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Was moving miner cable out of #6 roadway and pulled right side mid-back

Slipped on belt while exiting H-Ride on the south section.

EE was operating a shuttle car and hit a hole in the roadway #2 entry.

While shoveling on belt, employee possibly pulled a muscle in back.

EE WAS STANDING ON BOLTER BOOM IN DOWN POSITION, INSERTING A TUBE OF GLUE INTO A DRILLED HOLE. EE SLIPPED OFF BOLTER BOOM STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BOLTER.

EE was getting onto the mantrip to travel into the mine when he slipped and hit his left foot on the Rib.

WHILE LIFTING WELDER OFF OF 488 SCOOP THE WELDER DROPPED & IT PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER WHILE DRAGGING UP THE ENTRY.

WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON ST. RT. 119, TURNED HIS TURN SIGNAL ON TO TURN TO HOBERT ENTRANCE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. INJURED EE HAD PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK & WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A POWER MOVE ON WEST SECTION AND WAS PULLING SLACK FROM THE FEEDER CABLE. HE ENCOUNTERED A LITTLE PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP.

WHILE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE HE WAS IN A BENT POSITION AND STRAINED LOWER BACK PUTTING STRUCTURE IN SCOOP

BAD TOP WITH WET WEAK THIN LAYED LAMINATED TOP. THIS AREA WAS HEAVILY CRIBBED. HEIZMANNS JACKS AND JACKS WITH BEAMS. WE USED LONGER BOLTS WHEN DEVELOPED. WE USED 4 AND 6 FOOT BOLTS STAGGERED PATTERN. SOME 8' BOLTS ALL RESIN FULLY GROUTED. THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED IN JAN. OF 2004 AND WAS 55 FT LONG, 20 FT WIDE, 6 FT HIGH. 9000 FEET FROM WORKING FACE.

He was on west mains putting belt structure in scoop for a belt move, While loading structured He aledgly had hurt his back but didn't say anything til about the accident til he come out of end of shift 9-2-05. He then said he had hurt a disc in his back his kidney and right testcial.

ROOF FALL 9000' OUTBY SOUTH MAIN SECTION WITH 300 FT OF COVER OR LESS IN THIS AREA. LAYERED SHALE TOP WITH SOME SLICK SIDED ROOF. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' FULL GROUT RESIN RODS. NO CRIBS OR TIMBERS AT FALL AREA. FALL DIMENSIONS 60'L, 20'W, 2'H. BREAKERED OFF ALL SIDES OF FALL & RE-ROUTED ESCAPEWAY TRAVEL INTO ADJACENT ENTRY. LOCATION 1 X-CUT INBY SPAD 5384 IN #7 INTAKE ENTRY.

Employee was building a block stopping ventilation control. He was cutting a block to size by using a hatchet and striking it with a hammer. While striking the 2 metal tools together, a chip of metal broke off hammer and lodged in his left eye. He was not wearing eye protection.

Working on blocking under cuts of feeder while setting feeder onto belt tail. Smashed rt. middle finger between 2 crib blocks.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CONTINUOUS MINER BACKWARD WITH SLACK HOOKED TO BOOM & BOOM SWING TOWARDS HIM. THE MINER WENT OVER A DIP IN THE BOTTOM WHICH CAUSED THE MINER TO PIVIT DOWN IN THE BACK STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT.

Changing scoop tire that was flat, while lifting tire on scoop he strained his lower stomach.

Forman suspected injured was on drugs, acting strange. Injured left his work site, hit his supervisor, resulting in a fight; alledges wounds to arms. Injured states that a rock hit him on the back of the neck while operating scoop (refused drug test).

Employee is a outside man. Employee stated he injured eye while welding and not using eye protection. Employee was welding without management consent or direction. Welding was not part of his job. Was not informed of injury until 5-14-05 from Worker's Comp.

EE WAS UNLOADING TOPS OF TRAILER PUTTING ON OVERCAST, TURNED AND RAN INTO TRAILER

KNEE SWELLED UP FROM OLD INJURY WHILE RUNNING ROOF BOLTER.

EE was running the roof bolter on 1 west section in #1 hog lost open break. while installing roof bolt he was lowering drill pot and had his leg under drill port and let drill pot down on his left knee twisted leg a little.

EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP TO SECTION FROM SURFACE. MANTRIP RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK. MANTRIP BOUNCED AND JARRED HIS BACK WHCIH RESULTED IN PAIN LATER THAT DAY. CALLED IN 2/17/05 INFORMING ME ABOUT ACCIDENT, SAID EE WAS GOING TO HAVE BACK CHECKED AT HOSPITAL

EE WAS RIDING TO SECTION FROM SURFACE ON MANTRIP. THE MANTRIP HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND JARRED EE'S BACK, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.

Roof fall 3800' from working face with less than 300' of cover. Fall appeared to be layered slate with coal rider seam 8" thick about 10' above coal seam. This area was bolted with 4' - 6' - 8' bolts (resins). This area had about 20 cribs 4' apart and Hientzmans between cribs several jacks with beams. This area developed 12/30/03. Low cover, rotten top, rider seam.

ROOF FALL - 90' X 20' X 4'/9500' FROM WORKING SECTION. GRAY LAYERED SHALE. LESS THAN 300' OF COVER. SPAD #1987, #5 ENTRY ALONG #3 BELT.

ROOF FALL - WEATHERED SLATE STACK ROCK - SLICK SIDES - DAMP - CONTINUATION OF EXISTING FALL INBY THIS FALL SAME LOCATION. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS 12/12/03. 40' LONG, 18' WIDE, 5' HIGH. INBY SPAD 5371. BOLTED WITH 4' BOLTS. SPOTTED WITH 6-8' RESIN BOLTS - CRIBS - HEINTZMANNS.

ROOF FALL - OUTBY AREA - APPEARS TO HAVE WEATHERED SLATE. REOCCURRANCE OF OLD FALL IN SAME AREA; JUST FELL HIGHER. BOLTED WITH 4, 6 & 8 FOOT RESIN BOLTS, 10' TENSION BOLTS WITH CRIBS, PACKSETTER TIMBERS, HEINTZMAN JACK BEAMS, TIMBERS. 20 X 20 X 4. DEVELOPED FEB. 15, 2001. SPAD #3609.

riding mantrip to section and a piece of slate or drawrock fell out between the roof bolts and struck him on side of head, loosened one of his teeth.

While roof bolting he was drilling a hole when his pin steel stopped up, while dropping his drill pot down he had his hand on machine drill pot. the steel was stuck in the hole and fell out, hitting his index finger on left hand. his finger swelled

ROOF FALL - TOP APPEARED TO BE A SMALL LAYER OF SLATE TOP WITH SMALL STREAKS OF COAL IN SPOTS AND MUD SEAM AT TOP.

EE WAS PICKING UP ROCK AND THROWING IT ON THE BELT TWISTING HIS BACK.

WEATHERED SLATE, OLD SECTION OF THE MINE. TOP APPEARED TO BE SOFT SLATE. NO SPAD NUMBER.

EE WAS SUPPLYING #3 ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS LOADING RESIN GLUE ON BACK OF THE BOLTER AND WHEN HE THREW A BOX OF GLUE HE TWISTED A LITTLE & PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT AND WAS PUSHING IT UP IN THE HOLE AND PULLED MUSCLE.

ROOF FALL APPROX. 16'2" WIDE X 15' LONG FELL ABOUT 18" ON ONE SIDE AND 4' ON THE OTHER. IT APPEARED TO BE WEATHERED SLATE AND SHELL WITH A LITTLE WATER. (IN #8 ENTRY 2200' OUTBY FACE 2' INBY S PAD 5373). THIS AREA WAS HEAVILY CRIBBED BEFORE FALL OCCURRED.

Bolt plate fell on him when nut broke off bottom of bolt.

ROOF FALL: FALL WAS IN THE #3 ENTRY. LAST OPEN X-CUT, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 5456. THIS FALL APPEARS TO BE 18X115X8'.LOOKS TO BE STACK ROCK 4" TO 8" LAYERS BREAKING ABOVE ANCHORAGE.

ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 5411. WITHERED SLATE WAS PRESENT. SLATE-SHELL-SLICK AND SIDED AREA, COAL STRIKE.

X-CUT FELL IN APPEARED TO BE SLATE OR SLIP WITH SLICK SIDES, LOOSE ROOF.

PIECE OF METAL CHIP FROM A HAMMER CAME OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN CHEST.

HURT MUSCLE IN HIS BACK PULLING MINER CABLE.

WHILE RIDING A 2 SEAT RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP FROM SECTION UNDERGROUND TO OUTSIDE SURFACE AREA, EE CLAIMED HIS BACK WAS HIRTING AFTER MANTRIP HAD HIT A ROCK IN TRAVELWAY.

SCOOPING ROADWAY, RUN OVER A ROCK, JARRED SCOOP HURTING LOWER BACK.

EE SAID HE SET TIMBER AND WHEN HE TURNED AROUND IT FELL OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE LOWER BACK AROUND THE KIDNEY AREA.

LOADING BOTTOM BELT STAND INTO STRUCTURE CAR IN #4 ENTRY. STRAINED LOWER BACK.

BOLTING BOOM HOLE, PIN WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING HIS FINGER AGAINST DRILL POT OF ROOF BOLTER.

LIFTING OMEGA BLOCKS.

WORKING ON PUMP DISCHARGE LINE CUT WRIST.

ROOF FALL 10 BREAKS OUT BY LAST OPEN CUT. ACROSSFROM SPAD #5055.