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ALLEGED INJURY HE STATED HE PIKCED UP 2 BUNDLES OF ROOF BOLTS STRAINING HIS BACK.
REACHING FOR A TUBE OF GREASE ON BELT LINE WHEN HE FELL INTO BELT LINE
REMOVING ROCK FROM BELTLINE
MINE MAP WAS INCORRECTLY PLOTTED BY ENGINEERS ON THE LOCATION OF EXISTING GAS WELL. THE MAP WAS INACCURATE IN EXCESS OF 324 FEET. THE MINER CUT INTO THE OUTER CASING OF THE GAS WELL.
ROOF FALL 3' THICK 30' LONG AT SPAD #88 AT INTAKE AIRWAY. THE FALL OCCURRED WHILE THE MINE WAS INACTIVE SOME TIME AFTER LATE EVENING.
VICTIM WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN A TWISTED SECTION OF BELT AT TAILPIECE WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON BELT SLIPPING A FELL ON TO A 5 GALLON OIL CAN HURTING LOWER BACK.
I NAME WAS MOVING A SCOOP THROUGH AN INTERSECION WHEN HE SAW A ROCK DROP BETWEEN THE BOLTS THE ROCK FELL BEFORE HE COULD MOVE OU OF THE INTERSECTION STRIKING HIM ON THE R SHOULDER AND KNEE
VICTIM STATED HE SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL ON BACK WHILE HE WAS ON WAY TO GET LIGHT & BATTERY.
MOVING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE FELL WITH THEM HURTING BACK.
I,NAME WAS GETTING INTO THE SCOOP WHEN HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE STEERING JACK.
ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY OF 002 MMMMAINS AT SPAD #158. FELL AT 8:35 AM APPROX. 60' IN LENGTH FROM FIB TO RIB 14' HIGH & 19' WIDE.
CUTTING TREE IN EDGE OF ROAD & LOG ROLLED HITTING LEFT LEG.
THE INJURED WAS BENDING ROOF BOLTS INSIDE MINES.HIS ABCK STARTED HURTING AFTER HE WENT HOME.
HE WAS CRAWLING INSIDE THE MINES HELPING THE PINNER MAN WHEN HE THROWED HIS LEFT KNEE OUT OF PLACE.
NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY WAS REPORTED BY HIM. THE FIRST NOTICE THAT WAS RECEIVED BY MINE WAS 2-19-88 WHERN THE OWERNER GOT THE DOCTORS REPORT.
THE INJURY WAS 7AUSED BY AN TRAILING CABLE, THAT BLEW OUT HILE VICTIM WAS CRAWLING CLOSE TO IT, VICTIMS KNEE WAS BURNEDTHE TOP OF THE KNEE.