MOVING EQUIPMEN7 BACK ON MOVE BACK. TRAVELING UP #5 ENTRY ON 4TH LEFT OF OFF SIDE OF BATTERY JEEP DECK END. OPERATOR I.NAME EASED THRU CHECK CURTAIN & OFF SIDE OF BATTERY JEEP WENT UNDE MINE R BOOM & MASHED3I.NAME UNDER BOOM.
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Showing 50 of 75BUILDING STOPPI3GS. WEDGING STOPPING NEXT TO TOP.HOLDING CAP WEDGE IN LEFT HAND AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB.
STARTING UPSTAI9S CARRYING AN OFFICE CHAIR. BOX STARTED TO SLIP HE RAISED UP WITH IT AND CAUGHT OVERHANGING LEDGE OF STAIRWELL. FELL BACKWARDS FROM ABOUT 2ND STEP WITH CHAIR LANDING ON LEGS
WHILE GOING THR2UGH #2 AIR LOCK DOOR ON TRACK MOTOR, NOTE: INJURED WAS RIDING ON THE STIRRUP UT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE MOTOR CAUGHT THE DOOR, CAUSING THE D OOR TO TURN ON IT SIDE, HE WAS PI NNED IN BETWEEN3THE MOTOR AND DOOR, AND SUBSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HIP AREA
I,NAME WAS PUTT3NG DOWN BLOCKS OF WOOD TO LET PIN MACHINE CROSS OVER MINER CABLE. HIS OTHER FRIEND ON HE OPERATOR SIDE WAS DOING THE SAME THING. APPARENTLY, I,NAME THE OPERATOR GOT THROUGH AND THROUGH I,NAME3WAS TO, BUT I,NAME WAS LEANING OVER THE PIN MACHINE GETTING ANOTHER BLOCK FO WOOD. HIS FOOT WAS NEXT TO THE WHEEL THAN THE OPERATOR THOUGHT THEY WERE READY TO GO. WHEN GOING S
ROOF FALL ABOUT33 TO 5 FT ABOVE COAL SEAM AND ABOUT 300 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE. THE LOCATION OF THE FALL IS ON 001 OF FALL ABOUT 3 TO 5 FT ABOV1 SECTION AT 12 MINES THE FALL TOOK PLACE IN THE 4 ENTRY STARTI3G AT THE FEEDER AND PROCEEDED ON UP FOR ABOUT 300 FT SECTION CONSISTED OF SLATE TOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING LARGE ROCKS ONTO SUPPLY CAR.
EMP WASON HIS W5Y TO #2-3RD LEFT BELT DRIVE WHEN HE RAN INTO A CABLE BLOCK ANDINJURED NECK
EMPL CLEANING B9LT HEAD WHEN BELT SPLICE CAUGHT AGAINST BOTTOM BELT STAND AND SLID IT UP AGAINST TOP BELT STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN STRUCTURES.
EMPL LOADING SU1PLIES WHEN HE PICKED UP 3'' PIPE AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A SCOOP TO LOAD ROCKDUST WHEN BATTERIES BEGAN SMOKING. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON TOP AND TRIED TO REMOVE BELL WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL AND LANDED ON A ROCK.
EMPL TURNING A 8LIP SWITCH WHILE BELTS WERE RUNNING AND GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND TAKEUP.
EE WAS PUTTING 8IDE RAIL ON MINER.
EMPLOYEE DRIVIN1 MAN BUS A POLE CAME OFF & HE STOP &STARTED TO PUT IT ON & HIT CONTROLLER,IT PULLED HIM OVER THE SELF RESCURES ON THE MAN BUS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING CURTAIN REACHED DOWN TO PULL MINER CABLE AWAY FROM BUGGY
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING DOWN AC LINE FROM HANGERS. HE KNOCKED BOLT OUT OF SPOOL. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT RODE HIM DOWN AND HE LANDED ON HIS W-25 SELF RESCUER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND WAS THROWN AGAINST THE CANOPY
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING UP ROCK WHEN THE MINER BUCKED AND THREW HIME AGAINST CANOPY.
EE WAS OPERATIN1 MINER WHEN SOME ROCK FELL & PINNED HIM AGAINST DECK OF MINER.
ROOF FALL BETWE9N 5 TO 9 FT HIGH ABOUT 300 FT LONG AND 20 FT WIDE LOCATION OF FALL IS ON 5TH RT SECTION #1 ENTRY 40 INBY SPAD 6647 EXTENDING ABOUT 360 FEET OUTBY TOP IN THIS AREA IS LAMINATED SHALE 3
EMPLOYEE WAS APPROACHING SWITCH, STEPPED OUT AHEAD OF MOVING TRACK MOTOR. MOTOR CAUGHT LEFT FOOT AND RAN UPON IT.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A ROOF BOLT & WHEN HE TURNED AROUND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & HE TURNED HIS NECK TO PICK UP A WELDING ROD & HURT HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING MANTRIP & HIT HEAD ON ROOF BOLT HANGING DOWN KNOCKING OFF HAT & GLASSES.
EMP WAS REMOVING THE COUPLING FROM A TRACK MOTOR IN ORDER TO USE IT FOR ANOTHER JOB HE WAS LAYING THE COUPLING UP IN THE STIRRUP OF THE MOTOR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN MOTOR & COUPLING
EMPLOYEE WAS ON A SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF CINDER BLOCK IN ROADWAY, CAUSING HIS LIGHT TO HIT KIDNEY.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN SCOOP, WHEN IT HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN ROADWAY, CAUSING INJURY TO BACK.
EMP WAS HANDLING MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN INTO A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS SPIKING TRACK WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY THROWING HIM INTO THE CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, WHEN HE HIT A HOLE AND IT THREW HIM INTO THE CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A CHARGER CABLE & SPLICE BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON ROOF BOLTER & HURT LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BUGGY WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK AND BOUNCED HIMSELF HARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN THE OUTSIDE STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CEASED WORK ON 2-19-85
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BUGGY WHEN HE HIT A HOLE & WAS THROWN AGAINST THE CANOPY, HURTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A PINNER THE OPERATOR LET TEH PINNER BOOM DOWN ON EMPLOYEES FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCK OUT OF TAILPIECE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND BELT DRIVE AND KNEE CAME OUT OF PLACE
EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ON A TRACK MOTOR & TWISTED KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLT AND HURT BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCKS OUT OF BOOM HOLE INJURED BACK
EMPL OPERATING PORTAL BUS WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP INJURING EMPL.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL ON SELF RESCUER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON BELT ROPES WITH A RED DEVIL. PIN CAME OUT OF RED DEVIL, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND INJURY KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING BOOM ON PIN CAR AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TRACK WITH BAR
EMPLOYEE HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING A BUCKET OF BITS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TRACK, HE WAS REMOVING A TIE FROM THE TRACK & HURT HIS BACK