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A ROOF FALL ON MAIN LINE BELT OCCURRED TWO CROSSCUTS IN FROM OUTSIDE.AT APPROXIMATELY 6:45PM.IN A FAULTY AREA THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN BOLTED CROSS COLLARS AND CRIBBED.ABOUT A 20 FT X20 FT SECTIO N FELL AND ANOTHER 15 FT TAKEN DOWN MAKING THE FALL AREA ABOUT 20 X35 FT.
A ROCK FELL OFF CLOSE TO THE RIB BETWEEN THE ATRS AND PERMANENT SUPPORT-STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HIP CAUSING A BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPREADING ROCK DUST AROUND A BELT DRIVE. A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRICKING HIM ON LEFT LEG NEAR ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A RAIL RUNNER COMING OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIRT WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF COAL OR DIRT IN RT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT TO MANTRIP & TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN
EMPL WASBENDING ROOF BOLTS ON BACK OF ROOF BOLTER HE PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER PORTION OF BACK.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF OF THE MINES FOR A PERMIT ROOF BOLT TO BE INSTALL A SLUG OF SLATE ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE LASH ROOF OF PERMINATNT ROOF BOLT AND THE TEMPORARY SUPPORT JACKS ATR S STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT LEG.
THIS FALL IS LOCATED IN THE #37 BREAK, #4 ROADWAT. VENTILATION WAS PARTLY BLOCKED. TIMBERS WEE SET AT BOTH ENDS OF THE ROADWAY & DANGER SIGNS & TIMBERS PLACED AT THE OUTBY SIDES OF THE ROOF FA LL. THIS IS AT, AN OLD ROOF FALL THAT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. THIS ROOF FALL IS APP. 19 FT IN WIDTH, 3 1/2 FEET IN THICKNESS & 8 FEET IN LENGTH.
EMPL OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER 28'INBY ROOF SUPPORT WHEN A SECTION OF MINE ROOF FELL ON HIM CAUSING HIS DEATH.
GETTING OUT OF DECK OF SHUT CAR WHILE PLACING HIS R HAND ON BOTTOM OFF THE MINES TWISTED R WRIST
BENDING RF BOLTS
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP HE HAD BEEN OPERATING-WHEN HE FELL AND INJURED RIGHT ARM AT ELBOW.
TRAMING BOLTER PC OF SLATE FELL FROM ROOF STRUCK ON R WRIST
WHEN EMPLOYEE CAME OUT OF LIGHT HOUSE HE TRIPPED AND FELL HIS RIGHT KNEE STRUCK A SMALL GRAVEL ON GROUND.
THIS ROCK FALL IS 60 FT IN LENGTH 20 FT IN WIDTH 8 FT IN HEIGHT.THIS FALL IS ESTIMATED TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULT IN HIS AREA.ALSO DUE TO A LAYERED SAND ROCK FORMATION GRADUALLY COMING DOWN ON TO P OF THE COAL BED.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE HELPING ROLL UP A PIECE OF BELT.
EMPLOYEE A MINER HELPER WAS MOVING A PC OF ROCK OFF THE TOP OF MINER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK
THIS ROOF FALL WAS AT THE 16TH BREAK 4 HEADING ON THE 2ND RIGHT ENTRY IT IS ESTIMATED TO BE 50 TO 60 FT IN LENGTH 20 FT IN WIDTH AND 5 TO 7 FT IN HEIGHT CONDITIONS CONTRIUTING TO THIS FALL IS A FAULT IN THE AREA. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS ENTRY WAS ABANDONED.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING RAIL FROM A SUPPLY CAR WHEN THE RAIL SLIPPED OFF THE OTHER END OF THE CAR, CATCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THE ROOF OF THE MINES.
EMPL REMOVING SLATE ROCK OFF BELTLINE.THE SLATE ROCK CAUGHT FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER OFF AT 2ND JOINT.
PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM ROOF OF MINE BETWEEN TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT JACKS AND LAST ROW OF PERMANENT SUPPORT STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
THIS FALL #5 ENTRY BEGINS AT THE 86TH BREAK FROM PORTAL CONTINUING FOR 15 BREAKS. THE FALL WAS FOUND 7-5-90. T. FELL DURING A VACATION PERIOD AT THE MINES. NO EMPLOYEES WERE PRESENT AT THE MINES AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS OILING EQUIPMENT. HE PICKED UP A 5 GALLON CAN OF OIL AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT IN HOLE WHEN A THIN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF PERMINANT ROOF BOLTS & THE TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT JACKS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER & LOWER BACK
EE WAS CLEANING UP 3 HEAD WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK LAYING IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP TO STIKE THE ROOF OF THE MINE TEARING LOOSE SOME SLATE ROCK THAT FLEW OUT STRIKING THE O PER WHEN HE WENT UNDER THE SPOT WHERE THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP STRUCK THE ROOF.
EMPLOYEE WAS TEARING DOWN AN OLD CABINET WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & STUMBLED, PLACING HIS LEFT FOOT DOWN ON A 2X4 THAT HAD NAILS STICKING OUT OF IT.
HELPING PULL SLACK IN MINER CABLE,PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS SCALING LOOSE ROOF NEAR WHERE HE HAD A TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT JACK SET WHEN THE LOOSE ROCK HE WAS SCALING DOWN FELL IT KICKED THE TEMPORARY JACK OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE INSIDE OF HIS LE FT KNEE.
EMPL STARTING TO PUT UP BOLT WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ATRS AND HEAD OF BOLTER.STRIKING EMPL ON ELBOW OF RIGHT ARM DISLOCATING ARM AT ELBOW.
EE WAS CONTINUOUS MINER HELP MINER CABLE ACCIDENTLY \GOT CAUGHT ON SIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR. THE CAR PULLED SLACK OUT OF CABLE WITH EE LEFT LEG CAUGHT IN A LOOP OF THE CABLE IT PULLED A MUSCLE IN E E LEG.
EMPL WAS OPERATING CONTINNUOUS MINER. SHUTTLE CAR BUMPED DECK OF MINER KNOCKING EMPL INTO TOP CAUSING NECK INJURY.
PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE HELPING INSTALL NEW STEERING ARM ON SHUTTLE CAR
EMPL WAS ROOF BOLTER HELPER WHILE HE WAS MAKING UP A BOLT THIN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT. BRUISING & FRACTURING 2 BONES ON TOP OF FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON BELT SPLICE, WHEN A SMALL FRAGMENT OF METAL FLEW OFF HIS HAMMER HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE, IMBEDDING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL, REQUIRING PROFESSIONAL ME DICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE REMOVAL. 1 SUTURE WAS NEEDED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SPLICE CABLE,WHILE HE WAS CRIMPING A BUTT CONNECTOR DOWN A SMALL CHIP OF METAL FLEW OFF THE HEAD OFF THE HAMMER TYPE CRIMP TOOL HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF THE RIGH T HAND BETWEEN HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE PERSONNAL CARRIER GOING TO THE SECTION BY RAIL. THE PERSONAL CARRIER HIT A BATTERY POWER TRACK ROOF BOLTER THAT HAD BEEN LEFT AT THE END OF THE TRACK FORCING THE EM PLOYEE AGAINST, THE BACK OF THE CAR WHICH HE WAS RIDING IN LIEING POSTION ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK BENDING HIM OVER.
HE WAS RESETTING TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT JACK AFTER A 4 FT. METAL STRAP HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON ONE END AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. AFTER SETTING THE ROOF JACK, HE TURNED AROUND AND HIT THE CORNER OF THE METAL STRAP THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED. SMALL LACERATION BOTTOM OF LEFT EAR.
FAULT IN ROOF OLD ENTRYS RIDER SEAM ABOVE SEAM OF COAL THAT HAS BEEN MINED 32ND BREAK FROM PORTAL #4 ENTRY
FAULT IN ROOF AND OLD ENTRIES AT THE 26TH BREAK FROM PORTAL #2 ENT. ALSO RIDER SEAM ABOVE THE SEAM OF COAL THAT IS BEING MINED.
WEIGHT FROM PREVIOUSLY MINED ENTRY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERIING ON CONVEYOR CHAIN IN MINER A SMALL SILVER OF METAL FLEW OFF THE THE CHIN HITTING EMPLOYEE IN CORNER OFF RIGHT EYE.
THE INJURED WAS BENIGN A ROOF BOLT TO BE INSTAL;LED IN THE ROOF OFF THE FACE AREA.HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS ABCK.
EMPL WAS PULLING SLACK ON ROOF BOLTER CABLE WHEN HE HURT BACK.
EMPL WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT & WAS REPLACING CONVEYOR FLITES WHEN HE ACCIDEWNTLY STARTED CONVEYOR CHAIN ON CRAWLER BRIDGE & BRUISED LEFT FOOT.
EMPOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR ON #2 SECTION WHEN HE PINNED HIS FOOT BETWEEN FRAME OF SHUTTLE CAR & COAL RIB
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS DRILLING TO BESIDE KETTLE BOTTOM TO INSTALL ROOF STRAP OVER KETTLE BOTTOM WHEN IT DROPPED OUT STRIKING OPERATO ON RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLT TO BE INSTALLED WHEN HE PINCHED NREVE IN BACK.
NO INJURIES ROCK FALL ONLY WAS OFF SHIFT
EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON MINER CABLE.