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INJURED WAS CUTTING AN I BEAM WITH A CUTTING TORCH IN THE SURFACE SHOP AREA OF THE KING MINE. THE I BEAM ROLLED OVER AND PINCHED THE INJURED S FINGER ON HIS LEFT AHDN BETWEEN THE BEAM AND THE CONCRETE FLOOR INJURED SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP IN APPROX 34-36 INCH COAL SEAM HEGITH WHEN THE SCOOP BECAME UNABLE TO PROCEED FORWARD DUT TO THE LOW CLEARANCE. WHILE BACKING THE SCOOP OUT OF THE LOW CLEARANCE AREA THE INJURED'S LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE TOP CAUSING A SEVERE CONTUSION TO THE LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT RUBBER & HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED THE BELT KNIFE STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 2 SUTURES
74339NG TRAILING CABLE IT CAME FREE WHIPPED AROUND HIT IN L EYE
95149ED EMPLOYEE WAS UNCOUPLING FLAT CAR THE CAR DRIFTED & COUPLING PIN CAUGHT HIS FINGER INJURED RECEIVED SUTURES
INJURED WAS LOADING DOWDY STRUCTURE WHEN A RAIL FELL OFF THE TOP STRIKING AND MASHING A FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.
EMPLOYEE TURNED TO RECYLCE BELT AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED WAS RIDING IN PERSONAL CARRIER AND WHEN HE TURNED TO GET HIS DINNER BUCKET HE TURNED BACK AROUND AND HIS HEAD STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE OVERCAST.
INJURED WAS CRAWLING ACROSS THE FACE AREA AND PUT KNEE DOWN ON A ROCK CAUISNG THE ROCK TO TURN OVER IN TURN,TWISTING THE KNEE.
USING INADEQUATE COUPLING PIN TO COUPLE CAR TO SCOOP RIGHT INDEX FINGER IS BROKEN AND LACERATED.
INJURED WAS HELPING JACK THE SECTION POWER CENTER UP TO LEVEL IT. BAR BELING USED, SLIPPED, CAUSING TO LOSE HIS GRIP ON THE BAR, AT WHICH TIME, BAR USED AS JACK HANDLE CAME UPWARD AND STRUCK H IM IN LEFT JAW.
EE WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR BACKED MACHINE UP EE HAD RIGHT FOOT UNDER ROOF BOLTER.
I WAS HELPING ANOTHER PERSON LOAD A DRIVE SHAFT. WE WERE DRAGING IT ACROSS A CONCRETE FLOOR PUT IT IN A SCOOP BUCKET WHICH WAS ABOUT 5 FT TOTAL DISTANCE APART WHILE PULLING ON DRIVE SHAFT I ST RAINED MY LOWER BACK DID NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY BACK UNTIL ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER.
LOW SEAM MINING 40" BENDING A 4 FOOT ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL IN TOP.AS HE WAS BENDING THE BOLT,HIS HAND SLIPPED ON THE BOLT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HE FELL AGAINST CANOPY ON ROOF BOLT ER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GERMAN HOIST TO PULL A BELT THAT HAD A BROKEN BACK TOGETHER .HOIST SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT FORE ARM.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER.AS HE WAS LOADING A S/C THE S/C OPERATOR BUMPED THE BACK OF THE MINER CAUSING THE DECK TO RAISE RAMMING THE INJUREDS HEAD INTO THE TOP.
WAS PUTTING TIRE ON SHUTTLE CAR BOTTOM OF TIRE KICKED OUT KNOCKING FEET OUT FROM UNDER EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING FACE ON TIRE RIM.
INSTALLING CUTTER MOTOR ON LEG ON LEE NORSE 200 MINER WHEN COME-A-LONG RELEASED AND CAUGHT HAND.
WHILE TAKING SLACK OUT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN I HIT ONE HAMMER THAT WAS HELD AGAINST CHAIN.WITH ANOTHER HAMMER AND IT CHIPPED AND WENT IN TO BACK OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP.HE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE AND STRAIGHTNING IT OUT.ACCIDENT REPORTED ON 09-07-89.
INJURED WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF TO ANCHOR A CHUTTLE CAR CABLE THE DRILL STEEL HAD PENETRATED INTO THE MINE ROOF APPROX 8IN WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE STRIKING INJURED ON THE LEFT HAND LACERATION INCURRED REQUIRED 10 SUTURES
INJURED WAS SPOT BOLTING THE ROOF. THE DRILAL STEEL HUNG IN A SEPARATION IN THE ROOF. INJURED PULLED ON THE DRILL STEEL AND WHEN THE DRILL STEEL CAME LOOSE, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE DRILL HEAD. INJURY RESULTED FROM INJURED PULLING ON A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. INJURED FRACTURED AND LACERATED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.