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89201OB WAS HLEPING THE BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALL ROOF BOLTS. HE LAID HIS HAND ON THE ARMS OF THE PINNER THAT SUPPORTS THE PINNER HEAD. WHEN THE HEAD WAS RAISED IT CAUGHT HIS PINKY FINGER IN T 85079NCH POINT OF THE ARMS, THUS AMPUTATING IT ABOVE THE FIRST KNUCKLE.
VICTIM'S OCCUPATION IS WORKING THE BELT DRIVE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK OFF OF BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP UP HOLES IN A BRATTICE WITH PIECES OF BLOCK AND GETTING IT READY TO PLASTER WHEN HE PULLED A BLOCK OUT OF THE STOPPING ALLOWING THE BLOCK ABOVE THE ONE THAT H E PULLED OUT TO FALL ON HIS HAND.
PINNER MAN I NAME WAS GETTING READY TO PUT UP FIRST ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 24IN WIDE 31/2FT LONG 3-4FT THICK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE BACK
EE WAS USING A ROOF BOLT IN ORDER TO GAIN LEVEREAGE ON A "RED DEVIL" HE WAS JACKING TO TIGHTEN THE ROPE UP. THE ROOF BOLT SLIPPED OUT OF THE RED DEVIL CATCHING EE ON THE SIDE OF THE NECK.
VICTIM WAS CLEANING BEHIND TAILPIECE UNDER TAIL ROLLER WITH A SHOVEL. BELT CAUGHT THE SHOVEL, CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS GRIP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD ABOVE HIS EYE.
THE EVENING SHIFT MINE FOREMAN EE WAS GETTING BOX OF RESIN FROM STORAGE PLATE TO BRING TO PINNER. HE APPARENTLY LIFTED THE BOX OF RESIN IMPROPERLY STRINING HIS BACK.
I NAME WAS LOADING ROCK DUST ON 3 WHEEL BUGGY WHEN BUGGY CAUGHT LEFT LEG INJURED LEFT KNEE
INJURED WAS BUILDING A BRADDITT WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ONT HE RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
EMPL OPERATING COAL DRILL,BACKING OUT OF PLACE L FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DECK OF DRILL AND MINE FLOOR.RESULTED IN FOOT GETTING BRUISED.
HE WAS BOLTING UP TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM ON LOWER BACK.
HE WAS RUNNING A SCOOP UNDERGROUND AND WAS HAULING UNDER TRAILING CABLE ANCHORED TOP WHEN THE WIRE HANGERS USED TO HANG THE TRAILING CABLES BROKE LETTING IT COME DOWN. THE CABLE FELL, CATCHI NG HIM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK.
EMPL WAS LIFITN GON S/S BATTERY CHARGER WITH SLATE BAR & STRAINED SOME MUSCLES IN SIDE.
HE UNLOCKED THE GATE AT THE MINE ENTRANCE. HE RAN BACK TO HIS TRUCK BECAUSE IT CAUGHT FIRE. HE WAS PUSHING HIS TRUCK TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. THE GATE CAUGHT THE DOOR OF HIS TRUCK SO HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF HIS TRUCK. HE DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION.
EMPL WAS USING SLATE BAR TO GET LEVERAGE ON JACK WHEN BAR SLIPPED Y HIT HIM IN LEFT SIDE & RIBS CAUSING BRUISES & SCRAPED ON SIDE & RIBS.
AFTER CUTTING AND SHOOTING A CUT OF COAL THE EMPLOYEE STATED A LUMP OF COAL HAD FALLEN FROM THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK.
THIS MAN WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT IN HOLE WHEN HE HAD TO USE HEAD OF BOLTER TO PUSH ROOF BOLT IN HOLE HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND HOLDING BOLT IN PLACE WHEN BOLT SLIPPED HE CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER AN D THUMB, BETWEEN BOLTER HEAD AND ROOF BOLT.
INTERSECTION 4 BRKS OUTBY FACE IN #7 HEADING FELL IN SLATE TOP BROKE LOSE FROM MAIN TOP ABOVE BOLTS THERE WAS NOT ANYONE IN AREA OF ROCKFALL WHEN IT FELL
TRAMING ROOF BOLTER ACROSS SECTION LOOKING BACK WATCCHING CABLE RAN INTO COAL DRILL DRILL PARKED AT TIME BOOM OF COAL DRILL HIT HIM ON L KNEE CUTTING KNEE AT JOINT.
ROCK FALL IN CROSSCUT NBETWEN 36 AND 5 ENTRIES 3 BRKS BACK FROM FACE. NO ONE WAS IN PART OF MINE WHEN ROCK FELL
WHEN I ARIVE AT TAIL PEACE OF BELT LINE INJ. TOLD ME THAT ROCK WAS STUCK IN TAIL PEACE. AND WHEN HE DISLODGE IT AND IT PULLED HIM INTO BELT LINE, HE TOLD ME HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK HE WORKE D THE REST OF SHIFT AND WENT OT DR. NEXT DAY 11-24-88
INDIVIDUAL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING SUPPORT IN ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROK 4 FEET LONG FELL ON HIS FOOT WHICH WAS DOUBLED BACK BEHIND HIM. INDUVIDAL WAS ON HIS KNEES WHEN ACIDENT HA PPENED ANS WAS UNDER SUPPORT ROOF. HE SUSTAINED BROKEN LEFT FOOT ATRS WAS BEING USED.
INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STOOD UP & CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF BOLT OR HALF HEADER WITH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
SCOOP OPERATORS WERE LOADING OUT LEFT WING ON PILLAR LINE WHEN INTERSECTION FELL TRAPPING A SCOOP WHICH HAD PULED DOWN IN TIMBER LINE FOR THE REMOVAL OF RIGHT WING TO ALLOW LOADED SCOOP TO P ASS WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNIGN INTERSECTION FELL BLOCKING SCOOP IN AND FALLING ON BUCKET OF 2ND SCOOP NEITHER SCOOP NOR OPERATOR WAS COMPLETELY TRAPPED IN AND TOOK APPROX 30 MIN TO RET
INDIVIDUAL WAS 3N THE PROCESS OF LOADING BRATTICE BLOCKING A SCOOP FOR TRANSPORTATION UNDERGROUND. WHEN A BLOCK TUMBLED OFF THE PALLET OF BLOCK MASHING INDIVIDUALS HAND BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS CRUS HING THE MIDDLE3FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
PULLING PIECE O0 DRAW ROCK PRIOR TO POSITIONING MACHINE WHEN ROCK FELL FARTHER THAN EXPECTED STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.BREAKING 2 BONES IN TOP PORTION OF FOOT.UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF AT TIME OF
INDIVIDUAL WAS 5TTEMPTING TO BLAST A CUT IN #3 ENTRY EXTRACTING PILLARS.HE WAS APPROX. 90' AWAY FROM CUT BEING BLASTED.A BLOCK OF COAL BOUNCED OFF OF RIB OPPOSITE PLACE WHERE HE WAS LOCATED A T THE TIME OF T2E SHOT FIRED.SEVERED LIGAMENTS ON THE RING FINGER AND INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.
LOADING ROCK DUST ON SCOOP AND ROCK DUST THAT I WAS LOADING FROM TURN OVER AND HIT THE SIDE OF MY LEFT ANKLE
INJURED WAS TAMPING A PLACE TO SHOOT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRICKING HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER AND PULLING SOME LIGAMENTS IN SHOULDER