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AN ON GOING CO INVESTIGATION IS BEING CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE THAT THE ACCIDENT RESULT FROM A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF SLURRED MATERIAL FROM THE TUBE 60 INCH 300 FT BORHOLE INTO THE CHUTE AND BIN BELOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATIEN WINCH, LOWERING 15' LONG, 54" DIA. PIPE IN EXCAVATED SURFACE HOLE WHEN CASING JERKED, CAUSING WELD HOLDING CHAIN ONTO PIPE TO FAIL. PIPE FELL AND CRUSHED I.NAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON 004 SECTION 4 LEFT CROSS CUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 4'9" X 8'2" X 0-6" THICK FELL INBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS BREAKING BACK INTO LAST ROW OF BOLTS 10" STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HEAD CAUSING FATAL INJURY DUE TO MASSIVE HEAD INJURY.
EMPL WAS CHECKING ON A SHIELD THAT WAS HUNG WHILE AT THE SHIELD THE EMPL FOR UNKNOWN REASON PLACED HE HEAD APPROX 6" UNDER THE SHIELD THE SHIELD FELL RESULTING IN A HEAD INJURY