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EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER AND WAS STANDING NEAR THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS BETWEEN LOADS. A PIECE OF LAMINATED ROCK APPROX. 3' WIDE X 4.5' LONG AND 1" TO 7" THICK FELL FROM THE INGY EDGE OF THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS. THE EE THINKS THE ROCK BRUSHED HIS HARD ON THE SIDE AS HE WAS TURNING TO MOVE AWAY FROM IT. IT IS FELT HIS ANKLE WAS BROKEN AS HE SUDDENLY TURNED AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADVANCE TWO SHIELDS THAT WERE BURIED IN MUD. THE SHIELDS HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF AUTO MODE SO THEY WOULD NOT DIG DEEPER INTO THE MUD WHEN ADVANCED. HE MOVED ONTO #37 SHIELD TO ACHIEVE IT WHEN THE FACE BURST HITTING HIM IN THE BACK. HE MOVED BACK TO #38 SHIELD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY WHEN A SECOND BURST HIT EE IN THE BACK. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK
EE WAS LIFTING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE IN ORDER TO HANG IT. HE WAS BRING ASSISTED BY HIS FOREMAN. THERE WAS SLACK CABLE AVAILABLE AND NOT MUCH TENSION ON THE CABLE. AS THE EE LIFTED THE CABLE TO C HEST HEIGHT, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK, MISSING NO TIME AS OF DATE OF THIS REPORT, BUT HAS BEEN PUT ON LIGHT DUTY, MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT ON 2
EE'S RIGHT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN LEG CYLINDER & FLOOR PLATE TIPPED TOWARD EE. THE RIGHT THUMB RECEIVED A DEEP LACERATION ABOUT 2" LONG. THIS THUMB HAD BEEN AMPUTATED AT THE BASE OF THE FIN GER NAIL PREVIOUSLY.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING IN THE BACK WALKWAY NEAR #25 SHIELD. HE NOTICED THAT THE COAL WAS STARTING TO BACK UP IN THE FACE CONVEYOR AND MOVED TO A LOCATION BETWEEN #25 AND #26 SHIELD. AS HE S TARTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE FRONT WALKWAY, A LUMP OF COAL 6"X6"X6" BLEW OFF THE FACE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT ARM.
EE HAD JUST FINISHED CHECKING THE WATER PRESSURE ON THE MINER AND WAS WALKING BACKWHEN RIB BURST CAUSING A 20" WIDE X 3 1/2" THICK PIECE OT HIT HIS LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE. THIS RESULTED IN A BRUI SE TO HIS FOOT.
EE AND ANOTHER EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCOUPLE A PLUNGER ROD ON AN EMULSION PUMP BY USING A CHEATER PIPE. THE CHEATER PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF THE OTHER EE'S HANDS AND HIT EE IN THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT EAR WITH THE FORCE OF HIS OWN WEIGHT.
EE WAS HOLDING PLATE THAT GOES ON THE BAKC OF #2 SHAKER WHILE THE LAST BOLT WAS BEING REMOVED. THE PLATE SLIPPED DOWN PINNING HIS WRIST BETWEEN THE PLATE AND SHAKER FRAME.
EE WAS IN THE BACK WALKWAY WHILE MOVING SHIELDS. THE SHEARER WAS ABOUT 200 FEET AWAY FROM HER WHEN A LUMP MEASURING APPROX 6X6X4 INCHES THICK BLEW OFF THE FACE AND STRUCK HER ON THE BACK OF H ER RIGHT FOOT.
A PIECE OF STEEL 5' X 2.5' X 3/4" THICK HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM A SHIELD AND WAS PUT ON THE TOE OF #76 SHIELD. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT TO #98 SHIELDTO GET A CHAIN THAT WAS GOING TO BE USED TO SECU RE THE PLATE TO #76 SHIELD. THE PANLINE WAS BEING PUSHED & WHEN IT GOT TO EMPLOYEE'S LOCATION, SHE TRIED TO KEEP THE PLATE FROM TIPPING OVER. ITWAS TOO HEAVEY TO HOLD & FELL HITTING HER FOOT.
EE WAS WEDGING 3-C CRIBS WITH AN AXE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE SECOND STEP OF A 4' LADDER. AS HE SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT TO SWING TO AXE, THE LADDER SHIFTED IN SOME LOOSE MATERIAL ON THE FLOOR. HE LO ST HIS BALANCE AND PUT RIGHT ARM OUT TO STABILIZE HIS FALL. THIS ACTION DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
HOOD OF 988 LOADER WAS SITTING ON TOP OF LOADER AND EMPLOYEE DIDN'T SEE IT WHEN CLIMBING UP ON IT. HIT HIS HEAD CAUSING LACERATION TO SCALP.
EE WAS OPERATING A SMALL TRACTOR THAT HAD JUST BEEN PUSHED OUT OF A HOLE THAT HAD BEEN FORMED FROM ICE. ANOTHER EE WAS OPERATING THE BUCKET TRACTOR THAT PUSHED HIM OUT OF THE HOLE. THE OTHER E E BECAME STUCK & AS HE CAME UP OUT OF THE HOLE THE BUCKET OF THE TRACTOR PINNED THE EE ON THE SMALL TRACTOR AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL OF HIS TRACTOR.
EE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL JOB DUTIES. HIS WIFE TOLD DOCTOR HE WAS NOT FEELING GOOD PRIOR TO GOING TO WORK. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS WORK RELATED.
EMP WAS TENDING THE MINER CABLE AND AS MINER ADVANCED TOWARD FACE HE EXTENDED RIGHT LEG TO PULL CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WITH HEEL. AS HE WAS PULLING THE CABLE BACK HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMP MOVED CABLE ABOUT TWO FEET.
EE STEPPED AWAY FROM DINNER TABLE AND HIS ANKLE ROLLED OVER AND HE FELL TO THE FLOOR.
EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF BOOM TRUCK AND STEPPED ON SMALL LUMP OF COAL TWISTING APP. 1/4 TURN. THIS CAUSED HIS RIGHT KNEE TO TWIST WHICH WAS STILL IN THE BOOM TRUCK.
EE SLIPPED ON SLICK SURFACE AND FELL SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DRILLING A FLOOR-COAL TEST HOLE WITH A HAND-HELD EMULSION POWERERED DRILL THE DRILL STEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE FLOOR WHEN SHE TRIED TO REMOVE IT EMPLOYEE PUT SHOULDER UNDE R DRILL TO EXERT MORE FORCE WHEN STEELC AME FREEEMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE EMPLOYEE FELL ON UNEVEN SURFACE WITH HAND BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL & TOE OF METAL SHIELD ROOF SUPPORT
TERMINATING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE USING SHARP BLADE TO WIRE-THE BLADE SLIPPED, CUTTING LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES CHANGE OUT LARGE DEWATERING PUMPS IN A SUMP AREA. THEY WERE USING A BOOM TRUCK TO LIFT THE PUMPS AND SOME MANUAL LIFTING WAS ALSO DONE. WHILE POSITIONI NG WAS DONE, EMPLOYEE FELT SOME PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS ABDOMEN. (DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-29-95).
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING THROUGH MANDOOR AND HAD PUT WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT LEG WHEN HE FELT HIS KNEE POP. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-19-95. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKIGN UP WHILE WALKING AND TRIPPED OVER FIRELIEN CAUSIGN HIM TO FALL ON HIS SELF RESCUER, FRACTURING HIS RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS REBILDING STOPPINGS THAT HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT WHEN THERE WAS A CAVE IN THE LONGWALL GOB WHILE REBUILDING THE STOPPING ANOTHER GOB FALL OCCURRED THE AIR BLAST KNOCKED THE STOPPING OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE SUSPECTED ROTATOR CUFF INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO INSTALL ROOFBOLT & RESIN WHEN HE ACCIDENTIALY BUMPED WRONG LEBER CAUSING JAWS TO CLOSE ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION & FRACTURE.
THE FRONT COVER OF MINER HEAD WAS LAYING ON THE PAN. EE KNOCKED IT OFF THE PAN AND IT FELL ON HIS RT FOOT FRACTURING HIS BIG TOE. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3-17-95. DR TREATED ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT EMPTY CABLE REEL INTO TRAILER. HE HAD ROLLED REEL UP ON CRIB BLOCK AND WAS PUSHING SIDEWAYS TO LINE UP WITH TRAILER. REEL SLIPPED OFF BLOCKS AND PINNED ARM BETW EEN TRAILER AND REEL. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURED RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WIRES TO TAKE TUBE DOWN. THE TUBE FELL, HITTING HIM ON THE NOSE CAUSING A BLOODY NOSE.
EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND UNDER VALVE BODY WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OPERATED THE FINGER VALVE CAUSING EMULSION FLUID TO BE INJECTED INTO HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FOR A SUSPECTED OVERHEATING PROBLEM ON THE 10L4E TRIPPER DRIVE WHEN HE GOT HIS INDEX FINGER OF RT HAND CAUGHT BY THE BLADES OF A COOLING FAN NEARLY AMPUTATING IT
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A RIB BURST SLAB STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT LEG CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A GREASE HOSE WHEN ITCAUGHT CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE HE SLIPPED & FELL IN MUD HOLE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-06-94 LT
EE WAS SPRAYING BLOCK BOND ON STOPPING WHEN IT PLUGGED. HE TURNED NOZZLE TO LOOK AT IT WHEN BLOCK BOND STARTED SPRAYING OUT OF NOZZLE. IT WENT UNDER HIS GLASSES AND SPRAYED INTO HIS EYES.
EE WAS REPLACING A PIECE OF CARDBOARD ON A BROKEN WINDOW. HIS RIGHT HAND SLID ALONG A JAGGED PIECE OF GLASS CAUSING A LACERATION ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG.
PUTTING UP KENNEDY STOPPING. I WAS HOLDING PANEL AND ANOTHER EE WAS PUTTING CLIP ON. THE TWISTER SLIPPED OUT OF THE TIE AND STRUCK QUE IN THE MOUTH CAUSING FRACTURED TOOTH.
EE HAD TAKEN QUICK LINK OFF HASP ON COVER OF ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX. HE TURNED AND WAS TALKING TO COWORKER AND PLACED HAND ON TOP OF AUTO TRANSFORMER. THE GENERATOR WAS RUNNING AND THE HASP VI BRATED LOOSE ALLOWING COVER TO FALL DOWN STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND. ( HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TRATMENT UNTIL 5-25-94).
EE WAS PAINTING RESIN SEAMS. LUMP OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON BACK OF NECK.
EE WAS STRUCK BY A COAL SLAB THAT WAS KNOCKED LOOSE BY PLACING OUTRIGGER OF BOOM TRUCK AGAINST THE RIB CAUSING 2 FRACTURED RIBS.
HANDYMAN JACK MALFUNCTIONED DROPPING TRAILER ON EMPLOYEES FOOT FRACTURING THREE BONES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUSTING BELT & SLIPPED ON COAL SLUFFAGE HE FELL & JAMMED HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION BETWEEN HIS RT MIDDLE & RING FINGER
EMPLOYEE HAD PICKED UP 50-60 LBS OF CHAIN AND TURNED TO GO UP SOME STEPS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN UPPER LEFT RIB AREA.
EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED.
REPLACING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON CONTINUOUS MINER. RAISED BOOM TO TRY TO LOCATE HOSE & A LUMP OF COAL ROLLED DOWN BOOM STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO BOLT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP WITH A 918 CHD IN FRONT OF THE BOLTER AS THE LOADER BACKED OUT OF THE FACE IT RAN INTO THE VENT TUBES KNOCKING THEM DOWN THE TUBES HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF THE NECK & KNOCKED HIM INTO THE BOLTER
EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING JACK DOWN AFTER CHANGING TIRE ON TRUCK. HANDLE OF JACK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND STRIKING HIM ON HIS MOUTH CAUSING A LACERATION TO UPPER LIP AND BROKEN TOOTH.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF WELDING A PATCH ON THE MAIN LOADOUT BIN. AS THEY BEGAN TO WELD THE PATCH IT IGNITED DUST IN THE BIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TAILGATE DRUM OF THE SHEARER WHEN A LARGE SLAB FELL OFF OF THE THE FACE SRIKING HIM DOWN. THIS RESULTED IN FRACTURING AND LACERATING HIS LEFT LEG AND A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD.
EE WAS ADJUSTING THE SCREEN WHEN OTHER EE RAISED THE ATRS AND HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ATRS EXTENSION ARM AND ROOF.
EE WAS SHUTTING OFF VALVE ON WATER HOSE. HE LOST HOLD OF NOZZLE AND IT SHOT OUT HITTING HIM CAUSING LACERATION INSIDE NOSE AND ON LIP AND ALSO POSSIBLE CHIP ON TOOTH.
RIB BURST CAUSING COMPRESSION FRACTURES TO THORASIC VERTEBRAES.