ROCK FALL ON #3 ENTRY INTAKE 150' FROM DRIFTMOUTH AT #2 CROSSCUT. HEIGHT 4 1/2 LENGTH 25' W 10'-18'.
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Showing all 40EE WAS UNLOADING PISTON WATER PUMP OFF OF THE RAILRUNNER AT THE END OF THE TRACK ON 2ND NORTH MAIN SECTION. WHEN WATER PUMP SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE RAILRUNNER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE LAST TWO ROWS OF BOLTS IN # 6 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN TRS BAR & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A 3-WHEELER & STOVED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF WHICH SPRANG HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN. HE WAS DRIVING NAILS IN CURTAIN AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9/29/93. EMPLOYEE REPORTED INJURY AS ARTHRITIS ON 9/20/93.
EE WAS WORKING ON TAIL RUNNER DRIVE SHAFT WHEN HE RELEASED BRAKE WHICH CAUSED DRIVE SHORT TO FLY UP & HIT SHIELD WHICH FELL &MASHED HIS LEFT HAND FINGERS
EE WAS BLOCKING CATS ON MOBILE BRIDGE & RAISED UP HITTING HEAD ON OVER HANGING RIB ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 08-02-93
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCK OFF BRIDGE CARRIER & PULLED TENDONS IN UPPER RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING 5' BOLT IN THE MINE ROOF, IN THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY. WHILE HE WAS BENDING & PUSHING ROOF BOLT UP INTO MINE ROOF, HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
ROCKFALL IN #3 ENTRY INTAKE 5 BREAKS FROM PORTAL SPAD NO. 10. HEIGHT 5' TO 6' WIDTH 20 TO 25' LENGTH 20'
MINER OP HAD GOTTEN REMOTE CABLE UNDER MINER. WAS TRYING TO JACK MINER UP TO GET REMOTE CABLE OUT. HE APPARENTLY OVER DID IT WHEN TRYING TO JACK IT. RESULITION STRAIN BACK.
EE WAS CRAWLING IN BELT ENTRY AND RAISED UP CUTTING SCRAPING BACK AREA WITH A BELT HANGER WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN ROOF EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 5-13-93 2 DAYS LATER.
OCCUPATIONAL INJURY (LOW COAL)
EE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE USING COME-A-LONGS TO HOIST BELT TOGETHER AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EE'S HAND AND WRIST BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE COME-A-LONGS.
HE SPRANG HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING SHIELD ON THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER MACHINE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL FOLLOWING DAY AT APPROC. 8:30 AM ON THE 14TH OF APRIL.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING BESIDE OF THE JOHNSON (CAR) MANTRIP WHEN HE TRIPPED, FALLING AND HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE END OF THE JOHNSON CAR.
MIDNIGHT SHIFT WAS COMING OUTSIDE, AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT, THEY STEPPED TO OPEN AIRLOCK DOORS (1BREAK INSIDE IN BELT ENTRY). INJURED WAS GETTING OFF 3 WHEELER TO OPENDOORS AND OPERATOR ACC IDENTLY PUSHED TRAIN AND CAUGHT INJURED LEFT FOOT UNDER 3 WHEELER.
WAS CHANGING BITS IN MINER. HIT BIT WITH A PUNCH AND PIECE OF DIT BROKE OFF LODGING INTO LEFT LEG.
EE WAS BLOCKING BOOM ON #482 SCOOP WHEN THE SCOOP BOOM LEAKED OFF AND MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
54736YEE WAS PULLING CABLE OUT OF CABLE. SLED CABLE CAME LOOSE SRIKING HIM IN MOUTH, CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH.
49559 OPERATOR WAS PULLING BELT WITH MINER. HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN MINER AND BELT WHEN HE HIT LEFT TRAM LEVER. THROWING MINER AGAINST BELT CATCHING HIM BETWEEN BELT & MINER. THIS WAS MINER OP 59136RS FIRST DAY. HE WASNT FAMILAR WITH MINER.
EE WAS SHOVELING ON #5 ON OFF SIDE WHEN A LOOSE RIB ROLLED OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.
LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK: 2' X 1' X 1" WAS HANGING LOOSELY WHEN HE WAS PROCEEDING TO HANG ROOF BOLT CABLE UP TO THE ROOF, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ACROSS BOTH KNEES.
EE WAS HELPING MECHANICS TAKE OFF A RIPPERHEAD MOTOR OFF OF MINER WHEN MOTOR SLIP CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN MOTOR AND BOTTOM
EE WAS TRAMMING MBC UNIT INTO #3 HEIGHT CROSSCUT WHEN #2 MBC PUSH THE REAR END OF #1 MBC INTO THE LEFT RIB CATCHING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AGAINST RIB & MACHINE. #2 MBC OPERATOR COULD NOT SEE #1 MBC OPERATOR.
HAND SLIPPED OFF LOW LOW RAIL TWISTING RT HAND WRIST SHIPPING BONE IN RT.
WAS TRAMMING S&S UNITRACK OR TRAVELWAT TO OUTSIDE WHEN UNITRACK RAN OVER A ROCK PUSHING KNEE INTO THE TOP
HE WAS IN NO. 4 ENTRY, ON FIRST LEFT SECTION, INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. WHEN HE PUSHED THE ROOF BOLT UP IN THE ROOF, HE PAUSED TO STRAIGHTEN IT AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
CHANGING BATTERIES CHAIN SLIPPED MASHED LITTLE FINGER ON L HAND
OPER WAS UNCOUPLING SUPPLY CAR COUPLING PIN CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TOP OF PIN & CAR
MINER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MINER WITH KENOTE BOX ON TOP OF MINER. BOX FELL OFF CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BOX AND MINE BOTTOM BRUISING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS OPEN. BOLT MACHINE HE DRILLED THRU A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. ROCK BROKE COMING DOWN AROUND STEEL HITTING HIM UNDER LEFT EYE AND LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS MIXING MORTAR, ROCK DUST, AND WATER TO PLASTER STOPPING. HE WAS MOVING BUCKET AND SET IT DOWN AND PLASTER MIX SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PUSHING A RESIN ROOF BOLT IN THE HOLE & REBOLT BENT HE THEN TOOK HIS BOLT WRENCH & PUT IT AGAINST ROOFBOLT HEAD & BOLTMACHINE HEAD & STARTED PUSHING BOLT AGAINST THE WRE NCH CAME OFF ROOFBOLT HEAD & BOLT MACHINE HEAD CAUSING BOALTMACHINE HEAD TO GO AGAINST ROOF SMASHING HIS HAND AGAINST ROOF ROOFBOLT & BOLTER HEAD
ROOF FELL OVER VACTION PERIOD-IN OLD WORKS.
INSTALLING BOLT I ROW OF BOLTS PC OF ROCK FELL HE JUMPED BACK AND THE ROCK HIT HI M KNO;CKING HI M AGAISNT MINER
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REACHING FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL BOX FOR THE 102 HP MINER, WHEN HE PULLED BOX BACK TO HIM PULL SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
OPENING AIRLOCK DOOR HINGE BROKE LETTING DOOR FALL AND HIT LEFT INSDE OF ELBOW CUTTING IT
BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON LOW BELT STRUCTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BE7WEEN RIB & BRIDGE LOADING ROCK INTO BRIDGE A ROCK CAUGHT ON BACK BRIDGE & PULLED THE BRIDGE TO THE BACK OF THE FREE TRAVEL CAUSING THE BRIDGE TO PULL AGAINST A PILE OF ROCK CAT CHING EMPLOYEES3LEGS