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After using a 4 inch portable grinder on a CAT D11 track frame, George was removing the full face shield he was wearing when a small piece of metal fell in between his face and his safety glasses and on to his left eye. The piece of metal was removed at the Wabash Valley Eye Center in Vincennes, IN.

EE WAS BOLTING UP A STUMP IN THE #3 ENTRY. A PIECE OF THE STUMP BROKE OFF AND FELL, IT CAUGHT HE OFF GUARD AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. THE BLOW CAUSED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 5 S TITCHES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE ENTRY IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS APPROX 10.

08/28/97 EE INFORMED DAY SHIFT FOREMAN, THAT HISBACK WAS STIFF. EE INFORMED FOREMAN THAT HE DIDNT KNOW IF THE PAIN RESULTED FROM RUNNING THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER, OR IF IT OCCURED AT HOME WHILE H E WAS ROOFING. AT THAT TIME, THE REPORTED INJURYWAS TREATED AS A 1ST AID CASE. EE WAS SCHEDULED OFF WORK FROM 8/29/97 UNTIL 9/2/97. ON 9/2/97 EE INFORMED FOREMAN THAT HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURT

EE AND OTHER WERE ROOF BOLTING THE WORKING PLACE IN 1 ENTRY. THE ROOF HAD BEEN CUT HIGHER NEAR THE MIDPOINT OF THE PLACE. TO CHASE A COAL RIDER SLIP IN THE MINE ROOF. BOTH FELLOWS WERE INSTALL ING 6' LONG PINS ON A ROW SPACING OF 3'. HE WAS BOLTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOLTER AND HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING THE HOLE FOR THE MIDDLE BOLT OF THE 5TH ROOF. AS HE WAS INSTALLING THE G

NIGHT SHIFT MECHANIC WAS CHECKING FOR A HYUDRAULIC LEAK ON 16-3 GRADER. UNABLE TO SEE THE LEAK, HE FELT FOR THE LEAK WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE MACHINE WAS ENERGIZED (AT HIS REQUIREST0, HE INADVE RTENTLY HAD HIS LEFT THUMB OVER THE PINHOLE IN THE HOSE. THE HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS INJECTED INTO HIS THUMB VIA A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND.

EMP AND ANOTHER EMP HAD FINISHED LOADING THE BOLTER WITH ROOF SUPPLIES. BOLTER WAS BOLTING CROSSCUT. EMPS WERE STANDING AT THE BACK OF BOLTER TALKING. ROOF ROCK AB OUT 46"X 11"X 4" THICK FELL FROM A SMALL BROW THAT MADE UP A DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT FROM X-CUT & ENTRY ROOF HEIGHT. ROCK STRUCK EMP DIRECTLY ON TOP OF HARD HAT KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND. ROOF SHALE STRONG BUT LAYERED.

EE WAS CONSTRUCING A BERM ALONG THE END OF THE PIT, AFTER COMPELTING THE BERM WORK HE TRAVELED UP OVER BERM CAUSING THE MACHINE TO BOUNCE. HIS FOREHEAD HIT THE R.O.P.S. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO DAVIESS CO HOSPITAL. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING HIS DRILL STEEL INTO THE MINE ROOF, SOME ROOF ROCK ABOUT 10" X 6" X 1" THICK FELL FROM THE DRILL HOLE LOCATION AND SLIDE DOWN HIS DRILL STEEL STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF THE M IDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS RIGHT HAND TO STEADY THE DRILL STEEL. THE ROOF WAS ABOUT 10' HIGH IN THIS AREA. EE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDEN

EE HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING THE PLACE IN THE #2 ENTRY. HE HAD TURNED AND WAS WALKING TO THE BACK OF THE BOLTER TO GET A BAG OF ROCK DUST. ABOUT HALFWAY BACK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOLTER, A ROOF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EE ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD, SHOULDER ARM AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. THE ROCK MEASUERED ABOUT 4'X4;X2" FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS.

EE WAS MOVING HIS DRILL BOOM OVER TO INSTALL THE SECOND AND LAST PIN OF THE PLACE AND SHIFT. A ROF ROCK MEASURING ABOUT 14"X16"X2-4"THICK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF STRIKING EE S BACK. THE ROCK CAUS E CONTUSION ON HIS BACK ABOUT TWO INCH OF SIZE EE WAS BENT OVER WHILE MOVING HIS BOLTER BOOM DUE TO THE LOWER ROOF CONDITIONS THE ROCK APPEARED TO BE EITHER AN OLD TREE STUMP OR WERE THE ROCK

THE VICTIM WAS STANDING FROM AN ELEVATED POSITION GUIDING CRANE OPERATOR IN POSITIONING A COAL CHUTE. A NYLON SLING WAS USED ON ONE END, A STEEL CABLE ONE THE OTHER WHEN CHUTE WAS RAISED, NYLO N SLING RUBBED AGAINST I-BEAM CUTTING SLING CAUSING FAILURE. HEADACHE BALL WAS PROPELLED UPWARD STRIKING EE IN HEAD SENDING HIM HURLING APPROX 10' OUTWARD OVER STRUCTURE FALLING 55' TO CONCRT

EMP WAS ROOF BOLTING ON THE RT SIDE OF BOLTER INCROSSCUT BLOW THROUGH. HAD JUST INSTALLED ROOF BOLT CLOSEST TO RIB. AS HE WAS LOWERING DRILL BOOM, OPERATING CONTROLS WITH LFT HAND, HAD A 53" S TARTER DRILL STEEL IN RT HAND, TOP OF DRILL STEEL CAUGHT IN GUARD ON SIDE OF DRILL BOOM AND BOTTOM OF DRILL STEEL WEDGED INTO TOP OF RT FOOT ABOUT 1" BEHIND STEEL TOE PROTECTION. DOWN FORCE P

EMP AND ANOTHER EMP WERE REMOVING A VIBRATING SCREEN FRAME SECTION. WHEN FRAME WAS CUT LOOSE BY AIR ARC, IT KICKED BACK CAUSING EMP TO LOSE BALANCE AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH AIR ARC ROD. EMP WENT TO LOCAL EMERG RM. WAS GIVEN RX FOR ANITBIOTICS AND WHIRLPOOL TREATMENTS TO DEBRIDE THE BURN.

EE WAS PUTTING IN 3' BOLT IN FOUR FEET TOP. HE WAS MOVING THE BOOM TRYING TO GET ROOM FOR HIS STEEL TO FIT IN HIS CHUCK. EE WAS TRYIN GOT HELP EE WITH THE STEEL WHEN EE HIT THE WRONG LEVER. EE WAS HIT WHEN BOOM WENT UP AND SPRUNG THE STEEL. THE STEEL STRUCK HIM ON THE KNUCKLE.

EE AND OTHER WAS DOING ROOF RESUPPORT WORK IN THE AREA OF THE NEW SR18 UNIT. AS PART OF THIS WORK THEY WERE PULLING DOWN LOOSE ROOF. TIGHTING ROOF STRAPS AND INSTALLING NEW ROOF BOLTS AND STRA PS. THEY HAD PLACED A NEW ROOF STRAP ON THE ATRSHOLDERS AND AS THE ATRS WAS PRESSURED AGAINST THE ROOF. THE ROOF STRAP WHICH WAS A LITTLE BENT POPPED OFF ITS HOLDER AND STRUCK EE ABOVE HIS SA

EE WAS DRIVING OUT THE HOLDING BAR IN THE HAMMER MILLS. HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND CRUSHER HAMMER. EE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES AND A PRESCRIPTION OF ERYTHROMYCIN

EE HAD A LOAD OF ROOF BOLT SUPPLIES IN THE SCOOP BUCKET PARKED BEHIND THE ROOF BOLTER IN THE #7 FACE AREA. THE BOLTER HAD JUST FINISHED THE SECOND TO LAST ROW OF BOLTS FROM THE FACE. EE WAS TRAMING THE BOLTER FORWARD TO POSITION FOR THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS. EE WAS STANDING NEXT OT EE GETTING A DRINK OF WATER. AS THE BOLTER MOVED FORWARD EE HAD HIS RIGHT FOOT INFRONT OF THE LEFT T

EE WAS OPERATING A SINGEL BOOM BOLTER INSTALLING EXTRA ROOF BOLTS IN THE SOUTH INTAKES. A ROCK THAT MEASURED 19"X36"X9" LANDED OR STRUCK HIS ATRS. HE THOUGHT THE ROCK WAS GOING TO HIT HIM SO H E USE HIS LEFT HAND TO PUSH HIMSELF AWAY FROM BOLTER. THIS UP& OUT MOVEMENT CAUSED HIM TO DISLOCATE HIS OWN SHOULDER. THE ROCK DID NOT HIT HIM. THE SHOULDER WAS RESET IN ER.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE WEST UNIT. HE WALKED TO THE BACK OF THE BOLTING, GRABBED ONE OF THE 16' LONG METAL ROOF MATS/STRAPS. WAS SLIDING IT TO HIS PARTNER WHEN THE MAT HUNG UP OR CAUGHT ON THE CANOPY. EE'S MOUTH HIT THE STRAP DUE TO HIS FORWARD WALKING MOTION. IT CHIPPED A SMALL PIECE OFF FRONT TOOTH.

EE WAS USING A PLASMA CUTTER TO CUT SOME STEEL FOR TRAILER HITCH. HE WORE CLEAR SAFETY GLASSES INSTEAD OF PROPER TINTED CUTTING GOGGLES. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT WITH NO DISCOMFORT. HE WENT TO BE D. WHEN HE AWOKE HIS EYES BURNED. HE WENT TO THEDR., & THEY PLACED PATCHES ON HIS EYES FOR 24 HRS.

HE WAS OPERATING SINGLE BOOM BOLTER IN THE NORTH ENTRIES DOING RE-SUPPORT WORK. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE ATRS WITH HIS ELBOW POINTING TOWARD LEFT RIB. HE MOVED THE BOLTER TOWARD TIB CATCHIGN HIS ARM BETWEEN RIB AND ATRS. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED A SIMPLE FRACTURE IN ONE BONE IN THE MIDDLE OF FOREARM.

THE ROOF BOLTER WAS STUCK IN SOFT BOTTOMS NEAR THE FACE OF #1-MAIN WEST UNIT. EE [OPERATOR] WASROCKING BOLTER FORWARD & BACKWARD. EE [INJURED] WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF BOLTAER THREW A BOAR D UNTER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, ON THE SECOND ROLLFORWARD HE TRIED TO PUSH BOARD DONW INTO RUT USING HIS R FOOT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OVER THE TOP OF BOARD UNDER TIRE ON THE NEXT BACK MOTION.

EE HAD NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE V-BELTS ON THE UNDER FLOW PUMP HAD FLIPPED OVER. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PLANT SHUT DOWN SO THIS PROBLEM COULD BE CORRECTED. EE PULLED A SMALL PIECE OF BRAT TICE CLOTH OFF THE TOP OF THE BELT GUARD. A CORNER OF THE CURTAIN GOT DOWN BEHIND AND UNDER GUARD, CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY, WHIPPING AROUND THE MOTOR SHAFT, STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE.

YEE WAS USING A SINGLE BOOM BOLTER TO REPLACE AND ADD EXTRA ROOF BOLTS TO A TRAVELWAY TO A NEW CHARGER AREA. AFTER HE HAD APPLIED HIS ATRS TO THE ROOF A ROCK FELL OUT O THE MIEN ROOF BETWEEN THE ATRS & CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ELBOW.

EE WAS INSTALLING A TUBE OF ROOF BOLT GLUE. THE PLACE WAS 10' TALL SO HE WAS HELPING THE BOLTER OPERATOR ON ONE SIDE OF TH EDOUBLE BOOM BOLTER THE OPERATOR LOWERED THE DRILL BOOM EE'S FOOT W AS UNDER A PINCH POINT. HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE RUBBER BOOTS WITH METATARSAL GUARDS. WE BELIEVE THE STEEL TOE BENT BACK INTO THE TIP OF HIS TOES.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE 2R1S UNTI (A LEFT WING) HE HAD JUST SCALED DOWN SOME LOOSE ROOF HE THEN STARTED DRILLING THE FIRST BOLT FOR THIS PLACE WHEN A ROCK FELL UOT OF THE SCALED AREA BETWEE N ATRS & RIB STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS KNEE CAPNO BROKEN BONES BUT SWELLING PREVENTED HIM FROM WORKING THE NEXT DAY

INJURED WAS GRINDING A WELD ON A LIGHT PLANT. A SPECK OF METAL BECAME LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. RESULTING IN A MINOR CORNEAL ABRASION. HE WAS ISSUED A PRESCRIPTION FOR SODIUM SULAMYD OPTHAL MIC DROPS.

INJURED WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE STEAM CLEANER TO CLEAN OIL &DIRT FROM THE JOY LAUNCH VEHICLE AS HE WAS PULLING THE HOST UP THE STAIR IT RUPTURED JUST BELOW THE HANDLE HE WAS SPRAYED WITH HOT W ATER & STEAM BEFORE HE COULD ESCAPE HE RECEIVED MINOR (1ST DEGREE) BURNS TO HIS FACE & BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE 2LIN UNIT. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER BUT WAS RELIEVING A FELLOW ON THE BOLTER FOR ONE PHASE. THE CLOTH GLOVE HE WAS USING SNAGGED ON A BURR ON TH E DRILL STEEL. THE GLOVE TIGHTENED ON HIS LITTLE FINGER WHICH RESULTED IN A SIMPLE FRACTURE.

INJURED WAS AIR ARCHING ON TRUCK BED OF A CAT 785B TRUCK. HE FELT SOMETHING STING HIS EYE BUT THE PAIN WENT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER HIS VISION IN HIS EYE BECAME BLURRY. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATM ENT ON JULY 11TH. A SMALL PAINT CHIP WAS REMOVED

WHILE CHANGING CUTTING EDGES ON 16120 16G CAT MOTOR GRADER, INURED, WAS HOLDING CUTTING EDGE BOLTS DOWN WITH RIGHT HAND AND RUNNING IMPACT WRENCH WITH LEFT, BOLT SPUN.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT 3 FACE SLIS UNIT. HIS DRILL STEEL HAD BEEN HANGING UP IN THE DRILL POT. SO HE USED A ROOF BOLT WRENCH TO STRIKE THE DRILL STEEL TO KNOCK IT FREE. IN THE PROCESS OF STRIK ING THE STEEL THE ADAPTER ON THE WRENCH FLEW OFFAND HIT EE ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE.

EMPLOYEE (MECHANIC) WAS GRINDING A POINT SHEAVE FROM THE PETIBONE CHERRY PICKER. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN JERRY'S LEFT EYE. HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM ON MARCH 27, 1994 AND HAD IT R EMOVED. HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR OCUTRICIN OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN 1ST SOUTH UNIT ENTRY #5 X-CUT #68 AS THEY WERE INSTALLING A ROOF MAT. THE MAT FELL OFF ITS HOLDER STRIKING EE ON THE EAR REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

EE HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE WITH STARTER STEEL FOR A 6FT ROOF BOLT SHE PLACED HER RT HAND ON THE BOTTOM OF DRILL STEEL WHICH WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF THE ROOF 3 TO 4IN SHE MEANT TO LOWER THE DRILL POT BUT INSTEAD SHE RAISED THE DRILL POT PINNING HER HAND BETWEEN WRENCH IN DRILL POT & ROOF

ROOF BOLTING IN LAST OPEN CROSSCUT OF 14S UNIT BETWEEN ENTRIES 5 & 6 HE HAD STARTED HIS DRILL STEEL INTO THE ROOF WHEN HE APPLIED TO MUCH BOOM FEEDER PRESSURE CAUSING THE STEEL TO BEND AND IT ROTATED STRIKING JAY IN THE RIGHT FOREARM TOOK X RAYS NO FRACTURE JUST BRUISED.

INJURED WAS CLEANING & CHOPPING COAL WITH A 824B RUBBER TIRED DOZER. WHIE GOING IN REVERSE, HE BACKED OVER THE BERM, TURNING OVER ONCE & LANDING ON THE WHEELS (UPRIGHT). THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF THE FALL WAS 105-109 FEET. INJURED WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT & WAS NOT THROWN FROM THE DOZER.

CRANE TWO BLOCKED. DROPPING BLOCK, STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT LEG, BREAKING RIGHT FEMUR.

VINCENT HAD BEEN HELPING WELD ON THE CRUSHER ON 9/23/93. WHEN HE CAME INTO WORK ON 9/24/93, HE CAME TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICE THINKING THAT HE HAD SUFFERED FLASH BURNS. HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR WHERE THEY REMOVED A PIECE OF METAL FROM HIS EYE. HE WAWS ALSO GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR TOBREX OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT.

EE WAS GRINDING OUT THE RUST IN A 988 B LOADER BATTERY BOX WITH A NEEDLE SCALER. HE DID NOT NOTICE HE HAD GOTTEN METAL IN HIS EYE UNTIL LATER IN THE AFTERNOON HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHER E THE METAL WAS REMOVED. HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR NEOSPORIN SOLUTION.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING IN THE 1ST SOUTH UNIT IN ENTRY #1 INBY #6 CROSSCUT ON THE RT SIDE OF BOLTS FACING INBY EE WAS INSTALLING THE SECOND PIN OF THE 5 ROW WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT EE WAS USING BGLOVE S WHICH HELP PREVENT EVEN MORE SERIOUS INJURY

EE WAS HOLDING THE ROOF BOLT PLATE AS HE STARTED TO SPIN BUT HE ACCIDENTLY PRESSED THE WRONG LEVER (DRILL FEED) CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SPLATE AND ROOF MAT. THE FINGER WAS BROKED AND REQUIRED STITCHES THIS TOOK PLACE IN THE #7 ENTRY RIGHT SIDE OF BOLTER.

HE WAS OPERATING CATERPILLAR D9L DOZER PUSHING SHOT ROCK TO THE LOADER. THE CORNER OF THE BLADE WAS AGAINST A LARGE BOULDER AND THE DOZER SLID SIDEWAYS THEN DROPPED IN A HOLE (3 FT.). THE DO ZER THEN DID A 360 ROLLOVER. OPERATOR WAS WEARING JOS SEATBELT.

OPERATOR WAS RUNNING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE ROOF FLAKED OFF LANDING ON DRILL POT SLINGING IT OFF & S TRIKING OPERATOR IN UPPER LIP

INJURED WAS OPERATING DRILTECH D25K BLASTHOLE DRILL. HE WAS USING HIS HAND TO GUIDE THE 2ND STEEL ONTO THE FIRST STEEL. THE 2ND DRILL STEEL SWUNG BACK AND CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST THE PULL DOWN CHAIN ON THE DRILL MAST.

EE WAS REPAIRING HYDRAULIC HOSES ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER OF A CATERPILLAR D11N DOZER. HE WAS PREPARING TO USE THE IMT BOOM OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK TO HOLD THE CONVERTER THE BOOM WAS PLACED THRU T HE LEFT SIDE DOOR OF THE CAB. AS HE CAME UP THRUTHE FLOOR OF THE CAB HIS HAND ACCIDENTLY HIT THE BOOM CONTROL LEVER, IT LOWERED AND COMPRESSED HIM AGAINST PLATFORM.

45381NIC WAS GRINDING ON A TRUCK BED W ITH A HAND GRINDER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM AND BOUNCED OFF OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES ENTERING HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO DR.'S 06669CE WHERE THE OBJECT WAS REMOVED.

INJURED WS OPERATING A JOHN DEERE LOG SKIDDER WHICH IS USED TO MOVE AND FUEL WATER PUMPS. AS HE WAS DRIVING UP THE RAMP THE ENGINE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE ENGINE DIED. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE W HICH HELD. WHEN HE TRIED TO RE-START THE SKIDDER, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AND HE LOST CONTROL. HE THEN REMOVED HIS SEATBELT AND JUMPED FROM THE SKIDDER.

EE WAS MOVING ROCKS OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE MACHINE.

EE WAS BEGINING TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE TO SPOT A FEW BOLTS WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 1 FT DEEP A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.