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Maintenance mechanic operating DF 63 Fuel Truck was pinned under between the ground and rotor/caliper while jacking up the truck with a bottle jack.
welding bit block, curtain around worksite, when they rolled the drum the curtain blew in wind, employee felt like EE had dust in eyes.
Lifting casing to thread and felt burning sensation in groin. Diagnosed with hernia
While cutting outer jacket from heat tape cable, blade slipped from cable and knife contacted employee right upper thigh causing laceration.
EE was thirdman on bolter, tripped and fell, striking left elbow
struck in mouth pulling on chain when chain came loose
WHILE UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM TRUCK BED, BULL HOSE WAS DROPPED, STRIKING TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
EE PULLING SHIELDS MANUALLY, RIGHT FOOT/ANKLE CAUGHT BETWEEN SHIELD AND PAN
EE was pulling in shields on LW face, fell while stepping to next shield striking posterior ribs/back.
EE was shoveling at a belt transfer, while in a crouching position to reach under belt EE felt a sharp pain in lower left abdomen which was diagnosed as a hernia.
EE donned Ocenco DBA 6.5 SCSR as part of routine training and fell unconscious after walking approximately 100 feet. EE was unconscious for approximately 45 seconds. Originally filed 7000-1 5/23/25
EE WAS CHANGING SHOCK ON BELT SCRAPER WHEN SCRAPER ARM FLIPPED UP AND CONTACTED LEFT INDEX FINGER. FINGER WAS AMPUTATED IN SURGERY AT 2ND KNUCKLE.
Employees were performing work tasks not focusing on other job tasks occurring around them. A group of employees were working on the lower scaffold deck directly below another group. One employee working directly above lost grip on the form ring, dropping their side allowing it to swing down knock their hardhat off and strike the employee in the back of the head.
Employee was running a come-along, EE thought the handle was locked in. When employee released the handle the tension brought handle back hitting employee in the safety glasses. Employee's safety glasses hit employee's eyebrow and cutting into the skin. Employee ended up getting 5 stitches.
Employee fell onto employee's proximity pad at the right hip resulting in contusion and bruising to the right hip. Employee was seen the same day and given a full release with no restrictions. During a follow up appointment the employee was placed on restrictions preventative in nature.
Employee was tramming bolter from ATRS controls. EE walked toward cable reel to check cable, returning to ATRS controls EE smacked knee on fire suppression bottle/bracket and dislocated knee cap.
Employee pulled on about 40ft of miner cable swinging it towards the rib with their right arm when they felt a "pop" in their right elbow and had discomfort. Suspected torn bicep.
employee was operating left boom of the roof bolter when a piece of roof mesh they were placing on the ATRS slid over the front catching fingers of both hands against the machine.
Individual operating water wagon pulled into crosscut out of the way of traffic when a drill steel came through the floor striking right knee.
Employee was removing a Kennedy panel from a stopping. As EE looked up to see what the top of the panel was caught on, a baseball size rock with sharp edges fell from the top striking EE in the face and lacerating EE's upper lip.
ROOF FALL SUNSET MAINS PILLAR SECTION 6E 27-28XC.
EE WAS CUTTING FLAP ON BELT WITH RETRACTABLE KNIFE, CUT LEFT HAND NEAR BASE OF THUMB WHILE TRYING TO CUT BELT. SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HAND WITH TENDON INJURY.
An accident occured and a miner tried to catch another miner who was falling. The miner has been on leave since the accident. The miner reported shoulder pain the following day and was diagnosed with a shoulder sprain several weeks later.
Employee was shoveling coal off a conveyor belt, belt moved forward causing miner to fall down transfer chute onto belt conveyor that transferred EE to stacker tube where EE fell onto coal pile.
Riding in mantrip to work section hit a pothole bounced EE.
While using miner puller eyelet broke and came up and hit EE in the arm.
roof fall in front of MRS in retreat section due to using 2 MRS plan.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN A CLOGGED SPRAY NOZZLE AND WAS SPLASHED IN THE EYE BY WATER AND DIRT. EMPLOYEES EYE WAS FLUSHED AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS CLEANED OUT BETTER AND EE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATED EYE OINTMENT.
ANOTHER EE HEARD PANEL SLIDE ACROSS OTHERS, LOOKED AROUND STOPPING AND SAW INJURED WORKER ON THE GROUND. EE RETURNED TO NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT, THEN SAW MD 3/13/24 FOR FOLLOW UP AND WAS PLACED OFF WORK FOR SYMPTOMS OF POSSIBLE HEAD INJURY.
roof fall found at ssms return 3E, 33xc intersection. The roof fall is approx. 10-12 feet at its highest point which is above anchor point. It is approx. 30 feet long by 23 feet wide. The affected area is flagged off.
WHILE CUTTING COAL ON THE LONGWALL, THE SHEARER SLOUGHING PLATE CAUGHT A SPRAY BAR HOSE CAUSING IT TO STRETCH TIGHT BEFORE DISLODGING AND WHIPPING BACK TOWARD THE OPERATOR. THE BAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND NECK, RESULTING IN A CRUSHING LACERATION TO THE LEFT EAR WHICH REQUIRED 22 SUTURES.
Bad valve attached to bull hose.
Driving the 31/2 to get bolting supplies and ran over a crib in the road jarring EE's head and back
EMPLOYEE SHOVELING COAL ON BELT, MOVED TO STEP OFF, FOOT SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO BELOW TO HEAD/NECK.
EE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN BUMPER ON TR-11 USING CHAIN, 20TON HYDRAULIC JACK. EE USING ROSE BUD TRYING TO HEAT REAR BUMPER TO STRAIGHTEN. CHAIN UNDER TENSION BROKE, CHAIN HIT EE IN FACE/MOUTH. EE FELL BACKWARDS LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, STRUCK BACK OF HEAD.
Bruised foot
Slip on wet surface
Twisted ankle while shoveling accumulations off the top of the miner.
THE EE CLIMBED INTO A SHIELD WAITING FOR THE SHEARER TO PASS. WHEN THE SHEARER PASSED, THE EE CLIMBED OUT OF THE SHIELD, STEPPING ON THE NEXT SHIELD THAT HAD JUST PULLED, THE FLIPPER ON THE SHIELD TIP HAD NOT YET SWUNG OUT INTO POSITION. THE FACE SLOUGHED OUT ACROSS THE PANLINE AND BRETBY TROUGH, MATERIAL STRUCK EE IN LEFT LOWER LEG.
While re-bolting a steep area where the screen was bagged, the employee grabbed the pan rack with right hand to help climb onto bolting platform. At that moment, a rock fell through screen striking the right middle finger about half way up the fingernail, resulting in the fingertip being amputated, and a tuft fracture of the distal phalanx.
MSHA Inspector and supervisor were walking weekly route and discovered a reportable roof fall in ESM, 8E, 21XC intersection that impeded the travel route for the weekly. Ventilation was not affected. The roof fall measured approximately 19'x21'x15 feet high. The area was timbered and dangered off and will be rehabbed in the near future.
Reinjured an existing injury to EE's left foot fracturing the fourth metatarsal. Injury was due to excess body weight on the employee. Employee stumbled catching self and applying all weight to the one foot.
Poor lifting technique in trying to lift too much alone. Should have gotten another person for help.
EE WAS HELPING REPOSITION THE BELT TENSIONER STATIONARY ROLLER ASSEMBLY AFTER IT BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING BEAMS. THE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN STOOD UP AND CREW WAS GETTING READY TO REPOSITION ROPES TO MOVE ASSEMBLY FINAL POSITION. EES WERE BELIVED TO HAVE WENT IN TO MOVE ROPES WHEN THE ASSEMBLY FELL OVER STRIKING THEM.
EE WAS HELPING TO REPOSTION THE BELT TENSIONER STATIONARY ROLLER ASSEMBLY AFTER IT HAD BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING BEAMS. THE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN STOOD UP AND THE CREW WAS GETTING READY TO REPOSITION ROPES TO MOVE ASSEMBLY INTO FINAL POSITION. EE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE WENT IN TO MOVE ROPES WHEN THE ASSEMBLY FELL OVER PINNING THEM.
Went to step out of operator's seat and foot slipped and employee hit the back of the operator's seat with mouth and chipped a front tooth.
While removing a DA cylinder from shield a come-a-long was being used to suspend the cylinder. When the electro-hydraulic function was cycled to move the cylinder it caused the come-a-long to spin striking the miner in the face with the handle.
While repositioning a bad relay bar for removal from the face the miner disconnected the safety chain and had another miner remove the come-a-long, when they did this the relay bar slipped off the shearer sliding down the other relay bars pinning miner's right leg against a relay bar resulting in a fracture to the right tibia.
Employee lifted 72" return roller into back of pickup and felt pain in right shoulder and arm. Employee continued to work until surgery on 2/3/2021.
MINER WAS HANDLING END CAP OF OVERCAST. AS EE WAS LIFTING IT TO PLACE IT ONTO PANELS, MINER SET IT DOWN ON LEFT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE THAT REQUIRED SURGERY TO SET.