Rosebud Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2001

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF COAL REFUGE PILE.

I DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL ON MY WEEKLY RETURN AIRCOURSE RUN. FALL WAS IN THE #1 ROOM RIGHT SIDE OF THE 2ND NORTH BUTT SECTION 200' INBY FALL WAS 50'LONG, 4-6'HIGH FROM THE 4TH INTERSECTION TO THE 5TH AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3'RESIN GROUTED BOLTS AREA WAS 18-20'WIDE. AHEAD OF THIS AREA THERE WERE 4'FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

#1 ENTRY OF MINE CUT THROUGH INTO 32"" AUGER HOLEON LEFT RIB. AUGER HOLE WORK NUT PROPERLY PLOTTED ON MINE MAP. HOLE CONTAINED WATER, WHICH HAD TO BE PUMPED.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A KNOW BAD ROOF AREA. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3' AND 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN. AREA HAD BROKEN UP WITH WATER COMING OUT SO ARE SET 4 WOODEN CRIBS INBY INTERSECTION. AFTER WE H AD MOVED TO NEXT SET OF ROOMS. FALL WAS 25'X 20'LONG AND WIDE 6' HIGH. FALL WAS IN THE #3 ROOM #4 INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 210' IN FROM STAFF OF ROOMS.

ROCK FALL IN #5 ROOM OF FIRST EAST BUTT ROOMS. BELT ENTRY AND INTO X CUT TO 4 ROOM RETURN 4 1/2' TO 5' HIGH 35' LONG.

THE MINER WAS TURNING A XCUT FROM #2 ENTRY TO #1 ENTRY WHEN OPER. SAW SOME ROOF FALLING. THE INTERSECTION FELL IN APPROX. 30' LONG BY 20' WIDE AND AT LEAST 10-12' HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WI6TH 4 ' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS WITH 8 X 8 AND 9 X 9 PLATES AND 3' CENTERS. THIS FALL WAS IN THE FIRST NORTHWEST BUTT SECTION AT SPAD 1100'.

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I WAS GOING BACK TO BUILD WOODEN CRIBS IN 62 & 63 ROOM FACES OF THE 2ND NORTH BUTT SECTION. AREA WAS CHIPPING AND I HAD BUILD TO WOODEN CRIBS THERE. CAVE WAS 50' LONG X 18-20' WIDE AND 3 1/2' HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3' BOLTS ON 4' CENTERS.

ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN ON 7/18 I NOTICED SOME ROCK HAD FALLEN ALONG RIB IN #6 ROOM. WENT BACK ON 7/19 TO TIMBER AREA AND DISCOVERED ROOF FALL.THIS AREA WAS A KNOWN BAD ROOF AREA WITH 4' & 6' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS AND 8 X 8 & 9 X 9 PLATES ON 3' CENTERS. LENGTH OF FALL WAS 100' IN #6 ROOM XCUT #6 ROOM TO #5 ROOM, 55' #5 ROOM, 90' LONG, 6TO 12' HIGH AND 17' TO 20' WIDE.

ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN I DISCOVERED A ROOF FALLIN #9 ROOM FROM THE FACE OUT BY 60' FROM #117010INTERSECTION, THERE WAS A MUD SLIP FROM #8 ROOM WHICH WAS BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' BOLTS ALL OTHER HAD 3' BOLTS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 60' LONG 18' WIDE AND 5-12' HIGH.

ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN I DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL INT HE #34 ROOM BETWEEN X CUT 7 AND 8, THIS WAS A KNOW BAD ROOF AREA WHICH HAD BEEN, BOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' BOLTS. THIS FALL WAS APPROX. 50'LX20 'WX10'H AND BOTH INTERSECTION 7 & 8 WHEN IN THE FALL AREA.

MINER WAS PUTTING IN A ROOF BOLT THE BOLT SLIPPED OFF THE DRILL HEAD SMACHING HIS FINGER.

WHILE LOADING SCOOP BUCKET WITH CABLE OPERATOR ACCIDENTALY SET SCOOP BUCKET ON INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. OFF 4-6 WEEKS?

MINER WAS OPERATING ELKHORN SCOOP BACKED INTO THE RIB PUSHING HELMET DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD RECEIVING SEVERAL LACERATIONS.

MANTRIP DRIFTED AGAINST SCOOP PINCHING VICTIM BETWEEN THE TWO MACHINES.

PULLING CABLE IN DEEP MUD. STRAINED LT. KNEE. (OFF 1-2 WEEKS?)

MINER HAD HIS FEET UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAMMED EQUIPMENT TRAPPING MINER'S FEET.

EMPLOYEE BROKE DRILL STEEL OFF IN ROOF. WHILE LEANING FORWARD TO EXAMINE BROKEN PIECE IN DRILL CHUCK, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON PIECE OF DRILL STEEL IN ROOF. THIS CAUSED HEAD TO JAM - NECK. (OFF A PPROX 1 WEEK.)

MINER WAS CRAWLING ALONG, TURNED AROUND TWISTING HIS BACK IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN.

EE EXPERIENCED SORENESS AND SWELLING IN RIGHT KNEE DUE TO CRAWLING.

MAN WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH WHILE HE WAS LAYINGON HIS SIDE SPARK FLEW LANDED IN HIS LEFT EAR AND BURNT HIS EAR DRUM.

WHILE VICTIM WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER INSTALL BOLTS, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 30"" BY 18"" BY 2 1/2"" THICK FELL FROM RIB 3 RAILS OUT BY PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED ROOF, STRIKING HIM ON LEFT AN KLE, CAUSING A SPRAIN OF ANKLE.

LOADING STRUCTURE ONTO SKID UNLOADING ROCKDUST.

WHILE VICTIM WAS INSTALLING LAST ROW OF BOLTS WITHIN 5' OF THE FACE, A SMALL UNDETECTABLE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 18"" X 3 1/2"" THICK STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS NECK.

WHILE JACXKING OUT LOW TAIL EE LET HANDLE GO AND LATCH WAS NOT IN CATCH CAUSING HANDLE TO RELEASE AND HIT EE ON LEFT SHOULDER (OFF 6-8 WEEKS?0

WHILE PRYING ROCK WITH PRYBAR EE STRAINED LOWER BACK. WILL MISS APPROX 1-2 WEEKS OF WORK.

NECK WENT OUT OF PLACE WHILE SHOVELING.

WHILE CRAWLING IN LOW COAL EMPLOYEE HAD WRIST BENT BACK, CAUSING SPRAIN WITH LIGAMENT AND TENDONDAMAGE. ORIGINALLY HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION OF WRIST, HE WILL BE OFF FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME.

HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN RIGHT ARM WHILE LIFTING CEMENT BLOCKS TO BUILD A BRATTICE WALL.

WHILE LOADING/ UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. WILL BE OFF APPROX 4-6 WEEKS FOR SURGERY.

DROPPED BELT SPLICE TOOL ON FINGER.

SHOVELING COAL ALONG THE BELTLINE.

MINER WAS CRAWLING TOWARDS HIS ROOF BOLTER, TWISTED THE WRONG WAY INJURING HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

MINER WAS TRAVELING ON A PERSONNEL CARRIER. THE FRON TIRE HIT A ROCK CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO QUICKLY SPIN AND HIT THE BACK OF THE MINER'S HAND.

WHILE PULLING BROKEN BELT TO GETTER EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BOTH HIPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN SLOPE ROAD AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON PATCH OF ICE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL JAN 2, 2002.

MINER WAS HELPING TO POSITION A BELT DRIVE. THE DRIVE WAS IN THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE OPERATOR WAS TOLD TO BRING THE SCOOP RAM BACK TO THE BACK OF THE BUCKET. THE MINER WHO WAS INJURED DID NOT KN OW HIS THUMB WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE.

WAS LOADING CRIBS IN A SCOOP BUCKET OUTSIDE AND TRIPPED ON A CRIB, FALLING BACKEWARDS HE BRUISED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

MINER WAS PULLING ON A SNAPRING, HIS ELBOW POPPED, THE SNAPRING WENT FLYING AND HIT HIM UNDER THE LEFT EYE.

LIFTING SMALL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN IT SLIPPEDPINCHING 2 FINGERS.

MINER WAS CHANGING BITS ONT HE CUTTER DRUMS USING A HAMMER AND A PYUNCH ACCIDENTALLY SMASHED HIS THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.

DROPED A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES ON HIS HAND WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES.

INSTALLING ROLLER (TAIL) IN LOW BELT TAIL PIECE.ROLLER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON FOOT.

HANDLING CEMENT BLOCKS AND GOT FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS.

WHILE PUTTING UP TINS ON THE ROOF TO DIRECT WATER DRIPPERS. CAME IN CONTACT WITH WATER THAT HAD PEBALE LIME QUICKLIME IN IT MUST OF NOT HAD MY PRAIN PANTS TAPED TIGHT ENOUGHT TO BOOTS. WATER L EAKER IN CAUSING BURNS.

EE WAS PULLING ROCK OFF MINER AND MISHANDLED IT AND HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

MINER WAS PICKING UP CRIB BLOCKS THAT WEIGHED APPROX 60 LBS WAS BENT OVER FELT PAIN IN LEFT GROIN.

WHILE INSTALLING BELT HANGER WITH ROOF BOLTER, HANGER CAUGHT EE S GLOVE. THIS CAUSED HAND TO WRAP AROUND HANGER PLATE AND BOLT PINCHING IFNGER AGAINST ROOF.

CUT LEFT FOREARM WITH UTILITY KNIFE.

THE WORKERS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS.

WALKED INTO VENT TUBE EDGE, CUT EYEBROW. DID NOT MISS ANY TIME.

CONSTANT CRAWLING.

BOLTING, CRAWLING, FLUID ON KNEE.

CONSTANT CRAWLING.

CONSTANT CRAWLING CAUSING KNEE TO SWELL UP.

EXCESSIVE CRAWLING CAUSED SWELLING OF RIGHT KNEE(PREPATELLAR BURSITIS). OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

CONSTANT CRAWLING ON KNEES, KNEE SWELLED UP.

CONSTANT CRAWLING ON KNEES ONE KNEE SWELLED UP.

THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. HIS KNEE SWELLED UP FROM CRAWLING ON IT AND FLUID NEEDED DRAINED.

EE GOT OPERATED ON 6-8-01 FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON ONE WRIST. HE IS GOING TO GET THE OTHER WRIST DONE IN AROUND TEN DAYS. HE HAD THE RIGHT ONE DONE ON THE 8TH OF JUNE.

ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS BACK ON AN OVERHANG

WHILE KNEELING EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEFT KNEE. GOT SWELLED.

WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON BOLTER AND CUT HIS FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF A ROOF BOLT PLATE.

SUBJECT WAS CUTTING A SHAFT.

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS ON HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING AND BRUISING HIS 5TH FINGER.