INJ EMP AND ANOTHER EMP WERE TUIRNING RATCHET TO REMOVE TIGHT BOLT ON STYLE JACK WHEN BO LT SUDDENLY TURNED CAUSING EMP BODY TO TURN A(D THREW LEFT KNEE OUT OF JOINT.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1985–1988
- Latest incident
- Dec 1988
Reportable incidents
15 on file1988 · 6 incidents
SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT MINER CABLE ON BUMPER AND AS SLACK STRIGHTENED OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE CAUSING AN OPEN WOUND AND FRACTURE.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A ROCK WHEN ONE LET GO OF HIS END CAUSING ROCK TO FALL ON INJURED EMPLOYEES MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROCK WIHT SLATE BAR WHEN ROCK BROKE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK
AFTER EMPLOYEE MAN TRIPPED FROM THE SURFACE TO THE SECTION APP 10 MIN TRIP HE STATED THATH E WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIW LOWER BACK THIS EMPLOYEE HAS A PAST HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEM NO ACCIDEN REPORTED.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE HAD BACK PAIN WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE. TWO EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH HIM AT THE TIME REPORT THAT HE MADE NO SOUNDS OF PAIN NOR GRABBED THE INJURED AREA. THE EMPLOYE HAS CHRONC BACK PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT WORK RELATED.
1987 · 4 incidents
EMPL UNLOADING 4INING MATERIALS STRAINED LEFT LOWER BACK LIFTING BAG OF ROCK DUST.
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO REMOVE A REOCK THAT FELL ON MINER-THE ROCK FEL L ON VICTIMS'S RIGHT ANKLE AND LEFT HEEL CAUSING A SPRAON TO RIGHT ANKLE.
DURING ROOF BOL7ING OPERATIONS, THE EMPLOYEE WAS SUPPLEMENTING SUPPORT WHILE HANDLING METAL STRAPS THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LAERATION TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING BOLTING SUPPLIES FROM 484 S & S SCOOP ONTO A 300 GALIS BOLTER THE SCOOP WAS PARKED ON A GRADE AND SHIFTED FORWARD DOWNGREADE, MASHING EMPLOYEE S RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN BOLTER AND SCOOP BUCK9T. COMPOUND FRACTURES TO BIG TOE OF RIGHT FOOT.
1986 · 3 incidents
EMP (MINER HELP9R) WAS INSTALLING BITS IN A 1028 JEFFERY CONT MINER WHEN A SLUG OF ROOF FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK INDIVIDUAL ON THE FRONT OF HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A CONTUSION
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 POSTIONED BETWEEN A 300 GALIOUS BOLTER AND A 484 SCOOP--- TRANSFERING SUPPLIES FROM ONE TO THE OTHER, WHEN A THIRD PIECE OF EQUIPMENT--21 SHUTTLE CAR TRAMMING ACROSS THE SECTI ON HIT THE SCOO1 CAUSING INJURY TO HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A CINDER BLOCK LOADING A MINE CAR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK FOLLOWING SAID INJURY TIL 2-4-86.
1985 · 2 incidents
EE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO MOVE A POWER CABLE FOR A C/M WHICH WAS MOVING FROM ONE HEADING TO ANOTHER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL ATTEMPTING3TO HAND MINER CABLE WITH 4'' CABLE HANGERS AND THE CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF HANGER DEFLECTING HANGER AND STRIKING EMPL IN EYE.