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VICTIM WAS ATTE4PTING TO CONNECT TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL.HE PLACED UP PRESSURE ON THE DRIL HEAD WHILE HIS HAND WAS BETWEN THE TWO PIECES OF STEEL.THE RESULT WAS AN AVULSED PIECE OF SKIN I N THE FLESHY AR9A BETWEEN THE RIGHT THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
FALL OF ROOF ON35B BELTLINE LENGTH 30' WIDTH 16' HEIGHT 5-6'.
A AREA OF ROOF 5PROX. 30' LONG BY 17 1/2' WIDE , BYE 3 TO 6' THICK FELL ON OUR 83C CONVEYOR BELTING. THE AREA BAD BEEN MINED AROUND FEBRUARY 1975 AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH CONVENTIONAL BOLTS AND WITH TIMBERS. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A BELT CHUTE WHEN THE BELT WAS IN ADVERTENTY TURNED ON RUNNING VICTIM INTO THE CHUTE, CAUSING BRUISES TO THE BACK AND STRAIN TO TENDENS IN THE RIGHT ELBOW AND THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING THE STAPLE FROM A HYDRAULIC FITTING ON THE P.N MACHINE DRILL BOOM, THE MECHANIC INFORMED HE NOT TO DISCONNECT THE HOSE UNTIL THE HEAD WAS BLOCKED THE STAPLE HOWEVER HAD BE EN SUFFICIENTLY3LOOSENED TO ALLOW THE HOSE TO FLY OFF. THIS CAUSED THE DRILL BOOM TO DROP CATCHING THE ENDS OF THE EMPLOYEES 384 DIGITS OF HIS LEFT HAND THE PIECES WERE REATTACHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING SHUTTLE CAR SHE STATED SHUTTLECAR STRUCK A HOLE CAUSING HER NECK TO BE JARRED SHE WORKED THE FOLLOWING SHIFT AND REPORTED FOR HER SHIFT ON 2-24-86
A PIECE OF ROOF3ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING EMPLOYE ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION ALSO HAIR LINE FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMP WAS SETTING3IN CROSSCUT 2 TO 1 OBSERVING THE MINER OPERATING IN #2 ENTRY THE BATTERY SCOOP CAME UP #2 ENTRY AND TURNED INTO THE CROSSCUT 2 TO 1 WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAUGHT HIS LEGS A AND FEET FRACTU9ING THE TIBIA AND FIBULA OF THE RIGHT LEG AND BRUISING LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYE WAS UNLOADING PILLAR TIMBERS FROM THE SUPPLY CAR. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BACK OF THE POST AND AS HE WAS STACKING IT HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER TIMBER CAUSING LACERATI ONS AND CONTUSIONS TO THE 2ND & 3RD DIGITS OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPL LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ON FLAT CAR.LIFTING BY BENDING AT THE WAIST AND TURNING IN POSITION TO LOAD STRUCTURE.STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD TIMBERS WHEN HE EITHER LOST THIS FOOTING OR THE TWISTING MOTION CAUSED INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HIP.
EE HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE PORTAL BUS & WAS WALKING TO T HE BELT HEAD WHEN HE STUMBLED STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED TOP WHEN A PIECE OF TOP CAME OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND RODE THE VICTIM TO THE GROUND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE LOWER LEFT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO RESET AN OUTSIDE POWER UNIT. IN GETTING TO THE POWER UNIT HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS A SMALL CREK BY JUMPING. WHEN HE LANDED HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET A TIMBER WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE TIMBER. THE TIMBER WAS SHOVED IN TO HIM AND THE ROCK SLIPD DOWN THE TIMBER AND HIS LEFT LEG LANDING ON HI HIS FOOT. THE TOCK WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 100LBS
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PUMP STUCK IN THE MUD. WHEN ITWOULDN\T MOVE HE JERKED IT CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN MUSCLES IN HIS BACK. HE CAME TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND REPORTED THE OC CURRENCE AT 10:00AM ON 8-6-85.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A TROLLEY POLE HARP FROM THE POLE BY STRIKING THE WITH A HAMMER. HE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE LEFT WRIST WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS WRIST A ND ADDITIONALLY IMBEDDING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE AGGRAVATED A BACK INJURY BY ATTEMPTING TO CARRY A 50 LB BAG OF ROCK DUST THROUGH A MANDOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE ENDLOADER WHEN HE MISSED THE LAST STEP CAUSING HIM TO JAR HIS BACK.
EE WAS WALKING FORM MANTRIP TO DINNER HOLE WHEN HE SLIPPED FALLING BACKWARDS & CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OFT HE ULNA OF HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN XAVCABLE WAS PINCHECD BETWEEN MINER & RIB TWO POWER LEADS CAME TOGETHER CAUSING HOT COPPER TO BE THROWN ON TO VICTIM LEFT FORARM CAUSING TWO QUART ER SIZED BURNS
EMPL WALKING UNDER PERM.SUPPORTED TOP WHEN PIECE OF TOP CAME OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND FORCED VICTIM TO GROUND CAUSING OVEREXTENSION OF LEFT LEG STRAINING HAMSTRING MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD HIGH LINE AS HE PICKED UP THE LOAD LINE HE TURNED T WISTING HIS BACK WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SECTION PORTAL BUS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK WEIGHING APPROX 2 LBS FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING THE VICTIMS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS OPERATING THE CONTROLLER REESULTING IN A F R A CTURE OF THE 5TH METACARPAL OF THE LEFT HAND
WAS LIFTING A 5 GAL. CAN OF STOPPIT AND TWISTED TO SET IT DOWN CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN A FULATY AREA COVERING 72 LONG 17 WIDE 10 HIGH THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CAUGHT BENEATH THE FALL AND WAS EXTRACTED WITH LITTLE DAMAGE IN 4 SHIFTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND CORNER AND RAN HIS HEAD INTO THE TOP STOVING HIS NECK AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT RUNNING OF SHUTTLE CAR CREATES STRAIN ON HIS BACK.ON 12-03-84 HE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN AND CONSTRUCTED MOVEMENT HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-03-84 AND I WAS INFORMED ON 12- 04-84, HE WAS DIAGNOISED AS HAVING BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE ALONG BELTLINE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK NOTE THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE COMPANY UNTIL 101784 AT 400PM
EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REPOSITION BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUTSIDE IN A PORTAL BUS HE WAS SITTING CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE BUS AND HAD HIS FOOT PARTIALLY OUT HIS FOOT HITLOOSE PIECE OF COAL AND ROLLED HIS FOOT BACK SPRAINING HIS AN KLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A PORTAL BUS WHEN THE PORTAL BUS HIT A DIP IN THE TRACK CAUSING A JARRING MOTION WHICH ALLOWED THE EMPLOYEE TO RISE AND DROP ON HIS TAIL BONE.
EE WAS REPLACING A UNIVERSAL JOINT IN A PICK UP TRUCK. AS HE SLID OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK ON A CREEPER HE TWISTED TO LAY THE UNIVERSAL JOINT DOWN TWISTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A LARGE PUNCH WHILE IT WAS BEING STRUCK BY A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE PUNCH KICKED SIDEWAYS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER LIP THE LIP TOOK 5 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION
EMPL USING RACHET TO REMOVE NUT WHEN RACHET STRIPPED CAUSING JERKING MOTION WHICH INJ EMPL RIGHT SHOULDER.THIS INJURY OCCURRED SAME SHOULDER HE HAD PREVIOUSLY TORN ROTOR CUSPIED IN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT HOT MUFFLER BACK ON DOZER WHEN IT BECAME OVER BALANCED AND FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER LEFT ARM AND LEFT WRIST BURNING ALL THREE PLACES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE AT BELT TAILPIECE AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON BELT TAI OIECE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING BELT OVERCAST ON SIDE OPPOSITE LADDER PROVIDED WHILE TRYING TO DISMOUNT OVER CAST HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS BACK
BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON LADDER OF RAIL ROAD CAR AS HE WAS GETTING OFF THE CAR.
VICTIM WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM HEAD OF C/M WHILE MINER HELPER WAS PUTTING OIL IN MINER. THE M INER RECEIVES OIL BY SUKING IT THRU A HYDRAUILIC HOSE BY PUTTING HYDRAULIC UP PRESSURE ON THE GATHERING HEAD. THE MINER WAS FULL OF OIL THE MINER HELPER PUT DOWN PRESSURE ON THE GATHER HEAD LEVER ALLOWING THE GATHERING HEAD TO SET DOWN ON HIS FOOT.
EE WAS OPERATING S/C WHEN HE PASSED OVER ROUGH ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF T HE CANOPY.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN A BELTLINE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE HAD LOWERED DRILL HEAD & DRILL STEM REMAINED IN TOP AS EE REACHED HIS HAND OVER TO CHECK FOR OBSTRUCTION IN DRILL HEAD THE STEM DROPPED FROM THE TOP STRIKING EE ON THE LEFT HAND.
ATTEMPTING TO MAKE SPLICE IN DC SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN CUT INTO ENERGIZED WIRES CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.PLUGS AND TRANSFORMER WERE PORPERLY MARKED,WRONG S C CABLE WAS LOCKED AND TAGGE
THERE WAS A CUTTER RUNNING THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE FALLA. THE ROOF HAD BEEN TEST DRILLED AND HAD NOT INDICATED UNSTABLE ROOF. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 240 FT. LONG, 17 FT. WIDE, AND 18 TO 2 0 FT. HIGH AND COVERED UP A ROOF BOLTER. A
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED ON A SLICK ROCK TWISTING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS, AND WHEN HE BENT OVER TO LIFT A PUMP OUT OF MUD HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPENING A MANDOOR THAT WAS STUCK. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE DOOR HE STRAINED TENDONS IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.
FELL ON OVERCAST HOLDING SHOTCRETE HOSE AND TWISTED KNEE...OFF AND ON WORK..LAID OFF 2-28-83,INFORMED SEVERAL DAYS LATER EMPL IN HOSPITAL FOR OPERATION ON KNEE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF SLOPE, HE STEPPED ON ICE AND SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING BACK ON AIR LINE.