DRIVER WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK IN HIS PERSONEL VEHICLE, WHEN HE SLID INTO A DITCH.
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Showing 50 of 81EE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING ON A WATER LINE HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A SCRAP BIN. AS HE LIFTED ONE END UP TO GET THE BIN MOVING HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK & DOWN HIS LEFT LEG.
EE STATED THAT WHILE HELPING TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK.
EE STATED THAT WHILE USING A SLATE BAR TO CLEAR GOB FROM UNDERNEATH A SHUTTLE CAR HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LT. SHOULDER. STARTED MISSING 10/31/02.
EE STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND IT BOUNCED HIM UP INJURING HIS BACK.
WHILE HELPING REMOVE A PANEL FROM A SHUTTLE CAR HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK, BACK & LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF METAL 3'X3' TO A MANBUS, WHEN HE TRAVELED UNDER THE STACKER BELT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER. STRATED MISSING WORK ON NOV 5, 2002
CLIMBING DOWN 988B LOADER, STEPPED TO GROUND ANDTWISTED ANKLE.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO.6 ENTRY (INTAKE AIRWAY) 5000'OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED 35'LONG X 18'WIDE X 4 & 1/2'THICK. THE INTAKE AIR COURSE WAS NOT EFFECTE D BY THIS FALL.
DUE TO FOG, DRIVER LOST SITE OF ROAD AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHARPLY AND OVERTURNED THE TRUCK.
EE STATED THAT WHILE CLEANING THE NO.2 TAILPIECE, HIS KNEE GAVE IN CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE TAILPIECE, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK & NECK.
EE STATED THAT WHILE PUTTING A SCREEN UNDER THE RAW COAL BELT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE BOLTING THE TOP OF A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE OPERATING THE MINER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT.
WHILE CLEANING THE SCRUBBER ON THE MINER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE NECK.
HE DID NOT KNOW THE TRUCK WAS LOADED.
WHILE MOVING THE SHUTTLE CAR CABLE IT BLEW & BURNT THE EE'S LEFT HAND.
WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE THROUGH WATER HOLE, EE STATED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE INJURED HIS LEFT HAND AND WRIST WHILE FUELING EQUIPMENT.
HE WAS REMOVING SPIDER DRUM ASSEMBLY AND PULLED SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE. WHILE WORKING ON A TRAILER.
WHILE CHANGING WATER SPRAYS ON THE MINER THE EE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RATCHET HE WAS USING AND A BIT ON THE MINER.
EE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN THE MANBUS HE WAS RIDING IN DERAILED.
EE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AND PASSED AWAY WHILE ON THE JOB AT 3:50 A.M.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 3ENTRY OUTBY MMU 001-0 SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED 60' LONG, 20' WIDE AND UP TO 9' HIGH.
SLIPPED AND FELL IN DECK OF SCOOP, STRIKING RIBS ON METAL DECK OF SCOOP.
EE WAS HAULING A DRYER BASKET IN A BOBCAT & BASKET TURNED. BASKET ROLLED ON EE'S FOOT WHEN HE GOT OUT TO RESET THE LOAD.
EE WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON AN ICY METAL SURFACE OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR OF THE PREP. PLANT. HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND IN THE PROCESS SPRAINED HIS RT. WRIST. EE CONTINUED TO WORK AND COMPLETED HIS NORMAL SHIFT. HOWEVER HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK ON JAN. 4TH, 2002 (FIRST SHIFT MISSED AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT).
EE WAS REMOVING METAL FROM R.C. FLUME WHEN A JAGGED PIECE OF METAL CUT THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
WHILE TRAMMED MINER BETWEEN #3 & #2 HEADINGS, LOOSE ROCK FELL, STRIKING RIGHT SHOULDER.
X-CUT IN #8 ENTRY, 1 BRK OUTBY SPAD #422 ROOF FALL MEASURING 19'W X 20 L X 5 TO 6'H FALL NOT AFFECTING AIR COURSE OR INVOLVING INJURY.
VICTIM WAS TAKING TIRE OFF SHUTTLE CAR. TIRE FELL OVER KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND FALLING ON HIS LEG HC CONTINUED WORKING. BEGAN MISSING TWO DAYS LATER, INFORMED MANAGEMENT THAT HE WAS ILL WITH KIN DNEY STONES DID NOT TURN IN TO LOST TIME UNTIL 1-8-02
PULLING DRILL STEEL OUT OF ROOF.
VICTIM AND CO-WORKERS WERE USING A 3/4" LINK CHAIN TO PULL THE CONVEYER CHAIN OF THE HIGHWALL MINING MACHINE, THEY WERE UTILIZING THE HIGHWALL MINER POWER HEAD TO APPLY PULLING POWER. THE CHAI N BROKEUNDER TENSION AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE MID AND LOWER TORSO RESULTING IN A BRUISED KIDNEY. MACHINERY TYPE ACCIDENT. LOST WORKDAYS.
BUGGY TIRE FELL OVER ON RIGHT LEG.
EE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN HE LIFTED & PLACED A TRAILING CABLE CROSSOVER ON A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. VICTIM BEGAN MISSING WORK AS A RESULT OF INJURY ON 9/22/01.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED 3000' OUT BY MMU 001-0 IN THE TRACK ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED80' LONG 7'AND 20' WIDE.
GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND FELL ON GROUND AND HURT RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT ANKLE.
DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING THE EE ON BOTH ARMS.
HE SAID HE HURT HIS SHOULDER GETTING INTO THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE BACKED HIS COAL TRUCK INTO THE INDERGROUND FEEDER.
EE WAS CLIMBING ROCK TRUCK WITH TOOLS IN ONE HAND, SLIPPED ON LADDER AND FELL.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE EE ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKINGTHE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MINE FLOOR.
WALKING FROM DOZER TO MANBUS TRIPPED ON DIRT WINROW. FIRST LOST WORK DAY 4/17/01.
STEPPED IN A HOLE WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE SECTION.
LEFT DM #7 GOT TO 1ST SWITCH BACK GOT AROUND IT AND STARTED TO SECONE ONE AND IT STARTED PICKING UP SPEED. EE COULD NOT HOLD IT BACK AROUND SECOND SWITCH BACK AND I TURNED OVER.
NOTIFIED OF AWARD.
COMPANY NOTIFIED OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS AWARD.
EE STATED THAT WHILE BOLTING THE MINE ROOF HE INJURED HIS SHOULDERS, NECK AND BACK. (HE WAS INJURED ON 1/10/01 BUT CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL A DOCTOR VISIT ON 2/14/01. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 2/1 5/01.)