While getting out of shuttle car left knee buckled.
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Showing all 23When bending roof bolt, pulled muscle in shoulder.
A roof fall measuring approximately 5-10' x 18' x 70' occurred neat spad #2858 (no 5-6 entries)
A roof fall measuring 4' X 20' X 50' occurred in the intersection of #5 and #6 entries near spad #2842. This area is outby the active section.
Rock fall between 2 to 1 Brake - 20ft wide - 24ft long 3' to 5' high.
Loading blocks into scoop bucket and pulled lower back
Injured was taking down 3/4" pipe that was beside feeder and transferring it across #3 belt. Pipe had been used as part of fire deluge system, drive had been removed. As he attempted to move it across belt, he felt a pain in his lower back on the right side.
The jack slipped while putting boom jack on miner, mashing employee's ring finger.
Pulled back muscle while lifting belt structure out of belt car.
Rock fall in face area.
Employee was operating shuttle car when a slab of rock fell from the roof striking him on top of his head.
WHILE TRAMMING MINER TO THE FACE OF 00 HDG., TRAMMED OVER A HUMP IN THE ROADWAY & MINER TEETERED OVER HUMP CAUSING OPER. TO HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP.
Twisted right knee getting out of pinner deck.
RUNNING S/C IN LOW TOP, EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON TOP INJURING NECK.
WHILE SITTING ON GOLF KART TALKING TO FELLOW EMPLOYEES (WHO WERE ON A MM3 MINI MAC MANTRIP) HE MUST HAVE HIT TRAM PEDAL AND HIT MANTRIP.
DEATH ON MINE PROPERTY. THE EMPLOYEE, A MINE FOREMAN, SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK WHILE ON MINE PROPERTY. THIS INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY MSHA, WV DEPT. OF MINES, AND COMPANY OFFICIALS.
EE STATES HE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM SCOOP AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE SAID HURT HIS KNEE MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF WAY. EMPLOYEE SAID ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE MORNING OF 5/31/03. EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY MANAGEMENT UNTIL THE EVENING OF 6/1/03.
DISCOVERED ROCK FALL IN OLD WORKINGS. GOING TO CRIB AND DANGER OFF.
JACKED UP BELT DRIVER #4 TO CHANGE OUT CRIB BLOCK OLD BLOCK WAS STUCK. TOOK ANOTHER CRIB BLOCK TO KNOCK OUT 1ST BLOCK GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN BETWEEN BLOCKS MASHING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
CHANGING MOTOR ON BELT DRIVE MOTOR ROLL OVER ON MIDDLE FINGER.
SCOOPING #3 ENTRY, HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN DECK AND BATTERY END OF SCOOP, MASHING LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
MAN LEAN BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE SYSTEM OF THE MACHINE TO REMOVE DUST HOSE, ACCIDENTLY HIT THE UP CONTROL OF THE BOOM WITH HIS LEG AND PIN HIMSELF BETWEEN THE ATRS AND BOOM OF THE MACHINE.