Mine #1Coal

While operating his ram car on the section, the injured ee's ram car bumped the mine roof and a piece of rock fell on him. The rock was approx 8"" thick and 4' long. Employee received contusions and bruises.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE SCOOP BATTERY LIDS AT THE OUTSIDE BATTERY CHARGING STATION WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. Dr. INDICATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY LOW BACK STRAIN.

EE injured his left knee while crawling through the mine. He was wearing knee pads at the time, left knee became swollen by the end of the shift.

According to the ee he was shoveling belt when a piece of draw rock fell and hit him on his left shoulder and arm. The rock was approx 2' by 3' by 3 inches in size. The Dr's report stated that the ee sustained a broken collar bone and 2 small broken bones in the shoulder.

EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN GO DOWN BACK OF NECK AND HIS LEFT ARM BECAME NUMB. CT SCAN SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE TO MUSCLES OF THE LEFT SHOULDER. NUMBNESS HAD LEFT HIS ARM BY THE TIME EE LEFT THE E.R.

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS PULLING HIS CABLE SLACK UP AND WAS SHOCKED. THE SHOCK BURNED HIS FINGER.THE EE WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE IMMEDIATELY AND TREATED. ALSO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED & KEPT ONE NIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.

EE PULLED HIS 3 WHEELER UP TO THE TELEPHONE WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE TAILPIECE. HE GOT OFF HIS RIDE TO TALK ON TELEPHONE. HE APPARENTLY DIDN'T LEAVE HIS LIGHTS ON AND HAD HIS BACK TURNED TO INC OMING TRAFFIC. THE SCOOP OPR. CAME TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL, HE COULDN'T SEE THE FOREMAN, THEREFORE STRIKING THE 2 WHEELER & EMPLOYEE.

ROOF BOLTER WAS BEING MOVED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT SIDE. BOLTER TRAM WAS UP ON A LUMP OF COAL. WHEN THE BLOCK OF COAL BROKE, THIS ALLOWED THE PINNER DECK TO FALL DOWN AGAINST HIS RIGHT KNEE.