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EE WAS ANFOING A ROOM, WAS SWITCHING SIDES TO ANFO THE OTHER. IN THE PROCESS EE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS PULLING HOS, TRIPPED OVER A ROCK THAT HAD BEEN SCALED DOWN.
EE was picking up a tool he had dropped. when he stepped up an 8" incline he twisted his right knee and it gave out.
HE WAS CUTTING OFF ANGLE IRON WITH A CUT OFF SAW WHEN SPARKS BOUNCED OFF GUARD COMING UNDER SAFETY GLASSES HITTING RIGHT EYE.
EE was doing plant maintenance when he discovered he had an acetylene leak on torch. He inhaled the acetylene.
EE was working on a ladder about three feet off the ground, tightening hose on the IR drill boom. After he came down from ladder he had a pain in groin area.
Opened engine compartment on loader and did not latch the cover. Cover slipped out of the miner's hand and hit him across the nose and knocked him to the ground.
MINER WAS INSTALLING 8' X 20' METAL SCREENS VERTICALLY ON 20' RIB. SCREEN PULLED LOOSE AND FELL APPROX 2' STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND.
Employee stepped up on side of dump truck to talk to driver and took hold of hot exhaust pipe.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A RADIATOR FROM A HAUL TRUCK. WHEN THE RADIATOR GOT STUCK, THE EMPLOYEE GAVE IT A STRONG PULL. WHEN IT BROKE FREE, HE FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING A LEFT WRIST SPRAIN AND CUT ON MIDDLE FINGER 3 STITCHES.
SHOTCRETE FELL ONTO THE INTERSECTION OF CONVEYORS S-2 & S-3, A PIECE FELL APPROX. 15' X 30'X 6' THICK. DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE TO HEADSECTION OF S-2. THIS FALL TOOK PLACE OUTSIDE OF NORMAL WORKHOURS, NO ONE WAS IN THE MINE AT THE TIME. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON MONDAY MORNING. NO ONE WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER UNTIL THE AREA WAS SECURE.
EE WAS LOADING A ROOM THAT HAD BEEN MECHANICALLY SEALED AS WELL AS HAND SEALED. A ROCK THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL CAME LOOSE FROM THE FACE AS HE WAS LOADING AND STRUCK HIS HAND. IT LEFT A RED MARK BUT HE DID NOT REPORT IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE HAND WAS SORE AND SWOLLEN. HE CALLED IN ON THE MORNING OF 06/07/04 AND WAS TOLD TO GO TO CLINIC.
MINER WAS SWEEPING OFF THE LEDGE WITH LOADER IN PREPERATION OF DRILLING THE LEDGE. THE LOADER WENT OVER THE HIGHWALL AND LANDED ON ITS CAB AND ROLLED TO ITS SIDE. THE REASON FOR THE LOADER GOING OVER THE HIGHWALL IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. EE FAILED UA TAKEN AT THE HOSPITAL WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
EE WAS OPERATING SKID STEER, CLEANING SPILLAGE FROM IN FRONT OF THE DUMP HOPPER. A EUCLID R-40 ARRIVED AT THE DUMP HOPPER TO DUMP. THE EUCLID R-40 DRIVER PULLED FORWARD AND STARTED TO BACK UP TO THE HOPPER. HE DID NOT SEE THE SKID STEER AND BACKED INTO IT, THROWING EE FORWARD AGAINST THE SAFETY BAR. DAMAGE TO SKID STEER WAS MINIMAL.
Strot crete at intersection conveyors s-2 and s-3 a centurm about 15'x15' fell an road service 3 men in mine at time of fall. used man pod to leave mine only men working on repair a laid in slope.
EE REPORTED AN INJURY 2 WEEKS AFTER OCCURANCE. DUE TO LENGTHY TIME SPAN, HMMI DISPUTED THE CLAIM. ON 16 APR 04 WORKERS COMP ACCEPTED THE CLAIM. EE WAS OFF WORK 9 DAYS DUE TO DISPUTED CLAIM.
EMPLOYEE FAILED TO FOLLOW DUMP PROCEDURES PRIOR TO RE-ENTRY OF MINE CAUSING RAISED BE TO STRIKE MINE PORTAL.
EE WALKED BEHIND ANOTHER EE WHO WAS GRINDING ON A METAL PIECE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM THE GRINDER AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS LAYING ON HIS DIE SHOVELING OUT A TAIL PULLEY WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS ARM AND STERNUM.
EE WAS USING LADDER TO PAINT EQUIPMENT NUMBERS ON PROCESSING EQUIPMENT. THE LADDER WAS NOT SECURED AT THE TOP AND EE FELL APPROXIMATELY 6'. AFTER FALL EE COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE, SORE BACK, AND HAND AND ARM PAIN. WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR CHECK-UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH A WET AREA WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE. HE JERKED BACK AND TWISTED AT THE SAME TIME PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER LEG/GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING OUT A ROOM. WHILE TRAVELING FORWARD THE EQUIPMENT STRUCK A LOW SPOT IN THE ROOF WITH THE CAB OF THE LOADER. THIS ACTION STOPPED THE LOADER CAUSING HIS HEAD AND NECK TO MOV E FORWARD. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED SORENESS IN THE NECK.
EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A SCREEN INT HE SCREEN DECK. WITH THE TOP SCREEN REMOVED HE STEPPED ON THE SCREEN BRACKET WHICH HAD A RUBBER LINER. THE RUBBER CAME OFF AND HIS ANKLE TWISTED.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HIS BACK HURT DUE TO SHOT ROCK BEING LOADED IN THE LOAD OF THE TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING, THE COMPANY IS SUSPICIOUS AS TO WHETHER THIS IS A LEGITIMATE CLAIM OR IF THIS INJURY OCCURRED THIS WAY.
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN THE LADDER OF A SCRAPPER. HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON UNEVEN GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE FIRE HOSE FROM THE WATER TRUCK, TO WASH OUT THE MUD FROM THE TRANSMISSION BELLY PANS OF TWO HAUL TRUCKS. THE NOZZLE END WAS HELD IN PLACE BY A HOSE CLAMP. THE HOSE BECAM E SEPARATED FROM THE NOZZLE. THE HOSE SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND AND THE HOSE CLAMP CUT HIS THUMB.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT INTERSECTION 1 NORTH / 1 WEST. A SECOND FALL OCCURRED 4/27/03 AT INTERSECTION 0 2 NORTH. THE EXACT CAUSE OF ROOF FALL IS UNKNOWN. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE FROM PRIVATE AS WE LL AS MSHA WILL YIELD MORE INFORMATION. BOTH FALLS OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHOR ZONE.
EE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF THE EXCAVATOR. THE DOOR WAS LATCHED IN THE OPEN POSITION. EE UNLATCHED THE DOOR TO CLOSE IT BEHIND HIM. AS HE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR & IT CLOSED ON HIS FINGER IN THE DOOR JAM.
EE WAS CUTTING A RUBBER HOSE WITH A BOX KNIFE. WHILE PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT A 2" LACERATION INTO HIS LEFT ARM.
EE WAS PUTTING AN AXLE SHAFT BACK IN A SCRAPER. THE FIT WAS TIGHT AND WHEN IT FINALLY WENT IN IT PINCHED HIS HAND BEHIND THE SHAFT. HAVING HIS HAND IN THE WRONG PLACE AND NOT WEARING GLOVES CO NTRIVUTED TO HIS INJURIES. THE CUT IN HIS HAND REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.
EE WAS CUTTING SKIRTING ON A TRAILER SO THAT HE COULD PASS CONDUIT THROUGH THE SKIRTING. WHILE CUTTING THE SKIRTING WITH THE KNIFE HIS HAND SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BELT TO PREPARE FOR SPLICING. WHILE CUTTING THE BELT THE KNIFE CAME OUT AND LACERATED HIS FOREARM. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED STITCHES TO HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EE SUSTAINED WELDING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE DUTIES IN THE AREA THAT ARC WELDING WAS BEING CONDUCTED.
EMPLOYEE HAD PULLED UP TO THE OIL TRAILER TO ADD OIL TO HIS MACHINE. WHILE DISMOUNTING MACHINE HIS HANDS AND FEET SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER. HE LANDED ON HIS ANKLE SIDEWAYS CAUSING A SPRAIN.
EE WAS POWERWASHING MUD AND GREASE OFF OF THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE INSPECTION PLATE ON THE CATWALK OF LOADER. HIS FOOT WAS IN THE INSPECTION HOLE. THE WAND OF THE SPRAYER HUNG UP ON A HYDR AULIC HOSE. THE POWER WASHER WENT THROUGH HIS BOOT. THE HEATED WATER ENTERED HIS BOOT AND BURNED THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT GIVING HIM 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF EQUIPMENT LADDER ONTO UNEVEN GROUND. HIS ANKLE ROLLED OVER. HE WAS TREATED FOR A SPRAINED ANKLE.
EE CLIMBED ON THE HOOD OF HIS TRUCK TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD. HE FELL OFF OF THE HOOD TO THE GROUND HURTRING HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WAS CLEANING THE FULL WINDSHIELD OR THE PART THAT THE WIPERS DID NOT C LEAR OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING OVER THE HANDRAIL ON A EUCLID R35 FOR A SAMPLE TRAY FOR A SHALE CHECK. WHEN HE LEANED ON THE HANDRAIL FOR THE TRAY, THE HANDRAIL GAVE WAY. HE FELL APPROX 6 FT TO THE GROU ND. EMPLOYEE HAD NOT REPORTED THE DEFECTIVE HANDRAIL TO MINE MANAGEMENT. EMPLOYEE FAILED DRUG TEST. DOCTOR SAYS HE WILL BE UNABLE TO WORK FOR 6-8 WEEKS.
EE WAS TERMINATING WIRES ON A MOTOR ON THE CRUSHER. EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF TIRES (PORTABLE CRUSHER) AND LOST HIS FOOTING. HE FELL APPROX 4' TO THE GROUND. 2 RIBS WERE FRACTURED. LADDERS AND ST EPLADDERS WERE AVAILABLE BUT EE DID NOT USE THEM.
THE EE TURNED TO CLIMB STEPS TO THE CRUSHER CONTROL BOOTH WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS HAULING ROCK FROM THE FACE TO THE CRUSHER. ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE FACE, THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK LEFT. WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED LEFT, IT SLAMMED THE DRIVER INTO THE DOOR. THE EE WAS TREATED FOR A SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS PERFORMING SCALING WITH THE BUCKET OF LOADER. HE BACKED UP UNAWARE THAT HE WAS CLOSE TO A PILLAR. HE BACK INTO A PILLAR CAUSING NECK AND BACK STRAINS.
THE EE HAD HIS BODY TURNED WHILE LOOKING TO THE REAR. HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, CAUSING HIS BODY TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CENTER CONTROL LEVER JAMMER INTO HIS ARMPIT CAUSING A POSSIBLE TEAR OF A TENDON IN HIS SHOULDER. EE WAS WEARING A SEATBELT.
EE WAS LOADING HAUL TRUCKS IN THE PIT. HE RAN OVER A BOULDER WITH HIS LOADER. THE BOULDER KICKED OUT CAUSING HIS ELBOW TO HIT THE ARM REST. THE OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF A SORE SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN HAULING SHOT ROCK TO THE CRUSHER. ON HIS RETURN TRIP TO GET ANOTHER LOAD HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND STRUCK A PILLAR. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE EE FELL ASLEEP WH ILE OPERATING VEHICLE.
EMPLOYEES WERE TEARING DOWN AN OLD SCALEHOUSE TO MAKE ROOM FOR A NEW SCALE TRAILER. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A BOARD THAT HAD NAILS IN IT. TWO NAILS WENT THROUGH HIS BOOT AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOOT.