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EMPLOYEE SAID THAT A LOOSE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, MEASURING 24" X 17" BY 1/2" TO 2", STRUCK THEM IN THE BACK OF HEAD AND NECK AREA.
Close Clearance and not keeping all body parts inside of mantrip. Employee crushed EE's middle and pointer fingers of EE's right hand when EE grabbed the canopy post to reposition self in the mantrip. The mantrip was traveling around a tight corner where clearance is close and the employees right hand was in a pinch point between the canopy post and the coal/rock rib.
Employee operating shuttle car attempted to get off of shuttle car and was shocked.
Employee was walking the #5 Escapeway entry @ Bk. #14 on Elk Lick Mains when employee twisted left knee. The employee could not bear weight on left knee.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE OFF-SIDE OF THE BELT ENTRY AND FELL HURTING THEIR RIGHT KNEE.
While changing the cutter drums on a continuous mining machine, the employee got hand caught between the impact gun and a crib block bruising the left index finger.
Employee complained that EE was feeling stiff and having lower back pain. Employee said EE was unsure what happened exactly that caused the Pain.
While walking into the guard shack, the door was flung open, hitting the employee in the left arm, causing employee to fall back, jarring the shoulder and neck.
Employee was operating a shuttle car. He ran over a bump in the road and it threw him out of the seat and up into the canopy and back down into the floor of the shuttle car.
Location: Stacker belt outside. Trimming a splice, changing out a splice on belt. He cut his left hand on the pinky finger. Required 8 stitches.
EE was tramming the miner from #1 entry to #5 entry, he stopped to move the miner cable and the water line out of the road. When he picked it up to move it out of the road so the miner and buggy could get by, he felt something in his chest. His chest was hurting and he left the entry and went outside.
Employee was stepping down (approximately 2ft) off of the #2 Belt Head, he twisted his left ankle and leg.
Employee and a co-worker were putting guards on the miner. They went to reposition the guard and it slid and caught employee's third finger on his left hand smashing finger.
The injured states he was repairing a hole in a stopping when a block fell from above catching his hand against another block.
Employee was standing beside of the roof bolter, bolting roof. The roof bolter was placed in reverse, employee stepped and stumbled over a small pile of coal and fell to his knees jarring his lower back.
Employee was moving a rock out of the roadway so his Shuttle car could pass
Employee was hanging fly pads between #5 and #6 and a piece of top rock fell out from the rib bolt to the rib about 7 or 9 foot long and about 3 foot wide and about 3 or 4 inches thick braking the fly board and hitting employee on his left side in the head, neck, back and shoulder areas knocking him to the ground.
Location/Section-Mains, #6 entry at the face. EE bent over to remove a rock off of the scoop charging cable. He injured his lower back.
Employee was working on a belt move on the section when his accident happened. He was placing Belt hanger with bolt when the wrench slipped and hit his hand.
In #e Entry, miner cable caught his legs and threw him against the rib. Right knee is swollen. Left knee was twisted back hurting. He was transferred to hospital by ambulance.
EE was installing hydraulic cylinder on a roof bolter. He was lying on his back lifting the cylinder up on to the roof bolter then he had a sharp pain in the middle of his back. EE did not quit working till Monday, November 7, 2011.
The scoop man had knocked the stopping down. He was backing the scoop up so that he and another ee could pick up the loose blocks. EE was walking toward him. The scoop man looked away and when he looked back toward ee light going down as if he had stumbled and fell. EE was transported by ambulance to the hospital after he stumbled and fell
Going to check the stuck roller behind the head drive. Lost footing and fell.
EE was hanging a fly pad in the face of the section. He stepped in a hole and twisted his lower back. EE did not work on September 11, 2010. He did not work on September 13th, 14th 15th. He did work on September 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th. He did not again till October 4th, 5th, 6th. On Oct 6th he worked 6 1/2 hours. He has not worked since Oct 6th to date.
2 EEs & Foreman were making a splice in #1 Belt. They were using two 1 1/2 tons chain hoists to pull belt back together. 1 man on each side of belt with 1 man operating each hoist. Belt was almost back together when EE stopped ratcheting the hoist & said he'd done something to his rt shoulder. This happened 7/12/10, he worked thru 7/24/10, went to dr & didn't come back to work.
Location at the end of the track. Driving a rubber tired four wheeler and the corner chain was hanging down, ran into the chain. The hook caught the inside of his left leg. The hook caused a gash in his left leg.
Two breaks inby spad 4771, a roof fall was found. EE & mine inspector found the fall. The size of the fall was 20 ft by 20 ft long and 6 to 8 feet high. The fall will not be cleaned. The fall is timbered and dangered off.
Location Break #12, #14 belt; Crew moving section. Putting the power on the roof bolter machine. Cat head on the power center blew up and caught fire.
EE states they were moving equipment from one part of mine to another & were getting ready to move #2 bolter machine when EE plugged up CAT head and put breaker in @ Break 12 #4 Belt. While putting in breaker it blew up and burnt back of both hands. Co-worker brought him outside and drove himself to hospital.
The roof fall occured at the 1st of left hand rooms number 6 belt, 3 crosscuts to the left of spad 4244. The length of the fall was 60"long, 18' wide, 5 1/2" high. The passage of the men were not eggected. No injuries occured from this fall. The fall will not be cleaned up. The time of the roof fall was 10:20 pm Person reported the fall at 10:50 pm ...fall have been supported
A roof fall occurred at outby spad #1499 and was discovered at 1:15 am. The x-cut fell in at #5 entry through break over to start of #6 entry. The length of the fall was 6 x 18 x 6. The fall will not affect the passage of men. No injuries occurred. All access to the fall was timbered and barricaded.
Location in Mains. EE was changing rearend in a rubber tired mantrip. The mantrip fell of of blocks, landing on right leg. He finished out shift before going to the Montgromery General Hospital ER.
Injured employee was helping the rest of the crew wind belt w/belt winder when belt winder slid out of scoop bucket - striking his right foot.
EE was bolting top and dropped the head of the pinner down to remove the drill steel, when the drill steel came back and struck the EE on the right index finger. The finger was broken in two places.
Unhooking the coupling from a flat car, it did not disengage, causing flat car to hit his leg between right calf and knee area.
This is for an unintentional on 1st left panel off of #5 belt #3 entry spad 3018. Does not affect travel or air. Approximately 60-70 feet long, 18 feet wide. Above anchor. Fall will not be cleaned up. Fall is timbered and dangered off.
Location: Mains. Employee was welding on the lug of a miner, chipping away from the weld. A piece of metal flew up and went into his left eye. He stated he did have his glasses on.
Cut right leg making belt splice in Mains Section.
Section Mains, EE was putting rear end in a rubber tired 4 wheeler. The rear end shifted back a cut off the first join of the 4th digit on right hand.
Traveling on a rubber tire mantrip at the end of the shift. The mantrip cut close to the rib to let the 1st shift go by. The rib caught the toe of his boot twisting his right knee, right ankle and right foot.
Driving 4 wheeler, hit a rock. The steering wheel whipped around hitting hand.
Employee was attempting to open airlock doors; doors suddenly shut catching his wrist in them. Unknown injury to right wrist. 11/2/07 went to hospital: chiped bone right wrist.
Muddy conditions. Stepping over a coupling on a flat car, EE tripped on the coupling. His right ankle hit the track.
001 section cross cut between 1 & 2 entry 2 breaks inby spad # 4146 # 2 entry. The fall fell between #1 & #2 entry last open break. Length Approx 100' x Width 19' x Height 4-5 foot. The fall will be cleaned up.
#5 Entry intersection. Hauling coal on the shuttle car from the miner to the belt. He hit a large rut or hole in the roadway. Knocked the power on shuttle car. He hurt his neck, back, hips. Could not feel his foot and right leg. They were numb.
#2 Belt #6 Entry, Spad No. 5554 #5 Entry Roof Fall. Intersection fell straight across in #6 entry. Length of fall 25 ft, Width of fall 20 ft, Height of fall 4 ft.
EE was rock dusting Friday, Aug 31, 2007. He injured his left shoulder draggng the rock dust hoses. He finished his shift. After Labor Day weekend, he returned to work Tuesday. His shoulder still hurt. He did not work Thurs or Friday. When he reported Monday, he reported incident & sent to Dr. He was told he had a pulled muscle in shoulder & returned to work 9/11
Mantrip struck in tram with no breaks It worked fine for the first 6 hours then lost it's breaks. injured left shoulder, right knee, low back.
Mains Section. Setting timbers in Mains when he turned and pulled his left hip.
#3 entry mains section, walking throught crosscut he hit head on brow.