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ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS STRAPPING A KETTLE BOTTOM AS HE STARTED SPINNING BOLT THE STRAP STARTED TURNING. EE REACHED TO GRAB STRAP TO PUT IN PLACE AND CUT TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.

PINNER OPERATOR WAS BOLTING TOP, REACHED TO GET A BOLT WRENCH AND HIT LEVER THAT LOWERS HEAD ON BOLTER AND THE HEAD CAME DOWN CATCHING EE ON THE KNEE.

EE WAS BRINGING HIS ROOF BOLTER ACROSS THE BELT HEADING TO ADVANCE UP IN THE LAST LINE OF CROSS CUTS. HIS CABLE WAS TANGLED UP WITH THE OTHER ROOF BOLTER CABLE. HE DROPPED THE OTHER CABLE TO G ET CABLES UNTANGLED HE HAD PARKED HIS ROOF BOLTER CLOSE TO THE RIB. HE STARTED TO MOVE HIS ROOF BOLTER UP AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND RIB.

ROCK FELL FROM RIB TO ROOF BOLTS. VICTIM WAS SERVICING MINER WITH CO-WORKER. NO PRODICTION HAD BEGAN ON THIS SECTION. THE ACCIDENT BROKE VICTIMS LEFT LEG AND DISLOCATED RIGHT LEG.

ROOF FALL ON #3 WEST MAINS BELT LINE. AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 3' BOLTS 15 YEARS AGO. THE ROCK FELL AT 3'. THE FALL WAS 36" THICK X 30'L X 20'W. THE FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #668 ON W MAINS BELT

VICTIMS BROTHER REPORTED TO ME: ON 8-15-95 EE IN LIFTED A FEEDER FLIGHT OUT OF FEEDER WEIGHING 25-30 POUNDS, AND HURT HIS BACK.

ROCK FALL ON NO. 3 MAIN LINE BELT. INTERSECTION 8 BREAKS FROM HEADDRIVE INTERSECTION FELL IN. APPROX 20 FT WIDE. 3 FT THICK.

EE WAS BENDING OVE RLOOKING AT PINS IN GATTERING HEAD ON MNER WHE A SMALL SECTION OF TE RIB ROLLED OFF. LETTING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FALLS TRIKING EE ON THE BACK. THEY HAD TRAMME DMIENR DOWN NO. 4 ENTRY 3 BRAKES OUT OF HTE FACE AREA TO PUT PINS AN DBUSHNG SIN GATHERING HEAD. WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED.

MINER WAS CUTTING RIGHT PILLIAR IN NO 6 PILLIAR. WHEN A SECITON OF ROCK FELL ON MINER. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE MINER WAS BEING OPERATED BY REMOTE CONTROL.

ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLT'S HIT HIM ON BACK.

MINER OPERATOR WAS LAYING CABLE OVER TO RIGHT RIB AND HURT HIS BACK WHILE LAYING CABLE OVER TO THE RIGHT RIB.

METER BLEW UP CAUSING BURNS TO HANDS AND FACE.

NO ACCIDENT WAS EVER REPORTED TO ANY COMPANY OFFICIAL CONCERNING THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT WAS INVESTIGATED BY MSHA ON 11-4-94. INTERVIEWED 4 EMPLOYEES NONE SAW THIS ACCIDENT.

EE WAS DIRTY FROM WORK AND HAD MUD ON BOOTS. WHEN HE STEPPED ON REAR BUMPER HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON BACK.

EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE THAT HAD GOT TANGLED IN PINNER CABLE AND INJURED BACK. EXTENT OF INJURY UNKNOWN.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO TAKE POWER OFF WATER PUMP. WHEN HE FLIPPED THE BREAKER, THE BREAKER BESIDE THE PUMP BREAKER BLEW OUT.

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN BELT ENTRY 20 FT OUTBY SPAD #744 THE FALL MEASURED 25 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 6 IN THICK APPROX THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3 FT RESIN BOLTS

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN TRACK ENTRY, ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #826. FALL MEASURED 25 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE BY 4 FEET DOWN TO 18 INCHES. (APPROX. MEASUREMENTS). THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3 FT RES IN BOLTS. 3

EE WAS LOADING 7HE ROOF BOLTER FROM THE SCOOP DIPPER REACHING FOR A BOX OF RESIN-GLUE- TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF DIPPER FOR LOADING ON TO THE PINNER.

EE WAS LIFTING 3 INSTALLING TIRES ON BATTERY SCOOP. NOTE: BEGAN MISSING WORK 5-29-86.

EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING MINER CABLE ON CABLE BOARD. WHILE RTEACHING OVERHEAD, ALLODGED BACK STRAIN. EMPLOYEE WHO WAS HELPING WAS NOT TALL ENOUGH TO REACH THE HOOKS ACROSS THE INTERSECTION.

EMO 3 EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTBY SECTION PULLING BACK ROCK DUST HOSE FELL BACKWARD OVER PIECE OF DRAW ROCK & BRUISED BACK HIP & SHOULDER AREA.

EMP PARKED SHUT7LECAR ON HILL IN INTERSECTION AFTER REPAIRED STEERING TAKING DOWN CABLE BBOARDS WHEN SHUTTLECAR ROLLED DOWN HILL STRIKING OPERATOR ONE WHEEL RAN OVER

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A ROOFBOLTER DRILLING A HOLE WHEN A ROCK SCALE FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RT MIDDLE FINGER

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 7TH RIGHT FXR AND ENTRY HEADING IN FACE AREA. FALL MEASURED 35 FT LONG, 18 FT WIDE AND 7 FT THICK AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5 FT RESIN GROUNDED RODS. FALL ORIGNATED IN UNBO OLTED AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RAMMING THE PAN ON THE 10LONGWALL AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE RAM PLATE AND THE HEAD DRIVE AS THE RAM BAR EXERTED PRESSURE ON THE RAM PLATE.

EMLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK

ROOF FALL OCCURRED OUTBY 7TH RIGHT, #4 SECTION IN CENTRY ONE CROSSCUT OUTBY SPAD #4058. THE FALL MEASURED 20 FT WIDE, 80 FT LONG AND 6 FT THICK. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5 FEET RESIN GROUTE D RODS.

EMP WAS SETTING 7 FOOT TIMBERS AND STRAINED HIS BACK TRANSPORTING THE TIMBER

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON ROADFORK MAINLINE JUST INBY #4 BELT AT SPAD LOCATION #1007. THE FALL MEASURED 15 FEET WIDE BY 30 FT LONG BY 30 INCHES THICK. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 36 INCH CONVENTIO NAL BOLTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO REPAIR AN OVERCAST. AS HE WAS FALLING HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL Y CATCHING A SIDE OF THE OVERCAST WITH HIS HAND. IN DOING SO HE DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP ON A CONTINUOUS MINER SECTION AND TRAVELLED OVER UNEVEN AREA OF ROADWAY AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A GUARD ON THE SHEAR TO REPAIR LEAKS AND THE GUARD FELL ON THE EMPLOYEES HAND WHEN UNBOLTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN A RELAY BAR AND A RAM JACK FOR HOOKUP AND STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING ON THE RELAY BAR EMPLOYEE ASSISTED BY ANOTHER PERSON

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN B ENTRY WEST MAINS PARALLEL ESCAPEWAY AT SPAD LOCATION 1926. FALL MEASURED 20\ WIDE X 25\ LONG X 5\ THICK. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48" RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES OR D AMAGE OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE FELL NEXT TO THE COLA RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ADJACENT 6 BELT HEAD IN TRACK AND TROLLEY HAULAGE ENTRY AT SPAD 987 FALL MEASURED 18 FT WIDE BY 10 FT LONG BY 30 INCHES THICK THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3 FT CONVENTIONAL B OLTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS BLOCKING A SUPPLY CAR BACK ON THE TRACK AND STATED HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE REACHING FOR A CRIB BLOCK FROM A KNEELING POSITION.

EMP WAS SETTING LONGWALL SHIELDS AND CLEANING WALKWAY WHEN PIECE OF SHALE HIT HIM ON THE RT HAND THE SHALE FELL FROM BETWEEN THE SHIELDS

HAULAGE CHAIN WAS LOOSE ON HEADGATE END AND IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RUN BACK TO TH*E HEADGATE END BY USE OF THE FACE CONVEYOR WHEN TRHE CHAIN CAUGHT A FLIGHT GOING OVER THE HEAD OF SP SPROCKER AND JERKED THE CHAIN OUT OF THE CONVEYOR INTO THE WALKWAY

HAULAGE CHAIN WAS LOOSE ON HEADGATE END & IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING RUN BACK TO TEH HEADA%**% HEADGATE END BY USE OF THE FACE CONVEYOR WHEN THE CHAIN CAUGHT A FLIGHT GOING OVER THE HEA D SPROCKET & JERKED THE CHAIN OUT OF THE CONVEYOR INTO THE WALKWAY.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE TRACK ENTRY AT THE PORTAL OF THE ROADFORK ENTRANCE APPROX 150\ UNDERGROUND. THE FALL MEASURED 20\L X 18\W X 4\THICK, THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4\ RESIN RODS AND COL LARS 4" X 8" AND TIMBERS FOR LEGS

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING RAM LEVER AND RAM HOSE BROKE AT CONNECTOR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE FINGER

EMP WAS BOLTING TOP IN A ENTRY 6TH RT HE HAD INSTALLED FIRST ROW IN THE PLACE AND BEFORE MOVING MACHINE DECIDED TO PULL LOOSE ROCK THE ROCK WAS LARGER THAN ANTICIPATED AND IT BROKE OVER ATRS S SYSTEM AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES LEGS

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 6TH RT LONGWALL PANEL A ENTRY 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #3829 THE FALL MEASURED 7FT THICK BY 18 FT WIDE BY APPROX 25 FT LONG THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6 FT RESINBOLTS AND A R OW OF CRIBS ON 10 FT CENTERS

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CRIB BLOCKS ACROSS A BELTLINE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE CRIB BLOCK AND THE TAILPIECE WHILE THROWING ONE

ROOF FALL ON WALKWAY SIDE OF #10 LONGWALL SECTION BELT.FALL MEASURED 20\LONG X 10\WIDE X 4\THICK.FALL LOCATED 30\INBY SPAD #3170.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT MOUTH OF 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL PANEL ON BELT AND TRACK ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION CK 170 THE FALL OCCURRED ON RETURN OVERCAST WHICH WAS SUPPORTED WITH ADDITIONAL CRIBS COLLARS AND LEGS 10 TO 4 IN THICKNESS TRUSSBELT THE FALL MEASURED 25 FT LONG BY 2 FT WIDE BY 7-8 FT THICK.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON TRACK ENTRY OF T HE #3 SECTION 1ST LEFT 004-0. THE FALL MEASURED 20\ WIDE 25\ LONG & 4\ THICK. THE IMMEDIATE TOP WAS SHALE 4\ THICK & SANDSTONE ABOVE THE SHALE.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #6 BELTHEAD 150\OUTBY SPAD #1-976 AND EXTENDING OUTBY 35\. FALL MEASURED 20-24\WIDE X 4\THICK.AREA SUPPORTED WITH 3\ CONV BOLTS SUPPLEMENTED BY CRIBS AND TIMBERS.

EE WAS LIFTING A COWL OUT OF THE PANLINE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 3 ADDITIONAL EES WHEN HE SAID HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

AN EE WAS TRAMMING A C/M TO A WORKING PLACE WHEN THE CANOPY CAUGHT ON ROOF BOLTS ANCHORED IN THE TOP. THE CANOPY DISLODGED & FELL ON OPERATOR PINNING HIM. THE INJURED EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEI WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CANOPY FROM OFF OF THE PINNED EE. THE PINNED EE WAS NOT INJURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE CANOPY CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF BOLTS IN THE TOP. THE CANOPY DISLODGED AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEE IN THE DECK. EMPLOYEE RETRIEVED TO WORK AND ST ARTED MISSING 8/31/84

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A ENTRY OF 6TH RIGHT SECTION, #5, 20 FEET INBY SPAD 3854. FALL MEASURED 12 FEET WIDE 30 FEET LONG AND 6 FEET HIGH.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A ENTRY OF 4TH RIGHT, RETURN ENTRY OF LONGWALL. FALL MEASURED 20 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 8 FT THICK. THE SPAD LOCATION WAS 3085. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6 FT RESIN B OLTS AND THE ENTRY WAS CRIBBED.

ROOF FLL OCCURRED IN LAST OPEN CROSSCUT OF #5 SECTION IN "C" ENTRY, FALL MEASURED 20\L X 18\W X BY 6\ THICK

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN RETURN ENTRY OF #5 SECTION ONE CROSSCUT OUTBY SPAD LOCATION 3812. FALL MEASURED 7\ HIGH 18\ WIDE AND 50\ LONG. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED

FAL OCCURRED IN A ENTRY LAST OPEN CROSSUCT OF #5 SECTION APPROX 80 FT I NBY SPAD 3829 FALL MEASURED 18X25X7 SUPPORTED WITH 5 FT RESIN BOLTS AND CRIBS

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUCH A PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE TOP OF THE SHEAR WHEN ROCK TILTED OFF THE SHEAR IT CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE SHIELD FINGER REQUIRED 1 SUTURE

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON MAINLINE AT OLD #3 SECTION (IDLE) TRACK SWITCH. FALL MEASURED 20\L X 20\W FROM 0-36\ THICK. THE ROOF HAD CHANGED FROM SANDSTONE MATERIAL TO SHALE IN TH E AREA OF THE FALL THE SHALE GAVE WAY FROM THE SANDSTONE PULLING AND BREAKING SOME OF THE 36" CONVENTIONAL BOLTS USED IN THE AREA

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON MAINLINE AT SPAD 515 1 CROSSCUT OUTBY 3 SWITCH

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROADWAY WITH SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF THE DIPPER THE OPERATOR DID NOT SEE IT AND RAN OVER IT WITH THE SCOOP AND IT BOUNCED HIM ONTO THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP DE CK

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A POWER PACK FOR THE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THE LONGWALL AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IUN THE BACK AREA, THE POWER PACK WEIGHS APPROX 25 -30 LBS.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN HEADGATE ENTRY OF LONGWALL SECTION APPROX 60FT OUTBY FACE AT SPAD #3099 FALL MEASURED 40X22X10

EMPLOYE WAS SITTING ON ROCKDUSTER WHILE ROCK DUSTING BELT AND TRACK ENTRY THE ROCK DUSTER IN EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND THE PIPES FROM THE COMPRESSOR GETS HOT THE EMPLOYEE CAME IN CO NTACT WITH THE PIPES

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS LONGWALL FACE & STEPPED ON A RELAY BAR & TURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. RELAY BAR IS PART OF THE LONGWALL FACE, IT WAS NOT AN EXTRA OR SPARE ITEN IN THE WALKWAY.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON TAIL ENTRY OF LONGWALL AT SPAD LOCATION 2716 IN A ENTRY OF 3RD RIGHT LONGWALL PANEL. FALL WAS 20\WIDE X 20\LONG X 7\THIC.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING SAFETY TIMBERS IN A PLACE, 5 TIMBERS WERE SET AND EMPLOYEE NEEDED A HALF HEADER TO SET THE REMAINING SAFETY POST. AS HE TURNED TO GET THE HEADER LOOSE DRAW SLATE STARTED F ALLING AND THE ROCK OR TIMBER CAUGHT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND WAS JUST BEGINING TO START HIS DRILL STEEL. HE APPLIED TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO THE DRILL POT WHICH RESULTED IN BENDING OF THE DRILL STEEL. HE STARTED THE ROTATION ON HIS DRILL POT AND THE BOWED DCRILL STEEL STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN WEST MAINS INTAKES AT SPAD LOCATION 1939 FALL MEASURED 6FTX20FTX30FT THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6FT RESIN BOLTS WITH TIMBERS AND CRIBS ADDED AS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THE AREA WAS MINED IN MAY 1977 NO INJURY OR DAMAGE RESULTED NO AIRWAY BLOCKAGE

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL PANEL ON TRACK ENTRY APPROX 100\ INBY SPAD #3054 THE FALL MEASURED 20\ WIDE 90\ LONG AND 20\ THICK THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6\ RESIN BOLTS WI TH CRIBS IN INTERSECTIONS THIS WAS NOT AN ACTIBVE AREA OF THE MINE