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DRIVER DID NOT STOP AT CROSSING TO LOOK FOR TRAIN.
THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A B PUMP ON THE MINER, HE WAS HOLDING THE PUMP WITH HIS FINGERS INSERTED IN A THREADED HOLE IN THE PUMP WHEN THE BOLTS WERE TAKEN LOOSE F ROM THE PUMP IT FELL & IN SO DOING CUT HIS FINGER WITH THE THREADED HOLE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING THE BOLT MACHINE FROM #2 HEADING TO THE #1 HEADINGT HE WAS GOING TO LEFT SIDE OF BOLTER TO CHECK THE CABLE WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT
LARGE ROCK ON SHUTTLE CAR AND EMPL WAS BEATING IT WITH HAMMER WHEN SMALL ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP STRIKING HIM ON HAND.
HE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER OUT OF THE #3 ENTRY, HE WAS KNOCKING MUD OUT OF MINER WITH HIS FOOT WHEN THE TRAMMING LEVER GOT STUCK AND FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRAMMING LEVER AND THE MINER.
HE WAS HAULING COAL OVER ROUGH BOTTOM CASUING HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO BOUNCE THUS HURTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD A SCOOP BATTERY CELL SITTING ON TOP OF THE SCOOP THE CELL FELL OVER ON HIS HAND BUSTING HISTHUMB
A ROOF FALL APPROX FOUR BREAKS INBY THE PORTAL IN THE TRACK ENTRY AT 007 SECTION THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 10 FT IN LENGTH 12 FT IN WIDTH AND 3 FT IN THICKNESS THE PERMANENT SUPPORT IN THIS AE RA HAD BEEN COLLARS AND CRIBS
THIS ROOF FALL FELL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE HORIZON AND IT WAS 8 TO 10 FEET IN 2 RT AND IT FELL OVER TO #3 CROSSCUT THE FALL WAS APPROX 40 FT X 5020 FT X 7 1/2 FT
ROOF FALL 20\ X 10\ X 6\ TAPERING TO NOTHING FALL APPEARED TO BE LARGE HORSEBACK OR SLIP THAT CRUMBLED BETWEEN BOLTS.USING 72\\ GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.LOCATED ON 007 SECTION.
EMP WAS JACKING UP RAIL RUNNER TO PUT IT BACK ON TRACK AFTER IT HAD DERAILED JACKS SLIPPED THUS RAIL RUNNER FELL ON EMP FOOT
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP A TIMBER AND HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS ARM
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINET O LAY IT OVER THE RIPPED HEAD HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE GOT THE CABLE UP TO LAY OVER THE RIPPER HEAD
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS EATING DINNER AND THE RAM CAR CAME BY LOADED RAN OVER A ROCK AND THE TIRE KNOCKED IT OUT HITTING HIM IN THE FACE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIM AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE USING BARS TO DISLODGE AN OLD MOTOR WHEN THE MOTOR BROKE LOOSE THE BAR HE WAS USING STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EAR HE WAS KNOCKED OUT AND FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF 3 1/2FT STRIKING THEMOTOR WITH HIS BACK AND SIDE
A ROOF FALL APPROX 20\ X 20\ X 6\ IN SIZE WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT 80\ OUTBY SPAD #278 IN THE #5 HEADING ON THE MAINLINE. THE IMMEDIATE ROOF STRATA WAS GREY SLATE SHALE & THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH FULLY GROUTED 48" RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES & THE FALL HAS BEEN TIMBERED OIFF.