INJURED WAS USING AN AIRPICK TO TAKE RIB. AIR PICK SLIPPED AND INJURED SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE GRABING THE AIRPICK.
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Showing 50 of 450SHIELD WAS BEING LOWERED TO REPOSITION FOR SET-UP. THE ADJACENT SHIELD HAD THE SIDE SHIELD MISSING AND THE SHIELD BEING SET HAD SIDE SHIELD PIN AND SPRINGS COMPRESSED. AS THE SHIELD WAS LOWERE D BELOW CANOPY THE PIN FLEW OUT FRACTURING INDEX FINGER AND CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
INJURED STATED THAT SHE WAS TAKING STEEL OUT OF A 10 FOOT HOLE THAT SHE HAD DRILLED. THE DRILL STEEL HAD HUNG IN THE HOLE AND SHE WAS SHAKING IT TO GET IT LOOSE. THE STEEL FELL DOWN THE HOLE S TRIKING THE PIECE SHE HAD IN HER HAND CAUSING PAIN IN HER BACK.
CLEANING BOTTOM OF BREAKER BLD. AND A ROCK HIT HIM IN UPPER PART OF BACK. ROCK FELL FROM REFUSE BELT FROM BREAKER.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING A FLYBOARD WITH A 18" ROOF BOLT WITH THE OTHER END ALREADY TIGHT. FLYBOARD WAS TWISTED CAUSING HIM TO DRILL AN ANGLE HOLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE BOLT WITH 2 BOLT WRENCHES. HE ACCIDENTLY PUSHED THE HIGH UP-PRESSURE CAUSING WRENCHES TO FLY APART.
THE CROSSOVER PRESSURE LINE THAT GOES FROM PANLINE TO THE SHIELDS HAD SHIELD #161 ON TOP OF IT. WHEN THE PANLINE WAS PUSHED OVER THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SLACK IN LINE AND IT BROKE OFF A FITTING.
THE MAN STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL THAT HAD FOULED IN THE DRILL POT OF THE PINNER BY HOLDING THE STEEL AND USING THE ROTATION. THE STEEL CAUGHT IN HIS HAIR AND PULLED OUT A CLUMP CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP.
THE MAN WAS CHECKING FOR LEAKS IN THE 6 INCH VITRAULIC HARD LINE THAT HAD JUST BEEN MOVED UP. WHEN HE NEARED THE END OF THE LINE THE COUPLING BLEW APART AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN CAUSING HIM TO FAL L AND SUSTAIN A BRUISE TO THE RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STARTING STOPER STEEL IN TO PWHEN THE DRILL STEEL DISLODGED A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK (APPROX 3"X8"&2" THICK) STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF THE RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A L ACERATION APPROX 2" LONG, REQUIRED 9 SUTURES.
THE MAN WAS INSTALLING A 2 PIECE 8 FT BOLT HE SWUNG THE BOLTER HEAD OUT THE PUT THE BOLT INTO THE HOLE WHEN THE HEAD WAS SWUNG BACK TO PUSH THE BOLT INTO THE HOLE HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND THE BOLT CAUSING A LACERATION ANDPOSSIBLE FRACTURE.
WHILE CUTTING THE FACE OF THE 2 ENTRY THE MINER GOT INTO THE LIMESTONE, THE INJURED THEN DUCKED HIS HEAD AND A PIECE OF LIMESTONE OR FOREIGN MATERIAL STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE. THE INJURED WAS WEARI NG SAFETUY GLASSED AT THE TIME.
EMPL WAS WALKING ON SOME BOARDS LEADING FROM BUNKER TO THE GROUND WHEN PULL FROM A VENT PIPE PULLED HIM INTO PIPE CAUSING A CUT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD NEAR THE LEFT EYE.
EE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT N 03-03-93 & GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE HE WASHED THE EYE & IT FELT OK THEN ON 03-05-93 HE WENT TO THE DR & A FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED FROM THE EYE THE MEDICAL WASNT RECEIVED UNTIL 03-25-93 & AT THAT TIME WE DETERMINED AN OBJECT WAS EMBEDDED
HE WAS INSTALLING A SUPER BOLT (8' BOLT) WITH A HEIGHT AREA OF 49 INCHES. HIS HAND WAS POSITIONED WHERE THE BOLT JOINS. WHEN HE SWUNG THE CANOPY TOWARD THE BOLT, HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CA NOPY AND BOLT.
WHILE EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE SOME STUCK DRILL STEEL, ONE PIECE FELL OUT OF THE HOLE HE HAD BEEN DRILLING AND STRUCK HIM ON THE INDEX KNUCKLE OF HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A CUT.
AS THE BOLTERS INSTALLED THE 3RD ROW OF BOLTS IN THE #2 ROOM THE INJURED WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR THE 3RD BOLT & A SMALL PIECE OF GOB ROCK APPROX 7INOR8IN SQURARE CAME DOWN KNOCKING HIS GLASSED OFF & CUTTING THE LEFT EYEBROW
EMPLOYEE EXPRIENCED PAIN IN GROIN WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 2/5/93 AT WHICH TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A HERNIA.
WELDING ON BACK PLATE OF RUN OF MINE FEEDER. AREA WAS CONFINED AND EMPL WAS WELDING OVERHEAD. PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW OFF BOUNCING OFF WALL AND COMING IN UNDER SHIELD HITTING EMPL IN RIGHT EYE
EMPL PULLING SHIELD IN. SHIELD STOPPED ADVANCING AND EMPL WENT ONTO SHIELD TO INVESTIGATE. THEN IT SUDDENLY FREED UP AND DROPPED 10-12". SHIELD STRUCK EMPL ON SHOULDERS AND CAUGHT EMPL BETWEEN SHIELD AND HANDRAIL OF FACE CONVEYOR. JAMMED EMPL BACK.
SHEARER WAS COMING TO HEAD WHEN THE RIPPERS CAUGHT JACK HEADER PIECES OF METAL WERE THROWN OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE KNUCKLE OF THE LEFT HAND HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME.
A PIECE OF EICKO-TRAC SLID OFF SHEARER TOP HITTING HIM ON WRIST CAUSING A BRUISE TO THE BASE OF THE RIGHT THUMB.
BOLTER WAS IN PROCEDSS OF INSTALLING A BOLT & WAS PUSHING BOLT UP WITH DRILL POT BOLT BENT OR SLIPPED CAUSING STEEL TO FLY OVER & HIT HER RT THUMB CAUSING A FX
HE WAS GOING TO REEL IN CABLE ON WELDING REEL, TURNED PRESSURE ON AND RETURN HOSE WAS NOT HOOKED UP AND STARTED WHIPPING, LASHING AND BLEW FLUID INTO HIS FACE.
THE MAN WAS TAKING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF A ROPE HANGER. THE MINER DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SLACK AND THE MAN WAS TRYING TO TAKE THE CABLE DOWN WHILE THE MINER WAS MOVING. THE CABLE CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE.
AFTER HE HAD DRILLED A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE ROCK SIZE WAS 20"LX14"WX5/8"T. HE RECIVED 5 SUTURES DUE TO THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED AROUND THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.
WHEN THE SHEAR STARTED, PUT HIS HANDS DOWN TO HELP RAISE HIMSELF UP OFF THE JACK BASE. AT THIS TIME, EMPLOYEE TURNED ON A RAM TO PUSH THE FACE LINE OUT AND THE RAM JACK KICKED OVER AND CAUGHT INJURED'S LEFT INDEX, MIDDLE, AND RING FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO OBJECTS. FRACTURING THEM.
INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLT MACHINE DIRLLING A HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT. HE WS CHANGING ROOF BOLT STEELS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 18"X10"X2" FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD. 5 S UTURES WERE REQUIRED NO LOST WORK DAYS MEDICAL ATTENTION ONLY.
INDIVIDUAL WAS RUNNING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM ON HIS HARD HAT AND HE GOT A PIECE OF ROCK IN HIS EYE.
GOB FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT HEEL CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO T WIST EXTENT OF INJURY IS A POSSIBLE STRAIN OR SPRAINED ANKLE
HE WAS CLEANING THE 40 FT CUT UP WITH MINER WHEN THE RIGHT RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM.
INJURED WAS WELDING A PIECE OF METAL ON WOOD PICKEN AND WHILE LEANING FORWARD HE TWISTED HIS TARP AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS MOVING THE BOLTER TO A NEW LOCATION AS THE POWER WAS TURNED ON THE CABLE REEL LEVER WAS IN THE PICK-UP POSITION & THE CABLE HIT HIM IN THE CHEST
54736YEE WAS USING A CONCRETE DRILL THE BIT BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE DRILL TO SPIN AROUND HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES IN HIS LOWER LIP
9?514E CUTTING BOTTOM BY REMOTE CONTROL WHEN A COAL BUMP OCCURRED CAUSING A LUMP OF COAL 2'WIDE X 10" THICK TO STRIKE EMPL ON RIGHT HIP & BACK PUSHING EMPL UP AGAINST THE MINER.
23170FLEW OFF OF HOT WELD AND ENTERED RIGHT EYE EE WAS CLEANING SAFETY GLASSES WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.
61202TANDING ON OFF SIDE OF ROOFBOLTER WHEN BOLTER MOVED FORWARD TO THE NEXT ROW OF BOLTS THE WRENCH IN THE HEAD STRUCK THE ROOF CHIPPING A PIECE OF ROCK FLYING AND HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE ?8508AD TAKEN HIS GLASSES OFF TO DRY HIS FACE.
95149ED WAS PRIMING DIESEL FUEL PUMP ON THE BOTTOM WHEN FUEL SHOT OUT OF THE FILTER. EE JUMPED BACK, WHEN HE DID THIS HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND CAUSED A BRUISE TO HIS CHEST.
AS SHE WAS LOADING HER SHUTTLE CAR IN A LEFT CROSS-CUT BEHIND THE MINER, FINE PARTICALS OF COAL DUST AND ROCK BLEW INTO HER EYES.
WHILE DRILLING A HOLE FOR TROLLEY WRIE HANGER, A RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HER RIGHT SHOULDER AND KNOCKED HER INTO THE METAL TRAY. THE IMPACT BRUISED HER RIGHT RIB CAGE.
INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS-REGULAR JOB,EMPL DEVELOPED ACUTE TENDONITOUS IN LEFT SHOULDER FROM REPEATED MOTION OF ARM. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS-NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
EE WAS INSIDE A BIN USING A WELDING MACHINE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE METAL TO THE LINING OF THE BIN. ANOTHER EE WAS ALSO INSIDE BIN WITH A TORCH DOING METAL WORK.
EE WAS DRILLING SHOT HOLES WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL HUNG IN HOLE AND FELL OUT AND HIT HIM ON LEFT HAND.
WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING THE FACE OF #1 ENTRY HE LET THE CNAOPY DOWN TO RE-POSITION THE BOLTER AND THE CANOPY HIT AN AUGER LAYING ON THE TRAY OF THE BOLTER CAUSING IT TO HIT HIS HEAD REQUIRIN G 3 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING OUT TO GET THE STEEL,WHEN HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER.A WELDING ROD WAS USED TO KEEP THE CHUCK CAP ON,THE WELDING ROD HAD STRAIGHTENED OUT ON ONE END.WHEN THE ROTATION STAR TED THE WIRE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION.
RAIN FACE FELL OFF CABLE T HROUGH OF PANLINE & FELL OFF SCRAPING LEFT UPPER & LOWER BACK CAUSING BRUISE & LOWER BACK PAIN DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE TILL 06-05-92 A T WHICH TIME HE WAS UNABLE T O CONT INUE WORKING
SMALL SPLINTER OF WOOD BLEW INTO LOWER LEFT EYELID AS EMPL ENTERED THE ENDLOADER.THE WOOD WAS BLOWN BY A SMALL COOLING FAN MOUNTED IN THE ENDLOADER.EMPL RETURNED TO DR 5-26,MISSED WORK ON 5-27 - AND 5-28..
PUT HAND ON DRILL STEEL TRYING TO GET STEEL OUT OF HOLE. STEEL HUNG UP IN HOLE. STRAINED AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HAND AND ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE HEAD DRUM, TRYING TO TURN IT TO SET BITS. ORIGINAL OCCURRANCE WAS 4-10-92 AND BECAME REPORTABLE AS OF 5-13-92 THE DATE EMPLOYEE BEGAN THERAPY.
INJURED WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON A CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTER HEAD TO SMOOTH METAL WHEN HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. MEDICAL TREATMENT ADMINSTERED.