MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 4607074). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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PULLING CABLE OUT OF ROAD PULLED LIGAMENT IN LEG
HE DID NOT FILE FOR BLACK LUNG AGAINST US. HE WAS AWARDED COMPENSATION FROM A PREVIOUS EMPLOYER BUT AFTER HE HAD WORKED FOR US FOR OVER A YEAR, WE INHERITED HIS CLAIM.
EE SAYS THAT A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLT AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK AREA.
7/15/91 EMPL STRAINED LEFT KNEE BY TWISTING LEG BY LOSING FOOTING ON SMALL ROCK ON MINE FLOORE. THERE WAS NO FIRST AID MED TREATMENT OR LOST TIME, 8/15/91 HE AGAIN STRAINED LT KNEE BY LOSING F OOTING IN MUD ON MINE FLOOR. LOST TIME & MED TREATMENT DR RECOMMEDNED KNEE BRACE & REST.
EMPL REMOVING ROOF DRILL STEEL STUCK IN MINE ROOF BY PULLING IT DOWN WITH HANDS.WHILE STRAINING TO REMOVE DRILL STEEL,EMPL PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A S&S 270 TRACTOR AND COAL TRAILER TOWARDS THE WORKING FACE. THE TRACTOR WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER (BLOCK OF COAL) AND AS THE OEPRATOR APPROACHED A CHECK CURTAIN HE REACHED UP TO RING THE WARNING BELL. AS HE WAS REACHING FOR THE BELL, HE PINCHED THE SKIN AND MUSCLE ON HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN HIS ELBOW AND SHOULDER WHEN THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER CAME TOGETHER
EMPLOYEE FOUND THAT HIS RIGHT ARM WAS SORE WHEN HE GOT OUT OF BED 1/5/91. HE THEN WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR WHICH TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS NECK WHICH WAS GIVING HIM PAINS IN TH E ARM. NOTE: THE EMPLOYEE HURT HIS NECK 7/31/90,AND NO MEDICAL TREATMENT NEEDED AND NO LOST TIME. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON AN EDGE OF BROW.
EE WAS OPERATING A S&S 270 TRACTOR AND COAL TRAILER TOWARDS THE FEEDER ASND THE TRACTOR HIT A BUMP IN THE HAUL ROAD CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO STRIKE HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE TRACTOR. EX RAY OF HIS ARM SHOWS A BONE CHIPPED AT THE LEFT ELBOW.
ADDING OIL TO TRACTOR ROCK FELL FORM ROOF STRUCK ON HEAD AND BACK OF NECK
TRYINGTO BACK TRACTOR IN SIDE MISJUDGED TURN AND CAUGHT HARM BETWEEN TRACTOR AND RIB
THE BOLTER HELPER WAS REPAIRING THE PAN ON THE L/N CONTINUOUS MINER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A PART FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE. THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER LUMBAR MUSCLES (BAC). EMPLOYEE WAS RESTRICTED TO LIGHT DUTY FOR 3 DAYS BY HIS DOCTOR.
EMPL PERFORMING DUTIES OF MINER HELPER -NOTICED RIGHT KNEE WAS HURTING.DIDNT FALL OR TWIST HIS KNEE.EMPL HAD KNEE OPERATED ON ONCE BEFORE.NO PARTICULAR INCIDENT REINJURED HIS KNEE.
EMMP WAS REMOVING A CRIB TO SUPPORT MINE ROOF EMP LIPPED AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE AND THEN FELL TO MINE FLOOR.
A PC OF METAL CHISEL BROKE OFF AND E MBEDDED IN SKIN IN ABDOMEN AREA AT TIME OF ACC EMP THOUGHT METAL CHIP ONLY CUT HIM. 2 MO. LATER THE WOUND BECAME INFECTED THE METAL CHIP WAS REMVOED 10- 7-88 AT HOSPITAL.
ROOF BOLTER OPE9ATOR WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE MINE WITH A SINGLE HEAD FLECHER BOLTING MACHINE.WHILE RAISING THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER TO TIGHTEN SAID BOLT HE USED HIS LT HAND TO POSITION THE ROOF BOLT 1LATE IN DOING SO HIS LT MIDDLE FINGER TIP WERE CAUGHT UNDER THE ROOF BOLT PLATE THE OPERTOR LOST THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
USING A ELECTRI7 GRINDING WHEEL TO PREPAIR METAL SURFACE FOR WELDING A METAL FILEING ENTERED THE RIGHT EYE.EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL ANY DISCOMFORT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.METAL FILING WAS REMOVED AT A N EMERGENCY ROO4.THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE EYE AND NO IMPAIRMENT.
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