Fatality #15 - June 16, 2008

At approimately 9:20 a.m. on Monday, June 16, 2008, Robert Carey, a 45 year old Acting Section Foreman with 9 years, 13 weeks, and 1 day mining eperience was fatally injured on the retreat mining section 003-0, No. 1 southeast entry between No. 7 and No. 8 crosscuts (Please refer to Appendi B). The accident occurred after the continuous miner (continuous mining machine) operator Matt Oliveri, was directed to begin cutting coal from the west end of the coal pillar, increasing the width of the pillaring area, and eposing more of the adverse roof condition. The mining of this section of the pillar caused the roof to collapse, pinning Carey (victim) against the coal rib, resulting in fatal injuries. The victim was positioned along the east end of the solid pillar line, approimately 16 feet inby the last permanent roof supports, in an area previously mined three days prior.