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FALL IN #4 INTERSECTION APPROX. 40' FROM FACE. FALL WAS ABOUT 20' WIDE BY 40' LONG AND 8 TO 10' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. NO HARM TO VENTILATION. LOCATED ABOUT 140' INBY STATI ON NO. W 281.
DRAW ROCK PULLED ROCK SLID DOWN BAR STRUCK IN HEAD AND SHOULDER
SHARPENING COAL DRILL BIT. A CHIP OF METAL FROM BIT BROKE OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN EYE.
ALLEGED PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
THE DRIVER LIGHT A BUTANE LIGHTER TO CHECK FUEL IN TRUCK AND THE VAPORS IGNITED.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON UNDERGROUND PHONE LINE ON SURFACE WHEN HE WAS ATTACKED BY WASPS HE JUMPED OFF AN ELEVATION AND INJURED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN A SHOT WAS FIRED IN THE FACE THE CONCUSSION CAUSED A MAN DOOR TO JAR AND HE JERKED HIS HEAD AROUND INJURING HIS NECK.
EJECTOR BLADE ON THE SCOOP WAS BENT AND EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRIB BLOCK AS A SUPPORT TO TRY TO STRIGHTEN THE BLADE. CRIB BLOCK DISLODGED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT S IDE OD FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING COAL AND HANDLE FROM COAL DRILL IRRITATED LET KNEE CAUSING IT TO SWELL AND COLLECT FLUID.
WAS DRILLING COAL AND SLIPPED AND STRAINED BACK WHEN PULLING AUGER BACK OUT OF COAL.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE CANOPY OF THE ROOF BOLTER STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 488 S&S SCOOP AND WAS HAVING TO WORK ON HIS KNEES. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE STRUCK A SHARP OBJECT.
WE HAVE LARGE MIDDLE MAN IN COAL AND WHEN SCOOPS REMOVE COAL FROM FACE SOME OF THEROCK FALLS OFF IN ROADWAY.EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING BUCKET OF DRILL SCOOP AND OPERATOR RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK WHICH B OUNCED EMPLOYEE.
CONDITIONS HAVE NO BEARING ON INJURY EMPLOYEE HURT BACK WHEN LIFTING A CASE OF POWDER EMPLOYEE DID NOT STATE HOW HE WAS LIFTING.
LOOSE ROCKS ON FLOOR OF WORKING PLACES & OPERATOR STRRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON ONE WHILE BOLTING TOP
EMPL OPERATING 8COOP RAN OVER ROCK HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON3HIS KNEES BOLTING TOP WHEN LOOSE COAL AND ROCK FELL OFF THE FACE STRIKING HIM FROM BEHIND AND KNOCKING HIM INTO ROOF BOLT MACHINE EMPLOYEE HAD A CUT ABOVE HIS EYE
I.NAME JACKING 1RIPHOIST HANDLE.DIDNT CATCH AND FLEW BACK HIT HIM IN STOMACH AREA KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OUT OF SCOOP, WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP.
MOUNTAIN CRACKS3WERE IN THE AREA CAUSING SLATE TO TURN LOOSE FROM SANDSTONE
EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING ROOF BOLT MACHINE ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK BOUNCING HIM IN THE DECK EMPLOYEE WAS COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAIN
VICTIM WAS LOAD3NG ROCKDUST WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TWISTING HIS KNEE
VICTIM WAS DRIL5ING COAL WITH HAND HELD DRILL WHEN BACK STARTED HURTING.
RIDING SCOOP BU7KET WHEN SCOOP RUN OVER ROCK BOUNCING HIM IN TOP.
EMPL LOADING BO5TS ON PINNER
ROLLING ROCK OU7 OF WALKWAY STRAINING HIS BACK.
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO ROLL SPOOL OF STEEL ROPE OUT OF SUPPLY CAR SPOOL ROLLED OVER ON HIS FOOT.
RUN OVER ROCK I3 HALLWAY WITH SCOOP BOUNCING I NAME UP AND INJURING BACK.
WORKING CONTROL3LEVERS CAUGHT FINGER IN CONTROLS ANDTWISTED IT.
ROOF FALL IN RE7URN AIRCOURSE.26 BREAKS OUTBY WORKING SECTION.FALL AROUND IN AREA KNOWN TO BE BAD .TIMBER AND CRIBS ALREADY SET.
LIFITNG SHOOTIN1 BUGGY STRAINING HIS BACK
VICTIM WAS DRIL5ING HOLES IN THE BOTTOM WHEN HE STARTED TO CLEAN AROUND HOLE WITH HIS HAND HE ACCIDENTLY HIT TRIGGER WITH HIS KNEE AUGER BAREL CAUGHT HIS FINGERS
PINNER STARTED 8OWN INCLINE INTO #7 HEADING PINNER FREE WHEELED OPERATOR JUMPED OFF BACK FRAME OF PINNER CAUGHT HIS FOOT
ROOF FALL HAPPENED SOMETIME 10-18-85 WHILE MINE WAS IDLE IN AN A REA WHERE BAD TOP WAS PRESENT.
THE EVENING CRE4 DISCOVERED A FIRE AT THE 001 SECTION DUMPING POINT. THE FIRE BURNED APPROX. 295 HOURS. THE FIRE OCCURRED WHEN A TAIL ROLLER BEARING OVERHEATED IGINITED SOME FINE COAL AROUND THE TAIL ROLLE9.
VICTIM ESD TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE WENT OVER A HIGH PLACE IN THE BOTTOM CAUSING HIM TO HIT HEAD AGINST TOP. HE SAID IT HURT HIS BACK & LEG.
WE HAD A ROCK FALL IN #4 ENTRY THAT WAS BELT ENTRY 7 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE THE FALL WAS ABOUT 7 FT THICK 18 FT WIDE 40 TO 50 FT LONG.
EMP TURNED QUICKLY TO GET BOLT OFF OF BOLTER HIGTING HIS RT ELBOW AGAINST THE BOLTER
HE WAS BOLTING THE TOP WHEN A PC OF DRILL STEEL FELL ON HIS LEVER & THE MACHINE CAUGHT HIS LEG AGAINST THE RIB
THERE WERE TWO MOUNTAIN CRACKS RUNNING AT AN ANGLE IN A INTERSECTION WHEN THE BREAK WAS CUT INTO INTERSECTION THE CRACKS RAN TOGETHER COULD NOT GET IT SUPPORTED SO THE ROCK SLIPPED OUT THE ROC K WAS ABOUT 6\W X 10\L X 3 TO4\W
OPERATOR STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE EXTENDABLE HEAD OVER TO BETTER ALIGN CHUCK WITH PINNER STEEL WHICH HE HAD STUCK IN ROOF HE WAS HOLDING THE STEEL WITH HIS R HAND AS HE MOVED THE HEAD INWARD THE CANOPY PINCHED HIS HAND AGAINST STEEL IN ROOF
SMALL ROCK APP 2 IN THICK 2FT LONG FELL AND STRUCK NECK AND BACK