Mettiki Coal LLCMining Incidents in 2003

A FALL OF ROOF ON THE OLD G-MAINS #4 ENTRY BETWEEN #4 BUTT AND #5 BUTT. FALL WAS APPX. 60 FT LONG X 15 FT WIDE X 10 FT HIGH. THIS IS NOT AN ACTIVE AREA FOR MINING BUT IS AN INTAKE FOR WARMAN P UMP. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE #1 ENTRY OF THE OLD 6 MAINS SECTION AT 34 BREAK. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 7' HIGH AND 16' BY 16' BY 24' LONG. THE FALL WAS OUT BY AREA AND WAS FOUND BY A PUMPER. REPORTED TO MSHA ON 9-2-03.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT #3 CROSSCUT INTERSECTION #2-#1 ENTRY AT 29 BUTT SECTION. SECTION HAS BEEN IDLE AND WAS IDLE WHEN FALL OCCURRED. FALL WAS 22 FT LONG X 36 FT DOWN INTO CROSSCUT #2- #1 AND WAS 8 FT HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

INJURED WAS USING SEALING COMPOUND, B-BOND, AND IT SEEPED UNDER HIS GLOVE CAUSING REDNESS AND BLISTERING OF THE SKIN ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND.

Person was walking up ramp at belt overcast and his feet slipped out from under him and he fell on both knees. person has now gone to dr and has been diagnosised with a torn menisus. he is now off work first day off 5-6-04.

PERSON WAS CROSSING OVER IDLE BELT TO MOVE PUMP. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE BOTTOM HIS LEFT LEG SLID OUT SIDEWAYS AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WORKED UNTIL 2/18/04 WHEN HE WA S OFF FOR SURGERY TO LEFT KNEE.

EE STEPPED INTO A SCOOP BUCKET TO TAKE DOWN A SIGN WHILE RETRIEVING RAIL. EE STEPPED DOWN ABOUT 16-18"", STEPPED ON SIDE OF RAIL AND TWISTED KNEE. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A SPRAIN BUT MRI SHOWED TORN MENISCUS. SURGERY ON 08/17/2004. DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD FAILED TO SUBMIT A 7000 FORM WHEN EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10/25/2004.

PERSON WAS WALKING BESIDE MANTRIP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON PIECE OF FLAT ROCK AND FELL. WHEN PERSON FELL HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE AND FELL AGAINST OPEN DOOR ON MANTRIP, HITTING HIS UPPER LEFT ARM.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC PUMP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER BACK RESULTING IN A STRAIN.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING OUT A SIEVE ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT. WHEN THE TWO MEN WENT TO LIFT THE SIEVE BACK INTO PLACE, THE INJURED PERSON FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS ABDOMINA L AREA. HE IS NOW OFF WORK FOR HERNIA REPAIR AS OF 1/28/04.

INJURED WAS PULLING ON MULE CABLE WITH OTHERS TO REANCHOR IT. HIS FOOT STUCK IN THE MUD CAUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO TWIST.

INJURED WAS UNLOADING A FLAT CAR, STEPPED OFF FLAT CAR AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN.

injured person and two other ee were retriving 7200 calb e from one area and re-hanging it in another area along track. person has continued to have pain in the elbow and went to dr. 4-2-04. person received cortisone shot and arm imobilized. 1st day off work 4-5-04.

INJURED STEPPED BACK AWAY FROMT HE BACK OF BOLTER AND SLIPPED WHEN HE STEPPED ON TRAILING CABLE. HE USED HIS LEFT ARM TO GRAB THE RIB DRILL X BAR.'

PERSON WAS HELPING TO REMOVE SECTION OF 6"" WATERLINE. AFTER PIPE WAS UNCHAINED, THE OTHER 2 MEN HOLDING PIPE FET THEIR END GO & THE PERSON FELL WITH PIPE ON SHOULDER. THE FALL DISLOCATED HIS R IGHT SHOULDER.

PERSON PARKED MANTRIP (HUMMER) AND WALKED UP TO AREA FOR SOME REASON. HE WAS STRUCK BY CRIB BLOCKS WHEN CRIB TOPPLED OVER AND STRUCK HIM. AREA WAS ON HUMMER HAULROAD (F-MAINS) BETWEEN #70 & #7 1 BK ON LEFT SIDE FACING INBY.

PERSON HAD FINISHED DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF TO INSTALL BOLT. PERSON LOWERED BOLTER HEAD AND REACH OUT TO REMOVE DRILL STEEL EXTENSION. THE TOP PART OF DRILL STEEL WHICH WAS BEING HELD BY DRILL S TEEL GUIDE JAWS, SLIP DOWN THROUGH DRILL STEEL GUIDE AND STRUCK PERSON ON MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION AND DAMAGE TO TENDON.

INJURED WAS SETTING POST. HE PICKED UP A POST AND FELT A BURNING IN HIS ABDOMEN RESULTING IN ANUMBILICAL HERNIA.

INJURED WAS IN THE REAR SEAT OF #10 HUMMER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HUMMER WENT THRU A HOLE AND HIT HARD ON THE BOTTOM JAMMING INJURED INTO SEAT BOTTOM AND BACK. BACK OF HUMMER THEN PITCHED UP J AMMING INJURED HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF. INJURED HAS STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 3-26-03.

EE WAS WALKING IN AN OUTBY AREA OF THE MINE (#1 ENTRY OF THE MINE ( #1 ENTRY OF 27 BUTT) HE STEPPED INTO THE SIDE OF A HOLE OR RUT AND THIS CAUSED HIS FOOT TO ROLL UNDER TURNING HIS ANKLE AND RESULTING IN INJURY

EE WAS COMING DOWN A SET OF STEPS AND CAUGHT THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL. HE HIT THE GROUND AND STRAINED HIS RT. FOREARM TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL.

PERSON WAS USING HAMMER TO LOOSEN COUPLER ON 1"" WATER LINE WHEN A SMALL SLIVER OF THE HAMMER FACE CAME OFF AND PENETRATED HIS GLOVE AND INBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

PERSON WAS USING A 10 LB HAMMER TO DRIVE CENTER PIVOT PIN BACK INTO POSITION ON A SCOOP. WHILE DRIVING PIN INTO PLACE HE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIS LEFT LEG. A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF HAMMER OR PIVOT PIN AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT LEG.

INJURED WAS CUTTING A POST WITH A HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW WHEN SAW KICKED BACK CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION.

INJURED TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE CROSSING UNDER U98 BELT. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPILLAGE WAS PRESENT. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT ON 9/10 - HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED WITHOUT RESTRICTIO NS. HE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY WHEN HE RETURNED FROM SCHEDULED VACATION ON 9/15.

PERSON WAS CUTTING A 5X7 POST WITH BUCK SAW, WHEN BLADE CAME OUT OF GROOVE AND CUT THE INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING 2 CUTS ON HIS FINGER. REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE CUT.

INJURED WAS REMOVING THE GUARDS ON TOP OF THE H/G CONTROLLER WHENTHE GUARD THEY HAD UNBOLTED FELL AND CUT INJURED'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. LACERATION WAS GLUED AND SPLINTED.

INJURED WAS TRAVELING IN THE BACKSEAT OF #10 HUMMER. THE HUMMER WENT THROUGH A HOLE AND HIT HARD ON THE BOTTOM. THIS IMPACT JAMMED HIS BACKSIDE DOWN INTO THE SEAT AND THEN UP INTO THE ROOF. HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 3/5/03 AND HAS STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 3/11.

PERSON LIFTED BELT ROLLER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

NOTIFIED BY MSHA THAT PERSON HAD CONTRACTED PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DEVELPOED WHILR WORKING AT MINE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. NO SPECIFIC INJURY OCCURED. HE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY FOR 6-23-03. ILLN ESS REPORTED ON 6-13-03 TO MINE MANAGEMENT.