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INJURED MECHANIC WAS RELIEVING THE MINER OPERATOR HELPER AT LUNCH TIME AND WAS PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF T HE CONTINOUS MINER HELPER AT THE FACE AREA IN THE 1 RT SECTION AS HE WAS SITTING NEAR THE CONTINOUS MINER A PIECE OF LOOSE ROOF BECAEM DISLODGED AND STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON HSI HEAD AND RT KNEE

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL JOS DUTIES AS A CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR HELPER AT THE FACE AREA IN THE 5 SOUTH SECTION.AS HE WAS WATCHING THE MINER CABLE,A PICE OF ROOF SLATE BECA ME DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF AREA,FELL AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.THIS WQAS LATEER DIAGNOSED AS A N ACUTE BACK SPRAIN.

HE WAS PERFORMI3G ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN #0 AND #1 ENTRIES IN THE 5 SOUTH SECTION (017-0) UTILIZING THE ACME D-12-L TWIN BOOM ATRS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. AFTER INSTALLI NG THE ROOF BOL7 APPROX. 2 1/2' FROM THE RIGHT HAND RIB LINE, THE OPERATOR NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN AREA OF LOOSE ROOF DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM. WITH A SLATE BAR, THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO PRY O

INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS WORKING AS A SHOT FIRE IN A#3 ENTRY OF THE 2 RT SECTION OVERHEAD CLEARANCE WAS BEING PROVIDED BY SHOOTING THE ROOF WITH EXPLOSIVES AT 6:30 AM THE FINAL SHOT WAS FIRED AND THE INJURED EM1LOYEE TRAVELED TO THE WORK AREA TO EXAMINE IT AS HE WAS OBSERVING THE WORK AREA A PIECE OF ROOF SLATE BECAME DISLODGED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT PART OF HIS BODY RESULTING IN

HE WAS WORKING 5S A ROOF BOLTER IN THE #7 ENTRY, 2 SOUTH SECTION UTILIZING THE LEE NORSE ROOF BOLTER. THE ROOF AREA WHICH WAS TO BE BOLTED HAD A VERY HIGH DISTANCE 7, FROM THE ROOF TO THE FLOO R AND THE CANOP2 WOULD NOT REACH THE ROOF. THE BBOLTER OPERATOR DECIDED TO PLACE A CRIB BLOCK ON TOP OF THE CANOPY IN ORDER TO GET PRESSURE AGAINST THE ROOF. AS HE BEGAN TO PLACE THE CRIB BLO

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MEASURING DISTANDED FOR INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS ON 4 FT. CENTER. AS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE MARKED THE ROOF AREA, A PIECE OF ROOF SLATE BECAME DISLODGED AND STRUC K THE VICTUM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE 010-0 1 RT SECTION WHEN THE ROOF NOLTER HELPER WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF INSTALLING HIS FIRST ROW OF ROOF JACKS WHEN A PIECE OF SOAP STONE 2\X2\X4" THICK FELL STRIKI NG THE INJURED ON THE RT FOOT. THE INJURED WAS DIANOSED AS A BAD BRUISE. THE ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF PERMANENT SUPPORT & THE FIRST ROW OF TEMP. SUPPORTS.

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING COAL ON THE C/M IN THE FACE AREA OF #5 ROOM IN THE RIGHT SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF SOAP STONE 2\ X 2\ X 6" FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF STRAPS STRIKING THE INJURED OF THE LEFT ARM & SHOULDER AREA CAUSING A BRUISE THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 42" RESIN BOLTS ON 4\ X 4\ PATTERN WITH ROOF STRAPS

THE EE WAS REMOVING A TEMP. ROOF JACK AFTER PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS WERE INSTALLED IN THE #3 )NTRY OF T HE 1 RT. SECTION. AS THE EE REMOVED TO '%*'%* THE ROOF JACK A LOOSE PIECE OF ROOF 3\X1 \X5" BECAME DISLODGED & STRUCK THE VICTIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN A FRACTURED MIDDLE TOE OF THE RIGHT FOOT.

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE FINAL BOLT IN THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WAS PULLED DOWN BY HIS HELPER ON THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR CAUSING A SLIGHT BRUISE FO TO THE INJURED LOWER RIGHT SIDE

HELPING ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN THE 4 NORTH SECTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR HAD JUST COMPLETED INSTALLING THE LAST ROOF BOLT IN THE WORKING PLACE WHEN THE HELP HELPER BEGAN UNSCREWING ROOF JACK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 12X18X1 FELL STRIKING INJ ON RT THUMB CASUING BRUISE INJ WAS TREATED AT EMERGENCY ROOM BUT NEXT DAY SLIGHT INFECTION DEVELOPED