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THE FALL OCCURRED APPROX 3500 FEET OUTBY 002 SECTION AT SPAD #93.THE FALL MEASURES 25 FT LONG 19 FT WIDE AND 6 TO 12 FT THICK THE FALL OCCURRED IN AN INTERSECTION ON #2 ENTRY.
I.NAME TWISTED RIGHT KNEE ,RETURNED TO WORK MISSED NO DAYS.WENT TO ANOTHER DR 7-24 HAD KNEE SUREGERY ON 7-28.
EMPL WAS SAWING A TIMBER WITH BOW SAW SAW JUMPED TO SIDE & CUT EMPLS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR JERKING SAW HAND TO CLOSE TO BLADE TO EMPLS WORKING NOT IN UNISION. THIS IS BEING R EPORTED EUT TO EMPL RECEIVING 3 SUTURES.
CUT THUMB, STITCHES EE WAS SHOVELING A BELT TAILPIECE PUSHED SHOVEL UNDER TAILPIECE AND CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN TAILPIECE AND SHOVEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM THE HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF, WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN THE LEFT BUTTOCK REGION.
INJURED LOADED BELT STRUCTURE AND AFTER LOADING THE MATERIAL OPERATED THE SCOOP FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE SCOOP HIS ABCK WAS HURTING HE ASSUMED HE INJURED HIS ABCK WHEN LOADING THE BELT STRUCTURE PRIOR TO OPERATING THE SCOOP.
FALL OCCURRED IN 3 RIGHT XCUT OFF THE #3 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION APPROX 6FT HIGH X20FT WIDE X25FT IN LENGTH
EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE UNLOADING RESIN GLUE FROM BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING ROOF BOLT AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EE WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN SUDDEN PAIN WAS FELT IN SHOULDER BLADES. THE EE HAD HELP HANG A FEEDER CABLE ON THE SECTION PRIOR TO FEELING PAIN IN SHOULDER BLADES. AFTER INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCI DENT IT APPEARED THAT THE INITIAL INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE EE HUNG THE FEEDER CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DIPPING WATER FROM A WATER HOLE NEAR THE BELT LINE.HE LOST HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND FELL THEREFORE RECEIVING A BACK STRAIN.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK DISLODGED FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH & SIDE OF FACE
WHILE WALKING THE EMPLOYEE STUMBLED AND INCURRED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE STRAIGHT OF THE OLD MAIN LINE HEADINGS AT SPAD NO. 99 IN THE #6 ENTRY APPROX. - 45'X19'X12" HEIGHT
THE FALL OCCURRED ON THE 002 SECTION IN THE #5 ENTRY BEGGINIGN AT THE LAST OPEN X-CUT AND GOING TO THE FACE APPROX 6' IN HEIGHT X20' IN WIDTH X20' LONG.
PICKING UP ROOF BOLT PLATE FORM MINE FLOOR ROOF DRILL TIRE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TIRE AND MINE FLOOR.
FALL OCCURRED ACROSS FROM THE #4 DRIVE IN THE #3 ENTRY OUTBY THE 001 SECTION APPROX 75FTX19FTX5FT HIGH
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE, WHEN HE INCURRED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA.
EMPL INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS,STEEL HUNG IN HOLE.IT FELL WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING EMPL ON RING AND MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5TING A ROPE ON MINER HEAD IN ORDER TO LET THE CONTINUOUS MINER PULL THE CSABLE ACROSS THE SECTION THE MINER WAS IN MOTION ON UNEVEN MINE FLOOR THEREFORE MASHING HIS RING FINGER BETWEEN THE MINER HEAD & THE MINE ROOF
EMPLOYEE WAS CONSTRUCTING SEALS, HIS ARMS CAME IN CONTACT WITH CEMENT, THUS CAUSING ALKALI BURNS.
THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE NEUTRAL ENTRY 3X-CUT OUTBY THE 3 HEAD DRIVE APPROX. 20X20X5 HIGH SPAD 99.
EMPL WAS DECENDING DOWN LADDER OF RONT END LOADER. FOOT SLIPPED THEREFORE CAUSING OTHER FOOT TO CTCH IN LADDER TWISTING LEFT KNEE.
THE FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 SECTION LOCATED IN THE 5 RIGHT CROSS CUT FELL APPROX. 70' X 16' X 12' TO 20' HIGH. THE ROOF STARTED WORKING APPROX. 11:42AM AND COMPLETED AT 4:15PM. THIS FALL WAS OBSERVED BY STANLEY ALLEN MSHA INSPECTOR, AND WILLARD BACK SAFETY DIRECTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK DISLODGED FROM THE MINE ROOF STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOREARM.
THE FALL OCCURRED OUTBY THE # 6 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION APPROX. 50 FEET OUTBY THE FACE APPROX 105 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE, 5 FEET HIGH.
THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE ROOMS LEFT HANDED WHICH WAS NOT BEING WORKED OFF THE 002 SECTION IN #3 LEFT OFF OF #1 LEFT 35' X 14 X 48" HIGH 180' INBY SPAD 310.
EMPL WAS IN PROCESS OF PLUGGING 4160 CAT HEAD INTO BACK OF SECTION POWER CENTER. HE WAS WIPING LUGS OFF WITH HAND TO REMOVE MUD. EMPL WAS NOT AWARE THAT CABLE WAS ENERGIZED THEREFORE HE INSTAN TLY BECAME ELECTROCUTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE WHEN HE INCURRED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE
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ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD STATION #446 IN #1 ENTRY AND FELL ACROSS INTO #2 ENTRY .60' X 20' X 12'.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BUCKET LIFT JACK FROM SCOOP. THE JACK FELL AND MASHED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER RECIEVED STITCHES DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.
EMPL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING VENTILATION THE SHUTTLE CAR OPR TURNED AROUND IN THE DECK OF SHUTTLE TO TAKE LOADED CAR TO THE FEEDER THE CAR ROLLED MOMENTARILY THEREFORE BUMPING EMPL INTO THE RIB
THIS WAS A CONTINUATION OF A PREVIOUS ROOF FALL. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT SPAD 466 #6ENTRY INBY #4 HEAD DRIVE 5X CUTS. INTAKE APPROX. 18FT X 20 FT LONG X 4FT THICK.
THE FALL OCCURRED ON THE RETURN SIDE OF THE NO 8 HEAD DRIVE OUT BY 001 SECTION 20 X 30 X 4 THICK.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK COAL CARS WITH FRONT END LOADER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING RAIL ROAD CARS DOWN ON THE LOWER YARD. HIS FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH THE LADDER, WHILE DISMOUNTING THE CAR THEREFORE TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTR IBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.
THE FAKLL WAS LOACATED IN THE OUT CROP OF THE #6 ENTRY OUTBY THE 002 SECTION FROM SPAD 363 IT MEASURED APPROX. 50 FEET X 70 X 6 FEET THICK.
EMPLOYEE HAD LOADED A SHUTTLE CAR WITH THE CONTINUOUS MINER.HE WAS OPERATING HE BACKED THE MINER UP AFTER LOADING THE SHUTTLE CAR.THE MINE FLOOR WAS UNEVEN THEREFORE CAUSING THE MACHINE TO RO CK UPWARD THUS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PUMP OUT OF THE SUPPLY MOTOR, WHEN HE SUDDENLY CONTRACTED LOWER BACK PAIN.
FALL OCCURRED OUTBY 01D 002 SECTION IN INTAKE.LOACATED SPAD 465 20' X 20' X 4'HIGH #5 ENTRY.
THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OUTBY SPAD 364 IT FELL OVER TO THE ENTRY. APROX. 70 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE, 10 FEET THICK. THIS FALL OCCURRED OUTBY THE 002 SECTION.
THE FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 SECTION IN THE LAST OPEN X-CUT OUTBY THE FACE OF THE #2 ENTRY APROX. 4' THICK 18' WIDE AND 22' LONG.
EMPL WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE AND BACK BEGAN HURTING THIS IS A RECURRENCE OF AN OLD INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS PLASTERING A BRATTICE, WHEN PLASTER SPLATTERED INTO HIS EYE.
THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE OLD #1 ENTRY OF THE MAIN HEADINGS AND OUTBY THE 001 SECTION APPROX. 225' APPROX. 20' X 25' LONG AND 4' IN HEIGHT INBY SPAD #665.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE MINE ROOF, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIMON THE LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF DRILL AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROOF DRILL AND A CRIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN THE SCOOP CAME IN CONTACT WITH A CRIB. ONE OF THE BLOCKS BECAME DISLODGED THEREFORE STRIKING HIM ACROSS BOTH LEGS.
THE FALL OCCURRED OUTBY THE 002 SECTION. THE FALL FELL ACROSS THE BELT. IT FELL INTO X-CUT 3R+ INTO 4 AND INTO 4RT 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD 413. APPROX. 50' LONG, 19' WIDE AND 10' HIGH.