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SUBJECT WAS WALKING AND STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL OR UNEVEN BOTTOM AND STATES HE TWEISTED HIS RIGHT LEG.
SUBJECT STATED WHILE OPERATING S. CAR AND THE MINER WAS LOADING AT THE SCRUBBER BLOWER WAS BLOWING AIR INTO THE RIB WHICH CAUSED DUST TO BE SUSPENDED GETTING INTO HIS EYES.
WHILE OPERATING THE MINER BY RE-MOTE CONTROL THE VICTIM STATED HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER BY A LUMP OF COAL THAT FELL FROM TEH RIB.
SUBJECT STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF POURING OIL INTO THE OIL TANK OF A SHUTTLE CAR.THE OIL CAN SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND AS HE GRABBED FOR IT SUDDENLY HE JERKED HIS LOWER BACK.PAIN PILLS AND MUSCLE RELAXERS.AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THERE HAS BEEN NO DIAGNOSIS UNDETERMINED.
55061S STANDING ON TOP OF A SCOOP WITH A 20 FT PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE ATTEMTPTING TO KNOCK A STOPPING 20 HIGH AS THE BLOCKS BEGAN TO FALL THE VICTIM JUMPED FROM THE CANOPY ONTO THE BACK OF THE 23667 BUT HIS LEG WENT INTO THE HOLE WEHRE FIRE SUPPRESION TANK IS LOCATED CAUSING A CUT TO HIS LEG.
24215CT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER AND STATED THAT HE PULLED THE WRONG LEVER CAUSING THE CANOPY TO COME DOWN ON HIS HEAD.
SUBJECT AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING A 10SC WHEEL UNIT OVER IN THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP & HE STRAINED HIS BACK. SUBJECT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL APPROX. 7-17-9 2 AND DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 7-17-92.
20' 20' 6' RF FALL IN 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD 1864
SUBJECT STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING WITH THE MINER CABLE AND ATTEMPTING TO THROW IT OUT OF ROADWAY & FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
LOADED COAL TRUCK TRAVELING ON HAULAGE ROAD.DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK ON STEEP GRADE,JUMPED FROM TRUCK.COMPOUND FX TO BOTH LEGS,LATER AT HOSPITAL LEFT LEG WAS AMPUTATED ABOVE THE KNEE.
LOADING PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE ONTO SUPPLY CAR ,FELT PAIN IN BACK.DIDNT MISS WORK WITH THIS INJURY UNTIL 2-4-92.DIDNT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-3-92.
WALKING BY A S.CAR AS IT WAS TRAVELING.A TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TIRE RING CAME OFF AND HIT SUBJECT IN THE LEG.
SUBJECT WAS WATCHING ANOTHER EE STRIKE A HAMMER WITH A HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM UNDER THE CHIN. SUBJECT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL HELP UNTIL 2-14-92 THIS REPORT IS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSE ONLY .
SUBJECT WAS RIDING A PIECE OF TRACK EQUIPMENT OF THE CHAIN ENDS TO A BELT CLAMP FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR AND HOOKED ON A TRACK TIE PULLING THE BELT CLAMP AGAINST THE VICTIMS FOOT.
ROOF FALL APPROX. 1400' OUTBY SEC. IN #5 NEUTRAL ENTRY. FALL APPROX. 18' X 18' X 6'. NO INJURIES, ESCAPEWAY NOT AFFECTED. ONE X-CUT INBY SPAD 1856. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS.
SUBJECT STATES HE WAS LOADING COAL WITH THE MINER AND IT WAS HARD CUTTING, THE CANOPY STRAINING HIS NECK. NOTE: THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT ABTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION OR LOSE TIME UNTIL 12-30-91. AS REPORTED TO ME BY THE EMPLOYEE ON 1-8-92.
WHILE LOOKING AROUND IN SOME ABANDONEL ROOMS WHICH IS NOT A NEG TRAVELABEL AIRCOURSE AND ONE XCUT INBY SPAD 1896 20X20X6 THICK 3 APPROX. 3 XCUTS INBY SPAD 1896 AREA IS ABANDONED AND DANGERED O FF VENTIATION NOT AFFECTED.
SUBJECT HAD HIS 1ST FINGER RIGHT HAND STRUCK BY A CRIB BLOCK MASHING FINGER BETWEEN 2 CRIB BLOCKS
APPROX 40' INBY SPADE 1899, A ROOF FALL OCCURED APPROX 19'WX30'LX6-7'H. IN #2 ENTRY OF WHERE THE SECITON HAD WITHDRAWN. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONS WERE EFFECTED AIR NOT EFFECTED. WERE NOT WORK ING IN THIS AREA AT TIME OF ALL. DISCOVERED FALL ON 10-03-91 MORNING HOURS.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #1 HDG. ON THE 003 SEC. STARTING IN THE MIDDLE OF LAST OPEN X-CUT AND EXTENDING OUTBY APPROX. 40'. THE HEIGHT WAS APPROX. 4-5 FT WIDTH APPROX. 18-19 FT. 4' RESIN BOLTS WE RE USED IN THE AREA. FALL WAS A FEW FEET INBY SPAD #1906.
AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.
SUBJECT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A 6FT RESIN BOLT IN A HOLE W/A STRAP ON IT & HE LOST GRIP OF THE BOLT & IT SLIDE OUT OF THE HOLE STRIKING HIM ON THE RT WRIST AT LEAST BRUISING IT M EDICAL TREATMENT CONSISTED OF A BRACE ON THE WRIST & X-RAYS
SUBJECT WAS TRYING TO PUT A S CAR TIRE ON AND IT DID NOT WANT TO GO EASILY SO THE VICTIM USED A CRIB BLOCK TO ATTEMPT TO BEAT THE TIRE ON THE SHUTTLE CAR AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.DOCTOR SAY S HE HAS STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.X-RAYS AND MEDICATION WAS GIVEN.
SUBJECT WAS LOADING ROOF BOLT PLATES ON THE ROOF BOLTER AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BOLTS.THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE RING FINGER RIGHT HAND WITH A ROOF BOLT MASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT AND FRAME OF BOLTERVICTIM S FINGER WAS BANDAGED AND PUT IN A SPLINT.NO STITCHES AND NO BROKEN BONES.
RF FALL OCC IN ABAND SET OF ROOMS NEAR SPAD 1489 NO MEN OR EQUIP WERE INVOLVED 250'L 20' 10TO 12' T
WALKING AROUND BELT TAILPIECE WHEN HE STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL CAUSING ANKLE TO TWIST.WENT TO HOSPITAL AND DR SUSPECTS FX AND PUT A CAST ON ANKLE.RX FOR SWELLING AND PAIN.
SUBJECT STATED THAT AS HE WAS WALKING ON THE SECTION AND AS HE WENT THROUGH THE LOCATION AREA WHERE THE OPER. SIDE S.C. WAS ANCHORED, THE S.C. WENT BY HIM AND THE CABLE TRIPPED HIM AS THE CABL E SWINGS FROM ONE SIDE OF ENTRY TO THE OTHER. THE VICTIM FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST FRACTURING IT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF OF THE ROOF BOLTER CABLE REEL AND HE FELT HIS WRIST PIP AND HE HAD PULLED A TENDON IN HIS WRIST.
SUBJECT STATES THAT AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER TOWARD THE FACE HE HAD THE RIPPERS RUNNING WHILE LOADING LOOSE COAL AND AS THE RIPPERS TOUCHED THE FACE THE MINER JUMPED THROWING HIM INTO THE TOP OF THE CANOPY. HE RECEIVED A BACK STRAIN AND A SHOULDER STRAIN.
PULLING ON MINER CABLE LOST FOOTING FELL DOWN ON MINE FLOOR CUTTING HIS ELBOW 6 STITCHES
SUBJECT STATED THAT IN 1985 HE HURT HIS BACK PULLING MINER CABLE AND THAT HE HAS HAD BOOK PROBLEMS EVER SINCE BUT WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING BELT ON 8-3-90 THAT HE STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN.
THE EMPLOYEE AND HIS HELPER ROTATE ON GETTING CUTS ON THE MINER. AT THIS TIME THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON THE MINER IN #3 X-CUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 3'X2'X3" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLT S STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE HEAD, LEFT ARM AND LEFT LEG CAUSING A BRUISED MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT LEG.
UNLOADED CINDER BLOCKS ON SCOOP, WHEN FINISHED STEPPED OR JUMPED DOWN FROM TOP OF SCOOP, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK-NUMBNESS IN LEFT LEG. EMPLOYEE REPORTED INJURY TO MANAGMENT ON 3-14-90 & MEDICAL RECORDS OBTAINED UNTIL 3-19-90.
AWARD FOR BLACK LUNG HAS BEEN GIVEN TO INDIVIDUAL.
LACERATION OF RT HAND DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF AS HE WAS REMOVING THE STEEL FROM THE HOLE A PIECE OF LOOSE ROOF APPROX 1 1/2 -2 FT IN DIAMETER AND 1/2 IN THICK CAME LOOSE FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE PALM OF HIS RT HAND
STRAINED LEFT SIDE OF LOWER BACK; EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A VENTILATION CURTAIN UP TO HANG IT ONTO A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE STATED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK.
OCCURRED ON 7-28-88 THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A SICK DAY ON 7-29-88 AND PRESCHEDULED VACATION THE WEEK OF AUGUST 1 THROUGH AUGUST 5 HE RETURNED TO WORK ON AUGUST 8 THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS A NO LOST TIME INCIDENT EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A CURTAIN AND SAID HE GOT MUD IN HIS RIGHT EYE
POSSIBLE FRACTURE-LEFT ANKLE WORKING ON BUILDING ON STOPPING,HE STEPPED DOWN OFF SCAFFOLDING,AND INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
STRAINED BACK THE INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING MINER CABLE, THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS END O F THE CABLE CAUSING THE OTHER END TO PULL THUS CAUSING A STRAIN ON THE INJURED S BA CK.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR BLACK LUNG. 3-23-88.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR BLACK LUNG 1-1188
EE RECEIVED AWA9D FOR HEARING LOSS CLAIM.
EE RECEIVED AWA9D FOR HEARING LOSS CLAIM.
EE RECEIVED AWA9D FOE HEARING LOSS CLAIM.
INJURED BACK. 6UILDING BLOCK STOPPING, HANDLING BLOCKS TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE UP ON A SCAFFOLD TWISTED HIS BACK.
PUNCTURE WOUND 2N LEFT CHEEK, CUTTING BELT ROPE, SLINTER FROM ROPE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT SIDE OF FACE.
ELECTRICAL BURN8 ON LEFT HAND; CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FLASH, WHICH OCCURRED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS RESETTING ROOF BOLTER BREAKER.
EMPL OPERATING 8C.HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY.WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN STRUCK LOWER BACK ON SEAT BRACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING BITS ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER, A CLIP CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHTR EYE.
EMPLOYEE MOVED 9QUIPMENT BOOM WHICH CAUGHT A DRILLING STEEL BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE FRAME, FLIPPING THE STILL WHICH STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE SETTING STIFF JACK FOR SHEAVE -JACK SLIPPED AND THE TENSION FROM THE ROPE FLIPPED SLATE BAR STRIKING EMPL.
ROOF FALL 70\ LONG 12\ WIDE 5\-12\ THICK
ROOF FALL 120\ LONG 17\ WIDE & 10\ THICK
ROOF FALL 60\LONG X 6-12\WIDE X 6-8\THICK.
ROOF FALL MEASURING 25FTX16FTX6-9FT
30 FEET LONG, 16 FEET WIDE, 10 FEET THICK.
ROOF FALL 40\ LONG 12\ WIDE 8\ THICK THE AREA IS CRIBBED OFF ALSO THE ENTRY WILL BE DEVELOPED NO FURTHER.
EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF SHOVELING THE BELT HE GOT A PORTION OF THE SHOVEL CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE ROLLER THE BELT ROLLER PULLED THE SHOVEL STRIKING THE FINGER AGAINST THE STRUCTURE
ROOF FALL