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Abnormal roof conditions

While flipping the belt over on the beltline, slipped on tail roller, fell and landed on thumb.

Bad roof conditions. We had installed several different supplemental supports. The roof fall partially covered the front ATRS of a Fletcher roof bolter.

Mine power had been off for several days due to lightning strike, no fan also. After fan was restored the mine was being firebossed and a roof fall was discovered at 10:05 am in the intersection of #6 entry @ x-cut # 76 on the Main West.

Was shutting the double doors at cross cut 3 on intake and the air blew the doors shut. Injured employee was trying to hold the door shut so it didn't hit another employee in the head.

EE was bolting roof when his starter stick fell out of the hole and landed on his right hand, pinching his hand between the starter stick and pusher, causing a puncture/laceration right hand between thumb and index finger.

While operating the scoop turned body to look behind while backing up, had left hand outside of scoop and backed into a timber which fell and hit hand.

Installing supplemental roof. Entire crew was rolling an I-Beam along the mine floor on the count of three. Beam rolled on top of right foot.

INDIVIDUAL DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL Feb 18, 2015. 6 to 8 men were lifting 8" X 25' I-Beams to support the roof. Individual was located at the end of the beam and while lifting it above their heads he felt something "pop" down low in stomach/groin.

Examiner found the fall in the belt entry (#4)@ # 52 cross cut on the early exam for 3rd shift. Initially the fall was approx. 30' by 30' by 12' high. It appeared that the slickened sided slips along with some verticals lined up in intersection/crosscut.

Fall started with an unbolted face falling in and then propagating into the intersection in the #2 entry @ #52 cross cut of the West Mains. It appears that slickened side slips were present and lined up in the intersection. Fall was approx. 40' long and 30' wide through the intersection and approx. 12' high. No personal injury associated with the fall.

While moving continuous miner to new location, a rock fell from the roof and struck him on the left side of head, and neck.

While bolting the top, was holding pin wrench attached to drill steel, under pressure wrench kicked out and jerked shoulder.

While lifting/hanging miner cable, felt a pull in lower abdomen.

While cutting conveyor belt box knife struck right leg causing a laceration to right thigh

While fixing ventilation curtain underground, pulled on curtain and injured left shoulder.

While driving a 6-wheeled dump truck, loaded with dirt to back fill a low spot in order to create a road, the ground gave way and the truck fell over on drivers side off a 6 foot bank.

While escorting MSHA on E01 Inspection (Operating fan/airlock) opened airlock door, the inside door blew open and caused the first door to slam shut and smash middle finger of left hand causing a laceration.

While changing batteries in Fairchild Scoop, lifted battery lids and latched doors, door got jarred causing lid latch to slip and fall on right hand resulting in a fracture.

Putting a bolt in the roof. When the bolter met the roof it broke loose a rock that fell on the drill pot then bounced off and hit left forearm causing a laceration.

While pulling cable, underground, twisted left knee.

While hooking up a chain to the continuous miner (CM) lost footing and right leg slipped under the bumper as the CM was let down causing the bottom part of right leg to get caught between the bumper and ground. Was transported to the ER, x-rayed and released to duty with bruising injury, was re-examined on 4/14/2014 and his right ankle showed a fracture.

Moving equipment through a curtain, stepped off sled (6" high), to pogo a curtain down and twisted right ankle.

While changing steering jack pin, hammered on pin to remove and piece of metal flew off of punch and punctured left arm