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While using hand held grinder in a confined area employee struck on right pointer finger with rotating wheel causing cut/abrasion to right finger. started/showing signs of infection. He went to dr 9-23-04 and recieved antibiotics.
WHILE DOING ON-SHIFT EXAMINATION OF BELTS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF GOLF CART/MANTRIP. LEFT TIRE CAUGHT RIB JAMMING STEERING KNOB INTO HAND CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT WRIST.
WHILE MAKING REPAIRS ON MINER CABLE, EMPLOYEE PULLED UTILITY KNIFE OVER LEFT THUMB CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
CONTACTORS ON MANTRIP WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED. EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO MANUALLY KEEP CONTACTORS ENGAGED. HAMMER STRUCK ROOF SUPPORT SQUEEZING HAND BETWEEN SUPPORT AND HAMMER. EE RETURNED TO LIGHT DUTY.
WHILE OPERATING SCOOP IN THE #4 ENTRY OF 1 LT, OPERATOR CAUGHT BUCKET ON RIB OFFSET. SCOOP ARCHED PINCHING OPERATOR'S HEAD AGAINST ROOF CUTTING RIGHT EAR.
WHILE TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR, OPERATOR RAN THROUGH HOLE IN BOTTOM. SHUTTLE CAR SLAMMED INTO THE BOTTOM JARRING OPERATORS NECK CAUSING SORENESS AND STIFFNESS. EMPLOYEE RETURNED ON LIGHT DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF CHANEL ON TOP OF BOLTER ATRS WHEN ATRS SHIFTED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN ATRS AND ROOF RESULTING IN FRACTURE WITH STITCHES & SPLINT.
EE DROPPED SAFETY POST ON ATRS WITH HAND RESTING ON EXTENDED BOOM. WHEN BOOM COLLAPSED ENTIRELY EE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN BOOM & ROOF BEARING PAD. EE RECEIVED STITCHES AND SPLINT.
EE NOTICED SWELLING IN LEFT KNEE & WENT TO DR.. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MINERS KNEE RECIEVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF MINE BELTING WHILE PULLING KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WITH KNIFE AND STABBED HIMSELF IN LEFT LEG REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR IN X-CUT WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING SHUTTLE CAR TO BOTTOM OUT JARRING LOWER BACK. WMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 6/6/03 AND STARTED MISSING TIME ON 6/9/03.
WHILE UNLOADING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE FROM SCOOP BUCHET WHILE TRAVELING ALONG SIDE CABLE BECAME KNOTTED. EMPLOYEE LEANED OVER SIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET TO UNTANGLE CABLE WHILE SCOOP OPERATOR HELD SCOOP IN POSITION SCOOP DRIFTED APPROX 6" OVER BOTTOM ROLL PINCHING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN BUCKET SIDE, EMPLOYEE'S SELF RESCUER AND MINE ROOF.
WHILE LOWERING SAFETY POST ON FLETCHER BOLTER, EE PLACED HAND BETWEEN TOP OF TELESCOPING SECTION AND DESCENDING POST SMASHING TIP OF RIGHT RING FINGER.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE A BELT RAIL SLIPPED OFF THE SCOOP BUCKET SMASHING 2 FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE RAIL & MINE FLOOR RESULTING IN A BROKEN RING FINGER.
EE STATES WHILE THROWING CRIB BLOCK FROM KNEELING POSITION HE FELT POP IN RIGHT KNEE. HE THEN EXPERIENCED PAIN. HE WENT LATER FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND STARTED MISSING TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR IN SECTION WHEN HE STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF JOLTING NECK.
WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS LINING BOLT HEAD UP TO FIT IN BOLTER CHUCK HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE ROTATION AND CAUGHT GLOVE BETWEEN BOLT HEAD AND CHUCK. HE RECEIVED FRACTURES TO LEFT POINTER & RING FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE MISSED WORK 6-10-02 WHEN CONTACTED HE STATED HE WAS GETTING SHUTTLE CAR LOADED ON 6-5-02 WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD HE FELT POP IN HIS NECK. HE STATED NECK KEPT GETTING STIFFER UNTIL HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 6-10-02.
A WATER SPRAY BAR BECAME CAUGHT IN THE SECTION FEEDER CRUSHER. EE SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL BREAKER BUT FAILED TO WAIT UNTIL CRUSHER STOPPED ROTATING. HE REACHED IN AS CRUSHER DID LAS REVOLUTION AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN SPRAY BAR PIPE AND FEEDER FRAME.
EE WAS PULLING LENGTH OF MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RT. KNEE. HE WORE A BANDAGE UNTIL KNEESTARTED TO SWELL AND CAUSE MORE PAIN. HE STARTEDMISSING TIME ON 2ND SHIFT 5-20-02.
WHILE CUTTING MINE BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED OVER BELT SQUARE AND CUT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING THREE STITCHES AND TETANUS SHOT.
WHILE DIRECTING MINER CABLE BEING DRUG ALONG SIDE MINER WITH LEFT LEG AND FOOT EMPLOYEE'S FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON CABLE TWISTING AND WRENCHING KNEE. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING TIME FOR OPERATION 1/29 /02.
EE SLIPPED AFTER GETTING OUT OF SHOWER, STRIKINGLEFT FOOT ON LOCKER. HE DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS. HE THEN AGGRAVATED THE SAME INJURY AND STARTED MISSING TIME 12/28/01.
WHILE CUTTING INSULATION OFF MOTOR LEADS WITH UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING EE ON LEFT HAND, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
MAKING A SPLICE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED ON BELT, CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER. EE WORKED 3 DAYS THEN WENT ON VACATION FOR WEEK BEFORE REPORTING STITCHES OF WHICH HE RECEIVED THREE WH ILE ON VACATION.
EE WAS FILLING IN ON THE ROOF BOLTER, LEFT SIDE. EE WAS ABOUT TO START DRILLING THE INSIDE HOLE OF THE SECOND ROW. WHEN THE DRILL STEEL MET THE ROOF, A 12" X 12" X 1 1/2" PIECE OF ROOF FELL ON EE'S LEFT WRIST & HAND.
EE RECEIVED A CUT (LACERATION) ON RIGHT THUMB FROM A SHARP EDGE OF A ROOF PLATE WHILE LOADING BOLTER SUPPLIES.
EE WAS WALKING IN BELT ENTRY ALONG SIDE OF FEEDER. EE SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL AND TWISTED KNEE.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING, THE BOLTER OPERATOR VICTIM WSHIFTED HIS BODY WHILE KNEELING DOWN AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER ON SIDE PANEL OF A FROZEN CHUTE; HE RUPTURED LEFT BICEP MUSCLE- LOST TIME ACCIDENT STARTED 4/27/00 WHEN HE HAD HIS BICEP SURGERY.
WHILE EE WAS TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR TO THE MINER, THE METAL COVER OVER THE CABLE REEL CAME LOOS E. THE COVER BOUNCED ONTO THE TIRE WHICH IN TURNPROJECTED THE COVER HITTING THE EE IN THE BACK O F THE HEAD.
EE WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN TRACK PAD ON A FEEDER/BREAKER. THE FEEDER FRAME WAS BLOCKED UP WITH CRIBS. THE TRACK ASSEMBLY WAS NOT BLOCKED SO AS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BROKEN TRACK PAD. AS THE EE WAS INSERTING THE PIN IN THE TRACK PADS, THE TRACK ASSEMBLY DROPPED SMASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN A CRIB AND TRACK ASSEMBLY.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE OUTSIDE BOLT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF A TWIN BOOM ROOF BOLTER. WHEN A PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM A SLICK & SIDED CLAY VEIN RUNNING PARALLEL WITH THE RIB. THE C OAL MEASURED 10' LONG, 3.5' WIDE, 8" TO 3" THICK. EE WAS STRUCK ON BACK.
EE CONTRACTED MINER'S KNEE DUE TO CRAWLING IN LOW COAL MINE. EE WAS LAID OFF ON 5-10-99 (ENTIRE MINE SHUT DOWN) FOR 2 WKS. EE DID NOT REPORT HIS CONDITION UNTIL HE WAS ADMITTED INTO THE HOSPIT AL ON 5-19-99 BECAUSED OF AN INFECTION IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
VICTIM WAS HELPING HELPER UNSTICK BOLTER FROM ROOF. VICTIM RESTED HAND ON BRACE OF HEAD. WHEN THE HELPER RAISED THE HAED TO ROOF, THE VICTIM'S MIDDLE FOREFINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN BRACE OF HE AD AND THE SUPPORT POST ON HELPER'S SIDE.
EE REPORTED FOR WORK ON AFTERNOON SHIFT ON 9-15-98. HE REPORTED HIS RIGHT KNEE SWOLLEN. HE CLAIMS IT WAS SWOLLEN WHEN HE WOKE UP ON THE MORNING OF THE 15TH OF SEPT. I ASK HIM IF HE FELT ANY PA IN IN HIS KNEE DURING SHIFT. HIS ANSWER WAS NO. HE WORKED 1/2 SHIFT ON THE 15TH.
EE WAS RIDING OPEN TYPE MANTRIP INTO WORKING SECTION. THE ROOF CHANGED FROM 5' IN HEIGHT TO 47" IN HEIGHT. EE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION. UPON ENTERING LOW ROOF HIS HARD HAT CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF, KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT FROM HIS HEAD, WRENCHING HIS NECK & SHOULDER.
VICTIM WAS TRAMMING UTILITY VEHICLE UP A 10% GRADE. AT THE TOP OF THE GRADE, HE MET A PAYLOADER BACKING UP TO UNLOAD REFUSE. ASSUMING THE OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE HIM, HE STOP TRAMMING FORWARD. WHE N HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE VEHCILE COASTED BACKWARD, CLIMBING UP AN EMBANKMENT & FLIPPING THE VEHICLE ON TOP OF VICTIM.
WHILE CHANGING CUTTER BITS ON THE MINING MACHINE, EE WAS USING ONE HAMMER AS A CHISEL AND STRIKING IT WITH ANOTHER HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF OF THE HAMMER HE WAS HITTING ENTERING HIS RT THUMB, SECOND JOINT. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE METAL.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE MINE WHICH IS IN A LOW SEAM HEIGHT. A SMALL PIECE OF COAL OR ROCK LODGED BETWEEN EE RIGHT KNEE AND KNEE PAD. EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE.
EE SAYS CABLE AT WORK FELL INTO THE HOLE, THEN HE HAD ANKLE PAIN.