HIS AREA WAS SHALE. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' RESIN BOLTS. THE FALL WIL L BE CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 6 INTAKE ENTRY ABOUT 300' OUTBY THE FACE ON NO. 3 SECTION. FALL MEASURED 30' LONG X 18' WIDE X 7' THICK. IT WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. THE AREA HAD ALREADY BEEN DA NGERED OFF BEFORE THE FALL.

ON 8-04 -03 A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN AN OUTBY AREA OF THE MINE. THE FALL MEASURED 20'W X 50'X10'H. THIS FALL OF ROOF IS LOCATED 22 BREAKSOUTBY THE ACTIVE 0070 SECTION IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN #3 & #4 ENTRY. TWO BREAKS INBY SPAD NO. 19224

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE TRACK ENTRY ON #1 TRACK, APPROX. 3 MILES OUTBY SECTIONS. THE FALL MEASURED 50'LONG X 8'HIGH X 19'WIDE. THE FALL WAS A CONTINUATION OF A PREVIOUS FALL. THE AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED AT THIS TIME.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 6-11-03 IN THE BELT ENTRY FALL WAS APPROX 6'HIGH X18' WIDE X 40'LONG. THE AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE 3 EAST ""A"" SEALS. THE FALL MEASURED 70' LONG X 18' WIDE C 8' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FALL. THE AIRWAY WAS NOT AFFECTED.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 5-29-03 IN THE INTAKE. THE FALL MEASURED APROX 6 1/2' HIGH X 19' WIDE X 70' LONG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FALL. THE AIRWAY WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE AREA WI LL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 5-26-03 @ AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE FALL WAS IN A CROSSCUT & MEASURED 17' WIDE X 20' LONG X 6' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FALL & THE AIRWAY WASN'T AFFECTED. THE AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

ON 4-16-03 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 003 SECTION. 2 BREAKS OUTBY THE LAST OPEN LINE OF BREAKS. THE FALL MEASURED 150' LONG 8' HIGH AND 18' WIDE. NO INJURED WERE REPORTED IN RELATION TO THIS FALL OF ROOF.

AROUND 1:00 PM A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN BREAK NO. 33 ON THE 4A BELT CONVEYOR. THE FALL MEASURED 30' LONG 7' HIGH AND 18' WIDE. NO INJURES WERE REPORTED IN RELATION TO THIS ROOF FALL.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PRE SHIFT EXAMINER. FALL MEASURED 10 FT LONG BY 5 FT WIDE BY 3 FT THICK. THIS DAMAGED AN OVERCAST WHICH INTERUPTED VENTILATION.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING A CROSS-CUT ON THE #7 ENTRY. HE BENT OVER TO MOVE HIS TRAILING CABLE & THE ROOF FELL ON THE CROSS-CUT CAUSING DRAW ROCK TO FALL ALONG THE OUTBY RIB, EE ATTEMP TED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY & THE DRAW ROCK CAUGHT HIS RT. LEG, CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS RT. KNEE.EE WAS POSITIONED OUTBY 2ND ROW OF BOLTS. THIS REPORT WAS DELAYED WHILE AWAITING DIAGNOSIS.

WHILE TAKING DOWN A MINER CABLE, EE SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED. THE ER DOCTOR SCHEDULED HIM OFF WORK UNTIL HE COU LD HAVE AN MRI ON HIS BACK. ON 11-10-03 HIS FAMILY SCHEDULED HIM TO HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY UNTIL 11-17-03.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK ""GAVE WAY"" WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN. THIS REPORT WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINING HOW T O REPORT IT.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF UNLOADING BOXES OF ROOF BOLT RESIN FROM A SUPPLY CAR EE TWISTED AT THE WAIST WHILE HOLDING A FULL BOX OF RESIN. THIS MOTION CAUSED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE VI SITED HIS PHYSICIAN THE NEXT DAY AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LUMBAR STRAIN.

WHILE WALKING BESIDE THE BELTLINE EE TRIPPED. EE STRUCK A METAL I-BEAM & CAUGHT THE BELTLINE STRUCTURE AS HE FELL. EE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN MRI ON 9/9/03.

EE BENT A ROOF BOLT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN THE ROOF BOLT HE ENGAGED THE ROTATION. THE METAL ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHT HAND BREAKING A BONE BEHIND THE RT. INDEX FINGER. EE SEEN A BONE SPECIALIST ON 8-18-03. AFTER FURTHEREVALUATION THE SPECIALIST PLACED A CAST ON EE HAND.

PUTTING WATER LINE TOGETHER A THE ELBOW JOINT, HE DEVELOPED BACK SPASMS. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 8/11/03.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ROCK DUSTING EE PICKED UP A BAG OF DUST WEIGHING 50 LBS. HE STATED WHILE LIFTING THE BAG OF DUST HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THAT RADIATED INTO HIS GR OIN AREA AND RIGHT LEG.

WHILE TRAVELING TOWARD THE FEEDER IN A SHUTTLE CAR THE TRAILING CABLE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR STRIKING EMPLOYEE UNDER THE LEFT ARM. FAMILY DOCTOR SCHEDULED EMPLOYEE TO SEE A SPECIALIST ON 7/15/03 AT WHICH TIME IT WAS DETERMINED HE WOULD HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY ON HIS ARM.

EE HOOKED SC CABLE ON LO-TRAC. WHEN LO-TRAC MOVED IT INJURED EE'S LEFT FOOT. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-21-03, AT THIS TIME HIS DOCTOR TOOK HIM OFF WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP. HE GOT OFF SCOOP TO HANG MINER CABLE. WHILE WALKING BESIDE SCOOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB AND 1ST ROOF BOLT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK. THE ROCK WAS APPROX TWO AND A HALF FOOT LONG, 17 INCHES WIDE, ONE AND HALF INCHES THICK.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A CONVEYOR BELT CROSSOVER. HE TRIPPED ON A SECTION OF MINE MONITOR CABLE AND HE FELL. HE WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT HAD TO STOP DUE TO INCREASED PAIN AND NUMBNESS.

EE STRUCK HIS RT. KNEE ON A SCOOP BUCKET. EE ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE WORKING. ON 6/16/03, AFTER VISITING A SPECIALIST, EE WAS ADVISED TO REFRAIN FROM WORKING UNTIL SURGERY COULD BE PERFORMED TO REPAIR DAMAGE TO HIS RT. KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER TO THE NEXT PLACE TO BE CUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.

MANTRIP CAME OFF THE RAIL CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. EE HIT THE RAIL INJURING HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.

EE WAS AT BOTTOM OF SLOPE SHOVELING ON SLOPE BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP, TEARING IN RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE FELT A LITTLE STRAIN BEFORE IN THIS AREA.

WERE SPLICING A BELT TOGETHER WITH A MONKEY. ONEBAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO MASH HIS RIGHT THUMB AGAINST THE STRUCTURE. EE SAW THE E.R. DR. AT THE WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN WILLIAMSON WV. THE DR SUTURED HIS THUMB & TOLD EE TO TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS OFF.L

ACHING & CRAMPING OF BOTH HANDS WITH NO FEELING DUE TO REPEAT DRILLING AND USE OF HANDS OVER PERIOD OF TIME.

EE WAS GETTING OFF THE MANTRIP AND STEPPED ON THE TRACK RAIL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT LEG WITH THE DRILL POT WHILE PULLING OUT A BENT BOLT. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL E.R., TREATED & SCHEDULED FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC VISIT ON 12/8/03. AFTER BEING EXAMINED BY THE ORTHOPEDIST HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.

EE WAS TAKING MINER CABLE OUT OF 4"" CABLE HANGERS. THE WEIGHT OF THE CABLE CAUSED THE HANGER TO FLIP OVER CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND IN HIS HAND. HE HAD TO HAVE 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS DRIVING A 4-WHEELER & HIT A ROCK ON THE ROADWAY. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK OUT OF HIS HAND & THE KNOB IN IT HIT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING 2 BONES TO BE FRACTURED.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. HE WAS STRAIGHTENING THE BOLT & TRYING TO GET IT IN THE DRILL POT. HE HIT THE WRONG LEVER & STARTED HIS ROTATION. THIS CAUSED HIS GLOVE TO CATCH ON A BURR ON THE BOLT & IT WRAPPED HIS HAND AROUND THE BOLT CAUSING IT TO BREAK 2 BONES IN THE TOP OF HIS HAND & ONE IN HIS THUMB.

EE WAS WALKING THRU AN INTERSECTION & RAN INTO A ROOF BOLT PLATE THAT WAS HANGING DOWN. THIS ACTION CAUSED A LACERATION ON HIS NOSE THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SHUTTLE CAR, LEFT HAND WAS LYING ON WHEEL. ROCK FELL FROM TOP & MASHED FINGER AGAINST TIRE. THIS CUT REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE AND HIS DRILL STEEL BROKE. IT HIT HIS FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED EIGHT SUTURES.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP & A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 12 SUTURES.

EE WAS CHANGING THE DISCHARGE SHAFT ON THE FEEDER. THE DRIVE CHAIN FELL DOWN AND HIT A BROKEN SHEER PIN WHICH WENT FLYING THRU THE AIR AND STRUCK EE ON THE UPPER PART OF HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSING A LACERATION THAT TOOK 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

MAKING SPLICE IN CHARGER CABLE KNIFE SLIPPED ANDCUT LEFT THUMB CUT REQUIRED 12 STITCHES TO CLOSE

EE WAS LOADING PLATES ONTO THE ROOFBOLTER AND HE HIT HIS HAND ON THE GUARD OVER THE TRAM LEVERS.CONTACT WITH THE GUARD BROKE HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS RIDING ON MANTRIP TRIP DERAILED STRIKING A TIMBER THIS TIMBER FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF. EE HAD CUT THE FLEFT FRONT OF HIS HEAD WHICH REQUIRED 11 STITCHE S TO CLOSE.

EE WAS WALKING OVER TO CHECK A BELT HEAD AND WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCKIN THE HEAD AND BACK AREA. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION IN HIS FOREHEAD THAT REQUIRED 10 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE REMOVE FEED PIPES FOR SCREEN WHEN ONE OF THE ATTACHED STUBS ON FEED PIPE STRUCK 4' PIPE STILL ATTACHED TO SPIRALS AND CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD.

MAKING BELT SPLICE, WHILE PULLING KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF, KNIFE CAME OUT OF BELT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP, HE REACHED FOR THE LEVER TO'LET HIS CANOPY DOWN AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OFF OF THE CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 6 STITCHE S.

AS THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED 8/17/03 EE ELECTED TO HAVE A SURGICAL DEBRIDEMENT FOR TREATMENT OF A CONTUSION ON 8/29/03

EE WAS WALKING WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD & KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. THE ROCK ROLLED OFF ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND, DISLOCATING TWO FINGERS & CAUSIN G A LACERATION ON HIS HAND WHICH REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

EE WAS HELPING REBUILD A CONTINUOUS MINER. WHILE SITTING BESIDE THE DECK ON A BUCKET HE REACHED OVER TO PUT THE BREAKER IN & CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE ALUMINUM PLATE THAT SURRONDS THE GAUGES.

EE WAS CLOSING A AIR LOCK DOOR BY HOLDING ONTO THE TOP OF THE DOOR. WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE, CAUSING A TEAR THAT REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP. HE WAS USING TWO WRENCHES TOGETHER TO PUSH UP A BOLT INTO THE TOP AND ONE OF THE WRENCHES BROKE CAUSING IT TO FALL AND HIT HIM ON THE NOSE. THE IMPACT BROKE HIS NOSE AND THE LACERATION REQUIRED SIX SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING BRATTICE. AS HE WAS REMOVING BANDS FROM A PALLET OF BLOCKS, THE BAND SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND CUTTING IT.

WHILE CUTTING IN #4 LEFT, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON HIS LEFT LEG. AS EE FELL HE TWISTED HIS LEG & ANKLE CAUSING A MINOR FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT FIBULA. NO WORK WAS MISSED AS A RES ULT OF THIS INJURY.

WHILE REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER USING A PRY BAR TO RAISE THE ROCK UP AND LET IT SLIDE OFF THEN BAR SLIPPED ON EE S LEFT HAND HIT THE RIPPER HEAD OF THE MINER CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 3 THREE STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE FROM A PILE WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF STRUCTURE FELL OVER AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT FOREARM RESULTING IN A CUT THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

TRIMMING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT TO USE AS GUARD ON CM, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE ON THE LEFT WRIST. THE CUT REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE HAD STARTED DRILLING HIS HOLE TO INSTALL ROOFBOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE LEFT RIB TOWARDS THE HOLE HE WAS DRILLING AND STRUCK THE CANOPY OF THE MACHINE. THE ROCK BROKE INTO PIECES AND THEN FELL STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE HEAD, DRIVING HIS HARD HAT DOWN ON HIS HEAD CUTTING BOTH EARS HEAD.

EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF BEOLT STRUCTURE. THE CHAIN RATCHET HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT RAIL AND THE BELT STRUCTURE.

EE BEGAN MISSING WORK DUE TO TREATMENT FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. THE TIME AND DATE OF THE ACCIDENT REFLECTS THE BEGINNING OF HIS DISABILITY PERIOD.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OUTER JACKET OFF OF A TRAM MOTOR CABLE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. THIS IS A COURTESY REPORT. THIS INJURY NOT REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED AS NO STITCHES WER E USED.

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY.AS HE WAS DOING THIS THE MINER WAS CHANGING PLACES AND THE SLACK HE WAS HOLDING WAS PULLED TIGHT AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK