EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING TOP AND A 12'X4'X4" ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS BACK AND LEFT LEG.
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Showing 50 of 83EMPL WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN ROCK APPROX 2 1/2'X1 1/2'X8" FELL FROM ROOF HITTING EMPLS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING UP BOLTS FOR THE PINNER OPERATOR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
HAD A ROOF FALL NO INJURIES ON E BREAK INBY S.S.#249 IN AN INTERSECTION OF #8 HD.THIS IS ON THE INTAKE AIR COURSE OF ACTIVE #002 SECTION.NO INJURIES OCCURRED THE FALL WAS DANGERED OFF WITH FOU R CRIBS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE WILL BE USED TO BYPASS THE DANGERED AREA.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A PIECE OF CHANNEL METAL APPROX. 100 POUNDS WHEN HS STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE BEHIND THE CM WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL NO ACCIDENT NO INJURIES. ROOF FALL OCCURRED 2ND BREAK OUTBY FACE IN #6 ENTRY ON OLD #001 ABANDONED SECTION. FALL CRETES NO PERSONAL HAZZARD & WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP BUT WILL BE DANGERED OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A MINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING A BREAKER IN TRANSFORMER WHEN THE BREAKER BLEW OUT BURNING EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM & LEFT SIDE OF NECK & FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS WAQTCHING MINER CABLE WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN PINS AND HIT LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMVOING A ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE MINER. THE ROCK BROKE INTO; HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING ROCK OFF TAILPIECE AND TWISTED HIS ARM.
EMPL WAS GRINDING METAL WITH GRINDER WHEN PARTICLE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT EYE. EMPL HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A RAM CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK, PUSHING EMPLOYEE INTO THE TOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CURTAIN FOR VENTILATION WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS T RAMMING SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE SHATTERING THE PLASTIC PIPE A PC OF THE SHATTERED PLASTIC HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WALKED BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND RAM CAR. MINER OPERATOR MOVED MINER CATCHING EMPLOYEE LEG BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND RAM CAR.
EMPL WAS OPERATING 14JOY MINER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON R HAND AND CUTTING HIS L LEG ROCK WAS APPROX 2'X3'X3"
ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT ON RT SIDE OF BACK
EMPL LOADING TIMBERS IN FRONT OF SCOOP.SCOOP ROLLED FORWARD AND BUCKET WENT ON EMPL LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE CONTINOUS MINER HE CUT HIS FINGER ON ROCK
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT THROUGH TAILPIECE ON BELT LINE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
ROOF FALL FROM SPAD NO 832 TO SPAD 859 IN 9 HEADING APP BREAK FROM FACE.
PULLING MINER CABLE AND HURT BACK
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT ON THE RIGHT ARM.
DROPPED RIPPERHEAD JACK ON FINGER RIGHT HAND.
ROCK FALL 26'W, 40'L AND 4 1/2' HIGH.
EMP WS WATCHING ROOF BOLTER CBEL WHILE PINNER OPER. WS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER ROOF JACK ON PINNER ROLLED ONTO A N AEROSOL PAINT CAN BURSTING CAN SPRAYING PAINT INTO EMP EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING METAL UP ONTO TOP OF PINNER. HE STEPPED BACK AFTER PLACING LID ON PINNER. EMPLOYEE SAID HIS LEFT SIDE OF BACK BURNED (TINGLED) WHEN HE STEPPED AWAY.
EMPLOYEE UNLOADED JACKS FROM ROOF BOLTER STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RAIL FOR OVERCAST WHEN HE STRAINED HIS ABCK.
EMPL PLACING TIMBERS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING A TIMBER.
PULLING A ROCK ON THE HAULWAY AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HAND THUS THROWING LEFT THUMB OUT OF PLACE
PULLING MINER CABLE AND HURT BACK
ROCK ABOUT 1 1/2 IN THICK X 8 IN WIDE X 1 FT LONG FELL OFF ATRS AND HIT ON HEAD MAKING 2 SMALL CUTS
LUMP COAL GOT UNDER KNEE PAD AND INJURED RIGHT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING.
TAKING DOWN DRAW ROCK WITH SLATE BAR.ROCK ABOUT 4' LONG 3' WIDE 5" THICK FELL ON THUMB WEDGING AGAINST SLATE BAR.
ROCK ABOUT THE SIZE 18" LONG X 6 WIDE AND 1 1/2 " THICK FELL OFF THE ATRS AND FELL ON THE LEFT WRIST.
ROOF FALL 15X20X4 THICK ROOF FALL OCCURED IN NO. 8 HEADING.
PINNING 1ST ROW3OF BOLTS AND SMALL SHARP ROCK FELL ABOUT 2''THICK X 1.5'LONG XHITTING ON LEFT ARM.
WEDGING HALF-HE5DER OVER CRIB BLOCK AND FEEDER CAUGHT HALF HEADER AND MASHED INDEX FINGER
EMP WAS PINNING3TOP WHEN SMALL ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING BATTERY LID AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.
I.NAME WAS LIFT3NG MINER CABLE STUMBLED AND FELL WITH CABLE FALLING ON THE ARM AND SHOULDER
EMPL USING HYDR5ULIC SAW TO CUT TIMBERS.SAWDUST GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP WHEN ROCK APPROX. 14X14X12 FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM ON HERD AND UPPER BACK AND LEFT HAND.
ROOF FALL 60 FE9T LONG, 18 FEET WIDE, 5 FEET THICK IN #4 HEADING 1800 FROM FACE SPAD #275.
EMPLOYEE HAD FI3ISHED WELDING METAL. HAD LAID WELDING HELMET TO SIDE KNOCKED METAL OFF BLOCK CAUSING METAL PARTICLE TO BE THROWN INTO BOTH EYES OF EMPLOYEE.
WAS RESETTING B9EAKER ON SCOOP AND TWISTED WRIST. (LEFT WRIST)
MAKING BELT SPL3CE PICKED UP PIECE OF STRUCTURE WHEN SPLICE WAS COMPLETED AND INJURED BACK.