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A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO 7 ENTRY ON THE NO 2 BELT ENTRY THE FALL BEGAN AT THE NO 36 CROSSCUT & FELL TO NO 42 CROSSCUT ADISTAC OF ABOUT 350FT-LONG & 20FT WIDE & UNDERTIMED HEIGHT NO RESTR ICTION TO VENTILATION
BELTMAN WAS REMOVING STRUCTURE ON #4 BELT CAUGHT RIGHT HAND CUT HAND.
AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURED AT THE 30TH CROSSCUT IN THE NO 2 ENTRY. THE FALL FELL ABOVE THE ANCHOR ZONE AND WAS ABOUT 20 FT WIDE AND 20 FT LONG.
EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY 50 ROOF BOLTER COULD GO INTO THE PLACE TO BOLT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
CHANGING CAR TIRE LIFTING TIRE FROM BOTTOM AND HURT HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE ROOF WITH ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. WHEN PUSHING A BOLT UP IN THE HOLE, THE BOLT BENT. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT BY HAND AND STRAINED HIS RI GHT WRIST.
INJ INSTALLING ROOF BOLT. BOLT BENT CATCHING HAND AGAINST ROOF PLATE.
INJURED WAS ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
VICTIM WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY SAID HE HURT HIS BACK HE TOLD NO ONE ON THE SECTION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT HE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM HOME TO COME OUTSIDE HE CAME OUT AND TA LKED TO HIS WIFE FOR ABOUT 40 MIN.HE THEN TOLD OUTSIDE MAN TO CALL INSIDE AND TELL FOREMAN HE WAS GOING HOME HE WAS HURT.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE MINER AND EXPERINECED PAIN IN THE BACK.
EE WAS WALKING TOWARD FACE AFTER GETTING OFF MANTRIP AND SLIPPED AND FELL IN A SMALL WATER HOLE.
DRAW ROCK FELL ON VICTIM IT MEASURED 3 FT WIDE 3 1/2 FEET LONG AND 4 1/2" THICK.IT FELL CATCHING RIGHT LEG LOWER RIBS AND SHOULDER.BOLTER HAD INSTALLED FIRST RIB BOLT WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR SEC OND BOLT WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED.