EMPLOYEE CLEARING ROCK FROM DUMPING PAINT OF #2 MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER. EMPLOYEE PLACED FOOT ON DOLLY OF BRIDGE AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED OTHER FOOT CHAIN FLAGG ITS WHILE LITING ROCK. ANOTHER E MPLOYEE THOUGHT THAT EMPLOYEE HAD FLAGGED THAT HE WAS CLEAR STARTED HIS MBC WHICH IS ATTACHED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE CAUGHT IN DOLLY.
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Showing all 27A FALL OCCURRED IN THE SOUTH MAINS IN #2 ENTRY BETWEEN SURVEY STATIONS 361-363. AREA HAD BEEN PERMANTLY SUPPORTED BUT DUE TO A FAULT WELL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE HORIZON (APPROX. 18') THE AREA FEL L AT THE POINTS MENTIONED ABOVE. MSHA NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY BY TELEPHONE ONCE FALL OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING #2 BRIDGE AND WHILE TRAMMING OUTBY #1 BRIDGE PUSHED BACK AND EMPLOYEE GOT RIGHT ARM PINCHED BETWEEN RIB AND CANOPY
EMPLOYEE CRAWLING ON KNEES IN PERFORMANCE OF JOB AND KNEE BECAME IRRITATED AND SWELLED.
EMPLOYEE HANDLING MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.
PRYING ON PADDL9 OF ROCK DUSTER TO GET NAIL THAT WEDGED IN UNIT WITH ROOF BOLT & FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.
EMPLOYEE TRAMMI3G MBC FROM #2 ENTRY AND WHILE DOING SO MACHINE PIVOTED AND CANOPY STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HEAD
EMPLOYEE TRAMMI3G MBC FROM FACE OF #2 ENTRY WHILE TRAMMING MACHINE RAN CRAWLER TRACK OVER TOES OF RIGHT FOOT THIS CAUSED SEVERE CRUSHING OF TOES RESULTING IN AMPUTATION IN HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEE HANGIN1 LINE BRATTICE AND TANGLED HIS FOOT IN THE BRATTICE AND CABLE WHEN HE WENT TO MOVE HE TWISTED KNEE
EMPLOYEE WORKIN1 ON MBC AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO LEFT EYE WHILE WELDING THEN ON 8-17-87 EMPLOYEE DROPPED TOOL AND DIRT SPLASHED IN LEFT EYE CAUSING DISCOMFORT
EMPLOYEE CRAWLI3G DURING WORK PERFORMANCE FROM ONE ENTRY TO ANOTHER AND FELT PAIN IN KNEE IT BEGAN TO SWELL AND PAIN WENT DOWN LEG
EMPLOYEE WORKIN1 AS MINER HELPER AND WHILE CRAWLING ALONG ENTRY FELT PAIN IN KNEE WHICH GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DURING SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE PREPAR3NG TO MOVE MINER CABLE AND WHILE HOOKING CABLE ON TRACTOR GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND JEEP.
EMPLOYEE CRAWLI3G DURING SHIFT AND FELT PAIN IN KNEE PAIN BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH SOME SWELLING.
CHANGING GATHER3NG HEAD MOTOR ON C MINER AND FELT SOMETHING IN ABCK. GAVE NO PROBLEM AT TIME BUT PAIN STARTED AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.
OPERATOR WAS MI3ING BOX CUT OF #5 ENTRY AND HAD MINED APPROX.15 FEET WHEN WATER WAS ENCOUNTERED.ALL MEN IMMEDIATELY LEFT AREA.POWER TO MINE WAS THROWN.SUPT.,SAFETY DIRECTOR,MASTER MECHANIC AND ENGINEER CALLE8 AND INVESTIGATED OCCURANCE AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS ONCE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED.
EMPLOYEE BUILDI3G STOPPING & WHILE BREAKING CEMENT BLOCK, A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL SPALLED FROM HIS HAMMER, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE THUMB.
EE WENT TO CROS8 OVER MINER CABLE & WHILE DOING SO PULLED RIGTH KNEE.
EMPLOYEE BOLTIN1 FACE OF ENTRY & WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT GLOVE CAUGHT IN DRILL STEEL DISLOCATING LITTLE FINGER
EE BOLTING X-CU7 4-5 WHIEL GETTING POSITIONED FOR NEXT BOLT. AREA STARTED PEELING SO HE WAS BARRING LOOSE MATERIAL & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM IN-BETWEEN THE BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE TIGHTE3ING DRIVE CHAIN ON LEE NORSE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE ROOF B2LTING AND WHILE POSITIONING MACHINE TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
EMPL BUILDING U3DERCAST AND SOLID BLOCK FELL STRIKING RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE HELPIN1 TO UNLOAD 7200 CABLE AND STRUCK KNEE AGAINST SKID
EMPLOYEE WTOPPED IN FRONT OF POWER CENTER, FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE PANIC BAR, AND AS HE PROCEEDED TO WALK AWAY FROM THE LONG AIRDOX THREE WHEELER, IT COASTED FORWARD STRIKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING BESIDE THE HEAD OF THE MINER AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW WITH A GLANCING BLOW ON ONE OF THE BIT.
EE WAS CRAWLING THRU AN INTERSECTION WHEN HE STRUCK A DAMAGED ROOF BOLT BEARING PLATE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY HIT BY THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE C/M. THIS BEARING PLATE HAD A SHARP PIECE OF METAL PRO TRUDING & LACERATED THE EES SHOULDER.