White Buck Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2004

An uniteninal roof fall was discovered 5 breaks inby no. 15 belt head near spad no. 5375 fall measured 20' in length x 20' in width x 5' to 6' in height this area was bolted with 4' and 6' fully grouted roof bolts.

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN NO. 1 MINE. THE FALL OCCURRED IN #11 BELT, #6 ENTRY (INTAKE) AND 5 BREAKS OUTBY #12 HEAD. THE SIZE OF THE FALL MEASURED 20' LONG, 20' WIDE, 5' HIGH. THE SUPPORT BEING USED WAS 5' B BOLTS. SPAD 3752.

ON JULY 14, 2004 AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN GRASSY CREEK NO. 1 MINE. THE FALL OCCURED IN #15 BELT AND SPAD NO. 5379, 1 BREAK INBY. THE SIZE OF THE FALL MEASURED 45 LENGTH 20 WIDTH 5 FT. IN HEIGHT. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS.

ON JULY 16, 2004 AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN GRASSY CREEK NO. 1 MINE. THE FALL OCCURED #17 BELT, SPAD NO. 6017, 1 BREAK OUTBY. THE SIZE OF THE FALL MEASURED 20 X20 LENGTH, 20 FT WIDTH AND 84"" HEIGHT. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS.

ON JULY 14, 2004 AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN GRASSY CREEK NO. 1 MINE. THE FALL OCCURED IN #5 BELT SPAD NO. 5426 AND #2 ENTRY. APPROX 50 TO 70 FEET OUTBY. THE SIZE OF THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 50' LENGTH 20' WIDTH AND 66"" HEIGHT. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS.

An unintentional roof fall was discovered on 7-12-04 in the no.3 belt at spad no. 8495. The fall measured 30' in length 20' in width and 0-8' in height. The area had been bolted with 4' resin bolts.

On the morning of 3/13/04 an unplanned roof fall was discovered in grassy creek #1 mine. The fall occured in #8 & #9 entries spad #'s 5653 & 5669. The size of the fall measured 70'long, 20'wide & approx. 8-9'high. There were no injuries. All approaches to the fall have been supported.

ROOF FALL; LENGTH 50', WIDTH 18' TO 20', HEIGHT 5' TO 6'. PASSAGE OF MEN EFFECTED. NO ROOF BOLTS USED: 4' RESIN. NO INJURIES.

CREW WAS TAKING FLAT CAR TO THE END OF TRACK TO TIE IT OFF AND UNHOOK FROM THE MANTRIP. THE HIGHLINE SLED WAS LOADED ON THE FLAT CAR, AS THE FLAT CAR WAS MOVING, THE HIGHLINE SLED HIT A RIB BOARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENTRY. THE SLED SLID SIDEWAYS AND PINNED EMPLOYEE BETWEEN BELTLINE AND SLED.

Employee was bolting on the off side of the bolter putting up a cable bolt. It stuck going in the hole and came out of the head on the bolter, striking him on the right arm and shoulder.

EE was pulling slack out of #18 belt so they could pull pin out of splice. He was hooking chain to belt clamp to pull belt with scoop. Operator thought chain was hooked and starting pulling causing chain to smash his finger.

Ee was helping lay track and he was placing a tie under the rail when it slipped off the end of the forklift smashing his finger(s) between the tie and bottom of mine floor.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE ROOF FELL CUTTING HIS WRIST.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE ROOF BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE, CUTTING HIM. REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 4"" WATERLINE TOGETHER USING A CRIB BLOCK. WHEN HE PULLED BACK A CRIB BLOCK TO BUMP THE WATERLINE TOGETHER IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND & THE CORNER OF THE CRIB LANDED ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT AT THE EDGE OF HIS METATARSAL BOOT. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT THEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

EE WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN BELT TO PUT ON BELT ROLLER WHEN THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH BELT IT WENT INTO HIS LEG. HE HAD 5 STITCHES PUT IN TOP OF RIGHT THIGH.

EE WAS SAWING AND SETTING TIMBERS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HAD A BURNING SENSATION WHEN HE BENT OVER. THE EE STATED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON 2-4-04 AT 4:45 PM.