WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF TIN FROM THE ROOK OF A SHOP BUILDING, HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.
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Showing all 38EMPL LEFT CONTROLS OF COAL DRILL LEAVING DRILL AUGER RUNNING. HE WENT TO FRONT OF DRILL TO MOVE HOSE & REACHED OVER RUNNING AUGER. WHEN HE DID THIS COVERALLS CAUGHT IN RUNNING AUGER CRUSHING A RM. BONE WAS NOT BROKEN BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO LIGAMENTS, MUSCLE & NERVES.
BREAKING UP ROC K WITH SLEDGE HAMMER FELT BACK BURNING BEGAN TO GET NUMB AND STARTED FEELING WEAK
HE WAS WORKING AT THE BELT LINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF AND HIT HIS HAND WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK ANOTHER ROCK UP FROM UNDER THE BELT. THIS BRUISED HIS HAND AND CAUSED HIS THUMB T O BURST OPEN.
STANDIN G BESIDE FEEDER BREAKER HIT ;IN EYE WITH BLOCK OF COAL SM PC BROKE OFF IN EYE
THE NUMBER 6 BELT WAS STOPPED.INJURED STARTED TO CROSS AND FLAGGED BELT OPERATOR TO LEAVE BELT OFF.HE WAS ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE BELT OPERATOR .THE BELT OPERATOR THOUGHT HE WANTED THE BELT ST ARTED.INJURED HIT HIS RIBS ON THE BELT ROLLER WHEN HE GOT OFF.
MEN WERE COMING OUT OF MINE ON MANTRIP.THE AXLE BROKE LETTING MANTRIP ROLL BACK INTO RIB 40'.THE SUDDEN STOP FORCED I.NAME INTO BATTERY BOX INJURING HIS BACK.
MEN WERE COMING OUT OF MINE ON MANTRIP.THE AXLE BROKE LETTING MANTRIP ROLL BACK INTO RIB 40'.THE// I.NAME TRIED TO JUMP FROM MANTRIP BUT CAUGHT FOOT.THE MANTRIP DRAGGED HIM ABOUT 40'.
HE WAS PUTTING NEW HANDLE IN 12 POUND HAMMER WHILE USING AN 8 POUND HAMMER TO DRIVE THE NEW HANDLE IN. HE MISSED THE END OF THE HANDLE AND HIT HIS FINGER.
WORKING ON BELTLINE,SLIPPED & FELL INTO MOVING BELT HITTING SHOULDER ON BELT ROLLER.
HE WAS INSTALLING STRESS COMBS ON HI-LINE CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. WHEN HE HURT HIS SHOULDER HE DIDN'T TURN IT IN FOR SEVERAL DAYS BECAUSE IT WORKED OUT WITHOUT HAVING TO SEE A DOCTOR FOR MEDICATION.
HE WAS BREAKING ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT HIS EYE.
HE WAS STANDING ON OIL CAN MARKING CENTER LINES ON MINE ROOF. HE SLIPPED BUT DIDN'T FALL. SUDDEN JERK HURT BACK.
THE EE WAS UNLOADING ROCK DUST FROM A TRAILER AND TWISTED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
HE WAS LIFTING A ROCK FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO JERK HIS BACK.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CASE OF DYNOMITE & STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER
THIS EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO ROLL A ROCK FROM THE BELT LINE & STRAINED HIS BACK
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE BELT LINE & SLIPPED WHEN HE FELL HE HIT HIS KNEE ON A ROCK
EMPL WAS SCRAPING COAL OFF TOP WHEN SMALL PIECE OF COAL GOT IN EYE. HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE STILL HAD PIECE IN EYE UNTIL FOLLWING SUNDAY WHEN HIS EYE STARTED SWELLING. HE WENT TO EMERGENCY RO OM & TREATED FOR CORNEAL ABRASION.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING BRATTICES.STEEL AND CONCRETE BLOCKS FELL ON HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SCOOP AND HIT OVERHANG GOING INTO THE #1 ENTRY CAUGHT HIS HEAD
WORKING ON MACHINERY AND CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM THE BELT LINE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
BOLTING TOP,PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF NEXT TO JACK AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF HEAD.
UNLOADING A BOX OF DUMMIES (STEMMING) FROM 3-WHEELER, STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELT LINE & MASHED FINGER WITH ROCK.
SHOVELING COAL 0ROM UNDER THE BELT LINE AT #3 BELT HEAD PULLED/TORE MUSCLE IN SHOULDER
WORKING INSIDE 4INE AT TAIL BLOCK. KNEELING NEXT TO BELT, PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT LEFT KNEE
A ROCK FELL ON 4INERS RIGHT HAND. IT MASHED AND BRUISED HIS THUMB.
PUT TRAM MOTOR 3N SCOOP MOTOR FELL AND HE TRY TO STOP IT AND PULL MUCH IN HIS BACK.
GOT INTO HIS RI1HT EYE
MAN HEAD WEDGE 6ETWEEN TOP AND SCOOP FRAME.
MOVING DEENERGI1ED HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WITH PERSONNEL CARRIER MINER CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CABLE AND FRAME OF MACHINE.
BOLTER OPERATOR3WAS SCALING DRAW SLATE WITH ROCK BAR PIECE BROKE OVER HEAD STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK INJ WSAS TRANSPORTED TO H OPPITAL X RAYED EXAMINED AND KEPT IN HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION FOR BRUISED BACK 3
MAN TRIP WAS GOING DOWN HILL AND BRAKE WENT OUT ON THEM MANTRIP HIT THE RIB AND THREW THE MAN AGAINST THE RIB AND TOP
SCOOP OPERATOR SLIPPED GETTING INTO DECK OF THE SCOOP & FELL STRIKING BUTTOCK AGAINST MACHINE & FLOOR.
SCOOP OPERATOR SHIFTED MACHINE WHILE IN HIGHER TOP, UNDER LOW TOP, WHICH CAUGHT OPERATOR CRUSHING RIB CAGE
HIGH VOLTAGE ,SELF CONTAINED SUBSTATION WAS NOT DEENERGIZED WHILE ELECTRICTIAN WAS TESTING OR TROUBLE-SHOOTING THE 120 VOLT A.C.CONTROL CIRCUIT,IN A LOCATION WHERE ENERGIZED HIGH VOLTAGE COMP ONENTS WERE EXPOSED.