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Employee was loading supplies into scoop bucket and the bucket slipped onto his right foot.
1-intersection outby spad #286. Roof fall - #1 entry - return approximately 4800' from surface. Fall 25' long, 18' wide, 5'-6' high. Did not effect air way. Did not effect travelway.
Had roof fall on intake break 66, in an intersection. Spad #250. 18'wide - 15'-18'high.
Employee was seated waiting for miner operator to assist him during which time a rock fell from mine top striking lower right leg/ankle
Was checking on fellow employee changing flat tire on equipment. Crib block fell landing on foot.
Rock fall in #5 entry 85' inby spad #245, approximately 25' Long & 8' High by 20' Wide.
Employee stated that he lost his balance, slipped and fell landing on back.
Employee stated that he had been installing mining timbers - when returning to equipment, he slipped on mat causing him to fall, striking rt. knee.
EE stated that for the last few weeks he had been having back and leg pains when he was hanging the cutting machine cable.
Employee stated that he was traveling to #3 belt and hit a bump causing him to hit his head against mine top.
EE stated that he experienced pain in his lower back and left leg while loading rock dust.
Employee stated that he experienced lower back pain when he stepped down to the ground from the top of scoop batteries that he had just charged. This incident occurred outside and the step down distance is approx. 23".
Roof fall on intake. Approx. 120' underground, 5' high and about 60'-70' long.
Employee was loading rock duster with rock dust-He said he felt pain in lower back.
Employee was filling scoop batteries with water and mashed his finger when trying to replace battery cover.
Employee stated that he was checking the fire sensor line. His buggy got stuck and he tried to push it and pulled something in his lower back and left knee.
Employee was bolting mine roof top and caught his finger between roof plate and mine top causing lacerations/cuts to left index finger.
Employee was traveling underground on personnel carrier to begin shift. He stopped to allow another employee to exit carrier and allowed carrier to roll backwards. He caught himself between carrier and mine top.
Employee was loading wooden crib blocks & mashed his finger.
Roof fall on intake
Employee stated that he was shoveling head drive and bumped his right elbow against frame of head drive.
Rock fall in #3 entry, faulty area.
Sweating season, adding moisture to roof caused slicken siden rock to fall.
Employee stated that he bumped his head against mine top while operating scoop.
Found roof fall during regular check on seals
EE was assisting with broken belt repairs, while pulling broken belt together, the belt clamp slipped, striking EE in facial area.
Found roof fall during weekly insp. of airways
Employee was bolting mine top in #1 entry. The roof bolt kicked back pinning arm between bolt & Atrs.
Employee was bolting mine top in #1 entry. The roof bolt kicked back pinning arm between bolt and atrs.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING MINE TOP IN #6 ENTRY AND A ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE UPPER BACK / NECK AREA CAUSING BRUISING AND SORENESS. THERE WERE NO FRACTURES OR LACERATIONS.
Employee was bolting roof top and a rock fell striking his left hand pinky finger and mashing it against pinner.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A BOOM SWING JACK ON A CUTTER. HE PICKED UP THE SLEEVE TO THE JACK AND TURNED AROUND TO LAY IT DOWN AND STATED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS HANGING VENTILATION CURTAINS AND A ROCK FELL FROM MINE TOP, STRIKING EE IN LEFT UPPER SIDE/BACK.
EE WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLES IN ROOF TOP. STEEL GOT STUCK SO HE WAS SPINNING THE HEAD IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN STEEL, CAUGHT HIS LEFT PINKIE FINGERBETWEEN HEAD OF BOLT MACHINE AND DRILL STEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING RIB AREA WITH SCOOP AND SOME DEBRIS HIT HIM IN FACIAL AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP INSIDE TO BEGIN WORK DAY. HE STATED THAT MANTRIP WENT THROUGH WATER HOLE AND THAT HE RAISED UP TO KEEP FROM GETTING WET, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CATCH HIS BODY BETWEEN MINE ROOF AND MANTRIP.
EE WAS BOLTING ROOF TOP WHEN A PIECE OF SANDSTONE SLUG FELL FROM BETWEEN 2 ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EE IN LOWER BACK AREA.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING SNAP RINGS FROM CHICKEN HEAD ON CUTTER MACHINE. HE SAID THAT HE WAS USING PROPER TOOL, SNAP RING PLIERS, BUT SNAP RING BROKE, STRIKING HIM LEFT EYE.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING A BELT ON THE BELTLINE AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN A BEARING AND ROLLER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND TRAVELING DOWN GRADE. HE STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO SLIDE INSIDE OF SCOOP AND REACHED OUT TO HOLD ONTO SCOOP AND CAUGHT THE TIPS OF HIS FINGERS.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE BELT STRUCTURE AND WHILE DOING SO, THAT HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF TOP IN #5 ENTRY. THE ROOF BOLT CAME BACK OUT, CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT HAND.
EE WAS ENTERING MINE & RAN OVER A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS HEAD RESULTING IN SORE NECK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD WENT TO BATTERY STATION TO REPLACE BATTERIES. HE SAID THAT HE HOPPED OFF SIDE OF SCOOP AND THAT HE STARTED FEELING PAIN IN LOWER AND UPPER BACK. HE SAID THAT HE MUS T HAVE LANDED WRONG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN BOLTING ROOF TOP IN #6 HEADING. HE HAD WENT TO LOAD GIVE ON BUGGY AND BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST LOW SPOT IN ROOF TOP.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ROLLING BELT ON 4-21-00. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND WORKED THROUGH 4-24-00. WAS EXPERIENCING SOME LOWER BACK PAIN AND WENT TO SEE A PHYSICIAN 4-25-00.
EE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE AND CUT HIS FINGER.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING ROOF TOP IN #2 HEADING WHEN HIS LEGS SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO STRETCH GROIN MUSCLE.
WHILE BOLTING ROOF TOP EE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN DECK ON PINNER AND THE BACK WHEEL, CAUSING HIM TO MASH HIS RIGHT FOOT.