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HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND FOOT.
EMPLOYEE LIFTING BOX OF GLUE ONTO ROOF BOLTER.
ROOF FALL OCCURED 4TH CROSSCUT OUTBY FACE OF THE#10 ENTRY. WE HAD STARTED A SMALL PANEL RT OFF 1ST RT PANEL. #10 ENTRY WAS ONLY MINED 1 BREAK. THEN STOPPED. THE INTERSECTION WAS LAMINATED SHA LE. MSHS WAS NOTIFIED AND ROOF CONTROL INSPECTORCAME OUT CHECKED FALL AND USED STRATA SCOPE CHECKING SECTION.
OPERATING D-9 BULLDOZER, DOZER SLIPPED OFF A ROCK, OPERATED STATED THAT IT JARRED HIM.
INJURED CUT INDEX FINGER ONLEFT HAND ON A PIECE OF UNDERPINNING TIN ON OFFICE TRAILER
GPF-OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
HE WAS WALKING UP #1. BOTTOM WAS SLOPED. HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS LOWER BACK. THE FLOOR OF THE MINE WAS SLOPED TO THE RIGHT AND HAD A ROLL IN THE FLOOR.
INDIVIDUAL WAS TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER ACROSS SECTION WHEN THE MINER WAS TRAMMED OVER A PLACE INT HE BOTTOM THAT CAUSED THE DECK OF THE MINER TO BE RAISED IN THE AIR, PUSHING OPERATOR AGAINS T THE MINE TOP.
EE WAS TAKING TREE CUTTERS EQUIPMENT DOWN INTO A NEW HOLLOW FILL LOCATION. BIG DOZERS WERE ABOVE HIM PUSHING INTO ANOTHER HOLLOW FILL IN TH OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A ROCK BROKE LOOSE ADN ROLLED DOWN THE HILL STRIKING THE DOZER ON TEH RIGHT SIDE. THE ROCK HIT THE BRUSH GUUARD MASHING IT INTO EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER AND FOREARM.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING HIS 2ND BOLT IN THE #5 RT, BRK. THIS WAS THE FIRST CUT HIS STEEL DRILLED INTO THE HILL SEAM & GOT STUCK WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT WITH THE HEAD OF ROOF SPINN ING AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIS LEFTHAND INJURING HIS INDEX. TOP HAD HILL SEAMS, DRAW ROCK AND WATER COMING THRU THE SEAMS.
EE WAS LOADING DRILL STEEL INTO THE DRILL STEEL RACK. ONE OF THE PIECES WAS HUNG UP. IT SLIPPED LOOSE & HIT EE ON THE LEFT HAND & BRUISED IT
DRAW ROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP HITTING EE IN THE HEAD.
TIGHTENING BOLT ON A 1400 ENDLOADER WITH A RATCHET. THE RATCHET BROKE AND THE SHARP POINT LACERATED HIS PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A ROOF [BOLT] BACK OUT AFTER PUTTING [IT] UP IN THE HOLE, WHEN IT TWISTED. HE TWISTED HIS BACK & FELL HITTING HIS WRIST ON SOMETHING.
LOADING ROCK DUST IN ROCK DUSTER. WHILE LIFTING BAGS OF ROCK DUST, STRAINED LEFT HIP AND LEG.
HE WAS TAKING SCOOP TO PUT ON CHARGE A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING HIM ON HIS LEFT SIDE CAUSIGN 2 1/2 IN CUTS AND BRUSING HIS SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING DURING RAIN STORM WHEN HIS FOOTING BECAME VERY SLIPPERY. WHILE FILLING A PORTABLE TANK ON TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM TRUCK STRIKING A CONCRETE PIER, RESULTING IN INJU RY.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO THE ENDLOADER OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
HE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF 1/2 METAL AND DROPPED IT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
COAL STUCK TO SIDE IN DUMP TRAILER WHILE UNLOADING AT TIPPLE, RESULTING IN OVERTURNING. DAMAGE TO BOTH TRUCK AND TRAILER. DRIVER TAKEN TO EMERG RM, XRAYED, CHECKED, RELEASED.
HE WAS REPAIRING ON CONTINUOUS MINER, LIFTING ON TRAM MOTOR TO PUT BACK INTO THE CONTINUOUS MINER. FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 10-17-95. THAT WAS WHEN IT BECAME REPORTABLE.
WHILE REMOVING BELLY PAN ON A 755 B TRACK ENDLOADER, HE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT AND THE PAN FELL ONTO HIS HAND.
EE THE BELTMAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNLOADING RESIN FOR ROOF BOLTS OUT OF MANTRIP AND STACKING THEM BESIDE THE TRACK IN A SUPPLY HOLE. WENT HE TURNED TO UNLOAD ANOTHER BOX OF RESIN, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
BELT MEN WERE REPAIRING A BAD SPLICE IN THE #11 BELT DURING PRODUCTION SHIFT. THEY GOT BELT READY TO CUT & HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT BELT. THEESE KNIVES ARE SHARP. HE WAS PULLING KNI FE TOWARDS HIMSELF AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE BETL AND HIT RT. LEG, UPPER THIGH, CAUSING A SMALL CUT APPROX. 1"-1 1/2" LONG, REQUIRED 3 STITCHES, NO TIME OFF FROM WORK.
INJURED WAS WELDING ON MINER, IN THE PROCESS HE HAD TO REMOVE TRAM MOTOR AND BLOCK WITH CRIB BLOCK. AFTER FINISHING WELD JOB. HE WAS PUTTING TRAM MOTOR BACK ON MINER. HE WAS BEHIND MOTOR AN D IT SLIPPED OFF CRIB BLOCK. WHEN IT DID, HE HELD MOTOR UNIT EE PUT A SLOT BAR UNDER IT. RESUTLING IN BACK INJURY.
PULLING ON CHUTE.
EE WAS REPAIRING ON A MARION 201 ELECTRIC SHOVELHE WAS WORKING ON A NUT TO A PIN & THE MEDIUM VOLTAGE COLLECTOR RINGS. THE SHOVEL WAS ENERGIZED TO PUT THE NUT ON THE PIN. POWER WAS DE-ENERGIZE D ON THE MEDIUM VOLTAGE COLLECTOR RINGS. AFTER PUTTING THE COLLECTOR RINGS BACK, HE ENTERED INTOTHE COMPARTMENT THAT HELD THE ENERGIZED 7200 VOLT C RINGS & CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICITY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVIGN ROCK TRUCK WHEN ALLEGELY HIT A HUMP I THE ROAD AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A WINDOW. THIS ALLEGED INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4 DAYS AFTER THE EMPLOYEE WS TERMINATED.
THERE WAS A HORSE BACK FELL OUT IN THE NEUTRAL. 42" THICK AND 85' LONG. FALL WAS AT SPAD #4085. FALL WAS OUT BY THE SECTION.
MINING IN #3 ENTRY ON MM03 SECTION. WAS CLEANING CUT UP WHEN NOTIFIED WATER COMING FROM THE FACE. THE OLD HENRY CLAY MINE MAP SHOWED THE ENTRY WE HIT APPROX 90-100'IN FRONT OF US. IT WAS NOT. MINING MUST HAVE OCCURED AFTER SURVEYS WERE TAKEN.
EE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER IN THE #5 ENTRY, HE WAS INSTALLING 42" RESIN BOLTS, HE PUT BOLT IN HOLE AND STARTED TO SPIN BOLT, THE ROTATION HOSE ON OEPRATOR, SIDE BUSTED THIS CAUSED HIM TO ET HIT IN THE FACE AND EYES WITH HYYD OIL. THE OILL AS WARM, HOT. HIS EYES WERE WASHED OUT ON SECTION. HE AS BROUGHT TO SURFACE, HIS EYES WERE WASHED AGAIN AND PUT PATCHES ON THEM.
ALLEGED ACCIDENT/INJURY. HE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED ON THE DOZER.
FALL WAS 5' THICK, 20' WIDE, 35' LONG. STATE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE CAUSE OF FALL WAS UNDETERMED AFTER SCOPING TEST HOLES ALL AROUND FALL, INDY & OUT BY. THERE WAS NO OTHER SIGNS OF STRES S.
OPERATOR WAS BOLTING IN THE 9 ENTRY. HE WAS PUTTING UP THE RIB BOLT THERE WAS SOME COAL IN HIS WAY WHICH MADE HIM GET OUT OF POSITION TO PUSH THE BOLT IN THE HOLE. HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BA CK PUSHING ON THE BOLT ACCORDING TO WHAT HE SAIDHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE BOLT OVER THE FOOR JACK.
FUELING UP DOZER WHEN FINISHED FUELING UP DOXER HE ATTEMPTED TO START DOZER AND DOZER WOULD NOT START. HE PROCEEDED TO REMOVE LID TO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT AND BATTERY EXPLODED.
EE WAS PULLING BRUSH WITH DOZER. HE BACKED OVER A STUMP JARRING HIS BACK AND ARM AGAINST THE SEAT 10-26-94 BUT DIDN'T TELL SUPERVISOR UNTIL 11-01-94. HE WORKED UNTIL MONDAY. HE WENT TO THE HOS PITAL 11-03-94. HAD AN XRAY. THE DR. SAID HE HADA STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BAKC AND BRUISED HIS ARM.
OPERATING DOZER AND HIT A LARGE ROCK SUDDENLY, CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS BACK. STARTED MISSING WORK 2-21-95.
HE WAS HOOKING CABLE TO BRUSH & TREES FOR DOZER TO PULL. WHEN A SMALL TREE GOT HUNG AND SWUNG AROUND HITTING HIM IN THE BACK.
IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A BLAST HOLE, THE DECK BUSHING WAS DISPLACED. EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE BUSHING WHEN IT FELL MASHING THE END OF HYIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
SECTION WAS IDLE PULLING BACK INJURED WAS HELPING SCOOP OPERATOR HOOKED UP TO PULL PWER BOX BACK, HE TOL DSCOOP OPERATOR TO BACK UP. HE WAS HOLDING TO CHAIN AT THE TIME, WHEN SCOOP STARTED TH E BUCKET LIFT LEVER WAS STUCK IN UP POSITION CAUSING HIM TO CATCH HIS HAND BETWEEN CHAIN AND SCOOP BUCKET. HE CUT RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN THE #5 ENTRY. HE HAD INSTALLED 1 ROLL OF SUPPORT AND WAS WORKING ON HIS 2ND ROLL. HE HAD PUT UP THE #2 PIN IN 2ND ROLL AND THEN DRILLED HOLE FOR THE 3RD BOLT. AS HE WA S PUSHING UP THE 3RD BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE 2ND BOLT AND THE ONE HE WAS PUSHING UP GLASING HIS SIDE AND HITTING HIM ON THE FOOT
EE WAS OPERATING A RAILRUNNER ON HIS WAY TO THE WORKING SECTION TO PICK THE CREW UP IT WAS TIME FOR SHIFT TO END HE APPERRING HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TRIP HE WAS RUNNING CAUSING A CUT ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD THE FOREMAN TOOK HIM TO THE DOC THERE THEY GAVE HIM 3 STITCHES & RELEASED HIM TO GO BACK TO WORK ON THE 16TH OF MAY
INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN #! RIGHT OPEN BRK SETTING 42" RESIN ROOF BOLTS IN 40" SEAM HAD STARTED SETTING #8 BOTL AND PUSHE DBOLT IN HOLE AND STARTED TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT TO PUSH ON UP . THE BOLT TWISTE DIN HOLE CAUSING STRAIN OF LOWER BACK AND LEFT KNEE.
ROOFBOLTER OP WAS BELTING IN #8 ENTRY, HE WAS CARRYING ROOF BOLTS FROM BACK OF MACHINE TO SIDEOF MACHINE, SAID HE TWISTED HIS BACK AT THIS TIME HE DIDN'T FEEL HE NEEDED ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION 5-16-94 THE SAME PERSON WAS LIFTING ON A ROLL OFBELT TO LOAD IN SCOOP BUCKET SAID HE HAD REINJURED HIS BACK, HE WORKED UNTIL 5-19-94, SAID HE WAS GOING TO HAVE IT CHECKED.
ROCK TRUCK OPERATOR EXITING TRUCK AT END OF SHIFT AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND FROM THE MAN LADDER HE SAID HE INJURED HIS BACK. AT TIME OF ACCIDENT HE THOUGHT IT WAS MINOR INJURY BUT IT DEVELOP ED INTO A MORE SERIOUS INJURY LATER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIRS ON CONTINUOUS MINER BOOM. HE WAS DRIVING A PIN IN BOOM, A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF NOSE. IT WAS A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BUT HE HAD TO GO TO EMERGENC Y ROOM AND HAVE IT TAKEN OUT. THIS REQUIRED STITCHES AFTER METAL WAS REMOVED.
SURFACE UTILITY MAN WAS WORKING ON S&S SCOOP WAS WALKING ON TOP OF SCOOP HE STEPPED FROM TOP OF SCOOP INTO DECK & TWISTED LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A TOOTH FROM SHOVEL BUCKET. A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF LANDING IN HIS LEG.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT POWER BACK IN WITH HOT STICK, WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL. STANDING ON RUBBER MAT.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS BOLTING TOP HE HAD SET #1  BOLT IN FIRST ROW & WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR #3 BOLT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BEWEEN THE #2 BOLT & THE ATRS ON THE MACHINE HITTING LEFT SIDE OF B ACK & LEFT LEG & FOOT THE ROCK WAZ A FORM OF SOAP STONE