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ROOF FALL IN PI5LAR SECTION FEEL ON CINTINUOUS MINER (REMOTE CONTROL). THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO ABATE VIOLATION ISSUED FOR COMPANY NOT IMMEDIATELY REPORTING FALL. COMPANY DOES NOT AGREE WI TH VIOLATION & 9OOF FALL BEING REPORTABLE.
RIB BLEW OUT AN8 COAL CUT HIS HEAD JUST ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
MAKING A SPLICE3ON A CONTINUOUS MINER VABLE KINIF SLIPPED & CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.1.5CM LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
ONE WORKER WAS 5IFTING THE AXLE OF A 5TH WHEEL. RAILER WITH A BAR WHILE I,NAME WAS PLACING A CAP BLOCK UNDER THE AXLE THE TRAILER FELL FROM THE BAR AND CAUGHT THE RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE CAP P IECE AND FRAME.3
WHEN DRILLING A3 OVERCAST AREA WITH A STOPER A PIECE OF ROCK 10 X 12 X 8 INCHES SLID DOWN THE STEEL AND DRILL AND KNOCKED THE OPERATOR TO THE GROUND. ALSO THE ROCK STRUCK THE OPERATORS KNEE A ND FOOT. AS TH9 MAN FELL HE STRUCK HIS BACK ON AN OBJECT ON THE FLOOR.
TWO MEN WERE LO5DING A NO 2 COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER ONTO THE GETMAN TRUCK AS THE BOTTLE WAS BEING SLID ON THE DECK OF THE TRUCK THE MANS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOTTLE AND SOME STRUCTU STRUCTURE ON TE2 DECK OF THE CAR
INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON A CONT MINER TRAM MOTOR CAP ROCK 2FT 9 IN LONG X 1FT 6 IN WIDE AND FROM 2 IN TO 6 IN THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF MATS STRIKING I.NAME ON TOP OF HEAD SUFFERED INJURY TO HEAD AND LOWER3BACK
INJURED WAS WAL5ING DOWN C-NORTH BELT OVERCAST RAMP HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN RAMP STRAINING RT KNEE
WORKER WAS REMO5ING BELT STRUCTURE LIFTING & WALKING WITH TOP BELT ROLLER.STEPPED DOWN ON LEFT LEG AND LEFT KNEE GAVE WAY.SUFFERED POSSIBLE MENISCAL TEAR.
THE FOREMAN WAS3STANDING BEHIND ROOF BOLTER WATCHING PERSONS BOLT TAPE THE RIB BURST SENDING CHUNK OF COAL OUTWARD STRIKING EE ON THE NOSE.
WORKER WAS WALK3NG ALONG LONGWALL FACE SLIPPED AND STRUCK RT KNEE ON SHIELD BRUISED RT KNEE
THE ROOF BOLTER3BOOM WAS LOWERED DOWN AND CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN BOOM AND FLOOR.
WORKER WAS REPA3RING A GOD AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. HE WAS TRYING TO RESET BREAKER. HE APPARENTLY SHORTED THE RECEPTICLE PHASE TO PHASE WHILE PULLING HIS PILOT TO GROUND TESTLEAD FROM RECEPTICLE FLASH CAUSED B6RNS TO FACE, NECK, ABDOMEN, AND BOTH HANDS, 1 ST AND 2 ND DEGREE.
PREPARING STEEL3CABLE SPLICE WHEN HOOK KNIFE SLIPPED OFF CABLE AND CUT ARM
I.NAME WAS IN T2E PROCESS OF HANGING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE SO A RAMCAR COULD TRAVEL UNDER IT & ABOXX AVOID A VIOATION. HE TOLD SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR NOT TO TURN ON HIS MACHINE THE FACE CREW CALLE D FOR ANOTHER S2UTTLE CAR & OPERATOR STARTED HIS CAR & PULLED CABLE CAUSING I.NAMES HAND TO BE C AUGHT BETWEEN CABLE & INSULATED CABLE HANGER
PIECE OF RIB FE5L AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEGS.
CLEANING COAL A7CUMULATIONS FROM AROUND BELT TAILPIECE HIS HAND WAS CUAGHT IN IMPACT ROLLER.
OFF-LOADING CRI6 BLOCKS FROM RAMCAR BUCKET.A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS HANGING FROM MINE ROOF.AS HE HEAVED A BLOCK FROM BUCKET,CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BLOCK AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
WORKER WAS ATTE4PTING TO LIFT A PIECE OF METAL PLATE, STRAINED LOWER BACK
TAILPIECE ANCHO9ED WITH 1/4'' CHAIN AS BELT WAS STARTED TAILPIECE PULLED FREE FROM ANCHORS I.NAME WAS ALONGSIDE AND WAS STRUCK BY TAILPIECE AS IT SLID ALONG MINE FLOOR.
INJURED NEEDED 7O MOVE MANTRIP FURTHER BACK INTO TRACK SWITCH TO CLEAR WITH MOTOR. HE REMOVED BLOCK HOLDING MANTRIP MANTRIP ROLLED FORWARD PINNING HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN MOTOR COUPLER AND MANTR BRUISED AND PU3CTURED R CALVE MUSCLE.
WORKER WAS CUTT3NG A PIECE OF TIE WIRE TO HANG A 2 INCH REFLECTOR END OF TIE WIRE FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE, SCRATCHING CORNEA.
DROPPED S.L.S.R1STORAGE BOX ON FOOT.LEFT.SUFFERED BRUISE TO FOOT.
WORKER WAS WALK3NG ACROSS BELT CONVEYOR CROSS-OVER PLATFORM STRUCK SIDE OF HEAD AGAINST THE EDGE OF A ROOF MAT & SUFFERED A LACERATION TO SCALP & LEFT EAR REQUIR ED (5)FIVE STITCHES
MAN KNOCKED DOW3 WHEN PILLAR WAS BEING PULLED BOUNCED.MANS ANKLE BONE WAS CRACKED AS RESULT.
50.20-6(A)(O)(15NO NON-COMPLIANCE(11)ROOF BOLTER (111)PERSON INVOLVED WAS FULLY TRAINED BUT DID NOT FORSEE HAZARD HE HAD CREATED (1V)THIS HAT PROTECTED HIM FROM GREATER INJURY INJURED HAD DRIL ED TWO PRIOR H2LES WITHOUT SUCCESS ON HIS THIRD HOLE HE ALSO HAD TROUBLE WHICH PROBABLY CAUSED SOME FRUSTRATION HE APPLIED UP-WARD PRESSURE BENDING STEEL & BINDING IT IN THE HOLE AS HE APPLIE
INJURED WAS WAL5ING THRU CROSSCUT WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON RT FOOT AND BROKE TWO OR THREE TOES
STEPPED OUT OF 4ANTRIP AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE WHICH RESULTED IN A MODERATE STRAIN.
IGNITION 3
FRICTIONAL IGNI7ION
PIECE OF ROOF 0ELL STRIKING HIM AREA HAD BEEN SCALED DOWN PRIOR TO MAN BOLTING
INJURED WAS TRI4ING A CRIB BLOCK WITH AN AX AND MISSED AND CUT TOP OF FOOT WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
WAS MOVING SHIE5DS ON LONGWALL AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN SHIELD AND BRUSIED BACK SHOULDER AND LEG
THE MAN WAS ROO0 BOLTING ,SMALL PIECE CHUNK OF COAL TIPPED OFF RIB EREA HURTTING RIGHT HAND OF WORKER.
WORKER STEPPED 2UT OF IZUZU TRUCK AND T WISTED LEFT KNEE
PIECE OF COAL F9LL OUT OF FACE AND RIB AND SMASHED FINGER AGAINST SHEAR DRUM.FINGER CUT AND FX.
THE INJURED HAD3INSTALLED THE RIB PIN HE HAD MOVED HIS ATRS TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL THE INSIDE PIN WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM 3FT X 1 1/2 FT X 4 IN FELL FROM THE TOP IN BETWEEN THE MATTS IT HIT THE I NJURED ON THE R7 ANKLE
WORKER WAS CROS8ING BELT CROSSOVER AND HIT HEAD ON ROOF BOLT AND STRAINED NECK
WORKER WAS SHOV9LING AT TAILPIECE AND JACK FELL BUT AND CAP PIECE AND JACK STRUCK HER IN BACK
WORKER WAS HELP3NG ROLL A LARGE SPOOL OF BELT AND CAUGHT FOOT IN A PIECE OF BRATTICE AND STRAINED LEFT KNEE
BOUNCE OCCURRED3AT PILLAR SPLIT I.NAME WAS KNCOKED DOWN & HIT HIS NOSE WITH ARM & PIECE OF COAL.
INJURED WAS OPE3ING BIT BOX WITH KNIFE AND CUT LEFT ARM
WAS MOVING RANG3NG ARM JACK OVER SHEAR AND JACK SLIPPED AND S TRUCK FINGER
BOLTER HELPER C5IMBED UPON ROOF BOLTER TO ASSIST WITH A BOLT IN HIGH TOP. THE OPERATOR LOWERED THE BOOM ON THE BOLTER AND PINCHED THE HELPERS FOOT BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE FRAME.
INJ STEPPED OFF3MOTOR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
ROOF BOLTER OPE9ATOR WAS REACHED FOR DRILL STEEL AND RAKED HIS LEFT HAND ON A SHARP ROOF BOLT PLATE.
WHILE GETTING O6T OF TRACK JEEP INJURED CAUGHT FOOT AND FELL BREAKING LITTLE FINGER ON HAND
WHILE CLEANING 5ROUND BELT TAILPIECE A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE BROKE AND STRUCK INJURED ON FOOT CAUSING A SEVERE CUT
FELL DOWN STAIR4AY AND CRACKED ANKLE
INJURED WAS MOV3NG SHIELDS AND ROCK FELL BETWEEN SHIELDS AND STRUCK HAND AND BROKE HIS THUMB.