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EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK PULLING CABLES IN LOW COAL.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP. A ROOF BOLT SLIPPED DOWN THEBOLT AND CUT HIS FINGER. EE WENT TO WHITESBURY HOSP ER WHERE HE RECEIVED SUTURES IN HIS FINGER TO CLOSE THE WOUND
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 4 WHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER. EMPLOYEE CAME AROUND A CURVE STRIKING THE RIB. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING KNOB TO SPIN STRIKING H IS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS TRAMMING HIS MOBILE BRIDGE CARIER. HE BUMPED HIS HEAD CAUSING HIS HARD HAT TO COME OFF. HE THEN HIS HIS HEAD ON A BOLT PLATE CUTING HIS HEAD. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT (30 MINUTES) THEN WE NT TO DR AT WHITESBURG A.R.H. AND RECEIVED 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND PROPERLY. THE COAL AT THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 34 TO 36 INCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUMP-WATER IN FLOODED AREA OF MINE. THERE WAS 4 TO 6 INCHES OF MUD IN 30 TO 32 INCH COAL. EMPLOYEE KNEE PAD STUCK WHILE HE WAS CRAWLING CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 2-9-98 WHEN HIS KNEE BOTHERED HIM MORE. HE MISSED 2-9-98, BUT WILL WORK ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL HIS SURGERY (MAR. 25, 1998)
WE WERE ON 001 SECTION IN THE BELT HEADING. THE OLD MINE WAS NOT ON THE MAP. THE MINER CUT INTO THE OLD MINE. WATER FROM OLD MINE FLOODED OUR MINE. OUR MINE WAS UNOPERABLE UNTIL WE GOT THE WAT ER PUMPED AND THE SEALS BUILT. NO EQUIPMENT WAS DESTROYED, AND NO PERSONS INJURED.
MINE IS TEMP ABADONDED. (CAN'T READ NEXT FEW WORDS) FOUND ROOF FALL LAST TIE X-CUTS STARTED 20' INTO 3RT TO #5 ENTRY APPRXO 90'X18'X6'H. NO EQUIP INVOLVED WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A ROCK LODGED IN COAL HOPPER WHERE COAL DUMPS IN STACKING TIRE. WHEN ROCK BROKE HE LOST HIS BALANCE FELL FORWARD ADN HIT HIS LEFT SIDE ON A STEEL BAR IN STACING TUBE.
EE WAS MOVING 4/0 MINE CABLE AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING BELT PIN WITH CHAIN HAMMER. PIECE METAL CUT LEFT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING SUPPLY CAR WITH PLASTER. RODMAN WAS IN FRONT OF CAR STANDING, WEIGHT OF PLASTER SET FRONT END OF CAR DOWN ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS ADJUSTING CUTTER CHAIN WITH 3/4 RATCHET. RATCHET SLIPPED STRIKING EE ABOVE LEFT EYE CAUSING A CUT AT HIS EYEBROW.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE A SIDE PAIN.
EE WAS HARD PINNER OUT OF HELD HIS CABLE ANY FROM BACK MAINTENACE HE LET HIS ELBOW GET INTO PUTY PRESSURE ON HIS HAND AND STRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS SHOVELING OFF SIDE #1 BELT NEAR END TOWARD TAIL SECTION WHEN SOME WAY HE CAUGHT HIS HAND IN BELT ROLLER.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON 175 MICHIGAN LOADER. PUTTING IN READ CRADLE ASSY IN LOADER. WALDO FORK TRST WAS HOLDING ASSY IN PLACE. WENT TO MOVE FORK LONG & A 6" X 6" X 30" CRIB BLOCK HOLDING READ T IRE IN PLACE MOVER CATCHING INJURED'S RIGHT RINGFINGER & CUT IT.
INJURED WAS PULLING CUTTER CHAIN PIN IN AUGUR CHAIN PIN BROKE CUTTING FINGERS INDEX FINGER
EE DIED OF NATURAL CAUSED .(ACUTE MI)
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP OVERCAST ROCK SLIPPED DOWN OFF TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT SIDE, LOWER BACK WHILE HE WAS SCOOPING ON ROCK.
REMOVING PIN THAT HELD COVER ON MINER. REACHED TO LIFT COVER UP. BUT AT SAME TIME SAME NEW ROLLED CUTTER HEAD TO SET SOME BITS WHEN DOING SO THIS CAUGHT FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
CAR HIT MINER HARD CAUSING MINER OPERATOR TO BE THROWN FORWARD HITTING HIS HEAD.
INJURED WAS GUIDING FIRST PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHILE DRILLING, THE DRILL STEEL SHATTERED. LACERATION OF PALM OF LEFT HAND.