EE WAS REPLACING SHEAVE IN #2 BOOST PUMP. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP SHEAVE & HIT HIS HEAD. HE HAD A LACERATION ON HIS FOREHEAD REQUIRING STITCHES.
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Showing 50 of 118WHILE USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF REPLACEMENT CHEMICAL FEED HOSE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE'S FINGER. CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING RAILROAD CARS FOR FOREIGN MATERIAL HE WAS STANDING ON THE 2ND LADDER RUNG FROM THE TOP OF A CAR WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON HE FELT TEN FEET TO THE GROUND HE LANDED ON HIS L EFT SIDE HE FRACTURED HIS LEFT HIP
MINE FIRE OCCURRED ON #2 BELT HEAD DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT PRODUCED BY BAD BEARING WHICH CAUGHT GREASE AND OIL ON FIRE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING UP ROADWAY OBSERVING HIGHLINE WHICH WAS TIED TO ROOF WHEN PAIN CAME IN HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING HIIM TO BECOME PARTIALLY IMPAIRED.
OPERATING ROOF BOLTER STEEL HIT HIM ON ARM.
PULLING ON CUTTER CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WQS PREPARING EXPLOSIVES IN PRE DRILLED HOLES OF COAL AT FACE. A WHEELED CART OF EXPLOSIVES IS UTILIZED TO ASSIST COAL SHOOTER. EMPLOYEE PULLED CART ASLONG FACE WHICH RESULTED IN A BACK STRAING INJURY.
EMPLOYEES WERE HANGING CABLE CABLE WAS STREACHED TIGHT PUTTING PRESSURE ON IT WHEN EMPLOYEES TIED IT UP TIE WIRES BROKE LETTING CABLE FALL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND
THE BOLTER OPERATOR MOVED THE BOLTER INTO POSIT ION TO INSTALL THE FIRST BOLT. HE REACHED AROUNDTHE MACHINE TO MOVE THE STEERING LEVERS AND HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE COAL RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNLOAD A 55GAL BARREL FROM SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK TRYING TO CATCH HIS BALANCE.
EE WAS HAULING COAL WITH A SCOOP WHEN A LUMP OF COAL WAS THROWN FROM SCOOP TIRE AND STRUCK HIS HAD BEHIOND LEFT EAR.
EE WAS DRIVING 3 WHEEL BUGGY WHEN FRONT TIRE KICKED SIDEWAYS JERKING STEERING OUT OF EE HAND AND KICKING KNOB BACK AGAINST RIGHT HAND AND WRIST BREAKING WRIST IN THE JOINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING BOTTOM WITH BOTTOM DRILL. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRILL AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING COUPLING IN FOOTSHAFT OF MINER. HE HAD FOOTSHAFT STANDING ON END AND WAS SLIDING OTHER PIECE DOWN INTO FOOTSHAFT. HE HAD THUMB BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES, WHEN THEY WENT TOGET HER THEY CAUGHT THE END OF HIS LEFT FINGER BETWEEN THEM.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE ELEVATOR CHAIN ON THE JIG WASHER. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BEND A 3/8" STAINLESS PIN THAT RETAINS A LARGER PIN. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER FLEW AND TRU CK ANDEMBEDDED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND. THE PIECE OF METAL HAD TO BE REMOVED BY SURGERY ON AN OUTPATIENT SCHEDULE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN MUD WHILE WALKING AND FELL. (STRAINED LOWER BACK)
EMPLOYEE WAS BURSTING LUMPS OF COAL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF COAL HIT HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE. PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.
CRAWLING ON KNEES. INJURY CAUSAED DAMAGE TO EMPLOYEES RIGHT KNEE CAP. CRAWLING ON ROCKS.
EMPL OPERATING SCOOP WHEN FRONT WHEEL ON OPERATOR SIDE OF SCOOP RAN OVER A MINING CRIB BLOCK.
EMPL HANGING LINE CURTAIN ,TURNED AND TWISTED KNEE.
REPLACING BELT IN NO. 2 BELT, LIFTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CONVEYOR BELT UP ONTO THE BELT STRUCTURE, STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL LIFTING ROLL OF BELT AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
2 POT BOLTING WHERE A TWO BOLTS HAD BEEN DIS-LODGED & ATRS BROKE ROCK LOOSE FROM BOLTS
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BOX OF RESIN GLUE ACROSS THE TOP OF ROOF BOLTER, PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.
THE INJURIES AND 3 OTHER EES HAD JUST DROPPED 5 RAILROAD CARS DOWN TOWARD THE LOADOUT AND WAS PREPARING TO CLEAN THEM. THE EE ON THE TRACK MOBILE TOSSED A SMALL PIECE OF COAL TOWARD THE INJRIE D EE JUST AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND. THE PIECE OFCOAL STRUCK THE INJURIEDS LEFT EYE CAUSING A SMALL CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 2" WATER HOSE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH AND HIS LOWER BACK LOCKED UP.
EMPL WAS UNDER TRUCK SCALES CLEANING BALANCE BEAM WITH SHOVEL. FOOT SLIPPED & HE PUT OUT RIGHT HAND TO HELP BREAK FALL. HAND STRUCK PROTRUDING NAIL IN CONCRET FORM & LACERATED RIGHT HAND BETWE EN RING & ITTLE FINGERS INJ REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE'S KNEE LOCKED UP ON HIM AT HOME RE-OCCURRENCE OF ACCIDENT DATED 04-24-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE SUPPLY PORCH PICKING UP MATERIAS WHEN HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF MIN-ALLOY(CHUTE LINING MATERIAL) OFF OF THE G ROUND & INTO THE PORCH WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE FELT A STING IN HIS LOWER BACK HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 11-29-90 & HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK DAYS
EMPL REMOVING BOLTS THAT SECURED 150 HP PUMP MOTOR TO FRAME.ANOTHER EMPL WAS USING WRENCH TO HOLD NUT WHILE INJ TURNED BOLT WITH RATCHET SOCKET.WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT CAUSING RATCHET TO COME O FF BOLT.STRUCK EMPL EMPL ABOVE RIGHT EYE CAUSING SMALL LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING RR CARS IN TO LOADING POINT AFTER STOPPING CARS WITH HAND BRAKE I NAME LOOSENED THE BRAKE & STARTED DOWN LADDER ON CAR WHEN I NAME TURNED FROM LANDING AT BRAKE TO START D OWN LADDER HE STEPPED ON CLOSEST RUNG & HIS FOOTSLIPPED HE CAUGHT WITH HIS HANDS BUT HIT THE LANDING & LADDER WITH HIS BACK SKINNED & BRUISED RT LOWER ARM & MIDDLE OF BACK
LIFTING BUCKET OF MINER BITS OFF OF MINER HE WAS OPER
EE WAS PULLING BRATTICE CLOTH FROM UNDER MINER CABLE STRAINNED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCK OFF OF BELT LINE AND DROPPED A PIECE ON HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 300 GALIS ROOF DRILL A PICE OF DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE HE WAS DRILLING AND HIT ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE LOCKED UP IN JOINT WHEN HE KNELT DOWN.
SMALL FIRE ON NO. 2 BELT APPROX 1800 UNDERGROUND NO SOURCE OF IGNIGITION POUND FIRE 4 TO 5 FT AWAY FROM BELT AGAINST RIB. ARSON SUSPECTED NO INJURY OR DAMAGE.
WAS LIFTING TIMBER & STRAINED LOWER BACK
ROOF FALL 7 BREAKS OUTBY FACE IN #4 ENTRY ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 1476 SANDSTONE GAVE LOOSE FROM SLATE FALL APPROX 40'X23'X32".
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS RIGHT FOOT TO HOLD THE MINER CABLE AWAY FROM THE MINER, EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER AND MNE FLOOR, MINER GOT RIGHT FOOT BRUISED.
EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING A TRAM REDUCER OFF A MINING MACHINE WITH A HOIST, THE HOIST BAR SLIPPED AND TRAPPED THE LATCHING DEVICE ON THE HOIST, THE LATCHING DEVICE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.
SC RUNNNING GOT STUCK IN HAULWAY GOT OFF THE CAR ROCK FELL FROM TOP HIT ON LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING CURTAIN DOWN AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.
HAULING CAR OF COAL TOWARD FEEDER CAR RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK IN HAULWAY AND THREW EMPLOYEE AGAINST BACK OF SEAT,EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF MIDDLE OF BACK HURTING.
OBESRVING TOP CONDITIONS AND WATCHING MINER CUT COAL ENTRY ON PILLAR SECTION, HE WAS STANDING IN THE RIGHT BREAK THRU WHEN RIB POPPED OUT STRICKING HIM ON RIGHT LEG. BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.
THE FALL WAS 60 FEET IN LENGTH, 20 FEET WIDE, AND 4 FEET HIGH. THIS MINE IS ON RETREAT.