Beltman was busting rock with sledge hammer & picking up rock he felt pain in his groin area.
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Showing all 22Operator was tramming s.c. to face, car hit hole in mine floor jamming back.
Lifting 2 bags of rock dust, strained back.
Fall of roof #5 entry, 1 br inby spad 497. Date mined 4-15-06. Slicken sides, longwall pressure. 3000 feet from working section. No airways or escapeways were affected. 9 cribs and 16 timbers were set around the fall.
At spad 473 in return airway, a fall was found while return airway was being made.
A small piece of draw rock fell, ap. 8" dia. x 1/2" thick striking employee on neck.
WATER IN ROOF. FALL WAS IN #5 ENTRY BETWEEN SPAD 100 & 106. CALLED REPORT IN LOGAN OFFICE 8:05 AM.
WHILE CUTTING CROSS CUT FROM #2 TO #1, RIB OF #2 ROLLED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.
CHANGING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EE SAID "HE SLIPPED & FELL OFF OF END LOADER."
WHILE HELPING MOVE, EE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS KNEE. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM, WHICH STRAINED HIS KNEE.
WHILE TURNING A RIGHT HAND CROSS CUT, MINER BACKED UP HITTING S.C.PUSHING IT INTO RIB. EE HIT RIB, BRUISING HIS HIP.
WHILE HAULING COAL ON A S.C. EMPLOYEE HIT HOLE IN MINE FLOOR, CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.
WHILE BOLTING RIGHT BREAK IN #3 ENTRY 2' DIAMETER KETTLE BOTTOM 2" THICK FELL, STRIKING EE ON ARM & LEG.
NONE WAS GIVEN, ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON JAN 2, 2002. HE SAID HE DIDN;T KNOW HOW HE HURT HIS BACK.
HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF THE GRADER. HE REACHED FOR HIS DINNER BUCKET. WHILE REACHING, HIS REFLECTOR VEST GOT CAUGHT ON THE BLADE LEVERS. AS HE GOT HIS VEST LOOSE FROM THE LEVERS, HE THOUGH T HE WAS ON THE LAST STEP. AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN, WATCHING TO MAKE SURE HIS REFLECTOR VEST WASN'T CAUGHT AGAINS, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND, FALLING ON HIS TAIL.
CONVEYOR CHAIN WAS BROKEN ON MINER, WHILE PUTTING CHAIN TOGETHER, STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A CUTTER HEAD MOTOR. ONE OF WATER MANIFOLD BLOCKS STRUCK HAND BREAKING A BONE IN THE HAND.
WHILE SERVICING MINER, PULLING GREASE CAN, PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.
WHILE HANGING MINER CABLE EE TWISTED KNEE.
WHILE TRAVELING TO SECTION ON MAN TRIP, HIS HEAD CAUGHT A ROOF STRAP, SNAPPING HIS HEAD BACK. TWO HOURS INTO SHIFT, HE COMPLAINED ABOUT NECK HURTING AND WENT HOME.
WORKING ON TOP ROLLER OF JD DONER AND GOT DIRT IN EYE FROM ROLLER FRAME.