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PNEUMOCONIOSIS 5UNG.
STRAINED BACK T2ROWING A TRACK SWITCH ON TIMBER YARD
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING D-8 DOZER ON A CLEAR COAL STOCKPILE INJURED HIT A HOLE & WAS JARRED INJURED CLAIMS HIS BACK HURT ALL WEEK THAT THE ONLY TIME HE COULD OF GOT HURT WAS ON 091586 INJURED RE PORTED ACCIDENT3ON 091986
EE WAS STANDING3WITH ONE FOOR ON FRAME OF LOADER & ONE FOOT ON TOP OF TIRE CHECKING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT & LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ONTO A HAND RAIL AROUND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT INJURIN G HIS LEFT SIDE3& SPLEEN.
A 2' X 2'X 2' P3ECE OF ROCK FELL OUT JUST PAST THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND CAUGHT THE OPERATOR ON THE RIGHT FOOT
AN AREA OF ROOF MEASURING 25\X20\ X 4\ THICK FELL FROM THE ROOF IN 2 LEFT BREAK OF 2 LEFT SECTION.
A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 30INX18INX51/2IN THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT ARM
A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 34" X 21" X 2 1/2" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS, FORCING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A DEFECTIVE BOOM JACK. HE HAD THE DRILL HEAD BOOM LYING ON TOP ON THE T-BAR AND IT FELL OFF AND ONTO HIS RIGHT ARM.
PICKING COAL THRU GRIZZLY SCREEN AT ROTARY DUMP. FOOT WENT INTO SCREEN HOLE LOST BALANCE. JERKED ACKWARDS & FELL TO KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE ROADWAY WITH THE UNI-TRAC AND RAN INTO A 12" METAL STRAP HANGING DOWN FROM THE MINE ROOF, WHICH STRUCK HIM ON THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BREAKER TIMBER ON A PILLAR BLOCK & A ROCK SLIP APPROX 3FTX6FTX(IN FELL FROM ROOF & STRUCK HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER & ARM HE SUSTAINED A FX OF LEFT UPPER ARM BETWEEN HIS SH OULDER & ELBOW
A SECTION OF THE MINE ROOF IN THE RETURN ENTRY OF THE 1 WEST SECTION 1 BREAK TO THE RIGHT OF ENGINEERING STATION #2584 MEASURING 70\ LONG, 20\ WIDE & ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE FELL AND BLOCKED THEA IRWAY. IT WAS DEVELOPED 6-1985, BOLTED WITH 6\ RESIN RODS AND 8" METAL STRAPS. A ROCK FAULT OR SLIP WAS RUNNING THRU THE ENTRY
WHILE INSTALLING CRIBS, HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE WHILE GETTING UP TO STAND UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER & RIGHT RIB ROLLED OUT & STRUC K HIM ON THE FOOT
WHILE PULLING HIGH LINE ABLE HE DROPPED CABLE COUPLER ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS
EMPLOYEE HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND A FALLING ROCK BETWEEN BOLTS.
AN AREA OF ROOF MEASURING 14\X30\X6\ HIGH FELL FROM THE #3 ENTRY ON 2ND LEFT SECTION JUST INBY SPAD 3898. APPROX. 60 FEET OUTBY THE FACE.
EE WAS PULLING CONVEYOR BELT OUT OF A SUPPLY CAR & STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING CINDER BLOCKS OUT OF A STOPPING AND AS THE BLOCK FELL OUT HE LET GO OF THE HAMMER AND HIS HAND STRUCK THE EDGE OF A BLOCK STILL INTACT CUTTING 2 OF HIS FINGERS
EMPLOYEE WAS STOOPED DOWN BESIDE THE MINER AND A PIECE OF OVERHAUNGING ROCK BEHIND THE LINE CURTAIN FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.
CARRYING CONVEYOR MOTOR THEY HAD TAKEN OFF FLAT CAR.ONE OF THE EMPL STUMBLED ON SOMETHING IN WALKWAY DROPPED HIS END OF THE MOTOR,CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO INJ EMPL RESULTING IN MUS CLE STRAIN OF LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A CRIB BLOCK FROM UNDER THE MINER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING MINE TIMBERS HE REACHED OVER FROM A STOOPED POSITION TWISTING THE LOWER PART OF BACK TO LIFT A TIMBER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES
EMPL TRAMMING PERSONNEL CARRIEER ON THE TRACK AND TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF WIRE.HE TRIED TO REPLACE PLE WITHOUT FULLY STOPPING JEEP AND BUMPED KNEE AGAINST METAL EDGE AND CUT IT.
A SECTION OF THE MINE ROOF MEASURING APPROX 8 FT H IGH 20 FT WIDE AND 35 FT LONG FELL ON TOP OF THE 1 WEST #2 BELT CONVEYOR CAUSING IT TO IDLE THE 1 WEST SECTION THIS AREA WAS DEVELOPED APPR OX FEB 1983 AND WAS BOLTED WITH 6 FT RESIN RODS 3/4 IN AND 8 IN METAL STRAPS ON 4 FT CENTERS LATER SEVERAL CRIBS AND 8 IN I BEAMS WERE INSTALLED IT FELL IN AN INTERSECTION ONE BREAK INBY SPAD
BEGAN FEELING PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE HANDLING TIMBERS
A SECTION OF THE MINE ROOF MEASURING 6\X20\X90\ FELL IN THE OLD INACTIVE 3 NORTH SECTION AT AN INTERSECTION ON T HE #4 TRACK ENTRY. THIS AREA WAS DEVELOPED IN JAN.1983
EMP WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN SHUTTLECAR LEFT PLACE AND SLID INTO THE MINER CABLE CAUSING IT TO BECOME TIGHT AROUND THE MINER OPERATORS LEG TWISTING AND STRINING HIS KNEE
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE IN THE SLOPE WHILE TRAVELING
WHILE MINER WAS MOVING, THE CABLE CAUGHT A TIMBER & THE TIMBER FELL & HIT MAN ON TOP OF FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO MANTRIP STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL & TWISTED KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A FEEDER WHEN FEEDER SUDDERLY MOVED CATCHING FOOT AGAINST MINE FLOOR.
ROOF FALL ON 4 RT SECTION ID# 008-0 APPROX 150-160 FT FROM WORKING FACE FALL DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH VENTILATION OR WITH MEN TRAVELING TO AND FROM THE FACE EXACT LOCATION 3 BREAKS INBY SPAD # 3842 IN CROSSCUT FROM #3 TO #2 ENTRY DIMENSIONS APPROX 4-5 FT HIGH 20 FT WIDE 30-40 FT LONG
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ONTOP OF A REFUSE TRUCK LOADING CATWALK WATCHING THE TRUCK PULL UNDER THE REFUSE BIN AND THE WALKWAY COLLAPSED AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND ST RIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND RIGHT HIP AGAINST THE GROUND.
EE WAS BREAKING A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK WITH A HAMMER & HE SLIPPED & F ELL.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD TO BEND HIS ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL IT IN THE HOLE AND AS HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT TO SHOVE IT UP IN THE HOLE THE BOLT TWISTED AROUND JERKING HIS ARMS AND BACK MUSCLES.
EMPL CHANGING TEMPERATURE ON BONDER WHEN CABLE GROUNDED CAUSING BURN.
WHILE DRILLING HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES AND SPINE
EMP STEPPED ACROSS HANDRAIL TO CLEAN GRIZZLY SCREEN HANDRAIL GAVE WAY AND HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPL SWITCHING TRACK -BENT OVER AND RAISED ,BACK POPPED OUT OF PLACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM MINER AND CUT FINGER.
HE WAS CLEANING HOT ASHES OUT OF DRYER AND FELL INTO ASHES BURNING HIS RIGHT LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE MINE ROOF AND HIS FORARM TOUCHED THE DRILL HEAD WHICH WAS HOT AND BURNED HIS RIGHT FOREMAN
HE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING (CHECKING) THE VOLT METER ONTHE SCOOP CHARGER WITH THE LEADS HOOKED UP TO THE SCOOP BATTERIES. AS HE WAS TAKING A BOLT LOOSE HE HIT ANOTHER BOLT WITH HIS WRENCH. CAUSIN G A GROUND AND THE POWER FED BACK THRU THE BATTERIES AND BURNT HIS HAND.
THE IN J WAS BOLTING THE ROOF WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AROUND THE DRILL STELEL STRIKING THE INJ ON HIS NECK AND HAND
A SECTION OF THE MINE ROOF MEASUREING APPROX. 7\ HIGH, 20\ WIDE AND 30\ LONG ON 1 WEST SECTION FELL IN AN INTERSECTION IN THE #1 RETURN ENTRY. SECTION WAS IDLE FOR VACATION. APPROX. DATE OF DE VELOPMENT WAS MAY 1984. IT HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6\ 3/4" RESIN RODS WITH 8" METAL STRAPS.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTING ROCK WHEN THE MINER JARRED CAUSING AN INJURY TO THE LOWER BACK