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THE COLLAPSE OF THE CONVEYOR STRUCTURE DURING SALVAGE OPERATIONS.
THE COLLAPSE OF THE CONVEYOR STRUCTURE DURING SALVAGE OPERATIONS
THE COLLAPSE OF THE CONVEYOR STRUCTURE DURING SLAVAGE OPERATIONS.
EMPL & SOME OTHERS WERE TEARING DOWN SILO AT ABANDONED SITE AND IT COLLAPSED.
EMP WAS ROOF BO5TING AND ROCK FELL FROM TOP OF RIB ONTO LEFT ANKLE
HIGH VOLTAGE CA6LE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG
COAL RIB RASH S7RUCK EMP WHILE MOVING TUBING AT FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS LE5NING AGAINST BOLTER BOOM WITH ARMS IN TRAY TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING RT ARM AND FRACTURING IT THE ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS THE ROCK WAS 8-10 IN WIDE 24 TO 27 IN LONG AND 6 IN THICK
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING READY TO PIN THE DRUM EXTENTION JACK AND THE PIN HOLE IS NOT VISIBLE AND MUST BE ALIGNED BY FEEL THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS RT INDEX FINGER WHEN THE JACK CAME FORWARD CU TTING OFF THE T3P END OF THE RT INDEX FINGER
FAILURE OF STRA7A AT OR ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF ROOF BOLT
EMPLOYEE CAP LA4P FELL OFF AND STRUCK FOREHEAD
EMP REACHED DOW3 & PICKED UP A CAN OF STOPPIT AND HURT HIS BACK
EMP WAS HANGING3EXHAUST TUBING DAND GOT COAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING BELT LINE AND STRAINED RIGHT WRIST AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING BELTLINE WHEN A ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK AREA.
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 A ROCK 2' X 14" X 8" FROM THE B ELT TAIL AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK
EMP WAS UNPLUGG3NG HIS SCOOTER WHEN HE JERKED ON THE PL LUG IT CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN HIS TESTICLES. IT RUPTURED A SPERM TUBE
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING BELT WIRE ROPES AND INJURED BACK.
THE EE WAS TAK3NG DOWN A CABLE & WAS STANDING ON A LUMP OF COAL IT TURNED SIDEWAYS CAUSING HIM TO FALL TWISTING RT. KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RO2F BOLTING A BROW WHEN THE COAL BROW BROKE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE AND CUTTING THE NOSE HE HAD STITCHES
EE WAS STANDING3ONA CHUNCK OF COAL SPADDING UP BLOWER TUBING WHEN HE SLIPPED ONTO HIS RT ANKLE SPRAINING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BY THE MINER TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING BOTH EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BY THE MINER TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING BOTH EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE WAS RO2F BOLTING AND REACHED TO GET A ROOF BOLT FROM TRAY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LT INDEX FINGER FRACTURING IT
EMPLOYEE WAS RO2FBOLTING AND A SMALL PARTICAL OF SLATE FLEW FROM SOME WHERE AND EMBEDDED NEXT TO LT PUPIL HAD TO BE REMOVED
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A DISC GRINDER AND IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT FINGER IN THE JOINT CUTTING IT TO THE BONE HE HAD STITCHES
PULLING SELF OU7 OF SCALE PIT STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
EMP WAS RETRACT3NG THE TRS ON THE ROOF BOLTER AND HAD A FINGER INSIDE A HOLE USED TO GREASE THE INNER RETRACTABLE PARTS WHEN THE RETRACTING PART CAUGHT HIS FINGER CUTTING IT TO THE BONE AND M MASHING IT 3
EMP WAS CUTTING3AND OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING ON THE FLOOR ABOVE HIM THEIR SPARKS IGNITED HIS ACETYLENE TANK WHEN THE INJ TURNED OFF HIS TANKS AND TIGHTENED THE FITTING HE LOOSENED IT AND THE PRESSURE IN3THE HOSES AND THE HOT METAL IGNITED BURNING HIS LEFT FOREARM
THE EMP WAS TRY3NG TO PULL A DRAW BAR PIN OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR BUMPER HE TOLD THE SCOOP OPERATOR TO EASE FORWARD, THIS ACTION CAUSED PIN TO JAM HIS FINGER AGAINST SHUTTLE CAR MASHING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER 3
EMPL FAILED TO 8EENERGIZE SCOOP CHARGER BEFORE REMOVING CHARGER PLUGS FROM SCOOP BATTERIES.WHEN EMPL HAND MASHED BARE WIRE AGAINST METAL SCOOP HE BURNED LEFT PALM AND FINGERS 3RD DEGREE BURN T O HAND. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING PINS OUT OF CAT RUNNER ON CONT MINER AND A SPARK WENT INTO LT EAR THE SLAG HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED
ROCK FELL FROM 6ETWEEN BOLTS ONTO EMPLOYEES HAND AND DRILL POT MACHINE WAS IDLE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT
WORKERS WERE RE4OVING WOOD FORMS FROM SHAFT STATION WALLS WHEN ONE SLIPPED AND IN FALLING STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ELBOW HE WORKED THROUGH THE SHIFT WHEN LATER A COWORKER COMMENTED THAT HIS ELB OW WAS SWOLLEN 3
TRYING TO LOOSE3 CHUCK COVER BY DRIVING CHISEL BETWEEN COVER AND FRAME USING THE SPIN LEVER TO UNSCREW THE COVER THE INJ WADS HOLDING CHISEL TO INSURE THAT IT DID NOT FLY LOOSE THE OTHER MECH ACCIDENTLY HIT 7HE DOWN LEVER PINCHING LT MIDDLE FINGER TIP BETWEEN CHISEL AND WRENCH HOLDER AMPUTATING 1ST JOINT OF FINGER
HOT COALS FIRE,3AT TAIL ROLLER PAN AREA ON CLEAN COAL BELT LINE, AT PREPARATION PLANT. OF BETWEEN 15-30 MINUTE DURATION.
PILLAR FALL ROU3D PROPS NE01R RM 9+30 AT 2+46.
STUMPED SMALL T2E ON LT FOOT FRACUTURING SMALL TOE THE EMP WAS GOING OR COMING OUT OF THE SHOWER WHEN THIS HAPPENED
ROOF FALL AT OR3ABOVE ANCHORAGE POINT. CONV. SHILL 5+9. SWOIL BELT ENTRY 13+10
EMPLOYEE TWISTE8 LEFT ANKLE ON AROCK IN TRAVEL WAY ROAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS RO2F BOLTING AND A ROCK FELL FROM RIB LINE ONTO EMPLOYEE.
FALL IN X CUT B9TWEEN BELT AND RETURN AT ANCHORE POINT. SWOIL 20 10 XC BETWEEN BELT AND RETURN.
WHILE EMP WAS T9ANSPORTING BLOCKS TO JOBSITE THE LOAD SHIFTED AND PALLET OF BLOCKS FELL OVER, HE PULLED OFF ROAD AND CLIMBED ON BACK OF TRUCK TO RESTACK THE BLOCKS. WHILE RESTACKING THE BLOCK S EMP FELT VERY3SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEGS
EMPLOYEE WAS ON3LADDER WASHING REFUSE COLLECTION BELT PAN LINE WITH WATER HOSE
A FALL OF ROOF 2CCURRED ON THE 2 WOTR RETREAT MINING SECTION. MMN NO.010-0. THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE LIFT BY REMOTE CONTROL WHEN THE GOB LINE FELL COMING THRU THE LIFT T RAPPING THE MAC2INE.
MANTRIP RAN INT2 RIB AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON MANTRIP
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 REMOVING A POSTION OF MAG SLIDE FROM CAGE HOIST WHEN HE STUMBLED AND CAUGHT LEG BETWEEN CAGE PLATFORM AND FLOOR LEDGE BRUISING RT. KNEE.
OPERATING SHUTT5E CAR WHEN IT BOTTOMED OUT IN A POT HOLE EMPLOYEE BOUNCED UP INTO CANOPY
THE EMPLOYEE DR2PPED A CRIB TIE ON HIS LT. FOOT BRUISED LT FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HANDLING MINER CABLE AND TRIPPED OVER A LUMP OF COAL TWISTING RT. KNEE.