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THE INDIVIDUAL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HELPING TO MOVE THE CONTINUOUS MINING CABLE. WHILE REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP THE CABLE HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
FOREIGN MATERIAL IN RIGHT EYE IN WHICH WAS INBEDDED IN EYE.AN EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED EYE.SAFETY GLASS WAS BEING WORN.
RF FALL 7 R IGHT SECTION IN CROSSCUT 6 TO 7 FALL 6 TO 7 FT IN H 16 FT W AND 40 F IN LENGTH
THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A SUPPLY CAR BACK ON TRACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED CATCHING THE INJURED'S LEFT FOOT UNDER THE FRAME OF THE SUPPLY CAR.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS SUPERVISING THE MOVEMENT OF THE ROOF BOLTER MACHINE ACROSS A SECTION OF RAIL, WHEN THE BOLTER SLID ON THE RAIL CATCHING HIS ANKLE AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE.
THE INJURED WAS WORKING AT THE LOAD OUT FACILITY AS HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A SLEDGE HAMMER HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS TRAVELING ALONG THE WALKWAY SIDE OF THE SLOPE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED & HIS RT HAND & WRIST WAS CAUGT BETWEEN THE CRADLE ROLLER & BELT INCURRING THE INJURY
THE INJURED STEPPED OFF A DIESTER TABLE ONTO A PEIECE OF ANGLE IRON. THE ANGLE IRON ROLLED TWISTING THE INDIVIDUALS LEFT ANKLE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD BOXES OF RESIN CARTIDGES FROM SCOOP BUCKET ONTO ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING A POST OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
A 10 TON MOTOR WAS DERAILED & THE INJURED WAS JACKING THE MOTOR BACK ON THE RAIL WHILE APPLYING DOWN PRESSURE THE BAR FROM THE JACK SLIPPED & THE INDIVIDUAL FELL STRIKING HIS RT KNEE ON THE RA IL
DURING PILLAR OPERATIONS ON 6 LEFT SECTION,006-0 EIMCO 2810 CONT.MINER WAS ENTRAPPED BY ROOF FALL DURING FINAL PUSHOUT.FALL MEASURED 16'WIDE X 40'LONG X 12'HIGH.CONT.MINER WAS RECOVERED BY MIN ER RETRIEVER.
THE INJURED WAS TRAMMING THE FEEDER TO SET UP AGAINST THE TAIL PIECE WHEN THE FEEDER WENT INTO A SMALL RUT IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE FRAME OF THE FEEDER TO STRIKE THE INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT FOOT.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS UNPLUGGING THE CAHRGING CABLE FOR A BATTERY MANTRIP. WHEN HE STUFFERED ELECTRICAL BURNS TO HIS RIGHT HAND. THE INDIVIDUAL FAILED TO TRIP THE BREAKER PRIOR TO UNPLUGGING TH E CHARGING CABLE.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRY OF THE 7 RIGHT SECTION. THE FALL WAS 16 FEET IN WIDTH, 250 FEET IN LENGTH AND 15 FEET IN HEIGHT. THE CAVED AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF.
THE INDIVIDUAL JUMPED DOWN OFF THE CLEAN COAL FILTER PLATFORM APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET INCURRYING THE INJURY TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS REACHING OVER THE DRILL HEAD TO GET THE DRILL STEEL WHILE LETTING THE HEAD DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOREARM INCURING THE INJURY.
THE INJURED WAS PICKING UP THE CONTINOUS MINER CABLE WHEN HE EXPERINCED A SHARP PAIN TO HIS BACK.
OPER PAN OPER WEARING SEAT BELT, STRUCK HOLE IN HAULAGE AREA INC . INJ.
THE INDIVIDAL HAD STEPPED ON A ROOF BOLTER CABLE WHEN THE REEL TURNED ON TWISTING THE INDUVIDUAL LEFT KNEE INCURRING THE INJURY.
WHILE UNLOADING A ROLL OF BELT THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT WRIST ON THE METAL BAND THAT WAS AROUND THE BELT INCURING A LACERATION.
EMPL HAD FINISHED TIGHTENING CROSBY CLAMP ON WIRE ROPE ALONG 3 EAST BELT AND HAD TURNED TO MOVE AWAY WHEN HE FELT A BURNING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING TO LIFT A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE CABLE TO ENABLE THE SHUTTLE CAR TO USE THE ENTRY AS A ROADWAY WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJV PREPARING SPLICE ON CONT MINER CABLE.KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT THUMB.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS TRAMMING HIS SHUTTLE CAR TOT HE FEEDER WHEN HE HIT A RUT IN THE ROADWAY, THROWING THE INDIVIDUAL INTO THE CANOPY INCURRING THE INJURY.
INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LUG UP A HIGH VOLTAGE PLUG PLM CONNECTOR, WHILE TWISTING THE PLUG AROUND TO CONNECT UP THE INJURED EXPERIENCED A BURNING PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN. THE INDIVIDUAL DID NOT MISS ANY TIME UNTIL JULY 10.
INDIVIDUAL WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM A SUPPLYTRUCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS TRAVELING UP THE LEFT BLEEDER TRACK WHEN HIS MANTRIP WAS STRUCK BY AN UNOCCUPIED MANTRIP WHICH HAD DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT BLEEDER SECTION THE COLLISION CAUSED THE VICTIM TO BE THR OWN OUT OF HIS MANTRIP INCURRING THE INJURIES
THE INDIVIDAUL WAS HELPING TO PUT A PIECE OF CHAIN UNDER THE PAN LINE, WHEN THE END OF THE PAN SLID FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET AND CAUGHT THE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN THE PAN AND THE BOTTOM.
INDIVIDUAL WAS PUSHING GLUE IN THE HOLE WITH THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE BOLT BENT CATCHING HIS RT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATE & THE WRENCH
INDIVIDUAL WAS TAKING A SHOWER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT A STRIP OF METAL FLASHING CUTTING HIS LEFT AHND BETWEEN THE LITTLE AND RING FINGERS.
INDIVIDUAL WAS CONDUCTING ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE 18FT OVAL VENTILATION TUBING INCURRING THE INJURY INJURY
THE INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS ABCK WHILE HE WAS LOADING MINE TIMBERS FROM A SHASUPPLY CAR ONTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP.
HELPING REPAIR STA7LER FEEDER HAD BROKEN CHAIN. IN PROCESS OF LIFITNG FLIGHT TO INSTA6L WHEN EXPER SHA\P PAIN IN LOER BACK SUFFERED SIMILAR BACK INJ ON 11-03-88.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE INJURED RIGHT WRIST.
THE INDIVIDUAL BENT OVER TO PICK UP TWO CRIB BLOCKS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INDIVIDUAL HAD BEEN INSTALLING A LIGHT ON A RAYGO COMPACTOR AND WAS CLIMBING OFF THE MACHINE. WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ON THE COMPACTOR DRUM STEPPING TO THE YOKE ASSEMBLY HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR INCURRING THE INJURY.
INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A BONDER (WELDER) WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 9-20-88. (WHILE LIFTING A CONTINUOUS MINER POWER CABLE, THE CABLE SLIPPED STRIKING THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.) THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 1-18-89. THE INITIAL INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE STRAIN. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY THE OPERATOR UNTIL 2-28-89 THAT HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAING A CRUSHED VERTEBRA OF THE 5TH LUMBAR.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROF FALL OCC ON THE 3 EAST TRACK LAIES SPUR SURVEY STATION 952.6. AN INTERSECTION CAVED ABOVE THE 5 FT. ANCHORAGE OF RESIN BOLTS PREV. SET IN THE AREA. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL MEASURED 5 1/2 FT. BY 20 FT W X 23' L.
INJURED WAS HELPING TEAR OUT TRACK ON THE UG SECTION THE SCOOP WAS PUSHING THE OLD SECTIONS OF TRACK OUT ONTO THE LEFT RIB THE INJURED AND A HELPER HAD A POST AND WERE PUSHING ON THE UPPER RAI L TO LEAN THE SECTION OF TRACK AGAINST THE RIB WHEN A FISH PLATE BROKE CAUSING THE UPPER RAIL TO FALL STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE LEFT LOWER LEG
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CARRYING A 5 GALLON CAN OF GREASE TO THE SECTION WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS HOLDING & OSITIONING CRIB BLOCK BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR & CONT. MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN SPRING DURING CONVEYOR CHAIN EXTRACTION WHEN CRIB BLOCK KICKED OUT SMASHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETW EEN MINER BOOM & CRIB BLOCK.
ACCIDENT ONLY ROOF FALL AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE V-2 SECTION 001-0 MEASURING 12 FT HIGHT 16-17 WIDE 100 IN LENGTH. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CLAY VEIN IN 1 TO 2 CROSSCUT A ND TERMINATING INTO THE SOLID BLOCK OF COAL AND REAPPERARING IN THE FACE OF 3 THE WITNESSESS STATED THAT A DEEP CRACKING SOUND STARTED AND THE X CUT 1 TO 2 BEGAN CUTTING.