Rockhouse Energy Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2009

Fall was found my MSHA Inspector and weekly examiner on the 4th South West Mains between No. 5 and 6 crosscut. Area was dangered off and will not be cleaned up. Fall was approx. 100' long X 12' high X 18' wide.

Roof fall was found by JD Adams it is on the North east mains at Bk-48 and is appr. 6 high and goes from number 1 entry to number 7 it is in aircourse that is required to be checked weekly. It's not close to any working sections.

The roof fall was dicovered by MSHA inspector during his weekly exam the fall was a continuation of an existing fall that had occured some time ago. The fall will be re-supported and cleaned up to extablish a travel way. The area around the fall will be dangered off to prevent access to the fall area 7 head at spad no 30063.

The roof fall was discovered by MSHA inspector during his weekly check the fall was a continuation of an old fall that had occured when the longwall panel was mined. The area will be dangered off and not be cleaned up. Headgate spanel at cross cut 19 thru.

Employee was finishing up the 6 right cross-cut. He was standing apprx. 6' from the 5 right cross-cut when a piece of drawrock fell knocking him backwards and then striking him above the left ankle causing compound fractures.

EE was cleaning on tailpiece on his knees out of sight of foreman. EE told foreman to throw him a crib block when he threw the crib block it struck ee in the lower back. EE wasn't scheduled to return back to rockhouse, accident occured on 7/31/09 he was to return back to solid his next scheduled shift. He suffered broken vertebra tips and hasn't returned to work.

Employee was putting up the outside bolt in the 2 left cross cut. As he swung his drill pot to install the inside bolt a piece of drawrock fell scraping his left leg and foot. He went to a specialist and was told to remain away from work. He was diagnosed with strained ligaments.

Employee was picking up a timber in the #4 heading when he felt pain in lower back. He was given off work until 4-26-09 because of a back strain.

EE and another co-worker were moving the miner cable out of the roadway at Bk 11 on 8 belt in the track entry when coal rib rolled off, striking him on the left ankle, causing a bruning sensation. He was taken to the hospital where no fractures were found and he was given light duty work for 10 days. He had no laceration or markings on his ankle.

Member cut band on bundle of bolts and plate's, band flew back and struck his right arm. This required stitches to close his wound.

EE was using slate bar to hold rail over, he had placed his hand under the rail tie to hold it up against the track. The slate bar slipped allowing the rail to move which caused a laceration to his finger requiring stitches.

Injury aggravated a old injury that he had prior to being employee at Rockhouse he had suffered a herniated disc at another time. He had been seeking treatment since 2005 for back problems. He started missing work on 6/2/09 after doing an investigation of this incident we feel that His continued back problems is why he became unable to work. cause him to start missing work.