BUGGY OPERATOR SPILLED HYDRAULIC OIL ON PUMP MOTOR. WHEN OPERATOR RESTARTED BUGGY, CABLE FLEW IGNITING OIL. HOT OIL BURNED SO FAST, UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH.
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Showing 50 of 52EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PINNER MACHINE AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND IT SWELLED UP.HE HAD FLUID DRAWN OFF ELBOW.
ROOF FALL IN RETURN ESCAPEWAY. NO INJURIES FELL BETWEEN 12-21-91 AND 12-27-91.
RUNNING PINNER TWISTED KNEE
HE WAS WORKING ON A PERSONNEL CARRIER AND A RACHET SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH AND BROKE HIS LEFT EYE TOOTH.
HE WAS HELPING PUT IN BELT ROLLERS AND BRUISED LEFT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING.
HE WAS MEASURING UP PLACE AND MARKING WHERE TO NECK HEADING AND DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING COAL AND SLIP FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG. HE WAS WORKING 33 FEET OUT BY WORKING FACE.
INJ DRILLING ROOF TO INSTALL BOLT AND HORSEBACK FELL ON HIM.
KNOCKED TIMBER ROCK FELL ON L FOOT
CRAWLING R SHOULDER WENT OUT
ANOTHER EE WAS BURSTING A ROCK OUT OF BRIDGE AND A PIECE OF ROCK HIT INJURED EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.
HE WAS SHOVELING COAL AFTER THE MINER AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON MINER JACK.
HIS LEFT FOOT WAS STRETCHED OUT BESIDE OF MINER AND WHEN OPERATOR MOVED MINER JACK IT HIT HIS FOOT.
FELL ON LEFT ELBOW,HIP AND SHOULDER OFF BACK END OF HIGHLIFT WHILE CHECKING WATER IN HIGH LIFT.HE TURNED TO JUMP OFF AND HEEL AND GOT CAUGHT IN LIFTING HOOK FOR COUNTER WEIGHT.
DR REVEALED EMPL HAD PNEUMOCONIOSIS.IS EMPLYED PRESENTLY AND HASNT MISSED ANY WORK.
HE WAS PLASTERING BRATTICES AND CEMENT FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE.
WAS SHOVELING AND CRAWLING AND KNEE CAP WENT OUT. BURSITIS OF LEFT KNEE.
HE BURNED R HAND WHILE CUTTING RUSTY BOLTS OUT OF MINER
PC OF STEEL IN R EYE.
HE WAS CALLED OUT OF THE FACE DUE TO SOME BAD TOP AND EVIDENTLY HURT HIS KNEE WHILE CRAWLING. HE REPORTED ON 5/18 HE HAD HURT HIS KNEE ON 5/10/89 AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 5/18/89.
HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF WIRE ROPE WITH AN AX & A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS LEFT FOREARM
HE WAS ROOFBOLTING & WAS ADDING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL & GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL IT PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB & INDEX FINGER HE HAD 33 STITCHES
HE WAS LIFTING SPEED REDUCER AND APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS BACK. HE DID NOTT HINK HIS BACK WAS HURT MUCK AT THE TIME AND IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND HE WENT TO THE DR ON 1-10-89 MANAGEMENT WAS NOT AWARE THAT HE HURT HIS BACK UNTIL HE INFORMED THEM ON 1-4-89 THAT HE WAS HURT ON 12-27-88.
INJURED SET HIS FOURTH SAFETY JACK ABND HE POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE LAST TWO AND APPARENTLY WAS SHOVLEING COAL.HE STUCK HIS HEAD OUT PAST SAFETY JACK AND THE LEG OF A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL ON HIS HEAD.
EMPW AS GETTING OFF SCOOP AND L. ELBOW GAVE AWAY AND CAUSED PAIN . HE WENT TO DR. A(D WAS TOLD HE MAY HAE HAD A PULE D MUSLCE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING STEEL CABLE ON MINER AND GOT HIT IN THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPL WAS MOVING POWER CABLE AND MUD SPLASHED IN HIS R EYE THE DR WASHED MUD OUT OF HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL PUTTING IT ON BRIDGE CONVEYOR. WHEN HE SET DOWN TO RESET HIS LEG BEGAN HURTING. HE PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS LEFT HIP AND HE COULD RETURN TO WORK WHEN HE FELT WELL ENOUGH.
INJ HELPING CHANGE SUMP JACK ON MINER AND PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE.WENT TO DR AND HAD IT REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOLT MACHINE AND BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE WITH BOLTER AND BRUISED HIS KNEE. HE HAD KNEE X-RAYED.
INJURED WAS SETTING A JACK TO MOVE BRIDGE AND JACK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE MIDDLR FINGER HE WENT TO THE DR AND HAD STITCHES ON HIS FINGER.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT RIGHT FOREARM AND CUT IT. WENT TO DR AND HAD STITCHES AND RETURNED TO WORK.NO LOSS OF TIME.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS GOING TO THE DR WITH HIS KNEE HE DID NOT HAVE AN INJURY AT THE MINE WE WERE UNAWARE THAT HE HAD TURNED IT IN ON COMPENSATION UNTILW E GOT A REPORT FROM THE COMP CO THI S IS THE REASON THIS REPORT WAS NOT FILED TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THE DR TREATED HIM FOR FLUID ON THE KNEE WITH MEDICATION THE ONLY DAY MISSED WAS ON SAT 1-2-88
INJURED WAS PULLING A BUGGY LOADED WITH TIMBERS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMP REPORTED HI8 KNEE WAS SWELLING AND HE WENT OTO DR 5 15 AND HAD FLUID DRAWN FRON HIS KNEE. HE RETURNED TO DR 05 22 AND HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK 5 25 87 HE ONLY MISSED ONE DAY SINCE THE MINE WAS CL2SED
EMPLOYEE WAS TI4BERING HE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES AND BRUISED HIS LEFT KNEE AND IT SWELLED. HE HAD TO HAVE FLUID DRAWN FROM HIS KNEE.
EMP REPORTED ON3MAY 14 THAT HE HA HURT HIS KNEE ON A ROCK WHILE CRAWLING ON MAY U. HE WEN TO DR ON MAY 4 HE REPORTED HE TOLD THE MINE MANAGER ON MAY 1. MINE MANAGER DID NOT TURN IN THE INFOR INFORMATION 3
EMPLOYEE INFORM9D THE FOREMAN THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING WHILE SHOVELING COAL. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED THAT CAUSED HIM T O HURT HIS BACK. HE WAS DOING HIS REGULAR JOB.
I NAME WAS DOIN1 MAINTENANCE WORKAND WAS PUTTING LID ON DRUM CASE IN MINE AND SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.
HE WAS SETTING 4ACK FOR ROOF BOLTER AND A SLUG OF CAP COAL ABOUT 3X3 4 INCH THICK FELL AND CAUGHT LOWER CENTER OF BACK AND RIBS.
HE HAD CXOMPLAI3ED HIS KNEE WAS SORE A DAY OR T WO BEFORE & REPORTED TO THE MINEF OREMAN THAT HE HAD NOT GOTTEN HURT THAT HIS KNEE WAS JUST SOR E & HE TOLD THE MINE MANAGER HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE BRIDGE 3
I.NAME REPORTED3HE DID NOT KNOW HOW OR WHERE HE HAD HURT HIS BACK, BUT IT WAS ON THE JOB
INJ WASLIFTING 6ELT ROLLER AND STRAINED HIS BACK
INJURED STRAINE8 HIS BACK LIFTING SAFETY JACK OFF PINNER.
INJURED STRAINE8 HIS BACK WHILE MOVING ROCK.
INJURED KNOCKED3OUT TIMBER IN PREPARATIN TO TURN A BREAK. DRAW ROCK HIT ON HIS LEFT HAND AND BROKE HAND.
INJURED HAD FOOT SETTING AGAINST BRIDGE AND BRIDGE MOVED AND BROKE 2ND TORE ON LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS SETTING A SAFETY JACK AND APIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS HAND.
INJURED WAS TAKING DOWN TIE WIRE THAT HOLDS CABLE TO ROOF WHEN LEFT KNEE FLEW OUT OF PLACE.