INJURED WAS MOVING WATER PUMP. WHILE CARRYING PUMP HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1989–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
Reportable incidents
18 on file1991 · 3 incidents
INJURED WAS USING A BAR TO PRY ON POT BEING REMOVED FROM JOY MINER. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SHIFT ALL HIS WEIGHT ON THE LEFT LEG CAUSING HIM TO FALL. THIS RESULTED IN BROKEN LEFT LEG JU ST ABOVE THE ANKLE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON MINER HEAD.THE RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
1990 · 6 incidents
INDIVIDUAL WAS CHANGING BATTERIES IN SCOOP WHILE BATTERY WAS SUSPENDED ON HOIST IT TURNED STRIKING INDIVIDUAL IN SIDE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING MINER ON UNEVEN BOTTOM MINER JARRING CAUSED HIM TO HAVE PAIN IN LOWER BACK. POSSIBLE STRAINED MUSCLES.
INJURED WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR SAID HE HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY & FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INSTALLING RF BOLTS HAD HAND RESTING ON CANOPY FRAME AT PINCH POINT LOWERED CANOPY CAUGHT HIS HAND IN FRAME SEVERLY CRUSHING HIS FINGERS
INDIVIDUAL WAS REMOVING ROCK DEBRIS FROM BELTLINE AND EXPERINCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INDIVIUAL WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURW INTO SUPPLY CAR HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE STRUCTURE AND HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
1989 · 9 incidents
LOADING BAGS OF ROCKDUST ON SCOOP WHEN FT SLIPPED AS TURNED STATED FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
WALKING ALONG BELT SLIPPED ON SLICK WET BOTTOM FALLING ON HIP AND TAIL BONE.
STEPPED ON BELT TO CROSS TO OTHER SIDE, BELT STARTED THROWING INJ OFF AND ON BELT IDLER CUTTING R ANKLE
INDIVIDUAL WAS LOADING SUPPLIES FROM SCOOP ONTO ROOF BOLTER AND WAS LIFTING A BOX OF GLUE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA.
INDIVIDUAL WAS PRYING A HEAVY MOTOR INTO THE BUCKET OF A UNATRAC WITH A SLATE BAR. HIS FOOTING GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND STRIKE HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE METAL BUCKET RESULTING IN A BR UISED/STRAINED KNEE.
SITTING IN ROOF BOLTER DECK,STARTED MACHINE AND CANOPY JACK LOWERED SQUEEZING HIM BETWEEN CANOPY AND DECK.MULTIPLE BRUISES AND FX OF COLLAR BONE.
INDV ROOFBOLTING AND DRILL STEEL FOULED IN THE HOLE.REMOVING STEEL MANUALLY AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT RAILS AND METAL FOR OVERCAST. HE TOLD ME WHERE HE HAD BACK ON 12-30-88(PREVIOUSLY REPORTED) WAS HURTING. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR ON 2-15-89 AND WAS RESTRICTED FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT RAILS AND METAL OVERCAST TOLD ME THAT WHERE HE HAD BACK HURT BEFORE WAS HURTING LATER WENT HOME AT 1030PM.