EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTING TO REPOSITION FORKS BY PULLING ON LOCKPIN CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE FORK. CHAIN WELD BROKE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, FELL BACKWARD LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER. CONTUSION TO SHOULDER R ESULTED IN ROTATOR CUFF TEAR RESULTING IN SURGERG AND LOST TIME INJURY BEGINNING ON 5-8-91.
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Showing 50 of 53EE WAS TURNING THE CRANK ON A SMALL CALE REEL WHILE RETRIEVING A DEPTH SENSOR THE CRANK STOP BLOCK DROPPED DOWN WHILE HE WAS CRANKING AND HE STRUCK IT WITH HIS HAND. CABLE REEL AND CRANK STOP BLOCK.
DRILLING ROOF SPLIT SET HOLES CAUSING LOOSE SUPPORTED BACK TO FALL.AREA IN DRIFT WAS BEING REBOLTED DUE TO BROKEN WIRE AND BASKETS.SOME OLD SPLIT SETS WERE RUSTED OFF UP IN THE HOLES 12"TO16" ALLOWING ROCK TO FALL.
BUILDING GROUND SUPPORT CRIB WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES.
DRIVING LHD UNIT MUCKING OUT HEADING.TIRE RAN OVER ROCK CAUSING LHD TO BOUNCE.EMPLOYEE RAISED OFF THE LHD SEAT,AND ROPPED DOWN ON THE BACK OF LOADER SEAT INJURING THE LOWER BACK.
PULLING STEEL FROM HOLE PULLED MACHINE BACK LEG SLID F ORWARD FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT MACHINE AND JACK LEG
MINER WAS STANDING ON LADDER CUTTING OFF OLD BOLTS PREPARATORY TO REBOLTING. TOP OF LADDER NOT SECURED - LADDER SLIPPED. MINER REACHED UP TO GRAB WIRE TO KEEP FROM FALLING TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE FUELING A LOADER AND FELL AGAINST A STACK OF CRIBBING. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE AND EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNED TO WORK. STILL COMPLAINED OF PAIN. WAS REFERRED TO SPECIALIST WHO P LACED HIM ON LOST TIME STATUS UNTIL FURTHER EVALUATION. DISABILITY BEGAN 7-24-89.
PUMP MECH WAS REMOVING PACKING FROM A D-5 ASH PUMP THE PACKING TOOL HANDLE BROKE UNDER STRESS LEAVING A SHARP EDGE WHICH SLICED INTO THE KNUCKLE OF THE R MIDDLE FINGER SUTRUES WERE REQUIRED
EMPL ASSISTING PARTNER IN PUTTING STEEL MAT ON BACK NEAR FACE.SMALL ROCK FELL FROM FACE AND STYRUCK MAT.MAT FELL FROM HAND AND EDGE OF MAT STRUCK ON FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS LINING UP AN ADAPTER TO A FAN. HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FAN AND THE ADAPTER WHEN IT SLID INTO PLACE.
STEPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE..
THE MINER AND 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE SALVAGING A CHUTE. THEY REMOVED THE CYLINDER AND HUNG A 3 TON CHAIN FALL FROM A PAD EYE ON THE CHUTE TO THE CHUTE STANDARDS. THEY THEN REMOVED THE SUPPORTI NG BOLTS, PRYED ON THE CHUTE TO FREE IT. WHEN IT FELL IT PINNED THE INJURED EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND THE RIB OF THE DRIFT.
INJURY HAPPENED BUT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 12-6-88-STANDING ON MUCK PILE HANGING CABLE-SLIPED AND REACHED UP TO GRAB WINE TO KEEP FROM FALLING. COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN 12-6, SENT TO DR. FOR X-RAYS. X-RAYS NEGATIVE. RETURNED TO WORK. PAIN CONTINUED WAS REFERRED TO SPECIALIST FOR TREATMENT ON 12-29-88. TREATMENT GIVEN ON 1-4-89.
MINER WAS BOLTING BACK WHEN A SMALL ROCK FROM BETWEEN THE EDGE OF OLD AND NEW WIRE SHOULDER RECEIVED BRUISE AND SEVERAL SLIGHT SCRATCHES WENT TO DR ON 10-31-88 COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN TRD TO WNET TO DR AGAIN ON 11-9 WITH BACK PAIN RTD TO WORK WITH FOLLOW UP SCHEDULED FOR 12-7-88 WENT TO DR ON 12-7-88 DIAGNOSED AS DISC DISEASE BECAME LTA ON 12-8-88
MINER WAS DRILLING WHEN A SMALL SLAB FELL FROM FACE. MINER STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID ROCK FALLING AND TWISTED HIS FOOT RESULTING IN HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF TARSAL TO SMALL TO E OF RIGHT FOOT.
MINER WAS MUCKING FACE OF HAULAGE DRIFT-HAD FINISHED RIGHT SIDE AND DRILLED OUT.WAS FINISHED EFT SIDE TO DRILL LIFTERS WHEN SLAB PEELED FROM RIGHT SIDE.SLAB STRUCK MUCKING MACHINE AND BROKE IN TWO PARTS.ONE PART CAME OVER THE BUCKET AS HE WAS LIFTING IT STRUCK HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER,SLID DOWN THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE LEG.
EMP. COVERS THE ENTIRE MINE 3100 LEVEL. EMP. IN IS IN AND OUT OF HOT , HUMID WORK PLACES.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE WHILE CLEANING STAIRWAY.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM LOADER SPRAINING SHOULDER BECAME REPORTABLE 9-4-87 BECAUSE MEDICATION BECAME LTA ON 1-19-88 BECAUSE OF SURGERY
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING A CRIB. HE WAS STARTING TO SET THE 2ND ROW OF CRIB, WHEN A ROCKF ELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS GU3DING DAMPER (MACHINERY) WHICH WAS BEING HOISTED DOWN 1.5E DRIFT. WHILE THE DAMPER WAS BEING MOVED, IT BECAME UNBALANCED AND TIPPED OVER CENTER PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN DAMPER A ND RIB. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS GR2UND SUPPORTING WITH 6' SPLIT SETS (BOLTING) USING 300 DRILL MACHINE & LEG. VIBRATION OF DRILL LOOSENED GROUND AND A SLAB ROLLED OVER, EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, LOST HIS FOOTING AN8 STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMP WAS DRILLIN1 TIGHT RIBS OFF THE MUCK PILE. A SLAB OF ROCK CAME OFF THE RIB HITTING THE DRILL STEEL. THE LEG KICKED OUT FROM UNDER MACHINE. PINNING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN MUCK PILE AND MACHI
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO REPLACE THE PIN WHICH CONNECTS THE SPRING LOADED DOOR CLOSER WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING A 2 INCH HOSE ON A FLAT CAR, THE FLAT CAR WAS BEING PULLED BY ANOTHER MINER IN MOTOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BEHIND THE FLAT CAR LOADING THE 2 INCH HOSE THE 2 INCH HOSE WAS BEING WRAP1ED AROUND A PIPE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO FLAT CAR. THE TAIL END OF HOSE GOT CAUGHT ON A TRACK TIE. WHEN EMPLOYEE FLET HOSE STRECHING HE SIGNALED THE MOTOR OPERATOR TO STOP WHICH W
EMPLOYEE HAD JU8T GOTTEN OFF THE CAGE AND WAS WALKING TO HIS WORK LOCATION.HE WALKED THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER AND STEPPED IN AN OFF SET SCREENED DRAIN HOLE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS FOOT WHICH HE BROKE1
MAIN CONTACTS I3 ELEC PANEL BURNED OUT CAUSING A PP POWER LOSS TO THE MOTOR AND CONTROLS AT THIS POINT ALL FAIL SAFE DEVICES LOCKED DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESET UNTI5 NEW CONTACTS WERE INSTALLED
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 GETTING DOWN FROM LOADER.WHEN HE FELL HE STILL HAD A HOLD OF STEERING WHEEL WITH HAND,CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN A SHOULDER MUSCLE.DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 09-04-87 WHE HE RECEIVED PRESC9IPTION PAIN MEDICATION FOR SHOULDER.
EE COMPLAINED O0 RASH & SKIN IRRITATION ON HANDS ARMS & CHEST. HE WAS REFERRED TO DR & RECEIVED MEDICATION. RASH DISSAPPEARED & HAS NOT REOCCURRED. NOT SURE THIS WAS EVEN JOB RELATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING WHEN A SLAB FELL FROM THE FACE OF THE HEADING STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING GET A GOOSE NECK OFF A DRILL MACHINE. HE WAS PULLING ON THE GOOSE NECK, WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SUNG A PIPE WRENCH TO HIT THE GOOSE NECK, BUT HIT EMPLOYEE ON INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING UP THE LONG HOLE DRILL ON A POSITION A PIECE OF ROCK WEIGHING ABOUT 100 LBS CAME DOWN FROM THE FACE NEAR THE BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE FROM BEHIND
EMPL CHANGING S2LVENT WHEN HE CUT HIS THUMB ON SHARP EDGE OF DRAIN PAN.HE SMASHED HIS THUMB WITH A BAR LATER.
EMP STEPPED FRO4 THE CAGE TO THE COLLAR OF THE SHAFT. HE STEPPED ON A RAIL AS HE TURNED TOWARD THE BELL CORD AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE
EE WAS UNPLUGGI3G A WATER PUMP LINE. HE WAS PULLING A 2" PLASTIC PIPE APART. THE PIPE WAS BOWED & WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE IT STRUCK EE IN THE JAW CUTTING HIS TONGUE & LIP.
EMP WAS HELPING3ANOTHER MINER BOLT RIBS WITH MATS USING 300 IR MACHINE AND JACKLEG EMP WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL WHEN HE GOT THE LITLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE STEEL 3
EMP WAS DRILLIN1 HOLES FOR ROCK BOLTS. HE WAS REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM THE MACHINE WHEN AN OLD ROCK BOLT BROKE OFF FROM THE PLATE AND A 8" BOLT HIT HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT, AS WELL AS SEVERAL S MALL ROCKS 3
EMPLOYEE HAD JU8T FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE & WAS PULLING DRILL MACHINE OUT OF THE HOLE WHEN HE SLIPPED & HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL MACHINE & THE LEG
A LEAK BETWEEN 9EGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND ACETYLENE CYLINGER ALLOWED GAS TO ESCAPE.SPARKS FROM CUTTING OPERATION UPWIND OF CYLINDER IGNITED LEAKING GAS CAUSING A GAS UNDER PRESSURE FIRE AT THE CYL
EE WAS TAKING A3ROOL OF WIRE MESH OFF TUGGER CABLE & WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF PLACING IT TO ONE SIDE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
EE WAS BOLTING 1ROUND SUPPORTS. EE WAS PUSHING SPLIT SETS IN THE HOLES WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW UP & LANDED IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE HAD JU8T FINISHED DRILLING AND WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE,WHEN THE DRILL MACHINE BECAME OFF BALANCE.EMPLOYEE TRIED TO HOLD MACHINE BUT HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN LEG AND AND DRILL MACHI3E.FRACTURED LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND AND FLEXOR TENDON REPAIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS BA9ING DOWN WITH SCALING BAR AND AS THE BAR STRUCK A SMALL SLAB IN THE BACK,ANOTHER SMALL SLAB FELL ON TOP OF THE BAR,SLIDING DOWN THE BAR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE LEFT S5USHER BENCH TO CHECK ON LEFT REAR TAIL CABLE SHEAVE BLOCK AND HOOK-UP AT BACK OF STOPE. SLAB OF ROCK FELL AT 9.25-7W INTERSECTION STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.
EMPL CLIMBING U1 LADDER INTO RAIL CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON LEFT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING HOLE IN BACK FOR ROCK BOLT-HAD FINISHED HOLE AND WAS BRINGING MACHINE AND 8' STEEL OUT WHEN THE STEEL CAME OUT OF MACHINE AND FELL DOWN STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT INDEX F INGER. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON THE HITCH OF THE LAST CAR ON THE TRAIN AND WAS HOLDING ON TO THE BACK WHEN THEY PASSED UNDER A CHUTE. THE CHUTE DOOR HIT A ROCK ON TOP OF THE CAR SLIDING IT TO THE BAC K CATCHING EMPL2YEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE CAR CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT FOURTH FINGER.
EMP WAS BARRING DOWN A LOOSE LSLAB OF ROCK WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON TOP OF THE BAR DRIVING IT DOWNWARD CUTTING HIS RIGHT THUMB
EE WAS DIGGING GOR TRACK TIE WHEN A 4\X1\X4\ THICK SLAB FELL FROM BACK STRIKING EE ON SIDE CAUSING A BRUISED LEFT HIP & KIDNEY.