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EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF BOLTER STEEL BROKE AND HIT HIS UPPER LIP, CUTTING IT.
EE WAS SHOVELING BELTLINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUSTING ROCK IN TAILPIECE ROCK HIT LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND AND BROKE IT.
EE WAS CROSSING BRIDGE PULLING REMOTE BOX FOR MINER WHEN HE TURNED HIS BODY & FELT A PAIN IN HISBACK.
A HORSEBACK FELL OUT OF ROOF IN #1 ENTRY. WE HAD ALREADY DROPPED #1 ENTRY AND DANGERED OFF.
ROOF FALL.
EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE.
ABNORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. BELTLIEN IN OPERATIRE DUE TO TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEPERATE FROZEN BELTLINE FORM STRUCTURE WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT INDEZ FINGER & B ROKE IT.
EMPLOYEE MOVING LOCK WITH SCOOP PASSED THROUGH A SECTION OF LOW ROOF TOP CAUSING SUBJECT MAN TO BE TWISTED OVER WHILE RIDING THE SCOOP STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK
ROOF FELL IN INTERSECTION OF OUTBY AREA APPROX. 4' THICK X 20" WIDE X 20' LONG.
ROOF FELL APPROX 4' THICK 20' WIDE, 60' LONG.
REOCCURENCE AFTER RETURN AT FULL CAPACITY 4-11-94.
AN AREA OFF ROOF FELL ON THE ROOF BOLTER INFLICTING FATAL INJURIES TO THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR. THIS AREA HAD SHOWN NO SIGNS OF BEING FAULTY.
FAULTY AREA OF TOP APPROX 60 FT LONG,20 FT WIDE AND 4FT THICK FELL ON THE NO 2 BELT LINE.
MAN SAID THAT WHILE PULLING AND SLIDING THE COAL DRILL HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
BEGAN TO MOVE JEEP AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN JEEP AND COAL RIB RESULTING IN LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE REACHED TO MOVE THE ANVIL BEFORE THE OTHER MAN WAS THROUGH BRADDING THE SPLICE AND WAS STRUCK BY THE HAMMER. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATED LT. INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN RE-INSTRUCTED IN THE PROPER WAY TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE.
SUBJECT MAN NOTICED NUMBNESS IN HAND. TESTS FROM A PHYSICIAN REVEALED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. SUBJECT MAN NOTIFIED US ON 4-25-94 THAT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME WAS DIAGNOSED.
ROOF FALL #3 ENTRY LENGTH 120' WIDTH 19' THICK NESS 3'TO5' ENTRY WITH 18 1/2',FALL #4 ENTRY LENGTH 65' WIDTH 18 1/2' THICKNESS 3-5' ENTRY 18 1/2'; #5 ENTRY LENGTH 20' WIDTH 14 THICKNESS 3'TO 5 ' FALL #7 ENTRY LENGTH 15' TO 20' WIDTH WITH 16'ENTRY WITH 16' THICKNESS3'-5' #8 ENTRY 12' LONG 18' WIDE 3'-5' THICK ENTRY WIDTH 18' FALL#9 ENTRY 15' LONG 16' WIDE 3' TO 5' THICK ENTRY WITH 1
MAN WAS BREAKING ROCK AT THE DUMP WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND GETTING ROCK OUT OF DUMP. BENT OVER TO GET ROCK AND STRAINED BACK.
WATER ENTERED CRACKS AND CUT TOP.
A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER S X RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
BACK WATERS OF CUMBERLAND RIVER FLOODED MINES.
A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
SUBJECT MAN WAS REHANGING RUN THRU CURTAIN. HE POSITIONED HIMSELF WHERE HE COULD NOT BE SEEN BY SCOOP OPERATOR. WHEN HE FAILED TO SIGNAL SCOOP OPERATOR OF HIS LOCATION THE SCOOP STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK/NECK AS IT TURNED THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION.
WHILE SHOVELING PICKING TABLE PLATFORM MAN NEEDLESSLY PLACED HIMSELF IN AN UNSAFE POSITION ALLOWING THE SHOVEL HANDLE & HIS HAND TO P[ASS UNDER THE WHEEL GUARD THE GUARD HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO P REVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCE
A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER'S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
A B READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER'S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
MISFIRE IN 3 ENTRY IGNITING DUST 002 SECTION.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING MAN'S HARD HAT AND BREAKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES WHICH CAUSED THE LACERATION.
A "B" READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER'S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
MAN WAS OPERATING COAL DRILL IN #2 HEADING. COAL FROM BLAST DETONATED IN #6 CROSS CUT BLEW OUT BACK OF SHOT AND STRUCK MAN AS HE WAS COMING OUT OF #2 HEADING.
WHILE MAN WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT DRAW ROCK FELL FROM AREA BETWEEN LAST INSTALLED ROOF BOLT AND ATRS STRIKING MAN ON SHOULDER. ADDITIONAL SAFETY JACKS WILL BE USED IN AREAS PRONE TO DRAWROCK.
SUBJECT MAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING METAL STRAP. AS HE STARTED TO DRILL HIS HOLE, DRAW ROCK FELL-MAN HAD PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER HEAD AND HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BE TWEEN ROCK AND ROOF BOLTER HEAD. FINGER WAS SURGICALLY REPAIRED AND NO PERMENENT LOSS OR DISABILITY IS ANTICIPATED.
HAULING COAL ON SCOOP. HIT THE FACE TO HARD AND STRUCK HEAD ON PANIC BAR.
CRANK HANDLE ON RED DEVIL SLIPPED OUT OF HOLDER CAUSING IT TO SPRING BACK PINNING MAN'S FINGERS BETWEEN CRANK HOLDER AND RELEASE LEVER.
MAN WAS HAULING SUPPLIES ON SCOOP INTO MINE WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP ON MAIN ROADWAY HE PLACED HIS HAND ON TOP OF SAFETY POST. WHEN THE SCOOP BOUNCED HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE POST AND THE MINE ROOF.
MAN WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTER IN TALLING BOLTS WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ATRS & LAST ROW OF BOLTS ONTO MAN'S BACK.
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO BOLTS STRIKING MAN ON SHOULDER.
MAN WAS PULLING DRILL AWAY FROM FACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN TWO BOLTS AND STRUCK MAN ON HAND.
A "B" READER HAS RATED SUBJECT MINER'S X-RAY AT 1/0 OR ABOVE.
OPERATOR WAS PULLING SLACK OUT OF BOLT MACHINE CABLE AND HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A INCH GASH IN CABLE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ELECTRICAL BURN HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
OPERATING SCOOP PULLING COAL FROM FACE AREA.FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOP SCOOP BEFORE REVERSING POSITION ON SCOOP CAUSING KNEE TO HIT MINE ROOF AND BE TWISTED.
PERSONNEL CARRIER IN WHICH MAN WAS RIDING FAILED TO CLEAR BUCKET WHILE GOING AROUND SCOOP. MAN'S FEET WERE EXTENDED OUTSIDE PERSONNEL CARRIER FRAME AND WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN P.C. FRAME AND SCOO P BUCKET.
SCOOP TURNING SCOOP AT INTERSECTION WHEN IT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY AT SAME TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP OF STEERING WHEEL AND BOLTED ROOF STRAP RESULT INJ TO HAND
MAN WAS CHANGING STEEL ON ROOFBOLTER. AFTER MOVING MACHINE FORWARD, IT APPARENTLY MOVED BACK SLIGHTLY CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER HEAD AND DRILL STEEL.
MAN WAS CHANGING BATTERY PLUG ON SCOOP. PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING MAN'S FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND BATTERY LID TOP.
HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE AT BELT LINE, FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CLAMP AND FRAME
MAN WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTER INSTALLING ROOF SUPPORT STRAP AS MAN WAS BOLTING ONE END OF STRAP INTO PLACE THE BOLT PLATE APPARENTLY CAUGHT EDGE OF STRAP CAUSING IT TO SPIN & STRIKING MAN ON TH E SIDE OF HIS HEAD CAUSING INJURY TO EAR
FRONT WHEEL ON SCOOP HIT A BLOCK OF COAL CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN THUS STRAINING MANS FINGER WHEN IT WAS HIT BY STEERING WHEEL KNOB