EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF AND CAUGHT THE RIGHT LEG, BREAKING IT BELOW THE KNEE.
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Showing all 16BLACK LUNG DISEASE. EE WAS PERMANENTLY TRANSFERRED.
EE WAS OPERATING VOLVO A25 TRUCK, GOING DOWN AN INCLINE. NO ONE KNOWS WHY, BUT EE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK. UPON HITTING THE GROUND, EE BROKE HIS ANKLE, FRACTURED HIS HIP, AND SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. WE ARE ASSUMING THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, SINCE EE COULD NOT REMEMBER THE ACCIDENT.
EE WAS WORKING ON PROCESSING COAL. A HOSE CAME LOOSE, SPRAYING CHEMICAL ONTO HIS FACE.
EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE - PULLED MUSCLE/NERVE IN UPPER BACK - RIGHT SIDE.
SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE SETTING SPAD NEAR FACE. TWISTED HIP AND BRUISED HIP BONE.
EE WAS WORKING WITH HIS SUPERVISOR. THE SUPERVISOR ACCIDENTLY HIT THE EE'S HAND (LEFT) WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER - SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS RETURNING FROM PORTABLE TOILET USING THE FORBIDDEN FOOTPATH WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE FELLFELL BACKWARD -HURT BACK-
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING UP T-BAR ON ROOF BOLTER, LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF & THE CANOPY, SNAPPED WRIST.
IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING FEEDER ON TAIL PIECE, THE CRIB BLOCKS BROKE LOOSE WHICH ALLOWED THE FRONT OF THE FEEDER TO DROP DOWN CRUSHING HIS RIGHT THUMB.
AN EMPLOYEE OPERATING SCOOP WITH ROCK DUSTER IN THE BUCKET ASKED INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO GET IN THE BUCKET WITH THE ROCK DUSTER TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING CLOGGED. THE EMPLOYEE OPERATING SCOOP HIT SOMETHING CAUSING ROCK DUSTER TO SLIDE PINNING HIS LEG AGAINST SCOOP BUCKET.
CONVEYOR CHAIN WAS BEING REPAIRED BY EE. EE WAS HOLDING SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE OTHER WAS HITTING THE LINK TO PUT CHAIN BACK TOGETHER. A PIECE OF THE LINK SHEARED OFF HITTING EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. HE HAD RAISED THE HEAD ON HIS SIDE AND JUMPED ACROSS THE T-BAR TO GET ACROSS THE MACHINE ON TO THE OTHER SIDE TO RAISE THE HEAD. HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A BO LT STICKING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER &THE HEAD. BROKE BABY TOE & SEVERE CUT TO THE TOE
EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR & PRECEEDED TO HELP WATCH MINER CABLE WHILE THE MINER CHANGED PLACES. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE HARD HAT BY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED HOW BIG TH E ROCK WAS, REPLIED "I DIDN'T LOOK FOR IT". CEILING AT THE AREA 9', ROCK KNOCKED EMPLOYEE DOWN.
EE WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN A RIB ROLL HAPPENED, STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
EE GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND WALKED AROUND TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE AREA AROUND THE TRUCK WAS COVERED WITH ICE. EE FELL ON THE ICE AND HIT A ROCK THAT WAS STICKING UP THRU THE ICE. THE PAIN GR ADUALLY WORSENED AND EE WENT TO THE DR. ON 1-12-01. EE NOTIFIED OFFICE ON 1-17-01.