EE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE FEEDER. WHEN HE PICKED THE ROCK UP IT FLIPPED OVER & CAUGHT HIS HAND CAUSING THE INJURY.
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Showing 50 of 52EE WAS PLACING HIS DRILL STEEL ON THE DRILL CHUCK TO BEGIN DRILLING. HIS GLOVE WAS BETWEEN THE CHUCK AND THE DRILL STEEL. WHEN HE STARTED THE ROTATION IT TWISTED HIS HAND & WRIST CAUSING THE A CCIDENT.
WHILE MAKING A POWER MOVE, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING CABLE, EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 2-15-02.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE SMALL OF THE BACK.
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 80' L BY 18' BY 19' W BY 5' H WAS FOUND. IT WAS ON THE 002 SECTION IN #3 ENTRY NEAR SPAD #472.
EE WAS PUSHING A DIABLED 4 WHEELER TO THE CHARGING STATION WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON 4 STEEL STRAP. LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS RATCHETING BELT TOGETHER AND PULLEDSOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT WAS INJURED AFTER THE SCOOP THAT HE WAS OPERATING DRIFTED AND RAN OVER IT.HE HAD EXITED THE SCOOP TO HANG A LINE CURTAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS FLIPPED BY A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AS IT WAS TENSIONED.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PUTTING A TAILPIECE ON CENTER TO ANCHOR. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE TAILPIECE ON CENTER.
EE GOT OFF HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO HELP MOVE THE MINER CABLE. HE RAN HIS HEAD INTO THE TOP. STUCKED HIS NECK. HE WENT TO THE DR ON 11-5-01 AT WHICH TIME HE RECEIVED SOME PAIN MEDICATION. MANAGEMENT BECAME AWARE OF THIS ON 11-6-01.
EE WAS BACKING THE WATER TRUCK UP USING THE REARVIEW MIRROR. HE MISJUDGED & BACKED THE TRUCK INTO THE CREEK. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT LEG.RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION.
EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES FROM SCOOP BUCKET ONTO ROOF BOLTER. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON A SHARP METALSTRAP, LACERATING HIS PALM.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING EE ON BACK & SHOULDER.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK FROMENTRY #3 TO #4. THE FALL MEASURED 80' LONG BY 19' WIDE BY 9-10' THICK.
LINE SPLITTER BURNT BLADE SWITCH.
EE WAS RIDING ON THE MANTRIP. THE OPERATOR BACKED UNDER A CABLE THAT WAS HUNG OVERHEAD. THE CABLE CAUGHT THE BOX CONTAINING SCSRS AND PUSHED IT OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO SERVICE THE ROOF BOLTER, WHILE HE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE MACHINE, THE OPERATOR INADVERTANTLY AVCTIVATED THE CABLE REEL AND THE CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE ABDOMEN AND CHEST, KNOCKING HIM OVER.
EE WAS PULING ON A RIPPER MOTOR WHILE IN A BENT OVER POSITION.
EE PULLED THE LEVER TO LOWER THE CANOPY ON THE ROOF BOLTER. EE CLAIM THAT THE LEVER STUCK. THE CANCEL CAME .
EE WAS DRIVING SHEAR PINS OUT OF THE FEEDER PICK BREAKER WHEN HIS HAMMER BOUNCED BACK, STRIKING HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE.
EE CLAIMS TO HAVE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A ROCK THAT HE THOUGHT WAS GOING TO FALL FROM THE TOP.
UNINTENDIONAL ROOF FALL 001 1ST NORTHWEST MAINS (ABANDON WORKS) (#7 ENTRY) 80' ABOVE SPAD #125-17'TO 18' WIDE 160' LONG TOR 10' TO 20' HIGH.
UNINTENIONAL ROOF FALL. 1ST LEFT OFF 4TH SOUTHWEST MAINS ABANDON WORKS #4 ENTRY 70' TO THE RIGHT OF SPAD #1028 17' TO 18' WIDE 7 TO 9' HIGH 70' TO 80' LONG.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. 002 SECTION. SPAD #1113, #2 ENTRY, #3 ENTRY, #4 ENTRY. 210' LONG, 7-8' HIGH, 17-18' WIDE. 1ST LT. OFF 3 NORTH WEST MAINS.
EE WAS HANGING HI-LINE. WHILE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN A HANGER WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL-LOCKS, HE INJURED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION FOR THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN INJURED. HE SAID THAT HE HAD JUST BLACKED OUT.. HE CALLED BACK TO MINE SITE WITH WORKER'S COMPENSATION QUESTIONS. MINE MANAGEMENT WAS TOLD ON 2-1-01 HE REMEMBERED STRIKING HIS HEAD, THIS INCIDENT IS REPORTABLE.
UNDERGROUND FIRE AT BREAK #10 1 CROSSCUT INBY SPAD #36 IN #5 ENTRY. 300KVA LINE SPLITTER RECTIFIER (PEMCO CORP SERIAL # J22950)
ROOF FALL - SPAD #909 - 7' TO 9' HIGH, 75' 80' LONG, 18' WIDE - AREA BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN GROUTED BOLTS
ROOF FALL SPAD 973 #7 ENTRY 7' YO 8' HIGH 30' TO 40' LONG 18' WIDE AREA BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN GROUTED BOLTS.
EE TWISTED TO PICK UP A BOLT AND HURT HIS BACK.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP. A PIECE OF DRAWROCK CAME DOWN THE DRILL STEEL. THE DRILL STEEL ROTATED THE ROCK CAUSING THE DRAWROCK TO STRIKE THE EE IN THE RIGHT SIDFE OF THE HEAD.
EE WAS PULLING MOTOR AND SLIPPED STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE DOORWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING RIPPER MOTOR INTO SCOOP BUCKET. HE WAS PULLING ON THE MOTOR WHEN HE JERKED IT, SPRAINING HIS RIGHT HAND.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 1 CROSSCUT OUTBY SPAD 768. 17' TO 20" LONG, 18" WIDE
EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP. HE TRAMMED THE SCOOP UNDER A SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR & CAUGHT THE ANCHOR CHAIN ON THE FRONT OF THE SCOOP. THE ANCHOR PULLED DOWN & STRUCK THE ERE'S RIGHT HAND & CUT HIS MI DDLE KNUCKLE & FINGER.
EE WAS MOVING A ROCK FROM A TRAVELWAY 7 ALLEGES TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK.
EE WAS WORKING ON TRACTOR MOTOR. EE WENT TO LIFT IT AND HURT HIS BACK.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOOSE BEARING PLATE, INJURING HIS HEAD.
EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO PUT IN TOP WHEN ITSLIPPED & SPUN AROUND. THE BEARING PLATE CAUGHT EE ARM LACERATING IT
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON BOLTER CANOPY AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREHEAD COVER LEFT EYE.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL (1 XCUT INBY SPAD 524), #8 ENTRY. 25' WIDE, 25' LONG, 8-10' THICK.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL (20' INBY SPAD #384) FROM 6'TO 9' 18'WIDE 50'LONG
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL (200' INBY SPAD #372) #6 ENTRY 5' TO 7' HIGHT, FROM 25' T0 35' LONG
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROCK OFF OF MINER WHEN HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK. COMPANY WAS NOT NOTIFIEDOF INCIDENT UNTIL 2-16-2000.
WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK BY A PIECE OF ROCK.
EE WAS PULLING ROCK AND IT STRUCK HIS KNEE.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SECTION AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EE FIRST MISSED WORK ON 1-26-00.