UNLOADING TIMBE9S AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
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Showing 50 of 105SHOVELING BELT 5ND SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT IN SPOICE AND JRERED SHOVEL OUT OF HAND.
ROOF FALL IN 2 3ORTH INTAKE 20'X20'X5'. FOUND 5-27-87 AT 3:00 PM.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING HOLE FOR MIDDLE BOLT WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK LEFT FOOT.
ROOF FELL ABOVE3ANCHORAGE OF BOLTS IN INTERSECTION 2 GREAKS INBY SPAD 3714 ON 4 PANEL SECTION.
STRAIN BACK PUL5ING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE OFF REEL.
UNINTENT ROOF F5LL N 2 EAST TRACK 20X20X5 FELL ON RETURN OVERCAST AREA DEVELOPED NOV 1981
REMOVING RUSTY 6OLTS FROM TRAM MOTOR USING FEET & LEGS FOR EXTRA LEVERAGE
UNINTENTIONAL R2OF FALL IN OLD 2 NORTH SECTION 20'X20'X8'.
ROOF FELL ABOVE3ANCHORAGE OF BOLTS IN #6 ENTRY 4 PANEL SECTION 011 SIZE OF FALL WAS 20X20X6
UNITRAC CAME TH9OUGH CURTAIN AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE.
ROOF FALL IN IN7ERSECTION #2 ENTRY 4 PANEL SECTION FELL ABOVE 5' RESIN ROOS.
WAS DRILLING RO2F WHEN PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL AND STRUCK LEG.
PNEUMOCONIOSIS 5UNG.
STRAINED BACK T2ROWING A TRACK SWITCH ON TIMBER YARD
ROOF FALL IN B9EAK BETWEEN #1 & #2 ENTRY ON 4 PANEL.
CLEANING PLACE 4ITH UNITRAC WHEN RIB FELL AND STRUCK FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BY MINER WHEN SLIP FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK FOOT.
PULLED MUSCLE I3 ARM WHILE HANDLING CRIB BLOCKS.
LUNG CONDITION 7HAT MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM EXPOSURE TO DUST.
CARRYING TIMBER3IN STOOPED POSITION CAUSING STRAIN BACK.
FALL WAS 20FT W3DE X60FT LONGX15FT HIGH FALL WAS INBY SPAD #1881 ON 2ND EAST MAIN BELT FALL CONSISTED OF LAMINAT ED SLATE
FALL IS 20FTX200TX8FT HIGH-IMMEDIATE ROOF WAS LAMINATED SHALE FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #2612-1500FTFROM FACE OF SECTION 007 1ST LEFT
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING D-8 DOZER ON A CLEAR COAL STOCKPILE INJURED HIT A HOLE & WAS JARRED INJURED CLAIMS HIS BACK HURT ALL WEEK THAT THE ONLY TIME HE COULD OF GOT HURT WAS ON 091586 INJURED RE PORTED ACCIDENT3ON 091986
FALL WAS 7X20X20 FAL WAS IN INTERSECTION AT SPAD # 1963 NO 2 HDG 2 EAST MAINS FALL CONSISTED OF LAMINATED SHALE
INJURED STUMPED3HIS FOOT AGAINST STEEL BEAM UNDER THE BELT DRIVE WHILE HE WAS ROCK DUSTING INJURED TWISTED HIS BACK
INJ WAS ASKED B2 SECTION FOREMAN TO CHECK COAL RIB WHILE INSPECTING RIB INJURED CLOMBED ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER COAL RIB FELL CATCHING INJUREDS ARM AGAINST FRAME OF ROOF BOLTER
ROOF FALL IS 8'3HIGH 20' WIDE 30' LONG.
FALL IS 8' HIGH320' LONG 20' WIDE.
ROOF FALL 15'HI1H X 20'LONG X 20'WIDE.
ROOF FALL WAS 10' HIGH 25' LONG 25' WIDE IMMEDIATE ROOF IS LAMINATED SANDSTONE.
FALL WAS 15' HI1H 25' LONG 25' WIDE IMMEDIATE ROOF WAS SHALE.
FALL WAS 10FT H3GH 40FT LONG RIB TO RIB IMMEDIATE TOP WAS UNCONSOLIDATED SHALE FALL OCCURRED ON 11 EAST MAINS TRACK
ROPE PULLED THR2UGH & RELEASED SLOPE CAR & 3 FLAT CARS WHICH RAN DOWN SLOPE & WRECKED AT SLOPE BOTTOM. SLOPE CAR & FLAT CARS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED.
EMPL UNLOADING 13' X6'' METAL STRAPS FROM SUPPLY CAR.STEEL STRAPS HUNG ON CAR AND EMPL STRAINED BACK.
INJ THROWING MI3ER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN SOMETHING CAUGHT IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS REPAIRIN1 A CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE MINER AND RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE RIPPER HEAD
EMP WAS ON HIS 5NEES UNLOADING ROCKDUST OFF OF A SUPPLY CAR AND STRAINED A LOWER BACK MUSCLE IN THE PROCESS
EMPL HOLDING 182' ROOF BOLT WITH PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS HITTING IT WITH SHLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT CAT PAD PIN.REPOSITIONED HAND-HOLD WITHOUT THE OTHER EMPL KNOWING IT W HICH CAUSED HIM3TO GET HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.
ROOF BOLT CREW 8RILLING THROUGH METAL ROOF STRAP AND HEAD IGNITED METHANE GAS.
TRAMMING SC THR2UGH X-CUT CANOPY STRUCK METAL STRAP BOLTED TO MINE ROOF BROKE IT AND IT BENT BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON HAND LACERATING 4 FINGERS.A TENDON IN INDEX FINGER WAS SEVERED AND REPAIRED BY SURGERY 25 8TITCHES PLACED IN INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS.
MINE ROOF MEASU9ING 20 FT W X 20 FT LONG X 5 1/2 FT H FELL IN THE #3 INTERSECTION ON THE 5 SOUTH SECTION AT SPAD 2907
A SECTION OF TH9 MINE ROOF MEASURING 19FTW X 25 FT L X 10 FT H FELL IN THE #2 INTERSECTION 150 FT OUTBY THE FACE ON 1 WEST SECTION
TROLLEY POLE HA8 CAME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE & CAUSED THE HARP TO TURN SIDEWAYS ON THE POLE. THE EE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE HARP WITH A JACK BAR & STRUCK HIMSELF ON THE HAND.
AN AREA OF ROOF3MEASURING 25' XC 20' X 8' FELL OUT IN #3 ENTRY ON 1ST LEFT SECTION ADJACENT TO SPAD 2953 IN #2 ENTRY.
SECTION OF MINE3ROOF FELL FROM #4 ENTRY IN LAST OPEN INTERSECTION AND EXTENDING INTO LAST OPEN CROSSCUTS LEFT AND RIGHT OF 5 SOUTH SECTION 60'INBY SPAD #2909 90' X 20' X 8'.
AN AREA OF ROO0 MEASUING 150 FT X 18 FT X 10 FT FELL FROM THE #3 ENTRY ON ONE LEFT SECTION 1D007-0 THIS FALL OCCURRED 100 FEET INBY SPAD 2839
EE WAS STANDING3WITH ONE FOOR ON FRAME OF LOADER & ONE FOOT ON TOP OF TIRE CHECKING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT & LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ONTO A HAND RAIL AROUND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT INJURIN G HIS LEFT SIDE3& SPLEEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING 4'X8' HEADERAS AND TRIPPED ON A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY AND DROPPED THE HEADERS AND MASHED HIS THUMB.
A PORTION OF THE MINE ROOF MEASURING APPROX 70X18X7 UNINTENTIONALLY FELL ON THE 1 WEST SECTION BELT ENTRY THIS AREA WAS DEVELOPED APPROX TWO WEEKS AGO