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WHILE OPERATING #16 JITNEY BRAKES GAVE OUT & IT STRUCK #5 BUS THROWING EMPLOYEE INTO FRONT OF JITNEY
INJURED WAS HANDLING A VENTILATION CURTAIN WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
MAN WAS STANDING IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELLS TRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
CLAIMAINT STATED HE WAS PUTTING THE TROLLEY POLE OF #34 BUS ON THE TROLLEY WIRE & FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
ROOF FALL MEASURING 20" WIDE, 100' LONG AND 0" TO 84" THICK FELL IN THE #4 HEADING 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 471.
EE WAS HELPING SET A WOOD CROSSBAR AND FELT A BURNING IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.
INDIVIDUAL WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER AND FELL CAUSING HIM TO INJURED HIS BACK.
ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' WIDE 30' LONG AND 0" TO 72" THICK FELL IN THE #4 INTERSECTION 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD 792. ROOF FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS WERE INSTALLED.
SHIELD WAS BEING LOWERED TO REPOSITION FOR SET-UP. THE ADJACENT SHIELD HAD THE SIDE SHIELD MISSING AND THE SHIELD BEING SET HAD SIDE SHIELD PIN AND SPRINGS COMPRESSED. AS THE SHIELD WAS LOWERE D BELOW CANOPY THE PIN FLEW OUT FRACTURING INDEX FINGER AND CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
SIZE WAS APPROX 8'HX16'WX70' APPROX 150' INBY STATION #2447 IN CROSSCUT OFF OF 7DN SET UP FACE.
ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' WIDE 20' LONG AND 6' THICK FELL IN BREAK BETWEEN #5 AND #6 HEADING 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD 201. THIS FALL WAS A CONTINUATION OF A FALL THAT OCCURED ON 05-29-91. ADDITIONAL S UPPORTS WERE INSTALLED.
EE WAS WALKING FROM SURG BIN TO PORTAL & TRIPPED OVER A BELTHANGER LYING IN THE WALKWAY OF THE TUBE AS HE WENT THRU AIRLOCK DOOR ON THE BELT TUBE HIS RT HAND CAME IN CONTACT W/THE TOP ROLLER O F THE MOVING BELTLINE CAUSING RT THUMB TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER & BELT
WHILE PULLING SIDE PLATE SHIELD ON SHIELD WITH COMALONGS THE CABLE BROKE AND STRUCK HIM IN LOWER BACK.
MAN WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY INJURING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS MAKING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE SPLICE, WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
ROOF FALL MEASURING 20 FT WIDE 22 FT LONG AND 0 TO 6' THICK FELL IN THE #4 ENTRY AT SPAD 782. ROOF FALL WAS CLEANED AND SUPPORTED.
CLAIMANT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT CAR ON THE TRACK WHEN THE JACK HANDLE FLEW UP, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RELAY BARS AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ROOF FALL MEASURING 20 FT. WIDE 25 FT. LONG AND 0 TO 6 FOOT THICK FELL IN THE #3 ENTRY ACROS FROM OUR #3 BELT DRIVE. ROOF FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND ROOF COLTED BACK.
THE CONVEYOR BELT STARTED RUNNING OFF IN THE TAILPIECE. HE STEPPED ON BRACE ALONG SIDE OF TAILPIECE TO FLAG SC OPERATOR TO STOP LOADING COAL INTO FEEDER. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED KNEE ( WHEN HE SLIPPED OR WHEN LANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT
CLEANING BOTTOM OF BREAKER BLD. AND A ROCK HIT HIM IN UPPER PART OF BACK. ROCK FELL FROM REFUSE BELT FROM BREAKER.
THE CROSSOVER PRESSURE LINE THAT GOES FROM PANLINE TO THE SHIELDS HAD SHIELD #161 ON TOP OF IT. WHEN THE PANLINE WAS PUSHED OVER THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SLACK IN LINE AND IT BROKE OFF A FITTING.
SHE WAS CARRYING BAGS OF CEMENT (60-80 LB BAGS). SHE WAS GOING TO MAN DOOR (3' X 5'). SHE WAS TWISTING TO GO THRU DOOR AND FELT PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP TO THE OUTSIDE HE WAS SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE MANTRIP WHEN THE MANTRIP WENT OVER A BUMP, HE STATED HE WAS JARRED CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE ALONG THE BELT & STRAINED HIS BACK.
HE WAS LOOKING FOR CABLE TURNED TO SEE IF HE HAD PASSED IT & HIS KNEE WENT OUT ON HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL HE LANDED ON HIS ARM & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN SHOULDER INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABL E UNTIL 05-17-93 WHEN A MRI SHOWED A TORN ROTATORY CUFF
MAN WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES OUT OF AN ENDLOADER BUCKET, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK AND GROIN AREA.
HE WAS CARRYING A 7" X 9" X12' WOODEN BAR ON HISLEFT SHOULDER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE STATED HE WAS HURTING IN HIS JOINT WHILE CARRYING BEAM.
BELT FOREMAN HAD CALLED TO START SECTION BELT EE WENT ACROSS BELT TO THE OFFSIDE TO CHECK TAILPIECE BEFORE STARTING THE BELT HE CROSSED BACK OVER HE JUMPED FROM THE BELT HIS RT FOOT CAUGHT BET WEEN 2 BOARDS CAUSING HIS BODY TO TURN RESULT WAS TORN LIGIMENT
WAS DRAGGING 1 1/2 INCH WATER HOSE IN BASEMENTS OF FINE COAL PLANT AND STATES HE HURT HIS BACK. I TALKED TO INJURED AT 1530 HRS ON 4-16-93 AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE DR WAS GOING TO RUN AN MRI O N IT AT 2130 HRS 4-6-93.
ROOF FALL AT THE HEADGATE 5D N LONGWALL APPROX (16FTWX15FTLX8FTH) NO INJURIES NO ENTRAMENTS NO AIRWAY BLOCKED TRAVELING ON & OFF TAIL OF THE LONGWALL (#15 BLOCK 50 NORTH)
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STARTING STOPER STEEL IN TO PWHEN THE DRILL STEEL DISLODGED A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK (APPROX 3"X8"&2" THICK) STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF THE RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A L ACERATION APPROX 2" LONG, REQUIRED 9 SUTURES.
FALL WAS APPROX. 18 FT WIDE X 10 FT L X 8FT HIGH EAST MAINE 5 ENTRY AT 136 BLOCK.
SLATE FALL AT SPAD 459, NO.5 HEADING 20'W X 60' L 7 1/2' H.
INJURED WAS BACKING MINER OUT OF BOTTOM COAL WHEN A RIB ROLL FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF LEFT LEG, BACK OF HIS NECK AND HEAD.
ROOF FALL HEADGATE OF LONGWALL 5DN #17 BLOCK FALL APPROX 15FTLX16FTWX7FTH
INJURED WAS CARRYING A OXYGEN TANK FROM COMPRESS GAS STORAGE AREA TO ELEVATOR. HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL. WHEN HE FELL HE STILL HAD HOLD OF OXYGEN TANK FELL DOWN AND BACK, BENDING HIS RIGHT KNEE INWARD (KNEE STRUCK GROUND). HE WAS HOLDING TANK AT WAIST LEVEL.
WHILE HELPIGN LOAD 1000' OF HIGH VOLTAGE CABE IN SUPPLY YARD. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON END OF TAILGATE DUE TO AREA BEING SNOW CONVERED.
SLIPPED ON ICE ON PAVEMENT PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT KNEE. R IGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HANDRAIL SOME, HOWEVER, WEIGHT ON BODY WAS SHIFTED TO THE RIGTH LEG. DID NOT FALL COMPLETELY DOW N, LEG DID NOT TWIST OR BEND BACKWARD(IT WAS EXTENDED.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BAGS OF ROCKDUST OFF SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CHECKING SUMP PUMP AT 6D HEAD HE BENT DOWN & PICKED UP THE DC 3HP PUMP WITH HIS LEFT HANDPUMP IS SMALL & LIGHT WHEN HE DID HE LIFTED & FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER BACK EE WAS BENT OVER WITH KNEES FLEXED PUMP WAS IN MUD EE CONTINUED TO WORK
EE WENT INTO 4 INTAKE AREA AND WAS A BENT OVER POSITION WHEN A PORTION OF TOP FELL, ROCK HIT EE ON THE LEFT HIP CAUSING AN ABRASION AND A SMALL SHARP ROCK 4INCH X 6 INCH IMPALED ITSELF IN HIS LEFT UPPER FOOT ON THE OUTER SIDE OF FOOT. IMPALED ROCK WAS LEFT IN PLACE HIS FOOT WAS
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SET OF COMEALONGS TO LIFT BELT STRUCTURE TO GET SLACK IN T HE CHAINS SO THE STRUCTURE COULD BE LOWERED HE WAS A T TEMPTING TO LET THE COMEALONGS OFF WHEN THEY SLIPPED & CA UGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE RELEASE LEVER & THE NHANDLE
MAN WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 07/13/93. THE FIRST DAY AWAY FROM THE JOB WAS 07/13/93.
INJURED WAS REMOVING BELT CLAMP FROM NO. 4 BELT WHEN THE TOP PART OF CLAMP FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS SEALING THE BLOCKS AROUND THE 6D TRACK DOORS SAID HIS RT SHOULDER & ELBOW BECAME SORE
INJURED WAS MARKING BELT HANGERS ON MINE ROOF WHILE CLIMBING STEP LADDER. LADDER KICKED OUT FROM UNDER INJURED CAUSING INJURED TO FALL STRIKING HIS CHIN ON LADDER. INJURED WAS CUT UNDER THE CH IN REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. DUE TO CONSTANT MOVEMENT, TENDONITIOUS DEVELOPED IN LEFT WRIST.
SMASHED FINGER ON LEFT HAND- WORKING ON GETTING SURGE BIN TO EMPTY. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN CHUTE PUNCHING OUT MATERIAL. MATERIAL CAME OUT CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST CHUTE. CHUCK OF ICE FLI PPED OVER (10 LB). 5 SUTURES. EMPLOYEE HAD GLOVES ON.
EE WAS LIFTING CABLE WHEN SHE FELT A STRAIN IN HER NECK EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL FEB 9 93 AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AS OF THAT SAME DATE.