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EE WAS OPERATING THE SHEARER CUTTING FROM #6 TO +6. A PIECE OF COAL BURST FROM THE FACE & STRUCKHIM IN THE HEAD. HE WAS WEARING A AIRSTREAM HELMET WITH A FACE SHIELD DOWN AND SAFETY GLASSES. HE RECD A SMALL LACERATION
EMP WAS OPERATING THE SHEAR. FACE BLEW OUT A PIECE OF COAL HITTING EMP ON TOP OF THE LEFT FOOT. EMP LEFT FOOT BRUISED.
EE WAS DRILLING A 6 FOOT BOLT HOLE WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE CAME UNDONE ON THE HOSE WHIPPED THE HIS HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
HAD CLIMBED ONTO MIXER TO CLOSE THE LID. FOOR STRUCK LEVER AND STARTED THE MIXER BARREL TO ROLL,PINCHING EMP'S FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL.
SHEARER OPERATORS WERE TRAMMING THE SHEARER UNDER WALLS OF MESH. MESH CAUGHT ON THE SHEARER, STRETCHING THE RUBBER STRAP UNTIL THE HOOK BENT THEN THE STRAP FLIPPED EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR "PINK EYE" BUT ANTIBIOTICS WERE NOT HELPING HIM. HE WAS REFERED TO EYE DR. ON 8-21-95. DR. REMOVEDA PIECE OF METAL FROM EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE AND A LSO TREATED HIM FOR RUST RING IN RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE WHEN THE METAL GOT IN HIS EYE. HE HAS HAD EYE IRRITATION SINCE 8-12-95.
LUMP FLEW FROMSHEAR STRIKIGNG EE ON BACK WHILE HE WAS PULLING SHIELD.
EE WAS WATCHING ROCK DUST FLOW THROUGH A PRESSURIZED ROCK DUST LINE. THERE WAS A SIGHT GLASS IN THE LINE SO THE ROCK DUST COULD BE OBSERVED FLOWING. HE WAS ALSO WATCHING THE PRESSURE GAUGE AT THE SAME TIME. THE SIGHT GLASS BLEW UP & A PIECEOF GLASS STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK. THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN PRESSURE WHEN THE GLASS BLEW.
INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGH TLEG WITH A LUMP OF COAL THAT CAME OFF THE FACE AS HE WAS OEPRATAING THE TIAL GATE SHEAR.
INJURED WAS LIFTING AND BLOCKING TAIL BOOM OF MINER, ASING OVERHEAD CRANE, WHEN MINER WAS SET ON BLOCKS AND PRESSURE TAKEN OFF OF CHAIN, THE CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED AND SWUNG OUT AND STUCK INJURED IN MOUTH.
THE CREW HAD JUST COMPLETED DRILLING A 60 FT HOLE IN THE FACE ATTEMPTY TO LOCATE A FAULT. THE INJURED CLIMBED UP A LADDER TO UNDO A COUPLER TO REMOVE A STEEL WHEN THE FACE ROLLED OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG AND KNOCKING HIM FROM THE LADDER
WAS LIFTING DURLIONS TO ROOF OF NEW STEEL BLDG EE WAS GUIDING LEFT WITH STATIC LINE ATTCHED TO END OF PURLAINS AS LIFT WENT HIGHER DID NOT LET OUT LINE DURLIONS DIPPED ON OREND LOAD BALANCE PO INT SHIFTED IN CHOKER CAUSING PULLINS TO DIP FARTHER DOWN AND HIT EE ON SAFETY HELMET EE SAID HE WAS NOT HURT BUT WAS SENT IN FOR X RAYS AND EXAME.
BOLTER WAS TRAMMING AHEAD-HOSE SNAGGED ON ROOF & WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE, DUST FELL INTO EYE CAUSING SCRATCH ON LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING TAILGATE END OF SHEAR. SHEAR WAS GOING TOWARDS TAILGATE. A LARGE ROCK APPROX. 100 LBS BLEW OUT OF FACE STRIKING INJURED ON LEG.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING 10FT ROOF BOLT ON THE OUTSIDE ROAD AS HE PUSHED THE BOLT UP HE OVEREXTENTED HIS REACH & FLT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK & WENT TO DOC ON 11-05 -92
CONTINOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS STRUCK BY RIB WHILE OPERATING ON REMOTE, OPERATOR FAILED TO STAND BY MESHED RIB IN ACCORDANCES WITH PROCEEDING. ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BE MADE TO PROCEDURE TO INSURE PRO PER POSTIONING.
INJURED WAS REPAIRING BROKEN CLOTHES HOOKS IN LOCKERS HE WAS DRILLING OUT RIVOT HOLDING BROKEN PART OF HOOK. THE DRILL WHEN THREW RIVET HOLE AND SHELF IN TO HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SKILLSAW TO CUT STYROFOAM FOR GROUT FOR GROUP FORMS WHEN THE SKILLSAW CAME UNPLUGGED .EMPLOYEE WENT TO PLUG IT IN AND THE SAW CUT HIS LEG.
68935 INSTALL SHIELD #6 ON A NEW FACE THE SIDE SHIELD WAS ACTIVATED AND DUE TO BACK PRESSURE IN THE LINE THE SPRAY ACTIVATED AND STRUCK INJURED IN THE HAND.
INJURED WAS WASHING OFF SHIELDS AS THE SHEARER APPROACHED HE STEPPED BEHIND HYDRAULIC RAM WHEN A LUMP OF COAL CAME OFF THE SHEAR DRUM & STRUCK HIM ON THE ANKLE
INJURED WAS CLEANING UP COAL PUSHED IN TO FACE WITH CONTINOUS MINER THE MINER WAS BEING OPERATED ON REMOTE & THE RIB ROLLED OUT STRICKING HIM ON THE BACK
INJURED WAS LAYING WELDING ON HIS SIDE IN DISCHARGE CHUTE AS HE READJUSTED HIS POSITION HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.ACCIDENT OCCURRED 05-09-92 MEDICAL TREATMENT 08-26-92.
STRAINED BACK CAUSED BY USING JACK HAMMER AND SINKING HAMMER.
THE Y ON THE ROCK DUST SYSTEM CAME APART STRIKING INJURED IN THE LIP THE JOINT HAD NOT BE TIGHTENED PROPERTY.
AFTER PINNING A ROW OF BOLTS, INJURED SWUNG AND BOOMED IN THE BOLTER PLATFORM, WHEN A 10' DRILL STELL BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN TH EMESH SUPPORT FRAME ADN THE BOLT TRY LIPS CAUSING THE STEET TO BO W AND POP UP STRICKING INJURED.
AMESH AND A MAT WAS PLACED ON THE ATRS AN THE BOLTERS STUNTED TO TRAM IN WHEN THE MESH CAUGHT THE ATRS WAS ABOUT 1/2 WAY UP WHEN THE ROOF STARTED TO DRIPPLE SO THEY DECIDED TO BACK OUT, WHEN A PORTION OF A ROCK 4X5X1 PARTIALLY HELD WITH PREVIOUS MAT, FELL STRIKING THE PIPE RAILING ON THE DECK CAUSING IT TO STRIKE INJURY.
INJURED PINCHED FINGER IN A PINCH POINT ON A BOLTER WHILE SWING THE BOOM IN.
INJURED WAS USING A JACK LEG TO DRILL AHOLE TO INSTALL A DRIVE ANCHOR BOLT. A PIECE OF SHALE APPROX 8"X10"X11" FELL STRICKING EMPLOYEE ONT EH SAFETY GLASSES AND NOSE.
INJURED WAS DRIVING COAL HAULER BY A FAN, THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TUBE WHICH BLEW DUST AROUND HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS EYE. WENT TO DOCTOR ON JULY 10, 1991.
INJURED WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL ON A BENCH GRINDER WHEN THE STEEL CAUGHT, FORCING THUMB INTO GRINDING WHEEL.
INJ WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL THROUGH MESH & STRUK HIM ON LIP.
LOOSENING STUCK DRILL STEEL HE HAD LITTLE ONE ON BOTTOM CAME LOSSE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN STEEL AND WRENCH
INJURED WAS CLEANING WATER SPRAYS ON THE SHEAR DRUM, A BOUNCE OCCURRED AND THE FACE ROLLED OUT SRIKING INJURED ON THE LEG. THE SPRAG WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, DEFLECTING SOME OF THE COAL.
INJURED WAS GRINDING THE BURRS OFF OF ALL THREAD ON A PEDISTIAL GRINDER WHEN THE STOCK KICKED UP CUTTING HIS HAND.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING 10' ROOF BOLTS WITH 2 MATS EVERY 10 FEET, THE TOP WAS LOW. HE HAD JUST DRILLED THE FIRST 5 FEET AND WAS GETTING READY TO DRILL THE SECOND 5'. HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE CON NECTING THE STEELS SO HE STEPPED OUT ON THE DRILL BOX TO PUT THE STEEL TOGETHER, HE LEFT HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE DRILL BOXES AS HE RAISED THE DRILL, THE STEEL CAUGHT, KICKED OUT AND STRUCK HIS LE
STRUCK IN MOUTH BY AIR HOSE
FOREIGN OBJECT IN EYE.INJ GRINDING WITH SMALL ANGLE GRINDER,WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS AND SHIELD.OBJECT PERHAPS FELL INTO EYE,UNAWARE OF PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
LIFTING PIPE STRAINED BACK TWO WEEK PREVIOUS NO MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 8/24/89 INJURED BACK AGAIN WHILE INSERTING BOLT INTO HOLE ON ROOF BOLTER
INJURED WA ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THE BRETBY (PLASTIC CABLE AND HOSE CARRIER) FROM TWISTING OVER, AS HE WAS HLDING IT HE LOOKED UP AT THE SHEAR, IT IS IF HE COULD DETERMINE TH PROBLEM, WHEN HIS HA ND BECAME CAUGHT.
INJURED WAS REMOVING THE HEADGATE DRUM FROM THE SHEAR, 3 SAFETY BOLTS AND 3 PULLER BOLTS WERE INSTALLED. INJURED WAS TIGHTENING PULLER BOLTS WITH A AIR WRENCH WHEN THE DRUM POPPED OFF, STRIPPI NG SAFETY BOLTS AND PINNING INJURED BETWEEN DRUM AND FACE.
AS THE CONTIOUS MINER WAS BACKING UP, THE CAB OF THE MINER GOT CAUGHT ON A CABLE HOOK, WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT FLEW BACKWARDS STRICKING INJURED IN THE MOUTH.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN DRILLING 1 1/2" HOLES THROUGH A 1" PLATE. A BUILD UP OF SHAVINGS HAD A CCUMLATED ON THE DRILL BIT, AND A PIECE OF STEEL SHAVING ABOUT 5" LONG + 3/8" WIDE WAS LAYING BY THE PILE OF SHAVINGS. INJURED REACHED IN AND GRABBED SHAVING. WHEM IT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE MASS ON THE BIT, INJURED TUGGED ON THE SHAVING CUTTING INDEX FINGER. INJURED WAS WEARING RUBBER G
HE WAS CUTTING THE FIRST LOAD OFF THE LEFT SIDE WITH THE HEAD DOWN. HE WOALKED UP BESIDE THE CAB OF THE MINER TO HELP GUIDE HIM IN CUTTING THE FLOOR. AT THE TIME RAISED THE HEAD OF THE MINER SLIGHTLY, WHICH SENT THE MINER SLIDING FORWARD AND THE BACK OF THE MINER SLIDING INTO THE RIGHT RIB. HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL IT. HE SAW THE MINER SLIDING TOWARDS HIM AND TURNED AROUND AND
WHILE CHANGING OUT SWING ARM CYCLINDER ON ROOF BOLTER, CHAIN CAME LOOSE WHICH WAS HOOKED TO ROOF ALLOWING MASK TO SWING IN AN PINCH UPPER BODY.
INJURED WAS REM2VING COOKIE SHEET FROM SHILED HAULER AND ATTACHING BUCKET, FOUR HYD HOSES CAME OUT OF FRONT OF MACHINE, HE WAS CONFUSED WHICH HOOKED TO BUCKET AND WHICH ONE WENT TO PTO. INJUR ED ASK PERSON I3 CAB TO ACTIVATE THE BUCKET CONTROL LEVER, AS HE HELD THE HOSES, AS HYD FLUID WENT THROUGH HOSE, IT CAME OUT OF HIS HANDS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.
BOLTERS WERE IN8TALLING 10'BOLTS IN #3 ENTRY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT.HOLE HAD BEEN CUT IN FLOOR SO ATRS WOULDNT REACH ROOF.INJ PUT WHEEL BLOCK UNDER FOOT OF ATRS TO RAISE IT UP TO ROOF WHILE INSTALLING BLO7K INJ FINGER ON TOP OF IT WHEN FOOT CAME DOWN.
GRINDING PIECE 2F 8 INCH STEEL PIPE WHEN HADN GRINDER SLIPPED AND CUT THE RT KNEE.
WORKING ON HEAD3ROLLER WITH SMALL ELEC HAND GRINDER WHEN ROOF BOLTERS IN NEXT X-CUT BARRED DOWN LOOSE TOP.AS INJ HEARD NOISE,JERKED WHICH MADE GRINDER HIT X-BARR CAUSING GRINDER TO SPIN CUTTIN G FINGER. 3
INJURED WAS INS7ALLING 10 FOOT DEWEY DUG BOLTS.AS HE FINISHED WITH A FIVE FOOT STEEL, HE PUT IN A TEN FOOT STEEL AND STARTED RUNNING IT UP WHEN IT CAUGHT ON THE WIRE MESH, HE ACTIVATED THE FAS T FEED.THE STEE5 BOTTOMED OUT HOLE AND INJURED'S HAND WAS ON STEEL AS IT BOWED UNDER PRESSURE, SMASHING THUMB BETWEEN STEEL AND DRILL MAST.
INJURED WAS INS7ALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE CORNER OF THE ROOF & RIB FROM A FLECTCHER BOLTER WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OUT,PINCHING HIS ARM BETWEEN THE FRILL BOX & THE RIB,CUTTING ARM.