EE WAS LIFTING TIMBERS OFF OF THE CAR FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK RADIATING DOWN FROM HIS RIGHT HIP & LET. EE STATED IT WAS AN OCCURRENCE OF FA PREVIOUS ACCIDENT FROM 4/1998.EE WENT TO THE DR DR PUT HIM ON LIGHT DUTY EE STATED HE COULD NOT WORK & TRIED TO TALK DR INTO NO WORK. DR WOULD NOT SEE HIM HAD APPT AGAIN WITH DR DO NOT KNOW OUTCOME. DR HAS HIM ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY
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Showing 50 of 57EE WAS STANDING TALKING TO OTHER EE AS ANOTHER MOVED THE PINNER. AS ANOTHER WAS REELING IN THE PINNER CABLE, THE CABLE HIT HIM KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS SELF-RE SCUER. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12/1/98.
EE WAS MINING COAL WITH THE MINER. STANDING BEHIND IT, THE MINER GOT INTO A BIND, CUTTING THE COAL AND KICKED BACK, SETTING DOWN ON THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT. BROKE 3 TOES AND BRUISED THE OTHER TWO. AS OF 10/22/98, EE WILL BE OFF 4-6 WEEKS.
EE WAS MAKING BELT SPLICES AND LIFTING STRAINED HIS BACK.
ON 7/15/98 EE WENT THROUGH A BRATTICE DOOR TWISTED HIS BACK DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 7/23/98 WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK FROM PULLING ACHAIN, EE FELT THAT PAID WAS FROM 7/15/98 ACCIDE NT WENT TO DR ON 7/23/98 NO LOST TIME RESTRICTIVE DUTY
EMPLOYEE CALLED 4/24/98 STATED THE FOLOWING: BACK HAD BEEN HURTING HIM A WEEK - THOUGHT MAYBE WORKING ON MINER COULED HAVE CAUSED IT - COULD NOT GIVE A DATE OR TIME. EE SAID EITHER MONDAY OR T UESDAY HIS BACK HAD STARTED HURTING THE NEXT DAY. HE WAITED A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SEE IF THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY AND IT HAD NOT. WENT TO DR. ON 4/24/TO NCH & OCCUMED ON MONDAY.
EE WAS CHANGING OXYGEN TANKS OUT ON TOOL CAR. AS HE WAS LOADING THE FILLED OXYGEN TANK BACK ONTO THE TOOL CAR, HE TWISTED HIS BACK & PULLED A MUSCLE.
EE WAS BOLTING ROOF. HE HAD THE PLATE UP AGAINST THE ROOF & AS HE WAS BOLTING HE POSITIONED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF & THE PLATE - HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BY THE PLATE & WAS SMASHED.
EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED ME ON 10-24. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS LIFTING METAL OFF RAIL CAR. BACK OF METAL FELL THROWING EMPLOYEE AGAINST SIDE OF MINE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A RAM CAR AND CAUGHT ROOF BOLT AND HIT HIS EAR AND SHOULDER. AS OF 10/2 THE EMPLOYEE STILL HASN'T CONTACTED ME IN REGARDS TO HIS ACCIDENT. THE INFORMATION I HAVE CAME FROM HIS ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S REPORT. I HAVE LEFT MESSAGE BUT HE STILL HASN'T CALLED.
EE WAS WALKING OVER TO GOLF CART TO GET HIS LUNCH OUT AS HE WAS LEANING OVER TO PICKUP HIS LUNCHTHE BATTERY EXPLODED--EE IS ALSO HAVING A RINGING SOUND WHICH HE IS GOING TO HAVE CHECKED.
EE WAS BOLTING THE TOP. HYDRAULIC FITTING BROKE CAUSING CANOPY TO FALL ONTO EE'S HEAD & NECK.
EMP ALLEGEDLY MOVED A PIECE OF METAL ON TO THE MINER. WORKED FULL SHIFT AND NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFTON SAT 4-26-97. DID NOT TELL ANYONE ABOUT AN ALLEGED INJURY. CALL OWNER ON 4-28-97, SAID HIS BAC K STARTED HURTING WHEN HE GOT HOME. EMP HAS HISTORY OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PROBLEMS. FAMILY DR HAS BEEN TREATING HIM FOR AT LEAST 4 1/2 YRS FOR SAME CONDITION.
EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK EE FINISHED SHIFT WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY AND WORKED THE NEXT SCHEDULED WORK DAY.
EE WAS GETTING INTO SERVICE BOX ON MINER TO CHECK MOTOR WHEN THE SIDE COVER SLIPPED, LANDING ON EE'S RIGHT RING FINGER, BREAKING IT. EE WENT TO THE ER. NO TIME MISSED.
ROOF FALL AT BREAK 10 NO2 HEAD SPAD 20' IN BY SPAD #28. SIZE OF FALL 20X25X4' THICK
EE TRIPPED OVER MINING BELT FALLING SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND CHEST ABRASION. EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 6/18. HE WENT BACK TO DR.
EE WAS MOVING A PUMP. WHEN THE EE PULLED ON THE PUMP HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK AND FELT A HOT STREAK IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF HILIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER - WENT TO DOCTOR ON 1/20/96, BUT REPORTED IT ON 1/22/96.
ROOF FALL AT THE FAN PORTAL. ROOF FALL 6 X 15 X 6 MAKE ENTRY ACCESSIBLE TO TRAVEL.
EMP WAS USING HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW TO CUT TIMBERSWHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE GUARD AND WENT INTO THE CHAIN. EMP'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT.
EE WAS SITTING ON MINER, WAITING FOR POWER TO BE RESTORED. POWER WAS RESTORED. EE FELT A SHARP PAIN SHOOT THROUGH BACK. LAID ON THE GROUND UNTIL PAIN STOPPED. HE COULD NOT GET UP. ANOTHER EE T RIED TO HELP HIM UP, STILL COULDN'T GET UP. CARRIED HIM OUT ON STRETCHER, THEN TRANSPORTED BY RESCUE SQUAD. EE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT HIT OR BUMPED IN ANY WAY. JUST SHARP PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCKDUST ONTO SCOOP. LOADED 6-8 BAGS WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL HE WENT TO THEDR ON THE 25TH OF JULY - DR TOLD HIM TO RETURN TO WORK ON 7-31-95.
ROOF FALL IN THE FAN ENTRY 600' IN THE MINES. FELL BETWEEN BREAKS 8 & 9. ROOF FALL SIZE 18'X 50'X 4' HIGH TIMBERED OFF.
EE PLACED 5 FT BOLT INTO TOP AND PULLED ROOF BOLTER UNDER THE BOLT TO BEND IT. AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT LIKE HE EIGHTER PULLED A MSUCLE OR SPRAINED HIS BACK. HE CUT OFF THE MACHINE TO CATCH H IS BREATH HE BOLTED ONCE MORE BEFORE THE SHIFT ENDED.
ROOF FALL IN THE NO 3 NE MAIN INBY SPAD #481. NO INJURIES- NO MACHINERY COVER- NO VENTILATION PROBLEMS. SIZE OF FALL 100' X 20' X 6'- TIMBERED OFF. ROOF BOLTS USED 4' FULL GROUTED RESIN ROD.
ROOF FALL IN THE NO 2 NE MAIN INBY SPAD #483. NO INJURIES- NO MACHINERY COVERED UP- NO VENTILATION PROBLEMS. SIZW OF FALL 70' X 20 X 5 1/2- TIMBERED OFF. ROOF BOLTS USED 4' FULL GROUTED RESIN RODS.
ROOF FALL IN THE NO 1 NE MAIN INBY SPAD #482. SIZE OF FALL 70' X 20' X 5'. NO INJURIES- TIMBERED OFF. ROOF BOLTS USED 4' FULL GROUTED RESIN RODS.
EMP WAS WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER IN SHOP - TIGHTENING BOLTS ON. WHEN HE HELD ONTO THE EQPMT TO GET A BETTER GRIP TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTW EMP CRUSHED THUMB BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER & WRENCH. CUT & FRACT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN DOWN 3" PLASTIC PIPE DOWN FROM TOP-BEFORE HE COULD UNTIE THE PIPE IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE BREAKING IT.
EE WALKING INTO MINER BIT.
EE WAS CUTTING COAL WITH REMOTE CONTROL MINER HE WAS SITTING BESIDE RIGHT RIB LOADING W CAR. CAP COAL FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS APPROX. 3'WX4'LX4"THICK. EE CHECKED TOP BEFORE SETTING DOWN WAS AL RIGHT CAP COAL HIT EE ON HARD HAT, BACK LEG BENDING HIM OVER BRUISED LEG.
THE RAILRUNNER WRECHED THE EE JACKED ;IT UP. PUT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE RAILRUNNER AND RAIL TO PUT CRIB BLOCK OUT WHEN THE RAIL RUNNER FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST.
ROOF FALL IS 225 FT INBY SPAD#11964 IN THE #4 ENTRY IN CUT SEQUENCE CUT #24 SIZE OF FALL 10FT WIDE X10FT LONGX4FT HIGH
ROOF FALL IN THE REUTRN OF NO. 68 BREAK ON THE MAIN LINE. NO VENTIALTION AFFECTED.
EMPLOYEE HAD HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT-EMPLOYEE DIED OF HEART ATTACK.
HE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT FOR GLUE. WHEN EMPLOYEE RETURNED WITH GLUE LAID STEEL ON PINNER AND STEEL HIT HIM IN THE FACE. X-RAY 12-6-93 DR. WANTS ANOTHER X-RAY IN 3 DA YS.
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY LET BRATTICE DOOR DOWN ON INJURED'S HAND.
EE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF WHEN HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD AND WRENCH HE WAS USING TWISTING HIS PINKIE EE HAD FINGER X RAYED DR SAID IT WAS SPRAINED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS SHOULDER AND HIP. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS SELF-RESCUER. WORKED FOR A COUPLY OF HOURS AFTER ACCIDENT. WENT TO THE DOCTOR AROUND 2:30 PM - RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BESIDE OF CO-WORKER WHO WAS WELDING. DURING THI TIME SOMETHING FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT. WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.
PILLAR FALL HAPPENED AT #1 RIGHT OFF EAST MAIN.
WALKED OVER TO CHECK ON PINNER LISTENING TO IT PINNER RAN OVER FOOT
HE FIRST HURT HIS BACK ON 1-2-91. ON 3-17-92 HE WAS PICKING UP MINER CABLE WHEN SOMETHING SNAPPED IN HIS BACK. HE DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 3-24-92.
STEPPING DOWN FROM HOPPER CAR,EMPL MISSED THE STEP.FOOT CAUGHT THE NEXT RUNG PUSHING FOOT BACK.I.NAME WORKED THE WHOLE SHIFT THAT DAY,THE NEXT SHIFT,THE NEXT SHIFT THEN WENT TO THE DR 2-4-92.
EE WAS PULLING ON THE BELT WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
EE WAS KNOCKING COAL LOOSE FROM THE TOP WITH A WRENCH WHILE DOING THIS HE HIT HIMSELF WITH THE WRENCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS JAW. HIS JAW WAS X RAYED BUT WAS NEGATIVE THE DR GAVE MR EE TWO P RESCRIPTIONS DEIAGNOSIS WAS CONTUSION OF THE NECK.
HURT BACK LIFTING STEEL.
CRANKING BRAKE ON R R CAR PULLED MUSCLE BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADE AREA
HE WAS PULLING A BEAM AND IT ROLLED OVER HIS RIGHT HAND.