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EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED LUNCH. HE TOOK A COUPLE STEPS TOWARD HIS MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN A FALL OF ROOF CAUSED FATAL INJURIES TO THE EMPLOYEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY LOADING OR HAULAGE MINING EQUIPMENT AS HE WAS CROSSING THE MINE ROAD. A CO-WORKER DISCOVERED THE BODY IN THE ROADWAY NEAR HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WITNESS ES & IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED:[A] THE EXACT MACHINE INVOLVED, [B] WHETHER OR NOT THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OR IF HE HAD COLLASPED DUE TO A PHYSICAL PROBLEM JUST PRIOR TO BEING STRUCK.
EE WAS OPERATING LOCOMOTIVE LOOKING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL WHEN HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN LOCOMOTIVE AND MINE ROOF.
WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ON CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE EMPL'S FOREARM CONTACTED ENERGIZED 950 VOLT A.C. CIRCUIT. SUBJECT ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WITH WHICH PERSONAL CONTACT WAS MADE WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE ENERGIZED HOWEVER ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR WAS STUCK IN MACHINES'S CONTROL PANEL. EMPL COULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THIS CONDITION EXISTED.
EMPL OPERATING MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER IN BELT ENTRY STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH 48" LONG PIECE OF ROOF BOLT DRILL STEEL.
EMPL HAD BEEN INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #1 ENTRY. HE WAS DISCOVERED BY COWORKERS LYING ON BACK NEAR CONTROLS OF MACHINE & UNDER PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED ROOF. SECTION OF ROOF MEASURING 12'LONGX7.5 'WIDEX1" TO 12" THICK HAD FALLEN INBY PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS. THERE WAS NO ROCK ON VICTIM.
36'' PIECE OF D9ILL STEEL BECAME LODGED BETWEEN WOODEN HALF-HEADER HELD AGAINST ROOF BY ROOF BOLT AND INJUREDS CHEST WHILE HE WAS OPERATING BATTERY POWERED TRACK MOTOR BEING USED AS MANTRIP.TH IS CONCLUSION R9ACHED BY INVESTIGATION MADE BY FED,STATE,& COMPANY OFFICIALS.