A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY (INTAKE) AT BREAK #33 ON 3 MAINS AT SPAD #381. THE FALL WAS APPROX 30'L, 20'W, AND APPROX 10' TO 12'THICK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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Showing 50 of 73DURING EXAMINATION OF RETURN ENTRY, A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN 8TH LEFT PANEL BETWEEN XCUT 3&4. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 50' IN LENGTH, 19' WIDE, AND 6-8' THICK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN TH IS FALL.
DURING INSPECTION OF INTAKE ESCAPEWAY, FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY FOREMAN. FALL WAS APP. 100' IN LENGTH, 16' WIDE AND 10' TO 12' THICK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
MINER WAS CUTTING IN #5 ROOM ON 9TH LEFT PANEL OFF #5 MAINS. THE TOP STARTED DRIPPING AND FALLING, THE CONT. MINER WAS COVERED WITH APP. 8'OF ROCK AND CONTINUED TO FALL AND COVERED #1 SHUTTLE CAR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE FROM PALLET TO FLAT CAR AND TURNED TO THROW IT ON CAR. TWISTED HIS BACK.
EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO OFFSIDE FRONT OF BOLTER CHANGING BITS WHEN OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MACHINE TO SPOT BOLT. EE'S RT. FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER RT. FRONT TIRE.
EE WAS MINER HELPING ON CONT. MINER SECTION AND PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT FOOT.
A ROOF FALL AT BREAK 36 #3 MAINS, IN INTERSECTION OF #4 TO 5 HEADING WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE ONSHIFT INVESTIGATION. APPROX. 40' X 20' X 6-7' THICK FELL IN INTERSECTION. DID NOT AFFECT PASSAG E OF MEN, AIR, OR EQUIP. FALL WAS CRIBBED & DANGERED OFF. CALLED IN TO MSHA LOGAN 1-10-2000.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY, LAST OPEN CROSSCUT ON THE 001MMU. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 20 FT LONG, 30 FT WIDE, AND 7 FT HIGH. NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT WERE INJURED OR AFFECTED.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT HAS OCCURRED IN THE #22 XCUT OF THE #2 MAINS WITH #5 ENTRY, 1 XCUT INBY SPAD #233 MEASURING APPROX. 70' LONG X 18' WIDE X 7' HIGH. VENTILAT ION WAS NOT BLOCKED NOR PASSAGE OF MEN. NO INJURIES INVOLVED.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE TO RIGHT CALF.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE 2 ENTRY, 1 BRK INBY SPAD 2481 MEASURING APPROX. 35 FT LONG X 6 FT THICK X 20 FT WIDE THIS A WAS SUPPORTED BY 5 FT RESIN RODS NO INJURIES HAVE OCC URRED ON EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MEASURE A 950 VOLT TRANSFORMER FOR REPLACEMNENT WHEN THE METAL TAPE RULE BEING USED FELL IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED LEAD IN THE POWER CENTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MEASURING A 950 VOLT TRANSFORMER FOR REPLACEMENT( DUE TO TRANSFORMER BEING DOWN) AND THE METAL TAPE BEING USED FELL IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED LEAD IN THE POWER CENTER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WORKING IN AN AREA THAT WAS MUDDY RESULTING IN A TWISTED KNEE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST INTO A SCOOP BUCKET HE LIFTED AND TWISTED RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK AREA.
A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE AREA OF THE INBY END OF THE 5 MAINS IN THE 1 ENTRY MEASURING APPROX. 150 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 4 FT HIGH. THIS FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY MINE FOREMAN AND FEDERAL INSPECTOR WHILE TRAVELING THE WORKED OUT AREA. THIS FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN.
WHILE INJURED WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROL MINER OF EVER OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP FROM BETWEEN RIB AND ROOF BOLT AND STRUCK INJURED KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND.
INJURED WAS WALKING UP THE ENTRY TO THE FACE AREA, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING TAKE UP IN ROOMS LEFT, HE WAS PULLING CHAIN WHEN 3' X 2' X3" PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN THE SHOULDER, PUSHING HIM DOWN, TWISTING AND JAMMING HIS LOWER BACK.
A SMALL KETTLE BOTTOM (WHICH WAS NOT STRAPPED) FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIKM FORWARD, AT OR ABOUT THE SAME TIME APIECE OF DRAW ROC SWUNG DOWN STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO TURN TO HIS LEFT,W HICH IN TURN ELET THE SAME PIECE OF ROCK FALL ON HIS LEFT LEG, PINING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR.
A PIECE OF SLATE ROOF MATERIAL FELL FROM BETWEEN EXISTING ROOF BOLTS STRIKING VICTIM ON LEFT SIDE SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELLS TRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WHICH WAS AT THE DRILL BOOM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND SAID HE PULLED HIS BACKOUT WHILE SHOVLING.
EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO A ROOF BOLT PLATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP AND THE CANOPY STRUCK A ROOF STRAP WHICH THEN ENTERED THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.
EE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE MISSING WORK ON 12-17-92. EXACT DETAILS OF WHEN AND HOW INJURING OCCURRED AR NOT KNOWN BY THE EE OR THIS CO.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FEEDER CHAIN, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING CHISEL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER & GLANCED OFF STRIKING INJURED IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO ROOF BOLTER IN A TWISTING & LIFTING MOTION RESULTING IN A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE
ROOF JACKS HAD BEEN PLACED ON MANBUS TO TAKE UNDERGROUND AND WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH FLY CURTAINS, ROOF JACKS SLID AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE NECK AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A ROOF STRAP WHICH WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER, AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
54736YEE WAS MOVIGN GUARDS FOR A BELT DRIVE, SLIPPED AND FELL, STRAINING HIS BACK.
54736YEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEG AND ANKLE.
A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OUT FROM THE CONVEYOR CHAIN OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROOF BOLTS FROM SCOOP TO ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS HEAD AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING ROOF BIT ON DRILL STEEL- BIT WAS HOT WHEN HE TOUCHED IT AND HE THREW THE BIT UP AND IT HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
EE SAID THE BELT CAUGHT HIS SHOVEL FORCING IT BACK HITTING HIM. IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING HIM INTO TLE RIB INJURING HIS BACK.
WHILE OPERATING SCOOP IN 2 HEADING OF MAIN SECTION EE HAT WAS FALLING OFF AND HE REACHED TO GET IT WHILE SCOOP WAS STILL MOVING RESULTING IN HIS HAND BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN MINE ROOF AND HAT.
EMPL SETTING BITS IN THE MINER WHEN HE STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH A BALL PEEN HAMMER BREAKING MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
EE WAS OPERATION RIGHT SIDE OF FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER IN #5 ENTRY WHILE HE WAS DRILLING HE DRILLED INTO SOMETHING THAT FORCED THE DRILL STEEL TO WARP AND IT STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE WRIS T & ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP. HIS KNEE WAS HIGHER THAN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT AND STRUCK THE TOP IN A LOW PLACE IN THE ENTRY. AVERAGE COAL HEIGHT IS 36".
WORKING ON RF BOLTER HELPER TOSSED SCREWDRIVER IT HIT INJ ON NOSE
A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 2'X31/2'X8" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN RIB & THE ROW OF BOLTS NEXT TO RIB IN #3 ENTRY.
EE WAS THROWING A CRIB LOCK HE HAD HIS THUMB ON. THE END AS HE THRU THE CRIB IT HIT THE BRIDGE MASHING HIS THUMB.
HE WAS LOADING A MINER CABLE IN THE SCOOP BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE TRAMMING #3 BRIDGE, IT BECAME HUNG UP IN SOFT MINE FLOOR, #4 BRIDGE CAT PADS RAN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT. FOOT WAS BRUISED AND SORE BUT NOT BROKEN, PROBABLY SPARINED ALSO.
SCOOP WAS MOVING AND OPERATOR HIT LEGS AND HEAD AGAINST ROOF, HURTING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS HELPING ON MINER-HE HAD HIS AHND LAYING ON TOP OF MINER CANOPY-A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND.