ON THE DAY IN QUESTION SEVERAL MINERS WERE ADVANCING THE CONVEYOR BELT IN 1 MAIN SECTION. VICTIM WAS FOUND LYING ON THE MINE FLOOR AT THE CONVEYOR BELT ENTRY, CONSCIOUS & ALERT. CO-WORKERS ADM INISTERED FIRST AID & BEGAN REMOVING HIM FROM THE MINE IN THE HOIST. WHEN THE HOIST REACHED THE SURFACE, VICTIM HAD NO PULSE OR RESPIRATION. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 4:25 PM AT THE E.R.