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INJURED WAS CRAWLING, WHILE IN THE PROCESS RAISED HIS HEAD UP SOME AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT. ACCIDENT WASN'T REPORTED UNTIL 1-29-03 INJURED WORKED ALL SHIFT 1-27-03 WORKED ALL SHIFT ON 1-28-03, WORKED 2 HOURS ON 1-29-03, CAME OUTSIDEREPORTED ACCIDENT THEN WENT HOME.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE TOP OF THE #3 LEFT HEADING WHEN HIS BOLT WRENCH CAME LOOSE FROM THE ROOF BOLT HE WAS INSTALLING SMACKING HIS HAND.
INJURED WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER INTO THE #2 HEADING TO START BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM, KNOCKING HIM INTO THE MACHINE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DECK.
SUBJECT WAS USING A BALLPIEN HAMMER WHILE IN PROCESS OF DRIVING OUT A AXLE PIN SUBJECT HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER ACCIDENT OCCURED IN SHOP AREA OF MINES ON SURFACE.
EE FELL IN PARKING LOT, MASHING AND CUTTING FINGER ON A ROCK INDEX FINGER-RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF THE THROAT OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING UP THE CONVEYOR BELT LONG JOHN WITH THE S & S BATTERY SCOOP WHEN THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE FLYING BACK HITTING THE SCOOP OPERATOR IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE H EAD CAUSING A LACERATION UNDER THE RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON THE JEFFREY CONTINUOUS MINER, INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ROLLING THE CONTINUOUS MINER'S RIPPER HEAD MANUALLY WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OUT A CONVEYER CHAIN THAT HAD FOWLED UP AND GOBBED OFF, INJURED WAS REMOVING THE GOB BY HAND WHEN GOB BROKE FREE, FREEING UP FOWLED CHAIN WHEN THIS HAPPE NED CONVEYER CHAIN CAUGHT INJURED'S LEFT HAND RESULTING IN THE INJURY.
ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 6/13/00; VICTIM DIDN'T RPT IT UNTIL 6/20/00. HE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE ON THE #4 BELT CONVEYOR LINE, MINE HEIGHTAPPOX. 38" TO 42" AT THIS LOCATION. HE WAS SIT- TING ON THE MINE FLOOR WORKING A HAND-OPERATED CHAIN HOIST WHICH WAS BEING USED TO PULL THE BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH WHILE IN THIS PROCESS HESAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD SORE PLACE ON HIS LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE. HE HAS TO CRAWL SO THIS SORE WAS BOTHERING HIM. HE WENT HOME AND THEN TO THE DOCTOR. HE WAS TOLD THAT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, WORKING ON HIS KNEE, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME DAMAGE OVER APERIOD OF TIME.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN 33" COAL BOLT ARE 36" THEREFORE HAD TO BE BENT THE HOLE WAS DRILLED & EE HAD INSPECTED BOLT IN HOLE HE THEN STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT & AT THIS TIME PULLED A MUSC LE IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO POSITION A PIECE OF METALON A FLOOR JACK TO BE JACKED IN PLACE. METAL SLID OFF JACK AND CAUGHT FINGER CUTTING THE END OFFFINGER. 5 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.
WHILE MOVING A SMALL ROCK FROM CHAIN IN A JEFFREY 506 BRIDGE, EE STRAINED BACK MUSCLE DID NOT THINK IT WAS SERIOUS FINISHED THE SHIFT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AFTER HE SAT HOME HE STAR TED HAVING PAIN IN BACK. WENT TO DR 1/26/99
HE HAD INJURED HIS NECK WHILE AT HOME WORKIN GON A FRIEND S CAR. WORK APPROX. ONE WEEK AND THEN TOLD SUPERVISOR THAT HIS NECK WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM AND HE NEEDED TO RETURN TO DR. ABSENT FO R 19 WORKDAYS AND RETURN TO WORK JUNE 1. AT NO TIME HE INDICATED HIS INJURY WAS THE RESULT OF A JOB RELATED ACCIDENT.
SUBJECT WAS HOOKING UP ROCK DUSTER HOSES, SCOOP DRIFTED OFF AND PINNED SUBJECT AGAINST TOP.