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HE WAS CLEANING AROUND 1 BELT TAILPEICE WHEN THE BELT HIT THE SHOVEL AND KICKED IT BACK AND HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT CHEEK BONE AND CUTTING A CUT NEXT TO HIS EYES.
CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEGINNING THE FIRST LIFT ON THE LEFT HAND BLOCK. THE OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR WAS PREPARING TO LOAD. WHEN HE CAME AROUND THE CORNER OF THE BLOCK HE HIT THE OPERATOR DECK O F THE MINER AND IT PROPELLED DECK & OPERATOR INTO THE ROOF, CAUSING INJURY TO THE NECK, HEAD AND SPINE.
EE WAS STARTING TO DRILL HIS FIRST ROOF BOLT HOLE IN A NEW CUT. WHEN HE STARTED TO DRILL THE HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 7" X 5" X 3" FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND, BRUISING TH E TENDON IN HIS HAND.
HE IS A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR AND HE TRIED TO MOVE A ROCK THAT WAS LAYING BESIDE HIS HAULWAY AND HURT HIS BACK. I TALKED TO EMPLOYEE THAT MORNING AND HE SAID HE WAS STILL HAVING TROUBLE OUT OF HIS KIDNEYS.
THE STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR (21SC) WAS RETURNING TO TEH MINER FOR ANOTHER LOAD. THE S.C. OPERATOR FAILED TO STOP BEFORE STRIKING THE FLOOTING DECK OF THE MINER, CAUSING IT TO PIVOT UPWARD RAMIN G THE MINER OPERATOR INTO THE ROOF. COAL HEIGHT AND 36" HE HURT HIS HEAD AND NECK.
TOP HAS WATER RUNNING OUT FALL CLEANED UP 20'L 15'W 6 W
HE SAID HE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE #2 BELT CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE WAS TRYING TO GO AROUND A SMALL WATER HOLE BECAUSE HE HAD A HOLE IN HIS BOOTS.
HE WAS REMOVING A BRATTICE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BEHIND HIM AND CAUGHT HIM ON THE BACK PINNING HIM DOWN.
TOP HAD WATER RUNNING OUT OF ROOF AT THIS LOCATION FALL MEASURING 10' HIGH X 20' LONG X 70' WIDE FELL 3 BREAKS INBY SPAD #79 FALL WILL BE VENTILATED & LEFT.
DRUG OFF SHUTTLE CAR BY CABLE. MIENR CABLE WAS HANGING FROM TOP.
THE 4/0 TRAILING CABLE FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS HANGING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. WHILE THE MINER WAS CHANGING PLACES, HE CRAWLED UP TO THE INTERSECTION AND STOPPED UNDER THE CABLE. ABOUT T HAT TIME THE CABLE PULLED TIGHT AND FELL FROM THE HOOKS CATCHING HIM ON HIS LEFT SIDEAND TWISTING HIS BACK.
PULLING ON MINER CABLE, HURT BACK
LOADING RIGHT LIFT ON PILLAR-L.N. BOOM OVERSIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR-LARGE LUMP OF COAL CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND TOP-LUMP BROKE LOOSE COMING ACROSS SHUTTLE CAR INTO OPERATORS DECK STRIKING INJU RED ON LEFT HAND.
ROCK FALL WAS 18' WIDE X 15' LONG X15' HIGH. FALL WAS 90' OUTBY SURVEY STATION #27 MINING OF #3 SEAM BELOW & PRESENT OF WATER IN TOP. FALL WAS ORIGINALLY BOLTED WITH 6' RESIN BOLTS & 8' CONVEN TIAL BOLTS.
HE WAS DRILING ROOF BOLT HOLE. WAS GETTING READY TO ADD SECOND PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHEN FIRST PIECE FELL OUT OF HOLE HITTING HAND WHICH WAS ON DRILL POT STRIKING SECOND FINGER.
HAD ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET INBY SURVEY STATION #25. THIS WAS ABOUT 500 FEET OUTBY OF THE WORKING FACE. FALL WAS ABOUT 15' WIDE X 10' LONG X 9' HIGH. FALL WAS IN AN OLD ENTRY THAT WAS MINED IN 1923. WE CLEANED UP ORIGINAL FALL AND HA D BOLTED BACK WITH 6' ROSIN BOLTS.
HE WAS BEATING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF OF THE TAIL PIECE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE.
HE WAS COMING TO THE OUTSIDE ON THE SCOOP. WHEN HE WENT OT TURN AROUND IN LOW SPOT. HIS CAP LIGHT CAUGHT THE ROOF A(D FERKED HIS HEAD INTO THE CA(OPY OUNT ON THE SCCOOP. RESUTING IN A CUT AB OVE LEFT EYE. WHICH REQUIRED 8 STICHES.
HE WAS ON WAY OUTSIDE TO GET BELT REPAIR TOOLS ON 2 MAN PERSONNEL CARRIER. HE WAS LAYING ON CART WHEN HE HIT ROUGH PLACE & BOUNCED HIM CAUSING HIM TO BUMP ELBOW.
I NAME HAD WENT TO THE SUPPLY HOLE TO GET THE GREASED AND OIL BUCKETS TO SERVICE THE MINER HE WAS LOADING THEN IN THE SCOOP BUCKET HE TWISTED AROUND TO PICK UP THE GREASE BUCKET AND EXPERIENCE A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
I NAME AND OTHER WERE REMOVING THE CABLE HOIST RED DEVILS FROM THE OUTSIDE BELT AFTER MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF OTHER HAND AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB IN THE RELEASE LATCH CUTTING IT.
HE WAS DRILLING3A HOLE FOR THE ROOF BOLT. HE HAD THE HOLE ABOUT 1/2 WAY DRILLED WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 20" X 16" X 2" FELL FROM THE TOP & HIT HIM ONT HE RIGHT FOOT. IT HIT HIS FOOT JUST BEHI ND THE LITTLE T2 BREAKING ONE OF THE SMALL BONES IN HIS FOOT.
HORSE BACK & S5ICK SIDE FALL IN #3 HEADING 60' TO THE RIGHT OF SUPPLU STATION #609 IM #4 ENTRY.
TRACTOR OPERATO9 HOLDING 4' BAR BEING HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.HAD FOOT AGAINST BAR TRYING TO KEEP IT FROM BOUNCING BACK FROM PIN.THE MAN USING HAMMER MISSED END OF BAR AND HIT I.NAME FOOT ON FI RIGHT FOOT.BA9 BEING USED TO KNOCK PIN OUT OF OFF SIDE RIPPER TRUCK.
THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE ROOF WHICH TURNED LOOSE THE ROOF CREATING A FALL 14\ WIDE, 35\ LONG 8\ HIGH
THERE WERE 3 OR 4 KETTLE BOTTOM AND A FAULT OR SLIP IN THE AFFECTED AREA, PARTIALLY COVERED MINER, SIZE OF FALL IS 20\L X 68\W X 4\ H
HE WAS INSTALLING HIS LAST ROOF BOLT IN NO # HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF JACKS & FELL HITTING HIM IN THE BACK, BRUISING HIS BACK & CHEST
HE WAS HELPING ON THE ROOF BOLTER & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING AN EXTRA ROOF JACK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN 2 OF THE ROOF JACKS ALREADY SET. CATCHING HIM & THE ROOF BOLTER OPER ER OPERATOR. BRUISING HIS BACK & CHEST
HE WAS INSTALLING HIS LAST ROOF BOLT IN NO#6 HEADING A PC OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OUT AT LAST SUPPORT JACK & FELL HITTING HIM IN LOWER BACK
HE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST IN SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN 2 BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGAHT SIDE OF THE FACE.
ROOF FALL IN 6 ENTRY NO INJURY ROOF FALL NOT TO BE CLEANED UP SIZE OF FALL 20FTX20FTX3FT
ROCK FALL IN CROSS BREAK BETWEEN MO 3 & 4 HEADING AT SURVEY STATION 414 40FTX20FTX3FT FALL OCCURRED 360FT OUTBY FACE AREA ON THE RETURN SIDE