EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WELDING STRAPS ON MINER, WHEN HE BURNT HIS EYES.
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Showing 50 of 63EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING IN A 3 WHEELED MANTRIP HIT HOLE IN MINE FLOOR, JARRING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STAED THAT HE WAS SERVICING MINER, PICKED UP 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HURT HIS BACK LIFITNG A ROCK WHILE ON HSI KNEES.
WADDELL 3 HEAD EMPL SHOVELING ROCK OFF GROUND INTO BELT WHEN HE TWISTED HSI BACK.
PUTTING BELT IN PC OF ROCK FELL, CUTTING FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE ON BELT & AS HE STARTED TO LIFT SHOVEL SOMETHING POPPED IN SHOULDER & NECK AREA PAIN IN RT ARM & SHOULDER
EE STATED THAT PIU CAME OUT OF RIGHT LEG ON REAR OF CANOPY CANOPY TILTED HITTING EE S HEAD INJURING HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT DUE TO SAME BAD TOP INTERSECTION SAME TIMBERS WERE SET. AS THE MINER MOVED TO #5 THE BOLTER WAS MOVING FROM THE MINER CABLE CAUSED A TIMBER TO FALL HITTING EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER BLADE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING WHILE HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR.
EMPL CHANGING FITTING ON TRS JACK WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF,HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING OUT OF MANTRIP & STEPPED IN HOLE TWISTING BACK.
EMPL STATED HE WAS TARTING TO PUT UP FACE FLY BOARD. HE WAS PUTTING BOARD ON TOP OF TRS & HAD RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF BOARD WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING RT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING BELT, WHEN A TIMBER CAME LOOSE FROM TOP, HITTING HIS LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING MINER OUT OF PLACE, THE OOM OF THE MINER CAUGT A FLYBOARD, WHEN HE LOOKED AROUND TO SEE WHAT HE HAD DONE, THE BOARD CAME LOOSE AND STUCK HIM ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING TOP. HE HAD FINISHED HIS BOLT & STARTED TO LET CANOPY DOWN. THE TOP BOLT HOLDING CANOPY TO JACK HAD UNKNOWINGLY WORKED LOOSE. THE CANOPY FELL APPROX. 15" STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD & SHOULDER. HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID, COLLAR PUT AROUND HIS NECK & TAKEN OUTSIDE. HE REFUSED AN AMBULANCE, STATING HE WOULD TAKE HIS CAR HOME & THEN GO T
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BUILDING STOPPING BEHIND TAILPIECE WHEN A BLOCK FELL ON HIS FOOT.
EMPL STATED THAT HE PULLED A PIECE OF 6' DRILL STEEL OUT OF TRAY ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER AND HURT HIS SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR ON SECTION AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE .CENTER OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING FACE OF #1 ENTRY WHEN HIS STEEL DROPPED OUT OF HOLE,STRIKING HIM ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPL STATED THAT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON RT RIB DEPOLO MAINS BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND TRS HITTING HIM
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING BELT ON WADDELL 2 CONVEYOR LINE. WHEN HE WENT TO MOVE UP THE BELT LINE HE TWISTED HIS RT LEG INJURING HIS KNEE.
MANTRIP CAUGHT CABLE TO OVERHEAD HOIST CAUGHT FEET CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING ELBOW ON CONCRETE FLOOR IN OUTSIDE SHOP.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST ON ROCK DUSTER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE STATED THAT I,NAME AND HIM WERE HANGING CABLES, S/C CAME AROUND CORNER CAUGHT CABLE AND JERKED HIM DOWN.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CARRYING TIMBER ON JIM HAZEL MAINS SLIPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CARRYING 6' BOLTS TO HIS MACHINE IN NO. 10 ENTRY, HAD TO BEND OVER TO CARRY BOLTS, ON 3RD TRIP HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT STRUCK HIM. HE SAID HE WAS INSTALLING A STEEL STRAP AND THE NEXT THING HE KNEW SOMETHING HAD HIT HIM AND HE BEGAN TO RUN. FROM ALL INDI CATIONS AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE A ROCK HAD STRUCK THE END OF THE STEEL STRAP AND IT FLEW AROUND AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE. IT MAY HAVE ALSO KNOCKED HIM INTO THE MACHINE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN OVER A ROCK WHICH WAS IN THE ROADWAY. THIS CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF THE CAB OR CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING ACROSS WALKWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRADDLED BELT RAIL,INJURING GROIN.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING BELT,BELT PUSHED SHOVEL BACK STRIKING HIM ON KNEE.
THE TOP IN 3 FEET OFF MOOSE MAINS BEGAIN WORKING AND DECISION WAS MADE BY MANAGEMENT TO MOVE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL TO ANOTHER SECTION. AREA FROM #3 AND #10 FELL AFTER MOVE WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
I.NAME WAS MAKING A SPLICE IN HIM NAZEL #2 BELT WHEN I.NAME MASHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A HAMMER
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE & THE MINER WERER CHANGING PLACES EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HIS CABLES & ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS HE HAD NOT STARTED BOLTING CYCLE JUST MOVING CABLE
I,NAME STATED H9 WAS SHOVELING BELT ON 3RD SHIFT WHEN HE SPRAINED LOWER BACK THERE WAS NO WITNESS.
HANGING CABLE P6LLED MUSCLE IN BACK
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS RIDING IN OPEN MANTRIP HE ASKED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE FOR HIS TAPELINE WHEN IT WAS PITCHED TO HIM HE RAISED UP TO CATCH IT STRIKING HIS HEAD
ROOF FALL-40FT.320FTX8FT
ROCK FALL ON BL6EBIRD RIGHT RETURN SPAD #1414 STOPPING #55 20'X40'X8'
ROCK FALL IN BL6EBIRD RIGHT RETURN SPADD #1379 STOPPING #53+54 SIZE OF FALL 20' X 80' X 7'.
ROOF FALL ON WA8DELL LEFT RETURN STOPPING #44 &45 IN #1 ENTRY FALL 20 FT X 80 FT X 8 FT
BLUE BIRD 1 BIK3FROM SPAD #1527 RIGHT RETURN FALL-20'X20'X6 1/2'
ROOF FALL ON WA8DELL MAINS LEFT RETURN #2 & #3 ENTRY.1 RETURN AND 1 INTAKE STOPPING #49 & #50.20' X 80' X 8'.
FELL FROM ENTRY36 TO 10 ABOUT 8 FT HIGH SPAD 2801 1 BRK OVER.
20 FT X 80 FT X35 FT FALL IN INTERSECTION AT STOPPING 202 TO 203 WAS USING 4 FT RESIN BOLTS IN #3 ENTRY IN INTAKE ON WADDELL MAINS LEFT SIDE ABOUT 1,200 OFF OF SECTION
12 FTX 40 FT X 5 FALL IN INTERSECTION AT PRESLEY MAIN TRACK ENTRY ABOUT 1,400 OUTSIDE OF MINE
I.NAME STATED W5S TURNING TO GET A BOLT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE BOLTING AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED TWISTING HIS BACK CAUSING PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK
ROOF FALL IN LE0T RETURN IN INTERSECTION ABOUT 3000' FROM OUTSIDE.
ROOF FALL ON WA8DELL INTAKE IN #3 + 4 ENTRY UP TO COAL SEAM