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AN EXPLOSION OCCURED IN AN ABANDON PANEL WHERE TWO WORKERS WERE TRANSPORTING BLOCK IN AN S&S SCOOP. THE TWO WERE KILLED AS THE RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION. THE TWO WERE BURNED AND IN AN ATOSPHERE OF CO CARBON MONOXIDE. THEY WERE FOUND APPROX. 12-13 X CUTS INTO THE PANEL. ONE FOUND IN SCOOP BUCKET AND THE OTHER APPROX 10 FEET FROM SCOOP. THE PRESSURE FROM THE EXPLOSIVE HAD BLOWN OUT
AN EXPLOSION OCCURED IN AN ABANDON PANEL WHERE TWO WORKERS WERE TRANSPORTING BLOCK IN AN S&S SCOOP. THE TWO WERE KILLED AS THE RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION. THE TWO WERE BURNED AND IN AN ATOSPHERE OF CO CARBON MONOXIDE. THEY WERE FOUND APPROX. 12-13 X CUTS INTO THE PANEL. ONE FOUND IN SCOOP BUCKET AND THE OTHER APPROX 10 FEET FROM SCOOP. THE PRESSURE FROM THE EXPLOSIVE HAD BLOWN OUT
EE WHICH IS THE MINER WAS CROSSING THE BELT HWILE BELT WAS NOT MOVING AN EE ACCIDENTLY NOT KNOWING HE WAS CROSSING BELT TURNED BOELT ON WHICH CAUGHT HIS BACK ON A ROOF BOLTS PLATE.
95149ED IS NORMALLY AN OUTSIDE MAN WITH MINIMUM EXPERIENCE UNDERGROUND. ON ADDITIONAL WORKER WAS NEEDED THIS PARTICULAR DAY TO REMOVE SOME EQUIPMENT AND BEING A GOOD WORKER HE JUST OVER DID IT 01540EXPERIENCED SWELLING AND PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE THE NEXT DAY. INJURED WAS TREATED FOR WATER ON THE KNEE BY A DOCTOR & RELEASED.
VICTIM WAS BAKCING UP CONTINUOUS MINER AND RASIED THE DECK FORCING HIMSELF AGAINST THE ROOF OF MINE NO COAL IS PRODUCED ON THIS SHIFT.
TIGHTENING BOLTS ON CONT HAULAGE SYSTEM WITH RATCHET FELT PAIN IN ARM
NO DAMAGE DONE UNINTENTIONAL FALL WAS APPROX. 1000' OUTBY THE WORKING FACE IN THE RETURN AIR COURSE. AREA WAS DANGERED OFF WITH TIMBERS SET AROUND FALL AREA. FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY SCOOP OPERA TOR AND EXACT TIME OF FALL IS NOT KNOWN.
INJURED WAS CHECKING BELT HEADS AS HE WAS RIDING HIS THREE WHEEL BUGGY HE RAN INTO THE RIB AND HIT HIS RT FOOT.
INJURED WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM BELT-AS HE REACHED TO PULL ROCK OFF BELT, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE TRAMMED OVER A ROLL IN THE BOTTOM.THE HINGE ON THE DECK OF THE MINER FLIPPED FORWARD HITTING HIM ON THE ELBOW.
INJURED WAS PUTTING THE HEAD OF THE MINR CONTINUIOUS BACK ON. AS HE WAS HOLDING A PIN GOING THRU THE FRAME, A DRIVE SHAFT FELL ON HIS HAND.
INJURED WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHENA PICE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED WAS SCOOPING ROADWAY WHEN HE HIT A PIECE OF WATER LINE WITH THE SCOOP AND IT CAME UP AN STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE.
INJ SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT AND CLAMP HAD BELT TIED OFF WITH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN ARMPIT.
INJURED WAS SPLICING BELT WHEN THE COME-ALONGS HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB.
SPLICING BELT ON SURFACE USING COME ALONG IT SLIPPED HANDLE HIT HIM IN KNEE
INJURED WAS TRAMMING BRIDGE CRAWLER OUT OF #1 ENTRY AS HE TRAMMED THRU ROLL DEC & EMPL WAS PUSHED INTO ROOF OF MINE.