VICTIM WAS HACK SAWING A PIECE OF METAL WHILE WEARING GLOVES & SAFETY GLASSES, UPON COMPLETION OF HACKSAWING, VICTIM REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES, BUT THEN RUBBED FACE WITH GLOVES ON & A PIECE OF ME TAL WENT INTO LEFT EYE OFF HIS GLOVE.
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Showing all 38WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP THRU XCUT EE STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF AND GOT WEDGED BETWEEN ROOF AND SCOOP.
INJURED WAS CHISELING A BOLT WHEN HAMMER HEAD FLEW OFF AND RT HAND VIOLENTLY STRUCK SHUTTLE CAR BEING WORKED ON.
INJURED WAS GETTING OFF OF SEAT OF JOY LOADER AND BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE FRAME.
LOW COAL SEAM 40" AND LESS.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE LAST OPEN X CUT BETWEEN 5 AND 6 ENTRY WHILE BOLTING A PIECE OF RIB ROOF FELL AND HIT AIM ON RIGHT ANKLE ROCK WAS 3 FT LONG 18 INCH WIDE 5 INCH TO 0 INCH THICK.
MAN WAS MOVEING BRATTICE BLOCK AND STEEL BAND CAUGHT HIS HAND.
61206ALKING AROUND FEEDER (AREA WAS REAL MUDDY APPROX. ONE FOOT DEEP). RIGHT FOOT GOT STUCK IN MUD, TWISTED LEFT KNEE, FELL TO GROUND.
WALKING IN #7 ENTRY TO TOOL SLED SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM.
BAD ROOF AREA (WATER COMING OUT OF ROOF IN GREAT AMOUNT).
CHIPPING ROCK AROUND BULT. WITH HAMMER PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK NEXT SIDE CHAIN.
FELL ON WET RUBBER MATS AT POWER CENTER TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.
THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON MUDDY AND WET BOTTOM CAUSING BRUISES TO THE RIGHT SHOUDLER AND RIB AREA.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A HAULROAD LEADING TO THE MINE DRIFTS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON AN ICY PATCH CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO HIS W-65 SELF-RESCUER.THE FALL CAUSED A BRUISE OF THE EMPL OYEE'S LOWER BACK.
THE EE WAS COUPLING A PIECE OF 8 INCH PLASTIC YELOMINE LINE WHEN IN ATTEMTPING TO SLEDGE THE LINE INTO A COUPLER, THE HAMMER SLIPPED, CAUSING EE S INDEX FINGER TO BE CRUSHED BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE PIPE.
STANDING NEXT TO CONT MINER IT CAUGHT CROSS BAR SWUNG IT BACK IN EMP LEGS KNOCKED HIM DOWN STRIKING ELBOW AND BACK
WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A BRATTICE WALL IN THE 1ST BUTT LEFT SECTION THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED & FELL ON A PILE OF LOOSE BRATTICE BLOCKS WHICH WERE BEING USED TO BUILD THE WALL
EE WAS TAKING BOLT OUT OF GATHERING ARM AND STRUCK LEFT ELBOW ON THE MINERS PLOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN OFF STANDARD JOY SHUTTLE CAB IN 2ND LEFT SECTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN THE SHUTTLE CAR SLID SIDEWAYS INTO THE RIB LINE CAUSING 3 FINGER S ON THE LEFT HAND OF THE EMPLOYEE TO BE CRUSHEDBETWEEN THE RIB & HAND RAIL PROVIDED N THE SHUTTLE CAR
EMPL WAS LEAVING MINE SHOWER ROOM WHEN HE SLIPPED ON STEPS WHICH WERE ICY AT TIME CAUSING TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
TURNING CUTTER WHEEL BULL WHEELS ON MINER HAD SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE WALKING SLIPPED ON SMOOTH BOTTOM JAMMING RIGHT HAND.
EE STEPPED ON SHARP PIECE OF OLD BELT CABLE WHICH CAME UP THRU HIS BOOT.
EMPL CLIMBED DOWN LADDER TO DISMOUNT LOADER AND PULLED GROIN MUSCLE OR RUPTURED ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY.
BAD ROOF CONDITIONS.
LIFTING POST WITH OTHER EMP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
WHILE LOADING A POST ON SCOOP WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE POST SLIPPED OUT OF OTHER EMPLOYEE'S HADN STRIKING INJURED ONR IGHT FOOT.
PIPE JACK FELL AND STRUCK VICTIMS LEFT HAND WHILE HAND WAS NOT BELT ROPE.
INJURED SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM AND FELL INJURING RIGHT ANKLE.
BAD ROOF CONDITIONS.
VICTIM WAS WALKING TO SECTION AND SHARP PIECE OF WIRE WENT INTO HIS FOOT (RIGHT)
VICTIM WAS POUNDING ON CHAIN LINK WHEN PIECE OF CHAIN LINK BROKE AND EMPALED IN VICTIMS RIGHT FOREFINGER.
VICTIM WAS CUTTING ROCKDUST BAG OPEN WITH RAZOR KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & LACERATED VICTIMS LEFT HEEL OF PALM OF HAND
VICTIM WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING WITH RAZOR KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED VICTIMS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE.
POUNDING CAHIN WITH AHMMER HAMMER FRAG. PC STRUCK R INDEX FINGER LODGED INSIDE
UNLOADING BATH HOUSE SUPPLIES FORM BED OF TRUCK WHEN LAOCKER SLIDD DOWN TAILGATE CUTTING L THUMB.
VICTIM WAS TIEING WIRE AT OVERLAND BELT HEAD AND HAD RIGHT HAND ON BELT STRUCTURE SUPPORT WHENN PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF OF BELT STRIKING VICTIMS HAND.
ROOF WAS SOAP STONE WITH CUTTERS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE AREA.