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A ROCK SLIDE OFF THE MINER AND HIT EE IN THE BACK & KNOCKED HIM INTO THE BOLTER AND CRUSHED HIS CHEST.
EE WAS OPERATING AN EXCAVATOR LOADING COAL ONTO A 350B HAUL TRUCK WHEN SUDDENLY THE SLOPED HIGHWALL ABOVE THE EXCAVATOR GAVE WAY SLIDING INTO THE PIT COVEREING THE EXCAVATOR WITH MUD AND WATER , TRAPPING EE IN THE OPERATOR'S CAB, FATALLY INJURING HIM.
WHILE CUTTING SCRAP STEEL, A PIECE OF STEEL SHIFTED, AND BROKE EE'S LEG.
EE WAS RETRIEVING THE PLASTIC NON-ELECTRIC TUBING. AFTER HE HAD RETURNED TO THE BLASTSITE TO PERFORM HIS POST BLAST INSPECTION. HE WAS STANDING AT THE TOP OF THE LEVEL WHICH HE HAD JUST BLASTE D. UNKNOWN TO HIM, HE WAS STANDING ON NATURAL SEAM OF ROCK. THE ROCK SUDDENLY BROKE AWAY FROM THE FACE, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL APPROX. 15 FT, AND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROCK THAT HAD FALLE
EE WAS FOUND BY A FELLOW EE ON THE GROUND FACE DOWN WITH HIS HEAD TOWARD FORKLIFT TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE AND THE BAR FROM THE FALLEN OBJECT PROTECTION FELL ON HIS BACK. FROM VISUAL OBSERVATION DURING MSHA INSPECTION IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE FORKLIFTS RT FRONT TIRE HIT A PIPE PROTRUDING FROM THE GROUND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN SHUTTLE CAR IN FACE AREA WHEN ROCK, APPROXIMATELY 5" X 6' X 6', FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.
WE BELIEVE THAT WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON THE THOMAS SKID STEER LOADER. EE PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE BOOM ARMS AND THE FRONT OF THE BODY, HE ACTUATED THE BOOM DOWN CONTROL, T HE BOOM ARM CYLINDERS ACTUATED, PINCHING HIM IN BETWEEN. THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL CABLES WERE NOT PRPERLY ADJUSTED AT THE TIME.
WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING A CURTAIN, A COAL OUTBURST OCCURRED, FATALLY STRIKING THE EE.
EE WAS RIDING IN A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN A COAL OUTBURST OCCURRED, STRIKING HIM.
1994 INTERNTIONAL TRUCK DRIVEN BY REYMERS OVERTRAVELED ELEVATED ACCESS DRILL ROAD OVERTURNED RESULTING IN INJURIES TO REYMERS AND PASSENGER EE. EE DIED OF INJURY.
THE VICTIM WAS STANDING AT SHIELD #124 WITH HIS BACK TO THE COAL FACE WHEN A COAL OUTBURST OCCURRED. COAL LUMPS STRUCK THE VICTIM AND PUSHED HIM INTO THE SHIELDS, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. THE S HEARER WAS CUTTING COAL AT THE TIME AND THE TAILGATE-SIDE CUTTER DRUM WAS LOCATED AT SHIELD #121. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. ACTIVITY UNKNOWN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNKNOWN. NO WITNESSES. EE DROVE HAUL TRUCK INTO PIT WITH APPROX. 30' OF WATER.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #4 ENTRY. PILLAR #131 ON THE 9 LT. SECTION WHEN THE TOP STARTED WORKING IN THE ENTRY. HE WAS RUNNING FROM POSSIBLE ROOF FALL AND WAS RUN OVER BY SHUTTLE CAR WHICH HE WAS LOADING.
THE VICTIM WAS OPEATING A BACKHOE LOADING WASTE FROM A SETTLEMENT POND INTO HAUL TRUCKS WHEN THE BACKHOE SLIPPED INTO THE POND AND TRAPPED THE VICTIM UNDER WATER.
BOLTS DISLODGED MINER, LOOSEN UP BOLTS, ROCK FELL IN DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR STRIKING CAR STRIKING VICTIM IN LOWER STOMACH.
AT APPROX. 1245M ON OCTOBER 29, 1996, EE WAS OPERATING A 50 TON EUCLID HAULAGE TRUCK TRANSPORTING REFUSE FROM THE PREP PLANT TO THE REFUSE PILE. AFTER DUMPING HIS LOAD OF REFUSE MATERIAL THE O PERATOR DIDN'T LOWER THE TRUCK BED. THEREFORE, APPROX. 1.6 MILES FROM THE REFUSE PILE THE TRUCK BED STRUCK THE OVERLAND CONVEYOR BELT XOVER AT THE TRANSFER STATION #1 CAUSING THE FATAL INJURY
MOTOR STRUCK A PARKED SHIELD, STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING THE REAR 20 TON LOCOMOTIVE OF A TRIP CONSISTING OF 4 CARS AND 2 LOCOMOTIVES. A PIECE OF STEEL (8/X20'X1") ON THE CAR ADJACENT TO THE REAR LOCOMOTIVE CAUGHT ON THE RIBLINE AND CAME OVER TOP OF LOCOMOTIVE THAT VICTIM WAS OPERATING, STRIKING VICTIM. ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME.
WHILE HELPING REPAIR THE BELT DRIVE CHAIN, HE POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE BELT AND FRAME, THE BELT UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED, PULLING HIM INTO BELT DRIVE.
THE MINER OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF BACKING THE MINER OUT AFTER CUTTING THE RIGHT SIDE (HE HAD POSITION HIS BODY BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIB), SOMETHING CAUSED THE BACK OF THE MINER TO SLEW TO THE RIGHT AND THE VICTIM HEAD WAS CAUGHT WITH THE CABLE HOOK AND THE RIB.
EE HELPED UNLOAD 14 TON QUARRY BLOCK FROM FLAT BED TRUCK. THE OVERHEAD CRANE AT SAW SHED WAS USED TO LIFT THE STOVE WIRE TOPE WAS USED. THE EE AND CRANE OPEROTOR PLACED THE BLOCK ON TOP OF ANO THER BLOCK. IN A ROW OF BLOCKS STOCKED TOO HIGH THE CABLE WAS SLACKED TO SEE IF BLOCK WAS GOING TO SIT FINE. AFTER TWO MINE. THE CABLE WAS UNHOOKED. AS EE WALKED AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE OF B
CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN.
APPARANTLY EE WAS CROSSING BETWEEN 2 RAILCAR AND ACCIDENTLLY SLIPPED AND FELL UNDER WHEEL.
TWO 21SC SHUTTLE CARS COLLIDED WITH NO 1 SC GOING INTO DECK OF NO.2, HITTING VICTIM AND INJURINGHIM. HE EXPIRED AT THE ST. MARY'S HOSPITAAL, HUNTINGTON WV. EXACT TIME STILL UNKNOWN (ABOUT 6 TO 7 PM)
ROCK FELLOW EE INBY ATRS KILLING HIM INSTANTLY WHILE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE DUAL HEAD FLETCHER ROOF DRILL INBY SUPPORTED ROOF. #3 ENTRY RIGHT CROSSCUT AT SS#278.
BASED ON THE INFORMATION COLLECTED AT THIS DATE,THE EMPLOYEE WHILE IN AREA ADJACENT TO THE COOLER SYSTEM SUFFER SERIOUS BURNS IN HIS BODY WHEN ASUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF HOT RAW MATERIA L SPILLED OVER HIM.
BASED ON THE INFORMATION COLLECTED AT THIS DATE THE EMP WHILE IN AREA ADJACENT TO THE COOLER SYSTEM SUFFER SERIOUS BURNS IN HIS BODY WHEN A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF HOT RAW MATERIAL SP ILLED OVER HIM.
EE WAS NOT WEARING HIS LIFE JACKET WHEN HE WAS FOUND IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ALL EQUIPMENT WAS MOORED AT THE BANK. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS BEING PERFORMED. CAUSE IS UNCLEAR WHY HE FELL.
IT APPEARS THAT THE MINER LEFT HIS SAFE POSITIONAND FELLDOWN THE RAISE. EMP WAS WORKING TO UNPLUG SAND LINE IN 424 RAISE. SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN THE RAISE.
WHILE DRILLING A MESH ANCHOR BOLT HOLE A LARGE PIECE OF ROOF 3'X8'X4' FELL INTO THE AFC AT SHIELD 103.
VICTIM WAS WALKING PIPELINE FROM SHORE TO DREDGESLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE WATER AND DROWNED. WASNOT WEARING LIFR JACKET.
THE EE WAS IN A SITTING POSITION PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A RIB ROLL OCCURRED. THE APPROX. SIZE OF THE ROCK AND COAL RIB WAS 14' LONG X 25" WIDE X 13" THICK. THE RIB ROLL CONTACTED THE CITIM ON THE UPPER TORCOIN THE BACK AND LOWER EXTREMITIES CAUSING CRUSHING INJURIES. THIS OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT BETWEEN 2 & 3 ENTRIES ON THE WEST MAINS 020
THE DECEASED WAS ROOF BOLTING IN A OVERCAST AREA THAT HAD BEEN SHOT OUT WITH EXPLOSIVE. HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLT MACHINE. WHEN A ROCK 3 FT X 2 F T X 9 FT FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM FROM THE BACK.
ALLEGEDLY WENT INBY WARNING RIBBON. DRAWROCK FELL.
OUR DRIVER WAS ON TOP OF OUT SEMI TRAILER OPENING THE CENTER HATCH IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE BULK CEMENT. IT APPEARS THAT THE DRIVER HAD ALSO TAKEN A TUBE OF GREASE TO APPLY TO THE LATCHE S FOR THE LID OF THE SEMI TRAILER. WHILE ON TOP OF THE SEMI TRAILER OUR DRIVER WITHER SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE OR SOMETHING, CAUSING DRIVER TO FALLTO THE GROUND.
MECHANIC WAS REMOVING TIRE AND RIM FROM LOADER. HAD DEFLATED AIR PRESSURE TO 10-20 PSI BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT IT WAS A 2 PIECE SPLIT RIM. REMOVED LUG BOLT CAP SCREWS AND THE RIM TO RIM CLAMPING BOLTS AND THE REMAINING AIR PRESSURE PROJECTED THE OUTER RIM HALF OUTWARD VIOLENTLY, HITTING THEMECHANIC, CAUSING SEVERE HEAD INJURY.
FALL OF GROUND - UNDER INVESTIGATION. EMP WAS DRILLING A ROUND IN THE RIB WHEN HE WAS BURIED BY MATERIAL THAT FELL FROM RIB.
VICTIM APPEARED TO BE ELECTROCUTED WHILE FISHING. AN OVERSIZED PUMP CIRCUIT ACTING IN CONCERT WITH A PUMP CABLE SPLICE DAMAGED BY FLOOD WATERS, A 3'8" WIRE ROPE, AND A CREEK APPEARED TO PROVID E A CURRENT PATH FROM THE DAMAGED CABLE TO THE VICTIM.
PUGMILL OPERATOR AND WELDER, CUTTING OUT THE REAR PLATE OF THE PUGMILL TUNNEL FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE TUNNEL. MATERIAL ABOVE THEM SLOUGHED OFF TRAPPING THE OPERATOR AT THE WAIST AND COMPLETELY BURYING THE WELDER. EMP WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE OPERATOR PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT LEG, AND WAS TREATED FOR SHOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED BY TRUCK AGAINST SHOP WALL.
ROCK FELL CATCHING EE ON HIS BACK TO WERE HE COULD NOT MOVE OR BREATHE.
WORKING OUT OF A 540 DRESSER LOADER BUCKET TILTED FORWARD CRUSED BETWEEN LOADER & MOTOR GUARD.
FAILURE OF FLOOR SUPPORT CAUSING INJURED & BRIDGE MATAERIAL FALLING ON VICTIM.
THE #2144 SECTION HAD SET UP A FINAL PUSHOUT FOR THE #131 BLOCK, AND HAD LOADED 3 OR 4 SHUTTLE CARS OF COAL. AT APPROX 11 AM, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION, THE PUSHOUT BEING MINDE D. THE VICTIM, EE, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE FALLING ROOF.
THE DECEASED AND A CO-WORKER, BOTH CUSTOMER TRUCK DRIVERS WERE OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES NEAR THE SHIPPING AREA WHEN A HAUL TRUCK DROVE THROUGH THE AREA AND STRUCK BOTH INDIVIDUALS.
A ROCK FELL APROX. 15 TO 20 FT FROM A HIGH WALL STRIKING VICTIM IN THE HEAD, CAUSING A FATAL SKKULL FRACTURE.
THE OPERATOR & PASSENGER IN A 1967 FORD DUMP TRUCK [2 1/2 TON DEUCE & HALF] WERE BACKING DOWN THE ACCESS ROAD WITH A LOAD OF MATERIAL TO BE DUMPED. THE OPERATOR REALIZED HE WAS CLOSE TO THE ED GE OF THE ROAD & INSTRUCTED THE PASSENGER TO GETOUT OF THE TRUCK. THE OPERATOR THEN STARTED TO LIFT THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO DUMP SOME MATERIAL WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO GO OVER THE EDGE OF TH
EMPLOYEE WALKE DOTU ON HEAD FRAME STRUCTURAL SUPPORT BEAMS WHILE INSTALLING COLLAR STRUCTURE. TURNING TO LEAVE SHAFT DOORS EMPLOYEE MISJUDGED WHERE HE WAS STEPPED OFF ON 3.5' RADIUS AIR SWEEP -LOSING HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT.
CONVEYOR WAS ENERGIZED WITH EE ON IT. HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH STEEL FRAME.
EE & 5 OTHER WORKERS IN AN AREA WERE INSTALLING A NEW CRUSHING PLANT. THE OTHER WORKERS WERE NOTIN DIRECT SITE OF INJURED WORKING.