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CHANGING PIN ON BUCKET ARM OF 950 CAT END LOADER, ARM SLIPPED OFF PIN CATCHING RIGHT HAND [RING FINGER] CUTTING FINGER.
APPROX 4100' OUTBY FACE AREA IN INTAKE AIR COURSE (#2 HEADING ADJACENT TO SURVEY STATION #143) EE FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' IN LENGTH, 20 IN WIDTH AND 5' IN HEIGHT. THIS F ALL OCCURED IN INTERSECTION BETWEEN #2 HEADING AND #3 HEADING. FALL WAS DANGERED OFF FROM ALL POINTS OF ENTRY (NOT CLEANED UP). ROOF FALL REPORTED TO MSHA AT 7:05AM.
APPROXIMATELY 200' OUTBY FACE IN MAIN RETURN (#6 HEADING), EE FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROCK FALL MEASURING 30'LX20'WX6-7'H. ROOF FALL DANGERED OFF FROM ALL POINTS OF ENTRY (DID NOT CLEAN UP).
WHILE PRESHIFTING MINE AFTER POWER HAD BEEN OFF EE ENCOUNTERED FOUND A ROOF FALL ON THE SECTION BELT LINE 1400 FT OUTBY FACE AREA OF SPAD SURVEY STATION 227 IN THE INTERSECTION ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS SPAD. THE FALL MEASURED 20'LONG X 20' WIDE 3' THICK TO 5' THICK THIS FALL WAS ON THE BELT. REPORTED TO MSHA AND DMME ON 7-5-95. CLEAN UP RESUPPORTED WITH CRIS. THE AREA WAS
WHILE COMPLETING FIREBOSS HE FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL (SLIP) IN NO 1 HEADING THAT HAD BEEN DROPPED (THREE BREAKS OUTBY FACE). THIS AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP . REPORTED ON 5-15-95 TO RICHLANDS SUB-DISTRICT OFFICE OF MSHA.
WHILE REPAIRING TRAMMING CHAIN ON ROOF BOLTER [300 GALIS] USING A HAMMER & CHISEL TO DISCONNECT A LINK OF THE CHAIN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL BROKE STRIKING INJURED ON LOWER JAW LACERATING & REQUI RED TWO SUTURES.
WHILE SETTING TURN ROADWAY TIMBERS A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 18INX36IN FELL FROM LAST BOLT TO THE RIB STRIKING EE ON RT LEG BREAKING TIBIA
WHILE BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL (MEASURING 4FTX18IN STRIKING EE ON BACK THE ROCK MEASURED 4FTX18FT RANGED FROM 2IN TO 18 IN THICK
MOVING ROCK OFF FEEDER ANOTHER ROCK [4' X 5'] MOVED CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROCK & ANOTHER ROCK. BREAKING RING FINGER & INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EE WAS INJURED IN THE FINAL CUT-THROUGH IN THE NO. 5 RIGHT XCUT BY A PIECE OF ROCK. HE WAS MAKING A CHALK MARK ON THE ROOF. HE WAS 42" INBY TH4 LAST ROOF BOLT AND 48" FROM THE LEFT RIB. THE RO OF BOLTER WAS PARKED WITH THE ATRSNO EXTENDED. THE ATRS WAS TWO FEET OUTBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS.
WHILE BEATING ROCK AT FEEDER A PIECE OF ROCK WAS TURNED OVER AND WAS HIT WITH HAMMER ON MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF HARD FEELING FUNNY SECTION FOREAMAN & OWNER WAS UN-AWARE OF ANY INJURY. SECTION FOREMAN ASKED HIM IF HE INJURED HIS HAND & HE REPLIED NO THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN ED.
INSTALLING BELT DRIVE AND BELT BOX MOVED BELT BOX AND PULLED BACK.
INSTALLING BITS ON MINER WHILE TURNING DRUM STRAINED HIS BACK.
WAS CUTTING WATER LINE FOR CONTINOUS MINER PIECE OF METAL FLEW & WENT INTO TOP LEFT HAND.
RIDING SCOOP BUCKET TO THE SURFACE AND HIT HOLE ON ROADWAY AND BOUNCED RAM JACK UP AND MASHED FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND SLABBED AROUND BOLTS HITTING HIS HIP AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING FEEDER UP ON T AILPIECE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN TRAM LEVER & JACK HOLDING TAILPIECE
MUDSEAMS IN CROSSCUT CAUSING FALL 30 INCH TO 36 INCH APPROX. 14 FT WIDE AND 40 FT LONG.
OUT CROP MUD SEAM WATER PRESENT CAUSING ROOF FALL 0'20' L X 20' W X 48" THICK, NO MACHINERY WAS CAUGHT. DISCONTINUED MINING PULLED SECTION BACK.
MOVING CRIB BLOCKS OUT O F ROADWAY, SLIP AND FELL OVER HILL.
ROCK BURST OUT 0ROM BOLT TO RIB. BOLT PATTERN OK FELL AND SCRABED LEFT SIDE OF PERSON AND BRUISE LEFT LEG.
WORKING ON PANEL BOARD ON SCOOP PANEL BOARD FELL AND SMASHED LEFT HAND RING FINGER.
PENNER STEEL FLEW OUT AND HIT HIM IN SIDE OF HEAD INJURING LEFT EAR
EMPLOYEE HELPING CHANGE BATTERIES ON 484 SCOOP, PUT HALF-HEADER UNDER BATTERY JACK TO GET BATTERIES HIGHER, CAUGHT LEFT THUMB UNDER BATTERY JACK.