ROCKFALL ON #3 BELT AT 10 BREAK FALLW AS CAUSED BY UNDECTED SLIP IN TO ROCK FALL WAS 18FT WIDE 10 TO 11 FT HIGH AND 50 FT LONG.
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Showing all 46EE WAS WALKING AROUND MINE OFFICE BLDG WHERE HE WOULD RETURN EXTRA SUPPLIES AND REMOVE HIS MINING APPRATUS I.E. BOOTS LIGHT HAT ETC. HE STEPPED ONTO A SMALL PALLET USED AS A BRIDGE THAT HAD A BOARD MISSING AND HIS FOOT WENT THRU CAUSING HIMTO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL DOWN.
INJURED WAS JACKING THE BELT TAILPIECE AND THE BAR HE WS USING KICKED BACK AT HIM WHEN THE TAIL PIECE SLIPPED. HE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NOSE CAUSING A LACERATION AND BREAKING HIS NOSE.
A PIECE OF DRAWROCK MEASURING APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET BY 5 FEET AND WAS THREE TO SIX INCHES THICK FELL ON VICTIM WHO WAS HELPING ON AROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN THE VICTIM DYI NG INSTANTLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING DRAWROCK WHEN A PIECE 4" THICK 6' X 10' FELL STRIKING HIM. THE AREA OF INJURY WAS FROM THE SHOULDERS TO WAIST.
EMPLOYEE FOOT SLIPPED IN MUD & FELL HIT RIBS ON SCOOP BUCKET BRUISED 2 RIBS.
EE WAS SETTING A STIFF JACK. OTHER MINERS WERE BUILDING BRATTICES AND HAD TO THROW CEMENT BLOCKS ACROSS THE BRIDGE. DURING THIS PROCESS WAS STRUCK ON THE HAND WHILE HE WAS HOLDING A JACK.
HE HAD SET A STIFF JACK BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TO PULL HIS BRIDGE CONVEYOR WITH AND THE JACK SLIPPED HITTING HIS ELBOW WITH A GLANCING BLOW.
FRACTURES AND SLIPS IN TOP.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED AT THE 7TH CROSSCUT OUTBY THE 002 SECTION. THE FALL FELL ABOVE THE ANCHOR. AREA OF THE FALLW AS 20'X70'X5' THICK. FROM THE #3 BELT ENTRY AND THROUGH THE CROS S CUT AND ACROSS THE #4 RETURN AIR COURSE.
HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE TRUCK HE WAS LOADING FROM HOPPER AND A PIECE OF COAL HIT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
THE MINER MISSED WORK ON 6-3-93 THEN INFORMED THE OPERATOR ON 6-4-93 THAT HE WAS HAVING DIFFIFULTY BREATHING AND SEEN A DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM HE HAD A SPOT ON HIS LUNG THAT COULD EITHER BE A BRUISE OR A TUMOR. FURTHER TESTS NEEDED TOBE RUN. NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
THE MINER WAS HELPING WITH A BELT SETUP & HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE BELT RAILS. THE PRESSUREOF THE RAILS MASHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. HIS FINGER WAS FRACTURED IN THE PROCESS.
EE WAS RUNNING A WILCOX J-6 ROOF BOLTING MACHINE W/ATRS BOLTING IN SEQUENCE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT; BOLTS ARE NUMBERED 1-4, WHEN PREPARING TO INSTALL BOLT #4 IN SEQUENCE, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLT #3 AND THE RIB WHERE BOLT #4 WOULD BE INSTALLED, THE ENTRY WIDTH IS 20'.
INJURED WAS WORKING AT THE FACE OF TH EMINE AS MIENR HELPER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING A VENTILATION CURTAIN. E HADN'T NOTICED A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE FIRST ROW O F ROOF BOLTS, WHIHC FELL ONTO HIS BACK AS HE WAS WIRING THE CURTAIN TO A ROOF PLATE.
FRACTURES AND SLIPS CAME DOWN ON NEIZ BELT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON AN OBJECT USING A CAP BOARD AND WHEN THE OBJECT HE WAS HITTING SLIPPED, HIS HAND STRUCK THE BOTTOM OR MINE FLOOR.
EE WAS REMOVING GUARD FROM MOTOR ON CRAWLER IN SHOP THE GUARD SLID OFF OF THE MOTOR STRIKING VICTIM RIGHT FOOT.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORT AND RIB STRIKING VICTIM'S ANKLE.
PULLING A PIECE OF CONV. BELT AND STRAINED LOW BACK.
STRAINED HIMSELF BUY LIFTING AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. THIS REPORT REPLACEDS THE PREVIOUS ONE FOR THE SAME EE INCORRECT MSHA ID WAS REPORTED.
ROCKFELL IN INTERSECTION ON #04 BELT SIX BREAKS INBY BELT HEAD FELL OUT TO RIDER SEAM IN TOP TOP WAS CUT BY WATER
THE MINER WAS USING A THREE-WHEELED MINE "CAR" OR "BUDDY" TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES TO HIS WORKING AREA. WHEN HE PUT THE "CAR" OR "BUGGY" IN REVERSE, IT STARTED DOWN A SHORT INCLINE AND HE WAS UNA BLE TO STOP THE "CAR" BEFORE COLLIDING INTO A RIB. THE JOLT WAS ENOUGH TO HTROW HIM FROM THE "CAR" IMPACTING HIS HEAD INTO THE RIB AS WELL. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE MINER'S HARD HAT, WHICH
EE SAY HE MUST HAVE HURT HIS BACK SHOVELING BELTS ON MONDAY 12-14-92 HE REPORTED IT AT 3 AM 12-16 AND DID NOT KNOWN WHEN HE HOW HE HURT HIS BACK.
THE WILCOX MARK 21 MINING MACHINE WAS BEGINNING TO SUMP INTO THE COAL FACE AND INJURED WAS SETTING HIS JACK FOR THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR DIRECTLY BEHIND THE MINER. HE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT HIS LEFT FOOT WAS INT EH PATH OF THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR. WHEN THE MIENR MADE IT'S SUMP, THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR MOVED DIRECTLY ONTO INJURED'S LEFT FOOT. THE MINER WAS IMMEDIATELY BACKED UP RELEASING HIS FOO
ILLNESS PREPATELLAR BURSITIS IS CAUSED BY AGGRAVATING INFLAMMATION OF KNEECAP BY CRAWLING ON KNEES IN WORK ENVIRONMENT.
I.NAME RUNNING BRIDGE CONVEYOR.PULLED ONE LEVER STRAINED ARM.
UNDETERMINED CAUSE OF ILLNESS SEEMS TO BE RECURRING ILLNESS FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY EMPLOYEE CAME TO WORK ON 04-19-91 & REPORTED THAT HIS KNEE WAS SWOLLEN & THAT HE WOULDNT BE ABLE TO WORK HE TOLD I NAME THAT HE HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF INJURING HIMSELF ON THE JOB
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING UNDERGROUND IN MANTRIP WITH PARTS. THE MANTRIP HIT A ROUGH AREA AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE PARTS INJURING HIS CHEST.
WHILE SETTING A FAN,EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN SLIDING A TILE UNDER DRIFT MOUTH OF MINE WITH SCOOP AND CHAIN WHEN SCOOP STUCK IN POINT CATCHING BOTH FEET OF EMPLOYEE.
I NAME WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE LOST ELECTRIC POWER GOT OFF TO CHECK POWER LOSS WHEN A SIDE SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT I NAME RT FOOT AGAINST THE RIB OF THE MINE CRUSHING THE TOES OF HIS RT FOOT
EMPL WAS CHANGING TIRE ON COMPANY"S SCOOP WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT & OUTER RING OF RIM STRUCK HIM IN LOWER STOMACH & UPPER THIGHS. NO BROKEN BONES WERE FOUND & EMPL WAS MONITORED BY DR FOR INTERNAL BLEEDING. NOE WAS FOUND. AFTER FOUR DAYS OF REST& RECOVERY HE RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPL WAS PULLING HANDLE TO PULL BRIDGE OVER TO CLEAR TRAILPIECE HE PULLED MUSCLES ON RIGHT CHEST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING KEY STEEL INTO A MOTOR SHAFT USING ANOTHER OBJECT FOR DRIVING (E.G. CHISEL). THE DRIVING OBJECT SPLINTERED AND SLIVERS OF THE METAL BECAME DETACHED SO THAT THEY ENTE RED THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING THE DRIVING OBJECT.
INJ WAS SETTING JACKS AT BACK OF BRIDGE CONVEYOR WHEN JACK FELL ON HAND CAUSING A BRUISE.
EMPL MOVING BOLTING MACHINE TO ANOTHER POSITION WHEN MACHINE SPUN AROUND ON SOFT BOTTOM AND SANK IN BOTTOM PINNING EMPL RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN FRAME AND BOTTOM.
MINER WAS PULLING UP TIE DOWN STANDS FOR BELT SET UP & STRAINED HIS BACK.
I. NAME'S ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM CONTINUAL AGGRAVATION TO THE KNEES FROM CRAWLING UNDERGROUND IN THE WORKPLACE.
ROCKDUSTING RETURN AIRCOURSE,STRAINED HIMSELF BY PULLING BAG OF ROCKDUST.
I.NAME DISMOUNTING MANTRIP WHEN KNEE BUMPED UNUSUALLY HARD ON MINE FLOOR.
WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING, A PIECE OF THE MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECE FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND BECOM.. XXX BECAME CRUS2ER BENEATH THE ROCK AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.
WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING, A PIECE OF MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECES FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS SETING JACKS AFTER MINER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND H HIS LEG WAS PIN3ED AGAINST THE RIB A PIECE OF ROCK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL
WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING,M A PIECE OF THE MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTGEDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECES FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND WAS HIT BY A P3ECE OF FALLING ROCK. THIS RESULTED IN BACK INJURIES AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING SPLICE A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE BELT CLAMP SLIPPED HITTING HIS KNEE.AND EXAMINATION BY DOCTOR SHOWED NO BONES BROKEN.
ROOF FALL.
ROOF FALL.