Long Branch EnergyMining Incidents in 2001

ROOF FALL 9500 FEET OUTBY SECTION ON INTAKE #6 ENTRY INBY SPAD 203.

THIS ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON 8-8-01, AND IS 100' LONG X 20' WIDE X 6' HIGH. THE FALL OCCURRED IN ABANDONED AREA OFF THE MINE IN NOL. 4,5,6 ENTRIES NEAD SPAD NO 281. THE ARFEA WAS DEVELOPED ON 7 -17 AND VACATED ON 7-19 DUE TO ROOF PROBLEMS AND WATER.

ROOF FELL- 2 EAST, # 3 ENTRY, SPAD NO. 1594, 700' FROM ACTIVE FACE. NEUTRAL ENTRY. APPROX. 30' L X 20' W 5' H.

ON KNEES LIFTING AND PULLING MINER CABLE.

LIFTING & PULLING MINER CABLE.

LIFTING ON 6 X 8 POSTS AND HANGING METAL GUARDS, STRAINED GROIN AREA. ALLEDGED. NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS UNTIL 12/19/01.

MOVING CABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF SCOOP. THE SCOOP WASPULLING VENTILATION TUBING THE INJURED NEVER SAW TUBING AND HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY AND TWISTED BACK. FIRST DAY MISSED 12-28-01.

EVENING SHIFT ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS DRILLING ROOF IN NO 1 ROOM NEAR SPAD NO. 483 WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD.

LIFTING AND SETTING HIENTEMAN JACKS.

SIDE STEER 10 S/C CHANGING FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE SEAT POSITION FOOT CAUGHT IN DECK AND TWISTEDLEG AND HIP.

LIFTING HIENTZMAN JACK TO RESET IN PLACE PULLED MUSCLE AND/OR STRAINED SHOULDER.

THIRD SHIFT ELECTRICIAN WAS CUTTING AND WELDING MINER BIT ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HOT SLAG WENT INTO HIS BOOT AND BURNED HIS LEFT LEG AND FOOT.

LIFTING CABLE TO HANG.

TWISTED BACK.

LIFTING MINER CABLE TO HANG ON ROOF. NOTE: NO TIME MISSED TILL 12/13/01 HAD SURGERY ON 12/13/01 TO REPAIR HERNIA.

SECTION FOREMAN WAS ASSISTING CO-WORKER IN VENTILATING SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF WORK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.

ROCK FELL FROM TOP FROM ROOF BOLT TO RIB. HIT BACK AND LEG. 2 FT WIDE, 2-3 INCHES THICK, 4-5 FT LONG.

RUNNING SCOOP CLEANING SECTION RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY AND HIT HEAD ON CANOPY JAMMING NECK.

OPERATING RAMCAR TRAVELING TO #6 ENTRY RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY, JAMMER HEAD INTO CANOPY.

HIT HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT USED FOR S/C ANCHOR WHENWALKING FROM #3 TO #4 ENTRY.

USING WIRE ROPE TO PULL OUT HUNG UP EQUIPMENT HOOK ON WIRE ROPE BENT AND CAME LOOSE, WIRE ROPE CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE.

CHANGING TIRE (FOAM FILLED) ON UNIHAULER TIRE FELL OVER ON LOWER LEG AND ANKLE.

RUNNING OUT BY SCOOP GETTING OUT OF SCOOP. SCOOPMOVED AND JAMMED HEAD IN TOP.

ROOF BOLTER CREW WERE DRILLING IN BREAK BETWEEN NO. 4 AND NO. 5 ENTRIES (BETWEEN SPAD NO. 5 260 AND 263) WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK INJURED ON THE HEAD AND DROVE HIM TO THE GROUND.

KETTLE BOTTOM FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRUCK HEAD AND SHOULDER(RIGHT). -RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE, SCOOP OPERATOR ON EVENING SHIFT. WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR JOB AND WAS CLEANING NO.1 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG AND ABDOMEN

EVENING SHIFT MINER OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN INSTALLING A CONNECTING LINKIN CONVEYOR CHAIN. AS HE STRUCK THE LINK WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF HI S HEAD.

INJURED WAS CUTTING BELT. KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURE HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE FILED FOR OCCUP PNEUM ON 12/5/01. REC NOTICE ON 12/20/01. CLAIM #2002030578.

EE FILED FOR OCCUP. PNEUM ON 11-14-2001 REC. ON 12-07-01. CLAIM #2002026861. ALLEGED.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (DATE OF SURGERY 10-18) RIGHT HAND.

EE FILED FOR OCCUP PNEUM ON 10-4-01.

EE FILED FOR OCCUP. PNEUM ON 10-1-01.

EE FIELD FOR FED BLACK LUNG ON 8-13-01.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DOCTOR VISIT ON 8/12/01.SURGERY ON 3/11/02.

EE FILED FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUM. ON 7/3/01.

EE FILED FOR OCCUP PNEUM ON 6-19-01.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HEARING LOSS AS A RESULT OF WORKING IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE.

EMPLOYEE FILED FOR PNEUM. ON 3/30/01. RECEIVED 5/10/01. CLAIM #2001045338.

METACARPAL TUNNEL ALLEGED. (LIGHT DUTY)

EE FILED FOR OCCUP. PNEUM. ON 3-19-01. REC. NOTICE 4-11-01. 3RD FILING. ALLEGED. CLAIM #2001043159.

ON 2/21/01 EE STARTED MISSING WORK & INDICATED TO MINE SUPERINTENDENT HE WOULD BE RETIREING DUE TO OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS

EE FILED FOR OCCUP PNEUM ON 2/6/01 REC NOTICE 2/22/01 CLAIM #2001036290 ALLEDGED LAID OFF 5/21/00