Dulcimer #1a Coal

EE STATED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED SETTING MINER BITS IN THE HEADING OF 3 ENTRY HE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO STAND AND TURN IN THE SAME MOTION WHILE HOLDING A BUCKET OF USED BITS IN ONE HAND AND PLI ERS IN THE OTHER HAND AT THIS TIME HE FELL AND HE STATED HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG WENT UNDER HIS HIP AND HE FELT A BURNING FEELING AND A TEARING SENSATION N HIS RIGHT KNEE.

HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNLOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET ONTO THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN #4 ENTRY. HE THREW A BOX OF GLUE ONTO THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND WH EN HE RAISED UP HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF AND A SHARP PAIN STRUCK HIM IN THE CENTER OF HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP DECK WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

I NAME STATED THAT THE MINER WAS IN #2 HEADING & HAD BACKED UP TO RT BREAK WHEN HE REACHED OVER TO TOP OF HEADLIGHT TO PULL A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK OF WHICH CAUGHT & MASHED HIS RT HAND & CUT HIS THUMB

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE CARRYING AN ARM LOAD OF ROOF BOLTS FROM BACK OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE, HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HIS W-65 SELF-RESUCRER, WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO H IS MINING BELT, CAUSING BRUISING TO BACK ABOVE RIGHT HIP.

INJURED A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS AT THE FEEDER.A ROCK WAS LAYING ON COVER OVER PUMP MOTOR.HE SAID HE PULLED THE ROCK OFF,CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND THE COVER LID.

WHILE TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR (STANDARD SIDE CAR) FROM FEEDER BACK TO CONTINUOUS MINER. TRAVELING ALONG THE #4 ENTRY ROADWAY, CAR TIRE DROPPED INTO A HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING INJURED TO BE BOUNCED UPWARD, THEN BACK DOWN SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN AN ALLEGED INJURY TO THE LOWER BACK.

EMPL STATED PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 2"X14" ALLEGEDLY FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS PUTTING UP FIRST ROOF BOLT IN #4 RIGHT BREAK.

INJURED STATED HE WAS HE;PING LOAD EXPLOSIVES INTO HOLES,HE WAS IN A BENT POSITION AND HAD A TAMPING STICK (APPR 2 1/2"X4') TO TAMP THE HOLES.HE BENT OVER TO PUT EXPLOSIVES IN THE HOLE AND FEL T A BURNING SENSATION IN BACK (LEFT SIDE) AT THELOWER EDGE OF RIB CAGE.HE STRAIGHTENED UP AND GOT MORE EXPLOSIVES AND WHEN HE BENT OVER A SHARP PAIN HIT HIM IN SAME AREA.HE USED THE TAMPING S

ALLEGEDLY INJURED WAS STEPPING ACROSS CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE FOOT SLIPPED ON MINE BOTTOM CAUSING INJURED TO FALL FORWARD HE PUT OUT LEFT HAND & CAUGHT HOLD OF TOP OIF CON. MINER CANOPY WHICH I N TURN FORCED LEFT ELBOW UPWARD & INTO MINE ROOFWHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO LEFT ELBOW.

WHILE T RAMMING STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR FROM #3 ENTRY TO #5 ENTRY THROUGH LAST OPEN X-CUT STRUCK INBY PILLAR OF #4 RIGHT BREAK WITH OFF SIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR ALLEGEDLY STRAINING LOWER BACK

WHILE SETTING A 220 VOLT SUMP PUMP IN A 55 GALLON BARRELL WHICH HAD BEEN CUT I NTO USEING AN AXE WHICH LEFT A SHARP EDGE ON BARRELL HALF BARRELL WAS BEING USED TO PROTECT SUMP PUMP HE STATED H E WAS HOLDING THE 1/2 BARRELL DOWN IN WATER USING HIS L EFT HAND HE SET PUMP INTO 1/2 BARRELL WITH RIGHT HAND AND WHILE DOING SO HE CAUGHT THUMB OF RIGHT HAND ON EDGE OF 1/2 BARRELL CAUSING L

INJURED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT UP A BLOCK CURTAIN, A 4 X 4 TIMBER WHICH WAS UP AGAINST COAL RIB WITH CURTAIN NAILED TO IT, FELL OVER AND ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT AND INJURED 1ST JOINT OF 3R D FINGER ON LEFT HAND. FRACTURED 1ST JOINT OF 3RD FINGER.