Bowie No 2 Mine Coal

The employee was operating a D-10 bulldozer pushing coal on the D Bench coal stock pile west to east across feeder A. While pushing coal across the feeder the back end of the dozer fell approx. 8-feet into a void above Feeder A. The dozer was not able to pull out of the hole and was stuck. The employee was able to climb out of the dozer and walked off of the stockpile unhurt.

On 11/3/15 the mine operator was informed that the employee could no longer work at full duty due to a partial tear of the ACL in the left knee. On 10/22/15 the employee jumped from a ladder as the ladder was struck by a 28-inch ventilation tube elbow which was pushed into the ladder by a rib roll.

The employee was helping to move the rack wheel cover from the cable trough to the shield toes when his finger was pinched between the cover and the leg check on the #11 shield.

During a weekly examination a roof fall between crosscut 48 and 49 of the #5 entry 2nd West Mains was discovered.

The employee was helping to move a piece of steel for a chute repair into position when his right middle finger was pinched between the new steel and the old piece.

The employee was operating the longwall shearer headgate drum by radio remote. The employee was located about five shields outby the drum when a piece of rock was thrown by the drum. The rock struck the employee on the thumb while he was holding the remote.

While the employee was holding a drill steel in the roof bolt hole the support mast for the panline roof bolter allowed the bolter to tip toward the longwall face. The steel pinched the employee's left hand against the bolter mast resulting in a small cut and a chip fracture of the ring finger knuckle.

On 8/7/14 the mine operator was informed that the employee is a Part 90 miner.

On 7/27/14 2-feet to 2.5 sagged onto the top of the longwall stage loader and prevented the loader from advancing normally. The area of sagging roof was approx. 4-feet wide by 70-feet long. The #3 entry of the B-15 headgate panel had been supported with 8-foot fully grouted resin bolts on 5-foot centers with steel roof mesh and cable truss bolts on 5-foot centers.

The employee was dropping ventilation from the roof for re-use. A piece of rib coal and roof rock fell behind the employee and knocked him down. The rib coal/roof rock was 2-foot thick 3-feet long and 2-feet high.

On July 15, 2014, the employee saw a Dr. and was not allowed to return to work due to an injury that occurred on July 5, 2014. On July 5, 2014 the employee was shoveling coal from a shuttle car with a broken conveyor chain. While shoveling, the employee struck a conveyor flight with the shovel and strained his left shoulder.

The employee was watering roadways. When she made a left turn from a crosscut to the entry the water car contacted the rib. The employee had her left foot outside of the cab line and her left ankle was fractured.

On 8/8/14 the employee was unable to return to work at full capacity due to an injury that occurred on 6/1/14. On 6/14/14 the employee attempted to insert a roof bolt into the drill hole and shove the bolt through the resin cartridge by hand. The action strained his right shoulder.

While installing roof bolts at the start of unsupported face friction from the roof bolter wrench and a steel roof mat ignited an accumulation of methane.

While tramming a D-10R dozer onto the Wash plant feed coal stockpile the employee attempted to travel past a drawn down hole to the coal feeder. The side of the hole failed and the dozer slid into the hole. The dozer rolled onto it's side at the bottom of the hole. The employee was not injured.

The employee was carrying small parts and trash off of the longwall face in the headgate shields and tripped walking from #2 to #1 shield.

On 6/6/14 the employee could not return to work due to a right shoulder injury that occurred on 5/2/14. The employee stated that as he was attempting to hang a ventilation tube tee the loose coal that he was standing on shifted and he lost his balance straining his shoulder.

While attempting to set a timber the employee was holding the timber. When the cap piece was struck with an axe a piece of roof rock 10-inches X 10-inches X 3-inches fell and struck the employee on the head and right shoulder.

The injured employee is employed by Colorado Lime Company and was injured at Bowie Resources LLC, Bowie No. 2 Mine with MSHA ID 0504591. The injured employee slipped on an icy patch covered by snow and pulled his left hamstring. The treating physician placed him off work. He has returned to work with a full release.

The employee was found laying on the mine floor and was unresponsive to crew members. No cause for the employee falling could be determined. The employee may have a medical. The employee appears to have concussion like symptoms. The employee has a full duty release 1/27/14. Further medical testing is indicated.

The employee attempted to pick up a bundle of roof bolt plates that had been spilled to the ground. A bundle of plates on top of the pile moved and pinched the employees left index finger. The employee was working his last shift before an extended leave of absence but was released to full duty.

The employee was setting a concrete block under a battery charger frame. The tool box on the charger fell off which overbalanced the charger. The charger pinched the employee's hand between the frame and the block.

On 10/10/13 the employee was placed on restricted duty (no lifting over 30-lbs) pending further medical examination. The employee reported that on 9/25/13 he traveled through a man door and strained his lower back.

On 8/1/13 the employee reported to the mine operator that while the employee was loading vent tube into a Ram car he felt a pain in his lower back. The extent of the injury is pending further investigation.

While arriving for work the employee attempted to walk down the walkway from the parking lot to the bathhouse. Slick soled shoes caused the employee to slip and fall.

The employee stated that while packing a roll of curtain down the #4 lower b slope he slipped on the floor and fell. The employee stated that he suffers back disk degeneration.

While attempting to hang a length of water pipe from the mine roof the ladder used by the employee tipped over. The employee fell and landed on the ladder.

On 1/3/14 the employee elected to have his left little finger removed. The finger was injured on 5/28/13 when the employee removed the U-bolts from the axle of a welder trailer and his hand was pinched between the trailer frame and the axle hub. The ligament damage to the finger has not healed properly

On 9/16/13 the employee had surgery to reduce a hernia that may have been started on 3/14/13 when the employee was lifting bags of Tek-Seal onto the pump for mixing.

On 3/15/13 the employee failed to report to work as a result of injuries that may have occurred on 3/10/13. The employee claims to have suffered a lower back strain while packing a crib block to load it into a pickup truck.

While drilling a roof bolt hole the bolter operator bent the starter steel. When the steel was removed from the roof the bent steel rotated into the operator striking him in the neck.

The dozer operator on shift was pushing coal to a stockpile reclaim feeder when the dozer became stuck on the slope into the feeder. Poor coal pushing practices created the unstable slope.

The employee was traveling outside in a mantrip. The mantrip traveled into a hole in the roadway. The employee was bounced off of the seat and onto his lunch bucket.

The employee attempted to start drilling a roof bolt hole and started rotation instead of thrust. The roof bolter wrench being used on the starter steel was bent which caused the wrench to whip into the employee's forearm.

While the employee was attempting to re-set a circuit breaker on a diesel skid steer a battery hauler struck the skid steer pinning the employee between the pieces of equipment

Standing on large rock on side of road. Lost footing and fell to the ground, resulting in dislocated elbow.

Cutting metal and hot slag got into his pant leg and down into left shoe burning foot.

Was removing a dryer chute in the prep plant using an air arc and a pry bar. The pry bar got stuck, employee used a hammer to hit the bar. When the bar sprung loose it hit him above the left eye causing a cut

Pulling bit up through rig table, bit caught edge of table, bounced back into the table wrench which then struck the employee holding wrench in the abdomen.

Lifted an oxygen bottle to put on his shoulder when he felt a pop and pain to the back of his left shoulder. Employee missed his scheduled shift of 8/10/12 for shoulder pain.

The employee stated that he had moved over to the center of the entry behind the miner to check his sights. A rib roll occurred inby of the last row of bolts and a piece traveled outby and struck the employee in the ankle.

The employee stepped out of the cab of a Wagner 20X shield hauler and then reached into the cab and operated the fork down function. The machine articulated with the employee in the hinge point.

Employee chipped his front tooth while he raised the drill steel to his mouth and blew through to see if it was plugged or not. The steel came in contact with his front tooth and chipped it.

The employee was engaged in building a seal. In attempting to cut a hole in a Kennedy panel he struck his right thumb with a hammer.

The employee was loading roof mats onto the bucket of a diesel scoop. When he attempted to move the bundle of mats it slid and pinched his right little finger against the scoop bucket.

In attempting to remove a shield from the recovery face the shield was lowered to the transport position. When the shield was lowered the side seal broke loose and fell. The side seal struck the employees right knee.

The employee was struck on the hard hat and shoulder by a piece of rib rock. After the end of the shift the employee suffered symptoms of a concussion.

On 3/1/12 the employee underwent surgery to reduce a hernia that appears to have occurred on 2/8/12 when the employee attempted to lift an engine cover into place on a diesel scoop.

While the employee was attempting to cut a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife the knife slipped and cut the employees leg.

On 3/21/12 the employee underwent surgery for a torn ACL that appears to have occurred on 1/12/12 when the employee stepped down off of an idle conveyor belt to the mine floor and twisted his knee

When the employee attempted to hang a ventilation tube the end of the #9 wire hanger flipped up under his safety glasses and scratched the left eye.

While attempting to drill a roof bolt hole the employee reached up to re-align the roof mat with the drill hole. The mat moved and pinched the employee's finger between the roof mat and the roof mesh.

A small methane ignition occurred in the face of the #5 entry of the 2nd West Mains when a 5-foot mechanically anchored roof bolt was installed in rock at the top of the rib and methane in a roof crack was ignited by friction or sparks.

The employee attempted to remove a steel band from around a bundle of bolts. The end of the band flipped up and cut his arm.

On 11/17/11 the employee was placed on restricted duty as a result of a back strain suffered on 10/31/11 when the employee lifted a compressed gas cylinder off a truck and carried it to a disabled scoop.

On 10/31/11 the employee reported a confirmed condition of carpal tunnel syndrome

The employee stood on the boom of a roof bolter to install a belt hanger. When the employee slipped and fell he reached out to catch himself and disabled the hydraulic lock out. He also activated the boom lower function. The drill mast lowered and caught the employee's foot.

While attempting to check the oil in an engine the employee did not secure the engine hood. The hood fell closed and struck the employee in the head. The employee struck his forehead on the machine frame.

The injured person (driller) screwed in the pulling plug to add another piece of drill pipe while drilling. He did not notice that it had vibrated loose prior to picking the pipe up and it fell from approximately 15' hitting him on the shoulder. He has a broken left fore-arm and cracked four ribs.

When a Kennedy stopping panel was jacked against the roof a piece of roof rock broke loose and struck the employee on the shoulder

The employee attempted to help lift a belt line starter controller box.

EE shot me with a homemade blow dart. It was made out of a 4 ft drill steel, ear plug & 9 wire 3-4 ". The dart penetrated approx 2" into my left buttocks. The wire was greasy & dirty and left swelling and bruising. I do have pictures of the wound and kept the bloody underwear with the puncture hole.

The employee attempted to lift a roll of brattice out of a box and felt a muscle strain in his lower back.

While attempting to pull a coupler off of a gearbox shaft the hydraulic puller coupler link broke. A piece of the link struck the employee.

On 3/2/12 the employee underwent surgery to repair damage to the left shoulder that may have occurred on 4/1/11 when the employee attempted to hang a miner cable.

The employee was engaged in building a block stopping. He cut open the back side of his arm on a piece of steel rib mesh that been cut to allow the construction of the stopping.

The employee attempted to insert a truss bolt into the bolthole. He bent the bolt and when he attempted to spin the bolt the end whipped into his face.

A roof fall occured in the B-10 Tailgate section in the #2 entry at the outby edge of crosscut 18. The fall extended approx. 24-feet outby, 18-feet wide and 8-feet high. The fall occured in wet mudstone roof.

The employee was riding in a mantrip traveling into the mine. The mantrip hit a pothole in the road. The employee bumped his head on the roof of the trip. Upon investigation the incident appears to have avergatted an existing condition.

The employee was attempting to install a drive line in a Ramcar. In an attempt to align the u-joints the machine was moved. The movement of the driveline lacerated and fractured the employee's left ring finger.

Audiogram testing and medical evualation of the employee indicates a reportable threshold in the employee's hearing without a medical cause.

As the employee was attempting to hang a ventilation tube, a slicken sided piece of roof rock 7-8-inches in diameter and 4-inches thick, fell and struck the employees hard hat. The hard hat cut the employees forehead.

On 9/3/10 the employee required knee surgery from an incident which occured on 7/23/10. The employee stated that he was carring two cans of oil and stepped on a piece of coal. the action twisted his knee resulting in torn knee ligament

A bounce type event occurred, which resulted in floor heave in areas outby and in idle areas of the 1st North Mains room section.

The employee attempted to remove a roof bolter drill steel from a bolt hole by shaking and withdrawing it by hand. When the steel came loose, it pinched the left little finger against the drill head.

On 4/23/10 at about 12:30 pm, a bump was experienced in the 1st North Mains at the junction to the 1st North Rooms. The event triggered minor floor heave, rib sluffage and ventilation structure damage.

EE and co-worker were violating company policy and partaking in horseplay during lunch. They were attempting to pour food condiments on each other, tripped and fell down together. Co-worker was on top of EE when they landed, injuring EE's shoulder.

While walking from parking lot to bath house upon arriving to work individual stepped down off of a 16 inch concrete ledge into loose gravel, slipping and then falling twisting his left knee.

On 5/19/10, the employee reported that he required shoulder surgery for the injury that occurred on 4/5/10. The employee stood on the 8-bay controller to unhang a hose from the roof. The employee fell off of the controller.

The employee was attempting to install a belt top roller bracket onto the belt rail when the bracket slipped and pinched his finger

The employee attempted to catch a Duke that was falling over. The duke pinched his finger against the face conveyor pan.

An event defined as a bounce occurred in the B-West Mains room area where floor coal in the bleeder entry around the second mining area heaved into the entry. Floor heave is estimated at 3 to 4-feet in the south bleeder entry.

Two employees team lifted an 8-inch pipe valve to carry it. The injured employee stepped into a mine floor hole and sprained his heel ligaments.

The employee attempted to remove a concrete stopping block from the roof by stepping up onto the rib mesh. When he hit the block a piece of rib fell behind the rib mesh and struck the emploee's fingers which were through the mesh.

The employee was using a cheater pipe on an Allen wrench. The pipe slipped off of the wrench and struck the employee in the mouth.

A roof fall zero to 8-feet thick occurred on the off walkway side of the stageloader approx 30-feet in length. 8-foot resin roof bolts 1 to 2 in each row failed at the anchorage zone in #3 entry B-8 headgate inby crosscut 16.

On 9/15/09 the employee reported that he could no longer work on his ankle that he had twisted by stepping into a water hole on 8/26/09.

Injured was shoveling a rib between a skidsteer and a 3 1/2 scoop. The skidsteer operator shut his machine off and as he was getting out, but before he could place a wheel chock, the skidsteer rolled downhill and caught the injured person between it and the bucket of the scoop.

The injured person was helping to hang ventilation tubing. As he lifted the tube, his footing slipped and he tried to catch himself by reaching for the roof bolter canopy. The canopy was being lowered at the time and his left index finger was caught between sections of the canopy mast, severing the tip of the finger.

On 6/16/10, the employee underwent surgery on his left shoulder as a result of an injury on 8/2/09. On that date, the employee attemted to carry a jackleg down the longwall face and complained of pain in his left shoulder.

In the act of setting a wood wedge to tram the feeder breaker the employee brushed his arm against a steel edge of the feeder.

Location B9HG #3 Entry, 6XC. Personnel were shoveling ribs, a piece of rock (approx. 3x16x18" in 3 pieces) came loose and fell from the roof and rib line. The rock struck the employee on the left foot. Injuries consist of soft tissue tears to the foot, scraps and contusions to the left knee, left neck, shoulder and left hand.

The employee fell from a ladder while avoiding a loose roof rock and struck his head on a pump.

Driver was attempting to get back in his truck and stepped on guard rail on scales. His foot slipped off and he fell to the ground injuring ribs.

Men were bolting this area 2nd East 1 Entry 1 to 5 XC. They noticed truss bolts taking unusual loads. At this time they removed equipment and men. After the need for longer cable bolts was determined operations at this location stopped. While materials were being obtained, the roof fell. The roof consisted of deteriorating mudstone and shale layers up to about 10'.

On 4/29/09 the employee reported that a knee injury on 4/12/09 would require surgery to repair knee damage.

On 5/17/09 the employee left work with back spasms and back pain that has been attributed to the injury of 3/22/09. The employee tripped on a wheel chock rope for the pickup truck as he walked away from the truck.

The roof fall is in 1 entry of 2E about 36' inby XC3. This area was supported with 7' Install III bolts with timbers along each rib. The roof that fell is laminated volcanic sill rock. The fall is 25'x15'x 2 to 7' high. The cause is the composition of the roof in this area.

The employee moved between the rib and the bucket of E-19 scoop when the operator moved the machine.

This employee stated that he had his right hand lying on the edge of a shark tank to brace while he held a loop of bull hose with his left hand. The hose slipped and swung over against his right little finger pinching the tip off.

While pulling the recovery walker shields forward, a roof/face fall occurred on the B-7 longwall recovery room.

As a timber was being set for rib support, a piece of top draw rock was dislodged and struck the injured's left foot.

The employee stated that he threw a wash hose over a scoop. The valve opened and the hose recoiled back and struck the employee in the face.

A floor heave event occured in 2nd East Mains between crosscut 6 and 7.

A bounce occured in the LW belt entry from the face outby two crosscuts resulting in extensive floor heave.

A bounce occured in the LW belt entry from the face outby the crosscuts resultings in extensive floor heave. On 5/5/09 the employee required surgery on his knee from injuries on 11/23/08.

A bounce occured in the LW belt entry from the face outby the crosscuts resultings in extensive floor heave.

A bounce occured in the LW belt entry from the face outby two crosscuts resulting in extensive floor heave

Employee reported this injury on Nov.14, 2008. He states he was hanging cable when it uncoiled striking him in the back.

Employee did not report his injury until 11/12/2008. Employee states he got out of his machine to cut a piece of screen when he stepped back causing his knee to give out.

CO sensors in 2nd East Mains #1 entry indicated a possible spon com event. Persons dispatched to the entry discovered a heating at crosscut 13. Fire extinguishers and water were applied and the heating contained.

Employee states that while putting on tongs he smashed finger tip on left index finger.

In the B-8 Headgate section at cc 26 a roof fall occurred in supported roof. The fall was a 20 ft. wide, 20 ft long, and 7 ft. high. A thin coal ryder seam was located at the anchorage zone.

Employee was changing hyd. hose on continuous miner when panel he had opened fell catching his fingers.

The employee stated that a roof bolt bundle steel band flipped back and struck his right hand.

Employee bent over pulling vent tube onto respirable dust sampler and felt pain in rib.

The employee attempted to move a tool box. He reportedly suffered a double hernia. Surgery to be scheduled.

The section foreman on 2nd East Mains discovered a fall in the #5 entry between crosscut #4 and #5. The fall was approximately 10 feet wide, 25 feet long and 10 feet high.

Employee stated that he slipped stepping into ramcar and twisted his left ankle.

Was shoveling spillage around belt line stepping wrong and twisting his knee.

On 04/21/08 the employee reported that he had suffered a hernia on 04/02/08. He believes the hernia resulted from lifting himself out of a scoop operator cab. Surgery is scheduled for 04/24/08.

Was operating a pickup truck on slick roads and slid thru intersection and into irrigation canal, wrecking truck and fracturing collar bone.

The employee attempted to lift a barrel set in the mine floor. A sharp edge cut through his glove and finger.

On 2/1/08 the operator was informed by MSHA of the employee's black lung condition.

Transporting materials on forks of bobcat skidster, losing a crib block, stopping to pick it up he stopped behind another material hauler. That operator did not see the skid steer behind him and backed up pinning employee between the two pieces of equipment.

A bounce occurred on the First East Mains section with floor heave and rib sloughage in several areas across the section.

Employee was miner helper; while cutting coal a rib sloughed off landing on his right foot.

On 10/31/07, MSHA determined that a floor heave incident on 10/20/07 was a reportable "bounce". Floor heave occurred in the First East Mains #4 Entry Crosscut 14, #3 Entry Crosscut 14 to 15.

While installing a roof bolt, the bolt wrench broke and struck the employee in the face.

An event occurred which created floor heave and rib spalling in the First Mains section in the No. 2 entry between crosscuts 15 and 16.

The employee attempted to move a loop of miner cable when the rib fell, knocking him down.

Cutting a tree limb to clear pad site when chainsaw kicked back and cut knee.

While moving equipment parts through a mandoor, the shaft slipped and pinched the employee's right index finger.

Pouring concrete roadway, concrete seeped into boots, and pants, causing irritation.

EE was unloading trash from back of p/u truck into dumpster. Lost balance falling from back of truck onto ground.

The employee raised the roof bolter drill box and bent the drill steel which pinched the right middle finger.

On 4/22/07 at approximately 10:30 pm the preshift examiner discovered a roof fall in North Mains #6 entry cc 33 to 34. The fall was 20'x100'7'. Several small roof coal falls were discovered in adjacent entries.

On 4/10/07 the employee reported that on 4/8/07 while operating a skid steer loader he ran over a windrow of coal. The cab hooked a power cable hung from the roof. The cab raised up and then came down on his foot.

Employee was draging a section of dust line. As he pulled on dust line his shoulder poped out of place.

Miner Operator was struck by rib roll while cutting crosscut with continuous mining machine.

slipped and fell and injured back

setting timbers

The employee was removing a shuttle car tram motor, when it slipped and pinched his left middle finger.

On 12/12/06 Bowie was notified of the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome of the employee.

The employee traveled over construction material. When he slipped his arm was cut on the edge of a steel plate.

Lifting lid on battery pack felt a pop in chest

While operating a wagner scoop the employee hit a pot hole in the roadway. He struck his head on the cab. His safety glasses cut his face.

The employee attempted to travel through a mandoor at Crosscut 14 West Mains 4-5 entry B-Seam when he stepped through the door he fractured his right ankle. The mandoor closed on his left left leg. He was found at 6:00 a.m. on 8/17/06.

Was installing 90 deg. steel fitting. When trying to couple flange, the fitting slipped pinching his finger between fitting & pipe.

BUCKET OF SCOOP WAS DROPPED ON FOOT.

The employee lifted a kennedy panel to put it in place. The inside portion slid out, striking the right foot.

Slipped off miner and injured hip.

Strained his back while helping two other employees change a tire on the joy buggy.

WAS IN FRONT OF BOLT MACHINE BEATING DRILL STEEL WITH WRENCH. AS HE STEPPED OVER TO HIT STEEL HIS FOOT SLIPPED WHILE SWINGING STRIKING FINGER BETWEEN STEEL & WRENCH.

The employee turned a corner with a shuttle car. Bolting wrenches stored in the rib mesh were flipped into the operator's cab. The wrenches struck the employee in the right ear.

On 5/15/06 a medical exam of the employee revealed a right side hernia. Employees stated that on 5/13/06 he had been lifting belt structure during a belt move. Surgery to be scheduled

On 4/5/06 Bowie was informed of a fracture to the employee's finger. The employee was attempting to remove a bit from a miner head when she struck her finger with a hammer.

The employee was helping to load explosives in a rock in the face conveyor when a piece of rock 2'thick 3' high and 10' long flushed off of the face and struck the employee.

On 3/6/06 the mine operator was informed that the employee was diagnosed with occupational-caused carpal tunnel syndrome.

The employee rolled a piece of rock and pinched his left middle finger between a water line and the rock

On 2/1/06 Bowie Resources was informed that the employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome of both wrists.

On 3/27/06 the employee notified the mine operator of lost time due to an injury sustained on 12/27/05. The employee attempted to lift a crusher inspection door and strained his right arm, torn tendon.

Employee was lifting a guard on a conveyor belt take-up, and felt a pop in his lower back (lower back & leg strain). Employee did not seek medical treatment at the time. His injury was later diagnosed as a disc herniation, which eventually required surgery.

The employee fell from an unstable ladder and tore ligaments in ankle. Employee is currently off work.

Employee was separating plies on a piece of conveyor belt, when his olfa knife slipped cutting his left forearm.

INSTALLING BOLTS IN SIDE PLATE ON DESLIME SCREEN, STANDING ON FRAME W/LEFT FOOT ON GEAR BOX. GEAR BOX ROTATED STRIKING EE ON HIS LEFT FOOT & ROLLING ONTO THE FLOOR.

Employee was pulling rock off track on trackhoe. Rock hooked on cuff of glove. Pulled Arm causing injury to Left shoulder.

The employee was carrying a conveyor belt idler to the scrap metal bin when he stepped on a patch of ice. The employee fell fracturing his left ankle.

Employee was standing on tracks of 992 excavator talking to supervisor. The tracks were muddy and when he moved to grab the handrail to climb down, he slipped off. He struck his left knee on running board, causing swelling, brusing and possible ligiment damage.

The ee was roof bolting on the longwall recovery face when a piece of face coal rolled out and struck him on the knee.

EE WAS HANGING VENT TUBE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE stated that he went to a tool box to get a can of WD-40. He lifted the tool box lid and reached into the tool box with his right hand and unkowingly put his left hand on the edge of the tool box and when the lid fell, it struck his hand between the lid of the tool box and the edge of the tool and caused a cut to the left little finger.

SETTING VALVE DOWN ON WATER TANK, WAS GOING INTO PLACE & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN VALVE & FLANGE, CATCHING FINGER.

PULLED A CONTROL VALVE FROM A CRANE THROUGH A SMALL HOLE. STRAINED LOWER BACK.

HANGING A PIECE OF FLAT BAR, MATERIAL SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING FINGER AND TWISTING FINGER ON LADDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN SCOOP AND THE RIB. A CHUNK OF COAL FELL OUT FROM BELOW SCREEN STRIKING THE LEFT FOOT BEHIND BIG TOE.

EE WAS USING A HANDYMAN JACK WHEN IT SLID DOWN, PINCHING HIS RIGHT FINGER. THE LATCH WAS NOT LOCKED IN PLACE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT CC 13 ON THE D-9 PANEL. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE AND 12 FEET HIGH.

LIFTING 5 GALLON BUCKETS OUT OF A VAULT.

A DUST EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE BIN OF THE OLD TRAIN LOADOUT AS COAL WAS BEING LOADED OUT OF THE #2 SILO. THE COAL WAS TO BE REMOVED AS IT WAS SUSPECTED OF BEING HOT.

USING 2 COME ALONGS TO LIFT TILT CYLINDER FOR INSTALLATION. CYLINDER SLIPPED THROUGH CHAIN ON 1 COMEALONG AND FELL. LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN OF THE OTHER COME ALONG CAUSING A LACERATION

EE STATED THAT AS HE TRIED TO TIGHTEN A CHAIN BOOMER IT SLIPPED OPEN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

While lowering shield canopy, a hose blew out of fitting connected to the leg cylinder spraying emulsion in face-entering eyes, mouth, nose had just returned to work after eye surgery.

EE STATED THAT AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE SKID STEER LOADER HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE BY STEPPING ON ROCKS OR COAL.

EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS LOADING MATERIAL ONTO A SKID STEER LOADER A DIESEL SCOOP ATTEMPTED TO PASS AND STRUCK HIM WITH THE BUCKET.

ON 07/07/03 THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT WAS INFORMED OF A RIGHT KNEE MENISCUS TEAR. THE EE STATED ON 07/02/03 THAT HE STOOD UP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE.

5 FEET ON ROOFBOLTER STEEL FELL FROM THE DRILL HOLE AND STRUCK THE EE'S RIGHT HAND.

SEVERAL EE'S WERE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BELT SNUB ROLLER. THE ROLLER ROLLED ONTO THE EE'S THUMB.

THE EE ALLOWED A LENGTH OF DRILL STEEL TO FALL OUT OF THE ROOF. THE STEEL STRUCK HIS RIGHT LITTLE TOE BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT.

A ROOF FALL 8-FT X 30-FT X 20-FT OCCURRED AT XC 63 #2 ENTRY D-8.

A ROOF FALL 7-FT X 18-FT X 26-FT OCCURRED IN D-8 #3 ENTRY FROM XC 58-59. THE FALL OCCURRED AT A SANDSTONE CHANNEL BOTTOM ABOVE THE BOLTS.

AT ABOUT 12:30 AM THE ROOF IN THE D-9 #1 ENTRY AT THE #7 CROSSCUT FELL. THE FALL IN THE SUPPORTED AREA WAS ABOUT 18-FEET WIDE, 18 FEET LONG AND 8-FEET HIGH.

WHILE GRADING FLOOR, A PIECE OF RIB ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE TOP OF THE RIB AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE LEFT ANKLE.

THE EE BENT THE DRILL STEEL WHILE ADDING STEEL TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE. THE STEEL CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE STEEL CLAMP.

THE EE WAS DIRECTING A SCOOP OPERATOR TO BACK UPTHE SCOOP TIRE DROPPED INTO A HOLE. THE SCOOP BUCKET DROPPED ONTO THE EE FOOT. `

THE EE WAS HELPING TO OPEN AIR LOCK DOORS. THE OUTER DOORS OPENED AND THE AIR PRESSURE SLAMMED THE INBY DOORS ON THE EMPLOYEE.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A ROCK OFF OF A CONTINUOUS MINER HE SLIPPED AND FELT A GROIN STRAIN.

THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE A PUNCH INTO A DA RAM CONNECTING BLOCK. WHEN HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HE HIT THE SHIELD PONTOON. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS CHANGING A SIDE SEALING PLATE ON A SHIELD. THERE WAS A BOLT IN THE GUIDE PIN HOLDING THE SCALING PLATE FELL OFF TO THE GROUND AND EE FELL ON TOP OF THE SCALING PLATE.