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While shutting air lock door, the hinge broke resulting in the employee mashing his two fingers on his left hand
WHEN TURNING AROUND IN SHUTTLE CAR SEAT, EMPLOYEE PULLED GROIN AREA
A roof fall measuring approximately 8'x18'x12' occurred during an idle shift. The fall was located in the No. 2 to No. 1 crosscut. 1 Crosscut inby spad No. 362. *The fall was discovered during the pre-shift exam on 1-23-12.
Rib rolled off and hit right knee.
Pulling miner cable, felt pain in back and left knee
Employee assisting to unload roof bolts off a flatbed truck from Fairmont Supply Company. Employee gave truck operator signal to lift, and unexpectedly the arm of boom swung out striking employee and knocking him off the truck. Causing injury to ankle and wrist.
A roof fall measuring 18' x 20' x 5' occurred 500' outby the No.1 face near spad No.399. *The fall will not be cleaned up.
The state mine inspector was sitting in a chair next to a file cabinet in mine office starting the inspection, when the office door bumped file cabinet causing some parts to a Donaldson Roofbolter to fall, striking inspector on top of the head.
A roof fall measuring approximately 20' x 30' x 15' occurred 1 x-cut outby spad #149 between the #3 & #4 entry. This fall is approximately 40 x-cuts outby the active section in an area where men are not required to work or travel. The fall area has been dangered off and will not be cleaned up.
Employee was bolting top. When he started his drill steel, a piece of rock broke out from the top and hit him in the nose.
Employee was running #2 Miner in the #6 Block, mining final left when a browl broke loose & fell on his left lower leg; sent employee to have x-ray, nothing broken.
The 3 wheeler mantrip operator lost a wheel bearing, causing the brakes to fail. When operator jumped off, he bruised his left shoulder & broke (1) rib bone.
Was walk-into acrosscut slip & fell on rock botton brushing her tailbone.
The bolter operator was running the machine and when EE reached up to twist the roof bolt plate, his pinky finger on the right hand got caught under the plate, smashing the end of his finger from the back of the nail to the end of the finger.
Belt man was traveling #2 haulway, lost his footing on brake pedal and slid in to the rib brushing chest area; still finished his shift.
Taking miner and water line, water line fell on employee's left shoulder causing a dislocation.
Two employees were hanging miner cable when the cable was pulled down by the machine operator pulling up extra cable.
Injured EE and co-worker were hanging miner cable, when the cable that the two men were hanging was pulled down by machine operator, pulling extra cable.
Hurt shoulder on ride going through low top on roadway.
THE INJURED EE WAS WALKING FROM THE POWER CENTER ENTRY TO CHECK THE DISCHARGE END OF THE FEEDER. WHEN HE WALKED ALONG THE EDGE OF THE FEEDER, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT DRAGGING HIM ONTO THE FEEDER. THE FOREMAN WAS ABLE TO TO STOOP THE FEEDER.
FAULT IN STRATA THAT COULD NOT BE DETECTED DURING REGULAR BOLTING CYCLE AND ALSO HAD TENSION CRACKS IN THE ROOF. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WAS INSTALLED IN THE AREA.