Search the record

ROOF FALL IN #33BELT ENTRY LOCATED IN INTERSECTION.FALL SIZE 18' X 18' X 48'' HIGH.

FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY 500\OUTBY 002 SECTION.FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION. FALL SIZE-6\HIGH X 40\WIDE X 25\LONG.

THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND BETWEEN 8-30-85 AND 9-3-85 THE TIME IS NOT KNOWN FALL IS LOCATED APPROX 1000FT INBY THE FIRST RT ENTRIES ON THE #3 BELT #4 NEUTRAL AND #5 RE TURN FALL SIZE MEASURED 20 FT WIDE X 138FT LONG X 60 IN THICK

UNLOADING MINE TIMBERS FROM MANTRIP CAR AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TIMBER AND CAR REQ STITCHES.

LOOSE SCALE BETWEEN BOLTS FELL & HIT LEG.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 300 AM AND 600 AM THIS IS LOCATED APPROX. 650 FT INBY THE OUTSIDE PORTAL ON THE 3 TRACK ENTRY DURING A IDLE SHIFT. FALL SIZE 8 FT WIDE 40 FT LONG AND 8 FT THICK.

WHILE WORKING AROUND ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF LOOSE SCALE ROCK FELL ON ROOF BOLTER SLIDING OFF HITTING EMP ON LEFT SHIN BONE

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WITH AN ATRS FLETCHER ROOFBOLTER AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL A LOOSE PIECE OF SCALE ROCK WHEN ROCK FELL TO MINE FLOOR IT BOUNCED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE L FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WHERE THERE WAS 60" COAL HEIGHT WHICH TEMBERS HAD TO BE VERY LARGE. HE WAS LIFTING A LARGE TIMBER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING FROM WORKING AND DRIBBLING TOP WHILE PERFORMING PILLAR WORK. AS HE WAS RUNNING HE STUMBLED AND FELL ON WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS PEELING INSULATION OFF ELECTRICAL CABLE WITH A POCKET KNIFE AND SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING THE REPLACE BATTERY COVER THAT HAD JARRED LOOSE (STEEL BATTERY LID FOR SCOOP) OPERATOR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FIRST THREE FINGERS, LACERATING AND BREAKING ALL THREE. LACERA TED LEFT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER. POSSBILE PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF THE LEFT FOURTH FINGER.

WHILE CHECKING BATTERIES ON UNDERGROUND MINE TRACTOR HE DROPPED BATTERY LID ON LEFT HAND MASHED LEFT HAND AND RECEIVED MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN STEEL LID HIT BATTERY.

WHILE CRAWLING HIT KNEE ON PILE OF COAL.

THE OUTSIDE PORTAL. THIS FALL IS PRESENTLY CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF UNTIL CLEANUP CAN BEGIN. NO PERSONS INJURED. THE FALL WAS BOLTED WITH 72" TRUSS BOLTS. THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF THE FALL IS 4 0 FT. LONG, 17 FEET WIDE AND 7 FEET THICK.

ATTEMPTING TO SPLICE BELT WITH FLEXCO MACHINE EMPL DRIVING RIVETS WITH MINE AXE.WHEN FELLOW EMPL MOVED SPLICE MACHINE CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS FINGER.

ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 800 AM 1 9 85 ON 003 SECTION NEUTRAL ENTRY 6 FAL IS DANGERED OFF AND CRIBBED UNTIL CLEAN UP CAN BEGIN FALL APPROX 3/X18X42 A CLENA UP PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND POS AT FALL AREA FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP WITH SCOOPS AND REBOLTED WITH 42 IN RESIN BOLTS

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON RUBBER TIRED ROADWAY ON #003 SECTION.NO PERSONS INJURED.FALL BOLTED WITH 42\\ RESIN BOLTS.SIZE OF FALL-60\LONG X 18\WIDE X 42\\ THICK.CLEAN UP PLAN SUBMITTED AND POSTED AT FALL AREA.FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP WITH SCOOP AND REBOLTED WITH 42\\ RESIN BOLTS.

THE CREW HOOKED THE RETRIEVER TO THE MINER & DIDN\T HAVE ENOUGH PINS. WE USED A MAKESHIFT PIN WHICH WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH & IT FLEW OUT STRIKING I.NAME ON T HE LEFT LEG & CHEEK.

I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN ROCKDUSTER CO#59007 HE HAD REMOVED THE EXPANDED METAL GUARD, STARTED TO PUSH ROCK DUST DOWN INTO THE 2" SUGER FEED AND HIS GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED PULLING HIS HAN D GLOVE DOWN INTO THE AUGER. THE AUGER STALLED AND SLOWED FOR A MOMENT AND I.NAME GRABBED HIS WRIST WITH HIS OTHER HAND PULLING IT OUT. THUMB WAS SEVERED AND THERE WAS A LACERATION TO THE FIN

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE BELTHEAD.WHILE LOOKING AT THE TAIL-PIECE A PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM THE SPILLBOARD,HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE, CUTTING HIS HEAD NEAR THE RIGHT SIDE.E EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES.

ROOF FALL IN THE 8 HEADING AT THE 003 SECTION.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURED AT THE 002 SECTION NEAR THE #3 RIGHT BREAK. I.NAME WAS DRILLING WITH A ROOF-BOLTER. HIS HAND WAS LAYING ON THE BOLTER HEAD. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD AND THE ROOF.

DURING THE WORK PERIOD THE ROOF FELL AS THE WORKERS WERE SETTING TIMBERS. THEY ALL MOVED TO GET AWAY FROM THE FALL. WHILE MOVING FROM THE FALL THE EMPLOYEE RAN INTO THE ROOF BOLT PLATE AND CUT HIS BACK . EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES.

THE CAR OPERATOR WAS RUNNING THE CAR PULL UNDER THE MINER TAIL IN THE #3 HEADING A BIG PUFF OF DUST BLEW OFF THE MINER BOOM WHEN THE MINER STARTED UP HITTING THE OPERATOR IN THE FACE GETTING DUST IN HIS RT EYE WAS TREATED BY DR BRYSON AT THE DANIEL BOONE CLINIC IN HARLAN

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, RECEIVED STITCHES

THE MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING TO THE SECTION, WHEN THE MANTRIP CAR CAME LOOSE FROM THE RAIL RUNNER. THE RAIL RUNNER THAT WAS FOLLOWING THE MANTRIP COULD NOT STOP, AND HIT THE MANTRIP CAR KNOCKING IT INTO THE TRIP THAT WAS PULLING THE MANTRIP CAR.

I.NAME WAS TRAVELING TO THE FEEDER WHEN HE FELT A BURNING FEELING IN HIS BACK. HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE PINEVILLE HOSPITAL

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE BOOM JACK UP ON 5736 MINER ON THE 002 SECTION, THE METAL BENT DOWN AGAINST THE BOOM JACK. EMPLOYEE HAD LIFTING JACK ON TOP OF THE BOOM AGAINST THE ROOF AND A LIFTIN G JACK ON THE BOTTOM AND A POTOR POWER ON THE TOP OF IT, WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE JACKS KICKED OUT HITTING HIM ON THE FINGER AND LEG. RECEIVED STITCHES TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A BOLT, THEBOLT SLIPPED OFF OF THE MACHINE AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN A PIECE OF SAND ROCK IN THE #4 HEADING, THIS WAS AT THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND THE HEADING WAS GOING UPHILL. ACCORDING TO FRANK A PIECE OF ROCK HIT BOTTOM AND LANDED ON HIS HIP AND LEG.

EMP WAS OBSERVING BOLTING MACHINE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 4\ X 4\ X 3" FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN JACKS INFLICTING THE INJURY

EMPLOYEE STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE ABOUT 4 INCHES FROM THE SAFETY JACK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE SAFETY JACK, EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND RIGHT LEG. THE ROCK WAS ABOUT 2 FT. LONG, 6" THICK AND 18"WIDE. EMPLOYEE HAD STITCHES.

JIM COOMES WAS CUTTING A STEEL ROPE WITH AN AXE ON THE BACK OF A MANTRIP CAR THE ROPE SPLINTERED HITTING LUTHER IN THE RIGHT EYE AND FACE. LUTHER WAS SITTING 3 TO 4 FEET TO THE LEFT SIDE OF 4 LEFT SIDE OF JIM WAITING ON THE ROPE TO BE CUT SO HE COULD INSTALL IT ON THE BELTLINE LUTHER WAS LOOKING AWAY FROM JIM HE TURNED TO SEE IF JIM HAD THE ROPE CUT WHEN THE PIECE OF ROPE HIT HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HANG MINER IN POWER CENTER ENTRY, AND BRUISED HIS KNEE EMPLOYEE DIDNT HAVE KNEE PADS ON

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL AND RAN OVER CRIB BLOCK AND HIT HIS BACK ON THE DECK RAIL (SHUTTLE CAR). TODD CAME BY ME AT 8:00 PM AND SAID HE HAD RUN OVER A CRIB BLOCK AND HURT HIS BACK. HE WAS LA UGHING, BUT HE DID NOT STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING. (STATED BY DEWEY HUBBARD).

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO THE BELTHEAD TO RESTART BELT WHEN HE HUNG HIS HAT LIGHT IN THE TOP JERKING HIS NECK BACK INTO HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS COUPLING MANTRIP CARS TOGETHER AND HURT OR STRAINED HIS BACK.

MINER CUTTER BREAKER KICKED, EMPLOYEE TOOK STARTING BOX COVER OFF,M PUT BREAKER IN, PUT POWER BACK ON MINER AND T RIED TO START CUTTER HEAD, WHEN STARTING BOX FLASHED. THERE ALSO WAS A WIRE LO OSE THAT HE HAD REPLACED.

EMP WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK

EMP WAS AT FACE LIFTING GUARD RAIL ON JOY MINER WHEN IT SLIPPED ON THE BAR WHILE WHILE LIFTED BY EMPLOYEE

RIDER SEAM ABOVE HANCE COAL SEAM

WHILE PULLING KETTLE BOTTOM IT FELL AND HIT ROOF BOLTERS HEAD, BOUNCED AND HIT RING FINGER AGAINST KETTLE BOTTOM AND BOTTOM. HAD STITCHES.

CHAIN CAUGHT,CAUSING HANDLE TO HANG HITTING EMPL ON JAW.HE WAS THROWING JACK ACROSS BELT.

WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP DOWN ROADWAY A ROCK FLEW UP AND CAUGHT THE WORKMANS HAND CAUSING THE INJURY WAS GIVEN STITCHES AT THGE PINEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

EE HAD STARTED UP TO PUT A BOLT ON T HE LEFT RIB OF #2 BAND OF #1 HEADING. THE TRAM ON THE BOLTER HUNG & PINNED HIM AGAINST THE RIB. THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER MUST HAVE CAUGHT HIS LEFT ARM AGAIN ST THE RIB & THE PANIC BAR WHICH WAS HUNG IN HIS MINING BELT & WOULD NOT KILL POWER ON THE MACHINE.

DRAW ROCK FELL #4 HEADING HITTING BACK OF NECK CAUSING SEVERE PAIN

DRAW ROCK FELL. CAUGHT LEFT HAND AROUND KNUCKLES CAUSING LACERATION.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE RERAILING MAIN TRIP IN RAIL BARN DEMPSEY SET A HEEL TO CATGCH CAR UP THE JACK REELED OFF CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN HEEL AND MAN CAR

OPERATING DRILL BY RAISING MAST TO ACCOMMODATEFOR REPAIRS TO LEAKING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER LOCATED IN MAST.MAST WAS IN 80 DEG. RAISE POSITION WHEN BODY FOUND.ONE LINE WAS BROKEN AND LIE ON GROUND ONE TELEPHONE LINE STILL IN CONTACT WITH MAST.VICTIM WAS (HAD BEEN) STANDING ON GROUND AND OPERATING CONTROLS.