EE WAS LOADING BELT ROLLERS INTO SCOOP BUCKET AS HE THREW A ROLLER HIS FINGER STRUCK ANOTHER ROLLER THAT WAS LAYING IN BUCKET. NOTE THIS WAS EE LAST SCHEDULED WORK DAY AT THIS MINE.
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Showing 50 of 51EE WAS HAULING A WATER PUMP IN ON A SCOOP WHEN THE SOOP HIT A ROCK AND CUSED THE EE KNEE TO HIT THE MINE TOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE FACE OF #5 ENTRY. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT THE DRILLS TEEL HE WAS USING DRILL STEEL THEN STRUCK AND LACERATED MEPLOYEES FOREHEAD. THE LACERATION REQUIRE D STITCHES. EMPLOYEE RETURNED BACK TO WORK ON DAY OF ACCIDENT AND FINISHED HIIS SHIFT. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE SHUTTLE CAR CLEANING OUT DECK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, HIT AND BRUISED HIS LOWER LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE WHILE GOING THROUGH A MAN DOOR.
EE WAS LIFTING MINING CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT MOVE, WHILE PULLING ON THE BELT, HE STRAINED HIMSELF, GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN #! BREAK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS BOLTS AND BRUISED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE SPRAINED WRIST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULLA ROCK OUT THAT HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN B TAIL PIECEEMPLOYEE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 7-27-94 DUE TO THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING INTHE #2 LEFT BREAK AS HE PUSHE DHIS STEEL AGAINST THE TOP TO START AN HOLE, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT CANOPY SLIDE OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HEAR. IT REQUIRED STITCHES BUT HE DID NTO MISS ANY WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE #2 HEADING HIS SHOULDER LOCKED UP HE INFORMED HIS FOREMAN THAT IT WAS RELATED TO A SHOULDER INJURY THAT HAPPENED YEARS AGO.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING A CANOPY ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHILE LIFTING THE CANOPY HE SAID HE STRAINE DHIS BACK. HESTARTED MISSING WORK ON 2-26-94 DUE TO THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF BELT LINE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & MADE AN INCISION ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE. IT REQUIRED STITCHES BY A DR. BUT HE RETURNED BACK TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIM IN THE ARM.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE #4 HEADING. HE HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON TOP OF DRILL HEAD, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING AND BRUISING HIS RIGHT HAND & THUMB.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MIENR BY REMOTE CONTROL INT HE #8 HEADING. WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL. IT HIT HIM ONT EH SIDE OF HTE NECK AND LEFT ELBOW.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING CATWALK ON OUTSIDE BELTLINE, WHEN HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER, STOPPED TO PULL CAP COAL WHEN THE COAL RIB ROLLED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.
TWO ROOF FALL OCCURRED 2 ENTRY OLD WORKS 2 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD 1235 IN OLD RETURN ALSO ONE BREAK INBY 1235 IN ONE ENTRY HAD A FALL THE FALL IN 2 APPROX. 5 FT BY 30 FT LEND 18 FT WIDE THE FALL IN 1 ENTRY MEASURE 5 FT BY 28 FT L 18 FT WIDE.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 2133 IN THE NO 7 ENTRY ON THE 001-0- SECTION AT THE FACE FALL WAS APPROX 2 5FT LONG 2FT TO 41/2FT THICK 17FT WIDE
EE WAS BACKING LOADER OUT OF #6 HEADING, HE REACHED DOWN TO MOVE CABLE TOUCHED A BAD SHOT IN CABLE RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO HIS LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS RIDING A BATTERY POWERED MANTRIP IT RAN OVER A ROCK RAISING HIS HEAD INTO A HALF HEADER,RESULTING IN A SPRAINED NECK.
INJURED WAS RIDING A MANTRIP TO GREASE BELT HEAD'S HE STOPPED AT #3 HEAD DRIVE REACHED ACROSS MAN TRIP TO GET AGREASE GUN BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST MAN TRIP, RESULTING IN A BRUISE.
INJURED WAS CARRYING A CRIB BLOCK, HE TRIPPED AND FELL IN MUD RESULTING IN A STRAINED BACK.
EE WAS BACKING BELT BUGGY UP HIS HEAD CAUGHT AGAINST A HALF HEADER WHICH WAS HANGING DOWN FROM THE ROOF THIS RESULTED IN SPRAINED NECK.
EE WAS LIFTING GIVE ONTO THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS IN THE FACE OF #2 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM IN BACK. RESULTING IN A BRUISED BACK.
EE WAS CLEANING 3 HEAD DRIVE HE WAS LIFTING A ROCK AND POSSIBLE STRAINED HIS BACK.
85061S ROOF BOLTING IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK (DRAW ROCK) FELL AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.
9?514E RUNNING A LOADER,RIB ROLLED OFF AND HIT EMPL IN BACK RESULTING IN BRUISES & ABRASIONS.
9?514E PULLING BOLTER CABLE SLACK UP TO POWER BOX AND STRAINED BACK.
95149ED WAS TRAMMING BOLTER TO NEXT PLACE AND HAD HIS HAND UNDER DECK OF BOLTER WHEN IT HIT THE BOTTOM SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND.
EE WAS LOADING BOXES OF RESIN ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SHARP PAIN STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE
THIS ROOF FALL OCCURRED WHERE THE SE CTION HAD DRIVEN UNDER A HOLLOW AND THE ROOF CONSISTED OF LAMINATED SANDSTONE WITH SEVERAL COAL STREAKS. THE FALL OCCURRED 15' OUTBY SPAD 1746 IN THE #7 EN TRY EXTENDING OUTBY 80' BY 18' WIDE AND 5' HIGH. THE SECTION WAS ADVANCING ROOMS TO THE LEFT WHEN FALL OCCURRED ON THE SOUTH EAST MAINS.
EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP TO OUTSIDE & RAN INTO THE SUPPLY TRIP COMING IN THIS CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST MANBUS & BRUISED IT
WHILE RIDING ON MANTRIP A PIECE OF COAL BLEW IN EYE.
EE WAS TRAMMING BOLTING MACHINE UP THE #4 ENTRY & A PIECE OF COAL POPPED OUT FROM UNDER TIRE & HIT EE OVER LEFT EYE REQUIRING STITCHES
ROOF BOLTING HEAD DOWN AFTER INSTALLING BOLT IT CAUGHT R FOOT BRUISING IT
THE INJURY TOOK PLACE AS THE OPERATOR WAS BACKING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION.TRYING TO KEEP FROM GETTING ON HIS CABLE, HE WAS HOLDING IT AGAINST THE MACHINE. WHILE WATCHING THE OFFSIDE RIB, HIS S IDE STRUCK THE RIB CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND COAL RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING BELT HEAD,JACKING BOOM UP WITH CAHIN HOIST,CHAIN BROKE ALLOWINF BOOM TO FALL ON EMPLOYEES HAND.
WHILE GETTING OFF MANTRIP THE OPERATOR OF THE MANTRIP LET IT ROLL BACK ON INJURED EE S FOOT INJURY WAS TO THE LEFT FOOT.
WHILE INJURED WAS INSTALLING DRILL STEEL, A PIECE OF ROCK CAUSED THE STEEL TO SLIP AND PINCHED THE INDEX FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.
OPERATOR OF DOUBLE HEAD BOLTER WAS MOVING POG-STIONING BOLTER FOR OFF-SIDE OPERATOR VICTIM. TO PUT UP A SPOT BOLT WHEN IT CUAGHT HIM BETWEEN RIP ADN BOLTER AND BRUISED HIS SHOULDERS.
VITIM TIGHTEN STRUCTURE BOLTS IN BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE STRUCK A GLOOP NUT WITH A HAMMER TO LOSOEN IT UP ADN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
VICTIM USING SLATE BAR TO PULL CAP COAL WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM
GOT CAUGHT BY RIB COAL ON LOADER.
INJ EMPL STEPPED ON PIPE LYING ON GROUND & FELL & CAUGHT HIMSELF ITH LEFT HAND. VICTIMBROKE BONE IN LEFT HAND.
EE WAS DRIVING MINE CART 3- WHEELER WHILE USUALLY INSPECTING A TRAILING CABLE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A SET OF CABLE BOARDS.
I.NAME WAS MOVI3G FEEDER HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN FEEDER & RIB HE TRAM FEEDER TOO CLOSE TO RIBH & CAUSHT HIS LEG BETWEEN FEEDER & RIB.
INJURED EE WAS 2ELPING ON LOADING MACHINE & WAS MOVING SAME CABLE WITH BACK TURNED TO S/C. THE CAR BACKED OUT OF FACE FROM LOADER HIT HELPER ON LOWER LEFT LEG AGAINST RIB & BROKE LEG.