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THE SUBJECT STATED HE HAD CUT HIS FINGER WHILE WORKING AT HOME 2 WEEKS PRIOR. HE WAS WORKING UNLOADING TIMBERS OUT OF COAL CAR WHEN INADVERTENTLY BUMPED HIS FINGER CAUSING TOGETHER PAIN. THIS SUBJECT NOTIFED MC ON WED. HE HAD BEEN TO SEE DRAT THE HOSPTIAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED FOR INFECTION AND POTENTIAL BLOOD POSIONING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS ATTMEPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. WHEN HE APPLIED FORCE TOLOOSEN THE BOLT HIS RATCHET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE MINE ROOF.
HE WAS USING A ROPE HOIST TO PULL THE TAKEUP ROLELR ONTHE #1 BETL COVNEYOR, AS HE RATCHED THE ROPE HOIST THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT STRIKING HIM ONTHE KNEE.
EE WAS TRAVELING FROM THE SURFACE TO THE SECTION THE PERSONNEL CARRIER THE SUBJECT WAS RIDING BOUNCED DUE TO A ROUGH PLACE IN THE HALLWAY. UPON THE IMPACT OF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER SUBJECT STAT ED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE LEANING ACROSS A BATTERY TRACTOR TO PUT THE BREAKER IN, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.
THIS ALEDGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 2-5-93 THE INJURED ADVISED ME ON 3-2-93 THAT HE INJURED HISBACK WHILE OPERATING A 482 S & S SCOOP. I INTER-VIEWED THE 2 WORKERS AND THE FOREMAN THAT ACCOM PANIED THE INJURED ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED DATE THEY STATED THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ACCID- ENT.
EE STATED HE WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE STATED AS HE WAS POSITIONING THE BELT CLAMP HE FELT PAIN TO HIS SIDES AND CHEST AREA.
EE STATED HE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE 3 BELC TAILPIECE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS KNUCKLE.
EMPL WAS COMPOUNDING BATTERIES,SPLASHED ACID IN FACE & EYES.
MAKING SPLICE HAULING BELT ON PER CARRIER TRAVELED ALONG SIDE OF CONVEYOR THE PC OF BELT CAUGHT THE RIB CATCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PEDAL EXTENDING FOOT
EE WAS IN THE SCOOP BUCKET ROCKDUSTING THE MINES. THE SCOOP RAN OVER SOME ROUGH BOTTOM CAUSING THE INJURED FOOT TO SLIP, CATCHING THE TOE OF HIS BOOT BETWEEN THE SCOOP BUCKET AND THE MINE FLOO R.
THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING PRODUCTION ON 6-28-91 FALLING BACK TO THE LAST LINE OF BOLTS. THE AREA WAS TIMBERED & DANGERED OFF OUTBY THE INTERSECTION, HOWEVER DURING THE WEEKEND THE INTERESE CTION FELL INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE FALL TO APPROX. 20' X 15' X 3'.
I.NAME PULLING PIECE OF ROCK OFF BELT,ACCIDENTLY PULLED IT OFF ONTO HIS FOOT.
COMPOUNDING SET OF BATTERIES ACID SPLASHED IN EYE
WHILE EMPL WAS SERVICING MINER HE HAD RAISED LID THAT COVERS DRIVE LINE HE FAILED TO BLOCK LID SECURELY IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON FINGER.
THE INJURED WAS WATCHING THE #2 BELT DRIVE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 4" X 6" X 3" BOUNCED OFF THE #1 BELT TAILPIECE STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
IN THE #1 HEADING (INBY 90'SS397) DRILLING THE 4TH HOLE IN THE 3RD ROW OF BOLTS WHEN THE BOLT ON THE OPERATOR SIDE HOLDING DRILL POT CAME LOOSE LETTING THE DRILL HEAD.TWIST CATCHING THUMB BETW EEN THE LEVELING ROD AND THE FRAME OF THE DRILL POT.
CONVEY IN OPER THE GUARD HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED AT THE TIME WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS INJ TO R ARM. ACC OCC DURING THE REOPENING INSPECTION.
LOW COAL 482 SS SCOOP WEDGE BETWEEN SCOOP AND TOP.
EMPL WAS MOVING SHUTTLE CAR. TIRE CAUGHT MINER CABLE HANGINGAGAINST TOP PULLING HIM OUT OF DECK BRUSING CHEST.
ROOF FALL 1 BREAK INBY SURVEY SPAD 82. THE FALL MEASURED 20' X 8' X 120' LONG. THE FALL OCCURRED AT THE FEEDER CATCHING FEEDER AND TAILIPIECE.
SUBJECT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT A PIECE OF WATERHOSE IN TWO, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE AXE STRIKING SUBJECT ON THE THUMB.
EMPL WAS RIDING MANTRIP ON HIS KNEES BENT OVER & CAUGHT BACK AGAINST TOP.
EMPL WAS PUTTING STEEL IN HOLE & IT FELL BACK OUT STRIKING HIM ON INDEX FI GER.
EMPL WORKING ON MINER.DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING LID BACK ON PANEL BOARD AND OVERLOAD GROUNDED OUT. FLASHING BURNING FACE.
DISCOVERED ROOF FALL WHILE MAKING WEEKLY EXAMATION. THE FALL IS APPROX. 40 FEET OUTBY SURVEY SPAD MEASURING 3 FEET X 4/ FEET X16 FEET. THE TIME AND DATE THE FALL OCCREED IS UNKNOWN DUE TO OU R RECORDS.
SMALL PIECE ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLT HIT HIM ON RIGHT LEG.
AS THE ROOF BOL7ER WAS BEING TURNED AT THE INTERSECTION (AT MOUTH OF PLACE)THE VENILATION MAN WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING A BRUISE.
EMPLOYEES WERE 9IDING IN PERSONNE L CARRIER ON THE WAY TO THE SECTION.AS THE MANTRIP WENT THRU ROUGH BOTTOM AND LOWER PLACE THAN AVERAGE,THE INJURED'S SHOULDERS CAME IN CONTACT W ITH THE ROOF CA6SING HIM TO BEND FORWARD HURTING HIS LOW BACK.
WHILE THE OPERA7OR WAS IN MOTION HE HAD HIS FINGERS LAYING OUTSIDE THE TRACTOR DECK.AS HE TURNED A BREAK THE CAR AND TRACTOR CAME TOGETHER CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER,REQUIRING 12 STITCHES.
UNINTENTIONAL R2OF FALL DISCOVERED WHILE EXAMINGING BELT.FALL 20' X20' X 30'' THICK.FALL IS IN #3 ENTRY 2 BRKS OUTBY SURVEY SPAD 178 AND IS 2800' FROM FACE.DATE & TIME OF FALL UNKNOWN DUE TO A REA NOT TRAVELL9D -WHILE EXAMING BELT.
INJURED STATED 2E STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF SLATE TO PUT UNDER WHEEL OF SCOOP THAT HAD GOTTEN STUCK.
WHILE TIMBERS W9RE BEING PITCHED AGAINST RIB IN PREPARATION FOR SETTING, INJURED WAS STRUCK IN BACK WITH A TIMBER. THE INJURED WAS CHECKED BY SECTION FOREMAN AND FINISHED THE SHIFT. I.NAME WOR KED 9 CONSECTIV9 SHIFTS BEFORE SEEING A DRAND BEING AB SENT DUE TO INJURY ON 8-18-86
INJ HURT LOWER 6ACK HELPING MAKE BELT MOVE.WORKD FULL SHIFT ON 4-7 AND COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN,SAW DR AND WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL.
INJURIED WAS PU8HING AGAINST BACKBOARD AT THE SECTION TAILPIECE. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND STRAINED LOWER BACK. INJURIED WAS SENT TTO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION BUT WAS NOT ADMITTED.
INJURED WAS LIF7ING A ROCK OFF THE BELT AT THE #2 BELT HEAD. WHILE INJURED WAS LIFTING A ROCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS STOMACH . HE WORKED 6 SHIFTS AND WAS ABSENT ON 12-9-85 INFORMED ME OF H URTING HIMSELF 2N 12-9-85
I.NAME BENT OVER TO MOVE CABLE STACK OUT OF WAT Y FOR PINNER AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING CABLE.PINNING MACHINE USES A 6/3 GGC CABLE.
MINING NEAR HOLLOW A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #6 GE HEADING .FALL OCURRED 50\ INBY SURVEY SPAD 389 MEASURING 60\LONG X 20\WIDE X 4-5\THICK.
BAD ROOF CONDITIONS WITH MUD AND WATER DETECTED IN ROOF AFTER FALL THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY APPROX 20 FT FROM THE FACE AT THE 237 SURVEY SPAD THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 20 FT X 25 FT X 5 FT THICK THIS AREA WAS TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF
ROOF FALL THAT STARTED IN #6 INTERSECTION 2 BRKS INBY SPAD 307. THE FALL MEASURES APPROX. 180\ LONG 20\ WIDE AND 5\-20\ THICK. A 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER WAS CAUGHT BY THE FALL IN THE #6 INTERSEC TION.
ROOF FALL MEASURING 180\LONG X 18\WIDE X 6-12\THICK.IN #4 AND #5 ENTRIES.ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 288.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE MAKING THE WEEKLY EXAM. OF RETURN AIRWAYS. THE FALL OCCURRED IN AN IDLE AREA OF THE MINE ONE BRK. INBY SURVEY SPAD 200. THE FALL IS IN THE #5 INTERSECTION AND EXTENDING IN THE 4 TO 5 AND 5 TOLE CROSSCUTS. THE FALL IS APPROX. 4FT.X 5FT. THICK AND 100 FT. LONG. VENTILATION AND ESCAPEWAYSWERE NOT IMPAIRED AS A RESULT OF THE ROOF FALL.
IN AN ABONDONED AREA A SLIP OR HORSE BACK WHICH IS A CONTINUATION OF A PREVIOUS FALL WHICH WAS REPORTED ON 7-22-83. THIS AREA OF THE MINE WAS RETRIVED FROM ON 7-22-83.
FALL IS NOT IMPAIRING THE VENTILATION AND NO INJURY OCCURRED FALL OCCURRED IN LAS OPEN BREAK BETWEEN #5 AND #6 ENTRY ONE BREAK INBY SURVEY SPAD224 THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY AREA (WITH A SLIP OR HORSEBACK)