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ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PERFORMING NORMAL ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS AT FACE AREA IN 5 SO WORKING SECTION AFTER COMPLETING DRILLING OF A 6FT ROOF BOLT HOLE IN MINE ROOF ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR BEGA N TO REMOVE TWO PIECE DRILL STEEL FROM ROOF AREA TOP DRILL STEEL BECAME LODGED IN DRILL HOLE AS ROOF BOLTER BEGAN TO REINSERT LOWER DRILL STEEL IN

THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PERFORMING NORMAL ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS AT THE FACE AREA IN THE 1 RIGHT WORKING SECTION.THE ROOF BOLTER WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION AT HIS MACHINE,PREAPRING A ROO F BOLT PREINSTALLATION.A SHE BEGAN TO STAND UP TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS HE SUDDENLY FELT A PULLING SENSATION AND A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP REGION.EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 12-23-91.

THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PERFORMING NORMAL ROOF BOLTING OPERATION AT THE FACE AREA OF THE #2 ENTRY IN THE 5 SOUTH WORKING SECTION. AS THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR BEGAN TO INSERT A RESIN TUBE INTO A ROOF BOLT HOLE, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIB LOWER BACK REGION.

THE ASS'T MINE FOREMAN WAS OPERATING THE JOY 21SC SHUTTLE CAR, DURING THE LUNCH PERIOD, AT THE FACE AREA IN THE 2 SOUTH SECTION. AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER BEGAN TO LOAD THE SHUTTLE CAR, A LARGE PIECE OF COAL CAME OFF OF THE CONVEYOR OF THE COTINUOUS MINER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT LEG RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 5 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

THE 2 SOUTH SECTION HAD DEVELOPED SOME ABNORMAL ROOF CONDITIONS 1 CROSSCUT OUTBY THE FACE AREA IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN THE #2 AND #3 ENTRIES.THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING ADDISITONAL ROOF SUPPORT IN THIS AREA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS A LARGE PIECE OF ROOF SLATE BECAME DISLODGED BETWEEN THE RIB AREA AND A PERMANENTLY INSTALLED ROOF BOLT AND STRUCK TH

I.NAME RELIEVING ROOF BOLTER OPER AT LUNCH HR IN 2 SOUTH SECTION OF FACE AREA.INJ BEGAN TO POSITION BOOM OF MACHINE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT NEAR RIGHT RIB AREA.AS HE REACHED PROPER AREA THE INJ B EGAN TO LOWER BOOM OF MACHINE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT.BOOM STRUCK LEFT KNEE CAUSING LEFT ANKLE TO TWIST UNDER HIM.

THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PERFORMING NORMAL ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS AT THE FACE AREA OF THE #5 ENTRY IN THE 5 SOUTH (017-0) SECTION UTILIZING THE FLETCHER RR-13-R ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. AS T HIS OPERATOR CONTINUED DRILLING A 42" HOLE INTO THE MINE ROOF IN PREPARATION FOR INSTALLING A 42" RESIN ROOF BOLT, THE DRILL POD SHEERED OFF NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE DRILL POD AND STRUCK THE IN

INJURED EMPL HAD JUST COMPLETED ROOF BOLTING OPERATION AT FACE AREA OF #4 ENTRY IN 5 SOUTH SORANG SECTION & BEGAN TO MOVE ACME D12-L ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TO #1@ENTRY TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS. AS HE BEGAN TO TURN MACHINE TO ITS PROPER POSITIONTO MOVE TO NEXT WORK AREA. HE STRUCK LEFT ARM AGAINST MINE RIB RESULTIGN IN SEVERE CONTUSION.

THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PERFORMING NORMAL OPERATIONS NEAR THE FACE AREA IN THE 5 SOUTH (017-0) SECTION UTILIZING THE ACME D-122 ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. AS THIS ROOF BOLTER BEGAN TO INSTALL A 42" RESIN ROOF BOLT INTO THE MINE ROOF, HIS LEFT GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT AND ROOF BOLT PLATE WHICH IN TURN PULLED THE GLOVE OFF OF HIS LEFT HAND. THE RESULTING INJURY WA

ASSITING RF BOLTER, STABLING WRENCH AGAINST RF F BOLT, OPER BEGAN TO TURN RF BOLT WRENCH BROKE FREE STRUCK ON L FACIAL AREA 13 SUTURES

ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS WERE BEING CONDUCTED AT THE FACE AREA OF THE #3 ROOM IN THE 2 SOUTH WORKING SECTION. THE AREA WHICH WAS BEING ROOF BOLTED HAD ENCOUNTERED ABNORMAL ROOF CONDITIONS. AS T HE OPERATOR CONTINUED OPERATIONS, THE ROOF AREA BEGAN TO BREAK. AT THIS TIME, THE OPERATOR BEGAN TO MOVE QUICKLY OUT OF THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE (EMPLOYEE WORKED UNT

INJURED EMPL WAS OPERATING JOY 14CM5-10AH CONTINUOUS MINER AT FACE AREA IN 2 SOUTH WORKING SECTION. SECTION HAD ENCOUNTERED SANDSTONE ROCK ROLL ACROSS FACE AREA & CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT THROUGH IT. AS OPERATOR WAS CUTTING ROCK ROLL CONTINUOUS MINER BEGAN TO BOUNCE WHICH CAUSED INJURED PARTY TO JAR LOWER BACK.

INJURED EMPL WAS PREPARING COAL DRILL FOR DRILLING TEST HOLES IN 7 NORTH SECTION. POWER SUPPLY CABLE HAD BEEN PULLED OFF OF MACHINE & INJURED EMPL WAS STANDING NEAR CABLE. MACHINES CABLE REEL SWITCH WAS IN ON POSITION & OPERATOR WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS. AS OPERATOR ENERGIZED MACHINE CABLE BEGAN TO REEL ONTO MACHINE & PULLED VICTIM OFF OF FEET. R4ESULTING INJURY WAS BRUISED BACK.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING REPAIR WORK FOR THE VACUUM PUMP FOR THE DISC FILTER IN THE SURFACE CLEANING PLANT.LOCATED INSIDE THE VACUUM PUMP WERE A SET OF WATER SPRAYS USED TO COOL THE WATER PUMP.THE WATER SPRAYS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE MECHANIC WAS SENT TO CHECK THIS PROBLEM.THE PUMP WAS DENERGIZED AND THE FRON COVER WAS REMOVED EXPOSING THE WATER SPRAYS.REPA

THE INJURED WAS PERFORMING NORMAL ROOF BOLTING ACTIVITIES AT THE FACE AREA OF THE #3 ROOM IN THE 1 RIGHT WORKING SECTION AS HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT FROM A KNEELING POSITION HE TWISTED HI S RIGHT KNEE RESULTING IN A KNEE SPRAIN

INJURED EMPL. WAS WORKING AS ROOF BOLTER PERFORMING NORMAL ROOF OLTING ACTIVITIES AT FACE AREA OF #0 ENTRY IN THE 2 SO. WORKING SECTION. AS HE COMPLETED DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE IN MINE RO OF DRILL STEEL BECAME LODGED IN HOLE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE DRILL STEEL IT SUDDENLY DROPPED OUT OF ROOF & STRUCK INJURED EMPL RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF RIGHT FINGER.

THIS IS A RE-OC7URRANCE OF A INJURY SUSTAINED ON 11-19-79 WHICH RE-OCCURRED ON 5-15-80, 11-10-828, 3-15-83, 7-12-84, 9-16-85, 6-19-86, 8-19- 86,8-19-87 & 10-3--87. THE EMP FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS ON OCT1 30,1987. ENCLOSED IS A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT, THE RE-OCCORRANCE FORM, AND THE MOST RECENT ACCIDENT 700-1 FORM

THIS EMPLOYEE W5S TRAMMING THE ACME D-12-L ATRS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE FROM THE #4 TO #5 ENTRY. AS THE BOLTER TRAMMED OVER A 3" DIP IN THE ROADWAY, THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER TIPPED UPWARD CAUS ING THE INJURED3EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 10-1-86, LOST TIME BEGINS ON 10-1-86 AND NOT ON 9-30-86.

THE OPERATOR WA8 BACKING A BOAT DUSTER INTO THE 4 RIGHT SECTION. AS THE ROCKDUSTER WAS BEING POSITIONED IN THE CHANGING STATION, THE CONNECTING PIN BECAME DISLODGED AND THE SECTION FOREMEN BE GAN TO ADJUST T2E PIN. AS HE REACHED FOR THE PIN THE ROCKDUSTER DRIFTED FORWARD PINCHING THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION OF THE FINGERS REQUIRING 3 SUTURES.

HE WAS OPERATIN1 THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AT THE FACE IN #5 ENTRY. THE DRILL STEEL WHICH HE WAS USING BECAME CLOGGED & HE REPAIRED IT. THEN HE REPLACED IT IN THE CHURCH OF THE BOLTER. THEN H E PLACED HIS E5FT HAND ON THE TOP OF THE DRILL STEEL TO CHECK THE SUCTION OF T HE BOLTER. HE ACCIDENTLY STARTED THE ROTATION OF THE DRILL STEEL WHICH RESULTED IN THE DISMEMBERMENT OF HIS

INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS PERFORMING ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS AT THE FACE OF THE 4 RT SECTION UTILIZING THE FMC 350-50 ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AS THIS EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING THE ROOF BOLTER TO INSTAL L A ROOF BOLT H3S RT KNEE STRUCK A PIECE OF SLATE WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE MINE BOTTOM DIAGNOSIS WAS A POSSIBLE FRACTURED RIGHT PATELLA

THE INJURED EE 3WAS WORKING AS A ROOF BOLTER OP ALONG THE EAST MAINS #0 ENTRY IN AN AREA WHICH A ROOF FALL OCCURRED & CLEANUP OPERATIONS HAD BEGUN. AS T HE ROOF BOLTER BEGAN TO INSTALL ADDIT IONAL ROOF BOLT8 IN THIS AREA THE STAB JACK ONT HE GALIS 300 ROOF BOLTER BEGAN TO SINK INTO THE BOTTOM. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THIS THE OP BEGAN TO PLACE A CRIB BLOCK UNDER STAB JACK. THEN HE A

THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS WORKING AS A ROOF BOLTER IN THE 4 NORTH SECTION AT THE FACE OF #4 ENTRY UTILIZING THE ACME TWIN BOOM ATRS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. AS HE BEGAN TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE ROOF TO INSTALL A RO2F BOLT, A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE VIDCTIM ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS RIGHT LEG

INJRUED EMPLOYE9 WAS PERFORMING NORMAL ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS NEAR THE FACE AREA IN THE 4 RT SECTION AS HE BEGAN TO DRILL A HOLE IN PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION OF A ROOF BOLT OPERATOR PLACED HIS LEFT HAND O3 THE DRILL POD AS POD BEGAN TO ROTATE DURING DRILLING PROCESS A SLIVER OF STEEL BECAME LODGED IN HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND

INJ EMPL IN PROCESS OF MOVING TOP DOG ROOF BOLTING MACHINE ACROSS FACE IN 5 SOUTH WORKING SECTION.THE CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER WAS IN TOO LOW OF A POSITION TO CONTINUE TRAMMING AND BOLTER OPERATO R BEGAN TO RAISE THE CANOPY.CANOPY MOVED UPWARD VERY QUICKLY AND STRUCK VICTIM IN FACIAL AREA RESULTING IN LACERATION OF LOWER LIP.

INJURED WAS PERFORMING NORMAL ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS IN THE #1 ENTRY OF THE 4 RIGHT WORKING SECTION WITH THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AS THIS OPERATOR BEGAN TO INSTALL A 42" RESIN GROUTED ROOF BO LT THE ROOF BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED AND THE INJURED EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE ATRS

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON THE FMC ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN THE 4 RIGHT SECTION WHEN THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE DRIFTED BACKWARD OVER THE VICTIMS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN A CONTUSION AND FRACTURE OF THE LEFT GREAT TOE

HE WAS HOLDING UP ON ROOF BOLT AND WHEN HE ASPPLIED WRENCH HE CAUGHT HIS FIRST FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROOF PLATE AND ROOF

AS THE INJURED WAS DRILLING THE IMMEDIATE ROOF WITH DRILL POD. THE UPWARD DRILL PRESSURE WAS EASED. THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE JOGGED AWAY FROM A SECURED AND STABLE CONDITION. AS THE BOLTER MOV ED THE DRILL POD LOOSENED FROM THE DRILL CHUCH AND CONSEQUENTLY FLEW FROM THE CHUCH AND HIT THE INJURED ON THE LEFT THUMB CAUSING A FRACTURE.

PROCESS OF INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN 4 NO.SECT. EMPL HAD PUSHED RESIN BOLT UP AND WAS REACHING FOR WRENCH WHEN INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN WRENCH AND FRAME OF CANOPY -LACERATION AND SLIGHT FRACTURE.

THE INJURED WAS TRAMMING THE C/M FROM ONE WORKING PLACE TO ANOTHER WHEN HE TRAMMED THE MINER OVER SOME UNEVEN BOTTOM & STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF CAUSING HIM TO JAM IT. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS DAMAGED LOWER VERTEBRAES.

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE WORKING FACE WHILE PUSHING A ROOF BOLT UP THE BOLT KICKED OUT AND CAUGHT THE INJURED LT ARM AND GOT IT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ATRS SU PPORT AND THE BOOM OF THE FMC BOLTER RESULTING IN A BADLY BRUISED LEFT FOREARM THE INJURED WAS WORKING IN THE 4 RT SECTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDNET

AFTER LOADING ROOF JACKS ON THE LEE NORSE ROOF BOLTER, THE INJURED PLACED HIS HAND ON THE CRADLE BRACKET. THE OPERATOR, UNWARE OF T HE PLACEMENT OF THE INJURED EMPLACES HAND, RAISED THE CRADL E THUS CATCHING THE 3RD & 4TH FINGERS OF THE LEFT HAND OF THE INJURED BETWEEN THE CRADLE BRACE AND THE WALKING BEAM.