North Atwood Tunnel Metal/Non-Metal

AFTER CHECKING TRUCK INCLUDING BRAKES, GILBERT LOADED TRUCK WITH WASTE & DROVE UNDERGROUND TO RAISE INTERSECTION. HE WENT TO TURN AROUND ON DECLINE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK. HE PUT IT INTO REVERSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT, BUT THAT KILLED THE ENGINE THUS CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL. THE TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE DECLINE UNTIL IT HIT THE RIB AND STOPPED. GILBERT WAS

THE MAN WAS DRILLING A RAISE ROUND. WHILE DRILLING UP A ROCK CAME LOOSE AND FELL, HITTING HIM IN THE FACE. HIS NOSE AND LIP WERE CUT AND A FRONT TOOTH WAS KNOCKED LOOSE. THE TOOTH LATER FELL O UT.

INJURED AND TWO OTHER MEN WERE TIMBERING A RAISE.SOME MATERIAL CAME LOOSE FROM THE WEST RIB AND FELL DOWN THE RAISE STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD ANS SHOULDER,AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL IN THE BACK.INJ URED RECIVED BRUISES AND LACERATION TO THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS.

EMPL & TWO OTHER MEN WERE TIMBERING RAISE. SOME MATERIAL CAME LOSE FROM WEST RIB & FELL DOWN RAISE STRIKING EMPL IN BACK & ANOTEHR INDIVIDUAL IN HEAD. EMPLS BACK WAS BRUISED & SCRATCHED.

CAUSED WHEN A ROCK FROM THE RIB FELL DOWN AND HID THE TRUCK THEN ROLLED OFF AND CUT THE EMPLOEES CHIN.

DRIVING HAUL TRUCK UP DECLINE STOPPED SUDDENLUY STALLED ENGINE AND TRUCK ROLLED BACK DOWN SUDDENLY HITTING ME RIB AND JARRING HIM. PAIN IN WORKERS BACK DID NOT APPEAR UNTIL LATER WORKER CONTIN UED WORKING AND WORKED THE FOLLOWING 3 WORKE DAYS PAIN SLOWLY GOT WORSE IN HIS BACK UNITL HE DECIDE TO SEAK MEICAL TREATMENT.