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THE INJURED WAS WORKING AS ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING HIM IN THE BACK.
ROOF BOLTER OPE9ATOR WAS DRILLING TO SET ROOFBOLT WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN DRILL STEEL CAUSING A LACERATION.
A KETTLE BOTTOM3FELL ON THE MINER PINNING THE OPERATOR IN THE DECK FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES THE ROCK MEASURED 4'X3'X7" INJURING THE OPERATOR'S BACK.
MINING WAS BEIN1 DONE IN AN AREA WHERE ROOF CONDITIONS WERE POOR. ROOFBOLTING CREW WAS BOLTING IN 3 FOOT CENTERS AND STRAPING. THE ROCK THAT FELL MEASURED 4 X 20 X 50. ABOUT 50 TO 75 FEET OF M INER CABLE WAS 5OST.
LOOSE ROOF WAS 7AUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT.WORKER SET SAFETY JACKS BREAKING LOOSE ROOF AWAY FROM ROOF CAUSING IT TO FALL HITTING HIM IN BACK.
TAILPIECE ON CO3VEYOR BELT NEEDED REPAIR.TAILPIECE WAS DISMANTLED;DAMAGED PART WAS BEING LOADED ONTO RAIL CAR BY HIM AND OTHER PERSONNEL.HE ATTEMPTED TO LOAD ONE END OF ROLLER ONTO CAR BY HIM8ELF BUT UNDERESTIMATED WEIGHT OF ROLLER AND DROPPED IT ON RAIL CAR CAUSING INJURY TO FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A METAL BAR WHILE IT WAS BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS DISLODGED FROM METAL BAR STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE
BOLT MACHINE OP9RATOR AND HELPER WERE BEGINNING TO BOLT OPERATOR SHUT MACHINE OFF AND HELPER BEGAN MOVING JAKCS FROM MACHINE TO BE SET IN WORKING PLACE WHILE HELPER WAS GETTING JACKS OPERATOR WENT PAST PERMA3ENT ROOF SUPPORT TO MARK PLACES WHERE BOLTS WERE TO BE INSTALLED LOOSE DRAW ROCK FELL FOM ROOF INJURING LOWER BACK OF OPERATOR
VICTIM WAS STAN8ING ON A ROCK APPROX 6 IN HIGH LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING LOWER BACK ON WHEELBARROW
WE FEEL THERE W9RE AT LEAST TWO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO T HIS ACCIDENT NO 1 THE VICTIM DID NOT HAVE TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORTS NO 2 THE ROOF SHOWED NO VISIBLE CRACKS
REPAIRS WERE BE3NG MADE ON A MACHINE INSIDE REPAIR SHOP PORTABLE CRANE WAS BEING USED FOR THE REMOVAL OF ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM MACHINE CHAIN WAS USED WITH EYE BOLT IN ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR LIFTING OF MOTOR EYE B2LTS STRIPPED FROM HOLES IN ELECTRIC MOTOR CAUSING CHAIN TO SLIP VICTIMS HAND WAS ON CHAIN GUIDING MOTOR TO FLOOR OF SHOP WE FEEL LOOSE END OF CHAIN OR POSSIBLY EYE BOLT STRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MACHINE WITH WATER HOSE AND REMOVING LOOSE MATERIAL FROM MACHINE. WHEN EMPLOYEE GOES BACK TO OPERATORS STATION TO OPERATE MACHINE ANDSITS DOWN, LOOSE DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRIKES EXPOSEL RIGHT LOWER LEG.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED STARTING AT SPAD #143 AND EXTENDING APPROX 20 FT IN THE #1 ENTRY FALL WAS 8 FT HIGH 20 FT LONG AND 18 FT WIDE APPROX 5/ FT INBY THE #1 PORTAL
EMPLOYEE GOT IN AWKWARD POSITION WHILE DRILLING.
IRREGULAR ROOF STRATA IN THAT SLATE JOINED IMMEDIATE SANDSTONE ROOF AT A PECULIAR ANGLE
I.NAME BENT OVER SCOOP BUCKET TO HOOK-UP HYDRAULIC HOSE.LIMITED CLEARANCE -SCOOP ROLLED FORWARD AND HIS HEAD STRUCK ROOF BOLT.
ROCK 2\ X 3\2\\ THICK FELL AND STRUCK OPERATOR ON FOOT AND LOWER LEG.
EMP WAS RIDING ON UNDERGROUND JEEP STEPPED OFF JEEP TO OPEN DOOR AND STEPPED ON NAIL WHICH WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH A PIECE OF BELT
AREA WAS SUPPORTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO BY CONVENTIONAL BOLTS, ROOF HAD STREAKS OF COAL AND NUMEROUS FAULTS
SHALLOW CONVERAGE OVER AREA WHERE ROOF FALL OCCURRED NUMEROUS COAL STREAKS WERE DISCOVERED IN FALL ITSELF ALSO WATER IN TOP IN THAT AREA
THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE WAS WORKING IN PLACE. THE H ELPER WAS APPROX 12\ BEHIND MACHINE. LOOSE ROCK FELL ON HIM BETWEEN THE BOLTLS NEAR THE REAR OF THE MACHINE. STRIKING I.NAME RESULTING IN A BACK INJURY. HOWEVER THE HELPER DID FINISH THE WORKING SHIFT WHICH DID NOT END UNTIL 12PM.
ROOF DRILL INSTALLING ANCHOR BOT FOR CAR CABLE.HOLE BEING DRILLED NOT STRAIGHT PUTTING DRILL STEEL IN A BIND.STEEL BROKE AND PIECE OF FLYING STEEL STRUCK EMPL I.NAME.EMPL NOT OPERATING EQUIP B UT WAS NEAR IT.
FAULT AREA IN GENERAL ROOF CONDITION.