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EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL TO DUMP POINT IN MINE WITH S. CAR WHEN HE PASSED UNDER A CABLE THAT HAD BEEN PULLED DOWN THE ROOF OF MINES BY A ROCK FALL. THE CABLE HOOFED HIS NECK PULL MUSCLES.
EMPL WAS WORKING BOLTING ROOF IN #6 HEADING WHEN ROCK FELL ONTO BACK. FALL APPENED BETWEEN RIB & SAFETY JACK. EMPL WILL BE OFF GREAT DEAL OF TIME.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE HELPING REPLACE TAIL ROLLER AT TAIL PIECE. HE DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 1-11-89.
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER LOOSE ROCK FALL FROM ROOF & LANDED ON LEFT ARM. BROKEN BONE IN LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING GRINDER WHEN APICE OF METAL GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.HE WAS WEARING A WELDERS SHIELD.HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT MO RNING WITH NO LOST TIME.
EMPL UNLOADING FINAL DRIVE FROM FLAT CAR TO BACK OF TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING MINING SUPPLY CARS OUTSIDE. HE STEPPED ON A MINING TIMBER LAYING IN SUPPLY YARD AND TWISTED OR BROKE RIGHT FOOT IN THE ANKLE AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS BRINGING WELDER AND ELECTRICIAN OUT OF MINES WHEN A MINING TIMBER FELL STRIKING HIM ON HEAD.4STITCHES.EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK AFTER BEING TREATED.
THROWING TIMBERS ACROSS BELT LIN AND STRAINED SOMETHING IN THE BACK.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED 3 BREAKS ABOVE 883 SPAD. ONE BREAK BELOW FACE FROM 3 TO 5 ENTRIES THROUGH LAST OPEN CROSS CUT. FALL WAS CRIBBED OFF & DANCERED OFF. WE WERE USING 4' RESIN B OLTS 5 BOLTS ACROSS. FALL WAS APPROX. 5' TO 6' THICK, 18' TO 20' WIDE & ARRPOX 80' LONG. LEE NORSE ROOF BOLTER WAS COVERED UP COMPLETELY.
EMP. WAS PULLING COAL FROM CONT. MINER WITH 2U SC SHUTTLE CAR. MINER CABLE WAS HUNG UP AND FELL DOWN. EMP. HU NG CABLE AND PULLED SOMETHIN G IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON FLAT CARS OR SUPPLY CARS HE STRAINED OR PULLED SOMETHING IN BACK
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINING ABOUT BACK PAIN WHILE WORKING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE FROM BODY MOTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING CONVEYOR BELT BEHIND HEADDRIVE AND FELL INTO BELT. THE BELT THREW HIM AWAY FROM IT, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND BACK ON A TIMBER. ALL THE SAFETY GUARDS AND PROTECTION WERE ON HEADDRIVE. 3
THIS WAS AN OLD3INJURY THAT OCCURRED 08-18-85 AND EMPLOYEE REHURT RIGHT HNAD WHILE MAKING CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING AN OIL DRUM AND STRAINED SOMETHING IN LEFT SHOULDER.
WE WERE CLEANIN1 UP A ROCK FALL. HE WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER, THE STEEL WAS LONG AND HE WAS HELPING HOLD IT STEADY. HES GLOVE CAUGHT IN A BURR OR WELD TWISTING AND TEARINGGLOVE OFF. THIS RES ULTED IN AN AM1UTATION OF THE FIRST JOINT ON LITTLE FINGER. ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE TWISTING OF THE GOLVE RESULTED IN THIS INJURY
BEING AT A TIME3WHEN ROOF FALLS ARE MOST LIKELUY AND SMALL RIDER SEAM 2" X 6" THICK ABOVE ANCHORAGE. FALL WAS REPORT TO I.NAME APPROX 7:00 AM 10-12-87, FALL APPROX 50' UP #4 ENTRY AND APPROX 4 0' TO RIGHT INT2 #5 ENTRY. FALL IS APPROX 20'BELOW #737 SPAD WE WAS ADVANCING WIDER HOLLOW WITH APPROX 300' COVER
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON AN S & S SCOOP HE LIFTED HEAVY TOOL BOX IN BENT POSITION TWISTING HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A HEAVY OBJECT.
REPAIRMAN WAS L3FTING A FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTINUOUS MINER AND STRAINED OR PULLED SOMETHING IN LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING TRAM MOTOR ON A 265 LEE NORSE CONTINUOUS MINER. WHILE HE WAS LIFTING THE MOTOR IN THE MINER-HE STRAINED OR PULLED SOMETHING IN RIGHT ARM.
WAS TORQUING RO2F BOLTS ON SECTION & TWISTED OR PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT KNEE.
WAS LIFTING GAR5GE DOOR AND PULL OR STRAIN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS CARRYING3A OXYGEN TANK FROM SUPPLY AREA AND WAS LOADING ON A WELDING TRUCK. WHILE LOADING DROPPED TANK ON LEFT FOOT.
BODILY REACTION3TO MOTION.WASN'T HERE AT THAT TIME.
THE BUCKET ON S3& S SCOOP WAS LET DOWN ON A CEMENT BLOCK LEAVING A SPACE BETWEEN BUCKET AND BOTTOM HE HAD FOOT UNDER EDGE OF BUCKET WHILE LOADING CEMENT BLOCK THE BUCKET WAS HALF LOADED AND FELL ON FOOT N2T KNOWING THE BUCKET WAS ON THE BOTTOM AND THE WEIGHT ON THE BUCKET DUE TO THE BLOCKS CAUSED ACCIDENT
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING OVERHEAD WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL ONTO HIS EAR.
SHE WAS GREASIN1 HEADDRIVE BEARING UNKNOWINGLY STUCK HAND IN BIG HEADDRIVE ROLLER ON END. THE GUARD WAS IN PLACE. SHE WAS CHECKING IF THE BEARING WAS TAKING GREASE.
ROOF FALL 20\WIDE X 110\LONG X 5\HIGH FELL ACROSS #1  ENTRIES 17 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING SAFETY JACKS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ROOF BOLT IN HIS LEFT HAND AS HE GUIDED IT INTO THE HOLE THE ROTATION ON THE MCHINE WAS ENGAGED TWISTING EMPLOYEES HAND AROUND BOLT