GPF-EXPOSURE TO COAL DUST.
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Showing 50 of 53WORKER WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTER WHEN ROCK FELL AND STRUCK WORKER ON BACK.
WORKER WAS BUSTING ROCK IN THE TAILPIECE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT KNEE ON COAL AND ROCK.
WORKER WAS HIT BY A ROCK AT THE TAILPIECE CAUSING BRUISING ONHIS LEFT SIDE AND BACK.
WORKER WAS BUILDING BRATTICE WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE IN THE KIDNEY AREA.
WORKER WAS LIFTING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
WORKER GOT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND IN TAILPIECE CAUSING A CONTUSION AND LACERATION.
WORKER WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HEAD.
ALLEGED WHIEL USING TORCH TO CUT TRAM MOTOR OUT OF SCOOP, A SPRAK IGNITED BATTERY GAS AND EXPLODED EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON BATTERY LID WHILE CUTTING, EXPLOSION RESULTED IN CRACKED BONE IN ANKL E OF RIGHT LEG.
WHILE ENTERING THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT, EMPLOYEE TOUCHED THE OPERATORS PEDAL AND THE SCOOP TRAMMED FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS ARM AGAINST A ROOF BOLT, CAUSING A SEVERE CUT IN THE WRIS T AREA AND ALSO A BRUISE TO THE ELBOW.
WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL ALONG A RIB. EE SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE SAID HE PICKED UP A FULL SHOVEL IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. HE THOUGHT HE HAD A PULLED MUSCLE.
WHILE SHOVELING RIBS ON 001 SECTION THE EMPL SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE SAID HE TWISTED WITH A SHOVEL FULL OF COAL.
WHILE BOLTING TOP IN FACE AREA HE TRIED TO BEND A CONVENTIONAL 36" ROOF BOLT. HE SAID THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. DOCTOR SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE.
WHILE TRAMMING A 474 S & S SCOOP TO THE SURFACE. THE OPERATOR ENCOUNTERED SOME LOW ROOF CONDITIONS AND HIS HEAD WAS STRUCK BY THE TOP AND A ROOFBOLT PLATE. THE RESULT WAS A SEVERE CUT TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD.
WHILE CROSSING FLOOR OF SURFACE SHOP EMPLOYEE TRIED TO WALK ACROSS TOP OF BASS BUGGY. EMPLOYEE TRIPPED & FELL. DR. DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE PULLING EXCESS CABLE ON A ROOF BOLTER. THE OPERATOR DECIDED TO USE THE BOSS BUGGY. WHILE THE WAS PULLING THE CABLE WITH THE BUGGY HE WRAPPED THE CABLE AROUND HIS FOOT. HE THEN STARTED DO WN THE ENTRY THE CABLE BECAME HUNG UP AND PULLEDHIM FROM THE BUGGY.
WHILE MAKING A BELT SET UP A PIECE OF COAL HIT INJURED IN THE EYE. THE EYE WAS WASHED OUT. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO DR THAT EVENING. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE OCCURRED.
WORKER WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A LUMP OF COAL THAT HAD LODGED IN THE TAILPIECE WHEN ANOTHER LARGE LUMP HIT HIS RIGHT SECOND FINGER BREAKING IT.
WORKER WAS BUILDING SEALS LIFTING BLOCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES.
WHILE GETTING OFF THE S&H 105 SCOOP THE OPERATOR SAID THAT HE TWISTE DHIS KNEE AND IT MADE POPPING NOISE.
66925R WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL CUTTING HIS WRIST.
WORKER HAND BEEN CRAWLING BELTS THAT NIGHT. HIS KNEE SWELLED UP.
PUSHING DRILL FELT PAIN IN CHEST AND BACK
CUTTING MACHINE CABLE WAS HUNG UP IN REEL.OPERATOR TRIED TO PULL CABLE FREE AND STRAINED SOME MUSCLES.THE COMPANY WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 06-30-92.
SCOOP OPERATOR TRAMMING ON MAIN ENTRYWAY. SMALL PIECE OF DRAWROCK APPROX. 12" X 12" X 1/2" FELL AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR ON HIS SAFETY HAT. RESULTS WERE A STIFF NECK AND A SLIGHT HEADACHE. DOCTOR SEEN COULD FIND NO INJURY.
OPERATOR OF FMC ROOF BOLTER MOVING BOLTER TO INSTALL RIB BOLT AND HIT ANKLE AGAINST A BLOCK OF COAL.THIS CAUSED A NERVE TO BE PUSHED AGAINST A BONE IN THE ANKLE.
THE MINE PROJECTIONS RAN UNDERNEATH A LOW COVER AREA. SOFT AND LAMINATED ROOF WAS ENCOUNTERED ON THE ADAVANCE. THE AREA AFFECTED, WAS NARROWED TO 17' AND 48" BOLTS WERE INSTALLED IN #5 ENTRY . THE #4 ENTRY AND THE #3 ENTRY WERE BOLTED WITH 72" BOLTS.
WORKER CAME TO OUTSIDE AT THE END OF SHIFT SAID BACK WAS HURTING.
STRIANED BACK.
NO INJURY FALL IN OUTBY AREA IN A MINED OUT AREA. HILL SEAMS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR-FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE-HILL SEAMS WERE BEING STRAPPED WITH STEEL STRAPS-ENTRY WIDTH WAS 19 FT.
WORKER WAS OPERATING BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL HIT IS NOSE CHUTTING IT.
WORKER WAS RUNNING BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF OF MINE HITTING HIS LEFT HAND.
WORKER WAS NEW AND NOT USE TO CRAWLING SO HIS KNEES SWELLED.
WORKERS WAS MOVING WAGON DRILL WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIS HAND CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO PUNCTURE HAND.
WORKER WAS PUSHING WAGON DRILL AND HURT HIS KNEE. HE CONTUINED TO WORK UNTIL 5/23/91.
APPARENTLY HE WAS BETWEEN SCOOP AND RIB WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT TO BE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE. THE SCOOP WAS MOVING SLOWLY BUT SLID SIDEWAYS APPROX. 12-18" AND INTO A RUT IN MINE FLOOR. SCOOP BUMPER S TRUCK END OF HIS STEEL TOE RUBBER WORK BOOT AND CRUSHED IT TO MINE FLOOR. DAMAGE TO 4 TOES WITH 3 BEING SURGICALLY REMOVED AT HOSPITAL LATER IN DAY.
NO EQUPMENT DAMAGED. NO PERSONS IN AFFECTED AREA. NO LOOS FELL 3 CROSSCUTS OUTBY #101 SPAD. FALL APPROX 20 FT IN WID 20 FT LONG AND FELL ABOVE ROOF SUPPORTS.
RUNNING DRILL DRILL HIT FOOT.
GOT HIS HAND MASHED BY SCOOP BUCKET
WORKER WAS OPERATING MACHINE WHEN HE GOT PINNED AGAINST CRIB. MACHINE HIT HIS CHEST.
WORKER CRAWLING AND SETTING ON HIS KNEES DURING OPERATING OF EQUIPMENT RESULTED IN FLUID ON KNEES.WORKER WENT EMERG.RM 4-1 WAS X-RAYED AND GIVEN MEDICATION.
WORKER WAS CHANGING HOSE ON ROOFBOLTER WHEN HE HIT THE CONTROL TO THE BOOM CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HIM.
WORKER WAS TAKING TARP OFF TRUCK WHEN HE FELL STRIKING HEAD.
WORKERS WAS OPERATING A CUTTING MACHINE WHEN HIS LIGHT CORD CONNECTED TO HIS HAT GOT CAUGHT AND PULLED HIS HEAD BACK OVER MACHINE CATCHING IT BETWEEN ROOF OF MINE & MACHINE.
WORKER WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ROOF OF MINE AND BOLT.
WORKER WAS MOVING FROM ONE ROOF BOLT TO ANOTHER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE
WORKER WAS HELPING WITH BELT STRUCTURE LIFTING AND CLEANING IT WHEN HE STRAINED BACK WORKER TRIED TO WORK OFF AND ON UNTIL PAIN GOT WORSE AND ON 10-28-88 WORKER HAD TO STOP
WORKER WAS OPERATING PUSH DRILL WHEN HE STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.
OPERATING COAL SCOOP TRANSPORTING COAL FROM WORKING FACE TO DUMP.RAN SCOOP INTO COAL RIB AND INJURED RIGHT ARM WHEN SCOOP HIT COAL RIB.
THE EMPLOYEE HA8 TAKEN GUARD OFF THE TAIL ROLLER TO CLEAN AND GREASE AROUND THE TAILPIECE. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE CONVEYOR BELT, CATCHING HIS RIGHT ARM IN THE IDLE ROLLER. HIS RIGHT ARM WAS B9OKEN TWICE, BELOW AND ABOVE THE ELBOW.