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THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE, OPERATOR SIDE WHEN A RIB ROLL HIT HIM. THIS PUSH HIM DOWN AND INTO THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEES INJURIES RESULTED IN FRACTURED PELVIS, LEFT ARM, LEFT UPPER LEG AND ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WHEEL UNIT WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED & CUT THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION THAT RECEIVED 10 STITCHES.
EE WAS WASHING DOWN VIBRATOR FLOOR WHEN HE PULLED ON WATER HOSE. THE HOSE WAS CAUGHT ON VIBRATOR & HE PULLED MUSCLER IN HIS BACK. ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 8-27-98. AT THAT POINT NO TIME WAS LOST & NO MEDICAL NECESSARY. RECENTLY, EE WENT TO DR. (9-17-98) & MISSED THAT DAYS WORK.
WHILE EE WAS PERFORMING ROOF BOLTER DUTIES, A PIECE OF SLATE FELL STRIKING WW ON RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. THIS CAUSED A CONTUSION TO RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.
WHEN EE GOT OFF OF BOLTER, HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EE DIDN'T BEGIN MISSING TIME UNTIL 5-22-98.
WHILE EE WAS HELPING ON MINER, A RIB ROLL OCCURRED AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. THIS CVAUSED INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT SIDE & BACK.
EE STRAINED HIS NECK, WHILE TRYING TO FREE A ROCK THAT WAS HUNG IN CHUTE.
WHILE EE WAS PULLING MOBILE ROOF SUPPORT CABLE FROM UNDER RIB ROLLS HE STRAINED HIS LOWER GROIN
EE STRAINED LOWER STOMACH AS HE PICKED UP A TIMBER.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING MINE BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, TH KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES TO INJURED THUMB.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL MINER OPERATOR DUTIES, HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE SIZZE OF THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 80'L, 18'L, 6'T. THE FALL OCCURRED ON 001 SECTION, NO.3 RIGHT PANEL, #7 HEADINGS, APPROX 50' OUTBY SPAD #1012. THE COMPOSITION ON THE ROOF WAS THINLY BEDD ED SHALE. 4' ROOF BOLTS WERE BEING USED. THE FALL WAS FOUND ON 11/7/97 DAY SHIFT.
THE EE WAS OPERATING THE RIMPULL SLATE TRUCK AT A RATE OF SPEE DTOO GREAT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL ALSO THE EE DID NOT HAVE HIS SEAT BELT ON.
A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, HITTING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, THEN HITTING THE EE ON THE LEFT LEG. ROCK SIZE APPROX 3'W, 4'L, 4"THICK. WHILE THE EE WAS ON THE GROUND, A SEC OND PIECE OF DRAW SLATE HIT HIM ON THE RT. SHOULDER & BACK.
HWHILE INJURED WAS OPERATING MINER, A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING INJURED ON HEAD AND BACK OF NECK. SLATE WAS 17" X 12" X 1" THICK. TOP 9' HIGH.
WHILE EMP WAS SHOVELING #2 TAILPIECE HE INJURED LOWER BACK.
WHILE EE WAS FIRE BOSSING MINE A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EE ON TOP OF HIS HEAD RESULTING IN A CERVICAL SPRAIN. WORKS OWL SHIFT CAME OUT EARLY TO FIRE BOSS.
WHILE EE WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING A BELT MOVE, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE EMP WAS OPERATING THE MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTSA PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMP ON HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE STEPPED OUT OF MANBUS & FELL THROUGH BRIDGE ON TRACK AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
WHILE EMP WAS DOING ELECTRICAL REPAIRS TO CONTINUOUS MINER, HE DISMOUNTED MINER AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT HIP. ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED TO OPERATOR UNTIL 3-24-97. 1ST DAY MISSED 3-22.
EE'S BACK WENT OUT WHILE SHOVELING TAILPIECE.
PIECE OF COAL ROLLED OFF RIB & STRUCK EE ON LEFTSHOULDER
WHILE THE CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS OPERATING THE MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON THE NECK & SHOULDER. ROCK SIZED APPROX. 2" THICK, 2' LONG & 4" WIDE.
EE WAS DRIVING AN INSERT IN RIPPERHEAD AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN FACE.
THE FALL WAS APPROX 30' LONG, 40' WIDE AND 4' THICK. THE ROOF FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED WITH 4' AND 6' RESIN BOLTS. SECOND MINING WILL BEGIN ONCE A BLEEDER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
THE ROOF FALL MEASURED APPROX 30' ONG, 40' WIDE AND 4'THICK. THE ROOF FALL OCCURED IN NO 5 HEADING- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED OFF. ADVANCEMENT OF THE SECTION HAS ST OPPED, RETREAT MINING WILL BEGIN ONCE AN EXTERNAL BLEEDER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKIGNE MPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG RESULTING IN LACERATIONS ON RIGHT LOWER LEG AND ANKLE.
AS EE WAS STEPPING OFF TAILPIECE, HE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE AND KNEE.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN A BUGGY ANCHOR, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING DUTIES ON A BELT MOVE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON BACK, SHOULDER AND NECK.
THE ROOF FALL LOCATED APPROX 400' FROM THE FACE, AT SPAD #72D WAS 20' X 70' X 5'THICK. THE FALL WAS BASICALLY SLATE AND SANDSTONE. 48" FULLY GROUTED BOLTS WERE INITIALLY USED WITH 6' RESIN BOL TS LATER INSTALLED.
WHILE EMP WAS REMOVING A STRUCTURE BOLT THAT WASLOCKED UP, HE PULLED HARD AND TWISTED HIS BODY, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE EE WAS BLOCKING UP WEAR STRIP ON HIS KNEES, HE TURNED TO PICK UP CRIB BLOCK AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS UPPER AND MIDDLE BACK.
WHILE EE WAS PERFORMING DUTIES AS MINER HELPER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EE ON RIGHT ELBOW & RIGHT LOWER LEG.
WHEN EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND LIFTED A PIECE OF 3" CHANNEL, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
WHILE EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, HE BOUNCED OUT OF SEAT STRIKING CANOPY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH SERVICING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LOWERED TH EGATHERING PAN. ON HIS FOOT. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 7-12-96.
AFTER DRILLING HOLE, EMP WAS PUTTING UP STRAP AND STRAP STARTED SPINNING ON DRILL STEEL STRIKINGLEFT SIDE OF FACE RESULTING IN FACIAL FRACTURES TO UPPER AND LOWER JAW BONES. ALSO LACERATION TO FACE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON MINER, DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND BACK.
WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER, HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT ON DOZER DECKING RESULTING IN LACERATIONS.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A CINDER BLOCK STOPPING, HE DROPPED A CINDER BLOCK ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE THE EE WAS ASSISTING ON REPAIRS TO THE DANIALS WASH BOX A CHAIN SLIPPED & HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHAFT & THE HAND RAIL. ATHE WASH BOX WAS BE ENERGIZED.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE TOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT SIDE AND LEG. DIDN'T RECEIVE ACCIDENT FROM EMPLOYEE UNTIL 2-23-96.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE CONTINUOUS MINER A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF HITTING EMP ON NOSE CAUSING LACERATIONS.
WHILE EMP WAS PERFORMING NORMAL SCOOP OPERATIONSHE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. (HANGING CURTAIN)
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON A JACK COVER ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.NOTE THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THAT HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12-28-95. WC 123 ATTACHED
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF BATTERY AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE TAKING SCOOP OFF OF CHARGE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT TO OEPRATOR UNTIL 11-20-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING A CINDER BLOCK WHUILE BUILDING A STOPPING. A SMALL PIECE OF THE CINDER BLOCK FLEW AND LODGED IN EYE. NOTE: OPERATOR DIDN'T RECEIVE INFO ON ACC UNTIL WC123 FORM RECEIVED.
WHILE THE EMP WAS HELPING ON THE MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD.