A FALL OF ROOF 2CCURRED ON THE 2E02R WORKING SECTION COVERING UP THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE FALL WAS IN ROOMS 6+95 MINNG IN "C" BLOCK. THE TOP WAS DRY AND CONTAINED SLIPS THE FALL WAS 50' LONG 50' WIDE 7' TO 8' HIGH. NO ONE WAS INJURED
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Showing 50 of 436EMP WAS ROOF BO5TING AND ROCK FELL FROM TOP OF RIB ONTO LEFT ANKLE
HIGH VOLTAGE CA6LE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG
COAL RIB RASH S7RUCK EMP WHILE MOVING TUBING AT FACE
EMPLOYEE AS REM2VING ROCK FROM TOP OF MINER AND STRUCK ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS LE5NING AGAINST BOLTER BOOM WITH ARMS IN TRAY TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING RT ARM AND FRACTURING IT THE ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS THE ROCK WAS 8-10 IN WIDE 24 TO 27 IN LONG AND 6 IN THICK
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING READY TO PIN THE DRUM EXTENTION JACK AND THE PIN HOLE IS NOT VISIBLE AND MUST BE ALIGNED BY FEEL THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS RT INDEX FINGER WHEN THE JACK CAME FORWARD CU TTING OFF THE T3P END OF THE RT INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE CAP LA4P FELL OFF AND STRUCK FOREHEAD
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED AT 2:50 PM ON THE #1 MAIN EAST BELT AT APPROX.63+95 FOOT MARK.TAG #67 PRIOR ATTEMPTS HAS BEEN MADE TO HOLD THE TOP WITH 7 CRIBS AND 8 PLUS TIMBERS DRY LAMI LAMINATED SS.TH9 FALL WAS 25' LONG 14'WIDE AND 12' HIGH 6 CONVENTION.
FAILURE OF STRA7A AT OR ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF ROOF BOLT
EMPLOYEE WAS PR2ING WITH A PRY BAR AND BAR SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER, REPAIRING MINER.
AREA WAS WORKIN1 MEN AND EQUIPMENT WAS MOVED BACK TO AREA THOUGHT TO BE SAFE.
OFF NORTH TUNNA5WAY, FELL IN AT ANCHORAGE POINT.
EMPLOYEE REMOVE8 TANK ROCK DUSTER PRESSURE CAP, UNDER PRESSURE, CAP STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON ARM AND WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING AND STEPPED ON ROCK THEN TURNED ANKLE.
EMP WAS HANGING3EXHAUST TUBING DAND GOT COAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE
EMP REACHED DOW3 & PICKED UP A CAN OF STOPPIT AND HURT HIS BACK
THE EE WAS WLAK3NG & SLIPPED ON A ROCK BESIDE FEEDER & TWISTED RT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING BELT LINE AND STRAINED RIGHT WRIST AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING BELTLINE WHEN A ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK AREA.
EMP WAS UNPLUGG3NG HIS SCOOTER WHEN HE JERKED ON THE PL LUG IT CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN HIS TESTICLES. IT RUPTURED A SPERM TUBE
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 A ROCK 2' X 14" X 8" FROM THE B ELT TAIL AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING BELT WIRE ROPES AND INJURED BACK.
THE EE WAS TAK3NG DOWN A CABLE & WAS STANDING ON A LUMP OF COAL IT TURNED SIDEWAYS CAUSING HIM TO FALL TWISTING RT. KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING BELT ROLLER AND STRAINED BACK.
PUT OUT IN INTE9SECTION.
EMP WAS OBSERVI3G REPAIR WORK BEING DONE IN A BENT OVER POSITION WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON B ACK OF NECK AND SHOULDERS
EMPLOYEE WAS RO2F BOLTING A BROW WHEN THE COAL BROW BROKE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE AND CUTTING THE NOSE HE HAD STITCHES
EE WAS STANDING3ONA CHUNCK OF COAL SPADDING UP BLOWER TUBING WHEN HE SLIPPED ONTO HIS RT ANKLE SPRAINING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BY THE MINER TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING BOTH EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BY THE MINER TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING BOTH EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE WAS RO2F BOLTING AND REACHED TO GET A ROOF BOLT FROM TRAY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LT INDEX FINGER FRACTURING IT
EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 ON COAL ROLLED OVER & TWISTED LEFT KNEE THEN CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL NOVEMBERK 7 1986 FOR KNEE SURGERY
EMPL HELPING MI3ER OPERATOR WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOFBOLT SUPPORTED TOP STRIKING EMPL.16''WIDE X 14''THICK X 10'LONG.
EMPLOYEE WAS RO2FBOLTING AND A SMALL PARTICAL OF SLATE FLEW FROM SOME WHERE AND EMBEDDED NEXT TO LT PUPIL HAD TO BE REMOVED
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A DISC GRINDER AND IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT FINGER IN THE JOINT CUTTING IT TO THE BONE HE HAD STITCHES
PULLING SELF OU7 OF SCALE PIT STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING ROOF BOLTER CHAIN ONTO SPROCKET AND PINCHED FINGER.
EMP WAS RETRACT3NG THE TRS ON THE ROOF BOLTER AND HAD A FINGER INSIDE A HOLE USED TO GREASE THE INNER RETRACTABLE PARTS WHEN THE RETRACTING PART CAUGHT HIS FINGER CUTTING IT TO THE BONE AND M MASHING IT 3
EMP AND ANPOTH9R MAN WERE USING A STEP JACK TO ELEVATE A FEEDER AND WHILE PUCHING DOWN ON A 5 FT SLATE BAR IT KICKED BACK STRIKING THE EMP ON LEFT FRONT PORTION OF HIS NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS RO2F BOLTER OPERATOR AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ONTO RIGHT ARM.
EMP WAS CUTTING3AND OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING ON THE FLOOR ABOVE HIM THEIR SPARKS IGNITED HIS ACETYLENE TANK WHEN THE INJ TURNED OFF HIS TANKS AND TIGHTENED THE FITTING HE LOOSENED IT AND THE PRESSURE IN3THE HOSES AND THE HOT METAL IGNITED BURNING HIS LEFT FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING POST IN PILLAR AREA,AND SLIPPED & FELL ONTO BOTTOM,FRACTURING FINGER.
THE EMP WAS TRY3NG TO PULL A DRAW BAR PIN OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR BUMPER HE TOLD THE SCOOP OPERATOR TO EASE FORWARD, THIS ACTION CAUSED PIN TO JAM HIS FINGER AGAINST SHUTTLE CAR MASHING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER 3
EMPL FAILED TO 8EENERGIZE SCOOP CHARGER BEFORE REMOVING CHARGER PLUGS FROM SCOOP BATTERIES.WHEN EMPL HAND MASHED BARE WIRE AGAINST METAL SCOOP HE BURNED LEFT PALM AND FINGERS 3RD DEGREE BURN T O HAND. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING PINS OUT OF CAT RUNNER ON CONT MINER AND A SPARK WENT INTO LT EAR THE SLAG HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED
EMPL DRIVING SC2OTER WHEN SCOOTER SLID ON WET ROADS AND HIT THE RIB CAUSING EMPL TO BE THROWN FORWARD CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE.LACERATION HAD TO BE CLOSED WITH STITCHES.
ROCK FELL FROM 6ETWEEN BOLTS ONTO EMPLOYEES HAND AND DRILL POT MACHINE WAS IDLE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT
EMP WAS REPAIRI3G ELECTRICAL CABLE AND CUT SELF WITH RAZOR KNIFE
WORKERS WERE RE4OVING WOOD FORMS FROM SHAFT STATION WALLS WHEN ONE SLIPPED AND IN FALLING STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ELBOW HE WORKED THROUGH THE SHIFT WHEN LATER A COWORKER COMMENTED THAT HIS ELB OW WAS SWOLLEN 3