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ROOF IN INTERSECTION OF #5 ENTRY CAVED ABOVE ROOF BOLTS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS ROOF FAILURE INBY 1-X-CUT. MSHA INSPECTOR ISSUED 103-K UNTIL CAUSE OF FALL AND METHOD OF SUPPORT DETERMNED. SECTION IS IDLED UNTIL COMPLETELY INVESTIGATED. MOVING OUT OF SECTION AND IT WILL BE SEALED OFF.
ROOF FELL DUE TO LAMINATIONS IN STRATA. IT CAUSED ABOVE 6' ROOF BOLTS FOR AN AREA APPORX. 40' BY30' AND 7'-8' HIGH. THIS INTERFERED WITH THE VENTILATION OF THE SECTION AND WILL HAVE TO BE CLEA NED UP AND RE-BOLTED AND METHOD OF SUPPORT EVALUATED TO PREVENT ANOTHER OCCURANCE.
HE WAS WORKING ON 2" PIPE AIRLINE WITH A 20' PIECE OF FLEXIBLE LINE OUTBY VALVE. HE OPENED AIRVALVE AND THE END OF THE LINE WHIPPED AROUND STRIKING HIM ON THE CHEST.
LOADER OPR WAS LOADING OUT RT RIB OF PLACE CLOSED TO FACE & RT RIB THE FACE & RT RIB TURNED OVER ON LOADING MACHINE A CHUNK OF COAL CAME INTO CAB OF MACHINE STRIKING OPERATOR ON RT CHEEK IN FR ONT OF EAR HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL ER WHERE 4 STITCHES WERE TAKEN
UNDOING 2 IN WATER LIND FROM #1 SEAM FORGOT TO TURN WATER OFF WATER MIXED WITH PIPE INSULATION HITTING HIM IN FACE AND EYES WHEN PIPE SEPARATED
GARAGE DOOR STUCK REACHED UP TO PULL DOOR DOQN MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WENT INTO JOINT ON DOOR AND CAUGHT IN JOINT WHEN DOOR CLOSED MASHING FINGER IN HINGE
DOING MAINTAINANCE WORK ON SHUTTLE CAR SCOOP HAD DUMPED SOME COAL AT BOOM END OF CAR HE WALKED AROUND CAR AND STUMBLED OVER CHUNK OF COAL RALLIN FALLING DOWN AND TWISTED RT KNEE
A 10FT CUT WAS LEFT UNBOLTED ALSO STRATA ABOVE CHANGED WHICH LEFT ROOF FALL ABOVE BOLTS BETWEEN 5-6 ENTRY FALL APPROX.16FT WIDE 40 FT LONG 8 FT HIGH AT HIGH POINT NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED NO INJU RY NO DISRUPTION OF VENTILATION PLACE DANGERED OFF OF ALL ACCESABLE POINTS.
TOWING ONE VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER AND STEERING WHEEL WHIPLASHED HITTING EMPLOYEE'S HAND.