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95149ED WAS OPERATING A DOZER AND GOT OFF MACHINBE TO LOOK AROUND AND SEE WHERE HE NEEDED MORE DIRT IN DOING THIS HE STEPPED ON A BOARD THAT HAD TWO NAILS IN IT.HE RECEIVED TWO PUNCTURE WOUNDS 03608IS RIGHT FOOT.INJURED DID NOT MISS WORK TIL 08-11-92.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AND MOVE BELLY PAN ON D-8 DOZER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMINAL AREA.
ON 100489 IT WAS OBSERVED AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY APPROX 150FT INBY MINE OPENING AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION FALL MEASURED APPROX 14IN HIGH BY 20FT WIDE & WAS 30FT IN LEN GTH AREA HAD FELL BEFORE ON 0422222288 & WAS SUPPORTED WITH CRIBS & CROSSBARS
ROOF FALL OCCURREDIN #3 ENTRY APPROX 800' FROM MINE OPENING 9 CROSS CUTS. FALL MEASURED APPROX 20' BY 18'BY5' HIGH & WAS JUST AT OR ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF 4' AND 6' ROOF BOLTS INSTALLED. FALL WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY SLOUGHING CAUSED BY INTAKE AIR.
ON 011589 AT 300 PM IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE MINE FAN WAS NOT OPERATING AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE FAN HAD SUSTGAINE DSEVERE DAMAGE ALL BLADES & THE BLADE HUB WERE BROKEN FROM THE BODY OF T HE FAN THE EXACT CAUSE IS NOT KNOW
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY APPROX. 175' FROM THE MINE OPENING AT THE FIRST CROSS-CUT. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 30' BY 30' BY 4" THICK AND WAS AT OR JUST ABOVE THE ANC HORAGE ZONE OF THE 4' AND 6' ROOF BOLTS INSTALLED.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING 3 WHEELER GOING UNDER CURTIN AND HIT A HOLE OR SOMETHING ON TRAM ROAD WHICH CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AROUND AND HIT INJURED IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS LIF7ING & THROWING BELT STRUCTURE ONTO FORKLIFT AT THE OUTSIDE STORAGE LOCATION AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE OPERATING3SUPPLY SCOOP, HAULING SUPPLIES ON SECTION INJURED HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK.
INJ HIT HOLE IN3TRAVELWAY 3 RT SECTION WHILE OPERATING 3-WHEELER STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND AND HIT BACK O INJURED RIGHT HAND.
INJURED SLIPPED3& FELL AT LOADING DOCK ON WET TOTTOMS AS HE WAS BOARDING MANTRIP TO GO OUTSIDE.
WHILE INJURED W5S CHECKING PINS IN CAT PADS ON MINER HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP MINER WAS TRAMMED SLOWLY HIS ELBOW HIT THE ROOF AND PINCHED IT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND MACHINE CAUSING INJURY.
WHILE LIFTING A3D PULLING MINER CABLE INJ FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. WHILE CONTINUING TO WORK RUNNING SHUTTLECAR HE AGGRIVATED CONDITION. DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME TIL 05 20 87
WHILE LIFTING A3D LOOPING MINER CABLE ONTO SUPPLY CAR, INJURED EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.
UNDIVIDUAL WAS 6UILDING STOPPINGS AND DOING GENERAL WORK IN THE 4 RT SECTION AFTER SHIFT WAS OVER HE FELT PAIN AND DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK
WHILE OPERATING3CM INJURED GOT OFF MACHINE TO HUNHOOK.ROPE USED TO PULL MINER CABLE.AS HE DID THIS A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB AND BOLTS STRIKING INJ ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
THERE WAS AN UN3NTENTIOANL ROOF FALL IN THE 5 RT SECTION WHICH EXTENDED 75' OUTBY THE PILLAR LINE & COVERED 1/2 THE LEE NORSE MINER BEING USED. THE MINER WAS LOCATED IN ENTRY AT THE ENTRANCE TO #5 ROOM. T2E FALLING APPROX 4' HIGH IN THE #1 ENTRY & EXTENDED FROM THE PILLAT LINE AT #7 ROOM TO JUST INBY #3 ROOM. THE FALL OCCURRED ON AN IDLE SHIFT NO MINING WAS TAKING PLACE.
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #J ENTEY OF THE 3 RT SECTION APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET INBY STATION 6X41 FOR A DISTANCE OF 25' BY 19' WIDE AND WAS JUST AT THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE 6' R OOF BOLTS USED 3N THIS ENTRY. THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY BAD ROOF AND WATER PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A SMALL CREEK ON THE SURFACE EVIDENCED BY THE MODERATE AMOUNTS OF WATER COMING FROM THE ROOF I
INJURED WAS TUR3ING PIPE WITH CHAIN BLOCKS WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE PIPE HE WAS ON TO THE CATWALK HE TWISTED ANKLE & FELT PAIN.
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AT APPROX 7 40 5M ON 10 20 86 AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ALONG THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 3 RT BITT SECTION FALL WAS APPROX 4 1/2 FT HIGH JUST AT OR ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE 4 FT CONVENTION ROOF BOLTS INSL5TTED ON DEVELOPMENT FALL WAS LOCATED AT #5 ENTRY APPROX 95 FT INBY STATION 14X85 AND WAS APPROX 30 FT LONG BY 19 FT WIDE
INJURED WAS TIG2TENING BOLT WITH IMPACT WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND CUT THE END OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER
WHILE BOLTING R2CK FALL IN 3 RIGHT BULT BELTLINE SOME ROCK FELL IN INJURED RUN OUT OF AREA AFTER ROCK FELL HE STATES HE WAS HIT BY A PIECE OF ROCK ALSO HE COULD HAVE OVER EYETED WHILE RUNNING FALL. 3
WHILE WORKING T2 CLEAN UP AND SUPPORT FALL IN 3 RIGHT BUTT BELT LINE INJ IN PREPARATION OF INSTALLING TEMP SUPPORTS WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL.STRIKING INJ FIRST ON HEAD THEN BACK AND THEN ON LOW ER LEG ANKLE IN4 WORKING AS ROOF BOLTER.
UNTENTIONAL ROO0 FALL MEASURING APPROX. 20'WIDE BY 25' LONG AND 8' HIGH OCCCURREDIN THE BELT LINE #3 ENTRY OF 3-SECTION AT STATION #11+ 589
INJURED WAS WAT7HING WHILE ANOTHER WORKER. USED A HAMMER TO BREAK A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS. INJUREDS HELPER PLACE HIS CHISLE END OF ONE HAMMER ON BANDING AND STRUCK IT WITH ANOTHER HAMMER IN DOI NG THIS A CHIP 6ROKE OFF END OF ONE HAMMER AND HIT INJURED ON THE WRIST.
INJURED STATES 4HILE LIFTING HEAVY PARTS FOR THE MINER IN 1-RIGHT SECTION THE NEXT DAY HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
CHANGING TIRES 2N SC IN 3 RIGHT SECTION FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA WHILE HELPING CHANGE WHEEL UNIT ON SC DOING A LOT OF LIFTING HE AGAIN FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
INJURED WAS WAL5ING DOWN CATWALK ALONG #1 BELT ON SURFACE & APPROX HALF WAY DOWN WALK HE FELL & HIT HIS RT KNEE
INJURED WAS ATT9MPTING TO INSTALL SEQUENCE ROPPE ROLLER ON #2 BELT THAT HAD BEEN DISLODGED IN DOING SO INJURED LIFTED ROLLER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA
COAL TRUCK STUC5 ON HILL LEADING TO MINE,INJ STOPPED ON HILL TO GET OUT AND SEE IF HE COULD HELP IN DOING SO SLIPPED ON ROADWAY AND FELL.ROADWAY WAS SLICK FROM SNOW IN NIGHT.
ON OR BEFORE DE7 291985 AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ALONG #2 N W MAINS BELT HAULAGE IN #3 ENTRY APPROX 600FT INBY 1-LEFT SECTION BETGWEEN SURVEY STATION 18+70&19+46 BREAKAGE OF ROOF WAS A T OR JUST ABOVE3ANCHORAGE ZONE OF 6FT CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS USED FOR THIS REASON THE FALL IS REPORTABLE PER F EDERAL REGULATIONS FALL WAS FIRST OBSERVED BY A MINE EXAMINER PRE-SHIFTING MINE
ON OR BEFORE NO5EMBER 17 1985 AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1-RIGHT SECTION OF THE MAHOLVING CREEK #2 MINE BREAKAGE OF ROOF WAS FAR ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF 30 INCH ROOF BOLTS USED THEREFORE FALL 3S REPORTABLE AS PER FEDREAL REGULATIONS THE EVENTS WHICH EVENTUALITY LED UP TO THE ROOF FALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 15 1985 ON THIS DATE SOME HEAVING OF FLOOR & SLOUGHAGE OF 13FTX4
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET FROM 992 CAT HIGHLIFT AND FELL OFF MACHINE INJURED WAS GETTING OFF COUNTER WEIGHT AT REAR OF MACHINE AND HE STATES HIS KNEE FELT LIKE IT GAVE OUT CAUSING HIM TO F ALL
INJURED WAS LOOKING FOR PART FROM COMEALONG THAT FELL ON FLOOR COME ALONG FELL OFF WORK BENCH AND LANDED ON INJUREDS LEFT HAND
INJ WAS PULLING FEEDER CABLE WHILE RIDING IN 3 WHEEL JEEP CABLE BECAME HUNG UP OPULLING INJUREDS HAND AGANIST HAND RAIL ON JEEP
INJ WAS HANGING UP CAR LAMP AND DROPPED IT O N HIS LEFT FOOT INJURED WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS
INJURED WAS OPENING ELECTRICAL BREAKER WITH POCKET KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SNAPPED SHUT & CUT BACK OF INJUREDS RIGHT HAND
WHILE LIFTING PART FOR KERSEY TRACTOR EMP WAS WORKING ON HE CLAIMS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
INJURED WAS A P5SSENGER IN MANTRIP WHEN IT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER MANTRIP, INJURED BUMPED KNEE AGAINST FRAME OF MANTRIP
WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE EE CLAIMED SHE SLIPPED IN MUD & FELL. CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA WERE WET ALSO THERE WAS A MODERATE GRADE.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE AUGER FROM HOLE WITH PIPE WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED INJURED HIT FINGER
EMPL WALKING DOWN CREEK BANK TO CHECK WATER PUMP WHIDH SUPPLIES PLANT.BANK WAS WET FROM PREVIOUS RAIN.BOTH FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARD ON UPPER PART OF BACK.
A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK APPROX 1FT.X4FT.X4\TO OIL THICK HAD FALLEN ON THE MINER CUTTER HEAD RUNING THE NORMAL CUTTING CYCLE.AFTETR PACKING THE MINERTO SUPPORTED ROOF THE INJURED MAN COMMENCED TO SLIDE THIS ROCK OFF THE MACHINE WHEN IT WAS PARTIALLY OFF THE MACHINE,THE UNSUPPORTED END OF IT BROKE OFF STRINING VICTIM ON RT.KNEE &CA LF OF RT.LEG.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND WHILE COMING THRU A CROSS-CUT HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF
EMP TENDING C MINER CABLE AND SMALL PIECE OF ROOF SLATE FELL STRIKING HIM ON KNEE
EMPLOYEE JACKING TAIL-PIECE INTO PLACE WHEN IT SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT FOOT. STRIKING INJURY CAUSED A FRACTURE TO RIGHT FOOT.
OPERATING SCOOP ADN CAUGHT HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF CAUSING PAIN AND TIGHTNESS IN NECK AREA.
EMPLOYEES SUPPORTING INTAKE, TWO EMPLOYEES TESTED ROOF AND IT WAS SOUNDED AND APPEARED TO BE GOOD ROOF. EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING TO ALLOW SCOOP TO CLEAN UP AREA AND A ROCK SLIPPED FROM IN BETWEEN ROOF STRAPS STRIKING JERRY STOCKDILL AND GRAZING RICHARD ADAMS HAND.
EMPLOYEES SUPPORTING INTAKE, TWO EMPLOYEES TESTED ROOF AND IT WAS SOUNDED AND APPEARED SAFE. EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING TO ALLOW SCOOP TO CLEAN UP ARAEA AND A ROCK SLIPPED FROM IN-BETWEEN ROOF STRA PS GRAZING RICHARD ADAMS.