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EE REPORTED: HE AND COWORKERS WERE RECLAIMING LONGWALL MONO RAILS, WHEN PLACING THE MONO RAILS INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET FOR TRANSPORTATION, EXPERIENCED PAIN TO HIS ABDOMEN.

EE STATED HE WAS DRIVING A DIESEL PERSONNEL CARRIER ONT HE 2ND SUPPLY RD. HE LOOKED AT THE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE AND RAN INTO LONGWALL PANS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE DID NOT SEE THEM. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE DASHBOARD AND RECEIVED A LACERATION ABOUT 4" BELOW HIS KNEE. HE MISSED WORK ON 12-17-02 AND RETURNED TO WORK 12-18-02.

EE WAS TRYING TO GET A PIN OUT OF A LONGWALL PAN THAT WAS LEFT ON A SHIELD HAULER. HE SAID THE PIN WAS HARD TO GET TO & WHILE USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE IT, HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB. HE HAD A CONTUSION & A FINGER SPLINT WAS APPLIED. THE TIP OF HIS THUMB BONE WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED BY THE DOCTOR. HE MISSED WORK SATURDAY 12/14/02 BUT RETURNED TO WORK MONDAY, 12/16/02.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: OPERATING A GOLF CART, WHEN BACKING THE CART, HIS JACKER BECAME ENTANGLED ON A PIECE OF METAL. THIS CAUSED HIS BODY TO BE TWISTED, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE STRAIN TO HIS LOW BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK ALL SCHEDULED SHIFTS UNTIL 1/24/03. ON THAT DAY STARTED MISSED SCHEDULED WORK DAYS AND BECAME A REPORTABLE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: CARRIED HYD VALVE BANK DOWN THE LONG WALL FACE LINE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO THROW THE VALVE BANK OVER THE END OF THE TAIL GATE AREA, FELT PAIN TO NECK AND SHOULDER. CONTINUE TO WORK ALL SCHEDULED SHIFTS, NOTIFIED MGT ON 12/27/02 HE WAS TO BE TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN FOR THE INJURY ON 12/28/02. STARTED LOSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS ON 12/30/02, BECAME A LOST-TIME INJURY ON

HYDRAULIC AIR LINE VLAVE MALFUNCTIONED, BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE ON BRAKE CAR WHEN HOIST WAS OPERATED IN AUTOMATIC MODE. HOIST OPERATOR OPERATED HOIST IN MANUAL MODE UNTIL DEFECTIVE PART WAS R EPLACED AND HOIST FUNCTIONED PROPERLY IN AUTOMATIC MODE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS UNWINDING A SHIELD HAULER WINCH WIRE ROPE WHEN IT CAME LOOSE FROM THE SPOOL. IT COILED BACK (TWISTING) AND STRUCK HIS LEFT SHIN AND KNEE. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 12/9/ 02. ON THAT DATE, HE WENT TO HIS DOCTOR AND BEGAN MISSING WORK.

EE REPORTED WORKING AS A SHIELD SETTER, WALKING ALONG THE LONG WALL FACE LINE, A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS STRIKING THE TOP OF HIS LEFT SHOULDER. CONTINUED TO EXPERIEN CE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT TO HIS SHOULDER, WENT TO DR ON SAT, NOV 16 2002. BEGAN MISSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS NOV 20TH. DUE TO SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM AN OLD INJURY, DELAYED REPORTING UNTIL NOTIFIE

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: CHECKING THE NO. 1 UNIT RAM CHARGERS, TRIPPED OVER A JUMPER CABLE, FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR TWISTING HIS LOW BACK AND RIGHT KNEE. WENT TO DR ON MINDAY NOV 11, 2002 STARTED MISSING SCHEDULED WORK TWO DAYS TUESDAY NOV 12 2002.

ROOF FALL, 2ND MAIN SOUTH INTAKE AIR COURSE, XCUT NO. 60, APPROX 30' LONG, 20' WIDE, 7-8' HIGH.

REPORTED: WORKING AS A BELT EXAMINER, TRAVELING ALONGSIDE THE 2ND MAIN SOUTH BELT LINE. THE AREA WAS LOW AND CLEARANCE WAS TIGHT. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A WOODEN CRIB BLOCK THAT WAS OVER A TIMBER. THE CRIB BLOCK EXTENDED OUT INTO THE BELT LINE WALKWAY. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11-2-02, ON THAT DAY BEGAN TO MISS SCHEDULED WORK DAYS AND BECAME A LOST-TIME INJURY.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: HE AND A COWORKER WERE OPERATING SHIELD HAULERS TRANSPORTING THE "MUTT" FROM THE 6TH SOUTH TO THE LONG WALL RECOVERY CHUTES. BOTH OPERATORS HAD DUCK BILLS UNDER THE MUTT CAR RYING THE MACHINE ALONG MINE TRAVELWAY. THE COWORKER TRAMMED FORWARD PULLING THE MUTT FROM THE VICTIM'S DUCK BILL, THIS CAUSED HIS MACHINE TO BOUNCE RESULTING IN HIS HEAD STRIKING THE CANOPY.

EE REPORTED: HE & A COWORKER USING SHIELD HAULERS WERE TRANSPORTING A COAL FEEDER FROM A WORKING SECTION TO THE PORTAL ALONG THE MINE SUPPLY ENTRY. THE FEEDER SLID OFF THE VICTIM'S SHIELD HAUL ER FORKS, THIS ALLOWED THE MACHINE TO BOUNCE CAUSING HIS HEAD TO STRIKE THE TOP OF THE SHIELD HAULER CANOPY ROOF. HE IS EXPERIENCING PAIN & STIFFNESS TO HIS NECK.

EE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN PULLING HARD ON A RATCHET TO LOOSEN A BOLT AT ABOUT 0330. HE SAID THAT LATER HE BEGAN HAVING PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN ON THE LEFT SIDE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING TO MAKE AN EXAMINATION OF MPL "C" WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF WET CONVEYOR BELT ON THE MINE FLOOR. HE SAID THIS CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE BY TWISTING IT.

ROOF FALL, NO. 2 ENTRY OF 10 RIGHT ENTRIES, 1 XCUT OUTBY GOV REGULATOR IN PILLAR LINE. APPROX 45' LONG, 7-8' HIGH, 18' WIDE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A CROSSCUT BETWEEN NO. 4 ENTRY (SUPPLY ROAD) AND NO. 5 ENTRY (BELT). 6' HIGH, 18' WIDE & 50' LONG.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: WALKING ALONG THE LONGWALL BLEEDER ENTRY INSPECTING THE CO MONITOR CABLE. EE WAS OBSERVING THE CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SLICK DRAW ROCK LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR. HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LOW BACK RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE STRAIN TO THE LUMBAR SECTION OF HIS BACK.

EE REPORTED WHEN PERFORMING HIS NORMAL JOB TASK AS A BELT CLEANER. HE WAS STEPPING OVER A PILE OF COAL AT THE BOTTOM OF SLOPE IN THE BELT ENTRY, HIS FOOT POSITIONED ON LOOSE MATERIAL ALLOWING HIM TO LOOSE BALANCE AND STUMBLE RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: DURING THE SHIFT HE WAS SHOVELING COAL ALONG THE 1ST MAIN SOUTH BELT LINE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A SHOVEL FULL OF COAL, EXPERIENCED PAIN TO HIS RIGHT TESTICLE. PAIN AND SWELLING CONTINUED AND ON 8-20-02 HE WAS TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD RUPTURED HIMSELF. HE IS TO BE SEEN BY A SURGEON ON FRIDAY AUG 23, 2002.

ROOF FALL-14 RIGHT GAT ENTRIES XCUT BETWEEN #2 & #3 ENTRY AT SPAD 26+19. APPROX. 6-8' HIGH, 18' WIDE, APPROX 40' LONG.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: HE AND A COWORKER WERE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN THE 16 LEFT BELT ENTRY, HE STEPPED ON A SLICK PIECE OF ROCK, LOSING BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS BACK. SINCE THE DATE OF THE INJU RY, HE HAS EXPERIENCED INTERNAL PAIN TO HIS BACK, LEFT KNEE AND RIGHT HIP. BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY ON 9/14/02. (BECAME REPORTABLE 9/14/02.)

EE REPORTED: HELPING COWORKERS PLACE EXPLOSIVES ON LARGE ROCKS IN FRONT OF SHIELDS AT TAILGATE AREA OF LONGWALL FACE LINE. HE WAS STANDING UNDER SHIELDS NO. 136 & 137 WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROC K FELL FROM BETWEEN THE TWO SHIELDS. THE ROCK STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD JUST UNDER HIS PROTECTIVE MINE CAP RESULTING IN A SMALL LACERATION AND A MILD CONCUSSION.

EE REPORTED: OPERATING SHEAR ALONG LONGWALL FACE LINE. STEPPED ON PANLINE RELAY BAR LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE ADJOINING RELAY BAR. INITIAL PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS I S A SMALL BONE CHIP TO HIS ELBOW.

EE REPORTED HE AND A COWORKER WERE TRANSPORTING CRIB BLOCKS ALONG ROLLERS, WHEN PLACING A CRIB BLOCK ON THE ROLLERS, HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND THE METAL ROLLER FR AME RESULTING A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.

ROOF FALL, X-CUT NO. 51 IN CROSSCUT BETWEEN BELT ENTRY & SUPPLY ENTRY. 1ST MAIN SOUTH ENTRIES APPROX 30' LONG 18' WIDE, 7' HIGH.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: WALKING FROM SLOPE MANTRIP CAR INTO THE MINE, SLIPPED ON WET MINE FLOOR AND FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: CRAWLING ALONGSIDE THE 1ST WEST CONVEYER BELT TO GET THE WATER PUMP, BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST AN ARCH BEAM. CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN OVER THE WEEKEND, REPORTED THE INJURY WHEN RETURNED TO WORK ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, WENT TO DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING MORNING. STARTED LOOSINGSCHEDULED WORK DAYS ON 3-23-02.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: WHEN INSTALLING A DOOR ON THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF THE NO.10 SHIELD HAULER EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. WAS LIFTING ON THE DOOR ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN THE HINGES OF DOOR OF MACHINE FRAME WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED JUST OUTBY THE TIPS OF THE SHIELDS ON THE TAILGATE END OF THE 16 LEFT LONGWALL FACE. VENTILATION WAS NOT DISRUPTED, BUT ACCESS TO THE TAILGATE ENTRY FROM THE LONGWALL FACE BLOCKED. ESCAPE WAYS ARE ON THE HEADGATE END OF THE LONGWALL. THIS WAS INVESTIGATED BY MSHA INSPECTOR ARCHIE COBURN WHO WAS ON SITE.

EE REPORTED WALKING FROM MINE SUPPLY ENTRY THRU A XCUT, SLIPPED AND FELL. BUTTOCKS STRUCK A PVC PIPELINE, JARRING LOWER BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK ALL SCHEDULED SHIFTS UNTIL 7-13-02. BECAME A LOS T TIME INJURY ON 7-13-02.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DRAGGING A PIECE OF 48" RUBBER MINE BELT, APPROX. 6' LONG, FROM THE SURFACE YARD INTO THE MINE SHOP WHEN ONE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES. THE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT WORSENED OVER THE NEXT CCOUPLE OF WEEKS. HE REPORTED THE INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 7/15/02. HE HAD A RUPTURED DISC TO THE THORACIC AREA OF HIS BACK. OFF 7/24/02.

HELPING CO-WORKERS BUILD CRIBS ON THE LONG WALL FACE LINE, HE PICKED UP A 30" CRIB BLOCK AND TURNED TO HAND IT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK (POSSIBLE MUSC LE STRAIN). CAME OUT OF MINE AT 3:00 A.M.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO POSITION A WOODEN CRIB BLOCK UNDER THE END OF A SHIELD TO BE UNLOADED FROM A SHIELD HAULER, HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CRIB BLOCK & THE FRAME OF THE STEEL SHIELD RESULTING IN A SMALL LACERATION & A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO THE BONE BETWEEN KNUCKLE & FIRST JOINT.

EE REPORTED WHEN UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM A RAM CAT TRAILER ALONG THE 17 LEFT BELT ENTR, STURKC HIS HEAD AGAINST A BELT HANGER. EE REPORTED THE INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON THIS DAT. CONTINUED TO WORK ALL SCHEDULED SHIFTS. ON 10-1-02 WAS INITIALLY TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN FOR THE INJURY. STARTED LOSING REGULAR SCHEDULED WORK DAYS ON 11-25-02, BECAME A REPORTABLE INJURY ON THIS DATE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: HELPING COWORKER INSTALL ROOF BOLTS ALONG THE LONG WALL FACE, SLIPPED IN THE WET ENVIRONMENT AND BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE LONG WALL PAN LINE. CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN AND SWELLING TO THE KNEE. DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE, TORN CARTILAGE IN THE KNEE. STARTED LOSING WORK DAYS 7/23/02, BECAME AN MSHA REPORTABLE ON THIS DATE.

MINE EXAMINER SMELLED SMOKE WHEN TRAVELING ALONG 5TH MAIN SOUTH TRAVELWAY. HE BEGAN TO SEARCH WERE SMOKE WAS ORIGINATING. DISCOVERED FACE BOX ON NO. 2 UNIT WAS SMOLDERING AND SMOKING. CONTACTE D MINE FOREMAN. HE AND COWORKERS EXTINGUISHE THE FIRE.

EE REPORTED TO THE MINE SAFETY SUPERVISOR A POSSIBLE SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FROM PULLING ON BATTERY CHARGER PLUG FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK. HE ALSO STATED IN SORENESS AND SWELLING CONTINUED HE WAS TO TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT. ON 6-13-02 HE WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN AND GIVEN A "LIGHT DUTY" RETURN TO WORK SLIP. HE BEGANMISSING WORK DAYS AS OF 6-13-02.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DRAGGING A TOOL BOX FROM A X-CUT TO BE LOADED ONTO A GETMAN TRACTOR. AFTER COMPLETING THE TASK, ONE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE WHICH CONTINUED TO WORSEN DURING THE R EMAINDER OF THE SHIFT.

ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED IN NO. 8 ENTRY OF 1ST MAIN SW AT XC 11 NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VENTILATION OR CONTROLS, OR IMPEDMENT TO TRAVEL IN AIRCOURSEOCCURRED. THE FALL IS 55' LONG AND 19; WIDE. HEI GHT CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

EE REPORTED: WALKING ALONG THE LONGWALL FACE LINE INSPECTING THE SHIELDS, HE STEPPED ACROSS A PONTOON AND INTO A HOLE THAT WAS HID BY WATER ACCUMULATION OVER THE MINE FLOOR. HE EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED A 4" PVC PLASTIC DISCHARGE LINE HUNG ALONG SIDE A CONVEYER BELT HAD GOT INTO A BOTTOM ROLLER AND WAS PARTIALLY CUT INTO, WHEN HE WAS EXAMINING THE DAMAGE TO THE WATER LINE, THE WATER LINE BROKE IN TWO, ONE END FLEW UP STRIKING VICTIM'S FOREHEAD, RESULTING IN A MILD CONCUSSION.

HELPING CO-WORKERS CHANGE BEARING ON SLOPE BELT HEAD ROLLER, THEY HAD USED BELT CLAMPS TO REMOVE BELT WEIGHT PRESSURE FROM THE HEAD ROLLER. WHEN RELEASING THE BELT CLAMPS THE CLAMP NUT WAS REM OVED AND THE BOTTOM SECTION OF CLAMP DROPPED SUDDENLY STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM, BRUISING IT.

DURING THE SHIFT HE DRUG BELT ROLLERS FROM THE SUPPLY ENTRY THRU A CROSSCUT INTO THE BELT ENTRY. AFTER COMPLETING THE SHIFT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WAS SORE. THIS SORENESS AND SOME STIFFNESS CONTIN UED SINCE THE INJURY DATE AND HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS FOREMAN ON 4-17-02 PRIOR TO HIS 4-18-02 WORK SHIFT. ON THE MORNING 4-18-02 HE WAS TREATED BY MEDICAL DR FOR THE ALLEGED 3-28-02 I

EE REPORTED: THE VICTIM WAS WORKING ALONG THE LONGWALL FACE LINE, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PROGRAM A SHIELD FOR ADVANCEMENT, HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON THE FACE LIN HANDRAIL AT THE TIME. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS STRIKING HIS HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE METACARPAL BONE OF THE HAND.

OPERATING SHEAR ALONG THE LONG WALL FACE LINE, HIS RIGHT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE RUB RAIL WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS STRIKING THE MIDDLE FINGER RESULTING IN A LA CERATION REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATED: WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OF BREAKER FACILITY, FOOT SLIPPED, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE HAND RAILS, IT TWISTED HIS LOW BACK RESULTING IN PAIN TO HIS BACK (POSSIBLE STRAIN TO LOW BACK) THE WEATHER OUTSIDE WAS RAINY AND THE CATWALK WAS SLIPPERY.

EE STATED: HE AND A COWORKER WERE CHANGING OUT BELT STRUCTURE ROLLERS IN THE 3RD SOUTH BELT, WHEN ADRAGGING A ROLLER FROM THE SUPPLY ROAD THRU THE XCUT OVER TO THE BELT ENTRY, PAIN WAS EXPERIE NCED IN HIS MID/UPPER BACK. THE PAIN WORSENED THROUGHOUT THE SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT A SUPPLY CAR FEMALE COUPLING TO HIS SCOOP, WHEN LIFTINGTHE COUPLING TO POSITION IT IN THE SLOT OF SCOOPFRAME FELT A BURNING SENSATION TO HIS GROIN AREA . THIS BURNING AND PAIN CONTINUED. WITHING 3 HOURS HE CAME TO THE SURFACE AND LEFT MINE PROPERTY. LATER IN THE AFTERNOON HE WAS TREATED BY PHYSICIAN, DIAGNOSED AS A RUPTURE.

BRAKE CAR BATTERIES DISCHARGE, ALLOWED EMERGENCY STOP BRAKES TO ENGAGE; WOULD NOT RELEASE. REPLACED BATTERIES, CHARGED: CORRECTED MECHANICAL PROBLEM.

ROOF FALL, 1ST MAIN SOUTHWEST ENTRIES NO. 2 ENTRY AT CROSSCUT 110, COMPLETE INTERSECTION, UNABLE TO DETERMINE SIZE.

ROOF FALL 1ST MAIN SOUTHWEST ENTRIES NO. 3 ENTRYAT CROSSCUT 109. COMPLETE INTERSECTION, UNABLE TO DETERMINE SIZE.

EE REPORTED: WORKING IN THE MINE SLOPE BELT AREASHOVELING UNDER THE BELT, WHEN ATTEPTING TO LIFTSHOVEL OF COAL UP ONTO THE BELT, EXPERIENCED PAIN TO HIS UPPER BACK. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY PAIN CONTINUED AND HE CAME OUT OF THE MINE AT 11:30AM. REPORTED THE INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON THE MORNING OF 1-15-02.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A BELT ROLLER CHAIR INTO THE BED OF A PU TRUCK. WHEN PLACING THE ROLLER IN THE TRUCK BED, HIS LITTLE FINGER(RT.HAND) WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER FRAME AND THE TRUCK BED RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE FINGER. (10 SUTURES)

EE STATED: DURING THE SHIFT WORKING ON A DOZER BLADE OUT IN THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE DIESEL SHOP, DURING THE REPAIR WORK HE WAS KNEELING ON THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT, AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BOTH KNEES. OVER TIME THE PAIN HAS CONTINUED AND HE IS TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE INJURY.

EE STATED OPERATING A MINE PICKUP TRUCK ALONG THE MINE TRAVELWAY. BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST AN OBJECT ALONG THE MINE ROOF WHEN ADJACENT TO X CUT 54 OF THE 1ST. MAIN SOUTH SUPPLY ENTRY. UNSURE OF WHAT HE STRUCK.

EE STATED HE WAS HELPING CO-WORKERS SET TIMBERS ALONG THE NO.1 UNIT CONVEYOR BELT, A TIMBER WAS LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR, STUCK IN THE MUD. WHENHE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE TIMBER FROM THE MUD, HE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN TO HIS LOWER RT. BACK. THE PAIN WORSENED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, HE STARTED LOOSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS ON 1-7-02.

EMPLOYEE STATED AFTER WORKING ON THE LONG WALL FACE LINE FOR A SECOND DAY, (WEARING RUBBER STEEL TOE BOOTS) EXPERIENCED BLISTERS ON BOTH FEET AND SORENESS TO HER LOWER BACK. THERE WAS NOT A SP ECIFIC INCIDENCE, THE CONDITIONS CAME OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD, DUE TO THIS, THE INCIDENT WILL BE CONSIDERED A WORK RELATED ILLNESS, NOT AN INJURY.

EE STATED: WALKING IN THE MINE, TRAVELED THROUGH LOW TOP INTO HIGH TOP AREA, RAISED HEAD TOO QUICK STRIKING HEAD AGAINST THE HIGH TOP BROW, HAS EXPERIENCED PAIN TO HER NECK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, WENT TO DR. DURING WEEK OF 2-25-02. CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE HEADACHES AND PAIN TO HER NECK, STARTED LOSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS 3-4-02, BECAME A REPORTABLE INJURY ON THAT DATE.

ROOF FALL, OLD 1 ST NORTH PANEL, RETURN ROOM 1 X CUT INT HE ROOM ADJACENT TO ENTRY SPAD 13 & 50 APPROX. 20' LONG 18' WIDE 5'-7' HIGH.

ROOF FALL 15 RIGHT ENTRIES CROSS CUT 2 IN NO. 2 ENTRY. APPROX. 40' LONG, 16' WIDE, 7' TO 8' HIGH

WHILE TRAMMING RAM CAR HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK ON THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN UPIN THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. HE LANDED ON HIS SELF RESCUER CAUSING A CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: TRAMMING RAM CAR ALONG THE 9 LEFT TRAVELWAY, RAN OVER A ROCK, HE WAS THROWN UP AGAINST THE CANOPY ROOF RESULTING IN INTERNALPAINS TO HIS NECK.

LONGWAL HEADGATE ROOF POTTED OUT ABOUT 4' ON 10-29-01 @1000 (35+99). PRODUCTION PROCEEDED NORMALLY UNTIL 2100 WHEN THE AFC TAIL DRIVE HAD A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE LW STARTED PRODUCTION AGAIN ON 10-30-01, 2ND SHIFT. 2ND SHIFT ADVANCED ABOUT 16' WHEN NO 1 SHIELD WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO ROCK IN FRONT OF CANOPY TIPS. SINCE THAT TIME, ROCK HAS BEEN LOADED ONTO THE STAGELOADER FOR REMOVAL

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: ON 10/24/01 EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HE "THINKS" WHEN BOARDING THE MANTRIP AT END OF PREVIOUS WORK SHIFT, HE MAY HAVE BUMPED HIS LEFT SHIN AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE MANTRIP. HIS SHIN APPEARED TO HAVE A BAD RASH, NOT A CON-TUSION. EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS 10/25/01. ACORDIA WAS CONTACTED TO INVEST- IGATE ALL MEDICAL THAT RELATES TO THE CLAIM.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: PERFORMING THE JOB OF MINE EXAMINER, WHEN TRAVELING ALONG THE MINE TRAVELWAY, HE OBSERVED A TIMBER LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR, HE STOPPED HIS RIDE, UNBOARDED AND ATTEMPTED TO LIFT AND MOVE THE TIMBER, WHEN LIFTING THE TIMBER EXPERIENCED PAIN TO HIS BACK. PAIN WORSENED DURING HIS SHIFT.

MALFUNCTION OF HOIST EQUIPMENT. THE MOTOR SHAFT TACOMETER BRACKETT LOOSENED, SLIPPED ON SHAFT CAUSING MALFUNCTION OF HOISTING CONTROLS. HOISTINGEQUIPMENT OUT OF SERVICE FROM 11:45 TO 12:57PM.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING CONCRETE BLOCKS TO CONSTRUCT A REGULATOR AND EXPERIENCED A BACK STRAIN. HE SAID THAT HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE HOLDING THE BLOCK, WHICH HE THINKS CAUSED THE BACK STRAIN.

ROOF FALL 2ND MAIN SOUTH NO. 3 ENTRY IN PILLAR LINE BETWEEN NO. 70 AND NO. 71 CROSSCUT APPROX 30' LONG 18' WIDE 6-7' HIGH.

WHILE WALKING ALONG THE LONG WALL FACE LINE, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. SINCE THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT HE HAS EXPERIENCED PAIN & SWELLING TO THE KNEE. ON 10/4 HE WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

ROOF FALL 1ST MAIN SOUTH ENTRIES. NO. 3 ENTRY, XCUT NO. 13. APPROX 25' LONG, 18' WIDE, 5'-6' HIGH.

EE WAS OPERATING STAGELOADER. A SMALL AMOUNT OF DRAW ROCK FELL ONTO THE MACHINE. HE EXITED THE OPERATOR COMPARTMENT TO REMOVE THE ROCK. ADDITIONAL ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM RESULTIN G IN A 3" LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

ROOF FALL, NO 2 ENTRY OF THE 12 RIGHT LONG WALL PANEL SET UP ENTRIES, APPROX 50 IN BY SPAD #123 AND 75 OF THE 12 RIGHT HEADGATE NO. 3 ENTRY. APPROX 30' LONG 18' WIDE HEIGHT UNKNOWN.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: RIDING IN MANTRIP AT END OF SHIFT, SMALL PARTICLES FELL FROM MINE ROOF, CAMEOVER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND LODGED IN HIS EYE. WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE THE FOREIGN PARTICLES FROM HIS EYE, HE SCRATCHED HIS EYE BALL RESULTING IN PAIN AND IRRITATION. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL MONDAY SEPT. 17, 2001 AND ON THIS DATE STARTED LOOSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS.

EE STATED: AT END OF SHIFT WALKING TO THE SLOPE CAR, TRIPPED AND STUMBLED FALLING TO THE MINE FLOOR, SUPPOSEDLY SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE. CALLED THE MINE THE FOLLOWING MORNING, REPORTED HIS ANK LE WAS SWOLLEN AND SORE.

WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON A SHIELD HAULER HE EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK WHENTIGHTENING THE LUG NUTS. CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCEPAIN THE NEXT DAY; WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

ROOF FALL, 1ST MAIN WEST ENTRIES, NO6 ENTRY AT SPAD 2 + 10 APPROX 60'LONG, 16' WID, & 7-8' HIGH

ROOF FALL, 1ST MAIN SOUTH ENTRY NO.7 ENTRY AT SPAD 10 +20 30'LONG, 20'WIDE , 7'-8' HIGH

ROOF FALL - 1ST MAIN SOUTH SUPPLY ENTRY BETWEEN X-CUT 47 & 48. APPROX 25'LONG, 18'WIDE, 7'-8'HIGH.

EE STATED: ON THE MORNING OF 8-14-01, WHEN HE AWOKE THERE WAS A KNOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS GROIN AREA, HE FEELS THIS WAS THE RESULT OF PULLING/LIFTING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE THE PREV IOUS DAY.

EMPLOYEE STATED: STANDING IN MUD, COAL & WATER SHOVELING ALONG BELT LINE, FOOT STUCK WHEN HE WAS TURNING BODY, TWISTED HIS KNEE.

THE NO 2 UNIT (MMU 003-0) EXPERIENCED A METHANE OR DUST IGNITION IN THE FACE OF THE NO 1 ENTRY, LEFT SIDE OF CUT. THE LEFT LIFT WAS APPROX 14' DEEP. THE EYE WITNESS STATED HE OBSERVED A MULTI- COLOR GLOW ON THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE, THE DURATION OF TIME WAS 1-2 SECONDS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THE INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE STATED: HE AND A CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING AN AIR DOOR GUIDE BAR, WHEN THE BAR WAS LOOSENED IT FELL CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE BAR AND TOP OF DOOR.

THE NO 1 UNIT (MMU001-0) EXPERIENCED A METHANE OR DUST IGNITION IN THE FACE OF THE NO 1 ENTRY, LEFT SIDE OF CUT, THE CUT WAS APPROX. 15' DEEP. THE EYEWITNESS OBSERVED A YELLOW GLOW IN THE FAR LEFT CORNER OF THE FACE. THE DURATION OF THE GLOW WAS 2-3 SECONDS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THE INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE STATED: AFTER MOVING UP THE CO CABLE FOR THE NO 2 UNIT, HE WAS LIFTING THE SPOOL TO SUSPEND IT FROM THE MINE ROOF AND EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP. THE VICTIM CONTINUED TO WORK ALL SCHEDULED DAYS UNTIL 10/172001, ON THAT DATE HE BEGAN MISSING WORK AND BE-CAME A LOST-TIME INJURY.

EE STATED LIFTING & HANDLING 66" 6"X6" WOODEN TIMBERS, PLACING UNDER MACHINE FOR SUPPORT BEFORE MAKING REPAIRS, EXPERIENCED PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

ROOF FALL ~75' LONG, 20' WIDE, & 6' HIGH. NO. 1 ROOM (2ND SET ON INTAKE SIDE OF 1ST PANEL NORTH)ENTRY SPAD 14+00 AND ROOM SPAD 0+50 TO 1+00.

EE STATED: WITH A ROPE LOOPED AROUND THE END OF A 6" STEEL WATER LINE, THE WAS DRAGGING THE WATER LINE. THE WATER LINE SWUNG FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEEL.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE SLIDING STEELE DOOR AT TOP OF SLEDGE, THE DOOR WAS SOMEWHAT STUCK, IT RELEASED QUIKLY, ALLOWING HIS FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND A STEEL BRAC E.

EE REPORTED: WALKING ALONGSIDE A RIB LINE WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORTS STRIKING THE TOP OF HIS HEAD RESULTING IN A SEVERE LACERATION TO HIS EAR.

EE STATED: ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A HYDRAULIC HOSE STAPLE-LOCK USING ONE HAMMER HITTING IT WITH A SECOND HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE FIRST HAMMER, A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF EMBEDDING IN HIS HAN D.

ROOF FALLM 1ST WEST MAINS, X-CUT NO. 1 IN PILLAR LINE BETWEEN BELT ENTRY AND SUPPLY ROAD. APPROX 15' LONG 4'-5' HIGH, 21' WIDE.

EMPLOYEE STATED: WHEN STRIKING A BATTERY LID WITH A 20LB. SLEDGE HAMMER, FELT PAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. PAIN CONTINUED TO HIS SHOULDER AND ON 7-2-01 WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, DIAGNOSIS WAS A STRAIN, STARTED MISSING WORK ON 7-2-01.

EE STATED: WORKING ON THE LONGWALL FACE, A ROCK WAS HUNG IN THE FACE CONVEYOR, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE IT THE ROCK SPUN AROUND STRIKING HIS LIP.

ROOF FALL, 3RD SUBMAIN SOUTHEAST ENTRIES, XCUT #33, BETWEEN #7 & #8 ENTRIES. APPROX 55' LONG, 8' HIGH, 17' WIDE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REDIRECT A MULTI-CONNECTOR WATER SUPPLY VALVE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE FRESH WATER LINE. THE VALVE BLEW LOOSE STRIKING THEVICTIM.

EE STATED: HELPING AT NEW LONGWALL FACE SET-UP. WHEN LIFTING AN EMULSION HOSE UP TO THE HANGER, EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE STRAIN TO HIS SHOULDER.

HELPING CO WORKER TAKE UP SLACK IN THE LONG WALL MONORAIL, WHEN JERKING ON THE PULL ROPE, EXPERIENCED PAIN TO HIS RIGHT BICEP AND SHOULDER. CONTINUED TO WORK ALL SCHEDULED SHIFTS UNTIL 4-5-01, ON THIS DATE BECAME A LOST-TIME INJURY.

EMPLOYEE STATED: WHILE STANDING AT SHEAR POURING TRANS OIL INTO A GEAR CASE, S SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS HELPING COWORKER UNCONNECT A HIGH VOLTAGECOUPLING. HE HAD THE COUPLING RESTING ON HIS KNEE. AFTER COMPLETING THE TASK HIS KNEE WAS SORE &PAINFUL WHEN WALKING.

EE STATED: CHANGING MINER DRUM BITS, THE HAMMER HE WAS USING GLANCED OFF THE BIT STIRKING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ATXC 4 (0+70) BELT ENTRY OF THE 1ST SUBMAIN NORTHWEST. DIMENSIONS APPROX. 90' LONG BY 6' HIGH BY 20' WIDE.

EE STATED: WALKING ALONG SLOPE BELT, SLIPPED AND FELL, CAUGHT HIS FALL WITH RIGHT ARM, INJURING HIS R. SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STATED: CHANGING RAM CAR BATTERIES, HE HAD CLIMBED UP ONTO THE BATTERY CASE. WHEN DISMOUNTING HE JUMPED TO THE MINE FLOOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. (BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY AS OF 5/ 10/01 - REPORTABLE THIS DATE)

EE STATED; WALKING ACROSS LONGWALL FACE, STEPPED IN A HOLE, TWISTED LEFT KNEE. STARTED LOSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS 12-30-00, BECAME REPORTABLE INJURY ON 12-30-00.

ROOF FALL X-CUT #48 ALONG 1ST MAIN SOUTH CONVEYER BELT. APPROX 15' LONG 15' WIDE 5-6' HIGH.

EE HELPING CO WORKER MAKE REPAIR ON LONGWALL SHIELD, HIS HAND WAS RESTING ON CABLE GUIDE HANDRAIL, A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE SHIELDS. STRIKING HIS HAND RESULTING IN A LAC ERATION.

EE STATED UNBOARDING OPR COMPARTMENT OF A SHIELD HAILER, STEPPED OUT ONTO MINE FLOOR, TWISTED KNEE. CONTINUED TO WORK ALL SCHEDULED SHIFTS UNTIL 12-4-00. ON THAT DATE STARTED LOOSING WORK, BEC AME REPORTABLE 12-4-00.

EE STATED: WALKING ACROSS LONGWALL FACE STEPPED IN A HOLE, FELT PAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE. CONTINUED TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH HIS KNEE STARTED LOSING WORK 1/23/01 BECAME AN MSHA REPORTABLE INJURY ON THIS DATE

AT START OF SHIFT HE WAS MOVING CONTNUOUS MINER MACHINE ACROSS SECTION. WHEN PULLING ON THE MACHINE'S CABLE, HE FELT PAIN TO KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11/15/00. ON THIS DATE STARTED TO LOSE SCHEDULED WORK DAYS.

EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE ENTRY TO EXAMINE A PUMP AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND LANDED ON HIS SELF RESCUER AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT HIP.

A SMALL AREA OF ROOF ABOUT 8' WIDE BY 16' LONG BY 5' HIGH FELL FROM BET3WEEN 2 ROWS OF CRIBS ONTO THE 1ST SW BELT. THIS OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION OF XC 17, NO. 5 ENTRY OF THE 1ST MAIN SW EN TRIES. NO INJURIES OR DISRUPTIONS TO VENTILATIONOR TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONNEL OCCURRED. THIS WAS CALLED INTO THE MSHA MORGANFIELD OFFICE ON 9-29-00 AT APPROX 1554. FALL OCCURRED 17 XC'S FROM

EE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING NBETWEEN THE TAILPIECE AND THE AIRLOCK OF THE SLOPE BELT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN. EE REPORTED THIS ON 9-20-00, INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED 9-28-00.

EE WAS WALKING IN THE WET PANLINE OF LONGWALL RECOVERY AND CARRYING A SHOVEL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT THUMB. *EE CONTINUED TO WORK, THINKING IT WAS A JAMMED THUMB, THEN STAR TED MISSING DUE TO FRACTURE. COMPLETED INVESTIGATION ON 10-2-00.

EE WAS REPLACING THE BIT INSERT ON THE H/G DRUM & HAD SHIELDS PULLED UP, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPRX 6' LONG, 3' WIDE, & 8" THICK FELL OFF THE SHIELD & STRUCK EE ON THE BACK KNOCKING HIM ON T HE GROUND

EMPLYOEE WAS THROWING ROCK FROM THE NO. 3 SHIELD BACK INTO OR TOWARDS THE GOB AREA AND AS HE WAS THROWING A ROCK HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BASE LIFT CYLINDER AND THE ROCK. THIS RESU LTED IN A CUT TO HIS RIGHT RING FINGER THAT REQUIRED 8 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE MINER ON THE NO. 1 UNIT, FACE OF THE NO. 1 ENTRY, AT THE END OF THE LINE CURTAIN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE PINS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ARM AND L EG AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS RESULTED IN AFRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW SPROCKET IN THE LONG WALL SHEAR AND WHILE HANDLING THE SPROCKET HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE SPROCKET AND THE TRAPPING SHOE.

EE WAS PULLING ON A WATER PUMP AT THE 3RD SOUTH BELT DRIVE WHEN THE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN. THE PUMP HAD STOPPED UP AND HE WAS GOING TO LIFT THE PUMP AND CLEAN IT OUT.

EE WAS CLEANING ROCK UP BETWEEN THE NO. 3 AND NO.4 SHIELDS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 8" BY 12" BY 5" FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN NO. 3 AND NO. 4 SHIELDS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP UPPER PORTION OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PICKING UP AND THROWING 54" TOP ROLLERS TO THE SIDE IN ORDER TO HAVE CLEARANCE TO LOAD WATER PIPE IN A CAR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOW, BACK PAIN, EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MIS SING WORK UNTIL LATE AUG. THE INVESTIGATION COMPLETED 8-29.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING THEH 12 RIGHT BELT WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT PARTIALLY MISSED THE BRIDGE BOARD HE INTENDED TO STEP ON. THIS CAUSE DHIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO THAT ANKLE. EE RETURNED TO WROK ON 6-29-2000.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 20'LX6'HX18'W OCCURRED AT XC4 OF NO. 7 ENTRY OF THE 1ST SOUTH WEST MAINS. THIS FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS NEAR A BRATTICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, DISRU PTIONS TO VENTILATION OR TRAVEL, OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. THE AREA WAS INSPECTED Y MSHA INSPECTOR EE ON 6-5-00. THE AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED OFF.

EMPLOYEE FELT LOW BACK PAIN WHEN HE GOT ON THE BOOM TRUCK; ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING IT. COMPLETED INVESTIGATION 5/24/00

EE WAS HELPING MOVE THE TRANSPORTER BAR AT THE LONG-WALL SHEAR WHEN HIS GRIP SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND, BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE CABLE HANDLER TRAY. THIS RES ULTED IN 17 SUTURES.

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 50' LONG 18' WIDE 12' HIGH HAS OCCURRED IN THE MINED OUT PANEL OF 10 RIGHT. THIS WAS IN THE OLD BELT ENTRY BETWEEN XC4 AND 5, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE FALL WAS TIMB ERED AROUND.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED BEGINING IN THE INTERSECTION OF #6 ENTRY, SPAD 6 & 30 TO 5 & 60 OF THE 1ST SUBMAIN NORTHWEST. THE FALL FELL 15' TO 20' WHICH WAS A CONTINUATION OF PREVOIUS FALL, AND WAS 18' WIDE AND 15' HIGH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AREA WILL BE RESUPPORTED.

EE STATED HE WAS GETTING A "PUDDLE PUMP" THROUGH A MANDOOR, OUT OF THE BELT ENTRY, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY, MAIN SOUTHWEST, MEASURING 40' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND APPROX. 6' HIGH. THIS AREA IS PART OF THE RETURN, MINED IN 5/31/91. THERE WERE NO INJUR IES, BLOCKAGE OF PERSONNEL. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. LOCATION -> 50 + 90, X-CUT 73, MAIN SOUTHWEST

A ROOF FALL HAD OCCURRED IN THE X CUT BETWEEN THE #1 ENTRY AND #2 ENTRY, 7 C'S FROM THE INTAKE SHAFT ON BOTTOM. THE FALL MEASURED 30' LONG, 17'WIDE, AND 6' HIGH. DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION, T RAVEL, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.

EE AND COWORKER WERE LIFTING THE LONGWALL RACK BAR (3' LONG +120#) WHEN COWORKER'S GRIP SLIPPED CATCHING EE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE FACE CHAIN.

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE INTERSECTION AT 50 & 20 OF THE #7 ENTRY XC-72 OF THE 1ST MAIN SOUTHWEST. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 25' LONG, 20' WIDE, 5" HIGH. THIS AREA IS PART OF AN OLD I NTAKE ENTRIES. MSHA BUTCH HACKNEY, WAS CONTACTEDAT 8:50 A.M.,1/22/00 AT HOME.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST INSTALLED THE BELT CLAMP TO SPLICE THE BELT, AND WHEN THEY PUSHED THE CLAMP BACK ONE END CAME LOOSE AND THE CLAMP CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB, THIS RESULTED IN A CUT TO HIS LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD RECOVERED WATER LINE (4" METAL PIPE) ONTO A STOPPED BELT CONVEYOR WHEN THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT6 HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WATER LINE AND A BELT ROLLER OF THE CONVEY OR. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.