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DURING THE PAST 3 YEARS SEVERAL ROOF FALLS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE ABANDONED AREA OF THE 1ST NORTH SECTION AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED MAP. BECAUSE MANY RECORDS DISAPPEARD DURING THE CHANGE OF OPERA TIONS FROM LION COAL CO TO COUGAR COAL CO. WE CANNOT DETERMINE WHICH FALLS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND THEREFORE WE ARE REPORTING ALL THE ROOF FALLS NOW.
USE OF IMPROPER TOOL REQUIRED FOR JOB
WHILE DRIVING FRONT END LOADER DRIVER WENT OFF EMBANKMENT APPROX. 70 FT DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM THE LOADER.
MINER FAILED TO PROPERLY BAR DOWN WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK.
MAN WAS ROOF BOLTING AREA THAT NEEDED CLEANED. ALSO THE ROOF BOLTER WAS FAULTY. HE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT HE WAS DOING.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE SIDE LADDER ON THE TRAILER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING SLIPPED OFF STEP AND OVERTWISTED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE MAN WAS ROCK DUSTING HE WENT TO GET MORE ROCK DUST & SLIPPED IN MUD TWISTING HIS KNEE. THIS REPORT WAS NOR FILLED OUT ON 11-09-94 BECAUSE MAN DID NOT THINK HE NEEDE TO SEE A DR. UNTIL 11 -12-94.
EE WAS ON EDGE OF TRAILER SIDE TO PUSH COAL INTO CORNERS OF TRAILER WHEN SLIPPED DUE TO FROST ON TRAILER
WHILE MAN WAS DRIVING COAL TRUCK IN TOWN, ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED IN FRONT OF COAL TRUCK AND CAUGHT COAL FRONT BUMPER. MAN WAS NOT TICKETED- THE OTHER DRIVER WAS IN FULL FAULT. MAN HURT HIS BACK IN THE ACCIDENT AND HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AS OF TODAY'S DATE.
WHILE MOVING SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL UNIT MAN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT GROIN AREA--MAN DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 10-13-94 NOR HAD HE MISSED WORK YET.
WHILE SPILCING BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE UTITILTY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT MAN ON KNEE.
A SMALL SEPARATION IN ROOF SETPS WERE TAKEN TO EVACUUATE THE SITUATION IT WAS DECIDED WITH PAST OCCURENCE WITH OUR ROOF THAT THIS WOULD BE SMAL SLOGHAGE OF AIR SLACK ROOF. CRIBS WERE ORDERED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND WERE INT HE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN INTO AREA WHEN ROOF FALL OCCURED THE SITUATION WAS AGAIN ALLOWED TO ENTER AREA TO SET ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT TO MAKE ARA SAFE