Webster County Coal, LLCMining Incidents in 2004

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON #2 UNIT(2ND SW SUB-MAIN) AT X-CUT #8 BETWEEN #5 AND #6 ENTRIES. THE FALL MEASURED 18' WIDE, 85' LONG AND 6' HIGH.

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 4TH NW SUBPANEL IN #2 ENTRY AT XCUT 4 ON #4 UNITS NEW SEP UP. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION, PERSONEL OR EQUIPMENT. THE FALL MEASURED 85' X 20' X 6'.

ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE 4TH SW SUBPANEL, IN #2 ENTRY IN THE INTAKE AT XCUT 7 ON #2 UNIT. NO PERSONEL, EQUIPMENT OR VENTILATION WAS AFFECTED. THE FALL MEASURED 69' X 19' X 6'.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE SUPPLY ROAD OF THE 9TH NE SUBMAINS (X-CUT 26). THE FALL MEASURED 120'L X 18'W X 6'H.

A roof fall occurred int he 4th s.w. sub panel. the #6 entry on the #2 section, id #027-0. The fall was located 130 feet outby the section tailpiece and measured 100' long, 20' in width and 8' thick.

A roof fall occurred int he 4th n.w. panel. the fall was located at x cut 20. outby spad 48666 and measured 100' long, 20' wide and 6' high.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED IN THE 3RD S.W. SUB-PANEL, #6 ENTRY AT X-CUT 12. THE FALL WAS 50' OUTBY THE TAILPIECE. THE FALL MEASURED 90' LONG X 19' WIDE X 8' HIGH. NO PERSONNEL OR VENTILATION WAS AFFECTED. A SHUTTLE CAR WAS UNDER THE FALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN REMOVED.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 9TH N.E. SUB-MAINS, #3 ENTRY (SUPPLY ROAD) AT X-CUT 55. THE FALL MEASURED 40' X 20' X 10'. NO PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT OR VENTILATION WAS AFFECTED.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 3RD S.E. SUBMAINS BETWEEN X-CUT 5 AND 6 ON THE SUPPLY ROAD OF 36D BELTLINE. THE FALL WAS 40' LONG X 18' WIDE X 6' HIGH. NO PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT OR VENTILATION WAS AFFECTED. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #4 UNIT (ID 029-0), #4 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 18' X 85' X 10'. LAST OPEN X-CUT & OUTBY.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRY, LAST OPEN X-CUT OF THE #2 UNIT (I.D. 027-0).

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE #3 UNIT (ID# 030-0) IN THE #4 ENTRY 3X-CUTS OUTBY THE FACE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY ON #3 UNIT (I.D. 030-0) 4 X-CUTS OUTBY THE FACE.

A fall of the roof occured in the 3rd s.e. subpanel, x-cut 27 in #2 entry on #3 unit the fall was 68ft x 25ft x 12ft. no ventilation, personal or equipment was affected.

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE S.E. MAINS LOM C BELT ENTRY AT X-CUT 172 ON THE 7TH 54 BELTLINE. THE FALL WAS 25' X 18' X 6. THE FALL WAS LOADED OUT AND PINNED. NO VENTILATION OR PERSONELL WERE AFFECTED.

A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURED ON THE #1 UNIT, #6 ENTRY, X-CUT #6 AT THE 3RD NW PANEL. THE FALL MEASURED 85'X 19'X 5'. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS RESTORED AFTER THE FALL. A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WAS BLOCKED BY THE FALL.

A fall of roof occurred in the 6th S.E. panel x-cut 27 #5 unit in #7 entry. The fall measured 46' long by 20' wide by 6' high. No equipment, ventilation, or personnel were affected.

A MINE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE 2ND SE SUBMAINS XCUT #1. A GETMAN TRACTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND STARTED THE MINE FIRE. THE FIRE AREA WAS SEALED OFF FROM THE OTHER PARTS OF THE MINE.

EE WAS TURNING AROUND IN SHUTTLE CAR AND PUT FOOT OUT ON THE MINE FLOOR. WHEN THE MINER OPERATOR RAN INTO THE SHUTTLE CAR, EE FELT A PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. MRI CONDUCTED AT THE END OF THE MONTH SHOWED THE EE NEEDS SURGERY AT A LATER DATE.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL AROLES IN THE SUPPLY ROAD. THE BREECH BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE RIB AND FELL OVER HITTING EE IN THE CHEST. EE RECIEVED SEVERAL BROKEN RIGS. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 12/08/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A LINE CURTAIN IN #4 ENTRY ON #6 UNIT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG. ON 11/08/04 EMPLOYEE HAD A MRI DONE. THE MRI SHOWED THE EMPLOYEE NEEDED SURGERY. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 11/22/04.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT LEG AND ANKLE.

Employee was putting a hitch on a supply trailer and pulled a muscle in his back. His back began hurting later in the month and he went to see a doctor and later he got an MRI.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SOME CABLES WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE AND THEN SIGNIFICANT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE, INCLUDING A LOST-TIME ACCIDENT IN 1999. X-RAYS REVEALED DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE, LUMBAR DISK DISEASE AND CHRONIC CHANGES IN L5-S1. HE STARTED MISSING TIME ON 8/18/04 TO GO FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY. DR.'S NOTES RECEIVED 9/2/04.

EE WAS LOADING AN ELECTRICAL Y-BOX INTO THE BACK OF HIS DIESEL RIDE. WHILE LIFTING THE BOX, HE STRAINED HIS BACK & NECK. HE WENT TO THE DR & XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE CON'T TO HAVE PROBLEMS & THE PAIN GOT WORSE. HE HAD AN MRI THAT SHOWED BULGED DISK & THE DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE OFF WORK ON 9/24/04 AND STAY OFF UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CURTAIN BESIDE THE ROOF BOLTER, AFTER THEY HAD FINISHED PINNING. THE OPERATOR THOUGHT HE WAS CLEAR AND BACKED THE BOLTER UP, RUNNING OVER HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A BRUISE. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE BUT DUE TO SWELLING AND SORENESS OF THE BRUISE HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8-4-04.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ACROSS THE LAST OPEN X-CUT. WHEN HE HUNG THE MINER CABLE TO THE ROOF HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/30/04 BUT XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN AND ON 9/29 HE WENT FOR A MRI. THE RESULTS SHOWED TWO BULGED DISCS AND THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO START MISSING WORK AND SEE A SURGEON. HE STARTED MISSING ON 9/29/04.

Employee was standing beside the pinner. The pinner was backed up to the last open x cut. As the miner cable was pulled, the employee's foot got caught in a loop of miner cable, pulling his right leg under the pinner causing a fracture to a bone in his lower leg. He started missing work on 6-21-04.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. AS HE WAS LOADING HIS PIN TRAYS, HE REACHED FOR A PIN BOARD AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE CONTINUED TO HURT AND ON 8-4-04 HE RECEIVED THE RESULTS OF AN MRI WHICH SHOWED A HERNIATED DISK AT L4 AND 5. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8-4-04 AND IS HAVING BACK SURGERY ON 8-13-04.

EE WAS OUTBY ASSISTING A TRUSS BOLTER BY THREADING TOGETHER 2 SECTIONS OF A BOLT, BY HAND AND HIS KNEE GAVE OUT. HE RESTED A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A 6"" X 6"" TIMBER AND HIS KNEE GAVE OUT AGAIN.

Employee was riding on a diesel mantrip when he hit a hole in the roadway. His back started hurting from the impact. He went to the Dr and x-rays were negative. He went back to the Dr and started therapy on 4-26-04.

Victim grinding conduit coupling in rack to modify conduit, hand grinder kicked out and struck victim on left forearm, causing a laceration, requiring emergency room procedures.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING UP WATER CAR TO WET THE SUPPLY ROADS. AS HE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE WATER CAR HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIN BOARD JAMMING HIS NECK. HIS NECK CONTINUED TO CAUSE HIM PAIN AND ON 2 -25-04 HE WENT FOR CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS.

EE WA INSTALLING BELT AND WATERLINE ON #4 UNIT. AS THE WATER WAS TURNED BACK ON, THE LAST COUPLEOF SECTIONS OF WATERLINE BLEW OFF, STRIKING EE IN THE LEFT ANKLE, X-RAYS SHOWED A FRACTURED BONE AND A CUT AND A CAST WAS PUT ON. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2-2-04.

EE was standing in a high place, an area cut out for an overcast, when a piece of rock fell from between the rib and the first row of bolts. The rock hit him in the back of the head and back causing hairline fracture to two bones in his upper back. EE is currently working restricted duty.

EE WAS CLEANING RETURN ROOMS WITH A SCOOP JEEP WHEN HE RAN OVER A TIMBER. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP IN THE CANOPY AND LAND, HURTING HIS BACK. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/27/04 AND STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE STARTED WORKING RESTRICTED DUTY ON 7/28/04. HE WENT BACK TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 8/16/04.

EE WAS UNLOADING BELT FRAMING FOR A BELT EXTENSION, A PIECE OF THE FRAMING HIT THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A FRACTURE.

Employee was setting bits in miner and a piece of metal stuck in his left thumb.

Employee was walking around the roof bolting machine and struck his face against the ATRS.

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLTS WHEN A ROCK (3"" X 5"") FELL AND STRUCK HER ON THE UPPER LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE FEEDER. AS HE MOVED HIS HAND ACROSS THE FEEDER, HE HIT A BURR IN THE METAL CAUSING A LACERATION RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR 4 SUTURES.

EE WAS GETTING OFF DIESEL PERSONNEL CARRIE WHEN HIS BOOT HUNG IT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE. HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DR. HIS KNEE CON'T TO BOTHER HIM AND ON 4/8/05 HE HAD AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE TO REPAIR A SMALL TEAR IN HIS KNEE

EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO A SHUTTLE CAR. HIS HAND WAS ON THE FENDER OF THE CAR. WHEN HE PULLED HIS HAND BACK HE CUT IT ON A BURR ON THE FENDER. HE RECEIVED 5 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE CABLES UP DURING A BELT AND POWER MOVE, WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT IN A LOOP AND THE CABLE PULLED TIGHT AGAINST HIS FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED ELEVEN STITCHES IN HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. WHEN HE LET THE BOOM DOWN AFTER INSTALLING A BOLT A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BOOM PINS HITTING THE BOOM THEN HITTING HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED SUTURES.

EE WAS PUTTING HIS AUGER IN THE CHUCK WHEN A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HITTING HIS WRIST AND CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.

Ee was operating a roof bolter. He was installing a bolt in #6 entry when a small piece of draw fell out around the hole hitting his right forearm. He received 8 stitches.

Ee was operating a roof bolter. As he started an auger in a high place a rock fell out of the brow cutting his right arm. He received 6 stitches.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS AND HIT THE EDGE OF THE CANOPY AND SLID DOWN, HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT ARM AND CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.

EE WAS INSTALLING A 12' VERTICAL CABLE BOLT. AS HE WAS PUTTING THE PIN IN THE HOLE HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND SCRAPED THE CORNER OF THE PIN PLATE, CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED 7 STITCHES ON HIS FINGER.

Employee was tightening bolts on a motor lead at the 7th 54 belt header, when the ratchet slipped causing him to hit his nose causing a laceration. He received stitches. The mine was idle for vacation from 6-28-04 until 7-12-04.

Ee was loading supplies onto a trussbolter, when he hit his arm against a metal band causing a laceration. He received seven stitches in his left arm.

Employee was taking his augers out of hole that he had just drilled to install a roof bolt, when a piece of draw rock fell hitting his right arm causing a laceration. He received stitches in his right arm.

Employee was removing a piece of rock from on top of the miner cable. as he pulled on the rock his head slipped causing him to at two fingers on the rock. he received stitches on two fingers. he was wearing rubber gloves.

Employee was installing roof bolts in the brow of a high place (overcast). When he let the boom down on his right foot. The steel toe of his boot bent downward fracturing a small bone in his big toe.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING HIS AUGER TO DRILL A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF AND FELL HITTING HIS LEG. HE WENT TO THE DR. & RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING (SPLITTING) FROM 54""DOWN TO 42"". AS HE LIFTED A SECTION OF THE CUT DOWN MACHINE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR AND RECEIVED AN ADJUSTMENT ON 4/29/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BAND ON A PALLET OF PIN BOARDS. WHEN HE CUT THE BAND, IT SPRUNG BACK HITTING HIS LEFT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

Employee was driving a shuttle car on #4 unit when he hit a bump in the roadway causing him to bounce up and jam his neck against the canopy. He went to the Dr and received chiropractic adjustments.

Employee was operating a roofbolter when he let the boom down to put his steel in the chuck. He let the boom down on his left foot causing a hairline fracture to a bone in his big toe.

EE WAS REMOVING PINNER STEEL FROM THE ROOF. THE STEEL WAS BENT, AND WHEN HE LOWERED THE DRILL CHUCK THE STEEL RECOILED HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST. X-RAYS SHOWED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER THAT WAS LAYING IN THE WALKWAY ON THE BELTLINE. AS HE LIFTED THE TIMBER HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HIS BACK CONTINUED TO HURT AND ON 5/3/04 HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR AND RECEIVED AN ADJUSTMENT.

Employee was splicing a water hose. As he pulled the metal band out of the bander his hand slipped and he cut his left hand. He received sutures at the doctor's office.

EE WAS TAKING A TRAILER HITCH OUT OF TRAILER. AS HE LIFTED THE HITCH HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA ON RIGHT SIDE. HE FILLED OUT ACC REPORT BUT DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 8/16/04. 4/29/05 HE HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR A HERNIA. HE RET'D TO WORK 5/2/05 NOT MISSING ANY WORK

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT AN IMPACT ROLLER IN THE TAILPIECE OF THE 3RD 54 BELT LINE. AS THEY WERE TRYING TO FREE UP THE ROLLER STAND, HE CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB. HE RECEIVED SUTURES FROM THE DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A PIN IN THE HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM AROUND THE DRILLED HOLE AND HIT HIS ELBOW. HE WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.

EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW MOTOR ON THE 6TH 54 BELTDRIVE. THE NEW MOTOR WAS SETTING ON THE MOTOR STANDS AS THEY WERE TRYING TO LINE IT UP WHEN THE MOTOR SLIPPED OFF THE STAND MASHING EE'S RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE RECEIVED 20 STITCHESON HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A RAM CAR WHEN HE HIT SOME HOLES IN THE ROADWAY, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE AND HIT THE CANOPY WITH HIS HEAD AND THEN LANDED ON HIS BACK. HIS BACK CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM AND H E HAD AN MRI ON 2/20/04. THE RESULTS WERE POSITIVE FOR FLUID BUILD-UP BETWEEN DISC SPACES. HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING BUT SEES A SURGEON ON 3/17/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS HITTING HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING IMPACT ROLLER ON THE 8TH 54 TAILPIECE. AS HE THREW THE OLD ONE OUT OF THE TAILPIECE, A BURR ON THE ROLLER CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE RECEIVED 6 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING CROSS-OVER PADS ON THE GROUND, SO THE PINNER COULD CROSS-OVER THE MINER CABLE, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS CUTTING HIS RIGHT ARM. HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.

DURING NORMAL WORK ACTIVITIES AS A TIMBERMAN UNDERGROUND, EE IS ON HIS KNEES ALL THE TIME AND DOES A LOT OF TWISTING WHILE ON HIS KNEES. WHILE TIMBERING, EE NOTICED HIS LEFT KNEE SWELLING. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/23/04 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PREPATELLAR BURSITIS WITH KNEE EFFUSION. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 7/26/04. THE DOCTOR'S NOTES WERE RECEIVED ON 8/2/04 (ATTACHED).

EE was operating bolter, putting roof bolt in the hole. He bumped his mouth against the pin board.