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EMPL INSTALLED BENDABLE ROOF BOLT IN HOLE & WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED BOLT HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.
FILED FOR COMPENSATION BECUASE OF COAL DUST IN LUNGS.
FILD FOR COMPENSATION BECAUSE OF COAL DUST IN LUNGS.
FIREARM OF SECURITY GUARD FELL FROM SHOULDER HOLSTER STRIKING CONCRETE FLOOR, THEREBY DISCHARGING THE FIREARM AND FATALLY WOUNDING HIMSELF.
AN UNINTENTIOANL ROOF FALL OCCURRED THAT WAS APPROX 20 FT WIDE 35 FEET LONG AND 5 FT IN HEIGHT THE FALL OCCURRED OUTBY THE SECTION LOADING IN THE #6 ENTRY INTAKE AIR COURSE AT SURVEY STATION #96
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED THAT WAS APPROX. 20 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG AND 5 FT IN HEIGHT. THE FALL OCCURRED OUT BY THE SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY NEUTRAL AIR COURSE AT SPAD NO 56.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE TOP AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE MACHINE HEAD AND THE BOLT INJURING ON FINGER
AN UNINTENTIONAL FAL OF ROOF OCCURED OUTBY SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE NO 7 ENTRY AT SPAD NO. 84. THE FALL WA S APPROX. 18 FT. LONG BY 18 FT. WIDE AND FELL APPROX. 4 FT HIGH.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED THAT WAS APPROX. 20 FT WIDE, 20 FT IN LENGTH AND 5 FT IN HEIGHT. THE FALL OCCURRED OUTBY THE SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE NO.1 ENTRY (RETURN AIR COURSE) ONE CORSS CUT INBY SPAD NO.135.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED OUT BY SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY APPROX. 40 FEET INBY SPAD NO. 78.THE FALL WAS APPROX. 22 FEET LONG BY 18' WIDE AND FELL APPROX. 4 FEET HIGH.
PULLING ON CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN ARM.
A UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED THAT WAS APPROX 18 FT WIDE 12 FT LONG AND 6 FT IN HEIGHT THE FALL OCCURRED OUT BY THE SECTION LOADING POINT IN THE #7 ENTRY APPROX 8 CROSSCUTS INBY SECTION B ELT DRIVE
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 18 FT WIDE AND 35 FT IN LENGTH IN AN INTERSECTION OUTBY FACE AREA IN OLD PANEL
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 18 FT WIDE & 30 FT IN LENGTH IN AN INTERSECTION TOUB FACE AREA IN OLD PANEL.
ROOF BOLT WAS A5READY ON HEAD AND STARTING UP INTO HOLE TORGE WRENCH FELL OFF TOP OF ROOF BOLTER, TURNED AND BUMPED ROTATION LEVER WITH ELBOW, RESULTING IN TWISTING GLOVE ON GROUNDED BOLT INJU RING LEFT HAND 3O CUTS OR LACERATIONS.
MOVING ROOF BOL7ER UP, GOT ON PIECE OF SLAB- IT SLIPPED AND GOT ON RIGHT BOOT GOING ACROSS STEEL TOE TO FOOT DIRECTLY BEHIND TOES. NO BROKEN BONES OR CUTS- BRUISED ONLY.
TOOK A CHISEL H9LD AGAINST BOLT ON CUTTER BAR IT SLIPPED CHISEL CUTTING LIGAMENT IN RT THUMB SURGERY PERFORMED AT 9 OCLOCK PM
LIFTING COAL SA4PLE BAGS TO CRUSHER,INJURED RIGHT WRIST"HAS HAD (2) PRIOR SURGERIES ON SAME EXTREMITY"REINJURING SAME NAV. CARPAL BONE IN RIGHT WRIST.
DISLODGED BLOCK OF COAL BETWEEN BARS IN CRUSHER BUILDING RESULTING IN BAR HITTING MIDDLE FINGER & INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND CUTTING OFF PART OD MISSLE FINGER TIP BRUISING INDEX FINGER.
A FALL OF ROOF ROCK OCCURRED DURING A TIME WHEN THE MINE WAS IDLE THEFALL WAS CONTINIONS OF A FALL WHICH HAD OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1984, THE ADDITIONAL ROCK PARTIALLY BLOCKED THE RETURN DIR COURSE.
2 BATTERIES PUSHED TOGETHER,MASHED AND BROKE MIDDLE FINGER NEAR TIP OF FINGER AT JOINT.