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THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT ON A LONG AIRDOW 3-WHEELER & THE OPERATOR WA GOING TO ADJUST LINKAGE & FAILED TO DISABLE THE MACHINE BEFORE WORKING ON IT.
CUTTING ENTRY, ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON HEAD & RIBS. ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME LOST TIME UNTIL 1/17/97.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A JACK FROM UNDER THEHEAD OF THE MINEER, EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE MINER AND THE EYE OF JACK.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #7 BELT. THE FALL WAS 40TO 45 FT. IN LENGTH AND 6 TO 8 FT. THICK.
ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING EE ON LEFT FOOT. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME LOST TIME UNTIL 12/02/96
TRUCK TURNED OVER AND LOST REAR AXELS ON BED.
A ROOF FALL IN THE #4 ENTRY TRACK ENTRY 2 CROSS CUTS INBY SPAD #56. ROOF FALL WAS 19 FT IN LENGTH & 12 FEET IN HEIGHT.
ROOF FALL ON SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY. FALL FELL IN ACROSSCUT ABOUT 7' IN HEIGHT AND 19' WIDTH. FALL FELL ABOUT 8' OUT IN SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY.
THE ROOF FALL WAS IN THE #$3 ENTRY ON 001 SECTION. THE FALL IS 20-25' HIGH AND ABOUT 90' LONG. THE FALL FELL FROM THE FAC BACK ACROSS THE INTERSECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BOTTOM BELT ROLLER OVER INTO ANOTHER SLOT WHILE THE BELT WAS MOVING. THE ROLLER CAUGHT A SPLICE AND PULLED IT OUT OF HIS HAND.
A HORSEBACK FELL OUT IN THE 2 ENTRY FROM THE FACE TO THE OUTBY CORNEE OF THE INTERSECTION LENGTH OF FALL WAS ABOUT 54 FT, WIDTH 17 FT, AND THICKNESS WAS ABOUT 8 FT.
ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE PINS AND RIB, TWO ROWS BACK FROM THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY, 300' OUT BY 001 SECTION FACE. THE FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE. 48" ROOF BOLT HAD BEEN INSTALLED, THE FALL WAS 72' THICK, 15'L, 12'W.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BOX OF BIT FROM OUTSIDE BUILDING, TURNED HIS ANKLE ON STEPS.
EE SUFFERED SEVERE CHEST PAINS WHILE HANGING CURTAIN.
DRAW ROCK FELL ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HAD BACKED THE MINER OUT OF FACE AREA & WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE ROCK, WHEN A PIECE OF IT SLIDOFF STRIKING HIM ON THE KNEE.
WALKING IN INTAKE ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING EE ON HARD HAT CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJURY HIS KNEE.
MINER OPERATOR WAS BACKING MINER OUT FROM HEADING, HE PICKED UP CABLE AND STRATED PULLING IT BACK.
ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE
TWISTED ANKLE WHILE MOVING TAKE-UP JACK OVER TO #2 BELT DRIVE.
WALKING BY 001 SECTION POWER CENTER AND TRIPPED OVER SPARE CABLE PILED UP ALONG RIB.
EE FEET WERE UNDER BENCH HE WAS SITTING ON WHEN HE STOOD UP AND TURNED HIS LEG WAS CAUGHT UNDER BENCH AND FLOOR.
PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON RT KNEE WHILE BENDING ROOF BOLTS
THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING ]IS ROOF BOLTER INTO THE FACE OF THE NO. 5 ENTRY TO SET THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN THE FACE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRIKING THE BOLTER OPERATOR ON THE LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE ELBOW AND SHOULDER.
LIFTING BOXES OF RESIN USED TO INSTALL ROOF BOLTS AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.