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An unplanned roof fall was found on 04/11/2011. This fall was found one break inby survey station No. 3361. This fall measured 20' wide x 20' long x 8' high. This fall does not impede travel. This fall has been dangered off.
This fall was found 1 break inby survey station 162. The fall measured 4' thick x 20' wide x 20' long. This fall was found by an EE and was reported by telephone on 04/02/2011. The fall has been cribbed and dangered off. This fall does not impede travel.
A fall was found 1 break inby 6069 in the No.6 entry the fall measured 70' long x 18' wide and was 12" thick. The fall has been dangered off and will not be cleaned up. The fall was found by an EE and was reported by telephone on Sat 03/26/2011. This fall does not impede travel.
The injured employee and another person were removing a guard from the continuous miner. They lost grip of the guard, resulting in the injured employee's hand getting caught between the guard and the mine floor.
Cable was hanging from the top, something caused the cable to come lose. The cable struck the injured employee by hitting him in the chest and putting him on his back.
The injured person was reaching for a crib block. A coworker of the injured person was tossing crib blocks. As the crib blocks where being tossed one of the crib blocks struck the hand of the injured person which has resulted in a laceration requiring stitches.
There has been a fall located 1 break inby survey station No. 776 in the No.4 to No.5 Entry. This fall did not impede travel. The fall has been cleaned up in accordance to the clean up plan.
An unplanned roof fall was found 6 breaks inside the mine @ No.31 survey station in the No. 4 belt entry. The fall was found by Ricky Carter. This fall will be cleaned up and rehabilitated.
The injured was changing bits on miner and hit his thumb resulting in a laceration and a fracture to the left thumb.
A fall has been found inby survey station No. 3391. This fall does not impede travel or affect the course of air flow. All access entries to this fall will be cribbed and dangered off. This fall measured 20' long x 19' wide x 3' high.
A fall has been found 2 breaks inby survey station No. 3387. This fall does not impede travel or affect the course of air flow. All access entries to this fall will be cribbed and dangered off. This fall measured 25' long x 19' wide x 3.5' high.
There has been an unplanned roof fall in the no.2 entry 2 breaks outby spad no. 1303. The fall measured 35' long x 5' high x 19' wide. This fall is located approx 14,000' from the working section. All access entrys to this fall has been timbered and dangered off.
There has been a fall found one break outby spad no. 1304 in the no.1 entry. The fall measured 22'long x 5' high x 20 wide. This fall has been cleaned up and the area rehabilitated.
A roof fall occured 2 breaks inby spad 1360. The fall was aprox. 10 feet high X 20 feet wide and 20 feet long. The fall area has been cribbed and dangered off. The fall does not affect any travelways and airways. Fed. inspector has been to the fall area and inspected the area on 12/15/10.
The belt was in the process of coming to a complete stop, when the injured person reached toward the drive roller pulling him into the moving belt, causing him to strike an I beam and guarding around the belt head.
The injured person was traveling outside on a 3 wheeled personal carrier and hit a sink hole, which resulted in the injured person hitting his head against the mine roof, injuring his neck and back. We were made aware that he was going to see a doctor on 12/02/2010, resulting in this filing date.
A roof fall was found on 11/16/2010. The fall measured 20'x 20'x 3'. The fall was one break inby spad No.3460 No.7 Entry. After finding the roof fall, all accessble areas was timbered off and visible danger signs where posted.
The injured person was hitting miner bit with a hammer to loosen bit up to change bit. A piece of the miner bit broke off hitting his left index finger.
A roof fall has occurred in the No 5 entry, just inby survey station spad No 3185 of the No 2 section area of the mine, in the right return, the area measured approximately 25 feet long,19 feet wide and 5 foot high. The fall did not entrap men or impede travel. The area will be cribbed and dangered off and shown on the mine map.
Riding mac-8 inside, he was sitting on knees with back toward the top when a roof bolt hooked his bibs pulling him off the mac-8.
An unplanned roof fall has occurred in the No. 3 netural entry two crosscuts inby survey spad No. 3127, the fall measures 20 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 5 feet thick. The fall was above installed roof bolts. The fall does not impede travel or affect ventilation. All areas of the fall will be timbered off and danger signs posted. The fall was reported to MSHA.
Injured man broke cut off valve for deluge fire spray. He turned the water off on the 6 inch line, when he bled the pressure off the line, it blew his hand into a pizza pan which was part of the bearing surface for roof support and recieved a cut to his finger.
PUTTTING LIDS ON SCOOP BATTERIES, DROPPED LID AND MASHED LITTLE FINGER
a roof fall occurred above the anchorage,outby the No 2 section, in the No 6 entry just inby survey spad 3223, just outby survey spad 3215. the fall measured 20 ft wide and 60 ft long and 5 to 6 ft high. There was no ventilation interruption nor did this fall affect the passage of men. The area will be cribbed and dangered off.
Miner was working on section power center raised up hooking ear lobe on a rope cable hanger tearing ear lobe.
Occupational Pneumoconiosis
Riding 3 wheeler vehicle through a check curtain and got left ear ring caught in the curtain and cut ear.
employee was changing the coupling on the fresh water supply line, when the pump was started, the line broke, hitting him in the face.
mashed finger between cable and scoop bucket
An unplanned roof fall has occurred alone the No.2 conveyor belt entry at break No. 56, survey spad No. 504 the fall measures 20' in lenght, 20' wide and 6' high, the fall does not impede travel or ventilation in this area. The fall will be cleaned up and resupported.
Employee was riding three wheeler, struck head against low place in mine roof, causing injury.
Employee was checking centerline for continuous miner when struck by mobile equipment.
Employee was working on conveyor beltline using a lifting jack, jack slipped, catching right thumb between belt structure and jack.
An unplanned roof fall has occurred in the 3rd right sub-mains 1 crosscut inby survey spad 389, the fall does not impede travel or affect ventilation in this area. The fall measures 20 ft in length, 20 ft wide and 3/6 ft thick, the fall will not be cleaned up, all areas into the fall will be supported.
Employee had finished installing roof bolts and was lowering ATRS to advance bolter, when a piece of draw rock fell out between coal rib and first installed roof bolt striking employee on the right side of his body causing injury.
The employee was building cribs to set feeder & smashed right ring finger between crib block and feeder frame.
An unplanned roof fall has occured in the Main No. 3 entry at crosscut No. 94 survey spad No. 1293 the fall does not impede travel or ventilation in the area. the fall was above the anchorage zone of installed roof bolts.
Occupational hearing loss.
An unplanned roof fall has occured in the No.5 intake entry at crosscut No. 37 which is 3 crosscuts outby survey spad No.185, the fall does not impede travel or affect ventilation in this area. The fall was above the anchorage zone of installed roof bolts.
Employee was cleaning track entry, complained of material in eyes.
Employee was operating a Fairchild 35c scoop, ran over roof bolts lying on mine floor, causing roof bolt to fly up striking employee in left eye.
An unplanned roof fall has occurred in the No 3 Entry at survey spad #142, the fall measures 20' in length, 20' wide, and 6' thick the fall does not affect travel or airways in this area.
Employee was walking to face, struck roof bolt plate hanging down from mine roof, lacerating right shoulder.
Injured employee was pulling the 6" water line together with a chain rachet. The chain rachet slipped and hit the employee over the right eye.
Injured employee stated that he had been pulling the miner cable and upon arriving at home, he experienced back pain.
Employee was riding man trip underground, raised up, striking portal canopy.
Employee was pinned against coal rib by shuttle car.
Employee was shoveling tailpiece, tripped over 2" waterline, falling and injuring back.
Employee was replacing the conveyor motor guard, when the guard fell catching his right hand between the guard and rub rail on the contiuous miner, resulting in a fracture to his right ring finger.
Cutting metal with torches and slag metal fell inside his boot and burnt his toe on his left foot