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A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY THE PRESHIFT EXAMINER IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY APPROX. 1000' OUTBY FACE (IN INTAKE AIR COURSE ON BREAK INBY #6 BELT DRIVE). THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 50' LONG BY 20' WIDE AN D ABOUT 4' HIGH. TRAVEL AND VENTILATION NOT IMPAIRED.
INJURED WAS HELPING CO-WORKER MOVE A WATER PUMP ACROSS WAREHOUSE FLOOR BY PRYING WITH SLATE BARS. INJURED STARTED TO PRY AGAINST THE PUMP AND AS HE STEPPED FORWARDS TO PRY HE STEPPED INTO SOME OIL SPILLAGE ON THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED HIM TO SLIP FORWARDS AND FALL, STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE PUMP. INJURED RECIEIVED 2 SUTURES.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING A LOCKING PIN DEVICE FROM A 300 VOLT POWER BOX WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAINS IN LOWER AREA OF HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS RIDING SCOOP MANTRIP FROM SECTION TO END OF TRACK. THE SCOOP RAN OVER A HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR. ROADWAY CAUSING THE SCOOP TO BOUNCE. WHEN THE SCOOP BOUNCED IT CAUSED INJURED TO BOUNCE UP AND STRIKE THE MINE ROOF, HITTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK OF HIS NECK.
INJURED STATED HE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN SOME THICK DRAW ROCK FELL INBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS. WHEN TE ROCK FELL INJURED STATED HE TURNED TO RISE UP AND RUN, TWISTIN G HIS BACK AS HE DID THIS. INJURED RECEIVED PULLED MUSCLES TO HIS LOWER BACK AREA DUE TO THE QUICK TWISTING MOTION.
A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED APPROX. 6000 FEET INBY THE PORTAL IN THE #4 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 18' LONG BY 18' WIDE AND 4 FEET THICK. THE FALL APPEARED TO HAVE OCCURR ED DUE TO A DETERIORATION OF THE LAMINATED SANDSTONE AND SLATE ROOF OF THIS AREA. 36" ROOF BOLTS INSTALLED INITIALLY THEN REBOLTED WITH 60" BOLTS. TRAVEL AND VENTILATION NOT IMPAIRED.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF UNLOADING WOODEN PALLETS FROM THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN ONE OF THE PALLETS SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND FELL, STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE & 2 OTHER EES WAS MOVING A ROCK WEIGHING APPROX 400# OFF OF A MINER. WHILE PULLING AT ROCK HEFELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK & LEFT LEG WENT NUMB.
WAS RIGING SHUTTLE CAR, HIT LOOSE PIECE OF COAL, JOLTED HIM HURTING HIS NECK.
AT ONE POINT WHILE OPERATING A 21 SC SHUTTLE CAR HE LEFT HIS RIGHT FOOT COME OUT OF THE DECK CATCHING IT BETWEEN CAR AND CRIB BRUISING RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS LOADING CRIB BLOCKS INTO A SCOOP BUCKET AND INJURED HIS BACK.
EE WAS RIDING A LITTLE MACK, AT #1 INTAKE, RAN OVER A ROCK ON THE TRACK--BOUNCHING HIM TO TOP--HITTING HEAD.
WAS CRAWLING ON KNEES RUNNING BOLT MACHINE TWISTED LEFT KNEE
EE WAS COMING TOWARD THE END OF THE TRACK WITH SOME PARTS FOR ME. HE WAS TRAMMING THROUGH A LOW PLACE NEAR THE END OF TRACK. I WAS IN A BREAK, GETTING SOME PARTS AND WHEN I HEARD HIM COMING, I SHINED MY LIGHT HIS WAY. WHEN HE SAW MY LIGHT HE LOOKED UP AND HIS HEAD HIT THE ROOF. IT CAUSED CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO HIS HEAD. I APPLIED DIRECT PRESSURE AND TRANSPORTED HIM OUTSIDE.
THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON SURFACE. THERE WERE TWO MANTRIP MOTORS OUTSIDE WHEN HE WENT TO GET ON MANTRIP, INSTEAD OF GETTING ON TRIP FROM LOADING SIDE HE WENT BETWEEN THE TWO MOTORS TO LEAD FRO M BACK. THE OPERATOR TOUCHED TIE CONTROLLES MOVING THE MANTRIP IN REVERSE, CATCHING HIS LEG BETWEEN THE TWO MOTORS AND BREAKING IT.
LIFTING TRACK AND PULLED SOMETHING IN GROIN AREA.
WAS UNLOADING SPEED REDUCER AT END OF TRACK.
PUT FOOT ON BELT ROPE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED FELT AND HIT FACE ON STRUCTURE AND BELT.
WAS MOVING WOOD PALLET FROM BELT LINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE. HE WAS HOLDING A KNOCKER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. EMPLOYEE MISCOUNTED HITS AND PUT LEFT HAND IN FRONT OF HAMMER-INJURED LEFT HAND - CU T POINTER FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
HE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL DOWN THE RIB BEHIND HIM AND STRUKC HIM ONT HERIGHT FOOT AND LEG ANKLE WAS 4 TO 6 INCHES THICK. 4' LONG 3' WIDE IT FELL IN BETWEEN THE RIB AN D BOLTS.
EE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE MINER HE BENT TO PICK UP RUB RAIL PULLED MUSCLES IN CHEST & BACK
55000EE WERE TRYING TO LOCATE A BLOWN HYD HOSE EE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF BRIDGE WHEN EE ACCIDENTLY HIT CONVEYOR SWITCH WITH HIS KNEE INJURYING EE LOWER BACK RT RIBS & PULLED MUSCLES
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED 1400FT OUT BY THE SECTION I THE #1 ENTRY THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 20FT LONG 18FT WIDE 5FT TO 6FT THICK
EMPL. WAS LIFTING MINE WATER PUJMP & LATER COMPLAINED OF ACHING IN GROIN.
LEFT ARM WAS HI7 WITH MACHINE JACK.
WHY SETING JACK3I,NAME GOT HIS LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN JACK & DEAD EYE.
WHEN PITCHING T3MBER TO THE FACE OTHER EMPLOYEE PASSED A TIMBER TO I,NAME AND HIT HIM ON THE FINGER.
MAN WAS TRAMMIN1 ROOF BOLTER AND GOT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER IT
WHILE PUTING A 7HAIN BACK IN BRIDGE HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BRIDGE AND CHAIN AND MASHED.
SLIPPED ON WET 6OTTOM AND SPRUNG ANKLE.
WHEN SETTING A 4ACK THE ROPE RODE UP THE JACK AND THE DEAD EYE MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER
WHY CRAWING BET4EEN BRIDGE AND TIMBER THE LINER WAS BRING MOVED AND HE GOT PINED.
ROOF FALL ON 102 JEFFERY MINER.
HE WAS SETTING 5 BELT ROPE JACK AND IT FELL AND HIT HIM ON FINGERS.
MINING COMMENCE8 IN THE RT CROSSCUT OFF #3 HEADING AND THE PERSON INJURED SET A JACK AND WHEN THE CONT MINER TIGHTENED THE ROPE TO THE JACK A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS THE
BRIDGE CHAIN BR2KE AND HIT I NAME ON HIS HAND AND BROKE IT.
I.NAME WAS ON H3S KNEES SETTING A JACK & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS FINGER.
I.NAME WAS SHOV9LING COAL AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND BROKE HIS FINGER NAIL OFF
I.NAME WAS CRAW5ING ON HIS KNEES AND THEY BECAME SWOLLEN
KNOCK A TIMBER 4ITH A TIMBER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS FINGER AND CUT IT AND BROKE IT.
HE WAS WORKING 2N THE BOLT MACHINE AND WHEN HE STARTED TO PUT UP SOME BOLTS SOME ROCK FELL AND KNOCKED HIM INTO THE BOLT MACHINE RESULTING IN A CUT ON HIS HEAD AND BRUSIED EYE.
HE WAS SETTING 4ACKS ON THE WILCOX MINER AND THE JACK CAUGHT HIS FINGER AND CUT IT OFF.
CUT MIDDLE FINGER OFF LEFT HAND SETTING JACK
MASH THE MIDDLE FINGER, AND BROKE IT ON RIGHT HAND, A ROCK FLIT AND HIT HIS FINGER
SKIN BRUISES AND SKINT PLACES.
LIFTING A ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK.
BOLTING TOP AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE ARM
COAL DRILL BUMP HIS ARM AND CAUSED A BLOOD CLOT AND BAD SWELLING TO HIS ARM AND RIBS