Rosebud Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2006

Roof fall in #3 entry of #4 SE Mains at #14 break in intersection. Fall was 25' long, 20' wide, and 6-15' thick. No injuries. Some belt and belt structure were damaged.

Roof fall 100' inby mine mouth starting in #1 entry and continuing across same line to #4 entry. Fall is 130' long, 18' wide, and 12-20' thick. No injuries or damage.

A roof fall occured int he return of old workings. No equipment was in the area of the fall. The adjacent areas were timbered off to prevent the fall from spreading.

1st North West main beltline caved, 2 x-cuts inby spad# 2527. Fall was 40'in length & over 40' through the x-cuts & 11'high at the highest point. Area was cleaned up & supported well, resumed normal operations.

Roof fall in return areas for I-Butt spad 4324 also 4161 E-Butt return 3681 spad and 5917 old rooms both areas.

Roof fall on 2nd west main #1 entry return spad #3584. Also on E-Butt - 3418 spad # and 3530 # old rooms.

The #3 seal of 3rd NW butt seals had a passive flow of water from the discharge pipe resulting in power being kicked and mine fan going into a stall.

E-butt rooms on left side; fall occurred at face area of an old set-up. Area was abandoned 9 months. 3 xcuts long, 20' wide in 3-room set of butt.

2 to 1 old room set-up caved in at an intersection. Area 50' long, 18' wide. About 5' lot set-up of butt on left side.

Roof fall 18'wide, 100'long and approx. 10'high in #3 belt entry and traveled north for 100'. Roof was laminated.

A roof fall approx. 20'wide 25'Long 7'High occu- red in an intersection 200' out by the face of the 4 west butt working section mmv003-0 during the second shift.

UNPLANNED ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE IN 7TH NORTH WEST BUTT #2 ROOM OUTBY SPAD #1692, TWO CROSSCUTS IN AN INTERSECTION. APPROX. 20'WIDE X 30'LONG, FELL ABOUT 42"" TO 48"" HIGH. ANCHORAGE ZONE WAS 42"" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLT.

The roof fall occurred in the 1st south cast butt room #40 righside in second x cut from # 5 entry fall was approximately 30' long 20' wide and 4' to 5' high area was bolted with 4 & 3 bolts there was a gray slick & sided clay stone streak at top of roof fall.

Area has very questionable roof with layers of laminated shale and sandstone with streaks of mud & water at various locations. Fall was approx. 80' in length & 8'-14' high & 20' wide.

Empoyee lifted a heavy battery out of mantrip with poor lifting posture. This resulted in a hernia to lower abodmon.

Changing spring on clean coal screen, spring fell on foot.

Employee got cable bolt wrapped around auger when backing up to remove cable bolt. Bolt sprang up cutting him below the left eye causing employee to get stitches.

While operating the MBC a piece of draw rock fell from the roof striking the employee on left elbow and back.

Victim was pinched between coal rib and battery powered jeep. The jeep was backing towards rib when the tram controls stuck and operator was unable to stop the vehicle.

While employee was traveling intake travelway to outside at end of shift a piece of roof rock fell out and struck him above left eyebrow, resulting in a laceration of the eyebrow area and a small fracture of orbital bone.

Slipped and fell on left arm.

Miner operator was making a clean up pass on the left side of a right turn (20') out of the beltline when a piece of draw rock fell out between the bolts and the rib striking his legs from about his boot top down to his feet

EE was doing his preshift when he turned into the side of the runway when his johnson mantrip hit some rough road and caused steering wheel to turn quickley in a circle causing the wheel to hit his right hand & breaking it.

Operator just finished a cut in the travelway and was attempting to back into the beltline. He was on the left side of system when he got caught between the front bridge and the corner of the ribline intersection of the X-cut and travelway.

Employee pinched left hand between roof canopy and drill steel. Employee tripped and accidently pushed hyd lever causing drill head to move pinching hand. (May miss 1 week of work)?

Roof bolter was bolting in D Mains section. Drilled hole half way and was in process of adding 2nd steel to finish drilling hole. Caught thumb on left hand between connections on steel resulting in injury to thumb.

The man's lower back has been bothering him for several weeks. The man installs roofbolts in low coal seam. The roof bolts have to be bent to get them started, then straightened back out to install them.

The man was hanging a brattice curtain across the low belt. The low belt was stopped at the time. The low belt was started while he was still kneeling on the belt. The man fell striking his ribs on the belt structure.

Victim was helping move steel I-beams. After lifting the beam, the victim's right pointer and index fingers became pinched under the beam when it was lowered into place.

EE was bolting in the belt entry of D2 butt, when he went back into his kitchen to get supplies. His lamp cord got caught on end tram in kitchen, causing bolter to tram back, running over his left foot.

The man pinched the web of #2 & #3 fingers of his left hand. He was trying to connect two drill steels together.

The man complained of a problem with his knee. He doesn't know when or how he injured it. Went to compensation doctor on 9/14/06. On 9/28/06, the man had an MRI performed. He was placed on restricted duty at this time.

Man was lifting cables into conveyor trough; felt pain in right shoulder. No lost time.

EE was backing the MBC out of the intake to the belt line. He was watching his trailing cables, and not his physical location. He was too close to the rib. The MBC slipped on the muddy bottoms and pinched his leg between the MBC and the coal rib.

EE was operating a Joy Miner with remote Control. EE crawled to a new position while operating the machine. EE stated to have a sharp pain in the lower back area.

Employee was moving cribs when he hit his finger on another crib. Notified foreman on 11-8-06 but never went to get medical attention till 11-16-06 when his finger started to hurt him.

Driving pin out of eyelet with a hammer. The hammer glanced off of the pin & hit the employee on his left hand. The EE did not seek medical treatment until 10/23/06. This is not a lost time accident to date.

The worker was replacing a piece of steel to the steel supply rack. He caught his fingers when the steel slipped from his hand.

Was lining new scoop charger with tin when miner cut finger with said tin.

Victim was roof bolting in x-cut 4-5 near face of entry. Roof started working to the rear of the machine. Victim noticed condition & began to exit entry between machine & rib when he was struck with a piece of rock that fell from between roof bolts. Approx. size of rock was 12"" x 12"".

While greasing #2 belt drive the injured party ran into a roof mat which resulted in six sutures to the upper R/S lip. There was no lost time because od accident.

Employee was driving a johnson mantrip out of the mine when he hit something on the runway causing the wheel steering to spin. He was too late in etting go and cut his right thumb.

Employee was removing rock from mobile bridge coal chain. The rock slipped and cut and crushed the employee's little finger on his left hand.

EE was sitting by MBC when a piece of rock fell between the bolts striking employee on right side of back. Rock was really a piece of boney hit employee on right side of back causing pain in that area.

THE MAN RAN INTO A BELT SKID WITH THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE MANTRIP. THE STEERING WHEEL SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND THE STEERING KNOB STRUCK HIS FOREARM.

Employee was roof bolting & putting in 6' bolts. While installing a 6' bolt, employee was pushing up the bolt with bolter head & while putting wrench on bolt, wrench hit the bolt & bolt slipped off wrench. Employee had left thumb on plate. Wrench slipped pinching thumb between plate & roof.

Employee backed up his mantirp and front tire caught tire of other mantrip. this caused steering wheel to spin aroudn and steer knob hit employee on l back of hand.

Employee was roof bolting and while pushing bolt up with the head bolt twisted causing right wrist on hand also the twist.

Employee reported knee was sore on 7-17-2006 and was sore since 7-11-06. Did not miss work until 9-6-2006. First doctor visit for knee 9-1-06. Continuous crawling.