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EE WAS INSPECTI3G WATER SPRAYS ON FEEDER. WHILE LEANING OVER EE INADVERTANTLY HIT BOOM LEVER ON PICK/BREAKER WITH LEG CAUSING THE PICK/BREAKER TO RAISE. EES HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PICK/BREAK ER ASSEMBLY & R2OF OF MINE. EE WAS GIVEN 1ST AID BY AN E.M.T. & TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. EE DIED 3-25-87 FROM INJURIES RECEIVED 3-16-87.
I,NAME WAS DRILLING THE HOLE TO INSTALL THE PIN HE TURN THE WRENCH LOOSE & WAS HOLDING THE ROTATION ON. IT THROWED THE WRENCH OUT HITTING HIM ON THE CHEEK & EYE BREAKING HIS GLASSES.
HIDDEN SLIP IN TOP ABOUT 20 FT W. 15 TO 20 FT LONG 3 TO 4 FT DEEP.
HE WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF THE MANTRIP WHEN HEAD CAUGHT A LOW CROSSBAR LEAVING HIS RIGHT EAR CUT AND TWO SMALL KNOTS ON HIS HEAD.
HE WAS DRILLING A PIN HOLE, PINNER STEEL FELL OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND.
IT WAS A ROCK FALL 130' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 0-8' THICK. IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS A HIDDEN SLIP. THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT OR MEN INVOLVED. THERE WAS NO MEN IN THE MINES WHEN IT FELL.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & CUT I.NAME ON HIS RT.ARM ROCK WAS ABOUT 4IN.THICJH 1.5IN.BY2FT.
SOME LARGE PIECES OF DRAW ROCK HAD FALLEN ON THE CONTINOUS MINER I.NAME WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THEM A ROCK SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND CUT THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER
I.NAME THREW A CONCRETE BLOCK ON TO THE SCOOP BUCKET IT HIT THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP BUCKET BOUNCED OFF HITTING I.NAME ON TOP OF HIS FOOT HE DID NOT OBTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 10-3-88
HE HAD RUN STARTER STEEL INTO THE ROOF AND THEN HE WAS GOING TO COMPLETE HOLE. HE DIDN'T GET IT COUPLED UP. TOP ONE FELL OUT AND CAUGHT HIS FIGNER BETWEEN THE TOP STEEL AND BOTTOM STEEL.
10SC SHUTTLE CAR BECAME ENERGIZED WHEN WIRE ON BACK OF THE MAIN BREAKER CAME OFF AND THE CABLE WENT FAZED TO GROUND WHEN THE WIRE CAME OFF BACK OF BREAKER, IT WOULD NOT LET BREAKER TRIP OUT. H E WAS ELECTRICALLY INJURED AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.
ROCK FALL 1ST SO ROOM IN BETWEEN PILLARS 4-5'THICK X 17'WIDE X 19'LONG.SLIP IN TOP.
THE FALL WAS IN FACE #4 NORTH ENTRY . IT WAS ABOU T 30 FT. LONG 18FT WIDE 6 TO 7FT. THICK.
THE ROOF FALL WAS IN #3 ENTRY FIRST WEST PARALLEL MAINS IT WAS 130 FT LONG 17 FT WIDE AND 6 TO 7 FEET THICK
ROOF FALL #1 ENTRY #58 CROSSCUT.THERE WAS NO ONE INVOLVED IN THE ROOF FALL.IT WAS 20 FT.WIDE AND 80 FT. & LONG AND 7-8 FT .THICK.
I. NAME RAN INTO A HEADER BOARD. HE HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE INJURED WAS IN ENTRY#4 HOOKING UP A SUPPLY TRAILER,BEHIND THE #3 SCOOP.THE SCOOP OPERATOR BACKED UP THE SCOOP TO THE TRAILER AND (NAME) HAD THE PIN IN HIS HAND,THE PIN JERKED HIS HAND AGAI NST THE SCOOP,MASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED AND HE WAS SENT TO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.
THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON APINNING MACHINE WHEN AWRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS AHND AND HIT HIS ELBOW.
SLIP IN TOP #2 ENTRY 2ND CROSSCUT FROM THE FACE IN THE INT ERSECTION 20FT BY 20FT 6TO7FT THICK
IT WAS IN #4 ENTRY INTERSECTION APPROX 150 FT. FROM THE FACE. THE TOP FELL. IT WAS 18 FT. WIDE, APPROX. 30 FT. LONG AND 6 TO 7 FT. THICK.
I NAME WAS WORKING ON FEEDER IN 3 ENTRY HE WAS BENDING DOWN ON HIS KNEES AND WHEN HE STOOD UP IT JUST POPPED
THERE WAS A HIDDEN SLIP IN THE TOP. THE TOP FELL IN THE LAS OPEN CROSSCUT IN THE #1 WEST ENTRY, APPROX. 18 FEET WIDE, 20 FEET LONG, 8 FEET THICK.
SLIP IN THE TOP FALL COOURRED IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT #1 ROOM, FIRST SOUTH PANEL. FALL WAS APPROX. 18 FEET WIDE, 25 FEET LONG, 7 FEET THICK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ONSECTION WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON LEGS BY SHUTTLE CAR CABLE, KNOCKING HIM TO MINE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING AT FACE OF COAL, WHEN THE CANOPY FELL STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
VICTIM WAS ROOF3BOLTING AND ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN BOLTER FRAME AND MINE FLOOR.CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY TO HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING A WOODEN BAR TO ROOF AND DISLODGED A ROCK THAT STRUCK HIMON THE SHOULDER AND BACK
EMP WAS STANDIN1 NEAR A CUTTER CABLE, WAITING FOR THE CUTTER TO MOVE TO ANOTHER ENTRY. AS THE CUTTER CABLE WAS RAISED UP IT STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND WRENCH HIS ANKL9
VICTIM APPARENT5Y BACKED OVER HIS CABLE AND DAMAGED THE INSULATION THEN HE STARTED TO HANG HIS VCABLE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A CHARGED PHASE.VICTIM WAS SHAKEN-UP BUT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE B EEN SEVERLEY IN4URED.HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL.
EMP WAS BOLTING3IN A ROOF FALL AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT MINE FLOOR THEN BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIS LEG
ROOF FALL NO 6 9NTRY BETWEEN XC31 AND 32 FALL WAS 16X16X8
ROOF FALL #31 X1CUT #4 ENTRY #1 UNIT MAIN WEST PANEL FALL WAS 30FTX30FT&3FT-4FT
ROOF FALL #30 C9OSS-CUT #3 ENTRY #1 UNIT, MAIN WEST PANEL, FALL WAS 30' X 30' X 3 TO 4" IN DEPTH
EMPLOYEE WAS LE5VING BATHOUSE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A BOARD AT THE BOTTOM OF STEPS EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS EN7ERING THE PORTAL OF THE MINE WHEN HE MISPLACED FOOT AND TWISTED BACK.
ROOF FALL IN #13ENTRY CROSSCUT IN MAIN SOUTH THE FALL WAS 65'L X 11' W & 4' IN HEIGHT.