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Employee was operating roof bolting machine loading supplies onto machine and hurt his back. Said his back had been hurting him for two or three weeks.
Splicing belts, cut hand between thumb and index finger, hit his hand with sledge hammer and belt splicing tool.
Approx 4 ft of top sat down in intersection in an area where no mining was being done. In process of sealing that section of mine off.
Fall of roof in belt entry starting approx 25 feet inside of of portal, extending in approx 80 ft. Belt line was caught under fall.
Miner was stuck. Miner was cribbed. Weight of miner shifted and pushed him to the side. He worked the rest of the shift.
TOP OF MNE BEGAN TO FALL OVER A PERIOD OF 9 DAYS.STARTING ON 11/11/04 THRU 11/23/04. RIB BEGAN TO PRESS OUT & 4 FT BOLTS WERE USED IN THE AREA WHERE A RIDER SEAM WAS FOUND TO BE APPROX 5 FT. THE FALL OCCURED 6 BREAKS INBY #4 BELT DRIVE
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING THE MEN WHILE THEY WERE GETTING THE MIXER UNSTUCK. ROCK CAME OFF MIXER & HIT EE IN THE BACK TOWARDS HIS RT.SIDE.
A ROCK FELL DOWN INTO HEAD DRIVE AND EE WAS GETTING IT OUT. WHEN HE PICKED UP ROCK HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
GOT ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM BOLT MACHINE CABLE.
HE WAS HANGING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WHEN SOME OF THE HANGERS BROKE, BRINGING WEIGHT OF CABLE DOWNON HIS BACK.
EE HAD GOTTEN SOME ROCKS OFF MINER AND WAS REHOOKING HIS REMOTE BOX TO THE MINER. WHEN HE TURNED HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.
THE MEN WERE LOADING BELT ON A FLAT CAR AND THEYWER4E USING A BAR TO LAP THE BELT. WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON THE BAR, HE FELT A STINGING IN THE SMALL OF HIS BACK
EE WAS SHOVELING THE BELT WITH A DIRT SHOVEL. HE STARTED TO PICK UP THE SHOVEL AND THROW THE MUCK TO HIS SIDE KIND OF OVER HIS SHOULCER. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE SHOVEL FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THREW A ROOF BOLT TO BOLT MAN AND STARTED TO GETREADY TO GO TO SCOOP, SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE GROUND BESIDE BOLT MACHINE.
EE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST ROLLER IN TAIL PIECE WITH A BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED OUT AND HIT HIS HAND.