Frank Branch #1 Coal

GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL & BOLT, TWISTED HAND BRUSIED & SCRATCHED RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY.

EE INJURED WAS STANDING BESIDE THE MACHINE ON THE 066 SIDE WHEN EE ON THE OTHER SIDE STARTED TO TRAM THE MACHINE RUNNING OVER EE TOES ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE BELT EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT TO FEEDER CHAIN BROKE & CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RT HAND LACERATING RING FINGER RT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT IN HOLE. ROTATED DRILL POT AND A BURR ON BOLT CAUGHT IN COTTON GLOVE BENDING AND LACERATING FINGERS IN LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROOF BOLTS PULLED MUSCLE INBACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LANDING EMPTY OXGEN CYL. DROPPED CYL ON RIGHT THUMB LACERATON.

EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS STRUCK EAR ON BELT HANGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT, STRAIN TO MID BACK EMPLOYEE MISSED NO WORK BETWEEN 02-25-94 & SAW DOCTOR 3-1-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CABLE FOR CONTINUOUS MINER.

DRILL STEEL BROKE AND HIT RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN SHOVELING LOOSE COAL NEAR THE #4 BELT HEAD WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE AND CO WORKER WERE ENGAGED IN REJOINING THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON AN EIMCO 2810L CONTINUOUS MINER EE WAS HOLDING PRESSURE ON A CONNECTOR LINK WITH A 4 LBS SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE CO WORKER STRUCK T HE LINK WITH A 16 OUNCED BALLPEN HAMMER. THE BALL SPEEN GLANCED OFF THE LINK AND STRUCK EE S LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING A RECEPTACLE TO A BATTERY ON A COAL HAULAGE UNIT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. AT THE INSTANT OF EXPERIENCING PAIN, EMPLOYEE WA S TURNING HIS BODY. HE WAS LAYING OVER THE TOP OF THE COAL HAULAGE UNIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER CLEANING THE RIGHT CROSSCUT AT #2 ENTRY IN THE FACE AREA A PIECE OF SHALE APPROX 4FTX4FTX0-6IN THICK FELL FROM THE TOP NEAR THE RIB & STRUCK THE EMPLO YEE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE ENGAGED IN SUSPENDING A TRAILING CABLE FOR A ROOF BOLTER FROM THE MINE ROOF. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT AN KLE.

LOOSE PIN OF STEEL WAS LAYING ON TOP OF MANBUS, IT SLID TO THE EDGE OF MANTRIP, CATCHING A CRIB AND CAUSING IT TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF HEAD.

WAS USING CUTTING TORCH AND HOT SLAG GOT IN LEFT EYE AND SCRATCHED CORNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN INSTALLING 42" FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS. AS EMPLOYEE STRETCHED TO INSERT A RESIN CARTRIDGE AND A ROOF BOLT, HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

WAS PLASTERING STOMPINGS AND PLASTER FELL IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE AND OTHER CO-WORKERS WERE REMOVING ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM TOP OF MINER, HE SLIPPED ON THE MINE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE SECOND LEFT MAINS HEADINGS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 20 ' WIDE BY 70' LONG BY 5' TO 6' THICK. THE ROOF IN THIS AREA WAS SHALE AND HAD BEEN SUPPORTED DU RING INITIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH 48" LONG FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. FALL WAS IN A RETURN AIRCOURSE FROM THE #2 ACTIDE SECITON.

EMPLOYEE HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE SRUBBER MOTER ON A MINER.

EE AND A CO WORKER WERE INSTALLING THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS IN THE FACE OF THE 7 ROOM A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE EE ON HIS LOWER LEFT LEG. THE ROCK WHICH MEASURED 21/2 FT X 8FT X 4INCH, FELL BETWEEN THE ATRS BEAM AND THE OPERATORS CANOPY EE WAS OPERATING THE LEFT SIDE COPERATORS SIDE DRILL OF A TWIN HEAD EIMCO ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A FEED VALVE ON AN EIMCO ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 18X18X5 THICK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE SWELLING AND DISCOLORATION WERE EVIDENT AT 800 AM WHEN EE WAS EXAMINED ON SURFACE.

LINE HUNG UP IN WHEEL, WHILE PULLING ON CURTAIN, CURTAIN CAME LOOSE AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST SCOOP CANOPY.

EMPLOYEE STARTED MINER, TURN BOOM TO OPERATOR SIDE WAS BENT OVER AND WALKED INTO BOOM HITTING HIS HEAD.

VICTIM WAS PLASTERING A PERMANENT STOPPING/BATTERY CHARGING STATION. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK, A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE RESULTING IN A CHEMICAL BURN.

EMPLOYEE CUT A METAL BAND AND IT HIT EYE. EMPLOYER NOT AWARE OF ACCIDENT UNTIL 2-22-93.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN FACE OF 5 ENTRY WHEN THE RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE LEGS EE STATED HE JERKED TO GET AWAY FROM FALL AND TWISTED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STARTED DRILL STELL & PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS GETTING OFF MANTRIP & FELL ON TRACK LANDING ON RT HIP

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE-SHOVEL BECAME CAUGHT ON BELT SPLICE AND HE WAS THROWN INTO BELT ROLLER AND CHAIN.

EMPLOYE EWAS SHOVELING BELT. LIGHT WENT OUT AND HE FELL OVER CABLE INTO FEEDER AND BACK OVER CRIB BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A LENGTH OF CONTINUOU SMINER TRAILING CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THIS EVENT WAS A WORK RELATED ACCIDENT/INJUR Y WAS NOT MADE UNTIL 4-17-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN AS SECTION OF THE STACK OF BLOCKS FELL OVER HIS RIGHT FOOT AREA, MASHING TOP OF FOOT AND LITTLE TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TWO BUCKETS PLASTER PAIN STARTED IN BACK TRAVELING DOWN FRONT OF LEG

EE WAS WELDING AND SLAG POPPED UP AND WENT BESIDE OF WELDING SHIELD AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON HIS KENES AND TOP COAL 10"X3' FELL AND HIT HIM IN BACK.

INJURED WAS PULLING ON A SLATE BAR WHEN THE BAR GAVE WAY AND HE WAS TRYING TO CATCH HIS WEIGHT WITH HIS RIGHT LEG. THE WEIGHT SHIFTED TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LOCKED THE KNE EIN ONE POSITIO N.

55061S HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE AT #1 MINE AND WAS ON HIS KNEES AND PICKED NAIL BOARD AND PULLED MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE IN BACK.

9?514E HANDLING ROOF BOLT CABLE AND TRIPPED & FELL TWISTING ANKLE WHICH RESULTED IN LIGAMENT BEING TORN AND PULLED.

SHOVELING MUD FROM UNDERNEATH BELT LINE, PICKED UP SHOVEL OF MUD TO PUT ON BELT AND HURT BACK.

TAKING LOAD TO FEEDER. HIT SOME HOLES BOUNCING HEAD INTO CANOPY TOP INJURING NECK, LOWER BACK AND RIGHT HIP.

ON WAY TO CHANGE COAL HAULER BATTERIES RUN OVER ROCK & BOUNCED HIM INTO CANOPY TOP

INJURED WAS SHOVELING BELT ON #2 BELT,WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO EASTCO MINING UNTIL 02-08-92.

INJ WORKING UNDER MINER PUTTING BACK SEAL PLATE ON PLANETARY -GOT SOMETHING IN EYE.

HE GOT OFF OF SHUTTLE CAR TO CHANGE DIRETIONS SHUTTLE CAR ROLLED PINNING HIM AGAINST RIB.

INJURED WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A HAND HELD GRINDER WHEN A SPARK FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

INJURED WAS POSITIONED ON KNEES WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HE RAISED UP HE TWISTED KNEE.

WALKING TO TRACK FOR MANTRIP,SLIPPED & FELL.BRUISED HIS HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING METAL OUTSIDE LAID ON CONCRETE SURFACE AND HEAT BUSTED AND PIECE HIT EYE.

MAN WAS CUTTING PIECE OF LINE CURTAIN AND CLOSED KNIFE UP ON INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND.

LOWERING DRILL HEAD AND STUCK FINGER UNDER BOOM AND MASHED IT

MAN WAS BOLTING TOP IN 6 RIGHT BREAK AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL. HE MOVED FOOT AND LET POT OF BOLTER DOWN ON FOOT.

CONVEYOR CHAIN CAME OFF MINER FOOTSHAFT MAN WAS USING BAR TO TRY TO PUT BACK ON AND BAR SLIPPED.HE HIT WRIST AND KNOCKED IT OUT OF JOINT.

MAN WELDING ON BOLTER CANOPY AND METAL WENT IN RT EAR.

MAN BUILDING STOPPING AND HIT CINDER BLOCK WITH HAMMER AND PIECE HIT HIM IN EYE.

MAN WAS JACKING RAIL CAR ON TRACK WHN JACK SLIPPED AND BAR CAUGHT THUMB ON FLOOR.

MAN WAS BOLTING TOP THEN LAID HAND ON BOOM AFTER INSTALLING BOLT, LET BOOM DOWN AND CUT END OF FINGER.

ROCK FELL ON HAND BEHIND MINER HAND OUTSIDE OF CANOPY SM ROCK FELL HIT SHCAR AND HAND

BUGGY STARTED MAN STANDING BY ANCHOR IT HIT IN MOUTH

MOVING CRIBS AT TAILPC AND LOADING CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER WITH CRIB AGAINST ANCHOR PIN Y

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER, GOT OFF MACHINE, WENT TO THE BACK TO TRY TO START MACHINE, WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT LEG LANDING ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

ROCK DUSTING L FOOT RUN OVER BY SCOOP SMASHED TOES ON L FOOT