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EE was cutting tape off of a measuring stick and cut his left thumb.
EE was drilling in rock to install roof bolt. Piece of draw rock fell, hitting his upper left arm and cutting it. Took 17 staples to close wound.
PULLING PINNER CABLE OFF REEL AND HIS FEET CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIM. WHEN HE FELL LANDED ON HIS BATTERY LIGHT.
Employee got finger caught between pinner wrench and drill steel while installing roof bolt. pinched right index finger. he had to get mine stitches in it. He was wearing gloves.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING BELT SPLICE WITH KNIFE & CUT LEFT HAND. TOOK 4 STITCHES.
Employee was shoveling coal off of a mining beam that was on the fork lift when the beam caught his right foot mashing his toes.
Employee was standing on the hose chain of the Highwall Miner and as he was stepping off onto a support beam he slipped and fell a distance of approximately three (3) feet.
While bolting top employee got end of index finger caught against top and mashed end of finger off.
Employee was lifting a piece of metal (1/4"x30"x42") and as he lay it down it caught the side and little finger on the left hand.
CHANGING ROLLERS OUT ON #1 BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CLIP TO REPLACE ROLLER WITH SCREW DRIVER, CLIP FLEW OUT OF BELT STRUCTURE AND HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #4 HEADING. HE WAS PUTTING 4TH BOLT UP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT HE WAS DRILLING THROUGH FELL.
Employee passing by Mac 8 on his 3 wheeler somehow caught his left arm on something on Mac 8.
EE SAID WAS SCALING DOWN SOME DRAW ROCK ON A NEW PANEL WITH A SCALE BAR. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS 5' X 4' X 1 TO 9" THICK, STRIKING HIS SLATE BAR THAT HIT HIS LEFT LOWER LEG, FRACTURING HIS LEG
EE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO PUSH A 3-WHEELED MANTRIP BECAUSE IT WAS LOW ON BATTERY POWER. EE SAID HE SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE MANTRIP.
Employee was on top scoop greasing drive line, when he got back off top of scoop he hit his right leg below knee cap. The intersection was 37 inch high- the scoop was 27 inch high, the intersection was 1 break out by spad #2911.
EE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO RAISE A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE BACK UP ON SIDE RAIL WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE CAME BACK TO WORK ON 1/18/05 AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3/8/05 WHEN HE SAW A DOCTOR BECAUSE OF HIS BACK. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 3/14/05.
Employee was riding mac 8 mantrip, mantrip hit coal rib; coal rib rolled off hitting right side of employee.
EE was putting breaker in on pinner - burnt left hand when breaker flashed.
EE said he was working on a 3 wheeler when he got too close to a fire bucket and it caught his clothing on fire. It burned his right arm near elbow area.
ROOF FALL DISCOVERED ON PRESHIFT. IT IS IN #4 HEADING, STARTING AT SPAD#251 AND GOING UP TO SPAD#266. FALL IS 140X22 AND 8 TO 15 FEET HIGH. IT FELL ON #1 MBC AND #1 PIG CONV.
EE WAS MOVING CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY ON 5/21/04 WHEN HE NOTICED HE WAS HAVING PAIN IN HIS BACK. ON 6/3/04 EE WAS TOLD BY A DOCTOR TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK BECAUSE HE HAD A BULGING DISC IN HIS BACK.
EE WHILE LOADING BOLTS & PLATES ON ROOF BOLT MACHINE SLIP AND FELL ON SCOOP BUCKET HIT SHOULDER AND BRUISED HIS SHOULDER.
PINNING 3 LEFT BREAK A PEACE DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, BRUISING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANIC LOAD MOTOR TO TAKE INSIDE. HE CAUGHT TIP END OF HIS RING FINGER UNDER EDGE OF MOTOR. IT MASHED END OF FINGER CAUSING NAIL TO COME OFF. HE HAD GLOVES ON.
EE TRIMMED SKIRT ON STACKER BELT WITH A SHARP POCKET KNIFE. IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT POINTER FINGER. IT TOOK TEN STITCHES.
EE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT SHOULDER ON GROUND AND HURT MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS WALKING AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL DOWN, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HIS HANDS.THIS HAND HIT A SHARP ROCK AND IT CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS MOVING GLUE ON PINNER 1-BREAK OUT FACE AREA IN #5 HEADING. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIS RT. SHOULDER. BOSS SAID ROCK WAS ABOUT 1'X 2"THICK, EE HAD NO VISIBLE PLACE ON HIS SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING BETWEEN PINNER AND BUGGY AND HIT TRAM LEVERS, CAUSING PINNER TO MASH HIM BETWEEN BUGGY AND PINNER.
AFTER LOADING CABLE EE STARTED TO SIT DOWN AND NOTICE LOSS OF FELLING IN RIGHT ARM. THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE HAVING HEART PROBLEM. HE TOOK NITRO-GLYCERIN PILL AND WENT TO HOSPITAL. THEY THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE A NERVE PINCHED IN HIS NECK. HE HAD BEEN LOADING 1/0 CABLE.
SNOW & ICE ON GROUND - EE DIDN'T THINK HE HURT HIMSELF AT THE TIME HE FELL. IT WAS SEVERAL DAYS LATER HE STARTED HAVING HEADACHES AND FELT HE NEEDED TO GO TO A DOCTOR FOR A CHECKUP TO SEE IF H IS HEADACHES WERE FROM THE FALL HE HAD. FIRST DAY HE MISSED WORK WAS 2-10-03.
EE WAS PICKING UP BELT STRUCTURE, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS MOVING BOLTS FROM MIDDLE OF PINNER TO BOLT TRAY ON FRONT, WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT HIM ON BACK. PUSH HIM DOWN AGAINST PINNER, BRUISE HIS RIBS.
PULLING ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN ON BRIDGE. ROCK CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULL HAND. ROCK HIT HAND ON BOTTOM. BRUISED HAND-CRACKED BONE IN FINGER.
RIDING A THREE WHEEL BUGGY, HE RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY AND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.
EE WAS LOADING ROCKDUST ON HIS BUGGY. HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT EE TOOK HOLD OF STEEL AND IT BROKE CUTTING EE ON INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND. EE DID HAVE GLOVES ON.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE - JACKING BELT TOGETHER WITH MONKEY BAR. BAR CAME OFF MONKEY AND HIT NOSE.
ROOF WAS LAMITED - ROCK FALL 20-25 LONG - 20-25 WIDE- WAS IN INTERSECTION 5 TO 6 FT HIGH. FALL WAS IN #1 HEADING - THE PLACE WAS STOPPED WHEN MINE WAS ADVACE. IT WAS CRIBBED & DANGER OFF.
BRAD BAR FELL OFF 3-WHEELER & CAUGHT ON WHEEL & FLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE BACK.
ROOF FALL IN #7 HEADING, 1 BREAK OUT BY SPAD #1392, FALL WAS 18 FT WIDE 50 FT LONG, 5 FT HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN RODS. ATR ON SECTION WAS NOT AFFECTIVE. TIMBER ENTRICE TO FALL OFF.
EE WAS RUNNING MINER IN #6 HEADING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG- IT BRUISEDHIS LEG.
BENDING ROOF BOLTS AND TWISTED KNEE.
EE WAS PUTTING BOLT UP IN HOLE AND SAID HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE QUIT & TOOK JOB WITH MASSEY ON 12/19/01.
EE WAS TAKING A PERMISSIBLE RIDE TO SECTION. WENT THROUGH AIR LOCK DOORS. HE WAS TRYING TO HOLD DOORS OPEN AND THE PERMISSIBLE RIDE CAUGHT DOOR AND BEST IT HYPERENTENTED 2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAN D.
EE WAS BOLTING IN #1 HDG DRILLED A HOLE TO PUT BOLT IN TURNED AROUND TO REACH ON TOP OF BOLTER TO GET ROOF BOLT. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
HIT RIGHT KNEE IN 3 WHEELER (BUGGY) AS HE WAS WALKING ACROSS TOP OF BUGGY ON OUTSIDE OF MINES. DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 11/15/01. ONLY WORKED 7 DAYS. COULD NOT REACH BY PHONE TO FILL REPORT OUT .
BACKING BUGGY UP-RUN INTO A SCOOP SITTING AT CORNER OF XCUT. HIT WRIST ON STEERING WHEEL.
EE WAS SWINGING BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HEGOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM & THE FRAMEOF THE MINER MASHING HIS SMALL & RING FINGERS ONHIS LEFT HAND.