Oxbow Mining, LLCMining Incidents in 2002

A NON-INJURY BUMP OCCURRED ON THE SOLID SIDE OF THE 22-NORTH LONGWALL PANEL BETWEEN 24 & 25 XCUT IN THE #3 ENTRY RESULTING IN FLOOR HEAVE UNDER THE MOBILE TAILPIECE & DAMAGE TO 2 STOPPINGS.

A FLOOR BOUNCE OCCURRED ON THE SOILED SIDE OF THE 22 NORTH LONGWALL PANEL BETWEEN 25-27 X-CUT INTHE #3 ENTRY. THIS RESULTED IN FLOOR HEAVE ALONGTHE BELT LINE AND UNDER THE MOBILE TAILPIECE. TH IS REQUIRED REMOVAL OF BELT STRUCTURE TO CLEAN THE AREA.

A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 5 TO 6 X-CUT IN THE LOWER ENTRY AT THE BOTTOM OF 16 NORTH. THE FALL MEASURED 80' LONG 8-10' HIGH 18 ' WIDE.

A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #3 X CUT INT HE LOWER BLEECKER ENTRY BETWEEN 17 AND 16 NORTH THE FALL WAS 15' HIGH 18' WIDE AND 40' LONG.

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL OCCURRED OUTBY 22 NORTH MINER SECTION MMU 002, THE FALL MEASURED 10'X12'HIGH 18 FT WIDE FOR 200 FEET INT HE #2 ENTRY X CUT 23 TO 40 OUTBY X CUT 25.

PRESSURE BOUNCE OCCURRED BETWEEN 16 NORTH AND 15 NORTH BLEEDER FOR 17 NORTH LW, MMU 010, CAUSING FLOOR HEAVE & DAMAGE TO REGULATORS IN BLEEDER.

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X CUT 28 OF 2ND EAST MAINS. INT HE #3 ENTRY THE FALL MEASURED 44' L X 31' W X 7 TO 9 FT HIGH IN THE INTERSECTION.

THREE FOOT OF CAP ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF AT X-CUT 6 IN #3 ENTRY OF #5 NORTH. THE AREA WAS A COMMON RETURN ENTRY AND NOT NEEDED. IT WAS DECIDED FOR SAFETY REASONS TO JUST DANGER THE AREA OFF AND SET BREAKER ROWS AROUND THE AREA. THE INTERSECTION LATER CAVED IN 6 TO 9 FEET HIGH, 23 FEET WIDE FOR 80 FEET.

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL OCCURRED X-CUT 42 #4 ENTRY OF 1 EAST MAINS. THE FALL MEASURED 7'-8' HIGH.40 FT LONG AND 30' WIDE AT THE INTERSECTION.

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL OCCURED AT X CUT 15 2ND EAST MAINS #3 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURE 6' HIGH 24' WIDE AND 40' LONG. THIS FALL WAS INT HE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY.

WRAPPING HEAT TAPE ON SEWER PIPE WOMEN'S BATH HOUSE AND CAUGHT EDGE OF METAL TIE DOWN CAUSING 1/4"" X 1/4"" ABRASION ON KNUCKLE OF RIGHT HAND. TWO DAYS LATER HAND HAD BECOME INFECTED AND REQUIRE D MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EE WAS HELPING CLEAN LINE AWAY FOR HOLE BEING DRILLED FOR INFUSION INTO PILLARS. REACHED DOWN & WIRE CONNECTING STEEL TO CHUCK CUT WRIST. 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

PULLING FACE CONVEYOR CHAIN INTO PAN LINE ON LONGWALL SET-UP, WIRE ROPE HUNG UP THE BROKE FREE, HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE HARD HAT. THIS IN TURN HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES RESULTING IN A LACERATION ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

SECTION FEEDER WAS BEING MOVED WHEN A FLIGHT FELL OFF THE TRACK COVER AND LANDED ON TOP OF EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.

WALKING FROM PICK UP IN PARKING LOT TO BATH HOUSE BEFORE SHIFT AND SLIPPED COMING LITTLE HILL AND TWISTED KNEE. UNAWARE OF MSHA REPORTABLE UNTIL IN FORMAL BY MILLS TRAINER ON 11-14-02.

HAD BEEN INSTALLING WATER LINE, WENT TO MOVE LADDER, PICKED UP LADDER AND TWISTED LOWER BACK. 6 FOOT STEPLADDER.

WALKING BY STAGE LOADER GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN WIRE MESH ON RIB LINE BEING USED FOR RIB SUPPORT. FELL ON THE RIB FENCING TWISTING ARM AND LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER.

WATER LINE WAS DRAINED TO ADVANCE, EMPLOYEE TURNED WATER BACK ON TO FILL SCOOP THEN SHUT OFF AND THEN FAILED TO DRAIN LINE. WENT TO REMOVE 8"" COUPLER, PRESSURE FROM WATER IN LINE BLEW COUPLER OFF AND HIT LEFT SHOULDER.

EE SAID HE HAD TWISTED HIS KNEE EARLIER IN THE DAY WHILE RUNNING FROM SOUNDS OF POTENTIAL ROOF FALL, THEN HE SAID THE ROOF FELL AND HE WAS RUNNING, CO-WORKER WAS ALSO RUNNING AND COULD NOT SEE INJURED AND HE RAN OVER HIM.

EE WAS BENT OVER PICKING UP MINER CABLE, WHEN A 12""X12""X4"" PIECE OF RIB FELL HITTING HIM IN THE HARD HAT. FINISHED SHIFT AND REPORTED NECK PAIN THE NEXT DAY AND WENT TO DOCTOR. BEING TREATED F OR SORE MUSCLES IN NECK BY PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

EE WAS SITTING ON THE RIB EATING HIS LUNCH, A PIECE OF COAL BLEW OUT HITTING HIS RT. HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS, THE RIB FELL, PUSHING HIM INTO A KENN STOPPING, CUTTING HIS RIGHT EAR.

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN SHIELDS AND HITEMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION ON TOP OF HIS HAND AND REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

EE WAS TAKING DOWN POWER CABLE WHEN THE CABLE OUTBY WAS DROPPED CAUSING THE CABLE HE WAS HANDLING TO FALL UNDER ITS OWN POWER HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM.

SLIPPED ON PIECE OF COAL LAYING ON TOES OF SHIELD AFTER PLUGUP ON FACE CONVEYOR, INJURED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A STOPPING AND A CHUNK OF COAL FROM THE RIB ROLLED OVER HIS HAND.

EE WAS CARRYING FIBER CRIB BLOCK, STEPPED IN A DITCH AND FELL DOWN. CRIB LANDED ON LEFT KNEE, CONTUSION TO LEFT LEG BRUISED KNEE.

FITTING BLEW OUT OF GLUE PUMP WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY. GLUE ENTERED EYES FROM SIDE OF SAFETY GLASSES. ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT TO SOOTH EYES & LUBRICATING EYE DROPS GIVEN.

REPLACING HYDRAULIC HOSE FOR FLIPPER ON SHIELD. PULLED STAPLE OUT CAUSING HOSE TO POP OFF RELEASING FLIPPER WHICH HIT EE IN THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER. WORKED UNTIL 8-28-02, PHYSICAL THERAPY & COTISONE INJECTION.

EE WAS WALKING IN THE #2 ENTRY-OUTBY THE SECTION WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS OPERATING DIESEL SCOOP, WHEN HE HIT A BUMP TO THE ROAD. CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE CAB RESULTING IN A NECK STRAIGHT.

CLEANING WINDOWS ON BULLDOZER, MISSED STEP GETTING BACK INTO THE CAB OF DOZER AND FELL ON TRACKS OF THE DOZER. PULLED MUSCLE LOW BACK & BUTTOCKS.

EE WAS STEPPING FROM SHIELD 86 TO 85 AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SIDE SHIELD AND JAMMED HIS NECK.

EE WAS SHOVELING BY LONGWALL TAILPIECE WHEN FLOOR HEAVED UP AND INJURED HIS RT. KNEE. EE DID NOTMISS WORK UNTIL 6/17/02.

KICKING OUT KENNEDY PANS BEING USED FOR WING WALLS ON A OVERCAST. MRI 6/17/02, LIGHT DUTY NO MEDICAL TREATMENT. KNEE STRAIN.

EE WAS HANGING WATER HOSE 50' OUTBY THE FACE WHEN RIB ROLLED, HITTING HIM IN LOWER BACK. EE FINISHED SHIFT.

EE WAS CLEANING AT THE 17 NORTH BELT TAILPIECE WHEN THERE WAS A ""BUMP"" (FLOOR HEAVE) THAT BENT LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.

EE REACHED UNDER THE BELT TO GREASE THE CENTER ROLLER ON THE TROUGHING ROLLER ASSEMBLY. HIS SHIRT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN UPPER ROLLER AND BELT AND PULLED HIS ARM BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT.

TRIPPED ON 1/2"" WIRE ROPE WHILE PACKING A RIDGID BELT BAR AND DROPPED IT. ONE END HIT THE GROUND AND THE OTHER HIT EE ON THE LEG.

OPERATING 950 LOADER COMING DOWN FROM ELK CREEK MINE. APPLIED BRAKES AND THE ENGINE DIED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ON STEEP GRAD, WENT OVER BERM, DOWN HILL TO CREEK BOTTOM. BROKE RIBS AND VERTEB RAE ON IMPACT. CLIMBED OUT OF CREEK BOTTOM, WALKED DOWN ROAD TO GET HELP.

EE WAS TAKING DOWN SHIVE FROM ROOF, WHEN THE SHIVE ROTATED AND CLEVIS STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH CUTTING HIS UPPER LIP. THIS REQUIRED 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE LACERATION.

THE RIGHT SIDE BOLTER OPERATOR, WHILE INSTALLING HIS FIRST ROOF BOLT ON A 20' CUT, BENT THE BOLT THE LAST 14"" AGAINST THE ROOF. WE BELIEVE HE FAILED TO NOTICE HE HAD BENT THE SPINNER WRENCH WH ILE INSTALLING THE BOLT. WHEN HE TRIED TO DRILL A 2ND HOLE WITH THE BENT WRENCH, THE DRILL STEEL WHIPPED AROUND & HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. HE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS; TAKEN TO E.R.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ON LEFT BOOM, STARTING SECOND STEEL, AND HAD HIS LEFT FOOT ON DRILL HEAD PUSHING UP STEEL. WHEN HE HIT THE FAST FEED, THE HEAD PUSHED UP TO THE ROOF BUMPING HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE DUST HOSE FROM THE POD DUSTER WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO A SCOOP BUCKET THAT WAS LOADED WITH TRASH & SCRAP METAL.

CHANGING SPRAY HEAD ON FIRE SUPPRESSION ON BELT DRIVE WITH A CRESCENT AND PIPE WRENCH. PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EE'S BODY TO LURCH FORWARD, HURTING LOWER BACK.

HE WAS DRAGGING VENTILATION TUBING, THE SHUTTLE CAR DRIVER TOLD HIM TO MOVE OVER, THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT THE VENT. TUBING AND IT HIT EE ON THE SIDE OF THE LEFT KNEE.

SINKING SHAFT WITH A SINKING HAMMER, WHILE CHANGING STEELS EMPLOYEE PULLED UP ON HAMMER & THREW TO HIS LEFT SIDE. THE WEIGHT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST & LOOSE BALANCE. HE FELL WITH PLUGGER, LANDING ON HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS IN A WATER CULVERT SURVEYING AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL DOWN, LANDING ON HER LEFT HIP.

EE WAS WELDING ON A TIP CYLINDER AND A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS BOOT (BB SIZE) AND BURNT HIS RIGHT CALF A WEEK LATER THE LEG BECAME SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL TREATED FOR STAFF INFECTION

EE WAS BENT OVER WORKING WHEN HE RAISED UP HE STRUCK THE SIDE SHIELD WITH THE TOP OF HIS HARD HAT, FELL OVER BACKWARD AND LANDED ON HIS TOOL POUCH.

WHILE SPREADING CALCIUM IN LOWER ENTRY OF STARTLINE A PELLET GOT STUCK ON EAR LOBE, FELT BURNING KNOCKED OFF AND WASHED OFF LATER PUT ICE PACK ON EAR AND BECAME INFECTED INJURY DATE WAS 1-30-0 2 DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 2-26-02.

EE WAS STANDING IN THE BUCKET OF SCOOP HANGING 7200 CABLE WHEN HE HIT THE ROOF WITH THE TOP OF HIS HARD HAT HURTING HIS NECK. NO MEDICAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND A NOTICE OF CONTEST HAS BEEN FILED.

NO ACCIDENT REPORT TOLD DR HE HITS HIS HEAD ALOT ON CEILING EVEN THOUGH HE IS WEARING HARD HAT AND THAT THIS HAS CAUSED NECK PAIN NO MEDICAL REPORTS FROM MINER INFORMATION FROM STATE COMP.

WHILE LIFTING RING BEAM INTO PLACE, EE PUT LEG ON STEEL TO POSITION IT. RING BEAM HUNG MOMENTARILY ON LIP OF LINER PLATE. WHEN IT LET LOOSE, THEFORCE SHOVED ON EE'S KNEE AND HIP.

BACK-UNKNOWN-FACTS UNCLEAR-NO ACCIDENT REPORT FILED-TALKING WELDING LEADS UP THE FACE? CALLED IN REPORT 2-6-02 TO OFFICE NO MEDICAL REPORTS RECEIVED.

EE STEPPED OFF THE FORD TRACTOR INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED LEFT FOOT. TORN LIGAMENTS IN L. ANKLE.

EE RECEIVED CONCRETE BURNS WHILE GROUTING.

EE WAS FUELING THE SCOOP, THEN WAS STRETCHING OUT THE HYDRAULIC HOSE, WALKING BACKWARDS TRIPPED OVER A CRIB BOLCK AND BROKE HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

USING A CHEATER PIPE ON A WRENCH TO BREAK 7/8"" MOUNTING BOLTS LOOSE. BOLT BROKE LOOSE AND PIPE SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND TWIST ANKLE.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PM4 CONTROL FOR THE LONGWALLSHIELD WHEN A HIGH PRESSURE SHIELD TO SHIELD HOSE BLEW, THE WHIPPING ACTION OF THE HOSE HIT HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS RT. KNEE.

EE WAS BOLTING WHEN HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD & THE DRILL STEEL RESULTING IN A LACERATION ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE LOWERING MEN IN BUCKET, IT WAS SET ON UNEVEN GROUND, TIPPING BUCKET. EE PUT HAND OUT OT PUSH AWAY FROM DRILL BASKET. AS BUCKET TIPPED, OTHER MEN IN BUCKET FELL AGAINST EE WRENCHING HIS S HOULDER.

LOADING 4"" STEEL PIPE ONTO FLATBED TRAILER STRAINED LOWER BACK.

INSTALLING HOSES ON BACK SIDE ON PANLINE, OTHER EE DROPPED COVER RESULTING IN LACERATION ON LEFT INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

GOING TO ANSWER PHONE- HIT LT. KNEE ON BENCH IN BATH HOUSE, FELT POP IN KNEE, X-RAY SHOWED FRACTURE BELOW THE KNEE CAP. GIVEN BRACE TO WEAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A TIMBER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING IT. HE WAS LOOKING UP WHEN A PIECE OF CAP ROCK (3"" X 12"") FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE.

INCREASING NUMBNESS IN HANDS AND FINGERS WHILE DOING REGULAR JOB PROCEDURES 6-26-&27-02 SURGERY FOR CARPAL TUNNEL IN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT WRIST.