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EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING BREAKER ON A T POWER CENTER THE HARD PULL REQUIRED,RESULTED IN NECK STRAIN.
A PIECE OF HEADCOAL APPROX. 6'X 6'X7" FELL INBY THE ATRS OF THE ROOFBOLTING MACHINE. WHEN THE HEADCOAL FELL IT BROKE INTO PIECES AND A PORTION OF THE HEADCOAL CAME UNDER THE ATRS AND STRUCK TH E OPERATOR, PINNING HIM AGAINST THE ROOFBOLTING MACHINE. EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE CROSSCUT 2 TO 1, THREE BLOCK INBY STATION #425.
CONTINUOUS MINER STARTING 4-WAY INTERSECTION OFF SOLID COAL IN #1 ENTRY ON #4 BELT.1 BLOCK OUTBY STA #231. CONT MINER FINISHED CUT AND BACKED OUT.TOP THEN COLLAPSED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE MINER WITH HIS LEGS AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT, RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY AND DID NOT REPORT TO WOR K ON 3-8-89.
EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF WHILE WALKING EMPLOYEE WENT TO ER ALL SUBSEQUENT X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE
WHILE GRINDING WEAR PLATES ON A CONTINUOUS MINER, A PIECE OF METAL FRAGMENT LODGED INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN HYDRAULIC FACE DRILL WHEN FITTING CAME LOOSE AND HYDRAULIC FLUID WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A HYDRAULIC CONVEYOR MOTOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING THE MINER WHEN APIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF.THE PIECE OF SLATE CAME INTO THE OPERATORS DECK FROM THE SIDE,STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT THIGH.THE X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. A BRUISED THIGH3WAS THE EXTENT OF THE INJURY.THE AREA OF THE FALLEN SLATE WAS FULLY BOLTED.
EMP WAS TIGHTENING TURN BUCKLE WHEN IT BROKE AND LET THE BOLT TAIL PIECE FALL ON HIS FOOT. THE FOSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE. EMP FIRST DR VISIT WAS 2 19 88 EMP DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO H IS SUPERINTE UNTIL 3 1 88
THE MAN WAS LIF7ING MINER CABLE AND THIS AFFECTED HIS BACK
SUPERVISOR WAS 4ALKING ALONG BELTLINE AND SLIPPED ON WET ROCKDUST
I,NAME WAS CUTT3NG A PIECE OF WATER DISCHARGE HOSE WITH A KNIFE. WHILE HOLDING THE WATER HOSE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND CUTTING WITH HIS RIGHT THE RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WATER HOSE ANDHE CUT HIS LEFT HAND 4PALM OF HAND).
MAN WAS GOING T2ROUGH MAN DOOR & TWISTED BACK.