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WAS THROWING TIMBER FEET GOT STUCK IN MUD AND TWISTED KNEE.
EE WAS PERFORMING DUTIES OF SETTING TIMBERS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TIMBER & WAS OFF BALANCE TWISTING LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE RAISED HIS HEAD UP AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH TOP.
ROOF FALL IN OUTBY AREA. HEAD END OF #2 MAINS 7 RIGHT CROSS CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SAW TIMBER, SAW JUMP OUT OF LIMB-STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON LEFT INDEX FINGER CUTTING IT.
REPAIRING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON MINER.STRIKING METAL PIN,CHIP CAME OFF CUT AND STUCK IN LEFT UPPER EYELID.
RED DEVIL BROKE STRIKING BETWEEN LEG
WHILE CUTTING THE LEFT CROSSCUT OFF THE #1 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION THE MIENR CUT A HOLE INTO ABANDONED MINE. WATER BEGAN TO RUN OUT OF IT. EQUIPMENT WAS MOVED TO A SAFET LOCATION AND PERSONN EL WAS REMOVED FROM 001 SECTION, POWER WAS DISCONNECTED. WATER ACCUMULATED A LOW AREA ONT HE #3 BELT FOR 2 BREAKS LONG & 8 BREAKS WIDE.
WHILE MAKING SPLICE ON NUMBER TWO BELT, THE MINER WAS RELEASING A RED DEVIL, IT SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS THUMB.
NO WITNESSES,NO MINERS INVOLVED AND NO DAMAGE.FALL OCCURRED 47 BRKS OUTBY FACE AREA.
MINER STARTED TO LIFT TOOL BOX & PUT IT ON PERSONNEL CARRIER & STRAINED BACK.
STARTED TO GET OUT OF MANTRIP DAMAGE OF IMPAIRMENT IN KNEE AT THIS TIME
EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING FLAT FOR A MAIN TRIP. HE HIT TIRE WITH A HAMMER AND THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK UP AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING A TOOTH.
THE MINER WAS PULLING CABLE OFF SHUTTLE CAR REEL TO MOVE ANCHOR.
THE WORKMEN WAS UNLOADING BELT ROLLERS FROMT HE #1 BELT. HE TRYED TO PULL A BOTTOM ROLLER OFF THE BELT WHILE IS WAS STILL RUNNING. THE ROLLER WAS IN TWO PIECES AND IT CAUGHT THE TAILPIECE ST ANDING IT UP WITH HIS FORAREM BETWEEN IT AND THE TOP.