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EMPLOYEE LACERATED LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER WHEN INSERTING BOLT INTO HOLE. HE CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND MESH HEAD. STITCHES WEREREQUIRED.
EE PINCHED LEFT LITTLE FINGER WHILE CHANGING THE HEAD GATE SIDE WHIELD LEG IN SHIELD 116. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE LEG, IT BROKE LOOSE AND HIS FINGER BECAME PINCHED. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED, HE BEGAN RESTRICTED DUTY ON 6-12-99.
LACERATION TO RIGHT ARM WHILE DRILLING A HOLE, THE TOP PARET OF A DRILL BIT BROKE OFF. TRIED TO BREAK OFF BITH WITH A SCREW DRIVE, IT SLIPP AND RIGHT ARM STRUCK PART OF BIT AND CUT ARM. STITCH ES WERE REQUIRED.
EE REPORTED HE FELT HE HAD A HEARING LOSS FROM HIS MINE EMPLOYMENT - MOSTLY AT OUR SISTER OPERATION. SINCE HIS REPORTING, HE HAS VISITED A FAMILY PHYSICIAN AND A HEARING SPECIALIST. A LARGE LO SS HAD BEEN DETERMINED & HEARING AIDS PRESCRIBED.
EE FRACTURE AND LACERATIONS TO RIGHT HAND WHEN RIB FROM ROOF AREA FELL UNEXPECTEDLY STRIKING HAND. REPORTS HE PULLED DOWN LOOSE RIB. CHAINED PLATE IN BUCKET, PLACED RIGHT HAND ON TOP LIP OF BU CKET AND WAS TEPPING OUT OF BUCKET WHEN RIB FELL. HE BEGAN RESTRICTED DUTY 6/9/99.
LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE TRYING TO GET DRILL OUT OF ROOF IT FELL AND HIT FINGER.
CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND WHILE CUTTING OUTER JACKET FROM ELECTRICAL CABLE. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED
FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT CALF MUSCLE WHEN UNLOADING A DA EXTENSION FROM THE SHEARER
BROKE LEFT LEG AND LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE JUMPED OFF SHARK TANK AND LANDED ON SOMETHING TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
SPRAIN TO BACK WHEN PICKED UP 6' WATER LINE TO PLACE ON TRAILER. HE STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 05-11-99.
EMPLOYEE-OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS-PAIN AND DISCOMFORT IN BOTH WRISTS. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT TO CAUSE INJURY. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED US ON 06-29-99 THAT HE RECEIVED ONE SESSION OF CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT IN MAY.
EE FRACTURE TO MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND, HE WAS DRILLING INSIDE HOLE, HAD EXPERIENCED SUCTION PROBLEMS, PUT LEFT HAND ON TOP OF WRENCH TO CHECK SUCTION. THE STEEL THAT WAS LEFT IN ROOF FELL OUT OF THE HOLE AND STRUCK HAND.
INJURED WAS HANGING RIB MESHING. HE WAS USING A STEEL BAR DOWN SOME OF THE RIBS. AFTER SOME MESHING WAS INSTALLED, A RIB ROLLED STRIKING INJUREDAGAINST THE LONGWALL MASTER CONTROLLER. INJURY B ECAME REPORTABLE ON NOV, 22 1999 WHEN INJURED WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY PRESCRIBED.
EE AND CO WORKER WAS TO REMOVE 150' OF BELT HARDWARE FROM BELT LINE. AS HE PULLED ON STRUCTURE TO REMOVE 1" HE FELT A POP OR TEAR AT HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND BICEP ARE TO THE SHOULDER COULD BE OF F 4 TO 6 WEEKS.
DEEP CUT TO RIGHT LEG. EE WAS CUTTING CAN-O-FLEX FOR HIGH VOLT CABLE. RETURNED TO RESTRICTED DUTY OF 2/21/99.
EE STRAIN TO LEFT HAND AND WRIST WHEN STEPPED ON LOOSE COAL AND FELL X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND A CAST WAS APPLIED.
EE WAS GETTING OFF CRUSHER. OVER REACHED FOOTING TO GET ON STEPLADDER AND FELL CAUSING SUSPECTED CRACKED RIBS AND BRUISING TO RT SIDE.
NO SPECIFIC INJURY AT WORK, HE REPORTS BACK MUSCLES BEGAN TO GO INTO SPASMS AND HAD GOTTEN WORSE AFTER SLEEPING.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS DEVELOPED RIGHT ELBOW PAIN OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING HEAVY MUCK & TRYING TO FLIP THE WET MATERAIL OFF THE SHOVEL. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INJURY BUT INCID ENT BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN HIS DR DIAGNOSED HIM WITH REPETITIVE MOTION & TENDONITIOUS AND HE BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 1/8/99
WHILE MOVING POWER, DRAGGING TAILPIECE INTO Y-CUT. SET NIP DOWN, CHUNK OF COAL FELL FROM RIB AND HIT HARD HAT AND LACERATED LEFT EAR.
SMASHED TIP OF RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND OFF. WHILE DRILLING A HOLE BOLTING THE DRILL HEAD CAME APART, THE STEEL FELL AND HIT HIS FINGER.
EE CHIPPED TOOTH, WHILE HANGING WATER HOSE WITH DRILL STEEL AND D RING ON MATS A MSALL ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE MESH AND HIT TOOTH. BECAME REPORTABLE ON OCT 23, WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CAP THE TOOTH.
EE REPORTS HE WAS WORKING IN THE FACE CONVEYOR CHAIN. WHILE THE CHAIN WAS TENSIONED, THE CLUTCH PRESSURE ON THE HG #2 CST BLED OFF ALLOWING THE SPROCKET TO FREE WHEEL AND BREAK THE COME-A-LONG . THERE WAS A JERKING ACTION THAT PULLED AND PUSHED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE BEGAN RESTRICTED DUTY ON 10-10-98.
WHILE OPERATING CONT MINER, RIB BROKE OFF AND STRUCK LOWER LEG AND RIGHT FOOT, BREAKING 2ND TOE.STARTED RESTRICTED DUTY 10/6/98 EE WAS WAITING FOR REPLACEMEMT METATARSOL BOOTS WHICH HE NORMAL LY WEAR. THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INJURY Y
HE SMASHED AND CUT LEFT THUMB WHILE REMOVING ROLLER FRAMES FROM TRAILER.
ROOF FALL BELOW ANCHORAGE IN NORTH MAINS REHABILITION AREA THAT BLOCKED SAFE PASSAGE IN ALTERNATE ESCAPEWAY ESCAPEWAY WAS REROUTED TO THE OTHER RETURN AIRWAY. AREA WILL BE RE-SUPPORTED.
ASSISTANT WAS HOLDING STRENGTHENING TUBE IN PLACE FOR WELDER TO ATTACH TO SCREEN. HE LET GO OF TUBE BEFORE WELDER HAD SUFFICIENT WELD. TUBE FELLONTO WELDER'S RIGHT WRIST.
METAL IN LEFT EYE DOESN'T KNOW IF IT FLEW IN OR WAS ON HIS HAND WHEN HE RUBBED HIS EYE
STRAINED TO REACH HOLES TO INSTALL BOLTS, FELT PAIN IN UPPER LEFT ARM
CHEATER BAR USED ON BOOMER WAS TO BIG IN DIAMETER & LENGTH
ROOF FAILURE BELOW ANCHORAGE THAT BLOCKED ALTERNATE ESCAPEWAY IN 7 RIGHT GATERORD IN #3 ENTRY NEAR CROSSCUT #10.. HEAVY ROOF TORE THROUGH MESHEDROOF. AREA AFFECTED WAS APPROX 8 FT IN LENGTH 2 FT OF CAP ROCK FELL
ROOF FAILURE BELOW ANCHORAGE THAT BLOCKED ALTERNATE ESCAPEWAY IN 7 RIGHT GATEROAD IN #3 ENTRY BETWEEN CROSSCUT #34 & 36. LARGE PILLER WITH NO CROSSCUT #35 HEAVY ROOF TORE THROUGH MESHED ROOF AREA AFFECTED WAS APPROX 20 FT IN LENGTH
WHILE MOVING FORKS ON 910 LOADER/FORKLIFT FORK SLIPPED FROM ONE EMPLOYEES HAND SMASHING EMPLOYEES FINGERS.
EE SMASHED LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHILE LIFTING ROLLER OUT OF BELTLINE, ROLLER CAME LOOSE AND FELL SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER AND RAIL. 3 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
WHILE RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER EE WAS PUSHING A STEEL UP INTO THE ROOF AND THE STEEL BENT AND PINCHED EE'S LEFT THUMB. EE HAD TO HAVE 5 STITCHES IN HIS LEFT THUMB.
WHILE STANDING ON A PALLETT OF ROCK DUST EE WAS HANGING CABLE AFTER THE JOB WAS DONE HE JUMPED OFF OF THE ROCK DUST TO THE MINE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS LEANING ON A 910 LOADER AFTER EATING LUNCH, PASSED OUT FOR APPROX. 15 SECONDS. LATER IN THE HOSPITAL HIS HEART STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR A PACE MAKER. THIS INCIDENT WAS WITNESED AND IS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO HIS EMPLOYMENT. OCCURRED ON MINE PORPERTY - SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED TO MINE INCIDENT RATE.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM, DIAGNOSED AS REPETITIVE MOTION WITH TENDONLITIS.
MISSING TIME AGAIN FOR 3-28-95 INJURY.
LACERATION TO EAR WHEN STRUCK HEAD AGAISNT DUST CLAMP THAT WAS STICKING OUT IN WALKWAY. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE PINCHED TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER OFF BETWEEN FRAME AND WRENCH WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE BOLT. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
CLEANING OUT CONVEYOR CHAIN TUBES SLID TO END OF TUBE, PLYWOOD STOPPED, ARM DID NOT, SLIVER ENTERED RIGHT FOREARM, SLIVER REMOVED AND STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
POPPED RIGHT SHOULDER OUT OF SOCKET WHILE REACHING FOR DRILL STEEL, STARTED RESTRICTED DUTY ON 6-04-98 FOLLOWING HIS DAYS OFF.
EE REPORTS HE CLIMBED UP ON BOLTER AND HIT DRILL FEED, PINCHING HIM BETWEEN TRAY AND DRILL HEAD. WILL RETURN TO RESTRICTED DUTY ON 6-3-98.
THE DISTANCE FROM THE 7 RIGHT LONGWALL FACE TO THE TAILGATE SHIELD EXCEEDED 5 FEET BECAUSE OF FAILED ROOF TRUSSED AND SUPPORT SPACING. SAFE TRAVEL WAS NOT FEASIBLE. EXTRA SUPORT INSTALLED IN E NTIRE TAILGATE ENTRY. NEAR CROSSCUT #72.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE DON STEEP INCLINE, FALLING DOWN HURTING LEFT HIP, LEG AND LOWER BACK.
ROOF FAILURE IN 7 RIGHT LONGWALL TAILGATE BLOCKED A PORTION OF TAILGATE ENTRY AND EXTRA SUPPORT INSTALLED OUTBY A PREVIOUS ROOF FALL ZONE PROHIBITED SAFE TRAVEL NEAR CROSSCUT #73.
ROOF FALL IN 7 RIGHT LONGWALL TAILGATE OUTBY FACE BY 15 FEET THAT WAS BELOW ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE BUT BECAUSE OF MESHING BROKEN TRUSSES AND COLLASPE DONUT CRIB, TRUSSES AS TUNNELWAY WAS TOTALLY BLOCKED UP AND UNSAFE FALL OCCURRED AT CROSSCUT #76.
INJ WAS WORKING IN AWKWARD POSITION UNDR A PORTION OF THE CONT MINER MACHINE. LOWER BACK STRAIN OCCURRED DURING THAT SHIFT. MEDICAL CARE WAS SOUGHT FROM ORTHOPEDIC SURGEION NEXT DAY AND AN MRI WAS ORDERED. ANY RESTRICTED DUTY RECOMMENDEDEE WAS THEN ON SCHEDULED 6 DAYS OFF.
TWISTED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING MUDDY 1" WATER HOSE AND SLIPPED.