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FATALLY INJURED PERSON WAS STANDING ON HEAD OF CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTING A CROSS BAR TO LENGTH WHEN BROW AT EDGE OF ROOF FALL FELL STRICKING HIM A FEW SECONDS LATER THE RIB CAME IN THIS AREA WA S SUPPORTED WITH ROOF BOLTS BUT AREA WHICH FELL WAS PART OF A FAULT ZONE IN THE CENTER OF THE ENTRY
THE TRAVELWAY OFF THE TAILGATE OF THE LONGWALL IN THE 1 RIGHT WORKING SECTION BECAME BLOCKED BY LARGE ROCKS BETWEEN THE TAILGATE SHIELDS AND THE CRIBS IN THE TAILGATE ENTRY.
EE WAS WORKING ON A FEEDER BREAKER HE DID HAVE IAT LOCKED OUT BUT SOME OTHER PARTY LOCKED THE BELT OUT & WHEN THEY FINISHED & REMOVED THEIR LOCK, THE BELT STARTED UP & RUN EE THROUGH THE DISCH ARGE END OF THE FEEDER, CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE PELVIS & THE LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED MAN WAS PACKING A 80TH BEAM & DIDN'T SEE ANOTHER BEAM THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR, WHICH HE STEPPED ON & FELL CAUSING HIM TO PULL OR STRAIN ABD. & GROIN AREA,MAY HAVE SLIGHT HERNIA.
DISCOVERED ROOF FALL WHIEL EXAMINIGN THE SOUTH SUBMAINS BLEEDER.
PRESHIFT EXAMINER DISCOVERED A ROOF BOLT BETWEEN X CUT 27 AND X CUT 28 IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY OF 3 RIGHT. THE FALL WAS 2-2-5 FT HIGH, 15 FT LONG AND 19 FT WIDE. IT HAD FALLEN OVER THE WEEKEND. THE FALL BLOCKED TRAVEL ALONG THE STAGE LOADER.
WEEKLY EXAMNE DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL ALONG THE SOUTH SUB MAINS SEAL AREA BETWEEN NO. 5 AND NO. 6 SAL. IT WAS NOT DEAMED REPORTABLE SINCE THE WALKWAY HAD BEEN REROUTED TO REMOVE THE AREA FROM THE ACTIVE WORKINGS.
EE WAS TAKING DOWN MINER CABLE IN THE MINE 13 RHG SECTION IN THE LAST OPER XCUT BETWEEN THE #2 AND #3 ENTRY AGAINST THE OUTBY RIB. ANOTHER EE WAS TAKING DOWN THE MINER CABLE BY HAND. THE INJUR ED EE WAS REMOVING THE H.V. HOOKS. THEY HAD TAKEN DOWN AS MUCH CABLE AS THEY NEEDED. RIB FELL STRIKING INJURED EE ON RIGHT LEG, FRACTURING RIGHT FIBULA.
TWO EE WERE WORKING ON THE RECOVERY FAZE PREPARING THE MOVE SHIELD. A CLEVIS ON ARE OF THE SHIELDS HAD A BOLT STUCK IN IT. THE EE WERE USING A HAMMER TO BEAT ON THE BOLTS THE INJURED EE BENT O VER TO PICK UP A PRY BAR THE HAMMER GLANCED ON HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
WHILE WALKING AROUND SHUTTLE CAR, RIB BLEW OUT & STRUCK EE ON SIDE OF RIGHT KNEE & KNOCKED HIM DOWN.
WHILE CROSSING OVER THE BELT OVERPASS--EE'S LAMP CORD CAUGHT IN MESH OF ROOF--CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING & TRIPPED DOWN STAIRS.
EE WAS OPERATING THE SHEARER CUTTING FROM #6 TO +6. A PIECE OF COAL BURST FROM THE FACE & STRUCKHIM IN THE HEAD. HE WAS WEARING A AIRSTREAM HELMET WITH A FACE SHIELD DOWN AND SAFETY GLASSES. HE RECD A SMALL LACERATION
WHILE PLACING CRIBS ONTO MUTT, FOOT SLIPPED OFF PIECE OF COAL AND ANKLE SNAPPED--LEFT ANKLE & FLAKE FRACTURE.
CRIB HAULER WAS UNDER EMULSION LINES. EMP WAS HELPING GET IT OUT. FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOFJACK AND EMULSION LINE.
TOP OF RIB ABOUT 18"X 10"X 6" FELL. HIT EMP IN THE BACK CAUSING A COMPRESSION FRACTURE.
ROOF AT CROSS CUT 34 #2 ENTRY IN 9 LEFT FAILED. THE FALL IS ABOUT 12' HIGH AND RIB TO RIB IN A 4WAY INTERSECTION. MEASURES ABOUT 20'X 20'X 12'.
THE DAY SHIFT FOREMAN DISCOVERED THAT SOME MATERIAL HAD FALLEN BETWEEN THE SHIELD TIPS AND THE TAILGATE CRIBES, MAKING TRAVEL THROUGH TAILGATE QUESTIONABLE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE BY THE SA FETY SUPERVISOR AND AN INSPECTOR THAT CONFIRMED THE BLOCKAGE.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X CUT 31 PLUS 180 FEET IN 1 ENTRY SHEAR TRACTURE FROM AN ADJOINING FAULT CAUSED SOME BOLTS TO BREAK. THE ROOF SAGGED DOWN TO THE BOLT. IT DID NOT GO ABOVE THE BOLTS BUT D ID INTERRUPT PRODUCTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHCEDULED TO X-CUT 100 AND REPLACE A ROOF BOLT. HE HAD GONE IN AND PRE-SHIFTED THEN WHEN HE WAS JOINED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THEY BEGAN TO WORK. A LARGE RIB 2'X20'X8' SLID INTO HI M. THE RIB PULLED OUT 1 FALL SHEET OF RIB WASH. IT STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT LEG.
DURING A AAA INSPECTION, AN MSHA INSPECTOR AND UTAH FUEL CO OFFICIAL DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL AT XCUT 104 - 105 IN THE 9 LEFT BLEEDER ENTRY. IT ISUNKNOWN WHEN THE FALL OCCURRED. THE BLEEDER HAD BEEN EXAMINED ON 5-9-96 AND NO HAZARDS WERE OBSERVED. THE FALL MEASURES 18' X 20' X 6' HIGH.
ON FRIDAY MAR. 8 A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE 9 LEFT DEVELOPEMENT SECTION AT CROSSCUT 38. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE SECTION MECHANIC. THE FALL ENCOMPASSES THE AREA FROM THE LEFT RIB OF ENTR Y NO. 2 & HALFWAY THROUGH THRU THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN ENTRIES 2&3. HIGHEST OF THE FALLS 15 FT. ABOVE ORIGINAL ROOF LINE. DIMENSIONS:90 FT X 20 FT X 30 FT. ROOF STRATA: INTERBEDED SHALES, SILT S
FIXING MINER TRYING TO SEE HYDRAULIC LEAK. HEAD IN TIGHT PLACE, LIGHT CORD CAUGHT ON A FITTING FUSHING HIS HEAD DOWN HITTING A PIECE OF STEEL.
EE WAS LOADING 8" CRIB BLOCKS ONTO A FLATBED. HE JERKED ON A CRIB AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS ELBOW. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 5-30-96.
EE DID NOT REPORT ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT. HIS CLAIM HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY WORKMENS COMP & DENIED ONCE. IT WAS RECIEVED A SECOND TILME & ACCEPTED AS A CUMULATIVE TRAUMA. IT WAS ACCEPTED ON 11 /30/95.
TOP COAL FELL AT THE LONGWALL TAILGATE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ONTO A TRAILER. WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE WALKING UP THE CENTER WALKWAY ON A FLETCHER BOLTER EMP STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A CROSS BEAM ON THE BOLTER. EMP SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION 11-8-95.
WHILE CUTTING COAL THE SHEARER WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT SOME USED PARTS FROM THE TAILGATE TO THE HEADGATE. PART FELL OFF THE SHEAR ONTO THE CABLE THRU THE EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THIS OUT AND FELT A STRAIN HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 11-3-95.
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROX 3 AM.
REBUILDING A STOPPING THAT HAD BEEN PARTIALLY REMOVED. ONE ROW OF BLOCK HAD HUNG UP ON THE ROOF. THEY WERE CHECKED TWICE AND WERE SECURE. WHILE LAYING OUT A BOTTOM COURSE THOSE BLOCKS FELL, ST RIKING EE IN THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR "PINK EYE" BUT ANTIBIOTICS WERE NOT HELPING HIM. HE WAS REFERED TO EYE DR. ON 8-21-95. DR. REMOVEDA PIECE OF METAL FROM EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE AND A LSO TREATED HIM FOR RUST RING IN RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE WHEN THE METAL GOT IN HIS EYE. HE HAS HAD EYE IRRITATION SINCE 8-12-95.
EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK 08-07-95 AFTER 5 DAYS OFF & REPORTED THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED WALKING TO THE MANTRIP ON 08-02-95 HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR & DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ARTHRIT IS HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 08-07-95WITH NO RESTRICTIONS HE WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT & DID NOT RETURN AGAIN HE SOUGHT CHIROPRATIC TREATMENT WORKERS COMP INVESTIGATED & AWARDED
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 6 DRILL STEEL, HE STOPPED TO SET THEM DOWN BY A MANDOOR AND ONE OF THE STEELS FLIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING A TOOTH.
PRESHIFT EXAMINER DISCOVERED THE FALL IN #3 ENTRY INBY XCUT 33. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 22' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 7' HIGH. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' RESIN BOLTS.
WEEKLY EXAMINER DISCOVERED THE FALL DURING AN EXAMINATION OF THE SOUTH SUB MAINS BLEEDER SYSTEM. THE CAVE IS AT X-CUT 115 IN THE SO SUB MAINS, BLEEDER INTAKE ENTRY.
EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN IN BOOMLIFT. HE SHUT THE MOTOR OFF AND OPENED HTE DOOR TO GET OUT. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE. THE D RLDIAGNOSED AS A SPRAIN/FLAKE FRACTURE.
LIFTING PARTS WHILE REPAIRING A SECTION FEEDER BREAKER IN THE SECTION. AS THE INDIVIDUAL LIFTED THE PART HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS CHEST.THE INDIVIDUAL WAS EXAMINED BY A DOCTOR AND RELEASED WITH RESTRICTED DUTY. SAW DR. 5\23\95.
WAS WALKING 8L SECTION BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON AINCLINE IN THE FLOOR, THROWING HIS RIGHT LEG FORWARD & HIS LEFT LEG STAYED BACK. THIS RESULTED IN A SHARP PAIN IN UPPER LEFT LEG.
ROOF FALL WEST MAINS MINE #1 FALL ABOVE 84IN ROOF BOLTS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION THIS IS A IDLE SECTION CAVE APPROX 60FT LONG
CREW WAS LIFTING DRIVE MOTOR USING 21/2 TON COMEALONG & TRACK JACK COME ALONG CAME UNHOOKED & FELL ON INJUREDS HAND
INJURED CUT EAR ON MESH WHICH WAS ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER.
INJURED WAS DRAGING D.A. ADVANCING BARS USING A WIRE ROPE AND SHEAVE DOWN THE LONG FACE. INJUREDWAS USING THE SPRAG FOR MECHANICAL POWER, AND HAD HIS R HAND ON THE FINGER VALVES AND HIS LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WIRE ROPE AND WAS PULLED INTO THE SHEAVE INJURING FINGER .
INJURED WAS MUCKING X CUT WITH 31/2 WAGNER SCOOP HE CLIPPED TIMBER WITH BUCKET CAUSING TIMBER TO FULL AND WEDGE BETWEEN CANOPY ROOF AND MINE FLOOR. THE 3 1/2 SCOOP MOVE FORWARD AND THE TIMBER PINCHED THE INJURED MINER PELVIS IN CAB. DR RELEASED TO WORK, NO TREATMENT PAIN SUBSIDED THEN RETURNED RETURN VISIT TO DR AND LOST TIME ON 7-20-94.
INJURED WAS HELPING PULL SHIELDS, AS HE STEPPED ON THE NEXT SHIELD, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL LANDING ON BUTT AND BACK.
INJURED WAS BARRING DOWN RIB BY MINER, WHEN RIB ROLLED OUT STRIKING RIGHT LEG.
ROOF FALL IN OLD FAULT AREA IN WEST MAINS #2 RETURN ENTRY BETWEEN X-CUT 53+54.
INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING HE STEPPED ON TO THE STAB JACK TO REACH FOR BOLT SUPPLIES. AS HE STEPPED BACK TO PLATFORM HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL STRIKING HIS BACK ON THE CORNER OF THE PLATFORM.
WAS LIFTING DURLIONS TO ROOF OF NEW STEEL BLDG EE WAS GUIDING LEFT WITH STATIC LINE ATTCHED TO END OF PURLAINS AS LIFT WENT HIGHER DID NOT LET OUT LINE DURLIONS DIPPED ON OREND LOAD BALANCE PO INT SHIFTED IN CHOKER CAUSING PULLINS TO DIP FARTHER DOWN AND HIT EE ON SAFETY HELMET EE SAID HE WAS NOT HURT BUT WAS SENT IN FOR X RAYS AND EXAME.
THE ROOF IN THE FACE OF #2 OF SECTION 8 LEFT HAD BEEN WORKING FOR SEVEWRAL DAYS AND HAD BEEN BARRICADED OFF ON 5-13-93 IT HAD DETERIORATED ENOUGH TO BE REPORTABLE.
EMPL WAS UNLOADING JENMAR PANS FROM WAGNER SCOOPAS HE THREW OFF A JENMAR, IT CAUGHT ON A LIGHT &BOUNCED BACK STRIKING EMPLS FOOT ABOVE THE STEELTOE ON THE METAL TARSOL GUARD.
INJURED WAS OPERATING TAILGATE END OF SHEAR. SHEAR WAS GOING TOWARDS TAILGATE. A LARGE ROCK APPROX. 100 LBS BLEW OUT OF FACE STRIKING INJURED ON LEG.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT X-CUT 86 ENTRY NUMBER 6 IN THE WEST MAINS, CAUSED BY LOW ANGLE FAULT.
INJURED WAS UNLOADING A FIRE DOOR OUT OF A PICKUP WHEN THE BRACKET CAUGHT ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO FALL. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT UNDERNEATH THE DOOR AND VECHILE SMASHING HIS FINGER.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A ELECTRIC SHUTTLE CAR AS SHE ROUNDED A CORNER GOING TO THE FEEDER SHE DROVE OFF A LIP AT A CORNER OF A RIB JARRING HER & BREAKING A TOOTH
INJURED WAS INSTALLING 10FT ROOF BOLT ON THE OUTSIDE ROAD AS HE PUSHED THE BOLT UP HE OVEREXTENTED HIS REACH & FLT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK & WENT TO DOC ON 11-05 -92
INJURED WAS HAULING COAL IN AN ELECTRICAL SHUTTLE CAR AFTER LEAVING FEADER, A HOLE WAS HIT, CAUSING INJURED TO BOUNCE UP JAMMING NECK AGAINST CAB ROOF
95149ED WAS INSTALLING A INNER CORE BARREL SWIVEL END OF A DIAMOND DRILL WHEN IT SLIPPED PINCHING HIS FINGER AND THUMB.
68935 INSTALL SHIELD #6 ON A NEW FACE THE SIDE SHIELD WAS ACTIVATED AND DUE TO BACK PRESSURE IN THE LINE THE SPRAY ACTIVATED AND STRUCK INJURED IN THE HAND.
INJURED WAS REMOVING FILTER FROM WATER LINE WITH A PIPE WRENCH,W HEN THE FILTER LOOSENED THE WRENCH HANDLE STRUCK A GUARD CAUSING THE WRENCH TO PIVOT UP AND STRUCK INJURED IN MOUTH.
INJURED WAS CLEANING UP COAL PUSHED IN TO FACE WITH CONTINOUS MINER THE MINER WAS BEING OPERATED ON REMOTE & THE RIB ROLLED OUT STRICKING HIM ON THE BACK
MANTRIP STRUCK BACK OF HAULER
MANTRIP CAME AROUND 90 DEGREE TURN UNDERGROUND AND STRUCK INTO THE BACK OF A SLOW MOVING SHIELD HAULER.WENT TO DR ON 04-30-92.
INJURED WASD HELPING WITH BELT MOVE IN GLTG HE HAD 5 OR 6 BELT CHAINS ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE REACHED UP WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO GRAB THE CHAINS TO SET THEM DOWN HE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER,HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AT THIS TIME AN NO TREATMENT WAS GIVEN,THE PAIN PERSISTED ON AND OFF AND TREATMENT WAS AGAIN SOUGHT ON 09-14-93 MAKING ACCIDENT REPORTABLE.
STRAINED BACK CAUSED BY USING JACK HAMMER AND SINKING HAMMER.
ROOF FALL IN 6 LEFT TAIL GATE BETWEEN XC 30-31 ENTRY #2, AREA DANGERED OFF AND PLACED ON JACKLEG.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON A EIMCO 915, WHEN HE GOT OFF THE MACHINE HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
AMESH AND A MAT WAS PLACED ON THE ATRS AN THE BOLTERS STUNTED TO TRAM IN WHEN THE MESH CAUGHT THE ATRS WAS ABOUT 1/2 WAY UP WHEN THE ROOF STARTED TO DRIPPLE SO THEY DECIDED TO BACK OUT, WHEN A PORTION OF A ROCK 4X5X1 PARTIALLY HELD WITH PREVIOUS MAT, FELL STRIKING THE PIPE RAILING ON THE DECK CAUSING IT TO STRIKE INJURY.
AFTER PINNING A ROW OF BOLTS, INJURED SWUNG AND BOOMED IN THE BOLTER PLATFORM, WHEN A 10' DRILL STELL BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN TH EMESH SUPPORT FRAME ADN THE BOLT TRY LIPS CAUSING THE STEET TO BO W AND POP UP STRICKING INJURED.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON REHABILITATION OF A CAVE AREZSA A PIECES OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLT & JACK STRICKING INJURED ON THE BILL OF THE HARD HAT & THEN STRIKING FOOT
FALL IN DIKE AREA, CAUSED FROM UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL IN AREA, AND HEATING FROM INTRUSION.
INJURED WAS WORKING SUPPORTING THE HEAD OF THE MINER WITH CRIBS, WHEN HE PICHED UP A CRIB AND FELT A SENSATION IN HIS ARM ON 12-12-91 HE WENT TO DR AND WAS GIVEN TWO DAYS .
ROOF FALL AT XCUT 4 ENTRY #1 6LTG SECTION. Y
ROOF FALL AT X CUT 64 ENTRY #3 6 L&G SECTION.
INJURED WAS HAULING MUCK INTO A RAMCAR, WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK IN THE HAUL ROAD, INJURED BOUNCED UP AND JAMMED HIS HEAD INTO THE CAB, INJURING HIS NECK.
INJURED PINCHED FINGER IN A PINCH POINT ON A BOLTER WHILE SWING THE BOOM IN.
OVEREXPOSURE TO DIESEL EXHAUST IN SET UP ROOM.
OVEREXPOSURE TO DIESEL EXHAUST IN SET UP ROOM.
INJURED WAS CLEANING SCRUBBER ON CONTINOUS MINER, WHEN HE OPENED A COVER TO CHECK INSIDE, HE LEFT THE DOOR OPEN, THEN HE PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE FILTER, THE OPEN COVER CAME CLOSED AND STRUCK H AND.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING A 5' BARS OVER THE TOP OF THE SHIELDS TO ROPE THE ROOF TO MOVE THE LONGWALL. A PIECE OF TOP FELL OUT STRIKING INJURED ON THE HEAD SHOULDER & ARM.
INJURED WAS ROCK DUSTING, USING A POD LIE HE WAS STANDING IN MUD, AND A SURGE CAN THREW THE LINE THROWING HIM OFF BALANCEY TWISTING HIS KNEE.
LOOSE DIRT ON SIDE OF TRENCH A WATER LINE.A ROCK ROLLED OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE ANKLE.
INJ WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL THROUGH MESH & STRUK HIM ON LIP.
SHEARER WAS AT SHIELD 68 CUTTING TOWARDS TAILGATE. INJ WAS CLEANING OUT BRET BY TRAY. BROW CAME DOWN OVER SHEAR & BOUNCED OFF SHEAR ONTO TOES OF SHIELD. INJ WAS STRUCK ON LEG.
ROOF FALL OCCURED IN BARRICATED AAREA IN WHICH PROBLEMS HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED & REHABILATION WAS BEING UNDER TAKEN NO ONE WAS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE FALL LOCATION XCUT 63 6 LEFT
STEPPED FORWARD TO LET ANOTHER PERSON PASS, FACE ROLLED OUT STRUCK ON L FOOT
FEDLL WHILE CARING CRIB & SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 02-12-91
HURT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST THE CORNER OF A TABLE.
INJ WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE RAILS ON TRAILER WHEN RAILS TIPPED OVER & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN STRUCTURE & TRAILER.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 6 LEFT TAILGATE RETURN INBY XCUT 26 APPROX 50 FT BY 20 FT TO 6 FEET IN HEIGHT.
WHILE INSTALLING PHONE & MONITOR CABLE INJ STEPPED ON WEDGE HIDDEN IN FLOOR TWISTING KNEE. INJ WAS REPORTED PROBLEMS CONTINUED & DR TREATMENT WAS GIVEN ON 2/13/91.
INJ WAS HANGING PIPE WHEN HE SLIPPED & TWISTED SHOULDER NO TREATMENT WAS GIVEN UNTIL 2/13/91.
INJURED WAS CLEANING WATER SPRAYS ON THE SHEAR DRUM, A BOUNCE OCCURRED AND THE FACE ROLLED OUT SRIKING INJURED ON THE LEG. THE SPRAG WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, DEFLECTING SOME OF THE COAL.
INJURED NOTICED VENT TUBING COMMING UPART SO HE TRIED TO REPAIR IT, AS HE GRABBED THE TUBE IT CAME APART BLOWING COAL INTO HIS EYE.
AFTER WORKING ON PUMP SYSTEM AND MOVING PUMPS AND CABLE, HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 6-4-90 BECAUSE HE HAS HAD SEVERAL PREVIOUS ON THE JOB AND OFF THE JOB B ACK INJURIES. ON THE JOB BACK INJURY WAS 6-10-87. HE FELT LIKE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY.
HE WAS STRUCK BY CAP ROCK, WHILE REPLACEING A STAPLE LOCK FITTING ON A BOLTER, IN THE FACE AREA. THE BOLTER LSOT HAD POWER TO THE DRILL THRUST, DUE TO STAPLE LOCK FALLING OUT, INJURED WAS OUT BY THE ATRS TRYING TO INSTALL THE STAPLE LOCK WHEN A PIECE OF CAP ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD & SHOULDER.
DRIVING MOVER IN SHUT OFF MACHINE BELTS CAME OFF COMPRESSOR REMOVED GRILL GRABBED THE PULLEY IT ROTATED HAND CUT ON BRACKET
INJURED WAS RELEASING THE TENSION ON A TORQUE MULTIPLIER THAT WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE A FLUID COUPLER. HE THEN RELEASED HANDLE ON THE RATCHET AND STARTED TO BACK OFF THE TENSION WHEN THE RATC HET SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE UPPER THUMB.
OPERATOR WAS STANDING ON TOP OF CON TINUOUS MINER SHOVELING OFF MATERIAL WHEN RIB ROLLED & STRUCK OPERATOR ON BACK OF HEAD.
INJURED WAS CHANGING OUT A HYD HOSE ON A VALVE BANK ON SHIELD #3. HE PUSHED BACK THE VALVE BANK AND PLACED A BROKEN HANDLED SHOVEL BETWEEN THE SHEILD AND THE VALVE BANK. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE STAPLE FROM THE HYD HOSE. IN THE PROCESS THE SHOVEL MOVED ALLOWING THE VALVE BANK TO FALL FORWARD CRUSHING HIS ARM BETWEEN THE VALVE BACK AND LEG.
INJ SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN LUMP OF COAL AND BRETTBY TROUGH WHILE REMOVING LUMP FROM SHEAR BODY.
INJURED WAS UNLOADING PYROCHEM BACKETS FROM OFF OF A MACHINE ONE OF THE BRACKETS DIDN'T HAVE A LID ON IT AND AS HE SET IT DOWN IT SPLASHED UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS EYE.
INJURED WAS CLEANING LUMPS OF COAL OFF THE TOES OF THE SHIELDS AT ABOUT MID FACE HE SLIPPED & FELL STRICKING HIS SHIN ON A SHIELD
INJURED WAS UNLOADING PIPE FROM A RAM CAR. HE DUMPED THE PIPE AND ALL BUT THE EMULSION PIPE CAME OUT. THIS PIPE HUNG UP ON THE TAILGATE. INJURED BEGAN TO PULL THESE PIPE OUT ONE AT AT TIME. AS HE PULLED THE FIRST PIPE, ANOTHER PIPE MOVED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
INJURED DROPPED 8" X 8" X4' CRIB ON FOOT WHILE BULDING SEAL
INJURED SLIPPED ON SEWER ROCK WHILE WALKING DOWN SLOPE TWISTING KNEE. INJURED DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10-11-89. NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH KNEE EXCEPT SWELLING.
INJURED HAD JUST COMPLETED AIR ARCHING THE BUMPER BY THE SCRUBBER OFF THE MINES, AS EE HIT THE BUMPER WITH A DOUBLE JACK TO BREAK IT LOOSE THE BUMPER REBOUNCDED OFF THE MINER AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.
LIFTING PIPE STRAINED BACK TWO WEEK PREVIOUS NO MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 8/24/89 INJURED BACK AGAIN WHILE INSERTING BOLT INTO HOLE ON ROOF BOLTER
THE INJURED PERSON WAS LIFTING A LEG OFF FROM THE SHEAR USING CHAINS HOOKED TO THE SPRAG ON THE SHIELD. AS HE WAS STANDING ON THE SHEAR HE TOLD HELPER TO DROP THE SPRAG DOWN TO HE COULD HOOK U P CHAIN, HELPER DROPPED WRONG SPRAG STRIKING INJURED ON SIDE OF HEAD. INJURED DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/5/89.
INJURED WAS TRYING TO LIFT A ROLL OF PUMP DISCHARGE HOSE TO HANG IT OFF THE FLOOR. HE HAD WORKED IT UP A LADDER ONE RUNG AT A TIME AND WAS TRYING TO HOOK A REBAR CABLE HANGER TO THE MESH WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HS SUDDENLY LOST THE STRENGHT IN HIS LEFT ARM AND DROPPED THE ROLL TO THE FLOOR.
INJURED WAS PLACING ARC CURRENT TUBE IN TO BULB WHEN TUBE BROKE CUTTING FINGER.
INJURED WAS KNEELING BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BELT HELPING INSTALL TOP IDLER ANOTHER PART OF THE SAME CREW HOOKED ONTO BELT WITH SCOOP TO PULL ENDS TOGETHER AND CONNECT BELT. AS THE BELT WAS PUL LED INJURED WAS MOVED IN TO X FRAME.
INJURED WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR AND STRUCK HOLE IN FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES DURING SHIFT INJURING BACK
INJURED WAS CHANGING OUT A D-A RAMS ALONG THE FACE, THE CREW HAD LOADED 2 RAMS ON THE HEADGATE ADN TRANSPORTED THE RAMS UP THE FACE ON THE SHEAR, WHEN THEY STOPPED AT A SHIELD TO UNLOUD INJURE D STRAINED LOWER BACK.
INJURED WA ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THE BRETBY (PLASTIC CABLE AND HOSE CARRIER) FROM TWISTING OVER, AS HE WAS HLDING IT HE LOOKED UP AT THE SHEAR, IT IS IF HE COULD DETERMINE TH PROBLEM, WHEN HIS HA ND BECAME CAUGHT.
INJURED WAS REACHING IN TO PULL FUEL SHUT OFF ON A EIMCO 975 WHEN THE DOOR SWUNG SHUT STRICK INJURED IN BACK.
FINGER CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN BELT TRANSFER IMPACT BED & SUPPORT DURING INSTALLATION OF IMPACT BED.
AS THE CONTIOUS MINER WAS BACKING UP, THE CAB OF THE MINER GOT CAUGHT ON A CABLE HOOK, WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT FLEW BACKWARDS STRICKING INJURED IN THE MOUTH.
INJURED WAS HANGING A FEEDER BREAKER CABLE WITH A STEEL, THE TOP WAS HIGH AND THE WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING HIM TO GO OVER BACKWARDS, STRETCHING HIS ARM, INJURED DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 3/20/89.
AFTER INSTALLING A SCRAPER ON A-2 HEAD ROLLER THE BELT WAS UNLOCKED AND STARTED FOR TESTING INJURED NOTICED SOME VIBRATION IN THE HEAD OF THE SCRAPER AND REACHED INTO THE GUARD TO FEEL HOW MUC H THERE WAS AS HE FELT THE SCRAPER A SPLICE HIT IT BOUNCING IT DOWN AND PINCHING HIS HAND AGAINST THE STOP PLATE
WHEN INJURED STEPPED OUT OF THE RAM CAR HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE,ANKLE WAS WEAKENED FROM PREVIOUS SPRAIN.
INJURED WAS RIDING ON SMALL TRACTOR WHEN OPERATOR ASKED HIM TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL WHILE OPERATOR PUT ON HIS GLOVES. TRACTOR HIT RUT IN ROAD CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN & TWISTING INJURED HAND.
WORKING ON HEAD3ROLLER WITH SMALL ELEC HAND GRINDER WHEN ROOF BOLTERS IN NEXT X-CUT BARRED DOWN LOOSE TOP.AS INJ HEARD NOISE,JERKED WHICH MADE GRINDER HIT X-BARR CAUSING GRINDER TO SPIN CUTTIN G FINGER. 3
INJ WAS LAYING 2N HIS SIDE WELDING ON BELT STRUCTURE, SUPERIVSOR ASKED INJ TO COME AND TALK TO HIM. AS INJ STOOD UP HIS KNEE SNAPPED
INJURED WAS RES6PPORTING SOME CAVED AREA AS PART OF REBILATION, ASHE PLACED A SHEET OF MESH UP IT CAUGHT ON AN OLD EXISTING ROOF BOLT, INJURED REACHED UP WITH SCREW DRIVER TO PRY MESH AROUND T HE BOLT WHEN HI8 LEFT SHOULDER BECAME DISLOCATED. INJURED HAS HAD TWO THE BOLT WHEN HIS LEFT SHOULDER BECAME DISLOCATED. INJURED HAS HAD TWO PREVIOUS LOST TIME INJURES WITH DISLOCATED SHOULDE
PARKED RAM CAR 3N CROSSCUT AND STARTED TO GET OUT OF CAB. I NAME HAND ON BUMPER OF ARTICURATION FOR BALANCE ABOUT HALF WAY OUT OF CAB HIS COAT CAUGHT STEERING LEVER CAUSING RAM CAR TO ARTICULA AND COME TOGET2ER AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN CASB & BED.