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WAS MOVING SECTION BACK. HAD MOVED TRANSFORMER & HOOKED POWER BACK TO SECTION, TRIED EQUIP. & IT WAS RUNNING BACKWARDS. WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING LEADS IN TRANSFORMER WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPEN ED.
BOLTER WAS SET UP IN FRESH CUT-BACK BOLTER UP TO RE-TORGUE LOOSE BOLT & PIECE OF SLATE FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING THUMB OF LEFT HAND.
ATRS CROSS BAR 4AS SET IN AN AREA WERE THE ROOF WAS UNEVEN AND ROLLING ONLY THE CENTER PART OF THE CROSS BAR WAS AGAINST THE ROOF THE OPERATOR WAS BOLTING FORWHEN THE CROSS BAR FELL AND KNOCKE D HIM AGAINST T2E MACHINE. THE WAY THE CROSS BAR WAS SET APPEARS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENTS.
A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED ON THE #1 SECTION ABOUT 120 FT OUTBY FACE OF #5 ENTRY THE FALL MEASURED ABOUT 35 FT LONG 19 FT WIDE AND 3 TO 4 FT THICK AN UNEXPOSED CRACK IN TOP ON LEFT RIB PUT WEIGHT ON RIB AND ALLOWE8 TOP TO FALL A SHUTTLE CAR AND 3 WHEELER HAD BEEN PARKED IN AREA TOP FELL ON 3 WHEELER AND PART OF SHUTTLE CAR
OPER. WAS DRILL3NG HOLE WHEN A DETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUTBY MACHINE IN BOLTED TOP AND BROUGHT A 4" X 41" X 60" PIECE OF DRAW ROVCK DOWN. ROCK FELL HXX ACROSS MACHINE AND BOOM AND BROKE UP, WITH A PIECE HITTING T2E OPERATOR ON THE BACK, ATRS WAS SET
ROOF BOLTER OPR IN PROCESS OF PUTTING UP 5\ ROOF MAT AND WHILE DRILLING HOLE THROUGH METAL MAT IT ROTATED AND STRUCK HIM IN LEFT EAR AND REQ STITCHES.
MINER RAISED UP IN RUBBER TIRE MANTRIP & HIT TOP & WAS ROLLED OUT OF THE TRAILER. HE WAS SITTING ON BACK END OF TRAILER.