FAILURE OF WEAK LAMINATED SHALE ROOF IN AN AREA ALREADY ROOF BOLTED, THE 21 ST BREAK OR THE 1 BELT.
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Showing all 13HE ENCOUNTERED LOW TOP CONDITIONS AND WAS BOUNCED AGAINST THE MINE ROOF INJURING HIS HEAD AND NECK.
LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS. MASHED DISC.
FOREMAN LEFT THE PORTAL AT 6AM TO BEGIN PRESHIFT EXAMINATION. EN ROOTE, HE ENCOUNTER A ROOF FALL ON #2 ROADWAY 3 BREAKS INBY FIRST LEFT. IT WAS DANGERED OFF & WORK BEGAN TO MOVE THE FALL & INV ESTIGATE THE CAUSES.
CORRECTED NARRATIVE: EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP SCOOP TO OUTSIDE OF MINE, WHEN IT HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS KNEE.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON BOTL MACHINE HEAD, KNOCKING A PIECE OF STEEL OUT OF THE BOLT MACHINE AND THE PIECE OF STEEL HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE SUFFERS FROM BURSA OF RIGHT KNEE. HIS JOB POSITION REQUIRES THAT HE CRAWLS ON HIS KNEES. HIS CONDITION WAS PAINFUL ON 9-26-96 CAUSING HIM TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND THE BROKEN STEEL, RESULTING IN A CUT TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING IN SCOOP ROADWAY WHEN OVERHANGING STRAP CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS SECTION FROM #2 TO #3 ENTRY AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD AGAINST A ROOF STRAP.
FAULTY ROOF AEA AR4 ELKHORN SCOOP-DAMAGE UNKNOWN
FAULTY ROOF AREA - DAMAGE TO #2 BELTLINE
EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP OUTSIDE WHEN HE HIT A BUMP OR SOMETHING CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS TAILBONE.