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I NAME WAS FATA5ITY INJURED BY A ROOF FALL ACCIDENT MEASURING 12X3X0-12 IN THICKNESS HE WAS SETTING AN UNSUPPORTED FACE AREA. HE WAS IN THE FACE AREA OF #2 ENTRY THE MINER WAS OPERATING IN 2 C ROSS CUT. 3
ON 5-13-94, A HOLE THAT HA DBEEN CUT INTO THE BLEEDER ENTRY FROM AN ADJACENT MINE WAS DISCOVERED. IT IS UNDERTERMINED THE EXACT DATE OF THE CONENCTION AS THE AEA HAD BEEN FILELD WITH GOB BY T HE ADJACENT MINE OEPRATORS IN AN ATTEMPT TO HIDE THE CONENCTION. IT WAS DETEREMINED AT THE TIME OF THE INVEESTIGATION THAT THE CONNECTION HAD NO KNOWN AFFECT ON VENTILATION.
USING A SLATE BAR & SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTING @ THE END OF SHIFT. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED AT THIS TIME & ON 3/8/94 HE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN HE WAS GOING TO DR. FOR HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD CLEANUP #2 BELT DRIVE & WAS SETTING WITH HIS BACK TO THE CAVER BELT THEN A SLUG OF DRAW ROCK CAME RIDE DOWN THE BELT & HIT HIM IN THE RT SIDE
EMPLOYEE OFF LOADED OUT OF MAN TRIP CARING #2 HEADING & WENT OVER TO #3 HEADING & STARTED TO PUT OIL IN THE CONTINUOUS MINER & HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK
25339NG TIMBERS ON #2 BELT LINE BUMP HIS LEFT LEG ON BELT ROLLER AND BRUISED IT.
INJURED WAS PLACING THE DRILL BIT AGAINST THE MINE ROOF PREPARING THE DRILL A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE ACCIDENTJALLY CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL BIT AND MINE ROOF.
MINER CROSSING UNDER 2 MOVING BRIDGE CONVEYOR WHEN IT CAME ACROSS 2 LOW PLACE IN BOTTOM IT HIT MINERS ARM AT ELBOW FORCING ARM TO BREAK AT WRIST.
MINER GONE TO RETURN AIR COURSE TO RELIEVE HIMSELF AND WHILE THERE 2 SMALL PIECES OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CLEANING LOOSE COAL FROM UNDER BEIGE DOLLY AND INADORRTANTLY LEFT HIS HAND ON THE DOLLY RAIL. THE DOLLY MOVED AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND CUT OFF HIS LEFT-LITTLE FINGER.
ELECTRICAL SHOC5 DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT DID NOT DEENERGIZE THE BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A SPLICE N CABLE WAS PULLED INTO WEAKNESS IN RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER IS EXTENT OF INJU
THE EMPLOYEE IS A ROOF BOLTER, AND HE WAS IN PROCESS OF SETTING SAFETY JACKS INA PLACE HE WAS GOING BOLT WHEN THE PLACE STARTING FALLING. AS HE TRIED TO GET CLEAR OF THE FALL, A PIECE OS ROCK CAUGHT HIM ON THE LOWER BACK. HE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMP WAS PERFORMING REGULAR DUTY OF CHECKING BELTS AT START OF SHIFT, THE NUMBER 3 DRIVE APPEARED LOOSED SO HE TIGHTENED IT. WHEN HE STARTED THE BELT THE DRIVE CAME LOOSE AND SWUNG INTO THE EMP LOYEE STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD
UNINTENTIONAL ROO FALL APPROX 1115\ X 16\ X 3\
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING THE MANS LEFT HAND
MAN WAS SETTING TIMBERS FOR A WILCOX MINER WHEN A ROCK FALL OCCURRED, TRAPPING THE MAN. ADMITTED TO ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY.