EE WAS LIFTING TIMBERS OFF OF THE CAR FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK RADIATING DOWN FROM HIS RIGHT HIP & LET. EE STATED IT WAS AN OCCURRENCE OF FA PREVIOUS ACCIDENT FROM 4/1998.EE WENT TO THE DR DR PUT HIM ON LIGHT DUTY EE STATED HE COULD NOT WORK & TRIED TO TALK DR INTO NO WORK. DR WOULD NOT SEE HIM HAD APPT AGAIN WITH DR DO NOT KNOW OUTCOME. DR HAS HIM ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY
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Showing all 50EE WAS STANDING TALKING TO OTHER EE AS ANOTHER MOVED THE PINNER. AS ANOTHER WAS REELING IN THE PINNER CABLE, THE CABLE HIT HIM KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS SELF-RE SCUER. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12/1/98.
EE WAS MAKING BELT SPLICES AND LIFTING STRAINED HIS BACK.
ON 7/15/98 EE WENT THROUGH A BRATTICE DOOR TWISTED HIS BACK DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 7/23/98 WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK FROM PULLING ACHAIN, EE FELT THAT PAID WAS FROM 7/15/98 ACCIDE NT WENT TO DR ON 7/23/98 NO LOST TIME RESTRICTIVE DUTY
EMPLOYEE CALLED 4/24/98 STATED THE FOLOWING: BACK HAD BEEN HURTING HIM A WEEK - THOUGHT MAYBE WORKING ON MINER COULED HAVE CAUSED IT - COULD NOT GIVE A DATE OR TIME. EE SAID EITHER MONDAY OR T UESDAY HIS BACK HAD STARTED HURTING THE NEXT DAY. HE WAITED A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SEE IF THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY AND IT HAD NOT. WENT TO DR. ON 4/24/TO NCH & OCCUMED ON MONDAY.
EE WAS CHANGING OXYGEN TANKS OUT ON TOOL CAR. AS HE WAS LOADING THE FILLED OXYGEN TANK BACK ONTO THE TOOL CAR, HE TWISTED HIS BACK & PULLED A MUSCLE.
EE WAS WALKING OVER TO GOLF CART TO GET HIS LUNCH OUT AS HE WAS LEANING OVER TO PICKUP HIS LUNCHTHE BATTERY EXPLODED--EE IS ALSO HAVING A RINGING SOUND WHICH HE IS GOING TO HAVE CHECKED.
EE WAS BOLTING THE TOP. HYDRAULIC FITTING BROKE CAUSING CANOPY TO FALL ONTO EE'S HEAD & NECK.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF HILIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER - WENT TO DOCTOR ON 1/20/96, BUT REPORTED IT ON 1/22/96.
ROOF FALL AT THE FAN PORTAL. ROOF FALL 6 X 15 X 6 MAKE ENTRY ACCESSIBLE TO TRAVEL.
EE PLACED 5 FT BOLT INTO TOP AND PULLED ROOF BOLTER UNDER THE BOLT TO BEND IT. AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT LIKE HE EIGHTER PULLED A MSUCLE OR SPRAINED HIS BACK. HE CUT OFF THE MACHINE TO CATCH H IS BREATH HE BOLTED ONCE MORE BEFORE THE SHIFT ENDED.
ROOF FALL IN THE NO 3 NE MAIN INBY SPAD #481. NO INJURIES- NO MACHINERY COVER- NO VENTILATION PROBLEMS. SIZE OF FALL 100' X 20' X 6'- TIMBERED OFF. ROOF BOLTS USED 4' FULL GROUTED RESIN ROD.
ROOF FALL IN THE NO 2 NE MAIN INBY SPAD #483. NO INJURIES- NO MACHINERY COVERED UP- NO VENTILATION PROBLEMS. SIZW OF FALL 70' X 20 X 5 1/2- TIMBERED OFF. ROOF BOLTS USED 4' FULL GROUTED RESIN RODS.
ROOF FALL IN THE NO 1 NE MAIN INBY SPAD #482. SIZE OF FALL 70' X 20' X 5'. NO INJURIES- TIMBERED OFF. ROOF BOLTS USED 4' FULL GROUTED RESIN RODS.
ROOF FALL IN THE REUTRN OF NO. 68 BREAK ON THE MAIN LINE. NO VENTIALTION AFFECTED.
HE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT FOR GLUE. WHEN EMPLOYEE RETURNED WITH GLUE LAID STEEL ON PINNER AND STEEL HIT HIM IN THE FACE. X-RAY 12-6-93 DR. WANTS ANOTHER X-RAY IN 3 DA YS.
EE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF WHEN HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD AND WRENCH HE WAS USING TWISTING HIS PINKIE EE HAD FINGER X RAYED DR SAID IT WAS SPRAINED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS SHOULDER AND HIP. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS SELF-RESCUER. WORKED FOR A COUPLY OF HOURS AFTER ACCIDENT. WENT TO THE DOCTOR AROUND 2:30 PM - RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BESIDE OF CO-WORKER WHO WAS WELDING. DURING THI TIME SOMETHING FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT. WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.
PILLAR FALL HAPPENED AT #1 RIGHT OFF EAST MAIN.
WALKED OVER TO CHECK ON PINNER LISTENING TO IT PINNER RAN OVER FOOT
EE WAS PULLING ON THE BELT WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
EE WAS KNOCKING COAL LOOSE FROM THE TOP WITH A WRENCH WHILE DOING THIS HE HIT HIMSELF WITH THE WRENCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS JAW. HIS JAW WAS X RAYED BUT WAS NEGATIVE THE DR GAVE MR EE TWO P RESCRIPTIONS DEIAGNOSIS WAS CONTUSION OF THE NECK.
SEVERAL MEN WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE WHEN CABLE PULLED CROSS INJURED PUSHING HI AGAINST MINE WALL CAUSING PAIN IN UPPER BACK & NECK.
INJURED STATED HE WAS SHOVELING AROUND OUTSIDE BUT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER GROIN AREA.
INJ HANDLING TIMBERS-EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER B PART OF BACK.
INJ USING 4 LB HAMMER TO KNOCK CONVEYOR LIND TOGETHER ON LOADER WHEN PIECE OF HAMMER BROKE OFF GOING INTO INJ LEFT UPPER ARM.
INJURED WAS STANDING IN NO. 3 ENTRY WHEN PINNER STARTED MOVING PULLING THE CABLE DOWN THAT WAS TIED TO THE ROOF. THE CABLE HIT INJURED IN THE FACE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION WAS DISCOVERED WHEN MAKING PRE SHIFT. 001 SECTION RIGHT HAND PANNEL.
INJURED STATED HE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE OUTSIDE DRIVE WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK COME OF THE BELT STRIKING INJURED ON THE RIGHT HAND CUTTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER
THE STEPS SLICK GOING TO CAB OF FRONT END LOADER AND HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
I WAS KNOCKING OUT A SHAFT OUT OF THE LOADER CROLLER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL HIT ME ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.
GRINDING BITS HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON BUT NOT THE TYPE THAT COVERS THE SIDE OF THE EYE.
WORKING ON LOADER LINE STARTED WHEN IT BLOWED UP BURNING LEFT HAND AND BOTH EYES.
INJURED STATED HE W AS PULLING ON SOME BELT WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
INJ BEGA( WHEN FELL OVER ROCK IN HALLWAY
100' OUTBY SPAD31644, A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED FALLING A DISTANCE OF 70' LONG AND 18' WIDE 20-22' AT INTERSECTION. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 40" THICK.
ROOF FALL ABOVE3ANCHOR ZONE OF ROOF BOLTS IN NO. 2 ENTRY 30 FT. INBY PORTIAL.
ROF FAL ABOVE A3CHORAGE ZONE OF ROOF BOLTS TRAPPING CONT MINER WHILE MINE WAS IDLE STARTING AT 103 PORTIAL AND WXTENDING INBY FOR 20 FT
EXITING FROM MI3ING MACHINELY (SCOOP) LOST FOOTING, FELL AND INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER (SURFACE ACCIDENT).
ROCK FALL IN #23ENTRY IT FELL BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS BEHIND LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FALL WAS ABOUT 8FT IN T HICKNESS & 30FT IN LENGTH NO BODY INJURY OCCURED ENTRY WAS 16FT TO 18FT WIDE
EMPL CHECKING C3RCUIT BREAKER AND RECEPTACLE BURNED HANDS.
EMP INJURED ANK5E WHILE STEPPING OFF MANTRIP AFTER END OF SHIFT
RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR HE HIT A BUMP CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN TOP AND SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY POST. BRUISED LEFT SIDE OF HEAD OVER EAR, AND RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD BEHIND EAR. PULLED MUSCLES IN NECK.
WORKING ON S C CONVEYOR CHAIN MAN RUNNING CHAIN BUMPED CONTROL PEDAL MADE CAR MOVE PINNING LEG BETWEEN CAR AND BOTTOM.
HAVING UP MINER CABLE, PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER LEFT LEG AND HIP.
JACK PUT HIS KNEE ON A LUMP OF COAL BRUISNG IT CAUSING BLOOD CLODS
WAS PULLING TRI SCOOTER WITH SCOOP & SCOOP PULLED & THREW TRI SCOOTER INTO TOP WHERE INJURED HEAD WAS OVER TOP OF TRI SCOOTER WHICH PINNED INJURED HEAD INTO TOP
DANNY WAS SETTING TEMPARY ROOF SUPPORT AND HAD ALL BUT 2 SET AND WAS REACHING FOR ANOTHER AND ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN THE LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG
DAVID WAS RUNNING SHUTTLECAR AND HIT BUMP IN HAULAGEWAY