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WORKER WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF FALLING DRAW ROCK WHILE FIREBOSSING AND CHECKING BLEEDER LINE.
PULLING ABELT BACK TOGETHER IN 4 ENTRY WHEN A SHARP PAIN CAME IN LOWER BACK
PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROAD WAY BY PASSED INPRUNST OF POWER UNTER IN FINTIRY WHEN A SHARP PAN CAME IN MY LOWER BACK. N
WHILE BENDING A ROOF-BOLT TO BE INSERTED IN A PRE-DRILLED HOLE THE WORKER PULLED AND OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.
PULLING MINER CABLE IN 5 ENTRY FELT PAIN INSIDE.
HILL SEAM COMING DIAGINALL OR ACROSS INTERSTION FELL OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING GREASE BUCKET <5GAL| HAD BOTH HANDS ON HANDLE WHEN HE LIFTED FELT WORN SENSATION IN BACK
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN #1 HEADING OF #3 BELTLINE BETWEEN SPAD #1145 AND 1126 FALL DID NOT OCCURR IN AN INTERSECTION
RF FALL IN 5 ENTRY BETWEEN SPAD 1122 AND 1123
SCOOP WAS STUCK SO EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING GRAVEL UNDERNEATH IT WHILE SHOVELING BACK WENT OUT.
INSTALLING RF BOLT BENT REBOR BOLT. PUSHING BOLT IN HOLE PLATE HUNG ON BOLT FORCED HARD AGAINST HEAD OF PINNER RESULTING IN CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPINNING BOLT TO MIX RESIN WHEN CLOTH GLOVE HE WAS WEDING BECAME ENTAYLED ON ROOF BOLT.
ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS HOLDING ONTO DRILL STEEL AS DRILLED HOLE IN ROOF.GLOVE CAUGHT IN STEEL AND PULLED OPERATORS WRIST.
TRUCK DRIVER BACKING TRUCK ONTO DUMP OF COAL STOCKPILE AREA.BACKED OUT TOO FAR AND RIGHT SIDE GAVE WAY.TRUCK PROCEEDED TO LAY DOWN ON SIDE-PASSENGER.DRIVER THROWN FROM SEAT INTO DOOR .
I.NAME RIDING #1 BELT CONVEYOR AT END OF SHIFT.BELT EXITED PORTAL AS I.NAME FELL ON SIDE OPPOSITE LOADING & INJURED HIS RIBS.
AT 01 NEAR SPAD #1043 THE CONTINOUS MINING MACHINE CUT INTO AN AUGER HOLE THAT WAS 42 IN IN DIAMETER THE HOLE WAS DRY AND NO DANGER WAS PRESENT
UNINTENT ROOF FAL ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #0867
UNINTENT. ROOF FAL AT SPAD #104
MINER OP ER WAS CUTTING TOWARD OLD WORKS ONTHE 001 SECTION WHEN PENTRATION OCC WATER FROM OLD WORKS RELEASE INTO ACTIVE WORKING SECTION
UNINTENT. ROOF FAL OUTBY SPAD #0862
ROCK FELL IN BELT LINE ENTRY ON 001 SECTION APPROX.TWO BREAKS INBY MAIN HEADINGS
UNINTENTIONAL ROCK FAL IN #7 ENTRY IN BREAK INBY SPAD #0918.
DURING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN MUD AND LOOSE ROCLCAUSED THE CONVEYOT OVER THE BELT TO COLLAPSE AND GREATLY DAMAGE THE CONCRETE BLOCK JAW HOUSE.
MINE INSPECTOR, I NAME WS RIDING BELT INTO MINE TO BEGIN EXAMINATION, WHEN HE REACHED FOR PULL CORD TO STOP BELT HIS HAND HUNG INPULL CORD PULLING HIM OFF BELT
I.NAME WAS OPERATING A 21SC J OY SHUTTLE CAR AS HE WENT UNDERNEATH THE BRATTICE CURTAIN H IS ARM CAUGHT ON SOMETHING TWISTING OR PULLING SAME
ROCK FELL IN #63ENTRY-18X20X8FT.8BREAKS INBY #3 DRIVE.
UNINTENTIONAL R2OF FALL IN #6 ENTRY,1 BREAK OUTBY #3 BELT DRIVE.
ROCK FALL IN #13ENTRY 20 BREAKS INBY #3 DRIVE.18'X18'APPROX. 8' THICK-CRIBBED AND TIMBERED.
ROCK FELL IN #63ENTRY.18'X35'X8' IN #3 DRIVE BREAK LINE.
UNINTENTIONAL R2CK FALL IN #4 HEADING.
UNINTENTIONAL ROCK SELL IN 2 RIGHT ENTRY IN BREAKS 10 BREAKS INBY SPAD 954 NO PERSON OF MACHINES INVOVLED.
UNINTENTIONAL ROCK FELL IN 5 ENTRY TWO BREAKS OUTBY SPAD 943 NO PERSON OR MACHINE INVLVOLED.
UNINTENTIONAL ROCK FELL IN 1 ENTRY 10 BREAKS INBY SAPD 954 NO PERSON OR MACHINE INVLVED.
UNINTENTIONAL R2OF FALL IN #7 ENTRY 4 BREAKS INBY #3 DRIVE 30FTX20FTX4FT APPROX.
UNINTENTIONAL ROCK SELL IN 2 ENTRY AT SPAD 354 NO PERSON ORMACHINE INVOVLED.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN #1 ENTRY ON #D01 SECTION 20 BREAKS INBY #3 DRIVE AFFECTED AREA CRIBBED AND T IMBERED NO MACHINERY OR PERSONS INVOLVED
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON 001 SECT.IN #7 OUTBY 4BROAD INBY #3 DRIVE AREA CRIBBED OFF NO PERSON OR MACHINE INVOLVED
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON THE 001 SECT.IN THE #6 ENTRY 8BREAKS INBY #3 DRIVE NO PERSON OR MACHINE INVOLVED
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN THE 001 SECT.IN #6 ENTRY NO PERSON ORF MACHINE INVOLVED
UNINTENTIONAL ROCK FALL IN #6 ENTRY 1 BREAK OUTBY #3 BELT DRIVE NO PERSON OR MACHINE INVOLVED
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN #4 HEADING OF 001 SECT.NO PERSON OR MACHINERY INVOLVED
SHUTTLE CAR CAB5E WXPLODED & CAUGHT PANTG LEG & SOCK ON FIRE BURNING LEFT LEG
PINNER WAS STUC5 IN MUD HOLE. OPERATOR OF SCOOP WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION SCOOP TO PUSH PINNER SCOOP ACCELERATED UNDERREACTEDLY CASUING PINNER TO MINE CORRECT WITH DECK OF SCOOP OF LOCATION O F OPERATOR. 3
I.NAME WAS EXAM3NG PUMP ON MINER DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND RIB. ROCK STRUCK HIM ON SHOULDER TWISTED HIM AROUND AND CAUSED INJURIES TO HIS LOWER BACK
MECHANIC WAS RE4OVING TRANSMISSION FROM MACK COAL TRUCK. WHEN HE REMOVED DREIVELINE TRAM ROLLED BACKWARDS. MECHANICS CLOTHING WAAS CAUGHT ON FUEL TORK BRACKET CAUSING HIM TO BE ROLLED AS THE T RUCK MOVED. 3
PORTABLE FEEDER3SWITCH SHORT CIRCUITED RESULTING IN BURN THE RIGHT HAND.
I.NAME WAS OPER5TING THE C/M WHEN EITHER THE CONVEYOR CHAIN OR AN OBJECT FROM THE CHAIN STRUCK HIS HEAD
EMPLOYEE ENERGI1ED CIRCUIT BREAKER OR BREAKER GAVE OFF FLASH THAT BURNED THE BACK OF EMPLOYEES HANDS