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MAN WAS DETERMI3G IF ROOF FALL WAS REPORTABLE TO MSHA - LARGE BOUNCE HIT AREA AND KNOCKED 2 FT. OF SHALE DOWN ON HIM
REMOTE CONTROL 7ONTINUOUS MINER WAS PULLING LIFT OFF PILLER IN A STEP FAULT AREA. THE ROOF WORKING AS THE MINER STARTED OUT OF LIFT IT WAS HELD UP BY A SHUTTLE CAR WHICH WAS BEHIND IT. MINER KEPT MOVING OU7 AND WAS CAUGHT BY LARGE SLAB OF ROCK THAT FELL A LONG FAULT LINE STOPPING THE MINERS PROCESS.
MAN WAS ROOF BO5TING IN FACE AREA. HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND A PIECE OF RIB FELL PINNING HIM BETWEEN IT AND THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER.
I NAME WAS WAL5ING DOWSN PILLAR SPLIT AND RIB BLEW OUT AND HIT ME ON THE CHEEK.
I NAME WAS BARR3NG DOWN SOME LOOSE ROCK WITH SCALING BAR SOME ROCK ABOVE CAME LOOSE AND HIT SCALING BAR KNOCKING IT OUT OF HIS HANDS AND BAR HIT LEFT FOOT
THIS REPORT IS 6EING SENT TO ABOUT A VIOLATION ISSUED BY I NAME APPARENTLY RECEIVED CHIROPRATIC THREATMENT FOR STRAIN THIS VIOLATION COMES AS AN PART 50 AUDIT. UNOLATION 2928408 WE ARE NOTADMI TTING THAT THIS3ACCIDENT WAS REPORTABLE WITH FILING OF THIS REPORT.
ROOF FALL INVOL5ING 2 TO 3 FT OF SHALE FELL AND TRAPPED MINER (JOY REMOTE CONTROL) A FATALITY RESULTED IN DETERMINING IF FALL WAS REPORTABLE AND REMOVAL OF MINER
ROOF FALL CAUSE8 BY LARGE BOUNCE COVERED UP EMPLOYEE WHILE DETERMINING IF FALLWAS REPORTAL TO MSHA
PIECE OF RIB BL9W OUT AND HIT EMPL ON HAND CUT KNUCKLE WHICH REQ STITCHES.
ROOF FALL IN PI5LAR SECTION FEEL ON CINTINUOUS MINER (REMOTE CONTROL). THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO ABATE VIOLATION ISSUED FOR COMPANY NOT IMMEDIATELY REPORTING FALL. COMPANY DOES NOT AGREE WI TH VIOLATION & 9OOF FALL BEING REPORTABLE.
RIB BLEW OUT AN8 COAL CUT HIS HEAD JUST ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
I.NAME WAS IN T2E PROCESS OF HANGING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE SO A RAMCAR COULD TRAVEL UNDER IT & ABOXX AVOID A VIOATION. HE TOLD SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR NOT TO TURN ON HIS MACHINE THE FACE CREW CALLE D FOR ANOTHER S2UTTLE CAR & OPERATOR STARTED HIS CAR & PULLED CABLE CAUSING I.NAMES HAND TO BE C AUGHT BETWEEN CABLE & INSULATED CABLE HANGER
PIECE OF RIB FE5L AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEGS.
MAN KNOCKED DOW3 WHEN PILLAR WAS BEING PULLED BOUNCED.MANS ANKLE BONE WAS CRACKED AS RESULT.
IGNITION 3
PIECE OF ROOF 0ELL STRIKING HIM AREA HAD BEEN SCALED DOWN PRIOR TO MAN BOLTING
FRICTIONAL IGNI7ION
BOUNCE OCCURRED3AT PILLAR SPLIT I.NAME WAS KNCOKED DOWN & HIT HIS NOSE WITH ARM & PIECE OF COAL.
SECTION OF ROOF FELL ON LAST PUCH ON PILLAR IN PILLAR SECTION MINER WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL ITSELF FREE ON ITS OWN POWER NO ONE INJURED
HELPING MAKE CA6LE SPLICE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE PALM OF HIS HAND
BUILDING CRIB WHEN PIECE OF WOOD FELL INTO HIS EYE.
PIEED OF METAL EMBEDDED IN EYE WHILE GRINDING ON SAW BLADE
USING KNIFE TO CUT VELTING MATERIAL, KNIFE BROKE & BLADE CUT HIS THUMB.
BATTERY LEADS ON RAM CAR ARCED AND CREATED FUMES.I.NAME BREATHED SOME OF THESE FUMES IRRITATING HIS LUNGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DRILL STEEL WHEN HE BIT HIS THUMB AGAINST A BOLT BREAKING LEFT THUMB.
THIS MAN WAS DRIVING A H & 4 MANTRIP AND WENT UNDER AN OVERCAST THE MANTRIP BOUNCED AND H E HIT HIS HEAD ON CAB ON MANTRIP
WATER FROM A CLOUD BURST COURSED INTO THE PORTALS OF THE LITTLE DOVE MINE ON 8-12-83 AT ABOUT 2:15 PM THE RETURN OVERCAST ON THE BELT ENTRY WAS DAMAGED THERE WAS NO MEN INJURED
THERE WAS A ROOF FALL IN THE 2ND LEFT ENTRY AT #90 STOPPING OF 1ST NORTH THE FALL WAS 30 FT WIDE 42 FT LONG 10 FT HIGH THERE WAS ABOUT 4 FT OF TOP COAL AND 6 FT OF SAND STONE IN THE FALL A REA THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT PINS AND TIMVER ON THE RIB THE AIR ADN ESCAPEWAY WERE NOT EFFECTED BY THE FALL NO ONE WAS INURED
EE WAS WORKING ON MINER WHEN A BOUNCE HIT & BLEW THE RIB BEHIND THEM OUT THROWING EE AGAINST THE MINER BRUISING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON OFF CAB SIDE OF MINER WHEN A BOUNCE HIT BLOWING THE RIB BEHIND HIM FORCING HIS LEG INTO THE METAL PORTION OF THE MINER CUTTING HIS LEG
DRIVING TRACTOR WHEN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP THROWING LEG INTO WHEEL GUARD BRUISING THIGH