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A TRUCK DRIVER WAS ROUNDING A TURN WITH A SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT A HIGHER GEAR BUT MISSED THE GEAR HE THEN STARTED TO DRIFT BACKWARDS IN ORDER TO TAKE OFF AGAIN HE GOT H IS TRAILER WHEELS OVER THE EDGE OF THE EMBANKMENT THIS WEIGHT SHIFT CAUSED HIS TRAILER & TRACTOR TO UPSET
ROOF FALL APPROXIMATELY 6 FOOT THICK, 15 FOOT WIDE AND 50 FOOT LONG. 5 BREAKS INBY NO. 2 HEAD, ALONG NO. 2 BELT IN NO. 1 ENTRY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BUTTERFLY ON A PIECE OF BLET STRUCTURE WITH A PICK HAMMER WHEN THE PICK HAMMER SLIPPED AND CAME BACK TO HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUTSIDE AT THE END OF THE SHIFT ON A 4 WHHELER MANTRIP WHEN THE STEERING BROKE AND THE MANTROP MACHINE VEERED INTOT HER IB. THE EMPLOYEE PUT HIS FOOT UP TO HELP STOP THE J EEP, CUSING INJURY TO HIS FOOT.
THE MINER ON THE 001 NORTH SECTION WAS CUTTING IN THE CROSS-CUT BETWEEN ENTRY NO 4 AND NO5 WHEN IT CUT INTO AN ADJACENT PANEL WHICH WAS HOLDING APPROXIMATELY 8 BREAKS OF WATER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING BELT STRUCTURE & STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BRIDGE AND IT GOT HUNG UP. WHEN IT EVENTUALLY GAINED TRACTION, EMPLOYEE'S ELBOW BECAME JAMMED AGAINST ROOF (HAND WAS ON LEVER).
EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING ROCK DUST THROUGH A PORPPED OPEN MANDOOR. THE PROP HOLDING THE MANDOOR WAS JARRED, AND THE MANDOOR FELL ON THE EMPLOYEES HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A RAM CYLINDER INTO AN S AND S SCOOP AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
OER SCOOP STUCK HEAD OUT SIDE NAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH RIB.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS IN A SWITCH BOX TO A WATER PUMP. HIS ELECTRICAL METER GOT WET AND WHEN HE BEGAN CHECKING THE CIRCUITS, THE METER BLEW UP IN HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SOME STEEL FROM A TRUCK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
DUE TO THE NUMBER OF YEARS SPENT UNDERGROUND ON HIS KNEES,THIS EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED PROBLEMS IN HIS KNEES.THIS IS A LONG-TIME CONDITION AND PRACTICE OF LOW COAL MINER,IN THAT SOME MINERS DEVELOP THIS CONDITION MORE READILY THAN OTHERS.THIS EMPLOYEE IS RATHER LARGE IN SIZE WHICH COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE PROBLEM WITH HIS KNEES.
EMPLOYEE PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A BATTERY.
TAIL JACK BROKE LOOSE ON TAILPIECE AND TAILPIECE SLID ONTO EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SHIELD BACK ON THE MINER AND IT PINCHED HIS FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS A BRIDGE OPERATOR AND WHILE THE MEN WERE BACKING UP THE BRIDGES, THIS VICTIMS BRIDGE BEGAN TO SPIN IN IT TRACKS. SUDDENLY THE BRIDGE GAINED TRACTION AND THE BIDGE TRACKS RAN ACTOSS THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT. THE VICTIM SUFFER THREE BROKEN TOES AS THE RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH PLANT AND STEPPED ON A BOARD THAT HAD A NAIL STICKING OUT OF IT
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FLAPPER OF DUST BOX ON BOLTER MACHINE AND HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT
ROOF FALL IN RETURN ENTRY 5 BREAKS INBY FAN FALL DIMENSIONS 60'X2/
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER AND DEVELOPED SERVRE CHEST PAINS. POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK.
EMPLOYEES HAND BECAME ENTANGLED IN HANDLE ON CHUTE ADJUSTER
ROOF FALL 70 FEET LONG, 20 FEET WIDE, 6 FEET HIGH. LOCATED 500 FEET INBY THE PITMOUTH OF THE FAN ENTRY.
ICE HAD FORMED 2N ROADWAY JUST INSIDE PIT MOUTH. AS MANTRIP WENT OVER SMALL HUMP, BAKC END OF MANTRIP WAS FORCED TO THE ROOF, PINCHING THE VICTIM. A COMBINATION OF ICE BUILDUP AND THE HUMP, CAUSED MANTRIP 7O ROOF OUT
INJURED MAN WAS3HOLDING A METAL FRAME WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE WAS HIT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER
THE OUTSIDE STA7KER BELT AT PREP PLANT WAS FREESING SO A SALAMANDER HEATER WAS PLACED UNDER THE CONVEYOR, THE CONVEYOR BELT CAUGHT FIRE, DESTROYING THE BELT, THE CANOPY AND CATALK
ROOF FALL ABOVE3ANCHORAGE USING 3FT&4FT RESIN BOLTS IN NO 1 ENTRY AT NO 3 HEAD 30 BREAKS OUTBY SECTION WORKING APPROX.100FT LONG X20FT WIDE X4FT HIGH
ROOF FALL 50 FT3LONG X 23 FT WIDE WIDTH OF ENTRY X 4 FT HIGH AND HIGHER LOCATED IN NO. 5 ENTRY 3 BREAKS INBY PORTAL.
ARM CAUGHT IN T5ILPIECE OF #2 BELT WHILE CLEANING IT.ARM POSSIBLY BROKEN.
ROOF FALL 60X2035 1ST ABOVE ANCHORAGE LOCATEW 100 FT INBY NO 5 PIT MOUTH
I,NAME WAS REMO5ING STOPPING BLOCK FROM SECTION LOW LOW BELT. A BLOCK FELL OFF OF THE BELT CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST A LOW LOW BELT RAIL.
ROOF FALL ABOVE336 INCH RESIN ANCHORAGE IN #1 2 4 AND 5 ENTRIES
EMP SAID HE WAS3SHOVELING COAL AND SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS LIFTING AND TURNING TO LOAD MATERIAL ONTO A BELT.
EE STATED HE HU9T HIS BACK WHILE LOADING ROCKDUST.
ROOF FALL INTAK9 ENTRY 003 SECTION.
EMP STATED THAT3HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK WHILE HANDLING BELT STRUCTURE
ROOF FALL - AREA ABANDONED