Rockhouse Energy Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2002

EMPLOYEE FOUND FALL IN NO. 4 AND NO. 5 ENTRY. FALL IS APPROX 4 FT HIGH. FALL IS AT BK 34 ON NO. 5 BELT IN THE MAIN INTAKE. AREA WILL BE CLEANED UP AND BOLTED. AIR IS STILL PASSING THROUGH AND OVER ROOF FALL. ESCAPEWAY IS STILL TAVELABLE. AREA HAS BEEN CHECKED BY FEDERAL AND STATE INSPECTOR.

ROCK FALL AT THE HEADGATE 001 SECTION AT BK. 68. FALL IS IN THE TRACK & BELT ENTRY. IS ABOUT 6' HIGH & 20' TO 25' IN LENGHT. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP. EXTRA SUPPORT WILL BE ADDED IN AREA.

ROOF FALL AT BK. 15 ON THE NO. 5 BELT IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY ON THE INTAKE. FALL IS 3' TO 4' THICK, 15' TO 20' LONG. NOT HINDERING ESCAPEWAY OR VENTILATION. WE HAVE THE NO. 5 ENTRY THAT CAN BE TRA VELED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AT THIS TIME.

SECTION FOREMAN FOUND THE ROCKFALL ON THE 005MMU SECTION AS HE WAS PRESHIFTING IT FELL ON THE STAGE LOADER. ROOF FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP. AREA IS BEING GLUED & CRIBBED & TIMBERED +BEAMS ARE BEING INSTALLED AS NEEDED. FALL IS APPROX. 65'L X 8'HIGH. AREA HAS BEEN CHECKED BY FEDERAL AND STATE ROOF CONTROL.

NO 5 BELT BK2 IN THE NO 1 ENTRY A ROOF FALL APPROX. 4.5'THICK IN THE INTERSECTION, ROOF FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. AIR IS STILL TRAVELING IN ITS RIGHT DIRECTION OVER FALL. NO PERSON'S OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.

ROOF FALL IN NO. 7 ENTRY. SET THE BRATTICE LINE OVER TO ESTABLISH A NEW RETURN AIRCOURSE. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

WE HAVE A ROCK FALL ON THE TAILGATE OF THE LONGWALL ON THE 005 MMU IT STARTS NO 90 AND 50 THE TAILGATE IS BLOCKED.

FALL WAS AT BK 62 ON THE HEADGATE 001 SECTION 1 BK OUT BY SPAD NO 10118 AND WAS ABOUT 7' HIGH BY 20' WIDE BY 20' LONG. AREA WILL BE CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED AND EXTRA SUPPORT IN THIS AREA.

FALL ON TAILGATE ON LONGWALL AT 96+50 ON SPAD NO. FALL HAS TAILGATE BLOCKED. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN ADDED TO TRY & CONTROL THE FALL. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSON WERE INVOLVED.

OLD 003 SECTION WILL NOT & IS NOT BEING MINED. FALL AREA WILL NOT BE REHABILITATED. WILL BE TIMBERED OFF. FALL WAS FOUND BY EE & FEDERAL INSPECTOR.

ROCK FALL IS APPROX 240' IN LENGTH 18' WIDE AND 7' HIGH AREA WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP WILL BE DANGERED OFF.

FALL ON LONG FORK #4 BELT BETWEEN BK28-BK29. FALL IS APPROX 30' LONG X 16' WIDE ABOUT 4' HIGH. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED. NO EQUIPMENT OF PERSON'S WERE INVOLVED.

FORCE OF AIR FROM FAN CUTTING ROCK DOWN, WAS CRIBBED AND FLOORED.

OLD ABANDONED MINE ABOVE & BELOW SEAM. FALL LOCATED ON 003 SECTION AT SPAD NO. 9981. THIS SECTION IS INOPERATIVE. NO AIR COURSE.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED AT THE OVERCAST AT LONG FORK. VENTILATION, PASSAGE OF PERSONS, NOT EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THIS AREA WILL NOT REHABILITATED.

ROCK MEASURING 11"" WIDE X 13"" LONG X 3"" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE SHIELDS AND STRUCK THE PANLINE GLANCING OFF THE PANLINE AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT LOWER LEG.

WORKING BELTLINE, MUD BUILT UP ON GUARDS. THEY WENT UP TO CLEAN MUD OFF GUARDS, LOWERED GUARD USED HOE, MADICK, SHOVEL, AND HAMMER TO BREAK THE FROZEN MUD FROM GUARD. WHEN EE REACHED IN WITH THE HAMMER TO BREAK LOOSE MUD, THE ROLLER CAUGHTJACKET BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT AND PULLED LEFT ARM THROUGH.

EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE PANLINE ON THE LONGWALL WHEN THE ROCK HEADED OVER INTO THE LINE. THE BACK END OF THE ROCK CAME UP CATCHING HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE SHI ELDS CAUSING A LACERATION AND BROKEN THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN RUNNING DOWN HIS LEG. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL.

EE WAS INSTALLING TIMBERS IN THE HEADGATE ENTRY. WHILE INSTALLING A TIMBER A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 18"" WIDE BY 21"" LONG AND 2""THICK FELL FROM THE SIDE OF THE BOLT STRIKING EE ON THE FOR EHEAD. EE SUSTAINED TWO LACERATIONS REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS PULLING ON SCOOP CHARGER JUMPER CABLES WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING A CO WORKER REMOVED TWO BELT CLEANERS. ONE BECAME STUCK AGAINST THE OTHER CLEANER. EE WAS PULLING THE STUCK CLEANER WHEN CO WORKER PUSHED THE OTHER END CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HI S RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-23-02 AT WHICH TIME HE BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE HEADGATE ENTRY OF THE LONGWALL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A PIECE OF GRATING. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT HIP.

PICKED UP ONE SIDE OF 60"" TOP BELT STRUCTURE AND TURNING IT AROUND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN IN A POTHOLE IN THE HAULAGE ROAD. EE WAS BOUNCED INTOTHE CANOPY ON THE SHUTTLE CAR RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO HIS NECK. EE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN MEDICATION.

WALKING ON TRACK GOING TO THE SECTION WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT ARM HITTING A TRACK TIE.

EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER TRYINGTO PUT LOAD LOCKS IN ON TRAM MOTORS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE ROOF BOLTER SCRAPPING HIS LEG BETWEEN LIDS & ROOF BOLTER FRAME AND TWISTIN G HIS RT. LEG.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD RAILS ON FLATCAR. ONE OF THE RAILS SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGER. HE WORKED 1-30-02 AND 1-31-02. HE WORKS 6 DAYS AND OFF 3. HIS DAYS OFF WERE 2-1-02. 2-2-02. 2-3-02. HE WENT TO HOSPITAL ON 2/2/02 AND WAS TREATED FOR INFECTION. HE MISSED WORK ON 2-4-02 THRU 2-7-02. RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS A PASSENGER ON A MANTRIP THAT COLLIDED WITH A MOTOR. HE WAS THROWN INTO THE FRAME OF THE MANTRIP. HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS LEFT WRIST. TENDONS WERE SEVERED RESULTING IN SURGERY TO REPAIR THE INJURY.

CARRYING WELDING LEADS FROM TRACK OVER TO LF #3 HEAD TO BUILD CROSSOVER, HE TRIPPED OVER WATERLINE AND FELL, TWISTING HIS KNEE. HE FAILED THE INITIAL DRUG TEST AT HOSPITAL. THEY FOUND SUBSTANC ES IN HIS SYSTEM THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR AT THAT TIME. HE LATER GOT THIS CLEARED UP. HE MISSED A COUPLE OF DAYS BECAUSE OF THIS.

BREAKING BAND FROM APLLET OF CRIB BLOCKS. THE METAL BAND BROKE SLICING THRU HIS GLOVE AND CUTTING FINGER ACROSS KNUCKLE REQUIRING 4 STITICHES. MEMBER DID NOT NOT TEASE WORK.

MEMBER WAS STEPPING OUT OF MANTRIP TO THROW SWITCH AT NO.5 HEAD WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL TWISTING HIS LT. KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK HE HAD SURGERY ON KNEE 11/22/02 ON HIS SCHEDULED DAYS OFF. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT. I WAS INFORMED ON 11/25/02 ABOUT HIS SURGERY.

EE WAS BENDING A 6'TORQUE TENSION BOLT WHEN HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING EE'S HAND TO HIT THE COAL BOTTOM CAUSING A SMALL FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS TAKING DOWN THE MINER CABLE WHEN HE UNHOOKED THE ROPE HANGER THE FORCE OF MINER CABLE CAUSED THE END OF THE ROPE HANGER TO CATCH HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FIRST FINGER CAUSING LACERATION & REQUIRING STITCHES.

SETTING TIMBERS BESIDE BELT LINE WHEN A TIMBER FELL OVER STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF LEFT HAND CAUSING A CUT TO THE PALM OF HIS HAND REQUIRING STITCHES.

SHEAR HAD STALLED EE WENT OVER TO CHECK AN INSERT HAD FOULED THE SHEAR FROM MOVING. IT FLEW OUT STRIKING EE IN THE CHEEK AREA CAUSING A LACERATION.

MOVING SHIELD ON LONGWALL FACE ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN SHIELDS STRIKING HIM ON LEFT RING FINGER. IT CAUSED A LACERATION AND A FRACTURE. EE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 8-15-02 TO RECEIVED TREATMEN T.

TA LING DOWN MONRAIL WHEN HE UNHOOKED IT A PIECE CAME DOWN CATCHING. EE RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER. CAUSING A LACERATION AND POSSIBLE BROKE BONE. HE WAS WEARING HIS META-PRO. GLOVES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING A PIECE OF 3/4"" STEEL WIRE ROPE WHEN HE WENT TO PUT IT ON THE GROUND THE END OF WIRE ROPE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE RECEIVED FIVE STITCHES TO HIS FOREARM.

EE WAS PREPARING TO WORK ON A LEVELING CHAIN ON A ROOF BOLTER. HE HAD HIS LT. HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY. THE OPERATOR RAISED THE CANOPY PINNING EE'SLT. MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. EE SUFF ERED AN AVULSION TO THE TIP END OF HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MANTRIP ON ROCKHOUSE #1TRACK WHEN HIS LT ELBOW STRUCK A ROCK THAT HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE RIB CAUSING A BRUISE AND SWELLING TO HIS LT ELBOW AND WAS PLACED IN A SLI NG. THE ROCK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TRACK TRAVELWAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PUT A WRECKED FLAT CAR BACK ON THE TRACK WHEN THE RAILROAD JACK HE WAS USING CAME OUT CAUSING THE BAR THAT WAS IN THE JACK TO STRIKE HIM IN THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK A HALF-HEADER OVER THE TRACK RAIL. WHEN HE STRUCK THE TRACK RAIL HE ALSO STRUCK HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND, BREAKING THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A CABLE SPLICE. HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE CABLE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LT. THIGH. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A D8 BULLDOZER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE DOZER BLADE. A SLING WAS APPLIED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

WAS TAKING BITS TO THE SHEARER. WHILE WALKING HE FELL, TWISTING HIS KNEE & STRIKING KNEE ON RELAY BAR FOR THE SHIELD ON LONGWALL. PAIN MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTERED.

RIDING THE JOHNSON BATTERY POWERED RIDE & STARTED OVER INTO THE BELT ENTRY & NO. 5 BELT, BREAK 26 WHEN HE CAUGHT THE COAL RIB CAUSING IT TO COME OFF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND & LEFT EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN THE CABLE WENT TO GROUND ANDEXPLODED. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED.