A ROCK FALL MEASURING APPROX. 60' LONG, 14' WIDE, 3' THICK FELL NEAR THE FACE OF NO.4 ENTRY. NO PERSON OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED.
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Showing all 26HE WAS HELPING ON DRILL AND GIT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN DRILL BARELL.
DRILL BARELL CAUGHT HIS SHIRT AND WOUND IT UP. IT PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND SKINNED HIS BACK.
NO ACCIDENT-KNEES GIVING HIM TROUBLE SO HE WENT TO DR.
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURED OUTBY SPAD NO. 5 SPPROX. 40 FT AND EXTENDING TO WITHIN 20 FT OF SURFACE PORTAL THE FALL WAS APPROX. 16 FT WIDE AND 37 FT LONG AND APPROX. 20 FT HIGH.
ROCK FELL DURING IDLE SHIFT IN INTERSECTION NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVD OF NO. 5 ENTRY NO. 2 BREAK NO PERSON INJURED.
I NAME TO WHOM THE ACCIDENT OCCURED WAS WORKING AS A ROOF BOLT HELPER IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 1FTX2FTX3INCH THICK FELL FROM THE EDGE OF A SAFETY JACK STRIKING HE JUST U NDER THE OF A SAFETY JACK STRIKING HE JUST UNDER THE LEFT EYE THE ACCIDENT REQUIRED STITCHES AT THE WHITESBURG HOSPITAL.
DETERIORATING R2OF DUE TO SWEAR & AIR MOVEMENT OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
WHILE PUSHING C2AL DRILL TO MUCH PRESSURE WAS EXERTED CAUSING RIGHT WRIST TO BE SPRAINED.
HE WAS BOLTING 7OP WHILE DRILLING THE KETTLE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT & CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN DRILL & KETTLE BOTTOM
OPERATING BOLTI3G MACHINE-WHILE MANOVERING MACHINE CLOSER TO RIB ON OPERATORS SIDE-MACHINE MOVED MORE THAN OEPRATOR ANTICIPATED-CATCHING OPERATOR BETWEEN MACHINE AND RIB.
HE WAS LIFTING 5 TRANSMISSION FROM A SCOOP AND SPRAINED HIS BACK
WAS THROWING PL5TES DOWN THEY HIT A HEADER BOARD AND IT HIT HIS ANKLE
SPRAINED WRIST 4HILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF OF THREE WHEELER AND CRAWUL
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD WHILE BOLTING TOP
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ON SOME COAL FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 3\X3\X3" FELL ON SIXXX SAID PERSON WHILE HE WAS PREFORMING USUAL DUTY AS A ROOF BOLT HELPER CAUSING INJURIES TO THE HEAD REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING APPROX. 2X2X2 FELL AND STRUCK VICTIM S FINGERS WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE.
USING KNIFE TO REPAIR WATER LINE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND.
DRIVING NAIL IN HEADER BOARD - NAIL FLEW AND HIT VICTIM IN RIGHT EYE - PENETRATING THE EYE-BALL
ROCK FALL - LACERATION OF LEFT INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER
GRINDING-FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.
ROCK FELL FROM SCOOP BUCKET AND HIT TOE
ROCK STRUCK VICTIMS LEG WHILE PICKING ROCK FROM COALS CAUSING A BRUISE
NAIL PUNCTURE TO RIGHT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING IN MINE
HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN HEAD OF BOLTING MACHINE AND ROOF CAUSING BRUISING TO LEFT HAND