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I NAME STATED HE STEPPED FROM THE GROUND TO THE STIRRUP LEADING TO THE BED OF A DELIVERY TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT HIP HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR 2 MORE DAYS BEFORE CONSULTING A DOC.
HE STATED THAT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA AS HE LIFTED A BOX OF RESIN FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER. THE PAIN PERSISTED SO A DOCTOR WAS CONSULTED.
HE STATED HE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN THE MINER TOOK THE SLACK IN THE CABLE CAUSING HIM OT LOSE HIS FOOTING. HE STATED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK IMMEDIATELY. HE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE TOO MUCH CABLE.
I.NAME LIFTED WATERLINE WHILE OTHER I.NAME TIED WATER LINE TO MINE ROOF.I.NAME WENT TO DROP ARMS DOWN,FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
LOADING CONVEYOR BELT STRUCTURE. HE STATED THAT LIFTED A PIECE OF STRUCTURE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
PULLING MINER CABLE ON WET AND MUDDY BOTTOM FT SLIPPED IN RUTT CAUSED BY SHUTTLE CARS, L KNEE TO TWIST FINISHED SHIFT AND CONSULTED DR THE NEXT DAY
I,NAME STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING ON A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH THAT WAS NAILED TO A CRIB. ONE OF THE CRIB BLOCKS PULLED LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
HE WAS HITTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A HAMMER WHEN AS PIECE OF THE HAMMER FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG.
EMPL STATED THAT ACCIDENT OCCURED 1 BREAK INBY PORTAL. ICE WAS BUILD UP & AS HE GOT OUT OF DECK OF SCOOP HE STEPPED OUT WITH LEFT LEG FIRST. AS FOOT HIT ICE HE SLIPPED & KNEE BENT BACKWARDS. A CCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 1/5/90.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 IN THE #5 ENTRY ABOUT 8 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE AREA IN THE INTERSECTION OF #5 LEFT AND #5 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 24 FEET WIDE X 20 FEET LON G AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 6-8 FEET IN HEIGHT.
SAWING TIMBER WITH BOW SAW ,BLADE OF SAW HUNG ON SOME BARK OF TIMBER CAUSING THE BLADE TO JUMP AND SCRAPE HIS INDEX FINGER ON L HAND.
RF FALL APPROX 20'L 25'W AND 7' THICK DISCOVERED IN THE 3 HEADING DURING PRESHIFT EXAM.
EE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE SHOVELING THE BELT LINE.
I.NAME WORKING ON SCOOP WHEN RACHET SLIPPED FROM BOLT HEAD AND HAND STRUCK SCOOP CANOPY.
I NAME ALLEDGED THAT HE WAS WALKING TO THE SURFACE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL HIS LEFT ARM & ELBOW STRUCK A ROCK ON THE BOTTOM MINE FLOOR IS DRY & THE MINING HEIGHT IS APPROX 6FT
I,NAME WAS ENTERING THE MINE ON THE RAILRUNNER, APPROX. MATELY 5 BREAKS INBY THE PORTAL WHEN HE RAISED UP TO SPEAKE TO A CO-WORKER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A 8"X8"X16' CROSS COLLAR.
AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR, HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, JARRING THE CAR AND CAUSING THE BACK OF THE CANOPY TO FALL AND STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD. X-RAYS REVEALED NO FRACTURES. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CERVICAL STRAIN OF THE NECK MUSCLES.
AS HE FINISHED BOLTING, HE TURNED TO WALK TO THE BACK OF THE BOLT MACHINE AND HIS LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA INVOLVED.
REMOVING RF BOLTER CABLE FORM HANGER HOOK OF HANGER STUCK IN HAND BETWEEN THUMB, AND INDEX FINGER REQ 4 STITCHES
AS INJURED WAS INSTALLING A RESING BOLT, THE CUFF OF HIS GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE WRENCH, TWISTING HIS HAND CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT THUMB.
DUE TO A ROOF FALL, FALLING TO THE ABANDONED AREA OF THE CU2 MINE THE 002 SECTION WAS INUNDATED WITH WATER.
A ROOF FALL APPROX. 20 FT WIDE X 25 FT HIGH X A MAXIMUM OF 40 FT LONG OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF THE 2 ENTRY OF THE 002 SECTION.
BUILDING BRATTICE LIFTED CONCRETE BLOCK FELT PAIN IN LOWER BAK FINISHED SHIFT CONSULTED DR NEXT DAY
REMOVING SUPPPLIES FORM THE CRATES AND CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND ON SHIPPING BAND METAL REC 4 STITCHES AND RET TO WORK THE FOLLOWING SHIFT.
EMPL WAS HELPING TO LIFT 8X8X16 CROSS COLLARS OVERHEAD & FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED SHIFT & WORKED NEXT 3 REGULAR SHIFTS BEFORE REPORTING ACCIDENT OR CONSULTING DR.
A ROOF FALL, APPROX. 20' X 25' X 5', OCCURRED SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND AND WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PRESHIFT. IT IS LOCATED IN THE #4 ENTRY OF THE 1ST RIGHT PANEL. VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERR UPTED AND THE AREA HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND RE-SUPPORTED. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED ON MONDAY MORNING, 6-26-89.
HE WAS HELPING TO LIFT CROSS COLLORS ACROSS THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WORKED 2 MORE SHIFTS BEFORE HE CONSULTED A DOCTOR.
WHILE EMPL WAS BOLTING BOLTER HEAD WAS AT EYE LEVEL & PIECE OF ROCK APPROX SIZE OF NICKET FELL & HIT BOOM OF BOLTER & STRUCK RIGHT EYE.
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY,2 BRKS OUTBY FACE.FALL IS 20'LONG X 23'WIDE X 6'HIGH.NO PERSON INJ OR EQUIP OR DISTURBANCE IN BENTILATION.
DRIVING SHT CAR. OTHER SHT CAR PASSED AND BACKED INTO PATH CAUSINGRIB AND HIP INJ.
AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE BELT ENTRY, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. ALTHOUGH HE WAS WALKING ON A MUDDY BOTTOM HE SAID HE DID NOT SLIP OR FALL BUT JUST STARTED HURTING.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 002 SECTION IN THE LAST SET OF ROOMS ON R PANEL ON THE MAIN LINE THE FALL WAS APPROX 5' H 20'W 40'L THE AREA HAS TIMBERED OFF AND DANGER SIGNS POSTED THE FALL DOE S NOT INTERFER WITH VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP
EMPL WAS POSITIONG FITTING FOR HYDRAULIC PUP & WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM IN UPPER LIP. HE CONSULTED DR RECE9VED 5 STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK FOLLOWING SHIFT.
I NAME STATED THAT DURING COURSE OF SHIFT HIS KNEE BECAME RED & SWOLLEN HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & CONSULTED A DOC NEXT DAY IT WAS ASSUMED THAT A SMALL PIECE OF COAL WAS BETWEEN HIS KNEE & KNEE P AD THIS WAS NOT INITIALLY REGARDED AS AN ACCIDENT
I NAME WAS INSTALLING RESIN BOLTS WHEN THE ROOF BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE HEAD AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
WAS HOLDING STRAP, WHILE SPINNING BOLT FOR GLUE TO MIX, PLATE CAUGHT GLOVE AND PULLED FINGERS UNDER THE PLATE AND WAS PUSHED AGAINST THE TOP. CATCHING THE RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
HE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL AT THE FEEDER. HE TURNED TO FACE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL TOWARD THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 18" WIDE X 18" LONG X 3" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STR UCK HIM ON THE HEAD. NO CUTS OR LACERATIONS WERE PRESENT BUT A STRAINED NECK WAS DIAGNOSED.
I,NAME WAS LOADING 6"X6"X18' CROSS COLLARS WHEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED THAT SHIFT AND WORKED THE FOLLOWING SHIFT BEFORE HE CONSULTED A DOCTOR. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 2/22/89.
I.NAME INSTALLED FIRST BOLT IN 3RD ROW AND HAD SWUNG BOOM OVER TO INSTALL 2ND BOLT.AS HE REACHED FOR DRILL STEEL,PIECE OF ROCK 20" LONG X 5"WIDE X 2" THICK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT ARM.
THE INJURED SATED THAT HE KNEW OF NO INCIDENT ON THE JOB OR AT HOME THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED HIS BACK PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE DOCTOR THAT HE CONSULTED SAID THAT HE WAS SUFFING FROM A DEGENERATIVE BA CK DISEASE TAHT WAS PROBABLY AGGRAVATED BY HEAVY LIFTING AND STOOPING OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS. HE HAD WORKED FOR US LESS THAT A YEAR. FIRST CONSULTED A DOCTOR IN EARLY FEB. ADN THE FINDING W
USING SLATE BAR TO PRY TO GATHER BROKEN CONVEY. CHAIN WHEN BAR SLIPED AND STRUCK IN NOSE. RE. 12 STICHED AND FRACT OF NOSE.
LOADING 7 FT. TIMBERS ON A FLAT CAR WHEN FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. FINISHED LOADING TIMBERS AND WENT HOME, APPROX 30 MIN LATER SAW DR. THE FOLOWING DAY.
SLIP OF ROOF OCCURRED DURING PILLAR RECOVERY THAT MEASURED APPROX 20' LONG 33' WIDE & 13' HIGH CAUSING FATAL INJURY TO EMPL.
SLIP OF ROOF OCCURRED DURING PILLAR RECOVERY THAT MEASURED APPROX 20' LONG 33' WIDE & 13' HIGH CAUSING FATAL INJUR TO EMPL.
A ROOF FALL APPROX 20 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 6 FT HIGH OCCURRED IN THE #4 LEFT BREAK THIS AREA WAS SUPPORTED BY 36 IN CONVENTIONAL BOLTS
A SLIP OF ROOF OCCURED DURING PILLAR RECOVERY THAT MEASURED APPROX 20' LONG 33' WIDE & 13' HIGH CAUSING FATAL INJURY TO EMPL.
THE INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING MUCJ ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELT AND FELT A STINGING SENSATION IN HIS ABCK.HE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER.HE SAID THE PIN HAD GOTTEN W ORSE AND HE WAS GOING TO SEE A DOCTOR.
I.NAME WAS HANGING A CABLE & AS HE LIFTED THE CABLE TOWARD THE CABLE HANGER HIS FINGER HIT A JAGGED PIECE OF ROCK IN THE ROOF & CUT THE INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND
I.NAME WAS HELPING TO PULL CABLE OFF THE REEL OF A SHUTTLE CAR HE STARTED TO CLEAN SOME MUD AWAY FROM THE THREAD BAR & CUT HIS FINGER
A ROOF FALL APPROXIMATELY 22' LONG 18' WIDE X 8'-10' HIGH HAS OCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE #8 BREAK IN THE #5 ENTRY.