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HE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES IN PREPARATION FOR A "BELT MOVE". HE WAS HELPING ROLL OUT THE BELTLINE. WHILE DOING SO HE MUST HAVE TWISTED WRONG, STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS WORKING THE TAILPIECE OF THE #2 BELTLINE (PICKING ROCK FROM DUMP). A PIECE OF SLATE KICKED UP FROM THE BELT AS IT WAS BEING DISCHARGED FROM TAILPIECE, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG WHIC H WAS AGAINST THE CHUTE OF THE TAILPIECE. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 10-11-95 AT WHICH TIME IT WAS X-RAYED.
EE WAS PULLING DOWN CAP COALTHAT HAD STUCK TOTHETOP PREPARING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT IN DOING SO A SMALL PIECE OF COAL GOT INTO HIS EYE HE DIDNT REALIZE IT HAD STAYED IN EYE AT TIME IT BECAME IRRITATED EARLY NEXT MORNING IT WAS REMOVED AT AEYE CLINIC
EE WAS SERVICING AN ENDLOADER, GREASING THE "BOOM" OF THE MACHINE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF THE MACHINE, APPROXIMATELY 5' TO THE GROUND. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WI TH HIS HANDS. SPRAINED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, BRUISED, SWOLLEN & ABBRASSIONS TO LEFT FOREARM. X-RAYED: NO FRACTURES.
EE HAD FINISHED SERVICIGNA SCOOP. HE KNEELED DOWN ON TOP OF THE SCOOPT O LIFT AND PULL THE MACHINES' MOTOR AND DRIVELINE COVER BACK IN PLACE, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HE WENT TO DR THE NEXT MRONING AND WAS TOLD HE PULLED OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING BOLTS IN AN AREA WHERE AFALL HAD OCCURRED, DUE TO HIGH TOP HE WAS USING LONGER STEEL, WHILE DRILLING THE HOLE TH EUP PRESSURE APPLIED BY THE MACHINES ' BOOM CAUSED THE STEEL TO BEND STRIKING EE ON THE WRIST WRIST AND HAND SWOLLEN NO FRACTURE.
EE HAD JUST ANSWERED THE PAGE PHONE AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK POST HE TWISTED AROUND HE SAID HE FELT A POP AND TINGLING HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO HIGHLAND REGIONAL MED CENTER E.R. AND DIAGNOSED AS A PULLED MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP SCOOP INSIDE IN A SQUATTING POSITION NEAR THE REAR OF THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK, RAISING UP THE BUCKET. EMP. LEANED OVER TO AVOID HITTING T HE TOP BUT HIS ELBOW BUMPED THE TOP. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIS KNEE GOT AGAINST THE TOP AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
THIS IS A RE-OCCURENCE OF A PREVIOUS INJURY DATING 12-1-93. EMPLOYEE, A TAILPIECE OR "DUMP" WORKER, RETURNED TO WORK ON 12-13-93 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ISSUED A BACK SUPPORT "SAFETY BELT" THAT H E AGREED TO WEAR, BUT IT WAS SOON DISCARDED. NOW SOME 4 MONTHS STATES HIS BACK HAS BEEN TROUBLING HIM FOR A WHILE AND THE PAIN HAS BECOME TO BAD TO CONTINUE WORKING.
SOMETIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE SHIFT, 2/24/94, INJURED BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. HE SAID IT BEGAN SWELLING THAT AFTERNOON [LATE]. HE SHOWED THE INJURY TO CO OWNER THE NEXT MORNING, 2/25/94, BUT WORKED THAT SHIFT & WENT TO HOSPITAL ER AFTERWARDS. DR.'S EXAMINATION SHOWED A RUPTURED BLOOD VESSEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SLATE FROM COAL AT #2 TAILLPIECE(POINT AT WHICH COAL WAS BEING DUMPED BY SCOOPS). HE GRABBED A LARGER PIECE OF ROCK IN AN ATTEMPT TO PULL IT FROM THE COAL, THE ROCK BROKE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP PULLING ANOTHER SCOOP. EMPLOYEE PULLED UP TO GET SLACK & REMOVE CHAIN. HE HAD ALREADY SWITCHED DIRECTION ON THE SCOOP WHILE REMOVING THE CHAIN HE ACCIDENTALLY B UMPED THE ACCELERATOR PUTITNG TENSION ON THE CHAIN THUS PINCHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS USING A "HAND-HELD" DISC GRINDER PREPARING METAL TO BE WELDED. THE GRINDER GOT CAUGHT IN A BIND AND KICKED BACK, STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN RESULTING IN A CUT AND ABRASION. TREAT NEXT CONSISTED OF CLEANING THE WOUND AND PRESCRIBING INFECTION MEDICATION.
USING THE PRESSURE WASHER CLEANING A SCOOP EE WAS STANDING ON THE MACHINE HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER A BRACKET WHEN HE STEPPED HE GOT TRIPPED BY HIS LEFT FOOT LEAVING IT SWELLED AND BADLY BRUIS ED, NO FRACTURE.
EE WAS DRILLING THE 2 HEADING EE WAS SHOVELING RIB BETWEEN 1 &2 WHEN HE WAS FINISHED AND WAS BACKING OUT OF 2 HE TURNED HIS CABLE REEL ON THE CABLE JERKED UPWARD STRIKING AGAINST THE SHOVEL EE WAS USING THE SHOVEL HIT HIM UNDER HIS LOWER LIP CUTTING HIM NO STITCHES.
INJURED WAS PICKING SLATE FROM TAILPIECE AND POSSIBLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.ON 07-20-92 AND WAS REASSIGNED TO LIGHT DUTY FOR APPROX 6 WEEKS.HE WAS THEN PUT BACK ON TAILPIECE.HE ALSO HAD A HELPER WHEN HE NEEDED IT.HE RE-INJURED HIMSELF ON 11-16-92 ON A NON-PRODUCTION SHIFT.
I.NAME OPERATING SCOOP HAULING COAL.WENT THROUGH A CHECK CURTAIN AND WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE BY APIECE OF TIE WIRE HANGING FROM A ROOF BOLT PLATE SCRATCHING THE EYE.
WHILE PUSHING A POWDER BUGGY EE RAISED UP & STRUCK A HEADER BOARD THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE ROOF OF THE MINE CAUSING A SPRAIN TO EE NECK
FLUID ON L KNEE
I.NAME HAULING COAL WITH A SCOOP.HIT HOLE IN TRAVELWAY ROAD BOUNCING HIM IN DECK OF SCOOP.LEFT SHOULDER TOOK THE WEIGHT OF IMPACT CAUSING POSSIBEL PINCHED NERVE,PAIN IN SHOULDER AND ARM.
INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING A CUT OF COAL IN A BREAK AND WAS BACKING THE MACHINE INTO THE HEADING WHILE HE WAS CORNERING THE MACHINE DUE TO THE SEAM HEIGHT HIS ENTIRE BODY WAS NOT ON MAC HINE HIS FOOT STRUCK THE RIB JAMMING HIS KNEE INTO PANEL OF MACHINE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION AND SWELLING OF THE KNEE.
EE WAS ON A SCOOP APPROX. 120 FT OUTBY FROM WHERE THE SHOT WAS FIRED IN THE BREAK FROM THE LINE IF FIRE A SMALL OF COAL GLANCED OFF OR CAME FROM THE RIB STRIKING HE ON THE BACK OF THE NECK HE WAS EXAMINED BY EMT OTHER SWELLING TO AN ABRASION NO APPARENT HEAD OR CERFICAL INJURY.
OTHER EMPLOYEE AND EE WERE PICKING ROCK OFF THE DUMP. OTHER EMPLOYEE THROWED A PIECE OF ROCK ONTO I,NAME'S MASHING ONE FO HIS FINGERS. EXAMINED BY OTHER EMPLOYEE (EMT) POSSBILE BREAK, BAD CUT, APPLIED DRESSING.
HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND HIT CHEST ON SCOOP.
I,NAME STRAINED HIS LEFT TESTICLE WHILE LIFTING CEMENT.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP LOADING OUT A HEADING.A SHOT WAS FIRED AND BLOWN THROUGH ONTO HIM;WHEN THE BREAK WENT THROUGH.HE WENT PAST BREAK WHERE THE OTHER BREAK WAS.,
WHILE PICKING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE WHERE COAL IS DUMPED ONTO BELTLINE TWISTED LOWER BACK.
ROCK ROLLED FROM RIB HIT LEG.
EMPL STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING ROCK OFF TAILPIECE.
I NAME WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER TO ANOTHER SPOT BUMPED HIS KNEE AND BRUISED IT.
PICKED UP CONCRETE BLOCK THREW BLOCK CRACKED RIBS.
KETTLE BOTTOM D9AW ROCK FELL HWILE DRILLING BOLT HOLE TO INSTALL BOLT AND ROCK HIT HIS THUMB LEFT AND BROKE IT
SCOOP HIT ROOF 6OLTER POT AND BROKE LIGHT HOUSING OFF AND THE LIGHT HOUSING BRLKE HIS ANKLE
CLIMBING OFF COAL DRILL AND TWISTED KNEE ON BLOCK OF COAL.
ROCK FALL MEASURING 36 INCH HIGH 1, FT WIDE AND 65 FT LONG NO 7 ENTRY.
ROCK FALL MEASURING 42" HIGH 20\ WIDE 26\ LONG IN SEC TION WORKED IN 12 MONTH OF 1982 NO ONE WAS INJURED
LIFTING ROCK AND ROCK BROKE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
ROCK FALL 18\ X 26\ X 38\\ HIGH.NO ONE WAS INJURED.
NO DAMAGE
ROOF BOLT STEEL GOT AWAY FROM EMPL AND HIT LEFT WRIST,LEFT WRIST BROKEN.
ROOF FALL BEFORE MEN ENTERED MINE TO BEGIN SHIFT.FALL DISCOVERED BY FOREMAN WHEN MAKING PRE-SHIGFT CHECK.
HE WAS PULLING ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN A ROCK WHICH HAD LODGED FELL HIT THE BAR & THE BAR HIT LEFT HAND, PUNCTURED HIS HAND & FRACTURED & CHIPPED BONE BONE IN HIS HAND.
NO DAMAGE,NO INJURY
HE WAS PULLING ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK.