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DRILLING TOP IN CONCRETE IN SLOPE PORTAL. CHUNK OF CONCRETE FELL HITTING EE ON LEFT ARM, RIGHT HAND & RIGHT WRIST.

THE CREW WAS TRYING TO REMOVE AND EXISTING TAIL SECTION FROM THE #3 CONVEYOR. THE WELDMENTS HAD BEEN BURNT, BUT THE SECTION COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE SECTION WAS RERIGGED AND LIFTED AGAIN, THE SECTION LIFTED ON ONE SIDE. EMP WALKED TO THE REAR OF SECTION AND ANOTHER EMP SHOOK THE TAIL SECTION CAUSING IT TO COME LOOSE. WHEN SECTION BROKE LOOSE IT SWUNG, PINNING EMPS RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS WORKING IN A SMALL AREA NEAR A COLUMN ON THE SIDE OPPOSITE RIGGING. THE REMAINING 2 EE'S WERE CUTTING THE WELDS ON THE RIGGED SIDE OF THE UNIT. THE LOADS APPLIED BY THE CRANE VIA THE RI GGING ( NYLON STRAPS) AND THE LIFT OF WEDGES EXCEEDED THE HOLDING POWER OF THE REMAINING WELDS, CAUSING THE WELDS TO FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE ASSEMBLY TO HINGE UP AND PIVOT COUNTER-CLOCKWISE PI

WHILE INSTALLING 48" ROOF BOLT IN MUD SLIP OF 1 LEFT FAULT AREA; A ROCK FELL FROM A DISTANCE OF 108" HIGH STRIKING ROOF DRILL CANOPY AND MY LOWER BACK. FIRST SCHEDULE WORKDAY LOST BY EE WAS 1- 9-97. MINE SCHEDULE TO CLOSE AT END OF MONTH.

EE WAS BOLTING MONO RAIL TO SOUTHMAIN 1 CONVEYOR FOR VULCANIZING STATION. I BEAM FELL AND HIT HIM ACROSS LEFT SHOULDER AND PINNED HIS LEG AGAINST HIS CHEST.

THE INJURED EE STATED HE HAD COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF ROOF BOLTS IN THE BOLT AND TRACK ENTRY OF THE SOUTHMAIN SECTION. THE FOOT JACK WAS RAISED AND ATRS WAS LOWERED. AS THE CANOPY WAS LOW ERED IT STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER. EE FIRST WORKDAY LOST BECAUSE OF INJURY WAS 9-19-96.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE HEADING ENTRY OF WEST 1 SECTION WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THERIB AND THE HOLE HE WAS DRILLING STRIKING EE ACROSS LEFT SIDE. EE'S FIRST WORKDAY LOST BECAUSE OF INJURY WAS 07/31/96.

EMP WAS CUTTING OUT TAILGATE END WHEN A PIECE OFROCK HUNG BETWEEN TOP OF SHEAR RANGING ARM AND BOTTOM OF SHIELD. PRESSURE CAUSED ROCK TO BURST WITH FRAGMENT STRIKING EMP ON SIDE OF FACE CAUSIN G SEVERAL LACERATIONS.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE HEADING OF LEAST WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF FELL FROM THE ROOF. IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY FALLING ROCK HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST THE ROOF BOLT MACHI NE.

SCALE ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING EE ON HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN LACERATION.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE XCUTS BETWEEN THE HEADING AND THE 1 RIGHT ENTRY. EE WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLT IN THE HOLE WITH A 10' WRENCH WHEN ROOF BOLT HUNG, CAUSING WRENCH TO BEND. EE WAS STUCK BY WRENCH BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER WHEN TENSION WAS RELEASED.

EMP WAS PLACING A BOLT IN THE RELAY BAR THAT CONNECTS THE SHIELDS TO THE PAN. SHIELD WENT ON PUSH AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE BOLT AND PAN.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE SEAT.

EE WAS OPERATING THE SHIELD HAULER IN THE ENTRY WHEN ONE SIDE OF SHIELD HAULER THAT WAS RESTING ON A XTIE FELL OFF BOUNCING EE IN OPERATORS' SEAT CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK AND NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT ARM, HAND & ELBOW BETWEEN ROOF DRILL HEAD AND CANOPY WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE HEADING.

EE & SEVERAL OTHER CREW MEMBERS WERE USING A HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW TO CUT A 4INX8IN CRIB TIE TO FIT IN BETWEEN THE ARCHES EMPLOYEE HAD TWO 4 INX8IN T IES ONE ON T OP OF THE OTHER AS A HOLDER W HILE CRIB TIE WAS BEING CUT WITH CHAIN SAW WHEN SAW WAS ALMOST CUT THROUGH ONE OF THE 4INX8IN BEGAN TO FALL & EE JERKED HIS HAND A WAY & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE USING CHAIN SAW JERKED SAW STRIKING HI

OPERATING 630 MUCKER, RAN OVER LARGE ROCK, LOST BALANCE, RT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TRACK AND IDLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A CO-WORKER TO MOVE THE SHIELD UP SO THE SHIELD COULD PUSH THE PAN LINE UP. AFTER THEY PUSHED IT UP THE CO-WORKER SET THE SHIELD & CAUGHT INJURED'S HAND BETWEEN SHIELD & R OOF.

CHANGING DRILL STEEL FROM 4' TO 8', STRAINED BACK.

EE WORKING AS SHIELD OPERATOR. HE WAS FOLLOWING UP ON PUSH WHEN PAN LINE WAS PUSHED UP, RAMBAR (ACROSS 3 SHIELDS) SLID BACK DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN SHIELD AND RAM BAR.

ONE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT A HOLE INTO A 16" PIPE. INJURED PUT A SCREWDRIVER IN DERF TO KEEP PLUG FROM FALLING INTO PIPE. OTHER EMPLOYEE RAISED TORCH UP & ACROSS INJURED'S HAND.

DRILLING, LET DRILL TWIST AND HAMMER CAUGHT HIM IN RIGHT RIBS.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRASP A PIECE OF MEDAL BEING CUT BY EE USING ACUTTING TORCH WHEN HE RECEIVED A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT THUMB.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE 1 LEFT FACE ON SECITON SOUTH MAIN LEFT WHEN A ROCK FELL WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING CONAPY AND THEN STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH LOOSENING HIS TWO LOWER FRONT TEETH.

THE INJURED WAS PINNING THE X-CUT BETWEEN THE HEEADING AND #1 RIGHT ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ABOUT 1"-2" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN 2 ROOF BOLTS STRIKING ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD CAUSING TH E INJURY. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE 6560 SECTION.

EE AND OTHER WERE SPOT BOLTING IN THE 1 RIGHT ENTRY IN PREPARATION FOR INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE CROSSCUT ENROUTE TO THE HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF SCALE ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM CANSI NG AN INJURY.

HE WAS DRILLING A PIECE OF METAL WITH DRILL PRESS WHEN BIT FRACTURED AND A PIECE OF METAL FRAGMENTS ENTER INDEX FINGER.

HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION.

HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ROOF CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS LEFT CHEEK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN ROOF TO MAKE PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION OF STRAPS & ROOF BOLTS WHEN A POT FELL & STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT.

INJURED WAS USING A 2 PIECE HEX DRILLS TEEL WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET DRILL STEEL OUT OF HOLE, HE MOVED BOOM SWING TO N-HANG STEEL THE CANOPY FELL WITHOUT WARNING AND MASHED LEFT HAND.

THE CONTINUOUS MINER CREW WAS CUTTING ROCK IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN THE HEADING AND THE NO. 1 LEFT ENTRY WHEN THE CONTINOUS MINER CUT A ROOF BOLT FROM THE ROOF AND THREW IT BACK STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT RING FINGER.

EE PUSHED A 6 FOOT ROOF BOLT INTO ROOF AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE HOLE.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE HEADING ENTRY WHEN INJURED WAS LETTING BOOM DOWN THE DRAIN HOSE CAUGHT A 2 FT DRILL STEEL FLIPPING IT UP HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREHEAD.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE CROSSCUT GOING FROM THE 1 LEFT TO 2 LEFT ENTRY.WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS INJURED 'S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN "T" BOARD AND ROOF AND WHEN THRUST WAS APPLIED TO BOOM HIS RIGHT HAND WAS MASHED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING WHEN THE PIN STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE AND HIT HIS FINGER.

EE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF THE FIRST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS IN THE HEADING ENTRY OF SECTION 3209. EE HAD RETRACTED THE STAB JACK AND WAS LOWERING THE CANOPY WHEN HIS FI NGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STAGES OF THE JACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SCALE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR SECTION ELECTRICIAN WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY ACTIVATED STAB JACK. REAR OF MINER RAISED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN COVER AND ROOF.

MINER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MINER WITH REMOTE AND PINNED HIMSELF AGAINST THE RIB BEHIND LINE CURTAIN.

I NAME WAS SITTING ON A 5GAL OIL CAN AT END OF LINE CURTAIN OBSERVING THE LOADING OF RAM CAR BY CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR I NAME WHEN THE COAL RIB SUDDENLY ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD & BACK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIB CAGE

INJURED STATED THAT A ROOF BOLT FELL OFF THE ROOF DRILL AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD CAUSING THE INJURY.

ROOF BOLTING WITH #9 EIMCO PINNER IN X-CUT BETWEEN HDG & 1 RT SECTION 65 NORTH.I.NAME MOVED BOOM SWING OVER LEVER THAT CONTROLES THE BOOM SWING DID NOT CENTER CAUSING BOOM TO CONTINUE TO MOVE. I.NAME CAUGHT FINGE BETWEEN 2 DRILL STEELS CAUSING INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING TOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SCALE ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS FOREARM.

EMPL WAS INSTALLING COUPLING LINK IN MINER TRAM CHAIN. HE INSTRUCTED OPERATOR TO TRAM MINER SHORT DISTANCE & IN DOING SO COUPLING LINK CAME OUT & HIT HIM IN CHEST.

INJ STATED THAT HE WAS IN PROCESS OF PLACING SECTION OF PIPE IN PIPE FUSING MACHINE WHEN PIPE HOLDING CLAM ACCIDENTALLY CLOSED & CAUGHT FINGER CAUSING INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES ROOF BOLTING AND WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BODY AND ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A ROOF BOLT WITH A "T" BOARD ON IT, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING IN HIGH HOLE WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAA TROUBLE SHOOTING COAL VIBRATOR WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN VIBRATOR AND FRAME.

I.NAME INSTALLING DROP BOARDS IN 2 LEFT ENTRY.MAKING CERTAIN THAT T-BOARDS IN LINE WITH OTHERS WHEN HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOARDS AND ROOF.