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INJURED WAS INSTALLING 6' BENDABLE ROOF BOLTS & STRAINE DHIS SHOULDER AS HE WAS STRAIGHTENING ONE. INJURY WAS REPORTED ON 7-20-94 EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR ON MISS OWRK UNTIL 7-26-94.
THE 004 SECTION WAS ADVANCING UNDER SHALLOW COVER.THE TOP WAS BEING CLOSELY WATCHED BY MANAGEMENT.MEN WHERE PULLED OUT AND PLANS BEING MADE TO CUT IT DOWN WHEN IT FELL IN 60' INBY SPAD#S 1855 AND 1857R# 5 AND 6 INTERSECTION AND CROSSCUT.THE FALL WAS 70' LONG 20'WIDE AND 6' HIGH.
THE ROADWAY HAD SOME HOLES. EE WAS OPERATING A RAM CAR WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY.
EE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE FACE OF 004 SECTION WHEN HE SAW A BOX OF GLUE LAYING IN THE MUD HE BENT OVER PICKED IT UP & PUT IT BACK ON THE STACK OF GLUE HE LATER COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN CHEST LEFT SIDE & UPPER BACK
INJURED WAS SUPPLYING THE ROOF DRILL WITH SUPPLIES, WHILE CARRYING A BOX OF RESIN GLUE TO THE MACHINE HE STEPPED ON A SLICK ROCK LOOSING HIS BLANACE CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE AND IHS FOREMAN WERE HANGING A MINER CABLE IN #3 ENTRY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN AN IMPROPER POSITION TO HANG CABLE.
THIS PERSON STOPPED WORKING FOR KINNEY BRANCH MINING INC. 3-3-94, DUE TO HEART ATTACK HE SUFFERED AT HOME. HE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED WITH BLACK LUNG. HE IS PRESENTLY WORKING FOR SCANT BRANCH COAL CO WHERE HE STARTED 10-14-94 AND IS A SECTION SUPERVISOR. HE WORKED AT DUKES BRANCH COAL CO FROM 8-94 TO 10-14-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING ROCK OVER TO HOLD VENTILATION CURTAIN AGAINST BOTTOM. WHEN HE MASHED THE END OF HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF ROCK.
THE VICTIM WAS TRAMING A REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINER INTO THE FACE AND WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF IT. THE BOOM CRUSHED HIM INTO THE RIB OF COAL CAUSING DEATH.
OUR APS ARE ACCURATE. THE OLD MINE THAT WAS ABANDON AND SEALED WAS NOT ACCURATE AND NO ONE CAN GET INTO CHECK IT. OUR MAP SHOW WE HAD OVER 250 FEET BEFORE TEST HOLES WERE TO BE DRILLED.
THIS ROCK AND SLATE WAS 120 FT LONG 5 FT THICK 20 FT LONG. THIS WAS IN THE OLD WORKS AREA WERE SOME SEALS WERE BUILD.
WHEN HE RAISED HIS CANOPY A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL & IT ROLLED OFF THE CANOPY HIT HIM ON THE LEG CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE DRILL CONTROLS THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE HEAD INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PLASTER MACHINE HE LIFTED A 5 GAL BUCK OF PLASTER TO POUR IN THE MACHINE THIS IS WHEN HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK
TROUBLE SHOOTING #3 BELT STARTER BOX WITH POWER ON, SCREW DRIVER GOT INTO POWER SOURCE, CAUSING FLASH NO ELECTRICAL SHOCK. JUST FLASH, CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH HANDS.
HE WAS BOLTING ROOF ON 002 SECTION AND A PIECE OF ROCK 4'X16' X4" FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS ONTO THE FLOOR ROLLED OVER ON THE PERSONS FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT & CUT HIS HAND.
17 1/2 FEET ABOVE GROUND ON PLATFORM STRUCK WITH PIPE LOST BALANCE FELL TO GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LID FROM BATTERY MANTRIP MOTOR AND IT SLID FROM HIS HANDS AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT RIBS AND HAND.
ELECTRICAL PLUG GOT WET AND WHEN ENERGIZED AND BLEW OUT AND BURNT THE EE S ARM.
HEAVY STORM LIGHTNING STRUCK ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION CAUSING FIRE TO BELT CONVEY
HE WENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOX OF PARTS AND IT WAS TOO HEAVY CAUSING A BACK INJURY.
USING HAMMER, PUTTING PIN IN MINER TRUCK, STRAINED BACK
LARGE BLOCK OF LOOSE COAL ROLLED OFF THE RIB AND BROKE THE EMPLOYEES FOOT.
EE WAS RIDING TO SECTION AN SCOOP AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP AND TOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE FROM SHUTTLE CAR REEL TO TRY TO GET IT TO TAKE UP. THE REEL KICKED IN MASHING HIS FINGER AGAINST A SLEEVE WHEEL. CUT THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND OFF AT THE FIR ST JOINT.
LUMINATED SHALE LOOS E FROM TOP STARTED IN OPEN BREAK
STUCK FINGER UNDER SWITCH FOR PANIC BAR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MASHED LEVER CATCHING FINGER TIP & MASHED IT OFF.
THE ENDLOADER WAS DOING SOME BACK FILLING AGAINST THE HIGHWALL AND THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE ENDLOADER. THE OPERATOR JUMPED OUT CAUSING SCRATCHES AND BRUISES TO THE LEGS AND FACE AREA.
ADVANCED MACHINE UP TO INSTALL A ROW OF BOLTS WENT BACK TO REAR OF MACHINE SM ROCK FELL ON FOOT
AN INTERSECTION 3 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA DISLODGED FROM SURROUNDING STRATA AND FELL.
CUT THUMB WITH KNIFE 6 STITCHES, ON L HAND
PC OF BOLTING STEEL BROKE, CUTTING IN UPPER LIP KNOCKED SOME TEETH AND BROKE ONE
WET LOOSE FAULT AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM #2 BELT CONVEYOR TAULPIECE WHEN STRUCK ON LEG BY BUCKET OF SCOOP.
SCOOP OPERATOR WAS HAULING COAL WHEN A PICE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT SIDE OF SCOOP.
LAMINATED SHALE BROKE LOOSE FROM ABOVE ANCHORAGE.
PICKING UP SCRAP METAL TO REMOVE FRO M JOB SITE, SNAKE WAS HIDING UNDER METAL AND BIT VICTIM ON INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
PUTTING TRAM CA3 IN MINER WHILE PULLING ON SLATE BAR HE HURT HIMSELF IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BODY
PULLING BELT TO1ETHER & ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING VICTIM ON ARM.
FELL OFF OF ROL5BACK TRUCK WHILE CHAINING DOWN PICKUP TRUCK A ROLLBACK. HURT KNEE ON LEFT LEG.
OPERATOR LOADIN1 TRUCKS WHEN BOOM CRILLED ON CRANE THROWING OPERATOR INTO LEVERS BRUISING OPERATOR KIDNEY AND STOMACH.
LOOSE MATERIAL 0ELL FROM HIGHWALL FALLING IN THROUGH WINDSHIELD BREAKING WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING 2 CUTS ON OPERATORS FACE- SENT OPR TO EMERGENCY ROOM HAD 4 STITCHES ON CUT PLACE UNDER EYE
CM BROKE LEFT T9ACK CRIBS WERE BUILT UNDERNEATH CAP COAL FOR TEMP.SUPPORT CAP COAL BROKE & FELL HITTING I.NAME 1 PIECE HITTING DOWN ON HIS HEAD.7TH VERTEBRAE FRACTURED OR CHIPPED OTHER DAMAGE S POSSIBLE. 3