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EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO THE OPERATORS DECK OF A SCOOP, THE SCOOP WAS COVERED WITH ICE AND HIS HANDS AND FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS DIMOUNTING A DOZER, WHEN HE STEPPED OWN IHS FOOT LANDED ONA STONE CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE DID NTO GOT TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 8-26-91, WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HI S FOOT WAS FRACTURED.
TIGHTENING WEDGE STUCK R THUMB
TINJURED PICKED UP A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE TO CARRY AND PUT IN PLACE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
COMING OUT OF DRIFT MOUTH TO START BELTS AND SLIPPED CAUSING A SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG.NOTE THIS MAN WAS INJURED ON 11-29-89 BUT DID NOT REQUEST THAT HIS FOREMAN REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 03-06-90.INJU RED VISITED DOCTOR ON 03-05-90 AND STARTED TO MISS WORK ON 03-07-90 FOR THERAPY TREATMENT.
INJURED BENT OVER TO THROW TRACK SWITCH AT START OF SHIFT & PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK
INJURED WAS JACKING BELT TAILPIECE WITH A BELT JACK AND THE JACK SLIPPED OUT STRIKING INJURED ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS RIDING TRACK MOTOR HE STUCK HIS ARM OUT TO PUSH BACK CURTAIN HIS ARM WENT THROUGH A HOLE IN CURTAIN CAUSING HIM TO BE PULLED OFF MOTOR INJURED RECEIVED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER & TORN MUSCLE
INJURED WAS SHOVELING BELT AND HIS SHOVEL WAS CAUGHT IN THE BELT TAIL ROLLER AND KICKED BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH. REPORTED DUE TO ROOT CANAL OF CHIPPED TOOTH.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN A ROOFBOLT AND THE MINE ROOF JUST AS HE TIGHTENED THE ROOF BOLT.
INJ WALKING IN TRACK ENTRY & BUMPED INTO TROLLEY WIRE HANGER.
INJURED WAS WALKING TO BOARD MANTRIP AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT, WHILE WALKING INJURED STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A NEWLY INSTALLED TROLLY WIRE HANGER.
INJ RUNNING TRO5LEY MOTOR WHEN THE POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY WIRE, INJ WAS TURNING HAND BRAKE AND HIT RT ELBOW ON CORNER OF MOTOR NECK
INJ WAS GETTING3OUT OF DECK OF THE TROLLEY MOTOR WHEN HE SLIPPED HITTING HIS ELBOW ON THE DECK OF THE MOTOR BRUSING IT PAI PILLS WERE PRESCRIBED
EE WAS HOLDING 7HE CONVEYOR SPROCKET ON THE FEEDER WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING IT AS HE WAS STRIKING THE C ONVEYOR SPROCKET A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF & HIT HIM IN TH E RIGHT ARM ABO5E THE ELBOW.
EE WAS CHANGING3AN IDLER ON A MINER. WHILE PUSHING & PULLING WITH A BAR HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING THE TAIL PIECE WHEN HE DID HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TURNED HIS RT ANKLE
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING THE SCOOP WHEN HE STOOD UP TO PUSH 2 TIMBERS BACK ON THE SCOOP HE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT HIP.
HIGH PILLAR FAL5 RESULTED IN BREAKTHROUGH TO OVERLYING MINE STRATA SEPARATING 2 SEAMS IS 130' WATER BEGAN COMING THROUGH TOP AT PILLAR LINE.WATER WAS ROOFED 2500' OUBBY PILLAR LINE AND MINE HA S BEEN CLOSED. 3
INJURED WAS MEA8URING A TIMBER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A TIMBER, WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE WEDGE THE TIMBER HE WAS SETTING FELL AND STRUCK I,NAME IN THE LEFT SIDE THIS RESU LTED IN THE INT9RNAL RE-OPENING OF AN OLD SURGERY SCAR. (EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 4-22-86).
HELPING MOVE MI3ER ACROSS SECTION.MINER CABLE CAUGHT ON ROCK AND TURNED IT OVER ON LEFT FOOT RESULTED IN BRUISE.
EE WAS STANDING3NEXT TO T HE CAR CABLE ANCHOR WHEN THE ANCHOR PULLED LOOSE CAUSING SLACK IN CAR CABLE. AS THE SLACK WAS TAKEN UP THE CABLE CAUGHT INJURED ON THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE BRU ISING HIS LEG. 3NJURED WORKED THE NEXT 2 DAYS.
THE EMPLOYEE HA8 THE MINER HEAD SUMPED IN AND WAS CUTTING HE RAISED THE HEAD TO CUT THE ROCK BAND WHEN HE DID THIS IT CAUSED THE MINER TO BUCK AND KNOCK HIM AGAINST THE CANOPY INJURING HIS NEC K 3
INJ WAS BUIDLIN1 A STOPPING HE BENT OVER PICKED UP A CONCRETE BLOCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK
INJ SETTING HEAD DRIVE AND OPERATING HYDRAULIC DRILL WHEN AUGER BARREL ON DRILL CAUGHT PANTS LEG JUST ABOVE LEFT KNEE AND PULLED HIM INTO AUGTE///// AUGER CAUSING LACERATION ON LEFT KNEE WHE WHICH REQ 6 SUTURES.
INJURED WAS HELPING LAY A SECTION OF TRACK RAIL WHEN IT HIT HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT FRACTURING IT.
INJURED WAS TAKING SIDE COVER OFF OF MINER THE COVER FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT FRACTURING IT
I NAME WAS PINNING TOP AT THE FACE OF 6 ENTRY HE HAD JUST TIGHTENED A PIN AND WAS LETTING THE HEAD DOWN AS HE REMOVED THE WRENCH HE PUSHED THE WRONG LEVER ON THE MACHINE CAUSING THE DRILL STE
WALKING BESIDE BELTLINE SLIPPED AND FELL TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS HAND AND STRUCK THE BOTTOM BELT ROLLER THIS RESULTED IN LACERATION OF THE RT INDEX FINGER
THE TRACK WAS BEING PULLED BACK ON THE 001-0-SECTION I NAME WAS LOADING STEEL RAILS ONTO RAIL TRUCKS HE LIFTED A RAIL AND INJURED HIS BACK.
INJ WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN THE SCOOP SEAT BROKKE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK
INJURED WAS EXAMINING SHUTTLE CAR CONVEYOR CHAIN FOR BROKEN ROLLER LINKS, CHAIN WAS MOVING, SOME LINKS WERE COVERED WITH COAL. INJURED WAS USING HAND TO BRUSH AWAY COAL AND EXPOSE ROLLER LINKS, FINGER CAUGHT IN CHAIN, SEVERED TIP END OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE HURT HIS LEFT SIDE WHILE PULLING RAILS OFF OF RAIL TRUCK
EMPLOYEE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE A BIT WRENCH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN BIT LUGS ON MINER USING A CRESCENT WRENCH AND 4FT PIECE OF PIPE HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH LATER EXAMINATION REVEL ED A HERNIA
EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE MOVING A SECTION OF VENTILATION TUBING