Warrior Coal, LLCMining Incidents in 2002

ROOF FALL 6' HIGH INTERSECTION, XCUT #4 IN 1ST NORTH MAIN (#11 SEAM).

ROOF FALL 30 BY 30 BY 7 SUPPLY ROAD #2 X-CUT FROM DRIFT MOUTH.

ROOF FALL ON BELT #2 HEADER (OUTBY) 30'X12'X18'

(NOT AN ACCIDENT) THE HYDRAULIC PUMP ON THE HOIST WENT OUT. THIS PREVENTED THE HOIST MAN FROM OPENING THE BRAKES TO MOVE THE CAR. THE MEN AT THE FACE WALKED OUT OF THE SLOPE. THE HYDRAULIC PUM P WAS CHANGED OUT AND THE HOSIT WAS PUT BACK INTO SERVICE AT 1000.

THE HOIST MAN ON SHIFT WAS PULLING A CAR OF SHOT ROCK OUT OF THE SLOPE. WHEN HE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AT THE ROLLOVER DUMP THE CONTROLLER DIDN'T STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY THE OVERTR AVEL LIMIT AT THE TOP. HOWEVER, SOME BEAMS WERE DAMAGED IN THE HEAD FRAME & HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE HOIST WAS TESTED; THE CONTROLLER WAS CHANGED AS A PRECAUTION.

WORKED ON HOIST & RAN CHECKS FROM 0830 TILL 1200.

2ND NORTH MAIN #11 SEAM XCUT 17. 18' X 20' X 7'. ON BELT LINE.

X-CUT #67 2ND MAIN 20 BY 20 BY 6-7.

4TH NORTH MAIN, X-CUT 29, #3 ENTRY. 8'-10'HIGH, 40'LONG, 18'WIDE.

4TH NORTH MAIN TURNING TO WEST #2L 20/20/6 #1 UNIT

60' X 19' X 10' X CUT 3+20 #1 UNIT INTAKE #8 ENTRY NEAR SLOPE TAILPIECE.

THE MUCK CAR WAS DUMPED AT THE ROTARY DUMP. WHEN THE HOIST OPERATOR STARTED OUT OF THE ROTARY DUMP THE HOIST WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTRACTED ELECTRICIAN CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT IT. HE TIGHTENED UP SOME CONTROL LEADS IN THE VFD AND THE HOIST OPERATED. AT THIS TIME HE CHECKED ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO INSURE THAT THEY WERE TIGHT.

#2 UNIT S PANEL ENTRIES #3 160' BY 18'-20' BY 4-5'.

1ST MAIN WEST #11 SEAM XCUT 22 BETWEEN #23 & #3 ENTRIES. 18' X 30' X 2'.

THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WHICH OPERATES THE BRAKE ON THE HOIST BURNED UP & QUIT PUMPING FLUID. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO SET. THE HOIST WAS HOOKED TO THE JUMBO-DRILL & IT WAS POSITIONED AT THE SWITC H ON THE SURFACE. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP & TANK WERE CHANGED OUT W/SPARE & OPERATION OF THE HOIST RESUMED. MSHA INSPECTOR MADE INSPECTION OF THE HOIST ON 3/19/02.

THE HOISTMAN WAS LOWERING THE 3 BOOM JUMBO DRILLINTO THE SLOPE (APPROX. 8 TONS). THIS WAS THE FIRST TRIP THIS DRILL MADE IN THE HOLE. APPROX 157FEET. IT WAS APPARENT THE DRILL WOULD HIT THE LAST ARCH STEEL INSTALLED. THE DRILL WAS STOPPED& BELLED BACK UP THE SLOPE. HE WAS BELLED TO STOP SO THE RAIL COULD BE ADJUSTED FOR CLEARANCE. THE DRILL ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE, BRAKES SET.

SECTION FOREMAN AND MINER OPERATOR WERE HANGING MINER CABLE OVERHEAD WHEN OPERATOR STRAINED BACK THIS ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE 5-5-03.

EE WAS WALKING UNDERNEATH WATERLINE WHEN HE BUMPED HEAD. HE TOOK TREATMENTS UNIT 1-24-03 WHEN HE TOOK OFF WORK WHICH MADE IT BECOME REPORTABLE.

VICTIM WAS PULLING PUMP FROM DEWATERING SUMP. HE STRAINED BACK.

BECAME REPORTABLE 9-3-02 FOR REOCCURRANCE. VICTIM STEPPED IN HOLE TWISTING ANKLE. REOCCURRANCE.

VICTIM STEPPED OFF 6"" LEDGE, TWISTING ANKLE.

VICTIM HIT HOLE IN ROAD WHILE TRAMMING GOLF CART.

VICTIM STEPPED IN HOLE.

VICTIM WAS CHANGING OUT BELT ROLLERS.

TWO EE WERE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. THE BOLTER WAS NOT PRPERT ALIGNED WITH THE BOLT, CAUSING THE BOLT TO HANG IN THE DRIVING TOOL. ONE EE WAS HITTING THE DRIVING TOOL WITH A HAMMER AND THE OTHE R EE REACHED OUT TO GRAB THE DRIVING TOOL AND WAS STRUCK ON THE INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND, BREAKING OPEN THE SKIP FIRST AID WAS ADMISTERED ON SITE BUT THE NEXT DAY 7-18-02 THE FINGER INFE

VICTIM WAS LIFTING ELECTRIC CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROCK & TWISTED KNEE.

THE 2ND SHIFT MECHANIC WAS WORKING W/SHOP FOREMAN TO REMOVE AN AIR MOTOR OFF OF A 632 EIMCO MUCKING MACHINE. THE MOTOR HUNG ON THE ALIGNMENT PINS. SHOP FOREMAN WAS TAPPING MOTOR OFF THE PINS W /A HAMMER WHILE MECHANIC WAS HOLDING IT. IT CAME OFF PINS & SLIPPED OUT OF MECHANIC'S GRIP, HE REACHED OUT TO GRAB IT & SMASHED HIS FINGER, RESULTING IN LACERATION & FRACTURE TO MIDDLE FINGER

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, ROCK FELL ON VICTIM'S RIGHT ARM CAUSING LACERATIONS REQUIRING SUTURES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A 8 FOOT STEP LADDER ON THE THIRD RUNG APPROX 3 FEET HIGH. THE GOPHER BOLTER OPERATOR LET OFF OF A ROOF BOLT AND INJURED LET GO OF THE LADDER TO GRAB THE GOPHER. H E LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD LANDING ON A ROCK APPROX 1"" TO 18"" IN DIAMETER. THIS CAUSED INJURY TO HIS BACK AND HIP.

EE HAD INSTALLED A ROOF BOLT WITH A G350/3 GOPHER BOLTER AND WHEN HE LET THE AIR OFF TO RETRACT THE LEG THE BOLTER SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP. HE REACHED OUT TO GRAB THE LEG AS IT WAS FALLING AND T HE WEIGHT AND MOMENTUM OF THE MACHINE PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER OUT OF POSITION CAUSING STRAINED TENDONS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PUMP SUCTION HOSE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK.

3 EE'S WERE MOVING A PUMP THAT WAS HANGING ON THE RIB OF THE SLOPE. INJURED LOST HIS GRIP ON THE PUMP AND IT TIPPED OVER STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE AND NOSE. CAUSING AN ABRASION ON HIS NOSE AND FRACTURING HIS NOSE.

WHEN VICTIM PUT DRILL STEEL TO ROOF, ROCK FELL, INJURING R. ARM.

WHILE SHOVELING COAL, VICTIM TWISTED BACK.

WHILE OPERATING A JEEP TRACTOR, EE BACKED INTO TRAILER TONGUE.

RIB FELL STRIKING VICTIM IN BACK, PUSHING HIM AGAINST ROOF BOLTER FRACTURING ARM & FOOT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SIMPLEX RAIL JACK TO SET CONCRETE WALL FORMS ON LINE. THE JACK WAS TOO SHORT SO HE BLOCKED THE FOOT OF THE JACK WITH A 6 BY 6 TIMBER. THE JACK KICKED OFF OF THE TIMBER WHEN HE PUT IT UNDER LOAD AND STRUCK HIM IN THELEFT KNEE CAUSING A CONTUSION AND STRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE.

STEEL PIECES WERE STANDING IN RACK WHEN ONE FELLOVER STRIKING VICTIM IN HEAD 5 OR 6 SUTURES

ELECTRIC CABLE WAS HANGING FROM ROOF, WITH NYLONSTRAPS. WHEN VICTIM LOWERED FROM STRAPS, THE HOOK ON STRAP CAUGHT VICTIM ON NOSE. 8 SUTURES

VICTIM WAS INSTALLING WIRE MESH TO COAL RIB WHEN LOOSE ROCK FELL AND STRUCK ARM. 10 SUTURES.

VICTIM WAS USING TORCH WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY PASSED FLAME TOWARD ARM. TREATMENT..MEDICATION.

WHILE TURNING BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED & FINGER STRUCK CLAMP.

LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING VICTIM ON FOOT.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, VICTIM PINCHED FINGER AGAINST ROOF.

WHILE INSTALLING TRUSS BOLTS, SMALL ROCK FELL ON ARM. R REQUIRING SUTURES 8 TO 10.

WHILE PRESSING DRILL STEEL AGAINST ROOF, A ROCK POPPED FROM ROOF AND STRUCK VICTIM ON UNDERSIDE OF NOSE.

VICTIM WAS CUTTING STEEL BAND THAT WAS HOLDING MINE PROPS. WHEN BAND WAS RELEASED, PROPS ROLLED ONTO FINGERS.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, ROCK FELL ON FINGER.

SUPERVISING THE INSTALLATION OF ROOF BOLTS WAS HELPING TO GUIDE A GOPHER BOLTER ONTO A ROOF BOLT.THE GOPHER BOLTER SLIPPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT, THE SUPERVISOR LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FO RWARD INTO THE ROOF BOLT AND PLAT THAT WAS BEING INSTALLED, CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS RIGHT CHIN AND AN ABRASION TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

VICTIM WAS HOLDING WEDGES WHILE THEY WERE BEING DRIVEN W/HAMMER BY ANOTHER EE, VICTIM WAS STRUCKBY A GLANCING BLOW.

WHILE WALKING VICTIM STEPPED ON DISCARDED CONVEYER BELT ROLLER, BECAME REPORTABLE 5-3-02.

WHILE DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR, OPERATOR RAN OVER ROCK, JARRING HIMSELF & HURTING BACK.

EE HUT BY MUCK BUCKET ON BACK RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD& RIGHT EAR, WHEN 2ND EE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATEDCONTROLS OF 630 MUCKER

A 2"" HOSE WAS CAUGHT UNDER 630 MUCK BUCKET WHICH FORCE BUCKET UP. BUCKET HIT EE ON FOREHEADER.

LIFTING CABLE TO HANG FROM ROOF. BECAME REPORTABLE 4-09-02 (CHIROPRACTOR).

WHILE DRIVING BELT RIVETS, ONE SHATTERED AND STRUCK HIS EYE. E.R AND MEDICATION.

WHILE BENDING OVER, SMALL ROCK FELL ON VICTIM BACK.

SURGERY 11/13/02 FOR CARPAL TUNNEL.