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October 23, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURREDON N.W.B. SUPPLY ROAD INBY NEWB HEADER THAT WAS 20'X24'X12' HIGH. PROBABLY CAUSE WAS SLIPS. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN & TIMBERED ON 5'X16' CENTERS.

October 20, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 80'X24'X10' THICK FELL 210 OUTBY FGACE #6 ENTRY. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN 4 DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS AS SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT CAUSE OF FALL WAS WATER & SLIP.

October 19, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL THAT WAS 12'X60'X10' OCCURRED ON THE #3 UNIT 70' OUTBY THE FACE OF #1 ENTRY.THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN BOLTS.THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WATER.

October 19, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 22'X18'X10' THICK OCCURRED ON #3 UNIT OUTBY FACE OF #2 ENTRY. ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN. APPARENT CAUSE OF FALL WAS WATER.

October 8, 1988 KY · Coal chute blaster, rockman, hang-up man, raise blaster FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS INSTALLING ARCHES IN HIGH PLACE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND RESTING ON THE TOP OUTER EDGE LOT INBY ARCH WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FRACTURING HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

October 5, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON N W "C" BELT INBY 3A HEADER THAT WAS 56' LONG 24' WIDE AND 10" HIGH THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN AND TIMBERED THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS AN UNDETECTED SLIP.

August 14, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 80' OUTBY THE FACE OF #6 ENTRY ON #4 UNIT THAT WAS 24'X28'X8' HIGH THE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WATER & A SLIP.

July 11, 1988 KY · Coal rock duster POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED & ANOTHER EMPL WERE RIDING IN FRONT DECK OF JEEP WHEN OPERATOR STRUCK TIMBER CATCHING INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT MASHING IT.

July 3, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED OVER THE WEEKEND ON THE N.W."C" BELT THAT IS 60'X20'X15' HIGH- THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN AND TIMBERED ON 5X7 CENTERS- THE CAUSE WAS APPARENTLY A SLIP.

June 29, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY 4B BELT LING THAT IS 26'X28'X10' HIGH THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN & TIMBERED & CRIBBED-WATER FROM THE ROOF WAS THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.

June 25, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY OUTBY #6 UNIT THAT WAS 26'X20'X10' HIGH THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8' RESIN & CRIBBED ON BOTH SIDES-WATER WAS DRIPPING FROM THE ROOF.

June 16, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON #6 UNIT #2 INTERSECTION DUE TO ADVERSE ROOF CONDITION MSHA DIST 10 DAR REPS WERE ON SECTION WHEN FALL OCCURRED INVESTIGATED ROOF FALL

June 10, 1988 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT OPENING OF ARCHING AREA WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE STRATA STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER FORCING HIM TO THE GROUND THIS PRODUCED A HAIR LINE FRACTURE TO HIS RT S HOULDER

June 6, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ACCIDENTAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN RETURN AIR COURSE OF #6 UNIT THAT WAS APPROX.24'X26FTX10FT HIGH THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8FT.POINT ANCHOR BOLTS THE APPARENT CAUSE WAS WATER UNDETECTED SLIP

June 6, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ON #4 UNIT #5 ENTRY APPROX.50FT OUTBY FACE A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 30TX2'FTX91/2FT.HIGH FROM WATER & SLIPS IN THE ROOF THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8 POINT ANCHOR

June 5, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND ON #6 UNIT IN #5 ENTRY APPROX.70FT.OUTBY FALL THAT IS 28FTX30FTX12FT.HIGH THAT WAS THE RESULT OF WATER & UNDETECTED SLIP

May 31, 1988 KY · Coal brattice man/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS BUILDING BRATTICE. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF CAPPING BRATTICE OFF AS HE WAS STRIKING COPBOARDS WITH HAMMER, HAMMER STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB FRACTURING IT.

May 24, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

THE VICTIM AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PASSING TIMBERS, THE VICTIM WENT TO GRAB A TIMBER WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE THREW A TIMBER TOWARD THE VICTIM. THE TIMBER STRUCK THE LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIG HT HAND ON THE VICTIM WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIMBERS.

May 20, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 20 X35X12 FELL ON THE NW A BELT THE RESULT OF A UNDETECTED SLIP THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH5 FT RESIN AND TIMBERED ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED PLAN WITH ADDITIONAL TIMBERS IN CROSSCUTS.

May 18, 1988 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER CLEANING THE DECK OF THE SUPPLY JEEP OUT. HE HAD PUT THE TONGUE LEAVING AGAINST THE REAR LIGHT. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE BUMPER OF THE JEEP. THE TONGUE FELL STRICKING THE INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

May 18, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THERE WAS A ROOF FALL ON 3 C BELT THAT MEASURED 18 X 35 X 12 HIGH THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT RESIN AND TIMBERED ON 5X7 CENTERS THE APPARENT CAUSE WAS A UNDEFECTED SLIP.

May 15, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCC. IN THE BELT ENTRY AT #34 - CUT IN THE NW"B" AREA THE FALL WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN AND TIMBERED,, THE APPARENT CAUSE WAS 2 SLIP.

May 15, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THERE WAS A ROOF FALL APPROX. 40' OUTBY THE FACE OF #4 ENTRY ON #2 UNIT THE FALL IS A PPROX 16' X 25' X 12' HIGH - WATER WAS COMING THROUGH THE ROOF PRIR TO THE FALL - THE AREA WAS BOLTED WIT H 8' POINT ANCHOR AND TIMBERED.

May 15, 1988 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator ELECTRICAL
Green River Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

VICTIM UNPLUGGED MANTRIP(CATHEAD) FROM SUB WITHOUT FIRST DE-ENERGIZING THE RECEPTACLE.THIS CRWEATED AN ARC THAT RESULTED IN BURNS TO THE VICTIM THE VICTIM WAS HOSPITALIZED.

May 10, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY APPROX 140FT OUTBY FACE ON #2 UNIT FALL WAS 23FTX22FTX8FT HIGH & THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5FT RESIN BOLTS THE CAUSE WAS WATER CUTTING THE ROOF

May 8, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURED OVER THE WEEKEND ON #5 UNIT #8 ROOM LAST OPENX-CUT 24FTX26FTX8FT IT WAS BOLTED WITH 5FT RESIN & TIMBERS HAD BEEN SET BECAUSE OF WATER

May 8, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #6 UNIT #3 #5 ENTRY SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 16FTX12FTX10FT THICK CAUSE WAS WATER & A SLIP THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 8FT POINT ANCHOR BOLTS

April 13, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN ACCIDENTIAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED 160 OUTBY THE FACE OF 5 ROOM ON 3 UNIT A THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 RESIN THE FALL WAS APPROX. 28X30X5 TIMBERIXXXX THE TOP HAD STARTED WORKING AND THE CO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIMBERING WHEN IT FELL.

April 13, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN 4 ENTRY OF 3D BELT LINE THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT RESIN AND TIMBERED THE FALL WAS APPROX. 28 X22 X8 HIGH 2ND WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY 2 SLIP IN THE ROOF.

April 11, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP. I.NAME (MECHANIC) WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A GOLF CART TO A BETTER LOCATION TO WORK ON IT. WHEN HE PUT THE DIRECTIONAL SWITH IN REVERSE THE TRAM STUCK ON THE GOLF CART. THE CART RAN BA CKWARDS PINNING THE INJURED.

April 4, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LOADING BELT FRAMING INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET.AS THE OTHER EMPLOYEE THREW ONE PIECE OF THE FRAMING IT HIT THE RIGHT HAND RING FINGER OF THE VICTIM FRATURING I T.CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET AND BELT FRAMING.

March 29, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHEN LIFTING WHEEL FENDER ON BOLTER WITH BOLTS ON TOP OF MACHINE, THE VICTIM STRAINED HIS BACK AND POSSIBLE HERNIA

March 28, 1988 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ WAS LOADING CAR HE WAS LOOKING BACK WATCHING SHUTTLECAR WHEN THE TOP FELL STRIKING INJ ON HIS BACK MASHING HIS MOUTH AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE CANOPY

March 26, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM STATED THAT WHILE BOLTING THE ROOF HE GOT HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND HOLY BOARD RESULTING IN FRACTURE

March 23, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ WAS REMOVING TIRE FROM SCOOP TO CHANGE A FLAT. THE RIM WAS STUCK ON THE HUB, WHEN PULLED TO GET IT RELAEASED HE KNOCKED A LONG LEG TIMBER WHICH FELL STRIKING HIM AGAINST THE NOSE

March 22, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCC. IN THE SUPPLY ROAD OF THE N.W. "B". THE FALL WAS 15'X14'X6'. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN, TIMBERED, CROSSBARRED AND CRIBBED. THERE HAD BEEN WATER RUNNING THRU THE ROOF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

March 11, 1988 KY · Coal MACHINERY
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF. WHEN HE RAISED HIS BOOM, HE GOT HIS FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE CANOPY (ATRS). STURES WERE ADMINISTERED.

March 10, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FAILURE OCCURRED #4 ENTRY #6 UNIT 140'OUTBY FACE 20' X 24' X 9'HIGH.AREA BOLTED WITH 8 POINT ANCHOR HAD 7'RESIN SPOTTED AND CRIBBED IN X-CUTS.WAS WATER CUTTING THROUGH ROOF AND WAS APPARE NT CAUSE OF FALL.

March 7, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING THROUGH A AIR LOCK MANDOOR HE TWISTED HIS KNEE (LEFT) ON A PIECE OF WET SLATE ON THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE INJURY.

March 2, 1988 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS LOADING THE RT HAND SIDE NEXT TO THE RIB THE RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING THE VICTIMS BACK PUSHING HIS FACE DOWNWARD STRIKING AGAISNT CONTROL PANEL INJURING THE VICTIMS MOUTH AND BACK

February 29, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE CONTACTS ON THE SCOOP WERE STUCK HE SAID THAT HE GOT A CONCRETE BLOCK AND USED IT TO BEAT AGAINST THE PANEL WHEN HE DID THIS HE STRUCK HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE

February 23, 1988 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME HAD BEEN IN #7 ENTRY WITH THE SCOOP HE THEN WALKED OVER TO #6 ENTRY APPARENTLY NOT KNOWING THAT THE FACE WOULD SHOOT THRU AS HE WASLKED INTO THE FACE THE SHOT WENT OFF THE BACK OF THE F

February 17, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR BOOM INJ KNEELED DOWN ON A HOT PIECE OF METAL RESULTING IN A BURN TO HIS LEF KNEE. HE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 3 29 88 ACCIDENT REPORT WAS NOT GIVEN TO SA SAFETY OFFICE UNTIL 4 6 88

February 17, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #5 UNOT BETWEEN #3 AND #4 ENTRY IN THE PILLAR LINE APPROXIMATELY 40' OUTBY THE FACE.THE FALL WAS 20'X50'X6' HIGH WAS BOLTED WITH 5'RESIN AND CRIBBED ON EACH END.

February 17, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY #5 UNIT 1 X-CUT OUTBY THE TAIL PIECE.THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN BOLTS THE FALL WAS 18'X20'X8' AND WAS CAUSED BY WATER WORKING THROUGH THE ROOF.

February 13, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 100'X20'X6 1/2' HIGH OCCURRED ON #2 UNTI #3 ENTRY,20'OUTBY THE FACE.THE AREA HAD WATER COMING OUT OF THE ROOF AND HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN.

February 12, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green River Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 18'X26'X9' HIGH OCCURRED ON #4 UNIT #4 ENTRY 240'OUTBY THE FACE.THE AREA HAD WATER COMING THROUGH THE ROOF AND WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RRESIN.

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