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The off side roof bolter had a piece of drill steel stuck in a hole the drill steel came loose fell out of the hole and struck his right hand causing a cut in between his thumb and pointer finger
Roof fall due to bolts being anchored in coal seam at the inby right corner of intersection at Brk 3 inby surface number 3 entry.
Roof fall due to laminated shale top with coal streaks at various levels. Intersection #1 entry 26 break 3rd right main.
At approx. 1:55 P.M. on 6/3/15. The miner operator was operating the company # 2 Joy 1415 continuous miner in the #1 heading of 007 MMU, when a piece of debris flew outby from the head area of the machine and struck the operator in the left eye. Upon examination of the injury. He seemed to have a scratch horizontally across his left eye.
A non-injury unintentional roof fall has occurred at the #3 intake portal of the mine sometime during the weekend of 4-11-15 and 4-12-15. The mine is temporarily in "Non-Producing" status with no one working at the site at the time the fall occurred.
EE was operating the continuous miner in the #1 entry of MMU007 when a piece of carbide flew out of the head of miner & struck ee in neck. It made a cut approx. 3/4" long & went into the skin of his neck. EE was treated the next day at Lexington. He was taken to hospital the evening of the accident but couldn't be transported to Lexington sooner due to inclement weather.
Laminated roof with water on top.
Employee was taking a break in #3 heading, leaning over the batteries on the back of the scoop. A piece of draw rock measuring approx. 22" x 39" across and 2 1/2" thick, tapering down thinner at edges, dislodged from the mine roof, falling approx. 2 ft. striking him on the top of his hard hat. Disorienting the employee.
Employee was helping the mechanics hang a CLA on the miner. While trying to lift the CLA to put a crib block underneath it to free a lid that was underneath the CLA, it slipped crushing the first digit of the middle finger on his right hand.
Employee was helping change cutting edge on a 980k cat loader bucket, while using impact gun & hold bolt with hand, bolt turned cutting finger.
Lifting top rollers to place on top of belt rail, felt pain in right side of back.
Employee was operating 740 cat articulated truck going around small curve, when truck run upon 5 ft. berm. The truck cab started coming back on road when the truck bed crossed berm pulling truck over berm causing truck to overturn on its side bending cab and breaking glass. Operator was wearning seat belt. Operator said he had looked off when accident occured.
a rock fall was found during an exam of the left return entry, the fall was 4 breaks or about 250 feet underdround. It fell in the intersection and was approximately 4 feet thick, and 20 feet long, 20 feet wide. no one was injured by this incident.
He was dumping coal with scoop, when dump door got caught between pan and scoop. He picked up door and strained chest. He went to Dr. and Dr. told him to take off 1 day. He came back to work 1 day later and chest started to hurt again went back to Dr. and hospital found dislocated rib. Goes back to Dr. on 10-18-05.
Roof Bolter was drilling hole in roof when drill steel hung in top, roof bolter operator was trying to pull steel out of hole when he push wrong lever on roof bolter mashing left hand.
Roof Fall in the intersection #4 entry in neutral Airway. Fall Measures 20Ft X 20Ft X 4Ft. No injuries to report.
#15 and #16 heading shot into an old mine that was not shown on the mine mop, when the place was drilled it did not drill into the mine when the place was blasted it shot thru into the old mine. the old mine was not shown on any maps. no one was aware this area had been mined. no injury to persons or equipment