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injured was helping the miner operator clear rock from miner. he was getting a piece of rock off of the miner when he said he hurt his back.
INJURED WAS MOVING HIS CABLE ANCHOR FOR SHUTTLE CAR UP. THE CABLE REEL TURNED PULLING ANCHOR INTO THE BATWING WHICH CAUSED THE CHAIN ON THE ANCHOR TO STRIKE INJURED ACROSS FACE.
EE FOUND THE FALL AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 am ON 07/14/14. THE FALL IS ABOUT 80 FEET LONG AND ABOUT 30 FEET INBY SPAD #153
Employee was unloading belt structure rails. Rail bounced off structure hitting employee on right leg and right rib causing injury.
Employee was working on roof bolter leveling arm chain, chain broke striking employee on bridge of nose and right eye causing injury. Employee was transported by ambulance to hospital.
Employee was moving a roll of belt lost footing twisting left knee.
EE was on his knees picking up TC plaster into motor. EE felt pain in the center and lower part of his back and neck.
AN UNPLANNED FALL OF ROOF HAS OCCURRED 1 BRK INBY SPAD NO.7027 IN RIGHT RETURN OF NO. 6 WEST MAINS. THE FALL MEASURES 100 FEET LONG, 20 FEET WIDE, AND 10 FEET THICK. ALL ENTRANCES TO THE FALL HAVE BEEN CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF. THE FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR IMPEDE TRAVEL IN THIS AREA.
EE was trying to unloosen a packing nut from the starter box. EE was using an 18" pipe wrench and 3' bar to wedge box. While pushing down EE felt pain in his stomach. "THIS DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 02/17/2014 WHEN EE BEGAN TO MISS WORK DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT"
An unplanned roof fall has occurred in the No. 5 entry intake escapeway the fall measures 22'long, 24' wide and 48" high the fall does not impede travel or affect ventilation. all entries around the fall has been cribbed and dangered off.
EE was bending 6ft bolt and EE began to put bolt into hole he said he felt burning in his back.
EE tripped going up a set of steps leading into the changing room. EE fell and landed on his dinner bucket hitting his lower back.
EE was putting straps together on conveyor chain. EE put a chisel between press and the conveyer chain. The chisel came out hitting EE in the left wrist.
EE was carrying bits to the miner and stepped around the boom of the miner twisting his back.
EE was bolting top and the pin steel was caught/fouled in the drill pot. EE was removing the pin steel, the pin steel came lose and struck EE underneath the right eye causing a laceration.
A piece of rock fell out between ATRS and hit the operators canopy. A piece of the rock broke off and hit EE on the right wrist and arm.
Employee was changing a tire on a forklift at Rockhouse Creek #2 Mine. He stated he was pulling on the tire when he slipped (lost footing) and he stated he twisted his lower back. Safety dept administered first aid treatment until ambulance arrived
Bilateral carpal tunnel.
EE was operating the continuous miner. A piece of rock fell out between bolts striking the EE on the left hand.
Several unplanned roof falls has occurred in the Nos. 2,5,6,7,and 8 intersections one crosscut inby survey spad No. 375 the mine is in BA status and no one working underground only weekly examinations being conducted. All access to the falls will be dangered off and cribs built to prevent entry of persons.
EE picked up jack and felt something pull in his groin area.
EE was getting out of scoop to unload a set of airlock doors. EE tripped while getting out of the scoop. EE twisted his back while falling out of scoop. EE proceeded to get up and go lift the doors. When he picked up the doors he felt a pain in his back.
Occupational Pneumoconiosis
An unplanned roof fall has occurred in the No.7 entry return airway one crosscut inby survey spad No.1765 the fall measures 20'x 20'x 4'. The fall does not impede travel or affect ventilation in this area. All access to the fall have been cribbed off to prevent travel into the affected area.
Occupational Pneumoconiosis
EE was traveling under bolter cable hanging from mine roof. The bolter cable dislodged striking EE.
Occupational Pneumoconiosis
EE was helping replace drive belts on belt head. The EE pinched his finger causing a laceration.
EE was hauling ripper motor to section and a piece of structure flipped up and hit finger causing a laceration.
EE was throwing roof bolt plates to the front of the roof bolter and twisted his back.
Crew was traveling to section, pulled over to get out of the way of another ride. Crew pulled under cable the EE put his hand up to keep the cable away from his face, a rope hanger came loose and snagged EE pointer finger causing a laceration.
Occupational Pneumoconiosis
EE pulled upward on charging cable ground clamp came up under safety glasses and scraped right eye.
There has been a fall found in the primary escapeway. All approaches to the fall have been cribbed and dangered off to keep workers from entering the area of the fall. The primary escapeway has been re-routed. We have had safety meetings with all three shifts discussing and going over on the map the re-routing of this entry.
EE was bolting in No.1 heading, he had already put up his first bolt. He swung over to put up his second bolt, when he placed his steel against the top, a piece of coal broke loose hitting the him on the back.
EE was operating a 3 wheeled personnel carrier and the tram petal stuck running under a separate ride.
EE was setting a timber, the ee did not have it wedged completely and the timber fell hitting ee in the mouth causing a broken tooth.
EE was duck walking looking for bad places in a piece of cable. The ee slipped on a wet piece of draw rock falling aprox 26" hitting his elbow.
EE was helping the continuous miner operator move the miner from the #5 entry to the #6 entry the miner operator stopped the miner to hook up a slack rope the miner operator hooked the rope to the boom of the miner went to turn around and stumbled and somehow hit the boom swing lever and somehow EE's hand was where the boom swung into the rib smashing his left hand.
EE was tramming 3 wheeled personal carrier to the outside. The ee stated that he drove through the flypads holding them up with his foot. His foot got caught in the top.
Employee cut open a metal hydraulic oil can, with a knife, and cut his finger on the jagged edge of the can.
Employee was lifting a concrete block, above his head, when he lost his balance and twisted his knee, dropping the block on his shoulder.
EE was putting up cable bolts. The head on the cable bolt broke off. The ee took a wrench and hit the plate, the plate came off hitting the ee in the face and right eye.
Riding in a battery powered mantrip,at a belt drive boom hole, the mantrip driver decided to turn the mantrip around,the victim did not keep his head down in the low seam height and he hit his head on the mine roof.
EE was crawling off the top of a set of scoop batteries after putting them on charge. Swung leg over side and caught a piece of metal.
The EE was loading tool boxes into scoop bucket. He pulled one end of the box around and felt something pull in his back.
A roof fall occurred in the return air course, N07 entry, one crosscut outby survey spad 193, above the anchorage, which did not affect ventilation or block passage of men.
EE was pulling cable with a rope hanger, the hanger broke striking the EE above his right eye.
EE ran into corner with S/C causing the corner of the rib to roll off. The EE got out of the S/C to move the the rock out of the way and the rest of the corner fell hitting him in front of the right ear.
There has been a roof fall outby the 001-0 and 002-0 working section. This fall is located in the No.3 entry at spad No.68, this fall measures 17'x80'x4'. The fall does not impede travel or effect the course of air. This fall will be temporarily dangered off and cleaned up at a later date.