EE WAS RETURNING FROM A MOBILE PATROL OF THE JOB SITE. EE WAS TRAVELING AT TOO HIGH A RATE OF SPEED. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE PICKUP ON THE GRAVELED AREA.
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Showing 50 of 246CLOSING A TOOL BOX LID AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE LID AND TOOL BOX BREAKING FINGER.
EE CHIEF ELECT RICAN CAME IN CONTACT WITH 12470 VOLTS IN A HIGH VOLTAGE SPLICE BOX IN WHICH HE APPARENTLY WAS GOING TO CLEAN THE BOX WAS ENERGIZED
EE WAS WALKING BELT LINE AND RAN INTO A CABLE BLOCK HURTING HIS NECK AND LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CUTTING A STEEL BAND ON A PALET OF BLOCKS WHEN IT CAME LOOSE THE BAND STRUCK THE EE IN THE LEFT ARM.
EE WAS JACKING A 10 TON MOTOR ON THE TRACK WHEN IT SLIPPED AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN. HE HURT HIS LEFT ELBOW NECK AND LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND ROOF BOLTER & SLIPPED ON ROCK AND FELL ON BACK RESULTING IN PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN FOR VENTILATION & GOT PAIN IN LOWER BACKK ON 2ND WEST SECTION #3 HEADING
EE TRIPPED ON METAL BOND AND FELL IN ATER HOE AND HURT BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROLLERS & SPRINGS ON BRAKES ON WATER TRUCK AND PRYBAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND, CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER.
EE WAS RIDING RUBBER TIRED GOFER ON TRACK AND GOFER CAME OFF TRACK AND WHEN IT DROPPED OFF TRACK HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
EE WAS LIFTING A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN BRIDGE CONVEYOR AND WHILE LIFTING HURT BACK AND NECK.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP 5 HP WATER PUMP AND HURT BACK WHILE CARRYING PUMP INTO TOP END OF 18 GATE.
HE WAS CLOSING CAR DOOR ON RAILROAD CAR AND BAR SLIPPED OUT OF LATCH AND HE FELL ON GROUND AND HURT LEFT LEG.
WALKING ALONG BELTLIEN AND STUMBLE ON WATERLINE & CABLES AND FELL ON LEFT KNEE NAD LEFT ELBOW HURTING BOTH AND STRAINED BACK WHEN FELL.
EE WAS SHOVELING BELT ON 1ST WEST BELTLINE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9-14-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE HIT THE WRONG CONTROL LEVER AND WAS STRUCK BY A ROOF BOLT WRENCH.
ROOF FALL FELL INTHE BELT ENTRY JUST INBY 1ST WEST BELT DRIVE ON FIRST SOUTH BELT THE FALL WAS APPX 22FT WIDE X20FT HIGH X60FT LONG
EPLOYEE WAS BUILDING OMEGA BLOCK STOPPIG AND DUST CAME OFF THE TOP OF THE BLOCK AND FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE RESULTING IN SCRATCHES TO EYE.
ELECTRICALSTORM CAUSED COMPUTER OUTAGE ON MAN HOIST EELVATOR WHICH LASTED FOR 65 MINUTES. COMPUTER WAS RE-LOADED AND ELEVATOR REUTRNED TO NORMAL AT 11:50 PM.
SHOVELING BELT BUT THE EMPLOYEE BACK WAS HURTING BEFORE HE STARTED TOWORK THIS MORNING. E STATED HE HAS A PRECISTANCE BACK PROBLEM.
SHOVELING BELT AT 14 BELT TAIL PIECE AND A PIECEOF MANDSEAL APPROX 15" X 6" X 1/2"HIT HIM IN BACK RESULTING IN PAIN & BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT ONE BREAK OUTBY #13 TAILPIECE AND WHILE LIFTING SHOVEL FULL OF LOOSE MATERIAL FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER & BACK.
EE WAS PULLING ON ROPE AND GOT HIS FEET STUCK IN MUD AND WHEN STARTED TO MOVE, HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL AND LANDED ON HAND AND FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST.
THE ELEVATOR LOST POWER FOR 1 HR. 15 MINUTES. DUE TO 2 FUSES ON POWER POLE DISCONNECT BLEW.ANDHAD TO BE REPLACED.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BUCKET OF PLASTER OFF OF SUPPLY CAR & GOT PAIN IN LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE HAS REPEATED TRAUMA TO BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON LONGWALL AN DFELL AAINST PAN LIEN AND HURT BACK.
EE WAS PICKING UP MINER CABLE & MOVING IT OUT OF ROADWAY ON 1ST WEST SECTION & STRAINED BACK.
OPERATING 350 PAYHAULER ROCK TRUCK AND SLID DOWN HILL, JARRING AND TURNING OVER ON HILL. HURT EMPLOYEE BACK, CHEST, ARM, LEGS WITH BRUISES CONCUSION TO HEAD, STITCHES TO LEFT HAND .
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A PIN THRU A CHAIN TO COUPLY UP 2 MOTORS. THE FINGER WAS CAUGHT INBETWEEN THE TRACK MOTOR AND THE PIN WHEN THE MOTOR WAS MOVED A DIFFERENT THAN HE HAD WANTED.
EE WAS WALKING FROM TAILPIECE TO 15 BELT DRIVE SLIPPED AND FELL AREA WELL LIGHTED 9 FEET HIGH FLOOR LEVEL AND CLEAN WAS DAMP IT WAS HIS JOB TO CLEAN AND ROCK DUST THIS AREA.
INJURED WAS LIFTING AND TWISTING LOADING A BOX OF RESIN GLUE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH HIS LOWER BACK AND HAS HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENT WHERE HE HAS HURT MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS HELPING MAKE A ONE BREAK BELT MOVE WAS PLACING 48 INCH TOP BELT ROLLERS INTO PLACE AND SAID THAT WAS WHEN HE FELT PAIN PULLING IN HIS NECK AND INBETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS.
EE MOVED WOODEN PALLET AND SET ON COAL RIB AND PALLET FELL OVER AND HIT EE ON RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO BONES IN FOOT.
EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER BELT AND THROWNING ON BELT AND GOT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PUTTING A MIAN BREAKER ON CONTINUOUS MINER WITH HAMME HANDLE AND HANDLE SLIPPED OFF BREAKER AND JAMMED FINGER INTO MINER, CUTTING AND MASHING FINGER.
LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO SCOOP BLADE & GOT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN DRILL CHUCK AND DRILL STEEL WHILE INSTALLNG ROOF BOLT. RESUTLING IN LACERATION TO FINGER, LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR & HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY JARRING LOWER RESULTING IN PAIN IN BACK.
ROCK FELL FROM ROOF & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ANKLE, CAUSING SLIGHT CUT ON ANKLE & BRUISE TO ANKLE ON RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING MOTOR BACK ON RAILROAD TRACK USING LIFTING JACK TO PUT MOTOR BACK AND GOT PAIN IN LEFT ARM & SHOULDER, BACK AND NECK. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2-28-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE MINER CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.
UNLOADING ROLLERS FROM SUPPLY CAR & WHILE REACHING ACROSS ROLLERS TOP OF LEFT HAND HIT METAL BAND BINDING ROLLERS CAUSING TWO INCH CUT REQUIRING 10 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST & HAD LEFT HAND OF CONTROL & RIGHT HAND ON CHAIN & LIFTED LOAD & PULLED RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER & THUMB INTO HOIST CAUSING LACERATION TO LINGER & LA CERATION TO THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON TOP OF 610 SCOOP ADN GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP AND SCOOP COMING OFF 22 GATE RESULTS IN BRUISES AN SORENESS TO BACK AND LEGS.
WHILE UNLOADING HIGH LINE FROM SUPPLY CAR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LET GO OF LINE AND EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND AND WAS HIT BY HIGH LINE ACROSS NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON 2" PIPE 5 FT LONG TO FREE STUCK FORKLIFT AND STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF FLETCHER BOLTER ON 4TH EAST AND FELT BURNING, STINGING FEELING IN GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING INSIDE ON MANBUS AND FOREIGNPARTICLES FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. RESULTING IN SCRATCH TO EYE.
HURT BACK WHILE HANGING MINER CABLE ACROSS INTERSECTION ON 1ST SOUTH MAINS