ROCK FALL OCCURRED DURING THE INSTALLATION OF PERMANENT SUPPORT.
Mining Incidents in January 1983
All MSHA-reportable mining accidents in January 1983, sorted by severity. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities
- 12
- Total incidents
- 1,977
- Period
- January 1983
Top operators this month
- 01 Peabody Coal Company 99 incidents
- 02 Consolidation Coal Company 55 incidents
- 03 Eastern Associated Coal Corp 36 incidents
- 04 Beth Energy Mines Inc 30 incidents
- 05 Freeman United Coal Mining Company 28 incidents
Most recent 500 incidents
Showing the 500 most recent of 1,977 incidents this month. All fatalities are included and listed first.
WHILE FLOYD USOFF WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD FROM SLASH TIMBER LYING ON THE GROUND, A LIMB FELL, STRIKING AND KILLING MR. USOFF. THE LIMB WAS 16\ LONG AND 8" IN DIAMETER. MR. USOFF WAS USING HIS OWN CHAIN SAW AND CUTTING THE WOOD FORHIS PERSONASL USE DURING WORKING HOURS, IN VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY.
AS EMPL ATTEMPTED TO OBSERVE MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH C.M. PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPL AND PUSHING HIM INTO C.M.
ROBERT TRAMMELL, OWNER OPERATOR FOR SUNSHINE TRANSPORATATION, INC. TRUCK #844. PULLED TRUCK UP TO DUMP OFF SAND, RAISED TRAILER TO DUMP, TRAILER CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE LINE. TRAMMEL STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK, DEATH BYELECTROCUTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING UNDER THE MAN-LIFT PLATFORM (WHICH WAS NOT RUNNING) SOMEONE AT ANOTHER FLOOR LEVEL TURNED THE MAN-LIFT ON. THUS, EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PLATFORM AND THE MAN-LIFT STEP. BROKEN RIBS RIGHT & LEFT SIDE; COLLAPSED RIGHT LUNG, PARTIALLY COLLAPSED LEFT LUNG; CHIPPED 1 VERTEBRE IN BACK: 2 BONES BROKEN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
C.M. HAD COMPLETED THE ENTRY CUT AND TURNED THE ENTRANCE TO ADJACENT X-CUT TO RIGHT,UNKNOWINGLY MINING UNDER GEOLIGIC ABNORMALITY IN THICKNESS OF COAL SEAM WHICH PINCHED DOWN FROM 20\\ OF TOP COAL TO 8\\ OVER DISTANCE OF 30\ CAUSING COLLAPSE OF STRATA WHEN IT SEPARATED WITHOUT APPARENT WARNING.
WHILE REPAIRING A 50T OFFHIGHWAY TRUCK, WORKING UNDER THE RAISED AND BLOCKED BED, THE BLOCKS KICKED OUT, AND THE BED FELL SUDDENLY AFTER THREE HOURS OF STABILITY, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE INSTANTLY, FRACTURING SKULL AND CAUSING OTHER MULTIPLE FRACTURES.
MAKING FINAL CUT ON PILLAR RECOVERY OF 40\ STUMPS WHEN TOP FAILED GIVING NO WARNING.
EMPL LEFT DOZER AND WALKED OUT ONTO COAL STOCKPILE SURFACE.SURFACE COLLAPSED INTO DRAW-OFF DOORS,PULLING VICTIM INTO VOID COVERING HIM WITH COAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING LOADER OPERATOR WAS UNAWARE HE WAS THERE WHEN HE PUT IT IN MOTION & BACKED OVER HIM.
40 LB PLUMB BOB ACCIDENTALLT FELL DOWN A SHAFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION APPX 1300\ STRIKING DECEASED IN HEAD.
ROCKFALL RESULTING IN DEATH-ROCKFALL WITHIN SUPPORTED AREA.
WAS PUTTING UP THE 11TH PIN ANDWHEN HE STARTED TO PUT THEBOLT UP HE ACCIDENTAL HIT THE ROTATING LEVER AND THE PIN CAUGHT HIS GLOVE PULLING HIS HAND OFF AT THE WRIST.
AFTER STACKING BAGS ONTO PALLET FELT PAIN IN RT SIDE DIAGONOSED AS RT INDIRECT INGUINAL HERNIA REQUIRING SURGERY REPAIR
DUMPING LOADED MINE CAR AT GRIZZELY CAR DID NOT EMPTY COMPLETELY RETURNED SUDDENLY TO UPRIGHT POSITION WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO HOLD IN DUMP POSITION
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A MOTOR ON THE WORK BENCH AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN THE LOWER RIGHT PELVIC AREA.
INJURED WAS LIFTING TIMBERS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER STOMACH AREA, INJURED STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOT OR LUMP IN THE LOWER STOMACH AREA.
THE CONTINUOUS MINER HAD COMPLETED THE ENTRY CUT AND HAD TURNED THE ENTRANCE TO AN ADJUACENT CROSS CUT TO THE RIGHT UNKNOWLINGLY MINING UNDER A GEOLOGFIC ABNORMALITY IN THE THICKNESS OF THE CO AL SEAM WHICH PINCHED DOWN FROM AN AVERAGE OF 20IN OF TOP COAL TO 8IN OVER A DISTANCE OF 30FT CAUSING THE COLLAPSE OF THE TOP COAL STRATA WHEN IT SEPARATED WITHOUT APPARENT WARNING
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BUCKETS OF NUTS & BOLTS WHICH WEIGHED ABOUT 40# FELT PAIN IN SIDE
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE MOTORMAN. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING CLEAR OF THE LOCOMOTIVE. THE MOTORMAN HAD HIS MOTOR CONTROL ON THE SECOND POINDT AND HAD STOPPED THE MOTAOR BY L IFTING HIS FOOT OFF THE DEADMAN CONTROL. HE STEPPED ON THE DEADMAN, THE MOTOR JUMPED FORWARD, AND PINNED THE INJURED BETWEEN A PIPE LINE AND THE BATTERY BOX.
FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TRANSMISSION HOUSING AS MOTOR WAS BEING PUSHED INTO TRANSMISSION HOUSING AFTER BEING REPAIRED.
PROCESS OF INSTALLING FOURTH ROOFBOLT IN FIRST ROW.PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY.
POWER CABLE.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL LARGE ROCK OFF PAN LINE HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO CATCH FULL WEIGHT OF ROCK
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TWO PIECES OF ANGLE IRON, 2"X2"X10\ (APPROX. 30-45 LBS.) UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. UPON REACHING THE TOP OF THE STAIRWAY, EMPLOYEE TURNED LEFT TO FOLLOW THE WALKWAY. UPON TU RNING LEFT, EMPLOYEE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN ABDOMEN.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE TRACKS ON THE DRAGLINE WITH A TRACK GREASE GUN HE PICKED UP THE F GREASE GUN AND RUPTURED HIMSELF
MR. PRASAD WAS LIFTING A LARGE ROCK AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING A COAL SPILL AT #1 HEADPIECE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE
WHILE TRYING TO UNJAM CRUSHER WHICH HAD APPARENTLY FROZEN UNDERNEATH WORKER PLACED HIMSELF IN UNSAFE POSITION AND HAD ARM CAUGHT AND TORN AT SHOULDER ALSO LUNG PUNCTURED
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES THAT HE WAS IN E AREA SPRAYING PARTS FOR STORAGE PRESERVATION EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING KSC 235 TO DRIVE TO ANOTHER AREA TO CONTINUE SPRAYING EMPLOYEE STATES HE FELT PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA LEFT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MOUNT THE PICKUP
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ORE THROUGH GRIZZLY, STRAINED LEFT SIDE (HERNIA).
INJURED WAS THROWING LARGE ROCK AND FLINT FROM RECLAIM BELT INJURED FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FLINT SPOUT AND ROCK RING FINGER WAS CUT OFF ON RIGHT HAND
MACHINE WAS AGAINST SIDEWALL AND INJURED PICKED MACHINE UP AWAY FROM THE SIDEWALL AND FELT A PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA
PICKUP DROVE OFF COAL LOADING FACE AND FELL 15\ TO PIT FLOOR.
SUPERINTENDENT FRANK COLE MICHAEL PARKS AND LEROY COLE ROLLED OVER SOME HEAVY TRUOGH AT 9:00 AM EMPLOYEE DID NOT REALIZE HE WAS INJURED AT 10:30 AM HE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS RT ARM HURTING AT 2:00 PM HE FELT HIS CLOTHING ON RT ARM WAS GETTING TIGHT HE WORKED FULL DAY AT 8:00 PM WENT TO DR CURCULATION WAS CUT OFF FROM RT ARM RECEIVED SLIP TO STAY OFF WORK WAS PUT IN HOSPITAL 1-18-8
VICITM WAS LIFTING A 55 GAL DRUM OF ROOF ADHESIVE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN
CARRYING 8 IN SOLID BLOCK AND SLIPPED CAUSING RUPTURE
INJURED WAS LOADING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ONTO A JEEP WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE MOTOR & THE JEEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CONVEYOR BBELT WITH A PIECE OF METAL. THE PIECE OF METAL CAUGHT ON THE CONVEYOR BELT PULLING THE EMPLOYEES HANDS INTO THE SCREEN GUARD, RESULTS WERE LACERATION OF THE LEF T MIDDLE FINGER AND AMPUTATION DISTAL PHALANX RIGHT INDEX FINGER
THIS LOADER OPERATOR WAS BACK DRAGGING A HEADING WITH AN EIMCO 915 WHEN A SLAB 6 IN THICK FELL FROM THE CENTER OF THE BACK ABOUT 12 FT FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR
LIFTING 50 LB BOX DYNAMITE,EMPL FELT TEAR IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE.
HE WAS STANDING A TIMBER POST WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE WAS LIFTING TIMBER.
WHILE PULLING ON A CABLE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY RUPTURED HIMSELF
THE INJURED WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON AN S&S TRACTOR WHEN THE TIRE STARTED TO FALL OFF THE INJURED ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE TIRE CASUING A HERNIA
INJURED WAS HELPING LIFTING 6X8X9\ TIMBERS OFF FLAT TRUCK RAIL, AND LOADING SAME IN DUMP TRUCK AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-1-83
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING HE REACHED ACROSS SAW BLADE TO STEADY THE PORTION THAT HAD BEEN CUT AND THE END OF THE INDEX FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SAW BLADE
EMP WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF PIECE OF EQUIP AND IN T HE PROCESS ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS RT GROIN HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR TREATMENT
WHILE PICKING UPINCH AND A HALF PUMP, APPROX. 60 POUNDS, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA, LEFT SIDE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL APRIL 3 ENTERING THE HOSPITAL ON APRIL 4.
WAS CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. NOTE: REPORT WAS RECEIVED 1-17-83.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STEEL ARCH OFF TRAM, HE SLIPPED & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TEAM & ARCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP WEIGHT ARMS ON BATCH PLANT SCALES. HE WAS USING A COME-ALONG AND LENGTH OF CHAIN TO ALIGN THE WEIGHT ARMS. THE COME-ALONG AND CHAIN WERE FULLYU TENSIONED WHEN TWO BARS OF THE SCALE MECHANISM WENT OVER CENTER, SHEARING THE EMPLOYEE LEFT HAND RING FINGER OFF JUST FORWARD OF THE FIRST JOINT.
WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE HOIST EMPLOYEE RAISED THE LIMIT SWITCH AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND IN THE CABLE PULLEY WHEN THE HOIST RAISED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE HIS LEFT HAND HIS R T HAND WAS CAUGHT THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN MULTIPLE AMPUTATIONS OF FINGERS LEFT INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS AMPUTATED WOUND RT INDEX FINGER AND AMPUTATION OF RT LITTLE FINGERTIP
LIFTING S/C REEL LID UP TO EXPOSE CABLE REEL WHEN IT SPRANG DOWN CATCHING FINGER.
INJURED WAS REMOVING METAL PLATES TO RUN CEMENT FROM A DIFFERENT HOLE IN A SILO APPARENTLY WAS LEANING OVER TO PICK UP PLATE WHICH NORMALLY HAS GRATING UNDERNEATH. ONE PIECE OF GRATING WAS MIS SING & LEFT FOOT SLIPPED INTO SCREW CONVEYOR AT THAT POINT.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS INJURED HIMSELF WHEN LIFTING TAIL ROLLER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 2" WATER HOSE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE SILVER CITY MINE WASHER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE-LOWER ABDOMEN-UPPER THIGH.
PLACING SCOTCH BLOCKS AGAINST LOADER WHEELS.SLIPPED ON ICE,TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND RECEIVED RUPTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ROCK OUT OF TRAVELWAY WHICH CAUSED RUPTURE IN GROIN AREA.
BEND DOWN ANDRAISE UP TO GET A PIN AND TWISTED BACK
MINER SAID WHILE HE WAS BARING DOWN TOOK STEP BACKWARD AND TWISTED ANKLE, AS THE DAY WENT ON ANKLE BECAME WORSE. MINER WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEE DR. NEXT MORNING.
INJURED WAS EXAMINING A POWER CABLE WHEN HE INADVERTANTLY DISLODGED A PIECE OF SLATE 1IN X 4 IN X 5 IN WHICH STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND
MR DAVIS WAS REACHING UNDER A GEAR CASE WITH RT ARM WHILE SPRAYING CLEANING SOLVENT ON RT GEAR CASE OF EICKHOFF SHEARER RING GEAR FELL OUT OF ITS SOCKETT AND STRUCK HIS RT FOREARM BREAKING BONE ABOVE WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGHTING FROM HIS EUCLID WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
INJ EMP WAS LOADIMG A BULK TRUCK WITH PV CLAY WHILE LOOKING DOWN INTO THE TRUCK SOME OF THE MATERIAL SPLASHED UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYES EMP WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT THE MATERIAL SP SPLASHED UP UNDERNEATH THE LENSES
MAN STATED, THAT PIECE OF TOP COAL FELL & HIT HIM ON THE FOOT WHILE OPERATING MINER.
INJURED STRUCK HAND AGAINST OVER CAST WHILE CARRYING ONE END OF A 20FT JOINT OF 4IN WATER LINE
WHILE CLEANING AN AREA TO PUT ARCH MAN STATES ROCK FELL FROM RIB KNOCKING ARCH ON R HAND AND R LEG RESULTING IN A FRACTURED R HAND AND CONTUSED RIGHT THIGH
MOVING GRATE TO PAINT THE OTHER ISE GRATING SLIPPED OUT OF HELPERS HANDS AND CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN GRATE AND EDGE OF PIT THIS CAUSE EMPLOYEES FINGERS TO BE SMASHED AND A STRAINED TENDON IN HI S RIGHT HAND
WAS TAKING COUPLING OFF BRAKE CAR AND HURT BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE ROCK IN M AIN DRIFT USING A JLG LIFT TRUCK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL INTO BASKET AND HIT HIM IN THE FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE ON HIS LEFTINST EP
MAN STATED, THAT WHILE HE WAS HELPING HANG BOLTER CABLE, SPLICE ON CABLE BLEW CAUSING MAN TO RUN TO GET OUT OF THE WAY & HE FELL HITTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE LOADER SHOP AND HE STEPPED FROM CEMENT TO GRAVEL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM RAILROAD CAR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM LADDER RUNG CAUSING HIM TO SWING HIS BODY AGAINST SIDE OF CAR
ROOF BOLTING TOP WHEN RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND BOOM OF ROOF BOLTER.
LADY STATED, THAT WHILE SHE WAS HELPING HANG BOLTER CABLE, A SPLICE BLEW ON CABLE OF BOLTER, CAUSING HER & OTHER PEOPLE TO RUN TO GET OUT OF WAY & SHE WAS KNOCKED DOWN HURTING HER WRIST.
HARD-HAT FELL OFFAND EMPL GRABVBED FOR IT AND HIT RIGHT ARM AGAINST ROOF BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM PAYLOADER WHEN HIS FOOT WENT INTO A DEPRESSION IN ROAD TWISTING HIS ANKLE
CLIMBING OVER BELT FRAME AND STEPPED ON PIECE OF ANKLE IRON LAYING ON GROUND -TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMP STATES THAT HE WAS WORKING AS A BRICKLAYER LAYING SOME NEW BRICK IN THE DISCHARGE END OF #7 KILN HALF OF THE KILN HAD BEEN BRICKED AND SECURED WITH JACKS THE KILN WAS TURNED W ITH THE NEW BRICK ON TOP HE WAS LAYING BRICK ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF KILN WHEN SUDDENLY A ROW OF NEW BRICK FELL FROM ABOVE WITH A BRICK OR TWO STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK
PERFORMING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF MICHIGAN 275C LOADER. CHECKING WATER LEVEL, EXPERIENCED A THRUST OF GAS?FLAME?EXHAUST? TO FACE CASUING BURNS, SINGED HAIR PARTICLES TO EYES. SHORT TERM FLASH TO FACE.
WHEN OPERATING KERSEY SCOOP TRACTOR UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT POWER CABLES LOOP IN CABLE CAUGHT PERSONS HAT PULLING HIM AGAINST SEAT FRAME OF TRACTOR INJURING NECK AND LOWER BACK
MAKING FIRE BOSS CHECK IN 2ENTRY WHEN ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS CUTTING ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.
UNLOADING SUPPLY CAR SLIPPED
EE REACHING OVER & DOWN TO PICK UP ANGLE IRON. STRAINED UPPER LUMBAR MUSCLES.
WALKING FROM CRUSHER TO WATCH TOWER -SLIPPED AND FELL IN MUD HURTING BACK.
INJURED STATED HE WAS LEANING AGAINST INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OF 1260 DRAGLINE, FOR LEVERAGE WHILE USING PRY BAR TO SEPARATE DRAG MOTOR COUPLING. WHEN COUPLING WAS SEPARATED TENSION OF DRAG CABLES CAUSED SHAFT TO BEGIN ROTATING . THE ROTARY SHAFT FLIPPED INJURED BACKWARDS, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE DRAG ROPE DRUM. PRECAUTIUONARY STEPS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO RELIEVE PRESSURE, HOWEVER UNKNOWN TO T
INJURED WAS DRILLING TROLLEY WIRE HANGER HOLES WITH A CO-WORKER WHEN THE DRILL GOT STRUCK IN THE ROOF, THE DRILL THEN FLEW AROUND AND THE HANDLE ON THE DRILL STRUCK INJURED ON RT ARM.
EE WAS INSTALLING A 4" DIAMETER RUBBER BOOT ONTO 2 SECTIONS OF 4" METAL PIPE. THE METAL PIPE SECTIONS WERE NOT ALIGNED, REQUIRING THE EE TO STRUGGLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LINE THE BOOT UP WITH T HE PIPE & SLIDING IT INTO PLACE. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
DRILLING HOLE AND BENT STEEL AND STEEL HIT HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING HOSE UNDER LOADED TRUCK WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. WHEN HE CAME FROM UNDER TRUCK A SMALL ROCK (APPROX. 2LBS) VIBRATED FROM TRUCK STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW
TWO MEN WERE ASSEMBLING LATGHE AFTER BEING REPAIRED ONE MAN WAS HOLDING GUARD IN PLACE ND OTHER MAN WALKED B EHIND HIM TO PUT BOLT INTO OTHER SIDE OF GUARD AS HE WALKED BEHIND HIM HE CLAIMS HE STRUCK HIS RT KNEE ON LATHE CHUCK SITTING ON GROUND
WHILE MOVING CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BOTTOM AND CONVEYOR BROKE FRACTURED THREE FINGERS
CHANGING TIRE ROLLER ON ROOF BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE HAD DRILL STEEL SET AGAINST ROOF HOLDING THE STEEL WITH RIGHT HAND, WHEN HE STARTED THE ROTATION OF STEEL, A PIECE OF ROCK WAS BROKEN LOOSE, IT FELL DOWN STEEL ANDHIT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.
WHILE PUSHING A WHEELBARROW, HE SLIPPED ON SNOW, LOST HIS FOOTING AND LANDED ON HIS POSTERIOR.
RELINGING BRAKES ON EQUIPMENT . BAND FELL CATCHING LEFT HAND-INJURED 1ST & 2ND. FINGERS.
TEH DELIVERY CONVEYOR HAD STOPPED UNEXPECTELY SILVA BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL SO HE DECIDED TO CHECK THE FUSE HE OPENED THE COVER OF ELECTRICIAL BOX AND BEGAN TO REMOVE PROPER FUSE U SING SPECIAL PLIERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE REMOVED IT LINE SIDE SHORTED EMITTING FIRE AND HEAT SILVA RT HAND RECEIVED FIRST DEGREE BURN SILVA THEN THREW MAIN SWITCH OFF WHICH DEENERGIZED CIRCUI
EMPLOYEE STARTED TO GET UP AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN INSTALLING BELT
EMP STATES THAT HE WAS WORKING AS A BRICK PASSER IN #7 KILN SUDDENLY A ROW OF NEW BRICK FELL FROM THE TOP OF KILN AND A BRICK STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER
WHILE INJURED WAS LIFTING TUBING HE EXPIERENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK
TRACTOR OPP GOING THRU FLY CURTAIN AND HIT RIB
MAN STATES WAS LIFTING AND CARRYING A BOX OF MINER BITS WEIGHING APPROX 50LBS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK FINISHED SHIFT AND WORKED NEXT 2 DAYS
MAN WAS HELPING LOAD A DUST BOXC IN THE TOOL CAR, WHICH HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DUST BOX AND THE TOOL CAR.
OPERATING JEFFERY 120-L MINER TAKING UP STONE BOTTOM MINER CABLE & WATER LINE HANGING OVERHEAD FELL & STRUCK HIM ON SHOULDER NEAR NECK.
SOMEONE HAD DISCHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN CAB OF DRILL.WHEN HE TURNED ON HEATER IN DRILL CAB,IT BLEW POWDER INTO FACE.RECEIVED IRRITATION TO NOSE AND THROAT.
HANGING MINER CABLE FELT PAIN IN BACK LEFT SD
HE WAS CLEANING THE RIBS WITH A SCOOP AND THE SCOOP JACK KNIFED AND CAUGHT HIM AGAINST THE RIB
EE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING AROOF BOLT & HAD HIS TORQUE WRENCH ON IT TO TIGHTEN BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT & CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN STEEL PLATE ON ROOF BOLT & TORQUE WRENCH. THE EE RECEIVED LACERATION OF THE THUMB WHICH TOOK 5 STITCHES & A BROKEN THUMB.
EMP WAS ASSISTING IN RAISING A 773 CAT TRUCK WHEN THE JACK STAND THEY WERE USING TO SUPPORT THE TRUCK SLID OUT OF POSITION STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON F OREHEAD
ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE TO CHANGE THE SWITCH ON THE TRACK OF AN OVERHEAD CRANE THE CABLE BROKE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANEC AND FALL SPRAINING HIS ANKLE
WAS LOADING O2 CYLINDER ONTO A TRIP WHEN SMASHED FINGER RESULTING IN COMMINUTED FRACTURE OF THE ORD FINGER OF THE HAND AND SEVERE CONTUSIONS OF 3RD FINGER HAND
GETTING OFF SERVICE TRUCK AND CAUGHT RING ON AIR COMPRESSOR.
CUTTING R R CARS,WALKING BACK TO LOCOMOTIVE AND STEPPED GROUND DEPRESSION,CAUSING STRAIN TO RIGHT ANKLE.
MAN STATED, THAT WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOME MATERIAL, HE GOT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING TIMBER OFF OF SKIP AT BOTTOM OF 2300 SCRAM HE TWISTED HIS BACK
ROCK FELL FROM BACK AND HIT BACK OF RIGHT LEG
ALTON OPPENHIEMER AND CLARENCE FRANCIS WERE MOVING STEEL FROM #1 SHAFT OUT OF THE HEADFRAME USING THE FORKLIFT. THE WORK DECK CENTER PLATE WAS IN THE WAY AND THE FORKLIFT COULD NOT GET UNDER I T, THEREFORE ALTON PICKED UP ON ONE END SO THE FORKS COULD GO UNDER AND WHEN HE WENT TO STRAIGHTEN UP, HIS BACK HURT
SLIPPED AND SPRAINED ANKLE ON ROUGH GROUND.
THE MAN WAS PULLING A VALVE BANK INTO PLACE WHEN HE PINCHED HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE VALVE BANK AND DOZER BLADE
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS OPERATING MUCKER #690 AT PANEL 15L WHEN A ROCK ROLLED OFF THE RIB AGAINST THE MUCKER AND EMPLOYEE GOT HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND MUCKER OPERATOR\S FOOT STAND
MAN WAS HELPING CHANGE PACKING ON A CAR HAUL JACK, WHEN HE PUT THE BAR UNDER THE JACK TO RAISE THE JACK UP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND TRACK RAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE SHOWER STALL IN THE BATH HOUSE WALKING TOWARD HIS CHOTHES BASKET WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND WHILE HE TRIED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM RESULTING IN A FRACTURE NEAR THE WRIST
EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE PIECE OF WOOD WHICH WAS BLOCKING MATERIAL FROM GOING UP BELT. EE APPARENTLY FELL OR WAS THROWN, LANDING ON HAND RAIL, HITTING THE SMALL OF HIS BACK, THEN FALLING TO TH E GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HEAD JACK IN A WHEELBARROW AND SPRUNG HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 2-9-83, WHEN A KNOT CAME OUT ON HIS HAND.
TRYING TO OPEN FROZEN DOOR ON TOPOF RAIL CAR LOCKING BAR TO DOOR FELL ON INSTEP LEFT FOOT.
SHIRKEY TRIPPED OVER ANCHOR CHAIN WHILE CARRYING A TIE AT 2 TAIL PIECE CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK
THE INJURED WAS HITTING THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE CONTINOUS MINER WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RT EYE
PULLING CLAM, HE SLIPPED & CLAM PUSHED HIM AGAINST RIB. DID NOT CONFIRM THIS WAS JOB RELATED UNTIL 2-21-83.
ASSISTING WELDER IN REPAIR OF GRADER BLADE HOIST CYLINDER CYLINDER TOO HEAVY TO LOWER MANUALLY EMP NOT REALIZING CYLINDER WAS SO HEAVY THEY DROPPED IT ON MR NASHS RIGHT FOOT
NO CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED OTHER THAN NORM IS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO HANDLING A SHOVEL, AND WORKING IN COLD WEATHER WHICH PROBABLY CAUSED THE MUSCLE SPASMS IN HIS LOWER BACK
GETTING OUT OF #23 JITNEY AT 3E SWITCH,STEPPED IN HOLE AND TURNED LEFT ANKLE.GRADE 1 SPRAIN LATERAL LIGAMENTS LEFT ANKLE.
HELPING TO MOVE A POWER PLANT. THERE WAS SOME BOARD THAT HAD SOME RUBBER BELT ON THEM BUILD AROUND THE PLANT TO HELP CUT DOWN ON THE NOISE FROM THE PLANT. THEY WERE CUTTING THE BOARD WITH A CH AIN SAW AND THE BLADE CUT THUGH A BOARD AND HIT THE BELT AND KICKED UP INTO HIS FACE.
VICITM STATED HE WAS OPERATING COAL TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKE BECAME INOPERATIVE HE DROVE TRUCK INTO DITCH AND IT WENT UP EMBANKMENT AND TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE
PINNING TOP AND LET HEAD DOWN ON FOOT.A BIT WAS HUN BETWEEN LEVERS.
INJURED WAS UNDER THE 9038 DRILL AND AS HE STOOD UP HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED.
INJURED WAS ASKED TO CHECK BRAKE MECHANISM ON S. CAR. BRAKES WERE SET AND CAR WAS PARKED IN CROSCAUSING CAR TO ROLL AND PINNED HIM AGAINST RIB.
EE REPORTS HE WAS HOLDING PIPE WITH ROPE, WHEN THE ROPE SLIPPED ALLOWING THE PIPE TO FALL APPROX 5\ STRIKING TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.
MAN WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A SUDDEN EQUALIZING OF PRESSURE CAUSED A BOUNCE AND THE RIB STRUCK THE MAN IN THE RT LEG THIS CAUSED A BRUISED OF THE LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING CLAY ONTO A CHAIN AT A LOWER PLANT, HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CHAIN BOARD AND HURT HIS BACK JUST ABOVE THE HIP. HE DIDNT TELL ANYONE UNTIL AFTER THE SHIFT WAS OVER
HE WAS JUMPING BATTERY WITH WATER TRUCK & LOADER & BATTERY BLEW UP IN HIS FACE GETTING ACID IN BOTH EYES.
334 EUCLID TRUCK, TAIL GATE DID NOT OPEN AND SLAMMED BACK HARD BOUNCING DON AROUND IN THE CAB.
BLASTER SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CARRYING A SEQUENTIAL TIMER BOARD. PAIN IN BACK AND LEG DIAGNOSED AS SLIPPED DISC.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN LIFTING A MOTOR COUPLING WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING COAL OFF OF THE #12 BELT BELLY PAN WHEN HIS TOOL BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE BELT ROLLER PULLING HIS ARM IN BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLLER BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM
INJURED WAS LIFTING BAG OF ROCK TO PUT IN ROCK DUST HOPPER ON AUXILARY FAN WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING BENT DRILL STEEL FROM THE ROOF WHEN IT HIT HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT RADIUS
WHILE PULLING CABLE ON CUTTEREMPLOYEE STRAINED ARM
MAN STATES IN PROCESS OF CHANGING A TIRE AS I WAS TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE WHEEL I INJURED MY LOWER BACK
MAN WAS DRIVING A SUPPLY JEEP AND WAS BACKING LOAD OF TIMBERS AROUND AND THE TRAILER SWUNG AROUND AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE AUTO-MATIC COUPLING AND THE FRAME OF THE JEEP, CAUSING A LAC ERATION AND A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY POWERED SCOOTER. HE RAN INTO A SKID THAT WAS LOADED WITH HALF-HEADERS. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO WHIRL AROUND AND CATCH HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE LINE OF A BRATTICE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF RAIL CAR OPENING UPPER LIDS MUSCLE STRAIN IN LOWER BACK
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A TOOLBOX ON ROLLER THE BOX FELL OFF OF ROLLER AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER AND HANDLE ON THE TOOL BOX
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FOR SUPPLIES ON TRACK AND STEPPED IN HOLE
INJ WAS USING HIS LEGS TO PUSH BELT CONVEYOR DURING THE INSTALLATION OF BELT IDLERS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN
SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FROM AROUND BELT HEAD AND LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF BELT ONTO HIS HAND.
EE MOVED INTO AN AREA BETWEEN LEFT SWING ARM & TRS TO TALK TO ANOTHER EE. THE OTHER EE NOT SEEING HIM MOVED THE ARM IN PINCHING EE BETWEEN TRS & SWING ARM.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HEWAS LOWERING LATCH BAR ON CAGE AT THE #1 HAULAGE STATION AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING BAR WITHHIS RIGHT HAND WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HE GOT HOLD OF IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AN D FELT A PAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. BAR WAS WET AND SO WERE GLOVES. LATCH BAR IS 5/8"X21/2"X10\.
LIFTING 4"X8"X16\ TWISTED BACK NOT OFF WORK ANY UNTIL 2-14-83 WENT TO HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL & APPARENTLY HAD BACK INJURY AS RESULT OF 1-28-83 ACCIDENT.
MR THOMPSON WAS IN THE PROCESS FO UNCOUPLING TWO CARS. HE STOOD BETWEEN THE FLAT CARS. UNCOUPLED THE CARS AND FLAGGED HIS FELLOW MOTORMAN OFF. AS HE FLAGGED, HE TURNED HISBACK TO THE FLAT; THE CAR FAILED TO UNCOUPLE ANDWAS PUTTED UP ON HIS LEFT HEEL. MR. THOMPSON INDICATED THAT STANDING BETWEEN FLAT CARS TO UNCOUPLE IS NOT HIS STANDARD PROCEDURE IN UNCOUPLING CARS. HE SAID THAT HE
MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN STEPPED ON PIECE OF COAL.WHICH ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE TWISTING HIS BACK.
PERRY KING STEPPED ON A PIECE OF WOODEN SLAB TURNED HIS ANKLE AND FELL TO HIS KNEE AND BROKE KNEE CAP
MINER WAS GETTING IN HIS FRONT END LOADER. HE FELL ACROSS STEERING WHEEL.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING NO. 2 CLINKER COOLER, WHEN THE EMPLOYEE INSIDE WHO IS UNABLE TO SEE OUT, THREW A BRICK OUTSIDE STRIKING THE FIRST EMPLOYEE ON THE ANKLE.
HANDLING MATERIAL SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING BACK
INJ SPREADING REFUSE THE GLARE FROM A MOBILE LIGHT PLANT BLINDED INDIVIDUAL TEMPORARILY CAUSING HIM TO RUN OVER THE END OF THE REFUSE PILE HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED ON STEERING CLUTCH AND HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST A PIECE OF STEEL PLATING
AS MR VOLLMER WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF ROCK INTO THE STOCKPILE, THE BACK RIGHT TIRE OF THE TRUCK SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE, AND HE FELL OUT OF THE CAB ONTO THE GROUND RESULTING IN MINOR BRUISES
HE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE MOVE TRUCK ONTO A RUT AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND TORE SOME LIGAMENTS. 2ND DEGREE ANKLE SPRAIN. DID NOT SEED TREATMENT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF THE 28TH DISABILITY BE GAN THE 29TH.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A CLINE MOTOR SUPPORT ON TO TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES
STEPPED OFF GREASE TRUCK SIDE ONTO A ROUND ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED SHE WAS PULLING A CEMENT BOX WOITH TWO BAGS OF B-BOND INSIDE. AS SHE PULLED THE BOX OVER A WATERLINE THE WIRE WHICH SHE USED TO PULL THE BOX BROKE AND SHE FELL TO THE MINE FLO OR
EMPLOYEE JUST COMPLETED REMOVING THE STEEL FROM THE #4 DRILL, AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING ON THE LADDER, HE LOWERED HIMSELF LANDING WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT LEG. HE RECEIVED A MEDIAL COLLATE RAL LIGAMENT SPRAIN OF THE RIGHT KNEE
VICTIM WAS PICKING UP HOSES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
RE OCCURRENCE AGGRAVATION OF A OLD INJURY EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PROBLESM WITH BACK SINCE THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT
CLEANING FILTERS AT PUMPHOUSE & EE STATED HE SLIPPED N FLOOR.
WORKING AT TIMBER.
CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND IN CHUCK ON ROOFBOLTER AND JAMMED OR BROKE LITTLE FINGER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING DOWN A CONVEYOR PANLINE WHILE PUSHING A DOLLY ON THE PANLINE AS HE WAS CRAWLING HIS KNEES WERE HITTING ON THE CONVEYOR FLIGHTS IN THE PANLINE WHICH CAUSED BRUISING AN D SORENESS TO HIS KNEES
MAN STATES ON 1-27 I WAS BUILDING 18 FOOT CRIBS WHEN I STRAINED MY BACK LIFTING ON THEM THE PAIN HAS STEADILY INCREASED UNTIL I CAN NO LONGER WALK WITHOUT PAIN
ADJUSTING PUMPS & MAN STATED HE FELL INTO EMULSION TANK.
INJURED WAS SCALING RIB WHEN A PIECE OF STONE FELL ON FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CEMENT BLOCK ON SCOOP WHEN THE SCOOP MOVED FORWARD IT CUAGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN BLADE AND BLOCK
HOISTING FLIGHTS-160 LBS-FROM DRAG TANK AT WASH PLANT.HOIST HOOKED INTO ...PLAYTE WELDED TO A BEAM-INSTALLED FOR THIS PURPOSE 3 YRS AGO.HOIST HOOK HOOKED THRU HOLE IN PLATE.PLATE BROKE ALLO WING HOIST TO FALL ABOUT 6\ AND STRUCK EMPL ON HEAD.EMPL HARD HAT PREVENTED SERIOUS INJURY.
WHILE BOLTING ROOF A LARGE CHUNK OF CLAY FELL FFROM ROOF AND ROLLED AGAINST PERSON
PRYING TUBE ON COAL CAR COUPLER -PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS.
UNLOADING ROCKDUST AND HURT BACK.
MAN KNOCKED TIMBER AND IT KICKED OUT CAUSING THE CORNER OF THE TIMBER TO HIT HIS LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET UP 4 1/2\ CRUSHER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED CRUSHER AND EMPLOYEES HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAM CYLINDER AND FRONT WEDGE
EE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH AN ACESS DOOR TO A HYDRATE TANK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 1-31-83.
EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING TRIP UNIT BY HAND WHEN THE UNIT RELEASED AND CAUGHT HIS FFINGER.
ANOTHER EMP SLID A WOODEN CHOCK USED FOR SECURINNG A COMPRESSED GAS BOTTLE ACROSS THE BED OF PICKUP TRUCK CHOCK STRUCK FINGER
DR. WITH BACK PAIN ON 1-28-83.LEFT WORK ON 2-1-83.DR WAS TREATING FOR ARTHRITIS OF SPINE,DUE TO OLD INJURY.BACK PAIN RESULTED FROM OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR ON 1-27-83.
WHILE HELPING ON THE MINER THE RIB ROLLED OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK
INSIDE BAG HOUSE CUTTING ANGLE BRACES AND ALKALAI DUST FELL BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO EYES.
INJURED WAS CONNECTING TWO PIECES OF TROLLEY WIRE BY DRIVING IN SPLICE WITH AN AXE WHEN A FRAGMENT FLEW INTO TYE
WHILE STEPPING OVER A WOODED TIE RUDY TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT WRIST.
LEFTING 5 GALLON CAN OIL WHEN LEFT SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF PLACE.
OPERATOR REACHED OVER SCOOP TO SHUT MACHINE OFF ARM HIT BUCKET SWING LEVER BY ACC CAUSING DECK OF SCOOP TO SWING OVER MASHING OPERATGORS FOOT
HE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING AT FEEDER SHOVELING, STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
INJURED WAS SCALING ROCK FROM THE BACK USING A SCALING BAR WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING THE MAN ON THE RT ARM CAUSING BROKEN BLOOD VESSEL AND BRUISED ARM
MAN STATED, THAT WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING, FOREIGN BODY FELL INTO HIS EYE.
DRIVING TRUCK THROUGH MINE WHEN THE POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED AND THE TRUCK STRUCK A SUPPORT PILLOW. THE DRIVER RECEIVED CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS TO THE LEGS AND BODY.
REPLACIING REAR HOOD ON HAUL TRUCK,PULLING WRENCH WITH RIGHT HAND AND HURT MUSCLES IN RIGHT FOREARM.
MAN STATED HE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER ON #7 UNIT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 8\ LONG 5\ WIDE & 0TO 11" THICK FELL PINNING HIM AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER. HE RECEIVED 1 BROKEN RIB A SMALL LACERATIO N TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD & A BRUISED BACK.
SCOOP OPERATOR WAS PULLING STEEL ROPE WITH A SCOOP ROPE BECAME HUNG ON TRACK WAY AND SNAPPED LOOSE AND HIT ARMSTEAD ON LEFT KNEE
LOADING WATER PUMP INTO BACK OF MANHAULER.PUMP SLIPPED AND FELL ON FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH VERY NEAR AND A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW INTO HIS BOOT HE STATED THE SLAG FELL INTO HIS BOOT AND BURNT THE TOP OF HIS FOOT BEF ORE HE COULD UNLACE AND REMOVE THE BOOT
EMP WAS LOADING CRIB BLOCK INTO BUCKET OF SCOOP AND HIS FINGER BECAME PINCHED BETWEN THE CRIB BLOCK AND BUCKET OF THE SCOOP
CLEANING STORAGE TANK WHEN WALL OF MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE COVERING HIM.BRUISING AND STRAINING PARTS OF BODY.
INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING OFF CAT CRAWLER WHEN HE STEPPED ON RIDGE OF DIRT AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE
INJURED WAS CLEANING THE OUTSIDE SHOP, AND AS HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF MATERIAL HE FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 10-17-83
...EMPL IN CAB OF SCRAPER,TURNED TO SIDE TO PICK UP CUP OF COFFEE,TWISTED BACK
HE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF ROCK AND BACKED OVER A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK
DAMON WHITE HURT HIS BACK OUTSIDE AT #1 DRIFT WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF OF THE CANOPY
EMPL PICKED UP CROSS BAR AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HANDS AND HIT RIGHT FOOT AND BRUISED IT.
TURNING OVER RAIL, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BOTTOM AND WRENCH
INJURED WAS WORKING ON DRIVE CHAIN ON FEEDER WHNEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS STOMACH
THE MAN STATES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING ROOF BOLTS
THE INJURED WAS LIFTING A CAT IDLER FROM THE GROUND & INJURED HIS BACK. THIS OCCURRED ON 12-4-82 HOWEVER THE INJURED SUFFERED NO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AT THAT TIME. THE CONDITION WAS TREATED BY A CHIROPRATOR & DID NOT IMPROVE.
MAN STATED HE WAS WORKING AS THE ROOF BOLTER HELPER. HE WAS HELPING GET A ROOF BOLT DISLODGED FROM THE TOP, WHEN A ROCK 8\ LONG 5\ WIDE & 0 TO 11" THICK FELL KNOCKING HIM AGAINST THE ROOF BOLT ER. HE RECEIVED A LARGE CONTUSION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD & FACE, CONTUSION TO LOWER RT. LEG & CONTUSION TO LEFT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS TIG HTENING PIPE CLAMP AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REEPORTABLE UNTIL INJURED MISSED WORK ON 2/3/83.
ROOF STARTED TO WORK AND CHIP EMP TURNED QUICKLY TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE FACE AREA AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED ANKLE ON SLIPPERY BOTTOM
JEEP COME OFF TRACK WHILE BEING TRAMMED BYRAN AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE JEEP BACK ONTO THE TRACK BY MEANS OF PULLING IT WITH A MOTOR AT WHICH TIME THE JEEP JUMPED SIDEWAY ONTO EMPLOYEES RT FOOT 1 SUTURE WAS REQUIRED
1R 2L3 SOUTH SECTION. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A UNATIAC WHEN THE CANOPY STRUCK THE TOP, IT BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS OPERATING RAIL MUCKER AT THE NORTH HEADING AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MUCKING BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE 2" BULL HOSE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MUCK DEFLECTION PLATE AND THE RA IL CAUSING HOSE TO JERK OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE/FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS UNCOUPLING AN E-21 MUCKER FROM THE MECHANICS SERVICE FLAT. THE FLAT DID NOT HAVE A CUTTING LEVER SO HE USED A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS. AS HE SIGNALLED THE MOTOR TO PULL AWAY, THE C HANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED AND THE MUCKER ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A FRACTURE, 3RD METATARSAL, LEFT FOOT AND CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO LOSE TIME OFF WORK.
INJURED WAS GETTING OFF OF TRUCK. HE HAD FOOT DOWN TO THE LADDER, HE SLIPPED, FALLING TO THE GROUND & INJURING-FRACTURING- HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
THE SEAT ON THE SHUTTLE CAR CAME LOOSE AND THE OPERATOR FELL MR CONLEY RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 27TH OF JANUARY AND BEGAN MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY ON JANUARY 28 1983
PINNER WAS TRAMMING FROM 3 TO 2 2 LOB FROM FACES WHEN THE OFF STANDARD 21SC SHUTTLE CAR CAME TROUGH A FLY PAD AND STRUCK THE PINNER OPERATOR IN THE LEGTHE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED CUTS TO BOTH LEGS B UT NEITHE LEG WAS BROKEN
HE WAS LOOSENING THE TROLLEY WIRE HANGER WITH A PAIN OF CHANNEL LOCKS AS THE WAS PULLING THE HANGER THE CHANNEL LOCKS BROKE AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL HUNTING HIS BACK.
THE MAN WAS LIFTINGG APOST ONTO THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WHILE STRIKING AN EIGHT POUND HAMMER WITH A 16 POUND HAMMER TO DRIVE A SHAFT FROM A FAIRLEAD SHIVE A GLANCING BLOW BY ROBERT CAUSED A SLIVER OF METAL TO BREAK FROM THE SMALLER HAMMER AND STRIK E HIS KNEE
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER STEEL BECAME LODGED IN TOP WHILE TRYING TO FREE STEEL IT CAME LOOSE FALLING AND STRIKING LEFT HAND BROKEN BONE TO THUMB AND F OREFINGER
DURING REPAIR OF AN OVERCAST EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND CARRYING SOLID BLOCK
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY RAN OVER THE END OF A XBAR STICKING OUT IN THE ROADWAY AND JAMMED HIS NECK INTO THE ROOF
STATED HE WAS CROSSING BELT LINE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE CLIMBING INTO TRUCK INJURED\S FOOT SLIPPED ON RUNG OF LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD. HE EXTENDED HIS LEFT HAND TO BREAK THE FALL & IN SO DOING SUFFERED A STRAIN OF THE LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COAL OUT FROM UNDER SAW WHICH WAS POSITIONED IN A PARTIALLY CUT MINE POST TO ALLOW FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR SAW AND HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE BRUSHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE SAW BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REGULAR JOB LOADING SUPPLIES ROOF BOLTS INTO SCOOP BUCKET. AT END OF SHIFT FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK-SPAIN.
INJ MAN WAS OPERATING SCOOP CLEANING UP LOOSE COAL IN LAST OPEN CROSSCUT A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK SHALE FELL AND HIT HIM ON RT SHOULD AND COLLAR BONE BREAKING THE COLLAR BONE
THE INJURED WAS PULLING A 3/8 INCH CABLE OVER A CONCRETE WALL AND A CHUNK OF SOLIDIFIED DUST CAME LOOSE FROM THE TOP OF THE WALL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK.
WHILE LOADING A SCRAP TRUCK, CLAMP BROKE AND A BARREL ROLLED ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG
SHUTTLE CAR BUMPED C.M. IN WHICH EMPL WAS ON AND HURT HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS HELPING TO LOAD A 55 GALLON OIL DRUM FROM AROUND TO SUPPLY CAR AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING STEEL SUPPORTS IN SLOPE AND HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN STEEL & PIPE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING FOR 18 IN ROCK BOLTS WITH JACKLEG EMPLOYEE SET BOTTOM OF LEG ON WOOD CRIB AND IT SLIPPED OFF AND HIT EMP,OYEES FOOT
VAPORS FROM BLOCK SEALER BURNT EYES ACID NEUTRALIZER PUT IN BOTH EYES - A METAL CHIP REMOVED FROM LEFT EYE BY DR. BIGGS. POOR VENTILATION IN ROOM NEXT TO WHERE WE WERE GOING TO WO RK WHERE BLOCK SEALER WAS BEING APPLIED.
TRYING TO CLEAR PLUGGED HOPPER WHEN DUST TRANSFER ON THE AIR SLIDE BLEW HOT ALUMINA DUST ON HIM
EE\S GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT IN SLING CHAIN HOOK AS IT WAS BEING TIGHTENED. HIS FINGER BECAME PINCHED.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON TOP OF TRAILER UNLOADING A PIECE OF 02 HOSE AND WHEN HE THREW IT OVER A 2IN BUTTERFLY VALVE THAT WAS TANGLED IN THE HOSE CAME LOOSE AND FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT 5TH TO E
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN STAIRS OF THE SMALL CRUSHER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS LEFT FOOT AND KNEE
WHILE USING A RAKE RAKE SLIPPED OFF THE PIECE OF COATING ALLOWING HANDLE OF THE RAKE TO STRIKE LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING RELINE A HOPPER BY LETTING METAL DOWN BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND HOPPER BOX. HE WAS STEADYING THE METAL, THEN HE YANKED IT OT POSITION IT AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
WHILE MOVING PLASTIC PIPE ON SNOW COVERED GROUND, EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING AND FELL BACK ONTO FROZEN GROUND CAUSING A HEMATOMA AND SWELLING TO LUMBO-SACRAL AREA. ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR DRAINAG OF BLOOD TO INJURED AREA.
INJURED WAS IN PELLET PLANT STARTING FURNANCE, AFTER INSTALLING CALL FOR HEAT TEST BUTTON, WHEN FURNANCE BLEW BACK FLAMES FROMTHE INSPECTION DOOR EE WAS LOOKING IN PEEP HOLE. THIS CAUSED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS FACE.
INJURED WAS LIFTING BIT BASKET WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING LOW BACK STRAIN
A GENERAL REPAIRMAN FELL FROM A SCAFFOLD TO THE CONCRETE PAD BELOW, A DISTANCE OF APPROX 6 FEET
WHILE USING A HAMMER TO BREAK BOLTS FROM ELEVATOR BUCKETS - BUMPED ARM ON EDGE OF BUCKETS
AS EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED TRACTOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF MUDDY STEP ON BLADE ARM, CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON SIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT, TWISTING IT.
RE-OCCURRENCE OF OLD INJURY.
HE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC & WHEN HE LIFTED A BAG OF TOOLS HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WHILE GETTING INTO TRUCK #391 KEN\S FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE FUEL TANK STEP WHILE HALF IN AND HALF OUTOF THE TRUCK. THIS LEFT HIM HANGING BY HIS RIGHT HAND HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. HE FELT THE IN HIS BACK STREACH. PAIN ALSO PRSISTED FROM HIS LEGS SPREADING IN A VERY UNUSUAL MANNER. THE PAIN WAS TOO MUCH TO CONTINE WORKING AND KEN WENT HOME.
WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR-CAR HIT BUMP IN TRAM ROAD CAUSING MAN TO BE JERKED.
INJURED WAS HITTING MINER BITS WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS RT WRIST
EE WAS GONG DOWN THE STEPS WHICH WERE ICY. HE SLIPPED & FELL HURTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 4 IN. WATERLINE FROM BELT ENTRY. WHILE HANDLING BELT ACROSS BELT A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN BELT CATCHING HER FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND PIECE OF COAL.
SENT 2 MEN TO MOVE SCOOP AND BRING BACK A CABLE BOARD AND FLY PADS MEN WERE TOLD TO C ARRY BOARD AND FLYS BUT THEY PUT THEM ON TOP OF THE SCOOP BOARD HIT LIGHT AND SWUNG AROUND HITTING MR PA IN THE FACE
STANDING OUTBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS PULLING DOWN PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FROM ROOF.AS HE PULLED ROCK DOWN WITH ROCK BAR,PIEC OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HARD HAT.EMPL STRUCK HEAD ON HEADER BOARD AS HE MOVED BACKWARD.
USING SHOVEL TO CLEAN LOOSE COAL FROM AROUND BELT LINES.WIND BLEW COAL PARTICLES INTO LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A LEE NORSE T.D.1 ROOF BOLTER WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST AND SPRAYED HOT HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO MAN\S FACE AND EYES.
WALKING ACROSS THE TRACK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS RIBS ON THE RAIL
WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM CAT D8 SLEEVE OF COAT CAUGHT ON DOOR HANDLE CAUSING MAN TO FALL WHILE SUSPENDED BY ONE ARM
REMOVING SAW FROM MANBUS AND IT CAUGHT ON MANBUS CUTTING HIS THUMB.
WALKING TO KITCHEN FROM FACE WHEN PIECE OF TOP ROCK FELL,HITTING HIM ON NECK AND UPPER BACK.HE YELLED AND ATTRACTED ATTENTION O F OTHER MINERS.HE WAS UP WALKING AROUND WHEN HELP ARRIVED.NO SER
MR DUBBS SUSTAINED A FRCTURE TO HIS FIFTH PHALANGE ON HIS RT FOOT STEVEN WAS WATCHING THE MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE CLOD FELL STRIKING HIS RT FOOT
WHILE STRAIGHTENING BOLT THAT WAS INSERTED INTO HOLE, THE MAN LOSE HIS GRIP AND RAN SHOULDER INTO CANOPY OF TWIN HEAD BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 6 TON MOTOR. THE MOTOR PICKED A SWITCH AND JUMPED OFF TRACK KNOCKING OUT A POST. THE POST STRUCK HIM ON HEAD AND NECK.
FELIX WAS WELDING INSIDE THE SOUTH HAMMERMILL WITH ANOTHER MAN. THE TWO WERE WORKING CLOSELY EOUGH THAT FELIX RECEIVED A FLASH BURN FROM THE OTHER MAN\S WELDING.
SWANEY WAS CARRYING A LOADER BATTERY THE BATTERY SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL TO THE GROUND SPLASHING ACID ONTO HIS FACE
TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR TO FEEDER -HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY AND RIB AND FELL OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR.BEING TREATED FOR STRAIN OF LEFT SIDE OF NECK,LEFT SHOULDER,CERVICAL SPRAIN.
SHOT FIRER WAS SHOOTING COAL WHEN A PIECE OF COAL GLANCED OFF THE RIB AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOREHEAD
SHOVELING ALONG RIB RIB ROLLED INJURING LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE FROM #3 BELT WHEN STRUCTURE GOT CAUGHT AND MASHED LEFT RING FINGER. RETURN TO WORK WITH LIGHT DUTY.
HAD BEEN PULLING ON CABLE WITH NO APPARENT DISTRESS WAS WALKING WHERE IT WAS LOW APPROX 3FT HIGH SO VICTIM WASBENT OVER FELT SHARP PAIN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT HIP
EE WAS TAKING OUT ROOFBOLT & THE BOLT SWUNG AROUND & HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
PICKING UP STOPPING BLOCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A RUN-THRU PLANK 183 .
EMPL WAS MINER OPERATOR CLEANIGN BOTTOM WHEN MINER BITS THREW PIECES OF ROCK BACK INTO CAB.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP A CEMENT BLOCK WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF A PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SOME ROCK DUST HOSE IN ORDER TO HOOK THE HOSE UP TO A ROCK DUST TANK. THE HOSE GOT HUNG AND AS HE WAS TRYING TO JERK IT LOOSE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS RECOVERING BLOCKS FROM AN OVERCAST ON #2 LONGWALL. HE WAS CROSSING A PARTIALLY BUILT WALL WHEN THE WALL COLLAPSED. HE FELL HITTING SOME BLOCKS, CAUSING A LACERATIOJ TO THE LEFT TEM PLE AREA.
EMPLOYEE WALKING ALONG 5 TRACK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE
DRY FLOOR 42IN HEIGHT INJURED WAS SWINGING HAMMER AND STATED HE TWISTED LOWER BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS READING SITTES IN A CHAIR SUDDENLY HE FELT NAUSEATED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR HE SUFFERED A CUT OVER HIS EYE BROW THIS EMPLOYEE WAS APPARENTLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL
MAN WAS GETTING OFF A STRUCTURAL BENT THE LADDER DID NOT REACH THE GROUND DUE TO EXCAVATION FOR THE CONVRETE STEP. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO JUMP TO GROUND. MAN LANDED WRONG AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REPAIR OF A TRICKLE DUSTER & WAS PULLING ON THE V BELT WHEN HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE BELT & PULLEY CAUSING A PARTIAL AVULSION TO THE LIT TLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE HAD 20FT SECTION OF 8IN CHANNEL CONVEYOR BALANCED ON EDGE AND WAS STGANDSING WITH HIS BACK TO FRAME WAITING ON ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO CLEAN A CUTTING TIP HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD AS FRAMEWORK FELL FORWARD AGAINST HIS LEGS
HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE FRONT END LOADER WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THEDOOR SHUTSTRIKING HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE ON A SANDED GRAVEL ROAD AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
THE EE WAS OPENING #8 KILN BYPASS DAMPER & AS HE WAS MOVING THE 8\ LONG LEVER OF THE DAMPER, HE STEPPED INTO AN OIL-WATER-DUST MIXTURE. WHEN HE STEPPED INTO THIS SLIPPERY MIXTURE, HE SLIPPE D ,CAUSING THE STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
WORKER WAS HAND STACKING 50 LB BAGS ON PALLETS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING A MINOR STRAIN TO LOWER PORTION OF BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON RECOVERING OALD BELTLINE MATERIAL. SUE DAVIS WENT TO LIFT A STEEL PLATE (APPROX. 60 LBS.) AND FELT A PULL IN THE LOWER BACK.
MOND MORNING 930AM EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON ONE KNEE CLEANING BEARING HOUSING IN MACHINE SHOP WHEN EMPLOYEE GOT UP HE TWISTED HIS BACK PINCHING SCIATIC NERVE EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER DAILY CARE OF CO PHYSICIAN UNTIL 020983 WHEN DOC REQUIRED EMPLOYEE TO RECEIVE TREASTMENT TWICE EACH DAY AND STAY OFF FEET AT HOME FOR 2 WEEKS
THE MAN WAS GETTING OUT OF A COMPANY PICKUP TRUCK BEHIND THE LAB HE APPARENTLY TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE GETTING OUT CAUSING A STRAIN
EE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK OF THE CAT HOLDING A LIGHT FOR ANOTHER EE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ON THE BEAM THAT RUNS ACROSS THE FUEL TANK. HE FRACTURED HIS RIB.
TAKING MAXI BRAKE POT APART SPRING FLEW OUT CATCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER
INJURED WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN WITH 180 INTERNATIONAL 50 TON ROCK TRUCK WHEN LEAVING LOADING AREA AND HEADING UP PIT RAMP, ICING CONDITIONS ON RAMP CAUSED TRUCK TO SPIN OUT AND TURN SIDEWAYS O N RAMP. WHEN TRUCK SLID AGAINST PROTECTIVE BERM ON ROAD IT OVERTURNED ON PASERGVER SIDE
INJURED STATED THAT WHILE CROSSING PARKING AREA AT MINESITE HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL
MAN STATES THAT WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM SCOOP HE PUT HIS RT FOOT DOWN FIRST AND ENCOUNTERED SOME PAIN THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL HE GOT UP TOP AND LOOKED AT HIS TOES WHICH WERE BRUISED
WORKER WAS ON HIS WAY FROM SECTION RIDING A SCOOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF LOOSE ROOF FELL STRIKING HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE CAUSING A 1 1/2" LACERATION
LOADING CARS
WHILE OPERATING S/C BREAKER KICKED,OPERATOR WENT TO SIL-PAC PUT BREAKER IN. HE CAME BACK NOT BEING SEATED IN CAR, REACHED IN DECK & TURNED PUMP MTR. ON. S/C STARTED TO TRAM & CAUGHT HIM BETWE EN RIB & CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHEN A TIMBER FELL OVER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HIP BONE
MOVING POST IN COURSE OF DUTIES AS A BOLTER,LIFTED POST AND TWISTED TO WALK WITH IT AND HURT HIS BACK.
TAKING CANOPY OFF OF A RAM CAR BUGGY THE PERSON LIFTED ONE SIDE OF THE CANOPY AND INJURED HIS BACK
DRIVING SCOOP UP ROADWAY OF FACE WHEN SCOOP WENT INTO REVERSE AND PINNED EMPL AGAINST TOP.
DRAGGING ACETELYNE TANK AND CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN TANK AND CRIB.
MR ROBERTS WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR HE HAD HIS LEG ON THE FENDER OF HIS TRACTOR WHEN A SMALL ROCK CAME OFF THE BACK STRIKING HIM THE LEFT LEG (NOTE THIS EMPLOYEE TOOK THE DAY OFF BECAUSE HIS LEG WAS SORE)
WHILE INJURED WAS CARRYING A 3"X8"X16\ PLANK HE TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF SLATE CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE HYDRUALIC HOSES FOR LONGWALL SHIELDS AROUND BLOCK. WHILE PULLING ON HOSES HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 55 GAL BARREL CONTAINING BOLTS ONTO A FLAT CAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK
THE INJURED WAS STANDING BENT FORWARD ADJUSTING A HYDRAULIC VALVE ON LONGWALL STAGE LOADER CONVEYOR. WHEN HE RELEASED TOO MUCH PRESSURE 4500 PSI INTO THE RETURN HOSE, THE HOSE WHIPPED BACK AND FORTH, STRIKING THE INJURED BELOW HIS RIGHT EYE.
TAKING ROCK OUT UNDER BELT TAIL -FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANIC LIFT A PAN FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
HE WAS RUNNING CENTERS OFF SPADS WHILE KNEELING IN LOW TOP AND WHEN HE RAISED UP TO LEAVE HIS KNEE WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT
LESLIE AND 5 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A 85 LB STEEL RAIL ONTO A FLATCAR WHEN THEY SET THE RAIL DOWN IT TO URNED OVER CATCHING INJUREDS FINGERS BETWEEN 2 R AILS HIS FINGER WAS MASHED AND IT TOOK 4 STITCHES TO SEW IT BACK UP
MAN STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS WALKING BELT LINE A P IECE OF CLOD FELL HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD
EE WAS WLKING & FELL DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING FACE FROM TAIL GATE TO HEAD GATE AND TRIPPED ON THE TOE OF THE LONGWALL SHIELD.
INJURED WAS BOLTING ON FALL WAS MOVING STONE A PIECE OF STONE ROLLED CATCHING HAND AGAINST ANOTHER STONE
STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING 4\\ WATER LINE.
WHILE MOVING SHIELD A STONE FELL BOUNCING OFF OF TAILGATE MOTOR & HITTING VICTIM IN LT. FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO DIS-EMBARK FROM MANTRIP SEAT WHEN HE TURNED OR REPOSITIONED HIMSELF TO GET OUT. AT THAT TIME HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. AREA WAS BELOW NORMAL WALKING HIEGHTH ALL THO UGH EMPLOYEE DID NOT COMPLETELY GAIN STANDING POSITION.
ROBERT HOLLIS WAS WALKING TO POWER CENTER TO ENERGIZE ROOF DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A CABLE AND FELL AGAINST TRANSFORMER INJURING HIS LEFT RIB CAGE
CRADDOCK AND HIS PARTNER HAD JUST FINISHED WETTING DOWN THE STOPE HE CROSSED OVER THE MANWAY AND STEPPED ON A WET TIMBER HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RT ELBOW
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A DOZER AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM TIMBER TRAILER WHEN ONE OF THE TIMBERS SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE AND SWELLING
WORKER WASMOVING SUCTION HOSE OF DRILL RIG ALONG EDGE OF LAKE HE WAS INEXPERIENCED AND TRIED CARRYING THE HOSE WHILE IT WAS FULL OF WATER
TWISTED ANKLE WHILE PLACING ELECTRIC MOTOR ON JAW DISCHARGE BELT BRACKET.
WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE INJURED TO STRIKE HIS HAND AGAINST A TRANSFORMER. BEGAN LOSING TIME 6-23-83.
MINER HELPING WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN HE @WAS STRUCK BY FALLING DRAWROCK
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING FOARKS OVER AND DROPPED FORK OFF OF FORKLIFT ONTO LEFT FOOT.
WAS RUNNING LOADER AND DIGGING ARM HIT HARD SURFACE AND SPUN LOADER AROUND SUDDEN JERK TWISTED LOWER BACK
WAS UNLOADING TRUCK TIRE THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED BY PARRISH TIRE CO OF MT AIRY WHEN RIM BROKE APART AND EXPLODED HALF OF THE RIM HIT HIM IN THE UPPER LEG AND BROKE IT
WAS WORKING AT CABLE RACHET & GET HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN BOOM AND BAR.
THE FLEX BOARD WAS LAYING AGAINST MINER WHEN IT SLID OFF STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOOT BREAKING HIS FOOT OR TOES
NO NARRATIVE
DRIVER FELL OF STEP OF TRUCK, FELL ON ELBOW.
WHILE WALKING TO MANTRIP EMPLOYEE RUN HEAD INTO ROOF, CAUSING JAMMED JECK
EMPLOYEE OVERTREAD OF RIGHT ANKLE WHILE EXITING FROM SCREEN DECK. ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A SLIP.
VICITM WAS UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS FROM SUPPLY CAR WHEN ANOTHER CRIB BLOCK ROLLED OFF OF PILE HITING RT INDEX FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER CRIB BLOCK
WHILE FRED WAS PATROLING MINE PROPERTY ON AN IDLE SHIFT HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK AND RAN OFF A ROAD HE SUSTAINED 4 BROKEN RIBS IN THE ACCIDENT
EE WAS LIFTING 4\ CRIB BLOCKS WHEN HE FEKLT A PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
COMING DOWN STEPS OUT OF RUBBER SHOP, STEPPED OFF LAST STEP AND SLIPPED ON ICE TEARING CARTILAGE IN RIGHT KNEE.
PHIL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF M OVING HIS MANTRIP INBY ON THE D-5 TRACK & THE SHIFT FOREMAN\S CRICKET COASTED INTO HIS MANTRIP CAUSING A SUDDEN JARRING PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK. DIAGNOSED AS A CUTE MUSCLE SPASMS OF HIS LWOER BACK.
INJURED WAS OBSERVING CABLE BEING MOVED UP WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT IN A LOOP OF CABLE SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND THROWING HIM AGAINST THE RIB.
BEATING ON FINE ORE BIN TO UNPLYUG WITH SLEDGE HAMMER SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF OPERATORS HAND AND STRUCK MCNEAL ON RT KNEE
WHILE INJURED WAS GETTING OFF TOP OF CONTINOUS MINER HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS BACK ON A PIECE OF SLATE
DURING CLEANUP AT THE END OF THE SHIFT GEORGE WAS PASSING THROUGH A TEMPERARY CURTAIN WHEN HE STEPPED ON A NAIL WITH HIS LEFT FOOT THE NAIL PUNCTURED HIS FOOT ALSO STRIKING A BONE THE CURTAI N FRAME WAS LOOSE
WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM THE MINER A PIECE OF ROCK 3\X3\X6" SLID OFF & STRUCK RONNIE MAXIE ON THE HEAD & LEFT LEG. HE RECEIVED A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE HIP & A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ANKLE. HE ALSO RECEIVED CUTS TO THE H EAD & LOWER PART OS HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN SOME FREASE ON THE FLOOR IN GARAGE AND TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE
ERICKSON WAS REMOVING GLASS FROM A BROKEN PLATE GLASS WINDOW, A PIECE OF GLASS FELL OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM, BELOW THE ELBOW
INJURED WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM A COAL TRUCK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. DOCTORS EXAMINATION AND DIAGNOSIS WAS A DISLOCATED ISU DISC IN THE LOWER BACK. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY, SKILLS AND TRAINING.
INDIVIDUAL WAS INSTALLING A PIN IN 475 BUCKET WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND ALLEGEDLY HURT HIS BACK
MR ZEIGLER WAS PUSHING ON POWDER TRAILER WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE MUD HURT MUSCLE IN BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK SOUT ON RAMP TOWARD SHOVEL EMP HAD TRUCK IN 1ST GEAR WITH ROTARDER ON WHEN TRUCK STARTED TO SLIDE HE STOPPED TRUCK BY DRIVING INTO LEFT HAND BERN EMP PUT TRUCK IN R
THE MAN WAS WELDING A CHAIN WHEN A SPARK FLEW AND BURNT THE MAN\S LEG.
EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER ON EQUIPMENT HE WAS REPAIRING IN SHOP. SWUNG SLEDGE HAMMER MISSED, LOSING BALANCE & JERKING NECK & BACK SEVERLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF JEEP TO CHECK A WATER PUMP AND SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM FELL AND STRUCK HIS RT KNEE ON BOTTOM
MAN STATED THAT HE RAISED DRIVE CHAIN COVER ON FEEDER WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON DUST CATCHER DRIVE CHAIN COVER FELL HITTING HIS HAND AND FINGERS MAN HAS FRACTURE TO BACK OF RT H AND FRACTURE TO HIS MIDDLE RING AND LITTLE FINGERS OF RT HAND ALSO HAS LACERATION TO BACK RT HAND
HELPING TURN OVER BARREL OF COAL AT SKIP SHAFT WHEN HE SUFFERED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE CROSSING OVER THE TAIL OF THE 60" BELT. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE BOTTOM.
MAN STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS STANDING BEHIND RAM CAR THE ROOF BOLTER HIT THE RAM CAR CAUSING IT TO ROLL BACK AND HIT MANS LEG
MINER OPERATOR WAS BACKING MINER OUT OF PLACE, EMPLOYEE INJURED WAS WALKING BESIDE MINER WATCHING THE CABLE RESTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY THE MINER WENT OVER A BUMP IN BOTTOM CAUSING THE CANOPY TO ROOF MASHING THE INJUREDS HAND BETWEEN MINER CANOPY AND ROOF
TURNED AROUND IN SHUTTLE CAR AFTER LOADING AND TWISTED KNEE THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS A FIRST AID CASE MR STUMP STARTED MISSING TIME 021783 DUE TO INVESTIGATING THIS INJURY AND RECEIVING T HE DOCTORS REPORT IT WAS FOUND REPORTABLE TO MSHA
STEPPED ON SUPPORT I BEAM ON FLOOR,LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED.LOST TIME.
EE WAS USING A SMALL JACKHAMMER TOR EMOVE COSTABLE IN THE CLINKER COOLER. A CHUNK FELL & STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOT.
COMING DOWN A SET OF STEPS HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A STAIR TREAD AND HIS FOREARM HIT A HAND RAIL POST AND HE JAMMED HIS SHOULDER
THE MINE IS BEING ABANDONED AND EQUIPMENT IS BEING REMOVED. A STACK OF CONVEYOR PANS IN PLACE TO BE MOVED SHIFTED AND THE TOP PAN FELL ON VICTIMS ANKLE AND FOOT. SOLAR FUEL CO. WAS NOT NOTIFIE D OF THE INJURY UNTIL MORNING OF 12483 AT WHICH TIME INVESTIGATION BEGAN.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE GOT DOWN FROM FORKLIFT TO CLOSE OFF A HOPPER AND FORKLIFT PINNED HIM AGAINST HOPPER
GOING TO START AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND WAS WALKING TOWARDS IT WHEN HE STUMBLED OVER SMALL PILE OF STONE FINES -...FELL FORWARD LANDING ON BOTH KNEES.
SLIPPED ON ICE & WRENCHED HIS BACK
EE WAS FUELING D-10 GAVE A PULL ON THE FUEL HOSE, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OFF THE D-10 HITTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER & ARM ON THE GROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK ONTO THE CATWALK AT THE SLATE BIN TO LOAD HIS TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE CATWALK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT LEG AND ANKLE
ROGER WAS CARRYING A MINER CAT HEAD WHEN HE DROPPED IT STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG
SLIPPED AND FELL FROM DOZER HE WAS FUELING THE DOZER AT THE TIME HE FELL 012183 HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL THE 012683 BY PHONE FROM HIS HOME SAYING HE HAD INJURED HIS BACK AND NECK
WALKING FROM LOCOMOTIVE TO THROW TRACK SWITCH WHEN HE TRIPPED ON PIECE OF COAL,CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON RIGHT LEF.FRACTURED RIGHT FIBULA.
PULLING ROCK DUST HOSE ACROSS 2 WEST EQUALIZING OVERCASTS. FOOT SLIPPED OFF ONE OF THE OVERCAST LADDERS STEPS AND EMPL FELL BETWEEN STEPS STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW ON ONE OF THE STEPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A SET OF STEPS THAT WERE RAISED BY CHAINS, THE CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED AND THE STEPS FELL, EMPLOYEE FELL ON BACK.
EMP WAS JACKING UP RAIL RUNNER TO PUT IT BACK ON TRACK AFTER IT HAD DERAILED JACKS SLIPPED THUS RAIL RUNNER FELL ON EMP FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 POUND BAGS ON 2ND SHIFT EMPLOYEE IS A 3RD SHIFT MILL OPERATOR ICY ROADS PREVENTED SOME EMPLOYEES FROM GETTING TO WORK SO MR ANDERSON CAME IN TO STACK BAGS EMPLOYEE STU MBLED OVER A PALLET WHILE PLACING A BAG ON THE PALLET EMPLOYEE FELT NO PAIN BUT LATER DISCOVERED A SMALL KNOT IN RT ABDOMEN
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING MINER BETWEEN LOADS A SHUTTLE CAR PULLED IN AND WAS BEING LOADED WHEN HE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY AGAINST THE RIB AND A CHUNK OF TOP COAL FELL DOWN STRIKING HIM IN THE UPPER BACK
MAN STATED THAT HE IS A GNEREAL INSIDE LABORER BUT HAD BEEN WORKING AS AN ELECTRICIAN, HE WAS WALKING TO THE CAGE AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. HE WAS ON THE WALKWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE B OTTOM CAGE LANDING WHEN A PIECE OF ICE FELL FROM THE SIDE OF THE SHAFT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. CONTUSION TON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
WALKING -HIT HEAD ON ROOF MAT-CONTUSION NEC
EMPLOYEE WAS BAREAKING DOWN A SCOOP TIARE. THE RIM BAND BAROKE FREE THROWING DEBARIS INTO HIS FACE AND EYES RESULTING IN LACERATION TO RIGHT EYE AND CORNEAL ABRASION TO BOATH EYES.
PICKING UP TRASH ENTRY AND CABLE SPOOL CAUGHT TOP AND THEN CAUGHT HIS KNEE BETWEEN TOP AND CAR.
TRYING TO WARM HAND BY MOTOR AND STUCK HAND IN FAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM FACE TO HIS SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE INJURING HIS RT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING TIMBER ON TO SCOOP TRACTOR AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BBACK
KNOCKING OUT WOOD POST WITH HAMMER -FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK CAUSED BY CERVICAL SPRAIN.
STATED HE WAS COMING DOWN STAIRS FROM THICKENER & SLIPPED ON ICE AT BOTTOM OF STEPS & FEET FLEW OUT FROM UNDER HIM.
EMP WAS USING SLEDGHAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE HAMMER BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIS KNEE HE SUFFERED A BRUISE TO KNEE
WORKING IN REPAIR SHOP WHERE 2 WELDERS WERE WORKING-EYES FLASH BURNED FROM LIGHT .
PREPARING TO UNLOAD PULLEY ASSEMBLY FROM FLATBED TRUCK.ASSEMBLY...WEIGHED 500LBS....GRABBED END BEARING TO PULL BY AND IT CAME OFF THE SHAFT.FELL OVER BACKWARD OFF TAILGATE-53\\ TO CONCRETE F LOOR.
WALKED IN HYDRATE BLDG BOTTOM FLOOR AND STEPPED ON WET LIME AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
WHILE FUELING A 992 LOADER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT HIS LEFT SIDE ON THE LOADER CATWALK.
EMP WAS CLIMBING ONTO SEAT OF QUARRY DRILL WHEN HIS GLOVED HAND SLIPPED ON A HAND HOLD AND HE FALL APPROX 2 1/2 FEET TO THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A LADDER ACROSS SCRAM AND SLIPPED ON THE ROCKS AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF FORKLIFT EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF RUNNING BOARD HIT FROZEN GROUND DCAUSING FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT FOURTH METATARSAL
WHILE USING SHRINK GUN ON PALLET COVERS EMPLOYEES FOOT GOT TANGLED IN HOSE LINE HE STUMBLED & FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT ELBOW & HIP
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE 3 NORTH BELT LINE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME WET ROCK DUST WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE
WHILE WALKING ALONG THE TRACK WHERE IT ERASSES UNDERNEATH THE CONVEYOR BELT, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY BOTTOM AND INJURED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND BY A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE APPROXIMATELY 3" X 2 1/2" X 2" IN SIZE. INJURY SUSTAINED: LACERATION TO THE TOP OF THE LEFT HAND WITH TENDON SHEATH INV OLVEMENT.
LADY STATED, THAT SHE SLIPPED & FELL HURTING HER BACK. (THE REASON FOR THE LATENESS OF THIS REPORT IS THAT LADY DIDN\T REPORT THIS INJURY UNTIL HER RETURN TO WORK ON 2-8-83). LADY WAS INJURED ON 1-20-83 BUT DIDN\T GO TO DR. UNTIL 1-23-82.
THE EMPLOYEE A GROUNDMAN FOR THE THIN SEAM MINER TSM 124 WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE TSM AFTER GREASING SUBSEQUENT TO SETTING A PUSH BEAM IN PLACE HE SLIPPED AT THE SIDE OF THE TSM AND HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MAGNETIC SENSOR AND THE SENSORING BLOCKS CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HEEL 27 STITCHES
HANTKE AND HIS PARTNER WERE CHECKING SAND LINES TO LOCATE WHERE THE LINE WAS PLUGGED WITH SAND. HANTAKE STARTED TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS ON SAND LINE COUPLING TO SEE IF THE LINE WAS FILLED WITH WAT ER OR SAND AT THIS LOCATION. THE SAND LINE BLEW APART DUE TO WATER PRESSURE IN THE SAND LINE. THE WATER KNOCKED HANTKE DOWN IN THE DRIFT CAUSING HIM TO HIT LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD ON THE TRACK.
WEIDNER WAS BARRING A ROCK IN 48 CHUTE WHEN ANOTHER ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE THE CHAIN CAP AND STRUCK THE BAR HE TWISTED HIS BACK
CLEANING CONVEYOR BELT AND BUMPED HIS LT KNEE ON METAL WATER LINE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING ONTO MANTRIP WHEN FEET SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS CATCHING HIMSELF HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND LACERATED RT INDEX FINGER
PICKING UP M INER CABLE.
WHEN UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS FROM SUPPLY CAR ONTO 5 TON LOCOMOTIVE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
INJURED WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL AND SLIPPED AND FELL AND TWISTED HIS FOOT.
STEPPED ONTO TOOL BOX TO REACH HIGH SHELF TO LOOK FOR FILTER.WHEN HE STEPPED OFF,HE STEPPED INTO A RUT AND TWISTED ANKLE-LEFT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP A TIMBER AND HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE 988 ENDLOADER ON THE HAUL ROAD NEXT TO CENTRAL SHOP HE WAS SCATTERING DIRT AND GRAVEL ON ICE COVERED ROAD TO ENABLE T A SLATE TRUCK TO GET UP THE HILL THE ENDLOADER STARTED SLIDING ON ICE AND WENT OVER THE HILL
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN CAR HIT A BUMP.EMPL BACK WAS JARRED.PAIN TO LOWER BACK.
WALKING ALONG WALKWAY ON SHOVEL....STEPPED DOWN ON PIECE OF TARPULIN OBSTRUCTION VIEW OF UNEVEN SURFACE -TWISTED LEFT ANKLE-FRACTURE.
FELL INTO MANHOLE
L-BLDS WELDING ON BUGGY (HELPING MECHANIC) AND HOT SLAG WENT DOWN HIS BOOT BURNING LEFT FOOT ON TOP OF FOOT IN 3 PLACES.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING AN ENDLOADER AFTER CHECKING A LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE MOUNTING THE LOADER EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE TIRE AND SLIPPED FALLING BETWEEN THE THE TIRE AND FRAME INJ LEG
WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE FOR SHIFT CHANGE ON MANTRIP RAILMOTOR MR BEGLEY PUT HIS RIGHT LEG UP IN THE AIR OUT OF THE MANTRIP AND CAUGHT THE ROOF PULLING LIGTMANS AND MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT L EG SAID HE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK A ICE CYCLE DOWN
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING OUT BO TOP BELT ROLLERS HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING
RE-OCCURRENCE OF OLD INJURY.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING 3\ METAL LADDER BETWEEN TWO CONVEYOR BELT CATWALKS. HE FELL BACK AND HIS RIGHT FOOT HUNG BETWEEN THE UPPER CATWALK AND THE TOP RUNG OF THE LADDER. THE FALL RES ULTED WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF SNOW ON T HE UPPER CATWALK. SPRAINED TENDONS IN ARCH OF RIGHT FOOT.
MAN WAS ROCKBOLTING & A ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK & STRUCK LEFT WRIST.
HE WAS REPAIRING HIS SERVICE TRUCK- HE FELL & HIT KNEE LEFT CAUSING A BIG LUMP.
INJURED GOT OFF SCOOP WITHOUT SETTING BRAKE SCOOP STGARTED TO MOVE HE ATTEMPTED TO BLOCK AHEAD WITH A POST SLIPPED AND SCOOP RAN OVER HAND
EMP WAS DRAGGING DUST HOSE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK
ACTUAL DATE AND CAUSE UNK-POSSIBLY FROM SHOVELING-DETERM BY INS CO TO BE WORK RELATED 7-16-83.
EMPLOYEE UNHOOKD WATER HOSE FROM WATER LINE AND WENT TO STEP OFF OF THE BOLTER HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE SPRAINED
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON A DOZER. AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE DOZER TRACK, WHICH WAS SLICK HE STARTED TO FALL, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF TO BREAK THE FALL, HE TWISTED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A SLIP PED DISC
STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL AFTER CROSSING BELT ,TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
LOADING CALBE IN SCOOP BLADE SLIPPED ON ICE & CUT LEFT FOOT ON BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING LOADED SCOOP TOWARD CHAINLINE SCOOP HIT ROCK CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE EMPLOYEE WAS BOUNCED AND A LUMP OF COAL ROLLED UNDER HIM AND HE LANDED ON IT INJURING HIS LOWER BACK POSS IBLE BRUISE AND OR SPRAIN
E.E. WAS OPERATING PETTIBONE, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE 6"-12\ I BEAM THAT WAS STANDING ON TO 12\ POLES OF 4" PIPE. FORKS RAISED THE I BEAM, THE WELD BROKE CAUSING THE BEAM TO SLIDE OFF THE FORKS A ND STRUCK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS STANDING NEARBY.
NJURED STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A CROSS TIE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ELECTRICIANS AND IN HOOKING UP ELECTRICAL TRAILER TO MINE TENDER THE TRAILER TONGUE SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT
STEPPED OFF DOZER TRACK AND FEET SLIPPED AND FELL ON GROUND BRUISING BOTH HANDS AND STRAINED MUSCLE AT BASE OF SKULL.
INJURED WAS TRYING TO RELIEF AIR PRESSURE OUT OF AIR TANK ON A PETTIBONE SUPER 4 CHARGING TRACTOR, WHEN SHETURNED THE AIR VALVE ON TO A HIGH PRESSURE AIR HOSE. THE AIR HOSE JUMPED OUT OF HER H AND AND STRUCK HER RIGHT KNEE CAUSING A SMALL CUT AND BRUISE ABOUT 2" ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE CAP.
STANDING AND HOLDING 2-WHEEL CART LOADED WITH PIPE AND TIPPING IT UP TO GET IT STARTED WHEN HE FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINET O LAY IT OVER THE RIPPED HEAD HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE GOT THE CABLE UP TO LAY OVER THE RIPPER HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE A FORKLIFT THE FORKLIFT DROVER OVER A PCS OF STONE THE STONE SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE TIRE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG
INJ WAS WALKING BY ROLLER MILL WHEN HE STEPPED ON WET SLURRY CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL STRIKING HIS BACK
SEALEY WAS TRYING TO UNCOUPLE THE POWDER CAR FROM A MOTOR AND MASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE COUPLING PIN AND THE FRAME OF THE MOTOR
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS LIFTING AND CARRYING A GREASE GUN HE SUSTAINED INJURY TO HIS BACK. THE AREA WAS OF NORMAL WALKING HEIGHT WITH NOMINAL WEIGHT OF EQUIPMENT BEING LIFTED.
STANDING WHILE WELDERS MADE REPAIRS ON HIS DRILL,ACCIDENTALLY LOOKED AT WELDING FLASH.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK AND FELT AN STRAIN IN HIS STOMACH
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE WALKING TO WORK AREA FROM SHOP HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL STRIKING HIS BCK
EMP THROWING MINE POSTS FROM ONE SIDE OF ENTRY TO OTHER AND FELT PAIN IN BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER CHANGING A LIGHT BULB THE LADDER COLLASPED THE EMPLOYEE FELL HLANDING ON HIS LEFT WRIST CAUSING A FRACTURE
ROBERT WAS TAKING A JACK DOWN WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN THE JACK DROPPED FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
P. GOODINHO WAS HOLDING A FIBER GLASS PLATE WHILE K. FLORES WAS WASHING IT OFF WITH A WATER JET. THE PLATE TWISTED FROM THE JET PRESSURE CAUSING HIS HAND TO PASS OVER THE WATER JET SPRAY.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP PAIR OF GLOVES IN OFFICE AND TWISTED BACK
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT STUCK JACKLEG AND STRAINED BACK
INJURED LOOSENED WING NUT ON BELT HANGER. BELT SPLICE CAUGHT BELT ROLLER CAUSING HANGER TO SLIP CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN HANGER AND BELT ROPE
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAIL BENDER TO BEND TRACK RAIL. AS HE WAS GOING DOWN WITH THE BAR IT WENT DOWN EASY AND FAST, AND CAUGHT HIS RT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND RAIL
MAKING FIRST PUSH ON ROBBING 40FT STUMP WHEN ROLL FELL OUT GIVING NO WARNING STAYED IN HOSPITAL 3 NIGHTS RELEASED TO GO HOME
HANGING CANVAS WHEN HE BRUSHED CANVAS AGAINST ROOF A PIECE OF ROOF SLATE HIT HIM IN EYE
EMPL SLIPPED ON ICE.
INJURED WAS LIFTING TIMBER AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK.
WORN WORK SHOES,FROZEN GROUND,TEMP IN LOW TEENS.EMPL STEPPED ON ARM OF DOZER SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON LEFT ARM AND WRIST. ...FALL CAUSED HAIRLINE CRACK IN BONE IN WRIST.
MAN STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS SHOOTING HE WAS PICKING UP SHOOTER SHELL AND PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING HIM ON THE RT KNEE ANKLE AND FOOT
MAN WAS JACKING SUPPLY CAR LOADED WITH ROCK DUST ONTO TRACK HIE WAS PUSHING ON JACK TO GET CAR ON TRACK AND STRAINED HIS BACK
SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL.
EE WAS CLIMBING SUMP GUARD WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE & HE FELL STRIKING HIS BACK & LEG ON FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK AND GET IT INTO THE ROCK CHUTE HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND CHUTE CUTTING IT
SLIPPED ON ICE WALKING TO TRUCK.
MOUNTING SHAKER SCREEN FOR REPAIRS.STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT .RAINY CONDITIONS LEFT BELT WET...SLIPPED AND FELL BACK AGAINST AN ELECTRIC MOTOR.RECEIVED BRUISED BACK,MID TO LOWER AREA RIGHT SID
EMP WAS OPERATING A MACK COAL TRUCK DESCENDING FDOWN AN ACCESS HAULAGE ROAD WHILE DESCENDING DOWN THE GRADE A MECHANICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AND EMP STERRED TRUCK INTO AN EMBANKMENT
CLOSING CLINKER HOPPER DOOR WITH BAR-SLIPPED OUT OF LOCK STRIKING EMPL ON UPPER PART OF NOSE.EMP.
WET MUDDY BOXCAR FLOOR
EMPLOYEE ENGAGED HOIST INTO THE LIFT POSITION THEN SET IT DOWN ON HIS FOOT
HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON ICEY CAT WALK AND FELL HURTING HIS BAKC
MAN WAS GETTING SUMP PUMP UNCLODED LIFTED PUMP OUT OF BUCKET TO GET COAL OUT OF IT AND STRIANED TESTICLE
LIFTING BARREL OF OIL AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF MAJEMPL HANDS HITTING LEFT FOOT.
PULLING LAST CUT ON ROBBING A STUMP WHEN TOP FELL IN GIVING NO WARNING.
BOLTING ROOF AND CAUGHT 2ND DIGIT INDEX FINGER ON LT HAND BETWEEN THE ROOF AND PLATE MASHING FINGER
WILLIAMS WAS OPERATING A MOTOR AND PUSHING A TRAIN OF LOADED CARS OUT OF THE CROSS CUT WHEN THE MOTOR STARTED UNDER THE CHUTE WILLIAMS LEANED OUT OF THE MOTOR CAB AND HIS UPPER BODY WAS PI NNED BETWEEN THE DIAGONAL POST AND THE MOTOR
MAN SAID HE WAS CARRYING BELT TOOLS FROM BELT ENTRY TO THE FLAT CAR WHEN HE WAS WLKING THROUGH THE BREAK HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE
TAKING THE SLACK OUT OF THE BELT DURING A BELT MOVE USING A CHAIN AND PORK CHOP-HIS THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND PORK CHOP.
WALKING DOWN SLIPE EMPL LSIPPED ON ICE.WHEN HE FELL HIS LEG HIT HIS CAP LAMP BATTERY.
HURT HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING ON STEEL DOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO DRIVE STEEL WHILE GUIDING THE STEEL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE STEEL TWISTING HIS WRIST
HE STATED HEWAS PULLING A LOAD OF GRAVEL INTO THE MINE HE OPENED DOORS WITH SWITH BUT AS GRAVEL CAR PASSED UNDER SWITCH IT STRUCK SWITCH DOOR ON MOTOR HIS FEET WERE STICKING OUT OF MOTOR AND W WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR AND DOOR
STARTED TO DRILL FIRST HOLE & A ROCK ABOUT 12INX6INX2IN SLIDE OFF TOP OF CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER & STRUCK HIM ON HIS UPPER RIGHT HIP
WITH DUST BUILD-UP BOLTS GET BURIED.3/4\\ AND 1\\ BOLTS GET TOO TIGHT AND HARD TO BREAK LOOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING ROCK WHEN A PIECE FELL AND STRUCK VICTUM ON THE LEFT THUMB..
WHILE STRAIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT THE INJURED EE STRAINED HIS BACK.