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EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN ROOF. MACHINE WAS SITTING ON LOOSE COAL WENT TO THE DECK TO MOVE MACHINE, REACHED IN HIT TRAM LEVERS MACHINE SLOW TO ONE SIDE HITTING KNEE.
EMPL OPERATING A CUTTER CUTTING 3RD CUT IN A X-CUT.THIS PUTS OPERATOR UP TO CORNER OF X-CUT. MACHINE WAS CLOSE TO CORNER. COAL ROLLED FROM RIB STRIKING FOOT AGAINST MACHINE FRAME.
INSTALLING BELT ROPES ONE OF ROPES CAME OUT OF STAND LIFTED UP ROPE IN STAND HURT BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MANTRIP OUT OF WAY GOT HEAD TO HIGH HITTING TOP AND CAUSING NECK AND HEAD TO BE PUSHED DOWN ON SHOULDERS CAUSING MUSCLE SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING FROM SECOND LEVCCEL TO GROUND LEVEL OF TIPPLE TO DO SOME CLEANING UP THE MEANS FOR GETTING FROM LEVEL TO LEVEL CONSISTS OF A LADDER TYPE FOOTING WITH SAFETY GUARD RA IL AROU ND IT EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED & HE GRABBED FOR HAUND RAIL RIGHT WRIST STRUCK RAIL CAUSING INJURY TO WRIST
EE WAS OPERATING 482 S & S SCOOP 5 ENTRY WAS ALMOST CLEAN EE SAID HE LET OFF OF ACCELERATOR BUT SCOOP KEPT ON GOING. THE SCOOP HIT FACE EE WAS THROWN FOREWARD INTO CONTROLS AND FRAME OF SCOOP.
OPER SCOOP COAL FROM FACE AFTER LEAVING ROCK FELL ON NECK AND BACK
INSTALLING RF BOLTS, BOLT HEAD PLATE CONTACTED PRESURE APPLIED WHILE BOLT BEING TIGHTENED WRENCH SLIPPED CATCHING ARM AGAINST ROOF
HE WAS BOLTING THE #6 HEADING ON 001 SECTION HE WAS STRAPING A HILL SEAM RUNING ACROSS HEADING IN FACE A ROCK APP 1FTX2FT WAS DISLODGED PROBABLY FROM PENETRATION OF BIT INTO ROOF PROBABLY ROCK STRUCK STRAP & THE STRAP HIT FINGER CAUSING CUT
CHAIN THAT DRIVES BELT HEAD BROKE & DOUBLED UP IN GUARD EMPLOYEE WAS ATTENDING BELT SAID HE THOUGHT TOP WAS FALLING TURNED TO RUN & TWISTED HIS BACK WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT WENT TO THE DO C FOLLOWING DAY
ROOF FALL NO INJURY NO PROPERTY DAMAGE SANDSTONE PLUG BETWEEN 2 HILL SEAMS FELL OUT PLUS WAS APP 10'W 30'L IN #7 ENTRY NO CLEAN UP OF FALL WAS NECESSARY OR ATTEMPTED CRIBS AND TIMBERS WERE INS TALLED AROUND FALL
EMPL CALLED ME 8 HOURS AFTER SHIFT ENDED SAID HE HAD GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AT WORK SAID WAS WATCHING MACHINE MAN CHANGE BITS WHEN SOMETHIN WENT IN HIS EYE SAID HE WAS GOING TO EMERGENCY
REPAIRMAN WAS REPAIRING CUTTER. DRIVING PIN OUT OF CUTTER CHAIN HAMMER CHIPPED AND PIECE STRUCK REPAIRMAN IN ARM, CAUSING SMALL PUNCTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 1 SCOOP TO TRANSPORT SELF TO WORKING SECTION NO AUTHORIZATION WAS GIVEN WHILE DRIVING SCOOP EMPLOYEE NEGOITATED RIGHT GO TURN SCOOP ARTICULATED IN CENTER CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN FRONT AND BACK OF SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE OPERAT3NG COAL DRILL. DRILL STEEL STRUCK, PULLED MUSCLE PULLING IT OUT.
ROCK FELL BETWE9N TWO ROOF BOLTS, EMPLOYEE FOOT BROKE.