Gibson County Coal, LLCMining Incidents in 2002

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURED IN THE 2ND WEST PARRALLELS IN THE #5 ENTRY AT X-CUT #6 THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 20'LONG X 20'WIDE X 8'THICK. CAUSE WAS UNDETECTED BREAK IN THE ROOF STRATA.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X CUT 17, #1 ENTRY, 2ND WEST COLD #1. L20'XW20'XT10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6'-8' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST MAIN WEST X-CUT #107 #5 ENTRY L 20'X W 18'X T 12' THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6'& 10' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY, MAIN SOUTH#8 X-CUT. L 25'X W 18'X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6'POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X-CUT 31 #6 ENTRY OF THE 1C RETURN 1ST SOUTH SUBMAIN. L30' X W20' X T10'

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #6 ENTRY OF 2ND NORTH SUBMAIN IN BETWEEN X CUTS 3 & 4. L 20' W W17' X T 6'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

OUR BRAKE CAR DERAILED IN THE MINE SLOPE ON IT'S WAY INTO THE MINE. EMPLOYEES WERE ON THE CAR AT THE TIME OF DERAILMENT BUT NO INJURIES TO BE REPORTED. THE BRAKES SET DURING DERAILMENT AND THE CAR WAS DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR TO RELEASE BRAKES AND PUT CAR BACK ONTO THE TRACK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST SOUTH SUBMAIN OFF OF 2ND WEST PARALLEL #2 ENTRY X-CUT 32. L 20' X W 20' X T 12'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 58 XCUT 1ST WEST PARALLEL SUPPLY ROAD. L 30' X W 18' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 10' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED #8 ENTRY BETWEEN #9 & #10 XCUT - #9 X-CUT BETWEEN #8 & #9 ENTRIES. 1ST MAIN WEST. L50' X W18' X T10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #6 ENTRY BETWEEN X-CUT #11 & #12 BETWEEN ENTRIES 6&7 #11 X-CUT 1ST MAIN WEST. L 50' X W 18' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN NORTH #1 ENTRY #8 XCUT. L 30' X W 18' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN WEST #1 ENTRY #6 XCUT. L 20' X W 18' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN NORTH #1 ENTRY, #13 X-CUT. 30'L X 18'W X 10'T. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN NORTH #1 ENTRY #9 X-CUT. L 30' X W 18' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #1 UNIT ENTRY #5 INBY SPAD #4489. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. L 30' X W 18' X T 7'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN NORTH #9 ENTRY BETWEEN X-CUTS #17 & #18. L20' X W18' X T8'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN NORTH BETWEEN X-CUTS 16 & 17 #9 ENTRY. L20' X W18' X T8'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN NORTH #1 ENTRY #16 X-CUT. L35' X W18' X T10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 10' POINT ANCHOR.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN WEST X-CUT #7 BETWEEN #7 & #8 ENTRIES. L 25' X W 18' X T 6'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

ROOF FALL AT #8 ENTRY BETWEEN X-CUTS #18 & #19 IN THE MAIN WEST. L20' X W18' X T7'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN NORTH #6 ENTRY X CUT #14 L 40'X W 18' TO 10' THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' TO 10' POINT ARCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN WEST X-CUT 5 BETWEEN #9 & #8 ENTRIES. L65' X W18' X T6'-10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' & 10' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

MAIN NORTH #7 ENTRY BETWEEN X-CUTS 13 & 14 L30' X W18' X T8'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE 3RD WEST #3 ENTRY X-CUT 25. 18'L X 15'W X 10'T. ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED & 10' POINT ANCHOR.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST WEST PARALLEL X-CUT 55 TO 3 ENTRY. L 18' X W 18' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 10' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #2 3N54Y #14 S CUT 2ND WEST ENTRIES L70'X W18'XT10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT OLD 1-C PANEL X-CUT 17 #14 THRU #5 ENTRIES. 80'L X 18'W X 10'T. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE OLD 1A PANEL X-CUT #11, #4 ENTRY. L 40' X W 18' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X-CUT 32 1E INTAKE #1 ENTRY. 20'L X 25'W X 10'T. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X-CUT 44 #7 ENTRY 1E. 25'L X 20'W X 10'T. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN SOUTH ENTRIED X-CUT #14 IN THE #3, 4, & 5 ENTRIES. L 150' X W 20; X T 12'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS, PROPSETTERS & CRIBS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X-CUT #1 SOUTH OFF THE 2ND WEST PARALLEL #3 ENTRY. L 20' BY W 17' BY 10-12' H. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 10' POINT ANCHORBOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X-CUT 39 1-E SUPPLY RD. L20' X W20' X T10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 10' POINT ANCHOR.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 1E #2 ENTRY X-CUT 30 L 20' BY W 20' BY 8' H. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INT HE BELT ENDING MAIN SOUTH 1 X-CUT INBY TAILPIECE AND OUTBY OLD OVERCAST HOLE X CUT #10. L25'XW18'XT7'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X-CUT #7 ON RETURN NEUTRAL #5 ENTRY 1-X-CUT INBY SPAD #2474. L 19' X W 19' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE 1ST INTERSECTION RIGHT OF RAIL SLOPE 1ST XCUT ON BOTTOM. L30' X W 17' X T10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN INTERSECTION #4 ENTRY IN BY SPAD #4047 #3 UNIT. L 25' BY W 18' BY H 7'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR AND 10' DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 UNIT 3RD WEST X-CUT 34 #7 ENTRY. L30' X W18' X T10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS & 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X-CUT 40 ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #2999 #7 ENTRY IN THE 3RD WEST. L 25' X W 18' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' & 10' ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON OLD #3 UNIT, #2 ENTRY, 4 XCUTS OUTBY FACE (NOW RETURN), 1ST WEST PARALLELS. L 40' X W 18' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR & 10' BOLTS IN INTERSECTION.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE 3RD SOUTH ROOM SET UP #6 ENTRY 1 X-CUT IN BY SPAD 3216 OFF #1 UNIT L 19' BY W 18' BY 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 8' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A FALL OCCURRED INT HE MAIN WEST #7 X CUT #8 ENTRY BETWEEN 7 & 8. L10'XW16 1/2'XT6'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE OLD #3 UNIT #5 ENTRY SPAD #3606. L 60'X W18'X T10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6'X10' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X CUT 18, MAIN NORTH X CUT BETWEEN #5 & #4 ENTRIES. L30'XW18'XT6-8' THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE IE RETURN. X-CUT #32 IN THE #8 ENTRY. L 20' X W 18' X T 10'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #2 ROOM OF THE 1E RETURN 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #3237. L 50' X W 18' X T 10'

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT XCUT 25, #1 ROOM, ENTRY 310 AT SPAD #2826. L 40' X W 18' X T 10'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 MAIN WEST RETURN X-CUT 5 IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN 6 & 7 ENTRIES. L 20' X W 18' X T 6'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INT HE 3A ENTRIES #4 ENTRY X-CUT 47 L 38'X117' X T 10'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 10' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS AND CRIBBED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT 1A PANEL #2 ENTRY #8 X CUT. L 30'XW17'XT9'. THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

EE WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF CHAINS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND LOST HIS BALANCE, AT THIS TIME HE FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LATER NUMBNESS IN HIS LEG.

EE WAS WALING TO THE BACK OF HIS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF MEASURING 4' X 5' X 3"" THICK STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A ROPE THAT WAS HOLDING THE MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE FROM THE MINER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A 10' ROOF BOLT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND NECK AS HE WAS REACHING. HE MISSED THREE DAYS. DOCTORS WERE CHECKING HIM FOR POSSIBLE HEART PROBL EMS. NOW IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A PINCHED NERVE AND WORK-RELATED. FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 12/7/02.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING A MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE EE HAS TO UNDERGO SURGERY FOR THIS ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DETERMINATION THAT HE ACTUALLY HAS A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER TRYING TO PLACE A SCREEN ONTO THE FLOOR IN THE PREP PLANT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS KNEE BY BRUISING AND TWISTING IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE. THE RESULT WAS SORENESS AND A CONTUSION.

EE WAS INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION INTO A 4 MAN RIDE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. THE EE'S FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 09-20-02. HE WILL BE UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR A PARTIAL TEA R TO HIS ROTATOR CUFF.

EE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A 2PIECE ROOF BOLT WHEN HE WENT TO COUPLE THE BOLTS TOGETHER HE USED THE ROTATION ON THE BOLTER & HIS GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COUPLER & THE BELT CAUSING HIS HA ND TO BE WRAPPED AROUND THE BOLT & IT RESULTED IA TORN LIGAMENT IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS INT HE PROCESS OF LOADING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS ONTO A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS SHOULDER EE STARTED MISSING WORK 9-27-02 AND WAS DETERMINED BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIO NAL 11-14-02 THAT IT WAS A WORK RELATED INJURY AND NOT THE RESULT OF A NON WORK RELATED INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE WHEN THE CABLE FELL BACK TOWARD THE EMPLOYEE AND CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

EE WAS TRYING TO LINE UP A PIN INTO A DUSTER TONGUE HOOK UP WHEN THE EE WHO WAS HELPING HIM PULLED THE SUPPLY TRACTOR UP CAUSING IT TO JUMP AND PINCH THE EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE JEEP AND THE PIN .

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING A FULLY CHARGED SET OF SCOOP BATTERIES WHEN THE DISCONNECTING PLUG LEADS SHORTED TOGETHER CAUSING THE BATTERIES TO SHORT OUT AND RESULTED IN 2ND DE GREE BURNS TO THE LOWER HALF OF HIS BODY.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CONCRETE BLOCKS ONTO A OVERCAST WHICH CAUSED A STRAIN IN HIS LEFT FOREARM AND ELBOW AREAS.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WALKING BESIDE OF A 270 BATTERY TRACTOR THAT WAS HUNG UP IN AN UNDERPASS WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF THAT MEASURED 8.5'X6.5'X0""-12"" THICK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM A BELT DRIVE TO HIS MAINTENANCE RIDE WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF A 1 FT LEDGE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE (LEFT KNEE).

EE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A SET OF AIRLOCK EQUIPMENT DOORS AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THEM. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS NOR DAYS MISSED UNTIL HE WENT TO A DR. DUE TO CONTINUOUS PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER, A TEAR TO HIS ROTATOR CUFF WAS FOUND AND HE UNDERWENT SURGERY 9-19-02. THIS WAS 1ST DAY AWAY FROM WORK.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CARRYING A TOP ROLLER TO INSTALL ON BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A 6' X 6' WOODEN POST AND LOST HIS BALANCE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO PULL A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS WALKING & CARRYING A PUMP CONTROL BOX WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING HIM TO FRACTURE HIS WRIST.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROMT HE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.

EE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTING MATERIALS INTO A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A BURNING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING MUDDY VENTILATION CURTAIN INTO A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS WALKING IN THE BELT ENTRY AND TWISTED HISRIGHT KNEE. THE FIRST DAY MISSED DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS 3-4-02.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE MINER CABLE OVER FROM AWAY FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER BY USING A PRY BAR, WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT THE EE IN THE MOUTH DISLODING A PERMANENT TOOTH.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A MANIFOLD ON A 6"" WATERLINE WHEN HE KICKED IT WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT AND FELT PAIN.

EE WAS INSTALLING THE BOTTOM SECTION OF A 6' TWO PIECE BOLT WHILE APPLYING BOOM PRESSURE HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE TWO, CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING THE RUBBER TIRES OF A SUPPLY CAR TRAILER WHEN HIS SHOULDER POPPED AND HE THEN EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE IS UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HER LEFT HAND INJURYING 2 OF HER FINGERS.

EE WAS TRYING TO ASSIST A ROOF OBLTER OPERATOR IN GETTING HIS ROOF BOLTER UNSTOPPED, HE LAID HIS HAND OVER THE CHUCK ON THE DRILL POT WHEN A PIECE OF THE SECTIONAL DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE RO OF AND STRUCK HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A TOP ROLLER IN SOME BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE STRUCTURE, THIS INJURY WAS A LACERATION THAT NEEDED SUTURE S.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING A CAT PAD OUT OFA CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE WEDGE BLOCKING MATERIAL CAME OUT AND HIS HAND WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE CAT PAD AND THE PAN OF THE MINER. WHICH RESULT ED IN A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO HIS FINGER.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE. THIS INJURY REQUIRED THE EE TO RECEIVE SUTURES TO A LACERATION ON HIS NOSE.

EE WAS WALKING IN THE BELT ENTRY BESIDE THE 1 D BELT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A PINBOARD AND JAMMED HIS NECK.

EE WAS STANDING BESIDE OF HIS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF AND RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIS BACK AND FOOT CAUSING SORENESS. EE WAS AT WORK HIS NEXT SHIFT AND 7 DAYS LATER WENT TO THE DR. AND IT WAS DETERMINED HIS FOOT WAS BOTHERING HIM DUE TO GOUT.