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EE WAS CLEANING DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR WHEN 3 WHEELER BEGAN TO ROLL AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS SUING LEGS TO PUSH SPINNER STAR AND PULLED RIGHT THIGH MUSCLE.
PULLING WRENCH FROM R BOLTER STRAINED LOWER BACK
SCOOPING THE FACE AREA WHILE OTHERS WERE DUSTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE FROM BEHIND MINER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
BOLTING HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN RF BOLT PLATE AND WRENCH BREAK AND CUT TO L THUMB
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF HYD. OIL AND LIFTED IT ON TOP OF CUTTING MACHINE-COAL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 40 INCHES.
EMPL WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER PIECE OF STEEL HIT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND CAME AROUND A CORNER AND HE DID NOT LOWER HIS HEAD ENOUGH AND RAN INTO A PIECE OF "BROW" OVERHANGING COAL (THE COAL DID NOT FALL) AND IT HIT THE TOP OF HIS DOWN AND BACK.
EMPL STATES HE WAS PULLING ROCK OFF MINER & HE STRAINED BACK. EPL WORKED ON 9/9/88 DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT CALLED MINES ON 9/12/88 & STATED HE WOULD BE OFF FROM WORKF OR WEEK OR TWO HE MADE NO MENTION OF ACCIDENT. REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 9/16/88.
FALL WAS FOUND WHILE FIREBOSSING AT 6:20 AM ON 07/20/88.FELL IN THE FACE OF THE MINES BETWEEN #4 AND #5 ENTRY.ROCK FALL WAS 80' LONG 5' THICK AND 20' WIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS APINNER HELPER AND AFTER THEY HAD SET JACKS A ROCK FELL OUTSIDE OF THE JACKS AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING TOP AND HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE PINNER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND AND IT CUT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON THE PINNER & HAD SET JACKS & A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK F ELL & KNOCKED THE JACK OUT THE JACK HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD & THE DRAWROCK HIT HIS RT.FOOT & LEG
EMPLOYEE RECEIV9D AN ELECTRICAL FLASH WHICH BURNED HIS RT HAND AND HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION FOR THE NIGHT OF 12-23-87 EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 12-26-87
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS PUSHING ON FINAL DRIVE,PUSHING IT INTO THE HOUSING WITH HIS FFET AND STRAINED/PULLED HIS BACK.THIS WAS A CONTESTED INJURY AND OUR COMP. CARRIER DENIED THIS CLAIM ON 10/15/87 AND H9 OBTAINED AN ATTORNEY AND THE INDUSTRAIL COMMISSION RULED IN HISFAVOR ON 01/12/88.
EMPLOYEE WAS BE5TING ON METAL WHEN A CHOP OF METAL WENT THROUGH HIS LIP AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS TONGUE
EMPLOYEE WAS BE5TING ON METAL AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS RT LEG
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE PULLED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING ROCK
ROOF FALL WAS A7 9 AM ON 01 31 87 AND SOME MORE FELL AROUND 1200 IN THE SAME LOCATION IT FELL FIVE BREAKS BEYOND THE TAIL PIECE IT WAS 25X5X120 THE FALL WAS NOT IN THE WORKING AREA, DID NOT INJURY ANYONE O9 ANY EQUIPMENT THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF
ROOF FALL ON TH9 BELT LINE IT FELL 25 FOOT LONG;20 FOOT WIDE AND FELL ABOVE THE 4 FOOT ANCHOR LINE.FALL OCCURRED AT 11:40 PM ON 1/22/87.STATE WAS NOTIFIED ON 01-23-87.AND DUE TO THE OFFICE BEI G CLOSED BECAUS9 OF SNOW THE FEDERAL WAS NOR/WILL BE NOTIFIED ON 01/26/87.
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS PULLING CABLE AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE FIRST STATED THAT HE HURT HIS KNEE EITHER ON 8-12-86 OR 8-13-86 AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 8-14-86. HE LATER CALLED B ACK AND STATED 7HAT HE HURT HIS KNEE ON 7-24-86. HE WAS NOT INFORMED ON THIS INJURY UNTIL 9-8-86. THIS HASBEEN TURNED OVER TO OUR COMPENSATION CARRIER.. THE FIRST DAYOF WORK MISSED WAS ON .-2
EMPLOYEE WAS MA5ING A BELT SPLICE AND WAS ON TOP OF THE BELT WHEN THE BELT CAME ON FOR NO APPARANT REASON AND DRUG HIM DOWN THE BELT BREAKING HIS LEFT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING THE TOP BEFORE THE ROOF DRILL ENTERED THE PLACE AND A ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HIS KNEE HASBOTHERED HIM, HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND A CYST WAS REMOVED AT BVRISTOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ON 6-16-86. THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM THAT THE CYST HASBEEN CA6SED BY THE RUBBING OF I,NAME'S SAFETY KNEE PADS. I,NAME WORKS IN LOW COAL AND THE KNEE PADS WERE NECESSARY. THE STRAPS OF THE KNEE PADS CAUSED THE CYST.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING BUILT UP WHEN EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BELT ROLLER & JACK
ROCK FALL OCCURRED IN THE #7 & #8 HEADINGS IN 001 MAINS, THE ROCK WAS APPROX 80\ L X 20\W & FROM 5 TO 7\ H
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING RAILROAD STEEL TO TAKE INSIDE & AS HE LIFTED A PC IT ROLLED OFF & HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT & ANOTHER PC OF RAILROAD STEEL HIS RT MIDDLE INDEX FINGER WAS SLICED OFF BACK TO FIRST JOINT IN HIS FINGER & END OF HIS FINGER DOWIN ABOUT HALF WAY OF HIS NAIL WAS CUT OFF
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A JACK AND A PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL ON HIS FOOT, BREAKING HIS RIGHT BIG TOE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL--TOED BOOTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A SPROCKET OFF A MINER HEAD & THE METAL WAS HOT & HE WAS TAPPING IT TRYING TO GET IT LOOSE & A PC OF HOT STEEL WENT INTO HIS LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON POWER CENTER AND HAD HIS FOOT ON A BOX AND TURNED AROUND AND THREW HIS LEFT KNEE OUT OF PLACE EMPLOYEE WORKED UP THRU AND INCLUDING 2/16/85 AND IS NOW IN THE HOSPITAL T HE FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 2/18/85
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND A ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND
ROCK 60\LONG X 20\WIDE X 8\HIGH.FELL AT INTAKE OUT BY WORKSECTION.DIDNT BLOCK WORKAGE.PARTIALLLY BLOCKED VENTILATION.
WE HAD THREE ROOF FALLS AND THE #6 AND #7 HEADING EACH FALL WAS 20FOOT WIDE, 8FOOT HIGH AND APPROXIMATELY 50 FOOT LONG. THE FALL OCCURED BETWEEN 9:00 PM ON 5-7-84 AND 6:00 AM ON 5/8/84.
EMPLOYEE HAD A REOCCURRANCE OF AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED TO YOU ON 042883 EMPLOYEE WAS OFF AT THAT TIME FROM 042883 TO 080983 HE HAS WORK UNTIL MARCH 7 1984 WAS THE FIRST DAY OF THIS REO CCURRANCE THAT STILL HAS HIM OFF FROM WORK
ROCK WAS APPROX 120X20X5 FALL WAS IN THE #1 ENTRY
EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT AGAINST RIBS WITH ROOF BOLTSXX BOLTER
BOLTING TOP WHEN ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLT ALREADY IN PLACE AND SAFETY JACK.ROCK FELL ON CANOPY,SLID OFF AND ONE END STRUCK EMPL IN LOWER BACK.
WHEN MINER LEFT PLACE HE WAS WORKING IN, EMPLOYEE TOOK IN ROOF BOLTER AND WAS SETTING JACKS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS LEG AND HIP.
THE ROCK WAS A SAND STONE BOLDER WEDGE SHAPED APPROX ONE FOOT WIDE ON ONE END AND 8FT WIDE ON THE OTHER END WITH A THICKNESS OF 9FT
EMP WAS KNEELING DOWN BY RIB WHEN A ROCK 25 OR 30 LBS FELL FROM THE RIB AND HIT HIS LEG
EE\S WIFE CALED OUR SUPERINTENDENT ON FRIDAY 4-29-83 & SAID THAT HER HUSBAND WAS INT HE HOSPITAL BECAUSE HAD HURT HIS BACK THE DAY BEFORE WHILE BENDING A ROOF BOLT. NO ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED, EE HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS BEFORE & WE ARE HAVING OUT COMPENSATION CARRIER CHECK THIS ONE OUT FOR ACCURACY.