Avísenme cuando se presente un nuevo incidente de la MSHA en Smith #10.
ALLEGEDLY, INJURED WAS MOVING A 2" SUMP PUMP OUT OF THE #5 ENTRY (SCOOP) ROADWAY AND IN DOING SO HE ALLEGEDLY INJURED HIS LOWER BACK. INJURY WAS SAID TO BE A MILD STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK MUSC LES.
A ROCK FALL MEASURING 54" T 19'W AND APPROX 30'L WAS FOUND IN THE #4 ENTRY APPROX 780' INBY THE MINE PORTAL THE FALL AREA HAS BEEN SECURED ON ALL SIDE WITH 4"X4"X30" WOOD BLOCK CRIBS AND TIMBE R DANGER SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ON ALL SIDES OF FALL ALSO LAST OPEN BREAK OUTBY FALL AREA AND #5 ENTRY LEADING UP TO AREA HAVE ALSO BEEN SECURED WITH CRIBS
INJURED WAS TAKING WOOD COLLAR 6"X6"X12' UP #5 ENTRY HE WAS DRAGGING COLLAR INBY END OF COLLAR BECAME WEDGED ON UNEVEN MINE BOTTOM. INJURED JERKED ON COLLAR TO FREE IT WHICH CAUSED LEFT HAND T O BE CAUGHT BETWEEN COLLAR & MINE BOTTO WHICH RESULTED IN LACERATIONTO BOTH 4TH FINGER AND INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND. 4TH FINGER REQUIRED 4 SUTURES INDEX FINGER REQUIRED 2 SUTURES.