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CUTTING SCRAP PIPE AT TAILING BUSTER STATION. CUT PIPE SECTION FELL STRIKING EE ON LOWER RT LEG CAUSING COMPOUND FRACTURE.
WHEN THE RIGHT HALF OF THE MARIETTA MINER CUTTER HEAD WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE REAR SUPPORT ARM IT SWUNG WHILE SUPPORTE BY THE OVERHEAD CRANE AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT HIP/.
THE RAIL BAR BETWEEN THE TRAIN WHEELS ON THE TRACKMOBILE FELL OFF FELL OFF ON THE FRONT WHEEL AND HUNG UP ON THE SWITCH GEAR CAUSING THE TRACKMOBILE TO COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP EE STRUCK HIS LEGS ON THE SHIFT LEVERS AND FRAME OF THE TRACKMOBILE AND ALSO CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND NECK.
EE MISSED BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF CLIP ON SELF RESCURER AND ACCIDENTLY STABBED HIMSELF IN THE PALM WITH THE SHARPENED HANDLE OF THE CHANNEL LOCKS.
A 30' X 55' SECTION OF BACK FELL AT 30 BREAK IN 12 SOUTH SECTION. TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN ROOM 4 AT THE TIME OF THE FALL. THE FALL OCCURRED IN ROOM #3. BOTH OPERATORS WERE NOT INJURED. 1/2 OF 2 PORTABLE BELT SECTIONS WERE COVERED UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE SHUTTLE CAR BACK TO THE MINER WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED HITTING THE MARRIETTA MINER THROWING ORVILLE ONTO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UP A SPILL AND FELT SOME LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB WHILE ADJUSTING A GUARD BEFORE THE BLADE CAME OT A COMPLETE STOP, ON A BAND SAW.
WAS MOVING THE MINER FROM RM 3 TO RM 2, WHEN MINER STARTED SWINGING FROM LEFT AND RIGHT BUMPING EMPLOYEE INTO THE ROOF CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HAED ON TOP.
SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE HAD POWER LINE PROBLEMS WHICH INTERRUPTED OUR POWER. POWER WAS DOWN AT 5;45 AM AT WHICH TIME WE WENT ON EMERGENCY HOIST AND EMERGENCY MINE FAN. POWER WAS BACK AT 7: 15 AM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TAPE OFF OF A 4160 SPLICE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS HAND.
AT 8:00A.M. A VISUAL INSPECT REVEALED AN ARMAT- URE WAS BLOWN IN HOIST MOTOR. THE DAMAGE TO MOTOR OF HOIST WOULD BE DOWN 13 DAYS. SAFETY DEPT NOTIFIED MSHA PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY.
EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING BETWEEN THE ORE BIN AND SMASHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE FLAGE AND SLEDGE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING RACHET RACHET SLIPPED HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HIS MOUTH
EMPLOYEE WAS UNFOLDING BELT ON PORTABLE, WHEN BELT UNFOLDED IT ROLLED AND PULLED EMPLOYEES FINGER IN BETWEEN BELT AND CHUTE.
EE FELT CRINK IN BACK WHILE MOVING PORTABLES DID NOT REDIZE BACK WAS HURT AT THE TIME.
EE WAS ALIGNING A BROKEN CAT TRACK ON A PORTABLE AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SPROCKET AND TRACK.
ASSISTING IN HOOKING UP A WATER TRAILER.
WHILE ATTACHING TURN BUCKLE HOOK TO THE PORTABLE ANOTHER EE STATED TO MOVE THE PORTABLE AND PINCHED EE THUMB BETWEEN THE HOOK AND PORTABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANIGN AROUND SALT BINS. ATTEMPTED TO LEFT BELT ROLELR AND STRAINED GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING UP FROM THE GROUND LOST HIS BALANCE & TWISTED HIS KNEE
EE RAISED UP OUT OF CHAIR TO PICK SOMETHING UP SAT BACK DOWN MISSING CHAIR AND LANDING ON THE FLOOR.
AT THE END OF PM SHIFT 2 EMPL HORSEPLAYING IN CHANGE HOUSE. ONE LIFTED THE OTHER EMPL UP,THEY SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND RESULTING IN A KNEE SPRAIN TO EMPL.
EMPLOYEE OVEREXERTED HIMSELF CLEANING AND SHOVELING 3 SHIFTS IN A ROW STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
A 20 FOOT LENGTH OF 3 1/2" DIAMETER COLD ROLL SHAFTING STEEL FELL DOWN THE WEST COMPARTMENT OF THE #2 SHAFT. THE STEEL HAD BEEN PUT ON THE TOP DECK OF WEST CAGE AND CAGE RAISED TO SUSPEND ADDI TIONAL STEEL PLATE UNDERNEATH THE CAGE FOR TRANSPORT IN UNDERGROUND. THE PIECE SHIFTED IN THE COMPARTMENT, FALLING OUT OF THE CAGE LODGING INTO THE WEST WALL OF SHAFT, NOT ALLOWING WEST CAGE
54736YEE PINCHED HIMSELF BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND RIB BECAME A LOST TIME ON 07-22-92.
EE WAS WALKING UP ROADWAY AND SLIPPED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A BOLTER TO THE FACE IN RINGWALL.AS HE TRAMMED THE BOLTER BY THE MINER HIS LEFT FOOT WAS OUTSIDE THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT AND HE PINCHED HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN THE SEAT PL ATFORM OF THE BOLTER AND THE MINER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OVER PORTABLE TO GET TO OTHER SIDE.
PULLING ON WATER HOSE IN AREA WITH LOW CEILING
GIMMICK POLE CAME APART WHILE UNDER PRESSURE PIECE OF POLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIB CAGE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO GET SOME BARREL LIDS. THEN TO TAKE THE LIDS TO THE WASH AREA TO BE WASHED. AFTER LOADING THE LIDS ON THE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A WOODEN PALLET TO PUT IT ON T HE TRUCK, STUMBLED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
BLADING ROAD WITH GRADER BLADE STRUCK ROCK GRADER STOPPE D SUDDENLY THROWING HIM IN WINDSHIELD LG CUT OVER R EYE
THE EE HAD CLIMBED TO BOARDING PLATFORM ON 773 CAT TRUCK AND JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CAB HE REACHED FOR THE SAFETY GRAB IRON AND MISSED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE PRECEEDING THE FALL.
I,NAME WAS RESTING HIS HAND ON TOP OF LOADER UCKET. WHEN HE PULLED HIS HAND BACK, IT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF FOREIGN METAL, CUTTING HIS FOREFINGER.
EMPL TOOK 1 GALLONG WATER JUG LABEL REMOVED WITH DO NOT DRINK WRITTEN ON IT CONTAINING BAN ICE OUT OF REAR OF MECHANICS TRUCK & ACCIDENTLY DRANK IT. HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID AT PLANT REGERATION HE WAS TAKEN TO BATTLE MT FOR TREATMENT THEN TRANSPORTED TO RENO FOR FURTHER TREATMENT NO PERMANENT DAMAGE REPORTED.
WHILE RETREADING THROUGH BOOM,THE HOSE REEL WAS ROTATED TO ALLOW MORE SLACK IN HOSE.THE EXTERIOR CONNECTION(HOSE)ROTATED AROUND AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE LEFT FOOT BETWEEN HOSE REEL FRAME AND THE CO NNECTION PIPE.
WHILE OPERATOR WAS TURNING VEHICLE A BEARING ON THE STEERING MECHANISM BROKE,JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SPRAINING THE EMPLOYEES WRIST.
RING FINGER CAUGHT ON STEP OUTSIDE DOOR OF 769B. AS INJURED STEP OFF OF TRUCK RING CAUGHT AND RIPPED FINGER.
HE WAS USING PRY BAR TO ROTATE CYLINDER ON WHEEL TO HAUL TRUCK
DIGGING PIT FLOOR. LOADER SUDDENLY STOPPED. OPERATOR WAS SECURED.
INJURED WAS LOADING A 500 LB. BARREL IN THE BUCKET OF A FRONT END LOADER. HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BARREL AND THE BUCKET, RESULTING IN A SEVERE LACERATION OF THE RIGHT LITTLE F INGER.
STRETCHING TO HOLD PIPE TOOL AND OPERATE CONTROLS AT THE SME TIME.
STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK, TWISTED LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS MIXING CYANTOE FROM A 2000 LB PLASTIC BAG AND WAS PUTTING THE BAG BACK INTO THE BOX THAT THE CYANTOE WAS SHIPPED IN THE OPENING OF THE BAG FLIPPED CYANTOE DUST INTO EMPLOYEES EYE AS IT SLID OVER TH EDGE OF THE BOX EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING FACE OR EYE PROTECTION.
WHILE DISMANTLING FILTER PRESS INJURED REACHED UNDER END PLATE TO SUPPORT PLATE PLATE DROPPED DOWN PINCHING INSIDE OF FINGER BETWEEN PLATE & FRAME OPEN WOUND ON INSIDE OF THIRD J OINT OF LEF T INDEX FINGER WITH SMALL CHIP TAKEN FROM BONE
BLOWING EXTRA SAMPLE OFF ROLL CLOTH WITH AIR HOSE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING KEEPER PIN INTO RIPPER SHANK GAURD AND A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND HIT AND ENTERED THE WRIST.