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STRUCK KNEE ON RETARDER BRACKET WHEN SCRAPER HIT BUMP.
WHILE CLEARING COAL FROM CONVEYOR BELT ON RETAIL CRUSHER, HE FELL AGAINST CRUSHER. WE SUSPECT PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK AND GROIN.
JUMPED DOWN FROM WATER TRUCK TO GROUND EXPERIENDCED SOME PAIN BUT DIDN'T THINK INJURY WAS BAD IN BACK
HE WAS SPRAYING WATER FROM A TWO INCH HOSE CONNECTED TO A PETERBUILT WATER TRUCK ONTO THE BURING REAR TIRES OF A 772 CAT HAUL TRUCK. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE METAL OF THE HAUL TRUCK. ALTHOUGH IT APPEARED COOL, IT WAS HOT ENOUGH TO BURN HIS HAND.
ROOF BOLTING IN WEST GANGWAY.
WHILE ASSISTING THE ELECTRICIAN THE METER HE WAS HOLDING BECAME ENERGIZED.
CARRYING POWDER OF CHUTE HE THREW CASE AND TWISTEDS AT SAME TIME.
INSTALLING AIR LINE IN GANGWAY PIPE SLIPPED OFF HANGER AND EMPL TRIED TO CATCH IT.
BLOWING ROCK OUT OF MINE CAR HE FELL FROM DUMP AND OVERTURNED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE INSTALLING WATER LINE IN GANGWAY.HE LIFTED A PIPE OVER HIS HEAD AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ASCENDING LADDER ON LOADER HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING IN GANGWAY HE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN HAMMER AND LEG.
SLIPPED AND FELL IN MUD WHILE CARRYING MATERIALS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CINDERING ROAD BETWEEN AND SUSIDENCE AREA. HE STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK AND STEPPED ON ICE, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL.
USING JACKLEG FOR ROOFBOLTING BOTTOM OF LEG KICKED OUT STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE.
CUTTING TIMBER 0OX MONKEY, WORKING TO CLOSE TO TRACK HE BUMPED THE POWDER CAR AND FRACTORE RT TOE ON WHEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING ROCKER SHOVEL IN VHD#3,WHILE DOING SO THE SWIVEL CONNECTION WORKED LOOSE DROPPING DOWN AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FT.EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES(STEEL TIP) B OOTS. 3
PUSHED ROCK BAC5 INTO BRIDGE BELT AND ANOTHER ROCK FLIPPED UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THUMB.
REMOVING ROCK F9OM CONVEYOR WHILE UNJAMMING ROCK PERSON WAS STRUCK WITH ANOTHER ROCK
REPAIRING CENTR5LIZER ON JUMBO DRILL,HE STUCK FINGER IN THE CENTRALIZER AND TOLD I.NAME TO OPERATE IT,HE STUCK HIS FINGER IN TOO FAR AND GOT IT PINCHED.
DICONECTING #4 5EIN PUMP, WHILE DISCONNECTING PUMP HE BUMPED THE WATER LINES DISLODGING A MINE PLANK WHICH FELL AND STRUCK THE ELECTRIAN.
MINE FIRE 3
EMPL SHOVELING 7OAL FINES INTO BUCKET AND CARRYING BUCKET TO CONTAINER INTO WHICH COAL FINES WERE PLACED FOR REMOVAL FROM CRUSHER FACILITY.WHILE SHOVELING COAL FINES INTO BUCKET EMPL WAS BENT OVER LIFTING S2OVEL FULL OF FINES WHEN HIS BACK BECAME DISLOCATED.
THIS MAN WAS CL3MBING DOWN LOADER ACCESS LADDER AFTER DELIVERING A RADIO TO THE LOADER OPERATOR HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE LADDER THUS INFLICTING AN INJU RY TO HIS RIB 3
ASCENDING LADDER FROM BUNKER BOTTOM BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON LADDER RUNG.
OPERATING JOY LOADER ACTIVATED BUSTER TO BREAK ROCK PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM IN RT EYE
OPERATOR WAS CLOSING THE TRAP DOOR OF PORTABLE BIN THE BIN WAS CHAINED INTO THE BUCKET OF A CAT 992C LOADER WHEN THE OPERATOR GOT ON TOP OF THE BIN THE CHAIN HOLDING IT IN THE BUCKET BROKE AL ALLOWING BIN TO TIP FORWARD THE OPERATOR LOST HSIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND JAMBING HIS FINGER INTO THE GROUND
BELOW PERSON WAS AT TIME OF EXPLOSION SERVING JUMBO DRILL.AFTER EXPLOSION HE THAN ASSISTED IN THE RESERVE OF THE MAN AT FACE.LATI NAME WAS IN ENTRY 29.
WORKING IN SHUTTLE ENTRY #30 WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN SHUTTLE ENTRY #29 AFTER EXPLOSIVE OCCURRTHE ASSISTED IN THE EXTRICATION OF AN INJURED MINER.
PERSON NAME BELOW WAS WORKING IN SHUTTLE ENTRY#30 WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN ENTRY 29 AFTER SAID EXPLOSION HE THAN ASSISTED IN THE EXTRACTION OF AN INJURED MAN IN ENTRY 29.
INJURED PERSON 4AS CONNECTING EXPLODER ROUNDS AT FACE WHEN 3 HOLES PROMATURLY DETONATED. CAUSE AT PRESENT TIME APPEARS TO BE DUE TO SEVERE ELECTRICAL STROM ON SUFACE.
MOVING ROCK INTO POSITION TO BE HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.MINER FLIPPED ROCK END-OVER-END AND DIDNT LET GO OF ROCK WHICH IN TURN PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND SIDE OF TAIL PIECE ON LOADER.
TROUBLE SHOOTING ON MINE FAN DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE THE NIGHT BEFORE I NAME AND I NAME ENERGIZED CIRCUIT TO FAN WHICH IN TURN BLEW OUT 2 OF 3 FUSE ASSUMING ALL FUSES WERE OUT I NAME ENTER CIRCUIT BOX TO LOOK FOR PROBLEM IN TURN TOUCHING ENERGIZED CIRCUIT
MUCKING ROCK IN 142 SHUTTLE ENTRY LEFT TRACK DID NOT DISENGAGE CAUSING OPERATOR TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN RIB AND MUCKER.
EXITING MINE ON MOTOR PULLING LOADED MINE CARS. NEAR MOUTH OF TUNNEL LOCOMATIVE JUMPED TRACK THOWING SCHAEFFER ACROSS TOP OF MOTOR TO THE GROUND.
TRAMMING BRIDGE CARRIER IN REVERSE, WHEN MINERS LAMP CORD, SNAGGED RIB CHOSING ZIMMERMAN TO EXERT MORE PRESSURE ON TURNING LEVERS SWINGING BRIDGE CARRIER TO THE RIGHT PINCHING ZIMMERMAN BETWEE N AND RIB AND MACHINE.
OPERATING BRIDGE CONVEYOR IN E. GAGNWAY, ROCK BECAME JAMMED IN SAID CONVEYOR, WHILE TRYING TO FREE SAID ROCK BY HAND. ANOTHER ROCK FELL AGAINST HIS HAND CAUSING A CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT HAND AN D FINGERS.
SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT.
BARRING DOWN TOP ROCKING SHUTTLE ENTRY. USING STEEL BAR (PRY TYPE) BARRED DOWN ROCK WHICH IN TURN HIT RIB STRIKING MINER ON RIGHT ANKLE.
TWO MEN DRILLING HOLE IN TOP FOR ROOF BOLT, ONE MAN LOST BALANCE, MOVING JACKHAMMER BUMPING OTHER IN NOSE.
CLEANING LEFT RIB WHEN MUCKER STAND HIT RIB.STAND FOLDED UP AND PINCHED EMPL RIGHT LEG BETWEEN STAND AND VALVE BANK.
MUCKER WAS PARKED WITH BUCKET IN FAR RIGHT POSITION EMPLOYEE PULLED SWING LEVER OUT TO BRING BUCKET BACK TO CENTER. SAFETY CATCH DROPPED IN BEHIND LEVER PREVENTING LEVER FROM RELEASING AND BUC KET AND DECK CONTINUED TO SWING PINNING EMPLOYEE TO RIB. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A COMPAOUND FRACTURE OOF LEFT LEG.