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HE ALLEGES THAT3A CRIB BLOCK SMASHED HIS FINGER WHILE BUILDING IN CRIB SUPPORT.ACCIDENT REPORT NOT RECIEVED UNTIL 7/8/87.
EMPLOYEE LEFT W2RK AT THIS TIME DUE TO IRRITATION OF LEFT KNEE.EMPLOYEE STATES THIS IS AREOCCURENCE.WITHOUT INCIDENT,ACCIDENT OR INJURY,TO PREVIOUS INJURY OF 11/18/86.
A FRICTIONAL IG3ITION OCCURRED AT SHIELD #37 ON THE HEADGATE WHEEL OF THE 12 WEST LONGWALL. NO ROCK INTRUSION OR SANDSTONE WAS PRESENT.
RUNNING SHEARER3THROUGH TAILGATE BOUNCE OCCURRED THROWING COAL, COAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON BACK FRACTURING RIB. HE SAW DR 5-15 FOLLOWED UP 5-18 FOR TEST & TO SEE DR THEN RELEASED
EMP WAS REPLACI3G TRACTION UNIT ON SHEARER WHEN FACE BOUNCED THROWING COAL. A LUMP OF COAL STRUCK HIM ON CHEST CAUSING BRUISE
ROOF FALL DISCO5ERED 05 07 87 AT 5 45 PM LOCATION WAS BETWEEN X CUT 17 AND CROSCUT 18 IN WEST RETURN. FAL WAS ABOVE BOLTS BUT DID NOT INTERFERE WITH VENT. CAVE MEASURED 5X22X40 AREA WAS DANGER OFF AND TIMBERS3SET
WHILE LYING ON 6ACK UNDER HEADGATE DRIVE MOTOR REPAIRING A HOSE, OTHER WORKERS WERE LIFTING AND BLOCKING FACE CONVEYOR TO DO WORK UNDERNEATH. THE CHAIN BROKE AND PAN WHICH WAS RAISED ABOUT 1" DROPPED JARRING3BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING NUT FROM FLYGHT, WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING FRACTURE.
CHAING 8 SHIELD3HAD OLDLEG CHAINED UPRIGHT TO SHIELD 7 CHAINED LEG WAS JARRED CHAIN SLIPPED AND LEG FELL STRIKING INJURED S RIGHT LEG CAUSING SOFT TISSUE INJURY.
INJURED WAS STA3DING BY SHIELD HIGH PRESSURE HOSE BLEW APART CAUSING SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO RT FOOT EMPLOYEE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN
SILTSTONE LENS 9NCOUTERED IN MIDDLE OF FACE 34'' DOWN FROM TOP IN COAL SEAM.THE BITS CONTACTED SILTSTONE LENS THEREBY CAUSING FRICTIONAL IGNITION -DUST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING A PIPE OUT OF LAST OPEN CROSSCUT AND STRAINED BACK SAW PHYSICAN FOLLOWING AFTERNOON.
OPERATING SHEAR9R AT TAILGATE BOUNCE OCCURRED AND COAL FLEW FROM FACE BETWEEN SHIELDS STRIKING OPERATOR ON LEFT ARM AND RIGHT HAND CAUSING LACERATION REQ 2 STITCHES ON RIGHT HAND AND BRUISE T O LEFT ARM. 3
INJ STANDING BY3TAILGATE DRIVE MOTOR UNDER SHIELD TURNED TO WALK BETWEEN LEGS WHEN A BOUNCE OF COAL BLEW OUT OF FACE AND STRUCK LOWER BACK ALMOST KNOCKING HIM DOWN.INJ GIVEN RX FOR PAIN AND MU SCLE RELAXER TH5T WOULDNT INTERFERE WITH WORK ACTIVITY.
NO DAMAGE OR IM1AIRMENT OCCURRED NO EVIDENCE OF SANDSTONE INTRUSION OR ROCK SPIRE EXISTED IGNITION SOURCE UNKNOWN BITS AND SPRAYS WERE IN EXCELLENT OPERATING CONDITION.
EMPL OPERATING 8HEARER WHEN FACE BOUNCED,KNOCKING FACE SHIELD OFF AIRSTREAM HELMET FACE SHIELD FLACERATED LEFT SIDE OF FACE REQ 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING BELT SPINDLE WITH CHISEL AND HAMMER HOLDING CHISEL WITH CHANNEL LOCKS CHISEL SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON CHIN CAUSING LACERATION
EMPLOYEE HAD 3 JUST FINISHED CHANGING BITS AND WATER SPRAYS AND WAS BENT OVER PICKING UP HIS TOOK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK AND COAL APPROX. 3 X 3 FEEL OUT OF FACE STRKINING EMPLO2EE ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING LACERATION APPROX. 1 1/2 INCH IN LENGTH AND FRACTURE.
THE BITS CAME I3 CONTACT WITH A ROCK INTRUSION CAUSING A FRICTIONAL IGNITION (DUST)
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ALONG HEADGATE DRIVE-RIB FELL ON UPPER LEFT LEG.
BOUNCE ON TAIL1ATE A PIECE OF COAL FELL OFF OF THE UPPER PART OF THE RIB AND HIT EMP ON T HE LEFT KNEE BRUISING KNEE AND INJURING LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING AN EIMCO SCOOP PULLING A TRAILER LOAD OF PIPE DOWN 5 SLOPE 30 FT INBY 39 X CUT THE EAST RIB SPALLED STRIKING THE CAB OF THE 935. STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE SITTING IN THE CAB O N THE RIGHT SHO6LDER UPPER BACK AND HELD AND NECK.
BITS CAME IN CO3TACT WITH A ROCK INTRUSION CAUSING A FRICTIONAL IGNITION
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING THE CONTROLS WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT TRYING TO FREE UP THE PIN IN THE HITCH ON A TRAILER HE WAS PULLING.EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A PIL LE OF BELT RAIL3NG WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DO THIS EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING & HELD ON TO THE SWING LEVER.TWISTING HIS KNEE WHEN HE FELL.
ELECTRICALLY TR2UBLESHOOTING A CONTINUOUS MINER, RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK TO RIGHT HAND MIDDLE INDEX FINGER WHEN HIS HAND COME IN CONTACT WITH ELE. COMPONENTO WITHIN MAIN CONTROL UNIT LOCATED I N MINER CAB. 3
CAUSED BY PUMPI3G THE GROUTING GUN. THE TENDON IN THE WRIST HAS RUBBED INTO THE NERVE-CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
TWO LONGWALL EMP WERE INJURED WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK BY COAL CAUSED BY ENERGY RELEASE FROM FACE BUMP NEAR THE TAILGATE OF THE 11TH WEST LONGWALL
TWO LONGWALL EMP WERE INJURED WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK BY COAL CAUSED BY ENERGY RELEASE FROM THE FACE BUMP NEAR THE TAILGATE OF THE 11TH WEST LONGWALL
I.NAME WAS STANDING BY A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN THE OPERATOR ENGAGED THE MACHINE TO TRAM THE MACHINE LEFT REAR TIRE ROLLED OVER I.NAMES LEFT FOOT. THE METATARSAL OF HIS LEFT FOOT WERE FRA CTURED.
A GAS OR DUST IGNITION OCCURRED AT SHIELD #11. AN IGNITION OF SHORT DURATION ?? NEAR THE TAILGATE AFTER THE WHEEL CAME IN CONTACT WITH A ROCK INTUSION NEAR THE ROOF.
SHEAR WAS CUTTING FROM TAIL TO HEAD WHEN A IGNITION OCCURRED AT SHIELD 56 ON THE TAILGARE WHEEL NEAR THE FLOOR.
A SMALL IGNITION ACCOURRED AT SHIELD 80 ON TAILGATE WHEEL OF SHEAR MACHINE WAS CUTTING FROM HEAD TO TAIL INGITION AROUND NEW ROOF.
A GAS OR DUST IGNITION OCCURRED ON THE 11TH WEST LONGWALL FACES OF SHIELD 55 NEAR THE FLOOR. THE IGNITION OCCURRED DURING THE 1ST CUT UP THE XXX ON THE HEADGATE WHEEL. AN EXANIMATION OF SPRAY SYSTEMS & BITS REVEALED THEM TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION THE FLAME WAS OF SHORT DURATION & SMALL SIZE 6" X 1\ HIGH
A GAS OR DUST IGNITION OCCURED AT SHIELD #75 IGNITION WAS OF SMALL DURATION ABOUT SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR ROCK SPOR IN COAL A SLIGHT CUTTING OF FLOOR ROCK RESULTED IN HOT STRETCH WHICH IN TURN IGNITED COAL OR DUST NEW BITS WERE INSTALLED AND SPRAY SYSTEM CLEANED JUST PRIOR TO IGNITION
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CONVEYOR CHAIN INTO RAM CAR AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT CHAIN HE CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN & RAM CAR LACERATING FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF WITH A STOPER WHEN THE FACE SLOUGHED AND A LUMP OF COAL STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST STOPER.
ATTEMPTED TO PULL BELT CONVEYOR WITH 1/2" NYLON ROPE. I.NAME WAS STANDING BESIDE ROPE AND CONVEYOR, AS TENSION WAS APPLIED TO ROPE, ROPE BROKE AND STRUCK I.NAME IN LEGS.
EE WAS CHANGING BELT ROLLER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER HOOK & BELT RAIL.
ATTEMPTING LIFT ROCK OUT OF FEEDER BREAKER IN PROCESS RUPTURED HIMSELF.INJ REPORTED 12-27-83.
A GAS AND/OR DUST IGNITION OCCURED AT THE FACE NEAR SHIELD 71. A CH4 BLEEDER WAS IGNITED FROM HEAT CAUSED BY CUTTING ACTION OF SHEAR DRUMS AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR.
A FACE IGNITION OF GAS &/OR DUST OCCURRED AT SAHIELD #67 WHILE THE SHEAR OPERATORS WERE GRADING THE BOTTOM WITH THE SHEARING MACHINE. CONTACT BETWEEN BITS & ROCKS IGNITED THE HEAT SOURCE.
GAS OR DUST WAS IGNITED AT SHIELD #24 BY THE SHEARING MACHINE DDURING COAL CUTTING OPERATIONS
A CH4 & OR COAL DUST IGNITED OCCURRED ON THE 10TH WEST LONGWALL AT SHIELD #20. INGITION OCCURRED AT TAILGATE WHEEL NEAR ROOF & EXTENDED ABOUT 15\ UP FACE.
THE S/C OPERATOR STOOD ON THE GATHERING HEAD SIDE BOARD TO TURN AUGER ON. WHILE STANDING ON SIDEBOARD OF GATHER HEAD THE MINER OPERATOR ROSE GATHERING HEAD PINCHING THE ANKLE OF THE S/C OPER ATOR BETWEEN GATHERING HEAD & BODY OF C/M.
SPLICING CABLE WITH KNIFE ELECTRICIAN HELPER SLIPPED LACERATING ELECTRICIANS HAND WHO WAS HOLDING CABLE END