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THIS REPORT IS FOR A MON-INJURY ROOF FALL IN OLD RETURN 2000\ FROM MMV007-0 AREA DEVELOPED 1982 SUPPORTED BY 72" RESIN BOLTS FALL WAS 18\ X 24\ X 8\. CAUSED BY MOISTURE AREA WAS ABANDONED
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TIMBERS AND SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HEADERS AND FELT PULLING IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED TWISTING HES ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ELECTRICAN TROUBLE SHOOT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON SCOOP WHEN HE PUT BREAKER IN SCOOP MOVED PINNING HIM AGAINST TOP BRIEFLY
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A TIMBER OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY BURNED HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING 1ST DEGREE BURNS
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG TRACK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL
EE WAS OWRKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BATTERY TRACTOR & THE OPERATOR RAN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT CASUING A FRACTURE.
EE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES ON THE SURFACE SUSTAINING A BRUISED PLACE ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS GETTING OFF OF SECTION MANTRIP TRAILER & SLIPPED & F ELL ALLEGEDLY CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING TROLLEY WIRE AND SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS ON WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOTTOM WITH CONTINUOUS MINER & ALLEGED THAT VIBRATION CAUSED A BACK STRAIN. DIAGNOSIS SHOWS DEGENERATIVE BONE DISEASE. CLAIM IS PROTESTED AS NOT RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT. MED ICAL TREATMENT WAS GIVEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING 4160 CABLE &HAD PAIN IN LOWER.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A RAIL AND TWISTED RT ANKLE
SLIPPED AND FELL ON SLICK BOTTOM
EE WAS GOING THRU A HOLE IN THE BLOCK BRATTICE WHEN A BLOCK FELL OUT & HIT HIS HAND.
HEAVY RAINS CAUSED ROCKS AND DIRT TO SLIDE FROM HIGHWALL IN FRONT OF UNDERGROUND ENTRY DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION
EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO RIB BRUISING HIS LEFT SHOULDER ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED BY EMPLOYEE
EMP AND HELPER WERE LOADING TIMBERS WHEN HELPER ADDICENTLY HIT HIM IN HEAD WITH TIMBER CUAISNG NECK STRAIN WENT TO DR ON 1 31 84 REFERRED TO SECOND DR WENT TO HIM ON 2 7 84 AND RETURNED 2 8 84 DAYS OFF DUE TO DRS APPOINTMENT AND NOT DUE TO INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROOF JACK (ANCHOR) ON AN ELECTRIC HOIST AND DROPPED IT ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE
THIS WAS A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL ON A PILLAR LINE. PILLAR FALLS ARE INTENTIONAL AS A METHOD OF MINING HOWEVER THIS FALL DID FOUL THE RIPPERS OF THE C/M ROOF CONTROL PLAN HAS BEEN REVISED TO PR EVENT FUTURE SIMILAR OCCURRENCES
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A RETRACKER TO PUT SUPPLY CAR BACK ON TRACK AND STARTED FEELING PAIN IN CHEST AND BACK
EMP APPARENTLY SUSTAINED MINOR BACK STRAIN WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF A SLATE TRUCK. THIS IS A NON-WITNESSED INJURY. EMP HAS HISTORY OF EXCESSIVE ABSENTEEISM NO MEDICAL INFO TO SUBSTANIATE INJURY I S AVAILABLE NO LOST DAY ATTRIBUTED TO INJURY. CLAIM IS PROTESTED
THE SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY HUNG ON A ROOF SUPPORT IN LOW COAL CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BOUNCE IN HIS SEAT AGAINST THE TOP OF THE CANOPY CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A RATCHET HOIST AND BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SUSTAIN LOWER BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT EXPERIENCE LAST DAYS UTIL 1-03-84.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON MINER WHEN SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER HIS LEFT TOES, CAUSING MINOR BRUISES. SAFETY TOE SHOES PREVENTED SERIOUS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BAGS OF ROCK DUST AND ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED AND FELL MIDICAL DIAGNOSIS DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO INJURY ACCIDENT IS UNDER PROT EST IT HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT ANY DAYS WIL L BE MISSED DUE TO AN INJURY
EMP WAS TRAMMING BOLTER AND REAR OF MACHINE HIT RIB CAUSING A SHIELD TO SLIDE MASHING R RING FINGER AGAINST MACHINE
EMP ALLEDGEDLY WALKED INTO AS HALF HEADER INJURING HIS NECK THIS INJURY IS REPORTED UNDER PROTEST IN THAT A PERPONDERENCE OF EVIDENCE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE EXISTENCE OF AN INJURY OR THAT ANY DA YS OFF ARE DUE TO AN INJURY . CEASED WORK 11-13-83
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING DID NOT CEASE WORK BUT NEXT DAY INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MINOR FRACTURE
EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING SUPPLIES TO REAR OF BOLTER WHEN OPERATOR SET BUMPER OF MACHINE DOWN ON HIS FOOT
EE WAS SHOVELING SLUDGE FROM SKIMMER PIPE ON SLUDGE POND WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK RT. SIDE.
EMP TOLD FOREMAN HIS BACK HURT BEFORE HE CAME TO WORK APPROX ONE AND HALF HRS LATER HE ALLEDGEDDLY HURT HIS BACK PULLING ON A MOTOR FOREMAN WHO WAS WITNESS DISAGREES AND CONTENDS HE ONLY STOO UP HOLDING A TORCH IN HIS HAND FOREMAN WAS PRESENT ALL SHIFT AND CONTENDS NO ACCIDENT OCCURRRED EMP DID RECEIVE PRESSCRIPTION MEDICINE
DOG-STOP ON SURFACE CAR HAUL CAME UP STOPPING CAR.CAUSED EMPL MOTOR TO STOP AND EMPL FELL OUT SIDE CAUSING MINOR BACK STRAIN.
BENT OVER TO PICK UP BAG OF ROCK DUST AND APPARENTLY PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT LOWER BACK.
HOLDING UP VENT. CURTAIN TO RUN THUR IT,TWISTED LEFT HAND AND SHOULDER....TREATED FIRST AID ONLY-FOLLOW-UP DR REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY DIAG OF INJURY.
THIS WAS A NON INJURY ROOF FALL IN AN OUTBY AREA APPROX 1000FT OFF SECTION
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PLASTIC PIPE AND HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
RUNNING SHUTTLE CARS,EXPERIENCED PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.NO RELATION BETWEEN PAIN AND WORK WAS ESTABLISHED.
EE WAS WORKING ON STOPPING & PIECE OF COAL FEELL & HIT HIM ON SHOULDER. REPORT NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 9-16-83.
EMP WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HE PUT HIS RT HAND OVER THE CANOPY THE CANOPY CAUGHT ON ROOF BOLT CUTTING OFF 2 JOINTS OF HIS RT INDEX FINGER
EMP SLIPPED ON MAT AND TRIPPED OVER A GROUND WIRE AND FELL WHEN HE FELL HE HAD A CHARGER PLUG IN HIS HAND AND MASHED HIS FINGER FIRS AID TREATMENT WAS GIVEN
ROOF JACK FELL STRIKING EMPL ON SHOULDER CAUSING A BRUISE.
EMP WAS WALKING DOWN THE ENTRY AND HIT HIS BACK ON ROOF BOLTER DID NOT CEASE WORK REPORT NOT FILED BY EMP FOR 2 WEEKS NO TREATMENT MEDICATION ONLY
HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR.NO USUAL INJURY OR CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED.
WATER ACCUM ABOUT 3\ OVER WEEKEND THOUGHT TO BE INUMDATION FROM OLD MINE.LATER PROVED TO BE SURGFACE WATER-NO TOTAL INUNDATION OCCURRED.NO INJURIES.
INTENTIONAL PILLAR FALL CAUGHT HEAD OF MACHINE AS IT WAS RETREATING DURING 2ND MINING.FOULED FOR 30 MIN. NO INJURIES.
BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING A HEADER.
BUMPED HEAD AGAINST CANOPY WHEN BUGGY HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM.