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WORKING UNDER PU TRUCK FOREIGN MATERIAL TO INTO LEFT EYE. DID NOT SEEK MED ATTENTION UNTIL AFTERNEXT SHIFT. MATERIAL WAS REMOVED FROM EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING V SLOTS IN THE ENDS OF CONVEYER BELTING SO THEY COULD RUN A CHAIN THROUGH IT TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. THE KNIFE BLADE BROKE OFF AND WHEN HE RAN HIS HAND OVER, HE CUT HIS HAND ON THE BROKEN BLADE.

WHILE SHOVELING EE FELT A SHARP PAIN GO THROUGH HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND HIS ARM AND FINGERS BEGAN TO TINGLE.

CONVEYOR BELT CAUGHT PRY BAR WHILE CHIPPING ICE FROM THE BELTS. THE BAR FLUNG BACK TO HIT HIM ONTHE FACE

CARRYING A PIECE OF TIN AND SLIPPED AND FELL.

WHILE DRILING A ELECTRICAL COVER PLATE THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT CAUSING THE COVER PLATE TO SPEND AROUND AND STRIKE THE RIGHT HAND ON THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.

WAS DRILLING ON PLATES OFF A 4' STEP LADDER. PUSHED LADDER OUT FROM UNDER HIMSELF & ONTO WITH LEFT HAND.

HE WAS TAKING A BULKHEAD APART, THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE NAIL, HIS HAND HIT THE REBAR, HE WAS CUT BETWEEN THE MIDDLE & INDEX FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.

TIGHTNING CHAINS HOLDING DOWN S&S CAR ON FLAT BED TRAILER WITH PIPE & BOFMER. SLIPPED ON WET TRAILER FELL OFF AND LANDED ON RIGHT ARM. BREAKING UPPER ARM BETWEEN ELBOW & SHOULDER. FEL LL AROUND 5' RAINING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT

IT WAS RAINING AND WHEN EE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON TH TRUCK STEP AND FELL TWISTING HIS ANKLE. EE WAS DDRIVING AT OXBOW CARBON & MINRALS, SANBORN CREEK MINE, COMERSET, CO.

WHILE PULLING THE HOOD OF HIS TRUCK FORWARD A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE HOOD AND BLEW IT UP, PINCHING BOTH OF EE'S FEET WHILE KNOCKING HIM OFF BALANCE. EE'S FEET WERE STUCK BETWEEN HE HOOD AND THE BUMPER AND EE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK ON THE GROUND.

SLIPPED WHILE WALKING DOWN HILL TO THE UNDERGROUND BENS

INSTALLING A NEW BELT SCRAPER. TRYING TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES & SCRAPER ROLLED OVER & PINCHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER NAIL.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NOT FEELING WELL. SAID HIS CHEST WAS HURTING ALONG WITH STOMACH FEELING UPSET, AND WAS VERY PALE.

CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHEN HELPING REMOVE A SUB PLATE FROM THE PRESS WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER.

THE INJURED PARTY WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR TRYING TO CLEAN OUT A SIDE SHOOT ON TOP OF THE UNIT TRAIN LOADING SILO WHICH RUNS UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT WITH A D HANDLE SHOVEL.THE CONVEYOR BELT CAU GHT THE SHOVEL PULLING IT AWAY FROM HIM AND IN DOING SO IT TWISTED HIM OVER AND PULLED HIS SHOULDERS OUT OF PLACE.

THE INJURED WAS CUTTING THE HOSE CONDUIT IN ORDER TO REMOVE IT FROM THE POWER CABLE. AS THE INJURED WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIS LEFT ARM, THE BLADE CAME OUT OF THE HOSE. THE FORCE CAUSED THE KNIFE TO HIT HIS LEFT ARM CUTTING HIS ARM ABOUT 1 1/2" LONG.

REMOVING SIDE C2VER FROM MINER AND PLACINT ON BOOM COVER SLIPPED CATCHING EMPLOYEES THUMB SMASHED THUMB BELOW NAIL REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES

EMPLOYEE ALLEGE3THEY WERE TRAVELING INTO 4 DIP SECTION ON A JEEP AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN THEM JUMPING FROM THE JEEP. A DERAIL WAS DESTROYED AND A MAN INJURED.

INJURED WAS OPE3ING FREIGHT BOXES WITH RAZOR KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED OFF END OF BOX,LACERATING RIGHT THIGH.

THE INJURED WAS USING A ROOF JACK PLACED HOROZONTALLY WITH THE BASE PLACED AGAINST THE RIB TO SLEW THE TRACK INTO ALIGNMENT. THERE WAS A 20\ SECTION OF 6" PIPE ON A LIP ABOVE THE BASE OF THE J ACK WHICH GAVE AWAY. THIS RESULTED INT HE INJUREDS HAND BEING CAUGHT BETWEEB THE PIPE & JACK CAUSING THE INJURY.

INJURED WAS WIN7HING BUNDLE PANS FROM MATERIAL CAR WITH A SIDE LEVERAGE THAT WAS HOOKED TO THE BAND HOLDING MATERIAL THE BAND BROKE LETTING THE PANS FALL AS FOREMAN WAS TRYING TO HOLD PANS O N MATERIAL CAR 3NJURED SUSTAINED ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG

THE ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED IN 4 SOUTH #4 ENTRY AT X-CUT 10 AT SURVEY STATION 6083 THE 5\ CONVENTIONAL BOLTS DID NOT MAKE A STRONG ENOUGH BEAM IN THIS AREA AFTER BREAKER ROWS WERE SET ON ALL 4 SIDES OF FALL.

ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED IN 4 DIP 11ST WEST #2 ENTRY AT SURVEY STA 6162. FALL EXTENDED 150\ALONG #2 ENTRY A CRACK WENT THROUGH MIDDLE OF ENTRY.UPPER STRATA MASSIVE SANDSTONE WITH THIN SHALE BANDS THE SC OPERATOR LOST POWER ,LEFT SC TO RESTORE POWER WHEN HE ARRIVED AT LOADCENTER THE ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED COVERED THE SC NO INJURY.

THIS MINER WAS REMOVING A COVER OVER A VALVE BANK ON A CONTINUES MINER.THE COVER TURNED OVER AND SMASHED HIS LEFT HAND.THE DOCTORS REPORT SAID:LACERATION,FRACTURE OF DISTAL TUFT LEFT RING FING ER,FIVE SUTURES REQUIRED.

THIS SECTION FOREMAN WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE COAL RIB & DIESEL GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO SCOOP OPERATOR. A BOUNCE OCCURRED CAUSING RIB TO FALL. A CHUNCK OF COAL MEASURING 2.5\ LONG 2\ WIDE 18" THICK STRUCK INJURED ONT EH BACK OF THE LEFT LEG RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO LEFT FIBULA.

THE MINER WAS GETTING OFF THE SCOOP & STEPPED ON A BOARD WITH A NAIL STICKING OUT. HE PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOOT.

A RIB ROLLED OVER & TORE OUT A VENT.

THE MINER WAS PULLING OUT THE BRATTICE & STEPPED ON A NAIL.

FIRE BOSSES ON ROUTINE PRESHIFT EXAMINATION OF THE 3RD DIP 6TH EAST NO. 4 ENTRY AT SANCY STATION 5635 DISOVERED THE ROOF FALL AT 930 AM 7 21 85 THE AREA WAS DANGEROUS OFF AT TIME OF ROOF FAILU RES.

THE MINING CREW HAD COMPLETED THE FIRST LIFT OFF THE PILLAR AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING UP A WIND ROW TOWARD THE BREAKER ROW WHEN TOP DRIBBLING WAS OBSERVED THE SECTION BLEW HIS WHIST LE THE CONTINOUS MINER STARTED OUT THE ROOF OCCURRED CAUGHT THE MINER WAS RETRIECED 6-6-85 3:20 AM

THE MINER WAS HOLDING DOWN ON 4" STEEL PIPE WHILE OTHER END WAS BEING UNCOUPLED. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DIDN\T HOLD PIPE WHEN IT CAME LOOSE -- CATCHING INJUREDS LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER. THE SMASH ED FINGER REQUIRED 7 SUTURES.

THE MINER WAS BARRING DOWN ON SOME LOOSE CAP ROCK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DISTRACTED HIM WHEN THEY CALLED HIS NAME. IN DOING SO THE TOCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE RIB AND STRUCK HIS ARM. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES (17).

SECTION FOREMAN AND UTILITY PERSON OBSERVED MOVEMENT AT 2 CUT 12 5TH EAST 4TH DIP. NO. 1 ENTRY AT 9:00AM A DECISION WAS MADE TO WATCH IT AT 9:25 AM THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE 6.5 FT HIGH. 6 F ULLY GROUTED BOLTS WERE INSTALLED DID NOT MAKE A STRONG ENOUGH BEAM.

C/M HELPER WAS PICKING UP MINER CABLE & WAS UNAWARE THAT HIS KNIFE ON HIS MINE BELT WAS OPEN. THE MINER ACCIDENTLY CUT HIMSELF.

THE SECTION FOREMAN AND CREW OBSERVED MOVEMENT IN THE INTERSECTION THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF THE ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED 30 MIN LATER. FAILURE OCCURRED IN 4TH SOUTH 2ND LEFT NO.2 ENTRY XCUT 10.

THE MINER WAS PUTTING A BOLTING MAT ON BOLTER OUT OF SCOOP.A RIGHT RIB SLID OFF AND CAUGHT THE MINER BETWEEN THE RIB AND SCOOP.DR.REPORT INDICATED LACERATION INTO L SUPERPATELLA SURSA,MULTIPLE OTHER ABRASIONS & CONTUSIONS.

THE ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED IN NO.1 ENTRY OF 3RD DIP 1ST NORTH AT CROSS CUT TEN FRACTURE\S AND THIN CRACKS WERE OBSERVED, CORNER TIMBER AND CENTER PROP\S WERE INSTALLED 3 TO 4 DEY\S PRIOR TO THE FALL.

THE ROOF FAILURE OCCURED IN THE INTEVSECTION OF NO#2 ENTRY AT XCUT 8 THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BYU I NAME SECTION FROMAN AFTER HEARING THE ROOOF FALL.NO WARNING.THE INTERSATION DID NOT SHOW SIGN AND INCOUNTED THE FALL NO WORYING THE INTERSATIION CRACK\S OR FAULTS IN THE IMMEDIATE ROOF PRIOR TO FALL THE STATED IS COMPOSED OF LAMINATED SANDSTONE WITH THIN SHALE BANDS.

MINER HELPING SET VENT JACK.ROOF AND RIBS EXPERIENCED BOUNCE AND SMALL PIECE OF COAL BOUNCED FROM RIB,CAUGHT INJ LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER AND PINCHED IT AGAINST JACK.CUT REQ 8 SUTURES.

NO ONE IN AREA AT TIME OF ROOF FAILURE IT WAS DISCOVERD BY MINE PATROLMAN THE STRATA WAS COMPOSED OF LAMINATED SHALES WITH STANDSTONE BANDS ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED ABOVE THE SIX FOOT ANCHOR POI APPARENTLY THE 6 FT FULLY GROUTED BOLTS DID NOT MAKE A STRONG ENOUGH BEAM

THIS MINER (MECHANIC) WAS TRYING TO OPEN A KNIFE BLADE AND IT SLIPPED SHUT REQUIRING TWO STICHES ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

THE MINER SHUTLECAR OPERATOR HAD HIS BOOM RAISED WHILE PULLING OFF FEEDER HE LET BOOM DOWN WHILE HIS HAND WAS ON BUGGIE FRAME AND SMASHED RT HAND RING FINGER 4 SUTURES FRACTURED TIP ALSO BRUI LITTLE FINGER

THIS SURFACE MINER A MACHINIST WAS MAKING A BUSHING FOR A CD 71 GEAR REDUCTION WHILE TURNING THE REDUCTION OVER ON TOP OF THE BENCH IT SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON THE BENCH PINCHING HIS FINGER 4 SUTURES 3RD FINGER LEFT HAND

NO ONE IN AT TIME OF FALL DISCOVERED OVERNIGHT INPECTION OF THE RETURN BY FOREMAN DURING FIRE PATROL THE UPPER STEATS WAS COMPOSED OF LAMINALED .

THE MINER WAS LIFTING A PAN FROM A RACK AND HIT STANDARD -- SLIPPING HIS HAND ALONG THE SHARP EDGE OF PAN HE CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB

THE ROOF FALL OCCURED DUMPING FULL PILLAR EXTRACTION. THE FINAL PUSH ON THE OUTSIDE FENDER. BRAKER ROWS, TURN TIMBER, AND LIFE TIMBER, WERE LEFT IN PLACE. THERE WAS NO WARNING NOTED. THE MINER AND CREW WAS PULLING OUT OF FINAL PUSH WHEN EHTROOF FALL OCCURED.

THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED DWENING FULL PILLAR EXTRACTION OFF THE OUTSIDE FENDER FINAL PUSH, BRAKER ROW\S TURN TIMBER AND LIFT TIMBER WERE ALL IN PLACE DURING THE FINAL A FEW TIMBER CRACKED AND TH E MINING CREW STARTED OUT THE ROOF ROLL OCCURRED CAUGHT THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER APPROX. 4 FEET IN FRONT OF CAGE.

FAULT AND MOISTURE ABOVE THE 6\ ANCHOR POINT CAUSED THE UPPER STRATA TO DETERATE THE SIX FOOT BOLTS DIDNT MAKE A STRONG ENOUGH BEAM

ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING PILLAR EXTRACTION, THE SECOND LIFT OUT SIDE FENDER, BREAKER ROW\S TURN TIMBER AND LIFT TIMBER WERE ALL IN PLACE. PRIOR TO MINING TWO LIFT TIMBER CRACKED AND THE FALL OCCURRED

THE INJURED WAS HELPING SET TIMBERS FOR STOPPINGS HIS PARTNER WENT TO TAP TIMBERS TO STRAIGHTEN AND ACCIDENTLY HIT INJURED FINGER WITH A DOUBLE JACK HAMMER. BROKEN TIP END OF 5 FINGER LEFT H AND.

MOISTURE ABOVE THE SIX FOOT ANCHOR POINT CAUSED THE UPPER STATE TO DELERATE THE SIX FOOT RESIN BOLTS DID NOT MAKE A STRONG ENOUGHT BEAM.

THE ROOF ABOVE THE ANCHOR POINT OF THE RESIN BOLT BECOME DELEATED DO TO WATER THE 6FT ROOF BOLTS DID NOT MAKE A STRONG ENOUGHT BEAM.

THE INJURED WAS GETTING BOARDS TO POUT A VENT IN THE FACE TOP ROOM WHEN THE SECTION HAD A BIG BUMP KNOCKING A RIB OF COAL CLEAR ACROSS THE ENTRY. SEVERAL CHUNKS OF COAL STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE BACK & LEFT LEG. HIS THUMB WA ALSO HURT. THE DRS REPORT INDICATES A FRATURE OF LEFT LATERAL MALLEOLUS ABRASIONS & CONTUSIONS LEFT LEG ULNAR COLLATERAL LIGAMENT RIGHT THUMB.

THE INJURED WAS STOCKING A ROOF BOLTER WITHOUT GLOVES WHEN A ROOF PAN CUT HIS THUMB REQUIRING 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE

INJ WAS HOLDING UP TONGUE OF A ROCK DUST ANC SPREADER SO THE DIESEL SCOOP COULD HOOK UP TO IT WHEN TONGUE HIT THE SCOOP IT BOUNCED UP CATCHING THE INJUREDS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND AND SMASHE FROM LAST JOINT TO END REQUIRING 9 SUTURES FROM THE DOCTOR

INJURED WAS HELPING CONTINUOUS MINER & LARGE PC OF RIB FELL KNOCKING HIM DOWN INTO MINER CABLE WHICH CUT HIS LIP & CHIPPED TWO FRONT UPPER TEETH CUT ON LIP REQUIRED 4 SUTURES DENTAL WORK CONS ISTED OF ROOT CANAL ON #9&#10 BOTH TEETH WILL REQUIRE CAPPING WHEN HIS MOUTH LOOSES ITS SWELLING

INJURED WAS DRIVING TROLLEY PIPE INTO ROOF THE HAMMER HANDLE BROKE SPLITTING HANDLE. INJURED FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN SPLIT OF HANDLE CUTTING LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER. REQUIRED 7 SUTURES.

ROOF FALL WAS NEXT TO FAULTED AREA THE SIX FOOT BOLTER RESIN MAKE STRONG ENOUGH BEAM IN THE SANDSTONE INTERSLICED WITH THINBAND SHALE THERE WAS NO ONE IN AREA AT THE TIME OF FALL.

NO ONE IN AREA AT TIME OF ROOF FAILURE LAMINATED SANDSTONE AND SHALE AREA OF FALL WAS CLOSE TO FAULTED AREA WITH MOISTURE PRESENT ABOVE ROOF ANCHOR OF 6FT

INJURED HAD REPORTED HE HAD WELDED A COVER OVER A FITTING ON THE DRILL ROTATED HEAD AND THAT NIGHT WHEN HE GOT HOME HIS LEFT EYE WAS WORE. HE WORKED THE FOLLOWING DAY FRIDAY TO SUNDAY HE WENT THE HOSPTIAL MEDICAL ROOM AND THERE HAD A DR REMOVE A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM HIS LEFT EYE.

MINER COMPLETED A FULL MINING THE BOLTER CREW MOVED IN SET TEMP SUPPORT AREA STARTED WORKING SO BOLTING CREW MOVED OUT OF FACE AREA AND ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED (STRATA) SANDSTONE INTERSTICED W ITH THIN SHALE BANDS LAMINATED SANDSTONE AND SHALE

THE 6\ ROOF BOLTS DIDNT MAKE A STRONG ENOUGH BEAM WITH MOISTURE PRESENT APPROX 3\ ABOVE ANCHORAGE POINT ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED NOTE: THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FIRE BOSS ON HIS ROUTINE INS PECTION OF RETURN AIR COURSE OF 5TH WEST MAIN

THE C/M WAS IN PROCESS OF MINING & PUSHED OUT SIDE FENDER. WHEN SECTION FOREMAN OBSERVED MOVEMENT IN THE ROOF STRATA & A SMALL CRACK. AT THIS TIME FOREMAN YELLED AT OPERATOR TO PULL OUT. AT THIS TIME THE ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED CAUGHT THE MINING MACHINE

THE 6\ RESIN BOLTS DID NOT MAKE A STRONG ENOUGH BEAM THE ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED 2\ ABOVE BOLT ANCHOR.

THE ROOF BOLTING CREW HAD JUST COMPLETED MIXING THE RESIN BY ROTATING THE ROOF BOLT. A FRICTIONAL SPARK APPARENTLY IGNITED METHANE GAS IN A CREVICE IN THE ROOF STRATA NEXT TO A FAULT. (3RD DIP 2 NORTH)

THE ROOF BOLTING CREW HAD JUST COMPLETED MIXING THE RESIN BY ROTATING THE ROOF BOLT. A FRICTIONAL SPARK APPARENTLY IGNITED METHANE GAS BEING LIBERATED FROM THE BOLT HOLE. (4TH DIP 5TH EAST).

INJ MINER WAS DOING MASON WORK SHE WAS HANDLING A PIECE OF TIN WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HER LEFT UPPER DORSAL FOREARM THE WOUND REQUIRED 8 STITCHES 2 CM IN LENGTH STITCHES WERE REMOVED ON 03 09 84

THE INJURED AND THREE FELLOW WORKERW WERE LOADING WOODEN CRIB BLOCKS INTO THE BUCKE TOF A SCOOP TRACTOR THE INJURED PLACED HIS BLOCK ON THE PILE AND ANOTHER BLOCK WHICH WAS THROWN BY A FELLOW WORKER STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE LEFT INDEX

INJURED WAS TRYING TO BEND SOME TIN WHEN IT SPRANG BACK INTO CURVE CUTTING LEATHER GLOVE AND LITTLE FINGER

TAKING 2ND LIFT OFF OUTSIDE FENDER, AREA STARTED TO WORK, CALL FOR MINER TO RETREAT. THE MINER WAS MOVE THREW THE INTERSECTION ROOF FAILURE ATINTERSECTION CAUGHT THE CUTTER HEADS OF MINER.

TAKING 3RD LIFT OFF BOTTOM OVAL OUTBY PUSH STUMP INSIDE FENDER.HAD LOADED 3 SHUTTLE CARS WHEN C M GOT STUCK FOR 40 MIN.AREA AROUND C M STARTED TO WORK.MEN WERE CALLED OUT.SHORTLY AFTER WHERE MEN WERE OUT OF AREA -ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED.

EXCESSIVE WATER IN THE IMMEDIATE STRATA ALONG WITH FAULTS WERE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE BEAM FAILURE

MINER WAS CLIMBING UP OVER BELT ROPE TO GET ON 2 X 12 BOARD TO DRIVE NAILS INTO A NEW SLICE THAT WAS BEING MADE.

MINER WAS PULLING UP ON POGGY TO EXTEND THE VENT. THE POGGY CAME APART AND THE MINER PULLED MUSCLE.

MINER WAS JACKING A CAR UP JACK SLIPPED AFTER CAR ROLLED FORWARD INJURING MINER

CONVEYOR BELT WAS BEING PULLED OUT OF THE 4 DIP 4 EAST SECTION BY A 15 TON LOCOMOTIVE. AFTER A PORTION THE BELT HAD BEEN PULLED THE INJURED STEPPED UP ALONG THE TRACK TO UNHOOK THE PULL ROPE FROM THE CONVEYOR BELTING. AT THE SAME TIME THE LOCOMOTIVBE OPERATOR REPOSITIONED THE LOCOMOTIVE FOR ANOTHER HOOKUP, CAUSING THE RAISED TRACK AND TIES TO BE PUSHED DOWN AGAINST THE FLOOR CATC

INJURED REACHED INTO SCRAP BARREL TO GET A PIECE OF 1/4" CHAIN. WHEN HE MOVED A BRAKE SHOE THE BACK OF HIS HAND HIT A SHARP EDGE ON THE INSIDE OF BARREL CAUTTING THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND

INJURED WAS GETTING ON JEEP AND STEPPED ON WET COAL TWISTING HIS KNEE WHILE STRIKING IT AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE JEEP