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EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND ONE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND STRICKING HIM ON LEFT KNEE.
REOCCURANCE OF 5-20-92 INJURY.
THE EMPLOYEE WHILE OPERATING A PERSONNEL CARRIER ON THE SECTION RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY PUSHING HIMSELF AGAINST THE MINE ROOF & HURTING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING ATIMBER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRICKING EMPLOYE EON RIGHT ARM AND WRIST.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING A RAIL RUNNER BACK ON TRACK THE RAIL RUNNER CREELED OVER & CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN JACK BAR & RAIL MASHING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND
WHILE BOLTING IN 1 ENTRY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON DRILL HEAD CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.
ROOF FALL IN NO.1 ENTRY ON EAST PORTER MAINS. ONE BREAK INBY SPAD NO.4961. IT WAS APP. 20 FT WIDE 100 FT LONG.
WHILE OPERATING A PERSONNEL CARRIER ON THE SECTION, CAUGHT COVERALLS ON A ROOF BOLT, PUSHING HIM BACKWARD AGAINST THE PERSONNEL CARRIER.
THE EM,PLOYEE AFTER OPRATING THE MINER DURING THE SHIFT, COMPLAIN OF SORENESS TO HIS BOTTOM SIDE, DUE TO THE VIBRATION IN THE MINING MACHINE WHILE HE WAS CUTTING SOME TOP ROCK.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE ROOF, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TOP, CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT PLATE AND DRAW ROCK, MASHING LEFT HAND.
INSTALLING A WHEEL UNTI ON A 21SC JOY SHUTTLE CAR .
68935 REMOVING A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE THAT HAD FELL ON TOP OF THE MINING MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS PALM ON THE RIGHT HAND REQUIRING SIX STITCHES.
WHILE INSTALLING WHEEL UNIT ON 21 S/C,SHUTTLE CAR EMPL STRAIN LOWER BACK.
EMPL STACKING CRIB BLOCKS UNDER FEEDER.ANOTHER MINER WAS PITCHING BLOCKS TO HIM AND ONE HIT A CINDER BLOCK,FLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT HAND WHICH WAS ON MINE FLOOR. (WITH X-RAY ONLY BRUIS- ED LEFT HAND).RETURN TO WORK SAME DAY.
VICTIM WAS DRIVING A GEAR ON SHAFT ON MINER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE CHEST THE METAL CAME OFF OF THE HAMMER THE VICTIM WAS USING REQUIRING REMOVEABLE OF METAL & 2 STITCH ES BY A PHYSICIAN
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A DERAILED TRACK RAIL RUNNER, LOCATED AT #4 BELT DRIVE 150 FT INBY SPAD #5087, USING A 8 TON JACK & BAR THE BAR SLIP OUT OF THE HANDLE OF THE JACK & STRICKING THE VICT IM ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF NOSE & HITTING RIGHT EYE & CUTTING THE EYE. THE VICTIM HAS A FRACTURE NOSE & UNKNOW DAMAGE TO RT. EYE.
TWO EE WAS GETTING ON PERSONNEL CARD AND THE FORWARD AND REVERSE SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE FORWARD POSITION THE OPERATOR KNEE BUMP THE THROTTLE AND THE CART RAN OVER THE VICTIM LEFT FOOT, FRACTUR ING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
VICTIM WAS PULLING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK OFF THE TOP OF MINER AND HURT HIS BACK.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. HIS HELPER MOVED BOLTER TO NEXT BOLT TO BE PUT UP AND WHEN HE PUT ATRS AGAINST TOP, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE, WHICH IN TURN SPRAINE D THE ANKLE.
EMPL WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM BEHIND SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL AND STRAINED HIMSELF.COMPLAINED THAT LEFT TESTICLE IS HURTING.
HAD ROOF FALL 7 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA AT SPAD NO 5031 RIGHT HAND CROSSCUT.THE CAUSE OF FALL WAS THE ROOF WAS FRAGILE,LAMINATED ROOF WITH WET CONDITIONS WE TIMBERED AND CRIBBED AREA TO SUPPORT ROOF.WE DANGERED ALL AREAS AROUND FALL SO NO ONE COULD ENTER.THE FALL WAS APPROX 20 FT LONG 18 FT WIDE AND 1FT TO 3 FT THICK.
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR LOADING COAL FROM MINER,ROCK FLEW FROM MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN HITTING EMPL ON BRIDGE OF NOSE CUTTING IT.
IT WAS HORSE BACK OR SLIP THAT FELL ABOVE ROOF BOLTS. IT FELL BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS OF COAL AND TELLING OUT AT INTERSECTION ON BOTH ENDS. IT WAS APPROX. 30 FT LONG, 17 FT WIDE AND 4 FT THICK. IT WAS IN #2 HEADING INBY SPAD NO. 4844. IT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DANGERED OFF ON ALL SIDES.
VICTIM WAS HELPING ON DRILL CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND WITH BUNDLE OF PLATER.
EMPL REMOVING ROCK FROM BEHIND SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL & STRAINED HIMSELF.COMPLAINED LEFT TESTICLE IS HURTING.
INSTALLING GATHERING ARM ON MINER,EMPL STRAINED GROIN POSITIONING DIGGER ARM IN PLACE.EMPL WAS IN CRAMPED CONDITION.
HORSE BACK OR SLIP FELL OUT ABOVE PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT. THE LOCATION WAS FIVE BREAKS INBY SPAD NO. 4738 AND SET DOWN ON MINER AND SHUTTLE CAR. NO PERSONNEL WERE INJURED. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 4 1/2 FEET HIGH, 20 X 20 FEET LENGTH AND WIDE.
HORSEBACK OR SLIP FELL OUT ABOVE PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT.3 BRKS INBY SPAD #4743 AND BLOCKING MINER.NO PERSONNEL INJURY,NO ROCK ON MINER.BUT HAD TO CLEAN ROCK FALL UP BEFORE MOVING MINER.FALL WA S 22'LONG X 18'WIDE X 4'HIGH.
WHILE TAKING DOWN A MINE VENTILATION BRATTICE CONSTRUCTED OF 8" CENDER BLOCK, THE EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING THE BLOCK AGAINST THE RIB WHEN A BLOCK FELL MASHING AND CUTTING THE RIGHT HAND RING FING ER REQUIRING APPROX. 10 TO 12 STICHES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE THE MINER ACROSS THE SECTION. HE TURNED TO MOVE MINER CABLE OFF A HOOK ON TH EMINER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE MOVING THE CABLE.
UNINTENATIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 11-24 AND 11-26-89 ON SECTION #5 ENTRY SPAD #4480 IN THE INTERSECTION. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 60 FEET X 20 FEET X 6 FEET WE WERE USING 4 FEET BOLTS THE PLAN CALLED FOR 3 FEET BOLT. THE FALL OCCURRED WHILE MINING UNDER A HOLLOW BREAKING AT AND ABOVE THE ANCHOR PAOIN OF THE BOLTS.
WHILE OPERATING RAIL RUNNER EMPLOYEE LEAN OVER TO GO THROUGH A FLY CURTAIN & STRAIN LOWER BACK
EMPL LOADING ROOF BOLTS ONTO SCOOP.TURNED TO RIGHT TO PICK UP BUNDLE OF BOLTS WWHILE ON HIS KNEES.PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE GETTING OUT OF S/S 482 SCOOP THE EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE RAM PART OF THE SCOOP BUCKET TO PUSH HIMSELF UP. THE OPERATOR OF SCOOP ACCIDENTLY PULLED THE RAM LEVER MASHING T HE LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ACROSS THE FINGER NAILS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING MINER HE TURNED TO GET A LUNCH BOX AS HE WAS GETTING OFF OF MINER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
VICTIM WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS BY HAND ON TO RAILRUNNER AND INJURED BACK STRAINED OR PULLED
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING TOOLS OUT OF A METAL TOOL BOX LOCATED IN AN PITSIDE SHOP.HE WAS BVENT OVER REACHING DOWN IN THE TOOL BOX LID ON THE BOX FEEL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND FORCING HIS AFCE AGAINST A DRAW IN THE BOX,CUTTING THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND NOSE REQUIRING APPROXIMATELY 10 STITCHES.
MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN FLUNG A PIECE OF ROCK WHEN IT CAUGHT AGAINST TOP THE ROCK STRUCK VICTIM ON THE RT FOREARM CUTTING AND BRUISING IT VICTIM WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR
STRUCK BIT WITH HAMMER AND PIECE FLEW OFF AND WENT IN LEG
ROOF FALL
WAS OPERATING A3MINER WITH REMOTE CONTROL HAD CORNER OF RIB FALL OFF AND CAUGHT FINGER AGAINST REMOTE BOX AND CUT END OF RT LITTLE FINGER OFF
THE PERSON WAS 8RILLING ANCHOR HOLE FOR TAILPIECE WITH A BENT PIECE OF STEEL AND THE VIBRATION AND JERKING MUST HAVE SPRAINED TWIST AND MAYBUS STRIAN MUSCLES INJURY WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME.
PUSHING BUGGY W3TH SCOOP BLADE WENT OVER BUGGY THROUGH OPERATOR IN TO TOP.