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THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. AFTER HE HAD FINISHED DRILLING THE HOLE, HE BENT OVER TO PUT THE PIN IN THE HOLE AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. THE ROCK MEASURED APPROX 1' BY 1' BY 2".
LIGHTNING STRUCK EAST PORTAL SURFACE AREA. POWER WAS LOST ON THE HOISTS & BATH HOUSE FROM 8 AM-11:06 AM. UPON RESTORING POWER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE HOIST CONTROLS WERE DAMAGED. THE SUPPLY HOIS T WAS RERPAIRED BY REPLACING A SCR. IT WAS OUT OF SERVICE FROM 11:06-3:00 PM. PERSONNEL HOIST ALSO DAMAGED. A THYRISTOR & DIODE MODULE WERE REPLACED BUT OTHER PARTS WERE REQUIRED TO BE ORDERE
EE WAS OPERTING AN ENDLOADER. HE WAS LOADNG ROCKTRUCK WITH SHOT ROCK, A ROCK ROLLED FROM THE FACE & STRUCK THE BUCKET. THE JOLT CAUSED A SPRAIN OF THE EE'S NECK
A roof fall was discovered in the North Sub-Mains, inby crosscut 10 in the #5 entry. The fall measured approximately 6 feet high, 18 feet wide and appeared to be approximately 100 feet long.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A PILLAR LINE OF THE #6 ENTRY OF THE 6TH NE MAIN. THE PILLAR LINE WAS BETWEEN SPADS 8+60 & 9+11. THE FALL WAS OUTBY ANY WORKING SECTION AND MEASURED APPROX. 80'X 17'X 8'HIGH. THIS WAS THE #16 INTAKE BUS/SUPPLY ROAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT #42 CHUTE AND WAS HITTING WIPER ON ROLLER WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT FROM THE CHUTE CUTTING HIS HAND.
EE INJURED BACK WHILE MOVING 60# BOXES FROM STORAGE INTO TRUCK. EE DID NOT NOTIFY SUPERVISOR OR COMPLETE AN ACCIDENT REPORT. EE HAD BACK SURGERY ON 6/30. CO. WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE INJURY WAS WORK RELATED UNTIL 7-14. EE CONTINUED TO WORK ATHIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 6-30-03.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING SIEVE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN.
EE WAS GETTING INTO DECK OF SCOOP AND HAD HANDS ON CANOPY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING RIGHT HAND/THUMB.
EE WAS STANDING ON LADDER FLUSHING OUT PIPE WHEN THE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND CAME RUSHING DOWN THE PIPE. THE EE GRABBED THE PIPE TO KEEP FROM BEING KNOCKED OFF THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO CUT H IS LEFT HAND ON JAGGED EDGE OF PIPE.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 8TH SUB MAIN EAST, #4 ENTRY AT CROSSCUT NO. 56. (5 CROSSCUTS INBY #8 HEADER). THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL AREA 20' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 10' HIGH.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 2ND MAIN NORTH, JUST INBY SPAD 23& 70. THE FALL WAS PARTIALLY IN AN INTERSECTION AND IN THE PILLAR LINE MEASURING APPROX. 18'X40'X10'HIGH. THIS WAS AN OUTBY FALL.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #3 UNIT T-PANEL SET UP ENTRIES, IN #2 ENTRY AT SPAD 4 AND 80. THE FALL ORIGINATED IN AN INTERSECTION AND MEASURED APPROX 20' BY 20' BY 8' HIGH. THE FALL WAS IN BY THE SECTION LOADING POINT.
EE WAS DRIVING TRUCK TO LONGWALL, A ROCK ON THE GROUND FLIPPED OVER INTO THE DRIVER'S FLOOR BOARD AREA. THE ROCK PUSHED LEFT FOOT INWARD TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
EE DROVE SCOOP TO CROSSCUT 88 AND HAND UNLOADED & LOADED BELT ROLLERS. A COMBINATION OF HANDLING BELT ROLLERS AND RIDING IN SCOOP STRAINED LOWERBACK.
EE PICKED UP COWL MOTOR, TWISTED AROUND TO PUT MOTOR IN COWL MOTOR COMPARTMENT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS WALKING AROUND BUS ON EAST PORTAL BOTTOM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN TO GRAB TOP FRAME AND PULL IT UP ONTO THE RAILS WHEN THE FRAME SLIPPED AND MASH RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN FRAM AND RAIL.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC REMOVE BOLTS FROM THE BULLDOZER. A IMPACT GUN WAS USED UNSUCCESFULLY. A BREAKER BAR WAS THEN USED. THE SOCKET ON THE BREAKER BAR BROKE AND THE BRE AKER BAR HIT THE EE IN THE MOUTH, BREAKING HIS TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON A LADDER HANGING A CURTAIN WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL OFF LADDER.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER, FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE REPLACING V-BELT ON A CLARIFYING PUMP, EE WAS REMOVING A GUARD BY HIMSELF WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN.
A VIBRATION WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE MANCAGE FOR THE EAST PORTAL. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS, THE CAGE WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR OVER 30 MINUTES. DURING THE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT SOME BEARINGS AND WHEELS NEEDED ADJUSTING OR REPLACED. TOTAL TIME DOWN WAS FROM 6-10 AM THE SAME DAY.
TWO DAMAGED COUNTERWEIGHT ROLLERS WERE AND A SUPPLY CAGE ROLLER WERE REPLACED. THE SUPPLY CAGE WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR OVER 30 MINUTES. THE TOTAL DOWN TIME WAS FROM 8:30 AM TO 10:00 AM.
WHILE CROSSING LONGWALL FACELINE, EE PASSED IN FRONT OF SHIELD THAT WAS PULLED UP HAVING TO GET OVER STATIC TRAY AND PUTTING LEFT LEG IN A POSITION THAT ALLOWED A ROCK IN CONVEYOR TO STRIKE IT .
CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A BELT KNIFE WHEN CUTTING DOWN CURTAIN IN RETURN OF LONGWALL.
WHILE HOLDING TRUSS CABLE TIGHTENING GUN TO TIGHTEN CABLE TRUSSES HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK DOWN #11 BELT ROAD LOOKING FOR SCOOP, HE STOPPED, OTHER EE DID NOT SEE HIM STOP AND HIT HIM IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK.
EE WAS TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT AND HAD PLACED HISLT. HAND ON TOP OF THE BOOM NEXT TO ROTATING POT WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING THE LT. INDEX FINGER.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED FOLLOWING PILLAR EXTRACTION. ONE MRS WAS LOWERED AND THE ROOF STARTED WORKING. IT WAS RESET WHEN A FALL STARTED INBY THE MRS AND IT CONTINUED OUTBY TO THE CROSSCUT. THE FA LL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 100 FT LONG, 18 FEET WIDE AND 10-15 FT HIGH.
EE WAS ALIGNING DISCHARGE PIPE WITH WELL CASING. WHEN LOWERING PUMP DISCHARGE PIPE INTO WELL HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIPES.
EE ALLEGES THAT AS HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE EXPLOSIVE TRANSPORT TRUCK AND STEPPED TO THE GROUND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RT. KNEE.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE N0 1 ENTRY OF THE 19 EAST (#3 UNIT). IT FELL IN A PILLAR LINE LOCATED BETWEEN SPADS 7737 & 7852. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 100' LONG X 18' WIDE X 1042' HIGH. THE UN IT WAS IDLE AT THE TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 54' TOP FRAME ON RIDE WHEN HE MASHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN RIDE AND FRAME.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 SUPPLY ROAD ENTRY OF THE 8TH SUBMAIN EAST OF CROSSCUT 39. IT WAS AN INTERSECTION MEASURING APPROX. 20'X 20'X 10' HIGH. THE FALL WAS OUTBY ANY WORKING SECTIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE, SLIPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.
AS EE WAS WAITING FOR CO-WORKER TO GET HIS DUST PUMP A ROCK 2' X 1 1/2' X 8" FELL AND STRUCK TOP OF HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE SHOP WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND ON A BARREL, REQUIRING STITCHES.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 8TH SUBMAIN EAST #4 ENTRY (BELT) BETWEEN CROSSCUT 41 & 42 IN THE PILLAR LINE. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FALL ARE LENGHT 75', WIDTH 18', HEIGHT 8'.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TIE UP SHEAR CABLE WHEN THEY GRABBED THE CABLE TO HANG IT UP THE CABLE BLEW UP BURNING THE EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING 48" TIE OFF BLOCK UNDER BLOCK TO TIE IT OFF AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS HAVING NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN BOTH OF HIS HANDS WITH THE RIGHT HAND BEING WORSE THAN THE LEFT. THERE WAS NOT A SPECIFIC INCIDENT INVOLVED BUT THE CONDITION HAS WORSENED OVER TIME. (EMPLOYEE'S FIRST DAY OFF WAS 2/25/03 DUE TO HAVING SURGERY.)
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON SHEETS OF METAL AND FELTPAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING LEG JACK ON SHIELD WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF CRIB LINE SIDE OF SHIELD HITTING FINGERS ON LEFT HAND AND CUTTING THE RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BLOCK OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING RACER OUT OF A SCOOP HUB USING HAMMER AND PUNCH. WHILE HITTING PUNCH WITH HAMMER A PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED HIS CHEST.
EE WAS RUNNING THE SHIELDS, SLIPPED OFF PONTOON CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS UPPER BACK & PULL A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON THE MINER TO REACH ROOF TO HANG RED FLAGGING WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF MINER CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS TAILBONE.
THE EAST PORTAL SUPPLY AND PERSONNEL HOISTS WEREDOWN OVER 30 MINUTES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEPROBLEM ORIGINATED IN THE MANCAGE CONTROL BOX DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT. THIS CAUSED THE CONSTANT VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER TO SHOW LOW VOLTAGE WHICH CREATED A FALSE PIT SWITCH & FUNCTION LIGHT TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE SUPPLY HOIST. THE SUPPLY CAGE WAS AVAILABLE IN 1 HOUR & MANCAGE IN 4 HOURS.
EE WAS TRYING TO FREE WINCH HOOK ON SHIELD WITH PRY BAR, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER.