Roof Fall: Outby spad 144 30' long, 19' wide & 4-5' thick. Ventilation not blocked. Primary escapeway blocked.
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Showing all 15Roof fall, 60' over to right of spad 130, #8 entry intake. 50' long X 19.5' wide X 5-6' thick. No passage way blocked, no vent change, no escape routes blocked.
Employee was drilling top, watching drill steel rotate when small pebble piece of rock was slung by drill steel and struck him the the mouth cracking tooth.
Victim was operating ram car headed to miner to load when during travel he hit hump motor loever to better see miner in dip. He struck roof bolt with canopy and had his left hand in position where canopy cut 1st joint out of middle finger.
No. 7 entry, neutral entry, 40 ft outby s.s. 287, 1 main north. Not blocked.
#7 entry at s.s. 257, intake escapeway #1 main north. Escapeway not blocked.
Employee s foot got caught between ram car center section when abruptly moved.
Man trip derailed, injured EE and another EE hurt their backs.
Man trip derailed, injured EE and another EE hurt their backs.
Hurt back while lifting a bucket of J-bolts.
Operator was drilling a hole with a TD230 bolting machine. A piece of drawrock fell onto the ATRS, when he lowered ATRS, the rock slid off the machine, scratching his back. Also, the drill steel fell against his neck, buring his neck.
Employee twisted around while underground pulling muscle in his back & neck.
A roof fall measuring 40' long - 15' wide and 6' high fell between blocks at break 42. The roof fall consisted of lamenated shell. The area was timbered and cribbed and reported to MSHA.
Employee slipped his foot went under head of bolting machine, as he tried to break his fall he grabbed the lever that lowered the head onto his foot.
Employee parked ramcar to get off and use bathroom. The car rolled and pinned him against rib.