A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE ON THE 1 CANDERY OR BELT AT 4 TO 7 FT IN HEIGHT 18 TO 20 FT IN WIDTH APPROX. 60 FT IN LENGTH. LOADER WON BETWEEN SPAD 106 AND 125.
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Showing all 25CANS OF SPRAY PAINT WERE ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLT PLATES. EMPLOYEE REACHED TO GET ROOF BOLT PLATE. SPRAY PAINT WAS PUNCTURED BY CORNER OF ROOF BOLT.
EE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLT INTO ROOF TOP WITH BOLTER WHEN ROOF BOLT BENT ABNORMALLY AND UNEXPECTUALTY CRUSHED AND LACERATED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF WHILE EE WAS ON HIS WAY OUTSIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING EQUIPMENT WITH STEAM CLEANER. EMPLOYEE SPRAYED FOOT WITH HOT PRESSURE WATER. THE WATER PRESSURE CUT THROUGH WORK BOOT AND BURNED TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF AT BOLT MACHINE CABLE HAD TO PIN HOLE IN IT THE BOTTOM WORKED THRU CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO GET SMALL ELECTRICAL SHOCK
A BARRON BLOCKIN THE OUTER LAYING SEAM ADD EKEM DRYER TO TOP LOOSE TO FALL IN THE BELT ENTRY.
BEAR BLOCK IN THE OUR LAYING SOON LOOSE DOWN #1  ENTRY WHIHC WAS RESIN INOR RETURN AIR CONVEYOR TO HAVE AROOF FALL IN THE FIRST SECTION #1 ENTRY WAS BLOW UP REBOLTED CRIB AND TIMBER OFF TO SERVEY AREA.
IT WAS A CONTINUATION OF A PRIOR FALL ON THE #1 BELT.
SUPPORTED EE WAS LOADING ROCK DIRT MACHINE IN SCOOP BURFIT AND THE TRUCK OF THE LOOP ACCIDENTLY PIP UP BUCKET PINNING EE AGAINST TOP.
BOLTER MACHINE MOVED SIDEWAYS HIT OPERATOR ON KNEE
UPON MAKING XXXX OF RETURN A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN OLD SOUTHWEST MAIN. AREA WAS TIMBER OFF AND DANGERED OFF.
ROOF FALL IN 7 HEADING.
ROOF FALL ON RETURN STEP OVERBRATICE LINE TO RESUME RETURNING
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING SCOOP & RUN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY BOUNCE HIM UP & HARD HAT HIT TOP CUTTING HIS LEFT EYEL LID.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING RIBS ON SECTION HE WAS SHOVELING AN UNDERCUT & A PIECE OF COAL ROLLED OFF RIB & STRUCK EMPLOYEE R LEG & KNOCKED HIM DOWN
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND ACCIDENTLY FELL AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON ANCHOR PIN WHICH ANCHORED TAIL PIECE DOWN ON #1 BELT.
ROOF FALL IN SECTION ROOF FALL AFTER WORKING HOURS.
BEARINGS WAS SMOKING ON TAILPIECE AND A SMALL POSTION COAL DUST UNDER BEARING WAS SMOKING A PIECE OF DRAW HAD FALLEN AND BROKE WATERLINE EE WAS SENT TO GET TWO BUCKETS OF WATER WHEN EE CAME BA CK WITH WATER EE COMPLAINED PIECE OF DRAWROCK HAD FALLEN ON LEFT SHOULDER POURED WATER ON SMOKE SHOVELED IT INTO 2 5 GALLON BUCKETS AND PUT IT IN WATERHOLE.
#5 INTAKE ROADWAY ROOF FALL.
EMPL PUTTING STEEL UP AND BOLTER POT CAUGHT HAND AGAINST ROOF.
EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY WAS TAMPING WITH BATTERIES ON SMALL CART BUGGY, WHICH DEFINITELY WAS NOT HIS JOB.
EE DID NOT REPORT TO OR NOTIFY ANYONE OF INJURY UNTIL A LATER DATE ALSO STATE POSSIBILITY COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT HOME MOVING DRYER
EE SUPPOSEDLY MISPLACE HAND ON BOLTER HE WAS PUTTING RIP ROOF BOLTS IN ROOF AND DRILLED 3/4 INCH HOLE THE SAME SIZE AN DRILL STEEL THRU HAND COMPLETELY.
I.NAME PICKING ROCK OFF TAILPIECE.LEFT HAND INJURED WHEN HE TRIED TO GET LARGE ROCK OFF TAILPIECE AND LEFT HAND GOT WEDGED AGAINST TOP OF ROOF IN MINE.