Employee was recovering belt structure from old works. While he was stacking structure, he caught his finger between 2 pieces of structure, cutting finger. He received 4 stitches. No lost time.
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Showing all 35Employee was roof bolting when a piece of slate rock fell and hit him on the left hand. Rock was 1' x 2' x 2" thick.
He bent over to pick up a roof bolt with 1/2 header and plate on it and pulled a muscle in his neck and right side.
Draw rock fall out in between bolts 5' long, 3' wide, 4" to 1/2" thick at spad 1594 at entry #5 400' out from the face. Fall will not be cleaned up.
Helping move power center when he cut his right arm on a latch. He got 6 stitches. "No Lost Time"
He was loading supplies in scoop when he slipped and fell hitting his tail and lower back. He did not go to Dr. until he was on vacation on 7-2-07. He didnot report that the Dr. took him off work until 7-10-07.
He was hanging pinner cable and miner cable. Hurt lower back.
Was laying a bolter cable over against the rib when the employee hit his head on the brow.
He was running shuttle car when he noticed that the cable quit taking up. He stepped out and shut the machine off and checked the cable. Reel was fouled up and he pulled on cable, when it freed up he fell down onto the ground and hurt his lower back.
Bolting roof when a small piece of draw rock fell & cut his right wrist-8 stitches in right wrist.
Moving crib blocks and fell and smashed middle finger on his left hand took 6 stitches "No lost Time"
Moving feeder cable. Pulling feeder cable around feeder, strained lower back.
Supplying pinner with resin, lifting resin up to put on pinner. Pulled muscle in lower back left side. Came back to work on 4-27-06.
LOOKING AT BOLTER AND BOLTER MOVED UP, EE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND IT RAN OVER HIS FOOT.
EE was climbing out of scoop, when he let the scoop roll forward. He got his foot hung up and it twisted him around.
Working on belt line putting roller in. Strained lower back.
A roof fall was discovered on the preshift examination in the belt entry 900' inby the surface. The fall measure 30' in length 17' wide and 8' thick. the fall occurred over holiday weekend. and no one was in the mine.
Cleaning on belt tailpiece, he slipped and hit metal on tailpiece with right hand. Cut hand. Twenty three stitches. No lost time.
Walking toward miner when he bumped his head on mine roof. He did not go to doctor until 12/6/05 and doctor took him off work. Was not reported to me until 12/20/05 1:30 PM.
Moving miner cable out of road. Road was mudey he sliped and fell he worked til 12-14-05 went to doc. and he took him off work. Was not reported to me til 12-20-05.
EE WAS WORKING ON BELT LINE. HE WAS HOLDING A BELT ROLLER WHEN BELT LINE DRO0PED AND IT PULLED HIM OVER, STRAINING HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE ROLLERS ON A BELT MOVE WHEN HE REACHED TO HAND ROLLER HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
THE EE WAS MOVING BUGGY TIRES AND TWISTED LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK WHEN HE PICED UP AIRED UP TIRE TO MOVE TO SUPPLY STATION.
EE WAS UP ON TAILPIECE GOUGING MUD DOWN & HIT GUARD WITH ARM. LACERATION TO TOP RIGHT ARM REQUIRED SEVEN SUTURES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DIRECTION TO GO BACK TO MINER AND HAD CHANGED SEATS IN THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT LEFT KNEE AND THIGH.
THE EE WAS MOVING BUGGY ANCHOR WHEN HE LACERATED RIGHT HAND, REQUIRING 16 SUTURES ON A PIECE OF WIRE THAT WAS TIED TO A ROOF BOLT PLATE.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD WENT INSIDE MINE TRAILER TO GET LOADER, MAN PICKED UP A JUG OF WATER. HE STARTED BACK TO FUEL TANK STEPPED ON GRATE SLIPPED AND FELL ON BACK.
THE EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN THE MINER CABLE GROUNDED AND IT FLASHED CAUSING EE TO JERK HIS HEAD BACK.
EE WAS WALKING TOWARD POWER-CENTER WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PALLET FROM GOB AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
THE EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON PINNER (LIFTING GLUE) AND BACK WENT OUT.
THE EE WAS SETTING MINER UP AND HIS FOOT GOT TANGLED IN CABLE AND TRIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
THE EE WAS EITHER HELPING TO SPLICE MINER CABLE OR ROCK DUSTING WHEN HE INJ LOWER BACK
EE WAS MOVING A VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOOR ON HIS LEFT DOOR
THE EE WAS WALKING IN BACK OF BOLTER WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER BOLTER CABLE REACHED OUT WITH HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF HITTING ROOF BOLT PLATE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 001-0 OUT-BY OFF OF SECTION. EE RECEI VED 8 SURTURES TOP OF LEFT HAND 8 ON BOLTTOM OF LEFT HAND.