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Wile roof bolting face area, a loose rock fell between rib and 1st installed roof bolt. Rock was 3' long X 2' wide X 1' thick. Rock hit canopy and operator moved into path of rock. Struck by rock in back of head and ankle.
Employee was tramming a feeder at x-cut 25 between beltline & haulage. Loose rock fell out & fell on the employee pinning his shoulder & left leg.
ROOF FALL 2 MAIN WEST INTAKE 21 XCUT #6 ENTRY. 20' LONG, 18' WIDE, AND 6' HIGH.
A roof fall occurred in the main west return. The fall was 50' long, 18' wide and 7' high. The fall was between xc 18 and 19 xc and not in the intersections.
A roof fall occured at XC 12 # 6 entry in intake on # 2 unit. Measured 20' long 20' wide & 6.5' thick.
A Roof Fall occured at Xcut 8 intake (primary) unit #2 60' long, 20 wide, 8' thick.
A Roof Fall occured at 91 to 92 xcut in main west headings. Fall measured 140' long. 18' wide & 8' thick.
Roof fall at 6' high, 20' wide, 100' long on unit #1 4-way intersection in rooms outby the section in return.
A rock fell off a corner in #3 entry outby face. Employee had moved out of the way of a shuttle car going to miner when a rock came out of the top. Hit him on the shoulder, arm & right foot.
A roof fall occured in main west travelway at 87 x-cut intersection. 20' in length, 18' wide & 10' high.
A roof fall occured in 2nd main north room #5 off #1 entry outby face entries 20' length, 18' wide, 7' high.
A roof fall occurred in the 2nd main north entry # 6, # 6 x-cut. It was 20 ft long, 18 ft wide and 7 ft thick.
A roof fall occured in the 2nd main north entry 4 #7 x-cut belt line 20 ft long, 18 ft wide and 8 ft thick
A roof fall occurred in the 2nd main north entries at #12 xc, #1 to #2 entry. The fall measured 20 feet long, 17 feet wide and 8 feet thick.
A roof fall occurred in the main west entries at #83 crosscut in the #9 entry. The roof fall measured 30' long, 18' wide and 15' thick.
a roof fall occurred in the main west entries, # sentry #86 xc. The fall measured 20'long, 18'w and 10' thick.
Miner operator had backed continuous miner out to intersection to get a rock off miner. After rock had been removed, continuous miner was trammed into face to load a shuttle car. After shuttle car came in & got loaded, s/c operator started tramming toward feeder & as he got to rock in intersection, he hit it with car, flipping it into operator's cab. Size of rock 5'x 4'x 8"
A roof fall was discovered at the mouth of the intake portal at approximately 9:30 pm. The fall measured 10 to 12 feet high, 55 feet long and 18 feet wide.
Employee was replacing a cover over main breaker panel on the battery scoop. As he was replacing the cover he lost his footing causing him to drop the lid on his hand.
Employee was roof bolting and as he started drilling a hole, a piece of rock 18" long x 12" thick x 4"-5" thick fell striking him on the forearm. Shortly after that another piece of rock fell striking him on the shoulder.
Employee had backed cont miner out of #4 room to cut a corner off so that the shuttle car could get around easier. After he had cut the corner off, he backed the cont miner out by intersection waiting for roof bolter to bolt corner. While he was standing beside miner a piece of rock 5' long by 3' wide by 4-14" thick struck the employee.
Employee was carrying a seal block to the 2nd North #4 seal when he lost his footing, slipped & fell, landing on his rear on a timber. He re-aggravated the injury the next day when he was operating his shuttle car, hit a bump in the roadway & hit his head on the canopy of the shuttle car.
EMPLOYEE KNELT DOWN LEANING AGAINST THE RIB FILLING OUT HIS MAP, WHEN THE SECTION SCOOP OPERATOR CAME FROM ENTRY #1 TO ENTRY #2. WHEN THE SCOOP CAME THROUGH THE CROSSCUT THE OPERATOR TURNED THE CORNER HEADING OUTBY & THE BATTERIES ON THE SCOOP STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST & LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND AS HE WAS INSERTING THE RESIN CARTRIDGE INTO THE HOLE, A SLAB OF ROCK FELL. SLAB STRUCK EE IN THE SHOULDER AND BACK, PINNING HIM AGAINST THE CONTROLS OF THE ROOF BOLTER. THE ROCK MEASURED 1.5-15" THICK, 12-48" WIDE AND 9' LONG.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER. EE HAD LEFT HAND RESTING ON THE ARM OF THE DRILL POT ASSEMBLY WHILE DRILLING A HOLE, AS THE DRILL POT WAS GOING UP, LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ARM AND THE CANOPY OF THE ROOF BOLTER
A roof fall occured in the MMU west 36 xc, #1 entry. The fall measured 50 ft long, 18 ft wide and 10-12 feet thick.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4TH NORTH PANEL AT #4 CROSSCUT, #4 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 20' LONG X 3'-16' WIDE X 5' THICK.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING. HE HAD COMPLETED DRILLING A HOLE AND WAS ROTATING THE STEEL TO HELP GET IT OUT OF THE HOLE WHEN THE WRENCH CAME OFF OF THE STEEL AND OUT OF THE DRILL CHUCK, STRIKING THE EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE, CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND WHEN HE DRILLED A HOLE THROUGH A PIECE OF ROCK, HE TURNED BACK TO GET HIS GLUE & ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL WHEN THE ROCK HE HAD DRILLED THROUGH FELL HITTING HIM ON THE TOP OF THE FOOT.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4TH NORTH PANEL AT #5 XC FROM #5 TO #6 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 70 FEET LONG, 19 FEET WIDE AND 5 FEET THICK.
CLIMBED ON TO TRAILER TO CHECK TARP, THEN JUMPED OFF & SUSTAINED A SIMPLE FRACTURE OF LEFT LEG.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4TH SOUTH PANEL AT #3 CROSSCUT BETWEEN #2 & #3 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 25 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE & 4 FEET THICK.
A roof fall occurred in the 2nd main west in the #6 entry at 71 XC. The fall measured 60' long, 17 1/2' wide and 5-8' thick.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN WEST IN THE #6 ENTRY BETWEEN CROSSCUT 34-35. THE FALL MEASURED 20 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE AND 6 FEET HIGH.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2ND MAIN WEST IN #3 ENTRY AT #42 XCUT. THE FALL MEASURED 50' LONG, 18' WIDE & 12' HIGH.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4TH SOUTH PANEL OFF OF THE MAIN WEST AT #28 CROSSCUT, #2 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 50 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE & 6-12 FEET THICK.
EE WAS LYING ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER PREPARING TO WELD ON THE PAN ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF THE COAL RIB CAME OFF LANDING ON HIM. THE RIB MEASURED 7' X 53" X 0-13" THICK.
EE WAS SPREADING MORTAR MIX AT THE BASE OF A CONCRETE WALL. HE WAS MIXING THE MORTAR MIX WITH WATER & DURING THE PROCESS OF SPREADING & MIXING, THE MORTAR MIX GOT DOWN INSIDE HIS GLOVES CAUSING A BURNING SENSATION TO BOTH HANDS & TO HIS KNEES WHERE HE HAD BEEN KNEELING DOWN APPLYING THE MATERIAL.
EE was roof bolting when a piece of rock 2'x2'x2" fell out between the roof bolts, striking the ee on the left shoulder and back area.
EE WAS PICKING UP A 6" X 6" TIMBERS TO BE SET ON 2ND NORTH PANEL BELT, WHEN WHILE LIFTING THE TIMBER HE FELT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER POP. EE STATED HE THOUGHT HIS SHOULDER POPPED BACK INTO PLACE & CONTINUED TO WORK THE REMAINDER OF HIS SHIFT & FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS HE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING SOME PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF THREE STEPS WHEN HIS HEEL SLIPPED ONT HE 2ND STEPS, THEN HIS HEEL STOPPED SLIDING CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD. HIS FOOT FOLDED UP UNDERNEATH HIM CAUSING A SPRAIN T O HIS LEFT FOOT. THE STEPS WERE WET AND SLICK FROM THE RAIN.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 3RD SOUTH PANEL OFF THE MAIN WEST. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT #6 INTERSECTION, #2 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 20 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE & 8 FEET THICK.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN WEST. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT 31 XC INTERSECTION, #5 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 40 FEET LONG, 16 FEET 6 INCHES WIDE, AND 10 FEET HIGH.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST NORTH PANEL OFF THE 2ND MAIN WEST. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT 14 XC INTERSECTION, #4 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 25 FT LONG, 19 FT 6 INCH WIDE AND 6 FT HIGH.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST NORTH PANEL OFF THE 2ND MAIN WEST. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT 14 XC INTERSECTION, #3 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 40'LONG, 17 FEET 6 INCHES WIDE & 8 FEET HIGH.
EE WAS WALKING ALONG BELT LINE CARRYING A 4'LONG TIMBER WHEN HE SLIPPED & THEN FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT HIP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2ND SOUTH PANEL OFF THE MAIN WEST. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT 27 XC INTERSECTION, #3 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 30'LONG, 18'WIDE & 6' - 8' HIGH.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN WEST. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT 24 XC INTERSECTION, #4 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 30' LONG, 18' WIDE, 10' - 12' HIGH.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2ND SOUTH PANEL OFF THE MAIN WEST. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT 18XC INTERSECTION, #5 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 25 FEET LONG, 10-16' WIDE, AND 6 FT HIGH.
AS EE POSITIONED HIMSELF TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT, BELT OR LAMP CORD CAUGHT ON CANOPY VALVE LEVER CAUSING THE CANOPY TO LOWER. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.