Rosebud Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2008

Roof fall at mine mouth.

Roof fall in #2 entry of the mine mouth. The fall measured 4' high, 4'wide, and 15' long. The fall opened a gap between the highwall and fan housing. No equipment was damaged or injuries occured b/c of the fall.

Unintentional roof fall in belt line from SS# 3854 Inby, approx 200 feet.

While making weekly return examination discovered roof fall in return of 2nd north west mains 1 crosscut inby station #5297.

While retrieving structure in room set-up heard rock falling & found #6 room in 7th East butt had fallen in for 3 x-cuts. Built cribs & dangered off all access points to #6 room.

Unplanned roof fall in 2nd Northeast Butt #3 Entry 2 Crosscuts Inby Spad 3770. The fall was 20' long X 25' wide X 5' high. The place was bolted with 4' install #2 bolts.

Roof fall in #2 entry, 18 break on 2 belt. The fall was 30' wide, 25' long, and 5' high. There were no injuries.

A roof fall occurred in the #2 return entry of the 1st north west main return at spad # 2568. The fall was 20 foot in length and 9 feet in width not blocking the entire entry. There was no equipment involved. The area involved was posted and cribbed.

A roof fall occurred in the #1 return entry, spad # 928 and in 2nd N.west mains. No equipment was involved. Area was cribbed off.

A roof fall occurred in the C-1 butt section approx 100' from the face of C-1 butt, not being mined. The roof fall was 16' to 18' in width, 25' in length and 4 1/2' in height. Area was bolted with 4' resin bolts. No one was working in area. Mining was being done in return rooms. No ventilation or escapeways were affected.

Roof fall in #3 entry of C-Butt last open x-cut adjacent to station # 7368. Affected area was approximately 7-8 ft high and 18 ft wode. Roof fell on miner and Long Airdox bridge

While making preshift exam of the 6th east bott. EE found roof fall in the intersection or roundabout, dangered off, built cribs, set posts and installed some bolts.

During a daily exam, a fall was found in the northwest main belt line (section of the mine is idle) adjacent to spad 325. All accesses to the fall were timbered and dangered off. The fall was about 20'wide, 40' long and 6' high.

Roof fell in x-cut 3-2 and across #2 room on B-Butt room section. Area was timbered off and section was moved to outby room set-up. Area was bolted with 42"" and 6 ft bolts.

Unplanned roof fall above anchorage zone in the intersection of the 4th N Butt and 4th NE Butt #2 Entries. Fall is located at survey spad #3553 and #3556. The roof fall is approx 80' long X 19' wide to 30' wide at intersection and approx 5' high. Roof was bolted with 4' Install II bolts.

Roof fall in #3 entry 400' inby the number 2 belt drive. The fall was 30' long, 17' wide, and 5' high at the highest point.

A roof fall occurred in the return of old workings of x-butt room. No equipment was involved.

1st North west main return #2 entry caved, two x-cuts outby spad #3073. Fall was 40 feet in lengh and 20 feet in width thru x-cut 3-2 and 2-1.

In the 6th left Butt in rooms #17 to 18 200' inby #2823 spad. There was a roof fall between #17 and #18 room. Fall was 6' to 10' high, 18' wide and 30' long. Area was bolted with 6' fully grouted rods. This was in a transitioned roof area. There is some slick and slide rock in fall.

While making a pre-shift examination of a old set of rooms employee found a roof fall around 4:30 am at intersection of #12 room and x cut 12-11 and part of x cut 12-13. Set posts and cribs and dangered area off.

Unplanned roof fall in room #2-3 of the 1st north butt in return air course. The fall was 20' wide x 80' long and 42"" high. The roof was bolted with 42"" fully grouted resin bolts.

El Butt Rooms mined into an uncharted borehole in x-cut 43-44 room. MSHA was notified immediately.

Unplanned roof fall in 1st north main at spad # 784 in Return Air Course. The fall was 30' wide x 30' long and 5' high. The roof was bolted with 4' fully grouted resin bolts at the time of the fall. Set post to all access to fall.

Roof fell for a crosscut 6-8' high in return. No impairment to ventilation. Set posts and cribs. Dangered off area.

A roof fall was found in the E1-bolt on preshift, area is approx. 1000' inby the working section fall measures approx. 20' wide x 350' long 10' high. Area was bolted with 6'-42"" fully grouted bolts and cable bolts in some intersection (10').

I found a roof fall in the E2 butt approx 2 xcuts inby spad #3911. Fall is approx 2 1/2 xcuts long x 19' wide x 6-8' high.

During a weekly aircourse exam a fall was found in the North/West main return, adjucent to spad #430. All access to the fall were timbered and danger signs hung. The fall measured 20'wide, 20'long and 6'high. Does not affect the quality of air.

Roof fall occurred in intersection approx. 6' high, 40' long & 20' wide. Area was bolted with 42"" bolts. Area was cribbed off & dangered off.

During weekly exam a roof fall was discovered in a crosscut between #4 and #5 entry of 2nd NW Mains. The location is 1 cross cut inby spad #9260. The fall did not impede normal travel or air movement.

Unplanned roof fall in 2nd North Butt Room #5. The fall is 20' wide, 120' long, 5' high and is approximately 3400' from working face inby spad #3144. The place was bolted with 42"" fully grouted resin bolts.

a piece of draw slate fell from a height of 9 1/2', striking the continous miner operator ont he right hand causing injury to the index, and middle finger. The piece of rock was razor sharp on one end and approx. 1 1/2"" on the other, measuring 18""-20"" across. Broke 1-2 fingers.

Employee was in the underground parts hole trying to lift a miner shear jack onto the two man trip. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back and lower extremities. Employee did not go to the doctor that day. He went on January 13th, 2009.

The victim was loading supplies on a scoop bucket when a piece of draw slate fell from between the roof bolts and struck him on the left hand breaking his little finger. His hand was resting on the edge of the scoop bucket when the 1'x1'x2"" thick piece of slate fell. He was not operating scoop at the time.

Employee was roof bolting when a piece of rock fell and struck him in the arm.

While employee was removing belt structure, he struck his lower right leg with a belt stand. This caused a scrape and bruise to his leg. This resulted in an infection to the leg.

While Employee was removing belt structure. He struck his lower right leg with a belt stand. This caused a scrape and bruise to his leg. this resulted in an infection to the lower leg.

While changing steels got hand caught between steels.

Man was moving box of resin off the roof bolter. He twisted and turned and his right knee gave out.

EE was driving a johnson personal carrier out of the mine, when driving past a parked scoop he came in contact with the scoop and his left arm was injured between the two machines.

EE was in the process of drilling a roof bolt hole. When he was adding the pusher or driver steel, his thumb got caught in the steels.

Employee was installing a 4' resin roof bolt into the hole, when a rock fell from roof striking and crushing his thumb.

Employee was stripping out concrete forms.

While riding out of mine (end of shift), a piece of roof rock fell out and hit emoloyee above right eyebrow, casuing a laceration.

While EE was tramming the miner, the EE reached next to him to remove a ventalation curtain and struck his left foot with the bull wheels of the miner, causing a fracture to his left ankle.

Was throwing cribs under miner to get unstuck when the crib block hit side of machine with his finger between the block and machine.

Scoopman was scooping up block for a wall when his bucket caught old messanger cable. Apparently operator did not stop tramming and the cable broke striking him on the neck.

The man was pulling up slack cable for the DBT mobile bridge conveyor. The man felt pain in his right neck and shoulder area.

Drop air gun on testicle

Employee was capping a 5 gal bucket of grease and tripped over a crib block. Slight fracture outside ankle bone. May be off 2-4 weeks.

Hooking up a bolt trailer to the scoop, he pinched his hand between scoop & trailer tongue.

Roof bolter was being positioned to install 4' resin bolts & mats. As the machine approached to final 2 rows of bolts previously installed so as to begin bolting the new cut, a piece of rock fell from between the bolts striking the victim on the back. Rock Appx 12"" w, 3' long. ATRS & post jacks not yet deployed as the roof bolter had not yet reached it's beginning position.

While examining the mining machine for water leaks, the employee dropped the pan of the miner onto his left leg. This resulted in a fracture to the left femur and torn muscles.

While examining the mining machine for water leaks, the employee dropped the pan of the miner on to this left leg. This resulted in a fracture to the left femur and torn muscles.

Employee entered dangered off area, under construction on the 3rd floor of the plant. He was looking up and fell in a hole cut for mag seperator being installed.

Torn rotor cup - was uncertain of cause.

While working outside, Employee lifted with help from another employee a heavy part feeling a pull in is stomach. He refused treatment at that time. Since then, he saw a doctor and was told to have surgery on him.

Miner was unloading wooden cribs from scoop bucket. He attempted to pick up and throw 2 blocks that were frozen together. He smashed his finger between the blocks and the scoop bucket.

A 3/4"" bolt broke that was used to hold the yoke pin in place. The yoke was forced up shearing the bolt, after the bolt broke. The bridge conveyor slid off the MBC, pinning the man to the floor.

Miner was backing up his scoop and pinched his finger between the kitchen off the scoop and coal rib.

Man was removing rock from the tail of continuous miner when he caught right ring finger between rock and miner's tail frame crushing finger from tip to first knuckle.

Because of the bad roof conditions, roof mats were being installed, using a twin-boom bolter. The victim installed a rib bolt, then drilled the outside hole for the roof mat. A piece of rock approx 2' square and 3-4""thick fell out of the roof, striking EE with a glancing blow to head, shoulder, ankle and onto foot, causing contusion and laceration, six stiches.

Employee had finished one row of bolts. and was examining roof preparing for second row. When a piece of scale measuring 15""x13"". 0-3"" thick fell on employee causing a laceration to the back r/s on head. This resulted in 16 staples to close the wound, and neck. back soreness.

The area where ee was bolting had some loose and flakey draw rock. He was attempting to put two drill steels together and apparently a loose piece of rock moved or fell and made him try to juke out of the way. Somehow his hand became caught between the steels and he ripped his hand out from between them.

The man was unloading belt structure from the scoop bucket. A piece of structure caught on his shirt, and his finger was pinched between the structure and the top of the scoop bucket.

While mudding wall with b-bond, the mud fell inside his gloves.

The individual caught his right hand between the tounge of the duster and the belt chain that was connected to the duster

Injured was drilling hole in roof stopped to install additional drill steel, when drill steel installed in roof fell out striking man on left hand causing a laceration between thumb and pointac finger. He received six stitches no time lost.

Employee was installing short rails on low tail, when the tail was released, EE's finger was caught between the short rails and the low belt tail.

While loading bags of cement into a hopper of a cement mixer, the cement blew back up into his eye.

Employee slipped on a rock while installing a roof bolt. This resulted in a torn ACL and swelling of the knee. He had his knee drained. Employee has had no lost time but will require surgery in the future.

employee pulled on steel banding, and it flipped around and cut his left arm Not serious NO LOST TIME, 3-stitches

While installing a roof bolt, a piece of roof scale fell onto employee's right hand causing a laceration to the end of the 3rd digit. This resulted in seven sutures. There was no lost time.

Employee was installing a canopy on a s&s scoop. The canopy slid around pinching his finger.

EE fell off ladder, straining his ankle while disconnecting power to a suppy trailer.

EE states he bent over in the thickener to retrieve a bucket and hit his head on a metal bar, suffering a contusion to back of neck.

Employee was splitting a wedge with a pick hammer when he struck himself with the pick end.

Operator was installing belt on air compresser and compressor kicked back pinching and cutting finger.

It was the end of the shift and the victim was rock dusting and hanging canvas in the face areas. A roof mat/steel strap that had been previously installed was torn and protruding from the roof somewhat. The victim did not see the strap and came in contact with it lacerating his face below his left eye. The cut required eleven stitches to close.

He was handling a piece of corrigated sheet metal in the muddy conditions when it cut him.

The victim was in the process of drilling a hole in the roof to install a roof bolt. After starting the drill steel into the roof and as he applied up pressure with the boom, he rested his left hand on the boom. A piece of rock broke loose from the roof and fell, striking him on the hand. Resulted in a crush injury to his hand and index finger. There were no broken bones.

When operator went to lower drill canopy, it stuck. Tried several times to lower it. When it came loose he was not completely under it. Struck him on brim of hard hat and nose - breaking his nose.

Grinding side sheets of screen that new decks were being put in.

Employee was moving a large piece of slate rock. The rock broke in half and a sharp edge cut his right wrist. No lost time medical only. Returned to work after treatment.

Injured was cutting belt when knife slipped and cut his leg.

The man was crawling from the MBC up to the miner. He had his head down while crawling. When he reached the miner, he raised his head up and struck a piece of rock that was sticking out over the edge of the miner, cutting his right cheek.

Employee was hitting conveyor structure with crib block and caught his little finger between crib and structure. Smashed kin-2 stitches no fracture no lost time.

While turning personal carrier around hit head in low area and was drug off machine.

As individual was cutting a hole in a piece of conveyor belt, the utility knife he was using slipped and cut his right knee which required three stitches.

After drilling a hole, the victim using the two fingers of his right hand, began guiding the two sections of an instal-2 roof bolt as he raised the boom of the roof bolter toward the roof. At some point the top section of the bolt caught somehow causing the joint of the two sections to buckle sideways pinching his pointer finger, breaking and lacerating it.

EE was walking and tripped on a piece of rock and fell against a roof strap.

While getting into mobile bridge EE twisted knee and heard something pop.

Employee hit his hand on a miner bit while carrying a low belt rail, while belting up.

Employee was getting ready to bolt a cut when he experienced excessive knee pain.

The man reported that his knee was sore and swollen. On 11/5/08 the man went to the hospital after his work shift.

Crawling over period of time.

No specific accident occured but employee needs his right knee operated on to clean up injuries from years of crawling in low coal.

Miner's knee. I was not told of any injury date. I was just told knee was swollen and he was seeing his family physician, and not a panel doctor until 1/4/08 for one visit then back to his family physician. Didn't consider it to be work-related at this time