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A ENTRY APPROX 800' OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION, THAT HAD BEEN DROVE CLOSE TO THE SURFACE, AND HAD BEEN COMPLETED, WE HAD RECEIVED ALOT OF RAIN THIS WEEK WHICH HA DPENETRATED THE ROOF ROCK IN TH IS AREA, CAUSING THE ROOF TO FALL.
DURING SECOND MINING ON 002 SECTION, AS THE LAST CUT WAS BEING TAKEN OFF OF THE RIGHT PILLAR IN #2 ENTRY, THIS TRIGGERED A MASSIVE ROOF FALL ALONG THE PILLAR LINE. STARTING FROM WHERE THE PILL ARS HAD BEEN MINED IN #4 ENTRY FOLLOWING THE PILLAR LINE ALL THE WAY ACCROSS #2 ENTRY.
#1 ENTRY CUT INTO A ABONDION MINE. 1 CROSS CUT INBY SPAD #946.
I NAME WAS BOLTING TOP HE WAS JUST STARTING A HOLE AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF THE POT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRILL & FELL HITTING I NAME SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND MA SHING THE END OF IT FROM THE BACK OF THE NAIL OUT TO THE END
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TOMAKE A BELT MOVE. HE WAS CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE APPRANTLY TWISTED HIS KNEE.
I SENT TWO MEN TO POWER BOX TO GET BOOM LIFT JACK FOR CUTTER WHEN THEY PICKED IT UP INJURED CREALED OVER & COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. ANOTHER EMPL INFORMED ME OF THIS ACCIDENT & I BEING A CERTIFIED EMT IN W. VA. PLACED INJURED ON LONG SPINE BOARD & TRANSPORTED HIM TO HOSPITAL BY DELBARTON RESCUE SQUAD.
SCOOP RUN INTO DECK OF BOLTER AND HIT BOLTER OPERATOR. FRACTURED 4 RIBS.