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DRILLING HOLE WITH ELECTRIC HAND DRILL. DRILL BIT BROKE CAUSING DRILL TO TWIST INTO EQUIPMENT BREAKING LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. OFFSITE SHOP INJURY.
ROOF FALL APPROX. 50'X50' AT THE INTERSECTION OF #1 & #2 ENTRIES OFF THE 1ST WEST ENTRIES OFF THE MAIN SOUTH ENTRIES.
38505MPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BUG DUSTER DRILL.HE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN THE RIB TO HANG HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE.COAL DUST WAS BLOWN BACK INTO HIS EYES(SAFETY GLASSES ARE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEE'S).
1 CROSS CUT OUTBY SPAD #1840 IN ENTRY #1 6' HIGH 20' WIDE AND 25' LONG.
ROOF FALL IN ENTRY 5 6 CROSSCUT FROM HEADING 20WX30LX7 HIGH.
ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY 3RD SHIFT PUMPMAN ON 05-17-92 ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT CROSSCUT #57 OF THE 1ST SO PANEL OFF THE MAIN EAST ENTRIES THE FALL WAS 25FT LONG 18FT WIDE & 3.5FT TO 4FT IN DEPTH N ON ONE WAS IN THE MINE WHEN IT FELL & VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED THE FALL WAS 4 CROSSCUTS FROM THE FACE OF THE COAL
ROOF FALL #4 ENTRY INBY 2 CROSSCUT FROM SPAD #1943 3 CROSSCUT FROM FACE 20X20X6 FELL IN SLIP WATER DRIPPING TIMBER
RF FALL IN #4 ENTRY 40'L 1'W 6'H
RF FALL #4 ENTRY 70'L X 18'W 6'H
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WITH A HAMMER,BREAKING A CHAIN FOR REPAIR.WHILE HITTING THE CHAIN WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND INTO HIS RIGHT THIRD FINGER.THE EMP LOYEE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD THE METAL EXTRACTED AND SUTURED.
ROOF FALL LAST OPEN CROSSCUT BETWEEN #2&3 40FTLONG 18FTWIDE 4FT THICK
LIFTING CROSS BARS BACK STRAIN.
ELMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WOODEN PROPS AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKE DHIS NEXT SHIFT ON 3-2-92 REPORTED HIS ACCIDENT ON 3-3-92.
ROOF FALL #5 ENTRY 3 CROSS CUT FROM THE FACE.
ROOF FALL 02-26-92 #5 ENTRY LAST OPEN CROSSCUT TO LEFT
GETTING OFF THE FRONT-END LOADER, SLIPPED AND INJURED KNEE.
FELL ON PINNER.
ROOF FALL 20 X 30 X 7 LAST OPEN CROSS CUT IN BELT ENTRY.
ROOF FALL #5 ENTRY AT LAST OPEN X-CUT 20 X 25 X 5.
MOVING MINER CABLE STRAINED BACK.REPORTED 12-12,EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.
ROOF FELL TIME UNKNOWN FELL ON IDAL SHIFT #6 CROSSCUT IN #1 ENTRY 20X20X5H.
ROOF FALL #8 X-CUT IN #5 WEST ENTRY 20W X 20L X 4THICK.
ROOF FALL ON BELTLINE PPAORX. 60 FT LONG 60 FT WIDE 8FT THICK. TIME 10 AM LOCATED ON WEST BELT BETWEEN 5 AND 6 CROSSCUT.
THE CAR LOST IT'S POWER COMING UP THE HILL THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD THE CAR THE FELL SAFE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE PROPER THE CAR ROLLED BACK HITTING THE INER THROWED INJURED INTO THE CANOPY POS T. HE WASN'T IN A SITTING POSITION. HE WAS STARTING TO JUMP OFF THE CAR WHEN IT HIT THE MINER.
EE WAS LIFTING ON A TIMBER & STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE GROUND WAS SLICK & A LITTLE LOOSE HE SAID HE SLIPPED & FELL ABOUT 4 FT. DOWN INTO A HOLE WHERE VIBERAOR SETS INJURING HIS NECK AND WHOLE BACK.
FALL IN #3 ENTRY APPROX. 45' ;PMG 18' WIDE 0+7' THICK APPROX. 225' FROM FACE.
FALL IN #3 ENTRY APPROX. 25' LONG 0 TO 6' THICK 18' WIDE APPROX. 120' FROM FACE.
EE WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER WHEN PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 8 INCHES THICK CAME OUT OF ROOF AND SLIP OFF HIS ATRS CANOPY WHEN EE TURNED TO RUN ROCK STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT CALF MUSCLE CUTTING IT.
EE SHOVELING MUD COAL AND WATER OTSIDE. EE FELT BACK POP AND PAIN SHOT DOWN RIGHT LEG.
PINNER SLID DOWN THE HILL PINNING HIM AGAINST RIB HURT L HIP AND PELVIS
LIFTING ROCK HURT BACK
HE WAS GOING TO PUT GLUE IN A HOLE IN A HIGH PLACE & STEPPED UP ON BOOM & FOOT SLIPPED PINNER WAS SHUT OFF & HIT LEG ON BOOM
WORKER WAS EATING LUNCH ON COAL RIB WHEN SHUTTLE CAR CAME BY & RAN OVER FOOT. WORKER SAID HE WAS DAYDREAMAING & WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO SHUTTLE CARS.
ROOF FALL 1 ST MAIN EAST 1 ENTRY 21 X CUT 20 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE 0-7 FT HIGH.
STRUCK HEAD AGAINST ROOF AND JAMED NECK.
EE WAS HAULING ROCK WITH SUTTLE CAR ONE ROCK SLID OVER ON CAR S CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WA S OPERA TING A SCOOP & RAN OVER A ROCK WITH LEFT FRONT TIRE THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY OF THE SCOOP
ROOF FALL #2 ENTRY #2 CROSSCUT L80FT W18FT H6FT FELL INTO #1 ENTRY6 CALLED IN 05-06-91
ROOF FALL #2 ENTRY WEST AT #3 CROSSCUT TO LEFT 60' LONG, 18' WIDE, 4' HIGH.
ROOF FALL #1 WEST EN TRY #2 CROSSCUT 80FT LONG 18FT WIDE 6FT HIGH
BACK STRAIN MOVING MINER CABLE
WALKING STEPPED IN A RUT TWISTED KNEE PULLED TO SIDE. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AT 3 P.M. EMPLOYEE SAID HE WASN'T GOING TO DOCTOR AT THIS TIME. WENT ON 4-24-91.
ROCK FALL #2 ENTRY APPROX. 25' LONG, 13' WIDE, 30-40" THICK. APPROX. 200' FROM FACE. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED SLIP IN TOP.
ROCK FALL IN #2 ENTRY APPROX. 20 FT LONG, 10 FT WIDE AND 0-30 IN THICKNESS. APPROX. 70 FT FROM FACE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED SLIP IN TOP.
ROOF FALL #1 WEST AT #1 CROSS CUT 20'X20'X4' IN FIRST INTERSECTION.
ROOF FALL MAIN #2 ENTRY APPROX. 100' FROM FACE IN AN INTERESECTION APPROX. 10 FT LONG 10 FT WIDE 40 IN THICK DETERMINED IT WAS A SLIP IN TOP.
PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA WHILE WORKING WITH A ROLLED UP PUMP HOSE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE STRAINED HIS KIDNEYS WHILE LIFTING A CROSS BAR ON 3-9=91. HE DID NOT NOTIFY HIS EMPLOYEE UNTIL 2-4-92.
WENT TO PIN 1 ENTRY STARTED ON LEFT SIDE TO PUT UP HIS FIRST PIN A PIECE OF GOB FELL DRIVING ALLENS HEAD AND CHIN INTO THE PINNER.