Roof fall in return 500' from surface was found when traveling return with msha EE on e01 inspector.
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Showing 50 of 164Browe fell off high wall mashing from House/Size 3' thick x 10' wide x 12' long. Destroyed fan house apron blocking fan/repared to msha ee 8:10 am 3-7-08.
Employee was helping install a ripper tooth on miner. He got in scoop bucket to help push tooth in place when he may have re-injured himself from a previous injury.
A roof fall was found by Pre-Shift foreman. He notified me. Re-routed escapeway, timbered and dangered off, did not clean up. Had safety talk with all employees. Notified MSHA and OMSL Agencies
Employee was installing roof bolts. He bent a bolt & tried to straighten it. Slipped & fell hitting his left shoulder & neck on T-bar.
Employee was closing doors in intake travelway when his hand became caught between doors.
Employee was operating shuttle car when he hit a hole jarring his back.
Moving section around and was backing ride up and caught head in top and got dragged off of ride.
Operator was tramming miner/machine went over a hump, jamming operators neck.
A laminated shale rock fell out on belt line 10' inby spad # 1031.
Intersection dropped out 1 break outby SS 1043 in #3 entry. Intersection dropped out 5'thick 18'wide 34'long. Fell from #2 toward #4 crossways. Reported to MSHA as soon as it was found on Monday morning. Called out at 7:50AM by foreman.
FELL OUT OF SCOOP, SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE PLATE ON PIZZA PAN & STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE. THE METAL WENT OVER TOP OF SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EE ON THE LEFT RIB IN BELT ENTRY OF 001 SECTION.
HE WAS TAKING THE SCOOP OFF CHARGE, THE TOP IS LOW AT THE SCOOP CHARGER AREA & WHEN HE POSITIONED HIMSELF TO UNPLUG THE BATTERIES HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
Employee fell stirking left knee on rocks on ground.
SUBJECT WAS EXPLAINING TO AN EMPLOYEE HOW TO CHANGE THE SPEED ON THE DRILL PRESS WHILE THE PRESS WAS RUNNING. WHEN HE POINTED HIS FINGER, IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE DRILL PRESS AND HIS FINGER GOT PULLED INTO THE PRESS.
A "HORSE BACK" (ROOF FAULT) MEASURING 2' X 14' X 38' DISLODGED FROM THE MINE ROOF PULLING 2 ROOF BOLTS FROM THE LAST FULL ROW OF BOLTS, FALLING ON THE VICTIM WHOSE LOCATION WAS NEAR THE 2ND ROW OF BOLTS, CAUSING CRUSHING BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES BEING SUSTAINED.
SUBJECT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A BATTERY OUT WHEN STRAP BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO BE OFF BALANCE, HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF OF MINE.
EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE MINER FROM #3 HEADING TO #2. HE WAS LAYING CABLE UP ON SIDE OF MINER AND THE OPERATOR LET HEAD DOWN ONTO EE'S HAND. THIS BROKE EE'S THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.
SCATTERING TIMBERS AND TWISTED TO THROW TIMBER OUT AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
CABLE WHEEL HANGING SPLIDED OUT OF HAND HIT IN FACE KNOCKING INJURES PERSON TO GROUND.
LIFTING ON WHEEL UNIT, EE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.
60 FT LONG, 18 FT WIDE, 4 FT HIGH. ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #1410 IN RETURN #1-2.
CUT FINGER WHILE SAWING TIMBERS WITH BOW SAW. 4 STITCHES LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS SAWING TIMBERS AND WAS HOLDING TIMBER DOWN WITH LEFT HAND AND SAW CAME OUT AND SAW TOP OF HIS HAND.
LIFTING WHEEL OR TIRE FOR A 21 SHUTTLE CAR, HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS CHEST. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 2/15/04; SUBJECT IS NOW MISSING TIME.
BACKING THE MINER UP AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE TOP.
LOADING THE ROCK DUSTER AND IT SPLAHED IN HIS EYE.
IT WAS 60 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE, 4 FT HIGH.
HE TRIPPED ON A BOARD AND FELL CUTTING HIS FACE AND NOSE. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
PIECE OF COAL FROM RIB HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM BRUISING.
PICKED UP FEEDER SPEED REDUCER; HURT BACK. CARRIED FROM SHOP TO SUPPLY TRAILER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 11/19/03 WHEN LOSS OF TIME STARTED.
EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER DRILLING HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT, STEELE VIBRATED ROCK LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT ARM.
GOING DOWN INTAKE & A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN SLICING IT OPEN.
HE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND WAS USING RATCHET TO TIGHTEN BOLT AND OVER EXTENDED HIS ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING STRUCTURE IN A LOADER AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 08-06-03.
EE WAS HELPING ON COAL DRILL AND WAS TAKING DRILL STEEL APART WITH PIPE WRENCH. HE HAD THE WRENCHIN HIS HAND WHEN ROTATION KICKED ON AND PINNED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND BOOM OF DRILL.
HE WAS PUTTING UP HIS TOOLS AND HURT HIS BACK.
EE WAS TAKING A RUBBER HOSE TYPE WATERLINE DOWN FROM BERN HUNG AND HOSE FELL DOWN CATCHING HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK KNOCKING HIM OFF HIS FEET ON TO HIS BACK.
A LUMP OF COAL IN THE LEFT EYE. SUBJECT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION 7/2/03 (FIRST WEEK OF JULY VACATION PERIOD).
HE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BROKE & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ARM.
150' FT LONG X 29FT WIDE X 3 FT HIGH.
HE WAS WALKING DOWN BELT LINE AND A RIB ROLL OFFHITTING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING EMPLOYEE.
PUTTING BELT STRUCTURE IN AND SMASHED FINGER.
HE WAS GETTING OFF HIS RIDE HIS FOOT WAS HUNG UNDER THE RIDE AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
HE WAS BENDING A BOLT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS CUTTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF #4L, CUT ABOUT 5' BREAK WENT THOUGH HE WAS BACKING UP TO SET OVER, WENT ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD & SHOULDER.