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The employee attempted to stop a stack of roof mesh from tipping over. He tripped getting out of the way and the mesh struck him as he was on the mine floor.
This employee attemped to move and set a shield by remote means. The shield appears to have set by the auto-set function. The side seal was over lapped and the side seal came off striking the employee.
The employee attempted to move a 7 5/8 drill steel. The steel rolled into another steel pinching the left middle finger.
A shackle broke while pulling on the mobile tailpiece of the longwall with a "miner puller". A piece of the tow chain struck the employee.
The employee was helping to move a steel roof support beam over the stageloader. This employee pinched his right index finger between the beam and the electrical nip on the stageloader.
On 07/22/05 the employee reported C-spine injury from an injury sustained on 07/10/05. The employee was setting secondary support along the stageloader when a piece of roof rock struck him on the head.
A fall of roof prevented travel off of the Head Gate of the B-1 panel at crosscut 40.
Employee stated that as he moved a shield, a rock fell from the canopy, striking him in the right leg.
On 4/12/05 completion of an investigation and review of medical records, indicated the employee suffered a second hernia while exiting a Wagner Scoop.
The employee was determined to have a hernia on the right side. He believes that it occurred on 02/07/05 while assisting the setting of Big John roof support. (4/18/05 per call - hernia repaired)
Employee was performing work involving spraying of dry mix shotcrete. Employee wore appropriate PPE. After work employee noticed persistant eye irritation from caustic shotcrete dust and received eye irrigations and antibiotic ointment as precaution.
Employee was performing work involving spraying of dry mix shotcrete. Employee wore appropriate PPE. After work employee noticed persistent eye irritations from caustic shotcrete dust and received eye irrigations and antibiotic ointment as precaution. (No Lost Time)
The employee attempted to cut a wire band on a bundle of wire roof mesh to separate the smaller bundles. The mesh sprung and then recoiled back into the employee, pinning him between bundles of mesh.
A DUST EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE BIN OF THE OLD TRAIN LOADOUT AS COAL WAS BEING LOADED OUT OF THE #2 SILO. THE COAL WAS TO BE REMOVED AS IT WAS SUSPECTED OF BEING HOT.
USING 2 COME ALONGS TO LIFT TILT CYLINDER FOR INSTALLATION. CYLINDER SLIPPED THROUGH CHAIN ON 1 COMEALONG AND FELL. LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN OF THE OTHER COME ALONG CAUSING A LACERATION
EE STATED THAT AS HE TRIED TO TIGHTEN A CHAIN BOOMER IT SLIPPED OPEN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
While lowering shield canopy, a hose blew out of fitting connected to the leg cylinder spraying emulsion in face-entering eyes, mouth, nose had just returned to work after eye surgery.
EE STATED THAT AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE SKID STEER LOADER HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE BY STEPPING ON ROCKS OR COAL.
EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS LOADING MATERIAL ONTO A SKID STEER LOADER A DIESEL SCOOP ATTEMPTED TO PASS AND STRUCK HIM WITH THE BUCKET.
ON 07/07/03 THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT WAS INFORMED OF A RIGHT KNEE MENISCUS TEAR. THE EE STATED ON 07/02/03 THAT HE STOOD UP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE.
5 FEET ON ROOFBOLTER STEEL FELL FROM THE DRILL HOLE AND STRUCK THE EE'S RIGHT HAND.
SEVERAL EE'S WERE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BELT SNUB ROLLER. THE ROLLER ROLLED ONTO THE EE'S THUMB.
THE EE ALLOWED A LENGTH OF DRILL STEEL TO FALL OUT OF THE ROOF. THE STEEL STRUCK HIS RIGHT LITTLE TOE BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT.
A ROOF FALL 8-FT X 30-FT X 20-FT OCCURRED AT XC 63 #2 ENTRY D-8.
A ROOF FALL 7-FT X 18-FT X 26-FT OCCURRED IN D-8 #3 ENTRY FROM XC 58-59. THE FALL OCCURRED AT A SANDSTONE CHANNEL BOTTOM ABOVE THE BOLTS.
AT ABOUT 12:30 AM THE ROOF IN THE D-9 #1 ENTRY AT THE #7 CROSSCUT FELL. THE FALL IN THE SUPPORTED AREA WAS ABOUT 18-FEET WIDE, 18 FEET LONG AND 8-FEET HIGH.
WHILE GRADING FLOOR, A PIECE OF RIB ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE TOP OF THE RIB AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE LEFT ANKLE.
THE EE BENT THE DRILL STEEL WHILE ADDING STEEL TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE. THE STEEL CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE STEEL CLAMP.
THE EE WAS DIRECTING A SCOOP OPERATOR TO BACK UPTHE SCOOP TIRE DROPPED INTO A HOLE. THE SCOOP BUCKET DROPPED ONTO THE EE FOOT. `
THE EE WAS HELPING TO OPEN AIR LOCK DOORS. THE OUTER DOORS OPENED AND THE AIR PRESSURE SLAMMED THE INBY DOORS ON THE EMPLOYEE.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A ROCK OFF OF A CONTINUOUS MINER HE SLIPPED AND FELT A GROIN STRAIN.
THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE A PUNCH INTO A DA RAM CONNECTING BLOCK. WHEN HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HE HIT THE SHIELD PONTOON. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.
EE WAS CHANGING A SIDE SEALING PLATE ON A SHIELD. THERE WAS A BOLT IN THE GUIDE PIN HOLDING THE SCALING PLATE FELL OFF TO THE GROUND AND EE FELL ON TOP OF THE SCALING PLATE.
REACHING TO WELD OVERHEAD WHEN LADDER SHIFTED CAUSING EE TO FALL. WAS STANDING ON 3RD STEP REACHING TO THE RIGHT WHEN LADDER FELL TO THE LEFT. EE FELL APPROX 3' TO GROUND LEVEL WHERE CONVEYOR ROLLER WAS SETTING.
ON 5/5/02 AT 3:30PM A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT D4 #1 ENTRY CROSSCUT 72, THE FALL WAS 20'X 20' X 15'HIGH.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTING THE MOVEMENT OF A SKID STEER LOADER WHEN THE FORKS OF THE LOADER SWUNG INTO HIS LEGS.
EE WAS REMOVING A TIMBER FROM THE OFF SIDE OF THE STAGE WHEN A THUMP OCCURED. RIB COAL STRUCK EE IN THE HEAD.
WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE MINER CABLE WITH HIS FOOT THE CABLE PULLED HIM INTO THE MINER.
THE EE PLACED HIS HAND OVER THE ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD. THE BOLTER HELPER PULLED THE DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE RIB DRILL HOLE. THE STEEL HIT THE DRILLERS FINGER BETWEEN THE STEEL AND DRILL HEAD.
THE EE WAS GRADING FLOOR WITH A MINER. CAP ROCK AT THE ROOF ROLLED OUT OF THE RIB AND STRUCK THEEE FROM BEHIND.
EE CUT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A KNIFE WHILE SKINNING CABLE INSULATION FOR A NIP INSTALLATION.
THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A ROOF BOLT PLATE WITH HIS HAND, AND HE ACTIVATED THE THRUST ON THE BOLTER. THIS PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN A PLATE AND ROOF MAT.
AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LEAN ROOF MATS AGAINST THE RIB, THE MATTS TIPPED TOWARD HIM AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN.
ON 5/9/01 EE HAD SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHICH HE STATED WAS INJURED ON 3/28. HE STATED THAT AS HE ASSEMBLED A ROOF RUSS, HE FELT HIS SHOULDER POP.
THE EE STATES THAT AS HE STEPPED OFF OF THEROOF BOLTER, HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
THE EE STATE THAT HE FLIPPED THE DRILL STEEL THAT WAS STUCK IN THE ROOF. THE STEEL SEPARATED AT THE COUPLER AND THE STEEL HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
THE EE STATES THAT HE WAS STURCK IN THE BACK BY STOPPING BLOCKS THAT HAD STUCK TO THE ROOF WHEN A STOPPING WAS KNOCKED OUT. THE EE WAS MOVING BELT HARDWARE NEAR THE STOPPING AFTER IT WAS REMOV ED.
THE EE STATED THAT AS HE HUNG A VENT TUBE A PIECE OF RIB FELL, HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE
THE EE STATED THAT AS HE STEPPED OUT OF HIS RAMCAR, HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
ON 9/13/00 THE EE REPORTED AN ACL TEAR OF THE RIGHT KNEE A DA RAM BEING LIFTED ONTO THE HEAD GATE SWUNG INTO HIS KNEE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON THE #1 SHIELD TOE