EE WAS DRILLING COAL WHEN METHANE IGNITED CAUSING AN EXPLOSION & BURNING EE ON FACE AND BOTH HANDS. EE WAS TAKEN TO WHITESBURG ARH THEN AIR LIFTED TO LEXINGTON KY.
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Showing all 27Employee was installing a belt when one employee was installing a splice and the injured employee placed his hand in the wrong location and his right index finger was crushed.
Employee was installing belt rollers on belt line when one belt roller flew back and hit him in the right side of the head.
Employee was operating a roof bolter when a piece of draw rock fell on his left shoulder and neck approximately 3' x 18" x 6" dislocating his left shoulder.
EE was operating roof bolter when he dropped a piece of steel. EE went to pick up steel and accidentally hit lever on bolter. EE caught his left hand in roof bolter, lacerating his left index and left middle fingers.
Employee was swinging a hammer to bust up coal and hit his finger with a hammer against the tailpiece. Injuring his left index finger.
Employee was tramming bolter across section and the back of the bolter caught on roof
EE WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE RIDING MANTRIP OUT. HIS BATTERY FOR HIS LIGHT ON HIS SIDE CAUGHT THE ROOF, CAUSING EE TO ROLL AND GET PINNED BETWEEN THE MANTRIP AND THE ROOF, BREAKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER, 3 RIBS AND INJURING HIS LUNG.
Employee was tamping a place to shoot explosives when he pulled the tamp stick backa nd caught his right hand on a roof bolt.
Employee was roof bolting when he dropped his pot to put another piece of steel in and hit the wrong lever, causing the steel to hit his left index finger, lacerating it.
Employee was operating a roof bolter when he tore a ligament and lacerated his left middle finger.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE ARM OF THE ROOF BOLTER. HE RAISED THE POT UP AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE ARM AND THE BOLTER JACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE BELT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE, TEARING CARTILAGE AND SPRAINING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON THE RT. SHOULDER BLADE & RT. SIDE OF HIS BACK.
EE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER OF AN INLOADER & FELL, INJURING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
ENGINEERING SERVICES BEING PERFORMED ON SECTION-SETTING SPADS SECTION HEIGHT 31"=38", WHILE SETTING SECTION, COMPLAINED OF PAIN, BROUGHT OUTSIDE AND BACK TO OFFICE.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT HIP.
EE WAS BUSTING ROCK AT TAILPIECE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND CHOKER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING METAL WHEN BIT BY A SNAKE.
EE WAS TRAVELING UP THE ENTRY TOWARD THE FACE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING THE EE ON THE HEAD AND NECK.
EE AND SCOOP DRIVER WERE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE AND GOT WATER ON DECK. EE WAS TRYING TO DUMP WATER WHEN HE GOT PINNED TO TOP.
THERE WAS A PIECE OF ROCK HANGING ON ROOF BOLT AND HE STARTED TO PULL IT AND IT FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
GOING TO BATTERY BARN AND CAUGHT HIS LT. KNEE ON TOP OF ROOF OF MINE AND INJURED HIS KNEE.
HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON ROOF FLOOR AND DROPPED ROOF BOLTER POT ONLEFT FINGER NEXT TO THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
BUSTING ROCK AT TAIL PIECE AND MISSED ROCK AND HIT TOP WITH HAMMER AND BROKE A PIECE OF ROCK LOOSE FROM TOP AND HIT HIM ON HEAD.
INJURED WORKER WAS HAULING CURTAIN BOARDS IN WITH BUGGY AND ONE CAUGHT THE ROOF OF MINE AND PULLED PIECE OF ROCK DOWN ON HIM HURTING LEFT SHOULDER AND RIBS.
UNSPOOLING STEEL ROPE AND HIT HIM IN EYE.