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TRIPPED OVER MANTRIP CAR,FELL AND HURT LOW BACK.
WAS HAULING COAL ON SHUTTLE CAR TO DUMP; BOUNCED AND HIT ELBOW ON SIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR. WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9-27-88.
WAS RUNNING 215C SHUTTLE CAR TAKING COAL TO DUMP ON TAILPIECE AND CAUGHT HIS HELMET ON A ROOF BOLT.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE #5 ENTRY (NEUTRAL ENTRY) INTERSECTION AT SPAD #33 3 BREAKS OUTBY THE #1 TAILPIECE IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 65' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 50" THICK. IT WAS AT LEAST 1500' FROM THE FACE.
WAS MOVING POWER UP, PULLED MINER CABLE AND S TRIANED MUSCLE IN BACK.
AMENDED REPORT THIS ADDITIONAL FALL, UNINTENTION IN #1 ENTRY, #1 HEAD, 3 BRAKES BELOW FIRST FALL IN #1 ENTRY, APPROX 30'X30'.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL APPROX. 600' FROM FACE, 200' LONG 20' WIDE, 7' PLUS THICK. 1 1/2 BRAKES FROM #2 BELT LOCATION SPAD #134 1 BRAKE RIGHT HANDED, 1 BRAKE INBY, 1 BRAKE 20' X LEFTHANDED O FF INBY BRAKE. #1 ENTRY 28X20' 1 BRAKE INBY SPAD #132.
WORKING ON ROCK3FALL TRYING TO GET MAN OUT LIFTING ROCK AND HURT BACK
ROOF FALL APPRO3 600 FT INBY THE #1 PORTAL AT OR NEAR SPAD #6414 TRAPPING THE CONTINOUS MINER OPERATOR
MINER TRAVELING3OVER HUMP BOOM HIT PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND KNOCKED IT LOOSE, WHEN THE MINER BACKED UNDER ROCK FEWLL AND HIT OPERATOR ON TOP OF HEAD.
WAS UNLOADING L6MBER HOOKED CHAIN TO UNLOADING BUCKET T IGHTENED CHAIN IT BROKE HITTING IN THE FACE NO TIME LOST
BUMPED KNEE ON 1IECE OF BELT STRUCTURE WHILE RECOVERING STRUCTURE.
FALL- #23 ENTRY3ON 1ST LEFT PANEL 1 BREAK INBY SPAD NUMBER 7087. 14' WIDE - 40' THICK - 60' LOING.
UNINTENTIONAL R2OF FALL-APPROXIMATELY 3' THICK,12-15' WIDE,50' LONG ABOUT 40' INBY SPAD #7206 AND ABOUT 800' OUTBY THE FACE AREA.
WAS PULLING ON 6ELT WHILE MAKING A BELT MOVE.
ROOF FALL UNINT9NTIONAL #2 ENTRY AT SPAD #7102 1ST LEFT PANEL.LENGTH OF FALL-30' ON ONE SIDE; 50' ON OTHER SIDE WIDTH-20' THICKNESS-50".
REPAIRING BATTE9Y AND IT BLEW UP IN FACE FILLING BOTH EYES WITH BATTERY ACID.
DOWN ON KNEES D9ILLING A HOLE WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS FEET.
ROOF FALL UNINT9NTIONAL WILL BE CLEANED UP -40'INBY SPAD 7207 #3 ENTRY.ALSO A BELT ENTRY 35'LONG ORIGINATED IN INTERSECTION WIDTH AT INTERSECTION 25'.1-36'' THICK. WIDTH OF ENTRY 18' DATE OF DEVELOPMENT 2-19-87. FELL DURING WEEKEND BETWEEN 4-3-87 & 4-6-87. FOUND AT 5:00AM 4-6-87.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED 1ST LEFT SPAD #5 ENTRY #7209 3FT THICK 23FTX30FT-FALL#1 FALL#2 A#4 ENTRY 2ND RIGHT 3FT THICKJ 25FTX28IN
ROOF FALL-HAPPE3ED IN A SECTION WE JUST MOVED TO-FELL DURING WEEKEND. #1 ENTRY-2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #7088-4"-4' THICK.
A PIECE OF DRAW3ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PIN AND ATRS HITTING LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
PIECE OF DRAW R2CK FELL AFTER PUTTING UP THE ATRS ON PIN MACHINE FELL AROUND ATRS HITTING NECK AND BACK.
WAS GOING IN ON3THE M ANTRIP & IT JOLTED HIT KNEE AGAINST THE SIDE OF CAR. THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF OLD INJURY.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED 3 RD BREAK OUTBY WORKING FACE ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF BOLTS. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 30 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 5 FT THICK.
A PIECE OF STEE5 WAS HUNG IN TOP HE WAS TRYING TO PULL THE STEEL DOWN OUT OF THE TOP HE LAID HIS LEFT HAND ONT HE PINNER HEAD & THE STEEL FELL OUT & HIT HAND.
GETTING LAST PU8HOUT IN #3 BLOCK THE TOP STARTING FULLING BEFORE WE COULD GET MINER OUT THE MEN WAS BACK IN THE CLEAR.
MINER CABLE KNO7KED HIS FEET OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL AND INJURED BACK HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK INJURY
PULLING ON MINE9 CABLE AND SPRIANED LOWER BACK HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD BACK PORBLEMS
WAS DRGGING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED BACK.
BUMPED ELBOW.
HE WAS PULLING ON LOADER CABLE & CABLE BLEW UP & BURNED HIS LEFT HAND
HE SAID HE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLTS AND HURT BACK THIS MAN HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK INJURIES AND HE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO HSI FOREMAN WE DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ACCIDENT
ROOF BOLTING IN WATER AND MUD WAS GOING TO MOVE AND WHEN HE W ENT TO LIFT HIS FOOT THE SUCTION PULLED FOOT AND CAUSED LEG TO BE TWISTED
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF BOLTS. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 50 FT. LONG 20\ WIDE 5 T/ 6\ THICK, IN NO.4 ENTRY ON THE BELT THE AREA HAD BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBBED 7 BREAKS O UTBY THE FACE AREA
USING BONDER TO HEAT HIS LUNCH AND WHEN HE TOOK THE NIP OFF,IT ARC AND BURN HIM.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF BOLTS 3 BREAKS BEHIND FACE AT A CROSS CUT BETWEEN #4 & #5 THE AREA HAD BEEN CRIBBED OFF
PICKED UP PIECE OF CABLE AND SLIPPED ON COAL IN MINES AND FELL.
HE WAS HELPING SHOOT COAL AND THE COAL IN THE FACE FELL OFF AND HIT HIM
HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM