ROCK FALL WAS A CONTINUATION OF A ROCK SHOOT OUT FOR OVERCAST ON 002 SECTION.
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Showing all 26THE AREA OF THE ROCK FALL WAS IN THE #9 HEADING ONT HE 2ND RIGHT SUBMAIN OFF THE SOUTH MAIN HEADINGS. FALL LENGHT IS UNKNOWN, STARTING AT THE LAST OPEN BREAK DOWN TO THE BREAK OUTBY, THE DIS TANCE INBY IS UNKNOWN.
RELEASING COME ALONGS ON THE MAIN BELT WERE THEY WERE MAKING ON BELT SPLICE AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN GEAR. MASHED THE END OF THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
COVER WAS LEFT OFF THE TAIL PIECE ROLLERS. HH WAS GOING TO CUT OFF THE BELT LINE AND TRIP AND FELL INTO THE ROLLER AND IT PULLED HIS RIGHT ARM INTO THE ROLLERS. HE HAD SOME ABRASIONS ON HIS AR M AND SOME SWELLING, NO BROKE BONES.
A SMALL AREA OF ROOF FELL BETWEEN THE 1ST & 2ND CROSSCUT ON THE MAIN ROADWAY. WE BUILT CRIBS UP TO IT AND LOADED SOME HOLES AND SHOT THE REST OF THE ROCK DOWN.
HE AND ANOTHER WAS LOADING SUPPLIES INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET BETWEN THE #9 AND #10 HEADING WHEN A SCOOP DRIVER WAS PULLING COAL FROM THE #10 HEADING AND MADE A BLIND SIDE TO AND PINNED HIM BETWEE N THE TWO SCOOP.
LOADING ROCK ONTO A CAR AT THE LOADING POINT ON THE 001 SECTION.
SCOOP DRIVER WAS LEAVING FACE WITH LOAD OF COAL & FRONT END OF HIS SCOOP HIT & DISLODGES ROOF BOLT & IT FELL IN DECK OF SCOOP & STRUCK LEG.
OPERATOR WAS ADDING A PIECE OF SECTION STEEL AND HIT THE HEAD RAISE LEVER ON BOLT MACHINE AND MASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN HEAD AND ROOF.
OPERATOR WAS BOLTING AT FACE WHEN HE JERKED TRAM LEVERS & BOLT MACHINE RUN UP ON FOOT.
ROOF FALL.
EMPLOYEE STOPPED SCOOP AT #10 CROSSCUT & #7 HEADING TO MOVE ROLLER OR TO LOOK FOR HIS WATCH HE FELL ONTO BELTLINE AS HE WAS TRYING TO GET OFF HE HIT HIS HEAD & SHOULDER AGAINST ROOF
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING HE HAD HIS ARM ON TOP OF THE STAB JACK WHEN HE HIT THE LEVER IT PUSHED HIS ARM AGAINST THE TOP OF THE MINES (PINCHED LEFT ARM AT THE ELBOW)
EMPL BOLTING.TRAMMING FROM 7TH HDG TO 6TH HDG THERE WAS LOW HANGING BOLT THAT CAUGHT AT SHOULDER AND PULLED HIM OFF MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING THROUGH A LOW SPOT ON THE BELT ENTRY (HE WAS CLEANING THE BELT LINE) WHILE CRAWLING HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE
48 TH CROSSCUT IN 7 ROADWAY FELL 35 TO 38' TOP PREVIOUSLY SHOT FOR A LOADING PT THE 50 TH CROSSCUT AN SHOT AT 47 TH UP TO OUTBY CORNER OF 48 TH CROSSCUT
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOCKING THE POWDER MAGAZINE. HE DID NOT APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND SECURE THE BUCKET PROPERLY. THE LOADER ROLLED, CAUSING THE BUCKET TO PIN HIM AGAINST THE POWDER MAGAZINE, CAU SING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS DRIVING A SCOOP JEEP HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON HIS HARD HAT WHEN HIS HAT HIT A BLOCK OF COAL IN THE TOP. THIS TWISTED HIS HAND WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED THE BREAK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER HE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE LOADER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE THEN SWUNG AROUND & HIT HIS RT HIP & LOWER BACK MAINLY THE LOWER BACK
EMPL BOLTING AT #6 BRK AND LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF ONTO LEFT LEG.
EMPL DRIVING DRILL JEEP.RAN OVER BLOCK OF COAL AND HIT KNEE ON THE TOP.
EMPL INJURED HIS BACK CLEANING COAL IN DUMP AREA.PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A BELT MOVE (BELT LINE) UNDERGROUND. HE SAID THAT HE GOT THE HERNIA WHEN HE WAS PULLING THE BELT.
SCOOP DRIVER WAS GO TO THE FACE TO GET A LOAD OF COAL WHEN HIS L ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCPOOP AND THE ROOF
ROOF WAS HEAVY PULLED AND SHOT TOP.
JAMES CLAXTON WAS SCRAPPING IN #4 HEADING HE WAS BEHIND THE LINE TIMBERS WHILD THE SCOOP DRIVER WAS LOADING HIS SCOOP JOHNNY YANCY BACKED HIS SCOOP OUT TO THE LAST OPEN BREAK TO MOVE OVER TO R RIGHT SIDE AND CLAXTON THOUGHT HE WAS LEAVING SO HE CRAWLED TOWARD THE FACE AND WAS STRUCK BY THE SCOOP BUCKET