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EMPL OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER 28'INBY ROOF SUPPORT WHEN A SECTION OF MINE ROOF FELL ON HIM CAUSING HIS DEATH.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF OF THE MINES FOR A PERMIT ROOF BOLT TO BE INSTALL A SLUG OF SLATE ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE LASH ROOF OF PERMINATNT ROOF BOLT AND THE TEMPORARY SUPPORT JACKS ATR S STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT LEG.
EMPL WASBENDING ROOF BOLTS ON BACK OF ROOF BOLTER HE PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER PORTION OF BACK.
THIS FALL IS LOCATED IN THE #37 BREAK, #4 ROADWAT. VENTILATION WAS PARTLY BLOCKED. TIMBERS WEE SET AT BOTH ENDS OF THE ROADWAY & DANGER SIGNS & TIMBERS PLACED AT THE OUTBY SIDES OF THE ROOF FA LL. THIS IS AT, AN OLD ROOF FALL THAT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. THIS ROOF FALL IS APP. 19 FT IN WIDTH, 3 1/2 FEET IN THICKNESS & 8 FEET IN LENGTH.
GETTING OUT OF DECK OF SHUT CAR WHILE PLACING HIS R HAND ON BOTTOM OFF THE MINES TWISTED R WRIST
BENDING RF BOLTS
TRAMING BOLTER PC OF SLATE FELL FROM ROOF STRUCK ON R WRIST
THIS ROCK FALL IS 60 FT IN LENGTH 20 FT IN WIDTH 8 FT IN HEIGHT.THIS FALL IS ESTIMATED TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULT IN HIS AREA.ALSO DUE TO A LAYERED SAND ROCK FORMATION GRADUALLY COMING DOWN ON TO P OF THE COAL BED.
THIS ROOF FALL WAS AT THE 16TH BREAK 4 HEADING ON THE 2ND RIGHT ENTRY IT IS ESTIMATED TO BE 50 TO 60 FT IN LENGTH 20 FT IN WIDTH AND 5 TO 7 FT IN HEIGHT CONDITIONS CONTRIUTING TO THIS FALL IS A FAULT IN THE AREA. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS ENTRY WAS ABANDONED.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING RAIL FROM A SUPPLY CAR WHEN THE RAIL SLIPPED OFF THE OTHER END OF THE CAR, CATCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THE ROOF OF THE MINES.
EMPL REMOVING SLATE ROCK OFF BELTLINE.THE SLATE ROCK CAUGHT FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER OFF AT 2ND JOINT.
PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM ROOF OF MINE BETWEEN TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT JACKS AND LAST ROW OF PERMANENT SUPPORT STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
THIS FALL #5 ENTRY BEGINS AT THE 86TH BREAK FROM PORTAL CONTINUING FOR 15 BREAKS. THE FALL WAS FOUND 7-5-90. T. FELL DURING A VACATION PERIOD AT THE MINES. NO EMPLOYEES WERE PRESENT AT THE MINES AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT IN HOLE WHEN A THIN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF PERMINANT ROOF BOLTS & THE TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT JACKS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER & LOWER BACK
EE WAS CLEANING UP 3 HEAD WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK LAYING IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP TO STIKE THE ROOF OF THE MINE TEARING LOOSE SOME SLATE ROCK THAT FLEW OUT STRIKING THE O PER WHEN HE WENT UNDER THE SPOT WHERE THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP STRUCK THE ROOF.
EMPLOYEE WAS TEARING DOWN AN OLD CABINET WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & STUMBLED, PLACING HIS LEFT FOOT DOWN ON A 2X4 THAT HAD NAILS STICKING OUT OF IT.
EE WAS SCALING LOOSE ROOF NEAR WHERE HE HAD A TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT JACK SET WHEN THE LOOSE ROCK HE WAS SCALING DOWN FELL IT KICKED THE TEMPORARY JACK OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE INSIDE OF HIS LE FT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON BELT SPLICE, WHEN A SMALL FRAGMENT OF METAL FLEW OFF HIS HAMMER HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE, IMBEDDING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL, REQUIRING PROFESSIONAL ME DICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE REMOVAL. 1 SUTURE WAS NEEDED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SPLICE CABLE,WHILE HE WAS CRIMPING A BUTT CONNECTOR DOWN A SMALL CHIP OF METAL FLEW OFF THE HEAD OFF THE HAMMER TYPE CRIMP TOOL HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF THE RIGH T HAND BETWEEN HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE PERSONNAL CARRIER GOING TO THE SECTION BY RAIL. THE PERSONAL CARRIER HIT A BATTERY POWER TRACK ROOF BOLTER THAT HAD BEEN LEFT AT THE END OF THE TRACK FORCING THE EM PLOYEE AGAINST, THE BACK OF THE CAR WHICH HE WAS RIDING IN LIEING POSTION ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK BENDING HIM OVER.
HE WAS RESETTING TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT JACK AFTER A 4 FT. METAL STRAP HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON ONE END AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. AFTER SETTING THE ROOF JACK, HE TURNED AROUND AND HIT THE CORNER OF THE METAL STRAP THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED. SMALL LACERATION BOTTOM OF LEFT EAR.
FAULT IN ROOF AND OLD ENTRIES AT THE 26TH BREAK FROM PORTAL #2 ENT. ALSO RIDER SEAM ABOVE THE SEAM OF COAL THAT IS BEING MINED.
FAULT IN ROOF OLD ENTRYS RIDER SEAM ABOVE SEAM OF COAL THAT HAS BEEN MINED 32ND BREAK FROM PORTAL #4 ENTRY
WEIGHT FROM PREVIOUSLY MINED ENTRY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERIING ON CONVEYOR CHAIN IN MINER A SMALL SILVER OF METAL FLEW OFF THE THE CHIN HITTING EMPLOYEE IN CORNER OFF RIGHT EYE.
THE INJURED WAS BENIGN A ROOF BOLT TO BE INSTAL;LED IN THE ROOF OFF THE FACE AREA.HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS ABCK.
ROOF FALL WAS F2UND BY PRESHIFT FOREMAN AT APPROX 4 PM WHILE HE WAS DOING INSPECTION OF #4 ENTRY ABOUT 1500 FT INSIDE FALL WAS APPROX 25X30X20 4 FT HIGH. NO PERSONNEL WAS INVOLVED
LOOSE TOP TURNE8 LOOSE 3 BREAKS FROM FACE AREA. SOMETIME OVER WEEKEND & WAS REPORTED BY PRESHIFT MAN.
SHOT FOREMAN PU7 OUT A SHOT AT FACE EVERYONE SAID THEY WERE IN CLEAR ONE SMALL PIECE OF COAL UPON STRIKING TWO COAL RIBS HIT ONE EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT HIP AND PENETRATED INTO THE SKIN EMPLOYEE WAS 3 BREAKS AWAY A3D TO THE RIGHT AT TIME OF ACIDENT