THE VICTIM A TRUCK DRIVER HAD BACKED HIS TRUCK UP TO THE GRIZZLY AT THE PLANT SITE AND DUMPED HIS LOAD.HE RAISED THE HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED GRIZZLY UP TO DUMP OFF THE OVERSIZE AND THEN WALKED OUT ONTO THE MATERIAL.THE MATERIAL COLLAPSED AND SUFFOCATED HIM.
Mining Incidents in August 1993
All MSHA-reportable mining accidents in August 1993, sorted by severity. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities
- 8
- Total incidents
- 2,407
- Period
- August 1993
Top operators this month
- 01 Jim Walter Resources Inc 54 incidents
- 02 Drummond Company, Inc. 32 incidents
- 03 Peabody Coal Company 29 incidents
- 04 Costain Coal Inc 27 incidents
- 05 Asarco Inc 20 incidents
Most recent 500 incidents
Showing the 500 most recent of 2,407 incidents this month. All fatalities are included and listed first.
EMPLOYEE ENTERED A WELL PIT INSPECTING THE AREA WHEN HE COLLAPSED.THE PIT IS APPROXIMATELY 7' DEEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING OUT THE PILE WHEN HE NOTICED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A MISS-FIRE.HE THEN DUG HIS WAY TO THE SUSPECTED MISS-FIRE,WHICH PLACED HIM AND HIS MACHINE UNDER LOOSE MATERIAL.THE EMPLO YEE THEN EXITED HIS MACHINE TO RETRIEVE THE SUSPECTED MISS-FIRE.WHILE STANDING AT THE FACE,A LARGE ROCK SLIPPED OFF THE FACE,CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE.
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE DUMP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. THE ROCK LANDED IN THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A DRAIN LINE WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP ON A PIECE OF PVC 4"X12' PIPE. AS HE TRIED TO HOLD THE PIPE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
EE HAD TOOLS ON A 4 WHEEL CART AND WAS PUSHING CART TO HIS NEXT JOB AS HE WENT BY THE LOCOMTIVE THAT HE HAD JUST FINISHED WORKING M. HE PINCHED AND SEVERED TIP OF NIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN C ART HANDLE AND CLEARANCE LIGHT GUARD ON LOCOMOTIVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT A JACK OON SHIELD NO 2 AS THEY WAS PULLING OUT THE RAM OUT ONE END DROPPED CAUSING THE OTHER END TO FALL CATCHING EE LITTLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND THIS OCCURANCE AMP UTATED THE DISTAL END OF HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS BANKERING FOR OVERHEAD CRANE. THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE BLOCK HE WAS GUIDING CRUSHED AGAINT A BLOCK NEXT TO IT.
EE WAS DOING CAPENTRY WORK IN A PARTS TRAILER. HE UNLOADED SOME LUMBER 2X4,2X12 AND PLYWOOD HE WORKED THE ENTIRE SHIFT. ON THE NEX DAY 8-28-93 HE TOLD HIS FOREMAN HE HAD A STINGING PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA HE LEFT WORK AND WAS CHECKED INTO A HOSPITAL.
LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK.
PLACING MOTOR ON FRAME MOUNT. EMPLOYEE PLACED LEFT INDEX FINGER INTO BOLT HOLE TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. THE MOTOR SHIFTED AND CUT THE TIP OF INDEX FINGER OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRADING ROAD WITH LOADER ON UPHILL GRADE; LOADER STALLED. THE LOADER ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN THE ROAD AND OVER A 20 FOOT HIGHWALL. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT; AND WHEN LOADER CAM E OT A STOP THE SEAT BELT CASED BRUISING AND HERNIA TO THE LOWER ABDOMINAL.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE WORKING UNDER NEW RECLAIM SILO (EAST END OF MILL ROOM) DURING REBUILD AND TESTING OF SCREW FEEDER.
EMPLOYEE INCURRED A POSSIBLE HERNIA WHEN HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON STRUCTURAL STEEL. EMPLOYEE WORKED LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 WEEK BEFORE HE HAD AN OPERATION.
WHILE INSTALLING V-BELT CAUGHT FINGER ON SHEAVE 1ST KNUCKLE ON LEFT MIDDLE CUT OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTPING TO JUMP START A FRONT END LOADER AND GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT INT HE ALTERNNATOR DRIVE BELT AND ALTERNATOR AS THE OEPRATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE FRONT END LOADER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING BOLTS ON A STATIONARY GRINDER. THE BOLT WAS RESTING ON THE TOOL REST WHICH WAS SET AS CLOSE AS PRACTICAL TO THE WHEEL. AS THE TAPER ON THE BOLT BECAME LONGER, THE END O F THE BOLT WAS ROLLED DOWNWARD JERKING THE BOLT DOWN BETWEEN THE TOOL REST AND THE GRINDING WHEEL CATCHING THE END OF THE MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT AND GRINDING WHEEL.
EE WAS CHECKING FOR OIL BY LIFTING THE OIL DRUM AND HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN OIL DRUM AND ANGLE IRON ON FUEL TANK.
WHILE HOLDING CABLES IN THE BRETBY TROUGH A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE SHIELDS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB SEVERING THE THUMB AT THE FIRST JOINT BEHIND THE THUMB NAIL
WHILE WORKING IN THE SXEW TANKHOUSE THE EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A B.O. CATHODE.
PRYING A HEAVY SNUB ROLL OFF SUPPORT BLOCKS, THE CRANE WAS HOLDING THE WEIGHT OF THE SNUB ROLL BUT WHEN THE ROLL WAS PULLED OFF THE SUPPORT BLOCKS IT KICKED OUT, FLIPPING THE PRY BAR UP INSTAN TLY, CAUSING IT TO HIT THE I-BEAM ABOVE. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR HANDLE AND THE STEEL I-BEAM.
A PIECE OF ROCK CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE SHUTTLE CAR. MASHED TIP OF LEFT FINGER (RING). TIP OF LEFT RING FINGER WAS AMPUTATED.
EE WAS REPAIRING TROLLEY HARPS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. ON 9-1-93 HE WAS TREATED AT THE CLINIC FOR AN INGUINAL HERNIA AND REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST. ON 9-25-93 HE WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB FOR SURGERY AND IS NOW A LOST TIME INJURY. T
NO ACCIDENT, EE WAS PULLING MOORING LINE OUT OF WATER.
PLACING RACK BAR INTO PLACE ON PANLINE AND FELT PAIN IN ABDOMEN.
HE WAS TAKING CONTACTOR BOX LID OFF SCOOP WHEN THE LID SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN CONTACTOR BOX LID AND SCOOP RESULTING IN SEVERING ABOUT 1/2 INCH OFF HIS RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
REPLACING WORN SCREEN HAD SCREEN IN PLACE & WAS LINING UP NEW SCREEN
EMPLOYEE PARKED BOTLER WHERE THE BACK WAS GOOD SO MECHANIC COULD LOOK AT IT. AFTER HE GOT OFF BOLTER A PIECE OF LOOSE FELL HITTING HIS STEEL TOE BOOTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO MOVE A TAIL PULLEY FROM A CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN. IT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA.
SPOT BOLTING NO. 1 HEADING. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIS THUMB CUTTING HALF OFF.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 5-GAL FUEL CAN & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN GROIN AREA EMPLOYEE HAD HERNIA REPAIRED 4 YRS AGO & RE-INJURED WHEN LIFTING THE FUEL CAN
WHILE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE, HE APPEARED TO HAVE PULLED/STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT THE CONSTANT TRAVELING OF LOADER FROM STOCKPILES TO LOADING TRUCKS OVER RUTTS CREATED BY WATER RUNNING OFF STOCKPILES CAUSED BACK PROBLEM & CRAMPS.
TWISTED BODY WHILE SITTING ON SEPARATOR TABLE, FOOT WAS LODGED BETWEEN ANGLES STRAINING LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO ANGLE IRON STRUCTURE-RESULT 3" LACERATION ON RIB CAGE AND SORE CHEST.
WHILE WELDING HANDRAILS, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN HIS LEFT EYE BY A WELDING SPARK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS WELDING HOOD AT THE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT OF THE SPARK HITTIN GHIS EYE HE DID NOT TO GO TO THE DR AND HAVE IT REMOVED.
WHILE SERVICING THE ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM AROUND A PIN & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ABOUT THE NECK & BACK
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET ON A BARGE TO PRIME A PUMP. THE BARGE HAD FLOATED AWAY FROM THE BANK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE DITCH
EE STATED HE WAS REPLACING HOSE ON MINER HAD TO REMOVE GRUB RAIL GRUB RAIL FELL AND HIT EE RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS HANGING WATER LINE AND SAID HIS BACK HURT CAME OUT BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS BACK INJURY.
EE & EE WAS CHANGING A CANOPY JACK ON A BOLTER EE SAID HE HURT HIS BGACK NOT THEN HE TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY ABOUT HIS BACK HURTING HE WENT TO DR
MAN WAS HIT BY FALLING TREE HURTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK AS HE WAS UNLOADING METAL STRAPS FROM THE SUPPLY CAR TO THE SCOOP.
EE WAS OPERAING A 92C LOADER AFTER LOADING HIS BUCKET WITH MATERIAL SAME ADDITIONAL SPAIL FELL INTO THE BUCKET CAUSING HIM TO BE FORWARD POSSIBLY PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT ARM.
EE WAS KNOCKING BRATTICE IN HEADGATE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ACESS LADDER TO HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WHILE CARRYING OIL IN A 5 GALLON CAN HIS HAND SLIPPED & HE FELL BACKWARED PULLING MUSCLES IN HIS BACK AS HE LANDED ON THE GROUND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE TRACKS ON THE DRAGLINE AND WHEN HE BENT OVER HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS STANDING INSIDE OF A SHUTTLE CAR. HE WAS THROWING WATERLINE OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR AND ONTO THE MINE FLOOR. HE JUMPED FROM SHUTTLE CAR TO MINE FLOOR AND TWISTED LOWER RIGHT PART OF BAC K.
EE WAS PULLING/GUIDING A TUB FULL OF WASTE ROCK. HAND WAS PINNED BETWEEN TUB AND CONCRETE PILLAR.
OPENED BAG OF BENTONITE AND GOT DUST IN EYES.
EE WALKED DOWN THREE STEPS AT REJECT SCREWS AND LEFT LEG STARTED HURTING. HE HAD JUST FINISHED CHECKING REJECT SCREWS AND HEAD ON FEEDER WEIGHTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNSCREWING DRILL STEELS AND IT FELL ON FINGER.
INJURED STATED THAT HE PUSHED CAR DOOR UP WITH HIS FOOT TO LATCH THE DOOR AND THE LATCH DID NOT CATCH COUPLING THE CAR DOOR SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIS FOOT.
HE WAS MOVING THE ACETYLENE TORCH & THERE WAS AN ANGLE IRON WHICH FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A HOLE & I BOUNCED HIM INTO THE AIR & HE LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE
EMPLOYEE REACHED TO PICK UP A ROLL OF PALLET COVERS & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE PLANT PHYSICIAN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS & ON 9/29/93 BEGAN TO LOSE TIME
INJURED WAS HANGING BAGS ON BAG FILLING MACHINE, WHEN HE PLACED A BAG ON FILL SPOUT WITH HIS LEFT HAND & STARTED FILL PROCESS WITH RIGHT HAND. WHEN ACTUATED MACHINE CLAMPED DOWN ON ED'S LEFT I NDEX FINGER.
HE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CLEAR HIGH OF WAY CUT INTO A 3 INCH FREE. WHEN THE TREE KICKED THROWING THE SAW AGAINST HIS LEG HIS PANTS LEG KEEP PULLING THE SAW INTO HIS ELG REPETEDLY.
INJURED WAS CLEARING HOLLOW FILL AND THE RIGHT TRACK ON D8N 9TC6175 CLIMBED UP ON A FALLEN TREE. AS TRACK TRAMMED OVER LOG. THE DOZER SLIPPED JARRING HIM WHEN IT HIT BOTTOM. THE DOZER SLIPPE D OFF LOG, WITH AJAR AND A JERK.
EE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON RAM CAR REPAIRING HYDRAULIC PUMP HUB. HE NEEDED ANOTHER TOOL AND JUMPED OVER THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER END TO THE GROUND. AS HE HIT THE GROUND HIS LEFT LEG WENT OUT F ROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO TWIST ANDPAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING BAG OF ANFO INTO LOADING PIT WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF NECK CAUSING NECK & BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING DOWN OFF A LOADER. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE GRABBED ON TO A HAND RAIL & HIS FINGER SLIPPED INTO A CRACK IN THE RAIL. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A FRACTURE OF THE 4TH METACARPAL, RIGHT HAND CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A ROCK (5'X5'X4") OFF HIGH LINE AND HURT HIS CHEST.
HEATED ROD TO BEND IN CONE, HIT WITH HAMMER, SLAG WENT INTO EYE.
EE WAS REACHING ONTO ROOFBOLTER TO GET WATER WHEN MACHINE WAS TRAMMED AND WHEEL RAN ONTO FOOT CAUSING ANKLE TO TWIST.
EE WAS REPAIRING WIPER BOARD ON SIDE OF CONVEYOR. HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE METAL FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK OUT OF THE PIT DUE TO SLIPPERY CONDITIONS THE TRUCK SLID INTO THE BERM AND ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SPLICING PLATE FROM BETWEEN PAN JOINT TO REPAIR SPRAY AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PALLET - STRAINED LEFT ELBOW. IT HAS BEEN DISLOCATED BEFORE.
TRUCK DOOR SWUNG BACK SQUEEZING NECK SOM--AT THAT TIME EE SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL INJURED, AND DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. TWO MONTHS LATER INFORMED SUPERVISOR OF NECK DISCOMFORT AND HEADACH E. SENT TO THE MEDICAL DOCTOR. TESTS SHOWED NO SPINAL DAMAGE ON X-RAYS. CHIROPRACTOR RECOMMENDS SEVERAL DAYS REST AND CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF THE CRANE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CRACKED HIS ELBOW ON THE HANDRAIL, CRUSHING THE NERVES IN HIS ELBOW.
EE WAS RAISING CUPELO OVER ON 48" ROOF VENT FAN WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.
OPERATING 27 TON MOTOR. STONE FELL FROM ROOF, STRUCK ON HEAD, RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND BROKE FALSE TEETH. LACERATION NEAR NOSE(RIGHT SIDE) AND IN MOUTH. 5 STITCHES OUTSIDE AND 3 STITCHES IN MOUT H.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AROUND BLET.THE SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT IN THE BELT ROLLER FLIPPED BACK AND HIT HIS HAND.
WHILE LOADING ROCK DUST IN SCOOP BUCKET PULLING MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE PULL A PIECE OF ROCK, #4 INTERSECTION. AFTER PULLING ONE PIECE OF ROCK, AND DECIDED IT WAS ALRIGHT. WENT TO GO ON ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS.WHEN EMPLOYEE STARTED TO WALK OFF ANOTHER PIECE FELL BRUISING HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED WHILE HOLDING A DERRICK DOOR. HIS KNEE DID NOT TURN AS HE TWISTED.
INJURED WAS CLOSIGN THE OPER DECK DOOR AS HE WAS TURNING A WAGNER SCOOPY. THE SCOOP ARTICULATED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME OF THE SCOOP.
WHILE TRAMMING CUTING MACHINE FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN LINE CURTAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BATTERIES OUT OF A BATTERY BOX ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
MAN WAS HELPING TO MOVE A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE DUE TO UNEVEN BOTTOM BLOCKING WAS BEING USED UNDER THE TIRES OF THE MACHINE. AT THE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BLOCKING THE MACHINE DRIFTED BAC KWARDS PINCHING MAN RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BLOCKING MATERIAL AND THE MINE FLOOR LACERATION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED SAYS THAT HE WAS GETTING UP ON TRUCK #1401 TO SERVICE IT AND WAS PULLING UP. WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL HIS BODY UP ON THE TRUCK, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE & HIS PARTNER WERE CHANGIN MINER BITS & WAS PUTTING UPWARD PRESSURE ON THE DRUM & FELT PAIN IN STOMACH. EE HAD BEEN HAVING STOMACH CRAMPS & SICKNESS PRIOR TO STARTING WORK.
THE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE HOLDING A WRENCH AND EXTENSION AS OTHER EMPLOYEES TIGHTENED BOLTS WITH A TORQUE MULTIPLYING WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR INSTALLATION OF BOLT, AFTER PUTTING THE EXTENSION STEEL ON TO CONTINUE DRILLING A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 1' X 1' X 2" BROKE OUT FROM BEHIND BOLT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOP PART OF RIGHT FOOT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE STEEL TOE PART OF BOOT. WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVEING BRUISED FOOT.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT EE ON LOWER BACK & IN THE HEAD.
AFTER OPENING AN INSPECTION DOOR TO CHECK ON EXTENT OF BUILD-UP IN #2 KILN STUB STACK THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE LOWER LEVEL TO CHECK IF A CHUTE TO THE ELEVATOR WAS OPEN TO RECEIVE THE MATERIAL. HOT DUST CAME OUT OF THE INSPECTION DOOR, LANDED ON THE FLOOR AND LEADED THRU AN OPENING BETWEEN THE STACK AND FLOOR AND WENT ONTO THE EMPLOYEE BELOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF BLOCK SEALANT WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE SAID HE WAS PULLING ON THE FEEDER CABLE TO FREE IT OF SOME ROCKS WHEN HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN.
EE WAS INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE, WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO SCALE HOUSE A STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW A SIGN OVER HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. SHE SUFFERED A 2 STITCH CUT.
WHILE GREASING CONVEYOR HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO TRUCK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING STONE AWAY FROM A CONVEYOR BELT TAIL PULLEY. WHEN HE TURNED TO THROW A SHOVELFUL FO STONE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAHUALLY ALIGNING CONVEYOR BELTING ON CONVEYOR IDLERS WITH (2) OTHER EMPLOYEES HE OVEREXERTED HIS BACK PULLING THE BELT TAUT
UNLOADING A TRUCK RAN OVER RT FOOT WITH A PALLET JACK
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING INTO CAB OF DRILL. STEP MOVED UNDER FULL WEIGHT OF OPERATOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 4' ON TO HIS REAR. OPERATOR COMPLAINED ABOUT LOWER BACK & WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. N O FRACTURES WERE FOUND VIA X-RAY. OPERATOR REFERED TO ADDITIONAL DR. FOR FOLLOW UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING END LOADER AND NOTICED HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING REAL BAD. HE WENT TO DR 8-31-93. THEY FOUND THAT HE HAD A PROTRUDING DISC. DR SAY THIS WAS PROBABLY CAUSED VOER A LON G PERIOD OF TIM RUNNING EQUIPMENT.
DESCENDING THE LADDER FROM MACHINE FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER RUNG & HE FELL RESULTING IN A BROKEN RT LEG
WHILE LIFTING A WATER PUMP. THE INDIVIDUAL POSITIONED HIMSELF WRONG AND SPRAINED THE LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS WALKING ON THE SECTION HE RAN INTO A HALFHEADER INJURING HIS NECK.
EE STEPPED ON A RELAY BAR AT SHIELD 25 HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RELAY BAR STRAINING HIS KNEE.
EE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING RUN THRU DROP WHEN RAM CAR CAME THRU DROP AND RAN OVER HIS TOE.
INJURED ALLEDGED HE WAS PULLING THE TRAILING CABLES OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE WHEN HE SAID HE FELT LIKE SOMETHING FORE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
NIGHT SHIFT AND INEXPERIENCE AT THIS JOB. NOT KNOWING OR ASKING THE WEIGHT OF THE STEEL PLATE THAT FELL ON HIS TOE. WHEN REMOVING A WIRE CHANGER COVER PLATE (ABOUT 30 LBS) THE STEEL PLATE SLIP PED THROUGH HIS HANDS AND DROPPED ON HIS TOE JUST BEHIND THE STEEL CAP IN HIS BOOT CAUSING HIS TOE TO SWELL.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISASSEMBLING UNIT 266-2 SLATE WEMCO DISCHARGE CHUTE. HE WAS UTILIZING A 6' X 1 1/2" ROUND STEEL PIPE TO BREAK UP SOME HARD MATERIAL IN THE CHUTE SECTION IMMEDIAT ELY BELOW THE BASKET AREA. WHILE USING THE PIPE AS A RAM, HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHEN THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK INJURED WAS PLACED ON A NO WORK STATUS 8-3
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON PLATFORM TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD OF EUCLID & HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE FELL TO THE GROUND & STRUCK HIS RT ELBOW ON THE GROUND PLATFORM WAS DAMP
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING OVER TO TAKE A READING ON CONTROL PANEL WHEN HE TRIPPED, JAMMING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
DRILLER USING METAL WRENCH TO TAKE OFF REMER ATTACHED TO DRILL STEEL
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING RAM CAR AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND JAMMED HER HEAD INTO CANOPY OF RAM CAR.
HE WAS WELDING A TRACK FRAME ON A 245 BACKHOE AND GOT A FLASH, CAUSING A BURN IN BOTH EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ON BLET LINE WHEN HIS SHO9VEL KICKED UP WHILE PUTTING COAL ON BELT.
LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING AND NUMBNESS TO HIS BACK.
EE WAS USING GRINDER WHEN THE GRINIDING DISC SHATTERED AND THE SHATTERED DISC HIT EE IN BOTH OF HIS KNEES.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WENT HOME ON 8-30-93 AND FELT SORENESS IN HIS TESTICLES. THE EMPLOYEE BUILT 3.5 CRIBBS AND MOVED THE WATERHOSE FOR THE MINER AND FILTER ON THE 4 PM TO 12 PM SHIFT. HE ALSO PIC KED UP SOME JUNK. HE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO ME AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 9-1-93.
HE WAS TIGHTENING OR TAKING APART A BOLT WITH A WRENCH WHEN HE FELT AND HEARD A SNAP IN HIS LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR AT THIS TIME. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 2-11-94 BECAUSE HAND HAD A LUMP IN IT. EMPLOYEE WENT IN FOR SURGERY ON HAND 3-22-94.
EE AND WITNESS OTHER EE WERE TRAVELING ON A GOLF CART TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. AT THE AIR LOCK DOORS OUTBY SET THE WITNESS OPENED THE DOOR AND THE EE DROVE THRU THE DOOR AS HE WENT THRU A BELT L BLOCK LOCATED ON THE REAR OF THE CART CAUGHT THEDOOR AND SWUNG AROUND STRIKING THE EE IN THE HEAD CUTTING EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS PULLING 400 AMP PLUGS FROM SHELVING ON THE PARTS SHANTY WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PROPERLY LIFTING IMPACT GUN TO SET ON TOP OF HEATER. HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT RIB AREA WHILE LIFTING.
EE STATED HE WAS HELPING THE SCOOP OPERATOR LOADROOF BOLT GLUE INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. THEY WERE NO RESTRICTED DUTY DAYS DUE TO INJURED BEING A FOREM,AN NOT REQUIR ED TO PERFORM STRENUOUS WORK.
EMPLOYEE STOCKPILES MATERIAL W/ ON 85 TON HAUL TRUCK. HE ROLLED DOWN HIS WINDOW IN HIS AIR CONDITIONED CAB FOR A REASON UNKNOWN TO HIMSELF AND GOT DUST IN HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE INCI DENT HTE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN HIS EYE WAS INFLAMED AND SWOLLEN.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL ON FENDER OF 980 LOADER.
WHILE WELDING 2 PIECE OF SLAG HIT INJURED IN THE EYE.
WHILE REMOVING PIN FROM DEMAG TO REDO CYLINDERS A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
EE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO GOT START A 2 INCH WATE RPUMP AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE ON ROCK AND FRACTURED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE SAID THAT A NYLON ROPE, BEING USED TO PULL A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT, SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER A RAIL LOCOMOTIVE PULL PIN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.
LOADING CANS OF OIL WHEN THE CAN SLIPPED.STATES HE TWISTED HIS BACK TRYING TO CATCH THE CAN OF OIL. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 10-27-93 STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10-28-93.
HE HAD BEEN SPOT ROOF BOLTING. AFTER SCALING DOWN LOOSE ROOF, HE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE HIS BOOM WHEN A PIECE OF COAL 2'X1'X1' BURST OUT OF THE RIB STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER. IT FRACTURED HI S LEFT COLLARBONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO SERVICE HIS MACHINE. AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE MACHINE HE MIS-JUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE GROUND. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL HITTING HIS FACE ON A PROTRUDING PIPE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY WAS CHANGING OUT A SCREEN BYHIMSELF & WHILE LIFTING THE SCREEN HE HURT HIS BACK (EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & WORKED HIS SHIFT THE NEXT DAY HIS FIRST DAY OF INCAPACITY WAS 08-31-93)
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP DOWN THE HAUL-ROAD GOING TO NEW #1 UNIT AND RAN OVER SOME DRAW SLATE RESULTING IN HIM BUMPING HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY AND JAMMING HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO SCOOP IN BELT HEADING ON MAIN LINE. HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF STRUCTURE TO THROW IN SCOOP, TWISTING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS CRAWLING AROUND THE ROOF BOLTER TO GET SOME BOLT AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS MOVING A BELT DRIVE CONTROLLER BY HIMSELF AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS YARD [IN THE DARK] & FELL INTO SERVICE PIT. HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE OK, BUT THE TENDERNESS IN HIS RIBS DIDN'T GO AWAY SO HE WENT TO THE DR.
WHILE SWINGING THE HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TO DRILL ANOTHER BOLT HOLD, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE FIRST ROOF BOLT & STRUCK THE CANOPY ON THE ROOF BOLTER & THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.
EE WAS LIFTING A BETTERY CELL WHEN BACK WAS INJURED.
LOST TIME 8/28/93 -- 9/2/93.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT SUMP ON BOTTOM. THE HOISTMAN WAS DROPPING A TRIP TO THE BOOTTOM AND DIDN'T SEE EMPLOYEE ON HIS CAMERA. THE TRIP BUMPEDEMPLOYEE ON BOTH ANKLES.
TIGHTENING CHAIN COME-ALONG ON DOZER TRACK WHEN STRUCK INBACK WITH FALLING CHAIN (END OF CHAIN-HOOK)
INJURED PARTY WAS LYING ON HIS SIDE GREASING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT. A CONTRACTOR.
INJURED WAS DRIVING UP A RAMP AND HIT A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROAD WHICH RESULTED IN HIS MOUTH HITTING THE STEERING KNOB AND BREAKING OFF A TOOTH AND CUTTING HIS INSIDE LIP AREA.
EMPLOYEE HAD ABRASIONS TO HIS RIGHT ARM WHICH GOT INFECTED AND CASUSED BLOOD POISONING.
THE EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH ON REMOVING OLD BELT STRUCLTURE FROM THE 18-1 BELT. HE WAS IN BETWEEN THE BELT WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO HIS EAR. HE WORKED UNTIL 9-10-93 BUT EAR BECAME I NFECTED AND HE COULD NOT CONTINUE.
THE EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE REPLACING A COVER PLATE ON THE RIGHT FINAL DRIVE ON E.S. 12 SHOVEL THE PRY BAR WAS REMOVED AND THE COVER PLATE FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE FOOT.
INJURED WAS GETTING OFF OF A FUEL TRUCK IN ATTEMPTS TO PERFORM WORK ON A BACKHOE WHICH WERE BOTH PARKED IN WATER AT BOTTOM OF QUARRY. INJURED FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING HIP ELBOW AND BACK INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 2-16-94 WHEN DIAGNOSED AS A REUPTURED DISC REQUIRING BACK SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD AS HE WAS WALKING AND STRUCK HIS FACE ON THE MINE FLOOR OR TRACK. THIS FALL FRACTURED HIS FACE. EMPLOYEE SAID AT THE HOSPITAL HE MAY HAVE PASSED OUT DUE TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, WHICH HAS BEEN 200/140 AT TIMES.
WHILE REPAIRING A 3/4 TON COME-A-LONG EMPLOYEE PULLED ON CHAIN..CHAIN RELEASED THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THIS WAS THOUGHT TO BE NON-WORK RELATED UNTIL 9/14/93 WHEN COMPANY & WOR KERS COMP DETERMINED IT WAS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING MUD FROM LEAVES ON #6 FILTER PRESS WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HOSE DOWN HOSE AND SPRAYED HIS ENTIRE BODY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SHEET OF TRANSITE PANEL WAS THROWN TO RT HAND HIT A BEAM WITH A 3/8IN BOLT PROJECTING FROM IT RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE WOUND
ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING A PIN TO CONNECT THE CONVEYOR CHAIN AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE PIN STRIKING EE ON THE RIGH THMP JUST BELOW THE KNUCKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PIPE & PULLED MUSCLE IN FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A ROLL OFF NUMBER FROM A CONTAINER IN THE RAIL PIT EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF TEH GRATING & FELL IN THE TRAIL PIT
EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF TRUNION ON THE WET KILN. A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING AND EXCERTION CAUSED THE AGGREVATION OF AN EXISTING LUMBAR PROBLEM.
EMPLOYEE HELPED PUT PROPANE TANK IN PLACE ON #1 KILN BURNER FLOOR STAND, THE TANK FELL OFF THE STAND ON TOP OF HIS FOOT.
EE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE AND STEPPED BACKWARD INTO THE OPEN MANHOLE HE WAS CLEANING.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING WATER TO FILLT ANK ON WATER TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE ON THE TRUCKS CAT WALK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED BACK PAIN AND FRACTURE OF THE SIXTH RIB ON HIS LEFT S IDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING THE HAMMERS IN THE HAMMER MILL. HE WAS DRIVING A BOLT & FELT HIS LOWER BACK PULL.
WHILE STANDING & PREPARING TO FILL AN AIR COMPRESSOR WITH WATER FROM A WATER TRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY THE FIST OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE
WENT TO GET THE CHAIN OUT OF THE PICK-UP TRUCK WHEN HE TURNED AND TWISTED. AT THAT POINT FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE SHOULDER, ARM, BACK AREA AND THE WHOLE LEFT SIDE WENT NUMB.(SAND TRUCK GOT STU CK IN THE YARD AND NEEDED HELP TO GET OUT.)
ORIGINAL ACCIDENT 8-5-93. RETURNED 8-9-93 WITH ONE DAY LOST. OFF AGAIN 8-27-93.
EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED HIGHLIFT AND NOTICED LUMP OF COAL ON GROUND. EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND PICKED UP LUMP OF COAL AND TURNED TO THROW IT ONT EH COAL PILE. EMPLOYEE FELT BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK AS HE TURNED.
KNOB CAME OFF LEVER ON DRILL THAT CHANGES THE DRILL FROM TRAM TO DRILL MODE.
INJURED WAS CARRYING DRILL BIT FOR 45 R DIRLL AND WHEN CHANGING THE NEW BIT, BIT SLIPPED OUT HAND AND HIT HIS KNEE.
THE EE WAS KNOCKING DOWN A BRADISH AND PLASTER GOT INTO HIS EYE HE WENT TO SEE PHYSCIAN ON THE FOLLOWING MORNING.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING SINKING HAMMER TO DRILL A ROCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
VICTIM SAID HE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES INTO SCOOP. LIFTING BOXES OF RESIN GLUE. LATER HE TOLD THE FOREMAN THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING.
EE WAS WALKING IN THE AREA OF THE 2 RIGHT PUMP WHEN HE FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGH KNEE ON THE MINE FLOOR. THIS AREA IS PITCHED, WET AND SLIPPERY. MAN SUSTAINED A BRUISE WITH SWELLING TO THE RIGH T KNEE.
WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR BEHIND MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK CAUGHT IN MINER COAL CHAIN, FLEW BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.
INJURED WAS HELPING GET SPADS. AS HE WAS CARRYING A LADDER, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
PACKING BOARDS HE STEPPED ON A BOARD TWISTING HIS RIGHT LEG, PULLING THE LIGAMENTS ON THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT KNEE.
LOADING BELT ROLLERS IN SCOOP AND GOT FINGERS BETWEEN ROLLERS.
ROCK FELL HIT RIGHT KNEE.
A RATCHET WRENCH HANDLE BECAME STUCK IN THE LONGWALL SHEARER HAULAGE CHAIN DURING SOME REPRS TO THE DYNA-TRACK CHAIN GUIDE. THE INJURED INSTRUCT3ED THE SHEARER OPERATOR TO TRAM THE SHEARER TO RELIEVE TENTION ON THE CHAIN. WHEN THIS WAS DONETHE RATCHET HANDLE FLEW OUT & STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
SLIPPED AND FELL FROM 992C LOADER TIRE. INJRUED ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING CEMENT OUT OF A WHEELBARROW INTO A FORM. INJURED WAS STANDING INSIDE THE FORM. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET CEMENT INTO THE CORNER OF FORM AND STRETCHED WITH A SHOVEL LOADED WITH CEMENT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING NEW LW BELT CONTROLS. HE STEPPED BEHIND CONTROL BOARD. AS HE STEPPED FROM BEHIND CONTROL BOARD, HE STEPPED ONTO A LEFTOVER CINDER BLOCK FROM BARTICE INSTALLATION, CAUSING HIS WEIGHT TO SHIFT. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL & FRACTURE HIS LEFT LOWER LEG.
HAD SHOVEL IN HADNS RAISED ABOVE HEAD BALANCING A 3" RETURN HOSE WHILE DRILLER WAS UNSCREWING ABOSS FITTING. WHEN HOSE FELL SHOVEL PUT FORCE ON UPPER BACKA ND PAIN WAS EXPERIENCED IN BACK.
INJURED PERSON WAS HANGING WING CURTAIN AND HAD KNEELED DOWN TO TALK TO THE MINER OPERATOR WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS STRIKING HIM ON NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE'S 1 ST DAY OFF WAS 11-11-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING UPRIGHT BARRELS OUT OF BACK HOE. HE WAS TILTING AND ROLLING BARRELS OUT OF BUCKET WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE'S FIRST DAY OFF WAS 9-14-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A STEEL LADDER AND LADDER MOVED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND HE FELL AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
OPERATOR WAS TURING DRAG LINE CAB IT WOULD NOT STOP TURNING HE THEN DROPPED THE BUCKET. THE MACHINE GOT OUT OF HTE CAB AND RADIOED DREDGE OPERATOR FOR HELP. EMS WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
WAS MOVING A LADDER SUPPORT AND FELT BACK TIGHTEN UP.
CUTTING METAL SHEET 17" X 18" X 3/8" WITH CUTTING TORCH. THE CUT PIECE FELL, STRUCK FLOOR AND PART OF PIECE HIT FOOT.
AFTER CHECKING OIL ON TRUCK EE STEPPED DOWN ONTO ROCK TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT FLY ASH TANK. VACUUM HOSE CAME UNLATCHED AND HOSE ATTACHED ITSELF BY VACUUM TO GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO STEP DOWN OFF AN ELEVATED PLATFORM WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HEEL OF HIS BOOT AND FELL DOWN 2 STEPS CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND STRIKING HIS BACK ON AN I-BEAM.
INSTALLING AXLE ON TRACKMOBILE WHICH WAS BLOCKED IN A NORMAL MANNER. ANOTHER MAINTENANCE MAN WAS TIGHTENING LUGS, EXTRA PRESSURE EXERTED CAUSING MACHINE TO SLIP FROM BLOCKS CATACHING INJURED E MPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG.
A ROCK FELL AND HE DODGED IT AND BUMPED HIS BACK. THE ROCK DID NOT HIT HIM.
WHEN LOADING BOAT, WEIGHT SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE CAUSING IT TO OVER TURN.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR THE 1/4"X DUST GATE AT #28 CONVEYOR WHICH WAS PLUGGED UP BY REPITIOUS OPENING AND CLOSING THE GATE WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE GATES HANDLE AND HIS MIDDLE FINGER STRUCK AGAINST THE STATIONERY PORTION OF THE STEEL GATE.
EE WAS USING A LONG HANDLED HOE TO REMOVE MATERIAL WHICH HAD BUILT UP UNDER A RETURN ROLLER ALONG PC5C CONVEYOR. WHEN THE HOE WAS PULLED INTO THE ROLLER CAUSING HIS MIDDLE FINGER TO BECOME CAU GHT IN THE PINCH PINT BETWEEN THE RETURN ROLLER AND THE CONVEYOR BELT BEFORE HE COULD LET GO OF THE HANDLE.
JAMES WAS PUSHING COAL ON #1 CLEAN COAL PILE WHEN D9N DOZER BACKED UP AND FELL IN FEEDER HOLE, ENTRAPING DOZER AND OPERATOR FOR ONE HOUR.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING A HOOD TO PUT IT BACK ON A 6" PIT PUMP IN THE GARAGE. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT ARM BICEP AREA. THIS IS A LOST TIME INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CROSSTIES AND DROPPED ONE ON HIS LEFT RING AND MIDDLE FIGNER.
EMPLOYEE HAD OPERATED A SHUTTLE CAR FOR HALF A CUT, IN 3 NORTH FAULT, AND PARKED THE SHUTTLE CAR. AFTER HE GOT OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP AND LEG. EMPLOYE HAS HA D SIMILIAR PROBLEMS WITH HIS HIP ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND HANDLING THE MINER CABLE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE STARTED MISSING TIME ON 9-24-93.
INJURED WAS GETTING OFF MOTOR AFTER BACKING TRIP UP AND SETTING THE BRAKE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SLATE 10X13X3 INCH AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE METAL BAND ON ROOF BOLT PLATES AND THE BANK FLEW BACK AND CUT HIS FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A FEDERAL MINE INSPECTOR THROUGH THE MINES WHEN HE CAME UPON A LARGE ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN INTO THE TRAVEL-WAY, AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE ROCK OUT OF THE WAY HE STRAIN ED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BOTTOM BELT ROLLER, STRAINING BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS OUT FO SHUTTLE CAR. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS BACK AND RIGHT ARM ON HIS FILTER SELF RESCUER. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 9-27-93. HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM W ORK WAS 9-28-93 DUE TO CONTUSION OF LOWER BACK.
EE SLIPPED ON ROCK WHILE REFUELING EQUIPMENT AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS LOADING A BUGGY WITH REMOTE CONTROL MINER. SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND HIT INJURED ON THE HEAD.
TOOL BOX HAD FELL OFF CART. HE PARKED CART TO PICK UP TOOL BOX WHEN IT ROLLED BACK CATCHING RIGHT LOWER ARM BETWEEN CART AND TOOL BOX.
VICTIM SAID HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HANGMINER CABLE IN INTERSECTION AND TWISTED BACK WHILE HOLDING CABLE UP. VICTIM WORKED REST OF SHIFTAND NEVER REPORTED UNTIL NEXT DAY.
WHILE KNEELING TO CLEAN OUT SURGE TUNNEL (CRUSHER) EMPLOYEE'S BODY CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
INJURED WAS LOADING ROCK ONTO BELT FROM AN OLD ROCK FALL THAT HAD BEEN RE-BOLTED. ROCKS SLIDE OFF THE TOP OF THE FALL AND HIT HIM INT EH BACK AND ON THE ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN CLEANIGN CATWALKS AND GREASING BEARINGS. HE HA DBENT DOWN TO GREASE A BEARING AND FELT PAIN IN BACK (NO SHOVELING INVOVLED).
INJURED WAS LOADING ROCK ONTO BELT FORM AN OLD ROCK FALL THAT HAD BEEN RE-BOLTED. A ROCK SLIDE OFF THE TOP OF THE FALL AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.
WHILE LIFTING ROCK AND PUTTING IT ON BELT, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
CLIMBING OFF DRILL DECK SLIPPED AND FELL. WORKED 08-27-93 OFF 08-28-93.
IN THE MINE AT W-11/M-1 DRILLING, DRILLER ENGAGED WRONG CONTROL LEVER WHICH CAUSED HIS LEFT HAND TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND STEEL HOLDER.
EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE MOVE THE FEEDER. WHEN THE FEEDER WAS LOWERED IT CAME TO REST ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HLEPING OT MOVE A MUCK PUMP FROM TRACK TO BELTLINE AND STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING INSULATION FROM A WIRE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING OFF A BLASTER SWITCH FOREIGN PARTICLES DESCENDED ON HER.
INJURED WAS HELPIGN HANG MINER CABLE. WHEN HE LIFTED THE CABLE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF BEARING UNIT, SLIPPED ON MUD AND PULLED BACK.
MUD SPLASHED THRU WINDOW DURING LOADING OF TRUCK BY EXCAVATOR.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENT FORWARD GETTING SUPPLIES OUT OF TOOL BOX WHEN HE REPORTS THE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A ROCK AND JAMMED HEAD INTO TOP HURTING NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING CABLE AT BRIDGE BEHIND MINER UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF WHEN A SECTION OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIP.
EE WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE RIPLE DECK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH OUTSIDE OF THE TROMMEL SCREEN, CUTTING AT SHOULDER LEVEL IN A CONFINED SMALL AREA. A DROP OF THE HOT METAL FELL INTO THE EYE. A SPOT WAS BURNED ON THE RIGHT EYEBALL JUST BELOW THE PUPIL.
SLIPPED GOING DOWN A SMALL BANK.
WHILE WALKING TO SHOP TO CLOCK IN FOR WORK, TRIPPED OVER CONCRETE STEP AND HIT FACE ON BUILDING.
WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH AREA HAULING, REMOVING & WORKING ON STOCKPILE, HE SAID HE HAD SENSATION & PAIN IN HIP & LEG - LEFT. LOST TIME 2 DAYS.
WAS SWEEPING FLOORS AND BACK STARTED HURTING.
HE WAS CLIMBING OFF CAT LOADER AND SLIPPED AND FELL. THE LEFT SIDE GROIN AREA RUPTURED.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD HIS HAND ON CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVED ROOF BOLTER AND MASHED HIS HAND AGAINST TOP.
EE SAID THAT AS HE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A BOLTING MACHINE FOR A SINGLE PHASE CONDITION HE INADVERTANTLY CONTACTED A LIVE PHASE WIRE EE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK
EE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF A D11 DOZER, HE MISSED A STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A BELT MOVE WHEN HE EXPEREIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER, RADIATING DOWN INTO HIS LEFT ARM. THE PAIN CONTINUED TO WORSEN AFTER HIS SHIFT. HE BEGAN MISSING TIME ON 8/3 0/93.
STANDING ON STONE PILE HE WAS THROWING THE LARGE STONES INTO THE LOADER BUCKET HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE BUCKET HITTING HIS BACK & CRACKING TWO RIBS.
EE INJURED HIS BACK LIFTING SIDE RUB RAIL ON CONTINUOUS MINER.
MOVING A WATER LINE UNDER WET/MUDDY CONDITIONS EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BY LANDING ON HIS HAND AND INJURED HIS SHOULDER.
EE STATED HE WAS WALKING TO END OF TRACK RAN INTO ROOF BOLT THAT WAS HANGING DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHAFT BUCKET WHEN HE SLIPPED STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE BALE OF THE BUCKET.
INJURED WAS KNOCKING A STOPPING ON THE TAIL OF LONGWALL WITH A 16 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM, FROM HIS WRIST TO HIS SHOULDER. INJURED STATED THAT THE PAIN SUBSIDED SO ME DURING THE SHIFT.
EMPLOYEES STATES AS HE WAS PICKING UP TIMBERS FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
VICTIM TOLD HE WAS WALKING AROUND DRILL MACHINE WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF BACK AND SLIDING DOWN. VICTIM COMPLAIN WITH SORENESS AND STIFFNESS IN BA CK.
UNLOADING CRIBS WHEN A FELLOW WORKER THREW A CRIB AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND.
WHILE ON THE NO. 1 BELT CONVEYOR TAIL PIECE HANGING A PIECE OF RUBBER, THE CONVEYOR BELT WAS STARTED CAUSING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TO BE TRANSPORTED DOWN THE CONVEYOR BELT LINE FOR APPROX. 138 FEET. HE WAS STRUCK AGAINST SOME ROOF RAILS BEFORE THE BELT WAS SHUT OFF.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON SCOOP CANOPY WHILE EXITING EQUIPMENT. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 12-28-93 WHEN HE BEGAN MISSING FOR SURGERY.
EE WAS PULLING ROOF BOLTER CABLE ACROSS THE BELT LINE WHEN HE STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS USING A WOOD CHAIN SAW TO CLEAR TREES. DURING CUTTING ACTIVITY SAW RECOILED (KICKED) INTO A DOWNWARD MOTION STRIKING EE'S LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
EE WAS INSTALLING FEEL LUKIE IN 4-10 F.T. WHEN HE RELEASED TENSION FROM LUG-ALL THE CABLE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK, TWISTING BODY WHEN HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN OFF OF BELT LINE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ELMPLOYE EWAS CARRYING A BAG OF ROCKDUST, WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE WAY CAUSING SHARP PAIN.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEG WHEN CLIMBING OUT OF DUMP TRUCK
EE WAS REPAIRING A WATER PIPE. AFTER THREADING THE PIPE, HE USED A RAG TO WIPE OFF THE NEW THREADS. LATER, HE USED THE SAME RAG TO WIPE HIS FACE. A FOREIGN BODY WENT INTO HIS EYE.
ON WEDNESDAY INJURED PICKED UPA PIECE OF STONE WITH A CRACK IN IT. THE STONE BROKE AND LANDED ON HIS LITTLE TOE, HE HAD STEEL TOED SHOES BUT THEY WERE TO BIG. HE HAD THE TOE X-RAYED ON MONDA Y AND IT SHOWED IT TO BE BROKEN. HE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK BUT HAS BEEN OFF STARTING 8-30-93.
EMPL.WAS REMOVING & INSTALLING NEW DUST COLLECTOR BAGS AT #2 STOCKHOUSE. A COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DUSTY CONDITIONS FROM STRIPPING OLD BAGS FROM COLLECTOR & RESTRICTED WORK AREA CONTRIBUTE TO MAKE SITUATION WHERE CAUTION MUST BE USED WHEN MOVING ABOUT.WHEN EXITING EMPL. HIT HIS HEAD ON LOW DOOR FRAME CAUSING HIS HARD HAT TO FALL OFF.WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO OUTSIDE PLATFORM HE STRAIGH
NORMAL QUARRYMANS DUTIES-DRILLING AND BREAKING.
THIS ACCIDENT IS A REOCCURRANCE OF HIS ACCIDENT ON 8-3-93. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A PILE OF PERLITE CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS LEFT ANKLE.
AFTER LUBRICATING CONVEYOR BELT TAIL PULLEY, OPERATOR STEPPED TO THE GROUND (JUMPED- 3 FT DROP) ONTO RIGHT FOOT. RIGHT FOOT GAVE WAY AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND. SURFACE WAS A LEVEL, DRY C ONCRETE SLAB. OPERATOR HAD GREASE GUN IN HAND AFTER FALL.
GETTING OFF SCOOP & BUMP RIGHT KNEE & ELBOW ON SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH STEP ON TS-24 SCRAPER. EMPLOYEE PIVOTED BACKWARD WITH THE STEP BEHIND HIS KNEE, CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH HIS HEAD.
INJURED WAS FOUND LAYING ON GROUND, HAD EITHER FALLEN AND BLACKED OUT BECAUSE OF A RUPTERED DISK IN HIS BACK OR BLACKED OUT WHNE HE HIT THE GROUND. WASN'T LIFTING ANYTHING AT THE TIME, AMY HA VE BEEN BENDINGT OVER.
MEN WERE PULLING #1 SHIELD UP. EMPLOYEE WENT UNDER SHIELD AND CANOPY FELL-HITTING EMPLOYEE IN BACK.DRIVING FEET INTO GOB ON FOOTWALL.
EE WAS PLUGGING OFF A CLEANER DRUM ON 15 NORTH LINE. TO DO SO, SHE HAD TO CARRY A PLUG FROM ONE LINE TO ANOTHER SEVERAL DAYS LATER SHE REPORTED SORE BACK.
AN UNDETECTED PIECE OF ROCK 3" WIDE AND 5" LONG AND 1/8" THICK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE AND UPPER LIP.
CLIMBING OFF LOADER, TWISTED LEFT LEG.
EE STATED THAT 8-25-93 HE WAS PULLING ON A RACHET SO AS TO LOOSEN THE PUSHER BOLTS ON A LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A POPPING SENEATION IN HIS RIGHT HAND HE FELT AN OBJECT AT THE BASE OF HIS RI GHT MIDDLE FINGER THAT DAY. HE WENT TO THE DR. 8-31-93 TO HAVE IT CHECKED. DIAGNOSIS WAS A GANGLION CYST INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 9-16-93 AT WHICH TIME THE CYST WAS REMOVED AND FIRST LOST
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING STEMMING INTO A BLAST HOLE WHEN HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING MUSCLE PAIN IN HIS RIGHT THIGH.
EE WAS PUSHING A LARGE ROCK OFF DECK OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RT ELBOW. STRAIN MUSCLES ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WALKING ACROSS WET CONCRETE FLOOR, SLIPPED & FELL.
STEPPED ON ROLLER--TWISTED ANKLE.
SHVELING MUD ON BELT & FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE INJURED HIS BACK ON 8-25-93. THE EMPLOYEE INFORMED HIS FOREMAN ONE WEEK LATER ON 9-2-93 AFTER MISSING ONE DAY OF WORK. THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING ON 8- 25-93 AFTER HE LIFTED A BOX OF CONTINUOUS MINER BITS.
ACCORDING TO INJURED HE HAD JUST DUMPED A LOAD OF COAL FROM HIS CAR INTO THE SECTION FEEDER AND AS HE DROVE AWAY HE HIT INTO A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND THE BOUNCE RESULTED IN BACK PAIN. THIS RE SULTED IN A DR. VISIT AND DR. SUGGESTED TIME OFFBECAUSE OF STRIN LIGAMENT POSSIBILITY.
PERSON WAS RAISING RUBBER TIRE FOR SUPPLY CAR WHEN IT DID NOT LATCH IN PLACE THE TIRE DROPPED BACK DOWN AND CAUGHT PERSONS LEFT HAND BETWEEN FRAME OF SUPPLY CAR AND ARM FOR RUBBER TIRE. INJURY TO LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON GOLF CART AS A PASSENGER. THE GOLF CART WENT THRU A CURTAIN. THE CURTAIN HUNG ON THE REAR TIRE, CAUSING IT TO PULL CATCHING EMPLOYEE AND PULLING HIM OFF BACK OF GOLF CAR T.
EE WAS STANDING ON A WOODEN LADDER WHICH PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE CLINKER ELEVATOR DUST COLLECTOR HOPPER. THE BOTTOM LEFT PORTION OF THE LADDER BROKE. THE EE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE EDGE OF THE HO PPER WITH HIS LEFT ARM RESULTING IN A DEEP BRUISE. DR. RECOMMENDED SEVERAL DAYS OFF THE HELP REDUCE SWELLING.
SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD. CUT FOREHEAD.
EE WAS WELDING UNDERNEATH A EIMCO SHUTTLE CAR WITH LEGS STICKING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH CAR A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EE ON LEFT LEG ANKLE AREA.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED EXAMINING HEADINGS AND CROSSCUT. HE WAS WAITING ON MINER TO START CUTTING AND HAD CRAWLED APPROXIMATELY 12' TO SIT NEXT TO THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SLAB OF DRAW ROCK F ELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SUPPOOSED TO RERAIL A LOWBOY THAT WAS OFF THE TRACK AND HAL LOADED WITH A RAM CAR. THE LOWBOY WAS BLOCKED AGAINST MOTION. THE EMPLOYEE RAISED THE BUCKET OF THE CAR AND IT RAISED T HE TAILEND OF THE CAR ABOVE THE BLOCKING. THE LOWBOY STARTED DOWN THE SLOPE AND THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE LEVEL OF ROCK IN THE ROCK BIN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE ROOF TO THE GROUND APPROX. 10 FEET. ROOF AND LADDER WERE DRY. HE APPARENTLY RECEIVED A HAIRLINE FRACTU RE TO ONE OS HIS RIB BONES WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE SPINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND 15FT. FROM CRUSHER WHEN AN UNKNOWN ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.
UNLOADING A TRUCK OF OIL CANS WHEN HE TOOK ONE OF THE CANS DOWN THEIR WAS A SHARP EDGE & HE CUT HIS 3 FINGERS FROM HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS HANGING CURTAIN IN THE INTERSECTION FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO COME THRU AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT EE ON TOP OF HEAD EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 10-4-93. THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON 10-5-93. MEDICALS WERE RECEIVED ON 10-12-93 FROM THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.
INJURED WAS LOADING CONVEYOR BELT STURCTURE FROM FLAT CARE INTO SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN 820 COAL HAULER. WHILE PUSHING ANOTHER COAL HAULER OUT OF A DIP, HE WAS JARRED & HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY OF OPERATOR'S DESK. HE WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN DECK, INJURI NG HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN AN AREA UNDER A 42" CONVEYOR BELT. A 6" DIAMETOR ROCK FELL FROM THE CONVEYOR AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT FOREARM. THE INJURYW AS DESCRIBED AS A CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT FOREARM.
WAS UNPLUGGING RAIL SILO SPOUT. OPENED PORT HOLE. CEMENT POURED OUT ONTO EMPLOYEE.
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HE WAS CHECKING A PRESSURE VALVE WHEN IT BLEW OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT SHIN, CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION. STAPLE REQUIRED.
EMPLOYE EWAS PULLING THE ALL THREAD OUT OF THE CONTAINER. THE ALL THREAD BECAME STUCK. HE PULLED HARD ONT HE ALL THREAD NAD IT CAME LOSOE SUDDENLY, SMASHING HIS FINGER AGAINST A GRINDER, LAC ERATING THE FINGER.
WET CONVEYOR
LOOSE RIB ROLLED OFF LUMP OF COAL LANDED ON HIM
PULLING CABLE IN 8L4E. MESSENGER CABLE BROKE AND THE CABLE END HIT EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
HURT STOMACH WHILE SETTING PUMP- PULLED SOMETHING.
WORKING ON D-9 DOZER. FOOT SLIPPED OFF TRUNION BALL ON TO GROUND. INJURED LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT #1 UNLOADER MAINT. TOWER ON 5 DOCK. SHIP WAS LOADING AT 90 DOCK. DUST FROM SHIP LOADIN GBLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY DEVELOPED TENDONITIS OVER APERIOD OF TIME.LOST TIME BEGAN 08-25-93 CONDITION WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL 08-31-93 THEREFORE MAKING IT A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT.
INJURED STATED THAT THE THREE MAN CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING COUNTERWEIGHT PULLEY ON MOSLEY #3 BELT. AFTER COMEALONGING PULLEY APPROXIMATELY 4"-5", A BEARING BROKE ALLOWING THE PULLE Y TO FALL PINCHING INJURED'S LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND BELT. RESULTING IN HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO METATARSAL IN LEFT FOOT.
WHILE REPAIRING WATER LINE NEXT TO SCREEN A COBBLE ROCK APPROX 8" IN DIAMETER BOUNCED OFF AND FELL 12 TO 14 FEET AND STRUCK IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF SHAKER SCREEN AND SLIPPED OFF OF GEAR BOX AND HURT HIS ANKLE.
WHILE INSPECTING SOME GRAVEL MATERIAL ON THE PIT WALL,THE SIDE OF THE PIT COLLAPSED AND INJURED WAS KNOCKED DOWN BUT NOT BURIED.THE WALL WAS ABOUT 20 FT TALL AND HAD A NEAR VERTICAL SURFACE.TH E MATERIAL WAS GRAVEL WITH SOME CALY THROUGH OUT.THE WALL OF GRAVEL WAS GOING TO BE PROCESSED.
INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN THE SLOPE GOING INTO THE MINE. HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED AND FOLDED BACK UNDER HIM. HE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE STEPPING ONTO A CONVEYOR CATWALK, HE STEPPED INTO A CONVEYOR IDLER WHICH HAD BEEN TEMPORARILY PLACED THERE, CAUSING HIM TO WRENCH HIS LEG AND STUMBLE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR, STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK LIFTING GUARD TO PUT BACK ON REEL ON SHUTTLE CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER AND EMPLOYEE WAS JARRED AS HEAD CAME OFF MINER.
HE WAS CHANGING OUT BELT STURCTURE ON #1 BELT, WHILE PULLING OUT A PIECE OF STRUCTURE FROM THE SCOOP HE TWISTED AROUND COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING DOWN, CHANGING THE OIL IN A TRUCK WHEN HIS KNEE SWELLED UP. THIS INCIDENT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN. HE WAS RELEASED FOR REGULAR WORK. ON 10-11-93 HE RETURNED TO THE CLINIC AND WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB AND SCHEDULED FOR KNEE SURGERY AND IS NOW A LOST TIME INCIDENT.
TRYING TO BEND ATRS RING WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE, RING SLIPPED, HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN WEST B BELT WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER AN OLD BELT ROPE THAT WAS LAYING IN WALWAY
WHILE USING DRAIN SNAKE RUBBER GLOVE CAUGHT ON CABLE & TWISTED RT THUMB
LOADING POWDER IN CAR, STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A ROOF BOLTER AND CAUGHT HIS LEG ON THE MACHINE; WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEG, HIS BODY TWISTED CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS STANDING ALONG RIBLINE OF THE B-6 PANEL CONTINUOUS MINER SECTION. RIBLINE ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.
INJURED WAS MUCKING RIGHT RIB WHEN DIPPER HIT A "KNOT" IN FLOOR, THROWING HIM INTO ARM REST. (REQUESTED MEDICAL TREATMENT 08-26-93)
INJURED STATED THAT A THREE MAN CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING COUNTERWEIGHT PULLEY ON MOSLEY #3 BELT. AFTER COME-A-LONG PULLEY APPROXIMATLEY 4"-5", A BEARING BROKE ALLOWING THE PULLEY TO FALL. HE WAS WORKING ON A LADDER AND JUMPED APPROX 3'-4' ONTO THE CATWALK FRACTURING HIS LEFT LEG. RESULTED IN FRACTURE TO LEFT FIBULA.
EE OVER TO PICK UP OIL LUBE REFINER FILTER AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK EE STARTED OFF ON 8-30-93.
EMPLOYEE HAD IMPORPERLY INSTALLED ACCESS PLATFORM TO THE #7 FINISH MILL. WHILE HE WAS REACHING FOR A TOOL THE PLATFORM SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM, CAUSING INJURED TO FALL 23 FEET TO THE GROUND LEVEL
ON 8-24-93 EMPLOYEE HAD A SMALL FIVE ON THE PROPEL BRAKE OF HIS SHOVEL AND WENT DOWN THE LADDER QUICKLY. THE NEXT DAY HE COPLAINE DOF SORE KNEE.
AUGER OPERATOR STATED THAT THE SWING MAN WAS SWINGING STEEL OUT OF BELLY PAN ONTO THE GROUND TO START ANOTHER HOOK. VICTIM STATED THAT BUTTON ON HAND CONTROL STUCK AND CAUSED STEEL TO HIT HIM KNOCKING HIM ON OTHER STEEL SECTIONS LAYING ON THE GROUND AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON BOTTOM DECK FOREIGN MATERIAL BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE HE WENT HOME CALLED BACK TO REPORT DUST IN EYE EMPLOYEE WENT TO PAULDING MEMORIAL CENTER WHERE IT WAS DI AGNOSED HE HAD FOREIGN OBJECT IN CORNEA HE WAS REFERED TO MARIETTA EYE CLINIC THE NEXT DAY FOR FOLLOW-UP
EE WAS LIFTING A GEAR REDUCER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE CARRYING A 5INX7INX14FT TIMBER ALONG THE TIGHT SIDE OF A CONVEYOR BELT WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THE INJURED TWISTED HIS RT KNEE AS HE STUMBLED HE STRUCK THE SAME KNEE AGAINST THE BELT STRUC TURE
EE WAS BOARDING 789 HAULER VIA LADDER WHEN ALLEDGED TO FEEL PAIN IN LOWER BACK EE REPORTED NO SLIPPING SUDDEN MOVEMENTS OR TWISTING ONLY USING NORMAL BODY MOTIONS TO BOARD TRUCK. STRAIN OF LOW ER BACK.
EE STOOD UP GETTING OFF OF GOLF CART (APPARENTLY TWISTED HIS BACK) HE WAS RAISING UP IN A TWISTING MOTION
INJURED WAS RIDING JEEP BUCKET, WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST TH EJEEP BUCKET.
EE SAID HE HAD A SLATE BAR TRYING TO PRY SOME ROCK IN TAIL PIECE THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND IDE BOARD.
DRILLING, IN FACE, LIMESTONE ROCK BROKE LOOSE, FELL STRUCK ELMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS CARRYING A BOX OF GLUE TO THE FRONT OF THE BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BEAT A PIECE OF METAL & HIT HIS THUMB
INJURED PERSON WAS TRAMMING LOADER ACROSS RUN- HAD HIS LEFT HAND LAYING ON TOP OF CABLE HORN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 1' X 1' X 4" THICK FELL ON HIS HAND BREAKING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON MANTRIP BUS GOING OUTSIDE 27 BRAKES FROM WORKING FACE, #4 TRACK BELT ENTRY. HE HAD APAIR OF PLIERS ON HIS SIDE, THE PLIERS FELL DOWN THROUGH THE DECK OF THE BUS, HE GRABBED T HE PLIERS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, THE PLIERS FELL THROUGHT HE DRAIN OPENING AND HE CUT 4 FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
STRUCK KNEE AGAINST MAN DOOR. FIRST DAY MISSED 10-5-93.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING IN THE 1ST SOUTH UNIT IN ENTRY #1 INBY #6 CROSSCUT ON THE RT SIDE OF BOLTS FACING INBY EE WAS INSTALLING THE SECOND PIN OF THE 5 ROW WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT EE WAS USING BGLOVE S WHICH HELP PREVENT EVEN MORE SERIOUS INJURY
DRILLING IN FACE, LIKMESTONE ROCK BROKE LOOSE, FELLS TRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND SHOULDER.
INJURED STATED THAT HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE SLICK, MUDDY BOTTOM AS HE WAS WALKING TO THE SURFACE.
EE PICKED UP A BLOCK WHILE BUILDING A BRATTICE. HEARD A POP IN HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS DRAGGING A SINGLE PROP TOWARD THE TAILPIECE STEPPED ON A LARGE HEAD THAT HAD FALLEN FROM THE ROOF, LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO TWIST RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER THE SILO SHE WAS SQUEEGING WATER TO A SUMP PUMP AS SHE STEPPED AROUND THE CORNER OF A CONCRETE & HER FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER & SHE FELL STRIKI NG HER RT FRACTURED RIB LOWER RT SIDE
INJURED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A SCR PANEL [WT APPROX 50#] ALONG THE LONGWALL FACE TO CHANGE A BAD PANEL OUT. THEY WERE SLIDING THE BOX ALONG THE HANDRAIL ON THE PAN LINE, WHEN THE BOX SLIPPED, JERKING INJURED OVER TO ONE SIDE INJURING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING LINE TO ANOTHER EMPTY BARGE.
MINER WAS HANGING MINER CABLE HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TO FLOOR OF MINE HURTING THE BOTTOM PART OF HIS BACK
MOVING HEAVY SAW WITH PRYBAR AND SLIP. HURT HIS BACK REACCURRANCE OF SAME INJURY.
HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LOADING A PUMP INTO A SCOOP AND HE STRAINED HIS SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING A BELT EXTENSION. HE WAS LIFTING UP THE BELT TO INSTALL IN THE ROOF HANGERS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THEY WERE SETTING BREAKER TIMBER ROW AFTER #1 PUSH IN #4 ENTRY. THEY BOTH WITNESSED TOP BEGIN TO SAG INSIDE PUSH. ONE ROW HAD ALREADY BEEN SET AT EDGE OF PERMANENT SUPPORT. THEY WERE BACKING A WAY WHEN A 3-4" SLAB OF CAP ROCK FELL IN PUSH. TWO TIMBERS WERE KNOCKED OUT, ONE OF WHICH STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS CLEANING CEMENT CLINKER FROM THE FLOOR TO PUT IN A HANDCART WHEN SUDDENLY FELT PAIN ON HIS ABDOMEN AREA.
EE WAS RUNNING A TRACK DRILL AND WHILE LOWERING ONE OF THE HAMMERS TO REATTACH THE STEEL PULLER THE CHAIN HOLDING THE HAMMER BROKE AND PINNED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE DRILL STEEL CA USING A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT HAND.
OPERATOR WAS PUSHING BOLT IN HOLE, BOLT BENT CAUSING CUT ON LEFT FOREARM.
INJURED EE WAS HOLDING BAR WHEN OTHER MACHANIC MISSED DEAD CENTER OF BAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. CAUSING A PIECE OF THE BAR TO BRAKE OFF AND INLODGE IN INJURED EE S RIGHT HAND.
TRUCK DRIVER WAS BACKING TOWARDS SHOVEL TO RECEIVE A LOAD OF SHOT ROCK WHEN THE SHOVEL BUCKET HIT THE BODY OF THE TRUCK; CAUSING THE TRUCK DRIVER'S HEAD TO THRUST BACK. THE TRUCK DRIVER SUSTA INED A NECK INJURY.
TOOK BELL END OFF A 300 HORSEPOWER MOTOR ON PEKOR TO CHANGE BEARINGS AND FELT SOMETHING PULL.
BENT DOWN TO MOVE GUARD - HIT HEAD & SHOULDER ON VALVE.
BRUISE TO CHEST AND RIGHT ARM WHEN 352 PICKUP TRUCK TIRE BLEW WHILE PUMPING AIR INTO IT.
ROCK CAME OUT OF CRUSHER AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CARRING BELT ROLLER DOWN LF#1 GALLEY WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING THE WEIGHT TO BE SHIFTED TO HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL 15FT TO GROUND
ON LOADER-NOTICED CONVEYOR HURRIED OFF LOADER MISSED FIRST STEP (HIT SHIN ON LEFT LEG).
A PIECE OF IRON ORE FELL FROM THE HOPPER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT, CAUSING A BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING LIMESTONE WITH A HAND DRILL WHEN THE DRILL BIT HE WAS USING BROKE. THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED THE DRILL STRIKING HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT LEG.
UNLOADING CRUSHER SHAKER SCREENS PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BELT, CLAMP SLIPPED & HIT LEFT HAND.
HE WAS LIFTING A PIPE, IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, WHEN HE HEARD HIS BACK POP. HE HAS A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
BACKING UP A D-11 DOZER. THE DOZER SHIFTED THROWING HIM TO THE SIDE CAUSING PAIR IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DUMP TRUCK DUMPING TOPSOIL ON WASHES ON THIS BACKFILLED SURFACE MINE SITE. AT THE SITE OF THE WASH, THE TRUCK'S ENGINE STALLED-QUIT AND BEGAN TO CAREEN BACKWARDS DOWN A STEEP SLOPE AND STOPPED AFTER HITTING TREES. THE OEPRATOR SUFFERED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO A BONE IN HIS UPPER BACK AND BRUISED HIS MED-BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE SLIDING SCREEN ACROSS FLOOR TO DOOR WHILE PULLING ON SCREEN EMPLOYEE STRAINED LEFT GROIN THIS PERSON BEGAN MISSING WORK 09-27-93
EE WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS OF THE PREP. PLANT. HIS LEFT METATARSAL PROTECTOR CAUGHT ON THE STEP ABOVE AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
COAL TRUCK & EMPLOYEE WERE TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION HIT ON CURVE INJURING EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF LADDER ON GRADEER, SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A LUMBO SACRAL STRAIN, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SHUTTLE CAR & WAS HIT BY FALLING ROOF RIB
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A DRAW POINT TO GET THE MUCK TO RUN. HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE GRIZZLY RAIL WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIS FOOT. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN FRACTURES OF HIS LEFT 1S T, 2ND AND 3RD TOES, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OUT THE GAUBAGE. HE THREW THE BAG OF GARBABE OVE RHIS READ AND INTO DUMPSTER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.
EE WAS ENTERING THERMAL DRYER-KNEES CAM IN CONTACT WITH CINDERS THAT HAD NOT COOLED-CAUSING 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO AREAS AROUND BOTH KNEES.
HE WAS PUTTING A PIN IN A MINER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM UNDER THE EYE AND IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING HIS TEETH OUT.
EE WAS SPRAY PAINTING WITH HOMEMADE SPRAY UNIT. HOSE CAME OFF OF PAIN CONTINER.
EMPLOYEE FROM STAFFORD QUARRY OPERATING WATER TRUCK. TRUCK WAS PARKED AND INJURED CLIMBED LADDER TO TOP OF WATER TRUCK TANKE TO INSPECT WATER TANK. AS HE DESCENDED LADDER HE STEPPED DOWN ON T HE HOOD AWKEWARD WITH HIS LEFT FOOT SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
BOLTING OVERCAST AND STEEL OR POT CAUGHT GLOVE AND WHEN HE TURNED IT ON IT CUT END OF LEFT INDELITTLE FINGER.
HE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER UP TO INSTALL NEXT ROW OF BOLTS INT HE #2 BREAK ON THE 002 SECTION WHEN A ROCK ROLLED OFF THE RIB AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT FOOT.
WATER AND MUD IN FACE- MINER OPERATOR TWISTED AND SLIPPED IN DECK OF MINER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT A 63IN BOTTOM BELT ROLLER UP AT BUNKER & AS HE TURNED WHILE LIFTING A ROLLER FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
INJURED WAS HANGING SCREEN ON TIP OF LONGWALL SHIELD IN PREPARATION TO MOVE LONGWALL. AS HE HUNG SCREEN, A 12"X15"X3". ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT EAR AND SIDE OF HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PAST MINER, FOOTWALL WAS WET AND SLICK, HE FELL, HURTING HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 8/24/93.
HE WAS PULLIGN AROCK DUST HOSE TO ROCKDUST A BELT LINE, AS HE WAS PULLIGN THE HOSE WITH IT POSITIONED OVER HIS SHOUDLER. HE UNKNOWLING REACHED THE END OF THE HOSE LENGTH AND WAS PULLED BACKWA RDS, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT SHOUDLER. HE DID NOT BEGIN TO MISS WORK UNTIL 12-28-93.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP AND SAID HE PULLED A CHEST MUSCLE TAKING HIS STEEL OUT OF HOLE. CAME OUT & TOOK TO DR.
INJURED WAS CUTTING ON 2570 DUMP ROPE, WHEN THE DUMP WAS CUT IT STRUCK HIM IN SHOULDER, NECK AND HEAD. BY THE EAR. HE WAS THROWN BACKWARD BY THE BLOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW KELLY BAR ON THE RR10-DRILL A BRASS SHIM(1/2IN THICK X31/2INWIDEX24IN LONG) FELL APPROX 20FT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RT HAND EMPLOYEE SUF FERED A TENDON LACERATION TO THE RT HAND REQUIRING SURGERY TO REPAIR
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN OXYGEN TANK FROM MAINTENANCE MOTOR TO SCOOP WHEN HE HAD TO CROSS UNDER THE ROCK DUSTER HOSE IN THE PROCESS HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE COAL ALONG THE RIB, FALLING & TWISTING HIS KNEE.
JOE WAS WALKING THROUGH PLANT ON SATURDAY WHILE PERFORMING SERVICE WORK. HE ALLEDGES HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE, BUT FAILED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT ONSATURDAY. ON MONDAY HIS WIFE CALLED AND STATED, "JOE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND HAD SEEN HIS OWN PHYSCIAN." WE REQUESTED THAT JOE SEE A COMPANY DOCTOR, AND WHILE AT THE CLINIC HIS WIFE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE COMPANY DR. TO EXAMINE JOE/NO MED. HIST.
WHILE GREASING CONVEYOR IDLERS EMPLOYEE STATES HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS OVER HEAD. EMPLOYEE FIRST RECIEVED TREATMENT ON 10/12/93. REPORT IS LATE DUE TO LOSS CONTROL CO-ORDINATOR LEAVING EMPLOYMENT WITH C OMINCO & THE PERSON FILLING IN THOUGHT THAT HE DIDN'T NEED TO SEND IT IN UNTIL THE INJURED EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK. [SEE ATTACHED LETTER]
LIFTING STONE
SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING ONTO EUK TRUCK TO CLEAN OUT MUD IN BACK.
DIGGING OUT STONE CHUTE THAT HAD STOPPED UP WITH DAMP MATERIALS.
EE STOPPED LOADER TO TALK TO PIT FOREMAN, WHILE DISMOUNTING THE LOADER HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HAND RAIL ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 5' TO THE GROUND. EE LANDED ON HIS BACK. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET UP UNDER HIS OWN POWER. AN AMBULANCE WAS SYNNIBED TI TRANSPORT HIM TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A STEP ON THE DRAGLINE, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED. HE CLAIMS EH PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER/ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONECTING SCOOP BATTERIES WHEN TWO LEADS GOT TOGETHER CAUSING A FIRE WHICH BURNED HIS R FOREARM.
ROCK WAS ON BELT AND EE WAS GOINT ROCK OFF BOLT WHEN HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.
HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HANG SOME CABLE WITH AN ARMADOR HIGH LIFT. HE WAS IN THE BASKET ABOUT 3 FT OFF OF THE GROUND.. THE MANLIFT STOPPED SUDDENLY AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT LEG ON MANLIFT BASKET AND BRUISED IT. THIS CAUSED A BLOOD CLOT IN THE MUSCLE.
EE WAS CARRYING METAL GRATE UP SLOPE BELT ENTRY AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER WHEN HE GOT IT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIMER AND FOOT WALL. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 8-26-93.
EMPL WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A TOOTH FROM THE BUCKET OF AN ENDLOADER. HIT STRUCK THE TOP OF THE TOOTH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND PENETRATED THE FRONT OF HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING OFF THE LIDS OF 828 RAM-CARBATTERIES WHEN INJURY OCURRED.
INJURED WAS ON HIS KNEES OPERATING THE CONT. MINER WITH A REMOTE BOX WHEN A COAL RIB ROLLED OFF & STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK & LT. LEG. CHIPPING ANKLE BONE.
EMPLOYEE WHILE SHOVELING BELT STRAINED BACK THIS HAPPENED SOMTIME DURING SHIFT. EMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGEDLY WAS DIGGING STONE OUT OF THE OPENNINGS OF A SECONDARY CRUSHER (TELSMITH CONE) WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL BETWEEN THE CRUSHER & THE HANDRAIL, LANDING AGAINST THE HANDRAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE A PLUG-UP OF ROCKS AND CLAY FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE STEDMAN IMPACT CRUSHER WITH A 6' LONG LENGHT OF CONDUIT WHEN THE PLUG-UP CLEARED ITSELF. EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE CONDUIT BACK BEFORE IT HIT THE STEDMAN WHEEL. THE STEDMAN WHEEL THEN JERKED THE CONDUIT IN A SWINGING MOTION STRIKING EMPLOPYEE IN THE HEAD.
PERSON STATED: LIFTING 6 FT. ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.
WAS WALKING TOWARD MANTRIP AND BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON SCOOP SIDE.
EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING ON SEMI-ROUGH TERRAIN. SLIPPED & TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURING IT.'
INJURED WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER AND LET STAB JACK DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT AND INJURED BIG TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING HIGH-LINE & FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS ALIGNING PLASTIC PIPE INTO FUSING MACHINE. EE ATTEMTED TO MOVE MACHINE WITH THE TOP OF THE CLAMPING DEVICE WHICH IS HINGED ALLOWING IT TO MOVE TOWARD EE STRIKING THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD. E E DID NOT GET A HOLD OF THE CLAMPING DEVICE IN APLACE THAT WOULD MOVE THE COMPLETE MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE WHILE CLIMBING HILL EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT FT. SANDERS HOSPITAL.
WHEN CROSSING THE TAILPIECE HIS HAT FLEW OFF & HE HIT HIS HEAD IN THE TOP OF ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE
WHILE STEPPING OFF STRUT PLATFORM STEPPED ON AIR HOSE AIR HOSE ROLLED CAUSING RT ANKLE TO TWIST EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE & FELL TO FLOOR
WHILE EE & EE WERE LIFTING A PUMP CASING ON TO A SLURRY PUMP THE CASE SLIPPED OFF & EE TRIED TO HOLD IT UP HURTING HIS LOWER BACK
INJURED AND CO WORKERS 2 WERE MOVING THE DOUBLE DOORS FROM 59 TO 45 BREAK. THEY WERE LOADING THE DOOR FRAME ON THE SCOOP INJURED AND CO WORKERS WERE POSITIONED IN FRONT OF THE SCOOP SLIDING TH E FRAME TO THE CENTER OF THE SCOOP BLADE. WHEN THEY LIFTED THE FRAME, TO SWING IT AROUND INJURED S FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING A STRAIN TO GROIN AREA.
SPLITTING STONE WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL, EE STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING CHOCKS IN PREPERATION TO MOVE THEM OFF THE LONG WALL FACE WHEN THE CHOCK COLLAPSED AND WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SHOULDER BY THE CHOCK.
WAS GETTING OFF A TRACK DOZER. STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE DOZER ARM AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEG WENT DOWN IN BETWEEN THE DOZER ARM AND THE TRACKS. HE THEN FELL ON OVER ONTO THE GROUND, PINNING HIS LEF. INTIAL DIAGNOSIS AS OF THE REPORT STATES POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENTS AND TENDON DAMAGE. HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON.
HE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT AND THE RIB. IT STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BAGS IN DUST COLLECTOR. WHEN HE FINISHED AS HE PUT THE DOOR BACK IN PLACE HE HAD TO LIFT UP THE DOOR TO FIT IN THE SLOT. HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS UP BACK WHEN HE LIFTED THE DOOR INTO PLACE.
EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS HIP & LOWER BACK & PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE STEPPING ONTO A BARGE ON WHICH A WATER PUMP WAS LOCATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 60 LB CASE OF BLASTING AGENT WHEN HE SLIPPED, GOING DOWNHILL. BOTH FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL, LANDING ON HIS BACK RIGHT HIP.
EE WAS WORKING ON POWER CENTER AND TURNED SUDDENLY STRIKING HIS HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER MACHINE CAUSING A CUT TO HIS RIGHT EAR.
AT THE EVENING SHIFT CREW LEFT THE SECTION AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT ON 8-20-93. THE LONG AIRDOX 3-WHEEL MANTRIP ENCOUNTED ROUGH ROADWAY. THE MANTRIP STRUCK A POT HOLE AND CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE FROM HIS SEAT. AS HE RETURNED TO THE SEAT, HE INJURED HIS LOW BACK.
AT 3:45 EMPLOYEES LEFT UPPER EYE LID WAS STUCK TO HIS LOWER LID WHEN HE RUBBED THE EYE HE FELT SOMETHING IN IT EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING THROUGH UNTIL NEXT WEEK WHEN HE WENT TO DOC WHO REMOVE D SLAG OF STEEL MEDICAL REPORT JUST READ SHOWS SLIVER WAS REMOVED & NOW EXCUSES EMPLOYEE FROM WORK
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING EMPTY BAGS ON THE FILL SPOUT WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF HIS SHOULDER POPPING.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BELT STRUCTURE SIDE RAIL & LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST HIS LEFT UPPER LEG & HIP AREA.
EMPL WAS LIFTING MINEER CABLE UP OVER THE SHOULDERS TO SUSPEND FROM FOOF & WHILE DOING SO FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER AREA. ACCIDENT REPORT WAS PROCESSED FIRST AID. EMPL CAME IN ON 8/25/93 & INFORME D US THAT HE HAD TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION THEREFORE NOW MAKING THIS REPORT MEDICAL. EMPL DID NOT MISS WORK. EMPL CALLED IN ON 9/2/93 STATING HE IS OFF AS OF THIS DATE-EMPL DIAGNOSED-TENDENIT
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND-HELD GRINDER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND CAUSING GRINDING WHEEL TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RE-POSITION THE DRILL HEAD TO ALIGN THE DRILL STEEL WITH THE HOLE AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS HAND ON THE STEEL BETWEEN THE JAWS. HE MOVED THE DRILL HEAD IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE JAWS.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN #4 ENTRY (BELT ENTRY), 1 BREAK INBY THE END OF THE LONG JOHN STRUCTURE. EMPL. PICKED UP A TIMBER & TURNED TO LAY IT ON THE RIB & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEES FIRST SHIFT MIS SED DUE TO THE INCIDENT WAS 9/8/93.
EMPLOYEE HOLDING BACK OF 50T JACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL A PIN FOR AN EQUALIZER BAR ON A D9N DOZER, PULL BOLT BROKE AND JACK LACERATED TOP OF LEFT RING FINGER.
HE WAS PICKING UP AND CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A PAIN STARTED IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS WATCHING A SCOOP KNOCK OUT A STOPPING TO MOVE VENTILATION UP IN THE LONGWALL HEADGATE THE SCOOP FLIPPED A SECTION OF 6IN PVC PLASTIC PIPE WHICH HIT EE IN THE LOWER LEFT LEG RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS & SWELLING
ROOF BOLTING IN 1 ENTRY IN 1 ST SOUTH OFF MAIN WEST TONE INSTALLED HIS FIRST PIN AS HE WALKED TO THE BACK OF THE BOLTER TO GET THE NEXT PIN HE SPRAIN HIS ANKLE ON A ROCK.
1 SOUTH HAULAGE ROAD HE WAS LEAD MOTORMAN BRINGING EMPTY SUPPLY CARS TO THE BOTTOM. THE MOTOR JUMPED TRACK @ 6A SWITCH. AS THE MOTOR DE-RAILED HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
GETTING ROCK OUT OF TAIL PIECE AND STRAINED BACK
EE WAS CUTTING ROPE ON WET HOLE BAGS WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND EE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.
CARRYING POSTS IN THE B PANEL SECTION & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
HE WAS GOING DOWN PLANT STEPPS AS HE STEPPED FROM STEPPS TO CONCRETE PAVEMENT HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE BOLT CAUSING HIS LEFT NAKLE TO TURN HE FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM INJURY TO ELBOW BRUISED LEFT ELB OW TURNED LEFT ANKLE.
CONVEYOR HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN TO REMOVE ROCK FROM TAIL PULLEY ON BELT TO SIMP. SCREEN . GUARD WAS REMOVED TO FACILITATE REMOVAL OR ROCK. ROCK WAS REMOVED, THEN GUARD WAS REPLACED. JUST AS SIGNAL WAS GIVEN TO RESTART, GUARD SLIPPED BRACKET, SWINGING FROM REAR BRACKET, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN GROIN AREA.
INJURED WAS PUTTING UP A RESIN ROOF BOLT WHEN PUSHING BOLT UP IN THE HOLE THE BOLT SPRUNG FROM THE HEAD OF THE MACHINE AND STRUCK HIS THUMB LEFT AND BROKE IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THE PERIMETER OF JOB SITE TO INSPECT THE SILT FENCE. HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK, SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
REACHING OUT OF OPEN DOOR OF MACK TRIANGLE TO PULL HANDLE TO LOWER BOX OR TRUCK BODY, DOOR OF TRUCK SHUT ON LEFT WRIST CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT WRIST, MOVEMENT OF TRUCK CAUSED DOOR TO SLAM SHUT.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER HIS DRILL STEEL HAD STUCK IN THE TOP WHILE DRILLING. HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE IT & SLIPPED & FELL.
WHILE EE WAS WORKING ON THE FEEDER CHAIN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK THIS OCCURRED WHEN HE LIFTED A CONVEYOR FLIGHT
PUTTING JACKLEG IN SCOOP, BUCKET FELL, JACKLEG FELL ON FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 6" PIPE OVER WITH ROCK BAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. OTHER EMPLOYEE'S BAR SLIPPED, THUS MASHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.
CLIMBING LADDER, SLIPPED & FELL AND LANED AGAINST A TANK STRUCTURE STRIKING LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS PATCHING A 10" STEEL PIPE, WAS STANDING ON A 5' WOODEN LADDER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PATCHLEAK. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OF LADDER TWISTING & STRICKING LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED ALLEDGED HE WAS OPERATING HIS ROOF DRILL WHEN HE THOUGHT HE GOT DUST IN HIS EYE HE FINISHED HIS SCHEDULED WORK SHIFT & WENT TO THE HOSPITAL LATER THAT SAME EVENING & HAD A FOREIGN OBJE CT REMOVED HE MISSED WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY TO GO TO AN EYE DOCTOR
RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AND CAUSED SCRAPER TO VEER TO THE RIGHT INTO ROUGH GROUND.
HE WAS STEAM CLEANING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THE SPRAY OF WATER GLANCED OFF THE EQUIPMENT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS NECK BACK, CAUSING THE INJURY TO H IS NECK.
EE WAS HELPING WITH A WATERPUMP INSTALLATION. EVERYTHING WAS COMPLETED AND EE WAS STARTING TO LOWER THE SUCTION HOSE, AS HE LOWERED THE HOSE THE WINCH HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND THUS LETTI NG THE WEIGHT OF THE HOSE SPIN THE HANDLE. INSTEAD OF LETTING THE HOSE FALL EE TRIED TO CATCH THE HANDLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURED FINGER AND CUT ACROSS THE LEFT HAND. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND
EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING HIGH TOP IN 2ND HORTH HEADER HOLE, RIB OF COAL ROLLED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT SIDE.
HOOD WAS OPEN ON SERVICE TRUCK WHEN BATTERY BLEW UP. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING TO SIDE OF TRUCK.
EMPL.WAS PULLING TYPE 2 CEMENT FROM BIN TO FILL BULK TANK. WAS OPENING SPOUTS TO ALLOW CEMENT INTO SCREW CONVEYOR TO TRANSFER TO BULK TANK FOR LOADING INTO TRUCKS. WHILE CHECKING FLOW OF CEME NT FROM NSPOUT TO CONVEYOR CEMENT SLID & GUSHED FROM SPOUT.HE REMOVED GLASSES TO CLEAN, THEN SECOND GUSH STRUCK HIM IN FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO CHANGE SCREEN ON DECK. WHEN HE MADE FINAL STEP TO SCREEN DECK, EMPLOYEE FELT SHARP PAIN IN THE AREA OF RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A WATER PUMP OUT OF THE PIT. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, LOST HIS FOOTING FELL ONTP HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK AS HE WAS LIFTING A 7' POST FROM OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET. INVESTIGATION COMPLETD 8/27/93
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOUD A 2 WHEEL CART AND FELT IT SWING OVER AND HIT HIS LEG AGAINST HE FALT CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING IN BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A PIECE OF STRUCTURE BEGAN TO FALL. HE REACHED FOR THE STRUCTURE & IT STRUCK LEFT HAND CAUSING LEFT ARM TO BE FORCED DOWNWARD & OVER EXTENDING LEFT ELBOW. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8/28/93 WHEN HE BEGAN MISSING TIME.
THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF INJURY FROM 8/2/93. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON THE FIRST STEP & SLIPPED & FELL. ON 08/19/93 EMPLOYEE AGGREVATED THE INJURY BY DRIVING A 773 CAT TRUCK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER & LOWER BOOM ON FOOT.
INJURED WAS REACHING TO GET A ROOF BOLT FROM THE TRAY ON HIS BOLTER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS REACHING AND TWISTING AT THE SAME TIME.
SLIPPED ON BANK AND FELL DOWN WHILE SERVICING TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT ON A RAMJACK ON THE LONGWALL FACE AT SHIELD #80 AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS A SCAFFOLD IN FRONT OF THE #2 PORTAL WATER SUMP. HE SLIPPED ON THE SCAFFOLDING WALKWAY & GRABBED THE SUMP TANK CAUSING HIS RIGHT ARM TO BE PULLED BACKWARDS.
UPON FUELING L-1000 LOADER EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS & SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF A DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND. LEFT SHOULDER WAS SEPARATED IN THE FALL.
HE WAS HAULING DIRT TO COVER REFUSE ON MOUNTAINS. SECOND LOAD HE GOT OUT TO CHECK BERM. WHILE MOUNTING THE OFF ROAD TRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH THE LADDER ON SECOND STEP. THIS CAUSED H IM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARDS TO THEGROUND. CHIPPED BONE IN LEFT FOOT.
USING GRINDER WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN EYE...DID NOT INPAIR VISION.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A SHIELD CAR HE SLIPPED & FELL STRAINING HIS GROIN AREA EMPLOYEE WORKED AUGUST 20TH (HE LOST WORK ON 08-21-& 08-23-93)
CLIMBING DOWN FROM TRUCK, SLIPPED ON STEP, HELD ON TO BRACE TO KEEP FROM FALLING.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED DRILLING A ROOF BOLTHOLE. WHEN HE LET THE DRILL HEAD DOWN THE STEEL STAYED IN THE ROOF. WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE STEEL IT CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK THAT FELL OUT BETWEEN ATRS & LAST RROW OF BOLTS EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF POSITIONING ROOF BOLTER HEAD TO INSTALL BOLT WHEN ROCK FELL STRIKI NG EMPLOYEE ON RT SOULDER RT RIB CAGE AREA EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS & BRUISES TO HIS RT SIDE
WAS TRYING TO PUSH ROCK OFF OF MINER WITH FEET AND STRAINED BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 600 LB. PANEL, WHEN HE FELT A PULLING IN HIS LOWER WAIST AREA.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING HEADER BOARDS FROM A TRAM. WHILE HOOKING A CHAIN AROUND THE HEADTER BOARDS HIS LEFT HAND MADE CONTACT WITH A METAL BAND THAT SURROUNDED THE HEADER BOARDS. HE SUST AINED A LACERATION TO THE BASE OF THE LEFT THUMB WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
WALKING DOWN STEPS FELL WHEN HE TRIPPED ON STEPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING PINNNER HEAD OVER TO INSTALL RIB BOLT. DRILL BOOM WAS HANGING. EMPL RAISINING AND SWINGING HEAD IN UNEVEN BOTTOM AND HEAD FREED UP SWUNG OVER ON EMPLOYEES LEG. EMPL DID N OT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 8/24/93.
THE MAN WAS UNLOADING BUNDLES OF ROOF BOLTS FROM THE SCOOP TRACTOR TO THE ROOF BOLTER. WHILE LIFTING A BUNDLE IT CAUGHT ON ANOTHER BUNDLE OF BOLTS CAUSING THE MAN TO JAR.
HE WAS MOVING DOZER FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER HE TURNED TO LOOK BEHIND HIM AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE IN #5 ENTRY #28 CROSSCUT EAST WHEN HE TRIPPED & CAUGHT LEFT EAR ON CABLE HANGER
STOOD UP UNDER LOADER BUCKET, HIT HEAD, WHICH RESULTED IN BACK SORENESS.
EMPOYEE WAS REMOVING OXYGEN CYLINDER FROM WELDING BUGGY. HE STRAINED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES THAT ON 01-1 5-93 WHILE DRIVING A 777 ROCK TRUCK THAT HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 08-18-93 WHEN HE ALLEDGED THAT HIS BACK DIDNT GET ANY BETT ER & HE NEEDED TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON SIDE OF TRAILER TO REMOVE BROKEN BOARD. EMPLOYEE GRUBBED NOSE BOARD AND BOARD BROKE. EMPLOYEE FELL OFF TRAILER.
12 B LONGWALL SECTION WAS IDLE AND THE CREW WAS HANGING MONORAIL EE HAD TO LIFT AND RAISE HIS END OF THE MONRAIL ABOVE HIS HEAD AS HE DID SO HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
MAN LIFTED A CASE OF POWDER NAD SWUNG HIS BODY AROUND TO PUT CASE IN POWER MAN TRIP INSTEAD OF MOVING TO MANTRIP AND SETTING CASE IN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT REAR OF MINER. STEPPED ON A PIECE OF CURTAIN WITH OIL ON IT. SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.