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EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL FROM THE MINER TO FEEDER WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT THE RIB AND THREW EMPLOYEE FORWARD MAKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW HIT THE CORNER OF THE PANIC BAR.
EE LEFT THE SECTION AND WENT OUTSIDE WITHOUT TELLING HIS SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR CALL OUTSIDE AND TOLD EE TO RETURN TO THE SECTION OR HE CONSIDERED HIM QUIT FOR WALKING OFF THE JOB. EE LEFT MIN E S8TE AND WENT HOME. AFTER HE GOT HOME, EE CALLED BACK TO THE MINES AND TOLD THE GUARD THAT HE HURT HIS BACK BY PULLING A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH.
MINER OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO PULL MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE OUT OF ROADWAY WITH ONE HAND WHILE HE HAD THE CONTROL BOX FOR THE 12-7 MINER IN HIS RIGHT HAND. HE TWISTED AROUND TRYING TO THROW C ABLE OUT OF ROAD AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS LETTING THE ATRS DOWN TO ADVANCE TO ANOTHER ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM BROKE LOOSE FROMT HE TIP HITTING THE ATRS BREAKING THE KETTLE BOTTOM INTO 2 PIECES ONE PIECE HIT THE RIB AN D SLID DOWN THE RIB PINNING HIS LEG AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER AND BREAKING IT IN 2 PLACES.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK SLID DOWN CANOPY ON ROOF BOLTER AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT ANKLE.
ROOF FALL AT XCUT NUMBER 35 IN THE #5 HEADING OF THE #1 MAINS. XCUT WAS BOLTED WITH 5; RESIN BOLTS AND TOP BROKE 2-3' ABOVE ANCHORAGE. THE FALL WAS 8'THICK, 24' LONG, 20' WIDE.
FEEDER FLIGHT CAME OUT OF THE FEEDER AND HIT EE ACROSS LEFT SHOULDER AND CHEST.
RIB WAS LOOSE. WHILE THEY WERE PUTTING IN SEALS, THE RIB ROLLED OFF AND BROKE ANKLE OF EE.
ROOF FALL IN FACE OF #3 ENTRY 20' WIDE 10'TO 12' HIGH 30' LONG ROOF IS SLATE TOP WITH PLACES IN IT THAT BROKEN UP.
EE WAS FIRED FOR MISSING WORK. HE WAS FIRED 4-23-01. ON 5-7 HE SAID HE GOT HURT IN THE MINES ON 3-29-01 THERE WAS NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE ACCIDENT WASN'T REPORTED TO ME UNTIL HE G OT FIRED FOR MISSING WORK.
HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE DRILL STEEL SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIS LOWER ARM.
EE WAS WALKING BY RIB WHEN RIB FELL OFF AND STRUCK LEG.
EE WAS AT THE OUTBY END OF A BELT TAILPIECE SHOVELING. A ROCK (ABOUT 30 LBS) CAME OVER THE DRIVE LANDING ON THE TAILPIECE, THEN ROLLING OFF IT HIT HIM IN THE SIDE. WHILE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY, H E TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS HOOKING UP A PULL CHAIN TO A ROLL OF BELT. HE INSTRUCTED THE SCOOP OPERATOR TO PULL IT. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN REMOVING THE END OF HIS FINGER IN THE ACCIDENT.
HE WAS COMING BACK FROM THE SUPPLY HOLE IN #5 ENTRY AND RAN OVER A PIECE OF 2" WATER LINE. THE END OF THE WATER LINE RAISED UP AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT JAW, CUTTING HIS JAW.
RIDER SEAM DIPPED DOWN TO WITHIN 5' OF MINE ROOF WATER IN RIDER SEAM CAUSED TOP TO BREAK LOOSE AND FALL.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED TO HAVE HURT HIS BACK; REPORTED TO COMPANY NEXT DAY; SAID HE WAS LIFTING TIMBER WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MUDDY BOTTOM.
OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER. HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN MINER ROPE THAT WAS USED TO PULL MINER CABLE AND FELL UNDER ROOF BOLTER TIRE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT HE PUT BOLT WRENCH TO PUSH STEEL DAPER IN HOLE USED HIS HAND TO STEADY WRENCH. GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON WRENCH. BREAKING HIS ARM.
1ST RIGHT SIT OF RMS ON INTAKE SIDE OF #3 BELT; ROCK FALL AT BREAK #8 AT FACE IN #5 ENTRY=APP. 50' LONG 0 TO 6' THICK, THESE ROOMS WERE MINED 90-12-99=INACTIVE RMS PRESHIFTED EVERY 8 HOURS.
EE WAS DRILLING TOP WHEN A SLUG OF TOP FELL & STRUCK ON BACK OF HEAD WHEN IT HIT HIM PUSHING HEAD AGAINST THE ARM OFF ROOF BOLTER.