Porter Tunnel: 18 MSHA citations Coal

WHEN TRYING TO AVOID A BAT ENCOUNTERED WHILE USING WEED-EATER, EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HIS BACK ON A BATTERY.

EE FELL FROM PLATFORM AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF BODY AGAINST MUCKING MACHINE.

A ROCK HIT THE SPRAG EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING IN,CAUSING THE SPRAG TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING A PIECE OF TIMBER OUT OF COAL

HIT ON INSIDE OF KNEE WITH A BOARD BEING HANDED UP BY ANOTHER EE.

WHILE PUTTING SCRAP METAL INTO DUMPSTER THE SKID EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST BACK

DIRT ENTERED EYE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING COAL

EMPLOYEE WAS CUT ON RIGHT HAND WITH HOSE CLAMP WHILE DRILLING IN SKIDMORE GANGWAY.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED BACK WHILE WORKING IN NO.43 BREAST-E SKIDMORE GANGWAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY A COAL LUMP WHILE LOADING AT #58 CHUTE, E.SKIDMORE GANGWAY.

COAL FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON NECK AND SHOULDER AREA, WHILE DRESSING OFF CHUTE.

COAL FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON NECK AND SHOULDER AREA WHILE DRESSING OFF CHUTE.

COAL FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON BACK WHILE DRESSING OFF CHUTE.

EMPL BUMPED HEAD WHILE TIMBERING HEADING.

TIMBERING IN MAIN TUNNEL FELT PAIN N BACK WHILE LIFTING TIMBER.

TIMBERING ON MAIN TUNNEL,PIECE OF TIMBER HIT EMPL ON ELBOW.

A PROP SLIPPED OUT OF A STACK OF TIMBER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.

JUMPED FROM BEHICLE AFTER LOSING CONTROL.

STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING TIMBER.

WHILE DRESSING OFF FACE IN 53 104 CHUTE, EAST SKIDMORE GANGWAY, COAL LUMP HIT EMPLOYEE ON LOWER LEFT LEG.

WHILE DRESSING OFF CHUTE EMPLOYEE PULLED ROCK STRAINING HIS BACK.

WHILE DRESSING 2FF FACE IN SKIDMORE NO 49 CHUTE EMPLOYEE WAS HIT ON LEG WITH A PIECE OF COAL

EMP WAS RETIMBE9ING IN PRIMROSE #3 WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT ON RT SHOULDER WITH FALLING COAL

EE WAS IN PROCE8S OF CARRYING POWDER TO TOP SPLIT WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY FELL & TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO DRILL IN FACE OF GANGWAY WHEN DRILL HOSE ACCIDENTLY BLEW APART AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE BEHIND RT KNEE CAP CAUSING BRUISED

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3PROCESS OF CLIMBING LADDER INCHUTE WHEN RUNG OF LADDER ACCIDENTLY BROKE EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING RT HAND AGAINST RAIL

EMPLOYEE WAS RE7IMBEWRING IN MIDDLE SPLIT, WHEN HE WAS ACCIDENTELY STRUCK ON RIGHT SHOULDER WITH S PRAG WHICH HAD SLIPPED. BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY PHYSICIAN AT THAT TIME. HE WAS TREATED3AND RELEASED AND ALLOWED TO RESUME WORK FULL TIME. ON 3-17-87 EMPLOYEE AGAIN BEGAN COMPLAINING OF SHOULDER DISCOMFORT AND CAUSED WORK ON THE DATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR9SSING OFF AT FACE WHEN RIB ACCIDNETLY FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF TRUNK AND BACK CRACKED RIBS ON LEFT SIDE AND BRUISED BACK MUSCLES

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3PROCESS OF NOTCHING WOODEN COLLAR IN SEVEN FOOT GANGWAY, WHEN HATCHET ACCIDENTALLY SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT THUMB.

SMALL MOTOR DE-9AILED.

SMALL MOTOR ON 4HICH EE WAS RIDING DE-RAILED.

EMPLOYEE WAS BA9RING ROCK IN CHUTE, WHEN HE ACCIDENTELY PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR9SSING OFF FACE IN MIDDLE SPLIT 108 HAD BEEN BARRING ROCK WHICH WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN EMPLOYEE TURNED BACK ROCK SLIPPED LOOSE, FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF TRUNK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING ROCK IN MIDDLE SPLIT CROSS CUT, WHILE LIFTING JACK, EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK JACKLEG AGAINST LEFT KNEE.

DRESSING OFF F5CE OF #114 BREAST,HIT ON RIGHT ANKLE WITH LUMP OF COAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING MUCKER IN SKIDMORE GANGWAY, WHEN EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTELY BUMPED LEG WITH MUCKER, CAUSING PLANKS TO FALL AND STRIKE LOWER LEFT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING IN FACE OF SKIDMORE #108 BREAST DRILL ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED & FELL ON EMPLOYEES FOOT

EMPL IN PROCESS3OF LOADING RAILS ONTO FLAT CAR WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY DROPPED RAIL ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING FX OF SAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING IN FACE OF SEVEN FOOT GANGWAY NORTH DIP WHEN HE LIFTED A JACK LEG THIS CAUSED A STRAIN TO EMLOYEES LOWER BACK

EMPL INSTALLING3PROP WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM VEIN STRIKING RIGHT FOOT-INSTEP.

FALL OF GROUND 3N SOUTH DIP,EAST PRIMOSE GANGWAY.BETWEEN NO.34 AND 35 CHUTE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF PLACING PIECE OF SHEET IRON IN COAL CHUTE, STUMBLED AND FELL, SAID PIECE OF SHEET IRON STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING FRACTURE AND LACERATION OF SAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIMBERING IN FACE OF 84 BREAST, TOP SPLIT WHEN COAL FELL FROM FACE, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL ON GOB.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO MOTOR FROM COAL CAR, LOST BALENCE AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND AGAINST SIDE OF COAL CAR.

EE WAS DISMANTLING LASH PLANKS FROM DOUBLE TIMBER. PLANK CONTAINING NAIL ACCIDENTLY FELL & STRUCK LEFT FOOT CAUSING 2 PUNCTURE WOUNDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT LOADING CHUTE ROCK BECAME LODGED IN CHUTE AND EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF LOOSENING SAID ROCK

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBER, SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST RIB AND INJURED LEFT HIP.

INSTALLING BREAST BATTERY WHEN RIB FALL OCCURRED. RIB FALL.

LOADING CARS

SETTING TIMBER

HANDLING AND USING AIR DRILL

PUTTING UP TIMBER.

TIMBERING

PREPARING TO TIMBER.

WORKING WITH REPAIRMAN ON TRACK. HURT BACK WHILE SECURING TIEBAR.

GETTING BRATTICE CLOTH READY TO CUT

HOISTING TIMBER WITH A WINCH

DRILLING HOLES

SHOVELING COAL AT FACE.

LAYING TRACK IN GANGWAY.

DRILLING AT FACE.

MOVING & SETTING TIMER

GETTING READY TO TIMBER.

MOVING RAILS.

TIMBERING HEADING.

WALKING IN GANGWAY TO WORK PLACE.

WORKING AT SCREEN

DRESSING FACE

GETING READY TO SET TIMBER

WORKING AT FACE

PREPARING TO TIMBER

GETTING READY TO TIMBER

MOVING TIMBER

DUMPING COAL CARS AT HOPPER

GETTING TIMBER CUT & READY.

WORKING AT SCREEN

SCOTCHING CARS AT STUMP

DRILLING COAL

GETTING READY TO TIMBER.

HOISTING TIMBER UP PITCH

PATCHING ON MOTOR

LOADING CARS AT CHUTE.

PULLING TIMBER WITH COME-ALONG.

AIR DRILL STUCK WHILE DRILLING HOLE AND EMPLOY HURT LEFT ARM

GETTING READY TO TIMBER.

LOADING CARS

TIMBERING AT FACE.

TIMBERING AT FACE.

RIDING BACK OF LOCOMOTIVE AS A PATCHER.