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GOING UP BELT HEADING WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN HAULWAY NEAR FACE ARM FLEW UP WITH ELBOW HITTING CANOPY ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT BREAK 3/27.
EMPL OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN HDG 4 INBY X-CUT 13 WALKING AROUND ROOF BOLTER TO GET ROOFBOLTS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A STEEP,WET INCLINE.HE FELL FX BONES IN LOWER RIGHT LEG.FX IN SAME LOCATION AS FX SUSTAINED 4 MOS AGO IN NON-WORK RELATED ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING A FUSE BOX ON WHEN IT ECPLODED BURNING HIM
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO ROOF BOLT A PLACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 6\ THICK 5 FEET LONG FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLTS THE ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AND NECK CAUSING CONCUSSIO CONCUSSION CONTUSSION TO HEAD AND STRAINGING NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON OFFSIDE OF MINER TO MOVE ROOF BOLTER CABLE. MINER OPERATOR STARTED TRAMMING MINER TOWARD RIGHT CROSSCUT PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN MINER AND RIB.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING TIMBERS CAUSIG RUPTURE WITNESS STATED THEY DIDNOT SEE ACTUAL ACCIDENT OCCUR NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT BY EMPLOYEE SENDING ATTACHED SHEET BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING OXYGEN TANK INTO SCOOP. STRAINED LOWER BACK DUE TO IMPROPER LIFTING PROCEEDURES IN LOW COAL
OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER RAN IN A RUT IN THE HALLWAY CAUSING THE CANOPY TO BOUNCE OUT OF ITS HOLDING BRACE. PINNING THE OPERATOR BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND VALUE CHEST. CAUSING TRAUMA TO TRAUMA TO LEFT SHOULDER AND NECKNECK.