No 47 Coal

WHILE HE WAS PUSHING ROOF BVOLT INTO DRILLED HOLE BOLT DEFLECTED OR BENT THIS CAUSED BOLT WRENCH TO FLY OUT & STRIKE OPERATOR IN JAW.

AFTER SETTING ROOF JACKS AS TEMPORARY SUPPORTS HE HEARD ROOF WORKING INBY JACKS. HE CRAWLED BACK TO BOLTED AREA IN ORDER TO WATCH ROOF WHILE LOOKING AT FACE AREEA FROM THIS POSITION HE WAS ST RUCK BY 4'X4' PIECE OF ROCK WHICH FELL BETWEEM BOLTS IT L ANDED ON LEFT LEG.

AS HE WAS CRAWLING TOWARDS CONTINUOUS MINER PIECE OF ROCK FELL IN BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON LEFT LEG.

AS HE TRAMMED SCOOP THRU VENTILATION CURTAIN HE CAUGHT HEAD ON CURTAIN WHICH RESULTED IN STRAINED NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BRIDGE CONVEYOR BACKING OUT OF LAST CUT WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CARRIER AND RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTANCE WORK ON EQUIPMENT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEG.

WHILE SITTING NEXT TO A COAL RIB, HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 3' BY 2' BY 1" WHEN IT FELL BETWEEN THE COAL RIB AND BOLTS. THIS STRUCK HIM ON THE HIP AND BRUISED HIM.

WHILE CRAWLING ALONGSIDE A 5010 BRIDGE CONVEYOR, SMALL PIECE OF ROCK 6" BY 6" BY 1" FELL FROM CONVEYOR ON HIS HAND. THIS ROCK STRUCK HIS MIDDLE FINGER & CUT IT.

AFTER INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT HE STARTED TO TRAM TO HIS NEXT INSTALLATION LOCATION. AT THAT MOMENT A PC. OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN HIS JACK AND LAST BOLT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE. THIS BLOW TO HIS SIDE BRUISED RIBS.

AS HE WAS TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK 2 FT BY 2 FT AND 1/4 IN THICK FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM THIS RESULTED INA BRUISED ARM

THE ROOF FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE IN THE BELT ENTRY FOR DISTANCE OF 70 BY 20 FT AND 4 FT THICK THIS FAN ALSO ENTENDED IN TO THE INTAKE THRU AND CROSSCUT FOR 40 FT OFF THE BELT ENTRY. THIS FALL IS LOACATED 9 BREAKS FROM THE FACE.

A SLIP IN ROOF STRATA CAUSED THE ROOF TO FALL ON AN IDLE SHIFT IN THE LAST INTERSECTION BEFORE THE FACE THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE BELT ENTRY & MEAUREDK 20FTBY30FT&8FT HIGH

TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPL INJ PLACED HAND ON LOW LOW STRUCTURE.5010 MOVED AND PULLED DOLLY ALONE LOW LOW STRUCTURE AND OVER LEFT HAND.THUMB AND MIDDLE FINGER BEING AMPUTATED.THUMB WAS REATTACHED BUT LOST 1ST JOINT OF MIDDLE FINGER.

WHILE SETTING TEMPORARY SUPPORTS HE SUFFERED A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT LEG WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIM

WHILE PUSHING ON BOLT WITH A BOLTING MACHINE, THE BOLT SLIPPED OFF THE MACHINE AND STRUCK HIS HA

HE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE. AS HE THREW A PIECE OF STRUCTURE, HE HIT HIS OWN LEG WITH THE STRUCTURE.

HE WAS REVERSING HIS BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE, WHEN THE SUPPLY CAR COUPLING PIN BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE SUPPLY CAR TONQUE TO COME INTO THE JEEP DECK. THIS TONQUE HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT ANKLE, WHICH CR ACKED A BONE.

UMP SUCTION LINE A STEEL SPRING IN THE LINE STRUCK HIS HAND

WHILE LOADING B9LT STRUCTURE HE STRUCK HIS ARM ON THE SUPPLY CAR.THIS RESULTED IN A BONE BEING CRACKED IN HIS WRSIT.

WHILE SETTING S5FTY JACKS THE INJURED SOUNDED THE ROOF AND DETECTED A LOOSE AREA. INSTEAD OF TAKING IT DOWN, HE STATTED SUPPORTING IT WITH SAFTY JACKS. HE SET 2 JACKS AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING A AN2THER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRICKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER, RESULTING IN A FRACTURED RIBS.

WHILE INSTALLIN1 ROOF BOLTS IN THE LEFT CROSSCUT BETWEEN #2+3 ENTRIES A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED MEASURING APPROX 10 FT WIDE X 15 FT LONG X 1 IN TO 6 IN THICK A PIECE OF ROOF MEASURING 3 FT X

ACCORDING TO GO5DEN HUBBARD I NAME WAS TYPING POWER CABLES TO THE SIDE OF THE SOLO BRIDGE THEN SUDDENLY HE FELL OVER ON HIS BACK HUBBARD STATE THAT THE INJURED COULD NOT GET BACK UP IT SEEMS F ROM CIRCUMSTANC9 THAT THE INJURED RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. AN MSHA INVESTIGATION CONSUDED THAT HE WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE OF A DAMAGED CABLE I NAME WAS ADMITTED TO HOPSTAL FOR OBSERVATION.

HIS BACK STARTE8 HURTING AFTER HE SHOVELED A BELTLINE.

HE WAS INSTALLI3G THE RIGHT SIDE AUGER DRUM BY PULLING IT ON TO THE MINER BY MEANS OF A CHAIN "COME ALONG". AS HE WAS USING THE " COME ALONG" ONE OF ITS CHAINS BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND. THIS FRA7TURED BONES IN HIS HAND.

WHILE MINING IN3THE RIGHT CROSSCUT JUST INBY THE RETURN ROADWAY, A SLIP MEASURING APPROX. 25' LONG BY 5' WIDE AND 4' THICK SUDDENLY DROPPED OUT AND FELL ON THE CONTINUOUS MINERTHE FOREMAN, LOC ATED BETWEEN TH9 LAST BOLT AND THE RIGHT RIB WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK 4' BY 4' BY 6" THICK WHICH FELL AS THE LARGE SLIP CAME DOWN. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURED PELVIS.

HE WAS LIFING C5BLE IN ORDER TO HANG IT ON SOME ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHEN HE REACHED3TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE TO SET HIS ATRS I.NAME PUSHED THE TRAM LEVER BY MISTAKE THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE MACHINE CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN 7HE TWO TRAM LEVCERS WHEN HE WAS DRAGGED BY THE MACHINE HE STRAINED HIS BACK

WHILE PRYING DO4N LOOSE ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR. HE PRYED A ROCK DOWN ON HIS FOOT. BECAUSE HE POSITIONED HIMSELF TO NEAR THE LOOSE MATERIAL, THE ROCK BROKE TWO OF HIS TOES

HE WAS PULLING 5 5010 BRIDGE TOWARDS THE RIB, WHEN THE CHAIN HE WAS PULLING WITH BROKE. THE CHAIN STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD, WHICH RESULTED IN A CUT.

THE ROOF FELL A6OVE ANCHORAGE ON 002 SECTION CROSSBELT THIS FALL WAS GO FTLONG BY 20 FT WIDE. SINCE WATER IS NOT FLOWING FROM THE TOP IN THE FALL AREA IT IS THOUGHT WATER WEAKNED THE ROOF UNTI L IT GAVE WAY. 3

WHILE CRAWLING 2E FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

HE WAS DUCK WAL5ING IN BELT ENTRY. AFTER THIS METHOD OF TRAVEL, HE SAID HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

HE WAS DRIVING 5 BATTERY POWERED LOCOMOTIVE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE NECK AND BACK. THIS BLOW STRAINED HIS NECK

HE WAS CRAWLING3AND HE SUDDENLY FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE DRILLING 5 HOLE IN THE ROOF WITH HIS BOLTING MACHINE HE WAS STRUCK BY A 3 FT X 8 FT X 1 1/2 IN PIECE OF ROCK WHICH BROKE BETWEEN HIS SAFETY JACKS THIS ROCK FRACTURED 2 VERTEBRA IN HIS BA CK 3

WHILE TRAVELING3THE BELT ENTRY, A TIMBER FELL ON HIS SHOULDER WHEN IT WAS DISLODGED BY THE BELT. THIS TIMBER FRACTURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER

ROOF ON 003 SEC7ION FAILED ABOVE ANCHORAGE IN BELT ENTRY 100' FROM FACE.THIS ROOF FAILED AFTER LONG BOLTS 60'' RESIN WERE INSTALLED IN THE FAULT AREA.ROOF NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO BUILD A BEAM.

WHILE TRAMMING 2IS BOLTER BETWEEN BOLTS HE INADVERTENTLY TRAMMED THE BOLTER UPON HIS LEG HE BRUISED HIS LEG

CRAWLING ON COA5 HIS KNEE BECAME SORE.

HIS LEFT KNEE W5S SWOLLEN UP.

WHILE PUSHING A3ROLL OF BELT WITH THE DECK END OF HIS JEEP,HE PUSHED UNDER THE BELT CAUSING IT TO COME UP INTO THE OPERATOR DECK.THIS BRUISED AND STRAINED HIS LEG.

HE PICKED UP A 1ERMANENT SPLICE TO EXAMINE IT FOR DEFECTS AND THEN THREW IT DOWN.WHEN IT HIT, THE SPLICE BLEW UP AND THREW MATERIAL IN HIS EYES.

HE WAS MOVING T9ACK OVER TO OBTAIN NECESSARY CLEARANCE BY JACKING RAILS OVER WITH A LIFTING JACK. AS HE WAS DOING THIS HIS BAR GOT CAUGHT IN THE MOVING BELT & MASHED HIS FINGER WHICH REQUIRE D STITCHES. 3

WHILE PREPARING3TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE ROOF WITH HIS ROOF BOLTER HE LAID HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF THE MACHINE AT THAT INSTANT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND THIS FRACTURED ONE BONE IN HIS HAN D 3

OVER A PERIOD O0 TIME THE HIGH VELOCITY OF AIR IN THE INTAKE CAUSED THE ROCK TO CUT UNTIL IT LOST STRENGTH IN BETWEEN THE BOLTS. THIS CAUSED AN AREA 10' BY 15' TO FALL.

THE ROOF IN THE3004 CROSS BELT ENTRY FAILED ABOVE ANCHORAGE. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A MUD SEAM WHICH WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL AFTER THE F ALL OCCURRED THE FALL WAS 20' BY 50' WITH A THICKNESS RANG ING FROM 0" TO 48"

WHILE SHOVELING3ON MAINLINE BELT.HURT HIS BACK.

WHILE MOVING A 2010 DOLLY HE PULLED IT ON TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND AND MASHED HIS FINGERS

REPAIRING TRAM 8RIVE CHAIN.AFTER REMOVING GUARD,HAD ANOTHER EMPL TRAM THE 506 TO GET IT IN BETTER POSITION TO REPAIR.A CONNECTING STRAP ON THE TRAM CHAIN BROKE AND FLEW OFF.IT STRUCK HIM IN TH E RIBS. 3

BENDING A BOLT 3N ORDER TO FIT IT INTO DRILLED HOLE,FELT PAIN IN HARM.BENDING THE BOLT STRAINED HIS ARM.

THE EMPLOYEE SA3D HE HEAD HIS BACK POP AS HE WAS SHOVELING LOSE COAL ON TO THE BELT A LATER DOCTORS REPORT INDICATED THE EMPLOYEE IS BEING TREATED FOR LOW BACK STRAIN

WHILE CRAWLING 6Y THE SIDE OF HIS BOLT MACHINE THE ROOF FELL IN THE BELT ENTRY ABOVE ANCHORAGE FORM RIB TO RIB FOR 55' IN LENGTH. THE ROCK STRUCK HIS BOLTER & HIM PINNING HIM TO THE MINE FLOO R. THIS RESULTE8 IN A BROKEN PELVIS & A BROKEN VERTEBRA.

HE WAS CRAWLING3TO THE END OF THE 5010 BRIDGE CARRIER IN ORDER TO REMOVE A BLOCKING CRIB UNDER THE 5010. AS HE CRAWLING HE PLACED HIS ARM ON TOP OF THE 5010. WHILE HIS ARM. WAS IN THAT POSITIO N , THE 5010 OP9RATOR RAISED "HIS BOOM" WHICH PINNED VICTIMS ARM BETWEEN THE ROOF AND 5010.

HE WAS REMOVING3A REMOTE CONTROL BOX OUT OF THE SUPPLY CAR AND HE DROPPED IT ON HIS FINGER. THIS BROKE THE END OF HIS FINGER

WHILE REVERSING3HIS BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE IN ORDER TO "COUPLE UP" A SUPPLY CAR, HE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND HIS JEEP DECK. THIS CAUSED HIS UPPER BODY TO BE BRUISED ALONG WITH RIBS FRACT URED. HIS FOREH9AD WAS ALSO LACERATED

HE TOLD THE F2REMAN HIS KNEE WAS SORE

WHILE PASSING T2RU A CURTAIN WHEN CRAWLING HE RAN HIS HEAD INTO A TOOL BOX.THIS RESULTED IN A CUT FOREHEAD.

THE 101 MINER W5S CUTTING IN THE RIGHT CROSSCUT WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY HOLED INTO LEECO 47 OLD WORKS. THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS COVERED WITH WATER WHEN THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO BACK IT AWAY FROM TH E FACE. 3

HE WAS OPERATING A 506 BRIDGE CONVEYOR, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 3' BY 3' 1" THICK FELL ON HIS BACK. THIS PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS.

WHILE HE WAS BOLTING ROOF, A PIECE OF ROOF BOLT STEEL BROKE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE WRIST.

AS HE WS GETTING OUT OF THE SCOOP, HE SWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF JACK, AND HE DROPPED IT ON HIS KNEE.

HE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY JEEP IN REVERSE AND HIS KNEE CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT BECAUSE HIS KNEE WAS UP TOO HIGH

AS HE WAS RIDING THE MAN TRIP CAR OUT OF THE MINE BEING PULLED BY A BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE, HE RAISED UP TOO HIGH AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT.

AS HE WAS CRAWLING IN THE BELT ENTRY IN ORDER*R TO TURN OFF THE BELT CONVEYOR, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN SUPPOERS AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE HELPING PUT COVER ON MINERHE SAID HE HEARD HIS KNEE POP.

FALL OF ROOF IN THE 001 SECTION INTAKE BETWEEN THE 002 RETURN OVERCAST AND THE NO. 2 BELT OVERCAST. THE FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE.

HIS KNEE STARTED TO SWELL.

WHILE HE WAS DRIVING A JEEP TO THE SECTION HE CAUGHT HIS HEAD ON THE RIB AND SPRAINED HIS NECK.

WHILE HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE DRILL STEEL. AS HE WAS ADDING A JOINT OF DRILL STEDL HE PASSED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE 2 PIECES OF STEEL. AT THE SAME TIME HIS RIGHT ELBOW HIS STAB JACK CONTROL WHICH RAISED THE MACHINE & PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN DRILL STEEL PIECES.

HE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE BELT AND CAUGHT HIS HAND IN A ROLLER HIS HAND WAS ROLLED OVER THE BELT ROLLER WHICH CAUSED IT TO BE FRACTURED WHEN HE GRABBED A LARGE ROCK TO TRY AND THROW IT OFF TH E BELT

AS HE WAS SHOVELING COAL , A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK, WHICH BRUISED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

HE WAS LOADING ROCKDUST INTO SUPPLY CAR WHEN SOME LOOSE DUST FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

HE WAS WORKING ON THE BELTLINE IN THE BELT ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL ON HIS ANKLE. THIS BRUISED HIS ANKLE.

AS I NAME WAS CROSSING THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED THE CONVEYOR ON. THE CHAIN CAUGHT HIS KNEE AND WEDGED HIM BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND THE ROOF THIS DISLOCATED HIS HIP.

HE WAS HELPING PULL MINER CABLE AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING .(NOTE THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 10/03/84.

WHILE RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET, HE RAISED HIS LEG TOO HIGH AND TOUCHED THE ROOF WITH HIS LEG. THIS CAUGHT HIS LEG RESULTING IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.

HE WAS WALKING FROM MANTRIP TO LIGHT HOUSE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE NOTE IT WAS THOUGHT THAT HIS ANKLE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT AT HOME UNTIL AN INVEST REVEALED OTHER WISE

HE WAS CRAWLING ALONG THE BELT LINE AND ONE OF HIS KNEES CONTACTED A ROCK. AS HE CONTINUED TO CRAWL, HIS KNEE SLIPPED OFF OF THE ROCK, STRAINING IT. (NOTE: NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4-16-84.

HE WAS SITTING IN THE OPERATOR DECK, WHEN HIS SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK THIS SUDDEN JOLT HURT HIS BACK.

HE WAS RIDING TOWARDS OUTSIDE ABOUT ONE BREAK FROM OUTSIDE HIS KNEE BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN ROOD ND MAN TRIP CAR THIS BROKE HIS LEG

HE FINISHED HANGING A LINE CURTAIN AND THEN WALKED AROUND THE END OF IT. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER.

OPERATING A BATTERY JEEP, JEEP HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY STRIKING A ROOF BOLT WITH BATTERY LID AND LID WAS DRAGGED BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER

BENDING ROOF BOLT TO PUT IN HOLE AND STRAINED HIS ARM.

HE WAS WORKING ON AUGER BEARING WITH CHISEL & PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS HAND.

RAN INTO ROOF BOLT PLATE.