McCoy Elkhorn Coal CorporationMining Incidents in 2006

A rock fall occurred int he #1 entry approx. 80' inby the #1 portal. The rock fall was 17' long, 18' wide, and 6' thick. Fall was approx. 1400' from the working section.

A roof fall measuring approximately 4' thick, 12' wide, and 18' long occurred in the intersection of the no. 2 entry 1 break inby survey station no. 731. Fall location is approximately 500' outby working section.

The No. 1 Slope hoist wire had incurred damage from the inside as determined by a nondestructive test, resulting in the hoist being down for more that 30 minutes while the rope was being replaced. MSHA and OMLS were notified.

EE was walking in the #3 entry of the 003 mmu and stepped in a hole in the haul road and strained his back. He worked regular job on 11/3/06. Did not seek medical attention until 11/6/06.

Setting on tool box rock fell out between bolts and hit him in back between shoulder baldes.

Rock fell off miner boom and landed on employee's foot.

While working on a forklift, EE took transmission out of gear and bumped started to make sure it was out of gear, employee started forklift when it turned to move to back of forklift, & it started rolling. It started rolling-hit employee knocked him down and ran over both legs, breaking ankle.

EE was getting an air reading behind the line curtain in the #4 entry of the 002-0 mmu when the coal rib rolled and struck him on the right hip and leg. He continued working until the end of his regular shift. On Saturday, 5/20, he went to the E.R. where he was treated and released.

EE was operating a shuttle car in the #3 entry of the 002-0 mmu. He was hauling a load of coal to the feeder when a piece of draw rock, approx. 24"" wide, 41"" long & 3"" thick fell from between the bolts and struck him on the head, shoulder and chest. He was transported to the medical center and admitted for observation. Accident occurred in the first crosscut outby the face.

EE was energizing the continuous miner breaker at the section power center in the #6 entry of the 001-0/002-0 MMU. When the miner breaker was energized, the cathead blew up, causing flash burns to his hands and face.

EE was tramming a scoop in the #6 entry, 3 breaks outby the section, and ran over a crib block causing him to be jolted in the operator's compartment, striking his head over the underside of the scoop canopy causing injury to his neck and back.

EE was talking with the continuous miner operator in the #2 entry of the 002-0 mmu when a piece of draw rock fell, striking a shuttle car then flipping off onto him, injuring his left arm, right foot and head. EE was treated and released at Pikeville Medical Center.

Employee was picking up a slate bar that had a burr (small sliver of metal) on it, resulting in laceration & burr being embedded in left thumb.

Employee was loading an 8x8 timber into the dipper of a scoop. Another employee was pushing on the timber and EE had his left hand on the end of the timber, resulting in his hand being mashed between the timber & and the ram of the scoop.

EE was operating a roof bolter in the #4 heading of the 001 mmu. He was installing a 10' cable bolt. As he was pushing the bolt into the drilled hole with a cable wrench, the bolt dislodged from the wrench head and struck him on the right jaw.

Employee was setting timbers in the #6 entry of the 002 section and a coal rib rolled off and struck him on the back and hips.

EE was operating a continuous miner in the #6 entry of the 004 section and a coal rib rolled off and struck him on the right side of his body, injuring his back, hips, and leg.

EE was operating a continuous miner in the #2 entry of the 002-0mmu when a piece of draw rock fell, striking a shuttle car, then flipping off on him, injuring his back. EE was treated and released at Pikeville Medical Center.

EE had repaired a broken conveyor chain on a shuttle car. He was running the chain to check it and heard it making an unusual noise. He was looking under the shuttle car to locate the source of the noise & inadvertently place his left hand on the running conveyor chain resulting in it being pulled under the chain, mashing it. This occurred in the #2 entry of the 003/004 MMU.

EE was walking in the #6 entry of the 001-0/002-0 MMU outby the section power center and stepped in a hole and twisted his left knee. EE continued to work at his regular duties until 5/2/06 when MD placed him on restricted duty.

EE was servicing a continous miner in the #2 entry of the 002-0 mmu. He was walking around the front of the continuous miner and slipped on loose coal, fell, causing injury to left knee.

EE was setting a 7"", 8x8 timber on the beltline. As he was standing the timber up, he lost control of it; timber fell, mashing his left hand between the timber and the belt structure.

Busting block hurt left shoulder. Busting block with hammer.

Loading tanks on flat car, dropped tank on right hand, mashed middle finger.

EE was hooking restraining clamps to cables at the power center after a power move and a miner cathead, approximately 6 ft. away from where he was, blew up causing temporary hearing loss. This occurred in the #5 entry of the 003-0/004-0 MMU. EE was treated and released at Pikeville Medical Center.

Large rock on miner; he tried to remove the rock and pinched his left hand.

MATERIAL FROM PLANT FEED CHUTE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE WHILE HE WAS IN THE CHUTE CLEANING IT OUT. NOT REPORTED TO OFFICE UNTIL 3/2/06.

Employee was working on sump make up water lines when a pipe fell on his right hand cutting middle finger.

CONVEYOR STRUCTURE TURNED (ROLLED) ONTO IT'S SIDE DUE TO MATERIAL OVERLOAD ON WALKWAY (SLURRY PIPE). IT STRUCK VICTIM ON ARM. HE FELL BACK AND STRUCK METAL TRUCK BED. INJURED ARM & BACK.