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THE SUBJECT STATED HE HAD CUT HIS FINGER WHILE WORKING AT HOME 2 WEEKS PRIOR. HE WAS WORKING UNLOADING TIMBERS OUT OF COAL CAR WHEN INADVERTENTLY BUMPED HIS FINGER CAUSING TOGETHER PAIN. THIS SUBJECT NOTIFED MC ON WED. HE HAD BEEN TO SEE DRAT THE HOSPTIAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED FOR INFECTION AND POTENTIAL BLOOD POSIONING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS ATTMEPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. WHEN HE APPLIED FORCE TOLOOSEN THE BOLT HIS RATCHET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE MINE ROOF.
HE WAS USING A ROPE HOIST TO PULL THE TAKEUP ROLELR ONTHE #1 BETL COVNEYOR, AS HE RATCHED THE ROPE HOIST THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT STRIKING HIM ONTHE KNEE.
EE WAS TRAVELING FROM THE SURFACE TO THE SECTION THE PERSONNEL CARRIER THE SUBJECT WAS RIDING BOUNCED DUE TO A ROUGH PLACE IN THE HALLWAY. UPON THE IMPACT OF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER SUBJECT STAT ED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE LEANING ACROSS A BATTERY TRACTOR TO PUT THE BREAKER IN, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.
THIS ALEDGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 2-5-93 THE INJURED ADVISED ME ON 3-2-93 THAT HE INJURED HISBACK WHILE OPERATING A 482 S & S SCOOP. I INTER-VIEWED THE 2 WORKERS AND THE FOREMAN THAT ACCOM PANIED THE INJURED ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED DATE THEY STATED THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ACCID- ENT.
EE STATED HE WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE STATED AS HE WAS POSITIONING THE BELT CLAMP HE FELT PAIN TO HIS SIDES AND CHEST AREA.
EE STATED HE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE 3 BELC TAILPIECE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS KNUCKLE.
EMPL WAS COMPOUNDING BATTERIES,SPLASHED ACID IN FACE & EYES.
MAKING SPLICE HAULING BELT ON PER CARRIER TRAVELED ALONG SIDE OF CONVEYOR THE PC OF BELT CAUGHT THE RIB CATCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PEDAL EXTENDING FOOT
EE WAS IN THE SCOOP BUCKET ROCKDUSTING THE MINES. THE SCOOP RAN OVER SOME ROUGH BOTTOM CAUSING THE INJURED FOOT TO SLIP, CATCHING THE TOE OF HIS BOOT BETWEEN THE SCOOP BUCKET AND THE MINE FLOO R.
THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING PRODUCTION ON 6-28-91 FALLING BACK TO THE LAST LINE OF BOLTS. THE AREA WAS TIMBERED & DANGERED OFF OUTBY THE INTERSECTION, HOWEVER DURING THE WEEKEND THE INTERESE CTION FELL INCREASING THE SIZE OF THE FALL TO APPROX. 20' X 15' X 3'.
I.NAME PULLING PIECE OF ROCK OFF BELT,ACCIDENTLY PULLED IT OFF ONTO HIS FOOT.
COMPOUNDING SET OF BATTERIES ACID SPLASHED IN EYE
WHILE EMPL WAS SERVICING MINER HE HAD RAISED LID THAT COVERS DRIVE LINE HE FAILED TO BLOCK LID SECURELY IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON FINGER.
THE INJURED WAS WATCHING THE #2 BELT DRIVE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 4" X 6" X 3" BOUNCED OFF THE #1 BELT TAILPIECE STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
IN THE #1 HEADING (INBY 90'SS397) DRILLING THE 4TH HOLE IN THE 3RD ROW OF BOLTS WHEN THE BOLT ON THE OPERATOR SIDE HOLDING DRILL POT CAME LOOSE LETTING THE DRILL HEAD.TWIST CATCHING THUMB BETW EEN THE LEVELING ROD AND THE FRAME OF THE DRILL POT.
CONVEY IN OPER THE GUARD HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED AT THE TIME WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS INJ TO R ARM. ACC OCC DURING THE REOPENING INSPECTION.
ROOF FALL 1 BREAK INBY SURVEY SPAD 82. THE FALL MEASURED 20' X 8' X 120' LONG. THE FALL OCCURRED AT THE FEEDER CATCHING FEEDER AND TAILIPIECE.
SUBJECT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT A PIECE OF WATERHOSE IN TWO, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE AXE STRIKING SUBJECT ON THE THUMB.
DISCOVERED ROOF FALL WHILE MAKING WEEKLY EXAMATION. THE FALL IS APPROX. 40 FEET OUTBY SURVEY SPAD MEASURING 3 FEET X 4/ FEET X16 FEET. THE TIME AND DATE THE FALL OCCREED IS UNKNOWN DUE TO OU R RECORDS.