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ROOF FALL OCCURRED #5 ENTRY BETWEEN 103 & 104 ONX-CUT ON 1ST RIGHT CROSS-ENTRY.THE FALL WAS 50'LONG X 20'WIDE X 6'HIGH.FALL WONT BE CLEANED UP AT THIS AREA BUT THE AREA WILL BE DANGERED OFF.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 1ST RIGHT CROSS ENTRY AT 92ND BREAK #1 AND #2 ENTRIES. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 70' LONG X 20' WIDE X 5' HIGH. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND RE-BOLTED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON 1ST RIGHT CROSS ENTRY AT 91ST BREK #5 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 40 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 5 FT HIGH. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND RE-BOLTED.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED 1ST RIGHT CROSS ENTRY AT 57TH BREAK IN #1 ENTRY INTERSECTION.FALL WAS 50'LONG X 20'WIDE X 6'HIGH.INTERSECTION WILL BE CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 1ST CROSS ENTRY AT 56TH BREAK IN #1 ENTRY INTERSECTION.THE FALL WAS APPROX 40 FT LONG X20 FT WIDE X40 FT HIGH.THE INTERSECTION WILL NE CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 1ST RIGHT CROSSCUT ENTRY AT THE 98TH BREAK IN THE #2 ENTRY-INTERSECTION.THE FALL WAS APPROX 30 FT LONG X20 FT WIDE X4 FT HIGH.THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED.
EMPL WAS HELPING BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR MOVE ROOF BOLTS. AFTER EMPL HOOKED CHAINS ON BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY HE STUMBLED & FELL STRIKING GROUND BREAKING RIGHT ARM.
EMPL WAS HELPING STACK BELT STRUCTURE. WHILE HELPING STACK BELT STRUCTURE FELL STRIKING LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
THE EE WAS LOOKING AT THE MINE ROOF TRYING TO FIND THE CENTERLINE TO ALIGN THE TAILPIECE WHEN A ROCK SUDDENLY FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT LOWER LEG.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING THE BELT AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING STRUCTURE UNDER NEATH. AS HE WAS HELPING LIFT THE BELT HE INADVERTLY STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE FIRST DAY HE M ISSED WORK WAS 2-25-91.
INJ EMPL HELPING OTHER EMPLS UNROLL 500' X 3' ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT FROM SPOOL.HE WAS HELPING PULL BELT OFF SPOOL HURT LOWER BACK.THE 1ST DAY MISSED WAS 2-7-91.
INJ EMPL HELPING SET X-COLLAR.WHILE LIFTING IT INJURED HIS BACK.EMPL WENT TO DR 12-?-90 ,FIRST DAY OFF WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR BOLT WIRE TO MINE ROOF HE WAS HOLDING THE ROOF BOLT STRAP AGAINST THE MINE ROOF WHEN THE OPERATOR RAISED THE ROOF BOLT HEAD TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT HE INADVERTLY CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE LEFT FINGER BETWESTRAP & MINE ROOF
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE TOP OF CANOPY. THE ROCK SLID OFF THE CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT MISS A DAY AT WO RK UNTIL 8-23-90.
EMPL UNLOADING CAP WEDGES FROM SCOOP.WHILE EMPL UNLOADING THEM STUCK PIECE OF TIE WIRE IN HAND.EMPL 1ST DAY ABSENT FROM WORK 8-7-90.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING MINING TIMBERS TO HANG VENTILATION CURTAIN.WHEN THE EMPLOYEE SET THE MINING TIMBERS, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND UPPER BACK.THE ROCK FE LL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND RIB.
THE EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT AS HE WAS DRILLING THE DRILL STEEL BROKE STRIKING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
ON BELT, TO COME OUTSDIE DIDNT RAISE R LEG ENOUGH IT STRUCK BELT LACER
A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON 3RD RIGHT CROSS-ENTRY, IN #2 INTAKE AIRWAY, AND AT H 3 CROSSCUT. THE FALL DIDNOT IMPIDE VENTILATION.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT THE BELT WHEN HE INADVERTLY INJURIED HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUCK ONTO THE BELT LINE. AS HE WAS SHOVELING, HE INADVERTENTLY STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ATTEMPTING DRILL HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT STARTED DRILLING THE HOLE PC OF ROCK FELL STRIKE HIM ON R ARM
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE BELT CONVEYOR. WHEN HE ATEEMPTED TO GET OFF THE BELT, HE INADVERTYLY RAISED HIS HEAD TOO HIGH STRIKING A CROSS COLLAR THAT HA DBEEN BOLTED TO THE MINE ROOF.
THE EE WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO CUT OFF A BOLT HEAD. THE BOLT HEAD DISLODGED STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SET-UP. HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING THE BELT WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PLACING THE STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH. HE INADVERTENTLY HURT HIS BACK.
EMPL HELPING BELT UP.LIFTED PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE TO PLACE ON BELT STAND WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.THE 1ST DAY EMPL MISSED WORK WAS 2-28.NOTIFIED COMPANY ON 3-8 THAT HE HAD INJURED HIMSELF. ON THE JOB.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE RIGHT CROSS ENTRY #2 BREAK #2 ENTRY INTAKE AIRWAY. THE FALL WAS APPORX. 15 FT WIDE, 20 FT LONG, 5 FT HIGH. THE AREA IS TO BE CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ALIGN THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WITH THE PIN ON THE DOLLY. HE PLACED A PRY BAR UNDER THE CONVOYOR TRYING TO ALIGN IT. HE OVER EXERATED HIMSELF AND INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDE R.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING A REAR DIFFERENTIAL IN A SCOOP.WHEN THEY LIFTED IT,THE INJURED EMPLOYEE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON THE BELT LINE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY STARTED THE BELT. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN FROM THE BELT STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE ON BEL T STRUCTURE.
EMPL INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH TWIN HEAD ROOF BOLTER.REACHED TO GET A ROOF BOLT AND PLATE TO INSTALL IN HOLE.STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A ROLL OF 2"X2" MESH WIRE FROM THE RIB.A RIB ROLL OCCURRED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE A SET OF TRUCKS ON A PERSONEL CARRIER HE INADVERTLY PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT UNDERNEATH THE PERSONEL CARRIER & WHEN THEY REMOVED THE LAST PIN THAT FASTEN THE TRUCKS TO THE FRAME THE PERSONEL CARRIER CAME DOWN ON HISFOOT
THE EMPL WAS HELPING BUILD A CRIB WITH SOLID CONCRETE BLOCK HE INADVERTLY DROPPED ON ON HIS R MIDDLE FINGER
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY AT 54 INTERSECTION OF 1ST RIGHT CROSS ENTRY OF SECTION 001. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20 FT WIDE X 40 FT LONG X 4 FT HIGH. THESE WAS NO IMPAIRMENT TO VETNILATION.
LIFTING STRUCTURE AND THE BOLT NOTHING WRONG WITH HIM , NEXT AM COULD HARDLY WALK WENT TO DR DR AYS PINCHED NERVE.
INJURED EMPL WAS HELPING LIFT STRETCHER WHEN HE HURT BACK. HE WENT TO SEE DR ON 10/18/89 & DR RECOMMENDED THERAPY TO CORRECT PROBLEM. DID NOT HELP HIM SO DR PERFORMED SURGURY ON 12/13. FIRST D AY OF WORK THAT HE MISSED WAS 12/12/.
EMPL WALKING UP BELTLINE TO SECTION.SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM AND STRUCK BELT STRUCTURE WITH LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY.
TWO ROOF BOLT OPERATORS HAD PULLED THEIR MACHINE INTO #2 ENTRY TO START BOLTING. THEY SET THEIR ATRS & STARTED DRILLING. WHEN INJURED EMPL REMOVED HIS DRILL STEEL PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING H IM ON LEFT SIDE & LOWER BACK.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ASSIGNED THE TASK OF BOLTING WIRE MESH T O T HE MINE ROOF IN THE INTAKE AIRWAY AS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 18 INCHES X18INCHES X4IN FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ON THE MANTRIP TO GO INSIDE THE MINER A DROP OF WATER FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT EAR WHICH RESULTED IN AN EAR INFECTION.THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOC TOR ON 06-30-89.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SETUP.HE WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT THE BOTTOM BELT WITH A STEEL BAR AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SLID THE BELT STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH TRH BELT. AS HE WAS HELPING LIFT THE BELT,HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE LOWER BACK.
INJURED EMPL WAS HELPING TO REMOVE BOOM JACK O N ROOF BOLTER. AS EMPL WAS LIFTING JACK IT SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.
EMPL WAS DOING NORMAL WORK DUTIES OF WATCHING DOLLY. PIECE OF COAL BECAME AIRBORNE FROM CONVEYOR CHAIN & STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPL WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS STARTING DRILL HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SEPERATING TWO PIECES OF ROOF BOLTER STEEL.WHEN HE REMOVED THE BOTTOM PIECE THE TOP PIECE OF STEEL FELL STRIKING HIM BELOW THE RIGHT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD TO INSTALL THE NEXT BOLT WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPL DRILLING HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT.TOOK PRESSURE OFF MACHINE TO REMOVE DRILL STEEL,PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF HEAD.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #2 ENTRY INTAKE AIRWAY AT 1ST INTERSECTION FROM MINE PORTALS THE FALL WAS APPROX 18FT WIDE X18FT LONG X31/2 FT HIGH THERE WAS NO IMPAIRMENT TO VENTILATION THE ROCK WAS REMOVED & THE AREA HAS BEEN REBOLTED
INJ EMPL DOING NORMAL ROUTINE USING SCOOP TO CLEAN MINE FLOOR.SCRAPING MINE FLOOR RIASED HEAD TOO HIGH.HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MINE ROOF AND STEEL POST ON SCOOP.