INSTALLING TRACK ENTERING MINE LOFTING RAIL WHEN STRAINED BACK.
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Showing all 6AT THE TIME OF INJURY EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING COAL FROM PILLAR, TOP FELL ON THE MINER & SHUTTLECAR
AFTER WE HAD A ROCK FALL THIS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK TO FREE A FELLOW EMPLOYEE AND CUT HIS THUMB ON A PIECE OF ROCK
AT THE TIME OF INJURY EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING COAL FROM PILLAR. TOP FELL ON THE MINER & SHUTTLECAR
AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT OUR MINE ON 012384 FALL HIT LEE-NORSE MINER & 21SC SHUTTLECAR BOTH OPERATORS STAYED UNDER CANOPIES & ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY BOTH RECEIVED FIRST-AID TREATMENT & WERE RELEASED BY THEIR DOC SIZE OF THE FALL WAS APPROX 55FTLONG19FTWIDE & APPROX 0IN TO 48IN THICK EXTRA PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN MORE SAFETY MEETING ADDITIONAL CRIBS & TIMBERS MORE SAFE
AT THE TIME OF INJURY WE WERE PILLAR MINING THERFORE MR. YOUNG WAS SETTING TIMBERS. THE TIMBERS WERE IN A SCOOPE BUCKET. AS MR. YOUNG BENT OVER TO PICK-UP A TIMBER HE HAD SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.