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EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE ON A CORNER AND RIB ROLLED ON CORNER ON #3 INTERSECTION KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND BRUISING LEFT LEG, LEFT SHOULDER AND RIGHT FOOT.
THE #ONE ENTRY WHERE PANEL TURNS ON #3 BELT THE INTERSECTION AT SPAD #107 FELL 40'LONG X 18'WIDE X 2 1/3' TO 4'THICK. THE FALL WILL HAVE TO BE CLEANED UP AND BOLTED BACK. REROUTED RETURN DOWN TRACK ENTRY FOUR BREAKS AND BACK INTO RETURN TEMPORARY.
EE WAS RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR. HIT A BUMP IN THE BOTTOM, THROWING HIM INTO THE CANOPY. COMPLAINING ABOUT PAIN IN HIS NECK.
OUR #1 HEADING CONTINUED TO GET WORSE STOPPED MIING IT ON 7/31/98 AND BUILT SOME CRIBS TOP FELL ON 8/7/98 7O'FT LONG X17FT WIDE X 4-5 FT THICK AT SPAD #175 BREAKERED OFF AND USING #2 AS THE R ETURN
EE WAS ON TRACK RAIL RUNNER & GOT OFF TO USE BATHROOM AND SAID A RIB ROLLED OFF ON HIM
THE BELT AND TRACK ENTRY HAD A INTERSECTION TO FALL ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #127 - 20'WIDE X 40' LONG X 4' TO 5' THICK. STARTED CLEANING UP AND BOLTING FALL. BUT DECIDED BO MOVE BACK OUT OF BAD TOP AND BREAKER OFF. MOVED BACK 1000 FEET OUTBYFACES. ACCIDENT OCCURRED FROM PRESSURE PUSHING DOWN ABOVE PILLAR BLOCKS.
EE WAS HELPING ON MINER AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 2' X 2' X 2" FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD RESULTING IN PAIN THE THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK.
EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE BACK BY HAND AND A RIB ROLLED OFF CATCHING LEFT FOOT BRUISING FOOT AND ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING TOP AND THE DRILL STEEL HUNG UP. EMPLOYEE PUT A WRENCH ON THE BOTTOM OF STEEL CATCHING A SMALL PART OF HIS GLOVE AND TURNING ROTATION ON . TWISTED HIS HAND AROUND STEEL IN JURING HIS HAND AND TEARING HIS GLOVE OFF.
EE WAS SETTINGA TIMBER AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP 6"X18"X1/2" THICK HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT ANKLE.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON EE ON HITTING HIM ON THE SHOULDER. KNOCKING HIS SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE. ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS 2'FTX3'FTX2"INCHES THICK.
WAS RUNNING A CONTINUOUS MINER & A ROCK FELL OFF OF SHUTTLE CAR HITTING EE ON THE LEFT FOOT, BRUSINING HIS FOOT & TOES.
EE WAS HELPING SET TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE AND WENT BACK IN BREAK OVER FROM MINER, TOP BUMPED, ROLLING A COAL RIB ON HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE WITH SECTIONS OF STEEL. THE BOTTOM PUSHER CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE AND FACE. HAD TO HAVE STITCHES IN HIS NOSE.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EE ON CAP WHILE HE WAS SUPPLYING PINNER UP. ROCK WAS 16" INCHES IN DIAMETAR FROM 1/2" TO A 1" THICK.
WAS WORKING ON REEL ON 2 S.C. AND HAD LID PROPED AGAINST TOP AND LID FELL INJURING LEFT HAND.
WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE AND FELT BURNING INBACK.
THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CUTTING A BREAK THROUGH BETWEEN #4 AND 5 HEADING 4 BREAKS INBY SPAD #1103. THE TOP FELL COVERING MINER UP 35' L X 3' W X 12'T. HAD TO TIMBER AND CRIB THEN SHOOT ROCK AND LOAD OUT WITH SCOOPS AND PULL OUT WITH SHEVES.
A ROCK FELL ACROSS THE #1 BELT AT SPAD #3-90' INSIDE. W-80'XL-15'XT-10'. HAD TO REMOVE BELT FOR 3 BREAKS SHOOT ROCK LOAD OUT WITH SCOOPS AND BUILD CANOPY UNDER WHERE ROCK FELL OUT UP TO 18' HI GH BY THE TIME WE GOT ROCK CLEANED UP PUT BELT BACK IN #1 BELTLINE.
WAS RUNNING OFF SIDE OF FLETCHERS PINNER AND DROPPED THE PINNER HEAD ON HIS RIGHT LEG INJURING HIS KNEE CAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT TO SPLICE IT. KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT ARM.
WAS REMOVING PANEL LID ON 488 S&S SCOOP AND CAUGHT LEFT RING FINGER UNDER LID, CUTTING FINGER AND BREAKING IT ON LAST JOINT.
WAS PLASTERING A STOPPING AND SOME PLASTER SPLASHED IN HIS EYE.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND SHOULDERS.
RIB ROLLED OUT PINNING MAN AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER INJURING LEFT LEG.
PTO SHAFT CAUGHT SLEEVE ON SHIRT AND PULLED HIM UNDER TRUCK INJURING LEFT LEG, ARM AND BACK.
WAS PULLING ONE SCOOP WITH ANOTHER ONE. CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
JUMPED OFF BANK AND HURT RIGHT FOOT.
WAS WALKING TO THE FACE AND RUN INTO HALF HEADER INJURING HIS NECK RESULTING IN A CERVICAL STRAIN.
SLIPPED STRUCK RT KNEE ON SCOOP BUCKET. INJURED RT KNEE.
ATTEMPTED TO PULL A PIECE OF ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR AND PULLED ROCK DOWN ON HIMSELF.
STEEL FELL FROM TOP AND SMASHED FINGER.
INJURED STOPPED THEMAN TRIP TO GET HIS BUCKET. HE GOT BETWEEN S.C. AND MAN TRIP. SHUTTLE CAR ROLLED CATCHING HIS RIGHT LEG.
BLOCKING A PIECE OF METAL UP AND IT CRIBBED AND FALL ON FINGER.
A COAL RIB ROLLED NEXT TO DECK OF MINER WHILE HE WAS CLEANING IT UP WITH MINER.
WAS MINING WITH MINER IN #1 ENTRY SECOND MINING TOOK OUT TWO BUGGIES TO THE LEFT OFF OF WALL ANDDREW ROCK WHERE IT SEPARATED FROM SANDSTONE FROM18" TO 38" 20FT BY 40 FT FELL ON MINER. THERE WA S 48" CONV BOLTS WITH HALF HEADERS WAS USED IN DRIVING UP (NO ONE WAS INJURED).
DREW ROCK FELL ON CON. MINER. EE COMPLAINED WITH BACK, BREATHING, AND NERVES. I COULD NOT SEE ANY PHYSICAL INJURY AT ALL.
EE WORKING ON SCOOP AND HIT HIMSELF IN LEG WITH HAMMER.
WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE AND A PIECE OF DREW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN HEAD PUSHING CHIN INTO CHEST.
WAS WALKING OUT OF LAMP HOUSE AND FELL ON LAST STEP ABOUT 6 INCHES OFF OF GROUND HURTING AN OLD INJURY TO LOWER BACK.
MINER CABLE GOT GROUNDED ON MINER AND BEFORE THEY GOT IT FIXED, INTERSECTION FELL ON THE HEAD OFMINER. THERE IS NO INJURIES DO TO THIS ACCIDENT . THIS HAPPENED ON A PILLAR LINE.
A RIB ROLLED OFF AND CAME IN DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT LEFT KNEE.
CUTTING BELT AND CUT RIGHT LEG WITH BELT KNIFE.
WALKING AND TRIPPED OVER MINER CABLE ANDINJURED LEFT LEG.
RIDING ON MAN TRIP, HIT HEAD ON TO AND JAMMED NECK.
LIFTING MOCK WHILE BUILDING TOPPING.
WAS WALKING TO MAN TRIP AND STEPPED IN A HOLE IN BOTTOM AND HURT ANKLE.
WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND INJURED LOWER BACK.
WAS PINNING TOP AND DREW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS.
MOVING CABLE WITH MAN TRIP. MANTRIP TRAMMED FORWARD AND HIT EMPLOYEE KNOCKING HIM DOWN.