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PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP AND KILLED HIM.
LOOSE ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS. HIT VICTIM ACROSS BACK.
LIFTING COLLAR ON END LOADER AND DROPPED IT.
THE CONDITION OF THE PLACE WAS GOOD. WHEN THE CABLE BLEW UP HE JUMPED TO THE SIDE BECAUSE IT SCARED HIM AND HIT HIS ARM ON RIB AND FELL ON IT.
MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF PLACE AROUND CORNER CABLE APPEARED TO SLIP OFF OF MINER HELPER STEP UP TO MOVE CABLE AT THE SAME TIME OPERATOR MOVED MINER.
WHILE CARRYING I BEAM INJURED WAS FRONT MAN SLIPPING ON MUD CAUSING HIM TO FALL BEAM FELL ON HOM PINNED HIM TO THE GROUND HURT HIS LEFT ARM AND CHEST AND PUTTING A SMALL CUT TO THE LOWER BACK.
WHILE OPENING NEW MINE PORTAL #2 AT A DISTANCE OF 15' FROM OUTSIDE, A FALL OCCURRED DURING IDLE TIME. THIS FALL WAS DEEMED TO HAVE OCCURED BECAUSE MUD SEAMS AND SLIPPAGE IN #2 PORTAL NEXT TO O UTCROP. THIS FALL MEASURED APPROX. 15' IN LENGTH AND 16' WIDTH.
EMPLOYEE GOT OFF SHUTTLE CAR TO RELIEVE HIMSELF, HE LEFT SHUTTLE CAR RUNNING AND DID NOT ACTIVATE PARKING BRAKE. SHUTTLE CAR CREEPED INTO HIM WHILE HIS BACK WAS TURNED PINNING HIM AGAINST RIB . NO BONES WERE BROKE WAS BRUISED ABOUT HIPS, LOWER BACK AND SHOULDERS.
LIFTING RUB RAIL ON MINER
VICTIM WALKING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER, PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATLY 3 1/2' LONG, 15" WIDE, 2" TO 0" THICK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING VICTIM IN LOWER LEFT PORTION OF BACK CAUSING DISC TO COME O UT.
MUD SEAM ON EACH SIDE.
CUT HAND ON PIECE OF METAL WHILE WORKING ON PINNER
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON METAL ON JOY MINER METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT EYE.
ROFF FALL 2 BRE5KS OUTBY #2 ENTRY.
EMP WAS LOADING3CRIB BLOCK ON SCOOP OUTSIDE HE SLIPPED AND FELL BECAUSE OF SNOW AND ICE
PIECE OF ROCK F9LL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS,STRUCK ON BACK.
PULLING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK
I BACK MINER DOWN #3 ENTRY UP ON BLOCK TO WORK ON IT GOT OFF TO LOOK UNDER MINER AND TWIST BACK
DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT, PIECE OF SLATE CAME DOWN NEXT TO STEEL, ROCK FELL ON OPERATORS LEFT SIDE
MECHANIC HAD WHEEL OFF SHUTTLECAR AND WAS TIGHTENING WHEEL UP HAD GROUND ON BUGGY AND HAD KNOCKED THE BREAKER ON SAME S CAR POEER KNOCKED OUTSIDE AND ANOTHER WORKING MAN PUT BREAKER IN ON S CAR AND WHEN POWER WAS RESTORED TO SECTION RECTIFIER
DRILLING TEST HOLE THE PLACE & DRAW ROCK FELL
THE EE WAS CARRYING BLOCKS & STRAINED BACK.
ROOF FALL AN UNDETECTED MUD SEAM APPROX 3\ THICK BY 3\ WIDE AND WATER BREAKING THROUGH ROOF
A DIP IN THE CROSSCUTS WITH WATER BREAKING THE TOP IN THE INTERSECTION CAUSED FAULTY ROOF 60FT OUTBY SURVEY STATION K562 NO.4 ENTRY-180 FT OUTBY THE FACE.