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WHILE PUTTING BOLT IN TOP FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BOOMA ND POT.
HOLDING COVER, WHEN EMPL PUT TERMINAL END ON BATTERY WHEN 3-WHLR STARTED TO TRAM AND FOULED HAND INTO TOP.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED FRONT OF MANTRIP TRAILER TO COUPLE TO 3 WHEELER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE & GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP & THE BOLT WRENCH MASHING HIS HAND
RF FALL 7 ENTRY ONE BRK INBY SPAD 476 30'W 30' L 42'THICK
HAND DUSTING ON GOT ROCK DUST IN EYE
EMPL STATED HE WAS CLEANING SECTION WITH SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER CRIB BLOCK & SCOOP BOUNCED HURTING BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING ROOF BOLTER ACROSS CABLE BLOCK PUTTING HIS HAND INTO TOP HURTING HIS NECK
EMPL WAS PUTTING RIPPER SHAFT IN MINER HEAD WHEN HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN GEAR CASE & RIPPER SHAFT BREAKING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE.EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 08-12-91.
WHILE STANDING BESIDE THE 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER THE ATRS BEAM FELL ON THE SIDE OF I.NAME RIGHT FOOT PRESSING IT AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR.
WHILE WALKING FROM THE LAMPHOUSE TO THE PARKING AREA, HE STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK WITH THE BALL OF HIS LEFT FOOT AND PUT HIS WEIGHT DOWN ON HIS HEEL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FOOT AND ANKLE.
RFALLING WHILE MINER OPER OPER MACHINERY
INJURED RT SHOULDER WHILE LOADING CINDER BLOCKS.
CAP COAL FELL WHILE BOLTING
BENDING OVER TO GRAB MINER CABLE HE TURNED TO JPULL IT AWAY AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK INJ IT
WHILE PULLING TRAILING CABLE HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE CHAINGING THE CUTTER MOTOR SPEED REDUCER THE REDUCER FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND. IT SMASHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE MINER FRAME BREAKING THE INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.
AREA 9' AND 20' SQUARE FELL AT INTERSECTION 1 BREAK FROM #3 HEAD, 12 BREAKS INSIDE, APPROX. 3,000' FROM WORKING FACE IN THE INTAKE. CRIBBED OFF ON ALL AREAS. DANGERED OFF. DOES NOT OBSTRUCT VE NTILATION OR TRAVEL.
HE SAID WHILE PULLING THE MINER CABLE HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
ROOF FALL AREA 6' HIGH 20' X 20 INTERSECTION. AT BATTERY STATION. AREA CRIBBED OFF. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
HE SAID WHILE OPERATING CARS&S 482 SCOOP IN ENTRY #3 HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE SCOOP TO HIT THE ROOF & CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE ROOF & THE BACK OF THE SCOOP SEAT HE HURT HIS HEAD & NE CK DOING SO
GETTING OFF PERSONNEL CARRIER AND TWISTED HIS BACK (STRAINED BACK).
BACKING UP MINER IN REAL LOW CLEARENCE AND TOP PUSHED HEAD DOWN.
HE SAID HE GOT ON THE TAILPEICE AND STRADDLED THE BELT WITH BOTH LEGS AND TRIED TO DISLODGE A PIECE OF ROCK IN IT. AFTERWARDS HE WENT TO HIS SCOOP AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BA CK AND GOT NAUSEA.
OPER RF BOLTER PC FO ROCK FELL HITTING SIDE OF FACE NECK AND SHOULDER.
DROPPED BAR MOVED UP 5FT SLAG OF ROCK FELL FORM TOP HIT HEAD AND BENT MY NECK FORWARD.
SCOOP HIT HOLE AND BOUNCCED ON R. SIDE.
REMOVING ROLLER FORM BELT HEAD HURT BACK WHILE PUSHING OUT.
3 WHEELER THAT WAS OPERATED BY I.NAME WAS SAID TO HIT I-BEAM ON ROOF BOLTER. WHILE HE WAS ON THE THE OTHER END OF I-BEAM CAUSING I-BEAM TO STRIKE HIM ON HIS RIGHT THIGH.
HE SAID THAT HE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF LOSE ROCK FROM THE ROOF THE ROCK ACCORDING TO HIM THAT HIT HIM WAS NOT THE ROCK HE WAS T RYING TO PULL
HE WAS CROSSING OVER #3 BELT AT TAILPIECE WHEN BELT STARTED UP.HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE LOW PICE OF BELT STRUCTURE.HE GOT OFF BELT.
DRILLING HOLE AND KETTLE BOTTOM FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND INJURED LEFT HAND AND RIGHT LOWER LEG.
A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF FFALLING ON HIM FROM HIS RIGHT SHOULDER TO HIS RIGHT FOOT.
HE WAS WALKING AND STEPPED IN A CRACK IN THE BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE OPERATING THE 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER HE HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER.300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER.