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RESTRICTED DUTY, PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EE ON BACK AND NECK. EE WENT ON LIGHT DUTY 1-26-99.
MAN WAS PULLING #4 SHIELD AT HEADGATE WHEN A CHUCK OF COAL FELL HITTING HIM ON LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING A CABLE FROM THE ROOF AND WHEN HE PULLED THE HOOK DOWN TO HAD THE CABLE A ROCK FELL THROUGH THE SCREEN AND CUT HIS UPPER LIP
EE WAS MOVING M.R.S. OUT OF PILLAR LINE AND WAS HELPING WITH M.R.S. CABLE ABOUT 30' FROM M.R.S. A PIECE OF ROCK 3' X 9' X 1' THICK FELL FROM ROOF BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORT, KNOCKING HIKM DOEN AND R ESTING ON ANKLE.
RESTRICTED DUTY, EE WAS SIGNING PRE-SHIFT BOOK WHEN ROCK FELL FROM EDGE OF ROOF SCREEN AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND.
AFTER MEASURING THE DRILL HOLE IN #1 FACE OF THE BLEEDER SECTION, EE TURNED & STARTED TO WALK AWAY FROM THE FACE WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FELL & LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A PIECE OF BRATTICE WHEN A PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM THE RIB AND HIT ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING A CRACKED BONE ON LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS PULLING CABLE, STARTING A POWER MOVE. THE CABLE WAS TO GO THROUGH THE 5 CROSS CUT STOPPING. HE WENT TO GET THE CABLE FROM THE BOTTOM.
FALLING ROCK HIT RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ACTING AS THE MINER HELPER WHEN SOME FLAKY CAP ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIS HARD HITHIS HAT WAS PUSHED INTO HIS NOSE CUTTING IT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES
EE WAS RAISING PIPE FROM TEH CAGE OF TH ESCOOP HE STEPPED OUT OF TH ESCOOP & WALKED ALONG SIDE OF THE BUCKET WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ( 1'X5"X9") STOCK EE ON TOP OF HEAD.
WHILE SETTING TIMBER A PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN STRIKIGN EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF NECK AND HEAD.
ANCHORING SC CABLE CAP ROCK FELL ON HEAD AND NECK
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE CLEANING A WALKWAY, SEVERAL PIECES OF CAP ROCK HIT HIM ON THE LEFT ARM.
LOAIDNG ROUND ROCK FELL ON L FT HITTING ON STEEL TOE GROUND WILL LOOSEN UP WHILE DRILLING
A PIECE OF ROOF MUDSTON 5'X 3'X 0" TO 6" FELL AND STRUCK EMP ON HIS L THIGH
EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING TIMBER WHENA PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIS RIGHT EAR.
AS EMPLOYEE ATT9MPTED TO REMOVE BRATTICE BOARDS FROM THE RIB COAL ROLLED OVER ONTO HIM NOTE: THIS EMP RETURNED TO WORK ON 10 22 86 HE INFORMED MINE MANAGEMENT THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CON CONTINUE WORKIN1 DUE TO THE INJURY THIS NOTICE WAS GIVEN ON 10 23 86
EMP WAS LEANING3OUT FROM UNDER THE CANOPY TO TIGHTEN A RIB PIN WHEN A PIECE OF CAP ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD
UPON MINING THE32ND CAR OF COAL FROM A FINAL PUSH-OUT, A LARGE ROOF FALL OCCURRED COVERING THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE FOREMAN WAS STRUCK WITH FALLING ROCK.