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ON 11-29-91 A NINE EXAMINER OBSERVATED A ROOF FALL IN NO.1 SLOPE M SEAM, BETWEEN TWO EXISTING ROOF FALL IN AN OUTBY AREA OF THE MINE THE FALL IS LOCATED BETWEEN 1 & 3 ENTRY OF 3-SOUTH IT AREA MINE SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TOWARD THE SOUTH PORTALS.
ON 8-7-91 A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY A MINE EXAMINER IN #5 SLOPE/NO 3 ENTRY OF 4 NORTH. THIS IS AN OUTBY AREA OF M-BED. THE FALL MEASURED 30 FEET LONG, 18' WIDE AND APPROX. 4' HIGH. MSHA WA S NOTIFIED BY PHONE.
July 1, 1991CO · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 212 LW CONVEYOR BELT APPROX 176 FEET OUTBY THE FACE.THIS AREA HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY MINED AND A FAULT WAS DETECTED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG TO LOWER A WATER PUMP,WHEN THE COME-A-LONG CHAIN SLIPPED.THE EMPLOYEE DID RETURN TO WORK ON 01-10-91 BUT STARTEDE MISSING TIME ON 01-10-91.
January 7, 1991CO · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL STUMBLED & FELL. AS HE FELL HE REACHED FOR TIMBER WHICH CAUSED INJ. THIS IS KNOWN OFF JOB INJ. HE WENT UNDER GROUND TO SEE IF HE COULD SUPERVISE BUT ARM STARTED HURTING.
December 17, 1990CO · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE WALKING ALONG THE BELT LINE, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS ELBOW. THE EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BYA DOCTOR AT THAT TIMEAND WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK FOR HIS NEXT SHIFT WHICH HE DID. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 12-6-90 WHEN HE STARTED MISSING WORK.
November 8, 1990CO · Coalexaminer, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examinerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL COMPLETED INJ REPORT HIMSELF ON 9/7 AFTER BEING INFORMED THAT HIS JOB ASSINGMENT HAD CHANGED. REPORT STATED AIR TRAVELING THROUGH AGG LINE WAS LOUD & HURT LEFT EAR. WE WERE INFORMED THAT HE QUIT JOB BUT RETURNED TO WORK ON 9/18 WITH DR'S SLIP. WE DO NOT FEEL THAT INUURY IS JUSTIFIED. NO MEDICAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO MCR AT PRESENT TIME. HE DID NOT REPORT TO DR UNTIL 9/7.
A MINE EXAMINER DISCOVERED THE ROOF FALL IN NO. 1 SLOPE BETWEEN NO. 4 AND NO. 5 CROSSCUT IN M-BED. THIS IS AN OUTBY AREA OF M-BED. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 30' LONG, 6' HIGH AND 17' WIDE.
August 1, 1990CO · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE FALL IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ABRTMENT PRESSURE. THE FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 50 FT OUTBY THE 103 TAILGATE FACE THE FALL AREA MEASURED APPROX.L 30 INCH LENGTH 16FT IN THE MIAN ENTRY 24 FT THRU THE 4 DOOR INTERSECTION FATALING 40 FT IN WIDTH AND 10 FT IN HEIGHT.
August 1, 1990CO · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE WALKING RETURN ENTRY-A BROKEN AG LINE WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS AWARE OF CAUSED AG TO LODGE IN EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO TRAVEL THE INTAKE SIDE OF THE LONGWALL & NOT THE RETURN SIDE.
June 22, 1990CO · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CHANGING FLAT ON TRACTOR ON 21 RDWAY & STRAINED BACK OUR INVESTIGATION BY TALKING WITH 3 PEOPLE ALSO CHANGING THE TIRE INDICATES THAT THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT HELP CHANGING THE TIRE