A ROCK FALL OCCURRED IN THE WORKED OUT B-5 ROOMS MEASURING 250' LONG 20'WIDE AND FROM 3' TO 8' HIGH. FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR ANY ESCAPEWAYS.
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Showing 50 of 75EE WAS OPERATING A MBC WHEN HIS HARD HAT HIT THE ROOF.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A DRILL STEEL INTO THE ROOF WHEN A ROCK BECAME DISLODGED. THE ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT UPPER THIGH.
EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREEN. WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF THE SCREEN DECK, EE SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS HEAD & NECK ON AN OVERHANGING PIPE.
EE WAS RESUPPLYING POSTS ON A SUPPLY TRAILER, WHILE TURNING HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEENTHE POST AND THE TRAILER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A ROOF BOLTER REMOVING A MOTOR. A COME-ALONG WAS INSTALLED AT THE ROOF TO PICK UP THE MOTOR. THE COME-ALONG BECAME DISLODGED, FALLING AND STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS MOVING ON A DAMASCUS LIL MAC IN REVERSE WHEN HIS RIGHT EAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ESCAPEWAY SIGN HANGING FROM THE ROOF, CUTTING HIS RIGHT EAR WHERE IT ATTACHES TO HIS HEAD REQUIRING TW O SUTURES.
MR FISHER WAS CRAWLING LOW COAL AND IRATATED BOTH KNEES. NOTE: RE-OCCURANCE FROM 3-03-3-03 NO LOST TIME) (RIGHT KNEE ONLY)
EE WAS HANDLING ROCKDUST BAGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE DEVELOPED A PULLED RIGHT GROIN MUSCLE.
EE WAS CRAWLING IN LOW COAL AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON AN OFFSET IN THE ROOF.
EE DEVELOPED A HERNIA TO THE DIAPHRAGM AND DOES NOT KNOW HOW OR WHEN IT HAPPENED. TREATING DR. STATES THAT IS WAS WORK RELATED.
EE WAS LIFTING A 5.5 HP MOTOR AND INJURED A HERNIA THAT WAS REPAIRED WHEN HE WAS 9 YEARS OLD.
EE STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING IN THE MINE.
EE WAS HANDLING ROCKDUST BAGS & STRAINED HIS RIGHT ELBOW
EE WAS BACKING UP A LONG AIRDOX 3B WHICH CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SPARE BELT TAIL. AS HE BACKED UP, HIS RIGHT ANKLE GOT BETWEEN THE 3B AND THE TAIL.
WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT VICTIM'S GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND DRILL HEAD WHILE ROTATING ROOF BOLT CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING BOLT OUT OF CAP ON ROCK TRUCK, MISSED THE BOLT AND HIT HIMSELF ON LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS CRAWLING OVER A PARTICALLY COMPLETED SEAL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HIS FOOT HUNG UP IN THE MUDDY BOTTOM.
EE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF BELT WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR.
WHILE BELTING UP A RAIL COVERED WITH MUD SLIPPED OUT OF VICTIM'S HAND HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON BOTTOM STRUCTURE.
CRAWLING IN LOW COAL SEAM & PUTTING PRESSURE ON KNEES WHILE ROOF BOLTING.
WHILE CUTTING THE TOP OFF OF A PLASTIC CONTAINER HE CUT HIS LEFT PALM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.
EE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE. SURGEON DETERMINE THAT SURGERY WAS NECESSARY ON 7-16-02.
ROCK FALL MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 40' LONG, 5' - 20' WIDE & UP TO 6' HIGH WITH A SLICK SIDE, MUD & LITTLE ROOF WATER.
EE'S KNEES GOT INFECTED DUE TO HIS KNEE PAD STRAPS IRRIRTATING THE BACK OF HIS KNEES.
WHILE CRAWLING AROUND IN MINE BOTH KNEES STEADILY GOT SORER WITH SWELLING IN THE LEFT KNEE.
EE HAS DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME FROM UNKNOWN CAUSES. WORKING IN AND AROUND THE MINE AGGRAVATES THIS CONDITION.
WHILE HOLDING A PUNCH FOR ANOTHER MECHANIC TO CHANGE A BEARING THE OTHER MECHANIC MISSED THE PUNCH & STRUCK VICTIM'S THUMB AGAINST SIDE OF THE BEARING.
WHILE CRAWLING ON WET MINE FLOOR VICTIM TWISTED HIS LEFT WRIST.
WHILE CLEANING #4 CONVEYER BELT EE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
IN LOW COAL SEAM, REQUIRING CRAWLING FROM PLACE TO PLACE AND ROOF BOLTING PUTTING ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON KNEES.
WHEN MAKING WEEKLY EXAM OF MAIN RETURN FORWARD ROOF FALL 20-80 FT FROM FAN, APPROX. 5FT HIGH 10-12 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH BOLTS.
A SECTION OF ROOF MEASURING APPROX. 19'X25'X6' FELL IN THE INTERSECTION OF #4 ENTRY AT SS 1396, INTERSECTON HAD A CUTTER RUNNING THROUGH WITH SOAPSTONE AND WATER DRIPPING FROM ROOF AREA WAS BO LTED WITH 3' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS AND ROOF MATS ON AT LEAST 1 3'X4' PATTERN ROCK FELL ON MINER AND #1 BRIDGE.
WAS GATHERING UP WOODEN PALLETS AND THROWING ONTO LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER GROIN AREA, LEFT SIDE.
ROOF FALL 2 X CUTS IN BY SS 1330 #4 ENTRY OFF 1 APPROX 70' BY 19' BY 3-5'. DOUBTFUL AREA WITH CLAY VEINS AND SOAPSTONE ROOF WHEN MINED CAUSING AREA TO BE ABANDONED AND DANGERED OFF. FOUND BY EE ON WEEKLY RETURN EXAM 11-21-01 APPROX 10:0O AM.
CRAWLING ON KNEES IN MINE.
EE WAS CLEANING #5 BELT SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER BELT AND THROWING IT ON #5 BELT. EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHEN INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT VICTIM SLID FOOT UN-DER DRILL HEAD AND ACCIDENTLY LOWERED DRILL HEAD
CRAWLING ON KNEES IN MINE.
HELPER WAS SWINGING SLEDGEHAMMER AND LET GO OF IT WHEN EE WAS HOLDING THE AUGER INJURING HIS LEFT 4TH FINGER. BREAKING 4TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
CRAWLING ON KNEES IN MINE.
AREA ALONG #3 BELT APPROX. 200 FT INBY 3 HEAD CAVE IN APPROX. 10 FT HIGH 20 FT WIDE 25 FT LONG AREA HAD ROOF FALL IN AND CRIBS AND X BARS WERE SET, FELL ON BELT LINE, STRUCTURE, #2 CABLE FOR D ESIRE, 14 /3 JABO CABLE, 12/2 SENOR LIME, 3" WATER LINE.
WHILE THROWING BOLTER CABLE OFF TO SIDE, EE TWISTED HIS SIDE AND BACK.
THIS IS A LOW SEAM MINE, MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR EE TO CRAWL, SOME CRAWL EXTENSIVELY. EE, HE RIGHT KNEE SWELLED DUE TO A SEPTIC INFECTION.
WHILE MOVING MINER & LOADING CABLE, EE STRUCK HIS RT ELBOW AGAINST RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING A PRESHIFT EXAM OF THE SECTION WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A PROTRUDING COAL RIB.
ROOF FALL #2 ROOM OFF 3RD SW MAINS, FELL APPROX 120 FT FROM FACE OUT BY.
WHEN POSITIONING CONVEYOR BELT INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND RIGID STRUCTURE.
WHILE TRAMMING BOLTER FROM ONE BOLT TO ANOTHER HE STRUCK LOWER RIGHT RIBS ON MACHINE.