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HE WAS CLEANING AROUND 1 BELT TAILPEICE WHEN THE BELT HIT THE SHOVEL AND KICKED IT BACK AND HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT CHEEK BONE AND CUTTING A CUT NEXT TO HIS EYES.
CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEGINNING THE FIRST LIFT ON THE LEFT HAND BLOCK. THE OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR WAS PREPARING TO LOAD. WHEN HE CAME AROUND THE CORNER OF THE BLOCK HE HIT THE OPERATOR DECK O F THE MINER AND IT PROPELLED DECK & OPERATOR INTO THE ROOF, CAUSING INJURY TO THE NECK, HEAD AND SPINE.
EE WAS STARTING TO DRILL HIS FIRST ROOF BOLT HOLE IN A NEW CUT. WHEN HE STARTED TO DRILL THE HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 7" X 5" X 3" FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND, BRUISING TH E TENDON IN HIS HAND.
HE IS A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR AND HE TRIED TO MOVE A ROCK THAT WAS LAYING BESIDE HIS HAULWAY AND HURT HIS BACK. I TALKED TO EMPLOYEE THAT MORNING AND HE SAID HE WAS STILL HAVING TROUBLE OUT OF HIS KIDNEYS.
THE STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR (21SC) WAS RETURNING TO TEH MINER FOR ANOTHER LOAD. THE S.C. OPERATOR FAILED TO STOP BEFORE STRIKING THE FLOOTING DECK OF THE MINER, CAUSING IT TO PIVOT UPWARD RAMIN G THE MINER OPERATOR INTO THE ROOF. COAL HEIGHT AND 36" HE HURT HIS HEAD AND NECK.
TOP HAS WATER RUNNING OUT FALL CLEANED UP 20'L 15'W 6 W
HE SAID HE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE #2 BELT CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE WAS TRYING TO GO AROUND A SMALL WATER HOLE BECAUSE HE HAD A HOLE IN HIS BOOTS.
HE WAS REMOVING A BRATTICE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BEHIND HIM AND CAUGHT HIM ON THE BACK PINNING HIM DOWN.
TOP HAD WATER RUNNING OUT OF ROOF AT THIS LOCATION FALL MEASURING 10' HIGH X 20' LONG X 70' WIDE FELL 3 BREAKS INBY SPAD #79 FALL WILL BE VENTILATED & LEFT.
DRUG OFF SHUTTLE CAR BY CABLE. MIENR CABLE WAS HANGING FROM TOP.
THE 4/0 TRAILING CABLE FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS HANGING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. WHILE THE MINER WAS CHANGING PLACES, HE CRAWLED UP TO THE INTERSECTION AND STOPPED UNDER THE CABLE. ABOUT T HAT TIME THE CABLE PULLED TIGHT AND FELL FROM THE HOOKS CATCHING HIM ON HIS LEFT SIDEAND TWISTING HIS BACK.
PULLING ON MINER CABLE, HURT BACK