Rosebud Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2002

ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY OF 2ND NORTHWEST BUTT. ENTRY FELL FOR APPROX. 300', 42-48"" HIGH. AREAS ADJ TO FALL HAD BEEN TIMBERED PREVIOUSLY, BUT ROOF TOOK ADDITIONAL WEIGHT AND FELL.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY SECTION FOREMAN AT 6:30 A.M. IN THE LAST OPEN INTERSECTION OF #8 ROOM. THE FALL MEASURED AT LEAST 20' LONG & 30' WIDE & 6 1/2' HIGH. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 30"" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.

ROOF CONDITION IN THIS AREA ROCK STRATA. LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND BELT LINE. NO WORKERS IN THE MINE AT TIME OF INCIDENT.

AT 8:00 AM DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL IN THE #4 ROOMOF THE 1ST NORTHESAT BATT BETWEEN #8 AND #9 X CUT. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS, FALL WAS 55' TO 60' LONG 6-8' HIGH 17' TO 18' WIDE. THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY ROOF WATER.

THE AREA OF THE ROOF FALL HAD BEEN BLAKING AND CHIPPING IN #9 ROOM ON MY WEEKLY RETURN RUN ON 1-23-02 THIS IS WAY I WENT BACK TO SET TIMBERS WHEN AND DISCOVERED FALL. IT RUNS FROM THE #4 X CUT IN #8 ROOM TO #7 X CUT TO #9 RM AND THEN RUNS TO #9 X CUT FALL IS 300' LONG 18' TO 20' WIDE AND 3' TO 10' HIGH AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 3' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS EXCEPT FOR D0' OF #9 RUN HASY AND 6""

MAN WAS TAKING THE SLACK OUT OF THE LOW BELT, THE RATCHET ON THE TAKE UP JACK DID NOT LATCH AND THE JACK BAR CAME BACK AND HIT THE MAN ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

HE WAS PULLING BELT ONTO STRUCTURE, MOVING BACKWARDS CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST.

WHILE JACKING UP LOW TAIL DOLLY, JACK SLIPPED OUT AND HIT EE ON SIDE OF HEAD NEAR JAW/EAR.

HE WAS GETTING OFF A JEEP AND TWISTED KNEE.

WAS CROSSING OVER CONVEYOR (WHICH WAS LOCKED OUT) WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

PULLING ROCK OFF MINER HURT ARM/SHOULDER TORN ROTATOR CUFF INJURED JUNE 2002 WORKED UNTIL AUG 21ST.

ROCK FELL FROM A HIGH AREA, HITTING VICTIM ON BACK PUSHING HIM INTO ROOF BOLTER, STRIKING HEAD ON BOLTER AND ROCK FALLING ON HAND (LEFT HAND).

WHILE SCOOPING RUNWAYS, EE PICKED UP WOOD PLANKS IN SCOOP BUCKET TO HAUL AWAY. WHILE TRAMMING WITH PLANKS IN BUCKET, ONE CAUGHT RIB OR BOTTOM & SWUNG AROUND & HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

THE MAN WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. HIS LITTLE FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOF BOLT AND THE DRILL HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER.

THE MAN WAS DRYING THE LOW BELT STRUCTURE WITH A PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND THE EE FELL ON TO THE BELT.

WHILE MOVING OUT OF THE WAY OF A SCOOP, EMPLOYEE TURNED ABRUPTLY TWISTING LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT MISS ANY NORMAL WORK DUTIES UNTIL 3/20/02.

TWISTED HIS KNEE CRAWLING TO A PIECE OF EQUIPT.

WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER IN X-CUT OUTBY FACE AREA WHEN A CO-WORKER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED T.R.S. ON EE'S HEAD.

WHILE SHOVELING HEAVY FROZEN COAL UNDER TAILPULLEY OF CONVEYOR, EE LIFTED AND TWISTED CAUSING LOWER BACK INJURY. EE OFF 3 DAYS RETURNED TO WORK 01-10-2002 FULL DUTY.

MAN WAS BEING TRAINED ON INSTALLATION OF ROOF BOLTS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE 2 DRILL STEELS TOGETHER, HE GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEEL & THE ROOF, INJURING HIS THUMB.

THE MAN REPORTED ON 11-12-2002 THAT HE HAD A HERNIA. HE INDICATED THAT IT WAS WORK RELATED THE MAN WAS SENT TO A PANEL DOCTOR ON 11-14-02 THE MAN SAID INSTALLING ROOFBOLTS IN LOW COAL SEAM HAVING TO BEND THE BOLT AND STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT OUT CAUSED HIS HERNIA

EE WAS PUSHING A BELT STARTER BOX INTO PLACE BY HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE USING A 24"" STARTER STEEL WHEN THE (BIT/STEEL) CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND CAUSED INJURY/ACCIDENT.

MINER WAS CHIPPING ROCK WITH HIS HAMMER. A PIECE FLEW BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES STRIKING HIM IN HIS EYE.

WAS TIGHTENING A TURN BUCKLE WHEN HAMMER SLIPPEDSTRIKING MINER IN FACE CUTTING LOWER LIP AND BREAKING TOOTH.

EE WAS PULLING ON A 3/8 CHAIN WITH HOOK. CHAIN WAS STUCK AND LET LOOSE HITTING EE IN MOUNT CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH. NO LOST TIME, MEDICAL ONLY.

HIS KNEE SWELLED UP ON THE 15TH. MINER FIGURED THE SWELLING WOULD GO AWAY ON ITS OWN. SWELLING DID NOT GO DOWN SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTORS ON THE 24TH THATS WHEN I WAS TOLD.

WHILE PULLING LONG BOLTER WRENCH OFF OF BOLTER, EMPLOYEE PULLED HAND AND HIT HIMSELF IN MOUTH CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND A SPARK ENTERED HIS EAR. ALSO EE WAS PULLING ON A BOLT CAR AND SPRAINED HIS FINGER.

DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF ROOF PINCHING HAND AGAINST DRILL HEAD.

THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER WAS LOWERED IN AN ATTEMPTTO REMOVE THE BOLTER CHOCK, EE'S KNEE WAS UNDER THE HEAD.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN BOLTING WHEN HE EXPERINECED A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE SAID HE BENT HIS KNEE THE WRONG WAY.

EE WAS BOLTING & THE BOLTER STEELS WERE COMING OUT OF THE ROOF ROTATING. EE GOT TOO CLOSE & A BOLTER STEEL HIT HIM IN THE CHIN CAUSING A CUT.

EE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE & BUMPED LEFT KNEE & BECAME SORE. NOTIFIED MINE FOREMAN ABOUT IT & SAID IF IT GETS ANY WORSE HE WILL SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AND HE DID ON 2-22-02.

EE WAS UNLOADING MAIN BELT UNI STRUCTURE. WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN A PIECE OF CANVAS A POGE STICK WAS STILL STUCK TO IT. WHEN HE GAVE A STIFF YANK THE POGO LET GO AND STUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN FACE AREA BY RIGHT EYE.

EE TOLD ME WHILE LETTING THE BOLTER HEAD DOWN HEHAD HIS LEFT KNEE UNDERNEATH IT AND IT CAME DOWNAND BRUISED IT. HE SAID HE REALLY WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION.

NOT AN ACCIDENT. KNEE SWELLED UP FROM CONSTANT CRAWLING. WORKER KEPT WORKING WITH SORE KNEE UNTIL WENT ON COMP 11-12-02

CONTINUAL USE OF A PREVIOUSLY BROKEN LEFT WRIST DUE TO A MINE ACCIDENT HAS CAUSED NUMBNESS & PAIN FOR EMPLOYEE. HE CLAIMS HE IS UNABLE TO WORK. HE IS CURRENTLY OFF UNDER THE CARE OF DOCTOR.

THE MAN HAS HAD PAIN TO THE RIGHT HAND AND WRIST SINCE FEB 2002. THE MAN RETURNED TO THE DR 8/02. THE MAN WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY TO RIGHT WRIST ON 9-25-02.

THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. HIS KNEE SWELLED UP FROM CRAWLING ON IT AND HE HAD TO HAVE FLUID DRAINED FROM IT.

FELT TIGHTNESS IN BACK WHILE BOLTING.