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The remote control for the continuous miner would not function due to a weak battery. The employee placed the miner in "manual" to move it. When he started to tram the miner, it caught him between the miner and the rib.
EE was walking through shop, when his knee gave out and he fell on shop floor. EE now states that he tripped and fell on the shop floor.
A roof fall measuring approx 25' X 20' X 9' occurred near spad #2300. The fall will not be cleaned up. No 6 entry.
Employee was getting off mantrip when a rock fell from the rib striking the employee's foot.
Employee was cleaning tail piece and put arm in tail roller and was injured.
MBC operator backed up from miner that was in #7 heading stopped MBC 8ft inby 6 to 7 brk. Didn't inform anyone that he was going to install cover on front of MBC. Miner operator backed up to intersection, swung miner around to go into 6 to 7 brk. struck operator on left shoulder.
A roof fall measuring 50'x20'x9' occurred on the 14 right panel, 2 x-cuts outby the face neal spad 1816.
Employee was riding a rubbered tire mantrip and stated that he bumped his elbow against the frame of the mantrip.
Scaling loose rock from top to keep everyone safe during retreat belt move. When small shale rock was pulled it triggered a larger one measured approx 3'x2'x1' in the middle tapering on all edges causing the large one to fall striking the miner on the outside of the left ankle and foot.
Employee was using a hand held electric metal cutting saw to cut a piece of metal. The saw kicked back and struck employee on the upper leg.
Rib rolled and caught hand.
Setting timbers and bruised knee on a rock. EE was not wearing knee pads.
The employee was in the process of moving timbers to start mining a lift. When he removed a timber near him, a piece of rock measuring approx. 7' x 3' x 18" fell between bolts and struck the employee.
Rock fall #5 entry, spad #43. Approx 40 ft long x 18 ft wide x 5 ft high.
Rock fall inby section tail piece in #7 heading, 3 left section. 3 1/2' to 5 1/2' High 50' Long and 18 1/2' wide.
Rock fall in #5 entry, last open break on 3rd right. 1 break inby spad # 2684, fall approx 10'h,x 40'l. Fall occurred on the idle shift. No one was present at the time.
Drill steel got hung in drill hole. Was pulling steel out of hole, with a lot of down force. Struck ring finger on left hand, between steel and drill head.
Roof bolter operator threw a roof bolt up by machine; it bounced off rib and hit him over the eye.
Rock fall break #54, 6' to 7' high, 19' wide, 20' long in #6 entry 300' from face.
Rock fall break #29 on 3rd left. 3.5' to 5.5' high, 50' long, 19' wide 2,430 ft from face #6 entry.
Employee was setting timbers. Struck by draw rock
A rock fall measuring 20' X 18' X 6' occurred at spad # 2293 #7 entry approx 3,500' inside.
Bringing railrunner outside, he lost control of railrunner, jumped off and broke little finger on left hand.
While positioning the roof bolter to install roof bolts, a piece of draw rock fell and struck employee on upper back.
Employee was getting on a front end loader, when he stepped on the first step, he slipped and fell. Employee stated that he injured his hip.
Employee was replacing a "cat drive" on the Long Airdox mobile bridge unit when he felt a pain in his back.
Roof bolter operator swung canopy boom out, put up fust rib bolt swung canopy boom back in the put up bolt rock fell bolt top striking operator on back of leg.
SECTION ELECTRICIAN WAS ADJUSTING HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER & BEING HELPED BY CO-WORKER. BOOM WAS RAISED & EE'S FINGERS ON HIS LT. HAND WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN ARM ON BOOM & FRAME OF MACHINE.
WHILE LOADING RIPPER DRUMS IN SCOOP, THE INJURED PERSON LAID HIS HAND ON BACK OF SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN THE RAM WAS PULLED IN IT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE RAM & BUCKET, SEVERING 2 FINGERS & THE FINGER NEXT TO IT.
He twisted his right knee hanging curtain.
RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP WAS PARKED ON ENCLINE AND ROLLED APPROX 3 OR 4 FEET AND PINNED EE BETWEEN ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
Rockfall in #3 entry, intake, at spad #2048.
ROCK FALL 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 2064, INTERSECTION. #8 ENTRY IN RIGHT RETURN.
ROCKFALL IN #2 ENTRY, SPAD 150, 2300' FROM SURFACE.
ROOF FALL 10' INBY SPAD #63 TO 10' INBY SPAD #68 3 1/2' ON LEFT SIDE 5' ON RIGHT SIDE 60' LONG.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PERMISSIBLE MANTRIP LOCATED 3 BKS OUTBY FACE AT MANTRIP CHARGING STATION. MANTRIP MOVED FORWARD HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BY A ROCK AND PULLED UNDER LEFT FRONT OF MAN TRIP CAUSING CRUSHING INJURY TO LEFT FOOT.
ROOF FALL 400 FT OUTBY SECTION AT SPAD 1871 IN #6 ENTRY.
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 45' BY 18' BY 7' OCCURRED ON THE 7 RT SECTION NEAR SPAD NO. 102, NO 2 ENTRY TO FACE. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
WAS BOLTING #3 HEADING DROPPED HEAD ON LEFT KNEE.
HE WAS HELPING THE DAY SHIFT MECHANIC TO GET THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON #2 MBC TO RUN. THEY HAD PUT A CHAIN AROUND THE CONVEYOR CHAIN, SO THEY COULD HOOK THE COME-ALONG UP. THE CHAIN THEY HAD ON TH E CONVEYOR CHAIN BROKE, LET THE HOOK COME BACK AND HIT EE IN THE HEAD.
EE WAS DRAGGING A FIRST AID BOX AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 6' BY 20' BY 50' OCCURRED ON THE MAINS SECTION NO. 1 OUT BY SPAD 895. THIS FALL IS NOT TO BE CLEANED UP.
WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS ONTO SCOOP. SMASHED LEFT THUMB BETWEEN TIMBER AND TOP.
ROOF FALL BRK 23 1ST LEFT SECTION IN BLEEDER #132 ENTRY. CAN'T DETERMINE LENGTH OR HEIGHT. SPAD #305 AND 306.
(MINED IN 1996) ( DISTO FACE IS 8200 FEET) ROCK FALL AT #50 SPAD 7 BRK FROM SURFACE. FALL WAS ABOUT 20 WIDE BY 40 LONG AND ABOUT 6 FOOT HIGH.
WHILE TIGHTENING CHAIN DOGS, PIPE SLIPPED AND HANDLE HIT HIM IN MOUTH.
WAS SAWING A TIMBER. PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF EDGE OF ROOF PLATE STRIKING END OF RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND.
WHILE UNPLUGGING CHUTE IN SCREEN BUILDING, CHUTE BROKE THRU AND MOMENTUM CAUSED ARM TO GO ON FORWARD CAUSING WRIST TO HIT 2 INCH ROUND STOCK. NO LOSS TIME. WRIST STAYED SORE, FINALLY WENT TO D R FOR X-RAY - WAS OK NO BROKEN BONES.
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION AT SPAD 1485 ABOVE ANCHORAGE.
WAS CRANKING #3 BELT TOGETHER WITH CHAIN HOIST. PUT TOO MUCH STRESS ON HAND, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FINGER.