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THE INJURED WAS STANDING BEHIND THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE MACHINE WAS TURNED ON. THE CABLE REEL WAS LEFT ON AND WHEN THE SLACK OF CABLE STARTED, IT KNOCKED THE INJURED OFF HIS FEET LANDING ON H IS LEFT SHOULDER, DISLOCATING IT.

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A CASE SKID LOADER IN A LOW ROOF AREA WHEN HE CONTACTED THE ROOF WITH HIS HEAD SPRAINING HIS NECK MUSCLE.

THE INJ WA SHOWERING AFTER SHIFT WAS OVER AND FLET SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. THE INJ WENT HOME UNSURE WHAT WAS IN HIS EYE AND THEN WENT TO THE DR THE FOLLOWING DAY TO HAVE A FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVED FROM HIS RIGHT EYE

INJURED WAS HOLDING A HAMMER AGAINST THE BIT INSERT SO IT COULD BE KNOCKED OUT. WHEN THE DOUBLE JACK HAMMER STRUCK THE HAMMER BEING HELD BY INJURED A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF HITTING INJURED I N THE FOREARM.

INJ WAS PULLING WATER HOSE ACROSS SHOP FLOOR BACKWARDS AND FELL OVER FLOOR JACK HITTING HIS BACKAND HIP

THE INJURED WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR TO PUSH ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR OUT OF A HOLE WHERE IT WAS STUCK. WHEN THE STUCK CAR MOVED THE INJURED CAR BOUNCED DOWN, JAMMING THE INJURED HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF THE CANOPY,

THE INJURED WAS BOLTING AN UNSUPPORTED FACE WHEN A SLAB, APPROX. 5' X 8' X 7" CAME DOWN KNOCKING HIM INTO THE BOLTER. THE INJURED WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE EXTENT OF IN JURY WAS A BROKEN PELVIC BONE.

WHILE WORKING ON AN ADVANCE BELT MOVE, THE INJURED STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING BELT ROLLERS ONTO THE FRAMEWORK.

WHILE STRINGING OUT AN EXTENTION CORD, EE BENT DOWN TO UNTANGLE IT, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CONVEYOR.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED JUST INBY XC 35 IN THE 3RD WEST PANEL BLEEDER. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6' FULLY EROUTED ROOF BOLTS. 6'X6' CRIB WERE ALSO INSTALLED TO PROTECT FROM FALL. DIAMENSIONS ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO INACCESSABILITY.

EE WAS LIFTING A TIRE OFF OF A CAS UNILOADER. THE TIRE SLIPPED, WEDGING HIS RIGHT HGAND BETWEEN THE RIM OF THE TIRE AND THE HUB OF THE UNILOADER.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT XCUT 4340 OF 3RD WEST PANEL IN THE #1 RIGHT ENTRY. THE FALL IS APPROX. 20' X 20' X 8' HIGH. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. THIS FALL WAS J JUST OUTBY THE INTERSECTION. HIGH BOLTAGE POWER LINE AND WATER PIPE RAN TRHOUGH THIS AREA.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN 3RD WEST PANEL, BETWEEN XC51 AND XC52 IN THE 3RD RIGHT ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 6'HX20'WX40'LONG. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED THE AREA WAS INCATIFIED AND BARRICADED BEFORE THE FALL.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF SUPPORT, A ROCK FELL IN FRONT OF THE ATRS AND SLID BACK HITTING THE OPERATOR ON THE RIGHT ANKLE. INJURED WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LUNCH AREA AND TREATED WITH ICE PACKS.

AT APPROX 1:30 AM THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE INCLINE BELT. CONSPEC ALARM WENT OFF AT 1:29 AM. EVENING SUPERVISOR WATCHED MONITOR RISE FROM LOW LEVEL ALARM TO HIGH LEVEL. HE THEN WENT TO INVESTIGA TE DISCOVERING A FIRE ON THE BELT APPROX. 250' INBY THE PORTAL. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT USING FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN 25 MINUTES OR LESS.

WHILE CHANING BITS ON A CONTINUOUS MINER, A PIECE OF CARBIDE STRUCK THE INJURED EE ON THE RIGHT ARM. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 3RD WEST PANEL AT XC 19 IN THE 3RD RIGHT ENTRY INTERSECTION. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' X 20'X7' HIGH. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED BY 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. THE ARE A HAS BEEN BARRICADED OFF TO KEEP PERSONNEL OUT.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION OF XC-21 IN 2ND RIGHT OF 3RD WEST PANEL. THE FALL WAS APPROX 12' HIGH BY 20' WIDE BY 30' LONG. THIS AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS . MINER CABLE, MINER WATER LINE AND BOLTER CABLEWAS UNDER THE FALL.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, THE IMEDIATE ROOF FELL APPROX. 15'X15'X2'. DAMAGING THE CANOPY OF THE BOLTER. THE CANOPY SWUNG AROUND STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE HEAD. THE INJURED EE WAS TRANSPO RTED TO HOSPITAL AND RECIEVED ONE SUTURE ON HIS HEAD.

EMP STATES THAT WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE ENCOUNTERED ROCK SPAR IN THE FACE. WHEN ONE OF THE BITS HIT THE ROCK, A PIECE OF HOT METAL CAME OFF STRIKING THE OPERATOR IN THE LEFT AR M. THE CONTACT WITH METAL CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED THE 19TH OR 20TH OF JULY AND WAS FOUND THE 21ST. THE ALL OCCURRED IN THE LOXC, XC29, IN 2ND LEFT ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 12'HX20'WX20'L. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED BY 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS AND 12' CABLE BOLTS. THIS FALL IS IN THE 4TH WEST PANEL.

ON 5/13, THERE WAS A ROOF FALL IN 4TH WEST PANELXC11, APPROX 8'HX70'LX20'WIDE. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 8'ROOF BOLTS. ON 6/3/97 THE FALL WAS FOUND TO HAVE FALLEN ABOVE ANCHORAGE BY EXAMINER S. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE FALL WAS REPORTED TO MSHA ON 6/4/97. THE FALL WAS IN THE 3RDLEFT ENTRY, IT DIDNOT INTERFERE WITH VENTILLATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES & NO EQUIPMENT WAS IN

ROOF FALL OCCURED IN #1 LEFT ENTRY INBY THE INTERSECTION OF X-CUT 32. T HE FALL WA APPROX 8'HX35'LX20'W. THIS AREA WAS BARRICADED OFF PRIOR TO THE FALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO WAS ANY EQU IPMENT INVOLVED.

YROO FALL OCCURED IN THE 2ND RIGHT ENTRY OF 5TH WEST PANEL AT X-CUT 31 TO 32. THE FALL WAS APPROX 160'LX8'HX20'W. THE AREA HD BEENN IDENTIFIED AND PREVIOUSLY BARRICADED OFF. THERE WERE NO I NJURIES ANDNO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.

AS THE BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE FACE OF 2ND LEFT, THE RIB ROLLED OUT, KNOCKING THE OPERATOR INTO THE MACHINE. THE OPERATOR SCALED THE RIB BEFORE ENTERING THE WORK AREA

EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN IN THE BELTLINE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL DOWN. HE FELL APPROX. 4TO 5 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURED BONE IN HIS LEFT HAND AND SUTURES IN H IS RIGHT LEG.

ROOF FALL APPROX 40' X 25' X 12' HIGH, OCCURRED IN THE BELT ENTRY, XCUT 13, OF 5TH WEST PANEL. AREA HAS BEEN RESUPPORTED AND CLEANED UP. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN ADDED TO SURROUNDING AREAS, INCLUDING GROUND CRIB, 12' CABLE BOLTS AND TIMBER. ADDITIONAL 8' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS HAVE BEEN ADDED ALSO.

EE STATES THAT A PIECE OF COAL BLEW OUT OF FACE,WHILE MINING COAL. THIS COAL STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE, CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION IN THE EYE. EE DID HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHIEL CHANGING BITS ON THE CONTINCUOUS MINER, A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF OF THE BIT INSERT, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT UPPER LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE BOLTING A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP, STRIKING THE BOOM OF THE ROOF BOLTER. THE ROCK SHATTERED AND A PIECE STRUCK HIM IN THE TOOTH, CHIPPING IT. THIS ACCI DENT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION AND WAS DETERMINED LIGITIMATE 11-5-96.

EE STATES THAT AS HE WAS PULLING A SECTIONAL STEEL OUTOF THE ROOF, 1 SECTION FELL TO THE GROUND. AS HE BENT TO PICK UP THE OTHER SECTION OF STEEL FELL OUT OF THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE BACKOF THE HAND. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES

EE STATES THAT WHILE CUTTING CABLE TO MAKE SPLICE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIM ON CALF OF RIGHT LEG REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.

A ROOF FALL APPROX 20'X 30'X 8' HIGH OCCURRED IN 3 RIGHT ENTRY OF 3RD NORTH SECTION, X CUT 20. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY 6' RESIN BOLTS AND TIMBER.

A ROOF FALL APPROX. 30' X 30' X 6' HIGH OCCURRED IN #1 RIGHT ENTRY OF 3N AT SX21. AREA HAD BEEN MINED 2-3 MONTHS AGO. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY 6' RESIN BOLTS AND TIMBERS.

ROOF FALL APPROX. 40' LONG X 6' HIGH X 18' WIDE OCCURRED IN FIRE ENTRY OUTBY #1 XCUT OF 2W. AREA HAD BEEN RECENTLY DEVELOPED & WILL BE CLEANED & RE-SUPPORTED.

A ROOF FALL APPROX 20'X 20' X 6'H OCCURRED ONT #1R ENTRY AT #13 XCUT 3RD NORTH INTAKE. NO MATERIAL OR PEOPLE INVOLVED. AREA DEVELOPED FEB 1995. AREA HAD 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN LAST OPEN CROSSCUT OF R #2 OFF 1 WEST PANEL. COORDINATE 43+20 WEST AND 3+20 IN ROOM. FALL WAS APPROX 20' WIDE AND 22' LONG BY 6' H. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY 5' FULL Y GROUTED BOLTS. AREA IS TIMBERED & DANGERED OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING A PUNCH WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL BECAME IMBEDDED IN LEFT INDEX FINGER.

THE INJURED PERSON WAS MEASURING ENTRY DIMENSIONS WHEN A DIESEL SCOOP ROUNDED THE CORNER STRIKING THE INDIVIDUAL FROM THE REAR.

WHILE STRIKING A PUNCH WITH A HAMMER, EE MISSED PUNCH AND STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER. FINGER REMAINED "SORE" AND EE HAD MEDICAL ATTENTION IN MARCH. XRAYS REVEALED FRACTURES TO THE FINGER.

RE-BOLTING, REH5B.WORK IN NO.1 NORTH MAINS - THIS MAN WAS SCALING THE ROOF AHEAD OF THE BOLTER. HE WAS STANDING UNDER A PAN USING A LONG SCALING BAR WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SHARP SHALE FELL OFF PAN HE WAS STAN8ING UNDER & HIT HIS CHIN. RESULT WAS A 3/4" LACERATION REQUIRING