Marfork Coal Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2010

An unplanned roof fall has occurred approximately 1400 feet outby #2 Section at spad #3535. The fall was 20ft x 25ft x 8ft. No injuries or equipment was involved.

An unplanned roof fall has occurred at #4A Belt line break 23 on #2 Section inby spad #6011. The roof fall was 20' x 20' x 10'. No injuries or equipment was involved.

An unplanned roof fall has occurred in a worked out area of the Appaloosa Mains near spads 4750 to 4620. This area is used to evaluate EP8 and EP7. The roof fall was 800' x 20' x 4'. No injuries or equipment was involved.

An unplanned roof fall occurred at spad 248. Fall measured 100' Length X 20' Wide x 5' High. No Injuries were reported.

An unplanned roof fall has occurred at or near spads 4307 & 4442. These are worked out ares of the mine and the falls were found during weekley examinations of airways. No injuries reported. Area developed in 2003.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the track entry, one crosscut inby spad # 0404, in the # 6 break on 2a belt line. The fall measured 20'Long X 12'Wide X 1.5' in Height. No accidents were reported.

An unplanned roof fall occurred on #3 belt line in the #4 entry near spad 3476. The fall measured 25'L X 30'W X 6'H. The accidents were reported. This area was developed 01/16/2007.

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the main line intake, one crosscut inby spad # 88, in the # 5 entry. The fall measured 19'Long X 19'Wide X 8' in Height. No accidents were reported. This area was developed in May 2008.

Roof fall in the worked out panel of 1st Left off Pug Mains in the #2 Entry at Spad #7399 Roof fall was 60' X 18' X 4'. No injuries or equipment involved.

Roof fall 20' X 30' X 8' at spad # 3565. 3500' out by an active section. No injuries, equipment involved or passage blocked.

Roof fall in the #1 entry at spad # 4095. Fall was 80' X 20' X 4'. No injuries, passage blocked or equipment involved. Foof fall was 6000' from an active section

Several roof falls in the 2nd left panel off of Sycamore Mains, ranging from 30' to 150' in length and 18' wide, 4' to 5' in heigth. This is a worked out panel, requiring weekly exams approximatly 4000' from an active section. Location of the falls are at spad numbers 3650, 3653, 3688, 3831, and 3662. No injuries or equipment involved.

Roof fall at Spad # 522. No Injuries or equipment involved. Fall was 30' X18' X6'. Roof fall was 6000' from an active section.

Member was in the process of setting timbers near spad 2303, when the rib rolled striking member in the back.

Member was walking beside #4 drive motors when his left foot became stuck in mud causing him to twist his knee. Member ceased work immediately and drove himself to the doctor.

Member stated he used forklift to try and pick up a piece of belt and turned sharp, causing the forklift to pivot up in the middle and slam his head into the top. He felt a pop in his neck on the left side. The area was 48"" high and 18 1/2 feet wide. Member was taken by ambulance to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a fractured vertebrae.

EE was rib bolting and had to reach over the drill pot to insert glue and a bolt. While doing so, EE experienced a burning sensation in his lower back.

EE was lifting Oxy-Act bottles and pulled something in right arm and elbow.

Employee was walking across the feeder and slipped and twisted his ankle, causing a sprain.

EE was watching the scoop to push the rail on rail trucks, the rail got caught on Fender of scoop. EE and another ee decided to push rail over with slate bar. EE put pressure on back of the rail while ee took bar and attempted to slide rail over. The rail slid off the side of the scoop and caught his leg underneath it.

Employee was cleaning off the bolter. His hand and forearm grazed the strap cutting him on the top of his forearm. He was bandaged then transported outside. From there he went to the hospital where he received 13 stitches and was told he could possibly have nerve damage.

EE was operating a fork-lift and it slid over, causing it to catch the bottom edge of a spreader stand and hit him in the cheek. EE has sustained a fracture in his face and must be off work for a few days.

Member was welding and looked at the arc and accidentally burned his eyes. He was unaware of this until he went home and tried to sleep. His eyes began to swell after a few hours.

Injured stepped off of a flat car, struck his left foot on a rock, causing a sprain to his heel/ ankle area.

Employee was inside Midd's Product Screen replacing a screen panel. He turned around to get a bolt and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Employee was in the process of replacing shield over the pump compartment on a shuttle car. He placed the shield on top of the frame of the shuttle car. The shield began to slide off, as he attempted to catch it he lost his balance and fell backwards on the ground holding the shield. He experienced soreness and tenderness in his groin, knees, and back.

Member bent over to remove cap coal that had fallen onto his neck, while an approaching shuttle car was turning toward right handed entry, the shuttle cars rearend left side bumped the member.

Member stepped off of rear of walk thru bolt machine approximately 1 foot off the mine floor and twisted his ankle.

Member was in the process of stepping over the miner cable near the stand off of the miner when he tripped over the cable and stumbled landing on his right foot in an adverse way causing a fracture.

Member was in the process of removing a rock measuring 2'Long X 18""wide X 8""thick from inbetween the cats of the miner and the pan, when he bent over to remove the rock he felt a pain in his lower back.

Surveyor was walking down a hill toward the mantrip when he slipped on slick mine floor and fell striking his head on the mine floor.

Member was preparing to load top structure into a scoop bucket when he bent down to pick up the structure he heard and felt a pop in his lower back.

Member was walking by scoop and tripped and fell hitting his head on the scoop canopy.

Member was rock dusting offside of belt line, when his knee gave out and he fell onto the beltline that was around 33"" off of the mine floor. Member then rolled off of belt line.

Member was in the process of packing up material beside the section power in preparation to pull the power center back for pillaring, when a small pice of coal rib fell on the member's left leg.

Member was sitting in mantrip preparing to drive mantrip underground when the member reached up to grab ahold of the hand grab underneath the mantrip canopy to readjust his position in the mantrip and felt a strain in his right arm shoulder area.

Employee was moving a miner cable to the side of the rib and ran into a bent roof bolt plate on the corner of a ledge.

Member was operating continuous miner in 4 left crosscut when he was struck by a falling rock that fell from inbetween bolts. Rock measured 2.5 wide, 5' long and 0""-3"" thick. Member received an abrasion that was not properly cleaned at the hospital and became infected.

EE was walking down the #2 entry at spad #6429 when a piece of rock fell out and hit him on the head and back. He was sent to the Raleigh General Hospital and dianosed with a concussion and bruises and then released.

Member was installing the last row of roof bolts in the #6 Entry. He slipped on a piece of rock and reached out to grab something to regain his balance. He accidentally grabbed hold of the rotating drill steel causing tissue damage in his right shoulder. EE continued to work until going to Raleigh General Hospital on 06-22-10 and was told the damage would require surgery.

While cleaning rock off miner and trouble shooting leak. Rock piled up by the miner from what had been cleaned away from pulling out. Member was turned away to leave, when rock slid down from pile against the calf of his right leg and smashed it into another rock.

EE was walking down the belt entry when his left shoulder hit a belt hanger causing him to fall backwards onto his SR100 SCSR. EE continued to work until 06-17-2010. Due to continued pain he visited Med Express and was instructed to remain off work.

While lifting miner cable and water lines to hang, felt pain in left shoulder, it gave out.

Employee was making a belt splice, hammering nails into splice when he felt pain in his right shoulder. He said it was probably where he had a steel plate in it from a previous accident. Didn't report it at first because I thought it a reoccurence of an old injury. Then Dr. said it came loose due to work he was performing.

While standing on ladder to remove fly pads, ladder fell

Member was braiding splices and striked his finger

While in the process of installing a new belt head to extend the refuse belts, the forks of a IT28 Catapillar forklift fell off when they were raised up, stricking EE and causing a concussion.

On 3-05-2010 EE stated that as he exited a Brookville Personnel Carrier he twisted his right knee. He continued to work until 04-30-2010. On 04-30-2010 due to continued problems with his knee a knee arthroscopy was preformed. This was not reported to Marfork Safety by the EE or the operation until 05-20-2010.

EE was traveling on the roadway to the mine to begin work. As he started up the hill his truck lost traction . He attempted to get out of the truck, slipped on the slick roadway and fell, causing him to slide under his truck, hitting his chest.

Injured attempted to walk around a shuttle car in the 5 right cross cut and a rock approximately 20"" X 25"" rolled off the shuttle car hitting him on the left knee causing a contusion.

EE was making a splice on some cable. While skinning the cable, his utility knife slipped and cut his right hand between the thumb and index finger.

EE was repairing some cable. While doing so, he attempted to use his knife to make a cut in the cable and accidentally cut his hand. He then proceeded to seek first aid until his shift ended where he went to the doctor and received 12 stitches.

The belt had already been cut and skived. EE was going to trim a little piece of the belt off, when he did the knife slipped and cut his left hand index finger.

EE was fixing the parking brake on the #1 mantrip. While working, the shield fell and struck him in the back of the head, causing him to hit his face on the mantrip. The accident caused a minor laceration across the bridge of his nose.

Member was in the process of making a metal guard for a pump when the guard fell. Member tried to catch the guard and the piece of metal caused a laceration requiring 13 sutures in left index finger.

Employee was replacing the center section of a 35C Fairchild Scoop. While grinding on the center section the grinder kicked back hitting his upper lip causing a laceration. He completed his shift and that evening went to Raleigh General Hospital for further treatment and he received four stitches.

Member was tightening up a face ventilation curtain when hand slipped off of curtain and struck a roof pan lacerating members finger requiring 9 sutures

Member is in the process of operating a scoop and attached one end of a nylon pull rope to a scoop insert and the other end to the scoop bucket to slew the scoop insert around straight when the nylon rope broke and came back and struck member in the side of his head.

Member was trimming rubber around the edge of a pick up truck window to replace with a new window when the utility knife slipped a struck member in the leg. One suture was required.

While making a splice on the #1 Overland Belt EE bent over and attempted to pick up a set of chain ratchets and lift them over his head. He stated that he felt a sudden pain in his lower back. After seeking medical attention he was diagnosed with a strain. EE had scheduled a personal day to be off on 06-29-10 before this accident. He returned to work on 06-30-10.

EE was raising the ventilation curtain up to clean the rib and a peice of rock fell from the roof causing a laceration to his right arm that required glue.

While transferring mine timbers from a flat car to the forks of the outside forklift, one of them shifted and mashed EE's left hand. This resulted in a fracture to his left ring finger.

While loading a shuttle car, a piece of rock came off the chain of the miner, striking EE on the forehead above the right eye. This caused a laceration on the forehead which resulted in 22 stitches.

While making splice in belt using a hammer, piece of metal from the head of hammer broke off and struck him in the neck, requiring surgery to remove metal.

EE was rock dusting with a scoop and bucket duster when he hit a sand jack causing it to fall and hit him in the torso. The injury required two stitches.

As employee was exiting a door coming from the thickner into the plant his right foot hit the door causing it to stop opening and he ran into the door. This caused one of his front teeth to chip requiring dental work.

EE was turning water sprays on for inspector, in doing so, his shoulder popped out of place.