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WATER HAD CUT ROCK ON THE HIGHWALL AND IT FELL OUT ON THE BELT PORTAL AND SUPPLY PORTAL CANOPYS.

EE WAS OPERATING LEFT ROOF BOLTER AND HAD JUST PUT UP 1ST PIN OF HIS PINNING CYCLE. HE DISENGAGED HIS ATRS AND WAS GETTING POSITIONED FOR HIS NEXT PIN AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFF THE T OP OF HIS ATRS PADS STRIKING HIM IN HIS MOUTH HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO MUTI-CARE IN MADISONVILLE,WHERE HE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES IN THE UPPER LIP

PINNER STEEL HUNG IN ROOF, EE WAS PULLING DOWN ON STEEL WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE IT PINCHED & MASHED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER ON HIS STEEL WRENCH THAT WAS IN THE PINNERS CHUCK

EE STRUCK A PIECE OF ROCK (25"LONG X 20"WIDE X 8-12"THICK) WITH HAMMER, ALONG THE RIGHT RIB OF #8 ENTRY, 3RD X-CUT OUTBY FACE, IT DISLODGED STRICKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG. HE WAS TRANSPORTED T O RMC FOR X-RAYS BY AMBULANCE. THE X-RAYS SHOWED NEGATIVE. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED WITH A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF RETURN WORKINGS. IT IS APPROX 400O'FROM UNIT'S DUMPING POINT. IT IS APPROX 60'-70'LONG X 4'-5' HIGH. THE VENTILATION OF THIS AREA AND T HE MINE IS NOT AFECTED. CORRECTIVE MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO SUPPORT THE 3 EXPOSED SIDES ACCORDING TO OUR APPROVED ROOF CONTROL PLANS. THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCK FROM SCOOP AND CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, HAVING 3 STITCHES PUT IN IT AT MULTI-CARE IN MADISONVILLE, KY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MIDDLE BOLTER MOVE TO #4 ENTRY, HE AND THE AREA WERE WET. HE PROCEEDED TO HANG THE BOLTER'S TRAILING CABLE, THE POWER CABLE HAD A SLIGHT KNICK IN IT. HE WAS NOT WE ARING RUBBER GLOVES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED FROM THE CABLE BY ANOTHER EE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO RMC, WHERE HE REMAINS CONSCIOUS AND ALERT, FOR OBSERVATION.

EE WAS HOLDING RETAINER PIN FOR "CAT-PAD" OF FEEDER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING IT TRYING TO REPLACE IT INTO POSITION. A "MUSHROOMED" PART OF THE PIN WAS IMPELED INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT W RIST.

LEFT BOLTER OPERATOR WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT FOOT BY A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURE 55" LONG X 30" WIDE 8" THICK IN 7 RM OF 5TH SOUTH PANEL. THE ROCK DISLEDGE FROM LEFT RIB 34" FROM 3RD ROWS OF PINS OUTB Y THE LAST ROW BEING INSTALLED, WHICH WAS APPROX15' FROM FACE AREA. THE EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO RMC IN MADISON WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FOR POSSIBLE BROKEN BONE TO BE RE-RAILOCATED.

THE RIGHT BOLTER OPERATOR WAS HELPING THE LEFT BOLTER OPERAYTOR WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE MIDBACK BY APIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 55" LONG X 30" WID E X 8" THICK IN #7 ROOM OF 5TH SOUTH PANEL. THE ROCK DILODGED FROM LEFT RIB 34" FROM 1ST PIN, FROM 3RD ROLL OF PINS OUTBY LAST ROW OF PINS BEING INSTALLED, THE EE WAS TRANSPORTED RMC IN MADISONVILLE. FRACTURED VERTEBRAE AND OBSERVATION.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 7 ENTY IN RETURN AIR CORSE, OUTBY INTERSECTION NUMBERED 4 & 70 OF THE WEST SUB MAIN 2500' OUTBY SECTION DUMPING POINT. IT FELL SOMETIME BETWEEN 6-11-98 300 PM AND 6-12- 98 800 AM THE FALL MEASURES 30'L X 17.5' W X 7' HIGH. NO PERSON OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED AND THE VENTILATION CURRENT WAS NOT AFFECTED. PROPER PROCEDURE ARE BEING TAKEN TO LOAD AND ARCH THIS

WHILE PERFORMING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE INTAKE AIR COURSE A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' LONG X 17' WIDE X 5.5' HIGH. WAS ENCOUNTERED IN #1 ENTRY OF THE WEST SUB-MAINS AT SPAD #4+70. AFTER D ANGERING THE AREA OFF THE SUPT. WAS NOTIFIED ANDAFTER HIS INVESTIGATION PROPER PROCEDURES WAS TAKEN TO CLEAN THE ROOF FALL UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING LOOSE ROCK OFF MINER. WHILE LIFTING ON ROCK HE APPARENTLY STRAINED RT. SHOULDER. HE FAILED TO ACCURATLY REPORT IT THAT HE HAD LATER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT MULTI-CA RE IN MADISONVILLE. AND NO LOST TIME OCCURRED UNTIL HE MISSED HIS REGULAR SHIFT ON 5-8-98 WHEN HE CALLED IN OFF TO GO AND GET A CORTISONE SHOT ON 5-8-98.

WHILE STANDING BY MINER, THE MINER OPERATOR WAS OBSERVING CO-WORKERS SPLICING WATER HOSE BETWEEN #7 AND #8 ENTRIES WHEN A ROCK (MEASURING 2'4" BY 1'4" BY 4' THICK) STRUCK VICTUM ON LEFT ANKLE. THE VICTUM WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT RMC AT MADISONVILLE WITH A BRUISED AND SPRAINED ANKLE AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO WORK 4-6-98 (REGULAR SHIFT) MISSING ONE SHIFT OF WORK.

THE ROVING MECHQANIC WAS WORKING ON AN IDLE DIESEL TRUCK. THE RATCHET HE WAS USING SLIPPED & STRUCK EE ACROSS LEFT EYE.EE HAD 2 STITCHES PUT IN LEFT EYELID AND WAS RELEASED. HE RETURNED TO WOR K HIS REGULAR SHIFT ON 3-25-98, AT 1500 HOURS.

ROOF FALL OCCURED BETWEEN 2/24/98 - 3/3/98 ON WEST SUB MAIN APPROX. 2100' OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION, AT 3 & 90 IN 2 ENTRY. THE FALL CONSISTS OF THE INTERSECTION AT 3 & 90 (20'X20'X6' NO ONE WA S INJURED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED.

THE SECTION SUPERVISOR LIFTED AND PULLED ONE OF HIS EE'S OUT OF THE PATH OF LOOSE ROOF MATERIAL

EE WAS BOLTING A ROOM NECK OFF OF #8 ENTRY IN THE WEST SUBMAIN; A LARGE ROCK [APPROX 2' X 5' X 6"] ALLEDGEDLY FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIS HEAD & RIGHT SHOULDER. A POSSIBLE CONCUSSION MAY H AVE RESULTED.

COVER OF ROOF BOLTER ON TOP NEAR OPERATOR CONTROLS WAS MOVED UPONTO ATRS SO AS TO GAIN ACCESS TO HYDRAULIC HOSES AT VALVE BANK OF OPERATOR CONTROLS. EE TRAMMED BOLTER AND COVER FELL STRIKING E E'S LEFT HAND THAT WAS STATIONED ON VALVE BANK.