Rocky Top Mine Coal

I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN ROCKDUSTER CO#59007 HE HAD REMOVED THE EXPANDED METAL GUARD, STARTED TO PUSH ROCK DUST DOWN INTO THE 2" SUGER FEED AND HIS GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED PULLING HIS HAN D GLOVE DOWN INTO THE AUGER. THE AUGER STALLED AND SLOWED FOR A MOMENT AND I.NAME GRABBED HIS WRIST WITH HIS OTHER HAND PULLING IT OUT. THUMB WAS SEVERED AND THERE WAS A LACERATION TO THE FIN

DURING THE WORK PERIOD THE ROOF FELL AS THE WORKERS WERE SETTING TIMBERS. THEY ALL MOVED TO GET AWAY FROM THE FALL. WHILE MOVING FROM THE FALL THE EMPLOYEE RAN INTO THE ROOF BOLT PLATE AND CUT HIS BACK . EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES.

THE CAR OPERATOR WAS RUNNING THE CAR PULL UNDER THE MINER TAIL IN THE #3 HEADING A BIG PUFF OF DUST BLEW OFF THE MINER BOOM WHEN THE MINER STARTED UP HITTING THE OPERATOR IN THE FACE GETTING DUST IN HIS RT EYE WAS TREATED BY DR BRYSON AT THE DANIEL BOONE CLINIC IN HARLAN

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN A PIECE OF SAND ROCK IN THE #4 HEADING, THIS WAS AT THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND THE HEADING WAS GOING UPHILL. ACCORDING TO FRANK A PIECE OF ROCK HIT BOTTOM AND LANDED ON HIS HIP AND LEG.

EMPLOYEE STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE ABOUT 4 INCHES FROM THE SAFETY JACK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE SAFETY JACK, EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND RIGHT LEG. THE ROCK WAS ABOUT 2 FT. LONG, 6" THICK AND 18"WIDE. EMPLOYEE HAD STITCHES.

JIM COOMES WAS CUTTING A STEEL ROPE WITH AN AXE ON THE BACK OF A MANTRIP CAR THE ROPE SPLINTERED HITTING LUTHER IN THE RIGHT EYE AND FACE. LUTHER WAS SITTING 3 TO 4 FEET TO THE LEFT SIDE OF 4 LEFT SIDE OF JIM WAITING ON THE ROPE TO BE CUT SO HE COULD INSTALL IT ON THE BELTLINE LUTHER WAS LOOKING AWAY FROM JIM HE TURNED TO SEE IF JIM HAD THE ROPE CUT WHEN THE PIECE OF ROPE HIT HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO THE BELTHEAD TO RESTART BELT WHEN HE HUNG HIS HAT LIGHT IN THE TOP JERKING HIS NECK BACK INTO HIS BACK

MINER CUTTER BREAKER KICKED, EMPLOYEE TOOK STARTING BOX COVER OFF,M PUT BREAKER IN, PUT POWER BACK ON MINER AND T RIED TO START CUTTER HEAD, WHEN STARTING BOX FLASHED. THERE ALSO WAS A WIRE LO OSE THAT HE HAD REPLACED.

RIDER SEAM ABOVE HANCE COAL SEAM

WHILE PULLING KETTLE BOTTOM IT FELL AND HIT ROOF BOLTERS HEAD, BOUNCED AND HIT RING FINGER AGAINST KETTLE BOTTOM AND BOTTOM. HAD STITCHES.

WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP DOWN ROADWAY A ROCK FLEW UP AND CAUGHT THE WORKMANS HAND CAUSING THE INJURY WAS GIVEN STITCHES AT THGE PINEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

EE HAD STARTED UP TO PUT A BOLT ON T HE LEFT RIB OF #2 BAND OF #1 HEADING. THE TRAM ON THE BOLTER HUNG & PINNED HIM AGAINST THE RIB. THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER MUST HAVE CAUGHT HIS LEFT ARM AGAIN ST THE RIB & THE PANIC BAR WHICH WAS HUNG IN HIS MINING BELT & WOULD NOT KILL POWER ON THE MACHINE.

DRAW ROCK FELL #4 HEADING HITTING BACK OF NECK CAUSING SEVERE PAIN

OPERATOR WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE IN #2. HHE SAID HE FELT SOMETHING ON HIS BACK AND LEANED BACKWARD. A 50-60 POUND PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT AFOOT FROM THE ANKLE DOWN.

ROCK HAD FALLEN ON THE MINER. THE ROCK WAS BEING MOVED AND MINER BITS WERE BEING SET. HENRY MOVED AS THE ROCK MOVED ON THE MINER. AS HE TURNED, HE HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE ON A ROOFBOLT. PLATE