CHANGING PIN ON BUCKET ARM OF 950 CAT END LOADER, ARM SLIPPED OFF PIN CATCHING RIGHT HAND [RING FINGER] CUTTING FINGER.
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Showing all 47APPROXIMATELY 200' OUTBY FACE IN MAIN RETURN (#6 HEADING), EE FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROCK FALL MEASURING 30'LX20'WX6-7'H. ROOF FALL DANGERED OFF FROM ALL POINTS OF ENTRY (DID NOT CLEAN UP).
APPROX 4100' OUTBY FACE AREA IN INTAKE AIR COURSE (#2 HEADING ADJACENT TO SURVEY STATION #143) EE FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' IN LENGTH, 20 IN WIDTH AND 5' IN HEIGHT. THIS F ALL OCCURED IN INTERSECTION BETWEEN #2 HEADING AND #3 HEADING. FALL WAS DANGERED OFF FROM ALL POINTS OF ENTRY (NOT CLEANED UP). ROOF FALL REPORTED TO MSHA AT 7:05AM.
WHILE PRESHIFTING MINE AFTER POWER HAD BEEN OFF EE ENCOUNTERED FOUND A ROOF FALL ON THE SECTION BELT LINE 1400 FT OUTBY FACE AREA OF SPAD SURVEY STATION 227 IN THE INTERSECTION ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS SPAD. THE FALL MEASURED 20'LONG X 20' WIDE 3' THICK TO 5' THICK THIS FALL WAS ON THE BELT. REPORTED TO MSHA AND DMME ON 7-5-95. CLEAN UP RESUPPORTED WITH CRIS. THE AREA WAS
WHILE COMPLETING FIREBOSS HE FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL (SLIP) IN NO 1 HEADING THAT HAD BEEN DROPPED (THREE BREAKS OUTBY FACE). THIS AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP . REPORTED ON 5-15-95 TO RICHLANDS SUB-DISTRICT OFFICE OF MSHA.
WHILE REPAIRING TRAMMING CHAIN ON ROOF BOLTER [300 GALIS] USING A HAMMER & CHISEL TO DISCONNECT A LINK OF THE CHAIN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL BROKE STRIKING INJURED ON LOWER JAW LACERATING & REQUI RED TWO SUTURES.
WHILE SETTING TURN ROADWAY TIMBERS A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 18INX36IN FELL FROM LAST BOLT TO THE RIB STRIKING EE ON RT LEG BREAKING TIBIA
WHILE BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL (MEASURING 4FTX18IN STRIKING EE ON BACK THE ROCK MEASURED 4FTX18FT RANGED FROM 2IN TO 18 IN THICK
MOVING ROCK OFF FEEDER ANOTHER ROCK [4' X 5'] MOVED CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROCK & ANOTHER ROCK. BREAKING RING FINGER & INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EE WAS INJURED IN THE FINAL CUT-THROUGH IN THE NO. 5 RIGHT XCUT BY A PIECE OF ROCK. HE WAS MAKING A CHALK MARK ON THE ROOF. HE WAS 42" INBY TH4 LAST ROOF BOLT AND 48" FROM THE LEFT RIB. THE RO OF BOLTER WAS PARKED WITH THE ATRSNO EXTENDED. THE ATRS WAS TWO FEET OUTBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS.
WHILE BEATING ROCK AT FEEDER A PIECE OF ROCK WAS TURNED OVER AND WAS HIT WITH HAMMER ON MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.
VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STARTING THE PUMP MOTOR ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO RAISE THE HEAD. WHEN THE PUMP MOTOR STARTED THE CONTINUOUS MINER MOVED AND CAUGHT THE VICTIM BETWEEN THE DECK AN D RIB.
THERE WAS A ROCK FALL IN THE OLD MAINS SECTION OF THE MINES.THE ROCK FALL WAS 70 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE AND 8FT DEEP.IN THIS SECTION THE ROOF WAS PINNED WITH 4 FT RESIN ROOF BOLTS.THIS SECTION HAD NOT BEEN WORKED IN 2 YEARS.
55061S REACHING ACROSS THE ROOF DRILL TO GET A ROOF BOLT & POSSIBLY HIS SHIRT GOT CAUGHT ON THE LEVER FOR THE ATBS & IT DROPPED ON HIS ARM
39635D 5 GAL. OIL CAN FROM A RAISED POSITION AND LOWERED IT TO THE GROUND WITHOUT MOVING FEET.TWISTED AND STRAINED A MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF HARD FEELING FUNNY SECTION FOREAMAN & OWNER WAS UN-AWARE OF ANY INJURY. SECTION FOREMAN ASKED HIM IF HE INJURED HIS HAND & HE REPLIED NO THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN ED.
INSTALLING BELT DRIVE AND BELT BOX MOVED BELT BOX AND PULLED BACK.
INSTALLING BITS ON MINER WHILE TURNING DRUM STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS CHECKING A MOTOR AND THE SWITCH BOX EXPLODED.AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION HE RECEIVED ELECTRICAL BURNS TO THE FACE,NECK AND HANDS.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON WATER PUMP WHEN IT FELL DOWN & CUT GASH IN ARM.
EMPL PINNING TOP WHEN ROCK FELL DOWN BY CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER INJURED EMPL BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND SLABBED AROUND BOLTS HITTING HIS HIP AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING FEEDER UP ON T AILPIECE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN TRAM LEVER & JACK HOLDING TAILPIECE
MUDSEAMS IN CROSSCUT CAUSING FALL 30 INCH TO 36 INCH APPROX. 14 FT WIDE AND 40 FT LONG.
EMPL PIN MAN HAD LEFT FOOT RUN OVER BY PUSH OUT CAR. EMPL CONTINUED TO WROK UNTIL END OF SHIFT. AFTER RETURNING TO HOME HE DECIDED TO SEE EMERGENCY ROOM DR AT HUMANAN HOSP IN RICHLANDS VA. THE RE IS NO LOST TIME WITH ACCIDENT AS EMPL REPORTED FOR WORK FOLLWOIGN MORNING ON 4/25/89.
OUT CROP MUD SEAM WATER PRESENT CAUSING ROOF FALL 0'20' L X 20' W X 48" THICK, NO MACHINERY WAS CAUGHT. DISCONTINUED MINING PULLED SECTION BACK.
EMP STARTED TO 1UT GUARD BACK OVER SHER-HUB ON FEEDER WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON BELT AND HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.
FACE AT #L AND 7 HDYS AND CROSSCUTS 3 FT HIGH TO 8 FT HIGH
EMPLOYEE PUT TO3MUCH UP PRESSURE ON PINNER HEAD CAUSING PINNER STEEL TO BREAK HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST.
RIB ROLLED DUE TO PILLARING CAUSING A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK TO FALL RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP OUT BETWEEN PIN & JACK AND FELL ON LEFT HAND MASHING 4TH & 5TH FINGERS
PICK UP BARRELL OF OIL TO SET ON END TO PUT OIL IN MINER PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
LOADING STARTING BOX UP IN BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.
HOOKING UP OUSH OUT CAR LIFTED CAR TONGUE SPRUNG BACK
PICK UP HITCH ON SS-SCOOP AND SLIP HURT HIP
TRAMMING KERSEY TRACTOR, RAN OVER CRIB BLOCK THROWN UP AND HIT TOP
HUNG MINER CABLE TO ROOF THEN GOT BACK ON TRA C TOR AND BACK WASS HURTING
GOING UNDER HOLLOW SLIP AREA NO INJURIES & WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
WORKING ON PANEL BOARD ON SCOOP PANEL BOARD FELL AND SMASHED LEFT HAND RING FINGER.
LOADING UP CINDER BLOCKS TWISTED BACK.
PENNER STEEL FLEW OUT AND HIT HIM IN SIDE OF HEAD INJURING LEFT EAR
STEPPED OF TOP OF TRACTOR AND CREALED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HELPING CHANGE BATTERIES ON 484 SCOOP, PUT HALF-HEADER UNDER BATTERY JACK TO GET BATTERIES HIGHER, CAUGHT LEFT THUMB UNDER BATTERY JACK.
GOING UNDER HOLLOW SLICKING SIDED SLIP NO ONE INJURED AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP
TRACTOR OPP GOING THRU FLY CURTAIN AND HIT RIB
BENT OVER TO PICK UP PAIR OF GLOVES IN OFFICE AND TWISTED BACK