Republic Energy, IncMining Incidents in 2000

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' IN LENGTH 18' WIDE AND 4.5' HIGH WAS DISCOVERED WHILE PERFORMING WEEKLY EXAM. ALL ENTRANCES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN TIMBERED. THIS AREA WILL BE REHABILI TATED. THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY, 12,000' OUTBY THE WORKING FACE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE#8 ENTRY AT SPAD #3574 ABOUT 3000' FROM THE FACEMEASURING 20'LONG X 20'WIDE X 5'HIGH.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE#3 ENTRY 10FT INBY SPAD #8373. IT MEASURED 100' IN LENGTH, 20' WIDE & 5' HIGH. THIS FALL IS IN THE RETURN AIRWAY.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 8-20-00. THE FALL MEASURED 80' BY 20' BY 6' AND WAS LOCATED IN THE #7 ENTRY AT SPAD 3673. THIS AREA IS 1200' FROM THE FACE. THIS AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED BY EE MINE FOREMAN. THE FALL MEASURED 20'LX20'WX6'THICK AND WAS LOCATED IN #4 ENTRY AT SPAD 7885. THIS AREA IS 2000 FT FROM THE FACE. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED BY 6' RESIN BOLTS, 6' CABLE TRUSSES AND CRIBS. ALL APPROACHES AREA BREAKERED OFF.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #3 BELT- #5 ENTRY @ #4 CROSSCUT ON 5-22-00 THE FALL MEASURED 20'LX20'WX4'H. FALL WAS INVESTIGATED BY T.L. WORKMAN. MSHA ROOF CONTROL SPECIALIST THIS AREA WILL BE REHABITITATED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TRAVELING THE NEUTRAL ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION #547 #3 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 80' LONG X 20' WIDE X 42"" THICK. ALL ENTRANCES HAVE BEEN BREAKE RED OFF. PASSAGE OF PERSONS AND VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THEMINE FOREMAN. THE FALL MEASURED 30'L X 18'W X 4'THICK & IS LOCATED IN #3 ENTRY, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 6643. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48"" BOLTS THE FALL IS ABOUT 14,800' FROM THE FACE AND WAS REHABILITATED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #4 ENTRY,1 BREAKOUT SPAD 7860. THE FALL MEASURED 25'L X 18'W X 5'THICK AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48"" RESIN TRUSS BOLTS. THE AREA IS ABOUT 2800' FROM FACE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TRAVELING THE RETURN AIRWAY. THE FALL MEASURED 10'LONG, 18'WIDE, 6'HIGH. ALL ENTRANCES TO THIS AREA HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF. THE FALL OCCURRED A T SURVY STATION 024 APPROX 4000' FROM ACTIVE SECTION.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE INTAKE AIRWAY ON 3-1-00. TIME AND DATE OF FALL IS UNKNOWN. THE FALL MEASURED 20 FT LONG BY 10 FT WIDE BY 42 INCHES HIGH. ALL ENTRANCES HAVE BEE N BREAKERED OFF. LOCATION IS APPROX 9500 FT FROMTHE WORKING FACE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TRAVELING THE #2 NEUTRAL AIR WAY. THE FALL MEASURED 200 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 4 FT HIGH. ALL ENTRANCES HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF. THE LOCATION IS AT SURVEY STATION 283 IN ADJACENT ENTRY 9700 FTFROM ACTIVE SECTION.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY NEUTRAL AT SPAD 3282. THE FALL MEASURED 70'LX18'WX4'H. ALL ENTRANCES TO FAL LHAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF. THIS MINE IS A BELT TRANSFER MINE.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 1-14-00 BY MINE FOREMAN. ALL ENTRANCES HAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF TO THE AFFECTED AREA. THE FALL MEASURED 150 FT LONG X 18 FT WIDE X 7 FT HIGH. THE LO CATION WAS AT 1 CROSSCUT OUTBY SURVEY STATION #10589 - 700 FEET FROM SURVEY STATION.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY MINE FOREMAN, IN THE NEUTRAL #5 ENTRY OF #1 SECTION APPROX. 4000' FROM ACTIVE FACE AT SURVEY STATION 10551. ALL ENTRANCES TO FALL HAVE BEEN BREAKER

EE WAS DRILLING A 5' HOLE, BOLTING TOP, WHEN HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BOOM. WHEN HE RAISED THE DRILL BOOM HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE PINCH NEAR THE GUARD, AMPUTATING THE TIP END OF HIS MIDDL E FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

WORKING IN AND AROUND COAL FOR 32 YEARS. THE EE HAS A DEGENERATIVE DISC IN HIS BACK IN WHICH THE CONDITION PROGRESSIVELY WORSENS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE SAFETY DEPTS. ATT ENTION ON 12-20-00.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK A CHAIN TO THE SCOOP BUCKET IN ORDER TO PULL THE BELT. WHEN HE STEPPED INTO THE BUCKET HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE COALAND FELL BACKWARD INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET.

OPERATOR WAS TURNING 3-4 CROSSCUT WITH JOY MINERWHEN ROCK ABOUT 7 X 7' FELL FROM UNSUPPORTED TOPSTRIKING SHUTTLE CAR & SLIDING INTO OPERATOR PINNING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR.

INJURED WAS PREPARING TO MOUNT EXCAVATOR, AS HE PLACED HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, HE SLIPPED.THIS CAUSED HIS RIGHT KNEE TO TWIST. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON SEPT 16, 2000. HE WAS DIAGNO SED WITH A KNEE SPRAIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL NOV 7, 2000, BEFORE BECOMING A LOST TIME ACCIDENT. AN MRI WILL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINED THENATURE OF THE INJURY.

WHILE CUTTING THE ANGLE FOR THE BIAS ON A VULCANIZED SPLICE HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE STABBED HIMSELF IN THE LEG CAUSING A 1""-1 1/2"" CUT.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER LEFT CAT PAD ON CONTINUOUS MINER. WHEN HE STOOD UP A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LEFT RIB BOLT AND RIB. THE ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER KNOCKING H IM TO THE MINE FLOOR. THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT ON NOV 9, 2000. WHEN EE UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REPAIR THE ROTATOR CUFF TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

HE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO THROW THE MATERIAL UP TO THE BELT FROM THE BOTTOM, HE FELT SHARP PAINS IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE STOPED WORK AND WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE WHERE HE TRANSPORT ED HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL; HE HASN'T RETURNED.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A D11N DOZER WHEN A ROCK ROLLED ONTO THE PUSH ARM. WHEN HE PULLED THE ROCK OFF THE PUSH ARM, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 7/12/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON THE BATHHOUSE BENCH. HE BENT OVER TO TAPE HIS PANT LEG AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE VISITED HIS FAMILY DOCTOR AND A X-RAY WAS TAKEN. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED ARTH RITIS IN THE LOWER BACK. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 7/11/00.

WHILE INSTALLING WALKWAY AND HANDRAIL ON A COAL SILO, A SECTION OF HAND RAIL FELL 8 FT. STRIKINGEMPLOYEE ON LEFT SHOULDER, BRUISING SHOULDER. HE FINISHED SHIFT.

INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN ROOF BUMPED. HE RAN OUTBY ROOF BOLTER AND WAS STRUCK WITH PIECE OF ROOF ROCK WHICH RESULTED IN MULTIPLE INJURIES. DISLOCATION OF FIBULA AND FRACTURE OF F IBULA, FRACTURED MANDIBLE, BROKEN TEETH, FRACTURED LEFT ULNA, AND 3 LACERATIONS TO FACE.

TAKING BELTS OUT OF FEEDER WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF AND POWER HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN CHEST/RIB AREA.

INJURED WAS CHANGING FUEL FILTER ON A DOZER. HIS FOOT WAS POSITIONED ON THE TRACKS AND HIS RT. FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL, CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN & STRAINED LIGAMENTS TO RT. LEG. HE RET URNED TO WORK UNTIL 5-7 AND RETURNED TO DR ON 5-10 TO BEGIN THERAPY.

INJURED WAS OPERATING SCOOP CLEANING ROAD WAY WHEN A RIB ROLL CAME IN CONTACT WITH SCOOP CANOPY. PART OF RIB ROLL BROKE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH OPERATORS ELBOW. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO LEFT ELBOW. THIS IS A DEGREE 03 CLASS 06 ACCIDENT.

EE WAS PULLING A CABLE FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE POWER CENTER BY BACKING UP. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND AND PUT THE CABLE ON HIS SHOULDER HE STEPPED ON A TIMBER BUTT END, WHICH CAUSED HIS ANKLE AND LEG TO TWIST CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE WAS CUTTING THE BELT TO SQUARE THE END FOR A BELT SPLICE. HE WAS CUTTING THE BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF WITH THE KNIFE IN HIS RT. HAND. THE KNIFE SLI PPED AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.

THE EE WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER WELDING ON A PIECE OF PIPE WITH ONE FOOT ON THE LADDER AND ONE ON A PIECE OF PIPE. THE PIPE HE STEPPED ON WITH ONE FOOT BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALAN CE AND FALL OFF THE LADDER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 4FEET

PULLED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING ON A RATCHET.

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RESPOSISTIONING THE MINER AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BETWEEN. THE COAL RIB AND THE TURNTABLE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER BOOM.

EE WAS HELPING MOVE THE WATER LINE UP BY USING ASCOOP TO PULL IT HE WAS STANDING TO THE SIDE WHILE THE FOREMAN PULLED THE WATER LINE. THE WATERLINE CAUGHT ON A ROCK CAUSING IT TO FLIP UP CATCH ING HIM IN THE STOMACH WHICH MADE HIM FALL BACK WARD TO THE MINE FLOOR

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF TASK TRAINING AND INSTRUCTING SCOOP OPERATOR WHEN HE PUT HIS FINGER INA PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE SCOOP'S RAM AND BUCKET. THE RAM PINCHED THE INJURED'S MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND AT THE TIP, RESULTING IN A LACERATIONREQUIRING TWO STITCHES. THIS IS A DEGREE 6 CLASSIFICATION 17 ACCIDENT.

INJURED WAS BEATING ON FROTH CELL PEDDLES TO SEPERATE SHAFT FROM COUPLING, WHEN HE MISSED WITH 4 LB HAMMER. AS A RESULT, THE INJURED HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER MASHING IT BETWEEN THE H AMMER AND METAL HIS THUMB WAS RESTING AGAINST (THIS IS DEGREE 6 CLASS 10.

EE WAS DRIVING A FUEL TRUCK FROM ONE STAGING AREA TO THE NEXT. HE SIGNALED A RIGHT HAND TURN, COMMENCED TO THE TURN, WHEN A FOLLOWING COAL TRUCK ATTEMPTED TO PASS STRIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF TH E TRUCK. THE COAL TRUCK MISTOOK THE SIGNAL FOR AN AUTHORIZED TO PASS. PRODUCTION EQUIP MONITORS CH 20, COAL TRUCKS CH 23.

EE WAS RETURNING TO HIS S-CAR AFTER HANGING CABLES. HE STEPPED ON SOMETHING ON THE MINE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL HE FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM AND ELBOW WHICH CAUSED THE INJURY TO HIS RIBS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN A SCREEN REMOVING SPRAY NOZZLES FROM SPRAY BARS USING A PIPE WRENCH. THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL BACK AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW.

INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE #5 ENTRY ONE CROSSCUT IN Y SPAD 11257 WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM.

THE INJURED WAS PULLING THE BAND OUT OF THE WATERLINE HANDING TOOL WHEN THE BAND CONTACTED THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING TROUBLE RELEASING THE SHAFT ON THE SAW, HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BAR SO HE COULD PUT MORE LEVERAGE ON THE SHAFT RELEASE. WHEN IT DID RELEASE HIS HAND WAS STILL ON THE BAR.

INJURED WAS MAKING A MECHANICAL BELT SPLICE WHEN ONE OF BELT NAILS THAT WAS STRUCK FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING HIS FRONT TOOTH. THIS ACCIDEN WAS REPORTED TO ME ON 6-1-00.

EE CLIMBED UP THE LADDER ON A BELT-HEAD ROCK-BOX TO CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE HANGING GOB SWITCH. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB BACK DOWN AFTER CHECKING THE SWITCH HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE EDGE OF THE BOX. HE WAS HELD FOR A MOMENT BY HIS RING WHICH CAUSED THE INJURY.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A ROOF JACK. HE FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DR ON THE 28TH. THE SR TOLD HIM HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WORK FOR A FEW DAYS.

INJURED WAS USING SLATE BAR TO ALIGN PLANETARY ON MINER WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN SLATE BAR AND RUB RASH.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A POWERMOVE AND WHILE DOING SO HE WAS DRAGGING A S-CAR CABLE AROUND A BLOCK OF COAL HE SLIPPED ON A SLICK SPOT ON THE MINE FLOOR. THE MINE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED HIM TO F ALL AGAINST A SCOOP CANOPY CAUSING THE INJURY.

INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELLO STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT. THE ROCK CUT THROUGH THE SIDE OF HIS BOOT CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 5 SUTURES. THIS IS A DEGRE E 6 CLASS 07 NON INTERMEDIATE ACCIDENT.

INJURED WAS REMOVING A METAL PANEL FROM A METAL STOPPING WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BECAME DISLODGED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 9 SUTURES.

INJURED WAS WALKING FROM SMAPLE ROOM TO ANALYZE ROOM WHEN HE WALKED INTO CORNER OF A VENTILATIONDOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 8 SUTURES.

INJURED WAS BENDING A 6 FT ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS WRIST TWISTED. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT WRIST. THIS IS A DEGREE 6 CLASS 09 ACCIDENT.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A LIGHT BULB IN LOADOUT BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS ONTO CORNER OF A HAND RAIL CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS RIGHT LEG.

WORKING IN AND AROUND COAL MINES FOR APPROXIMATELY 29 YEARS. EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. EXPLORATORY SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 11-3-00 WHERE IT WAS DISCOV ERED THAT BONE FRAGMENTS WERE CAUSING PAIN. THISIS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY.

WORKING IN & AROUND COAL MINES FOR APPROXIMATELY28 YRS, EMPLOYEE WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH CARPALTUNNEL SYNDROME ON 5/12/00. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ON 5/22/00.

WORKING IN AND AROUND COAL MINES FOR 32 YRS. HEWAS FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH COMPRESSED DISCS IN HISSPINE 5/3/00. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ON 5/12/00.

EE WAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT KNEE & LEG FOR PAST YEAR. HE REPORTED THIS TO HIS SUPERVISOR BUT CONT WORK. DUE TO CONTINUING DISCOMFORT HE SOUGHT MED ATTENTION THE DR DIAGNO SED HIS CONDITION AS INTERNAL DISARRANGEMENT & INDICATED THIS COND WAS DUE TO NATURE OF HIS OCCUPATION & REPETITIVE CROUCHING BENDING, & CLIMBING REQD IN DAILY JOB ROUTINE. BEGAN MISSING WORK

WORKING IN AND AROUND COAL MINES FOR APPROX 26 YEARS. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAKERS CYSTON 2-21-00.

WORKINGIN AND AROUND COAL MINES FOR APPROX 25 YEARS. EMPLOYEE WAS OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED AS HAVINGA HEARING LOSS ON 1-27-00.

WORKING IN AND AROUND COAL MINES FOR APPROX 24 YEARS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 1-19-00.