RexCoal Company, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2002

THE 002 MMU MINED INTO OLD MINE WORKING AT APPROX 2:00 PM, & AN UNPLANNED INUNDATION OF WATER OCCURRED FORCING THE UNDERGROUND WORKER TO RETREAT TO THE SURFACE AREA. THE MINE MAP INDICATES THA T THE CLOSEST 010 WORKS WERE APPROX 200' AWAY. THIS WAS A NON-INJURY INUNDATION OF WATER.

EE ENGAGED THE ELECTRICAL CURCUIT TO THE FAN. AN ARC OCCURRED. THE FLASH FROM THE ARC BURNED HIS HAND UP TO THE WRIST. HE WAS NOT ELECTROCUTED. THE BURN WAS BAD. THE LOCAL HOSPITAL TRANSFERRED HIM TO THE MEDICAL CENTER. THE INJURY WILL REQUUIRE SKIN GRAFTS.

EE IN MINER OPERATOR. HIS LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE FRAME OF THE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT IT. EE WAS CUT AND HAD TWO BONES CRACKED. EE WAS NEVER IN DI STRESS. HE DROVE HIMSELF TO THE ER FOR TREATMENT.

WHILE LIFTING BELT TO PUT STRUCTURE UNDER IT, EE PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK. A LOCAL DRS OFFICE VISIT AND MINOR RX PUT EE BACK TO WORK ON 10/17/02.

EE GOT HIS BRIDGE TOO CLOSE TO THE LEFT RIB AND GOT PINNED BETWEEN RIB AND CONTROLS ON BRIDGE. HE WAS ABLE TO HIT PANIC BAR QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY. HE CAME BACK TO WORK ON 5-29 -02.

EE WAS PULLING BELT ROPE & STRAINED LEFT HIP.

A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON NECK AND BACK.