Avísenme cuando se presente un nuevo incidente de la MSHA en Belmon #15.
INJURED STATED THAT HE PICKED UP 2" WATERLINE. HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS AWARDED RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS. IT WAS THE FINDING OF ADMINISTRAVTIVE LAW JUDGE THAT EE HAS CATEGORY COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
HE HAS BEEN AWARDED BLACK LUNG BENEFITS FOR COAL MINER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS, CATEGORY 1/0.
EE HAS BEEN AWARDED BLACK LUNGS BENEFITS FOR COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS, CATEYORY 1/10.
UPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 200' INBY THE#228 SURVEY LOC. SPAD IN THE #2 RETURN AIR COURSE ENTRY OUTBY THE 001 SEC. ROOF FALL MEASURES APPROX 60 ' IN LENGTH, 20' IN WIDTH & FELL 51/2' HIGH WHICH WAS ABOVE THE 4' ROOFBOLT ANCHARAGE ZONE.RETURN AIR COURSE VENTILATION SYSTEM & TRAVEL THRO THE SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN EFFECTED.
AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL MEASURING 14 FEET WIDE BY 18 FEET LONG AND 42 INCHES IN THICKNESS HAS OCCURRED IN THE NUMBER 2 ENTRY, ONE CROSSCUT OUTBY THE NUMBER 2 BELT TAIL PIECE, DUE TO UNDETECTED WEAK ROOF FAILURE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CUT IN #5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON MINER & BOUNCED UNDER THE CANOPY STRIKING HIM IN DHEST LEFT KNEE & LEG ROCK BROKE BEFORE BOUNCING UNDER CANOPY ROCK MEASURED APPROX 3INTHICK BY 15INBY1 5IN
EE STATED HE WAS BOLTING IN 2 HEADING HE HAD INSTALLED TWO BOLTS IN HIS FIRST CUT TO BOLT. HE WAS ON OPERATORS SIDE OF MACHINE. EE WAS USING HIS RIGHT HAND TO HOLD ONTO FRAME OF MACHINE HE LOW ERED HIS ATRS TO MOVE TO INSTALL THE 3 BOLT. AS ATRS LOWERED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF MACHINE AND ATRS.
INJURED STATED THAT THE MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF #2 ENTRY AND HE HAD A SPAN OF MINER CABLE ABOUT 20' LONG THAT HE WAS THROWING OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE HAD A PAIN IN CENTER OF BACK.INJURED SAID HE DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT AT THE TIME.HE SAID WHEN HE GOT HOME THE PAIN STARTED GOING INTO BOTH LEGS.FINISHED SHIFT AND WENT TO DOCTOR ON 11-11-91.
HE WAS PICKING BELT UP TO PUT IN BELT STRUCTURE, WHEN HE STATED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THE ALLEGED INJURY HAPPENED IN #3 ENTRY.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS HOLDING A STEEL STRAP IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYWW WAS INSTALLING BOLT. STRAP SPUN HITTING INJURED ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. CAUSING LACERATION FROM LEFT EAR ACROSS LEFT EYE TO NOSE. CALLED 9-16-91. LOST LEFT EYE, AND PARALYZED AROUND EYE.
INJURED STATED "THAT HE WAS IN #5 ENTRY UNLOADING SERVICING MATERIALS FROM SCOOP. WHEN HE PICKED UP TWO 5 GALLON CANS OF HYDRAULIC OIL. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE CENTER OF HIS LOWER BACK.
HE STATED THAT HE HAD DRILLED HOLE FOR RESIN ROD. HE PULLED HIS STEEL OUT OF HOLE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND ROOF BOLT WRENCH STANDING IN HEAD OF ROOF BOLT MACHI NE.
SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS FILLING BUCKET 1 GALLON WITH DIRT AND COAL TO THROW ON CURTAIN TO HOLD THE BOTTOM DOWN AND TURNED TO THROW WHEN SHE SAID SHE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN THE LEFT LOWER BACK RIGHT ABOVE WAIST.