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WORKER CLAIMS HE WAS INJURED ON JOB PICKING ROCK FROM BELT
WORKER WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM.
WORKER WAS PUTTING THE DRILL STELL TOGETHER, HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT PULLING HIS FINGERS OUT OF SOCKET.
WORKER WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE CAUGHT THE CUTTER MACHINE CABLE PULLING IT DOWN ON HIM
WORKER WAS PULLING LOOSE ROCK FROM ROOF OF MINE WITH A PLATE BAR BAR FELL ROCK FELL ON BAR CAUSING BAR TO FLIP UP STRIKING WORKER ABOVE RT EYE
WORKER WAS PULLING ON CUTTER CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT GROIN.
WORKER WAS PULLING ROCK FROM ROOF WITH A SLATE BAR STRAINED BACK.
DRILLING ROOF BOLTER AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND PINCHED HAND AGAINST TOP CUTTING THUMB AND INDEX FINGER
HURT BACK MAKING BELT MOVE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING I NAME MOVE A CHARGER BY RESETTING IT EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CHARGER & INJURED BACK
OPERATOR RAN JEEP INTO SCOOP AND CUT LEFT LEG NEXT TO ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE INJURE8 RT KNEE WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WITHOUT PROPER KNEE PROTECTION (KNEE PADS)
THIS ROOF FALL 2CCURRED IN THE 9TH ENTRY OF THE LEFT PANEL OFF T HE MAINS APPROX 75FT INBY SPAD #6281 & MEASURED APPROX 62FTX17(FTX7FT THICK THIS ARFEA WAS BOLT ED WITH 4FT GROUTED RESIN RODS
THIS ROOF FALL 2CCURRED IN THE 5TH ENTRY OF THE LEFKT PANEL OFF MAINS 120FT INBY SPAD #6271 THIS FALL MEASURED APPROX 14FTX25FTX41/2FT THICK THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4FT GROUTED RESIN RODS
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN THE RETURN AIR COURSE APPROX 80 FT INBY SPAD 5610 FALL MEASURES APPROX 40X16 FALL WAS FOUND DURING THE WEEKLY EXAM OF RETURN AIR COURSE FALL WAS APPROX 5 FT THICK
I NAME CAUGHT C2NTROL BOX ON SCOOP AGAINST TOP AND BROKE OFF AND CATCHING ME IN DECK AND ROLLING ME AGAINST TOP
PIECE OF ROCK 26 THICK AND 3 FT LONG AND 3FT WIDE FELL ON ME NAME AS I WAS CRAWLING DOWN #5 ENTRY. I COMPLAINED OF HEAD AND BACK INJURY.
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 50FT LONG 18 TO 28FT WIDE & 4 TO 5 FT THICK THIS ROOF FALL IS LOCATED IN THE #1 ENTRY APPROX 1200FT UNDER GROUND & 1300FT FROM THE SECTION AT SPAD N UMBER 5712 3
EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BY DRILL CABLE AND FLIPPED AGAINST RIB HURTING BACK AND LEG.
A FAULT IN THE LAMINATED ROOF STRATUS WHICH WAS UNDETECTED DURING DEVELOPMENT THE ROOF FALL WAS AT OR ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE BOLTS.
A FAULT IN THE LAMINATED FOOR STRATS WHICH WAS UNDERTECTED DOWN DEVELOPMENT. THE ROOF FALL WAS AT OR ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE BOLT.
EMPLOYE WAS CRAWLING ALONG ENTRY AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF ROOF BOLT AND HIT RIGHT LEG AND BROKE BONE IN LEG ABOVE ANKLE.
ROOF BOLTER BOUNCED OPR INTO TOP HURTING NECK.
EMPLOYEE TOOK SICK UNDERGROUND AT DINNER HOLE AND COMPLAINED TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAST HIS HEAD WAS KILLING HIM. HE WAS BROUGHT TO THE OUTSIDE AND SENT TO HOSPTIAL BY AMBULANCE THE DR EXAMINED HIM AND FOUND HE HAD A VEIN BURST IN BACK OF HEAD THIS REPORT IS FOR A RECORD OF INCIDENT ONLY.
EMPL WAS SLIDING ROCKDUSTER INTO BUCKET OF SCOOP AND HURT HIS BACK.
HELPING ELEC. TROUBLE SHOOT CUTTER PANEL AND LIGHT POWER BOX.
ONE HOLE SHOT OUT AND HIT EMP IN THE FACE AND BACK