ROCK HAD FELLED AFTER MINER HAD REMOVE COAL, WAS MOVING ROCK SO BOLTER WOULD BOLT. SOME MORE ROCK FELL AND CAME BACK BETWEEEN BOLTS ON LAST ROW AND FELL ON SOME AND HIT INJURED ON HIS HARD HAT .
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Showing all 47THE INJURED WAS REMOVING PLATES FROM RAILS TO MAKE A TURN AND THE RAIL SPRUNG BACK AND STRUCK THE INJURED'S KNEE.
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (INJURED) WAS CHANGING SEATS AND TWISTED HIS KNEE WHEN MINER BACKED INTO THE SHUTTLE CAR.
INJURED WAS LIFTING MINER POT DISC & CUT HIS HAND ON SHARP EDGE
INJURED WAS SHOVELING BELT TAILPIECE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING AND BACKED SHOVEL INTO HIS KNEE.
INJURED WAS WELDING COVERS ON FEEDER AND RAISED UP FROM A STOOPED POSITION AND SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED STATED HE STEPPED IN DIPPER OF SCOOP AND FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON CONTINUOUS MINOR WHEN CLIP FROM CHAIN STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE FACE.
INJURED WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ROCK AND IT SLABBED BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
INJURED BUMPED HIS HEAD ON WATERLINE THAT WAS HUNG FROM MINE ROOF.
INJURED SAID HE RAN THROUGH A HOLE ON HIS SHUTTLE CAR AND AGGRAVADED AN OLD BACK PROBLEM.
INJURED WAS MOVING MINER CABLE FROM HAULWAY AND LEAVE OVER TO PICK IT UP AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
SHOVELING BELT.
REMOVING ROCK FROM TOP OF MINER AND MASHED FINGERS BETWEEN 2 ROCKS
INJURED WAS PULLING ON HIS WORK BOOTS AND A SHARP PAIN STRUCK HIM IN HIS BACK.
INJ DID NOT REPORT INJ GOT SM LUMP UNDER HIS KNEE PAD WHILE CRAWLING AND BRUISED HIS R T KNEE
HE HOOKED UP CABLE IN JUNCTION BOX ON MINER PUT BRERAKER IN CABLE BLEW UP AND BURNED HIS FACE AND HANDS.
INJ OPER SCOOP AND GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT IN MINE ROOF
MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY PULLED OR STRAINED BACK.
INJURED STATED HE WAS CRAWLING & HURT KNEE.
MOVING MINNER CABLE, PICKED UP CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK.
INJ LOWERING MINER CABLE FROM MINE ROOF AND DISCLOCATED LEFT THUMB.
INJ CLEANING LOOSE MATERIAL OUT OF OLD HEADING WHEN PIECE OF PIPE CAME BACK ACROSS SCOOP BUCKET AND STRUCK INJ ON SIDE OF HEAD.
ROOF FALL
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEENB ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK INJ IN BACK.
PICKING UP HUB TO SET ON TRUCK WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
INJURED WAS HELPING MECHNIC REPAIR CONVEYOR CHAIN ON MINER WAS STRUCK ON HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.
INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP DECK & STRUCK HIS ELBOW IN SIDE OF SCOOP BRUISING IT
ROOF FALL
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION.
INJURED & ANOTHER EMPL. WERE UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS FROM SCOOP BUCKET, WHEN BUNDLE OF BOLTS FELL ON INJURED'S HAND.
INJ CLEANING ROADWAY WITH SCOOP AND HIT PIECE OF 2'' WATER LINE.WATER LINE FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK INJ ON HEAD.
ROOF FALL IN #6 ENTRY APPROX.10TH OUTBY SPAD #561
WHILE INJURED W5S ROOF BOLTING A PIECE OF ROOF FELL FROM BETWEEN INSTALLED ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK HTHE INJURED ON THE HEAD & BACK.
INJURED BUMPED 2IS KNEE WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP.
INJ OPERATING S7OOP HAULING COAL AND CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN SCOOP AND ROOF AND INJURED HIS NECK.
INJURED WAS T I1HTENING BOLTS ON PANEL BOARD OF MINER WITH A WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT & THE INJURED FELL STRIKING HIS FACE AGAINST THE PANEL BOARD INJURED HADA LACERATION OF THE LOWER LI P 3
INJ MOVING WATE9 PUMP AND CUT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS USI3G HAND HOLD DRILL AND STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
THE INJURED BUM1ED HIS KNEE WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP.
PIECE OF ROCK F9LL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE HANDS.
WHILE THE INJUR9DC WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND.
(ALLEGED) INJ SAID HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE END LOADER AND SLIPPED ON THE LADDER STEPS AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND INJURED HIS BACK NO WITNESSES INJURED LEFT SCENE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH OUT REPORTING INJURY AND DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 8 19 85
FALL 20X20X24 FALL IS OUTBY FACE AREA 1500
ROOF FALL 35X20X30 IN A FRAGILE AREA
ROOF FALL IN #6 HEADING,RETURN AIRWAY 60\ FROM SPAD #82.THIS WAS IN AN AREA THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY MINED BY ANOTHER CONTRACTOR.