Mine No 1 Coal

I NAME WAS THREADING UP CABLE ON NO 1 GAYLIS ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF COAL IN H IS LEFT EYE CAUSED BY THE CABLE FLIPPING COAL IN HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING A SCRATCH ON THE LEFT EYE BALL T HIS WAS DONE IN THE FACE AREA OF THE 0-1 UNIT NO 7 HEADING

INJURED WAS UNLOADING A TOOL BOX OFF OF HIS TRUCK ONTO A MANTRIP BUS IN THE SHOP WHEN HIS HAND HOLD SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO MASH HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

RIDING OUT OF MANTRIP WENT AROUND CURVE PULLE D MUSCLE LYING ON BACK

EE SAID A RIB FELLIN THE FACE OF THE 001 SECTION AN NO. 1 EWNTRY THE PIECE OF COAL ROLLED OFF HITTING HIM ON RIGHT HIPP. HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR.

ABOUT 10:00 PM WAS HELPING FOREMAN MOVE RAIL BY HAND. WHEN THEY MOVED RAIL HE MASHED HIT RIGHT HAND MAYBE FRACTURING THAT HAND. THIS HAPPENED ON AREA NEAR 001-002 SECTION ON TRACK.

HE WAS WORKING ON THE BELT AT THE NO.6 TAILPIECE. WHEN THE TWO WERE WORKING ON A SPLICE THAT WAS TORN. IT CAME ON HITTING I.NAME ON THE LEFT LEG AND HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG AND HIP. I.NAME SAID HE THOUGHT THE BELT WAS OFF. WE ASSUMED THE GOBB OFF SWITCH WAS CUT OFF BY A ROCK AT THE TAILPIECE ON THE NEXT BELT NO. 5. THE ROCK JARRED OFF LETTING THE BELT COME ON NO. 6.

EE WENT TO THE SECTION TAIL PIECE WHICH IS THE NO.6 BELT LINE. TO CHECK ON ARSPLICE TO BE MADE. HE THOUGHT HE HAD THE BELT OFF AT THE SWITCH WHEN HE AND EE WAS MAKING ARSPLICIAN IT. IT CAME ON CATCHING HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE & OTHER EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG. THEY FOUND THE BELT TO BE FOULED IT BROKE ITSELF LOOSE & FOUND THE BELT SWITCH TO STILL BE ON THE GOFF OFF ON THE DRIVE DISLODGED T

EMPL WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER ON 002 SECTION WHEN HE GOT UP FROM SIDE OF PINER TRAMMING IT TO FACE. HE WENT TO FRONT TO OPERATE IT & BUMPTED KNEE AS HE WALKED TOWARD FRONT HIT RIGHT KNEE.

EMPL WAS PRIZING ON BAR TO TIGHTEN BEARING ON OUTSIDE BELT DRIVE & TWISTED KNEE.

PRESSING DWON ON BELT DRIVE WITH SCOOP IT SLIPPED OFF TRHOWING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP BUMPING HIS HEAD

I NAME WAS BOLTING TOP IN RT BCKOF NO 5 ENTRY ON 001 SECTION HE STARTED THE PINNER STEEL & A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK RICHED THE PINNER STEEL OUT & I NAME WAS REACHING TO GRAB IT & HIT HIS LEFT HAN D CUTTING HIS RING FINGER & MIDDLE FINGER & BREAING HIS MIDDLE FINGER IN 2 PLACES ON LEFT HAND

I.NAME BOLTING TOP IN NO 9 RIGHT BRK OF 002 SECTION IN FACE AREA.WAS DRILLING WITH PINNER WRENCH AND THE END BROKE CATCHING THUMB-LEFT.IT FX BONE AND CUT THE THUMB.

EE THE FOREMAN FORTHE 001-002 SECTION WAS MOVING THE POWER CABLE UP IN FACE AREA. EE REACH & HUNG A MINER CABLE UP & PULLS HIS BACK. LOWER BACK HE WALKED OVER & TOLD OTHER EMPLOYEE HE PULLED H IS BACK. LIFTING A CABLE. NO ONE SAW IT AS I KNOW OF. HE CALLED ME AT HOME ON THE 10TH OF OCT. & SAID HE MAY HAVE TO FILE COMPENSATION HE THOUGHT HIS BACK MAY GIVE HIM TROUBLE. HIS WIFE CALLE

THE MAN I NAME SAID WAS WALKING FROM 9 HEADING TO NO 10 ON 002 & HE SAID HIS KNEE CAP SLIPPED TO ONE SIDE RT KNEE WHEN I NAME -I NAME THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG I NAME & I NAME SAID I NA ME TOLD THEM THE NIGHT BEFORE ACC HE HAD RECEIVEA LEG BRACE FOR HIS KNEE PRIOR TO HIS ACC HE HAD COME TO WORK THE SAME NIGHT WITH LEG BRACE IN HIS VEHICLE I SAW IT ALSO HIS VEHICLE WAS WRECKE

HE HAD NO MINER BLOCK UP WHEN HE STARTED FEEDING WEDGES AND BOUNDS UNDER CATS TO BLOCK IT UP WHILE TRAMING IT AND CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN BOARDS AND CAT MASHING MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERED.

EMPL STUCK ARM UNDER PINER BOOM TO TIE UP HOSE OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE HIM & LET BOOM DOWN ON ARM. LEFT WRIST & ARM WERE CAUGHT MAY HAVE MUSCLE OR LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO WRIST OR FOREARM.

THE TOP POPPED WHEN HE REACHED TO GET A GREASE GUN TO SERVICE PIECE OF RIB FELL STRIKING EE ON LEFT UPPER SHOULDER. THIS MAN COULDNT TELL ME EXACTLY HOW ACCIDENT HAPPENED CONTUSION BRUISE AND MABYE A LIGHT SPRAIN.

INJURED WAS LOADING COAL BEHIND MINER AND HE TURNED AROUND TO LEAVE ON SHUTTLE CAR AND CAP LIGHT CAUGHT TOP, PULLING HEAD BACK. STRAINING NECK MUSCLES. HE SAID THE TOP WAS LOWER AND LOOSE CO AL UNDER THE CAR. IN NO 4 ENTRY.

BOLTING TOP IN THE NO.2 ENTRY, A ROCK 12"X15"-112/" THIGH TOPORED FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING MAN ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD STRAINING NECK MUSCLES ON RIGHT SIDE.

DRIVING SCOOP TO PICK UP FRONT OF SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT RIB WITH SCOOP DECK KNOCKING LUMP OF COAL OFF RIB ONTO OPERATOR BRUISING UP R SHOULDER LOWER BACK WE;;ED ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN NO 4 HEADING OF FACE AREA WITNESS SAID A LUMP OF COAL FELL OFF RIB ABOUT 2'X2' 1' WEIGHT ABOUT 35 LB AFTER OPERATOR HIT RIB AND THAT TEH OPERATOR OF SCOOP COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDEN

HE WAS LIFTING HEADING IN ABOUT 5 FEET HIGH WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MINED FELL OFF A SMALL LEDGE OVER HIS HEAD, STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT JAW KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

I.NAME GETTING ROCK OUT OF #4 BELT DRIVE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN SMALL PART OF BACK.

STARTED STEEL ON TOP OF ROOF & THE PINER STEEL KICKED OUT AND BROKE A SLUGG OUT OF TOP 18" WIDE & 14" THICK. IT HIT I,NAME ON LEFT WRIST CUTTING PLACE ONLEFT WRIST 2 1/2" LONG TOOK STITCHES.

ELEC. METER MALFUNCTIONAL WHILE CHECKING COMPASSITORS ON POWER BOX & METER BLEW UP IN FACE BURNING EYES.

ROOF FALL 900' OUT OF FACE ON BELT LINE IN INTERSECTION IT WAS 35' LONG X 35' WIDE X 5 TO 61/2' HIGH

FALL AT SPAD 218 IN #9 HEADING AN INTERSECTION AT 218 SPAD TO FACE OF #9 ENTRY 40'LONG X 2'WIDE X 6-8'HIGH.AREA SUPPORTED WITH GLUE BOLTS 4' X WIDE PLATES ALSO 6-16 CROSSING HOLLOW & FAULT WI HEADING.

THERE WAS RUNNER GOING PARRELLEL WITH THE ENTRY & CROSSING A HOLLOW AT THE SAME POINT. NO.9 HD. THE FALL WENT FROM INTERSECTION AT SPAD 218 TO FARE OF NO.9 HEADING APPROX. 40'LONG 20' WIDE & 6 -8' HIGH.

MINER HELPER WAS MOVING BACK BECAUSE A PIECE OF ROCK WAS WORKING AND A SLAB OF ROCK FELL SLIDEING DOWN RIGHT LEG HITTING ON TOP OF RIGHT FT DAMAGING SOME LIGAMENT AND SMALL BONES.

BOLTER OPERATOR STARTED PINNER STEEL AND LOOSE KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT HITTING OPERATOR ON LEFT WRIST CAUSING LIGHT FRACTURE TO WRIST.

FOREMAN WAS MOVING SHUTTLE CAR TO LET PINNER CHANGE PLACES. PINNER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING FORWARD AND SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY HIT WRONG LEVER AND MOVED FORWARD AND PINNER OPERATOR MOVED AT THE SAME TIME. THE PINNER OPERATOR WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND PINNER CAUSING LEG INJURY.

ROCK FALL AT SPAD 174 AT ABOUT 700 PM ON 042988 IT WAS ABOUT 50FT LONG 20 ABOUT 15-17 HEIGHT IT WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3FT-4IN.5FT6FT(FT BOLTS CONVENTIONAL

I,NAME TOLD ME ON THE 27TH OF APRIL 1988, THT HE FELT LIKE HE HAD DRANK TOO MUCH COKE COLA & KIDNEYS WERE HURTING. THEN HE SAID WELL I THINK I COULD HAVE HURTING BACK UNLOADING ROCKDUST ON TAI L PIECES OUT OF MANTRIP CAR. NO WITNESS. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO MANGEMENT AT THE TIME THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN.

ROCK FALL BETWEEN 040988 4-10 88 DURING WEEKEND IT FELL LEFT OF #4 HEADING BLOCKING #3 HEADING AT SPAD 00 169 & FEATHERED OUT BEFORE REACHING NO 2 ENTRY 60FT LONG 15FT HIGH 20FT WIDE FAULT I N TOP