EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL WHEN A GRINDING PARTICLE BOUNCED BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES, INJURINGHIS RIGHT EYE.
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Showing all 46EE WAS OPERATING HIS ROOF BOLTER WHEN HIS LEFT HAND BECAME FOULED IN A PINCH POINT THE INJURY CONSISTED OF A SEVERED LEFT RING FINGER THEN ENDOF HIS FINGER (NAIL DOWN) WAS SEVERED
ROOF FALL IN #4 ENTRY 300 FT OUTBY FACE AT SPAD #1322 25'X8'X48'.
EE WAS WORKING WHEN HE NOTICED HIS LEFT THUMB AND WRIST HURTING. THE PAIN BECAME SO INTENSE HE DECIDED TO SEE A DR. HIS INJURY CONSISTED OF A DISLOCATION OF HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING TOP WHEN A STRAY ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE INJURY RESULTED IN A THREE PLACE FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE LOCATED ON THE MINE BOTTOM. THIS ACTION CAUSED HIM TO FALL THERE BY TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS WELDING WHEN A SMALL PARTICLE OF WELDING SLAG STRAYED BEHIND HIS WELDING SHIELD AND ON HIS LEFT EYE.
EE AND 3 OTHER MEN WERE PULLING WATER LINE AROUND A BLOCK OF COAL TO INSTALL IT ON THE MINER, WHEN EE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE HANGING A MINER CABLE.
WHILE PUTTING A WATERLINE TOGETHER, EE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH A SLEGE HAMMER.
WHILE WORKING ON A PILLAR SECTION LOADING TIMBERS ALSO MOVING THEM, EE LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY AROLLING TIMBER FROM THE TIMBER PILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE BLOW TO HIS HAND CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT THUMB
THE INJURED WORKER WAS PUTTING UP THE INSIDE BOLT IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK THE SIZE OF A VOLLEYBALL STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD CAUSING A HEADACHE AND SYMPTOMS OF SHOCK.
EE, THE MINER OPERATOR, WAS OPERATING HIS MACHINE WHEN A ROCK SLIPPED FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS. THE ROCK STRUCK EE'S HEAD AND RT SIDE. INJURIES INCLUDE, BROKEN AND CUT NOSE, CHIPPED TEETH, BRUI SED RT LEG.
TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE BOLTING TOP.
EE WAS OPERATING HIS MINER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM IN BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS. THE ROCK STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT SORE OF HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER.
EE THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS HANGING HIS BUGY CABLE ALONG SIDE A ROOF BOLTER CABLE WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER CABLE WENT TO GROUND CAUSING AN ARK. DEBRIS FROM THE ARKING CABLE ENTERED EE RIGHT EY E.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS SCOOP WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP, STOVING HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING A OVERHANGING BROW RIB WHEN A ROCK SLID HIS SLATE BAR FOULING HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE BOTTOM, CUTTING THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
WHILE EE WAS RUNNING HIS SHUTTLE CAR A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.
EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. WHILE CUTTING EE LOST CONTROL OF THE KNIFE THUS CUTTING HIMSELF ON THE LEFT THIGH, 6" ABOVE THE KNEE. THE KNIFE LEFT AN INCISION APPROX. 1 1/2" LONG X 1" DEEP.
AS REPORTED ON 4-22-98, EE WAS WORKING WITH A BELT MOVE CREW ON THE AJ MAINS SECTION. DURING THEMOVE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT AND STRUCTURE ONTO A SUPPLY CAR.DURING THIS JOB HE STRAINED HIS LOWER TORSO.
CUT INTO OLD MINE APPROXIMATELY 150 FT AWAY TEST HOLE AREA. AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF WATER DRAINED INTO FACES AND HAD TO BE PUMPED OUT.
EE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF A SUPPLY CAR. WHILE LIFTING HE STRAINED HIMSELF IN THE LOWER TORSO OF HIS BODY.
EE WAS OPERATING HIS SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS LANDING IN HIS LAP. THE ROCK INFLICTED AN INJURY TO THE RIGHT LEG. [KNEE & THIGH LOCATION].
EE WAS OPERATING HIS SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A SUSPENDED ROOF BOLTER CABLE WAS FLIPPED DOWN BY THE SHUTTLE CAR IN FRONT OF EE'S SHUTTLE CAR. THE CABLE FOWLED HIS HEAD TO HIS SHOULDER INJURING HIS NEC K.
WAS ROOF BOLTING TOP WHEN THE PINNER STEEL, HE WAS USING BROKE. HIS KING FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND WAS CUT DOWN THE SIDE AND HIS NAIL MASHED.
EE WAS LOADING BELT SLIPPED ON BELT CAR AND HURT HIS BACK.
A SMALL ROCK SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER A 4' ROOF STRIKIGN EE THE BUGGY OPERATOR IN THE MOUTH AND UPPER LIP.
S/CAR WAS DOWN BEHIND MINER. OPERATOR WAS USING MINER TO PUSH S/CAR OUT OF WAY. 1 SIDE OF MINER KICKED OUT OF TRAM CAUSING MINER TO JUMP SIDEWAYS CATCHING MINER OPERATOR BETWEEN MINER AND RIB.
WHILE PUSHING ROCK OFF MINER EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BEND HIS LITTLE FINGER BACK ON RIGHT HAND.
EE OPERATING SCOOP, LOOSE TOP FELL HITTING EE IN RT LOWER LEG.
THE MINER OPERATOR WAS CLEANING HIS SCRUBBER ON HIS MINER. DURING THE CLEANING HE TURNED HIS BODY AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR SECTION. HE PICKED UP A TIMBER AND PULLED A MUSCLE I HIS LOWER BACK.
THE MINER OPERATOR WAS PULLING CABLE IN ORDER TO REPOSITION THE MINER. WHILE PULLING THE CABLE THE WORKER LOST SECRUE FOOTING AND RESULTED A TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
WHILE PULLING A COVERED MINER WITH A MINER RETREAVER, A PIN BROKE CONNECTING THE MINER RETREAVER AND CLEVAS BROKEN BY THE STRESS THE CLEVERS PIN STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT FOOT.
BUMPED HEAD ON ROOF, STOVED NECK, WHILE RIDING SCOOP.
WORKIGN ON MINER, SHIELD FELL ON LEFT KNUCKLY OF HAND.
BENDING ROOF BOLT, PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PICKING UP A CAN OF HEAVY OIL WHEN HE TURNED TWISTING HIS BODY CAUSING SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER LUMBAR REGION.
EE GOT OFF OF HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO SEE WHY SECTIONBELT WAS OFF WHEN HE WENT TO GET BACK ON S/CAR THE OTHER S/CAR BUMP HIS S/CAR HURT HIS BACK
ROOF FALL AT SPAD 3136 IN LEFT RETURN 1 BRK OUTBY - 60'L X 20'W X 6'H - ABOUT 4000' FROM FACE - DEVELOPMENT DATE 12/1/95.
FALL LEFT RETURN AT SPAD 3095 2 BRKS OUTBY - 60'L X 20'W X 6'H. - ABOUT 4000' FROM FACE - DEVELOPMENT DATE 12-1-96.
ROOF FALL AT SPAD 2664 IN LEFT RETURN - 40'L X 20'W X 6'H - ABOUT 4000' FROM FACE - DEVELOPMENT DATE 1-1-96
5' X 20' X 60' - 2000' FROM FACE ON 5 LEFT PANEL AT SPAD 3648 IN #1 ENTRY MAINS & SOME OF #3 ENTRY ON 5 LEFT.
SCOOP OPERATOR FOLLOWED WORKER THROUGH VENT CONTROL. SCOOP BUCKET PINNED WORKER BETWEEN BUCKETR OF SCOOP AND BOOM OF MINER. EXTENT OF INJURIES ARE NOT YET KNOWN.