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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK ON THE BELTLINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM FROM HIS KNEES TO HIS CHEST.
EMP WAS BOLTING TOP AND WAS PRESSING ON A BOLT WITH HIS LEFT FOT TRYING TO GET BOLT STARTED IN DRILLED HOLE AND SOMETHING HAPPEDNED TO HIS BACK CAUSING SEVERE PAIN.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ROCKDUSTING AT THE FENCE LOCATED AROUND THE BELTHEAD AND GOT HIS LEFT ARM CAUGHT IN THE WIRE IN THE FENCE THAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE BELTHEAD CUTTING HIS LEFT EAR AND C RUSHING HIS LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE TOP OF THE HEAD HURTING HIS NECK AND BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS SHOVELING THE BELT LINE AND GOT HIS SHOVEL CAUGHT IN THE BELT, CATCHING HIS LEFT ARM AND LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BELT AND BOTTOM ROLLER. BREAKING 2 FINGERS ON HIS LEF T HAND. 3
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS PULLING ROOF BOLTING CABLE AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
EMP WAS GETTING3OFF RAM CAR HE WAS OPERATING AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST IT HURTING HIS RIBS
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING READY TO CROSS OVER TAILPIECE WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON A BOLT THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF THE TAIL PIECE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE.
LIFTING BELT ST9UCTURE OUT OF TRACTOR CAR AND PULLED BACK SHOULDER MUSCLE.
I,NAME WAS DRIV3NG THE 74 TRACTOR WITH AN EMPTY CAR, LEAVING THE DUMPING POINT AND PULLING THE EJECTOR BACK ON THE CAR ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE MINER OR LOADING POINT, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A VERY LOW POI3T IN THE TOP, DRIVING HIS HEAD DOWN ON HIS NECK.
CHANGING PUSHOU7 CAR OFF TRACTOR,GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN COUPLING PIN AND BUMPER OF TRACTOR RESULTED IN LACERATIONS OF HAND.
TRAVELING ON MAIN LINE, A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND PINNED OPERATOR IN SCOOP DECK.
PULLING A #4 BELT LINE LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATED.
ROOFBOLT OPERATOR WAS BENDING A 48IN CONVENTIONAL BOLT AND RUPTURED HIMSELF
THE INJURED WAS LOADING COAL OUT OF #2 LEFT ENTRY, ON A RETURN TRIP TO THE FACE OF #2 LEFT A PEICE OF DRAW SLATE APPROX 3 1/2" TO 4" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF BOLTS APPROX 22\ OUTBY LAST ROW OF PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT FALLING INTO THE SCOOP DECK HITTING THELEG OF INJURY
THE VICTIM WAS SITTING IN FIRST CROSSCUT IN THE #1 ENTRY ON THE FIRST LEFT SECTION 60\ INBY SPAD #67. THE ROOF IN INTERSECTION FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS RENDERING FATAL INJUR IES TO HIM.
EMP WAS BREAKING ROCK OFF OF GOOSE NECK FEEDER WHICH FEEDS COAL TO BELT LINE SECERED RDT INDEX FINGER BY LUMP OF COAL HITTING DOWN ON SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK OFF GOOSE NECK FEEDER