A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 SECTION CAUSING INSTANT DEATH TO I NAME JACKSETTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE WILCOX MINER WAS BEING POSITIONED IN THE FACE OF THE NO. 2 ENTRY WHILE THE VICTI M WAS RESETTING TIMBERS WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVE FROM THE CROSSCUT.
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Showing all 13CHAIN SLIPPED WHILE RATCHING 2 CONVEYOR ENDS.
WILCOX MINER JACK DISLODGED A SLUG FROM ROOF & ROCK FELL HITTING I.NAME ON LEFT SHOULDER & LEFT FOREARM
FLUID BUILD-UP 2N RIGHT KNEE FROM CRAWLING IN MINE.
I.NAME WAS STANDING ON FRONT END OF MINER WHEN POWER WAS TURNED ON THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAUGHT THE BRACE ON I.NAMES LEFT LEG PULLING HIM INTO THE COAL TRANSPORTING CONVEYOR PART OF MINER.
WENT TO D.B. BOX TO PUT IN BREAKER KNOCKED 3 TIMES. 3RD TIME I.NAME PUT BREAKER IN THE D.B. BOX SHOCKED HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING JACK ON WILCOX MINER JACK SLIPPED MASHING RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND
PLUG FELL FROM ROOF HITTING ARM OF I.NAME WHILE SETTING JACK ON MINER
SETTING JACK ON MINER SLUG 4FT LONG 3 FT WIDE FELL OUT OVERRIDING TIMBERS PINNING I.NAME UNDER ROOF
SETTING TIMBER AND MINE STEEL ROPE CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST ROOF
KNOCKING TIMBERS PREPARING TO RE-LOCATE THE MINER SLATE FELL FROM ROOF HITTING I.NAME ON SHOULDER & LEG.
SLATE FELL FROM ROOF MASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER
SCALE FELL FROME ROOF TOP APPROX 2\ WIDE 2\ LONG 1 1/2" THICK HITTING I.NAME ON BACK OF NECK CAUSING INJURY.