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He was bolting 7-8 crosscut. He let the head down and said the joy stick stuck causing the head to come down on his foot and ankle. It caused a sprained ankle.
He was loading gob out with the miner. He was also watering down the gob. He bent over to pick up the miner water line and inhaled dust.
while roof bolting a piece of head coal fell out between bolts hitting him in the left calf. cutting him.
A roof fall occurred 7 block zone 3 belt entry measuring approximately 50' long 16' wide and 7' above coal seam.
he clamped a 1" airline onto a nipple on the main airline. when he turned the air on the 1" line blew off. the end of the 1" line with the clamps hit him in the nose cutting it.
He was carrying a box of resin from back of bolter to front of bolter. He felt something pull in lower back. [He never went to doctor or missed work until 5-21-14].
Working on scoop rear end. He was watching another EE take off snap ring. Snap ring flew out went under glasses and hit him in the eye.
riding rubber tired mantrip from end of rail to section. went over a hump his head hit a roof bolt. cut his forehead.
walking from office to pit mouth. walked down hill got on flat at bottom slipped on snow and ice causing him to fall hitting his head, back and right side of body.
They were finishing a belt splice. EE was pounding the splice making sure all nails and splices were down. EE was feeling splice to make sure ends were down. EE got hit on the left ring finger with hammer.
Lifting and carrying Omega blocks. Felt pain in lower right part of stomach and a knot came out.
While installing fly board, he put his hand out to grab drill steel. A piece of rock fell hitting right pinky finger between rock and bolter head cutting finger.
Going thru manual airlock doors. While going thru outby set, the inby set was partially open. His right hand got pinched between the door and the frame. Cut middle and ring finger on right hand.
Lifting a wooden bridge plank when he felt something pull in upper back of right leg. (torn ligament)
Roof fall - 16'x35'x6' to right of slate 5948. Intake 5 block, xcut 5 to 6 along 2 belt.
He was cutting bands off of bundle of bolts. He turned and his right arm hit band cutting his arm.
Loading roof bolter. He broke band holding the bundle of bolts together. When the band broke it sprung up. The broken end of the band hit his left forearm.
Employee was installing a 6' tension bolt, when he was pushing it up to roof it started to bend and he spun rotation, causing bolt to spring around and hit his arm.
Employee was scooping #4 Hdg. and curtain fell down. Reached up to get curtain and finger got between canopy and roof. Cutting off end of finger.
Alleged Carpel Tunnel syndrome
Was hanging hi voltage cable during belt & power move pulled abdomen continued to work and on 6/6/12 rupture appeared continued on light duty until 7/9/12 when he had surgery on rupture.
Was pulling a roof bolt off bolter and hit elbow. finished shift worked 6,27,28,29,30, never heard from him came back to work the 4th of May never come back in, the 7th called on the 9th had infection in elbow.
EE had complained of his back hurting before going to work, then was hanging cable and got down on his knee and said he hurt his knee. Which he had surgery on it in 2008 from another ee was on light duty for 4 days came back on full duty 3/8/12 and was discharged on 3/26/12.
Fall was approx 20" long, 8' high, 16' wide. It was in an intersection at 6 block #3 intake escapeway. Escapeway was rerouted from 5 block to 7 block. Fall was timbered off. Everyone was informed and maps updated. There was 6' tension rebar bolts. Cover was 160' to 200'. Date mined was 4/2008.
EE was cutting a piece of belt for skirting in tail piece on #2 belt and had belt laying across his leg.
Foreman was pulling S-Car off feeder with a 3/8" chain with hook's. The chain broke and hook sending 2' of chain 26' and hitting foreman in back.
Intersection at spad #38 fell, 6' high 16' wide and 25' long, per map attached.
EE was working outside spicing stacker belt and the temperature was below 32 degrees and didn't have anything on his face and allegedly got frostbite.
Employee was roof bolting he bent a bolt and it stuck in chuck when he dropped head bolt sprung out of chuck and hit his forearm.
Employee was hanging miner cable for S-car roadway and when he lifted miner cable above his head got a sharp pain in his abdomen. He worked his reg. job until 1/20/2012 and had surgery for a rupture.
#4 Main's #1 Hdg. pumped water out of old sump area, and found a roof fall. Fall was 30' long 8' high 12' wide, and was supported with 7' tension rebar bolts, had 680' of cover, was mined Feb 09, was 50' inby spad 7281 in #1 Hdg.
EE was pulling a piece of belt with channel locks and they slipped and pulled right shoulder.
Assistant mine foreman was helping mine foreman load a rock duster and pulled right shoulder. Employee worked his regular job until 1/20/2012 and had surgery on 1/30/2012. Returned to work on 1/24/2012.
Type of support: 6' tension rebar. Cover: approx 200', spad 6219. Dimension: length 40', width 16', height 7'. See attached map. Conditions contributing: high humidity causing detachment on roof support.
Type of support 7' tension bolts. Cover - 160'. Dimensions - 7' high 18.5 wide 30' long. Location - See map. #3 primary at 3Block in xcut to the left inby spad 964.
#1 Track at 5 block crosscut 5 to 4 Spad #56 to left of track fell in. There was arches in #4 at spad #56 and arches on track at 5 Block with a row of 4 of Fiber Cribs. Had 7' Tension Bolts. Fall Length 30' width 17' Height 7 1/2'.
Spun bent roof bolt hit right wrist.
Bolter operator was straightening a roof bolt and strained shoulder.
Mech was changing a motor on a scoop by himself.
Drilling anchor holes for tail piece, drill bit caught in creek.
EE was carrying a piece of 48" belt structure off belt line to track when he fell on a piece of structure he was carrying.
EE was walking down to mantrip, slipped, caught himself with right foot when he slipped and sprained ankle.
Belt man was splicing stacker belt, had belt apart and was getting ready to spice belt kicked on and caught leg in belt structure.
Light went out. Sent to get new light from foreman & fell in hole.
Contractor stepped in a hole and twisted his ankle when walking across L.O.C.
Mine foreman doing weekly came up on a roof fall in old sub mains at #2 Hdg. 33 to 34 blk at spad 1900. Cover is 240'. Support is 7' tension rebar. Length - 40', width - 17 1/2', height - 8 1/2'. Mined June of 2010.
Foreman walked into a low hanging roof bolt plate.
Roof bolter operator was hit on the knee with a small rock which fell from a potted out area that he was bolting.
Bolter operator was trying to align 2nd drill steel up with 1st drill steel and pinched his finger between the 2 steels at the coupler.
EE was throwing salt into the bed of his trailer. EE was inside of salt building getting salt out of the barrel, turned to throw the salt and stepped on loose salt on the floor. Foot slipped and EE tore a muscle in his lower back.