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WHILE WORKING TO CLEAR THE DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM, THE EE WAS STRUCK BY A DRILL STEEL.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE BOLTER CANOPY STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. FIRST DAY OFF 5-21-98.
EE REPORTEDLY WAS STRUCK BY ROOF SCALE OFF OF CANOPY. PLEASE NOTE: EE DID NOT BEGIN LOSING TIME FROM WORK UNTIL 2/23/98
WHILE DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK.
EE'S KNEE WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE CABLE HARNESS ON THE CONTINOUS MINER AND THE MINE FLOOR.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING THE DRILL CANOPY THEN STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK. INVESTIGATION COMPLETED 8/28/97.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 18" X 18" X 4" THICK FELL, STRIKING THE EE'S LEFT THIGH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT ON 7-23.
EMP WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE FOR ROOF BOLTS WHEN THE DRILL STEEL CONTACTED THE MINE ROOF. THIS DISLODGED A PIECE OF ROCK 6"X 3"X 3" THICK THAT STRUCK THE EMP ON LEFT INDEX FINGER.
A SMALL PIECE OF SCALE FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE HISLEFT EYE AS HE WAS TIGHTENING UP A ROOF BOLT. HE SUFFERED A SMALL LACERATION ON HIS FOREHEAD.
EE WAS USING TORCH TO CUT A BOLT WHEN A PIECE OFHOT SLAG FELL BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND HIT HIS LEFT EYE.
EE REPORTEDLY WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES. PLEASE NOTE: NO LOST TIME/ MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
EMPLOYEE LOWERED HIS CANOPY TO MOVE TO THE NEXT DRILL HOLE LOCATION, HOWEVER IT STUCK ON THE HYDRAULIC JACK AND SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN SEVERAL INCHES WHILE HE WAS SWINGING THE DRILL BOOM AND ST RUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE REPORTEDLY WAS DRILLING HEAD ANCHOR HOLED IN THE #1 RIGHT ROOM DRIVE. MEDICAL TREATMENT- CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENT BEGAN ON 2-23-96.
EE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF SCALE WHILE BOLTING. INJURED HIS RT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE FACE, BOLTING, WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT THIGH WITH A PIECE OF SLATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN #1 ROOM OF A-4 ROOMS SECTION, WHEN A PIECE OF SCALE FELL. IN AVOIDING BEING STRUCK BY SCALE, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SHOULDER ARM & WRIST BY A PIECE OF SCALE IN CROSSCUT 3-2 IN A-4 ROOMS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 08-1 6-95 HOWEVER THE EMPLOYEE DI D NOT REPORT THAT HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 08-21-95
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING N A-6 ROOMS IN CROSS CUT 4-5 WHEN A PIECE OF SCALE FELL AND STRUCK THE CANOPY AND THEN STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON HIS KNEES WITH BOTTOM OF HIS FEET FACING UPWARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING THE ROOF FOR CO-WORKERS WHEN A PIECE OF SCALE BROKE OFF A HEADER BOARD AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT HIP AREA. SCALE WAS @ 7" X 12" X 6" TO 8" .
EMPLOYEE LEANED OVER PLACING IS HAND ON THE CANOPY POST. RETAINER COLLAR SLID DOWN POST AND STRUCK 3 FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND, FRACTURING TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A ROOF BOLT TO MEASURE BOLT SPACING IT GOT WEDGED BETWEEN BOTTOM & CANOPY & FLEW OUT & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH
EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO MOVE TRAILING CABLE OUTOF THE WAY OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN THE OPERATOR STARTED TO TRAM MACHINE. HE LET OFF THE TRAM AND MACHINE DRIFTED INTO EMPLOYEE, CATCHING HIM IN BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE MACHINE. EMPLOYEERETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EMP WAS SITTING IN INTERSECTION IN X-CUT 4-5 IN A-5 ROOMS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK WITH A ROOF BOLTER ATRS WHEN IT WAS COMING THRU CANVAS. ON 9-12-95 EMP REPORTED HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE W ITH BACK PAIN. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 9-12-95 AND STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9-13-95.
WHILE FINISHING UP THE LAST DRILL HOLE IN CROSSCUT 5-0 A-4 ROOMS EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF SCALE FRACTURING TWO TOES ON HIS LEFT FOOT
EE WAS SITTING ON GUARD OF LO-LO BELT TAIL, TESTING THE REMOTE CONTROL ON THE CONTINOUS MINER. WHEN HE STARTED THE CUTTER HEADS, A BIT ON THE BULLWHEELS SNAGGED THE PULL CHAIN ON THE LOLO BELT TAIL. THE BIT AND CHAIN LIFTED THE TAIL TOWARDS THE MINE ROOF CASUING THE EE TO BE CAUGHT BETWEE THE BELT TAIL AND MINE ROOF. HE WAS EXAMINED AT HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT HAND BY A PIECE OF SCALE. HE WAS EXAMINED AND X RAYED. THE X RAY WAS NEGATIVE. PHYSICIAN APPLIED AN ACE BANDAGETO RIGHT HAND. SCALE WAS DEFLECTED BY BOLTER CANOPY.
EE REPORTEDLY FELT PAIN FROM PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES.
A PIECE OF SCALE SLID OFF A ROOF BOLTER DRILL CANOPY AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN TEH LOWER BACK. ON SEPT. 20 1994, THE EMPLOYEE SOUGTH MEDICAL ATTENTION ADN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HEMATOMA ON HIS B ACK. ON 9-20 THE EMPLOEE STARTED MISSING TIME FROM WORK. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A-4 ROOMS SECTION.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF LOOSE ROOF FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS
EE WAS WORKING IN A MAINS SECTION STARTING A BELT UP JOB, MAINTENANCE CREW WAS WELDING IN THE SAME SECTION AND EE BECAME ILL COMPLAINING OF NAUSEA AND HEADACHE. OXYGEN GIVEN AT HOSPITAL AND CH ECKED BLOOD LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE.
EE WAS WORKING IN A MAINS SECTION STARTING A BELT UP JOB. MAINTENANCE CREW WAS WELDING IN THE SAME SECTION AND EE BECAME ILL COMPLAINING OF NAUSEA AND HEADACHE.
EE WAS WORKING IN A MAINS SECTION STARTING A BELT -UP JOB. MAINTENANCE CREW WAS WELDING IN THE SAME SECTION AND EE BECAME ILL COMPLAINING OF NAUSEA AND HEADACHE.
EE WAS WORKING IN A MAINS SECTION STARTING A BELT UP JOB, MAINTENANCE CREW WAS WELDING IN THE SAME SECTION AND EE BECAME ILL COMPLAINING OF NAUSEA AND HEADACHE.
EE STARTED TO ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE BROKE OFF BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROOF OUTBY IN A-4 BUTT. WHILE DOING SO THE DRILL STEEL HE WAS USING STUCK IN THE ROOF & THEN FELL OUT OF THE ROOF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES.
EE LIT CUTTING TORCH TO HEAT MATERIAL. AS HE WAS PREPARING TO HEAT MATERIAL, HE PASSED THE TORCH FLAME OVER THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HE SUFFERED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO AN INCH AND HALF AREA ON HIS HAND. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES. EEWAS GIVEN A TETANUS SHOT AND ANITBIOTICS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING MINER UP TO MINE PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUCK EMPLOYEES BACK
A MEGATOR PUMP IN 2 ENTRY IN A MINS STALLED OUT. HE RELIEVED THE PRESSURE ON THE PUMP AND RESTARTED IT. THE DISCHARGE LINE ON THE PUMP FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN. HE RECEIVED 17 STITC HES.
EMPLOYE ESTATES THAT HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE S INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. HE REPORTED THIS TO HIS FOREMEN ON 10-21-92 AT 6:50 PM AND LEFT THE MINE AT 7:00 PM. THIS EMPLOYEE SAYS HE WAS BOLTING IN #2 ENTRY IN A-MAINS SECTION WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK. HE SOUGHT TREATMENT OF A CHIROPRACTOR THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING BOLT WHILE ROOF BOLTING TWISTED RT WRIST PLEASE NOTE EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON JAN 4 1993
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SMALL HAND DRILL DRILLING A HOLE IN ROOF FOR A SURVEY STATION SPAD WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL & WENT IN BETWEEN HIS HEAD & SAFETY GLASSES POKING HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE S OUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION & WAS PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS
EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED THE MINE ON APRIL 27, 1992, THAT HE WOULD BE OFF DUE TO 4/10/92 ACCIDENT-IS BEING TREATED FOR TENDONITIS OF RIGHT ELBOW. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/27/92.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS ALONG THE RIB LINE THE RIB ROLLED OUT AGAINST THE OPERATOR PUSHING HIM UP AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER CAUSING HIS HAND TO PUSH BACKWARDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING THE BOLTER UP TO BOLT. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN LEFT UPPER LEG.
PREPARING TO REPOSITION RF BOLTER SLATE FELL FROM ROOF FRACT FOOT WHIEL GETTING AWAY FROM ROCK
OPER RF BOLTER STEELS DROPPED STRIKING HIM ON HEAD AND JAMMING NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ELECTRIC CRANE IN OUTSIDE SHOP. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY CABLE HOOK.
EMPL WAS LOOKING AT SOME SMALL PARTS FROM DISMANTLED VALVE BANK ON CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HAD JUST TAKEN HIS GLASSES OFF TO SEE PARTS BETTER. MINER OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY TURNED MANUAL START BUTTON TO ON POSITION INSTEAD OF OFF PSOITION STARTINGPUMP MOTOR. OIL SPRAYED FROM VALVE BANK STRIKING MECHANIC IN FACE & EYES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE DRILLING A HOLE HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE DIDN'T FEEL TAHT ANYTHING CAME IN AROUND HIS GLASSES, THAT IT MIGHT BE AN EYELASH. AFTER REPEATED FLUSHING NOTHING C OULD BE SEEN IN THE EYE BUT THE EYE WAS IRRITATED AND RED.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING SAW PIECE OF ROCK IN CORNER OF FACE. EE WENT TO PULL DOWN, PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRUCK EE ON HARD HAT CUT FACE.