Rockspring Development IncMining Incidents in 2002

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON SECTION 3 FROM #4 OVER TO #2 ENTRY. FALL MEASURED 140' X 20' X 10' TO 12'HIGH. AREA BOLTED WITH 6' TORQUE TENSION & SUPPLEMENTED WITH 12' CABLE BOLTS.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED. THE FALL MEASURED 70' X 20' X 5' HIGH. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN BOLTS.

A UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF THE #2 ENTRY OFF THE #3 UNIT. THE FALL MEASURED 60' IN LENGTH BY 19' WIDE BY 8' HIGH. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT RESIN BOLTS. THE SECTI ON HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEW LOCATION.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY OF UNIT 3 APPROX. 400' OUTBY THE FACE AREAAT SURVEY STATION 19382. THE FALL MEASURED 40'X 20'X 8' AND THERE WAS NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORTED.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT BRK. 14 ON THE 7 SOUTH BELT. THE FALL OCCURRED IN A CROSSCUT AND MEASURED 30'LONG X 20' WIDE X 8' HIGH. THERE WAS NO INJURIES BUT THE BELT LINE WAS COVERED UP. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6'TORQUE SUPPPORTS.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK. WORKED THE NEXT SCHEDULED 2 SHIFTS.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE SIDE OF A ROOF BOLTER TO GET A HALF HEADER. AS HE WAS WALKING HE SLIPPED ON THE COAL BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE AND HIP. ON 11/7/02 HE BEGAN MISSING TIME.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF A STALLED MANBUS. THE MANBUS WAS STUCK BY A MOTOR. HE REPORTED HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT.

THE EE WAS INSTALLING CABLE AT AND AROUND A NEW BELT HEAD. HE WAS USING A STEP LADDER CLIMBING AND LIFTING CABLE. HE REPORTED A BACK PAIN ON MONDAY 9-16-02. ON 9-17-02 HE BEGAN MISSING TIME.

EE AND 2 OTHER MEN WAS UNLOADING I BEAMS OFF A FORKLIFT. WHILE SLIDING THE BEAM OFF THE FORKS, THE BEAM TURNED OVER AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER AGAINST ANOTH I BEAM.

AS HE WAS COMING OFF THE FEEDER WITH THE SHUTTLE CAR, THE EMPLOYEE HIT A HOLE & STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CAR'S CANOPY. HE BEGAN MISSING TIME ON 5/16/02 (REPORT LATE WAITING FOR DR. REPORT).

WHILE DISTRIBUTING OUT PARTS & SUPPLIES AT THE WAREHOUSE SUPPLY WINDOW, HE WAS GRABBED & PUT INTO A HEAD LOCK & THEN PULLED THRU THE SUPPLY WINDOW BY ANOTHER EE. ON 5-14-02 HE BEGAN MISSING TI ME FROM THIS EVENT.

EE WAS INSTALLING BELT HANGERS AND WAS DRILLING HOLES WITH ROOF BOLTER. WHILE DRILLING HIS DRILL STELLE BENT AND HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING FROM THE HOLE. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE STEEL A ND ACTIVATED THE WRONG LEVER CAUSING THE STEEL TO STRIKE HIS RT. WRIST.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT FROM AN ELEVATED HEIGHT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE AND FELL STRIKING THE COAL RIB AND MINE FLOOR. ON 4-9-02 HE BEGAN MISSING TIME FRO M THIS ACCIDENT.

HE WAS PULLING ON WASH DOWN HOSE ALONG THE SILO BELT AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK & HIP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4/9/02 WHEN HE BEGAN MISSING TIME.

THE EE ALLEDGES THAT HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A CURTAIN BOARD THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE MINE ROOFHE STATED HE WAS HAVING NECK PAINS FROM THIS OCCURANCE.

EE WAS HELPING UNCOUPLE FLAT-CATS ONE OF THE CARS WHICH ARE VERY LOW. SLID OVER HIS FOOT. HE WAS OF WORK 2 DAYS AND RETURNED TO WORK AND WORKED UNTIL 1-17-02. HE THEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHER E IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAD A FRACTURE HE STARTEDMISSING WORK THEN. I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 1-28-02 THIS IS WHY THE REPORT IS LATE.

THE EE WAS ASSISTING THE BOLTING CREW MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. THE BOLTING CREW WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CABLE REEL ONT HE MACHINE. HE STATED HE WAS FACING THE OPPOSITE DURTION OF TH E MACHINE, WHEN THE MACHINE OPERATOR ACTIVATED THE CABLE REEL. THIS CAUSED THE CABLE TO WIND UP FAST AND KNOCKS HIM DOWN ON 2-9-02. HE BEGAN MISSING TIME FROM THE EVENT.

THE INJURED WAS RIDING A MANBUS. THE BUS WAS HAVING TROUBLE PULLING A STEEP INCLINE. ANOTHER BUS WAS BROUGHT TO THE SCENE TO AID THE TROUBLED BUS UP THE HILL. WHILE ON THE INCLINE THE TROUBLED BUS ROLLED BACKWARD AND STRUCK THE SUMMONED BUS. THE INJURED SAW THAT THE 2 BUSES WERE GOING TO HIT. THE BATTERY SLID & CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN.

INJURED WAS RIDING A MANBUS WHICH WAS HAVING TROUBLE PULLING A STEEP INCLINE. ANOTHER BUS WAS BROUGHT IN TO AID THE TROUBLED BUS. WHILE ON THE INCLINE THE TROUBLED BUS ROLLED BACKWARDS & STRUC K THE SUMMONED BUS. THE INJURED SAW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HIT & EXTENDED HIS HAND TO BRACE FOR IMPACT. WHEN THE BUSES HIT THE BATTERY FOR THE BUS SLID & CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS BREAKING ROCKS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHILE DOING SO THE HAMMER SLIPPED & HIT HIS FINGER.

WHILE TRYING TO PULL A ROCK OFF A FATALLY INJURED EE, HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS RT. HAND. THE CUT REQUIRED 10 STITCHES TO CLOSE. THE EE DID NOT MISS ANY TIME FROM WORK.