WATER SATURATED TOP AND WEAK ROOF AREA.
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Showing all 6IN PROCESS OF TAKING CAT HEAD OUT OF SERVICE AND BREAKER APPARENTLY WAS NOT OUT DUE TO POSSIBLE FAULTY MINER BREAKER.
DUE TO WET CONDITIONS OF MINE ROOF A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIM WHILE IN ROUTE TO BELT HEAD. INT HE #3 ENTRY.
EE WAS OPERATING THE 1 JOY SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR SIDE CONTROLS LOADED WITH COAL ON ITS WAY TO THE BUGGY DUMP AS THE SHUTTLE CAR TURNED THE CORNER FROM 4 ENTRY TO 3 ENTRY THE EE OPERATOR MISJUD GE CLEARANCE FOR THE TURNALLOWING THE SHUTTLE CAR TO HIT THE RIB AS THE SHUTTLE CAR BURNED THE CORNER. EE WAS PINNED AGAINST THE RIB BRUISED OR BROKEN RIB BRUISED CHEST ON RIGHT SIDE OF RIB CA
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES MOVE THE CONTINOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING. HE TRIPPED, SPRINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPL WAS REMOVING THE CHARGER BATTERY CABLES FORMT HE ELKHORN SCOOP AT THE UNDERGROUND CHARGING LOCATION ONE OF THE BELLS WAS EXTREMELY HOT DUE TO A WIRE BEING GROUNDED THE MEPL SUFFERED BURNS BLISTERS ON THREE FINGERS OF L HAND INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CHARGING BELL WIRE WAS PULLED LOOSE INSIDE THE BELL CREATING A GROUNDING CONDITION