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EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN SHOVELING LOOSE COAL NEAR THE #4 BELT HEAD WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE AND CO WORKER WERE ENGAGED IN REJOINING THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON AN EIMCO 2810L CONTINUOUS MINER EE WAS HOLDING PRESSURE ON A CONNECTOR LINK WITH A 4 LBS SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE CO WORKER STRUCK T HE LINK WITH A 16 OUNCED BALLPEN HAMMER. THE BALL SPEEN GLANCED OFF THE LINK AND STRUCK EE S LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING A RECEPTACLE TO A BATTERY ON A COAL HAULAGE UNIT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. AT THE INSTANT OF EXPERIENCING PAIN, EMPLOYEE WA S TURNING HIS BODY. HE WAS LAYING OVER THE TOP OF THE COAL HAULAGE UNIT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER CLEANING THE RIGHT CROSSCUT AT #2 ENTRY IN THE FACE AREA A PIECE OF SHALE APPROX 4FTX4FTX0-6IN THICK FELL FROM THE TOP NEAR THE RIB & STRUCK THE EMPLO YEE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE ENGAGED IN SUSPENDING A TRAILING CABLE FOR A ROOF BOLTER FROM THE MINE ROOF. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT AN KLE.
LOOSE PIN OF STEEL WAS LAYING ON TOP OF MANBUS, IT SLID TO THE EDGE OF MANTRIP, CATCHING A CRIB AND CAUSING IT TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRACK MOUNTED PERSONNEL CARRIER. WHEN THE PERSONNEL CARRIER GOT TO THE SURFACE, THE EMPLOYEE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO STAND UP, TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE STATED HIS KNEE HAD BEEN HURTING HIM PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE.
WAS USING CUTTING TORCH AND HOT SLAG GOT IN LEFT EYE AND SCRATCHED CORNIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN INSTALLING 42" FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS. AS EMPLOYEE STRETCHED TO INSERT A RESIN CARTRIDGE AND A ROOF BOLT, HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
WAS PLASTERING STOMPINGS AND PLASTER FELL IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE AND OTHER CO-WORKERS WERE REMOVING ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM TOP OF MINER, HE SLIPPED ON THE MINE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE SECOND LEFT MAINS HEADINGS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 20 ' WIDE BY 70' LONG BY 5' TO 6' THICK. THE ROOF IN THIS AREA WAS SHALE AND HAD BEEN SUPPORTED DU RING INITIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH 48" LONG FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. FALL WAS IN A RETURN AIRCOURSE FROM THE #2 ACTIDE SECITON.
EMPLOYEE HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE SRUBBER MOTER ON A MINER.
EE AND A CO WORKER WERE INSTALLING THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS IN THE FACE OF THE 7 ROOM A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE EE ON HIS LOWER LEFT LEG. THE ROCK WHICH MEASURED 21/2 FT X 8FT X 4INCH, FELL BETWEEN THE ATRS BEAM AND THE OPERATORS CANOPY EE WAS OPERATING THE LEFT SIDE COPERATORS SIDE DRILL OF A TWIN HEAD EIMCO ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.
EE WAS INSTALLING A FEED VALVE ON AN EIMCO ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 18X18X5 THICK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE SWELLING AND DISCOLORATION WERE EVIDENT AT 800 AM WHEN EE WAS EXAMINED ON SURFACE.
LINE HUNG UP IN WHEEL, WHILE PULLING ON CURTAIN, CURTAIN CAME LOOSE AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST SCOOP CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE STARTED MINER, TURN BOOM TO OPERATOR SIDE WAS BENT OVER AND WALKED INTO BOOM HITTING HIS HEAD.
INJURED COMPLETED DRILLING LAST BOLT HOLE IN PATTERN, WALKED FROM THE DRILL HEAD TO THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE, WHEN A THIN PIECE OF SHALE APPROX 4'X3'X2" DROPPED FROM PREVIOUSLY PERMANENTLY SUPP ORTED ROOF AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE HELMENT.
VICTIM WAS PLASTERING A PERMANENT STOPPING/BATTERY CHARGING STATION. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK, A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE RESULTING IN A CHEMICAL BURN.
MANTRIP CARRIER WAS PULLING JITNEY WHEN TOWING CHAIN CAME LOOSE. INJURED PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE UNITS TO RECONNECT TOW CHAIN WHEN THE OPERATOR OF THE MANTRIP CARRIER REVERSED HIS UNIT AND STRUCK INJURED ON LOWER LEGS.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN BATTERY CHANGE HE PLACED A PIECE OF WOOD PALLET MATERIAL BETWEEN THE RT SIDE BATTERY LIFT JACK & BATTERY BOX TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFT DIRECTED EE TO OPERATE HYDRAULI C LIFT JACKS JACK EXTENSION CAUSED BOARD TO CANTILEVER & CAUGHT THUMB AGAINST MACHINES FRAME
INJUR ED WAS IN PROCESS OF RECOVERING FIN PVC WATER PIPE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON SOME LOOSE ROCK ON THE BOTTOM & FELL INJURED USED HIS HAND TO ATTEMPT TO BREAK FALL OR RECOVER BALANCE & IN JURE D THUMB
EMPLOYEE CUT A METAL BAND AND IT HIT EYE. EMPLOYER NOT AWARE OF ACCIDENT UNTIL 2-22-93.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN FACE OF 5 ENTRY WHEN THE RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE LEGS EE STATED HE JERKED TO GET AWAY FROM FALL AND TWISTED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STARTED DRILL STELL & PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS GETTING OFF MANTRIP & FELL ON TRACK LANDING ON RT HIP
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE-SHOVEL BECAME CAUGHT ON BELT SPLICE AND HE WAS THROWN INTO BELT ROLLER AND CHAIN.
EMPLOYE EWAS SHOVELING BELT. LIGHT WENT OUT AND HE FELL OVER CABLE INTO FEEDER AND BACK OVER CRIB BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A LENGTH OF CONTINUOU SMINER TRAILING CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THIS EVENT WAS A WORK RELATED ACCIDENT/INJUR Y WAS NOT MADE UNTIL 4-17-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN AS SECTION OF THE STACK OF BLOCKS FELL OVER HIS RIGHT FOOT AREA, MASHING TOP OF FOOT AND LITTLE TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING TWO BUCKETS PLASTER PAIN STARTED IN BACK TRAVELING DOWN FRONT OF LEG
EMPLOYEE (MINER OPERATOR) WAS CUTTING #1 ENTRY AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON HIS BACK.
EE WAS WELDING AND SLAG POPPED UP AND WENT BESIDE OF WELDING SHIELD AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE SIDE OF FACE AND SLID DOWN AND HIT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON HIS KENES AND TOP COAL 10"X3' FELL AND HIT HIM IN BACK.
INJURED WAS PULLING ON A SLATE BAR WHEN THE BAR GAVE WAY AND HE WAS TRYING TO CATCH HIS WEIGHT WITH HIS RIGHT LEG. THE WEIGHT SHIFTED TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LOCKED THE KNE EIN ONE POSITIO N.
EE TWISTED SOMETHING IN BACK WHILE LOADING BOLT SUPPLIES
EMPLOYEE "TWISTED" SOMETHING IN BACK WHILE LOADING BOLT SUPPLIES.
EE HURT HIS BACK SHOVELING GOB ON #3 BELT DRIVE
55067ERATING PINNER ON OPERATORS SIDE WHEN DRAW SLATE CAME FROM TOP INJURING HIS LEFT LEG OR KNEE.
55061S HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE AT #1 MINE AND WAS ON HIS KNEES AND PICKED NAIL BOARD AND PULLED MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE IN BACK.
9?514E HANDLING ROOF BOLT CABLE AND TRIPPED & FELL TWISTING ANKLE WHICH RESULTED IN LIGAMENT BEING TORN AND PULLED.
I.NAME OPERATING COALHAULER WHICH WAS DUMPING ON THE FEEDER.BUCKET HAD ROLLED OFF THE BACK AT COAL HAULER.GOT OFF NOT LEAVING ANY LIGHTS ON TO WARN ON-COMING COALHAULERS OF WHEREABOUTS.ANOTHER HAULER CAME AROUND CORNER NOT KNOWING OF I.NAME BEING BEHIND COALHAULER AND PINNED EMPL AGAINST COALHAULER.
EE WAS HELPING CHANGE BATTERIES OUT IN COAL HANGER HE WAS PULLING JUMPER CABLE OVER TO BATTERIES WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK
SHOVELING MUD FROM UNDERNEATH BELT LINE, PICKED UP SHOVEL OF MUD TO PUT ON BELT AND HURT BACK.
UINJURED WAS LOADING ROOF BOLT SUPPLIES WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK.
TAKING LOAD TO FEEDER. HIT SOME HOLES BOUNCING HEAD INTO CANOPY TOP INJURING NECK, LOWER BACK AND RIGHT HIP.
ON WAY TO CHANGE COAL HAULER BATTERIES RUN OVER ROCK & BOUNCED HIM INTO CANOPY TOP
INJURED WAS WALKING BELTS OUTSIDE A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM ROOF AND CAUSED INJURED TO STUMBLE AND HIT HIS FACE ON BELT ROPE.
CHANGE TIRE ON #1 COAL HAULER USING 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET TAKING LUG NUTS LOOSE.HAND SLIPPED RAMMING HAND INTO BOTTOM.