Ee caught his right foot under railroad track causing him to fall.
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Showing all 26EE had just finished installing timbers and began to observe the top for the miner operator who had begun to cut the end cut in the #2 entry. A section of roof measuring 18' wide 0-60" thick fell on ee causing fatal injuries.
EE WAS HIT IN THE LEG BY AN 828 UNI-HAULER RESULTING IN A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 24' WIDE, 30' LONG AND 3' TO 8' HIGH FELL ONTO THE CUTTER HEAD OF THE 1415 JOY MINER BEING USED TO LOAD COAL ONTO THE 001 PILLAR SECTION.
LAYING RAIL. LIFTING RAIL WITH A BAR, HURT BACK.
A FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME DURING THE 3 SHIFT, 8 BREAKS UNDERGROUND IN THE #2 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 120" LONG AND 5' TO 7'HIGH. THE TOP WAS LAMINATED SHELL SANDSTONE. NO INJURIED OCCURRED DUR ING THIS FALL.
ROCK FALL LOCATED IN THE #3 ENTRY APPROX 600' OUTBY FACE AREA, MEASURED 140' LONG 20' WIDE AND 5-6' HIGH.
ROCK FALL #2 ENTRY 20' IN BY SPAD #45. THE FALL WAS 700' OUT BY WORKING FACE, MEASURED 40' LONG 19' WIDE 6-7' HIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROCKDUSTING IN THE #4 ENTRY AS HE WAS WALKING TO HIS SCOOP TO GET ANOTHER BAG OF DUST, HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 3 BY 2 BY 2" THICK.
AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE #7 ENTRY OF THE MAIN INTAKE. OUTBY SPAD #334. THE FALL WAS SUPPORTED INBY AND OUTBY THE AFFECTED AREA. TWO ENTRY. ARE STILL OPEN IN THE INTAKE.
EE WAS PREPARING TO BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND ROOF BOLTER.
EE WAS DRIVING A PIN INTO A BELT DRIVE CHAIN, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OUT AND LODGED INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO END OF TRACK WHEN HE STRUCK A ROOF BOLT WITH HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS BACK WAS INJURED.
EE WAS THROWING TIMBERS FROM ALONG SIDE THE RIB TO THE PLACE WHERE THEY WOULD BE SET. HE SAYS THAT WHILE THROWING HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
A PILLAR FALL OCCURED ONT HE 001 PILLAR SECTION INT HE #6 ENTRY TRAPPING OUR 1415 JOY CONTINUOUS MINER. THE TOP WAS SHALE WITH MUTIPLE HILLSEAMS. THE MINER WAS RETREIVED AND NORMAL MINNING BEG AN. NO INJURIES OCCURED DURING THIS PERIOD.
A HILLSEAM MEASURING 6' HIGH-12'WIDE-30' LONG, FELL IN THE FACE OF THE #7 ENTRY. A COAL STREAK AT THE TOP OF THE FALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE COLLAPSE. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AROUND THE AREA. NO INJU RIES OCCURRED DURING THIS INCIDENT.
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 6' HIGH 30' LONG & 20' WIDE FELL IN THE RETURN NETURAL 13 BREAKS OUT BY THE CO #4 HEAD-DRIVE. THE ROOF WAS LAMINATED SHALE WITH MULTIPLE MOUNTAIN SEAMS. NO INJURIES TO ME N OR MACHINE OCCURED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED INT HE #3 ENTRY DURING PILLAR EXTRACTION TRAPPING OUR CONTINOUS MINER. THE ENTRY HAD HIDDEN MOUNTAIN SEAMS ALLOWING THE ROOF TO COLLASPE. NO INJURIES OCCURED DURING THE FAL L AND OR REMOVAL OF THIS MINER. ALL SAFETY PERCAUSTIONS WERE EXERCISED DURING REMOVAL.
EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM A SCOOP. WHEN HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 PILLAR SECTION ENTRAPPING OUR 1415 CONTINUOUS MINER. WE HAD BEGAN REMOVING PILLARS IN THE #7 ENTRY WHEN A SECTION OF ROOF COLLAPSED CATCHING THE MINER. NO INJUR IES OCCURRED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
EE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM 1415 CM MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SLIPPED CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE MINER AND ROCK.
AT APPROX. 1:30 PM A ROOF FALL MEASURING 19' WIDE, 25' LONG AND 48" THICK FELL APPROX. 100' LEFT HANDED OF SPAD 389. NO INJURIES OCCURED IN THIS FALL.
AT APPROX. 2:00 PM A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' WIDE AND 22' LONG AND 48" HIGH FELL 60' INBY SPAD #389 IN THE NO. 1 HEADING. THE ROOF STRATA WAS WEAK WITH A RIDER SEAM AT OR NEAR THE ANCHORAGE ZO NE. NO INJURIES OCCURED WITH THIS FALL.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STIKING EE ON THE BACK OF NECK, HIS INJURIES WERE NOT SERIOUS AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO WORK VERY SOON.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 5 1/2 FOOT TIMBERS FROM THE BUCKET OF A 488 SCOOP. WHEN HE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING 4' RESIN ROOF BOLTS INTO THE TOP. AS HE BEGAN TO INSERT ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE, THE BOLT BENT TRAPPING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BOLT WRENCH AND DRILL HEAD.