Big Mountain No 3 Mine: 17 reportable incidents Coal

SOMETIME ON THE ABOVE DATE, A FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 20' LONG 20' WIDE AND 4' THICK ON THE MANTRIP ROAD 6 CROSSCUTS INBY NO. 2 BELTHEAD. 4' RESIN BOLTS WERE USED IN THE FALL AREA.

SOMETIME ON THE ABOVE DATE, A FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY MEASURING ABOUT 80' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 6-6 1/2' THICK. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' FROM THE FACE AND 4' RESIN BOLTS WERE BEING USED.

PULLING CABLE OFF CUTTER TO HANG IT UP,HURT HIS BACK.

EMPL STATED PIECE OF COAL FROM PLACE BEING SHOT BOUNCED OFF RIB & HIT HIM IN NOSE & EYE.

INJURED STATED THAT HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP ROCKDUST AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

TRAMMING TO FACE,I.NAME LOST CONTROL OF SC AND RAMMED IT INTO RIB HURTING RIGHT SHOULDER.REPORTED 10-18-89.

MANTRIP GOT HUNG UP IN MUD AND I.NAME TRIED TO PUSH IT OUT HURT HIS BACK.

LOADER WAS RAMMED INTO BY 21 SC WHILE BEING OPERATED BY I.NAME -BACK WAS INJURED.

WHILE LIFTING GLUE EMPL STATED HE HURT BACK.

OPERATING ROOFBOLTER I.NAME TWISTED KNEE.

SPLICING BELT CLAMPS SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER

LOSSE COAL FELL FROM RIB STRICKING VICTIM ON LEFT FOOT.

WHILE LIFTING A TIMBER VICTIM STATED HE HURT HIS BACK

WHILE TRYING TO KNOCK OUT BUGGY FLIGHTS WITH A CHISEL AND HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM THE CHISEL AND LODGED IN VICTIMS HAND. VICTIM DID NOT CEASE WORK.

WHILE STANDING BESIDE CUTTING MACHINE VICTIM STATED CUTTER BACKED UP & RAN OVER FOOT.

RIDING OUT OF MINES,WEIGHT OF COAL SEAM BECAME LOWER BUT EMPL DIDNT HOLD HEAD DOWN LOW ENOUGH RESULTED IN HEAD STRIKING TOP AND HARD HAT CUT FOREHEAD AND NOSE.