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THE BELTS STOPPED AT ABOUT 8:00 P.M. THE SECTION FOREMAN WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND DISCOVERED THE FALL. IT IS 30' LONG, 16' WIDE & 3' TO 4' THICK. THE FALL STOPPED AT THE RIDER SEAM.

EE WAS HAULING COAL FROM THE MINER TO THE FEEDERWITH A SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HE GOT CLOSE TO THE CA BLE ANCHOR, THE SLACK ON THE CABLE CAME UP SUDDENLY AND A LOOP OF CABLE CAME IN THE DECK STRIKIN G HIM CAUSING THE INJURY. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DR. THE NEXT DAY AND HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE THEN.

EE WAS WALKING TO THE POWER CENTER, WHEN HE GOT TO THE BREAK BESIDE THE FEEDER A S-CAR TOOK UP HIS CABLE STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER SPINNING HIM AROUND WHILE HIS FOOT WAS PLANTED CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE WAS CLEANING BELT WITH A SHOVEL. THE SHOVEL SNAGGED A BELT SPLICE CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO JERK HIS HAND & WRIST. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6-23-03. HE WENT TO THE DR ON 6-23-03. THE DR TOLD HIM TO STAY HOME WITH MEDICATION AND A SOFT CAST. THIS ACCIDENT WASN'T REPORTABLE UNTIL HE BEGAN MISSING WORK.

HE BENT OVER TO PICK-UP A CRIB BLOCK AND PUT IT ON THE MAN-TRIP. HE STARTED FEELING PAIN THEN HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DR ON THE 17TH AND HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE THEN.

EE WAS HAULING SUPPLYS TO THE FACE. HE WAS OPERATING HIGH TRAM. THE SCOOP RAN OVER AN UNEVEN PLACE IN THE BOTTOM CAUSING EE TO BE BOUNCED INTO THE TOP CAUSING THE INJURY. STATE INSPECTORS CHE CKED OUT THE SCOOP ON 6/5/03, IT WAS FOUND TO BEIN PROPER OPERATING CONDTION. (NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE SCOOP BEFORE THE INSPECTOR ARRIVED)

EE HAD JUST COMPLETED DRILLING A HOLE & INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. WHEN MOVED BACK TO THE INCH TRAM STATION A ROCK ABOUT 2'X 2'BY 3-6" FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS & THE RIB STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE WAS INSTALLING A R-BOLT TO REPLACE ONE THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED. WHEN HE STARTING DRILLING A SECTION OF THE ROOF 0" TO 3 FT. WIDE BY 0" TO 1 1/2 " THICK FELL ON THE CANOPY PART OF IT BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK, HE REFUSED AN AMBULANCE AND TRANSPORTED HIMSELF TO THE DR.

EE WAS SWINGING THE BOOM OVER THE RIB TO INSTALL A BOLT, WHILE SWINGING THE BOOM HE INADVERTEDLYPUSHED ANOTHER LEVER WHICH MADE THE BOOM RAISE. DUE TO THE TIGHT POSITION HE WAS IN THE BOOM CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE BOOM AND CANOPY

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A S-CAR HAULING COAL FROM THE MINER. WHILE DOING SO THE CONSTANT JARRING CAUSED HIM TO HAVE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4/15/03 AT THAT TIME HE NO TIFIED MINE MANAGEMENT AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON HIS OWN. HE IS STILL OFF WORK AT THIS TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HANG A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE ON A WIRE HANGER WHILE DOING SO A PIECE OF WIRE OR RUST FLEW AND STRUCK THE BOTTOM OF HIS EYE. HE STARTED RUBBING HIS EYE AND THE PAIN GOT WORSE SO HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

A FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY 21 BRKS FROM THE PORTAL AT SPAD #81. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 18 FT X 18 FT BY 6 FT HIGH. THIS FALL WAS FOUND AT 12:01 PM ON 3/30/03 BY T HE MINE FOREMAN. HE WAS IN THE AREA CHECKING FOR A CLEAN-UP CREW COMING IN LATER.

EE WAS OPERATING A R-BOLTER IN THE FACE AREA. WHILE DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A BOLT THE DRILL STEEL HUNG IN THE TOP. HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT BY PULLING IT LOOSE. WHILE DOING SO HE FELT SHA RP BURNING PAIN IN HIS RT HIP. HE STOPPED WORK AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP TO RECOVER BELT SUPPLIES FROM THE OLD WORKS. HE DROPPED OFF A PIECE OF BELT AND WAS GOING TO GET MORE SUPPLIES. WHILE TRAMMING BACK HIS HEAD HIT THE TOP CAUSING THE IN JURY. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

EE WAS CHECKING PUMPS AS PART OF HIS REG. JOB. HE FOUND ONE PUMP LAYING ON ITS SIDE. HE PICKED THE PUMP UP TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. HE FINI SHED THE SHIFT & WENT TO THE DR. THE NEXT DAY.

EE WAS INSTALLING A BELT SPLICE BY USING A HAMMER AND RIVIT KNOCKER. A PIECE OF THE HAMMER FLEW OFF CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE WAS DUMPING THE GOB OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET IN ORDER TO LOAD SUPPLIES. WHEN HE SWUNG THE SCOOP AROUND HIS HAND GOT BETWEEN THE SWING STOPS OF THE SCOOP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR THE R-BOLT MACHINE. HE WAS USING A LARGE WRENCH TO REMOVE A CONNECTION ON THE MACHINE, AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT HE PULLED UP ON THE WRENCH FOR MORE LEVERAGE. WHEN HE DID THAT HE FELT PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE JUST RETURNED TO WORK FROM A SIMILAR INJURY AT ANOTHER JOB SITE. HE RE INJURED AN OLD INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A S-CAR HAULING COAL. THE TIRE OF THE S-CAR RAN OVER AN ANCHOR PIN USED TO SECURE THE BELT TAILPIECE TO THE MINE FLOOR. THE PIN FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIBS CA USING THE INJURY.

EE COULDNT GIVE A SPECIFIC TIME OF ACCIDENT. HE SAID AFTER HIS SHIFT HE GOT VERY SORE IN HIS LOWER BACK AND BY THE TIME HE GOT HOME. THE PAIN WAS SO BOAD HE COULDNT WORK. THE DR TOLD HIM HE HA D A STRAIN AND HE SHOULD TAKE OFF WORK FOR 1 WEEK. HE DID NOT TELL US ABOUT IT IN TIME, SO THIS REPORT WILL BE LATE.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE A WHEEL UNIT ON A 21-SC. HE WAS PUSHING ON A LONG HANDLE BREAKER BAR WITH HIS FOOT. WHEN THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE, THE BREAKER BAR HANDLE MOVED CAUSING HIS KNEE TO TWIST CAUS ING THE INJURY. HE WORKED UNTIL 1/30/01. HE THEN WENT TO THE DR AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE OFF WORK.

EE WAS HELPING MOVE A POWER CENTER BY PULLING IT WITH A SCOOP. THE CHAIN GOT IN A BIND AND WHILEHE WAS TRYING TO FREE THE CHAIN THE SCOOP SWIVILED CATCHING HIS FINGER IN THE LINK CRUSHING THE END OF HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SCOOP TO CLEAN AN INTERSECTION IN THE ESCAPEWAY. HE STARTED PUSHING GOO INTO A R-BK. WHEN A ROCK 3' X 30" X 18" FELL FROM THE RIB PINNING HIM IN THE DECK FROM BEHIND.

THE R-BOLT OPERATOR HAD INSTALLED HIS BOLT IN THE CURTAIN BOARD, ND WAS REPOSITIONING THE MACHINE TO INSTALL A BOLT. SOMEONE CALLED WHICH DREW HIS ATTENTION AWAY AT THE SAME TIME THE MACHINE WAS MOVING. HE FAILED TO MOVE AWAY WHICH LET THEMACHINE COME IN CONTACT WITH HIS FOOT.

EE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLY'S FROM THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP BY PUSHING THEM OUT WITH THE RAM. TO KEEP THE SCOOP FROM BACKING UP HE PUT PRESSURE DOWN ON THE BUCKET AS HE DID OS THE CANOPY PINNED HI S HAND (WHICH HE HAD PLACED ON THE SIDE O THE CANOPY) BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE TOP OF THE CANOPY.

WHILE MAKING A FIREBOSS RUN, EE FOUND A FALL IN THE #1 MAINS STARTING 1 BK INBY SPAD 2118, 210 FT STRAIGHT AHEAD THEN LEFT 4 BKS MEASURING 5 TO 8 FT THICK.

WHILE MAKING A FIRE BOSS RUN, EE WITNESSED A FALL IN #5 ENTRY OF THE 1 RIGHT MAINS. THE FALL WAS 20FT X 20FT X 5 FT THICK. IT WAS LOCATED 1 BK OUTBY SPAD #2167.

EE WAS TRYING TO FLIP A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER. THE ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS, CAUSING IT TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS LEFT LEG.

A FALL OF ROOF 60 FT LONG #2 ENTRY AND 25 FT LONG IN #2 LEFT BY 18 FT WIDE TO 72" THICK IN BY SPAD #2137 HAPPENED JUST AFTER BEING CRIBBED OFF. THE FALL WAS WITNESSED BY SUPERINTENDENT.

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES WATCHING THE MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 3 FT LONG BY 2 1/2 FT WIDE BY 2 TO 4 INCHES THICK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM AND PUSHING HIM TO THE BOTTOM.

A FALL OF ROOF APPROX 4 FT THICK BY 70 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE OCCURRED IN #8 ENTRY. FALL WAS FOUND AT 1:30 AM BY EMPLOYEE WHO WAS IN THE AREA WITH A CREW OF MEN TO CORRECT ANOTHER ROOF CONTR OL PROBLEM.

EE HAD JUST PUT THE POWER IN AND TURNED AROUND TO LEAVE WHEN HE TRIPPED ON SOMETHING. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. WHEN HE DID THIS HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ARM.