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EMPLOYEE WAS AIR ARCING A BALLAST COMPARTMENT INORDER TO CUT A HOLE IN IT. THE LID BROKE LOOSE SOONER THAN EXPECTED AND FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME IN THE MORNING HOURS AT SPAD 106 NO 4 ENTRY CUTTHROAT MAINS. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 100'LONG, 20'WIDE, & RANGED IN THICKNESS FROM 0' TO 7'. ALL APPROACES TO THE F ALL ARE TIMBERED OFF AND WARNING SIGNS POSTED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. THE MINE IS IDLE AND NO MINING IS BEING PERFORMED.
PARKED TRACTOR IN BREAKTHROUGH SHOVELED BK BELT CAME AROUND HEARD TO CALL OUTSIDE. TRACTOR LEAKED OFF PINNING HIM AGAINST BELT RAIL. MASHED LEG BETWEEN KNEE & HIP
DRILLING PILLS OUT OF A CHAIN DRIVE WITH A PUNCH AND SLEDGE HAMMER A FRAGMENT OF STEEL BROKE OFF OF THE PUNCH AND ENTERED THE EMPLOYEES LEG. FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED BY EMERGENCY ROOM DR ON 12-7- 98.
NO MED OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FEEL ABOVE ANCHORAGE 90'L X 20' W X 6' THICK. 42" RESIN USED WILL NOT BE CLEANED.
NO MEN OR EQUIP INVOLVED. FEEL ABOVE ANCHORAGE. 60'LONG, 20'WIDE, 2' TO 7' HIGH. BOLT WERE 6' TENSION REBAR. SECTION: CUTTHROAT MAINS 60' INBY SPAD #1612, #7 ROADWAY.
THE MINER WAS CUTTING AWAY TAIL PIPE SECTION ON A TRUCK WHEN THE TAIL PIPE FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.
NO 4 ENTRY 005-0MMV AT SPAD #4454 4TH RT OFF RULE MAINS UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE. 14'TO 28'LONG, 20'WIDE AND 4-6 FT THICK
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF, STRIKING EE OF LEFT LEG AND ANKLE
ROOF FALL NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED LOCATION, 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #6895, #4 ENTRY 1ST LT OFF BRAGGS MAINS.
WHILE WORKING ON A BULLDOZER, THE EE WAS USING A HAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND & BOUNCED BACK STRIKING THE EE IN THE CHIN
EE WAS WORKING ON THE SCREEN AND DIDN'T BOPTHER TO CLIMB OFF THE EQUIPMENT CORRECTLY. HE WANTED TO SPEAK TO ONE OF THE OTHER MENT THAT WAS STANDING JUST BELOW THE SCREEN. SO HE JUMPED. AS HE W AS COMING DOWN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HEEL ON A PIECE OF I-BEAM. CARELESSNESS WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS INJURY.
EE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE IN THE OFFICE. CLEANING BATHROOMS IN THE OFFICE. SAID HE HEARD SOME ONE OR SOMEHTING OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE IN THE PARKING LOT WALKING IN THE GRAVEL. HE SAID THAT HE WEN T TO SEE WHO OR WHAT IT WAS. EE SAID WHEN HE TURNED THE CORNER RIGHT HANDED HE STATED THAT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING HIT HIM, HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD IN SEVERAL PLACES.
EE WAS TRAINING, #1 BELT BY LEVELING THE BASE OF THE HYDRAULIC TAKE UP UNIT WHEN SOME HOW HIS LEFT ARM WAS PULLED INTO A ROLLER, CRUSHING HIS ARM.
EE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
ROOF FALL NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED ON BRAGG MAINS, 10 ENTRY 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD 6544.
ROOF FALL NOT MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLOVED. #8ENTRY OF BRAGG MAINS 2 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD 6543.
ROOF FALL STINGER MAINS AT SPAD 3825 NO MEN OF EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
AFTER CLEANING WINDHSIELD OF LOADER, THE OPERATOR STEPPED BACK AND SLIPPED/FELL TO THE GROUND. IT HAD BEEN RAINING PRIOR TO THE SHIFT BEGINNING.
ROOF FALL NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED FALL IN 2 ENTRY OF SOUTHEAST MAINS 3 LEFT NEAR SPAD 1091.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAGS OF ROCK DUST AND PLACING THEM THROUGH A MAN DOOR WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
ROOF FALL AT 2 LEFT OFF SOUTHEAST MAISN NEAR SPAD 1045&1050. NO MEN INVOLVED ROCK FELL ON FEEDER.
PINNING MACHINE WAS SET UP IN #2 ENTRY CROSS CUT GOING TO BLEEDER. EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING BESIDE OFFSIDE HEAD WHEN A SLIP FELL OUT IN 3 PIECES PINNING EMPLOYEE UNDER ROCK AND AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD. INJURY TO BACK, CHEST AND LEG.
ROOF FALL NEAR SPAD NO. 1841. NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
ROOF FALL ON BELT NO MEN INVOLVED. #10 ENTRY OF CUT-THROUGH MAINS NEAR SPAD 284.
ROOF FALL NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
ROOF FALL ON BELT NO MEN INVOVLED.
ROOF FALL - NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED
WHILE JACKING A BELT TOGETHER THE JACK BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE MAN IN HIS RIBS.
ROOF FALL ON RULE MAINS 75' INBY SPAD 3235 AND MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN BREAK 27, ENTRY #6 ON THE RETURN SIDE BETWEEN THE DATES OF JULY 21 AND JULY 27, 1997. THIS FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20' WIDE AND 30' LONG AND WAS 4 TO 6' IN THICKNESS.
THE MINER WAS STANDING ON THE BUMPER OF THE ROCK TRUCK CLEANING THE HEADLIGHTS, AFTER CLEANING ONE SIDE, THE EE STARTED WALKING ACROSS THE BUMPER TO THE OTHER SIDE, THE EE REACHED FOR THE HAND RAIL BUT INSTEAD CAUGHT HOLD OF A MAGNETIC RADIO ANTENNA THAT GAVE WAY CAUSING THE EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
ROOF FALL ON BUCKEYE MAINS 100' INBY SPAD 71 NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
ROOF FALL ON 1 RT OFF BIG HEAD MAINS 100' INBY SPAD NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT INVOLOVED.
DURING ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS THE OPERATOR HAD SET UP HIS ROOF BOLTER TO START BOLTING THE ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR IN THE FRONT OF HIS HARD HAT.
EE HAD STOPED HIS LOADER AND BEGAN CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED WHILE PILLAR (SECOND) MINING IN THE #3 ENTRY ON THE MAIN SECTION. A PORTION OF THE FALL COVERED THE LEFT SIDEOF THE CONT MINER MAKING IT NECESSARY TO RECOVER THE MACHINE WITH EXTERNAL HELP (A MINER RETRIVIER
LOADING BELT AND SLIPPED ON LOW BOY TRAILER CAUSING A FALL TO GROUND, LANDING ON HIP AND BACK.
A LARGE SLIP FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF 48" RESIN BOLTS. 50' LONG X 20' WIDE X 0-6' THICK. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE FALLWAS NOT CLEANED UP AN ALL APROACHES WERE TIMBE RED AND CRIBED, DANGER SIGN WERE INSTALLED.
WAS PUTTING ROPE ON HEAD SO MINER OPERATOR COULDPUSH SLACK UP ON MINER CABLE. EE PUTHIS HAND OVER ON EDGE PAN OF MINER OPERATOR. RAISE PAD ON MINER & EE GO HAND BETWEEN PAN & STOP ON MINER HEA D.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN LAST OPEN XCUT IN NO. 4 ENTRY, AND WAS APPROX. 70' LONG. NO EQUIPMENT OR MINERS WERE INVOLVED. AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 72" RESIN BOLTS ON 48" CENTRES. TEST HOSLES WERE 7' IN DEPTH. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 6-7' IN THICKNESS. A POCKET OF WATER ABOVE INUNDATED A PORTION OF THE MINE.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE POWER SCREEN UNIT DOWN THE EE'S JACKET WAS CAUGHT IN THE ALTERNATOR BELT AND PULLED THE EE'S ARM INTO THE FAN HOUSING.
THE EE'S GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BY THE ROOF BOLT PLATEAS HE WAS HOLDING THE PLATE IN PLACE WHILE ROOF BOLTING.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE BRIDGE SECTION WHEN THE BRIDGE KICKED SIDEWAYS, TRAPPING THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND THE RAPID HAUL. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE OUTSIDE OF TH E BRIDGE SECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
THE EMPLLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A PULL CHAIN FROM A SUPPLY SLED, WHEN A METAL BURR PUNCHTURED HIS HAND.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A BARGE PUMP USING A SLING AND FRONT END LOADER TO HOIST THE PUMP UP. AFTER HOISTING THE PUMP UPAPPROX 12" FROM THE GRO UND THE PUMP SHIFTED AND SET BACK DOWN STRIKING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. BREAKING THE BONE OF HIS LITTLE TOE.
WENT TO POWER STATION AT ROCK HOUSE TO FIX POWER OUTAGE, OPENED ACCESS GATE, LOST FOOTING AND FELL INTO GATE.
THE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A PIECE OF MACHINERY WHEN HE STRUCK HIS FOREARM ON A METAL BRACKET THAT HELD THE MIRROR ON.
REMOVING CABLE FROM MINER HOOK, OPERATOR PULLED REMOTE BOX OFF MINER WHILE STILL RUNNING, CAUSING CONTROLS TO ENGAGE KICKING MINER DECK ON RT CALF.
THE EE WAS REACHING AND STEPPING UPON THE BOTTOMS TEP OF THE LADDER ON A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A STRAINING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK.