CHANGING A SCOOP MOTOR & STRAINED BACK & NECK
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Showing all 40HE SAID HE HIT HIS LEG ONTHE INSIDE OF PECK WHILE TRAMMING TO THE FEEDER. HE TWISTED HIS LEG.
SECTION WAS ABANDON 5-4-93 NO PRODUCTION UP TO THIS DATE. THE EQUIPMENT & BELT LINES WAS TAKEN OUT AND THE MINE WAS IDLE. WENT IN TO CHECK MINE OUT 7-13-93 AND FOUND THE FALL IN #1 & #4 ENTRYS IN INTERSECTION.
HE WAS BOLTING #8 HEADING WHERE IT FELL OUT AND WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH THE WRENCH ON THE STEEL DRILLING THE HOLE. THE WRENCH FELL OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.
HE WAS BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM IT CUT THE LIGAMENT IN HIS ARM.
HE WAS PUTTING UP LAST ROLL OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL. IT HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT. THE ROCK HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN THE ELBOW AND WRIST. IT CUT HIS ARM.
HE WAS GOING THRU CURTAIN. A PIECE OF COAL CAME OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
THE BOLTS WE WERE USING WERE HARD TO BEND AND THE BOLTS HAD TO BE BENT TO GET THEM IN THE HOLE.
HE WAS PUTTING DRILL STEEL AGAINS TOP. HE WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE DRILL STEEL. IT WAS SOFT ROCK AND IT BROKE OFF. IT HIS HIM IN THE MOUTH. IT CUT HIS UPPER LIP.
SLIPPED AND FELL ON MIENR CABLE. INJURED HIS KNEE AND BACK.
HE HA DHI SDRILL STEEL HUNG INT HE HOLE AND WAS TRYING TO GET IT OUT AND LET HIS HEAD DOWN SO HE COULD PULL IT OUT WIT HIS HAND. WHILE HE LET HIS HEAD DOWN THE STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE ON H IS MIDDLE FINGER AND CUT IT AND BROKE IT.
PULLING CABLE RESULTED IN HERNIA
HE WITNESSED THE FATALITY ON 11-19-91. HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS NERVES. HE HAD TO BE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
EMPL WAS HELPING SHOTFIRE MAN & AFTER THEY WERE FNISHED LOADING HOLE HE STEPPED AROUND CORNER. HE ADVISED SHOTFIRE MAN TO SHOOT IT. SHOT BLOWED OUT BACK STRIKING EMPL.
RUNNING CUTTER TRAMMING CUTTER OUT OF HEADING 741 TO 8 CRAWLING BESIDE CUT CUTTER ROLLED OVER HIS R FOOT
INJURED WAS RUNNING 482 SCOOP ON PILLAR WORK RAN OVER A SLUG OF ROCK AT PAS #1573 HIM IN THE TOP AND SAID TO HURT HIS BACK AND NECK.
TRAMING THE PINNER ACROSS THE SDECTION IN #7 CROSSCUT LONG-AIRDOX PINNER RUN OVER A LUMP OF COAL PUTTING THE DECK OF IT INTO THE TOP PUSHING I NAME HAT DOWN OVER HIS RT EAR & CUTTING IN TO THE TOP IN ON THE TOP OF HIS EAR
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MAN TRIP TO THE OUTSIDE. HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND BEHIND SCOOP BUCKET TO PULL HIMSELF UP OFF HIS KNEES. I.NAME RAISED THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE STOP ON THE SCOOP MASHED HI S FINGER.
HE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND TAIL PIECE WHEN A SLUG OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLTS.THE ROCK WAS IN 3 1/2" THICK BY 2 1/2' LONG AND 20" WIDE.
SETTING LAST ROW OF PINS. PIECE OF ROCK FELL BEHIND LAST ROW OF PINS.
ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.
LIFTING BOXES OF GLUE ON TO SCOOP.
TAMPING A PLACE STRIKING HAND OVER A ROOF BOLT PLATE.
HE WAS ON OFFSIDE OF BOLT OPERATOR PULL PINNEN UP NOT KNOWING WHEELER WAS IN THE WAY TIRE OR WHEEL ROLL OVER RIGHT FOOT.
WALKING ACROSS ENTRY STEP ON PIECE OF CAOL CAUSING LEG TO TWIST.
WAS HANGING HIS CABLE AND A PIECE OF COAL FELL IN HIS EAR.
HE SAID HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF COAL WITH SCOOP STRAINING HIS BACK.
LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE AND PUTTING ON BELT ROPE.FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
LIFTING ON BOOM LIFT JACK ON CUTTER WHILE CHANGING IT
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK IN 7 FELL OUT FROM AROUND DRILL STEEL AND FELL ON HIS FOOT 8 THICK BY 2 X 1 FT.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL APPROX. 4000 FT OUTBY WORKING AREA.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A 50LB CASE OF POWDER INJURED BACK NOTE; EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY MANAGEMENT DID NOT FILL OUT ACCIDENT REPORT MISSED WORK 0216-88 WENT TO DOCTOR REPORTED TO WORK 02-17-88 THE REPORTED ACCIDENT.
ROOF FALL IN FA6LT AREA CONVRING TYPE OF ROCK HORSES BACK SHALE IS BY 15' BY 10' BY 6'.
FOREMAN WENT IN7O PLACE WHERE SCOOP WAS LOADING DIDNT ALERT SCOOP OPERATOR OF HIS PRESENCE.OPERATOR LOADED SCOOP AND BACKED OUT -FOREMAN WAS PINNED AGAINST RIB BY SCOOP.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. NO INJURIES.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL, NO INJURIES
EMP HAD PINNED #3 HEADING EXCEPT FOR 1 PIN AS HE MOVED PINNER AROUND TO LINE UP ON LAST PIN THE HEAD OF THE PINNER DISLODGED A PIECE OR ROCK WITH ABOUT 4 INCHES OF COAL ATTACHED TO TIT THE R ROCK ROLLED FROM FACE ON TO HIS RT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS HIT ON HAND BY A PIECE OF COAL WHEN FACE OF #4 HEADING WAS SHOT
ROOF FALL -150\ OUTBY FACE OF #5 ENTRY.PINS DID NOT ANCHOR 12\\ SOLID MATERIAL.FALL DIDNT INVOLVE EQUIP OR PERSONS.
EMPL RUNNING AND TRIPPED OVER BOOM ON MOBILE B.C. COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN BACK.