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EMPLOYEE WAS AWARDED A 20% BENEFITS FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE RETURN BETWEEN SPAD NO.5 3636 AND 3637. THE FALL MEASURED 50' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 5' HIGH.
EE WAS AWARDED 5% PPD BENEFITS FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
EE WAS BACKING THE BOLTER OUT OF THE PLACE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP, HIT EE & KNOCKED HIS HAT OFF. HE WAS CUT ON THE FOREHEAD. 20 STITCHES.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 3000' FROM THE FACE OF SPRUCE SECTION IN #5 ENTRY AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE SPAD #5357 WAS LOCATED. THE FALL MEASURED 20' BY 20' BY 7-8' HIGH.
EE WAS AWARDED 5% PPD BENEFITS FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
RIB FELL ON EE AND HIT INJURED EE IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A CURTAIN WHEN THE POGO STICK HIT A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK, CAUSED THE ROCK TO FALL AND TO STRIKE HIM.
EE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON A MINER CABLE. EE FIRST MISSED WORK AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 6-25-01. MOUNTAIN ENERGY LLC WAS NOTIFIED ON 7-9-01 WHEN WE RECEIVED COMP FORM. HE RECEIVED M EDICATION.
WHILE REMOVING A STOPPING, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK THAT FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS BACK, HE FINISHED THE SHIFT, BUT HIS BACK WAS HURTING. HE WORKED UNTIL 4-2-01, THE FIRST DAY HE MISSED DUE TO THIS INJURY.
EE WAS LOADING MINE TIMBERS INTO A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLOSING THE VENTILATION DOORS AT THE PORTAL WHEN THE AIR CURRENT BLEW A PARTICLE OF METAL INTO THE EE'S R EYE.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED 90' INBY SPAD #1157 IN THE #6 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 20'LONG X 20'WIDE BY 5 TO 6'THICK.
ROOF FALL AT SPAD 136-6 ENTRY OF N. MAINS. 5' X 20' X 40'. THIS WILL BE CRIBBED & DANGERED OFF.
EE WAS PLACING A BOLT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE GEAR PAN OF #3-4 BELT HEAD WHEN ANOTHER EE PICKED UP ON THE PAN. THIS PLACED EE S HAND IN A PINCH POINT.
EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A BROW FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING BELT. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE LIFTED A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY, TWISTED HIS BACK TO THROW IT OUTOF THE WAY. HE VIOLATED COMPANY POLICY BY NOT REPORTING ACCIDENT AND FILLING OUT PAPERWORK BEFORE LEAVING THE MINE.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO.7 ENTRY OF SOUTH SECTION AT SPAD NO. 1396, IMMEDIATELY OUT-BY PILLAR LINE. THE ROOF IN THIS AREA WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BAD, AND WAS NOT PILLARED.
WHILE CHANGING A PUMP MOTOR ON CONTINUOUS MINER, THE MOTOR SLIPPED OFF THE FRAME AND LANDED ON LEFT HAND. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE IN HIS HAND AND ONE BROKEN FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING STOPPINGS, A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 90' LONG, 18' WIDE, 9' THICK IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY OF SOUTH MAINS, AT SPAD 1417. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS AND SPOT BOLTED WITH 9' SUPER BOLTS. SEVERAL CRIBS HAD ALSO BEEN SET. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND ROOF BOLTS INSTALLED.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED 40 FEET LONG, 15 FEET WIDE IN NO. 7 ENTRY, 80 FEET INBY SPAD 1085, APPROX 250 FEET OUTBY PILLAR LINE ON NORTH SECTION. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 48" RESIN BOLTS. BREAKER POSTS WERE SET AROUND THE FALL.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED 20 FEET LONG, 16 FEET WIDE, IN NO.6 ENTRY, 80 FEET INBY SPAD 1187, APPROX. 2000 FEET OUTBY FACE OF SOUTH SECTION. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 48" RESIN BOLTS. BREAKER POST S WERE SET AROUND.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS IN THE MINER CONVEYER BOOM CHECKING SCRUBBER. HE TOLD THE PERSON ON THE GROUND TO START THE SCRUBBER THAT HE WAS WORKING ON. THE OTHER MAN STARTED CONVEYER CHAIN BY MIST AKE. THE INJURED MAN'S RIGHT FOOT WAS PULLED UNDER A ROCK THAT WAS IN THE CONVEYER CHAIN.