WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO REPAIR A LEAKY OIL SEAL ON S CRUSHER THE OIL SEAL WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT SUSPENDED ABOVE WORKERS, FELL AFTER LIFTING EYE BROKE.
Mining Incidents in April 1986
All MSHA-reportable mining accidents in April 1986, sorted by severity. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities
- 8
- Total incidents
- 2,260
- Period
- April 1986
Top operators this month
- 01 Peabody Coal Company 80 incidents
- 02 Jim Walter Resources Inc 56 incidents
- 03 Consolidation Coal Company 51 incidents
- 04 Southern Ohio Coal Company 48 incidents
- 05 Old Ben Coal Company 36 incidents
Most recent 500 incidents
Showing the 500 most recent of 2,260 incidents this month. All fatalities are included and listed first.
DEATH DUE TO RO2F FAILURE
EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N WORKING WITH SOME PUMPS TO KEEP THE WATER DOWN. IT IS ASSUMED THAT HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A GROUND
MOUNTING TRUCK 7IRE ON WHEEL - TIRE AND RIM BLEW APART - RIM STRUCK VICTIM IN HAD
SCRAPER WENT OF0 MAIN HAUL ROAD & DOWN 25' EMBANKMENT OVERTURNING ON OPERATOR
INJURED WAS POS3TIONED BETWEEN TWO CARS (RAILROAD) WHILE COUPLING WAS BEING MADE BY LOCOMOTIVE. EITHER COUPLINGS MISSED OR RAIL BROKE CAUSING COUPLINGS TO MISS AND VICTIM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TH E TWO CARS. CRU8HING CHEST INJURIES.
SECTION FOREMAN3WAS INBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL ON HIM
DEATH CAUSED FR2M CRUSHING INJURIES TO HEAD AND PELVIS. RUN OVER BY ORE CAR HE WAS DRIVING.
PUSHING TIMBER 7RUCKS OUT ONE ON TOP OF ANOTHER TOP TRUCK SLIPPED AND PINCHED LEFT 5TH DIGIT BETWEEN WHEEL AND RAIL
LIFTING A WATER3LINE
WORKING ON PULL9Y ON ROCK DUSTER & CAUGHT FINGER WITH PULLEY BELTS CUT END OF LITTLE FINGER OFF
MOVING WAGON DR3LL JERKING INTO POSITION INJURED SELF
CHANGING DRAG C5BLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
PRIMARY CRUSHER2 EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING FELLOW EMPLOYEES CHANGING TOGGLE PLATE AND TOGGLE BEARINGS IN A PRIMARY SAW CRUSHER ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO BILL DAVIS THE QUARRY SUPT ON 5-7-86 BY EMP PLOYEE HAVING A1IN HIS SIDE HE REFERED HIMT O DR WHO DIAGNOSED THE HERNIA APPRENDIX.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING NEW TAILPULLEY ON EI CONVEYOR. TAILPULLEY BECAME JAMMED, CAUSING AN OVERLOAD ON THE CABLE JACK EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING. TAILPULLEY FREED ITSELF AND SWUNG INTO BACK PORTION TAILPULLEY GUA9D. I NAME HAD PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE 5/16 INCH CABLE. CABLE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, BETWEEN CABLE AND GUARD, CUTTING FINGER OFF BEHIND FINGERNAIL.
DISMANTELING TH9 245 BACKHOE HE DROVE A PIN OUT OF THE DYLINDER AND THECYLINDER. DISMANTELING THE 245 BACKHOE HE DROVE A PIN OUT OF THE CYLINDER AND THE CYLINDER DROPPED DOWN AN D SMASHED HIS R3NG FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WHICH LEAD TO AMPUTATION BELOW THE LOWER NUCKLE.
OPERATOR DROVE 2OE TO THE EXCAVATION AND AS HEW WAS TURNING AROUND TO OPERATE THE BUCKET THE BACK HOE APPEARED TO JUMP OFF INTO THE HOLE AND PINNED I.NAME CAUSING HIS INJURY
HANDS AND FINGE9S GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN GUIDE ROLLER AND WENCH CABLE WHILE CABLE WAS ENGAGED
STUCK FINGER UP3INTO MOTOR TRYING TO LINE UP BOLTS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS HOLDING MOTOR TURNED IT AND IT CUT FINGER TIP
TRYING TO LOOSE3 CHUCK COVER BY DRIVING CHISEL BETWEEN COVER AND FRAME USING THE SPIN LEVER TO UNSCREW THE COVER THE INJ WADS HOLDING CHISEL TO INSURE THAT IT DID NOT FLY LOOSE THE OTHER MECH ACCIDENTLY HIT 7HE DOWN LEVER PINCHING LT MIDDLE FINGER TIP BETWEEN CHISEL AND WRENCH HOLDER AMPUTATING 1ST JOINT OF FINGER
ROOF BOLTER OPE9ATOR WAS INSTALLING A FLY BOARD WITH A CHECK CURTAIN NAILED TO IT THE PIECE OF CURTAIN GOT CAUGHT IN THE STEEL & HEAD WRAPPING AROUND THE STEEL CATCHING OPERATORS LEFT HAND WH ICH RESULTED IN3OPERATOR LOSING TWO OF HIS FINGERS & BREAKING HIS WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS RU1TURED WHILE REMOVING SHEAR HEAD MOTOR FROM CONTINOUS MINER
HE WAS PUTTING 5 DRILL STEEL IN THE HOLDER OF A FLETCHER DOWN HOLE DRILL AND PINCHED THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND
ON 4 16 86 THE 4AN SLIPPED AND GRABBED A FLINGER RING TO STOP HIS FALL HE RECEIVED NO MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 7 30 HE UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR A HERNIA CLAIMING THAT THE 4 16 86 INCIDENT CAUSED THE CONDITION 3
SELF STRAIN WHE3 MOVING HEAVY BOXES INGUINAL HERNIA RESULTED
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING ON A THIRD MEMBER FOR #12 TRUCK FELT PAIN IN LEFT GROIN AREA
GOING AROUND TH9 SIDE OF A STEP BANK AND GOT THE UPPER TRACK ON SOME BRUSH. WHICH BROKE THE GROUND PRESSURE BAYSEIZZY THE DOZER TO UPSET HE WAS THREW OUT OF THE DOZER AND THE TRACK LANDED ON H IS LEGS ON LEG 9EMOVED THE OTHER SEVERELY DAMAGED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING UNDER A TRUCK REMOVING BUMPER WITH HOIST STRAINED LIFTING BUMPER CAUSING HERNIA
THE INJURED WAS3REPAIRING A913 MUCKER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA WHEN HE LEFT A THIRD MEMBER.
EMPLOYEE LEFT T9ACTOR IN GEAR GOT OFF AND STOOD ON TRACT TRIED TO KILL THE DOZER MANUALLY AND PUSHED THE THROTTLE CABLE THE WRONG WAY AND ACCELERATED THE TRACTOR FELL OFF AND THE TRACK RAN O VER HIS RT LEG 6REAKING IT IN SEVERAL PLACES
INJ CLEARING ST6CK ASH HOPPER OBSTRUCTION WAS REMOVED AND INJ TIPS OF LEFT HAND FINGERS RING & INDEX WERE SEVERED.
INJ LIFTING MIN9R CABLE TO BE HUNG AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER PART OF STOMACH.
EE HAD COMPLETE8 DRILLING ONE HOLE & WAS SETTING UP TO DRILL ANOTHER. HIS FINGER WS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE & THE STEEL AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CONNECT THEM. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A PARTICA L AMPUTATION DI8TAL END RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUISNG EE TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
AN ELECTRICIAN 4AS SERVICING A 6IN CIRCULAR SKILL SAW FOLLOWING REPAIRS TO THE SSAW HE REPLACED THE BLADE & ADJUSTABLE BLADE GUARD HOLDING SAW IN HIS RT HAND HE STARTED SAW IN ORDER TO LOOK IN TO THE HOUSE HE3TURNED THE SAW INWARD AS HE DID SO HE REACHED DOWN WITH HIS LEFT HAND HIS LT INDEX FINGER ENTERED BLADE OPENING SEVERING TIP OF L INDEX FINGER
I NAME WAS WORK3NG ON FRONT END LOADER AND CAUGHT THE FINGERS IN THE AIR BRAKES CUTING THE LITTLE FINGER OFF AT THE FIRST KNUCKLE THE OTHER FINGER WAS BADLY CUT
EE HAD CHANGED 0UEL FILTERS AND WAS TRYING TO START GENERATOR. HE REMOVED THE VALVE COVER, STARTED THE ENGINE AND WAS REPLACING THE COVER WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. HIS LEFT HAND WAS STRUC K BY THE FAN SE5ERING FOUR FINGERS. HE WAS TAKEN TO ST ANTHONGY MEDICAL CENTER ROCKFORD AND AT THE ADVICE OF DR. WEISKOPF WAS HELICOPTERED TO SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL.
WHILE PLACING W5GON DRILL AT FACE JERKED DRILL TO SIDE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH AREA. RUPTURED.
WHEN UNUSUAL NO3SE WAS NOTICED IN WET SHAKER PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED OUT FOR INSPECTION WORKER I.NAME WAS PULLING ON V-BELT ON WET SHAKER WHEN FINGER WENT AROUND PULLEY CUAISNG SEVERE CUT TO FINGER 5MERICAN FORK HOSPITAL RE-ATTACHED SEVERED FINGER
WAS LOADING SUP1LIES ROOF BLOCKS AND ROOF BOLTS WITH 5 IN BUNDLE ON ROOF BOLTER AND PICKED UP BUNDLE OF 5 FT BOLTS FELT PAIN IN GROIN AND OPERATION BEING PREFORMED WEIGHT OF BUNDLE APPROX 20 TO 25 LBS 3
I.NAME JACKET G2T CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR ROLLER PULLING HIM INTO THE CONVEYOR AS A RESULT HE LOST HIS LEFT ARM
INJURED WAS TIG2TINING SET SCREW ON REDUCER SHAFT-CHAIN FALL HOLDING REDUCER SHIFTED AT ANCHOR POINT-REDUCER MOVED DOWN CATCHING FINGER (2ND RT.HAND) BETWEEN TWO BOLTS-SEVERING END OF FINGER.
THE PERSON STAT9D THAT WHILE PULLING ABOUT 200 FT OF WELDER CABLE UP THE TOP DICK OF THE SLOPE HE SLIPPED ON A SMALL PIECE OF COAL AND TWISTED AND FELL THIS BECAME REPORTABLE INJURY AS OF 4 1 14 86 DUE TO LO8T WORK DAYS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT
THE MECHANIC WA8 TAKING OUT A PIN FROM A MACHINE BUT HIS UPPER PART OF HIS RIGHT FINGER WAS CUT
MOBILE CRANE TI1PED OVER-JUMPED FROM OPERATIONS SEAT.
I.NAME REMOVED 1UARD OVER PULLEY SHIVES TO CLEAR BUILD UP OF EXCESSIVE ROCK. COMMUNICATION MISUNDERSTOOD BETWEEN I.NAME & PLANT OPERATOR & CONVEYOR WAS STARTED & I.NAMES FINGERS WERE CAUGHT
LOOSE ROOF FELL3ON HAND WHILE HAND WAS RESTING ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER CUTTING FIRST JOINT OFF OF MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HNAD
WHILE OPERATING3PAN WITH DEFECTIVE TIRE CAUSING MACHINE TO BUMP WHILE RUNNING, DEVELOPED HERNIA ON LEFT SIDE
WHILE WALKING T2 STEEL RACK AREA, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON TIRE RUT, TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE HAS DR3LLING HOLES IN A METAL GUTER THE DRILL CAUGHT AND TWISTED , HITTING HIM IN THE NOSE.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 UNLOADING 80 RAILS FROM A CART. THE RAIL SLID AND CAUGHT HIS L HAND BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THE TRACK.
WAS BENDING OVE9 & PULLING THE CONTINOUS MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE ABOUT 4FT.LONG 3'WIDE -2"THICK,FELL FROM THE BIB TO THE ROOF BOLT.STRICKING HIM IN THE UPPER BACK & SHOULDER AND 5NOCKED HIM DOWN AND MASHED HIS LEFT FORE FINGER ON THE END AT THE NAIL.
I.NAME WAS WALK3NG AROUND THE DRILL WHEN HIS RT KNEE WENT OUT ON HIM LATER THAT EVENING THE KNEE BEGAN TO STIFFEN DOC REPORTS INDICATED TORN CARTILAGE & LIGAMENTS PRELIMINARY REPORT SUGGESTS THE INJURY WAS 5 RESULT OF A PREVIOUS KNEE INJURY BEFORE EMPLOYMENT AT TGRAPPER MINE
I.NAME WAS MAKI3G MECHANICAL REPAIRS ON A MICHIGAN LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RT ARM HE PULLED LIGAMENTS AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE BUCKET
WELDING WITH CO1WORKER ON HITACHI BUCKET FLASH BURN CAUSED BY CO-WORKER
STARTED TO GET 2UT OF SCOOP & HURT BACK
WALKING ACROSS 6ALL MILL FLOOR HE SLIPPED ON A SPOT OF OIL AND TWISTED HIS BACK.OCCURRED 7-84 BUT DIDNT TAKE ANY TIME OFF UNTIL 4-30-86.
EMPL CLIMBING O3TO WATER TANK OF TRUCK TO DETERMINE WATER LEVEL.AS HE WAS CLIMBING HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM.THIS RESULTED IN FX TO RADIUS AND HUMERUS.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 OPENED BOLTS ON A STEEL INSPECTION DOOR APPROX 12 IN X 24 IN WHICH IS HINGED AT THE BOTTOM WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE DOOR TO LET IT DOWN IT WAS HEAVIER THAN EXPECTED AND FELL OPEN CATC2ING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME OF THE CRUSHER
EMPLOYEE WAS UN2OOKING SLATE BLOCK AND WHILE PULLING HOOK OFF THE BLOCK FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS ARM
EMPLOYEE STATES4WAS IN WASH HOUSE CHANGING CLOTHES TO SHOWER, HAD RT FOOT ON BENCH MAN STANDING BENT DOWN TO PULL SOCK OFF STRAIN TO RIGHT GROIN, RIGHT LEG, PAIN RADICTING TO BACK.
WAS SCALING THE3TOIP AND A PIECE HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT LEG.
INJ REPLACING 10'' 45 DEGREE PVC ELBOW ON RETURN LINE TO SUMP.INJ SUPPORTING ELBOW WITH KNEE.WHILE HOLDING ELBOW AND TIGHTENING CLAMPS,HE TWISTED KNEE.INJURED DIDNT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 8-28-86
EE WAS INSTALLI3G 4' ROOF BOLTS ROCK FELL INBY TRS SCRAPING RIGHT SIDE OF EE.
AS INJURED WAS 7HANGING OUT A LIGHT BULB AT BELT HEAD THE LIGHT BULB BURST BURNING BOTH HANDS
EMP WAS ROOF BO5TING WHEN ANOTHER RESIN WRENCH LEFT LEANING ON A TIMBER BESIDE HIM FELL OVER AND STRUCK HIS RT KNEE HIS SPRAINED KNEE REQUIRED SURGERY ONE WEEK LATER AND HE IS OFF AT THIS TIME
THE VICTIM WAS 9EPLACING THE COVERS ON A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE REEL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WAS WORKING A B9EAKER WHEN IT GOT GROUNDED AND BURNS HAND. ELECTRICAL ARC WAS WHAT BURNED HAND.
BESIDE BOLTING 4ACHINE & BOLTER SLIDE OVER & RAN OVER HIS FOOT.
I.NAME WAS DRIL5ING WITH JACKLEG DRILL. UPON PULLING THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE THE CHUCK TENDER FLIPPED UP ALLOWING THE MACHINE WHICH I.ANME WAS PULLING ON TO RELEASE SUDDENLY FROM THE STEEL CAUSING HIM TO3FALL WITH THE DRILL ON THE MUCK PILE.
WHILE GETTING R9ADY TO LEAVE THE SECTION THE MAN STEPPED INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET SLIPPED HITTING HIS BACK ON THE EDGE OF BUCKET
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AT THE BOTTOM OF 1W CLARIFIER WHILE ADJUSTING THE PACKING ON A UNDER FLOW PUMP HE STOOD UP & HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD SUMPTONS OF NECK PAIN STARTED THE FALLOWING DAY LATE REPORT 3
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON THE BARGE AND BURNT HIS EYES
INJURED WAS WAL5ING ALONG WALKWAY OF WATER TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIMT O FALL TO GROUND.
AS RIDING IN MA3BUS-WHEN FUSE COMPARTMENT BEGAN FIRING-I,NAME JUMPED OUT OF BUS AND HIT COAL RIB CAUSING INJURIES.
EMPLOYEE SPRAIN9D BACK WHILE LIFTING A HEAVY OBJECT.
GOT FINGER CAUG2T BETWEEN HANDLE OF PORTABLE DUMPSTER AND METAL GUARD ON 1 & 2 BELT.
INJURED WAS RID3NG IN OPEN TROLLEY MANTRIP WHEN TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF WIRE SPRINGING AGAINST TOP AND BOUNCED BACK STRIKING INJURED ON BACK
LIFTING AND ROL5ING GEAR CASE OVER AND HAD PAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A PIECE OF HANDRAILING WHICH IS REMOVABLE.AS HE WAS LIFTING IT,IT BECAME JAMMED AND HE JERKED IT TO FREE IT.
THE INJURED WAS3MOVING A TRANSORMER WITH TWO SCOOPS ONE SCOOP JARRED THE OTHER ONE CAUSING THE INJ TO HIT HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER ON THE NSIDE OF THE CANOPY
UNLOADING BARRE5 OF DIESEL FUEL FROM CAGE AND FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM T O LOSE HOLD ON BARREL. BARREL FELL ON FOOT CAUSING BAD BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING A WATER PIPE ON THE LOADOUT STRUCTURE. HE WAS APPROX. 12 TO 15 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND, STANDING ON A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON. HE CLAIMS HE SLIPPED AND GRABBED FOR SOMETHING SE CURE AND STRAIN9D HIS BACK. DID NOT LOSE TIME FROM WORK UNTIL 5-6-86.
MAN WAS HANGING3MACHINE ON CROSS OVERS WHEN THE CABLE HUNG ON REEL STRICKING HIM ON LEGS.
INJ EMPL CLOSED3FINGER IN RR CAR DOOR.FX LEFT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS INS7ALLING ROOF BOLT ON RT SIDE OF BREAK WHEN THE RIB BROKE OFF HITTING HIM ON TOP OF HIS RT FOOT BRUISING IT
WHILE INJURED W5S WORKING ON BOOM CRANE HITTING A WEDGE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER THE WEDGE FELL HITTING HIS LITTLE TOE OF RT FOOT
WINDY CONDITION8 EXISTED EMP WAS GREASING MILL
FILTER HOUSING 2AD BEEN PLACED IN A VISE THIS WEIGHED APPROX 35 LB AND HAD OIL ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT WHEN THE VISE WAS TIGHTENED THE FILTER SLIPPED OUT OF VISE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWE EN THE FILTER A3D METAL WORK BENCH LACERATION STITCHES
LOADING SKIPS,T9YING TO REPLACE CHOKER ON OVERHEAD CRANE HOOK THAT HAD COME OFF WHILE MOVING CRANE.HOOK CAME LOOSE FELL OVER,HITTING EMPL KNOCKING HIM OFF 7' HIGH BEAM.POSSIBLE BROKEN BONE LEF T ANKLE. 3
I NAME WAS SWIN1ING BITS TO AUGER AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST AUGER CUTTING MY RIGHT LEG
I,NAME & OTHER 9MPLOYEE WERE WORKING ON BREAKER WHEN IT GOT GROUNDED & BURN BOTH MEN. ELECTRICAL ARC WAS WHAT BURNED MEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING AND PUTTING 3 FT CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS ON THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RT SHOULDER AND RT ARM
I.NAME WAS TRAM4ING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE INTO ONE OF THE FACES WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD & LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST A ROLL THAT WAS PRESENT IN THE MINE ROOF. THIS RESULTED INTO A STRAIN TO T HE NECK WHICH B9CAME A LTA ON 5-8-86. THIS LTA WAS REPORTED.
EMP WAS OPERATI3G BULLDOZER IN SPOIL WHILE OPERATING DOZER THE TRACKS RAN OVER A ROCK BOUNCING EMP AGAINST RIGHT ARM REST
EMP WAS TRYING 7O HELP MOVE SEPARATOR BOX ON AC SCREEN AND RUPTURED HIS STOMACH LINING
INJURED WA PICK3NG ROCK OUT OF COAL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWRBACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM SHAFT TO THE CAR SHOP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE GOING BETWEEN THE DRIFT AND MAN CARS INJURING HIS BACK AND NECK.
EE WAS DISMOUNT3NG FROM END LOADER AFTER WORKING ON IT. FAN SHROUD WHICH HE HAD PLACED ON RADIATOR HAVING SLIPPED OFF & HIT HIM ON TOP OF HEAD.
I,NAME WAS MOVI3G OUT OF THE AY OFF A ONCOMMING BUGGY IN THE INTERESECTIONAL OF #6 ENTRY AND STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPL DISMOUNTIN1 FROM REAL STEP BUMPER OF TRUCK -WELD-CHRONIC LEFT KNEE WOULDNT SUPPORT WEIGHT.FELL TO GROUND AND LEFT ELBOW HIT A ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING RR-15 #3 OVERBURDEN DRILL USING HANDRAILS AND STEPS ON SIDE OF DRILL WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS BACK
SUBJECT LEFTED 7HE END OF A RAILROAD TIE INTO THE BUCKET OF THE HILIFT AND SOMETHING PULLED IN HIS BACK
HE WAS COMING B5CK FROM SETTING POWER IN SECTION AND WAS WALKING ALONG 2 BUTT BELT,WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST BELT STRICKING BELT BRACKET WITH HIS RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY.
EMPL INSTALLING3METAL FILTERS IN PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIP WHEN ONE FILTER SLIPPED AND CUT INTO EMPL LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER AT 2ND JOINT.
SCLERAL AND COR3EAL LACERATIONS WITH INTRACOCULR BLOOD. LEFT EYE, PATIENT WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH PROJECTILE ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CARRY GEAR BOX UPSTAIRS. IN LIFTING GEAR BOX EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
I.NAME WAS LIFT3NG A CAT IDLER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS BACK
THE EMPLOYEE W5S BOLTING IN #5 ENTRY OF THE MAINS WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE JAWS THAT HOLDS THE DRILLING STEEL, CAUSING A BRUISE AND SMALL LACERATION ON THE RIGHT HAND.
I.NAME WAS WASH3NG DOWN WITH HOT CONDENSATE WHEN THE HOSE KINKED & FLIPPED & BURNED HIM. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY HAND TOOL-WATER HOSE- OR OTHER.
INJ LAYING DOWN36'' DRILL COLLARS.WHILE HE WAS PUSHING COLLARS TO CLEAR PIPE RACK HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
OPERATOR MOVING3TOPSOIL AND BACKED MACHINE INTO EROSION DIVERSION DITCH CAUSING MACHINE TO UPSEYT ONTO ITS SIDE OPERATOR TOSSED ABOUT IN HIS SEAT AND BRUISED A MUSCLE AND PINCHED A NERVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A PALLET OF TRACE MINERAL BAGS AND PICKED UP A BAG TO PUT IN HOPPER AND SLIPPED AND FELL WITH THE BAG-HURTING HER LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
TO REMOVE METAL3ROD ON MAIN CONVEYOR BELT WAS HAULTED. INSTEAD OF GOING ON DOWN TO G ET OFF. HE SWUNG OFF SIDE OF CANVEYOR. WHEN HIS FEET HIT BOTTOM SLIPPING & FALLING BACK AGAINST CONVEYOR R AIL INJURING BA7K.
THE INJURED WAS3OPERATING A 20 TON LOCOMOTIVE BEHIND A TRIP OF COAL WAGONS. WHILE THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS MOVING HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A TIMBER AND THEN ON THE BACK OF THE LOCOMOTIVE.
AS THE MINER OP9RATOR WAS CUTTING BROKEN ROOF OFF THE MINE ROOF, THE MINER "BOUNCED" UNUSUALLY HARD THROWING THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE CAB DOOR & ROOF. THE RESULT WAS MUSCLE INJURY TO THE ROOF. THE RESULT WAS3MUSCLE INJURY TO THE SHOULDER & NECK RESULTING IN DEBILITATING MUSCLE SPASM.
EMPLOYEE GOT RT3THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN SWING GENERATOR HOUSING AND WRENCH WHILE TAKING GENERATOR APART.
TIGHTENING WHEE5 ON S/CAR PULLED MUSCLE IN RT SHOULDER.
HELPING PICK UP3HEAD PULLEY FROM GROUND TO BACK OF WELDERS TRUCK WHEN HE SAID HE THOUGHT HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK
INJURED WAS USI3G LUG WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE LUG BOLTS ON A SCOOP THE INJURED PUSHED ON THE WRENCH WITH HIS FOOT AND INFLICTED THE INJURY
AT SHAFT COLLAR2 EMPLOYEE WASUNLOADING "EMPTY" OIL BARRLES WHEN OIL SPILLED OUT OF ONE OF THE BARRELS. HE SLIPPED IN THE OIL AND FELL ON HIS BUTTOCKS. FOUR MONTHS LATER, NERVE INVOLVEMENT WAS DIAGNOSED AND E4PLOYEE BEGAN LOSING TIME.
HURT BACK WHILE3LIFTING OXYGEN BOTTLE.
EMPLOYEE HELPED3I NAME REMOVE TWO 8X8 S FROM UNDER THE 28TH WEST BELT DRIVE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
I.NAME WAS STAN8ING ON THE TOP OF A MUCK PILEE WETTING IT DOWN BEFORE MUCKING-THEY HAD BARRED DOWN THE BACK. HE WAS WORKING IN A BOLTED AREA. HE CAUGHT HIS SELF RESCUER ON A ROCK HANGING UNDE R A MAT. THE RO7K CAME LOOSE FELL FROM UNDER THE MAT & HIT I.NAME WEIGHT 150#-200#.
DROPPED CONCRET9 BLOCK ON FOOT, FRACTURED LITTLE TOE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE WAS WALKING UNDER SHIELDS AND A ROCK FALL THROUGH THE SHIELDS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK.
I.NAME PRESSING3LARGE PULLEY OFF ROLLS SHAFT WITH JACK AND NEGLECTED TO TIE BACK PULLEY WHEN IT POPPED OFF AND FELL ON HIM.
BENT OVER TO PI7K UP MINER CABLE AND FELT CATCH IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING IN FRONT OF A BUNDLE OF 12 IN X 12 IN X 10 FT TIMBER WHEN HIS PARTNER CUT THE STRAP A PIECE OF TIMBER FELL STRIKING HIS ARM THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER 7AUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK
PRYING DRAINPIP9 WITH SCREWDRIVER-PIECE OF PLASTIC FLEW UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN EYE
DROPPING COAL C5RS COLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR AND BRUISED HIS RIBS
OPERATING SCRAP9R WHEN HE HIT A ROCK HURTING HIS BACK.
I.NAME HAD GOLF3CART UP ON HOIST TRYING TO FIX TRAM.CART WENT INTO GEAR AND PUSHED HIM INTO PARKED MANTRIP.
EMPL BREAKING O6T OLD FLIXCO'S IN CONV BELT WITH HAMMER AND BREAKING TOOL.EMPL MISSED BREAKING TOOL AND HIT HAND WITH HAMMER CHIPPING BONE ON KNUCKLE OF INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
WATER PUMP, NOT3CED KINK IN DISCHARGE HOSE AND STARTED TO REMOVE KINK. THE PUMP BEGAN TO PUMP WATER AND THE DISCHARGE HOSE WRAPPED AROUND MAN S LEFT ARM, BROKE ARM IN 2 PLACES. ANY SUCK HOSE W SHOULD NOT BE H5NDLED WHEN PUMP IS IN OPERATION.
HE WAS BENDING 8OWN TO PICK UP A MOTOR HITCH AND HE STRAINED HIS KNEE.
INJURED WAS TRY3NG TO RESET BELT BREAKER WOULD NOT RESET CLIMBED ON TOP OF POWER BOX CAME IN CONTACT WITH 1 LEG OF HI VOLTAGE LINE SUFFERED 1-2 & 3RD DEGREES BURNS OVER 70% OF HIS BODY
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 A BOUNCE OCCURRED AND COAL STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK.
I,NAME WAS TRAM4ING HIS BUGGY AROUND CORNER PREPARAING TO DUMP. THE DECK HIT A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE LYING IN HAULWAY. THE STRUCTURE FLIPPED-UP HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD CAUSI NG LACERATION R9QUIRING 4 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING DOWN 2" PIPE. THE PIPE SLIPPED, STRUCK HIS EYE, RUST FROM PIPE WENT IN LEFT EYE.
EMPL TRAVELLING3INSIDE ON MAIN CINE TRACK ENTRY WHEN 1ST MANTRIP STOPPED AND 2ND MANTRIP RAN INTO BACK OF 1ST MANTRIP CAUSING JOLT CAUSING BACK INJURY.
INJURED STATED:2E WAS THROWING A RAIL TRACK SWITH WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA.
INJURED WAS SHO5ELING MUD FROM BEHIND ON OVERCAST WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING THE TAIL PIECE ON THE NEW BELT ENTRIES. AS HE LIFTED A SHOVEL FULL OF MUCK. HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE WORKER WAS 7LEARING AN AREA AND WATCHING CRUSHER WHEN CRUSHER OVER FILLED AND PUSHED OUT ROCKS.ONE OF WHICH HIT WORKER ON THE LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 ATTEMPTING TO GET A BROKEN LOG OF CEMENT OUT OF THE HOPPER.
LIFTING FLAT TI9E OFF LOWBOY TRACTOR.AFTER HE GFRABBED IT AND STARTED TO LIFT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER PART OF THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A SHUTTLE CAR DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE SHIFT AND STARTED EXPERIENCING BACK PAINS HE COULD NOT REMEMBER SPECIFIC TIME OR AREA WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK
VICTIM WAS DRIV3NG ROCK TRUCK WITH WINDOW DOWN FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW THROUGH OPEN WINDOW & STUCK IN VICTIMS LEFT EYE
I NAME WAS PLAC3NG A TIRE IN THE TIRE RACK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING BRAKES ON 988B LOADER AND LIFTED BRAKE DRUM WHICH CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING ON TRACK TYPE DOZER SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND STRAINDING KNEE
THIS MAN SAID H9 WAS WALKING INTO BREAKTHROUGH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
MAN WAS BOLTING3FACE WHEN LOOSE COAL FELL OFF STRIKING HIM ON LEG.
I.NAME WAS CLEA3ING THE HOIST DRUM ON DL-27 WHEN HE SLIPPED GRABBING AHOLD ONTO THE GEAR IN WHICH HE PULLED HIS LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING POST OUT OF THE WALKWAY WHICH WAS IN THE MUD WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE POST HE TORE MUSCLES & LIGAMENTS IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK
IMPROPER LIFTIN1, RESULTING IN LATENT MUSCLE SPASMS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING DRILL TEST HOLES RIB WITH HYDRAULIC DRILL WHEN THE DRILL STEEL HANG UP CAUSING THE DRILL STILL INSTILL TWIST BACK.
TOW FOREMEN WER9 LOOKING ON AS A LW SHILEDS WERE BEING REMOVED FROM THE FACE TO BE INSTALLED ELSEWHERE THE HOISTING CABLE BROKE AND HIT THE BACK OF ONE OF THE FOREMEN AND STRUCK THE FACE OF I I NAME 3
SCOOP #1 WAS SI7TING ON DUMP CHARGING SCOOP OPERATORS WHEN SCOOP #2 WAS COMING THROUG A FLY CURTAIN AND HIT SCOOP#1WHILE OPERATORS WAS WALKING UP BETWEEN SCOOP #1 AND RIBCATCHING HIM BETWEEN S SCOOP #1 AND RI6 AND HURTING HIS ANKLE.
EMPL TRYING TO 1ET SPAD # IN 9RT COAL.STACKED CINDER BLOCKS 3-HIGH AND WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THEM.BLOCKS TURNED OVER AND TOP BLOCK HIT EMPL ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.EMPL WAS WEARING METATARSALBOOT
LIFTING A BOX O0 RESIN AND FELT PAIN IN NECK AND UPPER BACK
INJ LIFTING BUN8LE OF ROOF BOLTS EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOW BACK.
MINE IDLE FOR S2UT DOWN MAN JUMPED FROM MOVING MOTOR WHEN MOTOR WENT INTO A SKID INJURED NECK, RIGHT ELBOW, RIGHT LEG AND RIGHT KNEE.
I.NAME WAS OPER5TING THE RT SIDE OF T HE BOLTER & WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE STEELS OUT OF THE HOLE. THE OTHER OPERATOR WENT TO HELP SEEING THE HEAD NEEDED LOWERED TO FREE THE STEELS HE D ID SO & SET TH9 HEAD DOWN ON I.NAMES FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 BUILDING A BARREL HOLDER WHILE MOVING A RAIL HE PULLED LEGMENTS IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3HE TRAMMED THE SHUTTLE CAR OVER A ONE FOOT L IP IN THE MINE FLOOR AND BOUNCED AGAINST THE CAR SEAT JAMMING HIS BACK EMPLOYEE SOUGHT TREATMENT ON 042986 & BEGAN LOSING TIME 0430 86 3
DRIVING SCOOP T2 OUTSIDE SCOOP DROPPED INTO POTHOLE ON ROADWAY AT THAT INSTANCE EE FELT SOMETHING SHARP PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OUT OF HI-LIFT AND SLIPPED, HE GRABBED THE HANDBAR TO HOLD ONTO AND PULLED HIS LEFT ELBOW.
P-3 TROUBLE-SHO2TING LIGHTS ON GALIS BOLTER, PULLING FUSE OUT OF HOLDER WITH CHANNEL LOCKS ARCHING OCCURRED. MAN RECEIVED FLASH BURN.
PIECE OF SLATE 0ELL ON TOE.
I.NAME WAS PINN3NG FACE OF #2 ENTRY & BUMPED HIS KN EE-RIGHT-ON A LUMP OF COAL. SWOLLEN R KNEE.
EMP STATED HE W5S LIFTING TIE BOLOCKS AT THE 190B TEARDOWN SITE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
POSSIBLE DUST O3 STEP OF TRUCK MADE IT SLIPPERY EMPLOYEE TORE LIGAMENTS IN LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS SITTING IN THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND DUMPING COAL INTO THE FEEDER WHEN A PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM THE CONVEYOR OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT HIM ON THE LOWER L EFT LEG 3
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 DRILLING BLAST HOLES IN A BREAST FACE OF AN UNDERGROUND STOPE. WHILE DRILLING A SLAB APPROX. 2'X4'X4" FELL FROM THE RIB. THE SLAB WAS MADE UP OF PRIMARILY MUD AND SOFT MATERIA EFT ARM, LEG & 0OOT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILL BEYOND SUPPORTED GROUND. PREVENTION OF THE ACCIDENT REGUIRED COMPLIANCE WITH THE SAFETY RULES.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS BOLTING A RIB ROLLED CATCHING HIM BETWEEN THE RIB AND ROOF BOLTER
WAS LOADING COA5 AT FACE AND SLAB OF ROCK HIT THE GUARD OVER CONVEYOR AS HE WAS TRYING TO LOAD IT AND PIECE OF ROCK CAME OVER SIDE OF CONVEYOR AND CAME IN CAB, AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE. PREFO RMED OPERATION 7O REMOVE BONE FRAGMENT AND REPAIR CARTILAGE.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 REINFORCING CROSSCUT 5-6,HE SET THE CANOPY OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AGAINST THE ROOF WHICH LOOSENED A PIECE OF ROCK CAUSING PYE ROCK TO LAY ON THE CANOPY.WHEN CANOPY WAS DR PPED,THIS ROCK 8LID OFF THE CANOPY AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYE WAS RUN3ING SHUTTLE CAR HAULING INTO A NEW FACE EMPLOYEE HIT A HOLE AND JARRED BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS STAGGERING THE MINER OPERATOR THRU LUNCH AND HE KNELT DOWN TO LOOK AT A OI L LEAK IN CAB OF MINER WHEN A PIECE OF LAP ROCK FELL FROM THE R2OF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK.(4'X3'X2 1/2'X 2 TO 5"THICK9)
I.NAME WAS DRIV3NG ONSIDE CAR COMING BACK FROM FEEDER A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE 46"X27"X2 1/2" FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD & SHOULDER.
RIB ROLLED ON E9S FOOT IN #1 ENTRY. EE WAS STANDING BY RAM CAR THE RIB ROLLED KNOCKED THE EE DOWN & FELL ON HIS BACK LEG & FOOT.
EE WAS STANDING3BY #2 BELT. I.NAME WAS ON A TRACTOR WITH A DIPPER COMING OVER TO MOVE SALT. HE PRESSED ON THE B RAKES & T HE TRACTOR SLID & HIT HIM ON BACK.
CRAWLING ON KNE9S FELT PAIN LEFT KNEE POSSIBLE BRUISE KNEE HANGING UP DRILL CABLE.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING THE SCOOP WHEN HE STOOD UP TO PUSH 2 TIMBERS BACK ON THE SCOOP HE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT HIP.
WAS OPERATING A3PAN ON THE SLATE DUMP WHEN HE RAN OVER A SLIGHT LEDGE AND FLIPPED IT ON ITS SIDE
EMPLOYEE SAID T2AT AS HE WAS DESCENDING THE EAST STAIRS OF THE SACK AND LOAD DEPT OFFICE HE SLIPPED AND F ELL DOWN THE LAST 3 OR 4 STEPS FROM THE BOTTOM AND ABRADED HIS LEFT KNEE LEFT UPPER TH IGH NEAR PELVIC3CREASE AND LEFT ELBOW
WHILE HELPING O3 A ROOF BOLT ER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BOLT IN THE HOLE & LINING UP THE WRENCH FOR THE OPERATOR WHEN THE WRENCH MISSED THE BOLT HEAD & CAUGHT HIS HAND ON THE BOLT PLATE
EMPL OPERATING 8C.HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY.WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN STRUCK LOWER BACK ON SEAT BRACE.
STEPPED ON LOO8E BOARD & BOARD SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.
MOVING A PIECE 2F ROCK OFF S/C IT BROKE & SSTRUCK RT EYE.
STEPPING OFF CA7S OF MANITOWOC #4600 DRAGLINE STEPPED ON ROCK TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.
TWO FOREMEN WER9 LOOKING ON WHERE A LW SHIELD WAS BEING PULLED OFF THE FACE TO BE M OVED TO A NEW LONGWAL A HYDRAULIC TUGGER WAS BEING USED AND A STEEL CABLE THE CABLE SNAPPED AND WHIPPED AF AGAINST THE EMP3AS HE WS TRYING TO DUCK AND HE WAS KNOCKED INTO THE GROUND AND BADLY BRUISED
WATER ON ROAD R2CK IN ROAD TRUCK WHEEL HIT ROCK CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN RAPIDLY
A D-8 BULLDOZER3WAS MOVING CABLE WHEN A LOOP ROLLED OVER STRIKING I.NAME JUST BELOW THE RT KNEE
EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY WHILE HELPING REPLACE A COAL AUGER GEAR BOX ON A DRILL.
I NAME WAS RUNN3NG HOSE ON STEAM CLEANER WASHING DOWN THE DECK ON A P&H 2300 THAT WAS BEING EXECTED.THE HOSE HUNG UP AS HE STEPED FORWARD CAUSE HIM TO STEP IN FRONT OF STAND NOZZED,BURNING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING INTO CAB OF CHERRY PICKER, PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. FOOT SLIPPED OFF PEDAL CAUSING SPRAIN TO RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS REMOVING SHEETING, HE HIT HIS ARM AGAINST THE MAN BASKET WHICH THERFORE MADE A BUMP A RISE ON HIS WRIST.
I NAME CAME AND3TOLD THE SHUTTLE CAR DRIVER THEY NEEDED A SCOOP IN AN ENTRY. THEN HE WALKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR ON THE OFFSIDE WITHOUT LETTING THE CAR DRIVER KNOW HIS WALKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE CA9 ON THE OFFISDE WITHOUT LETTING THE CAR DRIVER KNOW HIS POSITION THE CAR DRIVER THEN STARTED TO PULL INTO A BREAK AND THE REAR OF THE CAR HIT HIM IN THE LEFT LEG. THE DRIVER IM
SHOVELLING BY C2NVEYOR TUNNEL AND HE CAME UP ON A BEAM WITH HEAD AND PUT LACERATION IN FOREHEAD.
THE PLANT NIGH7 CREW WAS PREPARING A BARMAC CRUSHER FOR TRANSPORT I.NAME WAS MOVING 4 FT- 5 FT RAILROAD TIES IN ORDER FOR A TRAILER TO HAVE ROOM TO BACK IN TO LOAD THE CRUSHER WHILE HE WAS LI FTING ONE OF TH9 TIES THE INJURED NOTICED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THE NEXT DAY THE PAIN INCREASED
I NAME CLAIMS T2AT HE WAS SPIKING A WOOD RAIL TIE FELT PAIN IN BACK NOTE LATE REPORT DUE TO MEDICAL EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF OCCUAPTIONAL
I NAME WAS ATEM1TING TO PULL A SHAFT FROM ROLLER WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELL BACKWARDS AND PULLED MUCCLES IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE NOTICE8 A BUCKLE IN HIS PAPER TUBE AND REACHED UNDER THE GUARD ANDBELT TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BUCKLE-CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE BELT.
EMPL PULLING RO7K OUT OF CRUSHING CHAMBER AND ROCK ROLLED DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT.
EMPL PICKED UP 8CRAP PLATE OF METAL 1/2'' X 10''X 48'' .WHEN HE PICKED IT UP HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK GIVE.WAS RELEASED FROM DR 5-1-86 BUT EMPL DIDNT COME BACK TO WORK THAT DATE.
WHILE COVERING 5OAD ON TRUCK,EMPL SLIPPED AND INJ KNEE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 SHE WAS ON A STEP LADDER AT #7 ELEVATOR WHEN DUST BLEW OUT OF A HOLE SHE WAS MEASURING, CAUSING HER TO FALL OFF THE LADDER TO THE FLOOR LEVEL.
INJURED CLAIMS 4HILE CLEANING LIGHT FIXTURE PROTECTIVE GLOBE IN WASH SINK IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND AS HE TRIED TO CATCH ITIT HIT THE SINK CUTTING HIS FINGERS
EMPLOYEE WAS KN9ELING UNDERNEATH RAILROAD CAR TIGHTENING BOLT CRAWLED OUT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER BACK
DUMPING WHEELBA9ROW TO CHUTE ATTEMPTED TO DUMP WHEEL BARROW IT TIPPED FORWARD,PULLED HIS SHOULDER.
INJURED AND COW2RKER HAD COMPLETED WORK ON BELT REMOTE LINE AND WERE WALKING ALONG BELTLINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK 18 IN L X 24 IN W X 1 1/2 IN TO 2 IN THICK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKIN G INJURED ON RT3SHOULDER
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CRAWLING THROUGH THE DOOR OF THE RISER DUCT IN THE PREHEATER TOWER. AS HE CRAWLED THROUGH THE DOOR HE CLAIMS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. WAS NOT RULED A DISABLING INJURY UNITL 6-9-86. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO DISLODGE ROCK IN CRUSHER HE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER & HIT HIS KNEE
ON AIR TRACK WA7ER LINE HOSE BLEW OFF AND HOSE HIT BEHIND RIGHT EAR.
EMPL REACHING O5ER FILTER PRESS IN REGEN TO TURN 1'' VALVE ON STRAINING BACK MUSCLES.
MINER JACK SLIP1ED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEG.
HE WALKED OVER 7O CHECK THE HEAD DRIVE AND LOST HIS BALANCE STARTED TO FALL TRIED TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND IN THE PROCESS TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
WAS USING A PIE7E OF DRILL STEEL TO PRY UP A BELT ROLLER. STEEL SLIPPED AND STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM.
EE WAS SEALING 5 LEAK AT THE BASE OF THE SPOUT FOR A WATER CONTAINER WITH HOT WAX HE PUT THE MEDICINE DROPPER BACK INTO THE BEAKER CONTAINING THE HOT WAX & IT SPLASHED ONTO HIS HAND BURNING H HIS THUMB & IN8EX FINGERS.
WHILE WORKING H9 CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN A LADDER
INJURED WAS LIF7ING ACCESS DOOR TO #2 I-D FAN IN ORDER TO CLOSE IT AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK
EE WAS LOOKING 0OR AN OIL LEAK UNDER A LOADER HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDER LOADER. DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.
EE STATED THE D2ZER SEAT HURT HIS BACK.
CLEANING WINDSH9ILD WAS ON HOOD OF TRUCK STARTED TO GET OFF WIND CAUGHT HIM LOST BALANCE JUMPED OFF LANDING ON FEET STRAINING AND SPRAINING LIGIMENTS IN BOTH FEET
EE WAS BURNING 8LOT HOLES IN BEARING STAND ON PRODUCTION SHAFT HEAD FRAME WHEN SPARKS FROM TORCH IGNITED WD40 CAN ON OPPOSITE BEARING STAND. FLASH BURNED RIGHT SIDE OF EES HEAD & NECK & CAUSE D HIM TO JUMP B5CK STRAINING HIS BACK. IT WAS NECESSARY FOR EE TO BE RELEASED FOR BOTH THE BURN & THE MUSCLE STRAIN, WHICH MEANS AFTER 1ST VISIT ON 4-28 HE WAS SEEN FOR BURN ON 4-30 FOR MUSC
EMPL CLIMBING U1 LADDER INTO RAIL CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON LEFT HIP.
I NAME LIFTED A3BULL GEAR COVER FOR A BELT DRIVE SPROCKET AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DU8TING BELTLINE WHEN HE STEPPED ON BELT STRUCTURE THAT WAS LAYING IN WALKWAY AND LOST HIS FOOTING, TWISTING ANKLE AND HEARD BONE SNAP.
EMPL WORKING AT3''A'' SHAFT LOADING PART OF OLD HEAD FRAME.TRYING TO BLOCK UP PIECE OF I-BEAM TO GET IT INTO SCOOP WHEN IT ROLLED OUT AND HIT HIM ON LEFT HEEL PINNING HIM TO THE GROUND.
I NAME WAS BUIL8ING BOARD WALK ON #1 BELT SUPPLY ROAD.WHILE BUILDING THE BOARD WALK,HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A STEEL CROSS BAR WHICH CAUSED HIM TO INJURE HIS BACK.ON 4-26-86.HE DID NOT REPORT THI ACCIDENT UNTIL 5-2-86.
EMPL LIFT PIECE3OF MINE RAIL WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BE3T OVER UNDER DRAGLINE, WORKING ON DRAG BRAKES, WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS BACK HAD SEVERE PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING AROUND A BOLTER WHEN HE SLIPPED,AS HE WAS FALLING HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF,PUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE MOVING BOOM OF THE BOLTER AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE
EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING A BLOTER.HIT AN OFF SET IN MINE BOTTOM CAUSING IT TO VEER TOWARD THE RIB PINNING HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN THE BOLTER AND RIB.
EMP WAS HELPING3PULL MINER CABLE, TO GET SLACK OUT TO HANG CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK
LOSFINH SCRAP M9TAL ON SCRAP TRAILER LOST HIS FOOTING AND F ELL OFF THE TRAILER, LEFT ARM HIT THE DRAW BAR ON R/R COAL CAR
EMPL AND SEVERA5 COWORKERS CLEANING X-OVER LINE FROM 2NDARY TANKS TO PUMP R-85.X-OVER LINE PLUGGED AND 8'' VALVE WAS SWUNG FROM LINE TO SEARCH FOR PLUG.A BLIND WAS LAID ACROSS FLANGE WHERE VAL VE WAS REMOVED 7O PREVENT LIQUOR AND SCALE FROM ENTERING LINE.STANDING ON PORTABLE STAND AND STRUCK LINE WITH HAMMER TO LOOSEN PLUG.WHEN PLUG BROKE LOOSE LIQUOR SPLASHED UP FROM BLIND & STRUC
WHILE STEPPING 0ROM SCAFFOLDING TO STEEL STRUCTURE UNDER THE GRIZZLY FEEDER SLIPPED A FELL APPROX. 12' TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A STEP LADDER WORKING ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND DECIDED TO COME DOWN THE LADDER COLLAPSED ON HIM AND THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WITH A SHARP EDGE AND HAD H IS WEIGHT ON IT3TRYING TO HOLD HIMSELF UP ANGLE IRON CUT FROM POINTER TO LITTLE FINGER
HURT BACK WHILE3TAKING SAMPLES
BROKEN RIGHT AN5LE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE CLEARING LUMPS OF CLAY OFF OF GRIZZLEY. HIS FOOT SLIPPED THRU ONE OF THE 6"X8" OPENING OF THE GRIZZLEY AND HIS ANKLE WAS INJURED AS HE LOST HIS BALAN CE. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG WEDGE TO DISLODGE BOULDER AND THE WEDGE FLEW UP HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
HE WAS HOLDING 5 BAG TOGETHER SENDING IT THROUGH THE GLUEING MACHINE AND HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN THE GLUER AND SMASHED HIS THUMB
CREW WAS PUTTIN1 IN A NEW CONVEYOR BELT, FOREMAN AND EMPLOYEE WERE WATCHING THE MATERIAL FLOW, THE FOREMAN SIGNALED FOR THE BELT TO BE SHUT DOWN. BEFORE IT HAD STOPPED COMPLETELY THE EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND O3 THE BELT AND HAD IT PULLED INTO THE PULLY CAUSING MULTIPLE LACERATIONS ON HIS LEFT HAND AND BREAKING THE LITTLE FINGER.
2 EES WERE TRYI3G TO UNCHAIN THE GRIZZLY AFTER REMOVING GRIZZLY FROM WET PROCESS FEED HOPPER. THE GRIZZLY TIPPED INWARD PINNING THE 2 EES AGAINST THE FRONT OF THE BUCKET OF THE FRONT END LOAD ER. EE WAS PUSH3NG BACK AGAINST THE GRIZZLY WHEN IT TIPPED , BREAKING BOTH WRISTS.
EMPLOYEE STARTE8 TO CLIMB LADDER ON NO 1 MILL FOOT SLIPPED ON FIRST STEP CAUSING EMPLOYEES LOWER LEG TO HIT LADDER ON CALF PART OF LEG CAUSING MUSCLE TO BE TENDER
WHILE SHOVELING3IN A PILE OF CLINKER THE SHOVEL HIT A RAISED SPOT ON CONCRETE FLOOR CAUSING HAND TO COME OFF SHOVEL AND HIT AN IRON POST
EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING BRAKES ON 7820 DRAGLINE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
HEAVY METAL GAT9 FELL ON HIM.
WHILE LIFTING T2E REAR HEAD COVER ON DIM29 I.NAME STRAINED HIS BACK AND GROIN
EE WAS CLIMBING3INTO THE PAN WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE STEP. WHEN FALLING HE GRABBED ONTO THE RAIL & SPRAINED HIS BACK FROM THE JERKING ACTION.
EMPL STARTED TO3LOWER CLOTHING BASKET AND HARD HAT FELL STRIKING HIM ABOUT NOSE AREA.INJ WAS SLIGHT BUT EMPL LOST FULL SHIFT TRAVELLING TO DR.IN..
EMPL LIFTING AN8 PULLING ON CABLE HE WAS ALSO HANGING CURTAIN AND CARRYING POWDER.
AS INJURED WAS 2PERATING MOTOR HIS CABLE FROM CAP LIGHT CAUGHT ON TIMBER CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS NECK
NO DETAILS OF A7CIDENT AVAILABLE. OP HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.
CUTTING COAL & 5 PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT ON RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE PUTTING A3R INTO GAS TANK ON FERTILIZAR TRK, THE FUMES IGNITED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS STARTED.
HE DIDNT KNOW W2EN IT GOT IN HIS EYE -STARTED HURTING WHEN BATHING AT BATHHOUSE.THOUGHT MAYBE SOME RUST CAME THROUGH WATER PIPE.
EMPLOYEE PUT TO3MUCH UP PRESSURE ON PINNER HEAD CAUSING PINNER STEEL TO BREAK HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A WATER HOSE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
STEPPING OUT OF3GOB TRUCK TRIPPED OVER BLUE WIRE IN TRUCK WITH ONE FOOT AND HAD OTHER FOOT ON LANDING,FELL BETWEEN TRUCK AND LANDING.6'HIGH.
SLUGGY TOP DRAW3ROCK FELL
EMPLOYEE HAD CU7 OPEN THE BACK OF THE BLADE ON A D8K DOZER AND HAD BEEN WELDING FOR AN HOUR OR SO WE BELIEVE GASES OR DUST FROM WELDING HAD BUILT UP IN HOLLOW PART OF BLADE AND IGNITED WHEN HE RESUMED WELDIN1
HE WAS HELPING 1OUR CONCRETE WHEN HE GOT HIS LEG IN THE CONCRETE.
MOVING MINER CA6LE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT I.NAME .HE SAID THAT HE WAS NOT INJURED AND WORKED REST OF SHIFT I.NAME NOTIFIED I.NAME AT HOME ON 4-27-86 AT 9:00 PM S AID HE NEEDS TO3GO TO THE DR
INJURED WAS CUT7ING A CINDER BLOCK BY STRIKING TE BLOCK WITH A MASON HAMMER. WHEN INJURED STRUCK BLOCK HIS INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BLOCK & HANDLE OF HAMMER CAUSING INJURY.
PUTTING BRAKE S2OE PADS ON A SUPPLY TRUCK & A PIECE OF RUST FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
THE EE WAS BOL7ING A RIB IN THE 3 WEST AREA OF THE MINE. AS THE EE WAS PREPARING TO CLEAN FINES OUT OF THE BOLT HOLE, THE RIN SLOUGHED OFF WITHOUT WARNING STIRKING THE EE ON THE BACK. THE E E RECEIVED A BR6ISED BACK WITH A SLIGHT FRACTURE TO TEH 2ND LUMBAR VERTEBRA.
INJ EXTRACTING 2ND CUT OUT OF SHORT SPLIT OF E-64 SECTION B-HDG BLOCK #4 PU.AS HE WAS SETTING OVER FOR RT RUN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 31'' WIDE X 5''THICK X 90''LONG FELL.INJ STEPPED OUT OF MINER D ECK AND DRAW RO7K PINNED HIM AGAINST CABLE STAND OFF FRACTURING HIS PELVIS.
5 WEST SECTION 9MPL WORKING ON 12 CM-5 CONVEYOR CHAIN AND STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.
DRAWROCK FELL O3 MINER OPERATOR.
EMPL OPERATING 9OOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE STARTED TO DRILL LAST HALF OF ANCHOR HOLE.FINGER WAS PINCHED AT JOINT OF 2 PIECE SECTION DRILL STEEOL.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO SET UP A 50 GALLON DRUM OF OIL TO USE IN THE HYDRAULIC OIL PUMP LW.AS HE PULLED UP ON THE DRUM OF OILHE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING X BAR AGAINST ROOF AND SQUEEZED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HEAD OF BOLTER AND X BAR.
POWDERING HEADI3G,PIECE OF LOOSE FELL,PATIENT JUMPED BACK AND PIECE HIT RIGHT HAND.
BOLTING 6'' X 82' WOODEN X-BAR TO ROOF FOR ADDL ROOF SUPPORT WHEN HE BUMPED ROLTATION LEVER HOLKDING PINNER STEEL WITH RUBBER GLOVE CAUSING PINNER STEEL TO CATCH LEFT HAND AND LACERATING IT.
CRUSHED RIGHT T2UMB CHANGING PUNCH PLATE ON JAW CRUSHER WHEN HE WENT TO REMOVE WEDGE IT SQUEEZED OUT AND FLIPPED SQUEEZING THUMB BETWEEN HANDLE OF WEDGE AND TOGGLES.
WORKER TRIED TO3CATCH A FALLING IMPACT WRENCH. WEIGHT OF WRENCH THRUST HIS HAND DOWNWARD SMASHING IT AGAINST NEARBY ANVIL.
EMPLOYEE STATES3B.O. HEADLIGHT ON MINER OUT, CLIMBED UPON MINER TO REMOVE A PIECE OF ROCK LIGHT CABLE CUT ALMOST INTO BY ROCK, PICKED ROCK RECEIVED SHOCK JUMPED OFF MINER STRAINED LEFT KNEE.
MAN RIDING IN M5N TRIP TO WORK AREA WAS JARRED CAUSING PAIN TO SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A SCOOP TO LOAD ROCKDUST WHEN BATTERIES BEGAN SMOKING. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON TOP AND TRIED TO REMOVE BELL WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL AND LANDED ON A ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING ROLLERS OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF VAN. HE STEPPED ON FIBER SUNROOF AND FELL THOUGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING OFF A CONVETOR.CONTA BELT TAILPIECE WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO A ROCK ON THE MINE FLOOR RESULTING IN A SEVERLY SPRAINED ANKLE.
HE WAS REPLACIN1 TRS BEAM ON BOLTER WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING AN PAIN IN HIS BACK
RUNNING DOWN ST5IRS TO CHECK A PLUGGED TRANSFER POINT & TRIPPED ON CHUTE AT BOTTOM OF STAIRWAY.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT WHILE WORKING ON TOP OF THE LOESCHE MILL HE STEPPED OFF A SECTION OF CATWALK, LOSING HIS BALANCE AND ALLEGEDLY STRIKING HIS UPPER LIP ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON CAUSING A LA CERATION TO HIS3LIP AND BRUISES TO HIS RIGHT KNEE AND SHOULDER.
I.NAME CLAIMS T2AT WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT A TRUCK HE TWISTED HIS BACK
EMP WAS TIGHTEN3NG BRAKE ON CAR WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT ON LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING COAL FOR SAMPLING PURPOSES AT THE PREPARATION PLT EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE A COAL CHUTE BENDING AND TWISTING TO CATCH COAL IN A PAN FROM THE CHUTE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK 3
I.NAME & I.NAME3WERE LOADING A BIG CORE BARREL ONTO DRILL TRUCK I.NAME PUT HIS END ON THE TRUCK & WENT BACK TO HELP I.NAME END OF CORE SLIPPED OFF OF TRUCK DROPPING ALL WEIGHT ON I.ANME RIGH T SHOULDER BREA5ING I.NAMES COLLAR BONE.
WHILE TAMPING A3HOLE HALL PUT KNEE DOWN ON SHARP PIECE ON COAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING ROOF BOLTS AT THE FACE APIECE OF ROCK FELL THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE CANOPY AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND TO THE PINNER BOOM
EE WAS DRILLING36' ROUND IN SHAFT WHEN HE LIFTED HIS DRILL HE PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK & SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS CHE7KING THE ORE GRADE ON A MUCK PILE AT A DRAW POINT. AS HE HEARD THE MUCK BEGIN TO RUN HE BACKED UP & TRIPPED OVER A ROCK FELL & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE & STRAINED/SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. 3
AFTER LIFTING A3WOODEN PALLET USED TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES I.NAME COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN THIS PALLET WOULD WEIGH APPROX 35 TO 40 LBS
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS LIFTING A 40 LB RAIL OFF OF RAIL TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE STEPPED ON A HOSE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL TWISTING HIS RT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE STA TE8 HE WAS SHOVELING COAL & ROCK TO PANLINE AT APPROX #30 SHIELD WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER PART OF HIS BACK EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED
EMPL STRUCK ON 2EAD WITH ROCK (THROWN BY ANOTHER EMPL LATER HAD SOME SORT OF LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. ...4-29-86WENT TO DR.EPLEE-SAID HE HAD SMALL LUMP ON CROWN OF HEAD.)EMPL HAD SLIGHT CONCUSSI ON.SEE ATTACHED3LETTER ( ).
ROCKDUST CHUTE 2OSE BLEW OFF PODS AND DUST WENT INTO HIS EYES
EMP STATED THAT3THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE AND WHEN HE REACHED TO GET POLE IT STRUCK HIM IN CHEST EMP WORKED ON UNTIL 5 9 86 AT THAT TIME HIS CHEST WAS STRILL HURTING HIM AND HE WENT TO SEE 7HE DOCTOR
EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING MINER CABLE ON CABLE BOARD. WHILE RTEACHING OVERHEAD, ALLODGED BACK STRAIN. EMPLOYEE WHO WAS HELPING WAS NOT TALL ENOUGH TO REACH THE HOOKS ACROSS THE INTERSECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING IN PAN LINE OPERATING A PAIR OF COME A LONGS WHEN A PIECE OF STONE, WHICH HAD ALREADY FALLEN OUT OF THE TOP AND WAS RESTING ON ITS SIDE, ROLLED OVER ONTO THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG. 3
DURING PARTICIP5TION IN UMWA QUARTERLY SAFETY INSPECTION EMP FUNCTIONING IN CAPACITY OF MINE SAFETY COMMITTEE MAN WAS WALKING IN BELT ENTRY ALONGSIDE OF BELT CONVEYOR FEEDER WHEN HE SLIPPD ON WET MUCY PAV9MENT AND FELL ONTO HIS ARM RESULTING IN FRACTURED WRIST
2 EMPLOYEES WER9 BARRING DOWN E-64 HEADING BOTHE WORKING ON SAME SIDE THEN 1 TURNED AND STARTED BARRING ON OTHER SIDE OF BROW HE HEARD CRASH TURNED TO LOOK AND SAW ROCK STRIKE 1ST EMPLOYEE THE N DID THE FIRST3AID ABC'S AND WENT FOR HELP
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND SPRAINES LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS HOL8ING WOODEN DOOR OPEN FOR SCOOP WHEN SCOOP CONTACTED DOOR. DOOR WAS SHOVED TOWARDS TOP & CAUGHT INJUREDS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN MINE ROOF & DOOR.
OPERATING A ROO0 BOLTING MACHINE AT THE FACE OF HE 12RT 2 EAST SECTION A PIECE OF ROOF COAL FELL ABOUT 8 FT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SHOULDER, SPRAINING SHOULDER.
VICTIM WAS BENT3OVER PUTTING BRUSHED IN 10 TON MOTOR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK. EXAMINATION AT A LATER DATE REVEALED A RUPTURED DISC.
INJ WAS OPERATI3G PORTA BUS WHEN THE TROLLEY WIRE CAME LOOSE FROM A HANGER ALLOWING THE WIRE TO PULL APART AT A SPLICE THE END OF THE WIRE STRUCK INJURED IN MOUTH
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON SHUTTLE CAR U SING SLADE BAR TO LIFT MOTOR/SLADE BAR SLIPPED AND CUT HAND
EMPLOYEE RAN OV9R A ROCK IN A SHUTTLE CAR HE BOUNCED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY HE HAD A CONTUSION OF THE HEAD X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE SO HE WAS RELEASED FOR WORK ON 5-16-86 HE ASK TO HAVE A TREATMENT SLI1 TO GO BACK TO THE DR BECAUSE OF HEADACHES SO THE DR TOOK HIM OFF WORK ON THIS DATE EMPLOYEE DID NOT LET US KNOW HE WAS LOSING TIME UNTIL 5-27-86 WHEN HE CALLED ASKING FOR A
EMPLOYEE WAS HA3DLING THE HOOKING ASSIGNMENT ON A LARGE SCRAP PIECE, WHILE REMOVING THE PINS AND OTHER LIFTING APPARATUS, HIS FEET BECAME PINNED WHEN PART OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF.
HE WAS CLIMBING3ONTO A CAT 988 HILIFT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND AS HE TIRES TO CATCH HIMSELF HE HITHIS RT WRIST ON BUCKET ARM.
WAS RIDING IN P3CKUP TRUCK AND HIT PIECE OF COAL CAUSING HEAD TO HIT TOP OF CAB & INJURED NECK.
MECHANICS REMOV3NG MAIN HOIST CYLINDER FROM SHOVEL ARM.INJ USING PRY BAR TO PUSH OUT CYLINDER PIN.WHEN PIN RELEASED,CYLINDER DROPPED CAUSING PRY BAR TO STRIKE IN LEFT LEG.INJ WENT TO HOSP OFR FOR TREATMENT.8IDNT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 5-2-86.
WHEN GETTING OU7 OF HYDRO SEEDER HASSEL MISSED A STEP AN FELL DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDER AND BROKEN ARM BETWEEN WRIST AND ELBOW RIGHT ARM.
HE WAS PICKING 6P 3 LINKS OF DRAG CHAIN IN SHOP FLOOR AND THE CHAIN CAUGHT FIRST THREE FINGERS OF RT HAND
LOST CONTROL OF3WHEEL BARROW.
I NAME COULD NO7 GET #2 KETLE TO COME OFF SO HE CALLED THE FOREMAN AND THEY SHUT THE FIRE OFF IN ORDER TO CHECK IT I NAME OPENED THE DOOR ON THE FIREBOX AND PULLED SOME BRICKS OUT TO CHECK I WHEN HE PULLED 7HE BRICKS HOT PLASTER BLEW OUT ON HIM BURNING HIS LEFT HAND AND FOREARM HIS RT HAND AND A SMALL SPOT ON HIS CHIN
PULLING SCREEN 0ROM CRUSHER WIRE BROKE FELL BACKWARDS 11 FT TO GROUND LANDING ON HEAD AND SHOULDERS DISK COMPRESSION , EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY
EMPLOYEE & PART3ER HAD A 4FT LENGTH OF 6IN PIPE SUSPENDED FROM A COMEALONG HAND HOIST WITH DIRECTIONAL LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION MOVING THE PIPE INTO POSITION CAUSED THE HOIST TO RELEASE THE HANDLE FLEW UP 5ND STRUCK EMPLOYEE OVER RIGHT EYE
WORKING ON MINE3TRACK USING RAIL BENDER INJURED HIS BACK.PARTIALLY RUPTURED DISC.
TRIED TO STRAIG2TEN PUSH-RAM RIDING DOWN FACE CONVEYOR WHEN TIP OF IT STUCK ON PLOW AND IT SWUNG OUT AND DOWN INTO LEFT LEG.SUSTAINED FX'S TO LEG AND REQ SURGICAL REDUCTION.
INJURED HAD BEE3 SHOVELING BELT AND CARRYING ROCKDUST WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING LATER IN THE SHIFT.
EMPL PULLING MI3ER CABLE AND STEPPED IN HOLE AND CABLE JERKED HIM BACK PULLING MUSCLE IN LEG AND LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS ADVANCING A FACE SHIELD WHEN HE PLACED HIS FINGER IN A PINCH AREA AT WHICH CAUSED INJURY BY THE MOVING HYDRAULIC OPERATED PARTS. THE SHIELD WAS BEING ADVANCED TOWAR D THE PANLINE A7 THIS TIME.
HE WAS DOWN ON 2IS KNEES SHOVELING MUD AND COAL FROM UNDER THE BELT, AND PAIN DEVELOPED IN HIS LOWER BACK
WHILE DRILLING 2OLE IN TOP ROCK FELL BETWEEN JACK AND CANOPY HITTING HIM ON LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 AND FELL ON A BIT OF SNOW ON CONVEYOR BELT #1 WALKWAY HAD APPROX 2 IN WET SNOW PREVIOUS NIGHT AREA OF WALKWAY IS ON DOWNHILL GRADE WHICH PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO FALL HE LANDED ON RT REAR BA7KSIDE AND FELT A BURNING FEELING IN HIS MIDDLE BACK A FEW INCHES BELOW HIS SHOULDERS
WHILE THE MINE9 OPERATOR WAS STEPPING BACKWARD CARRYING THE CONTROLS TO HIS MINER WHICH HE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME HE TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS OUTSTRETCHED RT ARM
CUTTING CONVEYO9 BELT-BELT SLIPPED AND KNIFE CUT LEFT THIGH
INJURED WAS PUL5ING #1 SHIELD AND THE TOP FELL BESIDE #1 SHIELD AND ROLLED IN ON THE FEET OF THE SHIELD AND AGAINST HIS LEFT LEG AND TRUNK
EMPL EMPTYING T2TE BIN OF PULVERIZED QUICKLIME AT WASTE PILE.MOVED OUT OF WAY OF LIME THAT SURGED OUT OF TOTE BIN AND STEPPED INTO SLAKING QUICKLIME THAT CAUSED BURN TO CALF OF LEFT LEG.
HE STEPPED DOWN3FROM THE LOADER & SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS BACK.
AS HE WALKING U1 TO THE BOLTER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK HIS FOOT SLID OFF THE ROCK RESULTING IN A TWISTED ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING STONE DEBRIS AWAY FROM MACHINERY SHOVEL HIT CHAIN ON MACHINE FLEW UP HITTING EMPLOYEE IN JAW CAUSING HIM TO BITE HIS TONGUE CAUSING LACERATION OF BOTH SIDES OF TONGUE
EMPLOYEE STATES3THEY WERE TAKING DOWN A WATER JACK WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND.HE TRIED TO REGAIN GRIP AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JACK AND A SHOVEL THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FOOTWALL
EMP WAS S 3 PLICING CONVEYOR CHAIN IN ROSCOE FEEDER BREAKER #R 34 OF 7 SO SECTION ID 0070 AS EMP LIFTED THE CHAIN A FLIGHT FELL OUT AND MASHED HIS MIDDLE F FINGER ON LEFT3HAND CUTTING IT EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES IN HIS FINGER AT LEATHERWOOD BLACKEY CLINIC
WORKING ON CONV3CHAIN ON JOY MINER SLACK OCCURRED HE FELL BACKWARD
I.NAME WAS OPER5TING THE DC WINCH PULLING A POWER CENTER ROPE WAS HOOKED TO A CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE CAR CHAIN BROKE CAUSING WIRE ROPE TO FLY BACK & STRIKE HIM ON THE SIDE AND BACK
A WRENCH FELL. 4ENT DOWN CONVEYOR BELT TO GET WRENCH. SLIPPED ON CONVEYOR BELT LEFT FOOT. PULLED LIGIMENTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING LEG JACK WHEN TOP OF LEG JACK WHICH WASNT ALIGNED WITH HOLE KICKED TO THE LEFT KNOCKING EMPLOYEE INTO THE SIDE SHIELD
FOREMAN WAS ASK9D TO CHECK SOME BAD TOP THAT HAD BEEN ENCOUNTERED.AS HE WAS NEARING THE FACE TO CHECK THE TOP A SLUG FELL OUT HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
I.NAME WAS INST5LLING A 5INX7INX16FT HEADER THE HEADER WAS POSITIONED ON THE ROOF BOLTER CANOPY WHILE ADJUSTING THE HEADER PRIOR TO INSTALLING IT AGAINST THE ROOF THE HEADER SLIPPED & PINCHED HIS RING FINGER3OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER CANOPY & THE HEADER
EMPL CLIMBING D2WN LADDER OF LOADER FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER,FALL ONTO GROUND.LOWER BACK KEPT GETTING SORER AND HE WENT TO DR 2 DAYS LATER FOR EXAM AND TREATMENT-INJURY DIAGNOSED AS A PULLED MU SCLE REMAINED O0F JOB THAT DAY ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CO4ING DOWN FROM A LADDER & MISSED A RUNG CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE
INJURED WAS REA7HING FOR THE TRAM LEVER TO MOVE THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE & ACCIDENTLY ACTIVATED THE CANOPY LEVER. THE CANOPY RAISED TOWARD ROOF CATCHING INJURED BETWEEN CANOPY & ROOF.
STACKING BRATTI7E,BLOCK FELL ON MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
WORKING ON CRUS2ER, WHEN A ROCK GOT STUCK IN CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A WEDGE TO RELEASE ROCK, WHEN IT POPPED UP & HIT HIM ACROSS FOREHEAD. (HAD HARD HAT ON AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MA5ING A CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE HE WAS USING A ROPE TO PULL THE BELT TOGETHER HE STATED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK AS HE PULLED ON THE HANDLE OF THE HOIST
EMPL DRIVING WA7ER TRUCK IN YARD TURNED ON FRONT SPRAY AND AIR WENT OUT OF HIS SEAT.HIT A BUMP AND CAUSED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
I WAS LOOKING F2R JUMPER CABLES ON SHELF I REACHED UP TO GET THE CABLES AND I PULLED ON THEM TO GET THEM DOWN AND A PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS ON THE SHELF FELLDOWN ONTO MY RT FOOT
EE PULLED A MUS7LE IN HIS RIGHT LEG WHEN CLEANING OUT THE HAMMERMILL PUMP BAX. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS UNDER CLAY THAT HE DID NOT SEE. THIS CAUSED HIS LEFT LEG TO SLIP & TWIST ED HIS RIGHT LE1 DUE TO HIS FOOT BEING ABOUT 1' DEEP IN CLAY.
EMPLOYEE WALKED3IN FRONT OF JET BURNER RECEIVING SERIOUS BURN TO RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT LEG.BETWEEN KNEE AND ANKLE.JET BURNER WAS IN STAND THAT IS USED FOR HOLDING PURPOSES WHEN OPERATOR IS AWAY FROM IT. 3
WELDERS HELPER 8ID NOT PROPERLY PROTECT HIMSELF FROM WELDERS ARC.
I.NAME WAS OPER5TING A MANTRIP NEAR THE END OF THE SHIFT AS THE MANTRIP TRAMMED THROUGH AN OPENED AIR LOCK DOOR THE DOOR SUDDENLY CLOSED AND HIT THE TROLLEY POLE HOLDER OF THE MANTRIP THIS CA USED THE TROLLE2 POLE TO SWING AROUND AND STRIKE I.NAME BEHIND THE RT EAR LACERATING IT
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING THE BANDS ON A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES AT THE END OF THE TRACK ON THE A-GATE SECTION. WHEN THE PLATES CAME LOOSE THEY HIT HIM ON THE LEFT LEG WHICH CAUSED A SMALL LACER ATION BELOW THE3KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS KN2CKING OUT BRATTICE WALLS WHEN A CEMENT BLOCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATES3ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP DRILL STELL BREAKER WRENCH FROM FLOOR OF WELD SHOP TO PLACE ON WORK BENCH STRAINED MUSCLES IN MIDDLE AND LOWER PORTION OF BACK WRENCH WEIGHS APPROX 150 LB
INJ OPERATING S7 RAN OVER ROCK IN HALLWAY.BOUNCED UP AND CAME DOWN STRIKING TAILBONE ON SEAT.
HE WAS LOADING 7ABLE INTO SCOOP BUCKET WHILE SCOOP WAS STILL MOVING AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND HIT THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK ON SCOOP BUCKET
INJURED WAS USI3G A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT STEEL PLATE WHICH WAS SUPPORTED ON SAW HORSES AS HE CUT THROUGH THE END PIECE FELL ON HIS FOOT HITTING IT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE
EMPLOYEE WAS FI5LING 50 LB BAGS OF LIMESTONE ON AN IMPELLER PACKAGING MACHINE AIR PRESSURE WAS TOO HIGH AND WHEN EMPLOYEE FILLED THE BAG THE EXCESSIVE AIR PRESSURE CAUSED THE BAG TO BURST BLO WING LIMESTONE 3N EMPLOYEES EYES
EMPL WELDING ON3BACK OF 1 TON FLATBED TRUCK.EMPL INSIDE TRUCK STARTED VEHICLE AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF CLUTCH CAUSING TRUCK TO LURCH BACKWARD.REAR BUMPER HITCH OF TRUCK HIT I.NAME IN KNEE.
PULLING ROCKS O0F OF SHAKER AND HURT LEFT ARM.
WAS LIFTING A S1OOL OF ROPE WORKING ON THE BELT AND HURT HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS LIFTING A CHANNEL AND SAIL AND STRAINED SHOULDER.
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EE WAS BOLTING 3 PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB & FIRST PIN HITTING MAN ON SHOULDER & LEFT ANKLE.
EMP WAS LOOSING3THE BOLTS ON MAIN PANEL OF SHUTTLECAR HE WAS BUMPING THE 1/2 DRIVE RATCHET WITH THE PALM OF HIS HAND AND FELT NUMBNESS THEI EMP BECAME A REPORTABLE INCIDENT AS OF 5 7 86 WHEN HE BEGAN SEEKIN1 MEDICAL ATTENTION
SETTING TIMBERS3AND ONE FELL AND STRUCCK HIM IN RIBS
INJURED WAS HAN1ING CURTAIN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
HAULING COAL WI7H 21 SC SHUTTLE CAR PIECE OF ROCK LAYING ON RIB CAUGHT CAR CAME IN DECK AND MASHED FOOT
INJURED WAS PUS2ING & PULLING HAND CART WITH LEG JACK ON IT ALONG STAGE LOADER. CART TIPPED OVER & CAUGHT INJUREDS HAND BETWEEN STAGE LOADER & SHIELD LEG JACK.
EMP WAS HANDLIN1 MINER CABLE AND THE ROADS HAD BEEN WATERED HE SLIPPED ON THE SURFACE WHILE HOLDING THE MINER CABLE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE TORN MEDIAL MMENISCUS REPORT DELAYED WAITING ON DR REPORT 3
INJURED WAS MOV3NG MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY AND STEPPED IN HOLE IN ROADWAY TWISTING KNEE AND FELL DOWN STRIKING LEFT KNEE ON BOTTOM POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENTS
VICTIM WAS USIN1 A STATIONARY GRINDER(WIRE BRUSH WHEEL)TO BUFF THE RUST FROM A 3/4" STEEL PIN.THE PIN WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE TOOL REST AND THE WIRE BRUSH AND RESULTED IN THE VICTIM'S HAND BEIN SLAMMED INTO TH9 TOOL REST.
PICKED UP TOP B6T ROLLER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
INJ. AND COWORK9R USING ROPE TO PULL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP FROM SUMP.EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OUT OF TROOP TRUCK AT START OF HIS SHIFT.WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK HE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
GETTING READY T2 PUT THE MOTOR ON CHARGE AND AS HE STEPPED OFF THE MOTOR, HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT.
AS I.NAME REACH9D FOR CURTAIN COVERING HOPPER OF ROCK DUSTER TO MOVE IT IN PLACE HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE ROCKDUSTING MACHINE AND THE MINE ROOF
MAN WAS GETTING3ROCK OFF BELT SAID HE GOT ONE OFF AND HURT HIS WRIST
3 TEMP JACKS WE9E SET I NAME ATTEMPTED TO PRY DOWN LOOSE P OF TOP WHICH WAS JUST INBY THE JACK. STANDING OUTBY THE JACK HE PULLED ON THE SLATE BAR. THE ROCK CAME LOOSE HITTINGH AND DISLODGING 1 JACK THE JAC5 STRUCK HIM.
CUT ON THE KNEE3CAP REQUIRED STITCHES, HE WAS TIGHTEN A CRIB HE HAD BUILD, WHEN HE STRUCK THE CAP WEDGE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OFF AND HITHIS KNEE CAP.
COUPLING STEEL 7OGETHER HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN .CUT RT HAND REQUIRING STITCHES
I,NAME WAS WORK3NG IN THE AREA WHERE A TRACK SWITCH HAD BEEN DAMAGED WHEN HE STEPPED ACROSS THE TRACK HE SAID HIS LEG WENT "DEAD" ON HIM AND HIS LEFT KNEE JUST FOLDED UP. (THIS ACCIDENT IS BEI NG CHALLENGED B9CAUSE WE FEEL THAT NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED.)
INJURED WAS SET7ING A POST UNDER A CORNER THAT WAS UNDERCUT THE CORNER OF COAL AND ROCK SEPARATED AND FELL ON INJUREDS RIGHT LEG
INJURED STATED 7HAT HE ATTEMPTED TO SWING HIS BOOM ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE USING HIS LEFT HAND WHILE RIGHT HAND WAS RESTING NEAR THE SAFETY POST. THE POST WAS ABOUT 1 INCH FROM BEING COMPL ETELY DOWN. INJ6RED EITHER HIT THE SAFETY POST LEVER BY ACCDIENT OR IT GO STUCK WITH THE SWING LEVER AND THE POST DROPPED DOWN ONTO HIS THUMB.
MAN WAS BEHIND 7RUSS BOLTER MAKING UP BOLT WHEN OPERATOR SLEWED THE BOLTER CATCHING I.NAMES FOOT.
INJURED STATED 7HAT HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE FACE WHEN HIS HARD HAT STRUCK THE TOP STRAINING HIS NECK.
INJ WAS ON TOP 2F SUPPLY CAR FINISHING UNLOADING BOLT SUPPKIES WHEN HE FINISHED HE STEPPED BACK NOT KNOWING HOW CLOSE HE WAS TO EDGE OF CAR HE STOPPED ON EDGE OF CAR ALMOST FALLING BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF TWISTIN1 BACK
PUTTINS UP BOLT8 & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN HAAD OF PINNER & LINDING ARMS ON PINNER.
WHILE UNLOADING350# BOXES FROM TAILGATE OF PICKUP HE TURNED UPPER BODY & STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE CLEANING 2N BELT CONVEYOR THE VICTIM LOST HIS FOOTAGE AND TWISTED THE RT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TH9OWN FROM ENDLOADER BUCKET AFTER HE KNOCKED A PIN FORM THE BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING A WHEEL UNIT ON A SHUTTLE CAR IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING IN PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPL REPAIRING 7ABLE,PULLING OFF CABLE WITH WINCH? STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.
STEEL PLATE DRO1PED ON FOOT AND WEDGED IT BETWEEN 2 TIES INJURING RIGHT BIG TOE.DIDNT LOSE TIME TIL 7-12-86.
EMPL HIT HOLE I3 ROADWAY WHILE OPERATING SC STRIKING BACK AGAINST SEAT.
STEPPED ACROSS 8MALL DRAINAGE DITCH SNAKE BIT HIM RIGHT ABOVE WORK BOOT.
STEPPED DOWN OF0 BELT TAILPIECE AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE WAS TRYING TO SPLIT A CAP PIECE AND STRUCK HIS FOOT WITH AN AX.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE HE WAS STARTING AN AUGER IN THE ROOF THE AUGER BENT AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A SPRAIN TO THE WRIST.
I,NAME WAS DRIV3NG THE 74 TRACTOR WITH AN EMPTY CAR, LEAVING THE DUMPING POINT AND PULLING THE EJECTOR BACK ON THE CAR ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE MINER OR LOADING POINT, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A VERY LOW POI3T IN THE TOP, DRIVING HIS HEAD DOWN ON HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BE3T OVER REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM A DISCHARGE WATER LINE WHEN HE REPORTS THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING SCRAPER MAKING TURN IN PIT THROWN FROM SCRAPER ONTO GROUND AND BROKE ANKLE
INJURED WAS CAR9YING SUPPLIES DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE TRIED 7O LIFT ROCK THAT WASS TOO LARGE
WHILE SHOVELING3COAL ON BELT SHOVE CAUGHT BELT AND PUSHED HIM BACK AGAINST TIMBER HURTING BACK AND NECK
ROCK FELL OFF M3NE CHAIN AND FELL IN INJUREDS LAP
THE INJURED WAS3CHECKING POWER TO JEEP HEADLIGHT IN FUSE BOX. LOOSE POWER WIRE IN FUSE BOX FELL TO JEEP FRAME CREATING ELECTRICAL ARC CAUSING BURNS TO THE INJURED'S LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS LIF7ING A TIRE ONTO THE FORKS OF A HILIFT WHILE LIFTING THE FOAM FILLED FLETCHER TIRE I.NAME FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA
RUN OVER TOP OF3TIMER WITH BUGGIE. SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.
EMP WAS WALKING3IN DRAGLINE HE SLIPPED ON SOME MELTED SNOW AND ANTI-FREEZE & FELL ONTO ELBOW
ROOFBOLTING OPR1 WAS INSTALLING BOLTS IN TOPO WITH APPROX 3" DRAW ROCK WHEN TONGUING UP BOLT TOP MOVED OFF ROOF JACK RELEASING IT, JACK FELL OVER AND HIT OPR. ON HAND CUT & BROKE INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND 3
INJURED WAS CLI4BING OFF DRILL AND SLIPPED WHEN HE FELL HE STRUCK HIS BACK AND THE BACK OF HIS ON CATWALK
HE WAS WORKING 5T THE JAW CRUSHER MOVING SOME ROCKS WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP THE ROCKS HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP OVERSIZE ON HOPPER & INJURED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AROUND PLANT AREA AND WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A ROCK THAT FELL FROM AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR
CHLORINE INHALA7ION
WHILE DESCENDIN1 STORAGE HALL CRANE EES FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG OF LADDER. WHILE GRASPING LADDER WITH HAND TO PREVENT FALLING HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN SHOULDER.
I NAME HAD CLIM6ED A LADDER TO CHECK THE LEVEL IN THE #1 MILL DISCHARGE SUMP. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN HIS RIGHT SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO STRIKE THE LADDE LADDER. 3
REPLACING LOOSE3GUARD ON CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING AND LIFTING GROUT
HELPING LOAD TR6CK WITH 50LB SACK OF BLASTING POWDER,PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
MAN WAS LOADING3BELT AND COMPLETED HIS TASK BUT HE STOOD UP AND ALLEDGE PAIN INLOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE INSTAL5ING PIN FOR LOADER TRACK WHEN HAMMER STRUCK FINGER
REPAIRING COOL?3MILL FANN CUTTING OFF OLD BLADES.SUPPORTED BY CRANE ONE BLADE STUCK AND EMPL STRUCK SAME WITH SLEDGE AND WHOLE UNIT FELL APART AND STRUCK EMPL LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS WORKING ON "B" COESCHE MILL, WHEN THE WALKING HE WAS STANDING ON GAVE WAY AND HE FELL.
DOING LABOR WOR5 AT MILL WITH WELDER WITHOUT PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN7OUPLING TWO TRACK CARS WHEN ONE DERAILED, STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS MAK3NG UP ROOF BOLTS, THE DRILL STEEL WAS IN HOLDER ON THE ROOF BOLTER. THE PIECE OF STEEL GOT IN A GIND AND STARTED TO COME OUT, WHEN IT DID THE EMPLOYEE REACHED UP TO CATCH IT WITH HIS RIGHT3HAND AND IT HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB AS HE GRABBED FOR IT.
ASSISTING EMPLO2EE IN LOADING CURTAIN ON KERSEY TRACK AND STRAINED BACK.
THE OILER WAS C2ANGING OIL IN EQUIP WHILE HE WAS ON THE GROUND OILER STEPPED INTO THE OIL DRAINED FROM THE EQUIP HE STARTED TO GO UP STEPS OF SERVICE TRUCK WHEN OIL ON BOTOM OF SHOE CAUSED HIS FOOT TO SLI1 OFF STEP AND HIS HIP STRUCK BUMPER ON SERVICE TRUCK
WALKING TO SECT3ON AND STEPPED UPON A TRACK TIE AND STRUCK HEAD ON TROLLEY HANGER AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN ON ANOTHER TRACK TIE.
EMPL STANDING A3D REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP MINER CABLE OUT OF CARRIER HOOK OF CM EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO TIGHTEN A VALVE WITH A PIPE WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS SMASHED.
WEDGE DRIVEN BE7WEEN BELLY PAN & FRAME OF D-10 DOZER FLEW OUT BREAKING EES NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING TIMBERS USED FOR SHORING INTO LOADER BUCKET. IN PROCESS OF LIFTING, SUFFERED SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK SUFFICIENT TO BE ATTENDED BY PHYSICIAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN LADDER FROM 060 HEAD PULLEY DECK TRYING TO CATCH JACK HAMMER THAT FELL DOWN CHUTE BEFORE IT WENT INTO WASTER PILE AND SLIPPED ON LADDER
MAN WAS STRAIGH7ENING DRAW BAR ON 966 HE HEATED DRAW BAR WITH TORCH AND PULLED ON PINCH BAR TO GET IT STRAIGHT
OPERATING SC ST9UCK BACK AGAINST SEAT WHEN CAR HIT UNEVEN ROADWAY.
INJURED WAS HEL1ING MOVE A SPEED REDUCER WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN THE END PLATE FELL OFF STRIKING HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3HE WAS IN A PARTIALLY BENT POSITION. HE HAD GRASPED A 4 FT X 6 INCH DIA WOODEN POST WITH BOTH HANDS AND WAS PULLING SOME OUT OF SUPPLY CAR, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE MID UPPER RIGHT ARM. 3
EMPL STRIKING B9D PIN WITH 10 LB HAMMER AND HURT NECK.
LIFTING A TIPPI3G VALVE HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING DOWN OFF OF A CABLE REEL AFTER HANGING A FEEDER CONTROL BUTTON AND STEPPED ON A PC. OF COAL TWISTING THE LFT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING UP TRUCK IN PIT AREA AND DUE TO RAINY, SLICK CONDITION THE TRUCK SLID OVER INTO COAL PIT ON ITS SIDE. DRIVER RECEIVED NUMEROUS SCRATCHES & BRUISED RIGHT LEG.
MAN WAS OPERATI3G JACK HAMMER DRILLING OUT A BLOCK OF STONE.THE DRILL STEEL BROKE IN HALF AND THE REST OF THE JACK HAMMER FELL DOWN ON HIS RIGHT FOOT BRUISING THE TOP OF THE FOOT NOT PROTECTED WITH STEEL SAFE7Y FLAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING WHILE LAYING ON HIS SIDE AND RUST FLEW INTO HIS EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
WAS BOLTING TOP3WHEN STRAP SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM IN HEAD CUTTING HIM
INJ SHOVELING &3FILLING IN SHOT HOLES AND WORKING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND SHOVELEING HE CHANGED HANDLE SHOVELLING TO LEFT HAND AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
INJ WAS DRIVING3MANTRIP RAN HEAD INTO ROOF BOLT PULLING HEAD BACK KNOCKING HAT OFF
GETTING READY T2 SWEEP FLOOR IN SHOP.LEANED OVER A BOX TO MOVE BUCKET PIN.HAD HOLD OF PIN AND WAS SLIDING IT ONTO A CART WHEN EMPL GOT A BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK.
STEEL RAIL FELL3ON RIGHT FOOT WHILE PLACING IN POSITION TO BE TIED DOWN.
I.NAME CLAIMS T2AT HE RODE TOT HE SECTION IN THE MANTRIP & S HE CLIMBED OUT OF THE MANTRIP FELT PAIN IN LEFT THIGH & BUTTOCK. NOTE: LATE REPORT DUE TO MEDICAL EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF OC CUPATIONAL. 3
LOADING FLY BOA9DS ON TO THE SCOOP AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
WAS PUTTING NEW3BOLTS IN 5/16" SCREEN AND WHEN COMING BACK OUT, HE SLIPPED ON WET STEEL AND FELL INTO CHUTE HEAD FIRST.
WHIEL DESCENDIN1 THE LADDER OF A RAILROAD CAR THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE AS HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND
INJURED WAS SHO5ELING COAL CLEANING UP WHEN HE TWISTED TO THROW THE COAL ON THE BELT HE INJURED HIS BACK.
EMP WAS STANDIN1 NEAR FACE CONVEYOR, A BOUNCE OCCURRED AND THE CHANNEL STRUCK HIS LEG JUST ABOCVE THE KNEE
EMP CALLED MINE3ON 5-5-86 AND STATED HE HAD ARTHROSCOPY SURGERY ON HIS LEFT KNEE ON 4-21-86. THIS SURGERY WAS THE RESULT OF HIS INJURY ON 11-2-84. NO RE-INJURY AS BEEN REPORTED BY THIS MAN SIN CE THE ORIGINAL3INJURY
WHILE TRAMMING 9OOF BOLTER FROM OUTSIDE OPERATORS STATION THE OPERATOR STRUCK HIS HEAD WITH THE CANOPY & AGAINST THE COAL RIB.
HE WAS CRAWLING3TO THE END OF THE 5010 BRIDGE CARRIER IN ORDER TO REMOVE A BLOCKING CRIB UNDER THE 5010. AS HE CRAWLING HE PLACED HIS ARM ON TOP OF THE 5010. WHILE HIS ARM. WAS IN THAT POSITIO N , THE 5010 OP9RATOR RAISED "HIS BOOM" WHICH PINNED VICTIMS ARM BETWEEN THE ROOF AND 5010.
PIECE OF ROCK F9LL FROM ROOF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER HE RAN OUT OF THE AREA AND HIT THE SHUTTLE CAR THESE TWO INCIDENTS CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN HIS SHOULDER AND R T WRIST
EMP WAS CLEANIN1 AROUND BELT TRANSFER POINT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF BELT AND STRUCK HIM ON SIDE OF HEAD
WHILE STANDING 2N A PILE OF ROCKS PREPARING TO BOLT THE ROOF THIS EMPLOYEE FELT HIS KNEE SUDDENLY GIVE OUT AS HE RAISED UP A JACK LEG AIR DRILL HE SUSTAINED A KNEE SPRAIN COMPLICATED WITH A S MALL CHIP FRACT6RE
STUMPED SMALL T2E ON LT FOOT FRACUTURING SMALL TOE THE EMP WAS GOING OR COMING OUT OF THE SHOWER WHEN THIS HAPPENED
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING TO FEEDER, SLIPPED IN HAULAGE ROAD AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. TEAR OF THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING BELT AT THE EDGE OF A HOLE, SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELL ON TWO 5X7S THAT WERE STICKING OUT, INJURING LOWER BACK.
EMPL I.NAME SLI1PED & FELL CARRYING 5 GAL BUCKET OF OIL ACROSS WET BELT LINE.
A LARGE ROCK WA8 IN THE FEEDER AND AS IT PROCEEDED TO THE JAW IT HUNG TO ONE SIDE. GOINES TRIED TO GUIDE THE ROCK AND THE RACK SHIFTED ANDTHEBAR KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF & CUT HIS RIGHT EAR.
MAN WAS ROOF BO5TING AND WHEN PUTTING A ROOF BOLT IN A HOLE. THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER WAS LET DOWN ON HIS FOOT.
GENERAL REPAIRE9 WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE A STEEL BOX APPROXIMATELY 94 POUNDS OFF OF A WORK TABLE ONTO THE SHOP FLOOR.AS THE BOX SLID OFF THE EDGE OF THE TABLE,IT STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACER5TION.
HE FELL OFF OF 5 D-8 CAT TRACTOR TO ROCK SURFACE BELOW WHEN HANDLE BROKE UNDER THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY ACUTE SEVER LUMBAR SUBLAXATION COMPLICATED BY LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN LAST DAY WORKED 8-1-86
EMPLOYEES WERE 6SING A SLATE BAR TO HELP MOVE A 8FT SECTION OF 12IN PIPE WHEN THE PIPE DROPPED OFF OF AN I BEAM & CAUGHT THE SLATE BAR IT FLIPPED THE SLATE BAR OVER STRIKING THE INJURED EMPLO YEE 3
HELPING CUT OUT3OLD PIPE HE WASS STANDING ON PIECE OF TOE PLATE LEANING OVER THE HANDRAIL THE TOW PLATE GAVE AWATY AND HE FELL ON HIS RT SIDE AGAINST HANDRAIL CONTUSION L RIBS
HE WAS LIFTING 5 BOARD 2'X8"X55'LONG OUT OF THE SHELVE AND HE DROPPED THE BOARD CATCHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BOARD AND SHELVE.
EE STATED THAT 2E WAS SETTING A HITCHING ON TOP OF A LOCOMOTIVE & HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER UNDER IT.
INJURED WAS SET7ING 8X8 S ON BLOCKS WHEN A 8X8 SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT. IT HAPPENED ON LONGWALL 2 TAILGATE.
HE WAS HELPING 5OAD 4"X8"X16" LONG HERDERS ON A SHUTTLE CAR AND A HERDER SLID OFF THE STACK AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT, REACHED UP TO WIPE DIRT OFF OF HIS NECK. ARM WAS CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT AND ROLLERS. RICHT SHOULDER WAS BURNED, RIGHT ARM MUSC LES PULLED AND 6RUISED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPEING OFF END LOADER AND TURNED HIS ANKLE ON SOME LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE GROUND EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLES ON BOTH SIDES OF LEFT LEG AND LEFT ANKLE
CLEANING WINDOW8 ON COAL TRUCK SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING THUMB ON TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING AIR TRACK DRILL. EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING DRILL AND RAN OVER LEFT FOOT WITH LEFT TRACK.
WHEN DRILLING A3 OVERCAST AREA WITH A STOPER A PIECE OF ROCK 10 X 12 X 8 INCHES SLID DOWN THE STEEL AND DRILL AND KNOCKED THE OPERATOR TO THE GROUND. ALSO THE ROCK STRUCK THE OPERATORS KNEE A ND FOOT. AS TH9 MAN FELL HE STRUCK HIS BACK ON AN OBJECT ON THE FLOOR.
HE WAS STANDING3ON HEAD OF LEE NORSE DRILL. SLIPPED & FELL.
CARRYING BOLTS 7O BOLTER WALKING OVER A PLANK FOOT ROLLED OVER AND TWISTED ANKLE.
CARRYING ROOF B2LTS FROM SCOOP TO ROOF BOLTER.HE SLIPPED ON MUDDY ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.THE SLIP RESULTED IN A PULLED MUSCLE.
VICTIM WAS WORK3NG BETWEEN SCOOP AND PINNER. THE SCOOP WEAS SCOTCHED BUT PUSHED OUT THE SCOTCH AND ROLLED AGAINST VICTIMS LEG. VICTIM WAS TREATED FOR BRUISED LEG AND RELEASED.
EE WAS WORKING 2N #3 DART. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FRO, A LOWER STEP & TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE HELD ONTO THE RAILING INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
BARGE LOADING C5BLE PICKED UP 3 FT X 4 X 4 BOARD OUT OF RIVER THROWING IT THROUGH ENGINE ROOM DOOR STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN CHEST AND LEFT ARM AT FOREARM AND WRIST
EMPLOYEE PARKED3TR-B ON TANK PAD SET PARK BRAKE GOT OFF TO HOOK UP GREASE HOSES AFTER HOSES WERE ATTACHED GOT BACK ON TR-13 TO ADJUST THROTTLE TO HIGH RPM SO THE GREASE WOULD PUMP EMPLOYEE WA S GETTING OFF S4UNG ONE LEG DOWN AND TR-13 STARTED MOVING FORWARD PINCHING LEG BETWEEN BUMPER AND BLOCK WALL EMPLOYEE HAD NOT TAKEN TR-AUO OUT OF GEAR
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE WAS LIFTING A CONTROLER BOX AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO LIFT A TOOL BOX OUT OF A CABINET,EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
SETTING TIMBER 5ND MASHED FINGER WITH HAMMER.