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WHILE WORKING TO REMOVE A TURNBUCKLE FROM THE NO. 2 BELT TAIL SECTION. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT FOREARM BY A PIECE OF METAL.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO JACK A SUPPLY CAR BACK ONTO THE TRACK WHEN THE JACK BAR SLIPPED STRIKING THE EE ABOVE THE LEFT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION IN THIS AREA.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO HAVE CONTRACTED COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHILE WORKING AT DOMINION COAL CORP. OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED BY MANAGEMENT ON 1-21-93.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF BOLTING NO 5 BELT DRIVE MOTOR & DODGE COUPLING TOGETHER WITH THE USE OF A WRENCH THE WRENCH BEING USED TO PERFORM THE WORK WITH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT RESULTIN G IN THE EMPLOYEE STRIKING HIMSELF IN THE MOUTH AREA
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNHANG A CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE FEEDER USING HYDRAULIC TO REVERESE THE CHAIN. THE EMPLOYEE ACCDIENTALLY RAISED THE BOOM WHICH MASHED A COVER DOWN AGAINST THE LEVE RS AND FOULING HIS WRIST BETWEEN THE HYDRAULIC VALVE BLOCK AND THE LEVERS.
54736YEE WAS PICKING UP A SQUARE TIMBER THAT WAS LAYING AGAINST THE RIB AS HE PICKED UP THE TIMBER A RIB ROLLED OFF ONTO THE TIMBER CATCHING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE TIMBER & THE MINE FLOOR
EMPL HAD CHECKED ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES IN SUPPLY HOLE AND AFTER DOING SO BEGAN CRAWLING BACK TO FACE AREA WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS ON HEEL FRACTURING FOOT.EMPL HE ARD SOME ACTIVITY AND STOPPED TO CHECK THE ROOF WHEN THE ROCK FELL. THE AREA OF THE MINE HAD BEEN DEVELOPED JAN 1992.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A DOUBLE CHAIN ON THE NO.3 BELT DRIVE AND AS HE LIFTED IT TO PUT IT ON THE SPEED REDUCER SPROCKET, THE CHAIN SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIS FINGR WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE C HAIN AND AN H-BEAM WELDED ON THE DRIVE. TWO STITCHES WERE PUT IN HIS FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAULWAY TRAVELING TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO REPAIR A LEAKING HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN E WAS STRUCK BY A UNAHUALER TRAVELING TO THE MINER. THE EMPLOYE E REPORTEDLY FLAGGED THE OPERATOR OF THE UNAHUALER BEFORE CRAWLING UP THE HAULWAY BUT THE OPERATOR STATED HE NEVER SAW THE INJURED DO SO.
PNEUMOC WHILE WORKING FOR DOMINION COAL CORP
THE SECITON CUT THRU INTO AN OLD MINE AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING OPERATED IN THE NO. 7 HEADING ON 001-01 SECTION. THE NEAREST KNOWN OLD MINES WERE APPROX. 650 FT FROM THE NO.7 ENTRY AT THE TIME OF THE CUT THRU. THE INRUSH OF WATER EVENTUALLY FLOODED A PORTION OF THE SECTION. THE OLD MINE CUT INTO IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
COUPLING TRACK MOTOR TO CAR USING STIFF TOUNGE TRYING TO GET PIN IN COUPLING HOLE MOTOR PULLED OUT PULLING PIN DOWN ON FIGNER SMASHING IT.
OUTSIDE MAN LOADING TIMBER IN SCOOP BUCKET SCOOP OPERATOR MOVED HITTING MAN ON LEG WITH OF THE SCOOP.
MINER'S KNEE FR2M CRAWLING. NOTE:MINE CEASED PRODUCTION ON 11-02-87;ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 11-11-87.MANAGEMENT WAS NOT MADE AWARE THIS INJURY WAS REPORTABLE UNTIL 11-24-87.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 TO HAVE CONTRACTED COAL WORKERAS PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHILE WORKING AT THIS MINE.NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT IN DECEMBER.1985.CLAIM SETTLED AND COMPENSATION PAID 06-02-86.
EE WAS TAKING B9LT CLAMPS TO MAKE BELT SPLICE ON #4 BELT.
EE WAS RUNNING 7RACTOR ON ROUGH HAULWAY WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS TRAMMING3SCOOP INSIDE TO FACE AREA ON R OUGH HAULWAY.
HE WAS HELPING 1OUR CONCRETE WHEN HE GOT HIS LEG IN THE CONCRETE.
HE WAS PITCHING3A SAFETY JACK UP IN THE WORKING PLACE. THE JACK CAUGHT HIS LIGHT CORD, TWISTING HIS HEAD AND NECK.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONT HE 001-0 SECTION SOMETIME BETWEEN 4PM ON 10-10-85 & 6AM ON 10-11-85. THE FALL 60" HIGH 30\-40\ LONG 12\-14\ WIDE OCCURRED INT HE #3 HEADING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF THE LAST OPEN X-CUT TOWARD THE FACE OF THE ENTRY. AREA FELL IN KNOWN BAD ROOF AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT. HE HAD HIS ARM ACROSS ROOF BOLTER REACHING FOR ROOF BOLT WHEN A ROCK WEIGHING APPROX. 8-10 POUNDS FELL ON HIS ARM.
THEY WERE INSTALLING A NEW BELT LIN E. THE EE WAS SETTING A TIE-OFF JACK. WHILE BEATING ON THE JACK HEAD WITH AN 8# HAMMER THE JACK HEAD TURNED & THE HAMMER STRUCK FINGER ON LEFT HAND.