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MINER WAS CUTTING IN THE CENTER PASS. WAS ABOUT 45 FT INTO BT-3R WHEN IT BROKE THROUGH. WAS AOORIXUNATEKT 150 GALLONS WATER ON FLOOR OF OLD CONVENTIONAL BREAK. WATER STOPPED RUNNING IN APPROXI MATELY 20 MINUTES. MSHA NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY.
EMPLOYEE PUT POLE ON TRACK JEEP AND WALKED BETWEEN TWO TRACK JEEPS TOUCHING THEM BOTH ONE JEEP WAS SITTING ON SAND ON THE TRACK CAUSING NO GROUND EMPLOYEE RECIEVED ELECTRIC SHOCK
HIS TRACK JEEP HIT ANOTHER TRACK JEEP BECAME LOST TIME 9/26/88.
CUTTING PLASTIC WATER LINE WITH A HACKSAW CUT HIS LEFT HAND BELOW THE THUMB REQUIRED SUTURES
REMOVING BOULDER OUT OF PICKP UP CONVEYOR HOPPER BOULDER FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN FRACTURE
WINCHING CABLE ON SERVICE CAR, A LOOP ON CBLE WRAPPED AROUND HIS RIGHT HAND AND SQUEEZED IT.
SOUTH SHAFT HOIST DOWN 5-17-88 12:30 AM -4:30 AM BOLT CAME LOOSE ON BREAKOVER GUIDE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO I.NAME
WAS TURNING CUSHMAN AROUND, RAN UNDER LONG TOM FRACTURED 6 RIBS.
UNLOADING OIL AND DIESEL. BARREL SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RT. FOOT. ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS BRUISE. RADIOLIGIST PHONED 4-26-88 AND HAD FOUND A FRACTURE ON THE X-RAYS.
LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO SCRAP METAL LACERATIED LEFT FOREARM REQUIRING SUTURES
LOST CONTROL OF TRACK JEEP AND JUMPED OFF. BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER, ELBOW, AND HIP.
STUCK RELAY PREVENTED BRAKES FROM RELEASING REPORTED 3-16-88 3:00 PM HOIST REPAIRED 3-17-88 U/O/AT 10:30AM.
STEPPED ON CLOD OF DIRT TWISTING HS RIGHT KNEE LOST TIME 7-19-88
UNTANGLING WINC2 LINE ON SERVICE CAR,WIRE ROPE STRAND PUNCTURED MIDDLE LEFT HAND FINGER.NOT REPORTED UNTIL FINGER BECAME INFECTED 1-12.PUT ON ANTIBIOTICS.
TRYING TO STAND3A 75" HEAD UP TO INSTALL ON THE MINER. USING A WINCH AND IN THE PROCESS OF ATTACHING COME-A-LONGS THECHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE HEAD TO FALL. IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RT. WRIST A ND LACERATING I7. REQUIRED SUTURES.
PICKED UP SLIP 2F PAPER OFF THE FLOOR. STRAINED HIS BACK.
CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON A ROCK & FELL GRABBING A HANDRAIL WITH HIS HAND. DX: SHOULDER STRAIN. LATER DIAGNOSED TORN ROTATOR CUFF RIGHT SHOULDER. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED MAY 2,1988.
PULLING CUTTING3TORCH UP AT MILL ROPE WAS BEHINGD PIPE RAIL IT JERKED PIPE OUT OF HOLDER FALLING ABOUT 25 FT HITTING EMPLOYEE ON EDGE OF HARD HAT
PUTTING STEELS 3N DRILL, OPERATOR LOWERED BOOM, BOOM SWUNG OVER AND SMASHED HIS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS HA3D MUCKING ON MAIN LINE BELT AND STRAINED RT SHOULDER AND NECK
TRAVELING ON TR5CK JEEP DERAIL SPLIT TRACK JEEP LEFT THE TRACK AND EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FROM IT WHEN JEEP STOPPED INJURING HIS BACK.
BOULDER HUNG UP3ON RUBBER TIRE HOPPER. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO FREE BOULDER WITH HIS HAND AND BOULDER FELL LACERATING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED SUTURES.
SHEER JACK BEIN1 HELD UP BY STEEL CHOKER. WHEN PISTON CAME OUT CHOKER SLIPPED AND PINNED TWO FINGERS BETWEEN CHOKER AND MOUNTING PIN. FRACTURE LEFT RING AND LITTLE FINGERS.
PULLING SPRING 7ONVEYOR. STRAINED BACK.
LIFTING BAGS OF3STARCH AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN LOWER BACK. LOW BACK STRAIN.
STEPPED ON A BOULDER AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. REQUIRED SURGERY FOR TORN CARTILEGE ON 4-15-88 ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF. BECAME LOST TIME 4-18-88.
WORKING ON GRAN6LAR REDLER.HIT LEFT WRIST WITH HAMMER.GANGLION CYST DEVELOPED.REMOVED 10-29-87 ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF.
I,NAME WAS BLOW3NG THE COVERS ON THE N.E. F-800 SCREEN. HE STEPED ON THE COVER DIVIDER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. DOCTOR'S VISIT, 9-15-87, FIRST REPORT--TUMOR, LEFT ANKLE; SECOND REPORT, 9-24 -87, SPRAIN, LE0T ANKLE RELATED TO ACCIDENT OF 8-18-87.
ROOF BOLTING AN8 PIECE OF POTASH FELL AND HIT EMP ONLEFT HAND. PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT RING AND MIDDLE FINGER. BECAME INFECTED 8 18 87 SENT TO DR AND STARTED ANITBOTICS
EMPL REINJURED 5OWER BACK WHILE HITTING SLEDGE HAMMER ON STANDARD BIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING A BRICK THAT HE HAD CUT WITH A BRICK HAMMER. IN PLACING THE BRICK A SLIVER OF BRUICK STUCK INTO HIS HAND BETWEEN MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CO3NECTING POWER LEADS TO MOTOR LEAD BY USING LUGS CONNECTED BY SCREWS.HE WAS HOLDING THE LUG IN HIS HAND TO TIGHTEN THE SCREWS WHEN THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND CAUSED A SMALL LA CERATION ON HIS3LEFT PALM.THE INJURY WAS VERY SMALL,BUT BLOOD POISONING RESULTED ANYWAY.
WAS CLOSING THE3UNDERFLOW VALVE UNDER THE CHEMICAL PLANT THICKENER.THE VALVE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE VALVE WRENCH AND THE VALVE.
I NAME AND II N5ME WERE HELPING MECH REPAIR A B.O. CUTTER CHAIN AT 4 MINER WHILE HE WAS LIFTING THE CHAIN. HE FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER LEFT LEG. LEG STARTED SWELLING AND TURNING BLACK. HE SUSPE CTS A BROKEN VE8SEL.
EMPLOYEE HAD TA5EN A COMPANY VEHICLE HOME AFTER HIS REGULAR SHIFT.THE TRUCK DEVELOPED A FLAT TIRE WHICH HE WAS CHANGING IN HOS OWN DRIVEWAY AT HOME.WHILE RETIGHTENING THE LUG BOLTS AFTER CHANF GING THE TIRE,E4PLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL CARRYING T1STULL TO PUT IT UP WHEN HE HIT BACK ON A BRATTICE MAIL IN THE ROOF.WHEN HE HIT HHE NAIL HE WENT DOWN ON HIS KNEES FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS HANGING UP FLORESCENT BULBS THE LIGHT FIXTURE SLIPPED OF THE HANGING HOOK ANDTHE SHARP EDGE OF THE FIXTURE FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM CUTTING IT ON THE INSIDE ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF A TEREX DOZER WHEN HIS LEG SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK AND WENT BETWEEN THE TRACKS AND THE FRAME OF THE DOZER.THE INJURY OCCURRED ON A FRIDAY,AND THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE EM ERGENCY ROOM WI7HOUT NOTIFYING THE SAFETY OFFICE.THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT DID NOT BECME AWARE OF THE REPORTABILITY UNTIL THE MEDICAL REPORTS WERE RECEIVED.
EE WAS PREPARIN1 TO TRAM THE MINER. HE PICK UP THE TRAM CONTROL BUTONS WHILE TOUGHING THE TRACKS OF THE TRAM UNIT & RECEIVED A SHOCK. THE SHOCK CAUSED HIM TO JUMP BACK & FALL ON HIS LEFT ARM ON THE MI3E FLOOR.
EE ALLEDGEDLY A1GRAVATED PRE-EXISTING DEGENERATIVE VERATBAR COMPRESSION WHILE PUTTING SHUTTLE PANS TOGETHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PO8ITIONING A SMALL CUTTING RIG TRAILER BY SWINGING THE TONGUE AROUND BY HAND NO EXCESSIVE EXERTION WAS REQUIRED SUDDENLY HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER ARM.
EE WAS TRYING T2 SEPERATE 2 2X4S THAT HAD BEEN NAILED TOGETHER. HE DECIDED TO SO THIS BY DRIVING A ROCK PICK BETWEEN THEM WITH A CLAW HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE HEAD OF THE PICK WITH THE HA MMER A PIECE OF3STEEL FLEW OFF OF THE PICK & WAS IMMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPL WORKING ON3BREAKER SWITCH.LEANED BACK AGAINST GUARD RAIL THAT HAD DEVELOPED SHARP EDGE DUE TO CORROSION.HAND RAIL CUT BACK OF LEG.
BENT OVER TO PI7K UP 1/2'' STEEL CABLE FROM GROUND.AGGRAVATED PREEXISTING BACK PROBLEM.1ST SHIFT MISSED 1-23-87.
EMP WAS REPLACI3G A HYDRAULIC HOSE UNDER THE REAR CONVEYOR OF MARIETTA DRUM MINER HIS HELPER WAS WORKING WITH HIM FROM THE OPERATOR COCKPIT. THEEMPLOYEE WAS IN UNDER THE CONVEYOR TRYING TO INS TALL A NEW HYDR5ULIC HOSE. THE CONVEYOR WASNTO BLOCKED IN PLACE. EITHER HIS HELPER OR THE HOSE STRUCK THE CONTROL LEVER FOR THE CONVEYOR LIFT JACKS. THE CONVEYOR FELL PINNING THE EMPLOYEE AGA
EMPL OPENING LO5DING DOOR ON TOP OF RR HOPPER CAR.HINGES FROZEN AND HE THREW DOOR BACK IT SPRUNG BACK TOWARD HIM HE PUT HAND UP TO PROTECT HIMSELF AND EDGE CORNER OF DOOR HIT LEFT HAND.
WEDGING SPOOL O0 RUBBER WITH BAR DOWN BAR BAR SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM IN CHIN MEDICAL TREAT MENT REQUIRED
EMP WAS ANSWERI3G A MINE PHONE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A TROUGHING IDLER PROPPED AGAINST THE RIB. THE IDLER FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL LAYED OFF TEMPORARILY D UE TO SHUTDOWN.3SURGERY NOW REQUIRED. NO LOST TIEM ANTICIPATED DUE TO SHUTDOWN
EE ORIGINALLY B6MPOED ELBOW WHILE REPAIRING A CUTTER CHAIN ON A MINING MACHINE. THE MOST RECENT INJURY OCCURRED WHEN HE AGAIN BUMPED ELBOW ON THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER ON HIS MAINTENANCE VEHICLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING THE AMPERAGE ON A SCREEN HEATER WITH AN INDUCTION METER WHEN THE LEADS GOING INTO THE TOP OF THE BREAKER, SHORT CIRCUITED CAUSING A SIZABLE ELECTRIC ARC AND FIRE.