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EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HIS CABLE ANCHOR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS LIFTING OBJECTS DURING A BELT MOVE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
EE WAS CLEANING AN AREA OF THE MINE AROUND THE BELT DRIVE. HE LIFTED A ROCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS LOADING A SCOOP WITH BAGS OF ROCK DUST AND SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
EE WAS USING A JACK TO LIFT BELTLINE AND THE HANDLE FLEW OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A PIECEOF ROPE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM.
GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLT AND ROOF AND MASHED LITTLE FINGER.
EE STATED THAT HE REACHED TO GET A BOLT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #1 HEADING. AN UNDETECTABLE KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLTS. BOLTS THAT WERE ALREADY SET. HIT EE ON SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BELT ON BLOWER MOTOR ON ROOF BOLTE THE BAR SLIPPED HE WAS USING FINGER HIS HAND AT THE BELT PULLEY
PICKING UP A 50 POUND BAG OF ROCK DUST AND MOVING IT FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SIDE.
INJ. WAS RUNNING THE CO. ON HIS OWN WITH NO HELP. HE WAS WORKING 2 SHIFTS WITH ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY AND STRESS. HE HAD ALL THE PHYSICAL & FINANCIAL PARTS OF THE JOB. THE STRESS WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIM & A BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURED IN HIS BRAIN.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING A SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR FOR HIS CABLE HE SAID HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
ROCK FALL IN LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FROM #3 TO #4 HEADING APPROX 50'L, 20'W, 3' THICK. THIS ROCKFALL WAS FOUND WHILE PERFORMING PRESHIFT. NOONE ELSE WAS IN THE MINE AT THE TIME ROOFFALL OCCURRED.
ROOF FALL #1 ENTRY APPROX 120' LONG, RANGING FROM 5' TO 7' THICK. CHANGING ROOF CONDITIONS CAUSED ACCODEMT. THE FALL WAS APPROX 140' FROM FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A PART ON THE MINER. HE WAS LIFTING THE PART WHEN HE RECEIVED AN INTERNAL INJURY TO THE GROIN AREA.
EE WAS STANDING ACROSS MOBILE DRILL CABLE. THE DRILL WAS CHANGING PLACES. THE OPERATOR TURNED THE CABLE REEL ON, THE CABLE JERKED THE RIGHT FOOT OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJU RE HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD TIMBERS TO TAKE UNDER GROUND. HE STARTED HAVING CHEST PAINS. HIS ARM WASS HURTING AND HE WA SHORT OF BREATH. THE TEMP. WAS AROUND 15 DEGREES. EMPLOYEE HAD A PREVI OUS HEART CONDITION AND WAS NOT TAKING HIS PRESCRIBED HEART MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE WASS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT SLIIPPED AND FELL ON ICE HITTING ON HIS BACK AND HEAD HE SLIPPED A DIS IN HIS NECK.
STEPPED ON WET BELT FEED, SLIPPED
UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM THE SCOOP ONTO BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE COMPLAINED WITH HIS BACK HURTING.
ROCK 4 INCHES WIDE 8 INCHES LONG FELL ON LEFT HAND. CAUSE IF ACCIDENT - SMALL ROCK FELL.
THE BATTERIES WENT DOWN ON A 482 SCOOP. THE OPERATOR GOT ANOTHER SCOOP AND OPERATOR TO PULL THE FIRST SCOOP TO A CHARGER. THEY PULLED THE SCOOP AROUND A CORNER. THE FIRST SCOOP SLID INTO THE C OAL RIB CAUSING THE RIB TO BREAK OFF AND FALL ON THE SCOOP OPERATOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SINGLE HEAD FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER. A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST SPRAYING OIL INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE RETURN OF THE 001 SECTION AT SPAD #67.
MAN TRIP BROKE DOWN SCOOP ATTEMPTED TO PUSH BLADE FIRST.MANTRIP WENT DOWN IN HOLE.SCOOP BLADE STRUCK INJURED ON BACK.
EE WAS HELPING TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A TRAM MOTOR ON A 14-5 JOY MINER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT CAUSING EE TO FALL INTO MINER BREAKING TWO FRONT TEETH.
A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LOWER BACK WHILE HE WA SOPERATING THE OPERATOR'S SIDE OF A DOUBLE HEAD ROOF BOLTER.
EE WAS OPERATING THE OFFSIDE OF A SIMMONS RAND DOUBLE HEAD ROOF BOLTER & INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, FALLING ON CONTROLS. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND GRABBING THE BOOM. THE BOOM WENT UP PINNING HIS HAND AGAIST THE MINE ROOF.
EE WAS USING A D.SC GRINDER ON A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL PIECES OF THE RUST FLEW OFF AND HIT EE IN THE LEFT EYE. THE RUST CUT EYE AND HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT BY A DR.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED INBY SPAD # 162 IN THE #7 ENTRY. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT HILL SEAMS.
WAS MAKING A SPLICE IN THE BELT. THE BELT KNIFE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST THE BELT ROPE. FRACTURED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
BENT OVER WALKED UNDER STACKER BELT RAISED UP TOO QUICK HIT HIS BACK ON FRAME OF STACKER BELT.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE BELT HEADING AT SPAD NUMBER 117 CAUSE OF RECDENT NUMBER HILL SEAMS.
CAR HIT ROUGH PLACE IN ROAD THROWING INJURED INTO TOP.
EE WAS OPERATING THE OFF SIDE OF THE DOUBLE HEAD SIMMONS RAND ROOF BOLTER EE DROPPED HIS WRENCH HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP WHEN THE FRAME BROKE ON THE DRILL POT BOOM THE BOOM FELL ON EE PINNED HI M UNDERNEIN HE WAS BRUISED. HE HAD NO CUTS OR BROKEN BONES.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED 30 FT INBY SPAD NO 81 THE MINE ROOF CHANGED FROM SANDSTONE TO SLATE AND BACKTO SANDSTONE THE FALL WAS BEYOND THE ANCHOR POINT FOR THE ROOF BOLTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A WHEEL UNIT ON A 21 JOY SHUTTLE CAR STRAINING LOWER BACK.
CLEARING ROCK OFF MINER, ROCK SLIPPED CATCHING EMPLOYEE ON FINGER MASHING FINGER NAIL ANC CUTTING FINGER.
EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHILE LAYING UNDER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO HIS EAR BURNING AHOLE IN EAR DRUM.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 50 FT INBY INTAKE PORTAL OVERCROS AND HILL SEAMS.
ROOF FALL #4 ENTRY 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #1734.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EE ON TOP OF PLS HEAD IT PUSHED HIS FACE INTO THE SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. BUSTING HIS MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING GOFL CART HAULING A SET OF BELT CLAMPS ON THE BACK. HE DROVE TO CLOSE TO A CRIB THE BELT CLAMPS CAUGHT ON CRIB. THEY SWUNG AROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WA HELPINGON MIENRA PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ABOUT 1 FOOT SQUARE RANGING FROM 2 INCHES THEIR DOWN TO NOTHER FELL HITITNG EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HAND CUTTING LITTLE FINGER AND BREAKING BONE AT TI P OF FINGER.
INJURED CALLED THE MINES WEDNESDAY 2, AND TOLD EMPLOYEE HE STRAINED HIS BACK THE LAST DAY HE WORKED 2-11-93 WHILE LIFTING BELT ROPE.
I.NAME WAS WORKING ON L.A. ROOF BOLTER STAB JACK. HE TOLD INJURED TO START THE BOLTER. INJURED'S FOOT SLIPPED UNDER BACK OF BOLTER ABOUT THE TIME I.NAME RAISED THE STAB JACK MASHING INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT.
EE CALLED ME OTHER AT 900 PM SUNDAY TOLD ME HE MUST HAVE HURT SELF THE LAST SHIFT HE WORKED 1-21-93 HE SAID HE TOLD ANOTHER ON THE WAY OUT IN THE MANTRIP THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING FOREMAN EE W AS NOT TOLD OF THIS.
HELPING REPAIRMAN PUT HOUSING IN SCOOP LIFTING ON HOUSING WITH SLATE BAR. HOSUING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SLATE BAR AND BETWEEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MACHINE LOWER CANOPY ON #2 SHUTTLE CAR. THEY WERE IN #5 ENTRY.