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The employee was opening a vent hole in a stopping for a scoop charger, when he scraped the back of his hand across a sharp corner of Kennedy panel.
While roof bolting, the employee turned and reached for a bolt, when he twisted his back.
The employee was running a shuttle car when he hit a bump in the road and jammed his back. The accident was not immediately reported to the employer and medical help was not sought until 12/09/04.
Roof fall in xcut at xcut16 between #4 and #5 entries. The fall is approximately 15' wide x 34' long x 7' to 9' high. There were no injuries related to this fall.
Two employees were trying to take a link out of a drive chain, when a piece of metal broke off the chain link, striking an employee in the right eye, causing a deep cut on the top of the eyelid. Employee was taken to the emergency room, where he underwent surgery on his eye, and then was released from the hospital the next day.
Was drawing canopy back over load. Placed rt hand up where canopy cylinder was, pinching midddle finger.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SCOOP & HE HAD ONE FOOT ON THE GROUND WHEN THE OTHER LEG GOT HUNG UP IN THE SCOOP CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A HURRY, SO WHILE MOVING A MINER CABLE HE RAN HIS HEAD INTO THE RIB. THE IMPACT KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND AND RESULTED IN A MILD CONCUSSION AND NECK STRAIN.
THE POWER HAD BEEN OFF. ONCE THE AC POWER WAS RESTORED, EE WAS TRYING TO BEND ROOF BOLT AGAINST ROOF, AS RESIN HAD ALREADY SET UP. HE WAS USING HIS WRENCH TO BEND BOLT BY INCREASING PRESSURE ON HIS DRILL HEAD. AS PRESSURE ON DRILL HEAD INCREASED, WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND STRUCK EE ON THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SWUNG DOWN FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER BACK.
THERE WAS A LOOSE PIECE OF COAL ON THE GROUND WHEN THE EE STEPPED ON IT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY JUST A FIRST AID INJURY, UNTIL 1/27/04, WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT SURGERY (ME DICAL TREATMENT) WAS NEEDED.
ROOF FALL OF INTERSECTION, 2 SOUTH MAINS, ENTRY #4, X CUT #12. ROOF FALL MEASURED 17' LONG X 17' WIDE X 6' HIGH. REPORTED TO MSHA AZTEL FIELD OFFICE AT 4:40 PM, 7-31-03. HE MESSAGE WAS LEFT ON ANSWERING MACHINE.
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE 2 SOUTHWEST BLEEDER ENTRIES. VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED. CALLED OUT AT ABOUT 1140 AM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP SHACKER SCREEN AND FELT PAIN IN BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 12/3/02.
CLEANING FACES IN & OUT OF SCOOP AND HANGING CURTAINS. STARTED HAVING SEVERE PAIN IN GROIN AND RIGHT TESTICLE. PAIN HAD BEEN OCCURING OFF AND ON FOR 2 WEEKS OR SO BUT NOT THIS BAD. CONTINUED W ORKING UNTIL SURGERY ON 11-25-02.
MINER WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR OVER ROUGH SPOTS HIT BUMP AND JAMMED NECK ON CANOPY OF BUGGY. RETURNED TO WORK THINKING HE WOULD FEEL BETTER. HEADACHE GREW WORSE AND NUMBNESS IN HANDS INCREA SED. MINER DROVE SELF TO HOSPITAL. HAD SURGERY ON C5 AND C6 DISKS.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE MINER TRACKS AND A METAL BAR FELL ONTO HIS LT. ARM.
LEAVING THRU KENNEDY MAN DOOR, SLIPPED AND HIT RT. KNEE ON DOOR FRAME.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE UNLOADING CARGO INTO SCOOP BUCKET.
OBSERVING BOLTING OPERATIONS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN HITTING HIS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS ON TOP OF BOLTER.
EE WAS LOADING A PICKUP WITH UNILOADER WHEN A PIECE OF COAL FELL OUT OF THE BUCKET STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING TOUNGE ON ROCK DUSTER TRAILER TO HOOK UP TO HITCH ON GOLD CART WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING A REGULAR WEEKLY MINE EXAMINATION. THE INTERSECTION OF SECTION3 RIGHT ENTRY 4 AT CROSSCUT 24 BROKE ABOVE THE ROOF BOLTS. ESCAPEWAYS & VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN DRILL TABLE OF ROOF BOLTER WITH DRILL STEEL. WHEN HE SPUN TABLE, HISGLOVE CAUGHT, TWISTING HIS FINGERS, ORIGINALLY, ONLY FIRST AID TYPE CARE WAS GIVEN. RECENTLY, HOWEVER, WHEN PAIN PERSISTED, DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO BE SERIOUS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER ON HIS KNEES. A ROCK SLID OFF OF THE ATRS STRIKING HIM IN THEFOOT.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT ABOUT 6:00 AM BY THE PRE-SHIFT EXAMINER. AN INTERSECTION FELL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE AND ESCAPEWAYS WERE NOT AFFECTED. AZTEC. NM FIELD OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED.
EE WAS PRYING A ROCK WHICH WAS LODGED IN A CHUTE. SHE SLIPPED AND FELL. ORIGINALLY, ARM JUST ACHED. AFTER PAIN PERSISTED, AN MRI WAS RECENTLY PERFORMED, AND SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED FOR JAN.28.
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT ABOUT 0600 BY THE PRESHIFT EXAMINER. AN INTERSECTION FELL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE IN SECTION 3 RIGHT, ENTRY #6, XCUT 13. VENTILATION & ESCAPEWAYS WERE NOT AFFECT ED. AZTEC, NM FIELD OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AT 0655, 9-21-01.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON CHAIN LINK FOR FEEDER BREAKER. A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE FELT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER WHEN IT GOT THERE BUT HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON MANTRIPS AND GOLF CARTS PRIOR TO THIS. HE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 9/7/0 1 ALTHOUGH HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 9/4/01.
EMPLOYEE WALKED BENEATH SUPPORT ARM OF ROOF BOLTER. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON SUPPORT ARM CAUSING HIM TO CHANGE POSITION SUDDENLY, STRAINING HIS BACK.
THE MECHANICS WERE CHANGING A BEARING RACE ON A CONTINOUS MINER WHEN EE APPROACHED THE SCENE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE. EE WEARS PRESCRIPTION GLASSES.
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 16' WIDE BY 13' LONG BY 4-4 1/2' THICK OCCURRED ABOUT 16' INBY X-CUT #6 IN SECTION #2 RIGHT. AREA WAS WELL BOLTED. 5' RESIN GROUTED ROOF BOLTS WERE IN USE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING COVER FROM MANTRIP BATTERY. COVER STUCK WHEN HE LIFTED CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. REPORTED 11-29-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR. HE TURNED FROM CROSSCUT #17 INTO #1 ENTRY. HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE CORNER. HIS TIRE HIS THE RIB, JARRING THE OPERATOR.