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95149ED STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING STEEL STRAPS ONTO THE CRADLE OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A STRAP THAT WAS ALREADY INSTALLED CAUSING A ONE INCH V-SHAPED LACERATION ON LE 63053BOW.
I.NAME IN #1 ENTRY REPLACING A BROKEN CAT PAD ON THE MINER. HOLDING PAD WITH LEFT HAND TO LINE IT UP,HITTING THE PIN WITH A 4 LB HAMMER WHEN IT GLANCED OFF THE PIN STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT THUMB ON TOP OF KNUCKLE.
ROOF FALL MEASURING 30'X25'X5' WAS FOUND IN #1 ROOM ENTRY BY FIREBOSS ON PRESHIFT EXAMINATION. ROOF FALL WAS DANGERED & TIMBERED OFF.
ROOF FALL APPROX 5350FT INBY PORTAL IN #3 ENTRY MEASURING 70FTX20FTX6FT
INJURED STATED THAT WHILE TRAMMING TOWARD CONTINUOUS MINER TO LOAD SHUTTLE CAR, THAT CAR CROSSED OVER SOME TYPE OBJECT LYING IN ROADWAY WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A SUDDEN JAR RESULTING IN EE COMING UNSEATED THEN STRIKING RIGHT HIP ON DECK RAIL OF SHUTTLE CAR CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT HIP LOWER RT SIDE OF BACK WITH NUMBNESS IN RT UPPER THIGH AND GROIN AREA.
EMPL STATED THAT HE PERFORMED REGULAR JOB DUTIES AS SECTION SUPERISOR RUNNING CENTER LINES MAKING REQUIRED TEST & EXAMINATIONS. HE FURTHER STATED HE MOVED SUMP PUMPS CABLES & ETC. & THAT SOMET IME DURING COURSE OF WORKING SHIFT BETWEEN MONDAY 10/16 & 6:00 PM ON 10/18 HE ALLEGEDLY CAUSED INJURY TO LOWER BACK.
EMPL STATED THAT HE HAD CUT BAND OFF BUNDLE OF STRAPS & PUT IT DOWN BEHIND BUNDLE OF STRAPS & RAILRUNNER WHEN HE PULLED STRAPS OVER BAND CAME OUT & STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT HAND.
AFTER MAKING A SPLICE IN THE #2 BELT CONVEYOR INJURED WAS RELEASING TENSION ON ROPE RATCHET WHEN HANDLE CAME OUT OF HOLDING SLOT THIS ALLOWED ROPE LOCKING UNIT TO COME FORWARD CATCHING INJUR EDS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN ROPE RELEASE LATCH & HANDLE HOLDING SLOT RESULTED IN A PUNCTURE WOUND TO MIDDLE SECTION OF LEFT THUMB WHICH REQUIRED 6 SUTURES
INJ STATED HE W3AS ON HIS WAY TO MANTRIP AND HD TO CROSS BELT TO GET TO RAILRUNNER. BELT WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME AND SOME OF THE CREW HAD CROSSED THE BELT. HE THOUGHT ONE OF THE CREW HA SHUT THE BELT O0F AND DID NOT CHECK FOR HIMSELFTO SEE IF THE REMOTE BUTTON HAD BEEN DISENGAGED. ALSO INJ DID NOT CROSS AT THE DESIGNATED AREA, BUT INSTEAD WAS CROSSING APPROX 70 FT INBY THE
ROOF FALL WAS A1PROX. 40 FEET LONG, AND 19 FEET WIDE AND APPROX. 4 FEET HIGH. FOIR FOOT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WERE USED ON THE AFFECTED AREA.
A ROOF FALL 3 T2 5 FT THICK 15 FT WIDE AND 15 FT LONG OCCURRED APPROX. 300 FT INBY TRACK PORTAL.
I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE DOWN A LOOSE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK,BY HAND ANOTHER PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER I NAME FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIB CAGE AGAINST A 4\ WATER LINE HIS 2RD 3RD AND 6TH RIBS WERE FRACTURED,HE ALSO RECIEVED MINOR BRUISES TO SHOULDER AND KNEE. ND.,3RD AND 6TH3RIBS WERE FRACTURED,HE ALSO RECEIVED MINOR BRUISES TO SHOULDER AND KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A SUMP PUMP. THE PUMP WAS STUCK IN THE MUD AND THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK TRYING TO PICK UP THE SUMP PUMP.
PULLING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED BACK.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY APPROX 4700\ FROM THE OUTSIDE ON THE 002 RIGHT SECTION 4\ BOLTS AND FULL STRAPS WERE USED IN THIS AREA. THE FALL OCCURRED AT THE POINT OF ROOF BOLT ANCORA GE AND IN SOME PLACE APPROX ONE FT. HIGHER
THE FALL OCCURED ON THE RIGHT SECTION, IN THE 1 ENTRY IN THE MAIN RETURN. FALL WAS 40 LONG 19 WIDE 4 TO 6 THICK, THE FALL OCCURED AT AND APPROX. 2 ABOVE THE ANCHERAGE OF THE ROOF BOLTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION.