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PULLING SLUDGE CURTAIN INTO PLACE, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
STEEL WIRE FOUND ITS WAY INSIDE OF SPARE BOOTS, EE CHANGED BOOTS MIDWAY THROUGH SHIFT DUE TO WET FEET, EE STARTED TO WALK AND WIRE IMPOVED ITSELF INTO EE'S RIGHT HEEL. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4-26-01.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF 1 WEST SECTION. THE ENTRY 10 A RETURN AIRWAY. THE FALL IS LOCATION 1 BRK INVY STA. #18811. VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED. THE FALL IS 30' LONG, 18' WIDE, AND 5' HIGH. THE AREAR WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. THE FALL WIOL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ALOL APPROACHES WERE TIMBERED OFF.
ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THIS EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE UNDERGROUND. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS OVEREXECUTION.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 1 WEST 1 BUTT SECTION ONE X-CUT OUTBY STA #19051. THE FALL WAS 50'LX18'WX5'H. NO SECOND WERE INJURES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERPUTED. THE AREA OS TH E FALL WAS BOLTED WITH 42" RESIN BOLTS. THE FALLWILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ALL ACC WERE TIMBERED OFF. HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE INTO DAMAGED THE FALL A NEW CABLE WAS INSTALLED.
ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS SUPPOSED TO 0CCUR WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING CEMENT BLOCK WALLS IN LAV. HE HAS A BAD BACK & THIS WORK AGGRAVATES IT. CAUSE OF INJURY--OVER-EXERTION. COMPLIANCE W/RULES NOT A FACTOR; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS, MINER PROFICIENCY ARE FACTORS.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 1 WEST 1 BUTT SECTION ONE X-CUT INBY STA #19135. NO PERSONS WERE INJURED, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. FALL WAS 60'LONG, 18'WIDE, 6'HIGH. AREA W AS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN ROUTS. HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WAS DAMAGED BY FALL. NEW CABLE WAS REROUTED. INTAKE ESCAPEWAY WAS REROUTED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ALL WAS TIMBERED OFF.
ALLEGED INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 13 HP PUMP. CAUSE OF INJURY--OVER-EXERTION & NOT USING MECHANICAL MEANS. COMPLIANCE W/RULES, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYST EMS NOT FACTORS; MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY OF L-MAINS SECTION. THE FALL IS IN AN INTAKE AIR COURSE. THIS FALL IS LOCATED 2 XCUTS OUTBY STA. #14727. NO PERSONS INJURED. VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. T HE FALL WAS 15' L X 18' W X 6'H. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ALL ACCESSES WERE TIMBERED OFF.
ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS SUPPOSED TO OCCUR WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE 1 WEST BELT. HE SAID HE TRIPPED OVER A LARGE ROCK AND SPRAINED KNEE; CAUSE OF INJURY--UNAWARENESS. MINER PROFICIEN CY A FACTOR; COMPLIANCE W/RULES, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT FACTORS.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE INTAKE AIRWAY OF THE MAIN SOUTH SECTION. THE FALL IS LOCATED TWO X-LOTO INBY STATION #17427 IN THE INTERSECTION OF #6 ENTRY AND THE X CUT6--7. THE FALL WAS 80'LX18' WX7'H. AREA OF THE FALL HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR RESIN BOLT. ALL ACCESSED HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NORTH WEST MAIN SECTION INT HE INTERSECTION OF #7 ENTRY AND THE CROSS CUT 6-7 JUST INBY STATION #18787. THE FALL WHO 50'LX18'WX6'H. MILE VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERPU TED. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' FULLY GROUTED RESINBOLTS. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ALL ACCESSES WERE TIMBERED OF.
A NEW ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1 BUFF 1 NEST SECTION INT HE 5 ENTRY. LOCATION OF FALL WAS IN THE LOX INTERSECTION FALL IS APPROX. 21' LONG X 21' WIDE BY 4-6 HIGH AREA BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOL TS FULLY BROWNED. FALL WAS CLEANED UP AFTER GETTING MINER OUT FROM UNDER THE ROCK. CAUSE OF FALL WAS BEAN FAILURE CREATED BY BOLTS AND ADVISE ROOF CONDITION.
A NEW ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE #6 ENTRY OF L-MAINS APPROX. 40' OUTBY STATION 12622 IN THE INTAKE AIRCOURSE. FALL IS APPROX. 15'LX6'HX19'WIDE.
EE'S FEET GOT STUCK IN MUD AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE MUD, HE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND HIP. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR. DID NOT IN VOLVE MINING EQUIP OR MINING SYSTEMS, MINER PROFIENCY MAY BE A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE ITEMS NOT A FACTOR.
A NEW ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE A MAIN TRACK, 5 X CUTS IN BY THE SLOPE BOTTOM AT THE 2 SOUTH TRACK SWITCH. FALL IS APPROX 25' LONG BY 6' HIGH BY19' WIDE. AREA WAS WAS BOLTED WITH SEVEVRAL TYPE S OF BOLTS AND PLANKED. FALL IS NOT OBSTRUCTING VENTILATION.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE WHEN HE WENT TO TURN, HIS FOOT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD AND HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS MUDDY CONDITIONS. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REG WAS NOT A FACTOR, PERSON NEL EQUIP WAS NOT A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY MAYBE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEM NOT A FACTOR EE WORKED UNTIL 6-20-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DRIVE UNIT WITH A CHAIN HOOKED ONTO THE SCOOP. DRIVE GOT STUCK IN MUD &CHAIN BROKE; END OF CHAIN WHIPPED BACK, STRIKINGHIM IN THE FACE. CAUSE OF INJURY--EXCESSIVE STRAIN. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTORNOR EQUIPMENT A FACTOR. MINING SYSTEM A FACTOR,MINER KNOWLEDGE A FACTOR.
A NEW ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON THE OLD C-MAINS TRACK ENTRY APPROX 13 X-CUTS OUTBY H-MAIN BELT. SIZE OF FALL IS APPROX 90'L, 19'W, 4'H. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED U P AND IS DANGERED OFF. FALL NOT OBSTRUCTING VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS.
EE WAS TRIMMING A PIECE OF BELT WITH RAZOR KNIFE. KNIFE BLADE BROKE WHEN THE BLADE CONTACTED A BELT CLIP, STRIKING WRIST. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS IMPROPER USE AND BODY PLACEMENT OF ARM. COM[LIANCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR, MINER KNOWLEDGE A POSSIBLE FACTOR, PERSONNEL SAFETY EQUIP A FACTOR, MINING SYSTEMS A FACTOR.
EE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE, HIS CO-WORKER WAS POUNDING WITH PICK HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF HAMMER AND WENT INTO HIS HAND. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS USING WRONG TOOL. COMPLIANCE WI TH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE EQUIP WASA FACTOR, MINER PROFIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEM WAS A FACTOR.
INJURED WAS LOADING TOOL BOXES IN MANTRIP WHEN TOOL BOX SLID PINCHING TIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TOOL BOX AND MAN TRIP CAUSING LACERATION.
ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHEN EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET DOWN OFF OF BELT. HE SAID HE SLIPPEDAND WHEN HE LANDED ON HIS FEET HE HIT HARD. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS PAYING ATTENTION TASK AT HAND. C OMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOT A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS A FACTOR.
INJURED WAS SETTING TAIL PIECE WHEN JACK FELL STRIKING LEFT INDEX FINGER WHICH WAS ON TAIL PIECE CAUSING A FRACTURE.
INJURED WAS BUILDING AN OVERCAST WHEN HE LIFTED A CONCRETE BLOCK HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING A STRAIN.
EE WAS MINING COAL AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL. EE JUMPED BACK AND RAN INTO CONOPY ON SHUTTLE CAR. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS STRIKING THE CANOPY. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR. PERSONNAL EQUI PMENT OK, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE OPR'S COMPARTMENT OF THE ROOF BOLTER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND HIP. CAUSE OF INJURY WS OVEREXERTION. MINR ATTITUDE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYST EMS NOT A FACTOR, COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OK.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 10' LONG DRAWBAR AND HE HURT HIS BACK. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/S YSTEMS A FACTOR, PERSONNAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOT A FACTOR.
VICTIM PLACED HIS HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY. HE GOT HIS HAND PINCHED BETWEEN RIB AND CANOPY. CAUSE WAS HAVING HAND OUTSIDE OF CANOPY. RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE EQUIP MENT NOT ADEQUATE, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/ SYSTEMS A FACTOR.
A NEW ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE OLD #1 ENTRY OF SOUTH MAINS. FALL IS APPROX 40'L BY 19'W AND ABOVE ANCHORAGE OF ROOF BOLTS. AREA BOLTED WITH 6'BOLTS AND RESIN. FALL NOT OBSTRUCTING VENTILATIO N OR ESCAPEWAYS. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. CAUSE OF FALL WAS BEAM FAILURE CREATED BY ROOF BOLTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE AND WHILE HOLDING THE MESH AND CUTTING AWAY FROM HIM, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS ARM. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS ARM PLACEMENT COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/ REGS NOT A FA CTOR. PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOT A FACTOR, MINER KNOWLEDGE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.
AFTER INSTALLING HIS 1ST BOLT IN A XCUT HE LOWRED CANOPY DOWN. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE CORNER & STRUCK EE ON HIS BACK. CAUSE OF INCIDENT WAS NOT PULLING DOWN LOOSE ROCK. RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOT A FACTOR MINERPROFIECIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND 2 X-CUTS IN BY #2 PORTAL ELEVATOR SHAFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. FALL NOT OBSTRUCTING VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS. SIZE OF FALL IS APPROX 60' LONG BY 19' WIDE BY 6' HIGH. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND IS POSTED OFF AND DANGERED. FALL IS NEAR SURVEY STATION 14983. AREA BOLTED WITH 6' RESIN BOLTS. CAUSE OF FALL WAS FAILURE OF ROOF BOLTS.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE OLD WORKS OFF 3 M-2 RETURNS. FALL IS APPROX 10' HIGH BY 19' WIDE BY 150' LONG. AREA BOLTED WITH 42" RESIN GROUTED RODS. VENTILATION O.K. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP . CAUSE OF FALL WAS BEAM FAILURE CREATED BY ROOFBOLTS AND A PILLARED AREA BESIDE AREA THAT FELL IN. FALL IS LOCATED 9 ENTRY #3 ROOM BY STATION 18392.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE SEVERAL ROCKS THAT FELLON G-TRACK, EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE LOST BALANCE AND STARTED TO FALL, HE STUCK OUT HIS HANDS TO CATCHHIMSELF, CLAIMING INJURIES TO BOTH THUMBS. CAUSE OF ALLEGED INJURY WAS AWARENESS, SAFETY EQUIPMENT O.K. RULES AND REGUALTIONS NOT A FACTOR, MINERPROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT NOT A FACTOR.
WHILE BACKING UP PC, THE FRONT WHEEL RAN OVER A ROCK WHICH SPUN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE KNOB STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS ROCK LAYING ON ROADWAY. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES / REGS NOT A FACTOR, INJURY INVOLVED MINE EQUIPMENT, MINER PROFIENCY MAY BE A FACTOR, INVOLVED PROTECTIVE ITEMS RELATED TO HAND AND DEVICES ON EQUIPMENT.
EE BUILT CEMENT BLOCK WALL UNDERGROUND DURING SHIFT. LATER ON HIS SHIFT HE FEELS PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE SAID HE DOES NOT KNOW WHY HIS KNEE WAS HURTING, HE SAID HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HUR T IT. CAUSE OF INJURY IS UNKNOWN, REPETIVE USE.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WHILE LOADING AND UNLOADING CEMENT BLOCK THROUGHOUT SHIFT, HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS GROIN. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A BRIDGE PLANK ONTO THE SCOOP. THE PLANK SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP. HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. CAUSE OF THE INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION WHILE HANDLING MATERIAL. RULES/REG S NOT A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, EQUIPMENT NO INVOLVED, SAFETY EQUIPMENT OK.
EE WAS HELPING TO SLIDE A COVER FOR A BELT DRIVE. HIS KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS OK, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE DEVICES OK, NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
A MINER OPERATOR WAS MINING IN THE M-2 (010-0) SECTION IN THE #23 ROOM BETWEEN #9 & #10 ENTRY. WHILE MINING THE 2ND HALF OF THE CUT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF. THE ROCK STRUCK THE MAN ON THE HEAD. THE ROCK WAS APPROX. 15'4"L X 105" W X 0-4"T
A ROO FALL OCCURED IN THE L MAIN INTAKE, AIRCOURSE #6 ENTRY. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT STATION #12484. THE FALL MEASURED 50' X 20'W X 4.5'H.
THE MAN WAS TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR AND TURNING INTO A CROSS CUT WHEN HIS CABLE REEL AND CABLE CAUGHT THE LINE CANVAS. THE MAN STEERED INTO THE RIB AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE RIB AN D SHUTTLE CAR.
EE STATED THAT HE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL IN HIS LEFT HAND BY REPETIVE MECHANICAL WORK. HE WAS OPERATED ON 1/14/00. AT THIS TIME HE STARTED TO MISS WORK.
THE MAN WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER AT THE TRUCK LOAD OUT BIN. HIS CAP LAMP BATTERY HUNG UP ON A CROSS MEMEBER OF THE BACKGUARD. WHILE TYRING TO FREE HIS BATTERY, THE MAN SLIPPED AND FELL TOT HE GROUND.
MAN WAS HELPING TO PULL CABLE IN SECTION. AS SCOOP TRACTOR WAS TRAMMING HE PUT OUT HIS FOOT TO DRAG CABLE OUT OF THE WAY, AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT AGAINST THE KITCHEN OF THE SCOOP. NOTE: HE WAS NOT SCOOP OPERATOR, BUT STANDING BESIDE IT.
MAN WAS WALKING AT THE MANTRIP STATION AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE BOTTOM CAUSING HIM TO JARHIS BACK.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE SOUTH MAIN RETURN AIRCOURSE. THE FALLW AS FROM #5 ENTRY TO #4 ENTRY AT STATION 17726. THE FALL WAS 100FT LONG X 19 FT WIDE, X 10 FT HIGH
EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSING MINER CABLE AGAINST RIB, SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER, LEFT ARM AND ELBOW. CAUSE OVEREXERTION. RULES AND REGS WERE NOT A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE EQUIP OK, MINER PROFICIENC Y A FACTOR.