EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT 5 GALLONS OF GAS FROM THE GROUND TO THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK. WHEN APPARENTLY HE LOST HIS FOOTINGK AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
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Showing 50 of 54EMPLOYEE HAD DISCONNECTED SAFETY ROPE FROM DRILL AND CONNECTED IT BACK TO THE BELT CREATING A LOOP. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF DRILL, THE LOOP CAUGHT AROUND A HANDRAIL CAUSING HIM TO SWING INTO THE D RILL. INJURY CONSISTED OF A LARGE BRUISE AND ABOUT A 4IN LACERATION TO THE UPPER PART OF LEFT HIP.
INDIVIDUAL WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A D10N DOZER. HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE TRACK, FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL, CATCHING HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE TRACK AND THE PUSH ARM. THIS CAUSED A LACE ERATION TO THE LOWER LEG AND TWISTED THE KNEE.
MECHANICX WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRIGHTEN LADDER ON A 992 LOADER, USING A CHAIN AND A KNUCKLE BOOM. THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER STRIKING THE MECHANIC IN THE FOREHEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO LOCATL HOSPITAL AND FOUR SITITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.
EE EXITED HIS TRUCK & APPREACHED THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER TRUCK TO SPEAK TO THE DRIVER HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE SIDE STEP OF THE TRUCK & PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BED FRAME TO PULL HIMSELF UP TO DRIVING SIDE WINDOW WHEN HE PULLED HIMSELF UP TOTOP OF HI-HEAD STUCK THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROW FRAME
ROOF FALL, OUT-BY FACE AREA 3 BREAKS BACK ON 50' CENTERS. FALL WAS FOUND ON PRE-SHIFT IN RETURN AIRCOURSE BY FOREMAN. FALL WAS CRIBBED-OFF @ DANGERED OFF BY SIGNS ETC. ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 14'WX4'TO5'TX20'TO25' LONG.
ROCK FALLING IN #3 AND #4 HEADING ON 2ND LEFT AND X-CUT FROM #4 TO #3 INBY SPAD 50 160'. 5-6'HIGH X 19'WIDE X 60'LONG IN EACH PLACE.MOVE BACK TO #1 MAIN.
FEDERAL IMPECTOR, EE WAS TRAVELING IN THE MAIN RETURN AIR COURSE AND CRAWLED THROUGH A METAL MANDOOR IN A PERMENENT STOPPING INTO THE NO.2 BELT ENRY. UPON SETTING THROUGH THE DOOR EE RAISED UP STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF AND/OR ROOF BOLT WHICH REUSLTED IN A STRAIN OF HIS NECK MUSCLES.
FELL 6'X40'-SOFT TOP-HILL SEAMS NO DAMAGE.
MINER OPERATOR WAS TRAINING HELPER ON OPERATING OF MINER,OPERATOR WALKED BESIDE MINER TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS WHEN HELPER ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED ON TRAM SWITCH,WHICH CAUSED MINER TO SLEW INTO MINER OPERATOR BREAKING HIS ANKLE.
INJURED WAS HELPING CO-WORKER(WELDER) SUPPORTING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL WHEN WELDER HIT THE SHEET METAL WITH A HAMMER CAUSING RUST & DUST TO FALL IN INJUREDS LEFT EYE
HILL SEAM SLIPPED OUT APP 30 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE BY 4 FT THICK AT THIRD BREAK INTERSECTION INBY NO.2 HEADDRIVE ON BELT LINE.
INJURED WAS SHARPENING A BUSH AXE WHEN FILE SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY TO LACERATE MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND INJURY REQUIRED 4 STICHES.
ROOF FALL 3 CROSSCUT OUTBY THE FACE IN #4 NETURAL ENTRY. 30' LENGTH 18' WIDE 5' IN THE KNESS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT PICKING TABLE WHEN COAL DUST APPRENTLY ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
MINER WAS BOLTING WITH ROOF BOLT MACHINE. MINERS HAD WAS INJURED WHEN HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP AND PINNER.
REPAIRING RAILROAD SWITCH LIFTING PLATE WHEN HE SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER RT THE FIRST JOINT
TRACTOR OPERATOR WAS BLEEDING BRAKES ON MESCHER TRACTOR BRAKE FLUID SHOT INTO RIGHT EYE.
TREE LIMB HIT LEFT CAB GLASS ON DOZER SENDING FRAGMENTS IN OPERATORS LEFT EYE
EMP CRAWLED IN COSE PROXIMITY TO 506 BRIDGE CARRIER OP. TRAMMED MACHINE FORWARD CATCHING EMP L. FOOT UNDER RAWLER TRACK.
COAL AND ROCK BROKE OFF ROOF AND RIB HITTING EMPLOYEE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING WATER IN BUCKETS DOWN BELTLINE WORKING ON STOPPINGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CUTTING MACHINE CABLE. MACHINE MOVED PULLING EMPLOYEE AND CABLE TO THE GROUND.
REMOVING ROCK OFF MINER AND HIT HIMSELF IN MOUTH WITH ROCK.
PIECE OF RACK APPROX. 18 FT THICK X 4 FT X 4 FT RODE SAFETY JACK OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 988 LOADER, WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURSTED CAUSING OIL TO SPRAY ON ENGINE CAUSING A FIRE. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM LOADER TO AVOID BEING BURNED. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET AND R OLLED TO ONE SIDE CAUSING A FRACTURE IN HIS LEFT LOWER LEG.
CRAWLER PULLED AROUND AND CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN CRAWLER AND LOW BELT STRUCTURE, MASHING FOOT.
MAN WAS HELPING INSTALL MOTOR AND SPEED REDUCER IN SCOOP.
NAM WAS RE INSERTING WINDOW IN DOOR BETWEEN PARTS TRAILER AND SHOP, HAND SLIPPED AND WENT THROUGH GLASS WINDOW..
CAUGHT ANKLE BETWEEN BATTERIES WHLE REPLACING BATTERIES IN SCOOP..
BK 38 20FT X 30FT 4FT HGT.
BK 41 4ENTRY 20FTX20FT 4FT HGT.
OPERATOR POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN LOW BELT AND CRAWLER AND WAS SQUEEZED IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA.
WHILE USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER ON 992 LOADER MANIFOLD, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
STRAINED MUSCLE IN CHEST WHILE PUSHING ROOF BOLT UP IN DRILL HOLE.
EMPL. WAS WALKING DOWN BELTLINE CHECKING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE, HIT KNEE AGAINST BELT STRUCTURE.
TRAMMED ROOF BOLTER ON RIGHT LEG.
AREA 20 FT X 40 FT X 15 FT THICK FALL AREA IN UNUSED BREAK AND INTERSECTION FALLAREA DANGERED OFF
REMOVING DRAIN 1LUG ON WATER PUMP, WRENCH SLIPPED ON DRAIN PLUG CAUSING LEFT ARM TO HIT SHEET METAL CUTTING WRIST.
WHILE LIFTING R2LLERS OF BELT STRUCTURE, EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK.
A PIECE OF DRAW9OCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING MINER ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND NECK.
MINER WAS LIFTI3G SCISSOR PART OF A ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A STEEL PIPE IN A ROLL OF BELTING WHEN THE ROLL WAS PULLED THE PIPE CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND. THUMB WAS CUT AND MASHED AND WAS LATER AMPUTETED AT FIRST JOINT.
SUSPECTED PNEUM2CONIOSIS.
EMPLOYEE WAS EX1OSED TO THE SON FORLONG PERIODS OF TIME, HE HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE BECOMING VERY NUMB. LETHARGIC WITH FAINTING SPELLS.
CUTING METAL PI1E WITH TORCH, PIIPE BROKE AND FELL BACK STRIKING EMP ON SHOULDER INFLICITNG A CONTUSION AND LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES
WIRING UP COAL 8RILL CATHEAD ACCIDENTLY CONTACTED A HOT LEAD OF 300 V DC POWER BURING BOTH HANDS
EE WAS SHOVELIN1 OR SCRAPPING COAL WITH A #4 SSHOVEL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE IS CLAIMING 6LACK LUNG BENEFITS.
DROPPING RAIL C5RS THROUGH SWITCH WHEN BRAKE FAILED CAUSING CAR TO SLAM INTO OTHER CARS MAKING HIM LOSE BALANCE AND FALL DOWN LADDER.