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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q1 | 17,015 | 16 | 5 | 940.3 |
| 2007 Q4 | 19,179 | 7 | 4 | 365.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 18,814 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 17,647 | 9 | 4 | 510.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,159 | 6 | 3 | 2779.1 |
| 2006 Q4 | 19,609 | 3 | 0 | 153.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 22,059 | 9 | 5 | 408.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 20,969 | 4 | 2 | 190.8 |
PILLAR WORK IN THE NO.2 ENTRY THE LAST LIFT IN THE RIGHT BLOCK WAS FINISHED AND THE MINER OPR. AND HELPER WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT. A PILLAR FALL OCCURED AND FELL BEYOND THE MINER WHITCH CAUG HT THE HELPER INBY THE CORNER OF THE SOLID PILLAR BEHIND THE MINER.
EE was operating the scoop. While exiting the scoop deck, his hand slipped, causing him to strike his right ribs against the park brake handle. His ribs kept hurting, went to doctor on 3/12/08.
EE was complaining of lower back pain at start of shift. By 6 PM he stated that he could not run shuttle car any longer due to pain and asked to be brought outside.
Tramming shuttle car - got into rib - caught caplight against rib, jerking his belt tight into stomach.
While bolting top, a piece of cap coal/slate approx 18" x 24" x 3" fell out striking employee on left forearm and left upper leg.
Fell and twisted right knee - worked his next 2 shifts, decided to see a doctor when swelling worsened.
While loading belt, he twisted or injured knee.
EE was crossing the tailpiece. His hand slipped in coal causing shoulder pain.
EE was backing mantrip in shop. He did not see injured and injured did not see him backing. Struck him in the right leg.
Employee was cleaning out the dust box on #1 bolter & pulled on filter throwing dust in his eye.
While changing bits on miner, bit shattered and fragment cut left thumb.
Unloading plaster buckets from scoop twisted knee.
Employee was shoveling under boom of his shuttle car and pulled his right shoulder out of socket.
EE was running s/c, stopped to move a rock out of roadway and reinjured his left forearm.
#7 & 8 crosscut, went to drill hole & piece of cap coal hit him in back of head & neck.
EE went to Dr. complaining of pain & swelling in knees.
The witness stated he was bolting not knowing that the cable reel was engaged. His co-worker was at the rear of the bolter at this time and was flipped by the cable when the reel began taking up. The co-worker complained of low back pain.
SHOVELING SECTION TAILPIECE, PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT FOREARM.
When making belt splice on #1 belt (outside), a belt rail fell striking the employee in the back of the neck and base of the head.
Miner operator sounded roof and ask bolter operator if he would spot bolt the area for additional support. While spot bolting rock fell and landed on operators right heel.
While trimming a piece of belt, the belt knife slipped cutting the victim on the inside of left forearm.
EE SAID HE SLIPPED WHEN TIGHTENING SADDLE BOLTS ON SHUTTLE CAR AND HE HIT HIS LEFT SIDE (RIBS) AGAINST THE SHUTTLE CAR.
WHILE TRAVELING ON A "LILMAC" MANTRIP THE BRAKE HOSE BURST SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST AND SPRAYED HYDRAULIC OIL IN EE'S EYES.
Bolter operator bolting up cap coal. When drill steel when through cap coal the coal dislodged fro the mine roof striking the operator on his head & shoulders.
A piece of slate mine roof fell out between he last row of bolts and the ATRS on the operator. The operator complained of pain in his neck, right shoulder and chest.
EE SAID HE WAS SHOVELING A STUCK BOTTOM ROLLER AND PULLED A MUSCLE
WAS SETTING UP MINER TO LOAD, DROPPED PAN & HEAD ON BOTTOM TO PUSH UP LOOSE COAL. I WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD & DID NOT REALIZE MY FOOT WAS IN THE PAN OF HEAD A BIT CAUGHT MY BOOT & ROLLED ON MY FOOT BREAKING TWO TOES AND HAVING TO GET STITCHES.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ATRS AND LAST BOLT.
SCOOP OPERATOR ROOFED HIMSELF WHILE CLEANING SECTION. SWOLLEN SPOT ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. EE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED SHORTLY AFTER EXAM.
WHILE USING SCOOP TO HOLD DOWN ON BELT DRIVE, THE BUCKET OF SCOOP SLID OFF OF BELT DRIVE CAUSING THE EE TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE BACK OF THE OPERATORS DECK.
WALKING IN #4 FACE ENTRY, SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS BACK.
WHEN INSTALLING RIPPER JACK, JACK SLIPPED PINCHING RIGHT HAND ON FRAME OF MINER CUTTING HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
THE MAN WAS PREPARING TO DRILL BOLT HOLE IN LAST ROW OF BOLTS. WHEN HE PUSHED THE DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE ROOF A PIECE OF ROCK 2"THICK 18" X 18" BROKE LOOSE AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND WHI CH CUT HIS MIDDLE, RING AND PINKY FINGER.
SIDE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS DRILLING ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRIKING HIM.
LOWER TOTAL HEIGHT IN #3 ENTRY. SCOOP OPERATOR CAUGHT HIS HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF.
BOX OF RESING FELL INTO BOLTER COMPARTMENT & WASBEING REMOVED WHEN BACK WAS STRAINED.
HE CAUGHT GLOVE ON LEFT HAND AT DRILL CHUCK TWISTING LITTLE FINGER.
RAN OVER ROCK WITH SCOOP IN ROADWAY ON 3 BELT. EE SAID HE STOVED HIS NECK, AGGRIVATING AN OLD INJURY.
GLOVE CAUGHT ON ROTATING DRILL STEEL.
LIFTING MOTOR STRAINED BACK.
CHANGING ATRS JACK ON BOLTER. BLOCKING WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO PREVENT A PART FROM FALLING.
OLD ROADWAY ENTRY AT #36 BREAK; FALL IN INTERSECTION.
MAKING BELT SPLICE AND CHIP OFF OF HAMMER BROKE AND WENT INTO RIGHT HAND AT MIDDLE KNUCKLE.
ROOF BOLTER MASHED FINGER ON DRILL STEEL.
TURNED & HIT ROOF BOLT PLATE WITH LEFT EYE BROW.
PULLING BELT WITH PLIERS TO LOAD ON SUPPLY CAR TO BRING OUTSIDE.
CHANGING PLANITARY ON MINER AND INJURED LOWER BACK LIFTING.
SHOVELING WET MATERIAL ONTO STOPPED MINE BELT CONVEYOR. PULLED MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE RIB AREA.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR SITTING ON HIS KNEES. WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP, HE S (R) KNEE TWISTED, INJURING KNEE.
EE WAS GRANTED A 15% AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS ON 9/26/00 EE WAS NOTIFIED ON 10/17/00
EE WAS EXITING MANRTIP AT SHOT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
WHILE RIDING ON A MAC 8 MANTRIP, THE MANTRIP ENCOUNTERED A SMALL LEDGE IN THE ROADWAY, THIS CAUSING THE INJURED'S LIGHT TO CONTACT THE MINE ROOF INJURING HIS HEAD, NECK, AND BACK.
EE WAS WATCHING FOR BAD SPLIKES ON #2 BELT. THE TAKE-UP, KICKED OFF THUS CAUSING THE GUARD TO FALL ON HIS ANKLE: RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON RAIL WHEN BELT WAS STARTED. RIGHT FOOT WAS PINNED IN TAKE UP.
EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP THROUGH A WATER HOLE. AS WATER R4 INTO DECK.EE RAISED UP TO AVOID GETTING WET AND HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF AND TOP OF CONTROL PANEL THUS MASHING HIS WAIST AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CRIB BLOCKS FROM RIB TO MINER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING GUARD ON TAKE UP JACK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR IN #5 ENTRY. HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY AND STOVED HIS HEAD ON THE SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY.
EE WAS MAKING A POWER MOVE. HE GOT HIS L HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN PULL ROPE AND MANTRIP INJURING HIS L INDEX FINGER.