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EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PICE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OUT OF BETWEEN THE LAST ROOF BOLT AND THE SAFETY JACKS HITTING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A SHUTTLE CAR HIT THE CONTINUOUS MINER CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO PITCH FORWARD,THEN BACK.
HELPING O N ROOF BOLTER WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN FOOLR BOLTER STEEL TWISTING AND BREAKING L. LITTLE FINGER.
WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT. BOLT BROKE HE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS BACK ON AN ANCHOR PIN.
VICTIM WAS SHOVELING AT TAILPIECE OF #3 BELT WHEN HE HAD SHARP PAIN IN BACK.
VICTIM WAS CUTTING AND PIECE OF CABLE AND SOME OF THE WIRE HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
VICTIM WAS LIFTING SAFETY JACK OFF OF ROOF BOLTER WHEN IT SLIPPED HITTING HIM OVER LEFT EYE.
VICTIM WAS WORK3NG ON BELT AND WHEN HE WENT TO CROSS BELT ANOTHER CREW WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE 6 BREAKS ABOVE HIM TURNED THE BELT ON ROLLING HIM OFF OF THE BELTLINE INJURING HIS KNEES BACK AN D STOMACH 3
VICTIM CAUGHT H3S HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER CABLE PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.
SHOVELING COAL 7WISTED AROUND TO THROW SHOVEL OF COAL FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.
VICTIM SAID HE 4AS KNOCKED OFF SHUTTLECAR BY A ROOF BOLT INJURING HIS NECK AND LOWER BACK
SHUTTLECAR HIT 4INER CABLE, KICKING MINER BREAKER, VICTIM SAID THE BREAKER WAS KICKED OFF WHEN HE WENT TO CK MINER CABLE WHEN HE MOVED THE MINER CABLE AT THE PLACE OTHE SHUTTLECAR HAD HIT THE MINER CABLE BLE4 UP BURNING HIS HANDS
SHUTTLE CAR BUM1ED MINER DECK CUSING VICTIM TO HIT HEAD ON ROOF OF MINE,BRUISING HIS NECK.
VICTIM WAS HANG3NG MINER CABLE & PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK BETWEEN SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING BELT TO PUT BOTTOM STRUCTURE INPLACE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
A PIECE OF ROCK3HIT HIS EYE, WE SERVICED THE PINNER, WHEN HE STARTED THE HEAD TO ROTATE A PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM IN THE EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING MINER CABLE WHEN HURT HIS BACK
VICTIM WAS USIN1 A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FOR A LEVER & IT SLIPPED STRIKING HIM OVER RT EYE CUTTING EYE BROW
THE INJURED PERSON WAS SCALING TOP AND A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE HIP
HE WAS CHECKING OUT THE BUCKET JACK PIN & STEPPED DOWN IN THE DECK OF THE SCOOP & SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
SEPARATION OF ROOF STRATA BETWEEN 36 TO 48 WATER SEAPAGE IN ROOF STRATA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OVER ON THE 3RD SHIFT REPALACING A DRIVE ROLLER ON THE OUTSIDE BELT DRIVE. DURING THIS TIME THE EMPLOYEE DOING LEFTING AND TWISTING MOVEMENT CAUSED HIS LOWER ABODMENT TO B E STRAINED EMPLOYEE BECAME INCAPASITATED AFTER LEADING JOB.
ROOF FALL DUE TO MOUNTAIN SEAMS NO WORKERS INVOLVED.TIMBERED FALL OFF AND MOVED SECTION.
FAULTY AREA WITH COAL STREALES PREVALVENT IN TOP. WATER SEAPAY THROUGH ROOF STRATER.
ROOF BOLT DRILL STEEL BROKE, HITTING VICTIM IN MOUTH
VICTIM DROPPED HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON HIS HAND MASHING AND BREAKING ONE OF HIS FINGERS.
HELPING MECHANIC CARRY SCOOP PUMP MOTOR AND STEPPED IN HOLE TURNING ANKLE.
FAULTY AREA IN ROOF CAUSING TOP TO SLIP CREATING EXCESSIVE WEIGHT ON ROOF BOLTS INSTALLED IN THAT AREA.SS 134 #7 INTERSECTION 1ST RIGHT SECTION.
MAKING BELT SPLICE ON FLOOR OF MINE WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL ABOUT 8\ HITTING HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT HAND.
EMP WAS LIFTING ON BELT ROPE WHEN HE GRABBED HIS BACK AND SAID IT WAS HURTING HIM
ROOF FALL APP. 90\ LONG 4\ THICK & 18\ WIDE IN INTERSECTION.
VICTIM WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK AND HIT TOP WIHT SLATE BAR AND CRACKED LEFT SHOULDER JOINT