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EMPLOYEE WAS COMING UP BESIDE THE ROOF BOLTER TO START BOLTING THE FIRST CUT OUT OF THE BREAK IN #4 ENTRY WHEN DRAW SLATE FELL IN THE FACE AND SLABBED DOWN THE RIB OUTBY THE ROOF SUPPORT HI TTING HIM AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
ON OFFSIDE DOUBLE HEAD ROOF BOLTER AT LAST ROW OF BOLTS SPOTTING MACHINE FOR OPERATOR WHEN DRAW SLATE IN FACE FELL AND SLABBED BACK AND HIT HIM BETWEEN SHOULDERS.
STARTED DOWN A SET OF STEPS WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL OR SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN THE STEPS
HILL SEAMS AND FAULTY ROOF
ROOF FALL 60' OUTBY SPAD #10 #5 ENTRY, 5' THICK, 20' WIDE & 31' LONG.
2 ROOF FALLS, FALL #1 LOCATED #8 ENTRY 10' INBY SPAD #22 3 TO 5' THICK, 20' WIDE, & 20' LONG.
FALL #2 LOCATED 60' OUTBY SPAD #7 IN #7 ENTRY 5' THICK 20' WIDE & 30' LONG.
EMPL WAS CHANGING FLAT ON SHUTTLE CAR & STUMBED OVER LIFTING JACK & CRUB BLOCK & HURT HIS LEFT FOREARM & LOWER BACK.
SLIP IN THE ROO0.
EMP WAS BACKING3PINNER OUT OF INTERSECTION INTO ANOTHER, AND PINNER CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN LEFT RIB AND PINNER, MASHED HIS RIBS
CAUSE WAS FAULT2 TOP THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS APPROX. 8 TO 9 FT THICK 35 FT LONG AND 19 FT WIDE.
EMP WAS HAULING3COAL WITH A 10 SC SHUTTLE CAR, IN HAULING COAL HIS CANOPY HIT THE ROOF PULLED THE PLATE OFF OF ROOF BOLT, PLATE CAME OFF THE C ANOPY HIT THE TIRE BEHINE THE OPERATOR AND CAME BACK UP AND HIT3HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD
MOVING ROCK THAT WAS GETTING STUCK IN SCALPER WHEN CRIB BLOCK CAME OFF BELT STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND.BLOCK CAME FROM SECTION TAILPIECE.IT WAS BEING USED THERE TO PREVENT COAL SPILLAGE.