McCoy Elkhorn Coal CorporationMining Incidents in 2007

A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL OCCURRED ALONG THE NO. 10 CONVEYOR BELT ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 40' LONG, 20' WIDE. AND 5' THICK. THE FALL WAS THREE BREAKS INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 25120 AND WAS 280' OUTBY THE COAL FEEDER.

A ROOF FALL WAS LOCATED BY MINE FOREMAN ON 11/24/07. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE OUTSIDE PERSONNEL WHO NOTIFIED MSHA. THE FALL OCCURRED THREE BREAKS INBY SURVEY STATION # 1273 IN THE #8 ENTRY. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 70' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 11' THICK. THIS FALL IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2500' FROM THE ACTIVE 001/002 MMU SECTION.

A roof fall occurred in the #4 entry approximately 560 feet from the working section. The fall is located 2 breaks outby survey station #25119. The fall measured 30' long, 09' wide, and 6.5' thick.

A roof fall occured in the #5 entry (beltline) one (1) break outby survey station #24897. The fall measured approximately 30 ft. long, 20 ft. wide, and 7 ft. thick. The fall was approximately 2400 ft. from the active 003-0/004-0 mmu's. No airway or emergency escapeways were affected by the fall.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN AN INTERSECTION OF THE #7 ENTRY 4 BREAKS INBY SURVEY STATION # 1215. THE FALL WAS IN THE SECOND TO LAST OPEN LINE OF CROSSCUTS ON THE 004-0 MMU. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 10' WIDE, 20' LONG, AND 8' THICK.

A roof fall occurred at approximately 6:05 a.m. 2 breaks outby survey station no. 653 in the #6 entry. Fall is approximately 35' long, 18' wide, and 12' to 14' thick.

EE was shoveling ribs in the #6 track entry 11 breaks outby #3 belt drive and a brow fell and struck him on the right side, injuring his right arm and head. Brow was approximately 3' long, 2' wide, and 6"" thick.

EE WAS PUTTING BLOCKING UNDER THE WHEEL OF A ROOF BOLTER THAT WAS STUCK. HE GOT HIS FINGERS FOULED UNDER A HALF HEADER AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE ROOF BOLTER TIRE, RESULTING IN TWO(2) FINGERS BEING BROKEN.

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT MOVE. HE WAS CARRYING A STRUCTURE RAIL AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON A HAMMER THAT HE WAS CARRING ON HIS SIDE, INJURING HIS HIP.

EE was helping to change bits on the continuous miner. Another employee had been tapping a bit with a hammer and EE thought that he was finished hitting it. As he grabbed hold of the bit, the other employee struck him on the right thumb, resulting in his thumb being broken.

EE is saying a piece of rock fell on his left shoulder while he was plastering a stopping. Didn't report to foreman. Didn't fill out accident report. Took 8 hours before he went to hospital - not even a scratch. (I'm protesting this).

EE was helping haul supplies to the # 1 section. As the track motor rounded a curve on a steep grade, the motor man couldn't hold the motor back and it slid down the grade and struck another motor that was sitting at the bottom of the hill. EE was in the opposite end of the motor and received bruises to the back form being jolted against the track motor frame.

EE was loading resin onto a roof bolter, as he lifted the resin, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

EE was aligning belt structure on the 3A conveyor belt aproximately 18 feet inby survey station # 368. EE stated that as he attempted to move the structure, a timber that was set next to him, fell over on him, striking him between the shoulders and injuring his back.

EE was helping hang the continuous miner cable across the #3 entry on the 001-0 mmu. When he lifted on the cable, he felt a sharp pain in his back and groin area.

EE was walking in the #4 entry of the 001-0 mmu when he slipped and fell, resulting in pain in his back.

EE was walking in the #6 entry of the 004-0 mmu and struck his head on a cable bolt, that was installed in the mine roof, causing injury to his neck.

EE was installing roof bolt in the top, when a piece of draw rock fell from between the TRS& Canopy, hitting him on the back and right knee.

EE was installing the second bolt in the bolting sequence when a piece of draw rock fell from between the rib and the first bolt, striking him on the lower back and the legs.

EE as loading tools into his truck and struck his left ankle on the trailor hitch of another vehicle in the parking lot.

EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS AND DROPPED A TIMBER WHICH LANDED ON TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND WHICH HE HAD LYING ON A SCOOP BUCKET.

EE WAS TRAMMING THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HAD STOPPED THE MINER TO MOVE A SECTION OF CABLE, AND WHEN HE REACHED FOR IT HIS FOOT SLIPPED , CAUSING HIM TO ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE TRAM LEVER. THIS RESULTED IN THE MINER MOVING SUDDENLY, WITH THE BOOM STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY.

EE was operating a roof bolter. He was drilling a hole in the mine roof and had his left hand on the drill pot. A piece of draw rock fell, stiking the left hand, and breaking the middle finger.

EE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB. OF CAT FLOCK TO BE LOADED INTO A HOPPER, AND WHEN HE LIFTED ON THE BAG, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK AND ABDOMEN.

EE was scooping up emergency supplies to be moved. He had his right hand on the edge of the scoop canopy to lift himself up to see the chain that he had attached to the supply sled. As he trammed the scoop forward, he steered the scoop and mashed his hand against the coal rib. Third and fourth fingers were lacerated, fifth finger was lacerated and fractured.

Employee was tramming scoop by two co-workers when the plastic stop on the center section was sticking out beyond scoop deck and struck victims's right knee.

EE was shoveling #3 belt on the off side of belt when rib rolled off and hit him in the back.

Employee was operating a roof bolter in the #3 left break on the 001-0/002-0 mmu. He was putting the drill steel in the drill pot on the Fletcher roof bolter when his left glove got caught between the chuck and drill steel. He engaged the rotation at the same time resulting in a fracture in the little on the left hand.

EE was tightening lug bolts on roof bolter tire, when socket slipped off nut, causing his thumb to strike corner of crib block that had been used to do repairs.

EE was changing a belt roller on the #2 belt and got his right index finger caught between the top roller structure and belt rail structure, causing a laceration that required suctures.