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SHOVELING COAL FROM BEHIND 2 CRIBS THAT HAD BEEN BUILT ON RIB, WHEN BACK STARTING BURNING & HURTING--WHEN HE GOT HOME, COULD BARELY GET OUT OF TRUCK.
SOFT SLATE TOP FELL ABOVE BOLTS.
HE WAS PUTTING POLE FOR MANBUS ON WIRE & HE GOT A HOLD OF THE METAL HARP & WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES. ELECTRIC SHICK WAS INCURRED.
PIECE OF LOOSE SHELL FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE FINGER WHILE HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR ROOF BELT.
SLATE SEPERATED FROM SANDSTONE SANDSTONE ROLLED UP AND DOWN BOLTS DID NOT ANCHOR IN SOME PLACES IN SANDSTONE IT STARTED WHERE IT HAD NOT BEEN BOLTED.
USING PICK TO CLEAN TRACK PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED ON THE #1 BELT 200 FEET FROM SURFACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHO0TING THE #1 HEADING WHEN HE DECIDE TO USE A ELECTRIC DETONATOR CAP FOR LEG WIRE WHICH EXPLODED UP ON DETONATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A STUCK ROCK WITH HIS RT HAND IN THE #5 TAIL PIECE AT THIS TIME ANOTHER ROCK CAME OVER THE HEAD DRIVE STRIKING THE RT HAND CUTTING THE RING FINGER BEHIND THE FINGER NAIL ALMOST INTO
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING BELT SPLICE ON #4 BELT WHEN BELT CLAMP, SLIPPED AND AS EMPLOYEE WAS DIVING OUT OF WAY, JAMED HAND AGAINST GROUND.
EE WAS JACKING ROOF BOLTER ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN THE BAR THAT WAS BEING USED TO JACK AND THE JACK BAR SLID OUT AND STRUCK THE EE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON GETTING A ROOF BOLTER FROM THE #5 ENTRY WHICH HAD BEEN STUCK. EMPLOYEE CHAINED THE BOLTER TO A SCOOP. WHEN THE BOLTER CAME UNSTUCK, THE CAYPONE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE BETWEEN SCOOP AND BOLTER
SWING JACK- LEVER STUCK CAUSING HEAD TO SWING, PUSHING OPERATOR INTO RIB CAUSING A BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE SCOOP-ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR TURNED ON CABLE REEL-CABLE JERKED EMPLOYEE ON FOOT CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND PULLING LEG OR FOOT UNDER SCOOP BUCKET.
SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK
EE WAS LIFTING ON COAL TRUCK TIRE AND HURT BACK.
MECHANIC AND FOREMAN WAS SPLICING CONV. CHAIN DN S/C AND DROVE CIZZLE IN CONVE CHOIRE AND IT FLEW OUT HITTING FOREMAN IN RT SIDE OF HEAD.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON LOADING MACHINE,CATCHING OPERATOR PUSHING HEAD DOWN.
BOLTING TOP
LAYED CABLE PLUG INTO 250 V D.C. BURNED RIGHT HAND.
BATTERY ON THREE WHEELER BLEW UP & ACID GOT IN EMPLOYEES EYES
LOADING CRIBS BLOCKS AND DROP AND HIT HIS HAND.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.
TAKING PUMP OUT OF SCOOP AND ROCK FELL CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
ROOF PLATE STICKING DOWN IN OPEN CROSSCUT. HE WENT TO GET ON HIS CAR. WALKED INTO THE ROOF PLATE STRICKING DOWN.
REPLACING LIGHT BULB IN SHUTTLE CAR GOT HIS HANDBURNED
WENT TO MOVE SHUTTLE CAR GOT BOUNCE INTO TOP.BUMPED HEAD AGAINST TOP NO WITNESS TO THIS ACCIDENT.
SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS HIT HIM ON SIDE OF HIP.
INJURED WAS MOVING A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE MINER A SMALL PIECE HIT HIM ON THE HAND.