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ON 08-14-91 I NAME WAS DRIVING BUGGY & HIT A BUMP & I NAME WAS JARRED AGAINST THE BRAKE PETAL I NAME WORKED HIS REGULAR SHIFTS ON 08-16-91 AFTER HIS SHIFT HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL
USING JACK PUSHED HANDLE DOWN THE BAR CAME UP HIT IN MOUTH
PUSHING BREAKER WITH L FOOT FELT BACK POP
PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING BOLTER OPER ON LOWER PART OF BACK.
RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN MOVING PART OF THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD.
EE REPORTED THE INJURY 4-22-91. HE STATED WHILE THROWING ROCK DUST HIS WRIST BEGAN HURTING. THE PAIN IN HIS WRIST WAS GETTING WORSE AND AFTER WORKING HIS SHIFT, HE WENT TO THE DR. HIS WRIST WA S SPRAINED.
WHILE CHANGING BEARING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING THE OBJECT AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND ENTERED THE LEFT THUMB OF INJURED.
HE ALLEGED BACK INJURY DUE TO LIFTING ROCK OFF MINER. HE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 3-7-91, THE DAY AFTER HE WAS SUSPENDED.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND RIB STRIKING RIGHT SIDE OF LITTLE TOE AREA ON THE LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE RAN INTO ROOF BOLT PLAT E HANGING FROM ROOF CUT ABOVE LEFT EYE
ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & RIB HITTING HIM ON UPPER PART OF HIS LEFT LEG
ENTERING SCOOP DECK WHEN HANDS SLIPPED FROM HAND GRIPS CAUSING FALL.
WEIGHT ON BLOCKS CAUSING RIBS TO ROLL OFF.
TIMBER FELL OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SIDE OF FACE.
LIFTING TIMBER & FELT ACHING IN LOWER BACK AS IF PULLED EMPL DID NOT REPORT INJURY. HE CALLED FOREMAN TWO DAYS LATER & TOLD FOREMAN OF ALLEGED INJURY. EMPL'S WORKERS COMPENSATION IS BEING PROT ESTED.
HE SAID THAT HE WAS WALKING BESIDE MINER TO SET BITS, SLIPPED AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING & UNLOADING HEADERS
INJ HELPING GET MINER INTO PLACE.MOVING CABLE WHEN OPER TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS GOING TO MOVE MINER AND TO WATCH OUT.INJ TOLD HIM TO GO ON.AS MINER MOVED,BOOM CAUGHT INJ AGAINST RIB INJURING HIP
SETTING TIMBERS,LEANED ONE AGAINST ANOTHER TIMBER AND IT FELL STRIKING LEFT FOOT.
SPLICING CABLE WITH KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB REQUIRING 4 STICHES.
NO INJURY BAD TOP.
HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A CONNECTION WITH BATTERY PLUGS. HE HAD A PLUG IN EACH HAND AND WAS TWISTING TO MAKE CONTACT. HE PICKED UP A HALFHEADER AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT HAND WITH HALF HEADER. HE SAID HE DID NOT SEE HIM HAND HE DSAID HE WAS TRYING T DRIVE THE PLUGS.
THIN UNDTECTED COAL SEAM AT TOP OF 48" BOLTS ALLOWED TOP TO SEPERATE
SMALL PIECE OFLOOSE TOP FELL MAN THREW HIS ARM UP TO TRY TO CATCH IT AND IT HIT HIM IN THE RIBCAGE BRUISING SOME RIB.
APPROVED ROOF CONTROL PLAN WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH IN THE NO.3 ENTRY ON 1ST LEFT SECTION MINER (MACHINERY) WAS PERMITTED TO WORK INBY AN OPEN CROSSCUT
HAD RECENTLY GO3E UNDER PARTING IN SEAM TOP 1 IN HALF FEETT OF RESIN PULLED FROM MAIN TOP ALLOWING IMMEDIATE TOP TO FALL.
CHANGE IN TOP S7RATA WITH MAIN TOP DIPPING RADICALLY INTO IMMEDIATE TOP.
DRAW ROCK 35-405B FELL STRUCK INJ ON SHOULDER KNCOKED HIM TO GROUND.AS HE FELL,TWISTED LEFT LEG DISCLOCATED LEFT HIP JOINT ROCK DIDNT STRIKE LEG.