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CONTINUOUS MINER HAD CHANGED ENTRY AND ROOF BOLTER REPLACED MINER IN MINING CYCLE. MINER HELPED WAS STANDING BEHIND ROOF BOLTER AND S/C OPERATOR DROVE INTO ENTRY WITH ROOF BOLTER INSTEAD OF M INER ENTRY. S/C HIT MINER HELPER ON LEG AND KNEE AREA. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAY - BRUISED KNEE.
ROOF FALL AT SP5D #943 30 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE 5 FT THICK SEAM OF COAL IN ROOF CONTRIBUTED CAUSE OF FALL
LIFTING 3X8 HEA8ERS.
NO DAMAGE ROOD 0ALL IN 1 ENTRY AND 20 FT LONG AND20 FT WIDE RIDER EAM OF COAL CAUSING OF FALL.
SURFACE CRACK W5S ON BOTH SIDE OF RIBS ON #7 ENTRY 40 FT INBY SPAD 764 ROOF FELL COVERED CONTINOUS MINER AND ENTRAPPED OPERATOR FOR A TIME OF 3 HOURS MINER OPERATOR WAS REMOVED UNINJURED
FOREMAN BROKE L9FT ARM WHILE HELPING INSTALL NEW MOTOR ON ROOF BOLTER, ROOF FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT ARM AGAINST BOLTER.
ELECT WAS WORKI3G ON 820 RAM CAR & SMALL ROCK FELL FROM TOP BETWEEN BOLTS. ROCK WAS APP 12" LONG 6" WIDE & PAPER THIN.
ROOF FELL ABOUT 60'LONG X 18'WID E IN BREAK THRU.BETWEEN #4 ENTRY 70'INBY SPAD #70 2500'OUTBY WORKING SECTION 001.