WAS PULLING ON 5 6" DISCHARGE HOSE TO HOOK UP TO PUMP HURT NECK.
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Showing 50 of 163WALKING FROM SH2WER TRAILER AND RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT.WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN LEG OR PUT FULL WIEIGHT ON IT.
BLASTING ACCIDE3T OCCURRED
EMPLOYEE CHANGI3G HOISE CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF HAND SNAPPED BACK OF RUSHING FINGER.
CONTRACT ELECTR3CIAN WORKING ON RELAY SLATION FOR 9 W ELECTRIC DRAGLINE WHEN HE WAS SHOCKED .
PULLING MAINTNE3ACE OX TRACK OF D9 DOZER,HAD FOOLBRAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CRACK RIBS.
LIFTING SAMPLE 7UB OF COAL TWISTED & PULLED BACK .
JUMPED FROM CAT4ALK TO GROUND FROM A REG-BUILD UP ON KNEE-ACCIDENT DID NOT KNOW A VIOLATION OF THE RULES.
ON 12-5-85 EE R9PORTED TO CO THAT SHE INJURED HER BACK WHEN SHE STEPPED IN A HOLE WHEN SHE WAS CLOSING THE GATE ON ACCESS ROAD TO MINE SITE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 12-11-85 WHEN SHE REPOR TED HER BACK WA8 GIVING HER PROBLEMS SHE WAS EXAMINED BY A DOCTOR & W AS ADVISED TO DISCONTINUE WORK UNTIL RELEASED BY HIM.
LIFTING SAMPLY BENT OVER & PULLED BACK
HOLDING WRENCH AND MECHANIC SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER.
A FIRE WAS SET BY SOMEONE AFTER HOURS AT THE GROVE #1 MINE IN THE BUILDING HOUSING THE HOIST CONTROLS.THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE PANELS OF THE HOIST CONTROLS BY FIREMEN.DURTO PICKETING AT THE MINE,COMPANY OFFICIALS WERE DENIED ENTRANCE TO THE MINE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION.
GETTING OFF MACHINE SLIPPED AND PULLED LOWER BACK
REMOVING HOIST DRUM SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT HAND BRAKING 2 FINGERS.
EMPL WASHING DOZER HOLDING 1 1/2\\ HOSE WITH LEFT HAND,BEGAN ASCENDING DOZER TO REACH LEFT SIDE OF OPERATORS PLATFORM VIA LEFT TRACK.WITH RIGHT FOOT ON TRACK AND RIGHT HAND ON PLATFORM RAILING HAND-HOLD,STEPPED UP ONTO PLATFORM WITH LEFT FOOT.LOOKING OVER RT SHOULDER AT WATER HOSE BEGAN PULLING HIMSELF UP ONTO PLATFORM IN ORDER TO STAND ERECT.FOREHEAD STRUCK METAL LEFT DOOR RETAINE
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING PIPE ON THE ROOF BOLTER IN 1 NORTH WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CLEAN ROALROAD CARS. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING A HOPPER DOOR AND HE HAD ALREADY OPENED THE DOOR LOCKING LATCH ASSEMBLY ON HIS SIDE OF THE CAR. HE WAS HOLDING THE LATCH HOOK UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHILE THE LATCH ASS\Y ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CAR WAS OPENED. THE DOOR WAS APPARENTLY ON A BIND AND WHEN THE LATCH WAS OPENED THE DOOR SPRUNG BACK QAU
WHILE RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR, EMPLOYEE RAN OVER 2 POSTS WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE AGAINST THE CANOY.
WAS WELDING ON PLANT PART SPARE FLEW BURNT RIGHT ELBOW AND BECOMING INFECTED
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF SHOWER ROOM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE LOCKERS
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ARCHEDS ONTO SCOOP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OUTSIDE OF LOADER WIPING OFF WINDSHIELD WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE TO INSTALL FOR TRAINING THE BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ONA 60" WIDE CONVEYOR BELT IN THE P-2 LOADOUT TUNNEL WIRING A ELECTRIC FEEDER MOTOR. HE STEPPED ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE BELT AND THE BELT "DIPPED" FROM HIS BODY WEIGHT. HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHEN THE BELT "DIPPED" AND HE QUICKLY REACHED OVERHEAD (APPROX. 1 1/2 FEET) AND GRABBED HOLD OF THE 1" DIA. RIGID STEEL CONDUIT LEADING TO THE FEEDER MOTOR HE WAS WIRING. W
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS HEAD AND LEFT EAR ON THE CANOPY
EE WAS OPERATING S/C IN THE FAST SPEED WHEN HE HIT A BUMP CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP AGAINST THE CANOPY & BACK DOWN AGAINST THE SEAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SPLICE BELT WHEN THE BELT WAS PULLED UP AND PUT IN THE TEMPLATE THE BELT SLIPPED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT AND TEMPLATE
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING POSTS ALONG THE RIB WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN STACKING 5 X 7 X 22 CROSSBARS WHEN ONE OF THEM SLIPPED AND ROLLED ON INJURED EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL FROM HIS TRUCK USING THE HOIST. WHEN THE BARREL WAS SWUNG OVER THE END OF THE TRUCK THE ROPE HOLDING THE BARREL SLIPPED CAUSING THE DRUM TO SWING PINNING EMPLOYEE AGAINST ANOTHER 55 GALLON DRUM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE SECTION WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. BOTTOM IS VERY WET.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT 5 RIGHT 3 BELT WHEN HE WALKED INTO A LOW HANGING ARCH.
EMPL EXAMING #4 MAIN BELT.WHILE CLIMBING FROM LADDER TO OVERCAST,HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
HELPING MECHANIC REMOVE BOLTS FROM 400 HOUGH UNIVERSAL SLIPPED CAUSING PULLED LIGNAUTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG BELT LINE MAKING AN EXAMINATION HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STARTED TO FALL. HE GRABBED A BELT CHAIN TO BREAK HIS FALL AND PULLED HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN A BOLT WRENCH THAT HE BENT ON THE PREVIOUS BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE CHEST EMPLOYEE WAS ABSENT FROM WORK 8-7-84 FOR INJURY HE RETURN TO WORK ON 8-8-84. ON 8-11-84 HE WAS TREATED AT A HOSPITAL FOR THE SAME INJURY AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL TIME OFF FOR THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING 2 OTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY 2 SECTIONS OF WATER LINE FROM RETURNS WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELL ON HIS BACK.
FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 7-23-84 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 A.M. WHILE MAKING A WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF SECTION WHILE MINE WAS IDLE DUE TO VACTION., FOLLOW-UP INBESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED BY I.NAME SUP & I.NAME CO. SAFETY INSPECTOR.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO WRESTLE A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE ONTO THE SHUTTLE CAR, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WATER TANKER TRUCK. HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM OPERATORS CAB TO START FILLING THE TANK. WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE CAB HE PULLED HIS SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN SETTING ARCHES WHEN HE SLIPPED ON UNEVEN BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS KNEE
INTERSECTION FELL IN, IN WEEKLY EXAMINED AREA IN LOWER BLEEDER OF ABANDONED SECTION. AT 6 FT TO 8 FT ABOVE ROOF LINE AT AN APPROX. MEASUREMENT OF 35 FT WITH WIDEST WIDTHS UP TO 23 FT.
ROOF FALL-IMMEDIATE ROOF STRATA IN THIS AREA CONSISTS OF LAMINATED SHALE AND A FEW LAYERS OF SNDSTONE FALL APPARENTLY WAS CAUSED BY A WEAK AREA IN THIS STRATA. U.S.BUREAU OF MINES GEOLOGISTS A AND MINE MANAGEMENT HAVE PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED THIS TYPE OF ROOF CONDITIONS AND HAVE BEEN TO DETERMINE A POSITIVE MEANS OF PREVENTING THIS TYPE OF FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BATTERY TERMINALS HE BLEW AIR INTO EACH CELL DRILLED OUT OLD TERMINAL WHEN HE FINISHED SOLDERING AND TURNED AWAY 2 CELLS BLEW UP
I WAS HELPING UNLOAD ITMES FROM VENDORS TRUCK WHILE CARRYING BOX OF WELDING RODS #50 AT WAIST LEVEL IN FRONT OF ME I STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION IN THE GRAVEL PARKING LOT WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON ST STEPPING IN THE DEPRESSION MY LEFT LEG FLEXED AT THE KNEE AND MY BODY TWISTED SIDEWAYS TO THE LEFT I EXPERIENCED PAINS ON LEFT SIDE OF MY SPINAL COLUMN IN LOWER BACK AREA UPON STNADING ERECT
EMP WAS PASSING THROUGH MANDOOR AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL
EMP WAS WALKING AROUND ROOF BOLTER AND SLIPPED HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE
EMP TWISTED RT KNEE WHILE CARRYING SEVERAL ROOF BOLTS TO THE BOLTER BOTTOM WAS UNEVEN AND CONSISTS OF SOAP STONE
EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING HYD. HOSES FROM SCOOP THAT WAS BEING USED TO RUN A RIB DRILL. HE WAS UP ON THE SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIS KNEE STRUCK THE FRAME OF THE SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING BOLTER OUT OF PLACE WHEN BACK END OF BOLTER DROPPED DOWN IN THAT FRONT OF BOLTER WENT UP OVER A ROLL. AT THIS TIME EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HARD HAT AND CAP LAMP ON A ROOF B OLT HEAD. HE RELEASED TRAM FORCING NECK AND HEAD EVEN TIGHTER AGAINST ROOF. AS BOLTER MOVED FORWARD, FRONT DROPPED RELEASING EMPLOYEE.