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WAS CRAWLING FROM TRACK TO #4 AND #5 BELT HEAD, SHARP PAIN IN KNEE.
LIFTING LID ON FEEDER WITH SLATE BAR AND SLATE BAR SLIPPED. LID FELL AND MASHED FINGER.
CHECKING BELT HEAD, RUBBED UP AGAINST LOW HANGING ROOF BOLT PLATE, CUTTING EAR.
REPAIRING CONTINUOUS MIENR METAL SHAVING FLEW FORM CHISEL STRIKING EE IN THE NECK.
INJURED WAS CLEANING UP A BOOM HOLE WITH A SCOOP LOADER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A ROCK WITH THE SCOOP BUCKET THE ROCK ROLLED BACK ON THE OPERATOR WHEN IT BROKE FREE THIS IS A DEGREE 3 CL ASSIFICATION 5 INJURY
INJURED HAD COMPLETED CHARGING A HOLE ON THE RT RIB& ROLLED TO THE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE HEADINGT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT LEG INJURED COMPLETED THE SHIFT & WORKED FOLLOWING DAY 05-30-95 APPLIED HEAT ON 05-31-95 WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM ON 06B-01-95 & RETURNED TO WORK ON 06-05-95THIS IS A DEGREE 3 CLASSIFICATION 20 ACCIDENT
INJURED WAS HANDLING MATERIAL IN A CRAMPED KNEELING POSITION, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK, THIS IS A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 9 HANDLING MATERIAL ACCIDENT.
A SLAB OF IMMEDIATE ROOF CONSISTING OF WEATHERED SHALE 6FT IN LENGTH 8FT IN WIDTH & 3FT IN THICKNESS FELL IMMEDIATELY INBY THE NO 1 PORTAL THE SLAB OF SHALE FAILED ONE TO OETERIORATION FROM TH E INFLUX OF SURFACE WATER & THE ASSOCIATED NATURAL CHEMICAL WEATHERING PROCESS INGRESS OR VENTILATION WAS NOT ADVERTSELY AFFECTED
INJURED WAS SHOVELING UNDERGROUND CONVEYOR BELT AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE SOME HARDENED MATERIAL FROM UNDER A RETURN IDLER, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING WET COAL AND MUD FROM UNDER THE FINE COAL BELT OF THE SURFACE TIPPLE. THIS IS A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 09 HANDLING MATERIAL.
INJURED WAS SCOOPING MINE ROADWAY & STRUCK SHOULDER AGAINST MINE ROOF.
INJURED WAS REMOVING COAL SPILLAGE FROM ALONGSIDE, NO. 1 BELT CONVEYOR & CAUGHT LEFT FOOT IN A CONVEYOR RETURN ROLLER.
INJURED WAS LIFTING A COUPLING, PRIOR TO EMPLACING SAME INTO THE DRAW-HEAD OF A SUPPLY CAR, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOWER BACK PAIN.
INJURED WAS INVOLVED IS ASSITING IN A BELT EXTENTION AND REPORTED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN WHILE LIFTING TO PLACE TOP IDLER STRUCTURE ON CONVEYOR SIDEFRAME.
INJURED WA SCLOSING SWITCH A 480 VAC 200 AMP SWITHC BOX, SUPPLY POWER TO 100 HP FAN MOTOR CIRCUIT, WHEN A SHORT CUIRCUIT OCCURED IN SWITCH BOX, EJECTIN GMETAL FROM THE ENCLOSURE, CAUSING A LAC ERATION TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CHIN.
INJURED WAS SPRAYING PERMANENT STOPPINGS PER 75.333 WITH A SODIUM SILICATE PRODUCT. THE SPRAY MACHINE CLOGGED AND THE INJURED WAS PERFORMING REMEDIAL CHECKS AND ACTIVATED THE MACHINE, CAUSING PRODUCT TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE MACHINES HOPPER INTO BOTH OF HIS EYES. INJURED WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOARD THE TRACK MOUNTED PERSONNEL CARRIER & BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE INJURY DID NOT BECOME MANIFEST UNTIL END OF FOLLOWING SHIFT ON 03 MARCH 94
FALL OCCURRED IN NO. 6 ENTRY VIC SP 2865, APPROX 110'X18'X6'. ROOF MATERIAL WAS THINLY BEDDED SHALE STRATA AND APPEARED WET. COLLAPSED AREA ISADJACENT TO 100' COVER LINE. ENTRY WAS INITIALL Y REINFORCED WITH 36" MECHANICALLY ANCHORED BOLTS AND SUPPLEMENTALLY SUPPORTED WITH CRIBS PRIOR TO FAILURE.
INJURED WAS HOLDING 60# RAIL IN PLACAE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, ON THE DRIFT END OF THE SUPPLY CAR, ATTEMPTING TO START A SECOND ROW OF RAILS. THE FOUR MAN SUPPLY CREW PICKED UP THE HIGHWAY END OF THE RAIL & PLACE ON SUPPLY CAR. RAIL ROTATED & CAUGHT THE TIP OF INJUREDS MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
TAIL PULLEY OF #4 CONVEYOR BELT WAS BEING CLEANED MANUALLY WHILE BELT WAS IN MOTION A LOOSE PORTION OF BELT BECAME ENTANGLED IN TAIL PRECP EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELT FROM TAILPIECE BY CUTTING AWAY SMALL STRINGS AT ENTANGLED BELT BY HAIVNG BELT STARTED THEN STOPPED LEFT ARM OF EMPLOYEE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & TAIL PULLEY RESULTING IN ARM AMPUTATION APPROX 3IN BELOW ELBOW
HE WAS PICKING UP AND CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A PAIN STARTED IN HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS GATHERING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A BOTTOM STAND FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS LEG PUNCTURE WOUND.
WEN T TO ANSWER PHONE AT #5 HEAD DRIVE & STEP ON ANKER PIN & TWISTED KNEE
55061S REMOVING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE ROCK FLIPPED UP AND PINNED FINGER AGAINST TOP.
BACKING UP CUTTER CATCHING FOOT BETWEEN A ROCK THE CUTTER BENDING STEEL TOE BOOT BACK CAUSING SKIN TO BE CUTTER OFF LEAVING BONE.
BUILDING BRATTICE LIFTING BLOCKS INTO PLACE.
WHILE UNLOADING OXY-ACTYLENE TANKS FROM SCOOP BUCKET EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN OR CATCH IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A WATER PUMP WITH A PULL STRING.STRING WAS PULLED AND ENGINE BACKLASH JERKED HAND RESULTING IN BROKEN FINGER ON RIGHT AHND.RING FINGER.
GRINDER WAS TURNED ON TO SHARPEN ROOF DRILL BITS GRINDING ROCK CAME APART ONE PIECE HIT MAN IN RIBS.NO SERIOUS INV WAS ANTICIPATED AT FIRST BUT SORENESS HAS PERSISTED FOR A WEEK SO INV EMPLOYE E HAS DECIDED TO GET EXAMINED BY A MD.
OPERATOR OF BULLDOZER WAS BOUNCED UP AND HIT HEAD ON INSIDE OF CANOPY, CAUSING A CUT ON HIS HEAD AT THE HAIRLINE.
SHOOTING IN SEC 7 & WENT THROUGH SEC 8 SHOOTING ROCK & COAL ON HIM WHILE HE WAS IN SCOOP.
PUTTING LAST ROOF BOLT INPIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & HITTING LEFT FOOT.
POURING AND SPREADING CONCRETE FOR ROADWAY.
POURING AND SPREADING CONCRETE FOR ROADWAY.
A PIECE OF ROCK WAS UNDER ROOF BOLTER HEAD. WHILE GETTING ROCK FROM UNDER HEAD, HE HELD HIS HAND OVER DRILL STEEL AND HE HIT BOOM LIFT LEVER WITH HIS BODY.
PULLING DRAW ROCK WHEN STRAINED HIS BACK
BACK HURT WHILE SHOVELING
IN ATTEMPTING TO ROLL (2) ROCKS IN THE BUCKET OF TRACK LOADER HIS #1 FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCKS.
HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED LOWER STOMACH (AREADY BEFORE EMPLOYEE HAD A HERNIA OPERATION).
HE WAS LIFTING ROCK DUST STRAINED LOWER STOMACH AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE DRILL CABLE THAT WAS WHAPPED AROUND BOLTER WHEEL.
BELT ROPE WAS LOOSE I NAME WAS TWISTING A TURN BUCKLE TO TIGHTEN IT
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER, TRAM CHAIN BROKE STRICKING MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
WORKING ON BATTERY AND ACID SPLASHED IN EYES.
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR PIECE OF COAL HIT HEAD CUTTING FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING TAIL PICE OF ROCK WITH SLATE BAR.BAR GOT CAUGHT ON RUNNING BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CUTTING MACHINE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY OF EQUIPMENT
PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL FROM ROOF
EMPLOYEE WAS STRICKING PANEL BOARD ON SCOOP WITH HAMMER. PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE EYE AND LODGED METAL WAS REMOVED BY DOCTOR.
EMPL WAS ON HIS WAY OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT. HE RAISED UP OUT OF DECK OF SCOOP & HIT MINE ROOF RESULTING IN SOME BRUISES.