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Man was cutting 42" mine belt with razor knife, slipped & cut leg.
EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE MOVING A MINER CABLE & WATER LINE. * EMPLOYEE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT AFTER 10/12/05.
While repositioning roof bolter head to drill hole ee twisted lt knee. he conitued to work until 12:45 pm knee hurting and ask to come outside.
While employee was unloading supplies out of a scoop bucket, a piece of rock measuring 24" x 12" x 1" fell from the roof. A roof bolt plate had been cut out by the miner at this location. The piece of rock hit him in the back and neck area causing him to fall.
While mining operations were being done in #8 entry of the 001 section, a piece of rock fell out between the rib and the first row of bolts. The rock hit the employee on the left side of his back and down to his left hip, causing him to fall forward. The rock measured 68" long, 16" on one end and 30" wide on the other end, 2" to 8" thick.
While using hand-held grinder, it kicked back away from surface being ground and cut employee's right wrist.
Removing rock from miner and caught fingers between rock and roof.
over exertion
the #2 operator had stopped int he intersection while the feeder was being cleaned and was beside the frontend of s/c. the #1 s/c came from the miner to dump his load of coal and did not see t he #2 s/c in the intersection and hit it. the #2 s/c operator was at the front end of the s/c when it hit.
LIFTING BUCKET OF MINER BITS & TWISTING. MUSCLE STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON HEAD, FACE AND SHOULDERS WITH A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK. THE ROCK MEASURED 3' LONG X 3' WIDE X 2" THICK. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 10:00 A.M. AND EMPLOYEE FINISHED THE SHIFT.
EE'S SAFETY GLASSES SLIPPED DOWN ON HIS FACE DUE TO PERSIRATION WHILE SETTING MINER BITS. A PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK HIM IN EYE.
A PIECE OF COAL MEASURING 2'X2'X8' SLIPPED FROM ROOF/RIB, STRIKING EE S BACK.
WHILE LOADING A DEFECTIVE SCRUBBER FAN MOTOR FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER ONTO A BATTERY POWERED VEHICLE, ONE END OF THE MOTOR FELL OFF THE VEHICLECAUSING EE TO SLIP AND FALL AGAINST THE MOTOR.
EE WAS PLASTERING ON OVERCAST WORKING OFF ON LADDER. THE LADDER FELL OVER AN THE EE WAS INJURED. THE LADDER WAS SET PLACE ON SOFT BOTTOM.
WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING THE TENSION OFFA ROOF COMEALONG. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE LET THE HANDLE SLIP OUT OF HIS HANDS STRIKING INJURED IN THE JAW AND CHEST. ST.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A SHUTTLE CAR, TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST RIB.
WHILE CHANGING OUT ONE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITHANOTHER, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF ANDSTRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. THE ROCK MEASURED 2'X 2'X 3" THICK.
WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 3'W X 3'L X 2" THICK, FELL FROM ROOF, GLANCED OFF OF MINER AND STRUCK EE'S RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT. HE FINISHED SHIFT AND WORKED NE XT 4 DAYS BEFORE GOING TO DR. AT THAT TIME, HE DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A BROKEN BONE.
EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE AND RE-INJURED AN OLD HERNIA.
WHILE DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE, BOOM EXTENDED TO LIMIT, DRILL HEAD WAS LOWERED TO PLACE BOLT WRENCH SO DRILL STEEL COULD BE PUSHED TO CORRECT DEPTH. INITIALLY DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK IN HOLE BUT WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO PLACE BOLT WRENCH IN CHUCKDRILL STEEL CAME LOOSE, STRIKING HIS HAND.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON DRILL HEAD OF BOLTER & EE WAS CLEARING IT WHEN ANOTHER PIECE FELL STRIKINGHIS HAND. HE LOST THE FIRST JOINT OF MIDDLE FINGER & SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF THE SECOND JOINT.
TO INSTALL A TUNNEL LINER, ROOF BOLTS HAD TO BE CUT TO REMOVE A HEADER. GAS TESTS WERE CONDUCTEDUP TO A HEIGHT OF 6 1/2' IN #5 ENTRY OF SECTION 003. THERE WAS A CAVITY 11 1/2' ABOVE HEADER WER E GAS HAD ACCUMULATED. WHEN OXY/ACET. TORCH CUT THROUGH ROOF BOLT IT IGNITED GAS. ONE EMPLOYEE HAD SOME 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON A LADDER HANGING CURTAIN. HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LADDER, ENTANGLING HIS FOOT IN LADDER, CAUSING HIS KNEE TO BE TWISTED.
WHILE TRAMMING MINER TO NEW PLACE, MINER HELPER SWUNG CABLE OUT OF WAY AND IT STRUCK MINER OPERATOR ON ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN/ACETYLENE CART INTO A SCOOP BUCKET SO THAT IT COULD BE TRANSPORTED TO #6 BELTHEAD WHICH NEEDED REPAIRS. HE LOST HIS GRIP AND ALLOWED THE CART TO STRIKE HIM ON HI S ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BOLTER CREW TO INSTALL BOLTS AND SCREEN IN #4 ENTRY OF SECTION 003. A PIECE OF ROCK IMBEDDED AND FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT. THE ROCK MEASURED 14" BY 15 " BY 4 1/2" THICK.
OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, EE APPARENTLY DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. (HE HAS ONLY WORKED FOR US FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS BEFORE GOING TO DOCTOR. AFTER SEEING DOCTOR ON 12/20/00 HE CAME BACK TO WOR K ON 12/21/00 AND WORKED STEADILY UNTIL HE HAD SURGERY ON 3/5/01.
WHILE EATING LUNCH, A PIECE OF ROCK 4'X5'X4" FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EE'S NECK AND SHOULDER.
WHILE EATING LUNCH, A PIECE OF ROCK 4'X5'X4" FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EE'S SHOULDER AND ANKLE.
WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE ACROSS NO. 2 CROSSCUT EE STUMBLED & TWISTED KNEE
SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY, THROWING OPERATOR INTO CANOPY AND JAMMING HEAD/NECK.
WHILE CARRYING A HAND-HELD HYDRAULIC DRILL DOWN THE ENTRY, EE STUMBLED AND TWISTED ANKLE. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT.
WHILE DOING REG ROOFBOLTING ACTIVIITES EE WAS STRUCK BY A SLIVER OF ROOF MEASURING 2"TX3"LX2" W THAT FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOFBOLTS. THE ROCK STRUCK EE'S ANKLE
A BOLTER OPERATOR IN OUR SECTION 002 WAS LINING UP BOLT WRENCH WITH HEAD OF BOLT WHILE HOLDING BOLT WITH FREE HAND AND AS WRENCH AND BOLT CONNECTED HE INADVERTENTLY HIT ROTATION LEVER, WRENCHI NG LEFT HAND. NOTE: OUR BOLTERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH "HANDS OFF" EQUIPMENT
WHILE CLEANING OFF THE TOP OF THE MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING THE MINER OPERATOR ON SHOULDER AND BACK.
WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WITH REMOTECONTROL, A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 12"W X 12"L X2"THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOFBOLTS AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT CAUSING STRAIN TO HIS NECK.
WHILE WORKING AT THE FACE, EMPLOYEE TOLD CO-WORKER THAT HE FELT "SOMETHING PULL". HE FINISHED SHIFT AND TOLD FOREMAN THAT HE HAD SOME GROIN PAIN. ON WAY HOME, HE STOPPED AT HOSPITAL WAS EXAMIN ED AND INFROMED HE HAD A HERNIA. AFTER TAKING WITH EMPLOYEE IT WAS APPARENT THAT HERNIA RESULTED FROM PRIOR PULL AT SNOTHER MINE. PULLED AREA FINALLY FAILED WHILE WORKING A SPRUCE NO. 2 MINE.
PIECE OF DRILL STEEL HUNG IN HOLE WHEN ROOF DRILL HEAD WAS WITHDRAWN; AS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DOLLY WRENCH FROM DRILL HEAD. THE HUNG STEEL LET GO AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN STEEL AN D WRENCH.