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EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM DRILL THAT WAS STUCK IN HEAD AND WAS STUCK ON UPPER LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING FOOT JACK ON BOLTER AND CAUGHT RIGHT BIG TOE BETWEEN FOOT JACK AND THE BOTTOM.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN ROOF BOLT AND CAUGHT FINGER ABOVE PLATE.INJURED DID NOT MISS WORK AND PHYSICIANS REPORT WAS NOT RECIEVED UNTIL 06-21-91.
RETREAT MINING-TAKING CUT FROM B-WING & PILLAR FALL OCCURRED. CAUGHT THE MINER HEAD.
SLICK SIDED ROCK FELL IN THE INTERSECTION. CAUGHT S&S SCOOP. LENGTH 60' WIDTH 16' HEIGHT 0-8'.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SAWED TIMBER AND PITCHED IT UP TO BE SET. TIMBER HIT WEDGE, FLIPPING WEDGE UP, HITTING EMPLOYEE UNDER CHIN- CRACKING TOP PLATE OF FALSE TEETH.
INJURED WAS USING EDGE OF DISC GRINDER TO CUT PINNER CHUCK GRINDER KICKED HITTING HIS LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE.
MINE FOREMAN DISCOVERED FALL WHILE MAKING FIRE BOSS CHECK OF SECTION .FALL OCCURRED #2 AND #3 ENTRY INBY SPAD #330/ FALL WAS 90'LONG X 20'WIDE X 4-10'HIGH.NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED.
COMPENSATION FOR HEARING LOSS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING CRIB BLOCKS AND BELT HANGERS FROM RIB WHEN COAL RIB FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.
THE FIRE BOSS DISCOVERED FALL WHILE MAKING INSPECTION FOR OWL SHIFT.THE FALL OCCURRED IN CROSS CUT RIGHT OF #6 HEADING A S.S. #66 AND ACROSS THROUGH #7 INTERSECTION.THIS IS A LARGE HORSE BACK APPROXIMATELY (60) SIXTY FEET LONG,(20)TWENTY FEET WIDE AND (6) SIX FEET HIGH.NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONS INVOLVED FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.IT DID NOT EFFECT VENTILIATION SINCE IT FELL IN RETUR
EMPOLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES HE WAS CARRYING PUMP FOR SHUTTLE CAR, AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS DOWN ON KNEES MOVING BRATTICE BLOCK AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
WAS ROTATING DRILL STEEL AS HE BROUGHT IT OUT OF BOLT HOLE AND THE FINISHER PIECE OF STEEL CAME LOOSE FROM THE DRIVER AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH BRAKING 2 TEETH.
EMPL WALKING ON PATROL OF AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PINNER WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER AND ACCIDENTLY STRUCK I.NAME IN THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING MINER BITS WITH HAMMER COLON PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF, EMBEDDED HIM IN LITTLE FINGER.