Perry County Coal, LLC.Mining Incidents in 2003

THIS MINE EXPERIENCED A ROCK FALL 10 BREAKS OUTBY 14A HEAD-DRIVE ON BG#4 BELT LINE. THE FALL MEASURED 20'W X 65'LX 2-8' HI.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' W BY 20' L BY 5' H OCCURRED 4 BREAKS IN BY 017 MMU ROADWAY ENTRY IN OLD BLEEDER PANEL.

A FALL OCCURRED 41 BREAKS INBY BG #1 HEAD-DRIVE MEASURING 25'W X 20'L X 7'H.

A ROOF FALL OCURRED ON THE 019 MMU AT #14 CROSSCUT IN THE #3 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 60'L X 20'W X 5'H. THE TOP IS LAMINATED SANDSTONE (LAYERED).

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED 10 BREAKS OUT BY 14A HEAD DRIVE IN THE TRACK ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 90' LONG BY 20' W BY 10' H.

COUPLING STRIPPED ON HOIST HYDRAULIC PUMP, HOIST DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #1 EAST MAINS IN #1 ENTRY AT BREAK 33 TO 36 ALONG THE #4 BELT MEASURING 5'H X 20'W X 180'L. FALL WAS REPORTED TO HAZARD FIELD OFFICE OF MSHA.

THE SWITCH ON THE ELEVATOR DOORS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

SWITCH WAS DOWN ON ELEVATOR, KEEPING IT DOWN FORAPP. 1 HOUR.

EE WAS TAKING PIN OUT OF MECHANISM ON SCREEN AND THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING SHEAVES TO ROLL OVER CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN PIN AND FRAME.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RERAIL 2 WRECKED MINE CARS AT EMPTY LOOP, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND PAIN IN BACK. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10/10/03.

EMPLOYEE WAS BETWEEN CONT MINER AND RIB AND CONT HAULAGE PUSHED MINER AROUND PINNING EE BETWEEN MINER AND RIB.

EE WAS REMOVING SUPPLIES FROM THE BOLT MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS RT. HAND.

EE WAS PUTTING COUPLING ON HEADDRIVE, HE PLACED COUPLING ON LEG SO HE COULD TRIM IT. WHILE TRIMMING KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEG ABOVE RT. KNEE.

EE WAS WORKING ON LOCOMOTIVE AND SLIPPED AND HURT RIGHT SHOULDER. STARTED MISSING WORK 7-31-03.

BOLTING IN #4 HEADING, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 3 1/2 FEET WIDE ON ONE END AND TAPER DOWN TO (0) INCHES ON THE OTHER END AND APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES THICK FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT SIDE O F HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON BUCKET OF SCOOP AND FELL ON HIS SELF-RESCUER, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK. STARTED MISSING WORK 7-9-03.

A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL GOT HUNG UP INT HE HOLE, OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO SWING CANOPY AROUND TO GET IS UNSTUCK WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY HTI THE WRONG LEVER AND PINCHED/CAUGHT HIS LEFT WRIST BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND DRILL STEEL.

EE WAS RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET AND SCOOP RAN THRU A WATER HOLE, OPERATOR RAISED BUCKET AND WEDGED EE INTO TOP BRUISED CENTER OF BACK. STARTED MISSING WORK 6-18-03.

EE WAS PLACING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON A PALLET FOR STORAGE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.

OPERATOR RUNNING MINER AND A PIECE OF COAL POPPED OFF OF RIB STRIKING EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Employee bumped his head on a hydraulic line, then slipped and fell catching himself with his right arm. Employee continued to worked for as long as he could with the pain then went to the dr. and it was determined that his pain was due to a torn rotary cuff. Employee then had surgery to repair it. Employee started missing 1-9-04.

EE WAS OPENING AIRLOCK DOOR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 3/5/03.

EE WAS PULLING BOX OF GLUE ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTERAND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM GUEARD SHACK TO PORTA-JOHN AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE AND BROKE LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS PUTTING NEW RAILS IN & WHILE UNLOADING THE END OF THE RAIL DROPPED STRIKING EE ON LEFT FOOT. STARTED MISSING WORK 7/14/03

EE WAS PUTTING A CATHEAD IN A RECEPTABLE AND THE FINGERS WERE HUNG IN ONT HE BREAKER CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT. THE EE HAD 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON BOTH HANDS. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6-25-03.

EE WAS SECURING A CURTAIN TO THE MINE FLOOR, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT HAND. REQUIRED 8 STITCHES TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE was bolting top in the belt entry, a piece of drill steel got hung up and when he was getting it loose it fell out and cut the other hand which was on the pot, resulting in 5 stitches.

EE WAS PUTTING A RACE IN A COAL CAR WHEEL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, THE HAMMER HANDLE HIT HIS LEG CAUSING THE HAMMER TO GLANCE OFF TO ONE SIDE AND HIT HIS FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT WITH VISE GRIPS AND SLIPPED, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE LOLO CUTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL ON LOLO. 8 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING PIPE WRENCH WITH A BAR AND THE BAR GLANCED OFF THE WALL OF THE PLANT STRIKING EE ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

EE WAS USING A CHAIN TO MOVE POWER CENTER, CHAIN BROKE STRIKING EE ON THE RT. SIDE OF FACE (NOSE/LIP).

REPAIRMAN WAS WORKING ON A SINGLE HEAD ROOFBOLTER AND WAS REACHING FOR A HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN THROUGH A TRAM CHAIN WHEN HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF SHARP METAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LIGHT COVER AND CUT HAND.

EE WAS BOLTING AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. (6 STITCHES).

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT AND THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS TRIMMING A BELT SPLICE AND THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT THIGH. 5 STITCHES

EE WAS CUTTING SKIRT RUBBER OUT OF TAILPIECE OF BELT AND UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EE ON HIS RIGHT LEG. (6 STITCHES)

EE WAS HOLDING BOLT HEAD FROM A CUTTING EDGE OF DOZER, ANOTHER EE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH AND THE BOLT HEAD TURNED CAUSING LACERATIONS TO INDEX FINGER AND RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. (9 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING LID ON CONTINUOUS MINER AND LID SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN FRAME OF MINER (5 STITCHES).

EE WAS CUTTING BELTLINE OUT OF TAIL-PIECE AND KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT FOREARM(3 STAPLES).

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING LOLO UP WITH MINER WHEN THE CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE LOLO BROKE STRIKING HIM ON FOREHEAD ABOVE LEFT EYE (8 STITCHES).

HAD LEFT HAND ON TOP OF BOOM AND GOT LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BOOM AND CANOPY, BREAKING BONE IN THE LAST JOINT OF LITTLE FINGER.

THIS IS AN ACCUMULATIVE EFFECT OF MANY YEARS OF REPETITIVE MOTION. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 06-06-03.