EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN TO FACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER.
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Showing 50 of 51EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO HOOK THE DRILL UP TO THE SCOOP. HE WAS GOING TO GET ON TOP OF THE SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL OFF.
ROOF FALL ON #2 BELT 40 FT LONG 14 FT WIDE FELL BREAK OUTBY SPAD 243.
CANOPY POST ON MINER HIT ROOF BOLT. ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK HIM IN FOREHEAD AND CUT HIS HEAD.
THERE WAS 1 FALL AT 6:30AM WHEN EMPL MADE THE MINE AT 7:30. EMPL WAS BACK IN THE MINE AND FOUND THE FALL. IT WAS 25'LONG X 15'WIDE X FELL 25'OUTBY SPAD 216.
685502ND SHIFT ENDED THERE WAS NO ROCK FALL. IT FELL BETWEEN 11 PM AND 7 AM. WHILE I.NAME WAS FIRE BOSSING FOUND A FALL. 2 BRKS INBY 217 SPAD #.
UNLOADING 5 GALLONS BUCKETS OF OIL OUT OF THE BACK OF A TRUCK
HE WAS UNLOADING A BOX OF TOOLS INTO THE SCOOP DIPPER AND HURT HIS BACK.
THEY STOP TO CLEAN THE TAILPIECE & WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING IT HE HAD A PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES
HE WAS RUNNING A DOUBLE HEAD FLETCHER BOLT MACHINE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN #1 BOLT AND CANOPY. THE ROCK LANDED ON HIS FOOT AND BROKE IT.
THE BOLTS WE WERE USING WERE HARD TO BEND AND THE BOLTS HAD TO BE BENT TO GET THEM IN THE HOLE.
HE WAS TRAMMING PINNER. HE HAD HIS HAND UP ON THE CANOPY. THE CANOPY CAUGHT HSI HAND AGAINST THE TOP. IT HURT HIS FINGER.
PIECE OF ROCK WAS LODGED IN PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. TRIED TO GET IT OUT.WAS LIFTING ON IT AND STRAINED BACK.
HE WAS GOING UNDER CABLE, THERE WAS A HUMP IN THE TOP. HE CAUGHT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP AND JERKED HIS NECK.
GETTING IN THE TRUCK TO GO UP THE HILL TO THE MINES, HE STEPPED UP ON THE BUMPER AND SLIPPED. IT BRUISED HIS LEG AND SKINNED HIS SHIN.
ROCK FELLA GAINST TAILPIECE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER. CUT HIS FINGER AND HAD TO HAVE 9 STITCHES.
HE WAS HAULING COAL FROM FACE ON SCOOP HE CAME THROUGH CURTAIN & HIT HIS HEAD ON A HALFHEADER IT CRACKED HIS HARD HAT & JERKED HIS NECK & BACK
HE WAS PUTTING DRILL STEEL AGAINS TOP. HE WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE DRILL STEEL. IT WAS SOFT ROCK AND IT BROKE OFF. IT HIS HIM IN THE MOUTH. IT CUT HIS UPPER LIP.
SLIPPED AND FELL ON MIENR CABLE. INJURED HIS KNEE AND BACK.
HE HA DHI SDRILL STEEL HUNG INT HE HOLE AND WAS TRYING TO GET IT OUT AND LET HIS HEAD DOWN SO HE COULD PULL IT OUT WIT HIS HAND. WHILE HE LET HIS HEAD DOWN THE STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE ON H IS MIDDLE FINGER AND CUT IT AND BROKE IT.
HE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON HIS BOLTER & WHEN HE WAS LOADING THEM ONE END CAUGHT HIS GLOVE & PULLED IT IT PULLED HIS GLOVE & BROKE HIS FINGER
DOG BITE ON THE HIS LEG.
PULLING CABLE RESULTED IN HERNIA
THE FLETCHER PINNER WAS BOLTING IN A #3 HEADING AT RIGHT BREAK AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ATRS AND CANOPY.IT HIT INJURED IN THE BACK BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES.
HE WAS HANDING PINNER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
WORKING 4 BREAKS FROM 1 TAILPC DOWN THE BELT PICKED UP ROCK AND PUT ON BELT STRAINED BACK
HE WAS SHOVELING THE #4 TAILPIECE AND STUCK SHOVEL TO FAR UNDER THE TAIL PIECE AND THE BELT CAUGHT THE SHOVEL AND TRIED TO PULL IT UNDER THE TAIL PIECE. SO HE TRIED TO HLD ONTO THE SHOVEL AND JERK IT. HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE JERKED THE SHOVEL.
HEAD DRIVE GREASING IT AND STEPPED ON SOME 2" WATER LINE AND FELL BACKWARD AND HIT HIS BACK AGAINST A CRIB BLOCK.
TRAVELING IN INTAKE TO MARK SEAL UP DAILY CAME UP ON THE FALL
INJURED WAS BUILDING A STOPPING AND A PIECE OF EWOOD GOT IN HIS EYE.
HE WAS PULLING WIRE CABLE UP TO TAIL PIECE FOR A BELT MOVE AND HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY ON HIM WHILE HE WAS PULLING ON ROPE.
HE WAS SHOVELING #2 BELT LINE AND PICKED UP A PIECE OF 36" STRUCTURE AND PUT OUT OF THE WAY. THEN HE PICKED UP A 6 INCH HOLLOW BLOCK ABOUT A FOOT OFF THE GROUND AND HAD TO DROP IT, HIS BACK ST ARTED HURTING HIM.
HE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES AND PICKED UP A BOX OF GLUE GOING TO THROW IT AGAINST THE RIB AND HURT HIS BACK.
I FOUND IT 11/3 WHEN WE WENT INTO FIRE BOSS 11/2 ABOUT 1:30 IF FOUND CRACK IN TOP CLOSE TO RIB COULDN'T GET BOLT IN TO STRAP IT WITH SO I CHECK TEST HOLE & SEEN WHERE TOP HAD SHIFTED SO I HAD THAT ENTERING CRIB OFF & DANGER OFF. SO IT FELL SOMETIME DRIVING NIGHT BECAUSE FOUND IT 11/3 AFTER FIRE BOSSING IN.
WHILE HE WAS DRILLING HOLE TO PUT BOLTING PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON LEFT ARM.
BOLTING TOP AND GOT GLOVE BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND HEAD ON BOLTER.WHEN HE TURNED ROTATION ON IT TWISTED THUMB AROUND.
BOLTING TOP &LET DRILL HEAD ON BOLTER COME DOWN AGAINST KNEE.
LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN SCOOP DIPPER FOR BELT MOVE.
WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE MANTRIP HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
HE WAS HANGING MUDDY CABLE.
HE GOT OFF THE BOLTER TO CHECK CABLE AND SLIPPED. HE FELL BACKWARD AND HIT ON A PIECE OF ROCK. BOTTOM WAS DAMP AND SLICK.
LUMP OF COAL CAME OUT OF CONEYOR CHAIN AND HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.
WAS HANGING HIS CABLE AND A PIECE OF COAL FELL IN HIS EAR.
LIFTING ON BOOM LIFT JACK ON CUTTER WHILE CHANGING IT
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK IN 7 FELL OUT FROM AROUND DRILL STEEL AND FELL ON HIS FOOT 8 THICK BY 2 X 1 FT.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL APPROX. 4000 FT OUTBY WORKING AREA.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A 50LB CASE OF POWDER INJURED BACK NOTE; EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY MANAGEMENT DID NOT FILL OUT ACCIDENT REPORT MISSED WORK 0216-88 WENT TO DOCTOR REPORTED TO WORK 02-17-88 THE REPORTED ACCIDENT.
ROOF FALL IN FA6LT AREA CONVRING TYPE OF ROCK HORSES BACK SHALE IS BY 15' BY 10' BY 6'.
FOREMAN WENT IN7O PLACE WHERE SCOOP WAS LOADING DIDNT ALERT SCOOP OPERATOR OF HIS PRESENCE.OPERATOR LOADED SCOOP AND BACKED OUT -FOREMAN WAS PINNED AGAINST RIB BY SCOOP.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. NO INJURIES.