Marfork Coal Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2001

ALL APPROACHES EXCEPT ONE HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF AND CLEAN UP PLAN POSTED. 20' X 20' X 5'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #5 BELT ENTRY APPROX. 4000' FROM THE WORKING FACE. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL WERE AS FOLLOWS 20'X20'X7'. 5' COMBINATION BOLTS WERE USED IN THE AFFECTED AREA.

3 BREAKS FROM FACE ABOVE BOLTS NO INJURIES NO ENTRAPMENT SURFACE CRACTS ARE WISELHEL AREN AND BOLT.

THE ROOF FALL WAS LOCATED IN THE INTERSECTION TO THE LEFT OF SPAD #121 BETWEEN THE #1 AND #2 ENTRIES. THIS ROOF FALL FELL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT, WHICH WAS BOLTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESI N BOLTS. THE ROOF FALL MEASURED APPROX 30' LONG X 20' WIDE X 4 1/2' THICK ON SIDES TO 6' THICK AT THE PEAK. ROOF FALL RESULTED FROM A HORSEBACKOF SLIP. IT WAS SLICK SIDED. THE ROOF FALL WAS 3

A FALL WAS FOUND IN OLD WORKS IN #5 & #6 ENTRY, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #901. A NEW TRAVELWAY WAS MADE AND ALL SIDES OF FALL WERE SUPPORTED.

HAD A ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY X CUT AND INTERSECTION FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF 4 FT RESIN GROUTED BOLTS. IT LOOKS LIKE A SLIP THAT FELL OUT, IT WAS STACKED SAND ROCK. FALL WAS CRIBBED OFF ON ALL S IDES, WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. SPAD 3201.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE TRACK TO THE SCOOP BATTERY CHARGER WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE REAGGRAVATED HIS KNEE FROM AN INJURY ON 11/27/01 AT THE WHITE QUEEN #2 MINE. HE REINJURED THE KNEE WHILE BUILDING A STOPPING AT THE BRUSHY EAGLE/ELLIS MINE ON CHRISTMAS VACATION.

EE WAS REMOVING STOPPINGS IN AN OUTBY AREA. THE MINE FLOOR WAS WET. HE WAS WALKING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENTRY WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN A COLUMN & HIS LEFT FOOT HIT A CLIP THAT WAS BOLTED TO X-BRACING.

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A CONTINUOUS MINER EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 18"" BY 18"" BY 1.25"" FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AT A HEIGHT OF 60"" STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED AT SPAD #3826 IN THE INTERSECTION. EE DID NOT LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS.

EE WAS CONDUCTING A TIME STUDY OF THE ACTIVE SECTION. HE WAS STANDING IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN THE NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER FOUR ENTRIES WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 16""X12""X5"" FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF. THE HEIGHT IN THIS AREA MEASURED 72"". IN THE ACT OF MOVING TO DODGE THE FALLING COCK HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING OUT A PIECE OF CONVEYER STRUCTURE WITH FLEXCO HAMMER. HE MISSED THE STRUCTURE AND HIT HIMSELF ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS PULLING A RIB ALONG THE SCOOP ROADWAY IN AN OUTBY AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 2' LONG X 4"" THICK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER PAR OF HIS LEFT LEG. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE A CCIDENT WAS BETWEEN SPAD #366 AND 382.

EE WAS OPERATING A WEED-EATER GROUND THE #Z REFUSE BELT WHEN IT THREW A ROCK STRIKING EE ON THE L WRIST. EE FIRST MISSED WORK ON 9-14-01.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL IN 4 HOLE THAT WAS FILLED WITH WATER.

WALKING THROUGH A CROSSCUT IN THE MINES, EE SLIPPED & INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE. WE WERE NOTIFED BY WORKER'S COMP. ON 11/20/01. EE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT TO AS AS COMPANY POLICY REQUIRES.

EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A ROCK, APPROX 3"" X 20"" X 25"", FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER. AREA WAS APPROX 11 1/2' HIGH.

EE WAS OKASTERING A REGULATOR WHICHOTHER EES WERESTILL STACKING BLOCKS ON. A BLOCK FELL OFF STOPPING AND STRUCK EE IN THE RT. HAND.

EE WAS STACKING A STOPPING WHEN THE STOPPING FELL OVER. HE WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY A BLOCK.

EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN THE #6 AND #7 BREAK THROUGH AT THE WHITE QUEEN NO. 2 MINE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK, FELL, AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT UNTIL 8-23-01.

EE INJURED HIS BACK BY LIFTING A CHAIN FLIGHT. IT WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT HE MISSED A DAY FOR REASONS OTHER THAN HIS INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING A 3 WHEELER MANTRIP TO THE SECTION. WHILE TRAVELING UP A STEEP GRADE, THE BREAKER KNOCKED. THE 3 WHEELER TRAVELED BACKWARDS INTO THE RIB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FROM THE 3 WHEELER.

THE LEFT MINER CABLE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM OF THE MINE AND THE MINE ROOF. EE AND SOME CO-WORKERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE BOOM DOWN ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE CABLE. THIS WAS ATTEMPTED BY HOOKING ONE END OF A CHAIN TO THE BOOM OF THE MINER & THE OTHER TO THE SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED CHAIN BROKE RESULTING IN THE SCOOP BUCKET DROPPING, BOUNCING EE'S HEAD INTO CANOPY.

THE MEMBER WAS CARRYING A ""ROCK BAR"" DOWN THE FACE AND DROPPED THE BAR THUS CATCHING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE PHLANGE ""FINGER"".

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY EMPLOYER OF INJURY UNTIL 5-16-01.

MEMBER WAS CHECKING PUMP AT OFF SIDE #4 CTW. HE LIFTED PUMP OUT OF WATER TO WORK ON & FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE & LOWER BACK.

MEMBER WAS BOLTING IN #7 FACE. HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE USING HIS LEFT ARM. HE WAS REACHING WITH HIS RIGHT ARM TO PICK UP A ROOF BOLT FROM THE TRAY. THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM JUST ABOVE THE ELBOW.

EE WAS HANGING BOLTER CABLE IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN HIS KNEE WENT OUT.

EE WAS ROCK DUSTING AROUND THE BELT HEAD WHEN MATERIAL FELL FROM THE TOP INTO HIS EYE. EE DID NOT MISS WORK OR NOTIFY EMPLOYER OF ACCIDENT UNTIL 3-12-01.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO HAVE HURT HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE DURING A BELT MOVE. WE WERE NOTIFIED 2-14-01.

CARRYING BLOCKS WHILE BENT OVER INJURED HIS BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A CHECK CURTAIN WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON HEAD, THEN STRIKING EE ON RT. ANKLE. EMPLOYER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 12-22-01. EE IS ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL CAST IS REMOVED. MINE WAS IDLE ON THE DEC. 23-25,2001.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT RIGHT MINER CABLE WHENHE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG.

ON WAY OUT OF MINE IN A CROWDED MANTRIP WHEN SOME ROCK PULLED MY ARM BEHIND MANTRIP AND RIB.

EE WAS WALKING BY THE TAILPIECE LOCATED AT THE HEAD GATE BOX WHEN A RIB ROLLED OUT STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE-(NECK, BACK AND LEG), FORCING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN 2ND FLIGHT OF STAIRS APPROACHING BASEMENT. HE WAS CARRYING 3 BUCKETS. TWO OF THE BUCKETS WERE EMPTY, BUT ONE CONTAINED SOME OIL. HE FELL APPROX 5 STEPS LANDING WITH HI S RIGHT LEG UNDER HIM. THIS RESULTED IN TORN LIGAMENTS TO THE RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE TROUBLE-SHOOTING A ELECTRICAL PANEL ON A CONTINOUS MINING MACHINE UTILIZING A VOLT/OHM METER. THE METER FAILED AND EE SUSTAINED BURNING OF 1 & 2 AND DEGREE TO BOTH HANDS.

EE AND COWORKERS WERE WORKING TO LOAD A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT ONTO A RAIL CAR TO BE TRANSPORTED UNDERGROUND. THE BELT WAS PLACED IN A RACK BY USAGE OF A FORKLIFT. EE THEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL OU T THE NAILS, WHICH ATTACHED THE END OF THE BELT ROLL. AS HE PERFORMED THIS TASK THE ROLL CAME LOOSE FROM THE RACK, STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT LEG, FORCING HIM TO THE GROUND. THE BELT WAS 200'LO

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATINGA JACKHAMMER ON THE 3RD FL OF THE PLANT. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER LOCATED ABOVE HIM WAS SHOOK LOOSE AND FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS SLIDING THE WATER BOX BACK IN PLACE ON THE ROOF BOLTER. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK HE PINCHED HIS FINGER LEFT HAND/LITTLE FINGER. BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER FRAME AND THE WATER BOX.

EE WAS IN ROUTE TO RESTART #1 OVERLAND BELT, WHICH HAS BECOME OVERLOADED RESULTING IN THE SPILLAGE OF COAL & LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THIS BELTENDS IN AN INCLINED POSTION FOR MEANS OF DUMPING NEW COA. EE PROCEEDED UP THE GRATING APPROACHINGTHE BELT DRIVE, WHEN SUDDENLY TRIPPING OVER THE SPILLED COAL RESULTING IN A LACERATION TYPE INJURY TO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 10SC WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK AND WAS BOUNCED INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CANOPY. THE FOLLOING INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, MILD COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO THE SPINE, MODERATE C ONCUSSION, CONTUSION TO THE HEAD.

THE MEMBER WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES UNDERGROUND. HE TURNED AROUND AND WALKED APPROX 3 STEPS AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A BROW KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND, MEMBER EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND DOWN ARM TO FINGERS.

MEMBER WAS HELPING PULL UP TOOL CARS USING A CHAIN STOPPED TO TAKE SLACK OUT OF CHAIN MEMBER WAS STEPPING BACK OUT OF WAY THE SCOOP ROLLED FOWARD CATCHING LEG OF MEMBER BETWEEN SCOOP AND TOOL BOXES.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE REPLACE A CHAIN ON A COAL FEEDER BREAKER AND GOT HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAUGHT IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE CHAIN & SPROCKET. EE WAS WEARING METACARPAL GLOVES AT THE TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSEMBLING A BOLT STRUCTURE AND A PIECE OF CHANNEL PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER PIECE OF CHANNEL.

EE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE ARM CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT ARM WHICH NEEDED 5 STITCHES.

EE WAS CUTTING THE BANDS OFF OF A PALLET OF BLOCK WHEN UTILITY KNIFE BLADE WENT INTO UPPER RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS KNEELED DOWN ON THE MINE FLOOR CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT. HE WAS PULLING THE UTILITY KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF AND AFTER THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE BELT IT GRAZED THE TOP OF HIS LEFT THIGH.

EE WAS DROPPING A PIN THROUGH A TONGUE IN THE ACT OF HOOKING UP A RAIL CAR TO A MOTOR. THE MOTORMAN PULLED FORWARD RESULTING IN THE PIN KICKING FORWARD, MASHING / PINCHING HIS FINGER.

EE WAS SLIDING HIS FINNER BUCKET ON TOP OF MANTRIP, WHEN HIS HAND MADE CONTACT WITH A ROOF BOLT PLATE RESULTING IN A LACERATION INJURY.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A ROCK, WHICH WAS FOULED IN THE FEEDER WHEN HIS SLEDGE HAMMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE MINE ROOF RESULTING IN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FALLING, CONTACTING HIS RIGHT HAND PRODUCING A LACERATION.

EE WAS DRIVING A CHISEL BETWEEN THE B PRESS FEED PUMP AND THE DISCHARGE FLANGE. WHEN HE STRUCK THE CHISEL IT BECAME AIRBORNE, STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH, CUTTING HIS LOWER LIP AND CHIPPING TWO OF HIS TEETH.

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPPLYING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE GRAZED HIS R. ARM ON ONE OF THE METAL BANDS USEDTO CONTAIN ROOF BOLTS WHEN TRANSPORTING. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A LACERATION INJURY OF THE RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS LOADING TRACK WHEN HIS FINGERS WERE MASHED BETWEEN TWO RAILS WHILE LETTING THE END DOWN. EE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF INJURY UNTIL 9-27-01 WHEN WORKERS' COMP FORM WAS RECEIVED.

EE WAS OPERATING COAL TRUCK ON A HILL WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED BACKWARDS. EE LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED TRUCK ONTO SIDE.

EE AND A CO-WORKER WERE INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE (BOTTOM ROLLER) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. EE THREW THE BELT ROLLER UNDER THE BELT. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEE N THE ROLLER AND A CINDER BLOCK, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN MUD ON THE MINE FLOOR.

EE WAS REMOVING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER FROM IT'S STORAGE AREA (CAGE). AS HE WAS DOING SO HE MADE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER CYLINDER. AS THIS CYLINDER BEGAN TO FALL HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT. AS A RESULT HIS LEFT HAND AND FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND PART OF THE CAGE.

EE WAS PREPARING A CONVEYOR BELT FOR A VULCANIZED SPLICE, BY PULLING ONE INCH STRIPS OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT. THE STRIP THAT HE WAS PULLING BROKE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD HITTING TH E BACK OF HIS HEAD ON OUR 1-TON TRUCK CUTTING HIS HEAD BEHIND HIS LEFT EAR REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

MEMBER WAS WALKING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION IN #4 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE ***** STRIKING THE INJURED ON BACK ON THE RIGHT LOWER LEG. ROCK DIM. 3' X 8"" X 2"".

MEMBER WAS IN ROUTE HOME FROM WORK HE HAD ALREADY TRAVELED APP 2 MILES WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP AND RAN HIS VEHICLE INTO A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR #7 REFUSE BELT. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF SLIDING, SKID ING, OR APPLYING OF BRAKES INJURED WAS WEARING SEAT BELT AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.

EE STATED HE WAS MOVING A DEWATERING PUMP THAT WAS USED TO PUMP WATER OFF LONGWALL FACE, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS RIGHT WHAND ON PANLINE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HAND.

WHILE TRAVELING LONGWALL FACE, THE INJURED WAS STRUCK BY THE 155 SHIELD TOP AND PINNED BETWEEN SHIELD TOP AND BACK BOARD CABLE GUARD.

INJURED WAS BOLTING #1 ENTRY. AFTER DRILLING HE LET BOOM DOWN GOT ONE OF DRILL STEEL LOOSE FROM ANOTHER PIECE THAT WAS HUNG UP IN HOLE. HE WAS REACHING TO GET STEEL WHEN HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND O N DRILL POT, THE TOP PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND, INJURING HIS LITTLE FINGER.

INJURED LOADING BELT OUTSIDE OFF OF A ROLL THAT WAS ON A BELT RACK WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

A MEMEBER WAS USING A SET OF COME-A-LONGS TO MOVE A HEAD ROLLER INTO PLACE. THE COME-A-LONGS SLIPPED AND THE MEMEBER FELL BACKWARD INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET.

THE MEMBER WAS CUTTING BELT WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.

MEMBER SAID HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHEN LOADING BOLT SUPPLIES FROM THE SCOOP TO THE ROOF BOLTER.

PICKING UP PIECES OF ROCK AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND TOP OF STRUCTURE.

MEMBER WAS CUTTING A YELLOW NYLON ROPE HANGER OFF OF A CABLE, THE RAZOR KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND.

MEMBER EXPERIENCED PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK WHILE UNLOADING 6' TIMBERS, BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 01-17-2001.

THE EE WAS GOING TO SET BITS ON THE LONGWALL SHEAR. HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE SHIELD AS IT WAS BEING PULLED CLOSER TO THE FACE. AS THE SHIELD WAS BEING MOVED THE RE-LAY BAR COME DOWN ON HIS T OES.

WHILE PERFORMING ROOF BOLTING DUTIES OVER A PERION OF TIME EE RECEIVED SWELLING AND SORENESS TO HIS LEFT WRIST AND FOREARM AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A LOW VOLTAGE TRAILING CABLE WHEN HE CUT INTO THE CABLE, HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR.