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EE WAS STNADING BEHIND THE MINER WAITING FOR A S-CAR TO BE REPAIRED. HE FELT A PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIS MINING HAT. HE LOOKED UP AND A PIECE OF ROCK 18" BY 18" BY 1" THICK FELL, STIKING HIS SAFET Y GLASSES, SLIDING DOWN THE LENS TO HIS CHEEK CAUSING THE LACERATION.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A SPOOL OF WELDING CABLE WHEN HE RAISED UP TO PLACE IT ON A BENCH HE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK. HE WAS HELOPED TO THE OFFICE WHERE HE FINISHED THE SHIFT. HE WENT TO THE DR. THE NEXT DAY. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO ME ON TIME THEREFORE I HAD TO SUBMIT IT LATE.
HE WAS LOADING A S-CAR WITH THE MINER WHEN A ROCK 10' X 0-12" THICK POPPED OFF THE RIB STRIK-ING HIM ON THE HEAD, NECK & SHOULDER; IT KNOCKEDHIM DOWN TO THE MINE FLOOR. HE WAS TAKEN OUT- SIDE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
ROOF FALL NO INJURIES NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN. SIZE 25'X20'X8'. AREA DEVELOPED APPROX. APRIL 1991. 4' RESIN ROOF BOLTS USED FOR SUPPORT. LOCATED APP ROX. 6000' OUTBY FACE. NO.1 ENTRY, BREAK 17, SPAD 72'. MAINS MMU 00&0. FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING HIS TOOL BAG TO SET ON TOP OF CONT MINER AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT ARM STARTING MISSING WORK 4/24/98
EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING A CHAIN TO PULL ROCK OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. AS HE WAS GETTING INTO POSITION TO HOOK THE CHAIN, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE FACE OF NO. 3 ENTRY, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 4' IN DIAMETER AND 1 1/4" THICK WITH SHARP EDGES FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S FACE ALSO CATCHING HIS L EFT HAND AGAINST THE REMOTE CONTROL BOX HANDLE. THIS INJURY IS NO LOST TIME-REPORTABLE.
AFTER INSTALLING ONE ROW OF ROOF BOLTS IN NO. 5 ENTRY (XCUT RIGHT), EE WALKED TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL ROOF BOLTS FOR INSTALLATION. AS HE TURNED TO WALK BACK TO THE DRILL STATION A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING A GLANCING BLOW TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER.
ROOF FALL LOCATION: XCUT BETWEEN NO. 1 & NO. 2 ENTRIES (RETURN) AT SURVEY STATION TWE. APPROX. 8,000' OUTBY 001-0 SECTION. SIZE: 40' X 20' X 5'. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. 4' RESIN BO LTS USED FOR SUPPORT. DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATIONOR PASSAGED OF MEN. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEARNED UP. ENTRANCES TO FALL HAVE BEEN TIMBERED.
ON DEC. 17, 1997, EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN A BOX OF ROOF DRILL BITS, EE STATES THE KNIFE BLADE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES EE WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE GLOVES.
WHILE DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT (OUTSIDE) A ROCK FELL FROM THE ATRS BACK TO THE CANOPY. HE RAN OUT FROM UNDER CANOPY AND THE ROCK SLID OFF STRIKING HIM. HE HAD SURGERY TWICE ON HI S NECK AS THE RESULT OF A CAR WRECK A FEW YEARS AGO. HE SAW HIS SPECIALIST 11-4 WHO DETERMINED HE SHOULD STAY OFF FROM WORK UNTIL HE SEES HIM AGAIN 12-5.
LOCATION OF ACC: 60' INBY SURVEY STATION 2438 INNO.5 ENTRY. EE WAS PERFORMING PREOPERATIONAL CHECKS (CHECKIG SCRUBBER SCREEN) ON THE SIDE OF THECONT MINER. A COAL RIB ROLLED OUT AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
ON SATURDAY 3-15, EE WAS ALLEDGLY INJURD GETTING OUT OF THE SECTION FORKLIFT. HE STATED HE WAS USING THE CANOPY TO HOLD ON TO WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARD ONTO A RIB THAT HAD PRE VIOUSLY ROLLED OUT. HE STATED THAT HE LANDED ON HIS SELF RESCUER. EE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY TO HIS FOREMAN UNTIL 11:00 PM. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL NEAR SPAD #88 AT NO. 4 ENTRY AND NO. 1 BELT 001 SECTION OUTBY. 48" GLUE BOLTS USED WITH CRIBS AS EXTRA SUPPORTS (NO INJURIES).
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON 001 SECTION NEAR SPAD367, 4 BELT ENTRY. FALL WAS 80'L, 20'W, 4'THICK.4' GLUE BOLTS WERE USED IN THIS AREA. NO INJURIES.
THEY WERE BOLTING LOOSE RIBS WITH A CHAR LYNN HYDRAULIC DRILL. THE TWO MEN HAD JUST INSTALLED A BOLT AND WERE TIGHTENING IT WHEN THE DRILL SLIPPED OUT OF EE'S HANDS SPINNING AND STRUCK INJURED IN THE JAW CAUSING A FRACTURE IN 3 PLACES.
EE WAS COMPLETING REPARIS ON A MINER CABLE AS THE WAS CLEARIGN UP HIS WORK AREA A ROCK APPROX 2' X 3' INCHES FELL HITTING HIM IN THE NECK AND HAED AREA, EE WAS KNOCKED DOWN FROM THE BLOW HE WA S ADMINISTERED FIRST AID BUT REFUSED TRANSPORT HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT WENT TO CHIRO.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FAL ON SECITON ID NUMBER 46-07236, AT NUMBER 3 ENTRY ON NUMBER 4 BELT TRACK NEAR SPAD NUMBER 1438. APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN LENGTH, 24 FEET WIDE AND 4 FEET THICK. FOUR FO OT GLUE BOLTS USED. NO INJURIES.
EE AND EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED BUILDING A CRIB IN THE NUMBER 4 ENTRY OF NAOMA #1 MINE. ON THE 061 SECTION AS EE WS TRAMMING THE SCOOP OVER TO THE #5 ENTRY, EE WS WALKING OVER TO #5ENTRY AND TRIPPED ON SOME LOOSE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD ONTO HSI RIGHT KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN NUMBER 3 ENTRY, TRACK ENTRY, OUTBY AT SPAD NUMBER 1428, APPROX. TWENTY FEET IN LENGTH, TWENTY FEET IN WIDTH, AND FOUR FOOT THICK. FOUR FOOT GLUE BOLTS USED NO INJ URIES.
ON 2-29-96 EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR IN THE NUMBER 3 ENTRY, ONE BREAK INBY THE FEEDER AT NAOMA NO. 1 MINE. AS SHE WAS COMING DOWN THE #3 ENTRY, SHE HIT A ROCK WITH THE SHUTTLE CAR A ND WAS BOUNCED AGAINST THETOP OF THE CANOPY, HITTING HER HEAD. SHE DIDN'T SEEK HELP OR CEASE WORK. SHE FIRST SAW A DR. ON 4-16-96 WHO INSTRUCTEDHER TO REMAIN OFF FOR 3 WEEKS. LTA AS OF 4-17-9
EE STOPPED TO CLEAN OUT THE DUST BOX. HE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE BOX HE STATED THAT HE FELT SOME PULLING IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THIS OCCURED ON FEB 21, HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND THE WEEK ON FE B 25. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSCIAIN IN THE RM HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TORN TENDON IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND BICEP HE WAS SEEN BY AN ORTHOPEDIC ON FEB 26.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS IN THE NO. 6 ENTRY, WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT TOP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HIS SHOULDER AND ARM. EMPLOYEE CALL IN ON JANUARY 26 HAVING PROBLEMS FROM HIS INJURIES. EMPLOYEE HAD CONTUSION ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING THE THREE WHEELER WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HIT A ROCK. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN, JERKING EMPLOYEE'S ARMS AND NECK RESULTING IN MUSCLE ST RAINS OF THE NECK.
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL ON 001 SECTION FROM SPAD 1495 ACROSS TO 1496, TAKING IN ENTRY 3,4,5 AND UP TO 6. THE FALL WAS 100' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 8' THICK. LITTLE DAMAGE TO TAILPIECE. NO INJURIES.
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL IN ENTRY NO.3 AT SPAD 1495. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH H. FOOT, RESIN BOLTS ON CYCLE AND SPOT PINNED WITH 6 FOOT RESIN BOLT. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20 FT WIDE, 20 FT LONG, A ND 6 TO 7 FT THICK TAPERING OF AT THE EDGES. EE TREADWAY BRUISED HIS RIGHT FOOT IN THE FALL. MINER CABLE WAS LIGHT DAMAGED. THE WAS CLEANUP THAT DAY.
ON 1-9-96 EMP WAS OPERATING A MINER IN THE #3 INTERSECTION O0F NAOMA #1 MINE. THE TOP STARTED WORKING. ANOTHER EMP ALERTED EMP TO THE DANGER ANDTHEY BOTH IMMEDIATELY LEFT THE AREA. AS EMP WAS MOVING AWAY FROM THE FALL, A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE FOOT. EMP WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, TREATED AND RELEASED. RETURNED TO WORK. RETURNED TO DR DUE TO PAIN. POSSIBLE FRACTURE.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE THAT HAD A ROOF BOLT IN CERTY IN THE PLATE. WHEN EE STEPPED ON PLATE, THIS CAUSED THE ROOF BOLT TO FLY UPWARD STRIKING EE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOUTH. THE CUT WAS A LACERATION & REQUIRED STITCHES.
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL ON #4 BELT LINE AT SPAD #1414. THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED BYT 4' GLUE BOLT. THE FALL WAS APPROX 4-1/2' HIGH, 30' WIDE AND THE LENGTH WAS 30' IN THE INTERSECTION. TEHF ALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FIRE BOSS.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN NO. 2 ENTRY NEAR SPAD NO. 1423. THE FALL WAS IN THE INTERSECTION THE SIZE WAS APPROX. 4' HIGH 20' WIDE AND 20' LONG. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FIREBOSS ON HI S RUN.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY (NUTRIAL ENTRY) IN THE INTERSECTION AT SPAD #1411-1. THE FALL WAS 4FT HIGH 20FT WIDE AND 20 FT LONG. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FIREBOSS. NO INJURIES .