PULLING ROCK WITH SLATE BAR LOST HIS BALANCE GRABING TO MACHINE CUT HIS HAND
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Showing all 36PERSON WAS LOADING BELT ROLLERS IN BACK OF TRUCK. HE STUMBLED OVER A CRIB BLOCK AND HURT HIS BACK.
FALLON #2 BELT 1 BREAK ABOVE SURVEY STATION NO274
ROCK FELLOW EE INBY ATRS KILLING HIM INSTANTLY WHILE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE DUAL HEAD FLETCHER ROOF DRILL INBY SUPPORTED ROOF. #3 ENTRY RIGHT CROSSCUT AT SS#278.
SLIP FELL OFF HIGHWALL CRUSHING APPROX ON NO.1 ENTRY ON SURFACE.
EE WAS LIFTING CURTAIN WITH MUD AND WATER SOONED AND STRAINED HIS GROIND AREA.
HELPING LIFT BATTERY CHARGER OFF OF TRUCK DROPPED IT ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
SLATE BAR SLIPED WHILE PULLING ROCK AND HIT SHOULDER BRUISING IT.
KNOCKING OUT SSTOPPING CINDER BLOCK FELL ON LEFT PINKY FINGER.
MAN WAS SERVICON MINER AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 2 FT BY 2 FT BY 4 IN STRUCK HIM IN BACK AREA.
FALL ON MINE. SLIP WAS NOT DETECTED.
FELL OFF END LOADER INJURING RIGHT WRIST AND RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A MUDDY OBJECT AND FELL AGAINST THE TRUCKCOUNTERWEIGHT.
THEY WERE MAKING A BELT SPLCE AND WHEN FINISHED WERE LETTING BELTING TENSION OFF WHEN THE HOOK ON THE BELT COME-A-LONG CAME LOOSE HITTING INJURED ON THE LEFT CHEEK CUTTING HIM ABOUT 3/4" LONG.
HE WENT TO PUT MINER BREAKER IN AND IT BLEW UP ON HIM BURNING HIS HANDS.
HE WAS DRILLING TOP WITH ROOF BOLTER AND WAS CHANGING STEEL TO DRILL HOLE DEEPER WHEN HE LET THE HEAD POWER ON HIS FOOT.
CAUGHT KNEE BETWEEN ROOF AND SCOOP.
SCALE OF ROCK 1/2 TO 3/4 " THICK FELL FROM BOLT TO RIB 2' X 2' WIDE AND LANDED IN HIS LAP.
ROOF SCALE FELL ON FOOT.
I NAME HAD KNEE UNDER ROOF BOLTER HEAD WHEN HE LET IT DOWN TO PUT ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL ON IT HIT HIS LEG BRUISING IT
PULLING BELT TOGETHER BAR SLIPPED OFF HOIST HITTING I NAME IN RIB
SCALE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HEAD LEFT.
WAS UNDER THE MINER BOOM LOADING HIS CAR WHEN A SCALE AND OR SLUG OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOFBOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE ARM.
WORKING ON MINER, HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER WORKING ON A CAT PAD.
WENT TO PUT BREAKER IN AT OUTSIDE BELT BOX WHEN HE DID IT BLEW UP BURNING HAND
RIDING IN MANTRIP CAR RAISED HEAD INTO MINE ROOF HURTING RIBS.
TAKING GREASE BUCKET OUT OF MANTRIP CAR GOT HIT IN MOUTH WITH GREASE HOSE CHIPPING TEETH.
HE WAS COMING TO THE OUTSIDE ON THE SCOOP. WHEN HE WENT OT TURN AROUND IN LOW SPOT. HIS CAP LIGHT CAUGHT THE ROOF A(D FERKED HIS HEAD INTO THE CA(OPY OUNT ON THE SCCOOP. RESUTING IN A CUT AB OVE LEFT EYE. WHICH REQUIRED 8 STICHES.
HE WAS ON WAY OUTSIDE TO GET BELT REPAIR TOOLS ON 2 MAN PERSONNEL CARRIER. HE WAS LAYING ON CART WHEN HE HIT ROUGH PLACE & BOUNCED HIM CAUSING HIM TO BUMP ELBOW.
I NAME HAD WENT TO THE SUPPLY HOLE TO GET THE GREASED AND OIL BUCKETS TO SERVICE THE MINER HE WAS LOADING THEN IN THE SCOOP BUCKET HE TWISTED AROUND TO PICK UP THE GREASE BUCKET AND EXPERIENCE A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
I NAME AND OTHER WERE REMOVING THE CABLE HOIST RED DEVILS FROM THE OUTSIDE BELT AFTER MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF OTHER HAND AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB IN THE RELEASE LATCH CUTTING IT.
WHILE GREASING 6ELT DRIVER,BELT WAS TURNED ON AND MAN FELL OFF.
WHILE OPERATING3BATTERY TRACTOR FOOT CONTROL STUCK AND PINNED OPERATOR BETWEEN BOOM OF MINER AND TRACTOR
FAULTY ROOF ROCK AREA ONE CROSSCUT,INBY FAR IN RETURN AIRCOUSE.
FAULTY ROOF ROCK AREA ON INTAKE HAULWAY AT SURVEY STATION 128 1000\ OUT OF FACE.
FAULTY ROOF ROCK AREA.AT RETURN AIR-COURSE.SURVEY STATION 133.