RIDER SEAM CAME3TOO CLOSE TO SEAM OF COAL BEING MINED CAUSING A ROOF FALL TWO BREAKS OUTBY FEEDER ON 002 SECTION IN #3 ENTRY
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Showing 50 of 61EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING SPEED REDUCER ON MINER, STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING A WHEELBARROW FULL OF COAL UP THE HILL NEAR THE SHOP GOING FROM THE CRUSHE ROOM TO THE COAL HOPER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE ROAD.HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS BACK. 3
EMP WAS OPERATI3G MINER PIECE OF COAL POPPED OFF RIB HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING SUPPLIES AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP AND ROOF BOLTER DRILL STEEL STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN.
EMP WAS OPENING3OIL CAN WITH A KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
EMP WAS LIFTING3A BA G OF ROCKDUST AND STRAINED LOWER BACK, HE WORKED 4/27/87 AND MISSED 4/28/87
EMP WAS RIDING 4ANTRIP, MANTRIP HIT DEEP HOLE IN RODWAY OF MINE. HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND WAS TOOK OUTSIDE AT 9:30 AM
CREW SET OFF A 6LAST AND A ROCK FLEW FROM BLAST AREA AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE S RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A SURVEY ROD AND WALKING DOWN SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN SNOW AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3A TWISTED POSITION WHILE LARGE ROCKS WAS BEING LOADED INTO TRUCK CAUSING HIS BACK TO BE SPRAINED OR TWISTED.
MANTRIP DERAILE8 OUTSIDE, EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PUT RAILRUNNER BACK ON THE TRACK THE JACK SLIPPED CAUSING RAILRUNNER TO FALL ON HIS FEET.
A UNINTENTIONAL3ROOF FALL BETWEEN 3RD SHIFT 3-22-87 AND 1ST SHIFT 3-23-87 IN THE NO.3 BELT ENTRY. ONE BREAK INBY SURVEY SPAD NO.1-552, 13 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE OF 001 SECTION THE ROOF FALL IS APPROX 58'W X 22'L & 5 TO 6'H. LAMINATED SANDSTONE WAS THE CAUSE OF FALL, BOLTED WITH 4' BOLTS ANS STRAPS
EMP WAS CRAWLIN1 ROADWAY AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE. WORKED 03 2387 MISSED 032487
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING MECHANIC WORK ON SPEED REDUCER NOT WAS STUCK IN SOCKET ON AIR WRENCH WHEN EMPLOYEE STUCK HIS FINGER ON AIR WRENCH WHEN EMPLXXXXIN SOCKET TO PULL NUT OUT. HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE TRIGGER ON3AIR WRNECH THREADING NOT ON HIS FINGER.
EE WAS HANGING 7URTAIN AT FACE OF MINE WHEN THE OFF SIDE S/C HIT HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPL SHOVELING 7OAL ON BELT LINE AND STRAINED BACK MISSED 2 DAYS WORK CAME BACK AND WORKED 1 DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING CYCLONE.
FIRE STARTED AT3ON UNKNOWN ORGIN AND QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE HYDROLICS WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT THE MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A SHUTTLE CAR STIRING WHEEL KICKED BACK AND SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS TH9OWING CRIB BLOCKS ACROSS BELT LINE BETWEEN CRIB BLACK AND ROLLER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA7CHING MINER BACK OUT OF THE PLACE CUT WHEN A 3FT X 3FT X 3 IN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG
EE WAS APPRAOCH3NG ENTRANCE OF M INE SLIPPED & FELL ON A PIECE OF BELT OUTSIDE OF THE MINE. MISSED 1-19 & 1-20.
EMP WAS LIFTING3TIMBERS FROM BELTLINE, AND PULLED LIGAMENTS IN BACK
EMP WAS SETTING3CRIBS AND CROSS COLLARS ON THE TRACK ENTRY WHEN A 4 INCH BY 8 INCH BY 16 FT LONG LUMBER SLIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT HAND
EMP WAS STEPPIN1 DOWN FROM MINE OFFICE AND SLIPPE DON THE STEPS
LAMINATED SAND 8TONE TOP FELL IN THE NUMBER THREE BELT ENTRY ONE BREAK INBY SPAD NUMBER TWOTWENTYNINE.THE FALL MEASURED TWENTYFIVE FEET LONG BY TWENTY FEET WIDE,TWO TO FIVE FEET THICK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING CABLE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE.
TWO BREAKS OUTB2 AND LEFT BELT HEADRIVE UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL 22 FT LONG 4 FT WIDE AND 6 TO 8 FT FELL IN THE BELT ENTRY CONDITION CONTRIBUTING TO FALL WERE WEATHERING CONDITIONS AGE OF AREA BLASTING DONE 2N CONVENTIONAL SECTION WHEEL AREA WAS DEVELOPED.
I NAME WAS REPA3RING A 988 FRONT END LOADER AND AS I STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LOADER I BUMPED MY LEFT KNEE ON A MECHANIC TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO LIFT RIPPER CHAIN CAUSING A RUPTURE TO GROIN AREA HE HAD A RT INGUINAL HERNIA BEFORE STARTING TO WORK ACCORDING TO HIS DOCTOR A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING MINER CABLE & STRAINED HIS RT SIDE
OUTBY DETERIATI3G ROOF CAUSED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS ROCK FALL 100 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE 8 TO 10 FEET THICK FELL AT SPAD 1-206 56 BREAKS OUTBY FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS SE9VICING A HEAD DRIVE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE
EE WAS BOLTING 7OP-PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING SHUTTLE CAR/CAUGHT HIS HEAD IN CABLE HANGING FROM ROOF OF MINE
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING HANG MINER CABLE, AND GOT IN TWISTING POSITION PULLING HIS MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET, AND FELL ON A BLOCK OF COAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING ROCK TRUCK - RAN OVER LARGE ROCK
EE WAS WALKING 2N M INER-DROPPED PANEL BOARD ON KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP, PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT ARM AND HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS EX7HANGING BATTERIES
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING PULL CABLE.
EMP WAS BOLTING3TOP WHEN A ROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP AND STRUCK HIM IN B ACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CR5WLING BELT LINE
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING AND PULLING MINER CABLE/STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING APART ON THE MINER & STRAINED HIS BACK (FILLED OUT BECQAUSE ORGINAL WAS MISPLACED)
I NAME WAS SWIN1ING BITS TO AUGER AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST AUGER CUTTING MY RIGHT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON SHUTTLE CAR U SING SLADE BAR TO LIFT MOTOR/SLADE BAR SLIPPED AND CUT HAND