EE WAS OPERATING 21SC AND WHILE TRAVELING UNDER MINER CABLE HANGING FROM MINE ROOF. THE MINER CABLE FELL ACROSS HIS STOMACH AND UNDER HIS LEFT ARM. THE FOURCED MOTION OF CUR CAUSED THE CABLE T O PULL ACROSS HIS BODY.
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Showing 50 of 53EE WAS OPERATING 21SC AND HIS HAT FELL OFF AND HIT HIS HEAD ON MINE ROOF.
THE OPERATOR OF THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN THE BOLT WRENCH HE WAS USING SPUN OUT OF THE DRILL POT STRIKING HIM IN THE NOSE.
EE AS BUILDING CRIB & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. THIS HAPPENED IN #1 ENTRY OUTBY LAST OPEN LINE HE LEFT MINE AT 7PM TO HOME THEN AT 9:30PM WENT TO HOSP. DRS FOUND LARGE SPOT IN ABDOMEN IN XRAY HIS WIFE CALLED ME AT HOME
DURING PRESHROFF EXAMINE ROOF FALL WAS FOUND, KNOW EQUIPMENT WAS REVOLVED.
EE HURT HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR. HIT HOLE WHILE HAULING COAL.
ROOF FALL LOCATION IS 70' INBY SPAD #103, IN #5 ENTRY FROM INTERSECTION LEFT 35' AND FROM INTERSECTION RIGHT 20' TOTAL LENGTH 70'. ROOF FALL LOCATION IS 20' INBY SPAD #109. THIS FALL IS APPROX . 20' LONG.
WHILE VICTIM WAS OPERATING 1 SHUTTLE CAR, BREAKES FAILED CAUSING MACHINE TOD STRIKE RIB. VICITM COMPLAINED DF LOWER BACK PAIN.
EE STARTED WORK 4/27/98 AT 7AM AND AT 9:30AM HE WAS BROUGHT OUTSIDE COMPLAINING WITH IS KIDNEY AND GROINING HURTING AND CALL TO GET SOMEONE TO COME AND GET HIM. HE STATED IT HAS BEEN HURTING F OR SOME TIME. HE REFUSED TO GO BY AMBULANCE
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND COMPLAINS ABOUT HIS BACK HURTING. CAME TO WORK AT 7A.M. AND LEFTMINE AT 9A.M.
EE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON 21SC CUR AND STRAINED HIS LOWER GROIN AREA.
WHILE RIDING MANTRIP OUTSIDE THE MANTRIP HIT SOMETHING CAUSING EE TO HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP.
HE WAS MOVING SCOOP 1ST LINE OUTBY IN #3 ENTRY AND HIT HIS HEAD ON MINE ROOF. HE PUSHED THE BUCKET LEVER THE WRONG WAY.
EMP WAS HAULING COAL IN A 21 SC FROM FACE TO FUMP. HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF IN #2 ENTRY, 1 BREAK INBY DUMP.
WHILE MOVING SECTION TAILPIECE EE WAS UNHOOKING TURNBUCKLE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN EYE ON TAILPIECE AND TURNBUCKLE.
WHILE EE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK IMMEDIATELY. WHILE CONTINUING WORKING, PAIN BECAME MORE SEVERE. VICTIM REQUIRESTIG TO BE BROUGHT OUTSIDE.
RIB ROLLED OFF 2 STRUCK EE ON THE BACK.
WHILE WORK ON A EP LOCATION A ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL AND HIT EE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.
WHILE BOLTING ROOF A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL INBY MACHINE AND EMPLOYEE TURNED AND PROCEEDED OUTBY BOOM ON MACHINE AND HIT HIS ANKLE ON THE MACHINE.
WHILE BACKING UP ON MANTRIP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF NECK AND SHOULDER.
DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EE ON THE HEAD AND LEG.
INJURED STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA WHILE HANGING MINER CABLE.
INJURED PERSON INJURED HIS RIGHT FOREARM WHILE CHNAGING FUSE IN TRANSFORMER WHEN PULLING FUSE OUT HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON ROOF.
MASH RING FINGER RIGHT HAND - WORK ON SHUTTLE CAR SHIELD.
MOVING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE IT CAUGHT BELT LINE UP STRING BROKE IT AND THE STRING HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.
A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK ABOUT 4IN THICK ABOUT 60(27) 70LBS BROKE WHEN EE WAS DRILL TOP TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT BROKE & HIT HIS LEFT LEG THIGH AREA
A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ATRS & ROOF BOLT HITTING EE )OPERATOR)ON LEFT SHOULDER & LEFT SIDE
HURT KNEE GETTING OUT OF SCOOP
WHILE OPERA TING MINER A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT EE IN BACK OF HEAD & LEFT SHOULDER AREA
WORKING ON SCOOP - GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP & MINE ROOF - BRUISED HIPS & RIGHT LEG.
WENT TO CHECK OUT POWER TAKE-OFF AND BED PUMP. HAD LEFT HAND ON PTO SHAFT AND THE PTO WENT INTO GEAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OUTSIDE OF SCOOP DECK - STARTED SCOOP UP TO LOAD ROCK DUST. STEER SCOOP TO THE RIGHT & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN SCOOP & RIB. INJURED HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE SAID HE DIDNT WANT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, HE MIGHT GO LATER IF HIS FOOT BOTHERED HIM.
SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A PIECE OF COAL- PINCH IT OUT AND IT HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK.
SMASHED THUMB ON RIGHT HAND WHILE PUTTING BLOCKING UNDER MINER.
SAID HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHEN GETTING IN TO DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR.
RUN OVER A ROCK WITH SHUTTLE CAR. SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCE HIT HEAD ON CANOPY AND BACK ON SEAT AND ELBOW ON STEERING LEVER.
WORKING ON MINER CHANGING BEARING GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WHILE DRIVING 488 SCOOP HIT HIS RT ELBOW IN DECK
WHILE TRAMMING 488 SCOOP THE SCOOP CHANGED TRAM SORRELS AND VICTIM HIT HIS LEFT SIDE ON SCAME OF SCOOP.
PULLING A PIECE OF 2" PLASTIC WATER LINE DOWN A STEEP BACK,THE END OF THE WATER LINE SPRANG BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT 1 TOOTH.
WHILE CHANGING TIRE ON SHUTTLE CAR, THE VICTIM STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AND GROIN AREA.
WHILE THE INJURED PERSON WAS KNEELING HE LOST HI BALANCE AND WHILE FALLING BACKWARDS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND INJURED HIS OUTER PART OF IT.HE WAS WORKING AT BELT HEAD.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND PLACED HIS HAND BETWEEN PLATE AND TORQUE WRENCH.THE BLUR KEEPER ON BOLT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT.
MINER HELPER. PIECE OF SLATE FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS WHILE PULLIGN MINER CABLE.
CHANGING A DRILL CHUCK ON ROOF BOLTER.HIT IT WITH A HAMMER AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW(BROKE) OFF.HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF LEFT HAND.
INJURED WS WELDING ON MINNER WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.
THE PERSON WAS PULLING CABLE AND HURT MUSLES IN HIS UPPER CHEST AND BACK.
THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING MANTRIP FROM SECTION TO SURFACE WHEN THE STERRING WHEEL TURN SUDDENLY AND THE DRIVER'S RIGHT HAND WAS INSIDE OF THE STERRING WHEEL WHILE THE WHEEL WAS TURNING. THE MANTRIP MAY HAVE STRUCK THE RIB CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN SUDDENLY.
ROOF BOLTER CABLE HIT HIM IN NOSE.
CABLE STRUCK VICTIM ACROSS CHEST