EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT A BELT DRIVE AND TURNED INTO AN AWKWARD POSITION, STRAINED BACK.
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Showing all 21EMPL GOING ACROSS FACE WHEN PIEC OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM.
EMPL TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER AND BECAME CAUGHT AGAINST RIB,ROOF BOLTER BRUISED HIS MID-SECTION AND RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING REGULAR JOB DUTY AS TIMBERS.WHILE SETTING THE TIMBERS A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND AS EMPLOYEE TURNED OUT OF WAY HE HIT ANOTHER TIMBERS THAT WAS SET. BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER SHOULDERS AND NECK X RAYS WAS TAKEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT IN SCOOP AND WAS BOUNCED HARD. CAUSED PAIN IN BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER IN HIS NORMAL CAPACITY TWO TIMBERSWERE DISLODGED TO ALLOW THE MINER TO SWING TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE APPROACHED THE AREA IN WHICH THE TIMBERS WERE SET A PI PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND BACK
THE INJURED AND I,NAME WERE PREPARING TO OVERHAUL A SWING GEAR CASE ONTHE MINER AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE HOOD (COVER) FROM THE MINER. WHEN THE HOOD WAS MOVED, THE INJURED HAD HI S HAND IN A POSITION THAT IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOOD AND FRAME AND AMPUTATED THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND JOINT.
INJ WAS PREPARING TO RESET A SUMP PUMP JACK AND AS HE LEANED OVER TO PICK IT UP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN MASHING HIS FACE AGAINST THE JA JACK
MINER WAS PITCHING TIMBERS TO THE FACE THE MAN PITCHING TIMBERS TO HIM ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH A TIMBER CAUSING CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO THAT FINGER
EMP WAS PERFORMING REGULAR JOB DUTY OF SETTING JACK TO THE WILCOX MINER, WHEN THE ROPE WAS TIGHTENED UP ON THE JACK, THE JACK LOOSENED A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE TOP AND IT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE O N THE RIGHT FOREARM, CAUSING CUTS AND SCRATCHES
EMP WAS RIDING BELT MANTRIP OUT AT END OF SHIFT AND SOMEHOW GOT CAUGHT ON SOME OF THE ROLLERS, HE COMPLAINED OF LEG AND BACK CRAMPS IT WAS LATER DETERMINED A SLIPPED DISC
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING A BELT DRIVE UP WITH A LIFTING JACK AND THE JACK LEVER FLEW LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM OVER RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING REGULAR JOB DUTY-JACK SETTER THE JACK SLIPPED WHEN THE WILCOX MINER WAS ENGAGED AND STRUCK HIM ON KNEE
PERFORMING REGULAR JOB PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT EMPL ON LEFT HAND.
AREA OF MINING HAD APPROX 6IN OF DRAWROCK THE CREW WAS SETTING MANY EXTRA TIMBERS THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF SETTING A POST AND NOTICED THE IMMEDIATE ROOF BEGAN WORKING BUT STATED THAT BE CAUSE OF SO MANY TIMBERS BEING SET THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET CLEAR OF THE ROCK BEFORE IT FELL
THE SECTION WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING TO NEXT SETUP CHARLES WAS HELPING MOVE THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL WITHOUT WARNING HITTING HIM ON THE BACK
EMP WAS RIDING BELT INSIDE MINE AND HIS LIGHT CORD GOT CAUGHT IN THE BLET ROLLER AND JERKED EMP HEAD CAUSING STRAINED MUSCLES
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING DOLLY ON RAIL STRUCTURE AND DOLLY FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
MAN WAS GETTING OFF BELTLINE AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG. ADMITTED FOR SURGERY LATER.
MAN WAS REMOVING PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE FROM BELTLINE AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN IN LOWER BACK
MAN WAS CLEANING OUT FROM UNDER SWING CASE OF AUGER & THE SCROLL STARTED BY ACCIDENT CATCHING PERSON\S RIGHT HAND & FOREARM BETWEEN SWING CASE & ROLLER.