KenAmerican Resources, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2010

A roof fall occurred, in the #8 Entry, in the last open crosscut on a development area for the #1 Section. The fall occurred in an intersection of the 3rd East Mains at spad # +4080. The primary roof support for the intersection was 6' fully grouted bolts with supplemental 8' Tension Rebar bolts.

A roof fall occurred in the 0 Entry of the return between spad +3760 & + 3840. (Between crosscuts 47 & 48) of the 2nd Southwest Mains. Dimentions are 40' (L), 18.5'(W), & 8.5'(H). Primary Roof Support in the area was 6' Fully Grouted Bolts with 8' Tension Rebar as supplemental support.

A roof fall occurred in the 2nd Southwest Mains, crosscut #34 in the intersection of #7 entry. The fall measured approximately 19' x 19' x 10'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar roof bolts and 8' double lock mega bolts. An undetected slip with the presence of water was determined to be the cause of the fall.

A roof fall occured in the #9 seam, 1st West Sub-Mains between #4 and #5 entries at crosscut #7. The fall measures approximately 50'x18'x10'-12'. The areas was supported with 6' tension rebar roof bolts. An undetected slip was determined to be the casue of the fall.

A roof fall occured in the #11 seam and is located in the 1 Main East, #4 entry, between crosscuts #6 and #7. The fall measured approximately 15'x 18'x 6'-8'. The area was supported with 30"" fully grouted roof bolts.

A roof fall was discovered in the #11 seam in the 2 Main North between crosscut #70 and #71 in the #3 entry. The fall measured approximately 5'x35'x2'-4'. The area was bolted with 36"" fully grouted roof bolts. A clay vein in the top was determined to be the cause of the fall.

A roof fall occured in the #11 seam in the 1 Main East, #5 entry between crosscuts 11 & 12. The fall measured approximately 25'x12'-15'x3'. The area was supported with 3' fully grouted roof bolts. The fall occurred due to a slip in the mine roof.

A roof fall occured in the #11 seam in the 2 Main North at crosscut #11 starting in the intersection of #1 entry and extending to the edge of the intersection of #2 entry. The fall measured approximately 80'x18'x10'-12'. The area was supported with 30"" fully grouted bolts. A slip was determined to be the cause of the fall.

A roof fall occured in the #11 seam in the 2 Main North at crosscut #8 starting in the #1 entry and traveling half way through the intersection of #2 entry. The fall measure approximately 100'x0'-16'x10'-12'. The area was supported with 30"" fully grouted bolts. A slip with the presence of water was determined to be the cause of the fall.

A roof fall occurred in the #11 seam in 2 Main North in the #1 entry starting at crosscut 153 and ending at crosscut 154. The fall measured approximately 60' x 10'-18' x 2'-3'. The area was supported with 30"" fully grouted bolts.

Employee stated he was riding out of the mine in an open mantrip, tilted his head back to take a drink from a water bottle when the bottle struck the roof and shoved his safety glasses back into his forehead causing a laceration.

Employee connected two drill steels together and was pushing them up with the drill pot, when the steel popped out and struck him on the right wrist and hand.

As he was roof bolting, injured was holding a bolt board straight while pushing a bolt up and caught his left index and middle fingers between the board and the roof amputating the tips of both.

While throwing the continuous miner cable over out of the travelway the employee felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

While trying to move a large rock with a chain, the chain broke, picked up a board and tossed it through the air. The board struck the employee's index finger on his right hand causing a laceration. The employee received 5 sutures.

While unloading a 50 pound bag of rockdust the employee felt pressure on the right side his abdomen which turned out to be a hernia. The employee had surgery to correct the hernia on 8-20-10. This did not become a lost time accident until 8-20-10.

While standing at the side of the roof bolting machine, the employee reached for his lunch bucket when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking the employee on the lower right leg. The employee suffered a fracture due to this incident.

While pulling up miner cable the employee's foot got tangled up in the miner cable and when the cable pulled tight it caused the employee to fall forward striking his left knee against the miner.

While operating a roof bolting machine, the employee was swinging his boom in to install the second roof bolt for that row when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking him on the right leg. This accident did not become lost time until 9-15-10.

While walking over to the #9 entry a rock fell from the mine roof striking the employee on the head causing him to drop to his knees. When he dropped to his knees the employee suffered a contusion to his left knee.

While picking up a 50lb. bag of rockdust off of a 4 passenger mantrip the employee twisted around and felt his knee pop.

While riding on an 8 passenger mantrip, the mantrip driver encountered cribs on his side of the travelway and overcorrected and hit the right rib causing the employee to become smashed between two other passengers.

While riding on an 8 passenger mantrip the mantrip driver encountered cribs on his side of the travelway and overcorrected and hit the right rib causing the employee to become smashed between two other passengers.

While tightening a hydraulic hose on a roof bolter the wrench slipped and he fell forward hitting his knee against the hydraulic tank on the roof bolter causing a contusion to the right knee.

While trying to load a mandoor into a battery scoop bucket the employee felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder.

A piece of rock from the mine roof located between the rib and the first roof bolt struck a roof bolter operator on the back and as the piece of rock slid off of his back it landed on his left foot as he attempted to move a roof bolter to install the next row of roof bolts. The employee suffered a fractured foot.

A roof bolter operator was installing a cable bolt and while he was using a one foot wrench to spin the cable bolt he looked away at his control levers. Meanwhile, the one foot wrench jumbed off of the cable bolt while he was spinning it and raising it to the roof. The cable bolt was in a bind and the recoil caused the bolt to hit the operator in the right forearm.

While getting ready to drill a hole with a roof bolting machine the employee positioned the steel against the roof and accidentally moved the lever in the wrong position jamming the steel into the mine roof and the steel popped back abruptly hitting the employee on the index finger on his left hand causing the finger to be dislocated.

While dragging an T-3 channel, the employee looked back and when he turned back around to see where he was going, he struck his head on a cable bolt. The employee received sutures.

While trying to open a big airlock door, the employee opended a smaller inner door to releive pressure off of the big door, when someone yelled at him and when he looked back the small door slammed on his fingers. Employee received sutures.

While trying to open a big airlock door, the employee opened a smaller inner door used to releive pressure on the big door and he slipped and when he tried to cath himself, the small door slammed on his fingers. The employee received sutures.

While walking through a curtain, a corner of a piece of wire mesh attached to the mine roof was turned down and the employee ran into it striking him on the left side of his safety glasses and slid to the corner of his left eye and scraped his face toward his left ear. The employee received 12 sutures.

While standing in a high place where the top had been cut out for a belt drive, the employee stuck out his left arm to point at something when a small piece of rock fell from the mine roof edge ways and struck the employee on the top of the left arm causing a deep laceration. The employee received 6 sutures.

While watching another employee beat on a piece of metal, a small piece of metal sheared off cutting the employee on the chin. The employee received 6 sutures.

While walking underground, the employee ran into a roof bolt bearing plate that had one corner turned down and cut his back causing a laceration about 2 1/4 inches long. The employee received 1 long suture.

An employee was attempting to pick up a roof bolter cable when the cable reel kicked into gear and the cable struck the employee on the small finger on his right hand causing a small fracture to his middle knuckle.

While moving a Nitrogen bottle the bottle slipped from the employee's grip and slid down his left leg. A sharp part of the cap hit the emplooyee's leg causing a large laceration. The employee received 26 sutures.

While crawling on a pile of loose coal there was an aluminum roof bolt pan buried in the loose coal and when the employee put his hand down to scoot over he cut his left thumb on a sharp edge of the pan. The employee received 6 sutures.

While trying to take the cap off of an oxygen bottle the cap came loose suddenly and struck the employee in the mouth. The employee suffered a chipped tooth.

While trying to stand from a kneeling positon the employee stepped on his shoestring, lost his balance and fell back to the ground hitting his knee on a pin plate attached to a roof bolt he was fixing to install. The employee received 15 sutures.

While sitting on the ground the employee heard some rock start to fall and as he turned to run the rock hit him on top of the right knee. He also twisted his knee as he tried to get out of the way.

While pulling some curtain out of the cable reel on a shuttle car a rock fell from the mine roof pushing the employee down. When the employee put his hand on the fender to catch himself another rock fell and mashed his middle finger on his right hand causing him to fracture his finger and receive 7 sutures.

While installing roof bolts a piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking the canopy on the roof bolting machine and flipped under the canopy striking the employee on the left elbow. The employee suffered a chipped bone in his elbow.

Employee was loading supplies into scoop bucket, when he cut his right index finger on a bundle of pin plates.

While standing next to a roof bolter, a rock fell from the mine roof, striking him on the left shoulder and knocked him to the ground. The rock then slid off of his left shoulder and landed on his left hand, busting his middle, ring and small finger open. He received 20 sutures.

A roof bolter operator was installing his second drill steel into the rotation pot on the roof bolting machine, when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and struck him on the right hand. The employee received 5 sutures.

While cutting a piece of mining belt that was laid across the employee's lap the knife came through the belt and cut the employee on the left leg. The employee received 2 staples.