EE WAS REMOVING A CABLE DROP TO SUBSTAITION CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES.
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Showing all 33A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD #318 IN #1 ENTRY. IT WAS IN THE OUTCROP. MEASURED 62 FEET LONG AND ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET HIGH.
EE WAS WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR TIGHTING UP A CONVEYOR CHAIN USING A BAR TO LIFT UP ON CHAIN WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK.
THE EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A HOLE IN FLOOR JARRING HIS LOWER BACK ON LEFT SIDE.
THE EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF COAL CAUSING HIM TO BREAK FOOT
EE WAS LAYING ON GROUND INSTALLING SHIMS ON MINER WHEN HE GOT UP HE SAID BACK WAS HURT.
A NON INJURIES ACCIDENT OCCURED IN THE INTAKE AIR COURSE, 5 ENTRY AT SPAD 310.
EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING A DUST COLLECTOR ON RD16 DRILL. WHILE TWISTING DUST COLLECTOR (LINING UP) HE TWISTED HIS BACK AND SHARP PAIN WAS FELT IN LOWER BACK. THIS WAS REPORTED TO ME ON 3-21-97. DR DIAGNOSIS: PULLED MUSCLE.
EE & COWORKER WERE HELPING TO SUPPORT MINER PLANETARY ON SCOOP TO SLIDE IT IN THE SCOOP; WHEN ANOTHER EE RAISED SCOOP BUCKET, EE TWISTED HIS BACK.
THE EE WAS CHANGING MOTOR ON LEE NORRIS ROOF BOLTER AND THE PRYING BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL INJURING HIS BACK, ARM, AND RT SHOULDER.
THE EE WAS HELPING MOVE A BELT STRUCTURE & HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DOING THIS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINING CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DOING THIS.
EE LIFTING A WELDER & THIS CAUSED BACK STRAIN.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND TWISTED KNEE CAUSIGN PATELLA TO BECOME DISLOCATED.
THE EE WAS BUILDING A BRADDISH HE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO FALL AND WHEN HE TURNED TO RUN HE FELL AND CONTUSED HIS ELBOW.
WAS CHANGING HYD HOSE ON LOADER AND BUCKET WAS ON GROUND WITH TEETH IN DIRT THERE WERE TOOLS ON THE INSIDE ON LOADER ARMS AND AS HE WAS REACHING IN TO GET A WRENCH THE BUCKET ROLLED DOWN AND P INNED HIM AGAINST LOADER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN ON KNEES, PERFORMIGN MAINTENANCE ON SCOOP. HE LOOSENED A NUT AND HIS BACK WENT OUT.
LIGHT BATTERY DRIPPED ACID IN THE MINING CAP, WHEN HE PUT THE MINING CAPON THE ACID THAT HAD DRIPPED IN CAP CAME OUT, DRIPPED DOWN FOREHEAD AND GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
WORKING ON #2 BELT MAKING BELT SPLICE WHEN HE STEPPED OFF BELT CREELED RIGHT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REPLACE FLIGHTS IN FEEDER CONVAYOR CHAIN WHEN RAILRAOD JACK SLIPPED OUT FROM UDNER CHAIN ALLOWING CHAIN TO STRIKE FINGER.
THE EE WAS HOLDING WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS CUTTING FOR REPAIRS WHEN PIECE AT METAL CUT RT HAND.
WAS PULLING UP ON MINER CABLE WHEN HE PULLED AND TURNED IN MUD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST LOWER BACK.
MOVING R BOLTER BUNDLE FELL OFF MACHINE STRUCKR HAND
NEELING DOWN IN FROUND OF FEEDER WHEN CONVEYOR CHAIN WHICH WAS FOULED WAS REVERSED AND CAUSING A CUTTER BIT WHICH HAD CHAIN FOULDER TO FLY OUT AND STRIKE EE ABOVE RIGHT KNEE CAUSING SWELLING.
TRAMMING FEEDER OUTSIDE; SET FEEDER DOWN TO BLOCK UNDER CATPADS.
THE EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO A ROOF BOLT WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE HEAD.
EMPL WAS PULING LOADER CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON PIECE OF COAL IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO TWIST ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE GOT ROOF BOLTER ON FOOT.
EE WAS MOVING BELT HEAD WHEN HE GOT FOOT HUNG BETWEEN SCOOP DIPPER AND ELT HEAD SMASHED FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP BUCKET OF BITS WHEN HE HURT LOWER BACK
EMPL PICKED UP BUNDLE OF PLATES FOR ROOF BOLTER.
LIFTING TOOLS.
PIECE OF DRAWROCK 2'X3'X3" FELL STRICKING CANOPY & EMPL ON HEARD & NECK AREA.