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ROCK FALL WAS FOUND ON TRAVEL WAY AT 12:45 ON 04-09-97. FALL WAS LOCATED BREAK IN BY SPAD 3628 AND BREAK OUT BY SPAD 3632. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 70 FEET LONG,18' FEET WIDE AND 15' HIGH. IT D ID NOT IMPAIR VENTILATION LOCAL MSHA OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON 4-9-97.
EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF AN OFFICE TRAILER ONTO SOME CINDERBLOCK STEPS WHEN A BLOCK OVERTURNED AND THE EE FELL ONTO OTHER BLOCKS IN THE STEPS STRIKING HIS BACK. HE ORIGINALLY RETURNED TO WORK TH E NEXT DAY AND THEN DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT FOUR DAYS LATER ON 7-23-96. WE ARE WAITING TO RECEIVE FURTHER INFORMATION. AT FIRST THIS WAS NON-REPORTABLE.
ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON WEEKLY EXAMINATION. AREA HAD BEEN TRAVELED ON 2-7-96, FALL WAS FOUND ON 2-9-96 AT 11:30 A.M. FALL LOCATED 70' INBY SS1424 (XCUT) FALL ABOUT 5' HIGH, 18' WIDE, & 20' LONG . DIDN'T IMPAIR VENTILATION. LOCAL MSHA OFC. WASNOTIFIED.
WHILE BUILDING A STOPPING FROM CINDER BLOCK, MAN FELL FROM 8' STEPLADDER ONTO RIGHT ARM. HE WAS WORKING UNDERGROUND.
WHILE GOING OVER A HILL IN A S&S SCOOP THE INJURED SLID THE SCOOP INTO THE RIB. HE HIT HIS ARM, NECK AND HEAD, INJURING HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A VIBRATOR SCREEN WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON METAL PARTS OF THE SCREEN. ORIGINALLY IT WAS LISTED AS A BRUISED ELBOW, WITH NO TIME LOST. THE EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON THIS ELBOW DURING VACATION TIME IN DECEMBER AND RETURNED TO WORK 1/22/96. EMPLOYEE WAS AWAY FROMWORK 1/2/96 TO 1/22/96.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE TIRES ON THE COAL TRUCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
WHILE HELPING ON THE MINER A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT LEG CAUSING AN UNDETERMINED KNEE INJURY.
BRAKES FAILED ON GOLF CART WHILE ENTERING DRIFTSMOUTH OF MINE. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OF & TWISTED KNEE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING MINE BELT FROM A MINE SITE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING THE BELT. NOTE: THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 8/17/95 AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS CONTACTED ON 8/18/95 TO DISCOVER THAT HE WAS TO RECEIVE THERAPY FOR 1 WEEK.
400' IN, BY PORTAL #4 ENTRY, 25' LONG, 18'WIDE,4'THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR INJURIES INVOLVED. HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. STATE & FED WAS NOTIFIED. FELL ON OFF SHIFT. ROGER STUART - INVESTIGATOR
ROOF FALL 4 RIGHT PANEL ON 1 1/2 LEFT SPAD #3243 40' IN BY SPAD. RECOVERED MINER WON'T BE CLEANED UP. ON PILLER WORK NO INJURED.
LOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET, TWISTED, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK AND SHOULDER.
BLEEDER ENTRY ON TOP END OF 3 RT PANEL. FALL IS APPROX 20 FT WIDE 25 FT LONG 3 FT HIGH. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE CLEANED UP AND ITS NOT INTERFERRING WITH AIR FLOW OR TRAVEL. APPROX 1,000 FT OUTBY WORKING SECTION. NOBODY OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REENTER A 7698REFUSE TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ACCESSLADDER THUS CAUSING HIM TO FALL
REPAIRING MINER CABLE WITH SPLICING TOOL. CHIP OF METAL CAME OUT EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND REQUIRING 4 STITCHES TO BE TAKEN.
ROOF FALL OCCURED ON LEFT RETURN 3RD RIGHT PANEL WAS RIGHT AT SPAD 2718 BESIDE COAL BLOCK WAS APPROX 1200 FT OUTBY FACE AREA FALL WAS 3-4 FT THICK 18-20 ' WIDE AND 40-45 FT LONG AREA PINNED WITH 5 FT ROOF BOLTS FALL NOT INTERRUPTING TRAVEL ON ACR FLOW WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
CUTTING COAL WITH MINER HIT HARD STREAK OF ROCK BOUNCED IN CAPENOY ON MINER STRAINED NECK.
KEYSTEEL FLEW OFF SHAFT OF FEEDER CRUSHER HIT EE IN FACE IN CUT TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE CHEEK AREA 10 STITCHES AND MEDICATION.
RT RETURN INTERSECTION AT SPAD 2051 & FALL WAS 35-40FT LONG 18 TO 20FT WIDE 35FT-45FT LONG 4 TO 5FT THICK THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6FT 72 IN THICK BOLTS FALL NOT INTERFERRING WITH ARE FLOW O R TRAVEL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP
FALL OCCURRED AT CHECK SPAD 1093 INBY 50FT FALL WAS ABOUT 3FT WIDE O OUTBY END 20FT WIDE OJ INBY END 50FT LONG & AVERAGE 4FT THICK AREA WAS BOLT ED WITH 6FT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS
EE WAS LIFTING A BELT ROPE AND PULLED MUSCLES AND TENDONS IN BACK. EE NEVER MISSED ANY WORK UNTIL 8-8-94.
THE FALL OCCURRED IN THE LEFT CROSSCUT FROM CHECK SPAD #2049, 26 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA. A CROSSCUT WAS BETWEEN BELT ENTRY AND NEUTRAL ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 5' THICK, 25' LONG AND 20' WI DE. THE FALL IS NOT INTERRUPTING VENTILATION OR TRAVEL AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND FOOT SLIPPED ON WET MUDDY BOTTOM AND HIT KNEE.
PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK SHOVELING COAL OR BELTLINE WAS WEARING BACK SUPPORT.
SLICK SIDED SLIP FELL OUT AT 3' ANCHORED. NONE LOCATION IN BLEEDER LINE ONE BREAK INBY CHECK SPAD NUMBER 1491, APPROX 15' WIDE, 30'LONG, 2 1/2 TO 3' THICK IS NOT INTERRUPTING AIR FLOW.
CARRYING LUNCH BUCKET CROSSING UNDER BELT LINE WHICHF WAS NOT RUNNING BENT OVER CROSSING UNDER BELT KNOCKED SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN TOP END BLEEDER ENTRY ABOVE #2 RT PANEL BETWEEN ENTRIES 5+6 NOT GOING TO BE CLEANED UP EXAMED BY MSHA INSPECTOR NO INJURIES
LOCATION #1 ENTRY OF 11/2 MAIN AND 1 1/2 BREAK OUT BY CHECK SPAD 1524 TO APPROX. HEIGHT 3 TO 6 FT LENGTH 30 TO 60 FT WIDTH 18FT INVOVLED ENTRY NOT IN CROSS AND HAS NOT HURT VENULATION BOLT LEN GTH SPAD 6 FT BOLTS FAR WILL BE CLEANED UP ACCORDING TO MINE RECOVERY PLAN WHICH IS POSTED AT MINE SIGHT THERE WAS NO INJURIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS TO LOADOUT FACILITY WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTINGAND SLID DOWNTHE STEPS ON HIS BACK. THE STEPS WERE FREE OF DEBRIS AND ICE.
STARED TO GET IN RAM CAR SLIPPED DISK & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO DIRECT EMPTY TRAIN CARS TO LOADOUT FACILITY WHEN HE STEPPED BACK TRIPPING OVER THE DERAIL SWITCH. AT 1ST ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE DUE TO RELEASE FROM DR. BUT EMPLOY EE CONTINUED TO HAVE DISCOMFORT & WAS REQUIRED TIME OFF & THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP IN A SUMP AREA OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED INTO THE SUMP.
ROOF FALL AT SPAD 20FT OUTBY 2087 SPAD EXTENDING OUT 6FT FROM RIB SPAD 2087 EXTENDING APPROX 3 BREAKS FALL APPROX 20FT WIDE IN PLACES & 6FT HIGH NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED NOT EXPECTED TO BE CLEANE D UP
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE ACROSS THE FLOOR TO SPRAY OFF PRIMARY TANKS WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE
MAN WAS PUTTING OIL IN GRADER SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF GRADER ONTO GROUND.
PUT ROOF BOLT IN HOLE PLATE FELL HIT HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A PIPE TRYING TO UNSTOP THE HEAVY MEDIA LINE IN PREP PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL OFF PIPE STRIKING ELBOW. REPORT WAS FIRST NON-REPORTABLE THEN EMPLOYEE MISSED TIME DUE TO INJURY.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON PILLAR LINE 1 BREAK OUTBY CHECK SPAD 1715. FALL OCCURRED JUST AS MINER FINISHED PULL A -WING ON THE #4 BLOCK CATCHING CONTINUOUS MINING. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. MINER RET RIEVED ON 9-26-93 8:00 AM.
EE WAS WALKING DONW STEPS INTO THE LOADOUT AREA UPON REACHING THE SECOND FROM THE BOTTOM STEP EE TURNED ANKLE AND FELL INTO THE LOADOUT AREA BUILDING.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LIFT ROCK OFF OF A COAL GRATE ONTO THE GROUND AND CAUSED A LUMBAR STRAIN OF THE LOWER BACK.
SAID HE GOT HURT ON 3-12-93 DID NOT SEE DR. UNTIL 3-23-93 CARRYING CINDER BLOCK PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
WAS DISMOUNTING FROM ENDLOADER AND FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP.
WAS PLUGGING UP ENGINE HEATER ON GENERATOR AND FELL OFF LOADOUT.
HAD CHAINS ATTACHED TO BOTH ENDS OF MINE CHUTE TO MOVE IT WITH ESCAVATOR. CHAIN SLIPPED OFF OF END AND CHUTE LANDED ON FOOT.
MOTOR WAS SUSPENDED BY CABLE 4' OFF FLOOR. WHEN EMPL AND OTHERS WERE LIFTING IT UP WITH A RED DEVIL, MOTOR GOT HOOKED ON A PIECE OF METAL. EMPL PULLED MOTOR AWAY FROM METAL ABOUT 1" AND PULL ED LOWER BACK.
SLIPPED ON ROLLER STUMPED FOOT AND FELL HURTING BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING OFF OF TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE GROUND FROM THE BOTTOM STEP, HE CRILLED HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING THROUGHT THREE PIECES OF TIN AND HAD TO APPLY ALOT OF PRESSURE TO DRILL. WHEN BOLT WENT THROUGH TIN, PRESSURE WAS RELEASED AND HE WAS PULLED DOWN.
WASREMOVING RADIATOR CAP, STEAM RELEASED AND BURNT HIS ARM.