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EE WHILE HELPING THE BOLTER ON THE HAULAGE TO RIB BOLT WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF COAL/SLATE FROM THE RIB. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS FROM NOT SCALING UNSAFE RIBS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR.

EE WAS STANDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION LOOKING AT VENTILATION TUBING THE ROOF BOLTER RUNED ON THE MACHINE AND THE TRAILING CABLE STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE KNEE KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE CHAIN ON THE MAGNATITIE SEPARATOR. AS HE WAS PULLING UP THE SLACK HE GOTHIS FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SPROCKET AND THE CHAIN LINKS. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWAREMENSS AND DRUM ROLLING. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WASNOT A FACTOR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK MINER PROFIECIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS EE WAS STRETCHING TO INSTALL BOLTS DURING THE SHIFT. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY, IT HAPPENED, WAS MINING HEIGHTS, WRONG DESIGNED EQUIPMENT, AND AWARENESS. CO MPLIANCE WITH RULES & REGS NOT A FACTOR. MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS A FACTOR.

EE WAS CENTER BOLTING AND WHILE HE BENT OVER TO PUT WRENCH IN CHUCK HEAD, A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS AWARENESS AND NOT SCALING DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL. PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS OK.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS EE WAS REINFORCING AND WELDING LEFT SPRING ON THE REFUSE TRUCK. A PIECE OF DIRT OR STEEL WENT INTO EE S EYE.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS EE WAS RIDING IN THE DOZER TRAINING ANOTHER EE. THE OPERATOR MIS JUDGED THE BLADE AND THE DOZER JERKED. THE VICTIM STRUCK AN ANGLE BRACE IN DOZER. CAUS E OF THIS INJURY WAS RIDING IN DOZER WITHOUT SEAT BELTS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A TACTOR. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INADEQUATE, SYSTEMS A FACTOR, MINE PROFIC.

EE WHILE DRILLING BROKE OFF A DRILL STEEL IN THE DRILL CHUCK. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE PIECE BROKE OFF IN THE DRILL HEAD WHEN THE DRILL IN THE ROOF FELL STRIKING HIS HAND. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND NOT MOVING DRILL HEAD FROM UNDER HOLE. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS OK, MINER PROFICIENCY, PROTECTIVE EQUIP.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE ROOF. HE THOUGHT THE COPHER DRILL WAS DRILLING OVER AND HE REACHED FOR IT. THE DRILL STEEL CAME OUT OF THE COAL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FLUNGUT CA USE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS. COMPLAINING WITH RULES/REG NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIP WAS WORN, MINER PROFININCY A FACTOR MINING EQUIP/SYSTEM OK.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OFF THE SHIELD 86 IN 3 NORTH. HE LOWERED THE TIP OF THE SHIELD DOWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED A PIECE OF ROCK SLIDE OFF THE TOP OF THE SHIELD.

ALLEGED ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHEN THIS EE CLAIMS TO HAVE GOT A PIECE OF WIRE INTO HIS BOTTOM OFHIS FOOT. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY IS NOT WEARING AN APRON. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A F ACOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT WORN (LEG BANDS) MINER PORFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENTSYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR

EE SLIPPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER AND THE BOTTOM PART OF THE BOLT IN WHICH HE WAS INSTALLING STRUCK HIM ON HIS LITTLE TOE. CAUSED THIS INJURY WAS AWARENES AND EXCESSIVE HEIGHTS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS WORN. MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WHILE ROOF BOLTING WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL FROM THE ROOF. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS NOT PULLING DOWN OR SUPPORTING LOOSE TOP.

EE WHILE BOLTING PUSHED A SECOND DRILL STEEL INTO ROOF. HE FELT A PIN IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS A PHYSICAL WEAKNESS OF THE UMBLICAL ABDOMINAL AREA RESULTING IN AN UMBILICAL RUPTURE.

SUPERVISOR WAS OBSERVING THE PULLING OF A SHIELD WITH A SLING AND CHAIN. THE CHAIN BROKE WHICH LEFT THE SLING FLY. HE WAS STRUCK IN BOTH LOWER PART OF HIS LEGS WITH THE SLING. CAUSE OF THIS IN JURY WAS NOT BEING FAR ENOUGH AWAY.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT THRU A DOUBLED T-5CHANNELS AND THE COUPLER OF THE BOLT CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE CHANNEL BREAKING WHICH ALLOWED THE PALTE TO FALL. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS POOR ROOF CONDITIONS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REG WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPEMENT OK, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMSOK

EMP WAS LOOKING UP AT ROOF WHILE DRILLING AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LIP. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND NO CANOPIES. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT FACTOR, PRO TECTIVE EQPT WAS INADEQUATE, MINER PROFICIENCY AFACTOR, MINING EQPT/SYS IS A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 12' BOLT INTO THE ROOF WITH THE BOLTER AND THE BOLT BENT. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BOLT AND TRIED OT STRAIGHTEN IT OUT WHILE OPERATING THE ROTATION. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS PLACING HAND ON BOLT AND ROTATING HEAD. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OK, MINE RPROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEM.

SUPERVISOR ALONG WITH TWO OTHER COWORKERS WERE TROUBLE SHOOTING TRAM PROBLEMS ON A JOY MINER. SUPERVISOR AND ONE COWORKER WENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MACHINE TO LOOK AT THE DIAGNOSTICS. THE C OWORKER HAD THE REMOTE CONTROLS AND MINER MOVED TO THE LEFT AND PINNED THEM BOTH. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS UNAWARE OF PINCH POINT AREA. COMPLIANCE WAS A FACTOR.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO PUT TOGETHER A DISCHARGE LINE, INSTEAD HE TOOK APART A AIR PRESSURE LINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE ROOF WHENA PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING CHANNEL ON THE MACHINE AND AT THE SAME TIME THROWING CHANNEL AT TEMPLOYEE AS HE WAS TRYING TO GET AWAY. CAU SSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND DRIVING OFF SIGHTS. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, PERSONNEL EQUIP. OK. MINER KNOWLEDGE COULD BE A FACTOR.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE FACE OF 3 ENTRY IN 3 NORTH WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL DOWN ON THE VENTILATION TUBING. THE ROCK THEN CAME OFF THE TUBING AND STRUCK VICTIM. CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS BEING STRUCK BY ROCK COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK, MINER KNOWLEDGE COULD BE A FACTOR, MINING SYSTEMS IS A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE AND HE PEEKED BEYOND THE CANOPY TO LOOK AT THE ROOF AND A PIECE OF SLICKENSIDE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE INTO THE ROOF ON THE SATELLITE MINER. WHILE ENGAGING THE SECOND STEEL TOGETHER HE PUSHED THE UP THRUST LEVER AND ACCIDENTLY PUSHED IT TOO HARD THUS MAKING THE STEE LS BEND. THIS ACTION CAUSED HIS FINGER TO GET PINCHED BETWEEN THE STEELS AND THE DRILL ASSEMBLY.

EE WAS PUSHING AN 8' BOLT INTO A DRILLED HOLE & THE COUPLER CAUGHT THE T-5 CHANNEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE BOLT BENT & THE WRENCH FLEW & STRUCK HIM ON THE FACE. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS KNOWLO EGE. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTORPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK, MINER KNOWLEGE COULD BE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS WAS NOT A FACTOR.

EE WAS WALKING IN #2 ENTRY & STEPPED IN A HOLE, FELT A PINCH IN HIS BACK. LATER ON SHIFT, A DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK IN ROOF AND HE JUMPED OUT OF WAY WHEN IT BECAME FREE AND FELT BACK PAIN. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS STANDING ON HEAD OF BOLTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING AND A PICE OF ROCK/DIRT WENT INTO HSI EAR. CAUSE OF THIS INJURYW AS FAILURE TO WEAR HEARING PROTECTION. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES REG WERE BROKEN, PRTECTIVE EQUIPMETN WAS NO T WORN, MINER INCENTIVE COULD BE A FACTOR, MINING EUIPMENT/ SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EMP WAS CENTERBOLTING IN X CUT 1 TO 2. STARTED TO DRILL HOLE AND WHEN THE DRILL STEEL TOUCHED THE ROOF A PIECE OF SOAPSTONE FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE. AREA HAD ADVERSE CO NDITIONS. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS LACK OF SCALING ROOF. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQ OK, MINER INCENTIVE, EQ/SYSTEMS OK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND A PIECE OF SLATE FELL OUT OF THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE HIS EYE. CAUSE OF THE INJURY WAS NOT SCALING ROOF. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS COULD BE A FACTOR, MINE R ATTITUDE COULD BE A FACTOR, PROTECTIVEE EQUIPMENT OK, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS COULD BE A FACTOR.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE #6 ENTRY IN A LOW AREA (5-1/2") AND WAS HAVING TROUBLE SEEING AROUND CANOPY AND WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TORQUE THE BOLT HER CAUGHT HIS TIP OF HIS FINGER BETWEEN A STATIONARY OBJECT AND A MOVING OBJECT. CVAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN/AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OK, MINER PROFICIENCY

EMP WAS ROOF BOLTING AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ALONG THE LEFT RIB AND HIT THE VENTILATION TUBING,THE TUBING STRUCK THE EMP. CAUSE OF ACC WAS NOT SCALING ROOF AND RIBS. COMPLIANCE WITH SCARING R OOF OR RIBS WAS FACTOR, MINER INCENTIVE MAY BE FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIP WAS OK, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS WRIST. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT SCALING THE ROOF AND AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES/REGS NOT A FACTO R, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK, MINER ATTITUDE MAY BE FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING UP AT ROOF TO START TO DRILLHOLE AND A CRIB BLOCK WHICH HE PLACED ON THE ATRS SO THAT THE BAR WOULD REACH THE ROOF, PUSHED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE EYELID. CAUSE OF TH IS ACCIDENT WAS POOR ROOF CONDITIONS AND NOT SECURING MATERIAL FROM FALLING. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES, REGS NOT A FACTOR. MINER KNOWLEDGE COULD BE A FACTOR. PERSONNEL EQUIP OK.

EE WAS TIGHTENING UP LAST BOLT IN A HIGH AREA & A PIECE OF COAL FEEL OUT & STRUCK EE. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS NOT SCALING LOOSE MATAERIAL DOWN. COMPLAINCE WITH SCALING LOOSE MATERIAL WAS VIOLATE D, MINER ATTITUDE MAYBE A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIP WAS OK, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EE WAS CENTER BOLTING BETWEEN #2 TO 1 ENTRY. ROOF WAS BAD & HE DRILLED A CROOKED HOLE, UPON TRYING TO GET THE DRILL STEELS OUT OF THE ROOF, THE BOTTOM STEEL STUCK IN THE DRILL CHUCK OF THE MAC HINE & CAME APART IN THE MIDDLE & STRUCK HIS HAND. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS NOT REMOVING BOLTER HEAD TO STRAIGHTEN UP HOLE. COMPLIANCE RULES/REGS. OK.

WHILE PLACING A CHANNEL ON THE CHANNEL JACK, THE RIGHT SIAD WAS PUT IN PLACE AND THE LEFT SIDE OPERATOR RAISE THE JACK TO PLAC A 6' STEEL, THE INSIDE CORNER OF THE RIGHT SIDE SATELLITE HUD. HO SE GUARD HAD THE CHANNEL WEDGE AND SUDDENLY IT RELEASED, CAUSING THE CHANNEL TO SPRING UPWARD AND HIT EE ON TOP OF LEFT HAD. CAUSE COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RERAIL A TRACK BOLTER AND UPON USING THE MACHINE HEAD TO LIFT THE BOLTER AND CRIBS AND SLEW THE MACHINE THE HEAD CAME OFF THE CRIBS AND EE'S LEG CAME OUT OF THE OPERATORS' COMPARTMENT AND THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER STRUCK HIS LEG. CAUSE WAS BEING STRUCK BY HEAD. NO RULES OR REGS BROKEN, PERSONNEL EQUIP. O.K., MINER SKILLS FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS BURNIGN HOLES IN BELT DRIVE AND WAS USING A AIR ARC INSTEAD OF A REGULAR TORCH, SLAG BLE WBACK AND A PIECE WENT INTO HIS EAR. CAUSE OF HTE ACCIDENT WAS NOT USING PROPER EQUIPMENT . USIN GPROPER EUQIPMENT RULE WAS BROKEN, NO REGULATIONS WERE BROKEN, NO MINNG EQUIP, INVOLVED HEARING MUFFS COULD HAVE BEEN WORN, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED PUTTING IN A BOLT ANDA PIECE OF SLICKENSIDE ROOF FELL OUT AND STRUCK TOP OF CANOPY OF MACHINE AND THEN CAME OFF.CANOPY AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG. CAUSE OF ACCI DENT WAS NOT SEEING THE SLICKENSIDE ROOF AND SPOT BOLTING. NO RULES OR REGULATIONS WERE BROKE MINER PROFICIENCY MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. PERSONNEL EQUIP WORN.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET A BENT BOLT OUT OF THE ROOF & WHEN HE DID HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER ON THE ROOF BOLTER & THE BOLT CAME AROUND & HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS DRILL ING THE HOLE TO SHORT. NO RULES OR REGULATIONS WERE BROKEN. FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER WAS INVOLVED, MINER PROFICIENCY MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR, PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT WORN.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING MESH TO THE RIB AND ONE OF HTE DRILL STEELS FELL OUT OF THE HOLE AN DSTRUCK HIM ABOVE HE EYE. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTON TO HIS DUTIES AND NOT EXPECTING DR ILL STEEL TO COME OUT OF HOLE. NO RULES OR REGS WERE BROKEN, NO EQUIMENT INVOLVED, PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT WAS BEING WORN, MINE RPROFICIENCY MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

EE WAS STANDING NEAR THE ATRS AFTER FINISHING HIS BOLT THE OPERATOR LOWERED THE ATRS TO MOVE INTO POSITION FOR NEXT ROW AND A PIECE OF BINDER FELL AND STRUCK EE ON HIS FOOT. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS NOT STANDING BACK AWAY FROM THE ATRS WHEN LOWERING. NO RULES OR REGULATIONS WERE BROKEN. PERSONNEL EQUIP. WAS WORN, AND MINER PROFICIENCY COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

EE WAS STANDING IN A UPRIGHT POSITION WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ONTHE UTILITY TRAY OF THE FLETCHER DRILL WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF COAL ROCK 18" WIDE BY 11' LONG FROM 1/4" TO 4" THICK FELL OUT FROM BETWE EN THE 2ND ROW OF BOLTER FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK MAN ON TOP OF HIS HAND. EE SHOULD TEST THE ROOF MAY HAVE INVOVLED JOB SKILLS PROTECTIVE ITEMS WERE WORN.

EE WAS PUSHING RAW COAL PILE INTO THE FEEDERS ON #1 RECLAIM PILE. EECOMPLAINED ABOUT DUST AROUND 12 PM AND SAID HE COULD NOT WEAR A RESPIRATOR. AT 2 PM EE COMPLAINED OF BURNING IN HIS CHEST AN D WAS SHAKING. NO RULES OR REGS. BEING BROKEN. JOB SKILLS MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE DEVICES WERE PROVIDED, BUT NOT WORN. AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORK.

EE WAS USING A CHOP SAW TO CUT SHEETING METAL WENT IN EYES. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTETNION 4-26-94 THE DR WASHED OUT HIS EYES AND HE RETURNED TO WORK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A MINER FORWARD WHEN THE MINER WENT OVER THE HILL AND HTE BACKEND OF THE MIENR RAISED UP AND THE EMPLOYEE TURNED HIS HEAD TO ONE SIDE FAST AND FELT A PAIN IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RE-POSITION THE DRILL HEAD TO ALIGN THE DRILL STEEL WITH THE HOLE AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS HAND ON THE STEEL BETWEEN THE JAWS. HE MOVED THE DRILL HEAD IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE JAWS.

DRILLING WATER RING WITH JACK LEG. JACK LEG KICKED OUT AND HIT LEFT LEG AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

DRILLING WATER ALONG WITH JACKLEG EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF JACK LEG & IT HIT HIM IN CHEST

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTERS. THEY WERE BOLTING IN A HIGH PLACE AND HE WAS STANDING ON THE DRILL HEAD TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE TOLD THE OPERATOR TO RAISE THE DRILL HEAD UP TO ENGAGE THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLT WITH THE BOLT WRENCH TIGHTENER. HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE DRILL HEAD CARRIAGE.