Rosebud Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2011

A roof fall was reported around 10:10 a.m. in the #3 entry of P-Butt Belt Line at break 27-38. The fall is approx. 85' long, 40""-48"" high, 20' wide.

#1 entry on #1 belt between #14 and #15 cross cut on the left inby rib. 30' long x 8' wide x 3' high. 1 bolt was broke off, approx. 8 bolts exposed and 1 bolt out. The bolts are 42"" fully grouted.

Found a roof fall during air course run it was in 1st SW Mains #7 intake roof it measured approx 50' long & 18' wide 8'-10' high.

A roof fall occurred in the #4 entry of 1st North West Main intake travelway. Fall begins approximately 50ft outby SS #5836 amd extends approximately 60 feet outby and is the entire width of entry.

A roof fall occurred in the J1 butt section in the #3 entry 75ft. inby survey station 2682. The fall measured 20ft in width and 95ft in length, it was approx 7ft in height. Fall was found on a pre shift exam. No men underground when cave was found. Entrance to cave were timbered and dangered off. Moved to location 300ft outby cave area to resume mining in J1 butt rooms.

A roof fall occurred by the #2 entry of 1st northwest mains entry. The fall starts approximately 120 feet inby SS# Z430 in #2 entry and extends approximately 60 feet inby and is the entire width of the entry.

While making return examination discovered roof fall in 5SW butt 4 crosscuts outby face all 5 entries and crosscuts unknown as to length of fall. Section was idle at the time.

Occurred in the E-mains section. Section was idle at time. Was discovered on a preshift exam. Fall exists between #2 & #4 entries 2 x-cut out-by face. Was 80' L X 18' W X 6'-8' T . Was boarded with 6' fully grout resign bolts & over bolted 12' cable bolts. Fall area was fully supported & the intersection in #3 entry. #3 was cleaned up to provide a travel way.

There was a roof fall in the intersection on #4 Belt at #40 Break. The fall measured twenty five feet long X four and half feet tall X twelve feet long.

A roof fall occurred during the midnight shift in the F-Butt Room set # 5 thru 10 in the #10 room 1 x-cut inby station #3714. The fall measured 4 1/2' high, 20' wide, 25' long and was support with 4' fully grouted rods. No ventilation was impaired and no escapeway was blocked.

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ALONG THE #4 ENTRY OF 5 SOUTH WEST BUTT WHEN THE MEN WERE TRAVELING TO THE WORKING SECTION

A roof fall was found along 2nd South Mains, near station # 5918, in crosscut 4-5. The fall was 4-6 feet high, 30 feet long, and 18 feet wide.

Unintentional roof fall occurred in the B-1 1RIT 3LIT 1LIT room section. Section was idle when all occurred. Fall occurred in the x-cut 2-1 room 1 x-cut inby sta #8579. The fall was 95' length x 19' wide x 6-8'thick no exscapeways, equipment or people were involved. The area was supported with 4' full grouted roof bolts. All area were timbered and the area abandoned.

A roof fall was reported at 2:52 PM, along 2nd East Mains, in crosscut 4-5. The fall was approximately 42 inches high, 18 feet wide, 30 feet long.

While mining a borehole pushed coal away from rib & poured water into section

Roof Fall discovered at 10:30 p.m. located on #5 belt at #27 Break in #4 entry. The fall was 20 feet wide x 20 feet long x 6 feet high.

A roof fall occurred on the 1st west main intake at break 12. The fall was at a intersection it measured approx 50'long by 35'wide approx 12'high at highest point to bottom.

Roof fall on old works on 5A belt. It was at 14brk in the #1 entry. It was approx. 30' long approx. 6' high and approx. 20' wide. this is a continuation of a prior fall.

Roof fall was discovered at 1:35 p.m. The fall was located in entry #4 @ Crosscut #22 on #4 Belt.The fall was 20 feet wide X 35 feet long X 6 foot high.

roof fall located in # 5 D mains

Roof fall on #6 beltline between 17brk and 19brk approx. 70' long 4' high and 20' wide

Roof fall was in the 3rd Northwest Butt Room section in #23 room 45' inby spad # 2082 The fall was approx. 55' L. in #23 room and fell through X.C. 30'L. towards #24 room 18' W. unknown H. Area was bolted with 6' bolts and 8' cable with some 4' super twist outby fall area these were vertical joints and slips.

Discovered roof fall in an inactive workings in return. The fall came across #2,#3,#4 entries of 2nd left B-1 Butt and continued up #9 room approx. 100' #10 room approx. 500' #11 room approx. 300' #12 room approx. 100'. Fall did not impair ventilation or impede passage.

Roof fall K-Butt Return #1 & #2 Entries approx. 4000' outby face. Roof Fall started at survey station #11732 #2 Entry and ended at station #11826.

The fall is in old works - Not affecting travel or ventilation. Location - 3 N butt, left side room #14 from the face back 270'. 6' high.

Bad roof area, 3 North Butt, #27 Room - left side. Affecting travel but not airflow.

Roof fall on D-Belt in #5 entry between cross cuts 11-13, approx. 8' high. Fall was posted and dangered off.

Roof fall at face area #2 entry, 45' to 55' long, a-mains

roof fall in G-Mains #3 entry @ spad #3708.

A roof fall approx. 40' inby the highwall face of the #3 beltline entry. It's approx. 20' wide 50' long and unknown height.

Roof fall at 22 break in #3 belt entry 50' long 20' wide and approx. 6' high

The section foreman noticed that the roof began working approx. 55' inby station #2336 located 1 1/2 cross cut outby the face of #2 entry. Additional roof support was installed, however, it caved on a battery scoop for approx 60' and 12' high. Additional support was added and accesses to the fall were dangered off. Work is being done according to the approved plan.

Roof fall in G-main in # 5 and 4-5 approx. height 6ft/7ft

Roof fall K-Butt return #1 & #2 Entry 4400 ft outby face. 4ft high 18 ft wide 80 ft long

An unplanned roof fall in #2 & #3 room on 2nd south butt 80' inby spad #4846. The fall was about 50' long x 20' wide in both rooms & crosscut 3-2 room. the highest part of the fall is 12'-14' high. The rooms were bolted with 42"" fully grouted resin bolts until we encountered sub normal roof in the #2 room. We rebolted outby the sub normal roof with 6'-8' install #2 bolts.

Contractor was cutting I Beam to remove from plant, when spark got in between building tin and began to smoke. Plant workers and contractor began putting water between tin and extinguished smoke.

A roof fall occurred on the #4 beltline at x-cut 30 in the 2nd west mains headings. The fall was at an intersection. It measured approx 35 feet long x 35' wide. It was approx 11 feet high at the highest point to the bottom.

Roof fall, D-Butt #1 & #2 entry. 3600 ft. outby face. 5 ft. high, 18-20 ft. wide, 80-90 ft. long.

A roof fall was discovered during an idle shift along the D-Main Travel way 1xcut outby sta #2376. The fall measured approx. 8-10' high, 20' wide, 25' long. The area was bolted with 4' fully grouted resin bolts.

While installing a roof bolt, a piece of rock fell striking his right hand and injuring his finger.

The man was installing 72 inch roof bolts. When the worker was bending the roof bolt, to push the bolt up into the drill hole, he felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder area.

While using a four way wrench to loosen a tire nut on his Johnson Mantrip, the EE felt a pain in his upper left arm which resulted in a torn bicep.

Crew was belting up they were pulling the belt tight 1/2"" chain broke and tail kicked and hit employee in the leg.

The man was helping to install conveyor belt structure. At the end of the work shift, he said his back started to hurt.

Employee slipped as he walked into the plant carrying wrenches to repair a pump. He injured his arm in the process.

Was working in belt line in kneeling position; slightly muddy. When he tried to get up, twisted knee.

Employee was building a frame for a fan, prior to kneeling on right knee, he had twinges in knee. He knelt down on right knee and in a split second he had stabbing pains in right knee and he got right back up off his knee.

Employee was climbing on to dozer and slipped, causing scrapes and bruises to right leg and knee - Dozer tracks were muddy.

EE was tightening bridge pin bolts with ratchet. While pulling on the ratchet he dislocated his shoulder. This was approx. the 3rd time he has had trouble with his shoulder. Nov. 7th was the day he went off work. Nov.7th was the 1st day of work he missed.

While trying to pull the drive on site, the chain snapped and the come along hook penetrated the left arm.

While backing up the haulage system the wash down hose on the MBC employee was operating fell off the machine and was ran over by the Cat causing the hose to rupture striking him in the face with water spray. He jumped from the operator's compartment and was pinned to the coal rib by the MBC.

While going to answer page phone slipped on piece of rock & fell & twisted his back.

EE was installing roof bolts on 7/28/11 while pushing a roof bolt into the roof he felt a pain in his lower back. He never missed any work. Then his injury seemed to get worse. He went to the doctor again and they found an injured disc in his lower back. The 1st day of work he missed over all of this was 9/26/11 and is still off work.

Muddy, wet conditions - breaking chain while pulling shuttle car out striking him on thigh.

Individual was building a wall when he went to put a block up and the block fell striking him on the wrist fracturing his wrist.

On April 11,2011 while moving rocks out of the way of the bolter EE twisted his back. EE went to chiropractor had an adjustment did not miss work. EE's back did not get better had to get a MRI then had to have surgery on his back on 5/9/11.

While installing 6"" yellow mine pipe, felt something pull in his back on March 25th, did not think anything was wrong. Did not miss any work, then on April 22 had to have emergency surgery for a ruptured disc.

WHILE BOLTING HE WENT TO MOVE HIS KNEE STUCK IN THE MUD. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 7/15/11 AND DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL HIS SURGERY 8/31/11.

EE called outside and said that he needed a ride outside that he had hit his head off of a cable bolt and he had smashed his light. EE reported he was dizzy, light-headed and that he had vomited.

TUGGING ON COAL CHAIN OF MINER

Ongoing pain in left knee caused by meniscus tear. Reported 4-8-11. Had surgery 7-13-11.

EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING WELDING ON 992C IT STARTED TO RAIN HE ENTERED TRUCK BED OF SERVICE TRUCK TO GET A TARP FROM TOOL BOX AS HE WALKED AROUND FRONT OF WELDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING A LADDER LAYING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BED A METAL TAB OF LADDER CAUGHT HIM ON LEFT SIDE

Due to repeated kneeling, employee experienced a torn meniscus in his right knee. Employee had knee surgery on 4/1/11 and is unable to work.

While setting a 8"" I-beam on the operators side dropped his end which resulted in fractures and lacerations to the EE on the other end.

Hard bottom, crawling and twisting on knee.

While drilling the roof, the victim had his hand on the drill steel to steady it. At some point his glove was caught in the rotation action pulling his hand in to the rotation, causing the tendon injury and possible breakage to the 5th finger of his left hand.

Sprained lower back shoveling & operating skidsteer cleaning up around plant. Continued to work until March 23 2011.

Employee was installing 4' fully grouted resin bolts on the helper's side of a Fletcher twin boom Roof bolter. When employee pressed drill steel to the mine roof a piece of rock 10"" x 10"" x 1"" was dislodged and struck employee on the left hand fracturing his middle finger.

EE slipped on uneven ground.

The man twisted his knee while crawling over some loose rock.

During the course of normal mining in low seam, the employee experienced pain in his right knee.

Employee was struck by falling machine cover.

Employee was on a step ladder preparing to weld a D-ring onto a pipe. The metal grab that was holding the pipe unexpectedly broke causing him to fall on his back.

Stone struck foot while prying fallen rock off of continuous miner with 5 ft long stone bar Transported to ER by Mine foreman and treated for bone chip. Xray later confirmed fracture on 11-21-2011

The man was backing up his ride. The man stated that his heel of his foot must of been sticking out past the side of his ride. He caught his foot on a post supporting the roof, and twisted his foot.

The victim operating the helper side on a twin boom bolter was drilling a hole for a corner bolt. When he reached for his drill steels a rock measuring 8"" x 1' x 2"" thick fell from the roof and struck his finger.

The man was putting a 72"" roof bolt into the bolter chuck. The mans gloves became caught between the bolts and chuck. His hand wrapped around the chuck when the chuck started to rotate.

The man was operating a scoop along 2nd South Mains. A piece of rock fell from the rib, and struck the man on the right shoulder and neck.

Moving a manbasket, unit hit a bump, resulting in loss of balance and causing him to fall in basket. He was using a safety belt at the time.

Moving a man basket, unit hit a bump, resulting in loss of balance and causing him to fall in the basket. He was using a safety belt at the time.

EE was hanging canvas and went to turn around to get a pogo to hand up more canvas when he heard his knee pop. Also individual was on light duty until 7-26-11 when dr put him off work.

Employee pulled back out removing engine cover from diesel scoop

The man finished his work week. The man went on vacation the next week. While on vacation he went to hospital he was told hand was fractured he did not return to work on 7/5/11.

A 9"" x 7"" x 77""long cribbing block was standing on end, ee went to remove block when it tipped over pulling him down with it. His thumb got smashed between the block and concrete floor also with his body weight.

EE was in front of the miner crawling to the next cut, thought he was ahead of the miner far enough however he never quit tramming the miner and rolled the bull wheel over his right foot with the miner bit penetrating his ankle.

EE was going through double doors in belt line slipped and fell on his left knee.

EE was placing 36"" belt structure on a skid. EE pinched left hand between skid and piece of belt, resulting in a cut to his middle finger. EE worked until 3/3/11. Left hand requires surgery to repair severed tendon.

The man was pulling up slack in a power cable. A piece of rock fell from the roof, and struck the back of his hand.

The EE knelt on a roof plate that was on a roof bolt lying loose on the bottom. The sharp corner of the plate cut his knee,and requiring several stitches.

The employee was installing the outside bolt when a piece of rock fell from between the atrs and the rib striking the employee on the rt. forearm resulting in a laceration. Several stitches.

Employee was pulling some draw rock off of the miner when another piece of rock slid against his right hand cutting and smashing his fingers.

While bolting a piece of roof scale fell striking the EE above the right knee which resulted in a laceration that required sutures.

While bolting EE turned around to move back to his controls and twisted his knee.

Employee hit a pothole with front tire of man trip and steering wheel spun around and hit his middle finger on R-hand. This resulted in a fracture of middle finger. NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT

Employee was disassembling a motor from a gear box, when motor dropped on his hand.

While removing a plate on the joy miner the plate slipped and a sharp edge cut his hand.

The victim reported on 12-5-11 that he had been hospitalized for the treatment of an infection from 12-3-11 thru 12-4-11 (weekend). The infection was an apparent result of a self inflicted cut the employee sustained when he attempted to open a bucket of roof bits using a belt knife. His initial assessment of the cut was that it was not serious.

While tightening belt structure, the wrench that the employee was using slipped, causing him to fall forward and strike his chin on the belt structure.

While come-a-longing belt structure together, a chain broke causing the employee to pinch his left index finger. This resulted in a laceration and sutures.

While walking bent over in the intake, the employee struck a cable bolt plate, which resulted in three sutures to his right lower eye lid.

A bundle of roof bolt plates fell on the victim's left hand causing a deep laceration of the middle finger and its tendon.

Miner was checking level of return rollers in belt line. When he boarded Johnson to travel to next rollers his level stuck outside the perimeter of Johnson and struck wooden post pushing his arm against Johnson and cutting arm above elbow.

While sitting in scoop giving instructions on what men were to do piece of scale fell from between bolt striking him across face & hand.

While knocking a strap off a piece of steel flew in his upper arm

While making a splice on a belt, the belt clamp came off and hit him in the teeth.

While moving a 25 H.P. pump, the employee lacerated his right hand on a stainless hose clamp, which resulted in sutures.

Man was cutting a resin glue box open and cut his arm with a utility knife.

Poor roof conditions the man was bolting and a piece of rock slid off of canopy and hit arm cutting it.

WHEN BOLTING X-CUT 1-0 THE 1ST BOLT BEING INSTALLED WAS THE CORNER BOLT ON THE OPERATOR SIDE OF THE TWIN HEAD BOLTER. THE OPERATOR DRILLED THROUGH A POT CAUSING THE POT TO BECOME LOOSE AND STRIKING THE OPERATOR IN THE HEAD AND SHOULDER

Reaching over bolter, cut arm on roof bolt plate.

While employee was attempting to move a large piece of rock, it slipped out of his hand and pinched his middle finger. This resulted in a cut requiring a few stitches. No lost time.

While employee was roof bolting on the dbt twin boom, he was inserting his roof bolt when a piece of roof fell striking his left hand and side of head. Injuring his left hand, he was taken to the Heritage Valley Medical Center for treatment, where he was released and told to see an orthopedic surgeon for a crushing injury to hand.

The man was helping to remove a piece from on top of the miner. While the man was pulling on the rock the miner operator pryed up on the rock with a rock bar, and the man had his between the roof and the rock pinching his finger.

EE was pulling a heavy piece of rock off of the miner, it slipped out of his hands and fell onto his left hand. Small laceration and bruise of left finger (middle).

EE was cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a razor knife when the knife slipped cutting his hand.

While hanging cables EE caught his right shoulder/back on roof bolt plate. Resulted in small laceraton.

While moving the DBT twin bolter, a piece of rock fell from between the rib and the first bolt striking the employee on the shoulder. This then pushed his head into the bolter which resulted in a forehead laceration with sutures.

Operator was tramming bolter when he was struck with a piece of rock on his finger.

No conditions, tendonitis occurred with repetitive work habits.

Unknown

Ambulance attendant was coming over to the scoop to care for the patient when her foot went under the bucket when the operator was putting the bucket down.