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EE WAS RACHETING A LIFT JACK JACK SLIPPED OUT OFPOSITION & EE WAS EXERTING PRESSURE DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENED CAUSING HIM TO OVER EXTEND HIS SHOULDER TEARING ROTATOR CUFF. EE IS HAVING SURGERY ON 10/22/99 DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT
WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ANOTHER EE OPERATING, A SCOOP APPROACHED TOO CLOSE TO THE MINER AND STRUCK THE MINER OPERATORS LEG. THE MINER OPERATOR WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPIT AL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BRUISE.
THE MAN WAS OPERATING THE MANTRIP. THE STEERING WHEEL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND THE STEERING KNOB STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
NO ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE WORKER HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND A GANLION CYST OF THE LEFT WRIST. THE WORKER WAS OPERATED ON 10/16/99 FOR CARPAL TUNNEL.
ROOF FALL IN 3 RM OFF OF 2NW BUTT. FALL STARTED 1 CROSS CUT BACK FROM THE FACE, IT FELLOUTBY FOR APPROX. 20 FT IN LENGTH AND 19 FT IN WIDTH AND 3 TO 4 FT HIGH. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED OFF DANGERE D OFF AND ABANDONED.
THE MAN DOES A LOT OF CRAWLING WHILE PREFORMING HIS JOB DUTIES. HE BUILDS STOPPINGS SHOVELS SPILLED COAL.
THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE MAN DELVELOPED A LUMP BEHIND HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE MAN DOES A LOT OF LIFTING WHILE KNEELING.
THE MAN WAS INSTALLING A SPILLBOARD AT A BELT RAL. THE JACK THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE FELL AND HIT THE MAN ON HIS LEFT WRIST. THE MAN DIDN'T REPORT THAT HE HAD A WORK RELATED INJURY UNTIL 12/5/97 .
EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF FORKLIFT AND TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A WOODEN PALLET ON GROUND. EMPLOYEE HAS NEVER MISSED ANY WORK SINCE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. INJURY PROGRESSED TO NEEDING SURGERY.
SCOOP RAN OVER ROCK ON TRAVEL WAY . OPERATORS COMPARTMENT RAISED & OPERATOR HIT HEAD ON ROOF. 1ST DAY OF WORK MISSED 3-31-98.
LOADING BELT STRUCTURE PULLED MUSCLE OR POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE IN LEFT SHOULDER.
ROOF FALL IN X-CUT #1 TO #2 ENTRY 15' TO 20' L, 18' W, 3' TO 4' H. AREA WAS CRIBBED & #1 ENTRY WAS REBOLTED & CROSS BAR CHANNELS WAS INSTALLED. THIS AREA WAS AT SPAD #21+10 IN 1ST EAST BUTT.
THERE IS NO ACCIDENT. THE MAN HAS AN INFLAMED LEFT KNEE FROM CRAWLING IN A LOW COAL SEAM HEIGHT, WHILE ROOFBOLTING.
EE INJURED KNEE WHILE CRAWLING ON MINE BOTTOM. ROCKS CAUSED TRAUMA TO KNEE AREA. 1 WEEK RESTRICTED DUTY WHILE KNEE HEALS. EE HAS NEVER MISSED ANY WORK.
THE MAN WAS GETTING OFF OF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER. HE STEPPED IN A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROADWAY & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
THE MAN & THE SCOOP OPERATOR WERE INSTALLING CONVEYOR BELT. THE MAN WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM THE BELT STRUCTURE THE SCOOP OPERATOR BUMPED THE STRUCTURE PINCHING THE LABORES LEFT THUMB.
THE EE WAS CHANGING THE OXYGEN & ACETYLENE BOTTLES ON THE WELDING SKID. HE WAS PUTTING INSTALLING ONE OF THE BOTTLES. WHEN IT SLIPPED, PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOTTLE & METAL SKIP
ROOF FALL #8 ROOM 5 CROSS CUTS BACK FROM FACE, APPROX. 55'L, 20'W, & 4' TO 6'H. THIS ROOM IS OFF OF #3 ENTRY OF 1ST SOUTH EAST BUTT. ENTIRE AREA CRIBBED OFF, "DANGERED OFF" & ABANDONED.
EE WAS TRAVELING ALONG BELT LINE. HIS MANTRIP HIT A ROCK ON THE ROADWAS. THE STEERING WHEEL SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND. THE KNOB ON THE WHEEL STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOREARM
ROOF FALL IN 4TH RIGHT BUTT, #23 ROOM. LAMINATION OF ROOF STRATA. SANDSTON & SHALE ROOF. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. CLEANUP AND RE-BOLT.
THE MAN WAS SCOOPING LOOSE COAL. HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND BOUNCED UP IN THE AIR. HE STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK ON THE EDGE OF THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF THE SCOOP.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON THE ROOFBOLTING EQUIPMENT AND THEN STRUCK THE EMP ON RIGHT ARM. EMP DID NOT SEEK ANY TREATMENT UNTIL 8-10-96.
EE HIT KNEE ON ROCK WHILE MOVING ROOF BOLTER EE MAY MISS 1 WEEK WORK.
THE MAN WAS UNLOADING CORE BOXES FROM BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON A NAIL PROTRUDING FROM A CORE BOX.
FROM CONTINUOUS KNEELING WHILE ROOF BOLTING EE HAS TORN CARTILAGE IN LEFT KNEE. HE HAS NOT MISSED WORK WITH THIS PROBLEM. FROM CONTINUAL WORK ON BAD KNEE EE DEVELOPE A CYST ON THE SAME KNEE. M UST HAVE SURGERY DONE TO REPAIR CATILIAGE AND REMOVE CYST. NO ACTUAL ACCIDENT. JUST DAMAGE DONW BECAUSE OF JOB REQUIRMENT.
EE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF MINING EQUIP WHILE KNEELING ON MINER A PIECE OF FOREGIN OBJECT GOT EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THIS RESULTED INTO KNEE INFECTION/BLOOD POISIONING. EE DID NOT HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH KNEE AREA UNTIL 4/15/96.
THE MAN WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP ON THE TRAVELWAY, HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD. THE MAN BOUNCED UP IN THE AIR & STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK ON THE SIDE OF THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT.
THE MAN HIT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A PICK HAMMER, WHILE POUNDING ON THE ROOF ON THE MINE.
EE SLIPPED ON STEP WHILE GETTING OUT OF FORK LIFT FELL TO GROUND INJURING LEFT ANKLE [SPRAIN].
A LARGE PIECE OF STEEL PLATE GOT STUCK IN THE COAL FEEDER. EMP WAS REMOVING IT. STEEL PLATE SLIPPED FROM HAND AND LANDED ON BOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE.
EMP WAS LOADING SOLID CONCRETE BLOCK INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND A BLOCK FELL FROM PALLET ON TO EMPLOYEES FOOT. BLOCK LANDED JUST BEHIND STEEL TOE PORTION OF SHOE.
MUD SLIP INBY GRAY SHALE OF HIWALL. 40'W - 0 TO 6" AT COAL SEAM 30' THICKNESS WAS 4' OF SHALE.
EMPLOYEE INJURED BACK WHILE LIFTING STRUCTURE THAT WAS EMBEDDED IN MUD
EMP WAS STRAIGHTENING A ROOFBOLT PLATE WITH A HAMMER. HE MISSED THE PLATE AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.
UNCONSOLIDATED ROOF IN AN INTERSECTION.
VERTICAL SLIP IN ROOF WATER DRIPPING.3" TO 4" OF BONY WAS BEING SUPPORTED.3' ROOF BOLT WITHIN 6" OF DRIPPERS WERE FULLY GROUTED AND 6' TEST HOLES WERE DRY AND INDICATED NO BREAKS.SLIP WENT ACR OSS LAST OPEN X-CUT AND THEN AN INTERSECTION.
THE MAN WAS CHANGING HIS CLOTHES. A PAIR OF BOOTS FELL OFF OF THE TOP OF THE CLOTHES LOCKER, STRIKING THE MAN IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING BATTERY LIDS ON SCOOP & LOADING ROCK DUST LATER THAT MORNING
WHILE OPERATING RUBBER TIRED SCOOP OPERATOR GOT HIS HEAD PINCHED BETWEEN SCOOP AND ROOF AND RIB THIS ACTION CUT HIS HEAD REQUIRING STITCHES. NO FAULT OF EQUIPMENT.
WHILE LOADING ROOF BOLT SUPPLIES, EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLES CAUSING SPASMS.
WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AROUND TAIL AREA, SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT BY BELT. THIS CAUSED THE SHOVEL TO PINCH FINGER TIP BETWEEN SHOVELS METAL HANDLEAND TAIL FRAME.
THE MAN WAS PULLING UP SLACK IN A CONVEYOR BELTING WITH A PR OF COME ALONGS. THE MAN REPORTED THAT HE PULLED HIS BACK ON 1-21-95. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME. ON 2-6-95 THE MAN WENT T O SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT, THE MAN RESUMED HIS REGULAR DUTIES UNTIL 2-13-95. THE MANS DR. SAID HE SHOULD NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL A BACK SPECIALIST WAS SEEN.
EE BUILT A STOPPING AND AFTER CLEANING UP EXCESS BLOCK AND SUPPLIES EXPERIENCED TIGHTENESS AND BURNING IN LOWER BACK CAUSING SPASMS THIS EE HAS HAD AN ON GOING LOWER BACK PROBLEM SINCE FIRST I NJURY BACK IN MAY OF 1993, WHICH WAS HIS FIRST LOST TIME ACCIDENT RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM.
THE MEN WERE REINSTALLING THE BELT DOLLY WITH THE SCOOP. THE MAN WAS GUIDING HE DOLLY INTO PLACE. HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED AND HIS MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DOLLY WHEEL & BELT STRUC TURE.
THE MAN WAS JACKING UP THE LO-BELT DRIVE. THE JACK SLIPPED OR DID NOT LATCH. THE JACK HANDLE FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE MAN IN THE MOUTH.
THE MAN AND HIS HELPER WERE LIFTING A SCREEN DECK, THE CHAIN HOLDING HTE DECK SLIPPED. THE DECK FELL STRIKING THE MAN. ON THE BACK AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE OVER BELT LINE AND FELT A PULL/BURN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES INJURED PARTS FELT SORENESS IN AREA WHERE EE JUST HAD SURGERY FOR A HERNIA. EE WENT TO SURGEN WHO RECOMMENDED A FEW DAYS OFF WITH MEDICATION FOR INFLAMATION EE FOLLOWED DR INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTED BACK TO WORK.
THE MAN WAS PUTTING TOOLS AWAY AFTER FIXING HIS EQUIPMENT. THE MAN LIFTED A TOOL BOX, ABOUT CHEST HIGH, TO PUT THEM (TOOLS) BACK INTO THE TRUCK.
THE SHIFT CREW WAS INSTALLING CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCTURE IN 3 LEFT BUTT. THE MAN WAS PUTTING THE STRUCTURE ON THE BELT ROPES THE BELT ROPE CAME LOOSE FROM HE ANCHOR POINT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND FLOOR. THE BELT ROPE SNAPPED BACK STRIKING THE MAN ON THE LEG.