Marfork Coal Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2008

A roof fall occurred #2 section return 2000' outby section inby spad #4926. Fall measured 20' long, 18' wide & 6' thick. No injuries, no passage of men affected.

A roof fall occurred on 1st right panel #2 entry 900' outby the working section, spad #990 fall measured 100' long, 18' wide and 5' thick. No injuries or passage of men affected.

A fall of the roof occurred on #2 section #1 entry approx. 70' inby spad #3178, 320' outby section. Fall measured 30' long, 20' wide, 5' thick, no injuries, no passage of men affected.

A roof fall was discovered on old #1 section, In entry #5 at spad 489. The size of the fall was 40'x20'x91/2 to 10' thick. MSHA inspector and state inspector were at the mine when roof fall was found.

9 different falls occured between spad #919 to spad 990. Spads 829, 934, 958, 965, 983, 998, 936, 993 and spad 960. No injuried and exact time of falls unknown.

While mining through a barrier block between two panels a cut through occurred causing a water inudation.

A fall of the mine roof occurred in #5 entry @ spad #433 this entry was the primary escapeway, the escapeway will be rerouted around the fall. The fall measured approx. 30ftL x 18ftW x 54""T. There were no injuries.

Rooffall in #3 entry in the cross cut to the right while mining. Fall was 12"" wide x 15' long x 5' high. No injuries results from this fall.

Roof fall in the # 6 entry at the last open cross cut. The fall was 80' in by spad # 2638. Fall was 20' long, 20' wide and 7' high. No injuries occurred, no equiptment was involved and passage was not blocked.

Roof fall in the last open cross cut of # 4 entry, 90' out by spad 2634. Fall was 52' long, 18' wide and 8' to 9' high. No injuries occurred and passage was not blocked

Roof fall measuring 30' long, 16' wide and 4' high. Location #3 entry spad # 7227. No path blockage or injuries.

A fall of the mine roof was discovered on 6/3/08 at approx 11:45 am. The size of the fall is 80 ft long x 19 ft wide x 10-15 ft high. There were no injuries and no airways blocked.

A fall of the mine roof occurred near spad #2669 the size of the fall was 50'Lx20'Wx0-6'H. There was no injuries and no airways were blocked.

Roof fall on #3 belt, brk 14. Fall was 14"" long and approx. 2-3"" thick. no injuries. No ventilation was affected. Passage of men not affected fall was cleaned up area rehabilited. MSHA notificed via hotline.

A fall of mine roof occurred in the #2 entry 1 break inby spad #8875. There were no injuries and no airways blocked. The size of the fall was 15'L x 19'w x between 5 and 6' thick.

Continuous mining machine cut into old workings and flooded section no injuries were reported. Accident was reported immediately to WVOM#st and MSHA via telephone.

A fall of the mine roof occured in a room off of section #2. The roof bolter machine was parked in this room. There were no injuries and no airways were blocked. Fall measured 15'L x 20' W x 4' H.

Fall in Room off of #1 Entry at spad #388. 20'W x 20'L x 15'H. No injuries, no airways blocked. Area was not on the active section area. Had been cribbed off prior to fall.

When attempting to raise the top cover of the belt tail piece, it slipped out of employee's hands causing it to fall on his left hand that resulted in an injury that required amputation of the distal phalange of his left ring finger.

Injury and other ee had bolted and 1 entry and were moving to #2 entry. Other ee had the cable reel on, while he was backing machine up as he spun around corner the cable came across the mine floor and took his feet out from under him causing him to fall on r. shoulder & r. wrist as he braced his fall causing a fracture to r. wrist

Employee was shoveling at a belt tailpiece when a chunk of coal rolled off the rib and struck his left knee area.

The EE was sealing a block stopping and exposed his front legs, due to holes in his pants and had an allergic reaction.

While making a belt splice on the Horse Creek # 2 Belt, Injury attempted to move the nailing plunger, causing the person doing the nailing to hit his hand with a hammer causing a fracture to his right index finger.

EE worked untill 7/26/08 at that point he saw a DR who told him to remain off work untill 8/1/08 due to an infection in his knee from falling onto a rock.

EE was walking across the track and stepped on a rail which caused him to twist his knee, he continued to work untill 7/31/08 at that point he was told not to work by DR.

Member was pushing cable into an entrance gland of the starting box. His foot slipped in some mud causing him to twist his left knee which resulted in a dislocation of his left knee.

While riding in the front of a 5 ton supply locomotive that attempted to stop on a slight grade, but started sliding & slid off the end of the track, hitting a parked roof bolter. He refused emergency care & transportation. When he visited the hospital he was referred to a specialist. On 07-30-08 Marfork Safety was notified he had been diagnosed with a concussion.

Member was lifting a piece of metal for building a rock box and felt pain in his stomach. A small knot came up. He went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a hernia. No surgery has been done at this time.

While crawling in a area that was wet and muddy causing employee's knee pad to be pulled off in the mud, his left knee became twisted resulting in the meniscus. He continued to work until 09/24/2008. Marfork Safety was not informed by employee that he was missing work due to this injury until 10/06/2008.

Members were working on mantrip to free a drive shaft that was fouled by the key steel from the brake disc. When the key steel was removed, the mantrip rolled away. Employee attempted to set the brake and was struck in the knee by the trip causing an injury that required surgery to repair a torn meniscus.

EE was alking down the intake entry and stepped into a hole and tripped, EE caught himslef with his right leg and this caused him to twist his knee that resulted in a spain.

EE was crawling across section when he put his weight on his right arm and it buckled under him and caused him to fall onto his arm and dislocate his elbow.

Member stepped off school bus that is used to transport members from parking area to portal twisted left ankle. Referred to specialist. Specialist hold member from work.

Member was picking up trash after building stoppings. He put some of the plastic bands that hold cinder blocks together in a plaster bucket. One of the bands popped out of the bucket and went behind his safety glasses and scratched his eye.

Member was shoveling material away from tailpiece and through a door to outside as he threw a shovel full of material he felt pain in hiw lower right side below his belt he continued to work until 5/22/08 when a swollen lump developed on his abdomen he went to the dr and was diagnosed with a hernia and is scheduled for surgery on 5/22/08.

Member was setting timbers. While setting a timber, one of the previously set timbers became dislodged and struck him on the top of the head causing pain to the head, neck, & back. No accident report was filed with Marfork Safety Dept until 5/15/08.

Unloading roof jacks from rail mounted supply car. Jack moved moved unexpectedly lacerating right forear. Received 13 stitches instructed to right away from work until 5/2/08.

EE had dumped his shuttle car's load into the feeder. While changing seats in the shuttle car, he stepped into a hole which caused him to stumble and fall backwards onto the shuttle car striking his lower back and ribs on the canopy.

Employee got off of mantrip to remove a piece of rock from track. He bent down to move rock and stated he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

On 2-25-08 employee twisted his right knee while walking in the intake entry. He continued to work until 4-9-08 without losing any time. Due to continued pain he was informed by his doctor that surgery had to be performed on 4-9-08. Recovery time is expected to be six weeks.

While loading belt rubber onto a car ee stepped on a rock and twisted his left ankle.

EE was taking roof jacks to the section when one of them fell off the forks of the fork lift. When he bent over to pick it up he felt a blunt pain in his back. He continued working until 2/8/08.

While riding in a Brookville Mantrip, EE's left leg came into contact with the rib, causing fractures and an avulsion.

Employee stated that while loading rails he was helping move a timber when his coworker tripped, causing him to fall. The timber struck his right ankle causing a contusion/bruise.

Putting top rollers on belt structure.

While pulling a steel chokee in the mine EE fell. EE states that due to a prevous injury that happened in 2005 causing a herniated disk that he was having problems with, his DR required him to remain off work.

He was moving a stop sign out of his way when the sign hit him in the mouth. He was servicing a scoop at the time this happened.

While walking through the mine office, member tripped causing his left hand to hit an open drawer of a filing cabinet, causing a laceration to his left hand that required 9 stiches.

EE stated when traveling #2 entry in 21 Joy Shuttle Car on #1 section, the miner cable fell down across his roadway. He stopped the car, attempted to hang cable by himself, when he hurt his back. Requested transportation to ER, where diagnosis was negative and released to RTW the following day(no restrictions). He continued to work until 10/31/08.

EE was helping to install a belt head rock box, when a sheet of metal kicked out mashing his left thumb against another piece of metal, causing a laceration that required 11 stitches.

While helping another EE, EE attempted to cut a cable on his leg. The knife slipped causing a laceration to his left leg, right little and rign finger, that required 16 stiches.

While attempting to let down a miner cable that was hung up, employee's hand was punctured by a cable hanger requiring 4 stitches.

Injury was working on the #2 clean coal O&R screen installing dripedge onto the side plate the piece of drip edge came loose due to the vibration of the plant running and fell onto his hand causing a laceration the required stitches to repair.

Member was operating roof bolter and a piece of draw rock fell out of the top and hit him in the head, causing him to chip two of his teeth which will require dental work to fix.

EE was performing maintenance on the #1 CC DNR Screen. A hold down was setting against the sideplate of the screen. The hold down fell over onto his hand, causing a laceration to the index and middle fingers of his right hand, required stitches to repair.

EE was putting up T-S channel straps in the belt entry, while handling the straps, he pinched his finger causing a laceration that required 7 stitches to repair.

Member was pulling a loose piece of rib when it fell. He put his hand up to keep it from hitting him in the face. A sharp rock cut his hand causing a laceration that required 3 stitches to repair.

He was cutting a conveyor belt with a utility knife and the blade broke sticking up in the belt exposed. he touched the blade with his arm cutting this arm.

While roof bolting in the # 4 entry a piece of rock fell out striking employee in the face chipping a front tooth that will require dental work.

EE was in the process of helping electrician change canopy jack on roof bolter. The jack slipped and pinned his thumb between the jack and the ATRS on the machine causing a laceration that required 24 stitches.

Member was in #5 entry on #2 section near spad #2580 when a small piece of draw rock fell and struck member in the head causing a laceration that required 7 stitches.

Member was using a knife to cut some belt to make a belt splice with, while cutting the piece of belt, the knife slipped and cut his left index finger. The cut required three stitches.

Member was making a splice in the left shuttle car cable while using a knife to cut cable open. It slipped and caused a laceration to his left thigh that required 7 stitches.

Member was picking up trash in supply yard while trying to throw a piece of crib block into the dumpster he struck his left arm on the dumpster causing a fracture to the lower arm in the area of the elbow.

While using a railroad jack to put a mantrip that wrecked back on the track, the bar suddenly released hitting employee in the mouth. On 5-13-08 Marfork Safety was notified that both upper and lower front teeth were cracked and required dental work.

Ee was assisting in the process of removing a set of airlock doors a piece of block became lodged and he was going to use his hand to remove it the other person helping him didn't see his hand and struck it with a sledge hammer causing a laceration that required 9 stitches and a broken middle finger.

While in the process of changing the shaft and nut on the short arm of the offside drill boom, the ratchet slipped off, causing hand to hit the roof bolter frame. This caused a laceration to the right thumb and required 4 stitches.

While tramming continuous miner into #4 entry the operator stopped miner to take slack rope off of cable, while doing so a loose piece of the rib rolled out and struck the miners right pinky finger causing a laceration that required 3 stitches.

While making up a belt splice, employee was cutting belt. His knife slipped and cut through his glove causing a laceration to his left pinky finger that required 11 stitches.

Miner was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis and excercised his right to be moved to an atmosphere with not more that 1.0 concentration of dust.

Miner was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis and exercised his right to be moved to an atmosphere with not more than 1.0 concentration of dust.

Miner was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis and excerised his right to be moved to an atomsphere with not more than 1.0 connentration of dust.

Miner was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis and exercised his right to be moved to an atmosphere with not more than 1.0 concentration of dust.