THE EE WAS REPAIRING THE 14CM10-10DX JOY CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS REPALCING A PIN AND BUSHING ON THE CONTINOUOS MINER AND IN ORDER TO GET THE PIN TO FIT PROPERLY HE DECIDED TO LEVEL THE MINER BY STARTING THE MINER AND SWUMPING THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER COWN INTO THE PAVEMENT. AS THE DRUM WAS ROTATING THE BITS SOMEHOW CONTACTED THE HOSES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE OXYGEN AND A
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE NO. 8 ENTRY AT SPAD NO. 49 OF THE EAST MAIN SECTION WHILE MAKING THE WEKKLY EXAM. ROOF FALL WAS 30 FT LONG AND 18 FT WIDE AND 5 FT HIGH. THE FALL WAS DANGERED OFF AND NOT CLEANED UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE NOR WAS MAIN VENTILATION AFFECTED.
INJ EE WAS FINISHING A MAINTENANCE JOB ON THE 14CM MINER & WAS TRYING TO PUT THE PIN INTO THE RIB RAIL. THE PIN WOULD NOT LINE UP WITH THE HOLE AND AS HE WAS PUSHING WIH HIS RT FT TO PUSH THE' PIN IN, THE HELPER TOOK A PRY BAR TO BACK END OFRIB RAIL & AS HE WAS PRYING ON THE RAIL, THE RIBRAIL FELL ON INJ EE'S RT FT, FRACTURE TO METATARSEL RT FOOT LITTLE TOE
AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS REMOVING A PILLAR, A PIECE OF DRAWSLATE FELL ON THE FRONT. THE FOREMAN HAD THE MINER OPERATOR TRAM THE MINER BACK OUT & HE & THE OPERATOR REMOVED THE ROCK OFF THE HEAD OF THE MINER. THE DRAWROCK HAD BROKEN INTO THREE OR FOUR PIECES & AS FOREMAN WAS SLIDING 1 ROCK OFF MINER HE HIT ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK THATHAD A SHARP EDGE CAUSING A LACERATION TO FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING 6"" WATER PIPE AS SECTION IS RETREATING AND A SHE WAS PULLING ON TEH PIPE HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WROK BUT ON 5-10-00 HE WENT TO DR AND THEY PUT HIM IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TRACTION.
WHILE HELPING REPAIR 14CM MINER HE TRIPPED OVER RUBRAIL AND FELL AGAINST THE PANEL BOX INJURING HIS LEFT RIB AREA. AT THE TIME HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS SERIOUS SO HE DID NOT REPORT IT. HE THEN FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT CHEST AND RIBS AND A SHORTNESS OF BREATH. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE EKG WAS PERFORMED & DETERMINED NOT TO BE A HEART ATTACK.X-RAYS DETERMINED A TORN MEMBRANE IN LEFT CHEST.