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THE EE WAS OPERATING A MANBUS ON THE MIAN LINE TRACK. HE WAS COMING OFF AN INCLINE AREA INTO A DIP WHEN THE MANBUS DERAILED THROWING HIM INTO THE CANOPY SUPPRT. THIS RESULTED IN A HAIRLINE FRA CTURE TO ONE OF HIS RIBS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE
EE WAS HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE TO THE FEEDER USING A JOY 10SC END DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR. WHILE TRAMMING TOWARD THE FEEDER, THE EE REPORTS THAT THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TOBE THROWN INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE OPERATOR'S CANOPY. THE OPERATOR SUFFERED A SPRAINED NECK AS A RESULT.
EE AND COWORKER WERE UTILIZING A ROOF BOLTER TO PERFORM REHABILITATION WORKG THE THIRD SOUTHEAST SUBMAINS. EE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE MACHINE WITH HIS LEFT HAND OF TOP OF IT, WHEN A PIECE OF D RAW ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING HIS HEND. THIS REULSTED IN A HAIRLINE FRACTURE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND KNUCKLE OF HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. THE EE ALOS RECEIVED SUTURES TO THE FR
THE EE WAS HOLDING UP THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE FOR A SHUTTLE CAR TO PASS THRU A CROSSCUT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. EE RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY AND THE MINER CABLE WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR PASSED UNDERNEATH. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. SUTURES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND. THE EE WAS WEARING METACARPAL GLOVES. NO LOST TIME
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS LIFTING AN IDLER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA. SURGERY REQUIRE D TO REPAIR THE HERNIA.
THE EE ALLEDGES TO HAVE COAL WORKERS PNEWMOCONIOSIS. AS A RESULT A REHABILITATIVE INCENTIVE BENEFIT WAS PAID.
EE WAS LIFTING A COMPRESSED ACETYLENE CYLINDER APPROX 60PDS-WHEN HE REPORTED EXPERIENCING A PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA TO THE LOWER ABDOMEN. EE UNDERWENT SURG ERY 10/13/97 TO REPAIR THE HERNIA. HE WORKED ON HIS NEXT REGULAR SHIFT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT 1ST DAY MISSED WAS 10/13/97 THIS IS A DEGREE 3 CLASSIFICATION 09-HANDLING MATERIAL ACCIDENT
EE BEGAN MISSING DAYS OF WORK ON 10-01-97 AS A RESULT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. THE CONDITION HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME TO THE LEFT WRIST. IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUS ED BY REPETITIVE MOTION WHILE USING VARIOUS TOOLS. THE EE IS AN ELECTRICIAN. (EVENT ORIGINALLY FILED AS A 5-12-97 ACCIDENT. THIS WAS IN ERROR. FURTHER MEDICAL EVALUATIONS REVEALED THE CONDITI
EE WAS UNLOADING A CAR OF GARBAGE FROM A MINE CAR INTO THE BUCKET OF A 988D FRONT-END-LOADER. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK, A BONDING STRAP (METAL BAND) CONTACTED THE EE'S RIGHT ARM AND CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES. EE REUTRNED TO WORK ON THE SAME DAY AND COMPLETED HIS SHIFT.
EE WAS OPERATING A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE TO THE FEEDER & RETURN. WHILE TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR IN THE R CROSSCUT OFF #5 ENTRY [STATION SPAD #14884], THE EE REPORTED THAT THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY & CAUSED HIM TO BE JOLTED IN HIS SEAT. HE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS NECK & LOWER BACK. AREA HEIGHT 68", DRY BOTTOM. EE OFF 8-8-9
EE AND A COWORKER WERE ENGAGED IN PLACING TROUGHING IDLERS ALONG THE BELT ENTRY IN PREPARATION FOR A BELT MOVE. THE EE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. WHILE ASSISTING TO LIFT ON A TROUGHING IDLER. HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK ON 4-23-97 AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY.
EE WAS HAULING COAL FROM #10 ENTRY TO BELT FEEDER(5TH SHUTTLE CAR IN THIS CUT). AS HE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE LOADED FROM FACE TO FEEDER, SHUTTLE STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN ROADWAY(#7 ENTRY) AND CAUS ED HIM TO BE THROWN AGAINST UNDERSIDE OF CANOPY OF OPERATORS COMPARTMENT. EE REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK AS A RESULT.
GPF-THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO HAVE COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS. AS A RESULT AN OP AWARD WAS GRANTED.
EE AND A COWORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY EXTEND SLIDING EXTENSIONS ON ATRS T-BAR JUST PRIORTO BEGINNING ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS. EE REPORTED EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOME N AS HE EXERTED UPWARD PRESSURE. HE COMPLETED SHIFT BUT FAILED TO REPORT ON 10-15-96. THE INJURYWAS DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA.
EE REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS TRAMMING AN EMPTY JOY 10 SC SHUTTLE CAR FROM THE BELT FEEDER TO THE FACE, THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THEROADWAY AND JOLTED HIM IN THE OPERATOR SEAT. HE R EPORTED HAVING PAIN IN HIS NECK AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT SPAD 14008/1 BREAK INBY.'
EMP WAS OPERATING A JOY CONT. MINER REMOTELY TRAMMING FROM ONE ENTRY TO ANOTHER. STOPPED THE MINER AND LIFTED THE 1 1/2" WATER LINE AND THE TRAILING CABLE TO PLACE THEM ON THE CABLE HOOK ATTAC HED TO THE MACHINE. EMP REPORTED THAT HE STRUCK HIS HARD HAT AGAINST THE MINE ROOF WHEN HE STOODUP WHILE LIFTING THE CABLE AND WATER LINE. REPORTED PAIN IN HIS NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE TO THE FEEDER. HE HAD DISCHARGED A LOAD OF COAL AT THE FEEDER AND WAS TRAMMING EMPTY BACK TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE SH UTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY. EEREPORTED HE WAS JOLTED AND THAT HIS HARD HAT STRUCK THE UNDERSIDE OF THE OPERATOR'S CANOPY RESULTING IN A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS NECK.
UNPLANNED FALLS OF ROOF OCCURRED AT 3 LOCATIONS (STATION SPAD REFERENCES #13621, #5390, AND FALLWERE IN OLD WORKINGS AND NEAR THEA REA WHERE PILLAR MINING WAS CONDUCTED. NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO MINING EQUIPMENT OCCURRED. MSHA NOTIFIED BY PHONE WHEN FALLS WERE DISCOVERED.
THE EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE RECOVERING 60 POUND RAILS FROM AN ABADONEL PANEL. A WHEEL OF A BATTEYR-POWERED SCOOP STRUCK ON OF TH ERAILS INADVERTENTLY CAUSIN GHT ERIAL TO SWING AORUND AND STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LEFT LEG RESULTIG IN A CONTUSION. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING APPRXO 12' INBY THE SCOOP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
EE WAS OPERATING A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL FROM A CONTINUOUS MINER TO THE BELT FEEDER. HE DISCHARGED A LOAD OF COAL AT THE FEEDER AND WAS TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE FACE ARE A EMPTY. THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY (#7 ENTRY) AND THE EE WAS JOLTED IN THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. HE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 9-11-95 AS A RESULT OF REPEATED TRAUMA TO THE LOWER BACK. HE BECGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN AND THE DR DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE AS REPEATED TRAUMA TO THE LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SEVERAL UNRELATED EVENTS DURING THE PREVIOUS 26 YEARS AS A COAL MINER AREA THE CAUSE OF HIS DISCOMFORT. THIS CONDITION IS BEING REPORTED AS AN OCCUPATION ILLNESS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLIT A HALF-HEADER WOOD BLOCK BY STRIKING IT AGAINST A RAIL.THIS CAUSED THE HALF-HEADER BLOCK TO RICOCHET,STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE AND RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS RING FINGER.THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK AND THE EVENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DEGREE 6 AND CLASS 20.
AN UNPLANNED FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED BETWEEN 06-07-95 & 06-12-95 NEAR STATION SPAD 9423 MSHA WAS NOTIFIED & MSHA INSPECTOR EE OF THE PHELPS FIELD OFFICE INVESTIGATED THE OCCURRENCE ON 06-13-95 V ENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED THERE WERE NO INJURIES & NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE
EMPLOYEE & A CO-WORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO SUSPEND CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE FROM THE ROOF WHEN THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HEIGHT 64IN 2/0 TRAILING CABLE-WATER LINE NOT ATTACHED THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS ADEGREE 3 (CASE INVOLVING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK) & CLASSIFICATION 09 (HANDLING MATERIAL) EVENT
EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE INSTALLING A 48" BOTTOM BELT ROLLER ON AN IDLE CONVEYOR. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED EXPERIENCING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE & CO-WORKER WEREE REPLACING A PANEL COVER (APPROX 150#) ON A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR. CO-WORKER INADVERTENTLY DROPPED 1 END & CAUSED ADDITIONAL WEIGHT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S END CAUSING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS IDLE-MAINTENANCE BEING PERFORMED-AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. THIS EVENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 09-HANDLING MATERIA
EE REPORTABLE HE TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT FROM THE OPERATOR S COMPARTMENT OF A DIESEL POWERED LOCOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF INCIDENT. EE REPORTED AN INJUR Y TO HIS BACK AFTER HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST UA RAIL LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR. EE FAILED TO REPORT TO WORK ON NEXT REGULAR SHIFT. CLASSIFY AS DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 18 EVENTS.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE. HE STATED HE KNEELED TO THE MINE FLOOR AND THAT A SMALL LUMP OF COAL BETWEEN HIS LEFT KNEE AND LEFT KNEE PAD RESULTED IN AN INJURY. NO VISIBLE INJ URY WAS DETECTED. THIS EVENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 19 INJURY.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE DROPPED A BUNDLE OF TEN 6" ROOF BOLT PLATES AND THAT STRUCK HIM ON THE CALF OF HIS RIGHT LEG. NO VISIBLE INJURY WAS DETECTED. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO TH T TOP OF A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS EVENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 09-HANDLING MATERIAL ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON FOOT WALKING THROUGH THE FIRST CROSSCUT INBY THE BELT FEEDER A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR TRAVELING DOWN THE BELT ENTRY TOWARD THE FEEDER PASSED THE INTERSECTION ADJACENT TO THE CROS SCUT AS THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STEP ACROSS THE TRAZAILING CABLE IT CAUGHT HIS LEGS & DRAGGED HIM ACROSS THE CROSSCUT & AGAINST THE COAL RIB EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 01-23-95
EE REPORTED HE STRUCK HIS HARDHAT HEAD AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF THE OPERATOR S CANOPY OF A SHUTTLE CAR. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY. EE CONTINUED TO W ORK UNTIL 2-10-95 FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 2-13-95 EE DID NOT INFORM THE OPERATOR THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CAUSE OF HIS ABSENCE FROM WORK UNTIL 3-3-95.
EMPLOYEE AND FOUR CO WORKERS WERE LOADING 60 LB RAILS FROM MINE FLOOR ONTO A FLAT CAR. AS THEY PLACED ONE RAIL ON THE FLAT CAR, THE RAIL TURNEDOVER AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS RESULTING IN A LACERATION. ACCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DEGREE 3 CLASS 9 HANDLING MATERIAL. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE FINGER WOUNDS.
EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO WORKERS WERE PULLING THE TRAILING CABLE OFF THE CABLE REEL OF A FLETCHER DD0-15CD ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE CABLE HAD BECOME FOULED IN THE REEL. WHILE PULLING /TUGGIN G ON THE TRAILING CABLE. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. ACCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS: DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 09-HANDLING MATERIAL. ROOF BOLTER
THE EE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A TOOL POUCH AND HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY MINE FLOOR AND HE FELL. FOLLOWING THE FALL TO THE MINE FLOOR, THE EE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP. REPORTABLITY DETERMINATION MADE ON 12-29-94. THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 18 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON EVENT.
WORKING ON FEEDER AT TALL TIMBER LIFTING METAL AND TWISTED AROUND, FELL TO THE GROUND FROM FEEDER.
SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK DISLODGED STRIKING VICTIM'S LEFT ARM AT OR NEAR THE ELBOW, RESULTING IN PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOY 21SC SHUTTLE CAR. AS THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAMMING UNDER THE BOOM OF THE CONTINOUS MINER, THE CONTACTOR TIPS BURNED TOGETHER & THE SHUTTLE CAR WENT INTO HIGH TRAM C AUSING IT TO STRIKE THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS NECK AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION.
EMPLOYE EWAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS FROMA SCOOP ONTO A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS CARRYING ABUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS AND HE REPORTED HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK RES ULTING IN A SUDDEN PAIN. THIS ACCIDNET SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 18 EVENT (DAS AWAY FROM WORK, SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON.
EMPLOYEE & A COWORKER WERE USING A SLATE BAR TO POSITION A TRAM MOTOR ON A JOY 14CM-9 CONTINUOUS MINER THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED A PAIN I NHIS BACK WHILE APPLYING PHYSICAL PRESSURE TO THE SLATE BA R THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME R EPORTABLE UNTIL10-04-94 WHEN EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO MISS WORK THIS EVENT SHOULD BE CATEGORIZED AS A DEGREE 3 CLASSIFICATION 10 ACCIDENT
EE AND HIS CREW MEMBERS WERE PASSENGERS ON A S & S BATTERY POWERED SCOOP ENROUTE TO THE WORKING SECTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT. ON A GRADE, A PIN CAME OUT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE SCOO P AND THE SCOOP STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWWAY. EE REPORTED HE WAS JOLTED AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
IMPROPER LIFTING OF MATERIALS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR TRAVELING EMPTY FROM THE FEEDER TO THE FACE AREA SHUTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY & JOLTED THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CANOPY HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK EMPLOYEEE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON HIS NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED SHIFT EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF NECK PROBLEMS FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY
EE WAS HANGING THE TRAILING CABLE AND THE WATER LINE FOR A CONTINUOUS MINER AGAINST THE MINE ROOF WHEN HE REPORTED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON HIS NEXT R EGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UPA HYDRAULIC JACK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HI LOWER BACK. THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WAS APPROX 6' IN DIAMETER BY 3' IN LENGTH AND WAS LAYIN GON THE MINE LFOOR. THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DEGREE 3, ACCIDNET CLASSIFICATION 09. HANDLING MATERIAL. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANIDNG BESIDE A CONTINUOUS MINER. WHEN TEH OPERATOR TRAMMED THE CONT. MINER IN REVERSE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TRAILING CABLE RESTRAINING CLAMP AND THE COAL RIB. H E SUFFERED CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE PELVIC AREA UPPER LEGS. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING HT EMTHANE MONITOR READOUT IN THE DEKC OF HT EMACHINEAT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO-WORKERS WERE LOADING 60 LB. RAILS FROM THE MINE FLOOR ONTO A FLAT CAR. THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR SEVERAL MINU TES BUT WAS FORCED TO STOP BECAUSE OF THE INCREASING PAIN. HE DID NOT WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT (MAY 9, 1994). THIS ACCIDENT IS A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 09 (HANDLING MATERIAL) ACCIDE
EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING A 21SC SHUTTLE CAR, HAULING COAL FROM NO. 6 LEFT GOING TO THE MINER HE WAS THROWN OUT OF HIS SEAT WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY.
INDIVIDUAL WAS CARRYING A CASE OF POWDER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO FALL, INJURING HIS BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS LIFTING A BOX OF RESIN GLUE AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS SHOULDER.