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Employee was using a hammer and chisel to remove a board from conveyor belt that was being spliced on the surface of the mine. A piece of the chisel head broke off and entered into his left wrist.
Slippery bottom. Stepped off ride, slipped & twisted right ankle.
A roof fall measuring approx. 20' w x 60' l x 48" was found on the preshift exam. Fall was reported by phone immediatly fall was cleaned up-rebolted-supplimented with cribs and timbers. It was located at survey point 238. in #3 belt entry near #4 belt drive.
EE WAS FLOATING THE LEFT SIDE OPERATOT OUT. EE WAS INSTALING THE FIRST BOLT IN #4 RIGHT WHICH WAS A CORNER BOLT. THE LEFT SIDE DRILL BOOM FELL STRIKING EE JUST ABOVE THE KNEE ON RIGHT LEG. AT THIS TIME, OUR INFORMATION IS THAT FEMUR IS FRACTURED.
#8 entry was left not bolted, started with a small amount of rock falling. We made a power move up and a belt move up, during this time 14 rode out taking somebolts with it. this fall was stimbered off and left. this fall is approx. 22'wx 30'l x 48" thick near #218.
He was driving a half-header on feeder to block it up, using a sledge hammer. The header board broke letting the hammer handle move forward, mashing his left little finger.
EE was bolting the roof in #3 heading. He was taking his drill steel out of the hole he had just drilled. Upon removing the pusher, the finisher stuck in the hole, he turned and put the pusher in the tray and the finisher fell down striking the drill, it bounced and hit him in the head.
Ee was running the offside of roofbolter, they were moving the bolt machine up to the next row, when a piece of rock fell from between the ATRS and drill station, landed on his canopy and slid off, striking his right leg.
EE SAID HE WAS DIPPING UP WATERY MATERIAL BEHIND #2 BELT DRIVE AND NOTICED HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM. (INJURY IS QUESTIONABLE).
WENT TO ANSWER THE SECTION PHONE AND PICKED UP A PIECE OF ROCK AND THREW IT OUT OF WAY.
EE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER IN #4 HEADING WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM BTWN SHOULDERS & LOWER BACK. HE WAS ABOUT 40' OUTBY. ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB (RIGHT RIB) & RIB BOLTS. MAY HAVE STRAINED MUSCLES IN NECK & LOWER BACK, ACC
HE WAS PULLING ON THE MINER CABLE AND SAID HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED WITH 2-5-02.