A ROCKFALL WAS FOUND AT THE TIME STATED ABOVE IN THE #1 ENTRY. TIMBERS WERE SET AROUND THE FALL & DANGERED OFF. THE WAS FALL 25'LONG, 20' WIDE AND 4' THICK.
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Showing 50 of 118EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE SPIN LEVER ON THE BOLT MACHINE WHEN PUSHING A ROOF BOLT UP.
A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND INBY SPAD #2454 ON THE SOLID RIB SIDE DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE BLEEDER. THE DATE STATED IN ITEM 6 WAS THE DATE THHE FALL WAS FOUND. THE FALL WAS 180'L18'W 6 'T.
EMP WAS OPERATING A ROOFBOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL, HITTING THE BOTTOM THEN ROLLING BACK CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND BOLT MACHINE HEAD.
A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND BY THIRD SHIFT, THE FALL WAS 30 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE AND 5-6 FOOT THICK. THE FALL WAS ON BREAK INBY SPAD 2396 RIGHT ROOM 3 ENTRY.
LOCATION: 22 CROSSCUTS OUTBY FACE #6 ENTRY INTAKE. TIME: FOUND 6 AM MONDAY MORNING. DIMENSION: 3' TO 4' THICK, 20' WIDE, 20' LONG. CAUSE: LAMINATED SANDSTONE. ACTION TAKEN: CRIBBED OFF DID NOT HAVE TO CLEAN UP.
LOCATION #6 ENTRY FACE. FIRST CUT IN RIGHT CROSSCUT. TIME 0700, DIMENSION 18'WX20'L. CAUSE LAMINATED SANDSTONE AND HAD NOT BEEN BOLTED. ACTION TAKEN: CLEANED FALL UP AND BOLTED AREA.
LOCATION SPAD 334 RETURN 1 ENTRY TIME BETWEEN 3-5-96 AND 3-7-96 DIMENSION OTO 4' THICK 18' WIDE 80' LONG ACTION TAKEN TIMBERED AND CRIBBED UP DOES NOT HA VE TO BE CLEANED.
ACCIDENT OCCURED ON 10-5-95, HOWEVER EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-9-95, WHEN HE VISITED THE DR.HE RETURNED TO WORK REGULAR SHIFT AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11-16-95. AT THAT TIME HE RETURNED TO THE DR AND HAS BEEN OFF WORK FROM THE 16TH OF NOV. WALKING BELT LINE WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD (HARD HAT) AGAINST A ROOF BOLT AND PLATE EXTENDING DOWN FROM ROOF. INJURY TO NECK.
LOCATION: CROSSCUT #50 TRACK AND BELT ENTRY. TIME: BETWEEN 11PM SAT AND 10PM SUNDAY. DIMENSON: 3'TO4' THICK 22' WIDE 70'L CAUSE: KETTLE BOTTOMS AND LAMINATED SANDSTONE. ACTION TAKEN: TIMBERED AND CRIBBED DID NOT HAVE TO CLEAN UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE BELT AND STRUCTURE FROM THE MINES AND WAS WEARING KNEE PADS AND INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE, BUT THE EMPLOYEE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW HOW THE INJURY OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TAKING DOWN SHELVES AND SOME DEBREE FELL INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STEEL RAILS WHEN HE FELT NAUSEA IN HIS STOMACH AND AFTER A WHILE THE NAUSEA WENT AWAY. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR LATER AND FOUND THAT HE HAS A HERNIA. EMPLOYER WENT TO D R. AT THE HAZARD ARMC AND WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER 2-15-95.
RAINING WET CONDITIONS WET SURFACE. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON HYDROSEEDER SOWING GRASS WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HAND RAIL AND HE SPIN AROUND AND HIT HIS GROIN AREA AGAINST THE RAILING AROUN D TOP OF HYDROSEEDER.
EE STATED HE SAW A FIRE AND WENT TO CHRCK ON IT AND STEP OUT OF HIS CAR AND FELL ON UNEVEN GROUND.
EE STATES THAT HE WAS CHECKING THE BOLTS ON AN ENGINE FOR TIGHTNESS AND THE TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE LOWER LIP CUTTING A SMALL HOLE IN HIS LOWER LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING 42" BELT UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEING LOADED IN THE PIT AREA AND STATED THAT TH ELOADER SLID BECAUSE THE PIT WAS WET AND HIT THE ROCK WITH THE ARMS OF THE LOADER CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE WINDOW WITH HIS HEAD AND S AID THAT A ROCK ABOUT 5' LONG AND 4' THICK FELL OUT OF THE LOADER BUCKE TBOUNCIN GHIM HURTING HIS BACK.
EE WAS CUTTING A PEICE OF PIPE ONE INCH IN DIAMETON WITH A HACK SAW, WHEN HE CUT IT IN TOO THE LONG FLEW UP AND IF IT EE OR FINGER LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND AT LAST JOINT ON NAIL BED CAUSING A LACERATION APPROX. 3/4 INCH LONG.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OFF HILL IN GREASE TRUCK WHEN TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR AND BEFORE HE COULD STOP TRUCK, DRIVER CLAIMED THAT THE BOUNCING CAUSED HIM TO HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS USUAL DUTIES AS OILER. HE HAD PARKED HIS FUEL TRUCK A C-60 CHECY TRUCK AND AS A SAFETY MEASURE HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A ROCK AND PLACE UNDER HIS TIRE WHEN HE LIFTED THE ROCK. HE SAID HE FELT HIS LEFT RIB POP AND FELT PAIN. UPON EXAM. BY A DOCTOR IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAD CRACKED HIS RIB ON LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE TRACK OF A DRILL, HE STRUCK A METAL PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF HAMMER AND STRUCK THE EE IN RIGHT LEG CAUSING A SMALL PUNTURE WOUND.
DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS TRIMING HIS LOAD IN PREPERATION TO PUTTING TARP ON. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF TRAILER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL APPROX 12' TO GROUND. THE FALL CAUSED INJURIED TO B OTH WRISTS & PUT A CUT ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS GETTING RIDE IN UNIT RIG ROCK TRUCK TO PIT AREA WHERE SHOVEL WAS. AS HE WAS MOUNTING ROCK TRUCK HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON LADDER AND FELL APPROX. 15 FEET TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP UNLOAD NITROGIN TANK FROM TRUCK. AFTER TAKING HOLD OF ONE END, TANK SLIPPED OUT OF TRUCK & PINNED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TANK & BUMPER OF TRUCK, MASHING THE RIN G FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER, MISSED BOTTOM STIRRUP OF LADDER AND FELL APPROX 8' TO GROUND, STRIKIN GBACK OF HEAD.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK DRILL STEELS WITH A MANUAL DECK WRENCH. THE DECK WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE STEEL AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AT POWER BOX. HE TURNED TO ROUND CORNER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT LEG, CAUSING PAIN TO THE KNEE AREA.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING A 120 TON UNIT RIG ROCK TRUCK HAND WAS CUAGHT IN METAL BURR AND CUT AT THE KNUCKLES.
EE HAD BEEN PUMPING FUEL. HE TURNED TO PUT NOZZLE BACK IN FUEL TRUCK, STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS SPLICING THE 1 BELT LINE. THE BELT BROKE AND STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DUMP SPOIL ON THE NO.9 SEAM LEVEL DUMP, THE DUMP MAY HAVE GAVE WAY OR THE TRUCK OVER TRAVELED THE BERM ON THE BLIND SIDE. EE JUMPED FROM TRUCK AND FELL DOWN THE SPOIL BANK LANDING ON THE NO. 8 SEAM LEVEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING RT OF WAY ON MOUNTAIN SIDE SLIPPED & FELL ON CUTTING TOOL CUTTING HIS RT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING INT HE WORKIGN SECTION INSIDE MINE. HE REACHED FOR A WELDING ROD AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND ONT EH WELDING ROD CAN.
EE WAS WALKING IN HOLLOW FIELD AREA. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON PERSONNEL CARRIER RUNNING THROU GH CURTAIN. CURTAIN FLAPPED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL FROM DOZER STEP LANDING ON LEFT FOOT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION FOOT AND THREE TOES WERE FRACTURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON HIS SIDE USING A CUTTING TORCH SPARKS FROM TORCH WENT INTO HIS RT EAR BURNING A HOLE IN THE EARDRUM
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ROOF BOLTER LEFT HAND WAS ON TOP OF CANOPY, HE PULLED THE LEVER WITH RIGHT HAND, LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF AND CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING MAN DOOR INSIDE MINE. DOOR FELL SHUT CATCHING HIS FINGER AND CUTTING IT SEVERELY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OEPRATING AN OIL TRUCK AND WAS TRAVELING FROM A DRILL BENCH TO PARKING LOT. HE HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD, CAUSIGN THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOSE CONTROL. EMPLOYEE'S WRIST WAS ENTANGELE D IN THE WHEEL, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TOS TSTRIKE HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS AT SUPPLY HOLE INSIDE MINE AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING.
PERSONAL RUBBER TRANSPORTER WAS UP ON CRIB BLOCKS. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PULL CRIB BLOCKS OUT FROM UNDER TRANSPORTER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BARRELS IN WASH BOX AREA OF WASHER. THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK. FINISHED SHIFT OF WORK, THEN VISITED HOSPITAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING A RH120 SHOVEL AND REMOVED A PIN FROM THE MACHINE,BENT OVER TO LIFT THE PIN AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT EE RETURNED TO THE DR ON 3-23-93 AND WAS ADVISED THAT HE HAD A BROKE BONE IN HIS HAND WILL BE OFF WORK FOR 2-8 WEEKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMVOING A BOLT FROM A HEADDRIVE WITH A WRENCH POSITION HIMSELF IN A WRONG POSITION AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE REELED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF HIS TRUCK ON A SMALL ROCK
INJURED HAD CUT OPEN AN OIL FILTER AND WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY IT OUT OF THE CANISTER. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER TO GET CUT ON THE JAGGED EDGE OF THE CANISTO ER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TRANSMISSION FROM 2 2/2 TON GREASE TRUCK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FELL OFF A TRANSMISSION JACK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HAND.