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WHILE SUPERVISING CREW ON A PUMP CHANGEOUT EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE STEPPED ON A NAIL PUNCTURING HIS RT FOOT HE WAS IN THE ACT OF OPENING A VALVE OUTBY THE PUMP
CONCENTRATIONS OF METHANE AT THE BLEEDER CONNECTOR 16TH LEFT V-SEAL EXCEEDED 2 PER CENTUM AT THE MAN SHAFT LOCATION TESTED THERE WAS 2.5% AND THE AREA TESTED ON THE SLOPE SIDE METHANE WAS AT 4 .8%
AFTER HIS REGULAR SHIFT EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THE SELF-RESCUER STORAGE RACK AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE CARRYING STRAP OF A SCSR BAG AND FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMP. ALLEGEDLY HOOKED UP AND AIR HOSE TO A WAGNER SCOOP TO START IT. TO BLEED MOISTURE OUT OF THE KLILNE, HE OPEDNED THE VALVE AND TURNED IT ON TOO MUCH. THE HIASE GOT AWAY FROM HIM STRIK ING HIM IN THE FACE AND MOUTH AS IT WHIPPED.
STANDFORD DAY BRAKE CAR WAS INOPERATING FROM 445 PM TO 610PM DUE TO THE BUTTERFLY IN THE CENTRIFUGAL SWITCH BURNING UP THIS WAS IN THE AREA OF 13TH RIGHT
AFTER USING HOIST TO PULL UP A PIECE OF DISCARDED BELKT ROPERIDER & GEN.MINE FOREMAN WERE BEING HOISTED BACK D OWN INTO THE MINE IN THE AREA OF 9TH RT.THE BRAKE CAR & BALLAST CA R DERAILED AS A RESULT OF A SLIGHTLY OPEN SWITCH THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE DONE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE LIFTING A TIMBER FROM OVER FACE CONVEYOR CHANNEL HE HURT HIS BACK
EMPL ALLEGES THAT WHILE WALKING TAILGATE ENTRY OF 21ST LONGWALL, #10 X-CUT HE SLIPPED ON OIL FELL & STRUCK FINGER.
EMPL ALLEGES HE WAS LIFTING PIECE OF RAIL & STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES WHILE DESCENDING STAIRS NEAR THE BOTTOM OF #1 BUNKER HE SLIPPED OFF A STAIR AND FELL DOWN INJURING HIS RT ANKLE
BROKEN CENTRIFUGLA AND BATTERY CHANGE OUT HOISTING OPERATIONS WERE INOPERATIVE FROM 11 45 AM TO 12 40 PM ON 3 25 88
EMPL. ALLEGES THAT WHILE BREAKING LARGE ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN ELBOW & COULDN'T HOLD HAMMER AS RESULT OF PAIN.
EMPL. ALLEGES THAT WHILE MOVING PIPE, IT SLIPPED & HIT HER ON RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE CLEANING UP A CAVE AREA CAP ROCK HE TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE RIDING MANTRIP TRACTOR INTO THE 21ST LONGWALL SECTION THE TRACTOR HIT A HOLE & JARRED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ALLEGEDLY HOLDING RATCHET ON BOLT.A FELLOW WORKER STRUCK THE RATCHET WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO JAR IT LOOSE,THE RATCHET HANDLE SPUN AROUND SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND FRA EWORK OF LONGWALL.
21ST LEFT LONGWALL SECTION INUNDATED WITH METHANE AND HYDROCARBONS.POWER DE-ENERGIZED EMPLOYEES WITHDRAWN.GASES VENTILATED OUT OF SECTION AND AREA MONITORED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ALLEGEDLY RELEASING COME-ALONGS ON WHICH BELT WAS HANGING, WHEN A ROOF BOLT PLATE BROKE. THE CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE PLATE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S HAND, INFLICTING THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE LOADING 6 INCH PLASTIC PIPE ONTO 18 RIGHT LONGWALL CONVEYOR THE PIPE SLIPPED CRUSHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE SPILL PLATE OF THE CONVEYOR.
EMP AND OTHERES WERE ALLEGEDLY LIFTING UP A RAIL IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE CLEANING BELT SHE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL & TWISTED HER RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE WALKING IN BOTTOM ENTRY ON #3 MINE 18TH RT LONGWALL HE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING KNEE ON RAIL
CHOPPING OUT WOODEN BLOCK IN SQUEEZE SEAL,MISSED HITTING BLOCK HE WAS AIMING AT AND STRUCK FINGER ON ANOTHER BLOCK MASHING IT BETWEEN BLOCK,PICK HANDLE AND LARGE NAIL.
EMP ALLEDGEDLY WAS LOADING 6 IN STEEL PIPE ON RAM CAR. HE AND ANOTHER EMP WERE LIFTING PIPE OVER THE HEAD LIGHT OF THE CAR, DROPPED THE PIPE CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE LIGHT AND THE PIPE
EMPL. ALLEGES WHILE HE & FELLOW WORKERS WERE MOVING CRIB BLOCKS HE DROPPED ONE THAT WAS COVERED WITH ICE ON HIS RGT FOOT.
THE BRAKE SOLENOID FOR THE HOIST BURNED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HOIST WAS INOPERATIVE FROM 8:00PM TO 10:15PM.
WHILE LONGWALL 4ACKS WERE BEING LOWERED DOWN MAIN SLOPE, 3 CARS DERAILED AT 12TH LEFT FROG SWITCH. ONE JACK WAS COMPLETELY OFF ITS CAR, THE OTHER TWO HAD MOVED FROM THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION, BU T WERE STILL ON3THE TRANSPORT CARS.
A MATERIAL CAR LOADED WITH A 500 X 48 ROLL OF MINE CONVEYOR BELT WAS BEING LOWERED DOWN THE SLOPE THE BELTING STURCK THE SIDE OF AN ARCH CAUSING DERAILMENT OF THE MATERIAL CAR.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE, HE SLIPPED ON THE LOOSE FOOTING AND THE BOTTLE FELL ON HIS ANKLE.
EMP ALLEGES WHI5E WALKING ALONG BELTLINE HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF WOOD AND INJURED HIS LEFT LEG
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HWILE WORKING ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF A WAGNER RAM CAR HE CUT HIS THUMB ON A SHARP JAGGED PIECE OF METAL.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A NEW ELEVATOR HEAD WITH THE HELP OF A SHEAVE WHEEL AND CABLES, THE CABLE SLIPPED, ALLOWING ELEVATOR HEAD TO STRIKE A HAND R AIL. THE HAND RAIL BROKE, AND STRUCK INJURE ON RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 WHILE GETTING OUT OF A DIESEL AM CAR HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE AS HE PLACED H IS FOOT DOWN ON THE ROADWAY
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE WAS LIFTING & HANGING CABLE & TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 THAT WHILE LAYING DOWN & TAKING A RAM APART ANOTHER EMPLOYEE I.NAME DIDNT SEE HIM & STEPPED ON HIS KNEE
HOIST WAS SHUT DOWN BY BYRON COLLINS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TIGHTENING 2 LOOSE RESISTORS AND REPLACING OVERLOADS HOIST WAS DOWN FROM 430 PM TO 630 PM NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 WHILE RIDING ON MANTRIP, A LOWBOY CAR JUMPED TRACK, RESULTING IN HIM BEING THROWN ABOUT INSIDE A MANTRIP CAR. A SAFTEY LAMP WAS PUSHED INTO THE RIB AREA AND ALAONG RIGHT FLAN KS OF THE EMPLO2EE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDG9D CLEANING BELT EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A CRIB BLOCK SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK
THE MANTRIP FOR3THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT WAS BEING LOWERED IN THE MINE WHEN A WHEEL CAME OFF THE BRAKE CAR AT 12TH LEFT PARTING IT DERAILED AND CAUSED 7 OTHER CARS TO DERAIL
EMPLOYEE ALLEDG9D WHILE MOVING TELEPHONE WIRES AND CABLES EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP 6 IN PIPE BY RESTING IT ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD
TRIP STARTED DO4N SLOPE.CAR WAS OFF THE TRACK.WHEN IT ARRIVED AT THE SWITCH 12TH LEFT THE ENTIRE TRIP JUMPED THE TRACK.SLIGHT DAMAGE TO BRAKE CAR AND RESISTORS BURNED OUT ON HOIST TRYING TO PU T CARS BACK ON 7RACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE SLIPPED & FELL & CUT HIS CHIN
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE WAS ON THE HEADGATE WHEN IT BOUNCED CAUSING THE RIB TO COME DOWN HITTING HIM
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A CABLE. THE KNIFE SLIPED AND CAUSED A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI7TLE PIPE AND STRAINED BACK.
TRIP WAS GOING 8OWN SLOPE A WHEEL CAME OFF A CAR & CAUSED TRIP TO JUMP TRACK THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO A 20FT.SECTION OF RAIL
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 A BRUISE OCCURED AND HE WAS STRUCK BY ROCK AND COAL FROM THE RIB.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 THAT A DUKE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE THUMB CAUSING A FRACTURE.
EMP WAS STEPPIN1 ON ROLLER OF BELT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE
EMP WAS HANDLIN1 PIPE. HE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPES