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While foreman and State Inspector were traveling Intake airway they discovered a roof fall in the #4 southwest mains measuring 20 feet by 20 feet by 8 feet thick. In the #2 entry.

While lifting a piece of ice off Bonnie Car he felt sharp pain in back and down leg.

ICY STEPS, SLIPPED AND FELL LANDED ON BACK. BRUISED BACK AND LUMBAR STRAIN

While lifting box of waterline out of mud hole he felt pain in lower back.

Employee was holding a piece of belt structure another piece fell striking his hand. He has since had to have a skin graft on his finger.

The main electrical power that supplies the mine had been off. When the electrical power was restored, the elevator would not operate. No one was underground at this time. MSHA District 6 was notified of this condition.

EE was cutting a steel beam into. The beam was lying across the forks of a forklift. When the beam was cut into, one end of the beam slid off the forks and landed on the concrete floor, then bounced and struck EE on top of his right foot.

EE was loading a metal toolbox into a rail runner and when he lifted on the toolbox, he felt a sharp pain in his low back.

EE was walking down the slope beltline and slipped and fell, causing pain to his lower back. He was seen by his family DR. on 9/3/2013 who took him off work until his next Dr. visit.

PRE SHIFT START TIME EMPLOYEE GETTING STUFF OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND WAS STANDING TO CLOSE TO DITCH BERM AND DITCH GAVE WAY AND EMPLOYEE TUMBLED INTO DITCH. FIRST AIDE ADMINISTERED AT HOSPITAL. EMPLOYEE STATED DR. DID NOT PUT HIM OFF FROM WORK, BUT HE CAN'T COME BACK YET

A non-injury roof fall occurred on 004mmu in #4 entry approximately 106 feet inby spad#4962 during retreat mining the roof fall on the continuous miner they were taking the last lift from the left pillar block

EE WAS LEAVING THE CONTROL ROOM IN THE PREP PLANT AND TURNED THE HANDLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND PUSHED ON THE GLASS WINDOW IN THE DOOR WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE WINDOW BROKE, CUTTING HIS LEFT WRIST.

A non injury roof fall occurred on the 3rd Northeast Mains in the #6 entry intake split approximately 150 ft. outby survey station # 184. The fall was approximately 50ft. long x 20ft. wide x 7ft. thick.

EE WAS TRAMMING A TRACK MOTOR AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND BROKE THE LIFE LINE. A HOOK FROM A ROPE HANGER ATTACHED TO THE LIFE LINE STRUCK HIM ON THE THUMB, RESULTING IN A CUT.

EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS OUT OF A SCOOP AND WHEN HE LIFTED A TIMBER, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE was helping to remove a canopy from a roof bolter and mashed his left ring finger between the canopy and the frame of the roof bolter.

While walking bleeder entry with MSHA inspector on 12/10/13 Glade Taylors back gave out causing him to fall in some rocks. He felt it was caused by an accident he had earlier in the year,at this time he felt pain in neck and back his first day off was 12/11/13.

While traveling to the section, EE was operating a mantrip and a piece of draw rock from between bolts and struck him on the right side and lower back.

The shaft hoist failed to operate which eliminates one of the two required escapeways.

EE was cleaning a supply building and a box of miscellaneous parts fell and struck him on the left little finger.

EE tried to catch a belt structure that was being tossed under the beltline during a belt set-up and the fingers of his left hand were mashed between the structure and the mine floor.

EE was working on a regulator and while lifting cinder blocks his back started hurting. He said the pain got worse as the day went on.

EE was pulling a miner conveyor chain with a scoop and another chain. The chain attached to the scoop broke and struck EE on the left knee resulting in a cut requiring three stitches.

sat down in chair and the chair went backwards and employee hit her head on a shelf and said her head, neck, back, and right side of her body hurt

EE was raising the drill boom of the roof bolter to check the size of a busted hydraulic hose. The hose got fouled on the frame of the roof bolter, and when he raised the drill boom and looked under it, the hose came loose and struck him above the left eye, resulting in a cut.

EE was folding conveyor belt into laps. He was pulling the belt with channel locks. The channel locks slipped off the belt resulting in EE straining a muscle in his right side.

EE HAD DRILLED A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF AND THE DRILL STEEL STUCK IN THE ROOF. WHEN HE LOWERED HIS DRILL POT, THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.

EE WAS REPLACING A 12 INCH PIPE ON A DESLIME HEADER BOX. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE PIPE AND THE PIPE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FOREARM BETWEEN THE TWO PIPES.

EE WAS GETTING OFF A MECHANICS RIDE AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF BELT AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

FIBROSIS AND PNEUMOCONIOSIS

EE WAS TRIMMING A CONVEYOR BELT AND HIS UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE was pulling a piece of conduit onto the continuous miner cable and his hand slipped and struck a piece of rock, resulting in a cut.

EE was pulling on a canopy extention on a roof bolter and felt a sharp pain in his groin area. He continued to work his regular duties, but the pain persisted. He sought medical attention with his family doctor on 08/23/2012, at which time he was taken off work for a hernia.

EE was energizing an electrical breaker and received flash burns to his left hand when the breaker was energized.

EE was operating a scoop hauling cable bolts. A cable bolt became fouled on the rib, sprang back and struck him on the left eye brow.

EE was lowering the head of the continuous miner on some crib blocks that were being used to block the head up. When pressure was applied to the crib blocks, one crib block twisted out and struck EE on the right jaw.

EE was installing shaft on crusher with slate bar, bar slipped and caught finger between slate bar and flange.

EE WAS UNHOOKING A CHAIN FROM THE TAILPIECE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A SCOOP AND DID NOT GIVE THE SCOOP ENOUGH TIME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN, RESULTING IN A CUT TO THE END OF HIS FINGER.

EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE. AS HE STRUCK THE CRIMPING TOOL WITH THE HAMMER, A SMALL PIECE OF THE CRIMPING TOOL CAME OFF AND LODGED IN HIS LEFT ARM.

EE WAS CUTTING CABLE WHEN KNIFE LATCH BROKE AND CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE IN OFFICE STATES GOT UP WALKING FELT DIZZY M, REACHED FOR THE CHAIR , BUT FELL DUE TO DIZZINESS AND HIT MOUTH ON CHAIR, KNOCKED OUT TOOTH.

EE was throwing the flop gate in the prep plant. It became fouled, and he was shaking it with his left hand. When the flop gate freed, it caught his finger against a piece of angle iron, cutting it.

A roof fall occurred in the #5 entry of the 6th Southeast Bleeder Panel approximately 10' inby survey station 5493. The fall is approximately 140' long x 19' wide x 6' high. The fall was found by the mine foreman and MSHA inspector while traveling the bleeder entries. The fall was reported to MSHA hot line on 2/29/2012 (date fall was found).

EE was cutting a strap that held a bundle of roof bolts together. When the strap came loose, it struck him on the left wrist, resulting in a cut.

EE was building a brattice. He was on his knees, and as he picked up a block to place on the 5th row of the brattice, he felt a sharp pain in his back.

EE was getting out of a mantrip and placed his left foot under the frame of the mantrip on the mine floor. When he placed his right foot on the mine floor, he slipped and fell backwards, spraining his left foot that was under the mantrip frame.

Another miner was cutting a 42" belt with a Razor Knife, When employee walked by and was cut on the calf with the knife.

EE was holding onto a shuttle car cable as a certified electrician was making a cable splice. As the utility knife came out of the cable jacket, it cut EE between the fingers on his right hand.