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INJURED WAS HANGING BOLTER XXX CABLE AND REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN LATER IN THE SHIFT THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING THE SAME AS LAST SUMMER AND THAT HE HAD HURT IT HANGING THE CABLE. HE HAD MISSED W ORK LAST SUMMER FOR A BACK PROBLEM THAT OCCURREDAT HOME. WE ARE CONTENDING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A REOCCURRENCE OF THAT PROBLEM.

INJURED WAS GRINDING ON TRAY FOR J.H. FLETCHER BOLTER IN SHOP ON SURFACE HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD AND SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW UNDER THE SHIELD AND BECAME IMBEDDED IN INJURED S RIGHT EYE.

INJURED WAS PULLING ON BRIDGE CABLE HAULAGE WHILE BRIDGE WAS BEING MOVED OR TRAMMED TO A NEW SECTION. THIS WAS BEING DONE IN ORDER TO KEEP CABLE OUT OF WAY AND SO THAT OPERATOR WOULD NOT RUN O VER THE CABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT PIN FROM HINGE OF OLD BELT IN ORDER TO ADD NEW PIECE OF BELT & ACCOMPLISH LENGTHING BELT FOR A BELT MOVE PIN CAME OUT FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED WHIPPED UP & STRUCK INJU RED N LEFT EYE CAUSING ABRASIONS & CONTUSIONS TOLEFT EYE LID

AT #17 INT ERSECTION #4 ENTRY SOUTHEAST MAINS A ROOF FALL OF APPROX 30FTX30FTX8FT AT THE HIGHEST POINT OCCURRED MOST OF FALL WAS ONLY 4FT IN HEIGHT THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TOO HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE O F APPROX 30FT CABLE WAS SPLICED & REROUTED

INJURED WAS POURING HYDRAULIC OIL INTO BRIDGE THAT WAS BEING REBUILT IN SUPPLY YARD, WHILE WELDING WAS BEING DONE ON OPPOSITE END, APPROX. 38 TO 40 FT AWAY. INJURED SAID HE KEPT GLANCING AT WELDING WHILE ACHIEVING THE COMPLETION OF THE ABOVE JOB.

INJURED WAS BOLTING THE TOP WITH A FLETCHER DDO-13 TWIN BOOM ROOF BOLTER. AFTER INSTALLING A BOLT IN THE TOP OR ROOF A PIECE OF CAOL AND ROCK FELL FROM AROUND THE BOLT AND STRUCK INJURED IN TH E SIDE OF THE HEAD OR FACE AND ALSO CONTINUED DOWN STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF LEFT SHOULDER AND FOREARM.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER DDO13 TWIN BOOM ROOF BOLTER AND PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL FROM ROOF AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AND MOVE TRAILING CABLE OF MAR 22 MINER IN ORDER THAT HAULMARK HAULAGE SYSTEM COULD MOVE UNDER MINER SO THAT COAL COULD BE LOADED ONTO THE BRIDGE SYSTEM WHILE LI FTING AND MOVING CABLE TO ONE SIDE INJURED STAINED BACK AND NECK.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER AND DRILL STEEL REMAINED STRUCK IN DRILL HOLE. INJURED TRIED TO EXTRACT BY PULLING AND STEEL REMAINED STUCK. AFTER TURNING AWAY FROM DRILL HOLE INJURED LAYE D HAND ON MACHINE AND STEEL THEN FELL FROM HOLE AND LANDED ON HIS HAND.

FALL OCCURRED ABOVE ANCHORAGE;LAMINATED SANDSTONE WAS PRESENT.TEST HOLES WERE DRILLED TO DEPTHS OF 5' TO 6'.NO SEPERATION WAS DETECTED.NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.THE CABLE TO ROOF BOLTER W AS ONLY THING UNDER THE FALL.

WAS RIDING PERSONNEL CARRIER WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES COMING OUT OF MINE INJURED RAISED UP WHILE CARRIER WAS MOVING THUS HITTING HEAD AGAINST ROOF BOLT THAT WAS HOLDING ROOF

INDUSTRIAL MINING HAD BEEN INSTALLING MAGNETS ON TWO BELTLINES COMING OUT OF MINE. THEY HAD LEFT HOLE IN CATWALK BETWEEN BELTS NEAR DUMPING POINT. HOLE WAS LEFT UNMARKED. OUTSIDE LABORER WALKE D DOWN CATWALK UPON UNDERGROUND CEASING TO RUN COAL. HE STEPPED THROUGH UNMARKED HOLE AND JAGGED EDGE OF EXPANED METAL CUT HIS LEG.

SHOVELING CATWALK BETWEEN #1 & #2 HILL BELT.NOTICED ICE FROZEN ON BOTTOM ROLLER AND USED SHOVEL IN TRYING TO REMOVE,THE SHOVEL WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT AND CONTINUED TO DRAG INJ HAND BETWEEN SAME.

INJURED WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON HAULMARK HAULAGE SYSTEM. CHAIN TWISTED OR SLIPPED JUST AS INJURED SWUNG HAMMER WITH LEFT HAND. THIS CAUSED HIKM TO STRIKE RIGHT LITTE FINGER. THIS RE SULTED IN LOSS OF NAIL AND SMASHED FINGER.

INJURED WAS TRYING TO PIN KETTLE BOTTOM A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP PINNING THE INJURED'S HAND AND FOREARM BETWEEN THE HEAD OF THE BOLTING MACHINE AND THE KETTLE BOTTOM ITSELF.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A 21 SC (JOY SHUTTLE CAR)IT IS NECESSARY AFTER RUNNING MACHINE IN ONE DIRECTION TO THEN GET UP OFF THE MACHINE TURN AROUND SET DOWN ON IT FACE THE OTHER DIRECTION AND THE N OPERATE THE MACHINE IN THE DIRECTION YOU ARE NOW FACING.UPON DOING THIS THE INJURED TWISTED KNEE.

INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER & RESTED LEFT HAND ON TOP OF ROOF PLATE TO ACT AS A GUIDE BOLTER RAISED ROOF BOLT & PLATE CASTER THAN ANTICIPATED THUS PINNING FINGERS BETWEEN T OP & ROOF PLA TE

GRINDING ON HEAD SWING JACK OF MINER IN ORDER TO REPAIR METAL GOT IMBEDDED IN EYE EVEN THOUGH INJURED WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

INJURED CRAWLING AND USING A PICK HAMMER FOR SUPPORT OF RIGHT HAND AND ARM. THE HAMMER WHEN PLACED ON POINT WITH WEIGHT SLIPPED AND TWISTED INJURED'S WRIST.

INJURED WAS STACKING BELT STRUCTURE THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT FROM WITHIN THE MINE HE STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK & TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE

REMOVING CONVEYOR BELTING AND USING COMEALONGS TO HOLD TENSION ON BELT.A RAIL FROM STRUCTURE KICKED OUT AND STRUCK INJ IN BACK.

FALL OCCURRED IN KNOWN FAULT AREA IN A 4-WAY INTERSECTION OUTBY SECTION. VENTILATION OR TRAVEL WAS NOT AFFECTED. FALL WAS OF UNDETERMINED THICKNESS OF APPROX. 20' X 40'.

FALL OF UNDETERMINED THICKNESS,18'TO 20' WIDE APPROX 150' LONG IN #1 CROSSCUT OUTBY FACE AREA #8 CROSSCUT OF 4 WEST SECTION OF #1 ENTRY AND #2 ENTRY AND CONNECTING CROSSCUT.

WHILE CUTTING A CONNECTING LOOSE FROM SCOOP A PIECE OF METAL SLAG FELL FROM CUTTING SURFACE ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR. SLAG BOUNCED FROM CONCRETE AND INTO EAR.

FALL HAPPENED IN 4 BUTT SECT #1 CROSSCUT OUTBY IDLE AREA AREA WAS CRIBBED & TIMBERED

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING ATRS SYSTEM OR CANOPY FROM ROOF BOLTER THAT WAS BEING PREPARED TO BE PUT IN SERVICE. EMPLOYEE WAS USING WRENCH WITH BREAKER BAR TO LOOSEN BOLTS. BOLTS WERE EXTEMELY TIGHT AND EMPLOYEE OBVIOUSLY INJURED MUSCLES IN STOMACH AREA WHILE FORCING LOSE BOLTS.

WAS EXTRACTING PILLARS AND FALL OF ROOF CAME ON 14CM3 REMOTE CONTROL MINER FROM 2' INBY DECK TO THE RIPPER HEAD. THE FALL IS OF AN UNDTERMINED THICKNESS.

FALL OCCURRED 3-WAY INTERSECTION #5 ENTRY FALL APPROX 4-5FT THICK 20FT WIDE BY 30FT NO PROPERTY DAMAGE INVOLVED PRODUCTION WAS CEASED BECAUSE THE INTAKE ESCAPEWAY WAS BLOCKED

DRILL STEEL STUCK INTO ROOF. EMPLOYEE LAID HANDS ON BOLTER (DRILL POT) WHILE LEANING AND LOOKING FOR STEEL. THE STEEL THEN RELEASED FROM ROOF AND FELL ON INJURED'S HAND OR FINGER.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING BOLTS. ROOF BOLT STALLED AND GLUE HAD SET UP. INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO BEND BOLT AND PLATE CLOSER TO ROOF. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HAND HIT INTO THE ROOF.

FALL OCCURRED IN AREA OF KNOWN BAD TOP.ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH BOLTS(42"X48")CRIBS AND TIMBERS IN THE ENTRIES ON EACH SIDE OF THE FALL.NO DAMAGE.

ATTEMPT TO LIFT PLANK TWISTED BACK

INJURED WAS TRAMMING BACKWARDS WITH LEFT ARM OUTSIDE SCOOP DECK.

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF TRAMMING MOBILE BRIDGE UNIT BACKWARD. THE UNIT TILTED AND PINNED ARM BETWEEN THE UNIT ITSELF AND THE ROOF.

FALL IN #4 & #5 ENTRY OF 5 BUTT #6 X-CUT.THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A FALL 2-5-90. CRIBS HAD BEEN SET TO BREAK OFF FALL BUT FALL OVERRODE CRIBS AND FELL OUTBY #4 ENTRY FOR 80' AND INBY #5 100'. 80'HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE DESTROYED.

FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 200' INBY A KNOWN FAULT AREA. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THIS FALL WAS PART OF THE FAULT AREA ALSO. NOTE: AREA INBY FALL HAD NOT BEEN SUPPORTED BUT DID NOT FALL.

INJURED WAS CRAWLING BESIDE #4 BRIDGE CONTINUOUS HAULAGE MACHINE FACING OPPOSITE THE CRAWLERS & HIS RT FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE CRAWLER CHAIN

EE WAS GOING FROM LOADING FACILITY AT TOP OF HITT TO CHANGE ROOM TO ACCOMPLISH ANOTHER TASK WHILE WALKING DOWN HILL HE STEPPED IN HOLE AND ORIGINALLY FELT THE INJURY WAS NOT SERIOUS.