REMOVING BEARING FROM 8 X 20 SCREEN WITH LEVER HOIST, WHEN BEARING WAS LOWERED TO WALKWAY, SLACK OCCURRED IN CHAIN ALLOWING LEVER HOIST TO FALL STRIKING EE ON LEFT LOWER LEG.
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Showing all 8EMPLOYEE WAS ON SURFACE LAPPING BELT THAT HAD BEEN PULLED FROM UNDERGROUND. AS HE STEPPED OFF OF THE PILE OF BELT APPROX 18" HIGH - HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
SURGE BIN BOTTOM OPENING STOPPED UP WITH FINES, WHILE WASHING BIN OUT WATER BUILT UP IN BIN ABOVE FINE COAL. WHEN BOTTOM OPENING WAS SPRAYEDWITH FIRE HOSE, FINE COAL AND WATER BROKE LOOSE PUSHING EE OFF OF STAIRWAY TO GROUND APPROX 6'.
WHILE REMOVING GEAR FROM SHAFT. EE WERE USING 8# SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN TO REMOVE GEAR. DURING THE PROCESS THE HAMMER END BROKE APART FROM THE HANDLE, STRIKING SUBJECT IN THE NOSE AREA OF HIS FACE. SUBJECT TREATED FOR BROKEN NOSE.
CHECKED AREA ON 8-28-03 OK-CHECKED ON 8-29-03 AREA 3XC OUTBY #5 SET OF SEALS IN #6 ENTRY HAD FALLEN IN.
SHIFT STARTS AT 7:00 AM, AT 6:00 AM COMPUTER SYSTEM SHOWS HI WATER ALARM AT A SUMP, SENT FIRE BOSS TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND ROCK FALL ON PUMP DISCHARGE LINE, INTERSECTION FELL IN 10' HIGH LENGTH 25' WIDTH 30'.
EE WAS HANDLING METAL AND HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH RAW EDGE THAT PUNCTURED HIS HAND.
A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE MAIN NORTH PARALLEL ENTRIES IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT IN #3 ENTRY. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL ARE 50' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 8' HIGH.