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AN OVERBURDEN SLIP OCCURRED AT OUR GOLDEN OAK 3AMINE. THIS HAPPEN AT OUR TRACK ENTRY, DRIFT MOUTH. THE OVERBURDEN DISLODGE OUR CANOPY STRUCTURE.THE OVERBURDEN WAS REMOVED & A CANOPY STRUCTURE WAS REPOSITIONED WITH ADDL SUPPORTS
EMPLOYEE (ORGAN) FELT PAIN CHANGING FITTINGS ON SCOOP 12-18-96 CONTINUED TO WORK ON 5-3-97 TOOK TO DR START MISSING WORK 3-3-97.
EE WALKING TO MANTRIP CHIPPED TOOTH. NOT SURE WHAT HIT.
EE BARING DOWN LOOSE ROCK, A PIECT FELL ON FOOT.
EE GOT WATER AND MATERIAL IN EYE WHILE RUNNING MOTOR ON TRACK OFF TOP.
ROCK FALL OCCURRED IN FACE, WHICH HAD BEEN TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 20X20X6' THICK THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48" RESIN BOLTS. SPAD LOCATION WAS 40' ENTRY SPAD # 3232 .
EMPLOYEE HELPED PUSH A STUCK VEHICLE AND LATER FELT PAIN IN BACK.
SECTION WAS ADVANCING IN 2ST RT PANEL OFF OF SUBMINS WHEN AN ACCIDENT CUT THROUGHT OCCURRED INTOAN ADJACENT SEALED AREA. THERE WAS NO WATER OR GAS IN SEALED AREA. THIS OCCURED INTHE #4 HDG. APPROX. 144' INBY SPAD#2472. THE AREA HAS BEEN SEALED.
THE ROCK FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 4 XCUTS OUTBY FACE. FALL MEASURED 80'X20'X6'. FALL AREA WILL BE CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF. (THE #6 ENTRY LOCATION OF FALL).
EE REACHING FOR BUCKET STRUCK ON UPPER ARM BY DRAW ROCK.
EE RAISED UP ON MANTRIP COME IN CONTACT WITH CITY CANOPY BRUISING BACK AND RIBBS.
THE FALL OCCURRED ON 003 SECTION'S PILLAR LINE. THE FALL CAUGHT THE REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED BY 42" RESIN BOLTS AND TIMBERS.
EE WHILE SHOVELING BELT EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.
WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT ON HD. DRIVE EXPERIENCED PAIN LEFT SIDE OF BACK.
THE CUT THROUGH OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY, APPROX 75' INBY SPAD #2223. THE CUT THROUGH HAS BEEN SEALED. MINING WAS RESUMED ON THE RETREAT FOR 003SECTION.
ROCK FALL OCCURRED APPROX 57OO AT OUTBY SECTION LANDING POINT. FALL WAS IN #4 ENTRY(BELT). FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP. FALL MEASURES 20' X 20'X 8-10'THICK. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48" FULL GROUT RESIN BOLTS. THE FALL WAS LOCATED OUTBY SPAD #1447 IN THE #4 ENTRY.
MOVING C MINER CABLE FELT PAIN IN LEFT HIP.
EE TWISTED BACK LOADING SUPPLYS.
EE GREASING TOP ROLLERS HOOKED TOE OF BOOT ON BELT BOX TWISTED KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK 7-14-95 WHILE SHOVELING TAILPIECE CONTINUED TO WORK THRU WEEKEND DECIDEDTO GO TO DR. 7-11-95.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING MAINTENANCE PART.
A SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A PIECE OF COAL & WHEN IT BUSTER A PIECE WEDGED INTO HIS EYE WHILE HE WAS HANGING VENT CURTAIN
WHILE INSTALLING A VENTILATION CURTAIN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK THIS MEPLOYEE ONT HE LEFT SIDE CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. ROCK MEASURED APPROX 1 1/2'LX1'WX2 " THICK.
EE WAS PLUGGING UP A SET OF SCOOP BATTERIES WHEN HIS HAND WAS BURNED BY AN ELECTRICAL ARC CAUSED BY A GROUNDED LEAD.
EE WAS SITTING AT THE SECTION POWER CENTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL LATER THAT DAY WITH BACK PAI N.
HE WAS PUTTING THE CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE.
HE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWA WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.
EMPLOEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE EXPERIENCE DPAIN IN HIS TESTICLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF DRILL ON HIS KNEE WHEN HE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN BOTH KNEES.
THE ROCK FALL OCCURED IN THE #4 ENTRY, 3 CROSSCUTS INBY PORTAL. THE FALL MEASURED 20'X 18'X36". THE AREA HAS BEEN CLEANED AND RE.
WHILE TRYING TO SLIDE A STEEL RAIL OVER IN THE SCOOP BUCKET, THE RAIL TURNED OVER AND MASHED THIS EMPLOYEE'S THUMB CAUSING BLEEDING AND SWELLING.
ON 5-6-94 EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEE SHOVELING COAL WHEN HE HURT HIS KNEEE. HE CONTINUED WORKING TILL 5-20-94 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO M.D. FOR PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS RIGHT LEG AND KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CLAW HAMMER TO REMOVE THE PIN OUT OF A BELTSPIKE WHEN HE STRUCK THIS HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF & EMBEDDED IN HIS R EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO RETRIEVE DRILL STEEL FROM A ROOF BOLT HOLE.HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DRILL POT AND LOOKED AWAY.THE STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE AND BRUISED THE BACK OF HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE DID NOT COME TO WORK ON THE 11TH THRU THE 18TH HE BROUGHT A DOC EXCUSE FOR THESE DAYS BUT DID NOT NOTIFY US HE HAD BEEN OFF FOR A WORK RELATED ACCIDEDNT HE TOLD HIS MD HE HIT HIS ELB OW ON ROOF WHILE REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE UPON INVESTIGATION WE DISCOVERED THIS IS A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT
HE WAS SHOVELING #4 #10 AND SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS UNLOADING A BOX OF RESIN OFF THE BACK FO ROOF BOLTER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE DROVE MINER OVER A PIECE OF WATERLINE CAUSING THE LINE TO HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE EXPERIENCED CRAMPS IN LOWER ARMS FOR APPROX. 2 WEEKS WHEN THE PAIN PERSISTED HE WENT TO THE DR AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SOME NERVE DAMAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK DUSTING, THE RETURN CAUSING SPECKS OF THE ROCK DUST TO GO INTO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF NECK CAUSING NECK & BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN TANK AND PULLED CARTILAGE IN RIB AREA.
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.
EE WAS WORKING ON POWER CENTER AND TURNED SUDDENLY STRIKING HIS HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER MACHINE CAUSING A CUT TO HIS RIGHT EAR.
EE WAS LOADING CRIB BLOCKS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELLING BELTLINE AND STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A CABLE AND STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND TWISTED KNEE CAUSING LIGAMENT DAMAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER AND THE ATRSHIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD CAUSING HIS NECK TO BE STOWED.
EE WAS RIDING IN A SUPPLY BUGGY AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING BACK STRAIN.
DRAW ROCK FELL FROM OOF HITTING EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING INJURY TO SHOULDER.
SHOVELING BELT DRIVE AND TWISTED BACK.
EMPL WAS SHOVELING BELTLINE & THE SHOVEL HIT A SPLICE IN THE BELT CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO JUMP BACKWARDS HITTING EMPL IN THE CHEST AREA CAUSINGBRUISING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A WHEEL UNIT ON A SHUTTLE CAR AND STRAINED BACK.
THERE WAS A 24" SNOW, FOLLOED BY RAIN CAUSING WATER TO GATHER, 2 OF OUR PUMPS WERE DOWN AT THE TIME, RESULTING IN THE FLOODING SITUATION.
EE WAS OPERATING MINER AND GOT A PIECE OF COAL IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND A PIECE OF COAL WENT INTO HIS EYE CAUSING SCRATCHES TO HIS EYE BALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST ONTO BELT LINE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A PIECE OF STEEL )ROOF BOLT) AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CRIB BLOCKS ONTO SUPPLY CART WHEN ONE FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING TO THE FACE ON A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN IT HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING BACK INJURY TO THE EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A TAIL ROLLER BEARING IN AN OWENS FEEDER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 18" LONG BY 1' WIDE AND 1" THICK FELL AND CAUGHT HIS HAND (LEFT) AGAINST THE FEEDER CUTTING HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING UNDERGROUND ON PERSONAL CARRIER WHEN IT HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND JARRED HIM CAUSING STRAIN TO BACK EMPLOYEE WORKED FOR 2 HOURS WHILE HE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT CAUSING MO RE PAIN TO BACK.
EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP WHEN IT HIT A HOLE AND INJURED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A BOLT MACHINE AND IT TRAMMED AGAINST HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELT STRUCTURE ON BELTLIEN AND FELL ON FACE CAUSING CUTS TO FACE.
99783 INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN CHAIN AS EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING HEAD DRIVE.
55061S DRIVING A SCOOP AND IT ACCELATERED UNEXPECTEDLY AND SLAMMED INTO BRATTICE CAUSING HI8M TO CRACK LEFT ELBOW.
61330OCCURRED ON THE 003 TRAVEL ROAD ACROSS FROM #7 BELTLINE AT THE 22ND BRATTICE STARTED IN THE INTAKE NEWTRAL IN #5 ENTRY & WENT HALFWAY INTO #6 ENTRY RESOLTING IN THE BRATTICE HAVE BEEN RES 52312LISHED & FALL TIMBERED & DANGEREDD OFF
10869SES BACK FELL OUT APPROX 21/2FT TO 3FT THICK TO 6IN THICK WITH THE LARGEST END OF ROCK FALL IN THE XCUT 15XCUTS INBY PORTAL IN THE OLD WORKS THIS HAS BEEN STANDING FOR OVER 20 MO & BOLTED 06938 3FT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS FALL IS 20FT WIDE 10 FT LONG 3FT TO 6FT THICK
61330WAS APPROX 140FT BY 20FT X6FT LOCATED IN #3 ENTRY 8XCUTS OUTBY THE FACE WHERE FIRST PILLAR PANEL STARTED ON 003 SECTION
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE & STRAINED BACK
54736YEE WAS REPAIRING BRAKES ON COMPANY VEHICLE WHEN HE STARTED TO REPLACE TIRE AND WHEEL HIS LOWER BACK HE STRAINED.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A MANTRIP WITH A DISK GRINDER, THE GRINDER KICKED BACKWARDS, STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT KNEE CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
EMPL HELPING REPAIR BELT WHEN HANDLE OF COME-ALONG SLIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING QUICK COUPLING FROM SCOOP THE COUPLING SNAPPED LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM UNDER THE LEFT KNEE CAUSING A CUT AND FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE RIDES DAILY ON MANTRIP TO AND FROM FACE OF MINES. DUE TO THE ROUGHNESS AND FREQUENCY OF RIDE, STRAIN AND INFECTION TO THE LEFT TESTICLE OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND PULLED (STRAINED) LOWER BACK AND NECK.
EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL CAME LOOSE AND PINCHED LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING STICHES TO BE REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT EAR AND HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING POWER CENTER & TOUCHED HOT WIRE CAUSING BURNS TO RIGHT FINGERS LEFT PALM & LEFT THIGH
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES IN SCOOP WHEN BATTERY SLIPPED CAUSING KNEE TO CRUSH INTO ANOTHER BATTERY.
EMPL WAS PICKING UP BELT ROPE THAT WAS STRETCHED TIGHT & STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE AXLE FROM WHEEL ON A SCOOP WHEN THE STEEL CAME LOOSE AND CUT EE HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING FEEDER WHEN BRATTICE BLOCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE FROM BOLT MACHINE REEL AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS SETTING TIMBERS USING BOW SAW TO TRIM. SAW SLIPPED & CUT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING PIECE OF BELT WHEN EMPLOYEE HAD CAUGHT LEFT LEG BETWEEN BELT AND RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FEEDER A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF HAMMER. PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF HAMMER & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN CHEST.
EMPL WAS HELPING DROP CABLE DOWN HOLE WHEN CABLE GOT AWAY & EMPL GOT TANGLED UP IN CABLE CASUING HIM TO TRIP & FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP INTO MINE.MANTRIP HIT A BUMP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE JARRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TORKING ROOF BOLT WITH TORK WRENCH & TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPL WORKING ON LOADER WHEN BACK WAS INJURED.EMPL RETRW 1-25-90 AFTER BEING OFF SINCE 12-1-89.ON 3-14-90 EMPL COMPLAIN WITH REOCCURRANCE OF INJ.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLED OFF ROAD TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD. AS HE STARTED TO GET OUT OF TRUCK HE SLIPPED & FELL, BREAKING LEFT LEG WHEN LANDING ON GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROOF BOLTS OFF BOLTING MACHINE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN CAUSING RUPTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON LOADER-TAKING PANEL BOARD OUT BOARD SLIPPED EMPLOYEE JUMPED BACK TO AVOID BEING HIT & PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS STEERING 3-WHEELER,WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL HIT RIGHT ARM.RIGHT ARM WAS BROKEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PIN INTO CUTTER CHAIN, ON CUTTING MACHINE, WITH HAMMER. PIECE OF STEEL FROM HAMMER WENT INTO FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING ROOF BOLTER/TRS OUT-JACK FLIPPED & PUSHED SYSTEM INTO BLOCK OF COAL, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO MASH FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING COAL IN A STOCK PILE USING A D-9 DOZER WHEN THE COAL SHIFTED UNDERNEATH THE DOZER CAUSING A HOLLOW SPOT THE DOZER SLID INTO THE HOLE THE EMPLOYEES ARM HIT THE WINDSHIELD AN D ROLL BAR RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO HIS R T WRIST AND ARM
PNEUMOCONIOSIS 3
200 TONS OF COA5 WAS LEFT IN COAL STORAGE SILO SINCE MARCH 1986 WHICH CREATED ENOUGH HEAT TO START SMOKE NEAR BELT FEEDER JUST INSIDE CONE SECTION OF COAL STORAGE SILO.THE COAL WAS EMPTIED FRO M SILO IN 4 HRS3AND THIS COAL WAS WET DOWN ON THE GROUND AS IT PILED UP.IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE SMOKE WAS EXCESS HEAT IN THE CONE.