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EMPL WAS BACKING UP ON A PERSONAL CARRIER AND TURNED INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND CAUGHT L LEG BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKE TAND PERSONAL CARRIER THEREFORE BRUISING CALF OF LEG
EMPL WAS STANDING NEXT TO A COAL FIRED HEATER AND THE BAKC OF HIS SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY THE HEAT FORM THE STOVE
ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY FROM THE FACE AREA OUTBY FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 120 FT.
EE WAS ROCK DUS7ING ON #1 LEFT LINE. WHEN HE LIFTED A BAG OF ROCK DUST HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL MOVING MIN9R CATHEAD HAD CATHEAD ON SHOULDER PULLING CABLE.TRIPPED AND FELL FORWARD.CATHEAD STRUCK HIM IN LOWER PART OF THE BACK.
EMP WAS WALKING3AWAY FROM THE HIGHWALL AT NUMBER TWO PORTAL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ELL OFF THE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE R LEG. THE ROCK FELL APPROX 4' AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEG BREAKING THE SM5LL BONE MIDWAY BETWEEN THE KNEE AND THE ANKLE
THE AREA WAS FU5LY BOLTED WITH FOUR FOOT RESIN BOLTS AND WHEN THE FALL OCCURED ABOUT 24 TO 30 INCHES OF ROCK FELL INITIALLY ON 03-02-87;PULLING THE BOLTS OUT OF STRATA. APPROXIMATELY 24 MORE I NCHES FELL ON 03-05-87. TOTAL AREA OF THE COMBINED FALLS ARE NOW 0 TO 48 INCHES THICK 4' TO 10' WIDE 10' TO 15' LONG AND IS IN THE RETUREN ENTRY APPROXIMATELY 3000' OUTBY FACE.
THE TOP OF BATT9RYS ON MANTRIP BLEW OFF CAUSING ACID TO BE BLOWN ON EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND EYES.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 OPERATING A MOBILE BRIDGE UNIT ON A CONTINOUS HAULAGE SYSTEM HE STEPPED OUT TO CHECK THE CABLE AND DIDNT COMMUNICATE THIS TO THE INBY MB OPERTOR THE INBY BRIDGE OPERATOR BACK ED UP AND THIS 7AUSED THE #2 BRIDGE TO SLIDE OVER ON THE OPERATORS FOOT RESULTING IN A SIMPLE FRACTURE OF THE MIDDLE BONE ON THE OPERATORS FOOT
ROOF FALL IN IN7ERSECTION OF #1 ENTRY IN LOB INTERSECTION WAS BOLTED WITH 42 IN RESIN BOLTS AND THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE BOLTS
ROOF FALL IN IN7ERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY AT LAST OPEN X-CUT
EE WAS TRAMMING3MANTRIP IN LOW ROOF AREA & MANTRIP RAN UPON SOME GOB & THE EE BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN ROOF & MANTRIP.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SET OF BELT CLAMPS AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BELT DRIVE MOTOR. WHEN HE WS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MOTOR A MUSCLE WAS PULLED IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ROOF FALL IN THE INTERSECTION OF 2 AND 3 ENTRY OF THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT.
ROOF FALL ININTERSECTION IN #5 ENTRY THREE BREAKS OUTBY FACE
ROOF FALL IN #3, 4 & 5 ENTRIES IN THE FACE AREA
LOOSE PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON KNEE TORN LIGAMENTS IN KNEE.
LOOSE PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL STRIKING EMPL ON BACK.CRACKED RIB AND BRUISED KIDNEY.
INJURED WAS LINING CONVEYOR BELT AND WHEN HE PULLED ON STRUCTURE HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK