Harco Coal

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE BENT OVER AND MOVED THE MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE JUMPED ACROSS THE CONVEYOR BELT WHILE MAKING A BELT EXTENSION AND WHEN HE LANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BELT HE LANDED ON A CHUNK OF COAL CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANK LE. 3

EMPL MOVING POW9R ,BENT DOWN TO PULL SOME CABLE AND FELT KNEE TWIST AND HEARD IT POP.

A LARGE ROCK HA8 FELL ONTO THE TOP OF THE CONTINUIOUS MINER AND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A PROP BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE ROOF WHEN THE RPROP SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE LIFTED A SMALL ROCK UP OFF OF THE TOP OF CONTINUOUS MINER & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK HE COMPLETED HIS REGULAR SHIFT OF WORK BUT STARTED MISSING TIME ON 101387

AT THE TIME OF 7HE ACCIDENT THE INJURED EE WAS HELPING ON THE C/M & WAS OBSERVING THE MINER CABLE AS THE OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING THE MINER TO THE FACE HE INADVERTANTLY LOWERED THE TAIL OF T H OF THE MINER3DOWN ON I.NAME'S RT FOOT.

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED DURING THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING HIS PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION, HE STEPPED IN SOME LOOSE GOB AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

INJ EMP WAS HEL1ING MOVE THE SCOOP CHARGER CABLE AND WAS IN THE PORCESS OF UNTIEING THE CABLE FROM THE CABLE HANGER WHEN ANOTHER EMP PULLED DOWN SUDDNELY ON THE CABLE CASUING IT TO STRIKE HIM ACROSS THE MOUT2

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED OUTBY THE 1ST WEST WORKING SECTION IN THE NO.4 ENTRY AT 1+50 WEST. THE FALL WAS 29'X23'X6 THICK. THE FALL OCCURRED RIGHT AT THE COAL RIDER SEAM WHICH IS ABOVE THE IMMEDIAL TE STRATA & A W9AK POINT IN THE STRATA.

THE EE WAS IN 3THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW ROOF BOLT BIT ON THE DRILL STEEL WHEN A ROCK 16"X18"X4" THICK FELL FROM IN BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON T HE BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 ROOF BOLTING A SUMP INTHE NO. 1 ENTRY IN THE MAIN NORTH WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE POSITION OF THE CANOPY ON THE LEFT BOOM HE IN ADVERTENTLY LOWER THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER DOWN SMASHED HIS LE0T HAND BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE SUPPLY TRAY ON THE BOLTER.

EMPL ROOFBOLTIN1 IN 5 A.C. IN THE MAIN NORTH ENTRIES WHEN HE WALKED TO THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER FOR MATERIAL,A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTED TOP STRIKING EMPL IN THE FACE.INJ REQ SUTUR

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED OUTBY THE MAIN NORTH ENTRIES SECTION AT THE 1100 FOOTMARK.THIS AREA WAS MINED IN EARLY MAY 1987.THE FALL WAS 26' LONG,24' WIDE AND 4' THICK. THE FALL OCCURR9D RIGHT AT THE ANCHORAGE POINT.THERE WAS A COAL RIDER SEAM PRESENT WHICH IS ABOVE THE IMMEDIATE ROCK STRATA AND WEAK POINT IN THE STRATA.

EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING UP A FITTING ON THE MINER WATER HOSE USING A PIPE WRENCH IN ONE HAND AND A PAIR OF CHANNELLOCKS IN THE OTHER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT AND LEFT ELBOW.

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN THE CROSS CUT RIGHT OFF THE NO.6 ENTRY IN THE MAIN NORTH ENTRIES.THE FALL WAS 50 FT. LONG 17FT WIDE & 4FT HIGH.THE FALL BROKE EVEN WITH THE COAL RIDER SEAM WHICH WAS P RESENT RIGHT AT34FT.

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED OUTBY 001 WORKING SECTION IN ON AREA THAT HAD BEEN MINED IN DEC.1986. THE FALL WAS APPROX.20' TO 30' DIC.IN THE INTERSECTION OF 3T 60 NORTH 2+25WEST.THE FALL OCCURRE ED RIGHT TO OR 3MMEDIATELY ABOVE ANCHORAGE.THE ROOF FELL RIGHT AT THE COAL RIDER SEAM WHICH IN THIS CASE WAS ABOVE THE IMMEDIATE ROCK STRIKE & A WEEK POINT IN THE ANCHORAGE ZONE.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 STANDING NEXT TO THE CONTINIOUS MINER WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD & RIGHT ARM.

A ROCK FELL FRO4 BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT STRIKING THE END OF A DRILL STEEL THAT WAS LOADED ON THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER.THE ROCK CAUSED THE OTHER END OF THE STEEL TO COME UP & HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SI8E OF THE HEAD CUTTING HIS EAR.

THERE WAS A SLI1 PRESENT ABOVE THE 4 FT ROOF BOLTED AREA THAT WAS NOT DETECTED IN THE INITIAL BOLTING CYCLE.

THERE WAS A COA5 RIDER SEAM PRESENT RIGHT AT THE ANCHORAGE POINT,& ALOT OF WATER COMING OUT OF THE IMMEDITER ROOF & OUT OF THE RIDER SCAM.THERE WAS'NT ANY CISIBLE SLIP PRESENT IN THE ROOF BEFO RE IT FELL. 3

THERE WAS A COA5 RIDER SEAM PRESENT 1-2 FT ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE PLUS SMALL SLIP THAT WAS NOT DEFECTED.

THERE WAS A COA5 RIDER SEAM ABOUT 5 TO 6 INCHES & WATER PRESENT ABOVE THE ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE

A ROOF BOLT WAS3WEDGED BETWEEN THE BELT DRIVE AND THE BELT AND EXTENDED OUTWARD THROUGH THE BELT GUARD.THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE ROOF BOLT OUT AND IT CAUGHT IN THE BELT PULLING THE RO OF BOLT OUT OF 2IS HAND,CUTTING HIS LET LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER.SEVENTEEN SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

A SLIP WAS PRES9NT AND WAS THOUGHT TO BE BOLTED UP SECURELY A SMALL CUT WAS MADE WITH THE MINER AND THE SLIP STARTED TO OPEN UP AND THE TOP IN THIS AREA BEGAN TO WORK THIS AREA HAD SET IDLE SI NCE THE 20 TH O0 MARCH IT WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT, FULLY GROUNTED RESIN BOLTS AND FELL APPROX. 12 -16 INCHES ABOVE THE ANCHORAGES.

A SMALL ROCK FE5L FROM IN BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTED TOP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT

A ROCK FELL FRO4 IN BETWEEN THE ROOF-BOLTED TOP,STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT LEG.

I.NAME WAS CUTT3NG 4X4 WITH A BOW SAW WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE SAW WORKING WITH SUTURES