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001-0 SECTION ON FIRE BOSS INSPECTION BEFORE THE 1ST SHIFT STARTED AT 5:00AM A ROCK FALL WAS REPORTED IN NO #3 ENTRY BEHIND THE POINER CENTER SIZE OF FALL 20X20X21/2X4FT THICK FALL WAS CLEANED UP & RESPORTED WITH LONGER BOLTS (SPAD#7162)
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE MANBUS GOING TO 001-0 SECTION, AT THE END OF THE TRACK, THE MANBUS FAILED TO STOP, DUE TO WET AND SLICK TRACK, THE BUS STRUCK ANOTHER TRIP ON END OF TRACK, CAUSING EMPL OYEE HEAD TO STRIKE THE BUS CANOPY. CUTTING A SMALL LACERATION, FOUR STITCHES WERE TAKEN.
EE WAS OPENING THE AIR LOCK DOORS ON TRACK GOING TO 003-0 SECTION AS HE WAS DOING SO THE AIR PRESSURE BEHIND THE DOORS FORCED THEM TO CLOSE CATCHING HIS HANDS BETWEEN THE DOOR EDGES. CAUSING C UTS AND LACERATION TO TOP OF BOTH HANDS 37 STITCHES IN RIGHT HAND NONE IN LOST HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE BOLTER SUPPLY DECK HANGING THE BOLTER CABLE IN 11 FT TOP AS HE WAS DOING SO HE LOST HIS FOOTING, FELL FORWARD, STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM & SHOULDER ON MINE BOT TOM AND HIS RIGHT LEG AGAINST BOLTER FRAME HE WENT TO DR X-RAYS AND CONTINUED WORKING ON LIGHT & RESTRICTED DUTY.
ON 10-15-92 EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HE WAS PULLING ON A LINE CURTIN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK A COMPANY INTERNAL REPORT WA COMPLETED ON THAT DATE HE CONTINUED WORKING UP UNTIL 10-21-92 AT THAT DATE HE WENT BACK TO HIS DOC & WAS REMOVED FROM WORK 10-22-92
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND CLEANING THE BELT LINE ON 001-0 SECTION, AS HE WAS DOING SO, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE BELT LINE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND AND INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING THREE STITCHES TO BE TAKEN IN INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE, ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR, HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF THE A.T.R.S. JACKS WHILE THE HELPER WAS REMOVING LOOSE TOP. A PIECE OF LOOSE TOP COME DOWN STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND AND INDEX FIN GER, X-RAYS, WAS TAKEN CHIPPED BONE AND 6 STITCHES WAS TAKEN IN FINGER FIRST LOST DAY 9-18-92.
6508024-92 EE ALLEGES THAT HWILE LIFTING CRIB BLOCK TO PUT UNDER THE SCOOP THAT WAS STUCK IN INET BOTTON OH 00-1 SECTION THAT HE EXPEREINCED BACK PAIN, HE CONTINNED WORKING UNTIL 8-31-92 AT TH 13039ME HE WENT TO HIS DR AND WAS REMOVED FROM WORK.
54736YEE WAS USING THE 10SC S/C TO PUSH THE SCOOP OUT OF THE ROADWAY. WHILE DOING SO, THE S/C CANOPY. X-RAYS WAS MADE. FOUND CERVICAL STRAIN. ON 8-4-92 HIS DOCTOR PUT HIM ON RESTRICTED WOR 2?005O TIME IS BEING LOST AT THIS DATE 8-4-92.
LINING UP RAILS SETTING ON END OF RAIL OTHER END ON SCOOP IT MOVED BACK OTHER END FELL TO GROUND SHOCK TO BODY
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A TIMBER IN PLACE, WHILE ANOTHER MAN WAS INSTALLING HALF HEADER AND CAP WEDGES. WHILE DOING SO, A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE, FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING MINER BITS IN THE RIPPER HEAD. ON THE MIENR. AS HE WAS PULLING TO ROTATE THE HEAD FOR MORE NEW BITS, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT GOT TO THE DOCTO R AT THAT TIME. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 6-3-92.
INJURED WAS CHECKING PILLAR LINE FOR WEIGHT LOOKING AT RIBS TOP AND TIMBERS FOR SIGNS OF WEIGHT.HE DID NOT NOTICE END OF A METAL STRAP HANGING DOWN AND HE WALKED INTO IT CUTTING LEFT EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 10 SC S/C IN LOW ROOF CONDITIONS WHEN HE HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN ROADWAY, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE THE CANOPY WITH HIS HEAD. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN NECK AND LEFT ARM. HE IS NO W GOING TO PHYSICAL THERAPY AND IS WORKING ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TOP BELT STRUCTURE ON THE MINE SUPPLY CAR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT LOWER ABDOMEN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SMALL HERNIA. HE CONTINUED WO RKING UP UNTIL 12-30-91. HIS FIRST LOST WORK DAY WAS 12-31-91. HE IS HAVING AN OPERATION TO CORRECT.
ON 3-7-91, AN INJURY REPORT WAS FILED ON I.NAME. AT THAT TIME HE LOST 51 DAYS. ON 5-21-91 HE CAME BACK TO WORK AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER WORK HARDENING PROGRAM. FULL TIME WITH PAY. ON 11-25-91 HIS DOCTOR REMOVED HIM FOR REST.
EMPL WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLES WHEN DRILL POT SUCTION STOPPED WORKING. HE LOWERED POT APPROX 7" TO CLEAN USING RIGHT HAND AS HE WAS DOING SO. LEFT SIDE OPERATOR LOWERED SIDE CAUSING RIGHT DRILL POT TO COME UP PINCHING EMPL RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN POT & DRILL STEEL. LACERATION TO FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING KEEPERS OFF OF MINER BITS, TO REMOVE THEM. HE LIFTED KEEPER TO REMOVE AND IT FLEW UP TOWARD HIS FACE, STRIKING HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS NOSE AND UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. STR IKING HIM IN THE CORNER OF HIS LEFT EYE, CAUSING HEAVY BRUISE AND DISCOLORATION TO LEFT EYE.
EMPL ALLEGES THAT WHILE REMOVING TRASH BAG FROM IS CONTAINER HE TWISTED TO RIGHT TO SET IT DOWN. WHILE DOING SO HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK & LEG.
ON 8-30-91, EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE TOOL CAR ON SECTION 001-0 WHEN HE STEPPED IN A LOW PLACE IN ROADWAY, FELL, STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON MINE BOTTOM. NO TIME WAS LOST AT THAT DATE. AN INJURY REPORT WAS COMPLETED AT THAT TIME. HE IS NOW UNDER DOCTOR CARE. FIRST LOST WORK DAY 10-25-91.
EMPL WAS UTTING DRILL STEEL AGAINST TOP TO START DRILLING WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND WHILE HE WAS HOLDING STEEL CUTTING HAND 4 STITCHES WAS TAKEN.
EE WAS USING THE MINER TO PULL A STUCK SHUTTLE CAR OFF FROM SECTION FEEDER. THE EE CAUSING THE TURN BUCKLE TO COME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. CUTTING APP 1/2 INCH THREE STIT CHES WAS TAKEN.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT THAT WILE SHOVELING AND ROCK DUSTING NO 1 BELT LINE, HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.
INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN ORADWAY THROWING HIM INTO THE TOP OF CANOPY ON SHUTTLE CAR JAMMING HIS NECK.
INJURED WAS IN #6 HEADING PUTTING HIS PIN SUPPLIES (PIN PLATES) IN THE TRAYS ON THE SIDE OF PIN MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN THE RIB AND PIN HITTING INJURED ON RIGHT SHOULDER.ROCK WAS ABOUT 2'X2'X2" THICK(BROKE COLLAR BONE.
NO INCIDNET OCCURRED, EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR ON 002-0 SECTION, HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. NOT REOCURRANCE, NEW INJURY.
PULLING MINER CABLE BACK AND LEGS HURT
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING TRACK. NO ACCIDENT OCCURED. PAINWAS CAUSED FROM PREVIOUS INJURY IN 1989, AT THAT TIME EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATED ON FOR BACK INJURY. HIS DO CTOR REPORTED THAT THIS ADDITIONAL PAIN WAS CAUSED FROM THE PREVIOUS INJURY. FIRST LOST WORK DYA 1-31-91.
WHILE SAWING A TIMBER WITH A CHAIN SAW THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE ON THE BAR STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER CUTTING IT.
WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN 6 HEAD A PIECE OF ROCK VIBRATED LOSE FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS FALLING AND HITTING HIM ON TOP OF HIS HEAD DID NOT LOSE TIME TIL 3-22-91.
BACK BEGAN HURTING WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP ON A WHEEL OF A SUPPLY CAR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP ON A WHEEL OF A SUPPLY CAR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING TRACK. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, PAIN WAS CAUSED FROM PREVIOUS INJURY IN 1989. AT THAT TIME, EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATED ON FOR BACK INJURY. HIS D OCTOR REPORTED THAT HIS ADDITIONAL PAIN WAS CAUSED FROM THE PREVIOUS INJURY. FIRST LOST WORK DAY- 1-31-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING DRILL POT TO INSTALL ON MACHINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-15-90 AND AGAIN 01-02-91 AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY DOCTOR TO TAKE OFF FROM WORK. NO WORK LOST DURING THIS TIME DUE TO VACATION. FIRST LOST WORK DAY WAS 1-2-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE LAST LINE OF BOLTS IN THE 2ND CUT PILLOW BLOCK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM FACE ROLLING BACK STRIKING EMP0LOYEE ON RT LEG & FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING VENTILATIONS ON 001-0 SECTION #4 MINE,WORKING IN A CONFINED AREA,AS HE WAS DOING SO,HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE SUPPLY CAR,INJURING HIS RIGHT HIP.
EMPLOYEE, REPORTED THAT HE HAS WALKING ACROSS A WALK WAY BRIDGE ON THE BELT LINE, AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF FROM WALK WAY, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 10-10-90 AND W AS NOT REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE UNTIL 10-25-90. THAT HE WAS OFF FROM WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING THE TOP AS HE WAS DOING SO A PIECE OF SLATE BROKE LOOSE FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRIKING HIM IN LOWER BACK.
INSTALLLING CAP WEDGE USING HAMMMER HIT L HAND INDEX FINGER LACERATIO;N
EE WAS WORKING BESIDE BATTERY TRACTOR REPAIRING ROOF JACKS AS HE WAS DOING SO HE KNOCKED OFF A JACK THAT WAS STORED ON TOP OF THE TRACTOR STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT, HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR X RAYS WAS MADE, NO BONES WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN, THE DR TOOK HIM OFF AS OF 8-8-90 FOR BRUISED FOOT.
HE WAS BACKING THE MINER ACROSS THE SECTION PUTTING THE MINER CABLE ON THE BOOM WHEN THE BACK STARTED TO HURT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF AND WAS PULLING THE DRILL STEEL FROM TOP,USING HIS HANDS THE STEEL SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BUMP RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST BOLTING FRAME T-BAR.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UP U NTIL 07-26-90 HE THEN WENT TO DOCTOR AND THEN WAS REMOVED FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE, E.NAME, ELECTRICIAN ON 004-0 UNIT HAD STOPPED A SHUTTLE CAR BETWEEN 4 AND 5 HEADING TO DO SOME WORK ON IT, WHILE DOING SO A PIECE OF ROCK AND SLATE FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, S TRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG, FROM THE KNEE TO THE LEFT ANKLE CAUSING HEAVY BRUISE AND POSSIBLY TORN LIGAMENTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON HYD HOSE THAT HE WAS REMOVING.AS HE WAS DOING SO THE HOSE BROKE CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE AGAINST MINER FRAME.HE REPORTED TO THE DOCTOR IN ER AND STITCHES WERE INSTALL ED IN THE RIGHT HAND ABOVE THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BELT SCRAPER USING HAMMER AND NAIL ON BOARD. THE NAIL CAME OUT OF BOARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING PAIN IN H IS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A CONCRETE MIXER INTO THE SCOOP, USING A CHAIN, THE CHAIN HOOKED A WIRE ROPE THAT WAS UNDER WATER, THE WIRE ROPE WAS AROUND A 4" STEEL WATER LINE, THAT WAS PULLED AROUND A ND CAUGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN THE LINE AND A SUPPLY CAR.
THE DUST CONTROL SUCTION LINE STOPPED UP ON THE BOLTER POT. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SUCTION LINE TO CLEAN OUT. AS HE REMOVED CLAMP, THE DUST LINE BLEW LOOSE FROM POT. DUST AND AIR FROM LINE BLEW IN BOTH EYES. NOTE: EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION AT TIME OF INJURY.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE BOLTING TOP ON 003-0 SECTION THAT A PIECE OF RIB BROKE LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK AND NECK, AN INJURY REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE COMPANY ON THIS DATE, NO TIME W AS LOST FROM WORK AT THAT TIME, HE WENT OT HIS DOCTOR ON 3/30/90 AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIM TO STOP WORK BECAUSE OF NECK PAIN. THE FIRST LOST WORK DAY 3/30/90.