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I WAS TOLD THE MORNING OF 11-15-93 BY EE THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON 11-11-93 WHEN HE BACKED INTO A TREE STUMP WITH A DOZER WHILE WORKING ON ROAD AT REFUSE PILE.

EE AND OTHER THE REPAIRMAN ELECTRICIAN HAD JUST PUT TRAM CHAIN BACK TOGETHER ON FEEDER AND WAS TRYING TO INCH THE CHAIN AROUND TO TRY IT OUT CHAIN BROKE AND PIECE CHAIN HIT EE ON LEFT KNEE.

ROCK FALL 22 BREAKS INBY #3 BELT DRIVE IN THE INTAKE AIRWAY 25' LONG 20' WIDE AND 8' HIGH, ROCK FELL SOME TIME AFTER SHIFT ENDED YESTERDAY 2-23-93, FOUND THIS MORNING ON PRESHIFT. FALL HAS BEE N CRIBBED OFF AND SECTION IS MOVING OUT OF THIS AREA.

EE CAME INTO HARLAN LOCAS MAIN OFFICE 2/15/93 AND STATED TO EE AND OTHER THAT HE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN NOV.92' IN HIS LEFT HIP, LEG AND FOOT, HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD TO STOP WORK FEB. 4 10 993 AND GO TO DR.

HE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING UP A 42" ROOF BOLT. AS HE WAS PUSHING BOLT INTO HOLE GOT HIS LEFT THUMB AND FOREFINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND THE MINE ROOF CRUSHING HIS THUMB AND FINGER.

DUE TO STRUCTURAL FAILURE COAL BIN #2 COLLAPSED CAUSING I.NAME TO BE COVERED UP WITH COAL.

EE STATED TO RICHARD CARMICAL SECTION FOREMAN THAT HE HURT HIS NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN HE LIFTED A BOX OF 42 INCH GLUE TO PUT IT ON THE SCOOP.

55096OF BOLTER OPR STATED TO EE THAT EE WAS GETTING READY TO HAND HIM A ROOF BOLT WHEN PIECE ROCK FELL & STRUCK EE EE & EE BOTH STATED TO EE THAT HE WAS STANDING UNDER THE LAST ROOF BOLT ROCK 61201BOUT 10FT LONG 3FT WIDE & 10IN THICK IN THECENTER DOWN TO 0 ON THE SIDES

69355SS TO ACCIDENT STATED TO I.NAME THAT INJURED WAS MOVING AND LIFTING A LO-LO TAIL PIECE WITH A BAR AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK.

96320FALL 2 BREAKS OUTBY PILLAR LINE 120'L 3' TO 4' T 30 FT LONG AND 18 TO 20' W

INJURED WAS GRINDING A TIP ON SLATE BAR, ONE END OF BAR CAUGHT ON GRINDER AND THREW HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE OTHER GRINDING WHEEL, THIS WAS A DOUBLE GRINDER.

INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF DRILL ON 002 SECTION HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON DRILL STEEL.STEEL STOPPED UP AND SEPERATED(SPLIT) AT COUPLING CATCHING HIS HAND (HAD GLOVES ON) TWISTING HIS ARM.

ROCK FALL IN MAIN HEADING #3 ENTRY 2ND RIGHT CROSS ENTRY ON THE 002 SECTION APPROX. 4-5' HIGH, 30' LONG, AND 20' WIDE. LOT OF HILL SEAMS IN THIS AREA SO WE HAVE TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF HIS A REA AND PULLED BACK.

I.NAME HELPING REPAIR A BROKEN BELT,LIFTING A BELT CLAMP OVER THE TOP BELT ROLLER.I.NAME JOGGING THE BELT TO GET IT BACK TOGETHER,I.NAME GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND BELT CLAMP.

ROCK FALL IN MAIN RETURN AIRCOURSE 8 BREAKS INBY PORTAL ABOUT 20' LONG, 16-18' WIDE AND ABOUT 4-5' HIGH. TIMBER AND CRIBBED OFF AND MADE SAFE TO TRAVEL AROUND IT.

EE WAS OPR. BOLT MACH. PUTTING-UP A ROOF BOLT AS HE STARTED THE ROTATION AND PUSHING THE GLUE BOLT INTO THE HOLE THE BOLT BENT AND CAUSED THE WRENCH TO TWIST HIS ARM.

HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AT FACE OF 002 SECTION. THE BOLTER HELPER LOWERED THE ATRS AND PIECE ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING THE TIP OF HIS FOOT. THE ROCK MEASURED 12" L ONG 8" WIDE AND 3 TO 4' THICK.

HE WAS OPERATING 120-L CONTINUOUS MINER. PIECE ROCK (KETTLE BOTTOM) FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRIKING HIS HEAD, BACK OF NECK AND SHOULDERS.

HE STATED TO I.NAME AT 4:15 PM 4-10-90 THAT HE PICKED UP A ROOF JACK AND TURNED TOWARD THE BELT AND SET HIS LEFT FOOT DOWN ON A TIMBER, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE.

HE WAS HELPING REMOVE A BLOCK BRATTICE WHEN A PIECE ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND UPPER LEFT ARM.

HE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING UP A GLUE BELT THAT WAS BENT A LITTLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BELT, WHEN HE STARTED TO SPIN THE BOLT THE TORQUE WRENCH CAME LOOSE AND JERKED HIS LEFT ARM STRIGHT OU T, CAUSING IT TO PULL THE MUSCLES IN THE UPPER LEFT ARM.

PULLING CABLE ON MINER MINER BOOM CRANE BUMPED L SIDE SIDE GETTING SORE

EE STATED TO OTHER MON 1-22-90 THAT HE WAS LOADING FROM A SUPPLY CAR TIMBERS INTO HIS SCOOP BUCKET. HE STATED THAT HIS BACK KEPT GETTING SORE THRU OUT THE REST OF THE SHIFT HE CAME IN AND WORK ED FOUR AND HALF HOUR 1-22-90.

I.NAME OPER ROOF BOLTER PUTTING UP 42" RESIN BOLTS,STARTING A HOLE WITH PIECE STARTER STEEL AND GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON STEEL AMPUTATING RIGHT FINGER ON LEFT HAND ALSO BROKE SMALL FINGER ON SAME H AND.

SETTING BITS ON AUGER HEAD ON MINER, SNAP RING SLIPPED OUT OF PLIERS STRUCK HIM IN L EYE

EE STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW HE HURT HIS BACK, SAID HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS DURING FIRST PART OF SHIFT MONDAY 7-17-89 AND LATER IN AFTERNOON HE WAS WORKING CHAIN RACHET AND HIS BA CK STARTED TO GET SORE.

SHOVELING WET MCUK FORM UNDER BELT PICKED UP SHOVEL FULL FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK

I.NAME WAS BRINGING THREE WHEEL BUGGY OUT-SIDE TO GET PARTS, THE MAN STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL HIT A ROCK OR HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND THE STEERING HANDLE HIT HIS HAND.

I.NAME STATED THAT HE WAS CRAWLING BY THE BELT LINE AND BUMPED HIS RT KNEE AGAINST THE FRAME OF A ROLLER ON THE BELTLINE

ROOF FALL 12 BREAKS INBY #3 BELT HEAD BREAK ON INTAKE SIDE FELL IN A BOUT 42" THICK & 12 TO 14' LONG ABOUT 14' WIDE CRUSHED BRATTIC OUT & FELL TO WITH IN 4 OR 5' OF BELT LINE. WE H AVE TIMBE RED & CRIBBED AREA & MADE SAFE ALSO BUILT BRATTIC BACK.

INJ EMP STATED TO CO WORKER ON TELEPHONE 11-14-88 THAT HE MIGHT HAVE HURT HIS KNEE MAYBE 6 OR 7 WEEKS AGO. INJ WAS GOING TO DR. TO HAVE IT CHECKED.

I.NAME WAS OPERATING BULLDOZER BUILDING ACCESS ROAD TO SLEDGE POND HIT STUMP TURNED DOZER ON SIDE CANOPY STRUCK RT LOWER LEG

ROCK FALL RETURN AIR COURSE 13 BREAKS INBY #3 BELT HEAD ON THE 001 SECTION. 20-25' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 4-5' HIGH.

ROCK IN INTAKE AIR COURSE 001 SECTION. APPROX. 75' LONG X 15' WIDE AND SOME 42" THICK AT THE THICKEST POINT. FELL WHILE MINE'S IDLE ON VACATION. DIST. OFFICE MSHA NOTIFIED 7-25-88.

I.NAME STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING SCOOP IN THE INTAKE AIR COURSE TRAVELING TO OUTISDE SCOOP RAN OVER TIMBER LAYING IN ROADWAY AND IT THREW HIM UP OFF THE SCOOP AND WHEN HE CAME DOWN HIS RT SH OULDER HIT THE FRAME

HE STATED THAT 2E WAS HELPING REMOVE ROCK OFF MINER, AND WAS PULLING ON A TIMBER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT AND HE FELL BACKWARDS, HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT.

EMPLOYEE,(NAME)2ROOF BOLTER HELPER WAS PUTTING UP A 60" RESIN BOLT,TURNED HIS HEAD,HIS EAR STRUCK THE EDGE OF A ROOF MATT.

I.NAME OPER BOL7 MACHINE SPOT BOLTING OUTBY PLACES.PUSHING UP ON ROOFBOLT WITH TORQUE WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIS NOSE.DIDNT THINK HE WAS HURT.ON 10-30 EXPERIENCED DIFFICULY IN BREAT HING-WENT TO DR3FOUND HIS NOSE WAS BROKEN.

HE WAS OPERATIN1 ROOF BOLTER, HE STATED THAT A SMALL PEICE OF COAL CAME OVER TOP OF HIS SAFTEY GLASSES AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

I NAME WAS CLEA3ING UP AROUND BELT HEAD WITH SHOVEL AND THROWING MUCK UP ONTO BELT LINE HE STATED TO SECTION FOREMAN THAT HE MIGHT HAVE HURT HIMSELF

I,NAME REPORTED3TO THE SECTION FOREMAN THAT HIS KNEW WAS GETTING SORE AND HURTING ON 8-21-86, MAN ALLEDGED THAT HE HURT HIS JNEE WHILE CRAWLING AROUND.

I.NAME WAS HELP3NG BELT-UP I.NAME WAS PUTTING STR UCTURE TOGETHER WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK I.NAME OVER HIS RIGHT EYE

I.NAME STATED AT END OF WORK SHIFT THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING AND THAT HE MIGHT HAVE TO SEE A DR HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DIDNT KNOW HOW HE HURT HIS BACK

MAN WAS WALKING DOWN EMBANKMENT AND FELL DOWN AND LIMB OFF BUSH HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

I.NAME WAS OPR. BOLT MACH., SAFETY JACK FELL OVER AND HIT RIGHT HAND

EMP WAS MAKING SOME METAL DOORS FOR PREP PLANT CUTTING WELDING ETC IN SHOP USING OVER HEAD CRAWUL TO LIFT METAL HAD EYE BOLT IN METAL THE EYE BOLT TRUSS STRPPED OUT OF THE NUT TURNING METAL LOOSE SHARP EDGE ON METAL CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND

JERRY COTTETT WAS HELPING JOHN SMITH THE SECTION FOREMAN REMOVE PIECE ROCK OFF BELT LINE ABOUT 930 AM AND ABOUT 1000AM COLLETT ALLEGED THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING AND THAT HE MIGHT HAVE PULLED M USCLE IN HIS BACK

BACKING OUT OF PILLAR WHEN ROCK FELL ON HEAD OF CM WEIGHT OF ROCK PUSHED CANOPY AGAINST TOP ,EMPL HEAD AND BACK OF NECK AND SHOULDERS THROWN ATAINST TOP OF CANOPY.

DOUG SHOPE WAS WORKING ON BROKE TRAM CHAIN ON ROOF BOLTER, HE WAS HITTING CHAIN LINK WITH HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS LEFT EYE.

EMP WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLT MACHING GETTING READY TO PUT 1ST BOLT IN THE LAST ROW BOLTS MACHINE SLIDE AROUND CAUGHT HIM AGAINST RIB BRUISING HIS UPPER RIGHT THIGH