WORKING ON A DOZER, INSIDE CAB AND LOWER UNIT. THE EYE BOLT ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE. THE COMEALONG WAS ATTACHED AND THE CHAIN CAME BACK UP THRU THE HOLE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE. THIS RES ULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE BRIDGE OF NOSE AND BETWEEN THE EYES AND A BROKEN NOSE.
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Showing 50 of 231HE WAS USING A 3/4 TON, COME A LONG TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE SCRUBBER DUCT WORK ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. THE MINER HEAD WAS RAISED WHICH PUT TENSION ON THE COME ALONG, THE COME ALONG BROKE AND STRU CK HIM IN THE CHEST. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURE TO THE 6&7 RIB ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
WHILE USING A KNIFE TO REMOVE THE OUTER JACKET OF A BUGGY CABLE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATEDTHE EE'S RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE CUTTING AWAY A SECTION OF BELT ALONG THE 4TH NORTH BELT LINE, THE RAZOR KNIFE SLIPED CAUSING THE INJURED TO CUT HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.
EMP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING A PULL THROUGHCURTAIN. SHE STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER AS SHE WAS NAILING THE CURTAIN TO THE CURTAIN BOARD.
WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING FITTINGS ON UNIT # 3'S MINER, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND JAMMED HIS THUMB.
WHILE THE MINER OPERATOR S WERE CHANGING BITS ON THE MINER ON UNIT #1, THE EE WALKED PAST THE AREA AND A PIECE OF METAL (POSSIBLY FROM BITS) FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS USING A LIFTING JACK TO ELEVATE A LOW BOY FLAT CAR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
EMP WAS USING A LIFTING JACK TO RETRACK A WRECKED EQUIPMENT CARRIER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE SHOVELING ALONG THE 1 SECTION OF THE 6TH MAIN WEST BELT AT 5 X-CUT THE INJURED TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
THE INJURED EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A CHAIN BINDER THAT WAS HOLDING DOWN A 6" X 6" X 4" TIMBER. BEFORE HE COULD GET A GRIP ON THE HANDLE THE BINDER SPRUNG OPEN AND THE HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT KNEE.
AFTER REMOVING B.O. BELT PULLY ON CC-1 BELT AND INSTALLING NEW PULLY. THE INJURED WAS REMOVING A THREE TONE COME A LONG FROM THE BELT STRUCTURE WHEN THE HOOK CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON TOP OF THE LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE. HE WAS USING A PAIR OF VICE GRIP PLYERS AND A HAMMER TO REMOVE THE PIN. HE WAS HOLDING THE PHYERS WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH THE HAMMER.
EE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM THE TOP OF A CONTINUOUS MINER WITH A BONT SLATE BAR AS HE WAS APPLYING LEVERAGE THE BAR TWISTED AND THE TIP OF THE SLATE BAR PUNCTURED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
EE WAS CUTTING LOOSE A PLASTIC TIE THAT WAS HOLDING A WATER GUAGE, LOCATED IN THE CAB OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. AS HE CUT THE PLASTIC TIETHE RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A LONGWALL SHIELD PREPARING IT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE FACE. HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE ROCK FROM BETWEEN THE SHIELDS AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LEGS AND S TRUCK HIM ON THE THUMB.
EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY WHILE MOVING A TRACTION MOTOR WITH A SLATE BAR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 4-5-96.
LOST HIS FOOTING WHEN COMING DOWN ON THE BACKSIDE OF A TIMBERED FACE AREA. THIS CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS CLEANING ON THE BELT LINE AND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A ROOF BOLT CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE NECK AND ROCK.
WHILE SHOVELING ALONG THE #1 SECTION OF THE 6TH MU BELT ENTRY, INJURED HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT AND JAMMED HIS NECK.
EE WAS CUTTING THE BAND ON A BOX OF MINER BITS WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE BAND HE CUT HIS LEFT HANDAPPROX 2" LACERATION, WHICH REQUIRELD APPROX 6 STICHES.
EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND AS HE WAS CUTTING A 2" PLASTIC DISCHARGE LINE FOR WATER REMOVAL.
EE ALLEGES THAT AS HE WAS STRIPPING END OF A POWER CABLE FOR NEW BELT DRIVE FOR UNIT #1, HE HAD END OT CABLE LAYING ON HIS RT THIGH AND CUT HIMSELF WITH A KNIFE. WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL ER AND RE CEIVED SUTURES TO CUT.
WHILE USING A PICK TO REMOVE FROM UNDER THE 6TH WEST BELT, A ROCK CAUSED THE PICK TO GO BETWEEN THE BOTTOM ROLLER AND THE BELT. THIS FORCED THE HANDLE OF THE PICK UPWARD SMASHING THE INJURED'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PICK HANDLE AND THE BELT FRAME.
WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A PIN OT OF A BASE LIFT EE THE INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
THE INJURED PULLED A MUCLE IN HIS RIGHT LEG WHILE USING A WRATCHET & SOCKET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A DISCHARGES LIP OF A VIBRATOR (BEEN MISSING 08-29-95)
ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM A BASE LIFT JACK ON THE LONGWALL. HE HIT THE BOLT WITH A HAMMER TO HELP LOOSEN THE NUT, WHEN HE DID A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF AND WENT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND IN TO THE JOINT OF HIS FINGER. THE METAL HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED.
EE WAS CYTTUBG CIBVETIR BEKT TI NAJE A SPLICE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND JABBED INTO HIS RIGHT THIGH. LACERATION WAS STITCHED CLOSED AND THE MAN RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A PIN IN A BUSHING ON A CONITINIOUS MINER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE PIN STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS WORKING ON FRONT END LOADER BRAKES. WHILE USING A CHISEL, HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL SPLINTERED OFF THE CHISEL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACK TO RAISE THE SECTION BELT TAIL WHEN THE DEVICE HE WAS USING A BAR DISLODGED FROM THE JACK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE. WORKING WITH SUTURES.
REMOVING THE TAPE FROM A KENNEDY STOPPING RAIL WITH A RAZOR KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. WORKING WITH SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING DOORS UP ON RR CAR WITH BAR(100 TON CAR)(#145419). HE SAID THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF DOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD, FOLDING HIS LEFT LEG UNDER HIS BODY, CAUSING ALL HIS W EIGHT TO HIT ON LOWER LEG.
CHANGING A VOLUTE OUT ON THE WET SIDE OF THE UNDERFLOW PUMP ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT.THE PUMP WAS SUSPENDED FROM A COME-ALONG, ATTACHED TO A CHAIN LOOPED OVER AN I BEAM. SO METHING HAPPENED TO CAUSE THE VOLUTE TO COME LOOSE. WHEN IT FELL, IT STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT LEG FRACTURING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT.
CHANGING THE BLADE IN A RAZOR KNIFE, THE BLADE STARTED TO FALL (SLIPPED OT OF HIS HAND). HE REACHED TO CATCH THE BLADE AND IT STUCK IN HIS LITTLE FINGER. STARTED MISSING TIME 3-13-95.
USING A RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT AWAY THE COVER OF A SENSOR LINE TO MAKE A SPLICE. AS HE CUT THE COVER THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT THE LEFT PALM OF HIS HAND. WORKING WITH SUTURES.
WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE PLANATERY CAP ON 12CM-1 MINER THE INJURED SLIPPED & HIT HIS RT INDEX FINGER
EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT A BO BIT IN CONT. MINER HEAD WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM. HE CONTUSED TO WORK UNTIL 2-16-95 WHEN HE WENT OUT OF MINE TO HOSPTIAL ER AND ON 2-17-95 BECAME LOST TIME THIS OCCURRED INUNIT 4.
WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK AN 8" CONCRETE BLOCK THE INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING OUT A SYLVESTER JACK AT THE BELT TAIL. THE JACK SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL AGAINST THE BELT TAIL.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN THE FILL PLUG ON THE RIGHT HAUL HANGING ARM OF THE LONGWALL SHEARER, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND THE OPEN END OF THE WRENCH PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM.
MAN WAS PUSHING ON A PRY TO POSITION A ROLL OF BELT ON THE B SHAFT ELEVATOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT WRIST.
WAS CUTTING A CABLE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE & THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS LEFT HAND LACERATION WITH SUTURES
WORKING ON ELEVATOR BUCKET REPLACING A PIN. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR AND IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND STRIKE THE PLANT FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A GENERAL INSIDE LABOR HE WAS WORKING AS THE HOISTING ENGINEER ON THE SURFACE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE SLOPE CAR BACK ON THE TRACKS AT THE TOP OF THE MATERIAL SL OPE HE WAS USING A TRACK JACK THE T RACK JACK FELL OVER & THE JACK HANDLE STRUCK HIM UNDER HIS CHIN HE SUFFERED A 3/4 TO 1 INCH LACERATION ON HIS CHIN & A FRACTURED JAW
DRIVING A STEEL PICK HAMMER INTO A WOODEN BOARD USING ANOTHER PICK HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF ONE OF THE HAMMERS & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A PUNCTURE
HE HAD JUST TIGHTENED UP A ROOF BOLT AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DROP THE BOLTER HEAD WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING IN A KEEPER ON A TOOTHPOINT FOR A 2570 DRAGLINE BUCKET. AS THE KEEPER WAS STRUCK WITH THE HAMMER, A PIECE BROKE OFF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING TOOTH POINTS ON A 2570 DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN EMPLOYEE HIT THE TIP KEEPER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE GBROKE OFF THE KEEPER & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN ARM THE PIEC E OF METAL WAS ABOUT 1/2INCH LONG EMPLOYEE SAID HE HIT THE KEEPER SQUARE
WHILE CUTTING INTO THE INSULATION OF THE STAGELOADER CABLE ON LONGWALL SETUP, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED THE INJURED'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HIS RT INDEX FINGER AND HIS THUMB.