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EE was operating a drill press in the welding bay to drill holes into a bracket, EE secured it in a vice. While standing to the right, EE held the vice with EE's left hand and operated the press with EE's right. The bit bound, causing the bracket to spin out of the vice which caused EE's left thumb to be caught between the vice and bracket.

EE was pulling cable from a spool at the cable winder. A chain meant to keep the spool centered came loose, allowing it to shift and create a gap near the stops. The EE reached for the knuckle and, while pulling it down, placed their hand into the gap, where it became caught in a pinch point.

Drilling with a jack leg drill. EE removed drill pressure and the drill dropped but the drill steel stuck in the roof. EE grabbing the top of the drill to keep it from falling when the drill steel fell from the hole, striking EE's finger. EE was taken to the ER and diagnosed to have sustained a laceration and fracture to the right index finger. It required stitches and a splint.

While cleaning out dust hopper EE removed the guard and was working on unplugging the hopper when EE dropped EE's knife into the hopper. EE had thought that EE had turned off the hydraulic power and hydraulic lever on the agitator. When reaching into the hopper to get EE's knife the agitator came on and caught EE's right arm between the agitator and dust hopper.

Employee was helping fix a shuttle car chain. The boom was being lowered and employee saw a shovel. EE reached in to retrieve the shovel and accidentally got EE's other hand pinched by the shuttle car boom causing injury.

While employees were preparing for a belt move they noticed that the belt was not level. While trying to level the belt the belt came off onto the belt structure that the employees were standing on causing employee to come off of the structure and hyper extending a knee.

Employee was helping to hook up a trailer that was in a crosscut due to the highness of the truck they had to lift the tongue of the trailer, So while in the process of lifting the tongue on the compact trailer to hook it onto the truck they strained lower back.

EE was removing the CM pot and while trying to pry the pot free the bar slipped and pinched EE's left hand ring finger between the bar and the CLA tip.

On September 23rd at approximately 9:00pm, EE was monitoring the LW belt, a 20' flapper was noticed traveling into the take-up. EE shut the belt down and locked out the drives and winch. EE then removed the guarding and began cutting out the flapper. While pressing up on the belt, the knife slipped and punctured their left wrist.

On August 18th at approximately 4:00pm employee was advancing a shield over the shearer in a effort to support rock that was falling out from the roof and face. They lowered the shield adjacent to the one they were operating from, when rock that was approximately 8""x8""x 12"" thick struck them on the left hand causing injury to their left hand.

EE was working in the beltline and stated that EE was not feeling good, after sitting down EE collapsed EE's Co-workers checked EE and found no pulse at which time they began CPR, an AED was retrieved. EE was brought outside with CPR in progress. Around 3:50 AM EE was transferred to Sevier County EMS and taken to the Medical Examiner.

Employee lost the balance of the doors on the forks of the skid steers and got hand caught between the door and headache rack on skid steer causing injury.

Employee was proceeding to advance TG shields from transition as face was advancing and a chunk of coal fell out and hit in the back causing them to accidentally fall forward causing injury to their leg.

Employee was changing out gas bottles and put one on a dolly. It started to fall off and employee tried to catch from falling and accidentally caused injury to fingers.

EE was trying to hook the knuckle to the pan. The draw bar needed to be coma longed into place. There was no D ring on the draw bar so ee hooked the coma long around the draw bar and then hooked the body of the coma long to the canopy. EE instructed another EE to raise the shield as EE was watching the draw bar the chain broke and struck EE in the mouth/nose.

While pulling a skid out of crosscut EE noticed a bolt that needed to be moved and as EE attempted to move it the skid hit EE's right foot.

EE was roof bolting mesh to the roof as EE was raising the ATRS to the roof EE noticed that the mesh needed to be adjusted. EE lowered the mesh and was adjusting the mesh when it kicked upwards causing EE's finger to be caught between the mesh and the mat pulling EE's middle finger nail back.

Employee was pouring drain cleaner and it came out faster than expected and accidentally splashed on EE's arm and then running down under EE's glove causing injury to arm. Employee did not miss work until Dec 26 when EE received additional medical treatment for EE's burn and then was put off work.

Employee was fusing pipe and trying to line up pipe with fuser. The pipe slid forward and accidentally caused employee's finger to get caught between two pipes causing injury

Employee was throwing blocks and smashed EE's finger between two blocks causing injury to EE's finger. Note: This employee works a 4-10 (4 days a week) schedule and this MSHA 7000-1 was submitted within 10 working days of the incident.

IE and co-worker were hanging tubes in #1 entry of the 7 North 3 Left Tailgate, they had hung the tube and IE was holding it up while co-worker was fixing the chains and hook. They switched positions and when they did, the tube rolled causing a latch back to come loose and catching IE's nose which caused a laceration.

While EE was running the miner the face was popping and a piece of coal came off the face and hit EE in the mouth causing one of their front teeth to get chipped.

Employee was operating a fuel truck underground and accidentally hit a rib causing EE's knee to hit against the dash in the cab causing injury.

EE was on Shield #6 and was asked to come into the pan line to help move the mesh out of the way of the bolter. When EE went to go into the panline they lost their balance causing them to fall backwards at which time they hit their head on the relay bar.

Two EE's were retrieving their bolting steels from the Kitchen toolbox. One EE opened the lid and was holding it opened as EE moved towards EE, EE moved around EE, due to someone standing up the table shifted, and the lid swung down striking EE on the right pinky finger resulting in the injury.

While conveying a load of rock from the shuttle car into the feeder breaker a rock rolled over the side rail of the conveyor from the shuttle car's throat hitting EE's right hand.

EEs were taking down rib support in 1L7N XC-20. EEs were taking out the X member piece. EE was loosening off the last bolt and when it finally broke loose, EE's body shifted bumping the X piece knocking it off the bolt and causing it to swivel downward catching EE's thumb on left hand in-between the two pieces of metal.

While advancing shields, Shield 159 got hung up, EE went to climb over leg ram to assist Shield 159 on advancement and left sided foot slipped in between the leg ram and spill tray on pan then the pan rocked back from shield 159 hanging up and pinching foot between the ram and tray.

EE was setting a circuit breaker on 5 West belt drive, when EE set the breaker the breaker arc flashed causing burns to the back of EE's hands and legs. While getting away from the flash EE reaggravated EE's right shoulder that was from a previous injury when EE stumbled into the rib.

While EE was performing routine maintenance on the traction planetary on CM-111 EE felt a pop in EE's elbow on EE's right arm.

Employee was walking and tripped over a piece of coal. When EE stood up, EE hit EE's head on a vent tube causing injury.

EE was setting mesh on the ATRS setting up for the next row of bolts. While doing so, the left rib popped sending a piece of coal through the air and hitting EE in the upper lip left side causing a laceration.

While EE was helping to install a high voltage nip into the power center on the longwall, they were holding the nip and when the other EE repositioned to plug in the nip EE felt a pain in their right shoulder.

Rb-11 was installing rib mesh in XC-3 coming from the 1 Left 7 North Tailgate section in the set up room about 50' into the cross cut. The miner was attempting to hold the rib mesh in place during the bolting process when a slab of coal came off the rib landing on and pinning the miner to the ground.

EE finished drilling outside hole and top steel got stuck. EE used 4' steel to try to get it out. EE was holding down the mat with their elbow to connect the two steels together to pull the stuck one out. While pulling the steel down the mat slipped from under their elbow, springing up and cutting through their long sleeve shirt causing a laceration on right forearm.

Employee was hanging vent tube and coal rolled out from behind mesh striking them on the leg. They did not start to miss work until 1/30/2023.

While EE was bolting on the right side of the bolter, they were drilling the outside 7' hole and while doing so they dropped the drill box causing the wrench to fall out. They lowered the box and leaned over to pick up the wrench, they placed their left hand on the drill box at which time the steel came out of the roof and hit their left ring finger against the drill box.

While bolting in 7 North Mains #1 entry the employee was adjusting the mesh on the ATRS EE's right arm got caught on the mat which caused it to tear EE's rain jacket and long sleeve shirt causing a laceration on EE's arm by the elbow.

While installing a 7' roof bolt in the first row of the graveyard shift, the operator dropped the bit insert on the ground. The operator got off the bolter and grabbed the bit then got back on the roof bolter boom and was in the process of placing the drill still in the drill chuck. While doing so, the operator closed the hydraulic jaw pinching right-hand fingers

EE had placed a crib under a shield to be able to unload it from the cookie sheet on the 650, EE placed the crib under the shield it needed to be repositioned, so EE used left foot to push the crib into position while pushing on the crib, EE overexerted right leg causing the right knee to be displaced.

EE was hanging a string cutter on 4 East #2 belt. The string cutter consisted of metal tubing. The EE first inserted the off-walkway side into the bracket and was holding the walkway side in place with index finger on top of the tubing. The off-walkway side slipped out of the bracket, fell down resulting in EE's index finger being pinched between the tubing and the bracket.

EE went to adjust the sampler brake. EE disengaged the sampler brake and then lifted the cover so EE could pull on the sampler drive belt to get it into position. EE tried to move the sampler forward the sampler did not want to move so, EE moved it in reverse. The sampler must have moved far enough to trigger the position sensor and the system turned on catching EE's right arm.

EE was helping set shields, they spun the shield and it needed to be pumped up, so they stopped and set the milk to the shield, EE had right hand resting on the shield. When they set the milk to the shield the side seal pin popped out and crushed the ends of EE's middle and ring fingers.

EE was loading a roll of belt onto the loader and after fastening the chain, EE stepped off the loader and stepped on a piece of coal and rolled ankle. On October 18, 2021 EE visited a doctor and was given restriction so ankle can heal.

EE was doing a pre-op and cleaning the equipment, there were (2) five-gallon buckets of oil on the loader. EE grabbed one of the buckets to take it off the loader and when EE stepped off the loader the bucket handle came out of the bucket and slipped through EE's hand hooking EE's glove and puncturing right ring finger causing a laceration on the finger.

Miner claimed miner went to find the crew members in the section & when miner turned a corner slipped in the mud & twisted left knee which caused miner to drop to knees, after that miner's co-workers saw miner & helped miner to the dinner table where they applied ice packs & wrapped the knee. The operator disputes the injury occurred.

EE was using a rake to clean up the accumulations that were under the North Mains #1 Belt, the belt was approximately a foot and half off the ground. As EE put the rake under the belt the rake handle came into contact with the belt which then pushed the rake and EE's left hand into a bottom roller causing a laceration on EE's left ring finger

EE was unloading belt supplies from BB-203 at XC-7 in 6 North while unloading the supplies another EE was in BB-219 moving the truck out of the haulage way, while backing up BB-219 the rear fender caught EE's self-rescuer causing EE to get twisted between the two trucks.

While EE was walking in the 1 Right Pines East #2 return entry to help spot the 650. While walking the EE looked at EE's watch to see what time it was as EE looked up EE walked into the end of a pod line that was hanging in the entry causing a laceration to EE's upper lip.

EE was working on removing the wipe and hanger brackets on 5 West belt. While removing the come along from the wipe it became jammed and wouldn't release. EE took a screwdriver and while prying on the hook of the come along, the screwdriver handle broke causing the wipe to shift and pinched the EE's hand in between the end of the screwdriver and the top of the belt.

While finishing a splice on Pines East #2 belt, EE was folding the 60"" belt back over to line it up to put a pin in. EE was pushing the belt alone when the belt was caught on the bottom of the structure, at that time EE's left shoulder was dislocated.

Employee was throwing mesh on bolter and felt pain in shoulder

A rock fell against a longwall shield and pushed it forward and employees leg got caught between the toe of shield and pan line.

While working on the roof bolter, Employee needed some more parts and went to the maintenance skid while walking through a water hole at XC-5 in 1 Right Pines East #2, Employee slipped and felt a sudden pain in lower back. Employee did not miss work until 11/28/2020.

Employee was tightening a bolt with a wrench and it fell off and hit EE's hand causing injury.

EE stepped in a mudhole while pulling leg out of the mud EE fell forward and overextended right knee. Employee did not miss work until 10/30/2020.

GMS employee was working on longwall recovery and the rib rolled out causing injury to ankle

While employee was pulling the cable out of the throat of the Feeder Breaker, employee had a foot pushing off a flight to pull the cable when they felt something in left foot and when they applied body weight to it, it began to hurt.

EE was changing bits on the Headgate drum, when EE turned to walk out of the pan, EE's right patella popped out of the patellar groove of the knee on EE's right leg.

After checking the oil EE stepped up on the left side of UV-024 to check the coolant level. After checking, EE was trying to find a hand hold to help get down off the UV, EE missed grabbing the hole for the radiator cap and fell backwards onto the ground landing on EE's left hand.

Employee was pulling cable and felt pain in mid-section. Employee did not miss work until 8/7/2020 when employee got surgery.

Employee was hanging vent tube and it spun while trying to install a new piece. The tub fell and a piece of tube broke and cut employee's arms causing injury.

employee was putting core in belt roll when they felt pain in midsection

Employee was shoveling belt and felt pain in groin.

Employee was working around a mine foam/seal material called pur a JENNCHEM product. Employee had an allergic reaction to product causing problems with breathing/lungs.

Employee was coming down a ladder and missed a step causing injury to EE's knee

Employee was prepping area for seal building. EE scaled down loose material from ribs, while bending over to clean up scaled down material a piece fell from rib hitting employee in back of head on hard hat. The incident required 5 staples.

Employee was hanging life line and got ankle caught between the rib and a mine vehicle causing injury. The truck backing up in motion was a contributing factor to the accident.

EE was walking to the door to enter the warehouse. They looked over at two other miners while walking, left foot caught the corner of the outside floor mat and they tripped. EE was carrying paperwork and when they fell to the floor they landed on their left elbow.

Repairing feeder breaker on surface. EE needed to remove pin to adjust bracket on hydraulic jack mounted to tracks. The pin in bracket was bound up. When EE air-arced through pin, EE thought that the jack and tracks would drop to ground. However, the tracks came up when the pin was cut. A different bracket on tracks struck EE in welding hood causing lacerations to forehead.

Crew was unloading a cable spool out of truck bed, EE was using a bar to pry spool over bed rail. The spool shifted and pinched EE's hand between bar and truck fender causing laceration to right hand ring finger.

EE was working in adjacent maintenance bay servicing a piece of equipment. Metal push pin from adjacent maintenance bay bounced off ground and struck EE on the lower leg.

EE could not get two sections of drill steels to separate. EE bounced the steels against the drill box, they separated and the bottom steel came back and struck EE on chin causing laceration.

EE was operating controls on material hauler and placed other hand in pinch point on moving part.

EE was hammering in a new bit sleeve on miner drum, a piece of metal came off sleeve and hit EE in left cheek, causing laceration.

EE roof bolting, when two drill steels came together, they pinched the palm of EE's left hand causing a laceration.

Dragging a ventilation tube with another EE, walked by the section fan and hit left hand (free hand) on the fan frame.

Employee was working on LW move. When EE went to get in EE's bucket, a piece of pan line slid and struck employee on the foot causing injury

EE was standing on second rung of ladder, hanging 4 inch drisco pipe on roof with straps. EE lost footing and dropped to ground landing on feet, but held onto hanger strap with left hand. The hook of the strap punctured through gloves and cut EE left hand on the flexural crease between thumb and forefinger.

EE reached into engine compartment with motor running on skid steer to tighten nut on fuel line. Left hand was holding wrench and right hand was resting on fan shroud, when they leaned in right hand little finger contacted running fan, causing laceration.

EE was walking and tripped on lump of coal, fell into rib cutting upper lip.

EE was setting shield sprag, when the initial cave behind longwall happened. The air pressure knocked EE off EE's feet and EE landed on EE's back on shield toe.

EE was stacking two I-beams on top of each other and pinched finger between between beams, causing laceration.

Two EEs were tightening bolts on shield trailer with ratchet. EE moved ratchet from bottom-side bolts to top-side bolt changing direction of pull and when other EE pulled on ratchet in same direction as previous bolts, EEs finger was caught in pinch point between ram cylinder and ratchet handle.

EE washing and cleaning equipment at end of shift. EE lost control of water hose and it whipped up and hit in teeth.

Installing bottom rib bolt, EE fell off bolter and caught self with hands on ground, causing pain in shoulder.

Employee was firebossing and adjusting the air on section and a shuttle car bumped into the employee and the employee fell against the rib and felt pain in back and legs.

EE reached for the next crib to move as another EE went to put a crib down on top of stack. Crib block landed on top of EE's hand.

Replacing AFC head sprocket cover, EE had hands on front of cover to align into position, when tension was released cover moved quickly into place. EE's hands rolled forward pinching EE's fingers between cover and frame.

Employees were rehanging brattice cloth in relative darkness when an unseen rock fell out of the brattice cloth, striking one employee's right pinky fingertip. Physician drained accumulated blood from contusion.

EE was pulling on a line of ventilation tubing when they felt a pop in the left bicep. This resulted in a ruptured bicep tendon.

EE removing a roller on belt line when left ring finger was caught between the end of the roller and the roller frame causing an avulsion injury to the tip of the finger.

Employee was assisting with a belt splice and got hand hit with a hammer causing injury.

GMS employee was carrying a drill and stepped on a piece of coal and rolled ankle causing injury.

Power tripped to one of two longwall power centers in 2R6W section. Power dropped to entire section. Smoke and heat were detected at the power center, all miners were removed to outby the power center, and fire fighting efforts were initiated. Ventilation was re-routed and a fire was extinguished within the power center within 45 minutes of discovery.

While walking EE slipped on a small patch of ice that had a light coating of snow. EE fell, landing on their right arm. EE had pain in right shoulder.

EE was tying roof mesh to existing roof supports. EE was standing on a ladder in a x-cut by the haulageway. The piece of mesh EE was hanging hung down on one edge and was struck by an on-coming truck which pushed the mesh into the ladder, tipping the ladder over and EE fell to the ground, landing on right arm.

EE was preshifting a Dodge pickup. EE attempted to lift the engine compartment hood with left hand and the hood wouldn't move. EE then jerked on the hood with left arm and the hood still wouldn't move. EE felt pain in the left arm. Overexertion/strain to left bicep tendon.

EE was helping move a de-watering pump and when hooking the insulated hook and cable onto the rib mesh, ee felt an electrical shock. EE finished shift and had pain in right forearm. No evidence of skin damage.

EE was assisting with the removal of a broken top belt roller. The roller was under tension from the top belt and when it was pulled free of the tension, it rotated upward striking EE on the face in the left cheek area.

Injured miner was assisting with belt repair when finger was struck by a single jack hammer resulting in a fracture to the tip of left index finger.

EE was ascending stairs at an overcast when they stumbled near the top and fell striking the left upper arm on the top of the handrail. This resulted in pain to the lower bicep area. EE continued to work regular shifts through 11/19/2017.

EE was servicing LW shearer when sloughing plate fell striking EE on left shoulder and right forearm. Dislocation to left shoulder, sprain/contusion to right forearm.

EE was mounting a cutter motor on a continuous miner. EE lost balance while stepping off on an 18"" high rail causing EE to fall backward. A pry bar EE was using struck EE in the right side as EE fell causing a 1"" laceration.

EE was replacing foot shaft for continuous miner. EE was holding a punch with a punch holder while another miner struck the punch with a hammer. The hammer rebounded off the punch striking EE on the right side of cheek fracturing teeth.

Roof fall occurred in the 3RWL longwall bleeder in 3 entry @ 7 x-cut. It is uncertain when the fall occurred as it was 150' behind LW face and no person witnessed the fall. The fall measured approximately 21'x 60'x 14'high. The area out-by was supported with double-row of wood cribs. MPLs for weekly exams of the bleeder have been set and approved by MSHA at x-cut #6 & 11.

EE was servicing a lube truck and while walking around the truck ee stepped on a lump of coal which caused to fall to same level resulting in pain to left hip/leg.

A GMS employee, working on a GMS specialty project at Sufco Mine, was unloading a trailer of ball busters. One broke loose and employee smashed finger between two ball busters. GMS crew leader was witness.

A roof fall occurred in the 3RWL #2 entry, #7 x-cut. Seven foot resin bolts initially installed when developed. The fall dimensions were approximately 20'x 20'and 10' high. No persons affected by fall. Electrical and communication cables re-routed. Escapeway re-routed. Re-habilitation work proceeding according to MSHA approved plan using 12'cable bolts.

EE was arranging cover plates on stage loader conveyor using a come-a-long when hook came out of anchor and struck EE on chin creating a small laceration and breaking a front tooth.

Witnesses stated employee was on a ladder grinding. EE came down to the platform and stated they felt ill. EE sat down and then laid down. Witness went to summon assistance. Sufco EMS transported EE to the Richfield area and then met with Sevier County EMS. Then Sevier County EMS took EE to the Hospital, Richfield, Utah.

GMS employee was carrying some metal on EE's shoulder. EE set is down and smashed EE's finger against another piece of metal.

EE was installing cable bolts using two-piece steel. EE had removed the driver portion of the steel combination and the finishing 6' portion of the steel fell from the hole striking EE's right hand against the drill extension wrench. This resulted in a fractured right ring finger.

EE was helping load roof bolting supplies on the back of a roof bolter. The roof bolter operator was positioning the machine and lowered the back end of the roof bolter on EE's left foot pinching the foot between the machine and the floor.

EE was positioned in between a parked utility vehicle (UV) and a trailer that was attached to the UV. The UV was running and lunged backward when a second employee adjusted the idle of the UV. EE was pinched between the rear bumper of the UV and the tongue of the trailer. Fracture of right leg.

EE was helping move a rock from between the leg rams of a longwall shield. As the rock was being situated and moved forward, EEs left little finger was pinched between the rock and the leg ram.

Two employees checking wear plates on crusher chute in sub-zero temperatures. Inspection doors on chute were frozen shut. EE attempting to open door latches with hammer fell from a kneeling position landing on shoulder and head causing fractures and lacerations.

Employee was trying loosening the locking nuts on a 13"" length of all-thread. When the nuts broke loose the employee fell forward striking his hand on the bed of the boom truck. This caused a laceration to the palm side of his right ring finger.

A roof fall occurred in the West Lease Bleeder #2 entry at #16 x-cut. The roof was bolted with 7' resin bolts and trusses. No person was injured as a result of the fall. The high voltage electrical cable was pulled down by the fall and re-routed prior to any rehabilitation work being done.

EE installing a rib bolt through a piece of rib mesh when the screen came down and pinched his right middle finger against the drill mast.

EE was unloading belt idlers from a flat-bed trailer. The belt idler he and another miner were sliding off the trailer became hooked to another belt idler. The hooked idler fell off the trailer striking EE on top of right foot fracturing the big and second toe.

A roof fall occurred in the 5 West (MMU 005-0) continuous miner section at x-cut #11, #3 entry. The fall occurred near a flush face. The fall did not impede travel of persons or block an escpaeway. The fall measured aprox 18' wide x 10' long x 4'-5' high. The entire area was bolted with 5' bolts, mesh and mats.

A medical examination of MIIN M82797435 indicated that this miner had a sufficient degree of pneumoconiosis to be eligible for Part 90 rights. M82797435 exercised the option to work in a low dust area which has been complied with since said date. This report is being filled out to comply with Part 50.20(a) and to abate citation #9026945.

Injured was turning off a fire line hydrant during a fire drill when the fire hose failed and water pressure pushed him into belt structure. Ligament damage to left knee.

Injured was turning off the water sprays on longwall shearer when a rush of air pushed him down causing him to strike his knee on a shield toe. He was taken to an emergency room where x-rays proved negative.

Injured employee was attempting to get a D-ring on a shield free of mud and struck his finger between a steel pin and the shield base. Fractured right index finger.

Injured employee was helping install roof bolts in a coal face during longwall recovery operations. His left index finger became pinched between the head of a roof bolt and a bearing plate causing the finger to be severed at the end near the first knuckle.

A roof fall occurred in the return escapeway of 2RWest Lease continuous miner section near the overcast near x-cut #2. The fall was 10'x 15'x7' high. 3-7' roof bolts fell when the top fell. MSHA notified at approx. 8:30 a.m. MSHA insp. were on-site when the fall was discovered and were aware of the fall prior to hotline notification.

At approximately 11:55 a.m. Sufco's tracking system lost communication in the bleeder area of 2 South. Tracking system power supplies in the area were checked first and found to have power. Two employees were dispatched and found a roof fall at #30 x-cut in #2 entry of the 2 South bleeder. All entrances to the area were immediately dangered-off and MSHA notifies. 8'Hx18'Wx18'L.

IE was attempting to free a bundle of roof mats that were being loaded onto a roof bolter. The mats became stuck and IE attempted to free stuck bundle. A banding strap on the bundle of mats broke in this process and a mat fell from the bundle striking IE on the right leg resulting in a laceration which required sutures.

Carbon monoxide samples in the recently opened West Lease, North/South entries began to demonstrate increasing and fluctuating values to a point that we determined to call MSHA. Sufco had been consulting with the price filed office concerning the sample results. There was not a sudden influx or inundation of gases.

EE was replacing a nozzle on a wash hose. Piece of coal (20""x8""x3""thick) slid down the rib and struck right hand. EE moved the wash hose valve next to the rib which was protected with wire mesh within 3' of the floor.EE was earing keviar gloves. Same knuckle was fractured of the job 3 months prior resulting in this re-fractured. No external marking or bruising of skin.

A roof fall above the anchor zone occurred in the ""B"" entry of the West Lease continuous miner section (MMU 005-0). Attempt was being made to mine this entry to the surface and the surface area fell onto the head of the continuous miner. The miner became stuck but there were no injuries.

Injured employee was helping with construction of a mine seal. He was placing a concrete block near the top of the seal when he lost control of the block and it fell striking his left foot causing a fracture to the first metatarsal bone.

A roof fall occurred in 1Right 2 South (MMU 002-0) cont. miner section at x-cut 3 between #1 & #2 entries. Fall occurred near the Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) belt controller, but did not strike them. Fall did not impede passage of persons or block an escapeway. Fall measured approx 5'H x 18'W & 18'L. There was a fault near fall. Entire area was bolted w/5'bolts, mats & wire mesh

Injured employee was adding water to the exhaust scrubber of UT015 Wagner scoop with a 3/4 inch water hose. The hose had been inserted into the make-up tank and employee lost control of the hose and it came out of the tank under pressure and struck him on his upper lip.

Injured was attempting to drop the miner cable from its hung position in order to move to the next cut. When he lifted the cable, a small piece of rock (2""x4"") fell from the top of the rib mesh and struck him on the upper lip of his face near his nose. The edge of rock lacerated his upper lip requiring sutures.

Injured employee was replacing a damaged high pressure transducer on #124 shield on the set-up face. He thought the hydraulic pressure was off because the fitting was not leaking emulsion. When the staple from the fitting was removed the fitting struck the employee on the left index finger under pressure. This resulted in a fracture and laceration to the finger.

Injured EE was evaluating repair needs for a belt line when his foot slipped on a 6"" waterline causing him to fall on his left side (hip). The fall caused a fracture of the left femur.

Injured employee was removing the tongue of the tow hitch from the tow vehicle. The tongue eye was on a bind and when it came loose, the tongue fell to the ground unexpectedly and struck the injured employee on the left foot.

EE had just finished washing a piece of equipment being prepared for rebuild. He was putting the washdown hose in it's stored location when he slipped on some ice. His right foot caught in some non-frozen gravel and his foot and ankle rolled causing a fracture to the right fibula.

EE was repairing the CM, a cover measuring 30""L x 16""W x 1/2"" thick had been lifted into a vertical position.EE was on top of the machine and needed to get additional parts for the repair when he jumped off of the miner and his right hand was pinched between the cover and the frame when the cover fell.

EE and crewwere installing steel sets for roof support. EE was standing on a ladder with his feet approx 3'off the ground.Another crew member released the pressure on the prev. installed support,the prop did not stay set allowing the crossbar to swing toward EE on the ladder. The cb. hit the ladder knocking EE into a mudhole and the crossbar came to rest on his back.

Injured was removing a leaf spring from a pickup truck. He was using an impact wrench on the bolt head & an end wrench on the nut to keep it from spinning. There was a keeper tab associated with the nut that keeps the nut from spinning. The keeper tab spun as the impact wrench was activated and the keeper cut through leather gloves lacerating the fingers.

Injured employee stepped across #3 shield draw bar and his left foot began to slip. He felt himself losing his balance and tried to plant his left foot more firmly on the ground when he felt pain in left knee.

EE was helping cut the steel bands on a bundle of bottom idlers. Co-worker cut his band first and that band flipped over striking ee on the right arm causing a laceration.

Upon inspection of the East Mains bleeder, a roof fall of approx 30' long x 14' wide was found between x-cut 10 & 11 in the #2 entry. This location is immediately west of the #1 entry at 44 x-cut on development of the 2LEM section. No witnesses. Area was previously bolted & screened with 6' resin bolts & 10' cable bolts with wire mesh.

Unloading piping supplies out of truck. Picked up 6"" victaulic coupler with right hand. Lost grip and dropped coupler on tip of left finger. Skin was cut and required 4 stiches to close wound and tip of finger had mild benign fracture.

Injured had just finished installing a resin roof bolt and placed the drill steel in the drill box to drill the next hole. He then released his grip on the drill steel and activated the steel clamp lever to close the clamp. The clamp closed very quickly. The injured EE's left index and middle finger were closed inside clamp. 3 sutures to close index finger.

Injured was making a repair to a small pump cable. While making a cut on the cable, the cable and knife slipped and the knife struck the top of his left thumb. This caused a laceration of 1/2"".

A roof fall occurred in the #1 entry of the 3lem (mmu 002) section. The fall was approx. 40' in length x 18' wide x 6' high. The fall started 30' outby #50 intersection. The top was bolted with 5' resin bolts with wire mesh. The fall partially covered both lube truck #lt235 and fletcher roof bolt #rb002.

Sloughage of rib coal and floor heave continued in the 2LEM tailgate entry inby #43 crosscut.

A cave in the gob behind the shields of the 2LEM longwall (MMU001) occurred that impaired ventilation by blowing down 2 curtains. This was corrected by re-hanging the 2 curtains in the intake entries. Further evaluation revealed that the floor heaved and material fell from the ribs into the tailgate walkway and escapeway. The material in the escapeway impeded passage.

Employee was removing weld from the rodent screens of the motor to gain access to the inside of the motor from cleaning. The employee was using a hammer and chisel to dremove the weld. When he hit the chisel it broke off a piece of welding slag that struck his right eye. EE had been using safety glasses, however he removed them due to fogging & continued to work.

Standing on tire of Gehl bobcat forklift, resting hand on arm of bucket. When operator raised forks, his hand was pinched between the arm of the forklift and the cab lacerating his finger behind the nail of the right middle finger.

Injured was dismounting utility vehicle by stepping off backward with his left foot. His left knee twisted when his foot stepped into a tire-track rut. Injured stated he had a hand hold on the UV as he was stepping down.

HE WAS LIFTING A DRILL PIPE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN WITH A POSSIBLE TORN TENDON.

Employee was adjusting supplies on the roof bolter when a piece of coal approx. 2'x4'x2' struck him on the right forearm fracturing his ulna mid shaft.

Inj EE was preparing to instll a cable roof bolt into the roof. As injured employee reached to remove drill steel from drill box, he activated the wrong hydraulic lever & this action closed the drill steel clamp on his left thumb.

Injured employee was working with another employee taking down ventilation tubing in a fully bolted entry. When the tub was released from the roof, a piece of loose coal struck the injured employee on the top of the right foot, resulting in a fracture of his right foot. Employee was wearing steel toed metatarsal guard boots.

While loading 8"" by 10' I-beams, the beam he was handling rolled against another beam causing a fracture and laceration to the tip of his middle right finger.

Injured was helping remove water line from area of mine. He was using a sledge hammer to break water line couplers. A piece of a coupler broke away from the coupler being removed and struck injured on the face causing a 1/2"" laceration. Sutures were used to close the wound.

Injured employee was troubleshooting an over-temperature problem on a head gate gear box. When the hose going from the gear box to the motor was removed, excess water from inside the hose spilled out onto his L arm saturating 3 layers of long-sleeve clothing causing severe burn.

Employee had been training on the bolter for 2 days. He had drilled a hole and was preparing to put the resin bolt into the hole. Employee stated that he thought the sleeve on his rain coat caught on the top of the drill mast and that brought his left hand in line with the steel clamp at the same time he activated the lever which closed the steel clamp. Sutures required.

EE was preparing to go home after shift ended, when he experienced chest pain. He was transported to Sevier Valley Hospital by ambulance, where treatment continued. Life flight helicopter transported EE to Utah Valley Hospital. EE passed away either in helicoper or at hospital, due to heart condition. EE's shift started at 2:30pm on 12/12/06.

Employee was helping change a drill thrust cylinder when an assembly part fell, striking his right hand. His right hand was resting on the drill mast at the time of impact which caused the closed fracture.

Stepping off flatbed-referred to orthopedic physician.

Employee was holding a pry bar with his left hand and maintaining hydraulic pressure on the cylinder he was working on with his right hand controlling a hydraulic valve. As he reached with his left hand to push on the keeper pin of the cylinder, his right hand released the hydraulic pressure and the bar quickly moved, crushing his finger between bar and side plate of the shield.

EE was steadying a wood platform with his hands that another employee was standing on. They were working on the canopy side plate of a longwall shield. A piece of coal about 3' in diameter fell from top of the shield approx. 5' & struck the top of his right hand. Hand was caught between wood platform & the piece of coal. Coal was loose on top of canopy & not hanging from roof.

EE was helping install a ventilation tube in the face of #2 entry when a small piece (2"") of coal popped off the corner of the second cut and struck him on the right side of his face below his safety glassed. This caused a 1/2"" laceration to his right cheek area.

EE was preparing a trailing cable to be re-entered into a shuttle car. He was using pliers with his left hand and cutting with a knife with his right hand. He was trimming the cable jacket back toward himself when the knife slipped free of the jacket and struck the palm of his left hand, causing a laceration to his left hand. the laceration required 7 sutures to close.

EE was assisting a continuous miner operator when a section of roof fell. The coal section broke into smaller pieces whe it came in contact with the shuttle car he was standing near. This caused a piece of coal approx. 3'x 3'x 6' to strike the injured EE from the side near his knee pushing his leg in a horizontal motion.

EE was operating a continuous miner when section of roof fell. The coal section broke into smaller pieces when it came in contact with the shuttle car he was loading. This caused a piece of coal approx. 3'x 4'x 6' to strike the injured EE from the side near his hip and upper leg.

Employee was checking the tail roller at the feeder breaker when a piece of coal rib (3"" x 13"" x 40"" long), fell and hit the floor. The piece of coal then rolled forward and pushed the employee into the side of the feeder breaker, causing pain to his rib cage.

At 8:10 am the underground AMS system alarmed comm. failure on the 4E#2 belt. Two mechanics were sent to determine the problem and within 60 min. the location of the fall was known. All persons UG were accounted for. Fall was app. 20'x30'x5'high in intersection on belt at #100xcut of 4E#2belt

EE was helping 2 co-workers install a canopy side plate ram assembly on a shield. The ram was positioned on a skid steer loader & secured with 2 comealongs. As ram was pushed forward, the spring on the ram caught on shield framework & came into tension. As 2nd comealong was released, tension on the ram caused it to rotate, pinching his finger between T-bar & skid steer frame.

Drilling roof bolt holes in face of 4LPE longwall recovery room. The first portion of the hole had been drilled and a 6' finishing steel was inserted into the hole to complete the drilling phase. The drill was being positioned to line up with finishing steel when 6' steel fell from the hole and struck him in the right index finger, pinching it.

A SMALL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE MAIN PORTAL ABOUT 30' FROM THE SURFACE. THE FALL CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL ABOUT 40' OF ENTER HAD BEEN FILLED WITH LOOSE MATERIAL. CASTLE DALE, UT, MSHA OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AT 8:00 AM. ALL EMPLOYEES WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND A RECOVERY PLAN WAS MADE ADN POSTED ON BOTH ENDS OF THE CAVE.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN RIB TO SECURE WIRE MESH. BOLT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN AND EE BEGAN TO BRING THE BOLT OUT OF THE HOLE. THE BOLT HEAD WAS STUCK IN THE DRILL WRINCH. AS EE REACHED FOR THE WRENCH, EE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE DRILL ROTATION AND THE BEARING PLATE STRUCK EE IN THE FOREHEAD

EE WAS LIFTING AND CARRYING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT CYLINDER FROM A KNEELING, TWISTED POSITION AND FELT DISCOMFORT IN CERVICAL AREA OF NECK AND LOWER BACK WITH SOME TINGLING SENSATION IN ARMS.

EE was moving the continuous miner from cut A to cut B in a mining cycle. He had stopped the machine to move the waterline. A piece of the rib fell and struck him on the back. The striking force of the rib pushed him into the miner tail face first causing lacerations to his forehead to his forehead and right forearm and fracturing his top left rib.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN WELD FROM A PIVOT POINT ON A FRONT END LOADER WITH A 4 1/2"" HAND HELD GRINDER. HE WAS WORKING IN A SEMI-CONFINED SPACE. THE GRINDER WAS FITTED WITH A GRIP HANDLE ON LT. SIDE, BUT THE GRINDING WHEEL GUARD WAS NOT BEING USED. THE GRINDING WHEEL JUMPED & HIS LT. INDEX FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL.

Employee was attempting to climb down off a belt line when his right foot became caught between a 2"" aluminum pipe and a timber. he fell to the ground landing on his back with his foot still caught by the timber and pipe. employee said he felt pain in his thigh area when he fell.

EE WAS MOVING A 12' LONG CABLE BOLT AND AS HIS RIGHT HAND GRABBED THE BOLT NEAR THE COUPLING COLLAR, A METAL BURR ON THE COLLAR PENETRATED THROUGH HIS RUBBER GLOVE AND MADE A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND IN THE RIGHT RING FINGER. THIS RESULTED IN INFECTION IN HIS FINGER AND SWELLINGIN HIS LOWER RIGHT ARM. HE WORKED TWO DAYS BEFORE SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EE WAS WALKING ON THE SURFACE WITH ANOTHER EE. THE CONDITIONS WERE ICY. HE STEPPED IN TIRED RUT THAT WAS FROZEN AND HIS LEFT FOOT BUCKLED AND HIS LEG WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

EE WAS OPERATING A COME-A-LONG JACK USING AN UP AND DOWN MOTION WITH HIS RIGHT ARM WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN #3 ENTRY OF 3LPE & STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL. HIS RIGHT ANKLE ROLLED RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF PERSONAL VEHICLE IN THE SURFACE PARKING LOT PRIOR TO REPORTING TO WORK. EE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT ON GROUND AND THAT FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE STRUCK HI S LEFT ARM ON THE GROUND.

EE WAS WALKING INTO HIGH VELOCITY AIRFLOW TOWARD THE LINK CANYON PORTAL. HE STUMBLED OVER AN IRREGULARITY ON THE FLOOR AND FELL FORWARD. AS HE FELL FORWARD HE PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT FORWARD TO CAT CH HIMSELF AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ANKLE. PAIN RADIATED FROM HIS ANKLE TO HIS KNEE.

EE WAS WALKING ON A SLICK, MUDDY SURFACE IN THE BELTLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HIS LEFT ANKLE TWISTED AS HIS FOOT HIT A SMALL LIP ON THE FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH ANKLE SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS REPAIRING THE INSIDE DOOR LOCK LATCH ON A DODGE PICKUP. THE 5"" SCREWDRIVER HE WAS USING TO PRY THE LATCH INTO PLACE SLIPPED AND EE'S HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A SHARP PIECE OF METAL O N THE DOOR.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PUTTING THE CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER. THEY HAD TO LEFT THE CHAIN BRAKE UP AND OUT OF THE WAY. AS THE BRAKE SWUNG ALL THE WAY OVER, IT CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS BETWE EN THE BRAKE AND CROSS FRAME, FRACTURING BOTH FINGERS AND LACERATING HIS RING FINGER ALSO.

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING THE MESH TRAILER WITH A TRACT JACK USING A SCREWDRIVER AS A HANDLE AND THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN.

EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE MAKING REPAIRS ON A BELT HEAD WIPE. THEY HAD RELEASED THE AIR FROM THE CLUTCHES. THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT RELEASE SO INJURED PUT HIS WRENCH ON IT TO RELEASE IT, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE ON THE LOWER LIP.

EE WAS LIFTING PIN ON PUMP TRAILER WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND PRYING THE HITCH WITH HIS RIGHT HAND USING A SCREWDRIVER. THE HITCH BROKE LOOSE AND SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE BUMPER OF THE T RUCK. EE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT IS ON THE 7TH. HE IS ON THE DOT SHIFT THIS WEEK. NO LOST TIME ACCRUED.

WHILE OPERATING A LOW PROFILE SCOOP EE RAN OVER A ROCK HE HAD BEEN CARRYING AND HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NEW SIZING BARS IN CRUSHER ON TIPPLE AND HIS RIGHT THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BREAKER BAR AND SIZING BAR CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EE AND ANOTHER EE WAS LOADING BUNDLES OF CHAIN LINK IN A BUCKET OF A LOADER. AS THEY WERE LIFTING THE 4TH BUNDLE, HE DROPPED HIS END, WHICH CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN THE BOLT ON THE TRAINING CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE CONVEYOR CHAIN-ADJUSTING BOLT. HE WAS USING A 1/2"" RATCHET WITH A SHORT EXTENSION PIPE. AS TORQUE WAS APPLIED, THE RAT CHET GEARS SLIPPED INTERNALLY CAUSING EE'S RIGHTLEG TO FLEX AND BODY WEIGHT TO SHIFT SUDDENLY. THIS ACTION CREATED PAIN IN EE'S RT. ANKLE AND UPPER LEG.