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EE WAS CARRYING A BELT SEQUENCE ROLLER TO THE FEEDER. HE LATER THAT DAY SAID HE HAD INURED HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11-2-99.
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND APP. 2000' OUTBY THE SECTION IN THE 4 ENTRY. THE FALL IS APP. 18'X120'X6'.
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE NUMBER NINE ENTRY. APP 1600' OUT BY THE SECTION. THE FALL IS APPROX1600' OUT BY THE SECTION. FALL IS APP 18' WIDE BY 130' LONG BY 5' THICK. CRIBS WERE BUILT AROUN D THE FALL AND THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF.
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND APP 200 FT OUT BY THE SECTION ON THE INTAKE AIR COURSE. THE FALL IS IN A INTERSECTION OF THE #7 ENTRY. THE FALL IS APP 18' BY 70' BY 6' THICK.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 1"X15"X27" FELL FROM THE ROOF A HIT HIM ON HIS BACK. THIS LEFT A PUNCTURE WOUND ON HIS BACK THAT REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.
EE WAS CHANGING A BELT WIPE ON THE SURFACE BELT. IN THE PROCESS HIS FOOT SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE METAL BEAM THAT SUPPORTS THE BELT. THE BELT CAUGHT HIS CHEST F RACTURING ONE OF HIS RIBS.
WHILE UNLOADING METAL STRUCTURE, A PIECE FELL AND HIT HIS FINGER.
EE WASHING OUT CHUTE WITH WATER HOSE. EE SLIPPED AND FOOT WENT INTO DRAIN. REPORT WAS DELAYED DUE TO INFORMATION RECEIVED. IMPRESSION WAS THE OPERATOR WOULD BE FILLING REPORTS.
EE, SECTION FOREMAN TRAVELED UP TO THE TWIN HEAD ROOF BOLTER, WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING ROOF SUPPORT. HE THEN WENT INBY THE ATRS AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK STRUCK HIM.
EMPLOYEE ON BOTTOM FLOOR PUTTING BELT ON PUMP WHEN PERSON ON SECOND FLOOR HIT A PVC PIPE. THIS IN TURN CAUSED PIPE TO FALL TO BOTTOM AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON BACK.
EE WAS MAKING A SPLICE IN THE WATER LINE FOR THE CONTINOUS MINER. HE PULLED A BROKEN PIECE OF METAL BAND OUT OF THE BANDER. THE PIECE OF METAL BAND CAUGHT HIS LEFT ARM MAKING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES.
INDIVIDUAL WAS TESTING THE TENSION ON A PULLEY BELT AND GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND PULLEY.
A UTILITY MAN ON THE DAY SHIFT WAS MOVING SOME SUPPLIES OUTBY THE SECTION. WHILE LIFTING A HI-VOLTAGE SPLICE BOX, HE SAID HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND THEN WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY.
EE WAS WORKING ON A BELT TAILPIECE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING HIM ACROSS HIS BACK WHILE HE WAS BENT OVER. THE MINING HEIGHT IN THE AREA WAS 8 1/2'. THE ROCK 12" X 35" X 3".
A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE #4 ENTRY IN INTERSECTION 2000 FT OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. THE FALL WAS 50' X 18' X 54". THE AREA WAS BOLTED WOTH 5' RESIN BOLTS.
EE A SCOOP OPERATOR WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES ON THE BOLTHER WHEN HE PICKED UP A BUNDLE OF PLATES THAT HAD A SHARP EDGE. THIS LEFT EE WAITH A LACERATION ON HIS INDEX FINGER THAT REQUIR ED 4 STITCHES EE RETD TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY