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HE WAS THROWING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AWAY FRM THE TRACK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS WATCHING MINER CUT COAL WHEN A LOOSE RIB FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT
HE WAS STRIKING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIS HAND.
HE WAS HELPING ADVANCE A PUMP INTO DEEPER WATER WHEN TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE STEPPING ON SLICK ROCKS.
HE WAS HELPING BLOCK UP SCOOP TO CHANGE THE REAN END WHEN THE BENT OVER TO PUT A TIMBER UNDER SCOOP WHEN HE HURT HISBACK
HE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR SLURRY PIPELINE WHEN HE FELL OFF OF A THIRTY FOOT EMBANKMENT.
HE SAT DOWN NEXT TO THE RIB WHEN THE RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK HIM.
HE WAS PICKING UP A SECTION OF WATERLINE TO BE CARRIED TO THE BELT HEAD WHEN HE F ELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A B PUMP ON THE MINER, HE WAS HOLDING THE PUMP WITH HIS FINGERS INSERTED IN A THREADED HOLE IN THE PUMP WHEN THE BOLTS WERE TAKEN LOOSE F ROM THE PUMP IT FELL & IN SO DOING CUT HIS FINGER WITH THE THREADED HOLE.
HE WAS GETTING FLIGHTS OUT OF CAR & WAS PULLING HIS HANDS WHEN THE FLIGHT CAME LOOSE & MASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE CAR.
SHE WAS HELPING ROCK DUST THE BELT WHEN SHE SAID THAT HER HAND WAS HURTING
HE RAISED UP IN LOW TOP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A CROSS COLLAR KNOCKING HIM OFF OF THE FLAT CAR
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING THE BOLT MACHINE FROM #2 HEADING TO THE #1 HEADINGT HE WAS GOING TO LEFT SIDE OF BOLTER TO CHECK THE CABLE WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT
HE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER AND LOST HIS FOOTING
LARGE ROCK ON SHUTTLE CAR AND EMPL WAS BEATING IT WITH HAMMER WHEN SMALL ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP STRIKING HIM ON HAND.
HE WAS UNCOUPLING A TRACK MOTOR FROM THE FLAT CAR WHEN THE CAR CAUGHT HIM AND DRUG HIM ALONG THE RIB HURTING HIS HIP.
HE WAS STACKING BLOCK WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DEBRIS FELL IN HIS EYE.
PERRY WAS SHOVELING MUCK FROM BELTHEAD WHEN HE RAISED A SHOVEL FULL OF MUCK AND HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER
DALLAS WAS HELPING LOAD TIMBERS IN A SCOOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND ARM.
BROKEN SHALE.
HE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER OUT OF THE #3 ENTRY, HE WAS KNOCKING MUD OUT OF MINER WITH HIS FOOT WHEN THE TRAMMING LEVER GOT STUCK AND FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRAMMING LEVER AND THE MINER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE FROM SUPPLY CAR TO UNLOAD ONTO YEARD WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK
PICKING UP END OF TIMBER WHILE STANDING ON ANOTHER TIMBER WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL.
HE WAS HAULING COAL OVER ROUGH BOTTOM CASUING HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO BOUNCE THUS HURTING HIS BACK.
HE WAS BREAKING A STRAP AROUND A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS WHEN THE STRAP BROKE, CUTTING HIS FINGERS THROUGH HIS GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD A SCOOP BATTERY CELL SITTING ON TOP OF THE SCOOP THE CELL FELL OVER ON HIS HAND BUSTING HISTHUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A CRICKET WAITING FOR A SWITCH TO BE THROWN & RAILRUNNER CAME AND STRUCK CRICKET IN REAR-END THROWING ROY INTO TOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING RAIL RUNNER WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BUSTED AND QUIRTED BRAKE FLUID IN HIS EYE
SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS LOADING BLOCK & SHE BUMPED HER KNEE.
A ROOF FALL APPROX FOUR BREAKS INBY THE PORTAL IN THE TRACK ENTRY AT 007 SECTION THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 10 FT IN LENGTH 12 FT IN WIDTH AND 3 FT IN THICKNESS THE PERMANENT SUPPORT IN THIS AE RA HAD BEEN COLLARS AND CRIBS
RUNNING A MOTOR WHEN IT FIRED UP IN STARTING BOX AND HE RAISED HEAD UP STRIKING IT AGAINST COLLAR.
THIS ROOF FALL FELL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE HORIZON AND IT WAS 8 TO 10 FEET IN 2 RT AND IT FELL OVER TO #3 CROSSCUT THE FALL WAS APPROX 40 FT X 5020 FT X 7 1/2 FT
EMPLOYEE WAS STRETCHING OUT MINER CABLE SO THE MINER COULD BE TRAMMED ON THE YARD WHILE PULLING ON THE CABLE STRAIN IN THE GROIN AREA OCCURRED
ROOF FALL 20\ X 10\ X 6\ TAPERING TO NOTHING FALL APPEARED TO BE LARGE HORSEBACK OR SLIP THAT CRUMBLED BETWEEN BOLTS.USING 72\\ GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.LOCATED ON 007 SECTION.
HE WAS RUNNING CENTERS OFF SPADS WHILE KNEELING IN LOW TOP AND WHEN HE RAISED UP TO LEAVE HIS KNEE WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT
BROKEN SHALE.
EMP WAS JACKING UP RAIL RUNNER TO PUT IT BACK ON TRACK AFTER IT HAD DERAILED JACKS SLIPPED THUS RAIL RUNNER FELL ON EMP FOOT
ROGER WAS CARRYING A MINER CAT HEAD WHEN HE DROPPED IT STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP A TIMBER AND HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS ARM
ROBERT WAS TAKING A JACK DOWN WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN THE JACK DROPPED FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING A COAL SPILL AT #1 HEADPIECE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE
HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON ICEY CAT WALK AND FELL HURTING HIS BAKC
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINET O LAY IT OVER THE RIPPED HEAD HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE GOT THE CABLE UP TO LAY OVER THE RIPPER HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK AND FELT AN STRAIN IN HIS STOMACH
BROKEN SHALE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS EATING DINNER AND THE RAM CAR CAME BY LOADED RAN OVER A ROCK AND THE TIRE KNOCKED IT OUT HITTING HIM IN THE FACE
BROKEN SHALE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIM AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE USING BARS TO DISLODGE AN OLD MOTOR WHEN THE MOTOR BROKE LOOSE THE BAR HE WAS USING STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EAR HE WAS KNOCKED OUT AND FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF 3 1/2FT STRIKING THEMOTOR WITH HIS BACK AND SIDE
HE WAS WALKING UP THE TRACKWAY AND STEPPED ON THE SIDE OF A RAIL SPRAINING HIS ANKLE
HE WAS PUTTING A SHEAR PIN IN THE FEEDER WHEN HE MISSED THE SHEAR PIN STRIKING HIS FINGER WITH AN AXE.