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WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN MADE SWITCH FROM ONE SEAT TO THE OTHER, BUMPED KNEE. WENT SEVERAL WEEKS BUT AFTER CONTINUING PROBLEMS, BECAMEA LOST TIME ON 1-24-96 WITH KNEE SURGERY SCHEDUL ED FOR 2-1-96.
EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON THE SUPPLY LOAD WHEN A SCOOP CAME THRU A NEAR BY CURTAIN AND STRUCK AND SUPPLY TRACTOR PULLING A MOTOR M THE WAGON BUMPED HIM. KNOCKING AND HIM TO THE GROUND. DID NOT GIVE TO THE DR UNTIL 8-31-95. FOUND NOTHING BUTOFTEN AND RETURN VISIT ON 9-8-95 THE DR RECOMMOUNDED 2 WKS LIGHT DUTY BECAME LOST TIME.
EE WAS CROSSING OVER A STOPPED BELT. THE BELT STARTED, THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND AND BUISING HIS BACK AND LEG OTHER COMPLICATIONS FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES CAUSING LOST OF TIME JAIL MORITAL LTE CA USED A PROBLEM IN DETERMING IF THEN WAS LOST TIME DUE TO INJURY IT WAS DETERMINED AND LOST TIME ON 12-20-95.
BRATTICE MAN WAS CONSTRUCTING A BRATTICE IN THE THIRD OPEN X-CUT-INTAKE SIDE. THE CR HAD BEEN TRAVELING THROUGH THIS X-CUT BUT HAD TO REPAIR CABLE/BRATTICE MAN STARTED BRATTICE AND HAD IT 3/4 STACKED WHEN THE CABLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CAR RESUMED OPERATIONS. CAR WENT THRU THE CURTAIN AND HIT BRATTICE - TRAPPING BRATTICE AGAINST SUPPLY CAR. BOTH LEGS DAMAGED.
MINER HELPER WAS WALKING BESIDE THE COAL CONVEYOR (FCT) & A SMALL PIECE OF COAL BOUNCED UP & STRUCK HIM IN THE RT EYE HAD TO HAVE HIS EYE CLEANED OUT
THE CAR DRIVER WAITING TO ENTRY #3 PLACE THE LOADED CAR WAS COMING OUT WITH HIS HOIST COR THE ROOF BOLTER WAS WAITING IN THE RIGHT X-CUT AS SOON AS THE OUTGOING CAR CLEARED, THE WAITING CAR ST ARTED IN THE OUT GOING DRIVER DID NOT THINK HE HAD CLEANED ENOUGH FOR THE WAITING CAR TO ENTER AND ECIDED TO YELL AT THE WAITING ROOF BOLTER THAT THISWAS LOST CAR. HE GOT OFF AND BACKE DUP A
INJURED WAS WALKING BESIDE THE FLEXABLE CONVEYOR THROIN. THE TOP BELT OF THIS PEICE OF EQIPMENT IS HELD IN PLACE BY SIDE ROLLERS. WHENT HEBOLT IS LOADED HEAVY, COAL SOMETIMES HIT THE ROLLERS. A PIECE OF THIS COAL WAS EJECTED FROMT EH BELT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. HIS EYE HAD TO BE FLUSHED AND LUBERCATED.
MOVING SHUTTLE CAR WITH JEEP ON A UNIT MOVE AND PINCHED ARM BETWEEN JEEP AND CRIB.
WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER SHUTTLE CAR CAME AROUND CORNER AND STUCK ROOF BOLTER STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG.
WAS TURNING AROUND IN SHUTTLE CAR & GOT HS LIGHT CORD HUNG IN TRAM PEDAL CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT HIS CANOPY
46369MAN WERE UNLOADING SUPPLIES AT UNIT 5 BELT HEADER WHEN BUS FAILED TO SEE MOTOR AND STRUCK MOTOR IN THERE EAR COMING TO ABRUPT SHOP.
WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSIGN HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND COME DOWN ON EDGE OF SEAT.
MOVING SUPPLY CAR AROUND A PRY BAR DROP DOWN A HOLE IN COAL JEEP FLOOR AND FLEW BACK UP AND HIT HIM ABOVE THE EYE.
HE WAS OPERATING SCOOP, SCOOPING RIB WHERE LINE CURTAINW AS UP HE STUCK HIS HAND OUT OF CANOPY TO MOVE CURTAIN OVER AND CUAGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN RIB AND CANOPY.
THE EIMED BUS HE WAS OPERATING THE WHEELS BROKE LOOSE AND BUS DERAILED.
WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR SC 31 WHEN HE HIT A BUMP CAUSING PAIN TO BACK.
BUS DERAILED AND STRUCK A CRIB CAUSING INJURED TO BE THROWN FORWARD STRIKING HIS FACE ONT EH BUS WALL. HE WAS WEARING GLASSES BENT ON INPACK CAUSING THE CUTS BETWEEN THE EYES.
WAS TAKING JEEP TO MOVE SUPPLY TRAILER, WAS TO STAY CLEAR OF SHUTTLE CAR. HE STARTED THROUGH CHECK CURTAIN THE SAME TIME LOADER WAS MOVING THROUGH IT, CATCHING HAND BETWEEN BOOM AND FRAME OF J EEP
WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK BUMP IN ROADWAY AND HEAD STRUCK CANOPY.
I NAME WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING EMPTY TRAILERS TO CAGE COUPLING ON ONE NOT FULLY ENGAGED RESULTING IN ITS COMING LOOSE & RUNNING OVER HIS FOOT
I NAME WAS REMOVING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE WHICH CAME OFF ROLLER & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CABLE & DRAG BRACKET
DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK BUMP AND HIT CANOPY JAMMING NECK.NOTE: THIS ACCIDENT WAS JUST DOCUMENTED IN SUPERVISOR BOOK BECAUSE EMPLOYEE THOUGHT NOTHING WOULD OCCUR.INJURY NOT AT FIRST THOUGHT TO BE SERIOUS BUT CONTINUED TO BECOME WORSE.
MOVING 3-WHEELER AND RAMMED INTO ANOTHER 3-WHEELER.
SCOOP OPERA TOR WAS HAULING BUCKET LOAD OF SOLID BLOCK TO START A BRATTICE IN OPEN CROSSCUT AS HE WAS LOWERING BUCKET TO DUMP BLOCK I NAME STEPPED UP TO REMOVE A BAG OF B BOND & RT FOOT WAS UN DER BUCKET
I NAME WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR HIT A BUMP AND BOUNCED UP AGAINST CANOPY
WAS TRAMMING UNDER A MINE WATER PIPE ON A MINE TRACTR PULLING A LOAD OF CONCRETE BLOCKS. BLOCKS HUNG ON PIPE WHICH BROKE UNDER THE PRESSURE, SNAPPED BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE.
WAS PULLING ON CABLE IN VICINITY WHERE 3-WHEELER WAS BACKING UP. AREA WAS MUDDY, 3-WHEELER SLIPPED OVER HIS FOOT.
MINER WAS ON SUPPLY JEEP. STOPPED JEEP TO RELOAD ROCK DUST AND CAUGHT LEG BETWEEN FRAME AND TIRE ON JEEP.
SUPPLY CAR ROLLED DOWN HILL PINNNING HIS LEGS AGAINST A BLOCK
EMPLOYEE PULLED CAR AWAY FROM FEEDER, HIT HOLE IN HAUL ROAD, CAUSING HEAD TO HIT CANOPY OF CAR. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T REPORT ACCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 5-14-88.
EMP. WAS CHANGING HINGE PIN ON CUTTER AND GOING TO JPUL PIN WITH WITH 3-WHEELER WAS PUT INTO TRAM IT STARTED BACK WARDS PINNING MINER BETWEEN 3 WHEELER AND CUTTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING ON OUTSIDE SEAT OF MANTRIP FOR SOME REASON HER FOOT GOT OUTSIDE MANTRIP HITTING HER FOOT ON RIDGE FIRE CLAY ALONG SIDE TRACK