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WALKING DOWN OVERCAST RAMP THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD. RAMP WAS WET. HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT CALF.

WALKING TO WORKING PLACE AND INSTEAD OF WALKING AROUND CONVEYOR BELT STRUCTURE BED RAILS WALKED OVER THEM. HE TRIPPED FELL AND FRACTURED HIS ARM AS HE HIT THE MINER FLOOR.

A HORIZONTAL DEGASIFICATION BOREHOLE WAS ACCIDENTALLY MINED IN TO IN THE #3 ENTRY OF 82 BUTT SECTION BETWEEN 68 AND 69 CROSSCUTS. RESULTING IN ABNORMALLY HIGH METHANE LIBERATION.

INSTALLING BASS LIFT JACK ON LONGWALL SHIELD INTO MOUNTING BRACKET. HIS HANDS WERE WET & SLIPPERY AS HE LOWERED THE JACK HE LOST HIS GRIP & THE JACK FELL. THE MIDDLE & RING FINGER ON HIS R IGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JACK & MOUNTING BRACKET FRACTURING THE RING FINGER & LACERATING BOTH

HOSING COAL SPILLAGE ON BELT SLOPE CONCRETE FLOOR. BENT DOWN TO HOSE UNDER BELT ON TIGHT SIDE. STEPPED ON WATER HOSE LYING TROUGH. FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL ONTO STEPS. HE HYPEREXTENDED THE THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND LACERATING IT HE RECD 8 SUTURES

TROUBLE SHOOTING SHEAER ELECTRICAL PANEL. HE HAD HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE PANEL COVER AND THE PANLINE. CHECKING SHEARER START UP AND THE SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE SHEARER CAUSED THE PANEL COVER TO SLIP. THIS CAUGHT HIS RIGHT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN THE PANEL AND THE PANLINE LACERATING (SUTURES) IT.

WALKING ON UNEVEN BOTTOM WHLE MAKING AN EXAMINATION OF VENTILATION CONTROL SEALS & STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK WHICH WAS COVERED FROM SIGHT BY ROCK DUST

THE #6 ELEVATOR PART OF THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY BECAME INOPERABLE AND TWO PEOPLE WERE ON THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME. THERE WAS A BUILDUP OF MATERIAL ON THE BODE BRAKING SENSING ROLLER. EMPLOYEES W ERE INSTRUCTED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF ESCAPE. DURATION = 34 MINUTES.

DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDORME AND ACCORDING TO TWO PHYSCIAINS THIS WAS DUE TO HIS WORK WHICH INCLUDED HANDLING CONRETE BLOCK.

ATTEPTING TO LIFT MINER TRAILING CABLE AND WATER HOSE OUT OF A CABLE HANDLER, FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

#6 ELEVATOR BECAME INOPERABLE WHEN AN ISOLATION TRANSFORMER MALFUNCTIONED THIS ELEVATOR IS PART OF THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY SYSTEM. ALL AFFECTED MINERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ESCAPE ROUTE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

SHE WAS WALKING WHILE MAKING EXAMINATION OF MAIN BELT LINE AND ALLEDGES SHE TRIPPED WHILE STEPPING OVER OVERCAST PARTS AND STRUCK HER RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE METAL STRUCTURE. SHE DID NOT SEEK I MMED. ATTN. EE IS NOT TOTALLY SURE THIS IS WORK RELATED BUT PHYSCIAIN SANS SO. NOTE: INJURED STARTING MISSING TIME ON 5-17.

THE SHEARER OPERATOR REPORTED AN IGNITION AT 100 SHIELD ON THE LONGWALL FACE AS HE WAS OPERATING THE SHEARER AND MINING FROM TAIL TO HEAD. THERE WAS A SLICKENING FORMATION OBSERVED AND A FRICT IONAL IGNITION OF METHANE IS PRESUMED. A FULL INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED.

THROWING WOOD ONE HOLE BOARDS USED FOR ROOF BOLTING HEADERS UNDER CANVAS CHECK. FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. RESTRICTED WORK BEGAN 5/1/99.

WAITING FOR FULL FACE MINER TO FINISH CUTTING COAL SO HE COULD INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. THE WORKING PLACE HAD UNEVEN ROOF BECAUSE THE MINER WAS NOT LEVEL. A PIECE OF COAL FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN CHA NNEL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN 5/4/99.

AFTER INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND CHANNEL FROM A FULL FACE MINER, MINOR WALKED BACK SND STOOD BESIDE THE CM OPERATOR. A ROCK 84" LONG AND 30" WIDE AND 7" THICK BROKE OFF AT THE MOST INBY CHANNEL AND HIT THE END OF THE VENTILATION TUBES. THE TUBES FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM ROOF DRILL HEAD TO ATRS JACK LEVER TO LOWER THE ATRS. A PIECE OF SLATEHAD PREVIOUSLY FALLEN OUT OF THE ROOF. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE SLATE AND SLIPPED, STRAINING HIS RIGHT HIP AND RIGHT KNEE.Y

PULLING AN EXTENSION VENTILATION TUBE TOWARD THE FACE. A SPAD SET INTO THE COAL RIB WAS USED TO HOLD THE SLIDER AGAINST THE RIB AND IT PULLED OUT WHILE HE EXTENDED THE TUBE. THE TUBE SWUNG OVE R AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD. HE EXPERIENCED BLURRED VISION CAUSED BY A DETACHED RETINA OF THE RIGHT EYE.

REMOVING FLANGED NIPPLE ON TOP OF A MAGNETITE FILL TANK. THE TANK NORMALLY MAINTAINS 10 LBS PER SQUARE INCH PRESSURE. A CO WORKER ASSUMBED HE HAD RELIEVED THE PRESSURE IN THE TANK BY OPENING A MATERIAL FLOW VALVE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. THE PRESSURE WAS NOT RELIEVED. WHEN INJURED TOOK A BOLT OUT OF THE FLANGE, THE FLANGE BLEW OFF THE TANK AND STRUCK HIM.

CLOSING AN ELEVATOR DOOR BY PULLING ON A STRAP ATTACHED TO ONE OF THE TWO DOORS. THE STRAP IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE DOORS OPEN WITH RESISTANCE BUT CLOSE EASILY. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGH T HAND BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS WHICH CLOSE HORIZONTALLY. WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOORS ON HIS RIGHT HAND HE FRACTURED THE SECOND DIGIT.

INJ & COWORKER WERE INSTALLING BOLTS WITH A SINGLE BOOM DRILL. AS INJ WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDEOF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE LOOSE ROOF SEPARATEDAS HIS COWORKER WAS DRILLING A HOLE & FELL BETWE EN ROOF SUPPORT CHANNEL. A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK INJ ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT

WALKING THROUGH A VENTILATION REGULATER THAT HADHIGH AIR PRESSURE PASSSING THROUGH IT THE AIR PRESSURE CAUSED HIM TO TRIP & FALL BACKWARD STRIKING A CONCRETE PALASTER THAT IS PART OF THE REG ULATOR STRUCTURE & LAND ON THE MINE FLOOR IN A CONTORTIVE POSITION

RE-HANGING A CONTINUOUS MINER IN LINE PLUG WITH CO WORKERS 2 AS THEY WERE HANGING PLUG BY PLACING IT IN A HOOK WHEN ANOTHER HOOK THE PLUG WAS HANGING IN FELL AND IN LINE PLUG STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE. RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

DIODE MALFUNCTIONED IN THE SLOPE HOIST CAR. IT WAS REPLACED CAR DOWN 3 HOURS AND 40 MINUTUES.

TO REMOVE A NAIL FROM A ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELTING INJURED PULLED DOWN A LAYER OF BELT AND STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE BELT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG. THIS CAU SED A CONTUSION AND A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES.

RIDING AS A PASSENGER IN A PICK UP TRUCK. INJURED AND CO WORKER WERE REFUELING A LIGHT PLANT ON THE REFUSE PILE. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK CROSSED THE PATH OF THE PAN AND THE PAN STRUCK THE TRUC K. INJURED RECEIVED A SEVERE CONTUSION ON THE RIGHT LEG.

HOSING FINE COAL AWAY FROM BELT. AS HE DRUG WATER HOSE TWOARD THE BELT, HE STEPPED BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS OF METAL GRATING. ONE OF THE SECTIONS COLLADSED AND HE STRUCK HIS LOWER LEFT LEG ON THE CONRETE DITCH.

DRAGGING ROCK DUST HOSE IN MUD, WATER AND SLIPPERY CONDITONS. TRIPPED WHILE PULLING HOSE AND STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE TWISTING BRETBY TO PUT IT ON SPILL PLATE, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE BRETBY STAPLE, LACERATION IT.

SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SCOOP OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS AN OFF SET IN THE RIB. SHE STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE OFFSET.

THERE WAS AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN THE LONGWALL PANEL #39 TAILGATE THAT IMPEDED TRAVEL THROUGH THAT AREA AND INTO THE SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY FROM THIS SECTIONS. THE PLAN APPROVED FOR SUCH SI TUATIONS WAS PUT INTO PLACE UNTIL THE AREA WAS MINED THROUGH.

OPERATING A SHUTTLECAR OUTBY THE SHUTTLECAR ANCHOR POINT WHEN THE SHUTTLECAR RAN OVER A 1 1/2' X 2' X 4" ROCK. HE WAS BOUNCED UPWARD AND STRUCK THE CANOPY WITH HIS HEAD, JAMMING HIS NECK.

USING A SPAD GUN TO POUND WEDGES INTO ROOF CHANNEL. THE AREA WAS HIGH AND A HAMMER OR AXE WOULDN'T REACH. HE FELT PAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN SWINGING THE SPAD GUN.

EMPTYING CONTENTS OF VACUUM PUMP, AFTER CLEANING IT OUT, HE TURNED THE PUMP ON, PREDSSURIZING IT, THE CLEAN OUT CAP WAS NOT FASTENED AND IT BLEW OFF, FRACTURING HIS NOSE. HE BEGAN MISSING WOR K ON 1-30-99.

WHILE INSTLALING A METAL OVERCAST HE WAS LIFTING A 10 TON CAPACITY JACK ONTO THE TOP OF THE OVERCAST. HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS NORMAL JOB UNTIL 2-1-99.

REPAIRING OIL LEAK ON LEFT SHEAR JACK OF CONT MINER. LOST FOOTING, SLIPPED & WENT DOWN IN FRONT OF LEFT CAT & SHOVEL. STRAINED LEFT KNEE

THE #6 AIRSHAFT ELEVATOR WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE WHEN IT WS FOUND A PULLEY ON THE HOIST CABLE WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THIS CONVEYANCE IS PART OF THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY AND ALL AFFECTED EMPLOYE ES WERE INSTRUCTED TO USE THE TRACK SLOPE AS AN ESCAPEWAY.

THE TRACK SLOPE CAR BECAME INOPERABLE WHEN BOLTSWERE DISOLVED FROM THE SWITCH BOX. THIS CONVEYINCE HAD BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE PRIMARY ESCAPE ROUTE SINCE THE #6 ELEVATOR WAS ALSO INOPERABLE. ALL AFFECTED EMPLOYEES WERE INFORMED TO USE THE #3 AIRSHAFT ELEVATOR AS A PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY.

WALKING TO THE BATHHOUSE FROM HIS CAR, HE SLIPPED ON ICY WALKWAY AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

THE SLOPE CAR AT #1 TRAKC SLOPE WAS INOPERABLE TO A MALFUCTION IN THE CONTROL CIRCUIT. A XXX BURNED UP, ALL EMPLOYEES AFFECTED WEE INSTRUCTED TO USE THE #3 ELEVATOR AS A PRIMARY ESCAPE ROUTE SINCE BOTH THE #6 ELEVATOR AND THE SLOPE CAR WERE DOWN.

AFTER INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT, INJURED WAS LOWER THE MAST JACK ON THE SINGLE BOOM ROOFBOLTER. HE GRABBED THE DRILL STEEL AS THE JAC WAS DESENDING. HIS RIGHT , MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND MAST JACK FRACTURING IT AND SEVERELY LACERATING IT ABOVE THE FIRST JOINT.

THE #6 AIRSHAFT ELEVATOR WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO A BUILD UP OF GREASE ON THE PULLEYS. THE ORIGIN OF THE GREASY SUBSTANCE IS UNKNOWN. THE ROPE COULD NOT BE COMPLETELY CLEANED OF THE THE SUBSTANCE AND PARTICLES WERE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

THIS WAS NOT ORGINALLY A LOST TIME INJURY. HE STRUCK HEA DON A LOW HANGING ROOF BOLT AFTER SIGNING A DATE BOARD. HE DATED THE BOARD TURNED TOW ALK ON CATWALK OVER A SUMP, STRUCK HEAD ON LOW HANGING ROOF BOLT.

LOADING A ROLL OF BELT ON A 590 PANCAKE SCOOP STANDING ON BLADE (PANCAKES) OF SCOOP WHICH WAS ABOUT 21/2 FT OFF THE MINE FLOOR. HE WAS CHAINING A ROLL OF BELT TO THE PANCAKE OF THE SCOOP HE INADVERTANTLY STEPPED OFF THE PANCAKE HE WAS HOLDING ON TO A 3/8 IN CHAIN WHEN HE FELL. THE CHAIN STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE LACERATING HIS NOSE & FOREHEAD

ON 12/16/98 THIS EE WAS AWARDED COMPENSATION FORHEARIMG LOSS DUE TO REPEATED EXPOSURE TO NOISE THE PAST 28 YRS AAS A COAL MINER IN VARIOUS JOBS

USING A TABLE SAW TO CUT A SIX INCH PVC PIPE IN HALF. A PIECE OF PVC BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT THUMB LACERATING IT. THE INJURY REQUIRED 8 SUTURES.

OPERATING A BATTERY POWERED CAR WHILE TAKING PARTS UP A RAMP TO THE #6 AIRSHAFT ELEVATOR. THE CART MALFUNCTIONED AND DRIFTED BACKWARDS. HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE STEERING HANDLE A ND A STRUCTUAL SUPPORT BEAM CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 12 SUTURES AND A FRACTURE.

INJURED AND COWORKERS WERE RETRIEVING A HEAVY METAL BAR USED TO HANDLE CONVEYOR BELT. HE BENT DOWN TO LIFT THE BAR AND FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. NOTE: THE FACTS CONNECTED TO THIS INCIDENT W ERE UNCLEAR. IT WAS UNCLEAR IF THIS INJURY WAS ANEW WORK RELATED INJURY UNTIL 12-4-98.

AFTER CHECKING SLOPE BELT FOR UNEXPLIANED NOISE HE WAS WALKING ON A CATWALK FROM THE ROTARY BREAKER. IT WAS DARK AND WALKWAY WAS CLUTTERED WITH LOOSE COAL. HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF CAOL AND STR AINED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 12/29/98. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A FIRST AID INJURY.

INJ WAS INSIDE A 6 TON MOTOR WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT TO SET THE PARKINGBRAKE. THE MOTOR WAS MOVING, PULLED BY GRAVITY DOWN A GRADE. HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE RAIL & THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR