EE HAD SWING THE DRILL HEAD OUT TO INSTALL THE RIB BOLT IN THE #1 ENTRY. WHEN HIS DRILL STEEL CONTACTED THE TOP IT DISLOGED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM, JUST AB OVE THE ELBOW. THE EE SAW A DR ON 4-15-02 WHO ATTHAT TIME PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTION.
THE INJURED EE HAD GONE TO #4 ENTRY TO OBSERVE THE CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR TAKE THE FIRST CUTOUT OF THE PILLAR BLOCK ON THE LT. SIDE OF THE ENTRY. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK 8 1/2'LONG X 27""WIDE X 10""THICK ROLLED OUT OF THE RIB CATCHING THE EE ON THE RT. CALF CAUSING A FRACTURE OF HIS RT. ANKLE.
THE INJURED EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE OFTEN SLACK HAD BEEN PULLED UP. THE INJURED WAS WORKING WITH TWO OTHER EE, AS THEY WERE HANGING THE CABLE THE INJURED FELT EXTREME PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.
THE FIREBOSS FOUND THE FALL AT 1205 AT SPAD NO. 435, #1 ENTRY APPROX 1800' OUTBY THE FACE AREA. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 80' LONG X 18' WID4E AND 6' HIGH. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VENT ILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.
THE EE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES BESIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER, SERVICING THE MACHINE. HE PICKED UP A 5 GAL CANOF OIL TO MOVE IT TO HIS OTHER SIDE AND HIS KNEE SLIPPED IN THE MUD CAUSING HIM T O TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. THE EE WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 6-27-01 AT WHICH TIME A SPECIALIST PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
THE FIREBOSS AND MSHA INSPECTION FOUND THE FALL WHILE MAKING AIRWAYS AT APPROX 645 PM. THE FALL MEASURED 19' WIDE BY 70' LONG BY 4-6' HIGH. LOCATION #6 ENTRY SS# 256 OUT BY FALL 4500'.
THE EE WAS OPERATING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FLETCHER DUAL HEAD ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS BOLTING IN 7 RT. THE SECOND 20' CUT HAD BEEN TAKEN. HE HAD DRILLED THE FIRST HOLE OF THE SECOND ROW AND WAS RE MOVING THE STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT WAS UNDETECTED FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT THUMB. THE ROCK WAS APPROX 23"" X 18"" X 8"" THICK.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE SECOND CUT OF 8 RIGHT CROSSCUT APPROX 35' INBY SPAD 741. THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL STRAPS ACROSS A VISIBLE SLIP IN THE MINE ROOF AND HAD SWUNG HIS HE AD OUT TO INSTALL RIB BOLT. WHEN EE STARTED DRILLING THE HOLE THE BIT BROKE LOOSE A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 2' X 1.5' X 2.5"" THICK STRIKING IM ON THE LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A CAT ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER, HE HAD HIS KNEE ON A PILE OF MINER CABLE, HISRIGHT KNEE SLID OFF THE CABLE CAUSING A SHARP PAIN TO HIS KNEE. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED WITH NO RSTRICTIONS UNTIL 9-19-00 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS KNEE.
EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD. MINING HEIGHT WAS LOSS THAN 42"" CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS HEAD, AND EAR.
THE SECTION WAS ON PILLARS, THE EMPLOYEE HAD MOVED THE CURTAIN FROM #2 AND WAS HANGING IT IN THEBREAK BETWEEN #2 AND #3 WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE OUTSIDE BOLT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 9-28-00 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE MINER FROM #3 TO #2.AFTER GETTING THE MINER BACK TO THE INTERSECTIONOF #3 THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BENT OVER PAST INBY CORNER & SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM STRAINING HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WORKED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 8/11/00 AT WHICH TIME SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
LAYING ON TOP OF ROOF DRILL TROUBLE SHOOTING ELECTRIC MOTOR. AS HE RAISED UP HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. VISITED E.R. ON 1-28-00 AND WAS RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS FOR TWO DAYS.