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ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PLACING A SPOT PIN CLOSE TO THE AUGER OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER MINER OPERATOR STARTED THE MINER & THE AUGER CAUGHT THE INAME OPERATOR & INFLICTED FZTAL INJURIES
WORKING ON DOLLY IT MOVED CUT L INDEX FINGER
NO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE MINE AT THE TIME OF THE UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. A ROCK FALL OF APPROX. 20' WIDE, 76' LONG AND 10' THICK OCCURRED 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #65 IN THE CROSSCUT FROM #3 ENTRY TO #5 ENTRY. ONE BRIDGE WAS DAMAGED.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING I.NAME IN HIPS,BACK AREA NO BROKEN BONES OCCURRED.BRUISES & CONTUSIONS DID OCCURR..
I NAME WAS HELPING UNLOAD BELT STRUCTURE & HURT HIS BACK
BACKING MANTRIP UP CAR JACK KNIFED AND CAUGHT RIGHT ARM BETWEEN CAR AND MOTOR IN ELBOW AREA.
PULLING MINER CABLE.
WHILE EMPL WAS PITCHING TIMBERS AS HE STARTED TO PITCH TIMBER IT HIT ANCHOR JACK ON MINER BEFORE HE COULD TURN LOOSE OF IT THUS INJURING LEFT SHOUDLER.
KNOCKING LOW BELT STRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH HAMMER IT GLANCED OFF HITTING KNEE.
SCOOP BACKED UP STRIKING THE INJURED PERSON.
THE WILCOX MINE9 BECAME TEMPORARILY IDLED AND THE INJURED REACHED OVER THE MINER TO REACH A WATER SPRAY WHICH WAS LEAKING. A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 6X7X6 FELL STRIKING THE INJURED ABOUT THE HEA D AREA. 3