Oxbow Mining, LLCMining Incidents in 2008

A non-injury roof fall was found in the #3 entry of 1st north at X-cut 15. The fall measured 20' long X 30' wide X 7'-8' high. The area was dangered off and marked on the mine map. This area is a common entry not walked during weekly examination. During an MSHA inspection on 2/13/09 the roof fall was observed, a citation issued, form filled out to terminate citation.

During a technical investigation performed on Sept 8, 2008 2 roof falls were observed in the west # 2 entry. Crib had been installed in the intersection travelway to the seal in the # 4 crosscut. A fall of roof was observed between 3 and 4 x-cut. 8' high x 17'wide x 110' long & between 4 and 5 x-cut 8' high x 17' wide and 50' long in # 2 Entry.

A bump occured in 11 west tailgate 20' outby the longwall face. The area measured 100 feet long from spad 7 + 80 to 6 + 60 in the # 3 entry. Floor heave and rib sloughage blocking tailgate travelway. Double row of cribs installed in entry.

A non-injury roof fall occurred during rehabilitation work of the North mains. 18 steel arches had been installed between 6 and 5 x-cut in the #5 entry. A crib had been removed to allow more steel arches to be installed in the #5 xcut intersection. scoop brought to crib and arch, top started working 20 min later top fell. 6-8ft high, 35' long anf 18' wide.

Tailgate blockage 12 west LW MMU-010, floor heave and broken cars in travelway. #3 entry of 11 west inby end 35+00, outby end 31+00 (21 1/2 x-cut to 19 1/2 x-cut).

A non-injury roof fall occured in the # 2 entry of 12 west at crosscut 25. The fall measured 8' to 9' high, 35 feet long and 18 to 20 feet wide.

Carring timber in low area of mine when he felt a pull in the left testicular area.

Employee was welding a 12"" x 30"" x 2"" metal on the back of a 950 loader as a counterweight. While welding he heard a pop sound and the plate landed on his left foot resulting in fractured toe. This was in the welding shop.

Employee was hanging high voltage cable and nips after power move. Hanging cable 8 1/2 to 9 feet high. Twisted right knee.

Employee was putting a foam filled tire back on scoop. When tire was being rolled into place by crew the tire overbalanced and pushed on his left leg hyperextending knee. This was in 2 South miner section.

Carrying material, stepped on a piece of wood and twisted ankle.

Employee was helping remove 12 west longwall head roller transfer chute. He was stepping off load bed onto a ladder. The ladder bottom rolled when he put his weight on ladder and fell down twisting his knee.

EE was bldg kennedy stopping with 2nd ee. He was holding angle iron while other ee was driving into the rib. Rib fell knocking ee to the ground. He reported to have broken ribs and puncture lung. The area was in 13W, between sharline and x cut 18 1/2 in the #1 entry. Rib measured 13'L, 4'-6' wide and 9 1/2 high.

EE was bldg kennedy stopping with 2nd ee. He was holding angle iron while other ee was driving into the rib. Rib fell knocking ee to the ground. He reported to have broken ribs and puncture lung. The area was in 13W, between sharline and x cut 18 1/2 in the #1 entry. Rib measured 13'L, 4'-6' wide and 9 1/2 high.

EE was hanging sound curtain and dislodged rock off rib between rib and roof screen. The rock hit him in head and shoulder. EE bit his tongue and chipped a tooth and abrasions across sholder, about 3"" to 4"" long. This was in the South East X-cut 18 return entry miner section.

Employee was pulling in shields, shield hung up looked out from pincher next shield over and shield dropped hitting him on head. Neck strain doing physical therapy.

The employee was a passenger in the Terra-Pro mantrip when the accelerator pedal became stuck & the mantrip hit corner at the intersection of 12 west and northwest mains. Employee received a contusion over left eye.

The employee was a passenger in the Terra-Pro mantrip when the accelerator pedal became stuck & the mantrip hit corner at the intersection of 12 west and northwest mains. The employee was thrown inside the mantrip and hit her head and chest. Laceration to her head and 2 broken ribs.

The employee was a passenger in the Terra-Pro mantrip when the accelerator pedal became stuck & the mantrip hit corner at the intersection of 12 west and northwest mains. The employee hit his head on inside of mantrip. 15 staples to close laceration.

Employee was operating Terra-Pro unit #1555 when the eccelerator pedal became stuck and he failed to nake the corner at the intersection of 12 west and northwest mains strikig the outby rib. Employee's ear was cut on inside of mantrip. Stitches were required to closed laceration.

While carrying a longwall part (slow feed) with 4 other crew members, employee's foot slipped in mud while setting part on pallet and pulled muscle in lower back. 12 west 1 to 2 entry and 19 x-cut.

Employee was on ladder, topping off crib with wooden wedges, the wedge dislodged a rock from the roof and hit him in the shoulder and collar bone. HG 12 West, 2 entry x-cut 30.

Employee was walking in tailgate carrying crib on her shoulder. She tripped on cap piece under a crib and fell down on left knee. Twisted left knee. Installing accidental roof support in 11 west tailgate.

Employee was filling duster at jaws. He picked up a 50 lb bag of rock dust and felt a pain above his right leg in groin area. Employee had hernia surgery.

Walking by dust tank and had head down. Hit cable hanger with hard hat and jammed neck. Resulted in strained muscles in neck.

Employee was dragging rock dust hose, caught toe on wedge under rock dust and fell. Arm landed on wedge at the bottom of timber approx 12"" to 14"" above floor, hurting right shoulder. Employee to undergo rotator cuff surgery.

EE was pulling vent tube towards trash trailer and slipped and fell down, hurting left knee. EE is to have surgery on 3/27/08.

The employee was working outby the longwall face at a shield repair station. He was trying to remove a side shield pin. The pin is spring loaded and when he rotated pin it came out and smashed his right index finger and left thumb against the side shield. Fracture to tip of right finger and lost nail by left thumb.

Putting in dui-dag bolts in a low area with Cobra drill when the roof bolt slipped off & drill shot up smashing his finger against roof and drill.

Moving prop sitter by self. While lifting, rib fell close by causing him to twist to run.

EE was moving mobile stairs. The stairs got stuck and she bent over to get stairs free, her hard hat fell off. The stairs bumped a hose and the hose fell and struck her on the right side of her head, 7 stitches to close laceration.