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EE was cleaning dust hose on roof bolter, when a piece of draw rock measuring 8" X 16" x 3" fell, striking him on the side of his back and hit his left leg.
Employee was installing a jack on a bolting machine when he injured his finger. Injury required 4 stitches.
DUE TO HEAVY RAIN. FREEZING WEATHER, AND THAWING A ROCK FALL OCCURRED IN THE DRIFT OF THE NUMBER 1 ENTRY. THE ROCK MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 30' WIDE, 10' LONG, AND 6' HIGH. THIS FALL WAS REPORTE D TO MSHA IMMEDIATELY.
EE'S ARM AND SIDE OF NECK STARTED HURTING. WHEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL HE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK.
EE WAS LIFTING AND CHANGING OUT BELT ROLLERS ON THE NUMBER ONE BELT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER STOMACH.
EE HAD DRILLED A 42" HOLE & GOT THE DRILL STEEL HUNG IN HOLE. HE THEN PUT THE WRENCH ON THE HUNGDRILL STEEL & WHEN HE TURNED THE WRENCH THE RUBBER GLOVES HE HAD ON FOULED ON THE WRENCH & DRILL STEEL & TWISTED HIS ARM. THE AREA HE WAS WORKINGIN WAS WET & MUDDY.
EE HAD FINISHED LOADING A SHUTTLE CAR & NOTICED THAT THE CORD GOING TO THE REMOTE FOR THE MINER WAS LAYING WHERE THE TIRE OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WASGOING TO RUN OVER IT. AS HE TRIED TO GET THE COR D OUT OF THE WAY THE SHUTTLE CAR MOVED & THE TIRE RAN OVER HIS LEFT HAND.
A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PRESHIFT EXAMINER IN THE #1 HEADING. THE HEADING WAS APPROX 30FT INBY THE CORNER. THE BOLTING MACHINE WAS IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK OUTBY THE #1 HEADING. THE ROC K FALL CAUGHT THE FRONT END OF THE BLTER T
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE NUMBER FIVE ENTRY & HAD FINISHED LOADING HIS SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO CHANGE SEATS THE SHUTTLE CAR ROLLED & CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE CAR FRAME & RIB.
AN ACCIDENTAL HOLE THROUGH MEASURING 1.5 BY 3.5 ' WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PRE-SHIFT MINE EXAMINER.THE AFFECTED AREA HAS BEEN SEALED AND RETREAT MINING HAS BEGUN.
HE WAS INJURED WHEN HIS HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MINE ROOF WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP ON THE OO1 SECTION; HE STATED HE FELT A NUMBNESS & TINGLING SENSATION THE NEXT MORNING. HE WENT TO ER WHERE A CAT SCAN WAS PERFORMED; RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY