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WORK WAS UNDER 4AY TO REPAIR A SPREADER BAR THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM A DRAGLINE BUCKET THE BAR CONSISTING OF A TWO 8 INCH DIAMETER SCHEDULE 80 PIPES AND STEEL BLOCK AT EACH END WAS ABOUT 3 30-35 FT LONG I7 HAD DEFORMED IN THE SHAPE OF A 1 SUCH THAT THE BLOCKS WERE NOW 15 FT APART BAR WAS BEING HELD UPRIGHT BY A FORKLIFT A WELDER HAD CUT ONE OF THE , IN PIPES NEAR ONE OF THE BLO
EMPLOYEE STOPPE8 TO LEND ASSISTANCE TO THE WATER TRUCK OPERATOR WHEN THE FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR, THINKING THE HAULER OPERATOR WAS STUCK, PUSHED THE HAULER INTO THE EMPLOYEE AND TRUCK
THE VICTIM WAS 7ROUBLE SHOOTING A 480 VOLT AC, LIGHT CIRCUIT WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED WIRES
EMPLOYEE WENT I3TO WRONG COMPARTMENT OF PRECIPITATOR AND WAS ELECTROCUTED
A COLLISION OCC6RRED IN THE VICTINITY OF 3 RIGHT SWITCH BETWEEN LEAD LOCOMOTIVE AND RAILRUNNER. VICTIM, WHO WAS OPERATING THE RAILRUNNER, WAS APPARENTLY THROWN FROM THE RAILRUNNER INTO THE PA OF THE LOCOMOT3VE.
A BELT CONVEYOR3MINE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO MINE FOREMAN AT HIS RESIDENCE AT ABOUT 4:15 AM MINE FOREMAN ENTERED MINE WITH A SUPERVISOR TO INSPECT THE SCENE OF THIS FIRE IN THE BELT ENTRY AT ABOU T 5:45 AM SUPER5ISOR AND PUMPER DISCOVERED MINE FOREMAN UNCONSCIOUS IN ADJACENT TRACK ENTRY
ROCK FELL FROM 2IGHWALL ONTO THE STEEL BEAM OF TEMPORARY CANOPY AND ROCK AND BEAM FELL ONTO THE EMPLOYEE
ENGINEER AND AS8ISTANT ENTERED AN UNKNOWN HAZZARD AREA A BOULDER FELL FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEES I.NA4E & I.NAME TAKING HIGHLIFT TO SHOP FOR REPAIR I.NAMES EYES ROLLED BACK INTO HIS HEAD HIS MOUTH OPENED HE STEPPED BACKWARD OFF HIGHLIFT WHILE MACHINE TRAVELING 1-2 MILES PER HOU R THEN FELL BAC5WARD STRIKING HEAD ON ROADWAY HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT
UNPLANNED DETON5TION WHILE FATALLY INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF LOADING BLASTING AGENT EXPLOSIVE INTO BOREHOLE 5000 #6 FUSE CAPS WERE BEING DESTROYED AND HAD BEEN LOADED INTO SOME HOLES PRIOR TO UNPLA3NED DETONATION UNKNOWN AND IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IF #6 CAPS WERE IN THE HOLE THAT DETONATED UNPLANNED EXCLUSIVE OF THE FUSE CAPS THE NORMAL LOADING PROCEDURE AND PRODUCTS GIV
I.NAME GREASING3THE 992C FRONT END LOADER THE BUCKET WAS ROLLED AND I.NAME WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE BUCKET ARM AND THE DIFFERENCIAL DEATH -TRAUMATIC INTERNAL INJURIES
2ND ROUND WAS B9ING DRILLED AFTER 1ST ROUND SHOT THROUGH CAVED AREA AT CRACK IN CAVED AREA WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM FACE SIDE RESULTING IN LARGE SLAB OUT OF BACK TO FALL DIRECTLY ABOVE VICTIM WHIL E DRILLING 2ND 9OUND
VICTIM WAS FATA5LY INJURED BY A FALL OF ROOF WHICH PARTIALLY COVERED HIM. A CUT OF COAL HAD BEN MINED AND THE VICTIM (ROOF BOLTER HELPER) WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN A ROW OF BOLTS THAT HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED 5ND A ROW OF TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORTS EVALUATING THE ROOF CONDITIONS
OPERATOR WAS DU4PING WASTE MATERIAL OVER A GRIZZLEY FOR STONE SIZING AND APPARENTLY BACKED DOWN THE SLOPE FROM THE WASTE PIPE INSTEAD OF COMING DOWN FORWARD THE LOADER OVERTURNED CRUSHING THE CAB OF THE LOA8ER
I NAME WAS WORK3NG THE MACHINE ON A BENCH GRUBBING TREES WHEN IT APPARENTLY SLID OFF THE BENCH DOWN A 35 FT EMBANKMENT AND TURNED OVER ON SIDE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TRAMMING THE MACHINE BACK TO PARKING AREA3
STOCK PILING SA3D SAND GAVE WAY CAUSING MACHINE TO TIP OVER PINNING DECEASED UNDERNEATH MACHINE
A NON EMPLOYEE 7OOK A RUBBER TIRE LOADER WITHOUT PERMISSION OF OPERATOR AND AS A RESULT WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND WAS KILLED
EE WAS OPERATIN1 A 644B FRONT END LOADER WHEN UNKNOWINGLY & WITHOUT THE OWNERS PERMISSION THE LOADER RAN OVER AN EMBANKMENT THROWING VICTIM OUT & LANDING ON TOP OF HIM CRUSHING HIM.
A SLIP MEASURIN1 APPROXIMATELY 12X5X18 FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF RIDING THE VICTIM AND TIMBERS TO THE MINE FLOOR
THE VICTIM CLOS9D SWITCH CONTROLLING AIR DOOR AS MUCK TRAIN APPROACHED THE DOOR CLOSED HE ATTEMPTED TO RUN TO AN EMERGENCY SWITCH AND WAS STRUCK BY THE TRAIN IF HE HAD REMAINED WHERE HE WAS AN D OPENED THE MA3N SWITCH HE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED
I NAME, A LABOR9R WAS CLEANING COAL WITH HAND SHOVEL ALONG SPOIL PILE PICKING UP LOOSE MATERIAL FOLLOWING THE LOADER THAT WAS CLEANING UP LARGER MATERIAL. A SMALL P PORTION OF THE3SPOIL PILE SLID AND ENTRAPPED I NAME
A BOSS AND A WO9KER GOT ON THE CAGE TO GO BELOW AT THE START OF THE SHIFT AS THE CAGE STARTED ITS DESCENT THE VICTIM THOUGHT HE DETECTED A DISCREPANCY IN THE HOIST AND TRIED TO JUMP TO A BU BUNTIN IN THE S2AFT. NOT BEING ABLE TO HOLD ON, HE F ELL TO HIS DEATH
REPLACING SPIKE8 IN C RUSHER WHEN MACHINE STARTED
VICTIM WAS IN 9POCESS OF SETTING TEMP SUPPORTS WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM. IN PROCESS OF S9TTING TEMPORARY SUPPORTS WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM 9'WIDE X 14'LONG X 7-8'' THICK. FACE #5 ENTRY ON 002 SECTION.
SPLICING 1015 P2WER CABLE AND CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR CABLE WAS ENERGIZED CAUSING DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION.480 V 3-PHASE FOR FRESH WATTER PUMP LOCATED NEAR TAILPIECE ON D GATE 036 SECTION.
FRONT END LOADE9 WAS LOADING ROCK, OPERATOR WAS BACKING UP ENGINE ON LOADER QUIT, LOADER WAS ON INCLINE AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. OPERATED THEN DECIDED TO LEAVE LOADER WHILE ROLLING BACKW ARDS, FALLING O3 WHEEL CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE VRUSHED TO DEATH.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WORKING OFF WALKWAY ON WEST SIDE OF CRUSHER BUILDING ATTEMPTING TO PLACE SCAFFOLD BOARD ON BUILDING BRACES OVER HIS HEAD. HE WAS STANDING WITH RIGHT FOOT ON TOP OF WALKWAY HAN DRAIL AND LEFT 0OOT ON 3RD RUNG ON LADDER. HE FELL FROM LADDER. THE ONE PERSON WHO SAW FALL FROM THE BEGINING SAID IT APPEARED HIS RIGHT LEG BECAME LIMP. HE FELL APPROX. 40 FT, HITTING HANDRA
VICTIM WAS TROU6LE SHOOTING ELECTRICAL BOXES IN BREAKER ROOM WITH TROUBLE STARTING WHEN HE SHORTED OUT 480 VOLT SWITCH
WHILE WORKING I3 TRENCH WITH BACKHOE WEST SIDE OF TRENCH FAILED AND FELL ON EMPL.
FEL BACKED DOWN2ILL TURNED INTO DITCH AND OVERTURNED.
WAS ATTEMPTING 7O SPLICE WIRE WITH WRONG BOX LOCKED OUT WHICH LEFT WIRE ENERGIZED
MOVING FUEL TRU7K FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER AT AUGER MINE SITE.FOR UNKNOWN REASON HE MADE WRONG TURN AND TRUCK ROLLED OVER STEEP EMBANKMENT APPARENTLY THROWING HIM OUT OF TRUCK RESULTING IN HIS DEATH. 3
DUST SET OFF BY3SHOOTING FALL OF COAL - #3 UNIT/#2 ENTRY
INDIVIDUAL PICK9D UP ENERGIZED CABLE AND HELD IT BY FEMALE OUTLET.CABLE WAS WIRED WRONG HE GOT SHOCKED THROUGH OUTLET.#3 ENTRY OF #1 UNIT 001.WENT TO GET EXTENSION CABLE FOR POWER SAW 4 X-CUTS OUTBY #1 UNIT 1OWER CENTER.FOUND LYING FACE DOWN IN 3'' WATER.
36'' PIECE OF D9ILL STEEL BECAME LODGED BETWEEN WOODEN HALF-HEADER HELD AGAINST ROOF BY ROOF BOLT AND INJUREDS CHEST WHILE HE WAS OPERATING BATTERY POWERED TRACK MOTOR BEING USED AS MANTRIP.TH IS CONCLUSION R9ACHED BY INVESTIGATION MADE BY FED,STATE,& COMPANY OFFICIALS.
VICTIM SETTING 8URVEY STAKES.HE BROKE THROUGH SURFACE AND FELL ABOUT 8' INTO HOLE 15'DIAMETER.LARGE PIECE OF CLAY 3' X 2' X 2' FELL ON BACK AND HEAD.VICTIM LYING FACE DOWN AND COULDNT BE RESCU ED BEFORE SUFFO7ATING.WAS WALKING THROUGH BLASTED AREA VERTICALLY DRILLED 1 WEEK BEFORE.
I NAME ATTEMPTE8 TO START A 440 V POWER BOX BY TAKING THE COVER OFF THE BOX AND PUTTING HIS HAND INTO THE BOX, MAKING CONTACT WITH THE POWER SOURCE IN THE BOX AND THE METAL OIL LINES BEHIND HI M CAUSING A DIR9CT LINE THROUGH HIS BODY. THE ACCIDENT WAS FATAL.
TRUCK DRIVER FA7ALLY INJURED AS RESULT OF BEING STRUCK BY ROAD GRADER.I.NAME HAD BEEN OPERATING TRACTOR PULLING WATER WAGON.STOPPED TO ADJUST WATER SPRAYS AT REAR OF WATER WAGON.I.NAME OPERATI NG GRADER,DIDNT3SEE I.NAME.FRONT END OF GRADER STRUCK I.NAME PINNING HIM AGAINST REAR END OF WATER WAGON.
THE OPERATOR HA8 BACKED THE DRAGLINE INTO MINING POSITION WITH THE CAB FACING THE PIT. ONCE IN POSITION THE OPERATOR FAILED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKES. THERE WAS NO SAFETY BERM BETWEEN THE TR ACKS AND THE PI7. THE MACHINE STARTED TRAVELING TOWARD THE HOLE. THE OPERATOR GOT OUT OF THE CAB AND TRIED TO CLIMB OVER THE SAFETY RAIL AS THE MACHINE WAS TRAVELING INTO THE PIT. THE MACHINE
I.NAME TRAMMING3MINER BACK TO FACE AREA WHEN ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM IN HEAD.LEANING TO SIDE WITH HEAD OUT FROM UNDER CM CANOPY WHEN SEGMENT OF MINE ROOF MEASURING 4'' THICK X 3'L ONG X 2'WIDE FE5L FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HEAD AND KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.
NO EYEWITNESS-A7CIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY STATE & FED.AUTHORITIES.OCCURRED AT LOADING POINT OF NORTH MAIN SECTION WHEN TRAM CONTROLS OF SHUTTLE CAR STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION CAUSING I T TO GO OUT OF 7ONTROL.VICTIMS HEAD POSITIONED OUTSIDE CANOPY WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN COAL RIB AND CANOPY SUPPORT.COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IT SC HAD BEEN MAINTAINED IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION.
EMPLOYEE WAS SC5LING AREA THAT HAD BEEN SHOT ON THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY WHEN AN AREA WITH A CLAY SEAM IN THE RIB & BACK AREA BROKE LOOSE & FELL ON MINER EMPLOYEE IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION WITH INTER NAL INJURIES & 6ROKEN RIBS
EMPL HELPING MI3ER OPERATOR WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOFBOLT SUPPORTED TOP STRIKING EMPL.16''WIDE X 14''THICK X 10'LONG.
AIR WAS PUT IN 7HE WATER TANK TO FORCE THE WATER IN SMALLER TANK VICTIM WAS STANDING AT THE FRONT OF TANK WHEN THE END OF TANK THREW OUT AND STRUCK VICTIM KILL HIM INSTANTANLY.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN #4 ENTRY 2ME AT SURVEY STATION 8146.FALL WAS 30'LONG X 16'WIDE X 4'THICK.STANDING IN ENTRY OBSERVING COMTINUOUS MINER CUTTING DOWN ROOF FOR OVERCAST WHEN ROOF SUDDENLY CO LLAPSED COVERIN1 VICTIMS.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN #4 ENTRY 2ME AT SURVEY STATION 8146.FALL WAS 30'LONG X 16'WIDE X 4'THICK.STANDING IN ENTRY OBSERVING CONTYINUOUS MINER CUTTING DOWN ROOF FOR OVERCAST WHEN ROOF SUDDENLY S COLLAPSED COVE9ING VICTIMS.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN #4 ENTRY 2ME AT SURVEY STATION 8146.FALL WAS 30'LONG X 16'WIDE X 4'THICK.STANDING IN ENTRY OBSERVING CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTING DOWN ROOF FOR OVERCAST WHEN ROOF SUDDENLY CO LLAPSED COVERIN1 VICTIMS.
CUT OF COAL FIR9D WHICH DISLODGED SOME TIMBER.AT THAT TIME HE PROCEEDED TO WASH COAL FROM FACE WHEN ROOF COLLAPSED.MINER CLEANING UP TO REINSTALL TIMBER.
FOREMAN SOUNDIN1 ROOF WHEN HORSEBACK FELL OUT RESULTING IN FATALITY.LAST OPEN X-CUT OF #3 HEADING-12' X 21' X 2-12''.
EMERGENCY SPILL4AY BEING CONSTRUCTED AT TAILINGS POND #3.DURING LOADER CYCLE WHERE DIRT BEING MOVED FROM SPILLWAY BOTTOM,VICTIM CHECKING GRADE IN SPILLWAY BOTTOM.APPEARS THAT VICTIM MOVED TOO CLOSE TO LOADE9 CYCLE.WHEN LOADER BACKED OUT OF BANK,REAR BUMPER HIT DECEASED KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND JUST BEFORE RIGHT REAR TIRE RAN OVER HIM.