VICTIM WAS DRILLING ROCK WHEN DRILL STEEL GOT HUNG IN HOLE & HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL STEEL OUT & SPRUNG HIS RIGHT WRIST.
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Showing all 20VICTIM WAS TRAMMING BRIDGE SYSTEM WHEN EH WENT OVER A HIGH PLACE IN BOTTOM CAUSING SYSTEM TO RAISE UP INTO TOP JAMMING VITIM'S HEAD AND SHOULDERS AGAINST MINE ROOF.
SLIPPED ON SLICK BOTTOM AND FELLW HEN WALKING AWAY FROM MOBIL BRIDGE CARRIER.
VICTIM WAS DRILLING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN TWISTED HAND INTO EDGE OF VICE CUTTING RIGHT MIDDLE FIGNER.
TIGHTENING BELT WITH WINCH IT KICKED BACK STRUCK TOP OF R HAND
HE WAS DRAGGING A 5 GALLON GREASE BUCKET WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
TOUCHED ELECTRICAL PLUG AND IT BURNED PALM OF RIGHT HAND.
HE WS OPERATING THE SCOOP WHEN HE CAUGHT TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND IN CENTER SECTON OF SCOOP MASHING THEM.
RAISED UPA ND HIT BACK ON A ROOF BOLT.
DRIVING PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN WENT OVER A BUMP AND HIT LEFT HAND AGAINST STEERING WHEEL.
SHO VELING BELT WHEN R. ARM GOT CAUGHT BY BELT SPLICE BY MAKING LACERATION ON FOREARM.
I NAME WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS L INDEX FINGER BETWEEN A CINDER BLOCK AND SCOOP BUCKET BRUISING HIS FINGER
PRESSING GEARS OUT WITH A PRESS WHEN THE GEAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE PRESS STRICKING VICTIM IN ABDOMEN.
CUTTING TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN TREE KICKED BACK AND STUCK VICTIM IN THE NOSE CAUSING NASAL FRACTURE.
HE WAS RUNNING 7HE BUGGY WHEN HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE RIB WHERE HE CAUGHT THE LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE BUGGY AND THE RIB. 3 BONES WERE FRACTURED IN HIS LEFT FOOT.
SHOT FIRER HAD 7LEARED THE AREA BEFORE BLASTING WAS TO TAKE PLACE.EMPL CAME OUT OF #6 HDG INTO LINE OF BLAST.SHOT FIRER YELLED ''FIRE IN THE HOLE'' 3 TIMES BUT EMPL WAS NEARBY ROOFBOLTER AND C OULDNT HEAR THE3YELL.EMPL HIT BY DEBRIS FROM THE BLAST BREAKING HIS NOSE AND CUTTING RIGHT EYE BROW.
COAL WORKERS PN9UMOCONIOSIS LAST DAY WORKED (QUIT) 112285
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING OFF SHOT WHEN SHOT RICOCHETTED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN ELBOW LEFT.
A PIECE OF ROCK3ROLLED OUT OF THE RIB & HIT EES RT LOWER LEG.
EMPL TAKING SLACK OUT OF CONV BELT WITH WENCH TYPE TAKE-UP WHEN ANTI-REVERSE LATCH FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.CAUSED HANDLE TO SLIP OUT OF EMPL HAND AND SPIN BACKWARDS HITTING EMPL ON RIGHT FO REARM.