Dominion No 2 Coal

STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING A PUMP WHILE CRAWLING

A METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED AROUND THE HEAD OF THE MINER AS MINING WASBEING CONDUCTED IN THE FACE OF THE NO.7 HEADING ON THE 001-0 SECTION. AS THE MINER HEAD WAS BEING DROPPED DOWNWARD, THE IG NITION OCCURRED. PROBABLY CAUSED BY SPARKS FROM THE RIPPER HEAD BITS ASIT WAS CUTTING EXTREMELY HARD SLATE.

THE INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PULLING TRACK. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING A FISH PLATE LOOSE FROM A RAIL SO THAT RAIL COULD BE LOADED INTO RAIL CAR. AS THAT EMPLOYEE STRUCK AT THE F ISH PLATE, HE HIT THE RAIL WHICH CAUSED THE HAMMER TO GLANCE OFF AND STRIKE THE INJURED IN THE FACE.

EMPL TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER,KNEE LOCKED UP AND HAD TO BE HELPED OFF BOLTER.AFTER WORKING WITH IT,GOT IT BACK IN PLACE AND CONT TO WORK. DEC.88 STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT AGAIN AND REPORTED T IT TO MGMT 12-30-88.BEGAN LOSING TIME 1-5-89.

WAS HOOKING UPSUPPLY CAR WHEN HE MASHED INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

WHILE INSTALLING BATTERY CASE INTO BATTERY TRAY OF THE SCOOP,AN OBJECT WAS SHEARED OFF THE SIDE OF THE TRAY.THE OBJECT PROJECTED INTO THE RIGHT EYE OF THE VICTIM.IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHAT THE OBJECT WAS.EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME UNTIL 04-05-88.

WHILE PUTTING CONNECTING LINK IN MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING LINK WITH BALL PEEN HAMMER WHEN HAMMER GLANCED OFF HITTING HIM ON THUMB & HAND EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO A DOC.UNTIL 060 788 WAS NOT REPORTED TO COM,PENSATION OR SAFETY DEPT.UNTIL 061588

EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 TO HAVE CONTRACTED COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHILE WORKING AT DOMINION COAL CORPORATION.LEARNED OF RESULTS OT TESTS /N 05-20-87.MANAGEMENT WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE REPORTAB

WHILE CHANGING 7RAM MOTOR ON 21SC, HE WAS HELPING TURN MOTOR AROUND AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE AND THE MOTOR.

WHILE ON MANBUS3HE RAISED UP TO PUT ON HIS SAFETY GLASSES. WHEN BUS STARTED TO PULL OUT HE HITHIS HEAD ON A FLY BOARD BOLTED TO THE TOP.

INJURED EMPLOYE9 AND CO WORKER WERE LAYING TRACK. THE CO WORKER RAN A UNIHAULER UP ON THE RAIL THE INJURED WAS LAYING AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE RAIL AND UNIHAULER.

WHILE LAYING IN3MANBUS RIDING TO SECTION, BUS HIT A BAD PLACE IN TRACK CAUSING IT TO JERK. EMPLOYEE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK AT THIS TIME.

EE STARTED INTO3M INE OFFICE ON SURFACE. HE WAS IN DOORWAY STARTING TO TURN & GO INTO OFFICE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE. APPARENTLY HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE DOOR JAM WHEN HE STARTED TO TURN.

EE STRAINED HIS3BACK WHILE DRAGGING A ROLL OF LINE CURTAIN.

CRAWLING ON HAN8S AND KNEES. EMPLOYEE HAD FLUID DRAWN OFF THE KNEE.

ON 5-6-83, WHILE MAKING OLD WORKS IN A SCOOP, INJURED RAN OVER A TIMBER THAT HAD FALLEN, SLAMMING HIS HEAD INTO THE TOP. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON 5-27-83, ONLY ROUGH BOTTOM WAS THE CAUSE.