U.S. Steel Mining Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2000

A METHANE GAS IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE 8 HAULAGE SECTION IN THE FACE OF NO 3. ENTRY INBY SPAD STATION 31+24.

A FALL OF ROOF ROCK OCCURED IN THE ENTRY DRIVEN OFF #3 HEADING AT #40 CROSSCUT ON THE 8E SECTION. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRENCE. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN THE FALLO CCURRED BUT IT WAS FOUND ON 8-28-00.

GAS IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE 8 HAULAGE SECTION IN THE FACE OF NO. 4 ENTRY INBY SPAD STATION 22+25.

A FALL OF ROOF ROCK OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRY ON THE 8 HAULAGE SECTION IN AN INTERSECTION AT THE #34 CROSSCUT. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE AS A RESULT FROM THIS OCCURRENCE. FALL WAS FOUND ON 7-22-00.

THE ELEVATOR PROCESSOR WAS DAMAGED BY A STORM AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRENCE.

THE ELEVATOR STOPPED DUE TO A WIRE INTO ON THE COIL

SLOPE HOIST WENT DOWN DUE TO BLOWN FUSES ON SCI.

BARS OUT OF POSITION ON THE THERMAL DRYER BED CAUSED A DEAD SPOT. (NO AIR COMING THROUGH.) COAL LAYED ON THE DEAD SPOT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHEN FEED TO THE DRYER GOT LIGHT A SPARK WAS PULLED U P FROM THE BED & IGNITED THE DUST.

THE ELEVATOR STOPPED AFTER TRAVELING 500'. WHILE COMING OUT WITH THREE EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES GOT OFF OF ELEVATOR AT 4:55PM. ELEVATOR SERVICE COMPANY FOUND A DOOR SWITCH AND GOVERNOR SWITCH OPEN .

INJURED'S LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A SINGLE PROP AND THE TOP OF THE STAGEHOLDER.

INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING TIMBER.

EE WAS WALKING ALONG THE LONGWALL FACE WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 10"" X 8"" X 6"" FELL BETWEEN THE SHIELDS & STRUCK HIS FINGER.

INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE LOWER LEG BY A HYDRAULIC UNIT THAT HE WAS CARRYING.

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HER BACK WHILE BENDING OVER TO LIFT A CINDER BLOCK.

INJURED TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHILE STEPPING OFF HIS MOTOR AND ONTO A BOLT ON THE GROUND.

INJURED STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR.

INJURED'S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO CLOSING DOORS.

INJURED'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT ON A HASP WHILE OPENING A FILE CABNET DRAWER.

INJURED HAD BENT OVER TO STRAIGHTEN A TRACK TIE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN UP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF CABLE WHICH WAS DISLODGED FROM ITS HANGER BY THE CANOPY.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CEMENT BLOCKS OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE DROPPED A BLOCK ON HIS FOOT

INJURED WAS HANDLING A SET OF COME A ALONGS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST.

INJURED'S FOOT SLIPPED ON THE UNEVEN MINE FLOOR.

INJURED'S FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BLADE OF A SCOOP AND A SUPPLY FLAT WHILE HELPING TO UNLOAD SUPPLIES.

REMOVING WORN CABLE FROM HYDRAULIC CRANE - PULLING SLACK BY HAND. STRAINED/SPRAINED LEFT THUMB. NO MEDICAL CARE/TREATMENT UNTIL 10/28/2000.

INJURED WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A GUARD FROM A FEEDER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER GRADING BOTTOM WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF COALRIB AND ROCK BROW.

EE WAS MOVING A SMALL MAN DOOR SIDE TO SIDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE PINS WHEN FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS ON A LADDER WHICH SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL AGAINST AN ""I"" BEAM.

SHEAR TAIL DRUM STRUCK SHIELD BREAKING OFF A BIT WHICH STRUCK EE AS EE MOVED QUICKLY TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY THE BIT, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. EE WORKED UNTIL 11-26-00 AND HAD KNEE SURGERY PERFOR MED ON 11-27-00 EE MISSED NO DAYS UNTIL 11-27-00

EE WAS STRIPPING CONCRETE FORMS WORKING FROM A FORM MOUNTED SCAFFOLD APPROX 12 FT ABOVE GROUND ELEVATION. WHILE MOVING POSITION ON SCAFFOLD EE DISCONNETED HIS SAFETY LANYARDS ATTACHED TO HIS FULLL BODY HARNESS. A RECENTLY REMOVED FORM THATWAS RESTING ON SCAFFOLD FELL AGAINST SUPPORT BRACKET FOR SCAFFOLD. THIS CAUSED THE WEDGE/BOLTTO DISLODGE. EE FELL FROM SCAFFOLD FRACTURING BO

INJURED SLIPPED ON A CINDER BLOCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS WALKING & HANGING CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL & TURNED HIS ANKLE

INJURED WAS WATCHING A CO-WORKER OPERATE A SCOOPWHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY SOME UNKOWN OBJECT.

INJ HAD PICKED UP A CRIB BLOCK WHEN A CRIB FELL & STRUCK HIM

INJURED WAS STRUCK ON TOP OF HARD HAT BY A CANOPY WHEN IT LOWERED.

INDIVIDUAL FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE CHANGING CLOTHES. INDIVIDUAL HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. THIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

INJURED WAS STRUCK ON LEFT FOOT BY A ROCK WHICH FELL BETWEEN TWO SHIELDS.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING WRECKED CAR ON TO THE TRACK, THE JACK SHIFTED CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN CAR COUPLING AND JACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION GAS WATER SEPARATOR TO ATTACH TO STANDPIPE. THE SEPARATOR SLID OFF OF MATERIAL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HIS ARM STARTED HURTING AFTER HELPING MOVE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.

EE APPLYING EPOXY TO CHUTE, TROWEL-EASE (ALCOHOL BASED) USED TO SMOOTH OUT EPOXY. EE WAS CHUTE APPLYING MATERIAL. WAS DARK IN CHUTE & PORTABLE WORKLIGHT USE. DROPS OF TROWEL-EASE FELL ON WORK LIGHT & IGNITED. EE SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON RT. FOREARM, 2ND DEGREE ON LEFT HAND & NOSE, 1ST DEGREE & 2ND DEGREE ON RIGHT HAND.

INJURED STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF & FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK.

INJURED SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF BELTING AND FELL.

INJURED WAS WASHING ON SLOOPE BELT. AS HE WAS GETTING UP OFF HT EMINE FLOOR THE HANDLE OF THE APPOLO VALVE, CAUGHT ON HIS SUSPENDERS AN DOPEN THE VALVE CAUSING IT TO HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

INJURED SLIPPED IN A HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

INJURED TRIPPED ON A BOLT PROTRUDING FROM THE MINE FLOOR AND STRUCK HER RIGHT KNEE AGAINST A RAIL.

INJURED SLIPPED ON THE SLICK MINE FLOOR AND JERKED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 8/1/00.

INJURED WAS WALKING AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A BELT STARTER.

INDIVIDUAL AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT ALLEGED FEELING A PAIN IN HIS BACK FROM HANDLING A SIDE PUSH JACK EARLIER IN HIS SHIFT.

INJURED WAS WALKING AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF.

EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER. THE LADDER SHIFTED CAUSING EE TO FALL APPROX 4'. HE STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST THE COAL RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE FROM UNDER SOME ROCKS AND STATED HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER BY A FALLING ROOF ROCK.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A ROCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEFT SIDE.

HE WAS SQUATTED DOWN, PULLING A SHIELD, WHEN HE FELL DOWN AND BACK, STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON THE AFC PAN ON CABLE TROUGH.

INJURED S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS STRUCK DRILL STEEL FALLING FROM A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF.

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE.

INJURED WAS INSPECTING THE INTALLATION OF A GRIZZLY UNIT 141. HE WAS STANDING ON UNIT 150, 34 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. HE REACHED IN UNIT 141 TO GET A PAPER TAG. AS HE REMOVED THE TAG HIS ARM F ROM THE CHUTE HE FELL OFF THE EASTSIDE OF UNIT 150. INVESTIGATION SHOWS HE MAY HAVE HAD HIS FACE IN THE ATMOSPHERE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL.

EE WAS OPERATING A DIESEL MOTOR PULLING A CAR OF MATERIAL FOLLOWING ANOTHER MOTOR PULLING EMPTY EQUIPMENT CARRIER. THE CARRIER WRECKED AND THE EE COUN'T STOP HIS MOTOR AND RAN INTO THE OTHER M OTOR.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE SLOPE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

INJURED WAS HIT BY A SLATE BAR WHILE PRYING ON A MACHINE PART.

INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK THAT FELL OFF THE TOP OF A SHIELD.

INJURED'S RIGHT HAND WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING ROOF ROCK WHEN HE SAT DOWN TO EAT A SANDWICH.

OPERATOR WAS MAKING A ROAD AROUND HILL SIDE LEFT SID EOF DOZER HAD DIRT TO GIVE AWAYS, DOZR OVERTURNED.

INJURED WAS CRAWLING OUT OF THE OPERATOR'S DECK WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF THE OPERATOR'S DECK.

INDIVIDUAL FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT TWIST OR PULL HIS KNEE. THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EE FELL WHILE PULLING ROCK DUST HOSE. HE SLIPPEDOFF END OF WOODEN PLANK & FELL ON HIS LEG

A SUPPLY TRAY FELL FROM THE FORKS OF AN ENDLOADER AND STRUCK INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT.

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE THROWING A SWITCH.

EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK WHILE PULLING ON A SMALL PUMP.

INJURED'S LEFT SHOULDER WAS PULLED WHEN THE TROLLEY WIRE THAT HE WAS HANDLING JERKED.

INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING ROOF ROCK AS HE WAS SEATED ON AN OIL CAN.

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING A BELT STAND.

EE WAS WASHING DOWN THE DRIVE HOUSE FLOOR WITH HIS BACK TO THE BELT. A ROCK CAME OFF THE BELT AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE NECK AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS CHANGING OUT A HOSE ON 91 SHIELD. HE LOCKED 91 SHIELD OUT AND THOUGHT HE LOCKED 92 SHIELD OUT. WHEN JACKSETTER PULLED SHIELDS, HE SINGLE PULLED 92B SHIELD AND IT MOVED PINCHING EE.

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG AFTER LIFTING TWO BAGS OF ROCK DUST.

INJURED WAS HANGING A CABLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. INJURED DID NOT START MISSING WORK DDUE TO THIS EVENT UNTIL 3/13/00.

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF TRACTION SAND.

INJURED WAS BOUNCED INTO THE CANOPY WHEN HIS RAM CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROCK DUST HOLE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A DOLLY LOADED WITH A PUMP.THE DOLLY STRUCK A ROCK AND TURNED SIDEWAYS CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

INJURED WASLIFTING A JACK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A BELT ROLLER WHEN SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER BACK.

INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING.

EE HAD COCKED SWITCH THROW WHILE A WRECKED CAR WAS BEING PULLED BACK THROUGH SWITCH. AS CAR CAME THROUGH SWITCH IT CAUSED THE SWITCH THROW TO MOVE STRIKING THE INDIVIDUAL.

SLIPPED ON ICE--FELL AGAINST METAL BERAM--POSSIBLE RIB FRACTURE.

EE AND CO WORKER WERE LIFTING A TROLLEY TO THE MONORAIL WHEN EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WORKED 1-13 AND 1-14 AND WENT TO THE DR ON 1-17-2000.

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN WHEN PULLING ON A RATCHER TO LOOSEN A BOLT.

INJURED WAS CRAWLING THE JACKLINE WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A SHIELD.

INJURED WAS BOUNCED IN THE OPERATOR'S DECK OF A SCOOP.

INJURED SLIPPED WHILE WALKING AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT HAND.

A SLAG CAR BEING PULLED BY A MOTOR CAUGHT A LOOPOF HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE CAUSING IT TO FALL ON EMPLOYEE.

INJURED WAS PICKING UP A CINDER BLOCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A SUPPLY DOOR & THE SUPPLY DOOR FRAME

INJURED WAS WALKING AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD AGAINST THE END OF A CABLE BOLT PROTRUDING FROM THE MINE ROOF.

EE WALKING DOWN THE SLOPE BELT ENTRY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A HOSE NOZZLE.

INJ WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST A BELT

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SET OF COME-A-LONGS WHEN HTE HOOK CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK INDIVIDUAL IN THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM ON THE LONGWALL TAILPIECE. WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE TOP BELT STRIKIGN AN EMPLOYEE ON THE ARM.

EE WAS INSTALLING WEAR PLATES IN DRYER WHEN A WELDED CLIP BROKE CAUSING CHAIN TO FALL AND HIT EE'S RIGHT FOREARM.

INJURED HAD JUST REPLACED A SHEAVE ON THE #1 REFUSE SCREEN DRIVE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PUT THE BELT SON TEH HOOKED TO THE LIFTING EYE WITH CHAIN FALLS, AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE MOTOR OVER TO GET ENOUGH SLACK TO PUT THE DRIVE BELTS ON. THE LIFTING EYE BROKE WHILE HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON THE SHEAVE. SHEAVE FLEXED ABOUT 6"" CUTTING HIS HAND. NOT WEARING GLOVES.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING 12"" COUPLING OFF OF PIPE USING A RATCHET AND SOCKET. CO-WORKER WAS HELPING HIM PULL ON RATCHET WHEN THEY PULLED RATCHET EMPLOYEE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET AND PIPE .

INJURED'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A WRENCH AND A CABLE WHEN A PLUG TURNED THAT HE WAS HOLDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WVA WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (HEARING LOSS).

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WVA WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPED THE DISORDER TO HIS LEFT KNEE OVER TIME DUE TO REPEATED TRAUMA. THIS IS BEING CONSIDERED AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNES..

INDIVIDUAL HAS DEVELOPED EPICONDYLITIS IN THE LEFT ELBOW DUE TO REPETITIVE TYPE WORK. THE INDIVIDUAL DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 9-27-00 AND THE OPERATOR WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL 'S ABSENCE WAS DUE TO AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNBESS UNTILL 10-11-00. TGHIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

INDIVIDUAL UPON PERFORMING NORMAL WORK ACTIVITIES FELT A PAIN IN HIS BAD RIGHT KNEE WHICH HAD BEEN INJURED PREVIOUSLY. THIS IS BEING REPORTED ASAN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

EE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (HEARING LOSS).

EE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

INDIVIDUAL IS HAVING PAINS IN HIS BACK DUE TO REPEATED TRAUMA. THIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMP DIVISION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL.

INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE AS HE STOOD UP. THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT SHOULDER IS SPRAINED; HOWEVER NO EVENT CAN BE LINKED TO THE STRAIN. THEREFORE, THIS IS BEING CONSIDERED AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT KNEE IS SPRAINED; HOWEVER, NOEVENT CAN BE LINKED TO THE SPRAIN. THEREFORE IT IS BEING CONSIDERED AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE WAS GRANED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (HEARINGLOSS)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE WAS GRANTED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

THIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS WHICH HAS OCCURRED OVER TIME DUE TO REPETITIVE MOTION.