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EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH A STANDARD UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A GOLFCART(MANTRIP)UNDERGROUND IN THE #2 ENTRY ADJACENT TO THE #2 CONVEYOR BELT TAILPIECE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF CAUSING NECK & SHOULDER PAIN A PART 50. 11 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FORM WAS FILLED OUT ATTHE TIME BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT BY THE EMPLOYEE UNTIL 08-17-95 PHYSICIAN PRESSCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY WHEREBY COMPLETION OF THIS 7000
SUBJECT WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. EMPLOYEE'S LIP WAS CUT AND FRONT-UPPER TOOTH WAS CHIPPED.
SUBJECT WAS DRIVING HIS GOLF CART UNDERGROUND WHEN THE GOLF CART HIT A BUMP OR SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY. THE GOLF CART BOUNCED AND SUBJECT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF, JAMMING HIS NECK.
SUBJECT STATED THAT A LARGE ROCK WAS CAUGHT ON THE BELT AT THE #2 EAST BELT TAILPIEC.E HE SHUT OFF HTE BELT AND ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE ROCK OFF OF THE BELT. THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS UNSUUCCESSFU L. HE THEN TRIED AGAIN,T HIS TIME STANDIN GON HIS TIPTOES. HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS CALF MUSCLE ON BOTH LEGS. BY THE FOLLOWING MORNING, HE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN THE CALF MUSCLES OF BOTH LE
SUBJECT WAS CUTTING AND REMOVIN GBOLS FROM HYDRAULIC CYLINDE RWHEN A PIECE OF METLA FLEW UP INTO HIS LEFT EYE. SUBJECT WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
SUBJECT WAS SHOVELING ALONG THE 4 WEST #2 BELTLINE WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN GETTING SORE. AS THE DAY WENT ON, THE PAIN BECAME MORE SEVERE.
SUBJECT WAS MOVING A ROUND TIMBER APPROX 5"DIA.,6'LONG. HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THAT TIMBER AND ANOTHER TIMBER. SUBJECT WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 7-12-94 X RAYS INDICATED NO DAMAGE. DUE TO PERSISTANT PAIN, SUBJECT WENT TO A DIFFERENT PHYSICIAN ON 8-23-94 FOR A SECOND OPINION. THIS TIME X RAYS INDICATED A SMALL HAIRLINE FRACTURE, THUS THE LATE FILING OF THIS REPORT.
FIREBOSS DISCOVERED ROOF FALL IN SECTION NO. 3 SOUTH, ENTRY #4 AT CROSSCUT #2. INTERSECTION BROKE ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE (APPROX. 5-6' HIGH). NO VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS WERE AFFECTED. NO P ERSONS WERE INVOLVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING A SET OF SCOOP BATTERIES. WHILE LIFTING A CELL INTO PLACE, HE STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK.
COAL BOUNCED AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
SUBJECT WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT TO REPLACE SKIRTING UNDER DUMP POINT AT DRIVE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT KNEE. CUT REQUIRED SIX STICHES.
SUBJECT SET ROOF JACK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 1X2X2 CAME OUT OF ROOF STRIKING FOOT WITH EDGE. FOUR TOES ON THE LEFT FOOT WERE BROKEN.
SUBJECT HAD TROUBLE WITH THE PAN BUSTER STEEL & HAD GRABBED AHOLD OF IT TO PULL IT OUT OF THE HOLE WITH THE ROTATION ON WHEN A NAIL ON THE STEEL LOCKED HIS HAND & TWISTED THE FINGERS BACK. ON E FINGER WAS BROKEN & ONE WAS DISLOCATED.
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION OF AREA AT ABOUT 6:30 AM ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT INTERSECTION OD #5 ENTYR AND #3 CROSSCUT. SIZE OF ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 6' HIGH AND MEASURED AB OUT 17'X17'. ROOF FALL WAS IN SECTION #3 SOUTH. NO VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS WERE EFFECTED. MSHA DELTA CO. WAS NOTIFIED AT 8:57 AM ON 1-10-94.
SUBJECT WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OVER TO THE RIB WHEN HE SUSTAINED A GROIN INJURY. HE NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR AT THE TIME THAT HE FELT SOME DISCOMFORT, BUT DIDN'T FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT UNT IL 2-9-94 AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA. SUBJECT WORKED UNTIL 2-8-94 (2-8-94 WAS FIRST SHIFT MISSED). HE IS SCHEDULED FOR CORRECTIVE SURGERY NEXT WEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS READJSUTING LOAD ON TRAILER WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TOMOVE DUE TO BEING PARKE DON ICE. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF OF TRAILER TO STOP IT FROM MOVING, AND FRACTURED HEAL OF LEFT FOOT WHEN LANDED ON GROUND.
THE INTERSECTION SIX CROSSCUTS OUTBY THE #10 SEAL, 2ND NORTH SECTION FELL SOMETIME BETWEEN 11/8/93 AT 9:00 AM AND 11/9/93 AT 1:30 PM. INTERSECTION HAD BEEN SAGGING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAD BE EN TIMBERED. NO VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS WERE EFFECTED.
OFF AGAIN 10-11-93 FOR RECURRING BACK PAIN.
UNPLANNED ROOF FALL IN THE INTERSECTION OF #1 ENTRY AND #5 CROSSCUT IN SECTION NO. 3 SOUTH. SECTION NO. 3 SOUTH IS IDLE. NO VENTILLATION WAS AFFECTED. NO ESCAPEWAYS WERE BLOCKED. NO EQUIPM ENT OR PERSONNEL WERE INVOLVED. MSHA FIELD OFFICE IN DELTA, CO. WAS NOTIFIED AT 6:45 AM (MESSAGE LEFT ON ANSWERING MACHINE) ON 9/9/93.
THEY WERE SETTING BREAKER TIMBER ROW AFTER #1 PUSH IN #4 ENTRY. THEY BOTH WITNESSED TOP BEGIN TO SAG INSIDE PUSH. ONE ROW HAD ALREADY BEEN SET AT EDGE OF PERMANENT SUPPORT. THEY WERE BACKING A WAY WHEN A 3-4" SLAB OF CAP ROCK FELL IN PUSH. TWO TIMBERS WERE KNOCKED OUT, ONE OF WHICH STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST RETURNED TO WORK AFTER MORNING BREAK. WHILE BOLTING FIRST FACE, HE REACHED FOR SECOND STEEL. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T GET GOOD GRIP ON STEEL AND REACHED TO CATCH IT AS IT WAS FALLING TO THE FLOOR. EXERTION CAUSED MUSCLE PULL IN SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN DIAGNOSED BACK SPASM OCCURRED IN BACK. NO EXTERNAL MECHANISM OR CAUSE WAS PRESENT.
EMPLOYEE STUCKY ROOF BOLT WITH CAP LUMP CAUSING STRAIN TO NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SCRAPER AT DRIVE WHILE USING SHULDER TO PUSH SCRAPER INTO PLACE HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN AREA TO LEFT CHEST DIAGNOSED AS STRAIN AT RIB CAGE
SUBJECT WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN WITH SHUTTLE CAR TRAILING CABLE REPAIR. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING INTO PALM OF LEFT HAND.
ROOF FALL AT SECTION 3 RIGHT INTERSECTION OF 5 ENTRY AND 1 CROSSCUT AREA WAS POSTED WITH DANGER SIGN AND TIMBER SET TO CONTROL FURTHER FALLING DELTA CO FIELD OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AT 739 AM 12-8 -92.
54736YEE WAS ASSISTING BOLTER OPERATOR ON OPPOSITE SIDE, WHEN DRILL CAUGHT FOLD IN GLOVE. ALL FOUR FINGERS WERE INVOLVED CAUSING LACERATION WITH STITCHES AND HYPER-EXTENSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE,SLIPPED AND FELL INTO COAL RIB.
INTERSECTION FELL IN 3 RIGHT SECTION, #5 ENTRY #4 X-CUT. VENTILATION & ESCAPE WAYS WERE NOT IMPARED. AREA WAS TIMBERED AND WARNING SIGNS POSTED. INFORMED PRICE SUBDISTRICT OFFICE AT 2:43 PM. L EFT MESSAGE ON INSPECTOR RAMEY'S HOME ANSWERING MACHINE AT 2:41 PM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON MINER CONTROL PANEL.WHILE PUTTING PANEL BOX BACK INTO MINER,EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT WITH RECURRING PAIN VISITED DOCT OR ON 06-26-92 AND IS CURRENTLY OFF FOR 2 WEEKS UNDERGOING THERAPY.
2 MECHANICS WORKING ON WHEEL UNIT OF MANTRIP CARRIER.DRIVING LUG BOLTS OUT.PERSON INJURED WAS ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF CAR.NOT INVOLVED INTHE WORK AT ALL.LUG BOLT FLEW ACROSS CAR AND STRUCK EMPL AC ROSS LEFT EYE.
ROOF BOLTER STEEL CAUGHT GLOVE. BENT FINGER CUTTING UNDERSIDE OF LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.
THE INJURED PARTY WAS HAULING A LOAD OF GOB WITH A WHEELBARROW. AS HE WAS DOING THRU A MANDOOR THE WHEEL BARROW TIPPED SIDEWAYS ON HIM AND FORCED HIM TO RAISE UP AND HIT THE MANDOOR FRAME WITH HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED PARTY WAS SETTING A ROOF JACK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK STARTED TO FALL SO HE LET GO OF THE ROOF JACK AND TURNED AWAY WHEN THE ROOF JACK HIT HIM ON THE LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
SUBJECT WAS TRAVELING TOWARD THE PORTAL IN ELKHORN SCOOP A WOOD BLOCK FELL OFF THE MACHINE & SUBJECT STOPPED TO PICK IT UP WHILE BENT OVER TO PICK UP BLOCK A ROCK MEASURING 3FTX5FT 8INX2IN THI CK FELL BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORT PANS STRIKING HIM OBACK
TUNNEL CARPAL SYNDROME-REPETITIVE ARM MOTION WHILE WORKING ON BOLTER.
SUBJECT WAS BOLTING USING A STARTER STEEL,HE FAILED TO REMOVE HIS AHND FROM THE STEEL WHICH KICKED OUT STRIKING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE STEEL AND A BRACE ON THE BOLTER.
SUBJECT WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE A GLOBE WHICH IS PART OF A LUMINARIE FIXTURE ATTACHED TO THE BOLTER THE WRENCH SLIPPED & I NAME STRAINED HIS BACK
ROOF FALL #2 ENTRY EXTENDING FROM #21 X-CUT THROUGH #22 X-CUT AND OVER TO #3 ENTRY.
SUBJECT WAS EXITING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
SUBJECT WAS LIFTING PC OF METAL PLATEON TRAILER
SUBJECT IS A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN. HE WAS WIRING THE LOAD SIDE OF A 400 AMP CURCUIT BREAKER. EVIDENTLY, THE GROUND LEAD CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE A & B PHASE LEADS CAUSING AN ARC AND FLASH W HEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE BREAKER.
MAN WAS STANDING IN INTERSECTION PREPARING TO SET VENTILATION. ROOF BOLTER WAS MOVING INTO #5 ENTRY WHEN REEL RAN OUT OF CABLE CAUSING CABLE TO SWING ACROSS ENTRY & STRIKE MANS ANKLE.
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING DOUBLE BOOM ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SHORT STEEL STUCK IN THE ROOF SUPPORT PAN. SUBJECT PULLED ON THE STEEL AND IT CAME LOOSE, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE WHICH STRAINED HI S LOWER BACK.
SUBJECT WAS WALKING ALONG BELTLINE WHEN HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL DOWN WHILE FALLING HE REACHED OUT AND GRABBED THE BELT HANGING CABLE,TWISTING HI SA RM AND SHOULDER.
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR.THE CANOPY CAUGHT A ROOF MAT,WHICH PULLED THE MAT DOWN STRIKING SUBJECT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.THE RSULTING SHALLOW LACERATION TO THE FACE REQUIRED 17 STITCHES.
HE WAS OP ERATING CONTIOUS MINER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF COAL BLEW OOF THE RIB, STRICKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
I.NAME WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT TO BE USED AS A GUIDE FOR COAL BEING DUMPED ON THE BLET TAILPIECE. HE SLIPPED AND STABBED HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT ARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. I.NAME WAS TRANSPORTED TO MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WHERE THE WOUND WAS CLEANED AND STITCHED.
THE BOLTER WAS TRAMMING INTO ENTRY TO BOLT FACE. HE WAS WALKING ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE OPERATOR ALONG SIDE THE BOLTER WHEN THE FRONT TIRE RAN OVER HIS RIGHT FOOT.