HURT BACK LIFTING MINER CABLE.
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Showing 50 of 65INJURED BACK WHILE LIFTING STRUCTURE TO LEVEL BELT.
WHILE TRAMMING ROFF BOTL MACHINE - HOSE STRAP IN TOP CUT EMPLOYEE ON HIS FACE.
JUMPED OUT OF SUPPLY TRAILER & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
EE WALKED INTO A ROOF BOLT PLATE, WHILE WORKING ON NO.2 BELT, CUTTING A SMALL PLACE UNDER EYE.
HE WAS OPERATING RAIL-RUNNER DRAW ROCK FELL HIT HIM.
EE WAS HOOKIGN UP FLAT CAR UPTO THE MOTOR AND CUT HAND ONA PIECE OF METAL ON THE HOOK-UP.
BUMP HEAD ON ROOF MANTRIP.
ROOF FALL ONE BREAK OUTBY SURVEY STATION 1917 IN NO 3 ENTRY OUTBY 001 SECTION. THE FALL IS APPROX 90' LONG, 5 TO 7' THICK AND 21 1/2 ' WIDE. THIS CAVING DOESN'T EFFECT VENTILATION OR BLOCK ANY TRAVEL WAYS. NO CLEAN UP WILL BE DONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING DOLLY, BRIDGE STARTED TO BACK UP, HE STARTED TOTURN AROUND TO WATCH CABLE AND LEFT KNEE FLEW OUT OF JOINT.
EMPS WERE PULLING BELT TOGETHER AND BELT GOT LOOSE AND PULLED HIS LEG IN THE STRUCTURE OF LOW LOW.
WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES ON ROOF BOLTER--TWISTED BACK.
EE WAS WALKING BY CARRIER AND SLIPPED AND FELL CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER TRACK.
HE WAS CUTTING #5 EHADING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELW OFF OF MINER TAIL STRIKING HIM IN THE NOSE.
LIFTING ROCK.
EE WAS PLUGGING CATHEAD INTO A RECEPTICAL WHEN IT BLEW UP, IN GROIN AREA, BUTTOCKS, INSIDE LEGS, DOWN LEGS.
EMP WAS TRAVELING IN #4 ENTRY ON A THREE WHEELERWHEN HE STRUCK A ROOFBOLT, CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD OVER HIS RIGHT EYE.
LOADING RESIN GLUE.
WAS LIFTING A PUMP INTO A SCOOP AND HURT BACK.
MAN WAS HANGING A PIECE OF CURTAIN AND A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE TOP AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEEN THE RIB AND ROOF BOLTER STRIKIG HIM ON THE HEAD, LEFT ARM AND LEFT LEG AND FOOT.
ONE PIECE FELL ON LEFT HAND CUTTING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE TRACK, PIPE FELL HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE SIDE OF HEAD, DROVE HIS HEAD INTO RAILRUNNER, PIPE THEN SWUNG AWAY CAME BACK AND DROVE EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF RAILRUNNER.
STARTED THROUGH MAN DOOR HURT HIS SHOULDER.
VICTIM HAD INSTALLED AROW OF ROOF BOLTS AND WAS WAITING FOR MACHINE TO BE TRAMMED FOREWARD WHEN ROCK SLOUGHED OUT NEXT TO RIB HITTING VICTIM IN BACK OF LEGS.
CABLE FEEL DOWN CAUGHT NECK ANDPULLED MEPLOYEE FROM SHUTTLE CAR.
ALLEDGED INJURY. ACCORDING TO EE HE WAS JACKING UP A SUPPLY CAR AND INJURED HIS BACK, BUT EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY AS REQUIRED AND ALSO STATED TO FELLOW EE THAT HE WAS QUITTING AND SICK LEAVIN G MINES UNATTENDED WITH MEN WORKING UNDERGROUND.
WHILE TRAVELING TO SECTION, OBSERVED FALL, ON 2ND SHIFT #7 ENTRY. FALL WAS CRIBBED ON ALL 4 SIDE AND DANGERED OFF.
WHILE HANGING CABLE PULLED NUT (TESTICLE).
AN INTOXICATED INDIVIDUAL ENTERED THE OFFICE OF TWIN PINES AND WHEN ASKED TO LEAVE, THE INDIVIDUAL BECAME VIOLENT AND STRUCK INJURED IN FACE AND A ALTERCATION OCCURRED CAUSING INJURY.
AN INTOXICATED INDIVIDUAL ENTERED THE OFFICE OF TWIN PINES. WHEN ASKED TO LEAVE, THIS INDIVIDUAL BECAME VIOLENT, STRIKING HIM AND AN ALTERCATION ENSUED.
WAS CLEANING 2 ENTRY SCOOP BOUNCED HIM AGAINST TOP JAMMING HEAD INTO TOP INJURING HEAD, NECK AND BACK.
WAS TRAMMING SCOOP DOWN HAUL ROAD TO BATTERY CHARGER AND HIT A HOLE JAMMING BACK.
SHOVELING #2 BELT LINE, EMPLOYEE SAID HE HURT BACK WHILE SHOVELING BELT LINE.
EE WAS LIFTING A GUARD COVER ON THE #4 TAILPIECE WHEN BACK BEGUN TO WORK. WENT TO ORTHO 5-1-96. REURNED TO WORK ON 5-2-96.
WHILE PERFORMING AM PRESHIFT, A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT BETWEEN #7 AND 8 ENTRY. FALL WAS CRIBBED ON ALL SIDES.
ROOF FALL IN THE BLEEDER RETURN ON THE RIGHT HAND PANEL OFF THE MAINS.
EE WAS HOLDING CHAIN GUARD WHEN IT FELL STRIKING EE IN THE SHOULDER.
INJURED AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE HORSEPLAYING WHEN INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING INJURE TO FALL, WITH HIS HAND FALLING INTO A GLASS WINDOW.
EE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT, WHEN, OR HOW IT HAPPENED.
WAS BOLTING TOP SWUNG INTO PUT UP MIDDLE BOLT, ROCK FELL NEXT TO RIB HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.
WAS LOADING TOOLS OUT OF MAN TRIP & THREW ONE OFTHE TOOLS OVER TO MAN DOOR & HE HAD HIS HAND STICKING OUT DOOR & TOOL HIT IT.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF & SLIDE BETWEEN ATRS & CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS MOVING BATTERY STATION & WAS IN TIGHT SPOT AGAINST RIB. EE WAS STANDING AT BACK PART OF SCOOP & COWORKER PINCHED HIS LOWER LEG WITH SCOOP BRATTICE BLOCK.
WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE IN #6 ENTRY. CHANGED OUT STEEL. GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL. HE HIT ROTATION AND BROKE LEFT RING FINGER.
WAS BUILDING BRATTICE. WENT THROUGH MANDOOR. DOOR FELL ON FOOT.
THIS IS AN ALLEGED ACCIDENT REPORT. THE EMPLOYER CANNOT CONFIRM THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS REPORT WAS COMPLETED WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE TO SATISFY MSHA CITATION #4583990. EMPLOYER WAS UNAWARE O F THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL MSHA INSPECTION. WE DO NOT ACCEPT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ACCIDENT.
CAR OPERATOR WAS COMING DOWN #6 ENTRY A PIECE OF ;ROCK WAS IN BUGGY CAUGHT CABLE & PULLED DOWN ON TOP OF OPERATOR
WHILE GETTING ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR ON MINER, ROCK FELL OFF HITTING EE ON RT FOOT.
EMP WAS GETTING PART OFF OF SCOOP. HAD LEG ON TIRE. SCOOP ROLLED BACK CATCHING LEG BETWEEN TIRE AND SCOOP.