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EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WATER HOSE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK AN I-BEAM, CUTTING THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. SEVEN SUTURES REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER POWER TRANSFERMER.
EMPL SHOVELING DUST TO FACE WHEN A SLICKENSIDE SLIP FELL FROM ROOF ON EMPL.THE SLIP MEASURED 7\ X 4\6\\ X 14\\ IN THE THICKEST PART.THE SLIP HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN MINED FROM UNDER AND WAS UNDETE ECTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CAN OF BEANS FOR LUNCH AND CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND
THE MINE HAD EXPERIENCED A NON-INJURY ACCIDENT IN THE FORM OF LATERAL ROOF MOVEMENT, DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS, CAUSING ROOF CRACKS AND PILLAR OUTBURST THROUGHOUT THE MINE.
FALL OF ROOF IN THE 001 SECTION INTAKE BETWEEN THE 002 RETURN OVERCAST AND THE NO. 2 BELT OVERCAST. THE FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE.
HIS KNEE STARTED TO SWELL.
WHILE HE WAS DRIVING A JEEP TO THE SECTION HE CAUGHT HIS HEAD ON THE RIB AND SPRAINED HIS NECK.
WHILE HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE DRILL STEEL. AS HE WAS ADDING A JOINT OF DRILL STEDL HE PASSED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE 2 PIECES OF STEEL. AT THE SAME TIME HIS RIGHT ELBOW HIS STAB JACK CONTROL WHICH RAISED THE MACHINE & PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN DRILL STEEL PIECES.
HE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE BELT AND CAUGHT HIS HAND IN A ROLLER HIS HAND WAS ROLLED OVER THE BELT ROLLER WHICH CAUSED IT TO BE FRACTURED WHEN HE GRABBED A LARGE ROCK TO TRY AND THROW IT OFF TH E BELT
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND BELT DRIVE WHEN HIS HAND WAS SOME HOW DRAWN IN BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT
EMPLOYEE HIT HIS SHOULDER AGAINST FRAME OF HEADDRIVE
EMPLOYEE HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP BUCKET AND THE FRAME.
AS HE WAS SHOVELING COAL , A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK, WHICH BRUISED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
AN UNINTENTIONL FALL OF ROOF OCCURED IN THE #3 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 90 FEET LONG AND 8-10 FEET HIGH AND 20 FEET WIDE. THE SURROUNDING ROOF WAS CRIBBED AND THE EQUIPMENT WAS REMOVED FRO M THE SECTION. MSHA OFFICIALS WERE PRESENT AND ACCOMPANIED THE INVESTIGATORS.
HE WAS LOADING ROCKDUST INTO SUPPLY CAR WHEN SOME LOOSE DUST FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
HE WAS WORKING ON THE BELTLINE IN THE BELT ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL ON HIS ANKLE. THIS BRUISED HIS ANKLE.
AS I NAME WAS CROSSING THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED THE CONVEYOR ON. THE CHAIN CAUGHT HIS KNEE AND WEDGED HIM BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND THE ROOF THIS DISLOCATED HIS HIP.
EMPL CHECKING VOLTAGE ON CM WHEN METER BLEW UP BURNING EMPL ARM.
HE WAS HELPING PULL MINER CABLE AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING .(NOTE THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 10/03/84.
WHILE RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET, HE RAISED HIS LEG TOO HIGH AND TOUCHED THE ROOF WITH HIS LEG. THIS CAUGHT HIS LEG RESULTING IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.
HE WAS WALKING FROM MANTRIP TO LIGHT HOUSE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE NOTE IT WAS THOUGHT THAT HIS ANKLE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT AT HOME UNTIL AN INVEST REVEALED OTHER WISE
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING CLUTCH AND TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND REQUIRED 4 STITCHES
EE WAS ADJUSTING TAILROLLER & JACK SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN THE JAW.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TWO OIL CANS TO SERVICE EQUIPMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING TO POWER BOX CRAWLED OVER A CINDER BLOCK ND CREELED HIS KNEE RESULTING IN A BRUISED KNEE
EMP WAS CHANGING THE CLUTCH ON THE MINER WHEN THE CLUTCH SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS THUMB
HE WAS CRAWLING ALONG THE BELT LINE AND ONE OF HIS KNEES CONTACTED A ROCK. AS HE CONTINUED TO CRAWL, HIS KNEE SLIPPED OFF OF THE ROCK, STRAINING IT. (NOTE: NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4-16-84.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND A BELT TAILPIECE WITH A SHOVEL, SHOVEL WAS "KICKED" BACK AND STRAINED WRIST & FINGER ON RT.
HE WAS SITTING IN THE OPERATOR DECK, WHEN HIS SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK THIS SUDDEN JOLT HURT HIS BACK.
HE WAS RIDING TOWARDS OUTSIDE ABOUT ONE BREAK FROM OUTSIDE HIS KNEE BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN ROOD ND MAN TRIP CAR THIS BROKE HIS LEG
HE FINISHED HANGING A LINE CURTAIN AND THEN WALKED AROUND THE END OF IT. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER.
REBUILDING CANOPY OVER BELT PULLED ON CANOPY & STRAINED BACK.
THE BOLT MACHINE OPERATOR WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE POSITIONS FROM THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE TO THE DECK. AS HE CAME AROUND THE MACHINE THE TRAM LEVER WAS INADVERTANTLY PUT IN THE TRAM POSITION THUS PINNING HIM AGAINST THE LEFT RIB OF THE ENTRY.
PREPARING TO SET 3RD JACK WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL.STRUCK HIM IN WAIST AREA WHICH DAMAGED PELVIS.
OPERATING A BATTERY JEEP, JEEP HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY STRIKING A ROOF BOLT WITH BATTERY LID AND LID WAS DRAGGED BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER
THE VICTIM WAS CHECKING POWER CONNECTIONS IN THE 4160 VOLT COMPARTMENT OF THE SECTION TRANSFORMER WHEN HE CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED POWER CIRCUIT.
CHECKING SECTION TRANSFORMER WHEN CONTACTED ENERGIZED POWER CIRCUIT.
BENDING ROOF BOLT TO PUT IN HOLE AND STRAINED HIS ARM.
HE WAS WORKING ON AUGER BEARING WITH CHISEL & PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS HAND.
EMP WAS OPERATING A SCOOP CAUGHT SKIRT ON SCOOP TO ROOF BOLT AND MASHED ARM BETWEEN ROOF BOLT A PLATE AND SCOOP
IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING IN A BREAKER AND THE BREAKER BLEW UP
AS HE WAS TRAMMING HIS SHUTTLECAR TO THE FEEDER A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL ON H IS SHOULDER THIS STARTLED HIM CAUSING HIM TO ROLL OFF HIS CAR WHILE IT WAS STILL MOVING AS HE ROLLED OFF HE TI TWISTED HIS BACK DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 10 19 83
HE WAS HELPING TO PULL OFF A MINER ROPE, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON A TIMBER. THIS ACTION BRUISED HIS ELBOW.
HE WAS MOVING A BRIDGE & MOVED IT TOO FAR ON HIS LEGS. THIS ACTION BRUISED HIS LEGS.
HE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED OUTSIDE IN A SCOOP BUCKET AND WAS HOLDING ON TO THE SCOOP PLUNGER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND THE SCOOP HIT A HOLE WHICH JARRED THE BUCKET THE PLUNGER JUMPED IN WHICH CAUGHT H ND BETWEEN THE PLUNGER AND BUCKET
HE LIFTED A PIVOT JACK TOP AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING LATER
PULLING 3 BAGS OF ROCK DUST ON SHOVEL WHILE CRAWLING.SHOVEL BECAME STUCK ON PILE OF CAP BOARDS.PULLED VERY HARD TO MOVE SHOVEL AND RIGHT KNEE TWISTED.
AS HE PICKED UP A SHOVEL FULL OF COAL HE SAID THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM. NOTE: ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 6-15-83.
RAN INTO ROOF BOLT PLATE.