EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING TIMBER ON PILLAR LINE, SAW SLIPPED CUTTING TOP OF RIGHT HAND.
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Showing all 47EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE SLIPPED ON PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE AND KNEE.
PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF HAMMER & STRUCK VICTIM IN RT HAND
SHOVELING BELT PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
MOVING BOLTER HEAD WHILE ON BOTTOM OF MINE FLOOR--PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP AND STRUCK BICTIM ON LEFT ARM JUST ABOVE WRIST.
EE STATED HE WAS WALKING BESIDE 12-11 C/MINER, OPERATOR WAS MOVING TO NEXT PLACE. EE WAS ON OTHER SIDE OF FLYPADS. BOOM HIT EE ON RIGHT LEG, PINNING HIM AGAINST RIB.
A LARGE PIECE OF SANDSTONE FELL OFF HIGHWALL ABOUT 6FT THICK 12FT LONG 6FT WIDE THE CANOPY WAS CRUSHED & PART OF FAN TUBING WAS CRUSHED 6IN RESIN BOLTS WERE USED IN FIRST CUT #4 ENTRY
EE AND OTHER WHERE PULLING ON A 58 H.P. SUMERGIBLE PUMP HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE DOING SEC2NDARY MINING ON THE 001-0 SECTION THE JOY MINER LOST ITS TRAM IN THE #5 BLOCK #11 LIFT WHEN THE FALL OCCURRED ON THE MINER THE FALL IS 8 TO 15 FT HIGH
WHILE RIDING TH9 MANBUS A PIECE OF RUST BLEW MANBUS GOING UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS EYE.
TAKING SLACK OU7 OF CABLE REEL CHAIN I.NAME CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN CHAIN AND CABLE REEL.
AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE NEUTRAL TRACK ENTRY 3 BREAKS OUTBY THE #2 BELT HEAD. THE FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 11:00 PM 11-25-87 AND 6:00 AM 11-27-87. THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORA GE POINT. THE F5LL WAS 60' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 4 TO 6 FT IN HEIGHT.
WHILE OPERATING3A MANTRIP I.NAME LOOKED AROUND TO THE REAR OF MANTRIP THEN TURNED FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A HALFHEADER
WHILE WALKING T2 THE MANTRIP I.NAME STATED HIS BACK STARTED HURTING FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY
WHILE TURNING T2E FRESH WATER ON GOING TO THE MINE I.NAME SLIPPED COMING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT INJURING HIS HIP BACK & KNEE
THE VICTIM WAS 2PERATING A SCOOP ON ROUTE TO THE SURFACE TO PICK UP MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES, WHEN HE APPARENTLY GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE MINE ROOF, RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.
AN UNMPLANNED R2OF FALL OCCURRED ON THE NO.1 BELT BETWEEN 9 & 10 AM THE FALL WAS BETWEEN 4:00 PM 3-7-87 AND 8:00 AM 3-8-87 THE FALL WAS ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT. THE FALL WAS 15'W X 5'H X 60' L 3
WHILE RIDING TH9 MANTRIP OFF OF THE SECTION I,NAME WAS GETTING SOMETHING FROM HIS LUNCH BOX, FAILED TO SEE LOW PLACE IN THE TOP AND WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD. REFLECTOR WERE HUNG IN THE TRACK ENT TO INDICATE LO4 SPOTS.
WHILE DRILLING 2OLE A PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE UPPER LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS HELPING 8PLICE BELTLINE USING A WINCH. THE H ANDLE OF THE WINCH SLIPPED & THE DEVICE CAME LOOSE FROM THE BELT & S TRUCK EE IN MOUTH.
TWISTED KNEE TR2ING TO GET OUT OF SCOOP.
EE WAS CHANGING3CENTER SECTION OF A 482 SCOOP A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE FROM THE HAMMER & STRUCK EE IN NECK.
WHILE COMING TH9OUGH A MANDOOR EMPLOYEE GOT HIS FEET TANGLED UP IN DOOR HITTING BOTH KNEES ON BOTTOM INJURING BOTH KNEES
I.NAME WAS WORK3NG ON MINER CRAWLER DRIVE WHILE DOING SO HE LIFTED A PART FOR THE CRAWLER DRIVE STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
WHILE GETTING R9ADY TO LEAVE THE SECTION THE MAN STEPPED INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET SLIPPED HITTING HIS BACK ON THE EDGE OF BUCKET
WHILE TRAMMING 9OOF BOLTER THE OPERATOR TRAMMED OVER A HUMP IN THE BOTTOM CAUSING THE OPERATOR IS DECK TO COME UP AND BENDING THE OPERATOR TO THE SIDE FRACTURING A RIB
REINJURED HIS B5CK PULLING MINER CABLE.
EE WAS WORKING 4ITH A TAIL ROLLER. THE CHAIN BROKE & HIT EE ON FINGER.
GOT LEG CAUGHT 4ITH CABLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE
JUST MADE A BEL7 SPLIEE AND WAS REMOVING BELT CLAMPS WHEN HE TWIST HIS BACK.
PUSHED ON AIR L2CK DOOR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN CHEST & RIBS.
EE WAS USING A 2AMMER TO CHANGE TRAM CHAIN ON A CUTTER. HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN CHAIN & HUB.
TIGHTING LUGS O3 PINNER AND PULLED SOMETHING IN BACK.
A PIECE OF DRAW3ROCK ABOUT 1 1/2 IN THICK 3FT OR 4 FT ROUND FELL HE BROKE TO RUN AND TWISTED HIS KNEE
THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE AND A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND CAUGHT THE OP. ON THE BACK AND LEGS FRACTURING ONE ANKLE SPRAINING BOTH ANKLES & STRAINING BACK
VICTIM WAS PUSHING A LOADED WHEELBARROW TRIPPED OVER AN INSTALLED STEEL TIE AND FELL WITH FACE STRIKING RAIL
WHILE TRAMMING A ROOF BOLTER THE VICTIM TOTALLY INADVERTENLY TRAMMED THE MACHINE UP ON HIS RIGHT FOOT PINNING IT UP AGAINST THE RIB. HE RECEIVED CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE FOFT TISSUES OF THE RI RIGHT FOOT.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR AND HELPER TRIED TO PULL PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS BROKE UP THE ROCK WOULD NOT COME DOWN WITH A SLATE BAR SO THEY THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO BOLT UP AS THEY WERE GETTING READY TO PUT THE BOLT UP THE ROCK FELL AND HIT OPERATOR ON THE FOOT
VICTIM WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE SOME COAL THAT WAS LYING ON A CONVEYOR BELT IN A TAKE-UP FOLLOWING A GOB-OFF OF THE BELT. THE BELT UNEXPECTEDLY SLIPPED AND MOBED ABOUT 3 FEET. WHEN THE BELT MOBE THE VICTIMS LEG BECAME CAUGHT UP IN A BELT CONVEYOR ROLLER, BREAKING A SMALL FOOT BONE.
VICTIM WAS WORKING ON A BELT STARTER AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED WIRE CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH HANDS
THE MINE ROOF BUMPED AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE DECK OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN A HURRY AND TWISTED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS
HE WAS RUNNING A CUTTING MACHINE AND WHEN HE TURNED IT ON THE DRILL BAR HIT HIM IN THE CHEST
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. HE HAD TO BEND THE 10\ BOLT TO GET IT STARTED IN THE HOLE. WHEN HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN IT, HE PULLED A MUSCLE DIRECTLY BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.
LIFTING MINE TIMBER -FELT BURNING PAIN IN SMALL OF BACK.SUSTAINED PULLED MUSCLE AND SLIGHT DISC DISLOCATION.
DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE,PIECE OF ROCK FELL DOWN AROUND AND ALONG DRILL STEEL,STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT HAND BREAKING 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS.
VICTIM WA OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR TO CHECK BRAKES AFTER HE HAD WORKED ON THEM THE SHUTTLE CA RSTRUCK RIB AND PULLED VICTIM OUT OF DECK DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 041283