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EE WAS MOVING COAL DRILL OUT OF #2 HEADING WHEN HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE WHEEL RIGHT LEG IS BROKEN
EE WAS BUSTING A PIECE OF COAL ONT HE FEEDER WHEN HIS HAMMER HIT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND IT CAME DOWN ON HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OLD BELT LINE ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF OLD WATER LINE CAUGHT THE BUCKET OF SCOOP AND CAME AROUND AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS HE BENT A BOLT TO PUT UP AND WHEN HE WENT TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT IT TWISTED AND HE FELL INTO BOLTER HEAD.
EE PICKED UP ONE END OF MOTOR FOR SCOOP WHEN HISHAND SLIPPED THE MOTOR CAME DOWN ON HIS RT. HAND& CUT 2 MIDDLE FINGERS, REQUIRED STITCHES.
ROCK FALL IN OLD WORKS AT INTERSECTION ABOUT 120' INBY SPAD #2891.
EE WAS TAMPING THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF CAP COAL CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EE HAD JUST DRILLED #8 HEADING AND WAS BACKING UP WHEN HIS FOOT SAT PINCHED BETWEEN A BLOCK OF COAL AND THE DRILL.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE FEEDER HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK CAME DOWN ON HIS BACK.
EE WAS LOADING COAL FROM THE FACE WHILE TRAMMING OUT OF THE FACE AREA. EE RAISED HEAD TO LOOK AT BUCKET OF SCOOP WHEN HIS HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WI6TH ROOF AND PUSHED HEAD FORWARD.
EE WAS CLEANING BELT LINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 2' X 18" X 3" CAME LOOSE FROM TOP AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
ROCK FALL ON #4 BELT LINE 3 CROSSCUTS INBY #4 HEAD AT SPAD #2036. ABOUT 20'WIDE & 3' THICK
EE PARKED BOSS BUGGY BEHIND CUTTER AND WAS WORKING ON REEL CHAIN WHEN SCOOP CAME AROUND CORNER AND HIT BUGGY AND THE BUGGY CAME IN CONTACT WITH EE.
EE WAS TRAMING CUTTER OUT OF #5 ENTRY GOT HEAD CAUGHT ON BOLTER CABLE AND PUSHED HIM DOWN IN CUTTER.
EE WAS LOADING COAL AT FACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
ROOF FALL AT INTERSECTION OF #7 ENTRY. LAST OPEN CROSS CUT ON 001 SECTION. FALL WAS ABOUT 40" THICK ROOF WAS LAMINATED SHALE AND SAND STONE.
ROOF FALL
EE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP WHEN HIS KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A ROOF BOLT HEAD AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE.
THIS IS AN AMMENDED COPY THIS FALL WAS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED OFF INT HE #4 ENTRY. ALSO NO.3 ENTRY WAS STOPPED FROM ADVANCING ON 2-2-00 AFTER THEY WERE BOLTED. THE TEST HOLES SHOWED CRACKS IN TH E ROOF THERE FORE THE ROOF WAS ALLOWED TO FALL. THIS WAS NOT AN UNINTENIONAL ROOF FALL. FALL IS APP. 140 FT OUTBY WORKING FACES.