Mine No 24Coal

EE, evening shift scoop operator, received contusion and laceration of right hand when a rock fell from the roof and struck EE.

FALL OCCURRED IN A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION WITH LOW COVER FORTY FEET FROM ACTIVE SECTION. THIS AREA IS NOT AN ESCAPE WING. ROCK IS 100' X 20' X 6-8' THICK. THIS AREA HAS BEEN BREAKERED OFF

Roof fall occurred in No. 4 entry 150 ft. inby spad No. 1511, 400ft. from active face. The roof fall is 60 ft. long, 20 ft. wide and 6 to 8 ft. thick. All entries are breakered off. The roof is laminated and was bolted using No. 5 x by 48 in. resin grouted re-bar.

The roof fall occured in No. 2 entry of South Mains near spad No. 87, 1900 feet from active face. This area was developed in March 2001. The fall measures 50 feet long by 20 feet wide and 6 foot thick. All entrances to the fall are breakered off.

Roof fall occur in crosscut between No. 3 and No. 4 entries near spad No. 1802. The rock is 35' long, 20' wide and 6' to 8' thick. The area is near the outcrop with low cover, water is present in roof strata along with roof cracks.

Roof fall occured in a 3-way intersection 3000 feet from active face near spad 1033 in return air course. The rock was 40 feet long by 20 feet wide and 5 feet thick. The air course will be rerouted.

A roof fall occured on working section 001, Entry No. 4 near spad 1677. The area is near outcrop, low cover, some water present in roof strata and some cracks present. Miner was turning a right hand crosscut. The fall was 40 feet long by 20 feet wide and 5 to 6 feet thick.

A roof fall 20 feet wide, 40 feet long, 6 feet thick occured in No. 1 Entry, left off South Mains at Spad No. 1370, 1200 feet outby active working section.

THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 20' X 55' X 8' AND WAS IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION WITH WATER SEEPAGE THROUGH A SHALE IMMEDIATE ROOF. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 48"" LONG 5/8"" DIA. FULLY GROUTED BOLTS W/ 8"" X 8"" X 1"" HOLE PLATES. THE AREA HAD ALSO BEEN SPOT BOLTED WITH 80"" LONG 3/4"" DIA. MECHANICALLY ANCHORED RESIN BOLTS. THE ENTRY IN AN INACTIVE PORTION OF THE MINE. NO DAMAGE TO EQUIP/PERSON

EE, THIRD SHIFT GENERAL LABORER, WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING THE SECTION CONVEYOR BELT TRAINING ROLLER, LOCATED NEAR THE TAIL PIECE, WHEN HE INJURED HIS LOW BACK.

THE DAY SHIFT ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE IN THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN NO. 6 & NO. 7 ENTRIES NEAR SPAD # 1105 WHEN DRILL STEEL STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB.

THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. FALL IS 40'LONG X 20'WIDE X 6'THICK. FALL IS IN NO.2 ENTRY, 220'INBY SPAD NO.1042 ON #1 LEFT OFF SOUTH MAINS.

EMPLOYEE, A THIRD SHIFT GENERAL LABORER, WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND LOST HIS FOOTING THEN FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PULL DOWN A PIECE OF OVERHANGING ROCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.

THE FALL MEASURING 20' BY 30' BY 6-7' AND WAS IN 4 WAY INTERSECTION WITH WATER SEEPING THROUGH A SHALE IMMEDIATE ROOF. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48"" LONG ROOF BOLTS WITH 8"" BY 8"" BY 1"" HOLE PLATES. THE ENTRY IA A NEUTRAL ENTRY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY EQUIPMENT OR PERSONS.

EE FILED FOR OCCUP. PNEUM ON 7/3/03. ALLEGED. REC'D NOTICE ON 7-18-03.

THE DAY SHIFT SCOOP OPERATOR APPARENTLY INJURED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING FEEDER CABLE.

EE FILED FOR OCCUP. PNEUMOCONIOSIS. RECEIVED NOTICE: 5-2-03. CLAIM#: 2003045776-OP. ALLEGED

EVENING SHIFT CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS DRAGGING MINER CABLE WITH LONG-AIRDOX THREE WHEELER WHEN PULL ROPE SLIPPED OFF PULL HOOK AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS HAULING COAL IN 10 S/C JOY SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE APPARENTLY HIT POTHOLE IN MINE FLOOR AND INJURED HIS LOW BACK.

EE REPORTED (JAN. 29, 2002) THAT WHILE HAULING COAL ON THUR., JAN. 24, HE HIT A BUMP OR RAN OVER A ROCK IN HAUL ROAD AND INJURED HIS LOW BACK.

EVENING SHIFT MINER OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN INSTALLING A CONNECTING LINKIN CONVEYOR CHAIN. AS HE STRUCK THE LINK WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF HI S HEAD.

EVENING SHIFT ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS DRILLING ROOF IN NO 1 ROOM NEAR SPAD NO. 483 WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD.

THIS ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON 8-8-01, AND IS 100' LONG X 20' WIDE X 6' HIGH. THE FALL OCCURRED IN ABANDONED AREA OFF THE MINE IN NOL. 4,5,6 ENTRIES NEAD SPAD NO 281. THE ARFEA WAS DEVELOPED ON 7 -17 AND VACATED ON 7-19 DUE TO ROOF PROBLEMS AND WATER.

ROOF BOLTER CREW WERE DRILLING IN BREAK BETWEEN NO. 4 AND NO. 5 ENTRIES (BETWEEN SPAD NO. 5 260 AND 263) WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK INJURED ON THE HEAD AND DROVE HIM TO THE GROUND.

SECTION FOREMAN WAS ASSISTING CO-WORKER IN VENTILATING SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF WORK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.

EE FILED FOR OCCUP PNEUM ON 6-19-01.

THIRD SHIFT ELECTRICIAN WAS CUTTING AND WELDING MINER BIT ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HOT SLAG WENT INTO HIS BOOT AND BURNED HIS LEFT LEG AND FOOT.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HEARING LOSS AS A RESULT OF WORKING IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE.

EE FILED FOR OCCUP. PNEUM. ON 3-19-01. REC. NOTICE 4-11-01. 3RD FILING. ALLEGED. CLAIM #2001043159.

ON 2/21/01 EE STARTED MISSING WORK & INDICATED TO MINE SUPERINTENDENT HE WOULD BE RETIREING DUE TO OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS