White Buck Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2009

Roof fall 30' long 20' wide 7' to 8i high area bolted with 6' torque tension outby station #180 neutral entry

The roof fall occurred at spad #131 return air course the fall was 0' to 8' high 60'long 18'wide

Roff Fall occurred 1 bk outby spad #551, the fall was 0"" to 8' high 30'long 18'wide

Fall in the Rt return airway 1 bk outby spad #557. Fall was 0"" to 8' high 20' wide 32' long. Fall will be cleaned up and rebolted to std.

The fall occured in the #4 belt entry spad #162. Fall was 0"" to 8' high 20' wide 30'long. the fall will be cleaned up and bolted to std.

Unplanned roof fall in the neutral entry. Length-88', width-17', height-6'. Bolted with 4' fully grouted resin bolts. The fall was on old #12 belt inby spad #8237, 7000' from active face.

Unintentional roof fall. Fall was 50' long, 18' wide and 6' high. Type of support: 4' resins bolts. # 2 entry (Neutral Ent) 1 Bk outby Spad # 10644.

An unintentional roof fall occurred on #9 belt #2 Ent (Neutral) inby spad # 10235. Support being used was 4' resin bolt. Approx length 20', width 20' and height 5 1/2' No injuries occurred.

EE stated that he was loading a roll of cable in a mantrip to take underground and mashed his little finger between a roll of cable that was in the mantrip.

EE stated that he was walking from power center to the face area, stepped on the ledge of a hole. His foot slipped in the hole suddenly causing him to jerk around side ways, hurting his back.

EE was moving a cement pallet out of his way when he slipped/tripped over some plastic wrap that was on the mine floor. EE pulled some ligaments in his lower back. He did not go off of work until 10/16/2009.

Injured was walking from the mantrip station to the section and hit his head on the corner of a fly board.

EE had bent over to move a miner cable out of the way and felt a pain in his lower back.

EE was helping the section electrician service the right continuous miner, when a piece of rock fell out between the rib bolt and the inside bolt, striking him on the right side of his head, neck and arm.

EE had stopped to help the motorman move a sc tire that had vibrated off the flatcar and fell onto the track. While moving the tire he slipped and fell and the sc tire fell on his right leg. EE worked from 7/10/09 until 8/19/09 when he had surgery.

Employee stated that a co-worker had picked up a track rail with the forklift andhe rail slipped off the forks and fell on his right foot.

Member was prying up on a shuttle car tire using a slate bar. The slate bar slipped and the shuttle car tire fell on members left leg. Note: EE worked until 5/22/09 and completed his shift.

EE stated that he had climbed onto the miner to hang a reflector, as he was getting off the miner, he felt pain in his lower back. Note: EE stated that the pain started when he went from a standing position to kneeling, to get off miner.

Employee was hanging a chain hoist to hold the belt head roller and stepped off of an 8"" H-beam and twisted his right ankle.

EE stated that the bolter was moving from the face area to load supplies onto the bolter. As the bolter was moving, EE was attempting to move the cable out of the way, when the track mounted bolter pivoted on a rise in the bottom and the deck end of the bolter came down on his R foot.

EE stated that he was tossing a damaged stopping panel into dumpster and cut index finger.

While putting jack walker back in, motor slipped smashing finger. Required 5 stitches.

EE was installing 72"" roof bolt where the mining height was 60"", he had bent the bolt to get it into the drill hole. The bolt head was in the drill pot and when he started up with the bolt it spring out of the drill pot striking EE forearm.

EE was loading bolts on bolter when he went to pull a metal band out from under bolts and it cut his palm.

Employee stated that he was helping another man load metal stopping panels onto trip to take underground. He slid his hand down the panel to turn it and cut his finger through the leather gloves he was wearing.

On 1/7/09 EE was in the process of making a belt splice and while using a knife to cut the corner off the belt, EE cut his little finger on his right hand. first aid was done and EE went for medical treatment after completing his shift.