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THE SECTION MANTRIP WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE OUTSIDE OF THE MINE APPROX 2000FT OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION A LARGE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING 3 EMPLOYEES AND SU BSEQUENTLY RENDERING FATAL INJURIES TO ONE OF THE MEN.
2 CRACKS RUNNING WITH THE #3 ENTRY.
SUPPLEMENT TO ACCIDENT REPRT PREPARED ON 10-0796. SOME LOOSE ROCK FELL THAT HAD BEEN BOKE LOOSE FROM A PREVIOUS FALL.
HEARING ILLNESS REPORTED TO OPERATOR AS RESULT OF ATTACHED AUDIOGRAM RECEIVED TO OPERATOR BY MAIL ON 11/22/96 TAKEN 11/5/96.
WHILE MAKING AN EXAMINATION OF RETURN AIR WAY, AFALL WAS FOUND IN AN OFF ENTRY ABOUT 20'W, 4'THICK, 30'L. FALL WILL NOT EFFECT THE AIR FLOW OR THE TRAVEL WAY IN RETURN. FALL WAS CRIBBED OFF AN D WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
THE ROOF IN THIS AREA IS LAMINATED SHELL.
THERE WAS A MUD SEAM RUNNING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION ABOUT 4 1/2' UP.
1ST INTERSECTION OUTBY #3 HEADING HAD WATER DRIPING THROUGH THE ROOF CAUSING THE ROOF TO FALL FALL WAS 20FTWIDE BY 30FT LONG THE FAN CAUGHT THE BOOM OF CM1 DRILL ONLY THE DRILL WAS GOT OUT THE SAME DAY ON THIS 2ND SHIFT
WAS REACHING TO GET A ROOF BOLT OFF OF HIS PINNER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK 11" WIDE, 14'LX3" THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED 4 BREAKS INSIDE THE MINE (APPX.300') IN THE BELT LINE ENTRY THE FALL WAS APPX 20'X20' IN WIDTH & LENGTH & FROM 0 TO 41/2'THICK.
THE MANTRIP WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE OUTSIDE OF THE MINE. APPROX. 2000 FEET OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION A LARGE PEICE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING 3 EMPLOYEES CAUSING A SMALL BUMP ON THE FOREHEAD OF ONE EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK WHILE TRYING TO LIFT A ROCK OFF ANTOEHR INJURED EMPLOYEE.
SECTION MANTRIP WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE OUTSIDE OF THE MINE APPX 2000FT OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION A IMREE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIMING 3 EMPLOYEES CAUSING LACE RATIONS OF THE HEAD TO EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WHEN THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM IT'S HUNG POSITION.
EE AND OTHER WAS BOLTING 7XL LOTCUT I TOLD EE TO CHECK THE TOP AND SPOT 2 EXTRA BOLTS ON 10 FT COVER HE TOLD ME HIS SLATE BAR WASNT ON BOLTER I WENT TO LOOK FOR ONE HE TRYED TO KNOCK IT DOWN W ITH THE CANOPY AND IT DID NOT MOVE HE STARTED DRILL A LOT BOLT HOLE ON SEOND ROW WHEN THE ROCK FELL 5 FT LONG 21/2 FT WIDE 5 INCH THICK HITTING HIS LEFT LEG.
EE WAS DRILLING HOLE AND WAS USING WRENCH ON DRILL STEEL HOLE WAS CROOKED WRENCH SLIPED OFF STEEL STRIKING RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER AND POSSIABLE BROKE FINGER WAS GIVEN FIRST AID A ND TOOK TO OUTSIDE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH POT SLIDING OUT ON OPERATORS SIDE ON BOLTER.
26339NG TOP AND LET THE CANOPY DOWN ON FINGER
BENDING BOLT IN PLACE WHILE BOLTING
I.NAME WORKING ON #2 MINER - HIT LEG WITH 9-HAMMER.
HE WAS BOLTING TOP, SET HIS HAND UPON BOOM OF BOLTER, LET CANOPY DOWN ON HAND, MASHED HIS FINGER.
INJURED WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER FINISHED PUTTING UP BOLT STARTED TO GET UP TO MOVE BOLTER HEAD TO PUT UP ANOTHER BOLT PULLED MUSLCE IN BACK.
WHEN HH WAS PUTTING THE SCOOP BATTERIES ON CHARGE A SMALL ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK.
WHEN THE CABLE FOR ROOF BOLTER WAS BEING REELED UP IT JERKED HIS FEET OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ON HIS LEFT ELBOW.
OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN TRYING TO INSTALL A BOLT HE BENT THE BOLT. HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE HIGH SPEED TWIST AND AS A RESULT THE BENT BOLT HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST.
EMPL WAS BACKING CUTTER OUT OF #7 BREAK HIT RIB CAUSING PIECE OF ROCK TO BE DISLODGED & STRIKE HIM IN BACK. EMPL WAS ABLE TO FINISH SHIFT BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK NEXT SHCEDULED SH IFT.
EMP WS PERFORMING REG JOB AS ROOF BOLTER OPER. WHEN HE WENT TO BACK OF MAHCING TO GET A BUNDLE OF 10 ROOF BOLT PLATE S WHEN HE PICKED UP BUNDLE OF PLATES HE FELT PAIN IN BACK RENDERING HIM UNABLE TO COMPLETE SHIFT HE THEN LEFT WORK TO GO TO THE DR. AT THIS TIME HE REMAINS UNABLE TO RTW.