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A FALL OF THE R2OF HAS OCCURRED ON AN ADVANCEMENT SECTION FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF SUPPORTS USED THE ONLY CONT RIBUTING FACTOR WA S WEAK THIN OVERLAYING STRATA NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR INJURIES RES6LTED FROM THE FALL
A FALL OF ROOF 2AS OCCURRED ON A DEVELOPMENT SECTION. THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE SUPPORTS USED. THE ONLY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS WEAK THIN OVERLAYING STRATA. THE STRATA CONSI STS OF LAMINATE8 SANDSTONE. NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR INJURIES RESULTED FROM THEFALL.
A FALL AT THE R2OF HAS OCCURRED APPROX. 1300 FEET OUTBY THE FACE IN THE INTERSECTION. THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE SUPPORTS USED. THIS AREA BECAME WEAK AFTER MINING DUE TO TH E THIN LAYERS O0 LIMINATED SANDSTONE IN THE OVERLAYING STARTA. NO INJURYS OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE FALL.
A FALL OF THE R2OF HAS OCCURRED APPROX 3300' OUTBY THE FACE AT AN INTERSECTION. THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE SUPPORTS USED. THIS AREA BECAME WEAK AFTER MINING DUE TO T HE THI N LAYERS OF LAM3NATED SANDSTONE IN THE OVERLAYING STRATA. THE FALL WAS ON THE SECTION BOLTLINE BUT OTHERWISE DID MINIMUM DAMAGE.
EMPL GETTING IN7O CANOPY OF RAM CAR HE SLIPPED OR LOST FOOTING DUE TO WET MUDDY BOTTOM.THIS CAUSED INJURY TO HIS BACK.
A FALL AT THE R2OF OCCURRED OUTBY APPROX. 1000 FEET FROM THE WORKING FACE. THE INVESTGATION SHOWED SIGN OF ROOF SUPPORT FALILURE BUT THAT THE THIN LAYERS OF LAMINATED SAND STONE BECAME WEAK A FTER MINING WAS3ADVANCED FROM THE AREA. THE FALL WAS FOUND BY A FIRE LOSS DURING INSPECTION.
EMPLOYEE HAD PL5CED HIS HAND ON A REBY BAR OF A SHIELD WHEN THE VIBRATION FROM THE FACE CONVEYOR CAUSED HIS RELAY BAR TO SUDDENLY SHIFT POSITIONS, CATCHING HIS FINGERS AGAINST THE FOOT AT THE SHIELD AND BAR1
EMP WAS USING A3PAIR OF PLIERS TO BEND A PIECE OF WIRE TO FORM AN "S" HOOK USED TO HANG CABLE WITH WHEN HE INJURED HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO SET A HYDRAULIC JACK USED TO STABILIZE A BELT TAILPIECE. THIS CYLINDER WAS PRESSURIZED BUT COLLARSPED THE TOP END AND BEARING PLATE OF WHICH CAUGHT HIS FINGER AGAINS T THE CYLINDER 4ALL. THE LEG PORTION OF THE CYLINDER HAD EXTENDED APPROX. 6" BEFORE IT COLLASPED BACK INTO THE CYLINDER ITSELF.
A FALL OF THE R2OF HAS OCCURRED OUTBY THE FACE A DISTANCE OF 1100'. THE FALL WAS IN THE BELT ENTRY CAUSING DAMAGE TO APPROX. 40' AT BELT AND STRUCTURE. THE SECTION WAS IDLE AT TIME OF FALL. TH E TOP CONSIST O0 LAMINATED SANDSTONE LAYER'S OF 1" TO 2" THICK. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE FALL. THE FALL WILL BE REMOVED ANDAREA MADE SAFE.
EMP WAS USING A3SHIELD TO PUSH AND ALIGN THE PANLINE WHEN A SHEAR PIN LOCATED BET WEEN THE PANLINE AND SHIELD RAM BROKE CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO BE THROWN STRIKING HIS HAND. THE SHEAR PIN W AS DESIGNED TO 5VOID DAMAGE TO PANLINE SHOULD A SHIELD BE HUNG TO TIGHTLY WHEN MOVING IS REQUIRED
EE STATED THAT 2E WAS BEATING A DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE ROOF DRILL TO FREE THE CLOGGED PASSAGE WAY WHEN HIS FINGER GOT BETWEEN THE STEEL & THE METAL FRAME OF T HE MACHINE CAUSING THE INJURY. IN SHORT HE ST9UCK HIS FINGER WITH THE DRILL STEEL.
EE STATED THAT 2E WAS LOWERING THE DRILL HEAD DOWN ON THE BOTTOM TO GET ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO INSERT A DRILL STEEL WHEN A ROCK WAS BROKEN BY THE HEAD & STRUCK HIS FINGER. THE ROCK WAS LAYING O N THE BOTTOM UN8ER THE D RILL HEAD.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A LARGE ROCK FROM THE PAN LINE AT THE FACE WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE HELPING MAKE REPAIRS TO A SCOOP TRACTOR HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A PIECE OF MATERIAL. AT THIS TIME HE RECEIVED AN INJURY TO HIS BACK.
EMPL RECD INJUR2 USING STANDARD TYPE NEW SHOVEL TO REMOVE LOOSE COAL FROM UNDER BELTLINE.AREA NORMAL WALKING HEIGHTH WITH DRY TO MOIST CONDITION ALONG WITH NORMAL SHOVEL LOAD OR LESS OF LOOSE MATERIAL. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING LOAD EMPTY 55 GALLON BARRELS INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK WHEN HE INJURED HIMSELF HE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO LIFT TWO AT A TIME & INJURY WAS CAUSED BY BARRELS BEING TO BU LKY T O HANDLE 7HIS WAY
A ROOF FALL HAS3OCCURRED OUTBY A FUTURE LONGWALL FACE IN A NEUTRAL ENTRY THE FALL DID NOT CAUSE INJURY OR DAMAGE THE TOP IN THE AREA WAS MADE OF THIN LAYERS OF LAMINATED SANDSTONE THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHO9AGE ZONE AT SUPPORTS USED THE FALL WILL BE REMOVED
EMPL HELPING BO5T AN AREA OF HIGH TOP FROM PREVIOUS ROCK FALL WHEN T-BOARD AND 4' ROOF BOLT FELL FROM WRENCH USED TO RAISE AND TIGHTEN BOLT.AREA WAS 17' FROM FOOTWALL TO ROOF.BOLT WAS BEING RA ISED TO INSERT 3NTO A HOLE.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE LIFTING AND PULLING A 1 1/4' FLEXIBLE WATER HOSE HE INJURED HIS BACK.THE AREA WAS NORMAL WALKING HEIGHT.THE HOSE WAS TO HEAVY FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO HANDLE ALONE.
EMPL WORKING IN3AREA WHERE WELDING BEING PERFORMED AND WAS ALSO HELPING BY HOLDING SOME OF MATERIALS AS IT WAS WELDED.THERE IS A SHIELD AND EYE PROTECTION MADE AVAILABLE FOR THIS TYPE WORK.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE DIS-EMBANKING FROM A MANTRIP HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AS HER TURNED TO WALK WAYS. THE AREA WAS NORMAL WALKING HEIGHT WITH LEVEL BOTTOM AND NO OBSTRUCTIONS.
EMPL OPERATING 8COOP WHEN CANOPY EDGE BUMPED AGAINST RIB CAUSING COAL TO BE DISLODGED AND FALL STRIKING HIM ON BACK.COAL FELL FROM CORNER AREA OF RIB OR PILLAR.AREA WAS NORMAL WALKING HEIGHTH NO PROBLEMS WI7H RIB ROLLS HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED.
A FALL HAS OCCU9RED OUTBY SOME 500 FT IN A RETURN AIRCOURSE THE FALL DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE OR INJURIES THE TOP CONSISTED OF LAMINATED SANDSTONE WITH THIN LAYERS OF 1 IN TO 33 IN THIS AREABE CAME WEAK AFTER3MINING THROUGH AND FELL THE FALL HAS BEEN REMOVED AND AREA RESUPPORTED
INJURED WAS ADJ6STING THE SEAT IN A MODEL 773B CATAPILLAR ROCK TRUCK WHEN HECAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE SLIDE FRAME AND THE SEAT.
EMP STATED THAT3HE WAS CORECTING THE POSITION OF A BAR THAT IS PART OF A STEEL STRAP USED FOR ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT IN THIS INSTANCE THE BAR TURNED SUDDENLY AND EMP FELL FORWSRD STRIKING H HEAD AGAINST IT3THE BAR WAS 5/8 IN ROUND SHAPE AND 48 IN IN LENGTH
EMP STATED HE H5D DRILLED A HOLE IN THE ROOF AND WAS HAVING TO PULL THE STEEL OUT BECAUSE IT HAD SLIGHTLY HUNG FOR A MOMENT AS HE PULLED THE DRILL STEEL SUDDENLY BECAME FREE FALING DOWNWARD WH WHERE IT STRUC5 HIS FINGER OF WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE ROTATION HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS LIFTING A METAL COVER FOR A RANGING ARM WHEN THE STRAIN TO HIS BACK OCCURRED
EMPL LIFTING CE4ENT BLOCKS.BLOCKS WERE SOLID 8'' TYPE WITH 50 LB WEIGHT.
EMPL LOADING CO3OPY FOR SCOOP INTO SCOOPS BUCKET WHEN CHAIN USED TO HOIST CANOPY SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS HAND.
A FALL OF THE O9FF HAD OCCURRED AT A LOCATION APPROX 3000' OUTBY THE FACE. NO EQUIPMENT OT PERSONS WAS INVOLVED. THE TOP WAS LAMINATED SANDSTONE OF WHICH BECAME WEAK AFTER MINING PAST. THE FA LL WAS ABOVE TH9 ANCHORAGE ZONE OF T HE SUPPORT USED.
EMPL HELPING RE4OVE BACKBOARD FROM REFUSE SHAKERR WHEN HE WAS LIFTING IT,BACKBOARD LEANED OVER CATCHING ARM AGAINST HANDRAIL NEAR SHAKER.BACKBOARD WAS BEING REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPAIR SHAKER S CREEN.APPX WEIG2T-430 LBS.
A FALL OF THE R2OF HAS OCCURRED IN AN OUTBY AREA WHERE THE TOP HAD BEEN DRILLED AFTER BOLTING FOR PURPOSES OF SHOOTING IT DOWN FOR AN OVERCAST. THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE NORMAT ANCHORAGE ZONE FOR THE TYPE SUPPO9T USED. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSON'S WAS INVOLVED.
EE WAS WORKING 2N HIS KNEES IN AN AREA WHERE GR VEL & SLAG WAS CLEANING & SERVICING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE RECEIVED INJURY TO HIS KNEES THAT WAS MINOR AT THIS TIME. AT A LATER DATE HE HAD PROBLEM S TO ARISE RESU5TING FROM THE INJURY. THIS RESULTED IN MEDICAL ATTENTION & SURGERY.
EMPL STARTED TO3LOWER CLOTHING BASKET AND HARD HAT FELL STRIKING HIM ABOUT NOSE AREA.INJ WAS SLIGHT BUT EMPL LOST FULL SHIFT TRAVELLING TO DR.IN..
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS ADVANCING A FACE SHIELD WHEN HE PLACED HIS FINGER IN A PINCH AREA AT WHICH CAUSED INJURY BY THE MOVING HYDRAULIC OPERATED PARTS. THE SHIELD WAS BEING ADVANCED TOWAR D THE PANLINE A7 THIS TIME.
A ROOF FALL HAS3OCCURED ON A TRACK ENTRY APPROX. 4000 FT OUTBY THE FACE AREA THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THIN LAYERS OF LAMINATED SANDSTONE THERE WAS NO PERSON OR EQUIPMENT INVOLV ED. 3
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS HANDLING SOME ROOF SUPPORT MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF STEEL STRAPS WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK. HE STATED THAT HE WAS BENDING THE STRAP TO FORM IT FOR CONNECTION WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRE8 THE AREA WAS NORMAL WALKING HEIGHTH.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS HELPING PLACE A 60 LB. TRACK RAIL IN PLACE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS FOOT CATCHING IT BETWEEN THE RAIL AND A CROSS-TIE.
FALL OF ROOF AT3OUTBY LOCATION OF ACTIVE SECTION.TOP SUPPORTED BY PERMANENT ROOF BOLTS AND DIDNT INDICATE SIGNS OF WEAKNESS.NO PERSONS INVOLVED.TOP CONSISTS OF THIN LAYERS OF LAMINATED SANDSTO NE.TOTAL DAMAGE8 TO DRIVE UNIT AND BELT CANT BE ASSESSED AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO A ROOF DRILL HE INJURED HIS HAND OR ARM WHILE USING A WRENCH.HE WAS PULLING ON THE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOLT.
EE STATED THAT 4HILE PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON S WATER HOSE HE SLIPPED SIDEWAYS CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK. A BAND THAT HE WAS TIGHTENING BROKE AS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. HE APPARENTLY WAS OFF BALANCE CAUSIN1 HIM TO SLIP.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS INJURED BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL FROM THE TOP WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING PERMANENT SUPPORTS HE HAD HIS LEFT THUMB POSITIONED ON TOP OF A TWO PIECE DRILL STEEL WHN THE ROCK FELL 5ND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE METAL AND ROCK
A FALL OF THE R2OF HAS OCCURRED APPROX. 3000 FEET OUTBY THE FACE AREA. THE FALL WAS IN THE TRACK ENTRY. THE STRATH CONSISTS OF THIN LAYERS OF LAMINATED SANDSTONE. NO FAILURE OF THE ROOF SUP PORT COULD BE D9TECTED. THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHARAGE ZONE. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE FALL.
INJ CLOSING DOO9 TO DISCHARGE AUGER ON PRELL TRUCK.AS HE SHUT DOOR HE CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND AUGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO CRAW THROUGH A MANDOOR THAT IS LOCATED IN LEVEL ABOVE SLOPE TRACK WHEN HE FELL THROUGH AFTER LOSING HIS FOOTING. THE DOOR IS LOCATED FOR PURPOSE OF ACCESS TO SLOPE B ELT OR TO SLOPE3TRACK FROM BELT LEVEL. PERSON'S DO NOT NEED THIS DOOR FOR PURPOSE OF TRAVELING OR ESCAPE.
A KNIFE SLIPPED3WHILE CUTTING RUBBER FROM A PULLEY CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION TO LEG. 2 SUTURES REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS BENDING SOME ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. BENDING THE BOLTS IS NECESSARY FOR INSTALLATION IN ROOF HIEGHTS OF APPROX. 60 INCHES. THE BOLT LENGTH IS 6 FT.
A FALL OF THE R2OF HAS OCCURED AT THE HEADGATE ENTRY OF THE LONGWALL SECTION THE AREA DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF BEING WEAK BEFORE THE FALL THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE SUPPORTS USE D. NO INJURIES 9ESULTED FROM THE ACCIDENT.
A FALL OF THE R2OF HAS OCCURRED IN AN AREA OUTBY ANY FACE. THE FALL WAS IN AN ENTRY WITH THE BELT AND TRACK LINE. THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ACHORANGE OF THE SUPPORTS USED.