EE WAS TESTING LOW VOLTAGE BUSHINGS WHILE ON HI S KNEES ON AN UNSTABLE SURFACE. WHEN HE LEANED FORWARD THE PLATES HE WAS ON TIPPED HIM FORWARD INTO THE OIL CONTACTER. HE STUCK OUT HIS HANDS TO CATCH HIS BALANCE & PUT HIS HANDS ON 2 OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE BUSHINGS.
Mining Incidents in May 1985
All MSHA-reportable mining accidents in May 1985, sorted by severity. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities
- 6
- Total incidents
- 2,130
- Period
- May 1985
Top operators this month
- 01 Peabody Coal Company 101 incidents
- 02 Old Ben Coal Company 51 incidents
- 03 Consolidation Coal Company 47 incidents
- 04 Jim Walter Resources Inc 47 incidents
- 05 Quarto Mining Company 34 incidents
Most recent 500 incidents
Showing the 500 most recent of 2,130 incidents this month. All fatalities are included and listed first.
THE VICTIM DROVE A 55A FRONTEND LOADER TO THE TOP OF A 12\ HIGH QUARRY WALL TO PUSH MATERIAL OFF THE TOP. THERE WAS A SLIGHT GRADE TOWARDS THE WALL. THE VICTIM STARTED TOWARDS THE HIGHWALL WI TH THE BUCKET DOWN & THE BUCKET CAME AGAINST A SOLID ROCK IN THE BOTTOM. THE VICTIM BACKED THE FRONE END LOADER UP & THEN CAME FORWARD AGAIN. THE BUCKET BOUNCED UP OVER THE SOLID & THE LOADER
CRAWLED INTO LARGE SAND HOPPER TO REMOVE A STONE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE HOPPER. SAND THAT WAS ON THE SIDES OF THE HOPPER COLLAPSED AS HE WAS IN THE HOPPER COVERING HIM.
EMPLOYEE REMOVED GUARD FROM #2 BELTHEAD AND HIS CLOTHING GOT CAUGHT IN A ROLLER BEARING AND IT PULLED HIM INTO THE ROLLER AND FRAME
WHILE EATING LUNCH UNDER A TREE WITH FOUR OTHER MEN THE TREE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING FATALLY INJURING I.NAME
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ELECTRICAL WORK ON A BELT STARTER BOX AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED CIRCUIT THE RESULTING ELECTRICAL SHOCK CAUSED CARDIAC ARREST AND DEATH
WHEN I,NAME WAS UNLOADING 55 GAL. BARREL OF FUEL FROM TRUCK INTO LOADER HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BARREL & LOADER BUCKED CUTTING END OFF 2 FINGERS & CUTTING THIRD FINGER.
WHILE OPERARTING A COMPRESSED AIR DRIVEN JACKLEG IN ORDER TO DRILL A VERTICAL HOLE IN THE FLOOR, THE STARTER STEEL BROKE, SENDING THE SHAFT OF THE STARTER STEEL ONTO THE FOOT OF THE OPERATO R. THE SHAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1/4" BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF T HE OPERATOR\S BOOT AND PROCEEDED TO SMASH THE 2ND AND 3RD TOES ON THE LEFT FOOT. THIS CAUSED THE AMPUTATION OF THE 3RD TOE.
APPLYING BELT DRESSING AND ARMS WERE CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN BELT AND HEAD PULLEY
LIFTING 20\\ X 30\\ X 1/2\\ PIECE OF METAL TO BACK OF TRUCK AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
WHILE WORKING O3 MINING EQUIP HE GOT IN POSITION TO RUPTURE HIMSELF.
WELDING A BRACE ONTO BELT STRUCTURE WHILE STA DING ON MAGNETITE BIN. THE POSITION IN WHICH HE WS STANDING AND REACHING OUT TO WELD CAUSED HIM STO STRAIN.
CHANGING TIRE LIFTED TIRE RECURRENT HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE AND 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING RAILS THE RAIL THEY WERE LIFTING TWISTED AND CAUGHT INJUREDS RT RING FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER RAIL CAUSING AN AVULSION OF THE END OF THE FINGER THE THE END OF THE FINGER PAST THE LAST JOINT WAS AMPUTATED
WHEN PUTTING PUMP MOTOR ON MINER MOTORS SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PIN FROM SAND BOTTOMOF PAND EMPLOYEEWAITED 1/2MINERFIND PROCEEDED TO THE REMOVE SPAD PEN.WHILE REMOVING PAN SPRAY SETTLEDMORE & CURSHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN & PUMP
A POST FELL MAKING HIS MUSCLES SORE IN THE SMALL OF HIS BACK, SAID HE DID NOT FEEL AND PAIN FOR 2 TO 3 HRS. AFTER IT HAPPENED.
DISLODGED BLOCK OF COAL BETWEEN BARS IN CRUSHER BUILDING RESULTING IN BAR HITTING MIDDLE FINGER & INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND CUTTING OFF PART OD MISSLE FINGER TIP BRUISING INDEX FINGER.
PICKED UP PIECE OF CHECKERED PLATE,FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A TRS JACK ON ROOF BOLTER. WHILE TRYING TO LINE UP TOP HOLES, HE STUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER INTO THE TOP EYE ON THE JACK. THE COAL FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE JACK & THE JACK DROPPED OUT ONTO HIS FINGER CUTTING THE TOP OFF.
INSTALLING TRACK ENTERING MINE LOFTING RAIL WHEN STRAINED BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE OBERHANGING ROCK FROM PITWALL BY DROPPING BOULDER WITH A CAT 24 SHOVEL-COMPLETED TASK AND WAS RETURNING TO PIT WHEN WALL SECTION COLLAPSED-MACHINE SLID INTO PIT-EMPLOYEE WAS EITHER THROWN OR FELL OUT OF MACHINE - SOME PART OF MACCHINE MASHED RIGHT LEG (BELOW KNEE) BADLY- HAD TO BE AMPUTATED BELOW KNEE. LEFT ARM CUT & MASHED & TORN MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS LIFTING A MUD PUMP TO LOAD ONTO THE TRIP TO BRING OUTSIDE FOR REPAIR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN UPPER STOMACH AREA
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF POSITIONING A 2\ WEAR SPOOL, A 90# 18" FITTING SLID OFF FITTING PILE AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE\S LEFT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPL INSTALLING PIPE IN HANGERS.TRIED TO HANDLE 20\LONG PIPE BY HIMSELF.PIPE ROLLED OFF SUPPORT CATCHING 4TH FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND BRACE.
PULLING ON WRENCH CAUSED THE ACCIDENT RESULTS RIGHT INJURIED HERNIA.
WEATHER CONDITIONS GOOD.CARRYING 2\\ X 6\\ BOARD DOWN CATWALK AT #6 CONVEYOR FINISHING PLANT MISSED STEP AND FELL STRIKING BACK ON STEPS.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO RIGHT A BARREL OF AMMONIUM METAVANADATE WHICH WAS PARIALLY ON FLOOR SURFACE AND PARTIALLY ON SIDE OF RAMP BY TWISTING BARREL TOP RESULTED IN LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA
THE ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A BAR TO DISLODGE BRICK FROM THE #1KILN.THE INJURED DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 5-16-85 AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTACHING CHAIN TO ROCK & HIS HAND SLIPPED STRIKING THE TEETH ON THE BACKHOE.
PICKED UP BOX CLAY DUMMIES HURT STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE BURNED OUT MOTOR TO SCHNOEDER DRILL PUT STRAIN ON LOWER BACK.
INJ HELPING SPLICE SECTION OF BELT TOGETHER,REACHED UNDER BELT TO CHECK THAT TINES WERE SECURE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH CLAMPING JAWS OF ZIPPER SPLICING MACHINE AND SEVERES DISTAL END OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A WORN LINER TO ENABLE HIM TO WRAP A SLING AROUND IT TO REMOVE ITEM FROM INSIDE MILL.IN THE PROCESS HE DEVELOPED A POSSIBLE HERNIA RIGHT ABOVE A PREVIOUIS GALL BLADDER SURG ICAL SCAR.IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE HERNIA REPAIR 0-5-20-85
I.NAME WAS CHANGING A BIT ON AN AIR TRACK DRILL. HAD THE MACHINE UP AND THE CHAIN BROKE. THE MACHINE FELL, HITTING HIM.
LIFTING TRAM CHAIN OF 11 CM AND DEVELOPED A HERNIA
EMPLOYEE REMOVED TAIL PULLEY ASSEMBLY FROM PICKUP TRUCK AND CARRIED IT TO STEPS GOING UP TO #2 KILN FEED WEIGHTOMETER THEN SET IT DOWN. EMPLOYEE FELT BURNING SENSATION BUT NO REAL PAIN. ON SUN DAY, MAY 5, EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE DISCOVERED A KNOT ON RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.
EMPL LIFTING O A RAM INTO PLACE WHICH CAUSED A RUPTURE.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIMSELF WHILE LIFTING COVERS TO INSTALL ON LONGWALL SHEARING MACHINE.
EMPL COMPLAINING HIS BACK HURTS.NOT ANY SPECIFIC INJURY REPORTED TO SUPV OR SAFETY DEPT.SENT TO DR 5-31-85.DR.NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF MAT A PIECE OF SLATE BECAME DISLODGED STRIKING VICTIM IN UPPER PART OF BODY & THE RIGHT FOOT
HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING MINER CABLE.
SHOVELING SPILLAGE NEAR TAILPIECE ONTO CONVEYOR BELT THE BELT WAS RESTARTED CUAING TAILPIECE TO JUMP AND STRIKE HIS LEG
I,NAME AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE USING A CHAIN FALL TO PULL THE ENDS OF M-1 CONVEYOR BELT TOGETHER FOR SPLICING. THE CHAIN FALL FAILED, RELEASING THE TENSION AND TRAPPING JACKIE\S LEG BETWEEN THE BELT BRAKE AND TROUGHING ROLLER.
INJURED MAN WAS WALKING ALONG M-B 1 BELT HE SLIPPED ON THE WET MINE SHOOT TWISTING HIS BACK CAUSING A BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNCOUPLING EMPTY MINE CARS HE NOTICED THE RING WAS OUT OF COMPLER RING WHEN THE MINE CAR ROLLED BACK AGAINST HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS FRACTURING HIS LEFT L EFT LEG BLOW HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A CRICKET WHEN HE SLID INTO A PARKED MOTOR AND WAS JAMMED INTO THE FRAME OF THE MOTOR.
LIFTINGT 50LBS BAG OF POWDER -PULLED 2 SLIPPED DISCS INTO BACK
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 635 D SCRAPER REMOVING MATERIAL FROM A DOZER CUT EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE SCRAPER HIT A HOLE CREATED BY THE DOZER AND IT CAUSED HIS NECK TO BECOME SORE
CLAIMANT WAS UNLOADING A 400 LB. STEEL CHUTE FROM LOWBOY TRAILER WITH HOIST. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING LOSE OF BALANCE. HE TRIED TO CATCH BALANCE ON CHUTE WHEN IT CAME UNHOOKED FROM HOIST FALLING ON RIGHT FOOT THAT WAS EXTENDED OVER EDGE OF TRAILER.
WALK-WAY WAS SHIFTED OUT OF POSITION BY FORK TRUCK OPERATORS AND DROPPED BACK DOWN AS EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING TO STACK A BAG OF SALT.
MOVING CRIB BLOCKS WHEN PIECE OF COAL RIB ROLLED OFF CHAIN PILLAR STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SIDE.
FELL OUTOF TRUCK, GRABBED MIRROR AND SWUNG.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A WHEEL BROW CARRY MUD ACROSS A WOOD BRIDGE WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE
THE INJURED AND A CO-WORKER WERE SETTING DOWN A PIECE OF METAL TO THE FLOOR WHEN I.NAME STRAINED MUSCLES IN THE GROIN. ,
MILL SERVICE TRUCK BY LINE 2 IN THE MILL AND WAS OPERATING A FORK LIFT TO TAKE A PALLET OFF THE TRUCK. HE WAS PULLING THE PALLET CLOSER TO THE END OF THE TRUCK BED. HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE F ORKLIFT TO UNLOCK THE CHAIN OFF THE PALLET WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE FORKLIFT STEP AND LAND ON THE FLOOR GRATING. I,NAME SAID THAT WHEN HE LANDED, HE HEARD A SNAP IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE LIFTING PART FOR KERSEY TRACTOR EMP WAS WORKING ON HE CLAIMS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF FLAT BED TRUCK AND LANDED ON ARM. POSSIBLE SPRAINED WRIST.
SQUATTED DOWN AND WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED MIDDLE BACK.
AFTER RUNNING TRUCK ALL D AY LETG FELT NUMB BYUTT WOULD GO AWAY AFTER AWHILE
STOMPED ON TIMBER WITH FOOT, SPRAINED ANKLE (RIGHT FOOT). EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING OFF TIMBER END AND TRIED TO BREAK TIMBER END OFF BEFORE COMPLETELY SAWED THROUGH.
LOADING PARTS DROPPED BUGGY FLITE ON LEFT FOOT ABOVE METATARSAL GUARD.
OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO DOZE MATERIAL OFF OF A BENCH.THE SUPERVISORS INSTRUCTED HIM TO WORK UP A BERM OF MATERIAL AND TO WORKTHE MATERIAL OVER THE EDGE.THE OPERATOR DROVE THE DOZER OVER THE EDGE FALLING 50\ TO THE TOE OPEROPERATOR DROVE THE BOLTS ON AND RECIEVED DISLOCATED FALLING 70\ AND HEAD LACERATION. IN
INJURED STATED THEY WERE WORKING IN HOPPER & DID NOT HAVE COAL CLEANED OFF SUFFICIENTLY #380 DOZER WAS LEVELING COAL ON TOP & GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE HOPPER SOME COAL SLID IN & STRUCK I.NAME
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF #83 LOADER HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO T HE GROUND CAUSING AN ANKLE SPRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED COMING DOWN THE LADDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS A SWAMPER ON A MAINLINE MUCK TRAIN. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION AT THE MUCK DUMP ON THE SHAFT STATION, HE STEPPED OFF THE END CAR OF THE MUCK TRAIN. HE FAILED TO OBSERVE THE DUMP RAIL (A HOLD-DOWN RAIL) AND FELL OVER SAME, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEG.
HE WAS WORKING ON A PULL TRUCK & GOT ON HIS HANS & KNEES TO CRAW UNDER IT HE PUT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ROCK AND BRUISED IT
STEPPED UP ON A STEERLING CYLINDER, SLIPPED AGAINST THE LOADER THEN FELL TO THE AROUND (ABOUT 5 FEET) BROKE 3 RIBS WHEN HE HIT THE LOADER.
WAS LIFTING A CUTTER SHAFT FROM 265 LN MINER AND GOT HERNIA
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A SLIVER WHICH WENT INTO LEFT FOOT. PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT FOOT. STEPPED ON SLIBER OF METAL.
INJ PLACED HAND ON BOARD LYING ON TRAY ON BOLTER AND WHEN HE LOWERED SAFETY BOOM,BOOM CAUGHT BOARD AND BOARD STRUCK HIS HAND CAUSING CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A POST WHEN IT FELL DOWN AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND
EMPL PULLING FIRE BRICK OUT OF FIRE BOX AT DRYER AND KICKED A BRICK HOT OUT OF HIS WAY BRUISING TOP OF FOOT AND ANKLE POSSIBLE FX.
WENT TO CHECK ON BATTERY CHARGER AFTER IT HAD SHORTED OUT AND SMOKED UP THE ENTRY. HE WAS OVERCOME BY SMOKE. THIS REPORT DELAYED WAITING FOR MEDICAL REPORT.
HELPING ON MINER AND ROCK FELL CERVICAL SPRAIN
EE WAS MOVING HIS BENCH DRILL INTO POSITION TO DRILL A HOLE. HE PINCHED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE BENCH DRILL CONTROL PENNANT & THE RIB.
I.NAME, MECHANIC, WAS REPLACING TRACKS ON A D-7-8 DOZER WHEN THE BAR HE WAS PRYING WITH, SLIPPED, LETTING TRACK FALL MASHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPL DRILLING HOLES FOR RIB BOLTS WITH JACKLEG WHEN ROCK FELL FX LEFT FOOT,LEG,SHOULDER.
MAN WAS JACKHAMMING BY #5 CEMENT COOLER WHEN BLADE BECAME STUCK IN CONCRETE.HE TRIED TO PULL IT FREE BY HIMSELF AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
I,NAME WAS CLEANING GREASE AND DIRT OUT FROM BELOW THE HOIST AND DRAG DRUMS ON 18 DRAGLINE AS APART OF THE NORMAL 500 HOUR INSPECTION AND SERVICING. WHILE USING A HOE TO CLEAN UP THE LOSE MATE RIAL HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHOOTING PAINS IN HIS BACK. CRAMPED SPACE. I,NAME AS HAD PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEMS AND THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE A RECURRENCE OF AN OLD PROBLEM.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS RUNNING FRONT END LOADER AND WINKSHIELD GOT SHATTERED AND HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING TO MOVE A PORTABLE WEDER ACROSS THE YAND AND IT TIPPED OVER ONTO HIS FOOT.
AFTER REMOVING ROCK AND OTHER MATERIAL FROM AN OVERLOADED BELT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE BELT GALLERY ON THE WOODEN PLANK WALKWAYS IN THE GALLERY. BECAUSE THE ATTACHMENTS FOR ONE SECTION O THE WOODEN PLANKING HAD WORKED LOOSE, A SECTION OF THIS WALKWAY FELL OUT OF THE GALLERY AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON IT. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL OUT OF THE GALLEY TO THE GROUND 26
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SPREAD SLAG BY SLAG CARS, AS HE MOVED TOWARD THE HEAD OF THE CAR HE CLIMBING ON THEFRONT PLATFORM. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE FLAGGED THE CARS TO MOVE AND WHEEL RAN OVER INJURED EMP LOYEES FOOT.
SUBJECT HAD ATTEMPTED TO HOLD A STUD FROM COMING OUT OF THE HOLE WHILE HE TRIED TO TAKE NUT OFF WITH AN AIR WRENCH WHEN THE STUD PUSHED OUT OF HOLE TURNED & CUT HIS FINGER
WHILE CLEANING OFF SHIELDS THEEMPLOYEE STEPPED O IN THE PAN LINE AND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHEAR HAULAGE CHAIN AND THE PAN LINE.
REPLACING TROUGHING ROLLERS IN #1 CONVEYOR. ROLLER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN FRAME OF CONVEYOR AND TROUGHING ROLLER.
SHOVELING ON BELT AND SECTION OF ROCK FELL.3\\ X 18\\ X 4\\ THICK STRIKING MINER ON BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN THE FLOORS AT BREAKER WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON HAND RAILING. BRUISED AND SORE RIGHT KNEE.
EE STATES I WAS CHANGING A BIT BLOCK IN MINES & WHILE PULLING WRENCH FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE S&S MODEL 486 SCOOP TRACTOR IN THE FACE AREA OF THE 5 SOUTH 005-0 WORKING SECTION. AS HE COMPLETED CLEANUP OPERATIONS IN THE 4 TO 5 CROSSCUT, THIS EMPLOY EE DE-ENERGIZED THE MACHINE AND BEGAN TO EXIT THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT. AT THIS TIME HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND COULD NOT STAND IN A UPRIGHT POSITION.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT OFF UNWANTED CATWALK ATTACHED TO #3 COOLER CONVEYOR BELT FRAMEHE HAD USED THE BOBCAT TO REACH SCALE CATWALK AND WAS CUTTING OFF UPRIGHT ANGLES THAT SUPPORTED GUARD RAILS HE SLIPPED FROM CATWALK PLATFORM AND FELL TO COOLER FLOOR AREA AND LOST BALANCE FALLING BACKWARD AND STRUCK HIS HEAD & SHOULDERS
WORKER WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE STEEL PLATE ON TIPPLE. WHILE CUTTING ONE END FREE OTHER END BROKE LOOSE AND PLATE FELL STRIKING RIGHT THIGH OF VICTIM.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR SET ATRS AGAINST ROOF & HAD DRILLED HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT. HE WS INN PROCES OF PUTTING BOLT IN HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE APPROXE 2\ X 2\ X 6" FELL FROMM ROOF BETWEEN RIB & ATRS & HIT OPERATOR IN LEFT SHOULDER & PUSHED HIM INTO PAVEMENT HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON PAVEMENT CAUSING SWELLING & BRUISES.
INJURED WAS WORKING UNDER A RAIL CAR, INVOLVED IN REPAIR ACTIVITIES WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS ARM ON THE RAILCAR & INJURED IT.
GOT OFF WAGNER TO INSPECT FACE TRIPPED OVER SALT CHUNK
INJURED WAS LIFTING A PORTABLE PUMP BY #2301 DRAGLINE AT THE TAILINGS POND AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WS DESCENDING STAIRWAY HE EITHER SLIPPED AND/OR TRIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT CLAVICLE.
THE INJURED WAS LIFTING A SECTION OF DOWTY BELT STRUCTURE WITH A TIMBER . AS HE WS LIFTING WITH THE TIMBER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BAC.
MAN STATED, THAT WHILE HE WAS LIFTING ROLL OF CURTAIN, HE GOT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
REACHED UP TO PULL ON DRILL STEEL THAT WAS STUCK IN HOLE & PULLED SHOULDER MUSCLES.
EE WAS CHECKING PARK BRAKE ON A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HIS LEG CAME IN CONTACT WITH A HOT TRANSMISSION HOUSING.
HE WAS OUTSIDE OF WAREHOUSE HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVE CUTTING EDGES, WHEN LOWER BUTTING EDGE TO THE CONCRETE FLOORING HE FAILED TO REMOV E HIS HAND BEFORE LAYING THE EDGE DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AS IT WAS BEING MOVED ACROSS THE SECTION AND WHILE PULLING AND LIFTING ON THE CABLE HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WITH A FLETCHER TWIN BOOM EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING AHOLE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE ROOF
WALKING ON 20\ HOSE WHEN EXISTING HANGERS CAME LOOSE AND HE WENT WITH IT FOR 10\ WHERE HE LANDED ON WALKWAY HAND RAILS.HE CAUGHT HOLD BUT WAS BRUISED BY RAILS.BRUISES ONLY AND HE WORKED REST O F DAY AND DIDNT WANT TO SEE DR.NEXT DAY HE WAS SORE AND DIDNT COME BACK .FINE NOW EXCEPT FOR BRUISE MARKS.
CLEANING CEMENT AWAY FROM FK PUMP MOTOR AND CEMENT FLUSHED OUT FROM SEPARATOR AND BURNED EYES
INJURED STATED 7HAT HE WAS ON KNEES AND PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF WAY AND KNEE LOCKED UP ON HIM. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A REOCCURRENCE OF AN OLD INJURERY.
CURRENT FROM HIGH VOLTAGE LINE ENTERED SHOT CIRCUIT AFTER BLAST WAS FIRED.IT TRAVELLED BACK TO BLASTING MACHINE ARCHING 1\ STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT LEG CAUSING BURN.
HELPING COWORKER HANDLE STEEL RAILS A RAIL WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED ON MANS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.
INJURED HURT HIS B ACK WHILE CHANGING OIL ON HIS TRUCK WHILE AT HOME. HE CLAIMS THAT PRIOR TO HIS INJURY HIS BACK WAS SORE. HE FEELS THAT THIS WAS JOB RELATED SORENESS ALTHOUGH HE NEVER FILED AN INJURY REPORT PRIOR TO HIS HOME INJURY NOR COULD HE IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC WORK INCIDENT THAT CAUSED HIS B ACK SORENESS
INJURED STATES HE WAS INSTALLING A NEW DISCHARGE LINE ON K-3 WHEN HE BURNED HIS LEFT WRIST WITH A TORCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A BROKEN TROLLEY POLE ON A ROADMOTOR WHEN THE CATCH HOLDING THE TROLLEY POLE SLEEVE RELEASED CAUSING THE SLEEVE TO DISLODGE UPWARD AND STRIKE HIM IN THE FACE . EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED SEVERE CUTS AND LACERATIONS AROUND THE LEFT EYE AREA REQUIRING APPROX. 40 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50LB BALES ON THE SMALL PACK LINE WHEN BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
HE WAS REMOVING DRILL PODS FROM THE ROOF WHEN THE TOP POD STUCK IN THE HOLE IT THEN FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND
INJURED WAS HANGING VENTILATION TUBING & A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL, STRIKING THE TUBING CAUSING INJURED TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL.
I.NAME WAS THROWING BELT STRUCTURE THROUGH A HOLE IN A STOPPING WHEN HE STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST A BLOCK CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. I.NAME WAS TKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED IN HIS HAND.
WAS WALKING BACKWARD DRAGGING A BELT ROLLER AND STEPPED IN HOLE AND FELL THIS IS A REINJURY TO THE LUMBAR SPINE FROM 10-84
MAN WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF HE HAD CORRECT VOLTAGE. HIS METER WAS SET ON OHMS. SCALE, INTURN ARCHED PHASE LEADS TOGETHER.
EMPLOYEE SET DRILL POT DOWN ON KNEE, BRUISING RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE DROPPED A BAG OF PIGMENT FROM SCALES IN COLOR MIXER ROOM WHILE THE PIGMENT WAS FALLING THE EMPLOYEE MADE A QUICK GRAB FOR THE BAG CAUSING A PULL IN HIS NECK
PULLED ROOF BOLTER IN FACE SET ATRSS DRILLED FIRST HOLE THEN WENT TO BACK OF ROOF BOLTER TO GET ROOF BOLTS AND STARTED TO INSTALL WHEN ROCK BROKE OFF AND SLIPPED DOWN ARM ON ATRSS SYSTEM STRIK ING VICTIM ON HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER, AND CUT FOREHEAD ABOVE LEFT EYE.
HELPER WAS PRYING FLAT IRON FROM SIDE OF BIN WITH NAIL BAR WHEN IT SUDDENLY LEFT LOOSE DROPPING TO THE FLOOR AND STRIKING INJURED LABORER ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION JUST TO THE REAR O F THE HARD TOE PROTECTION
SLIPPED ON CATW5LK & TWISTED KNEE.
EMP WAS TRYING TO LIFT WATER PUMP HOUSING INTO PLACE AND STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING THROUGH A HOLE IN A BLOCK WALL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF THE OPENING.
SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER & HAND HIT SOMETHING. CONTUSION RIGHT LONG & INDEX FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A TRAILING CABLE FOR CONTINOUOUS MINER DURING A MOVE WHEN HE PLANTED HIS FEET AND BEGAN TO PULL, HIS LEFT LEG SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WO RK UNTIL JUNE 10, 1985 WHEN TORN CARTILAGE WAS DIAGNOSED OPERATION FOLLOWED.
EMPL PINNING TOP WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN SAFETY JACKS.ROCK STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT HIP AREA.
INJ WAS DROPPING RR CARS WHEN CARS CONTACTED RETARDERS INJUREDS LEFT SIDE STRUCK THE CAR HE WAS RIDING
INJURED WAS MOVING A CRIB BLOCK UNDER A STAMLER TO TRAM IT DOWN THE ENTRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE STAMLER FROM THE MUD, HE WAS ON HIS KNEES AND TRYED TO PUT A CRIB BLOCK UNDER IT, PULLIN G THE CRIB BLOCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WIRING MOTOR AT HEAD PORTION OF RADIAL STACKER STACKER COLLAPSED IN MIDDLE AND HEAD SECTION FELL 31 FT TO SAND SURFACE EMLOYEE SUSTAINED COMPRESSION FRACTURES OF HEELS FRACTURES RT WR IST AND GENERAL BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS ESTIMATE 6 MONTHS LOST FROM WORK POSSIBEL BACK INJURY
EMPL TRYING TO TAKE OUT PLUG FROM TOP OF GASOLINE TANK.PIPE WRENCH HE WAS USING AS LEVERAGE SLIPPED AND HE FELL FROM TANK SUPPORT FRAME.HE LANDED ON RIGHT FOOT AND FELL OVER.
MAN STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS HOLDING CABLE OF BUGGY WHILE BUGGY WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO THE SHOP CABLE CAUGHT MANS HAND PULLING IT INTO REEL OF BUGGY CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
WAS WALKING THROUGH WATER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
AS INJURED WAS LIFTING 5X7 TIMBER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE FAILED TO OBTAIN AND USE A PORTABLE LADDER WHICH THERE WAS ONE IN HIS WORK AREA INSTEAD HE JUMPED OFF OF CONVEYOR TO FROUND WHICH IS APPROX 8-10 FT EMPLOYEE REPORTED LATER THAT HE HU RT HIS LEFT KNEE ON IMPACT
I.NAME CUTTING BRUSH WITH CHAIN SAW.CUT PART WAY THROUGH 2\\ SAPLING WHEN SAW BOUND.HE GAVE SAW MORE GAS AND A LITTLE MORE PRESUURE.THE SAW CUT THROUGH SAPLING AND HIS MOMENTUM CARRIED SAW AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN CUT ON KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING JEEP TO OUTSIDE WHEN WIRE IN DIRECTIONAL CONTRACTOR BOX GROUNDED AGAINST FRAME OF JEEP CAUSING AN ARC AND FLAMES CAME BACK AND BURNED HIS HAND
REOCCURENCE OF OLD INJURY WHILE REPAIRING CENTER BOLT ON FUEL TRUCK EMPLOYEE LIFTED A LEAF SPRING WHICH WAS TOO HEAVY AND INJURED HIS BACK FIRST LOST DAY BEGAN ON 8-28-85
THIS IS A LATE REPORTED ACCIDENT AND T HE DETAILS THE EMPLOYEE HAS RELATED TO THE COMPANY ARE VERY OBSCURE AND LACK SPECIFIC DETAILS ON OR ABOUT THE DATE MENTIONED THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING W ITH A SLEDGE HAMMER ON THE TOP ARC OF B SHAFT REPAIRING A MATERIAL CAR THE SLEDGE HAMMER APPARENTLY CAUGHT ON ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING THE HAMMER TO TWIST AND THE HANDLE HIT HIS LEFT EL
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE CENTRALIZER WITH HIS LEFT FOOT, WHEN ONE SIDE OF IT PIPPED OPEN STRIKING HIM AT THE BASE OF THE BIG TOE.
HE WAS GOING UP AND DOWN A LADDER WHEN HE FELT PULL IN SHOULDER. NEXT DAY PAIN AND CRAMP BECAME VERY BAD IN NECK AND SHOULDER AREA.
EMPLOYEE USING MOTOR ON HEAD PART OF RADIAL STACKER.STACKER COLLASSED IN MIDDLE & HEAD SECTION FELL 31\ TO SAND SURFACE.EMPLOYEE I NAME SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS LUNG INJURY RUPTURESED SPLEEM POSS SIBLE OTHER INJURIES.
THE VICTIM WAS TIGHTEN A HOSE ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER MOTOR AND THE SAFETY HOOK BROKE AND THE MOTOR FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM.HE WAS PUTTING THE GEAR CASES ON THE MOTOR BEFORE HE TOOK IT UNDER GRO OUND.
WHILE CARRYING A COAL CHUTE I.NAME STEPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON STONE WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF, FALLING ABOUT 5 FEET HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT, BRUISING IT AND SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.
INJURED WAS WALKING STATED THAT HE STEPPED IN POT HOLE GOING TO MANTRIP STATION FROM LAMPHOUSE INJURED STOPPED WORK DUE TO INJURY ON 6-12-85
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED SERVICING THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND CLEANING UNDER THE TAIL SECTION WHEN HE GOT INTO THE CAB TO MOVE THE MACHINE FORWARD AND OUT OF THE WATER. AS HE GOT INTO THE CAB, HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE SIDE GUARD COVER FOR THE VALVE BANK AND CONTROL LEVERS.
EMP WAS STARTING TO POUR OIL IN PUMP AND FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL STRIKING A BEAM
WHILE DOING MAINTENENCE ON PAYLOADER. INJURED WAS CHECKING RADIETOR. RADIETOR WAS NOT COOLED DNOUGH HOT ANTIFREEZE BOILED OUT CAUSING BURNS TO LEFT FACE ARM & BACK.
I.NAME WAS WURVEYING ON A SIDE HILL WHEN HE JUMPED OFF A 3 FT. BANK AND LANDED AWKWARD TWISTING HIS HIP. I.NAME PULLED SOME LIGAMENTS IN HIS HIP.
SLIPPED ANDFELL OFF ROAD GRATER TIRE APPROX. 5 FT, LANDING ON LEFT PALM , JAMMING ELBOW.
INJURED WAS AT FEEDER WHEN A RIB ROLLED OUT AND HIT HIM BRUISING HIS BACK.
FELL WHILE CARRYING ON OXYGEN BOTTLE. STRAIN TO NECK AND SHOULDER.
WHILE BACK UP BOLTING WITH DDO-13 ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF ROOF (1\X6"X1") BECAME DISLODGED. IT FELL STRIKING INJURED ON MIDDLE FINGER AS HE PUT DRILL STEEL TO ROOF. INJURED SUFFERED CUT TO INDE X FINGER.
SETTING TIMBERS WHEN TIMBER FELL AND HIT RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ALLEGEDLY CLOSING JOURNAL BOX DOOR ON RAILROAD CAR WHEN HIS BACK WENT OUT.
WHILE WELDING PATCH ON 24INCH WATER PIPE EMPLOYEE REPOSITIONED THE 6FT STEP LADDER HE WAS WORKING OFF OF WHEN HE CLIMBED THE LADDER TO BEGAN WELDING AGAIN AS HE LOWERED THE HOOD THE STEP LADDE R KICKED OUT AND EMPLOYEE FELL.HE FELL ON HIS STOMACH WITH HIS RIGHT ARM UNDER HIM.HIS RIGHT WRIST WAS FRACTURED FROM THE FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP STEPS ON LIME BURNER FLOOR WHEN HE STUMBLED AND BRUISED HIS LEG AND SHOULDER.
EMP STATES BENT OVER TO PICK UP ROLLER WHEN I PICKED UP BELT ROLLER PAIN CAME ON M Y RIGHT SIDE OF BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SET OF TRUCKS FOR A JEEP AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS TRIPPED BY AN EXTENSION CORD THAT WAS PULLED BETWEEN HIS LEGS WHILE HE WAS WALKING THREU A MAN DOOR ONT HE GROUND FLOOR FROM THE MILL TO THE CLINKER COOLER AREA. EE FELL TO HIS KNEES INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.
WATER TRUCK DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF UNIT GOING DOWN QUARRY RAMP, HIT BOULDERS ON SIDE OF RAMP SPUN AROUND CURD WENT OFF BLUFF BACK WARDS SOME 30 TO 35 FT DOWN.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH, HE REMOVED HIS GLASSES AND BLEW SOME AIR ON THE CUT METAL AND A PIECE FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
THE INJURED MAN3WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO TURN THE MILL OUTLET DAMPER GEAR WHEEL. WHILE PUSHING ON THE BAR, HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
DROPPING MINER CABLE DOWN THAT WAS HUNG IN HOOKS WHILE TAKING CABLE OUT OF LAST HOOK THE HOOK LOCK CAUGHT HIS HAND PUNCTURING THE SKIN
INJURED WAS REMOVING A CYLINDER ROD FROM A BLADE LIFT CYLINDER-ROD UNEXPECTEDLY CAME OUT OF CYLINDER CAN & WEDGED WORKERS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN ROD END & THE BLADE STABILIZER CAUSING DAMAGE TO RT INSIDE OF INJUREDS LEFT FOOT
STEPPED OFF A BELT CROSSOVER AND STEPPED ON A CHUNK OF CINDER BLOCK TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SCOOP, WHILE DOING SO, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BAND ON LOW BELT STRUCTURE-EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN RIGHT EYE BY A PIECE OF STEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A ROCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO SOME OTHER ROCKS BELOW.HE LANDED ON HIS BACK.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS 3:0 BELT, AT 3115 HEADER SET-UP (TO ENABLE USE OF MAN-DOOR TO 310 INTAILED) SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING TO FOOTWALL. WEIGHT OF BODY LANDED ON LEFT KNEE AND LEG AS RIGHT FO OT SLIPPED.
THIS MAN SAID HE WAS HELPING MOVE PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED WAS WALKING TOWARD THE POWER CENTER IN THE HEADING AIRCOURSE WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME UNEVEN BOTTOM CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
A PUMPING SYSTEM WAS ENERGIZED SENDING A SURGE THROUGH A 6 IN WET SAND LINE WHICH TRAVELS ALONG A MAJOR STEEL STRUCTURE THE 6 IN LINE BROKE SENDING ONE END FALLING 14 FT STRIKING TWO EMPLOYEE S ONE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INJURED THE OTHER I.NAME RECEIVED A BLOW TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS KNOCKING HIM UNCONCIOUS HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A SHORT BAR OUT OF MOTOR AND THREW IT INTO CART CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
DRILLING 6FT DRILL STEEL FELL ON LEFT FOOT
DRAGLINE OPERATOR WAS WALKING FROM CAB TO ENGINE ROOM CATWALK WAS SLIPPERY FROM RAIN AS HE REACHED EDGE OF STEPS HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT ROM UNDER HIM & HE FELL DOWN STEPS AS HE STARTED TO FALL H E TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BY GRABBING HANDRAIL & AS A RESULT PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK FALL WAS APPROX 51/2FT
INJURED WAS H ELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HANG VENTILATION TUBING (18IN) WHEN SPAD PULLED OUT OF ROOF LEAVING INJURED HOLDING 3 TON FOOT TUBES CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK
HE WAS LIFTING 5 GALLON BUCKETS OF GROUT AND POURING THEM INTO PUMPS IN THE 500 AREA AS HE WAS LIFTING AND POURING THE GROUT HE PICKED UP TOO HEAVY OF A LOAD WITHOUT THINKING AND AS HE TURNE D HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
WAS DOING SOME SPOT BOLTING APPROX 40FT FROM FACE IN X-CUT & AUTOMATIC ROOF SUPPORT WAS DOWN FROM ROOF & FRAME OF CANOPY WAS TILTED FORWARD & WHEN STARTED UP WITH BOOM HE HAD HIS FRAME OF CAN OPY & BOOM HIT CANOPY CAUSING IT TO TILT BACKWARD & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN FRAME & CANOPY CAUSING FRACTURE
WHILE WORKING THE HOIST OPERATORS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE KELLY BAR AND THE AUGER.
THE INJURED WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE EUCLID HE SLIPPED AND HUNG ONTO THE RAILING AND FELL INTO THE EUCLID.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A HYDRAULIC HOSE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE FAN BLADE
INJ STANDING DERRICK OF DRILL RIG AND CABLE CAME LOOSE ON DEAD END AND HIT INJ BEHIND HEAD JUST ABOVE NECK.
EMPL REMOVING 94 LB CEMENT SACKS WITH ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER EMPL FROM 3\ HIGH CONVEYOR BELT TO PALLETS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.HE WOULD WORK 45 MIN THEN BREAK FOR 1 HR THEN REPEAT AND DID THIS-W ORK,BREAK,WORK,BREAK FOR TOTAL OF 4 HRS.EMPL REPORTED INJURY THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THE INJURED MAN WAS BENDING OVER CLEANING SOME MUD OFFTHE FOOT PEDAL OF THE DRAGLINE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A WATER TRUCK FOR DUST SUPPRESSION ON RE ROADWAY LEADING FROM QUARRY FLOOR TO PRIMARY CRUSHER HOPPER ON ASCENDING INCLINE ON ROADWAY THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD WHEN AIR PRESSURE DROPPED EMPLOYEE STEERED VEHICLE INTO EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED ON RT SIDE
I.NAME REACHED UP WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND TOOK HOLD OF ANOTHER FUSE OF THE POTENTIAL TRANSFORMER WHICH HAD NOT BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF ITS CLIP. I.NAME\S LEFT HAND WAS TOUCHING A METAL WALL AND T HE CURRENT GROUNDED FROM HIS RIGHT HAND TO HIS LEFT CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON BOTH HANDS.
CLAIMANT AND AN2THER EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP SHOP THEY CARRIED A DRUM HOLDING OIL FILTERS TO THE DOOR TO PUT OLD FILTERS IN BUCKET OF LOADER CLAIMANT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A FILTER AND START ED TO HAVE A PA3N IN THE BACK HE TOOK THE LOADER TO THE DUMP THE PAIN GOT WORSE AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR CLAIM WAS DENIED BY THE COMPANY ON 11-27-85 THE CLAIM WAS ALLOWED BY INDUSTRIAL COMMI
HE WAS GETTING A ROCK OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND WHEN IT LOOSENED THE BAR CAUGHT HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN IT AND THE FRAME
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROOL OF PLASTIC WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO THE RACK. HIS SIDE WENT IN AND OTHER EMPLOYEE\S END MISSED ANDWENT BEHIND THE RACK CAUSING HIS SIDE TO BOUNCE OUT AND BOTH EMPLO YEES TO GO DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A SHORT PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WITH A METAL CUTTING BAND SAW WHEN THE SAW BLADE CAUGHT THE ANGLE IRON AND FLIPPED IT PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE\S FINGER AGAINST THE SAW FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WS FILLING SANDBLASTER HOPPER BY LIFTING 100# BAGS OF SAND TO A HEIGHT OF 50INCHES WHEN HE ELT SEVERE BACK PAIN
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 4153 POWER SHOVEL AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN ON WOODEN LADDER SET UP AGAINST THE BOOM WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG ON TO THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT LEG. CAUSING INJURY HE CLAIMED THE GROUND WAS UNEVEN WHEN HE STEPPED.
WHILE RIDING A RAIL CRA CR HE WAAS RIDING THE BRAKE ON HIT A STATIONARY CAR CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS GRIP AND FALL OFF OF CAR
WORKING IN A CROUCHED POSITION FOR 20 HOURS (OVER 2 DAYS) WHILE WELDING PUT PRESSURE ON KNEE
EE WAS OPENING/CLOSING R/R CAR DOORS. WHEN HE PULLED ON A BAR HE WRENCHED BACK. HE THOUGH HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK. LATER DIAGNOSED AS SLIPPED DISC & PINCHED NERVE WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.
UNLOADING 50 LB BAGS OF ROCKDUST FROM A SCOOP BUCKET PULLED DISC AND MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES WELDING HAND RAIL. HE BENT OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE TO WELD BOTTOM AND GOT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF BACK.
HAVING TROUBLE WITH TAILGATE ON TRUCK AND AS MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON IT GATE SLAMMON ON INTER FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LACERATION OF FINGER.
WHILE WORKING ON PUMP BARREL SNAPLING CAME LOOSE AND CUT RH SIDE OF EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN OVERHEAD WAREHOUSE DOOR AND THREW OUT SHOULDER.
GETTING OFF MACHINE SLIPPED AND PULLED LOWER BACK
I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE REMOVING A SHAFT FROM A RATCHET ASSEMBLY USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO IMPACT A SMALLER SLEDGE HAMMER PLACED AGAINST THE SHAFT UPON IMPACT THE HEAD OF THE SMALLER SNAPPED OFF AND BOUNCED UP STRIKING I.NAME IN THE MOUTH AND HAD 2 TEETH KNOCKED OUT AND 2 MORE BROKEN OFF
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE THICKNESS RAKES AND WAS A THE PROCESS CHANGING HIS POSITION WHEN H IS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS SIDE AND BACK. SLIPPEY CONDITIONS EXISTED AND DOWN POUR OF RAI HAD JUST SUBSIDED.
HE HAD FUELED HIS TRUCK AND STARTED BACK UP LADDER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK DOWN LADDER. HAD ONLY WENT UP A COUPLE OF RUNGS ON THE LADDER.
EE WAS USING PORT-APOWER TO TIGHTEN CONVEYOR IN TIPPLE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET & MUDDY FLOOR & TWISTED RT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH TRUCK REPAIRING STARTER LIFTING AND TWISTING AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK RIGHT SIDE.
INJURED WAS PREPARING TO CHECK OIL IN DRIVE BELTSLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BY PLACING IMPACT ON RIGHT HAND.
DOING REPAIR WORK. PICKED UP AND PULLED ON MINER CABLE, STRAINING MUSCLES IN LOW BACK.
INJURED WAS A P5SSENGER IN MANTRIP WHEN IT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER MANTRIP, INJURED BUMPED KNEE AGAINST FRAME OF MANTRIP
FRONT WHEEL ON 3-WHEELER HIT ROCK CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO KICK AROUND AND HIT OPERATOR ON RIGHT ELBOW.
USING WINCH TO MOVE SHIELD WHEN PULLING SHIELD, CABLE KICKED THE BOTTOM OF DUKE OUT THE DUKE HIT EMPLOYEE ON FOOT AND ANKLE.
DRILLING DRAIN HOLE FOR SAMPLE HOLE. STEEL STUCK, MACHINE TWISTED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND.
I.NAME WAS REMOVING 2 HYDRAULIC JACKS FROM THE BACK OF A TRUCK & THE TAIL GATE CAME OPEN & THE JACKS FELL TO THE GROUND ONE OF THE JACKS HIT I.NAME ON THE UPPER PART OF HIS ANKLE.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM AROUND ROOF BOLT WHILE TURNING A LEFT BREAK PIECE HIT OPERATOR ON RIGHT LEG
WAS WALKING, CARRYING MINER BITS WHEN STEPPED INTO A HOLE, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE AND FALLING TO THE GROUND.
HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT SHIN ON THE CAGE AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SCALING RIG CAGE. HE DID NOT BREAK THE SKIN BUT THAT NIGHT THE LEG BEGAN TO ITCH AND GET RED. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS SENT TO A D R AND WAS TREATED FOR CELLULITIS HE HAD A SIMILAR CONDITION ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND DR FEEL IT WAS A RECURRENCE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA7CHING MINER CABLE WHEN A BLOCK OF COAL OFF OF THE RIB ROLLED ONTO HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN #10 RETURN TO GET A COUPLING HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING SPRAIN OF RT FOOT
HOOKIG UP CONCRETE MIXER TO TRATOR MIXER SLIPPED OFF HITCH EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
HE WAS TRAMMING SC TO FACE WHEN IT HIT LINE TIMBER WITH TIRE AND TIMBER FELL OVER AND CAME IN DECK OF SC HITTING I NAME IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.
NEW CABLE WAS INSTGALLED ON SHUTTLE CAR ON 052785 I.NAME WAS HANGING BUGGY ANCHOR & CAME IN CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CABLE SMALL CUT APP 3 INCHES LONG FOUND ON NEW CABLE WHERE ANCHOR WAS INSTALL ED
GOING DOWN STAIRS TO ENGINE ROOM-ARTIFICAL FOOT GAVE WAY & HE SLIPPED DOWN APPROX 12 OR 13 STEPS.
BENDING DOWN PUTTING GLASS WINDOW IN TRUCK DOOR TWISTED BACK
WHILE RUNNING BAR I NAME SLIPPED AND FELL FORWARD.HE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO STOP HIS FALL AND HIS ARM HIT A BLOCK OF GRANITE STRIKING IT AT THE WRIST.
I.NAME CLAIMS THAT WHILE CLEANING CONVEYOR BELT USING A SHOVEL IT GOT CAUGHT IN THE BELT AND BROKE AND A PIECE OF THE BROKEN HANDLE GOT STUCK IN HIS NECK CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE NECK AND TRACHEA
INJURED PARTY WAS STANDING UPRIGHT A 55 GALLON DRUM OF CHEMICALS. WEIGHT OF DRUM CAUSED STRAIN TO RIGHT GROIN AREA RESULTING IN INJURY. PARTY WAS NOT USING HOIST; WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.
MAN WAS CLOSING HOPPER DOORS ON RAIL CARS, USING A 10\ IRON BAR UNDER-NEATH THE CARS. HE WAS CLIMBING OUT FROM UNDER A CAR ANDDROPPED THE BAR, CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN IT AND A RAIL.
HE WAS EMPTYING SACKED SAND INTO THE SANDBLASTER & SLIPPED OFF PALLET ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING LANDING ON HIS FEET ON THE GROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH WASH HOUSE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET CEMENT TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING UP COAL WITH A SIX FOOT BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED, HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HIS TEMPLE.
RUNNING A CUT MACHINE PULLING A ROPE OFF, A PIECE OF SOMETHING CAME OFF, WENT INTO HIS EYE
HE WAS JUST LOOKING UP AT THE TOP AND SOME HOW STRAINED HIS NECK.
THE CRANE HAD JUST COMPLETED SETTING A STEEL PLATE IN CRANE CABLE WAS RAISENF THE HOOK - THE MAN WALKED UNDER THE HOOK - IT CAME DOWN & HIT HIM ON THE HARD HAT & KNOCKED HIM DOWN ON REBAR BRUI BRUISING HIS RIBS.
INJURED WAS LIFTING A BARREL OF GEAR OIL TO DUMP ONTO THE GEAR OF #1 FINISH MILL HIS TOW CAUGHT ON A WIRE AND CAUSED HIM TO LUNGE FORWARD STRAINING HIS BACK MUSCLE
EMPLOYEE WAS CCLEANIGN THE LUNCH ROOM. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOME PAPER FROM THE FLOOR AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
TRIPPED ON BOLT AND FELL DOWN STAIRWAS HITTING LEFT SIDE OF CHEST ON PIPE.
WAS TAKING A PIECE OF ROCK DOWN FELL ON FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING STEEL WHEN BEAM WAS RAISED IT HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ANKLE
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ELECTRICAL TRACK SWITCH, HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT AT SWITCH-POINT. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A CONTUSION AND LACERATION TO THE LEFT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS REQUIRING 4 SUT URES, TWO ON ONE FINGER AND TWO ON THE OTHER; ALSO A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT 5TH FINGER.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A LOSE BEHIND A 12CM WHEN A ROCK HUNG IN CONVEYOR CHAIN OF 12CM BROKE LOOSE AND FLEW THROUGH VISIBILITYU OPENING OF 10SC CAB STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT TEMPLE.
HELPING SET A TAILPEICE FOR STERLE DRIVE USING A COME ALONG STARTED STARTED TO LOWER TI COME IT TWISTED THE WRONG WAY AND THE TAI LPIECE SWING AND HIT EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE IN LEFT H OSE AS HE WAS TWISTING AWAY FROM INTO.
TRIPPED OVER JACK SHAFT BROKE FALL BY PULLING OUT RT HAND.
INJURED STATES HE WAS WALKING DOWN LONGWALL SET-UP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A WET SHIELD FOOT,TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND CRANE WHEN HEADACHE BALL ON WHIP LINE HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.
DRIVER DELIVERING CRUSHED ROCK TO STOCKPILE STEERING WHEEL SPOKE STRUCK LITTLE FINGER OPERATOR REPORTED IN AFTERNOON WENT TO DR REPORTED COULD NOT DRIVE AND WOULD TAKE A FEW WEEKS OFF AS CRU CRUSHER WAS NOT WORKING FULL TIME
INJURED DISMOUNTED A TD25 DOZER AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE MACHINE. HE DID HAVE HIS HARD HAT ON. THE INJURY RESULTED IN A LACERATED HEAD.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT A BARREL OF ALL 55 GAL WAS BEING LIFTED FROM HIS TRUCK WITH A HOIST AND HE REACHED OUT STEADY BAD UPON STEPOPING BACKWARD HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON V3-BE2 HE WAS STEPPING OFF AND ON FROM A SCREW CONVEYOR WHILE TESTING THE BIN ELEVATOR WITH THE TEST SWITCH. THERE WAS A SMALL PILE OF SPILLED MATERIAL AROUND THE SCREW CONVEYOR HOUSING. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE S.C. HOUSING ON THE THE PILE OF MATERIAL HE ALLEGEDLY TWISTED HIS RT. ANKLE.
LEANING FORWARD & TO SIDE TO TAKE BOLTS OUT TO REMOVE GUIDES & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A LARGE OXYGEN CYCLINDDER TO CARRY TO THE PARTS CAR & FELT PAIN IN HIS R. SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE STEPPED OVER A CONTROL BOARD STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE & FALL DOWN ON H IS KNEE INCIDENT RESULTED IN AN UNDISPLACED SPIRAL FRACTURE OF LEFT FIBULA CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE CHANGING RAM JACK ON NO.20 SHIELD, IN LIFTING JACK HE FELT A SHARP PAIN INLOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A TRUCK DRIVER LOAD DOCKING RAMPS ONTO HIS FLATBED TRUCK AS EMPLOYEE & TRUCK DRIER LIFTED RAMP TRUCK DRIVER LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST WITH ADDITIONAL BUR DEN OF THE LOAD
I.NAME OUT OF TRUCK...WHEN SLAB FELL FROM ROOF HIT TRUCK.BOUNCED OFF HEAD HIT I.NAME IN FOOT.
A ROCK FELL FROM THE BOOM OF THE LOADER STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PANEL LID AND WHEN HE BENT OVER FELT LIKE SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A SCRAPER HE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND TWISTED HIS ANKLE FELL ON HIS WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER OPERATOR IN TRYING TO PURGE THE CONE OF LUMPS ON A 70 FT THICKNER THE WRITTEN PROCEDURE WAS VIOLATED WHEN BOTH THE THICKNER DISCHARGE VALVE AND THE DRAIN VALVE W ERE LEFT OPEN WHEN THE PLUGGAGE BROKE LOOSE A LARGE VOLUME OF HOT 150 F MUD BEGAN POURING ONTO THE FLOOR THE INJURED EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THE TUNNEL WOULD FILL WITH MUD SO SHE RAN FROM THE AREA A
THE PIT TRUCK WAS GOING UP THE DUMP RAMP WHEN A LOSS OF POWER WAS DETECTED AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS ON THE SIDE OF PROTECTED MOUND.THE TRUCK THEN TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE AND THE OPERATOR FELL FROM ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO THE OTHER.
WHILE WORKING ON A BATTERY POST TRYING TO GET CONNECTION BATTERY EXPLODED AND ACID GOT INTO EMPLOYEE LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT ASHE WAS WALKING DOWN A CONCRETE RAMP INTO THE PLANT HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED FOREWARD. HE WAS ABLE TO CATCH HIMSELF AND DID NOT FALL. WHEN THE FOOT SLIPPED HE FELT PAIN AND A PULLING SENSATION IN RIGHT KNEE. HE FIRST REPORTED TO FIRST AID ON 5-29-85 WITH A SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL KNEE. HE FIRST REPORTED TO FIRST AID ON 5-29-85 WITH A SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL KNEE. HE WAS
INJURED WAS OPERATING OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR AS HE TRAMMED AWAY FROM THE FEEDER THE TRAM PEDAL STUCK AND HE WENT THROUGH A HOLE TOO FAST AND BANGED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEP LADDER. AS HE LEANED FORWARD, THE LADDER CAME OUT FROM UNDER, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN PARTIAL DISRUPTION OF THE LEFT BICEP; CONTUSION TO THE LE FT FOREARM AND RIGHT LOWER LEG, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
EMPL CLOSING SET OF DOUBLE ENTRANCE DOORS MADE OF METAL.EMPL HAD LEFT HAND WRAPPED AROUND END OF DOOR INSTEAD OF HOLDING ONTO KNOB AND WHILE CLOSING 1 DOOR A GUST OF WIND BLEW 2ND DOOR SHUT AN D CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN THE 2 DOORS CAUSING LACERATION ON RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND REQ 20 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND HURT HIS HAND SPRAINED HIS RT WRIST
INJURED WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE BLADE OF CRAWLER TRACTOR AND BELT SLED AS THE TRACTOR MOVED BACKWARDS HIS LEG WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE BLADE & SLED.AS TRACTOR BEGAN TO BACK OPERATORT TURNED ARO OUND WHEN A WABCO TRUCK WENT BY AND WHEN HE TURNED FORWARD, THE EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND THE CENTER PIN ON THE 5761 SHOVEL A HATCH LID FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD
LOADING MINING CABLE INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS HIP
MAN WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A RIB TIPPED OVER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT LEG AND FOOT.RIB WAS APPROXIMATELY 2\WIDE & 4\THICK.
EMPLOYEE STATES: HAD HAND ON SIDE OF MINER-DROPPED TAIL-TAIL CAUGHT ON SIDE OF MACHINE MASHING LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS BENT OVER HOSING DOWN UNER SLOPE BELT TAIL-PCE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK 052485 LIFTING CRIB BLOCKS
WAS STANDING BESIDE CONTINOUS MINER WATCHING OPERATOR CUT PIECE OF ROCK 2 FT X 3 FT X 2 IN FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB AND 1ST ROW OF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND NECK INCURRED A CERVICAL MUSCLE PULL
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A GUARD ON THE SHEAR TO REPAIR LEAKS AND THE GUARD FELL ON THE EMPLOYEES HAND WHEN UNBOLTED.
EE WAS CHANGING CHAIN ON SPROCKET HE PICKED UP A BUMNDLE OF CHAIN & IN THE PROCESS OF THROWING IT TO ONE SIDE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ROCK FELL BETWEEN SHIELDS STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND AGAINST PANLINE.
EE WAS REPAIRING C/M TRIM CHAIN. WHEN HE REMOVED THE TRIM CHAIN HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN PIN & WATER BLOCK SPRAY.
EMPLOYEE HAD OPERATED SHUTTLE CAR THROUGH SHIFT EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK THE NEXT DAY. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL DATE OF MAY 29, 1985
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF A POST PILE LOADING POST INTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP. AT THE END OF THE SPUR SUPPLY TRACK. FOUR MINE CARS LOADED W/POSTS WERE IN FRONT OF THE POST PILE. TH E CARS BEGAN TO ROLL TOWARD I,NAME AND AS HE MOVED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, HIS RL. LEG GOT CAUGHT IN A TIE AND THE CARS PUSHED THE POST PILE PINNING.
I.NAME HELPING REINSTALL RIPPER CHAIN ON MINER.HOOK ON CHAIN CAME LOOSE ALLOWING CHAIN TO FALL AND HIT I.NAME FOOT.
HELPING CLAMP PIPE TO ANOTHER PIPE IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND CAUSING EMPL TO GET FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PIPE AND SHIELD MASHING RING FINGER LEFT HAND REQ STITCHES AND TETANUS SHOT.
I,NAME WAS BOLTING IN UNIT #3 A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CRUSHED THE TIP OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER. HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES FOR THE AVULSION AND HAS A FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL PHLANGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION WHILE BUILDING A STOPPING. HE REACHED BACK WITHR IGHT HAND TO GET A CONCRETE BLOCK AND PULLED HIS BACK.
THIS MAN SAID HE WAS HOLDING A BALLPEN HAMMER WAS BEING STRUCK BY SLEDGE HAMMER. BALLPEN FLEW BACK & STRUCK HIM BEHIND LEFT EAR.
USING PICK TO REPLACE TIES ON TRACK ENTRY PICK BOUNCED OFF TIE CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE STATED:HE WAS STEPPING FROM ONE PUMP HOIST TO THE OTHER FLOST,HIS OVENSHOES GOT CAUGHT IN A CAVE.THIS CAUSED THE VICTIM TO SLIPP AND ROLL ON GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING BEARINGS IN THE NO. 2 SWING CASE. UPON COMPLETION EMPLOYEE WAS SECURING HOIST, WHILE MOVING SECOND HOIST S HOOK HE WAS STRUCK IN THE UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS BY THE HOIST PUSHING HIM FACE DOWN ONTO THE SWING CASE. UPON STRIKING THE SWING CASE HE THEN BOUNCED UP AND BACK AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WITH HIS HEAD BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE SWING
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CLAY BALL FROM CONEYOR HE PULLED STOP CORD & ATTEMPTED TO PUSH BALL OFF BELT AT SAME TIME STOP CORD FAILED TO STOP CONVEYOR MOVING CLAY BALL PULLED HIM FOR A FEW FT STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK
I.NAME STATES THAT AS SHE WAS DISMOUNTING THE PETTIBONE TRACKMOBILE HER FOOT SLIPPED AND SHE STRUCK HER RIGHT ELBOW ON THE BOTTOM LIP OF THE DOOR JAM
EMPL WALKING ON LADDER ASSEMBLYT OF DREDGE.HE WAS DRAGGING AN AIR HOSE TO DREDGE.HE STEPPED ON HOSE AND TWISTED HIS LEG CAUSING KNEE TO SWELL AND GIVE HIM PAIN.
WHILE ADJUSTING LEVERS OF A SHIELD SLIPPED DID NOT FALL BUT STRAINED R SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ALONG SIDE SHUTTLE CAR-TURNED TO SHUT OFF CONVEYOR AND STUMBLED TO THE MINE FLOOR.
WHILE OPERATING THE SHEARER A PICE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND
WAS STANDING ON LOW TANK STEPPED DOWN ONTO SAGE BRUSH BUSH
LIFTING WATERPUMP TO MOVE IT AND PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER
DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR, GOING TOWARD MINER AND HIT BUMP IN HAULAGE ROAD. SHE HIT CANOPY WITH HER HEAD AND JAMMED HER NECK JAMMING VERTEBRAE.
THE EMPLOYEES WERE INSTRUCTED ON PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON CONVEYOR COUNTER WEIGHTS. THE WEIGHT WAS INSUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED, THE COUNTERWEIGHT BROKE LOOSE FELL 20 FT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT CAUSED THE EMPLOYEES TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
INJURED WAS BEGINING TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT ANCHOR HOLE, AS HE DRILLED ABOUT 2\ IN 4" THICK FELL OUT AROUND THE DRILL STEEL STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE BACK OF THE NECK AND UPPER BACK BRUISED UPPER BACK NECK POSSIBLE PINCHJED NERVE.
INJURED WAS MAKING S.C. SPLICE AND PULLED CRIMPERS AGAINST RIBS PUTTING PRESSURE ON RIBS WITH CRIMPERS BRUSING RIBS.
STRIKING A HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER STRUCK HIM IN THE HAND.
I NAME WAS JUST FINISHED EATING LUNCH AND WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS SHUTTLE CAR, SLIPPED AND TELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE.
WAS INSUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED, THE COUNTERWEIGHT BROKE LOSE, FELL 20 FT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT CAUSED THE EMPLOYEES TO FALL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEES TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
INJURED PLACED RT HAND IN #1 MILL FEEDER HOPPER TO REMOVE ALLEGED LODGED MATL EQUIPMENT WAS STARTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AS A RESULT INJUREDS HAND WAS DRAWN INTO THE EQUIPMENT COVER OVER FEEDER HAD BEEN REMOVED COMPLETELY WHICH ALLOWED EQUIPMENT TO BE OPERABLE IF COVER HAD BEEN SLID TO ONE SIDE IT WOULD HAVE ACTIVATED A SWITCH WHICH WOULD MAKE THE EQUIPMENT INOPERATIVE
I NAME WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO TIGHTEN A HOSE CLAMP ON A SUMP PUMP IN THE FREST WATER PUMP HOSE, WHEN T HE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND ENTERED HIS LEFT HAND. HE HAD SEVERED TENDON IN LEFT HAND, REQUIRED SURGURY.
EMP WAS OPERATING A LOADED FLATBED TRUCK TRAVELING NORTH ON ROUTE 431 WHEN HIS LOAD IE CASE BACKHOE STRUCK THE OVERPASS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GO UNDER NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK OR OVERPASS APARENTLY BACKHOE SUFFERED LESS THAN AN ESTIMATED 1000 DAMAGE
MAN WAS PUSHING ROCK WITH BOBCAT LOADER.HE RAISED THE BUCKET ALLOWING THE BUCKET ARM TO STRIKE THE RIB.THE FORCE OF THE BUCKET ARM DISLODGED 2 PIECE OF ROCK WHICH SLID DOWN THE ARM STRIKING TH E OPERATOR.
MAN WAS PULLING ROOF BOLT FROM UNDER ROOF BOLTER WHILE MACHINE WAS RUNNING HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY TO R. FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A PIPE LINE BOLT USING A 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET WHEN RATCHET SLIPED STRIKING HIM ON FORHEAD.
I.NAME STOPPED FACE CONVEYOR PREPARING TO CROSS IT WHEN PLACED FOOT ON RELAY BAR AND STARTED TO CROSS,FOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO TWIST LEFT KNEE.EXTENT OF INJURIES NOT KNOWN POSSIBLE STRE TCHED LIGAMENTS.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HE WAS REPLACING COOL CHAIN ON A LEE NORSE MINER. AS HE WAS PULLING SLACK AT THE TAIL WITH A ROCK BAR HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CONNECTING A WELDER TO A TRUCK HITCH WHEN THE HITCH PINNED HIS HAND TO THE GROUND.
CARRYING BAGS OF MINER BITS WHEN SAT BAG DOWN WITH LEFT HAND PAIN DOWN LEFT LEG CAUSED BACK PROBLEM
EMP WAS WALKING BY CARS WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE THIS RESULTED IN RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY ON 11 06 85 CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK THIS INJURY WAS ORIGINALY TREATED AS A FIRST AID CASE
WHILE REPAIRING TRAM CHAIN UMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND BACK GAVE OUT,ALSO PAIN WENT TO HIS LEGS.
VICTIM WAS USING A HAMMER TO TIGHTEN WING NUTS ON A DSM SCREEN. HE MISSED STRIKING THE WING NUT AND HAMMER STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE.
WALKING AWAY FROM DRILL SLIPPED SLOPING ROCK FLOOR & LANDED ON BUTTOCKS. WENT HOME FOR REST OF SHIFT RETURNED NEXT SHIFT WITH DRS RELEASE. FOLLOWING WEEKEND WENT TO DR AGAIN. SWELLING HAD CA USED A PINCHED NERVE BETWEEN HIP & LOWER SPINE.
THIS MAN WAS GETTING UP FROM SCOOP DECK & STRUCK HIS KNEE ON EDGE OF SCOOP DECK.
PULLING BEARING FROM HOUSING WITH PULLER WHEN BOLT SLIPPED OUT STRIKING RIGHT KNEE CAP.
PERSON WAS HANDLING ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL PLUGS IN WATER WITH LEATHER BOOTS. THE POWER CABLE AND PLUG WAS WET RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
TIGHTENING BOLT ON SKIRTING UNDER HOPPER EMPL EITHER FELL OR TRIED TO JUMP TO PILE OF DIRT 6-7\ BELOW LANDING WITH BACK AGAINST 1/2\\ CHAIN.
HYDRAULIC JACK SLIPPED OFF CONE CRUSHER WHILE REMOVING FOR REPLACMENT TWISTED KNEE
EMPLOYEE HAS STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING NEW CABLE ON A CRANE WHICH IS USED AS A BALL MACHINE IN OUR QUARRY.THE BOOM WAS CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE BOOM WHEN HE OVERTREAD HIS ANKLE ON A PIECE OF ROCK LYING ON THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING, A PIECE OF SCALE FELL FROM ROOF IN BETWEEN BOLTS, HITTING HIM ON THE SPINE.
INJURED IN HIS PERSONAL CAR, WAS INJURED IN HIS PERSONAL CAR, WAS LEAVING THE MINE FOLLOWING HIS SHIFT. AS HE ENTERED THE MINE ROAD FROM THE BATHOUSE PARKING AREA, HE WAS STRUCK BY A COAL TRU K WHICH WAS COMING UP THE HILL ONT HE MINE ROAD. THREE SUTURES REQUIRED.
I.NAME CUT A LARGE VALVE LOOSE FROM WATER LINE WHICH SETTLED TO ONE SIDE IN MUD SQUEEZING HIS ANKLE CAUSING SKIN SCRAP AND ANKLE SPRAIN.
INJURED WAS REMVOING PLNK FROM UNERSIDE OF CONVEYOR TRUSS-HE TRIED TO PULL BOARD ONTO CONVEYOR WALKWAY WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP ONE END OF BOARD CAME UP & STRUCK HIM IN THE SIDE BRUISING HIS RIBS
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING DOZER HE PICKED UP A PRY BAR AND PLACED IT INTO DOZER TRACK EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARD AND HURT HIS BACK
I.NAME WAS BAGGING, STEPPED OFF BAGGER AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WERE TRARING DOWN OLD CRUSHING EQUIPMENT, IRON BEAM GAVE WAY AND PINNED WORKMAN\S HAND TO ANOTHER BEAM.
EE WAS INSIDE A CONCRETE TRUCK USING AN AIR HAMMER TO LOOSEN MATERIALS THAT HAD ADHERED TO THE INSIDE. THE VIBRATION CAUSED A CHUNK OF CONCRETE TO LOOSEN & FALL ON THE EES NECK & BACK AREA.
ROCK FELL OFF FEEDER HIT HIM IN THE BACK PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
WORKING IN T HE KILN THE EE GOT CLINKER DUST IN HIS BOOTS. THE DUTST CAUSED BURNS TO HIS FEET.
I.NAME WAS SHEARING A PIECE OF 1/8 IN PLATE FOR A SHIM WHEN THE SHEAR CUT THE PIECE OF METAL IT ALSO CUT THE END OF THE TAPE MEASURE OFF I.NMME WAS LOOKING AT THE TAPE HE HAD NOT YET REMOV ED HIS FOOT FROM THE BAR THAT ENGAGES THE SHEAR AND HE UNCONSCIOUSLY LEFT WEIGHT ON THE BAR AND TRIPPED THE SHEAR AND THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE METAL CAME DOWN ON THE END OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE
I.NAME SAID HE WAS BUMPED FROM BEHIND ON THE PUSH BLOCK OF HIS SCRAPER BY THE PUSH TRACTOR & HURT HIS NECK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER WITH NAIL TO MAKE HOLES IN BELTING GUARD, HE STRUCK HIMSELF ON THE THUMB, CUTTING IT. LACERATED LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WALKING FROM THE CAGE ON THE BOTTOM, HE TRIPPED & SPRINED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP IT DID NOT COMPLETE THE TURN AND EMPLOYEE HIT SOLID ON RIBS JARRING HIM
INJURED WAS PULLING MANDOSEAL HOSE ON THE 05 SECTION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
A PLATOFRM EMPLOYEES USE TO TRAVERSE ACROSS RAILCARS WAS NOT SECURED TO BOTH CARS. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE PLATFORM IT GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 15 FT HOWEVE R EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO BREAK HIS FALL BY GRASPING THE SIDE OF RAILCAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING AS A PASSENGER ON #302 VENTILATION UTILITY VEHICLE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RELOCATE A ROOF BOLT DRILL STEEL WHICH WAS BEING TRANSPORTED ON THE VEHICLE THE END OF THE STEEL STRUCK THE MINE ROOF AND FORCED THE OTHER END OF THE STEEL AGAINST HIS LOWER ABDOMEN
I NAME LOST POWER ON RAMP AND THEN ROLLER BACDWARDS DOE DOWN RAMP ROLLING UP SPOIL SIDE OF PIT.EMPLOYEE\S HEAD THEN HIT SIDE OF CAB CAUSING A 3/4\CUT ON LEFT TEMPLE.EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT.
I.NAME WAS INSTALLING CLUTCH IN PICKUP TRUCK AND DIRT FELL IN HIS EYE.
MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE LIGHTS FROM MOTOR WERE SEEN. BUD STOPPED MTOR STRUCK MANTRIP.
EMP WAS BEING HOISTED IN A MANLIFT SECURED TO A MOBILE CRANE HE WAS GOING TO REPAIR ELECTRIC LINES ON A POLE WHEN THE LIFT WAS 6 IN OFF THE GROUND THE JIB CABLE BROKE DROPPIGNG THE MANLIFT T TO THE GROUND AND TURNING THE DEVISE OVER HE BRUISED HIS RT THIGH AND PULLED LIGAMENTS IN HIS SHOULDER
EMPL BLOCKED FLOW OF MATERIAL IN CHUTE IN ORDER TO REPAIR CHUTE.ROCK BROKE FREE OF BLOCKAGE AND CAUGHT EMPL ON RIGHT THUMB CAUSING CRUSHING INJURIES.
INJURED CLAIMS WHILE OPERATING HIS CASE LOADER HE MADE A PASS IN THE COOLER SUMP AND IN SO DOING HIT A RE-BAR WITH HIS BUCKET JARRING HIS BACK.
CARRYING CHANNEL MACHINE BAR (APPROX 60BLS) SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON CHANNEL MACHINE TRACK
LIFTING ABOUT 80 FEET OF WATER HOSE UP IN AIR PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF QUARRY TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING SPRAIN TO SAME ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP ELECTRICAL LEADS TO THE #6B FINISH MILL MOTOR WHEN A CHOKER CABLE AND SHACKLE WEIGHING APPROX. 40 LBS. FELL FROM A CATWALK ABOVE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A SUPPLY CAR, UNLOADING SUPPLIES, WHEN HE STEPPED BACK AND TRIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF OF THE SUPPLY CAR, LANDING ON A TRACK RAIL.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB OF THE SCOOP HE WAS OPERATING TO REMOVE A BOX FROM THE ROADWAY JE FELL ON A PIECE OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE
EE WAS TIGHTENI3G A BOLT & LOST HIS FOOTING. RESULTING IN TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
PUTTING A DUST COLLECTOR BAG IN PLACE. THE CLAMP SPRING CAME OUT OF THE CLAMP HANDLE, FLEW BACK, CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGERNAIL.
MAN WAS TIGHTENING BRAKES ON DRAG DRUM.
EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED 769B CAT TRUCK AND WAS COMING DOWN FROM CAB. HE SLIPPED ON LADDER OF THE TRUCK AND FELL, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF IRON, RAISED UP UNDER A CONVEYOR AND JAMMED HEAD AND NECK, ACTUAL EXTENT OF INJURIES UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME UNTIL FURTHER MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY SPECIALIST.
THIS EMPLOYEE T2LD HIS FOREMAN THAT HE LIFTED A BUCKET OF OIL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC, AND WAS REPAIRING THE LIFT SYLINDERS ON A HUL TRUCK. WHILE DOING SO, HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE JACK ALONE AND STRAINED HIS BACK. A MONTH LATER, THE STRAIN REQUIR ED HIM TO MISS SEVERAL DAYS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER MATERIAL WHERE HE WAS WORKING WITH DOZER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH TURNED CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS ANKLE
WITNESS STATES THAT HE AND I.NAME WERE LOADING SCRAP METAL ONTO TRUCK WHEN A CHAIN SLIPPED AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT I.NAME ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY
INJURED WAS HELPING INSTALL BLADE ON FORKLIFT AND AS THEY WERE MOUNTING THE BLADE, THE BLADE FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE GOOD SMARITAN HOSP. IN VINCENNES IND FOR X RAYS SEVERE CONTUSIONS, NO FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING SLURRY PUMP. ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE PLATE (100LB). PLATE SLIPPED, PINNING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN SHAFT AND PLATE. INDEX FINGER WAS LACERATED, TENDONS CUT, REQUIRING SURGERY.
MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE LIGHTS FROM MOTORWERE SEEN BUS WAS STOPPED.MOTOR STRUCK MANTRIP.
INJURED WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND HIT HALF HEADER WITH HAMMER, HE CLAIMS PIECE OF WOOD FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN EYE. NOTHING WAS FOUND IN HIS EYE.
RIB SLUFFED OFF.
MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE LIGHTS FROM MOTOR WERE SEEN BUS STOPPED MOTOR STRUCK BUS.
THE INJURED WAS PULLING ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK
ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON ONE SIDE, WHILE HE WAS CRAWLING AND HAND ROCKDUSTING IN LOB, IN 36 COAL.
TWISTED HIP AND BACK WHILE LAYING DRILL RODS DOWN.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS ROOFBOLTING AND STEPPED ON A ROCK IN WATER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING LOWER BACK
GRABBED A HOLD OF A HOT DRILL STEEL WITH HIS HAND.
EE JUMPED DOWN FROM DRILL & WHEN HE LANDED ON GROUND HIS RT LEG TWISTED UNDER HIM.
WHILE DRILLING LOST ROOF BIT, WHILE RETRIEVING BIT, LOWERED DRILL HEAD AND DRILL STEEL FELL ON FINGER.
STATE:WAS LOADING RAILS-STRAINED LOWER BACK.
MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE.LIGHTS FROM NOTOR WERE SEEN.BUS STOPPED.MOTOR STRUCK BUS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CARRYING A TIMER AND SLIPPED CAUSING PAIN IN GROIN
SITTING ON A RIB & A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT THE WORKER ON THE RIGHT LEG
INJURED WAS PULLING UP BOLTER CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL & SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE DA RAM AND THE PAN OF THE CONVEYOR.
MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE. LIGHTS FROM M OTOR WERE SEEN. BUS WAS STOPPED MOTOR STRUCK MANTRIP.
MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE.LIGHTS FROM NOTOR WERE SEEN.BUS STOPPED,MOTER STRUCK BUS.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING 8\ CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS ON THE 6 RT. NO.1 HAULAGE SECCTION. THE MINE ROOF BEING LOWER THAN 8\ REQUIRED BENDING THE ROOF BOLTS BEFOR INSTALLIATION. AS THE INJURED EMP LOYEE PUSHED THE ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE HE ALLEGED THAT HE STRAINED HIS ELBOW.
MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE LIGHTS FROM MOTOR WERE SEEN.BUS WAS STOPPED MOTOR STRUCK MANTRIP.
BACK OF SEAT ON 186.12 HAD BEEN BROKEN PRIOR TO SHIFT & NOT REPORTED ON OPERATORS REPORTS I WAS TAPED TOGETHER WHEN DUMPED THE BED JARRED AS THE DUMP CYLINDERS STOPPED WHICH BROKE THE SEAT LO OSE
EMPLOYEE WASA TIGHTENING BOLTS ON BEARINGS. RATCHET STRIPPED AND SUDDEN MOVEMENT ALLOWED EMPLOYEE\S ELBOW TO HIT STEEL FRAMEWORK.. THIS CHIPPED THE BONE IN RIGHT ELBOW. THE INUJRY WENT UNNOTIC ED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 5-21-85. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 6-13-859 HE WENT TO SEET THE DOCTOR ON THIS DATE.
HE AND ANOTHER MAN WERE MAKING A SPLICE WHEN THE OTHER HIT THE OTHER TOOL AND THE HAMMER VEARED OFF HITTING HIS RT HAND AND FOREFINGER
EE WAS ADDING WATER TO T HE RADIATOR OF P-29 LOADER FROM A HOSE ATTACHED TO A SPRING EQUIPPED ELF WINDING REEL. EE WAS STNADIN ON LOADER & ATTEMPTED TO PULL MORE SLACK IN THE HOSE & TWISTED HIS KNEE IN THE ATTEMPT.
MECHANIC FELL OFF LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A BOLT CAUISNG HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE CUT A SMALL GASH IN HIS HEAD & BIT INTO HIS TONGUE.
INJURED WAS STANDING BESIDE CONTINIOUS MINER WITH HIS ARM LAYING ON THE CANOPY WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW AND CHIPPING THE BONE.
EMPLOYEE STATES: ON BELT DRIVE WORKING ON WATER VALVE, STEPPED DOWN AND HIT PLASTIC WATER LINE, BET FLEW OUT FROM UNDER MAN LANDING ON "REAR-END"
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK ON TO SOME METAL SHAFTS LYING ON FLOOR OF MAINTENANCE SHOP AND THEY ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST TO KEEP BALANCE HURTING HIS BACK
THE MAN WAS WALKING IN T HE MINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS ELBOW AGAINST A ROCK THE MAN WORKED UNTIL 7-9-85 WHEN HE REPORTED OFF
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP A PLATFORM IN 2 KILN. HE STEPPED DOWN OFF PLATFORM ONTO SOME STACKED BRUKC. THE BRICK GAVE WAY AND HE FELL ON RIGHT ARM. RIGHT ARM WAS SKINNED, SCRATCHED AND CUT. THE C UT. THE ARM REQUIRED ONE STITCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SUPPLY CREW UNLOAD TIMBERS AND LIFTED END OF TIMBER; IT SLIPPED, CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN TIMBER AND END OF SUPPLY CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING CANOPY WHEN THE EDGE CAUGHT END OF BOLT WRENCH CAUSING IT TO FLY UP AND STRIKE HIM ON THE RIGHT EAR. AS HE PULLED HEAD BACK STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON CANOPY.
INJURED PARTY WAS STANDING 10\ AWAY & BANTAM 366 OP WAS MOVING THE BUCKET TO PICK UP PIPE. A PART BROKE OFF & HIT HIM IN T HE HEAD CUT LT SIDE OF HEAD & SMALL CUT ON THE RT SIDE OF HEAD & SM ALL CUT ON LEFT FOREARM.
I NAME WAS CLEANING OUT THE FEED ROLL ON OUR RAYMOND MILL.DURING CLEANING OPERATIONS,I NAME HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A SEAM TO THE RAYMOND MILL.HE THOUGHT HE HAD JUST HIT HIS FUNNY BONE.THE NEXT DAYHE COMPLAINED OF STIFFNESS IN RIGHT HAND TINGLING HERB WENT TO THE DOCTORS ON 7-23-85 I NAME SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION INJURY TO THE RADIAL NERVE IN RIGHT ARM.AS A RESULT HAD DIFFICULITY USI
EMPL BOLTING TOP AT FACE OF #3 ENTRY OF 1 LT OFF 2RT SECTION MMU #032-0 WHILE LIFTING HEADER BOLARDS EMPL FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON #3 CLASSIFIER, SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND CAUGHT MOST OF HIS WEIGHT ON FINGERS (ESPECIALLY LITTLE FINGER) OF RIGHT HAND , HOLDING ONTO LADDER RAIL. PULLED LITTLE FINGER O UT OF SOCKET, TORE & RUPTURED TENDONS IN RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS CLEANING UNDER REFUSE LINE. WHILE CLEANING UNDER THE LINE EE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING A MUSCLE TO PULL.
THE EMPLOYEE WHILE RELEASING THE HAND BRAKE OF CAR #1130, HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HAND WHEEL, WHILE THE WHEEL WAS SPINNING, (AS STATED BY THE EMPLOYEE), RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF THE LI TTLE FINGER. ALSO, WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE CAR, THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE SLIP AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND FRACTURED HIS WRIST.
WHILE PUMPING COSTIC SODA INTO BARREL A HOSE WHIPPED AND HIT RIGHT EYE AND THE LIQUID GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING SNUB OUT OF CAR & WAS LOOSENING JACK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN JACK & ROCK.
LIFTING SAMPLE BAG FROM LAB TO PUT OUTSIDE. STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED I NAME A SIDE ARM OF A BOLTER FEAM FELL ON HIS FOOT.
HE WAS CARRYING CONVEYOR ROLLERS (20-30LBS)AND REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT NEAR THE PRMARY CRUSHER IN THE MINE.HE STATED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK WHICH LATER SUBSIDED.
EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN A ROOF BOLT WITH AN EXTENSION WRENCH BY PULLING ONT H E BOLT. HE PUSHED ONT HE ROTATION LEVER BY MISTAKE & HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ONT HE BO LT & WRAPPED HIS FINGERS BACKWARD AROUND THE BOLT.
I,NAME WAS HOLDING A WOODER AIR LOCK TRACK DOOR OPEN WHILE A SECOND MAN PULLED A LOWBOY THROUGH WITH A MOTOR. I,NAME MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCE AND OT HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE LOWBO Y, BRUISING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
RIDING JITNEY AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND JITNEY.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS DRAGGING LEADS INTO THE SHIPPING TUNNEL WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON A PANEL BOX.
CLEANING ON BELT TRIPPED OER WATERLINE CAUGHT LEFT FOREARM ON GREASE FITTING OF BELT ROLLER.1\\ PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM.WORTKING WITH SUTURES.
THE INJURED WAS LOADING A TRUCK WITH SCRAP.HE STEPPED BACKWARD FROM TRUCK ONTO LOADING DOCK AND STEPPED INTO A SMALL OPENING CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 2 1/2 FEET.IN TRYING TO CATCH HIS BALANCE HE STRUCK THE SIDE RAILS OF THE TRUCK.
INJ MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE HAUL WAY WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
DESCENDING LADDER ON FRONT END LOADER WHEN BOTTOM STEP GAVE WAY EMPL STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT OF THE SHOWER, SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS BACK.
THE INJURED MAN AND A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING A 30" PORTABLE ELECTRIC FAN FROM THE SECOND PIER OF 8# KILN TO THE FIRST PIER. AS THE MEN WERE MOVING THE FAN UP THE STAIRS AT #1 PIER, FINGL
CURRANTLY WORKING ON AUGER AS MECHANIC, HE PICKED UP A ROCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED HAD LAID TIRES ACROSS ROAD TO CROSS HIS DOZER ON WHILE PACKING UP THE TIRES HE FELT HIS LEG CRACK
GOING DOWN STEPS SLIPPED ON GRASS ROPE AND STARTED TO FALL CAUGHT SELF WITH HANDRAILS AND JARRED LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PREPARING TO SET JACKS AT FACE THE ROOF CRACKED HE TURNED TO RUN STRUCK FACE AGAINSTR ROOF BOLTER CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING OUT THE TRACK ON THE GD-A100 DRILL THE 50 TON RAM HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FACE AND NECK
EMPL CLEANING UP SCRAP PARTS,DROPPED BEARING ON LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED RT ANKEL
HE WAS WALKING UP 1 ENTRY TO THE FACE WHERE MINER WAS AT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER AND LEFT FOOT CRUSHING LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO TRACK MOTOR WHEN SUSPENDED PART OF MOTOR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING.FACE ROLLED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LOWER BACK AND LEGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS TEST DRILLING ROOF WITH HAND DRILL THE BARREL HUNG IN THE CAOL AND THE DRILL HANDLE FLIPPED OVER AND STRUCK HIS KNEE.
MAN WAS DRILLING WHEN HE BLEW-OUT HOLE-THE BACK-WASH FROM MACHINE GOT INTO HIS EYE
TIGHTING UP BOLT, PIECE OF ROCK BROKE AROUND THE BOLT STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE BACK AND SHOULDER, FACE STRUCK BOLTING MACHINE CUT ABOVE LEFT EYE.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A COPPER GROUND WIRE WHILE ANOTHER WORKER CUT THE WIRE WITH A HACK SAW. AFTER THE WIRE WAS CUT, HE BENT THE WIRE BACK SO IT WOULD BE OUT OF THE WAY FOR CUTTI NG OTHER WIRES. WHEN HE LET GO OF THE WIRE, IT FLIPPED UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON REFUSE VIBRATOR AND HE STEPPED ON A PC OF SHARP METAL RUNNING IT INTO HIS RT FOOT
WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE EE CLAIMED SHE SLIPPED IN MUD & FELL. CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA WERE WET ALSO THERE WAS A MODERATE GRADE.
THE MAN WAS WALKING ALONG THE TRACK WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES: I DROPPED A PIN BOARD ON TOP OF MY FOOT.
GOT IN TRUCK SAT DOWN HURTING LOWER BACK
EMP WAS OPERATING THE DOZER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF THE DRAGLINE AND HIT HIM
EMPLOYEE OPERATED MINER WITH BODY PART (ELBOW) OUT OF OPERATOR COMPARTMENT. PINCHED ELBOW BETWEEN RIB AND CAB OF MINER. RESULTED IN TWO STITCHES.
INJURED AND COWORKER WERE LOADING A PIECE OF 2 1/2 IN DIAMETER BV 16 FT ROUND BAR INTO A METAL RACK COWORKER LET HIS END SLIP CAUSING MORE WEIGHT ON INJURED S END THE BAR ROLLED CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND RACK
WAS LIFTING AN 2 H.P. BRIGGS & STATON FUEL PUMP TO LOAD ONTO LOW BOY. STEPPED UP ON TO LOW-BOY, FOOT SLIPPED, FELL AND TWISTED BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST CLEANED THE SEAL PLATE TO C111 CRUSHER BEARING AND HAD CARRIED IT APPROX 10 FT TO THE LOCATION WHERE IT WAS TO BE PUT BACK IN PLACE EMPLOYEE HAD KNELT DOWN TO PUT SEAL PLATE INTO POSITION WITH HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHE INJURED TRIED TO GET UP HIS BACK HURT SO THAT IT ALMOST KNOCKED HIM DOWN THE SEAL WEIGHS APPROX 25 LB
WIND BLEW DUST IN LEFT EYE WHILE CHECKING SCREENS.
EMPLOYEE VIOLATED LOCK OUT PULLEU & PROCEDURE WORKING ON ENERGIZED BELT STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE
LIFTING MATERIALS.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BENT THE ROTATING BENT STEEL STRUCK HIM ON THE WRIST.
I.NAME WAS PULLING DOWN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BAGS OF ROCK DUST OFF OF FLAT CAR WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN OFF OF FLAT CAR, THE TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE PINNING HIGH TOP USING RUBBER GLOVES TO GRIP PINNER STEEL. THE GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BY STEEL PULLING HAND. (STRAINED TO LEFT HAND AND WRIST).
WALKED INTO CONVEYOR CATWALK
EMPL WORKED ON BOBCAT FOR SEVERAL HRS DURING AM AND BY PM HAD A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONG TTHE PROP LINE WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING THE PROP AND STRUCK I.NAME ON THE LEFT LEG AN OBJECT HE HAD IN HIS POCKET WAS FORCED INTO HIS LEG CAUSING A DEEP LO CERATION
OPERATOR WAS RUNNING A CAT D8L DOZER AND STOPPED TO CLEAN HIS WINDOWS WHILE STANDING ON MACHINE BEHIND OPERATORS CAB EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE RUN THE TOWER AT OUR QUARRY CONTROLING THE PLANT OPERATION. A ROCK LODGED IN THE JAW AND EMPLOYEE WENT INTO HOPPER, AFTER SHUTING DOWN PLANT, TO BREAK IT LOOSE A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS HAND WHILE HE WAS WORKING. HE DID NOT WHERE THE ROCK HAD COME FROM.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS REMOVING TIRE FROM THE #577 LOADER AT THE UNDERGROUND GRIZZLY LEVEL MECHANIC SHOP WHEN TIRE WENT OUT OF BALANCE HE TRIED TO GRIP TIRE AND STRAINED HIS BACK
THE INJURED WAS REMOVING 94# SACKS OF CEMENT FROM A POWER BELT & LOADING THEM ONTO A TRUCK.
THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING ON THE 20 #1 BELT WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A BELT ROLLER AND HURT HIS BACK.
SHOVELING BELT AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK
WHIEL RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER HE CAUGHT HIS RT ARM BETWEEN THE PANIC BAR AND THE TOP OF THE ROOF
INJURED & CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING BOLTS FROM A SCREEN DECK. INJURED WAS BETWEEN DECKS CUTTING BOLTS. WHEN BOLTS WERE CUT SCREEN SEGMENT FELL STRIKING WORKER ON RT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING LINE TIMBER IN A BELT ENTRY AND WHILE LIFTING A PROP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
LOADING AND UNLOADING STOPPING CINDER BLOCKS FROM TRACK JEEP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING IN THE I.S.D. BASEMENT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
SHOVELING MUD CLOSE TO HEADROLLER. STEPPED ON UNKNOWN OBJECT ON GROUND AND TWISTED ANKLE. THIS IS A RE-INJURY. HAD SURGICAL REPAIR ON 5-29-85. L
EMLOYEE WAS PINNING LINE CURTAIN TOGETHER AND FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER AND SHE LANDED ON A ROCK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A GAS TANK. WHILE HE WAS CHECKING FOR LEAKS BYINTRODUCING COMPRESSED MATERIALS INTO TANK LEAKS WERE NOTICED FROM SOAP BUBBLES. AIR WAS THEN FORCED INTO TANK TO DILUTE AIR WAS THEN FORCED INTO TANK TO DILUTE THE GAS INSIDE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO BARZE THE LEAKS THE TANK EXPLODED BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS FINISH WELDING ON A PIPE FITTING 30" AND TURN TABLE WAS TURNED FORWARD FOR WELDING. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE USED 2 HOLD DOWNS INSTEAD OF 4. AS HE WAS WELDING THE FITTING SLIPPED A ND HURT HIS FOOT BY FALLING TO THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEESTATES:WAS SHOVEL ON HIGH BELT HIT LEFT THUMB ON SCREEN PASSING WRIST.
EE WAS USING A LONG BAR TO HOLD UP END OF DOZER TRACK WHILE INSTALLING TRACK WEIGHT OF TRACK MOVED BAR CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN BAR & HANDRAIL.
INJURED WAS HITTING A BEARING WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE FLEW OFF AND WENT INTO HIS EYE.
MAKING ADJUSTMENT ON A SHOVEL WHILE IT WAS RUNNING HOIST DRUM RAKED ACROSS BACK OF RT HAND CUTTING IT HAD TO HAVVE STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING FUSES IN TROLLEY PHONE AT #4 HEAD DRIVE OF 1ST LEFT TURKEY #1 SECTION, I.D. # 003-0 ONE OF THE FUSES BLEW UP, BURNING WEMPLOYEE\S LEFT HAND AND ARM.
EE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN IT GAINED SPEED HE KILLED THE ENGINE LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING HE JUMPED OFF THE MACHINE.
EE WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF CALIBRATION 504 SCALE & WAS GOING UP THE CARTWALK. THE LOWER CATWALK WAS FULL OF SAND FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB THRU MATERIAL HE SLIPPED & WRENCHED HIS LWOER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER WORKING ON A PORTAL BUS, HE MOVED A COUPLER OUT OF THE WAY AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
I.NAME WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS ON THE EAST LOAIING DOCK. HE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS FOOTING, GRAVVED THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO KEEP HIMSELF FROM FALLING, AND DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOUL DER.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS MUCKING WITH TRACK MUCKER AT PANEL 26-A HAULAGE LEVEL WHEN SOME MUCK MIXED WITH CONCRETE SPALSHED BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE RT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING MBC OUT OF CROSSCUT AND BRUISED KNEE WHEN CRAWLING ON A ROCK
THE VICTIM WAS STANDING ON A PLANK INSTALLING CEMENT BLOCKS. HE STEPPED OFF THE PLANK ONTO A HALF BLOCK AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS UNLOADING A 4 IN STEEL WATER PIPE AND STRAINED BACK
BARRING DOWN FROM MUCK PILE SLIPPED ON MUCK AND HURT HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE SAID HE STRAINED BACK BENDING A ROOF BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS THREADING NEW ROLLS OF FILM ONTO THE AKTRON RAPTITE AND IN THE PROCESS OF SEALING THE FILM. EMPLOYEE INSERTED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN JAWS AND STEPPED ON CONTROL PEDAL, CATCHING FING ERS IN THE JAWS.
WAS REMOVING A STEERING PISTON OF THE TRUCK WHEN THUMB GOT HIT BY HAMMER.
EE WAS TAKING WALLS OF SANDHOUSE DOWN & A BUILDING BLOCK FELL HITTING HIM ON HIS RT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ONTO THE BOLTING MACHINE AND AS HE PICKED UP A BUNDLE OF BOLTS OUT OF THE SCOOP DIPPER HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS BACK
INJURED WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES OFF A SHUTTLE CAR. HE PICKED UP TWO BOXES OF RESIN TO PUT ON ROOF BOLTER. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. MINING HEIGHT WAS 50".
THER PERSON TOSSED A ROOF BOLT ONTO THE BOLTING MACHINE. IT LANDED ON A WOODEN MEASURING STICK WHICH FLIPPED UP & STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
I.NAME PULLING BREAKER BOX LEVER TO CRUSHER WHEN ITBLEW UP CAUSING FIRST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ARMS AND LEGS.HOSPITALIZED FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
INJURED WAS WORKING THE BUCKET TO GET IT FILLED.IN THE PROCESS THE KNUCKLE ON THE STAB CYCLINDER SNAPPED DOWN.JARRING INJURED.
EMPLOYEE GRADING HAULROAD AND WAS STUNG BY A RED WASP ON LOWER LEG RESULTING IN AN ALLERGIC REACTION.
INJ TAKING REAR END OUT OF SCOOP REAR END FELL AND HIT EMPL ON LEFT ELBOW.
LOOSENING NUT ON TOP OF T&T PUMP. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH & THE PIECE OF VERTICAL PIPE USED TO PRIME THE PUMP CAUSING A BROKEN THUMB ON RT HAND.