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EMPLOYEE HAD BOLTED #2 HEADING BACKED OUT TO INTERSECTION TO CLEAN DUST BOX OUT, WHILE CLEAN ING DUST BOX ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIK ING EMPLOYEE ON BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #1 HEADING, WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT AND THE RIB. THE ROCK STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT. EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES. LOOSE MATERIAL BEHIND HIS BACK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON BACK SIDE OF LEG. RIGHT LEG OR BACK SIDE OF FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL TO BELT LINE WITH 482 S&S SCOOP. SAID HIT A BUMP OR HOLE IN ROADWAY. EMPLOYEE SAID SUDDEN JOLT CAUSED PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN ROOF. MACHINE WAS SITTING ON LOOSE COAL WENT TO THE DECK TO MOVE MACHINE, REACHED IN HIT TRAM LEVERS MACHINE SLOW TO ONE SIDE HITTING KNEE.
EMPL OPERATING A CUTTER CUTTING 3RD CUT IN A X-CUT.THIS PUTS OPERATOR UP TO CORNER OF X-CUT. MACHINE WAS CLOSE TO CORNER. COAL ROLLED FROM RIB STRIKING FOOT AGAINST MACHINE FRAME.
INSTALLING BELT ROPES ONE OF ROPES CAME OUT OF STAND LIFTED UP ROPE IN STAND HURT BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MANTRIP OUT OF WAY GOT HEAD TO HIGH HITTING TOP AND CAUSING NECK AND HEAD TO BE PUSHED DOWN ON SHOULDERS CAUSING MUSCLE SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN IT STRUCK THE RIB, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BUMP HIS KNEE ON THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE SHUTTLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING FROM SECOND LEVCCEL TO GROUND LEVEL OF TIPPLE TO DO SOME CLEANING UP THE MEANS FOR GETTING FROM LEVEL TO LEVEL CONSISTS OF A LADDER TYPE FOOTING WITH SAFETY GUARD RA IL AROU ND IT EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED & HE GRABBED FOR HAUND RAIL RIGHT WRIST STRUCK RAIL CAUSING INJURY TO WRIST
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE LAST ROOF BOLT IN A CROSSCUT.WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STARTED THE DRILLING ROTATION IT DISLODGED A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK.THE ROCK FELL OUT FROM THE ATRS TO THE NEXT ROOF BOLT.THE ROCK FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE LEFT FOOT ANDANKLE,CAUSING TWISTING AND BRUISING.
WHILE WORKING ON ATRS WITH A SLATE BAR, THE ATRS SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ONT HE LEFT KNEE, CAUSING A HAIR LINE FRACTURE TO THE KNEE CAP.
EE WAS OPERATING 482 S & S SCOOP 5 ENTRY WAS ALMOST CLEAN EE SAID HE LET OFF OF ACCELERATOR BUT SCOOP KEPT ON GOING. THE SCOOP HIT FACE EE WAS THROWN FOREWARD INTO CONTROLS AND FRAME OF SCOOP.
OPER SCOOP COAL FROM FACE AFTER LEAVING ROCK FELL ON NECK AND BACK
EMPL WAS WELDING ON SHUTTLE CAR HE STOPPED TO REMOVE SLAG FROM WELD. EMP REMOVED WELDING SHIELD TO CHIP AWAY SLAG. PIECE OF HOT SLAG STRUCK RIGHT EYE OF EMPL.
INSTALLING RF BOLTS, BOLT HEAD PLATE CONTACTED PRESURE APPLIED WHILE BOLT BEING TIGHTENED WRENCH SLIPPED CATCHING ARM AGAINST ROOF
WHILE REPAIRING A JOY CONTINUOUS MINER, THE MECHANIC WAS REMOVING THE INNER PLANETARY FLANGE, WHEN IT FELL STRIKING HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM.
WHILE WATCHING THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALL A ROOF BOLT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK. IT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK. THE ROOF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE ZIP SPLICING MACHINE HANDLE SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEES RT WRIST TO STRIKE ANAOTHER PART OF THE ZIP MACHINE
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A JOY MINER WHEN HIS FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED CAUSING A TWISTING OF THE LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. WHEN HE LOWERED THE MACHINE WITH THE STAB JACK, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE MACHINE.
INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN #1 ENTRY,PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT FOOT.
CHAIN THAT DRIVES BELT HEAD BROKE & DOUBLED UP IN GUARD EMPLOYEE WAS ATTENDING BELT SAID HE THOUGHT TOP WAS FALLING TURNED TO RUN & TWISTED HIS BACK WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT WENT TO THE DO C FOLLOWING DAY
EMPL CALLED ME 8 HOURS AFTER SHIFT ENDED SAID HE HAD GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AT WORK SAID WAS WATCHING MACHINE MAN CHANGE BITS WHEN SOMETHIN WENT IN HIS EYE SAID HE WAS GOING TO EMERGENCY
REPAIRMAN WAS REPAIRING CUTTER. DRIVING PIN OUT OF CUTTER CHAIN HAMMER CHIPPED AND PIECE STRUCK REPAIRMAN IN ARM, CAUSING SMALL PUNCTURE.
EMPLOYEE WHILE HELPING REMOVE PIECES OF ROOF ROCK FROM THE CONTINOUS MINER, REPORTED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELT.
REPAIRING CARRIER BATTERY EXPLODED THROWING BATTERY ACID INTO EMP EYES
WHILE REMOVING PANEL BOARD COVER FROM A JOY SHUTLE CAR THE HELPER DROPPED COVER PINNING THE MECHANICS HAND UNDER THE COVER.
WHILE INSTALLING A CANOPY ON 21SC SHUTTLE CAR THE EMPLOYEE CRAWLED BY THE CANOPY WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND ON ITS SIDE. THE CANOPY FELL OVER ON THE LEFT LEG OF EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A SMALL BELT CONTROL CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS HIP & LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEES KNEE STARTED HURTING WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HE FINISHED SHIFT AND RETURNED TO WORK ON MONDAY 8-29-88 FOR FULL SHIFT THEN RETURNED TO DR ON 8-30-88
WHILE GREASING BELTHEAD, EMPLOYUEE LEANED AGAINST WIRE FENCE GUARD FORCING GUARD INTO MOTOR SHAFT ENTANGLING IT, WHICH IN TURN ENTANGLED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT TWISTING IT. THE LIGAMENTS OF THE FOOT WERE STRAINED.
WHILE SPLICING BELT THE ROPE AND H OOK FROM THE ROPE HOIST BRILE STRIKING EMP ON RT HAND
WHILE REMOVING A BENT BUGGY SUTTLE CAR CONVEYOR FLIGHT ONE END CAME LOOSE STRIKING THE MECHANIC ACROSS THE NOSE CAUSING A CUT.
INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #1 ENTRY KETTLE BOTTOM UNDETECTED FELL WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT.IT PINNED OPER HAND AGAINST BOLTER HEAD CAUSING FX TO LEFT HAND.
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON FIREBOSS RUN IN 2 ENTRY 140 FT FROM THE FACE. THE FALL MEASURE 20 FT BY 30 FT BY 5 FT IT WAS A FAULTY SECTION HORSES BACK WHICH IS UNDECTABLE AND UNPREVENTABLE.
WATER BEGAN TO 7OME THRU ROOF ADDITIONAL TEST HOLES WERE DRILLED OUTBY INTERSECTION. TEST HOLES REVEALED ENTRY & IN CONNECTING X-CUT DANGER SIGNS INSTALLED.
WATER BROKE THR6 ROOF ROCK ABOUT 2 WEEK BEFORE 7/7/87.THE INTERSECTION WAS ON LEFT SIDE OF BELT WHICH WAS A HAUL.ROAD.ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT WAS ADDED.ON 7/01/87 AT END OF SHIFT CRIBS WERE SE T IN BREAK OFF 2F INTERSECTION.MINE WAS IDLE 5 DAYS,FOUND FALL WHEN RETURNED TO WORK.NO DAMAGE TO PERSON OR EQUIP.
ON 06-08-87 WAT9R BROKE THROUGH ROOF IN INTERSECTION.INSTALLED CRIBS AND TIMBERS LEFT A 10 FT. ROAD THROUGH INTERSECTION,WATER CONTINUED ALL WEEK AND MORE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WAS INSTALLED.ON 0 6-15-87.AFTER W9EKEND FALL WAS FOUND.NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT.
ROOF IS SLATE S2ELL HAD 48 INCH CONVENTIONAL BOLTS AND SEVEN CRIBS 4 3X8 AND SEVERAL TIMBERS IN FALL. ROOF HAD WATER COMING BUT AROUND BOLTS. MINE HADBEEN PUT ON 48 IN RESIN BOLTS ON 5-12-87.
2 BREAKS OUTBY 0ACE FIRE BOSS FOUND CROSS ENTRY HAD FLLEN PARETIALLY ON GALIS 300 ROOF BOLTER AND LONG AIRDOX COAL DRILL PULLED ROOF BOLTER OUT WITHOUT MOVING ANY ROCK ROCK HAF FALLEN ON COAL DRILL BOOM. HA8 TO MOVE SOME ROCK TO GET IT OUT. NO DAMAGE TO EITHER OR PERSONS.
FALL WAS IN RET6RN 3 BREAKS FROM FACE FALL OCCURED SOMETIME DURING WEEK END MINE WAS DOING DEAD WORK NOT ON PRODUCTION ON 5-11-87. NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONS.
FAULT INROOF HA8 WATER COMING THRU ROOF.BOLTED WITH 48'' BOLTS.FALL OCCURRED FROM QUIT TIME 3PM 4-21-87 AND 6AM 4-22-87.NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT.
HILL SCAM WAS P9ESENT WERE USING METAL STRAPS. INJURED RAN INTO CORNER OF METAL STRAP. STRAP PENETRATED THRU SHIRT AND INTO LEFT SHOULDER.