WHILE PULLING ON MINER CABLE I NAME TWISTED LEFT LEG CAUSING PAIN TO KNEE AREA
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Showing 50 of 56CRAWLING UNDER MINER TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON PLATFORM A PIECE OF METAL WENT THRU BOOT INTO RT FOOT
OPER A TING BUTTERFLY DRILL TO ANCHOR TAILPIECE A BOLT ON THE DRILL CHUCK HOOFED HIS COVERALL SLEEVE & TWISTED HIS WRIST (LEFT)
I NAME WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY BY LIFTING THE CABLE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK LOCATION #4 ROOM OFF #1 HDG OF THE 2ND LEFT SECTION
DRAW ROCK MEASURING APPROX 3 1/2 FT WIDE 5 FT LONG 4" THICK FELL BETWEEN PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED TOP STRIKING INJURED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER PUSHING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR.
I.NAME MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF HAULAGE ROADWAY.SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.POSSIBLE MUSCLE STRAIN.
WHILE HELPING BOLT #4 FACE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BELTS STRIKING I NAME ON RT SHOUJLDER ROCK 31/2FTX11/2FTX11/2IN THICK
HE WAS CHANGING A SCOOP TIRE. WHILE LIFTING THE TIRE INTO POSITION FOR ALIGNMENT ON HUB, HE STRAINED BACK CAUSING SEVERE PAIN.
HE WAS HELPING PULL MINER CABLE BAC OUT OF PILLAR BLOCK THAT MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF. A PIECE OF TOP DRAW ROCK 12"X18"X18" FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLT AND RIB HITTING HIM ON LEFT FOOT. A SEVERE L ACERATION ON SIDE OF HEEL AND A POSSIBLE FRACTURE.
WHILE INSTALLING BOLT AGAINST LEFT RIB OF #7 FACE, A SMALL BROW APPROX. 18" X 18" X 3' THICK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ACROSS THE TOP OF LEFT KNEE CAP. AREA ABOUT THE KNEE WAS BRUISED AND SW ELLING WAS PRESENT.
STRAINED KNEE WORKING ON MINER 12-3 JOY.
EE WAS INSTALLING SCOOP PANEL WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LID FELL AND PINCHED THE FINGERS OF THE LEFT HAND.
ROCK FELL FROM RF INJ L FOOT
RUNNING GRINDER ON BELT HEAD PC OF METAL IN R EYE
DRAW ROCK FALLING FROM ROOF INJURING OR BRUISING HEAD AND NECK.
MASHED FINGER BROKE FINGER BONE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE L HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING FLY BOARD WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM RIB HITTING HIM ON LEG RESULTING IN BROKEN LEG.
ROOF BOLTING WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK EMPL ON HEAD.BOLTING 1ST CUT OUT OF RIGHT BREAK.HEAD NOT UNDER CANOPY OF BOLTER WHEN ROCK FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON CABLE AND TRIPPED CO-WORKER, THIS REUSLTED IN THE INJURY.
TRAM CHAIN BROK9 ON FEEDER A CONNECTING LINK FLEW OUT STRICKING EMPLOYEE BELOW RIGHT KNEE.
CANOPY HIT A RO2F BOLT BREAKING WELD ON FRONT LEGS & RAISING CANOPY INTO MAIN TOP BREAKING BACK CANOPY LEGS CAUSING CANOPY TO COME BACK ONTO OPERA TOR
I NAME WAS INST5LLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL BOOM & THE MACHINE CANOPY.THIS RESULTED WITH A CUT ANAND BRUISED LEFTARM.
I NMAE WAS CARR2ING TWO 6X6X36 CRIB BLOCKS WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING KNEE TO HIT CRIB BLOCK
I.NAME WAS MOVI3G THE MINER CABLE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK
I.NAME CUTTING 4ETAL WITH TORCH WHEN SMALL PIECE OF METAL WENT IN EYE.
PINNING TOP RIG2T RIB ROLLED OUT HITTING OPERATOR ON BACK OF RIGHT SHOULDER
ON WAY UNDERGRO6ND BEFORE ENTERING PORTAL A OCK ROLLED OF OF HIGHWAY AND STRUCK EMP ON RIGHT HIP
I,NAME WAS WORKING AS HELPER ON THE MAINTANCE CREW, WHEN THE INDIRECT GLARE FROM THE WELDERS ARE BURNED BOTH EYES OF I,NAME.
WAS TAKING LOAD OF COAL TO FEEDER AND CLAIMS ROADWAY HOLE BOUNCED HIM AGAINST SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY CLAIMS BACK HURT FOLLOWING THIS
I NAME WAS HELPING MOVE A BELT HEAD WITH A SCOOP HE WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF SCOOP TO SEE IF IT WAS CLEARING WATER LINE WHEN THE SCOOP OPERATOR STARTED TO TRAM THE SCOOP IT SLID TO ONE SIDE PI PINNIN I NAME AGAINST THE RIB I NAMES LEFT HAND WAS INJURED
I.NAME OPERATING MINER WHEN SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.
RESULTED FROM AN INTENTIONAL PILLAR FALL WHICH RODE OPUT FROM THE PILLAR.A FACE OF ROCK FELL ON HEAD OF MINER AS IT WAS BACKING OUT OF ENTRY.
FALL IN CROSSCUT 17\X30\,2\1/2\THICK.70\OUTBY SECTION TRANSFORMER IN NEUTRAL ENTRY.NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT OCCURRED.
ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS HITTING DRILL STEEL AGAINST BOLTER TO CLEAN DUST FROM IT AND HIT THE HELPER IN THE UPPER LIP REQUIRING 8 STITCHES
WHILE DRILLING LOST ROOF BIT, WHILE RETRIEVING BIT, LOWERED DRILL HEAD AND DRILL STEEL FELL ON FINGER.
WHILE PULLING DOWN A COAL RIB WITH SLATE BAR RIB ROLLED KNOCKING DOWN EMPLOYEE AND COVERED RT LEG
BRUISED LEFT ELBOW WHILE OPERATING S S SCOOP OPERATOR WAS CLEANING WORKING PLACE AT TIME ACCIDENT OCCURED.
THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON RETRIVING A MINER WHEN HE WENT TO CHECK THE OIL IN THE HYD RETRIVER WHEN OIL BLEW OUT O N HIS FACE AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
ROOF FELL APP.AT BOLT ANCHORE AGE POINT.
INSTALLING BITS IN MINER HEAD REC METAL TO LEFT EYE
I NAME WAS WALKING BESIDE MACHINE WHENMACHINE PINNED HIM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND COAL RIB.
I NAME WAS WORKING ON A TAIL ROLLER WHEN HE MASHED HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND BY THE TAIL ROLLER.
MINER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CRUSHER/FEEDER AND THE RIB WHILE FEEDER WAS BEING TRAMMED
ROOF FALL APP. 15\ WIDE & 20\ LONG & 3\ THICK 1 BK INBY STATION #2415.
I NAME WAS PULLING THE MINER TRAILING CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK HE WORKED 1 1/2 SHIFTS AFTER THE INJURY BEFORE TAKING OFF.
WHILE REMOVING MINE TIMBER FROM TAIL PIECE, TIMBER ROLLED OFF & FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE.
CLOSED KNIFE BLADE ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ..
SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK CHAMBERS ON NECK AND SHOULDER
ROOF FALL APP 15FTX16FT4FT APP 500 OUTBY FACE AREA
HAD A HAMMER AND BELT CLAMP IN HAND WENT TO SET THEM ON BELT BELT CLAMP FELL ON FOOT