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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EE INJURED HIS LOW BACK PRYING BELT APART WITH SLATE BAR TO INSTALL ROLLERS.
EE WAS MANUALLY PUSHING A BOLT INTO THE HOLE. HE OVER EXERTED AND INJURED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE IN #2R. HEADING. HIS STEEL STUCK, AND HAD TO BE SPINNED OUT. AS THE STEEL SPINNED THE GLOVE OF EMPLOYEE'S HAND SNAGGED. THIS CAUSED INJURY TO THE RIGHT THUMB OF EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT ARM. ICE PACK WAS APPLIED FOR SWELLING, NEXT DAY EE SAW A DR. XRAY WAS NEGATIVE.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOW BACK LIFTING ON BELT SET UP WITH PRY BAR.
EE WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE PINNER. PINNER WAS STOPPED AND EE WAS GETTING BOLTS READY FOR THGE NEXT ROW. EE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE WHEELS. OPERATOR STARTED THE PINNER SAND RAN OVER THE LEF T FOOT OF THE EMPLOYEE. XRAY WAS NEGATIVEW. HOWEVER, INJURY EXTENT IS DUE IN PART TO A PREVIOUS LAW MOWER ACCIDENT IN WHICH TWO TOES OF LEFT FOOT WERE CUT OFF. EE INJURED AN OLD INJURY.
EE WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE BOLTER. ATRS WAS UNLEVEL. EE WAS LEVELING THE ATRS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. OPERATOR WAS MOVING TILT. OPERATOR PUSHED THE WRONG LEVER CAUSING EE'S HAND TO BE MASHED A GAINST THE ROOF. LEVERS FOR TILT AND ATRS ARE SIDE BY SIDE. EE LOST RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
THE ROOR FALL OCCURED IN THE BELT ENTRY DNE BREAK INSIDE OF PORTAL THE FALL IS APPROX 90FT LONG 9FT THICK & 15FT WIDE
EE'S BACK IS WEAK FROM MORE THAN 15YRS OF MANUALLABOR. EE WAS PREPARING FOR WORK WHILE PREPARINGHIS BACK WAS HURTING, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE WENT INTO THE SUPPLY TRAILER TO GET GLOVE S. EE WENT UG TO BOLT TOP. ABOUT 9AM HE CALLED OUTSIDE FOR A RIDE. EE CAME OUTSIDE & LEFT THE PROPERTY TO SEE HIS DR
EE WAS TURNING A ROLL OF BELT BY HIMSELF. EE TWISTED HIS BODY AS HE TURNED THE BELT. EE COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN. EE RESTED A WHILE, AND FINISHED THE SHIFT. EE WORKED NEXT SHIFT, BUT WAS UN ABLE TO WORK AFTER THAT. 4/23/99 EE SAW DOCTOR WHO TOLD HIM TO STAY OFF WORK DUE TO STRAINED LOW BACK MUSCLE.
EE INJURED HIS RIGVHT SHOULDER AND CHEST WHILE SWINGING A 16# HAMMER. HIS FAMILY DR. TOLD HIM HE HAD A PULLED CHEST MUSCLE. THE DR. ADVISED HIM TO TAKE NEXT TWO DAYS OFF AND RETURN TO WORK MON DAY 2-1-99.
THE FALL OCCURED AT NO. 11 CROSSCUT IN TEH NO.6 ENTRY. 40'LX18 TO 20'WX4 TO 5' THICK. FALL WAS FOUND BY 3RD SHIFT FOREMAN EE APPROX AT 3:15 AM. SUPPLEMENTARY ROOF SUPPORT WAS ADDED AND FALL WAS DANGERED OFF.
EE WAS OPERATING A 4 WHEELER. THE FRONT WHEEL STRUCK A RICK IN THE RAODWAY. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN LETTING THE STEERING KNOB STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND. X-RAY REVEALED NO FRACU TRE, ONLY A BRUISED HAND.
THE FALL ACCORD IN NO.4 ENTRY FROM THE INTERSECTION TO THE EDGE OF NO.5 ENTRY. FALL WAS APPROX. 20'WX70'LX9'H.
THE FALL OCCURED BECAUSE OF POOR STRATA, LOOSE SHALE, AND ABOVE THE BOLTS. 18'L, 19'W, 5' H
THE ROOF FALL OCCURED DUE TO LOW COVERED LINES AREAS AND FAULTS, MUD STREAKS, SMALL COAL SEAMS,AND POOR STRATA.
MINE ROOF FALL FELL 18' WIDE 25' LONG 5' HIGH. FALL OCCURED BETWEEN #17 & 18 BREAK INSIDE. NEEDED LONGER BOLTS AND NEEDED TO BE KEPT ON CENTERS.
EE WAS HELPIG UNLOAD SUPPLIES ON THE SECTION. WHILE PULLING CABLE BOLTS FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET EE FELT PAINN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE TOLD OTHER EE "MY BACK IS OUT" EE WAS TAKEN TO ER AT HAZARD ARH FOR TREATMENT
EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD. WHEN HE FELL HIS HAND STRUCK A NAIL ON THE MINE FLOOR. THE NAIL PUNCTURED THE PALM OF HIS HAND. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ER, TREATED AND RELEASED.
EE WAS CARRYING FEEDER FLIGHTS FROM #5 TO #4 ENTRY. EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD. WITH THE WEIGHT AND FALLING THE EE STRAINED/SPRAINED HIS BACK. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE SURFACE, THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE E R AT HAZARD ARH
WE HAD NON INJURY ROOF FALL AT 17 X CUT ON INTAKE BETWEEN 6 AND 7 ENTRIES. ROOF IS LAMINATED SHALE MIXTURE OF COAL AND SOAP STONE. FALL WAS 19'WX5'TX70'L. PREVIOUS SUPPORT WAS 4 FOOT FULLY GRO UTED RESIN BOLTS W/6"X6" PLATES.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP AT #5 ENTRY AT #14 XCUT. EE WAS SQUATTING AND BENT OVER PUSHING TRUSS BOLT INTO THE HOLE. EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ROCK FALL IN NO. 7 ENTRY FROM 54 CROSSCUT TO 55 CROSSCUT. 60' LONG, 20' WIDE, 5' HIGH. THIS FALL WAS FOUND 5:15 AM SUNDAY 6-7-98. THE FALL IS APPROX. 1900' OUTBY THE FACE AREA.
ROCK FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 8:00 AM ADN 11:30 AM. NO. 6 ENTRY 52 CROSSCUT, APPROX. 2000' OUTBY FACE AREA. THE FALL IS APPROX 20' LONG 20' WIDE AND 5' THICK. THIS IS A INTERSECTION ROOF FALL.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #6 ENTRY. HIS DRILL STEEL STUCK IN THE ROOF. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE STEEL, HE REACHED ACROSS HIS MACHINE PUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DRILL POT. THE STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE MASHING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND. EE WAS TREATED AT THE ER.
ROCK FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX. 1520, NO.6 ENTRY. INTERSECTION AT 14 XCUT. THE FALL IS APPROX. 20' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 5' TO 7' IN THICKNESS. THIS AREA OF THE MINE WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5' RESIN BO LTS, AND WOOD CRIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN #2 ENTRY. HE WAS LOADING BOLTS ONTO HIS MACHINE. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN ANDBURNING IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. ACCIDENT OCURED DUE TO MOVING TOO FAST, OVER EXERTION, AND USING IMPOROPER LIFTING PROCEDURES. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKENTO THE BLACKEY/LEATHERWOOD CLINIC. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PULLED BACK MUSCLE.
EE IS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC WORKING AT OUR PREP. PLANT. EE WAS CALLED TO THE MINE SITE TO REPAIR THE CAT 980END LAODER. EE GOT INTO MUD AT THE JOB SITE. WHEN EE CLIMBED ONTO THE TOOL TRUC K HE SLIPPED. EE FELL ABOUT 4' ONTO THE GROUND. EE LANDED ON LEFT HIP & SIDE. EE WORKED 3/12/98, BUT COULD NOT 3/13/98. EE WENT TO THE DR. 3/13/98.
ROCK FALL IN NO. 1 ENTRY OF NO. 1 MAINS AT INTERSECTION OF NO. 2 ENTRY OF 2 LEFT. THE FALL IS APPROX 20' WIDE, 20' LONG AND 6' HIGH.
FALL AT BRK 12 IN 7 ENTRY 0-7FT THICK AND 18 FT X 25 FT. BOLTS INSTALLED APPEARED TO BE FULLY GROUTED AND TEST HOLES WERE CHECKED INBY AND OUTBY FALL AREA. WATER HAD STARTED TO CUT ON TOP IN T HIS BREAK AND SEEMED TO CAUSE SEPARATION CAUSINGTHE FALL. FALL AREA WAS ALSO EXEAMINED BY EE.
ROOF FALL IN #3 INTERSECTION OF RETURN. TOP SET DOWN ON CRIBS THAT WERE SET, THEN BROKE AND FELL THROUGH ABOUT 3 FT THICK ON EDGES, THEN UP TO 6 FT THICK. 17 FT WIDE 35 FT LONG.
1 BRK OUTBY SPAD 72 IN ABANDON WORKS FALL 5 FT THICK BY 30 X 20 FT DISCOVERED ON WEEKLY EXAMS.
ROOF FALL APPROX. 30 FT X 30 FT, 5 FT THICK IN BELT ENTRY. WATER COMING FROM TOP IMMEDIATE SLATE TOP LET GO, FAULTS IN TOP. CLEANED ON FALL & BOLTED NEXT BREAK ABOVE STARTED WORKING, SO WE MOV ED SECTION BACK TO MAINS.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT EMP ON RIGHT WRIST. SPLINT WAS APPLIED AND EMP TAKEN TO CLINIC. WAS CHECKED BY DR AND RELEASED TO COME BACK TO WORK 3-24-97.
EE WAS TRAMMING THE FLETCHER BOLTER OUT OF THE D THE FACE OF #4 ENTRY, PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG AND HIP.