FAILURE OF ROCK STATA IN EFFECTED AREA.
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Showing all 19ROCK FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF ROOF BOLT IN INTERSECTION 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #29 APPROX 350FT OUTBY WORKING FACE IN #5 ENTRY
ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS STRIKING MINER ON HEAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD BUMPING FRONT OF HEAD ON CANOPY OF ROOF BOLT MACHINE. ROCK FELL FROM AN APPROX. DISTANCE OF 1 FOOT ABOVE HEA D MEASURING 24' X 50' X 3". REACTION TO BEING PUSHED FORWARD AND DOWN CAUSED MINER TO RAISE QUICKLY BUMPING AND CUTTING HEAD ON TOP.
EMPL SHOVELING BENEATH RAW COAL SCREEN WHEN ROCK FELL FROM SHAKER STRIKING EMPL.
EMPL WAS WALKING ON WALKWAY SIDE OF #5 BELTLINE NEAR HEAD WHEN HE STATES HE STEPPED ON ROCK & SPRAINED KNEE.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT TRAM MOTOR IN PLACE WHEN MOTOR MOVED PINNING EMPL HAND BETWEEN MOTOR & LIGHT GUARD ON MACHINE.
ROCK ON TOP OF LOADING MACHINE MOVED ROCK OFF MACHINE, FELL ON FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CABLE SUPPLYING POWER TO CUTTING MACHINE WHEN HE STATED HE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIS EYELID
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING LUMBER IN 48" HEIGHT WHEN HE NOTICED DISCOMFORT IN BACK.
WAS TAKING A STEP AT #6 BELTHEAD WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERAING LOADING MACHINE. AS HE STRUCK RIGHT RIB WITH MACHINE THE CANOPY WAS KNOCKED LOOSE STRICKING HIM ON BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROCK TRUCKUP REFUSE FILL WHEN ENGINE STALLED. ROCK TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD INTO DITCH LINE TURNING OVER. EMPLOYEE KICKED WINDOW OUTOF TRUCK INJURING SELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR IN INSTALLING CABLE BOARDS. HE ADVERTENTLY GOT HIS ARM BETWEEN PINNER HEAD AND CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AS OPERATOR WAS RAISING HEAD OF MACHI NE.
INJURED WAS BACKING UP CUTTER TURNING RIGHT CORNER INJURED GOT TOO CLOSE TO RIB & CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN CUTER & RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS ON 001-0 SECTION. HE WAS RAISING THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND INADVERTENTLY GOT HIS FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN BOOM OF ROOF BOLTER AND ATRS BAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER BELT SHAKER WITH #4 SHOVEL.AS HE WAS SHOVELING HE INADVERTANTLY STRUCK THE BALANCING WHEEL OF THE SHAKER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM CONVEYOR-ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROOF WITH ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE INADVERTLY CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN BOOM AND CANOPY OF MACHINE.