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Showing 50 of 80An unintentional roof fall occurred on 2nd. Left Section #7 Entry @ Spad # 6046. Measurements: 50' (L) x 20' (W) x 8' to 9' (T)
Employee struck his hand(L) with a hammer while working on a continuous miner. HE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 7/23/2005.
Employee was repairing a continuous miner. He had the ripper head blocked with a crib. The crib kicked out & a crib block caught his finger against the ripper jack.
Employee injured his back when the scoop that he was operating hit a hole in the roadway. He did not start missing work until 7/18/2005.
EE was pushing a scoop that was stuck in a hole. The bucket of the scoop that EE was operating slid off of the scoop that that was stuck when it broke free, causing EE to strike his head against the scoop's canopy.
Unintentional roof fall 20'(W) x 20'(L) x 4' to 6' (T) @ spad# 6452.
Unintentional roof fall 25' inby spad # 6429. 80'(L) x 20'(W) x6' to 7' (T).
Employee was struck by a metal bar while he was loading belt.
Unintentional Roof Fall 20'(L) X 20'(W) X 12'(T). One break outby spad# 6200 in # 8 Entry.
EE was pulling a belt car with a chain hoist, the hook slipped & the hook & chain struck him above his eye(L).
An unintentional roof fall occurred in # 3 Entry of 003-0 MMU @ spad 6061. Dimensions: 20'(W) x 20'(L) x 6' to 6.5(T).
EE was pulling cable off of a shuttle car when he slipped, fell & twisted his right knee.
A supply sled ran over employee's foot(L) while his crew was in the process of building an overcast.
EE was burned while attempting to reset a breaker at the power center.
Unintentional roof fall in #7 Entry of Mains. Dimensions: 4' to 6' (H) x 20' (W) x 80' (L)
Roof fall on the mains near spad #6001 in the intersection of #9 Entry. Dimensions: 20' (W) x 4'to 5' (T) x 80' (L).
An unintentional roof fall occurred inby spad # 5920. Fall measured 40' to 50' (L) X 19' (W) X 4' to 5' (T).
Employee received an electrical shock while resetting a breaker. This accident occurred 2 breaks inby spad #2968 (the construction area). There was a lead off inside the cathead which appears to have contributed to this accident.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED 1 BREAK IN BY THE FAN AT SPAD #10. THE FALL MEASURED 80' TO 100' LONG, 20' WIDE AND 5 TO 8' THICK
EE was loading belt structure onto a sled. He cut the bands on a stack of top rollers & removed a roller. While he turned with the roller, the stack of rollers fell against his right leg.
EE was injured as he was caught between the coal rib and the miner boom. There was a miscommunication between EE and the miner operator.
Ee struck his head against top while tramming a shuttle car over rough roadway.
EE was walking around a scoop when loose cap rock fell. Employee turned suddenly to avoid rock- twisted his knee & fell.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A METAL I BEAM FOR SETTING HEAD WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING RIB WITH SCOOP WHEN CANOPY HIT RIB. A ROCK FELL FROM RIB, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN UPPER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP. AFTER FINISHING DRILLING HOLE, EMPLOYEE DROPPED PINNER HEAD AND STEEL FELL OUT AND STRUCK LEFT HAND.
Employee was injured while riding a mantrip under tow. Mantrip was jerked when scoop started pulling it, thus re-injuring employee. This is a re-occurrence of a 12/20/03 accident.
Employee got his left hand caught between the drill steel and drill pot head, injuring his left hand.
EE was riding mantrip with mandoor positioned on top of mantrip. While tramming through an intersection mandoor caught the coal rib and was pushed toward back of mantrip. the mandoor caught ee in right leg mashing it between mandoor and mantrip.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FLAKED OFF, STRIKING EE ABOVE LEFT EYE, CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS PUTTING CRIBS UNDER CAT PADS TO BLOCK UP FEEDER HIGH ENOUGH TO SET OVER TAILPIECE. THE FEEDER SLID OFF OF CRIBS, CATCHING EE BETWEEN FEEDER AND PILE OF CRIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING TOP AROUND THE FEEDER. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND, CATCHING IT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND FEEDER.
Employee was hanging miner cable, while moving slack, employee felt pain in his back and neck. he continued to work and twisted his left knee also.
Employee was lifting a piece of belt to throw in scoop bucket when he felt pain in his torso.
A Hydraulic hose burst spraing operator in eyes.
While putting up flyboards-employee claims to have twisted back.
EE WAS LIFTING BUGGY TIRE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SIDE.
ROOF FALL ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. 5' TO 6' THICK X 11' WIDE X 10' TO 15' LONG. MINER WAS TAKING THE INITIAL RIGHT CUT OUT OF THE PILLAR BLOCK IN #6 ENTRY. 2ND LEFT SECTION - ONE BREAK INBY #8 898.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO GET ON MANTRIP, SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL.
EE WAS SWINGING HEAD IN ON ROOF BOLTER NEAR THE LINE CURTAIN GOING INTO THE NO. 2 ENTRY. HE WAS KNEELING BY DRILL HEAD WHEN A SCOOP TRAMMED THROUGH THE CURTAIN, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT THIGH AND PUSHING HIM AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A 4' RESIN BOLT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ACROSS THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER, INJURING HIS BACK.
EE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE CONTINUOUS MINER INJURING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #3 FACE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDERS.
A CABLE REEL WAS BEING UNLOADED OFF OF TRUCK WHEN THE REEL FELL. IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING EE ON LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE FEEDER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A RIB ROLL. THE RIB ROLL MEASURED 3' LONG BY 12' THICK, MADE OF COAL ONLY. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT THIGH.
EE WAS CARRYING AN ACETYLINE BOTTLE TO THE UPPER SEAM STACKER BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LT. LEG.
EE WAS WALKING WHEN HE STRUCK THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE CUTTING HIS EAR. MANAGEMENT WAS NOT AWARE THAT EE RECIEVED STITCHES UNTIL HE WENT TO HAVE THEM REMOVED. MANAGEMENT WAS MADE AWARE OF MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 9-12-03