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WAS PULLING ROCK WITH A ROCK BAR AND HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
HAD ROCK FALL IN #1 PLACES IN OLD ENTRY IT FELL ABOUT 120FT LONG & 16FT WIDE & 6FT 72 HIGH
HAD ROOF FALL BETWEEN NO. 8 & 10 ENTRY ABOUT 5' TO 6' HIGH ABOUT 17 FT WIDE & 70 FT LONG.
CLEANED UP SOME OF IT AND CRIBBED IT UP. IT WAS ABOUT 8 FT 16 FT HIGH AND 20 FT LONG.
PULLING ROCK OUT COAL CAR ROCK SLIDED DOWN AD CAUGHT TWO FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND.
ROOF FALL IN RETURN ENTRY IN OLD ROOMS IT FELL ABOUT 80' LONG & 4 TO 8 ' HIGH & ABOUT 17' WIDE.
HAD ROCK FALL IN #5 ENTRY IN FIRST LEFT ENTRY ABOUT 50' LONG 18' WIDE AND 4' HIGH.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING THE TRACK ENTRY AND A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT HIM ON THE NOSE.
ROCK FELL IN THE NO. 6 ENTRY ABOUT TWO CROSSCUT OUTBY THE FACE. IT WAS ABOUT 50' LONG 18' WIDE 5' HIGH.
81401 FALL IN THE #6 PLACE ABOUT 17' WIDE 25' LONG AND 4-5' HIGH.
HAD ROCK FALL IN #3 ENTRY ABOUT 8 X-CUTS OUTBY FALL. FALL WAS 60-65'LONG X 4-5'HIGH X 16-18'LONG.
FATAL ROOF FALL
FALSE ROLL (HORSEBACK) FELL OUT.
FATAL ROOF FALL
HE WAS CLEANING UP LOOSE COAL AND ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON THE LEG.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING CIRCUITS AND RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
HE WAS MOVING A ROCK, WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT HIM ON THE HAND WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.
HE WAS MOVING LOADING MACHINE GOT INTO LOW TOP AND HIT HEAD AND SHOULDER.
I WAS MEASURING HOLES IN BREAKER BOX OUTSIDE WITH MEASURING TAPE TO INSTALL PLEXIGLASS IN OPENING.AFTER MEASURING OPENING I PUSHED BUTTON TO REWIND TAPE.WHEN THE END WENT INTO THE OPENING HITT ING THE HOT POLE CAUSING IT TO FLASH BURNING MY 4 LEFT FINGERS AND BOTTOM OF WRIST AND FOREARM.
LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING ROCK OUT OF #2 PLACE LOADER ARM HUNG IN THE ROCK JERKED EMPLOYEE OFF OF THE LOADER STRAINING HIS BACK
WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON 270 S&S TRACTOR WHEN THE BATTERY LIFT BAR HUNG ON THE SIDE OF A BATTERY CASE. HE WAS TRYING TO UNHANG IT WHEN IT FELL AND MASHED HIS FINGER.
HAD A ROCK FALL APPROX. 20 FT INBY FAN HOUSE.
I.NAME WAS SETTING ON THE 3 WHEELED PERSONNEL CARRIER BESIDE THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE BATTERY POWERED SCOOP CAME AROUND THE RIB NOT SEEING THE 3 WHEELER BUMPING INTO THE 3 WHEELER CAUSING IT T O CATCH I.NAME BETWEEN THE 3 WHEELER AND ROOF BOLTER HURTING BOTH ANKLES
ROOF FALL IN THE NO.5 ENTRY ABOUT 7 CROSSCUTS INSICH MINE OPENING. FELL ABOUT 100 FEET LONG RIB TO RIB. THREE TO SIX FEET HIGH.
EMP WAS TRAMMING MACHINE INTO THE FACE WHEN HE FELL OVER A LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED RT ANKLE
ROCK FALL IN TH9 SETION NO. 3 PLACE THREE CROSSCUT FROM THE FACE. IT FELL IN INTERSECTION RETURN NO. 3 PLACE. WE WERE USING 48 INCH BOLTS IT FELL 6 FEET TO 8 FEET HIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING MINER CABLE AND STRAIN HIS BACK.