No 10Coal

INJURED WAS HELPING LOOSEN A HUNG UP MINING MACHINE FROM MUD. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A CRIB BLOCK UNDER THE TREADS OF THE UNIT AND IT LUNGEDBEFORE HE COULD REMOVE HIS HAND. THE TRACKS CUT HIS RIGHT HAND. THE MINING UNIT ITSELF WAS NOT DAMAGED AND MUD COULD POSSIBLE BE A FACTOR. NO RULES OR SAFETY REGULATION VIOLATED BUT MORE AWARENESS FROM WORKERS COULD BE A FACTOR.

CLAIMANT WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND IN THE PROCESS FOT HIS HANDS AND CLOTHES WET. UPON COMPLETING THIS TASK HE THEN MOVED TO A BRIDGE UNIT AND DID NOT CHANGE CLOTHES OR GLOVES. T HIS HAPPENED OVER A TIME OF THE WHOLE SHIFT AND HE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT EVENING AS HAVING FROST BITTEN FINGERS. NO RULES WERE VIOLATED, MINING EQUIP WAS NOT INVOLVED BUT MORE ALERTNESS ON CLAIM