Quest Energy Corp.Mining Incidents in 2010

Rock fall in intake airway 4800 feet from the face. Approximate size of fall 9 feet height, 18 feet width, 80 feet length.

While making weekly examination of right return found foof fall in #8 entry. Approximate size of fall 7 feet hight, 18 feet width and 30 feet in lenght.

During examination of underground belts found rock fall on #4 belt. Approximate size of fall 7 feet height 20 feet width and 60 feet in length.

A non-injury roof fall occurred in the #4 right crosscut and extened to #6 entry of the last open crosscut on 001 mmu for approximately 100 feet long and 5 feet high. Survey station 5128 located in #2 entry of the last open crosscut.

Found Roof Fall on weekly bleeder examination that was blocking the bleeder. One break inby spad number 5053, Fall was 175 feet long, 20 feet wide, 9 feet high.

He was trying to get the top piece of drill steel out of the hole that he had just drilled. He had his left hand on the drill pot, while working on getting the steel out of the hole, when he pulled the bottom piece out of the hole the top piece of steel came out and hit the left index finger.

EE was using a slate bar to free a canopy out of the mud, when he felt a burning in his lower back, at the time it happened EE indicated that he felt fine. He started missing work from the incident on 09/07/2010.

He was working on constructing an overcast and was handling a metal rail to put in the overcast. The rail fell making contact with his hand against the bucket of the scoop. This resulted in a laceration to the palm area of his hand and fractured bones in the hand.

EE was loading conveyor belt on a belt car and was using clamp (rope dog) to pull on the belt. The clamp slipped off the belt, causing an injury to his left shoulder. Possible rotary cup damage to shoulder. He started missing work from this incident 09/07/2010.

Employee kneeled down and hit his right knee on a rock, which twisted his knee. He said he felt something pop in his knee and pain in the left side of his right knee. He continued to work the rest of the shift. He has continued to work up till 7/29/10 and was taken off work after the MRI showed a torn meniscus in his right knee.

Getting a piece of rock off the continuous miner with a slate bar and felt pain in lower back, worked the rest of the shift.

Roof Bolter Operator bending roof bolt and felt back ""pop"".

Was putting up a pogo stick to hold down a ventilation curtian when he felt pain in his left hip and leg.

In #5 entry at spad #839 EE was pulling a loose piece of rock off the right corner. The rock come down and pulled the hung miner cable down onto his head, causing pain in lower back.

He was checking for what side of the beltline was the thick side. The knife he was using slid off the beltline as he was cutting it. The knife came in contact with the palm area next to his thumb on his left hand resulting in a laceration.

While trying to free up the brake on a mine buggy, he had to jerk his hand back suddenly and came in contact with a nail which caused a laceration to his left middle finger.

Taking a metal bar out of the center of a 1000 roll of belt, as the bar was being let down the bar fell on his middle finger on his left hand. This resulted in a fracture of the end of that finger.

Had loaded a continuous miner on the lowboy, while taking the block off the stand, EE tripped the stand release and the stand came up and caught another ee left hand between frame and stand.

Employee was dropping high-line from the top. As he dropped the high-line he got his ring finger on his left hand caught in a hook of high-line hanger causing a laceration in his finger. Received 5 stitches.

Drill steel got stuck in top while drilling hole, trying to spin the drill steel down, when the head went up and caught hand between steel and the top. Had five stitches in right thumb.

EE was changing bits in the Joy miner, he was using a hammer to knock out a stuck bit, He missed the bit and struck his left thumb.