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March 30, 1993 CO · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS TRIMMING A PIECE OF SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB. THE CUT REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT. INJURED RETURNED TO WORK AFTR GOING TO THE DOCTOR.

December 23, 1992 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL ALONG THE MAIN RETURN WAS DISCOVERED DURING A TRIPPLE A TNSPECTION, WITH MSHA INSPECTOR. THE FALL 16' WIDE AND 12' LONG FELL AROUND THE BOLTS AND PANS. A SMALL SPRING OF WATER WAS NOTED IN THE SAND ROCK ABOVE. THE FALL IS 200' OUTBY THE SECOND EAST SECTION IN THE MAIN RETURN.

December 12, 1991 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Accident type, without injuries

THIS WAS AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IT OCCURRED IN A WORKING SECTION (#3 WEST) MAIN FALL CAME IN AFTER A ROUND OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE MAIN ON A CONVENTIONAL CUT NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED WE LOS T APPROX 40FT OF JOY LOADER CABLE THE FALL WAS REPORTED TO MSHA I NAME AT 11:45 AM ON DEC 12 1991

July 9, 1991 CO · Coal electrician, lineman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS WALKING THE BELT LINE PRIOR TO BELT START UP. HE WAS 750' INBY THE SURFACE IN A LOW SPOT IN THE BELT LINE. BECAUSE OF BAD ROOF CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA THERE ARE MANY CROSS BARS AND TIMB ER. HE WALKED INTO A CROSS BAR AND WRENCHED HIS NECK.

January 28, 1991 CO · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

I NAME WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF COAL THAT HAD FALLEN OFF THE BOOM OF JOY LOADER WHEN HE BENT OVER AA VERY SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL & HIT HIM IN THE BASE OF HEAD JUST BELOW HIS HARD HAT THERE WAS A VERY SMALL BUMP & HE SAID IT DID NOT BOTHET HE NEXT DAY TUES JAN 29 HE COMPLAINED OF DIZZYNESS I NAME WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE MINE AT NOON HE WENT TO SEE A DOC TO FIND OUT IF THE BUMP ON TH

December 3, 1990 CO · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE ROOFBOLTERS INSTALLING THEIR LAST ROW OF BOLTSIN #2 X-CUT BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND LEFT ENTRIES.I.NAME CLEANING SOME LOOSE MATERIAL ON LEFT SIDE OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FR OM FACE BACK TO LAST ROOF PAN.ROCK STRUCK I.NAME HARD HAT KNOCKING I.NAME TO GROUND CAUSING BUMP TO FOREHEAD AND ONE TO BACK OF HEAD.I.NAME TAKEN TO HOSPITAL,X-RAYS TAKEN,EVERYTHING CKD OK.

September 13, 1990 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE ROOF BOLTER AND HIS HELPER HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING A CONVENTIONAL MINING FACE.THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING HOLES IN THE CONVENTIONAL FACE,WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER THE HYDRAULIC HOSE WHICH POWERS THE DRILL,STRIKING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR SWELLING AND SORENESS TO THE SHOULDER.

August 30, 1990 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL FIXING BROKEN SHUTTLE CAR FLIGHT CHAIN.BREAKING CHAIN,PIECE OF STEEL BROKE LOOSE IMBEDDED IN ARM HALFWAY BETWEEN ELBOW AND SHOULDER.IT WAS SMALL PIECE OF STEEL.WENT TO DR,RECD TETNUS SHOT AND RETURNED TO WORK.

February 8, 1990 CO · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DRIVE CHAIN ON THE 14B.U. JOY LOADER WAS BEING REPAIRED. A ROLL PIN WAS BEING INSTALLED, WHEN THE HAMMER BEING USED TO DRIVE IN THE PIN SLIPPED FROM THE WORKERS HAND STRIKING THE VICTIM AB OVE THE LEFT EYE: CAUSING A SLIGHT CUT AND BRUISE TO THE EYE.

October 21, 1988 CO · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE TIPPLE & TWIST ED HIS RT.KNEE HE WAS CLEANING LOOSE COAL BETWEEN THE FEEDER & CRUSHER WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED

May 26, 1988 CO · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

THE BOLTING CYCLE WAS JUST COMPLETED IN THE RT CROSS CUT I.NAME WAS MOVING THE SCREW JACKS FORWARD ALONG THE LEFT RIB WHEN A JACK FELL HITTING HIS RT FOOT ON THE INSTEP THE INJURY WAS CRUSHED SKIN AND A BAD BRUISE TO THE FOOT

March 17, 1988 CO · Coal MACHINERY
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Accident type, without injuries

JOY LOADER WAS BEING MOVED FROM 2ND E.SECT.T O THE MAINS AS THE MACHINE WAS BEING TRAMMED THROUGH THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN R ETURN & THE MAIN BELT ENTRY A TIMBER ON THE RT.SIDE OF THE INT ERSECTIO N WAS KNOCKED OUT THIS STARTED A LARGE ROOF FALL THAT COVERED THE INTERSECTRION& HALF OF THE LOADER

November 25, 1987 CO · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Struck against stationary object

I NAME WAS OPER5TING NO. 2 SHUTTLE CAR. HE DROVE THE SHUTTLE CAR FROM THE FEEDER TO THE EXCHANGE POINT. HE GOT OUT OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS PICKING UP SOME CHUNKS OF COAL THAT HAD FALLEN OF SHUTTLE CAR. I3 ATTEMPTING TO THROW CHUNK OF COAL IN THE SHUTTLE CAR H E HIT A ROOF BOLT CUTTING HIS FINGER. EXCHANGE POINT IS IN A LOWER SPOT IN THE ENTRY.

September 1, 1987 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Pines Investment Ltd Ptnrship/Falcon Energy · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING ALONG B9LTLINE CHECKING IT WHEN HE LSIPPED TRYING TO GO AROUND WATER HOLE.PULLED RIGHT SKNEE CAUSING PAIN.KNEE OPERATED ON 1 YR AGO-NO WORK RELATED.

October 8, 1985 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

INJ WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE 3RD CROSSCUT BETWEEN THE BOLT AND RETURN ENTRY WHEN A ROCK WEIGHING ABOUT 30 LBS FELL FROM BETWEEN 2 ROOF MATS LANDING ON THE INJUREDS R LOWER LEG THE INJ WAS WORK ING UNDER THE CANOPY AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT

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