The Jeffrey Locomotive EE was operating struck a longwall support that was loaded on a low boy parked at 66 brk switch on E-1 track. Locomotives were being staged at this location for transport to Submains. Locomotives were advancing one at a time.
EE had a flat tire. EE took spare tire off truck. Spare tire bounced to ground and came in contact with EE's left pinkie finger. Left pinkie finger was bruised. EE's carelessness was the result of this injury. EE was instructed to be more careful and to wait on someone else to fix flat tires, as this is not a part of her job dities.
Person was using a cutting torch to remove bolts in air-lock door. Person was using left hand to hold cables up out of the way and cutting bolts with right hand. He slipped and lost balance and the torch in right hand came in contact with left hand causing burn to palm & thumb.
Person was walking down main belts on fireboss exam. At #2-#3 bk on #1 belt he slipped and tried to catch himself. His left hand caught top belt roller structure and his ring finger on left hand caught between roller and frame causing injury to ring finger.
Injured person was helping to change out ram jack on longwall support #30. Person was using come-along to pull jack upward to remove pin, when the jack came loose and struck person in forehead causing laceration. Required 6 sutures to close the laceration.
A fall of roof occurred at the #6 BK intersection off the E-1 track entery just outby #15 seal. Fall was in the intersection and was approx. 16' X 16' X 6' high. Area was cleaned up and supported.
Person was unloading post from back of hummer on the longwall section. The post end came down and caught his ring finger between post and monorail dolly which was laying on the ground. The distal end of right ring finger was fractured.
Injured person was helping to load 20"" ventilation tubing into scoop bucket. Person got his left hand caught between end of tubing and side of scoop bucket, causing injury to left little finger.
Person was carrying bag of rock dust on shoulder to use for dusting on beltline. When he walked past starter box he stepped on rubber mat and slipped and fell causing injury to left knee. Person now has to have surgery on knee, first day off is 9/21/06.
Person was operating forklift in warehouse, he had stopped and was getting off. When he stepped down on to the floor he felt a sharp pain in the lower left side of his back. Accident was not reported until feb 14, 2006. Person was treated by a chiropractor.
Person was setting additional support for roof. Person had a crib block on top of water prop and was raising prop towards roof. When crib block was being pressuried against the roof it kicked out and fell striking person on right hand causing injury to ring and middle fingers.
Person was using utility jack to lower section of belt take-up structure into place. The structure shifted and the jack kicked out. When this happened, the jack handle struck person on right side of face. Sutures required on inside of right cheek.
INJURED PERSON WAS SETTING LATCH MECHANISM ON 5 TON RAIL JACK BY HAND AND WHEN ANOTHER PERSON OPERATED THE JACK, HIS RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE MECHANISM CAUSING INJURY TO FINGER.
PERSON WAS HELPING TO LOAD VULCANIZING TOOLS ONTO CAR TO SEND OUTSIDE. WHEN PERSON BENT OVER TO LEFT COOKER PLATES, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
PERSON WAS HELPING TO INSTALL 1 1/2"" TEE IN EMULSION LINE FOR LONGWALL RETURN LINE. ANOTHER PERSON WAS GOING TO DRIVE THE TEE IN PLACE AND STRUCK INJURED PERSON'S MIDDLE FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM SCOOP BUCKET & STEPPED OUT OF THE BUCKET, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN.
Injured was working on a high pressure water line. Water came on unexpected and threw him against rib causing bruises to left ribs.
A fall of Roof occurred int he old g-mains area. The afall occurred int he #5 entry between #17 bx thru #19 bk. Fall was 17 ft wide and approx. 200 ft long above anchorage. The 22 inch dischange line was damaged, no injuried or equipment involved. area supported with 6' belts and wooden posts.
PERSON WAS WALKING THROUGH MUD AND WATER TO CHECK PUMP IN RETURN. PERSON STEPPED ON SOMETHING BURIED IN THE MUD AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. PERSON WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12/29/05 AND GOT CORTISONE SHOT IN LEFT KNEE. PERSON REPORTED TREATMENT TO COMPANY ON 01/02/06.
PERSON WAS ATTACHING A ""CIU"" BOX TO A LONGWALL SHEILD MOUNTING BRACKET. PERSON PUT ONE BOLT IN AND LET GO OF THE BOX TO PUT ANOTHER BOLT IN TO HOLD IT. THE BOX FELL WHEN PERSON RELEASED IT AND IT STRUCK EE IN MOUTH, LACERATION TO UPPER LIP , 7 SUTURES TO CLOSE
Person was helping to get belt discharge pulley through 6' door in stopping. The pulley moved unexpectedly and person lost balance and fell backwards. Person put his left land out to catch himself and this caused injury to left shoulder. Person is off for surgery to left shoulder as of 9/21/05.
PERSON WAS WALKING UP STEPS AT OVERCAST ALONG BELTLINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT AND HE FELL AGAINST THE HAND RAIL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW. SWELLING IN ELBOW HAD FLUID REMOVED FROM ELBOW.
PERSON WAS ROCK DUSTING ALONG THE BELTLINE AND GOT ROCK DUST IN LEFT EYE. PERSON HAD EYE FLUSHED OUT AT EMERGENCY ROOM AND GOT RX FOR EYE.
INJURED WAS USING ""RED DEVIL"" ROPE COME-ALONG TO HELP POSITION TAILGATE CUTTER MOTOR ON LONGWALL SHEAR. THE HANDLE SLIPPED OU OF THE COME-ALONG AND STRUCK PERSON IN MOUTH CAUSING LACERATION TO LOWER LIP WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE
While inserting 6 ft roof bolt into hole in roof, person felt a sharp burning pain in lower right abdomen. Person was standing on left side platform reaching out to install bolt.
Injured was carrying a post with another employee. The employee slipped forward causing post to go into rib. The injured had his finger between post and rib causing a laceration of the right index finger.
Person dropped crusher bit on top of his left foot while moving it out of his way so he could get bits for longwall shear drum.
Injured was holding a 1"" water line. Another man was hitting the coupler with a hammer when a piece of metal came off and went into his right forearm.
Injured was carrying a door with another employee. He lost his footing and slipped in mud and twisted back.
Injured was threading 1"" steel cable into a thimble. Cable slipped out of thimble and struck him on hard hat right side causing a slight concussion.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN TEARDOWN ROOM FOR LONGWALL PANEL. EE WAS PUSHING BOLT UP INTO HOLE WHEN THE EXTENSION WRENCH BROKE AND THE WRENCH CAME BACK AND STRUCK EE ON THE FOREHEAD, CAUSING LACERATION.
Person was unloading 60"" top belt structure from back of pickup truck. When he lowered the piece of structure the side idler roller rotated and caught his little finger on right hand between center roller and side roller causing laceration.
A fall of roof occured int he #43 longwall panel teardown face. Fall was 14 ft wide x 16 ft highx 132 ft lontg. Area was supported with 16 ft cable bolts, 6 ft combination bolts dywag slings, t-5 channel and 30"" pumpable cribs. No equipment involved and no injuries. Cable bolts were strill in rod as support.
A fall of roof occurred in the #3 hoist track entry at #1 bk. Fall is 16' long to 18' long & 7' to 8' high across the entry. Noo equipment involved & no injuries. Area was supported with 6' resin bolts.
EE was installing light ballast for support during longwall set-up. EE was moving from #22 to #23 support and lost balance. He grabbed hose that was not attached and fell forward, striking his right shoulder against side flap. EE went to doctor on 4-15-05 & got cortisone shot. SURGERY REQUIRED - WILL BEGIN TO MISS WORK AS OF 8/25/05.
EE WAS WALKING ALONG TRACK TO GET TO MANTRIP AT END OF SHIFT. EE STEPPED IN A HOLE BESIDE THE RAIL AND LOST HIS BALANCE. EE FELL FORWARD, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM, CASING PAIN IN SHOULDER. EE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 3/28/05 AND IS NOW OFF WORK FOR SURGERY TO SHOULDER.
Person was cutting wire screen down and scaling loose roof rock down at crosscut into #2 entry, that had just been mined through. A piece of rock fell on his left foot while he was scaling it down from roof, causing injury to left foot.
EE WAS JACKING UP A RAIL WHEN JACK SLIPPED AND RAIL STRUCK EE ON RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A BRUISE.
EE WAS ON LONGWALL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORTS STRIKING EE ON HEAD AND RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE
Person was using rail jack to lift flat car back onto track after de-rail. Person was using slate bar to operate jack to raise car. The jack did not latch on the down stroke and slate bar flew back up and struck person on left side of face.
Injured was shoveling spillage along belt line when a piece of rib rolled striking him on the right wrist causing a bruise.
Employee was walking through a 4'X 6' mandoor at the submains belt starter (3 break). He slipped and fell causing injury to his ankle.
Injured was rockdusting, he stepped on a piece of belt that was covered with mud, slipped and fell causing a fracture of ribs left side.
EE WAS HELPING TO HANG MONORAIL AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING A PINCHED NERVE
INJURED WAS SAWING POST WHEN BUNDLE OF POST BEHIND HIM BROKE LOOSE & HIT HIM ON LEG & BACK CAUSIG A RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN & BRUISED BACK.
INJURED PERSON & ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE SLIDING A NEW HYD. CYLINDER INTO THE BOOM TUBE ON LW MULE. WHEN THE HYD. CYLINDER SLID INTO THE INJURED PERSON HE CAUGHT HIS RT. HAND BETWEEN BOOM FRAME & SLATE BAR THAT WAS BEING USED TO HOLD THE CYLINDER. FRACTURE TO FINGER ON RT. HAND.
PERSON WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND STOPPED TO PICK UP SOME TRASH TO PUT IN SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN PERSON STEPPED OUT OF OPERATOR'S DECK ON SCOOP HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN SMALL HOLE WHICH HAD WATER OVER IT. PERSON HAD INJECTED IN LEFT KNEE ON 1/31/05.
The Maryland Workers Comp Commission determined EE to have sustained occupational disease of binaural hearing loss arising out of and in the course of employment. Mettiki was notified of this finding on 11/29/04.
Injured person was reaching down to move miner cable out of the way and lost his balance and fell. When person was falling he reached out with his left hand to catch himself and caused injury to left wrist.
Injured person was using hammer and chisel to remove the race from gear on headgate ranging arm. A steel fragment came off gear and imbedded in side of left hand. person went to doctor but fragment was not removed.
Injured was carring bits when he slipped on discharge hose falling on his left knee/ causing pulled ligments.
Person was standing up on belt tailpiece removing piece of steel bolt wrench from discharge of section feeder. After removing piece of steel he went to step down and his right foot slipped off wooden jill poke and he twisted his right ankle.
EE WAS TRAVELING OUT INTAKE ENTRY WITH MSHA INSPECTOR TO CHECK S BUTT PUMP. AREA HAS BRIDGE BUILT OVER STANDING WATER. EE WAS BENT OVER, DUCK-WALKING IN THE LOW AREA AND RAN INTO A METAL BEAM WITH HIS HEAD. THIS JAMMED HIS BACK AND NECK, CAUSING PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK AND LEG.
Injured was handing a crib block to another employee. His foot was in mud, he tried to move foot and heard ankle pop causing a sprain.
PERSON WAS WALKING UP A SET OF WOODEN STEPS AT OVERCAST ON 33 BUTT BELT. THE STRINGER FOR THE STEPS BROKE AND HE FELL WITH THE WOODEN STEPS. HE FELL ABOUT 7 FEET TO THE BOTTOM, CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT HAND AND FINGERS.
Injured was pulling cable when he stepped on a rock causing a bruise to his left foot.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK. DID NOT FILL OUT ACCIDENT REPORT. NO ONE AT THE MINE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE CALLED EVERY DAY. CANNOT GET HIM ON THE PHONE. I TOLD HIS MOTHER I HAD TO TALK TO HIM. AS OF 9/21/04 HE HAD NOT CONTACTED ME.
PERSON WAS STANDING ON WALKWAY OF BOLTER PUTTING UP THE HARDWARE TO CONNECT SLINGS THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOR ROOF SUPPORT. GRADE IN AREA IS STEEP & PERSONS FOOT SLIPPED OUT & HE FELL TO THE METAL WALKWAY ON HIS BUTTOCKS. EE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR.
TWO MEN WERE MOVING 60"" BELT SADDLES (20 FT. & 25 FT.) TO SPLICING STATION FOR AFTERNOON SHIFT. AFTER MOVING THE SADDLES, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HIS CONDITION HAS WORSENED AND HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 9/20/04.
INJURED WAS CARRYING WATER LINE ON SHOULDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, THE WEIGHT OF THE PIPE CAUSED PULLED LIGAMENTS.
Injured was building a seal wall when som block fell from wall striking him on lower left leg causing a fracture
PERSON WORKED ALL DAY ON 34 BUTT BELT DRIVE ALIGNING POWER PACK. EE DID NOT REPORT ANY TYPE OF INJURY THAT DAY. THE PAIN BECAME ACUTE ON SATURDAY EVENING & SUNDAY. ON MORNING OF 8/16/04, EE CALLED IN TO WORK & REPORTED INJURY TO SUPERVISOR. EE WENT TO THE DR. ON 8/16/04.
Miner operator was cleaning up rock in face with continuous miner. A large piece of rock traveled back the conveyor boom and fell off striking a 1-1/4"" rubber water line. The water line came loose from rib board where it was hung and struck injured person on lower left side of back. Person went to doctor on 8-12-04 and had back adjusted.
EE WAS HELPING TO HANG STIFF ARM FOR MONO-RAIL DURING LONGWALL MOVE. THE RED DEVIL COME-ALONG BEING USED TO HOLD ONE END OF THE STIFF ARM CAME LOOSE AND THE WIRE ROPE WITH HOOK ON END STRUCK EE IN THE MOUTH. THE HOOK CAUSED A CHIP ON THE UPPER LEFT TOOTH.
Person was trying to lift belt skirting out at belt discharge, his foot slipped as he was lifting and he felt pain in lower left part of his back. belts were idle when accident occurred.
Injured was digging a ditch when a piece of slate fell from top striking him on head causing a pulled muscle in lower neck and upper back.
PERSON WAS HELPING REMOVE BELT FROM STORAGE UNIT. BELT HAD BEEN PULLED AND INJURED PERSON WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES CUTTING THE BELT WITH A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE. THE KNIFE CAME OUT OF THE BELT WHILE CUTTING AND WENT ACROSS HIS LEFT KNEE, CUTTING IT. THE CUT REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE.
Injured was tightening bolts on rail joint when wrench slipped catching left ring finger between wrench and cross tie causing a fracture.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT THE #5 BK CROSSCUT #2 - #3 ENTRIES ON THE 30 BUTT SECTION. FALL WAS OUTBY WORKING SECTION. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FALL WAS 20 FT IN LENGTH, 16 FT IN WIDTH AND 8 FT IN HEIGHT.
PERSON STEPPED UP ONTO A LOWBOY WHICH HAD A 4W SHEILD ON IT TO UNLOCK CHAIN, WHEN HE STEPPED BACK DOWN FROM THE LOWBOY TO START UNLOADING 4W SHEILD HE FELT PAIN IN RT. KNEE. PERSON SAID HE FELT SOMETHING WHEN HE STEPPED UP ONTO LOWBOY & THEN IT GOT WORSE WHEN HE STEPPED OFF.
Injured was plastering a stopping with b bond when some of the material got under his glove causing burns to his right hand and forearm.
INJURED WAS SETTING STEEL BEAMS. ONE END OF BEAM FELL CATCHING LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN BEAM AND SCOOP BUCKET CAUSING A FRACTURE.
PERSON WAS HELPING ANOTHER PERSON CARRY VENT TUBING TO INSTALL FOR POWER CENTER INSTALLATION. PERSON WAS WALKING AROUND BELT TAILPIECE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE ON OFFSET CAUSING INJURY. PERSON WENT TO DOCTOR ON 4/22/04 AND HAD FLUID DRAINED AND CORTISONE SHOT.
PERSON WAS WALKING ACROSS FACE OF LONGWALL, TRIPPED OVER RELAY BAR AND FELL. PERSON COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
PERSON WAS LIFTING MECHANICS TOOL BAG TO PLACE ON TOP OF SCOOP. WHEN PERSON LIFTED BAG AND TURNED TO PUT IT ON SCOOP. HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK AND HAD SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK. PERSON BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 3-8-04.
PERSON WAS HELPING TO PULL A SECTION OF RAIL. HE AND 3 OTHER MEN WERE USING RAILTONGS TO PULL THE RAIL. WHILE PULLING HE FELT PAININ HIS RIGHT ARM AT THE SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3/15 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR. THE DR. HAD HIM OFF WORK UNTIL AN MRI COULD BE DONE. THE MRI RESULTS DID SHOW ARTHRITIS AND BURSITIS. A CORTIZONE SHOT WAS GIVEN ON 3/19 AND RTW ON 3/22.
PERSON WAS STANDING ON RELAY BAR FOR #4 SUPPORT OPERATING BOAT WINCH FOR TEARDOWN SCREEN. WHEN #4 PUSH VALVE WAS ACTIVATED RELAY BAR MOVED TO PUSH PANLINE AND PERSON'S FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RELAY BAR AND PANLINE BRACKET CAUSING CRUSHING INJURY TO RIGHT TOES. PERSON LOST PART OF TOE ON RIGHT FOOT.
PERSON WAS USING WATER HOSE TO WASH AREA AROUND GRIZZLEY SCREEN. PERSON WAS BENT OVER USING WATER HOSE & JERKED HOSE TO PULL UP SOME MORE SLACK TO REACH FURTHER OUT. PERSON FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHEN HE JERKED HOSE TO GET MORE SLACK.
INJURED PERSON WAS LEAVING THE LONGWALL FACE TO EAT LUNCH. WHEN HE WENT AROUND THE HEADGATE DRIVE UNIT HE TRIPPED OVER A 4 FT ROOF BOLT AND FELL. HIS RIGHT HAND CAME DOWN ON SOE SHARP ROCKS CA USING LACERATION TO HEEL OF RIGHT HAND.
Injured was hanging highline when cable broke free striking his knee.
PERSON WAS USING HAMMER TO LOOSEN COUPLER ON 1"" WATER LINE WHEN A SMALL SLIVER OF THE HAMMER FACE CAME OFF AND PENETRATED HIS GLOVE AND INBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS USING SEALING COMPOUND, B-BOND, AND IT SEEPED UNDER HIS GLOVE CAUSING REDNESS AND BLISTERING OF THE SKIN ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND.
PERSON WAS USING A 10 LB HAMMER TO DRIVE CENTER PIVOT PIN BACK INTO POSITION ON A SCOOP. WHILE DRIVING PIN INTO PLACE HE FELT SOMETHING HIT HIS LEFT LEG. A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF HAMMER OR PIVOT PIN AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT LEG.
Person was walking up ramp at belt overcast and his feet slipped out from under him and he fell on both knees. person has now gone to dr and has been diagnosised with a torn menisus. he is now off work first day off 5-6-04.
PERSON WAS CROSSING OVER IDLE BELT TO MOVE PUMP. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE BOTTOM HIS LEFT LEG SLID OUT SIDEWAYS AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WORKED UNTIL 2/18/04 WHEN HE WA S OFF FOR SURGERY TO LEFT KNEE.
EE STEPPED INTO A SCOOP BUCKET TO TAKE DOWN A SIGN WHILE RETRIEVING RAIL. EE STEPPED DOWN ABOUT 16-18"", STEPPED ON SIDE OF RAIL AND TWISTED KNEE. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A SPRAIN BUT MRI SHOWED TORN MENISCUS. SURGERY ON 08/17/2004. DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD FAILED TO SUBMIT A 7000 FORM WHEN EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10/25/2004.
A FALL OF ROOF ON THE OLD G-MAINS #4 ENTRY BETWEEN #4 BUTT AND #5 BUTT. FALL WAS APPX. 60 FT LONG X 15 FT WIDE X 10 FT HIGH. THIS IS NOT AN ACTIVE AREA FOR MINING BUT IS AN INTAKE FOR WARMAN P UMP. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES.
PERSON WAS WALKING BESIDE MANTRIP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON PIECE OF FLAT ROCK AND FELL. WHEN PERSON FELL HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE AND FELL AGAINST OPEN DOOR ON MANTRIP, HITTING HIS UPPER LEFT ARM.
INJURED WAS CUTTING A POST WITH A HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW WHEN SAW KICKED BACK CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION.
NOTIFIED BY MSHA THAT PERSON HAD CONTRACTED PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
EE WAS WALKING IN AN OUTBY AREA OF THE MINE (#1 ENTRY OF THE MINE ( #1 ENTRY OF 27 BUTT) HE STEPPED INTO THE SIDE OF A HOLE OR RUT AND THIS CAUSED HIS FOOT TO ROLL UNDER TURNING HIS ANKLE AND RESULTING IN INJURY
INJURED WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC PUMP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER BACK RESULTING IN A STRAIN.
A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE #1 ENTRY OF THE OLD 6 MAINS SECTION AT 34 BREAK. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 7' HIGH AND 16' BY 16' BY 24' LONG. THE FALL WAS OUT BY AREA AND WAS FOUND BY A PUMPER. REPORTED TO MSHA ON 9-2-03.
INJURED WAS PULLING ON MULE CABLE WITH OTHERS TO REANCHOR IT. HIS FOOT STUCK IN THE MUD CAUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO TWIST.
INJURED WAS UNLOADING A FLAT CAR, STEPPED OFF FLAT CAR AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN.
injured person and two other ee were retriving 7200 calb e from one area and re-hanging it in another area along track. person has continued to have pain in the elbow and went to dr. 4-2-04. person received cortisone shot and arm imobilized. 1st day off work 4-5-04.
INJURED STEPPED BACK AWAY FROMT HE BACK OF BOLTER AND SLIPPED WHEN HE STEPPED ON TRAILING CABLE. HE USED HIS LEFT ARM TO GRAB THE RIB DRILL X BAR.'
PERSON WAS HELPING TO REMOVE SECTION OF 6"" WATERLINE. AFTER PIPE WAS UNCHAINED, THE OTHER 2 MEN HOLDING PIPE FET THEIR END GO & THE PERSON FELL WITH PIPE ON SHOULDER. THE FALL DISLOCATED HIS R IGHT SHOULDER.
PERSON PARKED MANTRIP (HUMMER) AND WALKED UP TO AREA FOR SOME REASON. HE WAS STRUCK BY CRIB BLOCKS WHEN CRIB TOPPLED OVER AND STRUCK HIM. AREA WAS ON HUMMER HAULROAD (F-MAINS) BETWEEN #70 & #7 1 BK ON LEFT SIDE FACING INBY.
PERSON HAD FINISHED DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF TO INSTALL BOLT. PERSON LOWERED BOLTER HEAD AND REACH OUT TO REMOVE DRILL STEEL EXTENSION. THE TOP PART OF DRILL STEEL WHICH WAS BEING HELD BY DRILL S TEEL GUIDE JAWS, SLIP DOWN THROUGH DRILL STEEL GUIDE AND STRUCK PERSON ON MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION AND DAMAGE TO TENDON.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT #3 CROSSCUT INTERSECTION #2-#1 ENTRY AT 29 BUTT SECTION. SECTION HAS BEEN IDLE AND WAS IDLE WHEN FALL OCCURRED. FALL WAS 22 FT LONG X 36 FT DOWN INTO CROSSCUT #2- #1 AND WAS 8 FT HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
PERSON WAS CUTTING A 5X7 POST WITH BUCK SAW, WHEN BLADE CAME OUT OF GROOVE AND CUT THE INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING 2 CUTS ON HIS FINGER. REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE CUT.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DEVELPOED WHILR WORKING AT MINE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. NO SPECIFIC INJURY OCCURED. HE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY FOR 6-23-03. ILLN ESS REPORTED ON 6-13-03 TO MINE MANAGEMENT.
INJURED WAS SETTING POST. HE PICKED UP A POST AND FELT A BURNING IN HIS ABDOMEN RESULTING IN ANUMBILICAL HERNIA.
INJURED WAS REMOVING THE GUARDS ON TOP OF THE H/G CONTROLLER WHENTHE GUARD THEY HAD UNBOLTED FELL AND CUT INJURED'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. LACERATION WAS GLUED AND SPLINTED.
INJURED WAS IN THE REAR SEAT OF #10 HUMMER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HUMMER WENT THRU A HOLE AND HIT HARD ON THE BOTTOM JAMMING INJURED INTO SEAT BOTTOM AND BACK. BACK OF HUMMER THEN PITCHED UP J AMMING INJURED HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF. INJURED HAS STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 3-26-03.
INJURED WAS TRAVELING IN THE BACKSEAT OF #10 HUMMER. THE HUMMER WENT THROUGH A HOLE AND HIT HARD ON THE BOTTOM. THIS IMPACT JAMMED HIS BACKSIDE DOWN INTO THE SEAT AND THEN UP INTO THE ROOF. HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 3/5/03 AND HAS STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 3/11.
PERSON LIFTED BELT ROLLER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
PERSON WAS OPERATING A TRACK MOUNTED LOCOMOTIVE AND WAS PULLING CARS OUT OF SWITCH. PERSON WAS STANDING UP IN THE DECK OF LOCOMOTIVE LOOKING BACK TOWARDS CARS HE WAS PULLING OUT AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST BOTTOM OF OVERCAS. PERSON WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 12-12-02, NOTIFIED OPERATOR ON 12-13-02.
INJURED WAS RECOVERING BELT STRUCTURE AND HE SET A PIECE OF STRUCTURE AGAINST THE RIB. THE STRUCTURE FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LT. WRIST CAUSING A CONTUSION.
INJURED PERSON RETRIEVING STRUCTURE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF UNSUPPORTED MESH GRATING CAUSING IT TO TIP. PERSON FELL CAUSING INJURY.
INJURED WAS HELPING PUSH A SHEARER MOTOR DOWN LONGWALL TROUGH WHEN HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING A SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING TOWARD S.E.M UP THE HILL WITH #3 913 SCOOP WHEN SOMETHING BLEW OFF THEMOTOR END OF THE SCOOP GOING IN HIS EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE ON.
PERSON WAS BENT OVER LOOKING FOR HYD. HOSE AT TOOL CART WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIS HARD HAT. A PIECE OF THE ROCK HIT THE SIDE OF HIS FACE ABOUT EYE LEVEL CAUSING LACERATION. TOOK 8 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
PERSON WAS INSTALLING 4' X 8' SECTION OF METAL GUARDING AT BELT TAKE-UP. THE GUARDING SECTION SLID DOWN THE RIB AND CAUGHT THE END OF LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE COAL RIB AND THE GU ARDING CAUSING LACERATION. REQUIRED 5 SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND.
PERSON WAS BUILDING SOLID BLOCK WALL ACROSS ENTRY. PERSON WAS ON STEPLADDER AND ANOTHER PERSON WAS HANDING BLOCKS UP TO HIM PERSON WAS HOLDING BLOCK IN ARMS AND WHEN HE PUT BLOCK IN PLACE ON W ALL HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS CAUSING INJURY. REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND.
PERSON HAD PUT DIESEL FUEL IN HUMMER AND WAS WALKING BACK TO THE FRONT OF HUMMER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF METAL GRATE OVER DITCH. THE GRATE FELL DOWN INTO DITCH AND PERSON FELL STRIKING H IS HEAD AGAINST DOOR HINGE ON HUMMER CAUSING LACERATION.
EE REPORTS THAT ON ONE OF THE ABOVE DAYS HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE WALKING ALONGSIDE THE 25 BUTT CONVEYOR. ALTHOUGH HE SOUGHT MEDICAL CARE INCLUDING CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT, HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 7/16/02. THIS IS REPORTED AS A QUESTIONABLE ACCIDENT.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 26 BUTT SECTION. THE FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION OF #3 RETURN ENTRY AT #6 BK. FALL WAS 20' LONG X 20' WIDE X 8 1/2' HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES. IDL E SHIFT.
4 MEN WERE MOVING 6"" WATER LINE TO MAKE CONNECTION. PERSON WAS ON 6' STEP LADDER LIFTING UP ON LINE WHEN THE FRONT LEGS OF THE LADDER SPLIT CAUSING PERSON TO FALL BACKWARDS OFF LADDER. PERSON LANDED ON LEFT SIDE AND THIS CAUSED A CONTUSION TO LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 26 BUTT SECTION, FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION (3 WAY) OF #2 ENTRY #4 BK CROSS CUT. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES. SECTION HAD BEEN IDLE FOR LONG PERIOD AND H AD JUST STARTED BACK INTO PRODUCTION. THIS AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED FOR OVER YEAR.
TWO EE'S WERE SHOVELING SPILLAGE AWAY FROM BELT AT GRIZZLY AFTER BELT GOBBED OUT. THEY HAD SHOVELED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE BELT BEGAN TO CREEP AND SUDDENLY THE BELT LUNGED AND PULLED BOTH MEN DOWN INTO THE ROLLER. THE MEN WERE PULLED DOWN INTO THE SPILLAGE UNTIL BELT WAS CUT BY ANOTHER EE. INJURED WAS PULLED INTO THE ROLLER FAR ENOUGH TO WRAP HIS RT. LEG AROUND ROLLER.
PERSON WAS PUTTING RIB BOLT INTO HOLE HE HAD JUST DRILLED IN RIB. A ROCK 18"" BY 21"" BY 1/2"" THICK FELL AND STRUCK PERSON ON RIGHT HAND. THE ROCK CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVES AND LACERATED THE TIP OF THE LITTLE FINGER. REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND.
PERSON LIFTED A 74# ABS-20 PUMP & PUT IT ON HIS SHOULDER TO CARRY. DOING SO HE FELT A SHARP PAININ RIGHT SHOULDER. DOCTOR REFERRED HIM TO ORTHOPEDIST. MRI WAS NEGATIVE. HE WAS GIVEN CORTISONE IN THE SHOULDER ON 4/30/02.
WHILE REMOVING 400 T GEAR BOX FROM STAGELOADER BOOM & BOLTS WERE CUT TO REMOVE BOX. ONE BOLT IN MIDDLE BOTTOM OF BOX WAS NOT REMOVED. SO THEY BLOCKED UNDER GEAR BOX TO HOLD IN PLACE & CHAINED TO FORK TRUCK. FORK TRUCK WAS NOT STRAIGHT IN LINE WITH BOX & HAD TENSION ON CHAIN. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS CUT, THE BOX SWUNG AROUND TO LINE ITSELF WITH THE FORK TRUCK, HITTING EE, THROWING HIM IN
PERSON WAS STANDING IN MUD CHAINING DOWN LONGWALL SHEILD TO LOWBOY FOR TRANSPORTATION. PERSON TURNED TO LET BOOMERS OFF LOCOMOTIVE AND HIS LEFT FOOT HIT CRIB BLOCK THAT WAS IN MUD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST LT KNEE. PERSON WENT TO DR. ON 3/25/02.
EE WAS MOVING LARGE ROCK OFF LONGWALL SHIELD BASE PONTOON. SHIELD WAS BEING USED AS WALKER SHIELD DURING LONGWALL TEARDOWN. AS EE WAS MOVING ROCK, ANOTHER ROCK SLID DOWN THE BASE LIFT JACK & C AUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO ROCKS, CAUSING INJURY.
INJURED WAS HANDING CHAIN THRU LONGWALL SHIELD WITH HIS OTHER HAND ON SHIELD WHEN OPERATOR CLOSED SIDE PANEL CATCHING LEFT THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION.
INJURED WAS BUILDING CRIBS. HE PUT UP A CRIB BLOCK AND BEFORE HE COULD REMOVE HIS HAND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT UP ANOTHER CRIB BLOCK ON HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE.
PERSON WAS CHANGING WATER SPRAY TUBE ON FRONT OF MINER HEAD WHEN A ROCK SLID DOWN THE MINER HEAD AND PINNED HIS HANDS TO THE MACHINE. HE GOT HIS HANDS OUT AND FELL BACKWARDS. HE WAS CHECKED IN E.R. AND RELEASED FOR WORK. HIS LEFT KNEE CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM AND HE WENT TO AN ORTHOPEDIST AND HAND TO HAVE SURGERY. FIRST DAY OFF 4/26/02
PERSON WAS HELPING TO GET ROCKPROP POSTS WITH BEAMS. WHILE PUMPING UP THE ROCKPROP ANOTHER ONE BEHIND HIM LAME LOOSE AND FELL. THE ROCKPROP STITCHES HIS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS ON THE HANDLE OF TH E PUMP. HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS FRACTURED WHEN THE ROCKPROP STRUCK HIS HAND.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 24 BUTT 026-0 SECTION. FALL WAS IN #1 ENTRY #36 CROSSCUT FOUR WAYINTERSECTION & WAS 35' LONG, 25' WIDE & 8' HIGH.NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. NO INJURIES.
EE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR LONGWALL FACE CONVEYOR CHAIN WHICH WAS BROKEN. HE WAS PULLING UP SLACK CHAIN & CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND BTWN CHAIN & MOTOR FRAME CAUSING INJURY.
PERSON WAS ADVANCING SHIELDS ON LONGWALL FACE WHEN A ROCK 3""X4""X18"" FELL FROM BETWEEN CHEILDS HIT THE CABLE TRAY AND THE FELL ON PERSONS LEFT FOOT CAUSING INJURY. ROCK LANDED BEHIND STEEL THE OF RUBBER BOOTS.
INJURED WAS LOADING HEADER BOARDS ON THE SCOOP WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND AGAINST SCOOP BUCKET CAUSING A LACERATION.
INJURED WAS HELPING TO LIFT A CROSSBAR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS PELVIS CAUGHTING PAIN IN PELVIS AND LOWER BACK. HE STATED HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DISC'S IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS HANDING A 50LB BAG OF ROCK DUST ACROSS A BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER
PERSON WAS REPLACING BROKEN BOLT IN SPRAY BAR SUPPORT ON HEADGATE END OF SHEAR, PERSON WAS LIFTING UP ON SPRAY BAR TO ALIGN BOLT HOLE IN SUPPORT, BAR FELL AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON RT. HAND BETWEEN SPRAY BAR AND JACK. PERSON WENT TO E.R. ON 2/10/02 FOR TREATMENT. 1ST DAY OFF 2/13/02.
PERSON WAS ADVANCING SHIELDS AT SHEAR. PERSON WAS MOVING #48 SUPPORT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON LOOSE ROCK AND FELL. PERSON WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 1-17-02.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING ROCK OFF LONGWALL SHIELDS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN SHIELDS STRIKING HIM ON UPPER LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE CAUSING A CONTUSION.
PERSON WAS LOADING BOLTING SUPPLIES INTO SCOOP BUCKET. AFTER LOADING LAST BOX OF RESIN GLUE HE HAD PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK. PERSON WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR.
PERSON WAS CHECKING THE MAIN DOOR ON THE POWER CAR FOR LOOSE CONTROL WIRES, PERSONS SCREWDRIVERCAME IN CONTACT WITH TOP OF THE CONTROL BREAKER SHORTING IT OUT PHASE TO PHASE. THE FLASH FROM ARC CAUSED FLASH BURNS TO FACE.
INJURED WAS PULLING CABLE WHEN CABLE JUMPED AND HIT HIM IN MOUTH CAUSING A LACERATION TO LOWER LIP.
INJURED WAS HELPING TO SET POST. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TRYING TO WEDGE OFF END OF POST STRUCK ONE HAMMER AGAINST ANOTHER CAUSING A PIECE OF STEEL TO FLY INTO INJURED'S RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION.
VICTIM STEPPED DOWN OFF A LOW BOY RAIL CAR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE SUBSEQUENTLY SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC CARE.
PERSON WAS TRAMMING MIUNER WITH REMOTE CONTROL (BACKING MACH8NE OUT OF CUT). THE BOLTER WAS BEHIND PERSON BACKING UP. THE HEAD OF THE BOLTING MACHINE CAUGHT A SECTION OF WIRE MONSTER MAT THAT WAS HANGING ON RIB. WHEN THE MAT BROKE FREE, IT HIT PERSON IN THE CHIN CAUSING LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 TEAR DOWN CHUTE FOR L/W PANEL #31. THE FALL WAS 40'X16'X7'. NO DAMAGE OR ENTRAPMENT. AREA WAS SUPPORTED BY 6' HE TECH ROOF BOLTS AND DYWRDAG SLINGS.
PERSON WAS GETTING UP ONTO BOLTER FROM THE HEAD END OF BOLTER. HE HAD TO STEP UP 15"" FROM THE GROUND ONTO BOLTER PLATFORM, WHEN HE STEPPED UP HE HEARD A POP IN HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE. TH E AREA SWOLLED UP AND WAS PAINFUL. WENT TO HOSP AND X RAY SHOWED STRESS FRACTURE TO LEG.
PERSON WAS ADVANCING LONGWALL SHIELDS ON THE FACE DURING PRODUCTION. PERSON WAS LOWERING #8 SUPPORT WHEN A ROCK 23"" BY 16"" BY 3"" FELL FROM BETWEEN CANOPIES AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT CAUSING FRACTURE.
PERSON WAS HELPING ADVANCE 20"" FIBERGLASS VENTILATION TUBING. AFTER HANGING 3 JOINTS AND MOVING SLIDER TUBE, HE PULLED ON TUBING STRAP TO SECURETUBING TO ROOF. HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE SHUTTLE CAR.
PERSON WAS WALKING ACROSS LONGWALL FACE TOWARDS THE HEADGATE. HE WALKED PAST THE SHEAR WHICH WAS LOADING COAL AT # 136 SUPPORT. SHEAR OPERATOR STATED A ROCK CAME OFF SHEAR DRUM AND WAS THROWN TOWARDS INJURED PERSON. THE ROCK HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT HAND CAUSING LACERATION.
PERSON WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM TOP OF SHEAR ON LONGWALL AT #59 SHIELD. PERSON WAS LIFTING ROCK AND PINCHER HIS FINGERS BETWEEN ROCK AND SPILL PLATE ON PANLINE CAUSING INJURY TO MIDDLE FINGER
PERSON WAS TRYING TO HOOK CHAIN TO SCREEN ON THEROOF, THE CHAIN FELL OUT OF THE SCREEN AND STRUCK AND STRUCK PERSON IN MOUTH BREAKING OFF PIECE OF TOOTH.
PERSON WAS WALKING ACROSS FACE OF LONGWALL, WHENHE GOT TO #35 SHIELD A ROCK FELL BETWEEN SUPPORTS OR CAME OFF HEADGATE DRUM AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WHICH WAS ON HANDRAIL OF PAN LINE. THE ROC K FRACTURED AND LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB.
PERSON WAS STANDING ON #65 SHIELD ADVANCING #64 SHIELD WHEN THE RELAY BAR BOLT BROKE, A PIECE OF METAL FROM BOLT STRUCK PERSON IN RIGHT LEG CAUSING INJURY, REQUIREDM 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND ON LOWER LEG.
INJURED WAS HELPING TO SET A DUKE. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE HANDLE OF THE DUKE WHEN A CRIB BLOCK FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE DUKE STRIKING HIS LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING AN AMPUTA TION FIRST JOINT.
PERSON WAS USING PRY BAR TO MOVE RAIL INTO PLACE ON CROSSTIE TO LOCK DOWN. BAR SLIPPED AND RAIL SPRANG BACK CAUSING SLATE BAR TO STRIKE HIM IN THE CHIN CAUSING LACERATION.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURED ON THE #5 MAIN LINE BELT AT 71 BK WHERE #6 BELT DISCHARGES ONTO #5 BELT. FALL WAS 12 FT HIGH X 15 FT LONG X 12 FT WIDE. NO INUJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO ANY EQUIPMENT
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURED IN THE #1 ENTRY INBY #16 BK ON THE 21 BUTT LONGWALL PANEL. THE FALL WAS 10FT LONG X 7FT HIGH AND 14FT WIDE. THE FALL WASFROM THE SHEILD TIPS TO THE CRUSHER ON THE LONG- WALL HEADGATE. NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED AND NO INJURIES OCCURED.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON LADDER HANGING CABLE. HE FELL OFF LADDER CAUSING A BRUISE TO RIGHT RIBS.
PERSON WAS USING ""RAIL TYPE"" JACK TO MOVE FRAME WORK FOR DE-WATERING SYSTEM INTO PLACE. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE ON JACK HANDLE TO WORK THE JACK PERSON FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT ARM. PERSON WENT TO DR., HAD MRI DONE, THEN RETURNED TO DR. ON 9/11/01 AND HAD A CORTIZONE SHOT.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 21 BUTT SECTION LONGWALL PANEL IN THE #21 CROSSCUT BETWEEN #1 ENTRY AND #2 ENTRY. FALL WAS 15 FT WIDE X 10 FT HIGHX 40-50 FT LONG. AREA SUPPORT TO PLAN WITH ADDI TIONAL SUPPORTS SET. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.
PERSON WAS TRAMMING SHEAR LOADING COAL ONT HE LONGWALL FACE. PERSON WAS STANDING AHEAD OF DRUM AND REMOVED FACE. PERSON WAS STANDING AHEAD OF DRUM AND REMOVED HIS GLASSES TO CLEAN THEM. WHILE HIS GLASSES WERE OF A SMALL PIECE OF DIRT OR ROCK STRUCK HIM IN LEFT EYE. PERSON HAD EYE CHECKED AND A ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT WAS PUT IN EYE.
INJURED WAS HELPING PUT A BUMPER ON HEAD GATE WHEN SHEAVE BLOCK STRUCK HIM ON BACK TOP OF HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF BELTING THAT WAS FOULED IN A TAKE UP DOLLEY (CONVEYOR WAS IDLE). HE WAS HOLDING THE BELTING WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND CUTTING WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM.
PERSON WAS WALKING ACROSS LONGWALL FACE AND PUT HIS HAND ON CABLE TRAY RAIL TO STEP OVER SOME MATERIAL IN WALKWAY. WHILE HAND WAS ON RAIL, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN #81 AND #82 SUPPORTS AND STRUCK HIS HAND, CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY OF 21 BUTT LONGWALL PANEL BETWEEN #30 AND #31 CROSSCUTS (16+00). THE FALL WAS 12FT.LONG X 15FT. HIGH X 16FT. WIDE. NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. AREA SUPPORTED WITH 6FT. HITECH BOLTS, ADDITIONAL 12FT. BOLTS, DYWI DAG SLING, ROOT SCREEN.
PERSON WAS GOING TO CHANGE A 60"" BOTTOM BELT ROLLER IN #6 BELT. PERSON CARRIED ROLLER TO AREA AND THEN SQUATED DOWN TO REMOVE WORN ROLLER. WHEN PERSON SQUATTED DOWN BENDING HIS KNEES FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. PERSON WENT TO DOCTOR ON 6/7/01. HAD SURGERY ON KNEE 7/12/01 RELEASED TO WORK 7/13/01.
EE WAS ON THE CENTER WALKWAY OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE LOADING BOLTS. A CO-WORKER SLID A BUNDLE OF BOLTS TO HIM AND WHEN HE TURNED TO PLACE THE BOLTS HE FELT A PAIN IN THE GROIN. HE WENT TO A DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED A HERNIA, ELECTIVE SURGERY MAY BE DONE LATER.
NOTIFIED BY LETTER ON 5-15-01 THAT EE HAD EXERCISED HIS OPTION TO WORK IN A LOW DUST AREA. LETTER STATED THAT EE HAS A SUFFICIENT DEGREE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS TO EXCERSIZE RIGHTS UNDER PART 90.
PERSON WAS PREPARING TO DRILL HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT IN FACE AREA. WHILE PLACING THE DRILL STEEL UP AGAINST THE ROOF A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING INJURED.
PERSON WAS OPERATING LONGWALL SHEAR CUTTING TOWARDS THE TAILGATE. SOME ROCKS FELL BETWEEN SHIELDTIPS & FACE & LANDED ON SHEAR DRUM. THE ROTATINGDURM THREW A SMALL ROCK OFF WHICH STRUCK PERSON ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CHIN CAUSING LACERATION
A FALL OF ROOF WAS FOUND BY WEEKLY EXAMINER IN THE SUB MAINS BLEEDER ENTRIES AT #90 BK OF THE OLD TRACK ENTRY. TIME AND DATE OF FALL IS NOT KNOWN. FALL WAS 16-17 FT WIDE, 6-8 FT HIGH, AND ABOU T 50 FT LONG. THERE IS NO EQUIPMENT OR POWER IN THIS AREA.
PERSON WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT PIECE OF BELT TO USE AS A GUARD AT PUMP. THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND THE BLADE CUT HIS UPPER RIGHT THIGH. REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE WAREHOUSE, HE GRABBED A SHEET OF PLYWOOD TO LIFT IT OFF OTHER MATERIAL AND GOT A SPLINTER IN HIS HAND. SPLINTER WAS REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
EE WAS CHANGING TOP STRUCTURE ON 20 BUTT BELT. HE PULLED UP ON STRUCTURE AND FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER. HE EVETUALLY WENT TO A DOCTOR AND HAD MINOR SURGERY ON 4-27-01. HE RETURNED TO WORK FULL DUT Y ON 4-30-01.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE HOIST TRACK ENTRY JUST INBY THE STEEL TUNNEL OUTBY #1 CROSSCUT. FALL WAS 4 1/2 FT HIGH X 16 FT WIDE X 8 FT LONG. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED NO PROPERTY DAMAGE AREA WA S BOLTED WITH 6 FT RESIN BOLTS, WOODEN CROSS BARS ON LEGS BOLTED TO ROD AND AREA WAS GUNITED FROM TUNNEL LINER INBY.
PERSON WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM POWER PACK AT BELT DRIVE. AFTER CUTTING BOLTS HE RAISED HIS GLASSES AND STRUCK BOLT WITH HAMMER TO SE IF IT WAS LOOSE. A PIECE OF METAL SLAG CAME UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE CAUSING INJURY.
INJURED WAS HANGING FEEDER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OFCOAL ROLLED FROM THE RIB STRIKING HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM AND RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A LACERATION TO ARM.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURED AT #1 BK OF THE D-PORTAL HOIST TRACK. THE FALL WAS 5 1/2 FT HIGH X 16 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG. THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED AND NO INJURIES OCCURED. FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND AREA SUPPORTED.
PERSON WAS OPERATING SHEAR ON LONGWALL FACE, ANOTHER MAN WAS PULLING SUPPORTS UP OVER SHEAR. PERSON WAS LOOKING BACK AT TAILGATE DRUM WHEN A HOSE FOR BASE LIFT ON SUPPORT BLEW. PERSON WAS STRU CK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE EMUSION BLUID, SOME OF FLUID GOT PAST HIS GLASSES AND INTO LEFT EYE.
PERSON REPORTS PAIN AND NUMBNEWSS INBOTH WRISTS. PERSON ATTRIBUTES THIS CONDITION TO YEARS OF GENERAL LABOR WORK, ROOF BOLTING AND MAINTENANCE. NO SPECIFIC EVENT. PERSON WILL HAVE CARPAL TUNNE L SURGERY STARTING 2-12-01. PERSON REPORTED ILLNESS ON 2-7-01.
INJURED PERSON WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT PLASTIC TIES BEING USED TO HOLD GLASS CLEANING STATION IN PLACE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CUT THROUGH IT FINALLY CUT THROUGH AND HIS SHOULDER J ERKED FORWARD, CAUSING INJURY.
PERSON WAS STANDING ON SHIELD BASE AT TAILGATE END OF SHEAR. THE RANGING ARM ON SHEAR WAS BEING USED TO LIFT TAIL DRIVE SPROCKET COVER WITH 5/16"" CHAIN. WHILE LIFTING COVER THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK PERSON ON HARD HAT. HIS HAT WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND THE BILL OF HAT CUT HIS NOSE.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN TRACK INTAKE ENTRY CARRYING AN AIR LIFT BAG. EE SLIPPED ON PATCH OF ICE & FELL AT #10 BK. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM ON THE FROZEN BOTTOM CAUSING CUT ELBOW.EE CONT TO WORK' & WENT TO DR ON 1/11/01. WHEN HE WAS TOLD THE ELBOW WAS CHIPPED NO TREATMENT
PERSON HAD LOADED ROOF BOLTS INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND WAS LOADING ROOF BOLT PLATES. PERSON WAS LIFTING BUNDLES OF PLATES, 10 PLATES TO BUNDLE, WITH LEFT HAND WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN WRIST AND THUMB.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURED ON THE H-MAINS 026-0 SECTION. AREA WAS SUPPORTED TO PLAN WITH 8FT H4-TECKBOLTS, MONITOR MATS, 4FT RIB BOLTS WITH 4FT BOARDS. FALL WAS IN #1-#0 CROSSCUT AT #0BK INTERSECT ION. FALL WAS APPROX. 17' W 40' L 12' H.
PERSON WAS TRAMMING SHEAR BACK INTO THE SNAKE IN PANLINE FROM THE TAILGATE END OF THE FACE. THE SANDSTONE TOP BEHIND SUPPORTS BROKE AND FELL CAUSING A MASSIVE DISPLACEMENT OF AIR AND DEBRIS. THE BLAST OF AIR FORCED PERSON BACK AND HE FELL INTO SUPPORT STRIKING HIS RIB CAGE AND LOWER BACK AGAINST THE BASE LIFT JACK HOUSING ON BASE OF SUPPORT.
PERSON WAS DELIVERING CRIB BLOCKS TO LONGWALL TEARSOWN AREA. PERSON PARKED SCOOP AND WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP TO HELP UNLOAD CRIB BLOCKS. PERSONSTEPPED IN A RUT IN BOTTOM AND TURNED HIS RIGHT FOOT OVER. HE CHIPPED BONE IN FOOT.
PERSON WAS ADJUSTING BELT STRUCTURE TO TRAIN BELT OVER AT THE LONGWALL TAILPIECE. A PIECE OF ROCK 8"" LONG X 6"" WIDE X 1 1/2"" THICK CAME OFF BELT AND STRUCK HIM BELOW THE LEFT KNEE. PERSON WAS WEARING KNEE PADS BUT HIS LEG WAS PUSHED BACK AT THE KNEE, CAUSING INJURY.
EE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. 1 PERSON WAS USING HAMMER TO DRIVE MULTIRIVET DRIVER & THEOTHER PERSON WAS MOVING RIVET DRIVER. INJ PERSONREACHED IN TO MOVE RIVET DRIVER & OTHER PERSON SWUNG HAMMER & STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER BEFORE HE COULD GET HAND OUT OF THEY WAY CAUSING INJURY
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE SET-UP ENTRIES FOR PANEL #31 SET-UP. FALL WAS IN #2-#5 XCUT AT #2 BK. THE FALL WAS 16' WIDE X 16' LONG X 7' HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, NO INJURIES.
PERSON WAS HELPING TO INSTALL SPLICE IN 60"" BELTAFTER MAKING SPLICE THE BELT NEEDED TO BE LINED UP TO INSTALL SPLICE PIN. PERSON SAT ON GROUND &WAS PUSHING BELT OVER WITH HIS LEGS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.
PERSON WAS CARRYING NBAG OF ROCK DUST ON SHOULDER TO PUT IN DUSTER ON SECTION FAN. PERSON STEPPED ON BOX OF USED MINER BITS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO PAVEMENT. PERSON FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. PERSON WENT TO DR. AND BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 9-12-00.
PERSON WAS WALKING AROUND MINER, WHILE SERVICING IT, HE STEPPED ON ROCK WITH RIGHT FOOT AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF ROCK. WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF ROCK, HIS RIGHT KNEE TURNED OUT TO THE SIDE AND BAC KWARDS CAUSING INJURY.
PERSON WAS SETTING POST FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ALONG BELTLINE. WHILE USING HAMMER TO DRIVE WEDGE IN ON TOP OF POST THE HAMMER GRAZED THE ROOF AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK P ERSON IN MOUTH. PERSON HAD CHIPPED TOOTH AND WENT TO DENTIST TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.
PERSON REPORTED THAT HE HAD HAD CHRONIC AND PROGRESSIVE PAIN IN HIS ARMS FOR MONTHS. HE WAS REFERRED BY HIS FAMILY DOCTOR TO A NEUROLOGIST, WHO DIAGNOSED CARPAL TUNNELL SYNDROME. EMPLOYEE ST ATES HIS CONDITION IS A RESULT OF HIS WORK DUTIES AS A BELTMAN. HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 9/5/00 FOR SURGERY.
A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 21 BUTT-A SECTION #3 ENTRY (BELT) AT HEADGATE OF SET-UP ROOMS FOR PANEL #31. FALL WAS IN INTERSECTION AND WAS 35' WIDE X 40' LONG X 6' HIGH. NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVE D, NO INJURIES.
PERSON WAS HELPING TO CONSTRUCT ROADWAY BRIDGE ON SECTION WITH SEVERAL OTHERS. AFTER PUTTING 3""X 8"" PLANKS ON STRINGERS, INJURED WAS USING 12LBSLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE NAILS INTO BRIDGE BOARDS AND FELT PAIN IN CENTER OF LOWER BACK.