Mine No 1 8-T Coal

EMP USING THE B5TTERY SCOOP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RELOCATING THE BOLT MACHINE CABLE. HE ATTACHED THE CABLE PLUG TO ONE OF THE SCOOP CANOPY LEGS (WHICH IS NOT AN ESTABLISHED MANNER OF PULLI NG TRAILING CAB5E AT THIS MINE) AND AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRAMMING THE SCOOP, THE CABLE PLUG CAME LOOSE FROM THE CANOPYU LEG, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER

THE MINE ROOF AT THIS FALL LOCATION HAD EVIDENCE OF A CLAY VEIN RUNNING WITH THE LENGTH OF THE ALL AND CONDENSATION PRESENT BETWEEN THE ROCK STRATA DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL ARE 18X50X8 NO PERSO OR EQUIPMENT OR VENTILATION WERE AFECTED FALL AREA WILL BE POSTED AT EACH ENTRANCE AND DANGERED OFF

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN A STANDING POSITION ATTEMPTING TO HANG A ROOF BOLTER CABLE ACROSS THE SHUTTLE CAR ROADWAY BY MEANS OF A WIRE ONTO A ROOF BOLT PLATE. WHILE WIRING THE CABLE TO THE PLATE, TH E EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF A CRIB BLOCK THAT WAS HIDDEN IN THE MUD, CAUSING HIS B ODY WEIGHT TO SUDDENLY GO ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT WHICH RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE METATARSAL BONE OF HIS RIGHT FO

THE FALL WAS ATTRIBUTED TO CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE EXTREMEMS. THE FALL DIMENSIONS WERE 6\ ABOVE THE COAL SEAM AT HIGHEST POINT, 12\ IN WIDTH AND APPROX. 20\ IN LENGTH. THERE WERE NO IN JURIES, NOR EQUIPMENT AFFECTED BY THE INDIENT VENTILATION AND PASSAGE OF PERSONS IS ALSO NOT AFFECTED THE FALL AREA IS TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF ACCORDING TO PLAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION SAWING A BOARD WITH A BOW SAW THE SAW CONTACTED ANOTHER BOARD AND JUMPED OUT OF THE CUT GROOVE CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB RESULTING IN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES

BLOCK PORTION NUMBER 15 OF THE TENTATIVELY APPROVED PILLAR PLAN WAS BEING REMOVED ACCORDING TO DRAWING NUMBER 3 WHEN A ROCK 6 FT HIGH 12 FT WIDE AND 14 LONG FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF CATCHING T HE CUTTING HEAD OF THE 12 CM CONTINOUOS MINER THE WEIGHT OF THE ROCK WOULD NOT ALLOW THE MACHINE TO BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE FALL AREA