WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING HIS DRILL STEEL, WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THIS AMPUTATED HIS FINGER FROM THE NAIL TO THE FIRST JOINT.
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Showing 50 of 173WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS THE MINER HELPER, A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL. THIS CAUSED THE COAL TO PINCH BETWEEN THE TIRE & FLOOR, FLY. OUT & STRIKE HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCK INTO SCOOP BUCKET. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HIS HEAD AND LEFT HAND.
WHILE EE WAS CARRING A 5 GALLON CAN OF HYD OIL HE TRIPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL BUMPING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST THE RIB.
WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF, FOR A ROOF BOLT, A PIECE OF SLATE FELL & STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION.
WHILE CRAWLING UNDER THE MINER TO CHECK PLANETARY HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE EE WAS LYING TRACK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS INM THE SUPPLY YARD ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A PIECE OF SHEET METAL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE THOUGHT HE SEEN THE MINE ROOF WORKING. HE TURNED QUICKLY TO REPOSTION HIMSELF TO AVOID THE AREA, AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE LIFTING A OXYGEN TANK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING BACK TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE HIT IT. THUS, CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO STRAIN HIS NECK.
THE ROOF FALL WAS LOCATED AT SPAD #38 NO 1 MAINS. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' X 20' X 6' HIGH. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.
THE APPROX SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 70 FT LONG X 18 FT WIDE X 16 FT HIGH. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. LOCATED AT SPAD #171, #6 HEADING ON 2ND RIGHT MAINS. 4 FT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WERE BEING USED AND TEST HOLE SHOWED NO SIGN OF ADVERSE ROOF.
LOCATED ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #27 ON NO. 1 BELT. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 30' LONG X 18' WIDE X 40" HIGH. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. 36" CONVENTIONAL BOLT WERE USED DURING DEVELOPMENT.
WHEN HE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING A BELT CLAMP, HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUSED A SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
HE WAS LOADING CINDERBLOCKS INTO THE SCOOP AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND LOWER BACK.
THE LEFT FRONT TANDEM CAME OFF OF THE NO.1 CLINE COAL TRUCK. THE SAID TANDEM ROLLED APPROX. 450 FT DOWN GRADE AND STRUCK EE WHILE HE WAS WAITING ON THE WATERTRUCK TO FILL. THIS RESULTED IN FAT AL INJURIES.
WHILE THE EE WAS OPERATING THE OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR HE BACKED SAID MACHINE OVER A ROOF BOLT LYING LOOSE IN THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE ROOF BOLT TO FLIP UP STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER PART OF THE BACK.
EMPL PULLING ON MINER CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF ROADWAY,STRAINED LOWER BACK.FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 5-10.REPORTED THIS TO OPERATOR 5-17.SAID EMPL HASNT RETURNED TO WORK.
WHILE EMPL WAS WORKING ON 400 HOUGH LOADER HE SLIPPED IN OIL THAT WAS ON FLOOR OF TRUCK SHOP.
VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING CONCRETE FORMS AT A HEIGHT OF 35' VICTIM WAS NOT TIED OFF.VICTIM FELL WHEN THE SLATE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED.
WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING AN OUTSIDE ROOF BOLT, A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL HAD FOULED AGAINST A MOUNTED LIGHT ON THE MACHINE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE MOUTH. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE INSIDE OF HIS MOUTH, IN WHICH HE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES.
WHILE LIFTING A MINER TRAILING CABLE, TO MOVE CONTINOUS MINER.
WHILE LIFTING BELT TO INSTALL STRUCTURE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE OPERATOR BY THE INJURED EMPLOYEE UNTIL 03-25-91 & WAS REPORTED BY TELEPHONE
EE WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING A BELT SPLICE AND HAD STEPPED OUT ONTO THE BELT TO HOOK UP THE HOIST AND THE BELT BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE BELT & THE CLAMP TO HIT HIM ON THE LEG. THUS, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT LEG.
HE WAS TRAVELING IN HAULROAD WHEN HE STRUCK A POINT ANCHOR BOLT WITH HIS SHOULDER. THIS RESULTED IN AN ABRASION AND CONTUSION.
WHEN HE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINOUS MINER BY REMOTE CONTROL. HE SAW AN AREA OF MINE ROOF ABOUT TO FALL AND HE QUICKLY TURNED TO MAKE SURE HE WAS CLEAR OF THE FALL AREA AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE HE HAD HIS HEAD INSIDE A PANEL OF A MINER, THE SWING DOOR CLOSED AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THIS CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS CHIN AGAINST THE FIRING PACKAGE, RESULTING IN A LACERATIO N TO HIS CHIN. THE EMPLOYEE DID RECEIVE STITCHES TO HIS CHIN.
WHEN HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE FROZEN MUD AT THE SHOP AREA, HIS LEFT FOOT BROKE THROUGH THE FROZEN MUD AND ICE AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL. THIS RESULTED IN THE EMPLOYEE STRAINING THE MUSCLES IN H IS LOWER LEFT LEG.
SAID PERSON WAS HOLDING ON TO HAND RAIL TO MOUNT THE COAL TRUCK WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OFF THE STEPS RESULTING IN HIM STRAINING HIS RT SHOULDER WHEN HE HELD ON TO THE HAND RAIL T HIS ACCIDENT W AS NOT REPORTED TO THE OPERATOR UNTIL 01-31-91
EMPL WAS STANDING BESIDE SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN OPERATOR STARTED EQUIPMENT. CABLE SLAPPED EMPL ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO OPERATOR UNTIL 01/02/91.
WHEN EMPL WAS UNLOADING RAILS HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN ABDOMEN RESULTING IN RUPTURE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO OPERATOR ON 1/04/91 BY TELEPHONE BY EMPL.
THE INJURIED EE WAS REMVOING A HYDRAULIC HOSE FROM THE BOOM JACK ON A LOADER AND ASSUMBED THE PRESSURE HAD BEEN RELEASED BUT IT WASNT. WHEN HE THE HOSE WAS LOOSENED AND THE PRESSURE RELEASED H ITTING THE INJURIED IN THE EYS, AND MOST OF HIS BODY. THIS RESULTED IN A CORNEAL ABRASION TO THE EE.
SAID PERSON WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO BOARD SERVICE TRUCK AND REACHED TO PULL HIMSELF ONTO THE TRUCK BED WITH BOTH HANDS AND STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK.
WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE CONVEYOR OF A SHUTTLE CAR, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. NOTE: THE OPERATOR RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT ON 11-7-90 BY TELEPHONE .
WHEN THE INJURIED EE WAS REPLACING A SHEILD ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER THE SHEILD FELL HITTING HIS FINGER. THUS RESULTING IN A FRACTURED FINGER.
THE EE WAS TRAMMING THE S S SCOOP OFF OF A LOWBOY TRAILER. THE SCOOP BOUNCED AND THE EE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY. THE INJURIES RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD OVER RIGHT EYE.
I.NAME BENT DOWN CLEANING OUT HIS DUST COLLECTION BOX AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP, OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS,AND HIT HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
WHEN I.NAME WAS CUTTING A WIRE LEAD FOR A BELT STARTER A PIECE OF WIRE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHEN I NAME WAS PULLING A CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER WITH A HOIST HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK
I NAME WAS WORKING ON THE NO2 SHUT TLE CAR WHEN HIS RACHET SLIPPED THUS CAUSING IT TO COME BACK & HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD THIS CAUSED A LACERATION ABOUT AN INCH IN LENGTH
I NAME WAS LYING ON HIS SIDE ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER ATTEMPTING TO PRY A RIPPER MTOR FROM ITS BASE WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK
WHEN HE WAS CHANGING A SCRAPPER ONT EH NO. 3 BELT HEAD THE SCRAPPER SCRATCHED HIS LEG WHICH BECAME INFECTED FOUR DAYS LATER. THE EMPLOYEE DIDN'T MISS WORK UNTIL 10-2-90 AND DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO THE OPERATOR UNTIL 11-9-90. THIS IS WHEN THE OPERATOR RECEIVED THE WORKER COMPENSATION FORM ON THE ACCIDENT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING (2) 5 GALLON CANS OF HYDRALIC OIL AND TRIPPED OVER METAL BAND USED TO HOLD A PALLET OF CANS TOGETHER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE FORKLIFT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING THE CANOPY PIN ON THE UNAHAULER WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 10-01-90 & RETURNED 10- 02-90
HE WAS CARRYING AN ARM LOAD OF HALF HEADERS AND DROPPED THEM. ONE OF THE HALF HEADERS BOUNCED AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING A PIECE OF SLATE FELL THRU THE ATRS RING STRIKING AND CUTTING HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON THE MINER A RIB ROLL STRUCK HIM AGAINST THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK. AT THE TIME OF THE RIB ROLL THE EMPLOYEE WAS NEALED DOWN ON ONE KNEE, WATCHING THE CONTIN UOUS MINER CUT COAL.