Employee was watching the cable on the dolly when the rib rolled off crushing him. Rib measured approximately 82 by 36 by 11 inches.
THE FATALLY INJ PERSON WAS TRAMMING THE JOY CONTMINER ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN HE STOPPED TO THROW THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY-HE WAS BETWEEN THE MINER & COAL RIB. IN THE PROCESS OF THROWING THE CABLE HE INADVERNTLY HIT THE TRAM LEVER CAUSING THE MINER TO SLIDE INTO THE RT RIB CRUSHING HIM
VICTIM HAD LEFT THE SURFACE MINE AREA WITH A LOAD OF COAL. HIS TRUCK WAS LATER DISCOVERED OVERTURNED ON THE HAUL ROAD WITH VICTIM UNDERNEATH. ITAPPEARED THAT VICTIM HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE VEH ICLE AND HAD JUMPED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE APPEAREDTO BE HEADED OVER AN EMBANKMENT.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO SCOOP FROM BEHIND THE #1 BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN HIS SCOOP MUST HAVE BECOME LODGED AND OR HUNG AGAINST THE LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE OR POSSIBLY THE SOFT MINE FLOOR.WHEN THE S COOP DISLODGED/UNHUNG THE MOMENTUM WAS SO GREAT THAT THE SCOOP LUNGED FORWARD FORCING THE DECK OF THE SCOOP UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR TRAPPING VICTIM.THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED BY EVI
A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 004-H WHEN CASWYTE EE WAS OPER ST SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HIS BREAKER KNOCKED AND HE LOST POWER DOWN IN A SWAG DEPRESSION THE OTHER SHUTTLE CAR OPE BEING UNABLE TO SEE I N THE SWAG BECAUSE OF THE CANOPIES TRAMMED HIS SHUTTLE CAR DOWN INTO THE SWAG AN INTO THE OPERATOR DECK OF CAR OPERATER BY EE CRUSHING HIM.
INJURED WAS DRILLING BELT HOLE WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF BEHIND HIM STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK AND CRUSHED HIM AGAINST THE BOLT MACHINE
VICTIM WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE BOLT MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM CAUSING FRACTURES OF SEVERAL RIBS & LEG & A PUNCTURED LUNG
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