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EE WAS LOADING TOP BELT STRUCTURE 3 BREAKS INBY #2 BELT DRIVE ON NORTHEAST MAINS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BELT STRUCTURE AT THE END OF LONG JOHN AT THE #4 HEADING AT THE OUTBY AND OF LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL HURTIN GHIS RIGHT LEG AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE IS MAKING A CLAIM FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES IN SCOOP DECK PULLING A CHAIN OUT OF A PUMP MOTOR COMPARTMENT THROUGH A HOLE IN THE COVER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. #12 BREAK ON N.W. MAINS.
LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK GOING DOWN INCLINE.
SCOOP OPERATOR WAS LOADING SUPPLIES 5 CROSSCUTS OUTBY FACE AREA-SPAD #5246 #6 ENTRY-WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK & FELF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK-LEFT SIDE
EE WAS PULLING SLACK OUT OF WINCH CABLE & FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT IN 6 RIGHT CROSSCUT WHEN HE FELT A TEARING SENSATION IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING OLD #3 BELT ONTO FLAT CARA WHEN CHAIN BROKE STRIKING EMPLLOYEES RIGHT CHEEK AND BREAKING GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING UST BOX ON ROOF BOLTER IN INTERSECTION IN #5 ENTRY, LAST OPEN CROSSCUT WHEN A ROCK FELL MASHING LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND DOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING WRENCH ON BELT WHEN AIR IMPACT WAS USED FLOWING DUST IN THE RIGHT EYE.
WHILE MOVING THE LONG JOHN BACK ON THE 002 SECT EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RMEOVE A 1/2" CHAIN THAT HAD THE LONG JOHN DOLLY HOOKED TO THE FRAME OF THELONG JOHNS. THE MBC OPERATOR MOVED THE MBC UNAWA RE THAT EE HAD PLACED HIS HAND ON CAIN AND PINCHED
VICTIM WAS OPERATING MBC WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. 10/7-DR. VISIT NO TREAATMENT. 11/3- BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EE STARTED TO BOLT FIRST CUT OUT OF 5R BREAK, 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #1440, WHEN A ROCK 49" X 30" X 4" / 5" FELL OUT OF TOP ON EE, HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT HIP.
EE WAS REPAIRING AN AIR LOCK METAL DOOR ON THE SURFACE WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER. DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 8-20-98.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BEARING SHAFT TO REMOVE BEARINGS. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PICK SHAFT.
EE WAS HELPING LOAD 40 LB TRACK RAILS ON A FLAT CAR. WHILE PUSHING ONE OF THE RAILS ON THE FLAT CAR HE STRAINED HIMSELF IN THE GROIN AREA.
EE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRWAY LEADING TO SUMPS WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED . AS HE WAS FALLING, HE CAUGHT THE HANDRAILS UNDERNEATH HIS ARM.
CONDITIONS NOT RELATED. TRUCK DRIVER TRIPPED TAILGATE LEVER AND LEVER HIT WRIST AND BROKE IT.
EE WAS DRIVING HAULER TO REFUSE AREA, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL GOING DOWN HILL. HE RAN TRUCK INTO BURM AND TRUCK OVER TURNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP TONGUE ON RAILRUNNER (MANTRIP) WHEN HE SQUEEZED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN RAILRUNNER AND TONGUE. LOCATION WAS SIX CROSS CUTS UNDERGROUND IN #3 ENTRY AT SPAD #46.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS ON OFF SIDE OF DUAL HEAD BOLTER IN THE HEADING WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING AXLE SHAFT & PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND GEAR.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP AN 5 NIGHT BREAK, SPAD LOCATION 4321. WHILE INTALLING 5TH BOLT IN PATTERN, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ATRS AND BOLTS, STARKING EE ACROSS THE BACK AND NECK. Y
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A LARGE ROCK (5'X3'X4-5") THICK) OFF OF MINEER ON OFF SIDE NEXT TO FRONT NEAR THE PAN WHEN HIS LEFT PINKY WAS PARTLY SEVERED AFTER BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE PAN ON THE MINER.
EE WAS GETTING INTO THE RAIL. RUNNER IN THE SHOP AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON TOP OF THE RAIL RUNNER.
EE WAS SHOVELING ON #2 BELT LINE @ BREAK 118. HEPICKED UP A SHOVEL FULL OF MUD & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE - GROIN AREA.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE UPPER PARKING LOT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK CHAIN THAT WAS ATTACHED TO LOADER BUCKET TO A ROLL OF BELT A CRIB BLOCK FELL OUT OF LOADER BUCKET, STRIKING HIM IN HEAD. REQU IRED STITCHES.
WHILE OPERATING A TRACK PERSONNEL CARRIER THE EE WAS HIT IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A PIECE OFDRAW ROCK THAT FELL FROM THE ROOF. THE ROCK WAS APPROX. 60" LONG X 30" WIDE X 1-2" THICK. ACCIDENT OCCUR RED AT XCUT 32 ON THE MAIN LINE.
ON #5 SOUTH EAST MAINS- SPAD #3437 #3 ENTRY. APPROX. 30' LONG X 16' HIGH X 22' WIDE. FALL WAS IN A CREEK AREA. NO AIRWAYS OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. NO CLEAN UP IS PLANNED.
#3 HEADING, 1 BREAK OUT BY SPAD 3309, EE WAS PULLING TRACK OVER & CHAIN HOIST CAME LOOSE, CATACHING HIS HAND UNDER A CROSS TIE.
#6 ENTRY ABOUT 60' INBY SPAD 3406 ON CORNER OF A CUT BACK. EE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE MINER CABLE WHEN A BROW, LEFT WHEN CUTTING A CORNER, FELL, CRUSHING HIM AGAINST THE BOTTOM.
EMPLOYEE @ #2 ENTRY NEAR SPAD #3297, RIDING SCOOP BUCKET TO SECTION. A BOLT LYING ON ROADWAY FLEW OUT UNDER SCOOP BUCKET STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE & NOSE. HE RECEIVED A BROKEN NOSE & REQ UIRED 5 STITCHES TO NOSE AND FACE BETWEEN EYES.
EE WAS HOISTING A METAL CHUTE WITH A CHAIN FALL HOIST IN ORDER TO BOLT IT BACK IN POSITION OVER A CENTRIFRAD DRYER. HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN CHAIN HOOK AND CHUTE. NO BROKEN BONES NO STITC HES REQUESTED.
A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD LOC. 2918 IN THE #5 ENTRY IN THE #4 SOUTH EAST MAINS. THE FALL WAS FOUND APPROX. 12:30 PM ON 10-24-95. NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL. THE VENTIL ATION AT THE MINES WAS NOT IMPAIRED. THE ROCK FALL HAS BEEN TIMBERED OFF AND PUT UP DANGER SIGNS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM. A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT FOREARM RESULTED.
EE WAS WORKING IN SHAKER BLDG IN PICKING ROOM ON A WATER PIPE. HE WAS USING A 24 PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN PIPE. AS HE WAS PULLING UP ON THE PIPE WRENCH HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMP WAS RIDING ON END LOADER. EMP JUMPED FROM PLATFORM 6' HIGH WHEN HE THOUGHT LOADER WAS RUNNING AWAY. EMP DISLOCATED RT ELBOW & FRACTURED IT. EMP RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO RT SIDE OF FACE & FORE HEAD. ACC OCCURRED ON STEEP MINE ENTRANCE ROAD.
WHILE CHANGING OUT BATTERIES ON S&S SCOOP THE EMPLOYEE GAVE THE CAT HEAD RECEPTICLE A JERK. HE LOST HIS BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING THE LEFT SID EOF HIS BACK, BREAKING 3 RIBS.
A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 6-5-95 AT APPROX 6:00PM. THE FALL IS IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE GLAMORGAN MAINS, 1 CROSSCUT IN 5.5.B476. THE FALL WAS APPROX 35' LONG, 25' WIDE & 7' THICK. NO EQUI PMENT WAS INVOLVED NOR INJURIES TO PERSONNEL. AHILL SEAM RUNNING DIAGAONALLY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION CAUSED THE ROOF FALL. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.
SECTION LOADING POINT WHILE ATTEMPTINGT TO REMOVE A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE FEEDER WITH A SLATE BAR THE EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE SLATE BAR AND WASSTRUCK ON THE RIGHT EAR.EAR WAS LACERATED A ND REQUIRED APPROX 22 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRANSMISSION FROM WATER TRUCK. HE WAS PULLING ON TRANSMISSION WHILE HOLDING UP DRAIN PIPE. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT GOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 4-17-95 AND DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 4-18-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO CLOSE RAILROAD CAR DOORS. PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND TWIST HIS ANKLE. HE DID NOT GO TO A DR UNTIL 2-9-95 AND THEN FOUND OUT HE HAD A FRACTU RED ANKLE. HE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK.
EE WAS WASHING DOWN AREA NEAR SCREENS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP WATER HOSE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE A BAD SCREEN IN THE #1 RDR. HE LIFTED THE SCREEN OUT OF DR USING HIS RIGHT SIDE AS A BRACE AGAINST THE DREDGE. HE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN IN SIDE & BECAME SICK. (DID NOT GET DOCTORS ATTENDING PHYSICIANS REPORT UNTIL 3-8-94. AND THEN LEARNED THAT IT WAS A FRACTURE.) NO LOST TIME/RTW ON NEXT SCHEDULED WORK DAY.
EE WAS SHOVELING OUT 1 FEEDER WHEN HE EXPERINECED PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A SAMPLE BUCKET FROM UNDER SAMPLE MIXING MACHINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK SAMPLE BUCKET WEIGHED 25# HE DID NOT GO TO A DR UNTIL 11-14-92 & DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 11-16-92
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A R/R CAR HOPPER DOOR WITH A BAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARD BREAKING BONE IN ANKLE.
EMPL CLIMBED INTO RAILCAR TO PLUG A HOLE WITH HAY.HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST RAILCAR. WASNT SCHEDULED TO WORK ON 5-9 & 5-10 SO ONLY LOST 1 DAY ON 5-11.
WHILE FUELING LOADER, EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A FUEL HOSE AND FELT A BURNING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 2-6-92 AND DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 2-26-92AT 12:00 NOON.