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EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A PIECE OF TOP BELT STRUCTURE THRU A HOLE IN OVERCAST WALL WHEN HE CAUGHT LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND ROOF MASHING END OF LITTLE FINGER OFF.
February 24, 1998WV · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF BELT RUBBER WITH A RAIL RUNNER WHEN HE WENT UNDER A CROSSBAR ACROSS THE TRACK ENTRY & HE RAISED UP TO MAKE SURE RUBBER WAS STILL CHAINED UP & WHEN HE DID THIS H E ROOFED HIMSELF AGAINST HEADER.
December 1, 1997WV · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
EE WAS USING 2 TWOFT PRY BARS TO DISLODGE A BACKPLATE ON VIBRATING SCREEN. THE PLATE WAS STUCK EE WAS EXTENDING A GREAT DEAL EFFORT. THE PLATE CAME LOOSE, EE JUMPED FORWARD TWISTING HIS LOWR BACK. EE CONT TOWORK AND FINISHED HIS SHIFT. HISNEXT REGULAR SHIFT HE COULD NOT PERFORM HIS WORKLEFT EARLY. HE WAS SUFFERING FROM EXTREME BACK PAIN. DR RECOMMENDED BED REST.
August 1, 1997WV · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING DOWN THE FLOOR IN RAW COAL TUNNEL. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME FINE MUD AND CAME DOWN HARD ON HIS RIGHT LEG TO CATCH HIMSELF. HE DID NOT FALL BUT DID INJURE IN LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK TILL 8-6-97.
July 29, 1997WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WHEN HE SAID HE SEEN A PIECE OF ROCK FALL FROM THE ROOF AND HE WAS TURNING TO CRAWL AWAY FROM BOLTER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING DIRT AT BLUE ROCK REFUSE SITE WITH OUR FORD DUMP TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEPTING TO DUMP A LOAD OF DIRT, HE FORGOT TO UNLATCHTAIL GATE.HE WAS DUMPING ON AN INCLINE WHILE RAI SING BED OF TRUCK, THE FRONT WHEELS LEFT THE GROUND AND THE BED WAS STUCK IN THE AIR. EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON THE BED OF TRUCK WITH AN ENDLOADER AND BED WENT DOWN FAST,SHAKING TRUCK AROUND. EMPLOY
June 5, 1997WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING DRILL AUGERS ON BACK PART OF UPPER SHELF WHERE HYDRAULIC COMPOUNDS ARE STORED. EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE SHELF WHEN HE MUST HAVE CAUGHT HIS SHIRT OR PANTS ON A HYDRAULI C PUMP. WHEN HE HAD HIS FEET ON THE FLOOR IN A BENT OVER POSITION, THE PUMP FELL COMPLETELY OFF THE SHELF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK ON THE SPINE JUST ABOVE THE BELT LINE AND CAUSING A LA
001 SECTION MINER WAS TAKING 1ST LIFT OFF A BLOCK RIGHT SIDE, WHEN THE LIFT ON THE LEFT SIDE FELL ON LEFT SIDE OF MINER STOPPING IT FROM TRAMMING OUT. ALL TIMBERS WERE SET ACCORDIGN TO ROOF CO NTROL PLAN. SIZE OF FALL UNKNOWN.
January 31, 1997WV · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
002 SECTION INBY SPAD NUMBER 9221 APPROX. 63' IN THE NUMBER 3 ENTRY AT A INTERSECTION. VICTIM HAD BEEN OPERATING A 482 SCOOP AND STOPPED IN INTERSECTION TO HAVE A ELECTRICIAN CHECK A BUCKET JA CK PIN. ANOTHER SCOOP OPERATOR HAULING COAL CAMETHRU SAME INTERSECTION NOT SEEING VICTIMS SCOOP THAT HAD HIS ROADWAY BLOCKED. HIS BUCKET RAN INTO VICTIMS DECK CAUSING A CRUSHING DEATH.
LIGHT RUN #6 MINE IS TEMPORARILY IDLE. A FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN BURNED THE OFFICE TRAILER ON THEMINE PROPERTY. THIS FIRE WAS SPOTTED BY A TRUCK DRIVER AT APPROX 3:00 AM. HE CALLED THE MILL CRE EK FIRE DEPT WHO RESPONDED AND KEPT FIRE CONTAINED TO JUST THE TRAILER. FIRE BOSS BOOKS AND MINERECORDS WERE DESTROYED BUT OTHERWISE LOSSES WEREMINIMAL.
EMP HAD BROUGHT SCOOP TO THE SUPPLY HOLE BY THE TRACK TO LOAD TIMBERS TO TAKE BACK TO SECTION. WHILE LOADING HE HIT HIS HAND AGAINST END OF TIMBER AND SCOOP BUCKET CUTTING HIS FINGERS. LEFT HA ND. RING AND SMALL FINGERS.
November 22, 1996WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EE SAID HIS LEFT KNEE HAD BEEN GIVING HIM TROUBLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS OCCURRED FROM CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES DUE TO HIS OCCUPATION & LOW COAL SINCE HE HAS BEEN IN THE MINES. EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, TURNING AROUND IN SEAT & SAID HIS KNEE POPPED.
November 7, 1996WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanELECTRICAL
PUT TROLLEY PLOE ON TROLLEY WIRE. END OF POLE STRUCK INSULATOR CAUSING IT TO IGNITE. TROLLEY POWER KICKED, INSULATOR BURNED OFF. INJURY WAS CAUSED FROM THE INSULATOR BURNED. OUTSIDE PERSON WAS BURNED ON NOSE, UPPER LIP AREA AND LFT WRIST.
September 3, 1996WV · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
WHILE STARTING X2-3 PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND RIB STRIKING VICTIM ON RT SHOULDER AND UPPER LEG. THE XCUT WAS JUST BEING STARTED ONLY HAD 3 BUGGY LOADS AT FIRST LIFT.
August 26, 1996WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INTERSECTION IN #4 ENTRY ON BREAK INBY SPAD #8863 FELL IN APPROX. 20' X 20' X 6'. THIS WAS BOLTED WITH 5 AND 6' BOLTS WIHT CRIBS BUILT ON CORNERS AND WAS KNOWN TO BE BAD. FALL WAS BREAKERED OF F WITH CRIBS AND SECTION WAS MOVED OUTBY. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN ESCAPEWAY BUT DUE TO ADVERSE CONDITIONS DECISION WAS MADE TO ABANDON THIS SECTION.
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