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VICTIM & ANOTHER MAN WERE CARRYING AN 8FT POST VICTIM WAS IN FRONT WITH POST IN HIS RT ARM HE STUMBLED BUT DID NOT FALL-FELB A PAIN IN HIS BACK

APPARENTLY SOMEBODY BUMPED THE EMERGENCY STOP SWITCH IN THE YARD HOIST BULDG AND IT FAILED TO RESENTER RENDERING THE HOIST INOPERABLE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES.

AFTER TRAMMING THE MACHINE INTO #4 ENTRY AND SHUTTING IT OFF INJ WALKED ALONG SIDE TO SET DOWN THE PENDANT THE MACHINE BEGAN TRAMMING LEFT SIDE REVERSE BY ITSELF AND PINNED VICTIM BRIEFLY AGAI THE RIB AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED SHORT IN THE SNAKE TO T HE TRAM CONTROLS ON THE MACHINE AND NOT A FAILURE OF THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

INJURED WAS TIGHTENING A CONVEYOR CHAIN ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY TO BACK.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #8 ENTRY AT 416K JUST ABOVE THE 5\ ANCHORAGE ZONE. THEINTERSECTION FELL IN. ALL APPROACHES WERE TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF. NO PEOPLE OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.

INJURED WAS OPERATING OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR AS HE TRAMMED AWAY FROM THE FEEDER THE TRAM PEDAL STUCK AND HE WENT THROUGH A HOLE TOO FAST AND BANGED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY

DURING A FAN MOVE INJURED WAS PUSHING ON THE FAN TO COUPLE UP THE TUBING AND STRAND HE STRAINED HIMSELF.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING UP A RIB ROLL ALONG A BELTLINE WHEN HE SAW SOME MORE LOOSE MATERIAL HE P DOWN THE LOOSE MATERIAL AND A PORTOR OF IT STRUCK HIT ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING UP THE ROADWAY WHEN HE STEPPED IN A RUT WHICH TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING A SPRAIN.

INJURED WAS LIFTING 2 TUBING WHICH WAS ALREADY HANG IN AN ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN IT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK HE WENT TO THE DR. THE NEXT DAY AND WAS ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK PAIN GET W ORSE AND HE WENT TO A SPECIALIST WHO PRESCRIBED BED REST ON 4-4-85.

INJURED WAS CLEANING ROCKS OFF CONTINUOUS MINER. HE LIFTED THE EDGE OF A ROCK AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

VICTIM WAS RIB BOLTING AT THE TIME OF INJURY HE STARTED TO PUSH THE BOLT INTO THE HOLE WHEN THE BOARD TURNED HE WALKED OVER TO STRAIGHTEN THE BOARD AND A PORTION OF COAL RIB AND ROCK BINDER FE LL AROUND THE BOLT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEG

INJURED WAS LOADING BACKS OF ROCK DUST ONTO A ROCK DUSTER WHEN HE STRAINED HGIS BACK. WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR BUT DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3-4-85.

INJURED WAS WALKING FROM HIS CAR TO T HE PORTAL BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS RT HAND

INJURED WAS STACKING ROOF BOLT PLATES ON THE TRAY OF THE BOLTING MACHINE WHEN THE MACHINE OPERATOR DROPPED THE CANOPY MASHING THE VICTIMS HAND BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND PLATES

PERSON WAS INSTALLING BULL ROLL IN HEAD DRIVE PERSON WAS PUSHING BULL ROLL INTO POSITION WITH HIS FEET AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. PERSON DIDNT MISS ANY TIME OR GO TO DR UNTIL 11-20-84

PERSON WAS PUSHING A WHEELBARROW FULL OF ROCK DUST AND SLIPPED IN HOLE IN BOTTOM AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. PERSON DIDNT GO TO DOCTOR OR MISS ANY TIME UNTIL 11-26-84

PERSON WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AT FACE. PERSON HAD INSTALLED OUTSIDE BOLT AND WAS REMOVING BOLT WRENCH AND SWINGING BOLTER HEAD IN TO INSTAL INSIDE BOLT WHILE SWINGING HEAD IN A PIECE OF ROC K FELL OFF CANOPY ANDSTRUCK LEFT WRIST CAUSING INJURY.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON ABANDONED 12 LEFT SECTIN AT #13 BK #2 HDG.SPAD #C358.TIME & DAT OF FALL NOT KNOWN.FALL WAS IN INTERSECTIONAND WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE.NO PERSONS OR EQUIP INVOLVED.DOESNT AFFE ECT TRAVEL OF AIR FLOW.SECTION IS ABANDONED ROOF FALL FOUND ON DAY SHIFT-NOT A TRAVELWAY FOR PERSONS.

SHOVELING SPILLAGE ON BELTLINE WHEN ROCK CAME OFF BELT AND HIT PERSON ON LEFT KNEE CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE.

PERSON WAS PULLING GREESE HOSE OFF REEL ON LUBE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING LEFT KNEE.

PERSON WAS PULLING CRIB BLOCK OUT FROM UNDER CAP PLATE ON 10" PUMP. WHEN HE STEPPED BACK HE STUMBLED OVER IMPELLER SHAFT AND FELL BACKWARDS TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

PERSON WAS LIFTING CAP PLATE FOR 10" PUMP AND HOLDING IT IN POSITION TO PUT BACK ON AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

TRACK RAIL WAS BEING REMOVED ON SECTION TRACK SLATE BARS WERE BEING USED TO LIFT RAILS AND SLIDE THEM TO THE SIDE FOR REMOVAL WHILE LIFTING RAIL INJURED PERSON STEPPED BACK AND OTHER PERSON LET RAIL GO AND THIS CAUSED INJ PERSON TO TWIST RT KNEE DUE TO BEING OFF BALANCE WHEN WEIGHT OF RAIL SHIFTED TO HIM

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #8 ENTRY #4 BRAKE NO EQUIP OR PERSONS INVOLVED FALL IS 16X15X6 5 FT RESIN BOLTS WERE USED IN THIS AREA AREA WAS MINED IN 1978 AND FALL OCCURRED DUE TO EROSION AND WEATHE CHANGES FALL WAS INVESTIGATED BY ROBERT SANTEE MSHA ON 04 02 84

INJURED PERSON WAS DOING MAINTENCE WORK ON CONT. MINER ON IDLE SHIFT. WHILE BENT OVER AT MINER THE RIB ROLLED IN AND STRUCK PERSON IN BACK CAUSING INJURY TO BACK. 4 BROKEN BONES ON VERTIBRA WH ERE MUSCLES ATTACK TO VERTBRA.

NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS WERE SEEN, NO CLAY VEINS OR SLIPS. FALL OCCURRED DURING PILLAR EXTRACTION USING RADIO REMOTE MINER. NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.