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ON 8-31-98 EE WAS PUTTING GLUE ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE TURNING WITH GLUE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND WENT TO DR THAT NIGHT AND RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. ON 10-1-98, EE TURNED IN A LIGHT DUTY SLIP TO FOREMAN AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT AS A LOST TIME.

ROOF FALL OUTBY SEVCTION IN THE #6 ENTRY. FALL APPROX. 18' X 18' X 5' THICK. THE FALL WAS IN THE INTAKE AIR PASSAGE. FALL WAS CRIBBED OFF 7 DANGERED OFF. ROOF FALL WAS SLICER SIDE HORSE'S BACK . NO INJURIES. TEST HOLES WERE CHECKED AORUND AREAR. AREA OK.

HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON RETREAT MINING ON THE 002 SECTION AT HOLLY BUSH. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE SAW BLADE IN A BOWSAW. WHEN THE BLADE SLIPPED OUT OF THE CHANNEL LOCKS HE WAS U SING, CUTTING THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND.

AT APPROX 6:00 AM EE WAS PERFORMING HIS PRESHIFT EXAM WHEN HE FOUND A ROOF FALL ON THE #6 BELT AT ROAD NO. 7327. THE AREA WAS DAMAGED OFF AND REPORTED TO MINE FOREMAN OUTSIDE. THE FALL WAS AP PROX 20 FT X 30 FT X 12 FT.

EE WAS OPERATING A SINGLE HEAD FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER IN THE 7 ENTRY. HE WAS DEADLING A TEST HOLE IN THE INTERSECTION. HE WAS TO GIVE DRILL STEEL OF THE HOLE WHEN HIS HEAD STEEL HUNG IN THE HOLE AFTER RE MOUND THE MIDDLE EXT. STEEL THE HEAD STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE STRIKING EE ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING CHAIN HANGERS FOR A BELT MOVE. HE WAS INSTALLING THE LAST BOLT INTO THE HOLE. WHEN HE PUSHED THE ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOREFINGER BETWEEN THE ROO F BOLT AND THE HANGER PLATE.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE #4 ENTRY. EE WAS INSTALLING THE 2ND BOLT IN THE 2ND ROW WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 16" X 12" X 3" FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG. THE FOREMA N GAVE EE FIRST AID AND TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE SURFACE. EE WAS TAKEN TO WHITESBURG HOSP. FOR TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE SHOVELING BELT.PUT A SCOOP OF COAL ON BELT AND FELT PAIN.

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEG.

EE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN DRAW ROCK SLIPPED AND HIT EE IN RT LOWER BACK. EE STOPPED WORK ON 12/9/97/

WHILE MAKING THE WEEKLY EXAM ON THE RETURN AIR COURSE A FALL WAS NOTICED ONE BREAK INBY SPAD # 1424. THE FALL WAS IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 18' X 18' X 6'. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED OFF AND DANGERED OFF. VENTILATION WAS NOT CHANGED AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

AT 11 AM EE WAS BOLTING IN THE #6 HEADING. HE WAS INSTALLING THE 3RD BOLT ON THE 4TH ROW, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 8" WIDE IN FRONT TO 24" WIDE IN BACK & 4" TO 8" THICK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND SIDE OF BACK& HIP. FIRST AID WAS ADMINSTED & HE WAS TAKEN TO MCDOWELL HOSP TO BE CHECKED.

EE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. GLOVE WAS CAUGHT ON WRENCH AND EE WAS NOT AWARE OF IT. EE TURNED ROTATION ON.

IN THE PROCESS OF ROCKDUSTING THE B02 SECTION RETURN, A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND, APPROX 700 FT FROM THE SURFACE. THE FALL WAS CRIBBED OFF AND THE BRATTICE LINE WAS MOVED OVER TO ALLOW FOR A SAFE E NTRY TO TRAVEL. VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED.

EE WAS TRAVELING ON MINE BUGGY WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, BOUNCING HIM AGAINST THE MINE ROOF.

HE WAS OEPRATING A ROOF BOLTER, WHILE DRILLING A HOLE HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD ADN ARMS GOING TO THE HEAD.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX. 3:26AM IN THE INTERSECTION OF NO 5 HEADIVE ONE BREAK INBY SPAD NO 4621. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 18'WX70'LX5'H. THE FALL WAS CRIBBED OFF AND .

EE, A MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON A CONT MINER. EE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE REMOVING A CUTTER HEAD HINGE PIN USING A BAR & A HAMMER. WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT THE BAR HIT EE ACROSS THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND BREAKING A BONE IN THE BACK OF HIS HAND.

ADVERSE ROOF CONDITIONS HORSES BACK USING LONGER BOLTS AND STRAPS FALL IS APPROX. 80'LX18'WX4 TO 5' THICK FELL ON 2 RETURN 10 BREAKS OUTBY #4 HEAD DRIVE.

EE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC FIX A BROKEN CONVEYOR CHAIN ON A MINER. EE WAS HOLDING A PIN WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE IT IN TOTHE CHAIN. THE MECHANIC ACCIDENTLY HIT EE ON HIS INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

ATAPPROX. 1020 A FALL OCCURRED 50' INBY SPAD #5532 IN THE #5 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 18' X 60' X 5'. THE FALL WAS IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS WITH SLICKEN BACK. TOP LOOKED LIKE "HORSE'S BACK". THE AREA WAS CRIBBED OFF & DANGERED OFF. NO INJURIES AND VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

A APPROX. 10:20 PM, THE ROOF IN THE #4 INTERSECTION, 50' INBY SPAD #5517 BEGAN WORKING. THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF AND THE INTERSECTION FELL APPROX 10:55 PM. THE FALL WAS 25" X 18' X 4 1/2' -6' . THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

THE SECTION REPAIRMAN WAS PUTTING A LID BACK ON THE PANEL CONTROL BOX ON THE #SC31 SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

DURING A WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE 002 PILLARED OUT BLEEDER ENTRY A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND. THE FALL WAS 40' INBY SPAD #6755 & WAS ACROSS BOTH BLEEDER ENTRIES. THE AREA WILL BE SEALED OFF OR A B. E.P. WILL BE EXTABLISHED OUTBY THE FALL.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER ON 003 SECTION. HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR SECOND BOLT IN A ROW 8' FROM FACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE MEASURING 3' X 5' X 4" FELL OUT AND HIT EE ON HIS LEFT L EG. ROCK WAS REMOVED AND EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

AT APPROX 1745 #2 BELT STOPPED, AFTER INVESTIGATION THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED THAT A ROOF FALL HAD OCCURRED 30' NBY SPAD #2486 ON THE TRACK AND BELT ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX 40'X20'X36"TO4 8"T. THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF AND CRIBS SET. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

AT APPROX 11:40 AM ON 7-25-96 THE SECTION FOREMAN HEARD A ROCK FALL SOMEWHERE OUTBY THE SECTION.AFTER INVESTIGATING THE NOISE, SECTION FOREMAN FOUND A FALL AT SPAD #5053. FALL MEASURED APPROX 18'X 25'X 5'. THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF AND CRIBBED OFF AROUND THE FALL. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED AND NO INJURIES.

THE 3RD SHIFT CREW WAS CLEANING UP AND ROCK DUSTING AREA WHEN THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED. ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #5049 IN THE #6 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS TIMBERED UP AND DANGERED OFF. THE FALL DID NOT AF FECT VENTILATION AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FALL MEASURED APPROX 18'X 18'X 4'.

EMPLOYEE, A MECHANIC, ONT HE 002 WORKING SECTIONWAS CHANGING SCOOP TIRE OUTBY THE SECTION. AFTERLIFTING THE TIRE HE SAID THAT HIS BACK BECAME SORE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE 2ND DAY OF MA Y AT 12:00, WHEN HE WENT OT DR. DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE OFF WORK UNTIL THE 6TH.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR ON THE 002 SECTION. HE WAS LEAVING THE FACE OF THE #3 ENTRY WITH A LOAD OF COAL WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 3' X 3'X 6" FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING THE CANOPY AND THEN CATCHING HIS RIGHT ARM AND CUTTING THE ENDS OFF OF HIS FINGER AND THUMB.

HE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN THE ROOF.THE BOLT BENT AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE BOLT AND PIN MACHINE BREAKING HIS LITTLE FINGER.

FALL AT SPAD #4413 THE MINER HAD CUT A CROSSCUT BETWEEN #1 & #2 ENTRY & CONTINUED ON NORMAL CYCLE BEFORE THE ROOF BOLTER ENTERED THE AREA ON HIS NORMAL CYCK THE AREA BEGAN WORKING SO THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF & CRIBS & TIMBER SET HIT THE AREA FELL OUT THE FALL WAS 14FTX55FTX4FT THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION & NO INJURIES OCCUPIED ALSO PULL BACK FROM AREA

EE WHO IS A SCOOP OPERATOR ON THE 003 SECTION WAS LOADING SOME FIVE GALLON CANS OF HYDRAULIC OILIN TO THE SCOOP AFTER LOADING THE OIL EE TOLD HIS FORMAN THAT HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE WHERE HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL

BRIMSTONE MINE 002 SECTION WAS JOPERATING NORMAL UNTIL AT APPROX 10:45AM THE POWER KNOCKING ON THE SECTION ZFTER INVESTIGATION THE PROBLEM IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A ROCK FAZLL HAD OCCURRED AT S PAD #4375 THE FALL WAS APPROX 60FTX18FTX4-5FT & HAD FELL ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED & NO INJURIES

EE A CERTIFIED ELECTRICAN AT THE MINE WAS PERFORMING SOME MAINTENANCE WORK ON A SECTION POWER CENTER. HE ENERGIZED THE AREA OF THE BOX HE WAS WORKING ON BUT LATER MAKE A MISTAKE AND STUCK HIS HAND IN AN AREA THAT STILL WAS ENERGIZED. HE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF SMALL ELECTRICAL BURNS FROM THIS.

EE AN EMPLYOEE AT THE MINE WAS LOADING SOME BATTERIES ONTO THE SUPPLY CAR TO TAKE UNDERGROUND. THE BATTERIES WEIGHTED ABOUT 100 LBS AND HE WA LOADING THEM BY HAND. AFTER LOADING THE BATTERIE S HIS BACK BEGANTO HURT. THE DR TOLD HIM TO NEXT DAY THAT HE HAD TORNA MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

OUTSIDE MAN EE WAS LOADING BLOCKS FROMA STACK OF BLOCKS ONTO A PUSH OUT CAR WHEN PULLING A SINGLE BLOCK FROM THE TOP OF THE STACK A BLOCK DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH IT CAME OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE LE FT FOOT BREAKING THE BONE BEHIND THE LITTLE TOE

ROOF BOLTER EEWAS SETTING A BOLT & A PIECE OF DRAWROCK APPROX 12-18IN THICK FELL ON THE POT BETWEEN THE ATRS BARS SET A SMALLER PIECE FELL ON THAT PIECE SLIDING DOWN HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD FORCING HIS HEAD INTO THE BOLTER CUFFING THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE PUTTING 8 STITCHES IN IT

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASUIRN G12" BY 20" BY 1" FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLS IN THE ROOF AND HIT ON HIS LOWER LEFT HAND AND ARM THAT WAS RESTING ON THE MACHINE. H E WAS GIVENFIRST AID AND WAS RESTING ON THE MACHINE. HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID AND TAKEN TOT HE HOSPITAL WHERE AN X-RYA SHOWED A CRACKED BONE IN WIRST.

SOME HILL SEAMS IN THE ROOF ACROSS THE LAST OPEN CROSS CUT ON THE 002 SECTION WERE NOTICED TO BE WORKING. THIS WAS IN A PANEL THAT WAS ABOUT WORKED OUT. ALL EQUIPMENT AND MEN WERE MOVED TO ANO THER PANEL. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF. LATER THAT SHIFT A FALL 80' LONG AND 16' WIDE OCURRED 120' INBY SPAD #5021. NO INJURIES/ VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED.

AT APPROX. 3:45 PM ON 10-24-94 I.NAME FOUND ROOF FALL IN THE RETURN AIR COURSE APPROX. 500 FT OUTBY WORKING SECTION. THE FALL WAS 1 1/2 BREAKS INBY SPAD 4023 TO THE RIGHT OF MAIN LINE IN A SET OF 40'S. THE SIZE OF FALL WAS APPROX. 18 X 20' X 4'. THE AREA WAS CLOSE TO OUTCROP. FALL WAS TIMBERED OFF AND AREA DANGERED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED BY FALL AND NO INJURIES.

AT APPROX 6:05 AM ON 10-19-94 EE FOUND ROOF FALL IN THE RETURN AIR COURSE APPROX 1400 FT OUTBY WORKING SECTION. THE FALL WAS 1 BREAKS FROM SPAD #3732 TO LEFT IN 50'S. THE APPROX SIZE OF FALL WAS VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED BY FALL.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON A MINE BUGGY WHEN A PIECEOF ROCK RANGING IN SIZE OF 2 1/2 X 3' CAME LOOSE FROM A ROOF MAT AND FELL HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM. HE RECEIVED FIRST AID TREATM ENT AT THE MINE SITE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES IN HIS ARM.

INJURED A ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR ON THE 003 SECTION WAS DRILLING TEST HOLES WITH A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE GOT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LIFT CYLINDER AND THE FRAME. THIS RESULTED IN HIM MASHING HIS FINGER SO BAD THAT THE DR. HAD TO REMOVE APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH OF HIS FINGER.

ON 9-12-94 EE STATED THAT HE HURT HIS LIFT KNEE ON THE 21SC WHILE TURNING AROUND ON THE CAR HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE DECK. HE WENT TO THE DODGE THAT EVENING AFTER WORK AND RETURNED TO WORK TH E NEXT DAY. EE WENT TO DR FOR HIS KNEE AGAIN ON OCT 6,12,20TH NOV 8 HE HAD OPERATION TO HIS KNEE BUT DUE TO OLD INJURY ON HIS KNEE IT WAS NOT DETERMINED TO BE A JOB RELATED INJURY TIL A LATER

WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP ON TRACKWAY. HE RAISED HIS FOOT UP TO KEEP CURTAIN FROM HITTING HIS FACE HIS FOOT GOT IN CURTAIN AND TURNED ANKLE.

WHILE SHOVELING SOME COAL ON TO THE 2 BELT EE STRAINED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING WHEELS TO JBLONG RUBBER RAIL ROCKDUSTER THE ROCKDUSTER WAS INSIE SHOP BUILDING & THE TIRES WERE OUTSIDE THE SHOP DOOR EE PICK UP A TIRE & STARTED INSIDE THE SHO P WHEN HE STEPPED UP INTO THE DOOR HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE #1 RAIL MANTRIP ON THE WAY TO THE SURFACE WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HIS FOT OUT AND GOT IT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MANTRIP AND THE COAL RIB. HE WAS TRANSPORTED ON THE SU RFACE WHERE HE RECEIVED FIRST AID TREATMENT AND WAS SENT BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL.

AT APPROX 3 AM EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING THE RETURN AREA OF THEMINES WHEN HE FOUND ROOF FALLS IN TWO LOCATIONS. #1-2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #2531 & #2 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #2536. BOTH FALL'S WERE APPROX 16 - 38". THICK BY 14'X20". THE AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF AND DANGERED. NO INJURIES AND VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.