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Employee was putting belt clamps on and driving veggie in clamp and hit thumb with hammer.
Employee was pulling scoop outside when a chain came loose and struck him in mouth. Employee had to have stitches in his lip.
A kill a bob about 12" round 3" thick fell from roof and hit employee on shoulder bruising shoulder.
The fall looked like a hores back. Was 20' wide, 30' long, 12' high. It was 3000 ft from outside in right return.
Employee was pulling remote for miner and strained his back.
Was loading seal pumper and door came open. Hit employees finger against scoop bucket.
Employee was roof bolting when a piece of rock struck him on the shoulder. The rock was 12" wide 36" long and 2" thick
EE was lifting belt while making a belt move. He lifted the belt and turned and pulled a muscle in his back.
Foreman was doing his weekly return exam and found a roof fall. 160 X 20 X 5 in the 4th panel of 001 section. This panel was stopped 3/10/08. This is about 3200 #7 from 001 section. The fall was cribbed and timbered and dangered off. MSHA was with foreman at this time.
Foreman was doing his weekly exam out by returns and found a roof fall 150' X 20' X5' long. He dangered off the area and timbered it off. This area is an old panel, 2800' from the working section.
A piece of rock 12" X 12" fell and hit EE's arm on buggy.
Installing belt hangers and his glove got caught in the bit wrench and twisted his left hand. Broke his little finger on left hand.
Employee was caught between crawler and tailpiece. Mashed hip.
Foreman found a fall 2000' outby section, it was a intersection on the intake. was cribbed up and danger off. We can go around this. Its about 2' x 25'.
Foreman doing his preshift found a roof fall in last intersection in belt line fall was about 30x30 intersections was cribs up and danger off.
EE was leaving job site after finishing shift at 5:15pm in his car. He looked away and struck a parked piece of mine equipment with his car. EE broke his nose and 2 stitches on nose.
The #1 entry, last open break intersection. Roof fall approximately 20' wide, 25' long. Was cribbed up and dangered off and called MSHA.
The employee moving scoop had his arm hanging outside operator's deck and caught it between two scoops. He cut his forearm and had stitches. He has not missed any work.
THE ROOF FALL WAS FOUND WHEN FOREMAN WAS DOING HIS WEEKLY OUTBY CHECKS. THE FALL WAS AN INTERSECTION ABOUT 1000 FT UNDERGROUND. THEY CRIBBED, AND TIMBERED IT. WE CAN GO AROUND THIS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF BOLTER STEEL BROKE AND HIT HIS UPPER LIP, CUTTING IT.
EE KNOCKED PIECE OF METAL OFF ROOF BOLTER & CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. WAS IN PROGRESS OF ANKORING HEADRIVE, SETTING TAILPIECE.
EE WAS SHOVELING BELTLINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUSTING ROCK IN TAILPIECE ROCK HIT LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND AND BROKE IT.
EE WAS CROSSING BRIDGE PULLING REMOTE BOX FOR MINER WHEN HE TURNED HIS BODY & FELT A PAIN IN HISBACK.
THERE WAS A HORSE BACK FELL IN RETURN #4. CRIBS HAVE BEEN SET AND DANGER OFF. NO ONE WORKS IN THE AREA OUTBY SECTION 1500.
EE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON HEAD DRIVE. BEARING CAME LOOSE HIT INDEX FINGER AND BREAKING FINGER.
EE WAS CHANGING BEARING SLID HAND ACROSS KEY WAY ON SHAFT AND CUT 2 FINGERS.
EE PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK AREA.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 12" ROUND & 2" THICK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIS FINGER AGAINST LEVER ON BOLT MACHINE. IT CUT THE END OF HIS INDEX FINGER AND HAD TO HAV E STITCHES.
ROOF FALL #1 ENTRY.
EMPLOYEE TRAMMED CRAWLER FORWARD WENT OVER A PIECE OF ROCK AND PUSH THE DECK INTO THE ROOF.
ROOF FALL.
ROOF FALL.
EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE.
ABNORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. BELTLIEN IN OPERATIRE DUE TO TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEPERATE FROZEN BELTLINE FORM STRUCTURE WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT INDEZ FINGER & B ROKE IT.
EMPLOYEE MOVING LOCK WITH SCOOP PASSED THROUGH A SECTION OF LOW ROOF TOP CAUSING SUBJECT MAN TO BE TWISTED OVER WHILE RIDING THE SCOOP STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK
ROOF FELL IN INTERSECTION OF OUTBY AREA APPROX. 4' THICK X 20" WIDE X 20' LONG.
ROOF FELL APPROX 4' THICK 20' WIDE, 60' LONG.
REOCCURENCE AFTER RETURN AT FULL CAPACITY 4-11-94.
AN AREA OFF ROOF FELL ON THE ROOF BOLTER INFLICTING FATAL INJURIES TO THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR. THIS AREA HAD SHOWN NO SIGNS OF BEING FAULTY.
FAULTY AREA OF TOP APPROX 60 FT LONG,20 FT WIDE AND 4FT THICK FELL ON THE NO 2 BELT LINE.
MAN SAID THAT WHILE PULLING AND SLIDING THE COAL DRILL HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
BEGAN TO MOVE JEEP AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN JEEP AND COAL RIB RESULTING IN LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE REACHED TO MOVE THE ANVIL BEFORE THE OTHER MAN WAS THROUGH BRADDING THE SPLICE AND WAS STRUCK BY THE HAMMER. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATED LT. INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN RE-INSTRUCTED IN THE PROPER WAY TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE.
SUBJECT MAN NOTICED NUMBNESS IN HAND. TESTS FROM A PHYSICIAN REVEALED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. SUBJECT MAN NOTIFIED US ON 4-25-94 THAT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME WAS DIAGNOSED.
ROOF FALL #3 ENTRY LENGTH 120' WIDTH 19' THICK NESS 3'TO5' ENTRY WITH 18 1/2',FALL #4 ENTRY LENGTH 65' WIDTH 18 1/2' THICKNESS 3-5' ENTRY 18 1/2'; #5 ENTRY LENGTH 20' WIDTH 14 THICKNESS 3'TO 5 ' FALL #7 ENTRY LENGTH 15' TO 20' WIDTH WITH 16'ENTRY WITH 16' THICKNESS3'-5' #8 ENTRY 12' LONG 18' WIDE 3'-5' THICK ENTRY WIDTH 18' FALL#9 ENTRY 15' LONG 16' WIDE 3' TO 5' THICK ENTRY WITH 1
MAN WAS BREAKING ROCK AT THE DUMP WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND GETTING ROCK OUT OF DUMP. BENT OVER TO GET ROCK AND STRAINED BACK.
WATER ENTERED CRACKS AND CUT TOP.
A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER S X RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
BACK WATERS OF CUMBERLAND RIVER FLOODED MINES.