Sunset Mine No 1 Coal

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING HIS 2ND BOLT IN THE #5 RT, BRK. THIS WAS THE FIRST CUT HIS STEEL DRILLED INTO THE HILL SEAM & GOT STUCK WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT WITH THE HEAD OF ROOF SPINN ING AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIS LEFTHAND INJURING HIS INDEX. TOP HAD HILL SEAMS, DRAW ROCK AND WATER COMING THRU THE SEAMS.

LOADING ROCK DUST IN ROCK DUSTER. WHILE LIFTING BAGS OF ROCK DUST, STRAINED LEFT HIP AND LEG.

BELT MEN WERE REPAIRING A BAD SPLICE IN THE #11 BELT DURING PRODUCTION SHIFT. THEY GOT BELT READY TO CUT & HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT BELT. THEESE KNIVES ARE SHARP. HE WAS PULLING KNI FE TOWARDS HIMSELF AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE BETL AND HIT RT. LEG, UPPER THIGH, CAUSING A SMALL CUT APPROX. 1"-1 1/2" LONG, REQUIRED 3 STITCHES, NO TIME OFF FROM WORK.

INJURED WAS WELDING ON MINER, IN THE PROCESS HE HAD TO REMOVE TRAM MOTOR AND BLOCK WITH CRIB BLOCK. AFTER FINISHING WELD JOB. HE WAS PUTTING TRAM MOTOR BACK ON MINER. HE WAS BEHIND MOTOR AN D IT SLIPPED OFF CRIB BLOCK. WHEN IT DID, HE HELD MOTOR UNIT EE PUT A SLOT BAR UNDER IT. RESUTLING IN BACK INJURY.

THERE WAS A HORSE BACK FELL OUT IN THE NEUTRAL. 42" THICK AND 85' LONG. FALL WAS AT SPAD #4085. FALL WAS OUT BY THE SECTION.

MINING IN #3 ENTRY ON MM03 SECTION. WAS CLEANING CUT UP WHEN NOTIFIED WATER COMING FROM THE FACE. THE OLD HENRY CLAY MINE MAP SHOWED THE ENTRY WE HIT APPROX 90-100'IN FRONT OF US. IT WAS NOT. MINING MUST HAVE OCCURED AFTER SURVEYS WERE TAKEN.

FALL WAS 5' THICK, 20' WIDE, 35' LONG. STATE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE CAUSE OF FALL WAS UNDETERMED AFTER SCOPING TEST HOLES ALL AROUND FALL, INDY & OUT BY. THERE WAS NO OTHER SIGNS OF STRES S.

OPERATOR WAS BOLTING IN THE 9 ENTRY. HE WAS PUTTING UP THE RIB BOLT THERE WAS SOME COAL IN HIS WAY WHICH MADE HIM GET OUT OF POSITION TO PUSH THE BOLT IN THE HOLE. HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BA CK PUSHING ON THE BOLT ACCORDING TO WHAT HE SAIDHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE BOLT OVER THE FOOR JACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN THE #5 ENTRY. HE HAD INSTALLED 1 ROLL OF SUPPORT AND WAS WORKING ON HIS 2ND ROLL. HE HAD PUT UP THE #2 PIN IN 2ND ROLL AND THEN DRILLED HOLE FOR THE 3RD BOLT. AS HE WA S PUSHING UP THE 3RD BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE 2ND BOLT AND THE ONE HE WAS PUSHING UP GLASING HIS SIDE AND HITTING HIM ON THE FOOT

EE WAS OPERATING A RAILRUNNER ON HIS WAY TO THE WORKING SECTION TO PICK THE CREW UP IT WAS TIME FOR SHIFT TO END HE APPERRING HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TRIP HE WAS RUNNING CAUSING A CUT ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD THE FOREMAN TOOK HIM TO THE DOC THERE THEY GAVE HIM 3 STITCHES & RELEASED HIM TO GO BACK TO WORK ON THE 16TH OF MAY

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS BOLTING TOP HE HAD SET #1 &#2 BOLT IN FIRST ROW & WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR #3 BOLT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BEWEEN THE #2 BOLT & THE ATRS ON THE MACHINE HITTING LEFT SIDE OF B ACK & LEFT LEG & FOOT THE ROCK WAZ A FORM OF SOAP STONE

BELTMAN EE WAS LIFTING A PUMP OUT OF WAT ER HOLE TO CLEAN OUT AROUND IT WHEN HE LIFTED PUMP HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK PUMP WEIGHTS APPROX 60LBS THERE WERE NO WITNESS TO THE ACCI DENT

EE WAS HELPING PULL TROCK OUT THEY HAD TO LOAD ON RAIL CAR IN COAL SEAM OF 36IN TO 40IN THE AREA WAS MUDDY EE ATTEMPTED TO HELP LIFT A PIECE OF RAIL HE TWISTED HIS BODY INSTEAD OF WALKING BECA USE OF HIS FEET BEING STUCK IN MUD THIS RESULTEDIN HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED

BOLT MACHINE OPERATOR WAS DOING REGULAT WORK DUTIES. HE WAS CRAWLING ON KNEES FELT PAIN RIGHT RIGHT KNEE AND NOTICED SWELLING.

ROOF BOALTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING BOLTS HE WAS USING T HE HEAD OF MACHINE TO PUSH BOLT IN HOLE HE REACH UP TO TURN BARRIER PLATE WHILE PUSHING UP BOLT GOT HAND & WRIST CAUGHT BETWEEN HEAD & ATRS ARM CAUSING TO BRUISE HAND

PULLING CABLE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK

HOLDING CRIB BLOCK ON HEAD OF MINER.LET GO OF BVLOCK TO MOVE TOOLS FROM UNDER HEAD OF MINER,BLOCK FELL OFF HITTING FINGER LEFT HAND MIDDLE,END KNUCKLE.

ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO ME UNTIL 1/11/90. SCOOP OPERATOR WAS LIFTING BATTERY LIDS OFF SCOOP TO WATER BATTERIES WHEN HE PULLED UP ON LID HE COMPLAINED WITH BACK HURTING.

SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS UNDER CONT MINER LOADING CAR WHENN PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW ROCK OR BRAWL FELL WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT CAUSING HIM TO JUMP OUT OF WAY HIT LOWER LIP ON SIDE OF CAR RO CK HIT SHOULDER & HARDHAT BUT WAS NOT BIG ENOUGHTO HURT HIM.

OPERATOR WAS BOLTING TOP, HAD LEFT HAND LAYING BESIDE MACHINE ON FLOOR WHEN PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 18" LONG 12" WIDE 2" TO 3" THICK FELL AND HIT LEFT HAND CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

HE WAS WORKING BELTS. HE NEEDED SOME BLOCKING. HE GOT ON RAILRUNNER WENT DOWN TRACK TO GET SOME. HE SAW SOME BESIDE BELT AND TRACK AND REACHED OUT OF TRIP TO PICK THEM UP BEFORE IT HAD TIME TO STOP. DIDN'T LOCK BRAKE AND IT ROLLED BACK CAUSING HIM TO CATCH HEAD IN TOP AND HURT NECK (SPRAIN).

BELT MAN HAD PULLED MANTRIP TO END OF TRACK, HE SAW PLACE IN BELT. HE GOT ON BELT TO CHECK, WHEILE HE WAS ON BELT THE OUTSIDE MAN STRATED BELTSS. HE WAS THROWN TO OFF SIDE OF BELT INJURED RI GHT FOOT.

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING THROUGH BREAK GOT DECK TOO CLOSE TO RIB HIT RIB CAUSED RIB TO ROLL IN DECK

ROOF BOLTER OPE9ATOR WAS DRILLING TO SET ROOFBOLT WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN DRILL STEEL CAUSING A LACERATION.

A KETTLE BOTTOM3FELL ON THE MINER PINNING THE OPERATOR IN THE DECK FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES THE ROCK MEASURED 4'X3'X7" INJURING THE OPERATOR'S BACK.

MINING WAS BEIN1 DONE IN AN AREA WHERE ROOF CONDITIONS WERE POOR. ROOFBOLTING CREW WAS BOLTING IN 3 FOOT CENTERS AND STRAPING. THE ROCK THAT FELL MEASURED 4 X 20 X 50. ABOUT 50 TO 75 FEET OF M INER CABLE WAS 5OST.

LOOSE ROOF WAS 7AUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT.WORKER SET SAFETY JACKS BREAKING LOOSE ROOF AWAY FROM ROOF CAUSING IT TO FALL HITTING HIM IN BACK.

TAILPIECE ON CO3VEYOR BELT NEEDED REPAIR.TAILPIECE WAS DISMANTLED;DAMAGED PART WAS BEING LOADED ONTO RAIL CAR BY HIM AND OTHER PERSONNEL.HE ATTEMPTED TO LOAD ONE END OF ROLLER ONTO CAR BY HIM8ELF BUT UNDERESTIMATED WEIGHT OF ROLLER AND DROPPED IT ON RAIL CAR CAUSING INJURY TO FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A METAL BAR WHILE IT WAS BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS DISLODGED FROM METAL BAR STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE

BOLT MACHINE OP9RATOR AND HELPER WERE BEGINNING TO BOLT OPERATOR SHUT MACHINE OFF AND HELPER BEGAN MOVING JAKCS FROM MACHINE TO BE SET IN WORKING PLACE WHILE HELPER WAS GETTING JACKS OPERATOR WENT PAST PERMA3ENT ROOF SUPPORT TO MARK PLACES WHERE BOLTS WERE TO BE INSTALLED LOOSE DRAW ROCK FELL FOM ROOF INJURING LOWER BACK OF OPERATOR

VICTIM WAS STAN8ING ON A ROCK APPROX 6 IN HIGH LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING LOWER BACK ON WHEELBARROW

WE FEEL THERE W9RE AT LEAST TWO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO T HIS ACCIDENT NO 1 THE VICTIM DID NOT HAVE TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORTS NO 2 THE ROOF SHOWED NO VISIBLE CRACKS

REPAIRS WERE BE3NG MADE ON A MACHINE INSIDE REPAIR SHOP PORTABLE CRANE WAS BEING USED FOR THE REMOVAL OF ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM MACHINE CHAIN WAS USED WITH EYE BOLT IN ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR LIFTING OF MOTOR EYE B2LTS STRIPPED FROM HOLES IN ELECTRIC MOTOR CAUSING CHAIN TO SLIP VICTIMS HAND WAS ON CHAIN GUIDING MOTOR TO FLOOR OF SHOP WE FEEL LOOSE END OF CHAIN OR POSSIBLY EYE BOLT STRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MACHINE WITH WATER HOSE AND REMOVING LOOSE MATERIAL FROM MACHINE. WHEN EMPLOYEE GOES BACK TO OPERATORS STATION TO OPERATE MACHINE ANDSITS DOWN, LOOSE DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRIKES EXPOSEL RIGHT LOWER LEG.

EMPLOYEE GOT IN AWKWARD POSITION WHILE DRILLING.

IRREGULAR ROOF STRATA IN THAT SLATE JOINED IMMEDIATE SANDSTONE ROOF AT A PECULIAR ANGLE

I.NAME BENT OVER SCOOP BUCKET TO HOOK-UP HYDRAULIC HOSE.LIMITED CLEARANCE -SCOOP ROLLED FORWARD AND HIS HEAD STRUCK ROOF BOLT.

ROCK 2\ X 3\2\\ THICK FELL AND STRUCK OPERATOR ON FOOT AND LOWER LEG.

EMP WAS RIDING ON UNDERGROUND JEEP STEPPED OFF JEEP TO OPEN DOOR AND STEPPED ON NAIL WHICH WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH A PIECE OF BELT

AREA WAS SUPPORTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO BY CONVENTIONAL BOLTS, ROOF HAD STREAKS OF COAL AND NUMEROUS FAULTS

SHALLOW CONVERAGE OVER AREA WHERE ROOF FALL OCCURRED NUMEROUS COAL STREAKS WERE DISCOVERED IN FALL ITSELF ALSO WATER IN TOP IN THAT AREA

THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE WAS WORKING IN PLACE. THE H ELPER WAS APPROX 12\ BEHIND MACHINE. LOOSE ROCK FELL ON HIM BETWEEN THE BOLTLS NEAR THE REAR OF THE MACHINE. STRIKING I.NAME RESULTING IN A BACK INJURY. HOWEVER THE HELPER DID FINISH THE WORKING SHIFT WHICH DID NOT END UNTIL 12PM.

ROOF DRILL INSTALLING ANCHOR BOT FOR CAR CABLE.HOLE BEING DRILLED NOT STRAIGHT PUTTING DRILL STEEL IN A BIND.STEEL BROKE AND PIECE OF FLYING STEEL STRUCK EMPL I.NAME.EMPL NOT OPERATING EQUIP B UT WAS NEAR IT.

FAULT AREA IN GENERAL ROOF CONDITION.