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EE REPAIRING TRACKS ON MINER WITH CUTTING TORCHES WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING HOT IN RITH EAR. EE STATED DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DR. THOUGHT INJURY WOULD GO AWAY. THIS EE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 3/11/97 . HE WENT TO DR. ON 3/10/97.
HAD BELT HEAD TANDUM SHAFT BLOCKED UP. BLOCKING MATERIAL DISLODGED AND SHAFT FELL CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE FRAME.
EE SHOVELING BELT AT MAIN LINE TAIL PIECE WHEN FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT KNEE WITH BELT STRUCTURE.
EE MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN CABLE ARC CAUSING BURNS.
EE SPRAYING BELT OFF WHEN FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN WATER HOSE. THE BELT CAUGHT THE WATER HOSE AND TIGHTENED AROUND FOOT BEFORE THE HOSE BROKE.
EMP CRAWLING BESIDE THE BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN THE CARRIER SWUNG OVER CATCHING THE EMP BETWEEN THE CARRIER AND THE BELT STRUCTURE.
HAD ROOF FALL BETWEEN THE BELT PILLARS ONE BREAK OUTBY THE END OF LONG-JOHN STRUCTURE. DID NOT CLEAN UP. MOVED SECTION BACK BELOW FALL AND SET UP THE PILLAR WORK.
DRAWROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP OF MINE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS TRAMMING HIS BRIDGE CARRIER THROUGH SOME LOW COAL AND HE SCOOTED DOWN IN THE DECK OF HIS BRIDGE CARRIER TRYING TO GET HIS HEAD DOWN AND HIS KNEE RAISED UP AND GOT CAUGHT IN THE TOP.
HE WAS BOLTING AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.
HE WAS LOADING UP OXYGEN & ACTELYNE TANKS TO TAKE UNDERGROUND WHEN HE STRAINED HIMSELF.
EE WAS MAKING UP HIS BOLTS AND SOME CAP COAL FELL ON HIM.
INJURED WAS WORKIGN WIHT ME LAODING RAILCARS WHEN THE RAW COAL BELT FEEDING THE TIPPLE QUITE RUNNING. T HE STARTER WAS SINGLE PHASEING. WE CHECK THE MOTOR AND ELADS BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WEARING SO WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND SOMEHOW THE TIPS ARCED BETWEEN TWO PHASES AND HE GOT A FLASH BURN IN HIS EYES. WE WORKED REST OF THE DAY. HE WENT TO DR THAT NIGHT.
INJURED WAS WORKIGN WITH SCOOPMAN MOVING EQUIPMENT BACK WHEN APIECE DRAWROCK. SLUGGED AND FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS WORKING AT MUCKING THE FACE BELTLINE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
INTERSECTION FELL IN ABOVE ANCHARAGE.
INTERSECTION FELL IN ABOVE ANCHARAGE.
I WAS TURNING 1 HEADING PUSHUP AND CLEANING UP THE CUT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL ON THE HEAD OF THE MINER AND WEDGED THE MINER SO I PULLED NOR TO A FELL OUT SPOT THAT WAS ALREADY OUT AND B OLTED TO GET THE ROCK OFF THE MINER RIGHT AFTER I STOPPED THE MINER THE ENTIRE INTERSECTION COLLAPSED BEHIND ME.
95149ED WAS PUTTING BOLTS IN THE WASHBOX WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE HE WAS STANDING ON AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS BENDING HIS BOLTS WITH THE HEAD OF THE BOLT MACHINE WHICH THE BOLT SLIPPED SIDEWAYS & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT & THE DRILL HEAD
55061S GRINDING DOWN A SHAFT TO PUT NEW GEARS ON WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF ON THE KNEE WITH THE GRINDER WHEEL.
INJURED DID NOT COME INTO WORK TODAY BUT CAME AND SAW ME THIS EVENING. HIS KNEE HAS GOTTON SWOLLEN AND HE IS GOING TO BE OFF UNTIL THE SWELLING GOES DOWN. HIS KENE HAS BEEN GIVING HIM TROUBL E FOR 2 OR 3 WEEKS.
EE WAS BOLTING IN 2 HEADING WHEN HE PUSHED A GLUE BOLT INTO THE HOLE WHEN HE PUT UP PRESSURE TO HOLD THE BOLT AFTER SPINNING THE BACK PART OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM.
EE WAS MUCKING BELT SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND GRABBED A HAIRY SPOT ON THE BELT ROPE.
HE WAS PRYING DOWN ON THE SLATE BAR WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP AND THE BAR FLEW UP ADN HIT HIM IN THE JAW.
EE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING A TIRE. THEY TOOK THE BOLTS AND KEEPER OFF THE HUB BUT THE TIRE WOULDN'T CAME OFF. EE SET HIS TOOLS DOWN AND WAS REACHING FOR THE TIRE WHILE EE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER ON THE BACK SIDE. THE LOCK RING ON THE RIM BLEW OFF HITTING HIM ON THE HAND AND THEN HIS LEFT LEG. THE IMPACT FACTURED HIS HAND KNUCKLE AND L. FIBULA.
EE WAS MOVING SOME PIECES OF ROCK OUT OF HIS WAY AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ONE ROCK AND ANOTHER.
HE WAS HELPING SPLICE A BELT. THEY SAID THE MAHCINE WAS SETTING OVER TO CRIMP THE ZIPS TO HE WAS HOLDING THE SHIFT MECHANISM WITH HIS FINGER. HIS FINGER SLIPPED ABOUT THE TIME HE WORKED THE LEVERS AND CAUGHT INJURED'S FINGER UNDER THE SHIFTER.
WORKED 2HOURS SAYS KNEE WAS HURTING
HAD A ROCKFALL IN THE #3 BELT ENTRY OF THE FIRST LEFT PANEL THE FALL WAS APPROX. 60 FT LONG, 20 FT WIDE, 4 FT HIGH.
HAD A ROCKFALL IN A#2 HEADING ROADWAY 1 BRAK BACK FROM LAST OPEN BREAK THE TOP HAD BEEN BOLT ED WITH 36IN SREBAR GLUE BOLTS THE FALL APPEARS TO E 6-8 FT THICK & 25FT LONG
TRAMMING BRIDGE AT FACE WHEN PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL AND HIT HAND.DIDNT THINK IT HURT HIM UNTIL RECENTLY,HAND WAS FEELING NUMB.DR SAID PINCHED NERVE AND IT WOULD GO AWAY.3-20 WAS FIRST TIME REP ORTED.
EMPL WAS SETTING BITS IN MINER WHEN PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF HAMMER & HIT HIM IN SIDE OF HEAD.
THE INJURED WAS WELDING ON THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR AND MUST HAVE FLASHED HIMSELF.EYES DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL MIDNIGHT THAT EVENING.
EMPL WAS HELPING ON ROOFBOTER BENDING BOLTS TO BE PUT PU WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE.
HE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF METAL AND IT ROLLED OVER CATCHING HIS THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER PEICE.
I,NAME WAS HELPING ON THE ROOF BOLTING WAITING TO HAND THE OPERATOR A ROOF BOLT WHEN A SMALL SLUG OF DRAW ROCK FELL OFF A ROOF STRAP AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD.
I NAME WAS GETTING OFF THE BELT WHEN HIS KNEE PAD CAUGHT ON A BELT ROLLER MAKING HIM FALL DOWN WITH HIS KNEE PAD STILL CAUGHT ON THE ROLLER
MINER HAD PUT UP ONE ROOFBOLT & PULLED HIS MACHINE OVER & UP TO START NEXT ROW OF ROOFBOLTS AS HE WAS DRILLING HOLE STEEL LOOSENED SLUP OF DRAWROCK WHICH FELL FROM LAST ROW OF BOLTS TO SAFETY JACKS. ROCK FELL MOSTLY ON MACHINE BUT UPPER ENDCAME DOWN ON EMPLS HEAD BENDING HIM DOWN AGAINST BOTTOM STRAINING BACK.
HE WAS CRAWLING DOWN BEHIND BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR HUNG A ROOFBOLT AND STRAP TEARING THEM OUT. THE ROCK FELL ON THE CONVEYOR AND SLIDE DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE LEG.
MEN WERE USING BOTH BOLTER IN SAME PLACE ROCK SLUGGED OUT BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLT UP TO SAFETY JACK CROSSGRAIN TO BOLT PATTERN
EMPL WAS WALKING TOWARD THE OFFICE TO GET HIS GEAR ON AND INSTEAD OF USING THE BRIDGE TO CONVEYOR THE BELTLINE HE STEPPED UP ON THE BELT WHICH AHAD A THIN COAT OF ICE ON IT HE SLIPPED ON THE I CE AND FELL
MAN WAS BOLTING A PLACE WHEN ONE OF THE SAFETY JACKS FELL OVER & LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND
BOLT MACHINE IN8TALLING STEEL ROOF STAPS,BOLT MACHINE OPER TURNED AROUND INTO ONE THAT HADNT BEEN FINISHED INSTALLING.
THE MAN WAS BEN8ING 48" ROOF BOLTS TO PUT IN HOLE.DID NOT COMPLAIN ON THE ABOVE DATE BUT MISSED WORK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.