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OPER R F BOLTER PUTTING UP STEEL SM PC OF ROCK STRUCK HIM ON HAND
EMPL WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE OF RADIA STACKER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED STRIKING KNEE AGAINST STACKER HE WENT TO POTOMAC VALLEY HOSP IN KEYSER WV. HE HAD XRAY TAKEN THEY SAID IT WAS BRUISE. HE RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT MISSING ANYTIME. THIS WAS REPORTED ON 7/17/90. HE KEPT COMPLAINING KNEE KEPT HURTING. HE WENT TO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN CUMBERLAND MD FOR SECOND OPINION. THEY SET HIM UP FOR SUR
JUST FINISHED MAKING BELT SPLICE HAD BELT TURNED OFF WITH SNAP BUTTON CABLE. THE BELT STARTED ON IT'S OWN. THE FOREMAND AND BELTMAN WERE ON THE BELT WHEN IT STARTED UP. IT THREW THM OFF AND THE BELT MAN HIT HIS LEG ON THE ROPE STRUCTURE WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE UPPER RIGHT LEG.
A GOLF CART WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT MEN IN AND OUT OF THE MINES. THE PERSON WAS RIDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN THE AXLE BEARING LOCKED UP AND THE AXLE CAMEOUT OF PLACE AND THE WHEEL CA ME OFF. THE PASSENGER JUMPED FROM THE CART. HE SLIPPED ON WET PAVEMENT AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE WHICH CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT COLLAR BONE.
A FIRE OCCURRED TO THE SUB-STATION AND MEN'S CHANGE BUILDING. THE BUILDING WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE COMPANY WILL MAKE AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FIRE. A COPY OF THEIR REPORTED WILL BE M AILED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE FIRE HAS ALSO CAUSED NO 1 PORTAL TO BE FLOODED WITH WATER DUE TO THE POWER OUTAGE OF THE SUB-STATION FOR POWER FOR THE MAIN FAN.
TRUCK ON SIDE OF ROAD, THROTTLE STUCK WENT TO TRY TO RELEASE IT, LOOKE DUP GOING IN BACK OF TRUCK PINNED HIM IN CAB
INJURED PERSON WAS WORKING ALONG SIDE OF SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF RIB ROLLED OUT & STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND HE HAD ON TOP OF SCOOP BUCKET THE ROCK MEASURED 12IN WIDE 18IN LONG 4IN THICK
THE INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER FROM THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT HE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE CROSSCUT 3 TO 2 ENTRY HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE BACK BUMPER OF THE ROOF BOLTER. IT SLIDE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND TH RIB. THIS INJURY RESULTED IN A FRACTURED FINGER.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER HE WENT TO GET OUT FO THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT HE SLIPPED AND PULLED A MUSCLE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY PILLIAR SPLIT. IT FELL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT FELL ON THE CONTINIOUS MINER. THE OPERATOR JUMED OFF THE MINER TO RUN FOR SAFETY. WHEN ANOTHER PORTION OF THE ROCK FELL STRICKING THE OPERATOR ON THE BUTTOCK AND HIS SIDE. THE INJURY RESULTED IN A FRACTURED RIB. AND A BRUISED BUTTOCKS. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS APPR. 7' TK. 18'W AND APP. 75'
AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FLECTUE ROOF BOLTER. A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF BETWEEN THE ARTS AND THE CONTROLS IT SLID OFF THE CANOPY TO THE PAVEMENT WHEN IT STRUCK THE PAVEM ENT IT PINNED HIM AGAINST THE BOLTER.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS A MINER OPERATOR. HE CAME BACK FROM EATING HIS DINNER. ANOTHER PERSON WAS OPERATING THE MINER. SO HE KNEELED DOWN BESIDE THE RIB UNTIL HE FINISHED LOADING THE BUGGY. HE STATED HE HEARD THE RIB BUST. HE TRIED TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY. A PIECE WEIGHLING APPROX. 300 POUND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEEL OF THE LEFT FOOT. THIS BENT HIS TOES BACKWARDS CAUSING FRACTURE TO THE
THE INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER. HE STARTED DRILLING THE FIRST HOLE ON THE CYLE WHEN HE PUT PRESSURE ON THE DRILL STEEL A PIECE OF ROCK DISLOGED FROM THE ROOF WEIGHING APPROX. 40 LB STRUCK THE INJURED PERSON ON THE RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN A BRUISE.
THE MINER HELPER WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE WASH DOWN HOSE OFF ON THE MINE HE REACHED OVER TO TURN THE HANDLE OFF HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TOP OF THE MINER TO KEEP HIS BBALANCE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE PERMANENT SUPPORTED ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND THIS INJURY RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF THE FINGERS
THE INJURED PERSON RECEIVED A FRACTURE OF RING FINGER LEFT HAND AND ALSO A LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND REQUIRED STITCHES. THE PERSON WAS REPAIRING A CONVEYOR CHAIN IN THE MINER. WH EN PUTTING ON THE STRAP. HE WAS HOLDING A PUNCH AND THE OTHER PERSON WAS HITTING IT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. HE MISSED AND STRUCK PERSON ON HAND.
INJURED PERSON WAS WORKING AS A MINER HELPER HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL DOWN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE BETWEEN THE ROOF AND RIB HE DIDNT SEE THE SLIP IN THE RIB WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE DRAW S LATE THE RIB ROLLED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT ANKLE
WHEN LIFTING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY HE BENT OVER TO LIFT CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIP
THE INJURED PERSON WAS WALKING ALONG THE MANTRIP BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED, HE DID NOT FALL DOWN. WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TRIED TO REGAIN HIS FOOTING HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIG HT HIP.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE LENGTH OF ROOF BOLTS INSTALLED ON PATTERN.TYPE OF BOLT USED-4'CONV.FALL WAS 16'L X 4'H X 20'W.
INJURED PERSON WAS WORKING ON TIAL PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. HE* WAS LOOSING IT TO MAKE BELT MOVE WHEN IT KICKED SIDEWAYS CATCHING HIS FOOT. THIS INJURY CAUSED BROKEN BONE TO HIS FOOT.
MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY WHEN BENT DOWN TO LIFT CABLE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK WORKED 17 DAYS AFTER INJURY OCCURED PERSON WENT TO DOC.WHICH IS A CHIROPRACTOR & IT KEP PT GETTING WORSE HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON THE 022288
PERSON WAS OPE9ATING BELT FEEDER AT SECTION DUMPING POINT & BUMP HIS KNEE ON IS LEFT LEG LEG RESULTING IN A BRUISE
ROCK STUCK IN S2OUT ON BELT HEAD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ROCK OUT OF THE BELT PILLED A MUSCLE IN T HE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
SITTING ON DESK3IN OFFICE,HE LEANED BACK AGAINST WINDOW.IT BROKE AND HIS CAP WENT OUT THROUGH THE OPENING WHERE THE GLASS BROKE OUT.AT THIS TIME HE WENT OUTSIDE TO GET HIS CAP.WHEN HE LEANED O VER TO PICK IT 6P APIECE OF GLASS FELL FROM THE DAMAGED WINDOW HITTING HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND.RESULTING IN A LACERATION LARGE ENOUGH TO REQUIRE STITCHES(TOTAL OF 19 STITCHES IN ALL.)
ROOF FALL IN NO13 BELT ENTRY.ROOF WAS SHALE AND ALSO IT WAS IN THE AREA WHERE WE CROSSED THROUGH UNDER A CREEK THAT WAS ON THE SURFACE 4FT CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLTS WERE IN STALLED AND ALSO CRIB S WERE USED SIZ9 OF FALL 6TO 7 FT.THICK 12 TO 16 FT WIDE APPROX. 60 FT LONG NO INJURIES OCCURED.
MAKING A BELT S1LICE, WHEN CUTTING THE BELT WITH A KNIFE THE PERSON HAD HIS LEG UP AGAINST THE BELT AND THE KNIFE WHEN MADE THE LAST OF THE CUT ON THE BELT HE CUT HIS LEG ABOVE THE KNEE REQUIR ING HIM TO GET 8TITCHES.
THE ROOF BOLTER3WAS BEING MOVED FROM ONE ENTRY TO THE NEXT ENTRY WHILE MOVING THE BOLTER THE OPERATOR DISCOVERED A CABLE LAYING IN THE ROADWAY WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE IT THERE WAS A DAMAGE PLACE IN THE I3SULATION AND HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK THE PERSON WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR A CHECKUP THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND WRONG WITH HIM
THE PERSON WAS 2ANDLING HEADER BLOCKS, WHILE HE WAS CARRYING THEM, HE DROP ONE ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE RESULTING IN A LOST IME INJURY THE SIZE OF A HEADER BLOCK IS 8 INCHES WIDE 2 INCHES THICK AND 30 I3CHES LONG.
WHEN USING A PL5STIC PAGO STICK TO MEASURE POST WITH POGO STICK HAD A BAD OR DAMAGED END ON IT THE PERSON HIT IT WITH A HAMMER TO BREAK THE END OFF A PIECE OF PLASTIC STRUCK THE PERSON IN THE EYE ACCIDENT OC7URRED AT 730AM &HE CEASED WORK AT 1130AM
CHANGING DRILL 2EAD ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN LIFTING ON DRILL HEAD PULLED LIGAMENT IN LOWER BACK
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY. WHEN PULLING THE PUSH OUT, THE ROOF STARTED FALLING. THE MINER OPERATOR JUMPED OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND RAN, WHEN THE ROCK STOPPED FALLING IT WAS 4 F EET THICK BACK 7O THE CANOPY ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. WIDTH OF FALL UNKNOWN AND LENGTH OF FALL UNKNOWN. IT WAS ON A PILLAR SECTION. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEIGHT ON THE PUSHOUT AND ALSO ON THE S
WHILE SHOVELING3AT RIGHT TAIL IN A WET SLIPPERY AREA THE MINER SLIPPED AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE STRICKING HIS LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE ON THE TAILPIECE.
PILLARING WORK 4AS BEING DONE ON BLOCK OF COAL BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ENTRY.THE ROOF FALL STARTED WORKING AND FALLING BREAKING PAST SO HE LEFT THE MINER AND RAN.THIS RESULTED IN THE MINER GETTING B URIED UNDER THE3FALL.THE FALL MEASURED 6 TO 8 FEET THICK AND 40 TO 50 FEET WIDE.THE LENGTH IS UNKNOWN.
TRAMMED MINER B5CK TO #3 ENTRY TO PERFORM WORK ON GEAR BOX CASE.ABOUT 1/2 HR INTO JOB PIECE OF ROCK 18'' X 18'' X 2'' THICK FELL STRIKING I.NAME ON SIDE OF HEAD AND ON SHOULDER.
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN NO. 2 ENTRY 2000 FT INBY NO. 1 PORTAL THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 4 FT TO 8 FT THICK 40 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE. THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION.
WALKING ALONG B9LT LINE BVENT OVERWHEN RAISED UP STRUCK HIS MOUTH ON CROSS-OVER AT BELT DRIVE TOOK HIM TO DOCTOR IT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES
MINER OPERATER 4AS CLEANING DECK ON MINER WHILE KNEELING BESIDE MINER MINER HELPER TOOK A BRACKET OFF VALVE BANK AREA IN ORDER TO FIX AN OIL LEAK AT VALVE BANK. MINER WAS STARTED BRACKET FELL AND HIT TRAM LE5ER CAUSING MINER TO TRAM PINNING OPERATOR AGAINST RIB HELPER KICKED POWER BY PUSHING PANIC BAR BEFORE OPERATOR WAS TOTALLY CRUSHED
THE MAN WAS RUN3ING THE ROCK DUST HOSE WHEN DUSTING A LONG THE SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE FRAME OF THE BOLTER.
A 3/4" RATCHET 7AUSED THE ACCIDENT THE INJURED PERSON WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHILE PULLING ON THE RATCHET IT SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING IT TO S TRIKE HIS SELF IN THE HEAD. IT REQUIRED 5 STITC HES TO REPAIR T2E WOUND
LIFTING ON CUTT9R HEAD JACK STRAIN LOWER BACK.INJ HELPING CHANGE BUSTED JACK.
EMP WAS STRIPPI3G WITH A DOZER. COMING BACK OFF OF SPOIL, DROPPED INTO OLD MINE WORKING
WALKED UNDER CH9CK CURTAIN WHEN ON THE OTHER SIDE HE RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF HE FINISHED WORKING HIS SHIFT AND ALSO HE WORKED A TOTAL OF 2 OTHER DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDETN THEN HE SAID HE HAD P5IN IN HIS ARMS AND FELT WEAK HE WENT TO THE DR FOR MEDICAL OPINION
THE INJURED PER8ON WAS STARTING TO MAKE A CABLE SPLICE WHEN CUTTING THE CABLE WITH A KNIFE HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. THE WRONG PLUG WAS PULLED AT THE POWER CENTER. HE WORKED FOR ANOTHE HOUR. HE STATE8 HE DID NOT FEEL GOOD. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO GET A CHECK UP & WAS RELEASED THE NEXT MORNING. HE SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL GOOD & WANTED A SECOND OPINION BEFORE RETURNING TO
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO MOVE CABLE OUT OF BUGGIE WAY THE MINERS HELPERS FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIRE OF THE BUGGY & SOME BUILT UP SPILLAGE. THE BUUGY WAS STOPPED. THE HELPER WENT TO MOVE TE C ABLE. THE MINE9 BACK UP & PUSHED THE BUGGY SIDEWAYS 6" PINNING THE HELPERS FOOT BETWEEN THE TIRE & THE SPILLAGE. THE MINER OP WAS UNAWARE OF T HE HELPERS POSITION.
LIFTING A C ROS8 BAR TO SUPPORT THE ROOF THE PERSON LIFTED THE WRONG WAY AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A PIECE OF WIRE ROPE-THE ROPE RUBBED LEG CAUSING AN ABRASION. THE WOUND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SERIOUS AND THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT IT AT THE TIME. THE WOUND LATER BECA ME INFECTED BUT3EMPLOYER DID NOT KNOW OF THE CAUSE OF EMPLOYEE ABSENCE UNTIL 11-25-85.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALLING METAL ROOF MATS.PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF.HE STARTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.HE STRUCK HIS MOUTH ON METAL ROOFMAT.LACERATION TO UPPER LIP OCCURRED.RESULTING IN TOTAL OF 8 STITCHES REQ.
WHILE WALKING ALONG WET BELTLINE THE MINER SLIPPED IN THE MUD STRIKING HIS FOOT AGAINST A PIECE OF ROCK
BELTING UP LIFTING ON BELT TO PUT STRUCTURE IN MINER TWISTED HIS HIP PULLING LIGIMENTS
ROOF FALL IN NO.1 ENTRY AT A 432 ON THE INTAKE ENTRY IT WAS FOUND DURING THE PRE-SHIFT RUN THE F ALL MEASURED APPROX 4 1/2\ THICK 30\ LONG 16\W IT DIDNT ENTERFERE WITH PRODUCTION OR THE OPERA TION OF MINES