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ROCK FALL IN THE INTAKE NO. 3 AIR COURSE ON 3 WEST MAINS--60' INBY SPAD NO. 625--18' WIDE X 36' LONG X 4-1/2' HIGH--AREA BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS--AREA IS TIMBERED OFF & POSTED--DOESN'T IMPE DE FLOW OF AIR OR AFFECTESCAPEWAY. TEST HOLED DID NOT SHOW ANY CRACKS WHEN AREA WAS BOLTED.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS INT HE PROCESS OF CHANGING A ROOF DRILL BIT THAT WAS HOT, SO HE MASHED IN THE CLIP TO RELEASE THE BIT AND HIT IT ACROSS THE MACHINE, IN DOING SO THE CARBIDE BUSTED SLINGI NG A PIECE ONTO HSI LEG. IT BURNT THROUGH HIS PANTS AND BURNT HIM.
EE WAS OPERATING A 14CM JOY MINER A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK MEASURING 4' LONG X 2 1/2' W 6X1 INCH THICK FELL HITTING EE HEAD.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON NOSE CUT NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING CANOPY AGAINST ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 23"WX11"LX 0"-1" THICK FELL HITTING HIM IN LOWER BACK.
PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 12'X12'X4' FELL ON BELT 300' INBY PORTAL- MINE HAS BEEN INACTIVE TO PRODUCTION SINCE 8-3-93. EQUIP IS BEING REMOVED FROM THIS MINE WITH NO INTENTIONS OF FURTHER MINING- R OCK WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
INJURED WAS WORKING OFF HIS KNEES HELPING OTHERS PULL BRIDGE CABLE WHILE PULLING CABLE, HE WAS TWISTING THE UPPER PART OF HIS BODY LEAVING HIS KNEES STATIONARY, WHILE IN THIS MOTION HIS RIGHT KNEE SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST (STATEMENT MADE BY INJURED-NO WITNESS).
GOT UP TO SWING HEAD TO NEXT BOLT AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
81402NEE AGAINST ROCK ANOTHER ROCK SLIDE AGAINST THE RIGHT KNEE.
41506AS SHOVELING BELT AND SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIM SELF WITH HAND AND WEIGHT OF BODY BROKE RIGHT HAND.
ROCK HIT ON NECK WHILE SHOVELING
MAN WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER AND PULLED PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND IT HIT CANOPY AND BOUNCED OVER ON HIS FOOT.
WHILE LETTING CANOPY DOWN. ROCK SLID OFF CANOPY AND PUSHED INJURED INTO BOLT MACHINE.
MAN WAS LOADING ROLL OF BELT IN SCOOP AND GOT OUT OF SCOOP TO PULL BELT IN DIPPER BLADE AND PULLED GROINING.
INJURED STATED HE WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN BACKING OVER A HUMP IN THE BOTTOM-THE CABLE STAND OFF HUNG AGAINST THE FLOATING DECK.HE HAD HOLD OF THE BACK OF THE DECK AND PUSHED THE STAND OFF LOOSE-THE DECK FELL CAUSING IT TO CATCH HIS FINGER.
THE INJURED WAS DROPPING THE TRS SYSTEM CANOPY ON THE LEE NORSE DRILL.HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TRAY ON THE SIDE OF THE DRILL.THE CANOPY CAUGHT THE INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND,TEARING OR P INCHING OFF A PIECE OF THE FINGER(ON THE SIDE OFTHE FINGER).