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Tech walked into sample building to remove bag and stepped on loose floor grating and fell through with left leg up to shin below knee. The grating returned to position trapping leg. No skin damage; ankle sprain resulted. Grating may have been loosed due to vibration from sampling system or not replaced during recent construction. Grating in walkway path.

The fall was discovered at 11:20 am on 3/3/08. It measured 5' high x 20' long and 18' wide. It was timbered off. The fall did not interupt ventilation. It was called in to both Federal and State officed at 1:00 pm. It is located at spad 1801 on the old 004 section.

A 988 loader was backing off of a feeder ramp when it struck another 988 loader which was waiting for other mobile equipment in the area to clear. The impact caused the operator of the stationary loader to strike his forehead on part of the rollover protection which in turn resulted in a laceration requiring stitches.

While walking to the Briquetter Building, employee stepped off of the pugmill concrete pad, which is approximately 6-8 inches above ground level and rolled his right ankle. This resulted in a sprained ankle and time off work.

Employee was securing barge with tugger wire to timberhead and during this process accidentally hit the remote tugger winch on/off switch with his knee. As a result, the employee pinched his left hand fifth digit finger between the wire and timberhead. Employee fractured the tip of left hand fifth digit finger as well as received 3 stitches.

While servicing feeder (greasing), right knee popped and started swelling. He went to emergency room on 11/30/07 - first visit.

Replacing cover on Joy miner. Ratchet slipped off of bolt being tightened and EE's elbow (left) hit the rub rail. Elbow struck rub rail located behind EE.

On 8-20-07 Employee Reported to mine supervisor, that on 8-8-07, he was stretching to pick-up a 4x6x1/2 sheet of plate steel with a co-worker, in doing so, he strained his back. on 8-20-07 employee was seen by DR. at the Louisa Medical Clinic, in Louisa Kentucky,and was givin a prescription for pain. Employee did not fail to report to work.

The employee finished his shift (owl) and was on the haul road going home. The coal trucks were on the same road going to the mines. The two vehicles collided and mine employee's car was hit on the driver's side by the bumper of the coal truck.

The employee was cutting a piece of metal with a torch at the raw coal feeder, when a small fragment of metal flew under his safety glasses, striking the left eye.

Employee was attempting to remove a large lump of coal from the raw coal feeder with a jack hammer. The employee stepped on the handrail resulting in him falling onto the jack hammer.

Employee was performing maintenance on the A side briquetter unit and while performing this task tripped over a crib block. As a result, the employee fell into the belt structure and fractured his right arm (humerus).

Employee was moving miner cable out of roadway and stepped into a hole and felt pain in back and hip.

Employee opened inspection door on mixer unit to examine a plugged condition. The inspection door was not secured in place and fell, striking the employee's right hand, causing swelling and pain. Employee was taken for X-rays, no fractures were identified, however; the employee was ordered off work for his next shift and given a Prescription for pain.

EE was cutting bushing for pin on backhoe, when the grinder hung up and kicked back, striking EE below right elbow. Required 2 stitches just below right elbow.

Employee had just finished greasing the loader he was operating. While walking to the shower house to wash his hands, the employee stepped on a lump of coal and twisted his right ankle, resulting in a fracture.

Employee was walking across the storage yard and twisted his right ankle, which caused a sprain. Employee's doctor put him off for 3 days, therefore resulting in a lost time accident.

While mounting a railcar, employee felt a pop in his left shoulder. Employee was given full duty release from local doctor on 5/14, but went back to the doctor on 5/17. The doctor on 5/17 put the employee off work, for further treatment, until June.

Employee was shoveling belt and bent over to pick up a rock and felt a pain in his abdomen area.

Occupational illness - Pneumoconiosis.

Employee was in scoop bucket getting ready to ride to face area. He had hand on top of ram scoop. Operator got in scoop and activated ram lever not knowing injured had hand in pinch point location.

Crew were taking a belt drive apart. The boom was being held up with come-along while pins were removed. Chain broke letting boom fall down against drive frame catching employee's hand.

Employee was attempting to adjust spotlight on off-loader barge by tossing a rope around the light bracket. During the tossing motion, employee pulled muscles in his back. Employee didn't inform mgmt. that he missed work on 6/25, due to this incident, until 7/3/07.

Tightening wheel on truck with lug wrench, strained abdominal muscle.

Employee was dismounting D9 dozer when his hand slipped off the handrail causing him to fall off the dozer cab access platform,employee landed upright on to the ground below and fractured his right ankle.

The employee was lifting a CLA for a joy miner, with the help of another employee when he felt a sharp pain in lower back.

Employee was taking air reading on top overcast. Coming down steps on overcast he midjudged last step causing him to fall backward hitting on his lower back and tailbone.

EE was loading miner bits on flat car to take into the mine. He twisted around and felt pain in right arm, shoulder & neck.

Was lifting a rub-rail on a joy miner, felt pain in lower back.

Employee walked between line to hang halo spray bar. He started to rehang halo spray. When entering spot to reach chain, caught right boot toe on toe plate. Felt some knee pain but no medical attention needed at that time.

Employee was helping change batteries on scoop. He reached around back of battery to release chain that holds the battery to the stand. His left shoulder hit left rib, causing coal and rock to roll from rib, striking left side of his body, leg, ribs and shoulder.

The employee was positioned at the rear of the section feeder observing a stalled feeder chain. A parked coal hauler rolled down a grade, catching the EE between feeder & hauler resulting in injuries requiring amputation of right foot & ankle & fracturing the left leg. The accident is still under investigation.

Operator was spot bolting roof bolts, installed bolt while waiting on other drill man. He reached to get an 8 oz of drinking water. Pulled his glove off to pull tab, small pieces rock fell, striking the top of his right hand. Laceration causing cut (8 stitches in top hand).

Fall of roof at spad# 1028, extending 50'outby. The fall was 50'long, 18'wide & 6'high (horse-back). The fall did not interfear with ventilation. The area will be timbered & cribbed off.

Employee was supervising removal of slide plate. Was attempting to hook 2nd come-a-long to "I" Beam when hooked come-a-long slid from "I" Beam falling approx. 4' hitting employee on right hand pointer finger causing possible fracture of finger.

Driver was instructed what stockpile to dump was in. When driver backed into position to dump. He informed loader op. He was not level enough to dump. Driver pulled forward a few feet and loader op. told him to stop there and dump and the loader op. would spot him (put bucket beside trailer) loader op. alledgedly failed to spot truck and it overturned.

Roof fall existing in old 1st left panel of northwest mains SS #347. Fell additional 30' past SS #847 thru intersection. This is a gob area with no personnel required to walk thru.

Was installing roof bolts when roof fractured thin scale of draw rock causing to break free, hit employee's left hand and cutting left ring finger causing to have 2 stitches in finger.

Slipping on uneven surface caused employee to twist and sprain left ankle.

Roof fall on 1st left off NW mains. 2 breaks inby SS 844. Length-120 X 20 wide- 10' to 8' high. This is a gob area, no main airways were affected.

Was pulling miner cable out of roadway strain lower back.

Was riding rail runner to section. Got cramp in leg. Raised up, too high. Hit mine roof. Knocked him back down in rail runner, he hit frame of rail runner with left hip.

Was lifting car tounge up to move into position to couple up. Pain middle back.

Was moving a section of track 30' long when moved it slipped rail fell back striking employee on top of right foot.

PRB Stockpile on upriver # 4 feeder area experienced a fire. The stockpile fire was close enough to the draw off tunnel feeder belt to ignite the belt. The coal pile fire, along with the feeder belt, were extinguished at approximately 10:10 PM on 8/13/06 by local fire department. There were no injuries as a result of this incident.

The rock fall was found by forman at 2:15 am. Fall is in an entry to the right of no. 2 belt on the main line. The fall is 20' long, 20' wide & 6' high. Does not block any airways or escapeways. Fall was timbered off.

Employee was unloading metal roof support jacks from roof drill when jack pinched finger cutting top of finger at second joint.

Employee was starting to drill hole to install roof bolt when stab jack pin broke, letting canopy down and hit employee in head. (top)

Employee was going to set additional supports at ad fall that had occurred an 7-11-06 when he found this fall. the fall is 20' wide, 50' long. area was belt with 4' resin bolts.

Discovered roof fall outby bep #2 around 1:40 am. Fall was 1 break inby spad no. 887. Fall has been timbered and dangered off. Fall was approx. 20' wide , 50' long and 8' high.