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a fully trained miner was walking a belt when the miner twisted a knee. the injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Over-exertion NEC | 5 |
injured rt. knee when lifting engine hood during a pre-operational inspection of a fuel/lube truck. the preferred location to raise the hood is directly in front of the truck. when ee pulled the hood forward to open the hood, it traveled past normal open position forcing ee to the ground. this was due to a retaining pi... | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall to the walkway or working surface | 5 |
i.e. was attempting to climb out of a scoop cab to start loading supplies. while exiting the scoop they tripped on the bottom lip of the cab and trip, falling head first into a coal rib. i.e. received pain injections for treatment. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall onto or against objects | 5 |
lab operator lifted a tote weighing 15.5 lbs. and twisted at the waist not pivoting feet and felt a pull in lower back. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in lifting objects | 6 |
ee doing some maintenance work on a pump and got his glove hand up into mechanism of the pump. the right thumb apparently was crushed in between 2 pieces of metal. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between NEC | 6 |
the brake assembly at the kiln aux drive was disassembled as it was being repaired. the drive was started and the assemblies spun and hit the bolts that held the drum on. the brake assembly broke and hit the employee in the leg, who was standing approx. 12 ft away. this resulted in loss of time. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by flying object | 6 |
ee was putting a cutting edge on 988f loader when cutting edge slipped and fell on ee's left hand fingers causing two smashed fingers and one broke finger. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by falling object | 6 |
employee was sorting trash. he picked up a bucket of used miner bits and threw it underhand. he felt a popping sensation. he was seen by corporate care and released to regular duty with restrictions. employee worked within his restrictions until 11/18/2013 on which date he had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects | 6 |
climbing down ladder, missed bottom part, fell on butt and rolled over backwards. hurt neck. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall from ladders | 5 |
greasing hi-lift, experienced lower back pain. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion NEC | 6 |
ee was assisting rotating a piece of machinery by using a wire rope and a snatch block. the wire choker holding the snatch block in place failed and the pulley assembly stuck the ee's upper rt. thigh area. ee was examined at local e.r. that day and diagnosed with a deep contusion & released to work. ee continued to wor... | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by... NEC | 6 |
after work and the ee had clocked out for the day the ee had started working on a personal project in the shop. the ee stepped on a crack in the concrete floor his knee buckled and he fell hit ting his knee and fracture his knee-cap. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall to lower level, NEC | 5 |
employee was climbing up ladder to access screen deck. he felt a pull in his right shoulder and this resulted in a strain. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion NEC | 6 |
moving rock truck tires and wheel rings with #703 excavator, while unhooking chain from several wheel rings, one of the wheel rings slipped down and caught left ring finger between tow of the wheel rings. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 6 |
after an employee had finished sandblasting, he felt he had something in his eyes. medical treatment was sought on the 20th and he was issued some prescription eye drops. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by... NEC | 6 |
employee was trying to set a 75# rock in between granite slab and the quarry wall. the rock slipped and right ring finger tip got caught between the rock and granite slab. contusion to end of right ring finger. x-ray showed displaced fracture, pressure needed to be relieved from fingertip. employee returned to work, no... | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 6 |
walking on slippery surface and slipped. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Over-exertion NEC | 5 |
employee was stepping off of forklift, felt slight twinge in right knee. worked for several hours while knee was sore. after taking a break for lunch employee was unable to bear weight on leg. waiting for doctor diagnosis. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Over-exertion NEC | 5 |
employee put foot on rocker panel of truck while attempting to climb inside. employee's foot slipped off and struck ground spraining employee's right ankle. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Over-exertion NEC | 5 |
employee was working on a side auger bulk unit and had hand on a hydraulic ram. when the employee moved the ram it closed completely, catching the employee's hand between the ends giving the employee a fracture and lacerations. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between NEC | 6 |
installing cylinder in bolter when it jammed and a piece fly off hitting him in the wrist. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by flying object | 6 |
the shearer mined into a horizontal degas hole that had methane in it. the shearer ignited the methane. | FIRE/EXPLOSION | Accident type, without injuries | 9 |
employee was tying wire on rebar and while finished tying one piece his left arm slid across the rebar and put a laceration in the forearm area. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck against stationary object | 6 |
he was hanging up miner cable when it fell down and hit him in the neck knocking him down to the ground. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by falling object | 6 |
ee was unhooking the engine from the rail cars. he could not reach the air valve on the engine from the side he was on so he crawled up on the railcar hitch so he could get to the valve. when he did, he slipped. he used his right arm to catch himself. that is when he hurt his wrist. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Over-exertion NEC | 5 |
employee was changing out g.e.t and was informed to use a steel hammer to remove then a copper hammer to reinstall. ee struck g.e.t with the steel hammer and the third one ee hit had broken a shard of hardened steel and it lodged into ee's finger. ee went to the on-site medic and had it removed, then got three stitches... | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by flying object | 6 |
the employee was attempting to clean out a chute above the hammer mill. he climbed up on the conveyor belt that was wet & had some material on it, he then lost his footing & fell approx. 8'. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall from machine | 5 |
ee was operaitng bc cat execavator when he felt pain in lower back went to dr. at noon time. he is going to be scheduled for therapy in the future he is now on vacation (1 week) and is to retu rn to job no restrictionsl; this form being filed per instruction of dennis yesko pending workcomps accept or denial | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck against a moving object | 6 |
digging rock from belt reducer, pulling rotor cuff in left shoulder | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in lifting objects | 6 |
he was standing beside the continuous miner when the cable and cathead was pulled off and the cathead struck him on his right middle finger. 5 sutures were required. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by flying object | 6 |
while climbing ladder below another person, looked up to see if other person cleared ladder and material/dust fell in eye. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by falling object | 6 |
ee states that while aligning pipe with pry bar. the bar slipped and struck man on left forearm causing small cut and large hematoma. (restricted duty) | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by... NEC | 6 |
fire and smoke was reported from belt 1 drive tower to the control room at ~1:55pm. the control room called 911. all ee's were evacuated and accounted for. fire depts arrived ~2:15pm. the msha call center was notified at 2:19pm. msha inspector made contact at ~2:45pm. the fire was declared "out" at ~5:00pm. there... | FIRE/EXPLOSION | Accident type, without injuries | 9 |
while removing propane tank from rack felt sharp pain in lower back. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in lifting objects | 6 |
picked up and moved cable and hurt back. note: did not become reportable till 2/5/03. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in lifting objects | 6 |
employee was in the process of placing crib blocks under the miner, utilizing the stab jack to raise the miner off the ground in order to perform maintenance. during the process the employee inadvertently placed his finger between crib block and the continuous miner frame resulting in crushing injury to fingertip. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 6 |
servicing equipment, hit forehead on part of truck at about 1100.he called ee,ee asked him how he was.ee said fine didn't need to go to the doctor. our supt.called ee about 2:00 pm from garza county health clinic .he said ee was servicing loader and raised up and hit his back. our supt. took him for medical treatment. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck against stationary object | 6 |
an employee was using a hand drill when it caught and twisted his right hand. he returned to work but on 12-1-14 reported that it was still hurt. an x-ray on 12-2-14 showed he had broken a bone in his hand. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects | 6 |
ee alleges he was loading roof bolts from scoop bucket to roof bolter when his right shoulder began to hurt. he was angry and began slinging roof bolts out of the scoop bucket. he grabbed several at one time & jerked on them causing the alleges injury. we are reporting this accident to meet the 10 days requirement but ... | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion NEC | 6 |
employee was on top of a bulk tanker opening the hatch at the load station. when they twisted to pull the last latch, they indicated that they felt a muscle strain in the lower back from body position. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects | 6 |
ee was at door on front of kiln hood, when hot clinker dust fell/entered behind cuff of glove on left hand. ee received 2nd degree burn on left wrist, the size of a half dollar. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances | 6 |
strained back while throwing switches. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion NEC | 6 |
employee was taking apart a fan when he noticed a rock on top of the steel sets when he tried to remove it, the rockslipped from his hand and fell on his foot, fracturing the 4th & 5th toes o n his right foot. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by falling object | 6 |
ee and the mechanic helper were carrying a gear for the miner planetary. ee stumbled forward and felt pain in lower back. ee was off work with holidays, ee started ee's regular shift on 12/2 stated was still having back pain. returned to doctor for further evaluation, ee was removed from work starting 12/3/2019 until r... | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in lifting objects | 6 |
while lifting the miner cable to hang it, employee felt a pop in his left shoulder. he continued to work until january 7, 2016 when he began to miss work to have surgery. the report was temporarily misplaced. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in lifting objects | 6 |
he was unloading a hydraulic cylinder and strained his left shoulder. he started missing work on 11-1-05. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion NEC | 6 |
employee was using fire hose to wash off spilled material, when fire hose busted and knocked employee off balance and fell, striking left elbow on ground. medical services did not discover a fracture until 9-6-08, on his return visit for further treatment. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall to the walkway or working surface | 5 |
ee was lifting a mcelroy fusing machine from thebed of a flatbed pick-up truck. when doing so hefelt tension in his lower back. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in lifting objects | 6 |
employee was dragging a length of 2" sch40 steel pipe into the dot shop to be welded. while employee was dragging the pipe into the shop he lost his footing and fell backwards. while falling backwards he put his right hand out to catch himself and sprained his wrist. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall to the walkway or working surface | 5 |
16 yard rohr dredge located in lake on n hummer lake rd in oxford flipped over (cause unknown at this time). employee drowned. employee's body was recovered at 5:35 pm. incident is under investigation by msha inspector steve field. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Drowning | 6 |
co-worker and employee were performing maintenance on a chain saw. when co-worker started the chain saw it buckled, hit the building and it ricocheted off the building hitting the employee in the arm causing a wound. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by... NEC | 6 |
mechanics had removed the canopy extensions from the #2 twin boom. while putting it back together, ee had hand on top of the canopy jack. another mechanic didn't know this and raised the jack, smashing the miner's left thumb between the jack and the roof of the mine | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 6 |
twisted knee when he stepped off of bagging unit. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Over-exertion NEC | 5 |
working on a conveyor chain when another employee was using a sledge hammer to hit the chain. the other ee missed the chain and struck the indiviuals right hand. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by... NEC | 6 |
while assisting in mountain air cannons with his left arm over head he felt a burning sensation in shoulder muscle. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion NEC | 6 |
standing on front tire of 966 loader while perofrming maintenance on hydraulic cylinder. conditions were wet with some oil present. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall from machine | 5 |
employee was cutting a hose fitting off an airline and the knife slipped and lacerated ee's left pinky finger. ee received 3 sutures to close the laceration. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by... NEC | 6 |
employee was tramming bolter from front controls. he got his scsr stuck in the controls causing the bolter to turn into rib, pinching him. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 6 |
ee twsted backwhile stepping out of his pick up truck. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Over-exertion NEC | 5 |
shoveling tail piece lift shovel of coal and felt burning in groin area. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in lifting objects | 6 |
employee went to see a doctor on 1/16/04 and was placed on restricted duty until 1/19/04 due to a fracture to his toe. employee was turning over a skid steer bucket to install a new bottom pie ce and bucket dropped on his left foot causing a contusion to left foot and a fraction to his left toe. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by falling object | 6 |
employee had been working in the mezzanine area of the warehouse when the telephone began to ring. while walking down the steps, the employee indicated discomfort to the right knee. the empl oyee reported the same on 7/24/00. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Over-exertion NEC | 5 |
harrison mine-fell down 50' slope and fell down and over four benches. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall to lower level, NEC | 5 |
employee states that he was running rock truck started to get headache, nausea & vomiting. | HAULAGE | Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances | 7 |
employee stated he hurt his back moving miner cable and twisted his back. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects | 6 |
employee was installing wire mesh ground support. a piece struck him on the nose and caused a laceration. sutures were used on the cut. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by... NEC | 6 |
the employee was picking up parts to put into the loader for garbage and scrap. when ee picked up a backing plate off the heavy media cyclone pump to get started into the loader, ee felt a strain in the lower back. the individual worked until 4/26/2021. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in lifting objects | 6 |
ee slipped while descending truck ladder & fell to the ground. the injury consists of 3 fractured vertebrae. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall from machine | 5 |
while removing a flight from a loader conveyor chain, a piece of metal flew off the flight when struck with a sledge hammer and hit the employee under bottom lip. ee received two sutures. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by flying object | 6 |
ee was replacing some lacings on his conveyor belt. he was using a hammer and chisel to split the lacings, when a small piece of the hammer broke off and struck ee in the left chest. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by flying object | 6 |
on 5/12/03 ee was bounced around in a cab of a hydraulic shovel when the center pin broke causing the housing to separate from the undercarriage. the ee was taken to the er to be evaluated for low back pain. he was diagnosed with a minor lumbar strain & released w/o restrictions. discomfort did not subside & pain later... | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck against a moving object | 6 |
ee got left ring finger caught in a door that closed on her, she ended up with a couple of stitches | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 6 |
electrician sustained a small electrical shock from a 4160 motor. power was pulled, but motor holds a small charge unless grounded. electrician did not ground leads & when he reached in to disconnect, right forearm touched the side of the junction box creating a ground - ee was shocked. he was taken to hospital to have... | ELECTRICAL | Contact with electrical current | 8 |
ee was operating a buggy on the track and struck another buggy parked on the track. the lid over the motor flew up and came down on his middle finger on his left hand. he had a laceration and broken bone in the end of his finger. he was treated and released to work the next scheduled shift. he was treated on jan 31st. | HAULAGE | Struck by flying object | 7 |
an ignition occurred at 111+16, #3 entry, f-14 section. the ignition lasted approx 60 seconds and was extinguished by the water sprays and wash down hose on the miner. there was no damage to equipment and there were no injuries. | FIRE/EXPLOSION | Accident type, without injuries | 9 |
ee was cleaning material spillage from the no. t20 belt conveyor and twisted his ankle when he stepped off of the decking onto a rock. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Over-exertion NEC | 5 |
employee was cleaning up 3" ball mill balls for the floor. he put a ball into the bin and as he was reaching down to pick up another ball, the first one fell out and hit his left ring finger pinching it between the two balls fracturing his left ring finger. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 6 |
while exiting the cab, reached up to release door, lost balance falling and injured right knee. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall from machine | 5 |
a mechanic was carrying two breathers in his hand when he slipped and contacted his elbow. the contact resulted in a two inch laceration on his elbow that required stitches. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall onto or against objects | 5 |
ee was wire wheeling silicon off of fan access door. re-positioned door and a sharp edge cut his upper right leg. safety was notified. incident was managed by veris safety and veris opps. traveled to hospital for 15 stitches and was given permission to return to work same day. no medication prescribed. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 6 |
cutting bolts overhead, slag from cut dropped and blew into ear. slight, burn to ear. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Contact with hot objects or substances | 6 |
employee was tramming #3 bridge into the next cut, he had his fingers on top of bridge when it rocked sideways, pinching his left middle finger between bridge and metal guard. | HAULAGE | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 7 |
employee stated he was in the porta trailer. he was attempting to exit the trailer when he slipped and fell. it was raining, his boots were wet & muddy. lost his balance. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall from machine | 5 |
ee assigned to b-mill. cinstant lifting of 50# bags caused his injury. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in lifting objects | 6 |
employee was cutting a piece of conduit with a torch and the conduit swung around and struck him in the face resulting in a laceration to the lip and possible tooth damage. the laceration was treated with stitches. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by... NEC | 6 |
ee was pulling a trip of rock cars out of the mine. cars were loaded high and hitting the roof. ee stopped to move rock around in a car. a rock slid down and caught ee right thumb against side of wagon. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 6 |
employee states that he picked up a bundle of roof bolts with a forklift, brought them to the rear of tractor, began unloading them to tractor when roof bolts slipped and fell against tractor mashing employees finger. five stitches to close wound, no fracture. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object | 6 |
ee was bending bolt to put into roof. he was positioned on right side of bolter. placed bolt between the canopy and roof about halfway down bolt. proceeded to bend bolt using both hands. bolt slid to right side of canopy causing employee to lose footing. bolt slid out of hands striking him under his chin resulting a la... | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by... NEC | 6 |
employee strained right shoulder while pulling on a chain fall. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects | 6 |
employee was working on a hung chute and a gust of air came through the bulk head and the employee lost is footing and fell striking his right shoulder causing a concussion to the skull and neck. | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | Fall onto or against objects | 5 |
miner was operating a skidder when the blade on the front of the skidder abruptly fell without warning causing the skidder to stop suddenly. the miner's face, body and left leg contacted the steering wheel and steering column causing his mouth to clench down forcefully causing several chipped teeth, a laceration to the... | HAULAGE | Struck against a moving object | 7 |
the injury occurred when the employee was riding underground seated at the rear of the mancarrier. as the mancarrier was travelling it hit a bump on the road causing the employee to bounce up off the seat and strike his head (hard hat) against the roof of the mancarrier. | HAULAGE | Struck against stationary object | 7 |
the slide on the seat broke causing his back to jar. | HAULAGE | Struck against a moving object | 7 |
employee reported to me on friday the 13th that he had got a metal shaving in his lip and he tried to get it out himself, but it didn't come out so he asked to make an appt. i scheduled him on monday the 9th and he was seen on tuesday the 10th. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by... NEC | 6 |
ee was removing bolts with impact and felt something go into right eye. ee was wearing safety glasses. an emt flushed ee's eye and the ee returned to work. ee requested to be seen by eye doctor due to ongoing irritation. seen on 10/12, a rust ring was cleaned from the eye and ee was prescribed antibiotics. ee is releas... | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by flying object | 6 |
while bolting on the right side of the miner in 4 west section, employee reached for an 8 foot cable bolt and felt a pain in right shoulder. **lost work days began on july 18th 2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion NEC | 6 |
employee bent over to move a small piece of metal onto forklift forks | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion NEC | 6 |
on 5/23/03, ee reported that 2 days prior he had picked up a bearing from the back of a bucket truck & carried it to bucket & lifted it approx 15' above to the pulley shaft. he placed bearing on boom of bucket while he climbed inside. he claims to have felt a strain in lower abdomen region. on 6/5/03, doctor confirmed ... | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion NEC | 6 |
the ee was re-installing a bottom roller. after putting roller up on one side, they attempted to pry the other side up, when bar slipped, and the roller fell out, striking him on the right lower leg. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Struck by falling object | 6 |
believed to be from repetitive scraping of cake off of press overtime. | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | Over-exertion NEC | 6 |
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