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EMPL UNLOADING FROM SCOOP BUCKET WHILE LIFTING A PALLET. ALSO TWISTED BODY AND THAT IS WHEN EMPL FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE SLACK WITH A SHUTTLE CAR. HE USED A 3' DRILL STGEEL TO SECURE A PULL ROPE TO HIS SAFETY CANOPY. SUPPORT LEG. DRILL STEEL CAME LOSOE & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.
ROOF FALL 50' LONG 12' WIDE AND 5 TO 6' THICK.FALL WAS CAUSED BY HEAVILY JOINTED ROOF THAT WAS POORLY FORMED.NO INJURIES.NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.
I NAME WAS RUNNING OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD FEEDER FROM FACE WHEN SHUTTLE CAR HIT A RUT AND BUGGY SLID INTO RIB HIS L ELBOW HIT THE RIBB BETWEEN BUGGY FRAME AND COAL RIB HIS L ARM WAS SWOLLEN NOT BROKE
I. NAME WAS HELPING SET POSTS DURING PILAR OERATION. WHILE CARYING A POST 5" IN DIAMETER HE SLIPED AND TRIED TO CATCH HIM SELF RESULTING IN TWISTING HIS BACK.
MINER CUTTING COAL IN #6 FACE 2ND BUGGY ON B-RUN A LITTLE ROCK FELL AND 5 SECONDS LATER IT FELL 16 FT WIDE 14FT - 16 FT LONG 6 FT - 10 FT HIGH A CRACK WAS NEAR THE FACE THE PLACE WAS BOLTED A TEST HOLE WAS DRILLED NO INJURIES CONT. MINER WAS COVERED AND HAD TO BE PULLED OUT NO DAMAGE TO MACHINE OR PERSONS
CHANGING WHEEL 6NIT ON SHUTTLE CAR, WHILE TAKING THE ONE UNIT OFF IT FELL OFF AS WE WERE TRYING TO REMOVE IT. THE MAN HAD HIS FINGER UNDER IT
THE REMAINS OF A NONINJURY MINE FIRE WERE DISCOVERED BY TRUCK DRIVER, ON THE SURFACE OF CRYSTAL MINING CORP.\S CRYSTAL MINE. INVOLVED IN THE FIRE WAS A PORTION OF THE NO.1 UNDERGROUND BELT CON VEYOR AND A MOBILE BELT CONVEYOR STACKER. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES, HOWEVER, THERE WERE SOME HOT SPOTS ON A COAL STOCK PILE AND A NEARBY SPOIL PILE THAT WERE COOLED BY APPLYING WATER. THE
FIRE STARTED ON OUTSIDE STACKER BELT & BELT DRIVE ARSON HIGHLY SUSPECTED