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STEPPED IN HOLE & TWISTED KNEE.
SECITON BOX LOCATED IN 2 RIGHT HEADING OF #3 MAIN CAUGHT ON FIRE. VENTILTION WAS ESTABLISHED TO ROUTE SMOKE AWAY FROM BOX. MEN WERE EVACUATED FROM MINE AND FIRE FIGHTING CREW EXTIGNUISHED FI RE. BOX WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE. LASTED APPROX 1 HOUR.
ROOF FALL OCCURED AT INTERSECTION OF SURVEY STATION #89. FALL MEASURED 18' 9" RIB TO RIB APPROX.35' LONG & 5' THICK. AREA OF FALL HAD APPROX. 450' OF COVER. ENTRY #3 WAS WHERE FALL OCCURED & 4 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WAS COVERED UP.
ROOF FALL AT AND INBY SURVEY STATION #89 IN THE #4 ENTRY. FALL WAS RIB TO RIB 30' LONG FROM 0 TO5 FEET THICK. THERE IS APPROX 450' OF COVER IN THE AFFECTED AREA. ENTRY WAS 17'10" WIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN SQUATTING POSITION WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE. TO BREAK HIS FALL HE EXTENDED HIS HAND, HURTING HIS WRIST AREA, THUMB AND 2 FINGERS. ACCIDENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATT EMPTING TO MAKE MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO BOLT MACHINE.
HURT BACK WHILE PICKING UP ROLLERS ON BELT SET UP.
RECEIVED DR REPORT STATING THAT EMPLOYEE HAS SIMPLE PNEMOCONIOSIS.
WHILE TRAMMING MINER OUTSIDE THE 101 MINER HIT A LEG THAT SUPPORTED A CROSS COLLAR, CAUSING THE COLLAR TO FALL AND STRIKE HIM ON THE HEAD..
NUMBER 4 ENTRY WAS PARTIALLY CUT. THE CUT EXTEND AT A DEPTH OF APPROX. 15'.THE MINER BACKED UP TO MAKE THE SECOND CUT AND OBSERVED THE TOP WORKING. HE BACKED OUT OF THE AREA AND THE ROOF FELL. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS APPROX. 15' LONG 20' WIDE AND 5' TO 6' IN DEPTH.
ROCK FELL BETWEEN LAST BOLT & ATRS. ROCK WAS APPROX 1" X 4' X 3'.
SCOOPING AND CLEANING IN AREA OF SUSPECTED SEALS--AREA GOBBED FULL OF ROCK IN ALL DIRECTIONS. A ROCK BEING PUSHED IN FROM OF SCOOP NIT STOPPING & KNOCKED A HOLE IN IT ABOUT 3'X3'. AIR RETURNIN G OUT OF THE AREA WAS TESTED & FOUND TO CONTAIN 20.7% O2 AND .7% METHANE. A GOOD MOVEMENT OF AIR WAS OBSERVED & WAS CONSTANT.
WHILE OPERATING SCOOP AND WHITE PULLING MINER TRACK WITH ROPE, THE ROPE BROKE AND FLEW BACK STRIKING MAN IN EYE.
HIT RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST EQUIPMENT (SS SCOOP) CAUSING SMALL SCRATCH.CONTINUED TO WORK.LATER IN EVENING SWELLING OCCURRED.WENT TO DOCTOR;TRWATED,RELEASED.CONTINUED HAVING PROBLEMS WAS HOSPITALIZ ED FOLLOWING DAY.DIAG-CELLULITIS.