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INJ WORKER CLIMBING PILE OF FINE COAL,SPRAINED LEFT KNEE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LIGHTING A FUEL OIL HEATER WHEN A DOWN DRAFT CAUSED A FLASH BACK TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEES FACE CAUSING SLIGHT BURNS TO FACE & EYES NOT SERIOUS
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO COUPLE WAGON'S WHILE MOVING AT TIPPLE AREA.
CHANGING PUMP MOTOR ON 12 CM5.LOOSENING FITTINGS USING 2 WRENCHES IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.1 SLIPPED,FLEW BACK INTO RIGHT EYE CAUSED LACERATION ABOUT EYE.
CABLES LEFT IN LAST X CUT FROM UNKNOWN THEY WENT TO UNCOVERN CABLE AT 4:00AM UNCOVERING CABLE RIB FELLED CUT STRIKING LT FOOT OUTBY HARD TOES.
WAS IN A LINE THROWING CRIB BLOCKS TO BUILD TWISTED RT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN USING ACT/OXY TANKS-EVERYTHING WAS TURNED OFF AND IN A SECURE POSITION-FOR SOME REASON CAUGHT ON FIRE.NO PERSON IN SHOP AREA AT TIME.FIRE DEPT CALLED-THEIR INVESTIGATION,UN CERTAIN WHAT CAUSED IT.
INJURED WAS TIEING UP CABLE. STANDING IN BOOM OF S.C. LEAPED OFF OF S.C. INTO A HOLE IN TRAM WAY-CAUSED BY S.C. TIRES. EMPLOYEE TWISTED RT. KNEE SENT TO MT. PLEASANT HOSPITAL-FOUND KNEE IN BAC K TO HAVE SOME BROKEN BONES.
INJURED WAS SLEDGING A PIECE OF ROCK THAT CAME DOWN IN SC TRAM ROAD, RIB ROLLED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK SIDE, TOWARDS BUTTOCK AREA
SECTION WAS IN 3 WAY INTERSECTION OF GOB BOTTOM PRESSURE. HAD STARTED ALL MACHINERY MOVED BACK FOR WEEKEND. PRESSURE DUMPED 200 0UTBY FACE AREA.
A COAL WAGON OFF TRACK- JACKING CAR UP WITH SLATE BAR. WAGON KICKED OUT. SLATE BAR CAME ACROSS THE RIGHT EYE BROW CAUSING A LACERATION. EMPLOYEE SENT TO SOUTH HILL EMERGENCY ROOM NEEDING 7 STI TCHES.
PIECE OF RIB ROLLED OUT STRICKING VICTIM ON REAR OF LEFT LEG. SENT TO HOSPTIAL TO BE CHECKED.
EMPLOYEE HAD FELL OVER LOOSE ROCK & HIT RAIL LT LEG BELOW KNEE CAP
UNLOADING A 486 L.N. OFF A MINER DOLLY. DOLLY KICKED OUT AND CAME DOWN ON OPERATOR'S FOOT.
THE ROOF CONDITIONS HAD SEVERAL CLAY VEINS AND CUTTERS ROOF CONTROL PLAN WAS BEING COMPLIED WITH THE LAST LFIFT BEFORE PUSH OUT STUMP WAS BEING TAKEN WHEN INTERSECTION STATRED WORKING. ROCK C AUGHT INER HEAD AND COVERED TO IN FRONT OF CANOPY.
INJURED EMPLOYEE STOPPED AND HIT HIS RIBS AGAINST FRAME OF CENTRIFUGE.
WORKING ON FALL ON HAULAGE-SLEDGING A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK-PIECE OF ROCK FLEW INTO EYE-THRU SIDE
FALL ON MAIN HAULAGE. LIP OF A OLD EXISTING FALL- FALL APPROX. 30 FEET LONG, 4 TO 6 FEET HIGH.POWER REMOVED FROM FALL AREA. FALL WILL BE BOLTED AND LOADED AS TO PLAN OF MINE FOREMAN.
FALL ON MAIN HAULAGE OUTBY 2 STRAIGHT AND MIDOLE SWITCH FO 01D HILTON. FALL APPROX. 55 FEET LONG 8 TO 10 FEET OF ROOF CAME DOWN. BOTH ENTRANCES. DANGERED OFF. POWER REMOVED FROM FALL AREA AND RE-ROUSED.
HEART ATTACK-DEATH. DEATH CERTIFICATE #711329-STATES MYOCARDIAL INFANETION DUE TO CORONARY ANTENY DISEASE-DIED A NATURAL DEATH AT E.R. HOSPITAL.