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FALL OF ROOF ON 011 SECTION/PILLAR SECTION NEAR SPAD NO. 1078 IN #5 ENTRY. FALL MEASURES APPROX. 35' WIDE, 20'+ THICK, AND 40' LONG. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 42" RESIN BOLTS. 15 CM JOY MINER UNDER ROCK FALL NOT RECOVERED.
AT BREAKTHROUGH, BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ENTRYIES, EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AROOF BOLTER TO SET 3RD BOTL IN ROW WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON TOP OF HIM....
EE WAS KNEELING ON HIS KNEES. HE TURNED AROUND AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE TORN MEDIAL MENISCUS. SURGERY ARTHOSCOPIC WAS PERFORMED ON AUGUST 25 1993.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE. THE BELT STRUCTURE FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND, INJURING THE MIDDLE FINGER.
ON 01/04/93, EE'S PHYSICIAN OPINED THAT HE HAD CONTRACTED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
ON 05/18/89, EE'S PHYSICIAN OPINED THAT HE HAS CONTRACTED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
LOCOATION: 26 CROSSCUTS FROM SURFACE-BELT ENTRY #5 ENTRY FALL WAS 4' THICK, 40' LONG AND 20' WIDE. 42" RESIN BOLTS.
SURFACE/AT FAN DOOR EMPLOYEE & SUPERINT ENDEN T WERE CLOSING FAN DOORS WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN MUD & TWISTED HIS ANKLE LEFT ANKLE BONE HAS Y CRACK
ON SURFACE AT DRIFT ONE MANTRIP JEEP BECAME STUCK ON HILL ON SURFACE AT DRIFT AND THE OTHER MANTRIP RAN INTO IT WHILE TRYING TO PUSH IT UP HILL. EE HAD HIS FINGERS IN BETWEEN FRAME OF JEEP AND BATTERY TRAY. BATTERIES ROCKED FORWARD AND MASHED THREE OF HIS FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
ON 12-2-92, HIS PHYSICIAN OPINED THAT HE HAD CONTACT PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
END OF TRACK. EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON TIRE TO PLACT IT ON FLAT CAR AND HURT HIS BACK.
ON 11-3-92, HIS PHYSICIAN OPINED THAT HE HAS CONTACTED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
END OF TRACK. LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP WHILE WORKING ON BOLT MACHINE.
INJURED OCCURRED AT TAIL OF NO.6 BELT. HE WAS TIGHTENING TAIL JACK FOR BELT AND THE JACK BAR SLIPPED OUT OF JACK. WHEN BAR SLIPPED OUT, JACK TURNED OVER AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN JACK AND MINE FLOOR.
61350OF #3 ENTRY--EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MINER AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PITCHED A TIMBER BACK TOWARD TIMBER PILE. IT STRUCK ANOTHER TIMBER AND GLANCED OFF, STRIKING MINER OPERATOR IN RIBS.
EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR SECTION AS HE TURNED AROUND TO PICK UP A TIMBER AND SET IT, HE SAID HE GOT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS HIP.
EMPL CHECKING FOR HOT BEARING ON TAIL SHAFT ON FEEDER AND COAL HAULER BACKED TRAILER INTO EMPL AND OVER TOP OF RIGHT LEG.
HAPPENED AT #4 BELT HEAD.EMPL WAS CRAWLING AND HIT KNEE ON PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE.
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EMPL ORIGINALLY PULLED GROIN MUSCLE 11-8-90.IT WAS A NO LOST TIME INJURY.AS TIME PROGRESSED,IT WAS FOUND THAT SURGERY WAS NEEDED FOR A HERNIA.BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 11-22-91 WHEN HE HAD SURGERY .WAS RELEASED TO RETURN 1-20-92.MISSED NO WORK BETWEEN 11-90 AND 11-91 DUE TO THIS CONDITION.#6 ENTRY/FACE.
ON 9-23-91 EE FILED FOR STATE BLACK LUNG COMPENSATION. HIS EXAMINING PHYSICIAN HAS OPINED THAT HE HAS CONTRACTED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
EE HAD JUST INSERTED BOLT STEEL IN HOLE IN ROOF. BOLT STEEL FELL OUT OF ROOF AND STRUCK HIS 2ND AND 3 RD FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND, WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE BOLT MACHINE. SECOND FINGER WAS FRAC TURED AND THIRD FINGER WAS BRUISED.
A FALL OCCURRED 4 BREAKS OUTBY SECTION TAILPIECE ONE BREAK THROUGH OUTBY SPAD #81977.FALL WAS LOCATED IN INTERSECTION IN BELT ENTRY.IT IS APPROXIMATELY 20' WIDE X40' LONG ABD 7' THICK.THERE WA S AN OLD RUNNER WHERE ROCK FALL OCCURRED.48" RESIN BOLTS WERE SET WITH A FEW CRIBS IN AREA WHERE FALL OCCURRED.
AT THE 1 TRACTOR CHARGER SECTION EE WAS PRYING DOWN ON COIL SPRING WITH PRY BAR AND BAR SLIPPED OUT, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS CHIN ON TOP OF FRAME ON TRACTOR. LACERATION TO CHIN 7 STITCHES.
FACE OF 7 ENTRY EE WAS GETTING OUT OF DECK WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF TOP OF BACK OF METAL AROUND DECK AND HE CAME DOWN AND HIT HIS RIGHT RIBS ON TOP OF METAL.
RATCHET SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET HANDLE AND MACHINE.
EE SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE AND LEG.
ON 3/18/91 THIS COAL MINER FILED CLAIM WITH WORKERS COMP FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHILE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED WITH OUR COMPANY. HIS DR HAS OPINED THAT THIS COAL MINER HAS CONTRACTED OCCUPAT IONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
CO WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL DATE OF 8-30-91 WHEN EE BEGAN MISSING WORK. HE HAD BEEN PULLING ON RAIL FOR TRACK AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS STOMACH. THIS EE HAD HAD AN OPERATION O N THE STOMACH AREA AND APPARENTLY PULLED SOMETHING IN THIS SPOT OPERATION WAS NOT WORK RELATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TRACTOR AND HIT HIS HEAD INTO HALF HEADER BOLTED TO ROOF.
ON 12/26/90 EMPL REPORTED THAT HE HAD BLOOD IN URINE. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 12/27/90. DR DIAGNOSED PROSTATITIS BACK STRAIN. EMPL ATTEMPTED TO 0PEN WORKERS COMP CLAIM WAS DENIED. HE THEN T RIED TO REOPEN OLD CLAIM & WAS AGAIN DENIED. HOWEVER TODAY WE HAVE LEARNED THAT HE HAS BEEN APPROVED TO REOPEN OLD BACK INJ CLAIM. HE NEVER REPORTED ACCIDENT. WE BELIEVE IT TO NOT BE WORK REL
THERE WAS ROCK FALL ON THIRD RIGHT OFF NORTH MAINS SECTION ID 015=0 IN #7 ENTRY ABOUT 200' INBY SPAD #80058. FALL WAS APPROX 500' LONG 6' TO 8' THICK & 20' WIDE. THIS SECTION OF ROOF WAS BOLTE D WITH 48" & 42" RESIN BOLTS.
ON 11/27/90 COAL MINER FILED CLAIM WITH OWRKERS COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHILE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED WITH OUR CO. DR HAS OPINIONED THAT THIS COAL MINER HAS CONTRACTED OCCUPATIN AL PNEUMOCONIOSES.
BENDING RF BOLTS HURT L SHOULDER
THIS ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON NO. 2 PARALLEL BELT INBY SPAD NO. 68493. MEASURING 60' IN LENGTH, 20' WIDE AND 4' TO 5' THICK. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 42" RESIN BOLTS.
THIS EMPLOYEE IS A MINER OPERATOR. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS PULLING ONT EH MIENR CABLE AND DEVELOPED A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TOW ORK. HE FIRST BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 8-20-90.
EE WAS AT TRACK ENTRY LOADING RAIL ON RAIL CAR AND HURT HIS BACK LIFTING A RAIL.
ON 3-6-90, THIS EMPLOYEE FILED A CLAIM FOR HEARING LOSS WITH WORKERS COMPENSATION, WHILE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED WITH THIS COMPANY. HIS PHYSICIAN HAS OPINED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS A BILATERAL SENSORI NEURAL HEARING LOSS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OR PERCEPTIBLEY AGGRAVATED BY INDUSTRIAL NOISE EXPOSURE IN THE COURSE OF AND RESULTING FROM HIS EMPLOYMENT.
CROSSING OLD ENTRIES WITH 011 SECTION. A ROCK FALL ABOUT 7 FT THICK AND 40 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE. THERE WAS A COMBINATION BOLT AND TIMBER PLAN WITH 48 INCH RESIN BOLTS AT THE TIME THIS WAS MI NED.
ON 11-03-89 EMPLOYEE FILED A CLAIM FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS WITH WORKERS COMPENSATION WHILE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED WITH THIS COMPANY.HIS PHYSICIAN HAS OPINED THAT THIS COAL MINER HAS CONTTAC TED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
ON 7-24-89, THE CLAIMANT FILED A CLAIM FOR STATE OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. HIS DR HAS OPINED THAT HE HAS CONTRACTED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. HE IS PRESENTLY WORKING AT OUT BALD EAGLE MI NE. NO. 1@.
CLAIMANT DOES NOT KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHAT CAUSED THE PAIN IN HIS KNEE, OTHER THAN JUST WORKING ON HIS KNEES OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. SEVERE PAIN BEGAN TO OCCUR TO THE POINT THAT HE COULD NO LONG ER STAND TO BE ON HIS KNEES.
EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO DRILL HOLE IN ROOF FOR ROOF BOLT AND WHEN HE TURNED DRILL HEAD ON, THE PIECE OF STEEL BROKE AND CUT HIS THUMB.
ON 04-27-89 THE INJURED TRIPPED AND FELL,TWISTING HIS SHOULDER.HE WAS OFF WITH THE SHOULDER INJURY ON 04-28.HE RECEIVED A RETURN TO WORK SLIP FOR MAY 1 1989.ON MAY 8 THE SHOULDER WAS BOTHERING HIM AND HE CAME OUT FROM THE JOB AFTER 3 HOURS OF WORK.HE IS STILL OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING CONTROL FUSES WITH TESTER.PROBES TOUCHED TOGETHER,CAUSINGM ELECTRICAL FLASHES.RIGHT WRIST AND BOTH EYES WERE THERMAL BURNED.
FILES SECOND OP CLAIM 02-24-89.THIS COAL MINER FILED A CLAIM WITH WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS,WHILE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED WITH OUR COMPANY.CLAIMANT IS ACTUALLY FILING FOR SECOND AWARD.HAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A 5% AWARD FOR OCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TRAM LEVERS FROM SIDE OF MACHINE AND GOT HIS FOOT UNDER SIDE DECK, CAUSING MACHINE DECK TO PIN HIS FOOT BETWEEN MACHINE AND MINE FLOOR.
EMPL MASHED FINGERS BETWEEN 2 CINDER BLOCKS. 2 MIDDLE FINGERSS ON LEFT HAND MASHED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND FRACTURED.
8-22-88 THIS COAL MINER HAS FILED A CLAIM WITH WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHILE EMPLOYED WITH OUR COMPANY HIS DR HAS OPINED THAT THIS COAL MINER HAS CONTRACTED OCCUPA TIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TIRE ONTO SCOOP AND HURT HIS BACK
THE EMPLOYEE HA8 A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS, INCLUDING SURGERY. DETAILS OF ACCIDENT UNKNOWN.
CLAIM FILED ON 050686 THIS COAL MINER HAS FILED A CLAIM FOR HEA RING LOSS WHILE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED BY THIS COMPANY HIS PHYSICIAN HAS STATED IN HIS PROFESSIONAL OPINION THIS MINER HAS A HEARING LOSS DIRECTLY A7TRIBUTABLE TO OR PERCEPTIBLY AGGRAVATED BY INDUSTRIAL NOISE EXPOSURE IN THE COURSE OF & RESULTING FROM HIS EMPLOYMENT (THIS CLAIM IS IN LITIGATION)
THIS COAL MINER3FILED A CLAIM WITH WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS, WHILE ACTIVELY EMPLOYEED WITH OUR COMPANY.
THE OCCUPATIONA5 PNEUMOCONOISIS BOARD REVIEWED THE RECORD OF THIS COAL MINER AND FOUND SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY A DIAGNOSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONOISIS WITH NONE PULMONARY FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT ATTR3BUTABLE TO THIS DISEASE. HE WAS GRANTED A 5% AWARD, 8/9/84.
THE OCCUPATIONA5 PNEUMOCONI/SIS BOARD REVIEWED THE RECORD OF THIS COAL MINER AND FOUND SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY A DIAGNOSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS WITH NONE PULMONARY FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT ATT9IBUTABLE TO THIS DISEASE. HE WAS GRANTED A FIVE PERCENT AWARD, ON OCT 30 1986.
FALL OCCURRED 63CROSS CUTS OUTBY#5 HEAD IN BELT ENTRY 30FT.LONG 20FT. WIDE AND 5OR 6FT THICK.
WIDE 6FT. HIGH 5ND 100FT LONG.
ROOF FALL ON BE5T ENTRY AT SPAD #59470 100 FT.LONG 20FT. WIDE AND 7 1/2FT. THICK.
ROOF FALL IN FACE OF #3 ENTRY ACROSS BREAK INTO #2 ENTRY 6FT THICK 20FT WIDE & 100FT LONG ROOF WAS LAYERED SLATE BOLTED ON 4 TO 5 FOOT CENTERS WITHIN 4FT OF RIBS WITH 4FT RESIN BOLTS
EMP DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED HE DOES SOME CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES IN LOW COAL SEAM EVERY DAY
OPERATOR WAS PUTTING 2 PIECES OF BOLT STEEL TOGETHER AND GOT HIS GLOVE PINCHED IN BETWEEN 2 PIECES WHERE THEY FIT TOGETHER AND TURNED DRILL HEAD ON
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON BELT STRUCTURE AND HURT HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9-6-,J 84
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FOR OVERCAST AND BACK STARTED HURTING. HE DOESNT KNOW WHEN HE ACTUALLY HURT HIS BACK. INJURY OCCURRED ON SATURDAY. HE CAME BACK AND WORKED ON MONDAY AND PART OF THE SHIFT ON TUESDAY
EMP CLAIMS THAT BOUNCING AROUND IN SCOOP DECK HITTING HIP ON SELF RESCUER WHICH HE WAS WEARING CAUSED THE PORBLEM WITH HIS LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING FROM ONE SIDE OF STOCKPILE TO THE OTHER HE WAS CROSSING WHERE THE TUNNEL COMES OUT WHEN HE GOT ACROSS THE TUNNEL THE RIGHT SIDE GAVE WAY TURNING THE LOADER OVER
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CONTROL BOX OFF MINER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
BOLTER OPERATOR GOT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN TOP OF BOLT MACHINE HEAD AND PIECE OF STEEL THAT HE WAS USING TO DRILL HOLE WITH.
THE EMP REPORTS THAT HIS RIGHT KNEE IS SWOLLEN HE KNOWS OF NO INJURY OR PROBALBLE CAUSE OF INJURY
A PIECE OF ICE HIT THE TOP OF THE MOTOR AND BROKE OFF AND HIT THE MOTOR OPERATOR ON THE BOTTOM LIP, CUTTING IT.
HE WAS CRAWLING AND RAN A NAIL IN HIS KNEE
EMP WAS TRYING TO TAKE A PIN OUT OF A CONVEYOR CHAIN WHEN HE HIT HIS FORE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER AND CRUSHED THE FINGER TIP