WORKING TO REMOVE GUARDRAIL SLIPPED & FELL OVER BANK
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Showing all 24THE FOREAMN WAS SUPERVISOR REPAIR ON THE 4 SHAKER SCREEN IN THE COURSE COAL PLANT AS HE REGAN TO LIFT A 5 GALLON CAN OF JYDRALIC OIL FOR THE MECHAIC TO PLACE INTO THE UNTI HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK REGION.
38509NJURED EMLOYEE WAS REMOVING 42" BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE BUCKET OF THE S&S SCOOP TRACTOR ONTO A TRACK MOUNTED SUPPLY CAR. WHILE LIFTING THESE UNITS, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS 35630KNEE RESULTING INA KNEE SPRAIN.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE TRAVELWAY TO THE MINE PIT AREA TO BOARD THE PERSONNEL CARRIER TO BE TRANSPORTED TO HIS DESIGNATED WORK AREA. AS HE WALKED ALONG THE TRAVELWAY, THE INJURED EM PLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS HIPS AND BACK AREA.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL JOB DUTIES AS A TRACKMAN IN THE #2 ENTRY IN THE 6 NO SECTION AS HE WAS WALKING BETWEEN THE SUPPLY CAR THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE EMPLOY EE WORKED UNTIL 04-14-92 Y
THE ASSISTANT MINE FOREMAN WAS INVESTIGATING THE AREA AROUND THE ANGLE BELTDRIVE AREA TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF STOPPAGE OF THIS BELT FLIGHT. AS HE CONTINUED HIS INVESTIGATION THE INJURED EE S LIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK REGION.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING A EXAMINATION OF UNDERGROUN ARES AT THE ALLEGHENY #@ AND PORTAL #3 MIN. AS HE WAS PROCEEDING ALONG THE TRACK HAULAGE ON THE NATIONAL MINE 3 TON LOCOMOTIVE NEAR THE 2 RIGHT TRACK SWITCH, THE LOCOMOTIVE DE-RAILED. THE INJURED PARTY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RE-RAILING THE LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE SLIPPED, FELL STRUCK HIS NOSE WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATIO
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL JOB DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR IN THE SECTION FACE AREA. AS THE BOLTER OPERATOR WAS LAODING ROOF BOLTS AND ROOF BOLTS PLATES ONTO THE ROOF BOL TING MACHINE, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
THE MINE EXAMINER WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK ACTIVITIES NEAR THE COLLECTION PON ON THE SURFACE AT THE #3 PORTAL OF THE ALLEGHENY #2 & PORTAL #3 MINE THE WORK ACTIVITY WHICH THE INJURED EMPL WA S ATTEMPTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS TO DISPENSE LIME INTO THE COLLECTION POND TO REDUCE THE PH IN THE WATER AS HE WAS PERFORMING THIS OPERATION THE INJURED EMPL SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF
THE EMPL WAS PERFORMING NORMAL CLEANUP OPERATIONS AT THE FACE AREA IN THE 1 RIGHT WORKING SECTION UTILIZING THE S & S BMUAT-86 SCOOPY TRACTOR AS HE COMPLETED OPERATION AT THE FACE AREA THE INJ URED EMPL BEGAN TO EXIT HIS EQUIPMENT AT THIS TIME HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS L KNEE WHICH RESULTED IN A SPRAINED L KNEE EMPL WORKED UNTIL 9/12/89
INJURED EMPL HAD JUST ARRIVED AT WORK & PARKED VEHICLE IN UPPER PARKING LOT. HE EXITED CAR & BEGAN TO WALK DOWN STEPS TO EMPL LOCKER ROOM. AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS HE SLIPPED & FELL & RES ULTING INJURY WAS SPRAINED BACK & CONTUSIONS OF BACK & RIGHT HIP.
INJURED ROOF BOLTER HAD JUST OMPLETED ROOF BOLTING #1 ENTRY AT FACE AREA IN 2 SOUTH WORKING SECTION. AS HE BEGAN TO WALK BACK TO CONTROL COMPARTMENT OF ROOF BOLTER HE SLIPPED INTO DEPRESSI ON IN MINE FLOOR & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE CLEANING PLANT TO THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLLY TRAILER ON AGRAVEL WALKWAY.AS HE WAS NEARING THE TRAILER,THE INJURED SLIPPED ON THE GRAVEL AND FELT SOME PAI N IN HIS LEFT FOOT.WHICH WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURE.(HE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 05-23-88 AND WORKED UNTIL THI TIME.)
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE STOPPED OPERATING THE JOY SHUTTLE CAR AND BEGAN WALKING TOWARDS THE BELTLINE TO TURN ON THE WATER VALVE. AS HE WAS WALKING, THE EMPLOYEE STUMBLED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT AN KLE. THE RESUL7ING INJURY WAS A CHIP FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
INJ EMP WAS WORKING AS A MECHAIN IN NO MAINS WORKING SECTION ON JOY 21SC OF STD SHUTTLECAR 3 CROSSCUTS OUTBY THE FACES AS REPAIRS HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED ON THE SHUTTLE CAR, THE MECHANIC BEGAN TO TIGHTEN THE WHEEL UNIT WITH A WRENCH. AT THIS TIME, HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT AGAINST A CRIB BLOCK RESULTING IN A SEVERE ANKLE SPRAIN.
INJURED WAS WORKING AS A MECHANIC IN THE 2 SOUTH WORKING SECTION THIS MECHANIC WAS INSTALLING A JABCO BOX ALONG THE SECTION BELTLINE WHEN HE STISLIPPED, FELL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS WALKING IN THE 5 SOUTH WORKING SECTION & TWISTED HIS RTKNEE WHICH AGGRAVATED A PRIOR INJURY TO HIS KNEE THIS IS A RE-OCCURANCE OF A INJURY SUSTAINED ON 100783
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE SLOPE FROM THE LAMPHOUSE TO THE MANTRIP STATION TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE 4 RIGHT WORKING SECTION. APPROX. HALFWAY DOWN THE SLOPE, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE NOTICED SOME PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE LATER ON INTO THE SHIFT.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL ON-SHIFT EXAMINATIONS OF THE 2 SOUTH BELT LINE AREA WHEN HE TRIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE LEE NORSE CONTINUOUS MINER OUTBY THE 4 NORTH SECTION. AS THIS EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON THE CUTTER HEAD OF THIS MACHINE, H E SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE RESULTING INJURY WAS A FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND A DISLOCATION OF THE THIRD FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH THE OUTSIDE MECHANIC IN THE CLEANING PLANT IN A AREA WHERE A DIESTER TABLE HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR REPAIRS THE FLOORING IN THIS AREA WAS 3/8 IN STEEL GRATING PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO 4X8 IN & 8 X 18 IN I BEAMS AS THE JOB WAS COMPLETED WELDING STEEL GRATING TO A STEEL PLATE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND THE MECHANIC BEGAN TO CARRY THE PLATE TO THE DOOR
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO PERFORM REPAIR WORK IN THE 2 SOUTH SECTION AS HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN TWO TOOL BOXES THIS EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL AS HE FELL HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE TOOL BOXES AND THE RESULTING INJURY WAS A SEVERE KNEE SPRAIN
GOT OFF OF MANTRIP AND WAS WALKING TO LAMP HOUSE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
THE INJURED WAS PREPARING TO MOVE A 5" X 7" X 54" POST OUT OF THE WAY ALONG HIS SHUTTLE CAR HAULAGEWAY WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER THE POST AND FELL CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK. THE INJURY W AS DIAGNOSED AS A LOWER BACK SPRAIN.