EMPLOYEE SPRAINED LEFT WRIST WHILE CRAWLING IN MINE.
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Showing all 1666454 ROOF FALL 3800 FEET INBY MINE PORTAL IN #5 ENTRY. ROOF FALL WAS 5' THICK 20' WIDE 30' LONG.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL BETWEEN RIB & ROOF BOLTER 3FT WIDE 5FT LONG STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON NECK & SHOULDER CAUSING LOW BACK INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE TO ROOF OF MINE, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR, BAR SLIPPED CUTTING LHAND
FOUND ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY 400FT INBY MINE PORTAL ROCK FALL WAS 40FT LONG 18FTFT WIDE & 5FT THICK
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL WITH 21SC SHUTTLE CAR. FROM FACE TO FEEDER. HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY HURTING LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS HOLDING PIECE OF 2" PIPE WITH RIGHT HAND & BELT CAUSED PIPE TO SLIP & BROKE INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. EMPL IS STILL WORKING WILL NOT LOSE ANY TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL ON #1 BELTLINE HURT NECK AND BACK.
WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL.
EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN INJURY BACK THE EE AND OLD HIS FOREMAN THAT THIS INJURY WAS NOT BAD ENOUGHT TO BOTHER HIM AND WANTED TO CONTINUE WORKING BUT FIVE DAYS LATER THE EE HAD TO GO TO THE DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE OFF THREE DAYS WORK.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN ROOF AND METAL PLATE ON ROOF BOLT LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS BROKE NEAR END OF FINGER EE IS STILL WORKIN G HE WILL NOT LOOSE ANY TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A PIECE OF LINE CURTAIN SLIPPED AND FELL,TRYING TO CATCH HIMSLEF WHEN HIS HAND HIT THE MINE FLOOR,BREAKING LEFT HAND.
PIECE OF COAL FROM BRIDGE CONVAYOR STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH, BROKE ONE TOOTH. DID NOT BRAKE SKIN. BROKE SMALL PIECE OF TOOTH.
WHILE GRINDING A HEAD JACK BUSHING ON A CONTINIOUS MINER, WITH HAND OPERATED GRINDER A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK THE MECHANIC IN THE LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.
TURNGIN L BRAKE PC OF ROCK FELL FROM RIB OUT TO ROOF BOLT STRUCK HIM O N L ELBOW