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The Shearer operators had cut a taper from #40 shield towards the headgate. The headgate drum was just a foot or two from cutting through the headgate when a bounce occurred. The bouce blew coal through the bounce shields striking him
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING DIESEL TRACTOR PULLING A WATER TRAILER. HE DROVE TO THE SURFACE AREA AND PARKED THE TRAILER. HE THEN PULLED AWAY FROM THE TRAILER AND RAN INTO A LONGWALL SHIELD WHICH WAS STORED ON THE SURFACE AREA OF THE MINE.
IT APPEARS THAT THE VICTIM GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD DOWN AN APPROXIMATE 6% GRADE ALONG THE MAIN HAULAGE ROAD. THE TRUCK TRAVELED ABOUT 200 FEET, LEAVING THE ROAD, AND HITTING AN EMBANKMENT. THE VICTIM WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM THE REAR OF THE TRAILER.
A 5/8" WIRE ROPE CABLE WAS BEING WED THROUGH A SHIEVE WHEEL ATTACHED TO AN ANCHOR PIN TO PULL THE STAGELOADER CONVEYOR CHAIN. WHEN THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL WALKED INTO THE AREA, THE ANCHOR PIN FAILED CAUSING THE FATAL INJURY.
EE WAS OPERATING AN EXCAVATOR LOADING COAL ONTO A 350B HAUL TRUCK WHEN SUDDENLY THE SLOPED HIGHWALL ABOVE THE EXCAVATOR GAVE WAY SLIDING INTO THE PIT COVEREING THE EXCAVATOR WITH MUD AND WATER , TRAPPING EE IN THE OPERATOR'S CAB, FATALLY INJURING HIM.
THE VICTIM WAS STANDING AT SHIELD #124 WITH HIS BACK TO THE COAL FACE WHEN A COAL OUTBURST OCCURRED. COAL LUMPS STRUCK THE VICTIM AND PUSHED HIM INTO THE SHIELDS, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. THE S HEARER WAS CUTTING COAL AT THE TIME AND THE TAILGATE-SIDE CUTTER DRUM WAS LOCATED AT SHIELD #121. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. ACTIVITY UNKNOWN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
THE TOP DECK OF A STEEL BARGE 20' BY 12' BY 12'4" X1/4" WAS BEING REMOVED.ONE HALF HAD BEEN CUT FREE FROM THE BARGE EXCEPT APPROXIMATELY 7' OF ONE 20' SIDE.THERE WAS A LIFTING MACHINE ATTACHED TO THE SHEET METAL ALONG THE 6' SIDE WHICH WAS FURTHEST FROM THE UNCUT SECTION OF THE DECK.THE END OF THE SHEET METAL WAS ATTACHED TO THE LIFTING BOOM WITH A CHAIN AND SHEET METAL CLAMP.THE C
INJURED WAS HAULING #14 COAL FROM THE 1450 PIT TO THE VOLUNTEER TIPPLE. AFTER BEIGN LOADED INT HE PIT, HE BEGAN EXITING THE PIT AND THE DRIVELINE ON HIS TRUCK BROKE APPROXIMATELY 100' FROM WH ERE HE HAD BEEN LOADED. THE TRUCK BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS AND HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL AND TRIED TO JUMP FROM THE TRUCKAS IT WAS MOVING. HE APPARENTLY FELL OR WAS KNOCKED INTO THE PATH OFH
INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING A ROBBINS DRILL DRILLING ROCK BELOW THE #11 COAL SEAM.THIS DRILLING WAS BEING DONE IN THE PAGE DRAGLINE S/N 377 PIT.S MASSIVE HIGHWALL SLIDE SOME 75 TO 80 FT DOWN THE PIT AREA IN WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING MOVED OUT AND DOWN THE PIT COVERING HIM AND THE DRILL RIH HE WAS OPERATING.
VICTIM WALKED INTO THE #3 ENTRY LEFT CROSSCUT TO TALK TO ROOF BOLTER OPERATORS. AFTER A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THE OPERATORS, HE WALKED INTO THE #3 HEADING. A ROOF FALL OCCURRED WHIC H EXTENDED PAST THE PERMANENT SUPPORT FATALLY INJURING THE VICTIM.