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WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, A PIECES OF DRAW ROCK BROKE BETWEEN A ROOF BOLT & THE ATRS & STRUCK THE PERSON ON HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE. HE WAS RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER ON HIS KNEES. THAT IS HOW THE ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK SIDE OF HIS LEG. THIS HAPPENED IN THE #4 ENTRY.
HE WAS STEPPING OFF MANTRIP WHEN HIS KNEE JUMPED OUT OF PLACE. HE SAID THAT IT HAD POPPED OUT BEFORE.
WAS CLEANING A ROCK FALL UP ON #3 BELT HELPING ON A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF PINCH STEEL BENT AND HIT HIM IN THE HAND.
SECTION WAS PILLIARING MAKING A BELT PULL BACK PEE ROOF BOLTER OPER. WAS DRILLING A TESTHOLE GOT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT IN BETWEEN TWO PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. RESULTING IN TWISTING HIS WRIST.
PINNER OPERATOR WAS BOLTING TOP, REACHED TO GET A BOLT WRENCH AND HIT LEVER THAT LOWERS HEAD ON BOLTER AND THE HEAD CAME DOWN CATCHING EE ON THE KNEE.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS STRAPPING A KETTLE BOTTOM AS HE STARTED SPINNING BOLT THE STRAP STARTED TURNING. EE REACHED TO GRAB STRAP TO PUT IN PLACE AND CUT TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
EE WAS BRINGING HIS ROOF BOLTER ACROSS THE BELT HEADING TO ADVANCE UP IN THE LAST LINE OF CROSS CUTS. HIS CABLE WAS TANGLED UP WITH THE OTHER ROOF BOLTER CABLE. HE DROPPED THE OTHER CABLE TO G ET CABLES UNTANGLED HE HAD PARKED HIS ROOF BOLTER CLOSE TO THE RIB. HE STARTED TO MOVE HIS ROOF BOLTER UP AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND RIB.
ROCK FELL FROM RIB TO ROOF BOLTS. VICTIM WAS SERVICING MINER WITH CO-WORKER. NO PRODICTION HAD BEGAN ON THIS SECTION. THE ACCIDENT BROKE VICTIMS LEFT LEG AND DISLOCATED RIGHT LEG.
ROOF FALL ON #3 WEST MAINS BELT LINE. AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 3' BOLTS 15 YEARS AGO. THE ROCK FELL AT 3'. THE FALL WAS 36" THICK X 30'L X 20'W. THE FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #668 ON W MAINS BELT
VICTIMS BROTHER REPORTED TO ME: ON 8-15-95 EE IN LIFTED A FEEDER FLIGHT OUT OF FEEDER WEIGHING 25-30 POUNDS, AND HURT HIS BACK.
ROCK FALL ON NO. 3 MAIN LINE BELT. INTERSECTION 8 BREAKS FROM HEADDRIVE INTERSECTION FELL IN. APPROX 20 FT WIDE. 3 FT THICK.
EE WAS BENDING OVE RLOOKING AT PINS IN GATTERING HEAD ON MNER WHE A SMALL SECTION OF TE RIB ROLLED OFF. LETTING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FALLS TRIKING EE ON THE BACK. THEY HAD TRAMME DMIENR DOWN NO. 4 ENTRY 3 BRAKES OUT OF HTE FACE AREA TO PUT PINS AN DBUSHNG SIN GATHERING HEAD. WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED.
MINER WAS CUTTING RIGHT PILLIAR IN NO 6 PILLIAR. WHEN A SECITON OF ROCK FELL ON MINER. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE MINER WAS BEING OPERATED BY REMOTE CONTROL.
ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLT'S HIT HIM ON BACK.
MINER OPERATOR WAS LAYING CABLE OVER TO RIGHT RIB AND HURT HIS BACK WHILE LAYING CABLE OVER TO THE RIGHT RIB.
METER BLEW UP CAUSING BURNS TO HANDS AND FACE.
NO ACCIDENT WAS EVER REPORTED TO ANY COMPANY OFFICIAL CONCERNING THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT WAS INVESTIGATED BY MSHA ON 11-4-94. INTERVIEWED 4 EMPLOYEES NONE SAW THIS ACCIDENT.
EE WAS DIRTY FROM WORK AND HAD MUD ON BOOTS. WHEN HE STEPPED ON REAR BUMPER HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON BACK.
EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE THAT HAD GOT TANGLED IN PINNER CABLE AND INJURED BACK. EXTENT OF INJURY UNKNOWN.