A ROOF FALL 50 FOOT LONG, 20 FOOT WIDE, AND APPROX. 8 FOOT THICK OCCURRED ON THE NO.1 BELT CONVEYOR APPROX. 60 FOOT INBY SURVEY STATION NO.676.
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Showing all 34I,NAME WAS IN SCOOP BUCKET & SCOOP OPERATOR STARTED SCOOP IT LEAPED FORWARD INSTEAD OF GOING BACKWARD, IT THEN SCOOPED UP SOME SUPPLIES & RAN INTO THE ROOF BOLTER BRUISING I,NAME.
I,NAME WAS IN SCOOP BUCKET-SCOOP OPERATOR STARTED SCOOP & WENT FORWARD INSTEAD OF REVERSE. SCOOP THEN PICKED UP SUPPLIES & RAN INTO ROOF BOLTER. I,NAME WAS BRUISED UP.
INJURED WAS REMOVING CAP FROM RADIATOR WHICH WAS OVERHEATING IT BLEW UP AND INJURED FELL AND HURT HIS KNEE
INJURED WAS REMOVING CAP FROM RADIATOR THAT WAS OVERHEATING AND IT BLEW UP THROWING HOT WATER OVER HIM CAUSING BURNS
SHOOTING ROCK WITH DYNAMITE AND RECEIVED HEARING LOSS
I.NAME AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFTED A PUMP ONTO A SCOOP AND HAULED IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION IN THE MINES AND BOTH UNLOADED THE PUMP I.NAMES KNEE WAS HURT
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A ROOF BOLT IN THE HOLE BY USING THE PINNER WRENCH TO PUSLE ON THE BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED HE FELL AGAINST PINNER PINNER GAZLAS 300 INGREOLA RELAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS H9LPING TO MOVE THE BELT AND STRAINED HIS ARM
HE WASS HANGING3MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED SAID HE3WASING MOVING MINER CABLE WHICH HE SAID HE FELT A BURNING AND PAIN IN BACK.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED BETWEEN 6 AND 7 HEADING IN INTERSECTION 20 FEET WIDE, 20 FEET LONG, AND 4 FEET HIGH 1200 FOOT OUTBY WORKING FACE.
ROOF FALL WAS I3 THE NEUTRAL ENTRY ONE BREAK INBY SPAD NO. 159 THE HIGH VOLTAGE CALL WAS IN THIS ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 5 FT TO 6 FT THICK AND 25 FT BY 25 FT THE FALL WAS BREAKERED OFF ON ALL 4 E ENTRIES ANDTHE 2IGH VOLTAGE CABLE WAS ROUTED AROUND THE FALL AREA.
CRIB BLOCKS MEA8URING 6"X6"X24" WERE USED TO BLOCK UP 245 MINER WHILE MAINTANECHE BEING PERFORMED. BLOCK GAVE WAY CRUSHED, ALOWING MINER TO FALL AND CATCH VICTIMS R THUMB AGAINST ANOTHER BLOCK AND CRUSH IT 3
EMP WAS CUTTING3COAL WITH 14-3 CM JOY AND THE MINE ROOF FELL ON THE MACHINE
HE WAS PULLING 6ELT OUTSIDE THE MINE AND HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA6LING COAL ON A BUGGY AND WENT UNDER THE MINER CABLE WHERE IT WAS HUNG FROM THE TOP KNOCKING IT DOWN. THE CABLE KNOCKED THE OPERATOR OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING SAFETY JACKS. HE HAD INSTALLED 7 JACKS AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE 8TH JACK WHEN A LOOSE PIEC EOF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE LEFT SIDE AND LOWER B ACK. 3
CARRYING SOME B3TS TO PUT IN TRUCK SLIPPED AND UTURNED FOOT ON TIMBER RIGHT ANKLE WAS TWISTED PULLING LEAGMENTS IN ANKLE
EE WAS PLASTERI3G STOPPINGS WITH CEMENT. HE GOT CEMENT ON HIS ARM WHICH CAUSED A RASH.
HE WAS PLASTERI3G BRATTICE AND CEMENT RAN DOWN HIS GLOVES CAUSING HIS HANDS TO BLISTER
EMPL REMOVING P3ECE OF ROCK FROM TAILPIECE AND ROCK FOULED FINGER AGAINST MINE ROOF.
I,NAME WAS WATCHING SCOOP DUMP AT TAILPIECE-HE REACH OUT TO GET ROCK & ROCK SLID DOWN & HIT HIM ON HAND.
PERSON WAS HELPING ANOTHER MAN DRILL COAL WHEN THE OTHER MAN FINISH DRILLING HOLE. HE DROP THE DRILL IN SCOOP BUCKET THE OTHER END OF THE AUGER BARREL FLEW UP AND HIT SAID PERSON IN MOUTH.
EMPL HELPING UN5OAD OXYGEN BOTTLE OUT OF SUPPLY CAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
ROOF FALL IN NO3 ENTRY BELT ENTRY 30X16X5 SURVEY STATION NO 86 2/ CROSSCUTS OUTBY FACE
EMPL OPERATING 6UGGY.AS MINER WAS LOADING BUGGY PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF BOOM AND HIT HIS BACK.
EMPL HELPING MA5E BELT SPLICE LIFTED BELT CLAMP AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL CRAWLING I3 LOW COAL AND HURT RIGHT KNEE.
EMPL SPLITTING 7AP WEDGE WITH KNIFE AND CUT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS & A PIECE OF RICK RODE 2 OF THE SAFETY JACKS OUT & HIT HIM IN THE BACK. K.
EMPLOYEE HAD RODE TO THE FACE AREA ON THE MANTRIP HE SAT DOWN ON THE ROOF BOLTER DECK AND POURED HIMSELF A CUP OF COFFEE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK. THE ROOF BOLTER WAS PARKED OUTBY THE FACE AREDA IN THE LOCK.
EMPL HIT KNEE W3TH PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE WHILE UNLOAD IT FROM SCOOP.