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FALL OCCURRED ON MMU 004-0 SECTION, BETWEEN #2 & #3 ENTRY IN IDLE ENTRY. FOREMAN FOUND IT ON SHIFT. FALL WAS 45' LONG X 4-5' HIGH X 18' WIDE. NO ONE AFFECTED, NO AIRWAY AFFECT, NO EQUIPMENT AF FECTED. 20' OUT BY SPAD 2747. FALL WAS DANGERED OFF ON ALL SIDES.
A PIECE OF DDRAW ROCK FELL FROM FACE & OVER ROAD BOLTS & FELL FETHERING OUT 3RDROW BACK STSRICKING EE
HE WAS HELPING PUT A NEW SET OF TRUCKS IN MANBUS AND PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM ON HIS INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
FALL OCCURRED IN INTAKE AIR COURSE AT BREAK #7 ON THE 1ST NW MAINS. APPROX. 20' LONG, 20' WIDE & 4.5-5.0' THICK. THIS FALL WAS FOUND BY FIRE BOSS AT APPROX. 430 AM NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAM AGE. FALL IS APPROX. 1750 FT. FROM ACTIVE SECTION.
EE WAS TRYING TO PULL BELT OFF A ROCK OF 1000 ROLL BY HIMSELF HIS CHANELOCKS SLIPPED LETTING HIM FALL TO BOTTOM HITTING HIS HIP.
RETRIEVING BELT STRUCTURE FROM OLD WORKS, LIFTING TOP STRUCTURE AND PULLED SOMETHING IN RT SHOULDER.
FALL OCCURRED IN RETURN AIR COURSE AT 2:00 PM. FOREMAN HAD JUST PASSED AREA AND HEARD IT FALL AND WENT BACK TO CHECK. DANGERED AREA (OFF) AIR WAYS DIDN'T BLOCK OFF AIR. 60 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE AND 7 TO 8 FT HIGH. NO EE'S INVOLVED.
MAN SAID HE FELL BACKWARDS AFTER SLIPPING ON WET BOTTOM HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
BUMPED ANKLE WITH CINDER BLOCK.
CHANGING PLACES IN #5 ENTRY PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 2' X 1' - 2" THICK FELL ON FOOT. ALL 5 TOES AMPUTATED.
ROOF FALL ON 3 LEFT CONVEYOR BELT LINE BRK 22 FAULT IN TOP IN THIS AREA BELT LINE ALREADY HAD CRIB SET IN ENTERSECTION FIRE BOSS FOUND FALL DURING HIS EXAMINATION NO EE OR EQU OR AIRWAYS INVOL VED.
MAN WAS WALKING FROM #2 ENTRY TO #1 ENTRY TO BOLT #1 & WAS FOLLOWING ROOF BOLTER WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK 4X5X1IN FELL STRICKING HIM ON THE ELBOW
MAN WAS BOLTING TOP WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT LET BOOM DOWN TO PUT WRENCH IN & HAD FOOT UNDER DRILL POT LET IT CATCH HIS FOOT UNDER DRILL POT PUSHING METAL TARSAL PLATE IN BOOT DOWN ON TOES
CHANGING PUMP MOTOR ON MINER BAR SLIPPED AND PINCED FINGER.
CHANGING SKIRT RUBBER IN TAILPIECE. 12" X 12 X " THICK FELL HIT IN NECK.
MAN WAS CARRYING A BOTTLE OF ACC GAS FOR TORCHESTO WORK ON BELTHEAD. HURT SHOULDER.
SECTION WAS BEING MOVED TO NEW PANEL. THEY WERE MOVING MINER DOWN TO NEW PANEL. MINER IS REMOTE CONTROL. I.NAME TOLD INJURED TO HOOK CABLE ON BOOM THEN GET IN THE CLEAR. INJURED TOLD I.NAME HE WAS IN THE CLEAR. I.NAME STARTED TRAMMING MINERSWUNG AROUND CAUGHT INJURED IN RIB.
WAS WALKING UP #7 AND A PIECE OR DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON SHOULDER THEN FALL TO GROUND, THEN OVER TON HIS RIGHT LEG.
ROOF FALL IN INTAKE #7 HEADING (NO EMPLOYEES HURT) ROCK FELL ON 14-15 JOY MINER. FALL WAS 50 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE 5 FT HIGH IN MIDDLE THEW FEATHERED OUT ON SIDES THIS FALL WAS A BIG SLIP WERE F SLATE WAS CHANGING INTO SANDSTONE. ]
MAN WAS CARRING TAIL ROLLER SHAFT TO SCOOP, DROPPED IT AND FELL ON FOOT.
MAN WAS MAKING SPLICE IN BELT HIM AND FOREMAN WENT BACK TO 15 TARTING BOX TO PUT BREAKER BACK IN HAD HIS HAND LABING ON STARTING BOX AND PIECE DRAIN ROCK FELL ON HAND 3 RT BELT STARTER 001 SEC TION.
MAN REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP BUCKET OF STRUCTURE BOLTS & DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM ABOUT 2IN THICK BETWEEN BOLTS
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 12X12X1 FELL, HITTING RHINE ON BACK JUST BELOW SHOULDERS, SCRATCHING HIS BACK AND BRUISING NECK AREA.
MAN WAS SHOVELING AROUND 4 RT TAIL & PIECE OF DRAW FELL STRICKING HIM ON NECK & BACK
GREASER WAS CLEANING DR AW ROCK OFF MINER LIKE HE DOES EVERY DAY WAS USING SLATE BAR & BAR SLIPPED STRICKING HIM IN THE MOUTH
UNPLUGGING JUMPER TO MANTRIP CHARGER, PLUG BLEW UP AND BURNED RIGHT HAND.
BURNED EYES WHILE WELDING
NJURED WAS SQUATTING ON BOTTOM WITH HIS RIGHT AHND LAYING ON BOTTOM AND A LUMP OF COAL CAME OFF THE BELT AND HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
MAN SAID HE WAS SHOVELING TAILPIECE & PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER STOMACH. MAN REFUSED ALL FIRST AID BY CERT. EMT, HE ALSO REFUSED AMBULANCE TO TAKE HIM TO MEDICAL ATTENTION.
MAN WAS LOADING ROCKDUST IN SCOOP BLAD AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
MAN WAS RECOVERING BELT STRUCTURE FROM INBY SECTION A PIECE OF TOP STRUCTURE FROM INBY, SEC TION HIS LEG ABOVE ANKLE. WORKED ABOUT 2 MORE H OURS AND FOREMAN TOLD HIM TO GO HAVE IT CHECKED BROUGHT HIM OUTSIDE.
MAN WAS REMOVING TIMBER THAT HAD BEEN SET TO WORK ON MINER & ONE FELL ON HIM STRICKING HIM ACROSS HEAD
MAN WAS HELPING ELECTRIAN WORK ON DIAMOND BAR ON SC LIDE OVER REEL, FELL STRICKIGN HIM ON HIS LEFT AND, CUTTING LITTLE FINGER.
MAN WAS TEARING UP AND LOADING 60 LBS STEEL ON 002 SECTION. PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
MAN WAS SHOVELING ON 2 RT BELTLING AND SAID HE STRAINED HIS ABDOMEN.
UNINTINTIONAL ROOF FALL ON TRACK AT SPAD NO.0659 GOING TO 002 SECTION 004-0 MMU-NO FALL WAS 15X30X31/2. NO MEN, MACHINERY & VENTINTATION WAS EFFECTED.
FOREMAN WAS PAINTING CENTER LINE INFACE, WHEN LADDER IN WHICH HE WAS ON FELL, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON LADDER.
MAN SAID HE WAS WALKING DOWN TO GET IN MANTRIP HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM FELL TO BOTTOM.
MAN WAS USING RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT BLACK PLASTIC WATER PUMP LINE PULLED KNIFE ACROSS HIS WRIST (CUTTING HIMSELF) SHOULD HAVE BEEN USING (KACK-SAW)
WAS HELPING ELECTRIAN WORK ON ROOF BOLTER & SAID PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
MAN WAS LIFTING PIECE OF ROCK OFF 3 LEFT BELT GOT IT OFF WALKED ABOUT 700' & TOLD FOREMAN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK, FOREMAN ASKED EE IF HE WANTED TO GO OUTSIDE, HE SAID NO. LATER COMPLA INED BACK WAS HURTING WAS BROUGHT OUTSIDE.
MAN WAS RIDING IN A CLOSED MANTRIP. SOMETHING PULLED LEFT LEG OUTSIDE OF MANTRIP, FOULING IT AGAINST MANTRIP & RIB ROLL. TORE CALF MUSCLE IN LEFT INSIDE LOWER LEG.
MAN WAS SITTING WORKING IN 14CM MINER PANEL WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM SHOULDER AND BACK.
WHILE OPERATING REMOTE MINNER A PIECE OF SLATE FELL STRIKING OPER. ON LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE UPON STEP LADDER HANGING LINE CURTAIN THE LADDER TILTED OVER FALLING APPROXIMATELY 2 FT. RESULTING IN INJURY
SMALL ROCK FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL AND AS HE PUSHED DRILL STEEL AGAINST TOP, HE DISLODGED A PIECE OF ROCK 13" X 10" X 15".
WHILE RESETTING BREAKER ON BELT HEAD, LEAD BURNT LOOSE AND FLASHED FIRE RESULTING IN BURN TO BACK OF HAND. THIS MAN WAS A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN.
WHILE JACKING FEEDER UP WITH A LIFTING JACK, BAR SLIPPED AND SPRUNG US STRIKING HIM ON THE MOUTH, RESULTING IN BREAKING HIS FALSE TEETH AND LACERATION TO HIS LIP.
HE WAS CLEANING LOOSE COAL FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INVESTIGATION DETERMINED HE SLIPPED AN WET MUDDY BOTTOM.
AS BEST CAN HE DETERMINED EE FOR UNKNOWN REASON TOOK COVERS OFF 7200 V POWER CENTER WHILE ENERGIZED AND ACCIDENTLY TOPPED A HIGH VOLTAGE FUSE IN THE POWER CENTER.