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Employee was operating a 21SC shuttle car when he hit a hole in the bottom (mine floor) causing him to bounce in the operator's seat causing injury to his lower back and tail bone.
EE was installing roof bolts when his glove (leather) was caught between the head (drill) and pinner steel dislocating the thumb on his right hand.
A roof fall occurred in the #4 entry crosscut (break). The fall measured approximately 30' in length, 10' in width and 48" to 60" in thickness covering up our Fletcher single head roof bolter.
Employee was assisting to dislodge a rock in the feeder. The rock moved, striking EE's right pointer finger which required surgery & sutures to reset his finger. Accident occurred at section dumping point.
Trying to put air filter cap back on from the right tire, he slipped off tire to the ground landing on right hip.
Left front wheel hit a rock, steering kicked around striking the operator on the back of the hand.
EE WAS ASSISTING OTHER MINERS REPAIRING THE CONVEYOR BELT (MAKING A SPLICE) EE SLIPPED, LOST HIS FOOTING CONTACTED A PIECE OF METAL, LACERATING HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. 6 SUTURES.
Piece of draw rock size unknown fell from between roof bolts off appro. 80' outby working in 3! heading striking ee on his left side.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF 2ND RIGHT APP. 2600 FT. OUTBY FACE 120 FT INBY SPAD #182. THE FALL MEASURED 70' LONG 18' WIDE AND 6' THICK. 60 INCH FULL GROUTED RESIN RODS USED IN THIS AREA.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INT HE #6 ENTRY OF 1ST RIGHT APP. 700 FT OUT FACE 30 FT OUTBY SPAD #32 THE FALL MEASURED APP 90 FT 18 FT WIDE AND 7-8 FT THICK.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY OF 1ST RIGHT APP 750 FT OUT BY FACE 30 FT IN BY SPAD #77. THE FALL MEASURED APP 100 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE AND 6 FT THICK.
THE BELT MAN RESTED HIS HAND ON THE #1 BELT TAIL PIECE WHEN A ROCK THAT WAS DUMPED FROM THE #2 BELT BOUCNED OVE3R STRICKING HIS HAND.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY OF #1 MAINS APPROX. 300' OUTBY THE FACE OF 1ST RIGHT. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 30' X 18' X 6' THICK.
SLICKENED SIDED SLIP SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN ROOF APP. 5' IN THICKNESS, 14-20' WIDE, AND 24' LONG, AT SPAD #78 APP. 1000' OUTBY THE FACE.
A CONTRACTOR PARKED HIS TRUCK IN A TURN AROUND AREA APPROX. 75 YARDS FROM STOCKPILE OF UNDERGROUND MINE. HE PLACED AN IMPROVISED STAND UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO LEVER THE TRUCK OFF T HE GROUND AS BED RAISED. UNDERNEATH, HE BEGAN WORKING, ADJUSTING BRAKES. TRUCK EITHER ROLLED OR SLIPPED OF STAND PINCHING HIM BETWEEN THE REAR AXLE & STAND. FOUND SITTING ON GROUND UNDER TRUC